time_n which_o the_o devil_n choose_v to_o set_v upon_o he_o then_o say_v my_o text_n that_o be_v in_o the_o next_o place_n after_o his_o baptism_n which_o go_v before_o immediate_o say_v st._n mark_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n have_v say_v this_o be_v my_o beloved_a son_n 4._o christ_n manner_n of_o address_v himself_o to_o the_o combat_n he_o be_v lead_v up_o of_o the_o spirit_n or_o as_o st._n luke_n more_o emphatical_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n 5._o here_o be_v the_o list_n where_o the_o combat_n be_v fight_v or_o at_o least_o begin_v to_o be_v fight_v the_o wilderness_n then_o be_v jesus_n lead_v up_o of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n christ_n put_v himself_o upon_o a_o tentation_n that_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o text_n and_o the_o loadstar_n by_o which_o all_o be_v guide_v that_o pertain_v to_o the_o whole_a matter_n which_o i_o be_o to_o handle_v in_o this_o story_n other_o thing_n do_v fall_v out_o at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o this_o be_v the_o drift_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o although_o we_o read_v that_o he_o fast_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yet_o the_o purpose_n of_o his_o go_v thither_o ultimate_o be_v not_o to_o fast_v but_o to_o be_v tempt_v fast_v be_v a_o accessary_a he_o must_v fast_o when_o he_o be_v there_o because_o there_o be_v no_o food_n to_o be_v have_v so_o moses_n fast_v forty_o day_n in_o mount_n horeb_n yet_o he_o go_v not_o up_o to_o the_o mountain_n to_o fast_o but_o to_o receive_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o st._n mark_n say_v that_o christ_n be_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o wilderness_n tempt_v of_o satan_n but_o he_o never_o speak_v of_o his_o fast_n it_o be_v true_a he_o do_v expose_v himself_o to_o both_o those_o infirmity_n in_o his_o body_n he_o suffer_v hunger_n in_o his_o soul_n tentation_n both_o at_o once_o but_o his_o purpose_n be_v not_o to_o show_v how_o his_o natural_a body_n can_v subsist_v a_o long_a time_n without_o the_o sustenance_n of_o meat_n but_o to_o manifest_v his_o strength_n and_o innocency_n in_o the_o trial_n of_o tentation_n that_o he_o may_v say_v with_o david_n word_n and_o st._n austin_n say_v they_o be_v his_o own_o speech_n and_o his_o own_o word_n psal_n cxviii_o 13._o thou_o have_v thrust_v sore_o at_o i_o that_o i_o may_v fall_v but_o the_o lord_n help_v i_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o will_v leave_v our_o wit_n in_o a_o maze_n if_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o christ_n majesty_n to_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o infirmity_n the_o bread_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n do_v hunger_n strength_n itself_o be_v weak_a comfort_n itself_o be_v sad_a and_o heavy_a life_n itself_o do_v die_v but_o that_o purity_n and_o innocency_n itself_o in_o which_o no_o unrighteousness_n can_v be_v find_v shall_v be_v instigate_v over_o and_o over_o to_o most_o horrid_a sin_n raise_v one_o point_n of_o admiration_n more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o magnum_fw-la fuit_fw-la facinus_fw-la deum_fw-la conspui_fw-la &_o alapis_fw-la caedi_fw-la verum_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la paenae_fw-la spectant_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o mystery_n of_o humility_n that_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v spit_v upon_o and_o beat_v and_o be_v crown_v with_o thorn_n it_o be_v very_o much_o and_o yet_o these_o at_o the_o very_o worst_a be_v but_o the_o evil_n of_o punishment_n to_o be_v solicit_v to_o distrust_v in_o his_o father_n providence_n to_o be_v ambitious_a to_o be_v a_o idolater_n these_o be_v far_o more_o incompetent_a to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o they_o be_v the_o evil_n of_o sin_n let_v i_o search_v it_o therefore_o very_o diligent_o through_o all_o the_o cause_n which_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o your_o learning_n and_o instruction_n why_o christ_n will_v be_v tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n first_o he_o yield_v himself_o to_o be_v assault_v with_o strong_a provocation_n of_o evil_a that_o he_o may_v pity_v we_o the_o more_o because_o he_o know_v in_o his_o own_o case_n and_o trial_n what_o hard_o encounter_v we_o have_v with_o the_o enemy_n as_o if_o a_o general_n of_o a_o field_n will_v lie_v perdew_o take_v his_o rest_n on_o the_o bare_a ground_n assign_v a_o place_n unto_o himself_o in_o battle_n where_o he_o know_v there_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v and_o commiserate_v the_o distress_n of_o the_o common_a soldier_n st._n paul_n comfort_v his_o brethren_n the_o hebrew_n with_o a_o double_a consolation_n first_o that_o christ_n our_o high_a priest_n be_v go_v into_o heaven_n to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o there_o second_o that_o he_o bear_v all_o our_o affliction_n upon_o earth_n and_o know_v our_o infirmity_n here_o heb._n four_o 14._o say_v he_o we_o have_v a_o great_a high_a priest_n that_o be_v pass_v into_o the_o heaven_n and_o we_o have_v not_o a_o high_a priest_n which_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n but_o be_v in_o all_o point_v tempt_v like_a as_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o sin_n so_o far_o as_o sin_n may_v not_o be_v admix_v or_o have_v any_o place_n in_o he_o so_o far_o there_o be_v no_o kind_n of_o sorrow_n or_o tentation_n which_o we_o undergo_v but_o he_o bear_v his_o part_n therefore_o he_o sustain_v not_o the_o languor_n of_o fever_n or_o sickness_n which_o be_v contract_v usual_o by_o luxury_n always_o by_o ignorance_n to_o preserve_v the_o constitution_n of_o our_o body_n in_o good_a plight_n both_o which_o be_v most_o unworthy_a of_o this_o high_a priest_n and_o as_o for_o sin_n he_o suffer_v the_o outward_a invitement_n of_o tentation_n in_o great_a measure_n but_o not_o the_o inward_a rebellion_n of_o concupiscence_n to_o which_o we_o be_v obnoxious_a in_o all_o point_v tempt_v like_a as_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o sin_n let_v not_o our_o hope_n therefore_o be_v utter_o press_v down_o with_o the_o weight_n of_o our_o sin_n christ_n will_v have_v compassion_n because_o he_o know_v the_o device_n of_o our_o adversary_n and_o how_o feeble_a we_o be_v to_o make_v resistance_n his_o spirit_n shall_v not_o strive_v with_o man_n because_o he_o be_v but_o flesh_n and_o if_o weak_a flesh_n be_v overcome_v sometime_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o darkness_n he_o will_v not_o be_v extreme_a to_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o quia_fw-la fragilis_fw-la est_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la conditio_fw-la non_fw-la eos_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternos_fw-la servabit_fw-la cruciatus_fw-la say_v st._n hierom_n every_o trespass_n wherewith_o our_o frail_a nature_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o devil_n shall_v not_o be_v punish_v with_o eternal_a fire_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n discern_v of_o what_o corrupt_a metal_n we_o be_v make_v do_v not_o only_o cause_v he_o to_o free_v we_o from_o eternal_a torment_n but_o also_o to_o mitigate_v his_o temporal_a chastisement_n gen._n viij_o 21._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n i_o will_v not_o again_o curse_v the_o ground_n any_o more_o for_o man_n sake_n for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n because_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v so_o evil_a and_o will_v lead_v he_o into_o disobedience_n therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a once_o he_o destroy_v the_o whole_a earth_n because_o all_o flesh_n have_v corrupt_v its_o way_n to_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n but_o no_o more_o than_o once_o that_o he_o may_v not_o turn_v justice_n into_o wormwood_n and_o bitterness_n sweet_o st._n ambrose_n 21._o the_o lord_n extend_v his_o universal_a revenge_n but_o once_o vindicta_fw-la ad_fw-la timorem_fw-la proficit_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la naturae_fw-la commutationem_fw-la quae_fw-la corrigi_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la potest_fw-la in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mutari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o lord_n do_v not_o reiterate_v his_o universal_a punishment_n for_o he_o know_v that_o deprave_a nature_n may_v be_v correct_v in_o some_o it_o can_v be_v change_v in_o all_o moses_n in_o this_o point_n be_v second_v by_o david_n that_o the_o discern_a of_o our_o infirmity_n do_v stir_v up_o god_n compassion_n psal_n ciii_o 14._o like_a as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o child_n so_o the_o lord_n pity_v they_o that_o fear_v he_o novit_n enim_fw-la figmentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la for_o he_o know_v our_o frame_n he_o remember_v that_o we_o be_v dust_n that_o be_v no_o marvel_n indeed_o say_v gregory_n to_o say_v he_o know_v our_o frame_n and_o the_o stuff_n whereof_o we_o be_v make_v for_o there_o be_v nothing_o hide_v from_o his_o knowledge_n what_o special_a notice_n do_v he_o take_v of_o it_o more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o gregory_n answer_v 9_o figmentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la scire_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o seipso_fw-la ex_fw-la pielate_fw-la suscepisse_fw-la he_o know_v our_o frame_n more_o near_o and_o intimate_o
what_o delight_n owl_n may_v take_v to_o separate_v themselves_o and_o sit_v alone_o but_o vbi_fw-la cadaver_n ibi_fw-la aquilae_fw-la where_o the_o body_n be_v there_o will_v the_o eagle_n be_v gather_v this_o be_v the_o four_o pillar_n upon_o which_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o rechabite_v be_v erect_v they_o be_v votary_n in_o one_o vow_n they_o be_v join_v in_o a_o order_n and_o confederacy_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n when_o all_o other_o relation_n will_v be_v out_o of_o date_n in_o heaven_n perchance_o quite_o forget_v the_o title_n of_o brotherhood_n among_o the_o saint_n shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o thus_o the_o rechabite_v be_v combine_v et_fw-la illi_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la and_o they_o all_o say_v with_o one_o acclamation_n we_o will_v drink_v no_o wine_n but_o since_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o the_o allowance_n and_o good_a like_n of_o such_o as_o put_v themselves_o into_o one_o link_n and_o brotherhood_n of_o religion_n a_o thing_n unusual_a in_o our_o ear_n a_o word_n will_v not_o be_v unfitting_a before_o i_o proceed_v any_o far_a to_o explain_v myself_o and_o let_v you_o know_v both_o who_o i_o cast_v off_o and_o who_o i_o will_v entertain_v and_o justify_v in_o this_o doctrine_n first_o god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v allow_v any_o factious_a conjuration_n like_o the_o desperate_a camp_n of_o absalon_n like_o theudas_n and_o his_o banditi_n like_o judas_n of_o galilee_n and_o his_o swordman_n no_o nor_o every_o foolish_a rabble_n that_o meet_v at_o tavern_n must_v be_v call_v a_o order_n we_o have_v of_o late_a time_n such_o as_o bound_v themselves_o in_o a_o league_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v rechabite_v and_o they_o choose_v a_o name_n for_o themselves_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v sheperd_n i_o will_v not_o say_v they_o do_v drink_v no_o wine_n but_o this_o i_o dare_v say_v if_o they_o have_v run_v riot_n as_o they_o begin_v they_o will_v have_v leave_v themselves_o as_o little_a land_n to_o plough_v as_o the_o rechabite_v have_v neither_o field_n nor_o vineyard_n the_o friar_n and_o monk_n of_o rome_n they_o be_v order_n that_o seem_v devote_v to_o the_o church_n and_o so_o be_v the_o pharisee_n very_o some_o be_v ancient_o allow_v in_o the_o church_n to_o profess_v such_o austerity_n as_o need_v not_o to_o counterpoise_v the_o philosophical_a strict_a life_n of_o many_o heathen_a and_o as_o their_o original_n be_v not_o allow_v from_o god_n but_o man_n institution_n so_o in_o a_o little_a space_n they_o grow_v so_o bad_a that_o almost_o no_o zealous_a spirit_n in_o any_o age_n but_o do_v defy_v the_o monastery_n in_o our_o time_n their_o profession_n of_o poverty_n be_v but_o lazy_a beggary_n their_o obedience_n be_v to_o gain_v liberty_n against_o they_o who_o be_v make_v to_o command_v they_o and_o to_o profess_v thraldom_n to_o one_o who_o usurp_v authority_n their_o vow_n of_o chastity_n be_v to_o despise_v the_o ordinance_n of_o marriage_n and_o to_o enjoy_v fleshly_a liberty_n their_o practice_n be_v so_o profane_a that_o boccace_n a_o italian_a thought_n they_o spend_v all_o their_o study_n to_o find_v out_o this_o one_o conclusion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o rechabite_v fix_v themselves_o so_o curious_o upon_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o the_o star_n point_v in_o a_o right_a line_n to_o the_o manger_n where_o christ_n be_v repose_v for_o there_o be_v but_o this_o double_a error_n in_o enjoy_v the_o world_n first_o to_o think_v through_o infidelity_n deum_fw-la defuturum_fw-la ubi_fw-la promisit_fw-la that_o god_n will_v fail_v to_o provide_v for_o we_o notwithstanding_o his_o promise_n so_o run_v the_o devil_n tentation_n against_o our_o saviour_n mat._n four_o he_o must_v command_v stone_n to_o be_v make_v bread_n or_o he_o must_v starve_v for_o ever_o second_o to_o run_v into_o presumption_n deum_fw-la adfuturum_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la promisit_fw-la that_o god_n will_v succour_v we_o in_o those_o case_n where_o he_o never_o pass_v his_o word_n to_o do_v it_o behold_v it_o again_o in_o the_o sophistry_n of_o satan_n cast_v thyself_o down_o for_o he_o will_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o decline_v infidelity_n the_o rechabite_v commit_v their_o body_n to_o tabernacle_n instead_o of_o house_n they_o live_v among_o stranger_n instead_o of_o their_o own_o people_n their_o substance_n be_v the_o poor_a increase_n of_o their_o flock_n instead_o of_o land_n and_o revenue_n their_o diet_n be_v parsimonious_a they_o will_v drink_v no_o wine_n yet_o to_o decline_v presumption_n they_o exercise_v a_o call_v they_o fill_v up_o a_o good_a employment_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o have_v child_n and_o family_n to_o instruct_v in_o the_o lord_n these_o be_v the_o confederate_n and_o votary_n in_o who_o holy_a life_n i_o find_v but_o three_o thing_n before_o for_o your_o imitation_n 1._o their_o constancy_n against_o enticement_n 2._o their_o obedience_n and_o awful_a respect_n to_o the_o law_n of_o jonadab_n 3._o their_o temperance_n and_o religious_a wean_n of_o their_o body_n from_o the_o surfeit_a breast_n of_o drunkenness_n and_o luxury_n now_o your_o patience_n may_v expect_v as_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o perform_v the_o last_o task_n concern_v the_o vow_n of_o the_o rechabite_v the_o fountain_n be_v but_o one_o but_o the_o head_n be_v part_v into_o these_o four_o stream_n 1._o what_o inducement_n they_o have_v to_o make_v this_o vow_n 2._o that_o their_o vow_n be_v make_v stand_v upon_o just_a and_o lawful_a condition_n 3._o that_o the_o great_a defender_n of_o vow_n the_o roman_a monk_n do_v not_o imitate_v the_o rechabite_v 4._o that_o vow_n be_v just_o make_v they_o be_v solemn_o to_o be_v perform_v and_o then_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v every_o part_n shall_v be_v offer_v again_o to_o your_o remembrance_n as_o it_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o have_v encouragement_n to_o take_v this_o vow_n upon_o they_o for_o three_o reason_n 1._o as_o be_v but_o stranger_n to_o the_o true_a commonwealth_n of_o israel_n 2._o to_o make_v the_o better_a preparation_n for_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n 3._o to_o draw_v their_o affection_n to_o the_o content_a of_o a_o little_a and_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n we_o love_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o gaze_v at_o stranger_n and_o curiosity_n will_v ask_v as_o if_o it_o be_v in_o office_n about_o their_o birth_n and_o condition_n their_o genealogy_n brief_o and_o under_o correction_n of_o better_a skill_n be_v on_o this_o wise_a midian_a be_v bear_v unto_o abraham_n of_o ketura_n gen._n twenty-five_o jethro_n the_o father_n of_o zipporah_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n come_v of_o that_o stock_n be_v priest_n and_o son_n of_o midian_a exod._n two_o hemath_n be_v the_o next_o in_o knowledge_n of_o that_o race_n and_o of_o hemath_n come_v the_o kenites_n 1_o chron._n two_o 55._o now_o the_o kenites_n be_v the_o child_n of_o moses_n father-in-law_n this_o be_v the_o very_a text._n judg._n i_o 16._o they_o go_v up_o out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o palm_n tree_n with_o the_o israelite_n and_o dwell_v among_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o fear_v the_o lord_n but_o the_o kenites_n be_v voluntary_a adjoyner_n not_o of_o the_o covenant_n and_o inheritance_n they_o have_v none_o in_o canaan_n no_o not_o a_o foot_n of_o ground_n god_n have_v mighty_o bless_v they_o with_o a_o little_a only_o by_o keep_v sheep_n as_o their_o father_n jethro_n and_o his_o daughter_n do_v rechab_n and_o jonadab_n provide_v assurance_n for_o their_o child_n among_o the_o israelite_n for_o ever_o and_o whereas_o stranger_n shall_v cast_v about_o for_o two_o thing_n especial_o that_o be_v neither_o to_o be_v burdensome_a to_o the_o place_n they_o live_v in_o and_o eat_v out_o the_o inhabitant_n nor_o to_o be_v unprofitable_a as_o superfluous_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o do_v these_o man_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o plant_v no_o vineyard_n to_o till_o no_o ground_n or_o build_v house_n and_o who_o can_v say_v they_o rob_v the_o country_n of_o any_o commodity_n but_o they_o feed_v flock_n and_o attend_v their_o charge_n in_o the_o field_n lest_o israel_n shall_v say_v we_o have_v no_o need_n of_o you_o happy_a man_n who_o leave_v the_o pleasant_a country_n where_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o follow_v the_o tabernacle_n into_o a_o strange_a land_n where_o they_o may_v be_v bear_v again_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o tully_n say_v when_o he_o flee_v from_o rome_n to_o pompey_n exilium_fw-la in_o pompeii_n causâ_fw-la est_fw-la tanquam_fw-la patria_fw-la he_o that_o be_v banish_v for_o so_o good_a a_o man_n be_v better_a than_o at_o home_n so_o resolve_v we_o every_o one_o to_o follow_v the_o true_a church_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v toss_v about_o in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o banishment_n to_o a_o christian_a but_o to_o be_v far_o from_o god_n earth_n be_v our_o pilgrimage_n and_o heaven_n our_o country_n christus_fw-la
for_o the_o function_n what_o you_o will_v say_v be_v not_o christ_n first_o publish_v by_o poor_a lay_v shepherd_n and_o afterward_o preach_v unto_o the_o world_n by_o fisherman_n and_o then_o his_o resurrection_n testify_v by_o mary_n magdalen_n and_o other_o woman_n why_o do_v we_o debar_v they_o of_o that_o now_o which_o christ_n vouchsafe_v they_o before_o i_o answer_v relation_n be_v one_o thing_n revelation_n be_v another_o to_o teach_v a_o doctrine_n be_v one_o thing_n to_o testify_v a_o act_n be_v another_o if_o christ_n be_v bear_v if_o he_o be_v rise_v again_o to_o declare_v this_o fact_n and_o story_n honest_a plain_a deal_n shepherd_n and_o silly_a woman_n be_v fit_a instrument_n and_o most_o unlikely_a to_o deceive_v but_o in_o matter_n of_o revelation_n yea_o or_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n it_o be_v otherwise_o moses_n be_v a_o shepherd_n but_o never_o undertake_v to_o teach_v israel_n until_o god_n mark_v he_o out_o for_o the_o business_n and_o inspire_v he_o david_n be_v a_o shepherd_n but_o undertake_v not_o to_o teach_v divine_a psalm_n and_o instruct_v the_o church_n until_o god_n instruct_v he_o the_o apostle_n be_v fisherman_n but_o never_o make_v the_o doctor_n of_o the_o world_n until_o the_o spirit_n light_v on_o they_o and_o they_o that_o can_v show_v either_o lawful_a call_n or_o revelation_n that_o the_o spirit_n have_v point_v they_o out_o let_v they_o prosper_v in_o the_o work_n that_o they_o undertake_v otherwise_o i_o must_v say_v for_o the_o instance_n of_o these_o shepherd_n in_o my_o text_n that_o they_o be_v but_o faithful_a relator_n and_o witness_n of_o what_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v but_o not_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n of_o their_o personality_n thus_o far_o now_o of_o their_o plurality_n that_o they_o be_v pastor_n shepherd_n in_o the_o plural_a at_o least_o more_o than_o one_o as_o some_o father_n compute_v the_o number_n of_o the_o wiseman_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o east_n that_o they_o be_v three_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o because_o three_o gift_n be_v present_v to_o the_o child_n in_o his_o cradle_n gold_n myrrh_n and_o frankincense_n so_o these_o audacious_a textman_n be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v three_o shepherd_n to_o who_o the_o angel_n come_v neither_o more_o nor_o less_o and_o what_o conjecture_n move_v they_o to_o this_o opinion_n but_o because_o that_o heavenly_a carol_n which_o be_v sing_v this_o day_n from_o above_o consist_v of_o three_o part_n glory_n to_o god_n peace_n on_o earth_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n but_o whether_o two_o or_o whether_o twenty_o it_o be_v know_v only_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o we_o read_v and_o no_o more_o pastor_n in_o eadem_fw-la region_fw-la they_o be_v shepherd_n in_o the_o same_o country_n it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o care_n indeed_o very_o circumspect_o observe_v in_o the_o birth_n of_o king_n to_o have_v witness_n of_o good_a credit_n and_o report_n in_o the_o place_n maldonat_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la falsus_fw-la pro_fw-la vero_fw-la rege_fw-la supponatur_fw-la lest_o a_o supposititious_a child_n shall_v be_v juggle_v in_o for_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o crown_n so_o shepherd_n be_v call_v to_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v find_v mary_n and_o the_o babe_n that_o the_o testimony_n of_o good_a man_n without_o exception_n may_v stand_v firm_a against_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v oppose_v it_o and_o what_o testimony_n can_v be_v more_o valid_a and_o strong_a in_o every_o part_n let_v the_o jew_n cavil_v as_o they_o will_v they_o which_o talk_v of_o that_o which_o be_v do_v afar_o off_o may_v easy_o be_v mistake_v but_o these_o come_v from_o the_o near_a part_n to_o bethlehem_n even_o in_o the_o same_o country_n 2._o active_a and_o experience_a man_n be_v more_o dangerous_a to_o trust_v but_o the_o education_n of_o shepherd_n be_v without_o guile_n or_o device_n 3._o do_v not_o tax_v their_o report_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sleepy_a apparition_n or_o a_o dream_n for_o my_o text_n avouch_v they_o be_v watch_v over_o their_o flock_n 4._o lest_o all_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o tiding_n shall_v lean_v upon_o one_o man_n voice_n pastor_n many_o shepherd_n and_o many_o tongue_n will_v bear_v record_n that_o they_o see_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n now_o begin_v the_o vine_n that_o be_v the_o church_n to_o stretch_v forth_o her_o branch_n and_o all_o the_o husbandman_n that_o can_v be_v hire_v be_v call_v to_o labour_v in_o the_o vineyard_n the_o time_n be_v when_o one_o single_a dove_n return_v into_o the_o ark._n one_o david_n sit_v alone_o like_o a_o sparrow_n upon_o the_o house_n top_n one_o elias_n that_o be_v zealous_a for_o the_o lord_n wander_v solitary_a by_o himself_o in_o the_o wilderness_n now_o they_o do_v increase_v into_o troop_n and_o into_o multitude_n many_o wise_a man_n draw_v to_o bethlehem_n to_o adore_v the_o lord_n many_o shepherd_n to_o visit_v he_o peter_n and_o andrew_n philip_n and_o nathanael_n james_n and_o john_n be_v call_v together_o the_o church_n bring_v forth_o no_o less_o than_o twin_n at_o once_o to_o show_v her_o fruitfulness_n a_o true_a sign_n that_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n when_o they_o hang_v together_o full_a and_o thick_a like_o the_o grape_n of_o eschol_n in_o their_o cluster_n a_o lesson_n for_o they_o that_o affect_v singularity_n and_o think_v they_o be_v in_o tune_n when_o they_o sing_v discord_n flat_a against_o all_o the_o world_n he_o that_o be_v one_o by_o himself_o be_v little_o better_a than_o one_o beside_o himself_o and_o have_v no_o more_o cause_n to_o boast_v then_o a_o leper_n have_v who_o dwell_v alone_o and_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n esto_fw-la gutta_fw-la in_o imbre_fw-la grandinis_fw-la make_v a_o drop_n in_o a_o shower_n that_o pour_v down_o from_o heaven_n christ_n accept_v not_o of_o the_o testimony_n of_o one_o alone_a but_o of_o many_o uni_fw-la testi_fw-la ne_fw-la catoni_fw-la quidem_fw-la standum_fw-la a_o shaft_n divide_v from_o the_o quiver_n may_v be_v knap_v in_o sunder_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bundle_n it_o be_v not_o easy_o break_v i_o have_v do_v with_o their_o plurality_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o two_o last_o circumstance_n concern_v their_o office_n and_o diligence_n they_o watch_v that_o be_v not_o all_o but_o they_o watch_v over_o their_o flock_n that_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o person_n note_v for_o find_v out_o christ_n more_o eminent_o than_o other_o the_o shepherd_n before_o all_o other_o after_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o mary_n magdalen_n the_o first_o of_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o far_o as_o we_o read_v after_o his_o resurrection_n the_o shepherd_n be_v vouchsafe_v their_o blessing_n because_o they_o watch_v by_o night_n vigilaverunt_fw-la multum_fw-la a_o hard_a task_n if_o you_o consider_v the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n and_o mary_n be_v so_o prosperous_a because_o she_o rise_v very_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o seek_v her_o lord_n vigilavit_fw-la multum_fw-la it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v whether_o ever_o she_o sleep_v one_o wink_v for_o care_n and_o grief_n since_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o god_n know_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o that_o find_v he_o at_o his_o second_o come_v in_o glory_n when_o he_o shall_v come_v also_o like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n but_o whosoever_o he_o be_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o vigilabit_fw-la multum_fw-la he_o must_v be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o sleep_n in_o gluttony_n that_o be_v heavy_a with_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n with_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n he_o must_v watch_v or_o be_v fit_a to_o waken_v to_o find_v the_o lord_n the_o enemy_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v mighty_a and_o many_o in_o number_n our_o temptation_n steal_v upon_o we_o as_o close_o as_o they_o that_o come_v to_o rob_v in_o a_o mist_n or_o in_o the_o dark_a of_o the_o night_n david_n you_o know_v chide_v with_o abner_n because_o he_o watch_v no_o better_a about_o saul_n his_o master_n the_o thing_n be_v not_o good_a that_o thou_o have_v do_v 26.15_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v you_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v because_o you_o have_v not_o keep_v your_o master_n the_o lord_n anoint_v so_o shall_v we_o be_v rebuke_v if_o we_o do_v not_o set_v watch_n and_o guard_n about_o our_o soul_n we_o deserve_v to_o die_v because_o we_o neglect_v to_o sense_n our_o soul_n from_o the_o incursion_n of_o those_o evil_a thought_n that_o will_v destroy_v it_o slothfulness_n and_o idleness_n be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o you_o take_v your_o ease_n and_o sleep_v upon_o your_o bed_n 5._o it_o be_v vigilantia_fw-la somno_fw-la similima_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o watch_v that_o be_v no_o better_a than_o if_o you_o snort_v like_o a_o sluggard_n he_o that_o will_v not_o waken_v
the_o same_o end_n to_o make_v we_o magnify_v god_n for_o his_o wisdom_n goodness_n and_o justice_n nay_o i_o add_v compare_v the_o law_n of_o work_n impose_v upon_o adam_n and_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n impose_v upon_o christian_n and_o both_o of_o they_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o first_o man_n according_a to_o the_o integrity_n wherein_o he_o be_v create_v and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o supernatural_a grace_n bestow_v upon_o he_o may_v have_v obey_v the_o commandment_n give_v if_o he_o have_v not_o turn_v to_o disobedience_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a help_n of_o the_o same_o grace_n we_o to_o who_o god_n have_v preach_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o his_o son_n be_v endue_v with_o power_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o may_v be_v save_v now_o in_o a_o word_n let_v we_o lay_v the_o difference_n of_o these_o two_o one_o against_o another_o god_n give_v the_o law_n in_o paradise_n as_o a_o king_n in_o his_o justice_n but_o he_o give_v the_o gospel_n in_o zion_n as_o a_o father_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n according_a to_o that_o law_n the_o reward_n have_v be_v give_v ex_fw-la debito_fw-la by_o debt_n and_o due_a say_v the_o schoolman_n but_o to_o he_o that_o believe_v the_o reward_n be_v give_v by_o mere_a grace_n which_o exclude_v boast_v he_o that_o disobey_v that_o law_n be_v to_o look_v for_o the_o most_o strict_a severity_n of_o justice_n so_o condemnation_n belong_v likewise_o to_o the_o unbeliever_n according_a to_o justice_n but_o perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v temper_v with_o some_o moderation_n for_o christ_n sake_n final_o this_o be_v the_o main_a disagreement_n the_o first_o covenant_n make_v with_o adam_n do_v exclude_v all_o hope_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o second_o covenant_n make_v in_o christ_n run_v in_o this_o tenor_n to_o they_o that_o live_v by_o faith_n your_o sin_n shall_v be_v blot_v out_o and_o your_o iniquity_n forget_v after_o you_o have_v understand_v the_o first_o point_n how_o there_o be_v a_o law_n impose_v upon_o adam_n when_o he_o be_v create_v and_o endue_v with_o original_a justice_n you_o must_v now_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o next_o thing_n in_o order_n what_o heavy_a and_o astonish_a matter_n be_v contain_v in_o that_o law_n which_o be_v give_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o remember_v that_o i_o consider_v the_o law_n deliver_v in_o the_o two_o table_n at_o mount_n sinai_n seorsim_fw-la and_o by_o itself_o separate_v from_o all_o the_o promise_v contain_v in_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n these_o than_o be_v the_o remarkable_a difference_n between_o the_o covenant_n write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o this_o covenant_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n first_o god_n give_v the_o law_n at_o sinai_n be_v wrath_n with_o our_o sin_n for_o whereas_o we_o have_v lose_v both_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o understanding_n and_o the_o loyal_a obedience_n of_o our_o will_n by_o the_o transgression_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n yet_o god_n impose_v his_o commandment_n upon_o we_o and_o exact_v such_o measure_n of_o holiness_n which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v therefore_o that_o law_n be_v give_v in_o the_o barren_a wilderness_n because_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v one_o soul_n unto_o god_n likewise_o it_o be_v deliver_v with_o sign_n full_a of_o wrath_n thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o a_o dreadful_a noise_n to_o show_v that_o god_n be_v full_a of_o indignation_n when_o he_o lay_v it_o upon_o we_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o make_v the_o new_a covenant_n of_o peace_n be_v reconcile_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v or_o at_o least_o proffer_a reconciliation_n in_o his_o beloved_a son_n read_v this_o doctrine_n heb._n twelve_o from_o the_o 18._o to_o the_o 24._o verse_n you_o be_v not_o come_v to_o the_o mount_n that_o may_v not_o be_v touch_v and_o that_o burn_v with_o fire_n nor_o unto_o blackness_n and_o darkness_n and_o tempest_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o word_n which_o they_o that_o hear_v entreat_v they_o may_v hear_v it_o no_o more_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v that_o which_o be_v command_v and_o so_o terrible_a be_v the_o sight_n that_o moses_n say_v i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v but_o you_o be_v come_v to_o mount_n zion_n and_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o live_a god_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o the_o gospel_n be_v present_v with_o manifest_a token_n of_o love_n and_o benevolence_n ecce_fw-la evangelizo_fw-la behold_v i_o bring_v you_o good_a tiding_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n arise_v between_o the_o first_o testament_n and_o the_o last_o from_o the_o several_a mediator_n that_o come_v between_o god_n and_o the_o people_n moses_n be_v a_o servant_n faithful_a in_o the_o family_n and_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o all_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o the_o old_a covenant_n be_v ratify_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o beast_n but_o lo_o the_o new_a covenant_n do_v much_o surpass_v it_o which_o be_v ratify_v with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o that_o immaculate_a lamb_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n 4._o the_o old_a law_n in_o st._n paul_n phrase_n contain_v poor_a and_o beggarly_a rudiment_n not_o able_a to_o bring_v to_o life_n it_o be_v a_o kill_a letter_n the_o ministry_n of_o death_n and_o condemnation_n it_o work_v wrath_n it_o enter_v that_o sin_n may_v abound_v it_o be_v like_o hagar_n which_o gender_v child_n unto_o bondage_n gal._n four_o 24._o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o power_n of_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n it_o purge_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n it_o speak_v better_a thing_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n 5._o that_o which_o moses_n bring_v be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n which_o neither_o the_o father_n nor_o the_o child_n can_v bear_v but_o of_o the_o gospel_n christ_n say_v his_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n be_v light_a and_o in_o it_o you_o shall_v find_v rest_n for_o your_o soul_n last_o the_o old_a testament_n endure_v unto_o christ_n and_o no_o long_o wherefore_o because_o it_o pass_v away_o it_o be_v call_v the_o old_a the_o new_a testament_n remain_v for_o ever_o 16._o so_o say_v st._n paul_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n take_v flesh_n who_o be_v not_o make_v after_o the_o law_n of_o a_o carnal_a commandment_n but_o after_o the_o power_n of_o a_o endless_a life_n no_o passage_n or_o comparison_n can_v be_v make_v between_o they_o but_o the_o law_n give_v at_o mount_n sinai_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v a_o harsh_a and_o most_o unwelcome_a injunction_n and_o that_o which_o do_v clear_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n thereof_o be_v evangelium_fw-la the_o best_a tiding_n that_o ever_o arrive_v at_o the_o ear_n of_o man_n hitherto_o i_o have_v consider_v the_o old_a testament_n in_o no_o respect_n but_o as_o it_o contain_v the_o kill_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n but_o you_o must_v not_o mistake_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v interlace_v many_o fast-holdings_a of_o faith_n and_o promise_v evangelical_n almost_o every_o where_o in_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n nay_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v rather_o promise_v than_o law_n yet_o it_o be_v fit_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v repeat_v that_o it_o may_v more_o appear_v how_o necessary_a the_o promise_n of_o grace_n be_v that_o we_o can_v not_o live_v without_o it_o and_o that_o every_o man_n be_v convict_v in_o his_o conscience_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n we_o may_v more_o ardent_o fly_v to_o grace_n for_o the_o end_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v double_a to_o set_v we_o a_o rule_n what_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o do_v and_o to_o discover_v our_o own_o impotency_n unto_o we_o what_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v that_o we_o may_v seek_v a_o remedy_n in_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n but_o this_o i_o say_v that_o the_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v enlighten_v with_o many_o excellent_a promise_n that_o the_o believe_a israelite_n may_v be_v partaker_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o everlasting_a life_n they_o have_v the_o same_o gospel_n which_o we_o have_v the_o same_o christ_n the_o same_o faith_n the_o same_o spirit_n seal_v the_o truth_n of_o promise_n unto_o they_o where_o be_v then_o the_o privilege_n you_o will_v say_v that_o the_o tiding_n be_v better_a to_o we_o then_o unto_o they_o or_o far_o surpass_v on_o our_o side_n every_o way_n israel_n that_o believe_v in_o the_o promise_a seed_n be_v a_o heir_n but_o under_o age_n
perfume_n the_o sweetness_n overcome_v our_o sense_n here_o be_v one_o line_n for_o a_o copy_n and_o enough_o to_o be_v take_v out_o at_o one_o time_n unto_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n etc._n etc._n the_o text_n can_v be_v divide_v into_o equal_a part_n for_o here_o be_v one_o word_n among_o they_o which_o not_o only_o in_o this_o place_n but_o wheresoever_o you_o find_v it_o it_o be_v like_o saul_n high_a by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o painter_n and_o guilder_n write_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o glass_n or_o upon_o the_o wall_n with_o many_o ray_n and_o flame_a beam_n to_o beautify_v it_o round_o about_o so_o the_o name_n of_o saviour_n be_v the_o great_a word_n in_o my_o text_n and_o all_o that_o be_v add_v beside_o in_o other_o circumstance_n be_v a_o trail_n of_o golden_a beam_n to_o beautify_v it_o first_o then_o with_o reverend_a lip_n and_o circumcise_a ear_n let_v we_o begin_v with_o the_o joyful_a tiding_n of_o a_o saviour_n 2._o here_o be_v our_o participation_n of_o he_o in_o his_o nature_n natus_fw-la he_o be_v bear_v and_o make_v like_a unto_o we_o 3._o it_o be_v honourable_a to_o be_v make_v like_o we_o but_o it_o be_v beneficial_a to_o be_v make_v for_o we_o and_o natus_fw-la vobis_fw-la unto_o you_o be_v bear_v a_o saviour_n 4._o be_v not_o the_o use_n of_o his_o birth_n superannuated_a the_o virtue_n of_o it_o long_o since_o expire_v no_o it_o be_v fresh_a and_o new_a as_o a_o man_n be_v most_o active_a when_o he_o begin_v first_o to_o run_v hodie_fw-la natus_fw-la he_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n 5._o be_v he_o not_o like_o the_o king_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o journey_v into_o a_o far_a country_n extra_fw-la orbem_fw-la solisque_fw-la vias_fw-la quite_o out_o of_o the_o way_n in_o another_o world_n no_o the_o circumstance_n of_o place_n point_v his_o dwelling_n to_o be_v near_o in_o civitate_fw-la david_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n 6._o perhaps_o to_o make_v he_o man_n be_v to_o quite_o unmake_v he_o shall_v we_o find_v he_o able_a to_o subdue_v our_o enemy_n and_o save_v we_o since_o he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o condition_n of_o humane_a fragility_n yes_o the_o last_o word_n speak_v his_o excellency_n and_o power_n for_o he_o be_v christus_fw-la dominus_fw-la such_o a_o saviour_n as_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n for_o unto_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n etc._n etc._n the_o beginning_n of_o our_o day_n work_n be_v from_o that_o word_n which_o magnify_v he_o that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n for_o he_o be_v a_o saviour_n time_n be_v when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v rather_o moses_n shall_v speak_v unto_o they_o than_o god_n speak_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o god_n speak_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v exod._n xx_o 19_o now_o let_v israel_n say_v let_v not_o moses_n speak_v with_o we_o nor_o the_o law_n for_o than_o we_o shall_v sure_o die_v above_o all_o tongue_n let_v the_o angel_n speak_v with_o we_o that_o proclaim_v a_o saviour_n and_o we_o shall_v sure_o live_v if_o all_o comfort_n in_o the_o world_n be_v forget_v nothing_o but_o darkness_n and_o weep_v and_o captivity_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n yet_o here_o be_v a_o word_n which_o be_v enough_o to_o turn_v all_o that_o sorrow_n into_o gladness_n yea_o to_o turn_v hell_n itself_o into_o heaven_n this_o day_n be_v bear_v unto_o you_o a_o saviour_n it_o comprehend_v all_o other_o name_n of_o grace_n and_o blessing_n as_o manna_n be_v say_v to_o have_v all_o kind_n of_o sapour_n in_o it_o to_o please_v the_o taste_n when_o you_o have_v call_v he_o the_o glass_n in_o which_o we_o see_v all_o truth_n the_o fountain_n in_o which_o we_o taste_v all_o sweetness_n the_o ark_n in_o which_o all_o precious_a thing_n be_v lay_v up_o the_o pearl_n which_o be_v worth_a all_o other_o riches_n the_o flower_n of_o jesse_n which_o have_v the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n the_o bread_n that_o satisfy_v all_o hunger_n the_o medicine_n that_o heal_v all_o sickness_n the_o light_n that_o dispel_v all_o darkness_n when_o you_o have_v run_v over_o all_o these_o and_o as_o many_o more_o glorious_a title_n as_o you_o can_v lay_v on_o this_o one_o word_n be_v above_o they_o and_o you_o may_v pick_v they_o all_o out_o of_o these_o syllable_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n abraham_n can_v endure_v to_o live_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n nay_o he_o can_v endure_v to_o want_v his_o only_a son_n isaac_n if_o god_n please_v elias_n can_v want_v his_o bodily_a sustenance_n for_o forty_o day_n john_n baptist_n can_v want_v the_o comfort_n of_o all_o society_n in_o the_o wilderness_n peter_n can_v leave_v all_o he_o have_v and_o want_v his_o substance_n paul_n can_v live_v in_o bond_n and_o want_v his_o liberty_n paphnutius_fw-la can_v want_v his_o eye_n yea_o the_o martyr_n for_o christ_n sake_n can_v want_v their_o life_n but_o they_o can_v not_o be_v without_o the_o redemption_n of_o their_o soul_n they_o can_v not_o want_v a_o saviour_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n have_v foretell_v that_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v join_v their_o strength_n together_o to_o make_v a_o saviour_n isa_n xlv_o 8._o drop_v down_o the_o heaven_n from_o above_o and_o let_v the_o earth_n open_a and_o let_v they_o bring_v forth_o salvation_n that_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o the_o 15._o verse_n speak_v of_o the_o person_n o_o god_n of_o israel_n the_o saviour_n the_o heaven_n must_v drop_v down_o from_o above_o and_o the_o earth_n must_v open_v and_o concur_v beneath_o the_o whole_a universe_n must_v be_v put_v together_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o the_o humane_a tantae_fw-la molis_fw-la erat_fw-la to_o make_v a_o saviour_n to_o confuse_v the_o jew_n with_o this_o place_n i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o learned_a scribe_n of_o they_o one_o rabbi_n accado_n who_o write_v thus_o before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v man_n and_o the_o gentile_n shall_v call_v he_o jesus_n or_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n indeed_o the_o gentile_n do_v not_o only_o do_v so_o after_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n into_o heaven_n be_v teach_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o apostolical_a preach_n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v very_o strange_a tully_n say_v in_o the_o 4._o oration_n against_o verres_n that_o he_o see_v a_o image_n at_o syracuse_n in_o sicily_n with_o this_o inscription_n upon_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o saviour_n and_o he_o admire_v at_o the_o strong_a significancy_n of_o the_o word_n hoc_fw-la quantum_fw-la est_fw-la magnum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-mi latin_a exprimi_fw-la uno_fw-la verbo_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la to_o give_v salvation_n or_o to_o be_v a_o saviour_n be_v such_o a_o appellative_a that_o all_o the_o latin_a tongue_n be_v not_o furnish_v with_o a_o word_n to_o set_v it_o forth_o but_o what_o if_o their_o language_n can_v have_v fit_a it_o that_o be_v nothing_o unless_a the_o soul_n do_v unite_v it_o to_o itself_o and_o write_v it_o upon_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o that_o the_o name_n may_v not_o be_v a_o empty_a sound_n to_o we_o as_o it_o be_v to_o they_o consider_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o with_o what_o honour_n it_o be_v impose_v 2._o what_o excellency_n it_o include_v 3._o what_o reverence_v it_o deserve_v for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o a_o honour_n in_o the_o imposition_n of_o a_o name_n will_v ever_o stick_v by_o the_o person_n and_o the_o origin_n hereof_o come_v from_o the_o chief_a that_o be_v above_o all_o phil._n two_o 9_o wherefore_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o name_n which_o be_v above_o every_o name_n it_o be_v ever_o of_o old_a in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o father_n to_o give_v a_o name_n unto_o his_o child_n zachary_n when_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v call_v for_o write_v table_n to_o appoint_v the_o name_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n therefore_o christ_n have_v no_o father_n on_o earth_n his_o father_n give_v he_o a_o name_n from_o heaven_n his_o father_n give_v it_o but_o he_o do_v commit_v it_o to_o the_o trust_n of_o a_o angel_n to_o bring_v it_o for_o the_o angel_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o mention_v it_o to_o joseph_n the_o husband_n of_o mary_n in_o a_o dream_n thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n jesus_n for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n matth._n i._n 21._o god_n give_v it_o the_o angel_n bring_v it_o and_o man_n do_v assign_v it_o the_o eight_o day_n when_o he_o be_v circumcise_v his_o name_n be_v call_v jesus_n which_o be_v so_o name_v of_o the_o angel_n before_o he_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o womb._n hereupon_o bernard_n cast_v in_o
