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place_n the_o sparrow_n find_v she_o a_o house_n and_o the_o swallow_v a_o nest_n where_o she_o may_v lay_v her_o young_a psal._n 84._o 2._o and_o therefore_o they_o make_v their_o nest_n hard_o without_o and_o soft_o within_o the_o dove_n make_v her_o nest_n in_o rock_n to_o be_v in_o safety_n jer._n 48._o 24._o enemy_n 3_o knowledge_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o three_o part_n of_o preservation_n be_v that_o they_o know_v their_o enemy_n the_o dove_n fear_v the_o kite_n not_o the_o swan_n the_o partridge_n the_o hawk_n not_o the_o goose_n and_o the_o fish_n fly_v the_o pike_n the_o bee_n have_v knowledge_n of_o her_o sting_n therefore_o in_o her_o anger_n she_o sting_v the_o bird_n trust_v some_o in_o their_o beak_n some_o in_o their_o talent_n and_o the_o weak_a and_o simple_a dove_n trust_v in_o her_o wing_n they_o have_v knowledge_n of_o time_n &_o place_n the_o
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able_a to_o do_v any_o otherthing_n without_o the_o help_n of_o man_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v need_v two_o thing_n 1._o 1._o first_o a_o power_n of_o be_v second_o a_o power_n of_o grow_v 2._o 2._o remove_v rain_n and_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n and_o we_o can_v see_v how_o either_o they_o shall_v live_v or_o grow_v yet_o say_v moses_n god_n without_o either_o plough_n or_o shower_n do_v cause_v all_o thing_n to_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o bring_v seed_n grain_n and_o fruit_n for_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o verse_n we_o must_v mark_v these_o three_o proposition_n 1._o 1._o first_o that_o the_o original_a fountain_n of_o thing_n natural_a as_o now_o they_o stand_v be_v from_o god_n and_o his_o blessing_n not_o of_o ordinary_a mean_n for_o rain_n man_n art_n &_o industry_n though_o they_o be_v natural_a yet_o have_v they_o a_o blessing_n and_o virtue_n from_o god_n by_o which_o they_o be_v available_a but_o to_o speak_v more_o special_o of_o rain_n 38._o 28._o ask_v quis_fw-la est_fw-la pater_fw-la pluviae_fw-la the_o answer_n be_v god_n for_o he_o grant_v out_o a_o writ_n decree_n or_o mandate_n for_o rain_n job_n 28._o 26._o he_o give_v we_o rain_n and_o seasonable_a time_n act._n 17._o 26._o and_o as_o it_o be_v his_o royal_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o command_v it_o so_o be_v it_o to_o countermand_v it_o and_o to_o give_v a_o inhibition_n to_o restrain_v it_o esay_n 5._o 6._o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v make_v exception_n against_o he_o he_o say_v amos_n 4._o 6._o it_o be_v i_o which_o do_v cause_n it_o to_o rain_n upon_o one_o city_n and_o not_o another_o it_o be_v not_o planet_n nor_o nature_n nor_o fortune_n but_o god_n himself_o judg._n 6._o 37._o we_o see_v both_o set_v down_o his_o giving_z out_o a_o commandment_n for_o the_o ground_n to_o be_v wet_a and_o restraint_n for_o the_o flesh_n &_o contra_fw-la see_v then_o it_o be_v in_o his_o only_a power_n to_o give_v or_o restrain_v therefore_o there_o be_v a_o prayer_n make_v a_o prayer_n nominatim_fw-la for_o rain_n 1_o king_n 8._o 35._o 36._o and_o there_o be_v a_o special_a thanksgiving_n for_o this_o benefit_n psal._n 68_o 9_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n say_v st_n augustine_n why_o god_n make_v not_o the_o rain_n as_o a_o sweat_n to_o evaporate_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o so_o to_o moisten_v the_o clod_n but_o will_v have_v it_o rather_o to_o ascend_v upward_o into_o his_o place_n that_o we_o may_v lift_v up_o our_o eye_n to_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o come_v only_o from_o he_o 2._o 2._o the_o second_o royal_a prerogative_n of_o god_n be_v that_o though_o we_o have_v never_o so_o much_o rain_n or_o man_n to_o help_v yet_o all_o be_v nothing_o worth_a and_o can_v avail_v without_o god_n blessing_n do_v accompany_v it_o which_o be_v show_v 1_o cor._n 3._o 7._o paul_n may_v plant_v and_o apollo_n may_v water_v there_o be_v the_o husbandry_n and_o rain_n but_o both_o the_o tiller_n and_o waterer_n be_v nothing_o unless_o god_n give_v the_o increase_n therefore_o we_o must_v see_v and_o behold_v god_n in_o they_o all_o for_o