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jew_n themselves_o be_v willing_a to_o rejoice_v for_o a_o season_n as_o our_o saviour_n witness_v yet_o christ_n need_v not_o to_o receive_v testimony_n from_o man_n 5.36_o joh._n 5.36_o because_o he_o have_v a_o great_a witness_n than_o that_o of_o john_n even_o the_o father_n himself_o which_o send_v he_o he_o bare_a witness_n of_o he_o and_o with_o a_o audible_a voice_n he_o proclaim_v the_o same_o twice_o from_o heaven_n 3.13.17_o mat._n 3.13.17_o say_v first_o at_o the_o river_n jordan_n and_o then_o on_o mount_n thabor_n 17.5_o matth_n 17.5_o that_o he_o be_v his_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v so_o that_o these_o be_v sufficient_a witness_n quia_fw-la dicta_fw-la jehovae_fw-la dicta_fw-la pura_fw-la because_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v pure_a word_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v and_o last_o incarnation_n that_o christ_n appear_v diverse_a time_n before_o his_o incarnation_n christ_n himself_o confirm_v this_o truth_n unto_o we_o by_o those_o 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confute_v that_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a unto_o they_o and_o most_o agreeble_a to_o the_o apostle_n mind_n that_o he_o be_v none_o other_o then_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n first_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v 7.7_o heb._n 7.7_o that_o he_o be_v great_a than_o the_o patriarch_n abraham_n who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o epithet_n with_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v sufficient_o show_v he_o to_o be_v divinioris_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la naturae_fw-la of_o a_o far_o more_o excellent_a and_o divine_a nature_n than_o abraham_n be_v second_o because_o the_o apostle_n go_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o melchisedeck_v say_v 5.11_o heb._n 5.11_o that_o he_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o say_v concern_v he_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hard_o to_o be_v explain_v which_o certain_o he_o will_v never_o have_v say_v have_v he_o not_o understand_v this_o melchisedech_n to_o have_v be_v some_o excellent_a and_o 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god_n so_o here_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o the_o son_n of_o god_n mean_v that_o he_o assume_v a_o body_n of_o the_o same_o likeness_n and_o habit_n and_o countenance_n as_o afterward_o he_o mean_v to_o unite_v personal_o unto_o himself_o five_o 7.2_o heb._n 7.2_o because_o abraham_n do_v give_v unto_o he_o tithe_n of_o all_o as_o perceive_v under_o that_o visible_a form_n and_o shape_n of_o man_n a_o invisible_a deity_n to_o subsist_v to_o who_o tithe_n be_v only_o due_a and_o everlasting_o due_a because_o he_o be_v a_o everlasting_a priest_n six_o because_o all_o they_o which_o do_v affirm_v this_o melchisedech_n to_o be_v either_o shem_n or_o any_o other_o king_n of_o salem_n and_o a_o mortal_a man_n fateri_fw-la coguntur_fw-la ea_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la illo_fw-la apostolus_fw-la dixit_fw-la etiam_fw-la messiae_n convenire_fw-la be_v compel_v to_o confess_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o melchisedeck_v do_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o christ_n and_o therefore_o they_o say_v that_o this_o melchisedeck_v be_v no_o mortal_a man_n but_o the_o immortal_a son_n of_o god_n which_o assume_v this_o visible_a shape_n do_v appear_v unto_o abraham_n and_o offer_v as_o a_o type_n of_o our_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n bread_n and_o wine_n unto_o he_o after_o his_o victory_n over_o his_o enemy_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o our_o saviour_n have_v respect_n hereunto_o when_o he_o say_v 8.56_o joh._n 8.56_o that_o abraham_n see_v his_o day_n and_o rejoice_v that_o be_v not_o only_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n do_v but_o also_o in_o a_o visible_a shape_n which_o he_o assume_v like_o unto_o that_o whereunto_o he_o be_v afterward_o to_o be_v unite_v but_o that_o man_n which_o wrestle_v with_o jacob_n be_v none_o
apostle_n who_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n say_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o think_v why_o some_o be_v afraid_a to_o say_v that_o christ_n have_v two_o nature_n when_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o he_o have_v two_o form_n and_o the_o great_a ecumenical_a council_n of_o chalcedon_n leave_v this_o confession_n unto_o all_o potesterity_n fidei_fw-la council_n calce_v act._n 5._o in_o symb._n fidei_fw-la confitemur_fw-la in_o novissimis_fw-la diebus_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la unigenitum_fw-la in_o duabus_fw-la naturis_fw-la inconfuse_v immutabiliter_fw-la indivise_v inseparabiliter_fw-la agnoscendum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la sublata_fw-la differentia_fw-la propter_fw-la unionem_fw-la we_o confess_v that_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n