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act_n or_o three_o special_a step_n descend_v downward_o towards_o hell_n which_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n i_o intend_v to_o handle_v not_o to_o direct_v you_o the_o way_n thither_o but_o to_o divert_v all_o man_n from_o those_o dangerous_a path_n who_o end_n must_v be_v so_o doleful_a unto_o they_o without_o end_n and_o they_o be_v 1._o persecutio_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la the_o persecution_n of_o the_o prophet_n part_n three_o part_n 2._o occisio_fw-la praedicatorum_fw-la the_o kill_n of_o the_o preacher_n 3._o perditio_fw-la &_o interfectio_fw-la justi_fw-la regis_fw-la the_o betray_n and_o murder_v of_o a_o most_o just_a and_o the_o most_o righteous_a king_n the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o three_o foul_a fact_n that_o can_v be_v act_v by_o any_o man_n and_o will_v never_o have_v be_v do_v by_o any_o but_o by_o jew_n or_o worse_o than_o jew_n 1._o the_o wise_a among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n say_v sure_o that_o you_o need_v not_o doubt_v it_o 7.7_o eccles_n 7.7_o oppression_n make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a and_o therefore_o likely_a it_o make_v simple_a man_n and_o fool_n more_o mad_a and_o oppression_n which_o the_o grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v nothing_o else_o but_o violenta_fw-la pressura_fw-la a_o violent_a pressure_n and_o a_o pinch_a of_o their_o body_n or_o a_o sore_o press_v upon_o their_o estate_n and_o impoverish_v they_o by_o tax_n imposition_n and_o service_n more_o than_o by_o the_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v impose_v or_o that_o they_o be_v well_o able_a to_o bear_v and_o yet_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v clamitat_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la vox_fw-la oppressorum_fw-la mercesque_fw-la retenta_fw-la laborum_fw-la this_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a cry_v loud_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n for_o vengeance_n against_o the_o oppressor_n 5.21_o psal_n 9.9_o prov._n 22.23_o amos_n 5.21_o and_o god_n promise_v to_o be_v a_o refuge_n for_o the_o oppress_a and_o he_o threaten_v to_o punish_v all_o the_o oppressor_n of_o the_o poor_a yea_o and_o to_o spoil_v the_o soul_n of_o those_o that_o spoil_v they_o and_o therefore_o the_o great_a man_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v take_v heed_n that_o they_o oppress_v not_o the_o poor_a the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n that_o have_v least_o shelter_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o oppression_n but_o if_o oppression_n be_v so_o heinous_a a_o vice_n and_o so_o loud_a a_o cry_a sin_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o persecution_n for_o persecution_n that_o be_v derive_v of_o persequor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la usque_fw-la sequi_fw-la to_o follow_v and_o pursue_v his_o desire_n to_o the_o uttermost_a execution_n be_v of_o a_o far_o high_a strain_n and_o a_o close_o follow_v after_o the_o person_n of_o any_o one_o to_o do_v he_o some_o great_a and_o apparent_a mischief_n either_o to_o take_v away_o his_o liberty_n or_o to_o bereave_v he_o of_o his_o life_n as_o cain_n do_v to_o abel_n 13.14_o gent_n 4.8_o 1_o sam._n 13.14_o and_o as_o saul_n persecute_v david_n and_o hunt_v after_o he_o even_o as_o a_o partridge_n be_v hunt_v upon_o the_o mountain_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o thus_o do_v the_o father_n of_o these_o jew_n persecute_v the_o prophet_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o point_n prophet_n three_o thing_n observable_a in_o the_o 1._o part_n i.e._n the_o persecution_n of_o the_o prophet_n i_o humble_o beseech_v you_o to_o observe_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o persecutor_n their_o father_n 2._o the_o persecute_a the_o prophet_n 3._o the_o extent_n and_o generality_n of_o their_o persecution_n quem_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la 1._o persecutor_n 1._o the_o persecutor_n the_o persecutor_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o father_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la se_fw-la genitos_fw-la servans_fw-la the_o keeper_n and_o preserver_n of_o those_o that_o be_v
