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A49440 Observations, censures, and confutations of notorious errours in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and other his bookes to which are annexed occasionall anim-adversions on some writings of the Socinians and such hæreticks of the same opinion with him / by William Lucy ... Lucy, William, 1594-1677. 1663 (1663) Wing L3454; ESTC R31707 335,939 564

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give_v we_o when_o it_o say_v that_o aaron_n shall_v be_v a_o spokesman_n for_o moses_n and_o therefore_o instead_o of_o a_o mouth_n unto_o he_o again_o have_v any_o evangelist_n say_v as_o here_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o beginning_n the_o voice_n be_v in_o the_o beginning_n can_v any_o man_n have_v expound_v it_o without_o that_o gloss_n of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n saying_n and_o st._n john_n practice_n it_o must_v therefore_o be_v as_o wild_a and_o reasonless_a to_o say_v that_o this_o term_n word_n when_o there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o speech_n or_o other_o phrase_n in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n expound_v it_o so_o shall_v be_v so_o interpret_v that_o our_o saviour_n humanity_n which_o by_o they_o shall_v speak_v this_o word_n shall_v be_v here_o call_v the_o word_n i_o must_v beg_v the_o reader_n be_v patience_n for_o this_o tediousness_n but_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o this_o one_o syllable_n word_n be_v of_o high_a consideration_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v dwell_v so_o long_o upon_o it_o but_o now_o we_o will_v strike_v home_o sect._n 8._o in_o this_o sentence_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o understand_v this_o term_n word_n of_o our_o saviour_n humanity_n humanity_n which_o do_v exist_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v when_o st._n john_n begin_v to_o preach_v for_o although_o our_o saviour_n be_v then_o in_o be_v yet_o he_o be_v not_o then_o the_o word_n for_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o then_o preach_v but_o about_o to_o be_v preach_v and_o according_a to_o they_o he_o be_v call_v the_o word_n in_o reference_n only_o to_o that_o word_n which_o be_v the_o gospel_n so_o that_o although_o he_o be_v man_n before_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o be_v in_o their_o notion_n the_o word_n then_o metaphorical_o neither_o metaphorical_o because_o than_o he_o have_v not_o reveal_v the_o will_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o salvation_n of_o man_n nor_o metonymical_o metonymical_o because_o then_o this_o word_n which_o reveale_n the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v not_o produce_v and_o the_o text_n most_o express_o set_z down_o the_o time_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n sect._n 9_o shift_n but_o socinus_n have_v one_o shift_n which_o be_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o 14._o page_n of_o his_o treatise_n against_o the_o pasnonienses_n pag._n 61._o christ_n be_v then_o when_o john_n baptist_n begin_v to_o preach_v and_o be_v then_o destine_v by_o god_n to_o that_o office_n to_o wit_n in_o open_v or_o preach_v the_o will_n of_o god_n thus_o far_o he_o now_o the_o reveal_n the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o word_n and_o it_o seem_v by_o he_o that_o although_o christ_n be_v not_o actual_o the_o word_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o he_o w●s_v such_o in_o god_n decree_n and_o that_o may_v suffice_v to_o make_v he_o the_o word_n but_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v that_o he_o who_o be_v decree_v to_o be_v 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time_n john_n of_o thing_n when_o the_o world_n be_v create_v out_o of_o nothing_o then_o be_v the_o word_n than_o it_o have_v its_o be_v and_o existence_n other_o thing_n have_v their_o beginning_n they_o be_v then_o make_v but_o he_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n make_v in_o time_n but_o eternal_a be_v then_o this_o be_v a_o short_a deliver_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v god_n will_v to_o explain_v they_o the_o first_o term_n which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o expound_v be_v this_o term_n word_n a_o word_n be_v twofold_a internal_a man._n and_o external_a internal_a be_v that_o expression_n our_o intellect_n or_o understanding_n have_v of_o its_o conceit_n within_o its_o self_n external_a be_v the_o expression_n of_o that_o internal_a conceit_n i_o will_v not_o here_o stand_v upon_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o sermo_n and_o verbum_fw-la it_o be_v not_o material_a that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o difference_n be_v apparent_a to_o any_o man_n who_o 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