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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
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mear_v creature_n be_v it_o not_o a_o wonder_n that_o st._n paul_n drive_v away_o devil_n heal_v the_o sick_a and_o yet_o by_o his_o prayer_n can_v deliver_v either_o himself_o from_o that_o devil_n or_o that_o malady_n which_o exercise_v his_o humility_n as_o much_o as_o his_o patience_n final_o this_o spirit_n that_o act_v so_o powerful_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o apostle_n establish_v the_o gospel_n no_o less_o by_o their_o miracle_n then_o by_o their_o word_n fortify_v they_o in_o persecution_n and_o give_v they_o courage_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o triumph_v over_o grief_n and_o pleasure_n too_o for_o as_o the_o tyrant_n employ_v subtlety_n and_o violence_n power_n and_o policy_n to_o vanquish_v the_o martyr_n make_v use_n of_o threat_n and_o promise_n to_o astonish_v or_o seduce_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v inspire_v they_o with_o continence_n and_o strength_n and_o that_o grace_n serve_v they_o instead_o of_o a_o sword_n and_o buckler_n gain_v they_o as_o many_o victory_n as_o they_o be_v bid_v battle_n his_o power_n never_o appear_v more_o glorious_a then_o upon_o this_o occasion_n 238._o quld_fw-mi magnum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la fortis_fw-la angelus_n magnum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la fortis_fw-la est_fw-la caro_fw-la sed_fw-la unde_fw-la fortis_fw-la caro_fw-la unde_fw-la forte_fw-fr vas_fw-la fictile_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 238._o miracle_n have_v not_o procure_v so_o many_o conquest_n as_o persecution_n have_v the_o saint_n never_o get_v so_o much_o credit_n by_o their_o power_n as_o by_o their_o constancy_n and_o infidel_n rome_n have_v more_o admire_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o martyr_n than_o the_o puissance_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o that_o shall_v consider_v these_o effect_n in_o their_o primitive_a cause_n will_v confess_v that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n have_v produce_v they_o and_o that_o as_o he_o inanimate_v the_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 confirm_v by_o his_o strength_n the_o cross_n seem_v strew_v with_o charm_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v kindle_v with_o his_o flame_n they_o find_v sweetness_n even_o in_o torment_n glory_n in_o affront_v pentec_fw-la venit_fw-la vicarius_fw-la redemptoris_fw-la ut_fw-la beneficia_fw-la quae_fw-la salvator_n dominus_fw-la inchoavit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la virtute_fw-la consammet_n &_o quod_fw-la ille_fw-la redemit_fw-la iste_fw-la sanctificet_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la acquisivit_fw-la iste_fw-la custodiat_fw-la aug._n serm._n 1_o feria_n 32._o pentec_fw-la and_o riches_n in_o poverty_n this_o make_v s._n augustine_n say_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n come_v to_o finish_v in_o power_n what_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v begin_v in_o weakness_n to_o sanctify_v what_o the_o other_o have_v redeem_v and_o to_o preserve_v what_o christ_n have_v purchase_v if_o you_o seek_v say_v the_o same_o s._n augustine_n what_o be_v want_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o what_o may_v be_v add_v to_o their_o perfection_n by_o the_o come_n down_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o before_o that_o happy_a moment_n they_o have_v faith_n but_o they_o have_v neither_o constancy_n nor_o fidelity_n they_o be_v able_a to_o forsake_v their_o possession_n to_o follow_v jesus_n christ_n but_o they_o will_v not_o lose_v their_o life_n to_o glorify_v he_o they_o be_v able_a indeed_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n but_o know_v not_o how_o to_o sign_n it_o with_o their_o blood_n nor_o seal_v it_o with_o their_o death_n they_o be_v virtuous_a as_o long_o as_o they_o converse_v with_o the_o son_n of_o god_n up_o on_o earth_n but_o they_o be_v not_o grow_v up_o to_o perfection_n till_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v communicate_v to_o they_o his_o grace_n and_o add_v force_n to_o charity_n have_v make_v they_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o terror_n of_o devil_n and_o the_o astonishment_n of_o tyrant_n final_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o s._n john_n damascen_n that_o perfect_v the_o christian_n because_o it_o be_v he_o