Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
authority_n church_n holy_a word_n 6,788 5 4.3458 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A17717 Sermons of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the.X.Commandementes of the Lawe, geuen of God by Moses, otherwise called the Decalogue. Gathered word for word, presently at his sermons, when he preached on Deuteronomie, without adding vnto, or diminishing from them any thing afterward. Translated out of Frenche into English, by I.H.; Sermons sur les Dix commandemens. English Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Harmar, John, 1555?-1613. 1579 (1579) STC 4452; ESTC S118603 228,662 264

There are 8 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

reject_v we_o the_o matter_n shall_v not_o much_o skill_n we_o have_v our_o judge_n and_o so_o although_o the_o world_n wander_v after_o vain_a fantasy_n although_o every_o one_o forge_n unto_o himself_o that_o which_o seem_v he_o best_o let_v we_o always_o consider_v of_o appear_v before_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n of_o our_o god_n and_o that_o unto_o he_o we_o must_v render_v our_o account_n now_o he_o have_v deliver_v we_o his_o law_n and_o by_o that_o he_o will_v judge_v we_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o leave_v all_o that_o the_o world_n imagine_v &_o know_v that_o all_o be_v but_o vanity_n and_o lie_v withal_o moses_n add_v that_o concern_v his_o office_n he_o have_v deliver_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o and_o this_o protestation_n be_v well_o worthy_a to_o be_v note_v for_o we_o must_v remember_v what_o have_v be_v before_o say_v that_o moses_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a prophet_n that_o ever_o god_n raise_v &_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o take_v to_o himself_o in_o this_o place_n no_o such_o liberty_n as_o to_o teach_v any_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o own_o judgement_n for_o he_o know_v well_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o mortal_a man_n subject_a to_o the_o law_n as_o be_v other_o behold_v why_o he_o protest_v that_o that_o which_o he_o bring_v be_v that_o which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n and_o that_o he_o dispense_v and_o deliver_v it_o as_o it_o be_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n since_o moses_n do_v this_o who_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o pass_v further_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v what_o be_v happen_v herein_o for_o among_o the_o whole_a rabble_n of_o papist_n be_v there_o any_o so_o give_v to_o hear_v what_o god_n shall_v say_v as_o to_o prefer_v his_o word_n before_o the_o doctrine_n of_o man_n nay_o but_o they_o have_v their_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n as_o they_o term_v it_o they_o have_v their_o determination_n their_o decree_n their_o statute_n and_o they_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o have_v this_o coverture_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o authority_n to_o clothe_v man_n which_o be_v but_o rottenness_n therewith_o behold_v a_o intolerable_a sacrilege_n when_o god_n shall_v no_o long_o be_v a_o lawegever_n to_o conduct_v his_o people_n and_o to_o hold_v they_o under_o his_o yoke_n but_o that_o man_n will_v usurp_v and_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o such_o a_o authority_n so_o much_o the_o more_o heedful_o ought_v we_o to_o observe_v that_o which_o be_v here_o contain_v namely_o that_o moses_n albeit_o he_o be_v as_o a_o angel_n of_o heaven_n although_o god_n have_v exalt_v he_o above_o all_o man_n though_o he_o have_v be_v in_o the_o mount_n forty_o day_n without_o eat_v or_o drink_v any_o thing_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v no_o long_o of_o the_o number_n of_o other_o yet_o nothwitstanding_n when_o he_o come_v from_o this_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o company_n of_o angel_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o declare_v that_o he_o commend_v unto_o the_o people_n nothing_o of_o his_o own_o that_o he_o will_v not_o feed_v they_o with_o fancy_n and_o dream_n of_o his_o own_o head_n but_o that_o he_o be_v content_v to_o have_v hear_v what_o god_o have_v pronounce_v and_o that_o he_o recite_v it_o as_o a_o faithful_a servant_n which_o add_v nothing_o thereto_o which_o falsify_v not_o the_o commission_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o you_o see_v then_o what_o we_o have_v again_o to_o bear_v in_o mind_n upon_o this_o place_n there_o follow_v now_o the_o exhortation_n which_o he_o add_v that_o be_v that_o the_o people_n discharge_v themselves_o in_o keep_v of_o the_o law_n as_o if_o he_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o give_v for_o man_n only_o to_o confess_v that_o all_o that_o it_o contain_v be_v good_a &_o just_a and_o of_o great_a equity_n but_o to_o this_o end_n also_o that_o man_n show_v whether_o they_o be_v obedient_a unto_o god_n or_o no._n and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o say_v that_o thou_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o thou_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o statute_n under_o this_o word_n of_o fear_n he_o signify_v that_o god_n by_o declare_v his_o law_n mean_v to_o make_v a_o proof_n whether_o we_o will_v serve_v he_o or_o no._n for_o albeit_o we_o observe_v all_o the_o commandment_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o man_n can_v find_v no_o fault_n with_o we_o yet_o if_o this_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v not_o root_v in_o our_o heart_n if_o we_o bear_v he_o not_o this_o reverence_n to_o desire_v to_o be_v he_o all_o the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n this_o outward_a observe_v of_o his_o commandment_n shall_v be_v but_o a_o frivosous_a show_n and_o a_o pomp_n of_o great_a vanity_n for_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o god_n be_v content_v with_o that_o which_o outward_o appear_v although_o it_o be_v high_o price_v and_o esteem_v of_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o but_o as_o a_o vapour_n of_o smoke_n before_o he_o we_o ought_v therefore_o to_o begin_v at_o this_o point_n if_o we_o will_v observe_v the_o law_n of_o god_n due_o and_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o our_o life_n may_v be_v agreeable_a unto_o god_n namely_o that_o we_o bear_v he_o all_o reverence_n that_o we_o seek_v to_o be_v under_o his_o hand_n under_o his_o guide_n and_o direction_n that_o we_o seek_v to_o do_v he_o homage_n as_o our_o sovereign_a king_n we_o seek_v to_o dedicate_v ourselves_o unto_o he_o as_o to_o our_o creator_n we_o seek_v to_o honour_v he_o as_o our_o father_n when_o this_o affection_n and_o desire_n shall_v be_v in_o we_o then_o have_v we_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n and_o of_o all_o righteousness_n &_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o it_o be_v say_v 7._o that_o the_o true_a wisdom_n be_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o when_o we_o will_v know_v whether_o we_o have_v profit_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_o we_o must_v sound_v our_o heart_n to_o make_v the_o trial_n hereof_o to_o feel_v if_o we_o have_v such_o a_o zeal_n and_o desire_n that_o god_o be_v honour_v and_o glorify_v of_o we_o for_o if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o fear_n in_o the_o heart_n the_o fruit_n thereof_o will_v appear_v both_o in_o our_o hand_n and_o in_o our_o foot_n and_o in_o all_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o our_o body_n as_o god_n have_v also_o ordain_v this_o rule_n when_o he_o publish_v his_o law_n so_o that_o they_o which_o boast_v themselves_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n when_o their_o life_n be_v lose_v to_o all_o wickedness_n their_o own_o tongue_n tell_v they_o they_o lie_v and_o they_o show_v full_a well_o how_o impudent_a and_o past_a shame_n they_o be_v when_o they_o vaunt_v so_o much_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n we_o see_v then_o a_o place_n which_o be_v well_o worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v wherein_o moses_n first_o declare_v that_o to_o serve_v god_n aright_o it_o behove_v that_o our_o heart_n be_v whole_o give_v over_o unto_o he_o that_o it_o suffice_v not_o that_o in_o outward_a appearance_n we_o have_v all_o the_o virtue_n that_o a_o man_n may_v imagine_v except_o such_o a_o affection_n and_o inward_a desire_n of_o the_o heart_n go_v before_o again_o that_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v no_o hide_a and_o idle_a thing_n although_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n yet_o must_v it_o appear_v and_o show_v itself_o in_o their_o life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o heart_n which_o govern_v both_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o foot_n and_o all_o the_o other_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n we_o must_v therefore_o learn_v to_o show_v by_o effect_n and_o experience_n that_o we_o fear_v god_n by_o order_v our_o whole_a life_n according_a unto_o his_o will._n now_o hereby_o we_o may_v well_o gather_v that_o god_n disallow_v allthing_n which_o man_n attempt_v beside_o his_o word_n as_o the_o papist_n be_v continual_a man_n and_o religious_a as_o they_o say_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n what_o do_v they_o they_o travel_v much_o and_o be_v never_o the_o near_o for_o they_o profit_v nothing_o because_o in_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n which_o they_o pretend_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o invention_n and_o device_n of_o man_n to_o serve_v god_n be_v to_o mumble_v a_o few_o small_a prayer_n and_o to_o crouch_v before_o their_o moppet_n and_o idol_n to_o trudge_v from_o altar_n to_o altar_n to_o chant_v their_o mass_n to_o gad_n on_o pilgrimage_n to_o fast_v such_o a_o day_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o such_o and_o such_o a_o saint_n to_o eat_v no_o flesh_n on_o friday_n nor_o saturday_n brief_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o dungeon_n of_o such_o like_a trumpery_n whatsoever_o they_o have_v under_o this_o shadow_n
