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upon_o it_o but_o what_o be_v this_o our_o saviour_n carnal_a hearer_n can_v object_v 52._o verse_n 52._o how_o can_v this_o man_n give_v we_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v but_o st._n austin_n well_o clear_v this_o doubt_n to_o eat_v christ_n 25._o credere_fw-la est_fw-la manducare_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la paras_fw-la dentem_fw-la &_o ventrem_fw-la crede_fw-la &_o manducasti_fw-la to._n 9_o in_o joan._n evang._n tract_n 25._o be_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n say_v he_o why_o do_v thou_o prepare_v thy_o tooth_n and_o thy_o stomach_n believe_v and_o thou_o have_v feed_v on_o he_o final_o hence_o see_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o labour_v under_o so_o many_o defect_n and_o how_o we_o may_v cure_v they_o whence_o come_v it_o that_o even_o godly_a man_n many_o time_n be_v so_o uncomfortable_a and_o disconsolate_a whence_o be_v it_o that_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o our_o brethren_n be_v so_o cold_a whence_o be_v it_o that_o we_o be_v so_o indispose_v to_o duty_n of_o 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bring_v forth_o my_o servant_n the_o branch_n and_o elsewhere_o behold_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o branch_n the_o septuagint_n 3.8_o in_o zach._n 3.8_o as_o pemble_n observe_v render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o râ—bera_n will_v have_v that_o place_n 1.78_o luk._n 1.78_o where_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o dayspring_n to_o allude_v to_o that_o translation_n but_o the_o word_n say_v he_o proper_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v so_o call_v because_o out_o of_o the_o dry_a and_o with_o red_a stock_n of_o david_n family_n he_o spring_v forth_o on_o a_o sudden_a as_o a_o branch_n or_o science_n out_o of_o a_o dry_a tree_n though_o that_o family_n say_v he_o be_v now_o obscure_a and_o all_o the_o glorious_a branch_n be_v cut_v off_o yet_o a_o remainder_n there_o be_v and_o sap_n enough_o therein_o which_o in_o due_a time_n shall_v sprout_v 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therefore_o with_o st._n paul_n how_o to_o be_v abase_v and_o how_o to_o abound_v both_o to_o be_v full_a and_o to_o be_v hungry_a 4.12_o phil._n 4.12_o both_o to_o abound_v and_o to_o suffer_v need_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o to_o be_v content_a with_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o have_v 13.5_o heb._n 13.5_o 3._o let_v we_o be_v as_o he_o be_v meek_a in_o undergo_a all_o unkind_a usage_n that_o we_o may_v meet_v withal_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n though_o we_o be_v reproach_v revile_v and_o slander_v let_v we_o be_v as_o if_o we_o hear_v not_o though_o real_a injury_n be_v offer_v to_o we_o let_v we_o be_v as_o if_o we_o feel_v they_o not_o let_v we_o not_o exercise_v nor_o meditate_v revenge_n it_o be_v the_o exhortation_n that_o the_o apostle_n frequent_o give_v 3.9_o rom._n 12.19_o 1_o pet._n 3.9_o avenge_v not_o yourselves_o but_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n say_v saint_n paul_n not_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n nor_o rail_v for_o rail_v say_v saint_n peter_n 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they_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n 20_o verse_n 20_o and_o break_v they_o beneath_o the_o mount_n as_o for_o the_o calf_n which_o they_o have_v make_v he_o burn_v it_o in_o the_o fire_n 20._o verse_n 20._o and_o ground_n it_o to_o powder_n and_o strain_v it_o in_o the_o water_n and_o make_v the_o israelite_n to_o drink_v of_o it_o he_o spare_v not_o aaron_n but_o reprove_v he_o sharp_o what_o do_v this_o people_n to_o thou_o 21._o verse_n 21._o say_v he_o that_o thou_o have_v bring_v so_o great_a a_o sin_n upon_o they_o and_o proceed_v further_o he_o arm_v the_o levite_n against_o their_o brethren_n so_o that_o there_o fall_v of_o they_o three_o thousand_o man_n 28_o verse_n 27_o 28_o thus_o hot_a he_o be_v in_o a_o business_n