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either_o in_o word_n or_o point_v as_o to_o render_v several_a place_n of_o it_o hardly_o intelligible_a you_o be_v desire_v to_o amend_v with_o your_o pen_n at_o least_o those_o grosser_n fault_n that_o be_v distinguish_v here_o with_o a_o star_n and_o where_o else_o the_o sense_n may_v seem_v obscure_a to_o repair_v to_o this_o table_n preface_n pag._n 21._o marg._n read_v see_v p._n 69._o *_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n can_v think_v ibid._n l._n 9_o r._n be_v a_o p._n 4._o l._n 11._o r._n and_o unmoveable_a p._n 6._o l._n 2._o r._n much_o book_n pag._n 1._o l._n 2._o r._n principle_n give_v p_o 2._o l._n 11._o marg._n §_o 1._o p._n 4._o l._n 6._o marg._n §_o 2._o p._n 6._o l._n 10._o marg._n §_o 3._o *_o l._n 17._o r._n and_o all_o l._n 25._o r._n controvert_v p._n 7._o l._n 13._o r._n or_o society_n l._n 22._o marg._n §_o 4._o *_o p._n 9_o l._n 23._o marg._n §_o 5._o p._n 11._o l._n 24._o marg._n deut._n 17._o 8._o 2_o chron._n 19_o 10._o p._n 15._o l._n 28._o r._n christian_n p._n 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these_o successor_n p._n 40._o l._n 10._o r._n and_o the_o protestant_n allow_v l._n 28._o render_v such_o their_o p._n 41._o l._n 4._o r._n account_n *_o l._n 9_o marg._n r._n ibid._n p._n 512._o p._n 42._o l._n 16._o r._n scripture_n l._n 23._o marg._n r._n matt._n 18._o 17._o p._n 45._o l._n 9_o r._n in_o some_o matter_n *_o l._n 12._o r._n council_n but_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o state_v such_o by_o any_o clear_a decision_n p._n 48._o l._n 2._o r._n guide_v their_o l._n 16._o r._n be_v not_o if_o p._n 51._o l._n 8._o r._n infallible_o certain_a *_o p._n 55._o l._n 17._o r._n matter_n at_o all_o *_o p._n 56._o l._n 20._o r._n revelation_n as_o to_o the_o *_o p._n 57_o l._n 4._o deal_n their_o l._n 13._o r._n consideration_n *_o p._n 58._o l._n 7._o r._n establish_v there_o to_o *_o p._n 68_o l._n 24._o r._n as_o for_o the_o other_o the_o protestant_n *_o p._n 70._o l._n 4._o r._n as_o because_o i_o p._n 73._o l._n 13._o r._n so_o there_o *_o l._n 21._o marg._n see_v before_o §_o 27._o 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increase_n sed_fw-la sed_o p._n 86._o l._n 11._o after_o the_o church_n r._n nor_o have_v st._n augustin_n any_o reason_n to_o presume_v as_o he_o do_v ib._n c._n 4._o that_o st._n cyprian_a will_v have_v correct_v his_o opinion_n concern_v this_o point_n or_o to_o charge_v the_o donatist_n with_o heresy_n for_o dissent_v from_o it_o after_o the_o determination_n of_o such_o a_o council_n nor_o have_v the_o second_o general_n council_n any_o just_a ground_n to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o creed_n credo_fw-la unum_fw-la baptisma_fw-la in_o remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la if_o such_o universal_a council_n in_o their_o state_v matter_n of_o faith_n be_v errable_a and_o amendable_a errata_fw-la in_o the_o discourse_n concern_v devotion_n those_o of_o mispointing_a be_v mostwhat_o omit_v the_o principal_a errata_fw-la note_v with_o a_o star_n the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v with_o his_o pen._n page_n line_n 21._o marg_n read_v 8._o 26._o p_o 6_o l._n 27_o r._n become_v a_o *_o p_o 9_o l._n 24_o r._n long-continued_a *_o p_o 10_o l._n 10_o r._n thus_o *_o l._n 16_o r._n thus_o *_o l._n 22_o r._n 2._o it_o p_o 11_o l._n 9_o r._n abscondi_fw-la p_o 13_o l._n 24._o marg_n r._n act._n 16._o 6_o 7_o 9_o 20._o 22_o 23._o 8._o 19_o 19_o 21._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 18_o 4_o 14._o p_o 15_o l._n 17._o r._n hysterical_a p_o 18_o l._n 25_o r._n this_o inhabitation_n p_o 19_o l_o 5_o r._n and_o phil._n 3._o p_o 21_o l._n 2._o r_o where_o *_o after_o p_o 24._o â—l_n 20._o marg_n r._n s._n thom._n 1._o q._n 1_o art_n 8._o l._n penult_n r._n 5._o but_o there_o p_o 25_o l_o 22_o r._n spirit_n pretend_v p_o 26_o l._n 21_o r._n see_v l._n 22_o r._n 2._o 6._o p_o 28_o l._n 2_o r._n sin_n especial_o *_o p_o 29_o l._n 30_o r._n those_o *_o p_o 30_o l._n 25_o r._n and_o it_o if_o p_o 31_o l._n 17_o r._n counsel_n *_o p_o 32_o l._n 18_o r._n leave_v we_o *_o p_o 34_o l._n 27_o r._n inconsiderable_a *_o p_o 38_o l._n 5_o r._n 6._o have_v *_o p_o 39_o l._n 26_o r._n also_o frequent_o return_v 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