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haec_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la vana_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la prava_fw-la vincit_fw-la in_o eye_n ac_fw-la frenat_fw-la alius_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la aug._n lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la julia._n c._n 3._o and_o accompany_v his_o command_n with_o so_o many_o charm_n that_o these_o two_o subject_n wrong_v one_o another_o to_o obey_v he_o the_o spirit_n base_o submit_v to_o the_o body_n in_o the_o unclean_a conversation_n of_o the_o wanton_a and_o the_o body_n do_v homage_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o please_a caress_n of_o the_o ambitious_a these_o two_o party_n join_v their_o force_n to_o bid_v grace_n battle_n and_o though_o divine_a justice_n have_v divide_v they_o for_o their_o punishment_n they_o forget_v their_o quarrel_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o execute_v their_o vengeance_n but_o the_o christian_n be_v of_o such_o a_o composure_n that_o he_o can_v never_o taste_v any_o peace_n in_o his_o person_n division_n seem_v to_o constitute_v one_o part_n of_o his_o essence_n and_o till_o glory_n shall_v put_v a_o
mistrust_v their_o merit_n they_o neither_o apprehend_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o be_v threaten_v nor_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o tyrant_n that_o condemn_v they_o to_o death_n nor_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o executioner_n that_o search_v they_o out_o to_o massacre_v they_o their_o happiness_n be_v as_o unknown_a to_o they_o as_o their_o misery_n they_o be_v ignorant_a that_o they_o suffer_v for_o jesus_n christ_n that_o in_o their_o person_n they_o seek_v for_o he_o and_o that_o receive_v the_o stab_n of_o the_o poniard_n thrust_v at_o their_o heart_n they_o have_v this_o double_a honour_n to_o die_v for_o their_o saviour_n and_o by_o yield_v up_o their_o own_o life_n to_o secure_v he_o nevertheless_o all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n confess_v that_o their_o martyrdom_n be_v true_a that_o the_o power_n of_o god_n supply_v their_o weakness_n that_o his_o grace_n prevent_v their_o will_n and_o that_o their_o sacrifice_n fail_v not_o to_o be_v meritorious_a though_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a among_o all_o those_o that_o have_v be_v their_o advocate_n there_o be_v none_o have_v plead_v their_o cause_n with_o more_o eloquence_n than_o st_n bernard_n his_o reason_n and_o his_o word_n be_v equal_o powerful_a and_o it_o seem_v that_o preserve_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o martyrdom_n his_o design_n be_v to_o preserve_v that_o of_o their_o baptism_n inn._n si_fw-mi quaeric_a corum_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la merita_fw-la ut_fw-la coronarentur_fw-la quaere_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la herodem_fw-la crimina_fw-la ut_fw-la occiderentur_fw-la a_o fort_n minor_fw-la christi_fw-la pietas_n quà m_fw-la herodis_fw-la impietas_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la quidem_fw-la potuit_fw-la innoxios_fw-la neci_fw-la dare_fw-mi christus_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la propter_fw-la se_fw-la occisos_fw-la coronare_fw-la bern._n the_o natal_a inn._n if_o you_o ask_v say_v he_o what_o desert_n they_o have_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o merit_v a_o crown_n ask_v what_o their_o crime_n be_v against_o herod_n that_o deserve_v such_o a_o butchery_n shall_v the_o piety_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v less_o powerful_a than_o the_o impiety_n of_o herod_n shall_v the_o tyrant_n be_v able_a to_o massacre_v innocent_n and_o their_o saviour_n not_o able_a to_o crown_v their_o suffering_n their_o martyrdom_n exalt_v the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o their_o example_n teach_v we_o that_o as_o good_a desire_n without_o work_n be_v sometime_o recompense_v in_o man_n work_n without_o desire_n may_v be_v recompense_v in_o child_n if_o we_o doubt_v of_o their_o martyrdom_n ibid._n ille_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la trucidatos_fw-la infant_n dubitet_fw-la inter_fw-la martyr_n coronari_fw-la