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be_v in_o our_o own_o hand_n and_o we_o may_v purchase_v grace_n by_o supplication_n i_o acknowledge_v this_o objection_n ground_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o saint_n augustine_n but_o even_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n itself_o for_o scripture_n exhort_v all_o sinner_n to_o prayer_n propose_v it_o to_o we_o as_o a_o help_n in_o all_o our_o need_n 7._o petite_fw-fr &_o dabitur_fw-la vobis_fw-la quae_fw-la rite_n &_o invenietis_fw-la pulsate_n &_o aperietur_fw-la vobis_fw-la mat._n 7._o and_o as_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o our_o evil_n it_o seem_v be_v enough_o to_o be_v a_o believer_n to_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o lord_n prayer_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o arm_n for_o our_o defence_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n saint_n augustine_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o jesus_n christ_n teach_v we_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n of_o his_o writing_n that_o the_o law_n discover_v virtue_n to_o we_o and_o prayer_n obtain_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o guard_n of_o christian_n surmount_v all_o temptation_n sweeten_v all_o difficulty_n and_o triumph_v over_o devil_n if_o then_o we_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v we_o be_v able_a to_o persevere_v if_o what_o be_v not_o due_a to_o our_o merit_n be_v grant_v to_o our_o prayer_n we_o may_v thereby_o obtain_v the_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o our_o salvation_n i_o confess_v this_o objection_n puzzle_v i_o nor_o do_v the_o ordinary_a answer_n make_v to_o it_o at_o all_o satisfy_v i_o for_o though_o grace_n be_v requisite_a to_o pray_v though_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o put_v the_o thought_n into_o our_o soul_n the_o affection_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o word_n into_o our_o mouth_n though_o a_o prayer_n that_o be_v not_o warm_v with_o his_o heat_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o the_o eternal_a father_n we_o must_v nevertheless_o confess_v either_o that_o grace_n to_o pray_v be_v always_o offer_v to_o n_n or_o that_o we_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o make_v our_o address_n to_o god_n in_o our_o need_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o holy_a scripture_n invite_v we_o every_o where_o to_o prayer_n the_o son_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o offer_v a_o please_a violence_n that_o it_o change_v his_o will_n sweeten_v his_o severity_n and_o obtain_v all_o grace_n it_o request_v of_o he_o 105._o si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la vos_fw-la cum_fw-la sitis_fw-la mali_fw-la bona_fw-la datis_fw-la filiis_fw-la vestris_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la pater_fw-la vester_fw-ge qui_fw-fr in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la dabit_fw-la bona_fw-la petentibus_fw-la se_fw-la mat._n 7._o ne_fw-fr orationes_fw-la putarentur_fw-la praecedere_fw-la merita_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la gratuita_fw-la daretur_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la jam_fw-la nec_fw-la gratia_fw-la esset_fw-la quia_fw-la debita_fw-la redderetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la oratio_fw-la inter_fw-la gratiae_fw-la munera_fw-la reperitur_fw-la aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la 105._o i_o know_v indeed_o that_o saint_n paul_n teach_v we_o also_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v unless_o the_o holy_a spirit_n teach_v we_o and_o that_o this_o grace_n precede_v our_o prayer_n as_o well_o as_o our_o good_a work_n saint_n augustine_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n when_o explain_v that_o passage_n he_o say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o to_o secure_v we_o from_o vanity_n which_o may_v persuade_v we_o that_o our_o prayer_n precede_v grace_n it_o be_v rank_v by_o the_o apostle_n among_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o this_o perplexity_n i_o can_v say_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o prayer_n be_v more_o common_a than_o other_o grace_n that_o it_o be_v frequent_o offer_v to_o christian_n that_o god_n refuse_v it_o none_o but_o those_o that_o undervalue_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o our_o conversion_n and_o that_o if_o by_o this_o unhappy_a power_n which_o remain_v in_o we_o we_o resist_v not_o the_o
