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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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genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la eeclesiae_fw-la contulit_fw-la unitate_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la discordia_fw-la dissipaverat_fw-la colligeret_fw-la charitas_fw-la aug._n ser_n 3._o de_fw-fr pentecost_n when_o god_n intend_v to_o stop_v the_o progress_n of_o that_o proud_a tower_n the_o aspire_a posterity_n of_o noah_n raise_v to_o get_v they_o a_o name_n confound_v their_o language_n and_o scatter_v the_o people_n by_o the_o division_n of_o their_o dialect_n but_o it_o be_v a_o far_o great_a wonder_n when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o unite_v all_o nation_n honour_v the_o apostle_n with_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n and_o make_v one_o man_n speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o the_o gospel_n may_v be_v preach_v without_o a_o interpreter_n through_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o world_n and_o we_o must_v confess_v the_o church_n be_v never_o more_o glorious_a than_o when_o consist_v but_o of_o one_o people_n it_o already_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o all_o country_n and_o 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understanding_n weakness_n into_o his_o memory_n and_o malice_n into_o his_o will_n under_o this_o conduct_n he_o confound_v error_n with_o truth_n vice_n with_o virtue_n and_o have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o himself_o he_o commit_v as_o many_o sin_n as_o he_o intend_v to_o perform_v good_a work_n vainglory_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a that_o set_v he_o a_o go_v he_o seek_v for_o reputation_n in_o all_o his_o action_n and_o when_o he_o assist_v his_o country_n stand_v for_o the_o law_n and_o fight_v for_o liberty_n he_o obey_v a_o tyrant_n which_o inspire_v he_o with_o wicked_a intention_n even_o then_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o counsel_v he_o to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o upright_a undertake_n thus_o man_n become_v wretched_a when_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v faithful_a the_o loss_n of_o grace_n cause_v the_o enfeeble_v of_o his_o liberty_n and_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n involve_v he_o in_o a_o death_n so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v 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most_o important_a in_o religion_n we_o must_v know_v there_o be_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n that_o move_v no_o more_o when_o once_o it_o cease_v to_o inanimate_a sixt._n spiritus_fw-la ubi_fw-la vult_fw-la spirat_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la fatendum_fw-la est_fw-la aliter_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la nondum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la aliter_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la nordum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la fideles_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la jam_fw-la fidebe_n aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixt._n it_o give_v no_o impulse_n when_o it_o give_v no_o life_n and_o there_o must_v be_v some_o supernatural_a power_n to_o reunite_v it_o to_o the_o body_n which_o it_o have_v once_o bid_v adieu_n to_o but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v a_o form_n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o matter_n free_a in_o his_o operation_n and_o like_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v be_v not_o subject_a to_o these_o law_n he_o quit_v the_o sinner_n when_o his_o 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the_o love_n man_n have_v to_o liberty_n make_v they_o wish_v that_o these_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v continual_a that_o at_o every_o moment_n he_o shall_v offer_v grace_n to_o the_o sinner_n that_o he_o can_v use_v it_o at_o pleasure_n and_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocene_n his_o salvation_n may_v depend_v absolute_o upon_o his_o own_o will_n those_o that_o make_v this_o objection_n know_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o crime_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n god_n deal_v with_o the_o sinner_n much_o after_o another_o fashion_n than_o he_o do_v with_o the_o innocent_a 3._o natura_fw-la hominis_fw-la primitus_fw-la inculpata_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la vitio_fw-la creata_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la vero_fw-la ista_fw-la hominis_fw-la qua_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la ex_fw-la adam_n nascitur_fw-la jam_fw-la medico_fw-la indiget_fw-la quia_fw-la sana_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n the_o nature_n &_o grac._n c._n 3._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o preserve_v a_o just_a man_n then_o to_o convert_v a_o guilty_a one_o there_o needs_o much_o more_o endeavour_n to_o subdue_v a_o will_n root_v consummate_v in_o evil_a then_o to_o entertame_v one_o ground_v establish_v in_o good_a innocent_a man_n have_v no_o bad_a inclination_n grace_n find_v no_o resistance_n in_o his_o person_n and_o his_o liberty_n be_v not_o captivate_v by_o concupiscence_n there_o be_v no_o need_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v gain_v mastery_n thereby_o to_o purchase_v his_o deliverance_n it_o be_v