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that_o have_v one_o mind_n and_o have_v give_v their_o strength_n and_o power_n unto_o the_o beast_n make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb_n the_o lamb_n shall_v overcome_v they_o for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n rev._n 17.13,14_o to_o conclude_v this_o first_o branch_n of_o this_o use_n of_o consolation_n the_o apostle_n paul_n have_v speak_v large_o of_o the_o sovereignty_n confer_v upon_o christ_n in_o his_o exaltation_n heb._n 2.5,6,7,8_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o eight_o verse_n he_o move_v a_o doubt_n against_o it_o but_o now_o we_o see_v not_o yet_o all_o thing_n put_v under_o he_o we_o see_v it_o indeed_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n but_o not_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o sense_n and_o carnal_a reason_n we_o may_v say_v of_o that_o as_o the_o apostle_n do_v of_o the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n it_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v but_o we_o know_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v we_o shall_v be_v like_o he_o for_o 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they_o and_o trample_v upon_o they_o as_o upon_o a_o footstool_n it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o heb._n 10.12,13_o he_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n from_o henceforth_o expect_v till_o his_o enemy_n be_v make_v his_o footstool_n if_o he_o our_o sovereign_n wait_v patient_o till_o this_o work_n be_v do_v it_o will_v be_v very_o bad_a manner_n in_o we_o his_o subject_n to_o be_v impatient_a and_o not_o content_v to_o wait_v the_o lord_n leisure_n i_o proceed_v unto_o a_o second_o benefit_n accrue_v unto_o believer_n by_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n authority_n and_o that_o be_v positive_a subserviency_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o their_o salvation_n see_v he_o have_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n therefore_o he_o can_v make_v all_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o promote_v the_o glory_n and_o happiness_n of_o his_o people_n be_v not_o the_o angel_n all_o minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n all_o believer_n be_v joint_a heir_n with_o christ_n rom._n 8.17_o now_o he_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n heb._n 1.3_o therefore_o they_o share_v with_o he_o in_o this_o his_o inheritance_n and_o be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o subordination_n to_o he_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n too_o all_o thing_n be_v you_o 28._o you_o nota_fw-la omne_fw-la vestra_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la sint_fw-la commania_fw-la uti_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o statu_fw-la innocentiae_fw-la aut_fw-la quasi_fw-la justi_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la sint_fw-la propriè_fw-la domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la vestra_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la possessione_n say_v fine_a &_o usu_fw-la quia_fw-la scilicet_fw-la vobis_fw-la in_o ministerium_fw-la &_o auxilium_fw-la salutis_fw-la deputata_fw-la &_o data_fw-la sunt_fw-la ita_fw-la anselm_n amb._n theodoret._n s._n thom._n chrysostom_n data_fw-la inquam_fw-la ad_fw-la usum_fw-la vel_fw-la realem_fw-la vel_fw-la mentalem_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la creaturis_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la &_o laudare_fw-la creatorem_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la vulgò_fw-la dicitur_fw-la fideli_fw-la totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la est_fw-la corn._n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la universalem_fw-la enumeratione_n illustrate_a vestri_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la ministri_fw-la summi_fw-la infimi_fw-la etc._n etc._n vestrae_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la res_fw-la totus_fw-la inquam_fw-la mund_o we_o etc._n etc._n vestra_fw-la omnis_fw-la conditio_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o mors_fw-la etc._n etc._n vestri_fw-la denique_fw-la omnes_fw-la eventus_fw-la present_n in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la prosperi_fw-la et_fw-la adversi_fw-la vel_fw-la futuri_fw-la in_o altera_fw-la vita_fw-la omnia_fw-la inquit_fw-la vestra_fw-la sunt_fw-la anabaptistae_fw-la abutuntur_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d facultatum_fw-la probandam_fw-la apostolus_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la loquor_fw-la de_fw-fr possessionibus_fw-la civilibus_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ordine_fw-la divino_fw-la quo_fw-la omne_fw-la debent_fw-la servire_fw-la utilitati_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quia_fw-la omne_fw-la sunt_fw-la condita_fw-la ad_fw-la piorum_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o communicationem_fw-la officiorum_fw-la charitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la