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here_o and_o punish_v they_o eternal_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v four_o we_o shall_v think_v of_o our_o own_o heart_n if_o we_o do_v good_a without_o regard_n of_o man_n praise_n five_o of_o our_o own_o inability_n how_o little_a we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v of_o ourselves_o except_o god_n move_v our_o heart_n and_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v philippian_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n that_o so_o we_o may_v ascribe_v the_o praise_n of_o all_o our_o good_a deed_n to_o he_o as_o the_o only_a author_n of_o they_o these_o meditation_n will_v kindle_v a_o sire_n in_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o desire_n to_o speak_v as_o psalm_n the_o thirty_o nine_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v consider_v that_o god_n do_v command_v we_o to_o keep_v his_o testimony_n say_v present_o o_o that_o my_o way_n be_v so_o direct_v that_o i_o may_v keep_v they_o 〈◊〉_d the_o hundred_o and_o nineteenth_o but_o as_o by_o those_o 〈…〉_o desire_v to_o avoid_v 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whereby_o he_o redeem_v we_o to_o himself_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o good_a work_n titus_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o fourteen_o verse_n but_o because_o he_o know_v whereof_o we_o be_v make_v and_o that_o we_o be_v weak_a he_o 〈◊〉_d we_o with_o hope_n of_o reward_n and_o herein_o he_o have_v regard_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la operis_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la zelum_fw-la operantis_fw-la of_o the_o reward_n of_o work_n do_v in_o sincerity_n heretofore_o of_o these_o that_o be_v do_v in_o hypocrisy_n note_v two_o thing_n first_o how_o true_a it_o be_v that_o they_o lose_v their_o reward_n concern_v which_o howsoever_o hypocrite_n have_v a_o reward_n in_o this_o world_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o 〈◊〉_d
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it_o possess_v and_o exercise_v himself_o in_o it_o to_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v relation_n in_o the_o 10._o psal._n 14._o which_o prove_v that_o adam_n be_v not_o there_o natus_fw-la sed_fw-la positus_fw-la nor_o thereof_o dominus_fw-la sed_fw-la colonus_n and_o he_o have_v it_o not_o by_o inheritance_n but_o by_o deed_n of_o gift_n not_o naturâ_fw-la sed_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la he_o be_v not_o a_o citizen_n but_o a_o denizen_n he_o be_v a_o proselyte_n bring_v in_o thither_o from_o some_o other_o place_n 2._o 2._o the_o second_o word_n be_v posuit_fw-la as_o who_o will_v say_v man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o put_v in_o himself_o he_o can_v not_o come_v thither_o alone_o but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n supernatural_a even_o a_o special_a grace_n of_o god_n who_o put_v he_o in_o this_o place_n not_o man_n natural_a wit_n or_o industry_n wherefore_o this_o be_v a_o shadow_n and_o resemblance_n of_o heaven_n it_o be_v sure_a that_o whatever_o we_o say_v it_o be_v not_o our_o merit_n or_o worthiness_n our_o wit_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o can_v bring_v we_o thither_o but_o only_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n which_o as_o it_o teach_v we_o humbleness_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o unde_fw-la so_o it_o teach_v we_o thankfulness_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o quo_fw-la whither_o that_o be_v paradise_n a_o place_n full_a of_o all_o pleasant_a and_o profitable_a thing_n and_o our_o thankfulness_n must_v be_v with_o tremble_v and_o fear_n psal._n 2._o 11._o quoniam_fw-la qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la poni_fw-la potuit_fw-la deponi_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la far_o potuit_fw-la etiam_fw-la auferre_fw-la as_o he_o do_v indeed_o 3._o 3._o