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est_fw-la nisi_fw-la quaedam_fw-la explicatio_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la supplâ—at_fw-la indigentiam_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la supplere_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la durand_n l._n 3._o sent._n do_v 17._o q._n 2._o art_n â—_o p._n 185._o 4._o oratio_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la inferioris_fw-la deprecantis_fw-la superiorem_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la adjuvet_fw-la unde_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la indigentis_fw-la open_a alterius_fw-la cvi_fw-la cultum_fw-la &_o reverentiam_fw-la exhibet_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la suarez_n in_o 3._o p._n tho._n q._n 21._o art_n 1._o in_o commentar_n p._n 588_o col_fw-fr 2._o e._n est_fw-la oratio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la hominum_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la communicatio_fw-la quâ_fw-la sanctuarium_fw-la coeli_fw-la ingressi_fw-la de_fw-la suis_fw-la promissis_fw-la illum_fw-la coram_fw-la appellant_n ut_fw-la quod_fw-la verbo_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la annuenti_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la vanum_fw-la ubi_fw-la necessitas_fw-la ita_fw-la postulat_fw-la experiantur_fw-la calv._n institut_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 20._o §._o 2._o quando_fw-la verò_fw-la hunc_fw-la esse_fw-la orationis_fw-la scopum_fw-la ut_fw-la erecti_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la animi_fw-la ferantur_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la confessionem_fw-la laudis_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la opem_fw-la implorandam_n ex_fw-la eo_fw-la intelligere_fw-la licet_fw-la primas_fw-la ejus_fw-la part_n in_o ment_fw-la &_o animo_fw-la positas_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la orationem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la esse_fw-la propriè_fw-la interioris_fw-la cordis_fw-la affectum_fw-la qui_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la cordium_fw-la scrutatorem_fw-la effunditur_fw-la &_o exponitur_fw-la calv._n ibid._n §._o 29._o a_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n whereby_o we_o supplicate_v and_o beseech_v god_n who_o we_o reverence_v and_o worship_n for_o a_o supply_n of_o our_o want_n which_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o able_a to_o attain_v to_o but_o only_o by_o his_o assistance_n and_o bounty_n in_o who_o be_v all_o fullness_n §_o 22._o but_o then_o though_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a genuine_a signification_n of_o prayer_n yet_o 1._o yet_o etsi_fw-la autem_fw-la oratio_fw-la proprie_fw-la ad_fw-la vota_fw-la &_o preces_fw-la restringitur_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la inter_fw-la petitionem_fw-la &_o gratiarum_fw-la actionem_fw-la affinitas_fw-la ut_fw-la commodè_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la uno_fw-la comprehendi_fw-la queant_fw-la nam_fw-la quas_fw-la paulus_n enumerat_fw-la species_n sub_fw-la prius_fw-la membrum_fw-la huius_fw-la partitionis_fw-la recidunt_fw-la calv._n ibid._n §._o 28._o vide_fw-la aquin._n 2_o 2._o q._n 83._o art_n 17._o suarez_n in_o 3._o p._n thom._n q._n 21._o art_n 4._o distinct_a 45._o sect_n 1._o such_o be_v the_o affinity_n between_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n that_o as_o they_o usual_o and_o most_o decent_o go_v together_o so_o they_o be_v common_o comprehend_v under_o the_o same_o common_a name_n of_o prayer_n of_o prayer_n in_o this_o notion_n the_o apostle_n and_o the_o school_n from_o he_o reckon_v up_o four_o kind_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o 1._o 1._o haec_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la nomina_fw-la quibus_fw-la preces_fw-la distinguantur_fw-la reperies_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la mosis_fw-la vide_fw-la h._n grot._n annot_n posthum_fw-la in_o 1_o tim._n c._n 1._o ver_fw-la 1._o first_o supplication_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rabbin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v deprecation_n or_o prayer_n for_o the_o removal_n of_o evil_n whether_o corporal_a or_o spiritual_a second_o prayer_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rabbin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o these_o be_v for_o the_o procurement_n of_o good_a thing_n for_o ourselves_o three_o intercession_n which_o he_o there_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rabbin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v either_o for_o the_o suspension_n of_o judgement_n or_o obtain_v of_o blessing_n for_o other_o four_o give_v of_o thanks_o which_o the_o apostle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rabbin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o