Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	sin_n	wage_n	10,905	5	10.9508	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18305	The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2	Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.	1607 (1607)	STC 49; ESTC S100532	1,359,700	1,255

deliver_v from_o the_o body_n of_o death_n for_o debetur_fw-la for_o de_fw-fr nat_n et_fw-fr great_a ca._n 55._o de_fw-fr corpore_fw-la mors_fw-la corporis_fw-la separat_fw-la sed_fw-la contracta_fw-la exillo_fw-la vitia_fw-la coherent_a quibus_fw-la iusta_fw-la poena_fw-la debetur_fw-la the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n separate_v the_o wicked_a from_o the_o body_n when_o yet_o the_o vice_n and_o sin_n thereby_o gather_v do_v stick_v fast_o to_o which_o just_a punishment_n remain_v due_a therefore_o when_o he_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n ibid._n death_n ibid._n de_fw-fr vitijs_fw-la corporis_fw-la dicit_fw-la he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o vicious_a affection_n of_o the_o body_n corpus_fw-la body_n de_fw-fr temp._n ser_n 45._o per_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la nostrum_fw-la mortis_fw-la corpus_fw-la by_o concupiscence_n be_v it_o that_o this_o our_o body_n of_o death_n be_v so_o call_v so_o oecumenius_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o sunt_fw-la from_o oecumen_fw-la in_o ro._n ca._n 7._o ex_fw-la corporalibus_fw-la actio_fw-la nibus_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la mortem_fw-la inducentibus_fw-la à_fw-la concupiscentijs_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaeque_fw-la mors_fw-la nobis_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o which_o be_v death_n unto_o we_o and_o do_v cause_n a_o spiritual_a death_n causa_fw-la death_n origen_n ibid._n corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la appellatur_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la habitat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la mortis_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la it_o be_v a_o body_n of_o death_n say_v origen_n wherein_o sin_n dwell_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n ambrose_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v his_o body_n a_o body_n of_o death_n etc._n death_n ambros_n apud_fw-la aug._n count_n julian_n lib._n 2._o omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la sub_fw-la peccato_fw-la nascimur_fw-la quorum_fw-la ipse_fw-la ortus_fw-la in_o vitio_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n ideò_fw-la pauli_n caero_fw-la corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la erat_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o we_o all_o be_v bear_v under_o sin_n and_o our_o very_a beginning_n be_v in_o trespass_n acknowledge_v as_o touch_v the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n that_o what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n the_o same_o in_o part_n it_o continue_v still_o epiphanius_n or_o rather_o methodius_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n here_o mean_v etc._n mean_v method_n apud_fw-la epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 64._o non_fw-la corpus_fw-la hoc_fw-la mortem_fw-la sed_fw-la peccatum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la per_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la dicit_fw-la etc._n etc._n sin_n dwell_v by_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o body_n from_o the_o bad_a imagination_n &_o thought_n whereof_o he_o wish_v to_o be_v deliver_v account_v the_o same_o death_n and_o destruction_n itself_o bernard_n say_v that_o it_o be_v etc._n be_v bernard_n in_o cant._n ser_n 56._o jpsa_fw-la est_fw-la carnis_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la etc._n etc._n hoc_fw-la sanè_fw-la unointeriecto_fw-la pariete_n non_fw-la longè_fw-la peregrinabatur_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la vnde_fw-la &_o optabas_fw-la clamans_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o liberabit_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o law_n of_o sin_n even_o concupiscence_n stand_v as_o a_o wall_n betwixt_o god_n and_o he_o that_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n in_o concupiscence_n then_o stand_v this_o body_n of_o death_n and_o because_o by_o this_o body_n of_o death_n it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v himself_o miserable_a it_o be_v concupiscence_n that_o make_v he_o miserable_a which_o therefore_o s._n austin_n call_v 45._o call_v august_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la ser_fw-mi 45._o miseram_fw-la legem_fw-la the_o miserable_a law_n of_o sin_n not_o as_o be_v itself_o capable_a of_o misery_n but_o per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la because_o it_o make_v we_o miserable_a or_o because_o we_o be_v miserable_a by_o it_o thus_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n acknowledge_v himself_o miserable_a in_o himself_o not_o as_o hold_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o disgrace_n with_o god_n but_o as_o find_v in_o himself_o that_o for_o which_o he_o deserve_v so_o to_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v but_o that_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v merciful_a unto_o he_o not_o to_o impute_v the_o same_o and_o what_o be_v it_o but_o a_o misery_n to_o have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o filthy_a carrion_n tie_v fast_o to_o he_o still_o breathe_v out_o noisome_a stink_n to_o be_v continual_o trouble_v with_o a_o importunat_a enemy_n give_v he_o no_o rest_n &_o weary_v his_o soul_n from_o day_n to_o day_n nay_o to_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o debellabat_fw-la he_o idem_fw-la count_n julian_n pelag._n lib._n 2._o exercitum_fw-la quendam_fw-la variarum_fw-la cupiditatum_fw-la intra_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la debellabat_fw-la even_o a_o army_n of_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a lust_n draw_v one_o this_o way_n and_o another_o that_o way_n fight_v against_o he_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a bereave_v he_o of_o his_o joy_n while_o in_o most_o earnest_a meditation_n they_o carry_v he_o away_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o not_o from_o that_o wherein_o his_o delight_n be_v if_o outward_a cross_n do_v make_v a_o man_n miserable_a much_o more_o this_o inward_a distraction_n &_o affliction_n which_o gall_v the_o string_n of_o the_o hart_n &_o vex_v the_o very_a spirit_n and_o soul_n more_o than_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n itself_o if_o m._n bishop_n know_v this_o affliction_n he_o will_v think_v there_o be_v cause_n enough_o therein_o to_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n but_o his_o benumb_a heart_n feel_v it_o not_o and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v of_o these_o matter_n but_o as_o a_o philosopher_n in_o the_o school_n without_o any_o conscience_n or_o sense_n of_o that_o he_o say_v and_o to_o a_o formal_a argument_n as_o