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the_o garden_n as_o it_o do_v on_o this_o it_o have_v be_v as_o unlawful_a to_o eat_v as_o this_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o tree_n but_o of_o god_n word_n which_o make_v it_o evil_a to_o eat_v for_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n word_n and_o charge_n which_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a we_o must_v understand_v that_o this_o tree_n have_v not_o his_o name_n of_o every_o quality_n in_o it_o but_o of_o the_o event_n and_o effect_n which_o shall_v come_v by_o it_o exod._n 15._o 25._o the_o wise_a man_n call_v it_o lignum_fw-la dolorum_fw-la eccles._n 38._o 5._o of_o the_o effect_n and_o event_n it_o have_v of_o these_o water_n so_o in_o gen._n 35._o 8._o there_o be_v a_o tree_n call_v arbor_n lamentationis_fw-la not_o that_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o will_v make_v a_o man_n sorrowful_a but_o for_o the_o 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and_o experience_n psal._n 133._o 1._o this_o be_v show_v that_o malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la be_v the_o cause_n of_o malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la and_o by_o feel_v the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o punishment_n he_o know_v how_o bitter_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o forsake_v god_n and_o not_o to_o fear_v he_o so_o he_o know_v the_o good_a of_o obedience_n by_o the_o good_a of_o reward_n which_o be_v the_o sweetness_n of_o pleasure_n before_o his_o fall_n and_o after_o his_o fall_n he_o know_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n by_o the_o evil_a of_o his_o punishment_n the_o one_o knowledge_n be_v gen._n 18._o 19_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n be_v gen._n 22._o 12._o if_o we_o follow_v st._n augustine_n and_o tertullian_n we_o may_v say_v true_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a both_o way_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o effect_n and_o also_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d tertullian_n conceive_v that_o it_o be_v call_v so_o of_o the_o effect_n and_o duty_n which_o 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the_o verify_n of_o that_o prophecy_n which_o god_n 〈◊〉_d adam_n gen._n 2._o 17._o that_o be_v what_o time_n soever_o he_o shall_v sin_v and_o break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v die_v that_o be_v have_v all_o the_o messenger_n and_o minister_n of_o death_n ferze_v upon_o he_o until_o death_n itself_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n shall_v take_v hold_n on_o he_o which_o first_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n we_o shall_v divide_v as_o st._n paul_n do_v teach_v we_o rom._n 6._o 1._o into_o two_o part_n the_o first_o he_o call_v peccatum_fw-la the_o other_o peccati_fw-la obsonium_fw-la that_o be_v into_o the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o sin_n and_o into_o the_o effect_n and_o punishment_n which_o follow_v it_o concern_v the_o transgression_n he_o set_v down_o first_o the_o temptation_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o first_o 5._o verse_n then_o the_o preparation_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n itself_o in_o the_o 6._o verse_n then_o follow_v the_o stipend_n and_o hire_n of_o sin_n from_o 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glory_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o sin_n that_o come_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o heart_n be_v primum_fw-la vivens_fw-la &_o ultimum_fw-la moriens_fw-la so_o vain_a glory_n as_o it_o first_o take_v possession_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n so_o it_o be_v last_o and_o with_o most_o difficulty_n dispossess_v so_o that_o when_o a_o man_n have_v mortify_v all_o his_o lust_n and_o subdue_v all_o sin_n yet_o pride_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o glory_n revive_v again_o and_o whereas_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v three_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n the_o first_o epistle_n of_o john_n the_o 〈…〉_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n the_o sin_n of_o pride_n be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o do_v not_o only_o corrupt_v all_o virtue_n but_o 〈◊〉_d all_o other_o sin_n and_o prevail_v against_o they_o for_o gluttony_n or_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v come_v under_o 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we_o in_o this_o life_n fluvius_n autem_fw-la procedit_fw-la ex_fw-la hedene_n ad_fw-la irrigandum_fw-la hunc_fw-la hortum_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la seize_v dividit_fw-la ferturque_fw-la in_o quatuor_fw-la capita_fw-la primi_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la pischon_n hic_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la alluit_fw-la totam_fw-la regionem_fw-la chavilae_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la aurum_fw-la et_fw-la aurum_fw-la illius_fw-la regionis_fw-la praestans_fw-la ibidem_fw-la est_fw-la bdellium_fw-la &_o lapis_fw-la sardonyx_n 10,11,12_o gen._n 2._o 10,11,12_o 1591._o june_n 10._o 1591._o the_o verse_n go_v before_o contain_v as_o we_o have_v see_v the_o plant_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o the_o devise_n of_o god_n frame_v and_o set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o paradise_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a resemblance_n of_o all_o divinity_n both_o touch_v our_o duty_n in_o knowledge_n and_o
