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A46991 A collection of the works of that holy man and profound divine, Thomas Iackson ... containing his comments upon the Apostles Creed, &c. : with the life of the author and an index annexed.; Selections. 1653 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686.; Vaughan, Edmund. 1653 (1653) Wing J88; Wing J91; ESTC R10327 823,194 586

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ecclesiae_fw-la propositione_n ut_fw-la conditione_n requisita_fw-la valent._n tom_n 3._o in_o aquinat_fw-la disp_n 1._o quaest_n 1._o punct_a 1._o sect._n 10._o 10._o neque_fw-la in_o sic_fw-la respondendo_fw-la erit_fw-la aliquis_fw-la vitiosus_fw-la circulus_fw-la tum_o quia_fw-la reve●atio_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la dicitur_fw-la credi_fw-la infallibilitas_fw-la propositianis_fw-la &_o propasitio_fw-la ob_fw-la quam_fw-la dicitur_fw-la credi_fw-la revelatio_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la unum_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la objectum_fw-la sed_fw-la aliud_fw-la &_o aliud_fw-la objectum_fw-la n._n propositionis_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la revelatio_fw-la objection_n autem_fw-la revelationis_fw-la est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ve●…redita_fw-la ut_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la trinum_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la aut_fw-la propositionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la esse_fw-la infallibilem_fw-la tum_o quia_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la revelatione_fw-la redditur_fw-la ratio_fw-la credendi_fw-la propositionem_fw-la reditur_fw-la per_fw-la causam_fw-la revelatio_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la assensus_fw-la fidei_fw-la cum_fw-la autem_fw-la ex_fw-la propositione_n ecclesiae_fw-la redditur_fw-la ratio_fw-la credendi_fw-la revelationem_fw-la ratio_fw-la redditur_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la causum_fw-la credendi_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la conditionem_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la requisitam_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la vitatur_fw-la vitiasus_fw-la circulus_fw-la &_o solum_fw-la reditur_fw-la ratio_fw-la connexotum_fw-la vicissim_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsismet_fw-la connexis_fw-la sub_fw-la diversatione_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la omnino_fw-la licet_fw-la valent._n ibid._n ibid._n in_o matter_n of_o knowledge_n or_o belief_n reason_n and_o curse_n be_v synonymal_a and_o every_o cause_n in_o 〈◊〉_d go_v before_o the_o effect_n and_o even_o when_o we_o demonstrate_v the_o cause_n by_o its_o proper_a effect_n the_o effect_n must_v needs_o be_v first_o know_v to_o we_o see_v it_o be_v the_o reason_n or_o cause_n of_o our_o know_v the_o 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