and_o that_o david_n desire_v to_o have_v heal_v be_v his_o soul_n the_o principal_a and_o most_o excellent_a part_n of_o a_o man_n the_o pelagian_o affirm_v that_o sin_n can_v no_o way_n wound_v the_o soul_n for_o be_v a_o bare_a privation_n it_o can_v have_v say_v they_o a_o positive_a and_o natural_a act_n a_o error_n direct_o opposite_a to_o my_o text_n 19_o de_fw-fr natura_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la cap._n 19_o quid_fw-la sanatur_fw-la si_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la vulneratum_fw-la nihil_fw-la sauciatum_fw-la nihil_fw-la debilitatum_fw-la atque_fw-la vitiatum_fw-la why_o do_v david_n desire_v to_o have_v his_o soul_n heal_v if_o nothing_o in_o it_o be_v wound_v nothing_o debilitate_a nothing_o corrupt_v it_o be_v s._n augustine_n inference_n out_o of_o these_o word_n the_o polagians_n than_o be_v full_a of_o vain_a presumption_n or_o else_o david_n be_v full_a of_o vain_a fear_n but_o david_n fear_n be_v just_a and_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n out_o of_o experience_n and_o a_o 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