sicut_fw-la nec_fw-la evangelium_fw-la tollit_fw-la politias_fw-la nec_fw-la loquor_fw-la apostolus_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la individuis_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la speciebus_fw-la rerum_fw-la pareus_n in_o locum_fw-la see_v also_o reynold_n vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n pag._n 27_o 28._o say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o believer_n 1_o cor._n 3.21_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o propriety_n or_o possession_n but_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o end_n or_o use_v that_o be_v all_o thing_n so_o far_o as_o their_o need_n and_o occasion_n shall_v be_v useful_a helpful_a and_o serviceable_a unto_o the_o salvation_n of_o your_o soul_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o usual_a say_n quote_v out_o of_o aug._n fideli_fw-la tâ—tus_fw-la mundus_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la est_fw-la the_o apostle_n illustrate_v the_o universal_a by_o a_o enumeration_n of_o particular_n vers_n 22._o whether_o paul_n or_o apollo_n or_o cephas_n or_o the_o world_n or_o life_n or_o death_n or_o thing_n present_a or_o thing_n to_o come_v all_o be_v you_o of_o which_o word_n i_o shall_v out_o of_o pareus_n give_v you_o this_o short_a follow_a paraphrase_n all_o minister_n be_v you_o the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a paul_n apollo_n cephas_n all_o thing_n be_v you_o the_o whole_a world_n all_o condition_n be_v you_o life_n and_o death_n all_o event_n be_v you_o present_a and_o future_a thing_n present_a or_o thing_n to_o come_v thing_n present_a in_o this_o life_n whether_o prosperous_a or_o adverse_a rom._n 8.28_o and_o we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n 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the_o interment_n in_o that_o place_n claim_v the_o ground_n to_o be_v his_o inheritance_n descend_v from_o his_o ancestor_n &_o take_v from_o he_o at_o the_o build_n of_o that_o abbey_n appeal_n to_o row_n their_o first_o founder_n for_o justice_n whereupon_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o compound_v with_o he_o for_o a_o annual_a rent_n such_o ado_n have_v the_o body_n of_o he_o after_o death_n who_o have_v make_v so_o much_o in_o his_o life_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o all_o he_o attain_v have_v not_o now_o a_o room_n to_o contain_v he_o without_o be_v purchase_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o another_o man_n esteem_v a_o live_a dog_n more_o than_o a_o dead_a lion_n daniel_n hist_o england_n p._n 50_o 51._o william_n the_o conqueror_n can_v not_o procure_v he_o in_o his_o own_o dominion_n a_o respectful_a quiet_a and_o undisturbed_a funeral_n but_o now_o the_o name_n give_v unto_o christ_n in_o his_o exaltation_n be_v no_o empty_a &_o powerlesse_a thing_n but_o accompany_v with_o the_o vast_a empire_n and_o authority_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o beza_n note_v dignitatem_fw-la &_o celebritatem_fw-la nominis_fw-la cum_fw-la re_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la conjunctam_fw-la he_o give_v he_o such_o a_o name_n that_o thereat_o every_o knee_n shall_v how_o of_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o thing_n in_o earth_n and_o thing_n under_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o tongue_n shall_v confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v lord_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o father_n v._o 10_o 11._o in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v the_o supremacy_n of_o christ_n authority_n set_v forth_o unto_o we_o by_o three_o particular_n à _fw-la correlato_fw-la ab_fw-la adjuncto_fw-la occupato_fw-la &_o a_o fine_a 1._o from_o the_o general_a subordination_n of_o all_o creature_n unto_o it_o 2._o from_o
be_v the_o brightness_n of_o his_o father_n glory_n hebr._n 1.3_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n acts._n 3.15_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 2.8_o but_o in_o a_o second_o place_n in_o the_o exaltation_n of_o christ_n beside_o this_o external_a declaration_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o godhead_n there_o be_v farther_o a_o real_a collation_n of_o a_o all-fulnesse_n of_o glory_n upon_o his_o manhood_n it_o be_v general_o resolve_v by_o the_o schoolman_n and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v not_o gainsay_v by_o protestant_n that_o christ_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v from_o the_o very_a first_o instant_n of_o his_o conception_n comprehensor_fw-la bless_v full_a of_o glory_n and_o enjoy_v the_o happiness_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o this_o aquinas_n prove_v part_n 3._o quaest_n 34._o art_n 4._o because_o even_o then_o he_o receive_v grace_n not_o by_o measure_n but_o now_o if_o his_o grace_n shall_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o of_o comprehensor_n the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n if_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v