by_o his_o spirit_n to_o supply_v all_o my_o defect_n and_o notwithstanding_o my_o infirmity_n not_o to_o fail_v to_o accomplish_v his_o power_n by_o weak_a mean_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o confirm_v those_o who_o he_o have_v already_o call_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o grace_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o awake_v other_o out_o of_o their_o security_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v seek_v his_o truth_n and_o in_o seek_v it_o may_v find_v it_o and_o in_o it_o everlasting_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n &_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n eternal_o amen_n finis_fw-la fault_n escape_v in_o some_o copy_n pag._n 5._o lin_v 18._o for_o brave_a read_v some_o brave_a pag._n 8._o line_n 21._o for_o superstition_n superstition_n flourish_v p·_n 11._o lin_v 29._o for_o accompany_v for_o the_o most_o part_n accompany_v 28.17_o for_o win_v wonder_v 31.27_o for_o liberal_o literal_o 132.1_o for_o be_v true_a be_v no_o true_a pag._n 108._o refer_v the_o citation_n out_o of_o cyzicenus_n to_o that_o which_o follow_v about_o hosius_n and_o at_o you_o read_v athanas._n 2._o apol._n diverse_a other_o petty_a fault_n there_o be_v such_o as_o can_v wrong_v aâ—_n intelligent_a reader_n reader_n vid._n epist_n the_o progress_n rel._n christian_n ap_fw-mi jndos_fw-la jndos_fw-la munsler_n in_o cosm._n descrip_n fâ—is_fw-la fâ—is_fw-la rom._n 1â—_n 2_o 2_o gal._n 1.14_o 1.14_o rom._n 10.3_o 10.3_o joh._n 6.15_o act._n 1.6_o 1.6_o 2._o cor._n 3.16_o 3.16_o mat._n 15.3_o 6._o marc._n 7.8.9_o &_o 13._o 13._o luc._n 18.9.8_o 18.9.8_o joh._n 6.15_o act._n 1.7_o 1.7_o joh._n 18.36_o 18.36_o mat._n 11.29_o 11.29_o 1._o cor._n 1.23_o 1.23_o act._n 2.23_o joh_n 9.39_o &_o 49._o 49._o 1_o cor._n 1.23_o 1.23_o videsis_n apolog_n châ—â—stian_n 〈◊〉_d geâ—tâ—s_n viz_o dvas_fw-la apâ—log_fw-la justini_n dâ—sâ—er_n tatiani_n â—heoph_o câ—em_n alex._n tertul._n in_o apâ—log_n arnob._n minut._n fâ—lic_a lactan._n joseph_n cont_n aâ—pion_n cyprian_a cont_n demâ—t_n nâ—ziâ—n_a coâ—_n â—ulian_n â—ulian_n minut._n fel._n arnoâ—_n lib_n 7._o teâ—tul_n apolog._n cap_n 22·_n 22·_n arnob._n lib._n 1._o cyprian_a contr_n demâ—t_fw-la maxim_n imâ—er_n in_o edict_n â—useb_fw-mi eccles._n 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la 9_o c._n 7._o symmach_n li_n 10._o epiâ—t_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z tertul_n apol._n cap._n 49._o 49._o sym._n in_o relâ—â—_n relâ—â—_n mecaen_fw-la apud_fw-la dion_n lib._n 52._o 52._o act._n 3.17_o 1._o cor._n 2_o 6._o 6._o joh._n 7.17_o 7.17_o mark_v 7.5_o math._n 15.2_o 15.2_o joh_n 8_o 33._o 33._o râ—m_fw-la 11._o 11._o maâ—k_n 1.27_o 1.27_o joh_n 6_o 42._o mat._n 13._o â—5_n joh_n 7_o 49._o 49._o act_n â—_o 5_o 5_o gal._n 1.14_o apolog_fw-la cap._n 1._o 1._o coster_n enâ—hir_n controu_fw-fr c._n 1_o 1_o board_n de_fw-la abus_fw-la missae_fw-la missae_fw-la cens._n colon._n p_o 9_o andâ—ad_a explis_fw-la orthodox_n lib_n 2._o p_o 69_o eckius_fw-la in_o enchir_n pâ—op_n 4_o pag_n 69._o 69._o peâ—rus_n a_o