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natus_fw-la es_fw-la ut_fw-la eam_fw-la vincas_fw-la noli_fw-la tibi_fw-la host_n addere_fw-la vince_n cum_fw-la quo_fw-la natus_fw-la es_fw-la ad_fw-la stadium_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la huius_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la venisti_fw-la congredere_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la tecum_fw-la procedit_fw-la aug._n ps_n 57_o here_o we_o may_v one_o day_n be_v happy_o consummate_v in_o glory_n hereafter_o but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o subject_n we_o have_v necessary_o digress_v from_o baptism_n bear_v not_o only_o the_o name_n of_o a_o new_a birth_n but_o also_o that_o of_o a_o resurrection_n therefore_o the_o great_a apostle_n say_v 6._o say_v an_fw-mi ignoratis_fw-la quia_fw-la quicunque_fw-la baptizati_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o morte_fw-la ipsius_fw-la baptizati_fw-la sumus_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la in_o mortem_fw-la ut_fw-la quomodo_fw-la christus_fw-la surrexit_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la per_fw-la gloriam_fw-la patris_fw-la ità _fw-la &_o nos_fw-la in_o novitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ambulemus_fw-la roman_n 6._o that_o the_o christian_n be_v rise_v with_o christ_n that_o his_o death_n quicken_v their_o soul_n and_o that_o these_o two_o contrary_n agree_v in_o their_o person_n they_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n and_o alive_a to_o grace_n this_o name_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o rest_n do_v i_o think_v more_o full_o discover_v the_o misery_n of_o man_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o christian_a for_o if_o baptism_n be_v a_o resurrection_n if_o a_o believer_n be_v not_o only_o bear_v again_o but_o raise_v from_o the_o grave_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o before_o this_o second_o birth_n he_o be_v dead_a and_o if_o he_o have_v some_o symptom_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o sensitive_a he_o have_v not_o any_o principle_n of_o a_o supernatural_a and_o divine_a life_n he_o be_v asmuch_o pre-engaged_n in_o death_n as_o in_o sin_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n he_o be_v true_o dead_a because_o true_o a_o sinner_n all_o the_o excuse_n he_o can_v allege_v in_o his_o misery_n be_v that_o his_o death_n be_v contract_v by_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o and_o that_o as_o he_o transgress_v not_o but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n so_o neither_o be_v he_o obnoxious_a to_o death_n but_o by_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o word_n to_o comprehend_v this_o right_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o misfortune_n he_o commit_v the_o crime_n that_o we_o contract_v in_o our_o birth_n if_o he_o be_v guilty_a by_o design_n we_o be_v so_o by_o necessity_n and_o before_o we_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n we_o be_v therefore_o sinner_n because_o we_o be_v his_o child_n by_o the_o same_o mean_n that_o he_o convey_v ber._n convey_v sicut_fw-la omnium_fw-la fuisii_fw-la parens_fw-la ità _fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la peremptor_n &_o quod_fw-la infelicius_fw-la omnium_fw-la prius_fw-la peremptor_n quà m_fw-la parens_fw-la ber._n death_n to_o we_o by_o the_o same_o do_v he_o communicate_v sin_n he_o be_v our_o parricide_n just_a as_o he_o be_v our_o parent_n and_o which_o puzzle_v all_o philosophy_n he_o commit_v as_o many_o murder_n as_o his_o posterity_n beget_v child_n in_o this_o deplorable_a condition_n as_o baptism_n find_v we_o it_o not_o only_o give_v we_o life_n but_o restore_v it_o nor_o be_v it_o mere_o our_o birth_n but_o our_o resurrection_n this_o be_v it_o that_o st._n augustine_n with_o no_o less_o eloquence_n than_o learning_n deliver_v when_o he_o say_v tempore_fw-la resurrecturum_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la iâ—_n saeculi_fw-la consummatione_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la nunc_fw-la resurgit_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la suscitandus_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la populus_fw-la dei_fw-la post_fw-la soporem_fw-la nunc_fw-la suscitandus_fw-la post_fw-la infidelitatem_fw-la liberandus_fw-la est_fw-la tunc_fw-la à _fw-la mortali_fw-la conditione_n nunc_fw-la liberatur_fw-la ab_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la caecitate_fw-la renasciturus_fw-la tunc_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la nunc_fw-la renascitur_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la august_n serm._n 163._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la that_o the_o church_n acknowledge_v two_o resurrection_n in_o the_o world_n the_o first_o be_v in_o baptism_n the_o second_o will_v be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o the_o christian_n shall_v then_o awake_v from_o their_o long_a sleep_n which_o
mistrust_v their_o merit_n they_o neither_o apprehend_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o be_v threaten_v nor_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o tyrant_n that_o condemn_v they_o to_o death_n nor_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o executioner_n that_o search_v they_o out_o to_o massacre_v they_o their_o happiness_n be_v as_o unknown_a to_o they_o as_o their_o misery_n they_o be_v ignorant_a that_o they_o suffer_v for_o jesus_n christ_n that_o in_o their_o person_n they_o seek_v for_o he_o and_o that_o receive_v the_o stab_n of_o the_o poniard_n thrust_v at_o their_o heart_n they_o have_v this_o double_a honour_n to_o die_v for_o their_o saviour_n and_o by_o yield_v up_o their_o own_o life_n to_o secure_v he_o nevertheless_o all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n confess_v that_o their_o martyrdom_n be_v true_a that_o the_o power_n of_o god_n supply_v their_o weakness_n that_o his_o grace_n prevent_v their_o will_n and_o that_o their_o sacrifice_n fail_v not_o to_o be_v meritorious_a though_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a among_o all_o those_o that_o have_v be_v their_o advocate_n there_o be_v none_o have_v plead_v their_o cause_n with_o more_o eloquence_n than_o st_n bernard_n his_o reason_n and_o his_o word_n be_v equal_o powerful_a and_o it_o seem_v that_o preserve_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o martyrdom_n his_o design_n be_v to_o preserve_v that_o of_o their_o baptism_n inn._n si_fw-mi quaeric_a corum_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la merita_fw-la ut_fw-la coronarentur_fw-la quaere_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la herodem_fw-la crimina_fw-la ut_fw-la occiderentur_fw-la a_o fort_n minor_fw-la christi_fw-la pietas_n quà m_fw-la herodis_fw-la impietas_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la quidem_fw-la potuit_fw-la innoxios_fw-la neci_fw-la dare_fw-mi