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fatemur_fw-la quoth_v pater_fw-la est_fw-la in_o filio_fw-la &_o filâ—us_n in_o patre_fw-la &_o dâ—us_o in_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la duplcem_fw-la conuâ—nieâ—t_a iâ—â—m_fw-la generâ—m_fw-la conjâ—nctâ—oâ—â—m_fw-la nâ—c_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la insiâ—am_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la per_fw-la naturae_fw-la unitam_fw-la simil_n â—udinem_fw-la hilar_a it_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d si_fw-la 〈◊〉_d of_o lombard_n concern_v some_o curious_a question_n about_o tâ—â—_n trinâ—ty_n ego_fw-la nescâ—o_fw-la non_fw-la requiâ—â—_n sed_fw-la consolabor_fw-la â—e_v taâ—â—en_o 〈◊〉_d nescient_n angeli_fw-la non_fw-la â—udâ—ve_v 〈…〉_o propheta_fw-la â—â—n_fw-la 〈◊〉_d apostolâ—s_n non_fw-fr interrog_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d ipse_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cosset_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lâ—mb_n 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n because_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n the_o whole_a nature_n be_v in_o every_o person_n john_n 14._o 30._o i_o be_o in_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n in_o i_o say_v christ_n st._n 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that_o these_o three_o in_o heaven_n may_v answer_v the_o three_o in_o earth_n and_o i_o think_v they_o be_v leave_v out_o hieron_n hieron_n more_o through_o malice_n than_o error_n it_o be_v say_v in_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be-because_a in_o heaven_n the_o glorious_a god_n display_v the_o full_a brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n there_o he_o reign_v like_o a_o glorious_a king_n 1_o the_o father_n here_o be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o first_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n god_n be_v the_o eternal_a father_n of_o his_o eternal_a son_n jesus_n christ_n by_o a_o eternal_a generation_n he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o elect_a in_o christ_n the_o father_n of_o all_o man_n by_o creation_n he_o bear_v record_n of_o christ_n take_v one_o testimony_n for_o all_o matth._n 3._o 17._o this_o jesus_n christ_n who_o john_n baptist_n do_v baptize_v before_o your_o eye_n be_v my_o well-beloved_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 2._o the_o 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