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for_o 4._o thing_n 691_o use_v of_o genealogy_n in_o the_o scripture_n 694_o reason_n to_o avoid_v curiosity_n in_o god_n matter_n 4._o 699_o to_o make_v a_o heretic_n 3._o thing_n require_v 701_o mean_n to_o avoid_v heresy_n 5._o 705_o two_o degree_n of_o excommunication_n 707_o excommunication_n how_o far_o it_o stretch_v in_o 4._o point_n 709_o reason_n why_o we_o be_v to_o avoid_v excommunicate_a person_n 710_o excommunication_n must_v not_o be_v inflict_v for_o trifle_n 4._o reason_n 713_o god_n child_n must_v imitate_v their_o heavenly_a father_n in_o use_v great_a patience_n even_o to_o the_o worst_a for_o 4._o reas_fw-la 721_o open_v and_o obstinate_a sinner_n must_v be_v avoid_v for_o four_o reas_fw-la 722_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o 5._o particular_n 725_o non_fw-la residency_n condemn_v by_o many_o reason_n 727_o faith_n do_v five_o thing_n to_o the_o produce_v of_o a_o good_a work_n 734_o many_o necessary_a use_n of_o good_a work_n refer_v to_o their_o several_a head_n 736_o condition_n of_o christian_a fruitfulness_n 5._o 740_o reason_n to_o provoke_v christian_n to_o fruitfulness_n 4._o 741_o let_n and_o hindrance_n of_o fruitfulness_n 743_o the_o ordinary_a salutation_n add_v to_o every_o epistle_n for_o 5._o reason_n 750_o a_o other_o brief_a table_n of_o the_o most_o of_o the_o question_n resolve_v in_o this_o commentary_n how_o and_o why_o paul_n name_n be_v change_v 3_o why_o paul_n name_n be_v prefix_v before_o his_o epistle_n 5_o how_o far_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o set_v his_o name_n to_o his_o write_n 5_o how_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o he_o have_v faith_n 15_o how_o can_v god_n promise_v any_o thing_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v 30_o whether_o god_n can_v change_v his_o will_n 33_o whether_o there_o he_o chance_v or_o fortune_n 45_o how_o christ_n be_v a_o lord_n see_v he_o be_v every_o where_o call_v a_o servant_n 68_o how_o christ_n be_v call_v a_o saviour_n see_v the_o father_n and_o holy_a ghost_n save_v also_o and_o we_o read_v of_o sundry_a other_o saviour_n 69_o whether_o the_o wicked_a have_v more_o peace_n than_o the_o godly_a 73_o what_o power_n titus_n have_v to_o redress_v disorder_n in_o creta_n 78_o what_o and_o wherein_o consist_v the_o difference_n between_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n 79_o how_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o minister_n to_o have_v faithful_a child_n 109_o why_o in_o the_o care_n of_o the_o family_n the_o first_o precept_n concern_v the_o child_n and_o not_o the_o wife_n ibid._n how_o far_o anger_n be_v forbid_v in_o a_o minister_n 134_o how_o far_o it_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a for_o a_o minister_n to_o use_v wine_n 140_o whether_o good_a man_n only_o must_v be_v love_v and_o not_o evil_a 168_o whether_o the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_a without_o tradition_n 190_o whether_o the_o scripture_n be_v obscure_a 192_o how_o false_a teacher_n use_v to_o deceive_v man_n mind_n 209_o how_o may_v the_o mouth_n of_o heretic_n be_v stop_v 220_o whether_o a_o man_n can_v be_v save_v that_o err_v in_o a_o fundamental_a point_n 225_o why_o god_n suffer_v seducer_n among_o his_o people_n 228_o why_o paul_n call_v epimenides_n a_o prophet_n 235_o how_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n be_v distinguish_v from_o those_o of_o the_o gentile_n 