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remission_n of_o sin_n nor_o actual_a conferrer_n and_o bestower_n of_o grace_n 5._o confut._n abraham_n the_o first_o that_o receive_v circumcision_n error_n further_o herodotus_n be_v here_o find_v to_o be_v in_o a_o error_n that_o think_v that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v circumcise_v and_o that_o the_o jew_n receive_v it_o from_o they_o whereas_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o abraham_n be_v the_o first_o that_o receive_v circumcision_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o the_o egyptian_n above_o 200._o year_n after_o learned_a it_o of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o sojourn_v with_o they_o above_o 200._o year_n more_o 6._o confut._n neither_o circumcision_n under_o the_o law_n nor_o baptism_n under_o the_o gospel_n absolute_o necessary_a vers._n 14._o the_o uncircumcised_a male_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o etc._n etc._n this_o place_n i_o show_v before_o quest_n 1._o to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o child_n that_o be_v uncircumcised_a 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15._o yet_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n as_o of_o some_o uncleanness_n or_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o long_a journey_n they_o may_v defer_v the_o eat_n of_o the_o passeover_n till_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n numb_a 9.10_o 11._o yea_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o passeover_n after_o the_o first_o institution_n be_v but_o once_o keep_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n namely_o in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o second_o year_n num._n 9_o 1._o and_o it_o be_v not_o celebrate_v again_o till_o josua_n his_o time_n gen._n josua_n 5.10_o after_o they_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 2._o cajetan_n a_o popish_a writer_n give_v good_a evidence_n here_o consentaneum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la puniatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la culpam_fw-la admisit_fw-la infant_n antem_fw-la nullam_fw-la possunt_fw-la admittere_fw-la culpam_fw-la proinde_fw-la poena_fw-la hic_fw-la designata_fw-la adsolos_fw-la 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necessity_n to_o prevent_v that_o time_n and_o place_n 4._o pelican_n understand_v the_o law_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v give_v afterward_o in_o mount_n sinai_n eo_fw-la loci_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la tunc_fw-la about_o that_o place_n but_o not_o at_o that_o time_n but_o neither_o about_o that_o place_n be_v the_o law_n give_v which_o be_v deliver_v in_o mount_n sinai_n for_o between_o marah_n and_o the_o desert_n of_o sinai_n they_o have_v six_o station_n or_o mansion_n as_o they_o be_v number_v num._n 33._o from_o verse_n 9_o to_o vers_n 16._o and_o this_o law_n here_o mention_v be_v give_v at_o this_o time_n while_o they_o stay_v in_o marah_n where_o they_o prove_v and_o try_v their_o faith_n and_o obedience_n as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v 5._o some_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n here_o give_v they_o law_n non_fw-la scriptura_fw-la sed_fw-la ore_fw-la ut_fw-la justè_fw-la viverent_fw-la not_o in_o writing_n but_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v upright_o ferus_fw-la and_o what_o law_n they_o be_v be_v not_o here_o express_v osiander_n but_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v a_o law_n be_v give_v not_o write_v that_o the_o people_n may_v always_o have_v it_o in_o remembrance_n 6._o therefore_o what_o this_o law_n and_o ordinance_n be_v be_v here_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n express_v where_o the_o lord_n move_v the_o people_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o law_n with_o promise_n to_o be_v their_o protector_n in_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n and_o disease_n of_o egypt_n jun._n so_o that_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o place_n deal_v two_o way_n with_o his_o people_n postquam_fw-la aqua_fw-la penuria_fw-la illos_fw-la examinavit_fw-la verbo_fw-la etiam_fw-la admonuit_fw-la after_o he_o have_v try_v and_o examine_v they_o with_o the_o want_n and_o penury_n of_o water_n he_o do_v also_o by_o his_o word_n admonish_v they_o to_o be_v more_o obedient_a calvin_n quest_n xliv_o why_o the_o lord_n at_o this_o time_n give_v his_o 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mercy_n even_o unto_o the_o bruit_n beast_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v a_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n prov._n 12.10_o xenocrates_n a_o heathen_a philosopher_n be_v commend_v for_o his_o pitiful_a heart_n who_o succour_v in_o his_o bosom_n a_o poor_a sparrow_n that_o come_v fly_v to_o he_o pursue_v of_o a_o hawk_n and_o afterward_o let_v the_o bird_n go_v away_o say_v se_fw-la supplicem_fw-la non_fw-la prodidisse_fw-la that_o he_o have_v not_o betray_v his_o poor_a suppliant_a 〈◊〉_d 2._o moral_a obser_n obedience_n vers._n 14._o then_o god_n speak_v to_o noah_n the_o earth_n be_v now_o perfect_o dry_a and_o noah_n may_v have_v go_v out_o if_o he_o will_v but_o