if_o when_o god_n send_v rain_n he_o give_v not_o his_o blessing_n with_o it_o and_o make_v it_o pluviam_fw-la benedictionis_fw-la psal._n 80._o 19_o or_o if_o he_o send_v in_o tempestivam_fw-la pluviam_fw-la unseasonable_a rain_n nor_o the_o first_o nor_o the_o late_a rain_n ezekiell_n 34._o 26._o or_o if_o he_o send_v it_o not_o in_o plenty_n esdras_n 10._o 9_o for_o they_o have_v rain_n yet_o they_o weep_v for_o want_v or_o if_o he_o send_v too_o much_o what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v the_o earth_n 3._o 3._o the_o three_o prerogative_n of_o god_n be_v that_o god_n without_o rain_n can_v make_v thing_n fruitful_a but_o the_o rain_n can_v do_v so_o without_o god_n it_o be_v not_o these_o mean_n of_o tillage_n or_o rain_n that_o can_v do_v it_o deut._n 8._o 3._o but_o god_n without_o they_o can_v do_v it_o 2_o chron._n 14._o 11._o it_o be_v all_o 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yet_o of_o 〈…〉_o which_o be_v death_n but_o man_n cause_v both_o culpam_fw-la &_o poenam_fw-la do_v both_o way_n clear_a god_n and_o condemn_v we_o and_o ourselves_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o both_o death_n 3._o point_v the_o kind_n of_o death_n now_o touch_v the_o three_o point_n which_o respect_v the_o kind_n of_o death_n here_o threaten_v for_o there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o death_n rev._n 2._o 11._o rev._n 20._o 6._o there_o be_v the_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a the_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a the_o first_o and_o second_o death_n which_o of_o these_o be_v here_o in_o this_o punishment_n threaten_v st._n augustine_n answer_v that_o god_n do_v here_o mean_a both_o whatsoever_o death_n may_v be_v include_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o life_n unto_o the_o last_o death_n all_o that_o be_v here_o
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the_o verify_n of_o that_o prophecy_n which_o god_n 〈◊〉_d adam_n gen._n 2._o 17._o that_o be_v what_o time_n soever_o he_o shall_v sin_v and_o break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v die_v that_o be_v have_v all_o the_o messenger_n and_o minister_n of_o death_n ferze_v upon_o he_o until_o death_n itself_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n shall_v take_v hold_n on_o he_o which_o first_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n we_o shall_v divide_v as_o st._n paul_n do_v teach_v we_o rom._n 6._o 1._o into_o two_o part_n the_o first_o he_o call_v peccatum_fw-la the_o other_o peccati_fw-la obsonium_fw-la that_o be_v into_o the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o sin_n and_o into_o the_o effect_n and_o punishment_n which_o follow_v it_o concern_v the_o transgression_n he_o set_v down_o first_o the_o temptation_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o first_o 5._o verse_n then_o the_o preparation_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n itself_o in_o the_o 6._o verse_n then_o follow_v the_o stipend_n and_o hire_n of_o sin_n from_o that_o verse_n unto_o the_o 15._o verse_n in_o which_o verse_n then_o the_o prophet_n show_v that_o god_n in_o justice_n remember_v mercy_n and_o as_o st._n james_n say_v cause_v his_o mercy_n to_o triumph_v over_o justice_n in_o the_o promise_a seed_n without_o which_o remedy_n adam_n sin_n have_v be_v incurable_a and_o his_o case_n and_o our_o condition_n have_v be_v most_o desperate_a whereas_o by_o this_o mean_n as_o st._n augustine_n say_v the_o devil_n envy_n be_v foelix_fw-la inuidia_fw-la and_o adam_n sin_n be_v foelix_fw-la culpa_fw-la that_o be_v fall_v out_o to_o the_o great_a glory_n of_o all_o the_o elect_a son_n of_o god_n now_o more_o particular_o we_o be_v lead_v to_o consider_v two_o thing_n in_o the_o temptation_n first_o of_o all_o the_o person_n both_o agent_n and_o patient_a and_o then_o the_o allurement_n and_o enticement_n thereof_o the_o chief_a in_o this_o temptation_n be_v the_o devil_n and_o the_o woman_n and_o then_o in_o regard_n of_o consent_n adam_n himself_o grow_v accessary_a and_o guilty_a thereof_o so_o that_o there_o be_v three_o cause_n of_o sin_n the_o chief_a author_n of_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n the_o next_o be_v eve_n the_o yeelder_n