that_o concern_v god_n but_o if_o the_o business_n concern_v himself_o only_o he_o be_v meek_a and_o calm_a to_o admiration_n 13._o numb_a 12._o 1_o 2_o verse_n 9_o 10_o verse_n 13._o aaron_z and_o miriam_n speak_v against_o he_o because_o of_o the_o ethiopian_a woman_n who_o he_o have_v marry_v and_o he_o hear_v it_o and_o when_o god_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o but_o will_v have_v right_v he_o and_o therefore_o have_v strike_v she_o with_o leprosy_n he_o intercede_v with_o god_n for_o she_o the_o like_a we_o see_v to_o be_v the_o carrriage_n of_o david_n to_o saul_n 20_o 1_o sam._n 26.19_o 20_o what_o wrong_a saul_n have_v do_v to_o he_o you_o may_v see_v by_o his_o expostulation_n with_o saul_n and_o yet_o how_o meek_o do_v david_n carry_v himself_o under_o all_o far_o be_v he_o from_o revenge_n twice_o he_o have_v opportunity_n to_o have_v cry_v quit_v with_o he_o 26._o 1_o sam._n 24._o &_o 26._o and_o
resurrection_n to_o everlasting_a life_n and_o what_o comfort_n be_v or_o can_v be_v comparable_a unto_o this_o true_o say_v the_o poor_a christian_a here_o be_v great_a comfort_n for_o i_o if_o i_o can_v find_v the_o work_n of_o holiness_n in_o i_o in_o truth_n but_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o i_o for_o i_o find_v in_o myself_o much_o corruption_n and_o i_o sin_n frequent_o in_o many_o thing_n how_o then_o shall_v i_o say_v that_o the_o work_n of_o holiness_n be_v wrought_v in_o i_o to_o such_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o work_n of_o holiness_n may_v stand_v with_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n and_o with_o many_o sin_n in_o our_o life_n for_o it_o be_v not_o perfection_n but_o truth_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v require_v else_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n that_o have_v the_o work_n of_o holiness_n in_o he_o for_o solomon_n can_v say_v who_o be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o sin_n not_o 3.2_o 2_o chro._n 6.36_o james_n 3.2_o and_o saint_n james_n confess_v in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o and_o saint_n john_n can_v say_v if_o any_o man_n say_v 1.8_o 1_o john_n 1.8_o he_o have_v no_o sin_n he_o deceive_v himself_o thou_o complain_v therefore_o of_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n and_o of_o many_o straying_n in_o thy_o life_n but_o know_v if_o you_o grieve_v for_o they_o and_o mourn_v under_o they_o and_o strive_v against_o they_o and_o repent_v of_o they_o this_o be_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o work_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o best_a man_n live_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o therefore_o we_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o comfortable_a evidence_n to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v indeed_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o forenamed_a privilege_n of_o the_o church_n do_v belong_v to_o we_o let_v we_o labour_n to_o find_v in_o ourselves_o the_o work_n of_o holiness_n in_o truth_n and_o let_v we_o as_o the_o apostle_n advise_v be_v holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n in_o work_n in_o word_n in_o thought_n in_o affection_n 1.15_o 1_o pet._n 1.15_o and_o as_o for_o that_o corruption_n that_o cleave_v to_o we_o let_v we_o mourn_v under_o it_o and_o endeavour_v to_o mortify_v it_o and_o repent_v daily_o of_o our_o daily_a slip_n and_o so_o make_v after_o further_a degree_n of_o holiness_n continual_o till_o we_o come_v to_o a_o perfect_a man_n to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o stature_n of_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n ii_o the_o part_n of_o this_o candlestick_n which_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v for_o use_v and_o some_o be_v for_o ornament_n 1._o the_o part_n that_o be_v for_o use_v be_v the_o seven_o lamp_n thou_o shall_v make_v the_o seven_o lamp_n thereof_o 25.37_o exod._n 25.37_o these_o say_v my_o author_n typify_v the_o manifold_a grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o number_n seven_o