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ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d he_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n so_o the_o son_n the_o second_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v from_o the_o father_n because_o of_o his_o generation_n by_o he_o and_o i_o find_v the_o august_n the_o ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la inquit_fw-la sum_fw-la quia_fw-la filius_fw-la de_fw-la patre_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la de_fw-fr illo_fw-la est_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la ideò_fw-la dominum_fw-la jesum_fw-la dicimus_fw-la deum_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la patrem_fw-la non_fw-la dicimus_fw-la deum_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la deum_fw-la august_n ancient_n thus_o open_v the_o place_n another_o text_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o eternal_a sonship_n of_o christ_n be_v psal_n 2.7_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o i_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o to_o i_o this_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a scripture_n for_o the_o confirm_v the_o truth_n in_o hand_n though_o our_o adversary_n i_o know_v make_v a_o contrary_a use_n of_o it_o and_z some_z 257._o some_z as_o the_o learned_a dr._n jackson_n who_o say_v he_o dare_v not_o insist_v upon_o this_o text_n to_o prove_v christ_n eternal_a generation_n on_o the_o creed_n 7._o b._n sect._n 3_o ch._n 25._o p._n 257._o other_o who_o be_v friend_n speak_v somewhat_o diminutive_o about_o it_o it_o be_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o person_n here_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v not_o say_v to_o david_n further_a than_o as_o he_o be_v a_o type_n but_o to_o christ_n himself_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n etc._n etc._n thus_o some_o of_o the_o jarchi_n the_o one_o of_o which_o have_v this_o notable_a passage_n about_o this_o 2d_o psalm_n magistri_fw-la nostri_fw-la quicquid_fw-la hoc_fw-la psalmo_fw-la canitur_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la messiâ_fw-la interpretati_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la verborum_fw-la sonum_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la refutationem_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la be_v mean_n we_o christian_n convenit_fw-la ut_fw-la eum_fw-la interpretemur_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la davide_n rabbi_n solomon_n jarchi_n jewish_a writer_n themselves_o do_v carry_v it_o and_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o psalm_n with_o the_o several_a expression_n in_o it_o be_v only_o applicable_a to_o christ_n see_v verse_n 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n and_o as_o to_o that_o verse_n which_o i_o have_v to_o do_v with_o you_o have_v it_o thrice_o cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o it_o be_v always_o apply_v to_o christ_n so_o act_v 13.33_o heb._n 1.5_o heb._n 5.5_o well_o then_o what_o do_v god_n here_o say_v concern_v christ_n why_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n but_o how_o do_v christ_n come_v to_o be_v his_o son_n why_o as_o he_o have_v beget_v he_o for_o that_o come_v in_o as_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la relationis_fw-la thou_o be_v my_o son_n i_o have_v beget_v thou_o but_o when_o do_v god_n thus_o beget_v he_o why_o from_o all_o eternity_n to_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o various_a be_v the_o apprehension_n of_o man_n about_o the_o import_n and_o reference_n of_o this_o word_n to_o day_n and_o what_o that_o matter_n or_o period_n of_o time_n be_v to_o which_o it_o refer_v some_o make_v it_o to_o point_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o rage_n and_o opposition_n of_o enemy_n against_o christ_n speak_v of_o verse_n 1._o etc._n etc._n some_z to_z the_o time_n of_o the_o new-testament-administration_n some_o to_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o advancement_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o but_o i_o concur_v with_o 208._o with_o hodie_fw-la non_fw-la tempus_fw-la certum_fw-la sed_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la designat_fw-la est_fw-la descriptio_fw-la naturae_fw-la aeternitatis_fw-la optimè_fw-la come_v