as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v my_o commandment_n and_o will_n shall_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o direction_n of_o your_o will_n and_o work_n so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n st._n paul_n say_v we_o must_v not_o be_v wise_a above_o that_o which_o be_v write_v 1_o cor._n 4._o 6._o but_o that_o we_o be_v sober_a and_o know_v and_o understand_v according_a to_o sobriety_n which_o be_v to_o prove_v what_o every_o thing_n be_v by_o the_o perfect_a will_n of_o god_n rom._n 12._o 2.3_o this_o then_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o god_n commandment_n and_o those_o which_o man_n do_v make_v when_o man_n though_o they_o be_v the_o great_a do_v command_v any_o thing_n they_o therefore_o do_v command_v thing_n because_o they_o be_v good_a and_o lawful_a and_o when_o we_o deal_v with_o they_o we_o therefore_o obey_v their_o law_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o thing_n they_o command_v be_v lawful_a and_o good_a because_o their_o word_n and_o commandment_n have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v thing_n 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that_o it_o be_v best_o for_o our_o behoof_n nam_fw-la quo_fw-la die_fw-la comederis_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la utique_fw-la moriturus_fw-la es_fw-la 17._o gen._n 2._o 17._o 1591._o june_n 22_o 1591._o every_o law_n have_v in_o it_o two_o principal_a part_n the_o one_o contain_v the_o body_n and_o tenor_n of_o it_o the_o other_o comprehend_v the_o sanction_n and_o penalty_n touch_v the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n we_o have_v entrcate_v already_o both_o of_o the_o subject_n and_o also_o of_o the_o action_n of_o it_o now_o therefore_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o latter_a part_n to_o consider_v of_o the_o punishment_n threaten_v to_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o concern_v which_o we_o say_v that_o as_o there_o be_v require_v necessary_o in_o the_o law_n giver_n authority_n and_o right_a to_o command_v so_o likewise_o in_o he_o must_v be_v a_o power_n and_o ability_n to_o correct_v and_o punish_v the_o transgressor_n or_o else_o his_o authority_n be_v without_o a_o edge_n both_o these_o therefore_o be_v see_v in_o the_o lawmaker_n by_o the_o part_n of_o this_o law_n the_o one_o be_v the_o directive_n part_n serve_v for_o direction_n the_o other_o be_v the_o corrective_a part_n which_o serve_v for_o execution_n and_o every_o one_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o he_o be_v subject_a and_o under_o one_o of_o these_o this_o then_o be_v as_o if_o moses_n have_v say_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v this_o non_fw-la comedes_fw-la but_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v this_o if_o you_o will_v needs_o eat_v and_o 〈◊〉_d your_o will_n before_o i_o and_o your_o lust_n before_o my_o love_n then_o be_v you_o sure_o of_o this_o that_o in_o that_o day_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n for_o death_n be_v the_o sour_a and_o bitter_a sauce_n of_o this_o sweet_a meat_n rom._n 6._o 23._o touch_v the_o punishment_n in_o itself_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o in_o every_o punishment_n inflict_v for_o offence_n there_o be_v require_v justice_n to_o give_v it_o in_o a_o due_a proportion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o equality_n between_o the_o punishment_n and_o offence_n as_o in_o the_o law_n he_o that_o will_v desire_v another_o man_n sheep_n and_o steal_v it_o he_o in_o justice_n be_v to_o restore_v fourfold_a again_o reason_n and_o equity_n require_v that_o the_o punishment_n must_v be_v of_o great_a force_n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o discourage_v from_o sin_n than_o the_o sin_n must_v be_v to_o persuade_v and_o entice_v we_o to_o it_o such_o a_o equality_n be_v in_o this_o for_o because_o he_o take_v liberty_n to_o stretch_v his_o will_n and_o desire_v further_o than_o he_o shall_v therefore_o that_o he_o shall_v lose_v the_o first_o liberty_n he_o have_v for_o this_o be_v just_a and_o equal_a 〈…〉_o etiam_fw-la poneret_fw-la modum_fw-la beneficio_fw-la and_o that_o he_o that_o observe_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o use_v it_o shall_v lose_v the_o right_a use_n which_o he_o have_v it_o be_v therefore_o reason_n and_o right_n that_o either_o we_o shall_v dimittere_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la male_a vivendi_fw-la aut_fw-la amittere_fw-la facultatem_fw-la bene_fw-la 〈◊〉_d this_o we_o say_v to_o justify_v god_n because_o man_n think_v that_o this_o sin_n of_o eat_v such_o a_o fruit_n be_v not_o a_o capital_a offence_n