6._o 〈◊〉_d fides_fw-la patientia_fw-la integritas_fw-la for_o if_o we_o so_o fear_v that_o we_o have_v faith_n and_o hope_v in_o god_n mercy_n and_o patient_o endure_v as_o christ_n do_v not_o digress_v from_o righteousness_n for_o all_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n as_o these_o thing_n in_o our_o heart_n move_v well_o or_o stand_v still_o on_o earth_n so_o do_v these_o four_o beast_n and_o stream_n in_o heaven_n move_v and_o flow_v to_o we_o or_o stand_v still_o from_o yield_v we_o any_o comfort_n thus_o do_v augustine_n and_o ambrose_n make_v a_o profitable_a resemblance_n and_o comparison_n between_o these_o thing_n on_o earth_n and_o that_o which_o be_v in_o heaven_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o course_n to_o lead_v we_o to_o paradise_n above_o accipiens_fw-la itaque_fw-la jehovah_n deus_fw-la hominem_fw-la collocavit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la in_o horto_fw-la hedenis_fw-la ad_fw-la colendum_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la custodiendum_fw-la eum_fw-la 15._o gen._n 2._o 15._o 1591._o 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of_o the_o one_o psalm_n 104_o 15._o so_o long_o as_o adam_n be_v obedient_a unto_o god_n the_o earth_n yield_v all_o abundance_n without_o travel_n of_o itself_o for_o thorn_n there_o grow_v fir_n tree_n for_o nettle_n the_o myrrh_n tree_n as_o it_o be_v isaiah_n 55._o 13._o then_o be_v the_o earth_n a_o kind_n and_o fruitful_a mother_n but_o by_o this_o course_n of_o man_n disobedience_n the_o earth_n be_v become_v a_o stepmother_n and_o without_o labour_n she_o yield_v 〈◊〉_d sustenance_n yet_o for_o all_o man_n labour_n it_o may_v yield_v barrenness_n according_a to_o jeremy_n 12._o 13._o they_o have_v sow_v wheat_n and_o reap_v thorn_n they_o have_v no_o profit_n of_o their_o labour_n because_o of_o god_n anger_n upon_o the_o malediction_n of_o the_o earth_n follow_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o man_n labour_n for_o if_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v bless_v before_o the_o 12._o of_o the_o 1._o chapter_n be_v here_o curse_a for_o man_n sin_n the_o fruitfulness_n must_v be_v 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more_o plenty_n but_o penury_n and_o of_o itself_o germinabit_fw-la spinas_fw-la &_o tribulos_fw-la it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o weed_n thorn_n and_o thistle_n and_o in_o abundance_n cause_n second_o the_o cause_n the_o second_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o curse_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o the_o 3._o of_o habakkuk_n 8._o the_o question_n be_v whether_o god_n be_v angry_a against_o the_o river_n the_o flood_n and_o the_o sea_n as_o much_o to_o say_v they_o have_v not_o offend_v here_o the_o earth_n have_v do_v no_o offence_n it_o be_v not_o curse_v for_o itself_o none_o in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la maledicta_fw-la fuit_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o the_o earth_n in_o regard_n of_o itself_o whether_o it_o be_v barren_a or_o fruitful_a for_o when_o it_o do_v fructify_v it_o be_v not_o for_o itself_o it_o be_v insensible_a of_o punishment_n but_o it_o be_v all_o for_o man_n sake_n man_n be_v as_o the_o great_a sphere_n the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a to_o the_o other_o creature_n his_o obedience_n to_o god_n draw_v the_o obedience_n of_o plant_n tree_n beast_n and_o all_o the_o element_n unto_o he_o 〈◊〉_d during_o his_o obedience_n all_o creature_n be_v serviceable_a unto_o he_o but_o afterward_o the_o earth_n be_v unkind_a and_o as_o he_o move_v all_o creature_n move_v with_o he_o if_o he_o move_v against_o god_n all_o move_n against_o he_o the_o original_a world_n of_o man_n integrity_n be_v a_o mirror_n for_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v of_o mind_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v more_o clear_a the_o water_n more_o pleasant_a the_o earth_n more_o fruitful_a all_o thing_n more_o perfect_a then_o all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n do_v clap_v their_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v the_o fifty_o five_o of_o esay_n the_o twefth_a verse_n but_o man_n change_v all_o be_v turn_v upside_o down_o all_o thing_n be_v change_v the_o sun_n be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o water_n overflow_v the_o air_n with_o cold_a pierce_v the_o earth_n be_v barren_a and_o herb_n poisonsome_a and_o the_o one_o and_o