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they_o of_o that_o john_n 9_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o disciple_n who_o be_v but_o too_o forward_o as_o god_n know_v most_o man_n be_v to_o judge_v the_o worst_a our_o saviour_n answer_n there_o never_o intend_v other_o but_o that_o still_o the_o true_a cause_n deserve_v that_o blindness_n be_v he_o and_o his_o parent_n sin_n but_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o instruct_v his_o disciple_n that_o that_o infirmity_n be_v not_o lay_v upon_o he_o rather_o than_o upon_o another_o man_n mere_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o he_o or_o his_o parent_n have_v deserve_v it_o more_o than_o other_o man_n but_o for_o some_o far_a end_n which_o god_n have_v in_o it_o in_o his_o secret_a and_o everlasting_a purpose_n and_o namely_o this_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o the_o work_n of_o god_n may_v be_v manifest_a in_o he_o and_o the_o godhead_n of_o the_o son_n make_v glorious_a in_o his_o miraculous_a cure_n as_o in_o nature_n the_o intention_n of_o the_o 9_o end_n do_v not_o overthrow_n but_o rather_o suppose_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o matter_n so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o wonderful_a providence_n it_o be_v from_o god_n mercy_n order_v they_o to_o those_o end_v he_o have_v purpose_v that_o his_o punishment_n be_v good_a but_o it_o be_v withal_o from_o our_o sin_n deserve_v they_o as_o the_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v just_a even_o as_o the_o rain_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n whether_o it_o moisten_v it_o kind_o and_o make_v it_o fruitful_a or_o whether_o it_o choke_v and_o slocken_fw-mi and_o drown_v it_o yet_o still_o have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o vapour_n which_o the_o earth_n itself_o send_v up_o all_o those_o evil_n which_o fall_v so_o daily_a and_o thick_a upon_o we_o from_o heaven_n whether_o to_o warn_v we_o or_o to_o plague_v we_o be_v but_o arrow_n which_o ourselves_o first_o shoot_v up_o against_o heaven_n and_o now_o drop_v down_o again_o with_o double_a force_n upon_o our_o head_n omnis_fw-la poena_fw-la propter_fw-la culpam_fw-la all_o evil_n of_o pain_n be_v for_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n i_o say_v four_a all_o such_o evil_n be_v for_o our_o own_o sin_n the_o scripture_n be_v 9_o plain_a 17._o god_n judge_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o work_n 5._o every_o man_n shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n etc._n etc._n god_n have_v enjoin_v it_o as_o a_o law_n for_o magistrate_n wherein_o they_o have_v also_o his_o example_n to_o lead_v they_o that_o not_o 16._o the_o father_n for_o the_o child_n nor_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n deut._n 24._o if_o israel_n take_v up_o a_o proverb_n of_o their_o own_o head_n etc._n the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n they_o do_v it_o without_o 29._o cause_n and_o they_o be_v check_v for_o it_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v and_o if_o any_o man_n eat_v sour_a grape_n his_o own_o 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christ._n 25._o in_o which_o latter_a notion_n the_o word_n brother_n be_v most_o usual_o take_v in_o the_o apostolical_a write_n to_o signify_v a_o professor_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o religion_n in_o opposition_n to_o heathen_a man_n and_o unbeliever_n the_o name_n of_o christian_a though_o of_o common_a use_n and_o long_a continuance_n be_v yet_o but_o of_o a_o latter_a date_n take_v up_o first_o at_o antioch_n as_o we_o find_v act_n 11._o whereas_o believer_n be_v before_o usual_o call_v 26._o disciple_n and_o no_o less_o usual_o both_o before_o and_o since_o brethren_n you_o shall_v read_v very_o often_o in_o the_o act_n and_o epistle_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n how_o the_o brethren_n assemble_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n and_o to_o consult_v about_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n how_o the_o apostle_n as_o they_o go_v from_o place_n to_o place_n to_o plant_v and_o water_v the_o church_n in_o their_o progress_n 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severity_n in_o the_o other_o concern_v the_o