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humane_a that_o can_v be_v bring_v in_o for_o to_o justify_v the_o truth_n thereof_o p._n 7._o to_o the_o 13_o chap._n iii_o the_o second_o error_n which_o they_o hold_v that_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o familist_n be_v this_o that_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v the_o act_n of_o god_n that_o all_o creature_n angel_n and_o man_n be_v at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o work_v act_v and_o rule_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n p._n 13._o the_o truth_n be_v lay_v down_o and_o acknowledge_v which_o be_v this_o that_o god_n be_v the_o supreme_a ordainer_n and_o mannager_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o power_n be_v god_n the_o impudence_n be_v the_o creature_n p._n 13._o 14._o and_o 22_o that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o actor_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v prove_v both_o by_o scripture_n and_o reason_n but_o that_o many_o work_n be_v act_v by_o man_n and_o devil_n which_o can_v be_v attribute_v to_o god_n but_o by_o speak_v as_o high_a blasphemy_n as_o any_o heart_n can_v imagine_v or_o tongue_n express_v p._n 15._o a_o description_n of_o sin_n p._n 17._o 18._o 19_o 20_o chap._n four_o the_o three_o error_n be_v this_o that_o nothing_o shall_v remain_v to_o eternity_n but_o shall_v perish_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o but_o the_o deity_n that_o be_v now_o the_o life_n of_o all_o creature_n p._n 24_o that_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o continue_v to_o eternity_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o truth_n by_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n of_o subsist_v as_o it_o be_v now_o that_o it_o shall_v perish_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o and_o all_o creature_n together_o with_o it_o be_v disprove_v for_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a world_n for_o the_o saint_n and_o a_o time_n of_o judgement_n for_o those_o that_o have_v not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n p._n 24._o 25._o 26_o chap._n v._o the_o four_o error_n be_v that_o the_o bible_n be_v a_o mere_a shadow_n a_o false_a history_n a_o confuse_a lie_v allegory_n be_v of_o no_o more_o authority_n than_o any_o other_o book_n or_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la p._n 26_o the_o scripture_n be_v vindicate_v and_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o ten_o argument_n from_o p._n 26._o to_o the_o 37_o chap._n vi_o which_o prove_v the_o come_n death_n resurrection_n ascention_n and_o intercesion_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n which_o be_v absolute_o deny_v by_o all_o the_o principle_n doctrine_n and_o writing_n of_o the_o familist_n p._n 37._o to_o the_o 49_o chap._n vii_o the_o six_o error_n be_v this_o that_o all_o ordinance_n be_v but_o meat_n for_o babe_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v live_v above_o they_o without_o the_o use_n of_o they_o p._n 49_o chap._n viii_o the_o seven_o error_n be_v this_o that_o perfection_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n both_o of_o grace_n and_o glory_n be_v to_o be_v enjoy_v in_o this_o life_n before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o this_o form_n or_o death_n of_o the_o body_n p._n 53_o the_o error_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o branch_n the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n overthrow_v by_o ten_o argument_n prove_v by_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o damnable_a lie_n be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o jesuitical_a imagination_n p._n 53._o 54._o 55._o 56_o chap._n ix_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o error_n be_v handle_v in_o this_o chapter_n which_o be_v this_o that_o all_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n proper_a to_o his_o divine_a majesty_n be_v describe_v in_o our_o mertall_a flesh_n p._n 57_o wherein_o these_o two_o question_n be_v propound_v first_o what_o be_v the_o glorious_a attribute_n of_o god_n answer_v by_o discover_v nine_o of_o they_o 1._o the_o power_n of_o god_n p._n 57_o to_o the_o 65_o 2._o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n p._n 65_o 3._o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n p._n 66_o 4._o the_o justice_n of_o god_n ibid._n 5._o the_o presence_n of_o god_n from_o p._n 66._o to_o 70_o 6._o the_o providence_n of_o god_n p._n 71_o 7._o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n p._n 72_o 8._o the_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n ibid._n 9_o god_n eternity_n p._n 73_o 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in_o one_o nature_n p._n 94_o 95_o 3._o the_o order_n of_o these_o three_o person_n thus_o distinguish_v p._n 91_o that_o christ_n and_o a_o christian_a be_v both_o one_o by_o union_n yet_o not_o without_o distinction_n both_o of_o person_n and_o nature_n p._n 81_o the_o difference_n between_o christ_n and_o a_o christian_a in_o this_o glorious_a union_n be_v handle_v in_o these_o particular_n 1._o difference_n concern_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n 2._o difference_n concern_v the_o office_n of_o christ_n p._n 93_o 3._o difference_n concern_v christ_n in_o his_o essence_n p._n 94_o chap._n xii_o a_o description_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o god_n have_v discover_v he_o in_o his_o word_n and_o by_o reason_n prove_v he_o to_o be_v and_o to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v p._n 95._o to_o the_o 106_o chap._n xiii_o a_o description_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o two_o respect_n first_o what_o it_o be_v p._n 106._o to_o the_o 114_o second_o what_o it_o be_v 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