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A22701 Saint Augustine his enchiridion to Laurence, or, The chiefe and principall heads of all Christian religion a most profitable booke to all those which desire to haue a most compendious briefe of Augustines doctrine, out of Augustine himselfe, when he was old, being repurged, by the old manuscript, of many faults and vnusuall wordes, wherewith it formerly flowed. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. 1607 (1607) STC 921.5; ESTC S1512 82,205 310

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may_v spring_v and_o have_v a_o beginning_n except_o there_o be_v something_o that_o may_v be_v corrupt_v for_o if_o good_a be_v not_o neither_o shall_v there_o be_v corruption_n which_o be_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o a_o banishment_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a evil_n therefore_o take_v their_o root_n from_o goodness_n and_o be_v not_o at_o all_o but_o in_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a neither_o have_v any_o nature_n of_o evil_a any_o other_o foudation_n for_o if_o it_o shall_v consist_v of_o itself_o no_o doubt_n it_o shall_v be_v good_a as_o it_o be_v a_o nature_n and_o be_v a_o uncorrupted_a nature_n shall_v become_v either_o a_o notable_a good_a or_o else_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v a_o nature_n subject_a to_o corruption_n except_o it_o be_v also_o good_a in_o some_o measure_n and_o that_o good_a in_o like_a sort_n blemish_v with_o corruption_n chap._n 15._o he_o do_v meet_v with_o a_o double_a objection_n the_o one_o draw_v from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n the_o other_o from_o the_o observation_n of_o nature_n itself_o now_o when_o we_o say_v that_o evil_n do_v spring_v original_o from_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a let_v it_o not_o be_v take_v to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o say_n of_o christ_n affirm_v that_o a_o good_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o evil_a fruit_n for_o as_o it_o be_v true_o say_v a_o grape_n can_v be_v gather_v from_o thorn_n because_o a_o grape_n can_v spring_v out_o of_o they_o and_o so_o by_o the_o self_n same_o reason_n as_o a_o evil_a tree_n can_v yield_v good_a fruit_n no_o more_o can_v a_o evil_a will_n or_o disposition_n yield_v good_a work_n howbeit_o good_a ground_n may_v as_o we_o see_v bear_v both_o grape_n and_o also_o thorn_n in_o like_a manner_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o be_v good_a may_v spring_v both_o a_o will_n that_o be_v good_a and_o a_o will_v that_o be_v bad_a neither_o have_v that_o will_n which_o be_v evil_a and_o vicious_a any_o other_o root_n original_o but_o from_o the_o good_a nature_n of_o a_o angel_n or_o of_o a_o man_n which_o thing_n christ_n himself_o in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o tree_n and_o fruit_n most_o plain_o show_v for_o he_o say_v either_o make_v the_o tree_n good_a and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o good_a or_o make_v the_o tree_n have_v and_o the_o fruit_n bad_a give_v we_o thereby_o a_o sufficient_a caveat_n or_o example_n that_o evil_a fruit_n grow_v not_o of_o a_o good_a tree_n nor_o good_a of_o a_o evil_a and_o yet_o both_o these_o tree_n may_v grow_v in_o that_o ground_n to_o which_o ●e_v direct_v his_o speech_n chap._n 16._o how_o far_o forth_o the_o knowledge_n of_o natural_a thing_n be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o the_o obtain_n of_o true_a felicity_n which_o matter_n stand_v thus_o as_o they_o do_v although_o that_o verse_n of_o vi●gill_n do_v like_o we_o very_o well_o say_v right_o happy_a do_v i_o co●nt_v that_o man_n of_o thing_n the_o reason_n give_v that_o can_v yet_o do_v we_o not_o think_v it_o enough_o and_o sufficient_a 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for_o our_o instruction_n then_o ought_v there_o none_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o health_n of_o our_o own_o body_n wherein_o be_v ignorant_a ourselves_o see_v we_o seek_v unto_o physician_n to_o know_v the_o same_o who_o then_o do_v not_o see_v a_o reason_n how_o patient_o to_o content_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n in_o that_o which_o to_o mortal_a creature_n be_v unseen_a as_o touch_v the_o secret_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n touch_v error_n and_o lie_v chap._n 17._o here_o he_o meet_v with_o with_o a_o objection_n teach_v we_o that_o neither_o every_o one_o which_o be_v ignorat_fw-la
