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mistake_v one_o so_o seduce_v that_o one_o error_n in_o the_o order_n lead_v to_o many_o §_o 28._o yet_o even_o catechuman_n and_o young_a christian_n shall_v learn_v what_o they_o learn_v in_o method_n and_o that_o be_v first_o the_o say_v baptismal_a covenant_n and_o our_o relation_n to_o the_o trinity_n thereby_o and_o all_o that_o be_v add_v to_o their_o knowledge_n daily_o be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a shall_v be_v methodical_o add_v for_o a_o weak_a head_n may_v perceive_v the_o true_a method_n of_o the_o few_o essential_o be_v great_a and_o plain_a though_o the_o strong_a can_v follow_v the_o due_a distribution_n of_o innumerable_a integral_n and_o consequent_a truth_n as_o the_o first_o partition_n of_o the_o tree_n into_o its_o great_a bough_n be_v easy_o perceive_v though_o not_o the_o innumerable_a sprig_n thence_o arise_v §_o 29._o according_o a_o wise_a teacher_n will_v proceed_v with_o infidel_n in_o prove_v the_o christian_a religion_n yea_o and_o with_o himself_o and_o will_v first_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o essential_o which_o be_v deliver_v we_o both_o in_o scripture_n and_o other_o infallible_a tradition_n before_o he_o undertake_v to_o prove_v all_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o he_o that_o will_v begin_v here_o 1._o must_v show_v the_o book_n which_o he_o will_v so_o prove_v and_o when_o he_o can_v vindicate_v it_o from_o variety_n of_o lection_n and_o the_o error_n of_o scribe_n and_o printer_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o great_a of_o translator_n it_o will_v stop_v he_o in_o his_o design_n 2._o and_o when_o he_o have_v so_o many_o thousand_o word_n to_o prove_v to_o be_v divine_a and_o so_o many_o integral_n and_o accidental_n to_o make_v good_a he_o make_v his_o work_n difficult_a by_o allow_v his_o scholar_n to_o doubt_v as_o much_o of_o the_o essential_o of_o religion_n as_o he_o shall_v doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o any_o particular_a book_n or_o text_n history_n genealogy_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o whole_a scripture_n a_o blind_a zeal_n for_o scripture_n have_v lead_v some_o to_o this_o dangerous_a way_n but_o the_o ancient_a church_n do_v otherwise_o and_o so_o will_v all_o that_o well_o understand_v what_o they_o do_v and_o real_o on_o supposition_n it_o can_v be_v prove_v as_o it_o can_v that_o any_o penman_n of_o the_o scripture_n err_v in_o a_o ciâ—ation_n a_o genealogy_n the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o bye-history_n etc._n etc._n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o we_o must_v be_v therefore_o uncertain_a of_o all_o our_o religion_n even_o the_o essential_o and_o they_o ignorant_o betray_v their_o faith_n that_o say_v it_o will_v so_o follow_v §_o 30._o so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o be_v true_a that_o the_o scripture_n be_v too_o narrow_a as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o divine_a faith_n and_o duty_n without_o the_o additional_a matter_n of_o tradition_n that_o indeed_o as_o the_o complete_a body_n of_o a_o man_n have_v more_o than_o his_o essential_o yea_o or_o inteâ—rals_n even_o hair_n and_o nail_n as_o accident_n so_o have_v the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o divine_a faith_n and_o duty_n there_o be_v more_o than_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o not_o less_o §_o 31._o they_o that_o in_o peevish_a opposition_n to_o other_o tell_v we_o that_o christ_n make_v no_o law_n and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o a_o law_n if_o they_o strive_v not_o about_o equivocal_a word_n but_o mean_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o legislator_n nor_o have_v a_o law_n and_o covenant_n by_o which_o he_o will_v govern_v and_o judge_v the_o world_n do_v deny_v all_o our_o christianity_n at_o once_o for_o christ_n be_v not_o christ_n if_o he_o be_v not_o the_o king_n of_o the_o