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be_v quote_v lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap_n 30._o parag_v 16._o 16._o lib_fw-la 2._o cap._n 16._o part._n 8._o 8._o voluerit_fw-la igitur_fw-la de_fw-la side_n supernaturali_fw-la 〈◊〉_d loqui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dissert_v à _fw-fr 〈◊〉_d aâ—…_n &_o acquisita_fw-la &_o vim_o generandi_fw-la fidem_fw-la habere_fw-la quicquid_fw-la ad_fw-la actum_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la parentiae_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la object_n est_fw-la necessarium_fw-la verum_fw-la â—…_n ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la respectu_fw-la nostri_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la proponens_fw-la ut_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la explicatum_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o anâ—…_n ecclesiae_fw-la proponentis_fw-la &_o loquentis_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la respectu_fw-la actus_fw-la fidei_fw-la se_fw-la habent_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lumen_fw-la &_o â—…_n 〈◊〉_d vel_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la potentia_fw-la &_o dispositiones_fw-la in_o materia_fw-la se_fw-la habent_fw-la respectu_fw-la actus_fw-la informationis_fw-la â—…_n &_o quod_fw-la consequens_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la habetur_fw-la fides_fw-la a_o scriptura_fw-la dei_fw-la mentem_fw-la contment_n eadem_fw-la habetur_fw-la ab_fw-la ecâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la &_o quis_fw-la sit_fw-la verus_fw-la scripturae_fw-la sensus_fw-la indicante_fw-la sacroboseus_n def._n decr._n â—…_n sertent_n bellaâ—m_fw-la cap_n â—…_n pag_n 105._o 105._o vide_fw-la annot._n cap._n 30._o parag._n 4._o vâ—get_fw-la whittakerus_fw-la qui_fw-la sensum_fw-la â—…_n 〈◊〉_d nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la statuit_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la prophetieam_fw-la &_o apostoâ—icam_fw-la scripturam_fw-la tribuit_fw-la augustionem_fw-la â—…_n ecclefiae_fw-la quam_fw-la scripturae_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la hac_fw-la duo_fw-la sint_fw-la quid_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la quid_fw-la papistis_fw-la â—…_n vâ—…_n respondetur_fw-la id_fw-la esse_fw-la falsum_fw-la quae_fw-la enim_fw-la credimus_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la propâ—…_n dâ—â—m_fw-la loquentem_fw-la verbo_fw-la svo_fw-la scripto_fw-la vel_fw-la tradito_fw-la ut_fw-la est_fw-la alias_o explicatum_fw-la sacrobe_n pag._n 125._o 125._o at_o inquâ—es_n quando_fw-la papiâ—…_n dâ—câ—nt_fw-la se_fw-la câ—â—to_fw-it 〈◊〉_d ‑_z 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la quod_fw-la â—ccleâ—â—â—_n dâ—…_n uâ—…_n prâ—posiâ—…es_o 〈◊〉_d sâ—…nt_n â—sse_n veâ—â—â—_n uâ—l_fw-la quia_fw-la eccâ—â—sâ—â—_n id_fw-la illis_fw-la dicit_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dicit_fw-la sâ—d_fw-la quâ—a_fw-la sâ—â—ipâ—…_n dâ—cit_fw-la si_fw-mi â—…mum_fw-la nullâ—…_n disâ—…n_v inter_v dâ—um_fw-la &_o ecclesiâ—m_fw-la â—â—atnetur_fw-la nam_fw-la hâ—c_fw-la propâ—ium_fw-la solius_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la verum_fw-la esse_fw-la credamus_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la dicit_fw-la nulâ—am_fw-la aliam_fw-la qâ—…â—â—tionâ—m_fw-la sin_z sâ—â—unâ—um_o summa_fw-la authoritas_fw-la definiendi_fw-la non_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sed_fw-la scriptuâ—ae_fw-la deseâ—tur_fw-la verum_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o aere_fw-la diâ—puâ—â—â—us_fw-la ut_fw-la sâ—pe_fw-la solet_fw-la adversarius_fw-la catholici_fw-la oâ—â—es_fw-la firma_fw-la fide_fw-la credunt_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la in_o nulla_fw-la fidei_fw-la quaestione_fw-la deterâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—re_v poâ—â—e_v ubi_fw-la igiâ—ur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la definit_a aliquid_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la id_fw-la illi_fw-la hoc_fw-la theologico_fw-la discurse_n concludunt_fw-la esse_fw-la ceâ—â—um_fw-la eccâ—…_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la alâ—quid_fw-la non_fw-la veâ—um_fw-la pro_fw-la fidei_fw-la dogmate_fw-it credendum_fw-la proponere_fw-la at_o hoc_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la pro_fw-la dogâ—ate_fw-la fidei_fw-la pâ—opoviâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—st_fw-la hoc_fw-la eâ—go_fw-la certum_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la ratiocinatione_fw-la medius_fw-la terminus_fw-la est_fw-la determinatio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la quo_fw-la â—enâ—…â—…diuâ—â—â—rm_n 〈◊〉_d diciâ—uâ—â—ausa_fw-la