be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a because_o he_o have_v make_v peace_n on_o earth_n lord_n let_v i_o not_o be_v at_o war_n with_o my_o own_o heart_n though_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v defy_v i_o and_o set_v themselves_o against_o i_o as_o a_o continual_a drip_a of_o humour_n upon_o the_o lung_n consume_v the_o body_n so_o a_o continual_a disquiet_v of_o mind_n as_o if_o viol_n of_o anger_n from_o heaven_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v pour_v upon_o it_o breed_v such_o a_o anxiety_n in_o the_o whole_a man_n that_o he_o will_v wish_v his_o whole_a substance_n be_v dissolve_v into_o nothing_o o_o thrice_o happy_a when_o god_n send_v that_o serenity_n of_o favour_n into_o our_o thought_n and_o cogitation_n to_o make_v we_o true_o say_v with_o david_n turn_v again_o unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n psal_n cxvi_o 7._o this_o be_v that_o peace_n which_o the_o world_n can_v give_v this_o be_v st._n paul_n confidence_n against_o all_o opposer_n who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o justify_v when_o the_o wise_a man_n ask_v where_o be_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n herod_n be_v trouble_v and_o all_o jerusalem_n with_o he_o so_o sore_o trouble_v that_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v poor_a inoffensive_a babe_n who_o can_v not_o offend_v he_o no_o not_o his_o own_o babe_n as_o some_o say_v who_o be_v the_o pillar_n of_o his_o family_n when_o he_o thrust_v his_o sword_n into_o they_o he_o dig_v into_o his_o own_o bowel_n no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o express_v what_o a_o uncomfortable_a mutiny_n this_o wretch_n have_v within_o himself_o no_o plague_n like_o a_o wound_a disturb_a spirit_n whereas_o old_a simeon_n that_o see_v death_n at_o the_o door_n that_o feel_v one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_a be_v exhilerate_v for_o all_o that_o through_o the_o joy_n which_o he_o have_v in_o christ_n and_o warble_a that_n swan-like_o dirge_n over_o his_o own_o grave_a lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n wherefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o of_o you_o which_o have_v a_o conscience_n sore_o wound_v with_o horror_n and_o even_o tempt_v to_o despair_v which_o god_n forbid_v chide_v it_o with_o david_n out_o of_o that_o dreadful_a mood_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o sad_a o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o so_o disquiet_v within_o i_o have_v not_o christ_n say_v there_o be_v peace_n between_o god_n and_o thou_o and_o do_v thou_o say_v there_o be_v enmity_n foolish_a heart_n shall_v i_o not_o rather_o believe_v the_o tiding_n which_o a_o angel_n bring_v than_o that_o which_o thou_o do_v suggest_v and_o do_v not_o he_o say_v peace_n on_o earth_n whosoever_o will_v not_o be_v cheer_v up_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v will_v not_o be_v establish_v with_o hope_n from_o this_o sweet_a proclamation_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o heaven_n sing_v unto_o the_o shepherd_n it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o he_o that_o he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v nay_o i_o speak_v it_o with_o reverence_n to_o god_n and_o condemnation_n to_o such_o a_o one_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o he_o that_o christ_n have_v never_o be_v bear_v because_o he_o receive_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n into_o his_o heart_n neither_o believe_v in_o his_o redemption_n many_o flagitious_a sin_n do_v make_v man_n as_o execrable_a before_o god_n as_o the_o devil_n himself_o but_o he_o that_o despair_v of_o god_n mercy_n as_o if_o christ_n will_v not_o keep_v his_o covenant_n of_o peace_n with_o he_o i_o may_v true_o pronounce_v it_o against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v even_o possess_v with_o a_o devil_n o_o cast_v forth_o that_o evil_a spirit_n and_o be_v resolve_v the_o lord_n will_v never_o have_v send_v his_o angel_n to_o sing_v the_o hymn_n of_o peace_n unto_o man_n but_o to_o revive_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o raise_v they_o up_o from_o dust_n and_o despair_n because_o he_o be_v gracious_a and_o favourable_a to_o all_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v hear_v that_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o bless_a nativity_n of_o christ_n the_o angel_n have_v congratulate_v both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o david_n foretell_v it_o psal_n xcvi_o 11._o let_v the_o heaven_n rejoice_v and_o let_v the_o earth_n be_v glad_a the_o congratulation_n to_o man_n on_o earth_n have_v be_v unfold_v in_o two_o member_n that_o there_o be_v peace_n above_o we_o which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n and_o peace_n within_o we_o such_o as_o the_o world_n can_v give_v three_o it_o follow_v they_o sing_v and_o rejoice_v for_o our_o sake_n that_o there_o be_v peace_n without_o we_o and_o on_o every_o side_n a_o good_a way_n lay_v open_a to_o take_v away_o all_o schism_n strife_n division_n debate_n and_o as_o solomon_n say_v in_o his_o mystical_a song_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o turtle_n be_v hear_v in_o our_o land_n what_o a_o hurly_n burly_n be_v in_o the_o world_n before_o christ_n make_v his_o church_n one_o body_n out_o of_o all_o language_n and_o nation_n they_o that_o profess_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n you_o know_v have_v no_o communication_n with_o those_o million_o of_o million_o that_o know_v no_o schoolmaster_n to_o teach_v they_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n among_o those_o few_o that_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n the_o jew_n forsake_v they_o of_o israel_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n for_o rebel_n and_o idolater_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o pharisee_fw-mi condemn_v the_o sadducce_fw-fr for_o a_o heretic_n then_o the_o samaritan_n have_v a_o antipathy_n both_o against_o jew_n and_o israelite_n and_o all_o these_o account_v of_o the_o gentile_n no_o other_o way_n than_o as_o bondslave_n of_o the_o devil_n here_o be_v nothing_o but_o hate_n and_o defiance_n between_o one_o sect_n and_o another_o over_o all_o the_o world_n until_o christ_n break_v down_o the_o wall_n of_o separation_n make_v of_o two_o one_o invite_v they_o all_o to_o embrace_v and_o to_o greet_v one_o another_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n thus_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n upon_o it_o chap._n nineteeen_o 23._o in_o his_o stately_a but_o dark_a eloquence_n in_o that_o day_n shall_v there_o be_v a_o highway_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o assyria_n and_o the_o assyrian_n shall_v come_v into_o egypt_n and_o the_o egyptian_a into_o assyria_n and_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v israel_n be_v the_o three_o with_o egypt_n and_o assyria_n that_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v traffic_n and_o friendship_n and_o conversation_n together_o from_o one_o nation_n to_o another_o over_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o indeed_o national_a feud_n be_v the_o more_o odious_a and_o unchristian_a by_o how_o much_o christ_n have_v call_v all_o people_n to_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o same_o water_n and_o to_o alike_o participation_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n at_o the_o same_o table_n and_o it_o be_v well_o apprehend_v of_o one_o that_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o man_n more_o excellent_a gift_n in_o the_o skill_n of_o navigation_n since_o his_o son_n be_v bear_v than_o ever_o they_o have_v before_o that_o he_o may_v show_v the_o way_n how_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v sociable_a together_o for_o christ_n have_v breathe_v his_o peace_n upon_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n then_o i_o descend_v from_o general_n to_o special_n the_o angel_n do_v not_o only_o see_v that_o our_o saviour_n have_v build_v a_o wall_n of_o charity_n as_o it_o be_v about_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o make_v it_o one_o but_o that_o his_o gospel_n be_v the_o love_n knot_n and_o band_n of_o agreement_n between_o one_o member_n and_o another_o in_o all_o particular_a person_n it_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n unto_o the_o child_n and_o of_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o father_n it_o make_v peace_n conjugal_a between_o man_n and_o wife_n for_o marriage_n be_v a_o mystery_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o the_o instance_n which_o the_o apostle_n lay_v before_o we_o be_v how_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n and_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o it_o it_o atone_v variance_n between_o neighbour_n and_o neighbour_n for_o it_o call_v upon_o we_o to_o forgive_v and_o put_v up_o injury_n it_o non-suit_n many_o action_n of_o trespass_n between_o man_n and_o man_n with_o st._n paul_n sweet_a proposition_n to_o the_o corinthian_n why_o do_v you_o not_o rather_o suffer_v wrong_a that_o jangle_v fellow_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o come_v to_o jesus_n to_o give_v he_o authority_n for_o his_o contention_n dic_fw-la fratri_fw-la ut_fw-la mecum_fw-la dividat_fw-la master_n bid_v my_o brother_n that_o he_o divide_v the_o inheritance_n with_o i_o our_o lord_n put_v he_o off_o and_o will_v hear_v of_o no_o division_n such_o motion_n do_v jar_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o reconciliation_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n either_o be_v or_o do_v seem_v to_o be_v vindicative_a a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n
bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o the_o pap_n which_o thou_o have_v suck_v but_o he_o say_v yea_o rather_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v it_o this_o be_v the_o son_n day_n and_o not_o the_o mother_n this_o be_v christ_n own_o day_n and_o not_o mary_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o womb_n sake_n but_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n not_o for_o the_o pap_n of_o a_o mortal_a woman_n but_o for_o the_o infant_n sake_n a_o immortal_a god_n that_o i_o have_v choose_v this_o text._n a_o good_a israelitess_n she_o be_v that_o magnify_a christ_n on_o this_o manner_n though_o she_o be_v not_o speak_v to_o yet_o her_o heart_n be_v full_a and_o she_o must_v speak_v for_o her_o joy_n will_v have_v stifle_v she_o if_o she_o have_v not_o utter_v it_o if_o you_o mark_v the_o context_n of_o the_o chapter_n immediate_o before_o these_o word_n our_o saviour_n have_v teach_v his_o disciple_n to_o pray_v most_o divine_o he_o have_v cast_v out_o devil_n most_o triumphant_o he_o have_v answer_v the_o calumniation_n of_o the_o pharisees_n most_o rational_o he_o have_v put_v on_o glorious_a apparel_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v and_o gird_v himself_o with_o strength_n while_o these_o wonderful_a work_n be_v fresh_a in_o memory_n the_o lord_n from_o on_o high_a can_v have_v send_v legion_n of_o angel_n to_o magnify_v his_o son_n and_o to_o praise_v he_o with_o celestial_a canticle_n but_o to_o strike_v the_o great_a shame_n into_o the_o pharisee_n that_o have_v blaspheme_v he_o he_o stir_v up_o a_o woman_n a_o nameless_a one_o a_o poor_a plebeian_n one_o not_o admit_v near_o he_o she_o stand_v afar_o off_o and_o be_v fain_o to_o speak_v aloud_o to_o be_v hear_v bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o the_o pap_n which_o thou_o have_v suck_v it_o be_v a_o free_a acclamation_n a_o sudden_a start_n a_o passion_n that_o come_v from_o her_o spirit_n ex_fw-la tempore_fw-la and_o that_o i_o may_v give_v christ_n his_o full_a honour_n and_o attribute_v no_o more_o to_o the_o woman_n than_o be_v truth_n she_o prophesy_v in_o this_o say_n of_o great_a thing_n than_o at_o that_o time_n she_o understand_v the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v she_o the_o privilege_n to_o be_v the_o tongue_n that_o deliver_v this_o congratulation_n but_o it_o remain_v to_o we_o to_o lend_v it_o a_o heart_n that_o we_o may_v true_o conceive_v it_o for_o the_o inward_a sense_n of_o it_o be_v the_o gladsome_a content_n of_o this_o day_n bless_a be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o mercy_n for_o the_o incarnation_n of_o his_o son_n that_o he_o be_v make_v of_o a_o woman_n for_o our_o sake_n and_o bless_v be_v all_o mankind_n that_o he_o have_v take_v flesh_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o that_o he_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o our_o humane_a nature_n but_o because_o it_o will_v not_o prove_v our_o benefit_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v for_o we_o unless_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o we_o likewise_o by_o faith_n and_o obedience_n it_o follow_v to_o make_v our_o joy_n and_o crown_v complete_a yea_o rather_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o hear_v etc._n etc._n the_o part_n be_v as_o manifest_o two_o as_o the_o two_o hand_n wherewith_o we_o handle_v first_o blessedness_n offer_v to_o we_o in_o christ_n incarnation_n second_o blessedness_n make_v complete_a in_o our_o own_o application_n the_o woman_n begin_v the_o text_n in_o the_o first_o part_n christ_n finish_v in_o the_o second_o she_o say_v well_o for_o his_o incarnation_n bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o he_o make_v it_o much_o better_o by_o stirrig_n we_o up_o to_o the_o use_n and_o fruit_n of_o it_o yea_o rather_o etc._n etc._n she_o bless_v christ_n and_o christ_n bless_v we_o she_o will_v have_v all_o felicity_n to_o rest_v in_o he_o he_o will_v have_v a_o share_n of_o felicity_n to_o be_v derive_v to_o we_o a_o pretty_a strife_n between_o a_o devout_a creature_n and_o a_o merciful_a creator_n between_o a_o humble_a servant_n and_o a_o bountiful_a master_n between_o a_o true_a faith_n that_o heap_v all_o honour_n upon_o god_n and_o between_o a_o gracious_a god_n that_o heap_v the_o treasure_n of_o his_o riches_n upon_o a_o true_a faith_n to_o begin_v with_o that_o which_o the_o woman_n say_v it_o must_v be_v consider_v two_o way_n in_o a_o litteral_n sense_n such_o as_o flesh_n and_o blood_n reveal_v to_o she_o and_o in_o a_o prophetical_a sense_n above_o her_o understanding_n such_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o we_o bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o according_a to_o the_o latitude_n of_o this_o woman_n natural_a understanding_n for_o first_o she_o know_v at_o large_a that_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n to_o be_v a_o instrument_n or_o conveyance_n of_o any_o great_a good_a unto_o other_o bless_a above_o woman_n shall_v jael_n the_o wife_n of_o heber_n be_v bless_a shall_v she_o be_v above_o woman_n in_o the_o tent_n judg._n v._n 24._o she_o have_v do_v her_o part_n to_o work_v deliverance_n for_o israel_n and_o when_o judith_n have_v speed_v in_o her_o adventure_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o holofernes_n say_v oziah_n bless_v be_v thou_o of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n above_o all_o the_o woman_n upon_o earth_n judith_n xiii_o 18._o a_o good_a messenger_n be_v call_v a_o happy_a and_o the_o foot_n of_o those_o be_v pronounce_v beautiful_a that_o bring_v glad_a tiding_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v a_o narrow_a and_o a_o abject_a conceit_n of_o some_o that_o think_v themselves_o fortunate_a and_o at_o the_o best_a when_o they_o receive_v and_o take_v in_o all_o that_o can_v be_v heap_v upon_o they_o these_o man_n measure_v felicity_n backward_o for_o beatius_fw-la est_fw-la dare_v quam_fw-la accipere_fw-la it_o be_v more_o bless_a to_o give_v than_o to_o receive_v though_o that_o maxim_n be_v not_o extant_a in_o any_o of_o the_o evangelist_n 35._o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o upon_o his_o credit_n it_o be_v our_o saviour_n the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o be_v convert_v to_o true_a holiness_n shall_v bless_v the_o lip_n of_o the_o priest_n the_o poor_a shall_v bless_v the_o liberal_a after_o age_n shall_v bless_v public_a spirit_n that_o do_v famous_a thing_n and_o be_v provident_a for_o posterity_n a_o cistern_n that_o contain_v the_o water_n pour_v into_o it_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o a_o fountain_n that_o send_v they_o forth_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o laudable_a to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o as_o to_o work_v that_o which_o be_v honourable_a even_o the_o parent_n that_o have_v enrich_v the_o world_n with_o such_o as_o be_v ornament_n unto_o it_o benediction_n reflect_v upon_o they_o for_o it_o because_o they_o be_v conduit_n pipe_n of_o public_a felicity_n yet_o all_o those_o that_o have_v make_v other_o happy_a by_o their_o gift_n and_o quality_n have_v be_v for_o ever_o unhappy_a themselves_o if_o the_o child_n that_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n have_v not_o suck_v the_o breast_n of_o a_o virgin_n o_o happy_a parent_n who_o womb_n contain_v all_o the_o treasure_n that_o maintain_v the_o whole_a earth_n somewhat_o she_o collineat_v at_o this_o meaning_n that_o say_v unto_o our_o saviour_n blessed_n etc._n etc._n and_o each_o parent_n partake_v in_o this_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v joy_n and_o honour_n to_o they_o to_o have_v a_o renown_a son_n and_o it_o may_v be_v this_o woman_n be_v partial_a to_o her_o own_o sex_n that_o content_v herself_o to_o speak_v of_o no_o more_o than_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o mother_n in_o strict_a divinity_n indeed_o her_o word_n be_v admirable_a for_o christ_n have_v no_o father_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o that_o be_v more_o than_o i_o collect_v out_o of_o st._n luke_n that_o she_o mention_v not_o his_o father_n for_o that_o reason_n but_o in_o all_o humane_a birth_n that_o prove_v successful_a and_o glorious_a the_o loin_n of_o the_o father_n be_v bless_v as_o well_o as_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o child_n be_v their_o father_n prov._n xvii_o 6._o yet_o in_o the_o next_o construction_n of_o mere_a natural_a capacity_n it_o be_v proper_a to_o say_v for_o his_o sake_n bless_v be_v the_o womb_n because_o barrenness_n be_v a_o curse_n and_o fruitfulness_n of_o child_n a_o blessing_n they_o that_o propagate_v a_o faithful_a seed_n upon_o earth_n give_v the_o mean_n to_o replenish_v heaven_n with_o saint_n it_o be_v that_o wherein_o we_o exceed_v angel_n to_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n in_o our_o own_o likeness_n and_o to_o continue_v a_o generation_n like_o ourselves_o make_v mankind_n by_o succession_n as_o incorruptible_a as_o the_o angel_n god_n bless_v all_o live_a creature_n mark_v that_o god_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v gen._n i._n 28._o though_o the_o lord_n say_v
be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v admire_v for_o his_o excellency_n that_o he_o be_v increate_v immortal_a eternal_a and_o not_o like_o the_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_a there_o be_v grace_n and_o religion_n other_o nation_n know_v not_o he_o therefore_o he_o put_v they_o by_o as_o if_o he_o know_v not_o they_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n second_o this_o whole_a world_n be_v make_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o that_o christ_n may_v exalt_v his_o dominion_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o nation_n of_o who_o he_o be_v to_o come_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o if_o it_o belong_v to_o god_n alone_o and_o all_o other_o people_n be_v quite_o forget_v well_o therefore_o may_v zachary_n say_v o_o thou_o god_n of_o israel_n for_o upon_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n now_o it_o be_v fulfil_v why_o long_o since_o he_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n his_o incarnation_n as_o old_a simeon_n say_v it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n his_o conversation_n among_o they_o be_v their_o temporal_a protection_n that_o their_o enemy_n shall_v not_o devour_v they_o while_o he_o be_v with_o they_o upon_o earth_n his_o word_n confirm_v it_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o bride-chamber_n shall_v not_o mourn_v while_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v with_o they_o final_o his_o appearance_n among_o they_o in_o the_o flesh_n be_v their_o spiritual_a exaltation_n for_o he_o preach_v to_o none_o other_o but_o to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n but_o israel_n do_v now_o no_o long_o stand_v for_o those_o that_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n descend_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n as_o st._n paul_n say_v he_o be_v a_o jew_n that_o be_v one_o inward_o rom._n two_o 29._o so_o he_o be_v a_o israelite_n that_o be_v a_o true_a man_n like_o nathanael_n that_o have_v no_o guile_n in_o he_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n that_o visit_v and_o redeem_v israel_n and_o that_o you_o may_v know_v the_o term_n stand_v now_o for_o the_o church_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o elect_a st._n paul_n call_v they_o that_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o israel_n of_o god_n gal._n vi_fw-la 16._o you_o know_v that_o jacob_n wrestle_v with_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n at_o peniel_n and_o thereupon_o the_o angel_n change_v his_o name_n and_o call_v he_o israel_n because_o as_o a_o prince_n he_o have_v power_n with_o god_n and_o man_n and_o have_v prevail_v gen._n xxxii_o 28._o he_o prevail_v over_o man_n that_o be_v 28._o over_o his_o persecutor_n esau_n and_o laban_n he_o prevail_v with_o god_n by_o tear_n and_o supplication_n and_o this_o be_v the_o exact_a description_n of_o all_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v of_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n their_o outward_a foe_n shall_v be_v subdue_v unto_o they_o when_o god_n shall_v think_v it_o time_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o their_o suffering_n they_o must_v overcome_v their_o spiritual_a foe_n that_o be_v get_v the_o victory_n over_o the_o passion_n and_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o flesh_n vanquish_v the_o devil_n overcome_v the_o attractive_a delight_n of_o the_o world_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o jacob_n but_o israel_n they_o shall_v prevail_v with_o god_n it_o be_v well_o note_v by_o one_o that_o when_o the_o church_n in_o holy_a scripture_n speak_v of_o her_o infirmity_n she_o be_v call_v jacob_n when_o she_o speak_v of_o her_o happiness_n she_o be_v call_v israel_n isa_n xli_o 14._o fear_v not_o thou_o worm_n jacob_n and_o amos_n seven_o 2._o by_o who_o shall_v jacob_n arise_v for_o he_o be_v small_a but_o in_o a_o thousand_o place_n you_o shall_v find_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o never_o be_v the_o church_n in_o more_o prosperity_n then_o when_o christ_n come_v among_o we_o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n than_o it_o be_v not_o jacob_n the_o worm_n but_o it_o grow_v mighty_a indeed_o it_o prevail_v with_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o high_a than_o it_o be_v fit_v the_o song_n shall_v run_v in_o the_o best_a title_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n you_o have_v receive_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o text_n entire_o in_o every_o particle_n the_o solemn_a praise_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n now_o follow_v the_o reason_n in_o two_o most_o glorious_a act_n why_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n deserve_v this_o praise_n for_o he_o have_v visit_v and_o redeem_v his_o people_n bless_a be_v his_o name_n for_o he_o have_v visit_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v do_v marvellous_a thing_n we_o want_v not_o many_o of_o these_o for_o his_o when_o we_o ascribe_v excellency_n to_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n fame_n be_v a_o good_a companion_n for_o virtue_n i_o love_v to_o see_v they_o fast_o together_o let_v there_o want_v no_o praise_n if_o there_o be_v a_o quia_fw-la visitavit_fw-la a_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o a_o deserve_a action_n to_o advance_v it_o but_o to_o spend_v our_o good_a word_n upon_o they_o that_o have_v no_o merit_n to_o speak_v good_a of_o the_o covetous_a as_o david_n say_v who_o god_n abhor_v to_o cry_v up_o absalon_n among_o the_o people_n for_o a_o little_a outside_n formality_n such_o praise_n be_v most_o fulsome_a that_o be_v broach_v either_o by_o flattery_n or_o ignorance_n when_o renown_n be_v so_o ill_o bestow_v upon_o the_o wicked_a it_o make_v the_o righteous_a that_o they_o do_v not_o regard_v it_o but_o the_o object_n of_o zachary_n benediction_n be_v so_o gracious_a so_o full_a of_o perfection_n that_o when_o we_o say_v all_o we_o can_v in_o the_o honour_n thereof_o we_o shall_v say_v too_o little_a for_o he_o have_v visit_v for_o he_o have_v redeem_v his_o people_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v that_o which_o make_v this_o the_o double_a double_a holy_a day_n above_o all_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o year_n visitavit_fw-la he_o visit_v and_o it_o be_v once_o again_o repeat_v in_o this_o hymn_n of_o zachary_n the_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a have_v visit_v we_o ver_fw-la 78._o some_o there_o be_v that_o collect_v the_o three_o capital_a work_n of_o christ_n dispensation_n out_o of_o my_o text_n and_o the_o verse_n that_o follow_v for_o that_o he_o visit_v we_o say_v they_o it_o denote_v his_o incarnation_n that_o he_o redeem_v we_o it_o betoken_v his_o death_n and_o passion_n that_o the_o horn_n of_o salvation_n be_v raise_v up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o servant_n david_n it_o imply_v his_o resurrection_n i_o think_v these_o thing_n be_v mince_v asunder_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v divide_v but_o all_o agree_v that_o to_o visit_v be_v a_o word_n so_o proper_a to_o christmas-day_n as_o none_o more_o namely_o to_o take_v flesh_n and_o to_o dwell_v among_o we_o do_v the_o same_o fountain_n say_v s._n james_n send_v forth_o sweet_a water_n and_o bitter_a why_o that_o be_v no_o such_o marvel_n for_o this_o very_a word_n to_o visit_v be_v so_o diverse_a in_o holy_a scripture_n that_o sometime_o it_o relish_v as_o sweet_a as_o mercy_n can_v make_v it_o sometime_o it_o be_v as_o bitter_a as_o the_o very_a gall_n of_o his_o anger_n can_v temper_v it_o visitat_fw-la quando_fw-la flagellat_n &_o quando_fw-la miseretur_fw-la say_v s._n austin_n god_n visit_v when_o he_o punish_v and_o he_o visit_v when_o he_o pity_v in_o the_o first_o acception_n nothing_o be_v better_a know_v than_o that_o of_o the_o decalogue_n visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o and_o again_o i_o will_v visit_v their_o offence_n with_o the_o rod_n and_o their_o sin_n with_o scourge_n and_o in_o the_o latin_a translation_n jer._n xxvii_o 8._o that_o nation_n will_v i_o visit_v with_o sword_n with_o famine_n and_o with_o pestilence_n and_o psal_n lix_o 5._o thou_o lord_n of_o host_n awake_a and_o visit_v the_o heathen_a and_o be_v not_o merciful_a to_o any_o wicked_a transgressor_n from_o hence_o we_o have_v draw_v it_o into_o our_o common_a phrase_n that_o we_o call_v the_o infliction_n of_o the_o contagious_a pestilence_n the_o visitation_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v ever_o present_a with_o we_o but_o when_o he_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v present_a by_o some_o exterior_a and_o notable_a work_n bring_v his_o judgement_n or_o his_o mercy_n in_o a_o conspicuous_a manner_n to_o our_o city_n or_o even_o to_o the_o door_n of_o our_o own_o house_n than_o he_o be_v say_v to_o visit_v we_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o visitation_n of_o vengeance_n yet_o refrain_v not_o to_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n whether_o he_o send_v his_o angel_n with_o a_o sword_n to_o smite_v we_o or_o with_o a_o song_n as_o at_o christ_n nativity_n
be_v before_o ever_o time_n begin_v but_o take_v he_o with_o the_o stile_n he_o have_v from_o his_o very_a birth_n and_o then_o every_o thing_n must_v draw_v towards_o he_o that_o will_v not_o wilful_o loose_v itself_o for_o he_o be_v jesus_n natus_fw-la a_o saviour_n bear_v a_o man_n that_o be_v like_a to_o perish_v be_v willing_a to_o catch_v hold_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o save_v himself_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o empire_n when_o they_o be_v in_o distress_n be_v ready_a to_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o any_o man_n that_o have_v courage_n to_o defend_v they_o alas_o these_o be_v salvatores_fw-la facti_fw-la saviour_n make_v and_o deliverer_n by_o accident_n sometime_o they_o help_v a_o little_a sometime_o they_o quite_o fail_v great_a expectation_n be_v often_o raise_v of_o they_o and_o of_o a_o sudden_a all_o hope_n be_v chill_v like_o augustus_n his_o marcellus_n full_a of_o great_a promise_n but_o hunc_fw-la tantum_fw-la terris_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la fata_fw-la neque_fw-la ultra_fw-la esse_fw-la sinunt_fw-la after_o a_o little_a while_n snatch_v away_o and_o when_o the_o breath_n of_o man_n go_v forth_o than_o all_o his_o thought_n and_o our_o expectation_n perish_v but_o he_o that_o be_v jesus_n natus_fw-la a_o saviour_n from_o his_o birth_n yea_o and_o before_o his_o birth_n he_o be_v a_o saviour_n from_o everlasting_a and_o his_o deliverance_n shall_v never_o fail_v this_o indeed_o be_v worth_a all_o the_o pain_n the_o wiseman_n can_v take_v though_o they_o have_v run_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n to_o see_v that_o redeemer_n who_o can_v make_v it_o good_a as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v bear_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o this_o day_n be_v salvation_n come_v unto_o your_o house_n who_o birth_n from_o the_o womb_n be_v as_o the_o dew_n of_o the_o morning_n which_o water_v all_o the_o earth_n belove_a i_o draw_v the_o point_n to_o this_o instruction_n christus_fw-la quotidie_fw-la nascitur_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o christmas_n day_n in_o the_o year_n yet_o christ_n be_v every_o day_n bear_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v wise_a in_o faith_n so_o often_o as_o with_o all_o due_a circumstance_n of_o piety_n you_o importune_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o you_o and_o to_o blot_v out_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o enmity_n which_o be_v against_o you_o so_o often_o a_o saviour_n be_v bear_v unto_o you_o move_v towards_o he_o continual_o non_fw-la pedibus_fw-la sed_fw-la affectibus_fw-la not_o with_o bodily_a pace_n but_o with_o spiritual_a affection_n by_o love_n by_o obedience_n by_o prayer_n by_o visit_v his_o holy_a temple_n by_o draw_v near_o to_o his_o most_o holy_a table_n by_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n that_o you_o may_v be_v in_o bliss_n with_o he_o for_o ever_o if_o you_o guide_v not_o the_o compass_n of_o your_o voyage_n towards_o he_o which_o way_n can_v you_o go_v and_o not_o wander_v dangerous_o if_o he_o be_v absent_a far_o from_o you_o o_o run_v out_o to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o you_o be_v yet_o far_o off_o he_o will_v run_v to_o meet_v you_o so_o do_v the_o father_n in_o the_o parable_n to_o his_o reclaim_a prodigal_a child_n wise_a virgin_n will_v go_v forth_o to_o meet_v the_o bridegroom_n wiseman_n will_v leave_v the_o ease_n and_o sweetness_n of_o their_o own_o country_n to_o find_v out_o and_o worship_n their_o saviour_n all_o other_o jogging_n about_o the_o more_o they_o keep_v off_o from_o this_o the_o more_o they_o incline_v to_o folly_n go_v therefore_o to_o find_v out_o christ_n this_o day_n or_o any_o day_n and_o christ_n be_v bear_v unto_o you_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o occasion_n both_o of_o their_o do_n and_o of_o their_o say_n reduce_v to_o the_o best_a of_o all_o occasion_n now_o when_o jesus_n be_v bear_v and_o this_o birth_n have_v two_o circumstance_n of_o great_a consideration_n the_o former_a be_v of_o the_o place_n in_o bethlehem_n of_o judea_n a_o place_n record_v in_o scripture_n not_o for_o any_o dignity_n that_o christ_n have_v by_o it_o to_o be_v bring_v forth_o there_o every_o man_n think_v well_o of_o his_o native_a soil_n as_o paul_n can_v not_o refrain_v to_o set_v forth_o his_o tarsus_n of_o cilicia_n with_o honourable_a mention_n that_o he_o be_v a_o citizen_n of_o no_o ignoble_a city_n but_o it_o be_v but_o small_a lustre_n that_o the_o place_n can_v cast_v upon_o any_o man_n wheresoever_o it_o be_v his_o lot_n to_o be_v teem_a the_o name_n of_o bethlehem_n stand_v not_o here_o upon_o any_o such_o regard_n but_o to_o show_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v concern_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n for_o because_o our_o saviour_n be_v lay_v in_o his_o cradle_n and_o do_v not_o speak_v for_o himself_o here_o be_v five_o prophecy_n in_o my_o text_n that_o speak_v for_o he_o first_o that_o bethlehem_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o first_o infancy_n the_o scribe_n themselves_o confess_v that_o the_o prophet_n micah_n say_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o chap._n v._n 2._o but_o thou_o bethlehem_n ephratah_n though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v come_v forth_o unto_o i_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ruler_n in_o israel_n second_o the_o time_n in_o the_o day_n of_o herod_n the_o king_n fall_v out_o as_o jacob_n prophesy_v gen._n xlix_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v and_o unto_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v this_o misery_n be_v now_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o day_n of_o herod_n a_o stranger_n of_o the_o gentile_n rule_v over_o they_o and_o the_o like_a be_v never_o before_o except_v the_o little_a space_n of_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n since_o the_o time_n they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n three_o the_o apparition_n of_o the_o star_n be_v ancient_o mention_v there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o jacob_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o israel_n it_o be_v balaams_n parable_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n compel_v he_o to_o utter_v it_o num._n xxiv_o 17._o four_o the_o come_n of_o these_o wiseman_n be_v a_o prophetical_a prediction_n isa_n lx_o 3._o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v to_o thy_o light_n and_o king_n to_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o rise_n five_o their_o present_n and_o the_o treasure_n which_o they_o offer_v up_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o a_o note_a psalm_n the_o king_n of_o tarsis_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v give_v gift_n the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o saba_n shall_v bring_v present_n in_o two_o verse_n a_o allusion_n to_o five_o prophecy_n and_o all_o scatter_a in_o several_a prophet_n and_o all_o fulfil_v together_o in_o one_o concurrency_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v where_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v find_v but_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o dispose_v all_o thing_n so_o sweet_o be_v wonderful_a in_o our_o eye_n but_o among_o all_o these_o particular_n foretell_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o present_a point_n i_o labour_v to_o illustrate_v no_o more_o but_o that_o our_o saviour_n be_v a_o bethlehemite_n the_o whole_a convocation_n of_o chief_a priest_n and_o scribe_n resolve_v herod_n that_o christ_n must_v be_v bear_v there_o in_o three_o verse_n after_o my_o text._n the_o jew_n both_o of_o old_a and_o even_o to_o this_o day_n as_o i_o read_v in_o credible_a author_n teach_v their_o child_n by_o way_n of_o catechism_n all_o the_o prophecy_n that_o concern_v the_o messiah_n it_o be_v likely_a it_o be_v so_o of_o old_a for_o every_o body_n can_v speak_v of_o this_o place_n at_o the_o first_o hear_v if_o you_o do_v but_o name_v the_o messiah_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o usual_a abode_n of_o his_o parent_n be_v nazareth_n in_o galilee_n this_o do_v stumble_v divers_a good_a man_n that_o be_v willing_a to_o believe_v say_v nathanael_n can_v any_o good_a come_v out_o of_o nazareth_n his_o meaning_n be_v can_v the_o chief_a good_a come_v out_o of_o nazareth_n that_o shall_v bring_v redemption_n to_o israel_n and_o in_o the_o seven_o of_o s._n john_n other_o that_o take_v he_o for_o a_o prophet_n object_v shall_v christ_n come_v out_o of_o galilee_n have_v not_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o christ_n come_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o david_n and_o out_o of_o the_o town_n of_o bethlehem_n where_o david_n be_v now_o the_o perverse_a jew_n at_o this_o day_n with_o who_o the_o holy_a evangelist_n and_o their_o relation_n be_v in_o no_o credit_n prevaricate_v with_o the_o prophecy_n of_o micah_n that_o it_o be_v verify_v in_o zorobabel_n so_o they_o cavil_v in_o st._n chrysostoms_n and_o theodoret_n day_n but_o admit_v that_o zorobabel_n be_v a_o bethlehemite_n it_o be_v pass_v their_o skill_n to_o make_v those_o word_n of_o the_o
that_o herod_n have_v a_o son_n bear_v who_o be_v heir_n to_o the_o crown_n they_o can_v not_o mean_v it_o for_o than_o they_o will_v never_o have_v make_v a_o question_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v but_o have_v go_v direct_o to_o his_o father_n palace_n where_o shall_v he_o be_v bear_v else_o beside_o all_o herod_n son_n be_v grow_v to_o manly_a stature_n beside_o none_o of_o his_o child_n be_v bear_v to_o any_o right_n of_o succession_n for_o in_o those_o day_n the_o kingdom_n of_o judaea_n be_v appoint_v to_o they_o who_o be_v most_o in_o favour_n with_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o the_o meaning_n must_v be_v where_o be_v that_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v bear_v that_o king_n of_o who_o we_o have_v be_v tell_v that_o all_o nation_n shall_v worship_v and_o obey_v he_o for_o else_o what_o have_v they_o to_o do_v with_o the_o king_n of_o another_o kingdom_n as_o st._n austin_n say_v nisi_fw-la â—am_fw-la agnoscerent_fw-la regem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la qui_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la seculorum_fw-la but_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v though_o jury_n give_v he_o birth_n yet_o all_o the_o world_n and_o all_o age_n shall_v do_v he_o homage_n they_o do_v not_o say_v they_o come_v to_o see_v he_o upon_o his_o fame_n or_o upon_o any_o exploit_n that_o he_o ever_o yet_o do_v but_o upon_o the_o presage_n of_o that_o glorious_a kingdom_n which_o shall_v be_v his_o in_o time_n to_o come_v o_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o o_o the_o power_n of_o his_o grace_n where_o he_o give_v it_o a_o effectual_a blessing_n some_o relation_n or_o tradition_n these_o magi_n have_v have_v perhaps_o from_o no_o better_a hand_n than_o balaam_n and_o his_o successor_n with_o these_o poor_a mean_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o star_n what_o mystery_n they_o pick_v out_o of_o it_o god_n know_v they_o make_v a_o better_a confession_n of_o their_o faith_n than_o the_o jew_n do_v with_o the_o help_n of_o all_o the_o prophet_n illi_fw-la consitentur_fw-la alienum_fw-la regem_fw-la isti_fw-la proprium_fw-la non_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la yet_o these_o stranger_n do_v confess_v a_o foreign_a king_n as_o it_o be_v the_o jew_n deny_v he_o though_o most_o principal_o he_o be_v their_o own_o they_o be_v angry_a to_o the_o death_n at_o herod_n a_o strange_a that_o he_o be_v their_o king_n now_o god_n open_v they_o a_o royal_a way_n that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o king_n of_o their_o own_o if_o they_o will_v and_o yet_o they_o refuse_v he_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o no_o small_a force_n to_o beat_v down_o infidelity_n that_o the_o heathen_a in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v speak_v of_o a_o extraordinary_a king_n that_o be_v to_o come_v in_o that_o age_n and_o some_o of_o they_o direct_o point_v out_o judea_n for_o the_o place_n suetonius_n say_v that_o it_o stir_v up_o the_o jew_n to_o rebellion_n because_o there_o be_v a_o constant_a say_n in_o all_o the_o eastern_a country_n perâ—rebuit_fw-la in_fw-la oriente_fw-la toto_fw-la vetus_fw-la &_o constans_fw-la opinio_fw-la mark_v it_o for_o these_o wisemen_n sake_n 4._o esse_fw-la in_o fatis_fw-la ut_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la judaeâ_fw-la profecti_fw-la rerum_fw-la potirentur_fw-la that_o it_o be_v destine_v that_o about_o that_o time_n some_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o judea_n that_o shall_v reign_v over_o all_o the_o world_n divin_n and_o that_o grave_a author_n cicero_n say_v a_o certain_a fellow_n who_o he_o be_v angry_a at_o interpret_v sibyl_n verse_n that_o he_o who_o we_o have_v or_o must_v have_v to_o be_v our_o king_n appellandum_fw-la esse_fw-la regem_fw-la si_fw-la salviesse_n vellemus_fw-la we_o must_v call_v he_o a_o king_n if_o we_o will_v be_v save_v but_o he_o be_v no_o such_o king_n as_o tully_n fear_v that_o will_v erect_v a_o monarchy_n and_o destroy_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o senate_n i_o have_v be_v copious_a before_o you_o but_o late_o that_o christ_n be_v possess_v of_o no_o temporal_a sovereignty_n in_o refutation_n that_o satan_n show_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o say_v all_o these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o the_o jew_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o temporal_a thing_n but_o they_o themselves_o have_v lose_v all_o their_o temporalty_n for_o refuse_v he_o christ_n be_v bear_v a_o king_n as_o the_o world_n give_v testimony_n in_o my_o text_n and_o die_v a_o king_n as_o pilate_n give_v testimony_n in_o the_o title_n upon_o his_o cross_n jesus_n of_o nazareth_n the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n nor_o be_v he_o simple_o a_o king_n allot_v he_o a_o spiritual_a kingdom_n as_o i_o have_v late_o discourse_v upon_o it_o but_o a_o king_n of_o king_n anoint_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o his_o fellow_n i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o first-born_a high_a than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n psal_n lxxxix_o 28._o his_o kingly_a office_n be_v part_n of_o his_o mediatorship_n by_o which_o he_o reconcile_v we_o to_o god_n and_o save_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n and_o clothes_n we_o with_o righteousness_n and_o to_o understand_v that_o point_n of_o faith_n clear_o these_o be_v quality_n of_o his_o kingly_a office_n 1._o to_o choose_v out_o his_o own_o subject_n that_o be_v the_o member_n of_o his_o church_n 2._o to_o give_v they_o law_n to_o keep_v 3._o to_o provide_v for_o their_o peace_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o enemy_n from_o they_o 4._o to_o call_v all_o the_o world_n before_o he_o in_o the_o last_o and_o universal_a judgement_n but_o that_o legislation_n the_o appoint_v of_o law_n to_o his_o subject_n be_v the_o most_o conspicuous_a part_n of_o that_o office_n in_o this_o life_n and_o believe_v the_o prophet_n ezech._n for_o it_o chap._n xxxvii_o 24._o david_n my_o servant_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v all_o have_v one_o shepherd_n they_o shall_v also_o walk_v in_o my_o judgement_n and_o observe_v my_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o you_o see_v wherein_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o david_n consist_v to_o give_v we_o statute_n and_o judgement_n to_o do_v they_o he_o command_v the_o heaven_n above_o as_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o star_n and_o who_o be_v we_o that_o shall_v not_o obey_v he_o quis_fw-la est_fw-la iste_fw-la rex_fw-la tam_fw-la parvus_fw-la tam_fw-la magnus_fw-la nondum_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la loquens_fw-la &_o in_o coelis_fw-la edicta_fw-la proponens_fw-la what_o king_n be_v this_o say_v st._n austin_n so_o little_a for_o he_o be_v but_o new_a bear_v and_o yet_o so_o great_a a_o infant_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o speak_v and_o yet_o his_o edict_n be_v keep_v in_o heaven_n we_o be_v willing_a and_o content_a at_o his_o priestly_a office_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v for_o we_o on_o the_o cross_n and_o intercede_v for_o we_o to_o his_o father_n we_o be_v willing_a he_o shall_v be_v our_o prophet_n to_o teach_v we_o and_o will_v you_o make_v his_o kingly_a office_n stand_v for_o a_o cypher_n shall_v he_o not_o give_v we_o law_n and_o bind_v we_o to_o his_o commandment_n that_o office_n stand_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o the_o wiseman_n ask_v about_o it_o instead_o of_o all_o beside_o where_o be_v be_v that_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o their_o question_n and_o i_o have_v need_n to_o make_v haste_n to_o the_o first_o of_o their_o assertion_n which_o be_v very_o copious_a in_o the_o content_n vidimus_fw-la enim_fw-la stellam_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o oriente_fw-it for_o we_o have_v see_v his_o star_n in_o the_o east_n the_o particular_n to_o be_v inquire_v into_o be_v 1._o what_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o this_o star_n 2._o how_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o east_n 3._o what_o aptitude_n there_o be_v in_o such_o a_o sign_n or_o miracle_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n 4._o why_o it_o be_v appropriative_o call_v his_o star_n 5._o whether_o there_o be_v no_o secret_a illumination_n a_o invisible_a but_o a_o better_a star_n than_o this_o which_o make_v they_o true_a believer_n these_o say_n of_o the_o wiseman_n trouble_v all_o jerusalem_n say_v the_o next_o verse_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o they_o have_v trouble_v the_o whole_a commonwealth_n of_o learn_v ever_o since_o what_o this_o star_n shall_v be_v all_o author_n meet_v in_o one_o consent_n that_o this_o can_v be_v no_o star_n fix_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o firmament_n aloft_o for_o how_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o any_o of_o those_o heavenly_a light_n so_o remote_a can_v point_v to_o one_o country_n more_o than_o another_o to_o a_o little_a village_n in_o that_o country_n nay_o to_o a_o stable_a in_o that_o village_n 2._o natural_a creature_n be_v no_o convenient_a presage_n of_o the_o supernatural_a work_n of_o god_n moreover_o they_o that_o swallow_v it_o down_o without_o mistrust_n that_o the_o star_n go_v along_o with_o the_o wiseman_n all_o the_o way_n from_o the_o
so_o notorious_a that_o all_o heathen_a history_n which_o touch_v upon_o those_o time_n will_v have_v speak_v of_o it_o second_o at_o the_o nine_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n we_o read_v lo_o the_o star_n which_o they_o see_v in_o the_o east_n not_o low_o the_o star_n which_o usher_v they_o through_o all_o their_o journey_n and_o three_o when_o they_o come_v to_o judea_n they_o take_v in_o at_o jerusalem_n to_o seek_v christ_n there_o but_o what_o probability_n be_v there_o that_o the_o light_n of_o god_n can_v carry_v they_o to_o a_o wrong_a place_n thus_o far_o upon_o one_o opinion_n you_o shall_v now_o hair_n what_o some_o say_v and_o almost_o all_o of_o the_o best_a antiquity_n for_o the_o other_o conclusion_n namely_o that_o the_o star_n be_v their_o constant_a companion_n all_o their_o journey_n and_o that_o it_o rest_v over_o all_o place_n where_o they_o rest_v till_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n first_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o father_n be_v to_o illustrate_v the_o new_a testament_n with_o the_o old_a they_o consider_v that_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cloud_n go_v along_o with_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n wheresoever_o they_o remove_v and_o rest_v in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o pitch_v their_o camp_n but_o this_o star_n attend_v the_o gospel_n as_o thaâ—_n cloud_n attend_v the_o law_n and_o god_n be_v as_o constant_a in_o his_o favour_n to_o the_o one_o as_o to_o the_o other_o and_o some_o go_v further_o that_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v always_o remove_v the_o cloud_n with_o his_o motion_n when_o the_o israelite_n march_v away_o my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o and_o bring_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o amorites_n and_o hittites_n exod._n xxiii_o so_o a_o angel_n do_v move_v this_o star_n from_o the_o east_n to_o jerusalem_n for_o say_v st._n austin_n mark_v how_o that_o light_n vanish_v not_o away_o till_o they_o take_v in_o at_o jerusalem_n hoc_fw-la non_fw-la cogit_fw-la motus_fw-la sideris_fw-la sed_fw-la virtus_fw-la plena_fw-la rationis_fw-la i_o will_v never_o say_v a_o inanimate_a star_n can_v so_o guide_v itself_o but_o by_o angelical_a virtue_n no_o bright_a star_n do_v shine_v upon_o that_o city_n where_o the_o scribe_n and_o stiff-necked_a jew_n be_v congregat_v for_o their_o heart_n be_v blind_a and_o their_o understanding_n do_v not_o see_v the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n so_o at_o his_o passion_n there_o be_v thick_a darkness_n over_o all_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n for_o they_o resist_v the_o truth_n and_o will_v neither_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o his_o death_n nor_o of_o his_o incarnation_n if_o this_o be_v portend_v it_o be_v a_o intelligent_a star_n that_o go_v with_o the_o magi_n all_o the_o way_n till_o they_o be_v house_v in_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o cloud_n pass_v on_o before_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n from_o mount_n sinah_n till_o they_o come_v to_o canaan_n thus_o far_o upon_o collation_n between_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o new_a there_o be_v other_o reason_n assay_v to_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o the_o star_n keep_v way_n with_o they_o to_o their_o journey_n end_n as_o at_o the_o nine_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n loe_o the_o star_n which_o they_o see_v in_o the_o east_n go_v before_o they_o till_o it_o come_v and_o stand_v over_o where_o the_o child_n be_v if_o it_o marshal_v they_o which_o way_n to_o go_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o bethlehem_n why_o not_o also_o from_o their_o own_o country_n to_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o next_o verse_n when_o they_o see_v the_o star_n they_o rejoice_v with_o exceed_v great_a joy_n the_o scribe_n have_v tell_v they_o where_o they_o shall_v find_v christ_n why_o then_o shall_v they_o rejoice_v so_o much_o to_o see_v the_o star_n again_o but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n to_o have_v it_o vanish_v moreover_o the_o star_n vanish_v when_o they_o go_v into_o jerusalem_n they_o suspect_v christ_n may_v be_v there_o and_o ask_v for_o he_o but_o if_o their_o leader_n have_v forsake_v they_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o it_o first_o shine_v they_o will_v have_v ask_v in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o by_o what_o art_n can_v they_o collect_v that_o a_o star_n glare_v in_o their_o eye_n in_o the_o east_n and_o wag_v no_o further_o shall_v notify_v unto_o they_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o neighbour_a country_n and_o what_o skill_v it_o that_o all_o history_n be_v silent_a and_o take_v no_o notice_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o wonder_n in_o the_o world_n though_o many_o holy_a thing_n be_v common_a in_o those_o day_n and_o well_o know_v yet_o the_o lord_n choose_v not_o the_o heathen_a to_o be_v witness_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o so_o they_o overpassed_a they_o or_o perhaps_o the_o star_n be_v visible_a to_o these_o wiseman_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o be_v hold_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v it_o john_n baptist_n see_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n descend_v like_o a_o dove_n upon_o christ_n he_o see_v it_o say_v the_o text_n mat._n iii._o 16._o it_o be_v uncertain_a if_o any_o beside_o do_v see_v it_o paul_n hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n but_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o hear_v it_o not_o act_n xxii_o 9_o or_o be_v it_o so_o that_o many_o other_o may_v behold_v this_o star_n yet_o they_o know_v not_o to_o what_o end_v it_o be_v send_v but_o make_v some_o construction_n of_o humane_a reason_n upon_o it_o wide_a mistake_n upon_o heavenly_a token_n as_o when_o god_n answer_v christ_n prayer_n from_o heaven_n that_o he_o have_v both_o glorify_v his_o name_n and_o will_v glorify_v it_o the_o people_n say_v it_o thunder_v not_o to_o be_v long_o in_o this_o point_n because_o faith_n be_v bind_v to_o neither_o opinion_n this_o be_v sure_a the_o star_n hide_v itself_o away_o for_o a_o time_n but_o they_o recover_v sight_n of_o it_o again_o before_o their_o journey_n end_n so_o the_o spirit_n may_v draw_v back_o his_o comfort_n and_o illumination_n for_o a_o time_n from_o those_o that_o be_v gracious_o call_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n their_o sin_n deserve_v it_o and_o god_n will_v make_v they_o more_o careful_a to_o stand_v sure_a because_o they_o have_v stumble_v but_o at_o last_o before_o their_o journey_n be_v do_v before_o they_o end_v their_o day_n the_o light_n shall_v be_v renew_v again_o to_o guide_v their_o foot_n into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n the_o three_o question_n of_o enquiry_n be_v what_o aptitude_n there_o be_v in_o such_o a_o sign_n or_o miracle_n to_o bring_v the_o wise_a man_n unto_o christ_n outward_a aptitude_n be_v not_o always_o discern_v in_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o man_n conversion_n nay_o sometime_o the_o mean_n use_v seem_v most_o repugnant_a to_o bring_v that_o end_n to_o pass_v who_o will_v have_v imagine_v that_o the_o way_n to_o make_v a_o publican_n a_o disciple_n have_v be_v to_o call_v he_o from_o the_o receipt_n of_o custom_n and_o quite_o to_o give_v over_o his_o traffic_n yet_o this_o wrought_v well_o with_o st._n matthew_n or_o that_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n will_v the_o soon_o have_v believe_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o messiah_n because_o she_o be_v upbraid_v to_o be_v a_o concubine_n he_o who_o thou_o now_o haste_n be_v not_o thy_o husband_n yet_o this_o way_n do_v take_v with_o she_o these_o be_v course_n to_o pose_v natural_a reason_n in_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n but_o with_o sundry_a other_o person_n the_o lord_n do_v descend_v in_o a_o familiar_a way_n to_o their_o capacity_n and_o draw_v they_o to_o heaven_n by_o thing_n that_o be_v obvious_a to_o their_o notion_n baptism_n or_o wash_v often_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o ordinary_a with_o the_o jew_n the_o more_o ordinary_a the_o soon_o do_v christ_n use_v it_o to_o be_v the_o initial_a sacrament_n that_o shall_v bring_v they_o unto_o life_n fishermen_z be_v put_v into_o admiration_n of_o christ_n power_n by_o a_o mighty_a draught_n of_o fish_n and_o the_o text_n whereupon_o st._n paul_n preach_v to_o the_o athenian_n be_v their_o own_o altar_n of_o the_o unknown_a god_n so_o the_o eastern_a philosopher_n who_o be_v skilful_a in_o the_o sphere_n and_o in_o the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n be_v attract_v by_o a_o wonderful_a star_n to_o the_o first_o taste_n of_o christianity_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la materia_fw-la erroris_fw-la fieret_fw-la occasiâ—_n salutis_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n that_o contemplation_n of_o star_n which_o lead_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n do_v now_o bring_v they_o to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n you_o see_v what_o aptitude_n there_o be_v in_o a_o star_n to_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o these_o wiseman_n there_o be_v other_o apt_a proportion_n in_o it_o which_o piety_n and_o good_a meditation_n have_v frame_v first_o to_o show_v that_o god_n