to_o he_o the_o three_o be_v adam_n the_o consenter_n to_o they_o both_o serpent_n we_o know_v speak_v not_o for_o they_o be_v not_o make_v to_o reason_n and_o dispute_v therefore_o we_o must_v needs_o understand_v another_o high_a person_n beside_o he_o serpent_n which_o speak_v in_o he_o and_o use_v he_o as_o his_o instrument_n and_o mean_n to_o effect_v this_o evil_a devise_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o devil_n be_v call_v rev._n 12._o 9_o the_o old_a serpent_n as_o his_o name_n appellative_a by_o which_o he_o be_v once_o call_v and_o satanas_n revel_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o as_o his_o proper_a name_n by_o which_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o malicious_a nature_n be_v make_v know_v as_o therefore_o the_o devil_n crafty_o and_o close_o do_v put_v into_o judas_n head_n and_o heart_n by_o his_o suggestion_n 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in_o that_o we_o do_v we_o must_v seek_v for_o non_fw-la tam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la quam_fw-la aurigam_fw-la virtutis_fw-la scientiam_fw-la sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la ipsa_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la vitium_fw-la therefore_o proverb_n the_o twenty_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n cease_v from_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o in_o ecclefiastes_n the_o seven_o chapter_n be_v not_o nimium_fw-la just_a we_o knowledge_n be_v a_o key_n luke_n the_o eleven_o chapter_n and_o the_o fifty_o second_o verse_n and_o a_o choir_n must_v have_v a_o key_n to_o set_v the_o song_n that_o be_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o law_n nothing_o be_v to_o be_v offer_v without_o salt_n that_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o knowledge_n it_o be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n call_v the_o inward_a anoint_v in_o the_o first_o epistle_n of_o john_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o verse_n which_o give_v a_o sweet_a savour_n and_o send_v to_o god_n so_o say_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o second_o chapter_n we_o be_v a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o god_n but_o be_v not_o faith_n knowledge_n it_o be_v but_o yet_o where_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n be_v verum_fw-la &_o falsum_fw-la science_n have_v for_o its_o object_n good_a and_o evil_a as_o genesis_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o nine_o verse_n the_o passion_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n be_v indifferent_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n but_o the_o affection_n be_v stir_v by_o good_a and_o ill_a and_o it_o be_v knowledge_n that_o must_v discern_v between_o good_a and_o ill_a evil_a thing_n may_v go_v under_o the_o show_n of_o good_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v have_v knowledge_n to_o unmask_v they_o so_o the_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n be_v a_o good_a thing_n have_v a_o show_n of_o ill_a and_o without_o the_o grace_n of_o knowledge_n man_n be_v hardly_o bring_v to_o believe_v it_o as_o there_o be_v prudentia_fw-la carnis_fw-la roman_n the_o eight_o chapter_n and_o the_o six_o verse_n and_o prudentia_fw-la seculi_fw-la in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n so_o there_o must_v be_v a_o spiritual_a knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n to_o discern_v they_o and_o to_o measure_v what_o be_v good_a that_o all_o which_o we_o do_v teach_v may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o epistle_n of_o peter_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o all_o you_o do_v may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d roman_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n we_o must_v add_v this_o knowledge_n knowledge_n be_v lame_a without_o power_n and_o power_n be_v blind_a without_o knowledge_n for_o knowledge_n be_v the_o lightning_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o four_o chapter_n there_o be_v a_o knowledge_n false_o so_o call_v the_o first_o epistle_n of_o timothy_n the_o sixth_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o verse_n the_o knowledge_n