and_o that_o god_n be_v too_o hard_o to_o 〈◊〉_d this_o so_o sore_a a_o punishment_n on_o it_o touch_v the_o second_o point_n which_o be_v concern_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n which_o must_v not_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n because_o the_o cause_n be_v find_v in_o our_o own_o self_n for_o god_n say_v if_o you_o eat_v you_o shall_v die_v that_o be_v you_o shall_v be_v cause_n and_o author_n of_o your_o own_o death_n your_o blood_n light_n on_o your_o own_o head_n for_o i_o be_o not_o guilty_a thereof_o which_o we_o shall_v the_o better_a percive_a and_o esteem_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o which_o before_o i_o have_v show_v that_o adam_n be_v make_v immortal_a non_fw-fr necessitate_v naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la vi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d gratiae_fw-la not_o by_o natural_a necessity_n but_o by_o the_o privilege_n of_o god_n grace_n for_o adam_n consist_v of_o contrary_a quality_n by_o his_o own_o nature_n they_o must_v needs_o in_o regard_n of_o themselves_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n to_o they_o as_o they_o be_v to_o the_o beast_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o subjection_n to_o mortality_n and_o possibility_n to_o die_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o nature_n god_n grace_n do_v sustain_v their_o bodily_a life_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o death_n so_o long_o as_o they_o keep_v themselves_o from_o sin_n but_o now_o si_fw-mi hence_o transgression_n beside_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n their_o sin_n also_o do_v pluck_v death_n upon_o they_o and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o curse_n so_o long_o therefore_o as_o man_n keep_v his_o first_o estate_n he_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n which_o be_v life_n and_o have_v use_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n which_o then_o be_v 〈◊〉_d deo_n and_o have_v this_o grace_n to_o preserve_v life_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n so_o long_o we_o have_v a_o immunity_n from_o death_n because_o we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o prop_n of_o god_n grace_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o immortality_n but_o when_o 〈◊〉_d do_v cause_v that_o prop_n to_o be_v pull_v away_o which_o sustain_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o nature_n than_o we_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o die_v both_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n and_o desert_n of_o our_o sin_n if_o we_o have_v lean_v still_o to_o the_o stay_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o not_o trust_v so_o much_o to_o our_o own_o will_n and_o wisdom_n it_o have_v go_v well_o with_o we_o but_o this_o voluntary_a forsake_v of_o god_n and_o lean_v on_o the_o break_a staff_n and_o reedis_n stay_v of_o our_o own_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o fall_n into_o sin_n and_o so_o unto_o death_n thus_o we_o see_v god_n justify_v in_o this_o sentence_n say_v morieris_fw-la because_o he_o be_v neither_o the_o author_n or_o cause_n of_o malum_fw-la naturae_fw-la which_o be_v sin_n nor_o yet_o of_o 〈…〉_o which_o be_v death_n but_o man_n cause_v both_o culpam_fw-la &_o poenam_fw-la do_v both_o way_n clear_a god_n and_o condemn_v we_o and_o ourselves_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o both_o death_n 3._o point_v the_o kind_n of_o death_n now_o touch_v the_o three_o point_n which_o respect_v the_o kind_n of_o death_n here_o threaten_v for_o there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o death_n rev._n 2._o 11._o rev._n 20._o 6._o there_o be_v the_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a the_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a the_o first_o and_o second_o death_n which_o of_o these_o be_v here_o in_o this_o punishment_n threaten_v st._n augustine_n answer_v that_o god_n do_v here_o mean_a both_o whatsoever_o death_n may_v be_v include_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o life_n unto_o the_o last_o death_n all_o that_o be_v here_o