elder_a father_n that_o some_o may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n without_o this_o sacrament_n by_o unavoidable_a necessity_n and_o their_o faith_n shall_v suffice_v to_o save_v they_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v baptize_v his_o say_n be_v very_o memorable_a sola_fw-la interdum_fw-la side_n sufficit_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o fine_a ipsâ_fw-la nihil_fw-la sufficit_fw-la sometime_o faith_n alone_o be_v enough_o to_o bring_v salvation_n to_o a_o man_n and_o without_o it_o nothing_o be_v enough_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n have_v give_v battle_n to_o the_o sarmatian_n and_o other_o scythian_a rebel_n break_v a_o vein_n with_o out-cry_n to_o his_o captain_n and_o eager_a encouragement_n to_o his_o soldier_n valent._n and_o soon_o after_o die_v in_o his_o tent_n unbaptise_v yet_o st._n ambrose_n comfort_v his_o subject_n in_o a_o funeral_n oration_n that_o their_o emperor_n soul_n be_v with_o god_n because_o his_o life_n be_v religious_a and_o his_o heart_n desire_v the_o benediction_n of_o that_o sacrament_n 7._o st._n austin_n enroll_v all_o martyr_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o heaven_n albeit_o persecution_n snatch_v they_o away_o sudden_o before_o they_o can_v be_v baptize_v and_o that_o god_n will_v remit_v their_o sin_n who_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n quantùm_fw-la si_fw-la sacro_fw-la fonte_fw-la abluerentur_fw-la as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v wash_v at_o the_o sacred_a font._n why_o this_o be_v well_o and_o charitable_o conclude_v not_o as_o if_o martyrdom_n do_v equal_v the_o virtue_n of_o baptism_n but_o because_o it_o be_v join_v with_o a_o eminent_a faith_n now_o god_n may_v see_v as_o much_o faith_n in_o one_o die_v as_o if_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v martyrdom_n fides_n idonea_fw-la martyrio_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la interrogata_fw-la martyrio_fw-la say_v bernard_n therefore_o that_o faith_n shall_v stand_v they_o in_o as_o much_o stead_n as_o if_o they_o have_v actual_o be_v bring_v to_o martyrdom_n final_o whereas_o john_n baptist_n may_v seem_v to_o desire_v this_o sacrament_n in_o my_o text_n say_v i_o have_v need_n to_o be_v baptize_v it_o appear_v not_o whatsoever_o some_o apocryphal_a story_n say_v that_o christ_n do_v baptize_v he_o in_o water_n but_o the_o learned_a say_v the_o willingness_n of_o this_o confession_n and_o his_o martydom_n which_o he_o suffer_v under_o herod_n do_v supply_v the_o want_n thereof_o and_o his_o faith_n do_v save_v he_o a_o four_o proposition_n follow_v that_o we_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o hope_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o such_o infant_n be_v bear_v within_o a_o believe_a church_n as_o be_v deprive_v of_o life_n before_o the_o outward_a element_n can_v convenient_o be_v apply_v unto_o they_o to_o wash_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n because_o some_o have_v go_v too_o far_o in_o doubt_v against_o this_o take_v my_o reason_n in_o order_n first_o it_o be_v never_o question_v in_o the_o old_a law_n but_o that_o the_o male_a child_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v bless_v in_o the_o lord_n which_o die_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n have_v not_o receive_v the_o seal_n of_o circumcision_n i_o will_v not_o urge_v that_o circumcision_n be_v omit_v for_o forty_o year_n all_o the_o while_o they_o travel_v in_o the_o wilderness_n it_o be_v with_o god_n especial_a dispensation_n so_o that_o no_o detriment_n redound_v to_o any_o soul_n because_o of_o circumcision_n i_o instance_n in_o david_n child_n the_o first_o he_o beget_v of_o bathsheba_n it_o die_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o yet_o the_o king_n who_o doubt_v not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n of_o a_o better_a life_n comfort_v himself_o and_o expect_v that_o his_o soul_n shall_v rest_v with_o the_o child_n after_o death_n 23._o i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o second_o we_o have_v no_o promise_n for_o the_o seed_n of_o infidel_n but_o we_o have_v express_v testimony_n from_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o faithful_a parentage_n be_v holy_a from_o the_o birth_n and_o if_o the_o root_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o branch_n rom._n xi_o 16._o nay_o albeit_o one_o parent_n be_v a_o unbeliever_n yet_o if_o either_o father_n or_o mother_n make_v but_o one_o believer_n the_o child_n be_v sanctify_v and_o for_o that_o one_o sake_n they_o be_v not_o unclean_a 14._o but_o holy_a it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o be_v all_o in_o ourselves_o bear_v child_n of_o wrath_n from_o our_o mother_n womb_n but_o god_n be_v gracious_a to_o the_o thousand_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o much_o more_o to_o their_o very_a next_o generation_n and_o because_o their_o infant_n be_v his_o child_n child_n the_o guilt_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v blot_v out_o and_o he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v they_o adoption_n of_o son_n what_o else_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o that_o promise_n that_o the_o offspring_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v in_o the_o same_o covenant_n with_o the_o father_n jo._n the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o you_o and_o to_o your_o son_n and_o to_o they_o that_o be_v far_o off_o act_v two_o 39_o the_o constancy_n of_o the_o eternal_a covenant_n make_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o just_a appear_v say_v one_o in_o those_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o jacob_n when_o he_o wrestle_v with_o esaâ—_n of_o john_n baptist_n when_o he_o congratulate_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n into_o the_o world_n the_o spiritual_a ecstasy_n of_o both_o these_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v therefore_o it_o be_v no_o unjudicious_a opinion_n to_o say_v that_o infant_n be_v bring_v to_o baptism_n not_o to_o take_v they_o into_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o be_v of_o the_o covenant_n before_o to_o seal_v it_o unto_o they_o if_o any_o man_n make_v a_o scruple_n whether_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v to_o the_o infant_n of_o christian_a parent_n as_o fast_o and_o firm_a as_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o child_n let_v he_o not_o doubt_v nay_o assure_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o much_o strong_a for_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o confirm_v the_o promise_n make_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n eph._n and_o to_o turn_v over_o god_n mercy_n in_o a_o more_o ample_a manner_n unto_o the_o gentile_n of_o his_o fullness_n we_o have_v receive_v and_o grace_n for_o grace_n that_o be_v to_o say_v plenty_n of_o grace_n and_o benediction_n this_o be_v the_o second_o reason_n thus_o i_o propound_v the_o three_o i_o have_v former_o prove_v and_o deliver_v this_o doctrine_n that_o to_o such_o of_o ripe_a year_n as_o desire_a baptism_n and_o be_v unaware_o prevent_v the_o willingness_n of_o their_o faith_n be_v repute_v to_o they_o for_o baptism_n why_o this_o shall_v also_o comfort_v we_o for_o the_o tender_a fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o die_v without_o the_o sacrament_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o yawn_v the_o first_o breath_n for_o when_o they_o be_v baptize_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o those_o that_o present_v they_o at_o the_o font_n be_v by_o god_n repute_v to_o be_v their_o own_o so_o if_o they_o be_v cut_v short_a before_o they_o be_v outward_o ingraft_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o christ_n the_o willingness_n and_o desire_v of_o the_o same_o church_n and_o of_o their_o parent_n shall_v be_v impute_v by_o our_o merciful_a father_n to_o be_v they_o also_o last_o i_o will_v pawn_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o best_a church_n in_o the_o world_n to_o prove_v it_o when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o ancient_a purity_n it_o be_v a_o ceremony_n both_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n to_o appoint_v but_o two_o solemn_a time_n of_o the_o year_n for_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n 62._o easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n indeed_o leave_n be_v give_v to_o dispense_v with_o this_o ceremony_n if_o passenger_n unbaptise_v be_v like_a to_o be_v cast_v away_o at_o sea_n if_o war_n pestilence_n or_o persecutipn_n threaten_v their_o imminent_a ruin_n if_o infant_n do_v dangerous_o languish_v but_o i_o pray_v you_o how_o often_o do_v infant_n die_v away_o in_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o hand_n before_o it_o can_v be_v perceive_v therefore_o the_o sacrament_n have_v not_o be_v defer_v unto_o those_o two_o solemn_a time_n if_o either_o greek_n or_o latin_n have_v think_v that_o infant_n deprive_v of_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n shall_v eternal_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o five_o proposition_n dispatch_v the_o long_a discourse_n upon_o this_o point_n it_o be_v thus_o we_o be_v to_o hope_v well_o of_o the_o safety_n of_o infant_n not_o baptize_v yet_o we_o can_v be_v so_o confident_a of_o their_o welfare_n as_o when_o the_o church_n have_v pray_v for_o they_o and_o give_v they_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o sacrament_n let_v the_o worst_a come_v that_o our_o child_n pass_v away_o without_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o water_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v prevent_v in_o a_o due_a course_n as_o much_o as_o may_v
of_o adam_n 4._o the_o sacrament_n of_o water_n have_v not_o be_v ordain_v as_o if_o we_o be_v refine_v with_o fuller_n sope._n there_o be_v but_o two_o baptism_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o one_o of_o water_n the_o other_o of_o fire_n and_o both_o be_v put_v together_o for_o the_o use_n of_o our_o impurity_n that_o all_o defilement_n may_v be_v drive_v out_o molliora_fw-la per_fw-la aquam_fw-la duriora_fw-la metalla_fw-la igne_fw-la expurgantur_fw-la if_o there_o be_v spot_n in_o linen_n or_o in_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v soft_a and_o supple_a we_o take_v they_o out_o in_o water_n if_o it_o be_v dross_n in_o stubborn_a metal_n we_o decoct_v it_o and_o scum_v it_o off_o in_o a_o furnace_n of_o fire_n so_o our_o nature_n be_v most_o soft_a and_o supple_a to_o contract_v every_o kind_n of_o iniquity_n as_o easy_o as_o a_o cloth_n be_v stain_v and_o our_o heart_n be_v hard_a like_o iron_n stubborn_a and_o refractory_a to_o forsake_v iniquity_n therefore_o god_n apply_v water_n and_o fire_n to_o purge_v we_o to_o the_o bottom_n water_n in_o the_o outward_a laver_n fire_n in_o the_o inward_a spirit_n so_o by_o christ_n humility_n who_o vouchsafe_v to_o dip_v himself_o in_o such_o water_n as_o we_o do_v he_o merit_v of_o his_o father_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v baptize_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o fire_n non_fw-la mundari_fw-la voluit_fw-la sed_fw-la mundare_fw-la jordanem_fw-la say_v st._n ambrose_n he_o come_v not_o to_o be_v cleanse_v but_o to_o cleanse_v the_o river_n jordan_n and_o all_o other_o water_n for_o the_o mystical_a wash_n away_o of_o sin_n unus_n mersit_fw-la sed_fw-la lavit_fw-la omnes_fw-la unus_fw-la descendit_fw-la ut_fw-la ascenderemus_fw-la omnes_fw-la one_o jesus_n dive_v into_o the_o river_n that_o we_o may_v all_o rise_v up_o from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n one_o man_n descend_v into_o the_o pool_n in_o great_a humility_n that_o we_o may_v all_o ascend_v up_o into_o glory_n therefore_o if_o any_o man_n ask_v why_o he_o that_o be_v whole_a in_o every_o part_n will_v step_v into_o bethesda_n as_o if_o he_o be_v disease_v why_o the_o immaculate_a son_n of_o god_n will_v wash_v with_o sinner_n let_v he_o take_v this_o answer_n that_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o baptism_n even_o as_o the_o spirit_n come_v down_o upon_o he_o anon_o after_o from_o heaven_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o dove_n it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o the_o spirit_n before_o or_o that_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v add_v to_o that_o plentiful_a grace_n which_o do_v inhabit_v in_o he_o but_o to_o call_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o it_o may_v rest_v upon_o his_o church_n so_o it_o be_v not_o for_o want_v of_o cleanness_n that_o he_o suffer_v such_o a_o ceremony_n at_o jordan_n to_o be_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o they_o that_o be_v impure_a but_o to_o make_v the_o sacrament_n virtuous_a and_o powerful_a for_o they_o that_o shall_v take_v it_o after_o he_o pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la christus_fw-la lavit_fw-la imò_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la lavit_fw-la all_o our_o defilement_n if_o we_o repent_v and_o believe_v be_v wash_v away_o upon_o his_o body_n there_o be_v certain_a legal_a cleansing_n with_o water_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o moses_n figure_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o ordain_v to_o satisfy_v for_o pollution_n that_o happen_v through_o chance_n and_o ignorance_n but_o christ_n submit_v himself_o to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o avoid_v they_o for_o 1._o they_o be_v figure_n what_o shall_v he_o do_v with_o such_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o very_a truth_n 2._o they_o appertain_v to_o the_o pollute_a what_o reference_n can_v they_o have_v to_o he_o that_o be_v immaculate_a 3._o they_o be_v appoint_v for_o trespass_n of_o ignorance_n what_o application_n can_v they_o have_v to_o he_o who_o know_v all_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n and_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v mistake_v for_o one_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o sinful_a man_n as_o if_o he_o come_v to_o be_v baptize_v for_o the_o same_o end_n that_o we_o do_v john_n pronounce_v he_o holy_a after_o the_o strict_a manner_n in_o another_o gospel_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v st._n chrysostom_n behold_v he_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v he_o that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n his_o soul_n must_v needs_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o untainted_a righteousness_n he_o do_v communicate_v in_o his_o last_o supper_n with_o his_o disciple_n and_o this_o be_v his_o difference_n from_o they_o he_o take_v the_o bread_n when_o he_o have_v bless_v it_o ad_fw-la spiritual_fw-la solatium_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la augmentum_fw-la gratiae_fw-la not_o to_o augment_v grace_n and_o charity_n as_o we_o do_v but_o for_o the_o delight_n of_o his_o spirit_n so_o it_o delight_v he_o to_o sanctify_v the_o water_n of_o our_o new_a birth_n to_o the_o wash_n away_o of_o our_o sin_n vnde_fw-la ista_fw-la vertus_fw-la aquae_fw-la st._n austin_n speak_v like_o one_o astonish_v whence_o come_v it_o that_o the_o poor_a element_n touch_v the_o skin_n and_o mundify_v the_o heart_n but_o even_o from_o he_o who_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n a_o impotent_a woman_n take_v in_o her_o hand_n and_o christ_n perceive_v that_o virtue_n be_v go_v out_o of_o he_o and_o as_o you_o must_v not_o conceive_v any_o physical_a inherent_a virtue_n be_v in_o his_o clothes_n to_o stop_v a_o issue_n of_o blood_n as_o there_o be_v in_o some_o stone_n and_o herb_n which_o in_o their_o substance_n be_v medicinal_a so_o you_o must_v not_o mistake_v as_o if_o christ_n have_v sanctify_v all_o river_n that_o a_o strange_a hide_a virtue_n be_v infuse_v into_o such_o water_n as_o be_v bless_v to_o baptize_v whereby_o ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la by_o the_o mere_a aspersion_n the_o soul_n shall_v become_v unpolluted_a but_o by_o this_o act_n of_o our_o saviour_n it_n be_v ordain_v and_o institute_v to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o that_o sacrament_n which_o shall_v sanctify_v the_o child_n of_o god_n neither_o do_v the_o doctrine_n of_o this_o reason_n stretch_v so_o far_o as_o if_o god_n can_v not_o have_v cause_v jordan_n and_o all_o other_o fountain_n to_o take_v away_o pollution_n though_o christ_n have_v never_o be_v wash_v in_o his_o own_o person_n for_o that_o immortal_a laver_n be_v the_o medicine_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v upon_o it_o spiritus_fw-la novit_fw-la locum_fw-la suum_fw-la as_o many_o of_o the_o father_n when_o the_o world_n be_v first_o make_v the_o spirit_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o he_o keep_v the_o same_o place_n in_o our_o new_a birth_n when_o we_o be_v make_v again_o child_n i_o mean_v by_o adoption_n and_o grace_n and_o so_o far_o of_o the_o second_o reason_n three_o it_o appear_v from_o hence_o what_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n foretell_v chap._n liii_o 6._o the_o lord_n have_v lay_v on_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o because_o he_o have_v receive_v our_o sin_n upon_o he_o and_o offer_v himself_o as_o bail_v for_o we_o to_o his_o father_n to_o discharge_v we_o from_o malediction_n therefore_o he_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o be_v reckon_v among_o those_o that_o have_v need_v to_o be_v wash_v for_o their_o sin_n in_o all_o thing_n it_o behove_v he_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o his_o brethren_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o merciful_a and_o a_o faithful_a high_a priest_n heb._n two_o 17._o nazianzen_n make_v all_o thing_n consist_v in_o these_o three_o point_n man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v thrice_o 40._o 1._o a_o miserable_a infant_n from_o his_o mother_n womb_n 2._o he_o be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v again_o by_o water_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 3._o he_o be_v bring_v to_o life_n again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o the_o grave_n shall_v give_v up_o the_o dead_a in_o every_o one_o of_o these_o christ_n be_v make_v like_o unto_o man_n by_o his_o nativity_n by_o his_o baptism_n by_o his_o resurrection_n but_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o we_o in_o baptism_n be_v more_o against_o his_o dignity_n than_o both_o the_o rest_n in_o some_o comparison_n his_o mother_n bring_v he_o forth_o indeed_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o poor_a helpless_a infant_n yet_o you_o will_v grant_v that_o to_o be_v a_o infant_n be_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o a_o misery_n he_o do_v overcome_v death_n at_o his_o resurrection_n nothing_o be_v ever_o do_v more_o triumphant_o he_o do_v overcome_v such_o enemy_n which_o to_o that_o time_n have_v be_v unvanquishable_a but_o he_o come_v to_o baptism_n in_o the_o person_n of_o many_o sinner_n that_o as_o he_o have_v honour_v our_o nature_n in_o his_o birth_n so_o he_o may_v purify_v it_o in_o baptism_n to_o be_v make_v sin_n
in_o domo_fw-la charitatis_fw-la in_o a_o charitable_a hospital_n family_n every_o man_n hasten_v to_o a_o good_a work_n as_o if_o he_o have_v fly_v like_o a_o dove_n be_v not_o paul_n a_o brave_a wing_a apostle_n that_o traverse_v much_o of_o asia_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o every_o place_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o illyricum_n seven_o the_o dove_n eye_n be_v fix_v upon_o the_o river_n of_o water_n cant._n v._n 12._o some_o say_v out_o of_o vigilancy_n to_o espy_v therein_o the_o glide_n of_o the_o kite_n that_o fly_v above_o and_o to_o save_v itself_o so_o the_o spiritual_a man_n look_v backward_o to_o the_o first_o water_n wherein_o he_o be_v dip_v to_o the_o vow_n which_o he_o make_v in_o baptism_n there_o he_o remember_v his_o garment_n be_v make_v white_a and_o he_o must_v not_o stain_v it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o only_o to_o wash_v away_o filth_n but_o to_o give_v tincture_n or_o colour_n to_o that_o which_o be_v die_v so_o in_o baptism_n the_o foul_a spot_n of_o iniquity_n be_v take_v forth_o and_o by_o sanctification_n a_o clear_a gloss_n be_v set_v upon_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v the_o exhortation_n of_o old_a at_o baptism_n accipe_fw-la vestem_fw-la candidam_fw-la immaculatam_fw-la etc._n etc._n take_v this_o white_a garment_n pure_a and_o undefiled_a it_o be_v their_o ceremony_n to_o put_v on_o such_o and_o keep_v it_o undefiled_a against_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n et_fw-fr grege_fw-la de_fw-fr niveo_fw-la gaudia_fw-la pastor_n habet_fw-la say_v lactantius_n the_o shepherd_n rejoice_v to_o see_v the_o fleece_n of_o his_o lamb_n fair_a and_o unspotted_a these_o be_v pennae_fw-la deargentatae_fw-la as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v the_o dove_n wing_n be_v silver_n wing_n and_o if_o they_o be_v bright_a silver_n here_o it_o will_v be_v change_v into_o a_o better_a metal_n hereafter_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n who_o wing_n be_v silver_n wing_n and_o the_o feather_n of_o gold_n last_o as_o it_o be_v touch_v before_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n the_o dove_n be_v a_o presager_n of_o a_o better_a world_n to_o come_v and_o in_o this_o text_n likewise_o it_o be_v nuncia_fw-la futuri_fw-la seculi_fw-la the_o happy_a annuntiate_a that_o there_o be_v a_o better_a world_n to_o come_v when_o these_o evil_a day_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n be_v end_v 13._o so_o we_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n the_o spirit_n be_v a_o pledge_n of_o that_o possession_n which_o be_v purchase_v for_o we_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n whither_o he_o bring_v we_o etc._n etc._n the_o six_z sermon_n upon_o the_o baptism_n of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n iii._o 17._o and_o lo_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v speak_v o_o heaven_n and_o hearken_v o_o earth_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o earth_n must_v keep_v silence_n and_o give_v ear_n when_o god_n be_v his_o own_o orator_n himself_o and_o utter_v his_o pleasure_n with_o his_o own_o voice_n as_o it_o be_v usual_a when_o some_o great_a palace_n be_v raise_v from_o the_o foundation_n that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o possession_n will_v lay_v the_o first_o stone_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n so_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v build_v up_o again_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n not_o upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o work_n but_o upon_o faith_n not_o upon_o moses_n but_o upon_o jesus_n christ_n loe_o the_o mighty_a god_n publish_v the_o first_o tiding_n of_o reconciliation_n from_o his_o own_o mouth_n and_o himself_o in_o the_o prophet_n isaiahs_n phrase_n do_v lay_v in_o zion_n a_o chief_a corner_n stone_n elect_v and_o precious_a for_o the_o foundation_n which_o sustain_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v no_o other_o but_o such_o as_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o brief_a proclamation_n which_o i_o have_v read_v unto_o you_o this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v some_o of_o the_o father_n very_o apt_o call_v the_o text_n god_n ample_a testimonial_n give_v to_o his_o son_n that_o the_o world_n may_v receive_v he_o glad_o be_v about_o to_o preach_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n moses_n you_o know_v will_v not_o offer_v himself_o to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v the_o mean_n that_o shall_v release_v they_o from_o pharaoh_n bondage_n before_o he_o have_v a_o token_n of_o credence_n who_o do_v send_v he_o to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o thou_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o you_o so_o our_o high_a priest_n and_o anoint_a saviour_n will_v keep_v that_o form_n to_o have_v a_o clear_a testificate_n to_o commend_v he_o to_o the_o world_n now_o a_o dove_n be_v but_o a_o dumb_a show_n and_o may_v be_v interpret_v many_o way_n wherefore_o a_o articulate_a and_o a_o majestical_a voice_n be_v hear_v from_o heaven_n which_o will_v pierce_v the_o ear_n of_o all_o that_o be_v gather_v together_o and_o can_v not_o be_v mistake_v in_o that_o nature_n therefore_o as_o a_o testimonial_a give_v to_o he_o that_o be_v now_o about_o to_o be_v the_o great_a preacher_n of_o righteousness_n i_o will_v divide_v the_o text_n 1._o the_o person_n that_o do_v bear_v witness_n it_o be_v the_o father_n 2._o the_o manner_n how_o he_o testify_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o son_n by_o a_o voice_n loe_o a_o voice_n 3._o the_o authority_n of_o that_o voice_n which_o be_v every_o way_n to_o be_v accept_v because_o it_o be_v from_o heaven_n 4._o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o witness_n be_v bear_v to_o a_o son_n this_o be_v my_o son_n 5._o what_o be_v witness_v of_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v belove_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a 6._o what_o be_v witness_v of_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o consolation_n that_o he_o be_v filius_fw-la complacentiae_fw-la in_o who_o and_o through_o who_o the_o father_n be_v well_o please_v that_o be_v to_o say_v not_o only_o belove_v in_o himself_o but_o procure_v we_o to_o be_v belove_v likewise_o for_o his_o sake_n for_o all_o that_o by_o baptism_n have_v put_v on_o christ_n be_v unto_o god_n as_o christ_n himself_o be_v filii_fw-la dilecti_fw-la complacentes_fw-la son_n belove_a well_o please_v so_o the_o text_n be_v our_o saviour_n testimonial_a and_o our_o own_o consolation_n and_o lo_o a_o voice_n etc._n etc._n the_o father_n be_v become_v a_o witness_n to_o glorify_v his_o son_n that_o be_v the_o first_o consideration_n to_o be_v make_v upon_o my_o text._n the_o spirit_n have_v do_v his_o part_n before_o now_o the_o voice_n the_o father_n be_v come_v to_o perfect_a this_o great_a solemnity_n and_o so_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n agree_v with_o his_o own_o law_n xvii_o exit_fw-la ore_fw-la duorum_fw-la aut_fw-la trium_fw-la testium_fw-la out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n shall_v be_v establish_v be_v ever_o any_o truth_n so_o strong_o confirm_v so_o undeniable_o maintain_v that_o the_o father_n which_o make_v all_o thing_n shall_v ratify_v it_o sensible_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o man_n never_o be_v it_o hear_v of_o but_o only_o in_o this_o case_n which_o be_v the_o top_n of_o all_o truth_n that_o jesus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n other_o truth_n we_o be_v well_o persuade_v of_o which_o come_v from_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n or_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o man_n yet_o reason_n may_v be_v blind_a and_o man_n may_v err_v but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n shall_v lie_v heb._n vi_fw-la and_o admit_v it_o to_o be_v good_a for_o who_o can_v control_v it_o that_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n be_v inspire_v from_o god_n so_o that_o the_o content_n which_o they_o have_v write_v be_v certain_a and_o infallible_a then_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n which_o give_v they_o that_o instinct_n whatsoever_o he_o utter_v immediate_o from_o himself_o it_o may_v well_o stand_v upon_o comparison_n that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o infallible_a so_o st._n hierom_n distinguish_v between_o that_o truth_n which_o be_v increate_v and_o which_o be_v infuse_v and_o participate_v that_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v call_v a_o lie_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o verity_n which_o abide_v in_o the_o father_n 16._o yea_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n in_o which_o word_n say_v he_o it_o be_v imply_v that_o god_n alone_o be_v true_a even_o as_o he_o alone_o be_v say_v to_o have_v immortality_n for_o although_o he_o have_v communicate_v immortality_n to_o angel_n and_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o their_o own_o immortality_n but_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n to_o give_v it_o to_o they_o so_o the_o prophet_n and_o holy_a man_n be_v inspire_v with_o true_a knowledge_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o their_o own_o truth_n
the_o witness_n be_v bear_v the_o eternal_a father_n witness_v to_o his_o eternal_a son_n thou_o be_v my_o son_n the_o best_a way_n to_o know_v so_o much_o concern_v the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o christ_n as_o suffice_v for_o a_o good_a christian_n be_v to_o speak_v little_a of_o it_o among_o the_o god_n there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n say_v david_n &_o among_o the_o son_n of_o god_n none_o like_o unto_o that_o son_n who_o be_v the_o only_o beget_v son_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n joh._n i._n 18._o other_o son_n i_o will_v declare_v by_o and_o by_o be_v adopt_v by_o his_o grace_n son_n not_o beget_v but_o by_o denomination_n of_o good_a like_n as_o it_o be_v mat._n v._n 9_o bless_a be_v the_o peacemaker_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o christ_n be_v the_o only_o beget_v be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n for_o sure_o that_o do_v right_o explicate_v the_o phrase_n to_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n not_o as_o the_o arian_n will_v evade_v it_o that_o to_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n be_v to_o be_v the_o well-beloved_a of_o the_o father_n god_n love_v the_o world_n and_o most_o dear_o such_o as_o believe_v yet_o where_o do_v you_o read_v that_o such_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o his_o bosom_n it_o be_v a_o word_n by_o st._n chrysostoms_n exposition_n johan_n which_o agree_v to_o christ_n alone_o wrap_v up_o much_o sense_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o syllable_n that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n the_o same_o power_n the_o same_o knowledge_n with_o his_o father_n lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o participant_a of_o all_o his_o secret_n sinus_n est_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la arcanum_fw-la 54._o in_fw-la quo_fw-la est_fw-la filius_fw-la that_o bosom_n be_v the_o secret_a essence_n of_o the_o father_n by_o which_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o there_o be_v the_o son_n to_o be_v call_v a_o father_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n rest_v upon_o three_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o son_n have_v his_o be_v from_o part_n of_o his_o substance_n that_o beget_v he_o then_o a_o picture_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n but_o the_o work_n of_o he_o that_o draw_v it_o 2._o father_n and_o son_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o species_n then_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o the_o father_n of_o fly_n and_o gnat_n 24._o though_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n beget_v they_o 3._o it_o must_v be_v a_o live_a thing_n that_o beget_v another_o live_a thing_n in_o its_o own_o likeness_n then_o fire_n be_v not_o the_o father_n of_o fire_n though_o one_o spark_n kindle_v another_o but_o god_n beget_v a_o son_n without_o these_o condition_n and_o exception_n for_o his_o son_n be_v not_o such_o another_o but_o consubstantial_a not_o a_o part_n divide_v from_o the_o father_n substance_n to_o make_v he_o but_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n yet_o there_o be_v another_o ground_n of_o difference_n lay_v down_o by_o st._n austin_n 38._o that_o among_o we_o it_o happen_v to_o a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o father_n and_o be_v contingent_a but_o in_o god_n it_o be_v no_o happen_v accidental_a thing_n the_o father_n be_v always_o a_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v always_o a_o son_n pater_fw-la and_o though_o he_o be_v a_o father_n by_o a_o relative_a notion_n and_o not_o according_a to_o his_o substance_n yet_o nothing_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o god_n by_o accident_n as_o if_o he_o be_v mutable_a that_o peculiarity_n of_o a_o son_n in_o christ_n distinguish_v from_o we_o be_v best_o set_v down_o by_o st._n paul_n with_o least_o curiosity_n rom._n viij_o 32._o god_n spare_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d filio_fw-la proprio_fw-la non_fw-la pepercit_fw-la we_o read_v he_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n that_o translation_n do_v not_o altogether_o satisfy_v i_o for_o at_o the_o three_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n we_o read_v god_n send_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o son_n in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v more_o emphatical_a he_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o proper_a son_n therefore_o though_o we_o be_v true_o call_v son_n yet_o not_o so_o proper_o as_o christ_n but_o david_n will_v be_v any_o thing_n though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o doorkeeper_n to_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o let_v we_o be_v style_v which_o way_n soever_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o suffice_v behold_v what_o manner_n of_o love_n the_o father_n have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la filius_fw-la say_v the_o father_n upon_o my_o text_n 2._o comport_v that_o the_o captivity_n and_o servitude_n of_o the_o old_a law_n be_v change_v into_o the_o liberty_n of_o son_n adoptio_fw-la est_fw-la similitudo_fw-la filiationis_fw-la naturalis_fw-la adoption_n make_v he_o that_o be_v not_o bear_v a_o son_n be_v take_v into_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o son_n and_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n again_o to_o fear_v that_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o law_n but_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n what_o a_o ocean_n of_o comfort_n break_v into_o our_o soul_n upon_o this_o meditation_n five_o thousand_o cubit_n high_o than_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o world_n as_o the_o water_n in_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v fifteen_o cubit_n high_o than_o the_o tall_a mountain_n for_o first_o if_o we_o be_v son_n of_o god_n christ_n will_v not_o refuse_v we_o to_o call_v we_o brethren_n yea_o when_o he_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a in_o his_o glory_n he_o send_v mary_n magdalen_n to_o his_o disciple_n say_v go_v tell_v my_o brethren_n second_o to_o be_v exalt_v to_o be_v a_o son_n do_v enfranchise_v we_o to_o take_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o if_o son_n than_o heir_n heir_n of_o god_n and_o joint_a heir_n with_o christ_n rom._n viij_o 17._o three_o if_o son_n it_o be_v a_o great_a word_n but_o i_o speak_v it_o by_o authority_n of_o scripture_n than_o we_o be_v god_n psal_n lxxxii_o 6._o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o you_o all_o be_v child_n of_o the_o most_o high_a for_o god_n make_v his_o son_n participant_a of_o our_o infirmity_n that_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o humiliation_n we_o may_v be_v make_v participant_n of_o his_o divinity_n and_o beside_o consolation_n great_a name_n be_v great_a engagement_n o_o what_o a_o strict_a exercise_n of_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n lie_v upon_o his_o soul_n that_o will_v be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n noli_fw-la degenerare_fw-la a_o praecelsis_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la filiorum_fw-la dei_fw-la degenerate_a in_o nothing_o beneath_o that_o high_a cogitation_n how_o thou_o be_v become_v the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v i_o that_o be_o make_v partaker_n of_o divine_a parentage_n surfeit_v my_o body_n with_o meat_n and_o drunkenness_n why_o it_o be_v loathsome_a in_o a_o swine_n shall_v i_o satisfy_v my_o lust_n promiscuous_o against_o the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n why_o it_o be_v odious_a in_o a_o dog_n or_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o light_n lie_v snare_n in_o the_o dark_a to_o malice_n and_o despite_n the_o innocent_a o_o it_o be_v detestable_a in_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o a_o foolish_a son_n to_o dishonour_v your_o heavenly_a father_n it_o be_v observe_v in_o many_o of_o the_o noble_a roman_n cato_n scaurus_n cicero_n antoninus_n how_o they_o be_v unhappy_a in_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o that_o they_o have_v posterity_n for_o their_o vicious_a branch_n blemish_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o root_n from_o which_o they_o spring_v so_o a_o dissolute_a christian_a make_v that_o venerable_a name_n of_o father_n come_v into_o contempt_n and_o reproach_n mallem_fw-la videre_fw-la de_fw-la malis_fw-la editum_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la bonis_fw-la lapsum_fw-la as_o cassianus_n say_v it_o be_v better_o for_o a_o reprobate_n that_o his_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n and_o his_o mother_n a_o hittite_n than_o to_o be_v a_o stain_n to_o the_o heavenly_a parentage_n when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o be_v a_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o motive_n which_o st._n austin_n press_v from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o heathen_a if_o varro_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o encourage_v valiant_a man_n to_o think_v themselves_o descend_v from_o jupiter_n and_o hercules_n or_o some_o other_o heathen_a puppet_n though_o they_o belie_v their_o knowledge_n that_o the_o fancy_n of_o come_v from_o such_o progenitor_n may_v provoke_v they_o to_o great_a achievement_n then_o a_o christian_a be_v engage_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o divine_a and_o very_o heroical_a work_n of_o godliness_n when_o his_o heart_n shall_v
we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v condemn_v and_o christ_n upbraid_v on_o this_o wise_a see_v these_o servant_n of_o you_o see_v those_o child_n of_o man_n how_o full_a of_o all_o iniquity_n they_o be_v for_o who_o you_o have_v shed_v your_o precious_a blood_n these_o slander_n and_o foul_a detraction_n of_o he_o though_o we_o do_v not_o hear_v they_o yet_o i_o have_v satisfy_v you_o so_o far_o herein_o out_o of_o my_o text_n because_o his_o name_n import_v they_o but_o we_o do_v feel_v it_o to_o our_o hurt_n and_o molestation_n that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o tempter_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n the_o word_n itself_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o think_v it_o be_v altogether_o evil_a for_o even_o god_n be_v say_v to_o tempt_v man_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la ij_o quos_fw-la tentat_fw-la se_fw-la cognoscant_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n not_o that_o he_o may_v bring_v any_o thing_n to_o light_n which_o be_v unmanife_v to_o he_o but_o that_o our_o own_o effect_n may_v be_v know_v to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o all_o the_o world_n as_o deut._n xiii_o 3._o the_o lord_n your_o god_n prove_v you_o to_o know_v whether_o you_o love_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n with_o all_o your_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o your_o soul_n but_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v it_o ut_fw-la palam_fw-la fiat_fw-la to_o make_v it_o know_v that_o you_o love_v he_o again_o one_o man_n may_v tempt_v another_o to_o find_v what_o excellency_n be_v in_o he_o as_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n come_v to_o prove_v solomon_n with_o hard_a question_n beside_o there_o be_v a_o good_a tentation_n wherein_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o prove_v and_o to_o try_v himself_o examine_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n prove_v your_o own_o self_n 2_o cor._n xiii_o 5._o in_o all_o these_o acception_n the_o word_n be_v innocent_a but_o there_o be_v a_o abusive_a phrase_n for_o man_n to_o tempt_v god_n as_o if_o we_o have_v not_o good_a experiment_n of_o his_o power_n and_o goodness_n but_o will_v search_v it_o further_o but_o let_v not_o we_o tempt_v christ_n as_o some_o of_o they_o tempt_v and_o be_v destroy_v of_o serpent_n 1_o cor._n x._o 9_o last_o the_o word_n tentation_n take_v for_o allurement_n and_o provocation_n to_o sin_n be_v proper_a to_o satan_n and_o to_o satan_n instrument_n among_o military_a rule_n this_o be_v one_o in_o all_o author_n it_o bring_v some_o advantage_n with_o it_o to_o study_v the_o nature_n and_o condition_n of_o our_o enemy_n i_o will_v beat_v a_o little_a upon_o that_o advice_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o some_o who_o have_v hum_v and_o haw_v at_o it_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o devil_n or_o no_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v disputable_a perchance_o these_o give_v credit_n to_o nothing_o further_o than_o their_o outward_a sense_n apprehend_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o beast_n or_o like_o the_o sadducee_n that_o hold_v there_o be_v neither_o spirit_n nor_o angel_n because_o they_o can_v see_v none_o if_o you_o ask_v they_o if_o christ_n do_v not_o cast_v out_o divers_a devil_n from_o those_o that_o be_v possess_v their_o evasion_n be_v perhaps_o those_o may_v be_v enormous_a sin_n but_o can_v sin_n which_o be_v no_o substance_n but_o quality_n cry_v out_o and_o tear_v a_o man_n and_o run_v into_o the_o swine_n and_o confess_v christ_n this_o be_v such_o a_o opinion_n say_v a_o late_a writer_n musculus_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la oves_fw-la putarent_fw-la fabulam_fw-la esse_fw-la de_fw-la lupis_fw-la as_o if_o the_o sheep_n shall_v think_v wolf_n be_v but_o a_o tale_n there_o be_v no_o such_o creature_n that_o seek_v to_o devour_v they_o st._n austin_n bring_v in_o such_o a_o unbeliever_n object_v how_o shall_v i_o overcome_v satan_n how_o shall_v i_o repel_v he_o who_o i_o can_v see_v or_o perceive_v well_o enough_o say_v the_o father_n facile_fw-la habent_fw-la remedium_fw-la se_fw-la ipsos_fw-la interius_fw-la vincant_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr illo_fw-la foris_fw-la triumphant_a overcome_v the_o instigation_n of_o evil_a motion_n within_o and_o you_o triumph_v over_o the_o devil_n without_o none_o have_v describe_v the_o puissance_n of_o our_o ghostly_a enemy_n more_o tragical_o than_o st._n paul_n eph._n vi_fw-la 12._o we_o wrestle_v not_o against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o against_o principality_n against_o power_n against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n against_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n every_o word_n of_o this_o description_n be_v vae_fw-la vae_fw-la woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o be_v not_o strong_a to_o resist_v our_o adversary_n in_o their_o essence_n be_v spirit_n in_o their_o form_n invisible_a in_o their_o design_n wicked_a in_o their_o power_n ruler_n of_o this_o world_n in_o their_o subtlety_n dealer_n in_o darkness_n in_o their_o place_n they_o have_v the_o high_a ground_n much_o above_o our_o reach_n they_o hover_v in_o the_o air_n in_o high_a place_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n demonstrate_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o egyptian_n that_o their_o horse_n be_v flesh_n and_o not_o spirit_n isa_n xxxi_o 3._o the_o odds_o be_v the_o more_o against_o we_o that_o our_o adversary_n be_v spirit_n and_o not_o flesh_n daemonum_n tanto_fw-la major_a nequitia_fw-la quantò_fw-la natura_fw-la nobilior_fw-la say_v aquinas_n the_o more_o noble_a be_v the_o nature_n of_o hellish_a fiend_n the_o more_o dangerous_a be_v their_o wickedness_n the_o more_o fleshly_a be_v our_o nature_n the_o more_o weak_a our_o resistance_n a_o epicuraean_a will_v say_v perhaps_o that_o give_v himself_o over_o to_o all_o licentiousness_n it_o be_v not_o in_o i_o to_o withstand_v the_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n why_o shall_v i_o go_v about_o it_o since_o i_o be_o make_v of_o a_o corruptible_a elementary_a substance_n which_o can_v hold_v out_o against_o a_o spiritual_a wickedness_n but_o to_o make_v all_o such_o sinner_n inexcusable_a god_n have_v make_v we_o a_o recompense_n and_o we_o have_v as_o good_a help_n on_o our_o side_n to_o say_v the_o least_o of_o it_o as_o they_o have_v of_o they_o partly_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o assist_a grace_n partly_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o good_a angel_n some_o there_o be_v likewise_o that_o cry_n out_o man_n be_v unequal_o deal_v withal_o because_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n have_v that_o odds_o of_o we_o in_o their_o multitude_n they_o boast_v that_o their_o name_n be_v legion_n dionysius_n call_v the_o areopagite_n as_o i_o read_v it_o in_o aquinas_n reduce_v the_o damnation_n of_o all_o sinner_n to_o this_o multitudo_fw-la daemonum_n est_fw-la causa_fw-la omnium_fw-la malorum_fw-la the_o world_n be_v so_o over-laid_a with_o number_n of_o devil_n that_o from_o thence_o arise_v all_o damnation_n i_o will_v not_o set_v so_o much_o by_o that_o single_a authority_n if_o st._n hierom_n have_v not_o say_v communis_fw-la est_fw-la doctorum_fw-la opinio_fw-la this_o be_v the_o common_a receive_v opinion_n of_o the_o doctor_n aer_fw-la iste_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la medio_fw-la dividens_fw-la plenus_fw-la est_fw-la contrariis_fw-la fortitudinibus_fw-la the_o whole_a element_n of_o the_o air_n between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o diabolical_a troop_n that_o rise_v up_o against_o our_o soul_n and_o oppose_v our_o salvation_n howsoever_o this_o be_v but_o opinion_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o scripture_n do_v no_o where_o put_v we_o in_o the_o perplexity_n of_o such_o a_o terror_n and_o that_o of_o anthony_n the_o eremite_n be_v confess_v to_o be_v but_o a_o dream_n that_o he_o see_v all_o the_o space_n between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n full_a of_o satan_n snare_n to_o catch_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n against_o these_o dream_n and_o opinion_n i_o set_v the_o say_n of_o elisha_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n there_o be_v more_o that_o be_v with_o we_o than_o against_o we_o and_o the_o promise_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n one_o of_o you_o shall_v chase_v a_o thousand_o and_o two_o of_o you_o shall_v put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n howsoever_o in_o all_o distress_n of_o tentation_n here_o be_v our_o refuge_n in_o this_o or_o the_o like_a prayer_n will_v thou_o suffer_v the_o destroyer_n o_o lord_n to_o prevail_v against_o i_o will_v thou_o permit_v he_o to_o say_v there_o there_o we_o have_v devour_v he_o god_n speak_v once_o and_o twice_o that_o power_n belong_v unto_o god_n semel_fw-la atque_fw-la iterum_fw-la ob_fw-la firmitatem_fw-la once_o and_o twice_o because_o that_o truth_n be_v strong_o establish_v he_o that_o have_v say_v unto_o the_o proud_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n hitherto_o shall_v you_o go_v and_o no_o further_o he_o do_v say_v unto_o satan_n hitherto_o shall_v thou_o tempt_v and_o no_o far_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o devil_n deserve_v but_o for_o the_o wicked_a man_n undeserving_n that_o god_n do_v give_v he_o his_o