be_v a_o number_n of_o perfection_n loc_n in_o loc_n and_o thus_o also_o do_v ainsworth_n open_v it_o and_o make_v good_a the_o application_n by_o that_o of_o saint_n john_n 4.5_o rev._n 4.5_o there_o be_v seven_o lamp_n burn_v before_o the_o throne_n which_o be_v the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v we_o thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o great_a mercy_n furnish_v we_o with_o those_o heavenly_a grace_n as_o pledge_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o we_o as_o the_o lamp_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n and_o as_o the_o lamp_n be_v put_v in_o they_o to_o give_v light_n so_o let_v it_o be_v our_o care_n to_o exercise_v these_o grace_n and_o so_o to_o give_v light_n to_o they_o among_o who_o we_o live_v 2._o the_o part_n that_o be_v for_o ornament_n be_v knops_n flower_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o do_v typify_v the_o care_n of_o god_n say_v my_o author_n in_o beautify_v and_o adorn_v his_o church_n and_o particular_a christian_n the_o member_n of_o it_o with_o several_a grace_n for_o so_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v of_o use_n both_o for_o necessity_n to_o fit_v we_o for_o the_o several_a duty_n which_o god_n require_v of_o it_o and_o also_o for_o ornament_n to_o adorn_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o make_v they_o amiable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n let_v we_o therefore_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o thankful_a for_o these_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o render_v we_o so_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n iii_o the_o appurtenance_n of_o this_o candlestick_n 1._o the_o prophet_n make_v mention_n of_o certain_a golden_a pipe_n 4.12_o zach._n 4.12_o which_o empty_v oil_n out_o of_o themselves_o into_o the_o lamp_n wherein_o say_v my_o author_n the_o prophet_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o this_o say_v he_o typify_v a_o continual_a supply_n of_o grace_n to_o the_o church_n admire_v we_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n thus_o give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o particular_a christian_n the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n a_o continual_a supply_n of_o grace_n as_o the_o occasion_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n do_v require_v 2._o moses_n mention_n other_o appurtenance_n namely_o tongue_n and_o snuff-dish_n 25.38_o exod._n 25.38_o and_o these_o say_v my_o author_n typify_v ecclesiastical_a discipline_n and_o government_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o church_n to_o preserve_v the_o pure_a light_n of_o it_o pray_v we_o to_o god_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o church-government_n that_o by_o mean_n of_o it_o heresy_n and_o schism_n may_v be_v restrain_v which_o so_o much_o abound_v while_o the_o government_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n be_v suspend_v chap._n iu._n the_o church_n and_o ruth_n saint_n chysostome_n take_v knowledge_n of_o ruth_n as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n for_o so_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o and_o about_o ruth_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la in_o ruth_n facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la nostri_fw-la figura_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o n._n test_n to._n 1._o in_o matth._n hom_n 3._o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o we_o namely_o of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o then_o he_o lay_v open_v the_o parallel_n in_o two_o particular_n 1._o she_o be_v of_o a_o strange_a nation_n copulavit_fw-la 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n haec_fw-la alienigena_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o in_o extremam_fw-la delapsa_fw-la pauperiem_fw-la videns_fw-la autem_fw-la eam_fw-la boaz_n nec_fw-la ob_fw-la ipsius_fw-la paupertatem_fw-la despexit_fw-la nec_fw-la ob_fw-la impietatem_fw-la gentis_fw-la exhorruit_fw-la sic_fw-la et_fw-la