cognoscâ—ndi_fw-la conclusionem_fw-la dici_fw-la potest_fw-la definitio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la causa_fw-la propter_fw-la 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 verior_fw-la tenet_fw-la theologorum_fw-la senâ—entia_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la aâ—â—a_fw-la â—â—tione_fw-la perâ—inâ—…_n potâ—st_fw-la ad_fw-la habituâ—_n fidei_fw-la quatenus_fw-la assenâ—u_fw-la simplici_fw-la sine_fw-la discursu_fw-la creditur_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dâ—finitio_fw-la non_fw-la â—e_n haâ—et_a pâ—…_n modum_fw-la â—â—dii_fw-la teâ—m_fw-la ni_fw-fr sed_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la sufficientis_fw-la propositionis_fw-la &_o authoritas_fw-la dei_fw-la loquentis_fw-la verbo_fw-la svo_fw-la scripto_fw-la vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o lâ—co_n 〈◊〉_d quo_fw-la petituâ—_n dâ—finitio_fw-la est_fw-la â—orn_fw-la alis_fw-la raâ—io_fw-la credendi_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la istae_fw-la dâ—ae_fw-la râ—tiones_fw-la subordinatae_fw-la â—unt_fw-la causae_fw-la conâ—…_n actâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la exercetuâ—â—iâ—ca_fw-la propositionem_fw-la dâ—â—nitam_fw-la sicque_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ait_fw-la aristorâ—les_fw-la non_fw-la policletus_n â—â—c_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—us_o sâ—d_fw-la polâ—â—letus_fw-la 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
and_o gentile_n be_v muchwhat_a the_o same_o and_o the_o same_o celestial_a observation_n may_v serve_v for_o both_o the_o priest_n after_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n be_v forbid_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o most_o holy_a thy_o till_o there_o arise_v up_o a_o priest_n with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n fzra_n 2._o 63._o but_o either_o no_o such_o do_v arise_v at_o all_o from_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n until_o christ_n time_n or_o if_o any_o do_v it_o be_v but_o to_o give_v this_o people_n a_o farewell_n of_o god_n extraordinary_a speak_v unto_o they_o either_o by_o priest_n or_o prophet_n josephus_n conscise_v that_o revelation_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n do_v final_o cease_v 200_o year_n before_o his_o time_n put_v more_o probable_a be_v the_o opinion_n of_o other_o that_o this_o as_o all_o other_o kind_n â—â—_o of_o prophecy_n and_o many_o extraordinary_a sign_n of_o god_n power_n and_o presence_n sometime_o most_o frequent_a in_o that_o nation_n do_v cease_v with_o that_o generation_n which_o return_v from_o captivity_n or_o immediate_o after_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n as_o if_o god_n during_o all_o that_o time_n have_v appoint_v a_o fast_a or_o vigil_n as_o a_o introduction_n to_o the_o time_n of_o fullness_n â—foel_v 2._o 28._o wherein_o their_o son_n and_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v and_o their_o old_a man_n dream_v dream_n and_o their_o young_a man_n see_v vision_n and_o his_o spirit_n shall_v be_v pour_v out_o on_o all_o flesh_n as_o well_o upon_o the_o servant_n as_o the_o master_n as_o well_o upon_o the_o gentile_a as_o the_o jew_n malach._n 1._o 11._o for_o this_o cause_n as_o i_o say_v god_n have_v enjoin_v this_o long_a fast_n in_o judah_n to_o humble_v the_o jew_n and_o teâ—uâ—h_v he_o that_o he_o be_v no_o more_o his_o god_n then_o the_o gentile_n and_o impose_v silence_n to_o all_o his_o prophet_n dis-inuring_a his_o choose_a israel_n from_o his_o wont_a call_n that_o so_o this_o people_n may_v grow_v more_o mild_a and_o apt_a to_o herd_n together_o with_o his_o other_o flock_n now_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o same_o fold_n wherein_o both_o may_v joint_o hear_v the_o great_a shepherd_n voice_n as_o god_n elsewhere_o have_v threaten_v so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o vision_n have_v cease_v in_o judah_n before_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o presage_n by_o dream_n or_o like_a mean_n former_o usual_a among_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a do_v either_o altogether_o determine_v or_o much_o decrease_n in_o many_o nation_n about_o the_o same_o time_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o roman_n of_o that_o age_n be_v the_o only_a wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n give_v too_o much_o by_o nature_n unto_o secular_a policâ—e_n do_v give_v less_o credit_n to_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o ancient_a greek_n or_o the_o event_n register_v by_o their_o ancestor_n in_o their_o own_o country_n the_o like_a incredulity_n remain_v in_o most_o of_o we_o but_o may_v 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