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vengeance_n inflict_v upon_o they_o be_v most_o memorable_a the_o first_o of_o all_o sinner_n be_v a_o great_a saint_n in_o heaven_n the_o man_n that_o be_v our_o father_n and_o our_o parricide_n both_o together_o enod_n de_fw-fr illo_fw-la quidem_fw-la primo_fw-la homine_fw-la patre_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la quod_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la solverit_fw-la christus_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la fere_n tot_fw-la a_o consentit_fw-la quod_fw-la eam_fw-la non_fw-la inaniter_fw-la credidisse_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n epist_n 99_o ad_fw-la enod_n the_o criminal_a who_o be_v accessary_a to_o all_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o world_n the_o father_n that_o engage_v all_o his_o posterity_n in_o his_o offence_n and_o his_o punishment_n the_o rebel_n who_o make_v a_o insurrection_n of_o all_o his_o descendant_n against_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n that_o unfortunate_a chief_n who_o live_v yet_o after_o his_o death_n sin_n still_o in_o his_o member_n and_o by_o a_o 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debauch_a woman_n this_o glorious_a criminal_a who_o see_v all_o the_o vial_n of_o heaven_n pour_v down_o upon_o his_o head_n his_o kingdom_n divide_v his_o subject_n revolt_v and_o his_o own_o child_n in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o army_n against_o he_o this_o famous_a delinquent_n reign_v in_o glory_n with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n his_o tear_n have_v wash_v away_o his_o iniquity_n and_o his_o grief_n more_o powerful_a than_o his_o offence_n open_v he_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n that_o apostle_n who_o have_v receive_v so_o many_o testimony_n of_o affection_n from_o his_o master_n forsake_v he_o so_o shameful_o in_o the_o garden_n of_o gethsemane_n deny_v he_o so_o open_o in_o the_o house_n of_o caiaphas_n be_v as_o great_a in_o heaven_n as_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n the_o church_n to_o this_o day_n reverence_v his_o injunction_n the_o pope_n boast_n themselves_o his_o successor_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a glory_n in_o be_v his_o child_n that_o young_a man_n full_a of_o zeal_n and_o and_o fury_n who_o intend_v to_o strangle_v christianity_n in_o the_o very_a cradle_n who_o be_v the_o boutefew_n of_o the_o first_o persecution_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n who_o stone_a saint_n stephen_n by_o their_o hand_n who_o clothes_n he_o keep_v aug._n de_fw-fr caelum_fw-la vocavi_fw-la una_fw-la voce_fw-la percussi_fw-la alia_fw-la erexi_fw-la &_o elegi_fw-la tertia_fw-la implevi_fw-la &_o misi_fw-la quarta_fw-la liberavi_fw-la &_o coronavi_fw-la aug._n have_v find_v his_o salvation_n in_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v convert_v when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o plunge_v himself_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o first_o believer_n he_o receive_v grace_n when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o very_a point_n of_o increase_a the_o number_n of_o parricide_n in_o one_o moment_n he_o become_v a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o apostle_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o gentile_n but_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o profane_v the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o commit_v a_o sacrilege_n in_o approach_v the_o altar_n
period_n to_o his_o controversy_n he_o be_v continual_o infest_a with_o a_o domestic_a and_o intestine_a war_n though_o repentance_n subdue_v the_o body_n by_o its_o austerity_n and_o prayer_n elevate_v the_o soul_n by_o its_o rapture_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n continual_o rebel_v against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 75._o indicitur_fw-la enim_fw-la bellum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la adversus_fw-la suggestiones_fw-la diaboli_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la adversus_fw-la teipsum_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displices_fw-la jungeris_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o idoneus_fw-la eris_fw-la ad_fw-la vincendum_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la tecum_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la superat_fw-la quare_fw-la autem_fw-la permittitur_fw-la ut_fw-la diu_fw-la contra_fw-la te_fw-la litiges_fw-la donec_fw-la absorbeantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligas_fw-la in_o te_fw-la poenam_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o te_fw-la ex_fw-la teipso_fw-la est_fw-la flagellum_fw-la tuum_fw-la est_fw-la rixa_fw-la tua_fw-la tecum_fw-la sic_fw-la vindicatur_fw-la in_o rebellem_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la sit_fw-la sibi_fw-la bellum_fw-la qui_fw-la pacem_fw-la noluit_fw-la habere_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 75._o the_o great_a saint_n complain_v of_o these_o disorder_n and_o wish_v a_o end_n of_o their_o life_n to_o find_v a_o end_n of_o their_o conflict_n the_o internal_a peace_n that_o always_o accompany_v a_o good_a conscience_n be_v not_o able_a to_o reconcile_v these_o two_o enemy_n and_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o peace_n and_o war_n will_v soon_o shake_v hand_n in_o a_o kingdom_n than_o concupiscence_n and_o charity_n in_o a_o christian_n but_o certain_o i_o never_o wonder_v at_o his_o discord_n since_o he_o have_v two_o father_n two_o birth_n and_o two_o principle_n he_o have_v two_o father_n because_o he_o come_v from_o adam_n and_o from_o jesus_n christ_n and_o derive_v from_o one_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n he_o derive_v from_o the_o other_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n thus_o by_o a_o strange_a wonder_n he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n innocent_a and_o guilty_a he_o hope_v for_o heaven_n as_o his_o inheritance_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o hell_n as_o the_o place_n of_o his_o torment_n and_o pursue_v the_o several_a interest_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o these_o two_o parent_n he_o be_v toss_v continual_o between_o hope_n and_o fear_n he_o be_v 299._o be_v primus_fw-la homo_fw-la adam_n sic_fw-la olim_fw-la defunctus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la post_fw-la illum_fw-la secundus_fw-la sit_fw-la homo_fw-la christus_fw-la cum_fw-la tot_fw-la hominum_fw-la millia_fw-la inter_fw-la illum_fw-la &_o hunc_fw-la orta_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la manifestum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la omnem_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la successione_n propagatur_fw-la &_o nascitur_fw-la sicut_fw-la ad_fw-la istum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la gratiae_fw-la largitate_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la renascitur_fw-la unde_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la totum_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la sint_fw-la homines_fw-la duo_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o secundus_fw-la exit_fw-la scent_n prosp_n 299._o adam_n and_o jesus_n both_o together_o in_o his_o person_n he_o unite_v their_o name_n aswell_o as_o their_o quality_n he_o resent_v their_o diverse_a inclination_n and_o hold_v something_o of_o these_o two_o father_n he_o bear_v the_o crime_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o innocence_n of_o the_o other_o they_o reign_n successive_o in_o his_o person_n and_o the_o chief_a employment_n of_o his_o life_n be_v to_o make_v the_o first_o die_v and_o the_o second_o live_v this_o parricide_n be_v innocent_a all_o christian_n be_v oblige_v to_o commit_v it_o neither_o do_v jesus_n christ_n acknowledge_v they_o for_o his_o child_n who_o endeavour_v not_o to_o strangle_v this_o father_n who_o make_v they_o liable_a to_o death_n before_o he_o entitle_v they_o to_o life_n they_o can_v dispense_v with_o themselves_o from_o this_o murder_n and_o whosoever_o spare_v adam_n in_o his_o person_n give_v evidence_n he_o have_v no_o mind_n that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v reign_v there_o adam_n himself_o allow_v of_o this_o cruelty_n in_o heaven_n where_o he_o now_o triumph_v among_o the_o angel_n he_o desire_v to_o die_v in_o his_o child_n that_o he_o may_v see_v he_o live_v there_o who_o have_v repair_v his_o breach_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v trouble_v his_o happiness_n it_o will_v be_v this_o that_o he_o see_v his_o sin_n still_o to_o reign_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o he_o stifle_v christ_n in_o their_o soul_n and_o make_v he_o suffer_v death_n upon_o earth_n by_o who_o benefit_n he_o enjoy_v life_n in_o heaven_n he_o complain_v that_o he_o can_v utter_o perish_v in_o his_o offspring_n that_o he_o reign_v there_o to_o this_o day_n against_o his_o will_n and_o that_o for_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n whereof_o he_o make_v they_o stand_v convict_v before_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o continue_v to_o make_v he_o guilty_a after_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o nothing_o afflict_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o behold_v sin_n in_o some_o sort_n more_o powerful_a than_o grace_n that_o the_o one_o overspread_v all_o mankind_n the_o other_o only_o the_o 13._o the_o contra_fw-la carnis_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la ità _fw-la confligunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la non_fw-la ei_fw-la consentientes_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la ejus_fw-la motibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la repugnantibus_fw-la resistunt_fw-la non_fw-la careant_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la aug._n l._n 1._o retra_fw-la cap._n 13._o faithful_a that_o sin_n oftentimes_o destroy_v all_o grace_n but_o grace_n can_v never_o whole_o destroy_v all_o sin_n last_o that_o adam_n utter_o exterminate_v jesus_n christ_n and_o jesus_n christ_n can_v never_o perfect_o slay_v adam_n these_o two_o father_n be_v convey_v to_o their_o posterity_n by_o two_o different_a production_n the_o first_o be_v shameful_a and_o guilty_a the_o second_o be_v glorious_a and_o innocent_a the_o first_o be_v inseparable_a from_o sin_n for_o though_o it_o be_v noble_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v always_o ignominious_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o though_o it_o appear_v innocent_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n it_o be_v always_o criminal_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o angel_n the_o saint_n acknowledge_v it_o with_o grief_n and_o though_o the_o issue_n of_o lawful_a bed_n they_o cease_v not_o to_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v 50._o be_v nunquid_fw-la david_n de_fw-la adulterio_fw-la natus_fw-la erat_fw-la de_fw-fr jesse_n viro_fw-la justo_fw-la &_o conjuge_fw-la ipsius_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la se_fw-la dicit_fw-la in_o iniquitate_fw-la conceptum_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la trahitur_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la ex_fw-la adam_n aug._n in_o ps_n 50._o bear_v in_o sin_n the_o second_o be_v ever_o join_v with_o grace_n it_o give_v we_o god_n for_o our_o father_n the_o church_n for_o our_o mother_n and_o heaven_n for_o our_o inheritance_n we_o can_v better_o express_v their_o difference_n then_o in_o the_o word_n of_o st._n augustine_n man_n augustine_n duae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nativitates_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-fr carne_n alia_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la mortalitate_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la masculo_fw-la &_o foemina_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la aug._n tract_n 11._o in_o joan._n sicut_fw-la eos_fw-la vita_fw-la spiritus_fw-la regenerate_v sideles_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la sic_fw-la eos_fw-la corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la in_o adam_n generate_fw-la peccatores_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la carnalis_fw-la generatio_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la illa_fw-la facit_fw-la filios_fw-la carnis_fw-la haec_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la mortis_fw-la haec_fw-la 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glossa_fw-la ordinar_fw-mi in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la garment_n be_v the_o ornament_n and_o shelter_n of_o a_o man_n it_o cover_v his_o shame_n and_o protect_v he_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o weather_n so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o glory_n and_o guard_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o have_v deliver_v from_o the_o confusion_n that_o accompany_v sin_n he_o defend_v against_o the_o assault_n of_o temptation_n and_o bestow_v upon_o he_o vigour_n and_o beauty_n thereby_o to_o render_v he_o a_o complete_a work_n but_o as_o all_o grace_n in_o christianity_n be_v mix_v with_o pain_n the_o christian_a