thirtith_n of_o job_n verse_n the_o fourtith_n requite_v that_o of_o the_o fifty_o five_o of_o esay_n afore_o mention_v thistle_n grow_v instead_o of_o wheat_n and_o cockle_n in_o stead_n of_o barley_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o seven_o psalm_n and_o the_o thirty_o four_o verse_n god_n have_v turn_v a_o fruitful_a land_n into_o barrenness_n the_o cause_n be_v give_v because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o twenty_o six_o of_o leviticus_n the_o eighteen_o twenty_o four_o and_o twenty_o eight_o verse_n god_n say_v if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v for_o love_n nor_o for_o fear_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o seven_o time_n more_o according_a to_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o seven_o time_n more_o than_o that_o and_o if_o for_o all_o this_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o but_o walk_v stubborn_o god_n will_v chastise_v they_o from_o seven_o to_o seven_o time_n more_o and_o still_o increase_v their_o punishment_n seven_o time_n the_o cause_n must_v be_v distinguish_v the_o earth_n of_o itself_o before_o be_v fruitful_a now_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v infertile_a because_o the_o creature_n man_n be_v subject_a to_o vanity_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o twenty_o verse_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o fouth_z of_o the_o prov._n and_o the_o thirty_o verse_n the_o field_n of_o the_o sluggard_n be_v grow_v over_o with_o thorn_n and_o with_o nettle_n if_o man_n be_v sluggish_a the_o earth_n must_v be_v fruitless_a so_o that_o the_o earth_n must_v be_v labour_v and_o that_o labour_n must_v be_v qualify_v the_o labour_n must_v be_v great_a else_o it_o bring_v forth_o the_o cockle_n for_o corn_n this_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o punishment_n for_o according_a to_o the_o six_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n the_o field_n that_o bear_v thorn_n and_o thistle_n be_v near_o unto_o curse_v who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v continue_v three_o labour_n continue_v and_o this_o labour_n must_v be_v continue_v which_o be_v the_o three_o thing_n the_o continuance_n of_o it_o which_o be_v of_o three_o fort_n first_o it_o be_v not_o simple_a labour_n for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o cunctis_fw-la diebus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la in_o youth_n and_o in_o age_n even_o to_o death_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n till_o thou_o return_v to_o earth_n st._n austin_n say_v there_o be_v perpetuâ—_n corruptio_fw-la and_o perpetuus_fw-la labour_n sloth_n be_v punish_v with_o continuance_n of_o labour_n in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n the_o eleven_o chapter_n and_o second_o verse_n thy_o idleneness_n fall_v to_o lust_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o to_o timothy_n the_o five_o and_o the_o thirteen_o idleness_n lead_v to_o all_o sin_n second_o it_o be_v continue_v with_o patience_n what_o if_o thou_o labour_v and_o it_o bring_v forth_o spinas_fw-la &_o tribulos_fw-la thorn_n and_o thistle_n yet_o must_v thou_o bear_v it_o and_o labour_n still_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n like_o he_o that_o plant_v a_o vineyard_n with_o much_o pain_n and_o great_a cost_n and_o he_o look_v it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o grape_n and_o it_o bring_v forth_o wild_a grape_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o psalm_n 127._o the_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a unless_o god_n bless_v it_o plenty_n come_v not_o by_o man_n labour_n but_o by_o god_n mercy_n vain_a therefore_o be_v they_o the_o first_o of_o habakkuk_n the_o fifteen_o that_o take_v fish_n with_o the_o angle_n and_o the_o net_n and_o gather_v it_o in_o their_o yarn_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v do_v sacrifice_n to_o their_o net_n and_o burn_a incense_n to_o their_o yarn_n because_o by_o they_o they_o think_v their_o portion_n be_v fat_a and_o their_o meat_n plenteous_a their_o labour_n be_v even_o nothing_o without_o god_n blessing_n lest_o as_o in_o that_o place_n of_o habakkuk_n they_o shall_v deify_v their_o own_o labour_n though_o the_o earth_n be_v unkind_a labour_n thou_o still_o and_o boast_v not_o of_o thy_o labour_n lest_o it_o be_v vain_a three_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 10._o of_o the_o preacher_n the_o 10._o if_o the_o iron_n be_v blunt_a it_o must_v be_v whet_v to_o have_v a_o edge_n and_o if_o need_v be_v of_o a_o better_a edge_n than_o it_o must_v be_v whet_v with_o more_o strength_n and_o here_o if_o great_a labour_n will_v not_o serve_v great_a must_v be_v add_v hard_a labour_n must_v be_v use_v it_o must_v be_v labour_n sudoris_fw-la if_o thou_o will_v have_v herb_n for_o thy_o meat_n only_o smale_a labour_n will_v serve_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v feed_v upon_o bread_n thou_o must_v use_v much_o labour_n thou_o must_v labour_v and_o sweat_v thy_o nutriment_n