opinion_n reason_v why_o this_o and_o why_o that_o and_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o high_a mystery_n of_o god_n if_o they_o mislike_v we_o we_o can_v wish_v that_o all_o be_v put_v out_o and_o abolish_v and_o this_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o we_o will_v pluck_v god_n out_o of_o heaven_n so_o then_o let_v we_o learn_v that_o above_o all_o god_n commend_v unto_o we_o the_o honour_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o word_n as_o if_o he_o do_v say_v i_o will_v that_o you_o receive_v all_o that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o be_v in_o my_o word_n with_o all_o humility_n &_o reverence_n i_o will_v that_o you_o yield_v yourselves_o tractable_a although_o that_o which_o be_v there_o say_v agree_v not_o with_o your_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o that_o you_o can_v wish_v i_o have_v speak_v after_o your_o manner_n and_o fashion_n i_o will_v you_o do_v i_o this_o honour_n as_o to_o imprison_v all_o your_o sense_n and_o submit_v your_o understanding_n to_o my_o word_n and_o to_o say_v lord_n we_o be_v thy_o disciple_n we_o receive_v without_o gainsay_v whatsoever_o it_o have_v please_v thou_o to_o teach_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v for_o our_o profit_n and_o salvation_n without_o exception_n therefore_o let_v all_o that_o which_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v receive_v with_o reverence_n and_o when_o any_o question_n be_v of_o the_o holy_a mystery_n of_o god_n let_v we_o not_o geve_v judgement_n according_a to_o our_o own_o wit_n and_o understanding_n and_o albeit_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o convenient_a and_o agreeable_a with_o our_o reason_n let_v we_o notwithstanding_o be_v hold_v back_o in_o a_o short_a bridle_n that_o god_n may_v always_o have_v his_o whole_a entire_a authority_n over_o we_o and_o his_o word_n a_o full_a course_n and_o liberty_n and_o when_o we_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sermon_n let_v we_o always_o bear_v in_o mind_n to_o say_v behold_v our_o god_n declare_v himself_o unto_o we_o he_o sit_v as_o our_o judge_n we_o be_v not_o to_o make_v toy_n and_o gambalde_n of_o those_o thing_n he_o shall_v speak_v as_o we_o see_v many_o will_v come_v to_o the_o sermon_n but_o what_o they_o have_v their_o heart_n empoison_v against_o god_n and_o his_o word_n so_o that_o they_o can_v carry_v nothing_o thence_o which_o they_o pervert_v not_o with_o their_o wickedness_n yea_o they_o will_v be_v further_a envenom_a to_o spew_v forth_o their_o blasphemy_n at_o table_n or_o else_o where_o when_o man_n shall_v speak_v any_o thing_n to_o their_o lust_n and_o appetite_n loe_o how_o these_o man_n honour_n &_o sanctify_v the_o name_n of_o god_n let_v we_o learn_v then_o that_o whether_o we_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o hear_v it_o handle_v in_o a_o sermon_n to_o have_v always_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o reverence_n and_o to_o yield_v unto_o he_o such_o majesty_n that_o we_o tremble_v when_o one_o speak_v unto_o we_o hereof_o and_o above_o all_o when_o his_o word_n be_v preach_v 2._o as_o god_n speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n esaie_n for_o let_v we_o know_v that_o so_o we_o shall_v declare_v ourselves_o not_o only_o by_o word_n but_o also_o by_o our_o deed_n that_o we_o be_v his_o true_a faithful_a one_o and_o he_o shall_v take_v and_o avow_v we_o for_o his_o people_n and_o shall_v gather_v we_o in_o the_o end_n into_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n now_o let_v we_o cast_v ourselves_o down_o before_o the_o face_n of_o our_o good_a god_n with_o at_o knowledge_v of_o our_o fault_n pray_v he_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o not_o to_o impute_v those_o we_o have_v already_o commit_v unto_o we_o but_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o reform_v we_o in_o such_o sort_n unto_o himself_o that_o we_o desire_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o to_o honour_v he_o and_o to_o dedicate_v ourselves_o unto_o his_o service_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v dwell_v among_o we_o and_o that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n may_v reign_v in_o we_o both_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n &_o by_o his_o word_n and_o so_o let_v we_o say_v almighty_a god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n etc_n etc_n the._n 5._o sermon_n deut._n chap._n 5._o 12_o keep_v the_o sabbaoth_n day_n to_o sanctify_v it_o as_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v command_v thou_o 13_o six_o day_n thou_o shall_v labour_v and_o shall_v do_v all_o thy_o work_n 14_o but_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v the_o sabbaoth_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v not_o do_v any_o work_n therein_o thou_o nor_o thy_o son_n nor_o thy_o daughter_n nor_o thy_o manservant_n nor_o thy_o maid_n nor_o thine_o ox_n nor_o thine_o ass_n neither_o any_o of_o thy_o cattle_n nor_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n that_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maid_n may_v rest_v as_o well_o as_o thou_o after_o that_o it_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o pure_a and_o sincere_a worship_n of_o god_n of_o serve_v he_o and_o glorify_v his_o name_n without_o vain_a take_n of_o it_o either_o in_o oath_n or_o other_o thing_n but_o reverent_o and_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n now_o here_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o service_n of_o god_o according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v require_v in_o his_o law_n touch_v the_o order_n he_o appoint_v for_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n or_o day_n of_o rest_n be_v in_o part_n a_o figure_n to_o declare_v that_o man_n can_v not_o right_o serve_v god_n but_o by_o mortify_v all_o that_o which_o be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o afterward_o by_o dedicate_a themselves_o in_o such_o sort_n unto_o he_o as_o if_o they_o be_v whole_o separate_v from_o the_o world_n second_o the_o day_n of_o rest_n have_v this_o ceremonious_a use_n to_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o assemble_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o law_n &_o to_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o offer_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o do_v all_o that_o which_o shall_v concern_v spiritual_a order_n and_o policy_n we_o see_v then_o now_o in_o what_o sort_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n but_o this_o can_v be_v well_o &_o sufficient_o understand_v without_o some_o plain_a and_o more_o distinct_a handle_n namely_o except_o both_o these_o party_n shall_v particular_o be_v entreat_v we_o have_v therefore_o first_o to_o note_n that_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n be_v a_o shadow_n under_o the_o law_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o signify_v that_o god_n will_v that_o man_n rest_v themselves_o from_o their_o own_o work_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v in_o a_o word_n that_o we_o must_v mortify_v our_o whole_a nature_n if_o we_o will_v be_v conformable_a to_o our_o god_n and_o that_o this_o be_v so_o s._n paul_n have_v also_o declare_v 17._o yea_o beside_o we_o have_v sufficient_a testimony_n hereof_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o have_v allege_v he_o at_o this_o time_n which_o speak_v more_o full_o hereof_o namely_o to_o the_o colossian_n when_o he_o say_v that_o we_o have_v the_o substance_n and_o the_o body_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v shadow_v under_o the_o law_n we_o have_v it_o say_v he_o in_o christ_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o the_o ancient_a father_n shall_v be_v exercise_v in_o this_o hope_n as_o well_o by_o the_o sabbaoth_n day_n as_o by_o other_o ceremony_n but_o since_o the_o thing_n be_v now_o give_v we_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o stay_v ourselves_o on_o these_o shadow_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o law_n be_v so_o abolish_v that_o yet_o we_o ought_v to_o keep_v the_o substance_n and_o truth_n thereof_o as_o for_o the_o shadow_n and_o figure_n they_o be_v do_v away_o by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n if_o one_o demand_n how_o the_o ancient_a father_n know_v of_o this_o sense_n and_o meaning_n moses_n have_v make_v declaration_n hereof_o as_o it_o be_v sufficient_o show_v in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la for_o god_n after_o he_o have_v publish_v his_o law_n in_o the_o 20._o 17._o chap._n he_o reveal_v it_o to_o moses_n and_o declare_v to_o what_o end_n this_o serve_v and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v ordain_v the_o sabbaoth_n day_n as_o a_o sign_n that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v sanctify_v unto_o he_o this_o be_v say_v he_o the_o mark_n of_o my_o sanctification_n which_o i_o have_v justify_v among_o you_o now_o when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o our_o be_v sanctify_v unto_o god_n it_o be_v to_o separate_v we_o from_o all_o that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n but_o where_o shall_v one_o find_v such_o purity_n we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n &_o we_o know_v that_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o perverseness_n and_o wickedness_n