niens_fw-la omne_fw-la praeteritum_fw-la á_z deo_fw-la remover_n omne_fw-la futurum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la praescindens_fw-la omnem_fw-la successionem_fw-la excludens_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la his_fw-la omnibus_fw-la carentem_fw-la optimè_fw-la explicans_fw-la arnold_n catch_n racou._n major_a p._n 208._o those_o who_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a determinate_a day_n or_o time_n but_o make_v it_o to_o point_n to_o and_o to_o be_v expressive_a of_o eternity_n this_o eternity_n be_v but_o one_o day_n or_o but_o one_o continue_v now_o in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o succession_n whatever_o god_n do_v from_o eternity_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o do_v it_o now_o or_o to_o day_n so_o here_o this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o that_o be_v from_o everlasting_a true_o indeed_o 17._o indeed_o non_fw-la volunt_fw-la nostri_fw-la vocem_fw-la hodie_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la significare_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la subjectâ_fw-la materiâ_fw-la exponi_fw-la debare_fw-la &_o quando_fw-la deo_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la non_fw-la infringere_fw-la ejus_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la sed_fw-la ei_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d duntaxat_fw-la adjungi_fw-la hoornb_n de_fw-fr christo_fw-la cap._n 1._o p._n 17._o the_o word_n itself_o in_o its_o first_o and_o strictect_v sense_n do_v not_o signify_v or_o import_v eternity_n yet_o because_o in_o this_o place_n it_o must_v be_v interpret_v according_a to_o the_o matter_n speak_v of_o therefore_o here_o it_o must_v have_v that_o signification_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n so_o determine_v it_o for_o god_n beget_v of_o his_o son_n be_v a_o immanent_a act_n it_o must_v as_o all_o act_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v be_v from_o everlasting_a and_o it_o be_v speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n it_o must_v be_v so_o understand_v as_o may_v best_o suit_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o it_o speak_v of_o when_o therefore_o you_o read_v thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o it_o be_v as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v o_o my_o son_n i_o own_v thou_o to_o be_v so_o before_o the_o world_n and_o i_o here_o attest_v that_o from_o all_o eternity_n i_o have_v beget_v thou_o and_o that_o thou_o be_v 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proper_a son_n of_o god_n but_o how_o why_o not_o only_o as_o he_o be_v eternal_o beget_v by_o he_o but_o also_o as_o he_o be_v miraculous_o conceive_v by_o the_o virgin_n mary_n that_o agree_v to_o none_o but_o only_o to_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o point_n upon_o their_o blending_a of_o these_o thing_n together_o they_o be_v judge_v by_o some_o 4._o some_o see_v peltius_n harm_n remonstr_n &_o socin_n art_n 4._o to_o socinianize_v now_o though_o this_o opinion_n do_v come_v incomparable_o short_a of_o that_o which_o absolute_o deny_v christ_n eternal_a generation_n provide_v that_o the_o abettor_n of_o it_o who_o seem_v to_o grant_v this_o generation_n do_v state_n it_o right_o that_o be_v that_o they_o hold_v christ_n to_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o very_a nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n and_o therein_o equal_a to_o he_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o which_o there_o be_v just_a matter_n of_o doubt_v as_o to_o the_o 32._o the_o instit_fw-la theol._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 32._o person_n name_v but_o now_o he_o make_v the_o son_n in_o the_o deity_n itself_o not_o coordinate_a but_o subordinate_a to_o the_o first_o person_n i_o say_v though_o this_o opinion_n thus_o state_v be_v nothing_o near_o so_o bad_a as_o the_o former_a yet_o etc._n yet_o censura_fw-la profess_v leid_n in_o c._n 3._o p._n 51._o trigland_n in_o exam._n apâlog_fw-la cap._n 5._o alt_v theol._n elenc_n p._n 151._o etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr p._n 181._o etc._n etc._n divine_v of_o another_o persuasion_n can_v close_v with_o it_o or_o let_v it_o pass_v without_o some_o confutation_n the_o argument_n against_o it_o