enjoy_v the_o light_n of_o glory_n if_o his_o grace_n have_v not_o be_v always_o act_v in_o the_o vision_n fruition_n and_o comprehension_n of_o god_n there_o have_v be_v a_o measure_n in_o his_o grace_n the_o spirit_n have_v be_v give_v unto_o he_o by_o measure_n unto_o aquinas_n i_o shall_v add_v becanus_n who_o upon_o the_o same_o argument_n thus_o reason_v sum._n the._n par_fw-fr 3_o tract_n 1._o c._n 9_o quaest_n 2._o christ_n according_a unto_o his_o humanity_n have_v the_o clear_a vision_n of_o god_n from_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o his_o conception_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v manifest_v that_o he_o have_v this_o vision_n before_o his_o death_n but_o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n of_o his_o have_v of_o it_o before_o his_o death_n be_v the_o hypostatical_a union_n therefore_o see_v this_o reason_n or_o ground_n of_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n agree_v unto_o he_o from_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o his_o 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glory_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o from_o these_o and_o the_o like_a place_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o christ_n when_o he_o speak_v these_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o estate_n of_o blessedness_n unto_o which_o he_o also_o wish_v and_o desire_v that_o the_o apostle_n may_v come_v whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v always_o in_o that_o state_n from_o the_o very_a instant_n of_o his_o conception_n because_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o it_o then_o and_o not_o before_o of_o this_o heaven-happniesse_a in_o the_o soul_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n there_o will_v always_o without_o god_n miraculous_a restraint_n and_o prevention_n have_v be_v two_o as_o it_o be_v connaturall_a sequels_fw-fr 1._o a_o fullness_n of_o unspeakable_a and_o unconceivable_a joy_n solace_n delight_n pleasure_n and_o comfort_n in_o his_o soul_n 2._o a_o redundancy_n of_o glory_n from_o his_o soul_n unto_o his_o body_n but_o by_o the_o special_a dispensation_n of_o god_n the_o resultancy_n of_o the_o former_a be_v suspend_v and_o withhold_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o the_o latter_a the_o 3._o the_o secundum_fw-la naturalem_fw-la habitudinem_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la animam_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la ex_fw-la gloria_fw-la animae_fw-la redundat_fw-la gloria_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la sed_fw-la haec_fw-la naturalis_fw-la habitudo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la subjacebit_fw-la voluntati_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la ipsius_fw-la exit_fw-la quâ_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la beatitudo_fw-la remaneret_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la &_o non_fw-la derivarâ—tur_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la sed_fw-la care_n pateretur_fw-la quae_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la naturae_fw-la passibili_fw-la secundum_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la damasc_n dicit_fw-la quod_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la divinae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la permittebatur_fw-la carni_fw-la pati_fw-la &_o operari_fw-la propria_fw-la aquinas_n part_n 3._o quaest_n 14._o be_v 1._o anima_fw-la christi_fw-la a_o principio_fw-la suae_fw-la conceptionis_fw-la fuit_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la per_fw-la fruitionem_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la per_fw-la fectam_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la dispensatiuè_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la anima_fw-la gloria_fw-la non_fw-la redundaret_fw-la incorpus_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la mysterium_fw-la nostrae_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la suâ_fw-la passione_n impleret_fw-la et_fw-la ideo_fw-la peracto_fw-la hoc_fw-la mysterio_fw-la passionis_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la statim_fw-la &_o anima_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la in_o resurrectione_n resumptum_fw-la svam_fw-la gloriam_fw-la derivavit_fw-la et_fw-la ita_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la illud_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la aquinas_n par_fw-fr 3._o quaest_n 54._o be_v 3._o derivation_n of_o glory_n from_o his_o soul_n unto_o his_o body_n be_v total_o defer_v until_o his_o exaltation_n and_o then_o indeed_o the_o interruption_n of_o joy_n in_o his_o soul_n the_o interception_n of_o glory_n from_o his_o 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beast_n and_o such_o as_o chew_v the_o cud_n do_v teach_v that_o christian_n must_v be_v discreet_a and_o give_v to_o meditate_v on_o the_o word_n though_o it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o permit_v they_o