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party_n of_o christian_n shall_v we_o join_v with_o or_o be_v of_o see_v they_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o sect_n 26._o i_o shall_v brief_o dispatch_v the_o answer_n of_o this_o question_n in_o these_o follow_a proposition_n §_o 1._o godliness_n and_o christianity_n be_v our_o only_a religion_n and_o if_o any_o party_n have_v any_o other_o we_o must_v renounce_v it_o 14._o §_o 2._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v his_o body_n be_v but_o one_o and_o have_v many_o part_n but_o shall_v have_v no_o party_n but_o unity_n and_o concord_n without_o division_n 17._o §_o 3._o therefore_o no_o christian_a must_v be_v of_o a_o party_n or_o sect_n as_o such_o that_o be_v as_o
the_o bruit_n have_v sense_n imagination_n thought_n and_o reason_n by_o matter_n and_o motion_n only_o without_o immortal_a or_o incorporeal_a substance_n therefore_o by_o sense_n imagination_n thought_n or_o reason_n you_o can_v prove_v that_o man_n have_v more_o iii_o form_n be_v but_o accident_n that_o be_v quality_n or_o the_o mode_n of_o matter_n and_o not_o substance_n different_a from_o matter_n therefore_o it_o be_v so_o with_o humane_a soul_n iv._o the_o soul_n depend_v upon_o matter_n in_o its_o operation_n and_o act_v according_a to_o it_o and_o not_o without_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v material_a and_o consequent_o mortal_a v._n no_o immaterial_a substance_n move_v that_o which_o be_v material_a or_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o its_o operation_n but_o the_o soul_n move_v the_o body_n as_o the_o principle_n of_o its_o operation_n ergo_fw-la vi_o if_o in_o our_o dream_n the_o thought_n do_v operate_v only_o according_a to_o the_o accidental_a irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o sometime_o be_v so_o unactive_a that_o we_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v than_o the_o soul_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o say_v active_a spirit_n or_o some_o material_a corruptible_a thing_n but_o etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la vii_o sense_n be_v a_o more_o perfect_a apprehension_n than_o reason_n therefore_o bruit_n which_o have_v sense_n have_v as_o noble_a and_o perfect_a a_o kind_n of_o soul_n as_o man_n or_o at_o least_o reason_n be_v no_o proof_n of_o the_o immateriality_n of_o soul_n viii_o sensation_n and_o intellection_n be_v both_o but_o reception_n and_o and_o the_o soul_n be_v but_o a_o patient_a in_o they_o ergo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o a_o self-moving_a and_o so_o not_o a_o incorporeal_a substance_n ix_o nothing_o be_v in_o the_o understanding_n but_o what_o be_v first_o in_o the_o sense_n ergo_fw-la the_o understanding_n can_v reach_v no_o further_o than_o to_o sensible_a thing_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v itself_o of_o no_o high_a a_o kind_n x._o corporeal_a object_n move_v the_o soul_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v corporeal_a for_o thing_n material_a can_v work_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v immaterial_a xi_o if_o the_o soul_n be_v incorporeal_a it_o will_v know_v itself_o to_o be_v so_o but_o it_o be_v not_o only_o ignorant_a of_o that_o but_o have_v no_o true_a notion_n but_o mere_o negative_a of_o immaterial_a being_n xi_o that_o which_o be_v generate_v be_v corruptible_a but_o the_o soul_n be_v generate_v as_o be_v prove_v by_o senertus_n and_o many_o other_o xiii_o quicquid_fw-la oritur_fw-la interit_fw-la that_o which_o be_v not_o eternal_a as_o to_o the_o past_a duration_n be_v not_o eternal_a as_o to_o the_o future_a duration_n but_o all_o christian_n maintain_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v either_o create_v or_o generate_v and_o not_o of_o eternal_a duration_n as_o to_o what_o be_v past_a and_o all_o the_o philosopher_n or_o most_o who_o take_v it_o to_o be_v eternal_a as_o to_o future_a duration_n go_v on_o that_o ground_n that_o it_o be_v 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be_v incomprehensible_o potent_a whatsoever_o power_n there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o creature_n visible_a and_o invisible_a set_v together_o there_o must_v be_v more_o or_o as_o much_o in_o their_o first_o cause_n alone_o because_o nothing_o can_v give_v more_o power_n than_o it_o have_v 110._o 2._o his_o work_n also_o prove_v that_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v a_o understanding_n for_o the_o admirable_a composure_n order_n nature_n motion_n variety_n and_o