trinity_n genebrard_n justify_v the_o phrase_n of_o three_o infinite_a mind_n of_o the_o phrase_n of_o three_o go_n 70_o n._n 5_o 6._o whether_o god_n and_o infinite_a mind_n be_v term_n equipollent_a 72_o n._n 7._o of_o the_o animadverter_n answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o polytheism_n from_o the_o assertion_n of_o three_o divine_a person_n three_o relative_n not_o one_o simple_a be_v under_o three_o relation_n 73_o n._n 10._o whether_o the_o ternary_a number_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o personality_n 78_o n._n 11._o whether_o the_o divine_a nature_n sustain_v three_o modes_n of_o subsistence_n 79_o n._n 12._o of_o the_o phrase_n of_o three_o substance_n n._n 13._o whether_o two_o substance_n necessary_o differ_v in_o substance_n of_o bellarmin_n orthodoxness_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o controversy_n 80_o n._n 16._o whether_o one_o infinite_a mind_n can_v be_v three_o infinite_a mind_n in_o what_o sense_n the_o trinity_n one_o god_n 82_o n._n 18._o of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o 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ancient_a father_n to_o deny_v that_o three_o human_a person_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v three_o man_n as_o it_o be_v common_o esteem_v 121_o n._n 16._o the_o principle_n of_o individuation_n according_a to_o the_o schoolman_n 128_o n._n 17._o the_o opinion_n of_o philoponus_n and_o the_o tritheit_n heretic_n 129_o n._n 18._o how_o far_o a_o multiplication_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n may_v be_v allow_v 130_o n._n 20._o whether_o the_o term_n deus_fw-mi be_v a_o terminus_n communis_fw-la 131_o n._n 21._o the_o divine_a attribute_n not_o modes_n 132_o n._n 22._o of_o the_o animadverter_n definition_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 138_o chap._n vii_o n._n 1._o scripture_n the_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n 139_o n._n 2._o the_o unity_n of_o god_n a_o article_n of_o natural_a riligion_n heb._n 1.3.141_o not_o the_o warrant_n of_o three_o hypostasis_n 142_o what_o three_o personality_n be_v of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o school_n in_o relation_n to_o three_o subsistence_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 143_o the_o trinity_n one_o suppositum_fw-la to_o cajetan_n 217._o the_o godhead_n sustain_v not_o the_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n 218._o of_o personal_a act_n according_a to_o the_o schoolman_n 219_o n._n 3._o a_o deity_n diversify_v whether_o the_o personality_n be_v modes_n 223_o n._n 4._o whether_o modes_n in_o god_n modes_n according_a to_o the_o new_a and_o old_a philosophy_n 150_o n._n 6._o three_o modes_n not_o sufficient_a to_o explain_v the_o trinity_n the_o principal_a inquiry_n in_o this_o mystery_n what_o the_o three_o person_n be_v 155_o n._n 10._o of_o real_a and_o modal_n distinction_n whether_o the_o divine_a person_n differ_v modally_n 159_o n._n 11._o whether_o personality_n be_v a_o personal_a property_n 161_o n._n 15._o three_o kind_n of_o sabellianism_n confusion_n of_o person_n contraction_n of_o the_o deity_n to_o the_o single_a person_n of_o the_o father_n the_o compound_v of_o the_o trinity_n 163_o n._n 18._o 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the_o school_n 4._o ibid._n p._n 4._o the_o doctrine_n or_o explication_n general_o receive_v in_o university_n which_o he_o doubt_v not_o will_v be_v approve_v by_o most_o of_o the_o chair_n of_o our_o european_a university_n or_o school_n of_o learning_n you_o very_o have_v acquit_v yourself_o like_o a_o man_n of_o learning_n and_o wit._n all_o must_v bow_v before_o you_o but_o his_o own_o great_a self_n in_o your_o person_n he_o slay_v his_o ten_o thousand_o when_o goliath_n be_v defeat_v the_o philistine_n must_v fly_v this_o euge_fw-la conclude_v that_o pamphlet_n 35._o ibid._n p._n 35._o and_o indeed_o he_o this_o considerer_n and_o all_o other_o that_o have_v labour_v in_o this_o controversy_n may_v surcease_v their_o pain_n henceforth_o and_o leave_v what_o they_o have_v already_o say_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n of_o all_o considerate_a and_o sincere_a men._n how_o much_o you_o be_v a_o admirer_n of_o your_o own_o performance_n may_v be_v more_o than_o surmise_a 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it_o in_o a_o hypostatical_a composition_n the_o inferior_a nature_n be_v in_o some_o analogy_n a_o co-part_n in_o other_o respect_n a_o adjunct_n and_o of_o necessity_n imperfect_a but_o to_o be_v the_o superior_a nature_n in_o such_o composition_n infer_v no_o imperfection_n but_o of_o this_o more_o hereafter_o one_o and_o the_o same_o undivided_a existence_n 11._o p._n 34._o