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sin_n this_o life_n be_v a_o warfare_n and_o this_o text_n a_o lively_a description_n of_o it_o where_o the_o part_n lie_v as_o the_o two_o army_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o philistine_n do_v in_o elah_n &_o ephes_n dammim_n there_o be_v a_o mountain_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o a_o mountain_n on_o the_o other_o and_o a_o valley_n between_o they_o 1_o sam._n 17._o here_o be_v first_o lex_fw-la dei_fw-la 3._o v._o 3._o the_o law_n of_o god_n on_o that_o mountain_n the_o israelite_n pitch_v than_o lex_fw-la peccati_fw-la the_o law_n of_o sin_n on_o this_o the_o philistine_n between_o both_o there_o be_v a_o spacious_a valley_n where_o david_n encounter_v the_o mighty_a goliath_n the_o spiritual_a combatant_n his_o fleshly_a adversary_n and_o this_o in_o the_o ego_fw-la ipse_fw-la i_o myself_o where_o the_o conflict_n be_v both_o hot_a and_o doubtful_a sometime_o the_o flesh_n have_v the_o defeat_n and_o then_o the_o law_n of_o god_n have_v the_o glory_n sometime_o the_o mind_n be_v 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a_o law_n in_o my_o member_n fight_v against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n ibid._n quando_fw-la audis_fw-la repugnantem_fw-la quandò_fw-la captivantem_fw-la bellum_fw-la non_fw-la agnoscis_fw-la d._n aug._n ibid._n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n v._o 23._o here_o be_v fight_v and_o bring_v into_o captivity_n that_o be_v the_o war_n on_o the_o other_o side_n wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n i_o thank_v god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n v._o 24._o here_o be_v deliverance_n from_o death_n and_o grace_n by_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n this_o the_o triumph_n now_o the_o ground_n both_o of_o that_o war_n and_o this_o triumph_n the_o apostle_n lock_v up_o here_o in_o a_o nempe_fw-la igitur_fw-la a_o so_o then_o so_o then_o with_o the_o mind_n i_o myself_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o with_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o the_o field_n be_v pitch_v and_o every_o word_n in_o its_o several_a squadron_n but_o before_o we_o enter_v list_n or_o can_v well_o show_v you_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o encounter_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o open_v first_o what_o the_o word_n mind_n import_v what_o her_o office_n and_o property_n then_o what_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o service_n require_v there_o and_o so_o the_o analogy_n between_o both_o in_o the_o next_o rank_n what_o the_o word_n flesh_n specify_v what_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n the_o service_n due_a there_o also_o and_o the_o relation_n between_o they_o this_o do_v i_o shall_v in_o the_o rear_n bring_v up_o the_o ego_fw-la ipse_fw-la the_o apostle_n himself_o harness_v and_o ready_o arm_v for_o the_o spiritual_a conflict_n and_o set_v he_o between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n typify_v and_o represent_v unto_o you_o the_o state_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a soldier_n here_o on_o earth_n how_o his_o loin_n shall_v be_v gird_v his_o foot_n shod_a his_o armour_n buckle_v on_o what_o his_o breastplate_n and_o shield_n and_o sword_n and_o helmet_n and_o how_o far_o able_a or_o not_o to_o withstand_v all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o wicked_a one_o this_o whilst_o i_o endeavour_v to_o perform_v i_o shall_v desire_v this_o honourable_a and_o learned_a throng_n to_o make_v use_n of_o saint_n augustine_n apology_n on_o the_o same_o subject_n potentiam_fw-la mihi_fw-la praebeat_fw-la charitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la ap._n d._n aug._n serm._n 5._o de_fw-fr verb._n ap._n ut_fw-la si_fw-la habeam_fw-la propter_fw-la obscuritatem_fw-la rerum_fw-la difficilem_fw-la disputationem_fw-la saltem_fw-la habeam_fw-la facilem_fw-la vocem_fw-la ut_fw-la autem_fw-la prosit_fw-la labour_n noster_fw-la sit_fw-la patience_n auditus_fw-la vester_fw-ge discourse_n which_o savour_n of_o depth_n and_o industry_n be_v most_o proper_a for_o noble_a and_o ingenuous_a auditory_n and_o look_v for_o patient_a attention_n and_o candid_a interpretation_n i_o begin_v where_o i_o shall_v with_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n tell_v you_o what_o it_o mean_v here_o and_o how_o it_o hold_v conformity_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god._n pars_fw-la