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be_v not_o equal_o give_v to_o all_o man_n and_o that_o it_o fall_v upon_o certain_a person_n at_o one_o time_n more_o than_o at_o another_o since_o the_o soul_n of_o j._n c._n do_v not_o think_v at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o sanctify_v all_o man_n it_o have_v not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o the_o desire_n of_o which_o it_o be_v capable_a thus_o j._n c._n do_v not_o act_n upon_o his_o member_n after_o a_o particular_a manner_n but_o by_o successive_a influence_n like_v as_o our_o soul_n do_v not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n remove_v all_o the_o muscle_n of_o our_o body_n for_o the_o animal_n spirit_n go_v equal_o and_o successive_o into_o our_o member_n according_a to_o the_o different_a impression_n of_o object_n the_o divers_a motion_n of_o our_o passion_n and_o different_a desire_n which_o we_o free_o form_v in_o ourselves_o xviii_o it_o be_v true_a that_o all_o the_o just_a continual_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o the_o head_n that_o give_v they_o life_n and_o that_o when_o they_o act_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o j._n c._n they_o merit_v and_o receive_v new_a grace_n though_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o soul_n of_o j._n c._n have_v any_o particular_a desire_n which_o may_v be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o they_o for_o the_o order_n which_o require_v that_o all_o merit_n be_v reward_v be_v not_o in_o god_n a_o arbitrary_a law_n it_o be_v a_o necessary_a law_n which_o depend_v not_o upon_o any_o occasional_a cause_n but_o though_o he_o that_o have_v do_v a_o meritorious_a action_n may_v be_v reward_v for_o it_o and_o yet_o the_o soul_n of_o j._n c._n have_v actual_o no_o desire_n in_o respect_n of_o he_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o have_v not_o merit_v grace_n but_o by_o the_o dignity_n and_o holiness_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o j._n c._n communicate_v to_o he_o for_o man_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v good_a 15.4_o john_n 15.4_o but_o so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o his_o son_n by_o charity_n addition_n although_o i_o say_v order_n require_v that_o the_o just_a merit_n grace_n it_o must_v not_o be_v understand_v of_o all_o grace_n but_o only_o of_o those_o which_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o the_o vanquish_a unavoidable_a temptation_n but_o god_n be_v faithful_a who_o will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o that_o you_o be_v able_a say_v st._n paul_n now_o order_n require_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v faithful_a quis_fw-la autem_fw-la dicat_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la jam_fw-la coepit_fw-la credere_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la credit_n non_fw-la mereri_fw-la say_v st._n augustine_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la sanct._n ch._n 2._o the_o just_a therefore_o may_v merit_v grace_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o grace_n but_o he_o can_v in_o strictness_n merit_v those_o grace_n which_o be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a for_o he_o this_o depend_v upon_o the_o good_a will_n of_o j._n c._n as_o he_o be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o 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suffer_v we_o not_o to_o doubt_v of_o this_o truth_n when_o he_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v make_v of_o the_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o j._n c._n and_o that_o we_o be_v his_o member_n and_o that_o the_o marriage_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n lvi_o god_n may_v have_v form_v man_n and_o animal_n by_o way_n as_o simple_a as_o the_o ordinary_a generation_n be_v but_o see_v this_o way_n figure_v j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n since_o it_o bear_v the_o character_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o god_n design_n since_o it_o represent_v as_o i_o may_v say_v the_o well-beloved_a son_n of_o his_o father_n that_o son_n by_o who_o the_o whole_a creation_n subsist_v god_n be_v oblige_v to_o prefer_v it_o before_o all_o other_o whereby_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o as_o intelligible_a beauty_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o relation_n they_o have_v to_o eternal_a wisdom_n so_o sensible_a beauty_n must_v in_o some_o manner_n much_o unknown_a to_o we_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o the_o truth_n incarnate_a lvii_o doubtless_o there_o be_v many_o relation_n between_o the_o principal_a creature_n and_o j._n c._n who_o be_v their_o model_n and_o end_n for_o all_o be_v full_a of_o j._n c._n all_o express_v and_o figure_v he_o as_o far_o as_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n will_v permit_v they_o but_o i_o dare_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o