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that_o the_o sacrament_n which_o produce_v and_o preserve_v she_o issue_v from_o the_o wound_n of_o her_o belove_a they_o be_v two_o in_o the_o same_o flesh_n because_o in_o the_o eucharist_n he_o nourish_v she_o with_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n and_o in_o that_o mystery_n try_v to_o transform_v she_o into_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v transform_v into_o she_o in_o the_o incarnation_n when_o he_o be_v make_v man_n to_o become_v she_o belove_v wherefore_o saint_n augustine_n have_v very_o well_o observe_v 30._o ut_fw-la noveritis_fw-la quia_fw-la unus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la christus_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la ipse_fw-la dicit_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la conjugio_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la sunt_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la una_fw-la ergo_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la duo_fw-la sed_fw-la caro_fw-la una_fw-la sed_fw-la forte_fw-fr hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la de_fw-la quocunque_fw-la conjugio_fw-la auli_n paulum_fw-la ego_fw-la autem_fw-la dico_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la fit_a ergo_fw-la ex_fw-la duobus_fw-la una_fw-la quaedam_fw-la persona_fw-la ex_fw-la capite_fw-la &_o corpore_fw-la ex_fw-la sponso_fw-la &_o sponsa_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 30._o that_o the_o church_n be_v all_o thing_n to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v all_o thing_n to_o his_o church_n she_o be_v his_o mother_n because_o she_o conceive_v he_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n she_o be_v his_o daughter_n because_o she_o be_v bear_v of_o his_o death_n and_o proceed_v from_o his_o wound_n honour_n as_o her_o father_n he_o who_o she_o love_v as_o her_o bridegroom_n she_o be_v his_o sister_n because_o she_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n and_o obtain_v that_o quality_n by_o her_o obedience_n thus_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v true_o ally_v by_o flesh_n and_o may_v upon_o a_o better_a title_n than_o other_o conjugal_a party_n say_v in_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o condition_n they_o be_v but_o one_o body_n they_o have_v also_o but_o one_o voice_n because_o they_o always_o speak_v together_o the_o church_n be_v the_o organ_n of_o her_o belove_a and_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o his_o church_n he_o express_v himself_o by_o her_o mouth_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v upon_o earth_n he_o speak_v yet_o by_o she_o now_o that_o he_o be_v ascend_v up_o into_o heaven_n and_o as_o their_o interest_n be_v inseparable_a their_o prayer_n be_v common_a and_o their_o language_n be_v equal_o entertain_v by_o the_o father_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o saint_n augustine_n unfolding_a this_o profound_a mystery_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n carry_v himself_o diverse_o towards_o the_o faithful_a according_a to_o the_o different_a quality_n that_o separate_v or_o unite_v he_o to_o they_o he_o intercede_v for_o they_o as_o their_o chief_a priest_n who_o principal_a office_n be_v to_o offer_v up_o man_n prayer_n and_o to_o draw_v down_o blessing_n from_o heaven_n upon_o their_o head_n he_o hear_v their_o supplication_n with_o his_o father_n to_o who_o he_o be_v equal_a in_o majesty_n he_o be_v willing_o overcome_v by_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o distress_a and_o have_v pray_v for_o they_o as_o their_o priest_n he_o hear_v they_o as_o their_o god_n final_o he_o pray_v in_o they_o as_o their_o head_n he_o deliver_v the_o word_n in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o body_n he_o defend_v the_o interest_n of_o his_o member_n he_o plead_v his_o own_o cause_n in_o plead_v they_o and_o ask_v a_o grace_n for_o himself_o in_o beg_v mercy_n for_o they_o thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o father_n give_v way_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o son_n so_o easy_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o church_n because_o he_o own_v the_o voice_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o that_o of_o his_o spouse_n and_o grant_v that_o to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o one_o which_o he_o may_v just_o refuse_v to_o the_o demerit_n of_o the_o other_o he_o may_v