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good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n which_o be_v the_o sincere_a and_o fervent_a prayer_n of_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n robert_z edward_z murrois_fw-fr the_o 20._o of_o february_n 1683._o errata_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n page_n 4._o line_n 29._o for_o who_o read_v which_o in_o the_o contens_fw-fr p._n 2._o l._n 9_o for_o cor._n r._n chr._n p._n 6._o l._n 42._o for_o sam_n satanius_n r._n samosatenus_fw-la p._n ibid._n l._n last_o for_o serinium_fw-la r._n syrmium_fw-la p._n 13._o l._n 8._o for_o videbent_a r._n viz._n p._n 23._o l_o 43._o for_o rowa_n r._n tomo_n p._n 41._o l._n 25._o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 49._o l._n 18._o for_o university_n r._n universality_n p._n 45._o l._n 40._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 65._o l._n 27._o for_o he_o r._n this_o p._n 73._o l._n 30._o for_o care_n r._n cure_n p._n 80._o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inconfuse_v inconvertibiliter_fw-la indivulse_n &_o inseperabiliter_fw-la council_n chalcedon_n act._n 5._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 451._o episcop_n 630._o quod_fw-la &_o confirmatur_fw-la in_o synodo_fw-la 6._o aecomen_fw-mi constantinop_n anno_fw-la 681._o epis_fw-la 289._o non_fw-la modo_fw-la quoad_fw-la christi_fw-la dvas_fw-la naturas_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o dvas_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la voluntates_fw-la naturales_fw-la &_o dvas_fw-la duarum_fw-la naturarum_fw-la &_o voluntatum_fw-la operationes_fw-la vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §._o 8._o &_o repetitum_fw-la §._o 9_o quoad_fw-la operationes_fw-la counsellor_n for_o in_o he_o dwell_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n col._n 2._o 5._o the_o mighty_a god_n the_o same_o to_o we_o a_o child_n bear_v isa_n 9_o 6._o the_o everlasting_a father_n and_o to_o we_o a_o son_n give_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n be_v our_o peace_n eph._n 2._o 14_o 15._o and_o peacemaker_n our_o ranson_n and_o redeemer_n wonderful_a in_o his_o love_n to_o we_o who_o dimension_n pass_v apostolic_a knowledge_n eph._n 3._o 19_o who_o love_v not_o his_o life_n unto_o the_o death_n for_o his_o love_n be_v strong_a than_o death_n who_o by_o his_o death_n be_v the_o death_n of_o death_n hos_n 13._o 14._o who_o hate_v his_o life_n be_v put_v in_o the_o balance_n with_o his_o love_n to_o we_o this_o wonderful_a lover_n and_o prince_n of_o peace_n die_v in_o bodily_a incomprehensibiliter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ineffabiliter_fw-la simplex_fw-la jesus_n compositus_fw-la est_fw-la diony_n areop_n lib._n de_fw-fr diu._n nominibus_fw-la cap._n 1._o &_o cyril_n alex._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ineffabiliter_fw-la &_o incomprehensibiliter_fw-la thirst_n but_o his_o soul_n thirst_v much_o more_o for_o our_o salvation_n in_o his_o last_o supper_n which_o he_o leave_v in_o legacy_n to_o the_o church_n his_o spouse_n as_o a_o love_n token_n supper_n be_v end_v he_o inculcate_n love_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la in_o symbolo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basilius_n magnus_fw-la lib._n 5._o contra_fw-la eunomium_fw-la cap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d licet_fw-la haeretici_fw-la disrumpant_fw-la seize_v non_fw-la tamen_fw-la disrumpetur_fw-la trinitas_fw-la nazianzenus_n orat._n 40._o quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sanctum_fw-la baptisma_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la orat._n 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephiphanius_n haeresi_fw-la 62._o §._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haec_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la doctrina_fw-la communiter_fw-la scholasticorum_fw-la alensis_n in_fw-la summa_fw-la theologiae_n parte_fw-la 3._o quest_n 3._o membro_fw-la 1._o articulo_fw-la 3._o aquinas_n 2._o 2._o quest_n 81._o articulo_fw-la 3._o &_o quest_n 84._o articulo_fw-la 1._o et_fw-la franciscus_n à _fw-la sancto_fw-la claro_fw-la in_o expositione_n confessionis_fw-la anglicanae_n orat._n 28._o negate_fw-la unam_fw-la personam_fw-la divinam_fw-la 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