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and_o after_o prorsus_fw-la eadem_fw-la idololatria_fw-la and_o imò_fw-la gravius_fw-la peccant_a papistae_fw-la quam_fw-la ethnici_fw-la pag._n 230._o pag._n 152._o 153._o etc._n etc._n inter_fw-la idololatriam_fw-la gentium_fw-la &_o cultum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la apud_fw-la pontisicios_fw-la nihil_fw-la interest_n and_o he_o conclude_v nec_fw-la owm_fw-la ovo_fw-la neque_fw-la lac_fw-la lacti_fw-la similius_fw-la quam_fw-la cultus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la apud_fw-la pontisicios_fw-la &_o idolorum_fw-la apud_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la and_o master_n white_a in_o his_o book_n forename_a sect_n 5._o parag_n 7._o 8._o prove_v that_o the_o papist_n worship_n stock_n and_o stone_n as_o the_o gentile_n do_v iii_o master_n perkins_n in_o a_o book_n of_o his_o own_o set_n forth_o not_o in_o few_o place_n have_v the_o very_a word_n refor_o cath._n 9_o point_n papist_n under_o new_a term_n maintain_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o heathen_a popish_a idolatry_n be_v a_o gross_a as_o ever_o any_o be_v among_o 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strength_n lie_v and_o that_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n stand_v in_o ignorance_n and_o darkness_n this_o be_v that_o my_o son_n sect._n 9_o the_o first_o thing_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n testimony_n son_n be_v that_o relation_n which_o the_o father_n acknowledge_v between_o himself_o and_o his_o son_n and_o first_o whereas_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o evangelist_n for_o mark_n and_o luke_n chap._n 3._o 22._o read_v it_o in_o the_o second_o person_n thou_o be_v my_o son_n to_o omit_v other_o answer_n for_o reconciliation_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o this_o voice_n be_v twice_o utter_v first_o for_o christ_n confirmation_n to_o his_o office_n in_o the_o second_o person_n which_o mark_v and_o luke_n record_n and_o after_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o john_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o believer_n in_o the_o three_o person_n this_o be_v he_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o and_o this_o answer_v not_o only_o 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