the_o three_o point_n be_v his_o ut_fw-mi that_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o end_n for_o which_o god_n take_v he_o from_o the_o world_n and_o put_v he_o into_o paradise_n which_o be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d he_o some_o service_n both_o in_o dress_v and_o keep_v the_o garden_n as_o also_o in_o do_v homage_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o may_v know_v that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o servant_n in_o paradise_n and_o have_v a_o lord_n and_o master_n paramount_n far_o above_o he_o and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o be_v careful_a and_o thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n also_o this_o labour_n be_v impose_v he_o that_o he_o may_v understand_v that_o this_o paradise_n be_v not_o a_o estate_n and_o place_n of_o his_o rest_n and_o all_o happiness_n to_o be_v look_v for_o but_o rather_o a_o place_n of_o strife_n rev._n 2._o 7._o which_o when_o he_o have_v perform_v at_o last_o he_o shall_v be_v crown_v with_o this_o end_n which_o be_v double_a and_o contain_v the_o two_o vocation_n of_o every_o man_n the_o one_o respect_v the_o commonwealth_n the_o other_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a church_n touch_v the_o first_o which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o verse_n concern_v bodily_a labour_n there_o be_v two_o question_n to_o be_v inquire_v of_o the_o one_o of_o adam_n the_o other_o of_o paradise_n object_n object_n the_o question_n concern_v adam_n be_v why_o god_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d he_o to_o such_o labour_n see_v god_n purpose_v to_o place_v he_o in_o a_o most_o happy_a estate_n for_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o thing_n very_o inconvenient_a to_o impose_v labour_n to_o he_o which_o may_v mar_v and_o hinder_v all_o the_o felicity_n and_o happiness_n speak_v of_o before_o resp._n resp._n for_o answer_v to_o that_o it_o be_v true_a which_o st._n augustine_n say_v that_o indeed_o if_o we_o mean_v laboriosum_fw-la laborem_fw-la it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o prejudice_n and_o let_v to_o his_o happiness_n but_o if_o by_o this_o be_v understand_v only_o such_o a_o pleasant_a labour_n and_o exercise_v of_o body_n in_o which_o a_o man_n take_v more_o delight_n and_o comfort_n than_o by_o sit_v still_o than_o we_o
he_o do_v now_o for_o as_o the_o angel_n which_o though_o they_o be_v unmarried_a yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v fall_v and_o not_o keep_v their_o first_o estate_n so_o no_o doubt_n the_o devil_n will_v have_v be_v as_o strong_a in_o his_o delusion_n to_o have_v make_v he_o to_o fall_v as_o he_o be_v in_o deceive_v his_o wife_n we_o may_v therefore_o lay_v the_o fault_n of_o this_o fin_n upon_o eve_n or_o the_o devil_n for_o as_o st._n james_n say_v jam._n 1._o 14._o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o any_o outward_a occasion_n as_o his_o inward_a and_o corrupt_a concupifcence_n which_o make_v he_o to_o sin_n but_o be_v it_o that_o she_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o fall_n yet_o from_o whence_o then_o come_v that_o occasion_n of_o evil_a to_o he_o non'e_o e_o latere_fw-la viri_fw-la why_o then_o out_o of_o himself_o come_v all_o this_o cause_n of_o sin_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v complain_v yet_o further_o of_o the_o woman_n hurt_n and_o fault_n let_v we_o know_v that_o this_o woman_n be_v make_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n the_o mean_n and_o occasion_n by_o which_o amends_o be_v make_v and_o that_o with_o advantage_n for_o the_o evil_a for_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o she_o have_v first_o do_v for_o as_o she_o bring_v forth_o sin_n and_o death_n so_o she_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o bring_v forth_o a_o holy_a seed_n which_o shall_v bring_v eternal_a righteousness_n and_o life_n unto_o all_o for_o as_o the_o serpent_n