church_n nor_o be_v he_o king_n if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o lawgiver_n nor_o do_v he_o rule_v and_o judge_n if_o he_o have_v no_o law_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o truth_n that_o there_o be_v now_o no_o law_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v under_o but_o what_o be_v true_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o and_o head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o church_n and_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v give_v to_o he_o and_o 23._o the_o father_n alone_o or_o mere_o as_o creator_n by_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n as_o redeemer_n and_o universal_a administrator_n the_o lapse_v world_n and_o the_o law_n which_o they_o be_v under_o as_o rational_a creature_n be_v now_o deliver_v up_o to_o the_o redeemer_n who_o law_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a have_v two_o part_n 1._o the_o law_n of_o lapse_v nature_n common_o call_v the_o moral_a law_n 2._o the_o remedying_a law_n of_o faith_n of_o which_o before_o §_o 32._o but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o very_a preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n be_v now_o in_o force_n to_o we_o as_o it_o be_v to_o adam_n for_o it_o bind_v he_o to_o be_v perfect_o innocent_a in_o act_n and_o disposition_n but_o to_o a_o man_n that_o have_v lose_v his_o innocency_n and_o be_v already_o in_o act_n and_o habit_n sinful_a it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o law_n say_v thou_o shall_v be_v innocent_a for_o that_o be_v to_o command_v not_o only_o a_o moral_a but_o a_o physical_a absolute_a impossibility_n as_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o have_v sin_v §_o 33._o obj._n god_n change_v not_o his_o law_n when_o man_n change_v his_o capacity_n therefore_o the_o law_n may_v be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o innocency_n both_o as_o to_o the_o precept_n threaten_v and_o promise_v god_n may_v still_o say_v 1._o sin_n not_o or_o be_v innocent_a 2._o and_o if_o thou_o be_v perfect_a thou_o shall_v live_v 3._o else_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o if_o man_n will_v make_v himself_o uncapable_a it_o be_v his_o own_o change_n §_o 34._o answ._n i_o speak_v to_o this_o before_o and_o now_o further_o add_v god_n law_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o mere_a script_n of_o word_n consider_v as_o stand_v in_o a_o book_n not_o obliterated_a or_o as_o write_v on_o stone_n and_o not_o break_v or_o cast_v away_o the_o signum_fw-la material_o may_v stand_v and_o the_o law_n be_v change_v and_o the_o signification_n cease_v as_o a_o repeal_v statute_n may_v be_v still_o in_o the_o book_n and_o record_n god_n law_n be_v signum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la divinae_fw-la debitum_fw-la constituentis_fw-la therefore_o if_o it_o signify_v not_o god_n will_n as_o constitute_v what_o shall_v be_v due_a from_o we_o and_o to_o we_o it_o be_v no_o law_n and_o that_o it_o may_v so_o signify_v his_o will_n and_o constitute_v dueness_n debitum_fw-la or_o ius_n or_o as_o they_o use_v to_o say_v oblige_v and_o give_v the_o subject_n must_v be_v in_o a_o natural_a capacity_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o subject_a to_o be_v oblige_v there_o be_v no_o law_n and_o where_o natural_a capacity_n cease_v as_o in_o a_o dead_a corpse_n there_o be_v no_o subject_a to_o be_v govern_v and_o the_o law_n be_v instrumentum_fw-la regiminis_fw-la so_o that_o if_o you_o do_v not_o only_o say_v this_o be_v god_n law_n but_o this_o be_v god_n law_n you_o must_v mean_v thus_o he_o nâ—w_v oblige_v man_n and_o this_o he_o threaten_v now_o and_o this_o he_o conditional_o give_v he_o so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v a_o unchanged_a law_n to_o we_o just_a as_o it_o be_v in_o innocency_n you_o must_v make_v this_o the_o sense_n of_o precept_n threat_n and_o promise_n 1._o preserve_v thy_o innocency_n and_o sin_v not_o in_o act_n or_o