he_o wait_v upon_o god_n that_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o ark_n by_o his_o appointment_n so_o he_o will_v not_o go_v forth_o without_o his_o commandment_n so_o ambrose_n note_v well_o siccata_fw-la erat_fw-la terra_fw-la exire_fw-la potuit_fw-la noah_n de_fw-fr arca_n etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la iustùs_fw-la nihil_fw-la sibi_fw-la arrogat_fw-la se_fw-la totum_fw-la sed_fw-la divino_fw-la committit_fw-la imperio_fw-la 11._o the_o earth_n be_v now_o dry_v noah_n may_v have_v go_v forth_o but_o the_o just_a man_n do_v arrogate_v nothing_o to_o himself_o he_o whole_o commit_v himself_o to_o god_n commandment_n by_o this_o we_o be_v teach_v obedient_o in_o all_o our_o way_n to_o depend_v upon_o god_n 3._o moral_a obser_n thanksgiving_n for_o benefit_n receive_v vers._n 20._o he_o offer_v burn_v offering_n to_o testify_v his_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o this_o his_o great_a deliverance_n so_o the_o godly_a be_v teach_v for_o all_o the_o benefit_n which_o they_o receive_v to_o yield_v due_a thanks_o unto_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v he_o only_o the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o they_o as_o david_n say_v what_o shall_v i_o render_v
little_a inferior_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n 8._o thou_o have_v make_v he_o a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n 4._o but_o if_o man_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o eternal_a god_n he_o be_v but_o as_o dust_n and_o ash_n before_o he_o and_o indeed_o as_o nothing_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v behold_v the_o nation_n be_v as_o a_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n and_o as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o balance_n all_o nation_n be_v before_o he_o as_o nothing_o and_o they_o be_v count_v to_o he_o less_o than_o nothing_o and_o vanity_n isa._n 40.15.17_o therefore_o gregory_n say_v well_o sancti_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la interna_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la conspiciunt_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la se_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la cognoscunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o saint_n the_o more_o they_o consider_v the_o divine_a nature_n of_o god_n mâ—ral_a so_o much_o the_o more_o they_o acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v nothing_o 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confut._n angel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v adore_v or_o worship_v vers._n 2._o he_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n from_o hence_o it_o can_v be_v conclude_v that_o angel_n be_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o worship_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v for_o abraham_n suppose_v these_o to_o be_v man_n and_o not_o angel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o civil_a kind_n of_o reverence_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o they_o otherwise_o though_o abraham_n shall_v have_v forget_v himself_o in_o yield_v unto_o they_o adoration_n yet_o will_v not_o they_o have_v accept_v it_o as_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n to_o worship_v he_o revel_v 22.8_o thomas_n aquinas_n answer_n that_o john_n will_v have_v give_v unto_o the_o angel_n the_o divine_a and_o high_a kind_n of_o worship_n due_a unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v forbid_v be_v insufficient_a for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v so_o great_a a_o apostle_n ignorant_a what_o duty_n be_v only_o to_o be_v yield_v to_o god_n and_o it_o be_v mislike_v by_o pererius_n one_o of_o that_o side_n and_o whereas_o he_o find_v out_o a_o other_o shift_n that_o this_o adoration_n exhibit_v by_o john_n be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o inconvenient_a to_o be_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a excellency_n to_o the_o which_o man_n be_v now_o advance_v by_o christ_n this_o be_v as_o slender_a a_o answer_n as_o the_o other_o for_o in_o that_o the_o angel_n forbid_v john_n to_o worship_v he_o because_o he_o be_v his_o fellow_n servant_n it_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o inconvenient_a but_o unlawful_a also_o for_o one_o servant_n to_o worship_v another_o john_n then_o adore_v the_o angel_n not_o of_o ignorance_n but_o of_o forgetfulness_n be_v in_o a_o ecstasis_fw-la of_o mind_n and_o ravish_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o angel_n for_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o forget_v himself_o he_o will_v not_o twice_o have_v fail_v herein_o apoc._n 19.10.23.9_o 2._o confut._n the_o foresight_n of_o our_o obedience_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o grace_n vers._n 19_o i_o know_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o son_n etc._n etc._n pererius_n here_o note_v that_o god_n foresee_v abraham_n godliness_n and_o obedience_n do_v bestow_v upon_o he_o these_o great_a benefit_n among_o the_o which_o be_v this_o reveal_n of_o his_o council_n concern_v sodom_n whereas_o the_o only_a reason_n as_o vatablus_n well_o note_v why_o the_o lord_n do_v accumulate_v and_o multiply_v his_o grace_n