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doctrine_n of_o justification_n be_v deliver_v more_o negligent_o and_o obscure_o 61._o centur._n 2._o ca._n 4._o col_fw-fr 60._o 61._o by_o the_o doctor_n of_o this_o age_n again_o this_o article_n the_o high_a and_o chief_a of_o all_o by_o little_a and_o by_o little_a through_o the_o craft_n of_o the_o devil_n begin_v to_o be_v obscure_v further_o it_o appear_v say_v they_o out_o of_o the_o writing_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n that_o in_o his_o age_n the_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o end_n of_o good_a work_n begin_v to_o be_v obscure_v final_o the_o time_n ensue_v declare_v sufficient_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n justify_v without_o work_n begin_v forthwith_o to_o be_v more_o and_o more_o vary_a and_o obscure_v 81._o centur._n 3._o ca._n 4._o col_fw-fr 53._o 79._o 80._o 81._o in_o their_o history_n of_o the_o three_o age_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o article_n be_v almost_o altogether_o obscure_v and_o
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thing_n by_o we_o in_o this_o life_n incomprehensible_a and_o above_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o reason_n not_o of_o thing_n impossible_a neither_o be_v this_o peculiar_a and_o proper_a only_o to_o this_o mystery_n but_o also_o common_a to_o other_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n as_o to_o our_o belief_n touch_v the_o most_o bless_a trinity_n the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o body_n etc._n etc._n nay_o if_o caluin_n and_o some_o of_o his_o disciple_n say_v true_a this_o be_v verify_v even_o in_o their_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o eucharist_n for_o caluin_n himself_o discourse_v thus_o although_o it_o seem_v incredible_a 10._o caluin_n institut_fw-la book_n 4._o cha_n 17_o §._o 10._o that_o in_o so_o great_a distance_n of_o place_n the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n reach_v to_o we_o that_o it_o may_v be_v meat_n to_o we_o for_o they_o hold_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o be_v always_o as_o far_o from_o we_o as_o be_v the_o high_a heaven_n yet_o let_v we_o remember_v how_o much_o the_o secret_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n surmount_v above_o all_o our_o sense_n and_o how_o foolish_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o go_v about_o to_o measure_v his_o unmeasurablenesse_n by_o our_o measure_n that_o therefore_o which_o our_o mind_n comprehend_v not_o let_v our_o faith_n conceive_v etc._n etc._n again_o 24._o ibid._n §._o 24._o the_o doctrine_n itself_o which_o i_o have_v declare_v do_v clear_o enough_o show_v that_o i_o do_v not_o measure_v this_o mystery_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o man_n reason_n nor_o do_v make_v it_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n he_o add_v that_o he_o be_v more_o than_o senseless_a that_o perceave_v not_o many_o miracle_n to_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o mystery_n as_o he_o deliver_v it_o and_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o beside_o nature_n or_o more_o incredible_a final_o 32._o ibid._n §._o 32._o now_o if_o any_o man_n say_v he_o ask_v i_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o christ_n be_v join_v to_o we_o 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