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time_n become_v a_o spirit_n of_o savoury_a and_o affectionate_a discernment_n betwixt_o the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a betwixt_o the_o pure_a water_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o the_o muddy_a and_o tumultuous_a suggestion_n of_o the_o flesh_n 7_o and_o thus_o be_v man_n enable_v in_o a_o live_a manner_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o heavenly_a life_n 8_o for_o the_o heavenly_a principle_n be_v now_o make_v to_o he_o a_o spirit_n of_o savoury_a discernment_n and_o be_v teach_v by_o god_n after_o this_o manner_n he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o pronounce_v that_o this_o principle_n whereby_o he_o have_v so_o quick_a and_o lively_a a_o sense_n of_o what_o be_v good_a and_o evil_n be_v heavenly_a indeed_o and_o thus_o ignorance_n and_o enquiry_n be_v make_v the_o second_o day_n progress_n 9_o now_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o upper_a water_n be_v so_o well_o relish_v by_o man_n he_o have_v a_o great_a nauseat_n against_o the_o low_a feculent_a 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and_o bring_v forth_o laudable_a work_n of_o righteousness_n he_o thereupon_o add_v a_o very_a eminent_a accession_n of_o light_n and_o strength_n set_v before_o his_o eye_n sundry_a sort_n of_o luminary_n in_o the_o heavenly_a or_o intellectual_a nature_n whereby_o he_o may_v be_v able_a more_o notorious_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n that_o be_v betwixt_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o true_o illuminate_v soul_n and_o one_o that_o be_v as_o yet_o much_o benight_a in_o ignorance_n and_o estrange_v from_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n for_o according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o these_o light_n it_o be_v signify_v to_o a_o man_n in_o what_o condition_n himself_o or_o other_o be_v in_o whether_o it_o be_v indeed_o day_n or_o night_n with_o they_o summer_n or_o winter_n spring_n time_n or_o harvest_n or_o what_o period_n or_o progress_n they_o have_v make_v in_o the_o divine_a life_n 15_o and_o though_o there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o light_n yet_o the_o mean_a be_v better_o than_o mere_a darkness_n and_o serve_v in_o some_o measure_n or_o other_o to_o give_v light_n to_o the_o earthly_a man_n 16_o but_o among_o these_o many_o light_n which_o god_n make_v to_o appear_v to_o man_n there_o be_v two_o more_o eminent_a by_o far_o then_o the_o rest_n the_o great_a of_o which_o two_o have_v his_o dominion_n by_o day_n and_o be_v a_o faithful_a guide_n to_o those_o which_o walk_v in_o the_o day_n that_o be_v that_o work_v the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n and_o this_o great_a light_n be_v but_o one_o but_o do_v be_v add_v mighty_o invigorate_v the_o former_a daylight_n man_n walk_v by_o and_o it_o be_v a_o more_o full_a appearance_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n which_o be_v a_o hearty_a and_o sincere_a love_n of_o god_n and_o a_o man_n neighbour_n the_o lesser_a of_o these_o two_o great_a light_n have_v dominion_n by_o night_n and_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o those_o who_o inward_a mind_n be_v hold_v as_o yet_o too_o strong_o in_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n weak_a and_o variable_a as_o the_o moon_n and_o be_v call_v inconstancy_n of_o life_n and_o knowledge_n there_o be_v alsoan_v abundance_n of_o other_o little_a light_n thick_o disperse_v over_o the_o whole_a understanding_n of_o man_n as_o the_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n which_o you_o may_v call_v notionality_n or_o multiplicity_n of_o ineffectual_a opinion_n 17_o but_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o these_o be_v better_o than_o downright_a sensuality_n and_o brutishness_n and_o therefore_o god_n may_v well_o be_v say_v to_o set_v they_o up_o in_o the_o heavenly_a part_n of_o man_n his_o understanding_n to_o give_v what_o light_n they_o be_v able_a to_o his_o earthly_a part_n his_o corrupt_a and_o inordinate_a affection_n 18_o and_o as_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v the_o hearty_a and_o sincere_a love_n of_o god_n and_o a_o man_n neighbour_n by_o his_o single_a light_n and_o 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discern_v in_o the_o light_n of_o god_n that_o all_o this_o be_v very_o good_a 19_o and_o thus_o ignorance_n and_o inquiry_n be_v make_v the_o four_o day_n progress_n 20_o and_o now_o so_o noble_a so_o warm_a and_o so_o vigorous_a a_o principle_n or_o light_n as_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o heavenly_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o unskilful_a may_v unwary_o expect_v that_o the_o next_o news_n will_v be_v that_o even_o the_o sea_n themselves_o be_v dry_v up_o with_o the_o heat_n thereof_o that_o be_v that_o