upon_o his_o servant_n be_v his_o own_o fatherly_a love_n towards_o they_o who_o have_v once_o make_v choice_n of_o they_o do_v for_o ever_o love_v they_o for_o what_o else_o do_v the_o lord_n here_o make_v mention_n of_o but_o his_o own_o grace_n vouchsafe_v to_o abraham_n it_o be_v not_o then_o any_o merit_n in_o abraham_n that_o procure_v this_o increase_n of_o grace_n but_o god_n favour_n who_o leave_v not_o he_o but_o add_v grace_n upon_o grace_n till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v their_o salvation_n calvin_n 3._o confut._n chrysost._n error_n of_o freewill_n gen_n here_o further_o may_v be_v note_v chrysostom_n error_n who_o say_v that_o abraham_n ex_fw-la seipso_fw-la &_o scientia_fw-la sibi_fw-la naeturaliter_fw-la insita_fw-la ad_fw-la tantum_fw-la virtutis_fw-la fastigium_fw-la pervenit_fw-la of_o himself_o and_o his_o natural_a knowledge_n do_v attain_v to_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o virtue_n pererius_n will_v thus_o excuse_v chrysostome_n that_o by_o say_v of_o himself_o etc._n etc._n he_o exclude_v all_o external_a help_n by_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o and_o not_o the_o secret_a revelation_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o faith_n if_o chrysostome_n can_v be_v so_o handsome_o expound_v for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v be_v glad_a but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o his_o word_n carry_v another_o sense_n for_o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o set_v these_o two_o one_o against_o another_o by_o grace_n and_o of_o ourselves_o eph._n 2.8_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n not_o of_o yourselves_o if_o abraham_n then_o be_v make_v righteous_a of_o himself_o it_o be_v not_o by_o grace_n the_o scripture_n also_o show_v that_o god_n first_o call_v abraham_n from_o his_o idolatrous_a country_n before_o he_o do_v yet_o any_o commendable_a work_n corinth_n gen_n 12.1_o wherefore_o all_o abraham_n righteousness_n depend_v upon_o the_o call_n of_o god_n as_o chrysostome_n in_o another_o place_n have_v this_o sound_a say_n quamvis_fw-la fidem_fw-la adducas_fw-la à _fw-la vocatione_n eam_fw-la accepisti_fw-la what_o though_o thou_o have_v faith_n thou_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o thy_o call_n 4._o confut._n there_o be_v no_o preparation_n in_o a_o man_n nature_n to_o his_o call_n vers._n 19_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v bring_v upon_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n hence_o chrysostome_n note_v that_o abraham_n primum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la suae_fw-la dedit_fw-la specimen_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la divinum_fw-la meruit_fw-la praesidium_fw-la do_v first_o show_v every_o where_o a_o example_n of_o virtue_n and_o so_o merit_v the_o divine_a assistance_n pererius_n two_o way_n will_v justify_v chrysostome_n 1._o he_o say_v he_o speak_v not_o of_o merit_n of_o condignity_n but_o of_o a_o sufficient_a and_o fit_a preparation_n only_o unto_o grace_n 2._o or_o he_o mean_v not_o that_o abraham_n merit_v the_o first_o grace_n of_o justification_n but_o only_o the_o amplification_n or_o increase_n of_o it_o perer._n in_o 18._o genes_n disput_n contra._n 1._o it_o be_v god_n mercy_n and_o love_n which_o first_o call_v we_o before_o we_o can_v be_v any_o way_n prepare_v thereunto_o there_o be_v no_o fitness_n aptness_n or_o congruity_n in_o our_o nature_n but_o all_o be_v of_o grace_n so_o moses_n say_v because_o the_o lord_n love_v thy_o father_n therefore_o he_o choose_v their_o seed_n after_o they_o deut._n 4.37_o god_n love_n be_v the_o first_o motive_n for_o the_o choice_n and_o call_n of_o abraham_n 24.2_o and_o again_o see_v terah_n abraham_n father_n be_v a_o idolater_n under_o who_o abraham_n be_v bring_v up_o and_o by_o all_o likelihood_n infect_v that_o way_n before_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o what_o preparation_n can_v there_o be_v in_o abraham_n merit_v or_o provocation_n to_o his_o call_n 2._o neither_o be_v the_o beginning_n only_o of_o god_n favour_n towards_o abraham_n of_o grace_n the_o increase_n thereof_o by_o merit_n for_o jacob_n be_v of_o abraham_n faith_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a or_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o god_n mercy_n gen._n 32.10_o he_o confess_v that_o none_o of_o god_n grace_n neither_o first_o or_o last_o be_v confer_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o worthiness_n therefore_o calvin_n well_o note_v that_o this_o word_n that_o consequentiam_fw-la magis_fw-la notat_fw-la quam_fw-la causam_fw-la do_v note_n rather_o a_o consequence_n than_o a_o cause_n where_o the_o lord_n find_v his_o servant_n faithful_a and_o obedient_a he_o will_v increase_v they_o with_o further_a grace_n not_o merit_v by_o their_o obedience_n but_o add_v in_o mercy_n according_a to_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n that_o vouchsafe_v of_o his_o fatherly_a goodness_n so_o to_o crown_v the_o faithful_a service_n of_o his_o child_n for_o otherwise_o if_o our_o service_n and_o obedience_n be_v weigh_v in_o itself_o it_o deserve_v nothing_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v we_o must_v say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v dine_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v luke_n 17.10_o moral_a observation_n 1._o moral_a the_o commendation_n of_o hospitality_n vers._n 2._o he_o run_v to_o meet_v they_o from_o the_o tent_n door_n ambrose_n here_o well_o note_v non_fw-la otiosus_fw-la sedit_fw-la abraham_n in_fw-la ostio_fw-la tabernaculi_fw-la etc._n etc._n abraham_n do_v not_o sit_v idle_o in_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n say_v long_o aspicit_fw-la nec_fw-la aspexisse_fw-la contentus_fw-la concurrit_fw-la obviam_fw-la festinâ—_n vit_fw-fr
