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the_o virgin_n mary_n that_o he_o be_v man_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o in_o the_o symbolical_a hymn_n of_o s._n ambrose_n and_o st._n austin_n it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o when_o thou_o take_v upon_o thou_o to_o deliver_v man_n thou_o do_v not_o abhor_v the_o virgin_n womb._n in_o all_o these_o notice_n be_v give_v of_o the_o woman_n and_o virgin_n without_o any_o mention_n of_o man_n the_o redeemer_n be_v to_o be_v answerable_a to_o melchisedech_n 3._o heb._n 7._o 3._o aug._n to._n 7._o n._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o st._n austin_n say_v sine_fw-la matre_fw-la deus_fw-la sine_fw-la patre_fw-la homo_fw-la he_o be_v god_n from_o eternity_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n but_o man_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o virgin_n mother_n only_o from_o who_o he_o receive_v both_o his_o fesh_n and_o soul_n chap._n xxv_o it_o be_v grant_v or_o presume_v that_o christ_n receive_v both_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o soul_n from_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mother_n and_o she_o she_o from_o our_o first_o parent_n we_o be_v yet_o far_o to_o inquire_v how_o his_o flesh_n and_o soul_n râ—_n dominicani_n &_o franciscani_fw-la differunt_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la râ—_n can_v be_v free_a from_o that_o original_a sin_n except_o we_o will_v also_o grant_v that_o his_o mother_n be_v conceive_v without_o sin_n which_o i_o suppose_v no_o learned_a or_o but_o intelligent_a divine_n will_v affirm_v it_o be_v account_v by_o st._n austin_n one_o of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n who_o yet_o refuse_v 50._o aug._n count_v pelag._n t._n 7._o n._n 50._o to_o dispute_v against_o she_o in_o that_o question_n propter_fw-la honorem_fw-la domini_fw-la as_o he_o say_v our_o answer_n be_v that_o although_o christ_n derive_v both_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o soul_n from_o the_o virgin_n and_o although_o his_o virgin_n mother_n be_v certain_o conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o therefore_o not_o without_o original_a sin_n during_o her_o whole_a life_n yet_o christ_n do_v not_o with_o his_o flesh_n and_o soul_n derive_v any_o sin_n from_o she_o because_o he_o be_v not_o by_o she_o conceive_v in_o sin_n viz._n in_o lust_n or_o concupiscence_n for_o original_a sin_n be_v 73._o aug._n t._n 3._o n._n 73._o not_o derive_v into_o we_o by_o receive_v our_o flesh_n and_o our_o soul_n from_o our_o mother_n but_o only_o by_o concupiscence_n and_o lust_n whereby_o ordinary_a conception_n be_v produce_v but_o christ_n be_v conceive_v of_o the_o virgin_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n without_o man_n and_o so_o without_o lust_n and_o therefore_o without_o any_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n render_v by_o s._n austin_n nulla_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la carnali_fw-la 58_o aug._n in_o enchir._n t._n 3._o n._n 58_o seminatus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la ergo_fw-la nullum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originaliter_fw-la traxit_fw-la iâ—_n that_o because_o christ_n be_v not_o beget_v or_o conceive_v in_o carnal_a lust_n therefore_o his_o conception_n be_v without_o sin_n so_o isychius_n answer_v christi_fw-la humanitas_fw-la munda_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la genita_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la viri_fw-la 14._o isych_n in_o levit._n cap._n 14._o immunditia_fw-la christ_n whole_a human_a nature_n be_v clean_a because_o not_o beget_v in_o uncleanness_n so_o that_o although_o both_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o virgin_n mother_n be_v stain_v with_o original_a sin_n yet_o the_o flesh_n and_o soul_n of_o christ_n spring_v from_o she_o without_o her_o sin_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v without_o carnal_a copulation_n and_o lust_n sometime_o we_o know_v worm_n be_v breed_v in_o man_n body_n and_o derive_v their_o flesh_n and_o bulk_n from_o they_o yet_o it_o will_v be_v ridiculous_a to_o say_v or_o imagine_v that_o these_o worm_n draw_v original_a sin_n from_o those_o human_a body_n because_o they_o be_v therein_o breed_v without_o any_o copulation_n or_o carnal_a concupiscence_n herod_n be_v eat_v of_o worm_n which_o be_v breed_v 23._o act_n 12._o 23._o in_o his_o own_o body_n yet_o those_o worm_n by_o that_o generation_n do_v not_o derive_v any_o sin_n from_o herod_n and_o if_o now_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v miraculous_o produce_v and_o form_v out_o of_o another_o man_n body_n he_o shall_v not_o thereby_o attract_v any_o sin_n because_o such_o a_o production_n will_v be_v without_o copulation_n and_o lust_n as_o 21._o aquin._n 1._o 2_o 9_o 81._o art_n 4._o orig._n t._n 2._o n._n 44._o aug._n in_o psal_n 21._o aquinas_n determine_v origen_n in_o his_o 14_o homily_n on_o st._n luke_n and_o st._n austin_n on_o the_o 21_o psalm_n and_o in_o other_o place_n both_o of_o they_o do_v expound_v those_o word_n of_o david_n psal_n 22._o 6._o i_o be_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o conception_n of_o christ_n quia_fw-la vermis_fw-la non_fw-la aliunde_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la origo_fw-la est_fw-la because_o