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offend_v by_o all_o 3._o because_o one_o god_n be_v able_a to_o punish_v 4._o because_o one_o god_n able_a to_o forgive_v 5._o because_o one_o god_n able_a to_o reward_v ii_o one_o man_n to_o mediate_v for_o i._n e._n one_o mankind_n 2.16_o one_o man_n to_o mediate_v for_o heb._n 2.16_o make_v after_o god_n likeness_n male_a and_o female_a all_o of_o one_o flesh_n very_o he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n so_o only_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n iii_o one_o god_n and_o man_n to_o mediate_v mediate_v one_o god_n and_o man_n to_o mediate_v many_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n there_o be_v and_o may_v be_v but_o there_o be_v but_o one_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n between_o god_n and_o man._n 1._o because_o it_o be_v most_o requisite_a for_o a_o mix_a person_n that_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n to_o interpose_v betwixt_o god_n and_o man._n 2._o because_o in_o christ_n only_a god_n be_v absolute_o well_o please_v and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v or_o suffer_v it_o be_v absolute_o satisfactory_a and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n by_o which_o we_o can_v be_v save_v but_o only_o by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n i_o be_o the_o way_n and_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n 9_o act._n 4.12_o joh._n 14.6_o joh._n 10.7_o 9_o and_o no_o man_n come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o and_o he_o that_o enter_v in_o any_o other_o way_n be_v a_o thief_n and_o a_o robber_n i_o be_o the_o door_n of_o the_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n if_o christ_n be_v like_o god_n only_o he_o shall_v be_v too_o far_o from_o man_n aug._n aug._n if_o like_a man_n only_o he_o shall_v be_v too_o far_o from_o god_n therefore_o no_o saint_n nor_o angel_n must_v come_v into_o this_o work_n iv_o one_o ransom_n to_o mediate_v by_o by_o one_o ransom_n to_o mediate_v by_o because_o one_o sacrifice_n once_o offer_v be_v all-sufficient_a for_o ever_o and_o no_o other_o can_v be_v accept_v socinus_n 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but_o a_o inward_a concurrence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n the_o soul_n be_v not_o like_o a_o boat_n tug_v or_o drive_v by_o oar_n or_o wind_n but_o it_o go_v on_o secundo_fw-la flumine_fw-la according_a to_o the_o genuine_a current_n of_o its_o own_o intellectual_a nature_n with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o gentle_a gale_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n spirit_n genuine_a nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n 4._o because_o it_o be_v the_o genuine_a nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o spirit_n and_o please_v to_o god_n of_o who_o nature_n the_o spirit_n do_v partake_v virtue_n and_o honesty_n be_v homogeneous_a vice_n and_o wickedness_n be_v heterogeneous_a there_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n cognatio_fw-la quaedam_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la a_o certain_a kindred_n with_o god_n 5._o because_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o the_o superior_a faculty_n to_o be_v predominate_a predominate_v superior_a faculty_n predominate_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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