habit_n but_o be_v thou_o a_o perfect_a obeyer_n of_o my_o law_n and_o this_o to_o one_o that_o have_v sin_v already_o and_o be_v habitual_o incline_v to_o more_o q._n d._n let_v not_o that_o be_v which_o be_v or_o quod_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la infectum_fw-la fiat_fw-la 2._o if_o thou_o sin_v thou_o shall_v be_v a_o heir_n of_o death_n when_o we_o be_v sinner_n and_o heir_n of_o death_n already_o 3._o if_o thou_o be_v and_o continue_v sinless_a and_o perfect_a thou_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v when_o we_o be_v sinner_n and_o dead_a before_o in_o which_o case_n all_o law_n and_o reason_n say_v that_o the_o law_n do_v transire_fw-la in_o sententiam_fw-la vel_fw-la rem_fw-la judicatam_fw-la §_o 35._o so_o that_o as_o be_v before-said_a the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v cease_v yea_o the_o law_n or_o precept_n bind_v not_o now_o as_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o innocency_n make_v to_o innocent_a nature_n for_o its_o preservation_n for_o nature_n be_v not_o innocent_a but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v now_o the_o law_n of_o lapse_v redeem_v nature_n and_o not_o of_o innocent_a nature_n and_o it_o oblige_v we_o for_o the_o future_a to_o as_o much_o perfection_n of_o duty_n as_o we_o be_v natural_o
so_o one_o man_n may_v have_v the_o relative_a person_n of_o a_o king_n a_o husband_n a_o father_n a_o captain_n general_n a_o physician_n a_o astronomer_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o i_o hold_v not_o this_o relative_n personality_n be_v all_o that_o we_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o trinity_n yet_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o be_v include_v that_o be_v 1._o the_o relation_n which_o the_o divine_a vitality_n intellect_n and_o will_v have_v to_o the_o substantiality_n and_o to_o each_o other_o 2._o and_o the_o relation_n which_o they_o have_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la to_o effect_n and_o whereas_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o so_o god_n have_v thousand_o of_o relation_n to_o thousand_o of_o his_o work_n i_o answer_v but_o he_o have_v three_o grand_a relation_n which_o comprehend_v all_o the_o rest_n as_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n grace_n and_o clory_n creator_n redeemer_n and_o perfect_a as_o he_o have_v the_o three_o grand_a attribute_n which_o comprehend_v the_o rest_n but_o undoubted_o this_o trinity_n of_o essential_a attribute_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v relate_v to_o the_o substantiality_n and_o to_o each_o other_o be_v here_o in_o the_o prime_n conceptus_fw-la §_o 25._o he_o that_o place_v personality_n in_o the_o trinity_n in_o self-consciousness_n leave_v we_o to_o inquire_v of_o he_o q._n 1._o whether_o it_o be_v by_o he_o presuppose_v or_o not_o that_o there_o be_v the_o three_o foresay_a attribute_n call_v essentiality_n or_o formality_n in_o one_o divine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o common_o call_v substance_n or_o spirit_n q._n 2._o whether_o conscire_fw-la being_n scire_fw-la be_v not_o the_o proper_a act_n of_o a_o intellect_n and_o not_o of_o a_o will_n or_o executive_a power_n as_o such_o q._n 3._o self-perception_a indeed_o be_v a_o first_o and_o essential_a act_n of_o every_o sensible_a agent_n but_o do_v not_o that_o among_o man_n only_o prove_v sensible_a life_n which_o be_v in_o many_o faculty_n and_o be_v as_o numerous_a as_o the_o act_n and_o not_o prove_v many_o person_n see_v he_o must_v be_v first_o a_o person_n who_o shall_v thus_o act_v by_o see_v i_o perceive_v that_o i_o see_v and_o by_o hear_v that_o i_o hear_v and_o by_o taste_v smell_a touch_v that_o i_o taste_v smell_v and_o touch_v i_o know_v these_o by_o intellection_n but_o i_o perceive_v they_o first_o by_o essential_a sensation_n and_o so_o by_o understanding_n i_o immediate_o perceive_v that_o i_o understand_v and_o think_v and_o by_o willing_a i_o immediate_o not_o know_v