according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n if_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v perfect_a must_v die_v with_o christ_n death_n must_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o life_n whosoever_o say_v he_o be_v baptize_v into_o jesus_n christ_n be_v baptize_v into_o his_o death_n all_o that_o we_o be_v of_o christian_n we_o have_v by_o be_v 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do_v jesus_n christ_n make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o cross_n but_o thereby_o to_o make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o glory_n the_o tomb_n be_v a_o step_n to_o our_o birth_n like_o the_o phoenix_n we_o find_v life_n in_o our_o ash_n and_o by_o a_o wonderful_a prodigy_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o sinner_n become_v the_o cradle_n of_o the_o believer_n for_o the_o christian_n receive_v a_o be_v in_o baptism_n according_a as_o he_o expire_v there_o and_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n death_n be_v the_o midwife_n of_o life_n all_o the_o father_n speak_v the_o same_o dialect_n with_o s._n paul_n temp._n baptismus_fw-la christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la sepultura_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la peccatis_fw-la morimur_fw-la criminibus_fw-la sepelimur_fw-la &_o veteris_fw-la hominis_fw-la conscientia_fw-la in_o alteram_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la rediviva_fw-la infantia_fw-la reparamur_fw-la baptismus_fw-la inquam_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la vobis_fw-la sepultura_fw-la quia_fw-la ibi_fw-la 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be_v a_o tomb_n wherein_o we_o be_v bury_v and_o a_o cradle_n wherein_o we_o be_v bear_v again_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a dormitory_n where_o receive_v a_o death_n beneficial_a we_o receive_v withal_o a_o life_n far_o more_o glorious_a and_o where_o leave_v off_o to_o be_v sinner_n we_o begin_v to_o be_v innocent_n in_o this_o it_o be_v that_o i_o admire_v the_o providence_n of_o the_o son_n
of_o god_n who_o make_v use_v of_o sin_n to_o destroy_v sin_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n de_fw-fr peccato_fw-la damnavit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la and_o change_v his_o death_n into_o a_o sacrifice_n make_v it_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o all_o our_o iniquity_n for_o if_o baptism_n make_v we_o die_v to_o sin_n it_o be_v upon_o no_o other_o ground_n but_o because_o it_o imprint_n in_o our_o soul_n the_o merit_n and_o image_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o a_o invisible_a but_o a_o true_a and_o real_a grace_n work_v in_o we_o a_o desire_n to_o part_v with_o all_o that_o be_v derive_v from_o adam_n this_o make_v the_o 7._o the_o infelix_fw-la ego_fw-la homo_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o liberabit_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la mortis_fw-la huius_fw-la rom._n 7._o saint_n that_o they_o can_v endure_v the_o rebellion_n of_o concupiscence_n that_o they_o employ_v all_o their_o strength_n to_o smother_v these_o embryo_n that_o be_v true_a to_o grace_n they_o resist_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o its_o enemy_n groan_v when_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o follow_v or_o suffer_v his_o disorder_n they_o know_v that_o christ_n die_v to_o oblige_v they_o to_o die_v to_o sin_n that_o he_o be_v not_o nail_v to_o the_o cross_n but_o to_o crucify_v they_o to_o the_o world_n nor_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_n but_o that_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v their_o sepulchre_n all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 3_o crucifixus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la crucifigamini_fw-la mundo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la moriamini_fw-la peccato_fw-la &_o saeculo_fw-la &_o vivatis_fw-la deo_fw-la sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la consepeliamini_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la apostolo_n dicente_fw-la consepulti_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la ille_fw-la semel_fw-la surgens_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la moritur_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la vetustate_fw-la mortalitatis_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la mortificati_fw-la &_o vitale_fw-it indumentum_fw-la induti_fw-la non_fw-la iterum_fw-la per_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la retrahamiâi_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr expos_n orat._n dom._n &_o symbol_n serm._n 3_o displease_v they_o diversion_n be_v their_o torment_n that_o which_o be_v a_o recreation_n to_o sinner_n afflict_v they_o and_o know_v very_o well_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n they_o endeavour_v to_o fulfil_v it_o even_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o own_o life_n saint_n augustine_n entertain_v the_o catechumeni_fw-la heretofore_o with_o these_o obligation_n and_o expound_v to_o they_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n teach_v they_o that_o baptism_n engage_v they_o in_o death_n jesus_n christ_n say_v he_o be_v crucify_v that_o you_o may_v be_v so_o to_o the_o world_n he_o suffer_v death_n that_o you_o may_v die_v to_o sin_n he_o be_v bury_v that_o you_o may_v be_v together_o with_o he_o and_o have_v put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n adam_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o new_a man_n jesus_n christ_n you_o may_v die_v no_o more_o in_o your_o soul_n by_o sin_n all_o the_o other_o father_n speak_v the_o same_o language_n teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o death_n and_o a_o life_n hide_v in_o baptism_n produce_v real_a effect_n in_o our_o soul_n thence_o arise_v the_o inclination_n all_o christian_n have_v to_o die_v and_o to_o live_v thence_o proceed_v those_o obstinate_a conflict_n they_o entertain_v self-love_n with_o thence_o spring_v those_o violent_a desire_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v be_v no_o long_o subject_n to_o their_o tyranny_n but_o because_o this_o mystery_n very_o much_o concern_v our_o salvation_n it_o deserve_v a_o more_o ample_a explication_n from_o we_o that_o we_o may_v disclose_v the_o truth_n and_o obligation_n that_o lie_v wrap_v up_o in_o it_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v willing_a that_o as_o his_o death_n be_v the_o principle_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o example_n of_o our_o salvation_n as_o he_o die_v to_o deliver_v we_o he_o will_v have_v we_o die_v to_o honour_v he_o and_o as_o he_o enter_v not_o into_o glory_n but_o by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cross_n neither_o must_v we_o pass_v to_o the_o resurrection_n but_o by_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_a he_o die_v say_v the_o great_a apostle_n that_o by_o his_o death_n he_o may_v ruin_v the_o empire_n of_o sin_n he_o die_v that_o lose_v all_o the_o imperfection_n he_o draw_v from_o adam_n he_o may_v rise_v again_o to_o life_n everlasting_a he_o die_v that_o satisfy_v his_o father_n we_o may_v be_v no_o long_o responsible_a to_o his_o justice_n all_o these_o consideration_n oblige_v we_o to_o die_v in_o baptism_n epiphan_n pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la vivunt_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la vivre_fw-fr sed_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la ipsis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la debet_fw-la ergo_fw-la vita_fw-la hominis_fw-la in_o se_fw-la deficere_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la proficere_fw-la ut_fw-la dicat_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolo_n vivo_fw-la ego_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la aug._n serm._n de_fw-fr epiphan_n if_o we_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o jesus_n christ_n we_o must_v destroy_v sin_n by_o death_n that_o die_v we_o may_v be_v bear_v again_o and_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o our_o death_n we_o may_v be_v change_v into_o spotless_a victim_n but_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o die_v but_o be_v willing_a to_o join_v the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o grave_n to_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o death_n lyra._n sicut_fw-la christus_fw-la sepultus_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la sic_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la mergitur_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la nicol._n de_fw-fr lyra._n because_o there_o be_v a_o second_o punishment_n of_o sin_n comprise_v in_o those_o word_n of_o our_o arrest_n dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v he_o 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nisi_fw-la damnandis_fw-la operibus_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la vivere_fw-la nihil_fw-la concupiscere_fw-la carnaliter_fw-la nihil_fw-la ambire_fw-la sicut_fw-la qui_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la carne_fw-la nulli_fw-la detrahit_fw-la nullum_fw-la aversatur_fw-la prosp_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la contempt_n c._n 21_o he_o have_v now_o no_o ear_n to_o hear_v calumny_n no_o eye_n to_o gaze_v upon_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o earth_n no_o desire_n nor_o pretension_n after_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o death_n be_v attend_v with_o a_o funeral_n he_o protest_v aloud_o that_o he_o have_v renounce_v all_o hope_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n the_o second_o condition_n of_o this_o state_n be_v the_o duration_n that_o go_v along_o with_o it_o for_o though_o death_n be_v eternal_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o creature_n nor_o can_v any_o but_o a_o almighty_a power_n reunite_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n when_o once_o separate_v yet_o there_o seem_v to_o remain_v some_o faint_a hope_n as_o long_o as_o the_o body_n be_v not_o commit_v to_o the_o grave_n we_o watch_v it_o to_o see_v if_o that_o which_o appear_v a_o death_n be_v but_o a_o swoon_n or_o trance_n and_o there_o have_v be_v those_o that_o have_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o the_o same_o day_n without_o a_o miracle_n but_o when_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n droop_a nature_n be_v then_o past_a all_o hope_n this_o dismal_a abode_n have_v no_o intercourse_n with_o life_n it_o be_v a_o everlasting_a habitation_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o return_n but_o by_o a_o prodigy_n 48._o sepulchra_fw-la eorum_fw-la domus_fw-la illorum_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la jam_fw-la quia_fw-la constructa_fw-la sunt_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la domus_fw-la sunt_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la ibi_fw-la semper_fw-la crunt_fw-la ideo_fw-la domus_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 48._o it_o be_v the_o place_n where_o worm_n serve_v for_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n discharge_v their_o 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instruct_v they_o that_o this_o death_n ought_v to_o be_v immortal_a that_o the_o divorce_n which_o they_o have_v make_v with_o the_o world_n can_v admit_v of_o no_o accommodation_n and_o that_o a_o departure_n accompany_v with_o so_o solemn_a a_o funeral_n shall_v in_o all_o reason_n extinguish_v the_o desire_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o life_n of_o adam_n final_o the_o last_o condition_n of_o a_o burial_n be_v the_o oblivion_n of_o the_o world_n for_o notwithstanding_o man_n desire_v to_o live_v after_o death_n whereof_o those_o proud_a mausolaeum_n they_o erect_v to_o their_o ash_n be_v a_o witness_n as_o vain_a as_o it_o be_v confident_a senec._n postquam_fw-la per_fw-la mille_fw-la indignitates_fw-la ad_fw-la dignitates_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la miserable_fw-la subit_fw-la eos_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la laborasse_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o titulum_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la senec._n and_o that_o the_o care_n they_o take_v for_o their_o obsequy_n give_v testimony_n they_o will_v be_v think_v to_o live_v still_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n nevertheless_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o tomb_n be_v the_o chamber_n of_o forgetfulness_n that_o they_o steal_v out_o of_o our_o remembrance_n those_o they_o cover_v and_o that_o contrary_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o bvilder_n they_o many_o time_n together_o with_o their_o body_n lay_v a_o stone_n upon_o their_o name_n and_o memory_n too_o the_o holy_a scripture_n who_o plainness_n of_o expression_n have_v not_o whole_o abandon_v the_o figure_n of_o eloquence_n call_v grave_n the_o receptacle_n of_o oblivion_n 30._o oblivioni_fw-la datus_fw-la sum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la mortuus_fw-la à _fw-la cord_n psal_n 30._o discipline_v we_o by_o so_o elegant_a a_o metaphor_n that_o the_o sepulchre_n draw_v a_o black_a line_n over_o the_o glory_n of_o mortal_n and_o death_n