lay_v up_o for_o he_o but_o unto_o they_o also_o which_o love_n his_o appear_v 2_o tim._n 4.8_o where_o the_o same_o certainty_n of_o the_o reward_n be_v decree_v the_o like_a assurance_n be_v not_o deny_v 4._o bellarmine_n answer_v that_o hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o believer_n be_v not_o sure_a of_o their_o justification_n see_v abraham_n that_o have_v serve_v god_fw-we most_o faithful_o before_o yet_o never_o till_o now_o be_v assure_v of_o his_o justification_n lib._n 3._o the_o justif_a cap._n 11._o resp_n ad_fw-la ration_n 1._o contra._n it_o follow_v not_o abraham_n be_v not_o always_o assure_v therefore_o every_o believer_n can_v be_v assure_v but_o it_o well_o follow_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o abraham_n have_v not_o such_o assurance_n so_o the_o faithful_a at_o all_o time_n have_v not_o such_o persuasion_n and_o that_o we_o grant_v 2._o it_o be_v untrue_a that_o abraham_n have_v not_o this_o assurance_n till_o now_o when_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o then_o he_o have_v this_o assurance_n when_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.22_o 23._o which_o be_v before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v gen._n 15.6_o 5._o bellarmine_n again_o answer_v that_o the_o scripture_n commend_v the_o righteousness_n of_o abraham_n and_o other_o patriarch_n do_v rather_o make_v we_o certain_a and_o sure_a of_o their_o salvation_n than_o themselves_o ibid._n contra._n no_o man_n salvation_n can_v be_v better_o know_v to_o another_o than_o to_o himself_o for_o as_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n be_v more_o feel_v where_o that_o life_n be_v than_o of_o other_o that_o see_v the_o body_n to_o live_v so_o say_v which_o be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n be_v better_a apprehend_v of_o those_o which_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o than_o of_o such_o as_o only_o behold_v it_o 2._o confut._n the_o promise_v not_o merit_v by_o abraham_n obedience_n vers._n 16._o because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n etc._n etc._n from_o hence_o pererius_n infer_v that_o abraham_n egregâ—â—_n illo_fw-la facto_fw-la meruisse_fw-la deserve_v by_o this_o worthy_a act_n that_o such_o promise_n be_v make_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o his_o stock_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o contra._n 1._o the_o apostle_n do_v conclude_v the_o contrary_a that_o because_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n he_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n rom._n 4.2_o 4._o 2._o these_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o abraham_n before_o he_o have_v show_v any_o worthy_a work_n even_o then_o when_o he_o be_v first_o call_v out_o of_o his_o country_n gen_n 12.2_o they_o than_o proceed_v from_o god_n mercy_n not_o of_o abraham_n desert_n or_o worthiness_n 3._o the_o lord_n therefore_o crown_v abraham_n obedience_n with_o renew_v his_o promise_n to_o show_v we_o that_o they_o which_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n aught_o to_o proceed_v and_o go_v forward_o in_o good_a work_n whereby_o their_o faith_n be_v approve_v muscul._n 3._o confut._n the_o assumption_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n in_o christ_n not_o merit_v 4._o but_o to_o say_v that_o abraham_n merit_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v take_v flesh_n of_o his_o seed_n be_v not_o far_o from_o blasphemy_n for_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v merit_v more_o than_o christ_n himself_o do_v as_o he_o be_v man_n see_v that_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n with_o the_o godhead_n in_o one_o person_n be_v of_o grace_n not_o of_o merit_n as_o augustine_n well_o resolve_v quod_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la aequalis_fw-la patri_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la 37._o sed_fw-la natura_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o unitatem_fw-la personae_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la assumptus_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la gratia_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la natura_fw-la that_o christ_n be_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n equal_a to_o his_o father_n it_o be_v not_o grace_n but_o nature_n but_o in_o that_o man_n nature_n be_v take_v to_o make_v one_o person_n with_o the_o only_o beget_v it_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o nature_n but_o now_o if_o the_o man_n christ_n deserve_v not_o the_o assumption_n or_o take_v of_o the_o humane_a nature_n to_o the_o godhead_n and_o yet_o abraham_n merit_v