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prosequitur_fw-la august_n neither_o can_v all_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o adam_n any_o long_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n against_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o disorder_n that_o hinder_v the_o complete_a perfect_a establishment_n of_o charity_n in_o his_o soul_n it_o live_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o ungrateful_a and_o barren_a land_n where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o improvement_n without_o a_o kind_n of_o violence_n self-love_n oppose_v all_o its_o design_n and_o this_o enemy_n who_o be_v often_o beat_v but_o never_o vanquish_v give_v it_o so_o many_o turn_n that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o continual_a assistance_n it_o receive_v from_o god_n it_o can_v not_o preserve_v itself_o one_o moment_n but_o admit_v this_o dangerous_a enemy_n persecute_v not_o the_o christian_a with_o so_o cruel_a awar_n the_o bondage_n whereto_o infancy_n have_v reduce_v he_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o make_v any_o great_a progress_n for_o the_o grace_n that_o we_o receive_v in_o 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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
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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 baptize_v in_o his_o death_n beda_n sacri_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la in_o cruse_n christi_fw-la grande_fw-fr mysterium_fw-la commendavit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la baptismum_fw-la nisi_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la ut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la vera_fw-la mors_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la vera_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o quemadmodum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la vera_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la vera_fw-la justificatio_fw-la aug._n in_o beda_n we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n we_o drown_v our_o sin_n in_o the_o water_n of_o this_o sacrament_n and_o in_o this_o laver_n happy_o lose_v whatever_o we_o receive_v from_o adam_n in_o our_o first_o birth_n this_o death_n be_v fruitful_a produce_v in_o we_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n this_o burial_n prepare_v we_o for_o the_o resurrection_n neither_o 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 perdidimus_fw-la quod_fw-la antè_fw-la viximus_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la dennò_fw-la accipimus_fw-la ut_fw-la vivamus_fw-la magna_fw-la igitur_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la huius_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o utilis_fw-la mors_fw-la infertur_fw-la &_o utilior_fw-la vita_fw-la condonatur_fw-la magna_fw-la inquam_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la huius_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o purificat_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la &_o vivificat_fw-la morientem_fw-la aug._n serm._n 129._o de_fw-fr temp._n never_o mention_v baptism_n but_o as_o a_o sacrament_n where_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v equal_o apply_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v live_v to_o grace_n and_o die_v to_o sin_n the_o baptism_n of_o jesus_n christ_n say_v s._n augustine_n be_v a_o burial_n wherein_o we_o bequeath_v sin_n and_o lose_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o old_a man_n we_o enter_v upon_o a_o second_o infancy_n by_o a_o new_a nativity_n in_o a_o word_n the_o baptism_n of_o our_o saviour_n 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
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 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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 expedient_a to_o vanquish_v his_o enemy_n then_o to_o confess_v his_o impotency_n ctesi_fw-la haec_fw-la una_fw-la praesentis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la perfectio_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la infirmum_fw-la &_o imperfectum_fw-la agnoscas_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la ctesi_fw-la he_o remember_v that_o virtue_n be_v preserve_v in_o infirmity_n that_o the_o distrust_n of_o himself_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o safety_n and_o that_o in_o a_o religion_n where_o we_o live_v not_o by_o our_o own_o spirit_n neither_o do_v we_o overcome_v by_o our_o own_o strength_n but_o whatever_o artifice_n our_o humility_n make_v use_v of_o to_o defend_v itself_o yet_o must_v we_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v a_o extreme_a affliction_n to_o know_v that_o the_o devil_n that_o tempt_v we_o can_v trouble_v our_o imagination_n and_o make_v a_o part_n of_o ourselves_o serviceable_a to_o his_o malice_n for_o in_o conclusion_n concupiscence_n be_v a_o trusty_a minister_n which_o execute_v all_o his_o command_n set_v all_o 