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so_o much_o to_o magnify_v his_o power_n daemonia_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la dei_fw-la ejicio_fw-la daemonia_fw-la as_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o though_o these_o signal_n wonder_v cost_v he_o but_o a_o few_o word_n or_o desire_n he_o never_o wrought_v they_o but_o his_o divine_a principle_n oblige_v he_o thereto_o by_o some_o secret_a inspiration_n if_o he_o unfold_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n if_o he_o declare_v to_o his_o disciple_n the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n and_o discover_v to_o they_o those_o grand_a design_n contrive_v from_o all_o eternity_n 10._o in_o ipsa_fw-la hora_fw-la exultavit_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o dixit_fw-la confiteor_fw-la tibi_fw-la pater_fw-la domine_fw-la caeli_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la quod_fw-la abscondisti_fw-la haec_fw-la à _fw-la sapientibus_fw-la &_o prudentibus_fw-la &_o revelasti_fw-la ca_fw-mi parvucis_fw-la luk._n 10._o and_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v execute_v but_o in_o time_n it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o animate_v he_o to_o this_o discourse_n and_o oblige_v he_o to_o manifest_v that_o to_o man_n which_o till_o then_o he_o will_v not_o impart_v to_o the_o angel_n if_o final_o the_o son_n of_o god_n offer_v himself_o up_o upon_o the_o cross_n for_o our_o salvation_n if_o he_o drown_v our_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n if_o he_o reconcile_v we_o to_o his_o father_n by_o his_o death_n and_o satisfy_v he_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o life_n and_o honour_n it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o engage_v he_o in_o this_o agony_n and_o who_o inspire_v he_o with_o love_n enough_o to_o vanquish_v the_o ignomy_n and_o pain_n thereof_o he_o offer_v himselse_a without_o spot_n to_o god_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v spend_v in_o a_o continue_a obedience_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n he_o undertake_v nothing_o but_o by_o his_o order_n execute_v nothing_o but_o by_o his_o
respect_n towards_o he_o he_o put_v on_o rather_o the_o deportment_n of_o a_o lover_n then_o of_o a_o sovereign_n he_o gain_v his_o will_n without_o force_v it_o and_o though_o he_o know_v the_o secret_a whereby_o to_o be_v obey_v it_o be_v always_o with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n that_o he_o that_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v overcome_v have_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o get_v the_o victory_n therefore_o do_v the_o scripture_n never_o speak_v of_o this_o change_n but_o as_o of_o a_o work_n common_a to_o god_n with_o man_n and_o when_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v the_o difference_n between_o conversion_n and_o creation_n he_o bear_v witness_n to_o this_o truth_n in_o these_o word_n qui_fw-la creavit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la salvabit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la but_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o dispute_n more_o curious_a than_o profitable_a aug._n si_fw-mi conuersio_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la majoris_fw-la potentiae_fw-la quà m_fw-la 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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 spirit_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o shall_v oblige_v sinner_n to_o punish_v themselves_o for_o the_o offence_n they_o have_v commit_v he_o shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n we_o can_v understand_v this_o truth_n if_o we_o conceive_v not_o that_o the_o father_n have_v judge_v all_o man_n in_o his_o son_n and_o have_v charge_v he_o with_o their_o iniquity_n have_v charge_v he_o also_o with_o the_o punishment_n due_a for_o they_o from_o this_o moment_n they_o have_v no_o engagement_n to_o sue_v out_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n satisfy_v with_o the_o passion_n of_o his_o son_n protest_v that_o he_o have_v sign_v over_o to_o he_o all_o the_o right_a of_o judge_v the_o world_n the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n the_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o resignation_n shall_v judge_v all_o man_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v become_v their_o 