of_o his_o sin_n be_v dispatch_v in_o a_o word_n my_o sin_n be_v great_a but_o he_o take_v his_o punishment_n in_o piece_n and_o think_v of_o it_o particular_o whereupon_o one_o say_v of_o cain_n and_o the_o wicked_a that_o the_o repetition_n which_o they_o make_v be_v eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la ferunt_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la they_o be_v general_a in_o their_o sin_n but_o particular_a in_o their_o punishment_n for_o as_o of_o the_o abundanee_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v matthew_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n so_o we_o may_v gather_v by_o cain_n word_n that_o he_o think_v more_o of_o his_o punishment_n than_o of_o his_o fault_n that_o which_o offend_v he_o stand_v more_o in_o his_o sight_n and_o grieve_v he_o more_o than_o that_o which_o offend_v god_n but_o the_o godly_a be_v of_o another_o mind_n for_o they_o will_v be_v content_a to_o have_v the_o punishment_n remain_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o the_o guilt_n may_v be_v take_v away_o but_o there_o be_v a_o three_o point_n in_o this_o repetition_n which_o be_v a_o pervert_n of_o the_o order_n which_o god_n set_v down_o in_o give_v the_o sentence_n god_n begin_v with_o the_o &_o curse_v end_v with_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n but_o cain_n begin_v with_o his_o cast_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n wherein_o he_o show_v what_o be_v his_o great_a grief_n for_o if_o a_o man_n suffer_v many_o pain_n he_o will_v speak_v of_o that_o first_o which_o do_v most_o pinch_n he_o and_o complain_v first_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v most_o of_o all_o affect_v in_o that_o he_o first_o complain_v he_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o show_v he_o take_v more_o care_n for_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n than_o the_o face_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o it_o grieve_v he_o more_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o good_a will_n of_o man_n than_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n for_o they_o cry_v psalm_n the_o seventy_o three_o and_o the_o twenty_o five_o verse_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o in_o earth_n who_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o psalm_n the_o 〈◊〉_d three_o thy_o kindness_n be_v better_a than_o life_n itself_o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o make_v composition_n between_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o earthly_a we_o see_v what_o david_n say_v in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o five_o verse_n if_o i_o find_v favour_n in_o god_n sight_n i_o will_v see_v the_o ark_n again_o that_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o make_v choice_n of_o that_o as_o his_o great_a felicity_n not_o to_o enjoy_v his_o sceptre_n or_o to_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n which_o earthly_a man_n will_v make_v most_o account_n of_o so_o the_o apostle_n philippian_n the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n esteem_v all_o thing_n as_o dung_n in_o respect_n of_o christ._n whereby_o we_o see_v that_o as_o cain_n punishment_n grieve_v he_o more_o than_o his_o sin_n so_o the_o earthly_a part_n of_o his_o punishment_n offend_v he_o more_o than_o the_o heavenly_a one_o thing_n more_o be_v to_o be_v add_v that_o be_v cain_n commentary_n or_o interpretation_n of_o maledictus_fw-la for_o he_o say_v that_o to_o be_v curse_v be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o god_n presence_n the_o presence_n or_o face_n of_o god_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o power_n of_o god_n or_o to_o his_o favour_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n power_n knowledge_n or_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o escape_v psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o nine_o if_o i_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d art_n there_o if_o i_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n thou_o be_v there_o also_o of_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v jeremiah_n the_o twenty_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n coelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la ego_fw-la 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o be_v not_o his_o meaning_n but_o that_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n favour_n so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d word_n to_o be_v take_v to_o moses_n exodus_fw-la the_o ten_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o eight_o verse_n get_v thou_o from_o i_o and_o look_v thou_o see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o rsalm_n the_o thirty_o first_o and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n i_o say_v in_o my_o half_n i_o be_o cast_v out_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o psalm_n the_o eighti_v turn_v again_o o_o lord_n cause_n thy_o face_n to_o shine_v