sufficient_a gentle_o to_o excite_v a_o man_n who_o need_v but_o a_o little_a support_n to_o walk_v to_o raise_v he_o by_o his_o inspiration_n who_o be_v cumber_v with_o no_o disorder_n and_o to_o dart_v a_o small_a beam_n of_o light_n into_o his_o eye_n who_o need_v indeed_o to_o be_v clear_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o sinful_a man_n must_v be_v deal_v with_o after_o another_o manner_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v more_o vigorous_a because_o he_o undertake_v a_o enemy_n grace_n must_v have_v more_o allurement_n because_o it_o meet_v with_o more_o impediment_n must_v raise_v itself_o above_o the_o will_n because_o the_o will_n stoop_v beneath_o self-love_n and_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o man_n salvation_n because_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o fall_n if_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o act_v more_o vigorous_o then_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n sinner_n will_v remain_v obstinate_a in_o their_o obliquity_n if_o grace_n be_v but_o a_o flash_n their_o will_n will_v never_o be_v change_v and_o if_o this_o victorious_a sweetness_n do_v not_o imprint_v force_n with_o pleasure_n they_o will_v live_v and_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o at_o last_o say_v they_o grace_n ought_v to_o be_v as_o common_a as_o it_o be_v vigorous_a it_o must_v be_v offer_v to_o we_o every_o moment_n 55._o pro_fw-la
nihilo_fw-la salvos_fw-la facies_fw-la illos_fw-la nuila_fw-la ergo_fw-la huius_fw-la bona_fw-la merita_fw-la praecesseraut_v de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la salvaretur_fw-la imo_fw-la talia_fw-la praecesserant_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la damnaretur_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 55._o and_o since_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v so_o jealous_a of_o our_o salvation_n it_o shall_v of_o necessity_n furnish_v we_o with_o assistance_n upon_o all_o occasion_n there_o be_v some_o colour_n for_o this_o objection_n be_v grace_n a_o debt_n but_o since_o it_o be_v a_o alm_n which_o god_n be_v no_o way_n bind_v to_o bestow_v upon_o any_o body_n i_o know_v not_o what_o pretence_n they_o have_v to_o complain_v against_o its_o want_n of_o universality_n since_o in_o strictness_n of_o justice_n it_o may_v be_v refuse_v to_o all_o the_o world_n the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o grace_n he_o dispose_v of_o it_o as_o please_v he_o and_o if_o sometime_o he_o deny_v it_o there_o be_v none_o 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will_n that_o he_o can_v change_v all_o his_o inclination_n and_o be_v the_o master_n of_o his_o workmanship_n can_v dispose_v of_o it_o as_o he_o please_v without_o the_o least_o umbrage_n of_o constraint_n his_o providence_n lead_v man_n to_o their_o end_n with_o as_o much_o force_n as_o sweetness_n his_o force_n hurt_v not_o their_o liberty_n because_o accompany_v with_o sweetness_n and_o his_o sweetness_n wrong_v not_o his_o majesty_n because_o attend_v with_o force_n whatever_o he_o do_v he_o always_o act_n like_o a_o sovereign_n his_o will_n find_v no_o opposition_n that_o it_o surmount_v not_o and_o when_o he_o intend_v to_o execute_v his_o design_n he_o know_v as_o well_o how_o to_o prepare_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o guilty_a as_o of_o the_o innocent_a the_o first_o motion_n of_o grace_n require_v no_o predisposition_n in_o the_o soul_n the_o second_o beget_v a_o consent_n without_o constraint_n and_o both_o of_o they_o bear_v away_o man_n with_o so_o much_o force_n and_o 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endue_v with_o not_o to_o resist_v he_o diminish_v neither_o his_o merit_n nor_o his_o liberty_n and_o he_o blot_v out_o our_o transgression_n because_o he_o be_v as_o necessary_o as_o free_o subject_a to_o his_o ordinance_n the_o near_a christian_n approach_v to_o this_o state_n the_o more_o perfect_a be_v they_o the_o more_o powerful_a their_o grace_n be_v the_o strong_a be_v their_o liberty_n the_o more_o effectual_a the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o easy_a and_o more_o acceptable_a be_v there_o conversion_n the_o six_o discourse_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n teach_v the_o christian_n to_o pray_v nature_n who_o providence_n can_v be_v sufficient_o admire_v have_v be_v please_v that_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o necessary_a shall_v be_v most_o common_a and_o that_o as_o it_o be_v prevent_v the_o desire_n of_o man_n they_o shall_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n offer_v themselves_o to_o those_o that_o inquire_v not_o after_o they_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o 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will_v have_v we_o use_v this_o remedy_n in_o all_o our_o distress_n offer_v up_o this_o sacrifice_n in_o all_o place_n volo_fw-la vos_fw-la orare_fw-la omni_fw-la loco_fw-la and_o saint_n augustine_n the_o faithful_a interpreter_n of_o this_o great_a apostle_n assure_v we_o that_o to_o pray_v well_o there_o be_v nothing_o require_v but_o to_o desire_v well_o that_o our_o intercession_n continue_v as_o long_o as_o our_o desire_n do_v and_o that_o in_o keep_v silence_n we_o speak_v to_o god_n when_o we_o address_v our_o wish_n to_o he_o but_o though_o this_o remedy_n be_v so_o necessary_a and_o so_o common_a yet_o be_v it_o nevertheless_o of_o difficult_a performance_n and_o to_o know_v well_o how_o to_o use_v