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 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be_v his_o creature_n under_o a_o double_a title_n and_o he_o our_o principle_n in_o nature_n and_o in_o grace_n there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o believe_v we_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o set_v up_o his_o kingdom_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o careful_o to_o preserve_v charity_n whereby_o he_o live_v in_o our_o soul_n nevertheless_o the_o great_a apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n complain_v that_o the_o faithful_a of_o his_o time_n make_v he_o die_v that_o they_o put_v out_o the_o candle_n of_o their_o life_n and_o by_o a_o ingratitude_n as_o great_a as_o their_o blindness_n commit_v a_o double_a murder_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o crime_n he_o beg_v their_o favour_n towards_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o have_v present_v they_o with_o the_o obligation_n they_o owe_v his_o infinite_a goodness_n he_o conjure_v they_o not_o to_o choke_v he_o in_o their_o soul_n quench_v not_o the_o spirit_n this_o passage_n be_v diverse_o explain_v 5._o nolite_fw-la spiritum_fw-la 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dei_fw-la estis_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la dei_fw-la habitat_fw-la in_o uâ—bis_fw-la 1_o cor._n 3._o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n dwell_v in_o we_o by_o grace_n that_o he_o erect_v a_o altar_n in_o our_o heart_n make_v himself_o a_o temple_n in_o our_o soul_n and_o life_n in_o we_o by_o his_o virtue_n all_o his_o epistle_n speak_v this_o language_n and_o as_o often_o as_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o residence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n he_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o divine_a life_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n so_o that_o he_o live_v in_o we_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o live_v in_o he_o and_o these_o two_o life_n be_v so_o close_o combine_v together_o that_o one_o can_v be_v destroy_v without_o the_o other_o thus_o the_o holy_a spirit_n cease_v to_o live_v in_o the_o sinner_n when_o the_o sinner_n cease_v to_o live_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o they_o have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o life_n so_o they_o endure_v one_o and_o the_o same_o death_n and_o as_o the_o sinner_n lose_v life_n because_o he_o lose_v grace_n that_o unite_a he_o to_o jesus_n christ_n so_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o some_o sort_n lose_v that_o life_n that_o unite_v he_o to_o the_o christian_a by_o charity_n and_o receive_v death_n from_o he_o that_o inflict_v it_o upon_o himself_o by_o sin_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v such_o high_a term_n to_o make_v we_o comprehend_v the_o heinousnesse_n of_o our_o crime_n and_o describe_v the_o death_n of_o our_o soul_n under_o that_o of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o commit_v a_o simple_a murder_n we_o may_v at_o least_o be_v startle_v from_o commit_v a_o parricide_n the_o second_o quality_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v that_o have_v be_v our_o principle_n he_o will_v also_o be_v our_o director_n and_o give_v we_o motion_n after_o he_o have_v endue_v we_o with_o life_n i_o will_v not_o enlarge_v this_o truth_n because_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v sufficient_o of_o it_o and_o discover_v those_o advantage_n the_o christian_a may_v draw_v from_o thence_o it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o add_v that_o christian_n be_v exalt_v as_o far_o above_o philosopher_n as_o philosopher_n be_v above_o beast_n for_o beast_n be_v lead_v mere_o by_o sense_n the_o pleasure_n that_o tickle_v they_o transport_v they_o and_o whatever_o flatter_v their_o appetite_n either_o in_o taste_n or_o sight_n overpower_n they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o withhold_v by_o fear_n or_o grief_n sinner_n be_v in_o no_o better_a condition_n than_o the_o brute_n they_o consult_v only_o their_o sense_n when_o they_o act_v 48._o homo_fw-la comparatus_fw-la est_fw-la jumentis_fw-la considerate_a vos_fw-la factos_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la imaginem_fw-la imago_fw-la dei_fw-la intus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o auribus_fw-la