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point_n of_o give_v the_o law_n unto_o we_o admonet_fw-la nos_fw-la deus_fw-la facere_fw-la 43._o quod_fw-la possumus_fw-la &_o petere_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la god_n by_o give_v his_o law_n to_o we_o admonish_v we_o to_o do_v what_o we_o can_v and_o to_o ask_v that_o which_o we_o can_v do_v whereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o obedience_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v and_o prayer_n where_o we_o can_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o frailty_n of_o the_o flesh_n make_v god_n law_n to_o we_o possible_a because_o in_o his_o gospel_n he_o 7._o have_v promise_v to_o give_v we_o that_o which_o we_o pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v in_o which_o be_v include_v all_o our_o sin_n as_o well_o of_o commission_n as_o of_o omission_n these_o be_v the_o help_n which_o the_o gospel_n afford_v how_o be_v we_o to_o respect_n and_o frequent_v these_o two_o upon_o which_o our_o salvation_n so_o much_o depend_v be_v it_o not_o fit_a that_o these_o two_o shall_v always_o lie_v by_o we_o to_o be_v ready_a at_o every_o need_n the_o old_a law_n only_o command_v 32._o but_o give_v no_o power_n to_o perform_v but_o the_o new_a law_n not_o only_o give_v precept_n but_o also_o power_n and_o help_n by_o the_o sacrament_n to_o perform_v because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o christ_n blood_n and_o so_o have_v christ_n spirit_n and_o life_n go_v together_o with_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v of_o s._n paul_n the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n and_o of_o s._n james_n the_o law_n of_o liberty_n not_o because_o it_o give_v man_n liberty_n to_o sin_n but_o because_o it_o free_v from_o the_o let_v and_o enlarge_v man_n heart_n through_o the_o spirit_n to_o perform_v it_o with_o alacrity_n and_o cheerfulness_n according_a to_o that_o of_o david_n i_o will_v run_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n when_o thou_o shall_v enlarge_v my_o heart_n and_o to_o this_o belong_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o go_v beyond_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n of_o which_o s._n chrysostome_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d poen_n christ_n command_v nothing_o impossible_a insomuch_o that_o many_o go_v beyond_o the_o very_a commandment_n and_o if_o it_o be_v demand_v who_o ever_o do_v this_o he_o forthwith_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n paul_n s._n peter_n even_o all_o the_o choir_n of_o saint_n last_o as_o christ_n spirit_n and_o grace_n give_v such_o power_n to_o go_v beyond_o the_o precept_n so_o it_o be_v not_o incongruent_a that_o it_o shall_v so_o modify_v sin_n in_o his_o member_n to_o make_v they_o venial_a and_o not_o kill_v in_o regard_n they_o be_v not_o do_v with_o a_o full_a consent_n but_o with_o a_o desire_n of_o do_v the_o contrary_a of_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v thus_o rom._n 7._o 20._o but_o if_o i_o do_v that_o i_o will_v not_o it_o be_v no_o more_o i_o that_o do_v it_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o a_o three_o argument_n i_o have_v from_o the_o kind_n of_o fulfil_a god_n law_n which_o be_v two_o the_o inward_a and_o the_o outward_a the_o inward_a be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n in_o desire_n the_o outward_a be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o in_o the_o body_n member_n prompt_v and_o put_v on_o by_o the_o mind_n direction_n and_o affection_n the_o inward_a be_v more_o noble_a because_o it_o be_v more_o near_o to_o the_o mind_n its_o original_a and_o fountain_n and_o without_o who_o act_n the_o body_n member_n can_v act_v nothing_o yet_o the_o outward_a be_v the_o more_o ample_a because_o it_o break_v out_o further_o the_o inward_a fulfil_n of_o necessity_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v or_o else_o we_o destroy_v the_o inward_a man_n and_o frustrate_v that_o great_a work_n of_o man_n redemption_n of_o this_o inward_a fulfil_n thus_o speak_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 7._o 22._o for_o i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n after_o the_o
inward_a man_n this_o delight_n be_v the_o will_n fullness_n often_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o 119_o psalm_n o_o how_o i_o love_v thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n long_o again_o therein_o be_v my_o delight_n i_o will_v observe_v it_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n now_o the_o whole_a be_v the_o fullness_n of_o a_o thing_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o inward_a fulfil_n of_o god_n will_n notwithstanding_o we_o must_v not_o here_o rest_n but_o proceed_v to_o the_o outward_a also_o because_o the_o body_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o so_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n to_o follow_v its_o inward_a principle_n by_o this_o outward_a fulfil_a god_n be_v more_o glorify_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n and_o without_o the_o outward_a the_o inward_a be_v not_o see_v wherefore_o upon_o every_o good_a opportunity_n they_o ought_v to_o go_v both_o together_o but_o here_o we_o must_v take_v knowledge_n that_o the_o body_n in_o its_o own_o principle_n be_v so_o far_o 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and_o be_v opposite_a to_o concupiscence_n and_o because_o this_o be_v the_o strong_a law_n and_o seat_v in_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v man_n form_n and_o principle_n therefore_o this_o both_o free_v from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n and_o of_o sin_n &_o also_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v man_n conformity_n with_o he_o and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o that_o main_a conclusion_n charitas_fw-la est_fw-la legis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la charity_n 10._o be_v the_o fullness_n or_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v say_v s._n augustine_n diffunditur_fw-la in_o cord_n charitas_fw-la dei_fw-la unde_fw-la fiat_fw-la legis_fw-la 89._o plenitudo_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la vires_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la qui_fw-la datus_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v diffuse_v in_o our_o heart_n from_o whence_o proceed_v the_o law_n fulfil_v not_o by_o the_o power_n of_o freewill_n which_o be_v in_o we_o but_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v