save_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o thus_o the_o true_a saint_n that_o do_v hate_v their_o sin_n and_o lie_v hold_v on_o christ_n do_v only_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o wicked_a that_o delight_n in_o sin_n and_o perceive_v not_o the_o sweetness_n of_o their_o saviour_n can_v be_v say_v to_o love_n god_n for_o as_o the_o whole_a have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o give_v no_o thanks_o for_o his_o physic_n so_o they_o that_o feel_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o misery_n and_o perceive_v not_o their_o obligation_n to_o their_o deliverer_n can_v have_v no_o love_n to_o god_n their_o saviour_n therefore_o see_v as_o the_o poet_n say_v quod_fw-la latet_fw-la ignotum_fw-la est_fw-la ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupido_fw-la and_o as_o s._n bern._n say_v non_fw-la potes_fw-la aut_fw-la amare_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la noveris_fw-la aut_fw-la habere_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la amaveris_fw-la we_o can_v love_v who_o we_o know_v not_o nor_o enjoy_v who_o we_o love_v not_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o search_v into_o our_o spirit_n to_o look_v into_o our_o own_o state_n to_o consider_v the_o multitude_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o to_o bethink_v ourselves_o in_o what_o need_n we_o stand_v of_o a_o deliverer_n to_o see_v if_o this_o will_v not_o bring_v we_o in_o love_n with_o god_n our_o saviour_n and_o then_o i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v two_o special_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v let_v we_o consider_v 1._o what_o manner_n of_o love_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v 2._o how_o great_a a_o love_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v towards_o he_o and_o 1._o i_o presume_v theâ—e_n be_v no_o man_n in_o this_o assembly_n but_o he_o will_v think_v himself_o much_o injure_v have_v injure_v what_o manner_n of_o lovewe_a aught_o to_o have_v if_o it_o be_v but_o imagine_v that_o he_o do_v not_o love_n god_n his_o saviour_n and_o iâ—_n be_v not_o my_o desire_n to_o dishearten_v any_o when_o i_o wish_v from_o my_o heart_n that_o every_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o your_o love_n to_o god_n may_v prove_v a_o glorious_a flame_n yet_o i_o fear_v there_o be_v very_o many_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n they_o know_v not_o why_o and_o live_v therein_o they_o care_v not_o how_o and_o go_v out_o of_o it_o again_o they_o can_v tell_v where_o but_o do_v live_v in_o it_o without_o a_o god_n and_o then_o die_v without_o any_o hope_n and_o other_o there_o be_v that_o dream_n of_o happiness_n and_o their_o hope_n be_v but_o dream_n they_o do_v therein_o but_o deceive_v themselves_o like_o those_o that_o dream_n they_o be_v at_o a_o pleasant_a banquet_n yet_o when_o they_o awake_v their_o soul_n be_v hungry_a for_o as_o the_o jew_n in_o our_o saviour_n time_n do_v indeed_o persecute_v he_o because_o they_o be_v so_o blind_v that_o they_o can_v not_o apprehend_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o for_o god_n himself_o they_o make_v full_a account_n that_o they_o alone_o and_o none_o but_o they_o do_v love_v he_o and_o for_o moses_n who_o very_a name_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o nation_n they_o profess_v to_o love_v he_o beyond_o measure_n so_o that_o whosoever_o speak_v any_o blasphemous_a word_n against_o moses_n be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n 45._o act_n 6.11_o john_n 5.42_o v._o 45._o and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n tell_v they_o i_o know_v you_o that_o you_o have_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o you_o and_o that_o moses_n in_o who_o they_o trust_v shall_v accuse_v they_o before_o god_n so_o many_o christian_n at_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v profess_v that_o they_o have_v prophesy_v in_o christ_n name_n &_o cast_v out_o devil_n &_o do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n in_o his_o name_n &_o rebel_v against_o their_o own_o king_n and_o kill_v their_o own_o brethren_n and_o starve_v their_o own_o shepherd_n and_o hazard_v their_o own_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o yet_o he_o shall_v protest_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o i._n e._n to_o love_v i_o or_o to_o do_v these_o thing_n for_o my_o sake_n but_o for_o your_o own_o end_n and_o to_o satisfy_v your_o own_o desire_n and_o therefore_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v real_a two_o sort_n of_o the_o lover_n of_o christ_n 1._o formal_n 2._o real_a that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o the_o lover_n of_o christ_n and_o two_o kind_n of_o professor_n of_o christianity_n 1._o general_n 2._o special_a that_o formal_a this_o real_a that_o in_o show_n this_o in_o deed_n that_o engender_v by_o education_n by_o country_n by_o custom_n by_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n