236_o how_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o natural_a man_n 239_o how_o far_o we_o may_v allege_v humane_a testimony_n in_o sermon_n 242_o whether_o any_o kind_n of_o lie_n be_v lawful_a 246_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o jewish_a fable_n 271_o who_o be_v mean_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o pure_a person_n 281_o how_o any_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v pure_a or_o impure_a 287_o how_o all_o thing_n be_v pure_a to_o the_o pure_a 291_o whether_o recusant_n papist_n may_v be_v compel_v to_o church_n see_v it_o do_v offend_v they_o 293_o whether_o a_o man_n with_o safe_a conscience_n may_v eat_v flesh_n at_o time_n prohibit_v by_o the_o magistrate_n 294_o whether_o can_v any_o magistrate_n make_v law_n to_o bind_v conscience_n ibid._n how_o we_o can_v stand_v to_o our_o christian_a liberty_n if_o we_o suffer_v the_o magistrate_n 〈◊〉_d restrain_v we_o in_o it_o ibid._n whether_o a_o man_n may_v pray_v for_o more_o wealth_n than_o necessary_n 303_o how_o any_o minister_n may_v attain_v the_o end_n of_o his_o call_n 334_o why_o it_o be_v no_o needeesse_n precept_n to_o exhort_v young_a woman_n to_o love_v their_o husbaand_n and_o child_n 376_o whether_o the_o wife_n may_v dispose_v of_o her_o husband_n good_n without_o his_o consent_n 399_o how_o may_v a_o man_n carry_v himself_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o evil_o speak_v of_o 402_o how_o servant_n must_v please_v their_o master_n &_o yet_o not_o be_v man_n pleaser_n 426_o how_o far_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o die_v and_o give_v himself_o for_o all_o man_n 507_o how_o the_o short_a death_n of_o christ_n can_v free_v from_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a evil_n 510_o whether_o magistracy_n be_v now_o lawful_a against_o anabaptist_n 545_o whether_o mordecai_n do_v well_o in_o deny_v haman_n reverence_n 553_o whether_o naboth_n do_v lawful_o deny_v king_n ahab_n his_o vineyard_n ibid._n whether_o the_o people_n may_v warrantable_o resist_v saul_n in_o rescue_v jonathan_n his_o son_n from_o death_n 554_o whether_o joab_n do_v well_o in_o number_v the_o people_n at_o david_n commandment_n ibid._n whether_o he_o do_v well_o in_o slay_v absalon_n against_o his_o commandment_n ibid._n how_o god_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v so_o good_a and_o a_o lover_n of_o man_n see_v so_o many_o vessel_n be_v prepare_v to_o destruction_n 624_o how_o we_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v save_v already_o see_v we_o carry_v about_o we_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n 628_o whether_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d tie_v to_o the_o sacrament_n 640_o what_o be_v the_o â—aith_n of_o infant_n 643_o whether_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n carrieh_a in_o it_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o efficacy_n of_o wash_v the_o 〈◊〉_d where_o bellarmine_n instance_n be_v examine_v 650_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o justification_n and_o what_o by_o grace_n in_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o papist_n and_o us._n 665.666_o etc._n etc._n how_o faith_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v us._n 671_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o teacher_n among_o we_o that_o teach_v any_o thing_n save_o the_o truth_n 690_o how_o the_o apostle_n condemn_v genealogy_n of_o which_o be_v such_o necessary_a use_n in_o the_o scripture_n 694_o whether_o private_a christian_n may_v avoid_v a_o open_a notorious_a sinner_n before_o the_o church_n have_v cast_v he_o out_o or_o what_o tâ—ey_n must_v do_v in_o this_o case_n while_o the_o church_n wink_v at_o such_o a_o one_o 712_o whether_o heretic_n may_v be_v put_v to_o death_n see_v the_o apostle_n only_o command_v to_o avoid_v they_o ibid._n
