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a_o firm_a persuasion_n as_o for_o example_n god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n 3.16_o s._n joh._n 3.16_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o the_o scripture_n speak_v in_o general_a term_n and_o be_v first_o speak_v to_o adam_n after_o his_o fall_n and_o be_v further_o speak_v in_o all_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o yet_o the_o believer_n appropriate_v to_o himself_o god_n so_o love_v i_o that_o he_o have_v give_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n that_o i_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n the_o final_a cause_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a end_n of_o it_o faith_n the_o final_a cause_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o author_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o the_o redeemer_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o the_o next_o or_o secundary_a end_n be_v out_o own_o salvation_n which_o 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shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o the_o sick_a and_o they_o shall_v recover_v 18._o 18._o his_o immediate_a miracle_n be_v proper_o say_v to_o be_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o divine_a and_o wonderful_a preservation_n of_o it_o but_o above_o all_o the_o redemption_n of_o all_o mankind_n by_o christ_n in_o which_o work_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o miracle_n some_o in_o persona_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n himself_o such_o be_v that_o union_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v not_o natural_a 1.14_o s._n joh._n 1.14_o the_o word_n make_v flesh_n god_n and_o man_n hypostatical_o unite_v in_o one_o person_n the_o hypostatical_a union_n some_o propter_fw-la personam_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la for_o the_o person_n of_o the_o mediator_n sake_n such_o be_v that_o wonderful_a birth_n which_o be_v of_o a_o woman_n 7.14_o isa_n 7.14_o without_o a_o man_n and_o she_o a_o pure_a virgin_n too_o some_o ab_fw-la ipsa_fw-la persona_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la 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the_o vote_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o say_v even_o as_o they_o do_v this_o fellow_n do_v not_o cast_v out_o devil_n but_o by_o beelzebub_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n hereupon_o other_o of_o their_o consort_n 12.24_o s._n mat._n 12.24_o see_v that_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n have_v condemn_v this_o sign_n to_o be_v from_o hell_n tempt_v he_o and_o seek_v of_o he_o a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n they_o will_v have_v have_v he_o peradventure_o as_o st._n hierome_n also_o say_v to_o have_v bring_v fire_n from_o heaven_n as_o elijah_n do_v 12.18_o 2_o king_n 1.10_o 1_o sam._n 12.18_o or_o to_o have_v cause_v it_o sudden_o to_o thunder_n and_o rain_n as_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n do_v but_o he_o apologize_v and_o recriminate_v by_o the_o apology_n he_o maintain_v his_o divine_a power_n whereby_o that_o and_o all_o other_o his_o divine_a miracle_n be_v effect_v by_o the_o recrimination_n he_o convict_v they_o of_o that_o irremissible_a sin_n which_o be_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 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the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o recrimination_n follow_v and_o be_v this_o therefore_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n because_o you_o have_v say_v that_o i_o have_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n and_o do_v cast_v out_o devil_n by_o the_o prince_n of_o devil_n have_v sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o your_o own_o damnation_n the_o irremissible_a sin_n therefore_o be_v not_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o nature_n or_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v deny_v that_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a ghost_n or_o three_o person_n as_o do_v the_o photinian_o or_o if_o he_o shall_v deny_v he_o to_o be_v god_n or_o more_o than_o a_o creature_n as_o do_v the_o macedonian_n quid_fw-la ergo_fw-la fiet_fw-la de_fw-la he_o quos_fw-la lucrari_fw-la cupit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la say_v st._n augustine_n what_o shall_v then_o become_v of_o those_o who_o the_o church_n desire_v to_o acquire_v de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n ser._n 11._o cap._n 4._o the_o church_n desire_v to_o gain_v and_o have_v 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