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not_o give_v it_o but_o because_o man_n have_v not_o heart_n to_o receive_v it_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v plato_n aug._n in_o matth._n 9.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n magnus_fw-la de_fw-la caelum_fw-la venit_fw-la medice_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la ubique_fw-la terrarum_fw-la iacet_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la that_o great_a and_o wise_a physician_n be_v come_v from_o heaven_n because_o the_o whole_a world_n lie_v sick_a of_o sin_n if_o man_n be_v not_o cure_v this_o only_a be_v the_o cause_n muscujus_fw-la muscujus_fw-la medicum_fw-la ultrò_fw-la venientem_fw-la respuunt_fw-la they_o wilful_o refuse_v he_o that_o will_v willing_o help_v they_o thus_o be_v christ_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n the_o light_n the_o way_n the_o truth_n in_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o nourish_v our_o
do_v suffer_v the_o same_o simile_n simile_n admit_v there_o be_v a_o gap_n open_a into_o my_o neighbour_n orchyard_n i_o see_v it_o yet_o not_o bind_v to_o stop_v it_o leave_v it_o open_a if_o afterward_o another_o man_n cartell_n go_v in_o and_o spoil_v the_o fruit_n shall_v i_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o trespass_n sure_o no_o the_o lord_n see_v there_o be_v a_o gap_n break_v into_o his_o vineyard_n by_o our_o fall_n in_o adam_n damnable_a the_o heresy_n of_o the_o secentians_n aug._n de_fw-fr hare_n and_o of_o florinus_n and_o blastus_n euseb_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 13._o &_o 28._o teach_v the_o contrary_a be_v very_o damnable_a he_o see_v we_o will_v play_v the_o wild_a bore_n break_v down_o his_o vine_n spoil_v his_o church_n persecute_v his_o holy_a one_o and_o so_o both_o injury_n he_o and_o he_o if_o therefore_o he_o make_v not_o a_o stay_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n change_v not_o our_o mind_n alter_v not_o our_o affection_n nor_o prevent_v our_o purpose_n and_o thereupon_o we_o work_v all_o this_o villainy_n against_o his_o divine_a majesty_n be_v he_o therefore_o a_o trespasser_n in_o his_o own_o wrong_n it_o can_v be_v for_o he_o do_v not_o the_o hurt_n in_o his_o own_o person_n nor_o be_v any_o way_n tie_v to_o prevent_v it_o in_o other_o which_o be_v grant_v he_o can_v no_o way_n be_v blame_v for_o what_o we_o commit_v quest_n 1_o but_o some_o not_o content_v with_o this_o demand_v why_o god_n do_v suffer_v the_o sin_n which_o he_o can_v so_o easy_o hinder_v ans_fw-fr paul_n answer_v in_o that_o he_o suffer_v with_o long_a patience_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n prepare_v to_o destruction_n 9.22.23_o rom._n 9.22.23_o it_o be_v to_o show_v his_o wrath_n 1._o de_fw-fr prade_a l._n 1._o and_o make_v his_o power_n know_v over_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o he_o may_v declare_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n in_o which_o as_o augustine_n say_v the_o lord_n do_v well_o for_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v sin_n but_o by_o his_o just_a judgement_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v just_a be_v good_a for_o although_o sin_n be_v not_o good_a in_o that_o respect_n that_o they_o be_v simple_o sin_n yet_o it_o be_v good_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v sin_n otherwise_o god_n to_o who_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o hinder_v evil_a from_o be_v do_v as_o when_o it_o be_v do_v to_o cause_v good_a to_o arise_v from_o the_o same_o will_v never_o have_v suffer_v it_o to_o be_v commit_v fulgentius_n fulgentius_n for_o how_o can_v we_o imagine_v that_o he_o who_o be_v goodness_n itself_o and_o also_o al-omnipotent_a 23._o jerem._n 23._o will_v suffer_v any_o evil_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o by_o that_o evil_n he_o effect_v some_o good_a alexandrinus_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o reprobate_n declare_v his_o just_a justice_n and_o judgement_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o reprobation_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o godly_a his_o exceed_a riches_n of_o grace_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n 9.17.32.33_o rom._n 9.17.32.33_o and_o thus_o in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o wisdom_n he_o have_v shut_v up_o all_o under_o sin_n 11.31_o gal._n 3.22_o rom._n 11.31_o that_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n may_v appear_v unto_o all_o man_n second_o note_n that_o before_o this_o suffering_n of_o sin_n there_o do_v ever_o go_v a_o offering_n of_o mercy_n to_o prevent_v the_o sin_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o stay_v from_o our_o iniquity_n the_o cause_n be_v not_o the_o want_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o not_o offer_v grace_n but_o in_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n in_o not_o receive_v it_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v and_o