only_o pure_a creature_n do_v signify_v that_o we_o must_v desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n and_o food_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o creature_n of_o middle_a nature_n dâ—d_v admonish_v we_o how_o our_o spiritual_a food_n of_o knowledge_n though_o it_o be_v far_o high_a than_o the_o world_n yet_o it_o be_v far_o inferior_a to_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v feed_v with_o when_o we_o walk_v by_o sight_n he_o do_v not_o bare_o affirm_v but_o prove_v indeed_o that_o diverse_a jewish_a ceremony_n be_v only_o moral_a sign_n signify_v unto_o we_o moral_a duty_n be_v affirm_v by_o most_o expositor_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o leviticus_n that_o the_o ceremonial_a difference_n betwixt_o meat_n enjoin_v levit._n 11_o have_v a_o moral_a signification_n the_o father_n general_o hold_v as_o 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etc._n cum_fw-la suem_fw-la edi_fw-la prohibet_fw-la lex_fw-la reprehendit_fw-la caenosam_fw-la &_o luteam_n &_o gaudentem_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la sordibus_fw-la vitam_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o multa_fw-la plura_fw-la tertul_n eandem_fw-la rationem_fw-la sequitur_fw-la theodoret_n quaest_n 11._o in_o levit._n et_fw-la augustinus_n totam_fw-la rem_fw-la paucis_fw-la hisce_fw-la verbis_fw-la complectitur_fw-la quos_fw-la cibos_fw-la inquit_fw-la judaei_n vitabant_fw-la in_o pecoribus_fw-la nos_fw-la vitare_fw-la oportet_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la davenant_n in_o his_o commentary_n on_o col._n 2.17_o where_o he_o allege_v divers_a sentence_n out_o of_o they_o wherein_o they_o explain_v what_o they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v in_o the_o first_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o passeover_n the_o jew_n be_v by_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n to_o eat_v unleavened_a bread_n and_o to_o put_v away_o leaven_n out_o of_o their_o house_n exod._n 12.15_o now_o that_o the_o duty_n of_o believer_n be_v shadow_v by_o this_o 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the_o other_o as_o that_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o head_n be_v satisfactory_a and_o meritorious_a for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o church_n the_o affliction_n of_o the_o member_n only_o for_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n 2_o timoth._n 2.10_o 2_o cor._n 1.6_o phil._n 1.12,13,14_o as_o the_o church_n than_o be_v christ_n fullness_n so_o the_o church_n suffering_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o paul_n call_v his_o suffering_n the_o fill_v up_o of_o that_o which_o be_v behind_o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n col._n 1.24_o which_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o christ_n personal_a suffering_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o god_n justice_n and_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n such_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n even_o locum_fw-la even_o quod_fw-la ergo_fw-la noster_fw-la interpres_fw-la dixit_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la desunt_fw-la passionem_fw-la 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such_o as_o die_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o if_o mr_n baxter_n will_v say_v that_o all_o the_o live_a live_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o dead_a die_n unto_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v make_v very_o bold_a with_o scripture_n to_o maintain_v his_o prejudice_n and_o some_o perhaps_o may_v think_v as_o hardly_o of_o he_o as_o he_o do_v of_o those_o worthy_n above_o mention_a that_o he_o dare_v pervert_v scripture_n from_o its_o plain_a sense_n the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o take_v off_o believer_n from_o despise_v and_o judge_v one_o another_o v._o 3._o and_o the_o argument_n which_o he_o bring_v to_o persuade_v hereunto_o v._o 7_o 8_o 9_o be_v that_o all_o believer_n be_v the_o lord_n servant_n they_o all_o live_v and_o die_v unto_o he_o for_o to_o this_o end_n christ_n both_o die_v and_z rise_v and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v be_v lord_n both_o of_o the_o dead_a and_o of_o the_o live_n and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o word_n as_o divers_a man_n of_o great_a ability_n and_o piety_n suppose_v why_o then_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a speak_v of_o v._o 9_o be_v not_o all_o the_o live_n and_o dead_a but_o only_o such_o as_o be_v believer_n and_o the_o lord_n servant_n in_o a_o second_o place_n we_o be_v to_o inquire_v how_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n conduce_v unto_o this_o his_o lordship_n over_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o live_n why_o he_o die_v that_o he_o may_v purchase_v this_o lordship_n over_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o live_n revel_v 5.12_o and_o he_o arise_v and_o revive_v that_o he_o may_v as_o man_n actual_o