nature_n for_o if_o jesus_n be_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o the_o father_n the_o christian_n be_v his_o adopt_a one_o if_o jesus_n be_v the_o heir_n of_o the_o father_n the_o christian_n be_v the_o co-heir_n of_o the_o son_n according_a to_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o great_a apostle_n if_o jesus_n be_v innocent_a the_o christian_n be_v justify_v if_o jesus_n be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n the_o christian_n be_v regenerate_v thereby_o and_o receive_v in_o his_o baptism_n what_o the_o son_n of_o god_n receive_v in_o his_o birth_n inasmuch_o as_o this_o last_o wonderful_o exalt_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o faithful_a i_o conceive_v i_o ought_v to_o bestow_v this_o whole_a discourse_n upon_o this_o matter_n and_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o a_o excess_n of_o bounty_n will_v be_v to_o every_o christian_a what_o he_o be_v to_o jesus_n christ_n faith_n teach_v we_o that_o though_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o everlasting_a father_n yet_o be_v he_o withal_o the_o workmanship_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n he_o that_o be_v barren_a in_o eternity_n become_v fruitful_a in_o time_n he_o that_o produce_v nothing_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n produce_v the_o word_n incarnate_a in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o he_o that_o before_o the_o world_n begin_v be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n become_v his_o principle_n the_o scripture_n insinuate_v this_o truth_n when_o it_o bring_v in_o the_o angel_n speak_v these_o word_n to_o the_o virgin_n the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o church_n teach_v it_o all_o her_o child_n in_o the_o symbol_n of_o her_o creed_n in_o these_o term_n he_o be_v conceive_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n homil_n et_fw-la licet_fw-la aliud_fw-la quidem_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la aliud_fw-la ex_fw-la patre_fw-la sit_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la cujusque_fw-la suus_fw-la sed_fw-la unus_fw-la utriusque_fw-la erit_fw-la filius_fw-la &_o 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jesus_n christ_n for_o his_o brother_n treat_v by_o the_o angel_n as_o their_o equal_a and_o exalt_v to_o so_o high_a a_o condition_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n disdain_v not_o to_o be_v style_v the_o author_n and_o principle_n thereof_o this_o be_v it_o that_o holy_a scripture_n hold_v out_o to_o we_o by_o these_o word_n unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o will_v enlarge_v myself_o upon_o this_o meditation_n have_v i_o not_o explain_v it_o already_o in_o another_o passage_n of_o this_o work_n neither_o will_v it_o be_v any_o hard_a matter_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o regeneration_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v little_a inferior_a in_o this_o particular_a to_o the_o birth_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o second_o advantage_n that_o be_v common_a to_o they_o be_v that_o the_o same_o spirit_n which_o be_v their_o principle_n be_v also_o their_o director_n and_o that_o he_o that_o give_v they_o life_n give_v they_o conduct_v 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spirit_n which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v his_o director_n he_o undertake_v nothing_o but_o by_o his_o conduct_n and_o as_o he_o receive_v his_o be_v from_o his_o goodness_n he_o submit_v all_o his_o action_n to_o his_o power_n the_o scripture_n furnish_v we_o with_o a_o thousand_o proof_n of_o so_o important_a a_o truth_n all_o the_o evangelist_n be_v the_o faithful_a witness_n thereof_o neither_o do_v they_o ever_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o design_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n ordin_fw-fr ductus_fw-la est_fw-la jesus_n à _fw-la spiritu_fw-la quia_fw-la humanitas_fw-la christi_fw-la erat_fw-la organum_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la ad_fw-la omne_fw-la movebatur_fw-la instinctu_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la