but_o by_o a_o sort_n of_o eminent_a sensation_n perceive_v that_o i_o will_v and_o by_o vital_a action_n i_o perceive_v that_o i_o act_n yet_o these_o be_v not_o distinct_a person_n but_o the_o act_n of_o one_o person_n perception_n be_v essential_a to_o vitality_n or_o sense_n but_o not_o constitutive_a of_o personality_n q._n 4._o be_v it_o know_v one_o self_n or_o know_v another_o or_o another_o know_v i_o that_o constitute_v personality_n i_o know_v not_o myself_o to_o be_v what_o i_o be_o in_o priâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d i_o first_o perceive_v my_o act_n and_o by_o the_o act_n i_o know_v that_o i_o have_v a_o active_a power_n and_o by_o that_o i_o know_v that_o i_o be_o a_o substance_n etc._n etc._n which_o of_o these_o make_v i_o a_o person_n 2._o god_n know_v the_o act_n of_o every_o creature_n better_o than_o each_o know_v his_o own_o yet_o that_o be_v not_o god_n personality_n as_o distinct_a from_o his_o life_n and_o that_o the_o creature_n do_v not_o equal_o know_v god_n can_v be_v no_o privation_n of_o personality_n to_o god_n whatever_o it_o be_v to_o the_o creature_n and_o god_n personality_n be_v before_o there_o be_v any_o creature_n q._n 5._o to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v three_o mind_n or_o spirit_n or_o substance_n that_o do_v inuicem_fw-la conscire_fw-la be_v to_o say_v that_o they_o be_v three_o god_n and_o because_o every_o mental_a substance_n have_v its_o own_o active_a power_n intellect_n and_o will_n it_o suppose_v three_o trinity_n instead_o of_o one_o q._n though_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v purus_fw-la actus_fw-la it_o be_v actus_fw-la entitâ—tivus_fw-la including_z potentiam_fw-la seâ—_n virtutem_fw-la agendi_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o substantiality_n be_v a_o necessary_a prio_fw-la fundamental_a conception_n for_o it_o do_v superare_fw-la capio_fw-la humanum_fw-la to_o conceive_v of_o a_o act_n that_o be_v not_o alicujus_fw-la actus_fw-la he_o that_o cause_v all_o substantiality_n and_o existence_n be_v eminent_o existent_a substance_n many_o have_v make_v it_o a_o dispute_n whether_o the_o creature_n have_v any_o entity_n or_o be_v a_o shadow_n but_o none_o whether_o god_n be_v so_o obj._n to_o be_v self-conscious_a prove_v personality_n and_o to_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o act_n of_o another_o prove_v one_o the_o same_o person_n with_o the_o other_o ans._n to_o be_v self-perceptive_a be_v a_o good_a proof_n of_o a_o vital_a act_n and_o to_o be_v self-conscious_a be_v a_o proof_n of_o a_o intellect_n indeed_o in_o god_n the_o substance_n and_o act_n and_o so_o the_o personality_n and_o self-perception_a be_v not_o two_o thing_n but_o the_o same_o but_o yet_o inadequate_a conception_n must_v be_v orderly_o and_o so_o the_o act_n conceive_v as_o the_o act_n of_o a_o power_n and_o of_o a_o person_n and_o as_o be_v say_v every_o act_n or_o faculty_n that_o have_v self-perception_a be_v not_o a_o person_n 2._o and_o god_n consciousness_n of_o the_o act_n of_o judas_n herod_n nero_n prove_v he_o not_o to_o be_v the_o same_o person_n with_o each_o of_o they_o though_o he_o be_v infinite_o more_o §_o 26._o god_n be_v essential_a life_n in_o â—ure_a act_n without_o any_o passive_a power_n mean_v by_o the_o word_n person_n by_o the_o orthodox_n may_v be_v better_a speak_v of_o his_o essential_a act_n the_o active_a virtue_n include_v than_o of_o mans._n if_o it_o be_v the_o essence_n why_o may_v not_o the_o prove_a trinity_n of_o objective_a conception_n as_o formal_a be_v call_v person_n or_o hypostasis_n though_o many_o wise_a man_n wish_v that_o a_o name_n less_o liable_a to_o mistake_v have_v be_v use_v §_o 27._o but_o though_o i_o be_o past_a doubt_n that_o in_o god_n be_v this_o trinity_n of_o essential_a formal_a inadequate_a conception_n or_o primality_n and_o that_o the_o impress_n of_o they_o be_v on_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v his_o image_n and_o on_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n