alapide_n actual_o notandum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la dicit_fw-la ut_fw-la fiat_fw-la dominus_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ut_fw-la accipiat_fw-la jus_o &_o potestatem_fw-la dominandi_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la dominetur_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la exerceat_fw-la acceptae_fw-la patestatis_fw-la et_fw-la dominii_fw-la usum_fw-la nam_fw-la christus_fw-la a_o primo_fw-la instanti_fw-la suae_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la ratione_fw-la unionis_fw-la hypostaticae_fw-la fuit_fw-la dominus_fw-la omnium_fw-la sed_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la huius_fw-la dominii_fw-la plenum_fw-la exercitium_fw-la accepit_fw-la cornel_n alapide_n exercise_v and_o administer_v it_o that_o he_o may_v lord_n or_o rule_v it_o over_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o live_n and_o indeed_o if_o he_o have_v not_o rise_v and_o revive_v he_o can_v not_o have_v as_o man_n actual_o exercise_v this_o lordship_n because_o if_o he_o have_v not_o rise_v he_o have_v cease_v to_o have_v be_v man_n in_o triduo_fw-la mortis_fw-la as_o aquinas_n resolve_v and_o prove_v it_o est_fw-la it_o dicendum_fw-la quòd_fw-la christum_fw-la verè_fw-la fuisse_fw-la mortuum_fw-la est_fw-la articulus_fw-la fidei_fw-la unde_fw-la assercre_fw-la omne_fw-la illud_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la tollitur_fw-la veritas_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la error_n contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o epistolâ_fw-la synodali_n cyrilli_n dicitur_fw-la fi_fw-la quis_fw-la non_fw-la confitetur_fw-la dei_fw-la verbum_fw-la passum_fw-la carne_fw-la et_fw-la crucifixum_fw-la carne_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la mortem_fw-la gustavit_fw-la carne_fw-la anathema_n fit_a pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la veritatem_fw-la mortis_fw-la hominis_fw-la velanimalis_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la definat_fw-la esse_fw-la homo_fw-la vel_fw-la animal_n mors_fw-la enim_fw-la hominis_fw-la vel_fw-la animalis_fw-la provenit_fw-la ex_fw-la separatione_fw-la animae_fw-la quae_fw-la complete_a rationem_fw-la animalis_fw-la vel_fw-la hominis_fw-la et_fw-la ideò_fw-la dicere_fw-la christum_fw-la in_fw-la triduo_fw-la mortis_fw-la hominem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la et_fw-la absolute_a loquendo_fw-la erronecum_fw-la est_fw-la par_fw-fr tert_n quaest_a quinquage_n art_n quart_n he_o be_v not_o man_n he_o have_v not_o be_v able_a as_o man_n to_o have_v save_v unto_o the_o uttermost_a unless_o he_o have_v live_v for_o ever_o to_o make_v intercession_n for_o 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that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n but_o this_o place_n i_o have_v already_o handle_v pag._n 150_o 151_o 152._o and_o therefore_o thither_o i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o come_v in_o the_o last_o place_n unto_o the_o use_n and_o application_n of_o this_o fullness_n of_o christ_n authority_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v make_v application_n 1._o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o office_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o church_n 2._o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o authority_n in_o general_a over_o the_o whole_a universe_n 1._o of_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o office_n and_o authority_n over_o his_o church_n 1._o then_o they_o be_v here_o to_o be_v reprehend_v that_o wrench_v out_o of_o christ_n own_o hand_n his_o fullness_n of_o office_n and_o intrude_v upon_o his_o mediatory_a power_n which_o be_v incommunicable_a unto_o either_o man_n or_o angel_n to_o which_o of_o the_o angel_n say_v he_o at_o any_o time_n sit_v thou_o at_o my_o right_a hand_n heb._n 1.13_o unto_o the_o angel_n have_v he_o not_o put_v in_o subjection_n the_o world_n to_o come_v chap._n 2._o v._n 5._o there_o be_v but_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 1_o timoth._n 2.5_o there_o be_v difference_n of_o administration_n but_o the_o same_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 12.5_o there_o be_v no_o lord_n like_o or_o master-like_a power_n in_o any_o but_o in_o christ_n unto_o we_o there_o be_v but_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 8.6_o two_o sort_n of_o man_n have_v herein_o be_v especial_o faulty_a papist_n and_o prelatist_n 1._o papist_n &_o hence_o the_o pope_n be_v term_v the_o antichrist_n because_o he_o be_v a_o antagonist_n not_o so_o much_o unto_o the_o nature_n or_o person_n of_o christ_n as_o unto_o his_o unction_n and_o office_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v be_v injurious_a unto_o he_o in_o all_o his_o office_n 1._o unto_o his_o priestly_a office_n as_o by_o their_o mass_a priest_n and_o mass_n sacrifice_v to_o propitiate_v 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it_o even_o as_o we_o say_v that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v