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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 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fury_n upon_o man_n till_o be_v reduce_v to_o powder_n there_o remain_v nothing_o of_o these_o famous_a criminal_o thus_o the_o christian_n when_o baptize_v be_v as_o it_o be_v inter_v to_o
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 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 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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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birth_n and_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n must_v therefore_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o impurity_n spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n superveniet_fw-la in_o te_fw-la ideoque_fw-la quod_fw-la nascetur_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la sanctum_fw-la vocabitur_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o quality_n of_o head_n oblige_v he_o to_o stoop_v under_o the_o load_n of_o our_o offence_n he_o that_o be_v innocent_a by_o nature_n become_v guilty_a by_o love_n and_o when_o he_o unite_v himself_o to_o his_o member_n he_o become_v their_o surety_n and_o engage_v himself_o to_o satisfy_v for_o they_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v not_o of_o he_o only_o as_o a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n but_o as_o a_o man_n who_o stand_v hostage_n for_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n and_o who_o be_v voluntary_o boundto_o bear_v all_o the_o punishment_n their_o sin_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o this_o make_v the_o father_n say_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n percussi_fw-la eum_fw-la propter_fw-la scelera_fw-la populi_fw-la mei_fw-la 53._o ipse_fw-la vulneratus_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la nostras_fw-la attritus_fw-la est_fw-la proterscelera_fw-la nostra_fw-la posuit_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la omnium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la isa_n 53._o this_o make_a saint_n john_n say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o make_v jesus_n christ_n himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n say_v that_o his_o sin_n condemn_v he_o to_o death_n long_o a_o salute_n mea_fw-la verba_fw-la delictorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la for_o he_o die_v not_o that_o ignominious_a death_n but_o because_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o place_n of_o man_n and_o be_v their_o pledge_n because_o he_o be_v their_o head_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o satisfy_v for_o they_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n therefore_o the_o sentence_n that_o oblige_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o death_n be_v the_o just_a and_o unjust_a sentence_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v unjust_a if_o we_o consider_v it_o as_o proceed_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o pilate_n because_o all_o the_o crime_n jesus_n christ_n be_v accuse_v of_o be_v forge_v by_o his_o enemy_n it_o be_v just_a if_o we_o consider_v it_o as_o proceed_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n because_o his_o son_n appear_v before_o he_o as_o the_o head_n of_o all_o man_n and_o he_o behold_v he_o as_o a_o innocent_a victim_n who_o charity_n have_v make_v he_o a_o delinquent_n indeed_o our_o sin_n be_v not_o remit_v but_o because_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v charge_v with_o they_o the_o fury_n of_o god_n the_o father_n be_v not_o appease_v but_o because_o jesus_n christ_n have_v satisfy_v it_o nor_o do_v we_o live_v secure_o in_o the_o world_n but_o because_o our_o head_n have_v restore_v we_o our_o innocence_n this_o be_v the_o compact_n he_o make_v with_o we_o he_o have_v take_v our_o evil_n to_o confer_v upon_o we_o his_o merit_n he_o have_v make_v a_o change_n of_o quality_n and_o to_o procure_v we_o that_o of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v voluntary_o accept_v of_o that_o of_o surety_n for_o sinner_n this_o be_v it_o that_o saint_n augustine_n confirm_v to_o we_o in_o explain_v those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o he_o suppose_v speak_v by_o jesus_n christ_n domine_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la clamavi_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la &_o sanasti_fw-la i_o the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v he_o pray_v to_o his_o father_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n before_o his_o death_n and_o his_o father_n heal_v he_o after_o his_o death_n but_o how_o can_v he_o heal_v he_o that_o never_o be_v wound_v do_v he_o heal_v his_o word_n who_o be_v god_n equal_a with_o himself_o no_o certain_o but_o he_o heal_v we_o in_o his_o person_n because_o this_o word_n be_v make_v our_o head_n be_v load_v with_o our_o wound_n and_o have_v change_v they_o into_o remedy_n to_o cure_v we_o of_o our_o scar_n he_o heal_v he_o then_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 resurrectionis_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la saeculi_fw-la haec_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la irae_fw-la haec_fw-la filios_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la illa_fw-la peccato_fw-la originali_fw-la obligatos_fw-la illa_fw-la omnis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la peccati_fw-la liberatos_fw-la august_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la pecca_fw-la man_n who_o tell_v we_o the_o one_o come_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o return_n thither_o again_o the_o other_o come_v from_o heaven_n and_o ascend_v thither_o again_o the_o one_o draw_v it_o be_v original_a from_o the_o flesh_n the_o other_o from_o the_o spirit_n the_o one_o tend_v to_o death_n the_o other_o to_o eternity_n the_o one_o proceed_v from_o man_n and_o woman_n the_o other_o from_o god_n and_o the_o church_n or_o to_o deliver_v the_o same_o truth_n in_o other_o term_n we_o may_v add_v with_o the_o same_o saint_n that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n regenerate_v the_o faithful_a in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o 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
have_v so_o many_o age_n seal_v they_o up_o in_o their_o tomb_n and_o that_o now_o they_o do_v arise_v after_o they_o be_v bury_v in_o infidelity_n then_o they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o misfortune_n that_o attend_v their_o mortal_a condition_n now_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o all_o cloud_n of_o ignorance_n that_o darken_v their_o spiritual_a existency_n then_o they_o shall_v rise_v to_o immortality_n and_o glory_n now_o they_o be_v regenerate_v to_o grace_n and_o salvation_n though_o these_o effect_n of_o baptism_n be_v sufficient_o admirable_a by_o their_o own_o proper_a greatness_n ibid._n nun_n mirandum_fw-la et_fw-la lavacro_fw-la dilui_fw-la mortem_fw-la atquin_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la si_fw-la quia_fw-la mirandum_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la creditur_fw-la atquin_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la qualia_fw-la enim_fw-la decet_fw-la esse_fw-la opera_fw-la divina_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnem_fw-la admirationem_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr bapt._n sine_fw-la pompa_fw-la sine_fw-la apparatu_fw-la sine_fw-la sumptu_fw-la in_o aquae_fw-la demissus_fw-la inter_fw-la pauca_fw-la verba_fw-la tinctus_fw-la inde_fw-la exiliit_fw-la innocentior_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n yet_o must_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o easiness_n that_o produce_v they_o extreme_o heighten_v their_o excellency_n for_o to_o revive_v a_o child_n there_o needs_o only_o a_o little_a water_n animate_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n all_o these_o change_n be_v wrought_v in_o his_o soul_n when_o the_o priest_n speak_v and_o sprinkle_v his_o body_n he_o be_v miraculous_o raise_v when_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n be_v end_v and_o this_o way_n that_o prepare_v he_o to_o eternal_a life_n cost_v the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nothing_o but_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o these_o word_n i_o baptise_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o heathen_a who_o heretofore_o inform_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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