that_o his_o seed_n shall_v in_o the_o messiah_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o merit_v more_o than_o christ_n wherefore_o that_o be_v a_o sound_n and_o catholic_a conclusion_n of_o augustine_n joan._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la illam_fw-la susceptionem_fw-la hominis_fw-la ulla_fw-la merita_fw-la praecesserunt_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la susceptione_n merita_fw-la ejus_fw-la cuncta_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la before_o the_o take_n of_o man_n nature_n there_o be_v no_o merit_n at_o all_o but_o all_o christ_n merit_n take_v begin_v there_o 4._o confut._n the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n corrupt_a vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n so_o read_v the_o septuagint_n according_a to_o the_o original_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o this_o read_n be_v approve_v by_o the_o apostle_n galath_n 3.16_o wherefore_o the_o chalde_n paraphrast_n be_v find_v here_o to_o be_v corrupt_a which_o read_v thus_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n in_o thy_o son_n shall_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v 5._o confut._n many_o in_o scripture_n take_v for_o all_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o gen._n 17.5_o the_o lord_n say_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n have_v i_o make_v thou_o we_o see_v then_o that_o in_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n sometime_o many_o be_v take_v for_o all_o by_o this_o place_n therefore_o that_o cavil_n of_o the_o pelagian_n may_v be_v answer_v who_o because_o the_o apostle_n say_v by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n rom._n 5.19_o will_v infer_v that_o we_o become_v sinner_n not_o by_o original_a corruption_n or_o propagation_n of_o sin_n but_o by_o imitation_n for_o then_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v say_v not_o many_o but_o all_o but_o the_o apostle_n by_o many_o understand_v all_o as_o he_o affirm_v vers_fw-la 18._o that_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o the_o fault_n come_v upon_o all_o to_o condemnation_n for_o they_o which_o be_v all_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v many_o the_o like_a cavil_n in_o another_o question_n be_v urge_v by_o catharinus_n a_o popish_a writer_n who_o because_o it_o be_v say_v in_o daniel_n 12.2_o that_o many_o of_o they_o which_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n shall_v awake_v some_o to_o everlasting_a life_n some_o to_o shame_n collect_v that_o all_o shall_v not_o unbaptise_v but_o that_o some_o as_o namely_o infant_n die_v without_o baptism_n shall_v neither_o be_v in_o heaven_n nor_o hell_n but_o this_o objection_n may_v receive_v the_o same_o answer_n that_o as_o in_o the_o promise_n make_v 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etc._n we_o be_v teach_v with_o the_o like_a confidence_n when_o all_o other_o mean_v fail_v to_o cast_v our_o care_n upon_o god_n as_o abraham_n do_v for_o who_o the_o lord_n provide_v another_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o think_v not_o upon_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o son_n isaac_n calvin_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n 68.20_o to_o the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n of_o death_n he_o know_v how_o to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o our_o deliverance_n though_o we_o at_o the_o first_o see_v it_o not_o 3._o observ._n god_n voice_n must_v be_v obey_v vers._n 18._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v because_o thou_o have_v obey_v my_o voice_n whereupon_o ambrose_n give_v this_o good_a note_n et_fw-la nos_fw-la ergo_fw-la audiamus_fw-la vocem_fw-la dei_fw-la nostri_fw-la si_fw-la volumus_fw-la apud_fw-la eum_fw-la gratiam_fw-la invenire_fw-la let_v we_o therefore_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n if_o we_o
of_o the_o change_n of_o their_o mind_n but_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v force_v by_o any_o such_o promise_n of_o marriage_n to_o accomplish_v the_o same_o 2._o the_o other_o kind_n of_o espousal_n be_v de_fw-la praesenti_fw-la pronounce_v of_o the_o time_n present_a as_o if_o one_o say_v ego_fw-la te_fw-la mihi_fw-la despondeo_fw-la vxorem_fw-la i_o take_v thou_o to_o my_o wife_n this_o contract_n be_v actual_a and_o effectual_a and_o can_v be_v dissolve_v be_v lawful_o make_v for_o that_o which_o god_n have_v couple_v together_o man_n can_v put_v asunder_o matth._n 19.7_o and_o they_o which_o be_v thus_o contract_v be_v man_n and_o wife_n before_o god_n as_o jacob_n call_v rachel_n be_v only_o espouse_v his_o wife_n give_v i_o my_o wife_n genes_n 29.21_o and_o the_o angel_n call_v mary_n espouse_v to_o joseph_n his_o wife_n matth._n 1.20_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o by_o moses_n law_n he_o which_o deflower_v a_o maid_n espouse_v unto_o another_o be_v to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n deut._n 22.23_o 3._o after_o these_o espousal_n there_o come_v between_o they_o and_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o marriage_n some_o convenient_a space_n of_o time_n 1._o for_o public_a honesty_n sake_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o