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of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v such_o a_o great_a mystery_n that_o no_o earthly_a similitude_n will_v set_v it_o out_o plain_o to_o our_o capacity_n but_o i_o pray_v consider_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o three_o man_n that_o appear_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 18._o and_o the_o two_o that_o go_v to_o lot_n gen._n 19_o and_o there_o you_o may_v see_v although_o they_o be_v three_o person_n yet_o but_o one_o lord_n and_o so_o call_v and_o worship_v of_o abraham_n see_v chap._n 18._o and_o of_o the_o two_o that_o go_v to_o lot_n after_o that_o they_o have_v tell_v he_o their_o message_n than_o he_o never_o call_v they_o lord_n but_o lord_n see_v chap._n 19.18_o which_o two_o be_v the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v send_v by_o the_o father_n chap._n 18.21_o 22._o for_o the_o father_n be_v say_v to_o send_v the_o son_n and_o spirit_n but_o he_o be_v never_o send_v of_o they_o and_o thus_o you_o may_v see_v how_o abraham_n see_v christ_n and_o be_v glad_a gen._n 18._o compare_v 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