learn_v it_o and_o observe_v it_o here_o again_o moses_n set_v down_o the_o preface_n of_o which_o before_o we_o take_v some_o view_n that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v only_o to_o the_o end_n that_o man_n shall_v hear_v it_o to_o know_v what_o it_o contain_v but_o that_o by_o it_o we_o shall_v also_o be_v reform_v and_o that_o god_n may_v prove_v herein_o what_o subjection_n we_o yield_v unto_o he_o in_o few_o word_n we_o see_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o god_n consist_v in_o practice_n and_o that_o we_o must_v by_o our_o do_n show_v that_o we_o have_v not_o in_o vain_a bene_fw-la teach_v it_o now_o then_o moses_n say_v in_o the_o first_o place_n hear_v the_o law_n which_o i_o propose_v in_o your_o ear_n to_o the_o end_n you_o shall_v learn_v it_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o god_n will_v not_o that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v preach_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o name_n and_o authority_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n but_o that_o we_o must_v receive_v it_o with_o all_o diligence_n and_o apply_v our_o whole_a study_n therein_o for_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o profit_v so_o evil_a in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o that_o we_o be_v overmuch_o busy_v in_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sermon_n if_o we_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v but_o for_o fashion_n and_o manner_n sake_n we_o seek_v not_o to_o perform_v our_o duty_n as_o we_o ought_v in_o observe_v that_o which_o be_v teach_v we_o but_o let_v we_o advise_v ourselves_o to_o be_v better_a and_o more_o diligent_a scholar_n while_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o instruct_v we_o by_o his_o word_n and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o moses_n say_v he_o have_v tell_v the_o law_n in_o their_o ear_n indeed_o this_o manner_n of_o speak_v will_v be_v very_o hard_o in_o our_o tongue_n howbeit_o it_o import_v as_o much_o as_o if_o god_n shall_v say_v that_o he_o speak_v not_o unto_o we_o in_o a_o unknown_a &_o strange_a language_n but_o show_v himself_o in_o as_o plain_a and_o familiar_a manner_n as_o may_v be_v desire_v see_v then_o it_o be_v so_o that_o god_n come_v down_o unto_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o to_o make_v a_o plain_a and_o familiar_a declaration_n of_o his_o will_n what_o excuse_n shall_v we_o have_v to_o allege_v if_o his_o word_n be_v lose_v in_o we_o or_o if_o it_o slip_v from_o we_o or_o if_o we_o keep_v it_o not_o to_o make_v our_o profit_n thereof_o it_o be_v true_a that_o for_o asmuch_o as_o we_o be_v over_o dull_a and_o ignorant_a we_o shall_v always_o find_v much_o obscurity_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o the_o langauge_fw-mi of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o high_a and_o profound_a for_o we_o but_o to_o who_o shall_v the_o fault_n thereof_o be_v impute_v let_v we_o note_v therefore_o that_o all_o they_o which_o complain_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v hard_a and_o obscure_a as_o if_o it_o be_v hide_v under_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n be_v here_o reprove_v of_o a_o manifest_a lie_n yea_o that_o they_o do_v god_n great_a injury_n yea_o blaspheme_v he_o for_o that_o they_o despiteful_o dissemble_v &_o deny_v the_o bounty_n &_o goodness_n which_o moses_n protest_v be_v show_v the_o people_n at_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o law_n for_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o god_n speak_v to_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o people_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n so_o that_o the_o doctrine_n which_o he_o deliver_v aught_o to_o have_v be_v thorough_o know_v of_o they_o and_o at_o this_o day_n we_o have_v less_o occasion_n to_o use_v this_o shift_n to_o allege_v that_o we_o understand_v nothing_o of_o that_o which_o be_v contain_v to_o holy_a scripture_n for_o god_o speak_v so_o near_o and_o familiar_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o need_v but_o to_o have_v our_o ear_n cleanse_v and_o prepare_v to_o hear_v he_o and_o let_v we_o note_v that_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o that_o we_o be_v attentive_a &_o diligent_a to_o profit_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n but_o withal_o let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o we_o have_v above_o touch_v namely_o that_o this_o doctrine_n must_v be_v keep_v &_o follow_v thorough_o for_o if_o we_o do_v not_o allow_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o yield_v our_o consent_n that_o it_o be_v good_a and_o true_a and_o holy_a god_n be_v much_o behold_v unto_o we_o what_o must_v we_o do_v then_o see_v god_n will_v make_v a_o trial_n whether_o he_o shall_v be_v master_n over_o we_o or_o no._n now_o then_o if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n rule_v our_o life_n that_o be_v if_o we_o not_o only_o inquire_v after_o that_o which_o he_o tell_v we_o but_o forsake_v our_o naughty_a lust_n and_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n only_o to_o please_v he_o and_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o and_o his_o righteousness_n when_o we_o come_v to_o this_o then_o see_v we_o one_o good_a proof_n that_o he_o have_v such_o dominion_n and_o superiority_n over_o we_o as_o he_o deserve_v but_o until_o we_o have_v profit_v so_o much_o that_o we_o be_v come_v hither_o let_v we_o not_o think_v that_o we_o have_v profit_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o in_o the_o doctrine_n which_o have_v be_v teach_v we_o let_v this_o word_n therefore_o of_o do_v be_v often_o call_v to_o mind_n and_o imprint_v in_o memory_n of_o they_o which_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o how_o behold_v god_n do_v we_o this_o courtesy_n in_o vouchsafe_v to_o teach_v we_o and_o why_o be_v that_o be_v it_o to_o this_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v only_o lend_v our_o ear_n to_o say_v in_o the_o end_n yea_o well_o say_v that_o be_v good_a nay_o but_o to_o the_o end_n our_o life_n shall_v be_v reform_v and_o because_o it_o be_v a_o true_a and_o certain_a rule_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o err_v as_o we_o have_v do_v and_o as_o many_o poor_a ignorant_a wretch_n do_v which_o be_v stray_v from_o the_o right_a way_n and_o be_v not_o instruct_v as_o we_o be_v unto_o who_o this_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o serve_v for_o mortification_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n that_o god_n may_v bear_v rule_n over_o we_o and_o that_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o thus_o we_o see_v in_o effect_n what_o moses_n mean_v when_o he_o protest_v unto_o the_o people_n in_o this_o preface_n that_o he_o set_v before_o they_o the_o law_n not_o that_o they_o shall_v hear_v it_o and_o so_o but_o have_v their_o ear_n beat_v there_o with_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v receive_v it_o and_o keep_v it_o now_o for_o the_o better_a confirmation_n of_o this_o he_o allege_v that_o god_n have_v make_v his_o covenant_n with_o that_o people_n on_o the_o mount_n horeb_n the_o better_a to_o persuade_v they_o to_o fear_n god_n and_o to_o continue_v in_o his_o obedience_n for_o if_o god_n will_v only_o require_v of_o we_o that_o which_o be_v his_o due_n yet_o be_v we_o sufficient_o bind_v to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o observe_v his_o commandment_n but_o when_o it_o please_v he_o of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n to_o covenant_n with_o we_o to_o bind_v himself_o unto_o we_o when_o he_o need_v not_o to_o stand_v on_o article_n with_o we_o that_o he_o will_v be_v our_o father_n and_o saviour_n that_o he_o will_v receive_v we_o for_o his_o flock_n and_o heritage_n that_o we_o may_v live_v under_o his_o guard_n and_o protection_n offer_v we_o everlasting_a life_n see_v that_o he_o do_v all_o these_o thing_n ought_v not_o our_o heart_n to_o be_v soften_v though_o it_o be_v of_o stone_n when_o the_o creature_n behold_v that_o the_o live_a god_n abase_v himself_o hitherto_o as_o to_o treat_v the_o matter_n with_o we_o and_o to_o say_v go_v to_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o we_o be_v both_o you_o see_v what_o a_o infinite_a distance_n be_v between_o you_o and_o i_o and_o know_v that_o i_o can_v command_v you_o what_o seem_v good_a to_o i_o and_o not_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o deal_v with_o you_o and_o that_o you_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o come_v nigh_o i_o or_o to_o have_v any_o acquaintance_n with_o he_o which_o can_v command_v what_o he_o will_v without_o any_o further_a declaration_n than_o this_o see_v this_o i_o will_v and_o this_o be_v my_o mind_n yet_o lo_o i_o yield_v of_o my_o right_n i_o come_v hereto_o offer_v myself_o to_o be_v your_o guide_n and_o saviour_n i_o will_v govern_v you_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o family_n if_o so_o be_v that_o you_o will_v content_v yourselves_o with_o my_o word_n i_o will_v be_v your_o king_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o subject_n &_o for_o all_o this_o think_v you_o not_o that_o the_o covenant_n which_o i_o have_v make_v with_o your_o father_n be_v to_o gain_v any_o thing_n of_o you_o for_o i_o have_v no_o need_n nor_o want_v of_o any_o
