like_a manner_n the_o same_o thing_n have_v be_v do_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul._n martion_n who_o receive_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n from_o which_o nevertheless_o he_o have_v retrench_v some_o passage_n have_v place_v they_o after_o this_o manner_n 42._o marc._n apud_fw-la epiph_n haeret_fw-la 42._o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o and_o afterward_o the_o two_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n be_v the_o four_o afterward_o follow_v the_o two_o to_o the_o thessalonian_o and_o after_o these_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n colossian_n to_o philemon_n and_o to_o the_o philippian_n he_o acknowledge_v none_o but_o these_o ten_o epistle_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a order_n for_o as_o to_o the_o epistle_n direct_v to_o those_o of_o laodicea_n some_o portion_n of_o which_o he_o receive_v according_a to_o epiphanius_n it_o be_v the_o same_o as_o that_o which_o be_v write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n as_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o prove_v from_o the_o passage_n that_o this_o heretic_n have_v cite_v and_o be_v also_o relate_v by_o s._n epiphanius_n martion_n have_v entitle_v his_o collection_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apostolic_a the_o marcionite_n that_o be_v introduce_v in_o the_o dialogue_n against_o those_o of_o this_o sect_n attribute_v to_o origen_n do_v often_o refuse_v to_o acknowledge_v some_o quotation_n out_o of_o s._n paul_n epistle_n and_o say_v in_o speak_v to_o adamantius_n who_o object_v to_o he_o some_o word_n of_o this_o apostle_n 1._o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n dial._n adv_o marc._n sect_n 1._o i_o do_v not_o believe_v your_o false_a apostolic_a and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o answer_v adamantius_n who_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o believe_v the_o apostle_n that_o be_v to_o say_v s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o believe_v my_o own_o apostolic_a 2._o ib._n sect._n 2._o therefore_o adamantius_n do_v not_o oppose_v to_o he_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v read_v in_o the_o church_n but_o that_o which_o the_o marcionite_n call_v their_o apostolic_a which_o be_v a_o collection_n that_o they_o have_v make_v of_o these_o epistle_n i_o have_v say_v adamantius_n your_o apostolic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o cause_v s._n jerom_n to_o say_v speak_v of_o this_o collection_n of_o the_o marcionite_n tit._n marcionite_n cùm_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la epistolas_fw-la non_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la christi_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la proprias_fw-la miror_fw-la quomodo_fw-la sibi_fw-la christianorum_fw-la nomen_fw-la audeant_fw-la vendicare_fw-la hieron_n prooem_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la tit._n that_o they_o have_v forge_v epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n and_o that_o he_o admire_v how_o those_o people_n dare_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n s._n epiphanius_n have_v observe_v some_o passage_n that_o martion_n have_v alter_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n which_o i_o shall_v here_o produce_v according_a to_o their_o order_n in_o chap._n 5._o v._n 31._o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n where_o we_o read_v these_o word_n a_o man_n shall_v leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o shall_v be_v join_v unto_o his_o wife_n this_o heretic_n have_v take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o wife_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n chap._n 5._o verse_n 9_o instead_o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leaven_v he_o have_v put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corrupt_v which_o do_v not_o interrupt_v the_o sense_n in_o this_o place_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o various_a read_n than_o a_o alteration_n make_v on_o purpose_n indeed_o in_o the_o ancient_a copy_n of_o clermont_n that_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o king_n library_n it_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o latin_a version_n that_o be_v annex_v to_o it_o which_o be_v the_o ancient_a vulgar_a there_o be_v according_a to_o this_o read_n corrumpit_fw-la as_o in_o the_o vulgar_a use_v at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n 9_o vers_fw-la 8._o where_o we_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o say_v not_o the_o law_n the_o same_o also_o he_o have_v in_o his_o copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n do_v not_o say_v the_o same_o chap._n 14._o ver_fw-la 19_o of_o this_o same_o epistle_n martion_n have_v alter_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n yet_o in_o the_o church_n i_o have_v rather_o speak_v five_o word_n with_o my_o understanding_n he_o read_v in_o his_o copy_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o my_o understanding_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o law_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o read_n of_o martion_n come_v from_o a_o fault_n of_o the_o transcriber_n who_o have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o present_a greek_a copy_n which_o read_v approach_v near_a to_o that_o of_o martion_n than_o that_o of_o s._n epiphanius_n which_o agree_v nevertheless_o with_o the_o two_o most_o ancient_a greek_a copy_n that_o we_o have_v viz._n the_o alexandrian_a and_o that_o of_o clermont_n in_o the_o king_n library_n it_o be_v read_v in_o these_o two_o copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o ancient_a latin_a version_n which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o copy_n of_o clermont_n there_o be_v sensu_fw-la meo_fw-la it_o be_v also_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o ancient_a copy_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n which_o be_v in_o the_o library_n of_o the_o benedictin_a father_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n german_a but_o there_o be_v in_o the_o latin_a version_n that_o be_v add_v to_o it_o