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A37935 The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ... Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696. 1683 (1683) Wing E187; ESTC R31408 120,446 132

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clausulam_fw-la adjungere_fw-la ad_fw-la insinuandam_fw-la sanctissimae_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la glorificationem_fw-la ver_fw-la gra_fw-mi psalm_n 144._o vers_fw-la ult_n beatitudines_fw-la populi_fw-la cujus_fw-la jehovah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o doxologiis_fw-la tres_fw-la sunt_fw-la notabiliores_fw-la prima_fw-la circa_fw-la initium_fw-la regni_fw-la dividis_fw-la primo_fw-la libro_fw-la chronicorum_fw-la cap._n 16._o vers_fw-la 36._o ubi_fw-la psalmum_fw-la in_o publico_fw-la cetu_fw-la claudit_fw-la doxologia_fw-la benedictus_n jehovah_n elohim_n à_fw-la seculo_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o seculum_fw-la tum_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la totus_fw-la populus_fw-la amen_o 2._o doxologia_fw-la jehovah_n elohim_n est_fw-la primo_fw-la libro_fw-la chron._n cap._n 29._o ubi_fw-la convocatis_fw-la regni_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la davide_n aurum_fw-la argentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o templi_fw-la structuram_fw-la liberaliter_fw-la obtulerunt_fw-la tum_fw-la david_n benedixit_fw-la publicae_fw-la jehovah_n elohim_n vers_fw-la 11_o etc._n etc._n deinde_fw-la vers_fw-la 20._o edixit_fw-la david_n toti_fw-la congregationi_fw-la benedicite_fw-la nunc_fw-la jehovah_n elohim_n sic_fw-la benedixerunt_fw-la tota_fw-la congregatio_fw-la jehovah_n elohim_n haec_fw-la quidem_fw-la davidis_fw-la &_o congregationis_fw-la
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