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10._o tribe_n rehoboam_n salomon_n son_n can_v keep_v with_o he_o but_o two_o thus_o of_o one_o kingdom_n israel_n be_v make_v two_o juda_n and_o israel_n a_o strange_a division_n israel_n divide_v from_o israel_n ten_o tribe_n from_o the_o other_o two_o two_o tribe_n the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n and_o benjamin_n continue_v in_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n the_o other_o ten_o forsake_v it_o and_o fall_v away_o the_o two_o tribe_n juda_n and_o benjamin_n call_v but_o one_o tribe_n 1_o king_n 11.13_o because_o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o their_o possession_n these_o two_o tribe_n settle_v in_o their_o faithfulness_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n be_v in_o holy_a scripture_n call_v sometime_o 2.4_o sometime_o amos_n 2.4_o juda_n sometime_o 6.1_o sometime_o jerem._n 6.1_o benjamin_n sometime_o 1.1_o sometime_o micah_n 1.1_o jerusalem_n sometime_o 6.1_o sometime_o amos_n 6.1_o zion_n sometime_o 12.7_o sometime_o zach._n 12.7_o the_o house_n of_o david_n 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turn_v good_a lord_n open_v thou_o our_o ear_n that_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o holy_a will_n either_o to_o roar_v unto_o we_o or_o to_o speak_v with_o a_o mild_a voice_n either_o to_o come_v against_o in_o judgement_n or_o to_o visit_v we_o in_o mercy_n we_o may_v ready_o hear_v thou_o and_o yield_v obedience_n and_o as_o obedient_a child_n receive_v the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a inheritance_n so_o when_o the_o time_n of_o our_o separation_n shall_v be_v that_o we_o must_v leave_v this_o world_n a_o place_n of_o darkness_n of_o trouble_n of_o vexation_n of_o anguish_n thou_o lord_n will_v translate_v we_o to_o a_o better_a place_n a_o place_n of_o light_n where_o darkness_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o place_n of_o rest_n where_o trouble_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o place_n of_o delight_n where_o vexation_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o place_n of_o endless_a and_o unspeakable_a joy_n where_o anguish_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o there_o this_o corruptible_a shall_v put_v on_o 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already_o hear_v and_o be_v diverse_o term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o city_n of_o david_n the_o fort_n the_o fort_n of_o zion_n the_o tower_n of_o zion_n but_o i_o come_v not_o to_o preach_v name_n unto_o you_o will_v you_o hear_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o city_n they_o that_o be_v alive_a when_o jerusalem_n flourish_v to_o have_v 48.12_o have_v psal_n 48.12_o number_v her_o tower_n to_o have_v consider_v her_o wall_n to_o have_v mark_v her_o bulwark_n and_o to_o have_v tell_v their_o posterity_n of_o it_o may_v have_v make_v a_o report_n scarce_o to_o have_v be_v believe_v this_o we_o know_v by_o ps_n 48.4_o 5._o when_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v gather_v together_o and_o see_v it_o they_o marvel_v they_o be_v astonish_v and_o sudden_o drive_v back_o thus_o be_v jerusalem_n take_v
remove_v a_o neighbour_n land-markeâ—_a in_o which_o respect_n the_o old_a roman_n worship_v terminus_n for_o a_o god_n terminus_n which_o signify_v a_o bound_n limit_z mere_a buttle_a or_o landmark_n be_v in_o their_o account_n a_o god_n god_n of_o their_o bound_n limit_n or_o mark_n of_o their_o several_a field_n meadow_n and_o pasture_n and_o such_o a_o god_n as_o shall_v not_o give_v place_n to_o jupiter_n himself_o to_o this_o terminus_n they_o hold_v a_o feast_n in_o february_n and_o call_v it_o terminalia_fw-la as_o austin_n witness_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 5._o c._n 21._o &_o lib._n 7._o c._n 7._o now_o if_o the_o heathenish_a blind_a and_o superstitious_a roman_n train_v up_o in_o nature_n school_n do_v so_o high_o esteem_v of_o the_o preservation_n and_o maintenance_n of_o bound_n and_o limit_n how_o be_v we_o train_v up_o in_o the_o school_n of_o grace_n to_o esteem_v thereof_o in_o the_o school_n of_o grace_n a_o law_n be_v give_v deut._n 19.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o remove_v thy_o neighbour_n mark_v to_o obey_v this_o law_n we_o be_v charge_v upon_o a_o curse_n deut._n 27.17_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o remove_v his_o neighbour_n mark_n it_o be_v god_n own_o ordinance_n that_o bound_n and_o limit_n and_o mark_n be_v appoint_v to_o every_o man_n possession_n this_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o deut._n 32.8_o the_o most_o high_a god_n divide_v to_o the_o nation_n their_o inheritance_n he_o separate_v the_o son_n of_o man_n he_o do_v set_v the_o bound_n of_o nation_n the_o meaning_n be_v the_o lord_n pitch_v the_o bound_n oâ—_n kingdom_n at_o such_o time_n as_o it_o please_v he_o that_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v divide_v asunder_o yet_o we_o see_v how_o the_o covetous_a ambition_n and_o unsatiable_a desire_n of_o some_o prince_n in_o the_o world_n have_v put_v all_o out_o of_o order_n how_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o holy_a that_o can_v stay_v they_o from_o encroach_a upon_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o next_o borderer_n sennacherib_n king_n of_o assyria_n be_v a_o stout_a offend_v in_o this_o kind_n he_o boast_v of_o his_o invasion_n and_o victory_n upon_o his_o neighbour_n country_n but_o that_o other_o prince_n may_v take_v example_n by_o he_o he_o be_v make_v a_o peculiar_a example_n of_o divine_a judgement_n for_o as_o he_o trangress_v the_o bound_n of_o his_o neighbour_n prince_n to_o their_o overthrow_n so_o do_v his_o own_o son_n transgress_v the_o bound_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o their_o father_n