qui_fw-la regeneratos_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la non_fw-la credit_n inter_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la silios_fw-la numerari_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n as_o the_o same_o father_n go_v on_o we_o must_v doubt_v of_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v and_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o baptism_n sanctify_v infant_n though_o they_o can_v speak_v we_o must_v believe_v that_o martyrdom_n consecrate_v these_o though_o they_o can_v express_v themselves_o after_o this_o example_n we_o need_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o eternal_a father_n acknowledge_v those_o for_o his_o child_n who_o the_o son_n acknowledge_v for_o his_o brethren_n nor_o doubt_v that_o imitate_v his_o justice_n he_o save_v by_o borrow_a merit_n those_o he_o have_v condemn_v for_o accessary_a crime_n but_o one_o of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a resemblance_n between_o our_o recovery_n and_o our_o fall_n be_v that_o both_o of_o they_o begin_v by_o the_o body_n for_o though_o this_o be_v less_o guilty_a than_o the_o soul_n neither_o do_v the_o corporal_a revolt_n solicit_v our_o first_o father_n to_o sin_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o pipe_n through_o which_o his_o offence_n pass_v into_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o posterity_n 41._o certum_fw-la tenemus_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la contracta_fw-la de_fw-la carne_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la quam_fw-la cito_fw-la vivificatur_fw-la originalis_fw-la culpae_fw-la vinculo_fw-la premitur_fw-la cjusque_fw-la affectionibus_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la carnem_fw-la vivificat_fw-la aggravatur_fw-la sub_fw-la hoc_fw-la peccati_fw-la vinculo_fw-la demerguntur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la remedio_fw-la baptismi_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la habent_fw-la enim_fw-la originale_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la animam_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la carnem_fw-la utique_fw-la contractum_fw-la animaeque_fw-la infusum_fw-la carni_fw-la namque_fw-la ita_fw-la unitur_fw-la anima_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la carne_fw-la fit_a una_fw-la persona_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o anim._n c._n 41._o if_o they_o be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o his_o flesh_n they_o shall_v inherit_v neither_o his_o sin_n nor_o his_o punishment_n and_o if_o concupiscence_n be_v full_o extinguish_v by_o grace_n generation_n will_v not_o be_v criminal_a man_n be_v not_o faulty_a in_o his_o conception_n but_o because_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o adam_n flesh_n it_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o it_o that_o sin_n overspread_v the_o soul_n for_o issue_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v stain_v with_o no_o impurity_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v it_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n but_o it_o become_v guilty_a their_o marriage_n beget_v sin_n and_o have_v quicken_v that_o unhappy_a moiety_n it_o enter_v into_o its_o imperfection_n and_o disorder_n it_o begin_v to_o affect_v terrestrial_a thing_n it_o dwell_v upon_o perishable_a good_n and_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o eternal_a one_o lest_o it_o shall_v sad_a the_o body_n it_o ready_o complye_v with_o all_o its_o desire_n and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v become_v corporeal_a it_o belong_v for_o those_o object_n that_o please_v and_o entertain_v the_o sense_n though_o it_o be_v not_o carry_v yet_o by_o deliberation_n this_o way_n it_o be_v by_o inclination_n and_o though_o 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his_o enemy_n and_o follow_v his_o step_n he_o cure_v the_o noble_a part_n of_o man_n by_o the_o more_o ignoble_a carnis_fw-la caro_fw-la abluitur_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la emaculetur_fw-la caro_fw-la ungitur_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la consecretur_fw-la caro_fw-la corpore_fw-la &_o sanguine_fw-la christi_fw-la