the_o true_a and_o natural_a meaning_n of_o moses_n and_o from_o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v a_o good_a and_o profitable_a doctrine_n namely_o that_o although_o we_o be_v not_o at_o first_o when_o the_o gospel_n be_v publish_v although_o we_o have_v not_o see_v with_o our_o eye_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o law_n yet_o ought_v we_o not_o therefore_o to_o have_v in_o less_o estimation_n &_o price_n the_o authority_n of_o he_o word_n of_o god_n and_o why_o i_o grant_v that_o when_o god_n raise_v up_o moses_n it_o be_v a_o especial_a token_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o goodness_n towards_o the_o people_n which_o then_o live_v yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n must_v not_o at_o any_o time_n be_v diminish_v for_o it_o contain_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n which_o always_o abide_v and_o be_v not_o variable_a and_o transitory_a as_o man_n be_v it_o be_v say_v that_o man_n be_v as_o a_o flower_n 7._o or_o as_o a_o herb_n which_o by_o and_o by_o dry_v and_o wither_v but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v for_o ever_o 24._o now_o this_o truth_n which_o be_v unchangeable_a be_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n true_o the_o law_n as_o touch_v the_o ceremony_n be_v utter_o abolish_v but_o as_o touch_v the_o substance_n &_o doctrine_n which_o it_o contain_v it_o retain_v always_o his_o force_n &_o power_n still_o not_o one_o jot_n thereof_o fall_v away_o or_o perish_v so_o then_o let_v we_o note_v that_o though_o we_o have_v not_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n this_o serve_v not_o to_o allege_v that_o we_o may_v therefore_o contemn_v the_o admonition_n he_o have_v give_v &_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o why_o for_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o we_o he_o have_v not_o only_o speak_v to_o the_o multitude_n which_o be_v assemble_v at_o mount_n horeb_n but_o general_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o if_o this_o be_v say_v of_o the_o law_n by_o a_o great_a &_o more_o strong_a reason_n be_v it_o to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o gospel_n for_o as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o law_n concern_v the_o shadow_n thereof_o be_v clean_o do_v away_o but_o the_o gospel_n have_v no_o such_o thing_n for_o in_o it_o our_o lord_n make_v a_o new_a &_o everlasting_a testament_n &_o a_o covenant_n to_o last_v from_o generation_n to_o generation_n how_o then_o must_v we_o be_v affect_v when_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_a we_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n not_o only_o to_o instruct_v they_o with_o who_o he_o be_v conversant_a in_o his_o manhood_n but_o that_o he_o have_v win_v we_o to_o god_n his_o father_n and_o have_v call_v we_o to_o salvation_n by_o send_v his_o apostle_n that_o their_o voice_n shall_v sound_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o they_o which_o hear_v not_o he_o to_o make_v they_o partaker_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n the_o which_o at_o this_o day_n also_o we_o ought_v to_o receive_v as_o if_o jesus_n christ_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o we_o or_o as_o if_o the_o apostle_n with_o their_o own_o mouth_n do_v speak_v unto_o we_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o we_o have_v to_o bear_v in_o mind_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o we_o make_v no_o alteration_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_o neither_o attempt_n to_o change_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o word_n know_v that_o he_o will_v always_o have_v keep_v therein_o one_o equal_a train_n for_o see_v that_o he_o have_v deliver_v unto_o we_o his_o gospel_n and_o establish_v a_o certain_a rule_n of_o regiment_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n we_o must_v hold_v the_o same_o and_o thereon_o rest_v ourselves_o if_o we_o do_v otherwise_o it_o be_v as_o if_o we_o will_v make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n mortal_a and_o corruptible_a with_o we_o so_o then_o let_v we_o learn_v that_o though_o the_o world_n be_v variable_a and_o inconstant_a and_o have_v every_o day_n his_o backturn_v and_o though_o there_o be_v none_o of_o we_o which_o have_v not_o always_o many_o gad_a opinion_n which_o trot_n in_o our_o brain_n that_o yet_o not_o withstand_v concern_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v appoint_v we_o be_v not_o to_o take_v that_o liberty_n to_o do_v at_o one_o time_n this_o and_o at_o a_o other_o time_n that_o as_o we_o listen_v and_o as_o we_o fancy_n wherefore_o because_o god_n have_v not_o make_v this_o covenant_n with_o our_o father_n but_o with_o we_o which_o be_v alive_a at_o this_o day_n as_o long_o then_o as_o we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n let_v we_o know_v that_o god_n govern_v of_o we_o and_o his_o show_v we_o the_o way_n be_v to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o wander_a pilgrim_n to_o stray_v hither_o and_o thither_o and_o to_o range_v as_o our_o lust_n and_o appetite_n turn_v we_o but_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v conduct_v as_o by_o his_o hand_n to_o be_v short_a whereas_o moses_n say_v hear_v we_o that_o be_v all_o alive_a at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v to_o declare_v &_o prove_v that_o man_n during_o their_o life_n time_n ought_v not_o to_o forge_v any_o new_a law_n that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v to_o day_n one_o to_o morrow_n a_o other_o and_o why_o for_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o ought_v to_o suffice_v we_o let_v we_o then_o make_v our_o profit_n by_o regard_v the_o thing_n that_o tend_v thereunto_o and_o further_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o moses_n here_o charge_v the_o people_n with_o unthankfulness_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o they_o if_o they_o dedicate_v not_o their_o life_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v how_o live_v we_o be_v it_o not_o for_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v place_v we_o in_o this_o world_n if_o then_o our_o life_n we_o have_v be_v give_v of_o he_o ought_v we_o not_o to_o bestow_v it_o &_o employ_v it_o in_o his_o service_n aught_v it_o not_o to_o be_v whole_o consecrate_v to_o his_o will_n we_o see_v then_o how_o moses_n reprove_v here_o all_o they_o which_o wander_v and_o continue_v not_o then_o course_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n let_v we_o withal_o retain_v in_o memory_n that_o which_o i_o have_v above_o touch_v that_o be_v that_o we_o have_v not_o a_o doctrine_n for_o three_o day_n but_o one_o wherein_o we_o must_v be_v confirm_v as_o long_o as_o we_o live_v therefore_o when_o we_o have_v once_o receive_v and_o embrace_v that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n let_v we_o study_v to_o profit_v ourselves_o by_o it_o and_o to_o go_v forward_o increase_a in_o the_o knowledge_n &_o practice_n of_o it_o till_o god_n shall_v draw_v we_o out_o of_o this_o world_n know_v that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o take_v we_o into_o his_o covenant_n and_o that_o he_o for_o his_o part_n will_v not_o be_v unfaithful_a and_o unconstant_a but_o sure_a and_o steadfast_a in_o his_o purpose_n and_o promise_n let_v we_o do_v the_o like_a that_o we_o may_v be_v join_v to_o he_o and_o as_o long_o as_o we_o live_v let_v we_o have_v no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o cleave_v unto_o he_o howbeit_o as_o he_o have_v declare_v in_o his_o word_n but_o let_v we_o not_o think_v to_o join_v and_o unite_v ourselves_o to_o our_o god_n by_o our_o own_o fantasy_n but_o since_o he_o come_v unto_o we_o let_v we_o go_v unto_o he_o and_o when_o we_o be_v come_v thither_o let_v we_o take_v good_a heed_n to_o stay_v ourselves_o there_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v what_o we_o have_v together_o upon_o this_o place_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v the_o better_o be_v dispose_v and_o prepare_v to_o receive_v the_o instruction_n which_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v give_v we_o concern_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o his_o commandment_n now_o let_v we_o cast_v ourselves_o down_o before_o the_o majesty_n of_o our_o good_a god_n with_o acknowledge_v of_o our_o sin_n desire_v he_o to_o make_v we_o feel_v they_o better_o than_o we_o have_v do_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o we_o desire_v nothing_o but_o to_o yield_v out_o self_n whole_o unto_o he_o and_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o reach_v we_o his_o hand_n and_o not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v wed_v to_o our_o own_o fantasy_n and_o affection_n that_o we_o may_v always_o magnify_v his_o goodness_n which_o he_o use_v towards_o we_o that_o we_o may_v profit_v by_o it_o in_o render_v unto_o he_o that_o obedience_n and_o duty_n which_o he_o deserve_v especial_o for_o that_o it_o have_v please_v he_o to_o bring_v and_o deliver_v unto_o we_o his_o law_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o content_v to_o show_v we_o the_o way_n of_o well_o live_v but_o have_v vouchsafe_v also_o to_o adopt_v we_o for_o his_o child_n and_o
