rule_n must_v here_o take_v place_n let_v he_o that_o think_v he_o stand_v ambrose_n ambrose_n take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v labi_fw-la humanum_fw-la prolabi_fw-la diabolicum_fw-la we_o do_v free_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v the_o infirmity_n of_o holy_a man_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o this_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o we_o bear_v about_o we_o and_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o scripture_n have_v not_o conceal_v they_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o they_o as_o a_o ancient_a father_n say_v patriarchae_fw-la nos_fw-la instruunt_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la docentes_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la errantes_fw-la we_o may_v learn_v many_o good_a instruction_n as_o well_o from_o their_o sin_n as_o from_o their_o grace_n as_o well_o from_o their_o fault_n as_o from_o their_o virtue_n therefore_o if_o these_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n these_o worthy_n of_o the_o world_n fall_v so_o dangerous_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o daily_a prayer_n unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v hold_v we_o up_o against_o all_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n allurement_n of_o the_o world_n and_o provocation_n of_o our_o flesh_n whatsoever_o a_o second_o reason_n why_o the_o incest_n of_o these_o two_o be_v relate_v be_v this_o you_o know_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v much_o to_o boast_v of_o his_o pedigree_n and_o descent_n inuenall_n inuenall_n nil_fw-la nisi_fw-la cecropides_n i_o tell_v you_o he_o will_v be_v noble_a or_o nothing_o in_o the_o 8._o of_o john_n they_o tell_v christ_n to_o his_o face_n that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o fornication_n 8.41_o john_n 8.41_o now_o this_o serve_v to_o abate_v their_o pride_n and_o insolency_n here_o may_v they_o see_v what_o manner_n of_o beginning_n they_o have_v here_o be_v the_o rock_n whence_o they_o be_v hew_v their_o generation_n be_v know_v to_o the_o world_n let_v they_o look_v back_o to_o their_o great_a ancestor_n the_o prince_n of_o their_o tribe_n and_o they_o shall_v find_v sufficient_a matter_n of_o humiliation_n three_o the_o report_n of_o judahs_n incest_n be_v yet_o for_o a_o further_a cause_n more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n we_o know_v that_o christ_n come_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o in_o that_o golden_a genealogy_n in_o the_o gospel_n 1.3_o mat._n 1.3_o judah_n be_v number_v among_o other_o in_o the_o series_n and_o rank_a as_o christ_n ancestor_n who_o beget_v phares_n and_o zara_n of_o thamar_n now_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o reckon_v up_o the_o progeny_n and_o descent_n of_o christ_n glance_v at_o the_o notorious_a sin_n of_o judah_n as_o he_o do_v the_o like_a of_o david_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o only_o say_v he_o beget_v solomon_n verse_n 6_o but_o add_v of_o she_o who_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o vriah_n where_o david_n be_v detect_v for_o his_o murder_n and_o adultery_n so_o rahab_n the_o harlot_n be_v also_o mention_v in_o that_o line_n as_o a_o ancestor_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o salmon_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n truth_n seek_v no_o corner_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o truth_n will_v not_o conceal_v these_o gross_a blemish_n and_o stain_n even_o in_o those_o who_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o christ_n what_o shall_v this_o mean_v to_o have_v our_o line_n draw_v from_o incestuous_a and_o adulterous_a commixture_n we_o hold_v it_o no_o small_a infamy_n and_o disparagement_n it_o be_v note_v for_o a_o dishonour_n unto_o claudius_n caesar_n suetonius_n suetonius_n that_o his_o father_n drusus_n be_v beget_v in_o adultery_n 11.1_o judg._n 11.1_o iphtah_n the_o giliadite_n be_v a_o valiant_a man_n judg._n 11.1_o but_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o harlot_n there_o be_v his_o blemish_n judah_n honourable_o descend_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o his_o name_n he_o save_v the_o life_n of_o his_o brother_n innocent_a joseph_n by_o his_o counsel_n 31.27_o gen_n 31.27_o move_v no_o doubt_n even_o by_o god_n spirit_n so_o to_o do_v yet_o by_o your_o leave_n he_o give_v advice_n to_o sell_v he_o to_o the_o ismaelite_n he_o go_v from_o his_o brethren_n join_v himself_o with_o the_o canaanite_n marry_v into_o their_o stock_n defrauds_n thamar_n of_o her_o husband_n commit_v incest_n with_o she_o and_o cruel_o adjudge_v she_o to_o be_v burn_v