vescitur_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la saginetur_fw-la tert._n the_o resurrect_n carnis_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o the_o christian_a champion_n be_v not_o strengthen_v in_o confirmation_n till_o the_o holy_a oil_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o their_o forehead_n their_o soul_n to_o use_v tertullian_n expression_n be_v not_o fat_v with_o the_o eucharist_n till_o it_o receive_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n by_o their_o mouth_n nor_o be_v their_o spirit_n purify_v in_o baptism_n but_o when_o their_o body_n be_v dip_v in_o water_n the_o remedy_n be_v symbolical_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n it_o be_v affix_v to_o the_o prime_a delinquent_n and_o this_o maxim_n admit_v of_o no_o contradiction_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v uncapable_a of_o be_v heal_v assoon_o as_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o flesh_n it_o seem_v the_o divine_a justice_n will_v have_v grace_n enter_v by_o the_o same_o passage_n into_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_n do_v ib._n nulla_fw-la omnino_fw-la anima_fw-la salutem_fw-la potest_fw-la adipisci_fw-la ni_fw-fr dum_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la est_fw-la id._n ib._n and_o that_o the_o flesh_n shall_v be_v the_o christian_n ligament_n to_o jesus_n christ_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sinner_n to_o his_o first_o progenitor_n neither_o true_o be_v it_o hard_a to_o conceive_v one_o than_o the_o other_o for_o as_o grace_n be_v insinuate_v into_o the_o soul_n by_o baptism_n of_o a_o offendor_n make_v a_o innocent_a despoil_v we_o of_o adam_n and_o put_v we_o on_o jesus_n christ_n aug._n '_o anima_fw-la in_fw-la corpore_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o vitiato_fw-la vase_n corrumpitur_fw-la ubi_fw-la occulta_fw-la justitia_fw-la divinae_fw-la legis_fw-la includitur_fw-la aug._n and_o final_o pass_v from_o our_o body_n into_o the_o essence_n of_o that_o part_n that_o inanimate_v we_o so_o also_o may_v we_o easy_o comprehend_v that_o concupiscence_n be_v the_o conduit_n of_o sin_n that_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o flesh_n make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o spirit_n that_o this_o be_v
four_o discourse_n that_o the_o union_n of_o christian_n with_o their_o head_n be_v a_o imitation_n of_o the_o hypostatical_a union_n christian_n religion_n acknowledge_v three_o wonderful_a unity_n which_o exercise_v her_o faith_n inflame_v her_o love_n and_o entertain_v her_o piety_n the_o first_o be_v the_o unity_n of_o essence_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o trinity_n for_o the_o same_o faith_n that_o reach_v we_o there_o be_v three_o person_n in_o one_o god_n teach_v we_o also_o that_o he_o subsist_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o essence_n and_o that_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v but_o one_o god_n this_o truth_n soar_v so_o high_a above_o humane_a understanding_n that_o it_o can_v be_v conceive_v otherwise_o then_o by_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n reason_n will_v deceive_v shall_v she_o be_v consult_v with_o in_o this_o mystery_n man_n will_v not_o be_v more_o faithful_a trinitate_fw-la considera_fw-la quod_fw-la voceris_fw-la fidelis_fw-la non_fw-la rationalis_fw-la si_fw-la dicas_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la exponcre_fw-la sed_fw-la expositione_n fugere_fw-la respondeo_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicii_fw-la non_fw-la damnor_fw-la quia_fw-la dicam_fw-la nescivi_fw-la naturam_fw-la dei_fw-la mei_fw-la si_fw-la aâ—tem_fw-la aliquid_fw-la temere_fw-la dixero_fw-la temeritas_fw-la poenam_fw-la habas_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la veviam_fw-la meretur_fw-la aug._n ser._n 1._o de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la shall_v he_o labour_v to_o be_v more_o rational_a in_o this_o subject_n and_o he_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o arrian_n or_o into_o that_o of_o the_o sabellian_o do_v he_o not_o subject_v his_o reason_n to_o his_o faith_n the_o second_o be_v the_o unity_n of_o person_n in_o jesus_n christ_n which_o honour_v the_o