yet_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o to_o say_v that_o nothing_o else_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o trinity_n of_o person_n thus_o much_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o there_o may_v be_v more_o to_o constitute_v that_o personality_n than_o be_v to_o we_o comprehensible_a and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o there_o be_v more_o because_o thus_o much_o be_v so_o intelligible_a see_v the_o divine_a nature_n be_v so_o infinite_o far_o above_o the_o comprehension_n of_o we_o poor_a worm_n but_o what_o we_o know_v not_o we_o can_v describe_v or_o notify_v to_o other_o §_o 28._o there_o be_v of_o late_a some_o of_o great_a wit_n and_o learning_n who_o have_v adventure_v upon_o another_o sort_n of_o description_n of_o the_o trinity_n man_n who_o part_n i_o great_o value_v peter_n sterry_n dr._n h._n more_n mr._n john_n turner_n of_o st._n thomas_n hospital_n and_o before_o they_o some_o in_o germany_n go_v some_o such_o way_n they_o say_v that_o from_o the_o prime_n be_v emane_v say_v some_o or_o be_v create_v say_v other_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o second_o hypostasis_fw-la or_o person_n and_o matter_n which_o be_v the_o three_o and_o this_o cause_v life_n and_o matter_n the_o son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v one_o indivisible_a though_o distinguishable_a be_v there_o be_v no_o spirit_n say_v dr._n m._n save_o god_n that_o be_v not_o a_o soul_n to_o some_o body_n some_o of_o they_o tell_v we_o not_o whether_o this_o first_o produce_v life_n and_o matter_n be_v the_o universal_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n animate_v by_o a_o universal_a soul_n or_o whether_o they_o mean_v only_o some_o prime_a soul_n and_o matter_n that_o be_v make_v or_o cause_v before_o the_o rest_n but_o other_o let_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o universal_a that_o they_o mean_v and_o if_o so_o they_o must_v needs_o hold_v the_o world_n as_o to_o all_o its_o spirit_n and_o matter_n to_o be_v eternal_a though_o in_o particle_n alterable_a and_o to_o be_v god_n himself_o the_o prime_a entity_n the_o life_n and_o the_o matter_n be_v the_o father_n son_n and_o spirit_n but_o they_o that_o hold_v not_o this_o universal_a life_n and_o matter_n do_v think_v that_o god_n by_o a_o most_o eminent_a life_n and_o spirit_n that_o be_v eternal_a do_v create_v all_o the_o rest_n as_o inferior_a to_o they_o dr._n more_o be_v book_n of_o
transubstantiation_n and_o mr._n tho._n beverley_n draw_v i_o to_o write_v some_o animadversion_n on_o this_o doctrine_n as_o moderate_v between_o extreme_n but_o on_o further_a consideration_n i_o be_o very_a joth_n to_o be_v so_o venturous_a in_o a_o case_n of_o such_o tremendous_a mystery_n as_o to_o meddle_v for_o or_o against_o they_o leave_v etiam_fw-la vera_fw-la dicere_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la si_fw-la incerta_fw-la sit_fw-la periculosum_fw-la though_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o their_o exposition_n of_o joh._n 6._o be_v unsound_a while_o they_o make_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v transubstantiate_v and_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o be_v the_o eternal_a flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n a_o man_n from_o eternity_n §_o 29._o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o controversy_n which_o this_o lead_v to_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v a_o eternal_a effect_n of_o a_o eternal_a cause_n or_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n till_o the_o form_n of_o this_o low_a world_n and_o adam_n have_v no_o be_v but_o himself_o do_v deter_v i_o from_o meddle_v with_o it_o lest_o i_o be_v blind_v by_o presume_v too_o near_o to_o gaze_v on_o the_o light_n that_o shall_v guide_v i_o and_o god_n that_o be_v love_n shall_v for_o my_o boldness_n be_v to_o i_o a_o consume_a fire_n thing_n reveal_v only_o as_o for_o our_o