do_v very_o much_o fall_v in_o with_o those_o which_o have_v be_v insist_v upon_o already_o 1._o first_o if_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o eternal_o beget_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o divine_a nature_n and_o also_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o conceive_v in_o time_n etc._n etc._n with_o respect_n to_o his_o humane_a nature_n than_o the_o scripture_n do_v groundless_o 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to_o he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n so_o he_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v true_a these_o two_o in_o concreto_fw-la may_v convertible_o be_v predicate_v each_o of_o the_o other_o thus_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o this_o be_v found_v not_o upon_o the_o oneness_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o relation_n nor_o upon_o the_o oneness_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n but_o upon_o the_o 38._o the_o inficiamur_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n quamvis_fw-la propter_fw-la naturam_fw-la humanam_fw-la personae_fw-la divinae_fw-la hypostaticè_fw-la unitam_fw-la dicamus_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o concreto_fw-la hunc_fw-la hominem_fw-la jefum_n deum_fw-la ac_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la unigenitum_fw-la esse_fw-la per_fw-la communicationem_fw-la idiomatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n cloppenb_n comp._n socin_n p._n 38._o communication_n of_o property_n and_o the_o 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who_o yet_o be_v no_o arrian_n do_v not_o agree_v to_o this_o in_o the_o second_o notion_n as_o he_o be_v god_n personal_o consider_v or_o as_o he_o be_v the_o second_o person_n and_o the_o son_n so_o he_o be_v of_o the_o father_n and_o not_o of_o himself_o for_o though_o he_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d god_n of_o himself_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d son_n of_o himself_o the_o usual_a language_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v god_n of_o god_n very_a god_n of_o very_a god_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v very_o true_a but_o than_o you_o must_v take_v it_o as_o speak_v of_o god_n 134._o god_n christus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la essentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la personae_fw-la non_fw-la dei_fw-la essentiae_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la genitus_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la essentiatus_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la suae_fw-la essentiae_fw-la vel_fw-la svi_fw-la filius_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la unius_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la vid._n 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christ_n be_v style_v the_o only_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n which_o title_n the_o evangelist_n john_n often_o repeat_v the_o other_o evangelist_n speak_v much_o of_o christ_n manhood_n and_o of_o his_o birth_n as_o man_n but_o 747._o but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d epiphan_n adv_fw-la she_o lib._n 2._o tom_n 2._o p._n 747._o john_n be_v altogether_o take_v up_o with_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n and_o with_o his_o eternal_a generation_n as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n whence_o nyssene_n say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o do_v indeed_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o some_o think_v he_o be_v from_o hence_o call_v john_n the_o divine_a in_o reference_n to_o which_o he_o call_v he_o over_o and_o over_o god_n only_o beget_v son_n as_o you_o see_v joh._n 1.14.18_o joh._n 3.16.18_o 1_o joh._n 4.9_o now_o how_o be_v christ_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n sure_o it_o must_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o some_o extraordinary_a way_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o sonship_n peculiar_a to_o 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in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n god_n send_v his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n etc._n etc._n gal._n 4.4_o the_o evangelist_n set_v he_o forth_o in_o his_o two_o nature_n