unity_n of_o essence_n in_o the_o trinity_n though_o it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n opposite_a thereto_o for_o as_o there_o be_v three_o person_n in_o god_n which_o preserve_v their_o difference_n in_o the_o unity_n 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entire_o infuse_v into_o a_o angel_n it_o take_v not_o from_o the_o cherubim_n what_o it_o indulge_v the_o seraphim_n and_o communicate_v itself_o indivisible_o to_o all_o its_o subject_n occasion_n neither_o jealousy_n nor_o envy_n great_a good_n have_v this_o advantage_n that_o they_o never_o suffer_v by_o division_n 73._o magna_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la bona_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la exiguum_fw-la in_o singulos_fw-la cadat_fw-la ad_fw-la unumquemque_fw-la totum_fw-la perveniat_fw-la sen._n ep._n 73._o they_o make_v some_o rich_a without_o make_v other_o poor_a and_o as_o they_o be_v confer_v in_o full_a weight_n and_o measure_n every_o one_o be_v content_a and_o none_o miserable_a covetousness_n which_o have_v divide_v sea_n and_o land_n have_v not_o yet_o divide_v time_n that_o which_o measure_v the_o life_n of_o king_n measure_n that_o of_o their_o subject_n every_o one_o possess_v it_o in_o common_a and_o though_o we_o make_v divers_a use_n of_o it_o it_o run_v along_o equal_o to_o all_o people_n ambition_n which_o have_v cantonize_v honour_n have_v not_o yet_o find_v out_o the_o secret_a of_o part_v the_o light_n this_o daughter_n of_o the_o sun_n never_o think_v she_o sully_n her_o purity_n by_o render_v it_o common_a she_o equal_o shine_v upon_o all_o nation_n and_o do_v not_o the_o earth_n interpose_v between_o the_o effusion_n of_o her_o brightness_n she_o will_v banish_v darkness_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o divine_a essence_n whereof_o the_o light_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n be_v shed_v abroad_o into_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a without_o be_v divide_v be_v not_o part_v by_o be_v communicate_v all_o angel_n and_o all_o man_n full_o possess_v it_o and_o if_o it_o make_v some_o difference_n in_o their_o happiness_n it_o be_v without_o want_n or_o jealousy_n the_o second_o miracle_n of_o glory_n be_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o good_a produce_v all_o kind_n of_o content_n and_o satisfy_v all_o sort_n of_o desire_n see_v the_o creature_n be_v but_o weak_a ray_n issue_v from_o god_n as_o from_o their_o sun_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o possess_v all_o perfection_n aug._n nullum_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la praeter_fw-la summum_fw-la quo_fw-la veer_fw-la possimus_fw-la esse_fw-la boni_fw-la aut_fw-la beati_fw-la aug._n they_o be_v bound_v in_o their_o quality_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o essence_n they_o can_v relieve_v we_o in_o all_o our_o necessity_n and_o have_v not_o sin_v make_v they_o rebel_v against_o we_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v remedy_v our_o evil_n light_n enlighten_v we_o but_o can_v warm_v we_o without_o its_o heat_n meat_n nourish_v but_o clothes_n we_o not_o garment_n cover_v we_o but_o can_v feed_v we_o gold_n enrich_v but_o can_v defend_v we_o iron_n defend_v but_o do_v not_o enrich_v we_o one_o good_a produce_v but_o one_o single_a commodity_n that_o which_o serve_v for_o one_o use_n do_v not_o for_o
of_o god_n who_o make_v use_v of_o sin_n to_o destroy_v sin_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n de_fw-fr peccato_fw-la damnavit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la and_o change_v his_o death_n into_o a_o sacrifice_n make_v it_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o all_o our_o iniquity_n for_o if_o baptism_n make_v we_o die_v to_o sin_n it_o be_v upon_o no_o other_o ground_n but_o because_o it_o imprint_n in_o our_o soul_n the_o merit_n and_o image_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o a_o invisible_a but_o a_o true_a and_o real_a grace_n work_v in_o we_o a_o desire_n to_o part_v with_o all_o that_o be_v derive_v from_o adam_n this_o make_v the_o 7._o the_o infelix_fw-la ego_fw-la homo_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o liberabit_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la