present_o come_v together_o as_o bruit_v beast_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o fleshly_a desire_n 2._o that_o by_o this_o mean_v their_o mind_n may_v be_v first_o knit_v together_o before_o their_o body_n their_o desire_n of_o each_o to_o other_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v kindle_v and_o increase_v 2._o that_o this_o pause_n be_v make_v if_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o shall_v fall_v out_o any_o just_a cause_n of_o let_v it_o may_v appear_v bucanus_n quest_n xv._n of_o marriage_n consummate_v and_o the_o rite_n and_o order_n therein_o to_o be_v observe_v marriage_n be_v consummate_v by_o two_o solemn_a and_o public_a action_n one_o be_v religious_a and_o ecclesiastical_a the_o other_o be_v civil_a 1._o the_o party_n espouse_v be_v first_o bring_v into_o 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solemnity_n may_v be_v think_v so_o live_v incontinent_o together_o and_o see_v all_o thing_n be_v consecrate_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o prayer_n 1._o tim_n 4.5_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o such_o a_o weighty_a business_n as_o this_o shall_v be_v sanctify_v with_o prayer_n and_o invocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o other_o public_a action_n be_v civil_a in_o the_o nuptial_a feast_n or_o festivitie_n for_o it_o have_v be_v a_o commendable_a custom_n in_o all_o age_n and_o in_o all_o nation_n almost_o to_o solemnize_v marriage_n with_o the_o cheerful_a meeting_n of_o friendâ—â—_n as_o laban_n make_v a_o feast_n in_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n genes_n 29.22_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v present_a at_o a_o marriage_n feast_v at_o cana_n in_o galilee_n joh._n 2._o but_o the_o marriage_n feast_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v with_o this_o cavent_fw-la that_o there_o be_v no_o excess_n riot_n or_o disorder_n with_o other_o abuse_n that_o often_o fall_v out_o in_o such_o meeting_n as_o in_o that_o great_a feast_n which_o the_o great_a king_n of_o persia_n make_v unto_o his_o noble_n such_o good_a order_n be_v keep_v that_o none_o be_v compel_v to_o drink_v more_o than_o he_o will_v himself_o esther_n 1.8_o this_o moderate_a and_o sober_a kind_n of_o feast_v may_v safe_o be_v retain_v among_o christian_n according_a to_o s._n paul_n rule_n philip._n 4.8_o 9_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v true_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v honest_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v just_a etc._n etc._n those_o thing_n do_v and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n shall_v be_v with_o you_o ex_fw-la bucano_n quest_n xvi_o what_o condition_n be_v require_v in_o lawful_a marriage_n but_o in_o lawful_a marriage_n divers_a condition_n be_v require_v and_o namely_o these_o 1._o that_o matrimony_n be_v contract_v between_o such_o party_n as_o be_v apt_a for_o marriage_n the_o contract_n then_o and_o espousal_n make_v between_o child_n be_v void_a 2._o that_o there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a consent_n of_o both_o party_n not_o force_v or_o urge_v thereunto_o 3._o the_o consent_n also_o of_o the_o parent_n or_o of_o those_o which_o be_v in_o the_o place_n and_o stead_n of_o parent_n must_v not_o be_v want_v 4._o there_o must_v be_v no_o error_n in_o the_o person_n as_o when_o they_o be_v espouse_v as_o virgin_n which_o prove_v afterward_o to_o be_v otherwise_o or_o such_o like_a error_n and_o mistake_n 5._o that_o honest_a â—_z bee_n propound_v in_o such_o contract_n with_o decency_n and_o comeliness_n 6._o that_o matrimony_n be_v contract_v only_o between_o two_o party_n for_o though_o the_o father_n be_v permit_v to_o have_v many_o wife_n yet_o we_o must_v live_v not_o according_a to_o example_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a law_n and_o rule_n 7._o marriage_n must_v be_v contract_v in_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v only_o between_o the_o faithful_a and_o believer_n and_o such_o as_o consent_v together_o in_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o religion_n 8._o that_o such_o person_n contract_v not_o together_o as_o be_v within_o the_o degree_n prohibit_v either_o of_o affinity_n and_o consanguinity_n which_o be_v express_v levit._n 18._o which_o prohibition_n of_o degree_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o be_v moral_a and_o perpetual_a for_o god_n do_v cast_v out_o the_o canaanite_n because_o they_o be_v defile_v herein_o levit._n 18.24_o who_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a but_o to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o the_o end_n of_o this_o prohibition_n of_o certain_a degree_n be_v for_o reverence_n of_o the_o nearness_n of_o kindred_n and_o blood_n as_o this_o reason_n be_v render_v none_o shall_v come_v near_o to_o any_o of_o the_o kindred_n of_o his_o flesh_n to_o uncover_v their_o shame_n levit._n 18.6_o and_o therefore_o this_o law_n be_v universal_a and_o perpetual_a vrsin_n concern_v the_o particular_a limitation_n of_o these_o degree_n and_o right_a computation_n of_o they_o see_v elsewhere_o this_o matter_n handle_v at_o large_a synop_n contr_n 15._o of_o matrimony_n qu._n 3_o quest_n