be_v a_o false_a humility_n which_o make_v we_o doubt_v of_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n promise_n so_o to_o be_v humble_v be_v a_o fearful_a sin_n and_o perhaps_o a_o great_a sin_n than_o any_o for_o which_o a_o man_n be_v humble_v if_o we_o stay_v more_o upon_o ourselves_o than_o upon_o god_n we_o shall_v distrust_v if_o more_o upon_o god_n than_o upon_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v believe_v if_o you_o say_v you_o can_v believe_v because_o of_o your_o own_o unaptness_n and_o unworthiness_n i_o instance_n with_o st._n paul_n so_o do_v not_o abraham_n rom._n four_o 19_o be_v not_o weak_a in_o faith_n he_o consider_v not_o his_o own_o body_n now_o dead_a when_o he_o be_v about_o a_o hundreed_a year_n old_a nor_o the_o deadness_n of_o sarahs_n womb_n therefore_o keep_v your_o humility_n you_o speak_v of_o and_o lose_v it_o not_o yet_o rule_v it_o by_o this_o oppose_v not_o any_o difficulty_n in_o yourself_o as_o if_o it_o can_v make_v frustrate_a the_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n the_o five_o conclusion_n be_v a_o true_a and_o i_o suppose_v a_o very_a comfortable_a farewell_n to_o this_o point_n no_o mortify_a humble_a christian_n must_v despair_v or_o afflict_v his_o heart_n though_o he_o can_v attain_v to_o a_o strong_a confidence_n or_o assurance_n in_o christ_n mercy_n he_o that_o can_v proceed_v but_o to_o a_o conjectural_a hope_n or_o some_o beginning_n of_o gracious_a comfort_n shall_v receive_v the_o reward_n for_o christ_n will_v not_o break_v a_o bruise_a reed_n or_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax_n every_o may_n be_v bind_v to_o assent_v to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n for_o that_o be_v it_o which_o be_v call_v justify_v faith_n but_o it_o be_v no_o where_o threaten_v be_v thou_o certify_v of_o thy_o salvation_n in_o particular_a or_o thou_o shall_v perish_v everlasting_o whosoever_o do_v true_o believe_v shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n joh._n iii._o 6._o it_o be_v not_o say_v whosoever_o have_v not_o examine_v himself_o in_o the_o reflexed_a act_n and_o know_v not_o that_o he_o believe_v shall_v endure_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n let_v every_o man_n pray_v for_o it_o labour_n for_o it_o not_o shut_v his_o ear_n against_o good_a comfort_n let_v a_o weak_a christian_n at_o the_o weak_a estate_n believe_v his_o sin_n may_v be_v remit_v let_v he_o desire_v remission_n and_o he_o shall_v receive_v forgiveness_n though_o he_o have_v a_o conjectural_a hope_n only_o and_o no_o infallible_a assurance_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a in_o a_o true_a justify_v faith_n that_o all_o dubitation_n shall_v be_v quite_o exclude_v it_o be_v well_o if_o at_o last_o it_o be_v overcome_v especial_o in_o the_o last_o enlighten_v before_o death_n let_v such_o as_o have_v the_o drawings-back_a of_o infirmity_n cheer_v up_o their_o spirit_n that_o many_o be_v undoubted_o receive_v into_o glory_n who_o can_v say_v no_o more_o but_o i_o suppose_v the_o fruit_n of_o my_o faith_n though_o they_o be_v imperfect_a be_v without_o hypocrisy_n i_o suppose_v i_o believe_v therefore_o i_o suppose_v i_o shall_v be_v save_v when_o we_o talk_v of_o certitude_n and_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n in_o this_o life_n i_o be_o afraid_a the_o ignorant_a extend_v the_o word_n so_o far_o as_o if_o they_o must_v be_v as_o secure_v and_o persuade_v as_o that_o we_o see_v one_o another_o with_o our_o eye_n whereas_o indeed_o the_o word_n may_v well_o import_v no_o more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spei_fw-la as_o a_o learned_a prelate_n of_o this_o church_n do_v style_v it_o a_o full_a comprehension_n by_o hope_n and_o mark_v how_o in_o two_o several_a point_n much_o must_v be_v abate_v from_o that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o plain_a sensible_a evidence_n for_o first_o the_o key_n which_o open_v to_o all_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o evangelical_n promise_v make_v in_o christ_n to_o all_o that_o believe_v and_o this_o we_o be_v certain_a of_o but_o how_o as_o we_o speak_v by_o the_o certainty_n of_o adherence_n not_o by_o the_o certainty_n of_o evidence_n now_o that_o do_v argue_v a_o imperfection_n in_o our_o faith_n second_o a_o good_a christian_n apply_v the_o general_a promise_n to_o himself_o by_o a_o reflexed_a act_n and_o examine_v how_o he_o have_v serve_v the_o lord_n with_o zeal_n and_o sincerity_n now_o the_o circumstance_n of_o particular_a action_n have_v much_o uncertainty_n in_o they_o howsoever_o this_o application_n be_v not_o pure_a scripture_n be_v no_o way_n so_o certain_a and_o indubitable_a as_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n therefore_o such_o sauciness_n be_v to_o be_v control_v if_o any_o say_v i_o know_v i_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o certain_o as_o i_o know_v christ_n die_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n that_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v immediate_o and_o total_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n this_o other_o collection_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o observation_n of_o a_o man_n own_o quality_n and_o action_n catharinus_n say_v that_o the_o tridentine_a council_n do_v not_o gainsay_v but_o a_o man_n may_v know_v by_o faith_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n but_o it_o deny_v only_o that_o this_o can_v be_v know_v by_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n and_o he_o that_o depend_v upon_o christ_n for_o his_o mercy_n towards_o he_o by_o a_o lively_a comfortable_a hope_n may_v undoubted_o be_v say_v to_o depend_v upon_o his_o mercy_n by_o faith_n for_o all_o good_a grace_n grow_v from_o faith_n and_o faith_n be_v call_v the_o substance_n of_o hope_n that_o be_v of_o thing_n hope_v for_o heb._n xi_o 1._o now_o i_o will_v take_v up_o and_o conclude_v assurance_n or_o affiance_n that_o we_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v that_o which_o we_o must_v labour_v which_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o which_o we_o must_v hope_v which_o we_o must_v believe_v distrust_n and_o despair_n be_v the_o devil_n engine_n to_o subvert_v this_o true_a consolation_n and_o rock_n of_o our_o salvation_n therefore_o he_o do_v insinuate_v this_o mistruct_v or_o scruple_n to_o our_o saviour_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o from_o all_o evil_a and_o mischief_n from_o sin_n from_o the_o craft_n and_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o amen_o the_o eight_o sermon_n upon_o our_o saviour_n tentation_n mat._n four_o 3._o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n command_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n a_o roman_a orator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n the_o emperor_n afer_n by_o name_n have_v so_o often_o take_v in_o hand_n the_o worst_a part_n of_o every_o plea_n to_o defend_v it_o that_o at_o last_o his_o credit_n be_v prejudicate_v and_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o say_v afer_n plead_v on_o this_o side_n therefore_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n so_o all_o that_o satan_n can_v propound_v or_o allege_v i_o damn_v it_o every_o syllable_n all_o that_o he_o exhort_v unto_o be_v impiety_n all_o that_o he_o counsel_n be_v treachery_n if_o he_o say_v the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v command_v that_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n i_o say_v the_o contradictory_n be_v true_a and_o he_o shall_v not_o and_o this_o i_o have_v prove_v before_o by_o discover_v that_o this_o motion_n contain_v two_o great_a sin_n in_o it_o gluttonny_a and_o infidelity_n gluttony_n oblique_o infidelity_n manifest_o and_o already_o i_o have_v reply_v against_o this_o distrustful_a voice_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o have_v prove_v that_o we_o must_v all_o labour_n for_o a_o fiducial_a assurance_n that_o god_n be_v our_o father_n and_o we_o be_v his_o child_n by_o adoption_n and_o grace_n that_o we_o must_v apply_v christ_n unto_o ourselves_o without_o suspicion_n and_o hesitation_n without_o the_o devil_n i_o f_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o as_o the_o late_a the_o night_n grow_v the_o dark_a it_o be_v so_o the_o further_o i_o go_v on_o to_o reveal_v the_o sinful_a mystery_n of_o this_o say_n the_o black_a be_v the_o tentation_n and_o the_o more_o deform_a it_o be_v either_o know_v unto_o you_o already_o or_o will_v appear_v manifest_o unto_o you_o when_o this_o hour_n come_v about_o that_o there_o be_v two_o opinion_n of_o which_o carnal_a man_n do_v especial_o surfeit_v epidemical_a disease_n which_o slay_v as_o many_o soul_n as_o any_o two_o vice_n you_o can_v name_n you_o may_v smell_v they_o in_o my_o text_n out_o of_o the_o strong_a breath_n of_o the_o devil_n first_o that_o every_o son_n of_o god_n be_v always_o provide_v of_o bread_n and_o have_v sufficiency_n if_o not_o satiety_n of_o all_o worldly_a necessary_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o distress_n and_o want_v let_v he_o take_v it_o to_o heart_n that_o god_n have_v cast_v he_o off_o he_o be_v none_o of_o
his_o son_n for_o he_o provide_v not_o for_o he_o second_o whosoever_o want_v bread_n let_v he_o never_o ask_v god_n for_o it_o but_o fetch_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hard_a stone_n get_v it_o by_o any_o stratagem_n or_o device_n let_v he_o remember_v to_o furnish_v himself_o with_o the_o slight_a of_o his_o own_o wit_n since_o god_n have_v forget_v he_o these_o be_v the_o upper_a and_o the_o nether_a millstone_n by_o which_o beelzebub_n ground_n despair_n and_o worldly_a sorrow_n out_o of_o one_o principle_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o injustice_n and_o wrong_n deal_n out_o of_o the_o other_o i_o call_v they_o late_o the_o two_o table_n of_o the_o devil_n law_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o reduce_v the_o most_o common_a sin_n that_o reign_v these_o two_o i_o make_v the_o part_n of_o my_o text_n which_o be_v thorough_o traverse_v will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o take_v up_o my_o discourse_n and_o your_o attention_n the_o first_o of_o those_o false_a rule_n which_o the_o tempter_n teach_v be_v this_o that_o we_o must_v measure_v our_o filiation_n that_o god_n be_v our_o father_n and_o tender_v we_o as_o his_o child_n by_o this_o note_n namely_o by_o our_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n if_o we_o have_v a_o full_a supply_n of_o worldly_a blessing_n than_o call_v he_o father_n if_o you_o be_v pinch_v with_o sharp_a necessity_n than_o never_o call_v yourself_o his_o son_n a_o rule_n fit_a for_o a_o beast_n to_o know_v his_o master_n by_o than_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o know_v his_o god_n by_o a_o dog_n will_v wait_v upon_o he_o that_o give_v he_o crumb_n under_o his_o table_n the_o ox_n by_o this_o sign_n know_v his_o owner_n the_o ass_n though_o a_o stupid_a creature_n know_v his_o master_n crib_n by_o the_o allowance_n of_o his_o provender_n but_o brethren_n will_v you_o depend_v upon_o such_o a_o carnal_a mark_n to_o know_v the_o lord_n and_o make_v yourselves_o fit_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v fides_n est_fw-la rerum_fw-la invisibilium_fw-la faith_n have_v a_o eye_n upon_o invisible_a thing_n it_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v but_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o catechism_n contradict_v the_o scripture_n and_o say_v fides_n est_fw-la rerum_fw-la visibilium_fw-la if_o you_o have_v not_o a_o competency_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o you_o see_v why_o will_v you_o believe_v you_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o do_v not_o see_v thus_o the_o flesh_n be_v so_o partial_a in_o its_o own_o behalf_n that_o unless_o it_o have_v provision_n it_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o spirit_n to_o say_v thou_o god_n care_v for_o i_o and_o will_v never_o forsake_v i_o there_o be_v a_o passage_n well_o wrought_v into_o a_o fable_n 4._o that_o show_v the_o true_a disposition_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n chremes_n cast_v off_o his_o son_n clitipho_n for_o attempt_v a_o marriage_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o parent_n the_o refractory_a young_a man_n know_v not_o how_o to_o revenge_v himself_o but_o pretend_v suspicion_n before_o his_o mother_n that_o he_o be_v none_o of_o her_o true_a child_n but_o some_o expose_o brat_n or_o changeling_n who_o they_o have_v foster_v for_o a_o time_n alienus_n sum_n subditus_fw-la volo_fw-la parent_n meos_fw-la ut_fw-la commonstres_fw-la mihi_fw-la so_o the_o devil_n will_v whisper_v into_o our_o ear_n if_o god_n cast_v we_o off_o and_o give_v we_o not_o relief_n and_o nourishment_n it_o be_v fit_a we_o shall_v disavow_v he_o for_o our_o father_n and_o especial_o he_o think_v this_o a_o good_a motive_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v all_o temporary_a blessing_n promise_v unto_o they_o in_o great_a abundance_n that_o promise_v make_v they_o so_o touchy_a that_o they_o quarrel_v yea_o and_o deny_v the_o lord_n which_o have_v do_v so_o great_a thing_n for_o they_o if_o their_o desire_n be_v not_o satisfy_v at_o massa_n and_o meribah_n when_o they_o want_v water_n be_v the_o lord_n among_o we_o or_o no_o exod._n xvii_o 7._o upon_o the_o pressure_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o angel_n can_v not_o make_v gideon_n believe_v at_o first_o that_o the_o most_o high_o be_v the_o watchman_n of_o israel_n that_o overlook_v they_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o we_o why_o then_o be_v all_o this_o fall_v upon_o we_o judg._n vi_fw-la 13._o in_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n it_o be_v without_o end_n to_o instance_n how_o the_o prophet_n expostulate_v awake_v why_o sleep_v thou_o why_o do_v thou_o turn_v away_o thy_o face_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o see_v our_o misery_n and_o trouble_n and_o at_o last_o see_v god_n enemy_n have_v the_o upperhand_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o these_o external_a blessing_n my_o foot_n be_v well-nigh_o move_v when_o i_o see_v the_o ungodly_a in_o such_o prosperity_n in_o this_o common_a theme_n i_o take_v it_o as_o i_o light_v upon_o it_o you_o shall_v hear_v my_o reason_n which_o flat_o check_v satan_n rule_n that_o there_o be_v and_o have_v be_v divers_a oppress_v with_o necessity_n and_o want_n of_o bread_n and_o yet_o god_n do_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v their_o father_n and_o they_o must_v retain_v the_o consolation_n that_o they_o be_v his_o son_n first_o and_o before_o any_o thing_n attend_v to_o this_o consideration_n if_o every_o good_a christian_a be_v satisfy_v at_o all_o time_n with_o temporal_a blessing_n we_o shall_v appear_v to_o serve_v god_n for_o our_o own_o profit_n that_o we_o may_v lack_v nothing_o which_o concern_v this_o transitory_a life_n but_o abraham_n fly_v his_o country_n and_o have_v not_o a_o foot_n of_o ground_n to_o dwell_v upon_o jacob_n and_o the_o patriarch_n have_v no_o food_n in_o canaan_n unless_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n for_o it_o peter_n and_o john_n have_v not_o a_o mite_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n no_o not_o for_o the_o use_n of_o charity_n that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v there_o be_v some_o that_o serve_v the_o lord_n for_o pure_a zeal_n and_o not_o for_o the_o wage_n of_o fortune_n as_o we_o call_v it_o the_o devil_n in_o who_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o calumniate_v virtue_n he_o gash_a at_o job_n with_o his_o tusk_n and_o slight_v his_o integrity_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o mercenary_a friend_n of_o god_n do_v job_n serve_v god_n for_o naught_o his_o substance_n be_v increase_v in_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o to_o confute_v satan_n the_o lord_n put_v he_o to_o the_o utmost_a trial_n and_o take_v away_o almost_o all_o he_o have_v it_o be_v good_a humility_n to_o say_v unto_o out_o father_n with_o the_o prodigal_n make_v i_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n that_o be_v put_v i_o into_o thy_o family_n though_o i_o be_v in_o the_o low_a rank_n a_o door-keepr_a in_o thy_o house_n as_o david_n say_v put_v i_o to_o any_o drudgery_n and_o labour_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n he_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hireling_n one_o that_o will_v do_v his_o father_n just_o so_o much_o service_n as_o he_o be_v pay_v for_o of_o such_o a_o one_o the_o orator_n say_v non_fw-la est_fw-la amicitia_fw-la sed_fw-la utilitatis_fw-la mercatura_fw-la so_o in_o our_o dialect_n we_o may_v say_v legib_n it_o be_v not_o to_o glorify_v god_n but_o to_o merchandise_n religion_n like_o that_o say_n 1_o sam._n two_o 36._o put_v i_o into_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n office_n that_o i_o may_v eat_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n it_o be_v pity_n he_o shall_v eat_v that_o will_v not_o be_v a_o priest_n to_o serve_v at_o god_n altar_n unless_o he_o may_v eat_v by_o his_o office_n st._n thomas_n the_o disciple_n have_v not_o yet_o take_v out_o the_o true_a lesson_n of_o faith_n when_o he_o require_v to_o put_v his_o finger_n into_o the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n and_o to_o thrust_v his_o hand_n into_o christ_n else_o he_o will_v not_o believe_v but_o they_o be_v further_o off_o than_o he_o that_o will_v not_o believe_v unless_o they_o may_v finger_v their_o gain_n and_o thrust_v their_o hand_n into_o the_o commodity_n of_o the_o world_n i_o and_o perhaps_o look_v for_o honour_n to_o boot_v bare_a riches_n will_v not_o content_v they_o many_o son_n of_o perdition_n even_o in_o the_o ancient_a and_o pure_a time_n of_o the_o church_n start_v away_o to_o rank_a atheism_n and_o renounce_v their_o baptism_n upon_o discontent_n that_o some_o promotion_n do_v not_o fall_v upon_o they_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n can_v sâ—y_v in_o his_o time_n it_o will_v encourage_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o christian_n if_o he_o may_v be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o flow_v with_o wealth_n and_o dignity_n gratis_o poenitet_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la o_o base_a earthly_a mind_n that_o will_v be_v a_o infidel_n unless_o he_o may_v be_v a_o rich_a believer_n every_o man_n be_v a_o friend_n to_o he_o that_o give_v gift_n say_v solomon_n but_o he_o that_o love_v god_n for_o his_o
be_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o may_v lurk_v there_o safe_a and_o secure_a but_o when_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o come_v out_o of_o door_n vae_fw-la capiti_fw-la woe_n be_v to_o he_o then_o his_o torment_n be_v defer_v to_o be_v increase_v when_o hagar_n and_o ishmael_n have_v spend_v their_o bottle_n of_o water_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n for_o thirst_n be_v not_o this_o a_o good_a time_n to_o remember_v how_o injurious_o sarah_n have_v be_v despise_v and_o isaac_n mock_v and_o that_o both_o he_o and_o she_o be_v the_o root_n and_o fruit_n of_o fornication_n he_o that_o in_o the_o distress_n of_o scarcity_n will_v smite_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o breast_n and_o examine_v his_o secret_a fault_n and_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n this_o man_n have_v make_v great_a gain_n of_o his_o poverty_n cuique_fw-la optat_fw-la cum_fw-la sanâ_fw-la ment_fw-la lamentari_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la insanâ_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la ridere_fw-la say_v gregory_n who_o have_v not_o rather_o with_o the_o enjoy_n of_o his_o wit_n be_v weak_a than_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o wit_n be_v strong_a and_o merry_a so_o who_o have_v not_o rather_o feel_v the_o famine_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o world_n and_o repent_v than_o flow_v in_o the_o satiety_n of_o all_o thing_n never_o feel_v the_o sting_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o die_v impenitent_a as_o one_o say_v that_o good_a father_n sometime_o have_v wicked_a child_n lest_o virtue_n shall_v seem_v to_o descend_v by_o natural_a inheritance_n and_o again_o wicked_a father_n have_v sometime_o virtuous_a child_n that_o wickedness_n may_v not_o run_v on_o in_o a_o perpetual_a propagation_n so_o riches_n and_o abundance_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v no_o blessing_n at_o all_o now_o and_o then_o fall_v upon_o the_o best_a and_o yet_o lest_o you_o shall_v think_v they_o the_o best_a of_o all_o thing_n now_o and_o then_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o worst_a man_n or_o as_o another_o draw_v out_o the_o line_n of_o justice_n very_o well_o no_o man_n be_v absolute_o good_a or_o absolute_o evil_a but_o as_o the_o best_a have_v some_o evil_n in_o they_o so_o the_o worst_a have_v some_o good_a some_o talon_n of_o nature_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o use_n of_o commonwealth_n increase_v of_o art_n public_a peace_n or_o some_o ornament_n of_o the_o universe_n therefore_o the_o good_a of_o the_o worst_a man_n be_v reward_v with_o a_o gift_n of_o outward_a fortune_n and_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o best_a man_n be_v punish_v with_o scarcity_n no_o wonder_n therefore_o if_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v sometime_o pine_v for_o lack_v of_o bread_n four_o though_o a_o good_a man_n labour_n and_o watch_v and_o can_v earn_v the_o bread_n of_o his_o carefulness_n yet_o he_o shall_v fill_v his_o bosom_n with_o better_a fruit_n for_o occasion_n be_v give_v hereby_o to_o the_o righteous_a to_o exercise_v these_o three_o spiritual_a grace_n prayer_n and_o patience_n and_o charity_n prayer_n come_v after_o trouble_n and_o necessity_n as_o resurrection_n come_v after_o death_n even_o the_o very_a philistine_n be_v drive_v to_o repentance_n to_o restitution_n to_o send_v back_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n into_o his_o own_o land_n when_o the_o lord_n smite_v they_o with_o emeraud_n and_o disease_n if_o such_o fruit_n grow_v from_o a_o evil_a stock_n when_o a_o vengeance_n and_o calamity_n be_v in_o their_o land_n then_o much_o better_a fruit_n of_o sigh_n and_o prayer_n will_v bud_v from_o they_o who_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o water_n who_o weep_v and_o lament_v that_o their_o iniquity_n have_v deserve_v such_o great_a chastisement_n the_o beast_n and_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n do_v lack_n and_o suffer_v hunger_n that_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o nature_n they_o may_v call_v upon_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v replenish_v then_o the_o young_a raven_n do_v call_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o lion_n roar_v after_o their_o prey_n do_v seek_v their_o meat_n of_o god_n he_o be_v the_o door_n which_o open_v to_o let_v forth_o all_o blessing_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a quam_fw-la nemo_fw-la nisi_fw-la ebrius_fw-la ignorat_fw-la as_o one_o say_v '_o none_o but_o a_o reel_a drunkard_n can_v miss_v the_o door_n into_o which_o he_o shall_v pass_v david_n seem_v to_o utter_v a_o paradox_n psal_n xxxvii_o 25._o i_o never_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v their_o bread_n sure_o experience_n be_v opposite_a to_o this_o and_o the_o posterity_n of_o many_o have_v be_v in_o great_a want_n who_o memory_n be_v bless_v for_o their_o righteous_a conversation_n some_o have_v very_o well_o turn_v the_o verb_n beg_v into_o a_o participle_n beg_v and_o then_o the_o construction_n be_v fair_a i_o never_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n forsake_v beg_v their_o bread_n for_o they_o be_v not_o forsake_v to_o who_o the_o lord_n give_v patience_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n though_o they_o be_v destitute_a and_o forsake_a let_v god_n wrestle_v as_o he_o will_v and_o cast_v we_o down_o yet_o we_o must_v pray_v and_o suffer_v and_o not_o let_v he_o go_v until_o he_o bless_v we_o but_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v a_o great_a slur_n unto_o devotion_n in_o egypt_n where_o the_o river_n nilus_n overflows_a their_o ground_n constant_o instead_o of_o rain_n and_o where_o the_o heaven_n be_v clear_a continual_o above_o nemo_fw-la oratorum_fw-la coelos_fw-la aspicit_fw-la the_o heathen_a can_v say_v so_o god_n have_v few_o prayer_n make_v unto_o he_o there_o than_o in_o any_o place_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o lay_v the_o begin_n of_o this_o point_n unto_o the_o end_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n better_o than_o the_o body_n be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n better_o than_o a_o full_a barn_n be_v not_o a_o little_a holiness_n better_o than_o all_o the_o vintage_n of_o abiezer_n moreover_o we_o be_v command_v patience_n we_o promise_v patience_n and_o i_o hope_v we_o resolve_v patience_n now_o that_o we_o may_v draw_v this_o good_a motion_n out_o of_o the_o secret_a corner_n of_o our_o heart_n distress_n and_o penury_n will_v put_v it_o in_o practice_n this_o be_v it_o which_o st._n austin_n call_v god_n great_a allowance_n above_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n patrimonium_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o patientiae_fw-la in_o cord_n christ_n make_v the_o righteous_a sole_a executor_n and_o administrator_n of_o his_o patience_n be_v not_o torment_v with_o emulation_n though_o you_o see_v another_o shine_n like_o a_o big_a planet_n than_o yourself_o though_o you_o see_v the_o most_o vicious_a man_n set_v over_o you_o in_o advancement_n dabo_fw-la huic_fw-la novissimo_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o tibi_fw-la the_o owner_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o he_o will_v give_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v last_o in_o his_o favour_n as_o unto_o thou_o nay_o more_o than_o unto_o thou_o in_o this_o life_n yet_o i_o can_v call_v it_o more_o if_o you_o will_v balance_v those_o light_a ware_n with_o the_o talon_n of_o your_o patience_n when_o god_n take_v all_o from_o job_n yet_o say_v gregory_n patientiae_fw-la munere_fw-la coronabatur_fw-la he_o be_v crown_v like_o a_o saint_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o victorious_a crown_n of_o patience_n upon_o earth_n be_v it_o not_o better_a to_o suffer_v in_o the_o present_a because_o we_o have_v not_o these_o thing_n to_o use_v than_o suffer_v because_o we_o have_v they_o and_o do_v abuse_v they_o it_o be_v a_o say_v attribute_v to_o the_o suppose_a dionysius_n divinae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la emollire_fw-la optimorum_fw-la fortitudinem_fw-la materialium_fw-la donationibus_fw-la it_o suit_v well_o with_o the_o divine_a justice_n and_o providence_n not_o to_o make_v the_o fortitude_n of_o his_o saint_n effeminate_a with_o abundance_n and_o if_o they_o have_v always_o their_o salary_n of_o earthly_a blessing_n here_o as_o upon_o compact_n their_o religion_n will_v be_v more_o weigh_v down_o with_o avarice_n than_o confirm_v with_o patience_n the_o last_o spiritual_a exercise_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o need_n and_o want_v of_o god_n belove_v be_v this_o that_o merciful_a mind_a man_n may_v fill_v the_o belly_n of_o the_o hungry_a with_o the_o bread_n of_o their_o charity_n god_n have_v suffer_v his_o fire_n to_o waste_v away_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o poor_a man_n that_o your_o contribution_n may_v build_v he_o up_o again_o a_o cover_n for_o his_o head_n and_o those_o good_a work_n shall_v receive_v you_o into_o the_o everlasting_a mansion_n the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n swallow_v up_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o brethren_n that_o our_o collection_n may_v restore_v it_o again_o and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o solomon_n call_v cast_v our_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n jacob_n and_o the_o patriarch_n be_v well-nigh_o famish_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o pharaoh_n may_v relieve_v they_o
up_o a_o whole_a loaf_n every_o day_n when_o anthony_n the_o eremite_n come_v to_o keep_v he_o company_n if_o this_o be_v allege_v as_o some_o stick_v not_o to_o do_v it_o to_o illustrate_v the_o verse_n which_o christ_n quoat_v i_o think_v satan_n will_v rejoin_v where_o have_v you_o this_o tale_n this_o be_v a_o legend_n of_o my_o own_o fiction_n there_o be_v other_o example_n which_o i_o rank_v in_o order_n before_o like_o a_o file_n of_o soldier_n to_o conquer_v the_o devil_n and_o the_o rich_a and_o new_a which_o be_v at_o our_o saviour_n hand_n be_v that_o of_o john_n the_o baptist_n who_o find_v a_o good_a diet_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o make_v he_o temperate_a and_o serve_v god_n out_o of_o locust_n and_o wild_a honey_n the_o motion_n which_o the_o tempter_n make_v be_v thus_o examine_v in_o the_o true_a explication_n of_o christ_n answer_n prove_v to_o be_v as_o unreasonable_o sensual_a as_o esau_n urge_v for_o jacob_n pottage_n he_o will_v seek_v no_o further_o for_o any_o meat_n that_o he_o must_v have_v though_o it_o cost_v he_o dear_a like_a philoxenus_n in_o aelian_a that_o can_v not_o pass_v by_o the_o steam_n of_o a_o cook_n shop_n but_o he_o must_v take_v a_o bait_n where_o his_o scent_n do_v lead_v he_o so_o satan_n to_o our_o lord_n go_v not_o into_o the_o town_n or_o village_n near_o at_o hand_n satiate_v your_o appetite_n just_a at_o this_o present_a and_o without_o delay_n even_o where_o you_o stand_v command_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n and_o shall_v not_o man_n wait_v god_n leisure_n and_o time_n when_o he_o want_v bread_n since_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o forest_n when_o hunger_n rouze_v they_o out_o of_o their_o den_n know_v not_o ready_o where_o to_o get_v their_o meat_n and_o yet_o be_v content_a to_o seek_v it_o of_o god_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n have_v no_o barn_n to_o lay_v up_o store_n not_o a_o grain_n of_o corn_n before_o hand_n yet_o they_o flutter_v out_o and_o pick_v up_o and_o down_o and_o at_o last_o return_n home_o content_v not_o unuseful_o therefore_o do_v one_o change_v the_o word_n of_o this_o first_o proposition_n into_o this_o paraphrase_n man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n alone_o non_fw-la cibo_fw-la parato_fw-la vivit_fw-la homo_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la sponte_fw-la se_fw-la offer_v man_n shall_v not_o live_v alone_o by_o that_o which_o be_v artificial_o cook_v and_o provide_v but_o even_o by_o that_o which_o nature_n suppeditates_fw-la as_o john_n baptist_n live_v by_o locust_n and_o wild_a honey_n and_o so_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n live_v altogether_o upon_o fruit_n and_o herbage_n and_o upon_o the_o voluntary_a offering_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o mountain_n si_fw-mi ad_fw-la naturam_fw-la vivitur_fw-la tam_fw-la superfluus_fw-la est_fw-la coquus_fw-la quam_fw-la mile_n say_v seneca_n if_o nation_n will_v not_o rise_v up_o against_o nation_n what_o use_n be_v there_o of_o soldier_n and_o if_o man_n will_v give_v their_o body_n but_o just_a as_o much_o as_o will_v content_v nature_n there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o cookery_n yet_o god_n do_v suffer_v our_o nature_n to_o exceed_v in_o the_o use_n of_o his_o blessing_n that_o we_o may_v abound_v with_o thankfulness_n but_o if_o the_o patriarch_n do_v praise_n and_o bless_v god_n name_n more_o for_o a_o few_o salad_n than_o we_o do_v for_o all_o the_o luxuriant_a store_n that_o the_o field_n and_o the_o sea_n afford_v than_o their_o temperance_n shall_v judge_v our_o gluttony_n and_o their_o thanksgiving_n shall_v condemn_v our_o unthankfulness_n but_o so_o far_o of_o the_o first_o proposition_n man_n shall_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n alone_o that_o be_v man_n be_v not_o necessary_o bind_v to_o ordinary_a sustenance_n the_o second_o follow_v in_o this_o sense_n and_o interpretation_n god_n can_v nourish_v man_n by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n every_o way_n that_o it_o like_v and_o please_v he_o whatsoever_o the_o constitution_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v that_o be_v call_v his_o word_n verbum_fw-la appellat_fw-la quia_fw-la verbo_fw-la omne_fw-la creavit_fw-la dixit_fw-la &_o facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la he_o that_o speak_v the_o word_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v a_o word_n and_o a_o deed_n to_o he_o be_v all_o one_o and_o therefore_o the_o shepherd_n in_o the_o eclogue_n which_o they_o have_v together_o about_o go_v to_o bethlem_n to_o find_v christ_n 15._o use_v this_o speech_n let_v we_o go_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o thing_n which_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v be_v very_o right_a sense_n but_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v this_o word_n which_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v god_n word_n be_v not_o faithless_a nor_o full_a of_o vain_a ostentation_n as_o man_n be_v his_o word_n be_v as_o those_o be_v which_o daniel_n say_v be_v write_v with_o a_o hand_n upon_o the_o wall_n for_o his_o hand_n do_v hold_v his_o word_n to_o execute_v and_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v to_o make_v you_o a_o little_a further_o acquaint_v with_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n egressus_fw-la est_fw-la sermo_fw-la ex_fw-la ore_fw-la be_v a_o hebraism_n to_o signify_v the_o resolute_a pleasure_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n say_v laban_n we_o can_v speak_v unto_o thou_o bad_a or_o good_a gen._n xxiv_o 50._o a_o domino_fw-la egressus_fw-la est_fw-la sermo_fw-la the_o word_n proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v he_o have_v decree_v it_o and_o we_o can_v withstand_v it_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o idolater_n contest_v with_o jeremy_n chap._n xliv_o 17._o we_o will_v certain_o do_v whatsoever_o thing_n go_v forth_o out_o of_o our_o own_o mouth_n to_o burn_v incense_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v after_o the_o swing_n of_o desperate_a sinner_n they_o will_v do_v what_o they_o list_v the_o insist_v upon_o this_o phrase_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a but_o the_o very_a key_n to_o open_v the_o plain_a effect_n of_o christ_n answer_n which_o very_o profitable_o leave_v we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o in_o a_o double_a construction_n first_o say_v tolet_n verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la procedit_fw-la ex_fw-la ore_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o victum_fw-la hominis_fw-la destinavit_fw-la man_n shall_v live_v by_o every_o word_n that_o go_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v by_o every_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v bless_v and_o appoint_v for_o the_o use_n of_o sustenance_n unto_o he_o and_o so_o abulensis_n do_v instance_n and_o exaggerate_v it_o viij_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o that_o father_n who_o if_o his_o child_n shall_v ask_v he_o bread_n will_v give_v he_o a_o stone_n but_o if_o he_o will_v infuse_v the_o virtue_n of_o nourishment_n into_o board_n into_o stone_n yea_o into_o the_o flesh_n of_o serpent_n we_o shall_v prosper_v with_o they_o better_o than_o with_o all_o the_o cullis_n and_o electuary_n in_o the_o world_n how_o unsearchable_a be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o almighty_a how_o the_o infant_n from_o the_o first_o conception_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n when_o philosophy_n have_v speak_v what_o it_o can_v the_o chief_a part_n must_v be_v leave_v to_o divinity_n to_o say_v it_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o word_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n such_o thing_n as_o will_v poison_v one_o creature_n be_v delicate_a dainty_n to_o fatten_v another_o it_o be_v as_o god_n have_v allow_v every_o thing_n for_o man_n and_o beast_n in_o their_o own_o kind_n that_o we_o may_v allow_v he_o his_o glory_n second_o man_n shall_v live_v by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v by_o all_o his_o promise_n and_o by_o every_o vocation_n which_o he_o have_v sanctify_v to_o relieve_v we_o and_o this_o agree_v most_o apt_o with_o christ_n himself_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o mediatorship_n and_o with_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v feed_v with_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n this_o be_v the_o prime_a rule_n which_o lead_v every_o man_n into_o some_o hope_n of_o prosperity_n that_o manage_v a_o honest_a call_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v live_v and_o thrive_v who_o hold_v he_o to_o that_o way_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o the_o israelite_n journey_v from_o egypt_n into_o the_o wilderness_n not_o of_o their_o own_o head_n and_o will_n but_o by_o god_n ordinance_n why_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v famish_v do_v as_o he_o command_v they_o so_o christ_n go_v not_o rash_o into_o the_o desert_n but_o he_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n he_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v he_o do_v this_o be_v his_o vocation_n therefore_o though_o he_o can_v not_o make_v stone_n become_v bread_n god_n will_v find_v he_o sustenance_n some_o other_o way_n no_o conscionable_a man_n will_v set_v his_o servant_n to_o
these_o do_v foul_o err_v martyr_n and_o hold_v that_o a_o man_n be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o some_o sin_n that_o be_v worthy_a death_n may_v put_v himself_o to_o death_n that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n yea_o and_o a_o martyrdom_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n whether_o shove_v i_o say_v more_o foolish_a or_o more_o impious_a they_o canonize_v judas_n for_o a_o martyr_n but_o st._n austin_n show_v that_o their_o argument_n jar_v against_o two_o common_a principle_n nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la judex_fw-la &_o reus_fw-la it_o be_v incompetible_a that_o the_o same_o man_n shall_v be_v both_o the_o guilty_a person_n and_o the_o judge_n 16._o 2._o nocentem_fw-la hominem_fw-la privata_fw-la potestate_fw-la occidere_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la it_o be_v murder_n for_o any_o private_a man_n not_o authorize_v by_o a_o lawful_a magistrate_n to_o execute_v death_n upon_o a_o malefactor_n judam_fw-la execramur_fw-la quamvis_fw-la sceleratum_fw-la hominem_fw-la occidit_fw-la judas_n be_v a_o malefactor_n and_o can_v not_o kill_v a_o worse_a man_n than_o himself_o yet_o that_o sin_n alone_o without_o the_o rest_n be_v damnation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o slay_v of_o himself_o remember_v the_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v who_o not_o neither_o yourself_o nor_o your_o neighbour_n for_o you_o have_v no_o more_o power_n to_o hurt_v yourself_o than_o another_o the_o body_n be_v god_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o who_o give_v you_o leave_v to_o pluck_v down_o a_o temple_n nature_n incline_v a_o man_n to_o the_o conservation_n of_o himself_o and_o what_o a_o detestable_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o violate_v the_o chief_a maxim_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v this_o in_o st._n paul_n word_n no_o man_n hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o love_v and_o cherish_v it_o no_o man_n indeed_o but_o he_o that_o make_v haste_n to_o be_v no_o man_n that_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o be_v a_o devil_n the_o heathen_a go_v thus_o far_o that_o a_o man_n be_v put_v into_o this_o world_n as_o a_o soldier_n be_v put_v into_o some_o file_n or_o some_o place_n of_o the_o watch_n from_o that_o station_n he_o must_v not_o stir_v till_o his_o general_n call_v he_o et_fw-la majori_fw-la supplicio_fw-la afficiendus_fw-la est_fw-la desertor_n aquavitae_fw-la quam_fw-la desertor_n militia_n and_o be_v not_o he_o more_o worthy_a of_o punishment_n that_o leave_v the_o place_n where_o god_n do_v put_v he_o before_o he_o be_v summon_v than_o he_o that_o come_v off_o from_o the_o watch_n before_o the_o general_n call_v he_o if_o the_o love_n of_o your_o soul_n the_o dreadful_a expectation_n of_o hell-fire_n will_v make_v you_o decline_v a_o sin_n take_v heed_n of_o this_o for_o god_n sake_n above_o all_o other_o all_o other_o sin_n when_o they_o be_v commit_v have_v yet_o some_o leisure_n to_o beg_v mercy_n and_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o a_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o can_v the_o lord_n put_v such_o a_o sin_n out_o of_o his_o remembrance_n where_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v time_n to_o repent_v ut_fw-la laqueo_fw-la respiratio_fw-la it_o a_o prohibetur_fw-la desperatione_n spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la as_o bedae_n say_v of_o judas_n they_o stop_v their_o own_o breath_n and_o with_o that_o desperate_a act_n exclude_v the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o inspire_v any_o sanctify_a cogitation_n into_o they_o what_o can_v befall_v a_o man_n in_o this_o world_n to_o defy_v heaven_n and_o earth_n at_o once_o and_o to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o damn_a without_o redemption_n bethink_v yourselves_o judicious_o it_o can_v be_v want_n torture_n or_o calamity_n for_o though_o these_o be_v very_o sharp_a especial_o to_o those_o that_o be_v impatient_a yet_o they_o be_v not_o so_o smartful_a as_o the_o sting_a of_o a_o bee_n nor_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o flea_n compare_v with_o the_o lake_n of_o brimstone_n into_o which_o they_o irrecoverable_o send_v their_o own_o soul_n that_o let_v out_o of_o the_o body_n with_o their_o own_o violent_a hand_n nor_o shall_v it_o irk_v a_o man_n to_o stay_v god_n leisure_n till_o he_o be_v dissolve_v for_o any_o reproach_n or_o ignominy_n that_o he_o have_v incur_v for_o so_o your_o former_a dishonour_n be_v not_o forget_v but_o ten_o time_n more_o divulge_v and_o increase_v see_v how_o public_a shame_n which_o follow_v such_o desperate_a person_n after_o their_o death_n do_v work_v with_o some_o of_o miletum_n as_o plutarch_n report_v it_o many_o of_o the_o milesian_n virgin_n through_o the_o persuasion_n of_o some_o diabolical_a philosopher_n hang_v themselves_o to_o stop_v this_o unnatural_a fury_n when_o no_o reason_n will_v revoke_v they_o the_o magistrate_n make_v a_o law_n that_o the_o body_n of_o all_o such_o shall_v be_v leave_v naked_a in_o the_o open_a marketplace_n for_o ten_o day_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o that_o worldly_a shame_n do_v for_o ever_o after_o rectify_v those_o who_o be_v live_v that_o they_o hold_v their_o hand_n from_o violence_n but_o what_o other_o impulsive_a cause_n can_v be_v name_v can_v the_o remorse_n of_o sin_n past_o breed_v such_o a_o destructive_a melancholy_n in_o any_o man_n disposition_n god_n forbid_v this_o be_v to_o cast_v mountain_n upon_o mountain_n and_o to_o make_v all_o worse_o sin_n be_v not_o cover_v by_o heap_v one_o upon_o another_o but_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o unrighteousness_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v there_o be_v another_o life_n give_v to_o expiate_v your_o iniquity_n and_o not_o your_o own_o even_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n repent_v you_o serious_o and_o be_v merciful_a unto_o yourself_o and_o then_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o you_o yet_o achitophel_n with_o all_o his_o politic_a reach_n can_v not_o make_v use_n of_o these_o plain_a notion_n but_o confound_v himself_o partly_o with_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o his_o rebellion_n partly_o with_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o reputation_n for_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a he_o shuffle_v his_o game_n thus_o if_o absalon_n overcome_v king_n david_n hushai_n have_v give_v the_o better_a counsel_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v live_v in_o disgrace_n if_o david_n prevail_v which_o be_v very_o likely_a he_o will_v take_v away_o my_o life_n because_o of_o the_o pernicious_a plot_n which_o i_o have_v lay_v against_o he_o see_v how_o this_o witty_a wretch_n can_v forget_v that_o david_n be_v a_o merciful_a prince_n and_o do_v not_o execute_v one_o of_o his_o enemy_n in_o cold_a blood_n but_o god_n let_v the_o wit_n of_o the_o wise_a turn_n addle_n who_o meditate_v to_o be_v author_n of_o their_o own_o ruin_n and_o to_o cast_v themselves_o down_o from_o a_o pinnacle_n upon_o the_o devil_n suggestion_n but_o god_n keep_v all_o those_o from_o this_o sin_n who_o he_o mean_v to_o have_v convert_v and_o be_v save_v the_o jailor_n take_v out_o his_o sword_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o have_v fall_v upon_o it_o but_o paul_n cry_v out_o at_o the_o instant_n 30_o do_v thyself_o no_o hurt_n and_o soon_o after_o he_o be_v baptize_v and_o believe_v he_o and_o his_o house_n paul_n may_v loathe_v this_o world_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v but_o he_o must_v wait_v the_o lord_n leisure_n and_o not_o hasten_v his_o dissolution_n it_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o mankind_n increase_n and_o multiply_v to_o replenish_v the_o world_n be_v a_o benediction_n to_o take_v one_o of_o god_n servant_n away_o unless_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n and_o that_o the_o magistrate_n do_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n be_v a_o malediction_n what_o spirit_n be_v in_o the_o tridentine_a father_n to_o make_v the_o second_o book_n of_o maccabee_n canonical_a wherein_o razias_n be_v commend_v in_o most_o fluent_a phrase_n that_o kill_v himself_o 61._o i_o know_v st._n austin_n say_v razii_n mors_fw-la narratur_fw-la non_fw-la laudatur_fw-la it_o be_v but_o a_o narration_n of_o the_o fact_n not_o a_o encomium_n let_v any_o child_n read_v chap._n fourteen_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o it_o and_o judge_v if_o he_o be_v not_o extol_v for_o it_o with_o most_o artificial_a commendation_n 23._o the_o same_o father_n be_v more_o orthodox_n in_o another_o place_n that_o pious_a reason_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o example_n quae_fw-la tantò_fw-la dig_v niora_fw-it sunt_fw-la imitatione_n quantò_fw-la excellentiora_fw-la pielate_fw-la which_o be_v no_o further_o worthy_a of_o imitation_n than_o they_o excel_v in_o piety_n and_o again_o i_o may_v say_v why_o do_v the_o roman_a martyrology_n canonize_v the_o virgin_n of_o aquileia_n who_o drown_v themselves_o to_o avoid_v certain_a barbarous_a ravisher_n for_o as_o aquinas_n treat_v upon_o the_o fact_n 1._o fornication_n be_v a_o less_o sin_n than_o violent_a murder_n 2._o if_o they_o have_v not_o refuse_v that_o carnal_a sin_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v yet_o repentance_n may_v have_v wash_v away_o the_o spot_n of_o that_o crime_n in_o the_o other_o act_n of_o unnatural_a