of_o the_o one_o psalm_n 104_o 15._o so_o long_o as_o adam_n be_v obedient_a unto_o god_n the_o earth_n yield_v all_o abundance_n without_o travel_n of_o itself_o for_o thorn_n there_o grow_v fir_n tree_n for_o nettle_n the_o myrrh_n tree_n as_o it_o be_v isaiah_n 55._o 13._o then_o be_v the_o earth_n a_o kind_n and_o fruitful_a mother_n but_o by_o this_o course_n of_o man_n disobedience_n the_o earth_n be_v become_v a_o stepmother_n and_o without_o labour_n she_o yield_v 〈◊〉_d sustenance_n yet_o for_o all_o man_n labour_n it_o may_v yield_v barrenness_n according_a to_o jeremy_n 12._o 13._o they_o have_v sow_v wheat_n and_o reap_v thorn_n they_o have_v no_o profit_n of_o their_o labour_n because_o of_o god_n anger_n upon_o the_o malediction_n of_o the_o earth_n follow_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o man_n labour_n for_o if_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v bless_v before_o the_o 12._o of_o the_o 1._o chapter_n be_v here_o curse_a for_o man_n sin_n the_o fruitfulness_n must_v be_v recover_v by_o man_n labour_n so_o that_o labour_n be_v a_o consequence_n of_o the_o earth_n curse_n curse_n three_o thing_n in_o the_o curse_n and_o in_o this_o curse_n we_o observe_v these_o three_o thing_n curse_v first_o the_o earth_n curse_v first_o the_o earth_n itself_o be_v curse_v in_o the_o 1._o chapter_n god_n say_v that_o the_o earth_n shall_v yield_v herb_n with_o seed_n and_o tree_n with_o fruit_n of_o itself_o it_o be_v so_o there_o be_v fertility_n and_o fecundity_n by_o god_n breathe_v that_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v call_v a_o bless_a field_n wherein_o be_v plenty_n if_o man_n have_v stand_v upright_o there_o shall_v have_v be_v plenty_n without_o pain_n take_v yet_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v idle_a there_o shall_v have_v be_v labour_n with_o pleasure_n but_o sin_n have_v make_v it_o with_o pain_n the_o staff_n of_o bread_n shall_v have_v endure_v but_o god_n will_v break_v the_o staff_n of_o their_o bread_n leviticus_n 26._o 26._o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o plenty_n but_o penury_n and_o of_o itself_o germinabit_fw-la spinas_fw-la &_o tribulos_fw-la it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o weed_n thorn_n and_o thistle_n and_o in_o abundance_n cause_n second_o the_o cause_n the_o second_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o curse_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o the_o 3._o of_o habakkuk_n 8._o the_o question_n be_v whether_o god_n be_v angry_a against_o the_o river_n the_o flood_n and_o the_o sea_n as_o much_o to_o say_v they_o have_v not_o offend_v here_o the_o earth_n have_v do_v no_o offence_n it_o be_v not_o curse_v for_o itself_o none_o in_o se_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la maledicta_fw-la fuit_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o the_o earth_n in_o regard_n of_o itself_o whether_o it_o be_v barren_a or_o fruitful_a for_o when_o it_o do_v fructify_v it_o be_v not_o for_o itself_o it_o be_v insensible_a of_o punishment_n but_o it_o be_v all_o for_o man_n sake_n man_n be_v as_o the_o great_a sphere_n the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a to_o the_o other_o creature_n his_o obedience_n to_o god_n draw_v the_o obedience_n of_o plant_n tree_n beast_n and_o all_o the_o element_n unto_o he_o 〈◊〉_d during_o his_o obedience_n all_o creature_n be_v serviceable_a unto_o he_o but_o afterward_o the_o earth_n be_v unkind_a and_o as_o he_o move_v all_o creature_n move_v with_o he_o if_o he_o move_v against_o god_n all_o move_n against_o he_o the_o original_a world_n of_o man_n integrity_n be_v a_o mirror_n for_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v of_o mind_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v more_o clear_a the_o water_n more_o pleasant_a the_o earth_n more_o fruitful_a all_o thing_n more_o perfect_a then_o all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n do_v clap_v their_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v the_o fifty_o five_o of_o esay_n the_o twefth_a verse_n but_o man_n change_v all_o be_v turn_v upside_o down_o all_o thing_n be_v change_v the_o sun_n be_v 〈◊〉_d the_o water_n overflow_v the_o air_n with_o cold_a pierce_v the_o earth_n be_v barren_a and_o herb_n poisonsome_a and_o the_o one_o and_o thirtith_n of_o job_n verse_n the_o fourtith_n requite_v that_o of_o the_o fifty_o five_o of_o esay_n afore_o mention_v thistle_n grow_v instead_o of_o wheat_n and_o cockle_n in_o stead_n of_o barley_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o seven_o psalm_n and_o the_o thirty_o four_o verse_n god_n have_v turn_v a_o fruitful_a land_n into_o barrenness_n the_o cause_n be_v give_v because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o twenty_o six_o of_o leviticus_n the_o eighteen_o twenty_o four_o and_o twenty_o eight_o verse_n god_n say_v if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v for_o love_n nor_o for_o fear_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o seven_o time_n more_o according_a to_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o seven_o time_n more_o than_o that_o and_o if_o for_o all_o this_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o but_o