per_fw-la sensum_fw-la meum_fw-la this_o cause_v i_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o author_n of_o this_o ancient_a translation_n have_v read_v in_o his_o greek_a copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v read_v at_o present_a nevertheless_o s._n epiphanius_n accuse_v martion_n of_o make_v this_o alteration_n on_o purpose_n to_o wrest_v the_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o his_o own_o conception_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n four_o 13._o where_o we_o read_v have_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o faith_n according_a as_o it_o be_v write_v martion_n have_v retrench_v from_o his_o copy_n these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a as_o it_o be_v write_v s._n epiphanius_n reprove_v he_o in_o this_o place_n because_o say_v he_o whether_o he_o read_v these_o word_n or_o not_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o discourse_n be_v plain_o evident_a indeed_o it_o may_v happen_v that_o he_o do_v not_o read_v they_o in_o his_o copy_n and_o if_o this_o heretic_n have_v make_v no_o other_o alteration_n in_o s._n paul_n epistle_n than_o those_o that_o we_o have_v above_o mark_v there_o will_v be_v no_o cause_n to_o charge_v he_o with_o corrupt_v they_o for_o there_o be_v find_v in_o our_o greek_a copy_n great_a diversity_n than_o those_o and_o very_o many_o more_o in_o number_n neither_o do_v i_o see_v that_o martion_n have_v commit_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o place_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n the_o four_o in_o his_o copy_n nevertheless_o if_o we_o believe_v epiphanius_n this_o heretic_n 42._o heretic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n her._n 42._o have_v only_o set_v it_o in_o this_o order_n because_o he_o will_v have_v nothing_o right_a but_o s._n paul_n himself_o have_v not_o rank_v his_o epistle_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o have_v do_v at_o present_a as_o this_o father_n always_o suppose_v in_o his_o dispute_n against_o martion_n he_o confess_v himself_o that_o the_o greek_a copy_n do_v not_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o point_n for_o when_o he_o accuse_v he_o of_o have_v place_v the_o epistle_n to_o philemon_n the_o nine_o which_o s._n paul_n according_a to_o his_o opinion_n have_v set_v the_o last_o he_o say_v that_o in_o some_o copy_n it_o be_v find_v immediate_o before_o that_o which_o be_v write_v to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o which_o be_v the_o fourteen_o in_o these_o copy_n he_o add_v ibid._n add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n that_o there_o be_v other_o wherein_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n be_v the_o ten_o immediate_o before_o the_o two_o that_o be_v write_v to_o timothy_n and_o those_o that_o be_v direct_v to_o titus_n and_o philemon_n s._n epiphanius_n declare_v in_o the_o same_o place_n ibid._n place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n ibid._n that_o he_o have_v remark_v nothing_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o philemon_n because_o martion_n have_v entire_o corrupt_v it_o
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follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o grotius_n which_o he_o have_v explain_v more_o at_o large_a in_o his_o book_n entitle_v tractatus_fw-la theologico-politicus_a where_o he_o do_v not_o indeed_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o apostle_n be_v prophet_n but_o he_o affirm_v 11._o affirm_v dubitare_fw-la possumus_fw-la num_fw-la apostoli_fw-la tanquam_fw-la prophetae_fw-la ex_fw-la revelatione_fw-la &_o expresso_fw-la mandato_fw-la ut_fw-la moses_n jeremias_n &_o alii_fw-la a_o verò_fw-la ut_fw-la privati_fw-la vel_fw-la doctores_fw-la epistolas_fw-la scripserint_fw-la spin._n tract_n theol._n polit_fw-la c._n 11._o that_o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v if_o they_o write_v their_o book_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o prophet_n by_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n inspire_v they_o as_o moses_n jeremy_n and_o other_o have_v do_v he_o do_v allege_v that_o ibid._n that_o si_fw-mi ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la stilum_fw-la attendere_fw-la volumus_fw-la eum_fw-la à _fw-la stilo_fw-it prophetiae_fw-la alienissimum_fw-la inveniemus_fw-la nam_fw-la prophetis_fw-la usitatissimum_fw-la erat_fw-la ubique_fw-la testari_fw-la se_fw-la èx_fw-la dei_fw-la edicto_fw-la loqui_fw-la nempe_fw-la sic_fw-la dicit_fw-la deus_fw-la ait_fw-fr deus_fw-la exercituum_fw-la edictum_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o c._n atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la videtur_fw-la locum_fw-la habuisse_fw-la in_o publicis_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la concionibus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o epistolis_fw-la quae_fw-la revelationes_fw-la continebant_fw-la spin._n ibid._n if_o we_o judge_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o their_o style_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o write_v as_o particular_a doctor_n and_o not_o as_o prophet_n because_o they_o have_v nothing_o that_o be_v prophetical_a which_o he_o do_v prove_v by_o the_o same_o way_n of_o reason_v as_o grotius_n it_o be_v say_v he_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o declare_v through_o all_o their_o write_n that_o they_o speak_v by_o god_n order_n and_o they_o have_v 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superior_n begin_v in_o his_o commentary_n with_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n paul_n which_o he_o do_v dedicate_v to_o the_o archbishop_n but_o in_o the_o exposition_n which_o he_o give_v of_o the_o passage_n of_o that_o apostle_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o scripture_n be_v give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o god_n he_o be_v altogether_o against_o estius_n who_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n professor_n in_o the_o university_n of_o dovay_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o that_o jesuit_n do_v insist_v on_o that_o difficulty_n on_o purpose_n and_o that_o he_o