true_o so_o call_v be_v not_o speculative_a but_o practic_a it_o be_v the_o knowledge_n from_o on_o high_a that_o direct_v our_o foot_n in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n as_o luke_n the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o seventy_o nine_o verse_n and_o not_o only_o that_o which_o lighten_v our_o eye_n physician_n of_o long_a practice_n and_o soldier_n that_o have_v be_v train_v be_v most_o respect_v so_o it_o be_v in_o worldly_a thing_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o divine_a thing_n a_o man_n must_v animare_fw-la praxin_n that_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o civilian_n give_v a_o soul_n to_o it_o as_o in_o the_o thirty_o three_o chapter_n of_o deuteronomie_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n first_o thummim_n and_o then_o urim_n jesus_n begin_v to_o do_v and_o teach_v act_v the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o first_o verse_n that_o be_v the_o touchstone_n of_o knowledge_n as_o christ_n say_v if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o his_o doctrine_n qui_fw-la fecerit_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la patris_fw-la sciet_fw-la de_fw-la doctrina_fw-la utrum_fw-la sit_fw-la ex_fw-la dec_n john_n the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n for_o there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v always_o learning_n but_o never_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n especial_o that_o knowledge_n that_o may_v be_v true_o so_o call_v in_o the_o second_o to_o timothy_n and_o the_o three_o chapter_n scientiae_fw-la verò_fw-la continentiam_fw-la continentiae_fw-la verò_fw-la tolerentiam_fw-la 6._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 6._o the_o apostle_n proceed_v now_o to_o the_o four_o voice_n of_o this_o choir_n have_v lay_v faith_n for_o the_o first_o and_o to_o it_o add_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n call_v the_o work_n of_o faith_n in_o virtue_n in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o thessalonian_o the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o eleven_o verse_n and_o three_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n now_o in_o the_o four_o place_n he_o join_v to_o it_o temperance_n it_o be_v the_o common_a course_n of_o the_o world_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v a_o little_a taste_n of_o knowledge_n to_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o knowledge_n must_v go_v down_o to_o our_o foul_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o godliness_n which_o we_o be_v teach_v in_o our_o conformity_n to_o our_o saviour_n example_n of_o who_o the_o apostle_n say_v ephesian_n the_o four_o chapter_n and_o the_o nine_o verse_n he_o that_o ascend_v the_o same_o be_v he_o that_o descend_v first_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o our_o duty_n be_v first_o to_o temper_v our_o affection_n and_o then_o to_o come_v to_o godliness_n after_o for_o the_o justify_n of_o 〈◊〉_d order_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o consequence_n this_o have_v with_o the_o former_a there_o be_v three_o cause_n why_o he_o bring_v in_o temperance_n next_o after_o knowledge_n the_o first_o be_v because_o whereas_o corruption_n be_v in_o the_o world_n through_o 〈◊〉_d verse_n the_o first_o and_o ephesian_n the_o four_o chapter_n the_o
old_a man_n be_v corrupt_v through_o lust_n and_o the_o abandon_v of_o that_o corruption_n must_v bring_v we_o to_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o it_o be_v comparance_n that_o make_v we_o avoid_v this_o corruption_n for_o unless_o we_o temper_v our_o affection_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n second_o it_o follow_v the_o natural_a power_n of_o 〈◊〉_d have_v place_v knowledge_n which_o be_v a_o virtue_n of_o the_o reasonable_a part_n he_o come_v next_o to_o the_o affection_a part_n that_o be_v desire_v 〈◊〉_d temperance_n answer_v he_o will_v not_o have_v sensuality_n grow_v 〈◊〉_d nor_o the_o body_n to_o govern_v the_o soul_n the_o upper_a part_n 〈◊〉_d already_o perfect_v the_o low_a part_n must_v next_o in_o order_n be_v make_v perfect_a as_o in_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n that_o which_o be_v natural_a