shall_v deceive_v the_o woman_n so_o it_o be_v god_n purpose_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v destroy_v the_o serpent_n and_o his_o work_n wherefore_o we_o must_v not_o so_o much_o with_o grief_n marvel_n that_o the_o woman_n sin_n be_v make_v the_o occasion_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n as_o with_o joy_n and_o comfort_n to_o wonder_v that_o god_n make_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o save_v we_o from_o sin_n and_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o resolution_n of_o these_o two_o doubt_n now_o for_o the_o second_o part_n we_o see_v that_o after_o deliberation_n god_n come_v to_o this_o determination_n and_o say_v faciam_fw-la adjutricem_fw-la where_o we_o may_v mark_v that_o god_n say_v not_o fiat_fw-la as_o when_o he_o make_v other_o creature_n but_o faciam_fw-la which_o be_v a_o word_n of_o advisement_n and_o wise_a deliberation_n whereas_o fiat_fw-la be_v a_o word_n of_o haste_n and_o expedition_n to_o be_v present_o do_v without_o delay_n which_o almighty_a god_n do_v to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o when_o we_o go_v about_o to_o get_v ourselves_o wife_n or_o to_o give_v our_o child_n in_o marriage_n that_o we_o must_v not_o 〈◊〉_d about_o it_o rash_o or_o sudden_o to_o post_v up_o such_o matter_n on_o the_o sudden_a but_o with_o great_a discretion_n wise_a advice_n and_o consultation_n to_o attempt_v so_o weighty_a a_o matter_n that_o be_v first_o by_o consider_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o no_o for_o we_o that_o a_o match_n shall_v be_v make_v again_o see_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o god_n only_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o good_a and_o meet_a marriage_n and_o wife_n we_o learn_v that_o therefore_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n when_o we_o lack_v this_o help_n to_o pray_v earnest_o unto_o god_n that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o say_v unto_o we_o as_o he_o say_v unto_o adam_n i_o will_v make_v a_o meet_a help_n for_o 〈◊〉_d for_o want_v of_o observe_v which_o rule_v in_o 〈◊〉_d it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o very_o unmeet_a match_n and_o marriage_n have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o foul_a corruption_n and_o abominable_a abuse_n have_v crep_a into_o this_o holy_a ordinance_n to_o the_o slander_n and_o disgrace_v thereof_o for_o this_o be_v set_v down_o as_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o monstrous_a sin_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n gen_n 6._o 2._o because_o the_o son_n of_o god_n look_v upon_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n take_v they_o wife_n according_a to_o their_o own_o fancy_n that_o be_v rash_o and_o heady_o without_o advice_n and_o deliberation_n and_o they_o take_v they_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n as_o please_v themselves_o and_o do_v not_o crave_v of_o god_n to_o give_v they_o such_o as_o may_v please_v he_o micholl_n david_n wife_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o wife_n of_o saules_n make_v and_o give_v and_o therefore_o because_o god_n make_v not_o the_o match_n and_o marriage_n between_o they_o she_o be_v not_o a_o meet_a help_n but_o a_o snare_n to_o entangle_v he_o and_o so_o god_n do_v threaten_v joshua_n 23._o 12_o 13._o verse_n that_o if_o the_o israelite_n do_v after_o their_o own_o will_n take_v unto_o they_o heathenish_a woman_n to_o be_v their_o wife_n which_o he_o have_v forbid_v they_o shall_v be_v no_o help_n to_o they_o but_o hurt_v namely_o they_o shall_v be_v thorn_n to_o their_o eye_n whip_n to_o their_o side_n and_o snare_n to_o their_o foot_n because_o they_o do_v not_o take_v wife_n at_o god_n hand_n that_o be_v such_o as_o he_o allow_v and_o will_v they_o to_o take_v nam_fw-la quum_fw-la formavisset_fw-la jehova_n deus_fw-la è_fw-la terrâ_fw-la omnes_fw-la bestias_fw-la agri_fw-la omnesque_fw-la volucres_fw-la