and_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v so_o that_o we_o must_v know_v that_o albeit_o god_n be_v present_v every_o where_n with_o his_o power_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o present_a with_o his_o favour_n and_o not_o only_o that_o but_o it_o signify_v the_o place_n where_o the_o favour_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v entail_v that_o be_v his_o house_n and_o church_n of_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v psalm_n the_o ninty_a five_o let_v we_o come_v before_o his_o presence_n or_o face_n with_o thanksgiving_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n psalm_n the_o forty_o second_o of_o which_o presence_n christ_n say_v matthew_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n when_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o i_o be_o among_o they_o and_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o second_o chapter_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o jesus_n christ_n forgive_v i_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n where_o god_n speak_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n and_o we_o again_o speak_v to_o he_o by_o prayer_n so_o cain_n punishment_n be_v both_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a for_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o shut_v out_o of_o god_n favour_n but_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o grace_n be_v show_v and_o the_o punishment_n be_v just_o inflict_v upon_o cain_n that_o dare_v commit_v so_o great_a a_o offence_n in_o the_o presence_n and_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o when_o it_o be_v commit_v fear_v not_o god_n presence_n but_o deny_v it_o as_o if_o god_n know_v not_o of_o it_o the_o second_o point_n be_v cain_n admonition_n wherein_o the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v be_v how_o in_o this_o repetition_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o cain_n say_v whosoever_o shall_v find_v he_o will_v kill_v he_o see_v in_o the_o sentence_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o death_n the_o reason_n come_v from_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o his_o conscience_n severiorum_fw-la seipso_fw-la judicem_fw-la habet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d whereupon_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o though_o the_o judge_n absolve_v yet_o the_o party_n guilty_a add_v a_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o himself_o so_o do_v cain_n condemn_v himself_o as_o worthy_a of_o death_n god_n indeed_o afterward_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d shede_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v genesis_n the_o nine_o chapter_n but_o see_v cain_n 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v utter_v his_o opinion_n of_o murder_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n mortal_a it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o he_o ex_fw-la ore_fw-la 〈◊〉_d te_fw-la 〈◊〉_d luke_n he_o 〈◊〉_d chapter_n that_o man_n may_v know_v that_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o 〈◊〉_d child_n 〈◊〉_d the_o eleven_o chapter_n so_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o her_o child_n second_o where_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v be_v kill_v with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bloody_a death_n this_o be_v secundum_fw-la dictamen_fw-la rationis_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈…〉_o fecit_fw-la expect_fw-la cain_n be_v tell_v by_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d murder_v abel_n so_o himself_o must_v look_v to_o be_v murder_v this_o be_v that_o lex_n 〈◊〉_d write_v natural_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n which_o make_v the_o brother_n of_o joseph_n to_o say_v genesis_n the_o forty_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o first_o verse_n we_o have_v sin_v against_o our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v he_o therefore_o be_v all_o this_o come_v upon_o we_o by_o that_o law_n it_o be_v just_a that_o as_o hammon_n have_v make_v god_n people_n afraid_a so_o he_o himself_o shall_v fear_v and_o be_v deal_v with_o as_o he_o have_v purpose_v to_o deal_v esther_n the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixth_o verse_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n say_v isaiah_n the_o thirty_o five_o chapter_n and_o the_o first_o verse_n woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o spoil_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v spoil_v and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v agreeable_o matthew_n the_o seven_o chapter_n with_o what_o measure_n you_o meat_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v measure_v to_o you_o again_o three_o he_o say_v omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la inveniret_fw-la there_o can_v but_o one_o kill_v he_o and_o yet_o his_o 〈◊〉_d tell_v he_o he_o deserve_v to_o die_v at_o the_o hand_n
