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and_o shall_v he_o not_o make_v it_o good_a 1_o sam._n 15.29_o and_o also_o the_o strength_n of_o israel_n will_v not_o lie_v nor_o repent_v for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v hosea_n 13.14_o matth._n 24.35_o isa_n 14.24_o because_o he_o be_v without_o all_o change_n himself_o reas_n 1_o therefore_o his_o decree_n mal._n 3.6_o gen._n 1.17_o for_o he_o and_o his_o word_n be_v all_o one_o because_o he_o can_v be_v resist_v isa_n 46.10_o rom._n 9.19_o reas_n 2_o for_o then_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v omnipotent_a but_o another_o as_o strong_a and_o mighty_a as_o he_o but_o he_o be_v and_o none_o like_o he_o the_o church_n and_o child_n of_o god_n doctrine_n may_v rejoice_v at_o the_o destruction_n and_o fall_n of_o their_o enemy_n mich._n 7.10_o as_o god_n will_v have_v testimony_n from_o the_o wicked_a doctrine_n of_o his_o judgement_n so_o especial_o will_v he_o have_v his_o church_n and_o child_n witness_n of_o they_o so_o here_o therefore_o do_v he_o in_o the_o 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abound_v as_o it_o be_v prophesy_v of_o the_o latter_a time_n and_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o word_n be_v marvellous_a great_a among_o we_o even_o among_o all_o sort_n of_o all_o degree_n if_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n for_o send_v a_o famine_n upon_o israel_n three_o year_n year_n after_o year_n for_o break_v their_o faith_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o not_o regard_v their_o word_n they_o have_v pass_v to_o they_o 2_o sam._n 21.1_o what_o will_v it_o be_v with_o god_n to_o send_v it_o so_o upon_o we_o who_o have_v so_o often_o break_a faith_n with_o he_o and_o contemn_v his_o word_n and_o his_o promise_n be_v not_o they_o unworthy_a of_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n which_o glorify_v he_o not_o in_o their_o place_n who_o do_v daily_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n and_o word_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v evil_a speak_v of_o be_v such_o son_n as_o contemn_v their_o father_n and_o regard_v not_o his_o word_n and_o command_n unworthy_a of_o the_o help_n of_o any_o of_o his_o servant_n let_v we_o sit_v as_o judge_n in_o the_o general_a and_o we_o will_v give_v sentence_n against_o other_o that_o it_o be_v so_o to_o we_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n speak_v we_o be_v the_o man_n therefore_o what_o expect_v we_o else_o nay_o what_o can_v we_o expect_v better_o and_o if_o we_o have_v not_o be_v better_v by_o god_n hand_n as_o david_n call_v the_o pestilence_n it_o be_v better_a we_o fall_v into_o the_o mercy_n of_o insensible_a creature_n then_o into_o the_o cruelty_n of_o unreasonable_a man_n to_o direct_v man_n when_o they_o be_v under_o such_o a_o judgement_n use_v 3_o &_o god_n send_v cleanness_n of_o tooth_n and_o scarcenesse_n of_o bread_n not_o to_o quarrel_v with_o the_o mean_n and_o complain_v of_o this_o and_o that_o but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o quarrel_v with_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o consult_v not_o with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o will_v make_v he_o accuse_v the_o mean_n but_o with_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n which_o will_v make_v he_o accuse_v himself_o and_o let_v he_o see_v where_o the_o sin_n be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v reprove_v and_o he_o humble_v and_o the_o land_n cure_v david_n take_v this_o course_n though_o it_o be_v long_o before_o he_o do_v it_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o famine_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o year_n and_o understand_v why_o it_o be_v and_o that_o the_o satisfy_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n i_o will_v corrupt_v the_o word_n signify_v to_o rebuke_v i._n i_o will_v with_o a_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n destroy_v it_o god_n be_v able_a with_o his_o bare_a word_n to_o bring_v judgement_n and_o destruction_n upon_o a_o whole_a land_n and_o people_n doctrine_n if_o he_o but_o speak_v the_o word_n they_o shall_v soon_o come_v to_o naught_o and_o perish_v he_o that_o be_v powerful_a in_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n by_o the_o sound_n of_o ram_n horn_n to_o the_o overthrow_v of_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n joshua_n 6._o can_v be_v powerful_a by_o his_o own_o word_n to_o overthrow_v who_o he_o will_v