christus_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la propter_fw-la se_fw-la occisos_fw-la coronare_fw-la bern._n the_o natal_a inn._n if_o you_o ask_v say_v he_o what_o desert_n they_o have_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o merit_v a_o crown_n ask_v what_o their_o crime_n be_v against_o herod_n that_o deserve_v such_o a_o butchery_n shall_v the_o piety_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v less_o powerful_a than_o the_o impiety_n of_o herod_n shall_v the_o tyrant_n be_v able_a to_o massacre_v innocent_n and_o their_o saviour_n not_o able_a to_o crown_v their_o suffering_n their_o martyrdom_n exalt_v the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o their_o example_n teach_v we_o that_o as_o good_a desire_n without_o work_n be_v sometime_o recompense_v in_o man_n work_n without_o desire_n may_v be_v recompense_v in_o child_n if_o we_o doubt_v of_o their_o martyrdom_n ibid._n ille_fw-la pro_fw-la christo_fw-la trucidatos_fw-la infant_n dubitet_fw-la inter_fw-la martyr_n coronari_fw-la qui_fw-la regeneratos_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la non_fw-la credit_n inter_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la silios_fw-la numerari_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n as_o the_o same_o father_n go_v on_o we_o must_v doubt_v of_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v and_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o baptism_n sanctify_v infant_n though_o they_o can_v speak_v we_o must_v believe_v that_o martyrdom_n consecrate_v these_o though_o they_o can_v express_v themselves_o after_o this_o example_n we_o need_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o eternal_a father_n acknowledge_v those_o for_o his_o child_n who_o the_o son_n acknowledge_v for_o his_o brethren_n nor_o doubt_v that_o imitate_v his_o justice_n he_o save_v by_o borrow_a merit_n those_o he_o have_v condemn_v for_o accessary_a crime_n but_o one_o of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a resemblance_n between_o our_o recovery_n and_o our_o fall_n be_v that_o both_o of_o they_o begin_v by_o the_o body_n for_o though_o this_o be_v less_o guilty_a than_o the_o soul_n neither_o do_v the_o corporal_a revolt_n solicit_v our_o first_o father_n to_o sin_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o pipe_n through_o which_o his_o offence_n pass_v into_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o posterity_n 41._o certum_fw-la tenemus_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la contracta_fw-la de_fw-la carne_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la quam_fw-la cito_fw-la vivificatur_fw-la originalis_fw-la culpae_fw-la vinculo_fw-la premitur_fw-la cjusque_fw-la affectionibus_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la carnem_fw-la vivificat_fw-la aggravatur_fw-la sub_fw-la hoc_fw-la peccati_fw-la vinculo_fw-la demerguntur_fw-la parvuli_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la remedio_fw-la baptismi_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la habent_fw-la enim_fw-la originale_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la animam_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la carnem_fw-la utique_fw-la contractum_fw-la animaeque_fw-la infusum_fw-la carni_fw-la namque_fw-la ita_fw-la unitur_fw-la anima_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la carne_fw-la fit_a una_fw-la persona_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o anim._n c._n 41._o if_o they_o be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o his_o flesh_n they_o shall_v inherit_v neither_o his_o sin_n nor_o his_o punishment_n and_o if_o concupiscence_n be_v full_o extinguish_v by_o grace_n generation_n will_v not_o be_v criminal_a man_n be_v not_o faulty_a in_o his_o conception_n but_o because_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o adam_n flesh_n it_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o it_o that_o sin_n overspread_v the_o soul_n for_o issue_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n it_o be_v stain_v with_o no_o impurity_n but_o no_o soon_o be_v it_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n but_o it_o become_v guilty_a their_o marriage_n beget_v sin_n and_o have_v quicken_v that_o unhappy_a moiety_n it_o enter_v into_o its_o imperfection_n and_o disorder_n it_o begin_v to_o affect_v terrestrial_a thing_n it_o dwell_v upon_o perishable_a good_n and_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o eternal_a one_o lest_o it_o shall_v sad_a the_o body_n it_o ready_o complye_v with_o all_o its_o desire_n and_o as_o if_o it_o be_v become_v corporeal_a it_o belong_v for_o those_o object_n that_o please_v and_o entertain_v the_o sense_n though_o it_o be_v not_o carry_v yet_o by_o deliberation_n this_o way_n it_o be_v by_o inclination_n and_o though_o 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
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 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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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from_o he_o who_o live_v in_o poverty_n nor_o will_v receive_v any_o disciple_n into_o his_o school_n that_o have_v not_o sell_v their_o good_n and_o distribute_v they_o to_o the_o poor_a they_o demand_v earth_n of_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o heaven_n the_o establishment_n of_o their_o welfare_n in_o this_o world_n from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o their_o creed_n they_o beg_v time_n of_o he_o who_o promise_v eternity_n but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n disabuse_v christian_n when_o he_o either_o enlighten_v or_o instruct_v they_o for_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n and_o know_v his_o intention_n he_o never_o put_v they_o upon_o those_o request_n that_o be_v offensive_a to_o he_o when_o their_o heart_n be_v encourage_v with_o his_o grace_n they_o prefer_v conscience_n before_o honour_n virtue_n before_o interest_n grief_n before_o pleasure_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n before_o their_o own_o inclination_n if_o 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because_o if_o we_o be_v miserable_a we_o be_v beside_o more_o guilty_a the_o holy_a spirit_n assist_v we_o in_o this_o disorder_n whereto_o our_o sin_n have_v reduce_v we_o 8._o qui_fw-la autem_fw-la scrutatur_fw-la corda_fw-la scit_fw-la quid_fw-la desideret_fw-la spiritus_fw-la quia_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la sanctis_fw-la rom._n 8._o for_o reside_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n he_o know_v their_o most_o intimate_a cogitation_n he_o sound_v those_o abyss_n which_o the_o angel_n can_v descend_v into_o he_o see_v their_o secret_a intention_n and_o teach_v we_o innocent_a artifices_fw-la to_o appease_v they_o when_o provoke_v against_o we_o he_o speak_v no_o doubt_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n