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saviour_n 7._o cyprian_n say_v divinae_fw-la naturae_fw-la communicamus_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la &_o humanae_fw-la per_fw-la corpus_fw-la de_fw-fr nativitate_fw-la christi_fw-la sect_n 7._o birth_n and_o conception_n whereas_o this_o which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v in_o part_n yet_o to_o be_v accomplish_v to_o believer_n in_o their_o several_a succession_n and_o further_a participation_n 3._o and_o withal_o thus_o all_o that_o have_v a_o humane_a nature_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a which_o the_o apostle_n here_o restrain_v to_o believer_n only_o 4._o and_o therefore_o cyril_n although_o he_o interpret_v it_o also_o with_o reference_n catechis_n catechis_n to_o christ_n yet_o of_o our_o symbolical_a partake_n of_o he_o and_o so_o of_o god_n in_o the_o eucharist_n this_o the_o papist_n greedy_o swallow_v down_o as_o make_v they_o think_v for_o their_o transubstantiation_n by_o which_o as_o they_o say_v they_o come_v to_o eat_v the_o 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17._o 23_o 27._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o to_o he_o but_o upon_o we_o the_o day_n have_v dawn_v and_o the_o daystar_n be_v rise_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shine_v forth_o which_o have_v more_o full_o discover_v to_o we_o the_o image_n and_o nature_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n unvail_v and_o clear_o discover_v to_o we_o in_o the_o glass_n and_o bright_a beam_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o deity_n in_o its_o nature_n person_n and_o property_n evident_o manifest_v nor_o ever_o can_v the_o holiness_n justice_n power_n truth_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v more_o full_o declare_v than_o they_o be_v by_o christ_n and_o as_o they_o be_v hold_v forth_o in_o the_o gospel_n in_o christ_n god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flâ—sh_n he_o be_v 9_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o heb._n 1._o 3._o â—ol_n 2._o 9_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o father_n glory_n and_o the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n in_o who_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n 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