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〈◊〉_d of_o egypt_n to_o remember_v the_o milk_n and_o honey_n of_o canaan_n to_o forget_v our_o own_o 〈◊〉_d and_o our_o father_n house_n and_o to_o remember_v heaven_n &_o heavenly_a thing_n so_o paul_n forget_v that_o which_o be_v behind_o his_o former_a defect_n &_o delinquishment_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v happy_a for_o we_o all_o to_o do_v the_o like_a not_o in_o the_o mercy_n either_o of_o god_n or_o man_n but_o in_o the_o cross_n and_o grievance_n which_o we_o have_v sustain_v peter_n ask_v his_o master_n in_o the_o gospel_n how_o of_o the_o shall_v forgive_v his_o brother_n offend_v against_o he_o whether_o to_o 7._o time_n it_o be_v add_v luke_n 17._o how_o often_o in_o a_o day_n our_o saviour_n tell_v he_o unto_o 70._o time_n 7._o time_n that_o be_v as_o jerome_n account_v it_o 490._o time_n so_o often_o in_o a_o day_n as_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o thy_o brother_n often_o to_o trespass_v against_o thou_o augustine_n in_o effect_n have_v the_o same_o note_n why_o do_v our_o 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call_v they_o day_n &_o night_n open_o private_o meditate_v talk_a practise_v how_o to_o avenge_v ourselves_o of_o the_o least_o discontentmente_n it_o be_v as_o â—are_v a_o matter_n in_o our_o age_n as_o to_o see_v the_o sun_n go_v back_o to_o hear_v of_o any_o among_o we_o patient_a of_o injury_n as_o that_o patriarch_n sometime_o of_o jerusalem_n be_v of_o who_o the_o proverb_n of_o those_o time_n went_n nihil_fw-la utilius_fw-la quà m_fw-la alexandro_n malefacere_fw-la nothing_o can_v more_o profit_v a_o man_n than_o to_o hurt_v alexander_n yet_o he_o keep_v but_o that_o rule_n which_o they_o that_o keep_v not_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n not_o to_o resist_v evil_a to_o give_v cheek_n after_o cheek_n cloak_n after_o coat_n to_o take_v all_o that_o be_v offer_v whether_o upon_o or_o without_o the_o body_n as_o that_o precept_n impli_v nay_o rather_o to_o return_n good_a for_o evil_n iniuriam_fw-la rom._n 12_o love_n for_o enmity_n blessing_n for_o curse_v good_a deed_n for_o hatred_n prayer_n for_o persecution_n math._n 5._o we_o rather_o embrace_v the_o instigation_n of_o gentilitye_n and_o such_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n easy_o propend_v unto_o bear_v one_o injury_n and_o bear_v more_o he_o that_o wrong_v one_o threaten_v all_o and_o such_o like_a provocation_n i_o will_v end_v with_o the_o exhortation_n of_o our_o lord_n luke_n 6._o so_o give_v aâ—d_v you_o shalbeâ—_n forgive_v or_o rather_o with_o that_o which_o mat._n 6._o be_v more_o peremptory_a if_o you_o forgive_v he_o not_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o indent_v for_o that_o by_o mercy_n which_o he_o may_v exact_v of_o duty_n and_o equity_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v our_o judge_n almost_o against_o the_o nature_n and_o right_a of_o his_o office_n show_v we_o the_o way_n to_o escape_v his_o judgement_n the_o condition_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n in_o this_o exchange_n be_v very_o unequal_a 1_o thy_o enemy_n be_v create_v by_o god_n as_o thyself_o be_v god_n have_v a_o enemy_n of_o thou_o who_o he_o have_v create_v 2._o thou_o pardone_v thy_o fellow_n servant_n god_n mere_o his_o servant_n 3_o thou_o pardone_v &_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o pardon_n again_o god_n have_v no_o need_n to_o be_v pardon_v 4._o thou_o forgive_v a_o definite_a sum_n god_n a_o infinite_a debt_n require_v the_o proscription_n of_o thyself_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v body_n &_o soul_n if_o thou_o shall_v defray_v it_o chrysost._n incredibili_fw-la i_o sericordia_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la certam_fw-la veniam_fw-la vocat_fw-la by_o uncredible_a compassion_n he_o draw_v we_o to_o a_o limit_a &_o bound_a pity_n the_o extension_n whereof_o make_v we_o the_o child_n of_o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n but_o the_o streightning_n of_o our_o
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to_o the_o rule_n and_o weigh_v his_o justice_n in_o a_o balance_n his_o soul_n hate_v and_o abhor_v sin_n i_o have_v serve_v with_o your_o iniquity_n it_o be_v a_o labour_n service_n &_o thraldom_n unto_o he_o more_o than_o israel_n endure_v under_o their_o grievous_a taskmaster_n his_o law_n to_o this_o day_n curse_v and_o condemn_v sin_n his_o hand_n have_v smite_v &_o scrouge_v sin_n he_o have_v throw_v down_o angel_n plague_v man_n overturn_v city_n ruinate_a nation_n and_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o bowel_n whilst_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v drown_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n &_o shall_v burn_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o fire_n because_o of_o sin_n the_o sentence_n shall_v stand_v unmooveable_a as_o long_o as_o heaven_n and_o earth_n endure_v