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82.6_o yet_o he_o must_v not_o be_v like_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o ear_n and_o hear_v not_o mouth_n and_o yet_o can_v not_o speak_v such_o be_v but_o idol_n magistrate_n 31.30_o psal_n 115.6.7_o gen._n 31.30_o like_o laban_n god_n for_o so_o indeed_o he_o call_v they_o and_o yet_o be_v very_a block_n or_o like_o bell_n in_o the_o story_n brass_n without_o but_o clay_n within_o 3_o historia_n bell_n verse_n 3_o and_o if_o they_o deserve_v any_o worship_n it_o be_v because_o they_o spend_v so_o much_o upon_o their_o table_n so_o many_o measure_n of_o fine_a flower_n so_o many_o sheep_n and_o so_o many_o pot_n of_o wine_n every_o day_n a_o shame_n it_o be_v they_o shall_v sit_v in_o their_o place_n for_o fashion_n sake_n as_o tradesman_n wear_v sword_n or_o like_o a_o george_n on_o horseback_n terrible_a only_o in_o view_n and_o that_o be_v all_o no_o they_o must_v deal_v roundly_o and_o use_v that_o severity_n against_o offender_n which_o 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though_o not_o his_o person_n yet_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o power_n shall_v be_v every_o where_n in_o all_o part_n of_o his_o commonweal_n and_o government_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n other_o god_n be_v limit_v and_o tie_v to_o their_o several_a place_n as_o jupiter_n to_o elis_n diana_n to_o ephesus_n apollo_n to_o delos_n but_o esculapius_n who_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n in_o physic_n be_v admirable_a he_o have_v his_o temple_n and_o altar_n every_o where_o in_o corinth_n in_o thebes_n in_o athens_n in_o lacedaemon_n in_o arcadia_n etc._n etc._n so_o i_o say_v though_o private_a man_n neither_o can_v nor_o aught_o to_o range_v beyond_o their_o proper_a and_o particular_a station_n yet_o the_o magistrate_n the_o great_a physician_n of_o the_o weal_n public_a must_v be_v every_o where_o in_o all_o place_n as_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n strike_v into_o every_o house_n in_o every_o part_n or_o disorder_a place_n ought_v his_o power_n to_o 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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 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