he_o call_v it_o give_v these_o misshapen_v and_o deform_v answer_n 5._o w._n bishop_n now_o to_o the_o second_o infant_n baptise_a die_v the_o bodily_a death_n before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o year_n of_o discretion_n but_o there_o be_v not_o in_o they_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o death_n beside_o original_a sin_n for_o they_o have_v no_o actual_a sin_n and_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 5._o rom_n 5._o &_o rom._n 5._o death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n ans_fw-fr the_o cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o such_o innocent_n be_v either_o the_o distemperature_n of_o their_o body_n or_o external_a violence_n and_o god_n who_o free_o bestow_v their_o life_n upon_o they_o may_v when_o it_o please_v he_o as_o free_o take_v their_o life_n from_o they_o especial_o when_o he_o mean_v to_o recompense_v they_o with_o the_o happy_a exchange_n of_o life_n everlasting_a true_a it_o be_v that_o if_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v not_o sin_v no_o man_n shall_v have_v die_v but_o have_v be_v both_o long_o preserve_v in_o paradise_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n and_o final_o translate_v without_o death_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o say_v most_o true_o of_o s._n paul_n 6._o rom._n 5._o rom._n 6._o death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n but_o the_o other_o place_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n be_v foul_o abuse_v for_o the_o apostle_n there_o by_o death_n understand_v eternal_a damnation_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o opposition_n of_o it_o to_o life_n everlasting_a and_o by_o sin_n there_o mean_v not_o original_a but_o actual_a sin_n such_o as_o the_o roman_n commit_v in_o their_o infide_o the_o wage_n whereof_o if_o they_o have_v not_o repent_v they_o have_v be_v hell_n fire_n now_o to_o infer_v that_o innocent_n be_v punish_v with_o corporal_a death_n for_o original_a sin_n remain_v in_o they_o because_o that_o eternal_a death_n be_v the_o due_a hire_n of_o actual_a sin_n be_v either_o to_o show_v great_a want_n of_o judgement_n or_o else_o very_o strange_o to_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n let_v this_o also_o not_o be_v forget_v that_o he_o himself_o acknowledge_v in_o our_o consent_n that_o the_o punishment_n of_o original_a sin_n be_v take_v away_o in_o baptism_n from_o the_o regenerate_a how_o then_o do_v he_o here_o say_v that_o he_o do_v die_v the_o death_n for_o it_o r._n abbot_n the_o example_n of_o infant_n die_v after_o baptism_n before_o they_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n be_v right_o allege_v to_o prove_v that_o sin_n remain_v after_o baptism_n because_o where_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n there_o can_v be_v no_o death_n to_o this_o m._n bishop_n send_v we_o a_o most_o pitiful_a and_o miserable_a answer_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o sin_n but_o either_o the_o distemperature_n of_o their_o body_n or_o external_a violence_n thus_o he_o will_v maintain_v a_o privilege_n to_o infant_n against_o the_o word_n of_o s._n john_n 1.8_o john_n 1._o joh._n 1.8_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o that_o they_o may_v say_v we_o say_v we_o have_v

no_o sin_n and_o we_o do_v not_o therein_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o though_o we_o die_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o die_v but_o either_o by_o the_o distemperature_n of_o our_o body_n or_o external_a violence_n but_o if_o m._n perkins_n have_v say_v as_o he_o may_v have_v say_v infant_n after_o baptism_n be_v subject_a to_o distemperature_n of_o body_n and_o external_a violence_n and_o death_n follow_v all_o which_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o sin_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o without_o sin_n in_o what_o a_o woeful_a case_n have_v m._n bishop_n be_v and_o how_o have_v he_o be_v put_v to_o his_o shift_n to_o devise_v a_o answer_n sure_o s._n austin_n say_v that_o peccato_fw-la that_o au●ust_n in_o psal_n 37._o non_fw-la aliquid_fw-la patimur_fw-la in_o ista_fw-la vita_fw-la n_o si_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la morte_fw-la quam_fw-la m●ruimus_fw-la primo_fw-la peccato_fw-la we_o suffer_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o death_n which_o we_o deserve_v by_o the_o first_o sin_n and_o so_o say_v origen_n very_o right_o that_o est_fw-la that_o origen_n in_o levit_fw-la hom_n 3._o nobis_fw-la homini●us_fw-la vel_fw-la mors_fw-la velreliqua_fw-la omnis_fw-la fragilitas_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la ex_fw-la piccati_fw-la conditione_n superducta_fw-la est_fw-la death_n and_o all_o other_o frailty_n in_o the_o flesh_n be_v bring_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o condition_n or_o state_n of_o sin_n therefore_o distemperature_n and_o weakness_n and_o sickness_n and_o suffer_v of_o external_a violence_n be_v no_o less_o argument_n of_o sin_n then_o death_n itself_o and_o how_o then_o do_v he_o make_v these_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n without_o sin_n when_o they_o be_v no_o otherwise_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o add_v further_a that_o god_n who_o free_o bestow_v their_o life_n on_o they_o may_v when_o it_o please_v he_o as_o free_o take_v their_o life_n from_o they_o but_o yet_o if_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n and_o if_o it_o be_v as_o the_o trent_n council_n say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o god_n hate_v nothing_o that_o hinder_v they_o from_o enter_v into_o heaven_n why_o then_o do_v god_n without_o cause_n take_v away_o their_o life_n and_o not_o rather_o without_o death_n receive_v they_o unto_o himself_o why_o do_v he_o not_o immediate_o 4._o immediate_o 2._o cor._n 5_o 4._o clothe_v they_o upon_o that_o mortality_n may_v be_v swallow_v up_o of_o life_n this_o be_v a_o mystery_n to_o m._n bishop_n &_o he_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o say_v thereof_o but_o the_o die_a of_o baptize_v infant_n show_v that_o there_o be_v still_o in_o they_o a_o corruption_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n by_o which_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o apostle_n take_v hold_v of_o they_o 15.50_o they_o 1._o cor._n 15.50_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n neither_o shall_v corruption_n inherit_v incorruption_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n be_v the_o put_v off_o of_o this_o corruption_n the_o dissolution_n &_o full_a mortification_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n that_o this_o slough_n be_v cast_v off_o and_o mortality_n change_v into_o immortality_n &_o corruption_n into_o incorruption_n they_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n thus_o epiphanius_n bring_v in_o methodius_n dispute_v against_o proclus_n the_o origenist_n that_o etc._n that_o epiphan_n haer_fw-mi 64._o ex_fw-la methodi●_n in_o auxiliaris_fw-la