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A92898 The Christian man: or, The reparation of nature by grace. VVritten in French by John Francis Senault; and now Englished.; Homme chrestien. English Senault, Jean-François, 1601-1672. 1650 (1650) Wing S2499; Thomason E776_8; ESTC R203535 457,785 419

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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 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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 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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
the_o one_o engage_v they_o in_o original_a sin_n the_o other_o by_o a_o more_o happy_a and_o powerful_a influence_n free_v they_o from_o all_o iniquity_n these_o two_o birth_n produce_v two_o life_n which_o be_v preserve_v in_o every_o christian_n till_o he_o die_v their_o strength_n be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o progress_n 10._o progress_n sient_fw-fr ignorantia_fw-la minuitur_fw-la veritate_fw-la magis_fw-la magisque_fw-la lucente_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o concupiscentia_fw-la minuitur_fw-la charitate_fw-la magis_fw-la magisque_fw-la fervente_fw-la aug_n l._n 6._o contra_fw-la julia._n per_fw-la cupiditatem_fw-la regnat_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la diabolus_fw-la &_o cor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenet_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la regnat_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la christus_fw-la aug._n lib._n the_o ago_o christ_n cap._n 1._o quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la regnum_fw-la cupiditatis_fw-la destruitur_fw-la tanto_fw-la magis_fw-la regnum_fw-la charitatis_fw-la augetur_fw-la august_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la doctrina_fw-la christ_n c._n 10._o grace_n or_o sin_n make_v in_o the_o soul_n they_o act_n by_o contrary_a principle_n and_o divide_v the_o christian_a in_o his_o operation_n as_o well_o as_o in_o his_o person_n for_o as_o he_o be_v mystical_o compound_v of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o adam_n so_o be_v he_o spiritual_o frame_v of_o concupiscence_n and_o charity_n whatever_o he_o undertake_v be_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o one_o of_o these_o mistress_n who_o have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o to_o have_v a_o absolute_a command_n over_o his_o will_n he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o both_o he_o complain_v that_o be_v whole_o deliver_v up_o to_o grace_n he_o be_v not_o whole_o deliver_v from_o sin_n that_o he_o suffer_v the_o evil_a he_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o act_v that_o he_o feel_v disorder_n he_o no_o way_n approve_v of_o and_o that_o unhappy_o divide_v between_o his_o desire_n he_o can_v so_o full_o obey_v charity_n but_o he_o must_v still_o serve_v concupiscence_n indeed_o every_o christian_n be_v oblige_v to_o combat_v himself_o he_o feel_v something_o within_o he_o that_o can_v but_o displease_v he_o he_o wonder_v to_o behold_v such_o different_a motion_n in_o the_o same_o person_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v how_o such_o contrary_a desire_n grow_v in_o the_o same_o heart_n he_o be_v amaze_v to_o find_v inclination_n which_o transport_v he_o to_o sin_n as_o much_o as_o to_o virtue_n when_o he_o reflect_v upon_o himself_o he_o observe_v that_o he_o be_v just_a and_o guilty_a that_o he_o partly_o obey_v jesus_n christ_n and_o partly_o resist_v he_o that_o be_v a_o subject_n and_o a_o rebel_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o bear_v about_o he_o the_o seed_n of_o life_n and_o of_o death_n for_o he_o be_v righteous_a as_o apost_n as_o eris_n in_o part_n emendata_fw-la iustùs_fw-la quamvis_fw-la sis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o emendanda_fw-la pecoator_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displices_fw-la iustùs_fw-la es_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la parte_fw-la tibi_fw-la displicet_fw-la quod_fw-la justum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o ustus_fw-la es_fw-la august_n in_o psal_n 1._o praeponite_n delectationem_fw-la mentis_fw-la delectationi_fw-la carnis_fw-la carnem_fw-la quip_n nostram_fw-la delectant_fw-la delectationes_fw-la illicitae_fw-la mentem_fw-la nostram_fw-la delectat_fw-la invisibilis_fw-la casta_fw-la sancta_fw-la dulcis_fw-la justitia_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la timore_fw-la cogamini_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la timore_fw-la cogimini_fw-la nondum_fw-la delectat_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la debes_fw-la timore_fw-la paenae_fw-la sed_fw-la amore_fw-la justitiae_fw-la aug._n serm_n 17._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n st._n augustin_n say_v with_o that_o part_n that_o be_v sanctify_v by_o grace_n but_o guilty_a with_o that_o which_o be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n he_o please_v god_n because_o he_o endeavour_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n he_o displease_v he_o because_o he_o cherish_v something_o in_o his_o soul_n that_o oppose_v his_o will_n these_o two_o mistress_n that_o govern_v the_o christian_a have_v some_o correspondency_n in_o their_o opposition_n both_o of_o they_o make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n nor_o undertake_v any_o thing_n of_o importance_n but_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o concupiscence_n find_v more_o submission_n than_o charity_n because_o she_o ask_v nothing_o but_o what_o suit_v with_o their_o humour_n and_o flatter_v their_o hope_n nevertheless_o charity_n gain_v obedience_n because_o she_o act_n in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o be_v assist_v by_o grace_n to_o reduce_v all_o these_o rebel_n to_o their_o duty_n her_o empire_n though_o strong_a be_v nevertheless_o please_a and_o herein_o she_o imitate_v concupiscence_n her_o opposite_a for_o this_o agreeable_a enemy_n of_o a_o christian_a reign_v with_o so_o much_o sweetness_n that_o she_o be_v love_v of_o those_o that_o persecute_v she_o all_o her_o persuasion_n be_v