the_o same_o spirit_n more_o steadfast_o rest_v itself_o in_o that_o testimony_n 14.37_o 1_o cor._n 12.3_o 1_o cor_fw-la 14.37_o than_o if_o he_o shall_v hear_v from_o heaven_n as_o austin_n do_v 104._o sae_z penumeâ—ò_fw-la mâ—ceum_fw-la cogitans_fw-la unde_fw-la tam_fw-la sitadibilis_fw-la sit_fw-la haec_fw-la scriptura_fw-la unde_fw-la tam_fw-la potenter_fw-la instuat_fw-la etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la a_o id_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la quod_fw-la persuasi_fw-la sumus_fw-la eam_fw-la à _fw-la pr_v mâ—_n veritate_fw-la sluxisse_fw-la sed_fw-la undè_fw-la sumus_fw-la ita_fw-la persuasi_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o â—_o ipsa_fw-la etc._n etc._n becanâ—_n baculus_fw-la pag_n 104._o tolle_o lege_fw-la take_v and_o read_v this_o book_n of_o god_n or_o than_o if_o some_o angel_n shall_v bring_v he_o a_o bible_n and_o say_v this_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o live_a god_n for_o such_o a_o voice_n may_v haply_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o delusion_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o can_v easy_o 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the_o prophet_n or_o otherwise_o and_o afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n reveal_v to_o the_o world_n those_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o father_n joh._n 8_o 26._o this_o be_v his_o office_n as_o mediator_n and_o archprophet_n and_o this_o he_o faithful_o fulfil_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o father_n never_o speak_v or_o appear_v immediate_o but_o in_o the_o baptism_n and_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o son_n for_o this_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o divinity_n tertullâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theolog_n rule_n out_o of_o iâ—â—â—â—â—s_n and_o tertullâ—â—_n that_o where_o the_o old_a testament_n bring_v in_o god_n appear_v and_o speak_v to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v it_o always_o of_o the_o second_o person_n 1.14_o rev._n 1.14_o who_o head_n and_o who_o hair_n when_o he_o deliver_v the_o revelation_n to_o his_o servant_n john_n be_v say_v to_o be_v white_a like_o wool_n yea_o as_o white_a as_o snow_n 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to_o be_v get_v by_o the_o gospel_n if_o a_o man_n read_v it_o cursory_o and_o careless_o but_o if_o he_o exercise_v himself_o therein_o constant_o and_o conscionable_o he_o shall_v feel_v such_o a_o force_n in_o it_o as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v again_o in_o any_o other_o book_n whatsoever_o humane_a writing_n may_v show_v some_o fault_n to_o be_v avoid_v but_o give_v no_o power_n to_o amend_v they_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v clean_o hor._n nemo_fw-la adeo_fw-la fâ—rus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la micascere_fw-la possit_fw-la si_fw-la modò_fw-la culturae_fw-la patientem_fw-la accommodet_fw-la aurem_fw-la hor._n say_v david_n and_o now_o be_v you_o clean_o by_o the_o word_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o say_v our_o saviour_n sanctify_v they_o by_o thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v truth_n philosophy_n may_v civilize_v 12._o abscondit_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la abscindit_fw-la lactan._n siresipuit_fw-la à _fw-la vino_fw-la suis_fw-la semper_fw-la 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