mortis_fw-la huius_fw-la rom._n 7._o saint_n that_o they_o can_v endure_v the_o rebellion_n of_o concupiscence_n that_o they_o employ_v all_o their_o strength_n to_o smother_v these_o embryo_n that_o be_v true_a to_o grace_n they_o resist_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o its_o enemy_n groan_v when_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o follow_v or_o suffer_v his_o disorder_n they_o know_v that_o christ_n die_v to_o oblige_v they_o to_o die_v to_o sin_n that_o he_o be_v not_o nail_v to_o the_o cross_n but_o to_o crucify_v they_o to_o the_o world_n nor_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_n but_o that_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v their_o sepulchre_n all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 3_o crucifixus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la crucifigamini_fw-la mundo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la moriamini_fw-la peccato_fw-la &_o saeculo_fw-la &_o vivatis_fw-la deo_fw-la sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la consepeliamini_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la apostolo_n dicente_fw-la consepulti_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la ille_fw-la semel_fw-la surgens_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la moritur_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la vetustate_fw-la mortalitatis_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la mortificati_fw-la &_o vitale_fw-it indumentum_fw-la induti_fw-la non_fw-la iterum_fw-la per_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la retrahamiâ—i_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr expos_n orat._n dom._n &_o symbol_n serm._n 3_o displease_v they_o diversion_n be_v their_o torment_n that_o which_o be_v a_o recreation_n to_o sinner_n afflict_v they_o and_o know_v very_o well_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n they_o endeavour_v to_o fulfil_v it_o even_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o own_o life_n saint_n augustine_n entertain_v the_o catechumeni_fw-la heretofore_o with_o these_o obligation_n and_o expound_v to_o they_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n teach_v they_o that_o baptism_n engage_v they_o in_o death_n jesus_n christ_n say_v he_o be_v crucify_v that_o you_o may_v be_v so_o to_o the_o world_n he_o suffer_v death_n that_o you_o may_v die_v to_o sin_n he_o be_v bury_v that_o you_o may_v be_v together_o with_o he_o and_o have_v put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n adam_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o new_a man_n jesus_n christ_n you_o may_v die_v no_o more_o in_o your_o soul_n by_o sin_n all_o the_o other_o father_n speak_v the_o same_o language_n teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o death_n and_o a_o life_n hide_v in_o baptism_n produce_v real_a effect_n in_o our_o soul_n thence_o arise_v the_o inclination_n all_o christian_n have_v to_o die_v and_o to_o live_v thence_o proceed_v those_o obstinate_a conflict_n they_o entertain_v self-love_n with_o thence_o spring_v those_o violent_a desire_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v be_v no_o long_o subject_n to_o their_o tyranny_n but_o because_o this_o mystery_n very_o much_o concern_v our_o salvation_n it_o deserve_v a_o more_o ample_a explication_n from_o we_o that_o we_o may_v disclose_v the_o truth_n and_o obligation_n that_o lie_v wrap_v up_o in_o it_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v willing_a that_o as_o his_o death_n be_v the_o principle_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o example_n of_o our_o salvation_n as_o he_o die_v to_o deliver_v we_o he_o will_v have_v we_o die_v to_o honour_v he_o and_o as_o he_o enter_v not_o into_o glory_n but_o by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cross_n neither_o must_v we_o pass_v to_o the_o resurrection_n but_o by_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_a he_o die_v say_v the_o great_a apostle_n that_o by_o his_o death_n he_o may_v ruin_v the_o empire_n of_o sin_n he_o die_v that_o lose_v all_o the_o imperfection_n he_o draw_v from_o adam_n he_o may_v rise_v again_o to_o life_n everlasting_a he_o die_v that_o satisfy_v