so_o many_o charm_n and_o know_v very_o well_o that_o she_o command_v over_o free_a creature_n she_o never_o propound_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o acceptable_a and_o delightful_a charity_n take_v the_o same_o course_n all_o her_o inspiration_n be_v pleasant_a if_o she_o press_v we_o it_o be_v with_o charm_n if_o she_o be_v victorious_a it_o be_v without_o do_v we_o any_o violence_n if_o she_o gain_v our_o consent_n it_o be_v without_o compel_v our_o liberty_n and_o if_o she_o encourage_v we_o against_o ourselves_o it_o be_v not_o till_o she_o have_v persuade_v we_o that_o we_o be_v faulty_a final_o these_o two_o sovereign_n whole_o possess_v the_o christian_a by_o their_o diverse_a motion_n and_o according_a as_o he_o be_v act_v by_o they_o he_o be_v innocent_a or_o guilty_a when_o he_o follow_v the_o provocation_n of_o concupiscence_n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o offend_v 15._o offend_v libido_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sibi_fw-la totum_fw-la corpus_fw-la nec_fw-la solum_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la vendicat_fw-la sed_fw-la totum_fw-la hominem_fw-la commovet_fw-la animi_fw-la simul_fw-la affectu_fw-la cum_fw-la carnis_fw-la appetitu_fw-la conjuncto_fw-la atque_fw-la permixto_fw-la aug._n lib._n 14._o de_fw-la civ_o c._n 15._o whatever_o lustre_n his_o action_n put_v on_o they_o be_v always_o bad_a when_o they_o proceed_v from_o this_o principle_n though_o he_o give_v his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a his_o assistance_n to_o the_o miserable_a expose_v his_o life_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o country_n shed_v his_o blood_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n or_o justice_n if_o he_o act_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o concupiscence_n he_o be_v criminal_a amid_o the_o throng_n of_o so_o many_o splendid_a action_n and_o the_o principle_n he_o move_v by_o be_v unable_a to_o propound_v any_o other_o end_n then_o vainglory_n can_v secure_v he_o neither_o from_o sin_n nor_o punishment_n when_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o christian_a be_v lead_v by_o charity_n act_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o quicken_v he_o and_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o grace_n endeavour_n to_o satisfy_v his_o duty_n all_o his_o action_n be_v innocent_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n do_v he_o always_o act_v according_a to_o this_o principle_n his_o condition_n will_v be_v no_o long_o peccant_a and_o do_v he_o obey_v its_o holy_a inspiration_n he_o shall_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o offend_v it_o be_v in_o this_o sense_n that_o the_o belove_a disciple_n of_o our_o saviour_n assure_v we_o 3._o we_o omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la quoniam_fw-la semen_fw-mi ipsius_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la manet_fw-la &_o quoniam_fw-la ex_fw-la deo_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la 1_o joan._n cap._n 3._o that_o whatever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o that_o be_v the_o christian_n that_o always_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n be_v never_o subdue_v by_o concupiscence_n neither_o can_v he_o be_v overcome_v as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v actual_o guide_v by_o charity_n this_o heavenly_a seed_n that_o preserve_v he_o can_v produce_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v excellent_a and_o this_o tree_n that_o be_v plant_v in_o his_o heart_n can_v bring_v forth_o none_o but_o good_a fruit_n but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o this_o actual_a assistance_n be_v not_o due_a unto_o he_o and_o that_o heaven_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o to_o make_v he_o sensible_a of_o his_o weakness_n he_o fall_v many_o time_n into_o light_a transgression_n and_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v with_o the_o same_o apostle_n that_o he_o that_o say_v he_o have_v no_o sin_n deceive_v himself_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o he_o thus_o the_o christian_n life_n be_v a_o continual_a warfare_n he_o resent_v his_o double_a extraction_n feel_v the_o effect_n of_o both_o his_o parent_n and_o divide_v by_o his_o desire_n he_o learn_v by_o woeful_a experience_n that_o when_o he_o act_v not_o by_o charity_n he_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o act_v by_o concupiscence_n the_o second_o discourse_n to_o make_v man_n a_o christian_n he_o must_v be_v renew_v regenerate_v and_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a nothing_o do_v so_o full_o manifest_v the_o greatness_n of_o a_o disease_n 45._o si_fw-mi
have_v so_o many_o age_n seal_v they_o up_o in_o their_o tomb_n and_o that_o now_o they_o do_v arise_v after_o they_o be_v bury_v in_o infidelity_n then_o they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o misfortune_n that_o attend_v their_o mortal_a condition_n now_o they_o be_v deliver_v from_o all_o cloud_n of_o ignorance_n that_o darken_v their_o spiritual_a existency_n then_o they_o shall_v rise_v to_o immortality_n and_o glory_n now_o they_o be_v regenerate_v to_o grace_n and_o salvation_n though_o these_o effect_n of_o baptism_n be_v sufficient_o admirable_a by_o their_o own_o proper_a greatness_n ibid._n nun_n mirandum_fw-la et_fw-la lavacro_fw-la dilui_fw-la mortem_fw-la atquin_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la si_fw-la quia_fw-la mirandum_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la creditur_fw-la atquin_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la qualia_fw-la enim_fw-la decet_fw-la esse_fw-la opera_fw-la divina_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnem_fw-la admirationem_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr bapt._n sine_fw-la pompa_fw-la sine_fw-la apparatu_fw-la sine_fw-la sumptu_fw-la in_o aquae_fw-la demissus_fw-la inter_fw-la pauca_fw-la verba_fw-la tinctus_fw-la inde_fw-la exiliit_fw-la innocentior_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n yet_o must_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o easiness_n that_o produce_v they_o extreme_o