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out_o of_o s._n luke_n that_o be_v thou_o the_o messiah_n and_o be_v thou_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v two_o distinct_a question_n or_o else_o renounce_v his_o belove_a notion_n which_o take_v up_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o messiah_n be_v synonymous_a term_n and_o one_o in_o signification_n though_o not_o in_o sound_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o account_n which_o mr._n lock_v himself_o give_v of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o messiah_n be_v sufficient_a to_o overthrow_v that_o notion_n of_o he_o in_o his_o reasonah_n of_o
shall_v lose_v his_o life_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v keep_v alive_a in_o perpetual_a exquisite_a torment_n but_o the_o case_n be_v not_o parallel_v for_o they_o that_o expound_v the_o word_n thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v of_o a_o double_a death_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v both_o lose_v or_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o also_o after_o his_o departure_n suffer_v those_o perpetual_a exquisite_a torment_n beside_o a_o earthly_a lawgiver_n who_o can_v only_o kill_v the_o body_n when_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v die_v can_v be_v suppose_v to_o mean_v that_o the_o person_n shall_v suffer_v such_o torment_n but_o it_o can_v be_v infer_v hence_o that_o when_o the_o heavenly_a lawgiver_n who_o after_o he_o have_v kill_v be_v able_a to_o destroy_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o hell_n say_v thou_o shall_v die_v he_o may_v not_o fit_o be_v suppose_v to_o threaten_v eternal_a death_n as_o well_o as_o temporal_a but_o that_o which_o give_v great_a offence_n be_v still_o behind_o and_o that_o be_v that_o he_o describe_v that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o natural_a or_o temporal_a death_n not_o only_o by_o lose_v all_o action_n of_o lise_n and_o sense_n but_o also_o by_o cease_v to_o be_v his_o word_n be_v these_o by_o death_n here_o i_o can_v understand_v nothing_o but_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o lose_n of_o all_o action_n of_o life_n and_o sense_n see_v reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 6._o and_o so_o again_o p._n 15._o this_o be_v the_o case_n that_o whoever_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o sin_n shall_v certain_o die_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o when_o man_n die_v their_o body_n lose_v all_o action_n of_o life_n and_o sense_n we_o need_v not_o be_v tell_v but_o cease_v to_o be_v be_v a_o quite_o different_a thing_n and_o according_a to_o the_o know_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n can_v signify_v nothing_o but_o the_o be_v annihilate_v it_o will_v therefore_o concern_v mr._n lock_v to_o find_v out_o some_o other_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n which_o we_o know_v not_o of_o for_o it_o seem_v very_o strange_a that_o he_o shall_v make_v death_n a_o annihilation_n when_o mr._n lock_n say_v that_o none_o be_v true_o punish_v but_o for_o their_o own_o deed_n reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 9_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o that_o which_o immediate_o follow_v that_o his_o mean_v be_v that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o any_o one_o at_o the_o great_a judgement_n but_o for_o his_o own_o deed_n but_o that_o person_n have_v suffer_v otherwise_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o there_o be_v sundry_a instance_n in_o holy_a writ_n and_o mr._n lock_v here_o allege_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v that_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o moses_n law_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o law_n knowable_a by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n i._n e._n without_o the_o help_n of_o positive_a revelation_n it_o be_v something_o that_o we_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o by_o our_o natural_a faculty_n from_o natural_a principle_n mr._n lock_v essay_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 13._o the_o existence_n of_o god_n be_v so_o many_o way_n manifest_a and_o the_o obedience_n we_o owe_v he_o so_o congruous_a to_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n give_v testimony_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n ibid._n §_o 6._o every_o christian_a both_o as_o a_o deist_n and_o as_o a_o christian_a be_v oblige_v to_o study_v both_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o reveal_v law_n that_o in_o they_o he_o may_v know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o he_o have_v send_v second_o vindication_n p._n 77._o the_o civil_a and_o ritual_a part_n of_o the_o law_n deliver_v by_o moses_n oblige_v not_o christian_n though_o to_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o work_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o man_n ought_v to_o obey_v every_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n whenever_o he_o shall_v please_v to_o make_v any_o such_o addition_n to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o nature_n but_o the_o moral_a part_n of_o moses_n law_n or_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o be_v every_o where_o the_o same_o