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and_o sustain_v themselves_o with_o apple_n and_o rice_n in_o crete_n the_o prophet_n of_o jupiter_n do_v abstain_v from_o flesh_n and_o all_o sodden_a meat_n judaeus_fw-la meat_n philo_z judaeus_fw-la the_o essen_v among_o the_o jew_n do_v taste_v of_o nothing_o before_o sunset_n some_o of_o they_o fast_v three_o day_n other_o some_o six_o day_n without_o take_v of_o any_o refection_n when_o they_o do_v eat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bread_n and_o salt_n be_v their_o only_a meat_n and_o clear_a water_n their_o only_a drink_n their_o table_n be_v pure_a of_o all_o beast_n have_v blood_n what_o order_n among_o all_o the_o monk_n lead_v so_o austere_a a_o life_n the_o monk_n and_o friar_n of_o these_o day_n do_v abstain_v from_o marriage_n the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n never_o have_v to_o do_v with_o woman_n the_o essen_v also_o do_v abstain_v from_o they_o many_o fire_n live_v poor_o beg_v their_o bread_n and_o possess_v nothing_o what_o do_v they_o which_o the_o cynic_n 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keep_v it_o perfect_o or_o else_o he_o accuse_v the_o most_o just_a of_o great_a malice_n that_o can_v he_o do_v for_o he_o which_o keep_v perfect_o that_o which_o god_n command_v he_o in_o this_o life_n be_v without_o sin_n sin_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n then_o the_o transgression_n of_o god_n commandment_n all_o which_o do_v meet_v at_o one_o end_n and_o about_o upon_o charity_n 4._o charity_n hieron_n ad_fw-la rusticum_n epist_n 44._o c._n 4._o now_o there_o be_v none_o that_o be_v pure_a from_o sin_n though_o his_o life_n have_v be_v but_o for_o a_o day_n say_v saint_n jerome_n the_o apostle_n himself_o do_v open_o confess_v that_o he_o and_o all_o the_o saint_n be_v tie_v to_o this_o unavoidable_a necessity_n of_o 47._o of_o aug._n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la serm_fw-la 47._o sin_n say_v saint_n austin_n and_o that_o do_v he_o confess_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o four_o argument_n there_o be_v none_o then_o that_o keep_v perfect_o that_o which_o god_n command_v he_o yea_o that_o can_v keep_v himself_o all_o be_v tie_v to_o this_o necessity_n of_o sin_v by_o the_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o their_o member_n war_a incessant_o against_o the_o law_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o their_o member_n 5.17_o member_n rom._n 7.23_o gal._n 5.17_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v this_o be_v more_o perspicuous_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n by_o death_n which_o be_v say_v the_o scripture_n 23.14_o scripture_n joshua_n 23.14_o the_o way_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n 9.27_o earth_n heb._n 9.27_o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v it_o be_v therefore_o a_o manifest_a conclusion_n that_o all_o be_v sinner_n and_o by_o consequent_a all_o transgressor_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 6.23_o god_n rom._n 6.23_o for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o 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thing_n concur_v together_o in_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n to_o the_o produce_v and_o bring_v forth_o of_o a_o good_a work_n knowledge_n will_n power_n now_o to_o know_v and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v good_a and_o not_o to_o will_v the_o do_v of_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o malicious_a and_o perverse_a spirit_n it_o be_v a_o malice_n altogether_o condemn_v as_o it_o be_v write_v 4.17_o write_v james_n 4.17_o to_o he_o that_o know_v to_o do_v good_a and_o do_v it_o not_o to_o he_o it_o be_v sin_n let_v this_o be_v far_o from_o saint_n and_o therefore_o we_o will_v correct_v the_o say_n of_o bellarmine_n and_o say_v that_o the_o saint_n and_o faithful_a have_v the_o will_n to_o keep_v perfect_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n but_o they_o have_v not_o the_o power_n and_o strength_n to_o do_v they_o and_o that_o will_v we_o verify_v by_o saint_n paul_n say_v of_o himself_o 7.18_o himself_o rom._n 7.18_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o i_o but_o how_o to_o perform_v that_o 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