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he_o oblige_v they_o to_o take_v revenge_n and_o punishment_n upon_o themselves_o for_o one_o of_o the_o most_o admirable_a effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o love_n be_v to_o produce_v hatred_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o penitent_n 50._o quia_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la confessio_fw-la &_o punitio_fw-la peccati_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la à _fw-la seipso_fw-la cum_fw-la cuique_fw-la sibi_fw-la irascitur_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la displicet_fw-la sine_fw-la dono_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 50._o and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n by_o the_o excess_n of_o their_o austerity_n towards_o themselves_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o guilty_a of_o treason_n against_o the_o divine_a majesty_n they_o stay_v not_o till_o his_o justice_n punish_v they_o they_o prevent_v his_o sentence_n by_o their_o own_o resolution_n and_o invent_v more_o torture_n to_o wrack_v themselves_o than_o the_o executioner_n have_v be_v witty_a in_o to_o torment_v martyr_n with_o this_o be_v that_o divine_a spirit_n which_o have_v drive_v the_o anchorite_n into_o the_o desert_n make_v the_o antonines_n go_v down_o into_o cave_n and_o hole_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o stilite_n fix_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o pillar_n which_o find_v out_o sackcloth_n and_o discipline_n to_o make_v as_o many_o wretch_n as_o he_o have_v make_v penitent_n all_o the_o austerity_n that_o be_v in_o christianity_n take_v its_o birth_n from_o the_o love_n he_o inspire_v into_o the_o faithful_a their_o rigour_n be_v proportionable_a to_o their_o charity_n the_o more_o the_o holy_a spirit_n possess_v they_o the_o more_o be_v they_o set_v against_o themselves_o and_o we_o may_v affirm_v with_o reason_n that_o as_o much_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o his_o love_n so_o much_o do_v they_o grow_v in_o the_o hatred_n of_o their_o sin_n this_o be_v it_o perhaps_o that_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v we_o understand_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o holy_a 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judge_n and_o their_o party_n will_v pronounce_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o their_o eternity_n in_o expectation_n of_o this_o day_n of_o doom_n the_o holy_a spirit_n judge_v man_n that_o be_v convert_v and_o mix_v meekness_n with_o severity_n in_o these_o determination_n he_o oblige_v they_o to_o undergo_v a_o scrutiny_n upon_o earth_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o he_o that_o be_v so_o gentle_a be_v withal_o so_o rigorous_a since_o the_o poet_n have_v bestow_v these_o two_o quality_n upon_o love_n for_o these_o pleasant_a tell-tale_n have_v feign_v that_o he_o be_v the_o severe_a of_o all_o the_o god_n that_o he_o bathe_v himself_o in_o tear_n live_v upon_o blood_n and_o more_o cruel_a than_o tyrant_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o torment_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o christian_a religion_n that_o conceal_v truth_n under_o the_o shadow_n of_o our_o mystery_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v severe_a that_o he_o exact_v chastisement_n from_o those_o he_o inanimate_v that_o he_o engage_v his_o lover_n in_o penance_n and_o more_o strong_a than_o death_n which_o part_v soul_n and_o body_n he_o divide_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o exercise_v a_o tyranny_n over_o whole_a entire_a man_n true_a it_o be_v the_o torment_n he_o inflict_v be_v always_o mix_v with_o pleasure_n he_o make_v rose_n grow_v among_o thorn_n and_o amid_o such_o a_o throng_n of_o penitent_n that_o bid_v he_o battle_n there_o be_v not_o one_o complain_v of_o his_o suffering_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o persecute_v themselves_o 11._o haec_fw-la tristitia_fw-la quae_fw-la poenitcutiam_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la stabilem_fw-la operatur_fw-la laeta_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la spe_fw-la profectus_fw-la svi_fw-la vegetata_fw-la cunctam_fw-la affabilitatis_fw-la retinet_fw-la suavitatem_fw-la cassian_n l._n 9_o c._n 11._o they_o be_v persuade_v they_o satisfy_v he_o who_o they_o have_v offend_v the_o same_o consideration_n that_o afflict_v they_o comfort_n they_o and_o when_o they_o meditate_v that_o god_n that_o love_v they_o be_v infinite_a they_o meet_v with_o no_o pain_n that_o be_v not_o short_a nor_o any_o torment_n that_o be_v not_o joyous_a they_o be_v better_o accompany_v in_o the_o desert_n than_o the_o monarch_n in_o their_o palace_n their_o humiliation_n be_v more_o glorious_a than_o the_o triumph_n of_o conqueror_n their_o poverty_n be_v more_o happy_a than_o abundance_n of_o riches_n and_o their_o ascetic_a life_n more_o full_a of_o charm_n then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n though_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v thus_o favourable_a to_o penitent_n yet_o fail_v he_o not_o to_o be_v very_o severe_a against_o sinner_n if_o he_o pardon_v the_o offence_n commit_v against_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o never_o pardon_v those_o that_o be_v commit_v against_o his_o own_o person_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o 12._o blasphemia_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la mat._n 12._o that_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n none_o be_v irremissible_a but_o those_o which_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o passage_n leave_v all_o our_o expositor_n at_o a_o loss_n every_o one_o forge_v new_a principle_n to_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n thereof_o and_o there_o be_v few_o but_o strive_v to_o invent_v something_o upon_o a_o subject_n so_o often_o handle_v and_o so_o little_o clear_v some_o divide_v sin_n into_o three_o order_n according_a to_o the_o perfection_n which_o be_v common_o apply_v to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n the_o first_o comprehend_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o seem_v to_o clash_v against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n paulum_fw-la peccata_fw-la alia_fw-la sunt_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la patri_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la adversantur_fw-la alia_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la quae_fw-la filio_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la alia_fw-la malitiae_fw-la quae_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la bonitas_fw-la d._n thom._n in_o paulum_fw-la to_o who_o power_n
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