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A53713 Of communion with God the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, each person distinctly in love, grace, and consolation, or, The saints fellowship with the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, unfolded by John Owen ... Owen, John, 1616-1683. 1657 (1657) Wing O778; ESTC R32197 289,173 326

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5._o 8._o john_n 5._o 16._o math._n 22._o 32._o ephes._n 2._o 1._o 1_o john_n 4._o 8._o roman_n 8._o 7._o magna_fw-la hominismiseria_fw-la est_fw-la come_v illo_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la august_n ecles_n 7._o 29._o jerem._n 13._o 23._o act_n 4._o 12._o is._n 33._o 14_o 15._o john_n 1._o 18._o heb._n 10._o 19_o 20_o 21._o unus_n verusque_fw-la mediator_n per_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la pacis_fw-la reconcilians_fw-la nos_fw-la deo_fw-la unum_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la manebat_fw-la cui_fw-la offerebat_fw-la unum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la secit_fw-la pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la offerebat_fw-la unus_fw-la ipse_fw-la fuit_fw-la qui_fw-la offerebat_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la offerebat_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o john_n 3._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n eth._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o quemadmo_fw-la dum_fw-la nobis_fw-la arrhabonem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la reliquit_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o a_o nobis_fw-la arrhabonem_fw-la carnis_fw-la accepit_fw-la &_o vexit_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la pignus_fw-la totius_fw-la summae_fw-la illuc_fw-la redigendae_fw-la tertul._n resur_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot._fw-la eth._n lib._n 8._o c._n 7._o cicer._n the_o nat_n d._n lib._n 1._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n eth._n 8._o nostra_fw-la quip_n &_o ipsius_fw-la conjunctio_fw-la nec_fw-la miscet_fw-la personas_fw-la nec_fw-la unit_fw-la substantias_fw-la sed_fw-la affectus_fw-la consociat_fw-la &_o confaederat_a voluntates_fw-la cyp._n de_fw-fr can._n dominic_n magna_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la illa_fw-la communitas_fw-la quae_fw-la conficitur_fw-la ex_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la ultrocitroque_fw-la datis_fw-la acceptisque_fw-la cice._n off._n 1●_n ecce_fw-la dico_fw-la alium_fw-la esse_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la filium_fw-la non_fw-la divisione_n alilium_fw-la sed_fw-la distinctione_n tertul._n adv_o prax._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n cont._n cels._n lib._n 5._o hic_fw-la tibi_fw-la praecipue_fw-la sit_fw-la purament_fw-it colendus_fw-la isa._n 9_o 6._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o mat._n 5._o 16_o 45._o 6_o 1_o 4_o 68_o 7._o 21._o 12._o 50._o luk._n 24._o 49._o joh._n 4._o 23._o 6._o 45._o 12._o 26._o 14._o 6_o 21_o 23_o 15._o 1._o 16._o 25_o 27._o 20._o 17._o gal_n 1._o 1_o 3._o ephes._n 2._o 18._o 5._o 20._o 1_o thes._n 1._o 1._o jam._n 1._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 17_o 1_o jo._n 2._o 13._o etc._n etc._n rome_n 14_o 10_o 11_o phil._n 2._o 10._o jerem._n 10._o 11._o 17._o 5_o 6._o gal._n 4._o 8._o vin._n evan._n cap._n 10._o psal._n 2._o 7._o 12._o dan._n 3._o 25._o math._n 3._o 17._o 17._o 5._o 22._o 45._o john_n 3._o 36._o 5._o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o 8._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 9_o gal._n 1._o 16._o 4._o 6._o 1_o john_n 2._o 22._o 23_o 24._o 5._o 10_o 11_o 12_o heb._n 1._o 6._o phil._n 2._o 10._o john_n 5._o 23._o isa._n 56._o 7._o rom._n 10._o 12_o 13_o 14._o act_n 7._o 51._o tametsi_fw-la omne_fw-la unus_fw-la idemque_fw-la deus_fw-la efficit_fw-la ut_fw-la dicitur_fw-la opera_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la extra_fw-la sunt_fw-la indivisa_fw-la distinguuntur_fw-la ramen_fw-la personae_fw-la discrimine_fw-la in_o istis_fw-la operibus_fw-la math._n 3._o 16._o act_n 3._o 3._o gen._n 19_o 24._o gen._n 1._o 26._o math._n 28._o 19_o 2_o cor_fw-la 13._o 13._o math._n 11._o 25._o joh._n 1._o 13._o jam._n 1._o 18._o math._n 3._o 17._o cap._n 17._o 5._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 17._o deut._n 18._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n act_v 3._o 22._o 23_o joh._n 5._o 25._o isa._n 61._o 1_o 2_o 3._o luk._n 4_o 18_o 19_o opera_fw-la ad_fw-la extra_fw-la sunt_fw-la indivisa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n nazian_n iamb_n car._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la orat_fw-la 24._o see_v thom._n 22_o q._n 81._o a._n 3._o q._n 84._o a._n 1._o alexan_n alice_n sum_n theol._n p._n 3._o q._n 30._o m._n