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in_o the_o dispute_n as_o they_o vain_o imagine_v it_o will_v be_v more_o labour_n and_o expense_n of_o time_n and_o paper_n than_o the_o thing_n be_v worth_a to_o answer_v they_o in_o all_o their_o pitiful_a ridiculous_a reason_n in_o these_o matter_n in_o every_o particular_a therefore_o not_o to_o weary_v the_o reader_n nor_o misspend_v time_n we_o shall_v set_v down_o some_o few_o clear_a distinct_a proposition_n which_o shall_v clear_o answer_v any_o seem_a difficulty_n allege_v by_o they_o in_o this_o whole_a section_n as_o in_o relation_n to_o christ._n 1._o proposition_n the_o word_n or_o son_n of_o god_n have_v the_o whole_a entire_a prop._n i._n nature_n of_o man_n spirit_z soul_n and_o body_n unite_v to_o he_o in_o the_o heaven_n and_o he_o be_v the_o same_o in_o substance_n what_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n both_o in_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n 2._o christ_n in_o we_o or_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o a_o three_o spiritual_a nature_n distinct_a prop._n two_o from_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n that_o be_v crucify_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o same_o that_o be_v in_o we_o be_v and_o be_v in_o he_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o he_o it_o be_v the_o fullness_n or_o spring_n of_o the_o same_o in_o we_o as_o the_o stream_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o difference_n but_o such_o as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o spring_n and_o the_o stream_n which_o be_v one_o in_o their_o nature_n and_o substance_n 3._o we_o say_v that_o the_o same_o seed_n and_o life_n be_v in_o we_o which_o be_v in_o prop._n iii._o he_o and_o be_v in_o he_o in_o the_o fullness_n as_o water_n be_v in_o the_o spring_n and_o in_o we_o as_o the_o stream_n and_o this_o seed_n and_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o be_v both_o in_o he_o and_o we_o do_v belong_v to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v the_o second_o adam_n or_o man_n christ._n therefore_o this_o seed_n be_v in_o we_o the_o man_n christ_n be_v in_o we_o not_o according_a to_o his_o whole_a manhood_n but_o according_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a unto_o it_o and_o yet_o without_o all_o division_n as_o the_o natural_a life_n be_v in_o all_o the_o member_n but_o more_o principal_o in_o the_o head_n and_o heart_n without_o any_o division_n so_o this_o spiritual_a life_n and_o nature_n be_v both_o in_o christ_n our_o head_n and_o in_o we_o by_o which_o he_o dwell_v in_o we_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n do_v in_o the_o body_n and_o we_o eat_v and_o partake_v of_o his_o flesh._n 4._o but_o if_o they_o argue_v that_o at_o least_o christ_n have_v three_o nature_n in_o prop._n four_o himself_o we_o say_v their_o own_o principle_n will_v conclude_v that_o as_o much_o as_o we_o for_o the_o godhead_n be_v one_o nature_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o second_o and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o three_o and_o our_o adversary_n themselves_o teach_v that_o as_o god_n be_v three_o person_n in_o one_o nature_n so_o christ_n be_v three_o nature_n in_o one_o person_n 5._o although_o the_o word_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v assume_v into_o union_n with_o prop._n v._n itself_o not_o only_o two_o nature_n but_o three_o it_o shall_v not_o make_v either_o two_o or_o three_o christ_n but_o one._n for_o they_o grant_v that_o the_o word_n have_v assume_v two_o to_o wit_n the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o the_o man_n christ_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o two_o christ_n but_o one_o even_o as_o the_o king_n be_v but_o one_o king_n although_o he_o possess_v three_o kingdom_n for_o ad_fw-la multiplicationem_fw-la obliquorum_fw-la non_fw-la multiplicantur_fw-la concreta_fw-la as_o your_o logic_n teach_v 6._o the_o seed_n and_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n both_o in_o he_o and_o in_o we_o belong_v to_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v the_o second_o adam_n be_v as_o real_o and_o immediate_o prop._n vi_fw-la unite_a unto_o the_o word_n as_o his_o outward_a body_n be_v for_o the_o whole_a manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o logos_fw-la and_o the_o logos_fw-la to_o it_o and_o in_o it_o therefore_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o seed_n and_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n in_o we_o be_v as_o real_o his_o suffering_n as_o these_o he_o accomplish_v at_o jerusalem_n prop._n seven_o 7._o this_o seed_n be_v not_o our_o soul_n but_o be_v a_o medium_fw-la betwixt_o god_n and_o we_o and_o our_o union_n with_o god_n be_v but_o mediate_v through_o this_o whereas_o the_o union_n of_o god_n with_o this_o be_v immediate_a therefore_o none_o of_o we_o be_v either_o christ_n or_o god_n but_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v in_o we_o prop._n viij_o 8._o see_v this_o seed_n and_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o christ_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o both_o in_o he_o and_o in_o we_o it_o be_v most_o unreasonable_a to_o argue_v that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o christ_n as_o man_n as_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o argue_v that_o because_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v in_o all_o his_o member_n that_o therefore_o as_o many_o member_n as_o many_o soul_n the_o 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