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somewhat_o of_o a_o peculiar_a inspiration_n in_o it_o whence_o that_o say_v of_o the_o heathen_a orator_n deor._n nemo_fw-la vir_fw-la magnus_fw-la sine_fw-la afflatu_fw-la divino_fw-la unquà m_fw-la fuit_fw-la no_o one_o ever_o come_v to_o be_v a_o great_a man_n or_o attain_v to_o any_o extraordinary_a eminence_n in_o knowledge_n or_o skill_n but_o by_o a_o divine_a illumination_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o inspiration_n pure_o supernatural_a that_o be_v immediate_o whole_o and_o only_o from_o god_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v that_o divine_a influx_n common_o know_v by_o the_o term_n of_o regeneration_n when_o god_n so_o change_v the_o heart_n by_o the_o powerful_a operation_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v new_a ezek._n 36.26_o but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o to_o our_o purpose_n be_v when_o god_n in_o daniel_n phrase_n chap._n
2.22_o reveal_v the_o deep_a and_o secret_a thing_n and_o do_v communicate_v his_o will_n so_o that_o the_o person_n conceive_v and_o think_v and_o act_n as_o the_o divine_a power_n will_v have_v he_o conceive_v think_v and_o act_n it_o be_v here_o as_o with_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o vital_a motion_n for_o though_o the_o body_n be_v in_o its_o contrivance_n admirable_o adapt_v for_o all_o office_n to_o which_o the_o organ_n of_o it_o be_v to_o serve_v if_o there_o be_v a_o soul_n in_o it_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n that_o must_v make_v the_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o the_o foot_n to_o move_v and_o the_o tongue_n to_o speak_v or_o else_o there_o will_v be_v no_o sight_n motion_n nor_o speech_n so_o it_o be_v here_o in_o divine_a inspiration_n of_o this_o sort_n where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n what_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o the_o body_n and_o must_v make_v all_o those_o impression_n upon_o it_o must_v infuse_v the_o power_n of_o conceive_v and_o think_v or_o rather_o those_o conception_n and_o thought_n those_o notion_n and_o idea_n of_o thing_n nay_o that_o matter_n so_o that_o the_o person_n inspire_a do_v not_o think_v his_o own_o thought_n nor_o order_v his_o own_o conception_n nor_o form_v his_o own_o notion_n nor_o use_v his_o own_o word_n where_o these_o be_v inspire_v as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v inspire_v not_o that_o his_o reason_n be_v not_o in_o operation_n as_o it_o be_v in_o rapture_n vision_n and_o dream_n where_o the_o rational_a power_n be_v bind_v up_o as_o it_o be_v by_o sleep_n for_o the_o present_a but_o that_o these_o infusion_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o reason_v in_o themselves_o but_o from_o a_o external_n and_o supernatural_a cause_n it_o be_v by_o that_o cause_n determine_v to_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v inspire_v as_o a_o prompter_n do_v suggest_v the_o matter_n or_o dictate_v the_o word_n to_o the_o interpreter_n he_o make_v use_v of_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v 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breathe_v upon_o the_o mind_n as_o our_o saviour_n on_o the_o apostle_n in_o a_o external_a way_n the_o signification_n of_o the_o internal_a john_n 20.22_o in_o a_o way_n imperceptible_a and_o do_v so_o insinuate_v itself_o that_o it_o become_v as_o it_o be_v one_o spirit_n with_o they_o and_o they_o think_v as_o the_o spirit_n dispose_v they_o to_o think_v as_o well_o as_o speak_v as_o the_o spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n act_n 2.4_o this_o be_v think_v and_o speak_v by_o inspiration_n 26._o and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a way_n of_o god_n communicate_v his_o will_n to_o mankind_n 1.12_o be_v call_v revelation_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n especial_o it_o be_v immediate_a 2.10_o without_o the_o intervention_n of_o vision_n or_o ecstasy_n or_o voice_n 6._o or_o any_o other_o mean_n than_o itself_o and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n by_o which_o the_o apostle_n receive_v their_o revelation_n 4.8_o call_v a_o reveal_n by_o the_o spirit_n 2._o another_o way_n by_o which_o god_n 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