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13_o l._n 19_o r._n as_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 26_o his_o force_a l._n 36_o r._n reverence_n p._n 21_o l._n 36_o 1._o the_o rock_n p._n 31_o l._n 36_o r._n recure_v p._n 38_o l._n 7_o r._n presumption_n l._n 12._o r._n audiunâ—_n p._n 40_o in_o margâ—nt_n râ—guaviter_fw-la p._n 41_o l._n 2_o 1._o or_o no._n p._n 45_o l._n 20_o r._n juterimsi_v p._n 48_o l._n 2_o for_o due_v r._n quum_fw-la l._n 36_o r._n do_v with_o the._n p._n 62_o l._n 30._o r._n great_a p_o 69_o l._n 19_o r._n motive_n finis_fw-la tertul_n de_fw-fr prescript_n adversus_fw-la hareticos_fw-la libâ—â—â—â—â—_n miâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_z quaest._n super_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 1._o qu._n 117._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o and_o in_o psal._n 55._o tertul_n ibid._n 2._o john_n 10._o gal._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o master_n mountagâ—â—_n have_v fair_o promise_v lay_v though_o he_o may_v err_v yet_o he_o will_v be_v no_o heretic_n especial_o against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n appeal_v c_o 1_o p._n 4._o &_o p._n 9_o act_n 〈◊〉_d act_n 13._o euseb._n lib._n 4_o cap._n 14._o aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la competit_fw-la rectori_fw-la aliud_fw-la quod_fw-la prosertur_fw-la emptori_fw-la for_o example_n rusinus_fw-la ecc._n hist._n lib._n 1._o cap_n 11._o &_o socrata_n lib._n 1._o cap_n 25._o homoâ—ousios_fw-gr for_o homousiâ—s_o of_o loss_n of_o faith_n and_o justification_n of_o total_a and_o final_a â—â—lling_n from_o grace_n grace_n pap._n 34._o subscription_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n doctrine_n not_o to_o mr._n mountagues_n private_a interpretation_n the_o church_n of_o englandâ—_n doctrine_n â—o_o other_o then_o that_o of_o the_o scripture_n heb._n 6._o 6_o the_o church_n rule_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o scripture_n a_o sure_a rule_n to_o interpret_v scripture_n aug._n de_fw-fr corrept_v &_o grâ—_n cap._n aug_n de_fw-fr corrept_v etc._n etc._n cap._n 13._o 13._o aug._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la et_fw-la operibus_fw-la cap._n 16_o tom._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr correpâ—â—â—t_fw-fr gratâ—a_fw-la cap._n 12._o et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 9_o note_n baptism_n be_v call_v regeneration_n sacramental_o he_o quote_v the_o book_n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi pâ—rseverentia_fw-la for_o the_o book_n 〈◊〉_d corrept_v &_o gratia_fw-la saint_n augustine_n geld_v by_o the_o appeall_a appeall_a aug._n de_fw-fr ben_fw-mi persevere_v cap._n 〈◊〉_d aug._n the_o corrept_v et_fw-fr great_a cap._n 7_o 7_o he_o say_v not_o who_o faith_n do_v fall_v total_o away_o express_v the_o same_o thus_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d si_fw-la quando_fw-la exorbitant_a electi_fw-la corrept_n emendantur_fw-la &_o inâ—iam_fw-la quam_fw-la reliquerant_fw-la redemus_fw-la redemus_fw-la aug._n the_o corrupt_a de_fw-fr graâ—_n cap._n 1â—_n act_n 27_o &_o 28._o doctor_n ouerall_a fir_v from_o the_o appâ—alers_n wrest_n reason_n of_o the_o saint_n perscuâ—rance_n 1_o reason_n ang._n de_fw-fr â—omo_fw-la perseâ—â—â—_n cap._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d reason_n rome_n 11._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d reason_n 4_o reason_n reason_n exemplify_v also_o in_o christâ—_n prayer_n for_o