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of_o nothing_o because_o he_o still_o exercise_v absolute_a command_n over_o his_o subject_n nor_o see_v that_o he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o as_o many_o master_n as_o there_o be_v sin_n that_o reign_v in_o his_o soul_n a_o philosopher_n never_o conject_v himself_o less_o happy_a because_o he_o be_v not_o more_o ignorant_a the_o light_n that_o remain_v in_o he_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o see_v his_o blindness_n and_o he_o imagine_v he_o be_v still_o virtuous_a because_o he_o still_o retain_v his_o knowledge_n a_o immodest_a woman_n be_v never_o trouble_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o grace_n because_o it_o no_o way_n impair_v her_o good_a complexion_n she_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o believe_v that_o sin_n have_v pollute_v her_o soul_n because_o it_o have_v stamp_v no_o deformity_n upon_o her_o face_n and_o behold_v herself_o in_o her_o glass_n as_o handsome_a after_o her_o fault_n as_o before_o she_o can_v persuade_v herself_o that_o she_o be_v less_o amiable_a in_o god_n eye_n because_o she_o be_v not_o in_o she_o own_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o loss_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o loss_n of_o life_n the_o absence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o from_o the_o very_a instant_n he_o desert_n we_o all_o virtue_n bid_v we_o farewell_n while_o he_o keep_v his_o residence_n in_o our_o heart_n those_o glorious_a habit_n that_o render_v man_n virtuous_a accompany_v they_o and_o as_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o sun_n produce_v lily_n and_o rose_n in_o our_o garden_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n produce_v hope_n and_o charity_n in_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v true_a this_o spirit_n be_v so_o good_a that_o after_o he_o have_v leave_v we_o he_o still_o hover_v about_o we_o if_o he_o dwell_v not_o in_o our_o heart_n he_o forbear_v not_o to_o move_v and_o stir_v they_o and_o if_o he_o quicken_v we_o no_o long_o by_o he_o grace_n he_o incite_v we_o by_o his_o power_n but_o to_o understand_v this_o truth_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o important_a in_o religion_n we_o must_v know_v there_o be_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n that_o move_v no_o more_o when_o once_o it_o cease_v to_o inanimate_a sixt._n spiritus_fw-la ubi_fw-la vult_fw-la spirat_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la fatendum_fw-la est_fw-la aliter_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la nondum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la aliter_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la nordum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la fideles_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la jam_fw-la fidebe_n aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixt._n it_o give_v no_o impulse_n when_o it_o give_v no_o life_n and_o there_o must_v be_v some_o supernatural_a power_n to_o reunite_v it_o to_o the_o body_n which_o it_o have_v once_o bid_v adieu_n to_o but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v a_o form_n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o matter_n free_a in_o his_o operation_n and_o like_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v be_v not_o subject_a to_o these_o law_n he_o quit_v the_o sinner_n when_o his_o crime_n oblige_v he_o to_o do_v it_o he_o abandon_v the_o temple_n he_o consecrate_v with_o his_o presence_n and_o together_o with_o habitual_a grace_n he_o take_v away_o all_o virtue_n that_o serve_v he_o for_o ornament_n or_o for_o defence_n but_o his_o goodness_n reserve_v the_o mean_n still_o to_o solicit_v this_o unfaithful_a soul_n by_o holy_a motion_n to_o touch_v this_o rebel_n by_o his_o inspiration_n and_o by_o his_o allurement_n to_o court_v this_o adulteress_n who_o have_v falsify_v the_o faith_n she_o promise_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n or_o that_o of_o repentance_n he_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o get_v admittance_n he_o shed_v light_a into_o his_o understanding_n to_o dispel_v the_o darkness_n he_o carry_v pleasure_n into_o his_o will_n to_o gain_v its_o content_a and_o without_o do_v it_o any_o violence_n triumph_v over_o his_o obstinacy_n when_o he_o constrain_v he_o to_o taste_v more_o sweetness_n