when_o that_o prophet_n disarm_v the_o almighty_a and_o reduce_v to_o a_o love_a impotency_n he_o who_o power_n have_v no_o other_o bound_n but_o his_o will_n it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o fetter_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o oblige_v he_o to_o demand_v leave_n to_o be_v avenge_v of_o his_o enemy_n let_v i_o alone_o that_o my_o fury_n may_v wax_v hot_a it_o be_v the_o same_o spirit_n that_o daily_o disarm_v our_o god_n that_o pull_v the_o thunder_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o which_o gentle_o force_v he_o willing_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o prayer_n he_o dictate_v to_o we_o triumph_n over_o his_o fury_n by_o our_o perseverance_n it_o be_v he_o final_o that_o teach_v we_o to_o desire_v that_o life_n that_o be_v know_v only_o by_o faith_n aug._n est_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dicam_fw-la docta_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la sed_fw-la docta_fw-la spiritu_fw-la dei_fw-la qui_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la aug._n and_o possess_v only_o by_o charity_n it_o be_v he_o say_v saint_n augustine_n that_o inspire_v we_o with_o that_o learned_a ignorance_n whereby_o we_o confess_v that_o the_o happiness_n that_o be_v promise_v we_o surpass_v our_o 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sovereign_a because_o god_n the_o other_o a_o slave_n because_o redeem_v the_o one_o innocent_a the_o other_o guilty_a the_o one_o reign_v in_o eternity_n the_o other_o sigh_n and_o groan_n in_o time_n nevertheless_o their_o union_n be_v so_o strict_a that_o without_o confound_v their_o property_n they_o compose_v one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n and_o both_o together_o make_v up_o but_o one_o only_a jesus_n christ_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o s._n augustine_n who_o after_o s._n paul_n have_v best_a understand_v this_o mystery_n intelligitur_fw-la totus_fw-la christus_fw-la secundum_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la since_o corpore_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la integer_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o nobiscum_fw-la integer_fw-la esse_fw-la dignatus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la nobis_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la integer_fw-la veruntamen_fw-la fratres_fw-la quomodo_fw-la corpus_fw-la ejus_fw-la nos_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la &_o nobiscum_fw-la unum_fw-la christus_fw-la aug._n in_o serm._n quod_fw-la tribusmodis_fw-la christus_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la deliver_v these_o word_n one_o only_a jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o body_n and_o
sinner_n all_o his_o action_n testify_v that_o he_o consider_v his_o church_n as_o his_o spouse_n and_o the_o faithful_a as_o his_o child_n because_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o enter_v into_o their_o humiliation_n and_o to_o exalt_v they_o to_o his_o greatness_n for_o though_o the_o church_n be_v not_o jesus_n christ_n nor_o jesus_n christ_n the_o church_n yet_o their_o union_n be_v so_o strict_a that_o they_o be_v two_o in_o one_o flesh_n two_o in_o one_o voice_n two_o in_o one_o passion_n and_o two_o in_o one_o rest_n indeed_o if_o we_o examine_v these_o word_n well_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o they_o contain_v the_o chief_a condition_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o his_o church_n and_o that_o they_o clear_o explain_v the_o privilege_n which_o the_o quality_n of_o be_v member_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n bestow_v upon_o the_o faithful_a they_o be_v both_o in_o one_o flesh_n because_o the_o church_n be_v bear_v of_o jesus_n christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o that_o the_o sacrament_n which_o produce_v and_o preserve_v she_o issue_v from_o the_o wound_n of_o her_o belove_a they_o be_v two_o in_o the_o same_o flesh_n because_o in_o the_o eucharist_n he_o nourish_v she_o with_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n and_o in_o that_o mystery_n try_v to_o transform_v she_o into_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v transform_v into_o she_o in_o the_o incarnation_n when_o he_o be_v make_v man_n to_o become_v she_o belove_v wherefore_o saint_n augustine_n have_v very_o well_o observe_v 30._o ut_fw-la noveritis_fw-la quia_fw-la unus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la christus_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la ipse_fw-la dicit_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la conjugio_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la sunt_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la una_fw-la ergo_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la duo_fw-la sed_fw-la caro_fw-la una_fw-la sed_fw-la forte_fw-fr hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la de_fw-la quocunque_fw-la conjugio_fw-la auli_n paulum_fw-la ego_fw-la autem_fw-la dico_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la 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that_o widow_n that_o make_v so_o eloquent_a a_o speech_n to_o he_o in_o behalf_n of_o absalon_n be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n with_o thou_o in_o this_o cypr._n loquatur_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la quem_fw-la gerimus_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la babeamus_fw-la in_o credit_n cypr._n for_o when_o he_o understand_v the_o innocent_a voice_n of_o his_o son_n mingle_v with_o we_o and_o see_v that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o the_o merit_n and_o argument_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o persuade_v he_o he_o may_v say_v to_o every_o sinner_n be_v not_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n with_o thou_o in_o this_o or_o behold_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o figurative_a history_n act_v heretofore_o in_o the_o family_n of_o isaac_n where_o the_o cadet_n get_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o father_n by_o a_o mysterious_a surprise_n he_o may_v say_v the_o hand_n be_v esau_n but_o the_o voice_n be_v jacob_n because_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n cover_v many_o time_n our_o bad_a action_n and_o his_o innocent_a mouth_n obtain_v grace_n for_o we_o in_o stead_n of_o punishment_n our_o guilty_a hand_n will_v deserve_o draw_v down_o upon_o we_o oftentimes_o out_o of_o a_o excess_n of_o love_n he_o load_v himself_o with_o our_o sin_n and_o forget_v his_o greatness_n appear_v before_o his_o father_n as_o a_o delinquent_n he_o put_v on_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o servant_n take_v the_o place_n of_o rebel_n and_o make_v a_o change_n advantageous_a for_o they_o take_v their_o offence_n and_o put_v upon_o they_o his_o merit_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o past_a that_o