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die_v for_o it_o but_o the_o material_a part_n of_o the_o sin_n christ_n bear_v not_o sin_n can_v not_o come_v so_o near_o he_o it_o may_v make_v he_o sick_a and_o die_v but_o not_o disorder_v and_o stain_v he_o be_v pure_a from_o original_a and_o actual_a sin_n and_o therefore_o that_o remain_v in_o the_o body_n though_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n be_v take_v off_o and_o change_v into_o advantage_n and_o grace_n and_o the_o actual_a be_v receive_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n descend_v afterwards_o upon_o the_o church_n and_o send_v by_o our_o lord_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o it_o be_v not_o rational_o to_o be_v answer_v what_o s._n ambrose_n say_v 33._o quia_fw-la omnis_fw-la peccato_fw-la obnoxia_fw-la ideo_fw-la omnis_fw-la aetas_fw-la sacramento_n idonea_fw-la 11._o for_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o sin_n and_o misery_n shall_v seize_v upon_o the_o innocent_a and_o most_o unconsent_a person_n and_o that_o they_o only_o shall_v be_v leave_v without_o a_o sacrament_n and_o a_o instrument_n of_o expiation_n and_o although_o they_o can_v consent_v to_o the_o present_a susception_n yet_o neither_o do_v they_o refuse_v and_o yet_o they_o consent_v as_o much_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o sacrament_n as_o to_o the_o prevarication_n of_o adam_n and_o because_o they_o suffer_v under_o this_o it_o be_v but_o reason_n they_o shall_v be_v relieve_v by_o that_o and_o *_o s._n it_o be_v better_a as_o gregory_n nazianzen_n affirm_v that_o shall_v be_v consign_v and_o sanctify_v without_o their_o own_o knowledge_n then_o to_o die_v without_o their_o be_v sanctify_v for_o so_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o circumcise_a babe_n of_o israel_n and_o if_o the_o conspersion_n and_o wash_v the_o door_n post_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o lamb_n do_v sacramental_o preserve_v all_o the_o first-born_a of_o goshen_n it_o can_v be_v think_v impossible_a or_o unreasonable_a that_o the_o want_n of_o understanding_n in_o child_n shall_v hinder_v they_o from_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o sacrament_n and_o from_o be_v