in_o virtue_n then_o in_o vice_n the_o love_n man_n have_v to_o liberty_n make_v they_o wish_v that_o these_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v continual_a that_o at_o every_o moment_n he_o shall_v offer_v grace_n to_o the_o sinner_n that_o he_o can_v use_v it_o at_o pleasure_n and_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocene_n his_o salvation_n may_v depend_v absolute_o upon_o his_o own_o will_n those_o that_o make_v this_o objection_n know_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o crime_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n god_n deal_v with_o the_o sinner_n much_o after_o another_o fashion_n than_o he_o do_v with_o the_o innocent_a 3._o natura_fw-la hominis_fw-la primitus_fw-la inculpata_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la vitio_fw-la creata_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la vero_fw-la ista_fw-la hominis_fw-la qua_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la ex_fw-la adam_n nascitur_fw-la jam_fw-la medico_fw-la indiget_fw-la quia_fw-la sana_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n the_o nature_n &_o grac._n c._n 3._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o preserve_v a_o just_a man_n then_o to_o convert_v a_o guilty_a one_o there_o needs_o much_o more_o endeavour_n to_o subdue_v a_o will_n root_v consummate_v in_o evil_a then_o to_o entertame_v one_o ground_v establish_v in_o good_a innocent_a man_n have_v no_o bad_a inclination_n grace_n find_v no_o resistance_n in_o his_o person_n and_o his_o liberty_n be_v not_o captivate_v by_o concupiscence_n there_o be_v no_o need_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v gain_v mastery_n thereby_o to_o purchase_v his_o deliverance_n it_o be_v sufficient_a gentle_o to_o excite_v a_o man_n who_o need_v but_o a_o little_a support_n to_o walk_v to_o raise_v he_o by_o his_o inspiration_n who_o be_v cumber_v with_o no_o disorder_n and_o to_o dart_v a_o small_a beam_n of_o light_n into_o his_o eye_n who_o need_v indeed_o to_o be_v clear_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o sinful_a man_n must_v be_v deal_v with_o after_o another_o manner_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v more_o vigorous_a because_o he_o undertake_v a_o enemy_n grace_n must_v have_v more_o allurement_n because_o it_o meet_v with_o more_o impediment_n must_v raise_v itself_o above_o the_o will_n because_o the_o will_n stoop_v beneath_o self-love_n and_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o man_n salvation_n because_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o fall_n if_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o act_v more_o vigorous_o then_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n sinner_n will_v remain_v obstinate_a in_o their_o obliquity_n if_o grace_n be_v but_o a_o flash_n their_o will_n will_v never_o be_v change_v and_o if_o this_o victorious_a sweetness_n do_v not_o imprint_v force_n with_o pleasure_n they_o will_v live_v and_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o at_o last_o say_v they_o grace_n ought_v to_o be_v as_o common_a as_o it_o be_v vigorous_a it_o must_v be_v offer_v to_o we_o every_o moment_n 55._o pro_fw-la
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 pain_n in_o his_o direction_n and_o like_o a_o soldier_n that_o dispute_v the_o victory_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o general_n she_o do_v her_o utmost_a to_o enthrone_v he_o after_o his_o defeat_n for_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o this_o concupiscence_n favour_n sin_n all_o the_o stream_n that_o issue_n from_o this_o fountain_n be_v unclean_a all_o the_o counsel_n that_o proceed_v from_o this_o minister_n be_v suspect_v and_o all_o the_o assault_v this_o enemy_n make_v against_o we_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o our_o salvation_n she_o be_v not_o innocent_a in_o the_o great_a saint_n 19_o saint_n concupiscentia_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la peccati_fw-la vel_fw-la defectione_n consentientis_fw-la vel_fw-la contagione_fw-la nascentis_fw-la aug._n lib._n 6._o con._n jul._n c._n 19_o she_o preserve_v her_o malignity_n in_o the_o very_a empire_n of_o grace_n she_o resist_v the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o temple_n he_o be_v adore_v in_o and_o as_o divine_n confess_v that_o as_o the_o tree_n 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