life_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o esai_n 37.38_o as_o sennacherib_n be_v in_o the_o temple_n worship_v nisroch_o his_o god_n adramelech_n and_o sharezer_n his_o son_n slay_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o by_o my_o text_n you_o see_v what_o judgement_n god_n threaten_v to_o the_o ammonite_n for_o their_o unlawful_a practice_n to_o enlarge_v their_o border_n so_o my_o doctrine_n be_v establish_v the_o nation_n that_o be_v not_o content_a with_o she_o own_o border_n 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be_v the_o sinner_n the_o gentile_n thereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n thus_o be_v my_o doctrine_n confirm_v unto_o you_o incestuous_a person_n adulterer_n fornicator_n and_o other_o unclean_a sinner_n be_v oftentimes_o the_o cause_n of_o profane_v the_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n let_v we_o now_o a_o while_n consider_v what_o use_v we_o may_v make_v hereof_o unto_o ourselves_o be_v it_o true_a incestuous_a person_n adulterer_n fornicator_n and_o other_o unclean_a sinner_n be_v they_o oftentimes_o the_o cause_n of_o profane_v the_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n then_o dear_o belove_v let_v we_o from_o hence_o be_v admonish_v so_o to_o spend_v the_o remainder_n of_o our_o pilgrimage_n in_o this_o present_a world_n in_o all_o holy_a conversation_n that_o no_o boil_a inordinate_a or_o unruly_a motion_n no_o vicious_a or_o unchaste_a affection_n no_o act_n of_o uncleanness_n may_v so_o far_o have_v dominion_n over_o we_o as_o to_o cause_v the_o holy_a name_n of_o 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god_n we_o profess_v ourselves_o his_o servant_n walk_v we_o therefore_o worthy_a of_o our_o profession_n as_o it_o become_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o how_o shall_v we_o so_o walk_v we_o so_o walk_v if_o we_o walk_v in_o holiness_n for_o as_o st_n paul_n speak_v this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n even_o your_o sanctification_n that_o you_o shall_v abstain_v from_o fornication_n that_o every_o one_o of_o you_o shall_v know_v how_o to_o possess_v his_o vessel_n in_o sanctification_n and_o honour_n not_o in_o the_o lust_n of_o concupiscence_n even_o as_o the_o gentile_n which_o know_v not_o god_n for_o god_n have_v not_o call_v we_o unto_o uncleanness_n but_o unto_o holiness_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n advise_v the_o ephesian_n chap._n 5.3_o so_o advise_v i_o you_o fornication_n and_o uncleanness_n let_v they_o not_o be_v once_o name_v among_o you_o as_o it_o become_v saint_n not_o once_o name_v how_o then_o be_v it_o that_o the_o apostle_n name_v they_o how_o be_v it_o that_o in_o this_o exercise_n i_o have_v name_v unto_o you_o incest_n adultery_n fornication_n and_o other_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n yes_o beloved_a you_o may_v name_v they_o but_o it_o must_v be_v out_o of_o detestation_n to_o shun_v they_o and_o not_o out_o of_o delight_n to_o nourish_v they_o from_o hence_o may_v you_o make_v this_o collection_n if_o i_o may_v not_o once_o name_v fornication_n but_o with_o detestation_n then_o may_v i_o not_o commit_v it_o if_o i_o may_v not_o commit_v fornication_n much_o less_o may_v i_o commit_v adultery_n much_o less_o incest_n much_o less_o some_o other_o sin_n of_o uncleanness_n sin_n against_o nature_n monstrous_a and_o prodigious_a sin_n now_o that_o we_o may_v not_o commit_v fornication_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o these_o reason_n first_o it_o be_v unlawful_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o very_a heathen_a who_o hold_v no_o other_o light_n for_o their_o guide_n but_o the_o glimmer_a light_n of_o nature_n have_v so_o account_v of_o it_o memorable_a be_v the_o say_n of_o demosthenes_n concern_v the_o noctis_fw-la the_o dimidium_fw-la talentum_fw-la unius_fw-la pretium_fw-la noctis_fw-la great_a price_n that_o be_v set_v he_o by_o the_o notorious_a strumpet_n lais_n 2._o lais_n macrâ—b_n saturnal_a lib._n 2._o c._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o like_v not_o to_o buy_v repentance_n so_o dear_a do_v he_o not_o thereby_o intimate_v that_o dishonest_a pleasure_n &_o the_o unbridled_a desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n have_v evermore_o for_o their_o companion_n repentance_n diogenes_n the_o cynic_n resemble_v diogenis_n resemble_v laertius_n lib._n 6._o in_o vitâ_fw-la diogenis_n beautiful_a harlot_n to_o sweet_a wine_n temper_v with_o deadly_a poison_n what_o else_o do_v he_o thereby_o intimate_v but_o that_o unchaste_a lust_n howsoever_o to_o a_o carnal_a man_n they_o may_v at_o first_o seem_v sweet_a they_o be_v notwithstanding_o full_a of_o bitterness_n and_o be_v attend_v with_o perpetual_a sorrow_n crates_n the_o philosopher_n behold_v at_o delphi_n the_o golden_a image_n of_o the_o harlot_n phryne_n break_v forth_o into_o this_o exclamation_n diog._n exclamation_n plutarch_n de_fw-fr fortuna_fw-la alexandri_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o like_a laertius_n report_v of_o diogenes_n lib._n 6._o vit_fw-fr diog._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o trophy_n the_o monument_n of_o the_o loose_a life_n of_o the_o greek_n do_v he_o not_o thereby_o intimate_v that_o incontinency_n be_v even_o by_o nature_n law_n unlawful_a i_o may_v here_o produce_v many_o goodly_a sentence_n many_o notable_a example_n of_o ethnic_n and_o pagan_n to_o show_v unto_o you_o the_o just_a punishment_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n follow_v this_o detestable_a vice_n hard_o at_o the_o heel_n which_o may_v also_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o hate_v it_o and_o to_o fly_v from_o it_o with_o all_o our_o might_n but_o its_o time_n that_o i_o return_v to_o the_o book_n of_o god_n therein_o also_o do_v we_o