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in_o his_o hand_n then_o in_o we_o viii_o be_v every_o way_n nothing_o in_o your_o own_o eye_n praed_fw-we eye_n descendendo_fw-la coelum_fw-la ascenditur_fw-la drexel_n de_fw-mi praed_fw-we it_o be_v the_o humble_a soul_n that_o thrive_v exceed_o and_o alas_o what_o have_v we_o to_o be_v proud_a 1078._o proud_a vnde_fw-la superbit_fw-la homo_fw-la cujus_fw-la conceptio_fw-la culpa_fw-la nasci_fw-la poena_fw-la labour_n vita_fw-la necesse_fw-la mori_fw-la quando_fw-la vel_fw-la quomodo_fw-la vel_fw-la ubi_fw-la nescire_fw-la bernard_n de_fw-fr inter_fw-la dom_n c._n 53._o mallem_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la talis_fw-la esse_fw-la ibid._n c._n 33._o accuso_fw-la i_o non_fw-la excuso_fw-la nec_fw-la idcirco_fw-la iustùs_fw-la sum_fw-la quoniamsi_fw-la alter_fw-la ita_fw-la mea_fw-la accusaret_fw-la sicut_fw-la ego_fw-la meipsum_fw-la accuso_fw-la patient_fw-la sustinere_fw-la non_fw-la possem_fw-la ibid_fw-la c._n 34_o etc._n etc._n p._n 1078._o of_o look_v we_o either_o at_o 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in_o their_o own_o eye_n deserve_v not_o to_o be_v call_v humility_n though_o the_o contrary_n be_v worse_o than_o devilish_a pride_n be_v persuade_v therefore_o to_o believe_v yourselves_o of_o yourselves_o in_o the_o use_n of_o agurs_n some_o suppose_v solomon_n word_n of_o himself_o pro._n 30.2_o sure_o i_o be_o more_o brutish_a than_o any_o man_n etc._n etc._n q._n d._n i_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o my_o reason_n vers_fw-la 3._o i_o have_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o holy_a q._n d._n my_o knowledge_n of_o holy_a mystery_n be_v very_o little_a in_o comparison_n of_o my_o ignorance_n nothing_o be_v as_o willing_a that_o other_o shall_v speak_v ill_a of_o you_o as_o you_o be_v to_o speak_v ill_o of_o yourselves_o and_o be_v as_o unwilling_a that_o other_o shall_v commend_v al._n commend_v multos_fw-la vidisse_fw-la qui_fw-la potuèrint_fw-la perferre_fw-la multa_fw-la incommoda_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la &_o fortunis_fw-la qui_fw-la autem_fw-la potuerit_fw-la contemnere_fw-la laudes_fw-la svas_fw-la neminem_fw-la luther_n t._n 4._o p._n 149._o come_v in_o gal._n ex_fw-la al._n you_o as_o you_o be_v to_o commend_v yourselves_o ix_o entertain_v good_a thought_n of_o god_n 73.1_o god_n psal_n 73.1_o what_o ever_o he_o do_v with_o you_o what_o ever_o he_o require_v of_o you_o what_o ever_o he_o lay_v upon_o you_o 212._o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n epict._n c._n 38._o simpl._n p._n 212._o we_o never_o arrive_v to_o any_o considerable_a holiness_n or_o peace_n till_o we_o lose_v 355._o lose_v hoc_fw-la est_fw-la totaelem_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntate_fw-la conformitatem_fw-la &_o consonantiam_fw-la habere_fw-la nimirum_fw-la nos_fw-la totos_fw-la ei_fw-la offerendo_fw-la ut_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la quandocunque_fw-la quomodocumque_fw-la ipse_fw-la voluerit_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la faciat_fw-la ac_fw-la statuat_fw-la idque_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la exceptione_n &_o contradictione_n &_o nihil_fw-la prorsus_fw-la nobis_fw-la reservando_fw-la 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it_o and_o he_o may_v prevent_v it_o if_o he_o will_v there_o can_v be_v no_o wickedness_n act_v under_o the_o sun_n but_o by_o god_n permission_n the_o devil_n can_v not_o tempt_v job_n nor_o satan_n can_v not_o five_o peter_n without_o leave_n and_o commission_n from_o god_n neither_o can_v any_o wicked_a man_n act_v his_o villainy_n and_o spit_n out_o his_o venom_n without_o god_n sufferance_n if_o permission_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o partake_n of_o sin_n how_o shall_v we_o vindicate_v god_n from_o the_o imputation_n of_o unrighteousness_n answ_n 1._o this_o be_v marcion_n wicked_a and_o malicious_a cavil_n at_o god_n providence_n about_o the_o first_o transgression_n why_o will_v not_o god_n who_o foresee_v the_o issue_n hinder_v eve_n and_o the_o devil_n from_o conference_n and_o communion_n together_o that_o so_o sin_n may_v have_v be_v prevent_v and_o the_o world_n be_v everlasting_o happy_a unless_o say_v he_o god_n be_v either_o envious_a and_o will_v not_o or_o weak_a and_o can_v not_o hinder_v it_o to_o which_o â—ertâ—llian_a reply_n because_o god_n be_v arbitrary_a and_o free_a in_o his_o gift_n austin_n answer_v because_o it_o be_v his_o will_n prosper_n and_o hilary_n reply_n the_o cause_n may_v be_v unknown_a it_o can_v be_v unjust_a all_o which_o be_v enough_o os_fw-la obturare_fw-la to_o muzzle_v that_o heaven-daring_a mouth_n of_o blasphemy_n but_o afterward_o austin_n answer_v that_o though_o sin_n be_v the_o worst_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o the_o existence_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o