i._o with_o the_o mind_n i_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o better_a open_n of_o this_o cloud_n both_o father_n and_o interpreter_n make_v a_o criticism_n between_o soul_n and_o mind_n and_o spirit_n which_o some_o endeavour_v to_o express_v have_v not_o unfit_o compare_v to_o a_o house_n of_o three_o room_n or_o story_n in_o the_o low_a room_n be_v anima_fw-la in_o the_o middle_a man_n above_o both_o spiritus_fw-la as_o the_o cock-loft_n or_o upper_a region_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o these_o three_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n lodge_v quasi_fw-la quadam_fw-la sva_fw-la trinitate_fw-la this_o be_v it_o seem_v a_o emblem_n of_o the_o deity_n a_o trinity_n in_o unity_n and_o a_o unity_n in_o trinity_n the_o essence_n the_o same_o in_o all_o but_o the_o propriety_n diverse_a like_o several_a string_n in_o a_o instrument_n set_v in_o tune_n to_o make_v up_o one_o harmony_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v anima_fw-la 12._o de_fw-fr spirit_n &_o anima_fw-la c._n 12._o dum_fw-la animat_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dum_fw-la spirat_fw-la mens_fw-la dum_fw-la metit_fw-la &_o meminit_fw-la or_o else_o anima_fw-la dum_fw-la vegetat_fw-la mens_fw-la dum_fw-la intelligit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dum_fw-la contemplatur_fw-la so_o that_o here_o be_v no_o essential_a but_o only_o a_o virtual_a difference_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n lie_v in_o the_o power_n and_o property_n thereof_o and_o yet_o not_o divide_v into_o part_n but_o simple_a and_o individual_a these_o power_n neither_o impair_n nor_o add_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o soul_n no_o more_o than_o the_o diversity_n of_o stream_n to_o the_o unity_n of_o one_o source_n or_o fountain_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v divers_a step_n
and_o tread_v the_o by_o way_n to_o rheims_n and_o douai_n make_v a_o double_a partin_n man_n reason_n and_o sensuality_n the_o one_o of_o they_o they_o style_v spirit_n the_o other_o flesh_n dishonour_v thereby_o the_o sacred_a doctrine_n of_o our_o apostle_n as_o if_o reason_n and_o the_o spirit_n sound_v alike_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n flesh_n and_o sensuality_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a but_o this_o be_v to_o rival_n philosophy_n with_o scripture_n 19.9_o act_n 19.9_o send_v s._n paul_n to_o stagyra_n and_o aristatle_n to_o the_o school_n of_o tyrannus_n for_o the_o same_o divinity_n the_o great_a peripatetic_n preach_v in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o ethic_n where_o he_o divide_v the_o mind_n into_o two_o part_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o cap._n 13._o where_o reason_n dwell_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o passion_n reign_v these_o draw_v one_o way_n and_o that_o another_o appetite_n in_o a_o incontinent_a man_n be_v towards_o reason_n ut_fw-la membrum_fw-la paraliticum_fw-la as_o a_o limb_n that_o be_v strike_v with_o the_o dead_a palsy_n turn_v it_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o left_a whatsoever_o reason_n dictate_v for_o the_o better_a sensuality_n strain_v to_o the_o worse_o and_o what_o be_v that_o say_v they_o but_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n thus_o they_o will_v confound_v nature_n with_o grace_n the_o mere_a carnal_a man_n with_o the_o regenerate_v make_v the_o struggle_n of_o the_o one_o between_o sensuality_n and_o reason_n the_o other_o combat_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n 11._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 11._o but_o s._n augustine_n tell_v julian_n the_o pelagian_n who_o first_o hatch_v this_o dangerous_a cockatrice_n that_o in_o these_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n sunt_fw-la gemitus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la contra_fw-la carnales_fw-la concupiscentias_fw-la dâ—rnicantium_fw-la the_o deep_a sigh_n and_o groan_n of_o the_o saint_n breathe_v out_o against_o their_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n and_o their_o carnal_a frailty_n their_o mind_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o the_o flesh_n the_o frail_a flesh_n lead_v captive_a by_o the_o law_n of_o sinne._n now_o in_o scripture_n you_o know_v the_o word_n caro_n flesh_n 40.6_o isa_n 40.6_o be_v take_v either_o proper_o pro_fw-la carnulentâ_fw-la illâ_fw-la mole_n for_o the_o body_n which_o be_v compose_v of_o