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man_n right_a and_o interest_n in_o god_n and_o his_o son_n christ_n jesus_n and_o you_o be_v as_o good_a take_v away_o themselves_o to_o for_o what_o comfort_n can_v i_o find_v in_o a_o saviour_n except_o i_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o he_o be_v my_o own_o credo_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la i_o believe_v in_o god_n this_o teach_v we_o first_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n for_o he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o god_n be_v say_v the_o apostle_n hebr._n 11.6_o there_o be_v none_o but_o the_o fool_n that_o ever_o say_v either_o with_o his_o heart_n or_o with_o his_o mouth_n there_o be_v no_o god_n psal_n 14.1_o second_o this_o teach_v we_o also_o to_o believe_v that_o this_o god_n be_v one_o because_o it_o be_v say_v god_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n not_o god_n in_o the_o plural_a for_o howsoever_o the_o foolish_a heathen_a out_o of_o their_o ignorance_n and_o simplicity_n imagine_v and_o devise_v to_o themselves_o many_o god_n even_o so_o many_o as_o they_o see_v there_o be_v kind_n of_o thing_n natural_a in_o the_o world_n call_v he_o that_o they_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o sky_n jupiter_n of_o the_o air_n juno_n of_o the_o water_n neptune_n of_o the_o earth_n vesta_n and_o sometime_o ceres_n of_o the_o sun_n apollo_n of_o the_o moon_n diana_n and_o such_o like_a yet_o we_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v reveal_v himself_o more_o particular_o by_o his_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a word_n do_v acknowledge_v and_o confess_v but_o one_o only_a god_n and_o guide_n of_o all_o agent_n natural_a alone_o to_o be_v bless_v adore_a and_o honour_v by_o all_o for_o ever_o for_o behold_v say_v god_n himself_o i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o and_o there_o be_v no_o god_n with_o i_o or_o beside_o i_o deut._n 32.39_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o that_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o my_o hand_n as_o there_o follow_v therefore_o the_o nicene_n creed_n express_v this_o unity_n in_o these_o word_n say_v i_o believe_v in_o one_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_a maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n raymundus_n de_fw-fr sabunde_fw-la 4._o lib._n create_v tit._n 4._o prove_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n four_o way_n or_o by_o four_o reason_n viz._n 1._o unitate_fw-la ordinis_fw-la creaturarum_fw-la 2._o per_fw-la contrarietate_n in_o uno_fw-la subjecto_fw-la 3._o quod_fw-la omne_fw-la inferius_fw-la tendit_fw-la ad_fw-la usum_fw-la superioris_fw-la 4_o quo_fw-la propius_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la eo_fw-la fortior_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la est_fw-la unitas_fw-la i._n e._n first_o by_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o creature_n second_o by_o the_o contrariety_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_n three_o because_o every_o inferior_a thing_n bend_v and_o tend_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o superior_a and_o last_o because_o the_o near_a any_o thing_n approach_v unto_o god_n the_o strong_a and_o great_a be_v the_o unity_n of_o it_o and_o from_o hence_o he_o further_o infer_v that_o the_o unity_n in_o 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 tuus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la harken_v o_o israel_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v one_o deut._n 6.4_o to_o which_o purpose_n see_v also_o deut._n 32.39_o cite_a before_o next_o let_v we_o hear_v naaman_n the_o syrian_a heal_v as_o well_o of_o the_o leprosy_n of_o his_o soul_n as_o body_n confess_v and_o magnify_v this_o one_o god_n say_v behold_v now_o i_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o all_o the_o world_n but_o in_o israel_n 2_o reg._n 5.15_o three_o david_n who_o say_v quis_fw-la deus_fw-la praeter_fw-la dominum_fw-la etc._n etc._n who_o be_v god_n beside_o the_o lord_n and_o who_o be_v mighty_a save_o our_o god_n psal_n 18.31_o and_o again_o thou_o be_v great_a and_o do_v wondrous_a thing_n thou_o be_v god_n alone_o psal_n 86.10_o to_o which_o purpose_n see_v also_o esay_n 45.5_o 6_o 14_o 18_o 21_o 22_o verse_n and_o likewise_o sap._n 12.13_o and_o because_o some_o heretic_n as_o