therefore_o say_v augustine_n augustine_n augustine_n non_fw-la ideò_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la homo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la that_fw-mi sed_fw-la quia_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la accipit_fw-la man_n want_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o sin_n not_o because_o god_n do_v not_o offer_v it_o but_o because_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v they_o have_v not_o heart_n to_o receive_v it_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o wanderer_n but_o he_o seek_v bypath_n &_o will_v not_o follow_v he_o a_o light_n to_o they_o in_o darkness_n but_o they_o wink_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o behold_v he_o a_o inviter_n to_o his_o bless_a supper_n 6.35_o luk._n 14.24_o joh._n 6.35_o but_o man_n will_v not_o taste_v it_o he_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o our_o heart_n but_o we_o will_v not_o let_v he_o enter_v he_o bring_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n but_o we_o will_v needs_o starve_v in_o our_o sin_n 1._o prou._n 1._o he_o make_v proclamation_n that_o all_o may_v free_o have_v it_o yet_o man_n must_v be_v draw_v or_o none_o will_v receive_v it_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la ubique_fw-la iacet_fw-la agrotus_fw-la 9.11_o aug._n in_o matth._n 9.11_o every_o soul_n be_v sick_a of_o sin_n ideoque_fw-la magnus_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la venit_fw-la medice_fw-la and_o therefore_o that_o great_a and_o gracious_a physician_n be_v come_v from_o heaven_n to_o cure_v we_o he_o seek_v unto_o we_o knock_v at_o our_o door_n and_o offer_v his_o heavenly_a potion_n imò_fw-la pharmaca_fw-la benedicta_fw-la immensique_fw-la valoris_fw-la yea_o bless_a potion_n and_o of_o a_o exceed_o great_a value_n simile_n simile_n but_o such_o be_v our_o wayward_a nature_n such_o our_o affection_n mere_a repugnant_a to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o we_o will_v not_o be_v heal_v so_o that_o meritò_fw-la perit_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la qui_fw-la medicum_fw-la ulerò_fw-la venientem_fw-la respuit_fw-la the_o sick_a patient_n do_v deserve_o perish_a which_o perverse_o refuse_v the_o good_a physician_n when_o he_o willing_o offer_v his_o help_n unto_o he_o musculus_fw-la musculus_fw-la the_o lame_a in_o the_o ditch_n do_v wilful_o perish_v while_o he_o reject_v his_o neighbour_n hand_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v unto_o he_o so_o if_o man_n darken_v in_o their_o understanding_n and_o have_v the_o veil_n of_o ignorance_n as_o yet_o before_o their_o eye_n do_v tread_v the_o path_n of_o sin_n till_o they_o stumble_v at_o the_o threshold_n of_o hell_n and_o so_o fall_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o eternal_a destruction_n the_o cause_n be_v not_o the_o want_n of_o god_n gracy_n that_o will_v not_o enlighten_v they_o but_o their_o wilful_a blindness_n that_o will_v not_o be_v enlighten_v 3.19_o joh._n 3.19_o for_o herein_o be_v their_o condemnation_n in_o that_o as_o s._n john_n say_v that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o man_n love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v enill_n quest_n 2_o other_o demand_v why_o god_n give_v m_o a_o nature_n mutable_a and_o subject_a to_o sin_v ans_fw-fr to_o these_o lunius_fw-la answer_n that_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v demand_v why_o he_o make_v he_o not_o god_n because_o immutabilitie_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o deity_n only_o neither_o be_v it_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a as_o praise_v worthy_a to_o have_v a_o nature_n not_o subject_a to_o temptation_n as_o have_v a_o nature_n subject_a unto_o it_o to_o resist_v the_o same_o when_o we_o be_v tempt_v thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n adami_n delapsu_fw-la adami_n neither_o because_o he_o foreknow_v it_o 55._o si_fw-mi diabolus_fw-la seductionis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la non_fw-la accepisset_fw-la home_n probationis_fw-la mercedem_fw-la non_fw-la accepisset_fw-la chrysost_n oper._n imper_v homil_n 55._o decree_v it_o willing_o suffer_v it_o or_o make_v man_n by_o nature_n subject_a to_o commit_v it_o it_o rest_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o show_v first_o that_o satan_n and_o ourselves_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sin_n we_o commit_v second_o that_o although_o in_o every_o of_o our_o action_n there_o be_v three_o caude_n and_o that_o every_o of_o these_o work_n that_o which_o be_v good_a yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o action_n may_v be_v evil_a and_o that_o this_o evil_n proceed_v from_o ourselves_o three_o that_o two_o thing_n must_v be_v observe_v to_o make_v our_o action_n please_v to_o god_n and_o that_o a_o fail_v in_o either_o make_v they_o abominable_a that_o satan_n and_o ourselves_o be_v the_o sole_a cause_n of_o the_o sin_n we_o commit_v first_o touch_v satan_n that_o he_o be_v primitiws_fw-la peccator_fw-la 6._o joh._n 6._o the_o first_o and_o original_a offender_n from_o who_o sin_n flow_v as_o out_o of_o a_o main_a sea_n convei_v itself_o into_o the_o whole_a posterity_n of_o all_o mankind_n the_o scripture_n be_v very_o copious_a in_o prove_v the_o same_o 8.44_o joh._n 8.44_o when_o the_o devil_n speak_v a_o lie_n say_v john_n then_o speak_v he_o of_o his_o own_o for_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n thereof_o 3.8_o 1._o joh._n 3.8_o so_o that_o he_o which_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n because_o the_o devil_n sin_v from_o the_o beginning_n to_o this_o