joh._n 1._o with_o respect_n to_o his_o divine_a nature_n he_o show_v that_o he_o be_v from_o everlasting_a in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n with_o god_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o come_v to_o his_o humane_a nature_n and_o that_o he_o show_v be_v in_o time_n the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n he_o be_v not_o so_o ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la but_o he_o be_v make_v so_o in_o time_n in_o such_o a_o sense_n christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v incarnate_a from_o all_o eternity_n viz._n in_o regard_n of_o god_n eternal_a parpose_n and_o decree_n as_o in_o reference_n to_o that_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n rev._n 13.8_o but_o as_o to_o the_o actuality_n of_o his_o incarnation_n that_o be_v but_o 1600_o and_o 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to_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n vide_fw-la walk_v what_o the_o flesh_n be_v by_o which_o the_o law_n be_v make_v weak_a page_n 263_o of_o christ_n be_v send_v in_o flesh_n that_o open_v page_n 375_o he_o do_v not_o bring_v his_o flesh_n from_o heaven_n page_n 376_o of_o the_o verity_n of_o his_o flesh_n against_o the_o ancient_a heretic_n page_n 377_o 379_o 380_o that_o prove_v ibid._n how_o he_o be_v send_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n page_n 406_o etc._n etc._n and_o but_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n page_n 410_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n flesh_n page_n 417_o he_o as_o send_v in_o flesh_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v on_o page_n 424_o of_o freedom_n from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n vide_fw-la the_o law_n of_o sin_n freedom_n from_o its_o gild_n and_o from_o its_o power_n page_n 150_o of_o christ_n fulfil_v the_o law_n vide_fw-la law_n g._n the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n prove_v page_n 324_o etc._n etc._n the_o difference_n between_o that_o and_o common_a generation_n page_n 356_o its_o mysteriousness_n page_n 354_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o christian_a religion_n page_n 415_o the_o privilege_n of_o believer_n under_o the_o gospel_n above_o those_o under_o the_o law_n page_n 450_o grace_n set_v forth_o by_o spirit_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o page_n 104_o etc._n etc._n there_o shall_v be_v in_o saint_n a_o growth_n in_o spiritualness_n page_n 137_o of_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o guide_n page_n 108_o whether_o christ_n take_v our_o very_a gild_n upon_o he_o affirm_v page_n 490_o h._n heaven_n make_v credible_a upon_o christ_n incarnation_n page_n 447_o holiness_n press_v from_o union_n with_o christ_n page_n 75_o from_o be_v make_v free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n page_n 225_o from_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n page_n 437_o the_o holiness_n and_o sinlesness_n of_o christ_n humane_a nature_n page_n 411_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o page_n 414_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n as_o in_o christ_n and_o as_o in_o we_o page_n 386_o of_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n by_o christ_n assume_v it_o page_n 451_o christ_n to_o be_v high_o honour_v it_o be_v show_v wherein_o page_n 363_o humiliation_n the_o way_n to_o consolation_n page_z 5_o 6_o saint_n to_o be_v humble_v that_o they_o be_v so_o long_o under_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o sin_n still_o have_v such_o a_o power_n in_o they_o page_n 217_o etc._n etc._n as_o also_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v that_o flesh_n in_o they_o by_o which_o god_n be_v own_o law_n be_v make_v weak_a page_n 271_o humility_n press_v from_o christ_n take_n our_o nature_n page_n 437_o of_o the_o hypostaticalvnion_n vide_fw-la union_n i._o about_o the_o idem_fw-la and_o the_o tantundem_fw-la with_o respect_n to_o christ_n suffering_n page_n 489_o to_o his_o active_a obedience_n page_n 608_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n active_a obedience_n vide_fw-la obedience_n how_o the_o imputation_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v state_v vide_fw-la ibid._n the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n large_o discourse_v of_o