find_v that_o this_o filthy_a sin_n the_o sin_n of_o fornication_n be_v repute_v unlawful_a by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n in_o rom._n 1.29_o it_o be_v express_o name_v among_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v mere_o natural_a man_n and_o levit_fw-la 18.24_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o canaanite_n gentile_n too_o that_o with_o such_o uncleanness_n themselves_o be_v defile_v and_o the_o land_n wherein_o they_o live_v be_v defile_v and_o therefore_o be_v they_o in_o that_o place_n threaten_v that_o the_o land_n shall_v spew_v they_o out_o you_o have_v now_o the_o first_o reason_n why_o we_o may_v not_o commit_v fornication_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v unlawful_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n second_o it_o be_v forbid_v in_o holy_a scripture_n in_o ephes_n 5_o 3._o and_o in_o 1._o thes_n 4.3_o in_o the_o latter_a place_n we_o be_v command_v to_o abstain_v from_o 6.18_o from_o 1._o cor._n 6.18_o
much_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n this_o their_o opinion_n be_v erroneous_a the_o truth_n be_v that_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v speak_v not_o of_o any_o other_o but_o of_o himself_o not_o as_o he_o be_v in_o pharisaisme_n under_o the_o law_n but_o as_o he_o be_v now_o when_o he_o write_v this_o epistle_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n a_o man_n regenerate_v this_o great_a combat_n in_o s._n paul_n now_o regenerate_v between_o the_o 7.23_o the_o â—â—m_fw-la 7.23_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o law_n of_o his_o member_n between_o the_o 22.25_o the_o verse_n 22.25_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n between_o the_o 22._o the_o verse_n 22._o inward_a man_n and_o the_o outward_a between_o the_o 18._o the_o verse_n 18._o flesh_n and_o spirit_n do_v clear_o show_v that_o the_o holy_a man_n live_v have_v a_o tincture_n of_o disobedience_n against_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n this_o be_v the_o second_o kind_n of_o disobedience_n which_o i_o note_v to_o be_v in_o man_n as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o regeneration_n and_o serve_v for_o the_o illustration_n of_o my_o propound_a doctrine_n which_o be_v disobedience_n against_o god_n holy_a law_n and_o commandment_n be_v a_o sin_n which_o the_o lord_n require_v to_o be_v eschew_v by_o every_o child_n of_o he_o disobedience_n not_o only_o that_o which_o be_v in_o every_o man_n that_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n but_o that_o other_o too_o which_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o true_o regenerate_v be_v a_o sin_n careful_o to_o be_v eschew_v by_o every_o child_n of_o god_n every_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v unwilling_a to_o displease_v god_n and_o what_o can_v more_o displease_v he_o then_o disobedience_n disobedience_n god_n curse_n be_v upon_o it_o the_o curse_n be_v psal_n 119_o 21._o maledicti_fw-la qui_fw-la declinant_fw-la a_o mandatis_fw-la tuis_fw-la curse_v be_v they_o that_o do_v err_v from_o thy_o commandment_n maledicti_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la scilicet_fw-la curse_v of_o god_n be_v all_o they_o of_o what_o estate_n or_o condition_n soever_o they_o be_v that_o do_v err_v in_o their_o life_n and_o conversation_n from_o his_o commandment_n which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v as_o footstep_n and_o path_n for_o man_n to_o tread_v in_o curse_a be_v they_o that_o do_v err_v he_o say_v not_o they_o that_o have_v err_v for_o they_o that_o have_v err_v may_v have_v repent_v but_o curse_a be_v they_o that_o do_v err_v from_o thy_o commandment_n and_o here_o by_o err_v we_o understand_v not_o every_o offence_n indifferent_o but_o a_o unbridled_a licence_n to_o offend_v we_o understand_v not_o every_o slip_n but_o a_o fall_n away_o from_o god_n we_o understand_v not_o every_o disobedience_n of_o ignorance_n or_o infirmity_n but_o the_o disobedience_n of_o pride_n and_o presumption_n maledicti_fw-la curse_v be_v they_o that_o do_v err_v from_o thy_o commandment_n the_o like_a curse_n be_v deut._n 27.26_o maledictus_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la permanet_fw-la in_o sermonibus_fw-la legis_fw-la huius_fw-la nec_fw-la eos_fw-la opere_fw-la perficit_fw-la curse_a be_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o it_o be_v cite_v by_o s._n paul_n gal._n 3.10_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o in_o both_o place_n the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v point_a at_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o contemplation_n as_o action_n for_o the_o law_n be_v give_v not_o only_o to_o be_v know_v but_o also_o to_o be_v perform_v and_o therefore_o rom._n 2.13_o it_o be_v avouch_v that_o not_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o law_n be_v righteous_a before_o god_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n require_v from_o we_o absolute_a obedience_n in_o this_o obedience_n these_o thing_n must_v concur_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n 1._o it_o must_v be_v perform_v by_o ourselves_o for_o the_o law_n reveal_v not_o the_o mediator_n 2._o it_o must_v be_v inward_a as_o well_o as_o outward_a 3._o it_o must_v be_v perfect_a in_o part_n and_o degree_n 4._o it_o must_v be_v constant_a and_o continual_a from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o our_o conception_n without_o the_o least_o interruption_n through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n the_o least_o thought_n dissonant_n to_o the_o law_n involue_v we_o in_o disobedience_n and_o lay_v we_o open_a to_o the_o curse_n maledictus_fw-la curse_v be_v he_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o curse_n and_o that_o shall_v you_o find_v denounce_v to_o the_o