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whether_o he_o have_v a_o soul_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o he_o daily_o experience_v then_o utrùm_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la rerum_fw-la universalitate_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la whether_o there_o be_v a_o god_n rule_v the_o world_n it_o be_v true_a what_o ever_o may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o creature_n be_v in_o more_o legible_a character_n in_o scripture_n whence_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o by_o faith_n we_o believe_v that_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o 3._o heb._n 11._o 3._o world_n be_v a_o truth_n discoverable_a by_o natural_a light_n though_o the_o wise_a philosopher_n err_v much_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o which_o moses_n have_v exact_o describe_v the_o platonist_n as_o augustin_n tell_v we_o assert_v the_o body_n 26._o lib._n 12._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 26._o of_o man_n to_o be_v produce_v by_o their_o minor_a deity_n though_o their_o soul_n be_v create_v by_o god_n the_o same_o truth_n may_v be_v the_o object_n of_o science_n as_o 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the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d however_o this_o may_v be_v but_o a_o conjecture_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o utmost_a light_n of_o nature_n improve_v can_v discover_v christ._n you_o know_v the_o old_a charge_n which_o augustine_n lay_v against_o tullie_n work_n that_o he_o can_v not_o find_v the_o name_n jesus_n in_o they_o plato_n seem_v to_o bid_v the_o fair_a for_o such_o a_o discovery_n when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o sound_v like_o that_o scripture_n joh._n 1._o 3_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o without_o he_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n make_v that_o be_v make_v but_o the_o learned_a casaubon_n well_o note_n that_o plato_n 1._o exercitat_fw-la lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d differ_v vast_o from_o s._n john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v only_o the_o supreme_a reason_n and_o wisdom_n use_v in_o the_o creation_n which_o natural_a light_n may_v discover_v from_o the_o creature_n the_o other_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o stoop_v that_o they_o may_v pry_v into_o and_o be_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n more_o pry_v then_o the_o angelical_a understanding_n by_o the_o church_n be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o angel_n the_o mystery_n of_o salvation_n and_o 10._o ephes_n 3._o 10._o can_v the_o heathen_n read_v they_o in_o the_o star_n i_o think_v chemnitius_n be_v not_o too_o severe_a in_o his_o charge_n when_o he_o call_v such_o assertion_n non_fw-la humana_fw-la sed_fw-la diabolica_fw-la ludibria_fw-la fidei_fw-la justificantis_fw-la &_o verbi_fw-la divinitùs_fw-la patefacti_fw-la three_o because_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n can_v discover_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o s._n paul_n charge_v these_o sublimate_v 32._o verse_n 32._o athenian_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n lead_v they_o not_o to_o a_o true_a object_n of_o their_o worship_n the_o apostle_n say_v gal._n 4._o 8._o they_o do_v worship_n to_o they_o who_o be_v no_o god_n nay_o to_o devil_n 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wrong_n impious_a three_o the_o impartiality_n of_o divine_a justice_n there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o god_n nor_o ought_v to_o be_v with_o you_o nothing_o give_v so_o frequent_o in_o charge_n in_o scripture_n that_o i_o know_v of_o as_o this_o not_o to_o respect_v person_n and_o that_o in_o reference_n to_o god_n himself_o deut._n 1._o 17._o you_o shall_v not_o respect_v person_n in_o judgement_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v god_n but_o hear_v the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a and_o elsewhere_o thou_o shall_v not_o wrest_v judgement_n 15._o deut._n 16._o 19_o leu._n 19_o 15._o thou_o shall_v not_o respect_v person_n and_o in_o leviticus_n thou_o shall_v not_o honour_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mighty_a nor_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a neither_o cowardly_a fear_v the_o one_o nor_o foolish_o pity_v the_o other_o though_o the_o poor_a be_v especial_o the_o magistrate_n charge_v and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v his_o care_n to_o defend_v he_o 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