then_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o divine_n of_o louvain_n and_o dovay_n he_o maintain_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n the_o proposition_n which_o his_o doctor_n have_v condemn_v although_o the_o commentary_n of_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la may_v be_v have_v every_o where_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o set_v down_o his_o own_o word_n in_o this_o place_n by_o which_o we_o 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dicit_fw-la se_fw-la scribere_fw-la evangelium_fw-la quod_fw-la audivit_fw-la &_o traditione_n accepit_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n cornel._n à _fw-fr lap._n comm._n in_o epist_n ii_o ad_fw-la tim._n c._n 3._o v._n 16._o observe_v say_v that_o jesuit_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o indite_v all_o the_o sacred_a write_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n for_o he_o indict_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o as_o to_o the_o history_n and_o the_o exhortation_n to_o piety_n which_o the_o holy_a penman_n have_v learn_v by_o see_v hear_v read_v or_o meditation_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v inspire_v or_o indict_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n because_o those_o writer_n know_v such_o thing_n very_o well_o and_o thus_o st._n john_n chap._n nineteeen_o 25._o do_v say_v that_o he_o write_v that_o which_o he_o have_v see_v st._n luke_n do_v also_o declare_v chap._n i._n 2._o that_o he_o write_v his_o gospel_n according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v learn_v of_o the_o apostle_n all_o this_o be_v manifest_o contrary_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o louvain_n and_o dovay_n that_o jesuit_n do_v deliver_v himself_o in_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a manner_n he_o very_o exquisite_o confirm_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o of_o his_o society_n who_o have_v teach_v theology_n before_o he_o in_o the_o college_n of_o louvain_n but_o see_v it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o this_o opinion_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o grotius_n and_o spinosa_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o other_o inspiration_n but_o that_o of_o the_o prophetical_a write_n it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o subjoin_v that_o which_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la observe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o inspiration_n that_o concern_v historical_a and_o moral_a part_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n ibid._n scripture_n dicitur_fw-la tamen_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n ea_fw-la quoque_fw-la illis_fw-la dictasse_fw-la primò_fw-la quia_fw-la scribentibus_fw-la adstitit_fw-la ne_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o puncto_fw-la à _fw-la veritate_fw-la aberrarent_fw-la secundò_fw-la quia_fw-la eos_fw-la excitavit_fw-la &_o suggessit_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la potiùs_fw-la scriberent_fw-la quà m_fw-la illa_fw-la conceptum_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o memoriam_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la sciebant_fw-la non_fw-la eye_n ingessit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n sed_fw-la inspiravit_fw-la ut_fw-la hunc_fw-la potiùs_fw-la conceptum_fw-la quà m_fw-la illum_fw-la scriberent_fw-la corn._n à _fw-fr lapid_n ibid._n nevertheless_o they_o affirm_v say_v he_o that_o these_o latter_a work_n be_v also_o indict_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n first_o because_o he_o do_v assist_v the_o writer_n that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v deceive_v and_o again_o because_o he_o suggest_v to_o they_o that_o one_o thing_n shall_v be_v rather_o write_v than_o another_o so_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o suggest_v to_o they_o either_o their_o conception_n or_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o know_v but_o do_v inspire_v they_o in_o this_o respect_n only_o that_o they_o may_v put_v one_o conception_n in_o writing_n rather_o than_o another_o in_o this_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o historical_a and_o moral_a write_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v consist_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o learned_a jesuit_n wherein_o nothing_o appear_v but_o what_o be_v good_a sense_n whereas_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o louvain_n and_o dovay_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o calvinist_n there_o be_v something_o unintelligible_a that_o do_v violence_n both_o to_o reason_n and_o experience_n it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o this_o opinion_n be_v a_o novelty_n that_o be_v unadvised_o assert_v by_o that_o jesuit_n for_o he_o maintain_v it_o in_o the_o same_o school_n where_o that_o dispute_n have_v make_v so_o great_a a_o noise_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o some_o proposition_n that_o be_v put_v out_o upon_o that_o subject_a by_o some_o divine_n of_o his_o society_n he_o be_v very_o much_o desirous_a to_o clear_v that_o question_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o st._n paul_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o two_o faculty_n of_o theology_n of_o louvain_n and_o dovay_n have_v no_o foundation_n and_o that_o they_o be_v against_o reason_n further_o the_o provincial_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o the_o low-countries_n who_o give_v his_o approbation_n to_o that_o book_n do_v declare_v that_o he_o himself_o have_v read_v it_o and_o have_v commit_v it_o to_o the_o examination_n of_o four_o divine_n of_o his_o society_n there_o be_v also_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o those_o commentary_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o censor_n of_o the_o book_n of_o that_o place_n who_o be_v a_o canon_n of_o anvers_n but_o that_o the_o world_n may_v be_v entire_o satisfy_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o either_o scandalous_a or_o dangerous_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o the_o low-countries_n