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acceptione_n conceptum_fw-la ipsamque_fw-la carnem_fw-la verbi_fw-la incarnatione_fw-la conceptam_fw-la do_v thou_o assure_o believe_v and_o make_v no_o scruple_n of_o it_o at_o all_o that_o the_o flesh_n or_o humanity_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o conceive_v in_o the_o virgin_n womb_n before_o it_o be_v assume_v by_o the_o word_n but_o that_o the_o very_a word_n god_n himself_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o take_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o that_o his_o flesh_n be_v conceive_v in_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o word_n 17._o word_n aug._n ep._n 3._o ad_fw-la volusianun_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la permixtum_fw-la est_fw-la animae_fw-la habenti_fw-la corpus_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o animam_fw-la suscepit_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la idem_fw-la li._n 1._o 3._o de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la cap._n 17._o after_o all_o these_o come_v damascen_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr orthodoxâ_fw-la fide_fw-la cap._n 2._o and_o 22._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damascen_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 22._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o same_o instant_n that_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n be_v flesh_n it_o be_v also_o the_o flesh_n of_o god_n the_o word_n it_o be_v at_o the_o same_o moment_n live_v flesh_n endue_v with_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n and_o understanding_n the_o ancient_n teach_v thus_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o novel_a doctrine_n and_o it_o be_v no_o unsound_a doctrine_n for_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o good_a reason_n and_o divinity_n we_o have_v not_o only_o all_o the_o follower_n of_o d._n luther_n that_o embrace_v it_o but_o other_o also_o as_o peter_n martyr_n in_o his_o exposition_n upon_o the_o creed_n on_o those_o word_n conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n his_o word_n be_v these_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n in_fw-la eam_fw-la sc_fw-la virginem_fw-la descendit_fw-la &_o principali_fw-la sva_fw-la vi_fw-la ex_fw-la illius_fw-la jam_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la 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moment_n of_o his_o conception_n make_v by_o the_o handiwork_n of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o perfect_a &_o absolute_a man_n and_o not_o only_o perfect_a man_n but_o perfect_a christ_n that_o be_v king_n complures_fw-la king_n cyril_n lib._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la theodosium_n in_o sine_fw-la aug._n lib._n 15._o de_fw-fr trin._n ca._n 26._o nazianzen_n oratione_fw-la 4._o do_v theologia_n hieronym_n in_o ps_n 132._o origen_n hom._n 1._o in_o cant._n fulgentius_n de_fw-fr incarn_n cap._n 10._o anselm_n in_o cap._n 1._o ad_fw-la hebr_n &_o alij_fw-la complures_fw-la priest_n and_o prophet_n as_o the_o father_n do_v true_o teach_v us._n but_o against_o this_o which_o have_v be_v deliver_v some_o perhaps_o may_v pick_v a_o quarrel_n and_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o without_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o adam_n loin_n and_o be_v descend_v from_o adam_n do_v sin_n in_o adam_n for_o it_o be_v write_v rom._n 15._o 12._o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v 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crimine_fw-la leo._n hom._n 11._o the_o pass_n dom._n and_o herein_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o new_a serpent_n go_v beyond_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n as_o objecit_fw-la as_o leo_n de_fw-fr pass_n dom._n ser_n 11._o christus_fw-la ut_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la vinculis_fw-la mortiferae_fw-la praevaricationis_fw-la absolúeret_fw-la et_fw-la saevienti_fw-la diabolo_fw-la potentiam_fw-la suae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la occultavit_fw-la et_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la nostrae_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la objecit_fw-la leo_n tell_v us._n for_o the_o devil_n because_o christ_n be_v a_o man_n in_o deed_n and_o truth_n albeit_o he_o be_v a_o very_a holyman_n think_v that_o he_o be_v also_o guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n derive_v from_o adam_n because_o all_o else_o even_o the_o best_a be_v so_o by_o natural_a generation_n and_o also_o though_o sometime_o he_o have_v see_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o deity_n and_o godhead_n and_o have_v confess_v he_o to_o be_v god_n indeed_o mark_v 1._o 24._o yet_o at_o other_o time_n his_o understanding_n be_v so_o dazzle_v that_o he_o do_v not_o steadfast_o believe_v that_o in_o he_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v bodily_a colos_n 2._o 9_o ibid._n 9_o si._n n._n crudelis_fw-la &_o superbus_fw-la inimicus_fw-la consilium_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la nosse_fw-la potuisset_fw-la judaeorum_n animos_fw-la mansuetudine_fw-la potiùs_fw-la temperare_fw-la quà m_fw-la iniustis_fw-la odijs_fw-la studuisset_fw-la accendere_fw-la ne_fw-la ominum_fw-la captivorum_fw-la amitteret_fw-la seruitutem_fw-la dum_fw-la nihil-sibi-debentis_a persequitur_fw-la libertatem_fw-la fefellit_fw-la igitur_fw-la eum_fw-la malignitas_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n id._n ibid._n for_o have_v he_o know_v certain_o that_o christ_n have_v be_v not_o only_o very_a man_n without_o sin_n but_o also_o very_a god_n in_o humane_a flesh_n no_o doubt_n but_o he_o will_v have_v be_v as_o wise_a as_o the_o prince_n of_o 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in_o tenebris_fw-la luce_n &_o vitâ_fw-la deleretur_fw-la