usefulness_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n do_v declare_v it_o he_o that_o have_v give_v understanding_n to_o man_n have_v formal_o or_o eminent_o more_o himself_o than_o all_o man_n and_o all_o his_o creature_n have_v if_o intellection_n be_v not_o a_o excellency_n above_o mere_a natural_a or_o brutish_a motion_n man_n be_v not_o better_o than_o the_o inanimate_v or_o bruit_n but_o if_o it_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o it_o can_v want_v it_o not_o that_o his_o intellection_n be_v univocal_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o we_o but_o it_o be_v something_o incomparable_o more_o noble_a which_o express_v itself_o in_o humane_a intellection_n as_o its_o image_n and_o be_v see_v by_o we_o in_o this_o glass_n and_o can_v be_v express_v by_o we_o no_o better_o than_o by_o this_o name_n 3._o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o noble_a nature_n which_o act_v by_o volition_n or_o freewill_n than_o that_o which_o have_v no_o will_n at_o all_o and_o so_o no_o voluntary_a choice_n and_o complacency_n so_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o have_v give_v this_o noble_a faculty_n to_o man_n have_v certain_o himself_o though_o not_o a_o will_v univocal_o the_o same_o with_o we_o yet_o a_o will_n of_o a_o transcendent_a excellency_n which_o express_v itself_o in_o we_o as_o its_o image_n and_o must_v be_v something_o better_o and_o great_a but_o can_v be_v low_a or_o less_o and_o though_o such_o indetermination_n as_o proceed_v from_o imperfection_n and_o consequent_o such_o liberty_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o have_v no_o defect_n yet_o all_o that_o liberty_n which_o belong_v to_o perfection_n must_v undoubted_o belong_v to_o he_o he_o that_o do_v what_o we_o see_v have_v do_v it_o willing_o and_o free_o §_o 8._o what_o ever_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o absolute_a perfection_n it_o must_v needs_o have_v in_o it_o more_o than_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o because_o it_o give_v all_o that_o to_o the_o whole_a creation_n which_o it_o have_v receive_v and_o be_v a_o imperfect_a cause_n can_v never_o have_v make_v such_o a_o world_n as_o we_o behold_v and_o partly_o know_v and_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n imperfect_a there_o will_v be_v no_o perfection_n in_o be_v §_o 9_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n in_o be_v require_v that_o it_o be_v eternal_a without_o begin_v or_o end_n of_o duration_n nothing_o in_o the_o world_n can_v
be_v more_o evident_a to_o reason_n than_o that_o something_o must_v be_v eternal_a without_o beginning_n nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o nothing_o have_v no_o power_n no_o action_n no_o effect_n and_o so_o can_v make_v nothing_o and_o therefore_o if_o ever_o there_o have_v be_v a_o time_n when_o nothing_o be_v nothing_o can_v ever_o have_v be_v imagine_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o now_o and_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o never_o will_v be_v any_o thing_n obj._n something_o may_v oriri_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la without_o any_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o god_n be_v eternal_o without_o any_o cause_n answ_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o that_o be_v eternal_o have_v all_o perfection_n eternal_o in_o himself_o and_o need_v no_o cause_n be_v still_o in_o be_v and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o cause_n but_o nothing_o have_v no_o perfection_n or_o be_v and_o therefore_o need_v a_o omnipotent_a cause_n to_o give_v it_o a_o be_v obj._n if_o the_o world_n may_v be_v create_v of_o nothing_o material_o it_o may_v be_v what_o it_o be_v without_o any_o thing_n efficient_o answ_n impossible_a pre-existent_a matter_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o first_o create_v matter_n for_o matter_n may_v be_v cause_v of_o nothing_o by_o a_o omnipotent_a efficient_a as_o well_o as_o the_o wonderful_a frame_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v out_o of_o matter_n but_o without_o a_o efficient_a no_o be_v can_v arise_v de_fw-fr novo_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a see_v any_o thing_n now_o be_v there_o have_v be_v something_o eternal_o and_o if_o something_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n which_o be_v chief_a in_o excellency_n and_o first_o in_o order_n of_o production_n and_o therefore_o of_o existence_n §_o 10._o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v independent_a in_o be_v perfection_n