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that_o sin_n be_v he_o when_o his_o will_n first_o yield_v an_fw-mi putas_fw-la tunc_fw-la primùm_fw-la te_fw-la intrare_fw-la meritorium_fw-la cùm_fw-la fornicem_fw-la meretricis_fw-la ingrederis_fw-la say_v st._n ambrose_n do_v thou_o think_v thou_o then_o first_o enterd_v the_o stew_n when_o thou_o do_v first_o set_v foot_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n intrasti_fw-la jam_fw-la cùm_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la tuas_fw-la meretrix_n intravit_fw-la thou_o be_v in_o already_o when_o the_o strange_a woman_n enter_v thy_o thought_n and_o when_o thy_o will_n have_v determine_v its_o act_n thou_o be_v a_o adulterer_n though_o thou_o know_v no_o woman_n and_o st._n augustine_n give_v the_o reason_n nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la quà m_fw-la ipsum_fw-la velle_fw-la est_fw-la habere_fw-la quod_fw-la volumus_fw-la for_o to_o have_v that_o which_o i_o will_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o will_v it_o villicus_fw-la si_fw-la velit_fw-la nihil_fw-la peccat_fw-la say_v columella_n the_o steward_n or_o farmer_n do_v nothing_o amiss_o unless_o he_o will_n homo_fw-la potest_fw-la peccare_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la nolit_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la say_v the_o father_n man_n may_v sin_v but_o if_o he_o sin_v there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o reason_n give_v but_o his_o will._n for_o the_o will_n be_v of_o that_o power_n as_o to_o entitle_v i_o to_o sin_n though_o i_o break_v not_o forth_o into_o action_n and_o when_o i_o be_o force_v to_o the_o outward_a act_n to_o quit_v i_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n to_o denominate_v i_o either_o evil_a or_o good_a when_o i_o do_v neither_o evil_a nor_o good_a and_o when_o my_o hand_n be_v shackle_a and_o bind_v lucrece_n be_v ravish_v by_o tarquin_n and_o yet_o be_v as_o chaste_a as_o before_o and_o the_o orator_n say_v well_o duo_o fuerunt_fw-la &_o adulterium_fw-la unus_fw-la admisit_fw-la there_o be_v two_o in_o the_o fact_n and_o but_o one_o commit_v adultery_n for_o natural_a reason_n do_v suggest_v this_o mentem_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la corpus_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n and_o not_o the_o body_n which_o sin_n and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a resolution_n not_o to_o offend_v there_o can_v be_v no_o offence_n at_o all_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o power_n what_o to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v but_o it_o be_v in_o my_o power_n to_o will_n or_o not_o to_o will_v to_o make_v choice_n or_o refuse_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o such_o danger_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n as_o some_o have_v fancy_v to_o themselves_o and_o bring_v it_o in_o as_o a_o argument_n against_o it_o that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o though_o my_o will_n be_v free_a my_o power_n be_v restrain_v and_o have_v bound_n set_v it_o thus_o far_o shall_v i_o go_v and_o no_o far_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v hierocles_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v before_o i_o i_o may_v choose_v but_o those_o i_o can_v which_o be_v out_o of_o my_o reach_n i_o may_v will_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o kingdom_n when_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o destroy_v a_o cottage_n i_o may_v will_v the_o death_n of_o my_o brother_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v able_a to_o lift_v up_o my_o finger_n against_o he_o my_o will_n be_v illimited_a but_o my_o power_n have_v bound_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o a_o argument_n against_o freewill_n but_o a_o rhetorical_a flourish_n and_o empty_a boast_n which_o we_o find_v in_o martin_n luther_n veniant_fw-la magnifici_fw-la illi_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la ostentatores_fw-la say_v he_o let_v those_o loud_a and_o glorious_a upholder_n of_o freewill_n come_v and_o show_v this_o freedom_n but_o in_o the_o kill_n of_o a_o flea_n for_o he_o mistake_v and_o make_v our_o power_n and_o will_n to_o a_o act_n all_o one_o when_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a that_o he_o who_o can_v challenge_v a_o power_n to_o kill_v a_o flea_n yet_o may_v put_v on_o a_o will_n and_o resolution_n to_o murder_v a_o
