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former_o write_v in_o the_o church_n cause_n who_o may_v conceive_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o the_o like_a engagement_n as_o well_o to_o do_v themselves_o right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n as_o to_o maintain_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o episcopal_a call_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o these_o last_o i_o shall_v refer_v the_o further_o prosecute_n of_o the_o point_n of_o episcopacy_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o doctor_n bernard_n act_n in_o it_o who_o by_o furnish_v the_o lord_n primate_fw-la naked_a affirmation_n with_o some_o armour_n of_o proof_n and_o cite_v many_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a author_n of_o the_o same_o opinion_n have_v make_v himself_o a_o second_o party_n in_o the_o quarrel_n and_o consequent_o stand_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o duel_n to_o abide_v the_o combat_n if_o in_o that_o part_n which_o i_o have_v do_v i_o have_v do_v any_o thing_n amiss_o as_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v not_o i_o shall_v crave_v pardon_n for_o my_o error_n though_o i_o may_v say_v with_o truth_n and_o modesty_n enough_o si_fw-mi fuit_fw-la errandum_fw-la causas_fw-la habet_fw-la error_n honestas_fw-la in_o the_o poet_n language_n if_o well_o in_o any_o thing_n i_o shall_v expect_v no_o thanks_o for_o it_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n consider_v that_o when_o i_o have_v do_v the_o best_a i_o can_v i_o be_o but_o a_o unprofitable_a servant_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n christ_n tacit._n in_o vit_fw-mi agric._n agric._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la aenae_fw-la aenae_fw-la 2_o king_n 23._o 18._o 18._o tertul._n apolog._n 1_o sam._n 28._o 15._o deut._n 18._o 11._o andriant_n 12._o tom._n 6._o contra_fw-la judaeos_fw-la dial._n cum_fw-la tryâ—hone_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 2._o tostatus_n in_o exod._n 12._o 12._o tract_n in_o joan._n joan._n de_fw-fr 10._o cordis_n cap._n 3._o in_o psal_n 91._o 91._o in_o psal_n 23._o answ_n to_o sir_n tho._n more_n p._n 287._o declarat_fw-la of_o baptism_n p._n 96._o contra_fw-la valent._n gentil_n tom._n 1._o p._n 254._o catech._n qu._n 103._o simner_n in_o exod_n 20._o gomarus_n the_o orig_n sabbati_fw-la bind_v editio_fw-la 2._o p._n 10._o in_o ezek._n c._n 20._o in_o rom._n 3_o in_o orthod_n fide_fw-la l._n 24._o c._n 4._o in_o luk._n 19_o in_o exod._n 2._o qu._n 11._o hosp_n in_o the_o fest_n ethn._n &_o jud._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o annal._n d._n 7._o de_fw-fr create_v hominis_fw-la l._n 1._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la hebr._n 7._o 10._o chap._n 16._o 29._o in_o decalogo_fw-la opera_fw-la &_o dies_fw-la dies_fw-la geniales_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 18._o hospin_n de_fw-fr orig_n fest_n c._n 5._o 2_o edit_n p._n 65._o joseph_n adversus_fw-la apion_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr abrahamo_n problem_n loc_n 55_o apud_fw-la euseb_n euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n purch_n pilgr._fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 4._o emend_n temp._n l._n 3._o id._n l._n 4._o id._n l._n 1._o ed._n 2._o in_o levit._n 13._o qu._n 3._o hist_o l._n 36._o marlorat_n 7._o 7._o illic_fw-la secundâ_fw-la feriâ_fw-la populus_fw-la terrae_fw-la cum_fw-la flamine_fw-la &_o regulo_fw-la convenire_fw-la solebant_fw-la propter_fw-la judicia_fw-la helmold_n chron._n sclav_n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o page_n 80._o 80._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr doctr_n temp_n l._n 7._o c._n 3._o emend_n temp_n l._n 2._o epist_n oenon._n ad_fw-la parid._n isych_n l._n 6._o in_o levit._n c._n 23._o in_o psal_n 47._o de_fw-fr coronâ_fw-la mil._n c._n 3._o can._n 16._o can._n 49._o can._n 52._o de_fw-fr castigatione_n epist_n 289._o expos_fw-la fidei_fw-la cath._n 24._o injunct_a 20._o in_o exod._n 20._o qu._n 12._o ibid._n in_o can._n con._n laod._n in_o can._n sol._n hom._n 30._o iâ—_n omnes_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr seriis_fw-la ad_fw-la eustochian_n in_o num._n hom._n 2._o hom._n 5._o in_o mat._n 1._o conc._n matiscon_n can._n 1._o collat._n doct_n cathol_n &_o protestant_n cap._n 68_o synod_n dordra_n sess_z 14._o resp_n ad_fw-la cal._n gent._n consil_n redeundi_fw-la artic._n 35._o 36._o carthag_n 4_o can._n 3._o ibid._n can._n 4._o can._n 2._o council_n antioch_n can._n 19_o true_a subject_n p._n 779._o mont._n gag_v cap._n 11._o p._n 78._o 78._o tacit._n inâ—_n agric._n