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eo_fw-la sinè_fw-la revelatione_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la nunquam_fw-la homines_fw-la cogitâssent_fw-la p._n 10._o again_o in_o this_o three_o epistle_n bear_v this_o title_n in_o quâ_fw-la s._n trinitatis_fw-la mysterium_fw-la explicatur_fw-la after_o he_o have_v congratulate_v the_o present_a age_n that_o among_o the_o many_o advantage_n accrue_v to_o it_o from_o the_o cartesian_a philosopher_n they_o have_v make_v those_o thing_n plain_a easy_a and_o obvious_a to_o the_o world_n which_o our_o ancestor_n have_v represent_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n unsearchable_a and_o unintelligible_a he_o proceed_v to_o these_o passage_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o trinity_n mysterium_fw-la illuâ—_fw-la quod_fw-la hactenus_fw-la theologis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la crucem_fw-la fixit_fw-la facile_fw-la explicatu_fw-la esse_fw-la modò_fw-la recta_fw-la ineatur_fw-la via_fw-la contendimus_fw-la p._n 96._o and_o that_o he_o himself_o take_v this_o right_a way_n of_o explain_v it_o 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