page_n 372_o etc._n etc._n his_o mission_n and_o his_o incarnation_n two_o distinct_a thing_n page_n 376_o the_o latter_a not_o impossible_a not_o incredible_a page_n 386_o the_o ground_n lay_v down_o why_o christ_n be_v incarnate_a page_n 387_o etc._n etc._n prophecy_n and_o type_n of_o it_o ibid._n seven_o proposition_n insist_v upon_o for_o the_o explication_n of_o it_o page_n 393_o etc._n etc._n what_o benefit_n have_v they_o by_o christ_n who_o live_v before_o his_o incarnation_n page_n 397_o why_o he_o be_v incarnate_a just_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o be_v incarnate_a page_n 398_o a_o firm_a assent_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o verity_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n as_o also_o a_o firm_a adherence_n to_o he_o as_o incarnate_a page_n 420_o etc._n etc._n many_o other_o duty_n urge_v from_o this_o incarnation_n page_n 426_o etc._n etc._n as_o also_o the_o comfort_n of_o it_o to_o believer_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o several_a particular_n page_n 441_o etc._n etc._n whether_o if_o man_n have_v not_o sin_v christ_n have_v be_v incarnate_a neg._n page_n 406_o of_o inclination_n good_a or_o evil_a and_o their_o difference_n in_o the_o godly_a and_o other_o page_n 110_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n justice_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n page_n 543_o the_o law_n unable_a to_o justify_v page_n 266_o whether_o there_o be_v two_o distinct_a integral_a part_n of_o justification_n page_n 602_o in_o the_o justify_n of_o sinner_n god_n proceed_v upon_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n righteousness_n page_n 610_o as_o to_o christ_n we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n as_o to_o ourselves_o by_o faith_n page_n 610_o l._n law_n of_o sin_n what_o it_o be_v page_n 151_o what_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v page_n 159_o all_o unregenerate_a person_n under_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n page_n 169_o etc._n etc._n how_o sin_n be_v a_o law_n open_v in_o the_o proper_a &_o improper_a notion_n of_o a_o law_n page_n 172_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o sin_n act_v as_o a_o law_n page_n 177_o how_o it_o may_v be_v know_v when_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n that_o particular_o open_v page_n 179_o etc._n etc._n all_o the_o regenerate_v be_v free_v from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n page_n 154_o 203_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v free_v from_o sin_n only_o as_o it_o be_v asleep_o law_n page_n 149_o 203_o 206_o their_o freedom_n from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n prove_v from_o scripture_n and_o argument_n page_n 207_o etc._n etc._n how_o fâr_v man_n may_v go_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v free_v from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n page_n 210_o a_o serious_a exhortation_n to_o all_o to_o get_v free_a from_o it_o
what_o this_o send_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o page_n 289_o what_o it_o be_v open_v in_o five_o thing_n page_n 290_o how_o this_o be_v consistent_a with_o his_o equality_n with_o his_o father_n explain_v page_n 294_o the_o ground_n of_o christ_n be_v send_v page_n 296_o the_o love_n of_o father_n and_o son_n to_o be_v adore_v upon_o this_o page_n 302_o etc._n etc._n all_o be_v to_o go_v when_o they_o be_v send_v not_o before_o page_n 307_o none_n to_o rest_n in_o the_o external_a send_n of_o christ_n page_n 309_o christ_n as_o send_v to_o be_v believe_v on_o page_n 310_o comfort_n from_o christ_n be_v send_v page_n 313_o none_n free_a from_o sin_n here_o page_z 8_o sin_n a_o vile_a and_o base_a thing_n page_n 190_o the_o tyranny_n of_o it_o page_n 192_o its_o advantage_n against_o we_o page_n 232_o it_o have_v not_o bare_o a_o be_v but_o too_o great_a a_o power_n even_o in_o the_o regenerate_v page_n 203_o the_o special_a and_o most_o prevail_a sin_n must_v be_v most_o resist_v page_n 222_o christ_n death_n the_o high_a demonstration_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n page_n 541_o what_o the_o condemn_v of_o sin_n be_v page_n 460_o of_o the_o break_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o and_o from_o sin_n upon_o christ_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n page_n 