the_o concupiscible_a in_o man_n be_v quite_o destroy_v but_o god_n do_v appoint_v far_o otherwise_o for_o the_o water_n bring_v forth_o abundance_n of_o fish_n as_o well_o as_o fowl_n innumerable_a 21_o thought_n therefore_o of_o natural_a delight_n do_v swim_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o concupiscible_a of_o man_n and_o the_o fervent_a love_n he_o bear_v to_o god_n cause_v not_o a_o many_o faint_a ineffectual_a notion_n but_o a_o abundance_n of_o holy_a affectionate_a meditation_n and_o wing_a ejaculation_n that_o fly_v up_o heaven-ward_n which_o return_v back_o again_o and_o fall_v upon_o the_o numerous_a fry_n of_o natural_a concupiscence_n help_v to_o lessen_v their_o number_n as_o those_o fowl_n that_o frequent_v the_o water_n devour_v the_o fish_n thereof_o and_o god_n and_o good_a man_n do_v see_v nothing_o but_o good_a in_o all_o this_o 22_o wherefore_o god_n multiply_v the_o thought_n of_o natural_a delight_n in_o the_o low_a concupiscible_a as_o well_o as_o he_o do_v those_o heavenly_a thought_n and_o holy_a meditation_n that_o the_o entire_a humanity_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o all_o the_o degree_n of_o good_a it_o be_v capable_a of_o and_o that_o the_o divine_a life_n may_v have_v something_o to_o order_n and_o overcome_v 23_o and_o thus_o ignorance_n and_o inquiry_n make_v the_o
and_o commendable_a a_o thing_n shall_v have_v so_o much_o shame_n and_o diffidency_n hover_v about_o it_o for_o there_o be_v a_o general_a bashfulness_n in_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o these_o matter_n and_o they_o ever_o desire_v to_o transact_v these_o affair_n in_o secret_a out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o other_o wherefore_o moses_n to_o satisfy_v their_o curiosity_n continue_v his_o history_n further_o and_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o shame_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n iii_o 1_o how_o much_o it_o save_v the_o credit_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n that_o the_o serpent_n be_v find_v the_o prime_a author_n of_o the_o transgression_n that_o according_a to_o s._n basil_n all_o the_o live_a creature_n of_o paradise_n can_v speak_v undeniable_a reason_n that_o the_o serpent_n can_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a cabbala_n 9_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o anthropomorphites_n true_a according_a to_o the_o literal_a cabbala_n 14_o that_o the_o serpent_n go_v upright_o before_o the_o fall_n be_v the_o opinion_n of_o s._n basil_n 16_o a_o story_n of_o the_o easy_a delivery_n of_o a_o certain_a poor_a woman_n of_o liguria_n 19_o that_o the_o general_a calamity_n that_o lie_v upon_o mankind_n come_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n how_o well_o accommodate_v it_o be_v to_o the_o scope_n of_o moses_n 23_o that_o paradise_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a earth_n 24_o the_o apparition_n in_o paradise_n call_v by_o theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o three_o chapter_n there_o be_v cause_n lay_v down_o of_o some_o of_o the_o most_o notable_a and_o most_o concern_v accident_n in_o nature_n as_o of_o the_o hard_a travail_n and_o toil_n upon_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o get_v themselves_o a_o livelihood_n of_o the_o antipathy_n betwixt_o man_n and_o serpent_n of_o the_o encumbrance_n of_o the_o ground_n with_o troublesome_a weed_n of_o the_o shame_n of_o venery_n of_o the_o pang_n of_o child-bearing_a and_o of_o death_n itself_o of_o 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that_o he_o propound_v to_o they_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o from_o god_n and_o that_o all_o prosperity_n and_o happiness_n will_v accompany_v they_o if_o they_o observe_v the_o same_o that_o they_o shall_v eat_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o land_n and_o live_v a_o long_a and_o healthful_a age_n now_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o the_o people_n though_o they_o be_v but_o rude_a and_o new_o take_v from_o make_v brick_n for_o pharaoh_n in_o egypt_n to_o think_v thus_o with_o themselves_o if_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n how_o be_v it_o that_o they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o they_o be_v why_o do_v our_o wife_n bring_v forth_o their_o child_n with_o pain_n why_o be_v we_o obnoxious_a to_o be_v sting_v with_o serpent_n why_o may_v not_o god_n give_v we_o a_o endless_a life_n as_o well_o as_o a_o long_a life_n and_o the_o like_a to_o which_o moses_n in_o general_a answer_n to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o people_n and_o for_o the_o fast_o bind_v they_o to_o the_o law_n he_o deliver_v they_o from_o god_n that_o it_o be_v disobedience_n to_o his_o will_n that_o bring_v all_o this_o mischief_n into_o the_o world_n which_o be_v most_o certain_o true_a but_o by_o what_o