be_v first_o and_o then_o that_o which_o be_v spiritual_a so_o moral_a virtue_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n and_o theological_a virtue_n be_v the_o perfection_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v three_o knowledge_n be_v the_o virtue_n that_o teach_v what_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n temperance_n follow_v it_o very_o well_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v a_o helper_n forward_o and_o a_o preserver_n of_o good_a it_o keep_v we_o from_o the_o grave_n of_o lust_n number_n the_o eleven_o chapter_n it_o preserve_v reason_n which_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o by_o worldly_a care_n we_o do_v gravare_fw-la cor_fw-la overcome_v the_o heart_n luke_n the_o twenty_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o thirty_o four_o verse_n but_o this_o temperance_n make_v it_o and_o therefore_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o keep_v the_o mind_n and_o understanding_n safe_a and_o for_o the_o body_n we_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o virtue_n in_o daniel_n the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n counsel_n to_o young_a man_n be_v in_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o timothy_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n fly_v the_o lust_n of_o youth_n and_o titus_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o three_o verse_n to_o be_v temperate_a and_o sober_a mind_v it_o preserve_v knowledge_n not_o only_o by_o keep_v the_o body_n in_o order_n but_z proverb_n the_o twenty_o three_o chapter_n the_o four_o verse_n and_o roman_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n and_o the_o three_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o deal_v in_o genealogy_n and_o curious_a question_n which_o be_v unprofitable_a but_o to_o be_v wise_a with_o sobriety_n titus_n the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o nine_o verse_n and_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n so_o it_o follow_v by_o good_a order_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o preserve_v the_o virtue_n go_v before_o second_o touch_v temperance_n what_o it_o be_v and_o wherein_o it_o stand_v when_o knowledge_n have_v teach_v what_o to_o choose_v the_o next_o thing_n be_v nullis_fw-la inde_fw-la illecebris_fw-la avocari_fw-la and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o temperance_n perform_v for_o in_o the_o begin_n this_o corrupt_a of_o the_o world_n seek_v to_o draw_v our_o parent_n away_o from_o their_o duty_n by_o a_o bait_n he_o show_v they_o bonum_fw-la delectabile_fw-la that_o be_v the_o goodly_a fruit_n so_o fair_a to_o behold_v the_o allurement_n be_v offer_v concupiscence_n fly_v to_o it_o as_o a_o bird_n to_o the_o snare_n proverb_n the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o three_o verse_n every_o man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d james_n the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o fourteen_o verse_n there_o be_v a_o bait_n offer_v to_o lust_n to_o catch_v at_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebrew_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n sin_n be_v so_o pleasant_a that_o if_o concupiscence_n be_v not_o wean_v there_o be_v no_o child_n desire_v the_o mother_n breast_n more_o than_o it_o desire_v sin_n psalm_n the_o hundred_o thirty_o first_o and_o the_o second_o verse_n man_n be_v in_o this_o case_n and_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n deuteronomie_n the_o twenty_o nine_o chapter_n and_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n and_o seek_v bait_n to_o allure_v concupiscence_n therefore_o our_o concupiscence_n need_v a_o bridle_n to_o wean_v and_o restrain_v this_o soul._n lust_n be_v two_o fold_n the_o first_o epistle_n of_o john_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n carnis_fw-la &_o occulorum_fw-la the_o corruption_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v either_o for_o the_o belly_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o st._n luke_n or_o that_o carnal_a pleasure_n that_o felix_n and_o drusilla_n be_v over_o come_v with_o act_v the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o abide_v to_o