tribulation_n &_o anguish_n upon_o every_o soul_n that_o do_v evil_a jew_n or_o gentile_n all_o adulterer_n murderer_n idolater_n sacrilegious_a blasphemous_a covetous_a wretch_n liar_n swearer_n forswearer_n &_o who_o the_o apostle_n call_v dog_n bark_v at_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n &_o make_v a_o causeless_a complaint_n against_o he_o as_o if_o he_o be_v cause_n of_o their_o sin_n shall_v one_o day_n see_v the_o folly_n and_o feel_v the_o price_n of_o their_o unrighteous_a insectation_n let_v god_n therefore_o be_v true_a and_o let_v all_o man_n be_v liar_n let_v god_n be_v just_a and_o all_o man_n sinner_n let_v god_n be_v justify_v in_o all_o his_o judgement_n and_o let_v all_o his_o accuser_n vanish_v and_o consume_v in_o the_o madness_n of_o their_o heart_n as_o the_o foam_n upon_o the_o water_n the_o xix_o lecture_n chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 14._o for_o thou_o lord_n have_v do_v as_o it_o please_v thou_o the_o mariner_n in_o this_o reason_n of_o their_o petition_n acknowledge_v 2._o thing_n direct_o 1._o the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o cast_n forth_o of_o jonas_n thou_o lord_n have_v do_v it_o 2._o the_o ground_n of_o his_o work_n his_o own_o will_n as_o it_o please_v thou_o a_o three_o thing_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o implication_n the_o equity_n &_o justice_n of_o that_o will_n as_o the_o warrant_n for_o their_o deed_n for_o thou_o lord_n etc._n etc._n their_o meaning_n be_v not_o therein_o either_o to_o charge_v he_o with_o a_o tyrannous_a will_n quod_fw-la libet_fw-la licet_fw-la as_o the_o manner_n of_o grievous_a prince_n be_v to_o think_v that_o lawful_a whatsoever_o please_v they_o either_o to_o insimulate_v and_o accuse_v he_o of_o injustice_n to_o make_v he_o actor_n or_o patron_n of_o any_o their_o sin_n who_o deal_v in_o the_o action_n of_o man_n sometime_o with_o open_a sometime_o with_o secret_a but_o always_o with_o a_o righteous_a judgement_n therefore_o i_o note_v their_o corruption_n who_o think_v themselves_o excuse_v in_o their_o most_o enormous_a and_o execrable_a sin_n because_o they_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o one_o sense_n not_o that_o open_a and_o reveal_v will_n which_o he_o have_v give_v in_o table_n publish_v by_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n specify_v by_o blessing_n curse_n promise_n threaten_n exhortation_n dehortation_n and_o such_o like_a whereunto_o they_o stand_v strict_o bind_v but_o a_o secret_a and_o hide_a will_n write_v in_o another_o book_n wrap_v up_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o breast_n which_o neither_o they_o intend_v when_o they_o do_v their_o misdeed_n neither_o be_v they_o ever_o charge_v therewith_o from_o god_n lip_n 100_o secreta_fw-la domino_fw-la revelata_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o filijs_fw-la nostris_fw-la secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n reveal_v to_o we_o &_o our_o child_n 1._o quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsos_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la noluit_fw-la touch_v their_o own_o purpose_n and_o intendment_n they_o have_v do_v that_o which_o god_n will_v not_o they_o have_v transgress_v his_o law_n with_o contentation_n of_o heart_n perhaps_o with_o gladness_n it_o may_v be_v with_o greediness_n take_v a_o solace_n and_o pleasure_n therein_o and_o not_o wish_v to_o have_v do_v otherwise_o they_o have_v pursue_v it_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n from_o the_o first_o assault_n or_o motion_n of_o sin_n to_o consent_n from_o consent_n to_o delight_n from_o delight_n to_o custom_n and_o yet_o not_o give_v over_o till_o they_o come_v to_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n or_o rather_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n 2._o quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la omnipotentiam_fw-la dei_fw-la nullo_fw-la modo_fw-la id_fw-la efficere_fw-la valuerunt_fw-la touch_v the_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o do_v it_o he_o sit_v in_o heaven_n that_o laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v he_o besiege_v they_o round_o about_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o depart_v from_o his_o will_n more_o than_o if_o a_o ship_n be_v go_v from_o joppe_n to_o tharsis_n as_o this_o ship_n be_v from_o west_n to_o east_n and_o one_o by_o walk_v upon_o the_o hatch_n a_o contrary_a course_n as_o if_o he_o will_v go_v from_o east_n to_o west_n from_o tharsis_n towards_o joppe_n again_o may_v stay_v the_o motion_n or_o flight_n of_o the_o ship_n he_o do_v his_o endeavour_n to_o hinder_v it_o by_o bend_v both_o his_o face_n and_o his_o pace_n backward_o but_o the_o ship_n be_v too_o well_o wing_v and_o of_o too_o huge_a a_o burden_n to_o be_v resist_v so_o those_o other_o show_v their_o will_n to_o frustrate_v and_o fail_v the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o commit_v