Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	according_a	speak_v	254	3	4.6826	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62378	An exposition vvith notes on the whole fourth chapter to the the Romanes wherein the grand question of justification by faith alone, without works, is controverted, stated, cleared, and fully resolved ... / by William Sclater, Doctor in Divinity, sometimes minister of Gods word at Pitminster, in Summerset ; now published by his son, William Sclater, Batchelar in Divinity, minister at Collompton in Devon.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S918; ESTC R37207	141,740	211

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only_o in_o respect_n of_o some_o particular_n but_o of_o all_o truth_n reveal_v and_o that_o not_o at_o sometime_o only_o but_o perpetual_o without_o interruption_n gal._n 3.10_o a_o second_o quaere_fw-la how_o say_v paul_n abraham_n consider_v not_o his_o body_n dead_a etc._n etc._n when_o as_o moses_n bring_v he_o laugh_v at_o the_o promise_n gen._n 17.17_o and_o inquire_v as_o it_o shall_v seem_v of_o the_o likelihood_n of_o it_o shall_v a_o child_n be_v bear_v to_o he_o that_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a and_o shall_v sarah_n that_o be_v ninty_a year_n old_a bear_v answ_n cajetane_a answer_n that_o the_o quaeres_fw-la of_o abraham_n record_v by_o moses_n be_v make_v while_o yet_o the_o revelation_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a unto_o he_o and_o issue_v not_o so_o much_o from_o doubtfulness_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o from_o desire_n to_o be_v inform_v whether_o the_o word_n bear_v the_o sense_n that_o their_o sound_n purport_v paul_n speech_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o time_n 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laetitiae_fw-la fuit_fw-la sarae_n autem_fw-la dubitationis_fw-la so_o much_o force_n be_v there_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o action_n to_o determine_v they_o either_o to_o good_a or_o evil_a the_o three_o quaere_fw-la how_o say_v paul_n of_o abraham_n body_n it_o be_v dead_a that_o be_v destitute_a of_o generative_a vigour_n when_o as_o so_o many_o year_n after_o he_o have_v many_o child_n by_o keturah_n gen._n 25.1_o 11_o august_n qu._n 35._o super_fw-la gen._n &_o the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 16._o c._n 28._o &_o contra_fw-la julian._n pelag._n l._n 3._o c._n 11_o 2._o his_o second_o wife_n after_o sarahs_n death_n answ_n augustine_n in_o many_o place_n propound_v this_o doubt_n and_o assoyl_v it_o the_o sum_n of_o his_o solution_n be_v this_o first_o that_o it_o be_v dead_a in_o respect_n of_o sarahs_n body_n decay_v by_o age_n not_o so_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o young_a woman_n allege_v to_o that_o purpose_n the_o judgement_n of_o physician_n emortuum_fw-la corpus_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la omnino_fw-la nullam_fw-la vim_o generandi_fw-la habere_fw-la posset_n si_fw-la mulier_fw-la juvenilis_fw-la aetatis_fw-la esset_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la hoc_fw-la emortuum_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la provectioris_fw-la aetatis_fw-la muliere_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n his_o second_o answer_n this_o that_o abraham_n body_n be_v dead_a until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o put_v new_a vigour_n into_o it_o as_o he_o do_v for_o the_o beget_n of_o isaac_n and_o that_o the_o same_o gift_n of_o generation_n continue_v after_o the_o death_n of_o sarah_n for_o beget_v of_o other_o child_n of_o keturah_n we_o have_v both_o in_o sum_n abraham_n body_n be_v dead_a through_o age_n ut_fw-la ex_fw-la illius_fw-la aetatis_fw-la foeminâ_fw-la gignere_fw-la non_fw-la valeret_fw-la qui_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la de_fw-la adolescentula_fw-la valeret_fw-la sicut_fw-la postea_fw-la de_fw-la cethura_n valuit_fw-la quamuìs_fw-la &_o illic_fw-la dici_fw-la possit_fw-la foecunditatis_fw-la munus_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la