their_o laughter_n their_o joy_n their_o boast_n their_o body_n be_v give_v to_o be_v worm_n meat_n and_o their_o soul_n be_v burn_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o everlasting_a torment_n whither_o their_o body_n afterward_o come_v that_o those_o which_o have_v be_v companion_n in_o their_o vain_a pleasure_n may_v be_v partner_n in_o most_o grievous_a pain_n gregor_n quanta_fw-la districtione_n feriat_fw-la quos_fw-la reprobat_fw-la si_fw-la bîc_fw-la cruciat_fw-la quos_fw-la amat_fw-la gregor_n si_fw-mi deus_fw-la tam_fw-la asperè_fw-la percutit_fw-la ubi_fw-la parcit_fw-la quà m_fw-la asperè_fw-la percutiet_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la parcet_fw-la for_o if_o god_n correct_v the_o godly_a who_o he_o spare_v in_o mercy_n how_o grievous_o shall_v he_o wound_v the_o wicked_a with_o who_o he_o deal_v in_o the_o strictness_n of_o his_o justice_n if_o he_o sometime_o whip_v those_o who_o he_o love_v in_o this_o life_n with_o what_o severity_n will_v he_o plague_v those_o who_o he_o hate_v bernard_n bernard_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v if_o he_o will_v beat_v his_o holy_a son_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o his_o wicked_a servant_n 4._o judge_n 4._o sisera_n give_v milk_n unto_o jahel_n cover_v he_o warm_v and_o lay_v he_o to_o rest_v but_o then_o his_o destruction_n be_v near_o so_o the_o wicked_a be_v feed_v with_o sweet_a milk_n of_o delight_n cover_v with_o rich_a attire_n and_o lull_v asleep_a in_o the_o cradle_n of_o security_n but_o in_o mean_a while_o the_o sharp_a nail_n of_o god_n judgement_n do_v sudden_o pierce_v they_o gregory_n gregory_n vitulus_n mactandus_fw-la libre_fw-la ad_fw-la pascua_fw-la mittitur_fw-la the_o ox_n reserve_v for_o the_o butcher_n slaughter-house_n go_v at_o his_o pleasure_n in_o the_o green_a meadow_n so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o wicked_a who_o the_o butcher_n of_o the_o soul_n must_v lead_v to_o his_o fearful_a shambles_n i_o conclude_v then_o with_o augustine_n marcellinum_n august_n ad_fw-la marcellinum_n nihil_fw-la infoelicius_fw-la foelicitate_fw-la peccantium_fw-la nothing_n be_v more_o unhappy_a than_o that_o which_o the_o wicked_a esteem_n their_o happiness_n who_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o flourish_v quoniam_fw-la splendour_n tectorum_fw-la attenditur_fw-la labes_fw-la autem_fw-la animorum_fw-la non_fw-la attenditur_fw-la because_o man_n behold_v their_o outward_a beauty_n and_o not_o their_o inward_a filthiness_n yet_o they_o be_v most_o miserable_a dum_fw-la enim_fw-la hos_fw-la pollere_fw-la deus_fw-la permittat_fw-la tunc_fw-la indignatur_fw-la gravius_fw-la si_fw-la impunitos_fw-la dimittat_fw-la tunc_fw-la punit_fw-la infestius_fw-la for_o while_o god_n do_v suffer_v they_o to_o flourish_v then_o do_v be_v most_o set_v himself_o against_o they_o and_o while_o he_o send_v they_o away_o unpunished_a therein_o they_o be_v punish_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o sharp_o and_o thus_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o godly_a &_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a agree_v excellent_o well_o with_o god_n providence_n and_o justice_n the_o three_o instance_n of_o confusion_n to_o prove_v god_n govern_v not_o the_o world_n be_v 3._o jnstance_n 3._o in_o that_o the_o way_n to_o destruction_n be_v broad_a but_o to_o heaven_n narrow_a and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o walk_n in_o it_o ans_fw-fr in_o very_a deed_n the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v exceed_o broad_a in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v give_v we_o to_o have_v we_o walk_v in_o it_o be_v many_o and_o infinite_a coelum_fw-la &_o terra_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o ijs_fw-la sunt_fw-la 10._o august_n lib._n conf._n 10._o eccè_fw-la undique_fw-la mihi_fw-la clamant_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la amem_fw-la domine_fw-la the_o heaven_n the_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o contain_v behold_v they_o never_o cease_v cry_v unto_o i_o to_o love_v thou_o o_o lord_n say_v august_n add_v god_n word_n to_o direct_v his_o mercy_n to_o allure_v his_o judgment_n to_o whip_v we_o on_o and_o what_o not_o to_o move_v we_o help_v we_o and_o 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