give_v to_o we_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ob._n member_n or_o concupiscence_n be_v impute_v by_o god_n to_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v it_o be_v opposite_a and_o rebel_n against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o sol._n impute_v to_o the_o whole_a man_n because_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o yet_o redeem_v in_o execution_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 23._o but_o we_o also_o which_o have_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n in_o our_o mind_n by_o which_o we_o be_v sanctify_v and_o consecrate_v to_o god_n even_o we_o do_v mourn_v in_o ourselves_o wait_v for_o the_o adoption_n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o deliverance_n of_o our_o body_n from_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v thus_o do_v say_v s._n augustine_n liberari_fw-la à _fw-la corpore_fw-la mortis_fw-la est_fw-la omni_fw-la 11._o sanato_fw-la languore_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la carnis_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la recipere_fw-la corpus_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la à _fw-la corpore_fw-la mortis_fw-la impii_fw-la liberabuntur_fw-la unquam_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o resurrectione_n eadem_fw-la corpora_fw-la ad_fw-la aeterna_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi reddentur_fw-la to_o be_v free_v from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n be_v to_o heal_v all_o the_o languour_n or_o infirmity_n of_o lust_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o not_o to_o receive_v the_o body_n to_o pain_n but_o glory_n in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n for_o the_o wicked_a shall_v never_o be_v free_v from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n to_o who_o the_o same_o body_n at_o the_o resurrection_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o suffer_v everlasting_a torment_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o god_n have_v not_o redeem_v or_o deliver_v our_o body_n be_v because_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o attain_v his_o end_n and_o perfection_n without_o difficulty_n or_o at_o one_o instant_a as_o the_o angel_n do_v but_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n happiness_n by_o much_o opposition_n and_o by_o many_o sigh_n and_o sorrow_n as_o our_o head_n have_v do_v before_o we_o by_o many_o suffering_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o every_o one_o conflict_n and_o strive_v they_o may_v be_v reward_v with_o the_o different_a order_n of_o the_o glorious_a angel_n for_o which_o cause_n all_o they_o who_o have_v generous_a mind_n according_a to_o the_o dispensation_n of_o grace_n must_v put_v on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n the_o best_a that_o they_o can_v know_v with_o the_o apostle_n that_o their_o labour_n shall_v not_o 58._o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o whereas_o christian_n have_v long_a time_n and_o more_o difficulty_n to_o go_v to_o their_o end_n then_o the_o angel_n have_v therefore_o their_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o more_o than_o they_o though_o their_o grace_n be_v more_o and_o great_a than_o that_o of_o christian_n wherefore_o when_o they_o both_o shall_v meet_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o bless_a harmony_n and_o sweet_a rejoice_v in_o god_n together_o and_o to_o show_v a_o little_a further_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o angel_n and_o man_n travel_n towards_o the_o end_n this_o shall_v appear_v from_o man_n combat_n under_o the_o three_o law_n war_a one_o against_o another_o the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n challenge_v the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n challenge_v the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n and_o the_o law_n of_o god_n challenge_v both_o say_v thou_o law_n of_o spirit_n and_o grace_n come_v too_o short_a for_o man_n salvation_n and_o thou_o law_n of_o member_n be_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a and_o therefore_o kill_v what_o shall_v the_o distress_a 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and_o execute_v it_o as_o we_o read_v in_o 1._o kin._n 17._o 1._o five_o it_o be_v say_v that_o these_o two_o vex_v they_o 10._o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o thus_o do_v elias_n vex_v king_n ahab_n when_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o be_v thou_o 17._o he_o that_o trouble_v israel_n and_o again_o when_o he_o provoke_v baal_n prophet_n to_o cut_v themselves_o with_o 28._o knife_n and_o lancer_n six_o it_o be_v say_v that_o their_o enemy_n shall_v kill_v they_o and_o this_o be_v fit_a for_o enoch_n and_o elias_n because_o hitherto_o they_o have_v 5._o not_o taste_v of_o death_n but_o one_o day_n they_o must_v die_v because_o the_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v appoint_v to_o man_n extinguant_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v once_o die_v their_o death_n therefore_o seem_v to_o be_v defer_v to_o a_o more_o famous_a end_n to_o a_o congress_n with_o the_o great_a antichrist_n seven_o and_o last_o it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o their_o enemy_n shall_v see_v 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the_o pprophecy_n of_o sibylla_n speak_v of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o 8_o book_n of_o oracle_n and_o quote_v by_o jewel_n upon_o the_o 2_o thess._n 2._o where_o she_o have_v these_o word_n the_o great_a terror_n and_o fury_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o the_o great_a woe_n that_o he_o shall_v work_v shall_v be_v by_o the_o bank_n of_o tybur_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v the_o remenses_n say_v credibile_fw-la omnino_fw-la est_fw-la romae_fw-la sessurum_fw-la antichristum_n 17._o it_o be_v altogether_o credible_a that_o antichrist_n be_v to_o sit_v at_o rome_n second_o this_o be_v show_v from_o the_o father_n s._n hierome_n quaest_n 11._o ad_fw-la algas_n say_v he_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n either_o at_o jerusalem_n as_o some_o think_v or_o in_o the_o church_n as_o we_o more_o true_o suppose_v s._n chrysostome_n upon_o 2._o thess._n 2._o he_o shall_v command_v himself_o to_o be_v worship_v for_o god_n and_o to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o temple_n not_o only_o at_o 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