coeli_fw-la &_o adduxisset_fw-la ad_fw-la adamum_n ut_fw-la videret_fw-la quî_fw-la vocaret_fw-la singulas_fw-la etenim_fw-la quocunque_fw-la nomine_fw-la vocavit_fw-la illas_fw-la adam_n animantem_fw-la quamque_fw-la id_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la 19_o gen._n 2._o 19_o 1591._o octob._n 16_o 1591._o these_o word_n contain_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o former_a deliberation_n for_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o orderly_a proceed_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o man_n be_v alone_o and_o want_v a_o meet_a help_n which_o be_v good_a for_o he_o therefore_o that_o first_o a_o general_a view_n and_o survey_n may_v be_v take_v of_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o god_n have_v make_v to_o see_v whether_o among_o so_o many_o million_o of_o goodly_a creature_n some_o one_o may_v be_v find_v for_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o meet_a mate_n for_o he_o and_o then_o if_o the_o man_n shall_v not_o find_v any_o one_o fit_a for_o he_o god_n may_v proceed_v in_o his_o former_a purpose_n in_o make_v one_o woman_n meet_v for_o his_o company_n in_o these_o word_n therefore_o we_o have_v first_o to_o consider_v god_n commission_n and_o warrant_n for_o the_o minister_a and_o bring_v together_o all_o the_o creature_n before_o the_o man_n second_o adam_n answer_n return_v non_fw-la est_fw-la inventus_fw-la for_o after_o his_o diligent_a search_n it_o be_v say_v he_o find_v no_o meet_a help_n for_o the_o first_o because_o it_o be_v god_n royal_a prerogative_n to_o cause_v all_o the_o creature_n to_o make_v their_o appearance_n at_o a_o certain_a place_n and_o time_n which_o man_n of_o himself_o may_v not_o presume_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o therefore_o god_n give_v over_o his_o right_n by_o a_o letter_n of_o attourny_n and_o dedimus_fw-la potestatem_fw-la to_o adam_n by_o which_o he_o may_v lawful_o both_o take_v a_o straight_a survey_n of_o they_o all_o and_o also_o impose_v name_n to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o as_o he_o please_v which_o see_v that_o this_o writ_n and_o warrant_n be_v give_v out_o to_o all_o the_o live_a creature_n here_o below_o save_v unto_o fish_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o likelihood_n at_o all_o that_o man_n may_v find_v a_o meet_a companion_n and_o mate_n for_o himself_o any_o where_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v among_o one_o of_o these_o two_o kind_n of_o creature_n either_o among_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n or_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n for_o there_o be_v some_o agreement_n and_o conformity_n between_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o bird_n natural_o but_o none_o at_o all_o between_o the_o fish_n and_o we_o the_o beast_n as_o we_o have_v see_v be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o mould_n and_o matter_n which_o we_o be_v make_v of_o and_o the_o fish_n be_v make_v of_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o water_n and_o not_o of_o slime_n of_o the_o earth_n second_o because_o they_o have_v natural_o divers_a note_n and_o voice_n as_o well_o as_o man_n but_o the_o fish_n be_v mute_a and_o dumb_a and_o therefore_o unmeet_a for_o our_o company_n three_o beast_n and_o bird_n do_v feed_v on_o earthly_a thing_n as_o we_o and_o breathe_v and_o live_v in_o the_o same_o air_n and_o place_n which_o we_o do_v and_o do_v delight_v natural_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o company_n of_o man_n and_o easy_o will_v be_v make_v tame_a sociable_a and_o serviceable_a for_o man_n whereas_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la the_o fish_n neither_o feed_v nor_o breathe_v as_o we_o do_v they_o can_v live_v in_o the_o same_o place_n and_o element_n which_o we_o do_v but_o be_v as_o it_o be_v inhabitant_n of_o another_o world_n below_o we_o and_o beside_o this_o they_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v make_v tame_a and_o