lin_v 28._o n._n 11._o as_o well_o as_o one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n or_o nature_n belong_v to_o all_o the_o three_o person_n equal_o whereas_o yet_o every_o person_n have_v his_o own_o distinct_a subsistence_n by_o himself_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o intricate_a dispute_n among_o the_o schoolman_n than_o this_o which_o the_o animadverter_n argue_v from_o as_o a_o principle_n to_o assert_v above_o one_o singular_a existence_n in_o the_o trinity_n tho'_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n express_o multiply_v this_o attribute_n i_o and_o the_o father_n be_v one_o these_o three_o be_v one_o be_v to_o give_v up_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o school_n of_o the_o singularity_n of_o the_o common_a divine_a nature_n but_o the_o schoolman_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n 3._o probabilius_fw-la tamen_fw-la ac_fw-la verius_fw-la existimamus_fw-la illam_fw-la substantiam_fw-la singularem_fw-la quae_fw-la communis_fw-la est_fw-la tribus_fw-la personis_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la subsistentem_fw-la esse_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la &_o essentialiter_fw-la habereque_fw-la unam_fw-la subsistentiam_fw-la absolutam_fw-la &_o essentialem_fw-la tribus_fw-la personis_fw-la communem_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la sententia_fw-la communiter_fw-la recepta_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la theologis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la scholae_fw-la d._n thomae_n &_o scoti_n &_o ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la etiam_fw-la suarez_n metaph_n disp_n 34._o sect._n 1_o n._n 3._o when_o they_o come_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o modus_fw-la of_o this_o singular_a existence_n there_o be_v but_o two_o modes_n of_o a_o substantial_a singular_a existence_n incomplete_a which_o 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sect._n 13._o p._n 421._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-fr tali_fw-la existentia_fw-la hîc_fw-la agimus_fw-la quoe_fw-la perfecta_fw-la &_o completae_fw-la substantioe_fw-la propria_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la quoe_fw-la formis_fw-la &_o imperfectis_fw-la rebus_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la componitur_fw-la quippiam_fw-la congruit_fw-la 12._o p._n 35._o lin_v 11._o n_o 12._o now_o whatsoever_o be_v or_o nature_n this_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n do_v belong_v to_o that_o be_v proper_o call_v a_o suppositum_fw-la and_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o be_v that_o as_o subsistence_n make_v a_o thing_n or_o be_v a_o suppositum_fw-la so_o suppositality_n make_v it_o incommunicable_a this_o be_v worse_a heresy_n to_o the_o schoolman_n than_o the_o phrase_n of_o three_o infinite_a mind_n they_o acknowledge_v this_o in_o finite_a being_n or_o nature_n but_o affirm_v the_o quite_o contrary_a in_o the_o divine_a nature_n not_o the_o absolute_a essential_a subsistence_n render_v the_o 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animadverter_n proof_n first_o the_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v pure_o relative_n this_o be_v too_o much_o more_o than_o ever_o any_o assert_v before_o he_o a_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v god_n a_o infinite_a mind_n but_o to_o be_v god_n to_o be_v a_o infinite_a mind_n be_v confess_o absolute_a attribute_n the_o schoolman_n say_v that_o the_o person_n in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v pure_o relative_n in_o their_o personality_n that_o be_v pure_o relative_n secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la or_o in_o one_o respect_n the_o animadverter_n turn_v the_o proposition_n into_o a_o simple_a affirmation_n that_o they_o be_v in_o all_o respect_n pure_o relative_n second_o the_o divine_a person_n be_v pure_o relative_n because_o two_o of_o they_o relate_v to_o one_o another_o as_o father_n and_o son_n and_o the_o three_o to_o both_o the_o animadverter_n know_v not_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o relative_n person_n and_o a_o person_n who_o sustain_v a_o relation_n adam_n be_v relate_v to_o god_n to_o eve_n to_o seth_n yet_o none_o ever_o style_v adam_n a_o relative_n person_n the_o personality_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o a_o relation_n but_o a_o proper_a mode_n of_o subsistence_n which_o can_v never_o be_v conceive_v otherwise_o than_o absolute_a three_o the_o father_n subsist_v personal_o as_o a_o father_n this_o be_v the_o question_n itself_o and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o logic_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o