walk_v stubborn_o god_n will_v chastise_v they_o from_o seven_o to_o seven_o time_n more_o and_o still_o increase_v their_o punishment_n seven_o time_n the_o cause_n must_v be_v distinguish_v the_o earth_n of_o itself_o before_o be_v fruitful_a now_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v infertile_a because_o the_o creature_n man_n be_v subject_a to_o vanity_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o twenty_o verse_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o fouth_z of_o the_o prov._n and_o the_o thirty_o verse_n the_o field_n of_o the_o sluggard_n be_v grow_v over_o with_o thorn_n and_o with_o nettle_n if_o man_n be_v sluggish_a the_o earth_n must_v be_v fruitless_a so_o that_o the_o earth_n must_v be_v labour_v and_o that_o labour_n must_v be_v qualify_v the_o labour_n must_v be_v great_a else_o it_o bring_v forth_o the_o cockle_n for_o corn_n this_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o punishment_n for_o according_a to_o the_o six_o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n the_o field_n that_o bear_v thorn_n and_o thistle_n be_v near_o unto_o curse_v who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v continue_v three_o labour_n continue_v and_o this_o labour_n must_v be_v continue_v which_o be_v the_o three_o thing_n the_o continuance_n of_o it_o which_o be_v of_o three_o fort_n first_o it_o be_v not_o simple_a labour_n for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o but_o cunctis_fw-la diebus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la in_o youth_n and_o in_o age_n even_o to_o death_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n till_o thou_o return_v to_o earth_n st._n austin_n say_v there_o be_v perpetuâ—_n corruptio_fw-la and_o perpetuus_fw-la labour_n sloth_n be_v punish_v with_o continuance_n of_o labour_n in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n the_o eleven_o chapter_n and_o second_o verse_n thy_o idleneness_n fall_v to_o lust_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o to_o timothy_n the_o five_o and_o the_o thirteen_o idleness_n lead_v to_o all_o sin_n second_o it_o be_v continue_v with_o patience_n what_o if_o thou_o labour_v and_o it_o bring_v forth_o spinas_fw-la &_o tribulos_fw-la thorn_n and_o thistle_n yet_o must_v thou_o bear_v it_o and_o labour_n still_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n like_o he_o that_o plant_v a_o vineyard_n with_o much_o pain_n and_o great_a cost_n and_o he_o look_v it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o grape_n and_o it_o bring_v forth_o wild_a grape_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o psalm_n 127._o the_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a unless_o god_n bless_v it_o plenty_n come_v not_o by_o man_n labour_n but_o by_o god_n mercy_n vain_a therefore_o be_v they_o the_o first_o of_o habakkuk_n the_o fifteen_o that_o take_v fish_n with_o the_o angle_n and_o the_o net_n and_o gather_v it_o in_o their_o yarn_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v do_v sacrifice_n to_o their_o net_n and_o burn_a incense_n to_o their_o yarn_n because_o by_o they_o they_o think_v their_o portion_n be_v fat_a and_o their_o meat_n plenteous_a their_o labour_n be_v even_o nothing_o without_o god_n blessing_n lest_o as_o in_o that_o place_n of_o habakkuk_n they_o shall_v 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earth_n but_o here_o the_o earth_n of_o which_o adam_n be_v make_v not_o adam_n himself_o be_v curse_v 2._o 2._o second_o he_o be_v punish_v but_o with_o a_o little_a labour_n to_o his_o great_a sin_n with_o a_o watery_a drop_n of_o sweat_n and_o the_o sweat_n be_v but_o a_o easy_a sweat_n of_o the_o face_n not_o like_o christ_n sweat_n in_o his_o prayer_n the_o twenty_o second_o of_o luke_n the_o forty_o four_o verse_n which_o be_v like_o drop_n of_o blood_n trickle_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n 3._o 3._o three_o god_n may_v have_v suffer_v the_o earth_n to_o have_v be_v fruitless_a let_v man_n have_v labour_v never_o so_o much_o but_o that_o man_n for_o all_o his_o sin_n yet_o with_o his_o labour_n shall_v make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a in_o my_o opinion_n be_v a_o great_a mercy_n which_o i_o ground_n out_o of_o the_o one_o hundred_o twenty_o eight_o psalm_n when_o thou_o eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n say_v david_n thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v it_o be_v a_o blessing_n when_o 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be_v we_o to_o handle_v the_o other_o part_n of_o adam_n sentence_n and_o punishment_n sentence_n the_o ground_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o sentence_n and_o in_o the_o