or_o thus_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o punish_v and_o destroy_v man_n as_o it_o be_v for_o man_n to_o speak_v a_o word_n jer._n 18.6.7_o psa_fw-la 104.29_o because_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n with_o ease_n reason_v 1_o and_o with_o his_o own_o word_n gen._n 1._o now_o it_o be_v a_o far_o lesser_a thing_n to_o destroy_v thousand_o then_o to_o make_v one_o a_o man_n can_v more_o easy_o overthrow_v whole_a city_n in_o short_a time_n then_o build_v one_o house_n soon_o sink_v a_o navy_n then_o make_v one_o ship_n because_o he_o be_v lord_n over_o all_o reason_v 2_o and_o have_v all_o creature_n at_o his_o command_n be_v lord_n of_o host_n now_o how_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o prince_n to_o destroy_v their_o enemy_n or_o those_o they_o hate_v and_o be_v displease_v withal_o when_o they_o be_v of_o a_o great_a command_n to_o teach_v man_n not_o to_o rely_v use_v 1_o or_o put_v confidence_n in_o man_n or_o any_o creature_n there_o be_v in_o itself_o that_o which_o may_v keep_v man_n from_o it_o be_v well_o think_v of_o and_o consider_v because_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o mortal_a and_o mutable_a very_o uncertain_a and_o deceitful_a but_o more_o when_o this_o come_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o god_n can_v so_o easy_o destroy_v they_o with_o a_o word_n or_o blow_v upon_o they_o which_o to_o trust_v and_o put_v confidence_n in_o they_o will_v certain_o procure_v he_o to_o do_v and_o which_o do_v will_v make_v a_o man_n marvellous_o ashamed_a that_o he_o have_v put_v any_o confidence_n in_o they_o to_o let_v we_o see_v the_o fearful_a condition_n use_v 2_o and_o the_o danger_n wherein_o they_o stand_v who_o live_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o corruption_n and_o iniquity_n out_o of_o the_o
corruption_n and_o they_o will_v be_v hate_v and_o despise_v now_o he_o do_v order_n and_o dispose_v of_o this_o at_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o make_v it_o fall_v where_o he_o think_v best_o where_o he_o will_v punish_v and_o for_o what_o end_n he_o purpose_v not_o for_o what_o they_o intend_v as_o solomon_n prov._n 16.1_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v in_o man_n but_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n mean_v in_o the_o general_a that_o god_n dispose_v of_o all_o so_o in_o this_o not_o unfit_o this_o may_v show_v the_o folly_n of_o those_o who_o despise_v and_o set_v naught_o by_o the_o despise_n and_o reproach_n use_v 1_o because_o they_o come_v from_o inferior_n from_o base_a and_o mean_v and_o weak_a man_n but_o these_o shall_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o from_o they_o but_o god_n and_o by_o they_o and_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o displeasure_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v brave_v or_o brag_v out_o man_n may_v not_o think_v to_o acquit_v themselves_o by_o answer_v one_o reproach_n with_o another_o one_o contempt_n with_o another_o for_o this_o be_v but_o to_o fight_v against_o god_n who_o have_v make_v they_o to_o despise_v they_o who_o if_o he_o can_v not_o make_v to_o return_v with_o such_o blast_n and_o small_a wind_n have_v very_o sharp_a arrow_n and_o keen_a sword_n have_v mighty_a army_n and_o great_a store_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n to_o subdue_v they_o to_o teach_v man_n when_o they_o be_v in_o such_o judgement_n use_v 2_o the_o way_n how_o to_o have_v they_o remove_v first_o to_o have_v david_n thought_n they_o curse_v because_o god_n bid_v they_o curse_v they_o reproach_n and_o contemn_v they_o because_o he_o have_v so_o make_v they_o and_o then_o to_o imagine_v and_o consider_v that_o he_o who_o set_v they_o on_o must_v snap_v they_o &_o check_v they_o he_o must_v only_o charm_v these_o adder_n that_o they_o sting_v not_o or_o he_o only_o must_v cure_v their_o bite_n therefore_o must_v they_o by_o prayer_n seek_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o they_o who_o must_v take_v these_o from_o they_o so_o david_n pray_v psal_n 119.39_o take_v away_o my_o rebuke_n that_o i_o fear_v for_o thy_o judgement_n be_v good_a and_o if_o he_o a_o king_n of_o that_o magnificence_n and_o greatness_n of_o that_o power_n and_o authority_n can_v not_o have_v they_o remove_v but_o by_o seek_v to_o god_n if_o he_o can_v not_o cure_v the_o bite_n of_o a_o dead_a dog_n as_o abishai_n call_v shimei_n but_o god_n must_v do_v it_o how_o then_o shall_v any_o other_o inferior_a man_n be_v able_a