not_o suppose_v the_o sole_a enquiry_n be_v whether_o to_o be_v a_o father_n and_o to_o be_v a_o person_n or_o subsist_v personal_o be_v formal_o the_o same_o 437._o paternitas_fw-la sc_fw-la divina_fw-la rationem_fw-la fundandi_fw-la non_fw-la postulat_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la sit_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la aliquam_fw-la talem_fw-la fundandi_fw-la rationem_fw-la haberet_fw-la maximè_fw-la generationem_fw-la activam_fw-la illam_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la respicit_fw-la ut_fw-la rationem_fw-la svi_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la est_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la ratio_fw-la cur_n ipsa_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la etiam_fw-la paternitas_fw-la illa_fw-la aeterna_fw-la antecellit_fw-la omnem_fw-la aliam_fw-la paternitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la &_o in_fw-la terra_fw-la nominatur_fw-la omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la alius_fw-la pater_fw-la ideo_fw-la est_fw-la pater_fw-la quia_fw-la generate_fw-la pater_fw-la autem_fw-la aeternus_fw-la ideo_fw-la generate_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la paternitatem_fw-la est_fw-la constitutus_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la esse_fw-la personali_fw-la suarez_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 8._o n._n 8._o p._n 437._o four_o the_o father_n subsist_v personal_o by_o a_o act_n of_o generation_n how_o can_v a_o personal_a act_n which_o suppose_v the_o person_n already_o constitute_v be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o personality_n in_o the_o same_o person_n the_o schoolman_n be_v wise_a in_o their_o generation_n they_o confess_v that_o if_o the_o father_n be_v denominate_v a_o father_n from_o his_o act_n of_o generation_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o father_n paternity_n shall_v be_v his_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n since_o it_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o suppose_v a_o person_n subsist_v before_o we_o can_v conceive_v of_o he_o act_v the_o first_o person_n of_o
dicamus_fw-la tres_fw-la substantioe_fw-la incommunicabiles_fw-la seu_fw-la relativoe_n 6._o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr trin._n cap._n 6._o the_o learned_a suarez_n acknowledge_v the_o divine_a person_n to_o be_v tres_fw-la res_fw-la tria_fw-la entia_fw-la but_o he_o think_v it_o better_a to_o add_v tria_fw-la entia_fw-la relativa_fw-la to_o be_v tria_fw-la aliquid_fw-la no_o protestant_a writer_n can_v deny_v they_o to_o be_v tres_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la subsistentes_fw-la and_o in_o that_o sense_n tres_fw-fr substantias_fw-la indeed_o there_o never_o have_v be_v any_o scruple_n of_o this_o phrase_n have_v not_o this_o term_n substantia_fw-la be_v ambiguous_a and_o sometime_o signify_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d essence_n whence_o the_o warm_a st._n jerom_n quis_fw-la ore_fw-la sacrilego_fw-la tres_fw-la substantias_fw-la proedicabit_fw-la whence_o himself_n say_v that_o there_o be_v poison_n in_o the_o term_n hypostasis_fw-la whereas_o there_o be_v neither_o poison_n in_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o term_n if_o right_o interpret_v 13._o p._n 123._o l._n 13._o n._n 13._o and_n bellarmin_n a_o writer_n orthodox_n enough_o in_o these_o point_n and_o of_o unquestionable_a learning_n otherwise_o in_o his_o second_o tome_n p._n 348._o about_o the_o end_n say_z that_o to_o assert_v that_o the_o father_n and_o son_n differ_v in_o substance_n be_v arianism_n and_o yet_o if_o they_o be_v two_o distinct_a substance_n for_o they_o not_o to_o differ_v in_o substance_n will_v be_v impossible_a authority_n be_v very_o low_a with_o the_o animadvertor_n when_o he_o take_v shelter_n in_o orthodox_n bellarmin_n and_o lay_v hold_v on_o a_o dubious_a expression_n in_o a_o plain_a case_n every_o one_o know_v that_o the_o arian_n assert_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o son_n be_v not_o bare_o different_a in_o number_n but_o different_a in_o kind_n specifical_o different_a from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n and_o how_o impossible_a soever_o the_o animadvertor_n judge_n it_o for_o two_o substance_n not_o to_o differ_v in_o substance_n the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n do_v express_o assert_v that_o christ_n in_o his_o humane_a nature_n and_o we_o man_n who_o be_v confess_o two_o substance_n in_o number_n be_v consubstantial_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o the_o unquestionable_o learned_a and_o orthodox_n bellarmin_n if_o he_o be_v now_o alive_a nor_o