the_o eternal_a rule_n of_o right_n oblige_v christian_n and_o all_o man_n every_o where_o and_o be_v to_o all_o man_n the_o stand_a law_n of_o work_n reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 21_o 22._o no_o one_o precept_n or_o rule_n of_o the_o eternal_a law_n of_o right_n which_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a be_v abrogate_a or_o repeal_v nor_o indeed_o can_v be_v whilst_o god_n be_v a_o holy_a just_a and_o righteous_a god_n and_o man_n a_o rational_a creature_n the_o duty_n of_o that_o law_n arise_v from_o the_o constitution_n of_o his_o very_a nature_n be_v of_o eternal_a obligation_n and_o it_o can_v be_v take_v away_o or_o dispense_v with_o without_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o overturning_a the_o measure_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n ibid._n p._n 214._o thus_o mr._n lock_n observation_n it_o be_v know_v to_o be_v mr._n lock_n be_v darling_n notion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o innate_a idea_n and_o no_o innate_a law_n and_o consequent_o according_a to_o he_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o innate_a but_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o be_v attain_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o by_o our_o natural_a faculty_n from_o natural_a principle_n but_o i_o will_v ask_v he_o whence_o we_o have_v these_o natural_a principle_n from_o which_o by_o our_o natural_a faculty_n we_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o he_o deny_v all_o innate_a principle_n will_v he_o say_v then_o that_o we_o owe_v they_o to_o the_o superstition_n of_o a_o nurse_n or_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o old_a woman_n or_o our_o education_n for_o these_o he_o mention_n essay_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 22._o and_o 26._o where_o he_o be_v give_v a_o account_n how_o man_n common_o come_v by_o their_o principle_n if_o he_o say_v this_o i_o will_v know_v why_o he_o call_v those_o which_o be_v teach_v we_o by_o old_a woman_n or_o our_o nurse_n parent_n and_o schoolmaster_n natural_a principle_n if_o mr._n lock_v please_v to_o satisfy_v we_o as_o to_o these_o query_n i_o may_v possible_o far_o consider_v his_o description_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n far_o i_o believe_v that_o there_o have_v be_v many_o that_o have_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o natural_a faculty_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v and_o withal_o have_v not_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o any_o revelation_n or_o of_o be_v teach_v who_o yet_o have_v have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o the_o duty_n and_o dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o have_v assent_v to_o they_o as_o just_a and_o good_a as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v propose_v to_o they_o chap._n xvii_o of_o natural_a and_o reveal_v religion_n or_o of_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n and_o that_o of_o revelation_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n when_o clothe_v in_o word_n shall_v be_v liable_a to_o that_o doubt_n and_o uncertainty_n which_o unavoidable_o attend_v that_o sort_n of_o conveyance_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o magnify_v his_o goodness_n that_o he_o have_v spread_v before_o all_o the_o world_n such_o legible_a character_n of_o his_o work_n and_o providence_n and_o give_v all_o mankind_n so_o sufficient_a a_o light_n of_o reason_n that_o they_o to_o who_o this_o write_a word_n never_o come_v can_v not_o whenever_o they_o set_v themselves_o to_o search_v either_o doubt_n of_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n or_o of_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o he_o since_o then_o the_o precept_n of_o natural_a religion_n be_v plain_a and_o very_o intelligible_a to_o all_o mankind_n and_o seldom_o come_v to_o be_v controvert_v and_o other_o reveal_v truth_n which_o be_v convey_v to_o we_o by_o book_n and_o language_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o common_a and_o natural_a obscurity_n incident_a to_o word_n methinks_v it_o will_v become_v we_o to_o be_v more_o careful_a and_o diligent_a in_o observe_v the_o former_a and_o less_o magisterial_a positive_a and_o imperious_a in_o impose_v our_o own_o sense_n and_o interpretation_n of_o the_o latter_a mr._n lock_v essay_n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o §_o 23._o whatsoever_o truth_n we_o come_v to_o the_o discovery_n of_o from_o the_o knowledge_n and_o contemplation_n of_o our_o own_o clear_a idea_n will_v always_o be_v certain_a to_o we_o than_o those_o which_o be_v convey_v to_o we_o by_o traditional_a revelation_n for_o the_o knowledge_n we_o have_v that_o this_o revelation_n come_v from_o god_n can_v never_o be_v so_o sure_a as_o the_o knowledge_n that_o we_o have_v from_o our_o own_o clear_a and_o