medicamenti_fw-la modum_fw-la ab_fw-la auxiliatore_fw-la nostro_fw-la &_o verè_fw-la medico_fw-la deo_fw-la ad_fw-la eradicationem_fw-la peccati_fw-la ac_fw-la deletionem_fw-la assumptae_fw-la est_fw-la mors_fw-la etc._n etc._n instar_fw-la medicamentariae_fw-la purgationis_fw-la mortem_fw-la deus_fw-la benè_fw-la invenit_fw-la quo_fw-la sic_fw-la omnino_fw-la inculpabiles_fw-la &_o innoxij_fw-la inveniamur_fw-la etc._n etc._n videtur_fw-la velut_fw-la siquis_fw-la summus_fw-la opifex_fw-la statuam_fw-la pulchram_fw-la ex_fw-la auro_fw-la aut_fw-la alia_fw-la materia_fw-la à_fw-la se_fw-la constructam_fw-la rursus_fw-la conflet_fw-la mutilatam_fw-la repentè_fw-fr conspicatus_fw-la à_fw-la pessimo_fw-la quodam_fw-la homine_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n as_o the_o true_a physician_n have_v appoint_v death_n for_o a_o medicinable_a purgation_n for_o the_o utter_a root_n out_o and_o put_v away_o of_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v faultless_a and_o innocent_a and_o that_o as_o a_o goodly_a golden_a image_n sightly_o and_o seemly_o in_o all_o part_n if_o it_o be_v break_v and_o deface_v by_o any_o mean_n must_v be_v new_o cast_v and_o frame_v again_o for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o blemish_n and_o disgrace_n of_o it_o even_o so_o man_n the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v maim_v and_o disgrace_v by_o sin_n for_o the_o put_v away_o of_o those_o disgrace_n and_o the_o repair_n of_o his_o ruin_n and_o decay_n must_v by_o death_n be_v dissolve_v into_o the_o earth_n thence_o to_o be_v raise_v up_o again_o perfect_a and_o without_o default_n now_o if_o m._n bishop_n will_v not_o learn_v it_o of_o we_o yet_o let_v he_o learn_v it_o of_o these_o ancient_a father_n that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n even_o in_o they_o to_o who_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v forgive_v &_o pardon_v for_o christ_n sake_n but_o he_o go_v further_a true_a it_o be_v that_o if_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v not_o sin_v no_o man_n shall_v have_v die_v but_o both_o have_v be_v long_o preserve_v in_o paradise_n by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n and_o final_o translate_v without_o death_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o since_o they_o have_v sin_v what_o marry_o it_o be_v most_o true_o say_v by_o s._n paul_n death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n well_o then_o if_o it_o enter_v by_o sin_n into_o the_o world_n do_v it_o continue_v in_o the_o world_n by_o any_o other_o thing_n then_o by_o which_o it_o first_o enter_v nay_o 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4.16_o holiness_n 2._o cor._n 4.16_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o inner_a man_n from_o day_n to_o day_n 1.12_o day_n col._n 1.12_o the_o make_n of_o we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n 11.32_o light_n 1._o cor._n 11.32_o we_o be_v chastened_a of_o the_o lord_n when_o we_o be_v judge_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 124._o world_n aug._n de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 13._o cap._n 15._o prosunt_fw-la ista_fw-la mala_fw-la quae_fw-la fideles_fw-la piè_fw-la perferunt_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la emendanda_fw-la peccata_fw-la velad_a exercendam_fw-la probandamque_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la demonstrandan_n aquavitae_fw-la huius_fw-la miseriam_fw-la ut_fw-la illa_fw-la ubi_fw-la erit_fw-la beatitudo_fw-la vera_fw-la atque_fw-la perpetua_fw-la &_o desideretur_fw-la ardenriùs_fw-la &_o instantiùs_fw-la inquiratur_fw-la vide_fw-la in_o joan._n tract_n 124._o they_o serve_v say_v austin_n

ease_v of_o the_o same_o burden_n the_o voice_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n 9.2_o palsy_n mat._n 9.2_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o do_v it_o not_o give_v he_o present_a release_n from_o the_o bond_n thereof_o david_n say_v 32.3_o say_v psal_n 32.3_o while_o i_o hold_v my_o tongue_n from_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v my_o sin_n my_o bone_n be_v consume_v in_o my_o mourning_n all_o day_n for_o thy_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o i_o day_n and_o night_n and_o my_o moisture_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o drought_n of_o summer_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o and_o do_v not_o hide_v my_o iniquity_n i_o think_v i_o will_v confess_v against_o myself_o my_o wickedness_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o punishment_n of_o my_o sin_n by_o which_o word_n he_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n upon_o his_o repentance_n and_o confession_n thereof_o be_v the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o grievous_a malady_n wherewith_o he_o be_v so_o sore_o afflict_v and_o upon_o experience_n hereof_o utter_v those_o word_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o psalm_n 1._o psalm_n ver._n 1._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o unrighteousness_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v blessed_n be_v he_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v no_o sin_n as_o to_o note_v that_o one_o part_n of_o that_o blessing_n be_v to_o be_v release_v from_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n that_o be_v due_a to_o sin_n yea_o and_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o add_v also_o after_o peccatorum_fw-la after_o ver._n 6._o aug._n pro_fw-la hac_fw-la pro_fw-la qua_fw-la hac_fw-la pro_fw-la ipsa_fw-la venia_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la for_o this_o that_o be_v say_v s._n austin_n for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v sure_o in_o the_o overflow_a of_o many_o water_n they_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o he_o where_o by_o many_o water_n he_o understand_v the_o manifold_a cross_n and_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n wherewith_o we_o be_v toss_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o signify_v that_o the_o godly_a man_n by_o obtain_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n obtain_v deliverance_n and_o freedom_n from_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n than_o be_v not_o understand_v with_o reservation_n of_o temporal_a satisfaction_n neither_o do_v any_o thing_n remain_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o punishment_n to_o he_o that_o by_o repentance_n and_o faith_n become_v partaker_n of_o that_o mercy_n as_o for_o his_o distinction_n of_o mortal_a and_o venial_a sin_n apply_v to_o the_o petition_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n we_o know_v no_o such_o neither_o be_v any_o such_o to_o be_v approve_v as_o 41._o as_o of_o justification_n sect._n 41._o before_o have_v be_v show_v by_o god_n harken_v to_o our_o prayer_n all_o sin_n become_v venial_a if_o god_n hear_v not_o our_o prayer_n for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n all_o sin_n continue_v mortal_a our_o saviour_n christ_n know_v no_o such_o difference_n