heighten_v their_o excellency_n for_o to_o revive_v a_o child_n there_o needs_o only_o a_o little_a water_n animate_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n all_o these_o change_n be_v wrought_v in_o his_o soul_n when_o the_o priest_n speak_v and_o sprinkle_v his_o body_n he_o be_v miraculous_o raise_v when_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n be_v end_v and_o this_o way_n that_o prepare_v he_o to_o eternal_a life_n cost_v the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n nothing_o but_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o these_o word_n i_o baptise_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o heathen_a who_o heretofore_o inform_v themselves_o of_o our_o mystery_n be_v scandalize_v at_o a_o miracle_n so_o mean_a and_o simple_a in_o its_o administration_n so_o glorious_a in_o its_o promise_n and_o so_o powerful_a in_o its_o effect_n they_o can_v not_o comprehend_v say_v tertullian_n that_o wash_v the_o body_n with_o a_o little_a water_n the_o soul_n shall_v be_v cleanse_v from_o its_o sin_n that_o without_o any_o ter._n any_o miratur_fw-la incredulitas_fw-la non_fw-la credit_n miratur_fw-la enim_fw-la simplicia_fw-la quasi_fw-la vana_fw-la magnifica_fw-la quasi_fw-la impossbilia_fw-la ter._n pomp_n or_o expense_n a_o few_o word_n mingle_v with_o the_o common_a of_o the_o element_n shall_v assure_v we_o of_o the_o conquest_n of_o heaven_n but_o this_o great_a doctor_n answer_v their_o doubt_n with_o such_o solid_a reason_n that_o he_o at_o once_o blazon_v the_o honour_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o the_o majesty_n of_o our_o god_n for_o he_o make_v they_o see_v baptis_n see_v prob_n miserable_fw-la incredulitas_fw-la quae_fw-la denegas_fw-la deo_fw-la proprietas_fw-la svas_fw-la simplicitatem_fw-la et_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ter._n de_fw-fr baptis_n he_o be_v please_v to_o show_v his_o simplicity_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o sacrament_n and_o his_o state_n in_o their_o effect_n that_o not_o to_o know_v god_n be_v no_o more_o than_o to_o deny_v he_o these_o two_o perfection_n which_o seem_v to_o constitute_v his_o nature_n and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o want_v respect_n to_o make_v simple_a thing_n pass_v for_o vain_a and_o glorious_a thing_n for_o impossible_a because_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o he_o who_o draw_v the_o world_n out_o of_o nothing_o to_o draw_v our_o salvation_n out_o of_o a_o element_n quicken_v by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o his_o spirit_n baptism_n then_o be_v so_o fruitful_a of_o miracle_n and_o this_o sacrament_n be_v the_o throne_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a we_o need_v not_o wonder_v that_o the_o christian_n find_v his_o birth_n there_o that_o in_o it_o he_o be_v renew_v by_o grace_n that_o he_o be_v raise_v again_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o there_o he_o commence_v a_o supernatural_a life_n who_o progress_n be_v as_o strange_a as_o the_o beginning_n be_v wonderful_a the_o three_o discourse_n that_o the_o chief_a mystery_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o christian_a in_o his_o birth_n it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o st._n paul_n inform_v christian_n new_o baptize_v 3._o baptize_v quicunque_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la baptizati_fw-la estis_fw-la christum_fw-la induistis_fw-la gal._n 3._o that_o they_o have_v put_v on_o jesus_n christ_n since_o in_o their_o second_o nativity_n they_o be_v unite_v to_o his_o person_n replenish_v with_o his_o grace_n and_o quicken_v with_o his_o spirit_n for_o as_o a_o locum_fw-la a_o induistis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la conform_v ei_fw-la facti_fw-la estis_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la vobis_fw-la honour_n contra_fw-la aestus_fw-la &_o protectio_fw-la glossa_fw-la ordinar_fw-mi in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la garment_n be_v the_o ornament_n and_o shelter_n of_o a_o man_n it_o cover_v his_o shame_n and_o protect_v he_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o weather_n so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o glory_n and_o guard_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o have_v deliver_v from_o the_o confusion_n that_o accompany_v sin_n he_o defend_v against_o the_o assault_n of_o temptation_n and_o bestow_v upon_o he_o vigour_n and_o beauty_n thereby_o to_o render_v he_o a_o complete_a work_n but_o as_o all_o grace_n in_o christianity_n be_v mix_v with_o pain_n the_o christian_a according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n if_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v perfect_a must_v die_v with_o christ_n death_n must_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o life_n whosoever_o say_v he_o be_v baptize_v into_o jesus_n christ_n be_v baptize_v into_o his_o death_n all_o that_o we_o be_v of_o christian_n we_o have_v by_o be_v baptize_v in_o his_o death_n beda_n sacri_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la in_o cruse_n christi_fw-la grande_fw-fr mysterium_fw-la commendavit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la baptismum_fw-la nisi_fw-la mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la ut_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la vera_fw-la mors_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la vera_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o quemadmodum_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la vera_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la vera_fw-la justificatio_fw-la aug._n in_o beda_n we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n we_o drown_v our_o sin_n in_o the_o water_n of_o this_o sacrament_n and_o in_o this_o laver_n happy_o lose_v whatever_o we_o receive_v from_o adam_n in_o our_o first_o birth_n this_o death_n be_v fruitful_a produce_v in_o we_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n this_o burial_n prepare_v we_o for_o the_o resurrection_n neither_o do_v jesus_n christ_n make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o cross_n but_o thereby_o to_o make_v we_o