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quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la ob_fw-la causam_fw-la neque_fw-la eas_fw-la sufficere_fw-la protinus_fw-la dixerim_fw-la attamen_fw-la magis_fw-la probabilis_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la eorum_fw-la opinio_fw-la qui_fw-la aequè_fw-la pie_n ac_fw-la leniter_fw-la de_fw-la dei_fw-la judiciis_fw-la statuunt_fw-la dum_fw-la homo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o se_fw-la est_fw-la praestat_fw-la herbert_n de_fw-fr religione_fw-la gentilium_fw-la p._n 217._o these_o five_o article_n viz._n 1._o the_o be_v of_o god_n 2._o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v 3._o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o divine_a worship_n 4._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o repent_v of_o our_o sin_n 5._o that_o there_o be_v reward_n and_o punishment_n in_o the_o present_a and_o future_a life_n every_o one_o without_o doubt_n will_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v good_a and_o catholic_n but_o some_o will_v pretend_v they_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o eternal_a salvation_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v so_o say_v be_v a_o bold_a man_n and_z in_o my_o opinion_n pronounce_v a_o cruel_a and_o rash_a sentence_n see_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v not_o full_o know_v for_o which_o reason_n neither_o will_v i_o peremptory_o say_v they_o be_v sufficient_a etc._n etc._n such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o truth_n that_o it_o will_v be_v revenge_v on_o its_o fierce_a adversary_n and_o force_v they_o who_o contradict_v it_o to_o contradict_v themselves_o also_o 4._o it_o be_v urge_v that_o god_n be_v our_o common_a 199._o common_a si_fw-mi justitiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la haut_fw-fr factum_fw-la satis_fw-la ex_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la dixissent_fw-la fortè_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la acerbioremque_fw-la quà m_fw-la ex_fw-la dolore_fw-la interno_fw-la exigi_fw-la debere_fw-la poenam_fw-la contendissent_fw-la hisce_fw-la ita_fw-la occurri_fw-la tum_fw-la temporis_fw-la potuit_fw-la deum_fw-la summum_fw-la esse_fw-la patrem_fw-la communem_fw-la adeoque_fw-la in_o filium_fw-la poenitentem_fw-la haut_fw-fr graviter_fw-la animadversurum_fw-la herbert_n de_fw-fr relig._n gentil_n p._n 199._o father_n and_o will_v not_o severe_o animadvert_v on_o his_o penitent_a child_n or_o as_o another_o 310._o another_o dr._n whichcot_n sermon_n p._n 310._o enforce_v it_o god_n have_v stamp_a impression_n of_o goodness_n and_o kindness_n throughout_o the_o whole_a creation_n every_o thing_n maintain_v its_o own_o offspring_n and_o endeavour_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o good_a according_a to_o the_o several_a nature_n of_o every_o kind_n and_o if_o it_o be_v capable_a it_o bear_v its_o offspring_n affection_n now_o whatever_o 312._o whatever_o id._n p._n 312._o perfection_n be_v find_v in_o any_o creature_n be_v in_o god_n primary_o original_o and_o essential_o we_o all_o commend_v the_o merciful_a and_o compassionate_a disposition_n above_o the_o cruel_a and_o malicious_a and_o shall_v we_o attribute_v that_o to_o god_n which_o we_o condemn_v in_o any_o creature_n but_o sure_a it_o be_v not_o reasonable_a to_o insinuate_v 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