istis_fw-la &_o eculis_fw-la sed_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la intellectus_fw-la ubi_fw-la mens_fw-la ubi_fw-la ratio_fw-la investigandae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la aug._n in_o psa_n 48._o their_o soul_n be_v always_o the_o slave_n of_o their_o body_n neither_o do_v they_o perceive_v when_o they_o engage_v themselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n or_o glory_n how_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o bull_n that_o foam_n and_o fight_v for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o heifer_n or_o to_o be_v leader_n of_o the_o herd_n philosopher_n be_v a_o degree_n high_o than_o sinner_n and_o take_v reason_n for_o their_o guide_n they_o think_v they_o can_v err_v 41._o rationalc_n animal_n est_fw-la homo_fw-la consummatur_fw-la itaque_fw-la ejus_fw-la bonum_fw-la si_fw-la id_fw-la adimplevit_fw-la cvi_fw-la nascitur_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la ratio_fw-la exigit_fw-la rem_fw-la facillimam_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la svam_fw-la vivere_fw-la senec._n epist_n 41._o they_o fancy_v proud_a ostentous_a design_n they_o 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do_v grieve_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n this_o advice_n which_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n give_v we_o be_v express_v in_o term_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v god_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o sadness_n he_o enjoy_v a_o happiness_n that_o can_v be_v disturb_v the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o subject_n can_v neither_o shake_v his_o empire_n nor_o diminish_v his_o felicity_n whatever_o design_n be_v undertake_v against_o he_o he_o still_o remain_v absolute_a and_o his_o power_n which_o equal_v his_o wisdom_n make_v the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n serviceable_a to_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o will._n therefore_o be_v it_o joan._n ira_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la hominis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la perturbatio_fw-la concitati_fw-la animi_fw-la sed_fw-la tranquilla_fw-la justi_fw-la supplicii_fw-la constitutio_fw-la aug._n trac_n 124._o in_o joan._n that_o divine_n can_v comprehend_v the_o 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8._o in_o quo_fw-la clamamus_fw-la abba_n pater_fw-la postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la inenarrabilibus_fw-la rom._n 8._o be_v that_o he_o accompany_v our_o prayer_n with_o his_o groan_n that_o without_o disturb_v his_o own_o happiness_n he_o partake_v of_o our_o distress_n render_v himself_o in_o a_o sort_n miserable_a with_o we_o to_o make_v we_o happy_a with_o he_o for_o it_o be_v by_o his_o motion_n that_o we_o send_v forth_o sigh_n by_o his_o grace_n that_o we_o groan_v and_o he_o so_o full_o work_v these_o thing_n in_o we_o that_o the_o apostle_n attribute_v they_o to_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v that_o he_o intercede_v for_o we_o with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n that_o can_v be_v express_v in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v this_o spirit_n that_o teach_v we_o to_o mourn_v in_o the_o world_n that_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v our_o banishment_n heaven_n our_o country_n that_o the_o one_o be_v to_o be_v endure_v the_o other_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o 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murmur_v when_o they_o be_v betray_v by_o their_o friend_n or_o persecute_v by_o their_o enemy_n but_o these_o lamentation_n savour_v nothing_o of_o those_o mournful_a accent_n of_o the_o dove_n it_o be_v not_o charity_n but_o interest_n that_o fan_n this_o passion_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o not_o that_o of_o god_n that_o make_v they_o thus_o breathe_v out_o their_o soul_n in_o sadness_n for_o as_o this_o last_o be_v eternal_a so_o he_o sigh_v only_o for_o eternity_n as_o he_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o return_v thither_o again_o and_o lead_v we_o with_o he_o and_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n he_o occasion_n we_o to_o wish_v none_o but_o solid_a good_n nor_o to_o grieve_v for_o any_o but_o true_a evil_n the_o seven_o discourse_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n remit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o christian_n repentance_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a advantage_n christian_n grace_n can_v possible_o have_v above_o original_a