on_o the_o cross_n where_o he_o stand_v the_o caution_n of_o sinner_n he_o complain_v that_o his_o father_n forsake_v though_o he_o be_v inseparable_a from_o he_o and_o behold_v himself_o as_o the_o victim_n of_o sin_n use_v language_n unworthy_a of_o his_o innocence_n but_o worthy_a of_o his_o love_n 85._o orator_n ergo_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la det_fw-la orat_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la servi_fw-la ibi_fw-la creator_n hic_fw-la creatus_fw-la creaturam_fw-la mutandam_fw-la non_fw-la mutatus_fw-la assuman_n &_o secum_fw-la nos_fw-la faciens_fw-la unum_fw-la hominem_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la oramus_fw-la ergo_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la per_fw-la illum_fw-la in_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o dicimus_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o dicit_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la long_o à _fw-la salute_n mea_fw-la verb_n a_o delictorum_fw-la aug._n praef_n in_o ps_n 85._o and_o the_o condition_n he_o be_v in_o this_o be_v it_o that_o s._n augustine_n acquaint_v we_o with_o in_o that_o discourse_n that_o comprebend_v as_o many_o mystery_n as_o word_n if_o we_o consider_v jesus_n christ_n as_o equal_v to_o his_o father_n he_o hear_v our_o prayer_n with_o he_o if_o we_o consider_v he_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n as_o like_a to_o sinenr_n he_o present_v his_o prayer_n with_o they_o there_o he_o be_v the_o creator_n here_o he_o be_v create_v but_o remain_v unchangeable_a be_v unite_v to_o 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have_v vouchsafe_v to_o bear_v our_o misery_n have_v be_v please_v to_o speak_v our_o language_n the_o church_n say_v that_o great_a doctor_n be_v make_v up_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a 56._o quia_fw-la ergo_fw-la totus_fw-la christus_fw-la caput_fw-la est_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la prepter_n a_o in_o omnibus_fw-la psalmis_fw-la sic_fw-la audiamus_fw-la voces_fw-la capitis_fw-la ut_fw-la audiamus_fw-la voces_fw-la corporis_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 56._o because_o all_o the_o faithful_a be_v the_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n though_o her_o head_n be_v in_o heaven_n he_o fail_v not_o to_o guide_v she_o upon_o earth_n and_o though_o separate_v by_o the_o distance_n of_o place_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v unite_v to_o she_o by_o charity_n wherefore_o christ_n make_v the_o head_n and_o the_o body_n we_o ought_v not_o in_o the_o psalm_n to_o separate_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o head_n from_o that_o of_o the_o body_n nor_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o he_o that_o never_o desert_v the_o church_n never_o hold_v other_o language_n than_o his_o spouse_n do_v this_o it_o it_o that_o he_o treat_v of_o elsewhere_o in_o clear_a and_o full_a term_n if_o jesus_n be_v our_o head_n and_o we_o his_o body_n the_o head_n and_o the_o body_n compose_v whole_a jesus_n christ_n nor_o be_v jesus_n christ_n entire_a if_o he_o comprehend_v not_o both_o this_o maxim_n must_v serve_v we_o as_o a_o light_n to_o explain_v the_o scripture_n by_o with_o which_o if_o we_o be_v not_o always_o enlighten_v we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o mistake_v for_o sometime_o we_o meet_v with_o word_n that_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o head_n and_o which_o will_v involve_v we_o in_o a_o error_n or_o in_o doubt_n do_v we_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o body_n there_o be_v other_o that_o can_v be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o be_v utter_v by_o jesus_n christ_n to_o unravel_v these_o difficulty_n we_o need_v but_o attribute_n to_o the_o head_n what_o can_v agree_v to_o the_o body_n remember_v 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say_v that_o the_o spirit_n break_v and_o afflict_a be_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n and_o that_o he_o who_o sometime_o refuse_v goat_n and_o lamb_n never_o despise_v a_o heart_n that_o repentance_n and_o humility_n offer_v up_o unto_o he_o sacrificium_fw-la deo_fw-la spiritus_fw-la contribulatus_fw-la obedience_n come_v in_o to_o the_o succour_n of_o grief_n this_o beat_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o will_n master_v that_o imperious_a faculty_n and_o change_v her_o triumph_n into_o a_o sacrifice_n oblige_v she_o to_o die_v to_o her_o own_o inclination_n that_o she_o may_v live_v to_o those_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o love_v happy_o finish_v this_o design_n he_o burn_v the_o victim_n with_o his_o flame_n to_o render_v it_o a_o holocaust_n and_o find_v the_o mean_n to_o put_v to_o death_n a_o immortal_a power_n teach_v we_o that_o a_o pure_a spirit_n may_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o there_o be_v no_o lover_n but_o know_v that_o love_n imitate_v death_n 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period_n to_o his_o controversy_n he_o be_v continual_o infest_a with_o a_o domestic_a and_o intestine_a war_n though_o repentance_n subdue_v the_o body_n by_o its_o austerity_n and_o prayer_n elevate_v the_o soul_n by_o its_o rapture_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n continual_o rebel_v against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 75._o indicitur_fw-la enim_fw-la bellum_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la adversus_fw-la suggestiones_fw-la diaboli_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la adversus_fw-la teipsum_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displices_fw-la jungeris_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o idoneus_fw-la eris_fw-la ad_fw-la vincendum_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la tecum_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la superat_fw-la quare_fw-la autem_fw-la permittitur_fw-la ut_fw-la diu_fw-la contra_fw-la te_fw-la litiges_fw-la donec_fw-la absorbeantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligas_fw-la in_o te_fw-la poenam_fw-la tuam_fw-la in_o te_fw-la ex_fw-la teipso_fw-la est_fw-la flagellum_fw-la tuum_fw-la est_fw-la rixa_fw-la tua_fw-la tecum_fw-la sic_fw-la vindicatur_fw-la in_o rebellem_fw-la contra_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la sit_fw-la sibi_fw-la bellum_fw-la qui_fw-la pacem_fw-la noluit_fw-la habere_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 75._o the_o great_a saint_n complain_v of_o these_o disorder_n and_o wish_v a_o end_n of_o their_o life_n to_o find_v a_o end_n of_o their_o conflict_n the_o internal_a peace_n that_o always_o accompany_v a_o good_a conscience_n be_v not_o able_a to_o reconcile_v these_o two_o enemy_n and_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o peace_n and_o war_n will_v soon_o shake_v hand_n in_o a_o kingdom_n than_o concupiscence_n and_o charity_n in_o a_o christian_n