which_o come_v in_o the_o last_o day_n to_o be_v incarnate_a be_v now_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v &_o to_o subsist_v of_o two_o nature_n that_o be_v divine_a &_o humane_a inconfuse_o immutable_o inseparable_o and_o undivide_o unite_v together_o and_o that_o the_o difference_n or_o disjunction_n of_o these_o nature_n be_v never_o to_o be_v abolish_v and_o take_v away_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o same_o and_o here_o we_o must_v observe_v christ_n that_o the_o two_o nature_n do_v make_v but_o one_o person_n in_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n that_o although_o this_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n be_v so_o make_v flesh_n that_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n as_o that_o still_o each_o nature_n remain_v entire_a and_o inconfused_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o he_o be_v therefore_o two_o son_n or_o two_o person_n as_o nestorius_n think_v but_o that_o he_o be_v one_o only_a person_n consist_v of_o both_o these_o nature_n so_o that_o he_o in_o who_o the_o fullness_n of_o manhood_n dwell_v be_v not_o one_o and_o he_o in_o who_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n another_o but_o he_o in_o who_o the_o fullness_n of_o both_o those_o two_o dwell_v be_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o christ_n that_o be_v one_o christ_n one_o person_n and_o here_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v not_o assume_v a_o humane_a person_n but_o the_o divine_a person_n do_v assume_v a_o humane_a nature_n the_o son_n of_o god_n assume_v into_o the_o unity_n of_o his_o person_n that_o which_o before_o he_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o without_o change_n for_o so_o must_v god_n still_o be_v remain_v that_o which_o he_o be_v and_o so_o gregory_n nazianzen_n say_v theolog._n permansit_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o assumpsit_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la nazian_n orat._n 3_o the_o theolog._n he_o remain_v what_o he_o be_v and_o he_o assume_v what_o he_o be_v not_o because_o christ_n be_v make_v flesh_n non_fw-la deposita_fw-la sed_fw-la seposita_fw-la majestate_fw-la not_o by_o cancel_v or_o lay_v away_o but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o conceal_v and_o lay_v aside_o for_o a_o time_n the_o 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hence_o also_o we_o may_v see_v his_o rare_a and_o singular_a humility_n in_o that_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o head_n of_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n himself_o how_o christ_n humble_v himself_o that_o can_v have_v command_v all_o the_o angel_n and_o by_o his_o stretch_a out_o arm_n without_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o weakness_n have_v make_v all_o his_o enemy_n his_o footstool_n be_v notwithstanding_o content_v exinanire_fw-la seipsum_fw-la love_n the_o great_a sign_n of_o christ_n his_o love_n to_o empty_a and_o dis-robe_n himself_o as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o his_o royal_a dignity_n and_o divine_a riches_n and_o to_o clothe_v himself_o with_o our_o humane_a nakedness_n only_o for_o our_o sake_n to_o free_v we_o from_o under_o the_o tyrannical_a bondage_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v well_o say_v that_o great_a love_n than_o this_o can_v be_v that_o he_o which_o be_v the_o high_a chief_a 15.13_o joh._n 15.13_o everlasting_a 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of_o shameless_a sinner_n to_o this_o saint_n bernard_n frame_v this_o witty_a answer_n that_o as_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o man_n god_n do_v as_o it_o be_v consult_v with_o his_o wisdom_n how_o to_o make_v he_o when_o he_o say_v 1.26_o gen._n 1.26_o let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n so_o after_o the_o transgression_n of_o man_n there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o consultation_n in_o heaven_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o man_n for_o truth_n and_o justice_n stand_v up_o against_o he_o and_o say_v that_o man_n have_v sin_v 2.27_o cap._n 2.27_o and_o therefore_o man_n must_v die_v but_o mercy_n and_o peace_n rise_v up_o for_o man_n and_o say_v ira_fw-la quo_fw-la cuique_fw-la est_fw-la major_n magis_fw-la est_fw-la placabilis_fw-la ira_fw-la regia_n crede_fw-la nobis_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la succurrere_fw-la lapsis_fw-la it_o be_v a_o royal_a thing_n to_o relieve_v the_o distress_a and_o the_o great_a any_o one_o be_v the_o more_o placable_a and_o gentle_a he_o shall_v be_v and_o that_o god_n himself_o have_v say_v he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o they_o conclude_v that_o although_o man_n have_v sin_v yet_o man_n must_v be_v pardon_v or_o else_o abandon_v therefore_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n become_v a_o umpire_n and_o devise_v this_o way_n to_o reconcile_v they_o that_o as_o one_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o