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A95924 Theoremata theologica: = Theological treatises. Octo theses theologicæ: eight theses of divinity. 1. Animæ humanæ productio: Production of mans soul. 2. Puræ Dei prædestinatio: Divine predestination. 3. Verum ecclesiæ regimen: The tru [sic] church regiment. 4. Prædictiones de Messia: Predictions of Messias. 5. Duæ Christi genealogiæ: Christs two genealogies. 6. Apocalypsis patefacta: The revelation reveled. 7. Christi regnum in terra: Christs millenar reign. 8. Mundi hujus dissolutio: The worlds dissolution. / Complied or collected by Rob. Vilvain. Price at press in sheets 3 .s. Vilvain, Robert, 1575?-1663. 1654 (1654) Wing V397; Thomason E898_1; ESTC R3206 418,235 540

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23._o 〈◊〉_d 3_o inst_z c._n 23._o §_o 7._o 23._o by_o two_o act_n which_o their_o brethren_n impute_v to_o one_o calvin_n contest_v that_o god_n may_v with_o equal_a justice_n decree_v man_n to_o damnation_n the_o first_o way_n so_o well_o as_o the_o last_o for_o all_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n by_o god_n decree_n only_o why_o then_o not_o he_o by_o the_o same_o thes_n kind_a patron_n of_o divine_a justice_n will_v seem_v to_o stumble_v at_o a_o straw_n and_o leap_v over_o a_o block_n why_o else_o will_v they_o not_o grant_v that_o of_o one_o man_n which_o they_o do_v of_o all_o hence_o we_o may_v see_v what_o to_o judge_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o god_n can_v just_o ordain_v man_n to_o destruction_n sans_o consideration_n of_o sin_n for_o which_o be_v great_a to_o impute_v another_o
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