sentence_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o ground_n of_o it_o and_o the_o nature_n or_o form_n of_o it_o disobedience_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o sentence_n and_o this_o sentence_n be_v make_v even_o a_o law_n for_o according_a to_o that_o of_o paul_n roman_n 6._o 2._o the_o law_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n have_v free_v i_o from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o death_n so_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n hence_o spring_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n condemn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n 7._o council_n carth._n 7._o that_o say_v that_o though_o we_o sin_v yet_o we_o be_v free_v though_o we_o live_v never_o so_o dissolute_o yet_o we_o be_v save_v after_o christ_n come_v death_n be_v not_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n but_o mark_v what_o st._n james_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n and_o thirteen_o verse_n say_v when_o lust_n have_v conceive_v it_o 〈◊〉_d forth_o sin_n and_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v finish_v bring_v forth_o death_n and_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o five_o to_o the_o roman_n the_o nineteenth_o and_o the_o twenty_o first_o say_v death_n death_n that_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disohedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v righteous_a and_o further_o that_o as_o sin_n reign_v unto_o death_n so_o grace_n by_o righteousnese_n may_v reign_v to_o eternal_a life_n truth_n it_o be_v that_o through_o sin_n come_v death_n and_o that_o death_n have_v rule_v over_o all_o adam_n at_o the_o first_o by_o sin_n bring_v death_n the_o last_o adam_n by_o obedience_n bring_v everlasting_a life_n and_o as_o paul_n in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o six_o verse_n say_v that_o the_o last_o enemy_n that_o christ_n shall_v destroy_v be_v death_n for_o as_o it_o 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three_o in_o this_o proceed_n of_o god_n council_n and_o wisdom_n if_o neither_o of_o these_o take_v place_n that_o neither_o cain_n himself_o nor_o other_o be_v the_o better_a for_o this_o mitigation_n yet_o as_o the_o woman_n say_v in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n the_o fourteen_o chapter_n that_o albeit_o one_o of_o her_o son_n have_v slay_v the_o other_o yet_o she_o will_v not_o be_v deprive_v of_o he_o that_o be_v alive_a for_o that_o she_o be_v willing_a that_o her_o husband_n name_n and_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v continue_v upon_o earth_n so_o it_o stand_v with_o adam_n he_o have_v two_o son_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v the_o bane_n of_o the_o other_o and_o albeit_o cain_n deserve_v to_o die_v present_o yet_o god_n do_v not_o so_o consider_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o will_v forget_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o himself_o have_v create_v and_o therefore_o as_o well_o to_o preserve_v mankind_n as_o to_o show_v that_o godly_a posterity_n be_v not_o hereditary_a he_o 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kill_v cain_n though_o it_o be_v with_o this_o pretence_n that_o he_o be_v a_o murderer_n shall_v be_v punish_v seven_o fold_n for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o every_o man_n power_n 〈…〉_o if_o any_o man_n have_v commit_v a_o crime_n the_o judge_n shall_v see_v whether_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n and_o as_o the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v he_o so_o shall_v he_o be_v punish_v deuteronomie_n the_o twenty_o 〈◊〉_d chapter_n exodus_fw-la the_o twenty_o second_o chapter_n the_o magistrate_n be_v god_n ordinance_n roman_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n have_v power_n to_o put_v a_o murder_n to_o death_n for_o he_o have_v the_o sword_n commit_v unto_o he_o for_o that_o end_n but_o he_o that_o take_v up_o the_o sword_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n matthew_n the_o twenty_o sixth_o chapter_n for_o if_o every_o one_o that_o find_v a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d may_v kill_v he_o it_o will_v soon_o root_v out_o all_o mankind_n and_o that_o this_o inconvenience_n shall_v not_o fall_v out_o god_n take_v order_n 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almighty_a be_v not_o able_a to_o pardon_v the_o sin_n of_o wicked_a man_n second_o it_o do_v prejudice_v his_o truth_n for_o god_n affirm_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o forgive_v iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n exodus_fw-la the_o thirty_o four_o chapter_n and_o the_o