here_o be_v heap_v of_o sin_n upon_o sin_n as_o they_o which_o build_v babel_n lay_v one_o brick_n upon_o another_o and_o must_v he_o be_v the_o tribe_n even_o the_o very_a prince_n of_o it_o whence_o the_o holy_a and_o bless_a redeemer_n of_o mankind_n shall_v descend_v sure_o yea_o for_o in_o he_o that_o be_v christ_n there_o be_v treasure_v up_o all_o riches_n of_o grace_n 9_o col._n 2_o 9_o and_o he_o indeed_o not_o to_o be_v make_v noble_a by_o his_o stock_n or_o parentage_n neither_o do_v the_o gross_a infirmity_n of_o his_o progenitor_n any_o whit_n disparage_v he_o for_o he_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v all_o in_o his_o holy_a and_o unspotted_a conception_n he_o can_v have_v make_v choice_n of_o another_o race_n but_o herein_o herein_o appear_v his_o wonderful_a humility_n abase_v himself_o in_o that_o wherein_o man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v proud_a of_o i_o mean_v blood_n and_o parentage_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n augustine_n augustine_n witness_v his_o humility_n fecit_fw-la te_fw-la fecit_fw-la multa_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la nay_o propter_fw-la te_fw-la fecit_fw-la seipsum_fw-la he_o make_v thou_o he_o make_v many_o thing_n for_o thou_o nay_o for_o thou_o he_o make_v himself_o 2.7_o phil._n 2.7_o what_o of_o no_o reputation_n say_v paul_n phil._n 2.7_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o humble_v himself_o unto_o the_o death_n even_o unto_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o humble_v himself_o not_o only_o in_o his_o death_n but_o in_o his_o life_n not_o only_o in_o his_o life_n but_o in_o his_o birth_n not_o only_o in_o his_o birth_n but_o even_o before_o his_o birth_n in_o his_o race_n in_o his_o descent_n ut_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la moriturus_fw-la erat_fw-la mat._n muscul_fw-la in_o mat._n per_fw-la peccatores_fw-la patres_fw-la auceret_fw-la generationem_fw-la say_v musculus_fw-la upon_o the_o first_o of_o matthew_n that_o he_o who_o be_v to_o die_v for_o sinner_n derive_v his_o race_n from_o sinful_a man_n non_fw-la liberaretur_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la nisi_fw-la christus_fw-la dignaretur_fw-la esse_fw-la humanus_fw-la august_n august_n say_v s._n augustine_n he_o must_v become_v man_n to_o deliver_v mankind_n and_o he_o must_v pay_v the_o price_n of_o sin_n moralibus_fw-la gregor_n in_o moralibus_fw-la who_o know_v no_o sin_n nisi_fw-la ipse_fw-la indebitam_fw-la mortem_fw-la susciperet_fw-la nunquam_fw-la nos_fw-la â_fw-la debita_fw-la morte_fw-la liberaret_fw-la say_v gregory_n in_o his_o moral_n unless_o he_o have_v suffer_v a_o death_n not_o due_a he_o can_v never_o have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o death_n that_o be_v due_a not_o due_a to_o he_o but_o to_o we_o most_o due_a neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o his_o purity_n and_o sanctity_n shall_v depend_v upon_o his_o ancestor_n for_o he_o be_v holiness_n itself_o and_o all_o their_o impurity_n be_v cleanse_v away_o in_o his_o purity_n their_o sin_n of_o crimson_a 1.18_o esay_n 1.18_o he_o make_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n and_o their_o sin_n of_o scarlet_a as_o white_a as_o wool_n so_o much_o for_o the_o second_o point_n we_o have_v do_v with_o thamar_n before_o metamorph._n 3._o judahs_n remorse_n ovid._n metamorph._n she_o conceive_v by_o judah_n conceptaque_fw-la crimina_fw-la portat_fw-la as_o the_o poet_n speak_v of_o myrrah_n and_o at_o the_o appoint_a time_n her_o womb_n be_v ease_v of_o the_o burden_n 121._o heb._n 121._o judah_n for_o his_o part_n have_v a_o burden_n too_o a_o burden_n of_o sin_n that_o press_v he_o down_o and_o lay_v heavy_a at_o his_o heart_n and_o now_o he_o go_v about_o to_o lighten_v himself_o of_o it_o you_o have_v hear_v heretofore_o a_o hard_a discourse_n against_o judah_n his_o sin_n discover_v and_o lay_v open_a yet_o when_o i_o speak_v hard_a of_o he_o i_o may_v have_v say_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o shunamite_n unto_o her_o husband_n 4.32_o 2._o king_n 4.32_o or_o of_o domitian_n crow_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o capitol_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suetonius_n suetonius_n all_o shall_v be_v well_o for_o you_o shall_v now_o hear_v better_o of_o judah_n than_o you_o have_v hear_v bless_a o_o bless_a be_v that_o man_n who_o though_o he_o have_v spend_v himself_o in_o perverse_a way_n displease_v unto_o god_n can_v yet_o with_o judah_n remember_v himself_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o heart_n be_v prick_v in_o conscience_n with_o remorse_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o say_v lord_n i_o have_v offend_v thou_o in_o this_o or_o that_o sin_n and_o as_o near_o as_o