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 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be_v his_o creature_n under_o a_o double_a title_n and_o he_o our_o principle_n in_o nature_n and_o in_o grace_n there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o believe_v we_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o set_v up_o his_o kingdom_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o careful_o to_o preserve_v charity_n whereby_o he_o live_v in_o our_o soul_n nevertheless_o the_o great_a apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n complain_v that_o the_o faithful_a of_o his_o time_n make_v he_o die_v that_o they_o put_v out_o the_o candle_n of_o their_o life_n and_o by_o a_o ingratitude_n as_o great_a as_o their_o blindness_n commit_v a_o double_a murder_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o crime_n he_o beg_v their_o favour_n towards_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o have_v present_v they_o with_o the_o obligation_n they_o owe_v his_o infinite_a goodness_n he_o conjure_v they_o not_o to_o choke_v he_o in_o their_o soul_n quench_v not_o the_o spirit_n this_o passage_n be_v diverse_o explain_v 5._o nolite_fw-la spiritum_fw-la 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apostle_n make_v use_v of_o to_o aggravate_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n they_o commit_v who_o do_v all_o that_o they_o can_v to_o extinguish_v the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o endeavour_v to_o imitate_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o jew_n will_v sign_n their_o malice_n by_o a_o detestable_a parricide_n it_o seem_v saint_n augustine_n be_v enter_v into_o this_o opinion_n accuse_v not_o the_o sinner_n for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n but_o because_o of_o the_o will_v he_o have_v to_o do_v it_o and_o endeavour_v all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o stifle_v he_o that_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n from_o all_o eternity_n but_o i_o conceive_v without_o do_v violence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n or_o at_o all_o prejudice_a the_o holy_a spirit_n we_o may_v say_v he_o suffer_v death_n by_o sin_n and_o lose_v life_n when_o we_o lose_v charity_n for_o the_o same_o apostle_n teach_v we_o 3._o nescitis_fw-la quia_fw-la templum_fw-la 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thus_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n maintain_v man_n in_o youth_n and_o innocence_n and_o these_o two_o inseparable_a quality_n combat_v old-age_n and_o sin_n make_v he_o spend_v his_o life_n happy_o and_o holy_o although_o christian_n have_v not_o this_o advantage_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o their_o body_n be_v still_o the_o slave_n of_o concupiscence_n can_v avoid_v the_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o old-age_n yet_o in_o their_o soul_n they_o fail_v not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o innocence_n they_o find_v in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n what_o adam_n find_v in_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n they_o receive_v a_o new_a vigour_n in_o the_o eucharist_n their_o soul_n grow_v young_a as_o often_o as_o they_o approach_v to_o jesus_n christ_n when_o like_o eagle_n they_o soar_v as_o high_a as_o this_o sun_n lodge_v in_o a_o cloud_n they_o be_v astonish_v that_o in_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o flesh_n their_o spirit_n be_v renew_v and_o that_o the_o outward_a man_n fall_v to_o decay_v by_o year_n and_o penance_n the_o inward_a man_n recruit_n by_o the_o heavenly_a meat_n he_o feed_v upon_o this_o miracle_n pass_v sometime_o from_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n yet_o there_o have_v be_v some_o holy_a person_n who_o take_v no_o other_o sustenance_n but_o what_o be_v offer_v upon_o our_o altar_n have_v live_v many_o year_n many_o time_n this_o nutriment_n have_v imprint_v its_o quality_n upon_o their_o body_n and_o dart_v forth_o certain_a ray_n of_o grace_n upon_o their_o countenance_n communicate_v to_o they_o a_o part_n of_o that_o beauty_n which_o the_o bless_a spirit_n shall_v possess_v chrys_n post_fw-la primam_fw-la caenam_fw-la it_o a_o simile_n evascrunt_fw-la christodiscipuli_fw-la ejus_fw-la ut_fw-la vix_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la possent_fw-la discerni_fw-la chrys_n s._n john_n chrysostome_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o apostle_n participate_v of_o this_o privilege_n in_o their_o
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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death_n of_o the_o body_n beget_v sinner_n in_o adam_n that_o of_o these_o two_o birth_n the_o one_o be_v carnal_a the_o other_o spiritual_a the_o one_o produce_v angel_n the_o other_o engender_v man_n the_o one_o design_n they_o to_o death_n the_o other_o prepare_v they_o for_o the_o resurrection_n the_o one_o render_v they_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o other_o make_v they_o the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o one_o expose_v they_o to_o his_o wrath_n the_o other_o to_o his_o mercy_n final_o
