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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
heart_n that_o inanimate_v the_o body_n and_o that_o part_n that_o give_v life_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o to_o express_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o church_n we_o call_v he_o the_o heart_n thereof_o and_o not_o wrong_v his_o greatness_n we_o make_v use_v of_o this_o example_n to_o express_v his_o charity_n by_o for_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o he_o inanimate_v the_o whole_a church_n that_o he_o be_v convey_v into_o all_o her_o member_n temp._n quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la nostro_fw-la anima_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la christi_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la aug._n serm._n 186._o de_fw-fr temp._n that_o he_o never_o forsake_v she_o but_o in_o whatsoever_o condition_n she_o be_v she_o be_v always_o full_o in_o his_o possession_n he_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o her_o operation_n as_o the_o author_n of_o her_o life_n she_o act_v not_o but_o 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inter_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o filium_fw-la charitas_fw-la autem_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o filii_fw-la spiriâ—us_fw-la sanctus_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n tract_n 14._o in_o joan._n for_o the_o church_n reign_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n she_o find_v her_o rest_n and_o strength_n in_o that_o admirable_a incohabitation_n nor_o be_v she_o afraid_a that_o heresy_n shall_v dissect_v she_o as_o long_o as_o the_o holy_a spirit_n preserve_v her_o unity_n it_o be_v this_o good_a intelligence_n that_o make_v her_o terrible_a to_o her_o enemy_n this_o be_v it_o that_o maintain_v she_o for_o so_o many_o age_n against_o the_o violence_n of_o tyrant_n the_o fury_n of_o devil_n and_o the_o subtle_a stratagem_n of_o heretic_n neither_o do_v i_o wonder_v at_o it_o since_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o state_n consist_v in_o their_o union_n and_o politician_n study_v no_o one_o design_n so_o much_o as_o to_o banish_v division_n thereby_o to_o keep_v their_o people_n quiet_a and_o at_o rest_n for_o 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linguas_fw-la diversas_fw-la dividi_fw-la meruit_fw-la
understanding_n weakness_n into_o his_o memory_n and_o malice_n into_o his_o will_n under_o this_o conduct_n he_o confound_v error_n with_o truth_n vice_n with_o virtue_n and_o have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o himself_o he_o commit_v as_o many_o sin_n as_o he_o intend_v to_o perform_v good_a work_n vainglory_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a that_o set_v he_o a_o go_v he_o seek_v for_o reputation_n in_o all_o his_o action_n and_o when_o he_o assist_v his_o country_n stand_v for_o the_o law_n and_o fight_v for_o liberty_n he_o obey_v a_o tyrant_n which_o inspire_v he_o with_o wicked_a intention_n even_o then_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o counsel_v he_o to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o upright_a undertake_n thus_o man_n become_v wretched_a when_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v faithful_a the_o loss_n of_o grace_n cause_v the_o enfeeble_v of_o his_o liberty_n and_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n involve_v he_o in_o a_o death_n so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v 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be_v not_o in_o she_o own_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o loss_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o loss_n of_o life_n the_o absence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o from_o the_o very_a instant_n he_o desert_n we_o all_o virtue_n bid_v we_o farewell_n while_o he_o keep_v his_o residence_n in_o our_o heart_n those_o glorious_a habit_n that_o render_v man_n virtuous_a accompany_v they_o and_o as_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o sun_n produce_v lily_n and_o rose_n in_o our_o garden_n the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n produce_v hope_n and_o charity_n in_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v true_a this_o spirit_n be_v so_o good_a that_o after_o he_o have_v leave_v we_o he_o still_o hover_v about_o we_o if_o he_o dwell_v not_o in_o our_o heart_n he_o forbear_v not_o to_o move_v and_o stir_v they_o and_o if_o he_o quicken_v we_o no_o long_o by_o he_o grace_n he_o incite_v we_o by_o his_o power_n but_o to_o understand_v this_o truth_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o important_a in_o religion_n we_o must_v know_v there_o be_v this_o difference_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n that_o move_v no_o more_o when_o once_o it_o cease_v to_o inanimate_a sixt._n spiritus_fw-la ubi_fw-la vult_fw-la spirat_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la fatendum_fw-la est_fw-la aliter_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la nondum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la aliter_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la nordum_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la fideles_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la jam_fw-la fidebe_n aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixt._n it_o give_v no_o impulse_n when_o it_o give_v no_o life_n and_o there_o must_v be_v some_o supernatural_a power_n to_o reunite_v it_o to_o the_o body_n which_o it_o have_v once_o bid_v adieu_n to_o but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v a_o form_n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o matter_n free_a in_o his_o operation_n and_o like_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v be_v not_o subject_a to_o these_o law_n he_o quit_v the_o sinner_n when_o his_o crime_n oblige_v he_o to_o do_v it_o he_o abandon_v the_o temple_n he_o consecrate_v with_o his_o presence_n and_o together_o with_o habitual_a grace_n he_o take_v away_o all_o virtue_n that_o serve_v he_o for_o ornament_n or_o for_o defence_n but_o his_o goodness_n reserve_v