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the_o church_n of_o lion_n though_o the_o author_n of_o another_o book_n under_o that_o title_n the_o bishop_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v florus_n 3._o florus_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o very_a saint_n of_o god_n be_v under_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_n in_o a_o sort_n p._n 149._o in_o sanctis_fw-la licet_fw-la sit_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la jam_fw-la christi_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la liberatum_fw-la atque_fw-la sanctum_fw-la tamen_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la sanitas_fw-la ut_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la mortaliter_fw-la vivunt_fw-la sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la velint_fw-la atque_fw-la desiderent_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la in_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n though_o there_o be_v freedom_n of_o will_n as_o free_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v holy_a yet_o this_o health_n be_v such_o that_o as_o long_o as_o they_o carry_v this_o mortal_a body_n about_o they_o they_o can_v be_v without_o sin_n and_o though_o they_o will_v and_o desire_v to_o be_v without_o sin_n yet_o they_o can_v be_v without_o sin_n this_o i_o conceive_v be_v speak_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n &_o of_o the_o law_n in_o our_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n &_o lead_v we_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n how_o much_o more_o be_v the_o wicked_a in_o bondage_n 7._o to_o sin_n and_o satan_n as_o the_o same_o florus_n show_v pag._n 142_o for_o whereas_o scotus_n teach_v that_o a_o man_n have_v not_o lose_v his_o liberty_n but_o only_o the_o power_n and_o vigour_n of_o his_o liberty_n florus_n oppose_v he_o thus_o non_fw-la rectè_fw-la dicit_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la sentit_fw-la he_o say_v not_o well_o because_o he_o think_v not_o well_o sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la vigorem_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la libertatis_fw-la ita_fw-la ipsam_fw-la perdidit_fw-la libertatem_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la 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