the_o animadvertor_n for_o he_o will_v have_v the_o boldness_n to_o say_v that_o this_o term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o differ_v in_o substance_n again_o the_o orthodox_n bellarmin_n justify_v calvin_n who_o venture_v to_o condemn_v that_o expression_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n that_o the_o son_n be_v god_n of_o god_n and_o affirm_v that_o the_o son_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n of_o himself_o 439._o dr._n bull._n def_n fidei_fw-la nicaenae_fw-la s._n 4._o cap._n 1._o n._n 7._o p._n 439._o bellarmin_n think_v this_o only_a a_o dispute_n of_o a_o phrase_n verbi_fw-la solum_fw-la &_o locutionis_fw-la such_o a_o orthodox_n person_n who_o can_v thus_o easy_o part_v with_o the_o nicene_n faith_n may_v easy_o find_v out_o a_o new_a sort_n of_o arianism_n for_o to_o believe_v father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n three_o coequal_a coeternal_a substance_n hypostasis_n be_v not_o the_o arianism_n which_o the_o nicene_n father_n oppose_v since_o for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o substance_n to_o be_v common_a to_o all_o three_o person_n 14_o p._n 124._o lin_v 4._o n._n 14_o and_o withal_o to_o belong_v incommunicable_o to_o each_o of_o the_o three_o and_o thereby_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o one_o another_o be_v contradictious_a and_o impossible_a this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o school_n that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o substance_n one_o and_o the_o same_o singular_a nature_n be_v common_a to_o all_o three_o person_n and_o withal_o belong_v incommunicable_o to_o the_o father_n quatenus_fw-la ingenita_fw-la incommunicable_o to_o the_o son_n quatenus_fw-la genita_fw-la incommunicable_o to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n quatenus_fw-la spirita_fw-la 160._o see_v animadv_o etc._n etc._n p._n 160._o this_o faith_n the_o animadvertor_n declare_v to_o be_v contradictious_a and_o impossible_a which_o be_v in_o his_o own_o word_n not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o forbear_v write_v and_o yet_o not_o know_v when_o one_o write_v for_o and_o when_o against_o a_o opinion_n 15._o p._n 124._o lin_v 8._o n._n 15._o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o assert_v two_o distinct_a substance_n in_o each_o person_n be_v altogether_o as_o absurd_a and_o that_o as_o upon_o many_o other_o account_n so_o particular_o upon_o this_o that_o it_o must_v infer_v such_o a_o composition_n in_o the_o divine_a person_n as_o be_v utter_o incompatible_a with_o the_o absolute_a simplicity_n and_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n the_o schoolman_n who_o assert_v a_o absolute_a substance_n 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consequent_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o medium_n betwixt_o they_o and_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o same_o rule_n shall_v not_o hold_v in_o the_o divine_a nature_n especial_o since_o we_o can_v in_o this_o conclusion_n plead_v the_o authority_n of_o express_a revelation_n as_o we_o can_v in_o that_o mysterious_a article_n of_o a_o divine_a generation_n and_o procession_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o this_o precaution_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o animadvertor_n my_o debate_n with_o he_o be_v rather_o historical_a and_o problematical_a than_o dogmatical_a historical_n as_o whether_o the_o ancient_a father_n hold_v this_o opinion_n of_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o common_a divine_a essence_n problematical_a whether_o those_o reason_n which_o he_o have_v bring_v against_o the_o admission_n of_o a_o specific_a unity_n of_o the_o trinity_n prove_v such_o notion_n to_o be_v unphilosophical_a nay_o i_o do_v here_o disclaim_v all_o dogmaticalness_n in_o this_o conclusion_n i_o shall_v not_o in_o the_o least_o contend_v with_o any_o orthodox_n divine_a who_o
imperfect_a as_o suarez_n quote_v before_o 14._o chap._n 1._o n._n 14._o say_v modus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la quid_fw-la imperfectum_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la attingat_fw-la absolutam_fw-la rationem_fw-la entis_fw-la but_o i_o will_v ask_v no_o other_o authority_n but_o his_o own_o to_o confute_v this_o singular_a assertion_n of_o the_o animadverter_n that_o there_o be_v modes_n in_o god_n this_o be_v his_o own_o definition_n p._n 31._o a_o mode_n of_o be_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v add_v to_o another_o do_v not_o make_v any_o addition_n of_o another_o be_v or_o degree_n of_o be_v to_o it_o but_o only_o restrain_v and_o determine_v it_o i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o