hoc_fw-la igitur_fw-la motu_fw-la ivit_fw-la in_o desertum_fw-la locum_fw-la aptum_fw-la or_o ationi_fw-la glossa_fw-la ordin_fw-fr but_o they_o make_v it_o appear_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o first_o mover_n of_o they_o for_o if_o he_o retire_v into_o the_o desert_n to_o converse_v with_o beast_n if_o he_o enter_v the_o list_n wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o injure_v his_o glory_n to_o assure_v our_o salvation_n if_o he_o spend_v day_n and_o night_n there_o in_o prayer_n and_o fast_v if_o he_o suffer_v his_o slave_n to_o tempt_v he_o and_o if_o he_o refuse_v not_o to_o combat_v he_o upon_o earth_n that_o he_o have_v drive_v out_o of_o heaven_n it_o be_v because_o the_o holy_a spirit_n engage_v he_o in_o the_o conflict_n and_o lay_v a_o obligation_n upon_o he_o to_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o deliver_v we_o therefrom_o if_o he_o pass_v from_o one_o province_n to_o another_o if_o he_o leave_v a_o rebellious_a city_n to_o instruct_v another_o more_o obedient_a to_o his_o divine_a sermon_n it_o be_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o guide_n jesus_n return_v into_o galilee_n in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n if_o he_o work_v miracle_n in_o judea_n it_o be_v not_o 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from_o he_o who_o live_v in_o poverty_n nor_o will_v receive_v any_o disciple_n into_o his_o school_n that_o have_v not_o sell_v their_o good_n and_o distribute_v they_o to_o the_o poor_a they_o demand_v earth_n of_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o heaven_n the_o establishment_n of_o their_o welfare_n in_o this_o world_n from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o creed_n they_o beg_v time_n of_o he_o who_o promise_v eternity_n but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n disabuse_v christian_n when_o he_o either_o enlighten_v or_o instruct_v they_o for_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n and_o know_v his_o intention_n he_o never_o put_v they_o upon_o those_o request_n that_o be_v offensive_a to_o he_o when_o their_o heart_n be_v encourage_v with_o his_o grace_n they_o prefer_v conscience_n before_o honour_n virtue_n before_o interest_n grief_n before_o pleasure_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n before_o their_o own_o inclination_n if_o 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glossa_fw-la ordinar_fw-mi in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la garment_n be_v the_o ornament_n and_o shelter_n of_o a_o man_n it_o cover_v his_o shame_n and_o protect_v he_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o weather_n so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o glory_n and_o guard_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o have_v deliver_v from_o the_o confusion_n that_o accompany_v sin_n he_o defend_v against_o the_o assault_n of_o temptation_n and_o bestow_v upon_o he_o vigour_n and_o beauty_n thereby_o to_o render_v he_o a_o complete_a work_n but_o as_o all_o grace_n in_o christianity_n be_v mix_v with_o pain_n the_o christian_a according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n if_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v perfect_a must_v die_v with_o christ_n death_n must_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o life_n whosoever_o say_v he_o be_v baptize_v into_o jesus_n christ_n be_v baptize_v into_o his_o death_n all_o that_o we_o be_v of_o christian_n we_o have_v by_o be_v baptize_v in_o his_o death_n beda_n sacri_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la in_o cruse_n christi_fw-la grande_fw-fr mysterium_fw-la commendavit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la baptismum_fw-la nisi_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la ut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la vera_fw-la mors_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la vera_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o quemadmodum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la vera_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la vera_fw-la justificatio_fw-la aug._n in_o beda_n we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n we_o drown_v our_o sin_n in_o the_o water_n of_o this_o sacrament_n and_o in_o this_o laver_n happy_o lose_v