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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 also_o to_o be_v forget_v if_o he_o repent_v not_o of_o the_o grace_n he_o have_v receive_v 87_o nunquid_fw-la cognoscentur_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o justitia_fw-la tua_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la oblivionis_fw-la psa_fw-la 87_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n lest_o their_o call_v he_o to_o mind_n prove_v fatal_a to_o his_o innocence_n and_o be_v remand_v into_o the_o world_n whence_o death_n have_v give_v he_o a_o retirement_n he_o begin_v again_o to_o live_v in_o adam_n and_o die_v to_o jesus_n christ_n though_o this_o doctrine_n appear_v harsh_a yet_o be_v it_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a to_o those_o who_o know_v that_o the_o sepulture_n we_o find_v in_o baptism_n prepare_v we_o for_o the_o resurrection_n dom._n per_fw-la crucem_fw-la datur_fw-la credentibus_fw-la virtus_fw-la de_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la gloria_fw-la de_fw-la opprobrio_fw-la vita_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la leo._n serm._n 8._o de_fw-fr passio_fw-la dom._n for_o 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 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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 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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
understanding_n weakness_n into_o his_o memory_n and_o malice_n into_o his_o will_n under_o this_o conduct_n he_o confound_v error_n with_o truth_n vice_n with_o virtue_n and_o have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o himself_o he_o commit_v as_o many_o sin_n as_o he_o intend_v to_o perform_v good_a work_n vainglory_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a that_o set_v he_o a_o go_v he_o seek_v for_o reputation_n in_o all_o his_o action_n and_o when_o he_o assist_v his_o country_n stand_v for_o the_o law_n and_o fight_v for_o liberty_n he_o obey_v a_o tyrant_n which_o inspire_v he_o with_o wicked_a intention_n even_o then_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o counsel_v he_o to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o upright_a undertake_n thus_o man_n become_v wretched_a when_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v faithful_a the_o loss_n of_o grace_n cause_v the_o enfeeble_v of_o his_o liberty_n and_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n involve_v he_o in_o a_o death_n so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v 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crime_n oblige_v he_o to_o do_v it_o he_o abandon_v the_o temple_n he_o consecrate_v with_o his_o presence_n and_o together_o with_o habitual_a grace_n he_o take_v away_o all_o virtue_n that_o serve_v he_o for_o ornament_n or_o for_o defence_n but_o his_o goodness_n reserve_v the_o mean_n still_o to_o solicit_v this_o unfaithful_a soul_n by_o holy_a motion_n to_o touch_v this_o rebel_n by_o his_o inspiration_n and_o by_o his_o allurement_n to_o court_v this_o adulteress_n who_o have_v falsify_v the_o faith_n she_o promise_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n or_o that_o of_o repentance_n he_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o get_v admittance_n he_o shed_v light_a into_o his_o understanding_n to_o dispel_v the_o darkness_n he_o carry_v pleasure_n into_o his_o will_n to_o gain_v its_o content_a and_o without_o do_v it_o any_o violence_n triumph_v over_o his_o obstinacy_n when_o he_o constrain_v he_o to_o taste_v more_o sweetness_n in_o virtue_n then_o in_o vice_n the_o love_n man_n have_v to_o liberty_n make_v they_o wish_v that_o these_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v continual_a that_o at_o every_o moment_n he_o shall_v offer_v grace_n to_o the_o sinner_n that_o he_o can_v use_v it_o at_o pleasure_n and_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocene_n his_o salvation_n may_v depend_v absolute_o upon_o his_o own_o will_n those_o that_o make_v this_o objection_n know_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o crime_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n god_n deal_v with_o the_o sinner_n much_o after_o another_o fashion_n than_o he_o do_v with_o the_o innocent_a 3._o natura_fw-la hominis_fw-la primitus_fw-la inculpata_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la vitio_fw-la creata_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la vero_fw-la ista_fw-la hominis_fw-la qua_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la ex_fw-la adam_n nascitur_fw-la jam_fw-la medico_fw-la indiget_fw-la quia_fw-la sana_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n the_o nature_n &_o grac._n c._n 3._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o preserve_v a_o just_a man_n then_o to_o convert_v a_o guilty_a one_o there_o needs_o