disobedient_a ecclus._n 41.8_o vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la impij_fw-la viri_fw-la qui_fw-la dereliquistis_fw-la legem_fw-la altissimi_fw-la scilicet_fw-la per_fw-la inobedientiam_fw-la say_v antoninus_n sum._n part_n 2._o tit._n 4._o cap._n 2._o woe_n be_v unto_o you_o ungodly_a man_n which_o have_v forsake_v the_o law_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n through_o your_o disobedience_n vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la woe_n be_v unto_o you_o and_o why_o so_o the_o reason_n be_v add_v for_o if_o you_o increase_v it_o shall_v be_v to_o your_o destruction_n and_o if_o you_o be_v bear_v you_o shall_v be_v bear_v to_o a_o curse_n and_o if_o you_o die_v a_o curse_n shall_v be_v your_o portion_n vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la woe_n be_v unto_o you_o you_o ungodly_a man_n which_o have_v forsake_v the_o law_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n through_o your_o disobedience_n be_v disobedience_n thus_o curse_v then_o must_v it_o be_v punish_v for_o as_o dicere_fw-la dei_fw-la be_v facere_fw-la so_o maledicere_fw-la dei_fw-la be_v malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la facere_fw-la if_o god_n say_v a_o thing_n he_o do_v it_o and_o if_o he_o curse_v he_o punish_v he_o curse_v disobedience_n and_o therefore_o he_o punish_v disobedience_n he_o punish_v it_o say_v antoninus_n three_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o per_fw-la afflictionem_fw-la corporis_fw-la by_o afflict_a man_n in_o his_o body_n second_o per_fw-la impugnationem_fw-la orbis_fw-la by_o set_v the_o whole_a world_n against_o man_n and_o three_o per_fw-la privationem_fw-la numinis_fw-la by_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n first_o god_n punish_v disobedience_n by_o lay_v affliction_n upon_o man_n in_o his_o body_n for_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n he_o say_v unto_o adam_n gen._n 3.17_o maledicta_fw-la terra_fw-la in_o opere_fw-la tuo_fw-la curse_a be_v the_o earth_n for_o thy_o work_n for_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o transgression_n for_o thy_o sin_n for_o thy_o sake_n curse_a be_v the_o earth_n of_o thy_o body_n for_o thy_o body_n be_v but_o earth_n curse_v shall_v it_o be_v and_o many_o way_n afflict_v thorn_n and_o thistle_n diverse_a passion_n and_o infirmity_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o unto_o thou_o all_o the_o evil_n of_o punishment_n whereto_o these_o weak_a body_n of_o we_o be_v subject_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o heat_n and_o cold_a and_o travail_n and_o trouble_v and_o misery_n and_o calamity_n and_o weakness_n and_o disease_n yea_o and_o death_n too_o together_o with_o that_o never-ceasing_a rebellion_n of_o the_o flesh_n against_o the_o spirit_n call_v in_o scripture_n the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n whâ—ch_n cleave_v fast_o unto_o we_o all_o our_o life_n long_o and_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o root_n of_o all_o our_o evil_a deed_n all_o these_o be_v upon_o we_o for_o disobedience_n second_o god_n punish_v disobedience_n by_o set_v the_o whole_a world_n against_o man_n for_o as_o it_o be_v wisd_v 5.21_o pugnabit_fw-la cum_fw-la illo_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la contra_fw-la insensatos_fw-la the_o world_n shall_v fight_v with_o he_o against_o the_o unwise_a the_o world_n shall_v take_v part_n with_o 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god_n wrath_n against_o we_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o his_o threaten_n of_o we_o will_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a the_o threaten_n of_o god_n they_o be_v not_o vana_fw-la do_fw-la axat_fw-la puerorum_fw-la simplicisque_fw-la rusticitatis_fw-la terricula_fw-la as_o quadratus_n have_v well_o note_v they_o be_v not_o only_o as_o scarecrow_n or_o bug_n for_o the_o terrify_n of_o little_a child_n and_o the_o rude_a sort_n of_o people_n but_o be_v certain_a evidence_n of_o god_n resolution_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n never_o be_v they_o in_o vain_a of_o two_o sort_n they_o be_v for_o either_o they_o concern_v a_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n or_o a_o punishment_n that_o be_v temporary_a and_o corporal_a of_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v that_o commination_n deut._n 27.26_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o confirm_v not_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o the_o punishment_n there_o threaten_v be_v spiritual_a it_o be_v eternal_a saint_n paul_n so_o expound_v it_o gal._n 3.10_o where_o he_o say_v as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n for_o it_o be_v write_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o the_o curse_n there_o speak_v of_o be_v no_o temporal_a no_o corporal_a matter_n it_o be_v spiritual_a it_o be_v eternal_a the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o curse_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o blessing_n now_o to_o be_v bless_v with_o faithful_a abraham_n be_v to_o be_v justify_v to_o be_v absolve_v from_o sin_n and_o death_n to_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o god_n to_o obtain_v eternal_a salvation_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v accurse_v be_v to_o be_v condemn_v for_o sin_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o god_n to_o be_v adjudge_v to_o everlasting_a death_n and_o hell_n the_o blessing_n be_v spiritual_a and_o eternal_a and_o therefore_o must_v the_o curse_v also_o be_v spiritual_a and_o eternal_a commination_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v in_o holy_a write_v more_o frequent_a and_o obvious_a if_o you_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n to_o do_v his_o commandment_n but_o will_v despite_v his_o statute_n and_o