christus_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la suscipiens_fw-la &_o alienigenam_fw-la &_o multa_fw-la laborantem_fw-la egestate_fw-la bonorum_fw-la svo_fw-la consortio_fw-la copulavit_fw-la and_o fall_v into_o extreme_a poverty_n yet_o boaz_n see_v she_o neither_o despise_v she_o for_o her_o poverty_n nor_o abhor_v she_o for_o the_o impiety_n of_o her_o nation_n so_o also_o christ_n receive_v the_o church_n both_o a_o stranger_n and_o labour_v under_o great_a want_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n join_v she_o in_o marriage_n unto_o himself_o 2._o as_o she_o except_o she_o have_v first_o forsake_v her_o parent_n ibid._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sicut_fw-la haec_fw-la alienigena_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la deseruisset_fw-la parent_n domum_fw-la gentem_fw-la patriam_fw-la &_o cognatos_fw-la nunquam_fw-la tali_fw-la nobilitata_fw-la fuisset_fw-la connubio_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la ante_fw-la amabilis_fw-la efficitur_fw-la sponso_fw-la quam_fw-la priorem_fw-la conversationem_fw-la relinquet_fw-la psal_n 45_o 10.11_o ibid._n house_n nation_n country_n and_o kindred_n have_v never_o be_v ennoble_v with_o such_o a_o marriage_n so_o the_o church_n be_v not_o make_v lovely_a unto_o her_o husband_n before_o she_o leave_v off_o her_o old_a conversation_n and_o therefore_o be_v that_o advise_v give_v to_o the_o church_n harken_v o_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n forsake_v also_o thy_o own_o people_n and_o thy_o father_n house_n and_o then_o it_o be_v add_v 11_o psal_n 45.10_o 11_o so_o shall_v the_o king_n great_o desire_v thy_o beauty_n and_o not_o otherwise_o here_o then_o be_v that_o which_o may_v humble_v the_o church_n let_v she_o see_v her_o original_a she_o be_v once_o a_o stranger_n and_o destitute_a of_o all_o spiritual_a good_a in_o this_o respect_n as_o poor_a as_o ever_o job_n or_o lazarus_n be_v in_o outward_a respect_n what_o though_o she_o now_o be_v high_o prefer_v to_o be_v fellow_n citizen_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n what_o though_o she_o be_v bless_v with_o great_a spiritual_a riches_n and_o transcendent_a privilege_n from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o but_o quite_o contrary_a good_a cause_n have_v we_o then_o that_o be_v believer_n of_o the_o gentile_n remember_v our_o former_a basensse_n and_o vileness_n to_o harken_v to_o that_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o high-minded_a 11.20_o rom._n 11.20_o see_v here_o
appear_v not_o to_o our_o eye_n and_o yet_o its_o certain_a that_o the_o church_n have_v always_o a_o be_v and_o be_v always_o enlighten_v by_o christ_n her_o sun_n so_o say_v whitaker_n against_o campian_n think_v thou_o that_o thou_o can_v persuade_v we_o 3._o an_fw-mi tu_fw-la te_fw-la posse_fw-la pute_fw-la nobis_fw-la persuadere_fw-la eum_fw-la esse_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la statum_fw-la ut_fw-la obscurari_fw-la nequeat_fw-la ut_fw-la nil_fw-la perfidia_fw-la nil_fw-la host_n nil_fw-la antichristus_fw-la valeat_fw-la delere_fw-la hi_o quidem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la possunt_fw-la in_fw-la angustias_fw-la compingere_fw-la &_o compellere_fw-la in_o latebras_fw-la possunt_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la augustinus_n lunae_fw-la similem_fw-la esse_fw-la dixit_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la tota_fw-la lucet_fw-la solis_fw-la incensa_fw-la radiis_fw-la nunc_fw-la luminis_fw-la magna_fw-la parte_fw-la privatur_fw-la nunc_fw-la lumen_fw-la omnino_fw-la nullum_fw-la ostendit_fw-la ita_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la interdum_fw-la lumine_fw-la clarissimo_fw-la illustratur_fw-la interdum_fw-la obscurior_fw-la apparet_fw-la interdum_fw-la vix_fw-la apparet_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la campian_n raâ—_n 3._o that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n be_v such_o that_o it_o can_v be_v obscure_v so_o that_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o