much_o more_o endeavour_n to_o subdue_v a_o will_n root_v consummate_v in_o evil_a then_o to_o entertame_v one_o ground_v establish_v in_o good_a innocent_a man_n have_v no_o bad_a inclination_n grace_n find_v no_o resistance_n in_o his_o person_n and_o his_o liberty_n be_v not_o captivate_v by_o concupiscence_n there_o be_v no_o need_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v gain_v mastery_n thereby_o to_o purchase_v his_o deliverance_n it_o be_v sufficient_a gentle_o to_o excite_v a_o man_n who_o need_v but_o a_o little_a support_n to_o walk_v to_o raise_v he_o by_o his_o inspiration_n who_o be_v cumber_v with_o no_o disorder_n and_o to_o dart_v a_o small_a beam_n of_o light_n into_o his_o eye_n who_o need_v indeed_o to_o be_v clear_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o sinful_a man_n must_v be_v deal_v with_o after_o another_o manner_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v more_o vigorous_a because_o he_o undertake_v a_o enemy_n grace_n must_v have_v more_o allurement_n because_o it_o meet_v with_o more_o impediment_n must_v raise_v itself_o above_o the_o will_n because_o the_o will_n stoop_v beneath_o self-love_n and_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o man_n salvation_n because_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o fall_n if_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o act_v more_o vigorous_o then_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n sinner_n will_v remain_v obstinate_a in_o their_o obliquity_n if_o grace_n be_v but_o a_o flash_n their_o will_n will_v never_o be_v change_v and_o if_o this_o victorious_a sweetness_n do_v not_o imprint_v force_n with_o pleasure_n they_o will_v live_v and_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o at_o last_o say_v they_o grace_n ought_v to_o be_v as_o common_a as_o it_o be_v vigorous_a it_o must_v be_v offer_v to_o we_o every_o moment_n 55._o pro_fw-la
respect_n towards_o he_o he_o put_v on_o rather_o the_o deportment_n of_o a_o lover_n then_o of_o a_o sovereign_n he_o gain_v his_o will_n without_o force_v it_o and_o though_o he_o know_v the_o secret_a whereby_o to_o be_v obey_v it_o be_v always_o with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n that_o he_o that_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v overcome_v have_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o get_v the_o victory_n therefore_o do_v the_o scripture_n never_o speak_v of_o this_o change_n but_o as_o of_o a_o work_n common_a to_o god_n with_o man_n and_o when_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v the_o difference_n between_o conversion_n and_o creation_n he_o bear_v witness_n to_o this_o truth_n in_o these_o word_n qui_fw-la creavit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la salvabit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la but_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o dispute_n more_o curious_a than_o profitable_a aug._n si_fw-mi conuersio_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la majoris_fw-la potentiae_fw-la quà m_fw-la creatio_fw-la universi_fw-la saltem_fw-la est_fw-la majoris_fw-la miscricordiae_fw-la aug._n let_v we_o be_v content_a to_o conclude_v with_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n that_o if_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n require_v not_o more_o power_n it_o suppose_v at_o least_o more_o mercy_n than_o creation_n because_o if_o in_o this_o god_n oblige_v the_o miserable_a in_o that_o he_o oblige_v the_o criminal_a show_v favour_n to_o those_o that_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o severity_n of_o punishment_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n belong_v to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o a_o work_n that_o bear_v the_o character_n of_o goodness_n must_v needs_o have_v no_o other_o principle_n but_o he_o to_o who_o this_o divine_a perfection_n be_v attribute_v in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v true_a that_o after_o he_o have_v show_v mercy_n to_o sinner_n he_o perform_v a_o piece_n of_o most_o exemplary_a justice_n and_o animate_v they_o against_o themselves_o he_o oblige_v they_o to_o take_v revenge_n and_o punishment_n upon_o themselves_o for_o one_o of_o the_o most_o admirable_a effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o love_n be_v to_o produce_v hatred_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o penitent_n 50._o quia_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la confessio_fw-la &_o punitio_fw-la peccati_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la à _fw-la seipso_fw-la cum_fw-la cuique_fw-la sibi_fw-la irascitur_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la displicet_fw-la sine_fw-la dono_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 50._o and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n by_o the_o excess_n of_o their_o austerity_n towards_o themselves_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o guilty_a of_o treason_n against_o the_o divine_a majesty_n they_o stay_v