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whosoever_o be_v call_v aught_o to_o come_v unto_o god_n without_o wait_v for_o any_o other_o name_n the_o sigh_n of_o the_o heart_n penetrate_v the_o heaven_n we_o ought_v to_o worship_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o not_o the_o temple_n the_o father_n have_v exalt_v his_o son_n above_o all_o creature_n by_o that_o voice_n which_o speak_v from_o heaven_n hear_v he_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o which_o pray_v in_o another_o name_n than_o jesus_n participate_v not_o so_o much_o of_o ignorance_n as_o of_o scorn_n god_n will_v never_o reject_v the_o request_n which_o himself_o have_v command_v we_o to_o address_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v the_o humanity_n in_o our_o mediator_n which_o pray_v for_o we_o and_o his_o godhead_n which_o decreee_v upon_o our_o prayer_n christ_n be_v true_a man_n come_v unto_o his_o equal_n and_o through_o his_o righteousness_n he_o reunit_v they_o with_o god_n there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o come_v unto_o god_n but_o by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o the_o apostle_n 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themselves_o john_n damâ—soenus_n s._n ambrose_n and_o s._n jerome_n etc._n etc._n have_v pass_v their_o limit_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o note_v but_o not_o to_o imitate_v that_o which_o they_o have_v say_v as_o the_o ancient_n do_v often_o bring_v in_o the_o saint_n speak_v so_o speak_v they_o sometime_o to_o they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v present_a the_o adversary_n be_v drive_v into_o absurdity_n by_o good_a &_o strong_a reason_n the_o soul_n of_o he_o which_o shall_v have_v sin_v shall_v be_v that_o which_o shall_v die_v wise_a word_n of_o two_o woman_n in_o great_a extremity_n the_o papistical_a doctor_n make_v no_o conscience_n to_o discover_v the_o shame_n of_o their_o father_n see_v they_o attribute_v to_o they_o such_o shameful_a matter_n we_o avouch_v that_o superstition_n get_v the_o upper_a hand_n but_o we_o deny_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o cleave_v unto_o it_o a_o formular_a of_o anselmus_n his_o prayer_n a_o similitude_n our_o demerit_n be_v forgive_v through_o the_o 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