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controversiis_fw-la tom_n 2._o lib._n 2._o cap_n 19_o gen._n 28._o 21._o 21._o many_o pass_v sage_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v obvious_a in_o epictetu_n &_o arrian_n &_o simplicius_n his_o comment_n on_o he_o in_o seneca_n &_o antoninus_n &_o maximn_v tyrius_n and_o sundry_a other_o of_o the_o same_o stamp_n gen._n 28._o 20._o 21._o act_n 2._o 39_o exod._n 21._o 4_o judg._n 11._o 36._o gal._n 5._o 3._o iâ—…r_n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 19_o rom._n 5._o 1._o joh._n 3._o 5._o 1_o cor_fw-la 3._o 16._o psal._n 2._o 3._o rom._n 11_o 29._o 2_o pet._n 39_o this_o be_v excellent_o open_v and_o explain_v by_o the_o learned_a dr._n cudworth_n gen._n chap._n 8._o &_o 9_o gen._n 15._o exod._n 24._o 5_o 8._o psal._n 50._o 5_o heb._n 9_o 12._o 15._o exod._n 18._o 12._o exod._n 24._o 1_o sam._n 1._o psal._n 50._o 16._o c._n plin._n epist_n lib._n 10._o ep._n 97._o psal._n 19_o 12._o jam._n 1._o 23._o 24._o act._n 20._o 28_o rom._n 5._o 9_o heb._n 9_o 14._o 1_o john_n 1._o 7_o heb._n 10._o 2â—…_n psal._n 41._o 9_o joh._n 13._o 18._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 29._o heb._n 2._o 2_o 3._o heb._n 10_o 28_o 29._o cant._n 2._o 3_o 4._o joh._n 21._o 17._o gen._n 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 7._o psal._n 25._o 10_o psal._n 103._o 17_o 18._o joh._n 14._o 21._o psal._n 44._o 17_o 18._o psal._n 18._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 9_o joh._n 15._o 5._o phil._n 4._o 13._o 1_o king_n 8._o 46._o jam._n 3._o 2._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o vers_fw-la 9_o mat._n 6._o 24._o jam._n 4._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 31._o heb._n 5._o 7._o heb._n 3._o 13._o ps._n 139._o 23_o 24._o psal._n 42_o mat._n 25._o 29._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o deâ—…t_fw-la 23._o 21_o etc._n etc._n see_v the_o lâ—…arned_a selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la naâ—…rae_fw-la &_o gâ—…tium_fw-la â—…xia_fw-la discipâ—…m_fw-la hâ—…rorum_fw-la lib._n 7._o c_o 2._o 2._o particular_o peter_n martyr_n in_o his_o defence_n against_o smith_n and_o in_o his_o loci_fw-la commune_v class_n 3._o c._n 6._o calvin_n in_o his_o institution_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 13._o musculus_fw-la in_o his_o loci_fw-la commune_v de_fw-fr votis_n chemnitius_n in_o his_o examen_fw-la concilii_fw-la tridentini_n part_n 3_o riv_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o summa_fw-la controversiarum_fw-la tract_n 2._o quaest._n 22_o &_o 51._o chamier_n in_o his_o pansirat_n cathol_n tom._n 3._o lib._n 20._o thes._n salmuriens_fw-la part_n 3._o pag_n 705_o 716_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 61._o 8._o
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