god_n but_o nothing_o of_o this_o be_v in_o the_o text._n beside_o the_o word_n that_o be_v here_o translate_v right_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o be_v well_o know_v signify_v licence_n or_o power_n as_o well_o as_o right_o and_o not_o only_o by_o the_o vulgar_a but_o also_o by_o the_o syriack_n arabic_a and_o aethiopic_a it_o be_v render_v power_n and_o this_o signification_n agree_v exact_o with_o the_o text_n bless_a be_v they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n that_o they_o may_v have_v power_n or_o licence_n to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o this_o place_n therefore_o there_o be_v nothing_o concern_v any_o claim_n of_o right_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o the_o purpose_n i_o may_v have_v add_v that_o mr._n lock_n speak_v of_o exact_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o perhaps_o he_o will_v not_o find_v it_o a_o easy_a matter_n to_o prove_v that_o by_o do_v his_o commandment_n here_o be_v mean_v such_o exact_a unsinning_a obedience_n but_o though_o rev._n 22._o 14._o will_v not_o prove_v his_o claim_n of_o right_n yet_o if_o he_o use_v those_o word_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n as_o they_o may_v denote_v a_o right_n by_o promise_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o his_o former_a text_n viz._n rom._n 4._o 4._o may_v prove_v it_o to_o he_o that_o work_v the_o reward_n which_o god_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v reckon_v as_o debt_n he_o may_v lay_v claim_n to_o it_o as_o his_o right_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o promise_n but_o if_o he_o take_v they_o in_o the_o strict_a sense_n as_o if_o exact_a obedience_n have_v proper_o merit_v the_o reward_n and_o may_v have_v claim_v it_o of_o right_n though_o no_o such_o promise_n or_o covenant_n have_v intervene_v he_o will_v hardly_o prove_v that_o from_o rom._n 4._o yea_o our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o have_v determine_v very_o plain_o against_o such_o a_o claim_n s._n luke_n 17._o 10._o when_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v chap._n xx._n of_o faith_n in_o general_n faith_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o assent_n found_v upon_o the_o high_a reason_n mr._n lock_v essay_n l._n 4._o c._n 16._o §_o 14._o the_o matter_n of_o faith_n be_v only_o divine_a revelation_n and_o nothing_o else_o faith_n as_o we_o use_v the_o word_n call_v common_o divine_a faith_n have_v to_o do_v with_o no_o proposition_n but_o those_o which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v divine_o reveal_v so_o that_o i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o those_o who_o make_v revelation_n alone_o the_o sole_a object_n of_o faith_n can_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o of_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o such_o or_o such_o a_o proposition_n to_o be_v find_v in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o book_n be_v of_o divine_a inspiration_n unless_o it_o be_v reveal_v that_o that_o proposition_n or_o all_o in_o that_o book_n be_v communicate_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n without_o such_o a_o revelation_n the_o believe_a or_o not_o believe_v that_o proposition_n or_o book_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a authority_n can_v never_o be_v matter_n of_o faith_n but_o matter_n of_o reason_n and_o such_o as_o i_o must_v come_v to_o the_o assent_n to_o only_o by_o the_o use_n of_o my_o reason_n thing_n beyond_o the_o discovery_n of_o our_o natural_a faculty_n and_o above_o reason_n be_v when_o reveal_v the_o proper_a matter_n of_o faith_n whatever_o proposition_n be_v reveal_v of_o who_o truth_n our_o mind_n by_o its_o natural_a faculty_n and_o notion_n can_v judge_v that_o be_v pure_o matter_n of_o faith_n where_o the_o principle_n of_o reason_n have_v not_o evidence_v a_o proposition_n to_o be_v certain_o true_a or_o false_a there_o clear_a revelation_n as_o another_o principle_n of_o truth_n and_o ground_n of_o assent_n may_v determine_v and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v matter_n of_o faith_n ibid._n c._n 18._o §_o 6_o 7_o 9_o faith_n have_v as_o much_o certainty_n as_o our_o knowledge_n itself_o faith_n be_v a_o settle_a and_o sure_a principle_n of_o assent_n and_o assurance_n and_o leave_v no_o manner_n of_o room_n for_o doubt_n or_o hesitation_n essay_n l._n 4._o c._n 16._o §_o 14._o to_o talk_v of_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n seem_v all_o one_o to_o i_o as_o to_o talk_v of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o believe_v a_o way_n of_o speak_v not_o easy_a to_o i_o to_o understand_v bring_v faith_n to_o certainty_n and_o it_o cease_v to_o be_v faith_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o certainty_n faith_n be_v destroy_v it_o be_v knowledge_n then_o and_o faith_n no_o long_o the_o second_o letter_n p._n 95_o 96._o my_o bible_n heb._n 10._o 22._o express_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o faith_n which_o the_o apostle_n recommend_v to_o believer_n in_o his_o time_n by_o full_a assurance_n i_o find_v my_o bible_n speak_v of_o the_o assurance_n of_o faith_n but_o no_o where_o that_o i_o can_v remember_v of_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n though_o in_o many_o place_n it_o speak_v of_o the_o certainty_n of_o knowledge_n and_o therefore_o i_o speak_v so_o too_o and_o shall_v not_o i_o think_v be_v condemn_v for_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o expression_n of_o our_o bible_n the_o three_o letter_n p._n 122_o 123._o i_o say_v with_o mr._n chillingworth_n c._n 6._o §_o 3._o that_o i_o do_v hearty_o acknowledge_v and_o believe_v the_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n