mistrust_v their_o merit_n they_o neither_o apprehend_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o be_v threaten_v nor_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o tyrant_n that_o condemn_v they_o to_o death_n nor_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o executioner_n that_o search_v they_o out_o to_o massacre_v they_o their_o happiness_n be_v as_o unknown_a to_o they_o as_o their_o misery_n they_o be_v ignorant_a that_o they_o suffer_v for_o jesus_n christ_n that_o in_o their_o person_n they_o seek_v for_o he_o and_o that_o receive_v the_o stab_n of_o the_o poniard_n thrust_v at_o their_o heart_n they_o have_v this_o double_a honour_n to_o die_v for_o their_o saviour_n and_o by_o yield_v up_o their_o own_o life_n to_o secure_v he_o nevertheless_o all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n confess_v that_o their_o martyrdom_n be_v true_a that_o the_o power_n of_o god_n supply_v their_o weakness_n that_o his_o grace_n prevent_v their_o will_n and_o that_o their_o sacrifice_n fail_v not_o to_o be_v meritorious_a though_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a among_o all_o those_o that_o have_v be_v their_o advocate_n there_o be_v none_o have_v plead_v their_o cause_n with_o more_o eloquence_n than_o st_n bernard_n his_o reason_n and_o his_o word_n be_v equal_o powerful_a and_o it_o seem_v that_o preserve_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o martyrdom_n his_o design_n be_v to_o preserve_v that_o of_o their_o baptism_n inn._n si_fw-mi quaeric_a corum_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la merita_fw-la ut_fw-la coronarentur_fw-la quaere_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la herodem_fw-la crimina_fw-la ut_fw-la occiderentur_fw-la a_o fort_n minor_fw-la christi_fw-la pietas_n quà m_fw-la herodis_fw-la impietas_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la quidem_fw-la potuit_fw-la innoxios_fw-la neci_fw-la dare_fw-mi christus_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la propter_fw-la se_fw-la occisos_fw-la coronare_fw-la bern._n the_o natal_a inn._n if_o you_o ask_v say_v he_o what_o desert_n they_o have_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o merit_v a_o crown_n ask_v what_o their_o crime_n be_v against_o herod_n that_o deserve_v such_o a_o butchery_n shall_v the_o piety_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v less_o powerful_a than_o the_o impiety_n of_o herod_n shall_v the_o tyrant_n be_v able_a to_o massacre_v innocent_n and_o their_o saviour_n not_o able_a to_o crown_v their_o suffering_n their_o martyrdom_n exalt_v the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o their_o example_n teach_v we_o that_o as_o good_a desire_n without_o work_n be_v sometime_o recompense_v in_o man_n work_n without_o desire_n may_v be_v recompense_v in_o child_n if_o we_o doubt_v of_o their_o martyrdom_n ibid._n ille_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la trucidatos_fw-la infant_n dubitet_fw-la inter_fw-la martyr_n coronari_fw-la qui_fw-la regeneratos_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la non_fw-la credit_n inter_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la silios_fw-la numerari_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n as_o the_o same_o father_n go_v on_o we_o must_v doubt_v of_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v and_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o baptism_n sanctify_v infant_n though_o they_o can_v speak_v we_o must_v believe_v that_o martyrdom_n consecrate_v these_o though_o they_o can_v express_v themselves_o after_o this_o example_n we_o need_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o eternal_a father_n acknowledge_v those_o for_o his_o child_n who_o the_o son_n acknowledge_v for_o his_o brethren_n nor_o doubt_v that_o imitate_v his_o justice_n he_o save_v by_o borrow_a merit_n those_o he_o have_v condemn_v for_o accessary_a crime_n but_o one_o of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a resemblance_n between_o our_o recovery_n and_o our_o fall_n be_v that_o both_o of_o they_o begin_v by_o the_o body_n for_o though_o this_o be_v less_o guilty_a than_o the_o soul_n neither_o do_v the_o corporal_a revolt_n solicit_v our_o