it_o the_o holy_a spirit_n must_v instruct_v we_o the_o scripture_n who_o word_n be_v oracle_n confer_v this_o elegy_n upon_o he_o particular_o it_o teach_v we_o that_o he_o it_o be_v that_o animate_v our_o prayer_n by_o his_o calenture_n that_o inspire_v we_o with_o this_o 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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 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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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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 blot_v out_o those_o mortal_a discontent_n which_o labour_n to_o cast_v we_o into_o despair_n he_o heighten_v our_o hope_n by_o a_o prelibation_n of_o glory_n and_o handle_v we_o with_o so_o much_o tenderness_n that_o we_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o can_v be_v miserable_a in_o the_o other_o world_n have_v be_v so_o happy_a in_o this_o the_o ten_o discourse_n of_o the_o christian's_n ingratitude_n towards_o the_o holy_a spirit_n if_o that_o philosopher_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v sen._n nibil_n in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la tam_fw-la sacrum_fw-la quod_fw-la sacrilegum_fw-la non_fw-la inveniat_fw-la sen._n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o sacred_a in_o nature_n that_o meet_v not_o with_o some_o sacrilegious_a person_n to_o profane_v it_o divine_n may_v with_o great_a justice_n affirm_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o holy_a in_o religion_n that_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n do_v not_o dishonour_v and_o by_o their_o malice_n desecrate_v its_o holy_a mystery_n the_o divine_a 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the_o church_n so_o high_a a_o favour_n will_v challenge_v as_o high_a a_o acknowledgement_n so_o that_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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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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to_o a_o sinner_n make_v the_o hand_n wither_v that_o be_v about_o to_o commit_v a_o parricide_n or_o tie_v the_o tongue_n that_o be_v go_v to_o utter_v a_o blasphemy_n every_o one_o look_n upon_o these_o effect_n as_o prodigy_n but_o he_o owe_v nothing_o to_o his_o creature_n in_o the_o second_o order_n he_o enter_v not_o into_o it_o but_o by_o grace_n nor_o do_v he_o persevere_v in_o it_o but_o by_o mercy_n in_o raise_v he_o to_o this_o state_n he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o rule_n what_o he_o have_v once_o give_v oblige_v he_o not_o to_o continue_v and_o when_o he_o receive_v a_o sinner_n into_o his_o church_n it_o be_v with_o condition_n which_o no_o way_n prejudice_v his_o sovereignty_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o show_v favour_n to_o who_o he_o will_v we_o can_v plead_v no_o prescription_n against_o his_o goodness_n he_o may_v every_o moment_n take_v away_o that_o succour_n he_o have_v bestow_v and_o he_o be_v so_o absolute_a in_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n that_o when_o he_o desert_n the_o just_a themselves_o they_o have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o complain_v then_o the_o guilty_a if_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o in_o adam_n they_o be_v all_o sinner_n the_o sentence_n of_o their_o condemnation_n precede_v their_o birth_n aug._n vnde_fw-la constat_fw-la magnam_fw-la esse_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quod_fw-la plurimi_fw-la liberantur_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la sibi_fw-la deberetur_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la liberantur_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la gloriantur_fw-la non_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la meritis_fw-la quae_fw-la paria_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o damnatis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la glorientur_fw-la aug._n and_o when_o they_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o mass_n of_o perdition_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n only_o if_o they_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n in_o eternal_a character_n this_o answer_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o saint_n augustine_n it_o be_v found_v upon_o his_o principle_n and_o he_o that_o make_v a_o difficulty_n to_o receive_v it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o that_o great_a master_n but_o because_o it_o seem_v too_o severe_a to_o those_o that_o be_v not_o instruct_v in_o his_o school_n who_o consider_v not_o sufficient_o the_o absolute_a power_n divine_a justice_n have_v reserve_v to_o itself_o over_o the_o reprobate_n let_v we_o add_v here_o this_o temperament_n and_o say_v that_o christian_n have_v some_o right_n to_o grace_n whilst_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o they_o may_v obtain_v it_o by_o prayer_n when_o they_o find_v too_o much_o difficulty_n in_o good_a or_o too_o much_o engagement_n in_o evil_n but_o this_o answer_n start_v a_o new_a objection_n and_o seem_v to_o combat_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n in_o labour_v to_o establish_v the_o facility_n of_o prayer_n for_o if_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o this_o virtue_n we_o can_v obtain_v every_o thing_n our_o salvation_n 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 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