that_o psalm_n they_o that_o be_v just_a and_o faithful_a in_o their_o say_n he_o that_o speak_v the_o truth_n from_o his_o heart_n v_o 2._o he_o that_o have_v use_v no_o deceit_n in_o his_o tongue_n v_o 3._o he_o that_o swear_v to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o disappoint_v he_o not_o though_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o hindrance_n v_o 5._o david_n desire_v to_o know_v by_o some_o sign_n whether_o he_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o saul_n or_o fly_v from_o he_o why_o jonathan_n keep_v his_o word_n with_o david_n jonathan_n desire_v that_o david_n will_v be_v merciful_a to_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o david_n swear_v unto_o he_o and_o keep_v his_o word_n with_o jonathan_n but_o be_v you_o just_a in_o your_o promise_n to_o your_o brother_n and_o god_n will_v make_v good_a unto_o you_o the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n the_o lord_n be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o say_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n the_o next_o collection_n from_o hence_o shall_v be_v this_o that_o the_o devil_n will_v not_o offer_v less_o than_o all_o he_o have_v to_o win_v a_o soul_n he_o will_v not_o offer_v a_o trifle_n for_o that_o which_o he_o know_v be_v the_o most_o precious_a thing_n upon_o earth_n and_o it_o be_v a_o little_a excuse_n though_o far_o from_o a_o good_a answer_n when_o a_o man_n be_v fetch_v into_o a_o sin_n for_o a_o great_a bewitch_a recompense_n pretio_fw-la octuplicis_fw-la stipendii_fw-la illectus_fw-la as_o that_o famous_a renego_n plead_v for_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v entice_v back_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o a_o stipend_n eight_o time_n great_a than_o he_o have_v in_o england_n but_o to_o be_v entice_v from_o our_o heavenly_a father_n like_o a_o child_n with_o toy_n of_o no_o estimation_n it_o accuse_v we_o that_o we_o do_v not_o value_v our_o own_o soul_n at_o so_o good_a a_o rate_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v what_o a_o narrow_a mean_a reward_n be_v that_o for_o which_o the_o lie_a prophet_n do_v change_v the_o service_n of_o god_n you_o pollute_v i_o among_o my_o people_n for_o handful_n of_o barley_n and_o for_o piece_n of_o bread_n ezek._n xiii_o 19_o what_o will_v you_o give_v i_o say_v judas_n and_o i_o will_v betray_v he_o and_o you_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o do_v drive_v the_o market_n with_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n but_o take_v the_o first_o sum_n that_o they_o appoint_v he_o 9_o anima_fw-la lucri_fw-la cupida_fw-la etiam_fw-la pro_fw-la exiguo_fw-la perire_fw-la non_fw-la metuit_fw-la say_v leo._n a_o greedy_a covetous_a mind_n will_v damn_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o a_o little_a money_n what_o can_v esau_n have_v take_v less_o than_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n especial_o make_v of_o lentiles_n the_o mean_a pittance_n of_o relief_n that_o a_o beggar_n look_v for_o at_o every_o door_n and_o what_o have_v esau_n in_o this_o world_n to_o exchange_v for_o it_o so_o precious_a and_o valuable_a as_o his_o birthright_n the_o law_n show_v the_o dignity_n thereof_o that_o all_o the_o first-born_a be_v peculiar_o consecrate_v and_o give_v unto_o god_n exod._n xxii_o 17._o 29._o they_o be_v next_o in_o honour_n to_o their_o parent_n they_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o their_o father_n good_n until_o the_o law_n be_v give_v the_o first-born_a administer_v the_o priesthood_n in_o the_o family_n that_o be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n and_o yet_o more_o sacred_a he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n for_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o first-born_a among_o many_o brethren_n rom._n viij_o 29._o moreover_o and_o above_o it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o our_o adoption_n and_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n see_v what_o a_o vile_a exchange_n esau_n do_v make_v for_o all_o this_o heavenly_a dignity_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o good_a cause_n call_v he_o a_o profane_a person_n who_o for_o one_o meal_n meat_n and_o for_o such_o a_o course_n meal_n sell_v his_o birthright_n heb._n twelve_o 16._o if_o we_o will_v prostitute_v ourselves_o so_o cheap_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o ask_v less_o than_o for_o shame_n he_o can_v offer_v to_o put_v ourselves_o into_o the_o bondage_n of_o iniquity_n mark_v what_o will_v follow_v the_o lord_n will_v debase_v we_o as_o we_o have_v debase_v ourselves_o 3._o thou_o selle_v thy_o people_n for_o nought_o and_o take_v no_o money_n for_o they_o say_v the_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n or_o as_o moses_n tell_v the_o israelite_n if_o they_o sell_v themselves_o to_o commit_v iniquity_n they_o shall_v be_v sell_v for_o slave_n and_o no_o man_n will_v buy_v they_o deut._n xxviii_o 68_o but_o for_o all_o this_o i_o must_v give_v you_o to_o know_v in_o my_o next_o admonition_n though_o satan_n offer_v all_o that_o be_v in_o this_o world_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o offer_n enough_o for_o that_o which_o he_o will_v gain_v namely_o to_o win_v a_o soul_n every_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n come_v short_a of_o that_o appretiation_n much_o more_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o if_o our_o lord_n jesus_n can_v have_v be_v supplant_v which_o be_v impossible_a all_o mankind_n have_v perish_v for_o upon_o his_o righteousness_n and_o upon_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n do_v depend_v our_o crown_n and_o our_o salvation_n if_o therefore_o one_o soul_n be_v worth_a the_o whole_a world_n and_o more_o what_o can_v be_v value_v against_o all_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n but_o i_o will_v instance_n upon_o this_o for_o our_o use_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o valuable_a that_o shall_v bribe_v a_o man_n to_o commit_v the_o least_o sin_n against_o our_o heavenly_a father_n you_o will_v smile_v at_o the_o indian_a savage_n that_o part_n with_o gold_n and_o spice_n and_o amber_n for_o glass_n bead_n and_o saffron_n brouch_v yet_o whosoever_o sin_n for_o the_o mammon_n of_o iniquity_n barter_n for_o a_o far_o more_o unequal_a merchandise_n you_o change_v immortality_n for_o death_n eternal_a joy_n for_o continual_a care_n a_o certain_a treasure_n for_o uncertain_a riches_n the_o most_o happy_a fruition_n of_o the_o creator_n for_o less_o than_o the_o felicity_n of_o a_o dream_n aut_fw-la transeunt_fw-la nobis_fw-la viventibus_fw-la 50._o aut_fw-la dimittuntur_fw-la nobis_fw-la dormientibus_fw-la the_o live_a may_v lose_v all_o they_o have_v get_v by_o injustice_n but_o for_o certain_a the_o dead_a can_v keep_v it_o what_o be_v a_o man_n advantage_v if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v himself_o or_o be_v cast_v away_o luke_n ix_o 25._o if_o he_o lose_v himself_o the_o word_n follow_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vulgar_a read_v it_o detrimentum_fw-la svi_fw-la faciat_fw-la from_o whence_o a_o good_a expositor_n say_v toletus_n there_o be_v no_o comparison_n in_o the_o purchase_n of_o earthly_a thing_n non_fw-la solùm_fw-la cum_fw-la damnatione_fw-la aeternâ_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la cum_fw-la jacturâ_fw-la gratiae_fw-la dei_fw-la though_o damnation_n and_o hell_n fire_n be_v not_o incur_v to_o suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n wherefore_o all_o that_o satan_n can_v show_v and_o let_v he_o show_v as_o many_o world_n as_o alexander_n can_v wish_v all_o be_v not_o worth_a such_o a_o cringe_n as_o he_o will_v have_v the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o make_v to_o bow_v down_o and_o commit_v idolatry_n we_o read_v of_o one_o apostle_n so_o abound_v in_o charity_n to_o his_o own_o nation_n that_o he_o can_v be_v content_a to_o lose_v his_o part_n of_o heaven_n cupio_fw-la anathema_n esse_fw-la pro_fw-la fratribus_fw-la it_o be_v st._n paul_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v anathema_n for_o his_o brethren_n that_o god_n may_v be_v glorify_v in_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n but_o he_o will_v not_o exchange_v the_o least_o degree_n of_o his_o sanctity_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n for_o all_o the_o muck_n in_o the_o world_n joseph_n have_v rather_o lose_v that_o be_v comfortable_a to_o he_o in_o this_o life_n liberty_n good_a name_n yea_o the_o garment_n from_o his_o back_n then_o be_v defile_v with_o lust_n i_o have_v no_o instance_n fit_a to_o come_v after_o that_o of_o moses_n hebr._n xi_o 24._o who_o by_o faith_n refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n philo_n say_v of_o he_o that_o thermut_n the_o only_a child_n and_o daughter_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v long_o marry_v and_o quite_o barren_a want_v issue_n to_o succeed_v feign_a herself_o big_a and_o at_o last_o to_o be_v deliver_v of_o moses_n who_o she_o find_v in_o a_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n expose_v to_o be_v drown_v he_o she_o bring_v up_o for_o her_o adopt_a child_n to_o inherit_v all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n but_o because_o idolatry_n reign_v in_o that_o place_n he_o can_v not_o
and_o confer_v it_o upon_o our_o saviour_n i_o will_v look_v back_o no_o far_o upon_o that_o which_o i_o have_v deliver_v already_o but_o the_o other_o half_a of_o his_o gift_n to_o which_o now_o i_o must_v proceed_v smell_n more_o rank_a of_o boast_v for_o if_o it_o please_v you_o he_o will_v turn_v all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n into_o one_o monarchy_n and_o settle_v it_o upon_o christ_n all_o this_o power_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o this_o will_v bring_v his_o end_n to_o pass_v indeed_o or_o nothing_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v buy_v with_o honour_n no_o not_o with_o great_a advancement_n no_o not_o with_o princely_a royalty_n to_o swarve_v from_o righteousness_n you_o may_v turn_v he_o loose_v against_o all_o the_o enticement_n of_o hell_n for_o a_o christian_n that_o be_v unvanquishable_a but_o the_o tempter_n have_v sound_a out_o by_o long_a experience_n that_o such_o pure_a matter_n be_v rare_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o dross_n of_o this_o world_n he_o see_v that_o man_n do_v seldom_o deny_v he_o any_o thing_n if_o he_o can_v accomplish_v the_o desire_n of_o their_o aspire_a thought_n he_o make_v good_a bargain_n of_o his_o petty_a promotion_n how_o much_o more_o of_o his_o great_a there_o be_v enough_o and_o too_o many_o that_o for_o a_o little_a command_n a_o vulgar_a title_n for_o a_o mean_a remove_n will_v turn_v their_o back_n to_o god_n and_o their_o face_n to_o satan_n there_o be_v undergrow_a ambition_n which_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mountain_n and_o have_v kingdom_n show_v unto_o they_o let_v they_o be_v lift_v but_o to_o the_o low_a steeple_n in_o a_o diocese_n and_o they_o will_v commit_v simony_n and_o forswear_v it_o to_o be_v a_o ruler_n over_o thousand_o will_v shake_v a_o ambitious_a man_n honesty_n very_o far_o to_o compass_v it_o nay_o to_o be_v a_o ruler_n over_o ten_o which_o be_v the_o lag_a end_n of_o all_o honour_n some_o will_v violate_v their_o conscience_n rather_o than_o go_v without_o it_o what_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v but_o doeg_n the_o chief_a herdsman_n of_o saul_n to_o have_v the_o great_a superiority_n over_o beast_n why_o doeg_n be_v both_o a_o promoter_n and_o a_o bloodsucker_n for_o that_o contemptible_a promotion_n the_o twelve_o disciple_n christ_n himself_o walk_v just_a before_o they_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o into_o hot_a word_n and_o contention_n quis_fw-la esset_fw-la major_n which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a if_o one_o have_v be_v the_o great_a as_o in_o very_o good_a sense_n they_o be_v all_o equal_a what_o shall_v he_o have_v get_v by_o it_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a over_o eleven_o that_o have_v leave_v all_o and_o be_v worth_a nothing_o if_o the_o tempter_n be_v aware_a of_o this_o as_o our_o infirmity_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o he_o that_o man_n will_v tread_v virtue_n under_o foot_n to_o crawl_v up_o to_o a_o petty_a advancement_n than_o he_o will_v easy_o think_v this_o provocation_n in_o my_o text_n be_v irresistible_a all_o this_o power_n and_o glory_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o and_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n if_o balaac_n will_v say_v to_o some_o i_o will_v promote_v you_o to_o great_a honour_n as_o he_o do_v to_o balaam_n all_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n shall_v not_o hinder_v they_o from_o go_v to_o it_o ambitious_a person_n will_v break_v through_o the_o hedge_n of_o all_o honesty_n for_o a_o title_n of_o high_a preeminence_n and_o when_o their_o indirect_a course_n carry_v they_o down_o to_o the_o deep_a their_o fancy_n flatter_v they_o that_o they_o go_v up_o like_o elias_n in_o a_o whirlwind_n to_o heaven_n there_o be_v nothing_o hang_v with_o christ_n upon_o his_o cross_n except_o a_o title_n over_o his_o head_n jesus_n of_o nazareth_n the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o why_o a_o great_a title_n crucify_v with_o he_o though_o he_o deserve_v that_o inscription_n and_o a_o far_o great_a than_o pilate_n or_o all_o the_o world_n can_v invent_v yet_o above_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n ambition_n and_o great_a title_n which_o too_o often_o be_v obtain_v by_o crooked_a course_n they_o deserve_v to_o be_v crucify_v man_n thought_n fly_v upward_o like_o the_o spark_n from_o the_o fire_n core_n and_o dathan_n can_v endure_v to_o be_v less_o than_o the_o great_a every_o man_n will_v be_v a_o moses_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n every_o man_n a_o aaron_n in_o the_o church_n brethren_n forget_v brethren_n in_o way_n of_o sovereignty_n as_o joseph_n brethren_n do_v consent_v to_o kill_v he_o or_o sell_v he_o away_o rather_o than_o bow_v unto_o he_o absalon_n a_o son_n and_o subject_n abjure_v his_o duty_n to_o his_o father_n and_o his_o prince_n athaliah_n defraud_n her_o own_o child_n to_o get_v the_o supreme_a authority_n in_o her_o own_o hand_n this_o struggle_v for_o greatness_n especial_o for_o a_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n have_v occasion_v more_o iniquity_n more_o flagrant_a sin_n than_o any_o one_o storm_n that_o ever_o be_v raise_v si_fw-mi violandum_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o regni_fw-la causâ_fw-la violandum_fw-la say_v c._n caesar_n he_o will_v do_v no_o body_n wrong_v for_o less_o than_o to_o gain_v a_o kingdom_n but_o he_o think_v it_o impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o temper_v himself_o in_o that_o tentation_n that_o have_v opportunity_n and_o why_o shall_v the_o appetite_n of_o supreme_a honour_n bewitch_v a_o man_n soon_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o draw_v he_o from_o it_o because_o power_n and_o glory_n be_v two_o such_o specious_a and_o attractive_a thing_n which_o be_v intrinsical_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o prince_n and_o satan_n i_o warrant_v you_o do_v not_o forget_v to_o cast_v those_o two_o word_n in_o christ_n way_n all_z this_o power_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o there_o be_v power_n in_o prince_n as_o well_o to_o advance_v where_o they_o like_v as_o to_o punish_v offender_n and_o reason_n good_a they_o shall_v be_v serve_v with_o all_o humble_a reverence_n and_o have_v the_o high_a glory_n on_o earth_n ascribe_v unto_o they_o because_o they_o be_v set_v over_o we_o for_o our_o good_a to_o maintain_v public_a peace_n and_o true_a religion_n the_o power_n which_o pharaoh_n have_v oh_o how_o it_o please_v a_o haughty_a spirit_n he_o tell_v joseph_n what_o he_o will_v do_v for_o he_o in_o this_o phrase_n without_o thou_o shall_v no_o man_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n or_o his_o foot_n in_o all_o egypt_n gen._n xli_o 44._o or_o that_o majestical_a terror_n which_o nebuchadonosor_n put_v upon_o all_o that_o be_v under_o he_o nothing_o more_o greedy_o seek_v for_o say_v daniel_n to_o belsbazzar_n the_o most_o high_a god_n give_v nebuchadonosor_n thy_o father_n a_o kingdom_n and_o glory_n and_o honour_n who_o he_o will_v he_o slay_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o keep_v alive_a who_o he_o will_v he_o set_v up_o and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o put_v down_o dan._n v._n 19_o satan_n know_v that_o to_o manage_v such_o power_n as_o this_o be_v a_o whetstone_n able_a to_o set_v akeen_v edge_n upon_o any_o mortal_a appetite_n but_o if_o any_o one_o love_n to_o govern_v with_o a_o soft_a hand_n and_o affect_v not_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o awful_a power_n to_o put_v terror_n upon_o inferior_n yet_o the_o glory_n with_o which_o sovereignty_n be_v bespangle_v will_v rob_v a_o man_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o steal_v it_o from_o he_o who_o will_v refuse_v to_o be_v a_o solomon_n his_o palace_n be_v beyond_o all_o building_n his_o throne_n so_o costly_a 20._o that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a make_v in_o any_o kingdom_n the_o meat_n of_o his_o table_n the_o attendance_n of_o his_o minister_n and_o their_o apparel_n the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n have_v never_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o the_o like_a such_o pomp_n as_o this_o will_v make_v a_o man_n believe_v he_o have_v build_v his_o nest_n in_o the_o star_n satan_n think_v his_o tentation_n strike_v home_o when_o he_o promise_v such_o glory_n as_o this_o unto_o our_o saviour_n how_o much_o more_o be_v this_o motion_n most_o persuasive_a when_o he_o beleaguer_v he_o with_o this_o offer_n to_o pluck_v the_o fair_a feather_n out_o of_o every_o monarchy_n and_o invest_v he_o with_o it_o where_o there_o be_v any_o power_n or_o any_o glory_n fit_a for_o his_o wish_n it_o shall_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o david_n have_v a_o kingdom_n of_o much_o power_n yet_o of_o little_a glory_n for_o his_o reign_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n and_o rebellion_n hezekiah_n have_v a_o kingdom_n of_o much_o glory_n great_a treasure_n great_a magnificence_n in_o his_o house_n yet_o it_o be_v of_o small_a power_n for_o he_o be_v a_o homager_n and_o a_o tributary_n to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o he_o send_v he_o word_n 14._o that_o
fullonicant_a ingeniis_fw-la suis_fw-la ses_fw-fr origen_n mat._n heretic_n set_v a_o bright_a gloss_n upon_o their_o false_a opinion_n they_o in_o his_o construction_n be_v those_o fuller_n upon_o earth_n that_o will_v make_v their_o doctrine_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a as_o white_a as_o truth_n but_o if_o you_o pattern_v it_o with_o the_o scripture_n you_o shall_v see_v it_o colour_n not_o with_o that_o spiritual_a light_n which_o come_v from_o christ_n that_o doctrine_n which_o have_v the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o spirit_n without_o the_o knotty_a entanglement_n of_o man_n wit_n that_o which_o say_v let_v god_n have_v the_o glory_n but_o to_o we_o belong_v shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n that_o which_o impress_v humility_n into_o the_o thought_n zeal_n and_o devotion_n into_o the_o heart_n all_o manner_n of_o virtue_n into_o the_o practice_n this_o be_v that_o true_a light_n which_o come_v from_o heaven_n no_o full_a upon_o earth_n none_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o pestilent_a chair_n of_o deceitful_a tongue_n can_v make_v a_o thing_n so_o white_a and_o every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n love_v the_o light_n and_o hate_v darkness_n and_o so_o far_o upon_o this_o admirable_a vision_n his_o countenance_n be_v alter_v and_o his_o raiment_n white_a and_o glister_a these_o be_v res_fw-la mirae_fw-la strange_a and_o uncouth_a thing_n the_o next_o general_a part_n of_o the_o text_n do_v handle_v personas_fw-la miras_fw-la strange_a person_n who_o a_o man_n will_v not_o expect_v in_o that_o place_n and_o at_o that_o time_n behold_v there_o talk_v with_o he_o two_o man_n which_o be_v moses_n and_o elias_n if_o any_o of_o the_o people_n have_v be_v by_o that_o take_v he_o to_o be_v elias_n or_o jeremias_n or_o one_o of_o the_o old_a prophet_n they_o shall_v have_v see_v a_o difference_n in_o this_o vision_n between_o the_o head_n and_o the_o foot_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n for_o sure_o some_o of_o the_o old_a prophet_n two_o for_o all_o and_o those_o who_o the_o jew_n do_v most_o admire_v come_v upon_o this_o theatre_n to_o be_v see_v that_o christ_n glory_n may_v appear_v the_o more_o let_v the_o eye_n of_o peter_n look_v upon_o they_o together_o and_o see_v if_o christ_n glory_n be_v not_o far_o exalt_v above_o all_o the_o saint_n quantùm_fw-la lenta_fw-la solent_fw-la inter_fw-la viburna_fw-la cupressi_fw-la among_o the_o god_n there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n psal_n lxxxvi_o 8._o non_fw-fr in_o angelis_n coelestibus_fw-la seu_fw-la in_o altissimis_fw-la say_v the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n not_o among_o the_o angel_n nor_o among_o any_o of_o the_o bless_a soul_n that_o live_v in_o the_o high_a place_n be_v this_o such_o a_o business_n to_o be_v teach_v will_v some_o man_n say_v to_o bring_v the_o dead_a out_o of_o their_o grave_n can_v any_o mistake_n that_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n be_v far_o exalt_v above_o all_o his_o servant_n for_o to_o which_o of_o the_o angel_n do_v the_o father_n say_v at_o any_o time_n sit_v thou_o on_o my_o right_a hand_n until_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o footstool_n beloved_n be_v there_o none_o that_o keep_v the_o festival_n day_n of_o the_o saint_n with_o more_o devotion_n and_o observance_n than_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n for_o ever_o to_o be_v sanctify_v because_o christ_n rise_v from_o the_o dead_a on_o that_o day_n do_v they_o not_o make_v more_o pilgrimage_n and_o vow_n to_o some_o patron_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n who_o have_v be_v but_o man_n be_v not_o there_o more_o temple_n erect_v in_o their_o name_n more_o costly_a ornament_n bestow_v upon_o their_o image_n more_o prayer_n pour_v out_o unto_o they_o than_o to_o christ_n himself_o and_o have_v i_o not_o need_v to_o remember_v you_o that_o two_o man_n who_o be_v now_o glorify_v talk_v with_o christ_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n that_o they_o may_v appear_v like_o little_a star_n obscure_v before_o the_o great_a planet_n moses_n do_v but_o verify_v in_o person_n what_o he_o have_v teach_v in_o a_o song_n before_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n among_o the_o god_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o exod._n xv_o 11._o i_o adjudge_v it_o for_o another_o reason_n that_o two_o man_n beatify_v come_v to_o talk_v with_o he_o because_o he_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o engross_v the_o light_n of_o glory_n to_o himself_o without_o derivation_n to_o other_o it_o be_v not_o a_o treasure_n to_o be_v reserve_v unto_o himself_o but_o a_o communicable_a donative_n the_o glory_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o i_o have_v give_v they_o joh._n xvii_o 22._o as_o a_o seed-corn_n be_v fruitless_a unless_o it_o die_v and_o bring_v forth_o stalk_v of_o wheat_n so_o christ_n compare_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o grain_n of_o wheat_n which_o must_v die_v to_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n or_o else_o it_o abide_v alone_o as_o if_o all_o be_v mar_v unless_o we_o be_v accommodate_v by_o his_o fruitfulness_n the_o king_n honour_n be_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o people_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o father_n be_v in_o the_o olive_n branch_n round_o about_o his_o table_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v for_o the_o child_n to_o grow_v up_o and_o call_v the_o mother_n bless_v the_o felicity_n of_o these_o consist_v herein_o to_o have_v some_o that_o be_v partner_n of_o their_o felicity_n but_o god_n be_v all-sufficient_a to_o contemplate_v his_o own_o glory_n though_o he_o have_v never_o make_v the_o world_n he_o do_v not_o make_v man_n to_o praise_v he_o as_o if_o he_o want_v voice_n to_o magnify_v his_o name_n and_o make_v he_o god_n yet_o he_o be_v please_v to_o express_v his_o love_n so_o far_o that_o his_o honour_n shall_v be_v alone_o unless_o the_o goodly_a fellowship_n of_o saint_n and_o prophet_n be_v round_o about_o he_o except_o a_o seed-corn_n fall_v into_o the_o ground_n and_o die_v it_o abide_v alone_o joh._n twelve_o 24._o lord_n why_o do_v thou_o esteem_v thyself_o alone_o and_o heaven_n to_o be_v solitary_a without_o we_o but_o o_o man_n how_o can_v thou_o be_v without_o he_o in_o thy_o heart_n on_o earth_n that_o will_v not_o be_v alone_o without_o thou_o in_o heaven_n behold_v when_o he_o bring_v down_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o own_o body_n two_o of_o the_o elect_a bring_v down_o their_o glory_n to_o the_o mountain_n to_o assist_v he_o his_o own_o disciple_n be_v yet_o but_o earth_n and_o corruption_n and_o therefore_o incapable_a of_o such_o illuminate_v brightness_n 17._o till_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o mortality_n and_o angel_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v his_o compeer_n at_o this_o bout_n because_o he_o manifest_v the_o glorification_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o pertain_v not_o to_o angel_n but_o to_o men._n none_o of_o the_o live_a will_v serve_v the_o turn_n to_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o majesty_n they_o be_v not_o supernaturalize_v to_o undergo_v it_o nor_o any_o of_o the_o angelical_a order_n they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o right_a predicament_n two_o man_n come_v down_o unto_o he_o who_o have_v be_v exalt_v into_o heaven_n and_o now_o i_o will_v show_v with_o what_o great_a congruity_n these_o two_o man_n who_o be_v moses_n and_o elias_n but_o to_o omit_v nothing_o which_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v observe_v i_o will_v make_v three_o general_a head_n of_o this_o matter_n 1._o whether_o all_o elias_n and_o all_o moses_n do_v appear_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n 2._o from_o whence_o they_o come_v to_o be_v party_n at_o the_o celebration_n of_o this_o great_a miracle_n and_o 3._o if_o i_o can_v reach_v so_o far_o why_o they_o become_v the_o representative_a person_n for_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n to_o the_o first_o that_o these_o two_o witness_n present_v themselves_o in_o bodily_a shape_n there_o be_v no_o wit_n so_o scrupulous_a i_o think_v that_o can_v make_v a_o question_n of_o it_o for_o s._n matthew_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o man_n be_v see_v of_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n then_o they_o be_v hear_v talk_v and_o by_o their_o talk_n discover_v to_o be_v those_o grand_a prophet_n as_o i_o will_v show_v hereafter_o they_o talk_v as_o man_n to_o man_n cajâ—â—an_n vocal_o not_o in_o a_o intellectual_a fashion_n as_o spirit_n do_v and_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o ecstasy_n mention_v the_o make_n of_o tabernacle_n to_o shroud_v they_o in_o but_o a_o tabernacle_n be_v a_o coverture_n for_o a_o body_n and_o not_o for_o a_o spirit_n the_o controversy_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o this_o therefore_o i_o pass_v it_o over_o that_o which_o have_v cause_v diversity_n of_o judgement_n to_o arise_v be_v herein_o what_o manner_n of_o body_n these_o be_v wherewith_o moses_n and_o elias_n be_v clothe_v to_o attend_v the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n i_o will_v make_v bold_a to_o remove_v
pilate_n that_o when_o he_o find_v no_o cause_n of_o dislike_n among_o all_o the_o slanderous_a tongue_n in_o jerusalem_n he_o alone_o will_v speak_v well_o of_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o word_n better_o place_v than_o that_o of_o photion_n who_o praise_v a_o lewd_a person_n with_o this_o excuse_n that_o good_a man_n do_v not_o need_v commendation_n the_o devil_n be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n for_o indeed_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n he_o be_v a_o slanderer_n non_fw-la qui_fw-la ferro_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la verbo_fw-la malefico_fw-la interficit_fw-la homicida_fw-la est_fw-la ses_fw-fr st._n austin_n he_o that_o take_v away_o a_o man_n good_a name_n be_v a_o manslayer_n as_o he_o that_o take_v away_o my_o life_n this_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o bear_v true_a witness_n of_o all_o man_n action_n i_o wonder_v it_o be_v no_o more_o in_o request_n it_o be_v the_o thrifty_a virtue_n that_o you_o can_v entertain_v in_o reward_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n what_o we_o give_v away_o we_o want_v ourselves_o but_o in_o give_v good_a word_n and_o in_o make_v good_a report_n of_o other_o man_n deed_n we_o do_v not_o diminish_v our_o own_o fame_n but_o increase_v it_o to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o cause_n in_o hand_n how_o do_v our_o saviour_n righteousness_n appear_v unto_o pilate_n that_o such_o good_a word_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o roman_a who_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o christ_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o talk_n of_o he_o in_o the_o gospel_n before_o this_o chapter_n why_o sure_o you_o will_v say_v for_o a_o prisoner_n to_o justify_v himself_o the_o way_n be_v to_o clear_v his_o enditement_n and_o accusation_n before_o the_o magistrate_n now_o the_o adversary_n do_v cast_v in_o four_o crime_n against_o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n one_o before_o caiaphas_n mar._n xxvi_o that_o he_o will_v destroy_v the_o temple_n 2._o that_o they_o find_v he_o pervert_v the_o nation_n 3._o that_o he_o forbid_v to_o give_v tribute_n unto_o caesar_n 4._o that_o he_o say_v open_o he_o be_v christ_n a_o king_n these_o three_o allegation_n be_v together_o luk._n xxiii_o 2._o and_o none_o but_o those_o three_o bring_v before_o pilate_n you_o know_v now_o the_o bill_n of_o enditement_n what_o satisfaction_n do_v the_o prisoner_n give_v i_o pray_v you_o do_v you_o ever_o read_v of_o his_o answer_n no_o not_o a_o word_n come_v out_o of_o his_o lip_n silentium_fw-la habuit_fw-la pro_fw-la advocato_fw-la bare_a silence_n be_v his_o advocate_n fortè_fw-la verebuntur_fw-la filium_fw-la say_v the_o king_n in_o the_o gospel_n fortè_fw-la peradventure_o what_o do_v any_o such_o word_n of_o doubt_v make_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o seem_v to_o determine_v that_o any_o will_v be_v so_o malicious_a to_o kill_v filium_fw-la complacentiae_fw-la the_o innocent_a son_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v his_o slander_n be_v so_o notorious_a that_o he_o hold_v his_o peace_n and_o be_v pronounce_v innocent_a now_o you_o be_v not_o afraid_a i_o be_o sure_a that_o i_o shall_v hold_v you_o too_o long_o with_o multiply_v many_o word_n in_o our_o saviour_n behalf_n christ_n think_v it_o needless_a to_o say_v oft_o and_o therefore_o i_o may_v spare_v much_o pain_n in_o that_o point_n in_o so_o christian_n a_o auditory_a for_o method_n sake_n and_o the_o direction_n of_o your_o memory_n thus_o i_o will_v proceed_v first_o to_o lay_v down_o two_o reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n will_v stand_v dumb_a in_o the_o question_n of_o his_o integrity_n second_o i_o will_v draw_v a_o short_a defence_n against_o the_o four_o calumniation_n of_o the_o jew_n not_o that_o our_o saviour_n need_v it_o for_o i_o tell_v you_o he_o will_v not_o move_v his_o lip_n to_o make_v a_o apology_n but_o for_o your_o use_n and_o instruction_n for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o the_o silence_n of_o christ_n in_o a_o matter_n that_o concern_v his_o life_n it_o be_v not_o well_o interpret_v by_o any_o man_n for_o want_n of_o the_o illumination_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v he_o beside_o himself_o think_v peter_n stand_v in_o the_o high_a priest_n hall_n can_v he_o say_v nothing_o to_o his_o accuser_n and_o because_o he_o speak_v so_o little_a peter_n will_v speak_v too_o much_o thrice_o he_o deny_v he_o and_o forswear_v he_o and_o be_v this_o the_o great_a prophet_n of_o galilee_n think_v herod_n who_o preach_v in_o every_o synagogue_n not_o like_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n but_o with_o power_n and_o authority_n sure_o he_o may_v teach_v fisherman_n but_o when_o he_o come_v before_o tetrach_n and_o prince_n he_o be_v quite_o daunt_v and_o out_o of_o countenance_n but_o as_o the_o father_n do_v comment_n ingenious_o upon_o the_o place_n he_o drop_v a_o word_n or_o two_o before_o caiaphas_n and_o pilate_n but_o he_o do_v utter_o seal_v up_o his_o lip_n before_o herod_n quia_fw-la vocem_fw-la ejus_fw-la abstulerat_fw-la how_o shall_v he_o speak_v before_o he_o who_o have_v take_v away_o his_o voice_n for_o what_o be_v john_n baptist_n but_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n do_v he_o despise_v my_o authority_n think_v pilate_n do_v he_o esteem_v i_o not_o fit_a to_o command_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n that_o he_o do_v reply_n to_o no_o interrogatory_n but_o such_o as_o like_v he_o vbi_fw-la respondet_fw-la pastor_n est_fw-la ubi_fw-la tacet_fw-la agnus_fw-la when_o he_o do_v lift_v up_o his_o heavenly_a voice_n than_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o person_n of_o a_o shepherd_n that_o feed_v his_o flock_n when_o he_o hold_v his_o peace_n than_o he_o carry_v himself_o as_o that_o ecce_fw-la agnus_fw-la that_o remarkable_a lamb_n of_o the_o flock_n which_o stand_v dumb_a before_o the_o shearer_n thus_o peter_n and_o herod_n and_o pilate_n all_o be_v scandalize_v therefore_o i_o come_v prepare_v to_o contest_v against_o the_o world_n by_o a_o double_a reason_n how_o expedient_a it_o be_v for_o this_o just_a person_n to_o hold_v his_o peace_n the_o first_o be_v this_o ambiunt_fw-la defendi_fw-la qui_fw-la timent_fw-la vinci_fw-la let_v they_o defend_v themselves_o who_o can_v be_v convict_v his_o life_n can_v not_o be_v taint_v with_o any_o suspicion_n his_o work_n be_v clear_a from_o all_o imperfection_n then_o what_o need_v a_o advocate_n susanna_n tacuit_fw-la &_o vicit_fw-la susanna_n stand_v impeach_v between_o the_o two_o lascivious_a elder_n that_o have_v tempt_v she_o she_o do_v not_o beat_v the_o tribunal_n and_o call_v to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o witness_n of_o her_o innocency_n this_o have_v not_o become_v her_o virgin_n modesty_n but_o stand_v dumb_a in_o her_o righteousness_n god_n do_v plead_v her_o cause_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o daniel_n the_o very_a roman_n give_v that_o respect_n to_o a_o approve_a man_n q._n metellus_n that_o the_o whole_a bench_n forbid_v he_o to_o take_v his_o oath_n in_o a_o controversy_n to_o be_v debate_v lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o distrust_v so_o reverend_a a_o citizen_n so_o for_o these_o crime_n wherewith_o our_o saviour_n be_v implead_v non_fw-la confirmat_fw-la tacendo_fw-la sed_fw-la despicit_fw-la non_fw-la refellendo_fw-la say_v the_o gloss_n his_o silence_n be_v not_o a_o sign_n of_o consent_n but_o a_o argument_n of_o untainted_a integrity_n and_o pilate_n himself_o do_v peep_v into_o this_o mystery_n for_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o a_o client_n of_o rhodes_n in_o plutarch_n that_o the_o advocate_n of_o the_o contrary_a side_n spare_v not_o to_o defame_v he_o and_o cast_v out_o his_o cause_n as_o unworthy_a of_o the_o court_n but_o the_o judge_n all_o the_o while_n sit_v still_o and_o say_v nothing_o non_fw-la refert_fw-la quid_fw-la ille_fw-la loquatur_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la ille_fw-la taceat_fw-la say_v the_o rhodian_a it_o make_v not_o against_o my_o cause_n that_o the_o advocate_n rail_v but_o it_o make_v much_o for_o i_o that_o the_o judge_n hold_v his_o peace_n so_o pilate_n do_v not_o weigh_v objection_n by_o the_o malicious_a out-cry_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o by_o the_o generous_a and_o inoffensive_a silence_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n sophocles_n in_o his_o elder_a year_n be_v accuse_v by_o his_o son_n for_o dote_v and_o mispend_v his_o good_n to_o the_o impoverishment_n of_o their_o inheritance_n what_o defence_n do_v the_o father_n make_v contest_v before_o the_o areopagite_n with_o his_o own_o child_n nothing_o less_o he_o know_v the_o awful_a authority_n of_o a_o father_n and_o will_v not_o stoop_v so_o low_a as_o to_o prove_v and_o send_v a_o cause_n with_o those_o who_o he_o have_v beget_v but_o send_v his_o tragedy_n call_v oedipus_n colinaeus_n the_o work_n of_o his_o gray_a hair_n to_o be_v read_v over_o before_o the_o judge_n hoc_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la delirantis_fw-la hominis_fw-la that_o be_v not_o the_o work_n of_o a_o dote_a man_n there_o be_v but_o that_o one_o acclamation_n hear_v and_o so_o he_o be_v absolve_v in_o like_a manner_n our_o lord_n
altar_n you_o see_v the_o strength_n and_o mightiness_n of_o his_o power_n in_o the_o goat_n that_o he_o bear_v the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n in_o the_o ram_n his_o principality_n that_o he_o govern_v the_o flock_n in_o the_o lamb_n his_o meekness_n and_o innocency_n but_o before_o the_o law_n this_o in_o my_o text_n be_v the_o first_o by_o name_n which_o the_o father_n take_v notice_n of_o as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n quis_fw-la in_o ariete_n figuratus_fw-la nisi_fw-la christus_fw-la spinis_fw-la judaicis_fw-la coronatus_fw-la of_o this_o type_n st._n austin_n be_v bold_a to_o say_v this_o ram_n in_o the_o thicket_n be_v but_o a_o relish_n and_o pregustation_n of_o he_o that_o be_v compel_v to_o wear_v a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n it_o be_v the_o first_o praise_n that_o pliny_n give_v to_o this_o harmless_a creature_n magna_fw-la huic_fw-la pecori_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o placamentis_fw-la deorum_fw-la among_o other_o atonement_n it_o be_v very_o gracious_a to_o please_v and_o pacify_v the_o divine_a power_n how_o can_v idolater_n confess_v so_o much_o unless_o with_o caiaphas_n they_o prophesy_v and_o know_v not_o what_o they_o say_v indeed_o we_o can_v say_v omnis_fw-la huic_fw-la pecori_fw-la gratia_fw-la in_o placamentis_fw-la domini_fw-la all_o our_o atonement_n all_o our_o reconciliation_n all_o our_o pardon_n it_o rest_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o this_o oblation_n the_o principal_a of_o the_o flock_n who_o can_v think_v upon_o the_o innocence_n of_o the_o sheep_n and_o not_o remember_v this_o spotless_a sacrifice_n without_o sin_n who_o do_v no_o sin_n neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n 1_o pet._n two_o 22._o non_fw-fr petrus_n erat_fw-la qui_fw-la haec_fw-la dixit_fw-la adulatus_fw-la magistro_fw-la sed_fw-la esaias_n praedixit_fw-la say_v cyril_n peter_n do_v not_o say_v this_o of_o himself_o to_o flatter_v his_o master_n he_o have_v it_o from_o a_o evangelical_n prophet_n isaiah_n foretell_v it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o innocent_a sheep_n lead_v unto_o the_o slaughter_n the_o pharisee_n call_v he_o carpenter_n in_o disgrace_n but_o they_o can_v not_o call_v he_o sinner_n clamant_fw-la habet_fw-la damonium_fw-la non_fw-la clamant_fw-la habet_fw-la peccatum_fw-la they_o cry_v out_o he_o have_v a_o devil_n and_o yet_o their_o tongue_n will_v not_o let_v they_o say_v there_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o he_o our_o saviour_n proclaim_v it_o quis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la which_o among_o you_o do_v accuse_v i_o of_o sin_n again_o who_o can_v think_v upon_o the_o meekness_n of_o the_o sheep_n and_o not_o remember_v this_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v lead_v dumb_a before_o the_o shearer_n moses_n be_v meek_a yet_o he_o command_v that_o the_o adulteress_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n christ_n be_v meek_a his_o sentence_n be_v clemency_n every_o jot_n joh._n viij_o go_v and_o sin_n no_o more_o moses_n be_v meek_a yet_o he_o bring_v mandatum_fw-la lapideum_fw-la a_o stony_a law_n to_o the_o people_n christ_n be_v meek_a and_o turn_v those_o stone_n into_o bread_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n he_o set_v before_o they_o mandatum_fw-la triticeum_fw-la take_v and_o eat_v in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o at_o his_o baptism_n a_o dove_n sit_v upon_o his_o head_n columba_n super_fw-la agnum_fw-la a_o dove_n upon_o a_o lamb_n meekness_n upon_o meekness_n what_o heart_n can_v be_v more_o intenerate_v and_o mollify_v than_o that_o which_o pray_v for_o his_o persecutor_n yet_o once_o more_o let_v i_o speak_v who_o can_v think_v upon_o the_o profitableness_n of_o the_o sheep_n and_o not_o remember_v this_o sacrifice_n that_o do_v yield_v commodity_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n he_o live_v in_o innocency_n of_o life_n for_o our_o imitation_n he_o suffer_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n for_o our_o redemption_n ut_fw-la afferret_fw-la remedium_fw-la in_o passione_n mortis_fw-la ut_fw-la praeberet_fw-la exemplum_fw-la in_o innoecntiâ_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la say_v leo_n innoceny_n meekness_n utility_n all_o do_v correspond_v that_o the_o angel_n shall_v take_v one_o of_o the_o flock_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o beast_n to_o prefigure_v the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o we_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o among_o all_o the_o flock_v the_o ram_n be_v cull_v out_o to_o be_v substitute_v for_o isaac_n propter_fw-la masculam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la never_o be_v there_o more_o need_n of_o a_o masculine_a courage_n and_o a_o spirit_n heroic_a than_o to_o tolerate_v and_o endure_v so_o much_o as_o our_o saviour_n do_v this_o day_n stripe_n and_o stroke_n blasphemy_n and_o buffet_n thorn_n and_o nail_n to_o drink_v up_o all_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o cup_n to_o fight_v with_o god_n himself_o and_o his_o wrath_n in_o that_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n every_o vein_n of_o the_o body_n vent_v blood_n quia_fw-la de_fw-la toto_fw-la corpore_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la emanaturae_fw-la sunt_fw-la passiones_fw-la martyrum_fw-la say_v prosper_n because_o the_o martyr_n shall_v suffer_v in_o every_o part_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v the_o church_n such_o a_o samson_n we_o have_v need_n of_o that_o can_v break_v the_o green_a with_o his_o and_o snap_v the_o cord_n in_o sunder_o such_o a_o lion_n we_o have_v need_n of_o spring_v from_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o it_o fall_v out_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o by_o art_n or_o by_o arbitrary_a imposition_n that_o the_o latin_a word_n aries_n for_o a_o ram_n come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o lion_n come_v to_o his_o growth_n and_o vigour_n i_o be_o sure_a he_o that_o be_v the_o ram_n in_o my_o text_n be_v likewise_o the_o strong_a lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n very_o appertinent_a be_v that_o which_o i_o find_v relate_v in_o ortelius_n concern_v the_o christian_a king_n of_o the_o abyssens_n that_o he_o give_v for_o his_o crest_n a_o lion_n hold_v a_o cross_n in_o his_o paw_n notify_v that_o christ_n stick_v to_o his_o passion_n and_o his_o cross_n with_o that_o power_n and_o fortitude_n like_o a_o lion_n that_o no_o tentation_n nor_o devil_n nor_o infirmity_n can_v pluck_v he_o from_o it_o a_o angel_n come_v to_o strengthen_v he_o say_v st._n luke_n i_o pray_v you_o do_v the_o ram_n give_v back_o then_o be_v the_o lion_n fright_v do_v weakness_n creep_v upon_o he_o not_o so_o but_o because_o in_o the_o very_a gall_n of_o affliction_n he_o have_v strength_n and_o courage_n therefore_o he_o do_v merit_n to_o be_v strengthen_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n for_o example_n in_o this_o militant_a state_n of_o the_o church_n they_o that_o courageous_o endure_v their_o trial_n at_o length_n shall_v not_o want_v divine_a consolation_n this_o exposition_n like_v i_o best_a which_o ascribe_v all_o masculine_a courage_n to_o the_o ram_n which_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o thicket_n ecce_fw-la ary_n behold_v a_o ram_n why_o john_n baptist_n make_v he_o young_a above_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o ecce_fw-la agnus_n dei_fw-la behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n nay_o in_o one_o mystical_a verse_n gen._n xlix_o 9_o judah_n be_v call_v a_o lion_n whelp_n and_o a_o strong_a lion_n and_o a_o old_a lion_n great_a diversity_n of_o age_n in_o so_o few_o word_n i_o must_v say_v of_o these_o place_n as_o st._n austin_n do_v reconcile_a the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n and_o jeremiah_n to_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v say_v isaiah_n mulier_fw-la circumdabit_fw-la virum_fw-la say_v jeremiah_n a_o woman_n shall_v compass_v a_o man_n and_o both_o speak_v of_o christ_n why_o time_n say_v the_o father_n do_v not_o make_v he_o old_a than_o he_o be_v before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n sed_fw-la insinuant_fw-la ei_fw-la nunquam_fw-la defuisse_fw-la virtutem_fw-la but_o if_o the_o child_n be_v call_v a_o man_n it_o be_v to_o insinuate_v that_o full_a strength_n and_o perfection_n be_v always_o in_o he_o now_o you_o have_v see_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o abraham_n the_o wife_n of_o manoah_n can_v say_v if_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o kill_v they_o he_o will_v not_o accept_v a_o burnt-offering_a at_o their_o hand_n neither_o will_v he_o have_v tell_v they_o of_o a_o son_n to_o be_v bear_v much_o more_o may_v i_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o please_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v we_o a_o burnt-offering_a nor_o tell_v we_o of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o mark_n which_o be_v upon_o this_o ram_n he_o be_v aries_n post_fw-la eum_fw-la abraham_n see_v a_o ram_n behind_o he_o for_o long_o it_o be_v indeed_o long_o after_o abraham_n day_n that_o the_o manifestation_n of_o this_o shadow_n be_v reveal_v in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n my_o father_n say_v isaac_n in_o the_o 7._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n behold_v the_o fire_n and_o the_o wood_n but_o where_o be_v the_o lamb_n isaac_n speak_v of_o no_o more_o than_o the_o present_a
the_o gospel_n can_v do_v no_o good_a for_o it_o be_v but_o one_o talon_n upon_o the_o return_n but_o one_o single_a petition_n will_v fructify_v like_o a_o grain_n of_o wheat_n into_o stalk_n and_o handful_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o nine_o muse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v but_o upon_o one_o by_o name_n and_o all_o her_o sister_n beside_o will_v assist_v the_o invocation_n so_o call_v but_o for_o one_o blessing_n pious_o and_o though_o you_o ask_v but_o for_o a_o drop_n much_o abundance_n of_o water_n of_o comfort_n will_v gush_v out_o when_o the_o spout_n be_v open_v fear_v not_o zachary_n say_v gabriel_n when_o he_o come_v to_o tell_v he_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o john_n for_o thy_o prayer_n be_v hear_v luk._n i._n 13._o why_o sure_o say_v st._n austin_n 1._o he_o pray_v for_o the_o whole_a congregation_n at_o that_o time_n and_o not_o for_o child_n not_o for_o child_n for_o his_o wife_n be_v old_a and_o barren_a he_o despair_v of_o issue_n what_o of_o that_o he_o pray_v for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o god_n give_v he_o joy_n in_o particular_a he_o pray_v for_o the_o congregation_n as_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o father_n of_o a_o flock_n and_o god_n make_v he_o the_o father_n of_o a_o son_n such_o notice_n be_v take_v of_o this_o solemn_a prayer_n which_o our_o saviour_n make_v for_o lazarus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v st._n chrysostome_n a_o church_n be_v build_v from_o the_o ground_n in_o that_o place_n where_o the_o monument_n of_o lazarus_n have_v be_v before_o for_o who_o will_v not_o flock_v to_o pray_v in_o that_o place_n where_o jesus_n have_v pray_v unto_o his_o father_n it_o be_v na_z oratory_n whereby_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o high_a state_n may_v learn_v to_o officiate_v by_o christ_n example_n and_o execute_v in_o their_o place_n alas_o of_o too_o much_o contempt_n to_o pray_v in_o the_o congregation_n paneg._n the_o proud_a emperor_n of_o rome_n do_v so_o persuade_v themselves_o ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la viderentur_fw-la principes_fw-la esse_fw-la desinere_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la facerent_fw-la tanquam_fw-la senatores_fw-la they_o think_v it_o do_v derogate_v from_o the_o magnificence_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o employ_v their_o pain_n towards_o the_o public_a good_a like_a senator_n so_o to_o mutter_v mass_n once_o a_o year_n be_v enough_o for_o the_o roman_a bishop_n to_o bless_v the_o people_n with_o so_o much_o breath_n as_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o by_o the_o book_n o_o it_o be_v too_o mean_v a_o function_n for_o a_o dignify_a person_n what_o and_o be_v it_o a_o disparagement_n to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o pray_v among_o the_o people_n when_o he_o raise_v lazarus_n the_o arrian_n indeed_o do_v object_n against_o christ_n divinity_n in_o this_o place_n for_o make_v a_o petition_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o lazarus_n where_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o godhead_n where_o be_v his_o omnipotency_n say_v those_o graceless_a heretic_n be_v it_o not_o a_o token_n of_o infirmity_n to_o ask_v that_o of_o another_o which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v by_o our_o own_o efficacy_n and_o do_v this_o offend_v they_o that_o christ_n shall_v pray_v that_o he_o may_v conjoin_v with_o we_o in_o our_o infirmity_n but_o to_o give_v a_o large_a resolution_n to_o the_o doubt_n say_v martha_n in_o the_o 21_o 22_o verse_n before_o lord_n if_o thou_o have_v be_v here_o my_o brother_n have_v not_o die_v but_o i_o know_v even_o now_o whatsoever_o thou_o do_v ask_v of_o god_n god_n will_v give_v it_o thou_o christ_n then_o have_v no_o need_n to_o pray_v for_o lazarus_n to_o support_v his_o own_o power_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o satisfy_v the_o desire_n and_o weakness_n of_o martha_n he_o betake_v he_o to_o a_o prayer_n say_v the_o centurion_n lord_n only_o say_v the_o word_n and_o my_o servant_n shall_v be_v heal_v be_v it_o so_o say_v christ_n and_o he_o go_v no_o further_o o_o say_v another_o come_v and_o heal_v my_o daughter_n vouchsafe_v your_o presence_n to_o the_o sick_a person_n why_o christ_n come_v and_o heal_v she_o can_v they_o ask_v any_o more_o not_o only_o the_o disease_n be_v remedy_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v do_v in_o what_o fashion_n or_o circumstance_n they_o please_v will_v martha_n have_v her_o brother_n raise_v with_o a_o formal_a supplication_n before_o she_o have_v her_o will_n and_o jesus_n pray_v unto_o the_o father_n it_o be_v not_o do_v then_o for_o lazarus_n his_o sake_n it_o need_v not_o not_o for_o martha_n sake_n only_o but_o for_o the_o people_n that_o stand_v by_o nay_o that_o be_v not_o all_o not_o for_o they_o alone_o but_o for_o we_o and_o for_o as_o many_o as_o shall_v hear_v the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o the_o beat_n of_o the_o wing_n and_o the_o crow_n of_o the_o cock_n raise_v up_o peter_n when_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n hall_n so_o the_o knock_n of_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o voice_n which_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o morning_n watch_n be_v that_o which_o must_v raise_v we_o up_o from_o the_o luxurious_a bed_n of_o sensuality_n some_o order_n of_o mendicant_a friar_n wander_v about_o and_o present_v themselves_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n but_o say_v not_o a_o word_n for_o a_o alm_n to_o make_v themselves_o know_v to_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o charitable_a this_o be_v rather_o shark_v than_o beg_v for_o benevolence_n let_v they_o bear_v the_o badge_n of_o st._n francis_n but_o we_o the_o badge_n of_o christ_n ask_v and_o pray_v for_o a_o quicken_a spirit_n if_o you_o will_v be_v raise_v up_o to_o newness_n of_o life_n hezekiah_n have_v empty_v his_o heart_n of_o some_o word_n which_o be_v well_o disgu_v out_o an_z as_o if_o he_o have_v open_v a_o vein_n in_o each_o eye_n to_o let_v out_o tear_n by_o that_o mean_n see_v fifteen_o year_n more_o after_o a_o desperate_a sickness_n ahaziah_n child_n perchance_o have_v gain_v twice_o fifteen_o year_n if_o the_o father_n have_v do_v as_o much_o but_o it_o live_v not_o fifteen_o hour_n after_o the_o king_n have_v send_v for_o physic_n to_o the_o god_n of_o ekron_n like_a coriolanus_n who_o the_o people_n think_v worthy_a of_o any_o favour_n if_o his_o proud_a heart_n will_v have_v stoop_v and_o ask_v for_o favour_n not_o long_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o great_a gate_n towards_o the_o east_n fast_o bar_v and_o lock_v open_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n 8._o say_v eusebius_n this_o be_v good_a luck_n say_v the_o more_o confident_a priest_n deus_fw-la aperuit_fw-la nobis_fw-la portam_fw-la bonorum_fw-la god_n have_v open_v unto_o we_o a_o gate_n of_o good_a fortune_n of_o his_o own_o accord_n nay_o say_v the_o more_o wise_a hostibus_fw-la introitum_fw-la patefecit_fw-la he_o have_v open_v a_o gap_n for_o the_o enemy_n to_o come_v in_o and_o that_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o true_a divination_n dear_o belove_v if_o a_o blessing_n fall_v into_o your_o lap_n when_o you_o be_v dissolute_a irreligious_a and_o never_o think_v of_o god_n to_o give_v it_o the_o gate_n of_o your_o heart_n be_v bar_v and_o fasten_v do_v you_o dream_v like_o the_o foolish_a people_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o a_o gate_n of_o good_a fortune_n be_v open_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n no_o no_o beware_v the_o after-clap_a it_o may_v be_v pleasant_a it_o may_v be_v rich_a which_o come_v without_o a_o prayer_n to_o usher_v it_o into_o the_o world_n but_o like_o a_o base-born_a child_n it_o be_v seldom_o prosperous_a i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v very_o much_o afraid_a if_o god_n have_v send_v i_o any_o blessing_n for_o which_o either_o in_o special_a or_o in_o general_n i_o have_v not_o earnest_o pray_v whatsoever_o good_a thing_n you_o possess_v and_o never_o pray_v for_o it_o i_o pity_v your_o title_n you_o come_v to_o it_o by_o robbery_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o dignity_n of_o this_o work_n it_o have_v the_o preparation_n of_o a_o prayer_n jesus_n first_o cast_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o open_v his_o lip_n to_o heaven_n before_o he_o stoop_v to_o the_o corpse_n beneath_o and_o open_v the_o monument_n before_o he_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n lazarus_n come_v forth_o he_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o that_o be_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o publication_n when_o our_o saviour_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o grave_a the_o three_o day_n it_o be_v do_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n the_o stone_n be_v roll_v away_o and_o no_o noise_n be_v hear_v that_o which_o be_v do_v be_v do_v with_o wonderful_a silence_n why_o do_v lazarus_n come_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n nay_o why_o shall_v the_o angel_n at_o the_o great_a day_n call_v the_o dead_a out_o of_o the_o earth_n with_o the_o blast_n