touch_v the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o sacred_a write_n we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o reason_n upon_o which_o the_o divine_n of_o louvain_n and_o of_o dovay_n do_v find_v their_o censure_n chap._n xxiv_o a_o examination_n of_o the_o reason_n that_o the_o doctor_n of_o louvain_n and_o dovay_n make_v use_v of_o in_o their_o censure_n of_o the_o proposition_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o louvain_n touch_v the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o sacred_a write_n a_o very_a free_a opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a divine_a of_o paris_n about_o the_o same_o thing_n see_v i_o have_v no_o other_o public_a record_n of_o the_o father_n the_o jesuit_n of_o louvain_n to_o justify_v their_o proposition_n concern_v the_o inspiration_n of_o scripture_n than_o what_o i_o have_v already_o mention_v i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o supply_v that_o defect_n by_o examine_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o two_o faculty_n of_o theology_n of_o louvain_n and_o of_o dovay_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o believe_v that_o those_o divine_n have_v no_o other_o design_n therein_o but_o what_o be_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n or_o rather_o their_o own_o old_a opinion_n and_o that_o passion_n have_v no_o part_n in_o all_o that_o dispute_v as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o jesuit_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o they_o have_v not_o introduce_v that_o opinion_n into_o the_o college_n of_o flanders_n but_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o liberty_n which_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o their_o professor_n not_o to_o engage_v themselves_o easy_o in_o the_o maintenance_n of_o any_o opinion_n how_o old_a soever_o when_o they_o do_v not_o appear_v to_o be_v warrantable_a in_o a_o word_n the_o jesuit_n make_v no_o profession_n of_o submit_v to_o the_o decision_n of_o a_o master_n as_o a_o rule_n from_o which_o there_o be_v no_o appeal_n non_fw-la jurant_fw-la in_o verba_fw-la magistri_fw-la and_o see_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o that_o conduct_n but_o what_o do_v become_v wise_a man_n they_o be_v much_o to_o be_v blame_v who_o accuse_v they_o for_o oppose_v the_o opinion_n that_o be_v receive_v and_o authorise_v in_o the_o
and_o carpocras_n heretic_n of_o those_o primitive_a time_n who_o also_o use_v the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n read_v the_o genealogy_n entire_a and_o even_o prove_v from_o thence_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v spring_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o joseph_n and_o mary_n s._n hierom_n who_o have_v translate_v this_o same_o gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n into_o greek_a and_o latin_a assure_v we_o pelag._n we_o in_o evangelio_n juxta_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la quod_fw-la chaldaico_fw-la quidem_fw-la syroque_fw-la sermone_fw-la sed_fw-la hebraicis_fw-la literis_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la utuntur_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la nazareni_n hieron_n lib._n 3._o adv_n pelag._n that_o these_o sectary_n still_o read_v it_o in_o his_o time_n in_o their_o assembly_n he_o have_v see_v two_o copy_n of_o they_o one_o matth._n one_o ipsum_fw-la hebraicum_fw-la habetur_fw-la usque_fw-la hodie_fw-la in_o caesareensi_fw-la bibliothecâ_fw-la quam_fw-la pamphilus_n martyr_n studiosissimè_fw-la confecit_fw-la mihi_fw-la quoque_fw-la à _fw-la nazarenis_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o beraea_n urbe_fw-la syriae_n hoc_fw-la volumine_fw-la utuntur_fw-la describendi_fw-la facultas_fw-la fuit_fw-la hieron_n de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n in_o matth._n of_o which_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o library_n of_o caesarea_n and_o he_o have_v borrow_v the_o other_o from_o the_o nazarenes_n themselves_o of_o berea_n to_o copy_v it_o out_o this_o be_v the_o copy_n from_o which_o he_o make_v his_o translation_n he_o say_v moreover_o that_o 12._o that_o in_o evangelio_n quo_fw-la utuntur_fw-la nazareni_n &_o ebionitae_n quod_fw-la nuper_fw-la in_o graecum_fw-la sermonem_fw-la transtulimus_fw-la quod_fw-la voco_fw-la à _fw-la plerisque_fw-la matthaei_n authenticum_fw-la etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la comm._fw-la lib._n 2._o in_o matth._n c._n 12._o many_o people_n believe_v that_o this_o hebrew_n gospel_n whereof_o the_o nazarenes_n and_o the_o ebionite_n make_v use_v be_v the_o original_n of_o s._n matthew_n however_o it_o be_v it_o seem_v that_o the_o most_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n have_v cite_v it_o as_o the_o true_a gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n several_z have_v believe_v that_o s._n ignatius_n martyr_n have_v take_v from_o thence_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o s._n peter_n which_o he_o quote_v in_o her_o epistle_n to_o those_o of_o smyrna_n smyrn_n smyrna_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n touch_v i_o and_o see_v that_o i_o be_o not_o a_o spirit_n eusebius_n and_o s._n hierom_n cite_v these_o same_o word_n of_o s._n ignatius_n which_o be_v still_o to_o be_v find_v at_o this_o day_n in_o this_o epistle_n and_o this_o last_o observe_v that_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n which_o he_o have_v late_o translate_v ign._n hieron_n de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n in_o ign._n de_n evangelio_n quod_fw-la nuper_fw-la à _fw-la i_o translatum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v probable_a that_o s._n ignatius_n be_v bishop_n of_o antioch_n have_v read_v this_o gospel_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o be_v spread_v abroad_o through_o syria_n which_o the_o nazarenes_n inhabit_v this_o induce_v i_o to_o believe_v that_o tatian_n who_o abode_n also_o in_o syria_n have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o gospel_n when_o after_o his_o manner_n he_o compose_v one_o out_o of_o four_o which_o some_o according_a to_o epiphanius_n call_v the_o