seven_o verse_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n that_o cain_n speak_v of_o here_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o god_n in_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o psalm_n he_o shall_v deliver_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o sin_n he_o have_v shut_v up_o all_o under_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n over_o all_o romans_z the_o eleven_o chapter_n and_o as_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n so_o primos_fw-la peecatorum_fw-la in_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n this_o cain_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o promise_n which_o god_n make_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n that_o be_v as_o we_o have_v show_v the_o head_n and_o chief_a sin_n that_o the_o devil_n can_v infect_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n withal_o three_o this_o error_n do_v derogate_v from_o his_o goodness_n which_o make_v it_o more_o odious_a to_o god_n for_o god_n mercy_n have_v a_o preeminece_n above_o his_o justice_n psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o forty_o five_o his_o mercy_n be_v above_o all_o his_o work_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o james_n mercy_n triumph_v over_o justice_n therefore_o the_o sin_n against_o god_n mercy_n be_v more_o grievous_a again_o it_o be_v the_o more_o odious_a in_o god_n eye_n because_o it_o take_v from_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n which_o be_v essential_a and_o natural_a in_o god_n for_o his_o justice_n grow_v out_o of_o man_n and_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v just_a not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o himself_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o deal_n towards_o man_n in_o that_o he_o reward_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v the_o bad_a but_o as_o for_o mercy_n it_o be_v natural_o in_o he_o and_o a_o part_n of_o his_o essence_n but_o his_o justice_n come_v from_o without_o for_o when_o man_n provoke_v he_o by_o their_o sin_n than_o he_o say_v isaiah_n the_o twenty_o eight_o chapter_n and_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n judgement_n will_v i_o lay_v to_o the_o rule_n and_o righteousness_n to_o the_o balance_n therefore_o if_o we_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o a_o hard_a lord_n whereas_o we_o see_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v ten_o thousand_o talent_n to_o his_o servant_n matthew_z the_o eighteen_o chapter_n or_o think_v he_o to_o be_v a_o hard_a father_n whereas_o he_o be_v most_o kind_a to_o naughty_a and_o unthrifty_a son_n luke_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n we_o do_v derogate_v against_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n who_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o natural_a inclination_n to_o mercy_n be_v call_v mercy_n psalm_n the_o fifty_o nine_o and_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n wherefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o jew_n act_v the_o thirteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o forty_o sixth_o verse_n see_v you_o have_v put_v the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o you_o and_o judge_v yourselves_o unworthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n so_o if_o any_o man_n by_o take_v a_o 〈◊〉_d opinion_n of_o god_n mercy_n do_v put_v it_o from_o he_o and_o judge_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o mercy_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n that_o he_o shall_v ever_o obtain_v forgiveness_n but_o he_o must_v either_o fall_v into_o that_o desparare_fw-la hardness_n of_o heart_n that_o be_v mention_v jeremiah_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n or_o else_o be_v continual_o torment_v with_o a_o wound_a spirit_n proverb_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n and_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o heaviness_n in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o second_o chapter_n touch_v cain_n conceit_n it_o be_v certain_a if_o his_o sin_n can_v be_v pardon_v it_o be_v either_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o sin_n itself_o or_o of_o god_n justice_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v any_o such_o hindrance_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o that_o which_o cain_n say_v touch_v sin_n it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n impossible_a to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o it_o first_o because_o sin_n be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o creature_n which_o be_v finite_a and_o therefore_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v finite_a but_o god_n be_v infinite_a and_o of_o his_o greatness_n there_o be_v no_o end_n psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o and_o forty_o sift_n and_o therefore_o look_v how_o much_o god_n be_v great_a than_o man_n so_o great_a be_v his_o power_n to_o thew_v mercy_n and_o consequent_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o his_o mercy_n shall_v be_v overcome_v of_o our_o sin_n and_o misery_n second_o peccatum_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la hominis_fw-la that_o be_v sin_n