sam_n â—_o 1._o king_n 1.6_o prou._n 20.11_o prou._n 23.13_o 14._o prou._n 29.15_o prou._n 19.19_o tunc_fw-la temporis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la praeâ—byteris_fw-la &_o episcopis_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la erat_fw-la common_a chrysost._n homil_n 1._o ad_fw-la phil._n ipsum_fw-la dicit_fw-la episcopum_fw-la quem_fw-la superioris_fw-la praesbyteram_fw-la nominaâ—it_fw-la pâ—â—masius_n in_o locum_fw-la apud_fw-la veteres_fw-la ijdem_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o praesbyteri_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la lomb._n lib._n 4._o distinct_a 24._o cap._n 8._o vid._n pless_n de_fw-fr eccl._n cap._n 11._o dij_fw-la tutelares_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apostoli_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la episcopos_fw-la sed_fw-la illi_fw-la vocabantur_fw-la communiter_fw-la praesbyteri_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la se_fw-la aequales_fw-la erant_fw-la quod_fw-la vero_fw-la episcopi_fw-la postâ—_n apostolorum_fw-la aetatem_fw-la praesbyteris_fw-la maiores_fw-la habiti_fw-la sunt_fw-la â—llud_fw-la magis_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la quam_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la dominicae_fw-la veritate_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la tit._n 1._o all_o true_a minister_n be_v god_n watchman_n 1._o king_n 20.39_o a_o blind_a eâ—e_n be_v a_o blemish_n &_o burden_n in_o the_o natural_a body_n much_o more_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a gen._n 30.31_o â—er_n 11.21_o doctr._n 2._o in_o design_v man_n to_o place_n the_o first_o care_n must_v be_v of_o such_o gift_n as_o the_o function_n require_v exod._n 35.35_o it_o be_v a_o general_a corruption_n to_o begin_v where_o god_n end_v reason_n for_o the_o duty_n minister_n call_v steward_n why_o luk._n 16.2_o luk._n 12._o â—2_n the_o property_n of_o a_o good_a steward_n 1._o faithfulness_n in_o 3._o thing_n 1._o cor._n 4.1.2_o matth._n 25.14_o 1._o peâ—_n 4._o â—1_n 1._o cor._n 1â—_n 23_o heb._n 3.5_o act_n 20_o 27._o psal._n 139.12_o the_o second_o property_n of_o a_o good_a steward_n wisdom_n in_o 1._o forecast_v 2._o dispense_v in_o due_a 1._o sort_n 2._o measure_n 3._o season_n luk_n 12.42_o non_fw-la fidelis_fw-la haec_fw-la dispensatio_fw-la sed_fw-la crudelis_fw-la dissipatio_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n it_o be_v not_o every_o one_o that_o can_v get_v a_o live_a that_o be_v fit_a for_o this_o call_n man_n must_v so_o account_v of_o they_o as_o dispenser_n of_o god_n mystery_n and_o not_o rest_v till_o they_o have_v their_o master_n whole_a allowance_n from_o they_o the_o near_a any_o man_n be_v to_o god_n in_o his_o place_n the_o more_o careful_a must_v he_o be_v of_o his_o carriage_n minister_n must_v think_v that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n to_o have_v the_o steward_n of_o his_o house_n unblameable_a nehem._n 6.11_o such_o as_o draw_v near_o unto_o god_n in_o profession_n must_v be_v careful_a to_o beautify_v it_o reason_n