gospel_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n 1._o epiph._n haer._n 46._o n._n 1._o this_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o this_o collection_n of_o tatian_n have_v not_o be_v different_a from_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o hebrew_n for_o this_o will_v make_v no_o sense_n valestus_n have_v not_o make_v a_o sufficient_a reflection_n on_o this_o gospel_n of_o tatian_n matth._n vale_n annot_n in_o l._n 4._o hist_o eccl._n eus_n c._n 29._o grot._n annot_n in_o tit_n matth._n when_o he_o have_v discourse_v thereof_o on_o this_o account_n in_o his_o note_n on_o eusebius_n grotius_n have_v make_v a_o much_o better_a remark_n on_o occasion_n of_o this_o passage_n of_o s._n epiphanius_n that_o tatian_n in_o the_o work_n which_o he_o compose_v from_o the_o four_o gospel_n have_v relate_v the_o word_n of_o s._n matthew_n not_o only_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a copy_n but_o also_o according_a to_o those_o which_o be_v in_o hebrew_n and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n this_o gospel_n which_o be_v common_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v make_v out_o of_o four_o have_v be_v name_v by_o some_o author_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n he_o believe_v moreover_o that_o it_o be_v also_o for_o this_o reason_n that_o some_o other_o have_v give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o some_o nevertheless_o believe_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o five_o as_o have_v be_v collect_v from_o five_o gospel_n all_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o probable_a be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o gospel_n of_o tatian_n which_o have_v be_v publish_v do_v not_o contain_v that_o which_o be_v singular_a in_o the_o hebrew_n copy_n of_o the_o nazarenes_n although_o baronius_n be_v mistake_v in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o annal_n wherein_o he_o treat_v concern_v the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n nevertheless_o he_o have_v have_v reason_n to_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o original_a he_o have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o say_v according_a to_o this_o principle_n that_o if_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o correct_v the_o latin_a version_n of_o s._n matthew_n 72._o baron_fw-fr a_o christ_n 34._o n._n 72._o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v rather_o after_o the_o hebrew_n text_n than_o the_o greek_a but_o he_o be_v deceive_v when_o he_o attribute_n this_o opinion_n to_o s._n hierom_n and_o ground_n it_o on_o the_o epistle_n of_o this_o father_n to_o pope_n damasus_n for_o s._n hierom_n speak_v in_o this_o epistle_n of_o the_o whole_a new_a testament_n in_o general_n and_o he_o will_v have_v the_o fault_n that_o be_v in_o the_o latin_a to_o be_v amend_v from_o the_o greek_a text_n from_o whence_o the_o latin_a have_v be_v take_v casaubon_n 18._o casaub_n exercit._fw-la 15._o ad_fw-la annal_n baron_fw-fr sect._n 4._o n._n 18._o who_o have_v acknowledge_v with_o all_o antiquity_n that_o s._n matthew_n have_v certain_o write_v his_o gospel_n in_o hebrew_n can_v not_o allow_v the_o opinion_n of_o this_o cardinal_n which_o he_o accuse_v of_o impiety_n haec_fw-la sententia_fw-la say_v he_o fidem_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la facit_fw-la pendere_fw-la nefas_fw-la dictu_fw-la ab_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la fide_fw-la he_o can_v not_o comprehend_v how_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o greek_a text_n of_o s._n mattthew_n depend_v on_o the_o hebrew_n text_n which_o be_v lose_v he_o affirm_v also_o that_o though_o we_o shall_v still_o have_v at_o this_o day_n the_o hebrew_n copy_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o original_a piece_n from_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o correct_v the_o greek_a version_n 115._o version_n in_o antiquis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la quando_fw-la hebraea_n extabant_fw-la nazareni_n &_o ebionitae_n haeretici_fw-la hebraicum_fw-la textum_fw-la sibi_fw-la vindicarunt_fw-la ut_fw-la testes_fw-la sunt_fw-la hieronymus_n &_o epiphanius_n catholici_fw-la graecum_fw-la semper_fw-la à _fw-la principio_fw-la sunt_fw-la amplexi_fw-la casaub_n exercit._fw-la 16._o ad_fw-la annal._n bar._n sect_n 115._o because_o none_o but_o the_o nazarene_n heretic_n and_o the_o ebionite_n have_v make_v use_n of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v prove_v as_o he_o think_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o epiphanius_n and_o s._n jerom._n he_o call_v those_o among_o the_o catholic_n that_o have_v give_v the_o name_n of_o authentic_a to_o the_o hebrew_n gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n simple_a people_n they_o have_v too_o easy_o say_v he_o give_v credit_n to_o these_o heretic_n who_o boast_v that_o they_o have_v the_o original_n of_o this_o gospel_n ibid._n gospel_n sine_fw-la injuriâ_fw-la veteris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dici_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la passuram_fw-la illam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la impii_fw-la haeretici_fw-la vindicarent_fw-la sibi_fw-la ceu_fw-la proprium_fw-la eum_fw-la textum_fw-la quem_fw-la constaret_fw-la esse_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la authenticum_fw-la ibid._n this_o will_v be_v according_a to_o his_o judgement_n to_o offer_v a_o injury_n to_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o say_v that_o she_o have_v suffer_v wicked_a heretic_n to_o ascribe_v to_o themselves_o a_o gospel_n which_o have_v be_v the_o true_a original_n last_o he_o add_v that_o the_o hebrew_n gospel_n which_o have_v be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o ebionite_n and_o some_o other_o heretic_n be_v fill_v with_o fable_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v corrupt_v in_o divers_a place_n from_o whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o it_o can_v pass_v for_o a_o original_a piece_n according_a to_o which_o the_o greek_a version_n 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by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o