as_o m._n bishop_n make_v that_o god_n when_o he_o hear_v we_o cry_v unto_o he_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n do_v forgive_v we_o some_o sin_n whole_o and_o othersome_a but_o in_o part_n or_o that_o our_o prayer_n shall_v be_v a_o special_a mean_n in_o some_o sin_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n of_o the_o fault_n and_o release_v of_o punishment_n and_o in_o othersome_a not_o so_o no_o neither_o do_v s._n austin_n ever_o dream_n that_o god_n do_v forgive_v sin_n with_o a_o reservation_n of_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o he_o know_v well_o that_o forgiveness_n alter_v the_o case_n and_o nature_n of_o affliction_n as_o have_v be_v before_o show_v master_n bishop_n cit_v he_o say_v that_o dicitur_fw-la that_o aug._n enchir._n cap._n 71._o de_fw-fr quotidianis_fw-la brevibus_fw-la levibusque_fw-la peccatis_fw-la sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la haec_fw-la vita_fw-la non_fw-la ducitur_fw-la quotidiana_fw-la oratio_fw-la fidelium_fw-la satisfacit_fw-la etc._n etc._n delet_fw-la omnino_fw-la haec_fw-la oratio_fw-la minima_fw-la &_o quotidiana_fw-la peccata_fw-la delet_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la à_fw-la quibus_fw-la vita_fw-la fidelium_fw-la sceleratè_fw-la etiam_fw-la gesta_fw-la sed_fw-la poeniten_v ●●in_o melius_fw-la mutata_fw-la discedit_fw-la si_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la veraciter_fw-la dicitur_fw-la dimitte_n nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ita_fw-la veracitèr_fw-la dicatur_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la etc._n etc._n id_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-fr siat_a quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la for_o the_o daily_a short_a and_o light_a offence_n without_o which_o this_o life_n be_v not_o lead_v the_o daily_a prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a satisfi_v but_o as_o he_o say_v so_o of_o these_o daily_a and_o light_a offence_n so_o he_o say_v of_o other_o also_o in_o the_o next_o word_n it_o blot_v out_o also_o those_o from_o which_o the_o life_n of_o the_o faithful_a wicked_o lead_v but_o by_o repentance_n change_v to_o better_a be_v depart_v if_o as_o it_o be_v true_o say_v forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n so_o it_o be_v true_o say_v as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v do_v which_o be_v say_v so_o then_o as_o it_o satisfi_v for_o the_o one_o so_o it_o satisfi_v for_o the_o other_o also_o as_o for_o the_o lesser_a so_o for_o the_o great_a and_o for_o both_o obtain_v pardon_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o master_n bishop_n here_o do_v mere_o abuse_v his_o reader_n by_o a_o equivocation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o satisfaction_n with_o saint_n austin_n as_o with_o all_o the_o ancient_a ecclesiastical_a writer_n import_v the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o entreat_v and_o obtain_v of_o god_n pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o with_o master_n bishop_n and_o his_o fellow_n it_o import_v a_o punishment_n still_o remain_v for_o sin_n past_a and_o already_o pardon_v to_o be_v endure_v either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o after_o death_n in_o purgatory_n as_o he_o have_v before_o express_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n saint_n austin_n meaning_n than_o be_v that_o the_o daily_a prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a suffice_v to_o obtain_v pardon_n at_o god_n hand_n for_o our_o daily_a and_o common_a trespass_n yea_o and_o for_o great_a offence_n also_o when_o by_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n we_o forsake_v they_o but_o no_o meaning_n have_v he_o either_o that_o the_o say_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n shall_v be_v a_o recompense_n to_o god_n for_o our_o trespass_n or_o that_o our_o trespass_n be_v pardon_v there_o shall_v still_o remain_v a_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v perform_v for_o it_o now_o here_o master_n bishop_n further_o deny_v that_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n we_o use_v only_a plea_n of_o pardon_n for_o say_v he_o we_o be_v teach_v also_o to_o pardon_v other_o even_o as_o we_o will_v look_v to_o be_v pardon_v and_o what_o then_o what_o because_o we_o be_v teach_v free_o to_o pardon_v other_o shall_v we_o hereupon_o conceive_v that_o god_n be_v hire_v by_o our_o pardon_v other_o to_o give_v pardon_n unto_o we_o our_o saviour_n christ_n note_v thereby_o the_o affection_n of_o they_o to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o use_v the_o plea_n of_o pardon_n he_o say_v not_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v construe_v to_o the_o impeachment_n and_o derogation_n of_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o pardon_n meekness_n and_o readiness_n to_o forgive_v be_v 5.22.23_o be_v gal._n 5.22.23_o a_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n 8.15_o spirit_n rom._n 8.15_o of_o adoption_n by_o which_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n in_o the_o voice_n of_o which_o spirit_n only_o it_o be_v that_o god_n hearken_v unto_o us._n sancto_fw-la us._n aug._n enchir._n cap._n 71._o eorun_fw-la est_fw-la dicere_fw-la pater_fw-la noster_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la iam_fw-la tali_fw-la patri_fw-la regene_a rati_fw-la sunt_fw-la exaqua_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n say_v saint_n austin_n who_o now_o be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v again_o to_o such_o a_o father_n of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o we_o speak_v not_o by_o this_o spirit_n our_o voice_n be_v as_o the_o voice_n of_o stranger_n and_o god_n give_v no_o regard_n unto_o it_o therefore_o our_o forgiveness_n of_o other_o be_v not_o allege_v as_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o god_n be_v move_v to_o forgive_v we_o but_o we_o present_v it_o to_o he_o as_o the_o mark_n of_o his_o spirit_n which_o he_o have_v set_v upon_o we_o &_o as_o the_o token_n that_o we_o be_v his_o child_n to_o who_o he_o have_v assign_v it_o for_o a_o portion_n to_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n &_o to_o who_o christ_n have_v minister_v comfort_n &_o boldness_n so_o to_o pray_v his_o 2._o exception_n be_v very_o vain_a also_o for_o although_o the_o lord_n prayer_n contain_v not_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n

