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numeretur_fw-la creditori_fw-la 3._o ut_fw-la numeretur_fw-la ejus_fw-la nomine_fw-la qui_fw-la eam_fw-la debebat_fw-la id_fw-la quidem_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la quoties_fw-la creditor_n non_fw-la id_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la spectat_fw-la in_o satisfactione_n ut_fw-la cujus_fw-la nomine_fw-la satisfactum_fw-la est_fw-la be_v beneficium_fw-la
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one_o as_o well_o by_o love_v he_o as_o by_o believe_v in_o he_o to_o this_o say_v he_o i_o answer_v love_n make_v a_o moral_a union_n in_o affection_n but_o faith_n make_v a_o mystical_a union_n and_o a_o little_a after_o pag._n 480._o between_o god_n love_n and_o we_o come_v faith_n to_o make_v we_o one_o with_o christ_n and_o then_o the_o second_o office_n of_o faith_n he_o say_v be_v to_o justify_v in_o the_o same_o place_n so_o mr._n shepherd_n in_o his_o sound_a believer_n pag._n 111._o look_v as_o disunion_n be_v the_o disjunction_n or_o separation_n of_o divers_a thing_n one_o from_o another_o so_o union_n be_v the_o conjunction_n or_o join_v of_o they_o together_o that_o be_v before_o sever_v hence_o that_o act_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o unite_n we_o to_o christ_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o bring_v back_o the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n or_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o soul_n unto_o christ_n and_o into_o christ_n by_o bring_v it_o back_o to_o he_o that_o before_o lay_v like_o a_o dry_a bone_n separate_v from_o he_o thus_o 1_o cor_fw-la 6._o â—7_n he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v one_o spirit_n with_o he_o 6.35_o john_n 6.35_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o so_o we_o be_v in_o he_o now_o the_o come_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o christ_n 3.12_o heb._n 3.12_o what_o be_v it_o but_o faith_n our_o union_n therefore_o be_v by_o faith_n not_o without_o it_o for_o by_o it_o we_o that_o be_v once_o separate_v from_o he_o by_o sin_n 37._o john_n 6_o 37._o and_o especial_o by_o unbelief_n be_v now_o come_v not_o only_o unto_o he_o as_o unto_o the_o loadstone_n but_o which_o be_v most_o near_o into_o he_o and_o so_o grow_v one_o with_o he_o etc._n etc._n i_o speak_v not_o this_o as_o if_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n without_o the_o spirit_n on_o his_o part_n for_o the_o conjunction_n of_o thing_n sever_v must_v be_v mutual_a if_o it_o be_v firm_a i_o only_o show_v that_o we_o be_v not_o unite_v 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christ_n and_o this_o receive_n be_v do_v by_o a_o supernatural_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n whereby_o we_o believe_v christ_n with_o his_o benefit_n to_o be_v we_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n amesius_n in_o his_o medulla_n theolo_n receptio_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la quà _fw-la christus_fw-la oblatus_fw-la homini_fw-la conjungitur_fw-la 3.27_o amesius_n in_o medulla_n theo._n cap._n 26._o de_fw-la voca_fw-la num._n 17.18_o l._n 1._o p._n 118._o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o gal_n 3.27_o &_o homo_fw-la christo_fw-la joh_n 6.56_o in_o i_o manet_fw-la &_o ego_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la huius_fw-la conjunctionis_fw-la respectu_fw-la nos_fw-la dicimur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la &_o induisse_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o inhabitari_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la ephes_n 3.17_o etc._n etc._n &_o num._n 26_o receptio_fw-la activa_fw-la est_fw-la elicitus_fw-la actus_fw-la fidei_fw-la quâ_fw-la vocatus_fw-la jam_fw-la totus_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la recumbit_fw-la ut_fw-la suum_fw-la servatorem_fw-la &_o 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