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infelicity_n to_o be_v otherwise_o as_o the_o degenerous_a slave_n who_o be_v displease_v with_o a_o jubilee_n and_o refuse_v liberty_n servitude_n be_v his_o sensuality_n he_o be_v not_o only_o in_o love_n with_o the_o unworthy_a object_n but_o with_o the_o vicious_a affection_n and_o abhor_v the_o cure_n of_o it_o as_o one_o in_o the_o poet_n that_o be_v so_o delight_v in_o his_o pleasant_a madness_n that_o he_o be_v offend_v at_o his_o recovery_n cui_fw-la sic_fw-la extorta_fw-la voluptas_fw-la et_fw-la demptus_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o mentis_fw-la gratissimus_fw-la error_n this_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o st._n austin_n in_o his_o confession_n where_o he_o describe_v the_o conflict_n between_o conviction_n and_o corruption_n in_o his_o soul_n he_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o strife_n between_o reason_n and_o lust_n that_o he_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n and_o his_o prayer_n be_v dam_fw-la mihi_fw-la continentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la noli_fw-la modo_fw-la he_o desire_v chastity_n but_o not_o too_o soon_o this_o be_v the_o general_a sense_n though_o not_o the_o general_a discourse_n of_o man_n as_o the_o sick_a person_n that_o desire_v his_o physician_n to_o remove_v his_o fever_n but_o not_o his_o thirst_n which_o make_v his_o drink_n very_o please_v to_o he_o so_o man_n in_o his_o sensual_a state_n will_v fain_o be_v free_v from_o the_o aestuation_n of_o conscience_n but_o he_o cherish_v those_o carnal_a desire_n which_o give_v a_o high_a taste_n to_o object_n suitable_a to_o they_o senec._n from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o although_o in_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n there_o be_v no_o liberty_n of_o indifferency_n to_o good_a and_o evil_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o liberty_n of_o delight_n in_o evil_a and_o though_o the_o will_n in_o its_o natural_a capacity_n may_v choose_v good_a yet_o it_o be_v moral_o determine_v by_o its_o love_n to_o evil·_n in_o short_a there_o be_v so_o much_o power_n not_o to_o sin_v as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o sin_n that_o be_v that_o the_o forbid_a 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of_o god_n love_n be_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ._n the_o description_n of_o they_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n the_o suffering_n of_o his_o soul_n set_v forth_o from_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o grief_n the_o disposition_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o afflict_v he_o the_o sorrow_n of_o his_o forsake_a state_n all_o comfort_a influence_n be_v suspend_v but_o without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o personal_a union_n or_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o grace_n or_o the_o love_n of_o his_o father_n towards_o he_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n consider_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o ignominy_n and_o torment_n that_o concur_v in_o it_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o christ_n amplify_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o endure_v it_o the_o next_o circumstance_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o divine_a mercy_n be_v the_o degree_n of_o it_o and_o this_o be_v describe_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o the_o dimension_n which_o can_v signify_v its_o greatness_n he_o pray_v for_o the_o ephesian_n 3.18_o that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v with_o all_o saint_n the_o breadth_n and_o length_n and_o depth_n and_o height_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n no_o language_n be_v sufficient_a to_o express_v it_o if_o our_o heart_n be_v as_o large_a as_o the_o sand_n on_o the_o seashore_n yet_o they_o be_v too_o straight_o to_o comprehend_v it_o but_o although_o we_o can_v arrive_v to_o the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o this_o excellent_a love_n yet_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o study_v it_o with_o the_o great_a application_n of_o mind_n for_o our_o happiness_n depend_v upon_o it_o and_o so_o far_o we_o may_v understand_v as_o to_o inflame_v our_o heart_n with_o a_o superlative_a affection_n to_o god_n and_o the_o full_a discovery_n which_o here_o we_o desire_v and_o search_v after_o in_o the_o future_a state_n shall_v be_v obtain_v by_o the_o presence_n and_o light_n of_o 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