such_o a_o addition_n will_v make_v a_o composition_n 14._o chap._n 1._o n._n 14._o now_o i_o argue_v from_o the_o latter_a word_n that_o a_o mode_n restrain_v and_o determine_v the_o be_v or_o nature_n it_o belong_v to_o and_o will_v the_o animadverter_n say_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n can_v be_v restrain_v or_o determine_v if_o he_o dare_v i_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o nature_n restrain_v and_o determine_v and_o a_o finite_a nature_n or_o whether_o the_o animadverter_n will_v say_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n can_v be_v finite_a or_o whether_o our_o acute_a animadverter_n to_o borrow_v his_o own_o word_n will_v distinguish_v betwixt_o terminus_fw-la and_o finis_fw-la and_o say_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n may_v be_v determine_v but_o can_v be_v finite_a p._n 55._o the_o animadverter_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v that_o of_o which_o there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o bound_n limit_n or_o determination_n and_o therefore_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v say_v from_o his_o own_o definition_n of_o a_o mode_n not_o any_o modes_n and_o this_o may_v suffice_v at_o present_a to_o answer_v his_o manifest_a reason_n 286._o n._n 5._o anim._n etc._n etc._n p._n 286._o his_o unquestionable_a authority_n be_v no_o 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of_o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v and_o set_v etc._n etc._n do_v he_o therefore_o embrace_v the_o ptolemaick_a hypothesis_n all_o wise_a man_n understand_v phrase_n according_a to_o the_o know_a principle_n of_o the_o speaker_n the_o schoolman_n believe_v that_o three_o finite_a person_n have_v three_o proper_a real_a mode_n of_o subsistence_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o animadverter_n they_o declare_v that_o the_o mode_n of_o subsistence_n which_o constitute_v the_o divine_a person_n be_v in_o our_o imperfect_a conception_n analogous_a to_o the_o former_a but_o in_o the_o reality_n not_o modes_n but_o perfect_a infinite_a relative_a substance_n holiness_n goodness_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v proper_a adjunct_n nor_o can_v our_o imperfect_a mind_n conceive_v of_o they_o otherwise_o in_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o call_v they_o attribute_n in_o god_n but_o our_o judicium_fw-la correctivum_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v only_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o conception_n of_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o divine_a simplicity_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o proper_a attribute_n in_o god_n the_o same_o mistake_n have_v the_o animadverter_n make_v in_o those_o word_n of_o the_o reverend_a dean_n which_o he_o quote_v p._n 287._o viz._n that_o the_o same_o numerical_a essence_n be_v whole_a and_o entire_a in_o each_o divine_a person_n but_o in_o a_o different_a manner_n by_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v that_o he_o grant_v that_o of_o the_o manner_n which_o he_o have_v before_o deny_v of_o the_o modus_fw-la it_o be_v a_o shrewd_a temptation_n to_o i_o to_o think_v that_o certain_o this_o acute_a author_n take_v modus_fw-la for_o one_o thing_n and_o manner_n for_o another_o the_o often_o i_o read_v these_o word_n the_o more_o i_o admire_v at_o the_o presumptuous_a confidence_n of_o he_o that_o write_v they_o i_o be_o sure_a no_o man_n can_v give_v a_o more_o convince_a argument_n of_o his_o utter_a unacquaintance_n with_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o new_a philosophy_n than_o these_o word_n nay_o indeed_o with_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o philosophy_n and_o divinity_n there_o be_v a_o mode_n habitude_n or_o relation_n whereby_o god_n be_v relate_v to_o and_o respect_v a_o create_v be_v god_n as_o a_o creator_n be_v relate_v in_o one_o manner_n and_o god_n as_o a_o governor_n or_o judge_n be_v relate_v in_o another_o manner_n what_o then_o be_v the_o relation_n of_o a_o creator_n and_o governor_n or_o judge_n true_a and_o proper_a mode_n in_o god_n the_o animadverter_n will_v himself_o determine_v the_o contrary_a p._n 242._o they_o derive_v say_v he_o only_o a_o external_a habitude_n and_o denomination_n consequent_a from_o it_o upon_o the_o deity_n itself_o a_o posture_n of_o the_o body_n according_a to_o the_o schoolman_n be_v a_o real_a mode_n a_o distinct_a accidentale_fw-la quid_fw-la from_o the_o body_n itself_o according_a to_o the_o new_a philosopher_n a_o different_a posture_n be_v only_o a_o different_a circumstance_n a_o different_a 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phrase_n of_o the_o