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A34898 A cabinet of spirituall iewells wherein man's misery, God's mercy, Christ's treasury, truth's prevalency, errour's ignominy, grace's excellency, a Christian's duty, the saint's glory, is set forth in eight sermons : with a brief appendix, of the nature, equity, and obligation of tithes under the Gospell, and expediency of marriage to be solemnized onely by a lawfull minister ... / by John Cragge, M.A. ... Cragge, John, M.A. 1657 (1657) Wing C6783; ESTC R4552 116,039 199

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and_o tremble_v like_o a_o recoil_n cano●_n and_o mourn_v as_o with_o a_o sympathy_n while_o the_o heaven_n weep_v the_o flower_n droop_v and_o close_v up_o their_o head_n within_o the_o lap_n of_o their_o mother_n earth_n the_o grass_n wither_v the_o corn_n be_v blast_v the_o fruit_n be_v thunderstroke_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o pagle_n daize_n and_o rose_n of_o paradise_n briar_n bramble_n nettle_n thistle_n spring_v out_o of_o her_o womb_n and_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n all_o nation_n all_o state_n all_o kingdom_n be_v trouble_v and_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n the_o pagan_n against_o turk_n turk_n against_o christendom_n one_o province_n against_o another_o as_o whirlwind_n in_o a_o strait_a move_v tumult_n victorious_a sweden_n have_v long_o sit_v in_o sable_a as_o a_o matron_n mourn_v under_o the_o myrtle_n tree_n deplore_a the_o dismal_a fate_n of_o her_o decease_a worthy_a which_o occasion_v so_o many_o alteration_n in_o government_n since_o and_o 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as_o a_o giant_n refresh_v with_o wine_n to_o put_v on_o his_o brigandine_n and_o to_o gird_v on_o his_o sword_n if_o soul_n for_o this_o deserve_v to_o die_v then_o how_o much_o more_o the_o body_n and_o shall_v not_o these_o that_o be_v petitioner_n become_v also_o executioner_n lo_o the_o heaven_n as_o if_o it_o be_v their_o task_n to_o kill_v and_o slay_v have_v for_o her_o arm_n hang_v up_o in_o the_o zodiac_n man_n anatomy_n the_o planet_n mars_n as_o though_o he_o be_v still_o the_o god_n of_o war_n the_o dog-star_n and_o saturn_n murder_v their_o child_n the_o air_n poison_n with_o infection_n fever_n plague_n the_o sea_n be_v become_v a_o devour_a gulf_n and_o contrary_a to_o nature_n intent_n be_v make_v a_o goigotha_n or_o place_n of_o scull_n the_o earth_n that_o with_o her_o fruit_n shall_v have_v nourish_v and_o with_o her_o conserves_n cherish_v be_v become_v a_o aceldama_n or_o theatre_n of_o blood_n one_o nation_n one_o city_n one_o kingdom_n one_o family_n one_o brother_n rise_v up_o against_o another_o as_o if_o man_n be_v bear_v with_o those_o that_o arise_v of_o the_o dragon_n tooth_n in_o the_o poet_n mutuis_fw-la peri●e_fw-la gladiis_fw-la bleed_v to_o death_n on_o one_o another_o sword_n and_o then_o shall_v not_o god_n just_a wrath_n our_o just_a desert_n so_o many_o executioner_n in_o heaven_n in_o earth_n by_o sea_n by_o land_n bring_v ruin_n and_o calamity_n of_o church_n and_o state_n city_n and_o family_n hence_o as_o the_o case_n stand_v we_o be_v blame-worthy_a in_o a_o fourfold_a respect_n 1._o of_o satan_n 2._o of_o security_n 3._o of_o pride_n 4._o of_o intemperance_n first_o of_o satan_n who_o by_o his_o subtle_a sleight_n as_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o body_n will_v murder_v also_o the_o soul_n and_o yet_o we_o sleight_v it_o as_o though_o we_o shall_v die_v neither_o body_n nor_o soul_n satan_n be_v that_o panther_n that_o with_o his_o sweet_a odour_n allure_v we_o till_o he_o have_v get_v we_o within_o the_o reach_n of_o his_o talant_o that_o he_o may_v tear_v we_o that_o crocodile_n that_o commiserate_v we_o till_o he_o have_v murder_v we_o that_o hyena_n that_o flatter_v we_o till_o he_o have_v kill_v we_o that_o siren_n that_o sing_v till_o she_o have_v drown_v we_o that_o with_o jael_n allure_v in_o with_o milk_n and_o murder_n with_o a_o nail_n with_o joab_n