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distil_v from_o the_o rose_n by_o the_o force_n of_o fire_n yeil_v a_o sweet_a smell_n so_o much_o more_o sweet_a be_v the_o water_n of_o the_o head_n which_o be_v press'd-out_a by_o the_o heat_n of_o divine_a love_n it_o be_v indeed_o the_o spirit_n of_o divine_a love_n that_o from_o the_o eye_n force_n holy_a tear_n according_a to_o that_o of_o david_n ps_n 147._o he_o cause_v his_o wind_n to_o blow_v and_o the_o water_n flow_v the_o same_o prophet_n say_v ps_n 104.3_o god_n lay_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o chamber_n in_o the_o water_n that_o be_v he_o cover_v the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o air_n with_o water_n the_o just_a man_n be_v such_o a_o heaven_n who_o upper_a part_n his_o soul_n his_o head_n his_o eye_n be_v overflow'n_v with_o devout_a sorrow_n who_o tear_n do_v mystical_o fulfil_v that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n ps_n 148.4_o the_o water_n that_o be_v above_o the_o heaven_n praise_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o more_o admirable_o do_v these_o water_n the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o attenuate_v or_o make_v thin_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o signify_v the_o thinness_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o head_n as_o spittle_n also_o for_o the_o thinness_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o more_o near_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v vain_a or_o empty_a whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v judge_v to_o come_v and_o such_o be_v they_o call_v judg._n 11.3_o which_o be_v gather_v to_o jephthah_n when_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o his_o country_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vain_a man_n for_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v write_v not_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o appear_v in_o the_o word_n racha_n which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n translation_n of_o s._n mathew_n gospel_n publish_v by_o munster_n be_v likewise_o write_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o serve_v to_o weaken_v the_o witty_a fancy_n of_o those_o that_o will_v have_v it_o signify_v 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from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cedo_fw-la it_o come_v imply_v the_o angry_a man_n judulgence_n unto_o his_o passion_n much_o less_o then_o must_v we_o dare_v to_o say_v thou_o fool_n and_o seem_v not_o this_o offence_n include_v in_o the_o former_a to_o object_v the_o weakness_n of_o judgement_n be_v it_o not_o to_o say_v racha_n the_o weakness_n of_o some_o judgement_n judge_n thus_o of_o this_o most_o wise_a judgement_n which_o yet_o when_o right_o understand_v will_v teach_v we_o to_o judge_v right_o of_o this_o judgement_n to_o understand_v then_o folly_n here_o require_v wisdom_n even_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n word_n which_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v that_o the_o fool_n in_o god_n account_n be_v not_o one_o that_o be_v defective_a in_o his_o wit_n but_o in_o his_o will_n he_o that_o order_v not_o his_o life_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o life_n god_n law_n who_o offence_n be_v not_o silliness_n but_o sinfullnesse_n and_o shall_v we_o without_o cause_n thus_o censure_v 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