abhor_v his_o judgement_n then_o will_v the_o lord_n do_v thus_o and_o thus_o unto_o you_o in_o the_o 26._o of_o levit._fw-la vers_fw-la 16._o he_o will_v visit_v you_o with_o vexation_n consumption_n and_o burn_a ague_n that_o shall_v consume_v your_o eye_n and_o cause_v you_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n verse_n 17._o he_o will_v set_v his_o face_n against_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v slay_v before_o your_o enemy_n they_o that_o hate_v you_o shall_v reign_v over_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v flee_v when_o none_o pursue_v you_o verse_n 19_o he_o will_v break_v the_o pride_n of_o your_o power_n and_o will_v make_v your_o heaven_n as_o iron_n and_o your_o earth_n as_o brass_n and_o your_o strength_n shall_v be_v spend_v in_o vain_a for_o neither_o shall_v your_o land_n yield_v her_o increase_n nor_o your_o tree_n their_o fruit_n verse_n 22._o he_o will_v send_v wild_a beast_n among_o you_o which_o shall_v rob_v you_o of_o your_o child_n and_o destroy_v your_o cattle_n and_o make_v you_o few_o in_o number_n these_o and_o other_o like_a threaten_n against_o the_o wilful_a contemner_n of_o god_n holy_a will_v you_o may_v better_o read_v of_o in_o the_o now_o allege_v 26._o chapter_n of_o leviticus_fw-la and_o 28._o chapter_n of_o deuteronomy_n and_o other_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n than_o i_o can_v at_o this_o time_n stand_v upon_o to_o relate_v they_o they_o be_v many_o they_o be_v fearful_a many_o and_o fearful_a be_v the_o punishment_n though_o but_o temporary_a and_o corporal_a which_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o the_o wilful_a contemner_n of_o his_o holy_a will._n thus_o you_o see_v god_n threaten_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n either_o of_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n or_o punishment_n that_o be_v temporary_a and_o corporal_a these_o threaten_n of_o punishment_n corporal_a or_o spiritual_a temporary_a or_o eternal_a be_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o accomplish_v at_o time_n certain_a and_o unchangeable_a when_o the_o old_a world_n in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n have_v grow_v to_o much_o impiety_n and_o wickedness_n the_o lord_n appoint_v a_o certain_a space_n the_o space_n of_o 120._o year_n for_o their_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n gen._n 6.3_o my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o strive_v with_o man_n for_o that_o he_o also_o be_v flesh_n yet_o his_o day_n shall_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n though_o he_o see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v evil_a be_v only_o evil_a be_v evil_a continual_o so_o that_o with_o great_a justice_n he_o may_v forthwith_o have_v swallow_v they_o up_o with_o a_o flood_n yet_o will_v he_o not_o but_o will_v yet_o forbear_v long_o and_o look_v for_o their_o amendment_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n yet_o will_v he_o give_v they_o to_o see_v if_o they_o will_v return_v and_o avoid_v his_o wrath_n but_o they_o will_v not_o return_v and_o therefore_o at_o the_o very_a end_n and_o term_v of_o those_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o bring_v the_o flood_n upon_o they_o then_o then_o and_o not_o before_o he_o bring_v the_o flood_n upon_o they_o for_o compare_v we_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n of_o time_n note_v gen._n 7.3_o 6_o 11._o with_o that_o which_o saint_n peter_n write_v in_o his_o first_o epistle_n chap._n 3.20_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o inundation_n of_o water_n come_v upon_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o very_a point_n of_o time_n before_o determine_v memorable_a be_v that_o commination_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o jew_n jerem._n 25.11_o because_o you_o have_v not_o hear_v my_o voice_n behold_v i_o will_v take_v from_o you_o the_o voice_n of_o mirth_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o gladness_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o bride_n the_o sound_n of_o the_o millstone_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o candle_n you_o shall_v be_v a_o desolation_n and_o a_o astonishment_n &_o shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n seventy_o year_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o commination_n be_v that_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o sin_n shall_v be_v lead_v captive_a &_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n seventy_o year_n now_o if_o we_o take_v the_o just_a computation_n of_o time_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o those_o year_n those_o seventy_o year_n be_v expire_v the_o foresay_a threat_n be_v accomplish_v and_o therefore_o daniel_n allude_v to_o this_o pprophecy_n of_o jeremie_n exact_o set_v it_o down_o chap._n 5.30_o say_n the_o same_o night_n be_v belshazzar_n king_n of_o the_o chaldean_n slay_v the_o same_o night_n the_o very_a night_n wherein_o those_o seventy_o year_n come_v to_o their_o full_a period_n be_v belshazzar_n king_n of_o the_o chaldean_n slay_v to_o these_o fearful_a example_n of_o noah_n flood_n and_o the_o carry_v away_o of_o the_o jew_n into_o babylon_n may_v be_v add_v the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n the_o ruin_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n the_o desolation_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n all_o which_o beside_o many_o other_o calamity_n upon_o many_o other_o place_n and_o person_n accomplish_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v according_a to_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v well_o assure_v we_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v threaten_v will_v certain_o take_v effect_n and_o certain_o if_o we_o by_o serious_a