the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o strive_v to_o put_v off_o the_o incomprehensible_a work_n of_o god_n with_o a_o jest_n these_o man_n be_v full_a of_o new_a wine_n so_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o god_n send_v fiery_a tongue_n from_o heaven_n upon_o his_o apostle_n the_o devil_n likewise_o raise_v up_o fiery_a tongue_n from_o hell_n and_o put_v they_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o apostle_n envy_n and_o despitefulness_n care_v not_o what_o reproach_n it_o put_v upon_o good_a man_n though_o there_o be_v neither_o sense_n nor_o probability_n to_o make_v it_o credible_a that_o be_v right_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n which_o be_v here_o use_v to_o vent_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o credit_n of_o holy_a person_n whether_o it_o be_v right_a or_o wrong_n it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v persuade_v it_o in_o any_o one_o that_o they_o be_v overtake_v with_o new_a wine_n for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o liquor_n to_o be_v have_v in_o may_n not_o till_o september_n at_o the_o soon_a but_o slander_n use_v to_o rove_v at_o random_n and_o new_a wine_n say_v the_o greek_n will_v soon_o intoxicate_a than_o old_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o what_o sign_n be_v there_o to_o make_v the_o objection_n credible_a that_o the_o apostle_n be_v drunken_a do_v their_o tongue_n falter_v be_v their_o eye_n red_a be_v the_o gesture_n foolish_a i_o know_v no_o man_n but_o carthusian_n who_o go_v about_o to_o invent_v a_o sign_n which_o shall_v put_v the_o jew_n into_o that_o unlikely_a suspicion_n that_o as_o the_o face_n of_o steven_n when_o he_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v shine_v with_o brightness_n so_o the_o countenance_n of_o the_o disciple_n have_v a_o splendour_n and_o ruddiness_n in_o they_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o tongue_n which_o sit_v upon_o their_o head_n which_o make_v the_o rash_a gazer_n conceive_v that_o they_o be_v inflame_v with_o drink_n as_o the_o countenance_n of_o many_o that_o be_v most_o sober_a be_v red_a with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n make_v the_o uncharitable_a surmise_n that_o they_o be_v intemperate_a so_o i_o remember_v a_o story_n that_o cassius_n bishop_n of_o narnia_n be_v despise_v by_o king_n toteila_n because_o he_o be_v high_o colour_v whereas_o cassius_n be_v most_o abstemious_a but_o high_a colour_a by_o natural_a infirmity_n another_o thing_n concur_v that_o it_o be_v the_o feast_n day_n of_o pentecost_n wherein_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o rejoice_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o their_o wont_a to_o solemnize_v the_o day_n with_o feast_v till_o the_o morning_n sacrifice_n be_v offer_v up_o and_o that_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v therefore_o st._n peter_n answer_v that_o these_o man_n be_v not_o drunken_a for_o it_o be_v but_o the_o three_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n they_o that_o be_v scandalous_a in_o the_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n use_v not_o to_o be_v go_v so_o soon_o 5.6_o they_o that_o be_v drunken_a be_v drunken_a in_o the_o night_n say_v st._n paul_n that_o be_v most_o usual_a although_o some_o do_v spend_v the_o whole_a night_n in_o quaff_v until_o the_o morning_n in_o lucem_fw-la semper_fw-la acerra_n bibit_fw-la some_o prevent_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v scarce_o sober_a one_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n who_o soul_n lie_v under_o the_o prophet_n woe_n woe_n unto_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o follow_v strong_a drink_n isa_n v_o 11._o but_o peter_n do_v not_o strive_v to_o make_v a_o invincible_a refutation_n of_o their_o slander_n because_o their_o scurrility_n be_v so_o improbable_a and_o ridiculous_a and_o a_o defence_n which_o be_v over-anxious_a make_v a_o good_a cause_n suspicious_a have_v the_o accusation_n be_v true_a it_o have_v deserve_v a_o scorn_n as_o noah_n be_v deride_v when_o he_o be_v drunken_a the_o drunkard_n make_v himself_o a_o ape_n for_o boy_n to_o sport_n with_o his_o brutishness_n a_o natural_a fool_n be_v not_o such_o a_o object_n for_o derision_n and_o laughter_n so_o that_o passive_o it_o be_v true_a what_o solomon_n say_v wine_n be_v a_o mocker_n prov._n xx_o 1._o it_o expose_v itself_o to_o the_o flout_a of_o vain_a person_n here_o and_o shall_v reap_v the_o scorn_n of_o god_n hereafter_o but_o say_v st._n cyril_n the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n shall_v turn_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o this_o slander_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v expound_v some_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v grant_v say_v the_o father_n the_o apostle_n on_o this_o day_n be_v full_a of_o new_a wine_n novum_n verè_fw-la erat_fw-la illud_fw-la vinum_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la gratia_fw-la that_o be_v it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o make_v glad_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n inebriabuntur_fw-la pinguedine_fw-la domus_fw-la â—uae_fw-la the_o vulgar_a latin_a keep_v that_o word_n psal_n xxxvi_o 8._o we_o read_v they_o shall_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v with_o the_o fatness_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o thou_o shall_v make_v they_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n and_o again_o cant._n v._n 1._o i_o have_v drink_v my_o wine_n with_o my_o milk_n mean_v both_o the_o comfort_n and_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o gospel_n o_o friend_n drink_v yea_o drink_v abundant_o o_o belove_n to_o this_o pertain_v another_o psalm_n of_o david_n twenty-five_o 5._o thou_o prepare_v a_o table_n before_o i_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o enemy_n thou_o anoint_v my_o head_n with_o oil_n my_o cup_n run_v over_o here_o be_v the_o oil_n of_o the_o spirit_n here_o be_v the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n here_o be_v the_o cup_n of_o christ_n blood_n a_o overflow_a cup_n sufficient_a to_o save_v a_o thousand_o world_n this_o cup_n be_v that_o which_o ravish_v our_o soul_n and_o carry_v up_o our_o spirit_n to_o heaven_n to_o partake_v of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n when_o we_o come_v to_o his_o holy_a table_n this_o be_v sobria_fw-la ebrietas_fw-la non_fw-la madens_fw-la vino_fw-la sed_fw-la arden_n deo_fw-la this_o be_v a_o sober_a drunkenness_n a_o inflammation_n not_o with_o wine_n but_o with_o the_o love_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n happy_a be_v these_o apostle_n that_o be_v drunken_a with_o drink_v of_o he_o who_o say_v i_o be_o the_o vine_n and_o you_o be_v the_o branch_n but_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o scoffer_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o that_o make_v it_o a_o heavenly_a mystery_n he_o that_o be_v drunken_a with_o wine_n look_v like_o a_o incarnate_a devil_n he_o that_o be_v drunken_a with_o the_o spirit_n look_v like_o a_o incarnate_a angel_n i_o will_v stay_v a_o little_a while_n more_o not_o very_o long_o to_o show_v how_o the_o mighty_a gift_n pour_v out_o upon_o the_o apostle_n on_o this_o day_n be_v a_o spiritual_a drunkenness_n first_o excess_n of_o wine_n procure_v forgetfulness_n of_o thing_n past_a so_o the_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v they_o that_o be_v convert_v to_o christ_n forget_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o moses_n save_v that_o little_a that_o be_v tolerate_v for_o a_o time_n to_o satisfy_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v lay_v aside_o as_o if_o it_o be_v quite_o dead_a and_o out_o of_o remembrance_n thus_o st._n paul_n do_v as_o it_o be_v make_v his_o shears_o to_o pass_v between_o the_o old_a and_o the_o new_a law_n forget_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v behind_o and_o reach_v forth_o unto_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v before_o phil._n iii._o 13._o upon_o that_o accident_n that_o there_o want_v wine_n at_o the_o marriage_n in_o cana_n the_o gloss_n say_v vetus_fw-la legis_fw-la vinum_fw-la defecerat_fw-la in_o nuptiis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la none_o of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o law_n remain_v at_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n it_o be_v tilt_v and_o spend_v second_o he_o that_o be_v giddy_a with_o wine_n make_v no_o distinction_n of_o person_n know_v not_o his_o friend_n from_o his_o foe_n so_o he_o that_o be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n renounce_v all_o friendship_n affinity_n parentage_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o engagement_n of_o holiness_n and_o religion_n per_fw-la calcatum_fw-la pergo_fw-la patrem_fw-la if_o thy_o mother_n hold_v out_o her_o breast_n to_o entice_v thou_o from_o god_n if_o thy_o father_n stop_v thy_o way_n shut_v thy_o eye_n against_o the_o one_o tread_v upon_o the_o other_o make_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n in_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v the_o praise_n and_o a_o most_o magnificent_a one_o which_o moses_n give_v to_o levi_n deut._n xxxiii_o 9_o who_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o neither_o do_v he_o acknowledge_v his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n thus_o the_o mighty_a work_n of_o god_n work_v a_o ecstasy_n in_o his_o servant_n that_o they_o care_v not_o for_o
father_n vasarenes_n as_o agathias_n report_v the_o soothsayer_n foretell_v that_o his_o mother_n shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o male_a child_n and_o he_o be_v crown_v in_o her_o womb_n his_o honour_n begin_v the_o soon_a i_o ever_o read_v of_o any_o and_o his_o guiltiness_n of_o sin_n and_o obligement_n to_o god_n wrath_n begin_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o soul_n do_v inform_v the_o body_n if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o paradox_n in_o the_o world_n which_o turk_n and_o infidel_n hitherto_o have_v shame_v to_o maintain_v it_o be_v the_o contrary_a to_o this_o doctrine_n that_o some_o iniquity_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o perish_v before_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n peribit_fw-la in_o iniquitate_fw-la it_o be_v ever_o good_a divinity_n before_o mariana_n and_o some_o jesuit_n have_v persuade_v desperate_a castaways_a to_o be_v save_v by_o iniquity_n save_v do_v they_o say_v and_o for_o work_a abomination_n o_o be_v not_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o the_o wicked_a cruel_a st._n paul_n comfort_v our_o mother_n in_o their_o travel_n that_o the_o woman_n shall_v be_v save_v by_o bear_v child_n into_o the_o world_n they_o teach_v reprobate_n to_o purchase_v a_o saintship_n by_o murder_v such_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o slaughter_n and_o bloodshed_n say_v our_o philosopher_n rhet._n 1._o lib._n be_v not_o fit_a to_o make_v a_o question_n for_o discourse_n because_o it_o be_v never_o dispute_v by_o some_o either_o to_o be_v lawful_a or_o tolerable_a nay_o in_o the_o second_o eth._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o can_v make_v murder_n a_o good_a action_n much_o less_o treason_n but_o this_o be_v the_o pity_n of_o a_o philosopher_n and_o alexander_n courtier_n not_o the_o stomach_n of_o a_o jesuit_n and_o a_o grand_a inquisitor_n if_o all_o the_o saint_n shall_v appear_v before_o god_n with_o the_o instrument_n of_o their_o piety_n moses_n with_o the_o two_o table_n aaron_n with_o his_o rod_n david_n with_o his_o psaltery_a dorcas_n with_o the_o garment_n of_o her_o charity_n will_v you_o look_v for_o a_o priest_n among_o they_o gird_v with_o a_o bloody_a knife_n or_o a_o villain_n provide_v with_o fire_n and_o gunpowder_n who_o will_v look_v for_o it_o except_o as_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n stand_v before_o the_o lord_n job_n i_o and_o satan_n also_o be_v among_o they_o nay_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o before_o peribit_fw-la in_o iniquitate_fw-la become_v apocryphal_a before_o the_o wormwood_n of_o sin_n become_v the_o palm_n of_o immortality_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o cause_n in_o general_n but_o what_o offence_n his_o iniquity_n do_v give_v the_o sin_n of_o achan_n will_v ask_v a_o peculiar_a and_o a_o large_a trial_n you_o be_v deceive_v if_o you_o think_v it_o be_v but_o larceny_n or_o greedy_a pilfer_n if_o a_o thief_n steal_v he_o shall_v restore_v fourfold_a say_v the_o law_n or_o seven_o fold_n say_v solomon_n when_o steal_v grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o that_o be_v the_o most_o of_o it_o but_o god_n see_v more_o pernicious_a fault_n in_o achan_n for_o his_o justice_n be_v not_o fidelis_fw-la in_o minimus_fw-la sharp_a against_o small_a offence_n like_o the_o pope_n decretal_n which_o enjoin_v a_o priest_n forty_o day_n penance_n if_o he_o spill_v one_o drop_n of_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n and_o but_o seven_o day_n penance_n for_o fornication_n but_o heinous_a be_v the_o fact_n of_o achan_n first_o in_o scandal_n that_o a_o israelite_n preserve_v so_o long_o in_o the_o wilderness_n one_o that_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n and_o come_v always_o home_o with_o victory_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o that_o trespass_v among_o the_o canaanite_n the_o heathen_a that_o will_v blaspheme_v the_o live_a god_n second_o in_o disobedience_n that_o joshuah_n his_o noble_a general_n make_v the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o tribe_n by_o god_n appointment_n and_o moses_n good_a like_n and_o eleazar_n unction_n can_v not_o command_v to_o be_v obey_v three_o in_o faithless_a covetousness_n that_o since_o manna_n do_v fall_v no_o more_o from_o heaven_n about_o their_o tent_n the_o lord_n do_v heed_n his_o people_n no_o long_o every_o man_n must_v catch_v what_o come_v to_o his_o hand_n so_o achan_n take_v the_o accurse_a etc._n etc._n here_o be_v scandal_n to_o they_o that_o be_v without_o within_z themselves_z contempt_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n joshuah_n in_o his_o own_o heart_n a_o inordinate_a desire_n to_o grow_v rich_a and_o sumptuous_a i_o do_v not_o make_v achans_n fault_n the_o great_a that_o god_n vengeance_n may_v be_v more_o plausible_a as_o st_n austin_n speak_v of_o disgrace_n cacus_n to_o honour_n hercules_n the_o more_o nisi_fw-la nimis_fw-la accusaretur_fw-la cacus_n parum_fw-la hercules_n laudaretur_fw-la but_o remember_v my_o scope_n be_v all_o one_o with_o s._n paul_n interrogatory_n with_o who_o be_v he_o grieve_v and_o to_o who_o do_v he_o swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n if_o there_o be_v any_o delight_n in_o compare_v sin_n as_o the_o prophet_n use_v to_o dash_v the_o idol_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o idol_n of_o samaria_n i_o think_v the_o first_o transgression_n of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n and_o the_o pleasant_a land_n of_o canaan_n almost_o another_o eden_n be_v very_o semblable_a eve_n walk_v in_o paradise_n see_v the_o fruit_n and_o her_o eye_n entice_v she_o to_o take_v that_o which_o be_v forbid_v and_o then_o she_o hide_v herself_o out_o of_o god_n sight_n so_o achan_n tread_v upon_o the_o soil_n of_o canaan_n see_v a_o babylonish_n garment_n and_o his_o eye_n entice_v he_o and_o he_o take_v it_o when_o it_o be_v forbid_v and_o accurse_a and_o hide_v both_o the_o garment_n and_o his_o sin_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o joshuah_n but_o those_o be_v impudent_a crime_n like_o the_o forehead_n of_o a_o harlot_n that_o leave_v their_o memory_n to_o the_o evil_a world_n to_o be_v the_o first_o example_n of_o transgression_n curse_a be_v that_o sin_n for_o it_o fester_v into_o scandal_n and_o unhappy_a shall_v be_v their_o end_n that_o fly_v from_o the_o lord_n till_o they_o be_v leave_v as_o a_o beacon_n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mountain_n and_o as_o a_o ensign_n on_o a_o hill_n 30.17_o say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n many_o offence_n have_v never_o be_v commit_v or_o else_o bring_v forth_o by_o a_o worse_a generation_n long_o after_o unless_o a_o evil_a author_n have_v make_v the_o way_n know_v and_o easy_a for_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n therefore_o the_o first_o that_o gather_v stick_n and_o break_v the_o sabbath_n the_o shilonite_n son_n the_o first_o that_o curse_a impious_a gehazi_n the_o first_o that_o take_v sinful_a wage_n for_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n ananias_n and_o saphira_n the_o first_o dissembler_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n achan_n the_o first_o malefactor_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n these_o have_v their_o portion_n sudden_o and_o drink_v the_o cup_n of_o god_n fury_n unto_o the_o dregs_o thereof_o i_o know_v not_o how_o fatal_a it_o be_v but_o since_o the_o small_a trench_n of_o rome_n be_v fill_v with_o too_o much_o blood_n of_o rhemus_n anon_o after_o they_o be_v dig_v massacre_n and_o persecution_n have_v never_o depart_v from_o that_o unlucky_a building_n as_o the_o heaven_n be_v spread_v above_o we_o and_o seem_v to_o speak_v like_o the_o statue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n in_o i_o quis_fw-la intuens_fw-la pius_fw-la esto_fw-la so_o the_o ground_n whereon_o we_o tread_v sometime_o quake_v and_o seem_v to_o be_v too_o holy_a to_o be_v defile_v but_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o incongruity_n of_o place_n to_o say_v unto_o sin_n exiforas_fw-la this_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o sinner_n be_v it_o not_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n a_o small_a sin_n in_o canaan_n be_v great_a than_o a_o fornication_n in_o egypt_n a_o trespass_n in_o jerusalem_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o idol_n in_o samaria_n have_v this_o deed_n be_v do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n or_o in_o the_o path_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n it_o have_v be_v more_o tolerable_a as_o one_o speak_v of_o pompey_n obscure_a death_n in_o egypt_n a_o thousand_o league_n from_o rome_n procul_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la remoto_fw-la abscondat_fw-la fortuna_fw-la nefas_fw-la the_o offence_n have_v not_o be_v so_o notorious_a but_o the_o angel_n themselves_o do_v wonder_n in_o a_o field_n of_o choice_n wheat_n vnde_fw-la zizania_fw-la lord_n whence_o come_v tare_n will_v you_o resolve_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n the_o same_o question_n he_o make_v very_o strange_a fidelis_fw-la civitas_fw-la how_o be_v the_o faithful_a city_n become_v a_o harlot_n to_o use_v the_o lord_n own_o sacrifice_n with_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n for_o riot_n and_o extortion_n his_o own_o supper_n for_o drunkenness_n with_o the_o bad_a corinthian_n to_o employ_v the_o soil_n of_o his_o own_o
and_o come_v a_o fresh_a to_o view_v and_o mend_v with_o a_o second_o or_o three_o fancy_n what_o the_o first_o do_v mistake_v so_o if_o we_o can_v lay_v aside_o ourselves_o and_o then_o resume_v our_o substance_n again_o we_o may_v spy_v out_o fault_n which_o now_o we_o discern_v not_o nor_o acknowledge_v as_o who_o shall_v say_v lay_v down_o your_o body_n in_o the_o dust_n take_v it_o up_o again_o in_o the_o resurrection_n like_o a_o picture_n cast_v aside_o than_o i_o know_v we_o shall_v learn_v where_o the_o fault_n lie_v but_o self_n love_n must_v not_o be_v the_o judge_n whether_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o man_n for_o another_o iniquity_n second_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_a increase_v this_o error_n there_o be_v a_o bloody_a opinion_n among_o they_o call_v succidaneum_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la if_o you_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o wherein_o one_o may_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n unto_o the_o god_n to_o redeem_v the_o danger_n of_o another_o antinous_n the_o great_a minion_n to_o hadrian_n the_o emperor_n cut_v off_o the_o remain_a day_n of_o his_o own_o youth_n to_o recover_v adrian_n from_o a_o desperate_a fever_n and_o philumena_n pass_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n spend_v her_o heart_n blood_n as_o a_o cordial_a julap_n to_o recover_v her_o husband_n aristides_n now_o upon_o what_o presumption_n do_v they_o stand_v a_o principle_n they_o have_v for_o it_o but_o manifest_o against_o god_n and_o the_o gospel_n that_o every_o man_n be_v lord_n of_o his_o own_o life_n to_o employ_v where_o he_o will_v for_o himself_o or_o for_o another_o 70._o vitam_fw-la approbare_fw-la aliis_fw-la cuique_fw-la debet_fw-la sed_fw-la mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la let_v we_o live_v to_o have_v the_o good_a like_n of_o other_o man_n but_o let_v we_o die_v as_o we_o like_v it_o ourselves_o and_o this_o make_v they_o esteem_v what_o a_o conscionable_a thing_n god_n have_v give_v man_n when_o he_o give_v he_o life_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la unum_fw-la quare_fw-la de_fw-la vitâ_fw-la queri_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la neminem_fw-la tenet_fw-la no_o man_n need_v keep_v it_o long_o than_o he_o will_v quite_o contrary_a not_o only_o to_o god_n law_n but_o the_o good_a philosophy_n of_o plato_n it_o be_v better_a to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v say_v he_o but_o love_v not_o thy_o cell_n so_o well_o to_o do_v thyself_o that_o benefit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stay_v till_o some_o other_o do_v so_o good_a a_o turn_n for_o you_o but_o o_o fool_n and_o slow_a of_o heart_n to_o believe_v all_o that_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v ought_v not_o christ_n alone_o to_o suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o the_o just_a for_o the_o unjust_a the_o plower_n plough_v upon_o my_o back_n and_o make_v long_a furrow_n here_o be_v plough_v and_o make_v furrow_n as_o if_o there_o be_v seed_n sow_v in_o the_o wound_n of_o christ_n of_o which_o we_o may_v reap_v thirty_o sixty_o and_o a_o hundred_o fold_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o faith_n so_o then_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o heathen_a be_v both_o against_o nature_n and_o against_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n wherefore_o these_o must_v not_o be_v our_o judge_n whether_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o man_n person_n for_o another_o iniquity_n but_o ventum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la triarios_fw-la the_o three_o rank_n of_o adversary_n be_v the_o school_n divine_v left-handed_a benjamite_n able_a to_o cast_v a_o distinction_n at_o a_o hair_n breadth_n who_o doctrine_n when_o it_o be_v good_a be_v like_o the_o moon_n at_o the_o full_a light_a and_o entire_a but_o perchance_o spot_v but_o when_o their_o doctrine_n be_v false_a it_o be_v like_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wain_n full_a of_o horn_n and_o distinction_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o make_v proof_n of_o it_o in_o this_o cause_n which_o i_o have_v in_o hand_n first_o say_v they_o iniquity_n be_v visit_v upon_o those_o generation_n which_o do_v not_o commit_v the_o fault_n si_fw-mi communitas_fw-la tavet_fw-la unius_fw-la delicto_fw-la minimè_fw-la verò_fw-la si_fw-la ignorat_fw-la if_o many_o concur_v to_o favour_v the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o perish_v alone_o in_o his_o iniquity_n it_o be_v true_a and_o god_n have_v speak_v leu._n xx_o if_o the_o people_n do_v not_o punish_v the_o man_n that_o give_v his_o seed_n to_o molech_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o achan_n do_v he_o reveal_v hâ—s_a fault_n to_o thirty_o six_o soldier_n or_o to_o his_o child_n very_o unlikely_a that_o a_o close_a sin_n shall_v be_v know_v to_o so_o many_o very_o likely_a that_o among_o his_o child_n some_o be_v infant_n that_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v to_o sin_n and_o yet_o he_o perish_v not_o alone_o etc._n etc._n durandus_fw-la divide_v the_o case_n thus_o one_o be_v liable_a to_o judgement_n for_o the_o trespass_n of_o another_o in_o divino_fw-la judicio_fw-la non_fw-la in_o humano_fw-la man_n must_v not_o adjudge_v man_n to_o condemnation_n for_o the_o trespass_n of_o another_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o god_n good_a will_v it_o may_v be_v do_v do_v durandus_fw-la say_n so_o but_o so_o do_v not_o ezekiel_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n be_v i_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n that_o soul_n which_o sin_v shall_v die_v ezek._n xviii_o 4._o mark_v what_o the_o prophet_n say_v before_o his_o judgement_n every_o soul_n shall_v escape_v that_o be_v innocent_a before_o his_o judgement_n that_o make_v the_o soul_n meaning_n god_n and_o not_o the_o magistrate_n in_o verse_n 25._o be_v not_o my_o way_n equal_a nay_o be_v not_o your_o way_n unequal_a my_o way_n you_o hear_v the_o text._n god_n be_v defend_v from_o this_o injustice_n and_o not_o the_o magistrate_n three_o some_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n in_o this_o distinction_n in_o temporali_fw-la paenâ_fw-la non_fw-la in_o aeternâ_fw-la a_o modern_a affliction_n which_o last_v but_o for_o a_o time_n may_v chastise_v the_o son_n for_o the_o father_n iniquity_n but_o not_o a_o eternal_a condemnation_n for_o although_o our_o body_n may_v answer_v for_o our_o parent_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o loin_n yet_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o engage_v to_o any_o but_o to_o god_n alone_o beside_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o body_n in_o this_o life_n be_v like_o the_o cut_n of_o the_o bark_n of_o the_o tree_n to_o inoculate_v a_o bud_n which_o may_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n but_o in_o inferno_fw-la nemo_fw-la te_fw-la laudat_fw-la domine_fw-la there_o be_v no_o repentance_n no_o remorse_n in_o hell_n so_o that_o the_o christian_a use_n of_o god_n chastisement_n be_v lose_v in_o eternal_a torment_n but_o not_o in_o temporal_a o_o take_v heed_n of_o this_o opinion_n to_o put_v a_o draught_n of_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n to_o our_o saviour_n mouth_n when_o his_o lip_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v full_a of_o mercy_n my_o meaning_n be_v do_v not_o impeach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gentleness_n of_o christ_n to_o say_v he_o do_v exact_v a_o momentary_a punishment_n upon_o a_o guiltless_a person_n for_o this_o be_v to_o say_v that_o adam_n be_v not_o only_o the_o root_n and_o public_a person_n of_o all_o mankind_n but_o that_o all_o other_o parent_n have_v the_o same_o state_n of_o prerogative_n that_o which_o pelagius_n do_v impudent_o deny_v in_o original_a sin_n be_v true_a in_o actual_a sin_n qui_fw-la remisit_fw-la tibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la tua_fw-la non_fw-la imputabit_fw-la aliena_fw-la fear_v not_o to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o thy_o father_n sin_n when_o if_o thou_o come_v unto_o christ_n he_o will_v refresh_v thou_o of_o thy_o own_o a_o four_o refuge_n be_v on_o this_o wise_a affliction_n do_v befall_v a_o man_n sometime_o exit_fw-la antecedenti_fw-la pro_fw-la alieno_fw-la peccato_fw-la formaliter_fw-la pro_fw-la svo_fw-la take_v a_o instance_n to_o understand_v it_o by_o a_o minister_n neglect_v his_o flock_n a_o father_n the_o education_n of_o his_o child_n now_o the_o mischief_n of_o this_o neglect_n may_v redound_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o god_n know_v who_o so_o that_o though_o the_o minister_n fault_n go_v before_o their_o destruction_n yet_o ignorance_n and_o blindness_n in_o their_o own_o neart_n be_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o the_o curse_n which_o lie_v upon_o they_o which_o be_v all_o that_o i_o labour_v for_o in_o this_o present_a controversy_n the_o last_o assault_n make_v by_o the_o schoolman_n deserve_v your_o observation_n for_o the_o author_n sake_n 8._o it_o be_v aquinas_n and_o his_o opinion_n be_v like_o fluctus_fw-la decumanus_fw-la the_o ten_o wave_n and_o more_o troublesome_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n vnus_fw-la punitur_fw-la pro_fw-la altero_fw-la modo_fw-la medicinali_fw-la non_fw-la paenali_fw-la as_o who_o shall_v say_v the_o arrow_n of_o god_n be_v shoot_v from_o heaven_n as_o out_o of_o a_o well-drawn_a bow_n against_o the_o capital_a sinner_n some_o that_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n be_v wound_v with_o the_o arrow_n head_n yet_o not_o out_o of_o purpose_n
to_o wound_v they_o but_o to_o heal_v they_o i_o have_v learn_v a_o distinction_n in_o another_o place_n from_o the_o same_o man_n sufficient_a to_o refute_v he_o it_o be_v this_o every_o affliction_n that_o gainsay_v the_o pleasure_n and_o content_v of_o nature_n be_v first_o a_o punishment_n than_o it_o be_v a_o medicine_n or_o salve_n to_o cure_v you_o as_o you_o use_v it_o do_v you_o not_o see_v the_o error_n that_o aquinas_n draw_v upon_o himself_o if_o to_o punish_v one_o man_n for_o another_o trespass_n be_v unjust_a and_o wrongful_a except_o it_o be_v like_o the_o acrimony_n of_o some_o prevent_a physic_n than_o god_n do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v be_v gain_v from_o it_o o_o say_v abraham_n god_n forbid_v that_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v do_v unjust_o now_o do_v you_o understand_v how_o these_o cunning_a benjamite_n the_o schoolman_n have_v cast_v their_o distinction_n at_o the_o truth_n just_o like_v mnestheus_n in_o virgil_n who_o shoot_v at_o the_o dove_n and_o mist_n it_o but_o cut_v the_o string_n in_o twain_o by_o which_o it_o be_v tie_v fast_o before_o ast_n ipsam_fw-la miserandus_fw-la avem_fw-la contingere_fw-la ferro_fw-la non_fw-la valuit_fw-la nodos_fw-la &_o vincula_fw-la linea_fw-la rupit_fw-la now_o the_o harvest_n be_v ripe_a and_o it_o be_v time_n to_o give_v in_o the_o right_a verdict_n upon_o the_o controversy_n and_o as_o the_o alabaster_n box_n of_o ointment_n which_o be_v break_v in_o the_o gospel_n be_v burst_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o saviour_n but_o the_o sweet_a smell_n do_v refresh_v all_o the_o disciple_n which_o be_v about_o it_o so_o my_o conclusion_n shall_v be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n honour_n and_o to_o your_o instruction_n i_o have_v many_o theorem_n to_o propound_v unto_o you_o but_o all_o shall_v end_v in_o this_o doctrine_n that_o except_v the_o first_o adam_n the_o root_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n and_o except_v the_o second_o adam_n who_o be_v without_o spot_n or_o sin_n give_v himself_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o world_n these_o two_o except_v every_o man_n die_v propter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la for_o his_o own_o iniquity_n first_o i_o do_v presume_v that_o you_o will_v consent_v unto_o i_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o and_o that_o we_o may_v call_v it_o as_o theodorus_n do_v revile_v tiberius_n lutum_fw-la saenguine_fw-la maceratum_fw-la mud_n temper_v with_o pollution_n as_o one_o say_v of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o judge_n in_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o can_v not_o miss_v of_o a_o righteous_a man_n among_o they_o though_o you_o pick_v in_o the_o dark_a but_o i_o say_v we_o can_v find_v out_o a_o good_a man_n though_o we_o seek_v he_o careful_o at_o noonday_n for_o the_o lord_n himself_o have_v look_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o we_o be_v all_o become_v abominable_a usque_fw-la ad_fw-la unum_fw-la and_o that_o one_o be_v jesus_n christ_n then_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n seriùs_fw-la ocyùs_fw-la sometime_o before_o we_o be_v bear_v but_o as_o sudden_o as_o god_n shall_v call_v upon_o we_o to_o pay_v the_o common_a debt_n of_o nature_n nemo_fw-la nisi_fw-la svo_fw-la die_fw-la moritur_fw-la say_v seneca_n my_o day_n to_o die_v be_v every_o day_n since_o i_o have_v a_o hour_n to_o live_v silly_a soul_n do_v you_o think_v it_o a_o injury_n to_o die_v a_o babe_n to_o die_v a_o ignorant_a of_o misery_n do_v you_o ever_o hear_v a_o infant_n complain_v of_o short_a life_n nay_o rather_o do_v not_o moses_n weep_v because_o he_o be_v preserve_v in_o the_o ark_n of_o bulrush_n and_o have_v his_o misery_n prolong_v we_o have_v hear_v many_o old_a man_n that_o will_v cry_v rather_o than_o sing_v at_o nunc_fw-la dimittis_fw-la when_o they_o put_v from_o shore_n for_o ever_o but_o come_v death_n quick_o come_v heaven_n the_o soon_o let_v all_o the_o world_n change_v in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n and_o then_o come_v resurrection_n come_v lord_n jesus_n be_v the_o short_a liver_n unkind_o deal_v with_o non_fw-la magis_fw-la queri_fw-la debes_fw-la de_fw-la repentinâ_fw-la morte_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la citò_fw-la navigavit_fw-la do_v complain_v that_o wind_n and_o tide_n have_v bring_v you_o too_o quick_o to_o your_o haven_n give_v i_o your_o credit_n but_o to_o one_o thing_n more_o you_o be_v bind_v to_o answer_v to_o as_o painful_a and_o severe_a death_n as_o god_n vengeance_n shall_v inflict_v upon_o you_o i_o think_v i_o may_v have_v see_v in_o the_o day_n of_o herod_n when_o rachel_n mourn_v for_o her_o child_n one_o little_a saint_n soul_n pinch_v out_o of_o the_o body_n as_o a_o cherry_n stone_n spirt_v between_o the_o finger_n a_o most_o calm_a deliverance_n and_o another_o babe_n lacerum_fw-la crudeliter_fw-la ora_fw-la ora_fw-la manusque_fw-la ambas_fw-la cut_v in_o piece_n with_o a_o wound_n big_a than_o the_o body_n how_o come_v this_o to_o pass_v for_o both_o be_v infant_n not_o because_o the_o one_o smart_v for_o his_o father_n usury_n and_o sacrilege_n more_o than_o the_o other_o but_o because_o god_n say_v no_o more_o gen._n iii._o then_o man_n shall_v die_v but_o whether_o by_o fire_n or_o water_n peaceable_a or_o tyrannous_a it_o be_v free_a in_o the_o lord_n appointment_n from_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o world_n end_n now_o let_v we_o see_v if_o we_o can_v find_v any_o thing_n in_o that_o which_o we_o have_v catch_v to_o pay_v tribute_n unto_o god_n you_o can_v deny_v but_o death_n and_o disease_n and_o poverty_n laethumque_fw-la labosque_fw-la be_v due_a to_o every_o sinner_n and_o all_o these_o in_o such_o a_o time_n as_o god_n like_v best_a whether_o it_o be_v at_o noontide_n or_o at_o evening_n or_o in_o the_o dawn_v of_o the_o day_n and_o with_o such_o measure_n and_o quantity_n as_o god_n have_v prepare_v the_o viol_n of_o his_o wrath_n then_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o shall_v i_o fear_v to_o pay_v the_o price_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v not_o i_o the_o poor_a subject_n have_v lose_v their_o life_n in_o the_o king_n iniquity_n witness_n david_n and_o israel_n the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n witness_n sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n the_o family_n with_o the_o master_n as_o it_o be_v with_o core_n and_o his_o accomplice_n last_o some_o of_o all_o sort_n do_v drink_v the_o same_o cup_n with_o achan_n in_o his_o iniquity_n ay_o dear_o belove_v at_o this_o time_n god_n call_v upon_o they_o all_o to_o die_v who_o be_v bind_v to_o die_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n at_o any_o time_n now_o let_v i_o raise_v you_o up_o from_o the_o long_a consideration_n of_o this_o point_n as_o the_o angel_n do_v elias_n under_o the_o juniper_n tree_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v a_o cake_n upon_o the_o coal_n some_o few_o meditation_n from_o hence_o that_o god_n make_v the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n a_o occasion_n to_o destroy_v a_o multitude_n first_o if_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o sinner_n be_v enough_o to_o consume_v many_o person_n lord_n whither_o will_v a_o multitude_n of_o iniquity_n send_v one_o man_n headlong_o sufficient_a be_v our_o evil_a day_n wherein_o we_o have_v walk_v too_o much_o before_o after_o the_o vanity_n of_o our_o mind_n second_o as_o the_o great_a unity_n of_o the_o triumphant_a church_n above_o do_v consist_v in_o the_o glory_n which_o they_o enjoy_v together_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n so_o our_o unity_n of_o the_o militant_a church_n below_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o suffer_v and_o die_v together_o poterant_fw-la nec_fw-la morte_fw-la râ—velli_fw-la it_o be_v that_o which_o must_v combine_v the_o soul_n of_o christian_n three_o shall_v not_o this_o make_v i_o as_o careful_a to_o prevent_v every_o man_n sin_n as_o my_o own_o shall_v i_o not_o offer_v myself_o to_o be_v my_o brother_n keeper_n like_a watchman_n that_o compass_v the_o câ—ty_n in_o the_o night_n not_o only_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o their_o own_o house_n but_o lest_o any_o mansion_n take_v fire_n about_o they_o but_o especial_o who_o be_v a_o father_n of_o child_n that_o will_v not_o consider_v his_o sin_n may_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o destroy_v as_o his_o loin_n have_v be_v fruitful_a to_o bring_v son_n into_o the_o world_n can_v you_o revile_v the_o king_n of_o moab_n that_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n do_v you_o detest_v their_o abomination_n that_o make_v their_o child_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n to_o molech_n be_v it_o good_a in_o you_o to_o declaim_v against_o the_o severity_n of_o brutus_n and_o torquatus_n and_o such_o cruel_a father_n but_o spare_v they_o o_o child_n of_o pollution_n or_o accuse_v thyself_o be_v not_o your_o sin_n murderer_n as_o well_o as_o they_o you_o give_v life_n by_o nature_n and_o you_o destroy_v it_o by_o iniquity_n when_o god_n
from_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o repentance_n it_o know_v not_o the_o way_n to_o sit_v down_o and_o to_o be_v deject_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o to_o none_o else_o but_o such_o will_v our_o saviour_n say_v friend_n go_v up_o high_o another_o observation_n on_o this_o point_n be_v that_o when_o sorrow_n come_v huddle_v upon_o nehemiah_n and_o fall_v as_o thick_a as_o hail_v he_o sit_v down_o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o patience_n that_o he_o submit_v himself_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v our_o modern_a phrase_n to_o express_v the_o humour_n of_o a_o man_n who_o struggle_v to_o repel_v a_o injury_n that_o he_o will_v not_o sit_v down_o by_o it_o but_o this_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o my_o text_n have_v no_o quarrel_n against_o the_o providence_n of_o his_o maker_n let_v the_o cup_n of_o judgement_n be_v never_o so_o bitter_a which_o he_o be_v to_o drink_v he_o be_v quiet_a and_o sate_v down_o he_o know_v we_o be_v all_o as_o clay_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n and_o shall_v the_o vessel_n say_v to_o he_o that_o frame_v it_o what_o make_v thou_o god_n judgement_n be_v wonderful_a and_o unsearchable_a sometime_o they_o be_v never_o unjust_a and_o what_o fruit_n can_v the_o stubborn_a reap_v by_o endeavour_v to_o break_v their_o chain_n what_o have_v it_o ever_o profit_v they_o to_o challenge_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o their_o discontent_n what_o have_v they_o get_v by_o curse_v murmur_a and_o repine_a no_o other_o than_o to_o make_v the_o furnace_n of_o tribulation_n seven_o time_n hot_a as_o it_o be_v best_o for_o the_o child_n and_o for_o the_o mother_n when_o the_o birth_n stay_v the_o due_a time_n before_o it_o be_v bear_v so_o let_v we_o not_o struggle_v and_o toss_v about_o to_o ease_v ourselves_o in_o a_o time_n of_o infelicity_n our_o redress_n will_v be_v most_o facile_a and_o fair_a when_o the_o lord_n bring_v it_o to_o pass_v at_o his_o good_a pleasure_n if_o you_o think_v to_o be_v deliver_v soon_o by_o quarrel_v violence_n commotion_n it_o will_v prove_v a_o abortive_a remedy_n if_o you_o long_v to_o have_v thing_n better_a when_o they_o be_v ill_a tarry_v for_o the_o lord_n sit_v down_o and_o mourn_v be_v humble_a obedient_a keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n gird_v nehemiahs_n patience_n unto_o you_o sit_v down_o and_o be_v still_o a_o three_o instruction_n upon_o this_o point_n be_v that_o to_o sit_v down_o be_v to_o muse_v and_o to_o consider_v sad_o of_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v before_o we_o so_o nehemiah_n sit_v down_o to_o call_v his_o soul_n to_o counsel_n he_o intermit_v all_o worldly_a business_n and_o compose_v himself_o to_o think_v of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n it_o be_v well_o that_o the_o royal_a piety_n have_v call_v we_o together_o to_o day_n upon_o so_o good_a a_o occasion_n here_o be_v a_o senate_n of_o god_n servant_n gather_v together_o in_o this_o holy_a place_n and_o in_o all_o other_o house_n of_o god_n throughout_o this_o realm_n now_o we_o be_v set_v to_o it_o to_o call_v our_o way_n to_o remembrance_n to_o revolve_v in_o our_o mind_n both_o every_o one_o a_o part_n how_o far_o we_o have_v corrupt_v our_o way_n and_o likewise_o have_v take_v this_o pause_n of_o time_n and_o sequester_v ourselves_o from_o all_o secular_a affair_n to_o take_v a_o considerate_a view_n upon_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n how_o near_o we_o be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n to_o relapse_n into_o some_o great_a trouble_n because_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o much_o conspicuous_a among_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n be_v our_o peer_n and_o noble_n renown_v for_o their_o advancement_n and_o protection_n of_o true_a honour_n and_o virtue_n as_o their_o great_a ancestor_n have_v be_v sit_v down_o and_o think_v upon_o it_o the_o reverend_a sage_n of_o the_o law_n be_v their_o mind_n set_v upon_o righteousness_n and_o do_v they_o judge_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a with_o courage_n and_o integrity_n sit_v down_o and_o think_v upon_o it_o the_o portion_n and_o tribe_n of_o god_n the_o holy_a clergy_n do_v they_o remember_v or_o can_v they_o forget_v how_o they_o be_v late_o tread_v down_o revile_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o all_o they_o have_v for_o twenty_o year_n and_o do_v it_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o be_v burn_v and_o shine_a light_n more_o than_o ever_o and_o to_o double_v our_o diligence_n now_o in_o prayer_n in_o preach_v and_o administer_a the_o holy_a sacrament_n sit_v down_o and_o think_v upon_o it_o for_o the_o gentry_n be_v they_o not_o addict_v to_o waste_v and_o riot_n do_v they_o not_o crowd_v themselves_o into_o our_o enlarge_a suburb_n where_o they_o have_v no_o call_v but_o to_o emulate_v one_o another_o in_o excess_n of_o feminine_a pride_n and_o rude_a debauchery_n sit_v down_o and_o think_v upon_o it_o as_o for_o what_o concern_v the_o great_a city_n not_o to_o rub_v it_o with_o salt_n and_o satyr_n be_v it_o not_o as_o palpable_a as_o god_n light_n that_o it_o do_v poison_v the_o whole_a land_n with_o rebellion_n and_o still_o infect_v it_o with_o gaudiness_n gluttony_n whoredom_n and_o falsehood_n sit_v down_o and_o think_v upon_o it_o do_v the_o country_n village_n deserve_v the_o old_a commendation_n of_o simplicity_n and_o innocency_n but_o how_o ignorant_a be_v they_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o salvation_n how_o unthankful_a to_o god_n in_o all_o season_n how_o have_v satan_n bewitch_v they_o of_o late_a year_n into_o dissolute_a life_n and_o drunkenness_n sit_v down_o and_o think_v upon_o it_o i_o pass_v over_o many_o thing_n in_o silence_n as_o not_o fit_a for_o publication_n now_o though_o i_o have_v show_v you_o a_o ocean_n of_o ungodliness_n break_v in_o upon_o we_o who_o almost_o unless_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a day_n as_o this_o do_v spur_v they_o on_o who_o do_v consider_v it_o and_o muse_n upon_o it_o with_o a_o leisurable_a sorrow_n the_o most_o will_v shake_v their_o head_n at_o it_o and_o give_v it_o a_o shrug_n and_o then_o they_o be_v at_o their_o further_a there_o be_v all_o the_o regard_n they_o have_v when_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v white_a for_o harvest_n it_o be_v too_o tedious_a for_o they_o to_o sit_v down_o to_o cast_v up_o a_o solicitous_a account_n to_o survey_v the_o parcel_n of_o our_o crime_n to_o cast_v they_o up_o into_o a_o total_a sum_n as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a this_o be_v too_o long_a labour_n for_o they_o who_o be_v very_o busy_a a_o do_v nothing_o they_o will_v sit_v down_o as_o the_o israelite_n do_v to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v whereas_o the_o beginning_n of_o true_a repentance_n be_v to_o allot_v some_o time_n day_n by_o day_n for_o consider_v our_o own_o work_n serious_o and_o the_o criminal_a fault_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n grant_v some_o good_a hour_n for_o the_o serious_a understanding_n of_o those_o thing_n and_o run_v not_o away_o light_o from_o such_o holy_a thought_n but_o possess_v nehemiahs_n room_n sit_v down_o and_o ponder_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o his_o penitential_a carriage_n that_o the_o sin_n and_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n wrought_v upon_o he_o so_o far_o that_o he_o weep_v perhaps_o some_o sturdy_a spirit_n will_v say_v mulier_fw-la quid_fw-la ploras_fw-la woman_n what_o ail_v thou_o to_o weep_v a_o manly_a courage_n think_v shame_n of_o it_o nay_o infans_fw-la quid_fw-la ploras_fw-la it_o be_v childish_a as_o some_o conceive_v to_o put_v the_o finger_n into_o the_o eye_n indeed_o quid_fw-la potest_fw-la infans_fw-la nisi_fw-la plorare_fw-la how_o can_v a_o child_n help_v itself_o when_o it_o be_v offend_v but_o by_o cry_v but_o when_o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v offend_v it_o be_v a_o sweet_a sign_n of_o grace_n to_o demean_v ourselves_o like_o child_n and_o cry_v except_o you_o become_v as_o little_a child_n you_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n xviii_o 3._o nay_o say_v david_n i_o have_v bring_v my_o soul_n low_a like_o a_o wean_a child_n psal_n cxxxi_o 2._o and_o yet_o he_o no_o coward_n he_o become_v as_o a_o child_n and_o not_o such_o a_o one_o as_o have_v the_o breast_n and_o be_v still_o but_o a_o wean_a child_n take_v from_o the_o comfort_n and_o lullaby_n of_o the_o nurse_n and_o then_o you_o know_v it_o will_v burst_v into_o tear_n true_a repentance_n you_o see_v abhor_v all_o stubbornness_n and_o obstinate_a resolution_n it_o abate_v its_o fortitude_n it_o melt_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v not_o this_o much_o more_o religious_a than_o to_o have_v nerve_n of_o adamant_n and_o a_o heart_n of_o brass_n a_o stomach_n that_o be_v insensible_a of_o the_o divine_a wrath_n be_v a_o symptom_n of_o madness_n and_o not_o of_o courage_n there_o be_v