546_o socinian_n deal_v with_o and_o these_o great_a truth_n make_v good_a against_o they_o 1._o that_o christ_n do_v praeexi_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n page_n 284_o 2._o that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o allege_v seven_n of_o which_o be_v instanced_a in_o and_o large_o refute_v but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o eternal_a generation_n page_n 323_o etc._n etc._n 3._o that_o he_o who_o be_v antecedent_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v in_o time_n make_v the_o son_n of_o man_n or_o be_v incarnate_a page_n 393_o etc._n etc._n 4._o that_o christ_n be_v a_o true_a and_o proper_a expiatory_a sacrifice_n and_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o his_o expiation_n be_v make_v good_a against_o they_o page_n 481_o etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o he_o make_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n page_n 515_o 6._o the_o principal_a end_n of_o christ_n death_n be_v assert_v and_o their_o end_n thereof_o prove_v not_o to_o be_v the_o principal_n page_n 517_o etc._n etc._n 7._o that_o christ_n be_v true_o and_o essential_o god_n page_n 349_o son_n of_o god_n by_o creation_n by_o grace_n by_o nature_n page_n 321_o christ_n god_n son_n page_n 319_o scripture_n attestation_n of_o it_o page_n 319_o etc._n etc._n christ_n god_n own_o son_n page_n 321_o that_o open_v comparative_o and_o absolute_o ibid._n his_o bâing_n the_o natural_a son_n of_o god_n coequal_a coessential_a coeternal_a with_o the_o father_n beget_v of_o he_o by_o eternal_a generation_n be_v explain_v prove_v and_o large_o vindicate_v against_o opposer_n page_n 323_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o god_n own_o son_n partly_o in_o respect_n of_o eternal_a generation_n and_o partly_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o miraculous_a conception_n etc._n etc._n page_n 345_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o different_a communication_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n from_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n and_o to_o the_o spirit_n page_n 348_o christ_n godhead_n infer_v from_o his_o sonship_n page_n 349_o how_o christ_n sonship_n be_v to_o be_v study_v page_n 354_o etc._n etc._n all_o be_v to_o believe_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o to_o believe_v on_o he_o as_o such_o page_n 358_o how_o he_o be_v to_o be_v honour_v as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n page_n 363_o what_o comfort_n do_v arise_v from_o christ_n sonship_n page_n 368_o how_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n page_n 162_o how_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n page_n 161_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n formal_o page_n 162_o effective_o page_n 163_o etc._n etc._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n page_n 158_o his_o make_a free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n open_v page_n 228_o of_o the_o necessity_n sufficiency_n efficacy_n of_o the_o spirit_n power_n and_o operation_n in_o that_o page_n 230_o etc._n etc._n the_o spirit_n the_o sole_a efficient_a therein_o page_n 243_o how_o he_o secure_v against_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n after_o conversion_n page_n 240_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n power_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v from_o this_o spirit_n and_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o page_n 244_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o spirit_n greatness_n and_o glory_n page_n 241_o he_o be_v great_o to_o be_v honour_v page_n 247_o how_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v obtain_v page_n 70_o the_o spirit_n take_v personal_o and_o habitual_o page_n 104_o what_o it_o be_v to_o walk_v after_o the_o spirit_n vide_fw-la walk_v of_o christ_n substituting_a himself_o in_o the_o sinner_n stead_n page_n 483_o the_o true_a nature_n and_o end_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n page_n 528_o etc._n etc._n christ_n sympathize_v with_o his_o member_n page_n 80_o t._n the_o tabernacle_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n body_n page_n 389_o of_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n page_z â87_n great_a relief_n under_o trouble_n of_o coââence_n from_o