at_o that_o day_n and_o not_o to_o i_o only_o but_o to_o all_o that_o love_v his_o gracious_a and_o glorious_a appear_v this_o crown_n he_o crown_v we_o with_o for_o his_o mercy_n sake_n amen_n finis_fw-la judah_n penance_n a_o sermon_n at_o thetford_n before_o the_o judge_n at_o the_o assize_n in_o lent_n march_n 10._o 1616._o preach_v by_o the_o parson_n of_o southwalsham_n non_fw-la legem_fw-la verecr_n nocens_fw-la sed_fw-la fortunam_fw-la innocens_fw-la london_n print_v by_o john_n beale_n 1617._o judah_n penance_n text_n gen._n 38.26_o so_o he_o lay_v with_o she_o no_o more_o in_o these_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v report_n unto_o we_o of_o a_o fin_n commit_v now_o forsake_v and_o give_v over_o and_o that_o our_o discourse_n concern_v this_o point_n may_v be_v the_o more_o profitable_a these_o three_o point_n be_v very_o remarkable_a 1._o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o person_n who_o commit_v this_o sin_n both_o note_a in_o the_o text_n the_o one_o in_o the_o first_o word_n save_o one_o the_o other_o in_o the_o last_o save_v two_o he_o and_o she_o judah_n and_o thamar_n 2._o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n not_o fornication_n which_o be_v evil_a nor_o adultery_n which_o be_v worse_o but_o incest_n which_o be_v most_o abominable_a 3._o a_o consideration_n of_o judahs_n remorse_n and_o that_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anima_fw-la the_o blood_n life_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o text_n that_o his_o conscience_n be_v i_o say_v not_o check_v but_o even_o cuict_v of_o the_o sin_n he_o forbear_v she_o with_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v this_o evil_a malum_fw-la hoc_fw-la maximum_fw-la this_o great_a wickedness_n as_o joseph_n speak_v unto_o his_o wanton_a mistress_n and_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o natural_a proper_a and_o plain_a language_n of_o the_o text_n 7._o gen._n 39_o 7._o lay_v with_o she_o no_o more_o first_o for_o the_o person_n who_o commit_v this_o sin_n first_o judah_n a_o honourable_a patriarch_n ult._n 1._o person_n gen._n 29._o ult._n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n by_o leah_n second_o thamar_n this_o some_o have_v think_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o sem_fw-mi who_o be_v the_o highpriest_n melehssedeck_n and_o hence_o be_v it_o say_v they_o that_o judah_n adjudge_v she_o to_o be_v burn_v because_o it_o be_v a_o law_n that_o if_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o priest_n do_v play_v the_o harlot_n she_o shall_v be_v burn_v but_o this_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v but_o a_o vain_a surmise_n for_o though_o melchisedeck_n live_v 600._o year_n yet_o he_o live_v not_o to_o the_o day_n of_o jacob_n by_o ten_o year_n and_o jacob_n be_v at_o this_o time_n a_o 100_o year_n of_o age_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o thamar_n be_v of_o sem_fw-mi or_o melchisedeck_n shall_v be_v now_o child_n bear_v other_o be_v of_o opinion_n which_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a that_o she_o be_v a_o cananitish_a woman_n and_o forsake_v the_o idolatry_n of_o her_o own_o country_n to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n now_o concern_v this_o pair_n thus_o meet_v in_o this_o action_n diverse_a point_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v judah_n 1._o judah_n first_o that_o judah_n have_v give_v two_o of_o his_o son_n in_o marriage_n to_o this_o thamar_n er_o and_o onan_n the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v wicked_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o his_o wickedness_n not_o express_v therefore_o the_o lord_n slay_v he_o and_o by_o he_o she_o have_v no_o issue_n second_o he_o give_v his_o second_o son_n onan_n unto_o she_o that_o he_o may_v raise_v up_o seed_n unto_o his_o brother_n which_o order_n be_v for_o the_o continuance_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o stock_n and_o family_n and_o so_o the_o child_n beget_v of_o the_o second_o brother_n shall_v have_v the_o name_n and_o inheritance_n of_o the_o first_o which_o we_o know_v be_v afterward_o confirm_v by_o moses_n 25.1_o deut._n 25.1_o hic_fw-la mos_fw-la fuit_fw-la crimen_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la august_n august_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n augustine_n this_o be_v then_o the_o manner_n it_o be_v not_o hold_v for_o any_o fault_n now_o this_o second_o brother_n do_v wicked_o in_o the_o fight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o wickedness_n mention_v verse_n 9_o therefore_o the_o lord_n slay_v he_o also_o neither_o