a_o humble_a acknowledgement_n and_o gratulation_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n for_o the_o benefit_n we_o or_o other_o have_v receive_v of_o all_o these_o the_o scripture_n afford_v we_o frequent_a instance_n §_o 23._o now_o if_o we_o take_v prayer_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n according_a to_o damascen_n for_o a_o assent_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n by_o contemplation_n meditation_n devotion_n and_o the_o like_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o thus_o it_o be_v most_o super-excellent_o in_o christ_n 1._o christ_n si_fw-mi hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la sumatur_fw-la oratio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la disputetur_fw-la a_o in_o christo_fw-la fuerit_fw-la cujus_fw-la anima_fw-la perfectissima_fw-la contemplatione_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la ferebatur_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la per_fw-la beatam_fw-la fruitionem_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la scientiam_fw-la etiam_fw-la infusam_fw-la &_o liberum_fw-la charitatis_fw-la actum_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o superioribus_fw-la tractatum_fw-la est_fw-la suarez_n in_o 3._o p._n thom._n do_v 45._o sect_n 1._o his_o soul_n wing_v with_o contemplation_n still_o constant_o lodge_v itself_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n who_o he_o so_o perfect_o see_v so_o perfect_o enjoy_v and_o so_o perfect_o love_v the_o only_a doubt_n be_v that_o since_o christ_n be_v from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o his_o conception_n perfectus_fw-la comprehensor_fw-la in_o full_a and_o perfect_a possession_n of_o heaven_n happiness_n and_o the_o clear_a sight_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n whether_o he_o may_v with_o any_o congruity_n be_v say_v to_o pray_v as_o that_o proper_o signify_v a_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n either_o require_v aid_n and_o asstance_n from_o god_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o those_o thing_n we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o or_o return_v thanks_o for_o that_o supply_n for_o christ_n be_v true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfect_a god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n he_o can_v neither_o have_v a_o superior_a to_o reverence_n nor_o have_v need_n of_o assistance_n because_o he_o be_v almighty_a and_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v also_o in_o the_o humane_a nature_n perfectus_fw-la comprehensor_fw-la he_o enjoy_v the_o fullness_n of_o heaven_n happiness_n which_o exclude_v all_o want_n and_o all_o sorrow_n and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n for_o the_o former_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o rev._n 21._o 4._o §_o 24._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v from_o aquinas_n that_o if_o christ_n be_v only_a god_n or_o though_o he_o have_v two_o nature_n yet_o if_o he_o have_v but_o one_o will_n which_o be_v divine_a as_o the_o monothelite_n fancy_v than_o it_o neither_o 1._o si_fw-mi in_o christo_fw-la esset_fw-la una_fw-la tantum_fw-la voluntas_fw-la scil_n divina_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la competeret_fw-la sibi_fw-la orare_fw-la quia_fw-la voluntas_fw-la divina_fw-la per_fw-la seipsam_fw-la est_fw-la effectiva_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la vult_fw-la secundum_fw-la illud_fw-la psalmi_n 134._o omnia_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la voluit_fw-la dominus_fw-la fecit_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la est_fw-la alia_fw-la voluntas_fw-la divina_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la humana_fw-la &_o voluntas_fw-la humana_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la seipsam_fw-la efficax_n ad_fw-la implendum_fw-la quae_fw-la vult_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la virtutem_fw-la divinam_fw-la inde_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la christo_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la &_o humanam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la habens_fw-la competit_fw-la orare_fw-la aquin._n 3._o part_n q._n 21._o art_n 1._o in_o corp._n vide_fw-la cajetan_n suaresium_n commentator_n in_o loc_n &_o alios_fw-la &_o suarez_n ibid._n disp_n 45._o sect_n 1._o durand_n l._n 3._o sent._n d._n 17._o q._n 2._o art_n 1._o can_v be_v needful_a nor_o proper_a and_o convenient_a for_o he_o to_o pray_v for_o as_o god_n have_v no_o superior_a to_o reverence_v so_o have_v he_o no_o need_n of_o any_o helper_n or_o assistant_n his_o will_n be_v absolute_o allpowerful_a and_o therefore_o say_v david_n psal_n 134._o 6._o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n please_v that_o do_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o deep_a place_n §_o 25._o