and_o true_a repentance_n do_v not_o prevent_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o threat_n he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o prevent_v we_o and_o take_v we_o away_o sudden_o thus_o be_v my_o observation_n make_v good_a if_o by_o our_o sin_n we_o provoke_v god_n wrath_n against_o we_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o his_o threaten_n of_o we_o will_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a no_o it_o will_v not_o if_o god_n threaten_v and_o no_o repentance_n follow_v then_o certain_o the_o threaten_n pronounce_v will_v come_v to_o pass_v he_o threaten_v not_o in_o vain_a he_o terrify_v not_o without_o cause_n no_o more_o than_o the_o lion_n roar_v when_o he_o have_v no_o prey_n or_o the_o lion_n whelp_n cry_v out_o of_o his_o den_n if_o he_o have_v get_v nothing_o be_v it_o thus_o belove_v shall_v we_o find_v that_o god_n threaten_n will_v be_v effectual_a and_o powerful_a against_o we_o if_o we_o by_o our_o sin_n go_v on_o still_o to_o provoke_v he_o to_o displeasure_n it_o seem_v then_o that_o if_o we_o repent_v we_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o cease_v any_o further_a to_o grieve_v god_n holy_a spirit_n his_o threaten_n will_v be_v vain_a and_o without_o
example_n of_o vzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 26.16_o he_o for_o invade_v the_o priest_n office_n for_o burn_a incense_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n 1._o carthus_n in_o num._n 1._o be_v strike_v with_o a_o leprosy_n and_o gedeon_n that_o valiant_a man_n who_o judge_v israel_n for_o forty_o year_n intermedle_v too_o far_o with_o the_o priest_n office_n when_o he_o make_v the_o golden_a ephod_n judg._n 8.27_o all_o israel_n go_v a_o whore_v after_o it_o and_o it_o become_v a_o snare_n to_o gedeon_n himself_o and_o to_o his_o house_n now_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o intrusion_n thus_o lay_v open_a we_o may_v infer_v the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o meddle_v with_o ministerial_a function_n in_o the_o church_n without_o assurance_n of_o call_v from_o god_n the_o same_o may_v be_v infer_v upon_o the_o blame_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o false_a prophet_n jerem._n 14.14_o i_o send_v they_o not_o neither_o have_v i_o command_v they_o neither_o speak_v i_o unto_o they_o yet_o they_o prophesy_v and_o chap._n 23.21_o 29.9_o jerem._n 29.9_o i_o have_v not_o send_v these_o prophet_n yet_o they_o run_v i_o have_v not_o speak_v to_o they_o yet_o they_o prophesy_v they_o have_v prophesy_v what_o but_o lie_v though_o in_o my_o name_n they_o have_v prophesy_v false_a vision_n and_o divination_n thing_n of_o naught_o and_o the_o deceit_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n thus_o have_v they_o do_v but_o i_o send_v they_o not_o nor_o command_v they_o nor_o speak_v unto_o they_o this_o blame_n thus_o lay_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o wicked_a and_o false_a teacher_n for_o run_v before_o they_o be_v send_v and_o preach_v before_o they_o be_v call_v enforce_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o point_n hitherto_o deliver_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o ministerial_a function_n in_o the_o church_n without_o assurance_n of_o call_v from_o god_n this_o calling_n the_o assurance_n whereof_o we_o be_v to_o have_v be_v either_o immediate_a and_o extraordinary_a or_o mediate_v and_o ordinary_a the_o first_o be_v where_o god_n call_v immediate_o without_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n so_o be_v the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n call_v the_o other_o be_v wherein_o god_n use_v the_o ministry_n of_o man_n as_o at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o designment_n of_o every_o minister_n unto_o his_o function_n both_o these_o calling_n as_o well_o the_o mediate_v as_o the_o immediate_a the_o ordinary_a as_o the_o extraordinary_a be_v of_o god_n that_o of_o god_n alone_o this_o of_o god_n by_o man_n and_o of_o this_o especial_o be_v the_o doctrine_n hitherto_o prove_v to_o be_v understand_v we_o can_v expect_v a_o blessing_n upon_o our_o labour_n except_o gâ—d_n have_v call_v we_o so_o necessary_a be_v god_n call_v to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n the_o point_n hitherto_o handle_v serve_v for_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o other_o fanatical_a spirit_n who_o run_v without_o call_v and_o preach_v though_o they_o be_v not_o send_v contrary_a to_o that_o of_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 10.5_o how_o shall_v they_o preach_v except_o they_o be_v send_v and_o yet_o will_v these_o man_n if_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o minister_n that_o be_v lawful_o and_o orderly_o call_v demand_v of_o he_o quis_fw-la te_fw-la elegit_fw-la sir_n who_o have_v choose_v you_o though_o themselves_o have_v no_o call_n at_o all_o no_o not_o from_o their_o blind_a church_n as_o gastius_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o catabaptist_n yea_o their_o assertion_n be_v that_o if_o a_o man_n understand_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v he_o either_o cobbler_n or_o butcher_n or_o carpenter_n or_o what_o else_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o teach_v and_o preach_v this_o be_v observe_v of_o they_o by_o chemnitius_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 4._o with_o these_o anabaptist_n i_o may_v join_v the_o photinian_o who_o deny_v the_o nec_fw-la ssity_n of_o vocation_n in_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n socinus_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n theophilus_n nicâ—laides_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o that_o treatise_n 42_o treatise_n institut_fw-la â—ap_n 42_o osterodius_fw-la 3_o osterodius_fw-la â—n_v notis_n ad_fw-la lib._n