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find_v this_o fellow_n pervert_v our_o nation_n and_o so_o of_o elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o pervert_v the_o deputy_n and_o turn_v he_o from_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v the_o thing_n they_o aim_v at_o in_o their_o perverse_a speaking_n to_o captivate_v seduce_v and_o bewitch_v the_o people_n and_o make_v they_o fit_a for_o any_o mischievous_a attempt_n which_o they_o shall_v please_v to_o animate_v and_o excite_v they_o too_o we_o find_v in_o ovid_n that_o when_o â—allas_n have_v command_v cadmus_n to_o sow_v viper_n tooth_n motae_fw-la supponere_fw-la terrae_fw-la vipereos_fw-la dentes_fw-la as_o the_o poet_n have_v it_o there_o present_o rise_v up_o a_o army_n very_o well_o appoint_v crescitque_fw-la seges_fw-la clypeata_fw-la virorum_fw-la nor_o have_v we_o reason_n to_o expect_v any_o better_a harvest_n when_o these_o man_n sow_v their_o viper_n tongue_n
sermon_n i._n at_o christchurch_n septemb_n 26._o 1643._o matth_n 13._o v._n 28._o part_n ult_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la the_o servant_n say_v unto_o he_o will_v thou_o that_o we_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o up_o tam_fw-la vari_fw-la se_fw-la gessit_fw-la 2._o ut_fw-la nec_fw-la laudaturum_fw-la magna_fw-la nec_fw-la vituperaturum_fw-la mediocris_fw-la materia_fw-la deficeret_fw-la it_o be_v affirm_v by_o the_o historian_n of_o caius_n caesar_n how_o he_o behave_v himself_o in_o such_o different_a manner_n that_o there_o want_v not_o forcible_a reason_n to_o condemn_v yet_o excuse_v sufficient_a to_o commend_v he_o the_o like_a may_v we_o affirm_v of_o our_o servant_n here_o he_o that_o do_v look_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o sleep_n and_o negligence_n and_o find_v they_o ut_fw-la dormirent_fw-la homines_fw-la can_v but_o think_v they_o accessary_a to_o so_o great_a a_o mischief_n as_o satan_n bring_v upon_o the_o church_n in_o sow_v tare_n the_o opportunity_n they_o give_v he_o by_o their_o dull_a security_n or_o at_o the_o least_o their_o supine_n carelessness_n make_v they_o parcel-guilty_a and_o he_o that_o undertake_v to_o defend_v they_o in_o it_o will_v questionless_a as_o much_o betray_v his_o client_n as_o they_o their_o cause_n but_o look_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o be_v awaken_v when_o they_o have_v see_v their_o own_o error_n and_o the_o church_n danger_n and_o then_o how_o many_o thing_n be_v there_o worthy_a at_o once_o of_o our_o applause_n and_o imitation_n in_o seruis_fw-la habemus_fw-la tam_fw-la quod_fw-la laudemus_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la imitemur_fw-la locum_fw-la as_o my_o author_n have_v it_o first_o their_o fidelity_n quòd_fw-la accesserunt_fw-la in_o that_o they_o come_v unto_o their_o master_n 27._o make_v he_o acquaint_v with_o the_o accident_n and_o so_o prepare_v he_o for_o the_o remedy_n their_o come_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o their_o good_a intention_n and_o that_o they_o have_v not_o willing_o betray_v the_o trust_n repose_v in_o they_o they_o do_v not_o fly_v on_o the_o discovery_n and_o next_o we_o have_v their_o care_n quòd_fw-la quaesierunt_fw-la that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v at_o quiet_a till_o they_o be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o original_a and_o instrument_n of_o so_o great_a a_o mischief_n till_o they_o have_v learn_v the_o unde_fw-la whence_o the_o tare_n shall_v come_v and_o when_o their_o master_n have_v inform_v they_o in_o the_o fecit_fw-la hoc_fw-la 28._o and_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o enemy_n have_v do_v it_o yet_o they_o stay_v not_o here_o as_o if_o the_o question_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o curiosity_n more_o to_o inform_v their_o understanding_n then_o reform_v the_o matter_n they_o think_v it_o do_v concern_v they_o to_o redeem_v the_o time_n because_o their_o former_a fact_n be_v evil_a and_o as_o the_o enemy_n have_v enter_v by_o their_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n and_o thereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o destroy_v god_n harvest_n so_o they_o conceive_v it_o do_v belong_v to_o they_o especial_o to_o labour_n in_o the_o reformation_n and_o to_o reduce_v god_n field_n to_o its_o primitive_a lustre_n by_o their_o zeal_n and_o courage_n this_o be_v the_o thing_n most_o aim_v at_o in_o the_o accescerunt_fw-la this_o the_o chief_a reason_n of_o their_o come_n no_o soon_o have_v they_o hear_v that_o the_o enemy_n do_v it_o locum_fw-la and_o that_o this_o enemy_n be_v the_o devil_n diaboli_fw-la calliditate_fw-la factum_fw-la esse_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o lyra_n but_o present_o they_o make_v a_o offer_n of_o their_o service_n to_o redress_v the_o mischief_n and_o by_o their_o joint_a endeavour_n