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we_o to_o honour_v he_o who_o make_v they_o saint_n especial_o have_v so_o good_a a_o ground_n for_o it_o as_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o this_o chapter_n and_o verse_n and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n be_v come_v as_o a_o prologue_n to_o a_o act_n or_o a_o eeve_z to_o a_o holy_a day_n or_o the_o parascheve_n to_o the_o passeover_n or_o the_o beautiful_a gate_n to_o the_o temple_n so_o be_v this_o preface_n to_o the_o ensue_a narration_n it_o present_v to_o our_o religious_a thought_n a_o threefold_a concurrence_n 1._o of_o time_n 2._o of_o place_n 3._o of_o affection_n upon_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o day_n when_o all_o the_o apostle_n be_v meet_v in_o one_o place_n and_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n the_o spirit_n of_o unity_n and_o love_n descend_v upon_o they_o complementum_fw-la legis_fw-la christus_fw-la evangelii_n spiritus_fw-la as_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o son_n be_v the_o compliment_n of_o the_o law_n so_o the_o send_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o compliment_n of_o 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place_n convenient_a in_o a_o
contra_fw-la religionem_fw-la nostram_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la horrete_fw-it sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la pro_fw-la religione_fw-la ipsi_fw-la dicimus_fw-la cum_fw-la grandi_fw-la metu_fw-la dicere_fw-la debeamus_fw-la salvianus_n profess_v that_o he_o write_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n in_o fear_n and_o tremble_a to_o the_o end_n therefore_o that_o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v pastor_n pastorum_fw-la pastor_n of_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v not_o speak_v of_o he_o who_o dwell_v in_o a_o light_n which_o none_o can_v approach_v unto_o without_o light_n the_o holy_a ghost_n on_o this_o day_n cast_v his_o beam_n upon_o they_o shine_v in_o the_o fiery_a cleave_a tongue_n the_o tongue_n appear_v cleave_v say_v saint_n ignis_fw-la saint_n bernard_n serm_n de_fw-fr pent._n sunt_fw-la dispertitae_fw-la linguae_fw-la propter_fw-la multiplices_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la sed_fw-la earum_fw-la multiplicitas_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignis_fw-la not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o sit_v that_o be_v the_o fire_n upon_o each_o of_o they_o the_o second_o be_v thus_o dissolve_v the_o miracle_n be_v in_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o 16.17_o for_o mark_n 16.17_o christ_n promise_v that_o they_o shall_v speak_v with_o new_a tongue_n not_o that_o their_o hearer_n shall_v hear_v with_o new_a ear_n you_o say_v 1.5_o say_v act._n 1.5_o christ_n shall_v be_v baptize_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o fire_n not_o many_o day_n hence_o and_o according_o the_o apostle_n see_v fiery_a cleave_a togue_n not_o cleave_v ear_n and_o the_o fire_n 14.2_o fire_n 1_o cor._n 14.2_o sit_v upon_o they_o it_o lick_v not_o the_o ear_n of_o their_o auditor_n moreover_o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n that_o many_o who_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n might_n and_o do_v use_v it_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o faithful_a when_o they_o that_o hear_v they_o understand_v they_o not_o which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o the_o miraculous_a gift_n have_v be_v in_o their_o ear_n and_o not_o in_o their_o teacher_n tongue_n the_o three_o knot_n be_v thus_o loosen_a the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v unite_v to_o these_o tongue_n neither_o hypostatical_o nor_o sacramental_o but_o symbolical_o only_a if_o he_o have_v be_v unite_v to_o they_o hypostatical_o the_o apostle_n may_v and_o ought_v to_o adore_v the_o spirit_n in_o they_o and_o the_o fire_n may_v as_o true_o have_v be_v say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o the_o man_n christ_n to_o be_v god_n neither_o be_v the_o wind_n and_o fire_n sacrament_n because_o no_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n no_o conduit_n of_o save_a grace_n of_o no_o permanent_a or_o perpetual_a use_n s._n naturà _fw-la s._n tract_n 99_o in_o johan_n non_fw-la magis_fw-la ad_fw-la unitatem_fw-la personae_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la hic_fw-la ignis_fw-la fuit_fw-la conjunctus_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o 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