have_v spoil_v they_o of_o their_o life_n take_v pleasure_n still_o to_o plunder_v their_o reputation_n as_o the_o christian_n be_v entomb_v so_o ought_v he_o 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as_o christ_n by_o his_o death_n enter_v into_o a_o new_a life_n the_o cross_n contribute_v to_o his_o glory_n nor_o be_v heaven_n open_v to_o he_o but_o through_o the_o passage_n of_o shame_n and_o grief_n so_o the_o christian_a in_o death_n embrace_v life_n and_o in_o the_o grave_n find_v a_o new_a conception_n he_o be_v quicken_v with_o a_o new_a spirit_n in_o baptism_n he_o taste_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n there_o and_o the_o grace_n he_o receive_v in_o that_o holy_a sacrament_n be_v not_o only_o a_o earnest_n but_o a_o antepast_n and_o prelibation_n of_o glory_n his_o life_n be_v answerable_a to_o his_o dignity_n have_v god_n for_o his_o father_n his_o pretension_n must_v needs_o be_v high_a and_o despise_v whatever_o the_o world_n can_v promise_v he_o aspire_v at_o no_o less_o than_o the_o felicity_n of_o angel_n this_o be_v the_o consolation_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o their_o trouble_n it_o be_v the_o reason_n the_o great_a apostle_n make_v use_v of_o to_o sweeten_v his_o travel_n and_o as_o often_o as_o persecution_n flat_n our_o spirit_n he_o endeavour_v to_o raise_v they_o up_o again_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o recompense_n that_o be_v prepare_v for_o we_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o life_n lie_v secret_a undiscovered_a the_o precedent_a death_n be_v much_o more_o visible_a and_o apparent_a you_o be_v dead_a say_v the_o apostle_n and_o your_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n our_o misery_n be_v public_a our_o advantage_n walk_v in_o the_o dark_a man_n see_v what_o we_o suffer_v but_o doubt_v of_o what_o we_o hope_v for_o 36._o mortui_fw-la estis_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la vestra_fw-la abscondita_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la quomodo_fw-la videutur_fw-la arbores_fw-la per_fw-la hyemem_fw-la quasi_fw-la aridae_fw-la quasi_fw-la mortuae_fw-la ergo_fw-la quae_fw-la spes_fw-la si_fw-mi mortui_fw-la sumus_fw-la intus_fw-la est_fw-la radix_fw-la ibi_fw-la radix_fw-la nostra_fw-la ibi_fw-la vita_fw-la nostra_fw-la ibi_fw-la charitas_fw-la nostra_fw-la quando_fw-la autem_fw-la ver_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quando_fw-la aestas_fw-la nostra_fw-la quando_fw-la circumvestit_fw-la dignitas_fw-la foliorum_fw-la &_o ubertas_fw-la frucluum_fw-la quando_fw-la hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la audi_fw-la quod_fw-la sequrtur_fw-la cùm_fw-la christus_fw-la apparuerit_fw-la vita_fw-la vestra_fw-la tunc_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la apparebitis_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la in_o gloria_fw-la aug._n in_o ps_n 36._o and_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o infidel_n our_o religion_n pass_v for_o a_o imposture_n because_o the_o good_a thing_n it_o promise_v be_v invisible_a but_o the_o evil_n it_o threaten_v be_v sensible_a and_o present_a we_o be_v say_v s._n augustine_n like_o those_o great_a tree_n which_o during_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o winter_n be_v naked_a of_o all_o their_o leaf_n their_o life_n be_v enclose_v in_o their_o root_n their_o vigour_n be_v retire_v into_o their_o sap_n and_o all_o the_o soul_n and_o vegetation_n they_o have_v be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n but_o their_o death_n be_v conspicuous_a every_o branch_n publish_v it_o and_o all_o the_o bavock_n winter_n have_v make_v they_o feel_v be_v so_o many_o argument_n to_o make_v we_o doubt_v of_o their_o life_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o christian_n they_o be_v dead_a and_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o their_o life_n be_v in_o a_o cloud_n their_o death_n manifest_a the_o persecution_n they_o suffer_v the_o temptation_n they_o contest_v with_o the_o conflict_n they_o undergo_v persuade_v infidel_n that_o their_o life_n be_v but_o a_o languish_a and_o doleful_a death_n but_o their_o vigour_n be_v over-shadowed_n their_o beauty_n be_v like_a that_o of_o the_o spouse_n who_o advantage_n be_v the_o fruit_n rather_o of_o her_o mind_n then_o of_o her_o body_n their_o glory_n be_v retreat_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n and_o as_o the_o spring_n must_v needs_o return_v to_o convince_v the_o ignorant_a that_o a_o tree_n that_o have_v lose_v his_o leaf_n be_v not_o dead_a so_o must_v the_o general_a resurrection_n happen_v to_o assure_v unbeliever_n that_o a_o christian_n persecute_v by_o the_o world_n be_v alive_a with_o christ_n in_o god_n let_v we_o die_v therefore_o with_o he_o if_o we_o mean_v to_o live_v with_o he_o and_o to_o end_v this_o discourse_n with_o the_o word_n of_o s._n gregory_n cite_v by_o s._n augustine_n aug._n *_o cum_fw-la christo_fw-la ergo_fw-la nascamur_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la crucifigamur_fw-la &_o consepcliamur_fw-la ei_fw-la in_o mortem_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la etiam_fw-la resurgamus_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la greg._n citat_fw-la ab_fw-la aug._n let_v we_o be_v bear_v with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o baptism_n die_v with_o he_o upon_o the_o cross_n be_v bury_v with_o he_o in_o the_o tomb_n that_o we_o may_v rise_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n and_o that_o from_o this_o present_a receive_v the_o pledge_n of_o his_o promise_n we_o may_v in_o the_o same_o sacrament_n find_v a_o birth_n join_v with_o death_n and_o a_o resurrection_n with_o a_o funeral_n the_o four_o discourse_n that_o grace_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o christian_a in_o his_o regeneration_n as_o sin_n be_v communicate_v to_o man_n in_o his_o generation_n though_o providence_n display_v its_o banner_n in_o all_o the_o occurrence_n of_o our_o life_n and_o there_o be_v no_o moment_n wherein_o we_o may_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o its_o dispensation_n yet_o i_o think_v it_o never_o appear_v with_o great_a lustre_n vinceretur_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ligno_fw-la vincebat_fw-la in_o ligno_fw-la quoque_fw-la vinceretur_fw-la then_o when_o from_o our_o fall_n it_o raise_v our_o salvation_n or_o make_v use_v of_o a_o remedy_n that_o have_v some_o resemblance_n with_o our_o disease_n thus_o we_o see_v it_o make_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n serviceable_a to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o martyr_n employ_v a_o man_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o all_o man_n that_o their_o fall_n and_o recovery_n may_v have_v the_o same_o principle_n it_o be_v adam_n that_o destroy_v we_o 6._o debitum_fw-la quidem_z adae_fw-la tantum_fw-la erat_fw-la ut_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la deberet_fw-la solvere_fw-la nifi_n homo_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la ita_fw-la opus_fw-la
a_o virgin_n this_o prerogative_n have_v repair_v the_o scandal_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o if_o some_o impious_a wretch_n have_v think_v mean_o of_o he_o when_o they_o know_v he_o suffer_v upon_o a_o gibbet_n they_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o high_o admire_v he_o when_o they_o learn_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o son_n honour_v temp._n honour_v nobilitas_fw-la fuit_fw-la nascentis_fw-la in_o virginitate_fw-la parientis_fw-la et_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la parientis_fw-la in_o divinitate_fw-la nascentis_fw-la aug._n serm._n 30._o de_fw-fr temp._n his_o mother_n by_o his_o divinity_n the_o mother_n honour_v her_o son_n by_o her_o virginity_n final_o they_o think_v if_o god_n must_v have_v a_o mother_n she_o must_v be_v a_o virgin_n and_o if_o a_o virgin_n must_v have_v a_o son_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o god_n though_o this_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a a_o privilege_n that_o christ_n never_o communicate_v 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victoriam_fw-la
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parricide_n just_a as_o he_o be_v our_o parent_n and_o which_o puzzle_v all_o philosophy_n he_o commit_v as_o many_o murder_n as_o his_o posterity_n beget_v child_n in_o this_o deplorable_a condition_n as_o baptism_n find_v we_o it_o not_o only_o give_v we_o life_n but_o restore_v it_o nor_o be_v it_o mere_o our_o birth_n but_o our_o resurrection_n this_o be_v it_o that_o st._n augustine_n with_o no_o less_o eloquence_n than_o learning_n deliver_v when_o he_o say_v tempore_fw-la resurrecturum_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la iâ_n saeculi_fw-la consummatione_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la nunc_fw-la resurgit_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la suscitandus_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la populus_fw-la dei_fw-la post_fw-la soporem_fw-la nunc_fw-la suscitandus_fw-la post_fw-la infidelitatem_fw-la liberandus_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la à _fw-la mortali_fw-la conditione_n nunc_fw-la liberatur_fw-la ab_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la caecitate_fw-la renasciturus_fw-la tunc_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la nunc_fw-la renascitur_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la august_n serm._n 163._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la that_o the_o church_n acknowledge_v two_o resurrection_n in_o the_o world_n the_o first_o be_v in_o baptism_n the_o second_o will_v be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o the_o christian_n shall_v then_o awake_v from_o their_o long_a sleep_n which_o
we_o cease_v not_o to_o have_v just_a apprehension_n of_o our_o fall_n for_o though_o god_n never_o forsake_v the_o sinner_n till_o the_o sinner_n first_o forsake_v he_o though_o he_o be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n nor_o be_v ever_o want_v to_o the_o treaty_n he_o make_v with_o we_o in_o baptism_n nevertheless_o there_o remain_v in_o we_o a_o wretched_a faintness_n that_o so_o weaken_v we_o in_o temptation_n that_o without_o a_o continue_a assistance_n of_o grace_n we_o can_v hope_v for_o victory_n concupiscence_n always_o side_n with_o sin_n it_o labour_v to_o revive_v what_o it_o first_o give_v birth_n to_o and_o overspreading_a all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n it_o solicit_v all_o of_o they_o to_o rise-against_a grace_n its_o fruitfulness_n be_v equal_a to_o its_o malice_n it_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o when_o temptation_n hatch_v they_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o whereof_o man_n may_v not_o become_v guilty_a as_o long_o as_o he_o carry_v about_o he_o this_o enemy_n his_o salvation_n be_v in_o danger_n he_o groan_v under_o its_o tyranny_n and_o know_v that_o there_o want_v but_o one_o mere_a act_n of_o the_o will_v to_o be_v the_o midwife_n to_o sin_n he_o will_v willing_o not_o be_v free_a that_o he_o may_v not_o become_v criminal_a for_o all_o theologic_n confess_v that_o concupiscence_n be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o baptism_n that_o it_o be_v leave_v with_o the_o faithful_a to_o exercise_v they_o that_o it_o continual_o provoke_v they_o to_o evil_a that_o it_o contribute_v as_o often_o to_o their_o fall_n as_o to_o their_o glory_n and_o if_o it_o increase_v their_o merit_n it_o swell_v their_o danger_n though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sin_n in_o christian_n it_o keep_v they_o still_o in_o breath_n they_o be_v equal_o afraid_a of_o its_o smile_n and_o of_o its_o frown_n and_o whether_o it_o flatter_v or_o frighten_v they_o have_v still_o reason_n to_o fear_v lest_o it_o render_v then_o delinquent_n in_o a_o word_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sad_a condition_n for_o a_o man_n always_o to_o carry_v his_o enemy_n in_o his_o bosom_n to_o be_v oblige_v to_o fight_v without_o any_o assurance_n of_o get_v the_o better_a and_o to_o know_v that_o grace_n with_o all_o its_o supply_n may_v enfeeble_v he_o but_o never_o utter_o defeat_v he_o if_o man_n account_v himself_o miserable_a in_o nature_n because_o he_o carry_v the_o principle_n of_o his_o death_n in_o himself_o and_o that_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o element_n which_o make_v he_o live_v must_v one_o day_n make_v he_o die_v be_v not_o the_o christian_a very_o unhappy_a in_o grace_n itself_o when_o he_o see_v how_o he_o bear_v about_o the_o source_n of_o sin_n in_o his_o soul_n that_o baptism_n set_v he_o not_o free_a from_o slavery_n that_o virtue_n engage_v he_o to_o fight_v and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o hope_n promise_v he_o victory_n fear_n appall_v he_o with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o defeat_n this_o vexation_n be_v redouble_v by_o a_o troublesome_a division_n which_o his_o second_o birth_n have_v not_o compose_v for_o the_o christian_n be_v unfortunate_o part_v between_o concupiscence_n and_o grace_n he_o never_o sight_n with_o his_o full_a strength_n and_o when_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o obey_v