answer_v we_o as_o david_n sometime_o do_v that_o widow_n that_o make_v so_o eloquent_a a_o speech_n to_o he_o in_o behalf_n of_o absalon_n be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n with_o thou_o in_o this_o cypr._n loquatur_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la quem_fw-la gerimus_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la babeamus_fw-la in_o credit_n cypr._n for_o when_o he_o understand_v the_o innocent_a voice_n of_o his_o son_n mingle_v with_o we_o and_o see_v that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o the_o merit_n and_o argument_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o persuade_v he_o he_o may_v say_v to_o every_o sinner_n be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n with_o thou_o in_o this_o or_o behold_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o figurative_a history_n act_v heretofore_o in_o the_o family_n of_o isaac_n where_o the_o cadet_n get_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o father_n by_o a_o mysterious_a surprise_n he_o may_v say_v the_o hand_n be_v esau_n but_o the_o voice_n be_v jacob_n because_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n cover_v many_o time_n our_o bad_a action_n and_o his_o innocent_a mouth_n obtain_v grace_n for_o we_o in_o stead_n of_o punishment_n our_o guilty_a hand_n will_v deserve_o draw_v down_o upon_o we_o oftentimes_o out_o of_o a_o excess_n of_o love_n he_o load_v himself_o with_o our_o sin_n and_o forget_v his_o greatness_n appear_v before_o his_o father_n as_o a_o delinquent_n he_o put_v on_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o servant_n take_v the_o place_n of_o rebel_n and_o make_v a_o change_n advantageous_a for_o they_o take_v their_o offence_n and_o put_v upon_o they_o his_o merit_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o past_a that_o on_o the_o cross_n where_o he_o stand_v the_o caution_n of_o sinner_n he_o complain_v that_o his_o father_n forsake_v though_o he_o be_v inseparable_a from_o he_o and_o behold_v himself_o as_o the_o victim_n of_o sin_n use_v language_n unworthy_a of_o his_o innocence_n but_o worthy_a of_o his_o love_n 85._o orator_n ergo_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la det_fw-la orat_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la servi_fw-la ibi_fw-la creator_n hic_fw-la creatus_fw-la creaturam_fw-la mutandam_fw-la non_fw-la mutatus_fw-la assuman_n &_o secum_fw-la nos_fw-la faciens_fw-la unum_fw-la hominem_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la oramus_fw-la ergo_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la per_fw-la illum_fw-la in_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o dicimus_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o dicit_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la long_o à _fw-la salute_n mea_fw-la verb_n a_o delictorum_fw-la aug._n praef_n in_o ps_n 85._o and_o the_o condition_n he_o be_v in_o this_o be_v it_o that_o s._n augustine_n acquaint_v we_o with_o in_o that_o discourse_n that_o comprebend_v as_o many_o mystery_n as_o word_n if_o we_o consider_v jesus_n christ_n as_o equal_v to_o his_o father_n he_o hear_v our_o prayer_n with_o he_o if_o we_o consider_v he_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n as_o like_a to_o sinenr_n he_o present_v his_o prayer_n with_o they_o there_o he_o be_v the_o creator_n here_o he_o be_v create_v but_o remain_v unchangeable_a be_v unite_v to_o his_o creature_n to_o change_v he_o and_o make_v himself_o one_o man_n with_o he_o whereof_o they_o be_v joint_o the_o head_n and_o body_n thus_o sometime_o we_o pray_v to_o he_o and_o sometime_o also_o we_o pray_v in_o he_o and_o he_o pray_v with_o we_o he_o speak_v by_o our_o mouth_n we_o by_o he_o and_o live_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n we_o many_o time_n use_v the_o same_o language_n it_o be_v in_o the_o view_n of_o this_o mystery_n that_o s._n augustine_n have_v discover_v a_o secret_a to_o explain_v all_o those_o passage_n that_o seem_v to_o concern_v the_o innocence_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o as_o by_o consequence_n of_o the_o marriage_n contract_v with_o the_o church_n he_o be_v include_v in_o her_o obligation_n he_o speak_v many_o time_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o we_o mistake_v not_o we_o must_v have_v this_o alliance_n always_o before_o our_o eye_n and_o not_o be_v astonish_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o