infinite_a because_o howsoever_o it_o be_v but_o a_o finite_a and_o create_a thing_n yet_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o light_n it_o have_v no_o limitation_n bound_n or_o stint_v but_o contain_v in_o itself_o whatsoever_o any_o way_n appertain_v to_o light_v for_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o we_o may_v note_v out_o of_o the_o learned_a and_o accurate_a suarez_n ibid._n suarez_n respondetur_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o quivocationem_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la termino_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o esse_fw-la gratiae_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la sit_fw-la sermo_fw-la de_fw-la esse_fw-la real_a &_o inhaerente_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsa_fw-la gratia_fw-la confert_fw-la animae_fw-la fatemur_fw-la hanc_fw-la gratiam_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o esse_fw-la gratiae_fw-la esse_fw-la finitam_fw-la &_o eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la conferreâ—animae_fw-la finitam_fw-la pulckritudinem_fw-la &_o reddere_fw-la illam_fw-la proportionatam_fw-la finitae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la ita_fw-la loquimur_fw-la de_fw-la gratia_fw-la quando_fw-la dicimus_fw-la illam_fw-la esse_fw-la infinitam_fw-la alio_fw-la ergo_fw-la modo_fw-la loquimur_fw-la de_fw-la esse_fw-la gratiae_fw-la pertinente_fw-la ad_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la prout_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la ad_fw-la unionem_fw-la hypostaticam_fw-la illique_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la est_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la gratia_fw-la habitualis_fw-la ex_fw-la natura_fw-la sva_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la conjunctione_n ad_fw-la unionem_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la distinguitur_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsa_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o esse_fw-la qualitatis_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la sub_fw-la hac_fw-la ratione_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la infinita_fw-la quamvis_fw-la qualitas_fw-la ipsa_fw-la finita_fw-la sit_fw-la pag._n 393._o sed_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la considerandum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la sola_fw-la acceptatione_n extrinseca_v ut_fw-mi fic_z non_fw-la conferri_fw-la gratiae_fw-la propriam_fw-la aliquam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la physicam_fw-la vel_fw-la moralem_fw-la ratione_fw-la cvius_fw-la possit_fw-la dici_fw-la infin_fw-fr ta_fw-fr tamen_fw-la si_fw-la haec_fw-la acceptatio_fw-la vel_fw-la ordinatio_fw-la non_fw-la consideretur_fw-la ut_fw-la merè_fw-la extrinseca_v sed_fw-la quatenus_fw-la
velut_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la attracta_fw-la sese_fw-la quam_fw-la celerrimè_fw-la movebunt_fw-la nam_fw-la ab_fw-la objecto_fw-la trabi_fw-la &_o rapi_fw-la quippiam_fw-la notum_fw-la est_fw-la utovem_fw-la à _fw-la ramo_fw-la viridi_fw-la sibi_fw-la ostenso_fw-la pverum_fw-la à _fw-la pomo_fw-la filium_fw-la à _fw-la matre_fw-la conspectâ_fw-la ac_fw-la vicissem_fw-la matrem_fw-la à _fw-la filio_fw-la quae_fw-la tamen_fw-la omne_fw-la moventur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ab_fw-la interna_fw-la quadam_fw-la &_o insita_fw-la virtute_fw-la estius_n in_o locum_fw-la 1_o thes_n 4.17_o whence_o they_o collect_v that_o glorify_a body_n shall_v be_v make_v so_o strong_a nimble_a &_o agile_a as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n &_o afterward_o to_o soar_v up_o with_o he_o unto_o the_o very_a heaven_n out_o of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la they_o cite_v wisdom_n 3.7_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o visitation_n they_o shall_v shine_v and_o run_v to_o and_o fro_o 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interruption_n then_o answer_v peter_n and_o say_v unto_o jesus_n lord_n it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o if_o thou_o will_v let_v we_o make_v here_o three_o tabernacle_n one_o for_o thou_o and_o one_o for_o moses_n and_o one_o for_o elias_n and_o yet_o peter_n be_v only_o a_o spectator_n of_o this_o glory_n and_o have_v himself_o no_o share_n in_o it_o o_o then_o what_o infinite_a satisfaction_n may_v we_o expect_v in_o the_o behold_n of_o christ_n glory_n in_o heaven_n for_o it_o will_v be_v accompany_v with_o a_o everlasting_a enjoyment_n thereof_o the_o lustre_n of_o it_o will_v be_v diffuse_v unto_o we_o so_o that_o some_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n some_o of_o the_o moon_n some_o of_o the_o star_n 1_o cor._n 15.41_o we_o may_v conclude_v then_o of_o heaven_n as_o peter_z of_o the_o mount_n of_o christ_n transfiguration_n lord_n it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o in_o earth_n we_o be_v surround_v with_o spectacle_n of_o discontent_n but_o 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