but_o then_o christ_n be_v also_o perfect_a man_n as_o well_o as_o god_n and_o endue_v with_o a_o humane_a will_n and_o understanding_n essential_o consequent_a to_o that_o nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o able_a without_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n to_o perform_v what_o it_o may_v rational_o desire_v and_o be_v as_o man_n of_o a_o nature_n true_o passable_a and_o mortal_a and_o who_o soul_n 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tell_v we_o that_o for_o the_o joy_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o he_o endure_v the_o 2._o heb._n 12._o 2._o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o shame_n and_o be_v now_o set_v down_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n do_v he_o not_o also_o say_v that_o when_o christ_n have_v by_o 4._o heb._n 1._o 3_o 4._o himself_o purge_v our_o sin_n he_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o majesty_n on_o high_a be_v make_v so_o much_o better_a than_o the_o angel_n as_o that_o he_o have_v obtain_v a_o more_o excellent_a name_n than_o they_o what_o be_v these_o also_o proposition_n harsh_o sound_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o christian_n that_o be_v jealous_a of_o their_o master_n honour_n review_n your_o assertion_n sir_n and_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v your_o own_o thought_n or_o will_v you_o write_v use_n of_o confutation_n against_o the_o penman_n of_o sacred_a writ_n as_o well_o as_o against_o doctor_n hammond_n for_o can_v a_o state_n of_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n and_o misery_n and_o 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the_o fullness_n of_o heaven-happiness_n and_o therefore_o always_o do_v love_n god_n to_o the_o full_a height_n that_o he_o enjoy_v he_o and_o of_o this_o only_a you_o now_o speak_v but_o then_o in_o the_o second_o respect_n he_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o frailty_n and_o misery_n and_o sorrow_n and_o want_n and_o because_o true_o a_o viator_n he_o be_v not_o yet_o possess_v of_o heaven-happiness_n and_o of_o this_o speak_v the_o scripture_n i_o shall_v accept_v of_o your_o answer_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o but_o withal_o i_o shall_v desire_v you_o to_o apply_v this_o distinction_n to_o your_o own_o argument_n and_o the_o assertion_n of_o dr._n hammond_n §_o 11._o and_o now_o i_o pray_v deal_v ingenious_o with_o the_o world_n and_o tell_v we_o whether_o ever_o dr._n hammond_n do_v deny_v the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n happiness_n in_o the_o sovereign_a part_n of_o his_o soul_n do_v not_o he_o allow_v he_o to_o be_v true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n man_n 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choose_v but_o perfect_o love_v he_o the_o other_o *_o a_o free_a act_n and_o though_o it_o be_v ibid._n with_fw-mi suarez_n ibid._n supernatural_a as_o flow_v from_o the_o all_o perfect_a habit_n of_o divine_a charity_n in_o christ_n yet_o distinguish_v it_o be_v from_o the_o beatific_a love_n that_o necessary_o flow_v from_o the_o fullness_n of_o heaven-happiness_n this_o be_v proper_a to_o he_o as_o viator_n §_o 13._o now_o though_o the_o habit_n of_o this_o love_n be_v always_o in_o christ_n full_a and_o without_o any_o interruption_n even_o as_o he_o be_v viator_n yet_o the_o act_n that_o flow_v from_o this_o habit_n be_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la some_o or_o other_o still_o interrupt_v because_o his_o present_a finite_a state_n and_o condition_n can_v not_o actual_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o at_o once_o and_o the_o act_n themselves_o be_v not_o all_o compossible_a in_o the_o same_o subject_n in_o one_o
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be_v very_o small_a yet_o by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o paul_n the_o planter_n and_o apollo_n the_o waterer_n and_o the_o richness_n of_o the_o soil_n now_o manure_v and_o fit_v by_o grace_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o climate_n the_o church_n where_o it_o only_o grow_v and_o god_n blessing_n that_o still_o give_v the_o increase_n it_o grow_v up_o and_o multiply_v into_o a_o tree_n so_o big_a that_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n may_v lodge_v and_o the_o bless_a spirit_n and_o angel_n may_v be_v delight_v in_o it_o §_o 29._o but_o than_o three_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v according_a to_o his_o future_a state_n and_o the_o ability_n god_n shall_v either_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la give_v we_o to_o love_v he_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o not_o only_o the_o spirit_n but_o the_o body_n also_o of_o just_a man_n shall_v be_v make_v perfect_a or_o 533._o or_o vid._n davenant_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la habit_n &_o act._n c._n 