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father_n almighty_a maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n raymundus_n de_fw-fr sabunde_fw-la 4._o lib._n create_v tit._n 4._o prove_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n four_o way_n or_o by_o four_o reason_n viz._n 1._o unitate_fw-la ordinis_fw-la creaturarum_fw-la 2._o per_fw-la contrarietate_n in_o uno_fw-la subjecto_fw-la 3._o quod_fw-la omne_fw-la inferius_fw-la tendit_fw-la ad_fw-la usum_fw-la superioris_fw-la 4_o quo_fw-la propius_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la eo_fw-la fortior_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la est_fw-la unitas_fw-la i._n e._n first_o by_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o creature_n second_o by_o the_o contrariety_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_n three_o because_o every_o inferior_a thing_n bend_v and_o tend_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o superior_a and_o last_o because_o the_o near_a any_o thing_n approach_v unto_o god_n the_o strong_a and_o great_a be_v the_o unity_n of_o it_o and_o from_o hence_o he_o further_o infer_v that_o the_o unity_n in_o 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david_n say_v be_v sacrifice_n unto_o god_n such_o as_o he_o will_v not_o despise_v psal_n 51.17_o and_o last_o to_o offer_v up_o our_o whole_a soul_n and_o body_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o s._n paul_n exhort_v say_v i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o you_o give_v up_o your_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n holy_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n which_o be_v your_o reasonable_a serve_v of_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o and_o after_o we_o have_v thus_o be_v priest_n in_o offer_v up_o all_o these_o please_a and_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n unto_o god_n we_o shall_v in_o the_o last_o place_n become_v prophet_n also_o in_o apply_v that_o knowledge_n we_o have_v to_o the_o benefit_n and_o good_a of_o other_o as_o s._n peter_n be_v command_v when_o he_o be_v convert_v himself_o to_o strengthen_v his_o brethren_n luk._n 22.32_o and_o therefore_o see_v we_o have_v all_o these_o great_a and_o special_a benefit_n and_o blessing_n by_o this_o anoint_a 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