charity_n there_o be_v always_o some_o part_n of_o himself_o that_o hold_v with_o his_o enemy_n the_o flesh_n always_o face_v the_o spirit_n man_n be_v the_o theatre_n of_o this_o dreadful_a combat_n he_o can_v disarm_v those_o that_o trouble_v his_o rest_n though_o he_o sometime_o prevail_v over_o they_o he_o fear_v lest_o rally_v their_o force_n they_o triumph_v over_o their_o conqueror_n it_o be_v this_o inseparable_a misfortune_n of_o the_o christian_a that_o make_v s._n paul_n sigh_n it_o be_v this_o potent_a enemy_n that_o make_v he_o long_o for_o death_n and_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v better_o die_v then_o sin_n he_o desire_v to_o lose_v his_o life_n to_o preserve_v his_o integrity_n but_o admit_v the_o christian_a be_v deliver_v from_o concupiscence_n that_o torment_v he_o and_o from_o sedition_n that_o divide_v he_o he_o be_v still_o exercise_v by_o another_o trial_n which_o baptism_n leave_v he_o to_o grapple_v with_o for_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o illusion_n error_n as_o well_o as_o truth_n steal_v into_o his_o understanding_n his_o giddy_a and_o unfaithful_a sense_n side_n more_o with_o wickedness_n then_o with_o grace_n and_o these_o party_n for_o the_o most_o part_n hold_v intelligence_n with_o the_o devil_n threaten_v he_o with_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n it_o be_v by_o this_o gate_n that_o the_o devil_n surprise_v the_o will_n it_o be_v by_o our_o eye_n or_o by_o our_o ear_n that_o he_o seduce_v we_o and_o have_v these_o rebel_n always_o at_o his_o devotion_n we_o need_v not_o wonder_v if_o he_o gain_v so_o many_o victory_n against_o we_o when_o he_o tempt_v our_o first_o father_n in_o paradise_n he_o set_v upon_o a_o place_n where_o he_o have_v no_o intelligence_n the_o sense_n do_v not_o all_o assist_v he_o against_o the_o intellectual_a faculty_n nor_o passion_n against_o reason_n man_n force_n be_v unite_v and_o when_o his_o will_n pronounce_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n he_o find_v as_o many_o minister_n to_o execute_v it_o as_o he_o have_v faculty_n but_o now_o he_o have_v scarce_o any_o member_n which_o be_v not_o instrumental_a to_o his_o enemy_n his_o grace_n though_o never_o so_o powerful_a stamp_v no_o faithfulness_n upon_o the_o sense_n nor_o obedience_n upon_o the_o passion_n he_o have_v no_o submission_n but_o by_o violence_n and_o reign_v in_o a_o state_n where_o concupiscence_n live_v still_o he_o meet_v with_o more_o rebel_n than_o subject_n all_o his_o stability_n consist_v in_o grace_n instruct_v by_o the_o defeat_n of_o adam_n he_o have_v recourse_n to_o his_o divine_a redeemer_n and_o know_v very_o well_o that_o his_o force_n be_v weaken_v by_o sin_n he_o find_v no_o better_a 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the_o passion_n in_o a_o commotion_n in_o behalf_n of_o he_o debauch_v all_o the_o sense_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o carry_v disorder_n into_o the_o inmost_a recess_n of_o the_o soul_n undertake_v to_o make_v the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_v stoop_v to_o his_o lure_n s._n augustine_n acknowledge_v this_o misery_n and_o confess_v that_o though_o the_o body_n be_v sanctify_v by_o baptism_n it_o have_v not_o lose_v its_o corruption_n that_o in_o the_o language_n of_o scripture_n it_o lay_v heavy_a upon_o the_o soul_n dispose_v it_o to_o sin_n nay_o the_o soul_n itself_o though_o it_o have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o grace_n then_o the_o body_n be_v nevertheless_o engage_v in_o self-love_n though_o in_o baptism_n it_o receive_v remission_n of_o all_o sin_n yet_o its_o bad_a inclination_n be_v not_o obliterated_a in_o a_o moment_n nor_o do_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o grace_n produce_v virtue_n if_o they_o be_v not_o husband_v with_o much_o care_n and_o diligence_n the_o new_a man_n must_v increase_v daily_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o ruin_v the_o old_a and_o dismantle_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n if_o he_o will_v establish_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n for_o it_o be_v a_o error_n say_v that_o great_a saint_n for_o a_o man_n to_o persuade_v himself_o that_o from_o the_o very_a moment_n that_o a_o christian_n be_v baptize_v all_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o old_a man_n be_v quite_o wash_v away_o his_o renovation_n indeed_o begin_v by_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o it_o can_v arrive_v to_o perfection_n but_o as_o he_o go_v on_o in_o virtue_n and_o taste_v those_o spiritual_a delight_n which_o serve_v as_o nourishment_n to_o the_o new_a life_n they_o therefore_o be_v much_o deceive_v who_o anchor_n their_o hope_n upon_o their_o character_n who_o think_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n be_v title_n enough_o to_o salvation_n and_o never_o consider_v that_o they_o have_v only_o the_o seed_n of_o christianity_n labour_v not_o
to_o make_v they_o fructify_v by_o good_a work_n whoever_o neglect_v this_o care_n can_v preserve_v his_o grace_n any_o long_a time_n and_o he_o that_o resist_v not_o temptation_n which_o remain_v after_o sin_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n to_o be_v speedy_o deprive_v of_o the_o innocence_n of_o baptism_n to_o all_o these_o internal_a evil_n which_o seize_v we_o may_v be_v add_v those_o external_a one_o which_o surround_v we_o for_o if_o regeneration_n reform_v not_o the_o disorder_n of_o our_o soul_n nor_o of_o our_o body_n it_o never_o assuage_v the_o persecution_n of_o the_o element_n though_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o baptism_n we_o be_v not_o instate_v in_o our_o primitive_a advantage_n the_o curse_n issue_v out_o against_o the_o creature_n be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o grace_n and_o as_o we_o experience_v revolt_n in_o our_o person_n we_o resent_v they_o also_o in_o our_o state_n the_o earth_n have_v not_o recover_v her_o former_a fruitfulness_n it_o bring_v forth_o thorn_n to_o this_o day_n to_o punish_v we_o it_o nourish_v monster_n that_o make_v war_n against_o we_o it_o rend_v asunder_o in_o gape_a chasm_n to_o swallow_v we_o up_o and_o level_v mountain_n to_o overwhelm_v we_o every_o element_n mind_v we_o of_o our_o misery_n they_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o infidel_n and_o a_o christian_n though_o the_o angel_n respect_v their_o character_n creature_n despise_v it_o or_o know_v it_o not_o the_o sea_n drown_v our_o vessel_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o the_o turk_n to_o be_v reconcile_v with_o god_n make_v we_o not_o friend_n with_o the_o wind_n a_o man_n must_v be_v a_o saint_n that_o command_v the_o wave_n and_o if_o together_o with_o our_o charity_n we_o have_v not_o also_o the_o gift_n of_o miracle_n we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o calm_v the_o sea_n nor_o to_o appease_v tempest_n the_o fire_n spare_v not_o all_o innocent_n it_o have_v burn_v martyr_n who_o have_v no_o less_o faith_n than_o the_o three_o child_n that_o walk_v untouched_a 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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 philosopher_n have_v a_o soul_n that_o inanimate_v it_o which_o be_v shed_v abroad_o through_o all_o its_o part_n and_o which_o according_a to_o their_o divers_a disposition_n produce_v divers_a effect_n it_o be_v this_o divine_a spirit_n that_o give_v it_o motion_n that_o water_n it_o with_o fruitfulness_n whereby_o it_o hatch_v all_o those_o wonder_n who_o cause_n man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o as_o artificial_a thing_n be_v the_o image_n of_o natural_a neither_o do_v man_n make_v any_o thing_n whereof_o they_o take_v not_o the_o copy_n from_o nature_n as_o from_o a_o perfect_a original_a there_o be_v not_o any_o sect_n that_o have_v not_o its_o particular_a humour_n and_o difference_n the_o peripatetic_n take_v all_o their_o light_n from_o argumentation_n and_o experience_n ani._n alii_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la anima_fw-la disceptant_a prout_fw-la aut_fw-la platonis_fw-la honour_n aut_fw-la zenonis_n vigour_n aut_fw-la aristotolis_n tenor_n aut_fw-la empedoclis_fw-la furor_fw-la aut_fw-la epicuri_fw-la stupor_n aut_fw-la heracliti_fw-la maeror_fw-la persuascrunt_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr ani._n authority_n have_v no_o credit_n in_o their_o school_n they_o desert_n their_o master_n when_o he_o agree_v not_o with_o truth_n and_o laugh_v at_o the_o blind_a obedience_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n they_o believe_v nothing_o but_o what_o they_o discover_v by_o sense_n or_o by_o discourse_n the_o platonic_n march_n upon_o the_o high_a ground_n but_o less_o certain_a less_o solid_a plato_n animus_fw-la cernit_fw-la animus_n audit_n reliquae_fw-la surda_fw-la &_o caeca_fw-la sunt_fw-la impedimentum_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la non_fw-la socium_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscendam_fw-la veritatem_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr plato_n for_o they_o withdraw_v from_o the_o sense_n as_o from_o the_o enemy_n of_o truth_n they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o upon_o faithless_a minister_n or_o please_a impostor_n which_o behold_v nought_o but_o the_o shadow_n of_o thing_n present_v we_o with_o 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as_o they_o be_v proud_a seneca_n magna_fw-la promittitis_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la optari_fw-la quidem_fw-la nedum_fw-la credi_fw-la possint_fw-la deinde_fw-la sublato_fw-la alte_fw-la supercilio_fw-la in_fw-la eadem_fw-la quae_fw-la caeteri_fw-la desceuditis_fw-la mutatis_fw-la rerum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la seneca_n ordinary_a proceed_n please_v they_o not_o nothing_o seem_v generous_a that_o be_v not_o extravagant_a all_o common_a opinion_n stumble_v they_o they_o judge_v so_o ill_o of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o take_v all_o their_o vote_n for_o error_n their_o pride_n which_o be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o their_o sect_n form_n idea_n of_o virtue_n which_o not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v reach_v unto_o and_o they_o propound_v a_o sage_a so_o exact_o perfect_a to_o their_o disciple_n that_o they_o put_v they_o past_o all_o hope_n of_o imitate_v he_o at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n they_o stir_v up_o a_o desire_n in_o they_o to_o become_v their_o proselyte_n the_o epicure_n search_v 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belong_v the_o second_o include_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n which_o seem_v to_o injure_v the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n to_o who_o wisdom_n be_v attribute_v the_o three_o comprehend_v sin_n of_o malice_n which_o seem_v to_o malign_v the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o who_o goodness_n belong_v follow_v this_o division_n they_o suppose_v that_o the_o first_o and_o second_o sort_n of_o sin_n deserve_v some_o pardon_n because_o the_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n wherewith_o they_o be_v accompany_v may_v plead_v somewhat_o in_o their_o excuse_n but_o the_o last_o be_v altogether_o unworthy_a of_o pardon_n because_o malice_n be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o they_o and_o that_o those_o that_o have_v commit_v they_o have_v strength_n and_o light_n enough_o not_o to_o fall_v into_o they_o but_o if_o this_o maxim_n be_v true_a there_o be_v not_o any_o christian_n that_o will_v hope_v for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n since_o be_v enlighten_v by_o faith_n and_o assist_v by_o grace_n 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quit_v that_o of_o a_o lie_n and_o who_o have_v gain_v subject_n to_o jesus_n christ_n after_o they_o have_v procure_v slave_n for_o his_o enemy_n some_o other_o understand_v it_o with_o st_n augustine_n of_o that_o sin_n that_o accompany_v man_n till_o death_n and_o which_o always_o resist_v grace_n can_v be_v expiate_v but_o by_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la hostia_fw-la sed_fw-la terribilis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la expectatio_fw-la judicii_fw-la this_o explication_n doubtless_o be_v the_o most_o assure_a for_o that_o the_o sin_n wherein_o any_o one_o die_v be_v certain_o irremissible_a but_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o this_o interpretation_n be_v the_o true_a for_o it_o seem_v the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v plain_o and_o simple_o insinuate_v unto_o we_o the_o difference_n between_o sinner_n that_o oppose_v the_o design_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o those_o who_o resist_v the_o design_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la mediator_n est_fw-la christus_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la recesserant_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la reconciliet_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la sanguine_fw-la eorum_fw-la peccata_fw-la solveret_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 93._o ser_n 2._o for_o though_o the_o first_o be_v culpable_a and_o have_v do_v very_o ill_o to_o neglect_v the_o father_n speak_v