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god_n be_v far_o great_a than_o that_o in_o man_n quod_fw-la homo_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la specie_fw-la 5._o tit._n 5._o &_o in_o numero_fw-la because_o man_n unity_n consist_v only_o in_o his_o species_n or_o kind_n but_o god_n be_v one_o not_o only_o in_o species_n but_o in_o number_n too_o and_o in_o the_o end_n conclude_v quod_fw-la unus_fw-la sufficit_fw-la deus_fw-la plures_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la necessarii_fw-la that_o one_o god_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o guide_n and_o govern_v of_o one_o world_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o more_o but_o the_o best_a proof_n of_o divine_a verity_n be_v take_v from_o divine_a authority_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o see_v some_o few_o text_n of_o scripture_n to_o confirm_v this_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o so_o conclude_v this_o point_n and_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o that_o in_o deuteronomy_n audi_fw-la israel_n dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la 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deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la factorem_fw-la coeli_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_a maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n where_o first_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o first_o word_n credo_fw-la i_o believe_v which_o show_v as_o s._n augustine_n say_v quod_fw-la non_fw-la debemus_fw-la discutere_fw-la divina_fw-la judicia_fw-la sed_fw-la credere_fw-la 181._o in_o locum_fw-la serm._n 181._o nec_fw-la rationem_fw-la requirere_fw-la sed_fw-la fidem_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la &_o immobiliter_fw-la exhibere_fw-la that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o question_n or_o dispute_v of_o divine_a mystery_n but_o to_o believe_v they_o nor_o so_o much_o to_o require_v a_o reason_n of_o they_o as_o simple_o and_o undoubted_o yea_o immovable_o and_o without_o stagger_v to_o submit_v our_o faith_n and_o credence_n unto_o they_o for_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o god_n 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