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flesh_n be_v flesh_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 5.12_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o wherefore_o as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o bad_a sin_v and_o not_o as_o by_o one_o that_o sin_v so_o be_v the_o gift_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v by_o one_o to_o condemnation_n but_o the_o free_a gift_n be_v of_o many_o offence_n unto_o justification_n for_o if_o by_o one_o man_n offence_n death_n reign_v by_o one_o much_o more_o they_o which_o receive_v abundance_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o the_o gift_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v reign_v in_o life_n by_o one_o jesus_n christ_n therefore_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n even_o so_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o one_o the_o free_a gift_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n unto_o justification_n of_o life_n for_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v finner_n so_o by_o the_o 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cap._n 13._o no_o man_n can_v be_v without_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v burden_a with_o the_o garment_n of_o the_o flesh_n so_o hierom._n count_v jovin_n li._n 2._o no_o man_n be_v clean_o from_o sin_n though_o he_o live_v but_o one_o day_n on_o earth_n so_o bernard_n in_o cant._n serm._n 23_o non_fw-fr peccare_fw-la dei_fw-la justitia_fw-la est_fw-la not_o to_o sin_n be_v the_o justice_n and_o property_n of_o god_n but_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o justice_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o ivy_n will_v not_o die_v until_o the_o oak_n be_v hew_v down_o so_o our_o sin_n will_v not_o die_v as_o long_o as_o we_o live_v neither_o will_v it_o ever_o be_v abolish_v until_o death_n end_v the_o conflict_n betwixt_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n again_o ambrose_n the_o penitent_a li._n 1._o cap_n 6._o it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o family_n i_o be_o whole_a and_o need_v not_o a_o physician_n but_o heal_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v heal_v also_o he_o speak_v thus_o to_o the_o novatian_a heretic_n of_o his_o time_n and_o it_o may_v fit_o be_v turn_v over_o to_o the_o jesuit_n of_o our_o time_n dare_v thou_o o_o jesuit_n call_v thyself_o clean_a and_o holy_a albeit_o thou_o be_v clean_a in_o regard_n of_o thy_o work_n this_o one_o word_n be_v enough_o to_o make_v thou_o unclean_a with_o he_o agree_v aug._n serm._n 29._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n sunt_fw-la quidam_fw-la inflati_fw-la viri_fw-la spiritu_fw-la electionis_fw-la pleni_fw-la non_fw-la magnitudine_fw-la ingentes_fw-la sed_fw-la superbiae_fw-la morbo_fw-la tumentes_fw-la ut_fw-la audeant_fw-la dicere_fw-la invenire_fw-la homines_fw-la absque_fw-la peccato_fw-la there_o be_v say_v he_o some_o that_o be_v like_a unto_o vessel_n blow_v up_o with_o wind_n fill_v with_o a_o haughty_a spirit_n not_o sollid_o great_a but_o swell_v with_o the_o sickness_n of_o pride_n who_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v find_v on_o earth_n without_o sin_n of_o such_o as_o these_o say_v he_o i_o demand_v what_o say_v thou_o then_o that_o be_v just_a and_o holy_a this_o prayer_n forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n whether_o be_v this_o a_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v by_o chatechist_n only_o or_o to_o be_v say_v of_o such_o as_o be_v believer_n and_o convert_v christian_n sure_o it_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o regenerate_a man_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o they_o call_v god_n their_o father_n in_o heaven_n where_o then_o be_v your_o just_a and_o holy_a one_o in_o who_o be_v no_o sin_n if_o the_o regenerate_v and_o son_n of_o god_n have_v need_n to_o crave_v remission_n of_o sin_n what_o be_v you_o who_o say_v you_o have_v no_o sin_n liar_n say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o john_n 1.9_o and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n luke_n 10.17_o when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o you_o can_v yet_o say_v etc._n etc._n but_o against_o this_o they_o have_v a_o silly_a subterfuge_n albeit_o say_v they_o we_o be_v never_o so_o righteous_a yet_o for_o humility_n sake_n we_o shall_v say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a i_o answer_v they_o as_o aug._n answer_v the_o same_o objection_n in_o his_o time_n propter_fw-la humilitatem_fw-la ergo_fw-la mentiris_fw-la then_o say_v he_o for_o humility_n sake_n thou_o lie_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a christ_n never_o teach_v man_n to_o lie_v for_o humility_n this_o be_v but_o one_o of_o their_o old_a forge_a falsehood_n again_o bernard_n in_o annunciat_fw-la mariae_fw-la