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none_o of_o the_o better_a or_o more_o mighty_a power_n than_o he_o which_o not_o do_v any_o ill_a turn_v the_o evillinto_o good_a and_o draw_v profit_n from_o it_o in_o another_o place_n give_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o god_n do_v permit_v the_o angel_n to_o fall_v 1._o s._n aug._n lib._n 22._o de_fw-fr civit._n cap._n 1._o it_o be_v say_v he_o because_o god_n judge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n more_o worthy_a his_o power_n and_o bounty_n to_o draw_v good_a from_o a_o evil_n commit_v than_o not_o to_o permit_v any_o evil_a to_o be_v do_v at_o that_o time_n then_o for_o this_o reason_n he_o suffer_v cain_n to_o do_v as_o he_o do_v and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o permit_v many_o other_o as_o bad_a as_o he_o to_o exercise_v their_o malice_n even_o to_o the_o kill_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a son_n which_o be_v the_o great_a enormity_n that_o ever_o be_v commit_v nay_o that_o ever_o can_v be_v commit_v or_o imagine_v for_o god_n be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o creator_n by_o his_o creature_n the_o father_n by_o his_o child_n the_o king_n by_o his_o vassal_n a_o crime_n which_o surpass_v the_o atrocitie_n of_o all_o other_o crime_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o from_o this_o death_n from_o this_o ignominy_n and_o enormity_n his_o power_n and_o divine_a bounty_n have_v draw_v forth_o not_o only_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o son_n but_o the_o life_n and_o salvation_n of_o all_o mankind_n which_o be_v it_o that_o saint_n augustine_n admire_v 73._o s._n aug._n in_o psal_n 73._o say_v how_o great_a a_o good_a have_v god_n give_v we_o from_o out_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o traitor_n judas_n and_o how_o great_a good_a have_v all_o the_o gentile_n from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o jew_n condemn_v our_o saviour_n to_o death_n even_o death_n even_o so_o convert_v he_o the_o cuill_n which_o his_o servant_n endure_v to_o their_o good_a and_o honour_n the_o death_n of_o abel_n to_o the_o profit_n and_o honour_n of_o abel_n and_o to_o the_o confusion_n of_o cain_n the_o one_o be_v make_v a_o honourable_a martyr_n the_o other_o become_v a_o infamous_a murderer_n abel_n be_v honour_v with_o glory_n to_o be_v the_o first_o martyr_n cain_n mark_v with_o the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o first_o parricide_n and_o so_o of_o other_o persecute_a saint_n and_o their_o wicked_a persecutor_n they_o here_o exercise_v their_o fury_n 115._o s._n aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr contin_n cap._n 6._o psal_n 115._o god_n make_v by_o they_o martyr_n say_v saint_n augustine_n the_o good_a seem_v to_o be_v neglect_v but_o their_o death_n be_v protious_a before_o god_n they_o have_v be_v esteem_v dead_a before_o the_o eye_n of_o fool_n 3._o sap._n 3._o but_o they_o be_v in_o pease_n and_o the_o wicked_a which_o seem_v to_o triumph_v shall_v in_o the_o end_n have_v their_o change_n punish_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n even_o in_o this_o life_n for_o if_o sin_n 6._o s._n aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr contin_n cap._n 6._o say_v saint_n augustine_n which_o seem_v unpunished_a carry_v after_o it_o the_o pain_n it_o deserve_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o person_n which_o be_v not_o grieve_v to_o have_v commit_v it_o or_o if_o he_o feel_v not_o any_o grief_n for_o it_o he_o be_v stark_o blind_a in_o soul_n how_o then_o ask_v thou_o wherefore_o death_n god_n permit_v sin_n if_o sin_n displease_v he_o and_o i_o will_v ask_v of_o thou_o again_o if_o he_o punish_v sin_n how_o can_v sin_n be_v please_v to_o he_o saint_n chrysostâ—me_n show_v in_o this_o very_a history_n the_o experience_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n augustine_n simum_n s._n chrysost_o ep_v â—d_a rom._n hom._n 8._o act_n simum_n think_v say_v he_o upon_o this_o cain_n have_v commit_v a_o murder_n abel_n be_v murder_v which_o of_o these_o die_v he_o that_o cry_v be_v dead_a who_o be_v abel_n the_o blood_n of_o who_o cry_v or_o he_o that_o fear_v and_o tremble_v which_o be_v a_o great_a misery_n than_o death_n itself_o and_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o homily_n