hear_v paul_n dispute_v of_o temperance_n the_o eye_n lu_v for_o fair_a apparel_n as_o luke_n the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n to_o be_v clothe_v in_o purple_a for_o that_o be_v a_o hait_fw-fr of_o 〈◊〉_d as_o achan_n when_o he_o see_v the_o babylonish_n garment_n desire_v it_o joshuah_n the_o seven_o chapter_n so_o also_o the_o eye_n delight_v in_o bed_v and_o furniture_n for_o house_n as_o jer_n the_o twenty_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o fourteen_o verse_n to_o have_v it_o shine_v with_o cedar_n to_o lie_v on_o bed_n of_o ivory_n amos_n the_o sixth_o chapter_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n temperance_n be_v the_o refrainer_n of_o all_o these_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o first_o of_o the_o corinthian_n and_o the_o nine_o chapter_n they_o that_o run_v a_o race_n abstain_v from_o all_o meat_n that_o may_v hurt_v for_o carnal_a pleasure_n if_o they_o can_v contain_v let_v they_o marry_v the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o for_o apparel_n that_o must_v be_v do_v in_o temperance_n the_o first_o epistle_n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o second_o verse_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o be_v the_o object_n of_o temperance_n which_o virtue_n perform_v two_o thing_n first_o to_o be_v able_a to_o want_v those_o thing_n as_o philipian_n the_o four_o chapter_n possum_fw-la deficere_fw-la then_o have_v they_o to_o use_v they_o moderate_o as_o the_o apostle_n counsel_v in_o timothy_n 1_o timothy_n 5._o modico_fw-la vino_fw-la vtere_fw-la for_o many_o come_v to_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o these_o thing_n exceed_v in_o riot_n for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a lust_n how_o pleasant_a soever_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o want_v they_o if_o we_o make_v necessary_a lust_n of_o they_o so_o as_o we_o must_v have_v our_o lust_n satisfy_v though_o it_o can_v be_v without_o sin_n we_o bring_v ourselves_o under_o the_o power_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o the_o eight_o chapter_n if_o we_o make_v ourselves_o debtor_n to_o the_o flesh_n so_o far_o roman_n the_o eight_o chapter_n a_o man_n that_o can_v refrain_v his_o appetite_n he_o be_v like_o a_o city_n break_v down_o and_o without_o wall_n pro._n 25._o 28._o three_o for_o the_o end_n why_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v to_o this_o virtue_n it_o be_v first_o to_o eschew_v corruption_n and_o so_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o temperance_n be_v the_o virtue_n by_o which_o we_o eschew_v corruption_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o as_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v sweet_a do_v stop_v and_o putrisy_n the_o body_n so_o do_v those_o corrupt_a desire_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o mankind_n desire_v to_o corrupt_v man_n with_o these_o allurement_n if_o we_o love_v we_o be_v not_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v servi_fw-la corruptionis_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o peter_n and_o the_o second_o chapter_n for_o the_o body_n it_o corrupt_v it_o also_o for_o so_o he_o sin_v against_o his_o own_o body_n the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o sixth_o chapter_n and_o such_o do_v corrupt_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o the_o three_o chapter_n the_o flesh_n spot_v the_o garment_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o saint_n judas_n the_o bed_n desile_v hebrew_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n so_o that_o we_o can_v possess_v our_o vessel_n in_o holiness_n four_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o temperance_n must_v effect_v this_o so_o it_o dispose_v we_o to_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n who_o be_v a_o spirit_n john_n the_o four_o chapter_n as_o they_o that_o be_v spiritual_a mind_v be_v for_o they_o that_o take_v care_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n roman_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n do_v make_v their_o belly_n their_o god_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n and_o mind_n earthly_a thing_n such_o be_v