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the_o church_n so_o high_a a_o favour_n will_v challenge_v as_o high_a a_o acknowledgement_n so_o that_o
erat_fw-la ut_fw-la idem_fw-la esset_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la esset_fw-la deus_fw-la aug._n lib._n cur_n deus_fw-la homo_fw-la cap._n 6._o it_o be_v jesus_n christ_n that_o save_v we_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o serve_v as_o a_o interpreter_n to_o satan_n to_o deceive_v our_o first_o father_n and_o it_o be_v a_o virgin_n that_o serve_v as_o a_o handmaid_n to_o jesus_n christ_n to_o begin_v the_o work_n of_o our_o restitution_n final_o generation_n be_v the_o channel_n whereby_o sin_n pass_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o baptism_n be_v the_o regeneration_n whereby_o grace_n descend_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o christian_a their_o relation_n be_v so_o wonderful_a that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o judge_n that_o divine_a providence_n have_v order_v they_o both_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v admire_v its_o conduct_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n the_o first_o resemblance_n be_v that_o sin_n precede_v our_o knowledge_n we_o be_v delinquent_n without_o know_v it_o our_o ignorance_n furnish_v we_o with_o no_o excuse_n and_o though_o we_o know_v not_o the_o parent_n from_o who_o we_o be_v descend_v we_o fail_v not_o to_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o his_o obliquity_n thus_o the_o remedy_n imitate_v the_o disease_n prevent_v our_o reason_v we_o be_v absolve_v in_o our_o baptism_n without_o know_v our_o redeemer_n grace_n enter_v into_o our_o soul_n and_o bring_v no_o light_n along_o with_o it_o it_o leave_v we_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o knock_v off_o our_o chain_n 28._o quaeis_n utrum_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originale_fw-la respondeo_fw-la prorsus_fw-la esse_fw-la quia_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la seminatü_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o in_fw-la illo_fw-la esset_fw-la et_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la transiret_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr nup._n &_o concup_n c._n 28._o and_o the_o divine_a mercy_n regulate_v itself_o after_o the_o measure_n of_o justice_n be_v unwilling_a our_o ignorance_n shall_v exclude_v we_o from_o grace_n since_o it_o no_o way_n excuse_v we_o from_o sin_n beside_o the_o offence_n that_o be_v voluntary_a in_o adam_n be_v natural_a in_o his_o child_n they_o draw_v it_o in_o with_o their_o breath_n it_o infect_v not_o their_o will_n but_o because_o it_o corrupt_v their_o nature_n this_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a only_o in_o the_o first_o man_n his_o posterity_n can_v hinder_v it_o and_o as_o infant_n have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o be_v transgressor_n by_o the_o will_n of_o their_o father_n we_o must_v rise_v as_o high_a as_o paradise_n to_o find_v the_o spring_n of_o our_o misfortune_n we_o be_v unable_a without_o the_o help_n of_o faith_n so_o much_o as_o to_o comprehend_v that_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o sin_n commit_v in_o the_o nonage_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o without_o know_v or_o will_v it_o we_o do_v in_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o our_o conception_n contract_v it_o but_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v strange_a we_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v the_o remedy_n be_v no_o less_o admirable_a for_o christian_n be_v justify_v in_o baptism_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o enjoy_v his_o merit_n without_o ask_v for_o they_o they_o be_v enrich_v with_o his_o spoil_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o community_n of_o good_n with_o he_o they_o have_v as_o much_o share_n in_o his_o innocence_n as_o they_o have_v part_n in_o adam_n transgression_n it_o be_v not_o their_o consent_n that_o sanctify_v they_o their_o salvation_n be_v no_o effect_n of_o their_o will_n and_o if_o they_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n it_o be_v by_o the_o sole_a merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o they_o doubt_v in_o adam_n and_o their_o satisfaction_n be_v parallel_n to_o their_o fault_n they_o be_v innocent_a and_o guilty_a in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o father_n in_o the_o three_o place_n adam_n lend_v we_o his_o body_n in_o paradise_n to_o make_v we_o criminal_n we_o see_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n with_o his_o eye_n we_o gather_v it_o with_o his_o hand_n we_o be_v it_o with_o his_o mouth_n and_o as_o if_o with_o he_o we_o have_v commit_v all_o these_o sin_n we_o be_v to_o this_o day_n punish_v in_o all_o our_o member_n after_o his_o death_n for_o whether_o we_o make_v up_o one_o part_n of_o he_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o universal_a and_o general_n man_n whereof_o all_o other_o be_v but_o the_o member_n whether_o he_o perpetuate_v and_o transmits_n himself_n into_o his_o descendant_n or_o whether_o have_v stipulate_v for_o we_o before_o god_n his_o crime_n become_v we_o 3._o we_o per_fw-la unius_fw-la illius_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la malam_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o co_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la quando_fw-la omnes_fw-la unus_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la praeterea_fw-la sin_n guli_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originale_fw-la traxerunt_fw-la aug._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr nup._n &_o concup_n c._n 3._o what_o he_o have_v do_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o and_o we_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n we_o can_v not_o commit_v but_o in_o his_o person_n but_o that_o our_o salvation_n may_v answer_v our_o fall_n we_o use_v a_o borrow_a support_n in_o our_o baptism_n we_o believe_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o another_o we_o act_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o the_o church_n afford_v we_o her_o favour_n to_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o her_o belove_a apo._n belove_a accommodat_fw-la infantibus_fw-la mater_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aliorum_fw-la pedes_fw-la ut_fw-la veniant_fw-la aliorum_fw-la cor_fw-la ut_fw-la credant_fw-la aliorum_fw-la linguam_fw-la ut_fw-la fatcantur_fw-la ut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la quod_fw-la aegri_fw-la suut_n alio_fw-la peccaute_fw-la gravantur_fw-la sic_fw-la hi_o cùm_fw-la sani_fw-la sunt_fw-la alio_fw-la consitente_fw-la salventur_fw-la aug._n serm_n 10._o de_fw-fr verb._n apo._n indeed_o this_o charitable_a mother_n lend_v we_o her_o mouth_n to_o answer_v at_o the_o font_n of_o baptism_n the_o arm_n of_o her_o confessor_n to_o carry_v we_o thither_o her_o heart_n to_o form_v act_n of_o faith_n that_o as_o we_o be_v lose_v by_o the_o prevarication_n of_o our_o father_n we_o may_v be_v save_v by_o the_o piety_n of_o our_o mother_n this_o be_v the_o argument_n the_o great_a s._n augustin_n sometime_o make_v use_n of_o to_o confound_v the_o pelagian_o who_o judge_v baptism_n not_o necessary_a for_o infant_n they_o believe_v already_o say_v he_o though_o they_o can_v reason_v and_o if_o you_o ask_v i_o how_o they_o believe_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o their_o parent_n whence_o i_o conclude_v they_o be_v infect_v with_o their_o sin_n 14._o si_fw-mi baptizatis_fw-la infantibus_fw-la credentibus_fw-la dicis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la christum_fw-la prodesse_fw-la bene_fw-la dicis_fw-la credunt_fw-la &_o infant_n unde_fw-la credunt_fw-la fide_fw-la parentum_fw-la si_fw-la fide_fw-la parentum_fw-la purgantur_fw-la peccato_fw-la parentum_fw-la pollutt_n sunt_fw-la corpus_fw-la morcis_fw-la in_o 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offend_v the_o same_o consideration_n that_o afflict_v they_o comfort_n they_o and_o when_o they_o meditate_v that_o god_n that_o love_v they_o be_v infinite_a they_o meet_v with_o no_o pain_n that_o be_v not_o short_a nor_o any_o torment_n that_o be_v not_o joyous_a they_o be_v better_o accompany_v in_o the_o desert_n than_o the_o monarch_n in_o their_o palace_n their_o humiliation_n be_v more_o glorious_a than_o the_o triumph_n of_o conqueror_n their_o poverty_n be_v more_o happy_a than_o abundance_n of_o riches_n and_o their_o ascetic_a life_n more_o full_a of_o charm_n then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n though_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v thus_o favourable_a to_o penitent_n yet_o fail_v he_o not_o to_o be_v very_o severe_a against_o sinner_n if_o he_o pardon_v the_o offence_n commit_v against_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o never_o pardon_v those_o that_o be_v commit_v against_o his_o own_o person_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o 12._o blasphemia_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la mat._n 12._o that_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n none_o be_v irremissible_a but_o those_o which_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o passage_n leave_v all_o our_o expositor_n at_o a_o loss_n every_o one_o forge_v new_a principle_n to_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n thereof_o and_o there_o be_v few_o but_o strive_v to_o invent_v something_o upon_o a_o subject_n so_o often_o handle_v and_o so_o little_o clear_v some_o divide_v sin_n into_o three_o order_n according_a to_o the_o perfection_n which_o be_v common_o apply_v to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n the_o first_o comprehend_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o seem_v to_o clash_v against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n paulum_fw-la peccata_fw-la alia_fw-la sunt_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la patri_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la adversantur_fw-la alia_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la 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principle_n of_o humility_n be_v sin_n which_o be_v a_o nonentity_n in_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n and_o which_o abase_v the_o sinner_n to_o so_o low_a a_o condition_n that_o he_o be_v much_o more_o miserable_a than_o if_o he_o be_v annihilate_v for_o inasmuch_o as_o he_o recede_v from_o god_n the_o supreme_a be_v adhere_v to_o the_o creature_n who_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n nothing_o himself_o become_v a_o wretched_a nonentity_n and_o lose_v all_o those_o advantage_n he_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o by_o the_o union_n he_o have_v with_o his_o creator_n 75._o tamdiu_fw-la est_fw-la aliquid_fw-la homo_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la haeret_fw-la illi_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 75._o this_o be_v it_o that_o saint_n augustine_n express_v in_o those_o excellent_a word_n man_n be_v something_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n from_o who_o he_o have_v his_o be_v but_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v assoon_o as_o he_o separate_v from_o he_o by_o 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