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saviour_n where_o he_o object_n to_o the_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lightness_n and_o easiness_n of_o nature_n p._n 512._o and_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fool_n and_o rusiick_n p._n 514._o edit_n paris_n in_o fine_a librorum_fw-la de_fw-la demonstratione_fw-la evangelica_n evangelica_n in_o apologetico_fw-la cap._n 5._o where_o he_o mention_n a_o old_a decree_n of_o the_o ronvere_n a_o senate_n ne_fw-fr qui_fw-fr deus_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n consecraretur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la senatu_fw-la prebatus_fw-la and_o hereupon_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o emperor_n tiberius_n move_v by_o the_o report_n of_o those_o mighty_a work_v which_o declare_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o saviour_n divinity_n he_o receive_v out_o of_o palâ—stine_n detulit_fw-la ad_fw-la senatum_fw-la cum_fw-la praerogativa_fw-la suffragâ—i_fw-la svi_fw-la though_o the_o senate_n be_v not_o dispose_v to_o admit_v he_o into_o the_o number_n number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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est_fw-la xxx_o sect_n xviii_o ex_fw-la edit_fw-la petâ—viâ—_n perisâ—is_fw-la 1622._o pag._n 142._o 142._o epiphanius_n in_o haeresi_fw-la aâ—iâ—ncrum_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la lxix_o sect_n xviii_o p._n 741._o 741._o gregorius_n abulpharagius_n in_o historiâ_fw-la dynastiarum_fw-la arabicè_fw-la p._n 129._o edit_n oxon._n 1663._o euâ—ychius_n in_o annalibus_fw-la alexandrinis_fw-la arabicè_fw-la edit_fw-la oxon._n parte_fw-la primá_fw-la p._n 397._o &_o 441._o 441._o this_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n be_v general_o make_v use_n of_o by_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n against_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o sabellius_n arius_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heretic_n who_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o true_a faith_n establish_v at_o first_o to_o follow_v fancy_n and_o invention_n of_o their_o own_o but_o reserve_v these_o numerous_a citation_n for_o another_o work_n i_o shall_v content_v myself_o at_o present_a to_o say_v with_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 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