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make_v use_n of_o another_o comparison_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o be_v like_o a_o old_a house_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v it_o be_v requisite_a we_o shall_v be_v quite_o destroy_v that_o we_o may_v be_v rebuilt_a again_o 3._o ita_fw-la vitiis_fw-la eramus_fw-la immersi_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la ratione_fw-la purgari_fw-la possemus_fw-la sed_fw-la opus_fw-la suit_n regeneratione_n nam_fw-la secundam_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la regeneratio_fw-la significat_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la ut_fw-la veterem_fw-la domum_fw-la quam_fw-la evertere_fw-la oportet_fw-la deus_fw-la denuo_fw-la condidit_fw-la theophyl_n ad_fw-la tit._n c._n 3._o st._n augustin_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n when_o observe_v what_o havoc_n sin_n have_v make_v in_o our_o nature_n he_o say_v god_n deal_v with_o we_o as_o he_o do_v with_o decay_a building_n which_o be_v good_a only_o to_o be_v throw_v down_o that_o upon_o their_o ruin_n may_v be_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o new_a structure_n wherein_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o architect_n be_v to_o be_v admire_v who_o from_o a_o heap_n of_o rubbish_n have_v be_v able_a to_o erect_v a_o stately_a palace_n or_o a_o magnificent_a temple_n but_o not_o to_o wander_v from_o the_o subject_n of_o our_o discourse_n in_o such_o figurative_a expression_n 325._o qui_fw-la gaud_n baptismi_fw-la perceptione_n vive_a in_o novi_fw-la hominis_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la &_o tenens_fw-la fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la operatur_fw-la habe_fw-la bonum_fw-la quod_fw-la nondum_fw-la habes_fw-la &_o profit_n tibi_fw-la bonum_fw-la quod_fw-la habes_fw-la prosp_n sent._n 325._o let_v we_o hold_v to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n affirm_v that_o baptism_n be_v call_v the_o new-birth_n of_o a_o christian_a because_o thereby_o he_o receive_v a_o new-being_a and_o pass_v from_o the_o person_n of_o adam_n into_o that_o of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o happy_o lose_v those_o bad_a quality_n he_o have_v contract_v in_o his_o first_o conception_n he_o become_v a_o member_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o enter_v by_o grace_n upon_o all_o the_o right_n of_o his_o head_n he_o converse_v with_o god_n as_o with_o his_o father_n with_o who_o not_o lose_v his_o respect_n he_o gain_v a_o familiarity_n till_o be_v insensible_o disengage_v from_o the_o earth_n he_o aspire_v to_o heaven_n as_o towards_o his_o lawful_a inheritance_n indeed_o this_o generation_n be_v but_o begin_v in_o baptism_n it_o continue_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o a_o man_n life_n nor_o be_v it_o finish_v till_o the_o general_a resurrection_n for_o though_o sin_n be_v blot_v out_o by_o grace_n in_o a_o christian_a august_n concupiscentia_fw-la tanquam_fw-la lex_fw-la peccati_fw-la manens_fw-la in_o membris_fw-la corporis_fw-la mortis_fw-la huius_fw-la cum_fw-la parvulis_fw-la nascitur_fw-la in_fw-la parvulis_fw-la baptizatis_fw-la à _fw-la reatu_fw-la solvitur_fw-la ad_fw-la agonem_fw-la relinquitur_fw-la ante_fw-la agonem_fw-la mortuos_fw-la nulla_fw-la damnatione_fw-la prosequitur_fw-la august_n neither_o can_v all_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o adam_n any_o long_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n against_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o disorder_n that_o hinder_v the_o complete_a perfect_a establishment_n of_o charity_n in_o his_o soul_n it_o live_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o ungrateful_a and_o barren_a land_n where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o improvement_n without_o a_o kind_n of_o violence_n self-love_n oppose_v all_o its_o design_n and_o this_o enemy_n who_o be_v often_o beat_v but_o never_o vanquish_v give_v it_o so_o many_o turn_n that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o continual_a assistance_n it_o receive_v from_o god_n it_o can_v not_o preserve_v itself_o one_o moment_n but_o admit_v this_o dangerous_a enemy_n persecute_v not_o the_o christian_a with_o so_o cruel_a awar_n the_o bondage_n whereto_o infancy_n have_v reduce_v he_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o make_v any_o great_a progress_n for_o the_o grace_n that_o we_o receive_v in_o baptism_n can_v make_v we_o operate_v as_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n neither_o have_v we_o that_o of_o charity_n or_o of_o faith_n we_o be_v faithful_a without_o believe_v in_o god_n charitable_a without_o love_v he_o we_o possess_v a_o treasure_n that_o we_o can_v dispose_v of_o and_o our_o happiness_n have_v some_o resemblance_n with_o our_o disaster_n we_o have_v no_o other_o merit_n but_o that_o