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A92898 The Christian man: or, The reparation of nature by grace. VVritten in French by John Francis Senault; and now Englished.; Homme chrestien. English Senault, Jean-François, 1601-1672. 1650 (1650) Wing S2499; Thomason E776_8; ESTC R203535 457,785 419

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sequitur_fw-la semper_fw-la paret_fw-la semel_fw-la jussit_fw-la senec._n de_fw-fr prov_fw-mi c._n 5._o and_o that_o observe_v the_o ordinance_n he_o have_v set_v from_o all_o eternity_n he_o obey_v always_o and_o command_v but_o once_o david_n acknowledge_v fidelity_n in_o god_n as_o well_o as_o independency_n and_o though_o he_o know_v that_o all_o his_o grace_n be_v mercy_n he_o forbear_v not_o to_o exact_v from_o he_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o to_o conjure_v he_o upon_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n god_n be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o word_n wherefore_o i_o conceive_v i_o shall_v no_o way_n wrong_v the_o almighty_a if_o i_o say_v that_o he_o treat_v with_o the_o christian_a in_o baptism_n that_o he_o impose_v law_n upon_o himself_o which_o he_o never_o revoke_v and_o oblige_v himself_o to_o condition_n which_o he_o inviolable_o keep_v he_o receive_v the_o sinner_n into_o favour_n sign_n he_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n invest_v he_o with_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n and_o promise_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o his_o preservation_n in_o this_o new_a condition_n i_o can_v imagine_v that_o this_o peace_n be_v but_o a_o truce_n that_o there_o be_v any_o christian_n to_o who_o god_n do_v not_o sincere_o and_o real_o remit_v original_a sin_n joan._n cr●dentes_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la per_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la soluto_fw-la reatu_fw-la omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o originalis_fw-la quod_fw-la generatio_fw-la trahit_fw-la liberantur_fw-la à_fw-fr damnationc_fw-fr perpetua_fw-la &_o vivunt_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la spe_fw-la &_o charitate_fw-la peregrinantes_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la saeculo_fw-la aug._n tract_n 124._o in_o joan._n his_o goodness_n give_v i_o not_o leave_v to_o pass_v this_o judgement_n upon_o his_o justice_n and_o though_o i_o know_v that_o he_o perform_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n to_o a_o delinquent_n in_o baptism_n i_o believe_v that_o consider_v he_o in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o son_n he_o refuse_v he_o not_o those_o grace_n which_o so_o holy_a a_o alliance_n seem_v to_o require_v if_o he_o condemn_v they_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v blot_v out_o and_o if_o god_n be_v deficient_a to_o the_o law_n of_o this_o treaty_n it_o be_v because_o the_o christian_a have_v first_o break_v the_o covenant_n the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n he_o desert_n none_o but_o those_o that_o forsake_v he_o and_o be_v we_o true_a to_o his_o grace_n he_o will_v never_o dispense_v with_o his_o promise_n the_o unchangeable_a law_n of_o predestination_n clash_v not_o at_o all_o with_o this_o maxim_n and_o at_o that_o instant_n when_o he_o resolve_v to_o leave_v the_o reprobate_n in_o the_o mass_n of_o perdition_n he_o see_v their_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o adam_n it_o be_v upon_o these_o that_o he_o rest_v when_o he_o refuse_v they_o grace_n and_o have_v they_o make_v good_a use_n of_o that_o they_o receive_v i_o can_v believe_v he_o will_v have_v abandon_v they_o 3_o si_fw-mi gratia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la gratis_o datur_fw-la si_fw-la operibus_fw-la additur_fw-la
heart_n that_o inanimate_v the_o body_n and_o that_o part_n that_o give_v life_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o to_o express_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o church_n we_o call_v he_o the_o heart_n thereof_o and_o not_o wrong_v his_o greatness_n we_o make_v use_v of_o this_o example_n to_o express_v his_o charity_n by_o for_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o he_o inanimate_v the_o whole_a church_n that_o he_o be_v convey_v into_o all_o her_o member_n temp._n quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la nostro_fw-la anima_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la christi_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aug._n serm._n 186._o de_fw-fr temp._n that_o he_o never_o forsake_v she_o but_o in_o whatsoever_o condition_n she_o be_v she_o be_v always_o full_o in_o his_o possession_n he_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o her_o operation_n as_o the_o author_n of_o her_o life_n she_o act_v not_o but_o 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inter_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la charitas_fw-la autem_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o filii_fw-la spiri●us_fw-la sanctus_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n tract_n 14._o in_o joan._n for_o the_o church_n reign_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n she_o find_v her_o rest_n and_o strength_n in_o that_o admirable_a incohabitation_n nor_o be_v she_o afraid_a that_o heresy_n shall_v dissect_v she_o as_o long_o as_o the_o holy_a spirit_n preserve_v her_o unity_n it_o be_v this_o good_a intelligence_n that_o make_v her_o terrible_a to_o her_o enemy_n this_o be_v it_o that_o maintain_v she_o for_o so_o many_o age_n against_o the_o violence_n of_o tyrant_n the_o fury_n of_o devil_n and_o the_o subtle_a stratagem_n of_o heretic_n neither_o do_v i_o wonder_v at_o it_o since_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o state_n consist_v in_o their_o union_n and_o politician_n study_v no_o one_o design_n so_o much_o as_o to_o banish_v division_n thereby_o to_o keep_v their_o people_n quiet_a and_o at_o rest_n for_o 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intellectus_fw-la ubi_fw-la mens_fw-la ubi_fw-la ratio_fw-la investigandae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la aug._n in_o psa_n 48._o their_o soul_n be_v always_o the_o slave_n of_o their_o body_n neither_o do_v they_o perceive_v when_o they_o engage_v themselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n or_o glory_n how_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o bull_n that_o foam_n and_o fight_v for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o heifer_n or_o to_o be_v leader_n of_o the_o herd_n philosopher_n be_v a_o degree_n high_o than_o sinner_n and_o take_v reason_n for_o their_o guide_n they_o think_v they_o can_v err_v 41._o rationalc_n animal_n est_fw-la homo_fw-la consummatur_fw-la itaque_fw-la ejus_fw-la bonum_fw-la si_fw-la id_fw-la adimplevit_fw-la cvi_fw-la nascitur_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la ratio_fw-la exigit_fw-la rem_fw-la facillimam_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la svam_fw-la vivere_fw-la senec._n epist_n 41._o they_o fancy_v proud_a ostentous_a design_n they_o 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he_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n dom._n ne_fw-fr quis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la dicat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d beati_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la suscipere_fw-la in_o propriam_fw-la domii_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la noli_fw-la dolere_fw-la noli_fw-la murmurare_fw-la quia_fw-la temporibus_fw-la natus_fw-la es_fw-la quando_fw-la jam_fw-la dominum_fw-la non_fw-la vides_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la non_fw-la tibi_fw-la abstulit_fw-la istam_fw-la dignationem_fw-la cum_fw-la uni_fw-la inquit_fw-la ex_fw-la minimis_fw-la meis_fw-la fecistis_fw-la mibi_fw-la fecistis_fw-la aug._n serm._n 27._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n participate_v in_o their_o merit_n who_o receive_v he_o himself_o into_o their_o house_n the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o make_v any_o difference_n between_o his_o natural_a and_o his_o mystical_a body_n his_o hand_n and_o his_o foot_n be_v not_o dear_a to_o he_o then_o the_o poor_a and_o all_o that_o be_v do_v to_o these_o may_v expect_v the_o same_o reward_n as_o 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