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if_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o the_o privation_n by_o the_o habit_n perfection_n how_o great_a a_o evil_n must_v sin_n be_v when_o god_n be_v so_o great_a a_o good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o eâ—ymologists_n holy_a be_v as_o much_o as_o not_o earthly_a holiness_n be_v a_o separation_n both_o from_o sin_n and_o the_o world_n the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o holiness_n as_o his_o nature_n be_v the_o pattern_n of_o it_o see_v act_n 13._o 22._o this_o attribute_n of_o kindness_n be_v the_o same_o with_o goodness_n before_o speak_v of_o viz._n communicative_a goodness_n isaiah_n 48._o 11._o &_o 42._o 8._o exod._n 20._o 5._o psalm_n 113._o 5_o 6._o gen._n 18._o 1_o sam._n 30._o 8._o god_n be_v omnipotent_a 2_o cor._n 6._o 18._o revel_v 1._o 8._o luke_n 18._o 28._o matth._n 19_o 26._o 26._o matth._n 3_o 9_o ephes._n 1._o 19_o phil._n 3._o 21._o 21._o psalm_n 135._o 6._o &_o 115._o 3._o 3._o ephes._n 3._o 20._o 1_o in_o se_fw-la &_o per_fw-la se_fw-la quia_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la essentia_fw-la divina_fw-la wendelinus_n wendelinus_n potentia_fw-la dei_fw-la infinita_fw-la est_fw-la respectu_fw-la objectorum_fw-la quia_fw-la innumera_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la produci_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la possint_fw-la respectu_fw-la actionis_fw-la infinita_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nunqnam_fw-la effectum_fw-la producit_fw-la tam_fw-la praestantem_fw-la quin_fw-la praestantiorem_fw-la possit_fw-la producere_fw-la wendelinus_n luke_n 1._o 37._o revel_v 15._o 3._o omnipotent_a be_v often_o put_v for_o god_n ruth_n 1._o 20_o 21._o job_n 21._o 15._o &_o 27_o 10._o &_o 31._o 2._o there_o be_v strength_n in_o angel_n man_n beast_n and_o all_o creature_n in_o their_o kind_n therefore_o it_o be_v much_o more_o perfect_o and_o eminent_o in_o god_n from_o who_o they_o have_v it_o power_n be_v god_n original_o and_o primary_o all_o power_n of_o all_o creature_n be_v derive_v from_o he_o and_o continue_a and_o order_v by_o he_o god_n can_v do_v all_o thing_n quae_fw-la â—abent_fw-la rationem_fw-la fallibilitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la contradictionem_fw-la non_fw-la implicam_fw-la titus_n 2._o 2._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 13._o there_o be_v impossibilia_fw-la naturae_fw-la which_o excee_v nature_n sphere_n as_o to_o make_v a_o thing_n of_o nothing_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a to_o life_n these_o god_n can_v do_v and_o impossibilia_fw-la naâ—ura_fw-la those_o thing_n which_o be_v by_o themselves_o simple_o impossible_a gâ—d_v can_v not_o will_v the_o same_o thing_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o be_v nor_o cause_n that_o which_o have_v be_v not_o to_o be_v this_o will_v argue_v inconstancy_n propterea_fw-la quaedam_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la qâ—ia_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la est_fw-la there_o be_v impossibility_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la see_v dr._n willet_n on_o gen._n 18._o 12._o 12._o matth_n 3._o 9_o psam_fw-la 148._o 5._o consectary_n from_o 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gloriosus_fw-la esset_fw-la volo_fw-la dicere_fw-la praeditus_fw-la gloria_fw-la nam_fw-la latinâ—â—_n gloriosus_fw-la superbus_fw-la est_fw-la cameron_n de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la gloria_fw-la quasi_fw-la claria_fw-la say_v aquinaâ—_n it_o be_v the_o manifestation_n and_o shine_v forth_o of_o excellency_n god_n be_v say_v to_o glorify_v himself_o when_o he_o manifest_v his_o unspeakable_a and_o incomprehensible_a excellency_n num._n 14._o 21._o psalm_n 72._o 19_o levit._fw-la 10._o 3._o angel_n and_o man_n glorify_v he_o when_o they_o extol_v his_o greatness_n and_o testify_v their_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o glory_n isaiah_n 6._o 3._o psalm_n 29._o 1_o 2._o luke_n 2._o 14._o rev._n 4._o 11._o exod._n 16._o 10._o ezek._n 1._o 28._o 28._o exod._n 9_o 15._o fearful_a in_o praise_n because_o god_n majesty_n be_v so_o excellent_a that_o even_o with_o tremble_v we_o be_v to_o praise_v he_o but_o especial_o because_o he_o work_v such_o miraculous_a deliverance_n and_o show_v his_o 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