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assert_v against_o smalcius_n and_o other_o socinian_o christ_n blood_n not_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o father_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appropriate_a it_o to_o he_o act_v 20.28_o his_o filiation_n and_o eternal_a generation_n vindicate_v from_o the_o subtle_a exception_n of_o valkelius_n etc._n etc._n and_o our_o saviour_n justify_v in_o his_o first_o name_n of_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n sect._n 1_o second_o by_o the_o son_n of_o man_n his_o own_o son_n our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n i_o will_v stop_v here_o god_n and_o leave_v the_o intent_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v to_o another_o place_n he_o make_v here_o our_o saviour_n to_o personate_v god_n he_o call_v he_o true_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o in_o say_v he_o personate_a god_n he_o use_v a_o phrase_n no_o whit_n comely_a to_o express_v such_o a_o sacred_a mystery_n by_o no_o man_n can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o personate_v another_o who_o be_v that_o other_o now_o this_o son_n of_o 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sect._n 2._o 28._o in_o prove_v our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o be_v god_n i_o shall_v not_o use_v many_o place_n of_o scripture_n one_o or_o two_o will_v be_v enough_o so_o they_o be_v clear_a and_o evident_a the_o first_o shall_v be_v act_n 20._o where_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o st._n paul_n verse_n 17._o do_v at_o miletum_n sâ—nd_n to_o ephesus_n for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v there_o and_o verse_n 28._o he_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n in_o these_o word_n take_v heed_n therefore_o to_o yourselves_o and_o to_o all_o the_o flock_n over_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v you_o overseeer_n to_o feed_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n i_o observe_v that_o the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n this_o article_n he_o can_v relate_v to_o none_o but_o god_n he_o therefore_o who_o have_v purchase_v this_o church_n with_o his_o blood_n be_v god_n i_o will_v spare_v nothing_o that_o i_o find_v bring_v by_o any_o in_o the_o way_n of_o answer_n but_o do_v hope_v this_o place_n will_v vindicate_v its_o self_n and_o this_o cause_n very_o clear_o ochinus_n first_o then_o bernardinus_fw-la ochinus_n in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o his_o dialogue_n dialogue_n 19_o but_o the_o first_o of_o that_o book_n page_n 100_o in_o my_o edition_n bring_v we_o this_o place_n and_o answer_v it_o thus_o first_o that_o this_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n but_o of_o christ_n of_o who_o a_o little_a before_o saint_n paul_n speak_v but_o this_o be_v so_o faâ—re_v from_o all_o reason_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o for_o the_o apostle_n
a_o husband_n of_o these_o seed_n and_o therefore_o these_o word_n must_v needs_o be_v take_v in_o that_o indefinite_a sense_n they_o be_v express_v that_o these_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o all_o religion_n i_o will_v consider_v they_o apart_o and_o fiâ—st_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n be_v a_o seed_n of_o religion_n sect._n 2._o all_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n god_n which_o he_o express_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o make_v to_o be_v a_o error_n now_o for_o error_n to_o be_v a_o sâ—ed_z of_o truth_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o before_o a_o ill_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n nor_o ill_a seed_n a_o good_a tree_n error_n the_o great_a growth_n it_o have_v the_o great_a be_v the_o error_n but_o it_o never_o grow_v into_o truth_n again_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n he_o make_v opinion_n to_o be_v a_o very_a weak_a assurance_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v although_o his_o description_n of_o it_o be_v weak_a in_o that_o place_n but_o the_o assurance_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n be_v the_o great_a that_o may_v be_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o grow_v out_o of_o such_o a_o seed_n three_o consider_v that_o although_o there_o can_v be_v no_o assurance_n of_o god_n without_o a_o assurance_n of_o a_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n because_o god_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o spirit_n yet_o the_o belief_n and_o assurance_n of_o god_n can_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n for_o although_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n have_v many_o reasonable_a and_o probable_a argument_n in_o nature_n to_o induce_v it_o which_o prevail_v with_o many_o philosopher_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o there_o be_v such_o thing_n yet_o the_o argument_n for_o they_o be_v not_o of_o like_a force_n with_o those_o which_o evince_n there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n may_v introduce_v and_o be_v a_o seed_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n but_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n which_o be_v less_o certain_a and_o less_o evident_a can_v introduce_v it_o he_o bring_v no_o manner_n of_o proof_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o those_o deity_n which_o this_o opinion_n shall_v produce_v pag_n 55._o he_o name_v chaos_n ocean_n planet_n man_n woman_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o likeness_n with_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n although_o his_o daemon_n and_o some_o other_o have_v now_o although_o the_o opinion_n of_o spirit_n may_v persuade_v a_o religion_n towards_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v think_v spirit_n yet_o it_o can_v never_o invite_v but_o will_v cross_v and_o oppose_v those_o religion_n which_o be_v pay_v to_o corporeal_a thing_n for_o by_o all_o man_n who_o have_v write_v of_o spirit_n both_o christian_a and_o other_o spirit_n be_v think_v to_o have_v a_o more_o god_n like_o power_n in_o they_o then_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o can_v not_o introduce_v the_o other_o sect._n 3_o religion_n his_o second_o seed_n be_v ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n