flesh_n or_o else_o tropical_o 6.3_o gen._n 6.3_o for_o her_o fleshly_a quality_n and_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n it_o sometime_o signify_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o flesh_n sometime_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n sometime_o man_n expose_v to_o both_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o flesh_n and_o hold_v a_o direct_a antipathy_n with_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o the_o learned_a african_a tell_v his_o consentius_n 164._o epist_n 164._o that_o he_o that_o will_v be_v eminent_a in_o virtue_n must_v be_v free_a of_o the_o flesh_n and_o hence_o be_v the_o apostle_n vos_fw-fr non_fw-la estis_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la you_o be_v not_o in_o the_o flesh_n but_o in_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8.9_o and_o the_o evangelist_n quicquid_fw-la natum_fw-la de_fw-la carne_fw-la caro_fw-la est_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n joh._n 3.6_o again_o caro_n go_v sometime_o for_o concupiscentia_fw-la 22._o cornel._n a_o lap_n in_o canon_n verb._n epist_n sancti_fw-la paul_n pag._n 22._o not_o proper_o as_o if_o flesh_n be_v concupiscence_n itself_o but_o metonimical_o because_o the_o flesh_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o shop_n of_o the_o soul_n where_o it_o mould_v and_o work_n as_o the_o potter_n do_v his_o clay_n concupiscentiarum_fw-la imagine_v &_o portenta_fw-la i_o know_v not_o what_o strange_a antic_n and_o monster_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o therefore_o some_o philosopher_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o as_o the_o censation_n so_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n be_v as_o well_o in_o the_o body_n and_o organ_n of_o it_o as_o in_o the_o soul_n though_o other_o more_o subtle_o and_o indeed_o more_o rational_o say_v that_o as_o they_o be_v spiritual_a vital_a and_o animal_n so_o they_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n only_o since_o that_o alone_o be_v say_v of_o itself_o to_o live_v and_o the_o body_n by_o that_o life_n and_o yet_o the_o body_n as_o they_o conceive_v by_o the_o organ_n spirit_n and_o blood_n do_v dispose_v and_o assist_v the_o soul_n in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a motion_n and_o operation_n whereas_o saint_n cyprian_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n hear_v that_o the_o affliction_n shall_v any_o way_n belong_v unto_o the_o body_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quod_fw-la dico_fw-la carnis_fw-la affectus_fw-la impropriè_fw-la dico_fw-la say_v the_o father_n for_o vice_n indeed_o be_v principal_o the_o soul_n to_o which_o sin_n be_v direct_o and_o proper_o impute_v for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v endow_v with_o judgement_n will_n knowledge_n power_n by_o which_o it_o may_v eschew_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o cleave_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a the_o soul_n use_v the_o body_n as_o the_o smith_n his_o hammer_n or_o his_o anvil_n by_o which_o he_o forge_v and_o fashion_v omnium_fw-la turpitudinum_fw-la idola_fw-la quarumcunque_fw-la voluptatum_fw-la simulachra_fw-la all_o her_o voluptuous_a and_o filthy_a idol_n of_o lust_n and_o sensuality_n the_o flesh_n do_v neither_o dictate_v nor_o invent_v nor_o form_n nor_o dispose_v no_o project_n no_o thought_n no_o malice_n no_o sin_n from_o she_o not_o from_o she_o but_o by_o she_o christi_fw-la s._n cyp._n in_o prol_n de_fw-fr card_n navirt_n christi_fw-la the_o soul_n not_o sin_v neither_o but_o by_o the_o flesh_n saltem_fw-la mediatione_fw-la remotâ_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o flesh_n as_o it_o be_v flesh_n mere_o without_o the_o soul_n can_v neither_o sin_n nor_o serve_v sin_n know_v that_o when_o the_o flesh_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o soul_n ibid._n idem_fw-la ibid._n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o putredinis_fw-la massa_fw-la &_o paludis_fw-la acervus_fw-la a_o put_v and_o corrupt_a mass_n or_o bog_n and_o when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o it_o it_o be_v at_o best_a but_o quadriga_fw-la animae_fw-la as_o galen_n call_v it_o the_o chariot_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o which_o it_o jog_v for_o a_o time_n in_o triumph_n and_o then_o it_o be_v seneca_n carcer_fw-la animae_fw-la the_o goal_n and_o fetter_n of_o the_o soul_n nay_o his_o sepulchrum_n animae_fw-la