who_o live_v in_o a_o very_a corrupt_a time_n yet_o retain_v this_o truth_n quis_fw-la meliori_fw-la propheta_fw-la say_v he_o de_fw-fr quo_fw-la dixit_fw-la deus_fw-la inveni_fw-la virum_fw-la secundùm_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la ipse_fw-la necesse_fw-la habuit_fw-la dicere_fw-la deo_fw-la ne_o intre_n in_o judicum_fw-la cum_fw-la servo_fw-la tuo_fw-la who_o better_o than_o the_o prophet_n david_n of_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o have_v find_v a_o man_n after_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v need_n to_o 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not_o perfect_a how_o do_v he_o now_o rank_v himself_o among_o those_o that_o be_v perfect_a how_o agree_v these_o two_o that_o he_o be_v perfect_a and_o not_o perfect_a aug._n in_o ser._n 38._o answer_n he_o be_v perfect_a secundùm_fw-la intentionem_fw-la non_fw-la secundùm_fw-la preventionem_fw-la perfect_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o intention_n and_o purpose_n but_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o prevention_n and_o obtain_v his_o purpose_n and_o hereunto_o agree_v that_o of_o bernard_n in_o cant._n serm_n 49._o that_o great_a choose_a vessel_n say_v he_o grant_v perfection_n that_o be_v a_o go_v forward_o but_o deny_v perfection_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o only_o he_o who_o have_v come_v to_o the_o end_n but_o he_o also_o be_v walk_v to-towards_a it_o we_o be_v so_o perfect_a in_o this_o life_n that_o we_o be_v yet_o but_o walk_v to_o perfection_n therefore_o st._n ambrose_n in_o rom._n 8.9_o apostolus_fw-la aliquando_fw-la quasi_fw-la perfectis_fw-la loquor_fw-la aliquando_fw-la perfecturis_fw-la aliquando_fw-la laudat_fw-la aliquando_fw-la commonet_fw-la the_o apostle_n speak_v unto_o christian_n sometime_o as_o unto_o man_n that_o be_v perfect_a other_o time_n as_o unto_o man_n who_o be_v perfect_a in_o that_o which_o be_v require_v of_o they_o that_o be_v some-sometimes_a he_o praise_v they_o for_o the_o good_a they_o have_v do_v and_o otherwhiles_o he_o admonish_v they_o of_o the_o good_a they_o have_v to_o do_v and_o as_o for_o that_o place_n luke_n 1.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o zacharias_n and_o elizab._n walk_v in_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n without_o blame_n the_o jesuit_n of_o rheims_n wrest_v this_o to_o confirm_v their_o error_n this_o make_n not_o for_o they_o august_n have_v two_o reason_n whereby_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o same_o scripture_n that_o zacharie_n be_v not_o without_o sin_n first_o because_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o be_v bind_v to_o offer_v as_o well_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n as_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n heb._n 5.3_o second_o in_o that_o the_o evangelist_n say_v he_o walk_v in_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o argument_n he_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o mark_n for_o they_o that_o be_v at_o their_o journey_n end_n sit_v still_o to_o the_o which_o we_o may_v add_v a_o three_o out_o of_o that_o same_o place_n the_o dumbness_n inflict_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o misbelieve_a evident_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o perfect_a as_o to_o be_v without_o sin_n beside_o this_o the_o apostle_n constant_o distinguish_v betwixt_o peccatum_fw-la &_o crimen_fw-la betwixt_o sin_n and_o crime_n that_o be_v some_o grievous_a offence_n that_o give_v slander_n and_o be_v worthy_a of_o crimination_n we_o affirm_v say_v august_n that_o the_o life_n of_o holy_a man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o crime_n but_o not_o without_o sin_n and_o again_o he_o say_v man_n
to_o desire_v good_a thing_n and_o eschew_v hurtful_a thing_n be_v not_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n make_v of_o god_n but_o such_o be_v concupiscence_n sol._n to_o the_o major_n the_o appetite_n and_o motion_n of_o nature_n be_v good_a in_o themselves_o as_o they_o be_v mere_o motion_n not_o as_o they_o be_v inordinate_a motion_n and_o be_v carry_v to_o such_o object_n as_o god_n have_v forbid_v as_o all_o motion_n and_o appetite_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v because_o either_o they_o affect_v not_o such_o object_n as_o they_o ought_v or_o affect_v they_o not_o in_o such_o sort_n and_o to_o that_o end_n which_o they_o ought_v and_o therefore_o be_v all_o vicious_a and_o very_a sin_n mat._n 7.18_o a_o evil_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n to_o desire_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o tree_n be_v natural_a but_o to_o desire_v it_o contrary_a to_o god_n express_a commandment_n as_o it_o be_v desire_v of_o eve_n be_v a_o motion_n in_o its_o own_o kind_n and_o nature_n 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