enemy_n and_o antichrist_n can_v do_v nothing_o against_o it_o they_o can_v indeed_o destroy_v the_o church_n but_o they_o can_v bring_v it_o into_o a_o narrow_a compass_n and_o drive_v it_o into_o hole_n augustine_n say_v the_o church_n be_v like_o the_o moon_n which_o sometime_o shine_v whole_o be_v enlighten_v with_o the_o sunbeam_n sometime_o be_v deprive_v of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o her_o light_n and_o sometime_o show_v no_o light_n at_o all_o so_o the_o church_n shine_v sometime_o more_o glorious_o sometime_o it_o be_v more_o obscure_v and_o sometime_o it_o hardly_o appear_v at_o all_o he_o proceed_v to_o make_v it_o manifest_a by_o example_n the_o face_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n say_v he_o be_v glorious_a under_o david_n and_o solomon_n ibid._n si_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la illius_fw-la tanta_fw-la vastitas_fw-la esse_fw-la potuit_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la omni_fw-la illo_fw-la piorum_fw-la numero_fw-la nullus_fw-la omnino_fw-la reliquus_fw-la esse_fw-la videretur_fw-la etsi_fw-la reliqui_fw-la erant_fw-la re_fw-la permulti_fw-la mirum_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la in_fw-la regno_fw-la antichristi_fw-la qui_fw-la omnes_fw-la achabos_n &_o jezabelas_n immanitate_fw-la superat_fw-la ita_fw-la fuisse_fw-la direptam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ut_fw-la mira_fw-la esset_fw-la fidelium_fw-la solitudo_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o ista_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la vastatione_n efficere_fw-la potuit_fw-la antichristus_fw-la quin_fw-la multae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sanctorum_fw-la remanserint_fw-la qui_fw-la genua_fw-la nunquam_fw-la bestiae_fw-la flexerint_fw-la nec_fw-la signum_fw-la ejus_fw-la inuri_fw-la permiserint_fw-la ibid._n but_o under_o ahab_n it_o be_v so_o obscure_v that_o eliah_n complain_v that_o beside_o himself_o there_o be_v none_o leave_v and_o thence_o he_o infer_v '_o if_o that_o church_n can_v be_v so_o waste_v that_o of_o all_o that_o number_n of_o godly_a man_n none_o seem_v to_o be_v leave_v though_o indeed_o many_o be_v leave_v seven_o thousand_o say_v god_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n who_o exceed_v all_o ahab_n and_o jezabel_n in_o cruelty_n the_o church_n be_v so_o lay_v waste_n that_o there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o solitude_n of_o the_o faithful_a yet_o neither_o be_v antichrist_n able_a in_o that_o devastation_n of_o the_o church_n to_o prevail_v but_o that_o there_o remain_v thousand_o of_o saint_n which_o bow_v not_o the_o knee_n to_o the_o beast_n nor_o receive_v his_o mark_n hence_o we_o may_v frame_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o romanist_n frequent_o assail_a we_o with_o that_o question_n where_o be_v your_o church_n before_o luther_n for_o this_o be_v the_o confident_a assertion_n of_o campian_n the_o jesuit_n of_o we_o that_o for_o fifteen_o age_n we_o can_v find_v any_o one_o town_n or_o village_n or_o house_n 3._o quindecim_fw-la seculis_fw-la non_fw-la oppidum_fw-la non_fw-la villam_fw-la non_fw-la domum_fw-la reperire_fw-la possumus_fw-la imbutum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la nostra_fw-la rat_n 3._o hold_v our_o religion_n namely_o till_o the_o time_n of_o luther_n zuinglius_fw-la and_o calvin_n but_o learned_a whitaker_n do_v just_o deny_v it_o ibid._n id_fw-la falsissimum_fw-la est_fw-la campiane_fw-la temporibus_fw-la enim_fw-la apostolicis_fw-la omnes_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la omnes_fw-la urbes_fw-la omne_fw-la oppida_fw-la familiae_fw-la omnes_fw-la eandem_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o religionem_fw-la coluerunt_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la profitemur_fw-la ibid._n this_o be_v most_o false_a say_v he_o for_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n all_o church_n all_o city_n all_o town_n all_o family_n hold_v the_o same_o 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