to_o be_v in_o themselves_o truth_n as_o certain_a and_o infallible_a as_o the_o very_a common_a principle_n of_o geometry_n and_o metaphysic_n but_o that_o there_o be_v not_o require_v of_o we_o a_o knowledge_n of_o they_o and_o a_o adherence_n to_o they_o as_o certain_a as_o that_o of_o sense_n or_o science_n and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n among_o other_o give_v both_o by_o mr._n chillingworth_n and_o mr._n hooker_n viz._n that_o faith_n be_v not_o knowledge_n no_o more_o than_o three_o be_v four_o but_o eminent_o contain_v in_o it_o so_o that_o he_o that_o know_v believe_v and_o something_o more_o but_o he_o that_o believe_v many_o time_n do_v not_o know_v nay_o if_o he_o do_v bare_o and_o mere_o believe_v he_o do_v never_o know_v these_o be_v mr._n chillingworth_n own_o word_n c._n 6._o §_o 2._o that_o this_o assurance_n of_o faith_n may_v approach_v very_o near_o to_o certainty_n and_o not_o come_v short_a of_o it_o in_o a_o sure_a and_o steady_a influence_n on_o the_o mind_n i_o have_v so_o plain_o declare_v essay_n l._n 4._o c._n 17._o §_o 16._o that_o no_o body_n i_o think_v can_v question_v it_o there_o i_o say_v of_o some_o proposition_n wherein_o knowledge_n i._n e._n in_o my_o sense_n certainty_n fail_v we_o that_o their_o probability_n be_v so_o clear_a and_o strong_a that_o assent_n as_o necessary_o follow_v it_o as_o knowledge_n do_v demonstration_n ibid._n p._n 124._o herein_o lie_v the_o difference_n between_o probability_n and_o certainty_n faith_n and_o knowledge_n that_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o knowledge_n there_o be_v intuition_n each_o immediate_a idea_n each_o step_n have_v its_o visible_a and_o certain_a connexion_n in_o belief_n not_o so_o essay_n l._n 4._o c._n 15._o §_o 3._o to_o say_v that_o believe_a and_o know_v stand_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n will_v be_v i_o think_v to_o say_v that_o probability_n and_o demonstration_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n the_o three_o letter_n p._n 223._o he_o that_o say_v he_o bare_o believe_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o assent_v to_o a_o proposition_n as_o true_a upon_o bare_a probability_n ibid._n p._n 159._o i_o think_v it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v certain_a upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n where_o i_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n because_o in_o such_o a_o case_n that_o testimony_n be_v capable_a not_o only_o to_o make_v i_o believe_v but_o if_o i_o consider_v it_o right_n to_o make_v i_o know_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o and_o so_o i_o may_v be_v certain_a for_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n be_v as_o 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23._o §_o 18._o he_o have_v let_v fall_v some_o word_n from_o which_o i_o think_v the_o soul_n immateriality_n may_v be_v prove_v the_o idea_n we_o have_v belong_v and_o peculiar_a to_o spirit_n be_v think_v and_o will._n thus_o mr._n lock_n now_o say_v i_o if_o think_v and_o will_v be_v peculiar_a to_o spirit_n than_o the_o soul_n which_o think_v and_o will_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o that_o by_o spirit_n he_o in_o that_o chapter_n mean_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n be_v evident_a for_o he_o oppose_v spirit_n to_o material_a substance_n beside_o the_o complex_fw-la ideas_n we_o have_v of_o material_a sensible_a substance_n we_o be_v able_a to_o frame_v the_o complex_fw-la idea_n of_o a_o spirit_n so_o mr._n lock_v §_o 15._o and_o so_o what_o he_o in_o the_o very_a next_o sentence_n call_v immaterial_a substance_n in_o his_o margin_n he_o call_v spiritual_a substance_n if_o then_o think_v and_o will_v be_v peculiar_a to_o spirit_n the_o soul_n which_o think_v and_o will_n be_v a_o 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one_o place_n out_o of_o cicero_n wherein_o he_o use_v spiritus_fw-la for_o the_o soul_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o have_v do_v that_o in_o his_o first_o letter_n i_o answer_v that_o he_o there_o cite_v only_o one_o place_n where_o he_o take_v the_o word_n on_o trust_n and_o set_v they_o down_o thus_o vita_fw-la continetur_fw-la corpore_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la see_v he_o p._n 70._o but_o if_o he_o have_v consult_v cicero_n himself_o he_o will_v have_v find_v in_o orat._n pro_fw-la marcello_n vers_fw-la fin_fw-fr the_o word_n to_o be_v these_o nec_fw-la haec_fw-la tua_fw-la vita_fw-la dicenda_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la corpore_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la continetur_fw-la illa_fw-la inquam_fw-la illa_fw-la vita_fw-la est_fw-la tua_fw-la caesar_n quae_fw-la vigebit_fw-la memorio_n saeculonum_fw-la omnium_fw-la quam_fw-la posteritas_fw-la alet_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la aeternitas_fw-la semper_fw-la intuebitur_fw-la let_v mr._n lock_v himself_o now_o judge_v whether_o spiritus_fw-la 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but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n so_o then_o i_o with_o the_o mind_n indeed_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o with_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 22_o 23_o 25._o and_o so_o he_o in_o