to_o they_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o may_v they_o hope_v for_o some_o impunity_n in_o their_o crime_n and_o promise_v themselves_o that_o the_o son_n come_v upon_o the_o earth_n will_v reconcile_v they_o to_o his_o father_n though_o the_o second_o be_v more_o to_o blame_v then_o the_o first_o and_o deserve_v a_o severe_a punishment_n for_o not_o hear_v the_o son_n who_o teach_v they_o by_o his_o example_n instruct_v they_o by_o his_o discourse_n and_o ravish_v they_o with_o his_o miracle_n they_o may_v yet_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v down_o among_o they_o will_v convert_v they_o and_o that_o submit_v to_o his_o grace_n and_o yield_a obedience_n to_o his_o counsel_n will_v change_v their_o bad_a life_n into_o a_o better_a but_o the_o last_o who_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v have_v no_o more_o hope_n their_o sin_n consider_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o order_n of_o god_n be_v irremissible_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n for_o they_o no_o long_o expect_v a_o divine_a person_n that_o may_v reconcile_v they_o with_o the_o other_o the_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o last_o and_o the_o scripture_n hold_v forth_o nothing_o more_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o the_o come_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o judge_v both_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a thus_o their_o sin_n who_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 12._o contra_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la quo_fw-la peccata_fw-la omne_fw-la dimittuntur_fw-la verbum_fw-la valde_fw-la malum_fw-la &_o nimis_fw-la impium_fw-la dicit_fw-la quem_fw-la patientia_fw-la dei_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la adducat_fw-la ipse_fw-la secundum_fw-la duritiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o cor_fw-la impaeniten_n thesaurizat_fw-la sibi_fw-la iram_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicii_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la reddet_fw-la unicuique_fw-la juxta_fw-la opera_fw-la ejus_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la dom._n ser._n 12._o be_v not_o only_o inexcusable_a but_o irremissible_a if_o they_o submit_v not_o to_o his_o inspiration_n their_o salvation_n be_v desperate_a if_o they_o suffer_v not_o themselves_o to_o be_v sway_v by_o his_o motion_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a that_o they_o pretend_v to_o glory_n and_o if_o they_o make_v not_o good_a use_n of_o his_o grace_n it_o be_v rashness_n to_o promise_v that_o the_o father_n or_o the_o son_n will_v descend_v upon_o the_o earth_n to_o work_v their_o conversion_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n consummate_v the_o work_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n he_o be_v the_o oeconomy_n of_o our_o salvation_n he_o that_o always_o resist_v he_o not_o be_v convert_v and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o his_o counsel_n can_v avoid_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n thus_o to_o conclude_v in_o a_o few_o word_n all_o that_o we_o have_v deliver_v in_o this_o discourse_n the_o holy_a ghost_n remit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n reconcile_v sinner_n to_o god_n animate_v they_o against_o themselves_o to_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n but_o act_v after_o another_o manner_n with_o obstinate_a perverse_a transgressor_n he_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o impiety_n and_o just_o refuse_v they_o that_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v insolent_o despise_v the_o eight_o discourse_n that_o the_o christian_a in_o his_o infirmity_n be_v assist_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n weakness_n be_v so_o natural_a to_o the_o creature_n that_o he_o have_v need_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n as_o well_o as_o in_o that_o of_o sin_n nothing_o bonif._n natura_fw-la humana_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la integritate_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la condita_fw-la est_fw-la permaneret_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la seipsam_fw-la creatore_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la adjuvante_fw-la permaneret_fw-la aug._n epist_n 109._o ad_fw-la bonif._n from_o whence_o he_o come_v forth_o engage_v he_o in_o this_o necessity_n and_o all_o divine_n confess_v with_o st_n augustine_n that_o man_n in_o paradise_n can_v not_o raise_v himself_o up_o to_o god_n nor_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o devil_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o grace_n but_o his_o task_n be_v much_o hard_a since_o he_o become_v a_o delinquent_n the_o infirmity_n he_o have_v contract_v from_o sin_n be_v far_o great_a than_o that_o he_o draw_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o he_o be_v much_o weak_a because_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n then_o because_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n the_o one_o be_v common_a to_o he_o with_o angel_n who_o though_o of_o never_o so_o noble_a a_o extraction_n stand_v nevertheless_o in_o need_n of_o grace_n whereby_o to_o 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power_n he_o reign_v not_o over_o the_o heart_n but_o because_o he_o domineer_v over_o the_o sense_n
he_o be_v not_o master_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o body_n nor_o have_v he_o any_o command_n over_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o because_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o mutiny_v his_o passion_n but_o sin_n reign_v in_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o man_n his_o darkness_n cloud_n the_o understanding_n his_o malice_n deprave_v the_o will_n his_o ingratitude_n weaken_v the_o memory_n he_o enter_v where_o ever_o grace_n can_v and_o penetrate_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o soul_n build_v a_o palace_n where_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v erect_v a_o temple_n when_o he_o be_v force_v to_o quit_v the_o hold_n where_o he_o have_v entrench_v himself_o and_o yield_v to_o grace_n be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v the_o sinner_n at_o liberty_n he_o set_v on_o foot_n by_o his_o minister_n that_o violence_n he_o can_v not_o act_v by_o himself_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v his_o daughter_n and_o his_o mother_n endeavour_n to_o execute_v his_o design_n she_o take_v 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principle_n of_o humility_n be_v sin_n which_o be_v a_o nonentity_n in_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n and_o which_o abase_v the_o sinner_n to_o so_o low_a a_o condition_n that_o he_o be_v much_o more_o miserable_a than_o if_o he_o be_v annihilate_v for_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o recede_v from_o god_n the_o supreme_a be_v adhere_v to_o the_o creature_n who_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n nothing_o himself_o become_v a_o wretched_a nonentity_n and_o lose_v all_o those_o advantage_n he_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o by_o the_o union_n he_o have_v with_o his_o creator_n 75._o tamdiu_fw-la est_fw-la aliquid_fw-la homo_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la haeret_fw-la illi_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 75._o this_o be_v it_o that_o saint_n augustine_n express_v in_o those_o excellent_a word_n man_n be_v something_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n from_o who_o he_o have_v his_o be_v but_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v assoon_o as_o he_o separate_v from_o he_o by_o 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by_o grace_n he_o have_v a_o natural_a disposition_n which_o render_v he_o unconstant_a make_v he_o capable_a of_o this_o happy_a change_n that_o accompany_v repentance_n it_o seem_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o make_v use_v of_o our_o sin_n to_o redeem_v we_o will_v make_v use_n of_o unconstancy_n to_o convert_v we_o and_o manage_v this_o weakness_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o we_o take_v pleasure_n to_o save_v we_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n that_o ruin_v we_o if_o those_o that_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o grace_n that_o change_v man_n be_v able_a also_o to_o convert_v the_o angel_n be_v not_o agree_v as_o touch_v this_o maxim_n they_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o angel_n have_v have_v but_o one_o moment_n to_o merit_v in_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o this_o grace_n in_o the_o order_n of_o god_n because_o his_o salvation_n or_o his_o fall_n have_v immediate_o follow_v
his_o obedience_n or_o his_o rebellion_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v always_o true_a that_o repentance_n be_v a_o favour_n reserve_v for_o man_n and_o if_o it_o lean_v not_o upon_o the_o unconstancy_n of_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v found_v at_o least_o upon_o the_o length_n of_o his_o life_n which_o seem_v therefore_o prolong_v that_o he_o may_v have_v time_n to_o repent_v but_o if_o repentance_n be_v not_o natural_a to_o man_n it_o be_v at_o lest_o necessary_a for_o a_o sinner_n if_o it_o be_v not_o his_o difference_n it_o be_v his_o remedy_n if_o it_o be_v not_o his_o propriety_n it_o be_v his_o only_a refuge_n and_o as_o tertullian_n say_v it_o be_v the_o table_n after_o the_o shipwreck_n man_n in_o paradise_n may_v save_v himself_o by_o his_o innocence_n this_o acceptable_a convoy_n have_v bring_v he_o through_o a_o garden_n of_o rose_n he_o have_v find_v pleasure_n with_o virtue_n he_o have_v conquer_v without_o fight_v and_o though_o he_o have_v have_v no_o enemy_n he_o have_v not_o fail_v to_o triumph_v but_o now_o there_o remain_v only_a repentance_n which_o swim_v in_o blood_n or_o in_o tear_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o earth_n or_o with_o ash_n which_o blot_v out_o no_o transgression_n but_o by_o lamentation_n satisfy_v not_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n but_o by_o prevent_v his_o arrest_n nor_o gain_v any_o battle_n but_o those_o that_o cost_v he_o figh_n or_o wound_n the_o sinner_n follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o this_o austere_a virtue_n be_v always_o animate_v against_o himself_o his_o whole_a life_n be_v spend_v in_o sorrow_n and_o since_o he_o lose_v grace_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o bid_v adieu_o to_o all_o pleasure_n his_o very_a reconciliation_n with_o god_n dispense_v not_o with_o he_o from_o this_o severity_n to_o be_v a_o christian_n aug._n nullus_fw-la hominium_fw-la transit_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la ut_fw-la incipiat_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la nisi_fw-la eum_fw-la poeniteat_fw-la fuisse_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la aug._n entitle_v he_o to_o be_v a_o penitent_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o adam_n to_o live_v in_o sadness_n and_o be_v a_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v bind_v over_o to_o penance_n for_o though_o the_o union_n he_o contract_v with_o this_o adorable_a head_n in_o baptism_n happy_o deliver_v he_o from_o all_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o recover_v innocence_n with_o grace_n and_o be_v free_v from_o all_o those_o pain_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o offender_n in_o hell_n he_o become_v penitent_a in_o become_v innocent_a and_o the_o same_o sacrament_n that_o tie_v he_o to_o jesus_n christ_n engage_v he_o in_o grief_n and_o suffering_n the_o son_n of_o god_n unite_n the_o divinity_n with_o the_o humanity_n in_o his_o person_n be_v please_v also_o to_o unite_v all_o thing_n that_o seem_v incompatible_a have_v surpass_v the_o difficulty_n that_o withstand_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o mystery_n have_v accord_v power_n with_o weakness_n nonentity_n with_o be_v life_n with_o death_n he_o will_v make_v innocence_n friend_n with_o repentance_n and_o charge_v himself_o with_o the_o pain_n our_o sin_n deserve_v without_o interess_v the_o holiness_n that_o make_v he_o impeccable_a he_o be_v the_o most_o just_a and_o most_o afflict_a of_o all_o man_n he_o be_v equal_o divide_v between_o the_o bless_a and_o the_o penitent_a his_o soul_n resent_v grief_n with_o joy_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o he_o reign_v with_o the_o angel_n he_o suffer_v with_o mortal_n according_a to_o his_o example_n the_o great_a saint_n have_v labour_v to_o join_v repentance_n with_o innocence_n his_o mother_n the_o pure_a of_o virgin_n the_o holy_a of_o woman_n bear_v the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o nature_n without_o contract_v the_o obligation_n and_o to_o imitate_v her_o son_n be_v content_a to_o be_v miserable_a though_o she_o be_v not_o criminal_a saint_n john_n baptist_n who_o be_v a_o sinner_n but_o for_o some_o month_n who_o receive_v grace_n in_o his_o 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christ_n be_v oblige_v to_o repentance_n the_o favour_n he_o have_v receive_v in_o the_o church_n give_v he_o no_o dispensation_n from_o this_o duty_n and_o