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of_o glory_n because_o he_o have_v it_o in_o himself_o and_o from_o himself_o whole_o not_o from_o any_o outward_a adventitious_a lustre_n that_o infinite_a disproportion_n between_o the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o eternal_a majesty_n and_o the_o great_a glory_n this_o earth_n do_v afford_v how_o can_v it_o better_o appear_v upon_o earth_n then_o in_o contempt_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o that_o have_v the_o substance_n in_o himself_o shall_v he_o seek_v after_o the_o shadow_n cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la augendum_fw-la fastigium_fw-la superest_fw-la trajanum_fw-la plia_n sec._n in_o panegyr_n ad_fw-la trajanum_fw-la hic_fw-la uno_fw-la mode_n crescere_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la ipse_fw-la submittat_fw-la securus_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la he_o that_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o majesty_n and_o greatness_n if_o he_o will_v yet_o be_v great_a and_o high_a he_o must_v abase_v himself_o show_v his_o greatness_n in_o that_o more_o than_o in_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o 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there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o more_o enhance_v the_o credit_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n than_o the_o reputation_n of_o valour_n and_o the_o fame_n of_o conquest_n and_o victory_n the_o scripture_n themselves_o seem_v to_o go_v this_o way_n too_o gird_v thy_o sword_n upon_o thy_o thigh_n o_o most_o mighty_a &c_n &c_n thy_o arrow_n be_v sharp_a etc._n etc._n psal_n 45.3.5_o etc._n etc._n which_o speech_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n be_v intend_v of_o christ_n and_o the_o jew_n ground_v partly_o upon_o such_o place_n of_o scrip_n ure_n and_o partly_o upon_o their_o own_o fond_a thought_n &_o imagination_n do_v promise_v themselves_o such_o a_o messiah_n that_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v a_o king_n but_o a_o warrior_n also_o &_o a_o great_a conqueror_n of_o this_o because_o approve_a history_n of_o all_o age_n &_o nation_n be_v sufficient_a to_o inform_v we_o what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o
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and_o pleasure_n so_o not_o athanasius_n and_o augustine_n only_o who_o be_v cite_v by_o learned_a hugo_n grotius_n in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr satisfactione_n but_o s._n cyprian_n also_o or_o whoever_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o excellent_a piece_n de_fw-fr cardinalibus_fw-la operibus_fw-la christi_fw-la origen_n theodoret_n leo_n and_o gregory_n two_o pope_n for_o their_o singular_a worth_n and_o piety_n surname_v great_a 6._o theod._n therap_n l._n 6._o theodoret_n have_v first_o show_v how_o many_o thing_n god_n have_v make_v for_o man_n sake_n and_o thereupon_o infer_v how_o well_o it_o become_v he_o to_o restore_v they_o be_v fall_v for_o who_o such_o store_n and_o plenty_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n be_v appoint_v and_o provide_v and_o so_o proceed_v in_o his_o discourse_n to_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n go_v on_o thus_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a for_o he_o without_o this_o veil_v of_o himself_o with_o our_o flesh_n to_o have_v wrought_v this_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n and_o by_o his_o bare_a will_v not_o only_o to_o have_v destroy_v the_o power_n of_o death_n but_o sin_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mother_n of_o death_n and_o the_o begetter_n of_o sin_n that_o mischievous_a spirit_n the_o one_o to_o have_v altogether_o abolish_v and_o the_o other_o to_o have_v drive_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o confine_v to_o his_o after_o a_o short_a season_n appoint_v habitation_n eternal_a darkness_n justitiae_fw-la darkness_n pariter_fw-la &_o leo_fw-la 2._o de_fw-fr nativit_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la recuperandun_v genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la ineffabiliter_fw-la ei_fw-la multa_fw-la suppeterent_fw-la hanc_fw-la potissimum_fw-la consulendi_fw-la viam_fw-la elegit_fw-la quâ_fw-la ad_fw-la destruendum_fw-la opus_fw-la diaboli_fw-la non_fw-la virtute_fw-la uteretur_fw-la potentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la ratione_fw-la justitiae_fw-la but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o this_o to_o manifest_v
in_o his_o disputation_n against_o the_o socinian_o upon_o such_o ground_n of_o reason_n as_o be_v ordinary_o insist_v upon_o by_o other_o have_v say_v as_o much_o as_o can_v with_o any_o colour_n be_v say_v for_o this_o necessity_n 26.90_o balth._n meisnerus_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dec._n 3._o disp_n 26.90_o conclude_v his_o disputation_n in_o these_o word_n hitherto_o why_o god_n can_v not_o without_o some_o prejudice_n to_o his_o omnipotency_n pardon_v sinner_n without_o some_o satisfaction_n have_v be_v show_v but_o that_o we_o shall_v enter_v into_o this_o dispute_n with_o our_o adversary_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_o necessary_a because_o thereby_o we_o be_v force_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o divine_a counsel_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v god_n revelation_n of_o his_o divine_a will_n by_o his_o word_n ought_v to_o