by_o he_o have_v she_o any_o issue_n judah_n have_v thus_o lose_v two_o of_o his_o son_n he_o dissemble_v with_o thamar_n concern_v the_o three_o and_o here_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o the_o future_a mischief_n he_o will_v she_o to_o remain_v a_o widow_n till_o his_o three_o son_n shelah_n be_v grow_v up_o and_o yet_o have_v no_o purpose_n to_o give_v shelah_n unto_o she_o lachrymae_fw-la hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la for_o he_o think_v thus_o ne_fw-fr forte_fw-fr moriatur_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipse_fw-la lest_o he_o die_v also_o as_o well_o as_o his_o other_o brethren_n for_o he_o suppose_v she_o to_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o other_o two_o son_n now_o this_o seem_v to_o aggravate_v judahs_n sin_n who_o persuade_v she_o to_o remain_v a_o widow_n in_o hope_n of_o shelah_n and_o yet_o have_v no_o purpose_n to_o give_v shelah_n unto_o she_o so_o you_o see_v all_o be_v not_o right_a with_o judah_n here_o at_o the_o very_a first_o come_v we_o near_o to_o the_o matter_n itself_o there_o be_v a_o say_v father_v upon_o father_n augustine_n malum_fw-la est_fw-la mulierem_fw-la videre_fw-la peius_fw-la alloqui_fw-la pessimum_fw-la tangere_fw-la it_o be_v ill_a enough_o to_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n worse_o to_o talk_v with_o she_o 7.2_o job_n 31.1_o 1._o cor._n 7.2_o but_o worst_a of_o all_o to_o do_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o see_v here_o i_o pray_v how_o judah_n tread_v every_o step_n and_o how_o wonderful_o he_o be_v infatuate_a besot_v blind_v in_o this_o action_n for_o first_o he_o see_v she_o verse_n 15._o and_o judge_v she_o by_o the_o manner_n of_o her_o sit_v to_o be_v a_o harlot_n he_o go_v and_o talk_v with_o she_o about_o the_o bargain_n to_o which_o there_o go_v more_o than_o a_o word_n for_o ere_o he_o can_v strike_v it_o up_o there_o be_v first_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o kid._n second_o 10._o et_fw-la vendit_fw-la quod_fw-la utrumque_fw-la twat_fw-la quod_fw-la uterque_fw-la peiebat_fw-la ovid._n lib._n 1._o eleg._n 10._o the_o pledge_n which_o she_o demand_v for_o her_o better_a assurance_n his_o signet_n his_o cloak_n his_o staff_n &_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o conference_n &_o communication_n too_o &_o fro_o betwixt_o they_o yet_o he_o discern_v she_o not_o all_o which_o be_v due_o consider_v we_o may_v see_v how_o whole_o he_o be_v give_v over_o unto_o lust_n and_o how_o great_a a_o measure_n of_o stupidity_n he_o be_v strike_v into_o turn_v into_o a_o very_a stone_n after_o he_o see_v she_o metam_fw-la ovid._n metam_fw-la as_o they_o be_v who_o behold_v medusa_n when_o all_o his_o sense_n the_o star_n of_o this_o lesser_a world_n be_v overcast_v with_o such_o a_o cloud_n 6.32_o prou._n 6.32_o that_o his_o understanding_n can_v not_o say_v unto_o he_o as_o the_o shipmaster_n say_v unto_o jonah_n 1.6_o jonah_n 1.6_o what_o mean_v thou_o o_o sleeper_n that_o neither_o his_o eye_n nor_o his_o ear_n which_o he_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o as_o two_o secret_a spy_n can_v view_v or_o discern_v this_o jericho_n it_o seem_v his_o lust_n have_v bore_v out_o his_o eye_n as_o the_o philistimes_fw-la do_v sampsons_n 16.21_o judge_n 16.21_o or_o that_o for_o the_o time_n he_o have_v a_o spice_n of_o the_o fall_v sickness_n plinio_n show_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o hist_o plinius_n nat._n hist_o that_o the_o eye_n be_v wide_o open_a see_v nothing_o the_o ear_n haply_o speak_v to_o the_o eye_n as_o abimelech_n to_o the_o folk_n that_o be_v with_o he_o as_o thou_o see_v i_o do_v 1.28_o judge_n 9.49_o 2._o king_n 25.1_o rom._n 1.28_o do_v thou_o the_o like_a i_o will_v be_v deaf_a be_v thou_o blind_a and_o thus_o as_o zedekiah_n blind_a and_o bind_v be_v carry_v perforce_o to_o babel_n so_o judah_n to_o a_o work_n of_o confusion_n even_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o seemly_a how_o great_o think_v you_o be_v this_o man_n dull_v &_o overbear_v by_o his_o affection_n which_o as_o it_o may_v be_v approve_v by_o many_o example_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n to_o set_v out_o man_n nature_n in_o the_o like_a so_o we_o can_v have_v a_o better_a precedent_n then_o from_o himself_o in_o another_o case_n he_o take_v a_o wife_n when_o he_o be_v very_o young_a and_o notwithstanding_o to_o have_v affinity_n with_o the_o canaanite_n be_v condemn_v of_o god_n as_o abominable_a yet_o he_o marry_v into_o their_o stock_n and_o which_o be_v more_o without_o consent_n of_o parent_n which_o yet_o in_o his_o own_o child_n he_o require_v and_o as_o caesar_n abridge_v the_o manner_n of_o