christ_n incarnation_n page_n 513_o u._n how_o sin_n reign_v in_o the_o understanding_n page_n 181_o how_o the_o spirit_n work_v on_o the_o understanding_n in_o order_n to_o free_v from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n page_n 236_o of_o the_o union_n of_o three_o person_n in_o one_o nature_n of_o two_o nature_n in_o one_o person_n of_o person_n where_o yet_o both_o nature_n and_o person_n be_v distinct_a page_n 44_o of_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n page_n 399_o of_o the_o sublimeness_n and_o mysteriousness_n of_o it_o page_n 400_o open_v in_o four_o thing_n page_n 401_o etc._n etc._n the_o mystical_a union_n open_v page_n 42_o etc._n etc._n that_o also_o be_v a_o great_a mystery_n page_n 43_o of_o the_o threefold_a union_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n mystical_a page_n 48_o legal_a page_n 48_o moral_a page_n 48_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o former_a the_o spirit_n and_o faith_n page_n 49_o several_a scripture-resemblance_n by_o which_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o page_n 52_o etc._n etc._n six_o property_n of_o it_o page_n 54_o etc._n etc._n how_o person_n may_v know_v whether_o they_o be_v under_o it_o page_n 60_o of_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a union_n with_o christ_n ibid._n of_o external_n or_o common_a and_o internal_a or_o special_a union_n page_n 61_o sinner_n exhort_v to_o labour_v after_o this_o union_n page_n 68_o how_o it_o may_v be_v attain_v page_n 70_o without_o union_n no_o communion_n page_n 69_o several_a duty_n urge_v upon_o such_o who_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n page_n 72_o etc._n etc._n several_a comfort_n direct_v to_o such_o page_n 78_o etc._n etc._n the_o mystical_a union_n make_v credible_a by_o christ_n incarnation_n page_n 444_o w._n of_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n page_n 88_o why_o the_o apostle_n pitch_v upon_o this_o evidence_n page_n 90_o spiritual_a walk_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o privilege_n but_o the_o property_n of_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v page_n 93_o the_o contrariety_n of_o the_o two_o walkings_n page_n 95_o man_n must_v be_v in_o christ_n before_o they_o can_v live_v the_o spiritual_a life_n page_n 96_o there_o always_o be_v and_o always_o will_v be_v different_a walker_n ibid._n what_o it_o be_v to_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n open_v page_n 97_o 103_o etc._n etc._n walk_v in_o the_o flesh_n take_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n page_n 98_o of_o the_o more_o gross_a and_o the_o more_o close_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n page_n 120_o man_n dehort_v from_o fleshly_a walk_n page_n 121_o etc._n etc._n the_o dehortation_n enforce_v with_o diverse_a motive_n page_n 122_o etc._n etc._n direction_n in_o order_n to_o it_o page_n 129_o etc._n etc._n what_o it_o be_v to_o walk_v after_o the_o spirit_n page_n 104_o 106_o open_v by_o the_o spiritualness_n of_o the_o principle_n page_n 106_o etc._n etc._n guide_v page_n 106_o etc._n etc._n affection_n page_n 106_o etc._n etc._n propension_n page_n 106_o etc._n etc._n end_v page_n 106_o etc._n etc._n all_o in_o christ_n thus_o walk_v prove_v page_n 112_o this_o walk_v excellent_a page_n 132_o etc._n etc._n pleasant_a page_n 132_o etc._n etc._n save_v page_n 132_o etc._n etc._n spiritual_a walker_n be_v to_o be_v very_o thankful_a page_n 136_o to_o be_v yet_o more_o spiritual_a page_n 137_o to_o take_v the_o comfort_n of_o it_o some_o discouragement_n about_o it_o remove_v page_n 139_o the_o will_n be_v the_o principal_a seat_n of_o sin_n power_n page_n 181_o how_o the_o spirit_n work_v upon_o the_o will_v efficacious_o yet_o without_o the_o infringe_n of_o its_o liberty_n page_n 238_o reader_n in_o the_o draw_v up_o of_o this_o index_n many_o thing_n occasional_o speak_v unto_o have_v slip_v i_o but_o thou_o will_v find_v they_o under_o those_o main_a head_n which_o i_o chief_o insist_v upon_o to_o each_o of_o which_o thou_o be_v here_o direct_v finis_fw-la
