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to_o speak_v it_o not_o contradictory_n to_o reason_n a_o second_o defence_n of_o the_o proposition_n both_o by_o edward_n lord_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n a_o brief_a exposition_n on_o the_o creed_n the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o ten_o commandment_n to_o which_o be_v add_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n by_o isaac_n barrow_n d._n d._n and_o late_a master_n of_o trinity_n college_n cambridge_n this_o on_o the_o creed_n never_o before_o publish_v be_v very_o different_a from_o the_o volume_n of_o sermon_n on_o it_o in_o 8vo_fw-la now_o in_o the_o press_n a_o defence_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n by_o isaac_n barrow_n d._n d._n never_o before_o print_v price_n 1_o s._n interrogant_a enim_fw-la nos_fw-la aliquando_fw-la infideles_fw-la &_o dicunt_fw-la patrem_fw-la quem_fw-la dicitis_fw-la deum_fw-la dicitis_fw-la respondemus_fw-la deum_fw-la filium_fw-la quem_fw-la dicitis_fw-la deum_fw-la dicitis_fw-la respondemus_fw-la deum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la quem_fw-la dicitis_fw-la deum_fw-la dicitis_fw-la respondemus_fw-la deum_fw-la ergo_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o filius_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n tres_fw-la sunt_fw-la dii_fw-la respondemus_fw-la non._n turbantur_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la illuminantur_fw-la cor_fw-la clausum_fw-la habent_fw-la quia_fw-la clavem_fw-la fidel_n non_fw-la habent_fw-la aug._n in_o job_n tr._n 39_o ubi_fw-la cogitare_fw-la coeperis_fw-la incipis_fw-la numerare_fw-la ubi_fw-la numeraveris_fw-la quid_fw-la numeraveris_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la respondere_fw-la pater_fw-la pater_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la filius_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n est_fw-la quid_fw-la sunt_fw-la isti_fw-la tres_fw-la non_fw-it tres_fw-fr dii_fw-la non._n non_fw-fr tres_fw-fr omnipotence_fw-la non_fw-fr sed_fw-la unus_n omnipotens_fw-la hoc_fw-la solo_fw-la numerum_fw-la insinuant_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la inuicem_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la sunt_fw-la id._n ib._n
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