4._o 7._o p._n 532_o 533._o may_v now_o by_o his_o absolute_a 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proportionable_a still_o it_o be_v to_o our_o work_n and_o the_o reward_n and_o the_o happiness_n god_n shall_v bestow_v all_o the_o vessel_n of_o this_o new_a jerusalem_n shall_v be_v full_a as_o full_a of_o love_n as_o they_o can_v possible_o hold_v but_o yet_o the_o love_n in_o all_o will_v not_o be_v equal_o one_o and_o the_o same_o because_o the_o vessel_n be_v not_o all_o of_o one_o equal_a capacity_n for_o as_o one_o star_n differ_v from_o another_o star_n in_o glory_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v also_o at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o as_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o angel_n whether_o throne_n or_o principality_n or_o power_n angel_n and_o arch-angell_n cherubin_n and_o seraphin_n who_o very_a name_n import_v a_o high_a and_o more_o ardent_a strain_n of_o love_n and_o zeal_n so_o shall_v there_o be_v also_o degree_n among_o saint_n in_o respect_n of_o glory_n and_o happiness_n and_o consequent_o of_o love_n christ_n the_o first_o in_o glory_n as_o the_o first-fruit_n 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in_o grace_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v enable_v still_o to_o love_v he_o the_o more_o the_o only_a measure_n of_o love_n here_o be_v to_o love_v he_o without_o measure_n not_o fix_v upon_o any_o bound_n or_o limit_n of_o love_n and_o this_o be_v that_o the_o doctor_n and_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o protestant_n maintain_n and_o let_v he_o see_v if_o he_o can_v disprove_v it_o and_o make_v what_o advantage_n he_o can_v by_o it_o §_o 40._o but_o now_o though_o all_o this_o be_v say_v and_o demonstrative_o prove_v i_o must_v tell_v our_o refuter_fw-la that_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o present_a controversy_n depend_v between_o he_o and_o the_o doctor_n i_o must_v grant_v it_o indeed_o to_o be_v very_o useful_a in_o itself_o and_o very_o fit_a to_o be_v know_v and_o better_o consider_v then_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v and_o in_o this_o respect_n i_o thank_v our_o refuter_fw-la for_o his_o digression_n that_o have_v thus_o occasion_v i_o and_o withal_o i_o must_v add_v that_o though_o all_o be_v grant_v which_o now_o he_o contend_v for_o it_o will_v no_o whit_n at_o all_o concern_v the_o doctor_n assertion_n because_o the_o doctor_n express_o in_o very_o many_o place_n especial_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o treatise_n of_o will-worship_n profess_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o sinless_a perfection_n but_o of_o the_o sincerity_n of_o this_o or_o that_o virtue_n or_o grace_n in_o this_o or_o that_o performance_n when_o he_o say_v it_o consist_v in_o a_o latitude_n and_o admit_v of_o uncommand_v degree_n and_o so_o much_o for_o his_o first_o reason_n i_o follow_v he_o to_o the_o next_o sect_n 28._o his_o second_o reason_n prove_v not_o yet_o grant_v god_n by_o more_o obligation_n than_o he_o express_v to_o be_v love_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o doctor_n this_o love_n infinite_a not_o positive_o and_o categorematicè_fw-la but_o negative_o and_o syncategorematicè_fw-la acknowledge_v by_o bellarmine_n and_o other_o hinder_v not_o freewill-offering_n of_o love_n these_o assert_v by_o bishop_n white_n doctor_z not_o confute_v though_o bellarmine_n may_v bellarmine_n and_o ames_n at_o no_o great_a odds_o here_o concern_v not_o the_o doctor_n refuters_n artifice_n censure_v doctor_n comfort_n and_o precedent_n in_o this_o persecution_n of_o the_o tongue_n 1._o his_o second_o reason_n whereby_o he_o undertake_v to_o evince_v that_o this_o commandment_n enjoin_v a_o most_o intense_a actual_a love_n of_o god_n a_o love_n of_o god_n with_o as_o high_a a_o degree_n as_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o humane_a nature_n now_o follow_v and_o it_o be_v this_o jeanes_n a_o most_o intense_a love_n of_o god_n a_o love_n of_o he_o with_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o force_n and_o endeavour_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n debito_fw-la connaturalitatis_fw-la &_o debito_fw-la gratitudinis_fw-la 1._o debito_fw-la connaturalitatis_fw-la by_o a_o obligation_n of_o congruence_n for_o it_o be_v fit_v that_o we_o love_v he_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v who_o be_v infinite_o good_a in_o himself_o and_o therefore_o the_o chief_a good_a and_o supreme_a end_n of_o man_n the_o protestant_n be_v bring_v in_o by_o bellarmine_n de_fw-fr monach._n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o thus_o object_v against_o their_o popish_a evangelicall_n counsel_n of_o perfection_n that_o he_o that_o be_v unwilling_a to_o love_n god_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v do_v hereby_o deny_v to_o wit_n virtual_o and_o interpretative_o that_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a good_a of_o man_n and_o whereas_o he_o be_v so_o bold_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o affirm_v that_o non_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la quis_fw-la summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la tam_fw-la ardenter_fw-la amet_fw-la quam_fw-la forte_fw-fr posset_n ames_n have_v hereunto_o a_o round_a and_o acute_a reply_n tum_fw-la non_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la omni_fw-la ratione_fw-la summum_fw-la feramur_fw-la affectu_fw-la omni_fw-la etiam_fw-la ratione_fw-la summo_fw-la 2._o