nature_n i_o will_v easy_o infer_v pelagius_n his_o conclusion_n that_o by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v possible_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n but_o 1._o the_o hypothesis_n be_v improbable_a there_o be_v no_o true_a merit_n of_o any_o mere_a creature_n 2._o yield_v there_o be_v some_o work_n of_o some_o man_n perfect_a yet_o so_o will_v not_o the_o conclusion_n follow_v in_o respect_n of_o that_o frequent_a intervenience_n of_o sin_n destroy_v the_o value_n of_o other_o work_n say_v hilary_n true_o spes_n in_o misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o seculum_fw-la 51._o hillar_n ennarr_n in_o psal_n 51._o &_o in_o seculum_fw-la seculi_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la ipsa_fw-la illa_fw-la justitiae_fw-la opera_fw-la sufficient_a ad_fw-la perfectae_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la meritum_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la justitiae_fw-la voluntate_fw-la humanarum_fw-la demutationum_fw-la &_o motuum_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la reputet_fw-la let_v we_o see_v their_o other_o limitation_n so_o that_o pride_n in_o such_o confidence_n be_v avoid_v there_o be_v then_o belike_o a_o humble_a kind_n of_o confidence_n in_o our_o own_o work_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v a_o humble_a pride_n there_o be_v some_o say_v bernard_n 5._o bernard_n de_fw-fr quadrage_n serm_n 5._o that_o seek_v life_n eternal_a non_fw-fr in_o humilitate_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o fiducia_fw-la suorum_fw-la meritorum_fw-la in_o his_o opinion_n very_a confidence_n in_o our_o work_n be_v a_o shrewd_a spice_n of_o pride_n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o that_o pride_n be_v that_o in_o such_o confidence_n they_o prescribe_v to_o be_v avoid_v it_o be_v this_o when_o a_o man_n think_v he_o have_v his_o merit_n of_o himself_o not_o of_o god_n grace_n in_o case_n then_o a_o man_n thankful_o acknowledge_v his_o good_a work_n to_o proceed_v from_o god_n grace_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o put_v confidence_n in_o they_o hear_v bernard_n 3._o bern._n in_o annunciat_n ser._n 3._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la gratus_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la devotus_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la solicitus_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la spiritu_fw-la fervens_fw-la caveat_n sibi_fw-la nè_fw-la suis_fw-la fidat_fw-la meritis_fw-la nè_fw-la suis_fw-la operibus_fw-la innitatur_fw-la alioquin_fw-la nec_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la quidem_fw-la animum_fw-la intrat_fw-la gratia_fw-la i_o thank_v god_n say_v the_o pharisee_fw-mi i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o to_o god_n grace_n he_o ascribe_v his_o righteousness_n and_o yet_o return_v empty_a of_o justification_n to_o come_v brief_o to_o the_o point_n our_o conclusion_n be_v this_o no_o confidence_n at_o all_o for_o righteousness_n or_o salvation_n ought_v to_o be_v place_v in_o any_o our_o work_n be_v they_o never_o so_o good_a or_o seem_o perfect_a our_o first_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o we_o find_v the_o most_o eminent_a among_o god_n saint_n renounce_v all_o their_o own_o work_n not_o only_o natural_a but_o gracious_a also_o and_o rely_v themselves_o only_a on_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n see_v psal_n 143._o phil._n 3.9_o 10._o dan._n 9.18_o we_o do_v not_o present_v our_o supplication_n before_o thou_o for_o our_o righteousness_n but_o for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n shall_v we_o say_v as_o they_o he_o speak_v as_o one_o conceive_v it_o as_o a_o matter_n of_o best_a safety_n 7._o bellarm._n the_o justif_a lib._n 5._o cap._n 7._o not_o of_o necessity_n what_o then_o mean_v that_o so_o plentiful_a and_o humble_a confession_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o prayer_n in_o any_o reasonable_a construction_n he_o speak_v as_o a_o man_n press_v with_o conscience_n of_o sin_n so_o far_o as_o that_o he_o acknowledge_v confusion_n to_o be_v their_o only_a due_a portion_n if_o mercy_n succour_n and_o relieve_v he_o not_o to_o this_o we_o add_v these_o reason_n weighty_a for_o the_o purpose_n howsoever_o slight_o pass_v over_o by_o adversary_n as_o 1._o that_o our_o best_a work_n be_v defile_v by_o our_o concupiscence_n gal._n 5.17_o 2._o be_v defective_a and_o imperfect_a