sâ—â—gâ—â—â—â—ip_n 3_o radeccius_n 4._o radeccius_n in_o â—â—â—ut_o thes_n d._n frantz_n p._n 2._o diâ—p_n 4._o shemalizius_n and_o the_o 2._o the_o â—it_n de_fw-fr eccleâ—_n caâ—_n 2._o catechist_n of_o racow_n all_o these_o be_v against_o a_o necessity_n of_o call_v in_o the_o ministry_n and_o do_v here_o stand_v convict_v of_o that_o their_o error_n so_o do_v all_o those_o lay_v people_n man_n or_o woman_n who_o in_o the_o case_n of_o supposed_a necessity_n do_v adventure_v to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n which_o together_o with_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n the_o lord_n have_v invest_v in_o the_o person_n of_o minister_n due_o call_v mat._n 28.19_o go_v you_o and_o teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n go_v you_o teach_v and_o baptize_v go_v you_o it_o be_v our_o saviour_n precept_n to_o his_o apostle_n and_o in_o they_o to_o their_o successor_n minister_n due_o call_v none_o of_o the_o laity_n nor_o man_n nor_o woman_n have_v part_n in_o this_o function_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o woman_n who_o saint_n paul_n have_v exclude_v from_o preach_v 1_o cor._n 14_o 34._o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o administer_v any_o sacrament_n they_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o baptise_v it_o be_v object_v woman_n may_v teach_v their_o family_n therefore_o they_o may_v also_o baptize_v our_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o consequent_a hold_v not_o woman_n may_v teach_v as_o they_o be_v private_a christian_n but_o not_o as_o minister_n baptise_v they_o can_v but_o as_o minister_n this_o be_v every_o way_n in_o every_o respect_n and_o manner_n proper_a to_o a_o 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refute_v he_o it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o unexcusable_a temerity_n â—â—her_o to_o circumcise_v her_o child_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o her_o husband_n moses_n not_o a_o private_a man_n but_o a_o prime_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n than_o who_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o great_a in_o israel_n which_o be_v no_o more_o lawful_a for_o she_o to_o do_v than_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o baptise_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o how_o can_v she_o be_v excuse_v from_o sin_n in_o that_o her_o act_n since_o she_o murmur_v against_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o revile_v her_o husband_n weigh_v but_o the_o bitterness_n of_o her_o speech_n sure_o a_o bloody_a husband_n be_v thou_o to_o i_o because_o of_o the_o circumcision_n three_o say_v she_o sin_v not_o in_o circumcise_n her_o child_n which_o yet_o i_o may_v not_o grant_v than_o i_o say_v the_o fact_n may_v be_v extraordinary_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v imitate_v without_o like_a 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the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n forget_v not_o all_o nay_o forget_v not_o any_o of_o his_o benefit_n remember_v they_o all_o either_o first_o or_o last_o now_o from_o the_o non-obseruance_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o history_n in_o this_o enumeration_n of_o god_n benefit_n upon_o israel_n we_o be_v particular_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o benefit_n mention_v in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o be_v their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o word_n be_v also_o i_o bring_v you_o up_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o jehovah_n it_o be_v his_o name_n ver_fw-la 6._o &_o 11._o i_o jehovah_n the_o only_a true_a everlasting_a and_o almighty_a god_n i_o a_o trinity_n in_o unity_n and_o the_o unity_n in_o trinity_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n i_o who_o destroy_v the_o amorites_n before_o you_o and_o for_o your_o sake_n i_o also_o bring_v you_o up_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o bring_v you_o up_o it_o well_o express_v the_o original_n which_o word_n for_o word_n be_v ascendere_fw-la vos_fw-la feci_fw-la i_o make_v you_o to_o ascend_v nam_fw-la ex_fw-la aegypto_n ascenditur_fw-la judaeam_fw-la versus_fw-la say_v drusius_n from_o egypt_n to_o judaea_n you_o must_v ascend_v and_o it_o be_v a_o tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n judaea_n est_fw-la altior_fw-la egypto_n judaea_n stand_v high_a than_o egypt_n it_o be_v affirm_v deut._n 10.22_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o jacob_n with_o threescore_o and_o ten_o person_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n jacob_n with_o his_o family_n go_v from_o canaan_n from_o judaea_n and_o go_v dâ—â—ne_v into_o egypt_n canaan_n therefore_o and_o judaea_n stand_v high_a than_o egypt_n i_o bring_v you_o up_o or_o i_o make_v you_o to_o ascend_v from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n a_o egypt_n maginus_fw-la in_o descrip_n aegypti_n pag._n 203._o a_o egypt_n be_v a_o most_o noble_a region_n and_o famous_a much_o speak_v of_o by_o writer_n sacred_a and_o profane_a some_o 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be_v the_o most_o receive_a opinion_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v embrace_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v in_o africa_n and_o be_v by_o a_o b._n a_o georg._n abbot_n the_o description_n of_o the_o world_n i._o 4._o b._n isthmos_n or_o a_o narrow_a strait_n of_o ground_n join_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n it_o be_v of_o old_a a_o land_n very_o fruitful_a as_o fruitful_a as_o any_o almost_o in_o the_o world_n though_o in_o these_o day_n it_o do_v not_o answer_v to_o the_o fertility_n of_o former_a time_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o hebrew_a call_v it_o the_o land_n of_o mizraim_n it_o be_v