lutet_fw-la 1551._o p._n 36._o and_o have_v tell_v how_o he_o himself_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christianity_n he_o subjoin_v p._n 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v find_v christianity_n to_o be_v the_o only_a infallible_a and_o useful_a philosophy_n and_o on_o its_o account_n i_o own_v myself_o a_o philosopher_n photius_n in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d discourse_v of_o the_o same_o justin_n as_o may_v be_v see_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o iustin_n work_n describe_v he_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o our_o that_o be_v the_o christian_a philosophy_n origen_n in_o his_o learned_a work_n against_o celsus_n edit_n cantab._n 1658._o p._n 9_o tell_v he_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o all_o man_n lay_v aside_o the_o care_n of_o this_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o true_a philosophy_n what_o a_o blessing_n will_v it_o be_v to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o very_a next_o 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coldingham_n saint_n mary-isle_n and_o the_o subprior_n of_o st._n andrews_n with_o diverse_a other_o and_o of_o all_o these_o he_o say_v that_o they_o have_v renounce_v papistry_n and_o open_o profess_a jesus_n christ._n 260._o spotswood_n reckon_v up_o no_o few_o than_o eight_o of_o the_o spiritual_a estate_n all_o protestant_n choose_v at_o that_o time_n to_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o article_n namely_o 149._o the_o bishop_n of_o galloway_n and_o argyle_n the_o prior_n of_o st._n andrews_n the_o abbot_n of_o aberbrothoik_a kilwinning_n lundor_n newbottle_n and_o culross_n lay_v these_o two_o account_n together_o and_o you_o shall_v have_v at_o least_o a_o round_n dozen_o of_o reform_v prelate_n it_o be_v true_a spotswood_n say_v the_o popish_a prelate_n storm_v mighty_o at_o such_o a_o nomination_n for_o the_o article_n allege_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v mere_a laic_n but_o what_o if_o it_o be_v so_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v our_o presbyterian_a brethren_n will_v not_o be_v 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