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cap._n 1._o johan_n johan_n de_fw-fr servatore_fw-la cap._n 6._o 6._o de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attributis_fw-la attributis_fw-la disp._n de_fw-fr repub._n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attrib_n cap._n 5._o 5._o cap._n 6._o 6._o h._n grotii_n pietas_n ad_fw-la ordines_fw-la holland_n holland_n praelect_v cap._n 2._o 2._o consideration_n on_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n trinity_n crellius_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attribute_n cap._n 15._o 15._o commentar_n in_o johan_n 4._o 24._o 24._o comment_fw-fr in_o 1._o epist._n ad_fw-la corinth_n cap._n 15._o v._n 45._o 45._o scripture_n catechism_n chap._n 2._o 2._o sine_fw-la corpore_fw-la ullo_fw-la deum_fw-la vult_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la graeci_fw-la dicunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n l._n 1._o 1._o tractat._n breves_fw-la de_fw-la diversis_fw-la materiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n socin_n in_o catechismo_fw-la catechismo_fw-la cont._n frantz_n disp._n 1._o 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