first_o father_n to_o sin_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o pipe_n through_o which_o his_o offence_n pass_v into_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o posterity_n 41._o certum_fw-la tenemus_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la contracta_fw-la de_fw-la carne_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la quam_fw-la cito_fw-la vivificatur_fw-la originalis_fw-la culpae_fw-la vinculo_fw-la premitur_fw-la cjusque_fw-la affectionibus_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la carnem_fw-la vivificat_fw-la aggravatur_fw-la sub_fw-la hoc_fw-la peccati_fw-la vinculo_fw-la demerguntur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la remedio_fw-la baptismi_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la habent_fw-la enim_fw-la originale_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la animam_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la carnem_fw-la utique_fw-la contractum_fw-la animaeque_fw-la infusum_fw-la carni_fw-la namque_fw-la ita_fw-la unitur_fw-la anima_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la carne_fw-la fit_a una_fw-la persona_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o anim._n c._n 41._o if_o they_o be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o his_o flesh_n they_o shall_v inherit_v neither_o his_o sin_n nor_o his_o punishment_n and_o if_o concupiscence_n be_v full_o extinguish_v by_o grace_n generation_n will_v not_o be_v criminal_a man_n be_v not_o faulty_a in_o his_o conception_n but_o because_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o adam_n flesh_n it_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o it_o that_o sin_n overspread_v the_o soul_n for_o issue_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v stain_v with_o no_o impurity_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v it_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n but_o it_o become_v guilty_a their_o marriage_n beget_v sin_n and_o have_v quicken_v that_o unhappy_a moiety_n it_o enter_v into_o its_o imperfection_n and_o disorder_n it_o begin_v to_o affect_v terrestrial_a thing_n it_o dwell_v upon_o perishable_a good_n and_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o eternal_a one_o lest_o it_o shall_v sad_a the_o body_n it_o ready_o complye_v with_o all_o its_o desire_n and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v become_v corporeal_a it_o belong_v for_o those_o object_n that_o please_v and_o entertain_v the_o sense_n though_o it_o be_v not_o carry_v yet_o by_o deliberation_n this_o way_n it_o be_v by_o inclination_n and_o though_o it_o offend_v not_o willing_o we_o may_v say_v it_o do_v natural_o and_o that_o the_o privation_n of_o grace_n join_v to_o its_o union_n with_o the_o body_n be_v the_o source_n of_o its_o transgression_n and_o misery_n in_o this_o point_n the_o regeneration_n of_o the_o christian_a hold_v so_o full_a a_o proportion_n with_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o man_n that_o the_o one_o be_v as_o well_o the_o proof_n as_o the_o image_n of_o the_o other_o 41._o quaeris_fw-la in_o parvulis_fw-la culpam_fw-la invenis_fw-la ex_fw-la carne_fw-la traductam_fw-la quaeris_fw-la in_o eye_n gratiam_fw-la invenis_fw-la à _fw-fr deo_fw-la collatam_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o anim._n c._n 41._o for_o grace_n though_o spiritual_a enter_v not_o into_o the_o soul_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o body_n the_o sacrament_n that_o dispense_v it_o communicate_v not_o their_o virtue_n to_o the_o spirit_n till_o they_o have_v first_o impart_v it_o to_o the_o flesh_n god_n be_v please_v to_o imitate_v his_o enemy_n and_o follow_v his_o step_n he_o cure_v the_o noble_a part_n of_o man_n by_o the_o more_o ignoble_a carnis_fw-la caro_fw-la abluitur_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la emaculetur_fw-la caro_fw-la ungitur_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la consecretur_fw-la caro_fw-la corpore_fw-la &_o sanguine_fw-la christi_fw-la vescitur_fw-la ut_fw-la anima_fw-la saginetur_fw-la tert._n the_o resurrect_n carnis_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o the_o christian_a champion_n be_v not_o strengthen_v in_o confirmation_n till_o the_o holy_a oil_n be_v sprinkle_v on_o their_o forehead_n their_o soul_n to_o use_v tertullian_n expression_n be_v not_o fat_v with_o the_o eucharist_n till_o it_o