his_o soul_n in_o the_o thirty_o eight_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n and_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n and_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o true_a token_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n be_v to_o be_v angry_a to_o be_v afraid_a of_o himself_o afterward_o and_o to_o he_o revenge_v of_o himself_o for_o the_o sin_n commit_v in_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o the_o eleven_o verse_n and_o deprecatio_fw-la poenae_fw-la that_o be_v petition_n for_o forgiveness_n as_o the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a to_o my_o sin_n and_o forgive_v i_o my_o sin_n second_o god_n require_v justificationem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la that_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o sentence_n be_v pass_v upon_o we_o just_o as_o david_n do_v psalm_n the_o fifty_o first_o and_o the_o four_o verse_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v just_a when_o thou_o speak_v and_o clear_v when_o thou_o judge_v and_o this_o likewise_o have_v two_o part_n first_o that_o we_o think_v well_o of_o god_n say_v with_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o ninteenth_fw-mi psalm_n and_o the_o seventy_o five_o verse_n i_o know_v lord_n that_o thy_o judgement_n be_v right_a and_o that_o thou_o of_o very_a faithfulness_n have_v afflict_v i_o second_o to_o bear_v quiet_o and_o meek_o the_o punishment_n that_o he_o lay_v upon_o we_o by_o david_n example_n in_o the_o thirty_o nine_o psalm_n tacui_fw-la domine_fw-la quia_fw-la tu_fw-la fecisti_fw-la but_o as_o for_o cain_n we_o see_v on_o his_o part_n neither_o promise_n of_o repentance_n nor_o petition_n for_o forgiveness_n he_o confess_v his_o fault_n indeed_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a but_o it_o be_v no_o true_a confessi_fw-la on_o first_o that_o it_o be_v too_o late_o it_o shall_v have_v stand_v in_o the_o nine_o verse_n for_o a_o just_a man_n will_v be_v first_o in_o his_o own_o cause_n to_o accuse_v himself_o proverb_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n but_o he_o deny_v it_o proud_o and_o so_o be_v far_o from_o make_v any_o promise_n of_o repentance_n second_o no_o true_a confession_n because_o without_o any_o petition_n of_o forgiveness_n for_o he_o conceive_v this_o foolish_a opinion_n that_o his_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v forgive_v as_o if_o the_o woman_n seed_n have_v not_o power_n to_o break_v the_o the_o serpent_n head_n or_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n cry_v for_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v not_o cry_v loud_o than_o abel_n do_v for_o justice_n which_o the_o apostle_n say_v speak_v better_a thing_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n hebrew_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n but_o as_o for_o his_o opinion_n touch_v god_n justice_n both_o cain_n and_o all_o other_o ought_v with_o david_n to_o acknowledge_v in_o every_o punishment_n that_o he_o lay_v upon_o they_o psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o and_o nineteenth_o and_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o seven_o verse_n righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o lord_n in_o all_o thy_o judgement_n they_o ought_v to_o judge_v themselves_o worthy_a to_o be_v destroy_v ezekiel_n the_o thirty_o sixth_o chapter_n for_o so_o do_v the_o better_a these_o luke_n the_o twenty_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o forty_o first_o verse_n we_o indeed_o suffer_v righteous_o for_o we_o receive_v thing_n worthy_a of_o that_o we_o have_v do_v but_o this_o man_n have_v do_v nothing_o amiss_o but_o as_o for_o cain_n he_o make_v no_o such_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n justice_n in_o punish_v he_o whereas_o he_o shall_v have_v confess_v he_o be_v worthy_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n because_o he_o have_v bereave_v the_o earth_n of_o one_o of_o her_o child_n kill_v a_o man_n a_o innocent_a and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o a_o saint_n that_o he_o be_v worthy_o