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〈◊〉_d from_o heaven_n beza_n and_o erasmus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o and_o the_o second_o time_n come_v to_o the_o same_o pass_n all_o which_o produce_v this_o fundamental_a assertion_n no_o regeneration_n no_o salvation_n now_o nicodemus_n propose_v a_o ignorant_a and_o un-doctorlike_a question_n v._o 4._o concern_v enter_v the_o second_o time_n into_o his_o mother_n womb_n christ_n take_v yet_o more_o pain_n to_o instruct_v he_o v._o 5._o of_o be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o our_o regeneration_n the_o spirit_n sanctifi_v and_o work_v like_o water_n as_o water_n wash_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o our_o body_n so_o the_o spirit_n besprinkle_v we_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o wash_v away_o the_o filth_n from_o our_o soul_n this_o wash_n of_o water_n be_v mention_v ezek._n 16._o 9_o hence_o some_o understand_v these_o expression_n of_o water_n and_o 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him_z that_o be_v a_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n a_o interpreter_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n a_o man_n ocherwise_o of_o great_a learning_n and_o yet_o unlearned_a in_o the_o main_a fundamental_a doctrine_n a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o teacher_n of_o other_o and_o yet_o one_o that_o need_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o teach_v himself_o in_o the_o main_a principle_n of_o religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n which_o word_n contain_v a_o person_n reprove_v a_o person_n reprove_v and_o the_o crime_n for_o which_o he_o be_v reprove_v 1._o the_o reprover_n be_v jesus_n christ_n the_o great_a prophet_n and_o teacher_n christ._n division_n 1._o the_o person_n reprove_v christ._n he_o that_o speak_v as_o never_o man_n spâ—kâ—_n he_o be_v a_o reprover_n and_o a_o instructor_n both_o to_o nicodemus_n christ_n know_v with_o who_o he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi one_o that_o stand_v upon_o outward_a righteousness_n and_o legal_a ceremony_n one_o that_o be_v a_o teacher_n of_o other_o and_o yet_o have_v need_n of_o teach_v himself_o 2._o the_o person_n reprove_v be_v nicodemus_n describe_v by_o his_o degree_n and_o employment_n the_o article_n prefix_v be_v emphatical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d loc_n 2._o the_o person_n reprove_v beza_n in_o loc_n ille_fw-la doctor_n hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la videtur_fw-la articulus_fw-la suum_fw-la pondus_fw-la habere_fw-la quo_fw-la significatur_fw-la nicodemum_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la pro_fw-la doctore_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la pro_fw-la excellenti_fw-la doctore_fw-la habitum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ab_fw-la israelitis_n so_o beza_n nicodemus_n be_v the_o master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o doctor_n of_o the_o great_a repute_n and_o eminency_n among_o the_o jew_n he_o be_v not_o a_o disciple_n but_o a_o master_n the_o renown_a teacher_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o if_o all_o israel_n have_v be_v his_o scholar_n and_o yet_o this_o great_a scholar_n must_v go_v to_o school_n to_o jesus_n christ_n he_o loc_n jun._n in_o loc_n that_o be_v ille_fw-la doctor_n israelis_fw-la tanta_fw-la authoritate_fw-la &_o existimatione_fw-la as_o junius_n observe_v yet_o be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o main_a thing_n 3._o for_o what_o be_v nicodemus_n reprove_v ans_fw-fr for_o his_o gross_a ignorance_n reprove_v 3._o the_o thing_n reprove_v and_o that_o not_o in_o circumstantial_o but_o in_o fundamental_n not_o in_o small_a matter_n but_o in_o the_o great_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n know_v not_o thou_o these_o thing_n concern_v regeneration_n this_o birth_n from_o heaven_n the_o new_a and_o second_o birth_n this_o be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n tu_fw-la es_fw-la ille_fw-la magister_fw-la israelis_fw-la magister_fw-la insignis_fw-la ad_fw-la israelitas_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la erudiendos_fw-la praefectus_fw-la ideoque_fw-la indignissimum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o calvin_n on_o the_o place_n because_o the_o scripture_n so_o often_o inculcat_n lâ—c_n calvinus_n in_o lâ—c_n this_o doctrine_n
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