but_o certain_o i_o never_o wonder_v at_o his_o discord_n since_o he_o have_v two_o father_n two_o birth_n and_o two_o principle_n he_o have_v two_o father_n because_o he_o come_v from_o adam_n and_o from_o jesus_n christ_n and_o derive_v from_o one_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n he_o derive_v from_o the_o other_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n thus_o by_o a_o strange_a wonder_n he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n innocent_a and_o guilty_a he_o hope_v for_o heaven_n as_o his_o inheritance_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o hell_n as_o the_o place_n of_o his_o torment_n and_o pursue_v the_o several_a interest_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o these_o two_o parent_n he_o be_v toss_v continual_o between_o hope_n and_o fear_n he_o be_v 299._o be_v primus_fw-la homo_fw-la adam_n sic_fw-la olim_fw-la defunctus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la post_fw-la illum_fw-la secundus_fw-la sit_fw-la homo_fw-la christus_fw-la cum_fw-la tot_fw-la hominum_fw-la millia_fw-la inter_fw-la illum_fw-la &_o hunc_fw-la orta_fw-la sint_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la manifestum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la omnem_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la successione_n propagatur_fw-la &_o nascitur_fw-la sicut_fw-la ad_fw-la istum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la gratiae_fw-la largitate_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la renascitur_fw-la unde_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la totum_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la sint_fw-la homines_fw-la duo_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o secundus_fw-la exit_fw-la scent_n prosp_n 299._o adam_n and_o jesus_n both_o together_o in_o his_o person_n he_o unite_v their_o name_n aswell_o as_o their_o quality_n he_o resent_v their_o diverse_a inclination_n and_o hold_v something_o of_o these_o two_o father_n he_o bear_v the_o crime_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o innocence_n of_o the_o other_o they_o reign_n successive_o in_o his_o person_n and_o the_o chief_a employment_n of_o his_o life_n be_v to_o make_v the_o first_o die_v and_o the_o second_o live_v this_o parricide_n be_v innocent_a all_o christian_n be_v oblige_v to_o commit_v it_o neither_o do_v jesus_n christ_n acknowledge_v they_o for_o his_o child_n who_o endeavour_v not_o to_o strangle_v this_o father_n who_o make_v they_o liable_a to_o death_n before_o he_o entitle_v they_o to_o life_n they_o can_v dispense_v with_o themselves_o from_o this_o murder_n and_o whosoever_o spare_v adam_n in_o his_o person_n give_v evidence_n he_o have_v no_o mind_n that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v reign_v there_o adam_n himself_o allow_v of_o this_o cruelty_n in_o heaven_n where_o he_o now_o triumph_v among_o the_o angel_n he_o desire_v to_o die_v in_o his_o child_n that_o he_o may_v see_v he_o live_v there_o who_o have_v repair_v his_o breach_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v trouble_v his_o happiness_n it_o will_v be_v this_o that_o he_o see_v his_o sin_n still_o to_o reign_v in_o his_o posterity_n that_o he_o stifle_v christ_n in_o their_o soul_n and_o make_v he_o suffer_v death_n upon_o earth_n by_o who_o benefit_n he_o enjoy_v life_n in_o heaven_n he_o complain_v that_o he_o can_v utter_o perish_v in_o his_o offspring_n that_o he_o reign_v there_o to_o this_o day_n against_o his_o will_n and_o that_o for_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n whereof_o he_o make_v they_o stand_v convict_v before_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o continue_v to_o make_v he_o guilty_a after_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a but_o nothing_o afflict_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o behold_v sin_n in_o some_o sort_n more_o powerful_a than_o grace_n that_o the_o one_o overspread_v all_o mankind_n the_o other_o only_o the_o 13._o the_o contra_fw-la carnis_fw-la concupiscentiam_fw-la ità _fw-la confligunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la non_fw-la ei_fw-la consentientes_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la ejus_fw-la motibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la repugnantibus_fw-la resistunt_fw-la non_fw-la careant_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la aug._n l._n 1._o retra_fw-la cap._n 13._o faithful_a that_o sin_n oftentimes_o destroy_v all_o grace_n but_o grace_n can_v never_o whole_o destroy_v all_o sin_n last_o that_o adam_n utter_o exterminate_v jesus_n christ_n and_o jesus_n christ_n can_v never_o perfect_o slay_v adam_n these_o two_o father_n be_v convey_v to_o their_o posterity_n by_o two_o different_a production_n the_o first_o be_v shameful_a and_o guilty_a the_o second_o be_v glorious_a and_o innocent_a the_o first_o be_v inseparable_a from_o sin_n for_o though_o it_o be_v noble_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v always_o ignominious_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o though_o it_o appear_v innocent_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n it_o be_v always_o criminal_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o angel_n the_o saint_n acknowledge_v it_o with_o grief_n and_o though_o the_o issue_n of_o lawful_a bed_n they_o cease_v not_o to_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v 50._o be_v nunquid_fw-la david_n de_fw-la adulterio_fw-la natus_fw-la erat_fw-la de_fw-fr jesse_n viro_fw-la justo_fw-la &_o conjuge_fw-la ipsius_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la se_fw-la dicit_fw-la in_o iniquitate_fw-la conceptum_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la trahitur_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la ex_fw-la adam_n aug._n in_o ps_n 50._o bear_v in_o sin_n the_o second_o be_v ever_o join_v with_o grace_n it_o give_v we_o god_n for_o our_o father_n the_o church_n for_o our_o mother_n and_o heaven_n for_o our_o inheritance_n we_o can_v better_o express_v their_o difference_n then_o in_o the_o word_n of_o st._n augustine_n man_n augustine_n duae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nativitates_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-fr carne_n alia_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la mortalitate_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la una_fw-la de_fw-la masculo_fw-la &_o foemina_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la aug._n tract_n 11._o in_o joan._n sicut_fw-la eos_fw-la vita_fw-la spiritus_fw-la regenerate_v sideles_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la sic_fw-la eos_fw-la corpus_fw-la mortis_fw-la in_o adam_n generate_fw-la peccatores_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la carnalis_fw-la generatio_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la illa_fw-la facit_fw-la filios_fw-la carnis_fw-la