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A40889 Fifty sermons preached at the parish-church of St. Mary Magdalene Milk-street, London, and elsewhere whereof twenty on the Lords Prayer / by ... Anthony Farindon ... ; the third and last volume, not till now printed ; to which is adjoyned two sermons preached by a friend of the authors, upon his being silenced.; Sermons. Selections Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658. 1674 (1674) Wing F432; ESTC R306 820,003 604

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kind_n of_o flit_a humour_n which_o will_v not_o hold_v out_o long_o but_o faint_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o some_o gross_a event_n which_o may_v fall_v out_o what_o plough_v the_o wind_n and_o sow_v the_o rock_n bring_v peace_n to_o they_o who_o will_v not_o receive_v it_o bring_v it_o thither_o where_o it_o will_v not_o rest_v who_o will_v willing_o be_v employ_v in_o such_o a_o message_n for_o all_o this_o the_o word_n must_v be_v speak_v and_o the_o salutation_n give_v and_o that_o no_o groundless_a fear_n may_v seal_v up_o the_o disciple_n lip_n they_o be_v tell_v that_o even_o there_o where_o the_o salutation_n will_v not_o rest_v it_o be_v not_o lose_v but_o will_v return_v again_o as_o david_n 13._o psal_n 35._o 13._o speak_v of_o his_o prayer_n for_o his_o malicious_a enemy_n though_o peradventure_o it_o do_v not_o prevail_v yet_o it_o will_v return_v into_o their_o bosom_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o stay_v and_o uphold_v we_o 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and_o therefore_o say_v the_o orator_n interest_n omnium_fw-la rectè_fw-la facere_fw-la it_o concern_v every_o man_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o when_o he_o can_v reap_v no_o other_o fruit_n to_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o very_o do_v of_o it_o do_v not_o say_v the_o word_n be_v cast_v away_o because_o it_o meet_v not_o with_o a_o son_n of_o peace_n it_o can_v be_v speak_v and_o cast_v away_o for_o when_o it_o be_v speak_v all_o be_v do_v fac_n quod_fw-la debes_fw-la &_o eveniat_fw-la quod_fw-la vult_fw-la it_o be_v a_o arabic_a proverb_n do_v that_o which_o thou_o shall_v and_o let_v the_o event_n be_v what_o it_o will_n in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o do_v our_o duty_n be_v all_o that_o be_v require_v at_o our_o hand_n we_o be_v but_o to_o plant_v and_o water_n the_o increase_n be_v from_o another_o hand_n we_o can_v but_o say_v peace_n be_v to_o this_o house_n it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o make_v it_o rest_v there_o laus_fw-la imperatori_fw-la victo_fw-la a_o skilful_a and_o wise_a captain_n may_v deserve_v high_a honour_n and_o commendation_n though_o he_o fall_v before_o his_o enemy_n and_o a_o orator_n may_v be_v famous_a for_o his_o eloquence_n though_o his_o client_n be_v condemn_v the_o philosopher_n in_o his_o topic_n will_v tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o exact_v from_o a_o orator_n that_o he_o persuade_v but_o that_o he_o frame_v those_o argument_n and_o motive_n which_o be_v persuasive_a nor_o of_o a_o physician_n to_o heal_v those_o who_o be_v ill_o affect_v but_o to_o prescribe_v those_o medicine_n which_o be_v sovereign_a if_o the_o earth_n be_v brass_n we_o can_v say_v the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n have_v no_o virtue_n nor_o if_o we_o put_v out_o our_o eye_n can_v we_o say_v the_o sun_n do_v
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rationaliter_fw-la attributum_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la verò_fw-la quà_fw-la voluit_fw-la agitatum_fw-la which_o be_v wise_o give_v he_o of_o god_n but_o be_v manage_v by_o man_n at_o pleasure_n and_o level_v and_o direct_v to_o either_o object_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n either_o life_n or_o death_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o my_o knowledge_n of_o evil_n it_o be_v not_o my_o remembrance_n of_o evil_n it_o be_v not_o my_o contemplation_n of_o sin_n nay_o it_o be_v not_o my_o act_n of_o sin_n i_o mean_v the_o produce_v of_o the_o outward_a act_n which_o make_v sin_n mine_n but_o my_o will._n voluntas_fw-la mali_fw-la malos_fw-la efficit_fw-la sed_fw-la scientia_fw-la mali_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la scientes_fw-la malos_fw-la say_v parisiensis_fw-la sin_n may_v be_v in_o the_o understanding_n and_o in_o the_o memory_n and_o yet_o not_o i_o i_o may_v know_v it_o and_o loathe_v it_o i_o may_v remember_v and_o abhor_v it_o i_o may_v do_v some_o act_n which_o the_o law_n forbid_v and_o yet_o not_o break_v that_o law_n but_o when_o my_o will_n which_o do_v reign_n as_o a_o empress_n over_o every_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o over_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o say_v unto_o this_o part_n go_v and_o it_o go_v and_o to_o another_o do_v this_o and_o it_o do_v it_o when_o this_o command_a faculty_n do_v once_o yield_v and_o give_v she_o assent_v against_o that_o law_n which_o