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belong_v the_o second_o include_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n which_o seem_v to_o injure_v the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n to_o who_o wisdom_n be_v attribute_v the_o three_o comprehend_v sin_n of_o malice_n which_o seem_v to_o malign_v the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o who_o goodness_n belong_v follow_v this_o division_n they_o suppose_v that_o the_o first_o and_o second_o sort_n of_o sin_n deserve_v some_o pardon_n because_o the_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n wherewith_o they_o be_v accompany_v may_v plead_v somewhat_o in_o their_o excuse_n but_o the_o last_o be_v altogether_o unworthy_a of_o pardon_n because_o malice_n be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o they_o and_o that_o those_o that_o have_v commit_v they_o have_v strength_n and_o light_n enough_o not_o to_o fall_v into_o they_o but_o if_o this_o maxim_n be_v true_a there_o be_v not_o any_o christian_n that_o will_v hope_v for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n since_o be_v enlighten_v by_o faith_n and_o assist_v by_o grace_n they_o need_v neither_o eye_n to_o see_v they_o nor_o hand_n to_o withstand_v they_o nay_o all_o the_o world_n know_v there_o be_v not_o any_o sinner_n in_o who_o soul_n malice_n weakness_n and_o ignorance_n be_v not_o blend_v together_o concupiscence_n which_o blind_v their_o understanding_n enfeeble_v their_o will_n and_o sin_n reign_v in_o both_o of_o they_o inspire_v they_o with_o malice_n thus_o every_o sinner_n will_v grow_v desperate_a and_o have_v offend_v the_o holy_a spirit_n can_v not_o expect_v the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n other_o explain_v this_o passage_n of_o heretic_n who_o know_v the_o truth_n do_v notwithstanding_o contradict_v it_o who_o persecute_v the_o church_n because_o she_o be_v the_o spouse_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o serve_v for_o minister_n to_o the_o devil_n do_v their_o utmost_a to_o ruin_v the_o workmanship_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o we_o have_v see_v heretic_n convert_v who_o have_v stand_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n have_v quit_v that_o of_o a_o lie_n and_o who_o have_v gain_v subject_n to_o jesus_n christ_n after_o they_o have_v procure_v slave_n for_o his_o enemy_n some_o other_o understand_v it_o with_o st_n augustine_n of_o that_o sin_n that_o accompany_v man_n till_o death_n and_o which_o always_o resist_v grace_n can_v be_v expiate_v but_o by_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n pro_fw-la quibus_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la hostia_fw-la sed_fw-la terribilis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la expectatio_fw-la judicii_fw-la this_o explication_n doubtless_o be_v the_o most_o assure_a for_o that_o the_o sin_n wherein_o any_o one_o die_v be_v certain_o irremissible_a but_o i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o this_o interpretation_n be_v the_o true_a for_o it_o seem_v the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v plain_o and_o simple_o insinuate_v unto_o we_o the_o difference_n between_o sinner_n that_o oppose_v the_o design_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o those_o who_o resist_v the_o design_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la mediator_n est_fw-la christus_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la recesserant_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la reconciliet_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la sanguine_fw-la eorum_fw-la peccata_fw-la solveret_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 93._o ser_n 2._o for_o though_o the_o first_o be_v culpable_a and_o have_v do_v very_o ill_o to_o neglect_v the_o father_n speak_v to_o they_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o may_v they_o hope_v for_o some_o impunity_n in_o their_o crime_n and_o promise_v themselves_o that_o the_o son_n come_v upon_o the_o earth_n will_v reconcile_v they_o to_o his_o father_n though_o the_o second_o be_v more_o to_o blame_v then_o the_o first_o and_o deserve_v a_o severe_a punishment_n for_o not_o hear_v the_o son_n who_o teach_v they_o by_o his_o example_n instruct_v they_o by_o his_o discourse_n and_o ravish_v they_o with_o his_o miracle_n they_o may_v yet_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v down_o among_o they_o will_v convert_v they_o and_o that_o submit_v to_o his_o grace_n and_o yield_a obedience_n to_o his_o counsel_n will_v change_v their_o bad_a life_n into_o a_o better_a but_o the_o last_o who_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v have_v no_o more_o hope_n their_o sin_n consider_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o order_n of_o god_n be_v irremissible_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n for_o they_o no_o long_o expect_v a_o divine_a person_n that_o may_v reconcile_v they_o with_o the_o other_o the_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o last_o and_o the_o scripture_n hold_v forth_o nothing_o more_o to_o be_v expect_v but_o the_o come_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o judge_v both_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a thus_o their_o sin_n who_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n 12._o contra_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la quo_fw-la peccata_fw-la omne_fw-la dimittuntur_fw-la verbum_fw-la valde_fw-la malum_fw-la &_o nimis_fw-la impium_fw-la dicit_fw-la quem_fw-la patientia_fw-la dei_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la adducat_fw-la ipse_fw-la secundum_fw-la duritiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o