according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 3._o lose_v their_o worth_n through_o interruption_n and_o the_o frequent_a intercurrence_n of_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n and_o weakness_n will_v god_n not_o too_o often_o by_o some_o fall_v almost_o presumptuous_a hereto_o we_o adjoyn_v the_o consent_n of_o father_n 22._o august_n manual_a c._n 22._o tota_n spes_fw-la mea_fw-la say_v augustine_n est_fw-la in_fw-la monte_fw-fr domini_fw-la mei_fw-la mors_fw-la ejus_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la refugium_fw-la meum_fw-la saelus_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la mea_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la meriti_fw-la inops_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la ille_fw-la miserationum_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la defuerit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la domini_fw-la multae_fw-la multus_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o meritis_fw-la shall_v we_o say_v he_o remit_v of_o his_o right_n and_o speak_v only_o out_o of_o humility_n or_o as_o one_o choose_v the_o sole_a mercy_n of_o god_n for_o his_o safe_a refuge_n hear_v he_o in_o another_o place_n vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la 13._o august_n confess_v l._n 9_o c._n 13._o si_fw-la remotâ_fw-la misericordiâ_fw-la discutias_fw-la eam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la jam_fw-la quaeras_fw-la quibus_fw-la meritis_fw-la speremus_fw-la bona_fw-la praesertim_fw-la cùm_fw-la audies_fw-la apud_fw-la prophetam_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la vos_fw-la 68_o bern._n in_o cant._n ser._n 67_o &_o 68_o sed_fw-la propter_fw-la i_o ego_fw-la faciam_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la meritum_fw-la scire_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la sufficiant_fw-la merita_fw-la idem_fw-la do_v gratiae_fw-la quicquid_fw-la meritis_fw-la deputas_fw-la nolo_fw-la meritum_fw-la quod_fw-la gratiam_fw-la excludat_fw-la horreo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la de_fw-la meo_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la sim_fw-la meus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o same_o bernard_n note_v the_o fault_n that_o sometime_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o our_o prayer_n calcem_fw-la bern._n the_o quadrage_n serm._n 5._o ad_fw-la calcem_fw-la in_o those_o that_o be_v make_v for_o eternal_a life_n pride_n sometime_o use_v to_o creep_v upon_o we_o vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la fortassis_fw-la aliqui_fw-la non_fw-la in_o humilitate_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o fiducia_fw-la suorum_fw-la meritorum_fw-la nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la dico_fw-la quin_fw-la accepta_fw-la gratia_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la donet_fw-la orandi_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la constituat_fw-la quisquam_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la impetrandi_fw-la hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la conferunt_fw-la haec_fw-la praemissa_fw-la dona_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la misericordia_fw-la quae_fw-la tribuit_fw-la haec_fw-la sperentur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ampliora_fw-la sit_fw-la ergo_fw-la oratio_fw-la quae_fw-la fit_a pro_fw-la aeterna_fw-la vita_fw-la in_fw-la omni_fw-la humilitate_fw-la praesumens_fw-la de_fw-la sola_fw-la ut_fw-la dignum_fw-la est_fw-la miseratione_n divina_fw-la propter_fw-la incertitudinem_fw-la propriae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o periculum_fw-la amittendae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la bellarm._n qua_fw-la supra_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la totam_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o benignitate_fw-la reponere_fw-la thus_o rather_o propter_fw-la imperfectionem_fw-la propriae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o periculum_fw-la amittendae_fw-la aeternae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la totam_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o benignitate_fw-la reponere_fw-la let_v we_o brief_o view_v the_o reason_n they_o allege_v for_o their_o purpose_n they_o produce_v