search_n §_o 30._o but_o the_o conclusion_n which_o all_o this_o prepare_v for_o be_v this_o that_o whatever_o else_o beside_o the_o trinity_n of_o primality_n before_o describe_v do_v constitute_v the_o trinity_n of_o person_n it_o be_v render_v altogether_o credible_a to_o a_o implicit_a faith_n by_o the_o full_a evidence_n and_o certainty_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a trinity_n of_o faculty_n or_o primality_n which_o be_v god_n image_n on_o man_n soul_n and_o the_o like_v imprint_v on_o the_o whole_a creation_n which_o certain_o be_v not_o do_v in_o vain_a §_o 31._o i_o pass_v by_o the_o rest_n because_o i_o have_v so_o large_o handle_v it_o in_o method_n theolog._n and_o among_o the_o numerous_a author_n there_o cite_v i_o desire_v the_o reader_n especial_o to_o peruse_v the_o word_n of_o guitmundus_n a._n b._n aversanus_fw-la edmund_n cantuariensis_n richardi_fw-la ad_fw-la bernard_n pothonis_fw-la prumensis_fw-la with_o who_o word_n i_o will_v conclude_v cite_v pag._n 103._o there_o be_v three_o invisibles_n of_o god_n power_n wisdom_n and_o benignity_n of_o which_o all_o thing_n proceed_v in_o which_o all_o thing_n subsist_v by_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v rule_v the_o father_n be_v power_n the_o son_n be_v wisdom_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v benignity_n power_n creat_v wisdom_n govern_v benignity_n conserve_v power_n by_o benignity_n wise_o creat_v wisdom_n by_o power_n benign_o govern_v benignity_n by_o wisdom_n powerful_o conserve_v as_o the_o image_n be_v see_v in_o the_o glass_n so_o in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o humane_a nature_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o similitude_n of_o god_n against_o man_n approach_v near_o to_o who_o god_n power_n give_v power_n to_o good_a and_o his_o wisdom_n to_o know_v and_o his_o benignity_n â—iveth_v to_o will._n this_o be_v the_o threefold_a force_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n posse_fw-la scire_fw-la velle_fw-la to_o be_v able_a to_o know_v to_o will_v which_o cooperate_v to_o faith_n hope_n and_o love_n or_o charity_n §_o 32._o among_o all_o the_o attempt_n that_o be_v publish_v for_o our_o conception_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o trinity_n i_o know_v of_o none_o that_o give_v we_o their_o notion_n with_o great_a confidence_n and_o pretence_n of_o revelation_n than_o i._o p._n m._n d._n dr._n pordage_n and_o his_o leader_n jacob_n behmen_n many_o other_o of_o the_o german_a prophet_n go_v near_o the_o same_o way_n as_o c._n beckman_n describe_v they_o i._o p._n his_o mystica_fw-la theologia_n pretend_v to_o far_o great_a discovery_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o trinity_n and_o the_o world_n than_o ever_o christ_n prophet_n or_o apostle_n give_v we_o first_o in_o his_o 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we_o know_v whence_o the_o wind_n come_v and_o whither_o it_o go_v and_o can_v we_o easy_o know_v how_o god_n become_v man_n §_o 2._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n be_v infinite_a be_v as_o near_o to_o we_o as_o be_v possible_a our_o soul_n can_v be_v no_o near_o to_o our_o body_n nor_o perhaps_o to_o themselves_o and_o though_o philosopher_n dispute_n whether_o spirit_n be_v in_o loco_fw-la and_o whether_o god_n be_v in_o we_o or_o we_o in_o he_o and_o whether_o he_o be_v quasi_fw-la locus_fw-la &_o spatium_fw-la to_o the_o world_n yet_o it_o be_v past_a question_n that_o he_o be_v omnipresent_v and_o intimate_o proximus_fw-la to_o all_o thing_n §_o 3._o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o his_o mere_a presence_n or_o proximity_n of_o be_v that_o be_v this_o hypostatical_a union_n else_o it_o will_v extend_v to_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v hard_a therefore_o to_o prove_v that_o god_n be_v not_o as_o near_o unite_v to_o all_o than_o to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o unite_v to_o 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