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〈◊〉_d of_o with_o what_o 11._o fear_n and_o tremble_v we_o do_v serve_v â—…hee_o and_o how_o our_o heart_n 7._o rejoice_v in_o thou_o o_o lord_n those_o which_o labour_n they_o strengthen_v those_o which_o rest_n they_o protect_v such_o as_o fight_v they_o encourage_v they_o crown_v such_o as_o overcome_v they_o rejoice_v with_o such_o as_o 15._o rejoice_v such_o i_o mean_v as_o rejoice_v in_o thou_o and_o they_o suffer_v with_o such_o as_o suffer_v i_o say_v with_o such_o as_o suffer_v 14._o for_o thy_o name_n sake_n great_a be_v the_o care_n which_o they_o have_v of_o we_o and_o great_a be_v the_o affection_n of_o their_o love_n towards_o we_o and_o all_o this_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o thy_o inestimable_a good_a will_n
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from_o thence_o to_o descry_v the_o manifold_a perturbation_n error_n wavering_n and_o wander_n up_o and_o down_o of_o other_o in_o the_o world_n bless_a be_v peter_n and_o bless_v be_v all_o such_o as_o 3._o endeavour_n to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n confess_v one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n who_o say_v you_o that_o i_o be_o as_o who_o will_v say_v man_n have_v diverse_a yea_o perverse_a judgement_n of_o i_o because_o they_o be_v mere_a man_n but_o what_o say_v you_o which_o be_v more_o than_o man_n as_o be_v direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o s._n hierome_n arden_n anselm_n druthmarus_n upon_o the_o place_n have_v note_v a_o antithesis_fw-la here_o loc_n prudens_fw-la lector_n attend_v quod_fw-la ex_fw-la consequentibus_fw-la textuque_fw-la sermonis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la homines_fw-la sed_fw-la dij_fw-la appellantur_fw-la the_o son_n of_o man_n as_o be_v 9_o light_a than_o vanity_n itself_o have_v many_o fond_a imagination_n of_o i_o but_o i_o will_v know_v of_o you_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n of_o you_o which_o have_v see_v my_o wonder_n and_o hear_v my_o word_n of_o you_o which_o have_v long_o converse_v with_o i_o who_o say_v you_o that_o i_o be_o simon_n peter_n as_o the_o 66._o mouth_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o sup_n head_n man_n of_o the_o quest_n answer_v for_o anselm_n all_o the_o company_n say_v thou_o be_v that_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n a_o short_a but_o a_o sweet_a confession_n comprehend_v in_o one_o sentence_n the_o beza_n whole_a gospel_n of_o christ_n as_o well_o concern_v his_o nature_n as_o his_o office_n he_o confess_v his_o nature_n in_o affirm_v thou_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v also_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n his_o office_n in_o avow_v thou_o be_v thaet_fw-la christ._n it_o be_v a_o witty_a say_n of_o epiphan_n bernard_n fides_n linceos_fw-la habet_fw-la oculos_fw-la and_o therefore_o simon_n bar-iona_n 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