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1._o cor._n 1â—_n 31_o 31_o 1._o joâ—_a 4_o 19_o 19_o james_n â—_o 10._o 10._o l_o k._n 8._o 15_o chap._n 6._o §_o 10_o see_v chap._n 6._o §_o 16_o 16_o james_n 2._o 21_o heb._n 11._o 19_o rom._n 4._o 19_o 20_o james_n 2._o 25_o 25_o ad_fw-la quartum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la respondâ—â—_n duplicate_v alâ—qâ—â—â—_n posse_fw-la dici_fw-la mortuum_fw-la uno_fw-la modo_fw-la pâ—â—_n defectum_fw-la animae_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la forma_fw-la intriâ—seca_v hominis_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la stâ—â—oâ—â—_n mortuum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aâ—plâ—us_fw-la verè_fw-la tale_n ut_fw-la homo_fw-la mortuuâ—_n non_fw-la est_fw-la â—ere_z homo_fw-la altero_fw-la modo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la aliquid_fw-la mortuum_fw-la per_fw-la defectum_fw-la formae_fw-la extrinsecae_fw-la sicut_fw-la corpus_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la mortuum_fw-la per_fw-la defectum_fw-la animae_fw-la vivae_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la quid_fw-la extrinsecum_fw-la corporâ—_n ut_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la istâ—_n modo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la mortuum_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la corpus_fw-la mortuum_fw-la veer_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la quamuis_fw-la non_fw-la vivum_fw-la corpus_fw-la valent._n tom._n 3._o this_fw-mi 1._o quaest_n 4._o punct_a 4._o the_o same_o answer_n have_v bellarmine_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr iustificatione_n cap._n 15._o 15._o non_fw-la seâ—tiunt_fw-la quod_fw-la tharitâ—â—_n proprie_fw-la siâ—_n forma_fw-la side_n aut_fw-la essentialis_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la dicitur_fw-la forma_fw-la â—ominis_fw-la aut_fw-la accidetalis_fw-la aut_fw-la extrinseca_v ut_fw-la alâ—idâ—_n corpora_n hoc_fw-la â—â—â—m_fw-la falsum_fw-la esse_fw-la ex_fw-la â—â—_o perspicuum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o â—iâ—es_n sâ—nt_a duâ—_n virtutes_fw-la spâ—cied_a 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la dvas_fw-la dâ—â—c_fw-la sas_fw-la potentâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d solum_fw-la igitur_fw-la volâ—â—t_fw-la tâ—â—â—lâ—gâ—_n charitatem_fw-la quonâ—â—â—_n pâ—â—â—ect_n anâ—m_fw-la aliquam_fw-la adâ—â—â—_n fides_fw-la metaphorice_v dici_fw-la posse_fw-la formam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la secundum_fw-la analogiam_fw-la videlicet_fw-la ad_fw-la formam_fw-la proprie_fw-la dictâ—â—_n quae_fw-la svo_fw-la modo_fw-la subiectum_fw-la perficit_fw-la valent._n tom._n 3._o disp_n 1._o quâ—st_n 4._o puncto_fw-la 3._o 3._o sed_fw-la quaerat_fw-la aliquis_fw-la quaeâ—am_fw-la sit_fw-la illa_fw-la perfectio_fw-la quam_fw-la charitas_fw-la tribuit_fw-la fidei_fw-la respondeo_fw-la duplicem_fw-la esse_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la valet_fw-la ad_fw-la â—eatitudinem_fw-la consequendam_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la meritum_fw-la sicut_fw-la disputâ—ui_fw-la tom._n 2._o disp_n 8._o quaest_n uâ—t_fw-la et_fw-la quidem_fw-la quod_fw-la hanc_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la side_n ex_fw-la charitate_fw-la accipiat_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la altera_fw-la perfectio_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la quaâ—eâ—_n we_o fidei_fw-la actus_fw-la per_fw-la imperium_fw-la charitatis_fw-la refertur_fw-la ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la finem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la quatâ—nus_fw-la credat_fw-la aliquis_fw-la propter_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la actus_fw-la fidei_fw-la ad_fw-la â—andâ—m_fw-la specie_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la charitas_fw-la atque_fw-la adeo_fw-la est_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la speciei_fw-la cvius_fw-la est_fw-la ipsâ—_fw-la charitas_fw-la hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la