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of_o the_o woman_n seed_n for_o abel_n who_o be_v the_o woman_n seed_n be_v slay_v by_o cain_n who_o be_v of_o the_o serpent_n seed_n which_o fall_v out_o many_o time_n in_o the_o world_n the_o promise_n make_v to_o noah_n be_v that_o cham_n shall_v be_v a_o servant_n genesis_n the_o nine_o chapter_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v it_o fall_v out_o clean_a contrary_n for_o genesis_n the_o ten_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v of_o cham_n race_n be_v the_o first_o emperor_n upon_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o people_n of_o god_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v be_v in_o that_o state_n that_o herod_n a_o edomite_n be_v become_v their_o king_n matthew_z the_o seoond_fw-mi chapter_n that_o we_o may_v see_v that_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o ninteenth_n rsalm_n and_o the_o hundred_o twenty_o sixth_o verse_n than_o it_o be_v time_n for_o god_n to_o lay_v to_o his_o hand_n when_o mankind_n look_v into_o his_o word_n and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o fulfil_v which_o god_n have_v speak_v do_v decay_n in_o faith_n that_o he_o may_v show_v himself_o a_o true_a god_n and_o able_a to_o accomplish_v that_o which_o he_o do_v either_o promise_n or_o threaten_v that_o so_o the_o faith_n that_o be_v yet_o leave_v upon_o earth_n may_v revive_v and_o take_v breath_n again_o the_o verse_n itself_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n first_o adam_n knowledge_n of_o his_o wife_n second_o the_o nativity_n of_o seth._n for_o the_o first_o not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o term_n which_o moses_n use_v which_o be_v adam_n knowledge_n for_o that_o we_o have_v handle_v it_o heretofore_o we_o will_v consider_v the_o word_n iterum_fw-la which_o give_v we_o plain_o to_o know_v that_o for_o a_o great_a while_n adam_n give_v over_o that_o act_n be_v strike_v and_o amaze_v with_o this_o consideration_n that_o one_o brother_n shall_v kill_v another_o that_o be_v in_o bewail_v abel_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o cain_n that_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n adam_n and_o eve_n be_v in_o this_o state_n of_o mind_n that_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a see_v their_o first_o offspring_n speed_v so_o unhappy_o that_o the_o one_o be_v slay_v bodily_a the_o other_o be_v under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n when_o i_o say_v they_o consider_v that_o they_o shall_v either_o beget_v child_n to_o be_v murder_v which_o be_v abel_n case_n or_o else_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n in_o respect_n of_o cain_n it_o make_v they_o say_v with_o rebecca_n genesis_n the_o twenty_o five_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n si_fw-la mihi_fw-la sic_fw-la futurum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la parere_fw-la for_o these_o consideration_n they_o have_v clean_o give_v over_o out_o of_o which_o example_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n we_o learn_v to_o conform_v ourselves_o to_o cross_n and_o heavy_a accident_n as_o god_n lay_v upon_o we_o that_o be_v to_o forbear_v and_o give_v over_o matter_n of_o pleasure_n when_o god_n call_v we_o to_o mourning_n for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n agreeable_a to_o god_n will_v if_o when_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n shall_v call_v to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o joy_n and_o 〈◊〉_d slay_v of_o ox_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n himself_o say_v that_o be_v a_o sin_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v or_o purge_v with_o any_o sacrifice_n till_o they_o die_v isaiah_n the_o twenty_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o twelve_o verse_n it_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n teach_v matthew_n the_o nine_o chapter_n and_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n when_o the_o bridegroom_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o then_o shall_v they_o mourn_v and_o fast_o that_o be_v when_o either_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v from_o we_o or_o when_o man_n shall_v drive_v he_o from_o they_o by_o their_o sin_n than_o there_o be_v cause_n of_o mourning_n and_o sorrow_n therefore_o we_o see_v albeit_o it_o be_v god_n will_v that_o aaron_n and_o his_o child_n shall_v eat_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n yet_o he_o refuse_v to_o eat_v they_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n his_o son_n say_v thou_o know_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n have_v come_v to_o i_o this_o day_n and_o if_o i_o have_v eat_v the_o sin-offering_n 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v be_v accept_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d chapter_n and_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi verse_n therefore_o david_n mourn_v so_o for_o the_o death_n of_o abner_n that_o he_o say_v god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o