whatever_o we_o receive_v from_o adam_n in_o our_o first_o birth_n this_o death_n be_v fruitful_a produce_v in_o we_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n this_o burial_n prepare_v we_o for_o the_o resurrection_n neither_o do_v jesus_n christ_n make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o cross_n but_o thereby_o to_o make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o glory_n the_o tomb_n be_v a_o step_n to_o our_o birth_n like_o the_o phoenix_n we_o find_v life_n in_o our_o ash_n and_o by_o a_o wonderful_a prodigy_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o sinner_n become_v the_o cradle_n of_o the_o believer_n for_o the_o christian_n receive_v a_o be_v in_o baptism_n according_a as_o he_o expire_v there_o and_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n death_n be_v the_o midwife_n of_o life_n all_o the_o father_n speak_v the_o same_o dialect_n with_o s._n paul_n temp._n baptismus_fw-la christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la sepultura_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la peccatis_fw-la morimur_fw-la criminibus_fw-la sepelimur_fw-la &_o veteris_fw-la hominis_fw-la conscientia_fw-la in_o alteram_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la rediviva_fw-la infantia_fw-la reparamur_fw-la baptismus_fw-la inquam_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la vobis_fw-la sepultura_fw-la quia_fw-la ibi_fw-la perdidimus_fw-la quod_fw-la antè_fw-la viximus_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la dennò_fw-la accipimus_fw-la ut_fw-la vivamus_fw-la magna_fw-la igitur_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la huius_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o utilis_fw-la mors_fw-la infertur_fw-la &_o utilior_fw-la vita_fw-la condonatur_fw-la magna_fw-la inquam_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la huius_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o purificat_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la &_o vivificat_fw-la morientem_fw-la aug._n serm._n 129._o de_fw-fr temp._n never_o mention_v baptism_n but_o as_o a_o sacrament_n where_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v equal_o apply_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v live_v to_o grace_n and_o die_v to_o sin_n the_o baptism_n of_o jesus_n christ_n say_v s._n augustine_n be_v a_o burial_n wherein_o we_o bequeath_v sin_n and_o lose_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o old_a man_n we_o enter_v upon_o a_o second_o infancy_n by_o a_o new_a nativity_n in_o a_o word_n the_o baptism_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v a_o tomb_n wherein_o we_o be_v bury_v and_o a_o cradle_n wherein_o we_o be_v bear_v again_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a dormitory_n where_o receive_v a_o death_n beneficial_a we_o receive_v withal_o a_o life_n far_o more_o glorious_a and_o where_o leave_v off_o to_o be_v sinner_n we_o begin_v to_o be_v innocent_n in_o this_o it_o be_v that_o i_o admire_v the_o providence_n of_o the_o son_n
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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fortis_fw-la cvi_fw-la omne_fw-la solum_fw-la patria_fw-la perfâ—ctus_fw-la cvi_fw-la omnis_fw-la terra_fw-la exilium_fw-la est_fw
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a_o portion_n of_o the_o felicity_n which_o be_v promise_v we_o in_o glory_n the_o three_o grievance_n of_o man_n a_o sinner_n be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o only_o a_o place_n of_o banishment_n but_o a_o country_n of_o enemy_n where_o all_o creature_n serve_v as_o instrument_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n make_v war_n upon_o he_o which_o end_v not_o till_o he_o die_v for_o though_o he_o boast_v himself_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o universe_n though_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n persuade_v he_o into_o this_o error_n though_o concupiscence_n that_o reign_v in_o his_o soul_n heighten_v the_o desire_n thereof_o nor_o can_v all_o the_o misery_n he_o endure_v shake_v he_o out_o of_o this_o hope_n yet_o be_v he_o deal_v with_o as_o a_o criminal_a every_o element_n threaten_v he_o with_o a_o thousand_o danger_n and_o into_o what_o ever_o corner_n of_o his_o state_n he_o retire_v he_o find_v either_o executioner_n or_o rebel_n