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that_o which_o thy_o be_v enjoin_v and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o that_o be_v their_o fault_n not_o the_o magistrate_n so_o do_v god_n with_o jonas_n paul_n and_o other_o so_o say_v s_n augustin_n of_o his_o own_o cirtie_a fall_v to_o donatisme_n 17._o ug_n contr_n audience_n epitome_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o that_o by_o outward_a law_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o inward_a knowledge_n and_o so_o he_o see_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o course_n that_o the_o sword_n shall_v reign_v with_o the_o word_n although_o at_o first_o he_o say_v it_o be_v his_o opinion_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v compel_v before_o he_o be_v persuade_v and_o s_o chrysostome_n say_v multi_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la cùm_fw-la virtutem_fw-la primùm_fw-la respectu_fw-la magistratus_fw-la exercuerunt_fw-la post_v etiam_fw-la illam_fw-la propter_fw-la dei_fw-la timorem_fw-la amplectuntur_fw-la 13._o a_o spist_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n 13._o many_o man_n whereas_o at_o first_o they_o be_v have_v themselves_o virtuous_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n afterward_o do_v it_o glad_o even_o for_o fear_v of_o god_n and_o in_o reverence_n of_o his_o majesty_n we_o see_v the_o judgement_n of_o this_o holy_a father_n that_o compulsion_n by_o the_o magistrate_n be_v necessary_a and_o profitable_a though_o at_o first_o it_o procure_v but_o external_a obedience_n and_o his_o reason_n which_o follow_v be_v very_o good_a crassiores_fw-la enim_fw-la say_v he_o non_fw-la adeo_fw-la futura_fw-la tangunt_fw-la atque_fw-la praesentia_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la for_o carnal_a man_n be_v not_o so_o much_o touch_v with_o future_a as_o present_a thing_n that_o be_v as_o i_o understand_v he_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v do_v not_o so_o much_o prevail_v with_o they_o as_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o magistrate_n present_o to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o epistle_n of_o s._n augustin_n be_v most_o worthy_a often_o read_v his_o 48_o epistle_n m._n yet_o force_v religion_n please_v not_o god_n s._n sure_o it_o less_o displease_v with_o one_o part_n to_o do_v my_o duty_n then_o with_o both_o part_n to_o offend_v to_o come_v to_o church_n with_o my_o body_n where_o by_o god_n grace_n i_o may_v be_v catch_v as_o s._n augustin_n be_v at_o s._n ambrose_n his_o sermon_n then_o both_o with_o body_n and_o mind_n to_o disobey_v not_o only_a prince_n but_o god_n a_o part_n of_o my_o duty_n be_v something_o though_o it_o be_v not_o all_o m._n the_o magistrate_n can_v give_v faith_n therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o compel_v to_o faith_n s._n he_o do_v not_o compel_v to_o faith_n but_o to_o the_o mean_n whereby_o god_n use_v to_o give_v say_v namely_o to_o hear_v for_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o how_o profitable_a it_o may_v be_v by_o god_n mercy_n have_v be_v already_o say_v and_o the_o word_n of_o david_n show_n when_o he_o say_v it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v in_o trouble_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o word_n of_o jeremy_n castigasti_fw-la &_o castigatus_fw-la sum_fw-la thou_o have_v chasten_v i_o and_o i_o have_v be_v chasten_v the_o word_n of_o esay_n vexatio_fw-la that_fw-mi intellectum_fw-la vexation_n and_o trouble_n work_n understanding_n the_o word_n of_o wise_a solomon_n dam_fw-la sapienti_fw-la occasionem_fw-la &_o sapientior_fw-la erit_fw-la give_v a_o wise_a man_n occasion_n and_o he_o will_v be_v wiser_n m._n why_o then_o do_v not_o christ_n compel_v any_o s._n christ_n be_v no_o magistrate_n and_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o what_o he_o may_v do_v by_o his_o office_n and_o authority_n give_v he_o by_o god_n m._n sure_o son_n great_a be_v truth_n and_o prevail_v i_o will_v trouble_v you_o no_o further_o in_o this_o matter_n s._n i_o will_v then_o dear_a mother_n shut_v it_o uppe_o with_o s._n augustin_n word_n to_o the_o donatist_n non_fw-la bene_fw-la facere_fw-la legibus_fw-la cogimini_fw-la sed_fw-la malè_fw-la facere_fw-la prohibemini_fw-la nam_fw-la bene_fw-la facere_fw-la nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la elegerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o be_v not_o compel_v by_o law_n to_o do_v well_o but_o you_o be_v forbid_v and_o hinder_v to_o do_v evil_a for_o no_o man_n can_v do_v well_o unless_o he_o willing_o do_v it_o timor_fw-la autem_fw-la paenarun_v cisi_fw-la nondum_fw-la habeat_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la bonae_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la saltem_fw-la intra_fw-la claustra_fw-la cogitationis_fw-la coercet_fw-la malam_fw-la cupiditatem_fw-la and_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n although_o it_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o the_o love_n of_o good_a conscience_n yet_o at_o least_o it_o restrain_v evil_a within_o the_o hide_a cogitation_n numquid_fw-la quia_fw-la mores_fw-la optimi_fw-la libertate_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la eliguntur_fw-la 83._o contra_fw-la petil._n l._n 2._o c._n 83._o ideò_fw-la mores_fw-la pessimi_fw-la non_fw-la legis_fw-la integritate_fw-la puniuntur_fw-la because_o good_a manner_n be_v choose_v by_o freedom_n of_o will_n therefore_o be_v not_o ill_a manner_n punish_v