not_o till_o his_o justice_n punish_v they_o they_o prevent_v his_o sentence_n by_o their_o own_o resolution_n and_o invent_v more_o torture_n to_o wrack_v themselves_o than_o the_o executioner_n have_v be_v witty_a in_o to_o torment_v martyr_n with_o this_o be_v that_o divine_a spirit_n which_o have_v drive_v the_o anchorite_n into_o the_o desert_n make_v the_o antonines_n go_v down_o into_o cave_n and_o hole_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o stilite_n fix_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o pillar_n which_o find_v out_o sackcloth_n and_o discipline_n to_o make_v as_o many_o wretch_n as_o he_o have_v make_v penitent_n all_o the_o austerity_n that_o be_v in_o christianity_n take_v its_o birth_n from_o the_o love_n he_o inspire_v into_o the_o faithful_a their_o rigour_n be_v proportionable_a to_o their_o charity_n the_o more_o the_o holy_a spirit_n possess_v they_o the_o more_o be_v they_o set_v against_o themselves_o and_o we_o may_v affirm_v with_o reason_n that_o as_o much_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o his_o love_n so_o much_o do_v they_o grow_v in_o the_o hatred_n of_o their_o sin_n this_o be_v it_o perhaps_o that_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v we_o understand_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o shall_v oblige_v sinner_n to_o punish_v themselves_o for_o the_o offence_n they_o have_v commit_v he_o shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n we_o can_v understand_v this_o truth_n if_o we_o conceive_v not_o that_o the_o father_n have_v judge_v all_o man_n in_o his_o son_n and_o have_v charge_v he_o with_o their_o iniquity_n have_v charge_v he_o also_o with_o the_o punishment_n due_a for_o they_o from_o this_o moment_n they_o have_v no_o engagement_n to_o sue_v out_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n satisfy_v with_o the_o passion_n of_o his_o son_n protest_v that_o he_o have_v sign_v over_o to_o he_o all_o the_o right_a of_o judge_v the_o world_n the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n the_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o resignation_n shall_v judge_v all_o man_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v become_v their_o judge_n and_o their_o party_n will_v pronounce_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o their_o eternity_n in_o expectation_n of_o this_o day_n of_o doom_n the_o holy_a spirit_n judge_v man_n that_o be_v convert_v and_o mix_v meekness_n with_o severity_n in_o these_o determination_n he_o oblige_v they_o to_o undergo_v a_o scrutiny_n upon_o earth_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o he_o that_o be_v so_o gentle_a be_v withal_o so_o rigorous_a since_o the_o poet_n have_v bestow_v these_o two_o quality_n upon_o love_n for_o these_o pleasant_a tell-tale_n have_v feign_v that_o he_o be_v the_o severe_a of_o all_o the_o god_n that_o he_o bathe_v himself_o in_o tear_n live_v upon_o blood_n and_o more_o cruel_a than_o tyrant_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o torment_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o christian_a religion_n that_o conceal_v truth_n under_o the_o shadow_n of_o our_o mystery_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v severe_a that_o he_o exact_v chastisement_n from_o those_o he_o inanimate_v that_o he_o engage_v his_o lover_n in_o penance_n and_o more_o strong_a than_o death_n which_o part_v soul_n and_o body_n he_o divide_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o exercise_v a_o tyranny_n over_o whole_a entire_a man_n true_a it_o be_v the_o torment_n he_o inflict_v be_v always_o mix_v with_o pleasure_n he_o make_v rose_n grow_v among_o thorn_n and_o amid_o such_o a_o throng_n of_o penitent_n that_o bid_v he_o battle_n there_o be_v not_o one_o complain_v of_o his_o suffering_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o persecute_v themselves_o 11._o haec_fw-la tristitia_fw-la quae_fw-la poenitcutiam_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la stabilem_fw-la operatur_fw-la laeta_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la spe_fw-la profectus_fw-la svi_fw-la vegetata_fw-la cunctam_fw-la affabilitatis_fw-la retinet_fw-la suavitatem_fw-la cassian_n l._n 9_o c._n 11._o they_o be_v persuade_v they_o satisfy_v he_o who_o they_o have_v offend_v the_o same_o consideration_n that_o afflict_v they_o comfort_n they_o and_o when_o they_o meditate_v that_o god_n that_o love_v they_o be_v infinite_a they_o meet_v with_o no_o pain_n that_o be_v not_o short_a nor_o any_o torment_n that_o be_v not_o joyous_a they_o be_v better_o accompany_v in_o the_o desert_n than_o the_o monarch_n in_o their_o palace_n their_o humiliation_n be_v more_o glorious_a than_o the_o triumph_n of_o conqueror_n their_o poverty_n be_v more_o happy_a than_o abundance_n of_o riches_n and_o their_o ascetic_a life_n more_o full_a of_o charm_n then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n though_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v thus_o favourable_a to_o penitent_n yet_o fail_v he_o