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pet._n 1.4_o which_o may_v be_v attribute_v to_o all_o holy_a men._n smalcius_n place_v in_o his_o frontispiece_n the_o 9th_o verse_n of_o col._n 2._o keep_v to_o this_o word_n and_o thus_o render_v it_o in_o christ_n dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o divinity_n bodily_a on_o which_o cloppenburgh_n observe_v that_o with_o smalcius_n the_o deity_n and_o divinity_n do_v differ_v as_o much_o as_o infinite_a and_o finite_a and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o the_o doctor_n have_v the_o same_o notion_n though_o not_o only_o our_o translation_n but_o pagnine_a and_o arias_n montanus_n read_v as_o we_o do_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n etc._n etc._n for_o he_o still_o keep_v to_o the_o word_n divinity_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o christ_n as_o smalcius_n do_v before_o he_o another_o remark_n be_v his_o deprave_v the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o evangelical_n faith_n and_o set_v reason_n and_o natural_a religion_n above_o and_o against_o it_o here_o first_o i_o remark_n how_o well_o the_o doctor_n agree_v with_o volkelius_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v say_v the_o doctor_n but_o two_o article_n of_o faith_n at_o most_o and_o sometime_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o one_o and_o either_o of_o they_o faith_n and_o repentance_n there_o be_v say_v volkelius_n two_o general_a precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n faith_n and_o repentance_n which_o be_v sometime_o join_v in_o one_o precept_n and_o sometime_o in_o distinct_a precept_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la and_o he_o mention_n the_o same_o of_o the_o gospel_n as_o our_o doctor_n often_o do_v that_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o then_o volkelius_n by_o this_o faith_n mean_v a_o
stupid_a belief_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o impertinent_a and_o incredible_a proposition_n without_o yea_o some_o of_o they_o against_o all_o reason_n without_o any_o fruit_n but_o strife_n contrary_a to_o the_o simplicity_n wherein_o the_o gospel_n glori_v and_o to_o that_o contempt_n which_o god_n himsef_n show_v to_o act_n of_o meeâ—_n understanding_n which_o opprobrious_a term_n he_o mention_v also_o p._n 51._o c._n 1._o do_v not_o the_o doctor_n fix_v these_o opprobrious_a term_n on_o our_o bless_a saviour_n when_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o our_o saviour_n institute_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n to_o be_v administer_v in_o his_o name_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n especial_o see_v the_o doctor_n can_v deny_v baptism_n to_o be_v a_o fundamental_a of_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o have_v a_o express_a precept_n and_o a_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n annex_v to_o it_o and_o to_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o devote_v ourselves_o to_o the_o worship_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o person_n in_o who_o name_n we_o be_v baptize_v and_o by_o consequence_n be_v we_o be_v baptize_v equal_o into_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n we_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v of_o equal_a dignity_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v they_o equal_a worship_n this_o precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o doctor_n be_v natural_a religion_n but_o a_o prime_n fundamental_a of_o the_o christian_a do_v irrefragable_o convince_v the_o doctor_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o gross_a impiety_n when_o he_o in_o p._n 57_o c._n 2._o and_o p._n 51._o c._n 1._o discourse_v of_o the_o change_n which_o late_a age_n have_v make_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n under_o which_o by_o the_o tendency_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n that_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v chief_o intend_v he_o infer_v our_o saviour_n to_o be_v a_o humorous_a and_o capricious_a lord_n and_o what_o mean_v this_o passage_n p._n 30._o c._n 1._o that_o it_o must_v cast_v dishonour_n no_o less_o on_o his_o wisdom_n than_o his_o majesty_n etc._n etc._n if_o we_o think_v he_o will_v grant_v salvation_n on_o no_o other_o term_n than_o a_o belief_n of_o the_o whole_a truth_n concern_v the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n for_o this_o will_v imply_v that_o he_o come_v and_o suffer_v on_o purpose_n to_o purchase_v to_o himself_o the_o honour_n of_o such_o a_o belief_n etc._n etc._n p._n 52._o c._n 2._o the_o proper_a dominion_n of_o faith_n he_o say_v exceed_v not_o this_o one_o proposition_n that_o god_n can_v lie_v ans_fw-fr what_o difference_n then_o be_v there_o between_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o jew_n or_o a_o turk_n and_o that_o of_o a_o christian_a they_o believe_v this_o as_o firm_o as_o the_o doctor_n do_v and_o be_v they_o as_o much_o christian_n as_o he_o he_o allow_v it_o no_o value_n from_o its_o relation_n to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n though_o he_o doubt_v not_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v infinite_o valuable_a the_o turk_n grant_v he_o be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o a_o true_a prophet_n but_o not_o a_o all-sufficient_a saviour_n but_o who_o be_v they_o that_o advance_v faith_n above_o holiness_n yea_o against_o it_o too_o not_o only_o the_o thorough_a pace_a antinomian_o and_o solifidian_o but_o many_o who_o call_v themselves_o orthodox_n who_o say_v faith_n be_v the_o hand_n whereby_o we_o apply_v christ_n to_o ourselves_o and_o by_o this_o application_n christ_n be_v make_v we_o and_o his_o righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o as_o if_o it_o be_v our_o own_o and_o it_o justify_v not_o by_o its_o own_o worthiness_n but_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n which_o it_o lie_v hold_v on_o and_o appli_v i_o perceive_v the_o doctor_n learn_v this_o from_o mr._n beedle_n preface_n to_o his_o socinian_n catechism_n where_o he_o reject_v the_o same_o tenet_n because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o express_a 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