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plain_o that_o god_n be_v in_o you_o indeed_o 1._o cor._n 14_o last_o ab_fw-la effectis_fw-la more_o plain_o as_o the_o lightning_n come_v out_o of_o theeast_n &_o shine_v to_o the_o west_n math._n 24._o and_o as_o the_o sun_n go_v forth_o be_v from_o the_o end_n of_o heaven_n and_o his_o compass_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o and_o none_o hide_v from_o the_o heat_n thereof_o psal._n 19_o so_o the_o efficacy_n and_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v so_o sudden_a and_o so_o wonderful_a that_o saint_n paul_n can_v say_v for_o his_o part_n only_o that_o from_o jerusalem_n round_o about_o unto_o illyricum_n he_o cause_v to_o abound_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n rom._n 15._o and_o for_o his_o time_n that_o the_o gospel_n be_v come_v unto_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v fruitful_a even_o as_o it_o be_v among_o they_o these_o wonderful_a effect_n it_o wrought_v even_o while_o the_o apostle_n be_v alive_a what_o marvel_v then_o if_o short_o after_o thâ—_n faith_n be_v so_o general_o spread_v that_o arnobius_n can_v say_v nationibus_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o cunctis_fw-la we_o christian_n be_v in_o all_o nation_n diognet_fw-la and_o a_o hundred_o year_n before_o he_o justin_n martyr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n that_o we_o christian_n be_v in_o the_o world_n the_o soul_n be_v scatter_v through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n so_o be_v christian_n in_o all_o city_n of_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o between_o they_o both_o tertullian_n in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o jew_n judaeu_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o no_o more_o say_v even_o the_o getulians_n moor_n spaniard_n gall_n &_o britannorum_fw-la inaccessa_fw-la romanis_n lâ—ca_fw-la and_o the_o britan_n land_n which_o the_o roman_n can_v not_o have_v any_o foot_n in_o the_o sarmatian_n also_o german_n and_o scythian_n do_v believe_v in_o christ_n before_o who_o the_o gate_n of_o all_o city_n be_v throw_v open_a and_o none_o be_v shut_v against_o 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one_o word_n of_o my_o text_n which_o be_v as_o yet_o untouched_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o due_a time_n they_o shall_v be_v exalt_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n come_v not_o with_o observation_n say_v our_o saviour_n luke_n 17._o 1._o and_o it_o be_v not_o for_o man_n to_o know_v the_o time_n and_o season_n which_o the_o father_n have_v put_v in_o his_o own_o power_n say_v he_o again_o though_o it_o stay_v yet_o wait_v thou_o for_o it_o shall_v sure_o come_v and_o not_o stay_v as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v 3._o know_a to_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v all_o his_o work_n and_o best_a know_v unto_o he_o be_v the_o best_a time_n of_o work_v peradventure_o we_o shall_v not_o enjoy_v ourselves_o the_o land_n or_o preferment_n that_o be_v promise_v to_o we_o as_o abraham_n get_v not_o himself_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o breadth_n of_o a_o foot_n yet_o our_o posterity_n may_v have_v it_o peradventure_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o trouble_n and_o heaviness_n till_o our_o 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