nehemiah_n pray_v remembrance_n of_o his_o good_a deed_n neh._n 13.22_o ezekias_n also_o allege_v his_o sincerity_n isa_n 38.3_o david_n promise_v himself_o retribution_n because_o he_o have_v keep_v god_n way_n psal_n 18.20_o 21._o many_o the_o like_a may_v have_v be_v heap_v up_o but_o how_o follow_v the_o conclusion_n therefore_o they_o put_v confidence_n in_o their_o work_n nay_o see_v nehemiah_n in_o the_o same_o place_n pray_v to_o be_v spare_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n think_v we_o he_o put_v confidence_n in_o his_o work_n as_o true_a cause_n of_o salvation_n that_o pray_v pardon_n of_o his_o imperfection_n thus_o brief_o let_v we_o conceive_v that_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n allege_v their_o righteousness_n in_o prayer_n respect_v not_o their_o work_n as_o matter_n of_o their_o confidence_n see_v dan._n 9.18_o but_o as_o inferior_a help_n of_o their_o hope_n quatenus_fw-la they_o be_v evidence_n of_o their_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n and_o partaker_n of_o the_o promise_n that_o they_o put_v confidence_n in_o be_v god_n mercy_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o promise_n the_o reason_n of_o that_o confidence_n be_v their_o obedience_n in_o respect_n of_o presence_n not_o of_o efficiency_n take_v one_o inftance_n for_o many_o neh._n 1.8_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n pray_v for_o restore_v the_o people_n out_o of_o captivity_n what_o lay_v he_o for_o ground_n of_o his_o prayer_n the_o word_n that_o he_o speak_v by_o moses_n if_o they_o turn_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v gather_v they_o now_o lord_n say_v nehemiah_n we_o desire_v to_o fear_v thy_o name_n therefore_o gather_v we_o can_v any_o think_v the_o holy_a man_n allege_v their_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o matter_n of_o confidence_n see_v how_o diminutive_o he_o

speak_v of_o it_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o desire_n to_o fear_v then_o actual_a fear_v and_o therefore_o need_v mercy_n to_o accept_v it_o have_v no_o merit_n to_o procure_v so_o great_a a_o blessing_n from_o god_n 16._o august_n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser._n 16._o to_o like_a purpose_n augustine_n in_o his_o quae_fw-la jam_fw-la habemus_fw-la landemus_fw-la deum_fw-la largitorem_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la nondum_fw-la habemus_fw-la tenemus_fw-la debitorem_fw-la debtor_n enim_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la aliquid_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la accipiendo_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la ei_fw-la placuit_fw-la promittendo_fw-la hillo_o ergò_fw-la modo_fw-la possumus_fw-la exigere_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ut_fw-la dicamus_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la promifisti_fw-la quia_fw-la fecimus_fw-la quod_fw-la jussisti_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la tu_fw-la fecisti_fw-la quia_fw-la laborantes_fw-la juvisti_fw-la their_o second_o argument_n because_o our_o work_n be_v vera_fw-la salutis_fw-la causa_fw-la 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speech_n i_o must_v needs_o profess_v i_o see_v nothing_o derogatory_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n grace_n or_o christ_n mediation_n nor_o worthy_a the_o tragical_a exclamation_n of_o many_o if_o they_o be_v due_o consider_v our_o sacrifice_n say_v peter_n be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n 1._o pet._n 2.5_o 8._o see_v reynolds_n contra_fw-la hart._n cap._n 8._o pure_a and_o clean_a say_v malachy_n though_o not_o by_o inherence_n yet_o by_o acceptation_n and_o by_o that_o tincture_n they_o receive_v from_o christ_n blood_n and_o intercession_n rev._n 8._o but_o will_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v true_a cause_n of_o salvation_n answ_n in_o no_o wise_a as_o papist_n conceive_v it_o namely_o that_o ex_fw-la propria_fw-la dignitate_fw-la and_o because_o they_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n such_o dignity_n we_o acknowledge_v none_o inherent_a in_o they_o nor_o such_o perfection_n as_o satisfy_v the_o law_n the_o worth_n they_o have_v be_v from_o their_o die_n and_o tincture_n in_o christ_n blood_n and_o that_o