period_n to_o his_o controversy_n he_o be_v continual_o infest_a with_o a_o domestic_a and_o intestine_a war_n though_o repentance_n subdue_v the_o body_n by_o its_o austerity_n and_o prayer_n elevate_v the_o soul_n by_o its_o rapture_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n continual_o rebel_v against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 75._o indicitur_fw-la enim_fw-la bellum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la adversus_fw-la suggestiones_fw-la diaboli_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la adversus_fw-la teipsum_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displices_fw-la jungeris_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o idoneus_fw-la eris_fw-la ad_fw-la vincendum_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la tecum_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la superat_fw-la quare_fw-la autem_fw-la permittitur_fw-la ut_fw-la diu_fw-la contra_fw-la te_fw-la litiges_fw-la donec_fw-la absorbeantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligas_fw-la in_o te_fw-la poenam_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o te_fw-la ex_fw-la teipso_fw-la est_fw-la flagellum_fw-la tuum_fw-la est_fw-la rixa_fw-la tua_fw-la tecum_fw-la sic_fw-la vindicatur_fw-la in_o rebellem_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la sit_fw-la sibi_fw-la bellum_fw-la qui_fw-la pacem_fw-la noluit_fw-la habere_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 75._o the_o great_a saint_n complain_v of_o these_o disorder_n and_o wish_v a_o end_n of_o their_o life_n to_o find_v a_o end_n of_o their_o conflict_n the_o internal_a peace_n that_o always_o accompany_v a_o good_a conscience_n be_v not_o able_a to_o reconcile_v these_o two_o enemy_n and_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o peace_n and_o war_n will_v soon_o shake_v hand_n in_o a_o kingdom_n than_o concupiscence_n and_o charity_n in_o a_o christian_n but_o certain_o i_o never_o wonder_v at_o his_o discord_n since_o he_o have_v two_o father_n two_o birth_n and_o two_o principle_n he_o have_v two_o father_n because_o he_o come_v from_o adam_n and_o from_o jesus_n christ_n and_o derive_v from_o one_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n he_o derive_v from_o the_o other_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n thus_o by_o a_o strange_a wonder_n he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n innocent_a and_o guilty_a he_o hope_v for_o heaven_n as_o his_o inheritance_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o hell_n as_o the_o place_n of_o his_o torment_n and_o pursue_v the_o several_a interest_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o these_o two_o parent_n he_o be_v toss_v continual_o between_o hope_n and_o fear_n he_o be_v 299._o be_v primus_fw-la homo_fw-la adam_n sic_fw-la olim_fw-la defunctus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la post_fw-la illum_fw-la secundus_fw-la sit_fw-la homo_fw-la christus_fw-la cum_fw-la tot_fw-la hominum_fw-la millia_fw-la inter_fw-la illum_fw-la &_o hunc_fw-la orta_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la manifestum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la omnem_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la successione_n propagatur_fw-la &_o nascitur_fw-la sicut_fw-la ad_fw-la istum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la gratiae_fw-la largitate_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la renascitur_fw-la unde_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la totum_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la sint_fw-la homines_fw-la duo_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o secundus_fw-la exit_fw-la scent_n prosp_n 299._o adam_n and_o jesus_n both_o together_o in_o his_o person_n he_o unite_v their_o name_n aswell_o as_o their_o quality_n he_o resent_v their_o diverse_a inclination_n and_o hold_v something_o of_o these_o two_o father_n he_o bear_v the_o crime_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o innocence_n of_o the_o other_o they_o reign_n successive_o in_o his_o person_n and_o the_o chief_a employment_n of_o his_o life_n be_v to_o make_v the_o first_o die_v and_o the_o second_o live_v this_o parricide_n be_v innocent_a all_o christian_n be_v oblige_v to_o commit_v it_o neither_o do_v jesus_n christ_n acknowledge_v they_o for_o his_o child_n who_o endeavour_v not_o to_o strangle_v this_o father_n who_o make_v they_o liable_a to_o death_n before_o he_o entitle_v they_o to_o life_n they_o can_v dispense_v with_o