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solùm_fw-la assistente_fw-la secundum_fw-la quam_fw-la dicimur_fw-la posse_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la amicos_fw-la possumus_fw-la sic_fw-la dicendum_fw-la quod_fw-la anima_fw-la christi_fw-la habuit_fw-la potentiam_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la mutationes_fw-la miraculosas_fw-la ordinabiles_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la cujus_fw-la ratio_fw-la est_fw-la quià _fw-la ei_fw-la cvi_fw-la competit_fw-la primò_fw-la docere_fw-la ca_fw-mi quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la supra_fw-la ratioren_n humanam_fw-la competit_fw-la habere_fw-la potentiam_fw-la faciendi_fw-la opera_fw-la supernaturalia_fw-la talem_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la confirmantia_fw-la sed_fw-la christo_fw-la competebat_fw-la tanquam_fw-la primo_fw-la &_o principali_fw-la doctori_fw-la docere_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la supra_fw-la naturalem_fw-la rationem_fw-la maximè_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la hominum_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la finis_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la ergo_fw-la 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and_o therefore_o not_o the_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o christ_n for_o answer_v this_o moral_a power_n of_o work_a miracle_n be_v in_o they_o only_o in_o a_o transient_a way_n as_o they_o be_v prompt_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n god_n bear_v they_o witness_n both_o with_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o with_o divers_a miracle_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n ephes_n 2.4_o god_n follow_v his_o own_o will_n not_o they_o in_o the_o work_n of_o miracle_n though_o gehazi_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o elisha_n 2_o king_n 4.31_o lay_v his_o staff_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o shunamite_n child_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o it_o from_o the_o dead_a yet_o god_n we_o see_v withdraw_v his_o help_n and_o assistance_n but_o now_o this_o power_n be_v in_o christ_n humanity_n permanent_o and_o as_o it_o be_v habitual_o for_o he_o always_o can_v and_o still_o can_v prevail_v with_o god_n whensoever_o please_v he_o for_o the_o work_n of_o any_o miracle_n for_o the_o illightning_n of_o any_o mind_n though_o never_o so_o dark_a for_o the_o sanctify_a of_o any_o heart_n though_o never_o so_o profane_a &_o carnal_a the_o will_n of_o christ_n manhood_n although_o it_o be_v a_o humane_a will_n be_v yet_o the_o will_n of_o a_o divine_a person_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v absolute_a it_o be_v always_o effectual_a &_o successful_a he_o never_o absolute_o &_o effectual_o will_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o god_n absolute_a will_n the_o will_n of_o his_o decree_n or_o good_a pleasure_n and_o therefore_o those_o prayer_n of_o he_o which_o proceed_v from_o this_o absolute_a will_n of_o he_o be_v always_o hear_v john_n 11.42_o this_o moral_a power_n of_o christ_n manhood_n i_o have_v treat_v of_o at_o large_a in_o what_o i_o have_v say_v touch_v the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n office_n and_o authority_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v take_v my_o leave_n of_o this_o point_n if_o some_o papist_n do_v not_o ascribe_v unto_o christ_n humanity_n not_o only_o a_o moral_a but_o also_o a_o physical_a power_n of_o work_v miraculous_a and_o supernatural_a effect_n who_o doctrine_n i_o shall_v brief_o examine_v and_o so_o pass_v on_o this_o physical_a power_n be_v by_o way_n of_o proper_a and_o real_a influx_n or_o efficiency_n and_o thus_o a_o agent_n have_v a_o power_n of_o do_v that_o only_a which_o it_o can_v true_o and_o real_o effect_v
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