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he_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o father_n 151_o 198._o by_o himself_o 195._o he_o shall_v judge_v the_o world_n 272._o christian._n a_o christian_a be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o his_o outward_a profession_n but_o by_o his_o true_a piety_n 116._o command_v god_n command_n possible_a to_o be_v observe_v 409._o confession_n to_o be_v make_v to_o god_n 69_o 70._o contentment_n recommend_v 52_o 53._o d._n death_n while_o we_o do_v well_o we_o need_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o die_v vid._n angel_n 540._o devil_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o fear_v he_o 388._o he_o can_v overcome_v we_o if_o we_o strive_v against_o he_o 411_o 412._o devotion_n the_o benefit_n of_o frequent_a public_a devotion_n 115_o 116._o differ_v how_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o those_o that_o differ_v from_o we_o 114._o we_o must_v not_o give_v scandal_n to_o they_o 150_o 151._o e._n envy_n the_o mischief_n of_o it_o 13_o etc._n etc._n evil._n we_o must_v abstain_v from_o evil_a as_o 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remain_v of_o their_o martyr_n 228_o 248._o repentance_n god_n allow_v repentance_n to_o sinner_n 17_o 443_o 444_o 464_o 469_o 524._o apostate_n only_o except_v vid._n apostate_n no_o repentance_n after_o death_n 442_o 543_o 544._o the_o benefit_n of_o repentance_n purchase_v for_o we_o by_o christ._n 17._o man_n be_v not_o present_o pardon_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o repent_v till_o it_o appear_v that_o their_o repentance_n be_v sincere_a 450._o resurrection_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o future_a resurrection_n 38_o to_o 40_o 87_o 151._o we_o shall_v rise_v in_o the_o same_o body_n 544._o riches_n the_o danger_n of_o riches_n what_o use_v we_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o they_o 228_o 248._o rule_n particular_a rule_n of_o life_n 35_o 43_o 49_o 87_o 308._o s._n sacrament_n the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n not_o to_o be_v administer_v but_o by_o the_o bishop_n or_o by_o he_o who_o the_o bishop_n appoint_v 199._o sadness_n the_o mischief_n of_o it_o 396._o 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recommend_v 213._o unity_n vid._n peace_n unity_n with_o the_o bishop_n the_o best_a mean_n to_o secure_v ourselves_o against_o fall_v into_o heresy_n 179._o w._n world_n we_o live_v in_o this_o world_n as_o in_o a_o pilgrimage_n 415._o we_o can_v serve_v this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o 541._o worship_n appoint_a time_n of_o public_a worship_n 55._o appoint_a person_n for_o the_o perform_n of_o it_o 56._o settle_a by_o the_o apostle_n 58_o 60._o finis_fw-la euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n iii_o cap._n 16._o idem_fw-la lib._n iii_o cap._n 12._o canon_n apostol_n can._n ult_n ms._n alexan._n grot._n annot._n in_o phil._n four_o 3_o euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n iii_o cap._n 12_o epiph._n lib._n i._o adu._n carpoâ—r_n hieronim_n de_fw-fr script_n eccles._n et_fw-fr comment_fw-fr in_o loc_n item_n lib._n i._o adv_n jovin_n photii_fw-la cod._n â—mem_fw-la 113_o etc._n etc._n vid._n eucher_n lugd._n de_fw-fr contempt_n mundi_fw-la &_o chron._n alâ—ert_n stad_n inter_fw-la testimonia_fw-la à _fw-la â—unio_fw-la citatâ—_fw-la clem._n alex._n strom._n lib._n iu._n hieron_n in_o isaiam_n c._n 52._o de_fw-fr adulterate_a lib._n originis_fw-la pearson_n dissert_n de_fw-fr success_n prim_fw-la rr._n pp_n cum_fw-la append._n hen._n dodwelâ—i_n pearson_n dissert_v posthum_fw-la cap._n v._o num._n 7._o dodwelli_n dissert_n singul_n cap._n xv._n pag._n 220._o dodwell_n dissert_n singul_n cap._n xi_o p._n 151._o clem._n epistle_n to_o the_o corinth_n num._n seven_o p._n 16._o de_fw-fr adulterate_a lib._n orig._n hist._n eccles._n lib._n iii_o c._n 34._o dodwel_n addit_fw-la ad_fw-la cap._n vi_o dissert_n posthum_fw-la pearson_n num._n 22._o pag._n 215._o vid._n euseb._n chron._n a_o o_fw-mi 97._o et_fw-la in_o euseb._n annot._n scalig._n p._n 205._o b._n euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib_n iii_o cap._n 18._o euseb._n hist._n eccles._n lib_n iii_o cap._n 34._o apud_fw-la coteler_n patr._n apostol_n tom._n i._n vid._n in_o annot_n in_o epist._n clem._n in_o princip_n 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