and_o fashion_n of_o they_o with_o who_o they_o live_v and_o by_o a_o common_a sense_n of_o god_n outward_a favour_n for_o christ_n his_o sake_n unto_o they_o and_o this_o infuse_v by_o a_o inward_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n in_o all_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n and_o be_v continual_o preserve_v and_o increase_v by_o a_o lively_a sense_n of_o god_n special_a favour_n unto_o they_o through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o you_o know_v that_o s._n paul_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o which_o appear_v outward_o in_o the_o flesh_n i.e._n which_o be_v but_o only_o bear_v and_o breed_v a_o jew_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n of_o the_o visible_a synagogue_n and_o partaker_n of_o all_o the_o external_a covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o he_o only_o be_v the_o right_a jew_n which_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inward_o in_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o he_o be_v not_o a_o christian_n that_o be_v but_o only_o bear_v a_o christian_a and_o do_v but_o outward_o profess_v christianity_n to_o come_v to_o the_o church_n to_o hear_v sermon_n to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n christian_a who_o be_v the_o true_a christian_a and_o to_o accustom_v himself_o to_o all_o the_o outward_a formality_n of_o christianity_n but_o he_o be_v the_o true_a christian_a that_o be_v so_o make_v by_o his_o second_o birth_n and_o by_o that_o internal_a grace_n which_o be_v indeed_o invisible_a unto_o other_o but_o most_o sensible_a unto_o himself_o and_o who_o as_o the_o evangelist_n say_v 1.13_o john_n 1.13_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n and_o therefore_o see_v god_n be_v not_o mock_v and_o that_o he_o require_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o the_o exact_a kind_n of_o love_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v let_v we_o not_o mock_v our_o self_n by_o any_o presumptuous_a conceit_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o so_o deceive_v our_o own_o heart_n and_o betray_v our_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o usual_a practice_n of_o too_o too_o many_o man_n for_o if_o we_o love_v god_n as_o we_o ought_v than_o our_o love_n must_v be_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o purity_n in_o simplicity_n or_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v in_o incorruption_n i.e._n such_o as_o neither_o the_o most_o honourable_a nor_o the_o most_o profitable_a nor_o the_o most_o delectable_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n can_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o lessen_v or_o diminish_v the_o least_o jot_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n when_o with_o the_o apostle_n we_o disesteem_v our_o preferment_n and_o our_o honour_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o the_o world_n can_v confer_v upon_o we_o and_o account_v they_o all_o but_o as_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o the_o discharge_n of_o that_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o he_o for_o so_o abraham_n forsake_v his_o country_n neglect_v his_o honour_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o facrifice_v his_o only_a son_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o so_o will_v all_o they_o do_v that_o do_v true_o love_v the_o lord_n as_o they_o out_o to_o love_v he_o 2._o for_o the_o extent_n and_o quantity_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n s._n augustine_n say_v ecclesiae_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la that_o modus_fw-la diligendi_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la diligatur_fw-la quantum_fw-la potest_fw-la diligi_fw-la &_o quanto_fw-la plus_fw-la diligitur_fw-la tanto_fw-la est_fw-la dilectio_fw-la melior_fw-la and_o st._n bernard_n say_v that_o modus_fw-la diligendi_fw-la deum_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la modo_fw-la the_o measure_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n shall_v be_v beyond_o measure_n so_o much_o that_o we_o shall_v prefer_v his_o love_n his_o honour_n and_o his_o service_n before_o our_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o husband_n or_o child_n or_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n yea_o before_o our_o own_o life_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v ready_a and_o willing_a to_o lay_v down_o for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o and_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o service_n qui_fw-fr
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