love_n of_o that_o righteousness_n for_o which_o we_o fight_v in_o fight_v against_o it_o so_o death_n of_o itself_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n become_v to_o the_o faithful_a as_o a_o poison_n break_v into_o a_o medicine_n and_o as_o a_o serpent_n that_o have_v lose_v his_o sting_n salutis_fw-la sting_n bern._n in_o cant._n ser._n 26._o jam_fw-la non_fw-la stimulus_fw-la sed_fw-la iubilus_fw-la i_o be_o cantando_fw-la moritur_fw-la homo_fw-la &_o moriendo_fw-la cantat_fw-la vsurparis_fw-la ad_fw-la laetitiam_fw-la mater_fw-la moeroris_fw-la usurparis_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la gloriae_fw-la inimica_fw-la usurparis_fw-la ad_fw-la introitum_fw-la regni_fw-la porta_fw-la inferi_fw-la &_o fovea_fw-la perditionis_fw-la ad_fw-la inventionem_fw-la salutis_fw-la there_o be_v no_o sting_n but_o song_n say_v s._n bernard_n man_n now_o die_v sing_v and_o sing_v die_v o_o thou_o mother_n of_o mourning_n say_v he_o thou_o be_v turn_v to_o joy_n thou_o enemy_n of_o glory_n do_v now_o serve_v to_o give_v glory_n thou_o gate_n of_o hell_n be_v use_v for_o a_o entry_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o thou_o pit_n of_o destruction_n for_o the_o find_n of_o salvation_n s._n austin_n say_v thereof_o that_o iustitiae_fw-la that_o aug._n de_fw-fr pec_fw-la mer._n &_o remis_fw-la li._n 2._o cap._n 34._o morten_n cerporis_fw-la propter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la homini_fw-la deus_fw-la inflixit_fw-la &_o post_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la propter_fw-la exercendam_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la non_fw-la ademit_fw-la et_fw-la paulò_fw-la priùs_fw-la eam_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la evenire_fw-la ut_fw-la eius_fw-la timore_fw-la vincendo_fw-la exerceretur_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la god_n inflict_v death_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o after_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n he_o still_o leave_v it_o for_o the_o exercise_v of_o righteousness_n that_o say_v he_o the_o fortitude_n of_o righteousness_n may_v be_v exercise_v in_o overcome_v the_o fear_n thereof_o the_o like_a 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à_fw-la laps●s_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la post_fw-la contra_fw-la omnem_fw-la electionem_fw-la de_fw-la ●●ero_fw-la arbitri●_n vementens_fw-fr invictissime_n illa_fw-la renitum_fw-la sententia_fw-la dir●_n 〈◊〉_d apostoli_fw-la quis_fw-la te_fw-la discernit_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v of_o god_n say_v prosper_n that_o man_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o arise_v from_o his_o fall_n and_o against_o all_o election_n or_o choice_n proceed_v of_o free_a will_v invincible_o resist_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o separate_v thou_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v m._n bishop_n say_v my_o free_a will_n my_o choice_n have_v make_v difference_n betwixt_o i_o and_o another_o man_n because_o when_o god_n make_v offer_v of_o life_n to_o we_o both_o alike_o i_o by_o free_a will_n make_v choice_n thereof_o and_o he_o refuse_v but_o the_o apostle_n tell_v he_o no._n if_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o life_n it_o be_v no_o work_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o redemption_n of_o possession_n as_o it_o be_v right_o call_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o glory_n how_o be_v it_o that_o have_v already_o receive_v adoption_n we_o yet_o look_v for_o the_o adoption_n that_o be_v already_o redeem_v we_o yet_o look_v for_o a_o redemption_n that_o be_v regenerate_v in_o christ_n we_o yet_o expect_v a_o regeneration_n but_o because_o the_o fruit_n &_o effect_v &_o substance_n of_o our_o adoption_n redemption_n regeneration_n the_o adoption_n redemption_n regeneration_n of_o possession_n remain_v yet_o unperformed_a unto_o we_o we_o receive_v now_o 8.23_o now_o rom._n 8.23_o a_o first_o fruit_n and_o some_o small_a beginning_n as_o for_o a_o taste_n so_o for_o a_o pledge_n &_o assurance_n of_o the_o rest_n but_o gerimus_fw-la but_o aug._n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la ser._n 49._o in_o comparatione_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la stercus_fw-la est_fw-la tota_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la quam_fw-la gerimus_fw-la in_o comparison_n of_o that_o that_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o resurrection_n the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v be_v but_o even_a dung_n as_o s._n austin_n say_v therefore_o m._n bishop_n stretch_v the_o present_a effect_n of_o baptism_n too_o far_o when_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o man_n new_o baptize_v there_o be_v no_o more_o sin_n leave_v then_o be_v in_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n this_o be_v no_o catholic_a doctrine_n it_o be_v mere_a heresy_n it_o be_v but_o the_o dream_n of_o the_o pelagian_o so_o they_o say_v that_o innovari_fw-la that_o cont._n dvas_fw-la epist_n pelag._n lib_n 4._o cap._n 7._o dicunt_fw-la baptismo_fw-la perfectè_fw-la homines_fw-la innovari_fw-la man_n in_o baptism_n be_v perfect_o renew_v and_o effecti_fw-la and_o epist_n 106._o filios_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la pesse_fw-la vocari_fw-la nisi_fw-la omninò_fw-la absque_fw-la peccato_fw-la fuerint_fw-la effecti_fw-la that_o they_o can_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n unless_o they_o be_v make_v altogether_o without_o sin_n and_o this_o by_o m._n bishop_n doctrine_n be_v not_o only_o gain_v by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n but_o also_o renew_v every_o while_n by_o their_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n m._n bishop_n absolution_n if_o we_o believe_v he_o will_v set_v a_o man_n for_o the_o present_a as_o free_v from_o sin_n as_o adam_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n fie_o upon_o these_o lewd_a paradox_n why_o do_v they_o delude_v simple_a soul_n with_o these_o heretical_a position_n which_o they_o themselves_o in_o their_o own_o conscience_n must_v necessary_o condemn_v we_o have_v hear_v before_o how_o basil_n condemn_v this_o assertion_n of_o perfect_a purity_n attain_v in_o baptism_n in_o the_o like_a sort_n do_v hilary_n teach_v that_o etc._n that_o hilar._n in_o psa_n 118_o gimel_n siquis_fw-la existimet_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o sacramenta_fw-la baptismi_fw-la perfectam_fw-la illam_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la &_o coelestibus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la dignam_fw-la redditam_fw-la puritatem_fw-la joannem_fw-la baptistam_fw-la dixisse_fw-la recolat_fw-la ego_fw-la quidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n est_fw-la ergò_fw-la quantum_fw-la licet_fw-la existimare_fw-la perfectae_fw-la illius_fw-la emundatio_fw-la puritatis_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la p●st_fw-la baptismi_fw-la aquac_fw-la reposita_fw-la quae_fw-la nos_fw-la per_fw-la mortis_fw-la t●uriam_fw-la à_fw-la labe_fw-la morticinae_fw-la &_o societate_fw-la purgabit_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o there_o be_v restore_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n that_o perfect_a innocence_n and_o purity_n that_o be_v worthy_a of_o heavenly_a life_n but_o that_o there_o be_v remain_v after_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n the_o cleanse_n of_o perfect_a purity_n which_o by_o the_o grievance_n of_o death_n shall_v purge_v we_o from_o the_o blot_n and_o society_n of_o that_o carrion_n wherewith_o we_o be_v