nay_o go_v further_o say_v that_o she_o desire_v issue_n by_o judah_n in_o hope_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o can_v not_o be_v for_o she_o be_v a_o cananitish_a woman_n and_o the_o mystery_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v of_o judah_n 49.10_o gen._n 49.10_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o reveal_v i_o say_v though_o her_o intention_n be_v never_o so_o good_a yet_o do_v it_o not_o make_v the_o action_n good_a for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o man_n to_o propound_v a_o good_a end_n but_o the_o mean_n whereby_o he_o be_v to_o accomplish_v it_o must_v be_v also_o good_a the_o procreation_n of_o child_n a_o thing_n lawful_a to_o be_v desire_v and_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n go_v along_o in_o the_o vigour_n and_o strength_n of_o it_o and_o god_n have_v set_v down_o a_o lawful_a order_n for_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o generation_n of_o mankind_n shall_v run_v in_o a_o right_a course_n therefore_o it_o be_v wicked_a and_o abominable_a by_o unlawful_a mean_n to_o seek_v to_o compass_v it_o 8.3_o rom._n 8.3_o we_o know_v the_o apostle_n rule_v rom._n 8.3_o therefore_o that_o which_o of_o itself_o be_v lawful_a and_o good_a it_o turn_v to_o sin_n in_o we_o when_o it_o be_v compass_v by_o unlawful_a mean_n again_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o thamar_n sin_v even_o against_o her_o conscience_n for_o she_o know_v she_o do_v not_o well_o to_o put_v off_o her_o widow_n garment_n and_o to_o disguise_v herself_o to_o deceive_v he_o for_o she_o cover_v her_o face_n some_o say_v she_o colour_v and_o paint_v her_o face_n 9.33_o 2._o king_n 9.33_o which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o trick_n of_o harlot_n and_o thereby_o many_o a_o jezabell_n make_v themselves_o meat_n for_o dog_n yet_o in_o thamar_n there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n she_o only_o cover_v her_o face_n with_o a_o veil_n yet_o be_v not_o that_o render_v for_o a_o reason_n why_o judah_n think_v she_o to_o be_v a_o harlot_n but_o why_o he_o know_v she_o not_o which_o if_o he_o have_v undoubted_o he_o will_v never_o have_v commit_v that_o evil_a with_o she_o and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v the_o worst_a can_v be_v say_v of_o she_o whatsoever_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n be_v 77._o virro_n &_o mulier_fw-la aequaliter_fw-la peccant_a per_fw-la luxuriam_fw-la raim_n lullius_n cap._n 77._o it_o appear_v by_o many_o circumstance_n that_o judah_n be_v the_o great_a offender_n he_o aim_v principal_o at_o lust_n she_o at_o issue_n nay_o ex_fw-la ore_fw-la svo_fw-la they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o his_o own_o mouth_n justior_fw-la i_o est_fw-la she_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v she_o have_v cause_n to_o condemn_v i_o and_o not_o i_o she_o and_o will_v you_o know_v the_o reason_n verse_n 26_o i_o give_v not_o unto_o she_o shelah_n my_o son_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o person_n now_o concern_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n sin_n 2._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sin_n incest_n it_o be_v the_o unlawful_a accompany_v of_o man_n and_o woman_n within_o the_o degree_n forbid_v against_o which_o god_n set_v down_o a_o large_a law_n 18.15_o leu._n 18.15_o leu._n 18._o and_o in_o the_o 15._o verse_n be_v just_a judahs_n case_n thou_o shall_v not_o discover_v the_o shame_n of_o thy_o daughter_n in_o law_n object_n for_o she_o be_v thy_o son_n wife_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o this_o law_n be_v not_o extant_a in_o judahs_n time_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v no_o rule_n for_o he_o answ_n i_o answer_v that_o even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n nature_n law_n of_o nature_n judah_n have_v that_o write_v on_o the_o table_n of_o his_o hart_n which_o god_n afterward_o write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n whereby_o he_o know_v he_o have_v not_o do_v well_o and_o which_o may_v be_v some_o cause_n of_o his_o remorse_n as_o afterward_o be_v declare_v again_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o the_o time_n wherein_o he_o live_v and_o the_o faithful_a tradition_n of_o the_o father_n may_v discover_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fault_n the_o have_v of_o many_o wife_n be_v a_o sin_n for_o god_n for_o one_o adam_n make_v but_o one_o eve_n 7.1_o gen._n 2_o 18._o gen._n 7.1_o and_o god_n command_v there_o shall_v go_v into_o the_o ark_n no_o more_o woman_n than_o man_n no_o more_o man_n they_o woman_n noah_n &_o his_o wife_n his_o son_n &_o their_o wife_n the_o first_o that_o be_v know_v to_o