the_o greek_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o tomb_n or_o sepulchre_n a_o live_a death_n a_o sensible_a carrion_n a_o portable_a grave_n vbi_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o vitijs_fw-la est_fw-la sopultus_fw-la ubi_fw-la corrupti_fw-la corporis_fw-la scatent_fw-la scelera_fw-la ubi_fw-la homo_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la ubi_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la non_fw-la homo_fw-la cernitur_fw-la sed_fw-la cadaver_n as_o the_o golden_a tongue_v ichrysologus_n in_o his_o 120._o sermon_n upon_o the_o five_o of_o s._n matthew_n but_o what_o then_o be_v it_o this_o carcase_n and_o tomb_n and_o sepulchre_n st._n paul_n here_o so_o much_o complain_v of_o be_v it_o the_o body_n and_o the_o frailetty_n there_o that_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o this_o word_n flesh_n noe_o but_o as_o before_o we_o take_v the_o word_n man_n theological_o not_o phisical_o so_o do_v we_o here_o the_o word_n caro_n flesh_n not_o for_o the_o fleshly_a lump_n this_o frail_a mass_n of_o shin_n &_o blood_n and_o nerve_n knead_v and_o incorporate_v into_o one_o substance_n but_o for_o the_o carnal_a and_o as_o yet_o unregenerate_a part_n of_o man_n will_n mind_n affection_n soil_v and_o corrupt_v from_o the_o old_a adam_n so_o gal._n 5.20_o heresy_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d work_v of_o the_o flesh_n now_o heresy_n you_o know_v flow_v from_o the_o mind_n not_o from_o the_o body_n so_o that_o the_o mind_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n flesh_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o not_o flesh_n sensible_a and_o material_a but_o metaphorical_o take_v insomuch_o that_o the_o very_a saint_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o long_o as_o they_o have_v the_o dregs_n and_o remainder_n of_o sin_n about_o they_o not_o only_o in_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o even_o in_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o will_n be_v say_v to_o be_v flesh_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o that_o sin_n by_o which_o we_o consent_v unto_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o commit_v but_o in_o the_o will_n where_o it_o have_v his_o original_n and_o foment_n the_o schooleman_n define_v concupiscence_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o voluntatem_fw-la improbam_fw-la 2._o altissiod_n lib._n 3._o tract_n 2._o cap._n 3._o q._n 2._o qua_fw-la anima_fw-la appetit_fw-la fornicari_fw-la in_o creatura_fw-la a_o depravednes_n of_o the_o will_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n desire_v to_o play_v the_o strumpet_n with_o the_o creature_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o
the_o apostle_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o deliver_v of_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o he_o still_o labour_v of_o her_o infirmity_n that_o he_o be_v carnal_a both_o by_o nature_n and_o suggestion_n by_o 25._o by_o pareus_n in_o cap._n 7._o ad_fw-la rom._n v._n 25._o nature_n because_o bear_v so_o by_o suggestion_n through_o the_o daily_a flattery_n and_o titillation_n of_o his_o fleshly_a associate_n quae_fw-la non_fw-la post_fw-la nos_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la nos_fw-la sequitur_fw-la say_v st._n ambrose_n 14._o de_fw-mi poeniten_fw-ge lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o which_o haunt_v and_o whore_n we_o wheresoever_o we_o go_v a_o continual_a dalilah_n about_o we_o and_o within_o we_o not_o discard_n of_o this_o hittite_n nor_o this_o amorite_n but_o in_o despite_n of_o we_o it_o will_v be_v meddle_v with_o our_o flesh_n pot_n so_o journey_v it_o will_v in_o our_o mesech_n here_o &_o dwell_v in_o our_o tent_n of_o kedar_n however_o i_o presume_v you_o conceive_v a_o difference_n between_o flesh_n and_o flesh_n only_o that_o be_v mere_o carnal_a and_o another_o which_o be_v carnal_a but_o in_o part_n he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n walk_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o who_o weapon_n be_v fleshly_a and_o he_o that_o be_v only_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n rom._n in_o cap._n 7._o ad_fw-la rom._n a_o amphibion_n as_o i_o may_v call_v he_o between_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n carnem_fw-la habentem_fw-la legi_fw-la dei_fw-la obstreperam_fw-la as_o carthusian_n speak_v who_o flesh_n be_v ever_o scold_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o his_o spirit_n