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tua_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o suis_fw-la falli_fw-la timeat_fw-la cum_fw-la promittit_fw-la veritas_fw-la aug._n confesâ—_n l._n 12._o c._n 1._o 4_o god_n be_v true_a in_o his_o work_n they_o be_v not_o do_v counterfeit_o 8._o as_o those_o of_o the_o devil_n but_o true_o psalm_n 145._o 17._o revel_v 15._o 3._o the_o scripture_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n 1._o essential_o when_o it_o affirm_v god_n to_o be_v true_a in_o his_o work_n deut._n 32._o 4._o psalm_n 25._o 10._o revel_v 15._o 3._o &_o 16._o 7._o 2_o in_o his_o word_n which_o be_v prove_v both_o affirmative_o john_n 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 7._o 28._o and_o negative_o num._n 23._o 19_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 29._o heb._n 6._o 18._o reas._o 1_o all_o lie_v and_o fashood_n arise_v from_o weakness_n 9_o and_o imperfection_n or_o wickedness_n neither_o of_o which_o be_v in_o god_n see_v to_o be_v god_n be_v to_o be_v perfect_a and_o absolute_a he_o be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n psalm_n 34._o 5._o his_o son_n be_v truth_n john_n 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ac_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la habet_fw-la whitakerus_fw-la whitakerus_fw-la every_o principle_n be_v know_v by_o itself_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la credendum_fw-la the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v believe_v we_o must_v believe_v it_o for_o itself_o and_o all_o other_o thing_n for_o their_o conformity_n with_o it_o it_o eccius_n reckon_v this_o among_o heretical_a assertion_n major_a est_fw-la scripturae_fw-la quam_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la authoritas_fw-la authoritas_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la placuerit_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la deus_fw-la say_fw-la tertul._n in_o apol._n if_o god_n please_v not_o man_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v god_n as_o true_o and_o certain_o as_o god_n be_v god_n so_o true_o be_v the_o scripture_n the_o scripture_n spiritus_fw-la sanctuâ—_n spiritus_fw-la veritatis_fw-la loquor_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la verò_fw-la quandoque_fw-la spirituâ—_fw-la 〈…〉_z these_o 3._o l._n 11._o 11._o see_v chamiers_n six_o book_n de_fw-fr canone_o divers_a chapâ—râ—â—_n and_o m._n pemble_v 〈◊〉_d vindicâ—agraâ—iâ—_n p._n 207_o to_o 22â—_n 22â—_n superstâ—us_fw-la mihi_fw-la â—ebâ—r_fw-la videtur_fw-la oprum_fw-la quâ—â—adeâ—_n solicit_v illud_fw-la quoad_fw-la nos_fw-la inâ—uisiver_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d quia_fw-la â—e_n cogitari_fw-la quidem_fw-la protest_v 〈◊〉_d corum_fw-la librerum_fw-la autorilos_fw-la nisi_fw-la quoad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cham._n cham._n matth._n 28._o 20_o &_o 18._o 20._o john_n 15._o 26._o &_o 16._o 13._o 13._o scriptura_fw-la est_fw-la velipsa_fw-la scriptio_fw-la &_o literarum_fw-la per_fw-la lineas_fw-la certas_fw-la victura_fw-la vel_fw-la ipse_fw-la doctrina_fw-la per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d scripturas_fw-la significata_fw-la &_o in_o iis_fw-la literis_fw-la conienta_fw-la scriptione_n fatemur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la esse_fw-la antiquiorem_fw-la sed_fw-la negamus_fw-la esse_fw-la antiquiorem_fw-la ea_fw-la doctrina_fw-la quae_fw-la significatur_fw-la eascriptione_n chamier_n tom._n 19_o l._n 1._o c._n 22._o 22._o fuit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la ante_fw-la mâ—â—sen_n materialiter_fw-la non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la quibus_fw-la leâ—â—is_fw-la verbis_fw-la adeo_fw-la exultanâ—_fw-la quasi_fw-la reperissent_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la pveri_fw-la in_o fabase_v reperisse_fw-la â—lamitant_n tamsue_v confidenter_n ae_z si_fw-la ad_fw-la plenum_fw-la victâ—riac_n fructum_fw-la sola_fw-la â—riumpâ—i_fw-la gloria_fw-la deesset_fw-la chamierus_n chamierus_n so_o musculus_fw-la calvin_n peter_n martyr_n and_o whitaker_n expound_v those_o word_n observe_v the_o composition_n of_o the_o word_n be_v signify_v to_o more_o with_o other_o thing_n thing_n gâ—rson_n say_v be_v take_v the_o church_n for_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o that_o assembly_n which_o see_v and_o hear_v christ._n christ._n ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la magisterium_fw-la supra_fw-la scripturas_fw-la sed_fw-la ministerium_fw-la circa_fw-la scripturas_fw-la there_o be_v two_o cause_n why_o the_o apocrypha_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o 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the_o veil_n or_o curtain_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o distinction_n of_o authoritative_a inâ—_n see_v but_o not_o quoad_fw-la nos_fw-la be_v absute_v because_o the_o authority_n the_o scripture_n have_v be_v for_o and_o because_o of_o we_o we_o dr._n white_a of_o the_o church_n the_o spirit_n witness_v the_o scripture_n to_o witness_v &_o the_o church_n sub-witnesseth_a sub-witnesseth_a ut_fw-la olim_fw-la caligula_n occlusis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la horreis_n publicam_fw-la populo_fw-la inediam_fw-la &_o famem_fw-la ita_fw-la illi_fw-la obturatis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fontibus_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la sitim_fw-la populo_fw-la miserabilem_fw-la induxerant_fw-la illi_fw-la homiminibus_fw-la famem_fw-la ut_fw-la ait_fw-la amos_n propheta_fw-la sitimque_fw-la attulerunt_fw-la non_fw-la famem_fw-la panis_fw-la non_fw-la sitim_fw-la aquaeâ—_n sed_fw-la audiendi_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la juellus_n
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