not_o to_o be_v very_o severe_a against_o sinner_n if_o he_o pardon_v the_o offence_n commit_v against_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o never_o pardon_v those_o that_o be_v commit_v against_o his_o own_o person_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o 12._o blasphemia_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la mat._n 12._o that_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n none_o be_v irremissible_a but_o those_o which_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o passage_n leave_v all_o our_o expositor_n at_o a_o loss_n every_o one_o forge_v new_a principle_n to_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n thereof_o and_o there_o be_v few_o but_o strive_v to_o invent_v something_o upon_o a_o subject_n so_o often_o handle_v and_o so_o little_o clear_v some_o divide_v sin_n into_o three_o order_n according_a to_o the_o perfection_n which_o be_v common_o apply_v to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n the_o first_o comprehend_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o seem_v to_o clash_v against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n paulum_fw-la peccata_fw-la alia_fw-la sunt_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la patri_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la adversantur_fw-la alia_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la quae_fw-la filio_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la alia_fw-la malitiae_fw-la quae_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la bonitas_fw-la d._n thom._n in_o paulum_fw-la to_o who_o power_n
they_o but_o saint_n augustine_n inform_v we_o that_o he_o act_v otherwise_o with_o sinner_n then_o with_o the_o godly_a and_o that_o he_o carry_v himself_o after_o another_o fashion_n with_o those_o he_o move_v only_o sixtum_fw-la aliter_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la nondum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la aliter_fw-la habitans_fw-la nam_fw-la nondum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la fideles_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la jam_fw-la fideles_fw-la aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la then_o with_o those_o who_o he_o inanimate_v he_o assist_v the_o former_a that_o they_o may_v be_v convert_v he_o help_v the_o second_o that_o they_o may_v persevere_v in_o the_o former_a he_o inspire_v faith_n in_o the_o late_a charity_n to_o the_o one_o he_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o other_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n but_o final_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o aid_v all_o christian_n in_o their_o different_a conversation_n it_o be_v he_o that_o triumph_v over_o the_o executioner_n in_o the_o martyr_n that_o combat_n heretic_n in_o the_o doctor_n that_o subdue_v the_o flesh_n in_o the_o continent_n that_o despise_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o anchorite_n that_o conquer_v sin_n in_o the_o penitent_n and_o that_o lead_v all_o the_o elect_a from_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a the_o nine_o discourse_n that_o the_o holyspirit_n be_v the_o christian_n comforter_n sin_n and_o misery_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n both_o upon_o a_o day_n assoon_o as_o ever_o man_n become_v criminal_a he_o become_v miserable_a 2._o peccavit_fw-la anima_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la miserable_fw-la est_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la accepit_fw-la quo_fw-la usa_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la voluit_fw-la lapsa_fw-la est_fw-la ejecta_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr beatitudine_fw-la implicata_fw-la est_fw-la misertis_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la fortu._n disp_n 2._o 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motion_n be_v of_o so_o difficult_a coercion_n it_o be_v it_o that_o charm_v those_o deceitful_a hope_n and_o desire_n that_o promise_v we_o felicity_n in_o the_o world_n and_o which_o final_o follow_v the_o inclination_n of_o this_o spirit_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o image_n inable_v the_o christian_n to_o be_v revenge_v of_o those_o rebel_n that_o disturb_v the_o quiet_a of_o his_o person_n the_o second_o punishment_n of_o guilty_a man_n be_v to_o see_v himself_o exile_v from_o heaven_n and_o constrain_v to_o endure_v a_o banishment_n as_o long_o as_o life_n indeed_o he_o undergo_v here_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o exterminate_v person_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o his_o good_n and_o live_v not_o but_o upon_o borrow_v or_o alm_n he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n fall_v from_o all_o those_o honour_n that_o equal_v his_o condition_n to_o that_o of_o angel_n and_o reduce_v to_o a_o deplorarable_a state_n 48._o homo_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o honore_fw-la esset_fw-la non_fw-la 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their_o