one_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o he_o predestinate_v we_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o 6._o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n eph._n 1._o concern_v the_o other_o the_o lord_n make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o yea_o even_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o day_n of_o evil_n prov._n 16._o he_o make_v it_o his_o end_n 4._o we_o shall_v make_v it_o we_o too_o if_o but_o by_o way_n of_o conformity_n 13._o but_o he_o require_v it_o of_o we_o second_o as_o our_o bind_a duty_n and_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n in_o acknowledgement_n of_o those_o many_o favour_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o whatever_o we_o have_v nay_o whatever_o we_o be_v as_o at_o first_o we_o have_v it_o all_o from_o he_o so_o we_o still_o holdit_v all_o of_o he_o and_o that_o jure_fw-la beneficiario_fw-la as_o feudatary_n with_o reservation_n of_o service_n out_o of_o the_o same_o to_o be_v perform_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o donor_n our_o apostle_n therefore_o in_o our_o lord_n behalf_n press_v we_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o tenure_n and_o challenge_v this_o duty_n from_o we_o by_o a_o claim_n of_o right_n you_o have_v they_o of_o god_n say_v he_o and_o you_o be_v not_o your_o own_o therefore_o glorify_v god_n in_o your_o 29._o body_n and_o in_o your_o spirit_n which_o be_v go_n glorify_v he_o in_o both_o because_o both_o be_v he_o as_o the_o river_n return_v again_o to_o the_o place_n whence_o they_o come_v eccl._n 1._o they_o all_o 7._o come_v from_o the_o sea_n and_o they_o all_o run_v into_o the_o sea_n again_o so_o all_o our_o store_n as_o it_o issue_v at_o first_o from_o the_o fountain_n of_o his_o grace_n so_o shall_v it_o all_o fall_n at_o last_o into_o the_o ocean_n of_o his_o glory_n for_o of_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o
non_fw-la praedicationis_fw-la tert._n the_o prescript_n cap._n 23._o non_fw-la imperio_fw-la sed_fw-la facto_fw-la lyra._n non_fw-la docentis_fw-la imperio_fw-la sed_fw-la conversationis_fw-la exemplo_fw-la gloss._n ord._n ibid._n ibid._n otherwise_o what_o else_o do_v we_o but_o deny_v and_o betray_v the_o truth_n def._n of_o min._n reas_n part_n 1._o pref._n to_o the_o reader_n 4._o 4._o artic._n 20._o 20._o artic._n 34._o 34._o heb._n 3._o 2._o 2._o act_n 20._o 27._o 38._o 1._o 1._o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n and_o may_v overcome_v when_o thou_o be_v judge_v psal._n 51._o 4._o 2._o 2._o triplex_fw-la inconveniens_fw-la lyranus_fw-la hic_fw-la 1._o 1._o verse_n 5._o 2._o 2._o verse_n 7._o 3._o 4._o obseru._n i._n 7._o 7._o propter_fw-la hos_fw-la arguendos_fw-la fecit_fw-la paulus_n hic_fw-la quasi_fw-la digressionem_fw-la tractando_fw-la haec_fw-la cajetan_n cajetan_n aut_fw-la animo_fw-la demos_fw-la aut_fw-la viribus_fw-la addas_fw-la dictum_fw-la archidami_fw-la ad_fw-la filium_fw-la apud_fw-la plutarch_n in_o laconicis_fw-la laconicis_fw-la as_o zuinglius_fw-la say_v of_o carolostadius_fw-la who_o he_o judge_v too_o weak_a to_o undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n against_o luther_n in_o the_o point_n of_o consubstantiation_n non_fw-la satis_fw-la humerorum_fw-la habet_fw-la sleiden_n 6._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obseru._n ii_o ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 14._o 15._o &_o jam._n 5._o 17._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o 20._o 1_o thes._n 2._o 13._o 13._o 1_o thes._n 4._o 8._o 8._o we_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v blasphemous_a word_n against_o moses_n and_o against_o god_n act_n 6._o 11._o 7._o obseru._n iii_o iii_o matth._n 11._o 17_o 19_o 19_o matth._n 5._o 17._o 17._o matth._n 22._o 21._o 21._o john_n 19_o 12._o 12._o luk._n 23._o 2._o 2._o matth._n 10._o 25._o 25._o act_n 17._o 28._o &_o isaiah_n 16._o 12._o 12._o rom._n 9_o 11._o 15._o 18_o etc._n etc._n etc._n joh._n 13._o 1._o rom._n 11._o 29._o &_o 5._o 9_o 10._o &_o 8._o 35_o 38_o 39_o 39_o rom._n 3._o 28._o 8._o i._o i._o joh._n 8._o 44._o 44._o eph._n 6._o 12._o ii_o 1._o 2._o 3._o obseru._n iii_o iii_o 2_o thess._n 1._o 10_o 11_o 12._o 1._o 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 19_o 19_o john_n 10._o 12._o 3._o 3._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 