that_o quicken_v they_o by_o grace_n and_o deify_v they_o with_o glory_n so_o that_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o confess_v that_o he_o enter_v into_o alliance_n with_o they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o same_o to_o the_o church_n that_o he_o be_v to_o the_o trinity_n and_o that_o after_o he_o have_v be_v our_o bond_n our_o gift_n and_o our_o love_n upon_o earth_n he_o will_v be_v our_o accomplishment_n in_o heaven_n the_o four_o discourse_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n seem_v to_o be_v to_o christian_n what_o he_o be_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o without_o ground_n that_o the_o christian_n be_v call_v the_o image_n of_o jesus_n christ_n since_o he_o be_v his_o other_o self_n the_o one_o possess_v by_o grace_n what_o the_o other_o do_v by_o
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 less_o sensible_a and_o more_o conceal_v the_o natural_a death_n make_v a_o strange_a havoc_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o seize_v upon_o the_o face_n he_o banish_v beauty_n horror_n and_o fear_n always_o attend_v he_o nor_o do_v he_o ever_o enter_v upon_o a_o body_n but_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o stench_n and_o putrefaction_n these_o sad_a effect_n render_v he_o ghastly_a nor_o can_v the_o most_o confident_a behold_v he_o without_o some_o sense_n of_o terror_n and_o affrightment_n but_o the_o spiritual_a death_n cause_v indeed_o no_o amazement_n because_o it_o leave_v no_o visible_a character_n of_o its_o malignity_n the_o holy_a spirit_n quit_v the_o sinner_n with_o small_a noise_n his_o departure_n which_o cause_v so_o much_o misfortune_n make_v not_o buzzle_v at_o all_o and_o when_o he_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n from_o a_o soul_n she_o be_v no_o whit_n affect_v with_o it_o because_o the_o loss_n be_v insensible_a a_o monarch_n think_v he_o be_v deprive_v of_o nothing_o because_o he_o still_o exercise_v absolute_a command_n over_o his_o subject_n nor_o see_v that_o he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o as_o many_o master_n as_o there_o be_v sin_n that_o reign_v in_o his_o soul_n a_o philosopher_n never_o conject_v himself_o less_o happy_a because_o he_o be_v not_o more_o ignorant_a the_o light_n that_o remain_v in_o he_o suffer_v he_o not_o to_o see_v his_o blindness_n and_o he_o imagine_v he_o be_v still_o virtuous_a because_o he_o still_o retain_v his_o knowledge_n a_o immodest_a woman_n be_v never_o trouble_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o grace_n because_o it_o no_o way_n impair_v her_o good_a complexion_n she_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o believe_v that_o sin_n have_v pollute_v her_o soul_n because_o it_o have_v stamp_v no_o deformity_n upon_o her_o face_n and_o behold_v herself_o in_o her_o glass_n as_o handsome_a after_o her_o fault_n as_o before_o she_o can_v persuade_v herself_o that_o she_o be_v less_o amiable_a in_o god_n eye_n because_o she_o 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
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 creatio_fw-la universi_fw-la saltem_fw-la est_fw-la majoris_fw-la miscricordiae_fw-la aug._n let_v we_o be_v content_a to_o conclude_v with_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n that_o if_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n require_v not_o more_o power_n it_o suppose_v at_o least_o more_o mercy_n than_o creation_n because_o if_o in_o this_o god_n oblige_v the_o miserable_a in_o that_o he_o oblige_v the_o criminal_a show_v favour_n to_o those_o that_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o severity_n of_o punishment_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n belong_v to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o a_o work_n that_o bear_v the_o character_n of_o goodness_n must_v needs_o have_v no_o other_o principle_n but_o he_o to_o who_o this_o divine_a perfection_n be_v attribute_v in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v true_a that_o after_o he_o have_v show_v mercy_n to_o sinner_n he_o perform_v a_o piece_n of_o most_o exemplary_a justice_n and_o animate_v they_o against_o themselves_o he_o oblige_v they_o to_o take_v revenge_n and_o punishment_n upon_o themselves_o for_o one_o of_o the_o most_o admirable_a effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o love_n be_v to_o produce_v hatred_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o penitent_n 50._o quia_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la confessio_fw-la &_o