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deny_v he_o in_o word_n but_o believe_v on_o he_o in_o their_o heart_n of_o who_o we_o may_v say_v that_o 1.4_o vicit_fw-la eos_fw-la poena_fw-la non_fw-la avertit_fw-la perfidia_fw-la negarunt_fw-la semel_fw-la sed_fw-la quotidie_fw-la confitentur_fw-la negarunt_fw-la sermone_fw-la sed_fw-la confitentur_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la eiulatibus_fw-la fletibus_fw-la liberis_fw-la non_fw-la coactis_fw-la vocibus_fw-la ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit._n cap._n 1.4_o the_o punishment_n overcome_v they_o it_o be_v not_o treachery_n that_o turn_v they_o aside_o they_o deny_v he_o once_o but_o they_o confess_v he_o daily_o they_o deny_v he_o in_o word_n but_o they_o confess_v he_o by_o their_o sigh_n groan_n and_o tear_n yea_o they_o confess_v he_o free_o and_o not_o by_o compulsion_n as_o they_o deny_v he_o then_o no_o reason_n they_o shall_v be_v reject_v and_o not_o receive_v ibid._n nun_n ita_fw-la istud_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la captiwm_fw-la victa_fw-la vrbis_fw-la populum_fw-la abducat_fw-la captiws_fw-la abducitur_fw-la sed_fw-la invitus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o alienas_fw-la terras_fw-la necessitate_v contendat_fw-la intimo_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la migret_fw-la affectu_fw-la patriam_fw-la secum_fw-la animo_fw-la vebat_fw-la quaerat_fw-la copiam_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la revertatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambros_n ibid._n for_o be_v not_o this_o as_o when_o a_o enemy_n take_v a_o city_n and_o lead_v the_o people_n captive_a they_o be_v lead_v captive_a but_o against_o their_o will_n by_o force_n they_o go_v towards_o another_o land_n but_o 〈◊〉_d affection_n they_o never_o remove_v from_o their_o own_o they_o carry_v their_o country_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o seek_v opportunity_n how_o they_o may_v return_v what_o then_o when_o such_o shall_v return_v be_v there_o any_o who_o will_v not_o persuade_v to_o entertain_v they_o though_o with_o less_o honour_n yet_o with_o more_o propension_n and_o alacrity_n lest_o the_o enemy_n shall_v have_v wherein_o to_o insult_v and_o triumph_v if_o thou_o pardon_v a_o arm_a man_n who_o can_v not_o resist_v will_v thou_o not_o pardon_v he_o in_o who_o only_a faith_n do_v fight_v 2._o use_v 2._o the_o second_o use_n which_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o the_o doctrine_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o matter_n of_o comfort_n to_o those_o who_o make_v conscience_n of_o sin_n who_o yet_o after_o they_o have_v repent_v fall_v into_o diverse_a sinew_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o same_o again_o and_o again_o and_o then_o be_v in_o doubt_n with_o themselves_o whether_o they_o may_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n for_o they_o and_o for_o their_o instruction_n and_o consolation_n be_v these_o thing_n write_v that_o repentance_n be_v for_o the_o regenerate_a who_o both_o aught_o and_o may_v repent_v which_o thing_n presuppose_v a_o fall_n and_o therefore_o have_v god_n set_v down_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_n of_o many_o that_o other_o may_v gain_v by_o they_o say_v chrysostome_n namely_o poenit._fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 4._o de_fw-la poenit._fw-la that_o look_v upon_o their_o fall_n who_o be_v more_o excellent_a they_o themselves_o may_v be_v make_v more_o wary_a and_o look_v better_o to_o their_o stand_n and_o by_o view_n of_o their_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o they_o may_v gather_v comfort_n that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o their_o former_a estate_n for_o though_o sometime_o in_o the_o bodily_a disease_n a_o man_n behold_v the_o sick_a may_v participate_v in_o their_o infirmity_n will_v he_o will_z he_o as_o by_o look_v upon_o those_o who_o have_v sore_a eye_n yet_o not_o so_o in_o the_o soul_n especial_o when_o a_o man_n be_v trouble_v and_o distract_v for_o his_o own_o want_n and_o infirmity_n but_o he_o be_v rather_o cure_v by_o this_o sight_n of_o other_o man_n fall_n thesemu_v know_v then_o that_o though_o they_o havefallen_v after_o their_o repentance_n and_o regeneration_n yet_o they_o may_v rise_v again_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n therefore_o let_v they_o look_v to_o abraham_n often_o fall_v into_o a_o lie_n and_o yet_o rise_v again_o let_v they_o consider_v david_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n who_o have_v abundance_n of_o his_o spirit_n yet_o fell_a and_o that_o gross_o from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o from_o a_o second_o to_o a_o three_o and_o so_o from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o until_o he_o have_v eleven_o sin_n join_v together_o i_o accuse_v not_o the_o just_a but_o i_o glorify_v god_n say_v basil_n poenit._n non_fw-la accuso_fw-la iustos_fw-la sed_fw-la deum_fw-la glorifico_fw-la basil_n mug_z serm_n