lactantius_n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o volo_fw-la equidem_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la sed_fw-la vincor_fw-la sentio_fw-la i_o peccare_fw-la sed_fw-la necessitas_fw-la fragilitatis_fw-la impellit_fw-la cvi_fw-la repugnare_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la i_o ready_o grant_v that_o man_n in_o this_o state_n be_v not_o free_a for_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v captive_n and_o slave_n sell_v under_o sin_n and_o have_v reason_n to_o cry_v out_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o and_o that_o as_o mr._n lock_n say_v in_o essay_n l._n 2._o c._n 21._o §_o 47._o it_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o our_o nature_n to_o desire_v 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little_a before_o their_o die_a and_o cease_v to_o be_v but_o how_o can_v cease_v to_o be_v consist_v with_o the_o suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o other_o lapse_v angel_n they_o shall_v lose_v their_o soul_n i._n e._n their_o life_n as_o be_v plain_a consider_v the_o occasion_n it_o be_v speak_v on_o thus_o mr._n lock_n we_o must_v therefore_o look_v back_o to_o find_v on_o what_o occasion_n this_o be_v speak_v we_o be_v tell_v st._n mark_v 8._o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34._o that_o our_o saviour_n have_v open_o foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o rise_v again_o simon_n peter_n rebuke_v he_o for_o it_o but_o he_o when_o he_o have_v rebuke_v peter_n call_v to_o he_o the_o multitude_n together_o with_o his_o disciple_n and_o say_v if_o any_o one_o will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o then_o follow_v the_o mention_n of_o the_o lose_v their_o soul_n v._o 35._o whosoever_o say_v he_o will_v save_v his_o soul_n shall_v lose_v it_o we_o see_v now_o the_o occasion_n of_o christ_n speak_v these_o last_o word_n and_o i_o will_v know_v how_o it_o make_v it_o plain_a that_o by_o lose_v the_o soul_n here_o be_v mean_v lose_v the_o life_n in_o mr._n lock_n be_v sense_n i._n e._n as_o it_o signify_v die_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v but_o think_v that_o we_o may_v most_o safe_o rely_v on_o st._n luke_n exposition_n he_o c._n 9_o v._n 24._o have_v these_o word_n whosoever_o will_v save_v his_o soul_n shall_v lose_v it_o i._n e._n his_o soul_n but_o v._o 25._o instead_o of_o lose_v his_o soul_n he_o have_v lose_v himself_o what_o be_v a_o man_n profit_v if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v himself_o thus_o st._n luke_n nothing_o be_v more_o usual_a in_o scripture_n than_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a person_n and_o so_o st._n luke_n teach_v we_o to_o expound_v it_o here_o when_o other_o evangelist_n say_v and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n see_v st._n matth._n 16._o 26._o st._n mark_v 8._o 36._o st._n luke_n say_v and_o lose_v himself_o the_o punishment_n then_o of_o he_o that_o will_v not_o deny_v himself_o and_o follow_v christ_n be_v to_o lose_v his_o soul_n i._n e._n himself_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o have_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n destroy_v in_o hell_n he_o corpus_fw-la &_o animam_fw-la perdunt_fw-la pariter_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la say_v origen_n homil._n 36._o in_o s._n luke_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o church_n also_o of_o infallibility_n and_o transubstantiation_n it_o be_v upon_o this_o proposition_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n own_a by_o st._n peter_n that_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o will_v build_v his_o church_n matth._n 16._o 16_o 17_o 18._o the_o confession_n make_v by_o st._n peter_n matth._n 16._o 16._o be_v the_o rock_n on_o which_o our_o saviour_n have_v promise_v to_o build_v his_o church_n mr._n lock_v reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 27._o 48._o the_o romanist_n say_v it_o be_v best_o for_o man_n and_o so_o suitable_a to_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o infallible_a judge_n of_o controversy_n on_o earth_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v one_o and_o i_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n say_v it_o be_v better_a for_o man_n that_o every_o man_n himself_o shall_v be_v insallible_a i_o leave_v they_o to_o consider_v whether_o by_o the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n they_o shall_v think_v that_o every_o man_n be_v so_o essay_n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o §_o 12._o i_o know_v no_o other_o infallible_a guide_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o
