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A64337 A treatise relating to the worship of God divided into six sections / by John Templer ... Templer, John, d. 1693. 1694 (1694) Wing T667; ESTC R14567 247,266 554

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n who_o will_v not_o admire_v to_o hear_v they_o call_v atheist_n who_o own_o god_n the_o father_n god_n the_o son_n god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n end_v his_o paedagogus_fw-la with_o very_o lively_a expression_n of_o this_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o the_o only_a father_n son_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o in_o one_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v testimony_n of_o the_o same_o importance_n in_o tertullian_n cyprian_n lactantius_n all_o these_o with_o many_o other_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v three_o which_o participate_v of_o the_o deity_n and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o rest_n from_o whence_o it_o inevitable_o follow_v that_o they_o must_v be_v personal_o distinct_a the_o fountain_n and_o the_o stream_n be_v always_o different_a one_o from_o the_o other_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n speak_v in_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d then_o preach_v begin_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v admit_v of_o this_o interpretation_n be_v evident_a jonah_n 3.2_o it_o have_v a_o plain_a affinity_n with_o the_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v derive_v and_o be_v in_o the_o septuagint_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 41.43_o exod._n 32.5_o prov._n 8.1_o that_o which_o our_o translation_n attribute_n to_o man_n in_o general_a the_o greek_a and_o latin_a assign_v to_o enos_n only_o so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o destitute_a of_o authority_n if_o we_o thus_o read_v the_o text_n then_o enos_n begin_v to_o preach_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n namely_o concern_v the_o desolation_n which_o the_o profaneness_n of_o cain_n posterity_n will_v certain_o draw_v upon_o the_o world_n if_o not_o prevent_v by_o a_o sincere_a and_o timely_a repentance_n the_o second_o preacher_n be_v cainan_n he_o be_v so_o 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