he_o make_v god_n speak_v thus_o to_o cain_n thou_o have_v not_o fear_v abel_n live_v now_o then_o fear_v he_o dead_a thou_o have_v no_o fear_n to_o kill_v he_o be_v now_o in_o continual_a fear_n after_o thou_o have_v kill_v he_o live_v he_o fear_v thou_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o endure_v he_o endure_v hur_n now_o dead_a as_o a_o terrible_a lord_n so_o show_v he_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o abel_n be_v better_a than_o that_o of_o cain_n and_o that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o desirable_a to_o suffer_v injury_n other_o plato_n seneta_n and_o other_o then_o to_o do_v it_o much_o more_o great_a unhappiness_n to_o commit_v ill_a then_o to_o suffer_v it_o 4._o abel_n a_o image_n of_o the_o just_a and_o cain_n of_o the_o wicked_a abel_n be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o head_n jesus_n christ_n so_o be_v he_o the_o image_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n member_n of_o this_o head_n and_o cain_n contrariwise_o of_o the_o wicked_a abel_n simple_a meek_a serve_v god_n in_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n sigh_v upon_o the_o earth_n without_o house_n without_o possession_n and_o altogether_o despise_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o vain_a life_n call_v therefore_o abel_n which_o be_v to_o say_v a_o breath_n but_o cain_n a_o lover_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o this_o present_a world_n forward_o to_o build_v a_o city_n call_v it_o enoch_n from_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n and_o not_o care_v for_o any_o thing_n but_o for_o the_o earth_n abel_n then_o be_v a_o image_n of_o the_o just_a which_o inhabit_v the_o earth_n as_o stranger_n meditate_v and_o seek_v after_o their_o heavenly_a country_n after_o this_o manner_n abraham_n walk_v as_o a_o pilgrim_n upon_o earth_n not_o purchase_v any_o thing_n therein_o but_o
a_o healthful_a host_n and_o saint_n basil_n also_o in_o his_o mass_n initio_fw-la s._n basil_n in_o lyâ—â—rg_n initio_fw-la make_v we_o worthy_a say_v he_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o present_v ourselves_o before_o thou_o with_o a_o clean_a heart_n and_o to_o serve_v thou_o and_o offer_v this_o venerable_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o blot_n out_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o people_n saint_n james_n in_o his_o lyâ—â—rg_n s._n jam._n in_o lyâ—â—rg_n we_o offer_v this_o unbloudy_a sacrifice_n to_o thou_o for_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o ignorances_n of_o the_o people_n saint_n justin_n martyr_n tâ—â—pho_n s._n justin_n â—ial_a cont._n tâ—â—pho_n write_v that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o dove_n which_o man_n do_v offer_v for_o the_o leprous_a in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o eucharist_n offer_v for_o the_o purgation_n of_o sin_n saint_n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n 5._o s._n cyril_n high_a os_fw-la â—atech_v miâ—lâ—â—_n 5._o we_o offer_v jesus_n christ_n 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and_o to_o apply_v the_o merit_n thereof_o and_o as_o baptism_n confirmation_n and_o the_o other_o sacrament_n as_o sacrament_n remit_v sin_n in_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n so_o the_o eucharist_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n apply_v to_o we_o remission_n of_o sin_n gain_v upon_o the_o cross_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n be_v a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n this_o doctrine_n be_v according_a to_o god_n and_o according_a to_o reason_n for_o since_o jesus_n christ_n be_v priest_n eternal_o 109._o psal_n 109._o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o â—â—â—lchisedech_n the_o sacrifice_n institute_v by_o he_o according_a to_o that_o order_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o mass_n and_o no_o other_o must_v needs_o be_v propitiatory_a because_o it_o be_v the_o essential_a office_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o offer_v for_o sin_n as_o saint_n paul_n write_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o for_o every_o high_a priest_n take_v from_o among_o man_n be_v appoint_v for_o man_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o 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