the_o mean_n still_o to_o solicit_v this_o unfaithful_a soul_n by_o holy_a motion_n to_o touch_v this_o rebel_n by_o his_o inspiration_n and_o by_o his_o allurement_n to_o court_v this_o adulteress_n who_o have_v falsify_v the_o faith_n she_o promise_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n or_o that_o of_o repentance_n he_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o get_v admittance_n he_o shed_v light_a into_o his_o understanding_n to_o dispel_v the_o darkness_n he_o carry_v pleasure_n into_o his_o will_n to_o gain_v its_o content_a and_o without_o do_v it_o any_o violence_n triumph_v over_o his_o obstinacy_n when_o he_o constrain_v he_o to_o taste_v more_o sweetness_n in_o virtue_n then_o in_o vice_n the_o love_n man_n have_v to_o liberty_n make_v they_o wish_v that_o these_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v continual_a that_o at_o every_o moment_n he_o shall_v offer_v grace_n to_o the_o sinner_n that_o he_o can_v use_v it_o at_o pleasure_n and_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocene_n his_o salvation_n may_v depend_v absolute_o upon_o his_o own_o will_n those_o that_o make_v this_o objection_n know_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n neither_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o crime_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n god_n deal_v with_o the_o sinner_n much_o after_o another_o fashion_n than_o he_o do_v with_o the_o innocent_a 3._o natura_fw-la hominis_fw-la primitus_fw-la inculpata_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la vitio_fw-la creata_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la vero_fw-la ista_fw-la hominis_fw-la qua_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la ex_fw-la adam_n nascitur_fw-la jam_fw-la medico_fw-la indiget_fw-la quia_fw-la sana_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n the_o nature_n &_o grac._n c._n 3._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o preserve_v a_o just_a man_n then_o to_o convert_v a_o guilty_a one_o there_o needs_o much_o more_o endeavour_n to_o subdue_v a_o will_n root_v consummate_v in_o evil_a then_o to_o entertame_v one_o ground_v establish_v in_o good_a innocent_a man_n have_v no_o bad_a inclination_n grace_n find_v no_o resistance_n in_o his_o person_n and_o his_o liberty_n be_v not_o captivate_v by_o concupiscence_n there_o be_v no_o need_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v gain_v mastery_n thereby_o to_o purchase_v his_o deliverance_n it_o be_v sufficient_a gentle_o to_o excite_v a_o man_n who_o need_v but_o a_o little_a support_n to_o walk_v to_o raise_v he_o by_o his_o inspiration_n who_o be_v cumber_v with_o no_o disorder_n and_o to_o dart_v a_o small_a beam_n of_o light_n into_o his_o eye_n who_o need_v indeed_o to_o be_v clear_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o sinful_a man_n must_v be_v deal_v with_o after_o another_o manner_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n must_v be_v more_o vigorous_a because_o he_o undertake_v a_o enemy_n grace_n must_v have_v more_o allurement_n because_o it_o meet_v with_o more_o impediment_n must_v raise_v itself_o above_o the_o will_n because_o the_o will_n stoop_v beneath_o self-love_n and_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o man_n salvation_n because_o man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o fall_n if_o the_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o act_v more_o vigorous_o then_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n sinner_n will_v remain_v obstinate_a in_o their_o obliquity_n if_o grace_n be_v but_o a_o flash_n their_o will_n will_v never_o be_v change_v and_o if_o this_o victorious_a sweetness_n do_v not_o imprint_v force_n with_o pleasure_n they_o will_v live_v and_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o at_o last_o say_v they_o grace_n ought_v to_o be_v as_o common_a as_o it_o be_v vigorous_a it_o must_v be_v offer_v to_o we_o every_o moment_n 55._o pro_fw-la
righteousness_n aug._n poenitentia_fw-la à _fw-la poena_fw-la nomen_fw-la accepit_fw-la quia_fw-la anima_fw-la cruciatur_fw-la &_o caro_fw-la mortificatur_fw-la aug._n for_o though_o it_o presuppose_v sin_n and_o that_o man_n can_v repent_v if_o he_o have_v not_o do_v amiss_o yet_o be_v it_o a_o very_a present_a help_n against_o his_o infirmity_n and_o a_o admirable_a invention_n of_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v he_o from_o his_o transgression_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o state_n of_o innocence_n be_v deprive_v of_o it_o and_o whether_o these_o two_o privilege_n be_v incompatible_a neither_o will_v god_n grant_v this_o favour_n to_o man_n who_o have_v no_o excuse_n for_o their_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o their_o power_n not_o to_o commit_v it_o we_o see_v not_o that_o they_o have_v this_o prerogative_n nor_o that_o adam_n recover_v from_o his_o fall_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o original_a justice_n his_o conversion_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n 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he_o change_v persecutor_n into_o apostle_n wolf_n into_o lamb_n libertine_n into_o believer_n and_o lascivious_a person_n into_o continent_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n this_o spirit_n change_v man_n external_o endue_v they_o with_o new_a strength_n make_v use_v of_o samson_n to_o tame_a lion_n take_v city_n and_o defeat_v army_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o samson_n and_o he_o slay_v a_o thousand_o man_n he_o change_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o that_o he_o lift_v up_o to_o the_o throne_n and_o put_v the_o sceptre_n into_o their_o hand_n inspire_v the_o politic_n into_o their_o soul_n and_o teach_v they_o that_o science_n whereby_o sovereign_n govern_v state_n and_o kingdom_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v change_v into_o another_o man_n but_o now_o he_o change_v the_o heart_n he_o cause_v a_o metamorphosis_n less_o glitter_a but_o more_o useful_a inspire_v into_o the_o soul_n repentance_n and_o sorrow_n for_o 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