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as_o here_o by_o a_o dove_n so_o matth._n 28._o 19_o baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n not_o name_v to_o note_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o 2._o cor._n 13._o 14._o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v with_o you_o all_o beside_o there_o be_v express_o the_o word_n three_o from_o whence_o trinity_n come_v 1._o joh._n 5._o 7._o there_o be_v three_o that_o bear_v witness_n in_o heaven_n the_o father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o these_o three_o be_v one_o so_o also_o gal._n 4._o 6._o god_n send_v the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n which_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v by_o the_o way_n observe_v use_v as_o against_o sundry_a other_o damnable_a heretic_n so_o especial_o against_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n who_o hold_v a_o indistinct_a essence_n in_o the_o deity_n without_o distinction_n of_o person_n and_o second_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cleave_v a_o word_n use_v in_o thing_n real_o do_v and_o use_v of_o the_o rend_a garment_n luk._n 5._o 36._o and_o of_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v rend_v in_o twain_o three_o the_o other_o sign_n be_v real_o and_o sensible_o do_v the_o spirit_n descend_v visible_a and_o the_o father_n voice_n audible_a and_o sensible_a which_o be_v thing_n of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o conceive_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v and_o visible_a and_o sensible_a be_v they_o not_o so_o much_o for_o christ_n as_o for_o johns_n and_o the_o people_n confirmation_n that_o stand_v there_o it_o seem_v therefore_o to_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heaven_n be_v sensible_o divide_v and_o rend_v in_o twain_o even_o as_o the_o earth_n be_v when_o korah_n and_o his_o company_n be_v swallow_v up_o this_o be_v not_o unreasonable_a to_o conceive_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v well_o do_v as_o much_o for_o his_o son_n as_o he_o have_v former_o do_v for_o his_o 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