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face_n of_o a_o bold_a impudent_a strumpet_n 2._o spinis_fw-la electorum_fw-la viae_fw-la sepiuntur_fw-la dum_fw-la dolorum_fw-la punctiones_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la temperaliter_fw-la concupiscunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la interposita_fw-la materia_fw-la vis_fw-la eorum_fw-la obviat_fw-la quorum_fw-la nimirum_fw-la defideria_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la difficultas_fw-la impugnat_fw-la d._n greg._n 34._o moral_n cap._n 2._o no_o no_o say_v our_o saviour_n i_o stop_v you_o there_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v what_o you_o look_v for_o in_o the_o world_n i_o will_v set_v bush_n thorn_n and_o great_a stone_n in_o the_o way_n where_o you_o think_v to_o pass_v through_o that_o at_o last_o you_o shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o come_v back_o you_o think_v to_o live_v at_o your_o ease_n in_o the_o world_n i_o will_v contrive_v it_o so_o that_o all_o creature_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o you_o to_o control_v your_o design_n you_o think_v to_o meet_v with_o friend_n but_o i_o will_v order_v it_o that_o your_o near_a relation_n shall_v be_v the_o first_o that_o will_v trouble_v your_o settlement_n you_o think_v to_o enjoy_v your_o liberty_n with_o more_o ease_n and_o less_o contradiction_n supra_fw-la vadam_fw-la &_o revertar_fw-la ad_fw-la virum_fw-la meum_fw-la priorem_fw-la nam_fw-la dum_fw-la diversitatibus_fw-la mundi_fw-la quem_fw-la diligit_fw-la anima_fw-la morderi_fw-la coepit_fw-la tunc_fw-la plenius_fw-la intelligit_fw-la quanto_fw-la illi_fw-la cum_fw-la priore_fw-la viro_fw-la melius_fw-la fuit_fw-la eos_fw-la ergos_fw-la quos_fw-la voluntas_fw-la prava_fw-la pervertit_fw-la plerumque_fw-la adversitas_fw-la corrigit_fw-la idem_fw-la greg._n supra_fw-la by_o withdraw_v yourself_o from_o my_o conduct_n i_o will_v render_v you_o a_o far_o great_a slave_n than_o any_o of_o the_o criminal_n at_o the_o chain_n in_o their_o galley_n those_o sound_a correction_n and_o divine_a reproach_n have_v so_o much_o power_n over_o that_o waver_a spirit_n that_o at_o last_o he_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o open_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v return_v to_o his_o former_a master_n because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v with_o he_o than_o here_o where_o i_o find_v but_o the_o bare_a shadow_n of_o good_a luck_n and_o contentment_n whereas_o in_o god_n service_n i_o shall_v have_v all_o assurance_n of_o glory_n and_o everlasting_a felicity_n chap._n xiii_o that_o we_o can_v complain_v of_o the_o want_n of_o sufficient_a mean_n for_o our_o conversion_n we_o must_v suppose_v for_o a_o ground_n of_o this_o our_o discourse_n that_o all_o god_n grace_n tend_v to_o our_o conversion_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o two_o equal_a division_n that_o be_v to_o the_o grace_n that_o begin_v and_o dispose_v we_o to_o our_o coversion_n and_o all_o those_o grace_n be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o term_n and_o notion_n of_o less_o sufficient_a to_o salvation_n or_o to_o the_o grace_n which_o do_v effectual_o concur_v to_o our_o conversion_n and_o those_o we_o call_v actual_a and_o efficacious_a grace_n this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o all_o true_a divine_n against_o calvin_n 11._o bellarm._n tom_n 3._o controver_n l._n 1._o
etc._n psal_n 77._o v._n 11._o but_o ungrateful_a and_o most_o unmannerly_a people_n for_o all_o acknowledgement_n begin_v to_o contest_v with_o he_o and_o disown_n that_o ever_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o he_o in_o the_o least_o &c_n bona_fw-la repromissoris_fw-la sibi_fw-la ascribit_fw-la peccator_fw-la &c_n &c_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o this_o ungrateful_a people_n have_v already_o forget_v the_o favour_n which_o god_n do_v they_o in_o babylon_n when_o that_o resent_v much_o the_o affront_v do_v they_o by_o the_o idumean_n he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o their_o captivity_n there_o they_o be_v chain_v cuff_v and_o bolt_v and_o have_v they_o so_o soon_o forget_v he_o who_o break_v and_o strike_v off_o their_o iron_n be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a proof_n of_o his_o love_n to_o have_v send_v moses_n arm_v with_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n to_o bring_v they_o from_o pharaoh_n jurisdiction_n and_o slavery_n 23._o coram_fw-la patribus_fw-la eorum_fw-la fecit_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la egypti_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 77._o v._n 23._o the_o notorious_a sign_n and_o prodigy_n which_o egypt_n have_v see_v shall_v be_v the_o memorial_n of_o his_o love_n do_v they_o remember_v who_o it_o be_v that_o command_v the_o sea_n to_o give_v they_o a_o free_a passage_n through_o their_o main_a gulf_n when_o that_o their_o enemy_n come_v close_o on_o their_o back_n and_o after_o