haec_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la mortis_fw-la haec_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la saeculi_fw-la haec_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la illa_fw-la filios_fw-la irae_fw-la haec_fw-la filios_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la illa_fw-la peccato_fw-la originali_fw-la obligatos_fw-la illa_fw-la omnis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la peccati_fw-la liberatos_fw-la august_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la pecca_fw-la man_n who_o tell_v we_o the_o one_o come_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o return_n thither_o again_o the_o other_o come_v from_o heaven_n and_o ascend_v thither_o again_o the_o one_o draw_v it_o be_v original_a from_o the_o flesh_n the_o other_o from_o the_o spirit_n the_o one_o tend_v to_o death_n the_o other_o to_o eternity_n the_o one_o proceed_v from_o man_n and_o woman_n the_o other_o from_o god_n and_o the_o church_n or_o to_o deliver_v the_o same_o truth_n in_o other_o term_n we_o may_v add_v with_o the_o same_o saint_n that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n regenerate_v the_o faithful_a in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n beget_v sinner_n in_o adam_n that_o of_o these_o two_o birth_n the_o one_o be_v carnal_a the_o other_o spiritual_a the_o one_o produce_v angel_n the_o other_o engender_v man_n the_o one_o design_n they_o to_o death_n the_o other_o prepare_v they_o for_o the_o resurrection_n the_o one_o render_v they_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o other_o make_v they_o the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o one_o expose_v they_o to_o his_o wrath_n the_o other_o to_o his_o mercy_n final_o
erat_fw-la ut_fw-la idem_fw-la esset_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la esset_fw-la deus_fw-la aug._n lib._n cur_n deus_fw-la homo_fw-la cap._n 6._o it_o be_v jesus_n christ_n that_o save_v we_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o serve_v as_o a_o interpreter_n to_o satan_n to_o deceive_v our_o first_o father_n and_o it_o be_v a_o virgin_n that_o serve_v as_o a_o handmaid_n to_o jesus_n christ_n to_o begin_v the_o work_n of_o our_o restitution_n final_o generation_n be_v the_o channel_n whereby_o sin_n pass_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o baptism_n be_v the_o regeneration_n whereby_o grace_n descend_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o christian_a their_o relation_n be_v so_o wonderful_a that_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o judge_n that_o divine_a providence_n have_v order_v they_o both_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v admire_v its_o conduct_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n the_o first_o resemblance_n be_v that_o sin_n precede_v our_o knowledge_n we_o be_v delinquent_n without_o know_v it_o our_o ignorance_n furnish_v we_o with_o no_o excuse_n and_o though_o we_o know_v not_o the_o parent_n from_o who_o we_o be_v descend_v we_o fail_v not_o to_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o his_o obliquity_n thus_o the_o remedy_n imitate_v the_o disease_n prevent_v our_o reason_v we_o be_v absolve_v in_o our_o baptism_n without_o know_v our_o redeemer_n grace_n enter_v into_o our_o soul_n and_o bring_v no_o light_n along_o with_o it_o it_o leave_v we_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o knock_v off_o our_o chain_n 28._o quaeis_n utrum_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originale_fw-la respondeo_fw-la prorsus_fw-la esse_fw-la quia_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la seminatü_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o in_fw-la illo_fw-la esset_fw-la et_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la transiret_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr nup._n &_o concup_n c._n 28._o and_o the_o divine_a mercy_n regulate_v itself_o after_o the_o measure_n of_o justice_n be_v unwilling_a our_o ignorance_n shall_v exclude_v we_o from_o grace_n since_o it_o no_o way_n excuse_v we_o from_o sin_n beside_o the_o offence_n that_o be_v voluntary_a in_o adam_n be_v natural_a in_o his_o child_n they_o draw_v it_o in_o with_o their_o breath_n it_o infect_v not_o their_o will_n but_o because_o it_o corrupt_v their_o nature_n this_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a only_o in_o the_o first_o man_n his_o posterity_n can_v hinder_v it_o and_o as_o infant_n have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o be_v transgressor_n by_o the_o will_n of_o their_o father_n we_o must_v rise_v as_o high_a as_o paradise_n to_o find_v the_o spring_n of_o our_o misfortune_n we_o be_v unable_a without_o the_o help_n of_o faith_n so_o much_o as_o to_o comprehend_v that_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o sin_n commit_v in_o the_o nonage_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o without_o know_v or_o will_v it_o we_o do_v in_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o our_o conception_n contract_v it_o but_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v strange_a we_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v the_o remedy_n be_v no_o less_o admirable_a for_o christian_n be_v justify_v in_o baptism_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o enjoy_v his_o merit_n without_o ask_v for_o they_o they_o be_v enrich_v with_o his_o spoil_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o community_n of_o good_n with_o he_o they_o have_v as_o much_o share_n in_o his_o innocence_n as_o they_o have_v part_n in_o adam_n transgression_n it_o be_v not_o their_o consent_n that_o sanctify_v they_o their_o salvation_n be_v no_o effect_n of_o their_o will_n and_o if_o they_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n it_o be_v by_o the_o sole_a merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o they_o doubt_v in_o adam_n and_o their_o satisfaction_n be_v parallel_n to_o their_o fault_n they_o be_v innocent_a and_o guilty_a in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o father_n in_o the_o three_o place_n adam_n lend_v we_o his_o body_n in_o paradise_n to_o make_v we_o criminal_n we_o see_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n with_o his_o eye_n we_o gather_v it_o with_o his_o hand_n we_o be_v it_o with_o his_o mouth_n and_o as_o if_o with_o he_o we_o have_v commit_v all_o these_o sin_n we_o be_v to_o this_o day_n punish_v in_o all_o our_o member_n after_o his_o death_n for_o whether_o we_o make_v up_o one_o part_n of_o he_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o universal_a and_o general_n man_n whereof_o all_o other_o be_v but_o the_o member_n whether_o he_o perpetuate_v and_o transmits_n himself_n into_o his_o descendant_n or_o whether_o have_v stipulate_v for_o we_o before_o god_n his_o crime_n become_v we_o 3._o we_o per_fw-la unius_fw-la illius_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la malam_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o