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desire_n see_v the_o creature_n be_v but_o weak_a ray_n issue_v from_o god_n as_o from_o their_o sun_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o possess_v all_o perfection_n aug._n nullum_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la praeter_fw-la summum_fw-la quo_fw-la veer_fw-la possimus_fw-la esse_fw-la boni_fw-la aut_fw-la beati_fw-la aug._n they_o be_v bound_v in_o their_o quality_n as_o well_o as_o in_o their_o essence_n they_o can_v relieve_v we_o in_o all_o our_o necessity_n and_o have_v not_o sin_v make_v they_o rebel_v against_o we_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v remedy_v our_o evil_n light_n enlighten_v we_o but_o can_v warm_v we_o without_o its_o heat_n meat_n nourish_v but_o clothes_n we_o not_o garment_n cover_v we_o but_o can_v feed_v we_o gold_n enrich_v but_o can_v defend_v we_o iron_n defend_v but_o do_v not_o enrich_v we_o one_o good_a produce_v but_o one_o single_a commodity_n that_o which_o serve_v for_o one_o use_n do_v not_o for_o
have_v so_o many_o age_n seal_v they_o up_o in_o their_o tomb_n and_o that_o now_o they_o do_v arise_v after_o they_o be_v bury_v in_o infidelity_n then_o they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o misfortune_n that_o attend_v their_o mortal_a condition_n now_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o all_o cloud_n of_o ignorance_n that_o darken_v their_o spiritual_a existency_n then_o they_o shall_v rise_v to_o immortality_n and_o glory_n now_o they_o be_v regenerate_v to_o grace_n and_o salvation_n though_o these_o effect_n of_o baptism_n be_v sufficient_o admirable_a by_o their_o own_o proper_a greatness_n ibid._n nun_n mirandum_fw-la et_fw-la lavacro_fw-la dilui_fw-la mortem_fw-la atquin_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la si_fw-la quia_fw-la mirandum_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la creditur_fw-la atquin_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la qualia_fw-la enim_fw-la decet_fw-la esse_fw-la opera_fw-la divina_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnem_fw-la admirationem_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr bapt._n sine_fw-la pompa_fw-la sine_fw-la apparatu_fw-la sine_fw-la sumptu_fw-la in_o aquae_fw-la demissus_fw-la inter_fw-la pauca_fw-la verba_fw-la tinctus_fw-la inde_fw-la exiliit_fw-la innocentior_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n yet_o must_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o easiness_n that_o produce_v they_o extreme_o heighten_v their_o excellency_n for_o to_o revive_v a_o child_n there_o needs_o only_o a_o little_a water_n animate_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n all_o these_o change_n be_v wrought_v in_o his_o soul_n when_o the_o priest_n speak_v and_o sprinkle_v his_o body_n he_o be_v miraculous_o raise_v when_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n be_v end_v and_o this_o way_n that_o prepare_v he_o to_o eternal_a life_n cost_v the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nothing_o but_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o these_o word_n i_o baptise_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o heathen_a who_o heretofore_o inform_v 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it_o he_o be_v renew_v by_o grace_n that_o he_o be_v raise_v again_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o there_o he_o commence_v a_o supernatural_a life_n who_o progress_n be_v as_o strange_a as_o the_o beginning_n be_v wonderful_a the_o three_o discourse_n that_o the_o chief_a mystery_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o christian_a in_o his_o birth_n it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o st._n paul_n inform_v christian_n new_o baptize_v 3._o baptize_v quicunque_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la baptizati_fw-la estis_fw-la christum_fw-la induistis_fw-la gal._n 3._o that_o they_o have_v put_v on_o jesus_n christ_n since_o in_o their_o second_o nativity_n they_o be_v unite_v to_o his_o person_n replenish_v with_o his_o grace_n and_o quicken_v with_o his_o spirit_n for_o as_o a_o locum_fw-la a_o induistis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la conform_v ei_fw-la facti_fw-la estis_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la vobis_fw-la honour_n contra_fw-la aestus_fw-la &_o protectio_fw-la 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