discrimen_fw-la quod_fw-la rectitudo_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la essentialis_fw-la ipsi_fw-la charitatâ—_n ut_fw-la quae_fw-la secundum_fw-la suay_n rationem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la â—â—â—m_fw-la laâ—dem_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la respicit_fw-la in_o summum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la fidei_fw-la vero_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la rectitudo_fw-la nisi_fw-la accidentalis_fw-la quateâ—us_fw-la fidei_fw-la accidit_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsius_fw-la actus_fw-la voluntary_a per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la referatur_fw-la in_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la valent._n ibid._n punct_a 3._o 3._o ipsum_fw-la vivere_fw-la est_fw-la ipsum_fw-la operari_fw-la â—iâ—nt_fw-la philosophâ—_n operatio_fw-la autem_fw-la vitalis_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la corpore_fw-la proficâ—scitur_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o coniunctione_n spiritus_fw-la cum_fw-la idoneâ—_n corpore_fw-la nec_fw-la verâ—_n apostâ—lâ—â—pera_fw-la fidei_fw-la spiritum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicit_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la appellatione_fw-la ac_fw-la nomine_fw-la tantum_fw-la â—gâ—t_fw-la tam_fw-la inquit_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la fidem_fw-la siâ—e_fw-la operibus_fw-la mortuam_fw-la dici_fw-la quaem_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la sine_fw-la spiritâ—_n esse_fw-la dicique_fw-la mortuum_fw-la be_v moâ—t_n â—n_a verse_n 26._o â—â—â—_o 2._o epist_n d._n jacobi_fw-la see_v sec._n 2._o cha._n 5._o â—_o see_v sect_n 2._o cha._n 6._o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la amissaper_fw-fr peccatum_fw-la gratia_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la semper_fw-la â—mitti_fw-la aut_fw-la fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la remanet_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la veram_fw-la fidem_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la viva_fw-la aut_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la fine_fw-la charitate_fw-la haebet_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la christianum_fw-la anathema_n sit_v council_n trident_n sâ—ssiâ—â—e_fw-la sexta_fw-la de_fw-fr iustis_fw-la câ—â—_n 28._o chap._n 8._o parag_n 8._o 8._o maldonat_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n math._n 15._o v._n 19_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o worship_v i_o well_o observe_v that_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_o express_v the_o original_n his_o reason_n be_v nam_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la timere_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la deum_fw-la colere_fw-la colere_fw-la volutres_fw-fr deus_fw-la pascit_fw-la &_o passeribus_fw-la alimenta_fw-la diurna_fw-la praestantur_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la nullus_fw-la divinae_fw-la rei_fw-la sensus_fw-la est_fw-la eu_fw-fr nec_fw-la cibus_fw-la nec_fw-la potus_fw-la deest_fw-la â—u_n christiano_n tu_fw-la dei_fw-la scruo_fw-la tu_fw-la operibus_fw-la â—oâ—is_fw-la dedito_fw-la tu_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la châ—ro_fw-la aliquid_fw-la existimas_fw-la dâ—futurum_fw-la nisi_fw-la si_fw-la putas_fw-la quia_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la pascit_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la pascitur_fw-la aut_fw-la eâ—â—terrena_fw-la dâ—erunt_fw-la quibus_fw-la caelestia_fw-la &_o divina_fw-la tribuuntur_fw-la unde_fw-la haeâ—_n incredula_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la &_o undâ—_n iâ—pia_n &_o sacrilega_fw-la ista_fw-la meditatio_fw-la quid_fw-la facit_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la â—idei_fw-la perfidum_fw-la pectus_fw-la quid_fw-la qui_fw-la christo_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la credit_n appellatur_fw-la &_o dicitur_fw-la christianus_n pharisaei_n tibi_fw-la magis_fw-la congruit_fw-la