ever_o chide_v with_o the_o flesh_n for_o to_o be_v flesh_n import_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o humane_a imbecility_n but_o to_o be_v in_o or_o after_o the_o flesh_n a_o universal_a bondage_n and_o subjection_n of_o man_n nature_n to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o patriarck_n and_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v flesh_n and_o live_v here_o say_v st._n augustine_n but_o they_o live_v not_o here_o in_o the_o flesh_n portabant_fw-la carnem_fw-la dom._n serm._n 6._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n non_fw-la portabantur_fw-la a_o carne_n the_o flesh_n be_v their_o burden_n not_o their_o guide_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o sin_n and_o fleshly_a corruption_n be_v in_o man_n another_o that_o man_n be_v in_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o flesh_n as_o that_o of_o st._n peter_n to_o simon_n magus_n be_v more_o wound_a thou_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n then_o if_o he_o say_v the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n be_v in_o thou_o for_o for_o man_n to_o be_v in_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o flesh_n presuppose_v a_o kind_n of_o uassalage_n and_o thraldom_n sin_n &_o the_o flesh_n have_v over_o he_o for_o sin_n to_o be_v in_o man_n a_o hereditary_a corruption_n quam_fw-la nec_fw-la fugere_fw-la possumus_fw-la nec_fw-la fugare_fw-la cant_fw-la st_n bernard_n serm_n 7._o sup_n cant_fw-la circurn_v far_o necesse_fw-la est_fw-la which_o we_o can_v neither_o shake_v off_o nor_o avoid_v but_o it_o stick_v like_o a_o burr_n to_o our_o frail_a condition_n and_o though_o we_o labour_v to_o wash_v it_o out_o with_o all_o our_o hyssop_n all_o our_o nitre_n yet_o this_o aethiope_n will_v not_o be_v clean_o this_o leopard_n will_v not_o change_v his_o spot_n but_o though_o the_o mind_n be_v intent_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n yet_o the_o flesh_n the_o weak_a weak_a flesh_n will_v be_v still_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o sinne._n the_o law_n of_o sin_n what_o be_v that_o what_o that_o which_o before_o s._n paul_n entitle_v to_o the_o lex_fw-la membrorum_fw-la the_o law_n in_o his_o member_n 23._o v._o 23._o &_o what_o be_v that_o law_n that_o which_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o call_v corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la the_o body_n of_o death_n and_o what_o be_v that_o death_n and_o that_o law_n 24._o v._o 24._o that_o which_o all_o the_o servant_n and_o saint_n of_o god_n have_v pange_v and_o groan_v under_o concupiscence_n that_o which_o s._n austin_n style_v legem_fw-la foetidam_fw-la legem_fw-la miseram_fw-la unlnus_fw-la tabem_fw-la languorem_fw-la temp_n serm._n 46._o the_o temp_n a_o putrid_a loathsome_a and_o wretched_a law_n a_o entice_a &_o lustful_a law_n lodging_n and_o reign_v in_o our_o very_a member_n and_o in_o such_o a_o tyrannical_a way_n that_o the_o flesh_n be_v even_o enforce_v to_o serve_v and_o obey_v it_o and_o therefore_o by_o the_o apostle_n here_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o law_n the_o word_n law_n be_v take_v at_o large_a for_o any_o thing_n that_o govern_v and_o moderate_v our_o action_n so_o that_o concupiscence_n hold_v such_o a_o strict_a empire_n and_o command_v over_o it_o can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o law_n unto_o it_o and_o therefore_o peter_n martyr_n call_v it_o vim_fw-la 24._o vim_fw-la in_o cap._n 7._o ad_fw-la rom._n v._n 24._o peccati_fw-la et_fw-la innatae_fw-la pravitatis_fw-la the_o sceptre_n as_o it_o be_v and_o prerogative_n of_o sin_n a_o inbred_a pravitie_n qua_fw-la cuique_fw-la 4._o cuique_fw-la d_o aug._n in_o 7._o ad_fw-la rom._n tom_n 4._o carnis_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la implicatus_fw-la astringitur_fw-la by_o which_o every_o man_n involve_v in_o the_o customary_a snare_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v so_o manacle_v &_o bind_v as_o by_o a_o rigid_a law_n now_o it_o be_v call_v lex_fw-la peccati_fw-la the_o law_n of_o sin_n because_o such_o concupiscence_n be_v sin_n indeed_o not_o only_o foam_n et_fw-la causa_fw-la and_o poena_n peccati_fw-la as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v cavil_n but_o peccatum_fw-la itself_o s._n paul_n no_o less_o than_o fourteen_o time_n in_o this_o epistle_n call_v it_o plain_o sin_n seven_o time_n in_o this_o chap._n four_o time_n in_o that_o before_o &_o three_o time_n in_o the_o next_o that_o