6._o 6._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 20._o &_o 2_o tim._n 1._o 14._o 9_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 10._o obseru._n iu._n iu._n ambrose_n lyra_n piscator_fw-la pareus_n etc._n etc._n etc._n chrysostomus_n cajetanus_n erasmus_n etc._n etc._n etc._n mat._n 12._o 36._o 11._o 11._o matth._n 12._o 31_o 32._o 32._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 13._o 12._o 12._o involuntarium_fw-la minuit_fw-la de_fw-la ratione_fw-la peccati_fw-la peccati_fw-la psal._n 19_o 12._o 12._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 13._o 13._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 18._o 13._o 14._o 14._o tertul._n l._n 2._o adv_n martion_n cap._n 14._o 14._o inter_fw-la haâ—_n datur_fw-la electio_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la damnum_fw-la facere_fw-la licet_fw-la ut_fw-la evitetur_fw-la majus_fw-la pareus_n hîc_fw-la hîc_fw-la slater_n on_o this_o place_n 16._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quia_fw-la eorum_fw-la objectum_fw-la non_fw-la includit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la pertinens_fw-la ad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la rationis_fw-la aquin._n 1._o 2_o qu._n 18._o art_n 8._o in_o corp_n 17._o 18._o 18._o let_v every_o man_n be_v full_o persuade_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o own_o mind_n ver_fw-la 5._o 19_o 1._o 1._o rom._n 14._o 14._o 14._o ibid._n v_o 23._o 2._o 2._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 21._o 21._o ibid._n ver_fw-la 20._o 3._o 3._o matth._n 9_o 13._o 20._o 20._o vide_fw-la fusè_fw-la augustinum_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr mendacio_n &_o contra_fw-la mendacium_fw-la &_o alibi_fw-la alibi_fw-la ad_fw-la sempiternam_fw-la salutem_fw-la nullus_fw-la ducendus_fw-la est_fw-la opitulante_fw-la mendacio_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr mend._n ca._n 19_o 19_o ea_fw-la quae_fw-la constat_fw-la esse_fw-la peccata_fw-la nullo_n bonae_fw-la causae_fw-la obtentu_fw-la nullo_n quasi_fw-la bono_fw-mi sine_fw-la nulla_fw-la velut_fw-la bona_fw-la intention_n facienda_fw-la sunt_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la mendac_fw-la c._n 7._o 7._o suapte_v natura_fw-la repugnat_fw-la peccato_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la eligibile_fw-la &_o propterea_fw-la nec_fw-la propter_fw-la aliud_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la eligibile_fw-la cajet_fw-fr in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la 21._o 21._o aquin._n 1_o secundae_fw-la qu._n 18._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 3._o &_o qu._n 19_o art_n 6._o ad_fw-la 1_o ex_fw-la dionysio_fw-la c._n 4._o de_fw-fr divin_n nomin_v nomin_v non_fw-la est_fw-la actio_fw-la bona_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la nisi_fw-la omnes_fw-la bonitâ—tes_fw-la concurrant_fw-la sed_fw-la quilibet_fw-la defectus_fw-la singularis_fw-la causat_fw-la malum_fw-la aquin._n 1._o 2._o qu._n 18._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la 3._o 22._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 15._o 20_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 6._o 6._o 6._o matth._n 16._o 22_o 23._o 23._o greg._n lib._n 28._o moral_a cap._n 13._o euseb._n emiss_a hom_n 26._o and_o other_o other_o matth._n 12._o 33._o 33._o matth._n 6._o 22._o 22._o sed_fw-la videte_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la verè_fw-la oculus_fw-la simplex_fw-la qui_fw-la fallatur_fw-la bern._n the_o precept_n &_o dispensat_fw-la 22._o 22._o sancta_fw-la hypâ—-crisis_n be_v dominicus_n his_o word_n word_n horat._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 1._o 1._o gaudeo_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la veritatem_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la occasionem_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la extolli_fw-la joseph_n stephanus_n de_fw-fr osc._n pe_z in_o epist_n ad_fw-la lect_n 25._o 25._o james_n 2._o 10_o 11._o 11._o eâdem_fw-la doctrinâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la horremus_fw-la facere_fw-la mala_fw-la ut_fw-la eveniant_fw-la bona_fw-la horrere_fw-la debemus_fw-la facere_fw-la mala_fw-la ut_fw-la evitemus_fw-la pejora_fw-la evitare_fw-la enim_fw-la pejora_fw-la mulâ—_n o_o