to_o declare_v himself_o our_o father_n and_o saviour_n for_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n that_o he_o will_v not_o only_o grant_v this_o grace_n to_o we_o but_o to_o all_o people_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n etc_n etc_n deut._n chap._n 5_o ▪_o 1_o then_o moses_n call_v all_o israel_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o hear_v oh_o israel_n the_o ordinance_n and_o the_o law_n which_o i_o set_v before_o you_o this_o day_n that_o you_o may_v learn_v they_o and_o take_v heed_n to_o observe_v they_o 2_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o we_o in_o horeb._n 3_o the_o lord_n make_v not_o this_o covenant_n with_o our_o father_n but_o with_o we_o which_o be_v all_o alive_a at_o this_o day_n 4_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o you_o face_n to_o face_n on_o the_o mount_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n we_o have_v see_v heretofore_o how_o great_o moses_n have_v labour_v to_o make_v the_o people_n perceive_v the_o majesty_n which_o be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v receive_v it_o with_o all_o reverence_n and_o fear_n for_o although_o man_n protest_v that_o they_o will_v obey_v god_n for_o so_o nature_n constrain_v they_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o order_v themselves_o and_o their_o do_n according_o to_o his_o word_n and_o that_o be_v the_o very_a true_a touchstone_n to_o know_v whether_o we_o be_v obedient_a to_o god_n or_o no._n but_o herein_o be_v the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o world_n see_v that_o although_o all_o will_v confess_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v without_o any_o gainsay_n yet_o shall_v one_o find_v scarce_o one_o among_o a_o hundred_o which_o willing_o humble_v himself_o to_o yield_v unto_o it_o that_o authority_n it_o deserve_v and_o why_o be_v this_o sure_o because_o we_o consider_v not_o of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n which_o declare_v itself_o therein_o see_v then_o how_o moses_n not_o without_o cause_n so_o often_o heretofore_o have_v wain_v the_o people_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v of_o such_o majesty_n towards_o we_o that_o all_o creature_n shall_v tremble_v at_o it_o and_o now_o again_o he_o add_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o same_o matter_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n talke●_n face_n to_o face_n on_o the_o mount_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n as_o if_o bee_n shall_v say_v you_o have_v no_o cause_n now_o to_o doubt_v whether_o the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o propose_v unto_o you_o be_v of_o god_n or_o of_o man_n for_o it_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v god_n have_v declare_v himself_o unto_o you_o by_o plain_a and_o visible_a sign_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o you_o may_v well_o perceive_v it_o be_v he_o which_o speak_v now_o than_o we_o see_v the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o moses_n but_o before_o we_o pass_v any_o further_a one_o may_v here_o make_v a_o question_n how_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n speak_v face_n to_o face_n see_v that_o man_n can_v comprehend_v his_o infinite_a glory_n for_o with_o what_o eye_n can_v we_o contemplate_v his_o substance_n &_o be_v we_o be_v so_o frail_a &_o weak_a that_o if_o god_n shall_v but_o show_v one_o beam_n of_o his_o brightness_n behold_v we_o shall_v be_v all_o dazzle_a &_o confound_v therewith_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o know_v how_o it_o be_v say_v that_o we_o can_v see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n 12_o until_o we_o be_v renew_v which_o shall_v not_o be_v until_o the_o latter_a day_n for_o now_o say_v s._n paul_n we_o see_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n &_o in_o part_n even_o obscure_o &_o unperfect_o 18._o which_o more_o be_v he_o say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n that_o the_o gospel_n at_o this_o day_n do_v present_a unto_o we_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o we_o may_v see_v it_o but_o the_o law_n be_v dark_a and_o obscure_a and_o have_v avail_v which_o hinder_v our_o father_n to_o know_v god_n in_o so_o plain_a and_o familiar_a a_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v at_o this_o day_n but_o all_o this_o agree_v very_o well_o for_o when_o we_o make_v a_o comparison_n of_o the_o law_n with_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v certain_a we_o shall_v find_v this_o which_o saint_n paul_n speak_v to_o be_v most_o true_a for_o then_o god_n declare_v not_o himself_o in_o so_o familiar_a a_o fashion_n as_o he_o do_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n ●_o who_o be_v the_o lively_a image_n of_o he_o now_o a_o day_n therefore_o there_o be_v lay_v open_a unto_o we_o the_o great_a treasure_n of_o wisdom_n in_o that_o god_n call_v we_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n &_o show_v that_o he_o hold_v we_o for_o his_o child_n &_o heir_n now_o this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o although_o at_o this_o day_n we_o have_v such_o a_o knowledge_n and_o so_o plain_a &_o manifest_a yet_o remain_v that_o always_o true_a which_o we_o have_v allege_v that_o we_o see_v but_o in_o part_n and_o why_o for_o we_o be_v not_o yet_o partaker_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n neither_o can_v we_o come_v near_o it_o but_o it_o behove_v that_o he_o show_v it_o according_a to_o our_o rudeness_n and_o infirmity_n yet_o notwithstanding_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n god_n have_v appear_v unto_o mortal_a man_n howbeit_o this_o be_v not_o to_o show_v himself_o as_o he_o be_v but_o as_o the_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n of_o man_n may_v bear_v it_o we_o must_v then_o note_v that_o god_n be_v not_o know_v to_o the_o father_n neither_o appear_v at_o this_o day_n in_o his_o own_o be_v but_o he_o appli_v himself_o to_o we_o in_o asmuch_o as_o he_o show_v himself_o for_o our_o measure_n and_o ability_n to_o make_v we_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v present_a and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n that_o moses_n say_v here_o that_o god_n speak_v face_n to_o face_n for_o he_o understand_v hereby_o that_o the_o people_n have_v not_o some_o conjectural_a sign_n that_o they_o may_v doubt_v of_o he_o or_o conceive_v only_o some_o small_a opinion_n of_o god_n but_o that_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a and_o infallible_a warrant_n whereby_o they_o may_v in_o this_o sort_n conclude_v behold_v god_n have_v so_o show_v himself_o to_o we_o that_o our_o faith_n need_v not_o waver_v and_o be_v doubtful_a and_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v propose_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o name_n ought_v no_o long_o to_o be_v dispute_v of_o whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v or_o refuse_v and_o why_o for_o god_n have_v deliver_v unto_o we_o a_o sure_a and_o certain_a mark_n which_o can_v not_o beguile_v nor_o leave_v we_o in_o doubt_n but_o that_o this_o doctrine_n proceed_v from_o he_o now_o we_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o moses_n from_o whence_o we_o have_v to_o gather_v a_o good_a lesson_n that_o be_v that_o if_o god_n declare_v not_o himself_o unto_o we_o after_o so_o high_a &_o glorious_a a_o manner_n as_o our_o lust_n desire_v let_v we_o know_v that_o he_o do_v it_o for_o our_o profit_n and_o salvation_n for_o let_v we_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o our_o infirmity_n and_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o abate_v that_o over_o boldness_n to_o the_o which_o our_o nature_n always_o stir_v we_o for_o we_o will_v inquire_v and_o seek_v after_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n without_o end_n or_o measure_n and_o why_o be_v that_o very_o because_o we_o consider_v not_o our_o own_o power_n and_o ability_n wherefore_o let_v we_o praise_v the_o great_a goodness_n of_o our_o god_n for_o that_o he_o in_o favour_n so_o consider_v of_o we_o &_o regard_v our_o weakness_n that_o he_o be_v content_a to_o hide_v his_o glory_n ▪_o lest_o we_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o thereof_o for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v we_o can_v not_o bear_v it_o be_v so_o frail_a &_o weak_a as_o we_o be_v and_o here_o withal_o let_v we_o know_v that_o when_o god_n give_v we_o some_o evident_a sign_n and_o token_n of_o his_o presence_n there_o rest_v then_o no_o excuse_n if_o we_o yield_v not_o to_o he_o the_o honour_n and_o do_v he_o the_o homage_n he_o be_v worthy_a of_o let_v we_o not_o then_o desire_v that_o god_n come_v in_o his_o inestimable_a glory_n that_o the_o heaven_n cleave_v in_o sunder_o that_o all_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n appear_v but_o when_o the_o lord_n any_o way_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v he_o which_o speak_v let_v it_o suffice_v we_o and_o let_v we_o humble_v ourselves_o incontinent_o for_o if_o then_o we_o will_v forslow_v to_o yield_v he_o our_o duty_n we_o shall_v be_v sharp_o reprove_v for_o turn_v our_o back_n to_o he_o when_o he_o show_v his_o face_n to_o we_o it_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n that_o