prou._n 25.26_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o sam._n 25.17_o frowardness_n most_o dangerous_a in_o a_o minister_n reason_n prou._n 15.22_o prou._n 17.20_o psal._n 101.4_o job_n 34.34_o great_a 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arrow_n of_o god_n wrath_n shoot_v against_o this_o sin_n prou._n 23.33_o prou._n 23._o see_v hab._n 1.15.16_o hose_n 6.8_o in_o what_o case_n a_o minister_n may_v lawful_o strike_v a_o minister_n may_v not_o be_v a_o swashbuckler_n or_o a_o man_n of_o a_o word_n and_o a_o blow_n 2._o cor._n 10.4_o arma_fw-la episcopi_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la &_o orationes_fw-la ambr._n minister_n medice_fw-la est_fw-la be_v curate_n vulnera_fw-la non_fw-la ipse_fw-la verberat_fw-la chrysost._n 1._o pet._n 2.23_o luk._n 9.55_o isa._n 11._o jam._n 3.17_o psal._n 63.3_o jer._n 6_o 1â—_n covetousness_n be_v a_o most_o base_a sin_n especial_o in_o a_o minister_n reason_n 2._o tim._n 2.4_o isa._n 56.12_o philip._n 3.19_o many_o minister_n aim_v at_o no_o other_o end_n hagg._n 1._o episcopus_fw-la aut_fw-la praesbyter_n aut_fw-la diaconus_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la saeculares_fw-la curate_n assumat_fw-la svi_fw-la aliter_fw-la dejiciatur_fw-la canon_n apost_n 7._o apostolical_a direction_n for_o the_o avoid_v of_o so_o noisome_a a_o sin_n dulois_n odor_n lucri_fw-la sundry_a kind_n of_o filthy_a lucre_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o gain_n that_o it_o be_v not_o filthy_a god_n can_v bless_v that_o which_o his_o law_n have_v curse_v prou._n 10.22_o prov._n 10.2_o all_o be_v not_o get_v which_o be_v so_o gain_v job_n 27.14_o the_o very_a phrase_n of_o scripture_n speak_v of_o riches_n shall_v pull_v our_o heart_n from_o they_o eccles._n 5.12_o micha_n 6.10_o abac._n 2.6_o matth._n 13.22_o 1._o tim._n 6.17_o eph._n 5_o 5._o job_n 31.24_o matth._n 4._o eph._n 5.5_o the_o symptom_n and_o sign_n of_o this_o crave_v sickness_n mean_v to_o forbear_v such_o covetous_a desire_n 1._o meditation_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v content_a with_o thing_n present_a because_o god_n be_v always_o present_a with_o he_o eccles._n 6.7_o 2._o practice_n luk._n 12.21_o doctr._n the_o minister_n must_v not_o only_o be_v free_a from_o vice_n but_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o place_n shine_v in_o positive_a virtue_n reason_n it_o be_v no_o sufficient_a justification_n of_o a_o minister_n to_o say_v he_o be_v a_o harmless_a man_n 2._o pet._n 1.4.5_o joh._n 15._o gal._n 5.22_o rom._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o minister_n even_o the_o poor_a may_v be_v harbourâ—es_n act._n 3.5_o matth._n 10.42_o 2._o cor._n 8.12_o heb._n â—â—_o â—_o 2._o chr._n 31.4_o josh._n 22.19_o gen._n 18._o job_n 32_o 32._o rom._n 16.23_o reason_n to_o be_v hospitable_a to_o stranger_n heb._n 13.2_o 2._o cor._n 8.9_o reason_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ._n 2._o cor._n 9.9_o 2._o cor._n 8.3_o vers_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o only_o good_a man_n be_v to_o be_v love_v whether_o only_a minister_n must_v be_v lover_n of_o good_a man_n reason_n to_o enforce_v the_o duty_n 1._o joh._n 5.1_o love_v i_o love_v my_o dog_n much_o more_o my_o child_n gen._n 12._o 2._o thess._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tit._n 2.6_o coloss._n 4.4_o coloss_n 4.