scripture_n second_o vindication_n of_o reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 341._o the_o idea_n of_o one_o body_n and_o one_o place_n do_v so_o clear_o agree_v and_o the_o mind_n have_v so_o evident_a a_o perception_n of_o their_o agreement_n that_o we_o can_v never_o assent_v to_o a_o proposition_n that_o affirm_v the_o same_o body_n to_o be_v in_o two_o distant_a place_n at_o once_o however_o it_o shall_v pretend_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o divine_a revelation_n since_o the_o evidence_n 1._o that_o we_o deceive_v not_o ourselves_o in_o ascribe_v it_o to_o god_n 2._o that_o we_o understand_v it_o right_n can_v never_o be_v so_o great_a as_o the_o evidence_n of_o our_o own_o intuitive_a knowledge_n whereby_o we_o discern_v it_o impossible_a for_o the_o same_o body_n to_o be_v in_o two_o place_n at_o once_o essay_n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o §_o 5._o observation_n mr._n lock_v often_o repeat_v it_o that_o the_o confession_n make_v by_o st._n peter_n st._n matth._n 16._o 16._o be_v the_o 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it_o with_o their_o eye_n which_o look_v upon_o it_o and_o who_o hand_n handle_v the_o word_n of_o life_n chap._n xxix_o of_o fundamental_o and_o the_o apostle_n creed_n god_n alone_o can_v appoint_v what_o shall_v be_v necessary_o believe_v by_o every_o one_o who_o he_o will_v justify_v and_o what_o he_o have_v so_o appoint_v and_o declare_v be_v alone_o necessary_a no_o body_n can_v add_v to_o these_o fundamental_a article_n of_o faith_n nor_o make_v any_o other_o necessary_a but_o what_o god_n himself_o have_v make_v and_o declare_v to_o be_v so_o and_o what_o these_o be_v which_o god_n require_v of_o those_o who_o will_v enter_v into_o and_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n have_v already_o be_v show_v a_o explicit_a belief_n of_o these_o be_v absolute_o require_v of_o all_o those_o to_o who_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v preach_v mr._n lock_v reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 301._o the_o primitive_a church_n admit_v convert_v heathen_n to_o 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be_v so_o well_o know_v what_o the_o socinian_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v whole_o needless_a to_o cite_v or_o set_v down_o the_o word_n of_o any_o of_o they_o and_o if_o mr._n lock_n have_v be_v please_v to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v plain_o what_o he_o hold_v as_o to_o these_o weighty_a point_n he_o will_v have_v do_v a_o great_a kindness_n to_o other_o in_o free_v they_o from_o their_o jealousy_n of_o he_o and_o certain_o no_o small_a kindness_n to_o himself_o but_o he_o have_v not_o be_v willing_a hitherto_o to_o do_v himself_o and_o other_o this_o favour_n as_o i_o have_v large_o show_v above_o chap._n 8._o and_o 12._o but_o it_o be_v not_o too_o late_o to_o do_v it_o still_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v hope_v that_o he_o may_v at_o last_o condescend_v so_o far_o as_o to_o declare_v his_o thought_n plain_o as_o to_o these_o particular_n whereas_o our_o saviour_n be_v frequent_o in_o scripture_n call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o socinian_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v so_o call_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o eternal_a generation_n or_o be_v beget_v of_o his_o father_n before_o all_o world_n as_o also_o they_o deny_v that_o his_o divinity_n can_v be_v prove_v thence_o thus_o enjedinus_n in_o joh._n 5._o 18._o non_fw-la sequitur_fw-la si_fw-la christus_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la sit_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la homines_fw-la &_o angeli_fw-la esse_fw-la naturalem_fw-la filium_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la essentia_fw-la dei_fw-la natum_fw-la and_o he_o have_v say_v the_o same_o before_o in_o joh._n 1._o 14._o so_o in_o the_o racovian_a catechism_n de_fw-fr persona_fw-la christi_fw-la the_o answer_n to_o the_o 74th_o question_n be_v exit_fw-la iis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la attribute_n be_v christi_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la probari_fw-la posse_fw-la naturam_fw-la ejus_fw-la divinam_fw-la those_o attribute_n or_o appellation_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n his_o own_o son_n his_o only_o beget_v son_n from_o these_o say_v the_o catechism_n christ_n divine_a nature_n can_v be_v prove_v and_o socinus_n himself_o contra_fw-la wickum_n cap._n 5._o throughout_o his_o long_a answer_n to_o the_o first_o argument_n make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o show_v that_o the_o generation_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a god_n can_v be_v prove_v from_o those_o appellation_n and_o at_o last_o conclude_v it_o thus_o arbitror_fw-la i_o satis_fw-la dilucide_fw-la ostendisse_fw-la quomodo_fw-la christus_fw-la sit_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dei_fw-la substantia_fw-la generatus_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la and_o again_o videre_fw-la possunt_fw-la pii_fw-la ac_fw-la cordati_fw-la omnes_fw-la qualem_fw-la vim_o habet_fw-la ad_fw-la probandum_fw-la quod_fw-la christus_fw-la sit_fw-la ille_fw-la unus_fw-la verus_fw-la deus_fw-la adversariorum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la ductum_fw-la quod_fw-la christus_fw-la sit_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la thus_o socinus_n they_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o see_v slichtingius_n comment_fw-fr in_o joh._n 1._o 50._o and_o 20._o 31._o wolzogenius_n comment_fw-fr in_o matth._n 16._o 16._o neque_fw-la inde_fw-la sequitur_fw-la petrum_fw-la agnovisse_fw-la christum_fw-la pro_fw-la tali_fw-la filio_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la ex_fw-la essentia_fw-la patris_fw-la generatus_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la altissimus_fw-la so_o he_o crellius_n comment_fw-fr in_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 3_o necesse_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o vocis_fw-la filii_fw-la dei_fw-la significatum_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterna_fw-la quadam_fw-la ex_fw-la substantia_fw-la patris_fw-la generatione_n arcessere_fw-la not_o to_o mention_v many_o other_o in_o like_a manner_n mr._n lock_v though_o this_o appellation_n the_o son_n of_o god_n occur_v so_o frequent_o in_o the_o text_n which_o he_o cite_v in_o some_o of_o his_o write_n yet_o never_o expound_v it_o as_o import_v the_o deity_n of_o christ_n but_o draw_v it_o