write_v it_o philem_n hieron_n prooem_n comm._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la philem_n those_o who_o will_v not_o say_v he_o receive_v the_o epistle_n write_v to_o philemon_n as_o one_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o paul_n do_v say_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o speak_v always_o nor_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o immediate_a assistance_n of_o christ_n speak_v in_o he_o because_o human_a frailty_n can_v not_o suffer_v one_o constant_a tenor_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v to_o those_o heretic_n that_o st._n paul_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o inspire_v in_o all_o that_o they_o write_v it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o reject_v a_o part_n of_o their_o write_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o we_o own_o with_o the_o jesuit_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o truth_n in_o those_o very_a place_n which_o be_v not_o inspire_v and_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v commit_v they_o to_o we_o as_o such_o those_o sectary_n ask_v the_o orthodox_n 13._o apud_fw-la hieron_n ibid._n epist_n ii_o ad_fw-la tim._n c._n 4._o v._n 13._o if_o st._n paul_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o any_o inspiration_n to_o say_v when_o thou_o do_v come_v bring_v my_o cloak_n which_o i_o leave_v at_o troas_n with_o carpus_n and_o especial_o the_o parchment_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n i_o do_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v in_o no_o way_n necessary_a that_o god_n shall_v indite_v such_o kind_n of_o thing_n to_o st._n paul_n and_o other_o holy_a writer_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o louvain_n which_o be_v afterward_o confirm_v in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o cornelius_n à _fw-fr lapide_fw-la who_o word_n i_o have_v already_o mention_v but_o they_o do_v not_o conclude_v from_o thence_o that_o we_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o receive_v the_o book_n of_o scripture_n in_o any_o part_n or_o place_n thereof_o but_o those_o only_a that_o be_v indict_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o they_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o holy_a writer_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o every_o part_n of_o their_o write_n so_o as_o not_o to_o fall_v into_o any_o error_n the_o divine_n of_o louvain_n further_o object_v against_o the_o jesuit_n that_o they_o have_v renew_v a_o opinion_n which_o have_v be_v condemn_v in_o the_o person_n of_o erasmus_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o those_o father_n maintain_v nothing_o that_o have_v affinity_n to_o the_o proposition_n which_o erasmus_n own_v that_o critic_n be_v accuse_v for_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o error_n in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o a_o defect_n of_o their_o memory_n we_o shall_v find_v nothing_o like_o this_o in_o the_o three_o proposition_n of_o the_o jesuit_n of_o louvain_n for_o although_o they_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v that_o there_o 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have_v show_v the_o proposition_n that_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v condemn_v on_o his_o account_n and_o have_v withal_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o that_o nature_n contain_v in_o the_o three_o proposition_n of_o the_o jesuit_n that_o be_v censure_v those_o very_a divine_n do_v also_o by_o way_n of_o objection_n bring_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_n iv_o the_o word_n of_o st._n peter_n epist_n ii_o ch_z 1._o v._n 21._o and_o those_o of_o st._n paul_n epist_n ii_o to_o timothy_n ch_n 3._o v._n 16._o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o all_o those_o place_n to_o which_o the_o jesuit_n of_o louvain_n do_v not_o agree_v the_o strong_a passage_n be_v that_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o same_o upon_o which_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la make_v observation_n as_o i_o have_v show_v as_o to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n who_o say_v that_o the_o tongue_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o holy_a be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n pen_n the_o jesuit_n do_v not_o deny_v it_o the_o same_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la have_v explain_v it_o at_o large_a in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n to_o timothy_n where_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o his_o opinion_n about_o the_o inspiration_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v we_o can_v imagine_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n deprive_v the_o evangelist_n and_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o memory_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o theology_n of_o dovay_n be_v no_o more_o conclusive_a than_o those_o of_o the_o divine_n of_o louvain_n they_o chief_o depend_v upon_o some_o passage_n of_o st._n augustin_n but_o since_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o be_v positive_a in_o all_o those_o passage_n it_o will_v not_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o insist_v on_o they_o they_o bring_v for_o example_n by_o way_n of_o objection_n some_o place_n of_o his_o book_n concern_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o evangelist_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o work_n where_o that_o father_n have_v more_o show_v than_o in_o that_o treatise_n that_o the_o sacred_a writer_n make_v use_v of_o their_o reason_n and_o memory_n when_o they_o write_v their_o gospel_n that_o work_n have_v also_o give_v occasion_n to_o erasmus_n and_o some_o other_o writer_n to_o affirm_v that_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o always_o sure_a and_o that_o they_o put_v sometime_o one_o word_n for_o another_o it_o be_v true_a that_o st._n augustin_n be_v withal_o of_o the_o opinion_n that_o that_o defect_n in_o the_o apostle_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o i_o think_v it_o have_v be_v much_o better_o not_o to_o make_v they_o fall_v into_o error_n than_o to_o