of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o we_o have_v no_o other_o sin_n but_o those_o of_o adam_n for_o this_o reason_n be_v we_o oblige_v to_o be_v very_o industrious_a as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v out_o of_o our_o childhood_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v all_o those_o advantage_n we_o receive_v from_o our_o new-birth_n to_o lie_v useless_a and_o unprofitable_a we_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o our_o redeemer_n and_o conjure_v he_o by_o our_o prayer_n to_o finish_v the_o work_n he_o have_v begin_v that_o perfect_v we_o in_o grace_n 57_o grace_n cum_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la natus_fw-la es_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la vincas_fw-la noli_fw-la tibi_fw-la host_n addere_fw-la vince_n cum_fw-la quo_fw-la natus_fw-la es_fw-la ad_fw-la stadium_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la huius_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la venisti_fw-la congredere_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la tecum_fw-la procedit_fw-la aug._n ps_n 57_o here_o we_o may_v one_o day_n be_v happy_o consummate_v in_o glory_n hereafter_o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o subject_n we_o have_v necessary_o digress_v from_o baptism_n bear_v not_o only_o the_o name_n of_o a_o new_a birth_n but_o also_o that_o of_o a_o resurrection_n therefore_o the_o great_a apostle_n say_v 6._o say_v an_fw-mi ignoratis_fw-la quia_fw-la quicunque_fw-la baptizati_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o morte_fw-la ipsius_fw-la baptizati_fw-la sumus_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la in_o mortem_fw-la ut_fw-la quomodo_fw-la christus_fw-la surrexit_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la per_fw-la gloriam_fw-la patris_fw-la ità _fw-la &_o nos_fw-la in_o novitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ambulemus_fw-la roman_n 6._o that_o the_o christian_n be_v rise_v with_o christ_n that_o his_o death_n quicken_v their_o soul_n and_o that_o these_o two_o contrary_n agree_v in_o their_o person_n they_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n and_o alive_a to_o grace_n this_o name_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o rest_n do_v i_o think_v more_o full_o discover_v the_o misery_n of_o man_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o christian_a for_o if_o baptism_n be_v a_o resurrection_n if_o a_o believer_n be_v not_o only_o bear_v again_o but_o raise_v from_o the_o grave_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o before_o this_o second_o birth_n he_o be_v dead_a and_o if_o he_o have_v some_o symptom_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o sensitive_a he_o have_v not_o any_o principle_n of_o a_o supernatural_a and_o divine_a life_n he_o be_v asmuch_o pre-engaged_n in_o death_n as_o in_o sin_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n he_o be_v true_o dead_a because_o true_o a_o sinner_n all_o the_o excuse_n he_o can_v allege_v in_o his_o misery_n be_v that_o his_o death_n be_v contract_v by_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o and_o that_o as_o he_o transgress_v not_o but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n so_o neither_o be_v he_o obnoxious_a to_o death_n but_o by_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o word_n to_o comprehend_v this_o right_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o misfortune_n he_o commit_v the_o crime_n that_o we_o contract_v in_o our_o birth_n if_o he_o be_v guilty_a by_o design_n we_o be_v so_o by_o necessity_n and_o before_o we_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n we_o be_v therefore_o sinner_n because_o we_o be_v his_o child_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n that_o he_o convey_v ber._n convey_v sicut_fw-la omnium_fw-la fuisii_fw-la parens_fw-la ità _fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la peremptor_n &_o quod_fw-la infelicius_fw-la omnium_fw-la prius_fw-la peremptor_n quà m_fw-la parens_fw-la ber._n death_n to_o we_o by_o the_o same_o do_v he_o communicate_v sin_n he_o be_v our_o parricide_n just_a as_o he_o be_v our_o parent_n and_o which_o puzzle_v all_o philosophy_n he_o commit_v as_o many_o murder_n as_o his_o posterity_n beget_v child_n in_o this_o deplorable_a condition_n as_o baptism_n find_v we_o it_o not_o only_o give_v we_o life_n but_o restore_v it_o nor_o be_v it_o mere_o our_o birth_n but_o our_o resurrection_n this_o be_v it_o that_o st._n augustine_n with_o no_o less_o eloquence_n than_o learning_n deliver_v when_o he_o say_v tempore_fw-la resurrecturum_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la iâ—_n saeculi_fw-la consummatione_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la nunc_fw-la resurgit_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la suscitandus_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la