if_o he_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n when_o admit_v to_o baptism_n his_o contrition_n must_v precede_v that_o sacrament_n and_o recover_v his_o lose_a innocence_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o this_o virtue_n his_o obligation_n continue_v with_o his_o life_n for_o as_o the_o grace_n of_o christianity_n do_v not_o enfranchise_v he_o full_o from_o concupiscence_n but_o he_o groan_v still_o under_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o iron_n see_v his_o heart_n divide_v between_o self-love_n and_o charity_n that_o both_o these_o principle_n make_v he_o act_v successive_o and_o have_v obey_v grace_n obey_v sin_n again_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o run_v to_o sorrow_n to_o deface_v his_o light_a offence_n with_o tear_n and_o to_o spend_v his_o whole_a life_n in_o repentance_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o carry_v this_o truth_n on_o far_a and_o impose_v a_o more_o severe_a law_n upon_o christian_n for_o be_v will_v not_o have_v innocence_n itself_o to_o exempt_v they_o from_o grief_n he_o will_v have_v they_o sigh_v not_o because_o of_o their_o sin_n but_o because_o of_o their_o banishment_n he_o will_v have_v they_o bewail_v their_o exile_n as_o long_o as_o long_o as_o it_o last_v and_o condemn_v their_o coldness_n that_o can_v find_v any_o pleasure_n in_o this_o sad_a abode_n say_v that_o the_o believer_n who_o have_v not_o a_o aversion_n for_o this_o mortal_a and_o perishable_a life_n can_v have_v no_o love_n for_o the_o eternal_a and_o beatifical_a his_o regret_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o his_o love_n and_o that_o it_o become_v he_o to_o bemoan_v his_o abode_n upon_o earth_n if_o he_o have_v a_o real_a desire_n of_o be_v speedy_o translate_v to_o heaven_n this_o great_a master_n of_o grace_n seek_v no_o other_o motive_n of_o repentance_n than_o the_o misery_n of_o life_n he_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o sad_a our_o heart_n that_o we_o live_v under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o feel_v the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o suffer_v the_o persecution_n of_o the_o element_n the_o justice_n of_o these_o continue_a pain_n teach_v we_o that_o we_o be_v guilty_a the_o prayer_n that_o christ_n teach_v we_o confirm_v we_o in_o this_o belief_n and_o see_v we_o can_v be_v his_o disciple_n except_o we_o daily_o say_v dimitte_v nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la we_o must_v confess_v we_o be_v not_o free_a from_o sin_n otherwise_o the_o church_n will_v abuse_v the_o faithful_a the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o have_v involve_v we_o in_o a_o error_n and_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v ask_v pardon_n for_o a_o sin_n we_o never_o commit_v we_o shall_v utter_v a_o blasphemy_n because_o we_o shall_v lie_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o most_o august_n mystery_n we_o can_v doubt_v then_o that_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a for_o a_o christian_a nor_o can_v we_o 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judge_n and_o executioner_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o witness_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o examine_v his_o conscience_n to_o wrack_v his_o memory_n to_o search_v the_o inmost_a thought_n of_o his_o mind_n the_o secret_a intention_n of_o his_o will_n and_o to_o convent_n himself_o before_o himself_o without_o excuse_n or_o flattery_n as_o a_o judge_n he_o ought_v to_o consider_v the_o number_n and_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o crime_n dextrous_o to_o examine_v the_o prisoner_n careful_o to_o observe_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fault_n and_o with_o justice_n to_o pronounce_v sentence_n whereby_o the_o criminal_a may_v suffer_v according_a to_o his_o desert_n and_o the_o party_n offend_v receive_v fatisfaction_n to_o his_o dignity_n and_o because_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v both_o concern_v in_o the_o sin_n they_o must_v be_v joint_o condemn_v but_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o iniquity_n and_o the_o body_n but_o the_o minister_n or_o complice_n he_o must_v begin_v the_o 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their_o offence_n they_o have_v oblige_v their_o eye_n to_o bewail_v they_o their_o hand_n to_o punish_v they_o and_o their_o mouth_n to_o confess_v they_o they_o join_v fast_n to_o prayer_n watch_n to_o reading_n discipline_n to_o obedience_n that_o mortify_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n they_o may_v obtain_v pardon_n for_o both_o these_o offender_n nothing_o can_v yield_v such_o assistance_n to_o so_o good_a a_o design_n as_o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o second_o quality_n of_o repentance_n for_o it_o take_v the_o name_n from_o pain_n it_o be_v a_o punishment_n as_o well_o as_o a_o judgement_n it_o be_v mingle_v with_o grace_n and_o rigour_n tertul._n in_o peccatorem_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la pronuntians_fw-la pro_fw-la dei_fw-la indignatione_fw-la fungitur_fw-la &_o temporali_fw-la afflictatione_fw-la aeterna_fw-la supplicia_fw-la non_fw-la dicam_fw-la frustratur_fw-la sed_fw-la expungit_fw-la tertul._n and_o according_a to_o the_o conceit_n of_o tertullian_n it_o be_v a_o abridgement_n of_o eternal_a pain_n the_o sinner_n if_o a_o believer_n be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o his_o crime_n which_o inflict_v death_n upon_o his_o soul_n merit_n hell_n he_o know_v very_o well_o the_o decree_n be_v go_v out_o the_o truth_n whereof_o he_o can_v question_v and_o that_o every_o transgressor_n that_o lose_v grace_n be_v worthy_a of_o the_o torment_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n suffer_v when_o he_o be_v convert_v therefore_o and_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o repentance_n have_v his_o sin_n remit_v he_o be_v oblige_v in_o spirit_n to_o descend_v into_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o consider_v the_o pain_n the_o damn_a endure_v and_o then_o to_o equalise_v his_o sorrow_n he_o ought_v to_o imitate_v what_o he_o have_v see_v and_o to_o deal_v so_o severe_o with_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v satisfy_v that_o justice_n which_o inflict_v eternal_a punishment_n upon_o his_o enemy_n but_o nothing_o ought_v so_o much_o to_o animate_v he_o against_o himself_o as_o 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only_o upon_o his_o holiness_n 6._o sanctus_n sanctus_n sanctus_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la exercituum_fw-la isa_n 6._o which_o unite_v they_o to_o the_o supreme_a good_a and_o separate_v they_o from_o all_o thing_n else_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o father_n that_o his_o essence_n be_v his_o habitation_n we_o may_v say_v that_o his_o holiness_n be_v his_o throne_n and_o place_n of_o rest_n for_o all_o the_o other_o perfection_n more_o solicitous_a after_o our_o advantage_n then_o his_o glory_n oblige_v he_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o our_o necessity_n his_o power_n march_v forth_o to_o seek_v we_o in_o the_o abysses_n of_o nonentity_n his_o mercy_n deliver_v we_o from_o our_o misery_n his_o goodness_n pardon_v our_o offence_n and_o if_o his_o justice_n that_o punish_v we_o seem_v to_o espouse_v his_o interest_n it_o present_o forget_v they_o because_o have_v revenge_v they_o it_o 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upon_o altar_n to_o adore_v this_o ineffable_a perfection_n they_o perish_v by_o the_o knife_n or_o by_o the_o flame_n to_o testify_v that_o god_n be_v not_o at_o all_o fasten_v to_o his_o creature_n that_o the_o noble_a be_v unworthy_a to_o come_v into_o his_o presence_n and_o that_o approach_v before_o he_o he_o must_v destroy_v they_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o deserve_v to_o be_v offer_v up_o unto_o he_o it_o be_v in_o this_o humble_a and_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n that_o the_o most_o innocent_a of_o all_o sacrifice_n bow_v his_o head_n and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n in_o this_o apprehension_n that_o jesus_n christ_n adore_v the_o dereliction_n of_o his_o father_n acknowledge_v that_o as_o his_o victim_n he_o be_v to_o be_v forsake_v though_o as_o his_o son_n he_o remain_v inseparable_a nor_o that_o it_o be_v just_a for_o god_n to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o rest_n to_o deliver_v he_o from_o his_o sorrow_n or_o to_o avenge_v he_o of_o his_o enemy_n tu_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o sancto_fw-la habitas_fw-la laus_fw-la israel_n but_o because_o we_o can_v speak_v much_o of_o a_o perfection_n who_o greatness_n amaze_v we_o and_o the_o lustre_n whereof_o dazzle_v we_o we_o pass_v to_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o three_o motive_n of_o our_o duty_n of_o sacrifice_n sufficiens_fw-la sadai_n appellatur_fw-la deus_fw-la ab_fw-la hebraeis_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la sibi_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la god_n be_v so_o immense_a that_o by_o a_o glorious_a impotency_n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o which_o be_v not_o useless_a in_o respect_n of_o himself_o whatever_o he_o produce_v out_o of_o his_o essence_n be_v unworthy_a of_o his_o employment_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o find_v his_o happiness_n in_o himself_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o need_n of_o our_o magnificat_o and_o see_v his_o felicity_n supply_v he_o with_o inexhaustible_a riches_n he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o our_o present_n he_o possess_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o transcendent_a eminency_n and_o they_o be_v much_o noble_a in_o he_o then_o in_o themselves_o 49._o omnis_fw-la pulchritudo_fw-la agri_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la ubertas_fw-la omnium_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la gignentium_fw-la mecum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la cognition_n quaedam_fw-la ineffabilis_fw-la sapientia_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la constituta_fw-la aug._n in_o ps_n 49._o the_o flower_n be_v immortal_a in_o god_n the_o field_n be_v always_o clothe_v with_o a_o spring_a fertility_n the_o tree_n never_o lose_v their_o fruit_n the_o season_n be_v never_o irregular_a the_o element_n jar_v not_o in_o he_o there_o man_n live_v for_o ever_o and_o all_o creature_n subsist_v in_o their_o perfection_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o deficiency_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o deliver_v up_o victim_n to_o the_o knife_n and_o consume_v they_o in_o the_o fire_n to_o publish_v aloud_o that_o we_o pretend_v not_o to_o enrich_v he_o that_o possess_v all_o thing_n and_o who_o will_v not_o be_v god_n do_v he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o oblation_n dixi_fw-la domino_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la es_fw-la tu_fw-la quoniam_fw-la bonorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la non_fw-la eges_fw-la therefore_o in_o the_o very_a state_n of_o innocence_n they_o pour_v out_o the_o liquor_n that_o be_v offer_v they_o burn_v the_o fruit_n that_o be_v present_v and_o strive_v to_o annihilate_v they_o proclaim_v open_o that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n profitable_a to_o he_o but_o since_o sin_n have_v rob_v we_o of_o original_a righteousness_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o join_v offend_v justice_n to_o these_o three_o perfection_n and_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o he_o to_o pacify_v his_o fury_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v chief_o busy_v to_o revenge_v his_o neglect_a slight_v mercy_n that_o it_o be_v this_o that_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o hell_n make_v deluge_n overflow_v shake_v the_o earth_n till_o it_o tremble_v we_o have_v endeavour_v to_o appease_v this_o incense_a attribute_n by_o our_o homage_v know_v that_o death_n be_v one_o of_o the_o high_a vengeance_n he_o take_v we_o