poison_n be_v mix_v with_o nourishment_n upon_o the_o earth_n rock_n lie_v in_o ambush_n for_o he_o upon_o the_o sea_n the_o fire_n inflame_v thunder_n to_o destroy_v he_o evan._n qui_fw-la in_o cunctis_fw-la delinquimus_fw-la in_fw-la cunctis_fw-la ferimur_fw-la ut_fw-la impleatur_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la et_fw-la pugnabit_fw-la pro_fw-la co_fw-la contra_fw-la infensatos_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la greg._n mag._n hom_n 35._o in_o evan._n and_o the_o air_n scatter_v contagion_n to_o infect_v he_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o conspire_v not_o against_o he_o heaven_n punish_v his_o iniquity_n as_o well_o as_o earth_n the_o sun_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n make_v he_o die_v the_o aspect_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v fatal_a to_o he_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n which_o have_v not_o some_o power_n to_o infest_v he_o but_o that_o which_o redouble_v these_o displeasure_n be_v that_o all_o these_o creature_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n to_o afflict_v he_o for_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n the_o scripture_n that_o design_v he_o this_o quality_n teach_v we_o that_o he_o dispose_v of_o the_o element_n under_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o persecute_v man_n sometime_o he_o dart_v down_o thunderbolt_n and_o though_o he_o execute_v the_o determination_n of_o heaven_n he_o fail_v not_o to_o content_v his_o own_o malice_n he_o raise_v tempest_n upon_o the_o sea_n and_o storm_n upon_o the_o land_n form_n lightning_n in_o the_o air_n and_o successive_o make_v use_v of_o wet_a and_o drought_n to_o produce_v barrenness_n admit_v this_o stratagem_n succeed_v not_o he_o try_v another_o so_o much_o more_o dangerous_a in_o that_o it_o appear_v more_o take_v for_o he_o employ_v the_o creature_n to_o seduce_v we_o he_o discover_v beauty_n to_o make_v we_o idolater_n spread_v net_n to_o catch_v we_o 14._o creaturae_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o odium_fw-la factae_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-la in_o tentationem_fw-la animabus_fw-la hominum_fw-la et_fw-la in_o muscipulam_fw-la pedibus_fw-la insipientium_fw-la sapient_a cap._n 14._o and_o of_o every_o creature_n make_v a_o lure_n to_o engage_v we_o into_o sin_n greatness_n serve_v to_o swell_v we_o with_o vanity_n riches_n to_o nuzzle_v we_o in_o covetousness_n beauty_n to_o awaken_v our_o wantonness_n and_o food_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o life_n to_o plunge_v we_o into_o sensuality_n he_o make_v weapon_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o body_n deal_v with_o our_o sense_n to_o corrupt_v we_o nor_o be_v he_o ever_o more_o terrible_a then_o when_o he_o arm_n ourselves_o against_o ourselves_o final_o to_o leave_v nothing_o unattempted_a he_o pervert_v whatever_o be_v most_o necessary_a in_o the_o world_n and_o mix_v disorder_n in_o those_o action_n that_o can_v be_v dispense_v with_o to_o the_o end_n that_o think_v to_o preserve_v our_o life_n we_o may_v be_v instrumental_a to_o his_o malice_n and_o our_o ruin_n marriage_n be_v the_o nursery_n of_o the_o world_n aug._n posuit_fw-la in_o comestione_fw-la gulam_fw-la in_o generatione_n luxuriam_fw-la in_fw-la dominatione_fw-la supcrbiam_fw-la in_o correctione_n iram_fw-la in_fw-la conversatione_fw-la invidiam_fw-la aug._n it_o be_v that_o sacrament_n that_o repair_v the_o havoc_n death_n make_v that_o entertain_v family_n supply_v kingdom_n with_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o soldier_n people_n heaven_n replenish_v the_o order_n of_o angel_n and_o consummate_v the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n our_o enemy_n have_v render_v it_o dangerous_a in_o render_v it_o unchaste_a he_o turn_v the_o remedy_n into_o a_o poison_n and_o make_v sinner_n licentious_a of_o a_o marry_a couple_n make_v many_o time_n a_o pair_n of_o adulterer_n eat_v be_v the_o subsistence_n of_o life_n it_o be_v that_o to_o man_n that_o marriage_n be_v to_o the_o world_n it_o protect_v we_o from_o famine_n that_o tend_v to_o death_n it_o repair_v our_o strength_n with_o pleasure_n and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o most_o necessary_a of_o our_o remedy_n it_o be_v also_o the_o most_o delightful_a