prince_n thus_o in_o all_o our_o action_n the_o will_n be_v all_o in_o all_o in_o those_o which_o we_o perfect_a and_o in_o those_o which_o take_v no_o effect_n in_o good_a and_o in_o evil_a in_o virtue_n and_o in_o sin_n for_o as_o in_o our_o diary_n and_o register_n of_o god_n deed_n we_o may_v reckon_v not_o only_o those_o which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o those_o which_o we_o will_v have_v do_v and_o put_v in_o not_o only_o those_o alm_n which_o our_o hand_n do_v distribute_v but_o those_o which_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v and_o can_v not_o plus_fw-fr enim_fw-la metit_fw-la conscientia_fw-la quà m_fw-la gesta_fw-la say_v hilary_n for_o our_o conscience_n may_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o more_o than_o it_o actual_o sow_v and_o applaud_v we_o for_o action_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o power_n to_o perform_v so_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v place_v not_o only_o evil_a action_n but_o evil_a resolution_n not_o only_a adultery_n but_o lust_n not_o murder_n alone_o but_o the_o thirst_n of_o revenge_n not_o only_o that_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v commit_v but_o those_o which_o i_o will_v but_o can_v not_o for_o potest_fw-la aliquis_fw-la nocens_fw-la esse_fw-la quamvis_fw-la non_fw-la nocuerit_fw-la though_o i_o hurt_v no_o body_n yet_o be_o i_o not_o hereby_o justify_v and_o though_o the_o will_v be_v frustrate_a yet_o it_o be_v a_o will_v still_o &_o ipsa_fw-la sibi_fw-la imputatur_fw-la say_v tertullian_n nec_fw-la excusari_fw-la potest_fw-la per_fw-la illam_fw-la perficiendi_fw-la infoelicitatem_fw-la operata_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la and_o have_v determine_v its_o act_n it_o be_v not_o excuse_v by_o any_o intervening_a impediment_n which_o come_v in_o between_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o the_o will._n and_o be_v mistress_n of_o all_o our_o action_n of_o all_o our_o faculty_n she_o it_o be_v alone_o when_o we_o sin_n which_o denominate_v we_o evil_a in_o a_o word_n though_o sin_n gather_v strength_n 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sin_n of_o malice_n which_o have_v neither_o ignorance_n nor_o infirmity_n to_o mitigate_v or_o allay_v they_o but_o be_v do_v out_o of_o knowledge_n and_o custom_n and_o proceed_v from_o a_o will_n deprave_v with_o hatred_n and_o envy_n and_o pride_n or_o some_o such_o malignant_a and_o vicious_a habit_n we_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v make_v a_o whole_a surrendry_n of_o our_o will_n to_o study_v and_o contrive_v sin_n to_o call_v it_o unto_o we_o as_o the_o wiseman_n speak_v with_o our_o word_n and_o work_n &_o bellum_fw-la legibus_fw-la 16._o wisd_v 1._o 16._o infer_v to_o wage_v war_n with_o the_o law_n and_o god_n himself_o for_o at_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o sin_n we_o may_v seem_v to_o yield_v as_o some_o besiege_a town_n which_o be_v well_o victual_v and_o store_v upon_o term_n and_o composition_n some_o wedge_n of_o gold_n some_o smile_a pleasure_n some_o flatter_a honour_n some_o hope_n or_o other_o we_o entertain_v before_o we_o let_v the_o enemy_n enter_v but_o in_o a_o while_n we_o make_v captivity_n a_o sport_n &_o servitutem_fw-la nostram_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la emimus_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la pascimus_fw-la and_o buy_v our_o slavery_n at_o a_o price_n we_o become_v devil_n to_o ourselves_o and_o fall_v when_o no_o enemy_n pursue_v we_o count_v liberty_n as_o bondage_n and_o like_o those_o who_o live_v in_o perpetual_a night_n think_v there_o be_v no_o day_n at_o all_o we_o sin_n and_o multiply_v our_o sin_n and_o what_o pliny_n speak_v of_o regulus_n be_v most_o true_a here_o quicquid_fw-la à _fw-la regulo_fw-la fit_a necesse_fw-la est_fw-la fieri_fw-la sicut_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la whatsoever_o we_o do_v will_v be_v do_v amiss_o because_o we_o do_v it_o now_o in_o these_o sin_n of_o malice_n we_o can_v once_o doubt_v that_o the_o will_n be_v want_v in_o hac_fw-la passivitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la diligentia_fw-la delictorum_fw-la in_o this_o pascivity_n and_o licentiousness_n of_o life_n in_o this_o study_n and_o