punitio_fw-la peccati_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la à _fw-la seipso_fw-la cum_fw-la cuique_fw-la sibi_fw-la irascitur_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la displicet_fw-la sine_fw-la dono_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n in_o psal_n 50._o and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n by_o the_o excess_n of_o their_o austerity_n towards_o themselves_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o guilty_a of_o treason_n against_o the_o divine_a majesty_n they_o stay_v not_o till_o his_o justice_n punish_v they_o they_o prevent_v his_o sentence_n by_o their_o own_o resolution_n and_o invent_v more_o torture_n to_o wrack_v themselves_o than_o the_o executioner_n have_v be_v witty_a in_o to_o torment_v martyr_n with_o this_o be_v that_o divine_a spirit_n which_o have_v drive_v the_o anchorite_n into_o the_o desert_n make_v the_o antonines_n go_v down_o into_o cave_n and_o hole_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v the_o stilite_n fix_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o pillar_n which_o find_v out_o sackcloth_n and_o discipline_n to_o make_v as_o many_o wretch_n as_o he_o have_v make_v penitent_n all_o the_o austerity_n that_o be_v in_o christianity_n take_v its_o birth_n from_o the_o love_n he_o inspire_v into_o the_o faithful_a their_o rigour_n be_v proportionable_a to_o their_o charity_n the_o more_o the_o holy_a spirit_n possess_v they_o the_o more_o be_v they_o set_v against_o themselves_o and_o we_o may_v affirm_v with_o reason_n that_o as_o much_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o his_o love_n so_o much_o do_v they_o grow_v in_o the_o hatred_n of_o their_o sin_n this_o be_v it_o perhaps_o that_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v we_o understand_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o shall_v oblige_v sinner_n to_o punish_v themselves_o for_o the_o offence_n they_o have_v commit_v he_o shall_v convince_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n we_o can_v understand_v this_o truth_n if_o we_o conceive_v not_o that_o the_o father_n have_v judge_v all_o man_n in_o his_o son_n and_o have_v charge_v he_o with_o their_o iniquity_n have_v charge_v he_o also_o with_o the_o punishment_n due_a for_o they_o from_o this_o moment_n they_o have_v no_o engagement_n to_o sue_v out_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o father_n satisfy_v with_o the_o passion_n of_o his_o son_n protest_v that_o he_o have_v sign_v over_o to_o he_o all_o the_o right_a of_o judge_v the_o world_n the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n the_o son_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o resignation_n shall_v judge_v all_o man_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v become_v their_o judge_n and_o their_o party_n will_v pronounce_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o their_o eternity_n in_o expectation_n of_o this_o day_n of_o doom_n the_o holy_a spirit_n judge_v man_n that_o be_v convert_v and_o mix_v meekness_n with_o severity_n in_o these_o determination_n he_o oblige_v they_o to_o undergo_v a_o scrutiny_n upon_o earth_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n nor_o be_v we_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o he_o that_o be_v so_o gentle_a be_v withal_o so_o rigorous_a since_o the_o poet_n have_v bestow_v these_o two_o quality_n upon_o love_n for_o these_o pleasant_a tell-tale_n have_v feign_v that_o he_o be_v the_o severe_a of_o all_o the_o god_n that_o he_o bathe_v himself_o in_o tear_n live_v upon_o blood_n and_o more_o cruel_a than_o tyrant_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o torment_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o christian_a religion_n that_o conceal_v truth_n under_o the_o shadow_n of_o our_o mystery_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v severe_a that_o he_o exact_v chastisement_n from_o those_o he_o inanimate_v that_o he_o engage_v his_o lover_n in_o penance_n and_o more_o strong_a than_o death_n which_o part_v soul_n and_o body_n he_o divide_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o exercise_v a_o tyranny_n over_o whole_a entire_a man_n true_a it_o be_v the_o torment_n he_o inflict_v be_v always_o mix_v with_o pleasure_n he_o make_v rose_n grow_v among_o thorn_n and_o amid_o such_o a_o throng_n of_o penitent_n that_o bid_v he_o battle_n there_o be_v not_o one_o complain_v of_o his_o suffering_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o persecute_v themselves_o 11._o haec_fw-la