his_o father_n we_o may_v be_v no_o long_o responsible_a to_o his_o justice_n all_o these_o consideration_n oblige_v we_o to_o die_v in_o baptism_n epiphan_n pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la vivunt_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la vivre_fw-fr sed_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la ipsis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la debet_fw-la ergo_fw-la vita_fw-la hominis_fw-la in_o se_fw-la deficere_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la proficere_fw-la ut_fw-la dicat_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolo_n vivo_fw-la ego_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la aug._n serm._n de_fw-fr epiphan_n if_o we_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o jesus_n christ_n we_o must_v destroy_v sin_n by_o death_n that_o die_v we_o may_v be_v bear_v again_o and_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o our_o death_n we_o may_v be_v change_v into_o spotless_a victim_n but_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o die_v but_o be_v willing_a to_o join_v the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o grave_n to_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o death_n lyra._n sicut_fw-la christus_fw-la sepultus_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la sic_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la mergitur_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la nicol._n de_fw-fr lyra._n because_o there_o be_v a_o second_o punishment_n of_o sin_n comprise_v in_o those_o word_n of_o our_o arrest_n dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v he_o will_v have_v our_o death_n follow_v with_o a_o funeral_n and_o that_o the_o same_o sacrament_n that_o make_v we_o die_v bury_v we_o together_o with_o he_o consepulti_fw-la sumus_fw-la cum_fw-la christo._n burial_n add_v to_o the_o dead_a corpse_n two_o or_o three_o notable_a condition_n the_o first_o be_v mmercium_fw-la coemeteria_fw-la extra_fw-la urbes_fw-la utnullum_fw-la esset_fw-la vivenium_fw-la cum_fw-la mort_fw-fr vis_fw-la mmercium_fw-la that_o he_o that_o be_v bury_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o company_n of_o the_o live_n that_o he_o remain_v in_o the_o region_n of_o death_n and_o have_v no_o more_o commerce_n with_o the_o present_a world_n so_o the_o christian_n be_v bury_v with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v remove_v from_o among_o wicked_a man_n neither_o do_v the_o state_n of_o death_n into_o which_o he_o be_v enter_v suffer_v he_o to_o converse_v with_o they_o 21_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la mori_fw-la peccatâ—_n &_o consepeliri_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la nisi_fw-la damnandis_fw-la operibus_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la vivere_fw-la nihil_fw-la concupiscere_fw-la carnaliter_fw-la nihil_fw-la ambire_fw-la sicut_fw-la qui_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la carne_fw-la nulli_fw-la detrahit_fw-la nullum_fw-la aversatur_fw-la prosp_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la contempt_n c._n 21_o he_o have_v now_o no_o ear_n to_o hear_v calumny_n no_o eye_n to_o gaze_v upon_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o earth_n no_o desire_n nor_o pretension_n after_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o death_n be_v attend_v with_o a_o funeral_n he_o protest_v aloud_o that_o he_o have_v renounce_v all_o hope_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n the_o second_o condition_n of_o this_o state_n be_v the_o duration_n that_o go_v along_o with_o it_o for_o though_o death_n be_v eternal_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o creature_n nor_o can_v any_o but_o a_o almighty_a power_n reunite_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n when_o once_o separate_v yet_o there_o seem_v to_o remain_v some_o faint_a hope_n as_o long_o as_o the_o body_n be_v not_o commit_v to_o the_o grave_n we_o watch_v it_o to_o see_v if_o that_o which_o appear_v a_o death_n be_v but_o a_o swoon_n or_o trance_n and_o there_o have_v be_v those_o that_o have_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o the_o same_o day_n without_o a_o miracle_n but_o