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the_o father_n be_v nisi_fw-la credideri_fw-la be_v non_fw-la intelligetis_fw-la i._n e._n except_o you_o believe_v you_o shall_v not_o understand_v so_o s_o peter_n put_v believe_v before_o know_v joh._n 6._o 69._o we_o believe_v and_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a we_o believe_v and_o know_v for_o in_o these_o mystery_n faith_n must_v lead_v we_o to_o knowledge_n 29._o knowledge_n aug._n in_o joh._n tract_n 29._o noli_fw-la intelligere_fw-la ut_fw-la credas_fw-la sed_fw-la crede_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligas_fw-la i._n e._n say_v not_o i_o will_v not_o believe_v until_o i_o understand_v but_o first_o believe_v and_o then_o understanding_n will_v follow_v christ_n say_v if_o you_o believe_v not_o that_o i_o be_o he_o you_o shall_v die_v in_o 28._o joh._n 8._o 28._o your_o sin_n bless_v by_o god_n say_v the_o expositor_n that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v except_o you_o understand_v it_o austin_n report_v the_o great_a faith_n of_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o common_a say_n among_o they_o 189._o they_o aug._n de_fw-fr tem._n serm._n 189._o accepto_fw-la baptismo_fw-la dicere_fw-la solemus_fw-la fidelis_fw-la factus_fw-la sum_fw-la credo_fw-la quod_fw-la nescio_fw-la i._n e._n when_o we_o be_v baptize_v we_o use_v to_o say_v now_o i_o be_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a for_o i_o believe_v that_o which_o i_o understand_v not_o when_o abailardus_n will_v needs_o know_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v redeem_v and_o save_v mankind_n by_o his_o own_o bloodshedding_n which_o he_o may_v have_v do_v by_o his_o word_n only_o s._n bernard_n return_v this_o answer_n 190._o answer_n bern._n epist_n 190._o ipsum_fw-la interroga_fw-la mihi_fw-la scire_fw-la licet_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la curio_n ita_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la i._n e._n ask_v christ_n himself_o for_o though_o i_o know_v he_o do_v so_o yet_o why_o do_v he_o so_o i_o may_v not_o presume_v to_o
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some_o that_o cavil_v even_o at_o the_o word_n and_o appellation_n of_o the_o trinity_n because_o they_o find_v not_o this_o word_n literal_o in_o the_o scripture_n who_o yet_o can_v deny_v that_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o doctrine_n be_v real_o find_v there_o but_o both_o heathen_a and_o christian_a writer_n reprove_v such_o wrangler_n as_o stand_v upon_o word_n when_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v evident_a sallust_n evident_a cic._n count_v sallust_n vbi_fw-la rerum_fw-la testimonia_fw-la adsunt_fw-la quid_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la verbis_fw-la and_o 11_o and_o aug._n epist_n 174._o deduct_v christ_n l._n 4._o c._n 11_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la contensiosius_fw-la quam_fw-la ubi_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la constat_fw-la certare_fw-la de_fw-la nomine_fw-la and_o bonorum_fw-la ingeniorum_fw-la indoles_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la verbis_fw-la verum_fw-la amare_fw-la non_fw-la verba_fw-la a_o good_a disposition_n and_o a_o humble_a christian_a will_v embrace_v a_o old_a truth_n though_o clothe_v 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and_o that_o this_o emmanuel_n or_o god_n incarnate_a be_v hereby_o declare_v to_o be_v assume_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o trinity_n at_o that_o time_n although_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o pure_a godhead_n and_o as_o he_o be_v god_n the_o word_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n before_o and_o also_o from_o eternity_n and_o although_o this_o emanuel_n or_o god_n incarnate_a be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n at_o the_o first_o instant_a and_o moment_n of_o his_o incarnation_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o so_o declare_v and_o manifest_v to_o be_v so_o until_o this_o glorious_a apparition_n for_o this_o very_a cause_n it_o may_v with_o great_a reason_n be_v think_v that_o in_o correspondence_n to_o this_o apparition_n at_o his_o own_o baptism_n when_o he_o afterward_o prescribe_v the_o form_n and_o word_n of_o baptism_n for_o all_o christian_n he_o strict_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19_o mat._n 28._o 19_o i._n e._n into_o the_o name_n which_o signify_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v baptize_v into_o the_o trinity_n for_o name_n do_v often_o signify_v the_o very_a thing_n itself_o which_o be_v name_v as_o divine_n call_v that_o word_n by_o which_o a_o thing_n be_v call_v nomen_fw-la nominans_fw-la and_o they_o call_v that_o thing_n which_o be_v name_v nomen_fw-la nominatum_fw-la baptism_n be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o our_o entrance_n and_o admission_n into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n so_o by_o those_o word_n christ_n signify_v that_o he_o will_v have_v christian_n to_o be_v by_o baptism_n offer_v and_o tender_v for_o their_o admission_n into_o the_o fellowship_n union_n communion_n and_o society_n or_o spiritual_a corporation_n with_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o himself_o have_v declare_v before_o when_o he_o thus_o pray_v to_o the_o 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