a_o most_o unhappy_a and_o unreasonable_a speech_n ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o religion_n ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n can_v make_v a_o man_n acknowledge_v the_o first_o rom._n 1.20_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v clear_o see_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v even_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n this_o understanding_n of_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n of_o religion_n and_o this_o be_v visible_a although_o not_o in_o its_o self_n yet_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v the_o second_o cause_n so_o that_o not_o the_o ignorance_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n like_o jacob_n ladder_n leads_z we_o from_o one_o to_o another_o step_v by_o step_n until_o we_o ascend_v to_o the_o high_a and_o first_o cause_n this_o he_o himself_o acknowledge_v before_o but_o as_o he_o often_o do_v so_o he_o now_o forget_v what_o he_o have_v say_v ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v second_o and_o mistake_v they_o for_o first_o may_v make_v a_o man_n think_v they_o god_n and_o so_o turn_v a_o religion_n to_o they_o but_o as_o may_v appear_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o precede_a page_n 53._o he_o understand_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o causation_n of_o second_o cause_n which_o without_o doubt_n be_v so_o far_o from_o bring_v in_o religion_n that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o produce_v atheism_n and_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o chance_n not_o by_o providence_n so_o that_o as_o for_o his_o first_o i_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o seed_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n so_o for_o this_o second_o the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n i_o affirm_v that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o religion_n stop_v the_o soul_n from_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n by_o break_v the_o low_a step_n of_o that_o ladder_n which_o be_v fix_v on_o earth_n sect._n 4._o his_o three_o seed_n be_v devotion_n towards_o what_o we_o fear_v religion_n that_o fear_n timor_fw-la reverentialis_fw-la may_v be_v a_o seed_n the_o fomenter_n and_o cherisher_n of_o religion_n yea_o a_o act_n of_o religion_n i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o that_o ugly_a sordid_a fear_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o page_n 52._o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v for_o the_o first_o fear_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o knowledge_n and_o apprehension_n we_o have_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n but_o this_o second_o fear_n he_o speak_v of_o out_o of_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n because_o man_n know_v there_o be_v cause_n say_v he_o of_o every_o thing_n but_o know_v not_o those_o cause_n therefore_o they_o impute_v their_o good_a or_o evil_a fortune_n to_o some_o invisible_a agent_n this_o ignorance_n oâ—_n cause_n must_v needs_o be_v understand_v of_o second_o cause_n for_o ignorance_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n can_v never_o make_v a_o man_n worship_v the_o first_o nor_o impute_v the_o production_n of_o thing_n to_o he_o it_o be_v true_a the_o ignorance_n of_o some_o attribute_n as_o his_o goodness_n may_v make_v a_o maniche_n think_v there_o be_v a_o ill_a god_n and_o the_o same_o ignorance_n may_v produce_v almost_o as_o ill_o a_o opinion_n in_o other_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n the_o one_o not_o apprehend_v his_o internal_a goodness_n conceive_v god_n evil_a in_o himself_o the_o other_o not_o apprehend_v his_o goodness_n in_o operation_n his_o benignity_n make_v he_o do_v and_o produce_v that_o be_v ill_a but_o the_o ignorance_n of_o he_o as_o a_o first_o cause_n can_v never_o introduce_v a_o religion_n to_o he_o but_o then_o take_v this_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n to_o be_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o causation_n of_o second_o cause_n we_o can_v conceive_v how_o that_o shall_v breed_v a_o fear_n of_o a_o invisible_a agent_n as_o he_o term_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v that_o god_n fortune_n which_o the_o poet_n deride_v te_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deum_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la and_o worthy_o for_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o contradictory_n than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o blindness_n of_o fortune_n now_o when_o man_n can_v find_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n which_o produce_v the_o effect_n they_o discern_v and_o can_v perceive_v how_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o they_o can_v who_o discern_v not_o the_o second_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v that_o doubt_n or_o fear_n that_o they_o be_v act_v by_o fortune_n and_o all_o thing_n fall_v alike_o to_o all_o without_o either_o be_v reward_n or_o punishment_n rod_n or_o scourge_v etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o be_v so_o far_o from_o introduce_v of_o religion_n as_o it_o lead_v to_o atheism_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o this_o fear_n but_o the_o devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v be_v the_o seed_n of_o religion_n i_o can_v have_v wish_v that_o among_o other_o his_o exposition_n of_o word_n he_o have_v put_v down_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o devotion_n but_o he_o have_v not_o consider_v then_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v voto_fw-la decernere_fw-la to_o decree_v a_o thing_n to_o another_o by_o a_o vow_n so_o that_o when_o one_o devote_v a_o thing_n to_o another_o he_o than_o decree_v it_o in_o a_o sacred_a manner_n to_o be_v he_o now_o then_o devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v be_v decree_a some_o thing_n to_o it_o by_o way_n of_o vow_n devotion_n then_o to_o what_o we_o fear_v if_o that_o we_o fear_v be_v god_n be_v not_o a_o seed_n but_o a_o fruit_n and_o act_n of_o religion_n for_o religion_n be_v not_o only_o as_o he_o not_o vain_o only_a but_o wicked_o and_o profane_o define_v chap._n 6._o page_n 26._o fear_v of_o