humanitatis_fw-la non_fw-la dvas_fw-la personas_fw-la idem_fw-la de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la &_o unit._n dei_fw-la vid._n anselm_n de_fw-fr incarn_n verbi_fw-la cap._n 5._o p._n 87._o person_n and_o both_o make_v but_o one_o *_o person_n here_o be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o essential_a union_n of_o the_o three_o person_n where_o there_o be_v but_o one_o nature_n yet_o three_o person_n as_o also_o betwixt_o the_o mystical_a union_n of_o believer_n where_o there_o be_v the_o union_n of_o person_n yet_o not_o so_o as_o to_o make_v one_o person_n and_o the_o hypostatick_a union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n for_o against_o the_o former_a here_o be_v distinction_n of_o nature_n yet_o but_o oneness_n of_o person_n and_o against_o the_o latter_a here_o be_v the_o union_n of_o nature_n &_o so_o as_o to_o make_v but_o one_o person_n and_o this_o follow_v upon_o the_o former_a head_n for_o if_o the_o manhood_n have_v not_o personality_n in_o itself_o but_o only_o subsist_v in_o the_o godhead_n than_o it_o can_v cause_v any_o personal_a multiplication_n in_o he_o in_o short_a in_o christ_n there_o be_v nature_n and_o nature_n but_o not_o person_n and_o person_n aliud_fw-la &_o aliud_fw-la but_o not_o persona_fw-la not_o in_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la &_o aliud_fw-la quia_fw-la una_fw-la natura_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la non_fw-la alius_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la quia_fw-la una_fw-la persona_fw-la alius_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la for_o it_o be_v but_o one_o christ_n as_o soul_n and_o body_n make_v but_o one_o man_n so_o god_n and_o man_n make_v i_o say_v but_o one_o christ_n we_o call_v it_o the_o personal_a union_n but_o how_o not_o because_o it_o be_v make_v up_o of_o person_n but_o because_o it_o centre_n in_o one_o person_n christ_n take_v the_o 2._o the_o aquin._n sum._n 3._o part_n quaest_n 4._o art_n 2._o nature_n of_o of_o man_n but_o not_o the_o person_n of_o man_n nature_n do_v not_o assume_v naturè_n nor_o do_v person_n assume_v person_n but_o person_n 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4._o p._n 947._o &_o ep._n 174._o non_fw-la mutando_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la sed_fw-la assumendo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la cease_v to_o be_v the_o word_n still_o when_o christ_n be_v incarnate_a he_o do_v not_o part_n with_o what_o he_o have_v only_o he_o âook_v what_o he_o have_v not_o there_o be_v assumption_n but_o no_o abolition_n constantinop_n abolition_n nemo_fw-la credat_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la coaeternum_fw-la &_o coaequalem_fw-la conversum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o hominis_fw-la filium_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la credamus_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la consumptâ_fw-la divinâ_fw-la &_o perfectè_fw-la assumptâ_fw-la humanâ_fw-la substantiâ_fw-la manentem_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la factum_fw-la hominis_fw-la filium_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr temp._n serm._n 23._o p._n 616._o etc._n etc._n neutra_fw-la tamen_fw-la ex_fw-la duabus_fw-la naturis_fw-la in_o aliam_fw-la mutata_fw-la est_fw-la substantiam_fw-la unita_fw-la quip_n est_fw-la non_fw-la confusa_fw-la verbi_fw-la 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3._o absque_fw-la praejudicio_fw-la concedi_fw-la potest_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la humana_fw-la natura_fw-la non_fw-la peccasset_fw-la adhuc_fw-la christum_fw-la carnem_fw-la sumpturum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la alex._n alons_n 3._o p._n qu._n 2._o memb_v 13._o catharinus_n de_fw-fr praed_fw-we christ_n pet._n galatinus_n de_fw-fr arc._n cathol_n ver_fw-la l._n 7_o c._n 2._o osiander_n etc._n etc._n affirm_v it_o some_o 564._o some_o aquinas_n p._n 3._o qui._n 1._o art_n 3._o vasquez_n in_o 3._o part_n tom_fw-mi 1._o disp_n 10._o art_n 3._o becan_n theol._n schol._n p._n 3._o c._n 1._o qu._n 7._o calvin_n instit_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 12._o against_o osiander_n hoorneb_n socin_n confut._n tom_n 2._o l._n â_o c._n 2._o p._n 253._o stegm_n photin_n disp_n 15._o p._n 176._o alt_v theol._n probl._n loc._n 12._o probl._n 5._o p._n 564._o deny_v it_o the_o former_a affirm_v though_o sin_n have_v not_o be_v yet_o christ_n will_v have_v come_v in_o flesh_n not_o to_o have_v die_v or_o suffer_v but_o only_o 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