against_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o merit_n ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la justification_n by_o work_n and_o supererogation_n and_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n according_a to_o this_o perfect_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n they_o be_v unanswerable_a and_o i_o must_v also_o say_v with_o chamier_n magnum_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o inevitabile_fw-la telum_fw-la est_fw-la senserunt_fw-la adversarii_fw-la momentum_fw-la itaque_fw-la omnem_fw-la movent_fw-la lapidem_fw-la ut_fw-la eludant_fw-la chamier_n tom_n 3._o l._n 11._o c._n 14._o §_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o §_o 48._o but_o then_o i_o must_v add_v that_o this_o nothing_o concern_v the_o doctor_n opinion_n and_o as_o little_a the_o schoolman_n and_o that_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o saint_n augustine_n and_o bernard_n opinion_n as_o the_o reader_n will_v soon_o perceive_v if_o he_o be_v please_v to_o compare_v they_o §_o 49._o all_o that_o be_v say_v in_o those_o passage_n or_o that_o as_o i_o conceive_v can_v be_v rational_o infer_v from_o they_o i_o shall_v brief_o sum_v up_o in_o these_o theorem_n 1._o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n 2._o that_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n consist_v in_o a_o exact_a and_o sinless_a obedience_n and_o conformity_n to_o this_o rule_n 3._o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o this_o law_n according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n that_o do_v not_o thus_o perfect_o observe_v it_o 4._o that_o our_o saviour_n have_v brief_o sum_v up_o this_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o whole_a drift_n of_o the_o law_n in_o these_o two_o precept_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n etc._n etc._n and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o 5._o that_o he_o that_o perfect_o keep_v these_o have_v fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n 6._o that_o in_o our_o lapse_v condition_n we_o do_v not_o we_o can_v so_o observe_v it_o because_o experience_n and_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o 7._o that_o though_o we_o do_v not_o we_o can_v now_o observe_v it_o yet_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n promise_v in_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o second_o covenant_n we_o shall_v find_v mercy_n and_o grace_n 8._o that_o even_o adam_n in_o innocence_n though_o he_o have_v persevere_v in_o that_o state_n can_v not_o have_v arrive_v to_o the_o utmost_a perfection_n of_o love_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o those_o precept_n because_o 9_o this_o utmost_a perfection_n of_o love_n depend_v upon_o a_o clear_a intuitive_a knowledge_n of_o god_n 10._o that_o here_o we_o walk_v by_o faith_n and_o hereafter_o only_o in_o heaven_n we_o shall_v walk_v by_o fight_n where_o only_o we_o shall_v know_v as_o we_o be_v know_v 11._o that_o since_o our_o love_n depend_v upon_o our_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o the_o more_o that_o increase_v the_o more_o will_v our_o love_n than_o so_o much_o must_v be_v want_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o our_o love_n as_o be_v want_v to_o this_o knowledge_n 12._o that_o though_o the_o utmost_a perfection_n of_o love_n that_o a_o saint_n now_o in_o viâ_fw-la and_o in_o his_o pilgrimage_n to_o heaven_n can_v arrive_v at_o consist_v as_o our_o saviour_n himself_o testify_v in_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o faith_n and_o the_o brethren_n yet_o that_o perfection_n of_o love_n that_o the_o saint_n now_o enjoy_v in_o heaven_n and_o we_o hope_v and_o patient_o look_v for_o far_o exceed_v this_o and_o all_o else_o that_o we_o can_v pray_v for_o or_o understand_v and_o yet_o 13._o this_o love_n of_o the_o saint_n now_o make_v perfect_a in_o heaven_n be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o precept_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o love_n of_o god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n because_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_o the_o whole_a and_o if_o any_o thing_n may_v be_v add_v as_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a