embrace_n with_o one_o hand_n and_z stabs_z with_o another_o that_o whore_n of_o babylon_n that_o give_v poison_v drink_n in_o golden_a cup_n that_o cunning_a fisher_n that_o bait_v his_o hook_n with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n that_o lie_v as_o a_o snake_n in_o thy_o green_a grass_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o assault_v thou_o in_o thy_o secure_a travail_n as_o a_o ruffian_n to_o cut_v thy_o throat_n in_o thy_o swee_a sleep_n be_v thou_o banquet_v like_o job_n child_n with_o thy_o friend_n take_v heed_n satan_n there_o be_v thou_o with_o job_n pray_v take_v heed_n satan_n there_o be_v thou_o with_o judas_n and_o the_o apostle_n receive_v the_o communion_n take_v heed_n satan_n there_o in_o thy_o eat_n in_o thy_o drink_n in_o thy_o hear_n in_o thy_o pray_n in_o thy_o meditate_v beware_v satan_n be_v busy_a about_o thou_o take_v heed_n he_o that_o have_v wrought_v thy_o bodily_a death_n will_v also_o of_o thy_o soul_n o_o man_n of_o god_n beware_v mors_fw-la in_o ollâ_fw-la death_n be_v in_o the_o pot_n second_o this_o discover_v the_o security_n of_o carnal_a secure_a man_n that_o mind_n death_n no_o more_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n than_o jerusalem_n do_v the_o blaze_a star_n and_o army_n in_o the_o air_n then_o damocles_n do_v the_o glitter_a sword_n perpendicular_a over_o his_o head_n then_o jonah_n do_v the_o swell_a of_o the_o wave_n over_o the_o ship_n while_o he_o be_v under_o the_o hatch_n sleep_v but_o they_o lie_v snort_v in_o a_o lethargy_n of_o sin_n till_o a_o deluge_n of_o death_n overwhelm_v they_o as_o the_o flood_n do_v the_o old_a world_n as_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n do_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n as_o the_o house_n of_o dagon_n do_v the_o philistines_n that_o then_o death_n and_o grave_n and_o worm_n and_o hell_n and_o destruction_n seize_v upon_o they_o three_o this_o discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o pride_n many_o while_o their_o life_n be_v consume_v as_o a_o candle_n burn_v within_o the_o socket_n as_o a_o coal_n take_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n grow_v black_a study_v only_o to_o varnish_v and_o paint_v over_o that_o rot_a stock_n the_o body_n rob_v all_o creature_n to_o adorn_v it_o from_o one_o take_v his_o wool_n from_o another_o his_o skin_n from_o another_o his_o fur_n from_o another_o their_o excrement_n as_o silk_n from_o worm_n beg_v pearl_n of_o the_o fish_n dig_v into_o the_o ground_n for_o gold_n and_o silver_n turn_v up_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o
yet_o it_o hold_v proportion_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o their_o dignity_n and_o necessity_n and_o be_v devote_v unto_o god_n by_o our_o forefather_n famous_a in_o their_o generation_n for_o piety_n be_v as_o obligatory_a as_o what_o god_n himself_o immediate_o consecrate_v four_o god_n call_v it_o a_o rob_n of_o he_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n mal._n 3._o 8._o and_o for_o that_o pronounce_v the_o whole_a nation_n curse_v with_o a_o curse_n that_o be_v a_o signal_n curse_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o use_v to_o do_v for_o violate_v law_n that_o be_v pure_o judicial_a or_o ceremonial_a five_o christ_n confirm_v they_o under_o the_o gospel_n matth._n 23._o 23._o tell_v the_o pharisee_n they_o pay_v tithe_n of_o annise_v mint_n and_o cummin_n these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o if_o they_o can_v not_o enter_v into_o heaven_n unless_o their_o righteousness_n exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o those_o that_o come_v short_a of_o they_o the_o pharisee_n pay_v cheerful_o thing_n hallow_v unto_o god_n christian_n do_v not_o six_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n make_v sacrilege_n which_o consist_v in_o detain_v of_o tithe_n and_o holy_a thing_n worse_o than_o idolatry_n rom._n 2._o 32._o thou_o that_o abhor_v idol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v thou_o