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duxit_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o postca_fw-la renitentes_fw-la traxiâ—_n nos_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 64._o apply_v it_o in_o all_o his_o action_n so_o that_o he_o undertake_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o order_n of_o this_o proud_a and_o domineer_a usurper_n she_o have_v gain_v such_o a_o power_n over_o his_o liberty_n that_o he_o act_v only_o by_o her_o impulse_n if_o he_o speak_v she_o move_v his_o tongue_n if_o he_o look_v about_o she_o open_v it_o his_o eye_n if_o he_o act_n she_o manage_v his_o hand_n and_o so_o absolute_o command_v all_o that_o belong_v unto_o he_o that_o concupiscence_n seem_v to_o inform_v and_o quicken_v he_o though_o she_o exercise_v so_o absolute_a a_o power_n over_o his_o person_n she_o so_o well_o temper_v sweetness_n with_o force_n that_o he_o never_o complain_v of_o his_o bondage_n he_o love_v the_o tyrant_n that_o devour_v he_o he_o lose_v his_o liberty_n with_o pleasure_n he_o find_v content_a in_o his_o vassalage_n and_o what_o be_v more_o unconceivable_a 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that_o it_o be_v she_o that_o make_v we_o act_v that_o master_n our_o understanding_n possess_v our_o will_n 16._o facit_fw-la utvelimus_fw-la bonum_fw-la gratia_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la faciamus_fw-la operatuâ—_n velle_fw-la &_o perficere_fw-la praebet_fw-la vires_fw-la efficacissimas_fw-la voluntati_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr gra._n &_o lib._n arb_n c._n 16._o and_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o our_o good_a work_n she_o act_v with_o the_o just_a as_o concupiscence_n do_v with_o sinner_n she_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o their_o action_n and_o if_o we_o believe_v the_o great_a apostle_n it_o be_v grace_n that_o work_v in_o we_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v for_o as_o the_o sinner_n lose_v not_o his_o liberty_n for_o be_v the_o slave_n of_o concupiscence_n cease_v not_o to_o act_v by_o himself_o though_o guide_v by_o another_o nor_o do_v this_o external_a principle_n because_o the_o first_o mover_n that_o set_v he_o a-work_o exempt_v he_o from_o sin_n so_o the_o believer_n be_v not_o 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ut_fw-la novetimus_fw-la quod_fw-la faciamus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la inspirando_fw-la charitatem_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la discenso_fw-la novimus_fw-la etiam_fw-la diligendo_fw-la faciamus_fw-la aug._n and_o respectful_o hear_v the_o learn_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n grace_n be_v not_o only_o a_o light_n that_o clear_v the_o understanding_n as_o faith_n or_o doctrine_n do_v her_o charity_n be_v accompany_v with_o force_n she_o produce_v two_o effect_n at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o have_v teach_v we_o the_o good_a she_o give_v we_o power_n to_o perform_v it_o and_o he_o that_o know_v it_o and_o do_v it_o not_o can_v boast_v that_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o of_o grace_n but_o from_o the_o law_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n say_v in_o s._n john_n that_o he_o that_o be_v teach_v of_o his_o father_n fail_v not_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la audivit_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la &_o didicit_fw-la venit_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o whence_o 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that_o depend_v upon_o his_o liberty_n make_v he_o in_o some_o sort_n the_o author_n of_o his_o good_a or_o bad_a fortune_n but_o as_o he_o deal_v now_o with_o infirm_a man_n who_o force_n be_v weaken_v by_o division_n he_o will_v have_v their_o salvation_n depend_v upon_o his_o will_n and_o give_v they_o a_o grace_n which_o seize_v their_o heart_n make_v they_o victorious_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o infirmity_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v say_v saint_n augustine_n that_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n though_o never_o so_o languish_v persevere_fw-la in_o good_a by_o the_o virtue_n of_o jesus_n christ_n when_o the_o will_n of_o adam_n with_o all_o its_o vigorous_a activity_n stand_v not_o out_o against_o the_o temptation_n it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o assurance_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o comfort_v himself_o when_o he_o see_v that_o his_o salvation_n be_v no_o long_o found_v upon_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o his_o liberty_n but_o upon_o the_o 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