but_o the_o devil_n have_v temper_v it_o with_o gluttony_n and_o excess_n thereby_o to_o corrupt_v it_o he_o occasion_n debauchment_n at_o feast_n and_o we_o vicious_o please_v our_o palate_n when_o we_o think_v only_o to_o supply_v our_o necessity_n government_n be_v one_o of_o the_o useful_a invention_n of_o the_o politic_a or_o rather_o of_o providence_n the_o power_n of_o king_n preserve_v justice_n in_o state_n their_o sceptre_n be_v a_o terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o a_o support_n to_o the_o good_a god_n show_v himself_o visible_a in_o their_o person_n and_o we_o look_v upon_o they_o with_o as_o much_o respect_n as_o infidel_n do_v heretofore_o upon_o their_o false_a deity_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o pride_n that_o steal_v into_o greatness_n through_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n dim_v their_o lustre_n make_v their_o power_n odious_a and_o many_o time_n make_v their_o lawful_a authority_n degenerate_a into_o a_o most_o insupportable_a tyranny_n correction_n and_o conversation_n be_v equal_o necessary_a the_o one_o entertain_v society_n the_o other_o eliminate_v offence_n the_o one_o polish_v our_o manner_n the_o other_o perfect_v they_o the_o one_o render_v we_o civil_a the_o other_o virtuous_a mean_v while_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o malignant_a spirit_n scatter_v anger_n into_o correction_n envy_n into_o conversation_n and_o corrupt_v the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o each_o hinder_v we_o from_o profit_v by_o the_o advice_n and_o entertainment_n of_o our_o friend_n who_o will_v not_o lose_v all_o patience_n amid_o such_o a_o throng_n of_o misery_n do_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n give_v we_o strength_n to_o vanquish_v the_o fury_n of_o our_o enemy_n prudence_n to_o defend_v we_o against_o their_o plot_n and_o subtlety_n 8._o spiritus_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la rom._n 8._o and_o consolation_n to_o support_v we_o against_o the_o bitterness_n of_o our_o affliction_n for_o he_o it_o be_v
that_o fortify_v our_o weakness_n when_o we_o be_v set_v upon_o that_o dissipate_v our_o darkness_n when_o we_o be_v blind_v and_o sweeten_v our_o discontent_n when_o we_o be_v trouble_v he_o weep_v with_o we_o without_o interess_v his_o felicity_n he_o share_v in_o our_o infirmity_n without_o prejudice_v his_o almightiness_n he_o be_v sad_a with_o our_o misery_n without_o disquiet_v his_o own_o contentedness_n he_o put_v sigh_n into_o our_o heart_n word_n into_o our_o mouth_n reason_n into_o our_o understanding_n to_o express_v our_o wretchedness_n and_o to_o pacify_v our_o judge_n postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la inenarrabilibus_fw-la the_o union_n he_o contract_v with_o we_o be_v so_o strict_a that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n to_o he_o what_o it_o will_v have_v we_o do_v and_o by_o a_o strange_a liberty_n make_v he_o partaker_n of_o our_o misery_n as_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o happiness_n the_o last_o torment_n of_o man_n a_o sinner_n be_v the_o doubt_n he_o have_v of_o his_o salvation_n death_n be_v troublesome_a because_o the_o hour_n thereof_o be_v uncertain_a neither_o have_v he_o that_o pronounce_v sentence_n upon_o we_o express_v the_o time_n of_o its_o execution_n all_o moment_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v by_o we_o every_o day_n may_v be_v our_o last_o and_o the_o accident_n that_o cause_v our_o dissolution_n be_v so_o involve_v in_o futurity_n that_o they_o daily_o seize_v we_o before_o we_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o 9_o nescit_fw-la homo_fw-la utrum_fw-la amore_fw-la a_o odio_fw-la dignus_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o futurum_fw-la servantur_fw-la incerta_fw-la eccl._n 9_o but_o our_o salvation_n be_v much_o more_o conceal_v than_o our_o death_n predestination_n be_v much_o more_o secret_a and_o more_o important_a than_o the_o end_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o alarm_n so_o just_a a_o apprehension_n strike_v we_o with_o be_v much_o more_o lawful_a and_o amaze_a there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n nor_o that_o know_v whether_o his_o name_n be_v write_v there_o the_o whole_a world_n tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o that_o