light_n to_o the_o gentile_n as_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n 32_o luke_n 2._o 32_o from_o east_n to_o west_n this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n enlighten_v all_o and_o if_o any_o without_o the_o tropic_a of_o the_o more_o visible_a church_n shall_v have_v the_o light_n of_o 12_o john_n 8._o 12_o life_n it_o be_v from_o more_o oblique_a beam_n which_o by_o way_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o he_o dartâ—th_v upon_o they_o where_o ever_o they_o be_v if_o they_o be_v under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n or_o among_o man_n the_o text_n tell_v they_o to_o who_o they_o must_v be_v behold_v for_o salvation_n of_o which_o if_o we_o yet_o doubt_v austin_n i_o be_o sure_a be_v certain_a certus_n sum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la animam_fw-la ullam_fw-la 28._o epist_n 28._o in_o genere_fw-la humano_fw-la cvi_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la necessarius_fw-la ad_fw-la liberationem_fw-la mediator_n dei_fw-la &_o hominum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o and_o thus_o last_o in_o reference_n to_o all_o time_n 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sed_fw-la capiti_fw-la cohae_fw-la serunt_fw-la augustin_n gregor_n homil_n 17._o in_o ezek._n though_o one_o part_n of_o it_o be_v bear_v after_o another_o so_o here_o also_o in_o this_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n as_o austin_n compare_v it_o or_o as_o gregory_n allude_v to_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o gospel_n express_v it_o some_o go_v before_o and_o some_o come_v after_o but_o both_o all_o cry_v hosannah_n and_o that_o word_n signify_v salvation_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n in_o a_o word_n to_o conclude_v this_o general_a proof_n it_o be_v paul_n full_a scope_n in_o his_o most_o divine_a epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n to_o prove_v that_o neither_o jew_n nor_o gentile_n can_v be_v justify_v or_o save_v but_o only_o by_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o second_o adam_n by_o who_o be_v save_v all_o that_o be_v save_v as_o all_o be_v undo_v by_o the_o first_o but_o shall_v i_o recite_v all_o scripture-proof_n of_o this_o truth_n i_o shall_v transcribe_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n bernard_n say_v of_o some_o that_o by_o 190._o dum_fw-la multum_fw-la sudat_fw-la quo_fw-la modo_fw-la platonem_fw-la faciat_fw-la christianum_fw-la se_fw-la probat_fw-la ethnicum_fw-la epist_n 190._o labour_v to_o prove_v plato_n to_o be_v a_o christian_n prove_v themselves_o no_o christian_n which_o make_v i_o fear_v i_o shall_v too_o much_o wrong_v both_o myself_o and_o this_o most_o christian_a auditory_a as_o though_o it_o be_v scarce_o christian_a if_o i_o shall_v labour_v too_o long_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o fundamental_a &_o characteristical_a article_n of_o their_o christianity_n and_o therefore_o i_o the_o rather_o come_v to_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o in_o the_o reas_n 1_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text._n there_o be_v salvation_n in_o none_o other_o because_o there_o be_v no_o other_o name_n give_v whereby_o we_o must_v be_v save_v and_o it_o be_v take_v as_o calvin_n observe_v from_o locum_fw-la explicatio_fw-la est_fw-la 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salvasse_fw-la mundum_fw-la licet_fw-la ad_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la de_fw-la rigore_fw-la justitiae_fw-la videtur_fw-la necessary_a hypostatica_fw-la unio_fw-la lorinus_n orthodox_n eplicat_fw-la lib._n 3._o than_o he_o be_v not_o more_o blasphemous_a who_o say_v he_o can_v have_v tell_v god_n a_o better_a way_n to_o have_v make_v the_o world_n than_o they_o be_v presumptuous_a who_o dare_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o in_o their_o wanton_a fancy_n to_o conceit_n another_o way_n of_o redeem_v the_o world_n then_o by_o christ_n alone_o which_o be_v the_o most_o happy_a product_n of_o the_o most_o divine_a counsel_n of_o all_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n from_o all_o eternity_n and_o shall_v we_o then_o attempt_v to_o be_v wise_a than_o god_n and_o in_o effect_n say_v that_o he_o may_v have_v spare_v his_o counsel_n and_o christ_n his_o death_n see_v there_o may_v be_v a_o way_n for_o such_o as_o never_o know_v he_o to_o come_v to_o life_n without_o he_o so_o 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have_v never_o less_o to_o say_v than_o when_o that_o which_o he_o be_v to_o prove_v or_o clear_v be_v more_o certain_a and_o manifest_a than_o his_o proof_n omni_fw-la â—uce_fw-la 1._o mornay_n de_fw-fr veritat_fw-la cap._n 1._o clarius_fw-la omni_fw-la interpretatione_n notius_fw-la such_o hard_a task_n be_v we_o now_o put_v upon_o in_o these_o our_o sinful_a day_n which_o attempt_n to_o raze_v the_o most_o ground_a fundamental_n of_o religion_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n that_o there_o be_v less_o difficulty_n in_o prove_v this_o which_o be_v of_o such_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o salvation_n that_o out_o of_o christ_n there_o be_v no_o salvation_n haec_fw-la petri_n sententia_fw-la as_o he_o say_v est_fw-la sarcerius_n sarcerius_n decretum_fw-la super_fw-la omnium_fw-la conciliorum_fw-la decreta_fw-la not_o to_o be_v doubtful_o dispute_v but_o yet_o may_v be_v full_o prove_v 20._o psal_n 118._o 22._o isa_n 28._o 16._o eph._n 2._o 20._o 1._o from_o the_o title_n give_v to_o christ_n 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