and_o operation_n and_o so_o be_v absolute_o self-sufficient_a for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o if_o there_o be_v any_o before_o it_o tuscul_fw-la and_o be_v cause_v by_o nothing_o else_o it_o be_v eternal_o sufficient_a in_o and_o for_o itself_o otherwise_o that_o which_o it_o be_v behold_v to_o will_v have_v the_o place_n of_o a_o cause_n to_o it_o and_o if_o it_o cause_v not_o all_o or_o need_v the_o help_n of_o any_o other_o 63._o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o the_o first_o cause_n to_o all_o other_o nor_o perfect_a in_o itself_o that_o which_o can_v be_v eternal_o without_o a_o cause_n and_o itself_o cause_v all_o thing_n be_v self-sufficient_a and_o independent_a §_o 11._o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v free_a from_o all_o imperfection_n of_o corporeity_n or_o materiality_n composition_n passibility_n corruptibility_n mutability_n and_o mortality_n and_o all_o other_o imperfection_n of_o defendant_n being_n there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o live_a principle_n and_o a_o pure_a spiritual_a nature_n in_o the_o create_a world_n and_o the_o maker_n of_o it_o must_v be_v life_n and_o spirit_n in_o a_o high_a pure_a sense_n than_o it_o and_o therefore_o must_v be_v free_a from_o all_o its_o imperfection_n and_o have_v no_o cause_n have_v no_o defect_n and_o have_v no_o beginning_n can_v have_v no_o end_n all_o this_o reason_n do_v certain_o apprehend_v §_o 12._o this_o perfect_a first_o cause_n must_v be_v immense_a or_o infinite_a in_o be_v not_o by_o corporeal_a extension_n as_o if_o god_n as_o a_o body_n be_v in_o a_o place_n and_o be_v more_o extensive_a than_o all_o place_n be_v call_v immense_a but_o in_o the_o perfect_a essence_n of_o a_o eternal_a life_n and_o spirit_n and_o mind_n he_o be_v every_o where_o without_o locality_n and_o all_o thing_n live_v and_o move_v and_o be_v in_o he_o the_o thought_n of_o space_n be_v but_o a_o metaphorical_a help_n to_o our_o conception_n of_o his_o immensity_n §_o 13._o therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v omnipresent_v deor._n not_o by_o extension_n quantitative_a but_o in_o a_o sort_n transcendent_a and_o more_o excellent_a according_a to_o the_o transcendent_a way_n of_o his_o existence_n for_o if_o we_o must_v have_v conceive_v of_o he_o as_o no_o better_a than_o a_o body_n and_o of_o magnitude_n as_o a_o excellency_n we_o may_v well_o have_v conclude_v that_o he_o have_v make_v nothing_o great_a than_o himself_o nemo_n that_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v more_o extensive_a than_o all_o the_o world_n and_o consequent_o absent_a from_o no_o part_n of_o it_o much_o more_o when_o his_o be_v which_o surpass_v corporeity_n direct_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v a_o more_o noble_a kind_n of_o omnipresence_n than_o extensive_a §_o 14._o therefore_o be_v he_o incomprehensible_a as_o to_o humane_a understanding_n or_o any_o other_o create_v intellect_n of_o our_o own_o incomprehension_n experience_n sufficient_o convince_v we_o here_o and_o reason_n evince_v the_o same_o of_o all_o create_a intellect_n for_o the_o less_o can_v comprehend_v the_o great_a and_o between_o finite_a and_o infinite_a there_o be_v no_o proportion_n we_o know_v nothing_o purely-intelligible_a so_o easy_o and_o certain_o as_o that_o god_n be_v but_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o comprehend_v as_o we_o see_v nothing_o more_o easy_o and_o certain_o than_o the_o sun_n which_o yet_o we_o see_v not_o with_o a_o comprehensive_a but_o a_o partial_a and_o defective_a sight_n §_o 15._o this_o infinite_a be_v can_v be_v but_o one._n deor._n for_o if_o there_o be_v many_o they_o can_v not_o be_v infinite_a and_o so_o indeed_o there_o will_v be_v none_o nor_o will_v there_o be_v any_o one_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o if_o one_o cause_v one_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o another_o another_o part_n no_o one_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o and_o if_o they_o join_v in_o cause_v all_o together_o they_o will_v all_o conjunct_o make_v but_o one_o first_o cause_n and_o each_o one_o several_a be_v but_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n if_o there_o be_v no_o one_o that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v and_o govern_v all_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o perfect_a be_v nor_o no_o god_n but_o the_o effect_n show_v the_o sufficiency_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o world_n the_o orb_n be_v one_o