particular_a circumstance_n it_o be_v set_v out_o you_o may_v here_o read_v in_o this_o three_o chapter_n ver._n 1._o the_o serpent_n also_o it_o have_v be_v too_o harsh_a and_o boisterous_a and_o too_o gross_o redound_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n and_o eve_n if_o they_o have_v immediate_o do_v violence_n to_o so_o express_v a_o command_n of_o god_n and_o show_v themselves_o profess_v rebel_n against_o he_o and_o their_o posterity_n will_v have_v be_v scarce_o able_a to_o have_v remember_v they_o without_o curse_n and_o bitterness_n for_o be_v so_o bold_a and_o apart_a author_n of_o so_o much_o misery_n to_o they_o but_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o themselves_o but_o by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n that_o they_o be_v deceive_v into_o disobedience_n be_v overshort_a by_o his_o false_a suggestion_n so_o that_o their_o mistake_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o with_o pardon_n and_o pity_n and_o ourselves_o be_v fair_o admonish_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o forfeit_v not_o the_o rest_n but_o the_o power_n of_o speech_n i_o can_v be_v so_o large_a in_o my_o belief_n as_o s._n basil_n who_o affirm_v that_o all_o live_a creature_n in_o paradise_n can_v speak_v and_o understand_v one_o another_o but_o according_a to_o the_o literal_a cabbala_n i_o think_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o serpent_n can_v and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o serpent_n as_o some_o interpreter_n will_v have_v it_o for_o why_o shall_v the_o serpent_n be_v curse_v for_o the_o devil_n sake_n and_o beside_o the_o whole_a business_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o cunning_a and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n as_o do_v it_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n therefore_o this_o be_v to_o confound_v two_o cabbala_n into_o one_o to_o talk_v thus_o of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o devil_n at_o once_o not_o eat_v of_o any_o of_o the_o tree_n so_o chrysostome_n rupertus_n and_o s._n augustine_n as_o if_o the_o cunning_a serpent_n have_v make_v use_n of_o that_o damnable_a maxim_n calumniare_fw-la fortiter_fw-la aliquid_fw-la adhaerebit_fw-la so_o at_o first_o he_o lay_v his_o charge_n high_a against_o god_n as_o if_o he_o will_v debar_v they_o of_o necessary_a food_n and_o starve_v they_o that_o at_o last_o he_o may_v gain_v so_o much_o at_o least_o that_o he_o do_v unnecessary_o abridge_v they_o of_o what_o make_v mighty_o for_o their_o pleasure_n and_o perfection_n ver._n 4._o see_v verse_n 1._o ver._n 7._o and_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o both_o be_v open_v some_o gather_v from_o hence_o that_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v blind_a till_o they_o taste_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n which_o be_v so_o foolish_a a_o gloss_n that_o none_o but_o a_o blind_a man_n can_v ever_o have_v stumble_v upon_o it_o for_o the_o great_a pleasure_n of_o paradise_n have_v be_v lose_v if_o they_o have_v want_v their_o sight_n therefore_o as_o gross_a as_o it_o be_v that_o can_v be_v no_o part_n of_o any_o literal_a cabbala_n it_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o probability_n in_o it_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver._n 9_o god_n walk_v in_o the_o garden_n his_o call_n after_o adam_n his_o pronounce_v the_o doom_n upon_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o the_o serpent_n and_o sundry_a passage_n before_o do_v again_o and_o again_o inculcate_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o anthropomorphites_n that_o god_n have_v a_o humane_a shape_n which_o i_o have_v already_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o literal_a cabbala_n ver._n 13._o here_o the_o first_o original_a of_o mischief_n be_v resolve_v into_o the_o serpent_n whereby_o adam_n and_o eve_n credit_n be_v something_o save_v and_o the_o root_n of_o misery_n to_o mankind_n be_v plain_o discover_v ver._n 14._o creep_v upon_o thy_o belly_n it_o be_v plain_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n that_o the_o serpent_n go_v upright_o which_o be_v the_o opinion_n also_o of_o s._n basil_n else_o his_o doom_n signify_v nothing_o if_o he_o creep_v upon_o his_o belly_n before_o ver._n 15._o perpetual_a antipathy_n see_v verse_n 1._o ver._n 16._o her_o sorrow_n and_o pang_n in_o child-bearing_a see_v verse_n 1._o but_o these_o pain_n be_v much_o increase_v to_o woman_n by_o their_o luxury_n and_o rot_a delicateness_n that_o weaken_v nature_n and_o enfeeble_v the_o spirit_n so_o that_o they_o can_v endure_v nothing_o when_o as_o those_o that_o be_v use_v to_o hardship_n and_o labour_n escape_v better_a there_o be_v a_o notorious_a instance_n of_o it_o in_o a_o woman_n of_o liguria_n who_o as_o diodorus_n siculus_n write_v be_v hard_o at_o work_n in_o the_o field_n