for_o beside_o that_o i_o be_o afraid_a of_o deceive_v myself_o and_o that_o i_o do_v it_o sufficient_o know_v either_o nature_n or_o grace_n the_o present_a or_o the_o future_a world_n to_o discover_v the_o relation_n thereof_o i_o be_o sensible_a that_o man_n imagination_n be_v so_o witty_a and_o delicate_a that_o one_o can_v by_o reason_n lead_v they_o to_o god_n much_o less_o to_o j._n c._n without_o tire_v they_o and_o exciting_a their_o raillery_n the_o great_a part_n of_o christian_n be_v accustom_a to_o a_o philosophy_n which_o rather_o love_v to_o shelter_v its_o self_n in_o fiction_n as_o extravagant_a as_o those_o of_o the_o poet_n than_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n and_o some_o be_v so_o little_o acquaint_v with_o j._n c._n that_o a_o man_n shall_v pass_v with_o they_o for_o a_o visionary_a if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o s._n paul_n and_o not_o quote_v his_o word_n for_o it_o be_v rather_o this_o great_a name_n than_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o engage_v they_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n hinder_v they_o from_o blaspheme_v against_o that_o which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o but_o see_v they_o think_v but_o little_a of_o it_o they_o can_v thereby_o be_v much_o enlighten_v lviii_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o jew_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o famous_a among_o the_o king_n prophet_n and_o patriarch_n of_o this_o people_n do_v represent_v the_o true_a messiah_n our_o saviour_n j._n c._n this_o truth_n can_v be_v deny_v without_o undermine_v the_o foundation_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o make_v the_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o apostle_n pass_v for_o the_o most_o ignorant_a of_o men._n j._n c._n not_o be_v yet_o come_v it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v at_o least_o be_v prefigure_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v expect_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v desire_v he_o ought_v to_o disperse_v by_o his_o figure_n some_o sort_n of_o beauty_n in_o the_o world_n to_o make_v it_o please_v to_o his_o father_n thus_o it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n as_o ancient_a as_o the_o world_n it_o be_v necessary_a he_o shall_v die_v present_o after_o sin_n in_o the_o person_n of_o abel_n agnus_n occisus_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la mundi_fw-la principium_fw-la &_o finis_fw-la alpha_n &_o omega_n heri_fw-la &_o hodie_fw-la est_fw-la erat_fw-la venturus_fw-la est_fw-la these_o be_v the_o qualification_n which_o s._n john_n give_v to_o the_o saviour_n of_o men._n lix_n now_o suppose_v that_o j._n c._n aught_o to_o be_v presigure_v it_o be_v expedient_a he_o shall_v chief_o be_v so_o by_o his_o ancestor_n and_o that_o their_o history_n dictate_v by_o the_o h._n spirit_n shall_v in_o all_o time_n be_v preserve_v to_o the_o end_n that_o j._n c._n may_v still_o be_v compare_v with_o his_o figure_n and_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o true_a messiah_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n god_n love_v that_o best_a which_o have_v most_o relation_n with_o his_o son_n the_o jew_n be_v to_o have_v be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o j._n c._n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o have_v receive_v this_o favour_n of_o god_n since_o they_o be_v the_o most_o lively_a and_o most_o express_a representation_n of_o his_o son_n lx._n but_o if_o this_o difficulty_n be_v further_o urge_v so_o as_o to_o demand_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o choice_n which_o god_n make_v of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a figure_n of_o j._n c._n i_o think_v i_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o affirm_v first_o that_o god_n always_o act_v by_o the_o most_o simple_a way_n and_o discover_v in_o the_o infinite_a treasure_n of_o his_o wisdom_n all_o the_o possible_a combination_n of_o nature_n with_o grace_n choose_v that_o which_o will_v make_v the_o church_n most_o ample_a most_o perfect_a and_o most_o worthy_a of_o his_o majesty_n and_o holiness_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o think_v i_o ought_v to_o answer_v that_o god_n foresee_v what_o will_v happen_v to_o the_o jew_n by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o natural_a law_n have_v more_o relation_n to_o the_o design_n which_o he_o have_v of_o represent_v j._n c._n and_o his_o church_n than_o any_o thing_n which_o can_v happen_v to_o any_o other_o nation_n it_o be_v expedient_a that_o he_o shall_v choose_v this_o people_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o for_o in_o conclusion_n the_o predestination_n to_o the_o law_n be_v not_o like_o the_o predestination_n to_o grace_n and_o though_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n which_o may_v oblige_v 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