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A10663 A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire. Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1640 (1640) STC 20938; ESTC S115887 297,649 518

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the_o communication_n of_o property_n in_o christ_n be_v just_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n against_o the_o nestorian_n in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n though_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n he_o be_v without_o beginning_n &_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o integrity_n of_o nature_n arise_v from_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o part_n together_o which_o be_v perfect_v by_o generation_n so_o than_o we_o say_v that_o adam_n be_v the_o original_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n our_o next_o parent_n the_o instrumental_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o this_o sin_n in_o we_o not_o by_o way_n of_o physical_a emission_n or_o transmigration_n of_o sin_n from_o they_o to_o we_o but_o by_o secret_a contagion_n as_o s._n augustine_n speak_v 14._o for_o have_v in_o the_o manner_n aforesaid_a from_o adam_n by_o our_o parent_n receive_v a_o nature_n most_o just_o forsake_v by_o god_n and_o lie_v under_o the_o gild_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o 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therefore_o i_o pass_v they_o by_o and_o proceed_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o nature_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o simplicity_n and_o spirituality_n concern_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o nature_n and_o essence_n reason_n have_v adventure_v thus_o far_o to_o confess_v that_o philo._n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n a_o spark_n and_o beam_n of_o divine_a brightness_n and_o a_o great_a and_o more_o infallible_a oracle_n have_v warrant_v that_o it_o be_v breathe_v into_o he_o by_o god_n himself_o and_o be_v make_v after_o his_o image_n and_o likeness_n not_o substantial_o as_o if_o there_o 12._o be_v a_o real_a emanation_n and_o traduction_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o god_n which_o be_v blasphemous_a and_o impious_a to_o conceive_v but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o resemblance_n and_o imitation_n of_o god_n property_n in_o man_n original_a create_v nature_n 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