be_v it_o alone_o that_o make_v they_o capable_a of_o reward_n so_o that_o the_o term_n of_o our_o confidence_n be_v christ_n blood_n not_o our_o work_n into_o which_o the_o whole_a causality_n as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o of_o salvation_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o be_v to_o be_v resolve_v other_o there_o be_v that_o choose_v simple_o and_o without_o distinction_n to_o deny_v the_o assumption_n lest_o peradventure_o the_o proud_a heart_n of_o man_n shall_v swell_v with_o opinion_n of_o its_o own_o confer_v any_o thing_n to_o its_o own_o salvation_n they_o be_v via_fw-la regni_fw-la say_v bernard_n non_fw-la causa_fw-la regnandi_fw-la cause_n if_o you_o will_v sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la necessary_a antecedent_n to_o salvation_n no_o virtual_a efficient_n or_o procurer_n thereof_o unto_o we_o most_o true_o and_o fitly_a to_o the_o popish_a opinion_n according_a whereto_o they_o be_v make_v so_o exact_o answerable_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n that_o they_o need_v no_o mercy_n to_o cover_v their_o defect_n no_o imputation_n of_o christ_n merit_n to_o hide_v their_o blemish_n from_o god_n justice_n yea_o have_v a_o worth_n in_o they_o proportional_a to_o the_o transcendent_a weight_n of_o glory_n the_o apostle_n otherwise_o 8.18_o rom._n 8.18_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v non_fw-la si_fw-la unus_fw-la omnes_fw-la sustineat_fw-la say_v bernard_n totis_fw-la licèt_fw-la animae_fw-la monach_n bern._n de_fw-fr annun_n ser._n 1._o euseb_n emess_n hom_o l._n 3._o ad_fw-la monach_n &_o corporis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la desudemus_fw-la totis_fw-la licèt_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la viribus_fw-la exerceamur_fw-la nihil_fw-la tamen_fw-la condignum_fw-la merito_fw-la pro_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la compensare_fw-la &_o offer_v valebimus_fw-la say_v eusebius_n emissenus_fw-la we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o no_o confidence_n may_v be_v place_v in_o our_o work_n of_o righteousness_n the_o whole_a must_v rely_v upon_o the_o mercy_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o promiser_n and_o on_o his_o christ_n in_o who_o the_o promise_n have_v their_o accomplishment_n 2._o cor._n 1.20_o and_o of_o the_o duty_n and_o object_n thereof_o thus_o far_o his_o periphrasis_n follow_v sense_n who_o raise_v up_o jesus_n our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n it_o may_v be_v inquire_v how_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o father_n whereas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o son_n have_v power_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n and_o to_o take_v it_o up_o again_o joh._n 2.19_o and_o 10.18_o answ_n the_o answer_n rest_v in_o that_o old_a rule_n of_o augustine_n the_o external_a work_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v undivided_a in_o they_o all_o the_o whole_a three_o person_n work_v joint_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o same_o divine_a virtue_n be_v equal_o reside_v in_o all_o if_o it_o be_v yet_o demand_v why_o most_o usual_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o father_n answ_n thus_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o christ_n in_o state_n of_o humiliation_n empty_v himself_o phil._n 2.7_o not_o as_o love_v his_o glory_n but_o as_o forbear_n for_o the_o time_n the_o ordinary_a manifestation_n of_o his_o divine_a power_n inasmuch_o that_o howsoever_o there_o be_v no_o work_n of_o the_o father_n wherein_o he_o do_v not_o equal_o communicate_v quod_fw-la ad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la operis_fw-la yet_o so_o little_o show_v thereof_o be_v there_o in_o the_o infirmity_n of_o his_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v whole_o from_o the_o father_n without_o any_o concurrence_n of_o christ_n incarnate_a again_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v what_o the_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n single_v out_o this_o effect_n of_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a to_o describe_v the_o father_n by_o answ_n some_o think_v to_o maintain_v the_o proportion_n 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