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name_n and_o also_o a_o etc._n a_o chap_n 3_o 13_o etc._n etc._n second_o to_o the_o same_o people_n but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o incarnation_n nor_o also_o in_o the_o speech_n that_o the_o same_o apostle_n make_v either_o to_o the_o etc._n the_o acts._n 4.8_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 5.30_o etc._n etc._n ruler_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n or_o to_o &c_n to_o chap._n 10.36_o &c_n &c_n cornelius_n and_o other_o concern_v jesus_n christ_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o it_o in_o paul_n oration_n etc._n oration_n ch._n 13.17_o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o synagogue_n at_o antioch_n none_o in_o that_o at_o etc._n at_o chap._n 17_o 22._o etc._n etc._n athens_n on_o mars-hil_n none_o in_o etc._n in_o 26.2_o etc._n etc._n that_o at_o etc._n at_o see_v among_o other_o rom._n 5.5_o etc._n etc._n 8.31_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 5.14_o etc._n etc._n eph._n 13_o etc._n etc._n 2._o throughout_o col._n 1.12_o etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 2.3_o etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 1.9_o etc._n etc._n tit._n 2.11_o etc._n etc._n 3.4_o etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 1.3_o etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 1.3_o etc._n etc._n 1._o john_n 3.1_o etc._n etc._n 4.8_o etc._n etc._n caesarea_n before_o king_n agrippa_n the_o festus_n precedent_n and_o many_o other_o and_o indeed_o athens_n he_o have_v a_o fair_a occasion_n to_o declare_v that_o thing_n when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o unknown_a god_n but_o in_o all_o those_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n you_o can_v read_v nothing_o of_o christ_n more_o sublime_a than_o that_o he_o have_v â—een_n raise_v by_o god_n from_o the_o dead_a be_v receive_v into_o heaven_n be_v make_v lord_n and_o christ_n be_v exalt_v by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n and_o
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he_o to_o this_o very_a end_n all_z this_o power_n will_v i_o give_v 4.6_o give_v luke_n 4.6_o thou_o and_o the_o glory_n thereof_o for_o they_o be_v deliver_v to_o i_o and_o to_o who_o i_o will_v i_o give_v they_o for_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o satan_n understand_v well_o enough_o that_o he_o have_v not_o to_o do_v with_o the_o most_o high_a god_n but_o with_o he_o who_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o essence_n be_v a_o man_n but_o out_o of_o the_o singular_a love_n of_o god_n be_v his_o son_n who_o because_o god_n have_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n offer_v to_o he_o to_o be_v tempt_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v give_v a_o proof_n of_o his_o virtue_n and_o piety_n he_o think_v it_o not_o altogether_o impossible_a by_o his_o art_n to_o draw_v he_o from_o god_n but_o the_o ingenious_a reader_n will_v of_o himself_o observe_v both_o these_o and_o other_o thing_n the_o defence_n of_o the_o argument_n neither_o may_v any_o one_o say_v that_o these_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v deduce_v from_o 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perform_v and_o acknowledge_v by_o she_o and_o other_o and_o signify_v by_o the_o heavenly_a voice_n of_o christ_n baptism_n that_o satan_n shall_v have_v no_o certainty_n of_o this_o very_a thing_n especial_o if_o he_o heretofore_o see_v god_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o he_o all_o his_o decree_n for_o the_o adversary_n hold_v these_o to_o be_v real_o the_o same_o with_o god_n or_o his_o essence_n and_o consequent_o understand_v that_o the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n shall_v in_o those_o day_n be_v incarnate_v but_o in_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v evident_a there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o be_v speak_v only_o we_o will_v add_v this_o thing_n that_o whereas_o satan_n intend_v to_o make_v christ_n doubt_v whether_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n namely_o that_o son_n who_o he_o have_v a_o little_a before_o hear_v the_o divine_a voice_n pronounce_v he_o to_o be_v it_o be_v not_o suitable_a that_o he_o shall_v in_o his_o temptation_n pass_v by_o that_o nature_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o which_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o the_o adversary_n hold_v this_o to_o be_v the_o divine_a nature_n wherefore_o they_o must_v renounce_v either_o this_o opinion_n or_o this_o limitation_n whereby_o they_o restrain_v this_o temptation_n to_o the_o humane_a nature_n now_o we_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o any_o discreet_a man_n will_v say_v that_o this_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v a_o lie_a spirit_n for_o we_o contrary_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o devil_n word_n urge_v that_o that_o very_a man_n who_o the_o devil_n tempt_v be_v and_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n a_o little_a before_o commend_v by_o the_o heavenly_a voice_n in_o baptism_n wherefore_o the_o argument_n be_v not_o draw_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o very_a thing_n we_o will_v have_v but_o partly_o from_o the_o act_n of_o god_n appoint_v christ_n to_o be_v tempt_v and_o expose_v to_o the_o snare_n of_o satan_n partly_o from_o the_o sense_n word_n and_o intention_n of_o satan_n as_o effect_v which_o can_v not_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v unless_o our_o opinion_n be_v true_a chap._n xxxv_o the_o five_o and_o thirty_o argument_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o first-born_a of_o every_o creature_n the_o five_o argument_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o thence_o that_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o first-born_a of_o every_o creature_n col._n 1.15_o and_o he_o do_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n call_v himself_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o god_n rev._n 3.14_o now_o as_o for_o the_o first_o the_o adversary_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o christ_n according_a to_o a_o divine_a nature_n and_o be_v no_o mean_a argument_n of_o that_o very_a nature_n when_o nevertheless_o the_o first-born_a must_v of_o necessity_n be_v always_o contain_v in_o the_o number_n of_o they_o of_o who_o except_o the_o parent_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o consequent_o christ_n 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itself_o do_v not_o loose_v the_o reason_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o suppositum_fw-la but_o only_o the_o fire_n subsist_v in_o it_o wherefore_o although_o christ_n be_v somewhat_o consist_v of_o a_o divine_a person_n &_o humane_a nature_n yet_o not_o that_o but_o this_o lose_v the_o reason_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o person_n because_o this_o subsist_v in_o that_o for_o in_o this_o part_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o a_o person_n and_o a_o suppositum_fw-la because_o that_o of_o which_o we_o dispute_v whether_o it_o befall_v a_o person_n may_v therefore_o befall_v it_o or_o not_o befall_v it_o because_o it_o may_v befall_v or_o not_o befall_v a_o suppositum_fw-la but_o if_o there_o be_v in_o that_o iron_n a_o substantial_a fiâ—e_n and_o that_o fire_n as_o some_o part_n of_o it_o make_v that_o suppositum_fw-la which_o be_v call_v a_o iron_n fire_v certain_o the_o iron_n take_v by_o itself_o without_o that_o fire_n will_v be_v no_o more_o a_o suppoâ—â—tum_fw-la for_o a_o 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