frame_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n perfection_n consist_v more_o in_o the_o unity_n of_o one_o all_o sufficient_a be_v 360._o than_o in_o a_o voluntary_a concurrence_n of_o many_o being_n the_o most_o learned_a heathen_n who_o think_v there_o be_v many_o to_o be_v name_v god_n do_v mean_v but_o subordinate_a particular_a god_n that_o be_v under_o the_o one_o universal_a god_n who_o the_o stoic_n and_o academic_n take_v to_o be_v the_o universal_a soul_n and_o the_o subordinate_a god_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o particular_a orb_n and_o planet_n §_o 16._o the_o power_n of_o this_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v omnipotency_n he_o that_o have_v give_v so_o great_a power_n to_o the_o creature_n as_o be_v exercise_v by_o they_o especial_o the_o sun_n and_o fix_a star_n in_o their_o several_a vortices_fw-la or_o orb_n and_o he_o that_o can_v make_v such_o a_o world_n of_o nothing_o and_o uphold_v the_o be_v and_o maintain_v the_o order_n and_o cause_n and_o continue_v the_o rapid_a motion_n of_o all_o the_o vortices_fw-la or_o orb_n which_o be_v to_o we_o innumerable_a and_o each_o of_o incomprehensible_a excellency_n and_o magnitude_n be_v certain_o to_o be_v account_v no_o less_o than_o omnipotent_a by_o his_o omnipotency_n i_o mean_v that_o by_o which_o in_o itself_o consider_v in_o primo_fw-la instanti_fw-la he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n possible_a that_o be_v which_o belong_v not_o to_o impotency_n but_o to_o power_n and_o by_o which_o in_o secundo_fw-la instanti_fw-la he_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n which_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n judge_v congruous_a and_o meet_a to_o be_v do_v and_o in_o tertio_fw-la instanti_fw-la can_v do_v all_o that_o he_o will_v do_v and_o be_v please_v to_o he_o §_o 17._o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v omniscient_a and_o infinite_a wisdom_n 1._o he_o that_o have_v give_v so_o much_o wisdom_n to_o such_o a_o worm_n as_o man_n must_v have_v more_o than_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n whatever_o knowledge_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v give_v by_o he_o do_v prove_v that_o formal_o or_o eminent_o he_o have_v more_o be_v it_o all_o contract_v into_o one_o intelligence_n it_o must_v be_v less_o than_o his_o that_o cause_v it_o he_o have_v not_o give_v more_o wisdom_n than_o he_o have_v to_o give_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o he_o have_v or_o be_v himself_z for_o if_o he_o shall_v make_v any_o thing_n equal_a to_o himself_o there_o will_v be_v two_o infinite_n and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o perfect_a self-sufficient_a be_v which_o yet_o have_v late_o no_o sufficiency_n or_o be_v and_o there_o will_v be_v a_o be_v independent_a in_o facto_fw-la
esse_fw-la which_o be_v dependent_a in_o fieri_fw-la which_o be_v contradiction_n 2._o the_o effect_n in_o the_o admirable_a frame_n and_o nature_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o creation_n declare_v that_o the_o creator_n be_v infinite_o wise_a the_o small_a insect_n be_v so_o curious_o make_v and_o so_o admirable_o fit_v and_o instruct_v to_o its_o proper_a end_n and_o use_n the_o small_a plant_n in_o wonderful_a variety_n of_o shape_n and_o colour_n and_o smell_n and_o quality_n use_n and_o operation_n and_o beautiful_a flower_n so_o marvellous_o constitute_v and_o animate_v by_o a_o unseen_a form_n and_o propagate_v by_o unsearchable_a seminal_a virtue_n the_o small_a bird_n and_o beast_n and_o creep_a thing_n so_o adorn_v in_o their_o kind_n and_o so_o admirable_o furnish_v for_o their_o proper_a end_n especial_o the_o propagation_n of_o their_o species_n in_o love_n and_o sagacity_n and_o diligence_n to_o their_o young_a by_o instinct_n equal_v in_o those_o particular_n the_o reasonable_a creature_n the_o admirable_a composure_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o of_o the_o vile_a beast_n and_o vermin_n the_o quality_n and_o operation_n of_o all_o the_o organ_n humour_n and_o spirit_n the_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o society_n and_o overrule_a all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n with_o innumerable_a instance_n in_o the_o creature_n do_v all_o concur_v to_o proclaim_v that_o man_n as_o mad_a as_o madness_n can_v possible_o make_v he_o in_o that_o particular_a who_o think_v that_o any_o low_a cause_n than_o incomprehensible_a wisdom_n do_v principal_o produce_v all_o this_o and_o that_o by_o any_o brutish_a or_o natural_a motion_n or_o