to_o another_o sense_n in_o his_o second_o vindication_n p._n 360_o etc._n etc._n he_o allege_v s._n joh._n 1._o 34._o and_o 3._o 35_o 36._o also_o s._n joh._n 1._o 50._o s._n luk._n 4._o 41._o s._n mar._n 3._o 11._o s._n matt._n 16._o 16._o s._n joh._n 11._o 27._o s._n luk._n 22._o 70._o s._n matt._n 27._o 54._o not_o luke_o 27._o 54._o as_o by_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o press_n it_o be_v in_o mr._n lock_n and_o of_o all_o these_o text_n he_o say_v p._n 369_o that_o we_o must_v give_v up_o this_o argument_n viz._n from_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o allow_v that_o this_o phrase_n in_o these_o place_n do_v not_o necessary_o import_v the_o deity_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o eternal_a generation_n unless_o we_o think_v that_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v a_o doctrine_n that_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o thought_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n nathaniel_n s._n peter_n s._n martha_n the_o sanhedrim_n yea_o even_o of_o the_o roman_a centurion_n and_o the_o soldier_n that_o be_v with_o he_o watch_v jesus_n and_o he_o suppose_v that_o few_o think_v this_o it_o do_v not_o necessary_o import_v say_v mr._n lock_v just_a as_o crellius_n say_v necesse_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la and_o particular_o of_o s._n luk._n 22._o 70._o he_o say_v that_o if_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o declaration_n of_o his_o deity_n common_a and_o coherent_a sense_n will_v hardly_o be_v make_v of_o it_o as_o to_o s._n luk._n 4._o 41._o and_o s._n mar._n 3._o 11._o he_o ask_v who_o can_v entertain_v such_o a_o thought_n as_o that_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o acknowledge_v and_o publish_v to_o the_o people_n the_o deity_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o as_o to_o s._n matth._n 16._o 16._o he_o say_v that_o s._n peter_n can_v be_v take_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n but_o bare_o to_o signify_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n as_o he_o also_o say_v that_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v use_v by_o s._n martha_n joh._n 11._o 27._o to_o signify_v the_o messiah_n and_o nothing_o else_o far_o the_o socinian_o make_v these_o expression_n the_o messiah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n saepissime_fw-la in_o scripture_n filius_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la idem_fw-la denotant_fw-la so_o crellius_n in_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 3_o ut_fw-la adeo_fw-la nomen_fw-la christus_fw-la seu_fw-la messiah_n &_o nomen_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la ex_fw-la usu_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la pro_fw-la eodem_fw-la sumeretur_fw-la wolzogenius_n in_o s._n matth._n 16_o 16._o compare_v this_o place_n with_o mar._n 8._o 29._o and_o luk._n 9_o 20._o and_o also_o allege_v joh._n 1._o 49._o and_o luk._n 22._o 67_o 68_o 69._o idem_fw-la est_fw-la messiam_fw-la seu_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la enjedinus_n in_o s._n mat._n 28._o 19_o so_o slichtingius_n in_o s._n joh._n 1._o 50._o exit_fw-la nathanaelis_fw-la confession_n videmus_fw-la filii_fw-la illius_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la illius_fw-la israel_n i._n e._n christi_fw-la titulum_fw-la idem_fw-la significare_fw-la usitatum_fw-la enim_fw-la erat_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la messiam_fw-la vocare_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la again_o in_o comment_n in_o s._n joh._n 20._o 31._o christi_fw-la &_o filii_fw-la dei_fw-la titulus_fw-la pro_fw-la synonymis_fw-la usurpantur_fw-la thus_o also_o socinus_n himself_o count_v wickum_n cap._n 5._o in_o resp._n ad_fw-la argum_fw-la 1._o perspicuum_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la reipsa_fw-la esse_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o illum_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la illum_fw-la regem_fw-la israelis_fw-la quod_fw-la esse_fw-la christum_fw-la caiaphas_n &_o alii_fw-la judaei_n aliud_fw-la nihil_fw-la filii_fw-la dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la intellexerunt_fw-la quam_fw-la christum_fw-la so_o he_o allege_v matth._n 26._o 63._o mar._n 14._o 61._o s._n joh._n 20._o 31._o together_o with_o the_o place_n abovecited_a by_o wolzogenius_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v volkelius_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la religione_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 12._o where_n have_v compare_v matt._n 16._o 16._o with_o mar._n 8._o 29._o and_o luke_n 9_o 20._o he_o conclude_v thus_o ut_fw-la