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or_o determination_n of_o god_n will_v which_o be_v call_v sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o that_o i_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v in_o god_n divers_a will_n or_o principia_fw-la volendi_fw-la for_o that_o will_v be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o assert_v divers_a god_n or_o divers_a essence_n of_o the_o same_o god_n what_o i_o say_v in_o pag._n 58._o about_o christ_n merit_v his_o own_o exaltation_n in_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o i_o hope_v none_o will_v deny_v it_o and_o yet_o i_o find_v that_o zanchy_a be_v somewhat_o question_v about_o it_o by_o some_o in_o his_o time_n the_o learned_a reader_n may_v see_v his_o defence_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o confirmation_n of_o the_o orthodoxness_n of_o that_o assertion_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o divers_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o augustine_n jerome_n ambrose_n beda_n etc._n etc._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la lectorem_fw-la tractatui_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la christianâ_fw-la five_o confessioni_fw-la suae_fw-la praefixâ_fw-la among_o the_o rest_n that_o of_o augustine_n be_v curt_a and_o pithy_a in_o phil._n 2.10_o wherefore_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o humilitas_fw-la claritatis_fw-la meritum_fw-la olaritas_fw-la humilitireis_n praemium_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o formâ_fw-la servi_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o by_o humility_n he_o merit_v his_o glory_n and_o his_o glory_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o his_o humility_n but_o this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n or_o as_o he_o be_v make_v man_n etc._n etc._n zanchy_n assertion_n that_o occasion_v that_o defence_n be_v thus_o de_fw-fr relig._n christ_n cap._n 11._o apho._n 15._o credimus_fw-la christum_fw-la suâ_fw-la perfectâ_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la sibi_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la nobis_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la promeruisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o i_o say_v pag._n 125_o to_o that_o place_n in_o phil._n 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