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quam_fw-la haec_fw-la concluâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inus_fw-la prâ—dicti_fw-la discâ—rsus_fw-la certo_fw-la persuadeatur_fw-la absit_fw-la vero_fw-la ut_fw-la quicquid_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la medii_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la câ—râ—â—_n cognâ—…_n â—o_o ipâ—o_v â—…tur_fw-la dâ—o_fw-la sâ—cus_fw-la enim_fw-la angulus_fw-la externus_fw-la soret_fw-la deo_fw-la â—qualis_fw-la nâ—m_fw-la per_fw-la hunc_fw-la â—ognosco_fw-la omnem_fw-la triaâ—gulum_fw-la habeâ—â—_n trâ—â—â—…gulos_fw-la aquales_fw-la duobus_fw-la rectis_fw-la atqueâ—aec_fw-la solutio_fw-la perspicua_fw-la est_fw-la solùm_fw-la advertat_fw-la qui_fw-la minus_fw-la exercitatos_fw-la habet_fw-la seâ—…_n dictâ—…_n concluâ—…em_n ut_fw-la pendet_fw-la ex_fw-la discursu_fw-la facto_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la habitum_fw-la theologic_n qâ—i_fw-la quidem_fw-la certes_o est_fw-la queâ—â—dmâ—…â—st_fw-la hâ—bâ—tus_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o scieâ—uae_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la ab_fw-la utrâ—que_fw-la distinctus_fw-la ut_fw-la 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â—…tuarius_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la statuae_fw-la diceâ—e_fw-la possumus_fw-la non_fw-la definitio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o solitaire_v nec_fw-la sâ—lus_fw-la lâ—câ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d quo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la â—â—finiâ—io_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la assensus_fw-la fidei_fw-la sed_fw-la definitio_fw-la &_o locus_fw-la illa_fw-la ut_fw-la causa_fw-la â—ine_z qâ—a_fw-la non_fw-la authorâ—â—as_o deâ—_n lâ—quenti_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la formalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la objecti_fw-la sacrobos_fw-mi def_n decr._n &_o sent._n bellarm._n cap._n 6._o part_n 1._o pag._n 113_o 114_o 115._o 115._o see_v the_o annotation_n cap._n 3_o par_fw-fr 1._o 1._o his_o word_n be_v quote_v in_o the_o annotat._n parag_fw-mi 5_o of_o this_o chapter_n chapter_n reâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d quidâ—…_n à _fw-fr cajetaâ—…_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la faâ—…_n esse_fw-la quâ—…_n nem_fw-la si_fw-la quâ—s_fw-la aâ—tâ—…_n interrâ—…t_n â—ur_n trevat_a prâ—â—â—_n veritati_fw-la â—evelanti_fw-la no_o in_o pâ—imam_fw-la veâ—â—tatem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fiâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d assâ—â—sus_n â—idâ—â—_n atquâ—_n addo_v â—â—opâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—dâ—s_v aâ—â—entiâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d que_fw-la non_fw-la eâ—â—_n qâ—…da_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ‑_z 〈◊〉_d ratio_fw-la qâ—…des_fw-la aâ—…_n sed_fw-la solum_fw-la pâ—â—â—st_fw-la qâ—aeâ—i_fw-la ulteâ—iuâ—_n unde_fw-la habeat_fw-la illa_fw-la prima_fw-la veritas_fw-la uâ—_n sit_fw-la prima_fw-la veritas_fw-la et_fw-la tunc_fw-la respondendum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la hâ—bâ—â—e_fw-la sâ—cundum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d intelligendi_fw-la modum_fw-la ex_fw-la divinitate_fw-la cvius_fw-la attributum_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la passio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quâ—_n neque_fw-la â—alli_n neque_fw-la falleâ—e_fw-la poteâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o in_o aqâ—inat_n disp_n 1._o quâ—st_n 1_o the_o object_n â—â—dei_fw-la punct_a 1._o parag_n 5._o 5._o cap._n 3._o parag_v 1._o 1._o bellar._n loco_fw-la citato_fw-la citato_fw-la vide_fw-la sacroâ—oâ—â—_n ca_fw-mi 6._o par_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 109._o 109._o chap._n 1._o resolution_n twofold_a either_o of_o object_n believe_v or_o of_o our_o belief_n or_o persuasion_n concern_v they_o they_o antonius_n laurentinus_n politianus_n de_fw-fr risu_fw-la that_o according_a to_o the_o jesuit_n own_o principle_n the_o church_n infallibility_n do_v so_o terminate_v all_o doubt_n or_o demand_n in_o matter_n of_o the_o romanist_n faith_n as_o the_o immediate_a or_o prime_a cause_n do_v all_o doubt_n or_o question_n concern_v any_o demonstrable_a effect_n effect_n cap._n 3._o par_fw-fr â—_o â—_o ecclesiaste_n 12._o ver_fw-la 11._o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la solomon_n docet_fw-la inquit_fw-la â—â—llarminus_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d inquitendum_fw-la sed_fw-la â—…_n peâ—…_n quando_fw-la â—…_n data_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adjuncto_fw-la â—…_n sapientum_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dicuntur_fw-la de_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la veteris_fw-la testamenti_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la dici_fw-la possunt_fw-la de_fw-la sacerdote_fw-la testamenti_fw-la novi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d long_a maâ—…_n promissiones_fw-la deo_fw-la accepit_fw-la bellarde_n verb._n dei_fw-la lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 4._o 4._o at_o dices_fw-la quando_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la definit_a ex_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la scripto_fw-la vel_fw-la tradito_fw-la semper_fw-la definit_a neque_fw-la enim_fw-la amplius_fw-la accipit_fw-la novas_fw-la revelationes_fw-la &_o assistentia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la ibi_fw-la promissa_fw-la est_fw-la tantum_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la jam_fw-la revelata_fw-la sunt_fw-la cognoscenda_fw-la ergo_fw-la à _fw-la primo_fw-la ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la quod_fw-la terminat_fw-la controversias_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la judex_fw-la est_fw-la quaestionum_fw-la fidei_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la respondeo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la constat_fw-la certò_fw-la quis_fw-la sit_fw-la verus_fw-la scripturae_fw-la tensus_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la vocem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quae_fw-la nostras_fw-la audit_n contentiones_fw-la &_o respondet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la judex_n est_fw-la quamvis_fw-la judicet_fw-la ex_fw-la dei_fw-la verbo_fw-la quod_fw-la illa_fw-la serutando_fw-la &_o examinando_fw-la propter_fw-la assistentiam_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la semper_fw-la rectè_fw-la intelligit_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la quilibet_fw-la nostrom_n haberet_fw-la infallibile_fw-la donum_fw-la intelligendi_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la alio_fw-la judice_fw-la non_fw-la indigeren_fw-mi we_o nam_fw-la hoc_fw-la fidei_fw-la veritates_fw-la contiâ—…_n sed_fw-la quonium_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la respecttu_fw-la nostri_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la judicis_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la certam_fw-la &_o veram_fw-la non_fw-la â—…_n sed_fw-la qâ—…_n de_fw-la ejus_fw-la sensu_fw-la per_fw-la