irrevocable_a judgement_n the_o character_n of_o baptism_n the_o vocation_n into_o the_o church_n the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n the_o love_n of_o enemy_n the_o forget_v of_o injury_n and_o whatever_o be_v most_o glorious_a and_o most_o difficult_a in_o religion_n be_v no_o certain_a proof_n of_o our_o predestination_n fear_n be_v always_o mix_v with_o hope_n in_o our_o soul_n the_o grace_n that_o quicken_v we_o may_v forsake_v we_o the_o example_n of_o the_o reprobate_n strike_v we_o with_o astonishment_n and_o after_o the_o treason_n and_o despair_n of_o judas_n there_o be_v no_o saint_n but_o tremble_v this_o be_v the_o great_a pain_n that_o afflict_v christian_n greg._n vae_fw-la miseris_fw-la nobis_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-fr electione_n nostra_fw-la nullam_fw-la adhuc_fw-la dei_fw-la vocem_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la in_o otio_fw-la torpemus_fw-la vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la pictate_v judicemur_fw-la greg._n the_o cruel_a punishment_n that_o exercise_v their_o patience_n the_o rude_a torment_n that_o prove_v their_o charity_n thus_o will_v it_o be_v a_o insupportable_a vexation_n do_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n sweeten_v it_o by_o the_o inward_a testimony_n he_o witness_v to_o our_o conscience_n but_o he_o moreover_o give_v we_o assurance_n of_o our_o salvation_n he_o make_v we_o obscure_o read_v over_o the_o book_n of_o life_n he_o take_v we_o into_o that_o privie-chamber_n where_o the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o our_o eternity_n be_v pronounce_v 8._o ipse_fw-la spiritus_fw-la testimonium_fw-la reddit_fw-la spiritui_fw-la nostro_fw-la quòd_fw-la sumus_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la rom._n 8._o he_o apply_v to_o we_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o interpose_v himself_o the_o caution_n of_o his_o promise_n he_o 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apostle_n make_v use_v of_o to_o aggravate_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n they_o commit_v who_o do_v all_o that_o they_o can_v to_o extinguish_v the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o endeavour_v to_o imitate_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o jew_n will_v sign_n their_o malice_n by_o a_o detestable_a parricide_n it_o seem_v saint_n augustine_n be_v enter_v into_o this_o opinion_n accuse_v not_o the_o sinner_n for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n but_o because_o of_o the_o will_v he_o have_v to_o do_v it_o and_o endeavour_v all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o stifle_v he_o that_o live_v and_o reign_v with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n from_o all_o eternity_n but_o i_o conceive_v without_o do_v violence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o saint_n paul_n or_o at_o all_o prejudice_a the_o holy_a spirit_n we_o may_v say_v he_o suffer_v death_n by_o sin_n and_o lose_v life_n when_o we_o lose_v charity_n for_o the_o same_o apostle_n teach_v we_o 3._o nescitis_fw-la quia_fw-la templum_fw-la 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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datum_fw-la velit_fw-la meo_fw-la ore_fw-la pronuntiar_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr clem._n and_o the_o disposer_n of_o life_n and_o death_n fortune_n say_v a_o heathen_a express_v herself_o by_o their_o mouth_n act_n by_o their_o hand_n and_o shed_v abroad_o happiness_n or_o misery_n through_o a_o state_n by_o their_o conduct_n their_o will_n be_v law_n their_o aspect_n more_o powerful_a than_o those_o of_o the_o star_n and_o as_o they_o please_v to_o dispense_v sweetness_n or_o indignation_n they_o make_v city_n happy_a or_o miserable_a all_o their_o soldier_n devote_v themselves_o to_o death_n for_o their_o service_n all_o sword_n be_v draw_v in_o their_o quartel_n peace_n and_o war_n be_v in_o their_o hand_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o subject_n who_o loss_n or_o safety_n depend_v not_o upon_o their_o order_n they_o dispense_v at_o their_o pleasure_n liberty_n and_o servitude_n content_a and_o sorrow_n and_o all_o that_o hold_v of_o their_o crown_n confess_v they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o 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