soâ—â—_n in_o defeâ—s_n de_fw-la uno_fw-la praes_fw-la jud._n eâ—cles_n p._n 108._o coâ—_n 2._o pighius_fw-la de_fw-la hiera_n ecel_n 1._o c_o 4._o 4._o card._n pâ—rro_fw-la in_o tâ—â—ct_n de_fw-fr iâ—suffiscript_n pistorius_n cont_n disp_n mentz_n f._n 27_o 27_o herman_n laudatus_fw-la à _fw-la card._n hosio_n lib_n 3_o the_o author_n scrip_n scrip_n bellar._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 4._o tertul_n de_fw-fr praescrip_n advers._fw-la haeret_fw-la c._n 13._o &_o alibi_fw-la alibi_fw-la ps._n 45._o v._n 54._o 54._o cant._n 1.5_o 1.5_o ephes._n 1.21_o &_o 4.15_o &_o 5.23_o colos._n 1.18_o 1.18_o rome_n 8.29_o 8.29_o isaiah_n 5â—_n 3._o 3._o phil._n 2.7_o 2.7_o act._n 4.13_o 4.13_o joh._n 7.49_o 7.49_o luc_n 2.7_o 2.7_o math_n 2.5_o 2.5_o mat._n 1._o luc_n 3_o 3_o luc._n 2.1.2.3_o 2.1.2.3_o mat._n 1.18.23_o 1.18.23_o mat_n 13_o 55._o marc._n 6.3_o 6.3_o luc._n 2.8_o etc._n etc._n etc._n mat._n 2._o 2._o mat._n â—_o 12.13_o 12.13_o 14._o â—5_n joh._n 1.31.33_o 1.31.33_o mat._n 4_o 1._o 1._o luc._n 9.58_o 9.58_o colos._n 2_o 3._o 3._o colos._n 2.9_o 2.9_o act._n 3.15_o &_o 5.31_o 5.31_o apoc._n 19_o 16._o 16._o math._n 3.17_o 3.17_o thes._n 1.14.18_o &_o 3.18_o 3.18_o phil._n 2.6.7_o 2.6.7_o ephes._n 2_o 1â—_n 1â—_n esa._n 64.8_o 64.8_o 1_o pet._n 1.19_o 1.19_o ephes._n 5.17_o 5.17_o rom._n 8.17_o 2._o tim._n 2.11_o 2.11_o luc._n 16.19_o 16.19_o mat._n 10.16_o 10.16_o luc_n 21.17_o 21.17_o joh._n 15_o 17.1â—_n 17.1â—_n joh._n 6.6_o 6.6_o luc._n 12.12_o 12.12_o joh._n 16.2_o 16.2_o ma._n 10_o 24.25_o 24.25_o 1._o cor._n 1.26_o 1.26_o mat._n 11.25_o 11.25_o luc._n 12_o 3â—_n 3â—_n hier._n cont_n luâ—ifâ—r_n luâ—ifâ—r_n thâ—odorâ—t_n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 3._o c._n 16._o 16._o athanas._o in_o 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la â—eg_fw-mi vit_fw-mi soliter_n soliter_n greg_n naz._n in_o orat_fw-la cont_n aâ—â—ian_n aâ—â—ian_n in_o lib._n cont_n arri._n &_o auxent_n auxent_n esa._n 49.7.23_o 49.7.23_o joh._n 14.27_o &_o 16.33_o 16.33_o philip._n 4_o 7._o 7._o rom._n 5.1_o 5.1_o 2._o coâ—_n 4.8_o 4.8_o rom._n 5.2.3_o 5.2.3_o esa._n 60.16_o 60.16_o esa._n 46_o 1â—_n 1â—_n esa._n 54.11_o 54.11_o esa._n 43.2_o 43.2_o psal._n 125.3_o 125.3_o prov._n 30_o 8._o 1._o tim._n 4.8_o &_o 6.6_o 6.6_o act._n 14.22_o 14.22_o 2._o cor._n 5.6_o 5.6_o heb._n 11.13_o 11.13_o heb._n 11.14.15_o 11.14.15_o heb._n 13_o 14._o apoc._n 14.13_o 14.13_o prov._n 30.6_o 30.6_o 2._o chron._n 36.22.23_o esd._n 1.11_o esa._n 49.28_o &_o 45.1_o 45.1_o petrarch_n in_o sonnet_n beginning_n fontana_n fontana_n in_o vit_fw-mi malch_n monac_n ad_fw-la iniâ—i_fw-la psal_n 100l_n 15_o apoc._n 17.17_o 17.17_o gal._n 3.23_o 3.23_o col_n 2_o 17._o 17._o colos_n 4.1.2_o 3.4.5_o 3.4.5_o luc_n 1.78_o 1.78_o malach._n â—_o 2_o 2_o 2_o col_fw-fr 2_o 7._o 7._o joh_n 1.17_o 1.17_o gal._n 4.1_o et_fw-fr seq_fw-fr seq_fw-fr colâ—s_n 2.17_o heb_n 10._o 10._o gal._n 4_o 3._o 3._o gal_n 2.35.26_o 2.35.26_o heb._n 7.16_o 7.16_o colos._n 2.19.17_o heb._n 6.2_o 6.2_o 1_o tim._n 4._o dâ—e_v 5·_n 22._o 22._o mark_n 6.13_o jam._n 6_o 14._o aug._n