and_o receive_v by_o a_o whale_n and_o after_o three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n cast_v safe_a upon_o the_o shore_n satan_n must_v set_v up_o his_o arion_n and_o make_v he_o famous_a in_o his_o historian_n and_o poet_n a_o skilful_a harper_n of_o greece_n have_v by_o excellency_n in_o music_n gain_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o italy_n and_o sicilia_n return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n with_o his_o treasure_n mariner_n with_o who_o he_o agree_v for_o his_o fare_n greedy_a of_o his_o money_n cast_v he_o into_o the_o sea_n a_o dolphin_n delight_v with_o his_o music_n carry_v he_o safe_a and_o land_v he_o at_o taenarus_n see_v the_o relation_n and_o application_n elegant_o bring_v home_o to_o this_o purpose_n by_o dr._n abbot_n lect._n 15._o on_o jonah_n make_v notable_a observation_n of_o satan_n policy_n in_o case_n the_o narrative_n carry_v any_o truth_n in_o it_o by_o his_o wonder_n so_o far_o as_o his_o art_n and_o power_n can_v reach_v satan_n then_o make_v it_o his_o 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good_a and_o evil_a chap._n iii_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o sacrament_n from_o the_o fall_n to_o the_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n the_o next_o consideration_n of_o sacrament_n be_v in_o man_n fall_v condition_n under_o a_o covenant_n not_o of_o work_n but_o grace_n not_o for_o man_n preservation_n in_o life_n but_o his_o restitution_n to_o life_n sacrament_n a_o further_a distribution_n of_o sacrament_n and_o these_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o god_n way_n of_o dispensation_n of_o we_o covenant_n to_o his_o people_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v do_v into_o three_o period_n the_o first_o be_v from_o the_o fall_n till_o abraham_n or_o unto_o the_o time_n that_o god_n enter_v covenant_n with_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n which_o suarez_n say_v according_a to_o the_o common_a account_n do_v end_n at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n by_o moses_n when_o the_o old_a law_n begin_v yet_o circumcision_n which_o be_v in_o use_n long_o before_o the_o law_n continue_v the_o 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suarez_n in_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la thomae_fw-la tom._n 3._o disput_fw-la 4._o sect._n 1._o taking_n upon_o he_o to_o answer_v the_o question_n have_v much_o to_o amuse_v the_o reader_n nothing_o to_o satisfy_v he_o he_o say_v ortum_fw-la say_v lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la dictamen_fw-la rationis_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la ex_fw-la naturali_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la supernaturali_fw-la lumine_fw-la ortum_fw-la the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n arise_v not_o only_a out_o of_o natural_a but_o supernatural_a light_n and_o in_o ihat_o sense_n the_o gospel_n be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n concern_v this_o space_n of_o time_n whatsoever_o be_v the_o period_n of_o it_o much_o enquiry_n be_v make_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o sacrament_n at_o all_o institute_v of_o god_n and_o enjoy_v
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