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father_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v loose_v from_o the_o root_n of_o bitterness_n dom._n law_n of_o sin_n till_o he_o be_v loose_v from_o his_o body_n nor_o can_v this_o sin_n which_o separate_v between_o god_n and_o we_o be_v separate_v from_o he_o till_o his_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o his_o body_n it_o may_v be_v here_o object_v what_o be_v by_o the_o romanist_n assert_v that_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o regenerate_a be_v no_o sin_n and_o so_o though_o they_o have_v concupiscence_n yet_o not_o therefore_o sin_n to_o insist_v upon_o this_o controversy_n will_v be_v a_o digression_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o while_o they_o only_o account_v it_o paenam_fw-la and_o fomitem_fw-la a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o fuel_n of_o sin_n st._n paul_n no_o less_o than_o fourteen_o time_n call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o 6.7_o and_o 8._o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n châ—pters_n it_o may_v perhaps_o further_o be_v object_v what_o be_v general_o agree_v to_o that_o baptism_n be_v come_v a_o instrument_n of_o regeneration_n wash_v away_o original_a sin_n &_o therefore_o why_o may_v not_o regenerate_v baptize_v person_n say_v they_o have_v no_o original_a sin_n but_o the_o school_n answer_v to_o this_o objection_n be_v very_o full_a that_o sacrament_n be_v administer_v to_o the_o person_n &_o therefore_o the_o person_n be_v free_a from_o the_o guilt_n while_o yet_o still_o the_o nature_n be_v defile_v with_o the_o stain_n of_o original_a sin_n &_o whereas_o it_o may_v be_v retort_v that_o if_o the_o sin_n remain_v the_o guilt_n can_v be_v abolish_v guiltiness_n be_v a_o inseparable_a adjunct_n of_o sin_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o â—eatus_fw-la simplex_fw-la guilt_n abstractive_o consider_v be_v not_o take_v away_o but_o as_o redundans_fw-la in_o personam_fw-la concretive_o consider_v it_o be_v take_v away_o so_o that_o this_o guilt_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o person_n while_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o remainder_n of_o the_o sin_n in_o he_o so_o that_o he_o can_v say_v true_o he_o have_v no_o sin_n to_o wit_n no_o original_a corruption_n 2._o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v not_o sin_v by_o actual_a transgression_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o 32.13_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o prophet_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o my_o people_n shall_v come_v up_o brier_n &_o thorn_n be_v not_o unfit_o moralize_v by_o st._n gregory_n to_o this_o purpose_n since_o the_o brier_n and_o thorn_n of_o iniquity_n be_v to_o be_v find_v grow_v in_o the_o land_n of_o god_n people_n the_o heart_n and_o life_n of_o god_n saint_n dom_n excellent_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v lâ—â—_n who_o be_v find_v so_o void_a of_o fault_n that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o his_o life_n what_o justice_n may_v blame_v and_o mercy_n perdon_v it_o be_v the_o position_n of_o solomon_n in_o his_o prayer_n upon_o his_o supposition_n if_o they_o sin_v against_o thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o and_o the_o assertion_n of_o st._n james_n include_v himself_o in_o the_o number_n who_o yet_o be_v call_v james_n the_o just_a in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o yea_o our_o bless_a saviour_n prescribe_v it_o as_o part_v of_o a_o form_n of_o prayer_n for_o his_o own_o disciple_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n and_o as_o st._n cyprian_n well_o note_v to_o check_v any_o high_a conceit_n of_o our_o sanctity_n he_o mind_v we_o of_o our_o daily_a sin_n for_o which_o we_o have_v need_v daily_o to_o ask_v pardon_n indeed_o as_o st._n gregory_n apt_o we_o must_v know_v there_o be_v some_o fault_n not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o the_o most_o righteous_a person_n such_o be_v those_o delicta_fw-la quotidianae_fw-la incursionis_fw-la pudâ—cit_fw-la as_o tertullian_n call_v they_o sin_n of_o quotidian_a incursion_n to_o which_o all_o man_n be_v subject_a yea_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o it_o be_v st._n ambrose_n his_o complaint_n david_n unus_fw-la cuique_fw-la nostrum_fw-la per_fw-la singulas_fw-la horas_fw-la quam_fw-la 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