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most_o invincible_a a_o most_o persevere_v will_n prudentius_n that_o ancient_a and_o christian_a poet_n initium_fw-la poet_n flevit_fw-la negator_fw-la denique_fw-la ex_fw-la ore_fw-la prolapsum_fw-la â—efas_fw-la cùm_fw-la mens_fw-la maneret_fw-la innocens_fw-la animusque_fw-la servaret_fw-la sidem_fw-la kathemerin_n hymn_n ad_fw-la galiâ—cant_fw-la paulo_fw-la post_fw-la initium_fw-la thus_o write_v of_o peter_n denial_n with_o mouth_n his_o master_n who_o deny_v he_o for_o that_o crime_n do_v weep_v when_o innocent_a his_o mind_n remain_v and_o faith_n his_o heart_n do_v keep_v leo_fw-la bishop_n of_o rome_n thus_o say_v of_o peter_n 9_o peter_n adsiâ—t_fw-la dextera_fw-la domuni_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la quae_fw-la labentem_fw-la te_fw-la priusquam_fw-la dâ—ycereris_fw-la exciperet_fw-la &_o firmitatem_fw-la stand_v inipso_fw-la cadendipericulo_fw-la recepist_n vidit_fw-la in_fw-la te_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la fidem_fw-la fictam_fw-la non_fw-la delectionem_fw-la aversam_fw-la sed_fw-la constantiam_a fuisse_fw-la turbatam_fw-la de_fw-fr passâ—_n dom_n ser_fw-mi 9_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v present_a which_o take_v thou_o up_o as_o thou_o be_v fall_v before_o thou_o be_v cast_v down_o and_o thou_o receive_v strength_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o very_a danger_n of_o fall_v the_o lord_n see_v in_o thou_o not_o that_o thy_o faith_n be_v feign_v nor_o thy_o love_n turn_v from_o he_o but_o that_o thy_o constancy_n be_v trouble_v weep_v abound_v when_o affection_n fail_v not_o and_o the_o fountain_n of_o charity_n wash_v the_o word_n of_o fearfulness_n neither_o be_v the_o remedy_n of_o abolish_n defer_v where_o there_o be_v not_o judgement_n of_o will_n theophilact_n do_v make_v this_o paraphrase_n 22._o paraphrase_n quamuâ—s_fw-la breuâ—tpore_fw-la concutâ—endus_fw-la sis_fw-la sed_fw-la habes_fw-la recondita_fw-la sâ—mina_fw-la fidei_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la folia_fw-la abiecerit_fw-la pâ—enma_fw-la spiritus_fw-la invadentis_fw-la sed_fw-la radix_fw-la vivet_fw-la &_o non_fw-la deficiet_fw-la fides_fw-la tua_fw-la in_o luc._n 22._o of_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n to_o peter_n luke_n 22.32_o although_o within_o a_o short_a time_n thou_o must_v be_v shake_v yet_o thou_o have_v the_o seed_n of_o faith_n lie_v hide_v although_o the_o spirit_n or_o wind_n of_o the_o invader_n shall_v strike_v off_o the_o leaf_n yet_o the_o root_n shall_v live_v and_o thy_o faith_n shall_v not_o fail_v bernard_n say_v glut_v say_v etsi_fw-la princept_n apostolorum_fw-la in_o profundum_fw-la negationis_fw-la submergitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la dei_fw-la possit_fw-la erâ—ere_fw-la serm_n de_fw-fr tripl_n coherent_a vinc_fw-la clan_n &_o glut_v though_o david_n be_v brand_v with_o the_o mark_n of_o horrible_a crime_n though_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n be_v plunge_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o denial_n yet_o be_v there_o none_o that_o can_v take_v they_o out_o of_o god_n hand_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n 6._o place_n petrus_n cum_fw-la peccavit_fw-la chariâ—atem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—â—isit_fw-la quia_fw-la peccavit_fw-la pâ—itus_fw-la in_o veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o charitatem_fw-la cum_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la mentitâ—â—_n est_fw-la in_o re_fw-mi cuin_n totus_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o cord_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la &_o digâ—it_fw-la amor_fw-la diâ—iâ—_n cap._n 6._o peter_n when_o he_o sin_v he_o lose_v not_o charity_n he_o sin_v rather_o against_o verity_n they_o against_o charity_n when_o he_o tell_v a_o lie_n that_o he_o be_v not_o his_o in_o deed_n who_o