populus_fw-la dei_fw-la post_fw-la soporem_fw-la nunc_fw-la suscitandus_fw-la post_fw-la infidelitatem_fw-la liberandus_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la à _fw-la mortali_fw-la conditione_n nunc_fw-la liberatur_fw-la ab_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la caecitate_fw-la renasciturus_fw-la tunc_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la nunc_fw-la renascitur_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la august_n serm._n 163._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la that_o the_o church_n acknowledge_v two_o resurrection_n in_o the_o world_n the_o first_o be_v in_o baptism_n the_o second_o will_v be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o the_o christian_n shall_v then_o awake_v from_o their_o long_a sleep_n which_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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to_o a_o sinner_n make_v the_o hand_n wither_v that_o be_v about_o to_o commit_v a_o parricide_n or_o tie_v the_o tongue_n that_o be_v go_v to_o utter_v a_o blasphemy_n every_o one_o look_n upon_o these_o effect_n as_o prodigy_n but_o he_o owe_v nothing_o to_o his_o creature_n in_o the_o second_o order_n he_o enter_v not_o into_o it_o but_o by_o grace_n nor_o do_v he_o persevere_v in_o it_o but_o by_o mercy_n in_o raise_v he_o to_o this_o state_n he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o rule_n what_o he_o have_v once_o give_v oblige_v he_o not_o to_o continue_v and_o when_o he_o receive_v a_o sinner_n into_o his_o church_n it_o be_v with_o condition_n which_o no_o way_n prejudice_v his_o sovereignty_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o show_v favour_n to_o who_o he_o will_v we_o can_v plead_v no_o prescription_n against_o his_o goodness_n he_o may_v every_o moment_n take_v away_o that_o succour_n he_o have_v bestow_v and_o he_o be_v so_o absolute_a in_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n that_o when_o he_o desert_n the_o just_a themselves_o they_o have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o complain_v then_o the_o guilty_a if_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o in_o adam_n they_o be_v all_o sinner_n the_o sentence_n of_o their_o condemnation_n precede_v their_o birth_n aug._n vnde_fw-la constat_fw-la magnam_fw-la esse_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quod_fw-la plurimi_fw-la liberantur_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la sibi_fw-la deberetur_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la liberantur_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la gloriantur_fw-la non_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la meritis_fw-la quae_fw-la paria_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o damnatis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la glorientur_fw-la aug._n and_o when_o they_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o mass_n of_o perdition_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n only_o if_o they_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n in_o eternal_a character_n this_o answer_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o saint_n augustine_n it_o be_v found_v upon_o his_o principle_n and_o he_o that_o make_v a_o difficulty_n to_o receive_v it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o that_o great_a master_n but_o because_o it_o seem_v too_o severe_a to_o those_o that_o be_v not_o instruct_v in_o his_o school_n who_o consider_v not_o sufficient_o the_o absolute_a power_n divine_a justice_n have_v reserve_v to_o itself_o over_o the_o reprobate_n let_v we_o add_v here_o this_o temperament_n and_o say_v that_o christian_n have_v some_o right_n to_o grace_n whilst_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o they_o may_v obtain_v it_o by_o prayer_n when_o they_o find_v too_o much_o difficulty_n in_o good_a or_o too_o much_o engagement_n in_o evil_n but_o this_o answer_n start_v a_o new_a objection_n and_o seem_v to_o combat_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n in_o labour_v to_o establish_v the_o facility_n of_o prayer_n for_o if_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o this_o virtue_n we_o can_v obtain_v every_o thing_n our_o salvation_n be_v in_o our_o own_o hand_n and_o we_o may_v purchase_v grace_n by_o supplication_n i_o acknowledge_v this_o objection_n ground_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o saint_n augustine_n but_o even_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n itself_o for_o scripture_n exhort_v all_o sinner_n to_o prayer_n propose_v it_o to_o we_o as_o a_o help_n in_o all_o our_o need_n 7._o petite_fw-fr &_o dabitur_fw-la vobis_fw-la quae_fw-la rite_n &_o invenietis_fw-la pulsate_n &_o aperietur_fw-la vobis_fw-la mat._n 7._o and_o as_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o our_o evil_n it_o seem_v be_v enough_o to_o be_v a_o believer_n