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and_o of_o the_o father_n and_o not_o the_o father_n of_o the_o son_n ergo_fw-la the_o son_n be_v god_n with_o and_o of_o his_o father_n rhemist_n ibid._n ans._n this_o place_n prove_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n be_v of_o god_n for_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o word_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n 1._o cor._n 1.30_o his_o image_n heb._n 1.3_o do_v belong_v unto_o his_o person_n so_o then_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n or_o the_o word_n so_o he_o be_v of_o god_n namely_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o person_n but_o as_o the_o son_n be_v god_n he_o be_v of_o himself_o neither_o take_v he_o his_o essence_n but_o person_n only_o of_o his_o father_n the_o protestant_n that_o we_o may_v full_o know_v the_o state_n of_o this_o question_n we_o must_v first_o set_v down_o certain_a proposition_n first_o we_o do_v worship_n one_o eternal_a omnipotent_a &_o only_o wise_a god_n one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o power_n essence_n eternity_n but_o 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essence_n and_o so_o we_o determine_v that_o it_o be_v true_a in_o the_o concrete_a in_o concreto_fw-la if_o we_o say_v deus_fw-la pater_fw-la genuit_fw-la deum_fw-la filium_fw-la god_n the_o father_n beget_v god_n the_o son_n but_o not_o in_o abstracto_fw-la deitas_fw-la patris_fw-la genuit_fw-la deitatem_fw-la filium_fw-la that_o the_o godhead_n of_o the_o father_n beget_v the_o godhead_n of_o the_o son_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o person_n only_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n the_o second_o person_n in_o trinity_n so_o be_v he_o beget_v and_o have_v his_o beginning_n of_o god_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o be_v beget_v of_o none_o but_o of_o himself_o as_o god_n the_o father_n
be_v the_o duty_n of_o angel_n to_o worship_v he_o ergo_fw-la he_o merit_v not_o his_o glorification_n by_o his_o death_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o even_o at_o his_o first_o incarnation_n argum._n 3._o if_o christ_n merit_v his_o own_o glorification_n than_o he_o also_o merit_v the_o hypostatical_a union_n that_o his_o manhood_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o his_o godhead_n in_o unity_n of_o person_n for_o his_o glory_n majesty_n and_o power_n give_v to_o his_o manhood_n do_v issue_n and_o arise_v from_o the_o unite_n of_o his_o godhead_n therewith_o in_o one_o person_n but_o his_o humanity_n deserve_v not_o to_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n nemo_fw-la tam_fw-la caecus_fw-la est_fw-la say_v augustine_n no_o man_n be_v so_o blind_a that_o he_o dare_v say_v 11._o that_o christ_n by_o his_o well_o live_v merit_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o he_o proove_v it_o out_o of_o the_o first_o of_o luk._n vers_fw-la 35._o therefore_o shall_v that_o holy_a thing_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o for_o any_o work_n go_v before_o but_o because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v upon_o she_o wherefore_o the_o divine_a glory_n which_o christ_n have_v be_v not_o merit_v but_o his_o own_o it_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n which_o glory_n the_o humane_a nature_n in_o christ_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o not_o for_o any_o merit_n but_o because_o it_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n in_o the_o same_o person_n through_o the_o abundant_a and_o unspeakable_a grace_n and_o love_n of_o god_n unto_o mankind_n which_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n rather_o take_v unto_o himself_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n then_o of_o angel_n wherefore_o christ_n by_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o bless_a sacrifice_n have_v merit_v abundant_o for_o we_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o eternal_a life_n but_o by_o his_o merit_n he_o have_v gain_v nothing_o for_o himself_o neither_o have_v he_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o better_n of_o his_o own_o estate_n in_o his_o suffering_n but_o 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