now_o blend_v thus_o epiphanius_n allege_v out_o of_o methodius_n against_o proclus_n that_o toll_n that_o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 64._o alioqui_fw-la pest_n illuminationem_fw-la non_fw-la contingeret_fw-la nos_fw-la iniusta_fw-la facere_fw-la ut_fw-la pote_fw-la peccato_fw-la penitus_fw-la synceritèr_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la ablato_fw-la etc._n etc._n quare_fw-la constat_fw-la contrahi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ac_fw-la sopiri_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la nunc_fw-la peccatum_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la fructus_fw-la noxio_fw-la producat_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la radicitus_fw-la toll_n sin_n by_o enlighten_v grace_n be_v not_o take_v quite_o away_o for_o then_o man_n shall_v not_o sin_v after_o baptism_n it_o be_v therefore_o hold_v in_o and_o quiet_v in_o the_o baptise_a by_o faith_n but_o be_v not_o yet_o pull_v up_o by_o the_o root_n but_o most_o notable_o of_o all_o other_o do_v s._n austin_n determine_v this_o point_n against_o the_o pelagian_a heretic_n affirm_v still_o that_o in_o baptism_n there_o be_v nothing_o perfect_o yield_v unto_o we_o but_o only_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n esset_fw-la sin_n august_n de_fw-fr peccataner_n &_o rem_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o renovatio_fw-la incipit_fw-la à_fw-la remissione_n omnium_fw-la pe●catorum_fw-la ●t_z inqu●ntum_fw-la cuique_fw-la spiritu_fw-la i●ta_fw-la sapit_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la sapit_fw-la intantum_fw-la renovatur_fw-la cetera_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o spe_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la donec_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o refiant_a etc._n etc._n in_o baptismo_fw-la quamitis_fw-la tota_fw-la &_o plena_fw-la fiat_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la tamen_fw-la si_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la aeninto_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la interior_a perfecta_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la novitas_fw-la fieret_fw-la non_fw-la diceret_fw-la apostolus_fw-la etsi_fw-la exterior_a &c_n &c_n profectò_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la dic_fw-la in_o diem_fw-la renovatur_fw-la nondum_fw-la totus_fw-la est_fw-la renovatus_fw-la &_o in_o quantum_fw-la nondum_fw-la est_fw-la renovatus_fw-la intantum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o vetustate_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la 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dicit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la indigna_fw-es etc._n etc._n the_o holy_a martyr_n be_v not_o to_o be_v proud_a as_o if_o they_o do_v any_o worthy_a matter_n for_o the_o participation_n of_o that_o country_n where_o be_v eternal_a and_o true_a happiness_n allege_v afterward_o for_o reason_n hereof_o these_o word_n because_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o suffering_n of_o this_o time_n be_v unworthy_a etc._n etc._n in_o the_o very_a same_o sort_n do_v 19_o do_v ambros_n de_fw-fr jacob_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o &_o the_o interpellat_n job_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o &_o in_o psal_n 118._o ser_n 19_o ambrose_n cite_v the_o same_o word_n in_o sundry_a place_n and_o although_o in_o the_o text_n insert_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n he_o read_v as_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a do_v yet_o in_o expound_v the_o next_o verse_n he_o express_v the_o effect_n thereof_o thus_o gloriam_fw-la thus_o idem_fw-la in_o rom._n 8._o praesentu_fw-la temporis_fw-la passiones_fw-la 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sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la corpore_fw-la sustinemus_fw-la remuneratione_n futurae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la the_o thing_n which_o we_o suffer_v in_o this_o body_n be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v hierome_n upon_o that_o place_n say_v that_o etc._n that_o hieronim_n in_o rom._n 8._o revereà_fw-la nihil_fw-la posset_n homo_fw-la condignum_fw-la pati_fw-la gloriae_fw-la coelesti_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la talis_fw-la esset_fw-la ilia_fw-la qualis_fw-la modo_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o man_n can_v do_v nothing_o comparable_a in_o worth_a to_o the_o heavenly_a glory_n albeit_o it_o be_v but_o even_o such_o as_o this_o life_n be_v for_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n shall_v suffer_v before_o death_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o deserve_v before_o by_o his_o sin_n but_o now_o both_o his_o sin_n be_v forgive_v he_o and_o then_o eternal_a life_n shall_v be_v give_v the_o company_n of_o angel_n the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n oecumenius_n expound_v it_o that_o confer_v that_o oecumen_fw-la in_o rom._n 8._o non_fw-la possumus_fw-la quiequam_fw-la futura_fw-la retributione_n condignum_fw-la aut_fw-la pati_fw-la aut_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la confer_v we_o can_v suffer_v any_o thing_n worthy_a of_o the_o reward_n to_o come_v or_o help_v any_o whit_n thereto_o fulgentius_n have_v say_v that_o 6._o that_o fulgent_n ad_fw-la momin_n lib._n 1._o supra_fw-la sect_n 6._o the_o gift_n of_o god_n reward_n do_v incomparable_o and_o unspeakeable_o exceed_v all_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o good_a will_n and_o work_v of_o man_n bring_v for_o proof_n hereof_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o suffering_n of_o this_o time_n etc._n etc._n bernard_n likewise_o affirm_v that_o 3._o that_o bernard_n in_o annunciat_fw-la ser_fw-mi 1._o supra_fw-la sect_n 3._o the_o merit_n of_o man_n be_v not_o such_o as_o that_o eternal_a life_n may_v be_v due_a unto_o they_o of_o right_a &_o ask_v what_o be_v all_o merit_n to_o so_o great_a glory_n for_o confirmation_n cit_v also_o the_o same_o word_n and_o add_v sustineat_fw-la add_v nec_fw-la si_fw-la uni●_fw-la omnes_fw-la sustineat_fw-la no_o not_o if_o one_o man_n do_v endure_v they_o all_o by_o all_o which_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o true_o m._n bishop_n and_o his_o fellow_n make_v construction_n of_o this_o place_n that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o time_n be_v not_o equal_a in_o length_n and_o greatness_n to_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v but_o yet_o for_o value_n and_o worth_n they_o be_v equal_a to_o it_o and_o the_o one_o do_v merit_v the_o other_o express_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o text_n and_o translation_n but_o to_o prove_v this_o he_o allege_v further_a that_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o 4.17_o that_o 2._o cor._n 4.17_o this_o momentany_a and_o light_a tribulation_n work_v unto_o we_o a_o far_o most_o excellent_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n yet_o we_o find_v not_o