cor_fw-la impaeniten_n thesaurizat_fw-la sibi_fw-la iram_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicii_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la reddet_fw-la unicuique_fw-la juxta_fw-la opera_fw-la ejus_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la dom._n ser._n 12._o be_v not_o only_o inexcusable_a but_o irremissible_a if_o they_o submit_v not_o to_o his_o inspiration_n their_o salvation_n be_v desperate_a if_o they_o suffer_v not_o themselves_o to_o be_v sway_v by_o his_o motion_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a that_o they_o pretend_v to_o glory_n and_o if_o they_o make_v not_o good_a use_n of_o his_o grace_n it_o be_v rashness_n to_o promise_v that_o the_o father_n or_o the_o son_n will_v descend_v upon_o the_o earth_n to_o work_v their_o conversion_n for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n consummate_v the_o work_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n he_o be_v the_o oeconomy_n of_o our_o salvation_n he_o that_o always_o resist_v he_o not_o be_v convert_v and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o give_v ear_n to_o his_o counsel_n can_v avoid_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n thus_o to_o conclude_v in_o a_o few_o word_n all_o that_o we_o have_v deliver_v in_o this_o discourse_n the_o holy_a ghost_n remit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n reconcile_v sinner_n to_o god_n animate_v they_o against_o themselves_o to_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n but_o act_v after_o another_o manner_n with_o obstinate_a perverse_a transgressor_n he_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o impiety_n and_o just_o refuse_v they_o that_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v insolent_o despise_v the_o eight_o discourse_n that_o the_o christian_a in_o his_o infirmity_n be_v assist_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n weakness_n be_v so_o natural_a to_o the_o creature_n that_o he_o have_v need_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n as_o well_o as_o in_o that_o of_o sin_n nothing_o bonif._n natura_fw-la humana_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la integritate_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la condita_fw-la est_fw-la permaneret_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la seipsam_fw-la creatore_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la adjuvante_fw-la permaneret_fw-la aug._n epist_n 109._o ad_fw-la bonif._n from_o whence_o he_o come_v forth_o engage_v he_o in_o this_o necessity_n and_o all_o divine_n confess_v with_o st_n augustine_n that_o man_n in_o paradise_n can_v not_o raise_v himself_o up_o to_o god_n nor_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o devil_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o grace_n but_o his_o task_n be_v much_o hard_a since_o he_o become_v a_o delinquent_n the_o infirmity_n he_o have_v contract_v from_o sin_n be_v far_o great_a than_o that_o he_o draw_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o he_o be_v much_o weak_a because_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n then_o because_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n the_o one_o be_v common_a to_o he_o with_o angel_n who_o though_o of_o never_o so_o noble_a a_o extraction_n stand_v nevertheless_o in_o need_n of_o grace_n whereby_o to_o persevere_v in_o that_o good_a they_o be_v instate_v in_o the_o other_o be_v proper_a and_o particular_a and_o take_v it_o be_v original_a from_o all_o those_o devastation_n sin_n have_v make_v in_o nature_n for_o there_o remain_v nothing_o in_o man_n since_o his_o disobedience_n which_o be_v not_o whole_o impair_v his_o understanding_n have_v scarce_o any_o light_n to_o discern_v truth_n from_o falsehood_n his_o memory_n have_v no_o more_o that_o force_n to_o retain_v the_o several_a species_n of_o thing_n commit_v to_o its_o trust_n and_o his_o will_n be_v so_o enfeeble_v that_o it_o scarce_o meet_v with_o any_o enemy_n that_o triumph_v not_o over_o his_o liberty_n ever_o since_o it_o become_v captive_a it_o droop_v &_o languish_v the_o devil_n that_o possess_v it_o tyrannize_v over_o it_o and_o if_o grace_n come_v not_o in_o to_o the_o rescue_n it_o can_v hold_v out_o against_o his_o solicitation_n sin_n be_v yet_o more_o absolute_a than_o satan_n he_o have_v only_o a_o borrow_a power_n he_o reign_v not_o over_o the_o heart_n but_o because_o he_o domineer_v over_o the_o sense_n
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 mercy_n be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o grace_n be_v not_o god_n merciful_a we_o shall_v be_v eternal_o miserable_a do_v not_o he_o remit_v the_o injury_n do_v against_o he_o the_o first_o offence_n will_v cast_v we_o into_o despair_n and_o have_v once_o lose_v his_o grace_n we_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o punishment_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o mercy_n make_v sinner_n presumptuous_a in_o their_o crime_n that_o which_o shall_v convert_v they_o harden_v they_o and_o that_o which_o promise_v they_o impunity_n carry_v they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o impenitency_n the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o last_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n his_o wound_n be_v so_o many_o bleed_a mouth_n breathe_v forth_o this_o truth_n and_o when_o we_o begin_v to_o doubt_v of_o it_o we_o need_v but_o consider_v the_o stream_n of_o blood_n that_o issue_v from_o his_o vein_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n 7._o positus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o rvinam_fw-la &_o in_o resurrectionem_fw-la 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