xvii_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n now_o the_o end_n wherefore_o matrimony_n be_v ordain_v be_v these_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o party_n themselves_o there_o be_v three_o end_n 1._o that_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o mutual_a help_n one_o unto_o another_o both_o in_o divine_a and_o humane_a duty_n as_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o make_v woman_n say_v i_o will_v make_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o gen._n 2.18_o which_o help_n be_v partly_o in_o humane_a affair_n as_o in_o domestical_a duty_n in_o govern_v and_o order_v the_o family_n in_o the_o bring_n up_o and_o education_n of_o child_n and_o in_o personal_a duty_n one_o in_o help_v and_o relieve_v another_o in_o sickness_n and_o in_o health_n as_o also_o in_o divine_a one_o in_o comfort_v another_o in_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o and_o such_o like_a 2._o marriage_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n against_o incontinency_n and_o vagrant_a lust_n 1._o cor._n 7.2_o 3._o for_o procreation_n of_o child_n which_o shall_v continue_v their_o parent_n name_n and_o succeed_v in_o his_o inheritance_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o they_o gen._n 1.28_o increase_n and_o multiply_v 2._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n matrimony_n be_v appoint_v as_o a_o mean_a to_o increase_v they_o both_o with_o profitable_a member_n and_o instrument_n and_o therefore_o parent_n be_v charge_v to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n in_o the_o instruction_n and_o information_n of_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 6.4_o that_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n 3._o in_o respect_n of_o god_n matrimony_n be_v institute_v principal_o for_o the_o set_n forth_o of_o his_o glory_n that_o the_o marry_a party_n shall_v together_o better_o learn_v to_o serve_v and_o worship_n god_n and_o to_o bring_v up_o
no_o concupiscence_n be_v mortal_a 2._o there_o can_v be_v no_o reasonable_a covet_v of_o another_o man_n thing_n for_o reason_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n against_o the_o which_o such_o concupiscence_n be_v therefore_o the_o covet_v of_o our_o neighbour_n good_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o this_o moral_a precept_n be_v in_o it_o own_o nature_n mortal_a but_o through_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n both_o it_o and_o all_o other_o sin_n to_o the_o faithful_a be_v venial_a and_o pardonable_a and_o not_o otherwise_o 4._o confut._n that_o marie_n be_v not_o void_a of_o original_a sin_n and_o concupiscence_n further_o thomas_n aquin_n have_v another_o position_n post_fw-la peccatum_fw-la propter_fw-la corruptionem_fw-la nullus_fw-la evadit_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la praeter_fw-la christus_fw-la &_o virgo_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la etc._n etc._n after_o sin_n enter_v because_o of_o corruption_n none_o can_v escape_v concupiscence_n beside_o christ_n and_o the_o glorious_a virgin_n thom._n in_o opuscul_fw-la so_o the_o rhemist_n all_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o sin_n christ_n only_o except_v and_o his_o mother_n for_o his_o honour_n annotat._n rom._n 5._o sect_n 9_o contra._n 1._o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 3.19_o whatsoever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o they_o which_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n be_v culpable_a before_o god_n but_o mary_n be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o culpable_a before_o god_n as_o other_o be_v ergo_fw-la the_o law_n also_o say_v to_o she_o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v 2._o again_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v the_o law_n be_v our_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v righteous_a by_o faith_n galath_n 3.24_o but_o mary_n be_v make_v righteous_a by_o faith_n for_o she_o call_v christ_n her_o saviour_n in_o her_o song_n luk._n 1.47_o therefore_o the_o law_n also_o be_v a_o schoolmaster_n to_o she_o to_o bring_v she_o to_o christ._n 3._o s._n paul_n further_a say_v ephes._n 2.3_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o he_o speak_v general_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a therefore_o even_o mary_n be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o consequent_o bear_v in_o original_a sin_n 4._o divers_a infirmity_n be_v discover_v in_o scripture_n in_o the_o virgin_n mary_n as_o luk._n 2.48_o she_o find_v fault_n with_o christ_n matth._n 12.46_o she_o interrupt_v of_o christ_n in_o his_o sermon_n joh._n 2.2_o she_o prescribe_v of_o the_o time_n to_o christ_n to_o show_v a_o miracle_n in_o turn_v the_o water_n into_o wine_n when_o christ_n rebuke_v she_o say_v woman_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o all_o these_o infirmity_n do_v show_v that_o mary_n be_v not_o void_a of_o original_a sin_n and_o therefore_o upon_o these_o reason_n and_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n we_o infer_v that_o mary_n be_v conceive_v and_o bear_v in_o sin_n as_o other_o be_v and_o christ_n 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in_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o