here_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v prove_v that_o this_o short_a and_o light_a tribulation_n do_v merit_n and_o deserve_v that_o most_o excellent_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n nay_o who_o do_v not_o see_v that_o it_o be_v plain_o exclude_v by_o the_o word_n for_o if_o our_o suffering_n and_o good_a work_n be_v but_o according_a to_o the_o scant_a and_o small_a measure_n of_o our_o frail_a and_o weak_a condition_n short_a in_o time_n and_o light_n in_o burden_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o glory_n to_o come_v be_v exceed_o or_o beyond_o measure_n excellent_a sure_o then_o apparent_a it_o be_v that_o the_o littleness_n and_o lightness_n of_o the_o one_o can_v never_o in_o worth_n attain_v to_o the_o unmeasurable_a excellency_n of_o the_o other_o but_o he_o will_v say_v the_o one_o work_v the_o other_o the_o affliction_n work_v unto_o we_o the_o glory_n true_a and_o what_o then_o do_v the_o one_o therefore_o merit_n and_o deserve_v the_o other_o sure_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o affliction_n so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o afflict_v we_o that_o they_o work_v unto_o we_o a_o excellent_a and_o a_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o they_o deserve_v the_o same_o for_o us._n affliction_n work_v

give_v unto_o we_o and_o not_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o be_v move_v to_o bestow_v the_o same_o upon_o we_o even_o as_o saint_n augustine_n speak_v promisit_fw-la speak_v august_n in_o psalm_n 109._o via_fw-la qua_fw-la nos_fw-la perducturus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la illum_fw-la quem_fw-la promisit_fw-la the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o that_o end_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v now_o what_o say_v m._n bishop_n to_o this_o place_n of_o bernard_n no_o question_n but_o he_o have_v a_o answer_n ready_a though_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n he_o never_o see_v the_o place_n so_o notable_a a_o faculty_n have_v these_o man_n to_o tell_v a_o author_n meaning_n before_o ever_o they_o look_v into_o he_o forsooth_o bernard_n meaning_n be_v that_o merit_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a cause_n but_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n through_o christ_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n free_o bestow_v upon_o we_o out_o of_o which_o our_o merit_n proceed_v thus_o he_o answer_v bernard_n by_o a_o plain_a contradiction_n to_o bernard_n word_n bernard_n say_v they_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n yes_o say_v m._n bishop_n they_o be_v the_o cause_n though_o they_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a cause_n but_o see_v how_o scholarlike_o he_o deal_v therein_o for_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o tree_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a cause_n of_o the_o fruit_n that_o it_o bring_v forth_o but_o the_o root_n whence_o it_o proceed_v and_o the_o bough_n whereupon_o it_o grow_v whereas_o the_o root_n and_o the_o bough_n be_v part_n of_o the_o tree_n without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o a_o tree_n and_o therefore_o the_o exception_n make_v nothing_o against_o it_o but_o that_o the_o tree_n be_v call_v the_o whole_a cause_n of_o the_o fruit_n so_o say_v he_o merit_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a cause_n of_o salvation_n but_o the_o grace_n and_o promise_v of_o god_n distinguish_v merit_n as_o one_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n from_o the_o grace_n and_o promise_v of_o god_n as_o another_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n whereas_o merit_n by_o his_o own_o rule_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o question_n do_v always_o necessary_o include_v the_o promise_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o can_v be_v no_o merit_n but_o as_o it_o proceed_v from_o grace_n and_o have_v of_o god_n a_o promise_n of_o reward_n by_o this_o exception_n therefore_o he_o say_v nothing_o to_o hinder_v but_o that_o merit_n be_v the_o whole_a cause_n of_o salvation_n full_o and_o direct_o contrary_a to_o that_o that_o saint_n bernard_n say_v that_o merit_v which_o he_o intend_v not_o otherwise_o but_o imply_v the_o grace_n and_o promise_v of_o god_n be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n yet_o of_o that_o which_o he_o say_v he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v saint_n bernard_n own_o doctrine_n not_o allege_v any_o word_n of_o bernard_n to_o that_o purpose_n but_o only_o quote_v a_o sermon_n of_o his_o where_n there_o be_v nothing_o for_o his_o purpose_n as_o afterward_o shall_v appear_v in_o answer_v his_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n whereas_o he_o except_v that_o bernard_n live_v a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ_n i_o must_v answer_v he_o that_o his_o testimony_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o effectual_a in_o that_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o great_a corruption_n and_o darkness_n do_v still_o by_o he_o and_o other_o continue_v the_o light_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o this_o truth_n the_o next_o place_n cite_v by_o m._n perkins_n be_v under_o s._n augustine_n name_n though_o that_o book_n indeed_o be_v none_o of_o he_o mea_fw-la he_o august_n manu●l_n ca._n 22._o tota_n spes_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la domini_fw-la meis_fw-la mors_fw-la eius_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la refugium_fw-la meum_fw-la salus_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o resurrectio_fw-la mea_fw-la all_o my_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o death_n of_o my_o lord_n his_o death_n be_v my_o merit_n m._n bishop_n hereto_o say_v that_o it_o be_v true_a in_o a_o good_a sense_n where_o we_o see_v he_o to_o be_v a_o apt_a scholar_n and_o well_o to_o have_v learn_v the_o lesson_n of_o the_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la bertram_n expurgatorius_fw-la jndex_fw-la expur_n in_o castigat_fw-la bertram_n we_o set_v some_o good_a sense_n upon_o the_o error_n of_o the_o father_n when_o they_o be_v oppose_v against_o we_o in_o contention_n with_o our_o adversary_n but_o what_o be_v that_o good_a sense_n marry_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n grace_n be_v bestow_v on_o i_o to_o merit_v but_o sure_o he_o do_v not_o think_v that_o ever_o the_o author_n of_o those_o word_n intend_v that_o sense_n if_o he_o will_v make_v that_o sense_n of_o the_o one_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o must_v necessary_o make_v the_o like_a of_o the_o rest_n the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o merit_n my_o refuge_n my_o salvation_n my_o life_n and_o resurrection_n if_o his_o meaning_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o merit_n that_o be_v have_v purchase_v for_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v merit_v for_o myself_o then_o in_o the_o rest_n also_o