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address_v themselves_o unto_o he_o which_o appear_v not_o to_o respect_v his_o subsi_v but_o his_o essence_n and_o essential_a property_n which_o yet_o further_o confirm_v it_o that_o either_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o a_o threefold_a subsist_v or_o else_o do_v not_o think_v it_o expedient_a or_o necessary_a to_o contain_v it_o in_o their_o c_o nception_n as_o a_o necessary_a part_n of_o and_o in_o divine_a worship_n this_o in_o general_n will_v appear_v in_o that_o they_o always_o use_v such_o expâ—essiâ—ns_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o thou_o thy_o thâ—n_n or_o thou_o which_o show_n that_o they_o do_v not_o direct_o pay_v their_o respect_n to_o distinct_a person_n but_o tâ—_n one_o â—â—â—â—ncâ—_n without_o distinction_n since_o â—e_a nâ—â—â—r_n read_v that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o yâ—_n yâ—â—_n yâ—â—â—_n or_o you_o but_o to_o make_v it_o more_o â—lain_a we_o will_v examine_v the_o particular_a instance_n first_o adam_n gen._n 3.10_o 11._o he_o say_v i_o 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