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A87508 Doctor Hammond his Ektenesteron, or a greater ardency in Christ's love of God at one time, than another proved to be utterly irreconcileable with 1. His fulnesse of habituall grace. 2. The perpetuall happinesse, and 3. The impeccability of his soule. By Henry Ieanes, minister of Gods Word at Chedzoy in Somerset-shire Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662. 1657 (1657) Wing J506; Thomason E925_3; ESTC R202617 26,724 44

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you_o that_o the_o moral_a value_n of_o one_o single_a act_n of_o any_o virtue_n in_o christ_n be_v infinite_a and_o in_o the_o multiplication_n of_o more_o act_n there_o be_v but_o a_o infinite_a value_n now_o one_o infinite_a can_v be_v great_a than_o another_o infinite_a in_o the_o same_o kind_n wherein_o it_o be_v infinite_a and_o hereupon_o they_o conclude_v that_o the_o multiplication_n of_o act_n make_v nothing_o in_o christ_n unto_o a_o intensive_a addition_n of_o value_n the_o value_n of_o one_o act_n be_v intensive_o as_o great_a as_o that_o of_o more_o act_n the_o first_o act_n of_o christ_n say_v albertinus_n habet_fw-la totam_fw-la latitudinem_fw-la intensivam_fw-la valoris_fw-la moralis_fw-la ct_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la adaequet_fw-la totam_fw-la latitudinem_fw-la extensivam_fw-la corol._n tom_fw-mi 1.150_o n._n 61._o and_o of_o this_o you_o have_v a_o reason_n p._n 145._o this_o act_n be_v à_fw-la personâ_fw-la divinâ_fw-la tanquam_fw-la á_z forma_fw-la intrinsecâ_fw-la quae_fw-la intrinsecè_fw-la denominatur_fw-la operans_fw-la ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ipsâ_fw-la operatione_n quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o naturâ_fw-la humanâ_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la illimitabilis_fw-la àconditionibus_fw-la actûs_fw-la unto_o albertinus_n i_o shall_v subjoine_v suarez_n who_o speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o tertiam_fw-la par_fw-fr thom._n tom._n 1._o disput_fw-la 4._o sect_n 4._o pag._n 49._o plura_fw-la opera_fw-la christi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la extensiuè_fw-la plura_fw-la merita_fw-la intensiuè_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la plus_fw-la valoris_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la essent_fw-la plures_fw-la calores_fw-la infinitè_fw-fr intensi_fw-la essene_a quidem_fw-la plures_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la efficerent_fw-la unum_fw-la intensiorem_fw-la &_o par●_n ratione_fw-la si_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la opere_fw-la christi_fw-la quod_fw-la successiuè_fw-la per_fw-la part_n fiebat_fw-la part_n cum_fw-la toto_fw-la 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