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which_o be_v see_v be_v not_o make_v of_o thing_n which_o do_v appear_v london_n print_v by_o e._n cotes_n for_o henry_n seile_n 1654._o συμβολον_fw-gr των_fw-gr αποστολων_fw-gr symbolum_n apostolicum_fw-la secundum_fw-la graecos_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d symbolum_n apostolicum_fw-la secundum_fw-la latino_n st._n petrus_n 1._o credo_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la patrem_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la st._n johannes_n 2._o creatorem_fw-la coeli_fw-la &_o terroe_n st._n jacobus_fw-la 3._o credo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la filium_fw-la ejus_fw-la unicum_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la st._n 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it_o be_v in_o calvin_n a_o faith_n that_o dare_v not_o show_v itself_o by_o any_o outward_a confession_n or_o look_v abroad_o into_o the_o world_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o therefore_o credere_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la in_o that_o place_n as_o in_o those_o before_o be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o as_o calvin_n note_v it_o christo_fw-la nâ—men_n dare_v &_o doctrinam_fw-la ejus_fw-la amplexos_fw-la esse_fw-la to_o profess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o embrace_v his_o gospel_n the_o like_a may_v be_v affirm_v also_o of_o the_o blind_a man_n in_o the_o 9_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n who_o be_v require_v to_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o ask_v this_o question_n quis_fw-la est_fw-la domine_fw-la ut_fw-la credam_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la i_o e._n who_o be_v â—e_a lord_n that_o i_o may_v believe_v on_o he_o vers_fw-la 36._o and_o of_o the_o jailer_n in_o the_o act_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o beside_o that_o which_o in_o all_o these_o place_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o firm_a persuasion_n which_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o his_o own_o mind_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n or_o unlawfulness_n of_o that_o which_o he_o go_v about_o and_o then_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n will_v be_v only_o this_o that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v any_o thing_n on_o deliberation_n of_o which_o he_o be_v not_o very_o persuade_v that_o he_o do_v well_o in_o it_o but_o do_v it_o with_o a_o waver_a and_o doubtful_a mind_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n the_o word_n forego_v give_v good_a strength_n unto_o this_o construction_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o that_o doubt_v whether_o he_o do_v well_o or_o ill_a be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v because_o he_o do_v it_o not_o of_o faith_n that_o be_v to_o say_v because_o he_o do_v it_o not_o of_o a_o right_a persuasion_n that_o he_o do_v well_o in_o eat_v what_o be_v set_v before_o he_o which_o have_v no_o reference_n at_o all_o to_o faith_n in_o christ._n no_o more_o have_v that_o which_o be_v 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affliction_n viz._n 21._o they_o give_v i_o gall_n for_o meat_n and_o in_o my_o thirst_n they_o give_v i_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v they_o strip_v he_o of_o his_o garment_n which_o they_o share_v among_o they_o and_o lift_v up_o his_o naked_a body_n a_o lamentable_a spectacle_n of_o reproach_n and_o shame_n extend_v he_o upon_o the_o cross_n stretch_v he_o in_o all_o his_o joint_n till_o the_o sinew_n crack_v and_o so_o nail_v he_o fast_o thereby_o accomplish_v that_o in_o he_o which_o be_v foresignify_v by_o david_n but_o literal_o execute_v upon_o christ_n not_o david_n they_o have_v pierce_v my_o hand_n and_o foot_n psal._n 22.16_o nor_o stay_v they_o here_o but_o to_o add_v shame_n and_o infamy_n to_o his_o other_o suffering_n they_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v crucify_v between_o two_o malefactor_n to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a that_o they_o be_v equal_o involve_v in_o the_o same_o guilt_n because_o involve_v alike_o in_o the_o same_o condemnation_n 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