fortune_n upon_o earth_n they_o build_v as_o if_o they_o never_o mean_v to_o remove_v they_o be_v strong_o take_v up_o with_o the_o present_a world_n and_o they_o lose_v all_o belief_n of_o the_o future_a and_o a_o man_n have_v much_o ado_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o so_o delightful_a a_o abide_v be_v the_o place_n of_o their_o banishment_n and_o the_o theatre_n of_o their_o torment_n they_o must_v be_v make_v feel_v their_o misery_n that_o they_o may_v have_v some_o desire_n towards_o another_o life_n and_o we_o think_v we_o have_v gain_v much_o upon_o their_o spirit_n when_o they_o will_v be_v persuade_v to_o look_v with_o a_o indifferent_a eye_n upon_o the_o place_n of_o their_o birth_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o richardus_fw-la de_fw-la sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la divide_v man_n into_o three_o rank_n the_o first_o be_v those_o that_o be_v fasten_v to_o their_o country_n who_o he_o call_v delicate_a vict._n delicatus_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la patria_fw-la dulcis_fw-la 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that_o fortify_v our_o weakness_n when_o we_o be_v set_v upon_o that_o dissipate_v our_o darkness_n when_o we_o be_v blind_v and_o sweeten_v our_o discontent_n when_o we_o be_v trouble_v he_o weep_v with_o we_o without_o interess_v his_o felicity_n he_o share_v in_o our_o infirmity_n without_o prejudice_v his_o almightiness_n he_o be_v sad_a with_o our_o misery_n without_o disquiet_v his_o own_o contentedness_n he_o put_v sigh_n into_o our_o heart_n word_n into_o our_o mouth_n reason_n into_o our_o understanding_n to_o express_v our_o wretchedness_n and_o to_o pacify_v our_o judge_n postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la inenarrabilibus_fw-la the_o union_n he_o contract_v with_o we_o be_v so_o strict_a that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n to_o he_o what_o it_o will_v have_v we_o do_v and_o by_o a_o strange_a liberty_n make_v he_o partaker_n of_o our_o misery_n as_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o happiness_n the_o last_o torment_n of_o man_n a_o sinner_n be_v the_o 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jam_fw-la in_o otio_fw-la torpemus_fw-la vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la pictate_v judicemur_fw-la greg._n the_o cruel_a punishment_n that_o exercise_v their_o patience_n the_o rude_a torment_n that_o prove_v their_o charity_n thus_o will_v it_o be_v a_o insupportable_a vexation_n do_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n sweeten_v it_o by_o the_o inward_a testimony_n he_o witness_v to_o our_o conscience_n but_o he_o moreover_o give_v we_o assurance_n of_o our_o salvation_n he_o make_v we_o obscure_o read_v over_o the_o book_n of_o life_n he_o take_v we_o into_o that_o privie-chamber_n where_o the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o our_o eternity_n be_v pronounce_v 8._o ipse_fw-la spiritus_fw-la testimonium_fw-la reddit_fw-la spiritui_fw-la nostro_fw-la quòd_fw-la sumus_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la rom._n 8._o he_o apply_v to_o we_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o interpose_v himself_o the_o caution_n of_o his_o promise_n he_o blot_v out_o those_o mortal_a discontent_n which_o labour_n to_o cast_v we_o into_o despair_n he_o heighten_v our_o hope_n by_o a_o prelibation_n of_o glory_n and_o handle_v we_o with_o so_o much_o tenderness_n that_o we_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o can_v be_v miserable_a in_o the_o other_o world_n have_v be_v so_o happy_a in_o this_o the_o ten_o discourse_n of_o the_o christian's_n ingratitude_n towards_o the_o holy_a spirit_n if_o that_o philosopher_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v sen._n nibil_n in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la tam_fw-la sacrum_fw-la quod_fw-la sacrilegum_fw-la non_fw-la inveniat_fw-la sen._n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o sacred_a in_o nature_n that_o meet_v not_o with_o some_o sacrilegious_a person_n to_o profane_v it_o divine_n may_v with_o great_a justice_n affirm_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o holy_a in_o religion_n that_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n do_v not_o dishonour_v and_o by_o their_o malice_n desecrate_v its_o holy_a mystery_n the_o divine_a 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they_o be_v conscious_a that_o in_o the_o manage_n of_o a_o state_n or_o in_o the_o conquest_n of_o a_o province_n they_o have_v labour_v more_o for_o their_o own_o glory_n then_o for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o subject_n be_v they_o not_o more_o worthy_a of_o punishment_n than_o honour_n if_o they_o have_v prefer_v reputation_n before_o their_o duty_n and_o have_v ruin_v their_o neighbour_n only_o to_o gain_v the_o name_n of_o conqueror_n but_o admit_v for_o their_o satisfaction_n that_o their_o desire_n be_v lawful_a their_o conquest_n just_a the_o praise_n they_o receive_v true_a who_o