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reliquiis_fw-la pelag._n caeterum_fw-la ad_fw-la nullum_fw-la opus_fw-la vel_fw-la incipiendum_fw-la nedum_fw-la proficiendum_fw-la quenquam_fw-la sibi_fw-la sufficere_fw-la posse_fw-la consentiunt_fw-la hilar._n augustino_n de_fw-fr eâdem_fw-la materia_fw-la that_o all_o man_n sin_v in_o adam_n and_o that_o without_o grace_n a_o man_n natural_o be_v unable_a to_o begin_v or_o perfect_a any_o good_a work_n yet_o they_o hold_v ibid._n hold_v qui_fw-la autem_fw-la credituri_fw-la sunt_fw-la quive_fw-mi in_fw-la eâ_fw-la fide_fw-la quae_fw-la deinceps_fw-la per_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sit_fw-la juvanda_fw-la mansuri_fw-la sunt_fw-la prescisse_fw-la ante_fw-la mundi_fw-la constitutinem_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la predestinasse_n in_fw-la regnum_fw-la suum_fw-la prosper_v ibid._n that_o 1._o god_n do_v predestinate_a man_n to_o salvation_n upon_o foresight_n of_o their_o believe_v 2._o that_o ibid._n that_o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la salutis_fw-la donum_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la 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from_o grace_n and_o not_o persevere_v to_o the_o end_n 4._o that_o ibid._n that_o haec_fw-la enim_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la definitio_fw-la ac_fw-la professio_fw-la est_fw-la universis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la propitiationem_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sacramento_n sanguinis_fw-la christi_fw-la
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person_n denominate_v from_o his_o humane_a nature_n and_o so_o again_o speak_v to_o his_o disciple_n joh._n 6.62_o what_o and_o if_o say_v he_o you_o shaell_o see_v the_o son_n of_o man_n ascend_v up_o where_o he_o be_v before_o not_o that_o christ_n ever_o be_v in_o heaven_n as_o man_n before_o his_o ascension_n but_o as_o god_n he_o be_v and_o thus_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n that_o which_o be_v proper_a unto_o the_o manhood_n be_v sometime_o attribute_v to_o the_o person_n denominate_v from_o the_o godhead_n so_o act_v 20.28_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n viz._n the_o son_n of_o god_n purchase_v the_o church_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o 1_o cor._n 2.8_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o crucify_a the_o lord_n of_o glory_n that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o glory_n act_v 7.2_o be_v as_o god_n coequal_a with_o his_o father_n in_o majesty_n and_o glory_n not_o that_o he_o suffer_v as_o god_n but_o that_o person_n who_o be_v also_o 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the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v jesus_n christ_n god_n and_o man_n the_o former_a denote_v his_o divinity_n the_o latter_a his_o humanity_n both_o together_o his_o whole_a person_n which_o be_v proper_o the_o gift_n here_o speak_v of_o whole_a christ_n god-man_n obs_n christ_n mediator_n according_a to_o both_o nature_n as_o god-man_n thus_o be_v he_o say_v to_o be_v mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n not_o only_o according_a to_o one_o but_o both_o his_o nature_n not_o only_o according_a to_o his_o humanity_n as_o maen_n as_o romanist_n and_o some_o other_o will_v have_v it_o but_o also_o according_a to_o his_o divinity_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god-man_n so_o much_o may_v convince_o be_v infer_v and_o conclude_v from_o those_o forecited_a text_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n purchase_v his_o church_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n be_v crucify_v plain_o assert_v the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n to_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o this_o great_a work_n of_o mediatorship_n which_o if_o it_o have_v not_o have_v the_o human_a nature_n as_o it_o have_v not_o be_v par_fw-fr oneri_fw-la able_a to_o stand_v under_o such_o a_o burden_n as_o be_v lay_v upon_o it_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n so_o much_o less_o par_fw-fr operi_fw-la able_a for_o such_o a_o work_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o a_o infinite_a justice_n it_o be_v indeed_o the_o manhood_n which_o suffer_v but_o it_o be_v the_o godhead_n that_o support_v it_o in_o those_o suffering_n and_o give_v validity_n to_o they_o make_v that_o blood_n to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o infinite_a value_n answer_v divinitas_fw-la sine_fw-la humanitate_fw-la &_o humanitas_fw-la sine_fw-la divinitate_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la mediatrix_fw-la sed_fw-la inter_fw-la divinitatem_fw-la solam_fw-la &_o humanitatem_fw-la solam_fw-la est_fw-la humana_fw-la divinitas_fw-la &_o divina_fw-la humanitas_fw-la august_n homil._n de_fw-fr ovibus_fw-la c._n 11_o the_o communion_n betwixt_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n in_o tantam_fw-la unitatem_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la conceptu_fw-la virgin_n deitas_fw-la &_o humanitas_fw-la connexa_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la sine_fw-la homine_fw-la divina_fw-la nec_fw-la sine_fw-la deo_fw-la humana_fw-la agerentur_fw-la leo._n epi._n 81._o objection_n from_o 1_o tim._n 2_o 5._o answer_v so_o as_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v what_o augustine_n have_v long_o since_o do_v before_o we_o that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o divinity_n without_o the_o humanity_n so_o neither_o be_v it_o the_o humanity_n without_o the_o divinity_n that_o undertake_v and_o effect_v this_o great_a work_n of_o mediatorship_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man._n but_o betwixt_o the_o divinity_n alone_o and_o the_o humanity_n alone_o i._n e._n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n be_v interpose_v the_o humane_a divinity_n and_o divine_a humanity_n i._n e._n christ_n as_o god-man_n
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though_o not_o by_o we_o which_o it_o can_v not_o be_v be_v now_o make_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n as_o the_o verse_n there_o forego_v have_v it_o not_o able_a to_o justify_v man_n before_o god_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v not_o be_v keep_v and_o fulfil_v by_o he_o in_o this_o corrupt_a state_n yet_o in_o we_o through_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n active_a as_o well_o as_o passive_a obedience_n unto_o we_o thus_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n viz._n of_o the_o first_o adam_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o viz._n christ_n the_o second_o adam_n many_o be_v make_v righteous_a viz._n by_o the_o imputation_n as_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o one_o so_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o other_o as_o we_o have_v it_o rom._n 5.19_o thus_o be_v he_o give_v for_o we_o in_o his_o life_n death_n 4._o in_o his_o death_n 4._o and_o so_o in_o his_o death_n he_o osser_v up_o himself_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o we_o of_o which_o more_o anon_o 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he_o himself_o be_v also_o compass_v with_o infirmity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potens_fw-la ibid._n beza_n gr._n annot_n in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hic_fw-la rursus_fw-la ad_fw-la affectus_fw-la pronitatem_fw-la referendum_fw-la est_fw-la grot._fw-la ibid._n i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o beza_n expound_v it_o aptus_fw-la &_o idoneus_fw-la one_o fit_a and_o meet_v to_o take_v compassion_n and_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n our_o great_a highpriest_n render_v by_o his_o suffering_n have_v in_o his_o own_o person_n have_v experience_n of_o they_o he_o be_v make_v more_o compassionate_a towards_o other_o in_o like_a condition_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n have_v it_o heb._n 4.15_o we_o have_v not_o a_o high_a priest_n which_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n but_o be_v in_o all_o point_v tempt_v like_a as_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o sin_n all_o this_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v truth_n surety_n 2_o christ_n give_v 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