man_n can_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n 20._o &_o live_v and_o although_o moses_n have_v a_o wonderful_a revelation_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 22._o as_o he_o speak_v in_o exodus_fw-la 33_o that_o the_o lord_n speak_v face_n to_o face_n unto_o he_o 1●_o as_o a_o man_n speak_v unto_o his_o friend_n yet_o be_v it_o say_v that_o he_o see_v but_o the_o back_n of_o god_o only_o but_o this_o be_v to_o the_o end_n always_o to_o show_v we_o that_o while_o we_o be_v environ_v in_o this_o flesh_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o approach_v unto_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_o or_o think_v to_o mount_v so_o high_a 2._o for_o if_o the_o very_a angel_n of_o heaven_n under_o the_o figure_n of_o cherubim_n hide_v their_o eye_n when_o there_o be_v any_o mention_n of_o the_o appearance_n of_o god_n what_o must_v we_o do_v which_o do_v but_o trail_v here_o and_o creep_v on_o the_o ground_n but_o how_o so_o ever_o it_o be_v god_n will_v condemn_v we_o of_o unthankfulness_n when_o we_o will_v not_o behold_v his_o face_n &_o be_v sufficient_o content_v with_o those_o visible_a sign_n which_o he_o show_v we_o of_o his_o presence_n above_o all_o let_v we_o be_v mindful_a of_o this_o when_o any_o question_n be_v of_o submit_v ourselves_o both_o to_o the_o law_n &_o the_o gospel_n for_o it_o be_v there_o especial_o that_o god_n will_v be_v know_v of_o man_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o shall_v worship_v he_o receive_v simple_o what_o soever_o come_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n to_o what_o purpose_n then_o shall_v we_o apply_v this_o sentence_n of_o moses_n forsooth_o to_o this_o that_o when_o the_o scripture_n be_v set_v before_o we_o when_o one_o preach_v and_o expound_v it_o unto_o we_o or_o that_o we_o ourselves_o read_v it_o this_o speech_n of_o he_o must_v serve_v to_o humble_v we_o to_o the_o end_n that_o god_n may_v be_v with_o all_o reverence_n exalt_v and_o that_o we_o presume_v not_o to_o make_v any_o reply_n to_o his_o word_n but_o that_o we_o tremble_v at_o it_o 2._o as_o he_o speak_v thereof_o to_o the_o prophet_n esaie_n for_o all_o that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v in_o such_o sort_n prove_v that_o one_o may_v say_v that_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o man_n even_o after_o a_o visible_a manner_n now_o moses_n after_o this_o add_v that_o he_o stand_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o as_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n because_o the_o people_n fear_v and_o dare_v not_o ascend_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n whereby_o moses_n signify_v that_o though_o the_o law_n be_v bring_v by_o a_o mortal_a man_n yet_o ought_v it_o not_o to_o be_v derogation_n to_o the_o authority_n thereof_o and_o why_o because_o this_o be_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o the_o fault_n rest_v in_o they_o and_o this_o place_n be_v well_o worth_a the_o note_n for_o we_o always_o seek_v some_o start_a hole_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v set_v light_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n true_o we_o do_v not_o pretend_v it_o open_o but_o in_o covert_n but_o yet_o all_o the_o world_n be_v set_v upon_o this_o wickedness_n so_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v man_n think_v themselves_o well_o and_o at_o very_o good_a rest_n when_o they_o can_v find_v any_o colour_n to_o say_v oh_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o no_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v speak_v to_o i_o i_o know_v not_o what_o condition_n it_o have_v thus_o you_o see_v how_o the_o world_n seek_v always_o to_o exempt_v itself_o from_o the_o obedience_n to_o god_n word_n and_o this_o excuse_n be_v over_o common_a to_o say_v yea_o it_o be_v true_a that_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v obey_v but_o they_o be_v but_o man_n which_o preach_v it_o to_o we_o as_o we_o be_v must_v we_o then_o receive_v their_o doctrine_n as_o if_o angel_n appear_v to_o we_o from_o heaven_n many_o think_v it_o suffice_v to_o say_v thus_o when_o notwithstanding_o they_o show_v themselves_o herein_o rebellious_a to_o god_n or_o rather_o they_o have_v no_o care_n to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o he_o &_o his_o word_n but_o we_o have_v here_o one_o answer_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o such_o vain_a allegation_n that_o be_v when_o god_n send_v his_o word_n by_o the_o hand_n &_o ministry_n of_o man_n he_o do_v it_o because_o of_o our_o fault_n &_o infirmity_n ▪_o howbeit_o he_o cease_v not_o to_o show_v we_o some_o mark_n of_o his_o glory_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o his_o word_n may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v heavenly_a &_o so_o that_o be_v due_o consider_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n have_v warrant_v enough_o &_o more_o than_o enough_o neither_o have_v moses_n speak_v this_o only_a for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n but_o this_o admonition_n serve_v also_o for_o we_o that_o if_o man_n as_o we_o be_v be_v appoint_v messenger_n to_o preach_v unto_o we_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o ought_v not_o in_o our_o estimation_n derogate_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o majesty_n thereof_o and_o in_o very_a deed_n we_o consider_v little_a of_o our_o own_o frailty_n &_o weakness_n when_o we_o desire_v that_o god_n shall_v teach_v we_o by_o miracle_n every_o day_n &_o we_o know_v not_o what_o be_v meet_v &_o convenient_a for_o we_o for_o as_o for_o miracle_n there_o have_v be_v enough_o already_o show_v to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n both_o of_o the_o law_n &_o of_o the_o gospel_n that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o full_a &_o certain_a assurance_n of_o they_o yet_o it_o be_v most_o behooveful_a that_o god_n deal_v so_o merciful_o with_o we_o that_o he_o send_v man_n like_a to_o ourselves_o &_o commit_v unto_o they_o the_o charge_n and_o office_n of_o teach_v we_o in_o his_o name_n and_o in_o his_o room_n as_o one_o that_o allure_v we_o unto_o himself_o with_o all_o kindness_n &_o gentleness_n for_o can_v we_o think_v ourselves_o able_a to_o sustain_v and_o abide_v his_o presence_n if_o he_o shall_v appear_v to_o we_o as_o he_o be_v alas_o we_o shall_v be_v all_o utter_o consume_v if_o god_n shall_v speak_v in_o his_o majesty_n &_o power_n we_o know_v it_o be_v say_v 29._o that_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v enough_o to_o shake_v mighty_a rock_n &_o move_v huge_a mountain_n out_o of_o their_o place_n &_o can_v we_o which_o be_v so_o feeble_a &_o weak_a as_o nothing_o more_o stand_v before_o so_o puissant_a a_o power_n &_o not_o be_v daunt_v &_o cast_v down_o as_o with_o the_o force_n of_o some_o vehement_a thunder_a to_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n let_v we_o note_v then_o that_o when_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o his_o word_n shall_v be_v preach_v to_o we_o by_o man_n &_o commit_v to_o writing_n therein_o he_o appli_v himself_o to_o our_o weakness_n and_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o mortal_a man_n to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o fear_v to_o come_v unto_o he_o be_v draw_v by_o so_o great_a lenity_n and_o gentleness_n and_o withal_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o honour_n he_o do_v we_o when_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o choose_v out_o from_o among_o we_o poor_a and_o vile_a wretch_n to_o represent_v his_o person_n and_o to_o speak_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o name_n for_o what_o great_a thing_n can_v he_o yield_v unto_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n what_o more_o honourable_a charge_n &_o office_n can_v he_o commit_v unto_o they_o therefore_o when_o he_o dain_v &_o vouchsafe_v man_n of_o so_o great_a and_o excellent_a honour_n as_o to_o carry_v abroad_o his_o word_n as_o his_o ambassador_n do_v he_o not_o declare_v unto_o we_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n his_o more_o than_o fatherly_a goodness_n towards_o we_o now_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o make_v trial_n of_o our_o humility_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v thunder_v from_o heaven_n if_o he_o shall_v appear_v in_o visible_a manner_n if_o the_o angel_n shall_v descend_v unto_o we_o we_o need_v not_o great_o marvel_v if_o man_n do_v give_v credit_n to_o his_o word_n but_o when_o all_o both_o great_a &_o small_a receive_v the_o order_n which_o god_n have_v set_v in_o his_o church_n as_o they_o yield_v obedience_n to_o his_o word_n when_o it_o be_v preach_v therein_o be_v our_o faith_n try_v but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n let_v we_o always_o remember_v this_o that_o god_n have_v sufficient_o declare_v himself_o to_o man_n so_o that_o we_o have_v no_o occasion_n at_o all_o to_o doubt_v of_o his_o word_n &_o to_o dispute_v whence_o it_o come_v for_o his_o will_n be_v make_v more_o than_o certain_a if_o so_o hew_v be_v not_o unthankful_a in_o receive_v the_o sign_n which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o thus_o you_o see_v then_o what_o we_o have_v to_o note_v in_o this_o place_n when_o moses_n say_v the_o people_n dare_v