ep_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n aug._n jbid._n aug._n 119._o epi._n c._n 9_o aug._n ib._n esa._n 29.15_o joh_n 4.21.23_o colos._n 3_o â—_o â—_o joh._n 18.36_o 18.36_o mat._n 10.25_o 10.25_o mat._n 17.16_o 17.16_o act._n 23.10_o 23.10_o rom._n 13.1_o 1_o pet._n 2.13.14_o 2.13.14_o 2._o cor._n 4.5_o 2._o cor._n 1_o 24._o 2_o thes._n 2.4_o 2.4_o 1._o joh._n 2.18_o 2.18_o lb._n &_o 2._o thes_n 2.4_o 2.4_o 2._o thes._n 2.4_o 2.4_o see_v mounseur_fw-fr dâ—_n nevers_n his_o discourse_n of_o his_o embassage_n to_o rome_n rome_n viz_o that_o of_o the_o clergy_n clergy_n viz_o monastic_a vowsâ—_n vowsâ—_n witness_v the_o king_n of_o polonia_n who_o by_o a_o dispensation_n marry_v his_o sister_n in_o law_n law_n clem_n 5_o in_o buâ—â—a_o indulg_n indulg_n august_n civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 10._o c._n 59_o 59_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n in_o vita_fw-la paul_n 2._o 2._o joseph_n de_fw-fr bell_n judaec_fw-la l._n 6._o c_o 4._o 4._o gal._n 2.11_o 2.11_o 1_o cor._n 11.18_o 11.18_o act._n 23._o bellar._n de_fw-fr imag_n l._n 2._o c._n 20.21_o vid._n sledian_n comment_n l._n 22._o john_n 17._o jud._n v_o 12_o 12_o marc_n 7.5_o math._n 13.2_o 13.2_o sym._n in_o relat_n â—oh_o 5.39_o 〈◊〉_d 5_o 4â—_n math_n 25.6_o 25.6_o tertul._n apol._n c._n 19_o 19_o arnob._n contr._n gentes_fw-la lib._n 2._o 2._o ambros_n in_o râ—spos_fw-la ad_fw-la sym._n celat_fw-la ezek._n 2d_o 18_o tertull._n de_fw-fr praescent_n 〈◊〉_d cypri_n ad_fw-la pomp._n cont_n epist_n seph_n epis._n epist_n 74._o ex_fw-la edit_fw-la pamell_n cypr._n ibid._n ibid._n tertul._n contr_n martion_n lâ—b_fw-la 4_o ca._n 5._o 5._o just._n mart._n in_o dial_n cont_n tâ—y_n iren._n cont_n she_o lib._n 5._o c._n 33._o euseb._n eccl_n hist._n lib._n 3_o c._n 36._o tertul_n de_fw-fr spe_fw-la fidel_n prout_fw-la citaâ—ur_fw-la à _fw-la hier._n in_o com._n sup_v 36_o c._n ezâ—ch_o vict_v ap_fw-mi hier._n ib._n &_o in_o catal._n script_n ecâ—les_n in_o nom_fw-fr papius_n lactan._n lib._n 7._o c_o 25._o 25._o aug._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr merit_n peccat_fw-la c._n 20_o &_o 24_o &_o lib_n ad_fw-la bonif._n cont_n 2._o epist._n pelag._n c._n 22._o &_o lib._n â—_o c._n 4._o &_o l._n cont_n julia_n â—_o c_o 2._o &_o passim_fw-la a_o ibi_fw-la ibi_fw-la chrys._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inacta_fw-la tom_n 4._o edit_n savilâ—_n cypriari_n epist._n 74._o 74._o rom._n 1._o â—_o â—_o 1._o thes._n 1._o â—_o â—_o math._n 3.9_o 3.9_o john_n 8.39_o 8.39_o rom._n 4.16_o &_o 9.7_o 9.7_o jerem._n 3.11_o ezech._n 16.51_o &_o 23_o 11._o 2._o king_n 16_o 21._o 21._o esa._n 1.9_o 1.9_o ezech._n 9.4_o 9.4_o 2._o thes._n 2.3_o 2.3_o jerem._n 7.4_o 7.4_o jerem._n ib._n ib._n ezech_v 7.10_o 7.10_o gal_n 41.23_o 41.23_o heb._n 11.13.39_o 11.13.39_o zach_n 2.8_o 2.8_o gal_n 1._o &_o 3.1_o 3.1_o math._n 16.18_o 16.18_o 1._o tim._n 3.15_o 3.15_o ephes._n 1.32_o 1.32_o cant._n 2.16_o &_o 6.3_o 6.3_o john_n 16._o 16._o math._n 28.20_o 28.20_o rom._n 2.28.29_o 2.28.29_o ib._n ib._n 1._o cor._n
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