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that_o future_a lineage_n and_o zanchy_a to_o the_o five_o argument_n of_o pighius_fw-la which_o be_v this_o 53._o zanch._n tom._n 4._o liâ—_n de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la orig_n pag._n 53._o pugnat_fw-la cum_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la clementiâ_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la justitià _fw-la quòd_fw-la peccatum_fw-la unius_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o universum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la imputet_fw-la ad_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o condemnationem_fw-la that_o it_o can_v consist_v with_o the_o clemency_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n that_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o shall_v universal_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o unto_o sin_n &_o condemnation_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v respondeo_fw-la pugnare_fw-la si_fw-la peccatum_fw-la merè_fw-la alienum_fw-la imputaret_fw-la sed_fw-la imputat_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o ipsorum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la totius_fw-la naturae_fw-la in_fw-la ipso_fw-la enim_fw-la adamo_n omneâ—_n peccaverunt_fw-la that_o be_v it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o his_o 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per_fw-la unam_fw-la fidem_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la devincti_fw-la tanquam_fw-la membra_fw-la unius_fw-la corporis_fw-la cujus_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la mutuo_fw-la amore_fw-la seize_v complectantur_fw-la that_o be_v knit_v together_o by_o one_o faith_n as_o member_n of_o one_o body_n whereof_o christ_n be_v head_n they_o may_v with_o a_o mutual_a love_n embrace_v each_o other_o now_o a_o true_a communion_n of_o love_n can_v be_v between_o true_a believer_n and_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o unbeliever_n therefore_o neither_o between_o they_o and_o christ_n and_o hence_o i_o argue_v 3._o christ_n and_o belial_n be_v not_o unite_v every_o unbeliever_n be_v a_o son_n of_o belial_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o unite_v 6.15_o 2_o cor._n 6.15_o the_o word_n belial_n be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o uncalled_a man_n nequà m_fw-la a_o very_a wicked_a man_n a_o man_n that_o will_v profit_v none_o but_o be_v hurtful_a to_o all_o in_o hebr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrician_n agree_v not_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v derive_v but_o the_o signification_n give_v be_v either_o a_o man_n that_o will_v profit_v none_o or_o good_a for_o nothing_o or_o one_o that_o will_v be_v subject_a to_o no_o yoke_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o interpreter_n do_v think_v many_o of_o they_o that_o satan_n be_v in_o this_o place_n understand_v and_o beza_n say_v it_o very_o well_o agree_v to_o he_o though_o he_o take_v it_o for_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o bullinger_n and_o calvin_n take_v it_o for_o the_o devil_n the_o head_n of_o all_o wicked_a man_n but_o i_o see_v not_o why_o it_o may_v not_o be_v take_v here_o for_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o not_o for_o satan_n for_o it_o be_v ordinary_a in_o scripture_n by_o this_o word_n to_o understand_v very_o wicked_a man_n so_o in_o deuteronomy_n it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o idolater_n 13.13_o deut._n 13.13_o and_o of_o such_o be_v the_o apostle_n discourse_v here_o that_o believer_n shall_v have_v no_o 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say_v he_o by_o believe_v do_v make_v god_n to_o have_v a_o will_v not_o to_o punish_v sin_n or_o to_o have_v a_o will_v to_o love_v we_o which_o the_o arminian_o plain_o make_v and_o therein_o he_o say_v true_a yet_o he_o make_v faith_n the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o justification_n passive_o take_v as_o a_o declare_a act_n of_o god_n terminate_v upon_o we_o as_o that_o place_n declare_v and_o in_o express_a word_n in_o pag._n 37._o 37._o ruther_n apol._n exer._n p._n 37._o which_o mr._n eyre_n in_o his_o 32._o pag._n of_o his_o book_n when_o he_o boast_v that_o master_n rutherford_n make_v the_o opinion_n he_o do_v oppose_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o arminian_o and_o socinian_o and_o papist_n error_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o for_o he_o there_o make_v faith_n the_o organical_a cause_n of_o justification_n in_o that_o place_n he_o say_v the_o arminian_o will_v desire_v nothing_o more_o than_o this_o that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o before_o actual_a faith_n and_o 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