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tiding_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o he_o arise_v and_o rend_v his_o garment_n 1._o and_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o worship_v and_o say_v naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v i_o return_v thither_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v &_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v it_o away_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o tempest_n afterward_o increase_a upon_o he_o as_o bile_n botch_n leprosy_n worm_n and_o a_o wife_n he_o get_v he_o to_o a_o dunghill_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o potsherd_v in_o his_o hand_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o humble_a but_o safe_a place_n give_v we_o grace_n o_o lord_n to_o imitate_v this_o his_o humility_n that_o thou_o may_v bless_v we_o in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n the_o fourteenth_n sermon_n upon_o the_o
do_v than_o to_o keep_v it_o clean_o from_o thorn_n and_o to_o gather_v and_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o wherein_o this_o master_n of_o a_o family_n show_v the_o great_a care_n he_o have_v of_o his_o house_n treat_v therein_o touch_v man_n good_a &_o the_o slight_a account_n that_o man_n make_v of_o this_o his_o happiness_n and_o felicity_n vineyard_n when_o god_n create_v the_o world_n he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o a_o husbandman_n nor_o do_v he_o take_v any_o pain_n in_o the_o create_v of_o it_o for_o he_o but_o say_v the_o word_n and_o it_o be_v do_v ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la &_o facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la but_o this_o vineyard_n of_o the_o church_n it_o cost_v he_o the_o pain_n of_o plant_v it_o of_o compass_v it_o in_o with_o a_o hedge_n of_o dig_v a_o pit_n for_o the_o winepress_n of_o build_v a_o tower_n in_o it_o beside_o the_o life_n of_o many_o of_o his_o servant_n as_o also_o of_o he_o quem_fw-la acquisivit_fw-la sanguine_fw-la svo_fw-la this_o be_v a_o new_a noah_n with_o who_o that_o former_a old_a noah_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v for_o that_o give_v a_o end_n to_o a_o young_a world_n though_o grow_v old_a in_o sin_n destroy_v the_o people_n but_o not_o their_o wickedness_n but_o this_o do_v utter_o overthrow_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sin_n drown_v it_o in_o the_o flood_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o give_v the_o first_o beginning_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n church_n whence_o follow_v the_o firmness_n and_o perpetuity_n of_o the_o church_n for_o be_v found_v upon_o so_o sure_a a_o foundation_n who_o can_v overthrow_v it_o supra_fw-la dorsum_fw-la meum_fw-la fabricaverunt_fw-la peccatores_fw-la another_o letter_n have_v it_o araverunt_fw-la aratores_fw-la the_o plougher_n plough_v furrow_n on_o my_o back_n allude_v to_o that_o which_o be_v then_o in_o use_n for_o sign_v out_o the_o situation_n and_o circuit_n of_o some_o city_n romulus_n take_v that_o course_n when_o he_o found_v rome_n urbem_fw-la signavit_fw-la aratro_fw-la so_o say_v 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firmness_n of_o the_o church_n suit_n that_o fable_n of_o atlas_n who_o uphold_v heaven_n with_o his_o shoulder_n but_o when_o hercules_n see_v he_o begin_v to_o groan_n under_o so_o great_a a_o burden_n he_o come_v in_o to_o help_v he_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o be_v not_o heaven_n safe_a underprop_a by_o his_o shoulder_n but_o the_o edifice_n of_o the_o church_n bear_v up_o by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o erumpet_fw-la radix_fw-la eius_fw-la ut_fw-la libani_n stabilietur_fw-la a_o interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o osee_n say_v it_o shall_v stand_v as_o firm_a as_o the_o root_n of_o mount_n lebanon_n which_o shall_v take_v such_o a_o deep_a root_n that_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o locavit_fw-la agricolis_fw-la he_o let_v it_o out_o to_o husbandman_n god_n be_v the_o only_a true_a lord_n of_o this_o vineyard_n it_o the_o rest_n be_v but_o farmer_n and_o renter_n philon_n prove_v that_o all_o of_o we_o in_o this_o life_n enjoy_v but_o another_o body_n wealth_n and_o that_o we_o have_v the_o use_n thereof_o but_o not_o the_o propriety_n saint_n chrysostome_n that_o say_v he_o be_v i_o which_o no_o man_n can_v take_v from_o i_o &_o in_o this_o sense_n neither_o be_v my_o life_n nor_o my_o wealth_n nor_o my_o health_n my_o own_o etc._n etc._n our_o life_n say_v cicero_n god_n have_v only_o lend_v it_o we_o without_o appoint_v any_o set_a place_n of_o payment_n which_o he_o may_v demand_v of_o we_o at_o what_o time_n it_o please_v he_o and_o so_o in_o the_o rest_n we_o daily_o find_v the_o like_a experience_n your_o emperor_n say_v horace_n we_o call_v rerum_fw-la terrenarum_fw-la dominos_fw-la lord_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o this_o be_v but_o man_n flattery_n for_o they_o have_v not_o the_o true_a dominion_n of_o these_o earthly_a thing_n but_o only_o the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v infer_v si_fw-mi in_o alieno_fw-la infideles_fw-la fuistis_fw-la quod_fw-la vestrum_fw-la est_fw-la quis_fw-la credet_fw-la vobis_fw-la if_o you_o be_v unfaithful_a in_o that_o wealth_n honour_n health_n and_o beauty_n which_o be_v another_o good_n who_o will_v rely_v upon_o the_o love_n of_o your_o good_a will_n which_o be_v your_o own_o saint_n paul_n teach_v we_o this_o lesson_n qui_fw-la gaudent_fw-la tanquam_fw-la non_fw-la gaudentes_fw-la qui_fw-la flent_fw-la tanquam_fw-la non_fw-la flentes_fw-la those_o that_o rejoice_v let_v they_o rejoice_v as_o though_o they_o do_v not_o rejoice_v and_o those_o that_o weep_v let_v they_o weep_v as_o though_o they_o do_v not_o weep_v for_o on_o strange_a occasion_n and_o