when_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n droop_a nature_n be_v then_o past_a all_o hope_n this_o dismal_a abode_n have_v no_o intercourse_n with_o life_n it_o be_v a_o everlasting_a habitation_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o return_n but_o by_o a_o prodigy_n 48._o sepulchra_fw-la eorum_fw-la domus_fw-la illorum_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la jam_fw-la quia_fw-la constructa_fw-la sunt_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la domus_fw-la sunt_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la ibi_fw-la semper_fw-la crunt_fw-la ideo_fw-la domus_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 48._o it_o be_v the_o place_n where_o worm_n serve_v for_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n discharge_v their_o fury_n upon_o man_n till_o be_v reduce_v to_o powder_n there_o remain_v nothing_o of_o these_o famous_a criminal_o thus_o the_o christian_n when_o baptize_v be_v as_o it_o be_v inter_v to_o
a_o virgin_n this_o prerogative_n have_v repair_v the_o scandal_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o if_o some_o impious_a wretch_n have_v think_v mean_o of_o he_o when_o they_o know_v he_o suffer_v upon_o a_o gibbet_n they_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o high_o admire_v he_o when_o they_o learn_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o son_n honour_v temp._n honour_v nobilitas_fw-la fuit_fw-la nascentis_fw-la in_o virginitate_fw-la parientis_fw-la et_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la parientis_fw-la in_o divinitate_fw-la nascentis_fw-la aug._n serm._n 30._o de_fw-fr temp._n his_o mother_n by_o his_o divinity_n the_o mother_n honour_v her_o son_n by_o her_o virginity_n final_o they_o think_v if_o god_n must_v have_v a_o mother_n she_o must_v be_v a_o virgin_n and_o if_o a_o virgin_n must_v have_v a_o son_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o god_n though_o this_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a a_o privilege_n that_o christ_n never_o communicate_v it_o to_o any_o mortal_a the_o great_a monarch_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o purchase_v her_o condition_n of_o a_o mother_n with_o the_o expense_n of_o that_o of_o a_o virgin_n yet_o have_v he_o be_v please_v to_o honour_v every_o christian_n with_o the_o same_o favour_n for_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o church_n who_o like_o mary_n be_v pure_a and_o teem_a together_o their_o mother_n be_v a_o virgin_n and_o as_o age_n impair_v not_o her_o fecundity_n neither_o do_v the_o number_n of_o her_o progeny_n sully_v her_o purity_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o they_o without_o sorrow_n as_o she_o conceive_v they_o without_o sin_n and_o because_o she_o engender_v the_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n she_o have_v the_o same_o privilege_n with_o she_o that_o bring_v forth_o their_o head_n the_o church_n be_v a_o virgin_n say_v temp._n say_v et_fw-la virgoest_n et_fw-la parit_fw-la mariam_n imitatur_fw-la quae_fw-la dominum_fw-la peperit_fw-la numquid_fw-la non_fw-la virgo_fw-la sancta_fw-la maria_fw-la et_fw-la peperit_fw-la et_fw-la virgo_fw-la permansit_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la et_fw-la parit_fw-la et_fw-la virgo_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n ser._n 117._o de_fw-fr temp._n st_n augustine_n she_o imitate_v mary_n that_o conceive_v christ_n mary_n be_v a_o virgin_n though_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n the_o church_n also_o bear_v child_n and_o continue_v still_o a_o virgin_n and_o if_o you_o well_o weigh_v her_o privilege_n you_o shall_v perceive_v that_o even_o she_o also_o bring_v forth_o jesus_n christ_n see_v those_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v his_o member_n thus_o the_o birth_n of_o christian_n be_v as_o glorious_a by_o their_o mother_n side_n as_o by_o their_o father_n they_o have_v as_o christ_n their_o elder_a brother_n a_o god_n for_o their_o principle_n a_o virgin_n for_o their_o mother_n and_o a_o kingdom_n for_o their_o inheritance_n to_o all_o these_o grace_n we_o may_v add_v a_o three_o which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o 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