receive_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n by_o their_o mouth_n nor_o be_v their_o spirit_n purify_v in_o baptism_n but_o when_o their_o body_n be_v dip_v in_o water_n the_o remedy_n be_v symbolical_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n it_o be_v affix_v to_o the_o prime_a delinquent_n and_o this_o maxim_n admit_v of_o no_o contradiction_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v uncapable_a of_o be_v heal_v assoon_o as_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o flesh_n it_o seem_v the_o divine_a justice_n will_v have_v grace_n enter_v by_o the_o same_o passage_n into_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_n do_v ib._n nulla_fw-la omnino_fw-la anima_fw-la salutem_fw-la potest_fw-la adipisci_fw-la ni_fw-fr dum_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la est_fw-la id._n ib._n and_o that_o the_o flesh_n shall_v be_v the_o christian_n ligament_n to_o jesus_n christ_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sinner_n to_o his_o first_o progenitor_n neither_o true_o be_v it_o hard_a to_o conceive_v one_o than_o the_o other_o for_o as_o grace_n be_v insinuate_v into_o the_o soul_n by_o baptism_n of_o a_o offendor_n make_v a_o innocent_a despoil_v we_o of_o adam_n and_o put_v we_o on_o jesus_n christ_n aug._n '_o anima_fw-la in_fw-la corpore_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o vitiato_fw-la vase_n corrumpitur_fw-la ubi_fw-la occulta_fw-la justitia_fw-la divinae_fw-la legis_fw-la includitur_fw-la aug._n and_o final_o pass_v from_o our_o body_n into_o the_o essence_n of_o that_o part_n that_o inanimate_v we_o so_o also_o may_v we_o easy_o comprehend_v that_o concupiscence_n be_v the_o conduit_n of_o sin_n that_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o flesh_n make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o spirit_n that_o this_o be_v
infect_v with_o the_o contagion_n of_o that_o and_o that_o sin_n trace_v grace_n prevent_v the_o will_n make_v it_o criminal_a before_o it_o be_v free_a the_o only_a thing_n that_o may_v seem_v strange_a to_o we_o in_o this_o oeconomy_n be_v that_o a_o baptise_a person_n do_v not_o communicate_v christian_a grace_n to_o his_o child_n though_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o and_o yet_o do_v communicate_v original_a sin_n though_o he_o be_v free_v from_o it_o 14._o miraris_fw-la quare_fw-la peccator_fw-la nascatur_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la justi_n non_fw-la te_fw-la delectat_fw-la mirari_fw-la quare_fw-la oleaster_n nascatur_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la olivae_fw-la accipe_fw-la aliam_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la attendis_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la grano_fw-la purgato_fw-la frumentum_fw-la cum_fw-la palea_fw-la nascitur_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la seminatur_fw-la aug._n serm._n de_fw-fr verb._n apos_n 14._o but_o our_o wonder_n will_v cease_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o a_o grain_n of_o corn_n which_o be_v sow_o without_o chaff_n spring_v up_o notwithstanding_o with_o it_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o learned_a man_n derive_v not_o his_o science_n to_o his_o child_n though_o he_o do_v his_o be_v ib._n ideo_fw-la de_fw-la baptizato_fw-la non_fw-la iustùs_fw-la nascitur_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la eum_fw-la generate_fw-la unde_fw-la regeneratus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la unde_fw-la generatus_fw-la est_fw-la id._n ib._n and_o because_o as_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v christian_n beget_v not_o their_o child_n by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v sanctify_v but_o by_o the_o body_n which_o still_o remain_v corrupt_v neither_o be_v grace_n the_o concomitant_a of_o the_o birth_n of_o adam_n but_o of_o the_o regeneration_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o absolve_v not_o the_o guilty_a till_o they_o be_v clothe_v with_o his_o merit_n in_o baptism_n the_o five_o discourse_n of_o the_o resemblance_n that_o be_v find_v between_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o of_o 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among_o the_o heathen_a as_o this_o glorious_a particular_a neither_o have_v they_o much_o ado_n to_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o
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