to_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o lord_n prayer_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o arm_n for_o our_o defence_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n saint_n augustine_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o jesus_n christ_n teach_v we_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n of_o his_o writing_n that_o the_o law_n discover_v virtue_n to_o we_o and_o prayer_n obtain_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o guard_n of_o christian_n surmount_v all_o temptation_n sweeten_v all_o difficulty_n and_o triumph_v over_o devil_n if_o then_o we_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v we_o be_v able_a to_o persevere_v if_o what_o be_v not_o due_a to_o our_o merit_n be_v grant_v to_o our_o prayer_n we_o may_v thereby_o obtain_v the_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o our_o salvation_n i_o confess_v this_o objection_n puzzle_v i_o nor_o do_v the_o ordinary_a answer_n make_v to_o it_o at_o all_o satisfy_v i_o for_o though_o grace_n be_v requisite_a to_o pray_v though_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o put_v the_o thought_n into_o our_o soul_n the_o affection_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o word_n into_o our_o mouth_n though_o a_o prayer_n that_o be_v not_o warm_v with_o his_o heat_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o the_o eternal_a father_n we_o must_v nevertheless_o confess_v either_o that_o grace_n to_o pray_v be_v always_o offer_v to_o n_n or_o that_o we_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o make_v our_o address_n to_o god_n in_o our_o need_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o holy_a scripture_n invite_v we_o every_o where_o to_o prayer_n the_o son_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o offer_v a_o please_a violence_n that_o it_o change_v his_o will_n sweeten_v his_o severity_n and_o obtain_v all_o grace_n it_o request_v of_o he_o 105._o si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la vos_fw-la cum_fw-la sitis_fw-la mali_fw-la bona_fw-la datis_fw-la filiis_fw-la vestris_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la pater_fw-la vester_fw-ge qui_fw-fr in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la dabit_fw-la bona_fw-la petentibus_fw-la se_fw-la mat._n 7._o ne_fw-fr orationes_fw-la putarentur_fw-la praecedere_fw-la merita_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la gratuita_fw-la daretur_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la jam_fw-la nec_fw-la gratia_fw-la esset_fw-la quia_fw-la debita_fw-la redderetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la oratio_fw-la inter_fw-la gratiae_fw-la munera_fw-la reperitur_fw-la aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la 105._o i_o know_v indeed_o that_o saint_n paul_n teach_v we_o also_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v unless_o the_o holy_a spirit_n teach_v we_o and_o that_o this_o grace_n precede_v our_o prayer_n as_o well_o as_o our_o good_a work_n saint_n augustine_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n when_o explain_v that_o passage_n he_o say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o to_o secure_v we_o from_o vanity_n which_o may_v persuade_v we_o that_o our_o prayer_n precede_v grace_n it_o be_v rank_v by_o the_o apostle_n among_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o this_o perplexity_n i_o can_v say_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o prayer_n be_v more_o common_a than_o other_o grace_n that_o it_o be_v frequent_o offer_v to_o christian_n that_o god_n refuse_v it_o none_o but_o those_o that_o undervalue_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o our_o conversion_n and_o that_o if_o by_o this_o unhappy_a power_n which_o remain_v in_o we_o we_o resist_v not_o the_o
away_o his_o desire_n and_o his_o hope_n to_o give_v jesus_n christ_n some_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n therefore_o do_v the_o scripture_n inform_v we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n receive_v a_o great_a recompense_n than_o self-denial_n the_o man_n that_o be_v knock_v off_o from_o himself_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o creature_n respect_v he_o the_o sun_n obey_v his_o word_n and_o it_o be_v in_o this_o sense_n that_o the_o scripture_n to_o make_v his_o panegyric_n be_v not_o content_a to_o say_v that_o he_o pronounce_v oracle_n but_o add_v that_o he_o gain_v battle_n and_o bear_v away_o victory_n by_o speak_v all_o thing_n stoop_v to_o his_o command_n and_o more_o glorious_a than_o the_o first_o man_n who_o can_v not_o use_v the_o creature_n but_o according_a to_o their_o inclination_n he_o disorder_v they_o to_o make_v himself_o fear_v and_o testify_v the_o power_n he_o have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o master_n by_o the_o command_n he_o exercise_v 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