such_o as_o belong_v to_o other_o man_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v overtake_v with_o too_o much_o either_o grief_n or_o joy_n thou_o go_v to_o see_v the_o king_n or_o queen_n almoneda_n or_o either_o of_o their_o jewell-house_n do_v not_o thou_o joy_n much_o therein_o for_o those_o riches_n be_v none_o of_o thou_o and_o thou_o must_v of_o force_n present_o forgo_v they_o and_o therefore_o philon_n say_v that_o the_o good_n of_o this_o life_n be_v another_o not_o we_o and_o that_o we_o do_v but_o only_o rend_v they_o ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la domini_fw-la at_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n touch_v the_o disaster_n of_o this_o world_n epictetus_n say_v do_v not_o say_v i_o have_v lose_v such_o a_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v a_o improper_a kind_n of_o language_n but_o rather_o say_v i_o have_v return_v it_o back_o again_o and_o from_o this_o ignorance_n grow_v our_o melancholy_n seneca_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v content_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v sole_a lord_n of_o all_o be_v unjust_a he_o that_o think_v himself_o wrong_v when_o a_o man_n ask_v he_o that_o which_o he_o have_v lend_v he_o be_v a_o covetous_a wretch_n he_o that_o esteem_v a_o
he_o what_o will_v have_v become_v of_o poor_a peter_n but_o upon_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o pharisee_n our_o saviour_n do_v not_o put_v any_o tax_n or_o limitation_n that_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o justice_n may_v light_v upon_o their_o head_n for_o they_o be_v a_o reprobate_a kind_n of_o people_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o revenge_v by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n he_o revenge_v the_o evil_a work_n which_o they_o have_v do_v in_o that_o the_o light_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n they_o shut_v up_o themselves_o in_o darkness_n and_o with_o this_o suit_v that_o of_o isaiah_n thou_o have_v make_v their_o own_o iniquity_n the_o instrument_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o hand_n to_o dash_v they_o in_o piece_n thou_o have_v make_v they_o subject_a to_o their_o sin_n they_o can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o what_o sin_n shall_v command_v they_o to_o do_v if_o it_o bid_v they_o kill_v they_o shall_v kill_v if_o steal_n they_o shall_v steal_v in_o a_o word_n sin_n be_v their_o lord_n and_o they_o be_v sin_n â—laves_n and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n term_v those_o that_o be_v great_a sinner_n vendidos_n man_n that_o be_v sell_v over_o unto_o sin_n isaiah_n put_v this_o name_n upon_o aâ—bab_n i_o be_o sell_v to_o sin_n and_o those_o who_o deny_v god_n his_o law_n or_o their_o country_n &_o do_v take_v part_n with_o those_o their_o enemy_n that_o be_v infidel_n 1._o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o macabee_n register_v they_o for_o slave_n that_o have_v sell_v themselves_o over_o unto_o sin_n the_o like_a say_v saint_n paul_n of_o those_o who_o remain_v captive_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o that_o follow_v after_o his_o will_n 2._o a_o quo_fw-la captivi_fw-la tenemur_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsius_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la out_o of_o who_o snare_n we_o must_v come_v to_o amendment_n and_o not_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v take_v of_o he_o at_o his_o will_n and_o the_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v we_o the_o sinner_n sum_v up_o his_o wickedness_n snare_n think_v he_o have_v make_v a_o just_a and_o good_a account_n so_o pharaoh_n pursue_v god_n people_n make_v this_o sure_a reckon_n with_o himself_o persequar_fw-la i_o will_v follow_v they_o take_v they_o and_o spoil_v they_o and_o my_o soul_n shall_v have_v its_o desire_n upon_o they_o so_o do_v it_o fare_v with_o these_o farmer_n they_o have_v cast_v up_o their_o reckon_n and_o make_v full_a account_n that_o the_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v they_o they_o have_v destroy_v his_o people_n his_o temple_n his_o vineyard_n his_o zion_n his_o prophecy_n his_o miracle_n his_o priesthood_n his_o ark_n his_o authority_n and_o his_o glory_n what_o can_v they_o well_o do_v more_o to_o make_v themselves_o lord_n of_o all_o but_o conuertetur_fw-la dolour_n eius_fw-la in_o caput_fw-la eius_fw-la they_o shall_v be_v overtake_v in_o their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o this_o mischief_n shall_v light_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n et_fw-la ejecerunt_fw-la eum_fw-la extra_fw-la vineam_fw-la and_o they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o vineyard_n 65.5_o they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o vineyard_n and_o slay_v he_o saint_n chrysostome_n say_v that_o they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o vineyard_n that_o his_o blood_n may_v not_o defile_v it_o use_v he_o herein_o like_o a_o leper_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v prophesy_v by_o isaiah_n stand_v apart_o come_v not_o near_o i_o for_o i_o be_o holy_a â—han_n thou_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o dainty_a that_o when_o judas_n repent_v he_o of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o return_v they_o their_o money_n again_o they_o will_v none_o of_o it_o 27.6_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v this_o money_n into_o the_o treasury_n because_o it_o be_v the_o price_n of_o blood_n and_o they_o do_v not_o only_o express_v their_o hypocrisy_n in_o this_o particular_a but_o they_o will_v not_o likewise_o enter_v into_o the_o praetorium_n or_o common-council_n house_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v defile_v with_o his_o company_n and_o here_o in_o 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