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A11363 A treatise of Paradise. And the principall contents thereof especially of the greatnesse, situation, beautie, and other properties of that place: of the trees of life, good and euill; of the serpent, cherubin, fiery sword, mans creation, immortalitie, propagation, stature, age, knowledge, temptation, fall, and exclusion out of Paradise; and consequently of his and our originall sin: with many other difficulties touching these points. Collected out of the holy Scriptures, ancient fathers, and other both ancient and moderne writers. Salkeld, John, 1576-1660. 1617 (1617) STC 21622; ESTC S116515 126,315 368

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eternal_a god_n not_o carnal_o as_o carnal_a man_n dream_v but_o spiritual_o in_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n as_o he_o himself_o do_v affirm_v of_o himself_o as_o therefore_o he_o who_o be_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n or_o rather_o the_o author_n of_o life_n or_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o life_n itself_o even_o as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o life_n do_v here_o true_o in_o this_o miserable_a life_n produce_v in_o we_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n as_o a_o present_a pawn_n of_o our_o future_a glory_n so_o it_o seem_v most_o probable_a that_o the_o other_o tree_n of_o life_n as_o a_o most_o perfect_a figure_n of_o this_o plant_v in_o the_o terrene_a paradise_n have_v the_o like_a inherent_a virtue_n for_o to_o perpetuate_v or_o at_o least_o to_o prolong_v the_o life_n of_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v to_o live_v in_o that_o terrene_a paradise_n but_o whether_o this_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v sufficient_a to_o perpetuate_v our_o life_n or_o only_o to_o prolong_v it_o for_o some_o determinate_a time_n ibid._n abulensis_n super_fw-la genes_n c._n 13._o quaest_n 175._o scotus_n li._n 2._o scent_n do_v 19_o quaest_n 1._o aquinas_n 1_o p._n q._n 9.7_o art_n 4_o &_o caiet_fw-mi ibid._n many_o dispute_n probable_o for_o both_o opinion_n tostatus_n upon_o the_o 13._o chapter_n of_o genesis_n q._n 175._o be_v most_o peremptory_a for_o this_o perpetuity_n scotus_n thomas_n caietan_n and_o durand_n for_o a_o very_a long_a time_n but_o not_o for_o eternity_n because_o that_o be_v the_o natural_a measure_n of_o nature_n this_o the_o supernatural_a of_o he_o who_o be_v above_o all_o nature_n second_o see_v the_o power_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v a_o natural_a power_n and_o cause_n the_o effect_n can_v not_o be_v supernatural_a for_o though_o effect_n be_v often_o inferior_a to_o their_o cause_n yet_o never_o the_o cause_n unto_o the_o effect_n the_o reason_n because_o no_o cause_n can_v give_v that_o which_o it_o 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of_o sin_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o wager_n be_v the_o devil_n our_o soul_n be_v buy_v and_o sell_v sell_v away_o for_o nothing_o sin_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o privation_n of_o be_v but_o buy_v again_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o most_o precious_a of_o mortal_a life_n which_o in_o no_o wise_a shall_v have_v be_v necessary_a if_o we_o have_v not_o be_v lose_v or_o fall_v from_o our_o first_o grace_n and_o innocence_n but_o as_o that_o poetical_a fiction_n of_o the_o nectar_n and_o ambrosia_n seem_v to_o aristotle_n of_o small_a ground_n so_o this_o for_o the_o like_a reason_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v as_o fabulous_a for_o as_o aristotle_n argue_v against_o the_o former_a either_o the_o god_n use_v this_o ambrosia_n and_o nectar_n for_o pleasure_n only_o or_o also_o for_o necessity_n if_o only_o for_o pleasure_n how_o then_o can_v ambrosia_n and_o nectar_n be_v any_o necessary_a cause_n of_o their_o immortality_n again_o 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