can_v tell_v whether_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n agree_v with_o those_o of_o angel_n who_o be_v sure_a that_o heaven_n approve_v what_o the_o earth_n so_o high_o value_v and_o whether_o god_n prepare_v not_o punishment_n for_o those_o victory_n man_n solemnize_v with_o triumph_n true_a glory_n depend_v upon_o he_o that_o read_v the_o heart_n who_o see_v the_o intention_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o will_v therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o he_o indeed_o be_v praiseworthy_a that_o receive_v commendation_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n 4._o illuminabit_fw-la abscondita_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la &_o manifestabit_fw-la consilia_fw-la cordium_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la laus_fw-la erit_fw-la unicuique_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la 1_o cor._n 4._o and_o not_o from_o that_o of_o man_n man_n be_v mistake_v in_o their_o word_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o thought_n as_o they_o judge_v not_o but_o by_o the_o appearance_n they_o blame_v a_o obscure_a virtue_n and_o cry_v up_o a_o glitter_a vice_n david_n therefore_o will_v not_o have_v his_o glory_n depend_v upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o commit_v his_o reputation_n as_o well_o as_o his_o crown_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o protest_v in_o his_o psalm_n that_o as_o he_o owe_v his_o victory_n to_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o almighty_a from_o he_o also_o do_v he_o expect_v glory_n as_o the_o recompense_n apud_fw-la te_fw-la laus_fw-la mea_fw-la the_o philosopher_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n because_o that_o define_v glory_n they_o will_v not_o have_v it_o ground_v upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a but_o upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wise_a senec._n gloria_fw-la vera_fw-la bonorum_fw-la consensus_fw-la est_fw-la senec._n and_o that_o he_o only_o be_v honourable_a who_o by_o his_o worth_n have_v gain_v the_o approbation_n of_o honest_a man_n but_o who_o know_v not_o that_o virtue_n be_v too_o generous_a to_o seek_v her_o felicity_n where_o she_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o look_v for_o her_o reward_n she_o look_n upon_o honour_n as_o her_o slave_n rather_o than_o her_o master_n and_o when_o she_o act_n she_o consult_v not_o so_o much_o her_o reputation_n as_o her_o conscience_n she_o be_v so_o noble_a that_o she_o look_v after_o no_o other_o end_n but_o god_n and_o so_o just_a that_o she_o require_v no_o other_o witness_n but_o he_o that_o must_v be_v her_o judge_n this_o maxim_n be_v not_o so_o severe_a but_o it_o have_v be_v embrace_v by_o philosopher_n for_o though_o the_o roman_n commit_v this_o outrage_n against_o virtue_n as_o to_o subject_v it_o to_o glory_n and_o these_o grand_a politician_n to_o animate_v their_o citizen_n to_o generous_a and_o difficult_a action_n have_v persuade_v they_o that_o none_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n of_o honour_n but_o through_o that_o of_o virtue_n yet_o seneca_n right_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v injustice_n in_o this_o proceed_n that_o it_o be_v to_o subject_v the_o sovereign_n to_o his_o slave_n and_o that_o sometime_o there_o be_v occasion_n offer_v where_o a_o man_n must_v betray_v his_o honour_n to_o preserve_v his_o virtue_n piety_n have_v teach_v the_o chaste_a susanna_n this_o maxim_n when_o see_v that_o she_o can_v not_o preserve_v her_o chastity_n without_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o reputation_n she_o sacrifice_v her_o honour_n to_o her_o duty_n and_o prefer_v the_o approbation_n of_o angel_n to_o the_o opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o man_n glory_n then_o
be_v no_o wonder_n if_o a_o absolute_a power_n dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o mortal_n and_o if_o those_o who_o look_v only_o upon_o the_o bravery_n imagine_v it_o at_o least_o a_o image_n of_o felicity_n but_o certain_o the_o more_o advise_v make_v not_o this_o judgement_n and_o politician_n who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o pompous_a majesty_n 51._o tibi_fw-la soli_fw-la peccavi_fw-la &_o malum_fw-la coram_fw-la te_fw-la feci_fw-la psal_n 51._o esteem_v it_o more_o worthy_a of_o pity_n than_o envy_n for_o beside_o that_o a_o great_a fortune_n be_v a_o great_a servitude_n that_o prince_n who_o command_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v that_o those_o who_o encroach_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o other_o lose_v their_o own_o that_o those_o that_o strike_v terror_n in_o other_o be_v not_o free_a from_o it_o themselves_o and_o that_o sovereign_n who_o bear_v rule_v with_o violence_n have_v as_o many_o enemy_n as_o they_o have_v subject_n divinity_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o 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 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