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for_o which_o two_o precept_n of_o charity_n do_v moses_n mean_a whatsoever_o in_o those_o book_n he_o mean_v which_o unless_o we_o believe_v we_o shall_v make_v god_n a_o liar_n whenas_o we_o imagine_v otherwise_o of_o our_o fellow_n servant_n mind_n than_o he_o have_v teach_v us._n behold_v now_o how_o foolish_a a_o conceit_n it_o be_v in_o such_o plenty_n of_o most_o true_a opinion_n as_o may_v be_v fetch_v out_o of_o those_o same_o word_n rash_o to_o affirm_v which_o of_o they_o moses_n principal_o mean_v and_o thereby_o with_o pernition_n contention_n to_o offend_v charity_n itself_o for_o who_o sake_n 〈…〉_z speak_v everthe_v who_o 〈◊〉_d we_o go_v about_o to_o expound_v chap._n 26._o 〈…〉_z be_v fit_a to_o write_v the_o scripture_n in_o 1._o for_o my_o own_o part_n o_o my_o god_n thou_o height_n of_o my_o humility_n thou_o rest_v of_o my_o 〈…〉_z thou_o which_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d confession_n and_o which_o 〈◊〉_d give_v my_o sin_n see_v 〈◊〉_d command_v i_o to_o love_v 〈◊〉_d neighbour_n as_o myself_o i_o can_v 〈◊〉_d believe_v that_o thou_o give_v 〈◊〉_d gift_n unto_o moses_n thy_o 〈…〉_z servant_n than_o i_o 〈◊〉_d have_v wish_v or_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o to_o have_v give_v my_o 〈◊〉_d have_v i_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v and_o that_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d set_v i_o in_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d whereby_o the_o service_n 〈◊〉_d heart_n and_o tongue_n those_o book_n may_v be_v dispense_v which_o â—or_a so_o long_a time_n after_o be_v to_o profit_v all_o nation_n and_o throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n from_o such_o a_o marvel_n height_n of_o authority_n be_v to_o surmount_v all_o false_a and_o proud_a opinion_n 2._o i_o shall_v have_v desire_v very_o have_v i_o then_o be_v moses_n for_o we_o be_v of_o the_o same_o lump_n and_o what_o be_v man_n save_v that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o i_o will_v therefore_o i_o say_v have_v i_o be_v in_o his_o case_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o that_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n have_v be_v put_v upon_o i_o to_o write_v have_v desire_v the_o same_o faculty_n of_o expression_n to_o have_v be_v give_v i_o and_o the_o selfsame_o manner_n of_o endite_v too_o that_o so_o neither_o they_n who_o can_v as_o yet_o understand_v how_o god_n creator_n may_v not_o reject_v the_o stile_n as_o beyond_o their_o capacity_n and_o yet_o they_o who_o be_v already_o able_a to_o do_v it_o upon_o what_o true_a opinion_n soever_o their_o meditation_n have_v pitch_v may_v find_v it_o not_o to_o have_v be_v omit_v in_o those_o few_o word_n of_o that_o thy_o servant_n and_o if_o another_o man_n have_v by_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n discord_v another_o neither_o shall_v that_o have_v fail_v to_o be_v pick_v out_o of_o the_o selfsame_o word_n chap._n 27._o it_o be_v best_a draw_v at_o the_o fountain_n 1._o for_o as_o a_o fountain_n pen_v within_o a_o narrow_a compass_n be_v the_o more_o plentiful_a in_o his_o water_n and_o with_o his_o stream_n serve_v more_o river_n and_o large_a spaâ—â—â—_n of_o ground_n than_o any_o one_o of_o those_o river_n do_v which_o after_o along_o tract_n of_o land_n be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v deryve_v out_o of_o the_o same_o fountayn_v even_o so_o this_o text_n of_o that_o dispenser_n of_o thou_o that_o it_o may_v benefit_v the_o more_o people_n who_o be_v to_o preach_v upon_o it_o do_v out_o of_o a_o narrow_a scantling_n of_o language_n over_o flow_n into_o such_o stream_n of_o clear_a truth_n as_o out_o of_o it_o every_o man_n may_v to_o his_o own_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v upon_o these_o subject_n he_o one_o observation_n and_o he_o another_o draw_v out_o the_o truth_n by_o large_a circumlocution_n of_o discourse_n 2._o for_o some_o whenas_o they_o read_v or_o hear_v these_o word_n present_o conceive_v god_n to_o be_v like_o some_o man_n or_o like_o some_o huge_a bulk_n endue_v with_o unlimited_a power_n which_o by_o some_o new_a and_o sudden_a resolution_n have_v of_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v with_o some_o place_n between_o create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n even_o two_o great_a body_n above_o and_o below_o wherein_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v contain_v and_o when_o they_o hear_v god_n say_v let_v that_o thing_n it_o make_v and_o it_o be_v make_v they_o think_v the_o word_n to_o have_v have_v beginning_n and_o end_v to_o 〈◊〉_d sound_v in_o time_n and_o so_o 〈…〉_z pass_v away_o immediate_o whereupon_o the_o thing_n become_v in_o be_v which_o be_v command_v so_o to_o do_v and_o such_o other_o like_o conceit_n which_o their_o familiarity_n with_o flesh_n &_o blood_n cause_v they_o to_o imagine_v in_o little_a one_o as_o yet_o while_o their_o weakness_n be_v 〈◊〉_d along_o in_o this_o humble_a manner_n of_o speech_n as_o it_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d bosom_n of_o a_o mother_n their_o say_v be_v wholesome_o â—ursed_v up_o and_o they_o by_o it_o assure_v and_o confirm_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n make_v all_o these_o nature_n which_o in_o admirable_a variety_n their_o eye_n behold_v round_o about_o they_o which_o word_n who_o ever_o shall_v despise_v as_o if_o too_o simple_a and_o with_o a_o proud_a weakness_n but_o once_o offer_v to_o crawl_v out_o of_o his_o cradle_n he_o shall_v a_o also_o catch_v a_o most_o miserable_a fall_v but_o take_v thou_o o_o lord_n god_n some_o pity_n upon_o they_o that_o such_o as_o go_v by_o the_o way_n tread_v not_o upon_o this_o unfeathered_a young_a bird_n and_o send_v thy_o angel_n salvation_n to_o put_v it_o into_o the_o nest_n again_o that_o it_o may_v be_v breed_v up_o there_o till_o it_o be_v able_a to_o fly_v chap._n 28._o how_o diverse_o this_o scripture_n be_v understand_v by_o other_o 1._o but_o other_o unto_o who_o these_o word_n be_v now_o 14_o no_o long_o a_o nest_n but_o like_o