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signification_n in_o sacred_a story_n sometime_o it_o be_v take_v only_o for_o christ_n so_o by_o saint_n paul_n unto_o the_o jew_n and_o greek_n which_o be_v call_v we_o preach_v christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o power_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 1.24_o sometime_o for_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n so_o by_o the_o same_o apostle_n i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o it_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n rom._n 1.16_o sometime_o neither_o for_o christ_n nor_o his_o gospel_n but_o the_o enemy_n of_o both_o so_o the_o samaritan_o say_v of_o simon_n magus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o man_n be_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n act_v 8.10_o but_o here_o we_o take_v power_n for_o that_o essential_a property_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o be_v able_a and_o do_v effect_n all_o in_o all_o and_o all_o in_o every_o thing_n and_o whereas_o divine_v distinguish_v of_o a_o double_a power_n active_a and_o 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be_v never_o so_o valid_a and_o intense_a for_o so_o polanus_fw-la word_v it_o but_o it_o may_v be_v set_v to_o a_o high_a pin_n and_o screw_v and_o woon_v up_o even_o to_o infiniteness_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o only_o call_v power_n or_o strength_n or_o efficacy_n or_o fortitude_n but_o omnipotence_n insomuch_o that_o though_o it_o have_v some_o rational_a and_o modall_a distinction_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o feeble_a capacity_n yet_o no_o real_a and_o substantial_a difference_n from_o god_n will_n knowledge_n providence_n but_o be_v all_o ward_n of_o the_o same_o key_n shut_v and_o open_a to_o the_o same_o essence_n for_o when_o we_o name_v his_o providence_n we_o conceive_v it_o ut_fw-la dirigens_fw-la his_o knowledge_n ut_fw-la apprehendens_fw-la his_o will_n 1_o estius_n in_o lib._n 1._o sent._n do_v 42._o sect._n 1_o ut_fw-la imperans_fw-la and_o his_o power_n ut_fw-la exequens_fw-la so_o that_o apprehension_n and_o direction_n and_o command_v shine_v more_o proper_o in_o god_n other_o attribute_n but_o execution_n principal_o in_o his_o power_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vim_fw-la efficacem_fw-la as_o beza_n translate_v it_o the_o work_a power_n whereby_o god_n be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o phil._n 3_o 21._o and_o as_o this_o power_n be_v always_o so_o it_o be_v only_o active_a and_o that_o saint_n paul_n intimate_v when_o he_o style_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3.20_o ephes_n 3.20_o the_o power_n that_o work_v in_o we_o so_o work_v in_o we_o that_o no_o power_n of_o any_o creature_n can_v hinder_v that_o operation_n for_o the_o throne_n of_o it_o be_v a_o fiery_a flame_n and_o the_o wheel_n of_o it_o a_o burn_a fire_n dan._n 7.9_o the_o father_n it_o seem_v heretofore_o be_v much_o