the_o holy_a writer_n with_o the_o least_o fault_n even_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o small_a importance_n but_o after_o all_o he_o do_v not_o disapprove_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o catholic_n doctor_n who_o allege_v mistake_n of_o that_o kind_n which_o be_v not_o prejudicial_a to_o our_o faith_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o do_v more_o diminish_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n even_o in_o thing_n essential_a and_o reveal_v than_o constrain_v answer_n that_o provoke_v laughter_n in_o those_o who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o belief_n with_o we_o by_o this_o we_o perceive_v that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o spalatro_n be_v in_o a_o strait_a who_o part_n he_o be_v to_o take_v about_o a_o question_n of_o this_o delicacy_n as_o for_o doctor_n holden_n of_o all_o he_o say_v upon_o that_o subject_a this_o be_v most_o full_a of_o good_a sense_n ibid._n sense_n veritates_fw-la philosophicae_fw-la nec_fw-la probandae_fw-la nec_fw-la improbandae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la puris_fw-la nudisque_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la verbis_fw-la &_o sententiis_fw-la quamvis_fw-la enim_fw-la nullam_fw-la complectatur_fw-la scriptura_fw-la falsitatem_fw-la attamen_fw-la ipsius_fw-la loquendi_fw-la modus_fw-la utplurimùm_fw-la vulgaris_fw-la est_fw-la at_z que_fw-fr ad_fw-la communem_fw-la hominum_fw-la capio_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la ad_fw-la loquelae_fw-la proprietatem_fw-la &_o sermonis_fw-la rigorem_fw-la adaptatus_fw-la hold._n ibid._n that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o approve_v or_o condemn_v upon_o the_o bare_a word_n of_o scripture_n all_o that_o belong_v sole_o to_o philosophy_n for_o as_o he_o observe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n though_o there_o be_v nothing_o false_a in_o scripture_n the_o expression_n therein_o be_v frequent_o accommodate_v to_o the_o opinion_n common_o receive_v among_o the_o people_n and_o they_o be_v not_o always_o very_o exact_a which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o st._n john_n chrysostome_n opinion_n who_o observe_v 2._o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n hom._n 9_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la philipp_n c._n 2._o that_o st_n paul_n do_v often_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o populace_n that_o he_o may_v accommodate_v himself_o to_o his_o auditor_n chap._n xxv_o spinosa_n objection_n against_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v examine_v although_o spinosa_n have_v very_o little_a or_o no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n yet_o he_o will_v by_o all_o mean_n insert_v in_o his_o treatise_n entitle_v theologico-politicus_a a_o whole_a chapter_n against_o the_o inspiration_n of_o those_o book_n where_o he_o only_o give_v a_o great_a light_n to_o that_o which_o grotius_n have_v former_o write_v upon_o this_o matter_n in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o work_n his_o great_a principle_n be_v 12._o be_v apostoli_fw-la non_fw-la tanquà m_fw-la prophetae_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la doctores_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la &_o viam_fw-la ad_fw-la docendum_fw-la elegerunt_fw-la quam_fw-la faciliorem_fw-la judicaverunt_fw-la fore_fw-la discipulis_fw-la quos_fw-la tum_fw-la docere_fw-la volebant_fw-la spin._n tract_n theol._n polit_fw-la cap._n 12._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o write_v as_o prophet_n but_o as_o single_a doctor_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v inspire_v but_o this_o distinction_n betwixt_o prophet_n and_o doctor_n do_v not_o at_o all_o destroy_v that_o inspiration_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o apostle_n which_o do_v only_o consist_v in_o a_o bare_a direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o have_v be_v show_v before_o god_n say_v they_o do_v not_o command_v they_o to_o write_v as_o he_o command_v the_o prophet_n to_o publish_v their_o prophecy_n we_o have_v also_o observe_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o work_n that_o when_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n speak_v of_o the_o gospel_n they_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v compose_v only_o occasional_o and_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o first_o believer_n it_o do_v not_o indeed_o so_o evident_o appear_v to_o we_o that_o the_o evangelist_n and_o apostle_n have_v a_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n or_o even_o of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o publish_v book_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o first_o christian_n as_o it_o do_v appear_v that_o the_o prophet_n do_v speak_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o god_n order_n but_o we_o see_v that_o jesus_n christ_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o go_v and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o their_o history_n which_o we_o call_v gospel_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o collection_n of_o their_o sermon_n which_o be_v animate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o their_o master_n have_v promise_v to_o they_o the_o prophet_n spinosa_n continue_v do_v not_o only_o observe_v in_o their_o prophecy_n but_o also_o in_o their_o letter_n that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v by_o their_o mouth_n which_o he_o prove_v by_o the_o letter_n that_o the_o prophet_n elias_n write_v to_o king_n joram_n and_o be_v mention_v 2_o chron._n ch._n 21._o v._n 12._o which_o begin_v with_o these_o word_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n 11._o lord_n in_o epistolis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la nihil_fw-la simile_n legimus_fw-la sed_fw-la contra_fw-la in_o i._n ad_fw-la cor._n 7.40_o paulus_n secundùm_fw-la svam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la loquor_fw-la spin._n ibid._n cap._n 11._o we_o read_v no_o such_o thing_n say_v he_o