suffice_v we_o whereby_o he_o declare_v that_o without_o the_o price_n and_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n as_o a_o mediator_n he_o 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and_o thus_o it_o behove_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o word_n as_o before_o christ_n to_o suffer_v and_o to_o rise_v the_o three_o day_n from_o the_o dead_a by_o which_o and_o other_o like_a place_n it_o do_v clear_o appear_v that_o this_o must_v have_v relation_n mere_o to_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n concern_v christ_n whether_o by_o word_n or_o as_o that_o of_o the_o serpent_n lift_v up_o in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o type_n god_n therefore_o have_v long_o before_o not_o only_o preordain_v but_o also_o by_o several_a prophet_n foretell_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o only_o expedient_a but_o in_o this_o respect_n absolute_o necessary_a that_o all_o thing_n shall_v fall_v out_o according_o for_o it_o be_v easy_a that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v than_o one_o tittle_n of_o the_o law_n to_o fail_v luk_n 16.17_o now_o that_o which_o make_v christ_n so_o often_o to_o press_v the_o scripture_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o 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such_o reason_n or_o consideration_n as_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v reach_v unto_o by_o which_o this_o counsel_n of_o god_n dispensation_n or_o oeconomy_n the_o ancient_n usual_o call_v it_o in_o a_o rational_a trial_n if_o need_v be_v may_v be_v maintain_v convenient_a or_o plausible_a though_o indeed_o most_o of_o these_o consideration_n be_v ground_v upon_o scripture_n as_o will_v appear_v but_o they_o must_v first_o be_v forewarn_v that_o be_v not_o so_o thorough_o acquaint_v with_o the_o term_n belong_v to_o this_o subject_n that_o in_o this_o particucular_a consideration_n of_o the_o necessity_n or_o expedience_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n in_o the_o word_n incarnation_n as_o often_o beside_o be_v presuppose_v to_o be_v include_v the_o passion_n also_o as_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o it_o according_a to_o that_o of_o christ_n john_n 12.27_o father_n save_v i_o from_o this_o hour_n but_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o unto_o this_o hour_n for_o so_o i_o conceive_v the_o word_n shall_v be_v distinguish_v and_o interpret_v but_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o be_v according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o unto_o this_o hour_n that_o be_v that_o i_o may_v suffer_v for_o sinner_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a reason_n will_v be_v that_o god_n choose_v this_o way_n as_o the_o most_o convenient_a to_o manifest_v his_o love_n to_o mankind_n according_a to_o that_o of_o christ_n in_o s._n john_n so_o god_n love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n this_o consideration_n be_v not_o only_o mention_v often_o in_o the_o scripture_n but_o also_o set_v forth_o &_o commend_v unto_o we_o by_o several_a circumstance_n all_o very_a considerable_a to_o make_v we_o the_o more_o apprehensive_a of_o it_o see_v john_n 15.13_o rom._n 5.6_o 7_o 8._o 1_o joh._n 4_o 9_o 10._o now_o of_o this_o manifestation_n of_o his_o love_n in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n one_o main_a end_n be_v the_o more_o powerful_o to_o draw_v we_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o withdraw_v it_o from_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n which_o two_o be_v inconsistent_a see_v 2_o cor._n 5.14_o 15._o jam._n 4.4_o john_n 1_o ep._n 2.15_o 16_o 17._o this_o be_v the_o main_a consideration_n that_o have_v make_v so_o many_o martyr_n a_o second_o consideration_n may_v be_v the_o better_a to_o manifest_v his_o justice_n and_o his_o extreme_a antipathy_n if_o we_o may_v so_o speak_v to_o sin_n thereby_o also_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o antipathy_n in_o god_n the_o more_o powerful_o to_o draw_v we_o to_o the_o love_n of_o goodness_n and_o virtue_n and_o to_o a_o true_a hearty_a detestation_n of_o wickedness_n whence_o as_o i_o take_v it_o especial_o it_o be_v that_o 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such_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o conqueror_n and_o such_o their_o privilege_n that_o they_o be_v not_o after_o their_o life_n only_o some_o of_o they_o worship_v as_o god_n but_o even_o in_o their_o life_n time_n account_v most_o of_o they_o almost_o every_o where_o to_o use_v their_o own_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o god_n or_o equal_a unto_o the_o god_n and_o it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o the_o most_o famous_a epocha_n or_o computation_n of_o time_n that_o ever_o be_v among_o heathen_n the_o olympiades_n be_v take_v from_o these_o sport_n and_o victory_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v the_o thing_n wherein_o the_o world_n be_v most_o interest_v or_o which_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o most_o concern_v it_o as_o aristotle_n so_o other_o all_o or_o most_o that_o i_o have_v see_v make_v this_o the_o proper_a character_n of_o true_a magnanimity_n not_o to_o admire_v that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d diony_n longinus_n in_o praestantissimo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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