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to_o be_v afraid_a and_o hide_v itself_o and_o cause_n piety_n and_o virtue_n receive_v their_o due_a estimation_n and_o honour_n that_o so_o the_o lord_n glory_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jesus_n may_v be_v advance_v and_o many_o soul_n gain_v and_o save_v and_o thus_o the_o lord_n may_v take_v pleasure_n in_o his_o people_n and_o yet_o delight_v to_o do_v we_o good_a and_o say_v psal_n 132._o vers_fw-la 14._o this_o be_v my_o rest_n here_o will_v i_o dwell_v for_o ever_o for_o i_o have_v desire_v it_o and_o make_v our_o land_n hephziba_n and_o beula_n which_o god_n of_o god_n and_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n as_o he_o have_v multiply_v honour_n upon_o your_o lordship_n so_o it_o be_v the_o hope_n expectation_n and_o prayer_n of_o all_o good_a subject_n in_o this_o land_n that_o your_o
lordship_n chief_a study_n and_o constant_a endeavour_n may_v be_v to_o promote_v the_o lord_n glory_n by_o a_o constant_a tenor_n of_o piety_n and_o justice_n that_o the_o mountain_n may_v bring_v peace_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o little_a hill_n by_o righteousness_n psal_n 72._o vers_fw-la 3._o that_o you_o may_v raise_v up_o the_o foundation_n of_o many_o generation_n and_o be_v call_v the_o repairer_n of_o the_o breach_n isa_n 58._o vers_fw-la 12._o that_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n may_v long_o enjoy_v your_o lordship_n as_o one_o of_o their_o great_a blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o mercy_n and_o truth_n may_v meet_v together_o and_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n kiss_v each_o other_o psal_n 85._o so_o that_o by_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o your_o god_n upon_o you_o truth_n and_o piety_n order_n and_o unity_n peace_n and_o prosperity_n in_o church_n and_o state_n may_v abound_v that_o after_o many_o good_a day_n you_o may_v obtain_v that_o approbation_n well_o do_v 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 l._n 30._o for_o justinianum_n r._n institutionum_fw-la p._n ibid._n l._n last_o for_o save_v r._n receive_v p._n 89._o l._n 21._o for_o desert_n r._n desert_n p._n ibid._n l._n 22._o for_o vers_fw-la 29._o r._n vers_fw-la 20._o p._n ibid._n l._n 32._o for_o sin_n r._n for_o their_o sin_n p._n 91._o l._n 39_o for_o isa_n 4._o r._n isa_n 40._o p._n ibid._n l._n last_o for_o word_n or_o reproach_n r._n word_n of_o reproach_n p._n last_o l._n 11._o for_o covenant_n r._n covenant_v p._n ibid._n l._n 17._o deal_n it_o as_o for_o other_o literal_a escape_n they_o be_v recommend_v to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o christian_a reader_n the_o preface_n to_o the_o christian_a reader_n he_o who_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v wonderful_a counsellor_n the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n even_o he_o be_v true_o call_v wonderful_a because_o of_o his_o two_o nature_n and_o there_o wonderful_a if_o not_o also_o unspeakable_a union_n operationes_fw-la union_n 〈◊〉_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 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who_o live_v to_o this_o time_n write_v the_o gospel_n in_o which_o his_o chief_a intent_n be_v to_o prove_v and_o maintain_v against_o these_o blasphemous_a heretic_n that_o christ_n be_v god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n 51._o person_n ireneus_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 26._o eusebius_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 21._o ignatious_a epist_n ad_fw-la trallianos_fw-la epiphanius_n heresy_n 51._o cerdon_n blaspheme_v that_o the_o god_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o christ_n father_n anno_fw-la dom._n 143._o 10._o 143._o ireneus_fw-la lib._n 1_o cap._n 28._o euseb_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o valentinus_n of_o who_o come_v the_o genostick_n reject_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n and_o make_v up_o a_o fiction_n as_o it_o be_v of_o three_o god_n anno_fw-la dom._n 145._o refutat_fw-la 145._o euseb_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o ireneus_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o &_o alibi_fw-la passim_fw-la multis_fw-la refutat_fw-la tralianos_fw-la refutat_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 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