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&_o maximus_fw-la powerful_a good_a wise_a etc._n etc._n &_o govern_v all_o the_o world_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o worshipe_n &_o serve_v he_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v right_o to_o all_o that_o punishment_n abide_v evil_a doer_n and_o several_a thing_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o what_o our_o divine_n say_v they_o confirm_v by_o scripture_n and_o reason_n passage_n of_o scripture_n be_v these_o rom._n 1_o 19_o because_o that_o which_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n be_v manifest_a in_o they_o for_o god_n have_v show_v it_o unto_o they_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o manifest_v unto_o some_o few_o of_o they_o as_o to_o their_o chief_a philosopher_n but_o in_o all_o who_o be_v ungodly_a and_o unrighteous_a and_o hold_v the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n vers_fw-la 18._o so_o vers_fw-la 21._o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o know_v god_n even_o they_o who_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o as_o god_n neither_o be_v thankful_a but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n 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idolatry_n have_v rage_v in_o all_o the_o church_n no_o time_n no_o place_n except_v though_o god_n be_v please_v to_o breath_n upon_o some_o here_o and_o there_o raise_v up_o some_o groan_n in_o they_o and_o hear_v they_o possible_o he_o mean_v the_o anabaptist_n of_o germany_n or_o some_o such_o like_a fanatic_n that_o history_n give_v we_o some_o account_n of_o and_o to_o wink_v at_o the_o rest_n until_o now_o because_o of_o his_o seed_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o pagan_n as_o well_o as_o christian_n and_o lay_v bury_v under_o the_o rubbish_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n the_o main_a thing_n which_o according_a to_o what_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o thesis_n we_o may_v expect_v to_o find_v clear_v and_o confirm_v in_o his_o apology_n be_v the_o be_v act_v and_o move_v to_o and_o in_o all_o