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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o devolue_v or_o roll_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o trust_v or_o put_v confidence_n in_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o to_o the_o form_n of_o word_n use_v in_o the_o new_a as_o credere_fw-la in_fw-la sperare_fw-la in_fw-la to_o believe_v and_o hope_v in_o or_o upon_o 3_o that_o it_o be_v subiective_o in_o the_o will_n appear_v by_o the_o act_n for_o fiducia_n affiance_n without_o controversy_n be_v in_o the_o will_n as_o also_o by_o the_o object_n christ_n which_o imply_v not_o a_o knowledge_n but_o fiducia_n or_o rest_n ob._n fiducia_n affiance_n be_v spes_fw-la roborata_fw-la a_o confirm_a hope_n therefore_o if_o you_o make_v faith_n to_o be_v fiducia_n affiance_n you_o make_v it_o likewise_o to_o be_v hope_n and_o unskilful_o confound_v two_o distinct_a virtue_n ans_fw-fr i_o deny_v fiducia_n affiance_n to_o be_v hope_n although_o the_o prince_n of_o schoolman_n thomas_n of_o water_v and_o his_o follower_n have_v heretofore_o teach_v it_o for_o 1_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o strong_a affiance_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o weak_a affiance_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o bold_a and_o confident_a inference_n of_o the_o conclusion_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fearful_a and_o timorous_a inference_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o yet_o neither_o of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o do_v justify_v although_o one_o of_o they_o of_o necessity_n must_v go_v before_o justification_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o three_o although_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v and_o aught_o to_o follow_v but_o in_o the_o second_o the_o least_o dram_n of_o affiance_n though_o it_o be_v but_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n do_v justify_v as_o perfect_o as_o the_o great_a quantity_n because_o it_o receive_v all_o christ_n who_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o magis_fw-la and_o minus_fw-la more_fw-it and_o
of_o a_o implicit_a or_o couch_a ignorance_n of_o a_o implicit_a faith_n we_o have_v often_o hear_v and_o of_o a_o rude_a and_o confuse_a apprehension_n the_o jesuit_n in_o the_o place_n by_o you_o quote_v speak_v but_o a_o implicit_a ignorance_n be_v never_o yet_o hear_v of_o and_o what_o meaning_n it_o may_v have_v for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v see_v 7._o de_fw-fr iustif_a lib._n 1._o ca._n 7._o bellarmine_n right_a word_n be_v these_o faith_n be_v better_a define_v by_o ignorance_n then_o knowledge_n which_o say_v of_o he_o how_o my_o speech_n help_v i_o will_v you_o have_v take_v a_o little_a more_o pain_n to_o make_v it_o manifest_a for_o whence_o and_o how_o you_o shall_v collect_v it_o i_o can_v tell_v except_o perhaps_o it_o be_v thus_o i_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o knowledge_n ergo_fw-la i_o say_v also_o it_o be_v a_o ignorance_n i_o answer_v therefore_o second_o that_o bellarmine_n and_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o same_o faith_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o faith_n of_o 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