all_o this_o they_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o ask_v god_n the_o question_n how_o or_o where_o have_v he_o show_v they_o any_o love_n before_o they_o shall_v return_v any_o such_o answer_n they_o shall_v cast_v all_o creature_n into_o the_o fire_n be_v that_o they_o be_v in_o this_o point_n so_o many_o convince_a proof_n and_o witness_n of_o their_o ingratitude_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v excuse_v 52._o qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la proprio_fw-la filio_fw-la non_fw-la pepercit_fw-la sed_fw-la etc._n etc._n rom._n 8._o v._n 52._o i_o must_v confess_v however_o they_o be_v in_o some_o respect_n to_o be_v pardon_v for_o though_o they_o have_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o their_o hand_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o see_v or_o know_v the_o author_n of_o grace_n the_o word-incarnate_a but_o if_o a_o christian_a shall_v demand_v of_o god_n 16._o sic_fw-la deus_fw-la dilexit_fw-la mundum_fw-la ut_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la &c_n &c_n joan._n 3._o v._n 16._o wherein_o have_v you_o love_v i_o i_o will_v willing_o conjure_v all_o creature_n to_o appear_v at_o his_o trial_n as_o evidence_n of_o so_o heinous_a a_o crime_n and_o as_o executioner_n of_o so_o great_a a_o malefactor_n but_o my_o god_n why_o shall_v i_o dissemble_v where_o truth_n be_v so_o plain_a for_o even_o among_o christian_n we_o may_v soon_o find_v some_o of_o so_o brazen_a a_o face_n 8._o cum_fw-la filio_fw-la dato_fw-la omne_fw-la donavit_fw-la nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la ce_fw-fr daunt_v in_o bonum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la superiora_fw-la quidem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la divinae_fw-la personae_fw-la ad_fw-la fruendum_fw-la rationales_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ad_fw-la convenidum_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la inferiora_fw-la ad_fw-la utendum_fw-la d._n thom._n in_o comment_n eph._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap_n 8._o as_o to_o pronounce_v the_o word_n or_o at_o least_o show_v by_o their_o action_n that_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v a_o love_n for_o they_o yea_o without_o doubt_n for_o how_o can_v you_o think_v of_o they_o otherwise_o to_o receive_v daily_o the_o divine_a inspiration_n to_o see_v at_o all_o hour_n and_o moment_n the_o amorous_a invention_n of_o god_n to_o convert_v we_o to_o hear_v the_o eternal_a father_n repeat_v so_o often_o and_o in_o such_o express_a term_n that_o he_o love_v the_o world_n so_o far_o as_o to_o give_v his_o dear_o belove_a son_n to_o redeem_v it_o and_o not_o to_o be_v move_v in_o the_o least_o to_o requite_v his_o love_n with_o love_n again_o it_o be_v not_o in_o conscience_n to_o repeat_v those_o blasphemous_a word_n wherein_o have_v you_o love_v i_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o expedient_a to_o give_v any_o further_a answer_n to_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o christian_n then_o to_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o wise_a conduct_n of_o jesus_n in_o the_o management_n of_o our_o conversion_n to_o let_v the_o soul_n know_v that_o if_o she_o make_v good_a use_n of_o the_o first_o grace_n she_o receive_v totum_fw-la nun_n est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la beata_fw-la vita_fw-la quam_fw-la omnes_fw-la volunt_fw-la audimus_fw-la nomen_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o rem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la omnes_fw-la nos_fw-la appetere_fw-la fatemur_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la sono_fw-la delectamur_fw-la etc._n etc._n paulo_n infra_fw-la nota_fw-la est_fw-la igitur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la quia_fw-la una_fw-la voce_fw-la si_fw-la interrogari_fw-la possent_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la dubitatione_n velle_fw-la responderent_fw-la d._n aug._n tom_n 1._o lib._n 10._o confess_v cap._n 20._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la god_n will_v never_o deny_v she_o the_o continuation_n of_o his_o grace_n until_o 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other_o saint_n that_o all_o spiritual_a gift_n all_o grace_n and_o favour_n which_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n communicate_v to_o our_o heart_n have_v no_o other_o end_n or_o aim_v but_o to_o stir_v up_o our_o will_n to_o action_n conduce_v to_o salvation_n which_o to_o perform_v after_o a_o sweet_a way_n god_n endue_v the_o soul_n with_o two_o attractive_a power_n he_o fix_v one_o to_o the_o object_n of_o our_o conversion_n and_o the_o other_o to_o its_o beginning_n and_o ground_n he_o order_v that_o the_o object_n shall_v lance_v a_o thousand_o lustre_n of_o beauty_n towards_o the_o poor_a sinner_n soul_n 2.9_o quae_fw-la oculus_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 2.9_o and_o so_o many_o brightsome_a beam_n whereby_o heaven_n be_v represent_v to_o he_o as_o a_o place_n of_o rest_n where_o all_o tear_n all_o labour_n all_o cross_n and_o suffering_n be_v divine_o change_v into_o so_o many_o splendour_n and_o light_n of_o glory_n where_o saint_n be_v sweet_o 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concurrence_n of_o any_o create_a principle_n i_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n have_v the_o power_n of_o essential_a