whole_o he_o be_v in_o heart_n and_o therefore_o the_o love_n of_o truth_n do_v present_o wash_v away_o the_o denial_n of_o falsehood_n when_o he_o can_v not_o be_v pluck_v out_o of_o god_n hand_n when_o he_o have_v charity_n &_o when_o he_o be_v whole_o christ_n in_o hart_n do_v he_o even_o then_o at_o that_o instant_a want_n faith_n sure_o no._n these_o thing_n appertain_v not_o to_o unbeliever_n beda_n ascribe_v such_o virtue_n to_o christ_n prayer_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o peter_n faith_n that_o he_o thus_o expound_v they_o 6._o they_o ipse_fw-la tuaem_fw-la sidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d satana_fw-la tentante_fw-la dâ—ficiat_a orando_fw-la pretext_n in_o luc._n 22._o li._n 6._o i_o have_v by_o pray_v keep_v thy_o faith_n sale_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o fail_v when_o satan_n tempt_v thou_o the_o maâ—ster_n of_o sentence_n resolve_v the_o question_n whether_o peter_n have_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n passion_n when_o he_o see_v with_o his_o own_o eye_n christ_n as_o man_n to_o suffer_v answer_v b._n answer_v lumb_n scent_n lib._n 3._o this_fw-mi 24._o b._n that_o he_o have_v faith_n of_o his_o passion_n not_o in_o that_o he_o believe_v that_o man_n suffer_v but_o in_o that_o he_o believe_v he_o be_v god_n that_o suffer_v thereby_o signify_v that_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v his_o faith_n at_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n passion_n cajetan_v say_v 22.32_o say_v defecit_fw-la confessio_fw-la sid_n 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la tâ—r_n christum_fw-la negaâ—â—t_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la deficit_fw-la fides_fw-la quonâ—am_fw-la timore_fw-la negaâ—it_fw-la non_fw-la incredulitate_fw-la luk._n 22.32_o peter_n confession_n of_o faith_n fail_v when_o he_o thrice_o deny_v christ_n but_o his_o faith_n fail_v not_o because_o he_o deny_v through_o fear_n not_o through_o incredulity_n tollet_fw-la also_o 23._o also_o petrâ—â—_n nec_fw-la negavit_fw-la esse_fw-la christum_fw-la fidem_fw-la ve_fw-la eius_fw-la abâ—ecit_fw-la sed_fw-la negavit_fw-la senovisse_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o luc._n 12._o annot_v 23._o that_o peter_n neither_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v christ_n nor_o cast_v away_o his_o faith_n but_o deny_v that_o he_o know_v he_o catharinus_n likewise_o that_o 260._o that_o commentar_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la galat_n 2._o p._n 260._o peter_n can_v not_o lose_v his_o faith_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v peculiar_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o his_o faith_n may_v not_o fail_v and_o lest_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o he_o pray_v for_o that_o sea_n only_o and_o not_o for_o his_o person_n he_o call_v he_o by_o his_o old_a name_n simon_n to_o wit_n for_o thou_o simon_n particular_o maldonarus_fw-la upon_o these_o word_n all_o you_o shall_v be_v offend_v by_o i_o this_o night_n 26.31_o night_n non_fw-fr signisiâ—_n at_o fidem_fw-la apostolos_fw-la perdituros_fw-la fidem_fw-la enim_fw-la nemo_fw-la eorum_fw-la perdidit_fw-la ne_o petru_v quidem_z ipse_fw-la quinegavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n comment_n in_o math._n 26.31_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o signify_v that_o the_o apostle_n shall_v loose_v thayr_n faith_n for_o none_o of_o they_o lose_v it_o no_o not_o peter_n himself_o who_o deny_v he_o although_o some_o old_a author_n be_v wont_v so_o to_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o lose_v his_o faith_n not_o distinguish_v the_o confession_n of_o faith_n from_o faith_n itself_o and_o the_o denial_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o loss_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v far_o different_a 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