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our_o reason_n must_v be_v antecedent_o persuade_v that_o the_o testimony_n be_v divine_a before_o it_o can_v assent_v to_o the_o doctrine_n upon_o the_o authority_n and_o veracity_n of_o the_o revealer_n though_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n for_o what_o be_v believe_v distinct_a from_o divine_a testimony_n yet_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v always_o able_a to_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o the_o authenticness_n and_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o testimony_n for_o as_o austin_n say_v quod_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la rationi_fw-la debemus_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la credimus_fw-la auctoritati_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr utilit_fw-la credendi_fw-la cap._n xi_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o assent_n to_o such_o and_o such_o doctrine_n but_o it_o be_v by_o the_o mean_n and_o exercise_n of_o our_o intellectual_a faculty_n that_o we_o come_v to_o understand_v such_o a_o declaration_n to_o proceed_v from_o god_n and_o 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both_o from_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o its_o formal_a principle_n 4._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o thing_n wrought_v or_o effect_v by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o the_o word_n as_o they_o be_v unite_v in_o &_o constitute_v the_o person_n of_o christ._n and_o here_o the_o distinct_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o formal_a principle_n occur_v in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n do_v in_o their_o influence_n meet_v and_o centre_n each_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o action_n congruous_a and_o peculiar_a to_o its_o own_o respective_a nature_n and_o though_o the_o godhead_n and_o manhood_n in_o christ_n remain_v distinct_a formal_a principle_n of_o operation_n yet_o through_o the_o union_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o he_o those_o thing_n come_v to_o be_v effect_v by_o he_o personal_o 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