creator_n 2._o but_o man_n consider_v in_o his_o corrupt_a nature_n before_o he_o be_v regenerate_v and_o restore_v can_v by_o no_o mean_n keep_v the_o law_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v can_v the_o black_a moor_n change_v his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n then_o may_v you_o also_o do_v good_a that_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a jere._n 13.23_o so_o the_o apostle_n whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o and_o we_o be_v not_o able_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n 2_o cor._n 3.5_o 3._o in_o the_o restore_a estate_n of_o man_n by_o regeneration_n and_o new_a birth_n the_o law_n be_v partly_o possible_a to_o be_v keep_v regenerate_a partly_o impossible_a it_o be_v possible_a two_o way_n first_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o we_o for_o he_o need_v not_o fulfil_v it_o for_o himself_o as_o he_o suffer_v not_o for_o himself_o for_o he_o be_v perfect_o holy_a and_o just_a even_o from_o his_o conception_n communicatione_n justitiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la by_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n marbach_n so_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 10.4_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v second_o the_o law_n be_v possible_a to_o be_v keep_v of_o the_o regenerate_a quo_fw-la ad_fw-la inchoationem_fw-la obedientia_fw-la internae_fw-la &_o externa_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o inchoation_n or_o beginning_n of_o obedience_n internal_a and_o external_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v this_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n 1_o joh._n 5.3_o for_o he_o which_o without_o this_o begin_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v without_o regeneration_n say_v he_o know_v and_o serve_v god_n be_v a_o liar_n vrsin_n this_o regeneration_n and_o inchoate_n obedience_n be_v 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both_o imperfect_o keep_v the_o law_n commit_v many_o thing_n against_o it_o 2._o even_o in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n they_o have_v some_o imperfection_n as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v 64.6_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o a_o stain_a clout_n vrsin_n but_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o regenerate_a and_o unregenerate_a even_o when_o they_o sin_n unregenerate_a 1._o god_n purpose_n stand_v to_o save_v the_o elect_n though_o they_o sometime_o slip_v so_o be_v it_o not_o with_o the_o other_o 2._o their_o repentance_n in_o the_o end_n be_v certain_a so_o be_v it_o not_o in_o the_o unregenerate_a 3._o even_o in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o regenerate_v there_o remain_v yet_o some_o seed_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v not_o utter_o extinguish_v nor_o they_o whole_o give_v over_o but_o the_o wicked_a and_o unregenerate_a be_v whole_o sell_v over_o unto_o sin_n and_o their_o
it_o no_o shame_n to_o exercise_v the_o act_n of_o generation_n whereupon_o they_o be_v call_v cynikâ—s_n because_o therein_o they_o be_v like_a unto_o dog_n and_o diogâ—nes_n the_o first_o founder_n and_o beginner_n of_o this_o beastly_a error_n be_v thereupon_o also_o call_v cynicus_n tostat._n qu._n 49._o 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n vers._n 18._o when_o the_o people_n see_v it_o they_o flee_v and_o stand_v afar_o off_o here_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o law_n work_v these_o two_o effect_n terrorem_fw-la incutit_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o strike_v terror_n by_o the_o manifestation_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o the_o prodigal_a child_n confess_v i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n and_o retrocedere_fw-la facit_fw-la it_o cause_v to_o go_v afar_o off_o hereupon_o the_o publican_n stand_v afar_o off_o beat_v upon_o his_o breast_n as_o not_o 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among_o his_o people_n and_o for_o that_o no_o image_n can_v be_v make_v to_o represent_v god_n be_v visible_a yet_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o have_v image_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 〈…〉_z aliqua_fw-la prediâ—tarum_fw-la causarum_fw-la neither_o do_v any_o of_o the_o former_a reason_n hinder_v it_o because_o now_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n in_o make_v a_o image_n to_o represent_v god_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nunc_fw-la generalis_fw-la 〈…〉_z there_o be_v not_o now_o a_o general_a custom_n of_o the_o gentile_n lead_v that_o way_n and_o though_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o be_v nothing_o which_o can_v be_v express_v by_o a_o image_n god_n be_v invisible_a yet_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n christ_n true_o take_v our_o flesh_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la statue_n et_fw-la couveniat_fw-la quia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nostrûm_fw-la 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o a_o image_n may_v well_o agree_v unto_o he_o because_o he_o be_v like_a unto_o any_o of_o we_o sunt_fw-la 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