so_o call_v in_o my_o text_n and_o elsewhere_o general_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o have_v its_o name_n from_o mitzraim_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o ham_n of_o who_o we_o read_v gen._n 10.6_o he_o first_o inhabit_v that_o part_n of_o africa_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v egypt_n when_o it_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v call_v egypt_n it_o be_v not_o easy_o define_v some_o say_v it_o be_v first_o call_v egypt_n in_o moses_n his_o time_n when_o ramess_v surname_v egyptus_n son_n of_o belus_n and_o brother_n of_o danaus_n be_v king_n of_o the_o land_n ramess_n otherwise_o call_v aegyptus_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o 29_o year_n from_o the_o go_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n of_o this_o opinion_n be_v 2482._o be_v ad_fw-la annum_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2482._o funccius_n in_o his_o chronologie_n s._n 412._o s._n willet_n upon_o gen._n c_o 10._o p._n 120_o perâ—t_n in_o gen._n tom._n 2._o lib_n 15._o disp_n 1._o p._n 412._o augustine_n lib._n 18._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la cap._n 11._o follow_v 3720._o follow_v ad_fw-la annum_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3720._o eusebius_n in_o his_o chronicle_n say_v this_o happen_v in_o josuahs_n time_n more_o than_o eight_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n according_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o manethon_n a_o egyptian_a chronographer_n cite_v by_o josephus_n in_o his_o b_o his_o pag._n 451._o b_o first_o book_n against_o apion_n it_o be_v three_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o three_o year_n after_o moses_n lead_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n whensoever_o it_o be_v first_o call_v egypt_n it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a be_v it_o first_o so_o call_v in_o moses_n his_o time_n or_o after_o in_o josuahs_n time_n or_o yet_o after_o 393._o year_n from_o israel_n go_v up_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v many_o a_o year_n so_o call_v before_o our_o prophet_n amos_n write_v this_o his_o prophecy_n and_o yet_o our_o prophet_n here_o retain_v the_o old_a hebrew_n name_n mizraim_n also_o i_o bring_v you_o up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o land_n of_o mizraim_n it_o be_v in_o our_o language_n from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n but_o what_o benefit_n be_v it_o for_o israel_n to_o be_v bring_v up_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n have_v they_o not_o there_o a_o sweet_a habitation_n be_v they_o not_o plant_v in_o the_o best_a of_o the_o land_n in_o the_o land_n of_o 47.11_o of_o gen._n 47.11_o ramess_n in_o the_o land_n of_o 6._o of_o verse_n 6._o goshen_n it_o may_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o egypt_n of_o itself_o be_v a_o very_a goodly_a fruitful_a and_o commodious_a country_n yet_o be_v it_o very_o beneficial_a to_o the_o israelite_n that_o they_o be_v thence_o deliver_v and_o that_o in_o two_o respect_n one_o be_v because_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n be_v superstitious_a the_o other_o because_o they_o be_v full_a of_o cruelty_n first_o the_o egyptian_n be_v a_o superstitious_a people_n they_o have_v as_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n have_v their_o god_n maiorum_fw-la gentium_fw-la and_o their_o god_n minorum_fw-la gentium_fw-la god_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o god_n of_o less_o they_o have_v for_o their_o god_n many_o a_o beast_n athenagoras_n a_o christian_a philosopher_n in_o his_o embassage_n or_o apology_n for_o the_o christian_n to_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n and_o commodus_n witness_v that_o they_o bestow_v divine_a honour_n upon_o cat_n and_o crocodile_n and_o serpent_n and_o asp_n and_o dog_n arnobius_n in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o the_o gentile_n say_v they_o build_v stately_a temple_n felibus_fw-la scarabaeis_n &_o buculis_fw-la to_o cat_n to_o beetle_n to_o heifer_n cassiodore_n in_o his_o tripartite_a history_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 27._o tell_v of_o the_o image_n of_o a_o ape_n which_o they_o adore_v and_o cap._n 28._o he_o say_v that_o a_o nest_n of_o rat_n be_v their_o god_n many_o other_o d._n other_o accipitres_fw-la noctuas_fw-la hircos_fw-la asinos_fw-la hieronym_n in_o esai_n 11._o tom._n 5._o p._n 51._o a_o cironius_n hieron_n in_o joel._n 3_o tom._n 6_o pag._n 67._o d._n beast_n do_v they_o adore_v here_o their_o superstition_n rest_v not_o it_o proceed_v to_o the_o plant_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o base_a plant_n to_o leek_n and_o onion_n leek_n and_o onion_n be_v to_o they_o for_o go_n porrum_fw-la &_o a_o &_o hieron_n in_o esai_n 46._o tom._n 5._o pag._n 172._o a_o caepe_fw-la nefas_fw-la violare_fw-la juvenal_n sat._n 15._o can_v note_v it_o o_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o detestable_a act_n to_o do_v any_o hurt_n to_o a_o leek_n or_o onion_n at_o such_o their_o ridiculous_a superstition_n he_o by_o and_o by_o scoff_v o_o sanctas_fw-la gentes_fw-la quibus_fw-la haec_fw-la nascantur_fw-la in_o hortis_fw-la numina_fw-la sure_o they_o be_v holy_a nation_n that_o have_v such_o god_n grow_v in_o their_o garden_n mad_a egypt_n so_o the_o poet_n style_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o satire_n and_o can_v it_o be_v less_o than_o mad_a when_o it_o be_v besot_v and_o bewitch_v with_o such_o foul_a and_o monstrous_a adoration_n well_o might_n minutius_n felix_n in_o his_o octavius_n call_v those_o god_n of_o the_o egyptian_n non_fw-la numina_fw-la sed_fw-la portenta_fw-la god_n they_o be_v not_o they_o be_v monster_n well_o may_v
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