partake_v of_o his_o glory_n the_o tomb_n be_v a_o step_n to_o our_o birth_n like_o the_o phoenix_n we_o find_v life_n in_o our_o ash_n and_o by_o a_o wonderful_a prodigy_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o sinner_n become_v the_o cradle_n of_o the_o believer_n for_o the_o christian_n receive_v a_o be_v in_o baptism_n according_a as_o he_o expire_v there_o and_o contrary_a to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n death_n be_v the_o midwife_n of_o life_n all_o the_o father_n speak_v the_o same_o dialect_n with_o s._n paul_n temp._n baptismus_fw-la christi_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la sepultura_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la peccatis_fw-la morimur_fw-la criminibus_fw-la sepelimur_fw-la &_o veteris_fw-la hominis_fw-la conscientia_fw-la in_o alteram_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la rediviva_fw-la infantia_fw-la reparamur_fw-la baptismus_fw-la inquam_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la vobis_fw-la sepultura_fw-la quia_fw-la ibi_fw-la perdidimus_fw-la quod_fw-la antè_fw-la viximus_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la dennò_fw-la accipimus_fw-la ut_fw-la vivamus_fw-la magna_fw-la igitur_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la huius_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o utilis_fw-la mors_fw-la infertur_fw-la &_o utilior_fw-la vita_fw-la condonatur_fw-la magna_fw-la inquam_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la huius_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o purificat_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la &_o vivificat_fw-la morientem_fw-la aug._n serm._n 129._o de_fw-fr temp._n never_o mention_v baptism_n but_o as_o a_o sacrament_n where_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v equal_o apply_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v live_v to_o grace_n and_o die_v to_o sin_n the_o baptism_n of_o jesus_n christ_n say_v s._n augustine_n be_v a_o burial_n wherein_o we_o bequeath_v sin_n and_o lose_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o old_a man_n we_o enter_v upon_o a_o second_o infancy_n by_o a_o new_a nativity_n in_o a_o word_n the_o baptism_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v a_o tomb_n wherein_o we_o be_v bury_v and_o a_o cradle_n wherein_o we_o be_v bear_v again_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a dormitory_n where_o receive_v a_o death_n beneficial_a we_o receive_v withal_o a_o life_n far_o more_o glorious_a and_o where_o leave_v off_o to_o be_v sinner_n we_o begin_v to_o be_v innocent_n in_o this_o it_o be_v that_o i_o admire_v the_o providence_n of_o the_o son_n
of_o god_n who_o make_v use_v of_o sin_n to_o destroy_v sin_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n de_fw-fr peccato_fw-la damnavit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la and_o change_v his_o death_n into_o a_o sacrifice_n make_v it_o a_o satisfaction_n for_o all_o our_o iniquity_n for_o if_o baptism_n make_v we_o die_v to_o sin_n it_o be_v upon_o no_o other_o ground_n but_o because_o it_o imprint_n in_o our_o soul_n the_o merit_n and_o image_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o a_o invisible_a but_o a_o true_a and_o real_a grace_n work_v in_o we_o a_o desire_n to_o part_v with_o all_o that_o be_v derive_v from_o adam_n this_o make_v the_o 7._o the_o infelix_fw-la ego_fw-la homo_fw-la quis_fw-la i_o liberabit_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la mortis_fw-la huius_fw-la rom._n 7._o saint_n that_o they_o can_v endure_v the_o rebellion_n of_o concupiscence_n that_o they_o employ_v all_o their_o strength_n to_o smother_v these_o embryo_n that_o be_v true_a to_o grace_n they_o resist_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o its_o enemy_n groan_v when_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o follow_v or_o suffer_v his_o disorder_n they_o know_v that_o christ_n die_v to_o oblige_v they_o to_o die_v to_o sin_n that_o he_o be_v not_o nail_v to_o the_o cross_n but_o to_o crucify_v they_o to_o the_o world_n nor_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_n but_o that_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v their_o sepulchre_n all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 3_o crucifixus_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la crucifigamini_fw-la mundo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la moriamini_fw-la peccato_fw-la &_o saeculo_fw-la &_o vivatis_fw-la deo_fw-la sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la consepeliamini_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la apostolo_n dicente_fw-la consepulti_fw-la sumus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la ille_fw-la semel_fw-la surgens_fw-la à_fw-la mortuis_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la moritur_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la vetustate_fw-la mortalitatis_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la mortificati_fw-la &_o vitale_fw-it indumentum_fw-la induti_fw-la non_fw-la iterum_fw-la per_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_o anima_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la retrahami●i_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr expos_n orat._n dom._n &_o symbol_n serm._n 3_o displease_v they_o diversion_n be_v their_o torment_n that_o which_o be_v a_o recreation_n to_o sinner_n afflict_v they_o and_o know_v very_o well_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n they_o endeavour_v to_o fulfil_v it_o even_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o own_o life_n saint_n augustine_n entertain_v the_o catechumeni_fw-la heretofore_o with_o these_o obligation_n and_o expound_v to_o they_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n teach_v they_o that_o baptism_n engage_v they_o in_o death_n jesus_n christ_n say_v he_o be_v crucify_v that_o you_o may_v be_v so_o to_o the_o world_n he_o suffer_v death_n that_o you_o may_v die_v to_o sin_n he_o be_v bury_v that_o you_o may_v be_v together_o with_o he_o and_o have_v put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n adam_n and_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o new_a