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wâ—y_a the_o minister_n must_v be_v wâ—se_n job_n 29.8_o lightness_n in_o minister_n condemn_v zeph._n 3.4_o 2._o tim._n 2.7_o dan._n 12.3_o 1._o tim._n 6.11_o reason_n why_o minister_n must_v be_v righteous_a in_o their_o deal_n 1._o sam._n 12.3_o levit._fw-la 12.44_o minister_n must_v be_v array_v with_o robe_n of_o holiness_n jer._n 1.5_o isa._n 6._o this_o virtue_n be_v lively_a and_o large_o shadow_v out_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o 1._o levite_n 2._o priest_n 3._o high_a priest_n rom._n 6.14_o heb._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherein_o the_o virtue_n of_o temperance_n stand_v mean_v to_o attain_v it_o 1._o cor._n 9.27_o prov._n 16.32_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o most_o certain_a and_o infallible_a word_n prove_v psal._n 19.7_o rom._n 15.4_o minister_n hold_v it_o â—ast_o jer._n 20_o 2.7_o amos_n 7.14.17_o 2._o tim._n 4.7_o the_o less_o certain_a must_v confirm_v the_o more_o certain_a 2._o tim._n 6.20_o 2._o
1._o pet._n 5.3_o rev._n 1.16_o 1._o tim._n 3.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o doctrine_n of_o subjection_n must_v be_v often_o enforce_v and_o why_o numb_a 16.3_o â—sa_fw-la 62.6_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v to_o keep_v man_n in_o remembrance_n of_o christian_a duty_n 2._o cor._n 4.17_o reason_n heb._n 2.1_o the_o memory_n of_o christian_n shall_v be_v take_v up_o with_o godly_a instruction_n learn_v in_o the_o ministry_n deut._n 6._o psal._n 119.11_o why_o man_n can_v not_o remember_v the_o good_a thing_n they_o hear_v often_o psal._n 119.129_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v necessary_a subjection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v more_o free_a and_o voluntary_a obedience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meâ—o_fw-la imperio_fw-la veâ—â—â—tur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la alieno_fw-la &_o subordinato_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o pet._n 2.13_o rom._n 13.1_o quis_fw-la vos_fw-la excepit_fw-la ab_fw-la universitateâ—_n bernard_n epist_n 42._o christianity_n consume_v not_o magistracy_n but_o confirm_v it_o reas._n against_o anabaptist_n the_o gospel_n forbid_v not_o law_n but_o teach_v how_o to_o use_v it_o rom._n 13_o 4._o 1._o pet._n 2_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o malice_n may_v be_v forgive_v where_o the_o damage_n be_v require_v and_o recover_v hest._n 3.8_o dan._n 3.12_o ezr._n 4.13_o act._n 17.18_o and_o 19.26_o and_o 24_o 5._o satan_n have_v ever_o labour_v to_o bring_v christian_a religion_n into_o the_o hatred_n of_o prince_n as_o the_o great_a enemy_n to_o their_o estate_n the_o way_n to_o bring_v people_n under_o subjection_n to_o governor_n be_v to_o plant_v the_o gospel_n and_o so_o make_v they_o subject_a to_o christ._n every_o soul_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n innocentius_n origen_n omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la animalis_fw-la homo_fw-la 1._o cor._n 6.1_o eccles._n 8.2_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la arras_n isa._n 44_o 28._o 2._o chr._n 19.6_o zach._n 4.14_o salomon_n throne_n be_v call_v god_n throne_n 2._o chr._n 9.8_o deut._n 17.18_o magistracy_n and_o ministry_n serve_v one_o another_o as_o the_o left_a hand_n do_v the_o right_a harmon_n of_o confess_v sect_n 19_o cap._n 23._o 2._o chr._n 24.2.17_o 2._o chr._n 26.5.16_o eccles._n 8.4_o ordinatio_fw-la divina_fw-la secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la humana_fw-la secundum_fw-la