great_a regard_n in_o time_n pass_v not_o to_o abuse_v another_o concubine_n 2_o sam_n 3._o 8._o in_o several_a there_o be_v in_o they_o two_o other_o duty_n in_o the_o man_n understanding_n and_o wise_a government_n there_o be_v i_o say_v in_o the_o husband_n direction_n and_o there_o must_v be_v in_o the_o woman_n subjection_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o his_o direction_n and_o here_o i_o be_o to_o admonish_v woman_n of_o seven_o thing_n to_o make_v they_o to_o honour_v their_o husband_n first_o they_o must_v consider_v that_o adam_n be_v form_v first_o and_o then_o eve_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 13._o second_o man_n be_v not_o create_v for_o the_o woman_n sake_n but_o woman_n for_o the_o man_n sake_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 9_o beside_o he_o be_v wound_v that_o she_o may_v be_v make_v she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o he_o she_o be_v bring_v unto_o he_o she_o be_v make_v to_o help_v he_o she_o receive_v her_o name_n of_o his_o name_n his_o name_n be_v ish_n her_o name_n ishah_n she_o have_v in_o her_o 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be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v well_o they_o have_v no_o understanding_n the_o second_o default_n that_o adam_n and_o eve_n make_v in_o this_o be_v that_o the_o devil_n take_v up_o the_o whole_a room_n of_o their_o heart_n with_o the_o care_n and_o consideration_n of_o their_o bodily_a defect_n not_o regard_v the_o spiritual_a nakedness_n and_o shame_n of_o their_o fault_n the_o three_o be_v in_o that_o they_o see_v their_o nakedness_n do_v not_o seek_v to_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o shame_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o the_o effect_n which_o be_v their_o nakedness_n and_o shame_n which_o be_v as_o if_o a_o man_n see_v and_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v sick_a shall_v not_o seek_v to_o remove_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o disease_n but_o the_o symptomata_n and_o outward_a accident_n thereof_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v only_o be_v careful_a to_o take_v away_o the_o pimple_n of_o his_o face_n which_o be_v but_o outward_a accident_n of_o his_o disease_n and_o never_o regard_v to_o remove_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n which_o be_v the_o inward_a cause_n thereof_o and_o this_o be_v the_o three_o offence_n quia_fw-la dolebat_fw-la &_o cur_n abat_fw-la dedecus_fw-la peccati_fw-la non_fw-la peccatum_fw-la his_o care_n be_v only_o to_o be_v rid_v and_o acquit_v of_o the_o shame_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o of_o sin_n itself_o four_o if_o this_o nakedness_n which_o they_o see_v be_v so_o evil_a and_o so_o odious_a than_o this_o also_o be_v another_o fault_n of_o they_o quia_fw-la nolunt_fw-la tollere_fw-la sed_fw-la tegunt_fw-la eam_fw-la for_o indeed_o their_o desire_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o to_o cover_v as_o to_o care_v it_o but_o their_o care_n è_fw-la contra_fw-la be_v non_fw-la curare_fw-la sed_fw-la velare_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n now_o a_o day_n in_o their_o distress_n to_o seek_v involucra_fw-la non_fw-la remedia_fw-la that_o be_v mask_n to_o cover_v and_o hide_v not_o mean_n to_o care_n and_o remedy_v their_o soul_n offence_n the_o last_o and_o sift_v be_v that_o vanity_n of_o this_o cover_n of_o the_o fig_n three_fw-mi leaf_n for_o as_o saint_n ambrose_n say_v will_v thou_o needs_o have_v a_o cover_n of_o thy_o own_o seek_v and_o make_v to_o hide_v thy_o sinful_a nakedness_n than_o thou_o be_v foolish_a and_o mad_a to_o go_v to_o the_o figtree_n for_o leaf_n thou_o shall_v rather_o have_v go_v to_o the_o rock_n and_o mountain_n and_o cry_v to_o they_o cover_v we_o ose_n 10._o 8._o for_o they_o be_v thick_a and_o more_o able_a to_o cover_v or_o if_o