man_n jesus_n christ_n you_o may_v die_v no_o more_o in_o your_o soul_n by_o sin_n all_o the_o other_o father_n speak_v the_o same_o language_n teach_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o death_n and_o a_o life_n hide_v in_o baptism_n produce_v real_a effect_n in_o our_o soul_n thence_o arise_v the_o inclination_n all_o christian_n have_v to_o die_v and_o to_o live_v thence_o proceed_v those_o obstinate_a conflict_n they_o entertain_v self-love_n with_o thence_o spring_v those_o violent_a desire_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v be_v no_o long_o subject_n to_o their_o tyranny_n but_o because_o this_o mystery_n very_o much_o concern_v our_o salvation_n it_o deserve_v a_o more_o ample_a explication_n from_o we_o that_o we_o may_v disclose_v the_o truth_n and_o obligation_n that_o lie_v wrap_v up_o in_o it_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v willing_a that_o as_o his_o death_n be_v the_o principle_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o example_n of_o our_o salvation_n as_o he_o die_v to_o deliver_v we_o he_o will_v have_v we_o die_v to_o honour_v he_o and_o as_o he_o enter_v not_o into_o glory_n but_o by_o the_o door_n of_o the_o cross_n neither_o must_v we_o pass_v to_o the_o resurrection_n but_o by_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_a he_o die_v say_v the_o great_a apostle_n that_o by_o his_o death_n he_o may_v ruin_v the_o empire_n of_o sin_n he_o die_v that_o lose_v all_o the_o imperfection_n he_o draw_v from_o adam_n he_o may_v rise_v again_o to_o life_n everlasting_a he_o die_v that_o satisfy_v his_o father_n we_o may_v be_v no_o long_o responsible_a to_o his_o justice_n all_o these_o consideration_n oblige_v we_o to_o die_v in_o baptism_n epiphan_n pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la vivunt_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la vivre_fw-fr sed_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la ipsis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la debet_fw-la ergo_fw-la vita_fw-la hominis_fw-la in_o se_fw-la deficere_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la proficere_fw-la ut_fw-la dicat_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolo_n vivo_fw-la ego_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la aug._n serm._n de_fw-fr epiphan_n if_o we_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o jesus_n christ_n we_o must_v destroy_v sin_n by_o death_n that_o die_v we_o may_v be_v bear_v again_o and_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o our_o death_n we_o may_v be_v change_v into_o spotless_a victim_n but_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o content_v only_o to_o die_v but_o be_v willing_a to_o join_v the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o grave_n to_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o death_n lyra._n sicut_fw-la christus_fw-la sepultus_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la sic_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la mergitur_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la nicol._n de_fw-fr lyra._n because_o there_o be_v a_o second_o punishment_n of_o sin_n comprise_v in_o those_o word_n of_o our_o arrest_n dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v he_o will_v have_v our_o death_n follow_v with_o a_o funeral_n and_o that_o the_o same_o sacrament_n that_o make_v we_o die_v bury_v we_o together_o with_o he_o consepulti_fw-la sumus_fw-la cum_fw-la christo._n burial_n add_v to_o the_o dead_a corpse_n two_o or_o three_o notable_a condition_n the_o first_o be_v mmercium_fw-la coemeteria_fw-la extra_fw-la urbes_fw-la utnullum_fw-la esset_fw-la vivenium_fw-la cum_fw-la mort_fw-fr vis_fw-la mmercium_fw-la that_o he_o that_o be_v bury_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o company_n of_o the_o live_n that_o he_o remain_v in_o the_o region_n of_o death_n and_o have_v no_o more_o commerce_n with_o the_o present_a world_n so_o the_o christian_n be_v bury_v with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v remove_v from_o among_o wicked_a man_n neither_o do_v the_o state_n of_o death_n into_o which_o he_o be_v enter_v suffer_v he_o to_o converse_v with_o they_o 21_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la mori_fw-la peccat●_n &_o consepeliri_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la nisi_fw-la damnandis_fw-la operibus_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la vivere_fw-la nihil_fw-la concupiscere_fw-la carnaliter_fw-la nihil_fw-la ambire_fw-la sicut_fw-la qui_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la carne_fw-la nulli_fw-la detrahit_fw-la nullum_fw-la aversatur_fw-la prosp_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la contempt_n c._n 21_o he_o have_v now_o no_o ear_n to_o hear_v calumny_n no_o eye_n to_o gaze_v upon_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o earth_n no_o desire_n nor_o pretension_n after_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o death_n be_v attend_v with_o a_o funeral_n he_o protest_v aloud_o that_o he_o have_v renounce_v all_o hope_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n the_o second_o condition_n of_o this_o state_n be_v the_o duration_n that_o go_v along_o with_o it_o for_o though_o death_n be_v eternal_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o creature_n nor_o can_v any_o but_o a_o almighty_a power_n reunite_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n when_o once_o separate_v yet_o there_o seem_v to_o remain_v some_o faint_a hope_n as_o long_o as_o the_o body_n be_v not_o commit_v to_o the_o grave_n we_o watch_v it_o to_o see_v if_o that_o which_o appear_v a_o death_n be_v but_o a_o swoon_n or_o trance_n and_o there_o have_v be_v those_o that_o have_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o the_o same_o day_n without_o a_o miracle_n but_o when_o the_o body_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n droop_a nature_n be_v then_o past_a all_o hope_n this_o dismal_a abode_n have_v no_o intercourse_n with_o life_n it_o be_v a_o everlasting_a habitation_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o return_n but_o by_o a_o prodigy_n 48._o sepulchra_fw-la eorum_fw-la domus_fw-la illorum_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la jam_fw-la quia_fw-la constructa_fw-la sunt_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la domus_fw-la sunt_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la ibi_fw-la semper_fw-la crunt_fw-la ideo_fw-la domus_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 48._o it_o be_v the_o place_n where_o worm_n serve_v for_o minister_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n discharge_v their_o fury_n upon_o man_n till_o be_v reduce_v to_o powder_n there_o remain_v nothing_o of_o these_o famous_a criminal_o thus_o the_o christian_n when_o baptize_v be_v as_o it_o be_v inter_v to_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 quàm_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