themselves_o from_o this_o murder_n and_o whosoever_o spare_v adam_n in_o his_o person_n give_v evidence_n he_o have_v no_o mind_n that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v reign_v there_o adam_n himself_o allow_v of_o this_o cruelty_n in_o heaven_n where_o he_o now_o triumph_v among_o the_o angel_n he_o desire_v to_o die_v in_o his_o child_n that_o he_o may_v see_v he_o live_v there_o who_o have_v repair_v his_o breach_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v trouble_v his_o happiness_n it_o will_v be_v this_o that_o he_o see_v his_o sin_n still_o to_o reign_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o he_o stifle_v christ_n in_o their_o soul_n and_o make_v he_o suffer_v death_n upon_o earth_n by_o who_o benefit_n he_o enjoy_v life_n in_o heaven_n he_o complain_v that_o he_o can_v utter_o perish_v in_o his_o offspring_n that_o he_o reign_v there_o to_o this_o day_n against_o his_o will_n and_o that_o for_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n whereof_o he_o make_v they_o stand_v convict_v before_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o continue_v to_o make_v he_o guilty_a after_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o nothing_o afflict_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o behold_v sin_n in_o some_o sort_n more_o powerful_a than_o grace_n that_o the_o one_o overspread_v all_o mankind_n the_o other_o only_o the_o 13._o the_o contra_fw-la carnis_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la ità _fw-la confligunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la non_fw-la ei_fw-la consentientes_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la ejus_fw-la motibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la repugnantibus_fw-la resistunt_fw-la non_fw-la careant_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la aug._n l._n 1._o retra_fw-la cap._n 13._o faithful_a that_o sin_n oftentimes_o destroy_v all_o grace_n but_o grace_n can_v never_o whole_o destroy_v all_o sin_n last_o that_o adam_n utter_o exterminate_v jesus_n christ_n and_o jesus_n christ_n can_v never_o perfect_o slay_v adam_n these_o two_o father_n be_v convey_v to_o their_o posterity_n by_o two_o different_a production_n the_o 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our_o father_n the_o church_n for_o our_o mother_n and_o heaven_n for_o our_o inheritance_n we_o can_v better_o express_v their_o difference_n then_o in_o the_o word_n of_o st._n augustine_n man_n augustine_n duae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nativitates_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-fr carne_n alia_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la mortalitate_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la masculo_fw-la &_o foemina_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la aug._n tract_n 11._o in_o joan._n sicut_fw-la eos_fw-la vita_fw-la spiritus_fw-la regenerate_v sideles_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la sic_fw-la eos_fw-la corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la in_o adam_n generate_fw-la peccatores_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la carnalis_fw-la generatio_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la illa_fw-la facit_fw-la filios_fw-la carnis_fw-la haec_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la mortis_fw-la haec_fw-la 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as_o they_o be_v proud_a seneca_n magna_fw-la promittitis_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la optari_fw-la quidem_fw-la nedum_fw-la credi_fw-la possint_fw-la deinde_fw-la sublato_fw-la alte_fw-la supercilio_fw-la in_fw-la eadem_fw-la quae_fw-la caeteri_fw-la desceuditis_fw-la mutatis_fw-la rerum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la seneca_n ordinary_a proceed_n please_v they_o not_o nothing_o seem_v generous_a that_o be_v not_o extravagant_a all_o common_a opinion_n stumble_v they_o they_o judge_v so_o ill_o of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o take_v all_o their_o vote_n for_o error_n their_o pride_n which_o be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o their_o sect_n form_n idea_n of_o virtue_n which_o not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v reach_v unto_o and_o they_o propound_v a_o sage_a so_o exact_o perfect_a to_o their_o disciple_n that_o they_o put_v they_o past_o all_o hope_n of_o imitate_v he_o at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n they_o stir_v up_o a_o