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to_o admiration_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o require_v imitation_n but_o only_o this_o one_o attribute_n of_o sanctity_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o do_v proceed_v from_o this_o or_o be_v like_a unto_o this_o for_o as_o christ_n say_v not_o disce_fw-la à _fw-la i_o mundos_fw-la fabric_n be_v atque_fw-la mortuos_fw-la suscitare_fw-la learn_v of_o i_o to_o create_v world_n or_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a man_n out_o of_o their_o grave_n say_v s._n augustine_n but_o learn_v of_o i_o to_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n math._n 11._o so_o god_n say_v not_o be_v infinite_a be_v eternal_a be_v omnipotent_a but_o be_v you_o holy_a be_v you_o pure_a be_v you_o clean_o because_o i_o be_o holy_a i_o be_o pure_a and_o i_o be_o clean_a wherefore_o belove_a brethren_n let_v we_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n 1._o god_n that_o be_v sanctity_n and_o purity_n itself_o 2._o the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o live_v heretofore_o in_o all_o purity_n 3._o the_o benefit_n of_o sanctity_n and_o holiness_n 1._o how_o acceptable_a it_o be_v to_o god_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d sanctity_n the_o manifold_a benefit_n of_o sanctity_n the_o very_a heaven_n do_v not_o so_o delight_v our_o god_n as_o the_o holiness_n and_o sanctity_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n deliciae_fw-la dei_fw-la cum_fw-la filiis_fw-la sanctis_fw-la for_o his_o only_a delight_n be_v sanctity_n and_o in_o holy_a man_n he_o love_v they_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n 2._o how_o commendable_a it_o be_v among_o all_o man_n the_o very_a wicked_a commend_v it_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ephes_n chrysost_n in_o c._n 4._o ad_fw-la ephes_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o sanctity_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o the_o very_a contemner_n thereof_o admire_v it_o and_o sin_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o the_o very_a sinner_n themselves_o condemn_v it_o say_v s._n chrysostome_n 3._o how_o comfortable_a it_o be_v to_o the_o saint_n themselves_o it_o make_v they_o neither_o desirous_a to_o live_v nor_o yet_o afraid_a to_o die_v missatriumphalem_n non_fw-la tangunt_fw-la fulmina_fw-la laurum_fw-la their_o sanctity_n do_v so_o settle_v they_o in_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n that_o all_o the_o thunder_n of_o this_o world_n can_v never_o shake_v they_o sed_fw-la mens_fw-la immota_fw-la manet_fw-la for_o this_o root_v they_o here_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n &_o unit_v they_o hereafter_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v for_o evermore_o i_o say_v let_v we_o always_o set_v these_o consideration_n before_o our_o eye_n and_o i_o hope_v we_o shall_v be_v move_v thereby_o to_o study_v and_o to_o endeavour_n to_o become_v true_a saint_n in_o earth_n that_o we_o may_v be_v saint_n with_o god_n in_o heaven_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o saint_n and_o their_o description_n which_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o text_n now_o follow_v the_o second_o part_n touch_v the_o blessing_n request_v wherewith_o the_o saint_n be_v delight_v part_n 2._o grace_n be_v to_o you_o and_o peace_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o thing_n request_v these_o be_v the_o thing_n wherewith_o the_o saint_n be_v delight_v and_o yet_o that_o be_v true_a which_o the_o poet_n speak_v inueniat_fw-la quod_fw-la cuique_fw-la lubet_fw-la non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la unum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la placet_fw-la hic_fw-la spinas_fw-la colligit_fw-la ille_fw-la rosas_fw-la all_o man_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n 3_o all_o man_n be_v not_o delight_v with_o the_o same_o thing_n esay_n 3_o for_o some_o affect_v one_o thing_n some_o another_o some_o delight_n in_o bravery_n a_o vanity_n only_o fit_a for_o woman_n of_o who_o the_o prophet_n set_v down_o their_o desire_n and_o delight_n at_o large_a and_o of_o who_o the_o poet_n say_v foemina_fw-la culta_fw-la nimis_fw-la foemina_fw-la casta_fw-la minus_fw-la the_o more_o proud_a the_o less_o honest_a for_o where_o great_a pride_n be_v there_o can_v be_v but_o little_a honesty_n other_o delight_v in_o pleasure_n and_o 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civiâ_n dei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 1._o this_o may_v be_v see_v in_o those_o great_a commander_n xerxes_n bajazet_n croesus_n &_o belisarius_n to_o who_o rome_n owe_v herself_o thrice_o at_o least_o &_o yet_o at_o last_o come_v to_o date_n obolum_fw-la belisario_n and_o therefore_o how_o can_v it_o be_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v full_a danger_n all_o worldly_a thing_n be_v full_a of_o care_n and_o danger_n of_o fear_n of_o lose_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o get_v with_o such_o care_n and_o if_o they_o do_v lose_v they_o their_o sorrow_n be_v double_v for_o non_fw-la est_fw-la tanti_fw-la gaudii_fw-la excelsa_fw-la tenere_fw-la quanti_fw-la moeroris_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la