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will_n be_v repute_v for_o the_o same_o his_o meaning_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o the_o outward_a act_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o inward_a act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o together_o with_o it_o do_v compound_v or_o constitute_v one_o humane_a action_n and_o so_o may_v fit_o denote_v the_o whole_a which_o be_v a_o very_a obvious_a truth_n to_o all_o who_o thought_n have_v be_v any_o whit_n thinned_a and_o improve_v by_o observation_n observation_n 6._o thus_o have_v i_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o exterior_a intention_n to_o all_o humane_a act_n of_o which_o number_n be_v the_o sacramental_a fall_v under_o the_o cognisance_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v such_o doctrine_n as_o have_v be_v teach_v pass_o well_o in_o the_o heathen_a school_n wherefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o your_o general_a council_n at_o florence_n and_o trent_n which_o you_o must_v say_v know_v and_o be_v mindful_a of_o their_o
this_o ground_n will_v bear_v i_o will_v proceed_v by_o some_o degree_n but_o in_o the_o way_n hereunto_o i_o premise_v these_o thing_n thing_n 3._o 1._o your_o author_n agree_v that_o those_o may_v be_v true_a minister_n of_o the_o sacrament_n who_o have_v neither_o faith_n nor_o probity_n for_o which_o they_o give_v this_o reason_n sacrament_n have_v their_o efficacy_n from_o the_o divine_a institutor_n and_o therefore_o depend_v not_o for_o this_o upon_o the_o qualification_n of_o the_o minister_n provide_v he_o perform_v what_o be_v require_v by_o the_o institution_n and_o i_o find_v they_o accurse_v by_o your_o trent_n council_n who_o deny_v that_o a_o wicked_a minister_n do_v valid_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n 11._o sacrament_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la ministrum_fw-la in_o peccato_fw-la mortali_fw-la existentem_fw-la non_fw-la consicere_fw-la aut_fw-la confcrre_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la anathema_n sit_v sesse_n 7._o ca._n 11._o 11._o 4._o 2._o i_o never_o find_v it_o 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cvi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la subesse_fw-la falsum_fw-la se_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la consecutum_fw-la sess_n 6._o cap._n 9_o no_o man_n can_v know_v with_o the_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o faith_n that_o he_o have_v obtain_v the_o grace_n of_o god._n god._n 9_o 2._o roman_n catholic_n can_v agree_v to_o allow_v any_o man_n such_o a_o certainty_n of_o it_o as_o be_v equal_a to_o moral_a certainty_n which_o exclude_v all_o rational_a fear_n of_o be_v deceive_v aquinas_n say_v 5._o say_v homo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la per_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la dijudicarc_n utrum_fw-la ipse_fw-la ha_o eat_v gratiam_fw-la prim_fw-la secund_a qu._n 112._o art._n 5._o no_o man_n can_v judge_v certain_o whether_o he_o have_v grace_n and_o he_o proceed_v to_o say_v man_n know_v this_o only_a by_o way_n of_o conjecture_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la gain_v by_o some_o sign_n or_o other_o conjecturaliter_fw-la per_fw-la aliqua_fw-la signa_fw-la medina_n upon_o the_o place_n word_v it_o thus_o adjunctam_fw-la thus_o vir_fw-la iustùs_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la habere_fw-la certitudinem_fw-la â—…ae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la sed_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la conjecturalem_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la non_fw-la tran_v cendis_fw-la limit_n opinionis_fw-la humanâ—_n quae_fw-la habet_fw-la semper_fw-la formidinem_fw-la adjunctam_fw-la a_o just_a man_n can_v have_v no_o more_o than_o a_o conjectural_a certainty_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o such_o as_o transcend_v not_o the_o limit_n of_o humane_a opinion_n which_o always_o have_v fear_n adjoin_v to_o it_o it_o 10._o 3._o from_o the_o knowledge_n you_o allow_v your_o minister_n to_o have_v of_o their_o own_o sincerity_n and_o grace_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o collect_v in_o what_o measure_v other_o be_v able_a to_o know_v their_o state_n if_o the_o rule_n of_o judgement_n i_o premise_v be_v remember_v viz._n that_o every_o think_v man_n know_v the_o affection_n and_o state_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n better_a than_o another_o man_n can_v do_v it_o it_o 11._o if_o your_o minister_n then_o who_o have_v experience_n of_o their_o own_o internal_a act_n know_v not_o certain_o whether_o they_o fear_v and_o love_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n by_o which_o i_o now_o describe_v be_v in_o grace_n much_o less_o can_v other_o who_o can_v view_v only_o outward_a sign_n and_o appearance_n but_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o root_n and_o spring_n of_o they_o they_o 12._o suppose_v your_o minister_n have_v undeniable_o a_o certainty_n of_o their_o grace_n equal_a to_o a_o moral_a certainty_n which_o admit_v no_o fear_n of_o the_o contrary_a yet_o all_o beside_o themselves_o for_o the_o reason_n give_v must_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o assurance_n and_o so_o take_v up_o with_o unstable_a opinion_n opinion_n 13._o but_o since_o you_o will_v not_o agree_v to_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v so_o certain_a of_o it_o other_o must_v still_o proportionable_o fall_v below_o they_o and_o be_v content_a with_o a_o lean_a and_o languid_a assent_n which_o 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