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that_o reason_n can_v supply_v the_o want_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o law_n undeceive_v he_o which_o seem_v to_o have_v command_v the_o good_a and_o forbid_v the_o evil_a for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o our_o weakness_n and_o to_o oblige_v we_o to_o run_v to_o grace_n it_o be_v true_a that_o as_o sin_n have_v corrupt_v nature_n whereby_o she_o be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o this_o acceptable_a condition_n wherein_o soul_n and_o body_n conspire_v together_o to_o make_v man_n happy_a the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v far_o different_a from_o that_o of_o adam_n it_o must_v have_v more_o light_n because_o it_o be_v to_o enlighten_v one_o blind_a more_o force_n because_o it_o be_v to_o cure_v one_o disease_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n he_o make_v use_v of_o it_o according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n because_o have_v as_o yet_o no_o bad_a inclination_n there_o be_v 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for_o what_o can_v be_v hope_v for_o from_o a_o creature_n that_o more_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o concupiscence_n than_o the_o impulse_n of_o charity_n be_v there_o not_o some_o command_a grace_n that_o become_v the_o mistress_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o good_a with_o as_o much_o force_n as_o sweetness_n gain_v he_o a_o sure_a victory_n over_o his_o enemy_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o great_a saint_n augustine_n to_o who_o all_o the_o secret_n of_o grace_n be_v know_v represent_v it_o to_o we_o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o victorious_a suavity_n which_o gentle_o master_v the_o will_n by_o its_o affectionate_a allurement_n lead_v she_o so_o secure_o amid_o the_o throng_n of_o precipice_n that_o she_o run_v less_o hazard_n in_o the_o world_n than_o our_o first_o father_n do_v in_o paradise_n for_o though_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o fear_v but_o his_o weakness_n experience_n make_v he_o see_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o destroy_v he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v 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for_o all_o the_o world_n that_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n ill_o interpret_v it_o may_v be_v carry_v by_o violence_n and_o without_o pass_v through_o the_o church_n a_o man_n may_v scale_v heaven_n the_o desire_n of_o their_o salvation_n be_v the_o source_n of_o these_o unjust_a desire_n they_o choose_v not_o this_o side_n nor_o embrace_v this_o opinion_n but_o because_o they_o believe_v it_o favour_n their_o hope_n vanity_n be_v mix_v with_o interest_n be_v the_o child_n of_o adam_n they_o imitate_v the_o pride_n of_o their_o father_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o crime_n before_o they_o be_v aware_a nor_o do_v they_o consider_v that_o whilst_o they_o go_v about_o to_o subject_a grace_n to_o their_o liberty_n they_o follow_v his_o step_n who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v god_n for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o that_o he_o may_v live_v a_o independent_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o sovereign_n but_o be_v they_o far_o enough_o from_o the_o vain_a ostentation_n of_o 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