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when_o we_o do_v repent_v 1._o poenitentia_fw-la immutat_fw-la it_o work_v a_o change_n in_o we_o there_o be_v no_o change_n in_o god_n 2._o poenitentia_fw-la affligit_fw-la repentance_n afflict_v we_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o any_o sorrowful_a affliction_n 3._o poenitentia_fw-la condemnat_fw-la repentance_n condemn_v and_o blame_v that_o action_n of_o which_o we_o repent_v but_o all_o the_o action_n of_o god_n be_v just_a and_o holy_a and_o unreprovable_a how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v it_o be_v a_o speech_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n not_o that_o god_n have_v the_o passion_n and_o affection_n of_o repentance_n but_o he_o exercise_v those_o action_n which_o in_o man_n flow_v from_o repentance_n when_o god_n change_v his_o deed_n and_o deal_n with_o man_n than_o the_o scripture_n say_v he_o repent_v repentance_n in_o god_n import_v a_o change_n in_o some_o effect_n of_o he_o but_o it_o do_v imply_v any_o change_n of_o his_o mind_n mutat_fw-la sententiam_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la mutat_fw-la consilium_fw-la say_v gregory_n he_o be_v say_v to_o reverse_v his_o sentence_n but_o not_o to_o alter_v his_o counsel_n or_o take_v it_o thus_o repentance_n have_v a_o double_a aspect_n 1._o it_o look_v backward_o to_o what_o we_o have_v do_v so_o it_o beget_v this_o thought_n in_o we_o nollem_fw-la feeisse_v i_o wish_v i_o have_v not_o do_v so_o such_o a_o act_n of_o repentance_n it_o be_v not_o in_o god_n he_o be_v never_o displease_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v 2._o it_o look_v forward_o and_o so_o repentance_n say_v nolo_fw-la ultra_fw-la facere_fw-la i_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o this_o action_n of_o repentance_n god_n assume_v to_o himself_o i_o will_v punish_v you_o no_o more_o i_o will_v change_v my_o deal_n i_o will_v bless_v where_o i_o have_v curse_v i_o will_v promise_v where_o i_o threaten_v we_o may_v conceive_v this_o notion_n in_o term_n of_o scripture_n sometime_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o repentance_n for_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o act_n of_o grief_n and_o contrition_n sometime_o it_o call_v it_o repentance_n from_o sin_n when_o we_o give_v it_o over_o commit_v it_o no_o more_o semblable_o god_n never_o repent_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o repent_v from_o do_v it_o again_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o part_v with_o this_o sweet_a expression_n of_o god_n repent_v towards_o we_o we_o may_v conceive_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n yet_o so_o as_o we_o order_v our_o expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o may_v well_o agree_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n we_o see_v that_o god_n clothes_v himself_o with_o this_o relent_a and_o melt_a affection_n of_o repentance_n thus_o you_o have_v it_o judg._n two_o 18._o it_o repent_v the_o lord_n because_o of_o his_o people_n groan_n so_o amos_n seven_o god_n threaten_v many_o judgement_n and_o then_o he_o add_v the_o lord_n repent_v of_o it_o say_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o psal._n cvi_fw-la 47._o he_o repent_v according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n let_v we_o repent_v according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o god_n will_v repent_v according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n will_v you_o see_v how_o god_n relent_v and_o reverse_v of_o his_o threaten_n agree_v with_o our_o repentance_n in_o the_o several_a act_n and_o motion_n of_o repentance_n 1._o dolet_fw-la a_o penitent_a man_n be_v sorrowful_a for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v so_o do_v god_n still_o i_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o assume_v to_o himself_o the_o regret_n of_o repentance_n in_o all_o their_o affliction_n he_o be_v afflict_v isai._n lxiii_o 9_o how_o do_v he_o condole_v and_o compassionate_v their_o suffering_n he_o
and_o pleasure_n in_o learning_n and_o know_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n there_o be_v much_o pleasure_n in_o learning_n and_o increase_v of_o knowledge_n man_n natural_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o understanding_n know_v creature_n ay_o but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o the_o duty_n to_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o text._n it_o be_v a_o practical_a duty_n and_o practical_a thing_n be_v best_a learn_v by_o practice_n we_o may_v know_v they_o in_o notion_n and_o apprehension_n and_o still_o be_v account_v ignorant_a man_n if_o we_o do_v not_o practice_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o philosopher_n those_o thing_n which_o we_o learn_v to_o do_v by_o do_v we_o learn_v they_o you_o may_v teach_v a_o man_n all_o the_o rule_n and_o method_n of_o music_n but_o he_o be_v no_o musician_n till_o he_o can_v handle_v his_o instrument_n ambulando_fw-la discimus_fw-la ambulare_fw-la we_o teach_v child_n to_o go_v not_o by_o rule_n and_o precept_n but_o by_o 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