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who_o be_v admonish_v of_o the_o evil_a of_o his_o way_n and_o course_n and_o press_v to_o leave_v his_o wickedness_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o judgement_n eternity_n and_o death_n a_o come_n that_o he_o say_v why_o tell_v you_o i_o of_o these_o thing_n i_o will_v do_v well_o enough_o for_o when_o death_n come_v i_o will_v speak_v but_o three_o word_n and_o will_v help_v all_o and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o in_o the_o end_n come_v to_o a_o bridge_n on_o horseback_a to_o go_v over_o a_o deep_a water_n the_o horse_n stumble_v and_o he_o labour_v to_o recover_v his_o horse_n can_v not_o but_o at_o last_o he_o let_v go_v the_o bridle_n and_o give_v up_o himself_o and_o horse_n to_o the_o water_n and_o be_v hear_v to_o say_v these_o three_o word_n devil_n take_v all_o here_o be_v three_o word_n indeed_o omne_fw-la diabolus_fw-la capiat_fw-la omne_fw-la and_o a_o example_n for_o all_o man_n who_o think_v to_o repent_v with_o a_o three-word_n repentance_n at_o last_o viz._n lord_n have_v mercy_n to_o take_v heed_n by_o deus_fw-la miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la such_o be_v the_o end_n of_o presumption_n and_o when_o a_o man_n do_v therefore_o sin_v the_o rather_o because_o god_n be_v merciful_a or_o because_o the_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n or_o because_o he_o hope_v to_o repent_v afterward_o or_o because_o his_o sin_n may_v and_o can_v stand_v with_o grace_n this_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o presumption_n and_o be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n sin_n of_o presumption_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n answ_n 4_o four_o if_o the_o sin_n be_v a_o reign_a sin_n 3._o potest_fw-la autem_fw-la dici_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la corporis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la autem_fw-la corpus_fw-la esse_fw-la infirmum_fw-la quando_fw-la debilitatur_fw-la vel_fw-la impeditur_fw-la in_o executione_fw-la propriae_fw-la operationis_fw-la propter_fw-la aliquam_fw-la inordinationem_fw-la partium_fw-la corporis_fw-la ita_fw-la scil._n quod_fw-la humores_fw-la et_fw-la membra_fw-la hominis_fw-la non_fw-la subdantur_fw-la virtuti_fw-la regitivae_fw-la et_fw-la motivae_fw-la corporis_fw-la unde_fw-la et_fw-la membrum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la infirmum_fw-la esse_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la pòtest_fw-la perficere_fw-la operationem_fw-la membri_fw-la sani_fw-la unde_fw-la et_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la animae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quando_fw-la impeditur_fw-la anima_fw-la in_o propria_fw-la operatione_n propter_fw-la inordinationem_fw-la partium_fw-la ipsius_fw-la part_n autem_fw-la corporis_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la esse_fw-la inordinatae_fw-la quâ—ndo_fw-la non_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la ordinem_fw-la naturae_fw-la ita_fw-la et_fw-la part_n animae_fw-la dicâ—ntur_fw-la esse_fw-la inordinata_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la subduntur_fw-la ordini_fw-la rationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n tho._n aquin._n 12._o quest_n 77_o art_n 3._o than_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n for_o 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if_o you_o look_v into_o 2_o chron._n 9.8_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o this_o establish_n of_o a_o nation_n or_o kingdom_n be_v both_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o fruit_n of_o god_n love_n blessed_n be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n say_v the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n to_o solomon_n which_o delight_v in_o thou_o to_o set_v thou_o on_o his_o throne_n to_o be_v king_n for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n because_o thy_o god_n love_v israel_n to_o establish_v they_o for_o ever_o therefore_o make_v he_o thou_o king_n over_o they_o etc._n etc._n on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o a_o people_n than_o he_o pour_v a_o spirit_n of_o giddiness_n and_o perverseness_n on_o they_o that_o they_o run_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o stagger_v like_o a_o drunken_a man_n and_o be_v as_o the_o leaf_n shake_v with_o every_o wind_n 1_o king_n 14.15_o the_o lord_n threaten_v israel_n to_o smite_v they_o as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v in_o the_o water_n because_o they_o have_v make_v they_o grove_n provoke_v 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