excelsis_fw-la corruere_fw-la nec_fw-la tanta_fw-la gloria_fw-la sequi_fw-la potest_fw-la victoriam_fw-la quanta_fw-la ignominia_fw-la sequi_fw-la potest_fw-la rvinam_fw-la it_o can_v be_v so_o much_o joy_n to_o be_v exalt_v as_o it_o be_v grief_n to_o be_v deject_a nor_o so_o much_o glory_n to_o triumph_v as_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o be_v vanquish_v say_v s._n ambrose_n and_o therefore_o jam_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la culmina_fw-la rerum_fw-la ruffin_n claud._n l._n 1._o in_o ruffin_n iniustos_fw-la crcuisse_fw-la queror_fw-la tolluntur_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsu_fw-la maiore_fw-la ruant_fw-la it_o grieve_v i_o nor_o say_v claudian_n that_o wicked_a man_n be_v hoist_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o all_o prosperity_n that_o their_o fall_n may_v be_v the_o more_o grievous_a into_o the_o depth_n of_o misery_n and_o so_o you_o see_v that_o ipse_fw-la mundi_fw-la qualiscunque_fw-la status_fw-la plus_fw-la anxietatis_fw-la quam_fw-la iucunditatis_fw-la habet_fw-la that_o prosperity_n and_o sublimity_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n have_v more_o anxiety_n and_o grief_n than_o joy_n or_o comfort_v annex_v to_o they_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o joy_n yet_o praeterit_fw-la iucunditas_fw-la non_fw-la 113._o bern._n fp._n 113._o redditura_fw-la &_o manet_fw-la anxietas_fw-la non_fw-la relictura_fw-la the_o little_a joy_n will_v soon_o vanish_v and_o never_o return_v but_o the_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n will_v still_o increase_v and_o never_o vanish_v and_o therefore_o see_v that_o bona_fw-la huius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sunt_fw-la vanescendo_fw-la transeuntia_fw-la the_o dei_fw-la aug._n l._n 20._o c._n 3._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la good_n of_o this_o world_n be_v but_o vanity_n fly_v away_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d thing_n indifferent_a as_o the_o peripatetic_n or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d good_n not_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n but_o in_o our_o judgement_n as_o plato_n call_v they_o the_o apostle_n wish_v those_o good_n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la sine_fw-la sine_fw-la mansura_fw-la which_o shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o and_o see_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n be_v full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n he_o wish_v those_o good_n that_o may_v fill_v we_o with_o joy_n and_o comfort_n he_o leave_v wealth_n and_o plenty_n to_o the_o worldling_n and_o wish_v grace_n and_o peace_n unto_o the_o saint_n grace_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n grace_n and_o peace_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o only_a good_a thing_n life_n because_o by_o grace_n we_o have_v our_o sin_n remit_v say_v the_o gloss_n and_o be_v thereby_o free_o justify_v say_v the_o apostle_n and_o peace_n be_v the_o quiet_v of_o the_o mind_n in_o faith_n which_o the_o gloss_n term_v a_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o very_a end_n of_o all_o happiness_n that_o be_v desire_v as_o the_o prophet_n show_v sedebit_fw-la populus_fw-la mens_fw-la in_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la pacis_fw-la for_o than_o shall_v be_v perfect_a peace_n when_o the_o will_n do_v rest_v itself_o satisfy_v in_o the_o fullness_n of_o all_o good_a &_o be_v full_o free_v from_o all_o evil_a and_o so_o the_o apostle_n in_o wish_v grace_n and_o peace_n wish_v the_o α_n and_o ο_n the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o all_o spiritual_a good_a and_o because_o the_o two_o chief_a fiend_n of_o man_n be_v sin_n and_o a_o bad_a conscience_n 3_o lutherus_n in_o gal._n
time_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n they_o may_v total_o fall_v from_o grace_n or_o lose_v all_o grace_n until_o the_o same_o be_v renew_a in_o they_o again_o 3._o other_o say_v that_o those_o which_o have_v once_o receive_v grace_n can_v never_o lose_v the_o same_o final_o nor_o yet_o total_o but_o touch_v this_o point_n de_fw-fr amissione_n well_fw-mi retentione_n gratia_fw-la of_o the_o lose_n or_o retainign_a of_o grace_n i_o think_v all_o must_v confess_v that_o whosoever_o find_v grace_n that_o be_v the_o love_n and_o free_a favour_n of_o god_n can_v never_o lose_v it_o because_o this_o be_v in_o god_n reside_v and_o not_o in_o man_n and_o therefore_o be_v this_o grace_n immutable_a and_o unchangeable_a and_o so_o the_o scripture_n show_v who_o he_o loââd_v he_o love_v unto_o the_o end_n for_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v 29._o rom._n 11._o 29._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d without_o repentance_n the_o question_n therefore_o as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v of_o the_o infuse_a grace_n faith_n hope_n charity_n and_o such_o like_a whether_o a_o man_n may_v have_v these_o grace_n and_o afterward_o lose_v they_o either_o final_o or_o total_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o as_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o saint_n 1._o outward_o by_o profession_n only_o before_o the_o world_n 2._o inward_o and_o true_o before_o god_n