shall_v be_v likewise_o say_v the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o refuge_n that_o be_v have_v purchase_v for_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o refuge_n for_o myself_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o salvation_n life_n and_o resurrection_n that_o be_v have_v purchase_v for_o i_o to_o be_v salvation_n life_n and_o resurrection_n to_o myself_o so_o likewise_o where_o he_o add_v fuerit_fw-la add_v meritum_fw-la ●●e●●_n miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la nonsum_fw-la meriti_fw-la inops_fw-la quamdiis_fw-la miserationum_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la fuerit_fw-la my_o merit_n be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o long_o as_o the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n shall_v not_o fail_v i_o shall_v not_o want_v merit_n the_o meaning_n shall_v likewise_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v i_o ablenesse_n to_o merit_v for_o myself_o and_o so_o sing_v as_o his_o mercy_n fail_v not_o so_o long_o shall_v not_o i_o fail_v of_o good_a work_n to_o merit_n and_o deserve_v heaven_n now_o these_o construction_n be_v lewd_a and_o absurd_a and_o indeed_o far_o from_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o word_n who_o find_v nothing_o in_o his_o own_o work_n to_o comfort_v himself_o withal_o and_o therefore_o fly_v unto_o the_o death_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o his_o only_a succour_n and_o the_o only_a stay_n that_o he_o have_v to_o rest_v upon_o which_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v thorough_o understand_v i_o hold_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o what_o the_o same_o author_n have_v write_v in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n even_o out_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n etc._n spirit_n ibid._n cap._n 13._o sileat_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o ipsae_fw-la anima_fw-la et_fw-la transeat_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la cogitando_fw-la se_fw-la sed_fw-la te_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la quoniam_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la revera_fw-la tota_fw-la spes_fw-la &_o fiducia_fw-la m●a_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la inte_fw-mi deo_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la jesu_fw-la christo_fw-la uniuscuiusque_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o portio_fw-la et_fw-la sang●_n &_o c●ro_n vbi_fw-la ergo_fw-la portio_fw-la mea_fw-la regnat_fw-la ibi_fw-la regnare_fw-la i_o credo_fw-la vbi_fw-la sanguis_fw-la meus_fw-la dominatur_fw-la ibi_fw-la dominaeri_fw-la i_o confido_fw-la vbi_fw-la caro_fw-la mea_fw-la glorificatur_fw-la ibi_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la cognosco_fw-la quamuis_fw-la peccator_fw-la sim_fw-la tamen_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la communione_fw-la gratiae_fw-la non_fw-la diffido_fw-la etsi_fw-la peccata_fw-la mea_fw-la prohibent_fw-la substantia_fw-la mea_fw-la requirit_fw-la etsi_fw-la delicta_fw-la propriae_fw-la mea_fw-la excludunt_fw-la naturae_fw-la communio_fw-la non_fw-la repellit_fw-la etc._n etc._n desperare_fw-la utique_fw-la potuissem_fw-la propter_fw-la nimia_fw-la peccata_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o vitiae_fw-la culpas_fw-la &_o infinitas_fw-la negligentias_fw-la meas_fw-la quas_fw-la egi_fw-la &_o quotidi_fw-la è_fw-la indesinenter_fw-la ago_o cord_n &_o ere_n &_o opere_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la modis_fw-la quibus_fw-la humana_fw-la fragilitas_fw-la peccare_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la verbum_fw-la tuum_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la caro_fw-la fieret_fw-la &_o habitaret_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la sed_fw-la desperare_fw-la iam_fw-la non_fw-la audeo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la subditui_fw-la ille_fw-la tibi_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la mortem_fw-la autem_fw-la crucis_fw-la tulit_fw-la chyrographum_fw-la peccaetorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la &_o affigens_fw-la illud_fw-la cruci_fw-la peccatum_fw-la crucifixit_fw-la &_o mortem_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la autem_fw-la securus_fw-la respiro_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v my_o soul_n say_v he_o be_v silent_a to_o itself_o and_o pass_v over_o itself_o not_o think_v of_o itself_o but_o of_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n because_o thou_o be_v indeed_o my_o whole_a hope_n and_o trust_v there_o be_v in_o thou_o my_o god_n and_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o portion_n and_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o every_o

for_o the_o reform_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o the_o exercise_n and_o trial_n of_o our_o righteousness_n for_o the_o set_n forth_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n that_o that_o life_n where_o shall_v be_v true_a and_o everlasting_a bliss_n may_v both_o more_o fervent_o be_v desire_v and_o more_o instant_o seek_v for_o these_o reason_n he_o give_v why_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n as_o touch_v the_o matter_n of_o they_o continue_v still_o in_o this_o life_n after_o the_o forgiveness_n thereof_o but_o of_o satisfaction_n not_o a_o word_n yea_o be_v occasion_v to_o speak_v direct_o to_o the_o point_n by_o the_o pelagian_o object_v to_o he_o that_o iustitiae_fw-la that_o aug_n de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remiss_a lib._n 2._o ca._n 33._o qui_fw-la dicunt_fw-la si_fw-la peccat●_n mors_fw-la accidisset_fw-la non_fw-la utique_fw-la post_fw-la remissione_n peccatorummoreremur_fw-la non_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la quomodo_fw-la res_fw-la quarum_fw-la reatum_fw-la ne_fw-la post_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la obsint_fw-la deus_fw-la soluit_fw-la tamen_fw-la eat_n ad_fw-la certamen_fw-la fidei_fw-la sinit_fw-la manere_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la illas_fw-la erudiamur_fw-la &_o exerceamur_fw-la proficientes_fw-la in_o ago_o iustitiae_fw-la if_o death_n have_v come_v by_o sin_n then_o after_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n we_o shall_v not_o die_v he_o answer_v thus_o they_o understand_v not_o that_o god_n suffer_v the_o thing_n the_o guilt_n whereof_o he_o release_v that_o they_o may_v not_o hurt_v after_o this_o life_n yet_o to_o remain_v in_o this_o life_n for_o the_o fight_n of_o faith_n that_o thereby_o we_o may_v be_v instruct_v and_o exercise_v profit_v and_o grow_v in_o the_o fight_n of_o righteousness_n the_o guilt_n of_o death_n then_o and_o of_o all_o other_o temporal_a calamity_n be_v take_v away_o but_o yet_o these_o thing_n continue_v not_o as_o matter_n of_o satisfaction_n but_o as_o mean_n of_o instruction_n for_o the_o frame_n of_o we_o unto_o god_n he_o go_v 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that_o die_v be_v not_o thereby_o