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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o much_o as_o may_v be_v know_v concern_v god_n that_o be_v his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n when_o they_o consider_v he_o in_o his_o work_n and_o therefore_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o quite_o extinguish_v in_o they_o man_n sol._n that_o sin_n extinguish_v all_o knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o what_o god_n reveal_v to_o man_n i_o answer_v that_o this_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v not_o from_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n in_o they_o but_o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o god_n unto_o these_o natural_a man_n to_o make_v they_o without_o excuse_n as_o zanchius_n well_o observe_v for_o so_o the_o apostle_n show_v in_o the_o 19_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n where_o he_o say_v deus_fw-la enim_fw-la illis_fw-la manifestavit_fw-la for_o god_n reveal_v the_o same_o unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n do_v quite_o kill_v the_o soul_n of_o every_o man_n for_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v 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the_o gospel_n as_o s._n augustine_n show_v the_o first_o be_v jayrus_n his_o daughter_n she_o be_v a_o virgin_n â—nd_n be_v as_o yet_o within_o the_o door_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n go_v into_o the_o house_n and_o put_v out_o all_o the_o people_n and_o vouchsafe_v to_o take_v she_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o to_o say_v talitha_n cumi_fw-la damsel_n soul_n mar._n 5.41_o of_o a_o threefold_a death_n of_o the_o soul_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o arise_v this_o signify_v that_o soul_n which_o sin_v only_o by_o consent_n but_o have_v not_o yet_o bring_v forth_o the_o sin_n into_o fact_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o such_o and_o will_v not_o require_v to_o shame_v they_o before_o the_o world_n but_o he_o will_v go_v in_o himself_o and_o accept_v of_o their_o inward_a repentance_n for_o such_o inward_a sin_n the_o second_o be_v the_o widow_n son_n of_o naime_n and_o he_o be_v carry_v out_o to_o be_v bury_v and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o presence_n 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neque_fw-la sva_fw-la natura_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v neither_o contrary_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n nor_o yet_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n simple_o impossible_a to_o be_v do_v god_n what_o thing_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n first_o of_o the_o first_o kind_n be_v all_o those_o action_n which_o though_o they_o may_v be_v do_v of_o the_o creature_n yet_o have_v they_o no_o place_n with_o god_n and_o such_o be_v to_o sin_n to_o move_v to_o die_v to_o walk_v to_o eat_v and_o all_o other_o humane_a act_n and_o so_o whatsoever_o do_v repugn_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n or_o be_v any_o way_n contrary_a to_o his_o essential_a or_o personal_a property_n because_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v these_o thing_n be_v to_o evert_v and_o destroy_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o god_n can_v imagine_v any_o folly_n because_o this_o do_v contradict_v his_o wisdom_n temp_n august_n ser_fw-mi 119._o 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those_o daily_a heap_n of_o our_o actual_a transgression_n and_o therefore_o you_o must_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o insist_v a_o little_a upon_o this_o point_n and_o to_o take_v a_o further_a view_n of_o this_o our_o immortal_a enemy_n this_o actual_a sin_n that_o bring_v death_n i_o confess_v it_o be_v a_o hydrian_a beast_n that_o have_v many_o head_n it_o be_v like_o a_o continue_a quantity_n that_o admit_v of_o infinite_a section_n i_o can_v touch_v they_o all_o yet_o for_o method_n sake_n and_o the_o furtherance_n of_o our_o memory_n i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v these_o three_o point_n sin_n three_o thing_n consider_v in_o the_o handle_n of_o actual_a sin_n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o it_o how_o it_o be_v define_v 2._o the_o degree_n whereby_o it_o be_v increase_v 3._o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v commit_v chap._n ii_o of_o actual_a sin_n what_o it_o be_v and_o by_o what_o degree_n it_o inward_o increase_v be_v aug._n contra_fw-la faustum_n lib._n 22._o cap._n 27._o what_o 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