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proclaim_v by_o this_o miracle_n that_o her_o conquest_n be_v to_o have_v no_o bound_n but_o those_o of_o the_o universe_n to_o this_o day_n she_o enjoy_v this_o privilege_n but_o with_o less_o splendour_n she_o speak_v all_o language_n because_o she_o possess_v some_o of_o all_o people_n she_o have_v that_o in_o her_o progress_n which_o be_v confer_v upon_o she_o at_o her_o birth_n and_o she_o own_v that_o among_o all_o the_o faithful_a 54._o loquor_fw-la omnibus_fw-la linguis_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o co_fw-la sum_fw-la christi_fw-la corpore_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la loquor_fw-la jam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la linguis_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 54._o which_o heretofore_o be_v eminent_a in_o every_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o say_v s._n augustine_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n now_o superfluous_a because_o the_o church_n have_v overspread_v all_o the_o earth_n she_o find_v in_o the_o mean_a of_o her_o disciple_n what_o be_v consign_v heretofore_o 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and_o buckler_n gain_v they_o as_o many_o victory_n as_o they_o be_v bid_v battle_n his_o power_n never_o appear_v more_o glorious_a then_o upon_o this_o occasion_n 238._o quld_fw-mi magnum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la fortis_fw-la angelus_n magnum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la fortis_fw-la est_fw-la caro_fw-la sed_fw-la unde_fw-la fortis_fw-la caro_fw-la unde_fw-la forte_fw-fr vas_fw-la fictile_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 238._o miracle_n have_v not_o procure_v so_o many_o conquest_n as_o persecution_n have_v the_o saint_n never_o get_v so_o much_o credit_n by_o their_o power_n as_o by_o their_o constancy_n and_o infidel_n rome_n have_v more_o admire_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o martyr_n than_o the_o puissance_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o that_o shall_v consider_v these_o effect_n in_o their_o primitive_a cause_n will_v confess_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n have_v produce_v they_o and_o that_o as_o he_o inanimate_v the_o 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the_o comfort_n we_o retain_v in_o our_o misery_n and_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v we_o stoop_v with_o all_o humility_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n inasmuch_o as_o we_o know_v that_o our_o punishment_n may_v as_o well_o be_v serviceable_a to_o our_o own_o salvation_n as_o to_o his_o glory_n the_o second_o treatise_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o christian_n the_o first_o discourse_n that_o every_o body_n have_v its_o spirit_n and_o what_o that_o of_o the_o church_n be_v in_o nature_n every_o thing_n have_v its_o own_o spirit_n and_o if_o we_o believe_v chemist_n there_o be_v no_o element_n though_o never_o so_o simple_a out_o of_o which_o the_o essent_fw-la though_o never_o so_o simple_a out_o of_o which_o the_o essence_n may_v not_o be_v extract_v they_o make_v daily_a experiment_n hereof_o with_o the_o fire_n and_o divide_v what_o nature_n have_v unite_v they_o separate_v the_o form_n from_o the_o matter_n the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o some_o 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be_v in_o our_o own_o hand_n and_o we_o may_v purchase_v grace_n by_o supplication_n i_o acknowledge_v this_o objection_n ground_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o saint_n augustine_n but_o even_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n itself_o for_o scripture_n exhort_v all_o sinner_n to_o prayer_n propose_v it_o to_o we_o as_o a_o help_n in_o all_o our_o need_n 7._o petite_fw-fr &_o dabitur_fw-la vobis_fw-la quae_fw-la rite_n &_o invenietis_fw-la pulsate_n &_o aperietur_fw-la vobis_fw-la mat._n 7._o and_o as_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o our_o evil_n it_o seem_v be_v enough_o to_o be_v a_o believer_n to_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o lord_n prayer_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o arm_n for_o our_o defence_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n saint_n augustine_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o jesus_n christ_n teach_v we_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n of_o his_o writing_n that_o the_o law_n discover_v virtue_n to_o we_o and_o prayer_n obtain_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o guard_n of_o christian_n surmount_v all_o temptation_n sweeten_v all_o difficulty_n and_o triumph_v over_o devil_n if_o then_o we_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v we_o be_v able_a to_o persevere_v if_o what_o be_v not_o due_a to_o our_o merit_n be_v grant_v to_o our_o prayer_n we_o may_v thereby_o obtain_v the_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o our_o salvation_n i_o confess_v this_o objection_n puzzle_v i_o nor_o do_v the_o ordinary_a answer_n make_v to_o it_o at_o all_o satisfy_v i_o for_o though_o grace_n be_v requisite_a to_o pray_v though_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o put_v the_o thought_n into_o our_o soul_n the_o affection_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o word_n into_o our_o mouth_n though_o a_o prayer_n that_o be_v not_o warm_v with_o his_o heat_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o the_o eternal_a father_n we_o must_v nevertheless_o confess_v either_o that_o grace_n to_o pray_v be_v always_o offer_v to_o n_n or_o that_o we_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o make_v our_o address_n to_o god_n in_o our_o need_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o holy_a scripture_n invite_v we_o every_o where_o to_o prayer_n the_o son_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o offer_v a_o please_a violence_n that_o it_o change_v his_o will_n sweeten_v his_o severity_n and_o obtain_v all_o grace_n it_o request_v of_o he_o 105._o si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la vos_fw-la cum_fw-la sitis_fw-la mali_fw-la bona_fw-la datis_fw-la filiis_fw-la vestris_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la pater_fw-la vester_fw-ge qui_fw-fr in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la dabit_fw-la bona_fw-la petentibus_fw-la se_fw-la mat._n 7._o ne_fw-fr orationes_fw-la putarentur_fw-la praecedere_fw-la merita_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la gratuita_fw-la daretur_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la jam_fw-la nec_fw-la gratia_fw-la esset_fw-la quia_fw-la debita_fw-la redderetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la oratio_fw-la inter_fw-la gratiae_fw-la munera_fw-la reperitur_fw-la aug._n epist_n 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