minus_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la evenire_fw-la bonum_fw-la cajetan_n hic_fw-la 26._o 26._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la datur_fw-la perplexio_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la rer_fw-la they_o sea_n contingere_fw-la potest_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la hom_n inis_fw-la nescient_fw-la be_v evadere_fw-la nec_fw-la videntis_fw-la aditum_fw-la evadendi_fw-la absque_fw-la aliquo_fw-la peccato_fw-la cajet_fw-fr hic_fw-la see_v the_o gloss_n on_o do_v 13._o item_n adversus_fw-la where_o he_o prove_v against_o gratian_n that_o there_o can_v be_v noperplexity_n noperplexity_n non_fw-la docet_fw-la eligere_fw-la minus_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sed_fw-la solutionem_fw-la minoris_fw-la nexùs_fw-la cajetanus_n hic_fw-la speak_v of_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n see_v c._n 29_o q._n 4_o per_fw-la toâ—_n toâ—_n matth._n 5._o 37._o 37._o exod._n 1._o 16_o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v august_n contra_fw-la mendac_fw-la cap._n 19_o 19_o gen._n 19_o 8._o perturbatio_fw-la animi_fw-la fuit_fw-la non_fw-la consilium_fw-la hist._n scholast_n in_o gen._n cap._n 52_o 52_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o john_n 3._o 4._o 4._o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 28._o omne_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a contra_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la aediâ—icat_fw-la ad_fw-la gehennam_fw-la c._n 28._o q._n 1_o omnes_fw-la sec._n exit_fw-la his_fw-la 28._o 29._o 29._o numb_a 25._o 7_o 8._o 29._o 1._o 2._o 2._o rom._n 2._o 22._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o king_n 18._o 44_o 45._o 30._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 3._o nec_fw-la samson_n aliter_fw-la excusatur_fw-la quod_fw-la seipsum_fw-la cum_fw-la hostibus_fw-la ruinâ_fw-la domùs_fw-la oppressit_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la latenter_fw-la spiritus_fw-la hoc_fw-la jusserat_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la illum_fw-la miracula_fw-la faciebat_fw-la aug._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la cap._n 21._o si_fw-mi defenditur_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la peccatum_fw-la privatum_fw-la habuisse_fw-la concilium_fw-la indubitanter_fw-la credendus_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr prec_fw-la &_o dispensat_fw-la dispensat_fw-la gen._n 22._o 2._o 2._o chytr_n in_o gen._n 1._o and_o in_o exod._n 32._o 32._o 1_o sam._n 17._o 17._o judg._n 10._o 30._o 30._o exod._n 2._o 12._o 12._o judg._n 3._o 5_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o king_n 1._o 10_o 12._o 12._o imitando_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la exprimi_fw-la nec_fw-la possunt_fw-la nec_fw-la debent_fw-la nisi_fw-la eadem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritus_fw-la excitentur_fw-la chytr_n in_o exod._n 2._o 2._o luke_n 9_o 52._o 52._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr phinees_n autem_fw-la dicendum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la inspiratione_n divina_fw-la zelo_fw-la dei_fw-la commotus_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la aqui._n 2_o 2._o qu._n 6â—_n art_n 6._o ad_fw-la 2._o &_o theologi_fw-la passim_fw-la 31._o 31._o sacerdos_n debtor_n est_fw-la ut_fw-la veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la audivit_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la liberè_fw-la praedicet_fw-la 11._o qu._n 3._o noli_fw-la timere_fw-la exit_fw-la chrysost._n 32._o 32._o moulin_n buckler_n of_o faith_n part_v 2._o sect_n 4._o and_o not_o only_o we_o but_o some_o of_o their_o own_o too_o see_v esppenceus_fw-la ad_fw-la tit._n cap._n 1._o 1._o in_o quibus_fw-la plus_fw-la proficit_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la ignoratio_fw-la quam_fw-la cognitio_fw-la virtutis_fw-la justin._n lib._n 2._o hist._n cap._n 2._o 2._o quis_fw-la veterum_fw-la poetarum_fw-la plus_fw-la obscoenitatis_fw-la impuritatis_fw-la flagitiorum_fw-la professus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la docet_fw-la poenitentiale_fw-la burchardi_fw-la quot_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la ignorarent_fw-la multa_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la leguntur_fw-la nisi_fw-la