tristitia_fw-la quae_fw-la poenitcutiam_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la stabilem_fw-la operatur_fw-la laeta_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la spe_fw-la profectus_fw-la svi_fw-la vegetata_fw-la cunctam_fw-la affabilitatis_fw-la retinet_fw-la suavitatem_fw-la cassian_n l._n 9_o c._n 11._o they_o be_v persuade_v they_o satisfy_v he_o who_o they_o have_v offend_v the_o same_o consideration_n that_o afflict_v they_o comfort_n they_o and_o when_o they_o meditate_v that_o god_n that_o love_v they_o be_v infinite_a they_o meet_v with_o no_o pain_n that_o be_v not_o short_a nor_o any_o torment_n that_o be_v not_o joyous_a they_o be_v better_o accompany_v in_o the_o desert_n than_o the_o monarch_n in_o their_o palace_n their_o humiliation_n be_v more_o glorious_a than_o the_o triumph_n of_o conqueror_n their_o poverty_n be_v more_o happy_a than_o abundance_n of_o riches_n and_o their_o ascetic_a life_n more_o full_a of_o charm_n then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n though_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v thus_o favourable_a to_o penitent_n yet_o fail_v he_o not_o to_o be_v very_o severe_a against_o sinner_n if_o he_o pardon_v the_o offence_n commit_v against_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o never_o pardon_v those_o that_o be_v commit_v against_o his_o own_o person_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n teach_v we_o 12._o blasphemia_fw-la in_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la mat._n 12._o that_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n none_o be_v irremissible_a but_o those_o which_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o passage_n leave_v all_o our_o expositor_n at_o a_o loss_n every_o one_o forge_v new_a principle_n to_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n thereof_o and_o there_o be_v few_o but_o strive_v to_o invent_v something_o upon_o a_o subject_n so_o often_o handle_v and_o so_o little_o clear_v some_o divide_v sin_n into_o three_o order_n according_a to_o the_o perfection_n which_o be_v common_o apply_v to_o the_o three_o divine_a person_n the_o first_o comprehend_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n which_o seem_v to_o clash_v against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n paulum_fw-la peccata_fw-la alia_fw-la sunt_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la patri_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la adversantur_fw-la alia_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la quae_fw-la filio_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la alia_fw-la malitiae_fw-la quae_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la cujus_fw-la est_fw-la bonitas_fw-la d._n thom._n in_o paulum_fw-la to_o who_o power_n
that_o fortify_v our_o weakness_n when_o we_o be_v set_v upon_o that_o dissipate_v our_o darkness_n when_o we_o be_v blind_v and_o sweeten_v our_o discontent_n when_o we_o be_v trouble_v he_o weep_v with_o we_o without_o interess_v his_o felicity_n he_o share_v in_o our_o infirmity_n without_o prejudice_v his_o almightiness_n he_o be_v sad_a with_o our_o misery_n without_o disquiet_v his_o own_o contentedness_n he_o put_v sigh_n into_o our_o heart_n word_n into_o our_o mouth_n reason_n into_o our_o understanding_n to_o express_v our_o wretchedness_n and_o to_o pacify_v our_o judge_n postulat_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la inenarrabilibus_fw-la the_o union_n he_o contract_v with_o we_o be_v so_o strict_a that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n to_o he_o what_o it_o will_v have_v we_o do_v and_o by_o a_o strange_a liberty_n make_v he_o partaker_n of_o our_o misery_n as_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o happiness_n the_o last_o torment_n of_o man_n a_o sinner_n be_v the_o doubt_n he_o have_v of_o his_o salvation_n death_n be_v troublesome_a because_o the_o hour_n thereof_o be_v uncertain_a neither_o have_v he_o that_o pronounce_v sentence_n upon_o we_o express_v the_o time_n of_o its_o execution_n all_o moment_n be_v to_o be_v suspect_v by_o we_o every_o day_n may_v be_v our_o last_o and_o the_o accident_n that_o cause_v our_o dissolution_n be_v so_o involve_v in_o futurity_n that_o they_o daily_o seize_v we_o before_o we_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o 9_o nescit_fw-la homo_fw-la utrum_fw-la amore_fw-la a_o odio_fw-la dignus_fw-la sit_fw-la sed_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o futurum_fw-la servantur_fw-la incerta_fw-la eccl._n 9_o but_o our_o salvation_n