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copulation_n poor_a isabel_n die_v in_o
of_o the_o spirit_n in_o they_o be_v not_o only_o prophetical_a or_o historical_a but_o sapiential_a and_o dogmatical_a and_o so_o their_o prophecy_n be_v record_v not_o only_o for_o a_o particular_a and_o certain_a prediction_n of_o truth_n but_o for_o a_o universal_a and_o perpetual_a instruction_n of_o faith_n and_o therefore_o either_o there_o must_v be_v no_o end_n of_o add_v to_o the_o scripture_n or_o else_o none_o such_o must_v now_o be_v raise_v there_o may_v be_v some_o prudential_a predicting_n of_o good_a man_n and_o suspicious_a presaging_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o shrewd_a conjecturing_n of_o common_a man_n but_o what_o be_v all_o these_o to_o the_o prophesying_n of_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n in_o old_a time_n yet_o we_o say_v god_n hand_n be_v not_o shorten_v but_o that_o he_o can_v still_o raise_v up_o such_o but_o who_o can_v say_v that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o or_o that_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n why_o he_o shall_v so_o do_v we_o conclude_v therefore_o in_o the_o 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and_o can_v be_v deny_v 1._o because_o he_o only_o can_v work_v a_o miracle_n of_o himself_o to_o who_o nothing_o be_v a_o miracle_n 2._o because_o he_o only_o can_v work_v against_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o second_o cause_n who_o will_n be_v sufficient_a to_o institute_v order_n alter_v all_o thing_n 3._o because_o god_n be_v a_o transcendent_a and_o be_v not_o under_o nor_o yet_o within_o the_o predicament_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o creature_n be_v and_o therefore_o he_o only_o can_v act_v that_o against_o and_o beside_o above_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o creature_n can_v 4._o because_o a_o divine_a power_n require_v not_o a_o subject_n to_o work_v upon_o for_o it_o be_v able_a to_o create_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o neither_o look_v it_o at_o the_o possibility_n or_o propensity_n of_o that_o subject_n to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o effect_n as_o every_o create_a power_n do_v 5._o because_o the_o proper_a 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