a_o virgin_n this_o prerogative_n have_v repair_v the_o scandal_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o if_o some_o impious_a wretch_n have_v think_v mean_o of_o he_o when_o they_o know_v he_o suffer_v upon_o a_o gibbet_n they_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o high_o admire_v he_o when_o they_o learn_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o son_n honour_v temp._n honour_v nobilitas_fw-la fuit_fw-la nascentis_fw-la in_o virginitate_fw-la parientis_fw-la et_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la parientis_fw-la in_o divinitate_fw-la nascentis_fw-la aug._n serm._n 30._o de_fw-fr temp._n his_o mother_n by_o his_o divinity_n the_o mother_n honour_v her_o son_n by_o her_o virginity_n final_o they_o think_v if_o god_n must_v have_v a_o mother_n she_o must_v be_v a_o virgin_n and_o if_o a_o virgin_n must_v have_v a_o son_n he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o god_n though_o this_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a a_o privilege_n that_o christ_n never_o communicate_v it_o to_o any_o mortal_a the_o great_a monarch_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o purchase_v her_o condition_n of_o a_o mother_n with_o the_o expense_n of_o that_o of_o a_o virgin_n yet_o have_v he_o be_v please_v to_o honour_v every_o christian_n with_o the_o same_o favour_n for_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o church_n who_o like_o mary_n be_v pure_a and_o teem_a together_o their_o mother_n be_v a_o virgin_n and_o as_o age_n impair_v not_o her_o fecundity_n neither_o do_v the_o number_n of_o her_o progeny_n sully_v her_o purity_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o they_o without_o sorrow_n as_o she_o conceive_v they_o without_o sin_n and_o because_o she_o engender_v the_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n she_o have_v the_o same_o privilege_n with_o she_o that_o bring_v forth_o their_o head_n the_o church_n be_v a_o virgin_n say_v temp._n say_v et_fw-la virgoest_n et_fw-la parit_fw-la mariam_n imitatur_fw-la quae_fw-la dominum_fw-la peperit_fw-la numquid_fw-la non_fw-la virgo_fw-la sancta_fw-la maria_fw-la et_fw-la peperit_fw-la et_fw-la virgo_fw-la permansit_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la et_fw-la parit_fw-la et_fw-la virgo_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n ser._n 117._o de_fw-fr temp._n st_n augustine_n she_o imitate_v mary_n that_o conceive_v christ_n mary_n be_v a_o virgin_n though_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n the_o church_n also_o bear_v child_n and_o continue_v still_o a_o virgin_n and_o if_o you_o well_o weigh_v her_o privilege_n you_o shall_v perceive_v that_o even_o she_o also_o bring_v forth_o jesus_n christ_n see_v those_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v his_o member_n thus_o the_o birth_n of_o christian_n be_v as_o glorious_a by_o their_o mother_n side_n as_o by_o their_o father_n they_o have_v as_o christ_n their_o elder_a brother_n a_o god_n for_o their_o principle_n a_o virgin_n for_o their_o mother_n and_o a_o kingdom_n for_o their_o inheritance_n to_o all_o these_o grace_n we_o may_v add_v a_o three_o which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o their_o head_n for_o the_o holy_a scripture_n silent_o hint_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o virgin_n contribute_v something_o to_o the_o production_n of_o her_o son_n she_o yield_v her_o consent_n before_o she_o surrender_v her_o womb_n she_o speak_v to_o express_v her_o intention_n and_o her_o word_n have_v so_o much_o virtue_n that_o it_o give_v life_n to_o jesus_n christ_n this_o word_n 4._o word_n verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o principio_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la fiat_fw-la caro_fw-la de_fw-la carne_fw-la mea_fw-la secundum_fw-la verbum_fw-la fiat_fw-la mihi_fw-la verbum_fw-la non_fw-la prolatum_fw-la quod_fw-la transeat_fw-la sed_fw-la conceptum_fw-la ut_fw-la maneat_fw-la bern._n super_fw-la missus_fw-la est_fw-la hom._n 4._o fiat_n which_o begin_v the_o incarnation_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n as_o powerful_a in_o her_o mouth_n as_o that_o which_o begin_v the_o creation_n and_o if_o we_o judge_v of_o the_o cause_n by_o the_o effect_n we_o be_v more_o oblige_v to_o this_o 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that_o the_o virgin_n imitate_v the_o eternal_a father_n and_o as_o he_o conceive_v his_o son_n by_o speak_v she_o conceive_v he_o so_o too_o she_o declare_v his_o divine_a original_a and_o become_v the_o mother_n of_o he_o of_o who_o he_o be_v the_o father_n she_o beget_v he_o if_o not_o by_o her_o thought_n at_o least_o by_o her_o word_n her_o sacred_a mouth_n begin_v the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n her_o virgin-womb_n finish_v it_o and_o assoon_o as_o the_o holy_a maid_n return_v her_o answer_n and_o contribute_v her_o blood_n the_o word_n be_v find_v incarnate_a in_o her_o bowel_n i_o confess_v this_o miracle_n will_v be_v without_o a_o parallel_n have_v jesus_n christ_n no_o brethren_n but_o since_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o honour_v they_o with_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o nativity_n he_o be_v