thou_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o of_o leaf_n why_o go_v thou_o not_o to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n who_o leaf_n be_v say_v revel_v 22._o 2._o to_o serve_v for_o medicine_n to_o cure_v and_o heal_v withal_o ☜_o ☜_o this_o than_o be_v another_o fault_n in_o that_o they_o rather_o go_v not_o to_o the_o tree_n of_o mercy_n christ_n jesus_n but_o to_o their_o own_o tree_n of_o hypocrisy_n or_o why_o go_v they_o not_o to_o the_o olive_n tree_n because_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o tree_n of_o mercy_n gen._n 8._o 11._o for_o the_o dove_n bring_v a_o branch_n of_o that_o show_v that_o god_n anger_n be_v appease_v and_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o mercy_n or_o else_o why_o do_v they_o not_o make_v a_o cover_n of_o that_o of_o which_o the_o mercy_n fear_n be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o father_n say_v i_o have_v hear_v indeed_o esay_n 38._o 21._o that_o a_o cluster_n of_o fig_n have_v a_o virtue_n to_o cover_v &_o heal_v but_o as_o for_o the_o leaf_n of_o that_o tree_n they_o quick_o fade_v and_o fall_v away_o to_o nothing_o esay_n 34._o 4._o or_o though_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o leaf_n can_v endure_v yet_o the_o thread_n wherewith_o they_o be_v sew_v together_o will_v not_o hold_v but_o be_v break_v when_o god_n do_v tear_v they_o off_o the_o 13._o of_o ezekiel_n the_o 20._o and_o the_o 21._o and_o then_o where_o will_v be_v their_o cover_n which_o they_o have_v make_v but_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o great_a fault_n of_o all_o 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nine_o verse_n he_o be_v bring_v forth_o of_o his_o goal_n and_o arraign_v have_v his_o indictment_n and_o accusation_n lay_v against_o he_o and_o he_o be_v permit_v to_o speak_v for_o himself_o in_o the_o ten_o verse_n he_o plead_v not_o guilty_a allege_v reason_n why_o in_o the_o eleven_o verse_n god_n traverse_v the_o cause_n by_o join_v issue_n with_o he_o and_o in_o the_o twelve_o verse_n we_o have_v see_v his_o confession_n and_o his_o allegation_n why_o sentence_n shall_v not_o proceed_v against_o he_o now_o in_o this_o the_o other_o party_n guilty_a which_o be_v accuse_v before_o be_v bring_v to_o her_o trial_n in_o which_o for_o the_o judicial_n and_o manner_n of_o proceed_v the_o general_a intent_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o to_o convent_n before_o he_o a_o malefactor_n but_o not_o to_o give_v over_o until_o he_o have_v find_v out_o the_o principal_a that_o be_v to_o find_v who_o have_v be_v chief_a in_o the_o trespass_n and_o as_o some_o say_v to_o make_v diligent_a 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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 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fair_a day_n after_o a_o storm_n for_o in_o the_o eight_o former_a verse_n there_o have_v not_o be_v any_o mention_n make_v of_o god_n or_o godliness_n but_o marriage_n upon_o marriage_n murder_n upon_o murder_n vaunt_v of_o fin_n past_a and_o to_o come_v deride_v of_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a word_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o person_n that_o favour_v wicked_a man_n and_o not_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o punishment_n which_o god_n inflict_v but_o a_o devise_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o revenge_n as_o we_o see_v in_o lamech_v who_o not_o content_v with_o the_o punishment_n which_o god_n appoint_v for_o murderer_n that_o be_v seven_o time_n will_v challenge_v to_o himself_o seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n now_o at_o last_o we_o come_v to_o a_o verse_n that_o have_v the_o mention_n and_o name_n of_o god_n and_o of_o a_o good_a man_n of_o who_o a_o succession_n of_o good_a man_n shall_v be_v raise_v and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n moses_n shall_v keep_v this_o order_n 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