ill_a as_o poison_n will_v do_v no_o hurt_n if_o man_n will_v not_o meddle_v with_o it_o but_o that_o satisfy_v not_o our_o case_n therefore_o 2._o though_o god_n have_v authority_n and_o be_v of_o ability_n to_o prevent_v and_o hinder_v the_o commission_n of_o sin_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v in_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v god_n under_o no_o tie_n and_o obligation_n but_o his_o own_o purpose_n and_o pleasure_n deus_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la legibus_fw-la god_n be_v a_o law_n to_o himself_o herein_o lie_v the_o guilt_n and_o evil_n of_o man_n permit_v of_o sin_n he_o be_v bind_v in_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o furnish_v with_o ability_n and_o authority_n to_o prevent_v it_o and_o therefore_o his_o permit_v of_o sin_n be_v a_o partake_n of_o sin_n exod._n 22.18_o thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v man_n be_v bind_v to_o hinder_v profaneness_n and_o wickedness_n if_o he_o can_v but_o so_o be_v not_o god_n though_o he_o be_v of_o infinite_a power_n and_o ability_n to_o restrain_v it_o or_o to_o remove_v it_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v in_o duty_n and_o so_o it_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o god_n to_o suffer_v sin_n sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n but_o where_o here_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n 3._o it_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o god_n to_o suffer_v sin_n when_o he_o may_v hinder_v it_o because_o he_o can_v by_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n order_v it_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n he_o 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signify_v a_o kind_n of_o brutish_a feed_n themselves_o without_o fear_n as_o it_o be_v judas_n 12._o but_o here_o in_o the_o text_n the_o word_n run_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o be_v express_v by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o a_o copulative_a camerarius_fw-la observe_v haec_fw-la ita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d petita_fw-la magis_fw-la notant_fw-la &_o arguunt_fw-la hominum_fw-la temporis_fw-la illius_fw-la securitatem_fw-la so_o that_o the_o vehemency_n and_o eagerness_n and_o intention_n of_o their_o spirit_n in_o the_o thing_n they_o be_v employ_v in_o be_v hereby_o note_v they_o be_v very_o busy_a their_o heart_n and_o head_n and_o hand_n all_o take_v up_o in_o eat_v drink_v buy_v sell_v etc._n etc._n the_o action_n name_v and_o the_o comfort_n which_o they_o be_v enjoy_v those_o natural_a and_o civil_a employment_n in_o which_o they_o be_v engage_v all_o good_a and_o lawful_a in_o themselves_o but_o they_o be_v not_o well_o employ_v 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so_o as_o that_o the_o soul_n begin_v to_o bow_v before_o it_o and_o yield_v obedience_n to_o it_o than_o it_o become_v a_o idol_n and_o what_o be_v a_o idol_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o stumble_a block_n of_o iniquity_n in_o our_o life_n ezek._n 14.4_o it_o be_v a_o stumble_a block_n a_o hindrance_n in_o our_o way_n such_o idol_n in_o the_o heart_n usual_o prove_v great_a offence_n and_o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stumble_a block_n and_o occasion_n of_o fall_v the_o first_o signify_v a_o stumble_a block_n to_o keep_v one_o off_o from_o duty_n such_o a_o offence_n peter_n be_v to_o christ_n matth._n 16.23_o he_o will_v have_v hinder_v he_o in_o that_o great_a work_n which_o he_o have_v to_o do_v the_o second_o signify_v a_o galltrapp_v which_o will_v vex_v and_o trouble_v one_o in_o duty_n so_o that_o when_o our_o comfort_n become_v idol_n image_n of_o jealousy_n in_o our_o heart_n than_o they_o be_v stumble_v block_n and_o so_o obstacle_n in_o our_o way_n to_o heaven_n again_o when_o our_o lawful_a comfort_n by_o our_o dotage_n become_v belove_n or_o great_o passionate_o belove_v than_o they_o become_v hindrance_n when_o your_o heart_n inflame_v themselves_o with_o your_o comfort_n as_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o they_o isa_n 57.5_o they_o inflame_v themselves_o with_o their_o idol_n when_o the_o heart_n do_v inordinate_o love_v creature_n comfort_n they_o be_v then_o turn_v into_o lust_n so_o that_o of_o lawful_a comfort_n they_o be_v make_v unlawful_a lust_n 1_o joh_n 2.15_o 16._o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n or_o the_o profit_n pleasure_n honour_n which_o usual_o man_n heart_n and_o thought_n be_v take_v up_o withal_o be_v good_a and_o lawful_a thing_n in_o themselves_o but_o be_v abuse_v they_o be_v call_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n etc._n etc._n the_o holy_a ghost_n put_v the_o lust_n that_o be_v within_o we_o to_o express_v the_o profit_n pleasure_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v without_o 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