please_v also_o that_o his_o spouse_n shall_v be_v fruitful_a as_o his_o mother_n be_v indeed_o the_o church_n produce_v we_o by_o speak_v the_o water_n that_o regenerate_v we_o 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mouth_n of_o the_o church_n but_o the_o common_a of_o the_o element_n but_o when_o quicken_v with_o her_o voice_n it_o become_v fruitful_a and_o by_o the_o union_n of_o these_o two_o principle_n together_o the_o sacrament_n be_v complete_v sin_n be_v absolve_v the_o dead_a be_v raise_v christian_n be_v regenerate_v and_o sinner_n convert_v let_v we_o add_v miracle_n upon_o miracle_n to_o unfold_v the_o excellency_n of_o man_n a_o christian_n and_o pronounce_v this_o four_o wonder_n in_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n that_o without_o lose_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n nat._n idem_fw-la est_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la formam_fw-la suscepit_fw-la servi_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la incorporcus_fw-la manens_fw-la et_fw-la corpus_fw-la assuman_n idem_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sva_fw-la virtute_fw-la inviolabilis_fw-la &_o in_o nostra_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la passibilis_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la paterno_fw-la non_fw-la divisus_fw-la throno_fw-la et_fw-la 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of_o yet_o must_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o concupiscence_n remain_v in_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v make_v havoc_n in_o their_o soul_n aswell_o as_o in_o their_o body_n that_o it_o weaken_v their_o will_n because_o it_o divide_v they_o obscure_v their_o understanding_n because_o it_o shed_v darkness_n over_o they_o trouble_v their_o rest_n because_o it_o stir_v up_o sedition_n in_o their_o person_n which_o end_v not_o but_o with_o their_o life_n let_v we_o say_v then_o that_o this_o innocency_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o freedom_n from_o sin_n which_o flow_v from_o grace_n cause_v that_o the_o disorder_n of_o concupiscence_n render_v we_o not_o guilty_a and_o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o will_v to_o occasion_v the_o loss_n of_o that_o which_o grace_n have_v endue_v we_o with_o this_o bind_v we_o so_o powerful_o to_o jesus_n christ_n that_o we_o find_v more_o strength_n in_o he_o then_o in_o adam_n and_o be_v more_o secure_a in_o our_o banishment_n than_o we_o 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down_o into_o limbo_n the_o skirt_n and_o fringe_n of_o perdition_n the_o heaven_n be_v not_o open_v till_o the_o ascension_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o it_o be_v that_o deliver_v our_o father_n from_o their_o captivity_n and_o that_o he_o may_v triumph_v over_o hell_n aswell_o as_o over_o earth_n make_v they_o partaker_n of_o his_o happiness_n but_o to_o give_v we_o a_o clear_a apprehension_n of_o the_o right_n we_o have_v to_o glory_n by_o baptism_n thom._n baptizato_fw-la domino_fw-la caeli_fw-la sunt_fw-la apâ—rti_fw-la ut_fw-la declaretur_fw-la nobis_fw-la quid_fw-la ex_fw-la baptismo_fw-la operari_fw-la possemus_fw-la diu._n thom._n he_o be_v please_v that_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v open_v when_o he_o receive_v this_o ceremony_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o precursor_n and_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o father_n declare_v he_o his_o well-beloved_n son_n be_v a_o earnest_a and_o pledge_n assure_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n receive_v the_o same_o favour_n from_o this_o advantage_n there_o arise_v another_o which_o great_o promote_v the_o condition_n of_o christian_n as_o they_o be_v ingraft_v into_o the_o person_n of_o jesus_n christ_n pass_v into_o a_o new_a order_n they_o live_v under_o other_o law_n and_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o that_o common_a providence_n that_o rule_v over_o all_o man_n for_o the_o illustration_n of_o this_o truth_n which_o may_v seem_v strange_a because_o it_o be_v new_a sen._n effectus_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la aut_fw-la movent_fw-la aut_fw-la notant_fw-la sydera_fw-la sed_fw-la sive_fw-la quod_fw-la evenitfaciunt_fw-la quid_fw-la immutabilis_fw-la rei_fw-la notitia_fw-la prosiciet_fw-la sive_fw-la significant_a quid_fw-la refert_fw-la puovidere_fw-la quod_fw-la evitare_fw-la non_fw-la possis_fw-la sen._n we_o must_v suppose_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n have_v not_o only_o change_v man_n but_o the_o world_n also_o the_o element_n bid_v he_o battle_n the_o star_n 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we_o that_o the_o star_n be_v the_o
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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