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ne_fw-la ergo_fw-la exilium_fw-la deputemus_fw-la &_o arrham_fw-la pro_fw-la precii_fw-la summa_fw-la venit_fw-la sponsus_fw-la &_o recedit_fw-la nunc_fw-la consolationem_fw-la afferens_fw-la nunc_fw-la universum_fw-la statum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la in_o infirmitatem_fw-la commutans_fw-la paulisper_fw-la permittens_fw-la nos_fw-la gustare_fw-la quam_fw-la suavis_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o antequam_fw-la plene_fw-la sentiamus_fw-la se_fw-la subtrahit_fw-la de_fw-fr scula_n claustr_n cap._n 6._o fear_v not_o o_o spouse_n say_v he_o despair_v not_o if_o for_o a_o little_a while_n thy_o husband_n withdraw_v his_o face_n from_o thou_o all_o this_o work_n together_o for_o thy_o good_a both_o by_o his_o come_n and_o by_o his_o departure_n thou_o be_v a_o gainer_n he_o come_v for_o thy_o good_a and_o he_o depart_v for_o thy_o good_a he_o come_v for_o thy_o comfort_n and_o he_o depart_v for_o thy_o caution_n lest_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o comfort_n shall_v too_o much_o lift_v thou_o up_o lest_o if_o 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in_o he_o the_o same_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n and_o he_o alone_o for_o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o upon_o which_o word_n saint_n austin_n observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n say_v not_o 81._o non_fw-fr ait_fw-fr sine_fw-la i_o parum_fw-la potestis_fw-la facere_fw-la sed_fw-la nil_fw-la potestis_fw-la sive_fw-la ergo_fw-la parum_fw-la sive_fw-la multum_fw-la sine_fw-la illo_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la nil_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o joan._n evang._n tract_n 81._o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v little_a but_o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o whether_o therefore_o it_o be_v little_a or_o much_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o he_o without_o who_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v hence_o learn_v 1._o to_o cast_v away_o all_o proud_a thought_n of_o ourselves_o as_o if_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n please_v to_o god_n 3.5_o 2_o cor._n 3.5_o we_o can_v of_o ourselves_o so_o much_o as_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v we_o can_v do_v good_a action_n supernatural_o please_v to_o god_n 2.13_o phil._n 2.13_o it_o be_v god_n that_o give_v we_o power_n to_o will_v good_a and_o be_v it_o not_o of_o he_o also_o that_o we_o have_v power_n to_o do_v and_o for_o the_o antecedent_n of_o this_o argument_n it_o be_v plain_o assert_v by_o saint_n austin_n 4._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la homo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la boni_fw-la velle_fw-la nisi_fw-la adjuvetur_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la qui_fw-la malum_fw-la velle_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la contra_fw-la 2_o epistolas_fw-la pelagian_a l._n 1._o c._n 4._o man_n can_v will_v any_o good_a except_o he_o be_v help_v by_o he_o that_o can_v will_v evil_a and_o that_o be_v god_n alone_o and_o saint_n paul_n pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o philippian_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n 1.10_o phil._n 1.11_o col._n 1.10_o and_o for_o the_o colossian_n that_o they_o may_v be_v 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2._o and_o elsewhere_o the_o same_o father_n doubt_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o we_o mock_v god_n when_o we_o beg_v that_o of_o god_n which_o be_v know_v to_o be_v in_o man_n power_n whether_o god_n give_v it_o or_o no_o as_o its_o a_o mock_n of_o god_n to_o give_v thanks_o to_o he_o for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o give_v let_v we_o therefore_o abandon_v these_o proud_a thought_n hear_v the_o same_o father_n speak_v to_o the_o pelagian_o entertain_v these_o high_a conceit_n it_o be_v your_o voice_n say_v he_o '_o that_o man_n work_v righteousness_n of_o himself_o 81._o vox_fw-la vestra_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la homo_fw-la ex_fw-la seipso_fw-la facit_fw-la justitiam_fw-la sed_fw-la contradicit_fw-la veritas_fw-la palm_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la fructum_fw-la far_o a_o seipso_fw-la nisi_fw-la manserit_fw-la in_o vite_fw-la quid_fw-la vos_fw-la sequatur_fw-la videte_fw-la &_o si_fw-la est_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la sensus_fw-la horrete_fw-it qui_fw-la â_fw-la seipso_fw-la se_fw-la 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communion_n in_o the_o season_n of_o it_o these_o be_v mean_n which_o god_n have_v sanctify_v for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n be_v maintain_v be_v we_o careful_a of_o this_o remember_v what_o saint_n austin_n say_v the_o branch_n of_o the_o vine_n say_v he_o be_v so_o much_o more_o contemptible_a if_o they_o do_v not_o remain_v in_o the_o vine_n 81._o ligna_fw-la vitis_fw-la tanto_fw-la sunt_fw-la contemptibiliora_fw-la si_fw-la in_o vite_fw-la non_fw-la manserint_fw-la quanto_fw-la sunt_fw-la gloriosiora_fw-la si_fw-la manserint_fw-la in_o joan._n evang._n tract_n 81._o by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v more_o glorious_a if_o they_o do_v remain_v in_o it_o 4._o if_o we_o have_v do_v any_o good_a work_n and_o so_o have_v bring_v forth_o any_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n let_v we_o not_o arrogate_v any_o thing_n to_o ourselves_o sacrifice_v to_o our_o own_o net_n and_o yarn_n but_o empty_v ourselves_o of_o all_o the_o praise_n let_v we_o 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