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A20770 A treatise of the true nature and definition of justifying faith together with a defence of the same, against the answere of N. Baxter. By Iohn Downe B. in Divinity, and sometime fellow of Emanuel C. in Cambridge.; Selections Downe, John, 1570?-1631.; Baxter, Nathaniel, fl. 1606.; Bayly, Mr., fl. 1635.; Muret, Marc-Antoine, 1526-1585. Institutio puerilis. English. 1635 (1635) STC 7153; ESTC S109816 240,136 421

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that_o be_v that_o mary_n be_v not_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n again_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o same_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mary_n beza_n scr._n refer_v scr._n the_o church_n have_v right_o define_v against_o nestorius_n 1.35_o in_o luc._n 1.35_o that_o mary_n shall_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n peter_n martyr_n we_o confess_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n neither_o doubt_n we_o to_o call_v marry_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d loc_fw-la dial._n de_fw-fr corp._n christ_n loc_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o god_n sadeel_v just_o be_v nestorius_n condemn_v deny_v the_o holy_a virgin_n to_o be_v deiparam_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o god_n see_v our_o ancestor_n have_v constant_o defend_v that_o mary_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n christ_n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la humh_o nat_n christ_n though_o not_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o divinity_n danaeus_n 1._o in_o aug._n de_fw-fr haer_fw-mi c._n 91._o part._n l._n 1._o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o mary_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n polanus_fw-la it_o be_v right_o say_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v god_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n christ_n loco_fw-la de_fw-la christ_n bucanus_n place_v among_o doctrine_n repugnant_a to_o divine_a truth_n this_o of_o nestorius_n that_o mary_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n tilenus_n the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v true_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n creed_n synt._n de_fw-fr nat._n christ_n n._n 19_o ser._n c._n 18._o on_o creed_n perkins_n hence_o mary_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n though_o she_o be_v not_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o she_o must_v be_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o whole_a christ_n god_n and_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o ancient_a church_n have_v call_v she_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n yet_o not_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o godhead_n praemonit_fw-la praemonit_fw-la final_o the_o great_a defendor_n of_o the_o ancient_a catholic_a and_o apostolic_a faith_n king_n james_n i_o acknowledge_v she_o to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n see_v in_o jesus_n christ_n the_o humane_a nature_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o deity_n four_o by_o the_o creed_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o universal_o receive_v of_o all_o church_n wherein_o all_o true_a christian_n profess_v that_o they_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o the_o father_n and_o that_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n if_o the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n then_o must_v she_o needs_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n the_o creed_n therefore_o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n thus_o expound_v and_o open_v it_o bear_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mother_n of_o god_n neither_o may_v we_o think_v that_o the_o holy_a church_n of_o christ_n have_v unaduised_o or_o rash_o beléeve_v this_o doctrine_n but_o upon_o firm_a and_o unmoveable_a ground_n both_o of_o scripture_n and_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n for_o first_o scripture_n evident_o teach_v it_o that_o holy_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v the_o angel_n gabriel_n and_o elizabeth_n whence_o come_v thus_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o by_o which_o place_n say_v beza_n it_o be_v express_o manifest_a against_o nestorius_n that_o mary_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o god_n again_o if_o mary_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o christ_n be_v god_n it_o follow_v of_o necessity_n that_o she_o must_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n nay_o do_v not_o the_o prophet_n direct_o say_v that_o the_o child_n bear_v unto_o we_o be_v the_o mighty_a god_n in_o a_o word_n 9.6_o esa_n 9.6_o it_o will_v not_o i_o trust_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o mary_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o he_o that_o be_v crucify_a that_o die_v that_o shed_v his_o blood_n that_o be_v see_v with_o the_o eye_n and_o feel_v with_o the_o hand_n 1.2_o 1._o cor._n 2.8_o phil._n 2.8_o act._n 20._o 1._o joh._n 1.2_o but_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n that_o be_v crucify_a that_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o death_n that_o shed_v his_o blood_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n that_o be_v both_o see_v and_o feel_v and_o therefore_o be_v mary_n also_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n the_o mother_n of_o he_o that_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n and_o consequent_o god_n see_v none_o be_v equal_a unto_o god_n but_o god_n as_o scripture_n so_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n also_o confirm_v it_o for_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v render_v why_o mary_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n but_o either_o because_o christ_n be_v not_o god_n or_o because_o the_o humanity_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o conception_n and_o birth_n before_o it_o be_v assumpt_v by_o the_o word_n or_o last_o because_o the_o humanity_n be_v never_o assumpt_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o same_o person_n but_o remain_v a_o distinct_a person_n by_o itself_o all_o which_o be_v the_o damnable_a blasphemy_n and_o heresy_n of_o arius_n photinus_n and_o nestorius_n the_o first_o of_o arius_n the_o second_o of_o photinus_n the_o three_o of_o nestorius_n therefore_o contrariwise_o i_o argue_v thus_o if_o christ_n be_v god_n and_o the_o humanity_n be_v at_o the_o first_o creation_n thereof_o prevent_v from_o subsist_v in_o itself_o and_o never_o have_v subsistence_n but_o in_o the_o word_n so_o as_o both_o nature_n constitute_v one_o only_a hypostasis_fw-la or_o