infect_v with_o the_o contagion_n of_o that_o and_o that_o sin_n trace_v grace_n prevent_v the_o will_n make_v it_o criminal_a before_o it_o be_v free_a the_o only_a thing_n that_o may_v seem_v strange_a to_o we_o in_o this_o oeconomy_n be_v that_o a_o baptise_a person_n do_v not_o communicate_v christian_a grace_n to_o his_o child_n though_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o and_o yet_o do_v communicate_v original_a sin_n though_o he_o be_v free_v from_o it_o 14._o miraris_fw-la quare_fw-la peccator_fw-la nascatur_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la justi_n non_fw-la te_fw-la delectat_fw-la mirari_fw-la quare_fw-la oleaster_n nascatur_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la olivae_fw-la accipe_fw-la aliam_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la non_fw-la attendis_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la grano_fw-la purgato_fw-la frumentum_fw-la cum_fw-la palea_fw-la nascitur_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la seminatur_fw-la aug._n serm._n de_fw-fr verb._n apos_n 14._o but_o our_o wonder_n will_v cease_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o a_o grain_n of_o corn_n which_o be_v sow_o without_o chaff_n spring_v up_o notwithstanding_o with_o it_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o learned_a man_n derive_v not_o his_o science_n to_o his_o child_n though_o he_o do_v his_o be_v ib._n ideo_fw-la de_fw-la baptizato_fw-la non_fw-la iustùs_fw-la nascitur_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la eum_fw-la generate_fw-la unde_fw-la regeneratus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la unde_fw-la generatus_fw-la est_fw-la id._n ib._n and_o because_o as_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v christian_n beget_v not_o their_o child_n by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v sanctify_v but_o by_o the_o body_n which_o still_o remain_v corrupt_v neither_o be_v grace_n the_o concomitant_a of_o the_o birth_n of_o adam_n but_o of_o the_o regeneration_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o absolve_v not_o the_o guilty_a till_o they_o be_v clothe_v with_o his_o merit_n in_o baptism_n the_o five_o discourse_n of_o the_o resemblance_n that_o be_v find_v between_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o of_o a_o christian_n as_o the_o christian_a take_v his_o denomination_n of_o christ_n so_o also_o do_v he_o his_o glory_n neither_o have_v he_o any_o privilege_n which_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o he_o for_o if_o he_o have_v any_o merit_n that_o render_v he_o acceptable_a to_o god_n it_o be_v from_o the_o christi_fw-la the_o exit_fw-la sacramento_fw-la unctionis_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la christianorum_fw-la descendit_fw-la voeabulum_fw-la et_fw-la nomen_fw-la quod_fw-la nomen_fw-la ille_fw-la frustra_fw-la sortitur_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la minime_fw-la imitatur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la christi_fw-la action_n or_o suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o borrow_v they_o if_o he_o pretend_v any_o right_n to_o heaven_n as_o his_o inheritance_n it_o be_v because_o christ_n be_v his_o elder_a brother_n if_o the_o angel_n do_v he_o any_o service_n it_o be_v because_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o his_o body_n and_o that_o this_o quality_n equal_v if_o not_o prefer_v he_o 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it_o to_o the_o virgin_n when_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o her_o virginity_n she_o desire_v to_o be_v instruct_v how_o she_o may_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n bern._n superveniet_fw-la in_o te_fw-la dando_fw-la foecunditatem_fw-la &_o servando_fw-la virginitatem_fw-la bern._n the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o high_a shall_v overshadow_v thou_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o dispenser_n of_o this_o mystery_n his_o goodness_n wrought_v this_o miracle_n of_o love_n and_o he_o that_o be_v barren_a in_o eternity_n to_o give_v jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o world_n become_v fruitful_a in_o time_n though_o this_o favour_n be_v admirable_a exalt_v the_o son_n of_o god_n above_o prophet_n and_o king_n yet_o be_v it_o common_a to_o he_o with_o christian_n who_o have_v the_o privilege_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o new_a life_n by_o his_o grace_n for_o he_o it_o be_v and_o not_o a_o angel_n that_o sit_v precedent_n in_o this_o sacred_a leo._n sacred_a omni_fw-la homini_fw-la renascenti_fw-la aqua_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la instar_fw-la est_fw-la uteri_fw-la virginalis_fw-la eodem_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sanctorcplente_fw-la fontem_fw-la qui_fw-la replevit_fw-la et_fw-la virginem_fw-la ut_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la ibi_fw-la vacuavit_fw-la sacra_fw-la conceptio_fw-la hic_fw-la mystica_fw-la tollat_fw-la ablutio_fw-la leo._n pool_n wherein_o we_o be_v regenerate_v he_o it_o be_v that_o stamp_v upon_o we_o the_o character_n that_o make_v we_o christian_n and_o shed_v abroad_o charity_n into_o our_o heart_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o be_v by_o his_o virtue_n that_o our_o sin_n be_v blot_v out_o and_o by_o a_o secret_a influence_n that_o penetrate_v the_o