be_v just_a fit_a jam_fw-la proprietas_fw-la mali_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la &_o quodammodo_fw-la natura_fw-la say_v tertullian_n then_o sin_n be_v our_o choice_n our_o purchase_n our_o possession_n and_o there_o arise_v a_o kind_n of_o propriety_n and_o it_o be_v make_v in_o a_o manner_n natural_a unto_o we_o because_o we_o receive_v and_o admit_v it_o into_o our_o very_a nature_n at_o that_o gate_n which_o we_o may_v have_v shut_v against_o it_o the_o adulterer_n may_v think_v that_o he_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o sin_n till_o he_o have_v take_v his_o fill_n of_o lust_n but_o that_o sin_n be_v he_o when_o his_o will_n first_o yield_v an_fw-mi putas_fw-la tunc_fw-la primùm_fw-la te_fw-la intrare_fw-la meritorium_fw-la cùm_fw-la fornicem_fw-la meretricis_fw-la ingrederis_fw-la say_v st._n ambrose_n do_v thou_o think_v thou_o then_o first_o enterd_v the_o stew_n when_o thou_o do_v first_o set_v foot_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n intrasti_fw-la jam_fw-la cùm_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la tuas_fw-la meretrix_n intravit_fw-la thou_o be_v in_o already_o when_o the_o strange_a woman_n enter_v thy_o thought_n and_o when_o thy_o will_n have_v determine_v its_o act_n thou_o be_v a_o adulterer_n though_o thou_o know_v no_o woman_n and_o st._n augustine_n give_v the_o reason_n nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la quàm_fw-la ipsum_fw-la velle_fw-la est_fw-la habere_fw-la quod_fw-la volumus_fw-la for_o to_o have_v that_o which_o i_o will_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o will_v it_o villicus_fw-la si_fw-la velit_fw-la nihil_fw-la peccat_fw-la say_v columella_n the_o steward_n or_o farmer_n do_v nothing_o amiss_o unless_o he_o will_n homo_fw-la potest_fw-la peccare_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la nolit_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la say_v the_o father_n man_n may_v sin_v but_o if_o he_o sin_v there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o reason_n give_v but_o his_o will._n for_o the_o will_n be_v of_o that_o power_n as_o to_o entitle_v i_o to_o sin_n though_o i_o break_v not_o forth_o into_o action_n and_o when_o i_o be_o force_v to_o the_o outward_a act_n to_o quit_v i_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n to_o denominate_v i_o either_o evil_a or_o good_a when_o i_o do_v neither_o evil_a nor_o good_a and_o when_o my_o hand_n be_v shackle_a and_o bind_v lucrece_n be_v ravish_v by_o tarquin_n and_o yet_o be_v as_o chaste_a as_o before_o and_o the_o orator_n say_v well_o duo_o fuerunt_fw-la &_o adulterium_fw-la unus_fw-la admisit_fw-la there_o be_v two_o in_o the_o fact_n and_o but_o one_o commit_v adultery_n for_o natural_a reason_n do_v suggest_v this_o mentem_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la corpus_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n and_o not_o the_o body_n which_o sin_n and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a resolution_n not_o to_o offend_v there_o can_v be_v no_o offence_n at_o all_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o power_n what_o to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v but_o it_o be_v in_o my_o power_n to_o will_n or_o not_o to_o will_v to_o make_v choice_n or_o refuse_v and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o such_o danger_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freewill_n as_o some_o have_v fancy_v to_o themselves_o and_o bring_v it_o in_o as_o a_o argument_n against_o it_o that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o though_o my_o will_n be_v free_a my_o power_n be_v restrain_v and_o have_v bound_n set_v it_o thus_o far_o shall_v i_o go_v and_o no_o far_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v hierocles_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v before_o i_o i_o may_v choose_v but_o those_o i_o can_v which_o be_v out_o of_o my_o reach_n i_o may_v will_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o kingdom_n when_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o destroy_v a_o cottage_n i_o may_v will_v the_o death_n of_o my_o brother_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v able_a to_o lift_v up_o my_o finger_n against_o he_o my_o will_n be_v illimited_a but_o my_o power_n have_v bound_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o a_o argument_n against_o freewill_n but_o a_o rhetorical_a flourish_n and_o empty_a boast_n which_o we_o find_v in_o martin_n luther_n veniant_fw-la magnifici_fw-la illi_fw-la liberi_fw-la arbitrii_fw-la ostentatores_fw-la say_v he_o let_v those_o loud_a and_o glorious_a upholder_n of_o freewill_n come_v and_o show_v this_o freedom_n but_o in_o the_o kill_n of_o a_o flea_n for_o he_o mistake_v and_o make_v our_o power_n and_o will_n to_o a_o act_n all_o one_o when_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a that_o he_o who_o can_v challenge_v a_o power_n to_o kill_v a_o flea_n yet_o may_v put_v on_o a_o will_n and_o resolution_n to_o murder_v a_o