cast_v out_o of_o god_n presence_n be_v defile_v with_o blood_n even_o as_o joab_n be_v pull_v from_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o first_o of_o king_n the_o second_o chapter_n as_o if_o he_o will_v pollute_v the_o altar_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o five_o chapter_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o corinthian_a be_v excommunicate_v be_v because_o by_o a_o little_a leaventhe_n whole_a lump_n shall_v be_v leaven_v the_o other_o be_v just_o punish_v with_o a_o life_n of_o sorrow_n and_o fear_n because_o he_o have_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n and_o fear_n to_o many_o yet_o cain_n do_v none_o of_o all_o these_o but_o instead_o of_o acknowledge_v god_n justice_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o desert_n he_o make_v it_o strange_a and_o wonder_n at_o it_o behold_v but_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o think_v otherwise_o that_o how_o grievous_a soever_o god_n punish_v we_o yet_o he_o deal_v not_o with_o we_o after_o our_o desert_n psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o and_o three_o we_o must_v not_o think_v strange_a concern_v the_o fiery_a trial_n as_o if_o same_o strange_a thing_n be_v come_v to_o we_o in_o the_o first_o epistle_n of_o peter_n the_o four_o chapter_n and_o the_o twelve_o verse_n we_o must_v not_o make_v a_o ecce_fw-la of_o god_n judgement_n as_o cain_n do_v for_o god_n be_v wise_a and_o albeit_o the_o party_n punish_v be_v innocent_a yet_o we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o god_n will_v suffer_v no_o punishment_n to_o come_v to_o he_o without_o just_a cause_n much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o justify_v he_o when_o he_o punish_v a_o notorious_a offender_n but_o from_o this_o word_n ecce_fw-la it_o appear_v that_o cain_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o conceive_v a_o right_n of_o god_n justice_n the_o second_o point_n in_o justify_v god_n justice_n be_v to_o bear_v quiet_o the_o punishment_n that_o he_o lay_v upon_o we_o levitieus_fw-la the_o twenty_o sixth_o chapter_n and_o the_o forty_o 〈◊〉_d verse_n which_o christ_n call_v the_o take_n up_o of_o the_o cross_n matthew_n the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n for_o if_o we_o bear_v the_o 〈◊〉_d our_o iniquity_n unwilling_o superimponitur_fw-la non_fw-la tollitur_fw-la crux_fw-la therefore_o first_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v in_o regard_n of_o our_o sin_n that_o god_n deal_v more_o merciful_o with_o we_o than_o we_o deserve_v second_o we_o must_v bear_v quiet_o the_o punishment_n lay_v upon_o we_o for_o out_o of_o affliction_n the_o godly_a gather_v matter_n of_o thanks_o job_n have_v all_o take_v from_o he_o say_v job_n the_o first_o chapter_n benedictum_fw-la sit_fw-la momen_fw-la domini_fw-la and_o david_n psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o &_o sixteenth_o accipiam_fw-la calicem_fw-la salutis_fw-la he_o praise_v god_n for_o the_o cup_n of_o affliction_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n &_o be_v as_o thankful_a to_o god_n for_o the_o benefit_n which_o he_o by_o mean_n of_o affliction_n bestow_v upon_o they_o against_o their_o will_n as_o for_o those_o that_o come_v to_o they_o with_o their_o will_n and_o good_a like_n and_o this_o be_v the_o perfection_n that_o we_o be_v to_o strive_v unto_o but_o if_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o reckon_v they_o as_o benefit_n yet_o we_o must_v say_v with_o eli_n in_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o eighteen_o verse_n dominus_fw-la est_fw-la faciat_fw-la quod_fw-la bonum_fw-la videtur_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la suis_fw-la therefore_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o he_o that_o be_v accustom_v to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n from_o his_o youth_n lamentation_n the_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o eight_o verse_n sidebit_fw-la &_o silebit_fw-la so_o must_v we_o do_v and_o say_v with_o david_n in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o sixth_o verse_n here_o be_o i_o let_v he_o do_v to_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n but_o cain_n seem_v not_o thus_o to_o be_v affect_v because_o he_o be_v altogether_o in_o the_o enumeration_n of_o his_o punishment_n it_o be_v no_o quiet_a bear_n but_o odiosa_fw-la repetitio_fw-la if_o this_o sin_n be_v so_o great_a as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v he_o shall_v have_v do_v better_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o as_o david_n do_v psalm_n the_o fifty_o first_o my_o sin_n 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