confluence_n of_o atom_n or_o any_o other_o matter_n it_o can_v be_v thus_o order_v continue_a and_o maintain_v without_o the_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o a_o first_o cause_n superior_a to_o mere_a natural_a matter_n and_o motion_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o say_v if_o we_o have_v a_o sight_n into_o the_o inward_o of_o all_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o cause_n of_o mineral_n and_o of_o the_o form_n of_o all_o thing_n if_o we_o see_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o all_o other_o appearance_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v now_o beyond_o our_o reach_n yea_o ibid._n if_o we_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o orb_n both_o fix_a star_n and_o planet_n and_o of_o their_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o order_n and_o relation_n to_o each_o other_o and_o their_o communication_n and_o influence_n on_o each_o other_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o their_o wondrous_a motion_n if_o we_o see_v not_o only_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o element_n especial_o the_o active_a element_n fire_n but_o also_o the_o constitution_n magnitude_n and_o use_v of_o all_o those_o thousand_o sun_n and_o lesser_a world_n which_o constitute_v the_o universal_a world_n and_o if_o they_o be_v inhabit_v if_o we_o know_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o each_o do_v we_o know_v all_o the_o intelligence_n bless_a angel_n and_o holy_a spirit_n which_o possess_v the_o noble_a part_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o unhappy_a degenerate_a spirit_n that_o have_v depart_v from_o light_n and_o joy_n into_o darkness_n and_o horror_n by_o depart_v from_o god_n yea_o if_o we_o can_v see_v all_o these_o comprehensive_o at_o one_o view_n what_o thought_n shall_v we_o have_v of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o creator_n and_o what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o the_o atheist_n that_o deny_v it_o we_o shall_v think_v bedlam_n too_o honourable_a a_o place_n for_o that_o man_n that_o can_v believe_v or_o dare_v say_v that_o any_o accidental_a motion_n of_o subtle_a matter_n or_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n or_o any_o thing_n below_o a_o wisdom_n and_o power_n infinite_o transcend_v all_o that_o with_o man_n be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n 76._o and_o be_v the_o chief_a continuer_n of_o such_o a_o incomprehensible_a frame_n §_o 18._o the_o first_o cause_n must_v needs_o be_v infinite_o good_n by_o goodness_n i_o mean_v all_o essential_a excellency_n which_o be_v know_v to_o we_o by_o its_o fruit_n and_o appearance_n in_o the_o creature_n which_o as_o it_o have_v a_o goodness_n natural_a and_o moral_a so_o be_v it_o the_o index_n of_o that_o transcendent_a goodness_n which_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o both_o this_o goodness_n be_v incomparable_o beyond_o that_o which_o consist_v in_o a_o usefulness_n to_o the_o creature_n good_a or_o goodness_n of_o benignity_n as_o relative_a to_o man._n and_o it_o be_v know_v better_o by_o the_o mere_a name_n as_o express_v that_o which_o nature_n have_v a_o intrinsic_a sense_n and_o notion_n of_o than_o by_o definition_n as_o sensible_a quality_n light_n colour_n sound_n odour_n sweet_a bitter_a etc._n etc._n be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n best_a which_o lead_v to_o the_o sensitive_a memory_n which_o inform_v the_o intellect_n what_o 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incomprehensible_a that_o we_o can_v endure_v to_o gaze_v too_o much_o or_o near_a upon_o his_o glory_n §_o 27._o whether_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v animate_v or_o inanimate_a whether_o the_o whole_a have_v one_o constitutive_a soul_n or_o not_o whether_o each_o orb_n have_v its_o particular_a soul_n or_o not_o be_v thing_n unrevealed_a and_o beyond_o the_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o natural_a mind_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o first_o be_v be_v not_o the_o proper_a constitutive_a form_n or_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v much_o more_o to_o it_o than_o such_o a_o form_n or_o soul_n even_o the_o total_a perfect_a first_o cause_n of_o all_o that_o it_o be_v and_o have_v and_o do_v he_o be_v not_o the_o constitutive_a form_n or_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o it_o seem_v cicero_n with_o the_o academic_n and_o stoic_n think_v because_o then_o the_o creator_n