co_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la quando_fw-la omnes_fw-la unus_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la praeterea_fw-la sin_n guli_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originale_fw-la traxerunt_fw-la aug._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr nup._n &_o concup_n c._n 3._o what_o he_o have_v do_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o and_o we_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o a_o sin_n we_o can_v not_o commit_v but_o in_o his_o person_n but_o that_o our_o salvation_n may_v answer_v our_o fall_n we_o use_v a_o borrow_a support_n in_o our_o baptism_n we_o believe_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o another_o we_o act_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o the_o church_n afford_v we_o her_o favour_n to_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o her_o belove_a apo._n belove_a accommodat_fw-la infantibus_fw-la mater_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aliorum_fw-la pedes_fw-la ut_fw-la veniant_fw-la aliorum_fw-la cor_fw-la ut_fw-la credant_fw-la aliorum_fw-la linguam_fw-la ut_fw-la fatcantur_fw-la ut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la quod_fw-la aegri_fw-la suut_n alio_fw-la peccaute_fw-la gravantur_fw-la sic_fw-la hi_o cùm_fw-la sani_fw-la sunt_fw-la alio_fw-la consitente_fw-la salventur_fw-la aug._n serm_n 10._o de_fw-fr verb._n apo._n indeed_o this_o charitable_a mother_n lend_v we_o her_o mouth_n to_o answer_v at_o the_o font_n of_o baptism_n the_o arm_n of_o her_o confessor_n to_o 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be_v unable_a to_o calm_v their_o fear_n or_o heighten_v their_o courage_n to_o finish_v these_o demi-work_n the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v into_o the_o world_n he_o descend_v upon_o their_o head_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o fiery_a tongue_n to_o make_v they_o eloquent_a and_o bold_a he_o inspire_v they_o with_o charity_n to_o cure_v they_o of_o fear_n make_v they_o lover_n thereby_o to_o make_v they_o martyr_n he_o clear_v their_o understanding_n warm_v their_o will_n that_o light_n and_o heat_n be_v blend_v together_o they_o may_v more_o easy_o overcome_v philosopher_n and_o tyrant_n final_o he_o set_v up_o a_o throne_n in_o their_o heart_n that_o speak_v by_o their_o mouth_n and_o act_v by_o their_o hand_n he_o may_v render_v they_o accomplish_a piece_n to_o the_o service_n of_o their_o master_n and_o indeed_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o apostle_n change_v their_o condition_n after_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n their_o fear_n vanish_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v 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respect_n towards_o he_o he_o put_v on_o rather_o the_o deportment_n of_o a_o lover_n then_o of_o a_o sovereign_n he_o gain_v his_o will_n without_o force_v it_o and_o though_o he_o know_v the_o secret_a whereby_o to_o be_v obey_v it_o be_v always_o with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n that_o he_o that_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v overcome_v have_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o get_v the_o victory_n therefore_o do_v the_o scripture_n never_o speak_v of_o this_o change_n but_o as_o of_o a_o work_n common_a to_o god_n with_o man_n and_o when_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v the_o difference_n between_o conversion_n and_o creation_n he_o bear_v witness_n to_o this_o truth_n in_o these_o word_n qui_fw-la creavit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la salvabit_fw-la te_fw-la sine_fw-la te_fw-la but_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o dispute_n more_o curious_a than_o profitable_a aug._n si_fw-mi conuersio_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la majoris_fw-la potentiae_fw-la quà m_fw-la 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he_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n dom._n ne_fw-fr quis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la dicat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d beati_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la suscipere_fw-la in_o propriam_fw-la domii_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la noli_fw-la dolere_fw-la noli_fw-la murmurare_fw-la quia_fw-la temporibus_fw-la natus_fw-la es_fw-la quando_fw-la jam_fw-la dominum_fw-la non_fw-la vides_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la non_fw-la tibi_fw-la abstulit_fw-la istam_fw-la dignationem_fw-la cum_fw-la uni_fw-la inquit_fw-la ex_fw-la minimis_fw-la meis_fw-la fecistis_fw-la mibi_fw-la fecistis_fw-la aug._n serm._n 27._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n participate_v in_o their_o merit_n who_o receive_v he_o himself_o into_o their_o house_n the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o make_v any_o difference_n between_o his_o natural_a and_o his_o mystical_a body_n his_o hand_n and_o his_o foot_n be_v not_o dear_a to_o he_o then_o the_o poor_a and_o all_o that_o be_v do_v to_o these_o may_v expect_v the_o same_o reward_n as_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o they_o if_o we_o believe_v s._n chrysostome_n there_o be_v more_o advantage_n by_o serve_v christ_n in_o his_o afflict_a member_n than_o there_o be_v to_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o own_o person_n because_o there_o be_v more_o trouble_n in_o it_o and_o as_o our_o sense_n meet_v with_o nothing_o that_o can_v flatter_v they_o in_o that_o exercise_n our_o love_n be_v more_o pure_a and_o more_o disinterest_v there_o be_v as_o much_o pleasure_n as_o honour_v to_o perform_v act_n of_o service_n to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n while_o he_o live_v upon_o earth_n the_o majesty_n of_o his_o countenance_n the_o graciousnesse_n of_o his_o aspect_n the_o charm_n of_o his_o conversation_n the_o power_n of_o his_o word_n be_v recompense_n enough_o to_o they_o that_o receive_v he_o into_o their_o house_n they_o have_v a_o certain_a adhaesion_n to_o his_o person_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v by_o death_n that_o visible_a presence_n which_o charm_v 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they_o not_o that_o he_o suffer_v in_o we_o without_o any_o abatement_n of_o his_o felicity_n that_o we_o reign_n in_o he_o without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o our_o merit_n that_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n though_o clothe_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o immortality_n that_o we_o be_v in_o heaven_n though_o shroud_v in_o the_o rag_n of_o misery_n that_o in_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o condition_n 32._o quoties_fw-la ergo_fw-la videmus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la indigentem_fw-la agnoscamus_fw-la christum_n in_fw-la illo_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la indigens_fw-la membrum_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n the_o pass_n domi._n cap._n 32._o there_o be_v a_o perfect_a communication_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a thing_n between_o he_o and_o we_o that_o his_o grace_n be_v we_o our_o sin_n be_v he_o with_o this_o difference_n only_o that_o his_o grace_n cancel_v our_o sin_n and_o our_o sin_n despoil_v not_o he_o of_o his_o innocence_n the_o