duty_n but_o rest_v therein_o &_o have_v our_o mouth_n stop_v now_o beside_o all_o this_o our_o lord_n use_v much_o goodness_n &_o kindness_n towards_o we_o to_o win_v we_o the_o better_a to_o our_o duty_n &_o to_o allure_v we_o to_o obey_v our_o superior_n when_o he_o adjoin_v in_o the_o end_n a_o special_a promise_n it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o have_v above_o see_v that_o god_n show_v mercy_n in_o a_o thousand_o generation_n upon_o they_o which_o love_v he_o and_o this_o be_v annex_v unto_o the_o commandment_n where_o god_n declare_v unto_o we_o that_o he_o will_v his_o service_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o all_o purity_n that_o we_o decline_v not_o to_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n but_o the_o promise_n which_o be_v there_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o whole_a law_n as_o we_o have_v see_v but_o this_o be_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o commandment_n of_o obey_v of_o father_n &_o mother_n therefore_o when_o we_o see_v that_o this_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n agreeable_a unto_o god_n let_v those_o which_o be_v under_o subjection_n hold_v themselves_o therein_o let_v they_o not_o show_v themselves_o outrageous_a &_o rebellious_a but_o let_v they_o bend_v their_o neck_n to_o be_v order_v in_o all_o obedience_n and_o let_v they_o show_v that_o indeed_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o yield_v obedience_n unto_o god_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o refuse_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a unto_o mortal_a man_n who_o he_o have_v see_v and_o set_v over_o they_o in_o his_o own_o name_n you_o see_v then_o to_o what_o purpose_n this_o promise_n be_v give_v namely_o that_o god_n see_v how_o hard_o and_o dull_a we_o be_v at_o spur_n will_v hereby_o mollify_v our_o heart_n and_o win_v we_o by_o all_o mildness_n and_o gentleness_n that_o we_o take_v it_o not_o in_o evil_a part_n to_o be_v in_o subjection_n and_o that_o it_o seem_v not_o a_o hard_a and_o grievous_a thing_n unto_o we_o to_o obey_v our_o superior_n but_o because_o the_o whole_a can_v not_o now_o be_v dispatch_v let_v we_o brief_o bear_v in_o mind_n that_o for_o to_o serve_v god_n the_o better_a we_o must_v beat_v dawn_n all_o pride_n and_o presumption_n which_o be_v in_o we_o and_o albeit_o by_o nature_n we_o have_v this_o curse_a root_n of_o desire_n to_o be_v lift_v up_o above_o other_o though_o ambition_n reign_v both_o in_o small_a and_o great_a yet_o ought_v we_o notwithstanding_o for_o prepare_v of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n remove_v this_o whole_o from_o we_o and_o why_o because_o humility_n be_v the_o first_o &_o principal_a step_n to_o all_o true_a obedience_n now_o touch_v man_n let_v we_o note_v well_o that_o we_o can_v not_o live_v together_o in_o unity_n and_o concord_n except_o they_o who_o god_n have_v place_v in_o dignity_n and_o authority_n be_v obey_v except_o they_o be_v receive_v in_o his_o name_n except_o man_n be_v subject_a unto_o they_o otherwise_o it_o must_v needs_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o order_n and_o policy_n be_v pervert_v and_o overthrow_v our_o condition_n become_v worse_a than_o the_o state_n of_o brute_n and_o savage_a beast_n amidst_o the_o wild_a forest_n and_o so_o all_o they_o which_o be_v rebel_n and_o resist_v lawful_a authority_n be_v enemy_n of_o god_o of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o mankind_n these_o be_v monster_n who_o we_o ought_v to_o abhor_v and_o detest_v now_o when_o we_o shall_v have_v show_v our_o obedience_n in_o subiect_v ourselves_o unto_o they_o who_o god_n have_v set_v over_o we_o let_v we_o learn_v also_o that_o we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o he_o and_o that_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o he_o be_v serve_v and_o worship_v of_o we_o not_o by_o ceremony_n but_o in_o truth_n and_o in_o a_o pure_a conscience_n with_o the_o honour_n which_o appertain_v to_o he_o and_o hereunto_o be_v we_o lead_v by_o all_o the_o rule_n and_o principality_n in_o the_o world_n know_v that_o god_n ought_v to_o have_v his_o authority_n and_o preeminence_n so_o far_o above_o they_o as_o his_o seat_n above_o the_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o they_o upon_o the_o earth_n so_o then_o as_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o child_n must_v obey_v their_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o the_o people_n must_v yield_v all_o dutiful_a subjection_n to_o their_o magistrate_n that_o in_o every_o family_n and_o household_n such_o order_n as_o god_n have_v establish_v must_v be_v observe_v as_o he_o will_v there_o be_v such_o degree_n among_o man_n so_o let_v we_o bear_v in_o mind_n that_o this_o aught_o to_o draw_v we_o high_o namely_o to_o know_v that_o god_n who_o have_v sovereign_a empire_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o world_n aught_o to_o bear_v rule_n over_o all_o creature_n brief_o over_o our_o whole_a life_n and_o by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o we_o see_v how_o this_o curse_a papacy_n ought_v to_o be_v detest_v of_o we_o for_o see_v there_o a_o haughty_a empire_n lift_v up_o over_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o to_o what_o other_o end_n than_o to_o thrust_v god_n beside_o his_o throne_n and_o to_o bereave_v he_o of_o the_o honour_n which_o perteni_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o pope_n will_v ready_o allege_v we_o that_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o superior_n but_o what_o make_v he_o any_o account_n either_o of_o the_o order_n of_o god_n or_o of_o nature_n none_o at_o all_o but_o contrariwise_o spiteful_o rage_v against_o all_o authority_n of_o holy_a scripture_n he_o overthrow_v all_o order_n and_o rule_v of_o policy_n which_o god_n have_v command_v we_o he_o will_v call_v himself_o the_o vicar_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v how_o he_o pluck_v god_n out_o of_o his_o throne_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v head_n of_o the_o church_n let_v we_o therefore_o learn_v to_o have_v in_o detestation_n this_o rule_n and_o authority_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v set_v up_o in_o this_o world_n opposite_a altogether_o and_o clean_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o god_n have_v command_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n albeit_o we_o see_v that_o thing_n have_v not_o the_o course_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v so_o that_o superior_n abuse_v their_o power_n let_v we_o know_v that_o they_o can_v not_o pervert_v and_o take_v away_o this_o which_o god_n have_v institute_v concern_v empire_n and_o kingdom_n as_o for_o the_o authority_n of_o justice_n it_o must_v be_v maintain_v and_o preserve_v for_o it_o have_v his_o foundation_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o with_o it_o as_o with_o this_o devilish_a papacy_n which_o have_v no_o foundation_n but_o let_v we_o know_v that_o god_o will_v always_o have_v in_o this_o world_n king_n prince_n and_o other_o justiciary_n this_o order_n therefore_o must_v be_v keep_v and_o observe_v and_o when_o they_o acquit_v not_o themselves_o of_o their_o duty_n when_o father_n shall_v use_v tyranny_n towards_o their_o child_n let_v we_o bewail_v ourselves_o be_v certain_o persuade_v that_o this_o proceed_v from_o our_o sin_n &_o when_o god_n suffer_v that_o the_o order_n which_o he_o have_v institute_v be_v not_o observe_v but_o that_o all_o be_v confuse_v and_o disorder_v let_v we_o know_v that_o with_o so_o much_o great_a diligence_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v recourse_n unto_o he_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o will_v restore_v thing_n to_o such_o a_o estate_n that_o all_o may_v see_v that_o we_o desire_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o as_o by_o the_o which_o mean_v he_o procure_v our_o salvation_n now_o let_v we_o cast_v ourselves_o down_o before_o the_o face_n of_o our_o god_n with_o acknowledge_v of_o our_o fault_n pray_v he_o to_o make_v we_o feel_v they_o better_o than_o we_o have_v do_v to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o true_a repentance_n we_o learn_v to_o displease_v ourselves_o for_o to_o return_n unto_o he_o profit_v herein_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o until_o the_o time_n that_o be_v rid_v of_o all_o our_o vice_n we_o be_v full_o reform_v unto_o his_o justice_n and_o so_o let_v we_o all_o say_v almighty_a god_n etc_n etc_n the._n 8._o sermon_n deut._n chap._n 5._o 17_o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n we_o have_v already_o see_v how_o for_o the_o better_a order_n of_o our_o life_n with_o man_n we_o ought_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o those_o which_o have_v any_o superiority_n over_o we_o for_o this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n which_o god_n command_v we_o in_o the_o second_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o even_o come_v from_o himself_o unto_o man_n he_o place_v this_o as_o the_o mean_a between_o both_o to_o honour_v they_o who_o he_o have_v appoint_v over_o we_o it_o be_v true_a that_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o man_n we_o understand_v some_o like_a and_o equal_a fellowship_n for_o we_o be_v all_o descend_v from_o the_o stock_n of_o adam_n we_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o all_o