and_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v the_o same_o or_o else_o the_o creature_n shall_v 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though_o we_o call_v not_o god_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n because_o we_o will_v not_o so_o dishonour_v he_o nor_o confound_v the_o creator_n and_o the_o creature_n yet_o we_o all_o know_v that_o he_o be_v to_o we_o much_o more_o than_o the_o soul_n of_o soul_n for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v so_o also_o it_o be_v as_o to_o god_n causation_n of_o the_o be_v motion_n and_o order_n of_o all_o the_o world_n god_n be_v incomparable_o more_o to_o it_o than_o its_o form_n as_o be_v the_o total_a first_o cause_n of_o form_n and_o matter_n to_o be_v the_o creator_n be_v more_o than_o to_o be_v the_o soul_n §_o 28._o the_o glory_n of_o all_o be_v action_n and_o order_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v no_o less_o due_a to_o god_n when_o he_o work_v by_o mean_n than_o when_o he_o work_v by_o none_o at_o all_o for_o when_o no_o mean_n be_v a_o mean_n nor_o have_v be_v aptitude_n son_n force_n or_o efficacy_n but_o from_o himself_o he_o only_o communicate_v praise_n to_o his_o creature_n when_o he_o thus_o use_v they_o but_o give_v not_o away_o the_o least_o degree_n of_o his_o own_o interest_n and_o honour_n for_o the_o creature_n be_v nothing_o have_v nothing_o and_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o he_o it_o use_v no_o strength_n or_o skill_n or_o bounty_n but_o what_o it_o first_o receive_v from_o he_o therefore_o to_o use_v such_o mean_n can_v be_v no_o dishonour_n to_o he_o unless_o it_o be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o be_v a_o communicative_a good_n as_o it_o be_v no_o dishonour_n to_o a_o watchmaker_n to_o make_v that_o engine_n which_o show_v his_o skill_n instead_o of_o perform_v all_o the_o motion_n without_o that_o little_a frame_n of_o mean_n but_o yet_o no_o similitude_n will_v reach_v the_o case_n because_o all_o creature_n themselves_o be_v but_o the_o continue_a production_n of_o the_o creator_n will_n and_o the_o virtue_n which_o they_o put_v forth_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n put_v into_o they_o and_o he_o be_v as_o near_o to_o the_o effect_n when_o he_o work_v by_o mean_n as_o when_o without_o macrob._n §_o 29._o those_o that_o call_v these_o three_o faculty_n or_o principle_n in_o the_o divine_a essence_n by_o the_o name_n of_o three_o hypostasis_n or_o person_n do_v seem_v to_o i_o to_o speak_v less_o unapt_o than_o the_o school_n who_o call_v deum_fw-la seipsum_fw-la intelligentem_fw-la the_o father_n and_o deum_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o se_fw-la intellectum_fw-la the_o son_n and_o deum_fw-la a_o se_fw-la amatum_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o that_o in_o god_n which_o be_v to_o be_v conceive_v of_o we_o by_o analogy_n to_o our_o essential_a faculty_n be_v with_o less_o impropriety_n call_v a_fw-fr hypostasis_fw-la or_o person_n than_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v conceive_v by_o we_o in_o analogy_n to_o our_o actus_fw-la secundi_fw-la or_o reception_n §_o 30._o and_o those_o that_o say_v the_o first_o faculty_n omnipotency_n as_o eminent_o appear_v in_o the_o frame_n of_o nature_n may_v therefore_o be_v say_v to_o 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illustrate_v the_o understanding_n and_o fit_v the_o will_n to_o entertain_v the_o truth_n for_o the_o difficulty_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o temptation_n to_o unbelief_n so_o subtle_a and_o violent_a and_o our_o own_o indisposedness_n through_o corruption_n the_o great_a impediment_n of_o all_o that_o the_o bare_a word_n alone_o will_v not_o produce_v a_o belief_n of_o that_o lively_a vigorous_a nature_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o its_o noble_a effect_n and_o end_n without_o the_o internal_a co-operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o that_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o teach_v we_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o religion_n but_o do_v give_v it_o we_o and_o work_v it_o in_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o he_o that_o can_v do_v