modum_fw-la &_o finem_fw-la prov._n 24_o 2d_o ester_n 3.3_o deut._n 25.17.19_o 1._o king_n 21.3_o 1._o sam._n 14_o 45._o 2._o sam._n 18._o â—_o 2._o sam._n 24.1_o exod._n 30.12_o reason_n why_o christian_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o magistrate_n numb_a 27.16_o numb_a 11.17_o the_o lord_n maintain_v their_o authority_n 4._o way_n deut._n 23.2_o 1._o sam._n 26.20_o prou._n 31.4_o exod._n 22.28_o eccles._n 10_o 20._o job_n 29_o 16._o dan._n 4.8_o 2._o sam._n 21.17_o lament_n 4.20_o 2._o pet._n 2.10_o jude_n 8._o the_o pope_n vassal_n must_v swear_v themselves_o enemy_n yea_o rebel_n against_o lawful_a authority_n satan_n many_o way_n seek_v to_o bring_v this_o ordinance_n into_o contempt_n vers_fw-la 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o pet._n 2._o â—â—_o every_o christian_a must_v make_v account_n that_o every_o christian_a duty_n belong_v unto_o he_o matth._n 28._o 2._o cor._n 8.7_o 2._o thess._n 2.17_o rom._n 15.14_o act._n 9.36_o rev._n 2._o &_o 3_o psal._n 119._o not_o only_o the_o minister_n but_o common_a christian_n must_v be_v ready_a for_o christian_a duty_n jam._n 1_o 2d_o non_fw-la quantum_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la quanto_fw-la &_o quanto_fw-la animo_fw-la detur_fw-la ambros_n the_o christian_a course_n must_v be_v so_o wise_o contrive_v as_o no_o duty_n may_v hinder_v another_o eccles._n 8.5_o every_o christian_a must_v presâ—rue_v in_o himself_o a_o readiness_n to_o every_o good_a work_n 1._o cor._n 9.17_o 1._o pet._n 5.2_o jam._n 1.19_o eccles._n 4.17_o reason_n note_n to_o try_v this_o grace_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coloss._n 3.23_o exod._n 35.29_o malac._n 1.13_o 2._o cor._n 8.4_o rule_n of_o practice_n job_n 31.16_o ad_fw-la 23_o the_o word_n condemn_v as_o well_o unbridled_a speech_n as_o disorder_a action_n what_o case_n a_o man_n may_v speak_v of_o the_o evil_n he_o know_v by_o a_o other_o evil_a speak_v reduce_v to_o 2._o head_n 2._o sam._n 10.3_o 2._o sam._n 15._o evil_a speak_v a_o most_o unseemly_a sin_n in_o a_o christian._n prov._n 10.18_o eph._n 4.31_o coloss._n 3.8_o phil._n 2.8_o jam._n 1.26_o religio_fw-la à _fw-la religando_fw-la it_o be_v not_o think_v so_o dangerous_a as_o it_o be_v prov._n 18.21_o prov._n 25.18_o prov._n 18.8_o mean_v to_o avoid_v this_o sin_n the_o shop_n be_v furnish_v out_o out_o of_o the_o warehouse_n 1._o tim._n 6.4_o 1._o pet._n 3.9_o psal._n 39.1_o prou._n 25.23_o jam._n 2.12_o sundry_a sort_n of_o contention_n lawful_a both_o religious_a civil_a and_o domestical_a august_n contra_fw-la faust._n manich._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 73._o act._n 25.10_o a_o christian_a may_v not_o be_v a_o common_a barrater_n pretence_n against_o this_o doctrine_n answer_v leniter_fw-la qui_fw-la saeviunt_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la magis_fw-la prou._n 12_o 8._o lev._n 19.18_o rom._n 12.19_o 1._o sam._n 15._o eph._n 4._o prov._n 19.11_o isa._n 56.2_o rule_v to_o avoid_v the_o sin_n of_o quarrel_v and_o contend_v psal._n 133.1_o 2._o sam._n 5.1_o gen._n 13.7_o 8._o prou._n 13.10_o prou._n 26.17_o isa._n 9.20_o jud_v 5.9.20_o pliny_n prou._n 16.32_o dum_fw-la patitur_fw-la vincit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christian_n equity_n be_v necessary_a for_o all_o christian_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o this_o virtue_n jam._n 3.