and_o therefore_o 14._o this_o of_o love_a god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o first_o great_a precept_n of_o that_o all_o full_a all_o perfect_a righteousness_n and_o the_o second_o it_o like_v unto_o it_o and_o they_o shall_v both_o then_o be_v perfect_o fullfil_v by_o we_o when_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n where_o we_o shall_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n 15._o that_o this_o perfect_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n and_o love_n though_o it_o can_v be_v fullfil_v in_o our_o lapse_v estate_n according_a to_o the_o perfection_n of_o innocence_n much_o less_o according_a to_o the_o perfection_n of_o glory_n yet_o it_o be_v impose_v upon_o we_o for_o this_o end_n that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o to_o aim_v at_o and_o hope_v for_o and_o endeavour_v after_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v and_o forget_v what_o be_v behind_o we_o may_v earnest_o press_v towards_o the_o mark_n set_v before_o we_o 16._o that_o this_o love_n in_o this_o utmost_a height_n and_o perfection_n which_o the_o saint_n now_o enjoy_v belong_v not_o to_o sinner_n but_o saint_n not_o to_o this_o frail_a mortal_a life_n but_o that_o other_o which_o be_v immortal_a 17._o that_o the_o righteousness_n and_o perfection_n of_o charity_n that_o belong_v to_o believer_n in_o this_o life_n be_v that_o we_o strive_v against_o sin_n and_o suffer_v not_o sin_n to_o reign_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n that_o we_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o 18._o since_o this_o sinless_a perfection_n of_o charity_n much_o less_o that_o perfection_n of_o glory_n be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v attain_v by_o we_o in_o this_o our_o lapse_v estate_n god_n impose_v this_o impossible_a command_n on_o we_o who_o well_o know_v our_o frailty_n and_o the_o moment_n and_o weight_n of_o this_o law_n not_o to_o judge_v we_o by_o it_o as_o transgressor_n at_o the_o last_o day_n but_o only_o to_o humble_v we_o and_o that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o the_o world_n be_v convince_v that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n can_v be_v justify_v but_o that_o read_v our_o own_o weakness_n and_o frailty_n and_o misery_n and_o sin_n and_o want_v in_o this_o perfect_a law_n we_o may_v come_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n to_o find_v grace_n to_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n from_o he_o in_o that_o day_n who_o then_o not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v wrought_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n must_v and_o will_v save_v we_o 19_o that_o god_n see_v it_o reasonable_a even_o in_o this_o lapse_v estate_n to_o prescribe_v we_o this_o rule_n of_o perfection_n though_o no_o man_n can_v attain_v unto_o it_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o end_n of_o our_o race_n and_o the_o crown_n and_o reward_n of_o our_o endeavour_n which_o await_v we_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o goal_n and_o to_o what_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n we_o shall_v aim_v at_o and_o endeavour_v and_o labour_v after_o and_o consider_v not_o what_o we_o yet_o have_v attain_v and_o then_o lazy_o sit_v down_o as_o if_o we_o have_v do_v sufficient_o but_o still_o look_v forward_o and_o consider_v what_o yet_o we_o want_v 20._o that_o he_o be_v the_o great_a proficient_a in_o this_o school_n of_o perfection_n and_o have_v arrive_v high_a to_o it_o that_o consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o mark_v set_v before_o we_o do_v humble_o acknowledge_v how_o much_o he_o be_v short_a of_o it_o and_o still_o labour_v to_o go_v high_o so_o long_o as_o he_o continue_v in_o the_o race_n and_o way_n to_o it_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n on_o earth_n and_o a_o traveller_n towards_o heaven_n §_o 50._o this_o be_v the_o utmost_a those_o two_o father_n drive_v at_o and_o i_o desire_v our_o refuter_fw-la to_o sit_v down_o and_o consider_v whether_o he_o can_v possible_o make_v more_o of_o they_o then_o here_o i_o have_v do_v and_o if_o this_o will_v content_v he_o i_o shall_v here_o subscribe_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o every_o theorem_a and_o so_o will_v the_o doctor_n indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o here_o but_o what_o be_v full_o contain_v in_o the_o doctor_n writing_n especial_o in_o the_o practical_a catechism_n as_o the_o reader_n will_v soon_o perceive_v if_o he_o be_v please_v only_o to_o review_v the_o place_n already_o quote_v and_o if_o bellarmine_n or_o any_o papist_n else_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o any_o one_o of_o these_o or_o maintain_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o they_o i_o shall_v lend_v our_o refuter_fw-la my_n help_v hand_n if_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o such_o poor_a assistance_n to_o oppose_v he_o in_o his_o error_n §_o 51._o but_o then_o for_o all_o that_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v that_o s._n austin_n or_o