have_v two_o wife_n be_v lamech_n a_o wicked_a man_n 4.19_o gen._n 4.19_o descend_v of_o that_o good_a bird_n cain_n and_o even_o in_o the_o patriarch_n this_o polygamy_n have_v be_v diverse_o excuse_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o some_o necessity_n and_o though_o custom_n for_o many_o wife_n 47._o august_n lib._n 22._o contra_fw-la faustum_n cap._n 47._o yea_o and_o for_o concubine_n too_o may_v be_v pretend_v yet_o to_o accompany_v as_o judah_n here_o do_v with_o any_o so_o near_o ally_v either_o in_o consanguinity_n or_o affinity_n 5.3_o gen._n 29.30_o leah_n rahel_n ephes_n 5.3_o there_o be_v no_o such_o custom_n even_o his_o father_n jacob_n sin_v by_o go_v in_o to_o two_o sister_n concern_v this_o sin_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v any_o more_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v name_v but_o with_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n we_o ought_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v keep_v we_o from_o these_o sin_n our_o family_n our_o city_n our_o nation_n for_o though_o god_n through_o his_o singular_a providence_n can_v turn_v evil_a into_o good_a and_o out_o of_o evil_n can_v produce_v good_a as_o here_o of_o judahs_n incest_n with_o thamar_n who_o beget_v phares_n and_o phares_n esrom_n and_o esrom_n aram_n and_o so_o you_o know_v the_o period_n of_o that_o line_n christ_n yet_o where_o these_o sin_n be_v commit_v there_o can_v nothing_o be_v expect_v but_o the_o dreadful_a vengeance_n of_o god_n to_o be_v pour_v out_o and_o though_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n as_o one_o well_o observe_v 19_o musculus_fw-la super_fw-la gen._n cap._n 19_o that_o many_o virtuous_a woman_n accompany_v with_o their_o husband_n be_v barren_a or_o at_o most_o hardly_o conceive_v as_o sara_n rebecca_n rahel_n anna_n contrariwise_o diverse_a other_o say_v he_o uno_fw-la illegitimo_fw-la concubitu_fw-la conceperunt_fw-la as_o bethsheba_n with_o david_n and_o here_o thamar_n with_o judah_n and_o not_o only_a uno_fw-la but_o primo_fw-la as_o lot_n daughter_n be_v virgin_n with_o their_o own_o father_n i_o say_v though_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v yet_o do_v it_o not_o argue_v that_o god_n who_o in_o this_o case_n bless_v nature_n as_o it_o be_v his_o work_n and_o not_o the_o unlawful_a action_n of_o the_o worker_n favour_v these_o unlawful_a commixture_n any_o whit_n the_o more_o but_o it_o show_v rather_o that_o he_o will_v reveal_v discover_v and_o bring_v such_o secret_a wickedness_n to_o light_n which_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o unrepentant_a work_n confusion_n to_o they_o in_o who_o the_o remainder_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o whole_o extinguish_v and_o who_o god_n have_v a_o purpose_n to_o reclaim_v it_o work_n their_o conversion_n and_o amendment_n of_o their_o naughty_a life_n as_o in_o david_n be_v most_o apparent_a and_o here_o in_o judah_n remain_v to_o be_v prove_v the_o whole_a scripture_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v give_v by_o inspiration_n and_o be_v profitable_a to_o teach_v and_o to_o instruct_v 3.16_o 2._o tim._n 3.16_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v lock_v up_o in_o coffer_n as_o the_o book_n of_o the_o sibyl_n in_o rome_n or_o as_o the_o sentence_n of_o pythagoras_n which_o no_o man_n may_v read_v or_o as_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josiah_n keep_v the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n close_o in_o corner_n where_o no_o man_n may_v find_v it_o but_o whatsoever_o be_v write_v be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n sure_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o who_o every_o little_a sentence_n and_o parcel_n of_o it_o breathe_v be_v not_o diligent_a without_o cause_n so_o full_o to_o express_v this_o incest_n so_o foul_o commit_v among_o many_o other_o reason_n out_o of_o question_n these_o three_o be_v the_o principal_a first_o to_o lay_v open_a man_n frailty_n and_o the_o infirmity_n of_o his_o nature_n yea_o even_o of_o those_o grandfather_n the_o beaupeere_n of_o the_o world_n often_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n man_n of_o eminent_a place_n of_o great_a employment_n of_o special_a favour_n with_o god_n yet_o have_v fall_v very_o dangerous_o as_o here_o judah_n into_o incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n 10.12_o gen._n 19.36_o gen._n 9.21_o gen._n 20.12_o 2._o sam._n 11.4_o mat._n 26.24_o 1._o cor._n 10.12_o let_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n noah_n who_o see_v two_o world_n into_o drunkenness_n abraham_n into_o lie_v david_n into_o murder_n and_o adultery_n peter_n deny_v christ_n and_o forswear_v he_o the_o apostle_n