de_fw-fr poenit._n i_o add_v to_o he_o i_o will_v comfort_v the_o weak_a and_o out_o of_o he_o i_o say_v further_o let_v they_o ask_v christ_n wherefore_o he_o come_v unto_o we_o and_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o he_o come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n make_v they_o sinner_n and_o he_o come_v for_o they_o now_o none_o have_v benefit_n of_o christ_n but_o by_o repentance_n again_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o carry_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n he_o will_v tell_v thou_o the_o lose_a sheep_n ask_v he_o for_o who_o sake_n they_o rejoice_v in_o heaven_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v thou_o at_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n the_o angel_n will_v rejoice_v and_o god_n will_v embrace_v they_o with_o joy_n why_o then_o shall_v any_o forbid_v they_o to_o seek_v unto_o christ_n by_o repentance_n or_o they_o discourage_v themselves_o but_o more_o pregnant_a be_v the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n urge_v also_o by_o basil_n a_o man_n have_v two_o son_n they_o be_v two_o and_o both_o son_n be_v they_o son_n then_o thou_o can_v not_o say_v it_o be_v the_o return_v of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v never_o call_v the_o young_a of_o they_o have_v his_o portion_n spend_v it_o in_o riotousness_n among_o harlot_n yet_o he_o return_v again_o to_o his_o father_n and_o be_v receive_v to_o favour_n see_v there_o a_o son_n fall_v yet_o see_v a_o son_n rise_v again_o and_o his_o father_n embrace_v he_o before_o ever_o he_o can_v speak_v a_o word_n so_o that_o if_o thou_o do_v but_o consider_v of_o these_o thou_o wiltnever_v cast_v off_o hope_n of_o thy_o renew_n again_o by_o repentance_n or_o of_o be_v receive_v again_o thus_o every_o man_n shall_v labour_v to_o comfort_v himself_o and_o to_o make_v this_o benefit_n by_o the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o but_o now_o these_o man_n that_o be_v in_o this_o doubt_n have_v these_o follow_a objection_n against_o this_o truth_n and_o themselves_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v 6.4.5.6_o heb._n 6.4.5.6_o for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o they_o who_o be_v once_o lighten_v etc._n etc._n if_o they_o fall_v away_o shall_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n and_o again_o 10.26_o heb._n 10.26_o if_o we_o sin_v willing_o after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n hereupon_o they_o infer_v that_o a_o man_n fall_v after_o he_o be_v call_v be_v not_o to_o be_v renew_v again_o answ_n answ_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v true_a which_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v enlighten_v and_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n if_o he_o fall_v away_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a he_o shall_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n but_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o which_o must_v stay_v and_o comfort_v a_o man_n ambrose_n will_v thus_o interpret_v they_o poenit._n ambros_n de_fw-fr poenit._n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o man_n but_o with_o god_n it_o be_v but_o the_o word_n will_v not_o carry_v that_o meaning_n the_o rhemist_n they_o interpret_v it_o and_o say_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v but_o to_o terrify_v and_o affect_v man_n withal_o and_o to_o make_v they_o take_v heed_n of_o fall_v he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o be_v renew_v but_o they_o must_v endure_v a_o while_n the_o penance_n of_o the_o church_n a_o ridiculous_a thing_n it_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v invent_v such_o thing_n to_o establish_v their_o own_o fancy_n as_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v want_v word_n to_o express_v himself_o but_o these_o word_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o not_o of_o a_o man_n fall_v only_o willing_o or_o presumptuous_o but_o of_o a_o man_n fall_v utter_o away_o and_o that_o obstinate_o &_o contemptuouslie_o against_o christ_n and_o against_o the_o truth_n for_o if_o we_o look_v diligent_o into_o the_o place_n we_o shall_v see_v it_o so_o 6._o verse_n 6._o if_o they_o fall_v away_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v renew_v see_v they_o crucify_v to_o themselves_o again_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o he_o now_o he_o that_o so_o sin_v and_o have_v such_o a_o downfall_n as_o that_o he_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o the_o suffering_n