sin_n prohibit_v but_o yet_o they_o shall_v do_v a_o will_n of_o he_o or_o rather_o he_o will_v shall_v be_v do_v upon_o they_o maugre_o their_o malicious_a and_o swear_v contradiction_n de_fw-fr hijs_fw-la qui_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la facit_fw-la ipse_fw-la quae_fw-la vult_fw-la of_o those_o that_o do_v what_o he_o will_v not_o he_o do_v what_o he_o will_v and_o as_o he_o command_v light_a to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n so_o he_o can_v command_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a treasure_n from_o out_o the_o midst_n of_o dross_n and_o commodity_n from_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o deep_a wickedness_n at_o least_o he_o will_v execute_v his_o justice_n upon_o offender_n as_o he_o profess_v exod._n 14._o i_o will_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o host_n for_o this_o cause_n he_o set_v he_o up_o to_o show_v his_o power_n in_o he_o and_o that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v to_o the_o whole_a earth_n exod._n 9_o to_o reduce_v a_o diffuse_v but_o a_o dangerous_a &_o intricate_a question_n wherein_o as_o i_o then_o protest_v the_o wariness_n of_o my_o proceed_n so_o now_o i_o again_o protest_v the_o subjection_n of_o my_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophet_n god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v ready_a to_o learn_v than_o to_o teach_v i_o say_v 100_o to_o reduce_v it_o to_o head_n i_o propose_v unto_o you_o the_o error_n of_o some_o in_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d of_o extremity_n some_o go_v too_o far_o in_o that_o they_o make_v god_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sin_n other_o come_v aâ—_n short_a that_o god_n do_v only_o permit_v 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a a_o error_n 〈◊〉_d for_o devil_n than_o man_n the_o latter_a a_o error_n of_o humanity_n offend_v of_o simplicity_n rather_o than_o malice_n speak_v truth_n of_o god_n when_o they_o acknowledge_v his_o permission_n of_o sin_n but_o 〈…〉_o who_o will_v truth_n because_o they_o think_v god_n only_o permit_v it_o both_o deny_v the_o godhead_n in_o effect_n the_o one_o destroy_v the_o goodness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o impair_n the_o omnipotency_n providence_n government_n thereof_o in_o that_o they_o restrain_v it_o from_o some_o thing_n the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o opinion_n that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n most_o prodigious_a to_o conceive_v though_o engender_v in_o the_o brain_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o of_o man_n or_o devil_n yet_o be_v take_v by_o
it_o never_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n who_o they_o have_v begin_v to_o serve_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o lawful_a vow_n be_v principal_o these_o two_o vow_n first_o that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o be_v consonant_n to_o the_o word_n and_o will_n of_o god_n otherwise_o as_o jerome_n note_v upon_o the_o 11._o of_o â—udges_n it_o be_v folly_n to_o plight_n and_o impiety_n to_o perform_v it_o second_o the_o end_n must_v be_v to_o witness_v our_o thankfulness_n to_o our_o maker_n and_o protector_n impius_fw-la for_o albeit_o we_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n and_o both_o our_o body_n and_o spirit_n be_v the_o lord_n not_o our_o own_o to_o dispose_v of_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v that_o unvowed_a which_o our_o vow_n have_v tie_v we_o unto_o because_o we_o have_v no_o better_a gift_n than_o ourselves_o as_o he_o sometime_o say_v to_o socrates_n his_o master_n to_o give_v even_o ourselves_o to_o our_o bounteous_a god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o bargain_n and_o sale_n to_o mancipate_v our_o will_n to_o his_o obedience_n yet_o the_o make_n of_o a_o vow_n and_o enter_v into_o bond_n with_o god_n to_o pay_v he_o some_o special_a debt_n be_v a_o more_o open_a mark_n and_o profess_a badge_n of_o a_o thankful_a soul_n beside_o it_o confirm_v the_o mind_n of_o a_o man_n in_o virtue_n and_o set_v a_o tutor_n and_o overseer_n over_o his_o will_n to_o keep_v it_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o promise_a dutifulnesse_n compellit_fw-la whereupon_o saint_n augustine_n write_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o armentarius_n and_o paulina_n it_o be_v a_o happy_a necessity_n that_o compel_v a_o man_n to_o do_v better_a than_o he_o will_v do_v and_o sure_o if_o we_o well_o regard_v it_o the_o mother_n cause_n of_o a_o vow_n be_v a_o engraft_a opinion_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o most_o man_n of_o return_v kindness_n for_o kindness_n which_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n both_o to_o conciliate_v and_o preserve_v friendship_n according_a to_o that_o old_a proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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