the_o world_n be_v crucify_v to_o they_o and_o they_o to_o the_o world_n gal._n 5.24_o &_o 6.14_o they_o be_v choose_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o unblameable_a in_o love_n eph._n 1.4_o they_o walk_v as_o renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o their_o mind_n with_o all_o lowliness_n and_o meekness_n and_o long-suffering_a forbear_v one_o another_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n eph._n 4.23.2.3_o as_o be_v create_v unto_o good_a work_n in_o christ_n eph._n 2.10_o without_o corrupt_a communication_n bitterness_n wrath_n clamour_n evil-speaking_a fornication_n uncleanness_n covetousness_n filthiness_n foolish_a talk_n and_o jest_n eph._n 4.29_o &_o 5.3.4_o deny_v ungodlyness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n as_o redeem_v from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o purify_v as_o a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o christ_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n tit._n 2.12_o 14._o have_v their_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o they_o expect_v their_o redeemer_n to_o translate_v they_o into_o glory_n phil._n 3.20_o 21._o these_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o god_n be_v please_v to_o bless_v their_o labour_n more_o than_o any_o other_o since_o and_o make_v better_o holy_a heavenly_a christian_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o endeavour_n that_o so_o he_o may_v give_v a_o full_a proof_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o testimony_n of_o christ_n §_o 39_o it_o be_v the_o great_a advantage_n of_o our_o faith_n that_o these_o second_o attestation_n to_o the_o disciple_n testimony_n of_o the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n be_v much_o more_o open_a evident_a and_o convince_a to_o we_o at_o this_o distance_n than_o the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n himself_o that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v no_o place_n for_o rational_a doubt_v the_o sort_n of_o their_o miracle_n be_v as_o numerous_a as_o he_o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o hundred_o and_o thousand_o and_o not_o by_o 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of_o the_o spirit_n 1._o in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o life_n 2._o in_o their_o miracle_n and_o 3._o in_o their_o success_n in_o the_o sanctification_n of_o man_n soul_n i_o be_o next_o to_o show_v you_o how_o these_o matter_n of_o fact_n or_o action_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v certain_o prove_v or_o bring_v down_o to_o we_o §_o 41._o and_o this_o be_v by_o the_o same_o three_o way_n of_o proof_n as_o the_o apostle_n prove_v to_o the_o first_o church_n their_o testimony_n though_o with_o much_o difference_n in_o the_o point_n of_o miracle_n viz._n i._n we_o have_v it_o by_o the_o most_o credible_a humane_a testimony_n ii_o by_o such_o testimony_n as_o have_v a_o natural_a certainty_n iii_o and_o by_o some_o of_o that_o testimony_n of_o god_n which_o be_v also_o a_o supernatural_a evidence_n of_o all_o which_o i_o must_v speak_v in_o order_n suppose_v what_o be_v say_v before_o §_o 42._o i._o the_o only_a natural_a way_n of_o transmit_v those_o thing_n down_o to_o we_o be_v by_o historical_a conveyance_n and_o the_o author_n of_o this_o history_n be_v both_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o their_o enemy_n the_o credibility_n of_o which_o testimony_n will_v be_v fullyer_n open_v under_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o proof_n which_o comprehend_v this_o §_o 43._o ii_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a impossibility_n that_o our_o history_n of_o the_o apostle_n gift_n and_o miracle_n shall_v be_v false_a will_v appear_v by_o review_v all_o the_o particular_n by_o which_o the_o same_o be_v prove_v of_o the_o apostle_n testimony_n of_o the_o miracle_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o many_o respect_n with_o much_o more_o advantage_n §_o 44._o 1._o it_o be_v natural_o impossible_a that_o all_o reporter_n can_v be_v themselves_o deceive_v for_o 1._o they_o be_v many_o thousand_o in_o several_a country_n through_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v all_o either_o mad_a or_o senseless_a 2._o they_o be_v man_n that_o take_v their_o salvation_n to_o be_v most_o near_o concern_v in_o the_o thing_n and_o be_v to_o forsake_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n and_o suffer_v from_o man_n for_o their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v utter_o careless_a in_o examine_v the_o thing_n 3._o they_o be_v present_a upon_o the_o place_n and_o eye-witness_n and_o ear-witness_n of_o all_o 4._o the_o language_n be_v say_v to_o be_v speak_v in_o their_o assembly_n and_o the_o miracle_n do_v among_o they_o for_o many_o year_n even_o a_o age_n together_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a all_o country_n can_v be_v