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â—ssequitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la uâ—let_fw-la 〈◊〉_d putâ—t_fw-la aliquid_fw-la posse_fw-la fieri_fw-la quam_fw-la quomodo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ideo_fw-la quicquay_v aliter_fw-la audit_n quam_fw-la norit_fw-la stâ—ltum_fw-la juditar_n theophilact_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oecumen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o natural_a man_n like_o the_o beast_n keep_v down_o his_o sense_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o he_o only_o reach_v what_o be_v see_v nor_o think_v he_o that_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v but_o as_o he_o bear_v therefore_o whatever_o he_o hear_v to_o be_v otherwise_o he_o judge_v it_o foolish_a theophilact_fw-mi say_v this_o natural_a man_n be_v one_o that_o be_v give_v altogether_o to_o natural_a reason_n think_v not_o that_o he_o want_v sâ—â—our_n from_o alove_n oecumenius_n thus_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v one_o that_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n and_o have_v not_o his_o understanding_n enlighten_v by_o the_o spirit_n theadoret_n thus_o qui_fw-la contentus_fw-la propriis_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la non_fw-la admiâ—tit_fw-la one_o that_o be_v please_v with_o his_o own_o cogitation_n and_o give_v no_o admittance_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o spirit_n regitur_fw-la calv._n in_o loc._n homiâ—em_fw-la onimalem_fw-la vecat_fw-la queml_fw-la bet_v hominem_fw-la solis_fw-la naturae_fw-la facult_a tibus_fw-la praelitum_fw-la in_o puris_fw-la naturalâ—tus_fw-la relictum_fw-la ter_n spirituâ—lem_fw-la intelliâ—iur_fw-fr be_v eujus_fw-la mâ—ns_fw-la illuminatione_fw-la spiriâ—us_fw-la dei_fw-la regitur_fw-la calvin_n say_v by_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v mean_v a_o man_n endow_v only_o with_o the_o faculty_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o the_o spiritual_a a_o man_n who_o mind_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o illumination_n of_o the_o spirit_n i_o shall_v make_v bold_a to_o instruct_v my_o instructor_n out_o of_o isidorus_n pelusiota_n ep._n l._n 5._o ep._n 128._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o scripture_n distinguish_v as_o he_o show_v between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o carnal_a the_o natural_a and_o the_o spiritual_a the_o carnal_a that_o fall_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o weakness_n into_o many_o way_n that_o be_v fleshly_a natural_a that_o follow_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o natural_a mind_n and_o understanding_n the_o spiritual_a that_o be_v adorn_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v illuminate_v above_o nature_n as_o he_o divine_o expresseâ—h_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v get_v above_o natural_a reason_n i_o stay_v in_o arminius_n 8._o disp_n 11._o thes_n 8._o who_o say_v mens_fw-la hominis_fw-la non_fw-la renati_fw-la in_fw-la isto_fw-la stain_n caeca_n est_fw-la salutari_fw-la dei_fw-la ejusque_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la cognition_n destituta_fw-la non_fw-la capax_fw-la illorum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dei_fw-la juxta_fw-la aposlolum_fw-la animalis_fw-la homo_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o mind_n of_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n say_v he_o be_v blind_a and_o destitute_a of_o the_o save_a