to_o root_v out_o those_o â—ares_n by_o which_o god_n field_n be_v so_o endanger_v the_o servant_n say_v unto_o he_o vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la will_v thou_o that_o we_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o up_o this_o be_v the_o last_o part_n which_o the_o servant_n have_v to_o act_v in_o this_o present_a dialogue_n and_o in_o this_o part_n they_o give_v a_o fair_a expression_n of_o their_o zeal_n and_o wisdom_n he_o that_o will_v take_v their_o picture_n right_a shall_v find_v that_o it_o consist_v of_o these_o five_o lineament_n for_o first_o we_o have_v a_o noble_a courage_n vis_fw-la imus_fw-la sir_n will_v thou_o that_o we_o go_v and_o give_v the_o onset_n it_o be_v not_o the_o devil_n who_o we_o fear_v nor_o any_o of_o his_o wretched_a instrument_n how_o great_a soever_o they_o may_v be_v both_o in_o power_n and_o malice_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la say_v but_o the_o word_n only_o and_o thy_o servant_n go_v and_o next_o we_o find_v a_o honest_a zeal_n to_o rectify_v what_o be_v amiss_o in_o the_o field_n of_o god_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la be_v it_o your_o pleasure_n that_o those_o tare_n shall_v be_v root_v up_o it_o be_v not_o the_o tare_n we_o be_v in_o love_n with_o how_o fair_a soever_o to_o the_o eye_n how_o plausible_a soever_o they_o may_v seem_v in_o the_o opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o seduce_a people_n say_v thou_o but_o faciat_fw-la be_v hoc_fw-la and_o thy_o servant_n will_v do_v it_o in_o each_o we_o have_v their_o readiness_n and_o unanimity_n first_o imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la we_o go_v and_o gather_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n than_o imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la we_o go_v and_o gather_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n and_o last_o of_o all_o we_o have_v their_o temper_n and_o obedience_n guide_v their_o counsel_n by_o their_o master_n will_n and_o govern_v their_o zeal_n by_o his_o direction_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la this_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o perform_v if_o you_o please_v to_o have_v it_o so_o if_o otherwise_o we_o neither_o be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o danger_n nor_o so_o ambitious_a of_o employment_n as_o not_o to_o take_v your_o warrant_n and_o commission_n with_o we_o for_o our_o justification_n and_o therefore_o fiat_fw-la voluntas_fw-la tua_fw-la not_o our_o will_n but_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la 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courage_n that_o they_o will_v be_v go_v it_o seem_v they_o think_v it_o not_o become_v to_o sit_v still_o at_o home_n and_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o consultation_n how_o and_o by_o what_o close_a mean_n without_o the_o open_a hazard_n of_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n so_o great_a a_o business_n as_o that_o be_v may_v be_v best_o effect_v the_o mischief_n which_o they_o fear_v be_v imminent_a not_o capable_a of_o long_a debate_n of_o slow_a and_o linger_a deliberation_n dum_fw-la quid_fw-la sis_fw-la dubitas_fw-la martial_a j_o be_o potes_fw-la esse_fw-la nihil_fw-la and_o while_o they_o spend_v the_o time_n in_o dispute_n and_o question_n cast_v of_o doubt_n and_o raise_v casual_a or_o emergent_a scruple_n the_o mischief_n which_o they_o fear_v may_v have_v fall_v upon_o they_o it_o be_v true_a the_o enterprise_n be_v great_a and_o full_a of_o danger_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v encounter_v with_o a_o equal_a courage_n both_o in_o the_o onset_n and_o pursuit_n the_o 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parem_fw-la which_o be_v there_o a_o paradox_n be_v here_o the_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o god_n saint_n and_o servant_n more_o than_o so_o major_a hic_fw-la pompeio_n what_o special_a servant_n be_v there_o of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n who_o have_v not_o show_v a_o brave_a and_o more_o noble_a courage_n when_o moses_n be_v employ_v by_o god_n on_o so_o sour_a a_o message_n as_o to_o solicit_v pharaoh_n the_o egyptian_a tyrant_n for_o the_o dismission_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n what_o danger_n may_v not_o he_o have_v fear_v what_o reason_n may_v not_o fair_o have_v be_v pretend_v to_o excuse_v the_o journey_n and_o when_o he_o be_v resolve_v upon_o it_o what_o difficulty_n do_v he_o meet_v with_o how_o many_o time_n be_v he_o repulse_v with_o threat_n and_o terror_n yet_o god_n no_o often_o say_v to_o moses_n though_o he_o say_v it_o often_o ingredere_fw-la ad_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la go_v unto_o pharaoh_n that_o bloody_a butcher_n of_o my_o child_n that_o merciless_a 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