cheat_v by_o juggle_v in_o matter_n which_o their_o eye_n and_o ear_n be_v such_o competent_a witness_n of_o for_o so_o many_o year_n together_o 5._o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o many_o of_o these_o miracle_n themselves_o viz._n that_o the_o cure_n be_v wrought_v on_o many_o of_o they_o that_o the_o same_o spirit_n be_v give_v to_o they_o all_o 6._o and_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o agent_n themselves_o in_o the_o several_a work_n of_o that_o spirit_n according_a to_o their_o several_a gift_n so_o that_o their_o common_a deceit_n must_v be_v impossible_a if_o any_o man_n shall_v now_o among_o we_o take_v on_o he_o to_o speak_v with_o divers_a language_n or_o tell_v the_o church_n that_o divers_a language_n be_v speak_v among_o they_o in_o their_o hear_n by_o unlearned_a man_n and_o that_o prophesying_n interpretation_n miraculous_a cure_n etc._n etc._n be_v wrought_v among_o they_o and_o name_v the_o person_n time_n and_o place_n and_o shall_v tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v all_o some_o sort_n or_o other_o of_o the_o same_o gift_n themselves_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o the_o people_n to_o believe_v all_o this_o if_o it_o be_v a_o lie_n will_v they_o not_o say_v when_o do_v we_o ever_o hear_v your_o language_n or_o when_o do_v we_o ever_o see_v your_o cure_n and_o other_o miracle_n when_o do_v we_o see_v a_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n die_v when_o do_v we_o do_v any_o such_o work_n ourselves_o do_v we_o not_o know_v what_o we_o do_v man_n can_v not_o believe_v such_o palpable_a untruth_n in_o matter_n of_o public_a fact_n so_o near_o they_o among_o they_o upon_o they_o and_o much_o less_o can_v so_o many_o thousand_o believe_v this_o in_o so_o many_o nation_n if_o it_o be_v false_a because_o the_o understanding_n be_v not_o free_a in_o itself_o but_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la naturae_fw-la be_v necessitate_v by_o cogent_a evidence_n absurd_a doctrine_n may_v easy_o deceive_v many_o thousand_o and_o so_o may_v false_a history_n do_v by_o man_n at_o a_o sufficient_a distance_n but_o he_o that_o think_v the_o ear_n and_o eye_n and_o other_o sense_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o sound_a person_n be_v all_o deceive_v thus_o in_o presence_n will_v sure_o never_o trust_v his_o own_o ear_n or_o eye_n or_o sense_n in_o any_o thing_n nor_o expect_v that_o any_o man_n else_o shall_v ever_o believe_v he_o who_o so_o little_o believe_v his_o own_o sense_n and_o understanding_n §_o 45._o 2._o that_o the_o reporter_n be_v not_o purposely_o the_o deceiver_n of_o the_o world_n by_o wilful_a falsehood_n be_v also_o certain_a by_o these_o follow_a evidence_n §_o 46._o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o so_o many_o thousand_o in_o all_o country_n shall_v have_v wit_n and_o cunning_a enough_o for_o such_o a_o contrivance_n and_o can_v keep_v it_o secret_a among_o themselves_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v detect_v they_o that_o think_v they_o be_v all_o so_o stupid_a as_o to_o be_v themselves_o deceive_v can_v also_o think_v that_o they_o be_v all_o so_o cunning_a as_o to_o conspire_v the_o deceive_a of_o all_o the_o world_n so_o successful_o and_o undiscovered_a but_o it_o be_v past_a doubt_n that_o for_o their_o natural_n they_o be_v ordinary_a person_n neither_o such_o mad_a people_n as_o all_o to_o think_v they_o see_v and_o
apprehend_v or_o be_v apprehend_v by_o another_o §_o 47._o 12._o most_o man_n think_v it_o the_o wise_a way_n because_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a to_o be_v at_o a_o venture_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o country_n where_o they_o live_v and_o to_o do_v as_o the_o most_o about_o they_o do_v which_o be_v seldom_o best_a §_o 48._o 13._o man_n be_v grow_v stranger_n to_o themselves_o and_o know_v not_o what_o man_n be_v nor_o what_o be_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n but_o have_v so_o abuse_v their_o high_a faculty_n that_o they_o be_v grow_v ignorant_a of_o their_o dignity_n and_o use_n and_o know_v not_o that_o in_o themselves_o which_o shall_v help_v their_o faith_n §_o 49._o 14._o man_n be_v grow_v so_o bad_a and_o false_a and_o prone_a to_o lie_v themselves_o that_o it_o make_v they_o the_o more_o incredulous_a of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o judge_v of_o other_o by_o themselves_o §_o 50._o 15._o the_o care_n of_o the_o body_n and_o world_n do_v so_o take_v up_o the_o mind_n 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