there_o be_v life_n without_o death_n truth_n without_o error_n and_o felicity_n without_o interruption_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o doubt_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o good_a effect_n or_o thing_n pertain_v unto_o we_o do_v grow_v out_o of_o any_o other_o ground_n than_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o revolt_a will_n first_o of_o angel_n and_o afterward_o of_o man_n reject_v a_o immortal_a good_a and_o embrace_v the_o contrary_a be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o evil_a or_o sin_n chap._n 24._o there_o be_v four_o secondary_a cause_n of_o evil_a namely_o ignorance_n concupiscence_n sorrow_n and_o pleasure_n the_o first_o and_o original_a evil_n which_o happen_v unto_o man_n be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n be_v his_o privation_n of_o good_a afterward_o also_o ignorance_n in_o the_o action_n of_o this_o life_n do_v creep_v in_o whether_o man_n will_v or_o no_o as_o also_o a_o concupiscence_n or_o fervent_a desire_n of_o thing_n hurtful_a and_o pernicious_a with_o who_o as_o companion_n be_v bring_v in_o privy_o error_n and_o grief_n or_o sorrow_n which_o two_o evil_n after_o they_o be_v sensible_o perceive_v to_o hang_v over_o our_o head_n that_o motion_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o move_v we_o to_o shun_v they_o be_v call_v fear_n moreover_o the_o mind_n after_o it_o have_v obtain_v the_o thing_n it_o earnest_o desire_v although_o they_o be_v hurtful_a and_o frivolous_a yet_o the_o same_o be_v void_a of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n thereof_o by_o reason_n of_o error_n wherewith_o it_o be_v blind_v or_o else_o be_v bewitch_v with_o a_o contagious_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n therein_o it_o be_v carry_v as_o it_o be_v this_o way_n and_o that_o way_n with_o a_o false_a conceit_n of_o joy_n from_o which_o fountain_n as_o it_o be_v of_o corruption_n not_o of_o fullness_n but_o of_o enptinesse_n all_o man_n misery_n and_o wretchedness_n do_v spring_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n chap._n 25._o that_o the_o damnation_n both_o of_o angel_n and_o man_n because_o they_o sin_v be_v just_a howbeit_o their_o punishment_n not_o alike_o or_o the_o self_n same_o also_o what_o be_v the_o condition_n or_o state_n of_o man_n before_o he_o fall_v into_o sin_n which_o nature_n notwithstanding_o amid_o his_o misery_n can_v not_o lose_v his_o desire_n to_o obtain_v eternal_a life_n howbeit_o these_o evil_n be_v general_a both_o to_o man_n and_o angel_n who_o be_v damn_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o malice_n by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n but_o man_n have_v his_o peculiar_a punishment_n in_o the_o death_n of_o his_o body_n for_o the_o lord_n do_v threaten_v death_n unto_o he_o in_o case_n he_o sin_v and_o god_n so_o indue_a he_o with_o freewill_n as_o that_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v he_o subject_a to_o his_o will_n and_o keep_v in_o awe_n to_o fall_v for_o fear_n of_o destruction_n do_v also_o place_v he_o in_o the_o bliss_n of_o paradise_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o shadow_n of_o life_n from_o which_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v advance_v to_o great_a felicity_n if_o he_o have_v keep_v himself_o righteous_a chap._n 26._o the_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o his_o punishment_n fall_v not_o only_o upon_o adam_n but_o flow_v also_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n and_o so_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n hereupon_o adam_n after_o he_o have_v sin_v be_v a_o banish_a man_n do_v bind_v over_o unto_o death_n and_o destruction_n his_o whole_a posterity_n and_o offspring_n who_o by_o sin_v he_o do_v pollute_v in_o himself_o as_o in_o the_o root_n insomuch_o as_o whatsoever_o issue_n be_v beget_v in_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o which_o a_o punishment_n of_o quality_n like_a to_o disobedience_n be_v inflict_v by_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o transgression_n be_v joint_o damn_v shall_v draw_v original_a sin_n