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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristotle_n in_o his_o fol._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o show_v be_v not_o take_v strict_o always_o for_o every_o man_n individual_o and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 2.9_o be_v restrain_v to_o son_n bring_v to_o glory_n v._o 10._o and_o to_o sanctify_a one_o v._n 11._o the_o hebrew_n appropriate_v the_o messiah_n to_o themselves_o as_o if_o not_o for_o the_o gentile_n too_o 5._o when_o we_o say_v all_o man_n travel_v such_o a_o way_n to_o london_n we_o mean_v not_o that_o every_o man_n travel_v thither_o but_o such_o as_o do_v travel_n thither_o travel_v such_o a_o way_n the_o prophet_n say_v all_o man_n be_v liar_n take_v the_o word_n strict_o and_o he_o must_v be_v a_o liar_n that_o say_v so_o thus_o other_o scripture_n frequent_o restrain_v all._n 6._o 1_o cor._n 15.22_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o of_o those_o that_o be_v christ_n v._o 23._o or_o the_o sense_n be_v no_o man_n be_v make_v alive_a but_o by_o he_o as_o aristotle_n 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not_o of_o the_o same_o manner_n 2._o christ_n be_v not_o where_o compare_v to_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d the_o extent_n of_o his_o object_n but_o only_o in_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o more_o merit_n be_v require_v to_o the_o save_n of_o one_o soul_n than_o of_o demerit_n for_o the_o lose_n of_o ten_o thousand_o 3._o as_o all_o the_o off_o spring_v of_o adam_n do_v fall_v by_o his_o sin_n so_o all_o the_o off_o spring_v of_o christ_n be_v save_v by_o his_o death_n all_o and_o every_o one_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n radical_o as_o they_o be_v in_o adam_n and_o all_o be_v not_o give_v to_o christ_n 17.19_o christ_n john_n 17.19_o but_o as_o many_o say_v christ_n as_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n can_v not_o be_v make_v the_o head_n and_o root_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n christ_n represent_v not_o cain_n pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n than_o god_n have_v be_v well_o please_v with_o christ_n for_o they_o mat._n 3.17_o and_o 17.5_o eph._n 5.2_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v damn_v as_o adam_n represent_v all_o mankind_n as_o all_o that_o be_v in_o adam_n die_v so_o all_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v make_v alive_a 4._o this_o rom._n 5.18_o be_v speak_v of_o such_o as_o receive_v much_o grace_n and_o justification_n v._o 17._o which_o the_o arminian_n can_v say_v all_z and_o every_o man_n do_v objection_n 6._o rom._n 14.15_o say_v destroy_v not_o he_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v and_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o answer_v 1_o destroy_v be_v not_o there_o to_o condemn_v but_o to_o scandalize_v which_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v lead_v they_o to_o destruction_n 2_o cor._n 10.8_o but_o to_o
work_v this_o be_v the_o four_o gradation_n then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v such_o strength_n as_o be_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o valiant_a man_n that_o can_v do_v great_a exploit_n be_v the_o five_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o power_n that_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n his_o power_n a_o omnipotent_a power_n and_o sure_o have_v there_o be_v a_o internum_n principium_fw-la in_o we_o towards_o this_o great_a work_n or_o any_o freewill_n to_o good_a paul_n will_v not_o have_v use_v all_o those_o gradation_n nor_o such_o a_o lofty_a emphatical_a heap_n of_o most_o divine_a and_o significant_a expression_n this_o work_n of_o regeneration_n will_v not_o then_o have_v require_v the_o effectual_a forcible_a power_n of_o the_o valiant_a arm_n of_o god_n even_o such_o a_o power_n as_o raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a whereby_o he_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n act_v 2.24_o rom._n 1.4_o cadaver_n 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easy_a work_n and_o not_o require_v such_o mighty_a power_n as_o eph._n 1.19_o etc._n etc._n cause_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n 1._o a_o moral_a cause_n which_o be_v improper_o and_o metaphorical_o only_o a_o cause_n because_o it_o produce_v not_o proper_o a_o effect_n only_o it_o propose_v argument_n to_o induce_v and_o persuade_v 2._o a_o physical_a cause_n which_o real_o and_o true_o produce_v and_o effect_v this_o the_o school_n call_v a_o effectual-cause_n 3._o a_o miraculous_a cause_n be_v that_o which_o work_v above_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n in_o produce_v effect_n god_n in_o man_n conversion_n can_v be_v only_o a_o moral_a cause_n for_o these_o reason_n reason_n 1._o then_o the_o work_v of_o faith_n in_o we_o needs_o not_o the_o put_v forth_o of_o any_o such_o energetical_a power_n as_o be_v in_o raise_v of_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a god_n do_v more_o to_o christ_n than_o moral_o persuade_v he_o to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o grave_a and_o christ_n do_v more_o to_o the_o raise_n of_o lazarus_n beside_o as_o such_o like_a swasion_n be_v alone_o ineffectual_a so_o dead_a carcase_n be_v incapable_a of_o they_o alone_o in_o christ_n saying_n lazarus_n come_v forth_o there_o be_v a_o mighty_a power_n go_v along_o with_o the_o command_n dixit_fw-la &_o sactum_fw-la est_fw-la god_n do_v not_o verba_fw-la dare_fw-mi sed_fw-la rem_fw-la reason_n 2._o moral_a persuasion_n can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v forth_o supernatural_a effect_n qualis_fw-la causa_fw-la tale_n causatum_fw-la as_o when_o a_o child_n have_v a_o apple_n hold_v out_o by_o its_o father_n to_o come_v to_o he_o the_o child_n be_v only_o allure_v but_o not_o enable_v thereby_o to_o come_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o persuade_v a_o prisoner_n to_o come_v forth_o but_o his_o chain_n must_v be_v strike_v off_o and_o the_o prison_n door_n must_v be_v open_v act_v 12.6,7,10_o so_o must_v have_v a_o physical_a cause_n also_o phil._n 2.13_o reason_n 3._o yet_o man_n be_v more_o than_o a_o 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