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church_n know_v all_o thing_n in_o her_o head_n and_o jesus_n christ_n learn_v in_o his_o member_n the_o church_n be_v innocent_a in_o her_o head_n and_o jesus_n christ_n guilty_a in_o his_o member_n thus_o be_v it_o that_o s._n augustine_n interpret_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n 2._o deus_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la i_o dereliquisti_fw-la quare_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicitur_fw-la nifi_n quia_fw-la nos_fw-la ibi_fw-la eramus_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quomodo_fw-la dicit_fw-la delictorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la pro_fw-la delictis_fw-la nostris_fw-la ipse_fw-la precatur_fw-la &_o delict_n a_o nostra_fw-la sva_fw-la fecit_fw-la ut_fw-la juftitiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la svam_fw-la faceret_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 24._o expos_fw-la 2._o long_o a_o salute_n mea_fw-la veâ—ba_fw-la delictorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la and_o find_v that_o this_o language_n that_o so_o happy_o express_v the_o love_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v no_o way_n prejudice_v his_o innocence_n indeed_o because_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o this_o quality_n unite_v he_o with_o his_o member_n it_o oblige_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o their_o sin_n as_o of_o his_o own_o to_o pay_v those_o debt_n for_o they_o he_o never_o contract_v and_o in_o their_o name_n to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n he_o have_v no_o way_n offend_v how_o say_v the_o same_o s._n augustine_n can_v jesus_n christ_n make_v this_o discourse_n without_o wound_v his_o innocence_n and_o truth_n itself_o how_o can_v he_o attribute_v sin_n to_o himself_o that_o never_o commit_v any_o how_o can_v we_o believe_v he_o true_a when_o he_o make_v his_o confession_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o acknowledge_v he_o apply_v our_o offence_n to_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v communicate_v our_o righteousness_n to_o he_o and_o by_o the_o communication_n between_o the_o head_n and_o the_o member_n he_o be_v charge_v with_o our_o crime_n to_o enrich_v we_o with_o his_o merit_n this_o will_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o those_o that_o shall_v consider_v another_o parallel_n between_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o humanity_n with_o the_o divinity_n and_o that_o of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o the_o church_n for_o though_o joy_n and_o sorrow_n be_v as_o incompatible_a as_o sin_n and_o innocence_n since_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n augustine_n man_n become_v not_o miserable_a till_o he_o become_v criminal_a we_o observe_v nevertheless_o both_o of_o they_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o his_o incarnation_n he_o join_v pain_n with_o pleasure_n during_o the_o course_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n he_o taste_v the_o felicity_n of_o angel_n and_o resent_v the_o misery_n of_o man_n he_o be_v happy_a and_o afflict_a and_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o grace_n a_o glorious_a soul_n inform_v a_o passive_a body_n and_o that_o which_o behold_v the_o divine_a essence_n mortem_fw-la tristis_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la be_v oblige_v to_o make_v complaint_n and_o shed_v tear_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o i_o have_v always_o reverence_v that_o ancient_n who_o call_v jesus_n christ_n a_o paradox_n because_o his_o composition_n startle_v humane_a reason_n associate_a in_o his_o person_n joy_n and_o grief_n innocence_n and_o gild_n in_o a_o word_n the_o majesty_n of_o a_o god_n with_o the_o weakness_n of_o a_o man._n but_o inasmuch_o as_o this_o mystery_n be_v unconceivable_a because_o hide_v jesus_n christ_n be_v willing_a to_o manifest_v it_o by_o the_o union_n he_o contract_v with_o the_o church_n for_o there_o may_v be_v see_v a_o image_n or_o representation_n of_o that_o which_o pass_v heretofore_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n pleasure_n may_v be_v observe_v with_o pain_n and_o by_o a_o strange_a wonder_n aug._n jam_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la laborat_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la laborat_fw-la ecâ—lesia_n his_o christus_fw-la esuris_fw-la hic_fw-la sitit_fw-la nudus_fw-la est_fw-la hespe_v est_fw-la quicquid_fw-la enim_fw-la patitur_fw-la corpus_fw-la ejus_fw-la se_fw-la dixit_fw-la paetâ—_n aug._n the_o condition_n of_o the_o bless_a twist_a with_o that_o of_o the_o miserable_a one_o and_o the_o same_o jesus_n be_v still_o a_o sufferer_n and_o still_o glorious_a he_o reign_v with_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o suffer_v with_o his_o people_n upon_o earth_n he_o triumph_v in_o the_o angel_n and_o sigh_n in_o the_o martyr_n he_o be_v rich_a in_o eternity_n and_o poor_a in_o time_n he_o make_v liberal_a largess_n in_o his_o glory_n and_o receive_v present_n in_o his_o poverty_n and_o he_o that_o possess_v all_o thing_n in_o himself_o have_v need_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o his_o member_n final_o to_o conclude_v these_o resemblance_n the_o word_n unite_n itself_o to_o the_o humanity_n stoop_v to_o exalt_v it_o and_o enter_v into_o its_o imperfection_n to_o give_v it_o admittance_n into_o his_o power_n for_o though_o the_o manhood_n remain_v in_o its_o natural_a condition_n yet_o be_v it_o adorn_v with_o so_o many_o grace_n by_o this_o sacred_a marriage_n that_o it_o become_v happy_o acceptable_a and_o find_v itself_o in_o a_o free_a necessity_n to_o love_n god_n without_o be_v able_a to_o offend_v he_o it_o appear_v sanctify_v as_o soon_o as_o conceive_v glorious_a as_o soon_o as_o reasonable_a and_o by_o a_o privilege_n which_o neither_o man_n nor_o angel_n shall_v ever_o enjoy_v it_o be_v no_o soon_o draw_v out_o of_o nothing_o but_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o eternal_a word_n these_o miracle_n will_v remain_v without_o a_o example_n do_v we_o not_o perceive_v some_o shadow_n thereof_o in_o the_o conjunction_n of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o the_o church_n for_o in_o choose_v she_o for_o his_o spouse_n he_o have_v endow_v she_o with_o all_o the_o advantage_n so_o noble_a a_o alliance_n can_v exact_v
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