follow_v it_o be_v call_v lex_fw-la membrorum_fw-la the_o law_n in_o our_o member_n because_o it_o use_v all_o our_o part_n &_o power_n &_o faculty_n as_o instrument_n or_o member_n or_o else_o lex_fw-la membrorum_fw-la in_o relation_n to_o corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la this_o law_n in_o the_o member_n 24._o pet._n mart._n in_o cap._n 7._o ad_fw-la rom._n v._n 24._o be_v afterward_o call_v the_o body_n of_o death_n and_o there_o be_v no_o true_a body_n you_o know_v without_o its_o member_n which_o member_n do_v here_o signify_v as_o well_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n infect_v &_o defile_v by_o sin_n which_o as_o a_o hereditary_a disease_n we_o have_v derive_v even_o from_o the_o womb_n reside_v not_o only_a in_o some_o one_o part_n of_o we_o but_o sprinkle_v this_o contagion_n through_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o every_o parcel_n and_o memeer_n of_o he_o now_o this_o whole_a man_n though_o it_o suffer_v the_o distinction_n of_o interior_n and_o exterior_a homo_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v but_o one_o &_o the_o self_n same_o man_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o divers_a state_n affection_n and_o operation_n call_v the_o inward_a and_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o not_o as_o the_o manichee_n wild_o fancy_n teach_v two_o soul_n in_o man_n the_o one_o good_a from_o which_o virtue_n flow_v the_o other_o evil_a whence_o vice_n proceed_v and_o so_o consequent_o that_o in_o one_o man_n there_o be_v as_o two_o man_n the_o inward_a embrace_v those_o virtue_n and_o the_o outward_a follow_v these_o vice_n but_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n there_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o soul_n and_o in_o this_o same_o soul_n and_o the_o same_o portion_n and_o faculty_n of_o it_o calvine_n set_v this_o apostolical_a combat_n 25._o cor._n lap_n in_o cap._n 7._o ad_fw-la rom._n v._n 25._o make_v the_o inward_a man_n nothing_o but_o the_o mind_n quatenus_fw-la consentit_fw-la legi_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o outward_a the_o same_o mind_n quatenus_fw-la concupiscit_fw-la mala_fw-la which_o though_o the_o jesuite_n cry_v down_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14.17_o soli_fw-la renati_fw-la habent_fw-la hom_n nem_fw-ge interiorem_fw-la ephes_n 3.16_o soli_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la renati_fw-la joh._n 1.13_o &_o soli_fw-la renati_fw-la spiritum_fw-la habent-rom_n 8.14_o quem_fw-la mundns_fw-la excipere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la john_n 14.17_o et_fw-la haeretica_fw-la and_o set_z up_o reason_n &_o sense_n in_o a_o vie_n with_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o think_v it_o both_o senseless_a and_o reasonless_a forasmuch_o as_o the_o combat_n between_o these_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o regenerate_v between_o the_o other_o to_o the_o mere_a natural_a and_o carnal_a man_n who_o have_v no_o touch_n of_o the_o spirit_n at_o all_o nor_o oftentimes_o of_o god_n about_o he_o and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v at_o length_n take_v away_o the_o veil_n from_o this_o darken_a face_n pull_z aside_o the_o curtain_n that_o so_o obscure_v the_o text_n we_o must_v know_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o s._n paul_n here_o there_o be_v a_o double_a
man_n consider_v the_o one_o interior_n ingraff_v into_o christ_n assist_v and_o agitate_a by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o search_v every_o chink_n &_o cranny_n of_o the_o heart_n water_v her_o barren_a furrow_n and_o send_v showy_n into_o the_o little_a valley_n thereof_o make_v it_o fruitful_a with_o the_o drop_n of_o rain_n 65.11_o psal_n 65.11_o supply_a and_o mollify_a that_o stone_n like_o flesh_n according_a to_o this_o man_n which_o be_v inward_a he_o will_v that_o which_o be_v good_a approve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n serve_v it_o delight_n in_o it_o magnify_v it_o the_o other_o exterior_a which_o be_v not_o yet_o total_o renew_v but_o remain_v in_o part_n carnal_a still_o retain_v the_o corruption_n of_o man_n nature_n and_o as_o a_o prisoner_n to_o the_o flesh_n have_v not_o yet_o knock_v off_o his_o give_n and_o fetter_n this_o man_n be_v still_o outward_a to_o the_o world_n follow_v the_o law_n in_o his_o member_n and_o hence_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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