commit_v sacri'edge_n to_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o due_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n then_o through_o mistake_n to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o a_o false_a god_n which_o be_v not_o his_o due_n seven_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o a_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n to_o be_v derive_v from_o noah_n to_o all_o nation_n plutarch_n say_v in_o camillus_n that_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pay_v tithe_n to_o jupiter_n herodotus_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o offer_v unto_o hercules_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o wealth_n so_o do_v the_o etrurians_n call_v it_o the_o herculian_a part_n as_o plautus_n have_v it_o in_o his_o truculentus_fw-la xenophon_n say_v the_o grecian_n do_v offer_v their_o tithe_n at_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n aristotle_n lib._n 2._o economic_n say_v that_o the_o babylonian_n pay_v tithe_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o prince_n when_o they_o come_v like_o caligula_n to_o challenge_v deity_n to_o themselves_o usurp_v the_o tithe_n appian_n record_v that_o the_o sicilian_n and_o other_o conquer_a nation_n pay_v the_o ten_o part_n to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n therefore_o the_o publican_n as_o cicero_n have_v it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tithe-gatherers_a eight_o that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o live_v in_o primitive_a time_n st._n chrysostom_n say_v that_o abraham_n in_o pay_v of_o tithe_n be_v our_o instructor_n teach_v we_o what_o we_o shall_v do_v st._n jerom_n say_v quod_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la deum_fw-la defrandare_n &_o supplantare_fw-la convincitur_fw-la that_o he_o that_o pay_v not_o tithe_n defraude_n and_o undermine_v god_n st._n austin_n say_v nolumus_fw-la partiri_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la decimas_fw-la mod●_n autem_fw-la totum_fw-la tollitur_fw-la we_o have_v be_v unwilling_a to_o pay_v god_n his_o tithe_n therefore_o it_o be_v just_a he_o shall_v take_v all_o from_o we_o nine_o many_o council_n have_v confirm_v the_o pay_v of_o tithe_n the_o first_o aurelian_a chap._n 17._o the_o second_o of_o matiscone_a chap._n 5._o the_o forojulium_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n at_o mentz_n in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a chap._n 38._o at_o mentz_n under_o rabanus_n chap._n 10._o at_o mentz_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n arnulph_n chap._n 17._o where_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o those_o that_o neglect_v to_o pay_v tithe_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v at_o rheims_n chap._n 38._o in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a at_o valence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lotharius_n chap._n 10._o the_o four_o at_o arles_n chap._n 9_o with_o many_o more_o beside_o panormitan_n hostiensis_n and_o the_o canonist_n of_o all_o age_n ten_o the_o heathen_n by_o the_o glimmer_a light_n of_o reason_n punish_v those_o that_o be_v sacrilegious_a plato_n ordain_v in_o his_o law_n that_o if_o a_o servant_n or_o stranger_n shall_v detain_v holy_a thing_n they_o shall_v be_v brand_v in_o the_o hand_n and_o forehead_n but_o if_o a_o freeman_n he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o twelve_o table_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n sacrum_n sacrove_v commodatum_fw-la qui_fw-la rapsit_fw-la parricida_fw-la esto_fw-la let_v he_o that_o steal_v any_o holy_a thing_n or_o dedicate_v to_o a_o holy_a use_n be_v punish_v as_o a_o parricide_n that_o be_v as_o one_o that_o murder_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n and_o that_o be_v to_o be_v sow_v in_o a_o sack_n of_o leather_n with_o a_o serpent_n in_o it_o and_o throw_v into_o the_o sea_n among_o the_o aethiopian_n if_o 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