be_v the_o word_n of_o calvin_n to_o call_v a_o public_a fast_o be_v to_o draw_v a_o solemn_a profession_n from_o the_o tongue_n of_o all_o man_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o all_o man_n so_o do_v we_o for_o those_o who_o out_o of_o stubbornness_n and_o frivolous_a exception_n against_o our_o liturgy_n will_v not_o join_v with_o we_o in_o this_o church_n duty_n so_o we_o do_v for_o those_o who_o out_o of_o blindness_n in_o a_o superstitious_a breed_n have_v rather_o mutter_v they_o know_v not_o what_o in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n than_o pray_v with_o we_o in_o that_o language_n wherein_o they_o may_v be_v comfort_v and_o edify_v so_o we_o do_v for_o those_o who_o out_o of_o profaneness_n and_o atheism_n think_v not_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o have_v no_o affection_n to_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o common_a supplication_n we_o fast_o for_o all_o these_o to_o day_n as_o for_o ourselves_o desire_v god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o litany_n that_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o man_n the_o sick_a that_o desire_n to_o join_v with_o we_o in_o prayer_n and_o can_v come_v infant_n and_o suckling_n who_o tongue_n be_v not_o yet_o frame_v to_o magnify_v the_o lord_n we_o represent_v all_o these_o and_o include_v they_o in_o our_o faithful_a and_o charitable_a supplication_n for_o ourselves_o and_o for_o all_o these_o we_o pray_v to_o our_o heavenly_a father_n that_o as_o we_o spread_v not_o our_o table_n this_o noon_n so_o he_o will_v fit_v we_o against_o night_n to_o eat_v our_o meal_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n with_o confidence_n and_o comfort_n that_o he_o have_v restore_v we_o to_o all_o his_o blessing_n again_o and_o though_o we_o have_v be_v prodigal_a child_n yet_o we_o shall_v be_v bring_v into_o our_o father_n house_n to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n and_o the_o fat_a calf_n even_o jesus_n christ_n a_o fast_a be_v common_o the_o eve_n before_o some_o holiday_n and_o i_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o this_o public_a fast_o may_v be_v such_o the_o eve_n or_o forerun_a day_n to_o joyful_a time_n to_o come_v and_o so_o it_o will_v be_v if_o as_o sure_a as_o this_o be_v a_o fast_a the_o time_n to_o come_v be_v observe_v with_o all_o diligence_n as_o holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o now_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o nebemiah_n fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n for_o jerusalem_n sake_n when_o so_o many_o exercise_n of_o humiliation_n have_v go_v before_o in_o the_o upshot_n he_o pray_v before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n weep_v and_o mourn_v and_o fast_v be_v about_o prayer_n like_o prickle_n about_o a_o rose_n but_o as_o no_o sweet_a rose_n be_v without_o prickle_n so_o no_o powerful_a prayer_n be_v without_o these_o or_o some_o of_o these_o but_o this_o be_v the_o rose_n this_o be_v the_o flower_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v the_o odour_n of_o sweet_a incense_n that_o ascend_v up_o before_o the_o lord_n ibi_fw-la nuntius_fw-la noster_fw-la oratio_fw-la mandatum_fw-la per_fw-la agit_fw-fr quò_fw-la caro_fw-la pervenire_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n it_o deliver_v our_o message_n like_o a_o ambassador_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n whither_o corruptible_a flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v enter_v for_o as_o the_o wind_n and_o air_n have_v free_a access_n unto_o those_o place_n which_o be_v immure_v and_o watch_v that_o no_o foot_n of_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o they_o so_o though_o a_o cherubin_n brandish_v a_o flame_a sword_n before_o paradise_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o mortal_a man_n can_v come_v to_o it_o without_o destruction_n yet_o our_o prayer_n be_v spirit_n and_o angel_n that_o fly_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o come_v bold_o to_o that_o place_n where_o god_n be_v wonderful_a in_o light_n inaccessible_a a_o poor_a whelp_n have_v find_v out_o a_o way_n by_o nature_n to_o lick_v itself_o whole_a with_o its_o tongue_n when_o it_o be_v bite_v or_o wound_v so_o when_o we_o be_v oppress_v with_o any_o evil_n of_o sin_n or_o of_o punishment_n our_o tongue_n be_v our_o instrument_n to_o lick_v the_o sore_a call_v upon_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o he_o will_v hear_v thou_o and_o help_v thou_o yet_o very_o much_o go_v to_o it_o to_o make_v prayer_n speed_v and_o effectual_a go_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o often_o as_o you_o can_v and_o join_v in_o humble_a petition_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n with_o the_o congregation_n of_o saint_n and_o bring_v your_o mind_n with_o you_o as_o well_o as_o your_o body_n your_o zeal_n as_o well_o as_o your_o voice_n observe_v your_o constant_a time_n of_o private_a prayer_n at_o least_o every_o morning_n and_o every_o evening_n if_o often_o the_o better_a cast_v yourself_o upon_o your_o knee_n with_o a_o resolve_a preparation_n to_o be_v a_o faithful_a a_o penitent_a a_o earnest_a supplicant_n intermit_v not_o this_o practice_n for_o any_o worldly_a avocation_n either_o to_o serve_v yourself_o or_o to_o serve_v your_o friend_n and_o i_o can_v tell_v you_o this_o will_v bring_v such_o admirable_a effect_n to_o pass_v when_o you_o have_v get_v the_o habit_n and_o perseverance_n of_o that_o virtue_n as_o i_o dare_v not_o name_n but_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v get_v assurance_n of_o it_o it_o will_v give_v you_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n when_o you_o will_v wonder_v how_o you_o learn_v they_o it_o will_v pick_v the_o thorn_n of_o concupiscence_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n when_o you_o will_v marvel_v how_o you_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o it_o will_v give_v you_o courage_n in_o danger_n when_o there_o be_v small_a hope_n to_o escape_v and_o content_a when_o desire_n be_v not_o obtain_v and_o cheerfulness_n when_o every_o thing_n that_o shall_v procure_v joy_n be_v far_o from_o you_o it_o be_v grace_n and_o peace_n health_n and_o wealth_n and_o every_o good_a thing_n that_o concern_v this_o life_n and_o a_o better_a only_o ask_v seek_v and_o knock_v ask_v with_o confidence_n seek_v with_o diligence_n knocb_n with_o perseverance_n no_o father_n if_o his_o child_n ask_v he_o bread_n will_v give_v he_o a_o stone_n or_o if_o he_o ask_v a_o fish_n will_v give_v he_o a_o scorpion_n if_o they_o that_o be_v evil_a give_v good_a thing_n how_o much_o more_o will_v your_o heavenly_a father_n if_o we_o ask_v he_o victory_n he_o will_v not_o give_v we_o a_o defeat_n if_o we_o ask_v he_o peace_n he_o will_v not_o give_v we_o continuance_n of_o war_n if_o we_o ask_v he_o for_o justice_n he_o will_v not_o give_v we_o oppression_n if_o we_o ask_v he_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o true_a religion_n he_o will_v not_o give_v we_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n but_o ask_v zealous_o faithful_o devout_o with_o love_n unfeigned_a with_o a_o clean_a heart_n as_o become_v saint_n for_o if_o you_o ask_v amiss_o you_o shall_v go_v without_o look_v towards_o the_o pattern_n of_o nehemiah_n he_o be_v one_o of_o great_a integrity_n and_o uprightness_n and_o therefore_o fit_a to_o carry_v the_o petition_n of_o all_o the_o people_n in_o his_o lip_n to_o god_n he_o pray_v before_o god_n not_o like_o a_o hypocrite_n to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n he_o set_v god_n always_o before_o he_o assure_v that_o he_o be_v present_a to_o hear_v his_o word_n and_o to_o see_v his_o way_n but_o they_o that_o have_v the_o itch_n of_o the_o pharisee_n to_o draw_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n upon_o they_o the_o lord_n will_v turn_v away_o his_o face_n and_o reject_v their_o prayer_n he_o pray_v before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n he_o do_v not_o pray_v to_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n no_o say_v friar_n walden_n we_o confess_v that_o none_o of_o the_o just_a man_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v ever_o pray_v to_o any_o saint_n depart_v partly_o because_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v not_o admit_v unto_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n before_o christ_n by_o his_o ascension_n do_v open_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n to_o all_o believer_n even_o as_o much_o then_o as_o now_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v and_o how_o much_o or_o how_o little_a either_o then_o or_o now_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o he_o or_o we_o to_o know_v but_o his_o second_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v keep_v from_o the_o custom_n of_o pray_v to_o saint_n lest_o they_o shall_v run_v into_o idolatry_n i_o thank_v he_o for_o that_o caution_n for_o that_o miss_v lead_v practice_n of_o pray_v to_o saint_n be_v a_o symptom_n of_o idolatry_n let_v we_o direct_v our_o petition_n to_o the_o lord_n alone_o in_o who_o we_o have_v assurance_n that_o he_o do_v hear_v we_o and_o will_v help_v we_o i_o have_v say_v unto_o the_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n psal_n xl_o 6._o be_v there_o any_o precept_n in_o scripture_n
a_o ordinance_n but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v pure_a and_o just_a like_a silver_n purge_v seven_o time_n in_o the_o fire_n without_o dross_n or_o corruption_n yet_o jonadab_n be_v obey_v and_o god_n despise_v 2._o where_o be_v jonadab_n now_o compose_a in_o the_o grave_a of_o silence_n dust_n to_o dust_n the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n the_o lord_n live_v for_o ever_o and_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o his_o day_n yet_o jonadab_n preach_v be_v bury_v and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v like_o a_o dream_n which_o he_o that_o wake_v have_v forget_v 3._o jonadab_n be_v austere_a and_o his_o yoke_n exceed_v heavy_a to_o dwell_v in_o no_o house_n but_o shade_n and_o tent_n not_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n the_o happiness_n of_o cain_n above_o his_o young_a brother_n to_o live_v in_o poverty_n in_o canaan_n where_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o all_o to_o be_v rich_a but_o israel_n that_o i_o may_v not_o run_v into_o many_o particular_n have_v but_o ten_o commandment_n to_o keep_v and_o ten_o thousand_o blessing_n for_o their_o guerdon_n et_fw-la merces_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la jubere_fw-la potest_fw-la vim_o necessitatis_fw-la affert_fw-la say_v tacitus_n the_o day_n work_n may_v be_v well_o do_v when_o the_o bondman_n be_v make_v a_o hire_a servant_n yet_o jonadab_n find_v duty_n in_o his_o child_n and_o god_n find_v rebellion_n in_o israel_n last_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n to_o give_v advantage_n to_o the_o rechabite_v in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n more_o than_o israel_n have_v do_v they_o want_v the_o snare_n of_o a_o delicious_a table_n to_o make_v they_o wanton_a read_v what_o a_o banquet_n jeremy_n spread_v before_o they_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n but_o they_o say_v etc._n etc._n st._n austin_n say_v of_o the_o syrophaenecian_a woman_n who_o be_v both_o hardly_o speak_v of_o by_o out_o saviour_n at_o first_o and_o anon_o commend_v high_o before_o her_o face_n quae_fw-la contumeliam_fw-la maximam_fw-la sine_fw-la dolore_fw-la pertulit_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o laudationem_fw-la perferret_fw-la sine_fw-la superbiâ_fw-la she_o that_o take_v not_o her_o reproach_n in_o scorn_n will_v not_o wax_v arrogant_a upon_o her_o commendation_n so_o these_o rechabite_v who_o live_v with_o good_a content_n in_o a_o life_n full_a of_o neglect_n may_v the_o better_o endure_v to_o have_v their_o good_a deed_n scan_v without_o fear_n of_o beget_v ostentation_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v branch_v out_o my_o text_n into_o these_o four_o part_n in_o every_o of_o which_o they_o will_v just_o deserve_v our_o praise_n and_o in_o some_o our_o imitation_n first_o when_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n do_v try_v they_o with_o this_o tentation_n whether_o they_o will_v feast_v it_o and_o drink_v wine_n they_o make_v he_o a_o resolute_a denial_n a_o prophet_n can_v draw_v they_o to_o no_o inconvenient_a act_n nolumus_fw-la we_o will_v not_o 2._o very_o dutiful_a and_o religious_a be_v their_o obedience_n to_o the_o order_n of_o their_o father_n jonadab_n ask_v they_o if_o they_o will_v rebel_v and_o transgress_v no_o for_o obedience_n sake_n nolumus_fw-la we_o will_v not_o do_v it_o 3._o junquet_n and_o banquet_a be_v provide_v for_o they_o but_o they_o have_v wean_v their_o body_n from_o the_o pap_n of_o luxury_n and_o thus_o say_v temperance_n nolumus_fw-la we_o will_v drink_v no_o wine_n 4._o here_o be_v steadfastness_n in_o their_o vow_n make_v unto_o god_n for_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o frugal_a diet_n it_o be_v the_o vow_n of_o sobriety_n nolumus_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la say_v the_o last_o word_n of_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v say_v for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n some_o be_v good_a man_n of_o themselves_o but_o easy_o draw_v aside_o by_o allurement_n such_o be_v not_o the_o rechabite_v some_o will_v lead_v well_o but_o they_o can_v follow_v good_a master_n but_o bad_a servant_n all_o for_o freedom_n and_o nothing_o for_o obedience_n so_o be_v not_o the_o rechabite_v some_o be_v sober_a in_o their_o diet_n but_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o law_n to_o interdict_v meat_n for_o a_o season_n and_o enjoin_v fast_n and_o abstinence_n such_o be_v not_o the_o rechabite_v some_o will_v protest_v unto_o god_n and_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o many_o performance_n which_o be_v instant_o dissolve_v into_o wind_n and_o air_n such_o be_v not_o the_o rechabite_v resist_v enticement_n love_v obedience_n follow_v temperance_n promise_v unto_o god_n and_o perform_v your_o vow_n these_o be_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o rechabite_v these_o be_v the_o four_o distribution_n of_o my_o text_n and_o of_o these_o in_o order_n i_o begin_v with_o nolumus_fw-la jeremy_n have_v no_o answer_n but_o they_o will_v not_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n in_o earnest_n and_o the_o world_n will_v never_o run_v otherwise_o a_o prophet_n must_v be_v acquaint_v with_o nolumus_fw-la and_o look_v to_o be_v deny_v do_v you_o speak_v for_o god_n and_o for_o his_o altar_n practice_v patience_n with_o that_o old_a philosopher_n that_o solemn_o beg_v alm_n among_o the_o statue_n and_o image_n in_o athens_n and_o thus_o he_o try_v how_o to_o bear_v with_o hard_a fortune_n when_o live_a man_n shall_v refuse_v he_o nolumus_fw-la we_o will_v not_o be_v this_o all_o the_o account_n may_v some_o man_n say_v of_o a_o prophet_n word_n our_o saviour_n may_v excuse_v the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n a_o weak_a vessel_n like_o the_o pitcher_n wherewith_o she_o draw_v her_o water_n have_v thou_o know_v who_o it_o be_v that_o ask_v of_o thou_o than_o thou_o will_v have_v grant_v it_o but_o the_o rechabite_v can_v not_o plead_v ignorance_n that_o they_o know_v not_o jeremy_n who_o be_v set_v up_o for_o a_o sign_n against_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n again_o our_o saviour_n do_v commend_v st._n peter_n judgement_n that_o there_o may_v be_v many_o worse_a man_n than_o the_o churlish_a son_n that_o say_v he_o will_v not_o to_o his_o father_n yet_o he_o turn_v his_o mind_n and_o do_v as_o he_o will_v have_v he_o but_o with_o these_o man_n none_o be_v as_o much_o as_o nunquam_fw-la they_o will_v never_o do_v it_o repentance_n be_v hide_v from_o their_o eye_n resolve_v we_o therefore_o that_o this_o be_v such_o a_o request_n where_o the_o petitioner_n sue_v for_o nolumus_fw-la and_o to_o be_v say_v nay_o be_v the_o fair_a courtesy_n for_o that_o which_o jeremy_n propound_v it_o be_v not_o petitio_fw-la beneficii_fw-la but_o probatio_fw-la fidei_fw-la so_o christ_n ask_v philip_n for_o bread_n to_o feed_v the_o multitude_n in_o philippo_n non_fw-la desideravit_fw-la panem_fw-la sed_fw-la fidem_fw-la he_o do_v it_o to_o prove_v his_o faith_n this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n let_v not_o thy_o soul_n consent_v to_o be_v entice_v unto_o folly_n when_o siren_n and_o allurer_n come_v with_o honey_n in_o their_o mouth_n be_v you_o as_o wise_a as_o they_o be_v that_o have_v wax_n in_o their_o ear_n like_o a_o sure_a musician_n maintain_v your_o part_n and_o though_o some_o be_v out_o of_o tune_n be_v not_o carry_v away_o with_o their_o discord_n to_o offend_v against_o good_a harmony_n ut_fw-la rupes_fw-la immota_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v the_o poet_n let_v a_o wave_n dash_v against_o you_o and_o a_o billow_n break_v itself_o in_o twain_o and_o foam_n but_o for_o thy_o part_n give_v no_o ground_n unto_o the_o tempter_n jeremy_n nor_o any_o man_n alive_a must_v look_v to_o obtain_v more_o than_o the_o servant_n of_o naaman_n think_v fit_a to_o be_v grant_v si_fw-la magnum_fw-la if_o the_o prophet_n ask_v a_o great_a thing_n it_o must_v be_v do_v for_o the_o prophet_n sake_n si_fw-la malum_fw-la if_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a thing_n si_fw-la per_fw-la amicitiam_fw-la patris_fw-la atque_fw-la svam_fw-la the_o high_a power_n upon_o earth_n have_v not_o power_n to_o command_v it_o o_o what_o a_o excellent_a court_n do_v king_n saul_n keep_v not_o one_o of_o his_o servant_n no_o not_o one_o about_o he_o will_v slay_v the_o priest_n of_o god_n for_o the_o king_n command_n turn_v and_o slay_v the_o priest_n of_o god_n say_v saul_n unto_o his_o guard_n 1_o sam._n xxii_o they_o dare_v not_o do_v it_o those_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n dare_v not_o draw_v a_o sword_n in_o a_o bad_a cause_n because_o they_o fear_v the_o lord_n then_o doeg_n be_v call_v for_o from_o among_o the_o beast_n a_o herdsman_n more_o brutish_a than_o the_o flock_n he_o keep_v and_o he_o slay_v that_o day_n 85_o person_n that_o do_v wear_v a_o linen_n ephod_n such_o another_o be_v that_o tribune_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n that_o have_v rather_o worship_v idol_n with_o gallienus_n the_o emperor_n than_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n with_o fructuosus_fw-la the_o martyr_n jussum_fw-la est_fw-la caesaris_fw-la ore_fw-la gallieni_n quod_fw-la princeps_fw-la colit_fw-la haec_fw-la colamus_fw-la omnes_fw-la but_o amram_v the_o father_n of_o moses_n be_v recount_v among_o st._n paul_n saint_n heb._n 11._o because_o he_o hide_v the_o child_n three_o month_n and_o will_v
not_o consent_v to_o pharaoh_n tyranny_n he_o that_o will_v sin_n to_o please_v another_o make_v his_o friend_n either_o to_o be_v a_o god_n that_o shall_v rule_v he_o or_o a_o devil_n that_o shall_v tempt_v he_o three_o thing_n say_v aristotle_n 10._o do_v preserve_v the_o life_n of_o friendship_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o answer_v love_n with_o like_a affection_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o similitude_n and_o likeness_n of_o condition_n 3._o but_o above_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o to_o sin_n ourselves_o nor_o for_o our_o sake_n to_o lay_v the_o charge_n of_o sin_n upon_o our_o familiar_n no_o he_o be_v too_o prodigal_a of_o his_o kindness_n that_o give_v his_o friend_n both_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o conscience_n i_o may_v not_o forget_v how_o agesilaus_n his_o son_n behave_v himself_o in_o this_o point_n towards_o his_o own_o father_n the_o cause_n be_v corrupt_v wherein_o his_o father_n do_v solicit_v the_o son_n answer_v he_o with_o this_o modesty_n your_o education_n teach_v i_o from_o a_o child_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o my_o youth_n be_v so_o enure_v to_o your_o former_a discipline_n that_o i_o can_v skill_v the_o latter_a here_o let_v rhetorician_n declaim_v whether_o this_o be_v duty_n or_o disobedience_n but_o let_v we_o examine_v the_o case_n by_o philosophy_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o no_o man_n reason_n be_v so_o near_o conjoin_v to_o my_o soul_n as_o my_o own_o appetite_n although_o my_o appetite_n be_v mere_o sensitive_a and_o must_v i_o oftentimes_o resist_v my_o own_o appetite_n and_o enthral_v it_o as_o a_o civil_a rebel_n and_o have_v i_o not_o power_n much_o more_o to_o oppose_v any_o man_n reason_n that_o persuade_v i_o unto_o evil_n his_o reason_n be_v but_o a_o stranger_n unto_o i_o and_o not_o of_o the_o secret_a council_n of_o my_o soul_n yes_o out_o of_o question_n remember_v what_o herodias_n ask_v when_o the_o king_n oath_n be_v pass_v to_o deny_v she_o nothing_o st._n paul_n put_v in_o a_o caution_n that_o his_o galatian_n shall_v beware_v of_o they_o that_o come_v to_o pervert_v their_o faith_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o angel_n licet_fw-la angelus_n what_o can_v he_o say_v more_o for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o angel_n of_o smirna_n and_o thiatira_n they_o have_v their_o fault_n not_o the_o angel_n of_o milan_n and_o hippona_n the_o noble_a army_n of_o the_o church_n they_o may_v have_v their_o fault_n but_o if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v another_o gospel_n unto_o you_o than_o we_o have_v preach_v what_o then_o darenot_v we_o say_v nolumus_fw-la nay_o but_o anathema_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v how_o it_o pity_v i_o to_o hear_v some_o man_n say_v that_o they_o can_v live_v as_o sober_o as_o chaste_o as_o saintlike_a as_o the_o best_a if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o company_n fie_o upon_o such_o weakness_n what_o simeon_n and_o levy_n brethren_n in_o iniquity_n let_v such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o proverb_n and_o a_o byword_n like_o milo_n the_o wrestler_n who_o strength_n be_v so_o great_a that_o no_o champion_n in_o greece_n can_v wring_v a_o pomegranet_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n but_o some_o lascivious_a mistress_n some_o paint_a harlot_n can_v make_v he_o let_v go_v his_o hold_n with_o a_o kiss_n quid_fw-la refert_fw-la utrum_fw-la in_o matre_fw-la a_o in_o uxore_fw-la dummodo_fw-la eva_n in_fw-la omni_fw-la muliere_fw-la caveatur_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n if_o thy_o mother_n speak_v thou_o fair_a if_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o bosom_n tempt_v thy_o heart_n beware_v of_o eve_n and_o think_v of_o adam_n the_o serpent_n be_v a_o wise_a creature_n gen._n iii._o and_o eve_n can_v not_o but_o take_v his_o word_n in_o good_a manner_n fond_a mother_n of_o mankind_n so_o ready_a to_o believe_v the_o devil_n that_o her_o posterity_n ever_o since_o have_v be_v slow_a to_o believe_v god_n this_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o our_o time_n and_o to_o use_v holy_a nazianzen_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o overwhelm_v sobriety_n with_o wine_n in_o sweet_a courtesy_n and_o health_n as_o if_o every_o tipsy_a friend_n be_v a_o physician_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n that_o perish_v with_o fullness_n of_o bread_n even_o they_o how_o uncivil_a soever_o will_v have_v show_v enough_o of_o this_o kindness_n unto_o lot_n and_o the_o angel_n but_o be_v not_o this_o against_o nature_n say_v st._n basil_n to_o invite_v acquaintant_n to_o a_o feast_n for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o their_o life_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o carry_v they_o out_o of_o door_n like_o dead_a man_n do_v you_o not_o pity_v the_o old_a prophet_n that_o threaten_v jeroboam_n altar_n and_o make_v the_o ash_n to_o tremble_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o his_o message_n but_o yet_o be_v allure_v foolish_o to_o turn_v in_o and_o eat_v when_o god_n forbid_v he_o he_o can_v not_o say_v non_fw-fr bibam_fw-la and_o stand_v to_o it_o but_o a_o lion_n out_o of_o the_o forest_n do_v rend_v the_o morsel_n out_o of_o his_o belly_n before_o they_o be_v digest_v belove_a never_o can_v there_o be_v a_o better_a season_n for_o nolumus_fw-la for_o every_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o rechabite_n then_o when_o any_o man_n reach_v out_o a_o cup_n of_o intemperance_n unto_o we_o to_o say_v bold_o we_o will_v not_o drink_v it_o and_o what_o if_o i_o shall_v put_v you_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o more_o pernicious_a cup_n than_o that_o which_o beget_v the_o surfeit_n of_o drunkenness_n it_o be_v call_v the_o golden_a cup_n of_o abomination_n and_o the_o jesuit_n be_v the_o cupbearer_n god_n give_v you_o grace_n to_o refuse_v it_o when_o it_o be_v reach_v out_o unto_o you_o and_o these_o be_v the_o day_n of_o trial_n when_o swarm_n of_o romanist_n buzz_v about_o to_o pervert_v the_o innocent_a what_o can_v they_o say_v unto_o you_o beloved_n be_v they_o so_o meek_a and_o humble_a as_o we_o be_v who_o build_v their_o popedom_n above_o king_n and_o make_v their_o cardinal_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v their_o life_n more_o holy_a than_o we_o tell_v i_o why_o stew_n be_v maintain_v why_o they_o do_v sell_v indulgence_n for_o sin_n be_v they_o so_o merciful_a who_o know_v not_o duke_n d'alva_n bloody_a day_n queen_n mary_n bonfire_n and_o the_o torment_n of_o inquisition_n be_v they_o so_o loyal-hearted_n alas_o woe_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o many_o prince_n by_o their_o treason_n and_o conspiracy_n but_o be_v christ_n more_o magnify_v by_o they_o why_o do_v they_o interfere_v upon_o his_o intercession_n by_o pray_v to_o saint_n upon_o his_o mediation_n by_o their_o own_o merit_n be_v their_o worship_n of_o god_n more_o spiritual_a wherefore_o do_v i_o see_v their_o image_n be_v god_n ordinance_n so_o strict_o observe_v in_o rome_n why_o do_v some_o marry_v incestuous_o why_o be_v some_o forbid_a marriage_n can_v they_o prove_v their_o doctrine_n by_o so_o good_a a_o foundation_n as_o we_o do_v wherefore_o do_v they_o urge_v tradition_n final_o be_v their_o religion_n more_o ancient_a no_o more_o than_o abraham_n idolatry_n at_o ur_fw-la in_o chaldaea_n be_v ancient_a than_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o live_a god_n wherefore_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o peter_n thou_o be_v simon_n bar_n jona_n but_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v peter_n jonah_n signify_v a_o pigeon_n and_o peter_n a_o hard_a stone_n as_o who_o shall_v say_v quem_fw-la inveni_fw-la timidum_fw-la ut_fw-la columbam_fw-la efficiam_fw-la lapidem_fw-la so_o god_n confirm_v the_o feeble_a such_o as_o tremble_v on_o both_o side_n and_o be_v fearful_a as_o dove_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o the_o rock_n against_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n can_v prevail_v that_o you_o may_v hold_v fast_o your_o profession_n and_o say_v against_o that_o cup_n as_o the_o rechabite_v do_v to_o this_o non_fw-la bibemus_fw-la we_o will_v drink_v no_o poison_n now_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o my_o text_n which_o have_v a_o strong_a connexion_n with_o the_o former_a for_o why_o do_v they_o resist_v these_o enticement_n and_o disavow_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n because_o say_v the_o eight_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n they_o will_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v charge_v they_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n their_o obedience_n be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o their_o encomium_n they_o will_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o jonadab_n their_o father_n the_o name_n of_o father_n be_v that_o wherewith_o god_n be_v please_v to_o mollify_v our_o stony_a heart_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o five_o commandment_n illa_fw-la enim_fw-la superioritas_fw-la maximé_fw-fr amabilis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o minimè_fw-la invidiosa_fw-la say_v calvin_n we_o can_v envy_v the_o superiority_n of_o a_o father_n every_o man_n be_v likely_a to_o succeed_v in_o the_o same_o dignity_n festus_n report_v
gregory_n frame_v this_o clear_a meditation_n upon_o it_o persecutionis_fw-la tempore_fw-la ponenda_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la pacis_fw-la tempore_fw-la frangenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la desideria_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n lose_v your_o life_n that_o you_o may_v gain_v christ_n that_o lesson_n god_n be_v praise_v be_v out_o of_o date_n with_o we_o in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n lose_v your_o vast_a concupiscence_n that_o you_o may_v gain_v content_a here_o come_v in_o our_o part_n who_o have_v leisure_n to_o gather_v great_a store_n and_o peaceable_a security_n to_o enjoy_v and_o increase_v it_o for_o that_o we_o may_v lay_v our_o desire_n level_v with_o a_o moderate_a fortune_n it_o be_v fit_a above_o all_o thing_n to_o know_v that_o you_o shall_v never_o measure_v these_o earthly_a thing_n to_o the_o bottom_n and_o you_o can_v measure_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o top_n so_o say_v our_o saviour_n to_o the_o samaritan_n as_o i_o have_v read_v it_o unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n now_o to_o bring_v on_o the_o division_n of_o the_o text_n i_o lay_v this_o ground_n man_n be_v a_o most_o desire_v and_o a_o wish_a creature_n his_o heart_n do_v reach_v itself_o forth_o so_o much_o to_o get_v and_o gain_v that_o it_o resemble_v nothing_o better_a than_o a_o house_n with_o a_o deep_a mote_n round_o about_o it_o but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o mote_n be_v full_a of_o puddle_n water_n if_o that_o be_v cast_v out_o which_o be_v the_o first_o part_n to_o be_v handle_v a_o water_n which_o make_v we_o always_o thirst_n there_o be_v a_o sluice_n to_o let_v in_o better_a which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o second_o for_o these_o two_o shall_v be_v the_o general_a head_n to_o which_o i_o will_v refer_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v speak_v the_o lade_n out_o of_o bad_a water_n from_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o let_n in_o of_o better_a i_o will_v not_o venture_v beyond_o the_o former_a of_o these_o two_o at_o this_o time_n whosoever_o drink_v of_o this_o water_n shall_v thirst_v again_o and_o st._n austin_n preach_v upon_o those_o word_n do_v thus_o divide_v they_o et_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la hanc_fw-la aquam_fw-la &_o verum_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la significat_fw-la haec_fw-la aqua_fw-la it_o be_v true_a be_v speak_v upon_o those_o water_n draw_v out_o of_o jacob_n well_o and_o upon_o any_o other_o water_n and_o it_o be_v true_a be_v speak_v upon_o that_o unto_o which_o the_o element_n of_o water_n do_v allude_v that_o be_v the_o riches_n and_o glory_n of_o this_o world_n according_a to_o the_o very_a water_n which_o our_o saviour_n look_v upon_o when_o he_o preach_v i_o will_v speak_v to_o these_o three_o point_n 1._o that_o all_o the_o refection_n of_o our_o body_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o phrase_n of_o drink_v water_n 2._o heat_n consume_v our_o moisture_n and_o make_v we_o thirst_n which_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o nature_n 3._o we_o thirst_v and_o thirst_v again_o which_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sensual_a appetite_n according_a to_o the_o water_n unto_o which_o our_o saviour_n allude_v i_o have_v three_o thing_n more_o to_o observe_v 1._o that_o all_o these_o worldly_a thing_n be_v compare_v to_o water_n which_o slide_v away_o 2._o here_o be_v the_o greediness_n of_o our_o heart_n to_o be_v fill_v with_o they_o we_o will_v pour_v they_o in_o and_o drink_v they_o down_o 3._o here_o be_v their_o emptiness_n they_o will_v never_o fill_v we_o for_o drink_v both_o much_o and_o often_o yet_o whosoever_o drink_v of_o this_o water_n shall_v thirst_v again_o and_o first_o a_o few_o word_n literal_o of_o that_o outward_a element_n which_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n come_v to_o draw_v in_o her_o pitcher_n upon_o which_o this_o be_v the_o former_a observation_n that_o all_o the_o refection_n of_o our_o body_n especial_o that_o which_o cool_v our_o thirst_n be_v deliver_v in_o the_o phrase_n of_o drink_v water_n indeed_o before_o temperance_n be_v pervert_v this_o phrase_n be_v well_o understand_v of_o all_o man_n to_o drink_v water_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o flood_n above_o sixteen_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v affirm_v by_o divers_a scarce_o deny_v by_o any_o that_o the_o world_n know_v not_o what_o belong_v to_o wine_n or_o to_o any_o artificial_a liquor_n the_o great_a river_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v all_o their_o sellarage_n and_o they_o fill_v their_o cup_n from_o thence_o without_o cost_n or_o labour_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o of_o genesis_n god_n stint_v our_o first_o parent_n and_o their_o posterity_n what_o they_o shall_v eat_v namely_o the_o fruit_n of_o several_a tree_n all_o but_o one_o and_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n but_o they_o be_v not_o stint_v what_o they_o shall_v drink_v because_o their_o nature_n be_v incline_v to_o nothing_o but_o to_o the_o fountain_n element_n and_o noah_n have_v never_o perceive_v the_o malignity_n and_o headiness_n of_o too_o much_o wine_n neither_o in_o himself_o nor_o any_o other_o person_n sure_o not_o out_o of_o intemperance_n we_o may_v well_o excuse_v he_o that_o but_o out_o of_o ignorance_n he_o become_v drunken_a it_o be_v too_o much_o perhaps_o to_o look_v back_o so_o far_o as_o before_o the_o deluge_n now_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v sanctify_v by_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o they_o that_o use_v it_o well_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o make_v the_o vine_n to_o swell_v with_o comfortable_a juice_n that_o man_n may_v take_v it_o for_o infirmity_n of_o health_n and_o upon_o occasion_n of_o cheerfulness_n yet_o the_o good_a patriarch_n will_v never_o lay_v down_o the_o primitive_a sobriety_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v go_v no_o further_o to_o show_v it_o than_o the_o verse_n before_o my_o text._n say_v the_o woman_n be_v thou_o great_a than_o our_o father_n jacob_n who_o drink_v himself_o of_o this_o well_o and_o his_o child_n and_o his_o cattle_n the_o flock_n and_o herd_n quench_v their_o thirst_n with_o no_o worse_a than_o their_o master_n do_v according_a to_o which_o simplicity_n of_o diet_n god_n in_o the_o beginning_n allot_v the_o same_o food_n for_o the_o beast_n that_o he_o make_v for_o man_n gen._n i._n 30._o i_o have_v give_v you_o say_z he_o to_o adam_n every_o herb_n bear_v seed_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o every_o foul_a of_o the_o air_n and_o to_o every_o thing_n that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n wherein_o there_o be_v life_n i_o have_v give_v every_o green_a herb_n for_o meat_n and_o it_o be_v so_o we_o and_o the_o cattle_n you_o see_v have_v once_o the_o same_o allowance_n or_o there_o be_v very_o little_a to_o choose_v between_o our_o pasture_n and_o they_o i_o will_v wind_v about_o no_o long_o the_o scope_n be_v to_o let_v you_o see_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o frugal_a institution_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o monstrous_a invention_n of_o that_o luxury_n which_o at_o this_o time_n prevail_v among_o we_o why_o do_v the_o scripture_n express_v all_o manner_n of_o beverage_n in_o forty_o place_n by_o the_o name_n of_o water_n but_o to_o insinuate_v sobriety_n why_o do_v god_n word_n in_o a_o hundred_o place_n call_v the_o whole_a repast_n of_o the_o belly_n by_o the_o name_n of_o bread_n but_o to_o insinuate_v frugality_n the_o scripture_n make_v but_o two_o word_n of_o that_o whereof_o affect_a gluttony_n have_v make_v twenty_o thousand_o the_o apostle_n do_v break_v bread_n from_o house_n to_o house_n and_o eat_v their_o meat_n with_o gladness_n act_v 2.46_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alimentum_fw-la non_fw-la delicias_fw-la say_v st._n chrysostom_n plain_a necessary_a nourishment_n be_v mean_v which_o nature_n yearn_v for_o and_o can_v want_v not_o pile_v dish_n one_o upon_o another_o to_o the_o intolerable_a scorn_n of_o god_n almighty_n first_o law_n as_o if_o you_o do_v not_o set_v but_o build_v a_o banquet_n our_o saviour_n will_v condemn_v you_o out_o of_o your_o own_o mouth_n if_o you_o pray_v his_o prayer_n as_o you_o ought_v give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n if_o the_o word_n be_v a_o synecdoche_n one_o part_n of_o sustenance_n for_o all_o god_n gift_n i_o know_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o it_o circumscribe_v our_o desire_n to_o ask_v a_o little_a and_o no_o excess_n and_o if_o you_o pray_v with_o christ_n word_n and_o not_o with_o christ_n meaning_n god_n will_v not_o bless_v but_o curse_v your_o supplication_n as_o the_o fable_n go_v of_o dido_n that_o she_o ask_v no_o more_o land_n than_o a_o ox_n hide_v will_v compass_v but_o she_o cut_v that_o hide_n into_o small_a thong_n and_o take_v in_o as_o much_o ground_n as_o to_o build_v a_o city_n so_o it_o be_v a_o cheat_n to_o ask_v god_n for_o bread_n and_o water_n and_o to_o mean_v all_o
humour_n into_o devotion_n and_o prayer_n be_v your_o temperature_n sanguine_a and_o cheerful_a i_o can_v tell_v what_o that_o will_v do_v if_o this_o live_a water_n feed_v it_o the_o mind_n will_v be_v bountiful_a easy_a to_o remit_v injury_n glad_a of_o reconciliation_n comfortable_a to_o the_o distress_a always_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n if_o a_o man_n be_v phlegmatic_a and_o fearful_a there_o be_v a_o trial_n likewise_o what_o god_n can_v bring_v forth_o from_o such_o a_o nature_n how_o wary_a will_v the_o conscience_n be_v to_o give_v no_o offence_n how_o pitiful_a how_o penitent_a how_o ready_a to_o weep_v over_o its_o own_o transgression_n final_o in_o every_o age_n of_o the_o life_n old_a or_o young_a in_o every_o condition_n of_o fortune_n regal_a honourable_a or_o servile_a this_o live_a water_n where_o god_n please_v incorporate_v itself_o into_o it_o and_o make_v it_o grow_v and_o fructify_v according_a to_o that_o use_n and_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o be_v plant_v it_o be_v water_n then_o which_o do_v increase_v and_o vegetate_v every_o plant_n which_o our_o heavenly_a father_n have_v plant_v but_o with_o much_o disparity_n from_o our_o common_a water_n as_o you_o may_v apprehend_v by_o divers_a instance_n for_o first_o pour_v all_o that_o you_o can_v draw_v from_o your_o fountain_n upon_o a_o tree_n that_o be_v quite_o dead_a and_o your_o labour_n be_v lose_v it_o will_v never_o spring_v again_o but_o most_o wretched_a be_v the_o state_n of_o man_n if_o the_o water_n which_o christ_n give_v do_v not_o bring_v we_o to_o live_v again_o when_o we_o be_v quite_o dead_a in_o corruption_n and_o you_o be_v dead_a in_o your_o sin_n have_v he_o quicken_v etc._n etc._n have_v forgive_v you_o all_o your_o trespass_n col_n two_o 13._o all_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n beside_o our_o earthly_a mortality_n be_v under_o the_o infliction_n of_o a_o double_a death_n by_o nature_n it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a death_n to_o be_v bereave_v of_o grace_n it_o be_v a_o eternal_a death_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o hell_n fire_n we_o be_v st._n judes'_v fruitless_a tree_n bis_fw-la mortuae_fw-la 12._o once_o be_v enough_o but_o we_o be_v twice_o dead_a pluck_v up_o from_o the_o root_n yet_o if_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n shine_v upon_o we_o we_o shall_v sprout_v again_o and_o wax_v green_a like_o a_o cedar_n in_o libanus_n what_o a_o sapless_a tree_n be_v zachaeus_n before_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o lord_n and_o giver_n of_o life_n as_o we_o do_v well_o call_v he_o in_o the_o nicene_n creed_n do_v bring_v salvation_n to_o his_o house_n you_o may_v as_o soon_o have_v squeeze_v water_n from_o a_o pummy_a stone_n as_o charity_n from_o a_o publican_n before_o his_o conversion_n yet_o though_o he_o be_v dead_a in_o covetousness_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o live_v in_o he_o he_o scatter_v abroad_o and_o give_v unto_o the_o poor_a as_o the_o father_n say_v of_o his_o prodigal_a child_n be_v now_o come_v home_o into_o his_o bosom_n 15.24_o this_o thy_o brother_n be_v dead_a and_o be_v alive_a again_o so_o let_v every_o penitent_a soul_n confess_v my_o root_n be_v dry_v up_o how_o shall_v it_o come_v to_o spring_v again_o but_o by_o some_o influence_n from_o heaven_n i_o be_v a_o wither_a tree_n that_o cumber_v the_o ground_n how_o be_o i_o exalt_v like_o aaron_n rod_n to_o bring_v forth_o bud_n and_o almond_n i_o be_v a_o senseless_a stone_n and_o god_n have_v raise_v i_o from_o thence_o to_o be_v a_o child_n of_o abraham_n take_v another_o instance_n of_o diversity_n in_o every_o plant_n that_o live_v water_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o make_v it_o bear_v but_o in_o every_o plant_v it_o make_v it_o bear_v such_o fruit_n and_o no_o other_o as_o be_v first_o graft_v upon_o it_o it_o cause_v a_o figtree_n to_o bring_v forth_o fig_n and_o a_o vine_n to_o be_v lade_v with_o grape_n but_o if_o the_o fruit_n be_v sour_a and_o unpleasant_a by_o nature_n water_n it_o while_o your_o arm_n ache_v it_o will_v never_o help_v it_o but_o this_o water_n in_o my_o text_n which_o be_v so_o worthy_a of_o our_o saviour_n praise_n it_o will_v make_v you_o gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n and_o fig_n of_o thistle_n indeed_o it_o shall_v do_v so_o but_o our_o preach_v be_v no_o better_o with_o many_o than_o river_n water_n gush_v upon_o a_o crabtree_n the_o more_o we_o teach_v the_o more_o you_o be_v lade_v with_o your_o own_o natural_a fruit_n pride_n luxury_n intemperance_n faction_n malice_n and_o incontinency_n be_v as_o rife_o as_o ever_o they_o be_v nothing_o grow_v upon_o the_o stock_n for_o all_o the_o labour_n that_o be_v spend_v but_o sour_a wilding_n that_o set_v the_o tooth_n on_o edge_n it_o seem_v the_o chief_a ingredient_n be_v want_v the_o blessing_n from_o above_o you_o mind_v other_o thing_n and_o then_o the_o chief_a pipe_n of_o all_o will_v be_v stop_v by_o which_o the_o spirit_n shall_v enter_v into_o our_o soul_n there_o be_v some_o and_o i_o will_v they_o be_v but_o few_o that_o put_v in_o bill_n and_o answer_n as_o it_o be_v against_o god_n plea_n they_o urge_v their_o personal_a infirmity_n and_o natural_a inclination_n and_o think_v that_o god_n can_v ask_v no_o more_o i_o be_o dull_a of_o understanding_n say_v one_o and_o what_o i_o be_o teach_v i_o can_v bear_v it_o away_o i_o be_o sudden_o transport_v with_o indignation_n and_o i_o can_v suffer_v i_o be_o retentive_a of_o a_o wrong_n and_o can_v easy_o be_v reconcile_v all_o these_o be_v in_o the_o same_o tune_n with_o those_o ill_a manner_a guest_n in_o the_o gospel_n we_o can_v come_v i_o pray_v you_o have_v we_o excuse_v humilitas_fw-la sonat_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la superbia_fw-la in_o actione_n to_o plead_v excuse_n be_v a_o form_n of_o humility_n but_o in_o effect_v it_o be_v a_o open_a arrogancy_n spend_v this_o breath_n of_o excuse_n in_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n and_o cry_v out_o often_o and_o affectionate_o drop_v down_o upon_o this_o heart_n o_o lord_n drop_v down_o upon_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n quite_o against_o the_o grain_n of_o your_o custom_n quite_o against_o the_o bias_n of_o nature_n the_o high-minded_a shall_v be_v humble_a as_o a_o lamb_n the_o implacable_a shall_v forgive_v his_o brother_n seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n the_o impostor_n shall_v make_v restitution_n the_o bravary_n of_o the_o time_n shall_v confess_v and_o amend_v their_o vanity_n loe_o this_o be_v a_o alteration_n which_o nothing_o can_v produce_v but_o live_a water_n from_o natural_a sterility_n of_o good_a to_o supernatural_a fruitfulness_n origen_n confound_v celsus_n with_o this_o argument_n that_o the_o christian_a religion_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n for_o in_o all_o kingdom_n where_o it_o have_v success_n it_o do_v civilize_v the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n it_o do_v mollify_v and_o intenerate_v the_o most_o stony_a heart_n it_o bring_v in_o justice_n and_o good_a law_n among_o they_o that_o live_v by_o rapine_n and_o robbery_n a_o strange_a fruit_n to_o be_v find_v upon_o such_o wild_a plant_n can_v it_o otherwise_o come_v to_o pass_v than_o because_o they_o be_v water_v from_o above_o i_o think_v you_o will_v like_v this_o doctrine_n best_a in_o the_o prophet_n isaiahs_n expression_n chap._n xi_o 6._o under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n so_o it_o go_v before_o the_o wolf_n shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o leopard_n shall_v lie_v down_o with_o the_o kid._n the_o calf_n and_o the_o young_a lâ—on_n and_o the_o fatle_a shall_v feed_v together_o and_o a_o young_a child_n shall_v lead_v they_o all_o that_o place_n be_v note_v by_o eusebius_n for_o a_o prophecy_n to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o brutishness_n and_o savage_a life_n be_v change_v into_o good_a nurture_n and_o sweet_a conversation_n you_o be_v darkness_n but_o now_o you_o be_v light_a in_o the_o lord_n o_o bless_a be_v you_o when_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o inbred_a to_o our_o disposition_n drop_v off_o and_o grow_v no_o more_o then_o if_o you_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o god_n you_o shall_v bring_v forth_o your_o fruit_n in_o due_a season_n and_o look_v whatsoever_o you_o do_v it_o shall_v prosper_v take_v a_o three_o instance_n of_o diversity_n our_o elementary_a water_n help_v a_o plant_n to_o bring_v forth_o one_o kind_a fruit_n at_o one_o season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o this_o be_v a_o blessing_n of_o god_n left_a hand_n to_o fill_v we_o with_o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o water_n which_o be_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n have_v this_o excellency_n to_o make_v the_o same_o tree_n bear_v all_o manner_n of_o spiritual_a fruit_n and_o at_o all_o time_n and_o season_n never_o unfurnish_a never_o empty_a a_o moral_a temperate_a man_n may_v be_v unjust_a a_o
church_n 3._o that_o such_o as_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v be_v call_v christian_n i_o can_v acquiesce_v in_o this_o conjecture_n if_o it_o ascend_v high_a that_o the_o synod_n apostolical_a confirm_v it_o because_o it_o come_v from_o god_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v neither_o read_v nor_o hear_v that_o either_o christ_n do_v leave_v the_o tradition_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o with_o some_o of_o his_o disciple_n or_o that_o a_o angel_n proclaim_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n from_o heaven_n or_o that_o it_o be_v impart_v either_o by_o dream_n or_o revelation_n send_v to_o any_o of_o the_o prophet_n but_o since_o no_o man_n can_v challenge_v that_o he_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o it_o i_o think_v it_o surpâ—sseth_v mortal_a authority_n and_o therefore_o i_o leave_v the_o original_n of_o it_o to_o god_n it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o father_n in_o those_o time_n to_o give_v a_o name_n to_o his_o child_n zachary_n the_o priest_n when_o he_o can_v not_o speak_v call_v for_o writing-table_n to_o give_v the_o name_n to_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o christ_n himself_o have_v no_o father_n on_o earth_n his_o father_n give_v he_o a_o name_n from_o heaven_n then_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o father_n of_o all_o that_o be_v call_v father_n give_v that_o universal_a name_n which_o belong_v to_o his_o child_n who_o he_o have_v regenerate_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n put_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n authority_n to_o this_o reason_n and_o who_o can_v gainsay_v it_o isa_n lxii_o 2._o his_o scope_n be_v to_o extol_v zion_n or_o the_o church_n evangelical_n say_v he_o the_o gentile_n shall_v see_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o all_o king_n thy_o glory_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v by_o a_o new_a name_n which_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v name_v it_o be_v endless_a to_o rehearse_v how_o many_o author_n apply_v this_o to_o the_o nomenclature_n of_o christian_a and_o again_o isa_n xliii_o 1._o i_o have_v redeem_v thou_o certain_o that_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n i_o have_v call_v thou_o by_o my_o name_n thou_o be_v i_o who_o will_v doubt_v now_o but_o that_o i_o have_v reduce_v our_o title_n to_o the_o true_a original_n our_o godfather_n be_v the_o lord_n above_o let_v i_o reduce_v it_o likewise_o to_o the_o exact_a time_n when_o it_o begin_v it_o will_v be_v no_o lose_a labour_n this_o be_v grant_v at_o all_o hand_n it_o do_v not_o happen_v so_o soon_o as_o ever_o christ_n ascend_v up_o we_o be_v not_o crown_v in_o our_o cradle_n pamelius_n take_v advantage_n at_o a_o place_n in_o tertullian_n to_o hold_v that_o the_o word_n christian_n begin_v to_o spread_v abroad_o in_o the_o five_o year_n after_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n that_o be_v in_o the_o very_a latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o say_v that_o his_o author_n tertullian_n mention_n it_o too_o early_o for_o this_o will_v quite_o confound_v the_o history_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o centurion_n cornelius_n be_v not_o convert_v till_o two_o year_n of_o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o competent_a space_n of_o time_n for_o those_o tiding_n to_o come_v to_o antioch_n and_o for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n after_o that_o to_o gain_v a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o barnabas_n to_o be_v send_v for_o to_o undertake_v for_o a_o better_a increase_n it_o follow_v after_o all_o this_o the_o most_o successful_a st._n paul_n be_v bring_v thither_o and_o he_o and_o barnabas_n assemble_v themselves_o a_o whole_a year_n with_o the_o church_n this_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o context_n before_o and_o then_o the_o disciple_n be_v first_o call_v christian_n in_o antioch_n i_o like_v not_o pamelius_n his_o supputation_n then_o he_o be_v too_o forward_o genebrard_n in_o his_o chronology_n run_v as_o much_o backward_a and_o allow_v sixteen_o year_n to_o be_v run_v out_o since_o the_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n before_o the_o faithful_a have_v the_o honour_n to_o get_v this_o memorable_a title_n he_o take_v his_o aim_n at_o the_o synod_n which_o turrian_n speak_v of_o that_o the_o apostle_n can_v be_v assemble_v no_o soon_o in_o a_o sacred_a council_n at_o antioch_n whereas_o turrian_n claim_v no_o more_o for_o his_o synod_n but_o that_o the_o apostle_n establish_v that_o which_o be_v illustrious_a long_o before_o during_o the_o pain_n that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n do_v spend_v at_o antioch_n therefore_o i_o suppose_v that_o the_o most_o judicious_a baronius_n be_v but_o a_o little_a under_o or_o over_o that_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o ten_o year_n after_o the_o ascension_n the_o believer_n at_o antioch_n be_v decimae_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o tithe_n of_o the_o lord_n those_o that_o be_v gain_v to_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n be_v a_o select_a portion_n and_o a_o peculiar_a benediction_n fall_v upon_o they_o yet_o i_o be_o content_a to_o let_v that_o pass_v rather_o than_o you_o shall_v think_v that_o there_o be_v some_o necessary_a efficacy_n in_o the_o number_n i_o look_v more_o stead_n fast_o upon_o another_o great_a occurrency_n in_o those_o day_n which_o make_v this_o ten_o year_n the_o fullness_n of_o time_n and_o the_o disciple_n so_o ripe_a to_o receive_v this_o name_n that_o it_o can_v not_o well_o be_v defer_v any_o long_a for_o when_o the_o gentile_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o common_a salvation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v be_v stranger_n together_o so_o many_o age_n before_o there_o be_v still_o a_o distance_n between_o they_o or_o at_o least_o no_o perfect_a conjunction_n and_o it_o grow_v a_o hard_a task_n to_o piece_v they_o because_o the_o jew_n either_o out_o of_o weakness_n do_v still_o affect_v the_o ceremony_n of_o moses_n or_o have_v be_v so_o long_o familiar_a with_o they_o do_v desire_n to_o dismiss_v they_o reverent_o at_o their_o part_n but_o the_o gentile_n love_v all_o inoffensive_a liberty_n which_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o nature_n and_o chief_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o refrain_v from_o meat_n which_o in_o themselves_o be_v lawful_a this_o quarrel_n be_v not_o decide_v till_o the_o apostle_n at_o a_o full_a council_n take_v a_o course_n with_o it_o in_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n nay_o clemens_n in_o the_o 7._o lib._n const_n c._n 48._o say_v that_o they_o of_o the_o circumcision_n have_v one_o bishop_n over_o they_o to_o wit_n evodius_n in_o this_o very_a city_n of_o antioch_n they_o of_o the_o uncircumcision_n in_o the_o same_o place_n at_o the_o same_o time_n another_o bishop_n over_o they_o ignatius_n this_o be_v his_o report_n though_o ignatius_n himself_o say_v no_o such_o matter_n but_o give_v the_o preeminence_n to_o evodius_n alone_o next_o after_o the_o apostle_n some_o variance_n and_o unkindness_n there_o be_v that_o be_v certain_a and_o the_o first_o mean_n to_o unite_v both_o side_n in_o a_o perfect_a peace_n be_v that_o the_o one_o shall_v not_o have_v this_o name_n and_o the_o other_o that_o name_n but_o to_o denominate_v they_o all_o from_o our_o saviour_n and_o to_o call_v they_o christian_n quis_fw-la nominum_fw-la reatus_fw-la quae_fw-la accusatio_fw-la vocabulorum_fw-la say_v tertullian_n name_n be_v guilty_a of_o no_o crime_n you_o can_v accuse_v they_o of_o any_o harm_n with_o the_o pardon_n of_o that_o holy_a father_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o it_o be_v never_o see_v but_o that_o man_n be_v stiff_a in_o opposition_n and_o almost_o irreconcilable_a when_o they_o please_v themselves_o to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o other_o by_o the_o name_n of_o those_o doctor_n who_o opinion_n they_o cleave_v unto_o if_o it_o once_o grow_v to_o a_o difference_n of_o title_n that_o which_o be_v but_o friendly_a disquisition_n of_o argument_n at_o first_o it_o turn_v to_o emulation_n emulation_n improve_v to_o be_v faction_n and_o faction_n that_o will_v soon_o have_v break_v up_o like_o a_o mist_n many_o age_n can_v dissolve_v they_o if_o you_o know_v any_o that_o have_v man_n person_n in_o admiration_n and_o love_n to_o be_v denominate_v from_o they_o as_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o lord_n host_n they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o felon_n in_o divinity_n that_o have_v set_v fire_n on_o the_o beacon_n to_o put_v all_o in_o tumult_n and_o combustion_n whereas_o except_o themselves_o there_o be_v no_o enemy_n in_o arm_n within_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o impartiality_n and_o indifferency_n to_o truth_n which_o this_o happy_a church_n of_o england_n have_v maintain_v not_o turn_v the_o scale_n either_o this_o way_n or_o that_o way_n for_o luther_n or_o calvin_n sake_n or_o whosoever_o else_o it_o have_v give_v we_o the_o advantage_n to_o be_v most_o comely_a in_o discipline_n most_o retentive_a of_o good_a antiquity_n most_o certain_a of_o fundamental_a truth_n and_o of_o all_o church_n in_o the_o world_n to_o have_v least_o disagreement_n