he_o to_o continue_v to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v for_o one_o time_n only_o so_o as_o i_o have_v say_v let_v we_o not_o abuse_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o despiteful_o to_o question_v against_o he_o in_o this_o sort_n and_o see_v god_n have_v do_v this_o at_o other_o time_n why_o will_v he_o not_o do_v the_o like_a at_o this_o day_n when_o man_n lift_v themselves_o up_o in_o this_o manner_n against_o god_n behold_v what_o a_o devilish_a presumption_n and_o overween_a be_v in_o they_o let_v we_o then_o honour_v our_o god_n so_o far_o as_o to_o grant_v he_o this_o liberty_n to_o manifest_v and_o declare_v himself_o unto_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o and_o as_o he_o shall_v know_v it_o expedient_a &_o necessary_a for_o we_o let_v we_o not_o bind_v he_o by_o constraint_n to_o any_o necessity_n for_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v please_v he_o for_o one_o time_n to_o use_v some_o especial_a grace_n let_v we_o not_o desire_v he_o to_o do_v the_o same_o again_o but_o content_a we_o ourselves_o simple_o with_o his_o will_n whereunto_o we_o must_v always_o be_v subject_a in_o the_o end_n it_o be_v say_v go_v thou_o near_o unto_o god_n and_o hear_v all_o which_o he_o shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o and_o declare_v thou_o it_o unto_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o we_o see_v here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n how_o the_o people_n desire_v that_o moses_n shall_v be_v the_o messenger_n to_o bring_v they_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v have_v receive_v from_o god_n and_o this_o be_v write_v for_o our_o instruction_n that_o every_o one_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o policy_n and_o rule_n of_o order_n which_o god_n have_v establish_v in_o his_o church_n for_o as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v he_o will_v speak_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n that_o be_v the_o only_a purpose_n why_o he_o will_v there_o shall_v be_v minister_n this_o order_n be_v not_o invent_v by_o man_n but_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v declare_v that_o he_o will_v have_v such_o a_o regiment_n in_o his_o church_n you_o see_v then_o a_o inviolable_a order_n and_o which_o proceed_v from_o god_o who_o will_v have_v pastor_n in_o his_o church_n to_o announce_v and_o declare_v his_o doctrine_n which_o we_o must_v receive_v to_o our_o salvation_n see_v it_o be_v so_o let_v none_o oppose_v himself_o against_o it_o but_o let_v we_o patient_o bear_v it_o that_o god_n raise_v up_o they_o amongst_o we_o by_o who_o he_o will_v be_v serve_v to_o bring_v unto_o we_o the_o embassage_n of_o salvation_n and_o let_v we_o not_o murmur_v at_o this_o that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o have_v not_o such_o a_o privilege_n for_o he_o will_v that_o his_o body_n that_o be_v his_o church_n be_v so_o govern_v you_o see_v then_o what_o we_o have_v to_o gather_v upon_o this_o place_n namely_o that_o sithence_o god_o have_v appoint_v minister_n of_o his_o word_n we_o hear_v they_o quiet_o and_o contentivelie_o that_o there_o be_v no_o envy_v or_o malice_v for_o this_o if_o all_o be_v not_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n and_o that_o god_o appoint_v not_o every_o one_o unto_o this_o office_n for_o we_o must_v be_v order_v according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v behold_v one_o note_n to_o be_v observe_v but_o withal_o let_v we_o also_o note_n under_o what_o condition_n we_o must_v have_v and_o receive_v pastor_n for_o this_o place_n be_v to_o discern_v between_o s●ductors_n and_o deceiver_n which_o false_o abuse_v the_o name_n of_o god_o and_o attribute_v unto_o themselves_o the_o title_n of_o prelate_n without_o time_n or_o reason_n and_o between_o the_o true_a prophet_n and_o good_a servitor_n of_o god_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o pope_n and_o all_o his_o pestilent_a vermin_n will_v say_v that_o man_n must_v hear_v they_o and_o receive_v their_o doctrine_n without_o any_o contradiction_n and_o why_o for_o god_n will_v there_o shall_v be_v prelate_n in_o the_o church_n and_o will_v that_o man_n hear_v and_o obey_v they_o all_o this_o be_v true_a but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n be_v this_o title_n give_v indifferent_o unto_o all_o and_o without_o discretion_n no._n but_o god_n have_v withal_o adjoin_v that_o he_o will_v be_v chief_a that_o we_o be_v subject_a unto_o he_o and_o not_o in_o the_o servitude_n of_o man_n see_v then_o it_o be_v so_o we_o must_v know_v what_o prelate_n and_o what_o doctor_n god_n send_v we_o as_o we_o be_v direct_v by_o this_o place_n namely_o such_o as_o hear_v what_o god_n shall_v say_v unto_o they_o and_o then_o deliver_v it_o faithful_o to_o the_o people_n so_o they_o which_o will_v be_v hear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_o and_o that_o man_n receive_v their_o doctrine_n in_o all_o reverence_n let_v they_o be_v t●e_z first_o to_o hear_v god_n let_v they_o not_o attempt_v to_o add_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o let_v then_o be_v tractable_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n and_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v instruct_v by_o god_n let_v they_o dispense_v unto_o other_o that_o which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n for_o none_o be_v to_o be_v account_v good_a minister_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o such_o as_o have_v first_o be_v his_o scholar_n and_o which_o usurp_v not_o a_o mastership_n over_o other_o to_o bring_v unto_o they_o whatsoever_o shall_v seem_v good_a to_o themselves_o and_o we_o must_v not_o here_o be_v to_o wise_a for_o god_n reserve_v unto_o himself_o this_o office_n to_o declare_v that_o unto_o we_o which_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o know_v it_o be_v not_o here_o simple_o say_v hear_v that_o which_o god_n shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o and_o then_o come_v and_o tell_v it_o we_o but_o it_o be_v say_v all_o that_o which_o god_n shall_v say_v to_o thou_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o point_n nor_o article_n which_o may_v be_v omit_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o moses_n be_v here_o put_v beside_o all_o liberty_n of_o presume_v to_o declare_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o god_n appoint_v and_o command_v he_o to_o declare_v and_o now_o what_o be_v these_o filth_n of_o the_o world_n which_o will_v dare_v advance_v themselves_o above_o moses_n we_o shall_v in_o the_o end_n see_v that_o there_o never_o be_v any_o prophet_n raise_v with_o so_o singular_a a_o grace_n as_o be_v moses_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n albeit_o we_o see_v a_o admirable_a spirit_n in_o esaie_n and_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o be_v moses_n notwithstanding_o prefer_v before_o they_o all_o when_o it_o be_v say_v remember_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n my_o servant_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o horeb._n and_o behold_v malachi_n which_o speak_v after_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o refer_v all_o unto_o moses_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a doctor_n and_o teacher_n as_o if_o the_o law_n be_v the_o fountain_n wherehence_o all_o must_v draw_v now_o since_o it_o be_v so_o that_o moses_n who_o have_v in_o this_o sort_n be_v prefer_v to_o who_o god_n give_v so_o excellent_a a_o dignity_n if_o he_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o must_v not_o enterprise_v to_o declare_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o but_o what_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o god_n that_o must_v he_o faithful_o dispense_v unto_o the_o people_n be_v it_o not_o now_o a_o devilish_a arrogancy_n of_o lewd_a villain_n to_o presume_v to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o they_o to_o impose_v and_o make_v law_n for_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n and_o to_o bind_v they_o under_o the_o pain_n of_o mortal_a and_o deadly_a sin_n be_v not_o this_o too_o barbarous_a a_o tyranny_n so_o then_o let_v we_o hold_v this_o mean_a that_o we_o fall_v not_o into_o two_o vicious_a &_o wicked_a extreme_n namely_o that_o see_v god_n will_v govern_v his_o church_n by_o the_o exterior_a preach_n of_o his_o word_n let_v every_o one_o rule_n and_o order_n himself_o thereto_o let_v we_o be_v diligent_a to_o hear_v sermon_n and_o let_v this_o policy_n and_o rule_n of_o order_n be_v inviolable_o keep_v as_o a_o thing_n sacred_a and_o hallow_a namely_o to_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o mortal_a man_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n notwithstanding_o let_v not_o man_n have_v this_o authority_n to_o bring_v unto_o we_o what_o they_o list_v but_o let_v they_o be_v faithful_a steward_n and_o dispenser_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o that_o we_o may_v always_o protest_v that_o our_o faith_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o will_n of_o god_n let_v we_o not_o depend_v on_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n but_o let_v our_o lord_n so_o hold_v we_o under_o his_o obedience_n that_o we_o may_v say_v it_o be_v he_o who_o we_o hear_v from_o heaven_n albeit_o he_o use_v the_o