to_o help_v himself_o and_o remove_v it_o without_o he_o three_o he_o must_v humble_v himself_o and_o remove_v his_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o fit_a for_o if_o he_o remove_v no_o judgement_n unless_o man_n remove_v the_o cause_n if_o he_o give_v not_o favour_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n unless_o they_o have_v favour_n in_o his_o own_o eye_n first_o if_o prov._n 16.7_o when_o the_o way_n of_o a_o man_n please_v the_o lord_n he_o will_v make_v also_o his_o enemy_n at_o peace_n with_o he_o then_o must_v they_o turn_v unto_o he_o and_o forsake_v that_o which_o be_v displease_v and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v acceptable_a and_o if_o a_o reproach_n be_v as_o they_o say_v of_o word_n irrevocable_a yet_o will_v god_n do_v he_o good_a for_o the_o other_o evil_a 2_o sam._n 16.12_o but_o you_o have_v be_v partial_a in_o the_o law_n their_o particular_a sin_n why_o he_o will_v lay_v this_o judgement_n upon_o they_o their_o accept_n of_o person_n in_o the_o work_n of_o their_o ministry_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o magistrate_n doctrine_n and_o in_o he_o that_o execute_v judgement_n a_o great_a corruption_n to_o accept_v person_n so_o be_v it_o in_o a_o minister_n and_o he_o that_o must_v dispose_v of_o god_n mystery_n as_o the_o magistrate_n in_o distribute_v of_o justice_n may_v not_o respect_v poor_a or_o rich_a friend_n or_o foe_n high_a or_o low_o or_o any_o thing_n beside_o justice_n and_o equity_n so_o must_v not_o the_o minister_n in_o divide_v the_o word_n therefore_o be_v they_o here_o reprove_v as_o offender_n for_o do_v so_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o command_n to_o jeremy_n chap._n 1.17.18_o hence_o be_v the_o commandment_n indefinite_a and_o general_a to_o preach_v to_o all_o and_o to_o reprove_v all_o ezek._n 3.18_o it_o be_v that_o paul_n teach_v 2_o tim._n 2.15_o and_o that_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o reprove_v in_o peter_n and_o barnabas_n gal._n 2.14_o the_o example_n of_o evil_a and_o good_a prophet_n and_o minister_n show_v this_o because_o as_o jehosaphat_n say_v of_o judgement_n reason_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o not_o man_n and_o therefore_o persuade_v the_o judge_n to_o do_v it_o without_o respect_n see_v god_n himself_o will_v do_v so_o therefore_o ought_v they_o 2_o chron_n 19.6_o 7._o so_o of_o this_o the_o word_n be_v the_o lord_n therefore_o must_v they_o speak_v it_o as_o he_o will_v have_v they_o because_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v faithful_a disposer_n of_o god_n mystery_n reason_n 2_o fidelity_n consist_v in_o deliver_v the_o whole_a and_o in_o deliver_v the_o part_n to_o they_o for_o who_o god_n have_v appoint_v they_o to_o reprove_v all_o minister_n who_o be_v partial_a in_o the_o law_n and_o divide_v of_o god_n word_n and_o mystery_n use_v 1_o respect_v person_n and_o accept_v face_n they_o be_v all_o guilty_a of_o very_o grievous_a sin_n before_o god_n among_o other_o the_o whole_a clergy_n of_o rome_n be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n have_v fit_v the_o word_n and_o disposition_n of_o those_o mystery_n to_o every_o man_n humour_n as_o not_o long_o since_o be_v show_v when_o as_o the_o word_n be_v contrary_a to_o every_o man_n humour_n as_o contrary_a as_o light_n be_v to_o darkness_n yet_o with_o they_o they_o have_v fit_v it_o make_v it_o as_o they_o speak_v of_o it_o a_o shipman_n hose_n a_o nose_n of_o wax_n a_o leaden_a rule_n so_o pighius_fw-la and_o nicolas_n cusanus_fw-la a_o cardinal_n of_o rome_n write_v to_o the_o bohemian_o epist_n 2._o epist_n 7._o this_o understand_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v fit_v to_o the_o time_n and_o diverse_o to_o be_v understand_v so_o that_o at_o one_o time_n they_o may_v be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o common_a and_o customable_a course_n but_o change_v that_o and_o the_o sense_n be_v change_v so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n at_o one_o time_n interpret_v the_o scripture_n after_o this_o manner_n and_o another_o time_n after_o that_o and_o according_a to_o this_o they_o so_o deal_v for_o time_n and_o person_n and_o so_o prove_v partial_a in_o the_o the_o whole_a one_o thing_n among_o other_o argue_v the_o partiality_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o rome_n which_o they_o wuold_v persuade_v we_o be_v part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o word_n of_o god_n that_o be_v purgatory_n which_o