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amen_o etc._n etc._n if_o the_o people_n do_v understand_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o priest_n he_o be_v better_a reduce_v unto_o god_n and_o do_v more_o devoute_o answer_v amen_n what_o do_v our_o adversary_n do_v they_o that_o which_o be_v better_o and_o more_o devout_a no_o they_o serve_v the_o people_n with_o latin_a service_n which_o they_o do_v no_o more_o understand_v than_o they_o do_v the_o turkish_a language_n and_o so_o whether_o they_o bless_v they_o or_o curse_v they_o speak_v to_o they_o or_o speak_v to_o god_n they_o can_v tell_v be_v it_o not_o all_o one_o for_o understanding_n and_o edify_v to_o be_v in_o cyclops_n cave_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o such_o a_o church_n cycloâ—s_n this_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o prayer_n so_o for_o the_o object_n saint_n paul_n will_v have_v we_o to_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n to_o god_n 1._o tim._n 2._o and_o our_o saviour_n 2._o whatsoever_o you_o ask_v the_o father_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v give_v 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the_o scripture_n set_v down_o any_o other_o meritorious_a cause_n than_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n or_o any_o other_o mean_v or_o instrument_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o same_o than_o faith_n god_n have_v give_v we_o eternal_a life_n in_o his_o son_n john_n 5._o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n 4._o unto_o man_n there_o be_v no_o name_n give_v by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v save_v but_o only_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ._n the_o scripture_n have_v conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n 3._o that_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v gal._n 3._o and_o to_o be_v short_a as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o he_o give_v power_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o they_o that_o beeleve_v in_o his_o name_n john_n 1_o thus_o christ_n be_v make_v to_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n and_o faith_n be_v make_v the_o instrumental_a therefore_o if_o they_o like_v not_o of_o the_o doctrine_n we_o may_v say_v to_o they_o as_o constantine_n do_v to_o acetius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o be_v best_a to_o make_v a_o new_a ladder_n to_o climb_v upto_o heaven_n by_o suidas_n since_o the_o ladder_n of_o jacob_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n will_v you_o know_v how_o they_o shift_v off_o such_o a_o cloud_n of_o testimony_n and_o what_o be_v their_o doctrine_n when_o they_o be_v press_v with_o those_o place_n that_o do_v plain_o make_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o our_o salvation_n etc._n etc._n they_o grant_v he_o be_v so_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o he_o give_v grace_n to_o man_n to_o work_v righteousness_n and_o to_o
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in_o the_o prophet_n this_o will_v make_v isaiah_n 3._o if_o he_o be_v alive_a to_o cry_v out_o as_o he_o do_v chapter_n 29._o verse_n 9_o stay_v yourselves_o and_o wonder_n cry_v out_o and_o cry_v or_o as_o he_o do_v chapter_n 66._o who_o have_v hear_v such_o a_o thing_n who_o have_v see_v such_o thing_n poet_n feign_v of_o enceladus_n the_o giant_n that_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o change_v his_o side_n for_o weariness_n he_o make_v the_o country_n about_o he_o to_o quake_v and_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o belch_v he_o cast_v up_o fire_n &_o brimstone_n in_o that_o abundance_n that_o he_o make_v all_o the_o islander_n to_o be_v aghast_a so_o philosopher_n teach_v that_o when_o exhalation_n and_o vapour_n have_v get_v in_o great_a store_n into_o some_o hollow_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o they_o hap_v to_o be_v stop_v there_o so_o that_o they_o can_v have_v a_o vent_n they_o first_o work_v a_o strange_a rumble_a and_o hurly-burly_n in_o the_o earth_n make_v it_o to_o reel_v to_o and_o fro_o 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