indifferent_a to_o the_o inward_a act_n nay_o rather_o more_o then_o to_o the_o outward_a expression_n of_o they_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o salvation_n §_o 68_o if_o here_o he_o shall_v reply_v though_o this_o be_v true_a in_o respect_n of_o all_o other_o man_n yet_o the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o with_o christ_n the_o reason_n here_o be_v peculiar_a unto_o he_o above_o all_o other_o man_n while_o he_o live_v here_o on_o earth_n he_o enjoy_v the_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o the_o natural_a and_o necessary_a consequent_a thereof_o be_v a_o most_o intense_a actual_a love_n of_o god_n i_o accept_v of_o his_o answer_n but_o then_o withal_o i_o must_v desire_v he_o to_o tell_v i_o how_o he_o can_v reconcile_v this_o position_n with_o the_o many_o scripture_n that_o so_o clear_o assert_v the_o meritoriousness_n of_o our_o saviour_n whole_a life_n and_o glorious_a example_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n for_o if_o christ_n have_v only_o a_o proper_a freedom_n of_o will_n and_o active_a indifferency_n to_o the_o outward_a expression_n and_o not_o to_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o virtue_n and_o charity_n but_o do_v perform_v they_o all_o ex_fw-la necessitate_v by_o a_o necessity_n of_o his_o glorify_a state_n and_o condition_n and_o clear_a intuitive_a sight_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a he_o shall_v merit_v by_o any_o of_o they_o as_o have_v already_o be_v observe_v §_o 69._o if_o he_o understand_v his_o assertion_n in_o the_o second_o notion_n of_o liberty_n for_o a_o moral_a indifferency_n of_o the_o action_n itself_o plain_a it_o be_v that_o christ_n have_v no_o more_o moral_a freedom_n and_o indifferency_n to_o many_o if_o not_o to_o most_o of_o the_o outward_a expression_n then_o to_o the_o inward_a act_n themselves_o for_o where_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o expression_n do_v aeque_fw-la cadere_fw-la sub_fw-la praecepto_fw-la and_o be_v aswell_o the_o object_n and_o matter_n of_o duty_n command_v as_o the_o inward_a act_n there_o both_o outward_a and_o inward_a act_n be_v equal_o necessary_a to_o be_v bone_n or_o omit_v i_o desire_v he_o to_o tell_v i_o what_o great_a liberty_n and_o indifferency_n there_o be_v to_o christ_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o all_o the_o negative_a precept_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n more_o than_o to_o the_o inward_a act_n what_o liberty_n and_o indifferency_n there_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o many_o of_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n more_o than_o to_o the_o inward_a act_n be_v he_o not_o aswell_o bind_v at_o least_o in_o most_o case_n to_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o adoration_n of_o honour_v god_n name_n of_o reverence_n to_o parent_n and_o the_o like_a as_o he_o be_v to_o the_o inward_a act_n but_o than_o what_o think_v he_o of_o all_o the_o mosaical_a rite_n and_o ceremonial_a observance_n which_o clear_o consist_v in_o the_o exterior_a act_n as_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o abraham_n seed_n and_o under_o the_o law_n so_o be_v he_o not_o bind_v upon_o pain_n of_o excision_n to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o eight_o day_n and_o consequent_o be_v thus_o circumcise_v do_v he_o not_o become_v a_o debtor_n to_o the_o whole_a mosaical_a law_n ceremonial_a and_o judicial_a that_o consist_v chief_o in_o the_o outward_a act_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o moral_a and_o this_o upon_o condition_n of_o the_o curse_n annex_v to_o the_o very_a lest_o breach_n of_o the_o least_o tittle_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n law_n be_v he_o not_o bind_v to_o the_o outward_a sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o the_o like_a as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o person_n circumcise_v once_o more_o what_o think_v he_o of_o our_o saviour_n obligation_n to_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o exterior_a expression_n and_o performance_n of_o his_o prophetic_a office_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o he_o anoint_v he_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o poor_a etc._n etc._n so_o a_o 49._o a_o joh._n 12._o 49_o 50._o &_o cap._n 18._o ver_fw-la 37._o luk._n 2._o 49._o obligation_n from_o god_n his_o father_n lie_v upon_o he_o to_o do_v it_o and_o 21._o luk._n 4._o 18_o 21._o therefore_o say_v he_o to_o his_o parent_n that_o find_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n dispute_v with_o the_o doctor_n and_o ask_v they_o question_n how_o be_v it_o that_o you_o