so_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o grace_n 1._o common_a to_o all_o professor_n 2._o special_a to_o the_o elect_a only_o or_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o i_o say_v way_n god_n give_v his_o grace_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n that_o god_n give_v the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n two_o manner_n of_o way_n 1._o general_o and_o more_o remisse_o to_o all_o professor_n or_o to_o all_o that_o have_v they_o to_o make_v they_o see_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o love_n and_o to_o make_v they_o able_a thereby_o if_o they_o will_v themselves_o well_o use_v the_o same_o to_o seek_v for_o more_o grace_n to_o continue_v and_o be_v save_v or_o if_o they_o neglect_v the_o same_o to_o make_v they_o without_o excuse_n 2._o special_o and_o more_o effectual_o to_o the_o elect_n to_o make_v they_o not_o only_o to_o see_v his_o love_n but_o also_o by_o this_o more_o special_a and_o effectual_a work_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o make_v they_o continue_v therein_o and_o retain_v the_o same_o indeed_o unto_o everlasting_a life_n de._n 1._o many_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o outward_a professor_n have_v no_o true_a grace_n at_o all_o neither_o faith_n hope_n nor_o charity_n but_o only_o a_o show_n and_o a_o appearance_n of_o grace_n &_o so_o s._n gregory_n seem_v to_o affirm_v 13._o greg._n moral_a l._n 34._o c._n 13._o when_o speak_v of_o such_o man_n he_o say_v quasi_fw-la habitam_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la aute_fw-la oculos_fw-la hominum_fw-la videntur_fw-la amittere_fw-la sed_fw-la eam_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la dei_fw-la nunquam_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la they_o seem_v to_o lose_v that_o sanctity_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n but_o in_o very_a deed_n they_o never_o have_v any_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o s._n paul_n seem_v to_o mean_v the_o same_o thing_n when_o he_o say_v qui_fw-la videtur_fw-la stare_n videat_fw-la ne_fw-la cadat_fw-la he_o that_o seem_v to_o stand_v let_v he_o take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o he_o do_v not_o stand_v indeed_o but_o i_o answer_v to_o the_o say_n of_o s._n not_o whether_o the_o wicked_a and_o hypocrite_n have_v any_o true_a grace_n or_o not_o gregory_n that_o this_o and_o the_o like_a speech_n may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o feign_a show_n of_o hypocrite_n that_o do_v seek_v thereby_o to_o deceive_v the_o world_n but_o not_o of_o those_o that_o think_v themselves_o to_o have_v faith_n and_o repentance_n indeed_o and_o do_v many_o service_n unto_o god_n for_o a_o time_n until_o they_o fall_v away_o through_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o own_o flesh_n and_o that_o the_o sequent_a say_n of_o the_o apostle_n videat_fw-la ne_fw-la cadat_fw-la let_v he_o take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v do_v in_o my_o judgement_n prove_v that_o he_o do_v stand_v or_o else_o how_o can_v he_o fall_v and_o therefore_o consider_v what_o the_o scripture_n say_v ezech._n 18._o that_o the_o righteous_a may_v leave_v his_o righteousness_n that_o the_o charity_n of_o many_o shall_v wax_v cold_a mat._n 24._o 12._o 13._o that_o their_o talon_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o mat._n 25._o 29._o that_o they_o receive_v the_o word_n with_o joy_n luk._n 8._o 13._o that_o they_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a 6._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o heb._n 3._o 6._o conscience_n that_o they_o taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o have_v know_v the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n 2._o pet._n 2._o 1._o &_o vers_fw-la 20._o and_o many_o such_o like_a speech_n of_o their_o relapse_n i_o do_v not_o see_v but_o as_o their_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o truth_n 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9_o 6._o peacemaker_n between_o the_o mortal_a sinner_n and_o the_o immortal_a god_n but_o christ_n dwell_v 12._o eph._n 3._o 17._o aug._n de_fw-fr agon_n christ_n ca._n 12._o in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n say_v the_o apostle_n et_fw-la fides_fw-la est_fw-la prima_fw-la quae_fw-la subiugat_fw-la animam_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o our_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o subiect_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n say_v s._n augustine_n and_o so_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n we_o live_v by_o faith_n in_o he_o 17._o rom._n 1._o 17._o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n we_o be_v justify_v 28._o rom._n 3._o 25._o 28._o sanctify_a save_v and_o therefore_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o please_v god_n it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o 9_o act_n 15._o 9_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n for_o as_o he_o that_o believe_v 8._o ephes_n 2._o 8._o on_o he_o be_v not_o condemn_v so_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o on_o he_o be_v condemn_v already_o because_o he_o have_v not_o believe_v in_o 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