of_o christ_n the_o only_a salve_n of_o his_o sore_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a he_o shall_v be_v renew_v again_o and_o as_o for_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v if_o a_o man_n sin_n willing_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o place_n be_v not_o simple_o understand_v of_o those_o who_o sin_n willing_o and_o fall_v into_o sin_n but_o of_o those_o who_o fall_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o cast_v from_o they_o willing_o that_o one_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v the_o only_a sacrifice_n namely_o christ_n to_o they_o very_o there_o be_v no_o other_o sacrifice_n leave_v for_o their_o sin_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o other_o sacrifice_n fit_a or_o able_a to_o take_v away_o any_o sin_n but_o christ_n be_v once_o offer_v therefore_o he_o say_v not_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n but_o no_o sacrifice_n show_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o sin_v willing_o that_o be_v willing_o reject_v the_o true_a sacrifice_n for_o sin_n which_o be_v christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n which_o do_v offer_v this_o sacrifice_n to_o all_o for_o such_o a_o sin_n than_o be_v no_o sacrifice_n and_o so_o it_o can_v be_v pardon_v be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n final_o i_o say_v with_o ambrose_n in_o answer_v the_o former_a place_n confer_v s._n paul_n practice_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n with_o this_o preach_n of_o his_o 2._o nunquid_fw-la paulus_n adversus_fw-la factum_fw-la suum_fw-la praedicare_fw-la potuit_fw-la donavit_fw-la corinthio_n peccatum_fw-la per_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la quomodo_fw-la hîc_fw-la potuit_fw-la sententiam_fw-la svam_fw-la reprehendere_fw-la ergo_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la quod_fw-la aedificaverit_fw-la dedestrucre_fw-la non_fw-la contrarium_fw-la dixisse_fw-la cum_fw-la sed_fw-la diversum_fw-la advertimus_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la contrarium_fw-la est_fw-la seipsum_fw-la impugnat_fw-la quod_fw-la diversum_fw-la est_fw-la distinctam_fw-la solet_fw-la habere_fw-la rationem_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr poenir_fw-fr lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o shall_v we_o think_v that_o paul_n can_v preach_v against_o his_o own_o act_n he_o forgive_v the_o corinthian_a his_o sin_n upon_o repentance_n how_o can_v be_v then_o here_o reprove_v his_o own_o judgement_n therefore_o because_o he_o can_v not_o destroy_v that_o he_o have_v build_v we_o must_v conceive_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o thing_n contrary_a but_o different_a which_o may_v well_o stand_v tegether_o not_o which_o overthrow_n one_o another_o otherwise_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n who_o have_v sin_v voluntary_o and_o against_o their_o conscience_n upon_o their_o repentance_n have_v obtain_v remission_n now_o that_o which_o have_v be_v may_v be_v as_o well_o as_o nothing_o be_v new_a which_o have_v not_o be_v object_n object_n but_o second_o these_o object_n against_o this_o truth_n and_o themselves_o that_o they_o can_v read_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n of_o any_o one_o who_o have_v fall_v into_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sin_n diverse_a time_n and_o be_v again_o recover_v and_o renew_v by_o repentance_n but_o save_v their_o judgement_n i_o think_v i_o can_v show_v they_o some_o precedent_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v call_v and_o yet_o have_v fall_v twice_o into_o one_o sin_n and_o be_v after_o renew_v let_v they_o remember_v with_o i_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a 12._o gen._n 12._o abraham_n deny_v sara_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o yet_o rise_v again_o 20._o gen._n 20._o and_o after_o in_o the_o twentieth_o chapter_n he_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n and_o yet_o rise_v here_o be_v a_o faithful_a man_n fall_v twice_o into_o one_o sin_n and_o yet_o rise_v again_o so_o the_o holy_a man_n job_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v twice_o fall_v into_o one_o sin_n once_o say_v he_o 39.38_o job_n 39.38_o i_o have_v speak_v but_o i_o will_v answer_v no_o more_o yea_o twice_o but_o i_o will_v proceed_v no_o further_o yet_o be_v he_o again_o renew_v therefore_o let_v no_o man_n despair_n in_o himself_o though_o he_o have_v fall_v and_o that_o often_o but_o that_o yet_o he_o may_v be_v renew_v again_o by_o repentance_n for_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v general_a and_o perpetual_a general_a without_o exception_n of_o sin_n and_o perpetual_a without_o limitation_n of_o time_n for_o great_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o small_a and_o for_o all_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o any_o and_o for_o all_o time_n as_o well_o as_o once_o to_o what_o end_n else_o be_v that_o repeat_v of_o god_n 34.6.7_o exod._n 34.6.7_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n strong_a merciful_a and_o gration_n slow_a to_o anger_n and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n reserve_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n wherefore_o do_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n thus_o repeat_v iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o a_o man_n fall_v after_o his_o call_n be_v not_o to_o 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