i_o can_v lord_n i_o will_v offend_v thou_o no_o more_o i_o will_v be_v no_o more_o incontinent_a no_o more_o unchaste_a i_o will_v be_v no_o more_o covetous_a contentious_a no_o more_o proud_a i_o will_v be_v no_o more_o false_a in_o my_o weight_n and_o measure_n i_o will_v be_v no_o more_o riotous_a drink_v profane_a i_o say_v again_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o have_v this_o remorse_n to_o renounce_v his_o pleasure_n to_o abandon_v his_o vice_n as_o judah_n here_o abandon_v thamar_n and_o as_o the_o text_n say_v lay_v with_o she_o no_o more_o the_o fool_n say_v solomon_n make_v but_o a_o sport_n of_o sin_n 14._o prou._n 14._o yet_o fare_v it_o with_o he_o as_o with_o the_o silly_a fly_n who_o please_v itself_o with_o the_o light_n and_o burn_v itself_o with_o the_o flame_n and_o i_o pray_v what_o folly_n be_v this_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v purchase_v a_o small_a delight_n with_o a_o endless_a pain_n a_o short_a pleasure_n hierom._n brevis_fw-la voluptas_fw-la poena_fw-la perpetua_fw-la hierom._n with_o a_o perpetual_a punishment_n or_o that_o nature_n corruption_n shall_v strike_v as_o great_a a_o hand_n with_o we_o as_o the_o devil_n do_v with_o citizen_n when_o he_o get_v they_o to_o leave_v their_o honest_a trade_n and_o turn_v usurer_n so_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n say_v god_n have_v not_o call_v we_o to_o uncleanness_n 8._o 1._o thes_n 4.7_o verse_n 8._o but_o unto_o holiness_n we_o despise_v this_o reject_v the_o call_n of_o the_o saint_n holiness_n and_o trade_n with_o that_o soul_n spirit_n in_o all_o uncleanness_n but_o judah_n here_o in_o time_n bethink_v and_o recal_n himself_o though_o he_o be_v aversus_fw-la and_o have_v do_v naught_o yet_o will_v he_o not_o be_v perversus_fw-la and_o be_v worse_o than_o naught_n though_o his_o bone_n have_v be_v defile_v yet_o will_v he_o not_o have_v they_o fill_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n no_o 1._o job_n 20.11_o heb._n 12_o 1._o he_o intend_v now_o to_o cast_v away_o that_o which_o press_v down_o his_o sin_n which_o cleave_v to_o he_o so_o fast_o to_o run_v a_o new_a race_n and_o to_o set_v up_o his_o rest_n with_o god_n it_o be_v say_v of_o sertorius_n sert._n plut._n in_o vit_fw-mi sert._n that_o because_o in_o his_o life_n time_n he_o have_v be_v assail_v with_o many_o misfortune_n therefore_o he_o resolve_v to_o live_v at_o the_o fortunate_a hand_n judah_n i_o tell_v you_o have_v rub_v out_o some_o in_o his_o child_n in_o himself_o and_o he_o think_v this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o run_v on_o still_o therefore_o he_o will_v divert_v his_o course_n 27.8_o act_n 27.8_o and_o arrive_v at_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr bona_fw-la esperance_fw-fr as_o paul_n at_o the_o fair_a haven_n so_o he_o at_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o most_o high_a now_o will_v he_o look_v up_o unto_o god_n and_o say_v with_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o david_n do_v now_o very_o i_o trust_v yet_o for_o all_o this_o to_o see_v thy_o goodness_n 27.15_o psal_n 27.15_o o_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n but_o i_o forget_v myself_o why_o do_v i_o stay_v so_o long_o in_o the_o porch_n let_v i_o go_v up_o to_o the_o altar_n judah_n here_o tender_v his_o heart_n unto_o you_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v for_o as_o david_n say_v a_o contrite_a heart_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n up_o to_o god_n 51.17_o psal_n 51.17_o we_o will_v turn_v it_o up_o and_o down_o view_v it_o a_o little_a and_o if_o we_o can_v search_v the_o very_a secret_n of_o it_o he_o resolve_v no_o more_o to_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n his_o heart_n be_v touch_v and_o touch_v with_o remorse_n let_v we_o examine_v what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o his_o remorse_n and_o then_o judge_v of_o the_o likely_a as_o we_o see_v cause_n first_o of_o all_o he_o may_v be_v touch_v in_o conscience_n with_o remorse_n for_o that_o he_o have_v wrong_v thamar_n by_o dissemble_v with_o she_o a_o man_n be_v better_o be_v a_o open_a foe_n than_o a_o dissemble_a friend_n to_o wear_v a_o white_a garment_n line_v with_o purple_a as_o alexander_n speak_v of_o antipater_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v foris_fw-la cato_n intus_fw-la nero_n carry_v heaven_n in_o his_o face_n hell_n in_o his_o heart_n but_o the_o tongue_n and_o the_o heart_n they_o shall_v be_v relative_n in_o man_n they_o be_v so_o say_v one_o but_o they_o be_v not_o so_o in_o woman_n judah_n can_v be_v free_a of_o this_o fault_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o thamar_n his_o three_o son_n