nomen_fw-la nom_fw-la cum_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o evangelio_fw-la de_fw-la eleâ—mosynis_fw-la disputaret_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la nobis_fw-la amiâ—es_fw-la de_fw-la terrestribus_fw-la lucris_fw-la provida_fw-la òperatione_n faceremus_fw-la qui_fw-la nos_fw-la postmodum_fw-la in_o tabernacula_fw-la aeterna_fw-la susciperant_fw-la fideliter_fw-la &_o salubriter_fw-la praemonerâ—â—_n addidit_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la scriptura_fw-la dicens_fw-la audiebant_fw-la auten_fw-mi haec_fw-la omne_fw-la pharisaei_n qui_fw-la erant_fw-la cupidissimi_fw-la &_o irridebant_fw-la cypr._n dâ—â—pere_fw-la &_o â—lâ—â—mos_fw-la â—lâ—â—mos_fw-la christianus_n nemâ—_n recte_fw-la dicitur_fw-la uâ—sâ—_n qui_fw-la christo_fw-la moribus_fw-la coaequatur_fw-la ecce_fw-la christus_fw-la non_fw-la contendit_fw-la neque_fw-la clamavit_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la simorum_fw-la christ_n similitudinem_fw-la tenere_fw-la cupis_fw-la ne_fw-la contend_v ne_o abuâ—iâ—â—â—_n in_o ecclesia_fw-la christianus_n exisâ—as_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr abus_n sec_fw-la sec_fw-la quisquis_fw-la igitur_fw-la ore_fw-la dicit_fw-la credo_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o seruit_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la aut_fw-la libidinâ—_n auâ—_n luxui_fw-la sibi_fw-la menâ—itur_fw-la sibique_fw-la reâ—ugâ—at_fw-la aliud_fw-la lingua_fw-la sonans_fw-la aliud_fw-la animo_fw-la celans_fw-la voce_fw-la tantum_fw-la testimonium_fw-la perhibens_fw-la deo_fw-la cum_fw-la vita_fw-la satanam_fw-la colat_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr dupl_n martyr_n martyr_n his_o word_n be_v cite_v parag_v 1._o 1._o rom._n 9_o v._n 6._o 6._o galat._n 3._o v_o 7._o 7._o rom._n 2._o v._n 28._o 29._o â—_o the_o first_o that_o faith_n shall_v be_v dead_a &_o yet_o true_a the_o second_o that_o faith_n true_o dead_a while_o so_o remain_v shall_v give_v life_n unto_o a_o christian_a i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v a_o matter_n very_o hard_o for_o the_o jesuite_n to_o find_v more_o gross_a absurdity_n in_o so_o few_o word_n in_o the_o simple_a writer_n of_o this_o age_n for_o by_o the_o literal_a and_o ordinary_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n faith_n shall_v be_v no_o part_n of_o grace_n grace_n mat._n 1â—_n 15_o 15_o joh_n 16._o *_o see_v lib._n 3._o sect._n 3._o chap._n 8._o parag_n 3._o 3._o john_n 6._o v_o 14._o 15._o vide_fw-la socraten_v de_fw-fr judeis_n cretan_a in_fw-la coâ—entibus_fw-la lib._n 6._o ca._n 3â—_n â—aâ—_n 5._o 31._o 32._o 32._o ouidius_fw-la lib._n 5._o tristium_fw-la e._n â—g_z 14._o 14._o 1._o cor._n 6._o 1._o 2._o etc._n etc._n etc._n james_n â—_o 5._o 5._o see_v ch._n 6._o sect._n 1_o 1_o nam_fw-la concubinae_fw-la et_fw-la pellices_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la prohibitae_fw-la quemadmodis_fw-la ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la de_fw-la concubinarijs_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la libro_fw-la digestorum_fw-la 25._o satis_fw-la aperte_fw-la augustinus_n testatur_fw-la esseiure_fw-la civil_a vetere_fw-la romano_n multa_fw-la permissa_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la contraria_fw-la legibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la hoc_fw-la isti_fw-la nolunt_fw-la qui_fw-la dum_fw-la gentilitatem_fw-la coniungere_fw-la et_fw-la coaptare_fw-la christianismo_fw-la laborant_fw-la corrupto_fw-la ulroque_fw-la &_o et_fw-la alterius_fw-la impatiente_a nec_fw-la gentilitatem_fw-la nec_fw-la christianissimum_fw-la retinent_fw-la l._n vives_fw-la in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la august_n de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la ad_fw-la marcell_n lib._n 14._o ca._n 18._o usum_fw-la scortorum_fw-la terrena_fw-la civitas_fw-la licitam_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la fecit_fw-la fecit_fw-la luke_n 14_o ver_fw-la 12._o 13_o 14._o 14._o pro._n 28._o ver_fw-la 9_o 9_o math._n 18._o ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o 17