in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n on_o the_o contrary_a speak_v as_o from_o himself_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n 7._o v._n 40._o if_o the_o style_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o altogether_o the_o same_o as_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n it_o can_v from_o thence_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o former_a be_v not_o guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o their_o ministry_n it_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v repeat_v in_o every_o discourse_n that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o speak_v it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o to_o declare_v in_o general_a that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v send_v they_o to_o preach_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o that_o he_o who_o have_v give_v they_o that_o mission_n in_o his_o father_n name_n have_v tell_v they_o express_o it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o your_o heavenly_a father_n who_o speak_v in_o you_o it_o be_v true_a that_o st._n paul_n do_v speak_v as_o from_o himself_o in_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinth_n chap._n 7._o where_o he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o expression_n i_o give_v my_o judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o add_v withal_o that_o he_o think_v he_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ground_n of_o spinosa_n error_n be_v that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o use_v his_o reason_n and_o be_v also_o guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o if_o by_o become_v god_n interpreter_n he_o must_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o man_n and_o be_v only_o a_o passive_a instrument_n if_o i_o may_v use_v the_o term_n to_o proceed_v it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o the_o apostle_n never_o observe_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o letter_n that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o speak_v by_o their_o mouth_n for_o they_o begin_v their_o letter_n which_o they_o write_v to_o their_o brethren_n of_o antioch_n by_o these_o word_n it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o 28._o act_n xv_o 28._o to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o what_o they_o lay_v upon_o they_o come_v from_o god_n who_o inrerpreter_n they_o only_o be_v the_o other_o expression_n of_o st._n paul_n which_o spinosa_n in_o the_o same_o place_n make_v use_n of_o to_o show_v that_o that_o apostle_n write_v to_o gratify_v his_o own_o inclination_n without_o be_v encourage_v thereunto_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n may_v be_v easy_o explain_v by_o the_o principle_n which_o we_o have_v establish_v that_o man_n do_v always_o suppose_v that_o inspiration_n do_v whole_o deprive_v one_o of_o the_o use_n of_o his_o reason_n which_o be_v most_o false_a ibid._n false_a apostoli_fw-la ubique_fw-la ratiocinantur_fw-la it_o a_o ut_fw-la non_fw-la prophetare_fw-la sed_fw-la disputare_fw-la videantur_fw-la spin._n ibid._n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o be_v every_o where_n upon_o reason_v so_o that_o they_o be_v more_o like_a disputant_n than_o prophet_n but_o beside_o that_o he_o have_v form_v to_o himself_o a_o false_a idea_n of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o we_o object_n against_o he_o the_o example_n former_o give_v where_o the_o apostle_n after_o they_o have_v deliberate_v and_o reason_v in_o a_o assembly_n do_v nevertheless_o use_v this_o expression_n it_o seem_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o which_o do_v evident_o show_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o have_v guide_v they_o in_o that_o assembly_n do_v not_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n there_o
chrysostom_n and_o several_a other_o father_n of_o that_o church_n have_v the_o read_n in_o their_o copy_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o these_o have_v it_o who_o at_o this_o day_n we_o call_v schismatic_n this_o most_o unjust_a accusation_n be_v nevertheless_o very_a ancient_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n perceive_v in_o copy_n if_o this_o difference_n do_v favour_n the_o opinion_n of_o some_o party_n they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o accuse_v that_o party_n of_o corrupt_v the_o sacred_a write_n although_o that_o difference_n do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n come_v from_o the_o transcriber_n hilary_n the_o deacon_n have_v make_v a_o general_a rule_n in_o that_o place_n former_o mention_v he_o assure_v we_o ibid._n we_o quod_fw-la fecit_fw-la studium_fw-la contentionis_fw-la quia_fw-la enim_fw-la propriâ_fw-la quis_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la uti_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ad_fw-la victoriam_fw-la verba_fw-la legis_fw-la adulterate_a ut_fw-la sensum_fw-la suum_fw-la quasi_fw-la verba_fw-la legis_fw-la asserat_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la ratio_fw-la sed_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la praescribere_fw-la videatur_fw-la ambros_n ibid._n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o dispute_n that_o be_v betwixt_o different_a party_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o different_a rendition_n every_o one_o say_v he_o see_v he_o can_v on_o such_o occasion_n justify_v himself_o by_o his_o own_o authority_n do_v corrupt_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o own_o opinion_n pass_v for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law._n although_o that_o have_v happen_v sometime_o especial_o to_o those_o ancient_a heretic_n of_o who_o we_o speak_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o work_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o they_o have_v frequent_o attribute_v to_o different_a party_n such_o various_a rendition_n in_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o have_v no_o other_o cause_n original_o but_o what_o those_o have_v which_o be_v find_v in_o all_o other_o book_n how_o many_o divine_n be_v 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