they_o in_o st._n john_n by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n that_o even_o in_o this_o world_n their_o sadness_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o joy_n and_o through_o their_o affliction_n he_o will_v let_v run_v the_o stream_n of_o his_o heavenly_a consolation_n 22._o si_fw-mi i_o persecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la persequent_a joan_n 15._o v._o 29._o gaudium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la nemo_fw-la tollet_fw-la à _fw-la vobis_fw-la joan_n 16._o v._o 22._o they_o shall_v taste_v honey_n from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o rod_n that_o whip_v they_o if_o he_o strike_v at_o they_o they_o ought_v to_o consider_v he_o as_o a_o shepherd_n who_o for_o to_o gather_v his_o flock_n before_o he_o take_v up_o with_o his_o pastoral_a staff_n a_o clod_n of_o earth_n to_o fling_v at_o the_o sheep_n that_o go_v aside_o torcularibâ—â—_n una_fw-la pendet_fw-la in_o vitibus_fw-la &_o oliva_fw-la in_o arboribus_fw-la &_o quandiu_fw-la pendent_fw-la in_o frutetis_fw-la suis_fw-la tanquam_fw-la libero_fw-la acre_n perfruuntur_fw-la at_o nec_fw-la una_fw-la vinum_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la oliva_fw-la selum_fw-la ante_fw-la pressurant_fw-mi sic_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o homines_fw-la quos_fw-la praedestinavit_fw-la deus_fw-la ante_fw-la saecula_fw-la conform_v fieri_fw-la imaginis_fw-la fillij_fw-la svi_fw-la qui_fw-la precipuè_fw-fr in_o passione_n magnus_fw-la hortus_fw-la expressus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n paulo_n inferius_fw-la accedens_fw-la cuique_fw-la ad_fw-la servitutem_fw-la dei_fw-la ad_fw-la torcularia_fw-la se_fw-la venisse_fw-la cognoscat_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la saeculo_fw-la pereâ—t_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o apothecâ—s_fw-la dei_fw-la deflunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n d_o aug._n to_o 8._o in_o psal_n 1â—_n qui_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la torcularibâ—â—_n if_o he_o put_v they_o under_o the_o press_n of_o affliction_n it_o be_v only_o to_o squeeze_v out_o of_o they_o what_o be_v mortal_a and_o terrestrial_a to_o be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o fly_v towards_o the_o region_n of_o immortal_a 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ginem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la combussit_fw-la peccata_fw-la cremabâ—lia_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la ignis_fw-la stare_v non_fw-la possunt_fw-la d._n greg._n ex_fw-la hugone_n card._n in_o c._n 7._o lucae_n i_o never_o expect_v from_o he_o so_o favourable_a a_o reception_n as_o i_o have_v the_o company_n begin_v to_o grumble_v at_o i_o but_o he_o most_o gracious_o take_v my_o defence_n in_o hand_n they_o will_v fain_o blame_v my_o action_n but_o he_o be_v please_v to_o justify_v i_o before_o all_o and_z which_o be_v more_o he_o be_v so_o merciful_a to_o i_o as_o to_o give_v i_o the_o full_a absolution_n of_o all_o my_o sin_n let_v dido_n burn_v if_o she_o please_v in_o her_o flame_n for_o aeneas_n for_o my_o part_n i_o will_v never_o have_v any_o friend_n but_o jesus_n at_o this_o present_a i_o do_v renounce_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n all_o other_o amity_n for_o to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o jesus_n my_o sweet_a love_n joan._n deligebat_fw-la jesus_n martham_n &_o sororem_fw-la ejus_fw-la mariam_n &_o lazarum_fw-la ille_fw-la languens_fw-la illae_fw-la tristes_fw-la omnes_fw-la dilecti_fw-la sed_fw-la diligebat_fw-la eos_fw-la &_o languentium_fw-la salvator_n imo_fw-la etiam_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la suscitator_n &_o tristium_fw-la consolator_n d._n aug._n tom_n 9_o tract_n 49._o in_o cap._n 11._o joan._n magdalen_n have_v reason_n for_o beside_o that_o jesus_n by_o his_o proper_a nature_n inexhaustible_a source_n of_o the_o primitive_a love_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v love_v above_o all_o thing_n by_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n the_o effect_n which_o we_o do_v receive_v daily_o of_o his_o friendship_n aught_o to_o render_v he_o amiable_a to_o we_o and_o worthy_a of_o love_n which_o may_v be_v both_o sensible_a and_o of_o proper_a interest_n for_o if_o we_o come_v to_o consider_v the_o favour_n he_o give_v we_o they_o be_v without_o number_n if_o we_o take_v notice_n after_o what_o fashion_n he_o bestow_v they_o they_o be_v without_o example_n if_o 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