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coloss._n 3.12.13_o necessity_n of_o this_o grace_n philip_n 4.5_o description_n of_o meekness_n explain_v gal._n 5.23_o and_o 6.2_o eph._n 4_o 2._o col._n 3.12_o this_o meekness_n no_o enemy_n to_o true_a zeal_n cap._n 1.13_o the_o use_n of_o this_o grace_n jam._n 3.13_o jude_n 22._o motive_n to_o meekness_n psal._n â—7_n 11_o matth._n 5.5_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o common_a condition_n be_v a_o ground_n of_o meekness_n 1._o cor._n 4.7_o rom._n 11.30_o 20._o in_o another_o man_n weakness_n see_v thy_o own_o rebuke_v another_o sin_n as_o if_o it_o be_v thou_o own_o let_v every_o remembrance_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o motive_n to_o bewail_v it_o in_o thyself_o &_o pity_v it_o in_o other_o whosoever_o be_v call_v unto_o the_o faith_n have_v experience_n of_o a_o change_n in_o himself_o how_o to_o come_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o change_n heavenly_a motive_n comfort_n to_o those_o that_o true_o desire_v to_o feel_v it_o but_o can_v bless_v god_n for_o it_o where_o ever_o thou_o see_v it_o gal._n 2.6_o 1._o mente_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2._o voluntate_fw-la 〈◊〉_d servi_fw-la 3._o toto_fw-la 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jer._n 4.22_o 1._o cor._n 2.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o course_n of_o the_o unconuert_v be_v a_o unwise_a walk_n the_o main_a property_n of_o folly_n most_o natural_a to_o the_o natural_a man_n job_n 11.12_o who_o be_v wise_a man_n prov._n 3.16_o a_o mark_n of_o a_o man_n out_o of_o christ_n to_o resist_v and_o reason_n against_o the_o word_n joh._n 8.43_o job_n 21.14_o jer._n 12.11_o psal._n 126.1_o joh._n 6.60_o before_o man_n be_v bring_v to_o christ_n their_o whole_a life_n be_v but_o a_o wander_a from_o the_o way_n of_o god_n 1._o joh_n 2.11_o the_o deceit_n of_o the_o heart_n put_v forth_o itself_o in_o sundry_a ungodly_a practice_n zeph._n 1._o 1_o cor._n 6._o zeph._n 1.12_o psal._n 50_o 22._o jer._n 8.8_o 9_o five_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o several_a path_n and_o never_o one_o in_o the_o right_n jer._n 44.16_o joh._n 16_o 2._o prov._n 14.12_o and_o 16._o â—2_n 25_o jer._n 7.4_o tolluntur_fw-la in_o altum_fw-la ut_fw-la lapsu_fw-la gâ—aviore_fw-la ruant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_a will_n consider_v in_o the_o subject_n the_o bondage_n of_o will_n consider_v in_o the_o right_a object_n bellarmine_n say_v we_o have_v turn_v man_n into_o beast_n by_o take_v away_o freewill_n praefat._n de_fw-fr lib_n arb_n ob._n sol._n ob._n sol._n quae_fw-la eunque_fw-la agimus_fw-la dum_fw-la â—umus_fw-la alieni_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la illi_fw-la placere_fw-la basil._n de_fw-fr baptis_fw-la lib_n 2._o quaest_n 7._o extra_n christum_fw-la omnis_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o vitio_fw-la est_fw-la hier._n vbi_fw-la nulla_fw-la vera_fw-la religio_fw-la â—bi_fw-la nulla_fw-la vera_fw-la virtus_fw-la augustin_n ob._n sol._n council_n of_o trent_n sess_v 6._o can_n 1._o tom._n 4._o lib_n 5._o cap._n 9_o coâ—nc_fw-la sess_v 6._o caâ—_n 4._o ground_n draw_v out_o of_o scripture_n against_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n concern_v free_a will_n video_fw-la meliora_fw-la proboque_fw-la deteriora_fw-la sequor_fw-la rom._n 1.21.28_o diverse_a pleasure_n why_o so_o call_v our_o misery_n enlarge_v in_o that_o the_o will_n be_v more_o rebellious_a than_o our_o mind_n be_v blind_a
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