essence_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o we_o become_v the_o adopt_a son_n of_o the_o everlasting_a father_n and_o the_o brethren_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o this_o transcendent_a 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same_o death_n and_o as_o the_o sinner_n lose_v life_n because_o he_o lose_v grace_n that_o unite_a he_o to_o jesus_n christ_n so_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o some_o sort_n lose_v that_o life_n that_o unite_v he_o to_o the_o christian_a by_o charity_n and_o receive_v death_n from_o he_o that_o inflict_v it_o upon_o himself_o by_o sin_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v such_o high_a term_n to_o make_v we_o comprehend_v the_o heinousnesse_n of_o our_o crime_n and_o describe_v the_o death_n of_o our_o soul_n under_o that_o of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o commit_v a_o simple_a murder_n we_o may_v at_o least_o be_v startle_v from_o commit_v a_o parricide_n the_o second_o quality_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v that_o have_v be_v our_o principle_n he_o will_v also_o be_v our_o director_n and_o give_v we_o motion_n after_o he_o have_v endue_v we_o with_o life_n i_o will_v not_o enlarge_v this_o truth_n because_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v sufficient_o of_o it_o and_o discover_v those_o advantage_n the_o christian_a may_v draw_v from_o thence_o it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o add_v that_o christian_n be_v exalt_v as_o far_o above_o philosopher_n as_o philosopher_n be_v above_o beast_n for_o beast_n be_v lead_v mere_o by_o sense_n the_o pleasure_n that_o tickle_v they_o transport_v they_o and_o whatever_o flatter_v their_o appetite_n either_o in_o taste_n or_o sight_n overpower_n they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o withhold_v by_o fear_n or_o grief_n sinner_n be_v in_o no_o better_a condition_n than_o the_o brute_n they_o consult_v only_o their_o sense_n when_o they_o act_v 48._o homo_fw-la comparatus_fw-la est_fw-la jumentis_fw-la considerate_a vos_fw-la factos_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la imaginem_fw-la imago_fw-la dei_fw-la intus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o auribus_fw-la istis_fw-la &_o eculis_fw-la sed_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la intellectus_fw-la ubi_fw-la mens_fw-la ubi_fw-la ratio_fw-la investigandae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la aug._n in_o psa_n 48._o their_o soul_n be_v always_o the_o slave_n of_o their_o body_n neither_o do_v they_o perceive_v when_o they_o engage_v themselves_o in_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n or_o glory_n how_o they_o do_v no_o more_o than_o bull_n that_o foam_n and_o fight_v for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o heifer_n or_o to_o be_v leader_n of_o the_o herd_n philosopher_n be_v a_o degree_n high_o than_o sinner_n and_o take_v reason_n for_o their_o guide_n they_o think_v they_o can_v err_v 41._o rationalc_n animal_n est_fw-la homo_fw-la consummatur_fw-la itaque_fw-la ejus_fw-la bonum_fw-la si_fw-la id_fw-la adimplevit_fw-la cvi_fw-la nascitur_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la ratio_fw-la exigit_fw-la rem_fw-la facillimam_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la svam_fw-la vivere_fw-la senec._n epist_n 41._o they_o fancy_v proud_a ostentous_a design_n they_o 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be_v in_o our_o own_o hand_n and_o we_o may_v purchase_v grace_n by_o supplication_n i_o acknowledge_v this_o objection_n ground_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o saint_n augustine_n but_o even_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n itself_o for_o scripture_n exhort_v all_o sinner_n to_o prayer_n propose_v it_o to_o we_o as_o a_o help_n in_o all_o our_o need_n 7._o petite_fw-fr &_o dabitur_fw-la vobis_fw-la quae_fw-la rite_n &_o invenietis_fw-la pulsate_n &_o aperietur_fw-la vobis_fw-la mat._n 7._o and_o as_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o our_o evil_n it_o seem_v be_v enough_o to_o be_v a_o believer_n to_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o lord_n prayer_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o arm_n for_o our_o defence_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n saint_n augustine_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o jesus_n christ_n teach_v we_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n of_o his_o writing_n that_o the_o law_n discover_v virtue_n to_o we_o and_o prayer_n obtain_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o guard_n of_o christian_n surmount_v all_o temptation_n sweeten_v all_o difficulty_n and_o triumph_v over_o devil_n if_o then_o we_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v we_o be_v able_a to_o persevere_v if_o what_o be_v not_o due_a to_o our_o merit_n be_v grant_v to_o our_o prayer_n we_o may_v thereby_o obtain_v the_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o our_o salvation_n i_o confess_v this_o objection_n puzzle_v i_o nor_o do_v the_o ordinary_a answer_n make_v to_o it_o at_o all_o satisfy_v i_o for_o though_o grace_n be_v requisite_a to_o pray_v though_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o put_v the_o thought_n into_o our_o soul_n the_o affection_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o word_n into_o our_o mouth_n though_o a_o prayer_n that_o be_v not_o warm_v with_o his_o heat_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o the_o eternal_a father_n we_o must_v nevertheless_o confess_v either_o that_o grace_n to_o pray_v be_v always_o offer_v to_o n_n or_o that_o we_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o make_v our_o address_n to_o god_n in_o our_o need_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o holy_a scripture_n invite_v we_o every_o where_o to_o prayer_n the_o son_n of_o god_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o offer_v a_o please_a violence_n that_o it_o change_v his_o will_n sweeten_v his_o severity_n and_o obtain_v all_o grace_n it_o request_v of_o he_o 105._o si_fw-mi ergo_fw-la vos_fw-la cum_fw-la sitis_fw-la mali_fw-la bona_fw-la datis_fw-la filiis_fw-la