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1_o timothy_n 2.5_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o 2_o chapter_n say_v for_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n upon_o which_o word_n saint_n augustine_n write_v thus_o paermeni_n thus_o august_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o to_o paermeni_n paul_n say_v he_o make_v not_o himself_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n but_o will_v they_o to_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o also_o in_o another_o place_n to_o show_v that_o none_o can_v be_v mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n but_o he_o that_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n he_o say_v psalm_n say_v upon_o the_o 134._o psalm_n thou_o o_o man_n can_v not_o come_v to_o god_n until_o god_n become_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n may_v come_v to_o god_n and_o he_o be_v make_v mediator_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n again_o in_o another_o place_n he_o faith_n chap._n faith_n in_o his_o hom._n of_o sheep_n the_o 12._o chap._n one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o be_v god_n with_o the_o father_n and_o be_v man_n with_o man_n the_o manhood_n be_v no_o mediator_n without_o the_o godhead_n and_o in_o another_o place_n thus_o chap._n thus_o in_o his_o enchiridion_n to_o laurence_n the_o 108_o chap._n we_o can_v never_o have_v be_v deliver_v by_o that_o only_a mediator_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n unless_o he_o have_v be_v god_n also_o so_o that_o who_o see_v not_o but_o that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o both_o god_n and_o man_n be_v not_o allow_v to_o be_v mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n and_o thus_o much_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n