against_o he_o qui_fw-la meretricibus_fw-la &_o voluptatibus_fw-la inservit_fw-la non_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la servus_n to_o be_v under_o pleasure_n be_v to_o be_v under_o tyranny_n and_o therefore_o the_o statue_n of_o a_o strumpet_n do_v better_o resemble_v servitude_n but_o happy_a be_v thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n that_o stand_v before_o thou_o deo_fw-la parere_fw-la libertas_fw-la est_fw-la 15._o you_o may_v think_v that_o seneca_n have_v confer_v with_o st._n paul_n when_o he_o learn_v that_o lesson_n that_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a freedom_n who_o have_v make_v we_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n and_o holy_a nation_n say_v leo_n in_o the_o second_o anniversary_n sermon_n upon_o his_o own_o assumption_n to_o the_o papacy_n nothing_o so_o kingly_a as_o a_o mind_n subject_n to_o god_n and_o ruler_n of_o his_o own_o passion_n nothing_o so_o priestly_a as_o to_o offer_v up_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o pure_a conscience_n and_o the_o oblation_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n there_o be_v ancient_a ceremony_n in_o baptism_n as_o if_o the_o party_n to_o be_v baptize_v come_v to_o be_v inaugurate_v to_o a_o kingdom_n when_o he_o profess_v himself_o a_o disciple_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o it_o appear_v in_o some_o ritual_n that_o they_o put_v a_o crown_n of_o flower_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o neophyte_n to_o which_o the_o collect_v then_o use_v do_v testify_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o king_n of_o heaven_n for_o this_o dissoluble_a crown_n to_o give_v he_o a_o crown_n of_o justice_n and_o good_a work_n the_o same_o be_v figure_v by_o these_o ceremony_n in_o confirmation_n that_o be_v by_o the_o unction_n of_o their_o forehead_n and_o by_o the_o fascia_fw-la which_o bind_v about_o their_o temple_n as_o a_o diadem_n all_o these_o custom_n do_v border_n upon_o this_o phrase_n that_o our_o jerusalem_n be_v every_o where_o in_o the_o gospel_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n god_n be_v such_o a_o king_n who_o none_o but_o king_n do_v serve_v none_o but_o melchisedech_n who_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o at_o once_o both_o servant_n of_o righteousness_n and_o king_n of_o righteousness_n dignitate_fw-la domini_fw-la honorata_fw-la sit_fw-la conditio_fw-la servi_fw-la he_o be_v so_o great_a a_o lord_n that_o it_o be_v a_o lordship_n nay_o a_o kingdom_n to_o serve_v he_o in_o a_o word_n remember_v that_o our_o freedom_n be_v a_o strict_a obligation_n to_o all_o excellent_a virtue_n that_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n we_o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n lord_n keep_v thy_o jerusalem_n free_a from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o prison_n of_o utter_a darkness_n amen_o the_o three_o sermon_n upon_o gal._n four_o 26._o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v free_a which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o have_v draw_v out_o the_o description_n of_o the_o church_n in_o sundry_a line_n of_o beauty_n that_o it_o be_v a_o jerusalem_n a_o visible_a and_o glorious_a city_n for_o the_o external_a communion_n a_o jerusalem_n from_o above_o for_o her_o internal_a grace_n a_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v free_a for_o her_o redemption_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n every_o man_n i_o suppose_v will_v attest_v thus_o unto_o it_o nihil_fw-la addi_fw-la potest_fw-la huic_fw-la bono_fw-mi nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la o_o that_o it_o will_v last_v thus_o unto_o the_o world_n end_n by_o continual_a propagation_n for_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v so_o complete_o good_a but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v perpetual_a lo_o i_o shall_v land_v you_o now_o upon_o that_o shore_n and_o represent_v the_o church_n unto_o you_o as_o a_o mother_n that_o bring_v forth_o and_o be_v never_o barren_a who_o fruitfulness_n continue_v her_o praise_n and_o happiness_n for_o ever_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o and_o of_o all_o those_o generation_n after_o we_o that_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n endure_v we_o be_v not_o in_o the_o condition_n of_o xerxes_n who_o have_v as_o goodly_a a_o train_n of_o soldier_n as_o ever_o march_v into_o the_o field_n but_o it_o draw_v tear_n from_o his_o eye_n to_o think_v that_o in_o less_o than_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o year_n not_o one_o of_o all_o those_o thousand_o shall_v remain_v alive_a they_o have_v not_o a_o mother_n which_o bring_v forth_o incessant_o to_o repair_v their_o mortality_n that_o good_a which_o will_v not_o continue_v breed_v great_a discomfort_n upon_o certain_a expectation_n of_o mutability_n but_o our_o jerusalem_n shall_v never_o wain_n nor_o consume_v it_o be_v sow_v with_o the_o seed_n of_o immortality_n if_o we_o be_v all_o include_v in_o one_o isaac_n and_o he_o be_v slay_v upon_o the_o altar_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n yet_o abraham_n be_v sure_a that_o god_n will_v restore_v he_o again_o be_v dead_a jacob_n may_v faint_v and_o fear_v lest_o his_o son_n shall_v miscarry_v one_o after_o another_o and_o he_o remain_v childless_a his_o despair_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o sadness_n of_o humane_a event_n if_o i_o be_v bereave_v of_o my_o child_n i_o be_o bereave_v gen._n xliii_o 14._o but_o the_o church_n shall_v see_v her_o child_n child_n grow_v up_o by_o succession_n without_o end_n of_o day_n christ_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n again_o and_o rise_v no_o more_o which_o be_v most_o impossible_a if_o she_o shall_v quite_o disappear_v the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n shall_v die_v which_o can_v be_v imagine_v if_o her_o branch_n shall_v all_o wither_v but_o this_o be_v a_o lamp_n which_o be_v nourish_v with_o fresh_a oil_n from_o heaven_n and_o shall_v never_o be_v put_v out_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o that_o be_v call_v good_a upon_o earth_n and_o a_o constant_a perpetual_a good_a therefore_o let_v the_o child_n rise_v up_o and_o call_v this_o mother_n bless_v and_o as_o the_o church_n have_v take_v upon_o it_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o without_o any_o contract_n to_o the_o local_a and_o material_a build_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o she_o have_v take_v up_o the_o appellation_n of_o a_o mother_n yet_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o nature_n no_o way_n bend_v to_o natural_a cause_n or_o natural_a affection_n for_o not_o only_o our_o parent_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o whole_a world_n have_v quite_o lose_v we_o in_o this_o word_n as_o moses_n remember_v the_o great_a devotion_n of_o levi_n that_o he_o say_v of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n i_o have_v not_o see_v they_o or_o i_o respect_v they_o not_o and_o of_o his_o brethren_n i_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v they_o deut._n xxxiii_o 9_o so_o by_o derive_v ourselves_o from_o this_o mother_n we_o cast_v our_o fleshly_a parentage_n aside_o and_o we_o say_v to_o she_o who_o do_v give_v we_o to_o suck_v from_o her_o breast_n as_o our_o saviour_n do_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mulier_fw-la quid_fw-la mihi_fw-la tecum_fw-la woman_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o jerusalem_n be_v we_o and_o we_o be_v she_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v free_a etc._n etc._n this_o remainder_n of_o the_o verse_n which_o be_v the_o dispatch_n of_o the_o whole_a text_n require_v our_o inspection_n into_o three_o particular_n first_o to_o know_v our_o mother_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v ignorant_a either_o of_o her_o fruitfulness_n or_o our_o own_o obedience_n he_o be_v a_o wise_a son_n say_v telemachus_n in_o homer_n that_o know_v his_o father_n but_o he_o be_v a_o foolish_a son_n that_o do_v not_o know_v his_o mother_n second_o note_v the_o unity_n and_o indivision_n of_o the_o child_n of_o this_o mother_n they_o be_v a_o cluster_n of_o grape_n hang_v upon_o one_o stalk_v a_o brood_n of_o chicken_n clockt_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o one_o hen_n there_o be_v but_o one_o steâ—_n and_o one_o progeny_n one_o nostrum_fw-la in_o relation_n to_o this_o parent_n mater_fw-la nostrum_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o we_o the_o three_o and_o last_o part_n put_v we_o to_o observe_v that_o the_o note_n of_o universality_n be_v large_a in_o paul_n day_n but_o now_o much_o more_o amplify_v than_o in_o those_o time_n mater_fw-la nostrum_fw-la omnium_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o first_o a_o mother_n give_v a_o be_v to_o those_o who_o she_o bring_v forth_o and_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v forth_o owe_v a_o great_a duty_n to_o the_o mother_n upon_o these_o two_o hinge_n this_o main_a part_n of_o the_o text_n be_v turn_v the_o one_o be_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o mother_n the_o other_o be_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o child_n and_o what_o be_v be_v that_o which_o jerusalem_n above_o do_v contribute_v unto_o we_o that_o she_o be_v call_v our_o mother_n it_o challenge_v no_o part_n in_o our_o specifical_a essence_n or_o the_o
the_o old_a greek_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o every_o pomegranate_n there_o be_v some_o corrupt_a kernel_n so_o there_o be_v some_o wicked_a one_o in_o every_o church_n 4._o as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n be_v of_o a_o bloody_a colour_n so_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o the_o best_a kernel_n of_o the_o church_n be_v red_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o martyrdom_n but_o make_v white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb._n the_o sum_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a pomegranate_n in_o the_o lump_n we_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n but_o take_v we_o one_o by_o one_o and_o consider_v we_o as_o sometime_o we_o be_v darkness_n and_o now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o this_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o we_o all_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o by_o they_o that_o minister_v at_o it_o so_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o for_o the_o most_o proper_a work_n of_o a_o mother_n be_v to_o bring_v forth_o child_n and_o the_o most_o proper_a work_n of_o a_o good_a mother_n be_v to_o bring_v they_o up_o and_o because_o of_o these_o two_o solomon_n in_o the_o same_o canticle_n have_v use_v this_o appellation_n which_o my_o text_n do_v i_o will_v bring_v thou_o into_o the_o house_n of_o my_o mother_n that_o be_v the_o church_n 3.4_o and_o though_o he_o be_v the_o great_a king_n one_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o the_o earth_n see_v yet_o it_o be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o he_o to_o call_v that_o his_o mother_n which_o god_n call_v his_o spouse_n i_o will_v betrothe_v thou_o unto_o i_o for_o ever_o yea_o i_o will_v betrothe_v thou_o unto_o i_o in_o righteousness_n and_o faithfulness_n hos_fw-la two_o 19_o the_o bridegroom_n have_v take_v this_o bride_n unto_o he_o and_o their_o offspring_n be_v multiply_v and_o happy_a be_v those_o and_o none_o but_o they_o who_o be_v the_o legitimate_a child_n of_o this_o sacred_a marriage_n the_o font_n of_o baptism_n be_v the_o womb_n of_o the_o church_n the_o spirit_n that_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n to_o sanctify_v they_o be_v the_o father_n and_o from_o these_o two_o be_v bring_v forth_o the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a that_o shall_v dwell_v in_o glory_n for_o evermore_o and_o because_o of_o this_o indissoluble_a connexion_n between_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o spouse_n who_o be_v always_o present_a with_o it_o st._n austin_n note_v that_o she_o must_v not_o only_o be_v a_o fruitful_a mother_n in_o abundance_n of_o issue_n but_o also_o a_o pure_a virgin_n because_o she_o know_v none_o other_o husband_n ecclesia_fw-la virgo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o parit_fw-la 119._o mariam_n imitatur_fw-la quae_fw-la dominum_fw-la peperit_fw-la the_o church_n be_v both_o a_o virgin_n and_o a_o mother_n like_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n although_o a_o mother_n yet_o of_o unquestioned_a virginity_n st._n ambrose_n run_v more_o division_n upon_o the_o same_o string_n on_o this_o sort_n sancta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la immaculata_fw-la coitâ—_n foecunda_fw-la partâ—_n virgo_fw-la est_fw-la castitate_fw-la mater_fw-la prole_fw-la the_o holy_a catholic_n church_n keep_v her_o bed_n immaculate_a and_o yet_o her_o offspring_n be_v innumerous_a a_o mother_n by_o perpetual_a propagation_n and_o yet_o a_o virgin_n by_o perpetual_a chastity_n parit_fw-la nos_fw-la non_fw-la dolore_fw-la membrorum_fw-la sed_fw-la gaudio_fw-la angelorum_fw-la nutrit_fw-la nos_fw-la non_fw-la corporis_fw-la lacte_fw-la sed_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la she_o be_v deliver_v of_o we_o with_o no_o pain_n or_o sorrow_n but_o with_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n she_o feed_v we_o not_o with_o the_o breast_n of_o a_o woman_n but_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v better_o than_o nectar_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o manna_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n it_o be_v yet_o more_o admirable_a what_o god_n have_v wrought_v upon_o this_o jerusalem_n by_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o power_n we_o be_v the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o gentile_n that_o be_v now_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o be_v as_o a_o strumpet_n that_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o idol_n and_o god_n have_v betroth_v this_o church_n unto_o he_o and_o make_v it_o a_o unpolluted_a virgin_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o lament_v it_o that_o there_o be_v some_o christian_a station_n affect_v towards_o idolatry_n which_o renew_v the_o infamy_n of_o our_o ancient_a whoredom_n but_o whatsoever_o our_o mother_n be_v now_o our_o grandmother_n be_v chaste_a and_o pure_a in_o hegesippus_n day_n take_v it_o in_o that_o sincerity_n of_o practice_n and_o doctrine_n and_o then_o you_o may_v see_v the_o mighty_a work_n of_o christ_n to_o turn_v a_o harlot_n into_o a_o virgin_n and_o a_o virgin_n into_o a_o mother_n magna_fw-la est_fw-la sponsae_fw-la &_o singularis_fw-la dignitas_fw-la meretricem_fw-la invenit_fw-la 119._o virginem_fw-la fecit_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n this_o be_v the_o great_a and_o singular_a dignity_n of_o the_o bride_n which_o have_v prepare_v herself_o to_o meet_v the_o bridegroom_n that_o come_v from_o heaven_n he_o have_v change_v her_o whoredom_n into_o virginity_n and_o multiply_v her_o virginity_n into_o foecundity_n that_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o you_o see_v the_o mother_n through_o who_o ministry_n every_o christian_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n neque_fw-la parcit_fw-la unigenito_fw-la pro_fw-la sic_fw-la genito_fw-la the_o father_n do_v not_o spare_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o we_o may_v be_v thus_o beget_v but_o be_v there_o no_o more_o that_o belong_v to_o a_o mother_n than_o to_o bring_v forth_o 6._o yes_o say_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o i_o quote_v he_o because_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n every_o thing_n that_o bring_v forth_o be_v oblige_v by_o nature_n to_o supply_v nourishment_n unto_o that_o which_o it_o bring_v forth_o i_o be_o not_o so_o rigid_a but_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o in_o case_n of_o weakness_n and_o divers_a accidental_a indisposition_n that_o which_o nature_n do_v ordinary_o urge_v and_o provide_v for_o may_v be_v dispense_v but_o this_o rule_n be_v bear_v with_o every_o female_a that_o which_o be_v so_o fruitful_a as_o to_o be_v a_o mother_n shall_v be_v so_o careful_a as_o to_o be_v a_o nurse_n and_o so_o be_v the_o church_n not_o only_o moses_n the_o lawgiver_n carry_v the_o people_n of_o promise_n as_o a_o nurse_n father_n carry_v his_o child_n num._n xi_o 12._o by_o tenderness_n by_o order_v their_o step_n by_o breed_v they_o in_o good_a precept_n and_o law_n but_o the_o apostle_n be_v much_o more_o laborious_a to_o feed_v the_o christian_a proselyte_n with_o the_o word_n of_o life_n that_o they_o may_v grow_v up_o from_o grace_n to_o grace_v unto_o the_o stature_n of_o perfect_a righteousness_n i_o have_v feed_v you_o with_o milk_n say_v st._n paul_n to_o the_o new_o convert_v corinthian_n 1_o cor._n three_o 2._o and_o he_o suppeditate_v strong_a meat_n to_o they_o that_o can_v digest_v it_o and_o for_o all_o manner_n of_o sweetness_n and_o forbearance_n he_o behave_v himself_o gentle_o among_o the_o thessalonian_n as_o a_o nurse_n cherish_v her_o child_n 1_o thes_n two_o 7._o every_o rule_n and_o doctrine_n which_o be_v deliver_v sincere_o and_o in_o truth_n be_v milk_n to_o those_o that_o thirst_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o well_o of_o salvation_n honey_n and_o milk_n be_v under_o thy_o tongue_n say_v solomon_n speak_v of_o this_o mother_n and_o nurse_n cant._n four_o xi_o milk_n be_v a_o pleasant_a food_n so_o be_v the_o gospel_n to_o they_o that_o have_v a_o spiritual_a taste_n there_o be_v no_o aloe_n or_o bitterness_n in_o it_o apoph_n but_o to_o they_o that_o have_v a_o carnal_a palate_n it_o be_v antalcidas_n his_o answer_n in_o plutarch_n to_o one_o that_o ask_v how_o he_o may_v speak_v that_o which_o may_v be_v accept_v say_v he_o si_fw-mi loquaris_fw-la jucundissima_fw-la praestes_fw-la utilissima_fw-la if_o you_o will_v deliver_v that_o which_o be_v most_o pleasant_a and_o season_v it_o with_o that_o which_o be_v most_o profitable_a so_o that_o which_o be_v suck_v from_o the_o breast_n of_o this_o parent_n arride_v the_o taste_n with_o sweetness_n and_o it_o be_v as_o profitable_a as_o sweet_a and_o call_v milk_n because_o it_o be_v a_o most_o grow_a nourishment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o naturalist_n as_o they_o be_v account_v plain_a and_o innocent_a above_o all_o other_o people_n so_o they_o do_v excel_v for_o health_n and_o magnitude_n of_o body_n be_v admonish_v therefore_o that_o such_o christian_n as_o wax_v not_o better_o and_o better_o take_v some_o other_o thing_n for_o their_o nourishment_n than_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o church_n which_o do_v not_o prosper_v in_o they_o if_o you_o do_v not_o grow_v and_o add_v virtue_n to_o virtue_n you_o have_v choose_v a_o nurse_n with_o dry_a breast_n and_o who_o complexion_n be_v diverse_a
from_o your_o holy_a mother_n lacte_fw-la gypsum_fw-la miscet_fw-la as_o the_o old_a proverb_n be_v the_o world_n be_v a_o stepmother_n who_o milk_n be_v infect_v with_o poison_n no_o redress_n for_o such_o but_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o shunamite_n child_n when_o he_o complain_v of_o his_o head_n 2.2_o take_v the_o child_n unto_o his_o mother_n as_o st._n peter_n exhort_v desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o you_o may_v grow_v thereby_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v to_o grow_v and_o increase_v not_o to_o stand_v at_o a_o stay_n true_a piety_n never_o think_v so_o well_o of_o itself_o as_o if_o it_o need_v no_o augmentation_n that_o be_v pharisaical_a hypocrisy_n he_o that_o get_v nothing_o lose_v much_o 253._o he_o that_o do_v not_o add_v to_o his_o talon_n will_v forfeit_v it_o and_o lose_v it_o say_v bernard_n do_v not_o all_o the_o angel_n which_o jacob_n see_v upon_o the_o ladder_n that_o reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n either_o ascend_v or_o descend_v inter_fw-la ascensum_fw-la &_o descensum_fw-la inter_fw-la profectum_fw-la &_o defectum_fw-la nullum_fw-la est_fw-la medium_n there_o be_v no_o medium_n between_o proficiency_n &_o deficiency_n between_o go_v backward_o or_o forward_o either_o you_o be_v continual_o mend_v in_o all_o part_n of_o religion_n by_o the_o fatness_n of_o this_o milk_n or_o you_o will_v consume_v away_o like_o a_o shrivel_a changeling_n but_o the_o nurse_n will_v not_o be_v want_v in_o suppeditate_v milk_n if_o you_o be_v not_o want_v to_o yourself_o in_o the_o wholesome_a concoction_n and_o now_o to_o end_v this_o point_n i_o pronounce_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o can_v expect_v no_o great_a miricle_n from_o god_n than_o to_o have_v such_o a_o mother_n and_o such_o a_o nurse_n first_o be_v you_o not_o dead_a in_o adam_n and_o then_o this_o mother_n take_v you_o into_o her_o womb_n and_o bring_v you_o forth_o alive_a most_o stupendous_a nay_o must_v you_o not_o die_v unto_o sin_n and_o be_v crucify_v to_o the_o world_n before_o you_o can_v be_v bear_v again_o quid_fw-la difficilius_fw-la cognition_n quam_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la nascatur_fw-la moriendo_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n 97._o and_o what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o her_o nourishment_n but_o continual_o to_o draw_v you_o from_o death_n to_o life_n et_fw-la amplius_fw-la est_fw-la suscitare_fw-la semper_fw-la victurum_fw-la quam_fw-la suscitare_fw-la iterum_fw-la moriturum_fw-la say_v he_o be_v it_o miraculous_a in_o elias_n or_o in_o the_o apostle_n to_o raise_v the_o dead_a unto_o life_n that_o shall_v die_v again_o how_o much_o great_a be_v it_o to_o raise_v they_o unto_o life_n that_o shall_v never_o this_o benefit_n begin_v with_o the_o church_n as_o our_o mother_n and_o continues_z with_o we_o through_o her_o ministry_n as_o our_o nurse_n this_o be_v that_o jerusalem_n whi_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o thus_o far_o i_o have_v draw_v out_o before_o you_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o mother_n upon_o those_o who_o she_o bring_v forth_o now_o while_o this_o benefit_n be_v fresh_a in_o our_o memory_n it_o be_v good_a time_n to_o show_v what_o obedience_n the_o child_n do_v owe_v to_o this_o mother_n that_o be_v to_o her_o law_n to_o her_o censure_n to_o her_o determination_n to_o her_o law_n of_o outward_a order_n to_o her_o censure_n of_o discipline_n to_o her_o determination_n of_o faith_n for_o the_o first_o to_o tread_v light_o in_o their_o step_n that_o have_v go_v before_o i_o prudence_n and_o reason_n find_v out_o what_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o well_o reigle_a and_o comely_a demeanour_n of_o they_o that_o be_v knit_v together_o in_o any_o body_n and_o when_o authority_n be_v join_v unto_o it_o and_o impose_v it_o it_o be_v a_o law_n there_o must_v be_v a_o order_n agree_v upon_o touch_v our_o manner_n of_o union_n and_o live_v together_o in_o commonwealth_n and_o grave_n and_o well-governed_a man_n be_v most_o nice_a to_o see_v those_o fashion_n of_o order_n inviolable_o observe_v and_o be_v not_o this_o equal_o to_o be_v heed_v nay_o much_o more_o in_o our_o ecclesiastical_a oeconomy_n for_o the_o person_n to_o who_o we_o associate_v ourselves_o in_o the_o church_n be_v not_o only_o holy_a man_n but_o god_n and_o angel_n shall_v we_o not_o have_v law_n of_o agreement_n to_o go_v all_o one_o way_n and_o to_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n can_v there_o be_v such_o that_o will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o see_v distraction_n and_o confusion_n in_o the_o holy_a sanctuary_n be_v there_o any_o possibility_n of_o draw_v a_o congregation_n together_o without_o rule_n and_o advertisement_n to_o proceed_v thus_o and_o thus_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n service_n and_o for_o those_o rite_n which_o be_v in_o force_n among_o we_o have_v not_o this_o church_n proceed_v with_o most_o sanctify_a moderation_n to_o ease_v christian_a people_n of_o that_o superfluity_n whereof_o they_o complain_v at_o the_o extirpation_n of_o popery_n and_o to_o retain_v such_o only_a as_o be_v most_o expedient_a and_o carry_v no_o shadow_n of_o scandal_n but_o to_o they_o that_o be_v hot_a and_o contentious_a since_o we_o must_v have_v order_n of_o decency_n his_o wit_n be_v break_v that_o think_v otherwise_o why_o not_o these_o which_o be_v establish_v and_o to_o which_o your_o consent_n be_v include_v by_o reason_n of_o they_o that_o be_v agent_n in_o your_o behalf_n and_o present_a at_o their_o confirmation_n for_o we_o be_v alive_a in_o our_o predecessor_n and_o our_o successor_n shall_v live_v in_o we_o it_o skill_v not_o what_o utopia_n some_o have_v frame_v in_o their_o own_o head_n in_o positive_a law_n man_n private_a fancy_n must_v give_v way_n to_o the_o high_a judgement_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o authority_n a_o mother_n over_o they_o and_o do_v not_o say_v you_o be_v a_o obedient_a child_n since_o you_o do_v that_o which_o your_o heavenly_a father_n require_v why_o not_o also_o what_o your_o spiritual_a mother_n require_v since_o the_o one_o bid_v nothing_o repugnant_a to_o the_o other_o i_o hope_v there_o be_v none_o in_o this_o climate_n but_o explode_n the_o anabaptist_n opinion_n that_o all_o christian_a liberty_n be_v lose_v if_o any_o law_n be_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n but_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n beside_o what_o be_v require_v for_o order_n and_o good_a carriage_n in_o the_o church_n god_n have_v give_v the_o power_n to_o settle_v it_o what_o be_v do_v be_v do_v by_o his_o leave_n and_o by_o that_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n give_v to_o frame_v such_o constitution_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o prevaricate_v as_o if_o god_n be_v not_o disobey_v in_o that_o obstinacy_n which_o conform_v not_o it_o be_v commendable_a and_o necessary_a for_o every_o man_n single_a to_o profess_v the_o substance_n of_o true_a religion_n contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o it_o be_v also_o require_v at_o their_o hand_n to_o observe_v the_o circumstance_n and_o decency_n of_o it_o comprehend_v in_o positive_a law_n when_o they_o be_v in_o society_n with_o other_o it_o be_v in_o a_o circumstance_n and_o a_o ceremony_n that_o st._n paul_n check_v the_o corinthian_n what_o despise_v you_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n xi_o 22._o you_o can_v call_v jerusalem_n your_o mother_n with_o a_o sober_a reverence_n if_o you_o decline_v her_o piety_n and_o authority_n in_o constitution_n indifferent_a second_o the_o power_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o church_n meet_v together_o must_v use_v the_o rod_n though_o unwilling_o towards_o they_o that_o must_v be_v make_v example_n to_o other_o by_o shame_n and_o punishment_n for_o such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v soften_v with_o love_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n 4._o shall_v i_o come_v to_o you_o with_o a_o rod_n say_v the_o apostle_n dread_a the_o anger_n of_o your_o mother_n provoke_v not_o her_o displeasure_n to_o smite_v you_o with_o abstention_n anathemaes_n excommunication_n remember_v how_o the_o incestuous_a person_n be_v swallow_v up_o with_o desperation_n when_o her_o censure_n be_v upon_o he_o if_o esau_n lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o weep_v when_o he_o have_v not_o the_o blessing_n of_o his_o father_n what_o sorrow_n will_v it_o beget_v in_o a_o child_n that_o be_v not_o past_a feel_n or_o leaden_o stupid_a to_o have_v the_o curse_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o ancient_a form_n of_o humble_a penant_n use_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o disuse_v that_o their_o custom_n will_v seem_v strange_a to_o be_v repeat_v when_o they_o be_v sequester_v from_o the_o prayer_n and_o sacrament_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n for_o scandalous_a and_o flagitious_a action_n they_o cast_v themselves_o down_o before_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o church_n grovele_v upon_o the_o ground_n full_a of_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n and_o beseech_v every_o christian_a that_o pass_v by_o
sake_n but_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la the_o jesuit_n put_v the_o infamy_n of_o a_o anabaptist_n upon_o calvin_n as_o if_o he_o have_v teach_v that_o the_o soul_n depart_v have_v no_o sense_n or_o taste_v at_o all_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n why_o do_v he_o not_o censure_n ambrose_n and_o bernard_n why_o do_v he_o not_o spit_v his_o venom_n upon_o pope_n john_n the_o xxii_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n for_o that_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v gerson_n a_o most_o grave_a author_n of_o their_o own_o part_n but_o calvin_n be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o i_o meet_v withal_o who_o write_v a_o voluminous_a treatise_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n after_o this_o life_n have_v their_o quarter_a and_o mansion_n in_o heaven_n that_o they_o be_v not_o insensible_a of_o their_o state_n or_o benumb_v in_o sleep_n or_o fetter_v with_o darkness_n but_o that_o they_o praise_v the_o lord_n continual_o and_o christ_n that_o redeem_v they_o which_o be_v consonant_n to_o this_o point_n of_o my_o text_n that_o john_n see_v the_o soul_n under_o the_o altar_n yet_o i_o like_v not_o their_o way_n who_o be_v so_o careful_a to_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o the_o soul_n decease_v do_v not_o sleep_v that_o they_o keep_v themselves_o wake_v with_o a_o thousand_o fiction_n and_o imposture_n there_o be_v scarce_o one_o leaf_n write_v of_o any_o saint_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n especial_o of_o the_o modern_a one_o but_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o two_o or_o three_o sprinkling_n in_o it_o how_o his_o soul_n appear_v in_o this_o or_o that_o manner_n to_o his_o friend_n upon_o earth_n their_o posthumou_n miracle_n after_o their_o death_n exceed_v the_o number_n of_o those_o which_o they_o do_v when_o they_o be_v live_v and_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v out_o of_o order_n it_o be_v straightway_o rectify_v with_o a_o apparition_n and_o from_o whence_o think_v you_o the_o elf_n or_o goblin_n come_v that_o appear_v from_o a_o place_n where_o i_o be_o sure_a this_o good_a apostle_n see_v no_o soul_n from_o the_o correction_n house_n of_o purgatory_n their_o larvae_n or_o night-walking_a soul_n be_v their_o best_a doctor_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o that_o opinion_n ask_v gregory_n the_o great_a else_o who_o can_v urge_v little_o beside_o to_o gain_v credit_n to_o his_o opinion_n for_o the_o temporary_a chastisement_n of_o the_o faithful_a after_o this_o life_n but_o as_o the_o dead_a come_v and_o make_v relation_n to_o their_o survive_a acquaintance_n some_o silly_a man_n be_v first_o affright_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n with_o a_o ghastly_a vision_n and_o then_o guess_v you_o who_o it_o be_v that_o teach_v they_o point_n of_o religion_n martyrol_n but_o four_o age_n run_v out_o after_o gregory_n time_n before_o this_o cozenage_n grow_v trivial_a and_o common_a gregory_n the_o four_o in_o the_o year_n 835._o decree_v that_o a_o solemn_a feast_n shall_v be_v hold_v over_o all_o the_o church_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o full_o perform_v in_o the_o feast_n and_o vigil_n of_o particular_a saint_n may_v be_v consummate_v on_o that_o day_n this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o pule_a soul_n detain_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o temporary_a castigation_n but_o almost_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o odilo_n the_o abot_n of_o cluni_n in_o commiseration_n to_o they_o that_o be_v depart_v in_o his_o own_o monastery_n dedicate_v a_o day_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o their_o soul_n not_o yet_o admit_v into_o heaven_n and_o pope_n jo._n xviii_o anno_o 1007_o take_v light_n from_o odilo_n command_v the_o feast_n of_o all_o soul_n to_o be_v general_a in_o all_o place_n the_o devil_n want_v nothing_o but_o the_o open_n of_o this_o door_n to_o beat_v down_o all_o opposite_n with_o apparition_n and_o let_v the_o reader_n mark_v it_o that_o from_o that_o age_n not_o a_o book_n be_v write_v not_o a_o chapter_n of_o a_o book_n but_o it_o relate_v what_o nocturnal_a mercury_n appear_v to_o bring_v tiding_n from_o purgatory_n some_o jangler_n will_v catch_v at_o this_o and_o say_v belike_o you_o reject_v all_o apparition_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o lie_n or_o demoniacal_a imposture_n if_o i_o shall_v i_o have_v tertullian_n to_o abet_v i_o 57_o omnem_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la exhibitionem_fw-la incorporalem_fw-la praestigias_fw-la judices_fw-la all_o incorporeal_a phantosm_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v juggle_n and_o delusion_n and_o if_o any_o point_n of_o doctrine_n depend_v upon_o the_o sleeveless_a errand_n that_o the_o soul_n depart_v bring_v i_o do_v renounce_v they_o for_o delusion_n we_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o we_o be_v certain_a their_o spirit_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o spirit_n that_o come_v from_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o live_n to_o go_v to_o the_o dead_a say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n none_o of_o that_o but_o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n isa_n viij_o 19_o rabbi_n maimon_n say_v that_o some_o superstitious_a jew_n will_v burn_v incense_n among_o the_o grave_n that_o the_o dead_a may_v come_v and_o talk_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o god_n say_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n that_o seek_v the_o truth_n among_o the_o dead_a deut._n xviii_o 11._o yet_o i_o deny_v it_o not_o but_o that_o the_o divine_a power_n have_v sometime_o present_v the_o saint_n depart_v to_o communicate_v with_o the_o live_n as_o they_o that_o appear_v in_o the_o holy_a city_n to_o testify_v our_o saviour_n resurrection_n mat._n xxvii_o likewise_o in_o the_o 2._o of_o mach._n chap._n ult_n onius_n who_o once_o have_v be_v high_a priest_n he_o be_v exhibit_v be_v dead_a to_o judas_n machabaeus_n that_o be_v another_o instance_n if_o you_o have_v any_o stomach_n to_o that_o historian_n but_o the_o upshot_n be_v that_o soul_n have_v be_v see_v in_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o vision_n of_o st._n john_n so_o soul_n may_v be_v send_v from_o heaven_n but_o not_o from_o purgatory_n through_o fire_n i_o confess_v these_o soul_n have_v pass_v which_o the_o apostle_n see_v yet_o not_o through_o that_o subterraneous_a fire_n which_o they_o imagine_v but_o through_o the_o fire_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o persecution_n he_o see_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o testimony_n which_o they_o hold_v and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o none_o of_o the_o worst_a expositor_n conjecture_v that_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o five_o seal_n open_v immediate_o before_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n be_v right_o calculate_v at_o what_o time_n dioclesian_n do_v cease_v to_o make_v havoc_n in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a time_n to_o see_v soul_n in_o heaven_n slay_v for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v thwack_v with_o martyr_n like_o a_o hive_n with_o bee_n for_o burn_v of_o church_n for_o massacre_a of_o christian_n for_o proscription_n of_o innocent_n no_o persecution_n be_v ever_o like_o it_o it_o last_v ten_o whole_a year_n without_o cease_v and_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o egypt_n only_o a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o christian_n be_v put_v to_o death_n beside_o seventy_o thousand_o that_o be_v banish_v insomuch_o say_v scaliger_n that_o the_o epocha_n of_o dioclesian_n be_v call_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o martyr_n in_o chronology_n who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o the_o posterity_n of_o cham_n a_o generation_n brand_v with_o dark_a and_o unlovely_a visage_n shall_v have_v afford_v so_o many_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o unto_o the_o glory_n of_o jesus_n christ_n well_o may_v the_o church_n of_o aethiopia_n sing_v the_o canticle_n of_o solomon_n i_o be_o black_a but_o comely_a 1.5_o o_o you_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o only_o these_o but_o exceed_v great_a number_n of_o bishop_n priest_n and_o people_n in_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o habitable_a world_n a_o long_a bedroll_n of_o faithful_a man_n and_o woman_n in_o this_o island_n do_v taste_v of_o the_o bitter_a cup_n under_o the_o same_o tyrant_n father_n lose_v their_o child_n child_n lack_v their_o parent_n the_o wife_n miss_v her_o husband_n and_o one_o friend_n another_o who_o st._n john_n have_v find_v altogether_o make_v up_o one_o chorus_n of_o bless_a spirit_n and_o while_o rachel_n the_o church_n below_o mourn_v for_o her_o child_n jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o rejoice_v for_o they_o martyrdom_n be_v the_o way_n to_o sublimate_v death_n into_o a_o cordial_n which_o be_v a_o poison_n the_o mean_n to_o make_v that_o a_o blessing_n which_o be_v a_o curse_n upon_o our_o nature_n a_o traffic_n proper_a to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o citizen_n of_o the_o supernal_a city_n to_o secure_v our_o whole_a adventure_n not_o by_o assure_v but_o by_o lose_v their_o life_n it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o
it_o of_o the_o gaulish_a priest_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o at_o first_o they_o be_v make_v eunuch_n only_o to_o punish_v their_o stubbornness_n against_o their_o parent_n that_o they_o be_v a_o generation_n of_o disobedient_a child_n may_v never_o beget_v child_n that_o shall_v obey_v they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v pity_n that_o the_o same_o justice_n be_v not_o execute_v upon_o pope_n gregory_n the_o vii_o to_o cast_v he_o out_o for_o ever_o be_v call_v a_o father_n of_o the_o church_n who_o make_v the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o four_o take_v arm_n against_o his_o own_o father_n and_o depose_v he_o and_o that_o proud_a title_n of_o rabbi_n shall_v never_o have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o pharisee_n rather_o to_o the_o vile_a beggar_n in_o the_o street_n because_o it_o be_v their_o tradition_n to_o swear_v by_o the_o gift_n upon_o the_o altar_n never_o to_o relieve_v the_o want_n of_o their_o distress_a parent_n sure_o as_o a_o parricide_n that_o kill_v his_o father_n be_v to_o have_v no_o burial_n upon_o the_o earth_n but_o sew_v in_o a_o ox_n hide_v and_o cast_v headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n so_o he_o that_o despise_v his_o father_n deserve_v not_o to_o hold_v any_o place_n of_o dignity_n above_o other_o but_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o all_o man_n for_o what_o be_v we_o but_o coin_v that_o have_v our_o father_n image_n stamp_v upon_o it_o and_o we_o receive_v our_o current_a value_n from_o they_o to_o be_v call_v son_n of_o men._n and_o yet_o the_o more_o commendable_a be_v the_o obedience_n of_o the_o rechabite_v that_o their_o father_n jonadab_n be_v dead_a his_o law_n be_v in_o as_o good_a force_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v live_v it_o be_v a_o great_a mourning_n which_o joseph_n and_o his_o brethren_n do_v celebrate_v for_o their_o father_n jacob_n gen._n the_o last_o but_o that_o be_v the_o least_o honour_n do_v unto_o he_o when_o his_o son_n do_v carry_v his_o body_n as_o he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v bury_v in_o canaan_n in_o the_o field_n of_o mamre_n which_o abraham_n buy_v for_o a_o possession_n that_o be_v the_o best_a solemnity_n in_o the_o funeral_n of_o jacob._n it_o be_v a_o effeminate_a tenderness_n of_o heart_n say_v tacitus_n prosequi_fw-la defunctum_fw-la ignavo_fw-la fletu_fw-la to_o weep_v and_o lament_v over_o the_o dead_a obsequi_fw-la verò_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la jusserit_fw-la to_o execute_v the_o will_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v the_o true_a honour_n we_o can_v do_v they_o and_o a_o faithful_a expression_n that_o we_o reverence_v their_o memory_n lycurgus_n know_v right_a well_o what_o great_a benefit_n lacedaemon_n receive_v by_o his_o law_n yet_o doubt_v the_o people_n inconstancy_n and_o foresee_v that_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a good_a law_n may_v be_v cancel_v and_o bad_a manner_n survive_v he_o take_v a_o long_a journey_n and_o swear_v the_o citizen_n to_o the_o observation_n of_o his_o law_n until_o he_o return_v in_o safety_n but_o that_o be_v never_o and_o some_o short_a time_n they_o remember_v their_o own_o oath_n who_o on_o a_o sudden_a will_v have_v forget_v his_o law_n and_o his_o memory_n very_o often_o be_v it_o see_v in_o this_o dissolute_a age_n of_o we_o that_o which_o old_a mitio_fw-la say_v dum_fw-la id_fw-la rescitum_fw-la iri_fw-la credunt_fw-la tantisper_fw-la cavent_fw-la young_a heir_n forget_v their_o godly_a education_n as_o soon_o as_o their_o parent_n have_v breathe_v their_o last_o then_o they_o run_v riot_n and_o mortgage_v their_o temperance_n to_o tavern_n their_o chastity_n to_o den_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o their_o land_n to_o the_o usurer_n what_o a_o rare_a example_n now_o be_v this_o of_o the_o rechabite_v custode_fw-la remoto_fw-la be_v now_o in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o government_n to_o remember_v the_o life_n and_o doctrine_n of_o their_o father_n jonadab_n and_o to_o profess_v his_o austerity_n non_fw-la bibemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n concern_v this_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n let_v we_o extend_v our_o discourse_n a_o little_a further_o and_o yet_o tread_v upon_o our_o own_o ground_n obedience_n be_v use_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o a_o condition_n or_o modus_fw-la as_o the_o school_n call_v it_o annex_v unto_o all_o virtue_n as_o the_o magistrate_n may_v execute_v justice_n dutiful_o under_o his_o prince_n the_o soldier_n may_v perform_v a_o valiant_a exploit_n dutiful_o under_o his_o captain_n but_o strict_o and_o according_a to_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o rechabite_v obedientia_fw-la est_fw-la sola_fw-la virtus_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la cum_fw-la res_fw-la jubentur_fw-la adiaphorae_fw-la ad_fw-la praestandum_fw-la say_v aquinas_n it_o be_v one_o peculiar_a and_o entire_a virtue_n whereby_o we_o oblige_v ourselves_o for_o authority_n sake_n to_o do_v thing_n indifferent_a to_o be_v do_v or_o omit_v for_o sometime_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a may_v be_v hurtful_a prohibito_fw-la to_o the_o party_n forbid_v as_o the_o law_n forbid_v a_o man_n to_o murder_v himself_o sometime_o a_o thing_n be_v evil_a prohibenâ—i_n so_o treason_n adultery_n and_o theft_n be_v interdict_v but_o sometime_o the_o thing_n be_v no_o way_n in_o itself_o pernicious_a to_o any_o but_o only_o propound_v to_o make_v trial_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o allegiance_n as_o when_o adam_n be_v forbid_v to_o eat_v the_o apple_n and_o this_o be_v true_a obedience_n not_o to_o obey_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n command_v but_o out_o of_o conscience_n and_o subjection_n to_o just_a authority_n such_o obedience_n and_o nothing_o else_o be_v that_o which_o have_v make_v the_o little_a commonwealth_n of_o bee_n so_o famous_a for_o be_v they_o not_o at_o appointment_n who_o shall_v dispose_v the_o work_n at_o home_n and_o who_o shall_v gather_v honey_n in_o the_o field_n they_o flinch_v not_o from_o their_o task_n and_o no_o creature_n under_o the_o sun_n have_v so_o brave_a a_o instinct_n of_o sagacity_n wherefore_o epiphanius_n be_v wont_a to_o compare_v the_o godly_a monk_n that_o undertake_v their_o office_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o their_o superior_a some_o to_o labour_v with_o their_o hand_n some_o to_o pray_v and_o meditate_v i_o say_v he_o liken_v they_o to_o bee_n that_o hum_n about_o and_o make_v honey_n together_o so_o some_o of_o these_o toil_n for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n some_o sing_v psalm_n unto_o god_n thymum_fw-la &_o hymnum_fw-la proferunt_fw-la you_o shall_v hear_v a_o hundred_o boast_v of_o their_o great_a stomach_n and_o of_o a_o spirit_n that_o can_v not_o be_v keep_v under_o brethren_n as_o st._n paul_n say_v your_o boast_n be_v not_o good_a but_o almost_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o any_o that_o profess_v themselves_o of_o a_o spirit_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o obedience_n one_o indeed_o i_o have_v read_v of_o nicolaus_n of_o crete_n how_o well_o it_o do_v become_v he_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o theodorus_n his_o prelate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o he_o have_v no_o will_n of_o his_o own_o full_a of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n but_o utter_o void_a of_o will_n and_o wilfulness_n what_o a_o pleasure_n be_v this_o both_o to_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n what_o a_o sight_n be_v this_o worth_a the_o see_v as_o the_o angel_n say_v aristotle_n be_v never_o weary_a of_o move_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v never_o weary_a of_o turn_v round_o such_o be_v the_o harmony_n between_o the_o prelate_n and_o the_o demure_a obedient_a where_o wisdom_n be_v the_o sun_n and_o duty_n be_v the_o dial_n upon_o which_o it_o shine_v how_o near_o come_v this_o man_n soul_n to_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n who_o original_a purity_n the_o shoolman_n call_v by_o a_o elegant_a title_n aureum_fw-la froenum_fw-la a_o golden_a bridle_n for_o the_o appetite_n have_v a_o bridle_n to_o be_v check_v under_o reason_n reason_n have_v a_o bridle_n to_o make_v it_o follow_v the_o supreme_a will_n of_o the_o creator_n the_o very_a beast_n have_v a_o bridle_n cast_v into_o their_o jaw_n to_o make_v they_o homager_n unto_o man_n which_o now_o will_v raven_n upon_o our_o carcase_n now_o there_o be_v nothing_o abroad_o or_o at_o home_n but_o bellum_fw-la servile_a zimri_n rise_v up_o against_o his_o master_n nothing_o have_v more_o carry_v the_o world_n aside_o than_o those_o glorious_a word_n of_o liberty_n power_n and_o prerogative_n among_o the_o roman_n oppression_n and_o cruelty_n do_v not_o make_v a_o tyrant_n but_o the_o very_a name_n of_o sovereignty_n nec_fw-la clemente_n dominos_fw-la far_o poterant_fw-la say_v tacitus_n master_n though_o they_o be_v meek_a do_v offend_v as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v call_v master_n angustum_fw-la annulum_fw-la ne_fw-la gesta_fw-la say_v pythagoras_n as_o if_o all_o subjection_n unto_o discipline_n be_v like_o a_o strait_a ring_n that_o pinch_v the_o finger_n plutarch_n coin_v a_o fable_n that_o the_o tail_n of_o the_o serpent_n grudge_v at_o the_o head_n because_o it_o go_v always_o foremost_a the_o head_n indeed_o have_v the_o