affectation_n of_o sin_n when_o we_o have_v incorporate_v and_o as_o it_o be_v consubstantiate_v they_o with_o we_o we_o may_v well_o call_v they_o we_o for_o we_o have_v rise_v up_o early_o and_o lie_v down_o late_o to_o purchase_v and_o accomplish_v they_o and_o yet_o the_o will_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v more_o strong_o besiege_v here_o than_o when_o we_o fall_v by_o infirmity_n for_o there_o it_o be_v but_o a_o proffer_n a_o show_n that_o make_v she_o yield_v but_o now_o she_o be_v hold_v under_o by_o custom_n there_o the_o enemy_n put_v up_o condition_n here_o it_o be_v vae_fw-la victis_fw-la and_o the_o will_n be_v lead_v captive_a in_o chain_n notwithstanding_o the_o sin_n which_o we_o now_o commit_v be_v most_o voluntary_a and_o the_o philosopher_n give_v the_o reason_n in_o his_o ethic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o seneca_n render_v it_o principia_fw-la habuimus_fw-la in_o nostra_fw-la potestate_fw-la pòst_fw-la ablati_fw-la impetu_fw-la indeed_o now_o we_o be_v hurry_v about_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o violence_n but_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o be_v in_o our_o power_n and_o we_o may_v at_o first_o have_v keep_v off_o that_o habit_n which_o now_o lie_v so_o heavy_a upon_o we_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n necessitate_v we_o to_o evil_a he_o that_o fling_v a_o stone_n have_v no_o power_n to_o recall_v it_o but_o he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v fling_v it_o at_o all_o he_o who_o have_v contract_v a_o disease_n by_o intemperance_n though_o he_o groan_v in_o his_o sickness_n yet_o may_v true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v wilful_o sick_a because_o his_o will_n do_v embrace_v that_o which_o he_o know_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o disease_n and_o he_o who_o pretend_v he_o will_v leave_v his_o sin_n and_o can_v do_v at_o once_o deceive_v and_o accuse_v himself_o for_o neither_o be_v he_o willing_a to_o leave_v his_o sin_n who_o continue_v in_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o can_v not_o yet_o he_o must_v find_v the_o cause_n in_o himself_o which_o bring_v he_o under_o these_o hard_a term_n of_o necessity_n beside_o even_o his_o continuance_n in_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a for_o though_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o redeem_v himself_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o i_o can_v see_v how_o the_o resistance_n of_o any_o habit_n can_v be_v strong_a than_o the_o will_n especial_o when_o it_o meet_v with_o god_n favour_n and_o assistance_n to_o succour_v it_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr fortior_fw-la nequitia_fw-la virtute_fw-la say_v seneca_n no_o habit_n of_o vice_n be_v strong_a than_o virtue_n quod_fw-la quasi_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la inolevit_fw-la poni_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la annitaris_fw-la that_o which_o be_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o second_o nature_n in_o we_o may_v be_v cast_v off_o if_o we_o serious_o strive_v so_o that_o not_o only_o these_o sin_n of_o malice_n but_o even_o our_o continuance_n in_o they_o be_v free_a and_o voluntary_a and_o plain_o we_o if_o we_o commit_v they_o if_o we_o do_v not_o leave_v they_o because_o of_o some_o difficulty_n we_o can_v impute_v it_o to_o any_o but_o ourselves_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o our_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n when_o not_o habit_n or_o custom_n not_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n but_o fear_v or_o anger_n or_o some_o tentation_n of_o the_o flesh_n prevail_v against_o we_o for_o the_o will_n have_v power_n over_o all_o these_o there_o be_v no_o anger_n which_o it_o may_v not_o quench_v no_o fear_n which_o it_o can_v dispel_v no_o tentation_n which_o it_o may_v not_o tread_v under_o foot_n and_o to_o he_o that_o shall_v ask_v how_o he_o may_v withstand_v these_o we_o will_v give_v no_o other_o answer_n than_o aquinas_n give_v his_o sister_n when_o she_o ask_v he_o how_o she_o may_v be_v save_v si_fw-it velit_fw-la he_o may_v if_o he_o will_n and_o therefore_o though_o i_o call_v these_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n yet_o i_o do_v it_o not_o upon_o those_o reason_n and_o ground_n which_o the_o school_n