thereby_o destroy_v all_o man_n so_o vnus_fw-la homo_fw-la nobis_fw-la patiendo_fw-la restituet_fw-la rem_fw-la 793._o bosquier_n de_fw-fr pass_n dom_fw-la ser_n 13._o p._n 793._o one_o righteous_a man_n shall_v suffer_v for_o all_o man_n and_o so_o justice_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v and_o then_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v pardon_v and_o so_o mercy_n shall_v be_v show_v then_o all_o thus_o content_v god_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o will_v understand_v and_o seek_v after_o god_n 14.2.3_o psal_n 14.2.3_o but_o they_o be_v all_o corrupt_a and_o therefore_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n that_o have_v find_v out_o this_o way_n be_v content_v to_o perform_v this_o work_n himself_o and_o to_o be_v make_v man_n that_o mercy_n may_v be_v extend_v and_o to_o suffer_v death_n for_o man_n that_o justice_n may_v be_v satisfy_v and_o so_o in_o he_o mercy_n and_o truth_n meet_v together_o 85.10_o psal_n 85.10_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n kiss_v each_o other_o 26._o aug._n de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la l._n 13._o c._n 10._o gregor_n moral_a l._n 20._o c._n 26._o but_o saint_n augustine_n and_o saint_n gregory_n do_v more_o solid_o answer_v say_v omnia_fw-la deus_fw-la poterat_fw-la si_fw-la voluisset_fw-la that_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o wisdom_n god_n can_v have_v devise_v another_o way_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n he_o can_v have_v perform_v the_o salvation_n of_o man_n without_o the_o incarnation_n of_o his_o son_n but_o if_o he_o have_v do_v it_o otherwise_o it_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v 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he_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o father_n and_o god_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v under_o he_o and_o in_o he_o vindicarunt_fw-la verbum_fw-la ejus_fw-la â—â—â—sectam_fw-la â—â—sum_fw-la insâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d natura_fw-la &_o aqua_fw-la secunda_fw-la prolificam_fw-la fecit_fw-la aquam_fw-la quae_fw-la verba_fw-la quia_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o eye_n quaedam_fw-la carminum_fw-la vestigia_fw-la deinde_fw-la restituta_fw-la qui_fw-la dam_n orpheo_n vindicarunt_fw-la for_o his_o perfect_a word_n exist_v and_o be_v fruitful_a and_o a_o worker_n or_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n fall_v in_o a_o fruitful_a nature_n have_v plentiful_o produce_v all_o thing_n and_o then_o have_v say_v these_o thing_n he_o pray_v unto_o this_o god_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o heaven_n the_o most_o excellent_a work_n of_o the_o great_a god_n i_o do_v adjure_v thou_o and_o i_o do_v adjure_v thou_o the_o voice_n and_o speech_n of_o the_o father_n which_o he_o first_o utter_v and_o speak_v when_o he_o establish_v all_o the_o world_n and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o by_o thou_o only_o beget_v word_n and_o the_o father_n which_o contain_v or_o uphold_v all_o thing_n be_v thou_o favourable_a and_o merciful_a unto_o i_o there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o he_o will_v wonder_v to_o see_v in_o this_o author_n the_o very_a word_n of_o saint_n john_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o his_o book_n be_v translate_v by_o the_o platonist_n a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o we_o find_v say_n of_o his_o in_o diverse_a place_n which_o be_v not_o write_v in_o his_o poemander_n consider_v that_o he_o write_v six_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o volume_n that_o be_v to_o say_v roll_n of_o paper_n mystery_n jambilicus_n in_o his_o 39_o chap._n of_o mystery_n as_o jambilicus_n report_v this_o hermes_n or_o mercurius_n surname_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o great_a philosopher_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o most_o prudent_a prince_n of_o egypt_n he_o flourish_v before_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v call_v ter_n maximus_n thrice_o great_a because_o he_o write_v of_o the_o trinity_n yea_o saint_n augustine_n affirm_v haeresibus_fw-la aug._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o de_fw-la haeresibus_fw-la that_o he_o do_v compose_v a_o book_n who_o title_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o perfect_a word_n and_o that_o therein_o he_o leave_v write_v monas_n genuit_fw-la monada_n &_o in_o se_fw-la suum_fw-la reflexit_fw-la ardorem_fw-la which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o father_n beget_v the_o son_n or_o the_o mind_n beget_v the_o word_n and_o from_o both_o proceed_v the_o holy_a spirit_n also_o theodorus_n the_o platonist_n as_o it_o be_v in_o proclus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v three_o chief_a worker_n whereof_o he_o call_v the_o one_o a_o substantial_a mind_n the_o other_o a_o mental_a substance_n and_o the_o three_o the_o 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