by_o the_o resurrection_n nor_o will_v the_o faithful_a be_v true_o consummate_v till_o he_o shall_v be_v transform_v into_o god_n by_o the_o splendour_n of_o glory_n therefore_o do_v saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o psalmist_n introibo_fw-la in_o domum_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o holocaustis_fw-la deliver_v these_o excellent_a word_n which_o serve_v great_o to_o illustrate_v this_o truth_n the_o holocaust_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n wherein_o the_o victim_n be_v whole_o devour_v by_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o church_n in_o the_o expectation_n she_o have_v one_o day_n to_o be_v admit_v into_o heaven_n use_v the_o same_o language_n and_o persuade_v herself_o that_o the_o fire_n of_o glory_n will_v consume_v she_o to_o the_o end_n that_o nothing_o of_o herself_o remain_v in_o she_o she_o may_v be_v whole_o she_o belove_n this_o desire_n will_v not_o be_v accomplish_v till_o the_o general_a resurrection_n when_o our_o mortal_a shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o immortality_n and_o life_n shall_v triumph_v over_o death_n the_o divine_a fire_n will_v produce_v this_o effect_n and_o consume_v all_o our_o perishable_a be_v will_v make_v of_o we_o a_o holocaust_n for_o nothing_o mortal_a shall_v remain_v in_o our_o flesh_n nothing_o culpable_a in_o our_o soul_n both_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v consummate_v by_o life_n that_o pass_v into_o a_o new_a be_v we_o may_v become_v the_o holocau_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o which_o ought_v to_o befall_v all_o christian_n at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o general_a resurrection_n do_v happen_v to_o jesus_n christ_n at_o the_o day_n of_o his_o glorious_a resurrection_n death_n be_v swallow_v in_o life_n glory_n consume_v infirmity_n and_o leave_v the_o likeness_n of_o sin_n he_o enter_v into_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n his_o father_n but_o because_o this_o sacrifice_n will_v be_v impetfect_a if_o the_o communion_n do_v not_o succeed_v the_o consummation_n the_o love_n &_o power_n of_o jesus_n christ_n invent_v a_o mean_n whereby_o without_o depart_v from_o god_n he_o may_v communicate_v himself_o to_o the_o faithful_a and_o make_v they_o partaker_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n this_o be_v do_v upon_o our_o altar_n where_o offer_v up_o himself_o daily_o he_o finish_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o by_o a_o mystery_n worthy_a of_o his_o charity_n he_o communicate_v not_o only_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o death_n but_o the_o very_a victim_n that_o be_v immolate_a upon_o mount_n calvary_n it_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o sacrifice_n not_o only_o because_o it_o finish_v that_o of_o the_o cross_n which_o precise_o contain_v nothing_o but_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o for_o that_o it_o exhibit_v all_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o true_a sacrifice_n for_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v the_o verity_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o melchisedeh_n institute_v by_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o have_v command_v his_o minister_n to_o do_v it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o we_o may_v say_v without_o any_o offence_n to_o piety_n that_o it_o have_v more_o show_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n then_o that_o of_o the_o cross_n because_o it_o begin_v with_o prayer_n succeed_v the_o eat_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n as_o the_o substance_n the_o shadow_n contain_v a_o innocent_a victim_n be_v institute_v by_o word_n dedicate_v to_o sacrifice_n and_o examine_v it_o serious_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o oblation_n of_o the_o victim_n because_o there_o it_o be_v offer_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o priest_n his_o mystical_a death_n because_o immolate_a not_o by_o the_o knife_n but_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n its_o perfect_a consummation_n because_o in_o a_o glorious_a condition_n which_o rescue_v it_o from_o all_o humane_a misery_n and_o its_o communion_n because_o take_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n aug._n sacrificium_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la christi_fw-la successit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la veteris_fw-la testamenti_fw-la quae_fw-la immolabantur_fw-la in_o umbra_fw-la huius_fw-la futuri_fw-la aug._n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o faithful_a but_o though_o all_o these_o condition_n shall_v fail_v it_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o say_v that_o as_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n though_o but_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o victim_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n that_o of_o the_o altar_n though_o but_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o victim_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v also_o a_o true_a sacrifice_n though_o to_o speak_v proper_o both_o of_o they_o make_v but_o one_o perfect_a sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o those_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n una_fw-la oblatione_fw-la consummavit_fw-la sanctificatos_fw-la and_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o jesus_n be_v continual_o the_o victim_n but_o in_o such_o different_a condition_n that_o they_o give_v occasion_n to_o divine_n to_o make_v they_o pass_v for_o two_o distinct_a sacrifice_n the_o nine_o discourse_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o sacrifice_n and_o what_o the_o christian_a receive_v in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o though_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o demonstrate_v the_o wonderful_a resemblance_n which_o be_v find_v between_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o of_o the_o altar_n and_o without_o do_v violence_n to_o scripture_n we_o may_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o one_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o other_o that_o the_o same_o victim_n be_v immolate_a in_o both_o that_o the_o eternal_a father_n be_v equal_o honour_v in_o both_o and_o that_o the_o faithful_a receive_v thence_o like_o advantage_n yet_o because_o thing_n be_v illustrate_v better_o by_o their_o difference_n then_o their_o similitude_n and_o that_o which_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o be_v always_o more_o particular_o they_o i_o have_v design_v this_o discourse_n to_o unfold_v the_o opposition_n nature_n and_o grace_n have_v place_v in_o these_o two_o sacrifice_n 6._o quod_fw-la autem_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la peccato_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la semel_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la vivit_fw-la vivit_fw-la deo_fw-la ro._n 6._o which_o though_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o their_o ground_n and_o foundation_n be_v notwithstanding_o different_a in_o their_o circumstance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o that_o of_o the_o cross_n be_v never_o offer_v but_o once_o and_o this_o of_o the_o altar_n be_v offer_v every_o day_n for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o this_o difference_n we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o redemption_n 7._o qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la quotidie_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la prius_fw-la pro_fw-la suis_fw-la delictis_fw-la hostias_fw-la offer_n deinde_fw-la pro_fw-la populi_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la fecit_fw-la semel_fw-la se_fw-la offerendo_fw-la hebrae_fw-la 7._o where_o the_o victim_n be_v charge_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n satisfy_v for_o they_o by_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o his_o merit_n appease_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n and_o deliver_v man_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n inasmuch_o as_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v no_o otherwise_o perform_v then_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o can_v be_v repeat_v without_o a_o miracle_n and_o the_o glory_n whereinto_o he_o be_v enter_v suffer_v he_o not_o to_o die_v a_o second_o time_n saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o redeem_v the_o world_n by_o that_o one_o only_a sacrifice_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v bind_v to_o reiterate_v their_o sacrifice_n because_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o victim_n be_v limit_v and_o to_o speak_v proper_o be_v neither_o acceptable_a to_o god_n nor_o meritorious_a for_o man_n but_o because_o they_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o offer_v to_o his_o father_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v of_o infinite_a merit_n he_o need_v not_o repeat_v it_o and_o have_v sufficient_o expiate_v all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v useless_a to_o pacify_v god_n who_o be_v no_o long_o offend_v and_o to_o satisfy_v for_o those_o fault_n which_o be_v already_o pardon_v thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o sacrament_n which_o exhibit_v the_o death_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o be_v applicatory_a to_o we_o of_o their_o merit_n imprint_v a_o character_n upon_o we_o and_o be_v never_o perform_v twice_o baptism_n be_v administer_v but_o once_o not_o only_o because_o it_o be_v the_o christian_n birth_n which_o can_v be_v do_v over_o again_o but_o also_o because_o it_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o s._n paul_n aug._n sicut_fw-la semel_fw-la christus_fw-la moritur_fw-la in_o cruse_n ita_fw-la semel_fw-la christianus_n moritur_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la aug._n can_v be_v readministre_v without_o offence_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o same_o apostle_n condemn_v those_o that_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o sin_n in_o hope_n to_o make_v a_o atonement_n by_o a_o second_o baptism_n say_v to_o the_o
in_o that_o of_o isaac_n it_o be_v oblige_v to_o separate_v the_o priest_n from_o the_o victim_n and_o to_o arm_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o father_n to_o immolate_v his_o only_a son_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n jesus_n christ_n unite_v they_o in_o his_o person_n and_o in_o this_o adorable_a sacrifice_n which_o he_o offer_v to_o his_o father_n whether_o on_o the_o cross_n or_o on_o the_o altar_n he_o be_v both_o the_o priest_n that_o consecrate_v and_o the_o victim_n that_o be_v immolate_a inasmuch_o as_o jesus_n christ_n say_v saint_n augustine_n be_v our_o god_n and_o our_o temple_n he_o be_v also_o our_o sacrifice_n and_o our_o priest_n he_o be_v the_o priest_n that_o reconcile_v we_o he_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n whereby_o we_o be_v reconcile_v and_o the_o same_o doctor_n admire_v the_o novelty_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n express_v his_o wonder_n by_o these_o word_n the_o altar_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v new_a because_o the_o immolation_n be_v new_a and_o admirable_a 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earth_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o felicity_n for_o this_o according_a to_o the_o idea_n we_o be_v able_a to_o form_n of_o it_o be_v a_o absolute_a good_a which_o can_v be_v transfer_v to_o another_o it_o be_v man_n ultimate_a end_n and_o which_o comprehend_v all_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n fill_v his_o wish_n and_o bound_n his_o motion_n now_o regal_a power_n have_v not_o one_o of_o these_o quality_n it_o stir_v up_o the_o desire_n of_o monarch_n who_o heart_n be_v large_a than_o their_o state_n it_o find_v nothing_o that_o can_v satisfy_v it_o and_o as_o long_o as_o it_o have_v neighbour_n or_o equal_n it_o can_v think_v itself_o absolute_a alexander_n be_v a_o fair_a witness_n of_o this_o truth_n never_o do_v prince_n more_o enlarge_v his_o conquest_n never_o do_v sovereign_a behold_v more_o crown_n at_o his_o foot_n nor_o ever_o do_v monarch_n see_v more_o different_a nation_n subject_a to_o his_o will_n 94._o jam_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la regnum_fw-la multa_fw-la regna_fw-la conjecit_fw-la jam_fw-la graeci_fw-la persaeque_fw-la eundem_fw-la timent_fw-la hic_fw-la tamen_fw-la ultra_fw-la oceanum_n solemque_fw-la fertur_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la naturae_fw-la vim_o parat_fw-la senec._n ep._n 94._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o account_v himself_o miserable_a in_o his_o greatness_n poor_a in_o his_o abundance_n and_o confine_v in_o his_o empire_n he_o be_v trouble_v that_o there_o be_v some_o people_n who_o have_v not_o yet_o feel_v the_o violence_n of_o his_o arm_n it_o grieve_v he_o that_o there_o be_v any_o man_n who_o be_v not_o his_o subject_n nor_o can_v he_o believe_v himself_o a_o sovereign_n as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o freeman_n in_o the_o world_n final_o his_o ambition_n persuade_v he_o that_o to_o be_v absolute_a he_o must_v command_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o as_o the_o heaven_n can_v bear_v but_o one_o sun_n no_o more_o can_v the_o earth_n endure_v but_o one_o monarch_n though_o all_o ambitious_a one_o be_v not_o of_o the_o humour_n of_o alexander_n and_o can_v be_v content_a with_o a_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n yet_o be_v they_o always_o force_v to_o confess_v that_o felicity_n can_v be_v find_v in_o it_o because_o that_o it_o may_v be_v true_a it_o must_v be_v eternal_a solid_a and_o unshaken_a if_o any_o of_o these_o quality_n be_v want_v it_o will_v ever_o be_v expose_v to_o danger_n and_o threaten_v with_o fear_n now_o there_o be_v no_o power_n in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v not_o short_a feeble_n and_o subject_a to_o change_n scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o life_n of_o king_n have_v its_o bound_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o their_o subject_n omnis_fw-la potentatus_fw-la vita_fw-la brevis_fw-la if_o they_o reign_v as_o god_n they_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n if_o their_o