vestris_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la pater_fw-la vester_fw-ge qui_fw-fr in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la dabit_fw-la bona_fw-la petentibus_fw-la se_fw-la mat._n 7._o ne_fw-fr orationes_fw-la putarentur_fw-la praecedere_fw-la merita_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la gratuita_fw-la daretur_fw-la gratia_fw-la sed_fw-la jam_fw-la nec_fw-la gratia_fw-la esset_fw-la quia_fw-la debita_fw-la redderetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la oratio_fw-la inter_fw-la gratiae_fw-la munera_fw-la reperitur_fw-la aug._n epist_n ad_fw-la sixtum_fw-la 105._o i_o know_v indeed_o that_o saint_n paul_n teach_v we_o also_o that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v unless_o the_o holy_a spirit_n teach_v we_o and_o that_o this_o grace_n precede_v our_o prayer_n as_o well_o as_o our_o good_a work_n saint_n augustine_n be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n when_o explain_v that_o passage_n he_o say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o to_o secure_v we_o from_o vanity_n which_o may_v persuade_v we_o that_o our_o prayer_n precede_v grace_n it_o be_v rank_v by_o the_o apostle_n among_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o this_o perplexity_n i_o can_v say_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o prayer_n be_v more_o common_a than_o other_o grace_n that_o it_o be_v frequent_o offer_v to_o christian_n that_o god_n refuse_v it_o none_o but_o those_o that_o undervalue_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o our_o conversion_n and_o that_o if_o by_o this_o unhappy_a power_n which_o remain_v in_o we_o we_o resist_v not_o the_o
be_v often_o a_o disguise_a misery_n and_o a_o real_a torment_n among_o so_o many_o adversity_n heaven_n that_o watch_v over_o the_o welfare_n of_o christian_n have_v furnish_v they_o with_o hope_n which_o never_o confound_v those_o it_o assist_v for_o it_o awaken_v their_o courage_n with_o recompense_n stir_v they_o up_o by_o the_o example_n of_o former_a saint_n quicken_v they_o by_o the_o shortness_n of_o their_o life_n and_o make_v they_o balance_n what_o they_o suffer_v with_o what_o they_o expect_v give_v they_o occasion_n to_o say_v with_o saint_n paul_n non_fw-la sunt_fw-la condignae_fw-la passiones_fw-la huius_fw-la temporis_fw-la ad_fw-la futuram_fw-la gloriam_fw-la quae_fw-la revelatur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la but_o inasmuch_o as_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o principal_a object_n of_o this_o virtue_n hence_o arise_v the_o strong_a comfort_n it_o can_v bestow_v upon_o we_o for_o represent_v we_o his_o shame_n and_o his_o glory_n his_o death_n and_o his_o resurrection_n it_o 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the_o christian_a receive_v in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o though_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o demonstrate_v the_o wonderful_a resemblance_n which_o be_v find_v between_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o of_o the_o altar_n and_o without_o do_v violence_n to_o scripture_n we_o may_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o one_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o other_o that_o the_o same_o victim_n be_v immolate_a in_o both_o that_o the_o eternal_a father_n be_v equal_o honour_v in_o both_o and_o that_o the_o faithful_a receive_v thence_o like_o advantage_n yet_o because_o thing_n be_v illustrate_v better_o by_o their_o difference_n then_o their_o similitude_n and_o that_o which_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o be_v always_o more_o particular_o they_o i_o have_v design_v this_o discourse_n to_o unfold_v the_o opposition_n nature_n and_o grace_n have_v place_v in_o these_o two_o sacrifice_n 6._o quod_fw-la autem_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la peccato_fw-la mortuus_fw-la 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merit_n appease_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n and_o deliver_v man_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o devil_n inasmuch_o as_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v no_o otherwise_o perform_v then_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n which_o can_v be_v repeat_v without_o a_o miracle_n and_o the_o glory_n whereinto_o he_o be_v enter_v suffer_v he_o not_o to_o die_v a_o second_o time_n saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o redeem_v the_o world_n by_o that_o one_o only_a sacrifice_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v bind_v to_o reiterate_v their_o sacrifice_n because_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o victim_n be_v limit_v and_o to_o speak_v proper_o be_v neither_o acceptable_a to_o god_n nor_o meritorious_a for_o man_n but_o because_o they_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o offer_v to_o his_o father_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v of_o infinite_a merit_n he_o need_v not_o repeat_v it_o and_o have_v sufficient_o expiate_v all_o 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vanity_n but_o such_o as_o imprint_v character_n or_o produce_v effect_n in_o their_o soul_n they_o be_v as_o solid_a as_o glorious_a they_o raise_v man_n up_o to_o heaven_n make_v they_o heir_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n and_o brethren_n of_o his_o only_a son_n their_o greatness_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o people_n though_o they_o be_v unknown_a they_o be_v notwithstanding_o honourable_a sometime_o contempt_n augment_v their_o reputation_n and_o the_o less_o splendour_n they_o bear_v among_o man_n the_o more_o respect_n they_o find_v with_o god_n therefore_o i_o shall_v betray_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o christian_a if_o have_v speak_v of_o his_o virtue_n i_o shall_v not_o speak_v of_o his_o quality_n and_o have_v describe_v his_o labour_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o his_o reward_n and_o recompense_n true_a it_o be_v that_o as_o the_o part_n of_o this_o work_n be_v mutual_o interweave_v and_o the_o remote_a have_v secret_a link_n that_o 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