be_v much_o more_o conceal_v than_o our_o death_n predestination_n be_v much_o more_o secret_a and_o more_o important_a than_o the_o end_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o alarm_n so_o just_a a_o apprehension_n strike_v we_o with_o be_v much_o more_o lawful_a and_o amaze_a there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n nor_o that_o know_v whether_o his_o name_n be_v write_v there_o the_o whole_a world_n tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o that_o irrevocable_a judgement_n the_o character_n of_o baptism_n the_o vocation_n into_o the_o church_n the_o power_n of_o work_a miracle_n the_o love_n of_o enemy_n the_o forget_v of_o injury_n and_o whatever_o be_v most_o glorious_a and_o most_o difficult_a in_o religion_n be_v no_o certain_a proof_n of_o our_o predestination_n fear_n be_v always_o mix_v with_o hope_n in_o our_o soul_n the_o grace_n that_o quicken_v we_o may_v forsake_v we_o the_o example_n of_o the_o reprobate_n strike_v we_o with_o astonishment_n and_o after_o the_o treason_n and_o despair_n of_o judas_n there_o be_v no_o saint_n but_o tremble_v this_o be_v the_o great_a pain_n that_o afflict_v christian_n greg._n vae_fw-la miseris_fw-la nobis_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-fr electione_n nostra_fw-la nullam_fw-la adhuc_fw-la dei_fw-la vocem_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la in_o otio_fw-la torpemus_fw-la vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la pictate_v judicemur_fw-la greg._n the_o cruel_a punishment_n that_o exercise_v their_o patience_n the_o rude_a torment_n that_o prove_v their_o charity_n thus_o will_v it_o be_v a_o insupportable_a vexation_n do_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n sweeten_v it_o by_o the_o inward_a testimony_n he_o witness_v to_o our_o conscience_n but_o he_o moreover_o give_v we_o assurance_n of_o our_o salvation_n he_o make_v we_o obscure_o read_v over_o the_o book_n of_o life_n he_o take_v we_o into_o that_o privie-chamber_n where_o the_o definitive_a sentence_n of_o our_o eternity_n be_v pronounce_v 8._o ipse_fw-la spiritus_fw-la testimonium_fw-la reddit_fw-la spiritui_fw-la nostro_fw-la quòd_fw-la sumus_fw-la silij_fw-la dei_fw-la rom._n 8._o he_o apply_v to_o we_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o interpose_v himself_o the_o caution_n of_o his_o promise_n he_o blot_v out_o those_o mortal_a discontent_n which_o labour_n to_o cast_v we_o into_o despair_n he_o heighten_v our_o hope_n by_o a_o prelibation_n of_o glory_n and_o handle_v we_o with_o so_o much_o tenderness_n that_o we_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o can_v be_v miserable_a in_o the_o other_o world_n have_v be_v so_o happy_a in_o this_o the_o ten_o discourse_n of_o the_o christian's_n ingratitude_n towards_o the_o holy_a spirit_n if_o that_o philosopher_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v sen._n nibil_n in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la tam_fw-la sacrum_fw-la quod_fw-la sacrilegum_fw-la non_fw-la inveniat_fw-la sen._n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o sacred_a in_o nature_n that_o meet_v not_o with_o some_o sacrilegious_a person_n to_o profane_v it_o divine_n may_v with_o great_a justice_n affirm_v there_o be_v nothing_o so_o holy_a in_o religion_n that_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n do_v not_o dishonour_v and_o by_o their_o malice_n desecrate_v its_o holy_a mystery_n the_o divine_a mercy_n be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o grace_n be_v not_o god_n merciful_a we_o shall_v be_v eternal_o miserable_a do_v not_o he_o remit_v the_o injury_n do_v against_o he_o the_o first_o offence_n will_v cast_v we_o into_o despair_n and_o have_v once_o lose_v his_o grace_n we_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o punishment_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o mercy_n make_v sinner_n presumptuous_a in_o their_o crime_n that_o which_o shall_v convert_v they_o harden_v they_o and_o that_o which_o promise_v they_o impunity_n carry_v they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o impenitency_n the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o last_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n his_o wound_n be_v so_o many_o bleed_a mouth_n breathe_v forth_o this_o truth_n and_o when_o we_o begin_v to_o doubt_v of_o it_o we_o need_v but_o consider_v the_o stream_n of_o blood_n that_o issue_v from_o his_o vein_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n 7._o positus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o