seek_v i_o wist_v you_o not_o that_o i_o must_v be_v about_o my_o father_n business_n to_o conclude_v what_o think_v he_o of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v it_o not_o a_o high_a act_n of_o charity_n and_o love_n both_o to_o god_n his_o father_n and_o we_o man_n and_o yet_o plain_a it_o be_v that_o a_o absolute_a necessity_n lie_v upon_o our_o saviour_n for_o performance_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o manifestation_n of_o this_o love_n bind_v he_o be_v to_o suffer_v and_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n for_o ought_v not_o christ_n to_o suffer_v these_o thing_n and_o then_o to_o enter_v into_o 10._o joh._n 10._o 49._o luk._n 24._o 26_o 27._o heb._n 10._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o his_o glory_n for_o what_o say_v he_o himself_o sacrifice_n and_o burnt-offering_a thou_o will_v not_o but_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o the_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n by_o the_o which_o will_v we_o be_v sanctify_v through_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n once_o for_o all_o and_o it_o be_v observable_a from_o suarez_n even_o in_o this_o very_a question_n to_o which_o our_o refuter_fw-la here_o refer_v that_o this_o precept_n do_v direct_o and_o immediate_o first_o fall_n upon_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o expression_n a._n quod_fw-la maxim_n declarari_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o praecepto_fw-la illo_fw-la moriendo_fw-la pro_fw-la hominibus_fw-la nam_fw-la illud_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la directe_v cadit_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la exteriorem_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la objectum_fw-la interioris_fw-la actus_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la consequenter_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la quatenus_fw-la cum_fw-la exteriori_fw-la componit_fw-la unum_fw-la actum_fw-la moralem_fw-la &_o liberum_fw-la suarez_n in_o 3_o part_n tom_fw-mi 1._o disp_n 37._o sect_n 4._o where_o the_o question_n be_v quomodo_fw-la voluntas_fw-la christi_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v diligens_fw-la deum_fw-la in_o reliquis_fw-la actibus_fw-la potuerit_fw-la esse_fw-la libera_fw-la p._n 519._o col_fw-fr 2._o a._n and_o immediate_o and_o by_o consequence_n only_o on_o the_o interior_a inasmuch_o as_o the_o outward_a be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o together_o with_o it_o do_v compound_v and_o constitute_v one_o complete_a moral_a action_n §_o 70._o if_o here_o he_o shall_v reply_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o outward_a expression_n that_o be_v matter_n of_o duty_n and_o under_o command_n but_o only_o of_o those_o expression_n of_o the_o inward_a act_n that_o be_v leave_v indifferent_a such_o as_o be_v the_o outward_a prostration_n and_o gesture_n the_o word_n and_o other_o sign_n of_o the_o inward_a ardency_n in_o prayer_n though_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o his_o word_n indefinite_o propose_v must_v reach_v to_o all_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o expression_n of_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o divine_a love_n that_o necessary_o issue_v from_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n yet_o i_o shall_v for_o the_o present_a accept_v of_o this_o answer_n though_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o word_n and_o the_o purpose_n of_o this_o his_o second_o reason_n which_o he_o say_v be_v peculiar_a to_o christ_n above_o all_o other_o man_n but_o then_o withal_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o that_o this_o grant_n and_o acceptation_n will_v do_v he_o no_o service_n §_o 71._o for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a even_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o expression_n of_o the_o inward_a ardency_n and_o devotion_n in_o prayer_n that_o no_o law_n of_o god_n have_v interpose_v to_o determine_v and_o necessitate_v the_o outward_a act_n of_o devotion_n either_o quoad_fw-la speciem_fw-la or_o quoad_fw-la exercitium_fw-la either_o for_o kind_n or_o degree_n as_o that_o we_o shall_v use_v this_o gesture_n suppose_v of_o stand_v kneeling_z or_o prostration_n etc._n etc._n this_o form_n of_o word_n these_o lift_n up_o the_o eye_n or_o hand_n to_o heaven_n and_o the_o like_a but_o have_v leave_v we_o at_o liberty_n to_o use_v what_o we_o shall_v see_v fit_a in_o either_o kind_n whensoever_o we_o pray_v yet_o since_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o religious_a prudence_n require_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o in_o order_n in_o god_n worship_n it_o evident_o follow_v that_o whatsoever_o outward_a gesture_n or_o word_n or_o sign_n or_o expression_n he_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o they_o be_v of_o necessity_n to_o