shelah_n and_o it_o seem_v she_o be_v impatient_a of_o the_o wrong_n for_o it_o be_v render_v for_o a_o reason_n why_o she_o attempt_v this_o this_o thing_n because_o shelah_n be_v now_o grow_v up_o and_o be_v not_o give_v unto_o she_o he_o do_v but_o only_o verba_fw-la dare_v courtiers_z fashion_n good_a word_n she_o have_v enough_o and_o honourable_a usage_n but_o he_o have_v no_o purpose_n in_o his_o heart_n to_o do_v her_o right_n now_o we_o know_v nothing_o gall_n a_o man_n more_o than_o when_o he_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o dissimulation_n and_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o it_o in_o his_o conscience_n and_o if_o you_o think_v this_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o his_o remorse_n we_o will_v go_v further_o the_o consideration_n of_o she_o with_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v this_o evil_a his_o daughter_n in_o law_n do_v he_o think_v it_o have_v not_o be_v sin_n enough_o to_o have_v defile_v himself_o with_o some_o other_o woman_n but_o with_o she_o who_o have_v be_v the_o wife_n of_o two_o of_o his_o son_n er_o his_o first_o son_n onan_n his_o second_o and_o with_o she_o to_o commit_v incest_n be_v it_o not_o odious_a be_v it_o not_o abominable_a those_o roman_a lad_n shall_v be_v infamous_a to_o the_o late_a generation_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o their_o wickedness_n in_o this_o kind_n fandi_fw-la nefandi_fw-la heliog_n quis_fw-la far_o posset_n principem_fw-la per_fw-la cuncta_fw-la cava_fw-la corporis_fw-la libidinem_fw-la recipientem_fw-la cum_fw-la ne_fw-la billuem_fw-la quidem_fw-la talem_fw-la quisquam_fw-la ferat_fw-la romae_fw-la lamprid._n ad_fw-la const_n sup_v de_fw-fr heliog_n what_o say_v you_o to_o heliog_n abalus_fw-la that_o vessel_n of_o filthiness_n as_o his_o successor_n alexander_n severus_n call_v he_o nero_n that_o monster_n of_o nature_n who_o know_v his_o own_o mother_n tiberius_n who_o erect_v a_o office_n in_o rome_n never_o hear_v of_o before_o call_v a_o voluptatibus_fw-la caligula_n commodus_n and_o the_o rest_n all_o these_o the_o very_a antesignani_fw-la of_o this_o vice_n some_o with_o their_o sister_n some_o with_o their_o niece_n some_o with_o their_o daughter_n and_o against_o one_o emperor_n i_o think_v i_o may_v set_v five_o pope_n those_o un_fw-fr holy_a father_n father_n indeed_o one_o write_v of_o innocent_a the_o 8._o octo_fw-la nocens_fw-la pueros_fw-la genuit_fw-la totidemque_fw-la puellas_fw-la hunc_fw-la meritò_fw-la poterit_fw-la dicere_fw-la roma_fw-la patrem_fw-la which_o i_o english_a thus_o eight_o boy_n eight_o girl_n bad_a innocent_n beget_v to_o call_v this_o man_n father_n rome_n scorn_v it_o not_o but_o for_o their_o notorious_a and_o incestuous_a viciousness_n in_o this_o kind_n plat._n monstra_fw-la &_o portenta_fw-la plat._n platina_n call_v they_o prodigious_a monster_n against_o kind_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v silence_n be_v best_a in_o that_o which_o be_v so_o much_o abhor_v to_o nature_n and_o if_o you_o think_v this_o no_o cause_n of_o his_o remorse_n we_o will_v go_v yet_o further_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o issue_n and_o birth_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v incestuous_a phares_n and_o zara_n bear_v i_o say_v not_o the_o child_n of_o fornication_n but_o even_o of_o incest_n how_o may_v it_o make_v he_o blush_v and_o hang_v down_o his_o head_n when_o he_o can_v not_o look_v upon_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o body_n but_o he_o must_v behold_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o soul_n he_o can_v not_o have_v see_v a_o spot_n in_o his_o face_n more_o plain_a in_o a_o glass_n than_o this_o soul_n spot_n of_o incest_n in_o the_o face_n of_o these_o little_a one_o bear_v unto_o he_o well_o locum_fw-la borâ—â—as_n in_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la that_o they_o be_v thus_o non_fw-la culpa_fw-la est_fw-la filiorum_fw-la sed_fw-la sola_fw-la parentum_fw-la it_o be_v no_o fault_n of_o the_o child_n but_o the_o sinful_a act_n of_o their_o parent_n 4.6_o wisd_v 4.6_o and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o wisdom_n speak_v that_o the_o child_n bear_v of_o the_o wicked_a bed_n they_o shall_v be_v witness_n against_o the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o parent_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o sin_n 41.10_o ecclus_n 41.10_o they_o be_v in_o reproach_n ecclus_n 41_o sure_o this_o may_v touch_v the_o conscience_n of_o judah_n with_o some_o remorse_n for_o what_o wrong_n do_v they_o to_o holy_a marriage_n when_o they_o seek_v to_o compass_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o quite_o out_o of_o that_o