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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la summa_fw-la modestia_fw-la as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v only_o speak_v by_o a_o rhetorical_a modesty_n as_o when_o he_o call_v himself_o the_o least_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 9_o the_o apostle_n sure_o intend_v not_o these_o word_n as_o compliment_n cave_n nâ—_n existimes_fw-la apostolum_n modestiae_fw-la causâ_fw-la mentitum_fw-la say_v calvin_n whence_o it_o seem_v some_o long_o before_o grotius_n have_v misinterpret_v the_o apostle_n thus_o as_o if_o he_o have_v but_o tell_v a_o humble_a officious_a lie_n perhaps_o as_o a_o bait_n to_o the_o applause_n of_o other_o as_o it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o some_o to_o pretend_v low_a thought_n of_o themselves_o that_o so_o other_o may_v magnify_v and_o extol_v they_o but_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o to_o know_v what_o other_o
exquisiteness_n in_o art_n and_o science_n to_o look_v up_o to_o god_n for_o high_a spiritual_a supernatural_a discovery_n i_o shall_v compass_v the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o design_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o this_o subject_n at_o this_o time_n which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v in_o the_o application_n have_v first_o handle_v the_o point_n doctrinal_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o enter_v upon_o the_o socinian_n in_o this_o a_o enemy_n of_o man_n nature_n as_o in_o the_o whole_a model_n of_o his_o doctrine_n he_o be_v of_o god_n grace_n deny_v all_o natural_a whether_o innate_a or_o acquire_v knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o remonstrant_a advance_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n too_o high_a while_o he_o assert_v the_o improvement_n of_o it_o to_o be_v sufficient_a to_o reach_v a_o save_a discovery_n of_o god_n either_o immediate_o or_o as_o those_o who_o speak_v with_o the_o great_a modesty_n assert_v mediate_o and_o dispositive_o ut_fw-la disponantur_fw-la homines_fw-la ad_fw-la 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nature_n which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o man_n quoad_fw-la prima_fw-la principia_fw-la &_o secundùm_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la &_o secundùm_fw-la notitiam_fw-la as_o aquinas_n determine_v as_o to_o the_o first_o principle_n both_o of_o knowledge_n 4._o 1_o 2_o 2_o dx_o 2u_n 94._o arl_n 4._o and_o practice_n the_o socinian_n think_v he_o sufficient_o confute_v all_o this_o by_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_a have_v it_o solâ_fw-la famâ_fw-la only_o by_o report_n and_o tradition_n but_o tully_n tell_v we_o they_o have_v it_o deuce_fw-la naturâ_fw-la and_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nature_n the_o first_o principle_n of_o which_o may_v be_v bear_v down_o and_o obscure_v 14._o rom._n 2._o 14._o by_o passion_n custom_n in_o sin_n satan_n blind_a man_n mind_n especial_o if_o to_o all_o these_o be_v add_v god_n give_v man_n up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o abuse_n of_o this_o natural_a light_n as_o we_o read_v he_o deal_v with_o those_o heathen_n rom._n 1._o 28._o but_o they_o can_v be_v no_o more_o whole_o abolish_v then_o reason_n itself_o i_o like_v the_o determination_n of_o aleâ—sis_n in_o this_o 1._o parte_fw-la 32._o 2u_fw-la 27._o membr_n 3._o art_n 1._o point_n who_o assert_n the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v delibilis_fw-la quoad_fw-la effectum_fw-la but_o indelebilis_fw-la quoad_fw-la naturam_fw-la which_o he_o fit_o illustrate_v by_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o which_o the_o light_n be_v obscure_v but_o not_o extinguish_v man_n may_v arrive_v at_o that_o senslessness_n and_o stupidity_n as_o to_o live_v without_o actual_a apprehension_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o none_o can_v be_v without_o those_o principle_n which_o dictate_v and_o if_o improve_v will_v 19_o ephes_n 4._o 19_o lead_v they_o into_o some_o knowledge_n and_o discovery_n of_o god_n i_o call_v to_o witness_v the_o secret_a lash_n of_o those_o who_o most_o endeavour_n to_o stifle_v and_o
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