from_o they_o by_o which_o also_o they_o shall_v be_v draw_v by_o error_n and_o many_o agony_n into_o those_o endless_a punishment_n with_o the_o revolt_a angel_n the_o corrupter_n of_o mankind_n the_o possessor_n of_o that_o infernal_a place_n and_o with_o their_o consort_n &_o companion_n thus_o come_v sin_n into_o the_o world_n by_o one_o man_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o it_o be_v convey_v into_o all_o mankind_n all_o have_v sin_v in_o and_o through_o one_o for_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n call_v the_o world_n all_o mankind_n chap._n 27._o it_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o only_a and_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o only_a man_n of_o sinful_a nature_n shall_v hope_v for_o reformation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v redemption_n which_o hope_n be_v not_o either_o in_o the_o angel_n that_o sin_v or_o in_o the_o devil_n it_o follow_v therefore_o that_o the_o whole_a mass_n and_o lump_n of_o mankind_n lay_v damn_v in_o sin_n or_o rather_o wallow_v therein_o and_o run_v head_n long_o from_o vice_n to_o vice_n and_o be_v combine_v with_o the_o angel_n that_o sin_v receive_v most_o condign_a punishment_n for_o their_o wicked_a revolt_n 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at_o all_o and_o in_o case_n it_o have_v be_v his_o will_n not_o to_o have_v have_v any_o reformation_n in_o man_n to_o make_v he_o better_o as_o it_o be_v in_o wicked_a angel_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o amendment_n may_v it_o not_o very_o condign_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o that_o nature_n which_o he_o have_v spurn_v under_o his_o foot_n by_o abuse_v the_o power_n or_o will_v he_o have_v give_v he_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o creator_n and_o transgress_v the_o same_o which_o he_o may_v very_o easy_o have_v observe_v which_o have_v blemish_v the_o image_n of_o his_o creator_n be_v in_o he_o by_o a_o contemptuous_a turn_n away_o from_o the_o light_n thereof_o which_o wicked_o violate_v by_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_a the_o wholesome_a servitude_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v perform_v to_o his_o law_n shall_v universal_o therefore_o be_v forsake_v of_o he_o and_o sustain_v a_o everlasting_a punishment_n by_o due_a desert_n true_o thus_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v be_v only_o just_a and_o not_o merciful_a also_o and_o have_v not_o give_v more_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o his_o mercy_n which_o he_o be_v no_o way_n bind_v by_o promise_n or_o duty_n to_o have_v perform_v especial_o in_o the_o redemption_n of_o such_o as_o be_v unworthy_a thereof_o of_o the_o fall_n and_o sin_n of_o the_o angel_n chap._n 28._o the_o revolt_a and_o wicked_a angel_n do_v all_o of_o they_o sin_n together_o &_o dwell_v together_o perpetual_o damn_v but_o the_o good_a angel_n and_o such_o as_o clean_v unto_o god_n do_v enjoy_v eternal_a felicity_n certain_a therefore_o of_o the_o angel_n which_o leave_v god_n by_o their_o sinful_a pride_n be_v throw_v down_o from_o the_o high_a habitation_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o uttermost_a darkness_n of_o the_o air_n or_o element_n below_o and_o the_o number_n of_o angel_n which_o remain_v have_v their_o dwell_n with_o god_n in_o everlasting_a happiness_n and_o holiness_n for_o neither_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o angel_n beget_v of_o that_o one_o angel_n which_o fall_v and_o be_v damn_v whereby_o original_a sin_n do_v bind_v they_o as_o it_o do_v mortal_a creature_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o guilty_a posterity_n draw_v the_o whole_a multitude_n into_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o the_o offender_n but_o that_o one_o angel_n who_o exalt_v himself_o with_o his_o associate_n impitie_n and_o be_v therefore_o make_v a_o devil_n by_o that_o his_o pride_n and_o exaltation_n be_v cast_v down_o with_o they_o the_o rest_n which_o cleave_v unto_o god_n in_o godly_a obedience_n receive_v a_o certain_a light_n and_o knowledge_n which_o the_o other_o have_v not_o whereby_o they_o rest_v assure_v of_o their_o eternal_a and_o permanent_a estate_n chap._n 29._o to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v certain_a be_v