they_o dispose_v in_o respect_n of_o person_n the_o rich_a and_o great_a one_o able_a to_o give_v much_o shall_v not_o long_o be_v in_o it_o they_o who_o can_v give_v less_o the_o long_o they_o who_o be_v able_a to_o give_v nothing_o perpetual_o if_o he_o have_v any_o charity_n in_o he_o of_o which_o they_o brag_n much_o he_o will_v free_v all_o and_o free_o see_v they_o teach_v it_o be_v the_o pope_n peculium_fw-la but_o if_o he_o have_v but_o equity_n and_o justice_n in_o he_o he_o will_v free_v one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o and_o not_o accept_v person_n and_o be_v thus_o partial_a but_o not_o to_o trifle_v with_o they_o the_o partiality_n be_v oftentimes_o too_o papable_a in_o the_o reform_a church_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o they_o when_o in_o divide_v the_o word_n they_o look_v not_o as_o the_o cherubime_n to_o the_o ark_n they_o to_o the_o word_n to_o speak_v as_o it_o will_v teach_v they_o which_o be_v not_o partial_a but_o to_o those_o who_o sit_v before_o they_o and_o apply_v it_o so_o make_v it_o as_o some_o write_v of_o manna_n that_o it_o taste_v after_o every_o man_n palate_n and_o 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12_o 13._o ad_fw-la 20._o see_v also_o many_o thing_n to_o the_o purpose_n of_o this_o place_n in_o gabr._n pennot_v propugnac_n humh_o libert_n lib._n 10._o joh_n wolphius_n in_o addit_fw-la ad_fw-la pet._n mart._n 2._o in_o reg._n 21._o pag._n 404._o and_o in_o weems_n degen_n son_n the_o magician_n second_o and_o against_o the_o adulterer_n the_o lxx_o translate_v it_o into_o the_o feminine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adulteress_n it_o be_v the_o mascul_n in_o the_o hebr._n under_o this_o head_n also_o may_v be_v refer_v all_o the_o sin_n usual_o treat_v of_o by_o divine_n and_o casuist_n under_o the_o 7_o commandment_n a_o sin_n sentence_v and_o severe_o punish_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n even_o the_o very_a heathen_a for_o the_o athenian_n lacedaemonian_n roman_n see_v plutarch_n in_o parall_a passim_fw-la for_o other_o nation_n alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n genial_a dier_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o and_o rhodigin_n lect_n antiqu._n lib._n 21._o c._n 45.47_o for_o the_o old_a french_a it_o be_v a_o notable_a story_n which_o be_v relate_v by_o joh._n tritenhemius_fw-la de_fw-la orig._n francorum_n pag._n 304_o in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o the_o opus_fw-la historicum_fw-la at_o basil_n collect_v by_o simon_n schardius_n as_o be_v think_v and_o conjecture_v by_o the_o printer_n of_o basan_n the_o king_n and_o highpriest_n of_o the_o sicambri_n who_o be_v ancestor_n to_o the_o french_a that_o as_o his_o law_n be_v severe_a against_o adultery_n and_o other_o like_o crime_n so_o he_o also_o be_v so_o strict_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o that_o he_o cause_v a_o sword_n and_o a_o halter_n to_o be_v carry_v before_o he_o whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o find_v a_o accusation_n to_o be_v true_a against_o his_o own_o son_n sedanus_fw-la that_o he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n he_o judge_v he_o to_o death_n and_o when_o his_o noble_n entreat_v he_o to_o reverse_v his_o sentence_n he_o say_v strive_v not_o against_o justice_n you_o may_v soon_o restrain_v the_o 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his_o wage_n which_o by_o agreement_n be_v to_o arise_v from_o the_o lamb_n that_o be_v yean_a which_o in_o mesopotamia_n which_o be_v the_o country_n where_o jacob_n keep_v laban_n flock_n yean_a twice_o a_o year_n but_o laban_n partly_o through_o covetousness_n and_o partly_o through_o envy_n at_o jacobs_n thrive_a may_v haply_o every_o half_a year_n be_v alter_v the_o agreement_n which_o be_v s._n augustine_n conjecture_n and_o be_v follow_v by_o junius_n and_o pareus_n though_o they_o follow_v not_o his_o mistake_n occasion_v by_o the_o septuagint_n in_o read_v the_o place_n thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o of_o my_o wage_n in_o ten_o lamb_n of_o which_o see_v sixt._n amama_n in_o his_o antibarb_n biblic_a pag._n 427_o 428_o who_o censure_v both_o the_o read_n and_o the_o interpretation_n but_o to_o i_o what_o ever_o become_v of_o the_o read_n yet_o it_o seem_v the_o interpretation_n may_v stand_v good_a this_o sin_n cry_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n jam._n 5.4_o and_o have_v a_o woe_n 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