facile_fw-la appareat_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la istis_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o christum_fw-la esse_fw-la eandem_fw-la habere_fw-la significationem_fw-la and_o he_o also_o add_v that_o the_o same_o be_v manifest_a viz._n that_o they_o be_v expression_n of_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n or_o that_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n from_o luke_n 22._o 67_o 70._o joh._n 1._o 50._o and_o sundry_a place_n in_o s._n joh._n be_v compare_v and_o thus_o mr._n lock_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o messiah_n be_v one_o in_o signification_n second_o vindicat._n p._n 353._o messiah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v synonymous_a term_n at_o that_o time_n among_o the_o jew_n reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 50._o confess_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o same_o with_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n those_o two_o expression_n be_v understand_v among_o the_o jew_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n ibid._n p._n 96._o and_o therefore_o almost_o everywhere_o in_o his_o reasonab_n of_o christian._n when_o he_o allege_v any_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v say_v or_o confess_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o interpret_v it_o of_o his_o be_v the_o messiah_n final_o he_o prove_v that_o these_o title_n have_v the_o same_o signification_n by_o compare_v s._n matt._n 16._o 16._o with_o s._n mar._n 8._o 29._o and_o s._n luke_n 9_o 20._o and_o by_o those_o other_o text_n which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o socinus_n wolzogenius_n and_o volkelius_n to_o that_o purpose_n see_v reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 102._o and_o otherwhere_o please_v to_o see_v also_o what_o i_o have_v say_v above_o chap._n ii_o enjedinus_n in_o matth._n 28._o 19_o say_v that_o no_o other_o faith_n be_v require_v of_o the_o gentile_n when_o they_o be_v baptise_a than_o to_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n or_o son_n of_o god_n nulla_fw-la alia_fw-la fides_fw-la fuit_fw-la requisita_fw-la a_o gentibus_fw-la cum_fw-la baptizabantur_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la crederent_fw-la jesum_fw-la esse_fw-la messiam_fw-la seu_fw-la christum_fw-la vel_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la he_o also_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v that_o which_o all_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n urge_v yea_o that_o it_o be_v the_o scope_n and_o design_n of_o write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n allege_v s._n job_n 20._o 31._o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o faith_n by_o which_o the_o gentile_n be_v make_v the_o people_n and_o child_n of_o god_n thus_o enjedinus_n now_o the_o reader_n need_v not_o be_v admonish_v of_o how_o near_a affinity_n hereto_o that_o be_v which_o mr._n lock_v so_o earnest_o and_o frequent_o inculcate_n viz._n that_o all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v for_o justification_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o single_a proposition_n that_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v the_o messiah_n reasonab_n of_o christian._n p._n 47._o that_o s._n john_n know_v nothing_o else_o require_v to_o be_v believe_v for_o the_o attain_n of_o life_n but_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n the_o son_n of_o god_n ibid._n p._n 194._o that_o this_o be_v the_o sole_a doctrine_n press_v and_o require_v to_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n preach_v ibid._n p._n 195._o and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v write_v to_o induce_v man_n to_o believe_v this_o proposition_n that_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v the_o messiah_n for_o proof_n of_o it_o allege_v s._n job_n 20._o 31._o as_o enjedinus_n do_v some_o of_o the_o socinian_o as_o crellius_n comment_fw-fr in_o 1_o corinth_n 15._o 14._o and_o welzegenius_fw-la in_o act_n 8._o 37._o make_v this_o proposition_n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o be_v a_o brief_a summary_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o profession_n comprise_v many_o thing_n in_o few_o word_n and_o if_o they_o who_o say_v that_o this_o be_v all_o the_o faith_n that_o be_v require_v have_v plain_o declare_v that_o they_o take_v it_o in_o this_o comprehensive_a sense_n as_o a_o brief_a summary_n of_o all_o that_o we_o be_v require_v to_o believe_v concern_v christ_n as_o that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o god_n our_o lord_n be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o creed_n it_o will_v not_o have_v give_v so_o much_o offence_n therefore_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o if_o they_o will_v make_v such_o a_o plain_a declaration_n of_o their_o mean_v now_o socinus_n in_o his_o praelectiones_fw-la theologicae_fw-la cap._n 2._o say_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o opinion_n or_o notion_n of_o a_o deity_n natural_o implant_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man._n receptior_fw-la hodie_fw-la sententia_fw-la est_fw-la homini_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la ejusque_fw-la animo_fw-la insitam_fw-la esse_fw-la