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god_n my_o heart_n be_v fix_v i_o will_v sing_v and_o 115._o psal_n 115._o give_v praise_n i_o will_v now_o pay_v my_o vow_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o saint_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v offer_v to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o praise_v his_o name_n while_o i_o have_v my_o be_v all_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n bless_v god_n for_o i_o 102._o psal_n 102._o and_o bless_v god_n with_o i_o praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n amen_o amen_n soli_fw-la deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la finis_fw-la
for_o catholic_n do_v not_o tertullian_n depend_v upon_o tradition_n for_o his_o faith_n when_o he_o profess_v 21_o profess_v lib._n de_fw-fr praesc_fw-la c._n 21_o what_o i_o believe_v i_o receive_v from_o the_o present_a church_n the_o present_a church_n from_o the_o primitive_a that_o from_o the_o apostle_n the_o apostle_n from_o christ._n the_o arrian_n indeed_o as_o the_o protestant_n now_o appeal_v to_o scripture_n for_o a_o sole_a rule_n and_o judge_n of_o their_o faith_n see_v their_o condemnation_n as_o protestant_n do_v likewise_o inevitable_o and_o evident_a by_o the_o practice_n and_o tradition_n of_o the_o present_a church_n but_o what_o do_v st._n athanasius_n that_o great_a bulwark_n of_o catholic_n belief_n reply_n to_o this_o even_o the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n now_o take_v up_o against_o her_o adversary_n arianos_fw-la *_o lib._n de_fw-fr decr._n sym._n nic._n cont_n arianos_fw-la behold_v we_o have_v prove_v the_o succession_n of_o our_o 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