desire_n in_o they_o to_o become_v their_o proselyte_n the_o epicure_n search_v 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he_o change_v persecutor_n into_o apostle_n wolf_n into_o lamb_n libertine_n into_o believer_n and_o lascivious_a person_n into_o continent_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n this_o spirit_n change_v man_n external_o endue_v they_o with_o new_a strength_n make_v use_v of_o samson_n to_o tame_a lion_n take_v city_n and_o defeat_v army_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o samson_n and_o he_o slay_v a_o thousand_o man_n he_o change_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o that_o he_o lift_v up_o to_o the_o throne_n and_o put_v the_o sceptre_n into_o their_o hand_n inspire_v the_o politic_n into_o their_o soul_n and_o teach_v they_o that_o science_n whereby_o sovereign_n govern_v state_n and_o kingdom_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v change_v into_o another_o man_n but_o now_o he_o change_v the_o heart_n he_o cause_v a_o metamorphosis_n less_o glitter_a but_o more_o useful_a inspire_v into_o the_o soul_n repentance_n and_o sorrow_n for_o 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he_o be_v not_o master_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o body_n nor_o have_v he_o any_o command_n over_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o because_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o mutiny_v his_o passion_n but_o sin_n reign_v in_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o man_n his_o darkness_n cloud_n the_o understanding_n his_o malice_n deprave_v the_o will_n his_o ingratitude_n weaken_v the_o memory_n he_o enter_v where_o ever_o grace_n can_v and_o penetrate_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o soul_n build_v a_o palace_n where_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v erect_v a_o temple_n when_o he_o be_v force_v to_o quit_v the_o hold_n where_o he_o have_v entrench_v himself_o and_o yield_v to_o grace_n be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v the_o sinner_n at_o liberty_n he_o set_v on_o foot_n by_o his_o minister_n that_o violence_n he_o can_v not_o act_v by_o himself_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v his_o daughter_n and_o his_o mother_n endeavour_n to_o execute_v his_o design_n she_o take_v 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i_o and_o if_o this_o maxim_n be_v not_o true_a jesus_n christ_n have_v never_o complain_v of_o the_o persecution_n of_o saul_n nor_o ever_o saul_n have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o say_v he_o have_v fill_v up_o what_o be_v want_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n but_o a_o little_a to_o clear_v this_o passage_n we_o must_v say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o pledge_n and_o surety_n of_o sinner_n be_v willing_a to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n and_o bear_v all_o the_o pain_n their_o sin_n deserve_v 19_o passio_fw-la domini_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la munâ—i_fw-la producitur_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la suis_fw-la ipse_fw-la honoratur_fw-la ipse_fw-la diligitur_fw-la &_o in_o pauperibus_fw-la ipse_fw-la pascitur_fw-la ipse_fw-la vestitur_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la justitia_fw-la adversae_fw-la tolerant_fw-la ipse_fw-la compatitur_fw-la leo._n the_o pass_n dom._n ser._n 19_o death_n be_v one_o of_o the_o severe_a and_o the_o sentence_n that_o design_v we_o to_o it_o express_v no_o one_o kind_a that_o we_o may_v fear_v all_o the_o son_n will_v have_v they_o undergo_v all_o and_o by_o that_o stratagem_n of_o love_n change_v all_o our_o chastisement_n into_o oblation_n of_o piety_n but_o because_o the_o body_n his_o mother_n give_v he_o can_v not_o suffer_v all_o these_o death_n their_o different_a kind_n be_v incompatible_a and_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n can_v not_o be_v nail_v to_o the_o cross_n devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n choke_v in_o the_o water_n consume_v by_o the_o flame_n he_o be_v please_v to_o associate_v a_o mystical_a body_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o different_a member_n may_v undergo_v divers_a punishment_n and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o excess_n of_o his_o charity_n may_v honour_v his_o father_n by_o as_o many_o sacrifice_n as_o there_o be_v kind_n of_o death_n in_o
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