rvinam_fw-la &_o in_o resurrectionem_fw-la 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separate_v they_o from_o all_o other_o creature_n why_o will_v he_o not_o at_o every_o moment_n indulge_v they_o a_o grace_n necessary_a for_o their_o condition_n and_o as_o it_o be_v due_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o extraction_n i_o conceive_v this_o objection_n have_v its_o full_a weight_n and_o i_o have_v set_v it_o forth_o in_o all_o the_o colour_n that_o may_v render_v it_o reasonable_a let_v we_o see_v whether_o truth_n will_v furnish_v we_o with_o arm_n to_o batter_v it_o and_o whether_o the_o doctrine_n of_o saint_n augustine_n will_v warrant_v the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o injustice_n when_o he_o refuse_v his_o grace_n to_o the_o faithful_a to_o back_o our_o answer_n we_o must_v suppose_v that_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o of_o grace_n be_v very_o different_a in_o the_o first_o order_n god_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n responsible_a to_o his_o creature_n he_o never_o dispense_v with_o himself_o but_o by_o miracle_n when_o he_o refuse_v his_o aid_n to_o a_o sinner_n make_v the_o hand_n wither_v that_o be_v about_o to_o commit_v a_o parricide_n or_o tie_v the_o tongue_n that_o be_v go_v to_o utter_v a_o blasphemy_n every_o one_o look_n upon_o these_o effect_n as_o prodigy_n but_o he_o owe_v nothing_o to_o his_o creature_n in_o the_o second_o order_n he_o enter_v not_o into_o it_o but_o by_o grace_n nor_o do_v he_o persevere_v in_o it_o but_o by_o mercy_n in_o raise_v he_o to_o this_o state_n he_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o rule_n what_o he_o have_v once_o give_v oblige_v he_o not_o to_o continue_v and_o when_o he_o receive_v a_o sinner_n into_o his_o church_n it_o be_v with_o condition_n which_o no_o way_n prejudice_v his_o sovereignty_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o show_v favour_n to_o who_o he_o will_v we_o can_v plead_v no_o prescription_n against_o his_o goodness_n he_o may_v every_o moment_n take_v away_o that_o succour_n he_o have_v bestow_v and_o he_o be_v so_o absolute_a in_o the_o order_n of_o grace_n that_o when_o he_o desert_n the_o just_a themselves_o they_o have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o complain_v then_o the_o guilty_a if_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o in_o adam_n they_o be_v all_o sinner_n the_o sentence_n of_o their_o condemnation_n precede_v their_o birth_n aug._n vnde_fw-la constat_fw-la magnam_fw-la esse_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quod_fw-la plurimi_fw-la liberantur_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la sibi_fw-la deberetur_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la liberantur_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la gloriantur_fw-la non_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la meritis_fw-la quae_fw-la paria_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o damnatis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la glorientur_fw-la aug._n and_o when_o they_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o mass_n of_o perdition_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n only_o if_o they_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n in_o eternal_a character_n this_o answer_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o pure_a doctrine_n of_o saint_n augustine_n it_o be_v found_v upon_o his_o principle_n and_o he_o that_o make_v a_o difficulty_n to_o receive_v it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o that_o great_a master_n but_o because_o it_o seem_v too_o severe_a to_o those_o that_o be_v not_o instruct_v in_o his_o school_n who_o consider_v not_o sufficient_o the_o absolute_a power_n divine_a justice_n have_v reserve_v to_o itself_o over_o the_o reprobate_n let_v we_o add_v here_o this_o temperament_n and_o say_v that_o christian_n have_v some_o right_n to_o grace_n whilst_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o they_o may_v obtain_v it_o by_o prayer_n when_o they_o find_v too_o much_o difficulty_n in_o good_a or_o too_o much_o engagement_n in_o evil_n but_o this_o answer_n start_v a_o new_a objection_n and_o seem_v to_o combat_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n in_o labour_v to_o establish_v the_o facility_n of_o prayer_n for_o if_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o this_o virtue_n we_o can_v obtain_v every_o thing_n our_o salvation_n 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