state_n be_v durable_a their_o person_n be_v mortal_a that_o sentence_n pronounce_v against_o all_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n give_v no_o exemption_n to_o sovereign_n nay_o it_o seem_v that_o as_o their_o power_n be_v great_a their_o life_n be_v short_a than_o that_o of_o ordinary_a man_n king_n say_v the_o wiseman_n live_v to_o day_n and_o be_v dead_a to_o morrow_n they_o have_v no_o certain_a day_n death_n make_v no_o truce_n with_o they_o and_o when_o the_o moment_n divine_a justice_n have_v assign_v they_o comes_z it_o proceed_v to_o execution_n without_o consider_v whether_o those_o it_o set_v upon_o be_v slave_n or_o sovereign_n their_o power_n be_v not_o less_o weak_a than_o it_o be_v short_a and_o if_o king_n be_v miserable_a because_o mortal_a they_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v because_o expose_v to_o so_o many_o danger_n weakness_n be_v natural_a to_o they_o and_o puissance_n accidental_a they_o can_v defend_v themselves_o but_o with_o borrow_a hand_n and_o mercenary_a arm_n though_o their_o soldier_n be_v their_o subject_n yet_o may_v they_o be_v debauch_v and_o whatever_o oath_n they_o engage_v they_o with_o to_o assure_v their_o fidelity_n they_o have_v reason_n to_o tremble_v as_o often_o as_o they_o think_v that_o their_o state_n and_o person_n depend_v upon_o the_o courage_n and_o constancy_n of_o another_o that_o prophet_n who_o be_v not_o less_o famous_a for_o his_o eloquence_n then_o for_o the_o misery_n he_o endure_v have_v observe_v that_o king_n be_v never_o more_o put_v to_o it_o then_o at_o the_o eve_n of_o a_o battle_n 5_o terrebit_fw-la eum_fw-la tribulatio_fw-la &_o angustia_fw-la vallabit_fw-la eum_fw-la sicut_fw-la regem_fw-la qui_fw-la praeparetur_fw-la ad_fw-la praelium_fw-la job_n 5_o because_o they_o see_v their_o fortune_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o soldier_n and_o that_o the_o same_o day_n which_o must_v decide_v their_o difference_n may_v give_v a_o period_n to_o their_o life_n and_o kingdom_n but_o i_o think_v this_o fear_n never_o ought_v to_o abandon_v sovereign_n and_o that_o in_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o war_n their_o power_n depend_v upon_o the_o fidelity_n of_o their_o subject_n a_o pestilence_n may_v mow_v down_o their_o state_n and_o change_v the_o most_o populous_a city_n into_o desolate_a wilderness_n famine_n may_v rage_v through_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o care_n husbandman_n take_v to_o till_o the_o ground_n two_o month_n of_o drought_n or_o rain_n may_v render_v all_o their_o labour_n unprofitable_a and_o the_o most_o flourish_a kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n wretched_o miserable_a but_o admit_v these_o evil_n which_o be_v too_o common_a prove_v not_o so_o formidable_a and_o king_n may_v find_v that_o among_o their_o neighbour_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o at_o home_n who_o will_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o just_a apprehension_n the_o instability_n of_o humane_a thing_n ought_v to_o strike_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o monarch_n of_o the_o earth_n what_o prince_n be_v there_o that_o can_v promise_v that_o the_o violence_n of_o stranger_n or_o the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o snatch_v his_o crown_n from_o his_o head_n who_o be_v there_o that_o after_o so_o many_o example_n past_a and_o present_a be_v not_o oblige_v to_o believe_v that_o state_n perish_v as_o well_o as_o sovereign_n that_o the_o form_n of_o government_n change_n with_o the_o season_n and_o humour_n of_o man_n that_o monarchy_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o commonwealth_n and_o commonwealth_n into_o monarchy_n the_o empire_n of_o the_o syrian_n be_v it_o not_o seize_v by_o the_o mede_n the_o mede_n be_v not_o they_o obedient_a to_o the_o persian_n and_o the_o persian_n have_v not_o they_o stoop_v to_o the_o roman_n this_o vast_a republic_n which_o have_v swallow_v all_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n do_v it_o not_o produce_v all_o our_o kingdom_n france_n spain_n and_o england_n be_v they_o not_o piece_n of_o this_o great_a wrack_n and_o whatever_o be_v famous_a in_o europe_n or_o asia_n be_v it_o not_o from_o its_o dissolution_n be_v it_o not_o enrich_v with_o its_o damage_n and_o raise_v by_o its_o downfall_n what_o state_n ought_v not_o to_o fear_v have_v see_v the_o ruin_n of_o this_o colossus_n and_o what_o republic_n or_o monarchy_n be_v there_o which_o can_v promise_v itself_o eternity_n have_v see_v the_o deplorable_a end_n of_o this_o city_n which_o command_v all_o king_n and_o dispose_v of_o all_o kingdom_n but_o i_o will_v grant_v this_o fear_n unjust_a nor_o that_o man_n be_v to_o be_v afraid_a of_o a_o calamity_n which_o threaten_v the_o universe_n at_o least_o king_n must_v confess_v that_o their_o power_n be_v a_o glorious_a servitude_n and_o that_o they_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n and_o sceptre_n so_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v as_o to_o cause_v obedience_n to_o jesus_n christ_n aug._n quem_fw-la regnare_fw-la delectat_fw-la uni_fw-la omnium_fw-la regnatori_fw-la deo_fw-la subditus_fw-la haereat_fw-la aug._n and_o to_o put_v his_o will_n in_o execution_n for_o be_v but_o his_o vicegerent_n their_o power_n reach_v only_o to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o reward_v the_o good_a they_o ought_v not_o to_o accept_v the_o authority_n
the_o one_o engage_v they_o in_o original_a sin_n the_o other_o by_o a_o more_o happy_a and_o powerful_a influence_n free_v they_o from_o all_o iniquity_n these_o two_o birth_n produce_v two_o life_n which_o be_v preserve_v in_o every_o christian_n till_o he_o die_v their_o strength_n be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o progress_n 10._o progress_n sient_fw-fr ignorantia_fw-la minuitur_fw-la veritate_fw-la magis_fw-la magisque_fw-la lucente_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o concupiscentia_fw-la minuitur_fw-la charitate_fw-la magis_fw-la magisque_fw-la fervente_fw-la aug_n l._n 6._o contra_fw-la julia._n per_fw-la cupiditatem_fw-la regnat_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la diabolus_fw-la &_o cor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenet_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la regnat_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la christus_fw-la aug._n lib._n the_o ago_o christ_n cap._n 1._o quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la regnum_fw-la cupiditatis_fw-la destruitur_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la regnum_fw-la charitatis_fw-la augetur_fw-la august_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la doctrina_fw-la christ_n c._n 10._o grace_n or_o sin_n make_v in_o the_o soul_n they_o act_n by_o contrary_a principle_n and_o divide_v the_o christian_a in_o his_o operation_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o person_n for_o as_o he_o be_v mystical_o compound_v of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o adam_n so_o be_v he_o spiritual_o frame_v of_o concupiscence_n and_o charity_n whatever_o he_o undertake_v be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o one_o of_o these_o mistress_n who_o have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o to_o have_v a_o absolute_a command_n over_o his_o will_n he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o both_o he_o complain_v that_o be_v whole_o deliver_v up_o to_o grace_n he_o be_v not_o whole_o deliver_v from_o sin_n that_o he_o suffer_v the_o evil_a he_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o act_v that_o he_o feel_v disorder_n he_o no_o way_n approve_v of_o and_o that_o unhappy_o divide_v between_o his_o desire_n he_o can_v so_o full_o obey_v charity_n but_o he_o must_v still_o serve_v concupiscence_n indeed_o every_o christian_n be_v oblige_v to_o combat_v himself_o he_o feel_v something_o within_o he_o that_o can_v but_o displease_v he_o he_o wonder_v to_o behold_v such_o different_a motion_n in_o the_o same_o person_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v how_o such_o contrary_a desire_n grow_v in_o the_o same_o heart_n he_o be_v amaze_v to_o find_v inclination_n which_o transport_v he_o to_o sin_n as_o much_o as_o to_o virtue_n when_o he_o reflect_v upon_o himself_o he_o observe_v that_o he_o be_v just_a and_o guilty_a that_o he_o partly_o obey_v jesus_n christ_n and_o partly_o resist_v he_o that_o be_v a_o subject_n and_o a_o rebel_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o bear_v about_o he_o the_o seed_n of_o life_n and_o of_o death_n for_o he_o be_v righteous_a as_o apost_n as_o eris_n in_o part_n emendata_fw-la iustùs_fw-la quamvis_fw-la sis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o emendanda_fw-la pecoator_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displices_fw-la iustùs_fw-la es_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displicet_fw-la quod_fw-la justum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ustus_fw-la es_fw-la august_n in_o psal_n 1._o praeponite_n delectationem_fw-la mentis_fw-la delectationi_fw-la carnis_fw-la carnem_fw-la quip_n nostram_fw-la delectant_fw-la delectationes_fw-la illicitae_fw-la mentem_fw-la nostram_fw-la delectat_fw-la invisibilis_fw-la casta_fw-la sancta_fw-la dulcis_fw-la justitia_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la timore_fw-la cogamini_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la timore_fw-la cogimini_fw-la nondum_fw-la delectat_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la debes_fw-la timore_fw-la paenae_fw-la sed_fw-la amore_fw-la justitiae_fw-la aug._n serm_n 17._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n st._n augustin_n say_v with_o that_o part_n that_o be_v sanctify_v by_o grace_n but_o guilty_a with_o that_o which_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n he_o please_v god_n because_o he_o endeavour_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n he_o displease_v he_o because_o he_o cherish_v something_o in_o his_o soul_n that_o oppose_v his_o will_n these_o two_o mistress_n that_o govern_v the_o christian_a have_v some_o correspondency_n in_o their_o opposition_n both_o of_o they_o make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n nor_o undertake_v any_o thing_n of_o importance_n but_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o concupiscence_n find_v more_o submission_n than_o charity_n because_o she_o ask_v nothing_o but_o what_o suit_v with_o their_o humour_n and_o flatter_v their_o hope_n nevertheless_o charity_n gain_v obedience_n because_o she_o act_n in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o be_v assist_v by_o grace_n to_o reduce_v all_o these_o rebel_n to_o their_o duty_n her_o empire_n though_o strong_a be_v nevertheless_o please_a and_o herein_o she_o imitate_v concupiscence_n her_o opposite_a for_o this_o agreeable_a enemy_n of_o a_o christian_a reign_v with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n that_o she_o be_v love_v of_o those_o that_o persecute_v she_o all_o her_o persuasion_n be_v so_o many_o charm_n and_o know_v very_o well_o that_o she_o command_v over_o free_a creature_n she_o never_o propound_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o acceptable_a and_o delightful_a charity_n take_v the_o same_o course_n all_o her_o inspiration_n be_v pleasant_a if_o she_o press_v we_o it_o be_v with_o charm_n if_o she_o be_v victorious_a it_o be_v without_o do_v we_o any_o violence_n if_o she_o gain_v our_o consent_n it_o be_v without_o compel_v our_o liberty_n and_o if_o she_o encourage_v we_o against_o ourselves_o it_o be_v not_o till_o she_o have_v persuade_v we_o that_o we_o be_v faulty_a final_o these_o two_o sovereign_n whole_o possess_v the_o christian_a by_o their_o diverse_a motion_n and_o according_a as_o he_o be_v act_v by_o they_o he_o be_v innocent_a or_o guilty_a when_o he_o follow_v the_o provocation_n of_o concupiscence_n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o offend_v 15._o offend_v libido_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sibi_fw-la totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la nec_fw-la solum_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la vendicat_fw-la sed_fw-la totum_fw-la hominem_fw-la commovet_fw-la animi_fw-la simul_fw-la affectu_fw-la cum_fw-la carnis_fw-la appetitu_fw-la conjuncto_fw-la atque_fw-la permixto_fw-la aug._n lib._n 14._o de_fw-la civ_o c._n 15._o whatever_o lustre_n his_o action_n put_v on_o they_o be_v always_o bad_a when_o they_o proceed_v from_o this_o principle_n though_o he_o give_v his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a his_o assistance_n to_o the_o miserable_a expose_v his_o life_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o country_n shed_v his_o blood_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n or_o justice_n if_o he_o act_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o concupiscence_n he_o be_v criminal_a amid_o the_o throng_n of_o so_o many_o splendid_a action_n and_o the_o principle_n he_o move_v by_o be_v unable_a to_o propound_v any_o other_o end_n then_o vainglory_n can_v secure_v he_o neither_o from_o sin_n nor_o punishment_n when_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o christian_a 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