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glory_n neither_o do_v these_o furious_a man_n aim_v at_o any_o such_o end_n but_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v their_o revengeful_a mind_n 5._o some_o go_v yet_o further_o that_o this_o act_n be_v not_o unjust_a quoad_fw-la rem_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n because_o the_o sichemite_n have_v grievous_o sin_v but_o quoad_fw-la modum_fw-la they_o do_v it_o fraudulent_o cajetan_n other_o say_v primum_fw-la motum_fw-la that_o the_o first_o motion_n to_o commit_v this_o slaughter_n be_v of_o god_n but_o they_o in_o the_o execution_n do_v modum_fw-la excedere_fw-la exceed_v measure_n thom._n anglic._n cont._n but_o jacob_n condemn_v not_o only_o the_o execution_n but_o the_o very_a first_o device_n and_o counsel_n into_o their_o secret_n let_v not_o my_o soul_n come_v gen._n 49.6_o therefore_o the_o very_a first_o thought_n and_o device_n be_v evil_a and_o therefore_o not_o of_o god_n 6._o some_o proceed_v yet_o further_o and_o altogether_o defend_v both_o their_o fact_n and_o the_o 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punish_v than_o adultery_n which_o far_o exceed_v the_o other_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n compare_v they_o together_o prov._n 6.30.32_o that_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v judge_v to_o be_v the_o weighty_a sin_n by_o man_n balance_n can_v be_v make_v light_a and_o hereof_o erasmus_n complaint_n in_o his_o time_n be_v just_a savitur_fw-la passim_fw-la in_o miseros_fw-la fures_fw-la etc._n etc._n poor_a thief_n be_v every_o where_o straight_o handle_v whereas_o neither_o draco_n nor_o the_o roman_a nor_o moses_n law_n punish_v theft_n with_o death_n then_o he_o proceed_v avaritia_fw-la nostra_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la ideo_fw-la magnum_fw-la malum_fw-la existimemus_fw-la furium_fw-la quia_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la summi_fw-la boni_fw-la loco_fw-la ducimus_fw-la innocentium_n our_o covetousness_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o count_v theft_n such_o a_o great_a evil_n because_o we_o hold_v money_n to_o be_v so_o great_a a_o good_a this_o may_v suffice_v of_o this_o question_n 4._o 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monarchy_n in_o the_o 70._o elder_n assistant_n a_o aristocracy_n in_o that_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n the_o senator_n and_o elder_n be_v indifferent_o choose_v therein_o there_o be_v a_o shadow_n of_o the_o democraticall_a state_n sâ—mler_n this_o mix_a form_n of_o government_n be_v well_o see_v in_o our_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n where_o there_o be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o three_o estate_n 5._o place_n of_o confutation_n 1._o confutation_n against_o election_n by_o work_n first_o this_o book_n show_v on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o ingratitude_n and_o disobedience_n of_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o the_o steadfast_a love_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o afford_v a_o evident_a argument_n of_o god_n free_a election_n without_o any_o respect_n to_o work_n against_o those_o which_o defend_v election_n ex_fw-la praevisis_fw-la operibus_fw-la of_o work_n foresee_v before_o and_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n out_o of_o this_o book_n allege_v that_o notable_a text_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o he_o upon_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n rom._n 9.15_o borrhaius_n 2._o confutation_n against_o those_o which_o say_v all_o thing_n be_v carnal_a to_o the_o father_n further_n some_o out_o of_o serveius_n school_n which_o have_v teach_v that_o the_o father_n in_o the_o law_n have_v only_o a_o carnal_a imagination_n of_o terrene_a thing_n and_o no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v in_o this_o book_n confute_v for_o s._n paul_n show_v how_o that_o in_o their_o external_a action_n and_o symbol_n baptism_n be_v shadow_v forth_o and_o christ_n both_o their_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o we_o 1._o cor._n 10.2.3_o and_o though_o the_o apostle_n expect_v a_o terrene_a kingdom_n act._n 1._o that_o they_o do_v draw_v from_o the_o error_n of_o those_o time_n it_o be_v a_o general_a receive_v opinion_n but_o they_o themselves_o before_o that_o join_v with_o peter_n in_o confess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n matth._n 16._o and_o afterward_o they_o show_v wherein_o their_o happiness_n consist_v in_o preach_v remission_n of_o sin_n in_o christ._n simler_n prologomen_n 6._o place_n of_o moral_a use_n 1._o mor._n our_o spiritual_a deliverance_n by_o christ_n shadow_v forth_o first_o here_o in_o the_o deliverance_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v shadow_v forth_o our_o spiritual_a deliverance_n by_o christ_n they_o under_o moses_n escape_v from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n we_o by_o christ_n be_v set_v free_a from_o the_o spiritual_a captivity_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n as_o the_o prophet_n zacharie_n allude_v unto_o this_o external_a deliverance_n chap._n 10.11_o the_o sceptre_n of_o egypt_n shall_v depart_v away_o borrah_n 2._o mor._n god_n chastisement_n tend_v not_o to_o destruction_n but_o to_o amendment_n again_o in_o that_o the_o lord_n when_o the_o people_n sin_v scourge_v they_o and_o yet_o not_o to_o their_o destruction_n but_o to_o their_o amendment_n it_o 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