if_o i_o eat_v bread_n or_o 〈◊〉_d else_o till_o the_o sun_n be_v down_o in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o thirty_o five_o verse_n but_o hence_o there_o appear_v another_o thing_n unto_o we_o which_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d and_o earthly_a sorrow_n in_o a_o natural_a man_n be_v a_o thing_n strong_a than_o any_o worldly_a pleasure_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n there_o be_v more_o strength_n in_o grief_n than_o in_o pleasure_n or_o joy_n for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v 〈◊〉_d in_o never_o so_o much_o pleasure_v all_o 〈◊〉_d life_n yet_o if_o he_o come_v to_o a_o little_a sickness_n it_o take_v away_o all_o remembrance_n of_o his_o former_a pleasure_n and_o this_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o make_v a_o man_n think_v of_o such_o a_o estate_n wherein_o he_o may_v have_v that_o pleasure_n and_o joy_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v from_o he_o as_o christ_n speak_v john_n the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n now_o when_o adam_n have_v relieve_v himself_o with_o this_o cogitation_n that_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v psalm_n the_o eighty_o nine_o god_n have_v not_o make_v all_o man_n for_o nought_o it_o make_v he_o to_o return_v whereupon_o there_o follow_v by_o god_n blessing_n not_o only_o a_o seed_n but_o a_o choose_a and_o holy_a seed_n that_o be_v seth._n concern_v who_o first_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o his_o birth_n wherein_o we_o have_v this_o to_o 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the_o furnace_n and_o cast_v they_o up_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o cause_v a_o stink_n and_o david_n in_o his_o sickness_n say_v psalm_n the_o thirty_o second_o his_o moisture_n be_v like_o the_o draught_n in_o summer_n therefore_o in_o the_o plague_n of_o leprosy_n leviticus_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o forty_o five_o verse_n the_o leper_n be_v to_o have_v his_o mouth_n shut_v up_o david_n in_o that_o great_a 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronicle_n the_o twenty_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o thirty_o verse_n will_v have_v go_v to_o 〈◊〉_d but_o be_v find_v he_o shall_v not_o fear_v with_o the_o angel_n therefore_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n say_v proverb_n the_o fourteen_o chapter_n a_o wise_a man_n 〈◊〉_d the_o plague_n and_o shun_v it_o but_o the_o foolish_a go_v on_o still_o but_o these_o be_v not_o the_o only_a cause_n for_o beside_o 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o divine_a thing_n to_o be_v consider_v for_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d but_o a_o spirit_n belong_v to_o it_o as_o luke_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o eleven_o verse_n a_o spirit_n of_o infirmity_n so_o be_v we_o to_o conceive_v that_o beside_o natural_a cause_n there_o be_v some_o spiritual_a of_o the_o sickness_n as_o 〈…〉_o twelve_o chapter_n a_o destroy_a angel_n so_o in_o david_n plague_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o samuel_n the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o thirty_o seven_o chapter_n and_o the_o thirty_o sixth_o verse_n the_o angel_n go_v forth_o and_o slay_v and_o apocalypse_v the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d verse_n the_o angel_n pour_v out_o the_o vial_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o there_o fall_v a_o noisome_a sore_n so_o it_o be_v god_n hand_n that_o bring_v in_o these_o plague_n the_o cause_n stand_v on_o two_o part_n first_o god_n wrath_n 〈◊〉_d which_o all_o evil_a thing_n proceed_v for_o affliction_n come_v not_o from_o the_o earth_n job_n the_o five_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixth_o verse_n they_o be_v spark_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o he_o be_v not_o angry_a with_o the_o water_n that_o they_o shall_v drown_v 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o chapter_n nor_o with_o the_o air_n that_o it_o shall_v corrupt_v but_o for_o these_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o be_v for_o our_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d the_o five_o chapter_n he_o do_v but_o make_v a_o way_n to_o his_o wrath_n and_o then_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d up_o the_o 〈…〉_o psalm_n the_o seventy_o eight_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n wrath_n peccata_fw-la morum_fw-la go_v before_o peccata_fw-la humorum_fw-la there_o be_v first_o corruption_n of_o the_o soul_n michah_n 〈◊〉_d first_o chapter_n and_o the_o three_o verse_n all_o flesh_n have_v corrupt_v their_o 〈◊〉_d genesis_n the_o sixth_o chapter_n so_o there_o be_v infection_n in_o man_n way_n before_o the_o street_n be_v infect_v there_o be_v plaga_fw-la animae_fw-la the_o plague_n in_o the_o soul_n before_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v sin_n that_o bring_v 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