but_o the_o true_a obedience_n be_v always_o by_o love_a and_o ever_o hear_v gracious_o &_o account_v of_o christ_n himself_o not_o only_o as_o his_o servant_n or_o friend_n â—_o buâ—_n also_o as_o his_o brother_n /_o sister_n /_o &_o mother_n love_v 〈◊〉_d therefore_o obedience_n /_o and_o avoid_v and_o flee_v disobedience_n ¶_o of_o a_o breve_fw-la or_o short_a recount_v or_o rehearse_v of_o the_o premyss_n by_o order_n of_o scripture_n the_o xxiiii_o chapitre_fw-fr that_o all_o religious_a person_n shall_v the_o rather_o love_v the_o excellent_a virtue_n of_o obedience_n /_o and_o the_o more_o fere_n order_a /_o hate_v and_o abhor_v or_o loathe_v this_o abominable_a sin_n of_o inobedience_n or_o disobedience_n we_o have_v here_o setforthe_a a_o breve_fw-la or_o short_a epiloge_n /_o recapitulation_n or_o recount_v of_o the_o say_a incommodite_n or_o punishment_n and_o peynfull_a reward_n of_o disobedience_n after_o the_o order_n of_o scripture_n first_o than_o we_o may_v begin_v at_o 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from_o among_o the_o other_o people_n /_o and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o behest_n and_o yet_o of_o all_o the_o child_n that_o abraham_n have_v none_o do_v follow_v our_o lord_n by_o their_o father_n step_n in_o obedience_n but_o isaac_n alone_o the_o great_a cite_v of_o sodom_n and_o gomorre_n with_o other_o 19_o gene._n 19_o do_v sink_v for_o disobedience_n and_o lottes_n wife_n be_v turn_v in_o a_o salt_n stone_n the_o elder_a soon_o of_o isaac_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n /_o for_o disobedience_n for_o when_o he_o know_v the_o pleasure_n and_o will_n of_o his_o father_n he_o do_v wilful_o there_o against_o and_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n have_v great_a trouble_n and_o sorrow_n for_o disobedience_n g._n gel._n 28._o b._n ibid._n 44._o fx._n 7._o et_fw-fr aliis_fw-la exodi_fw-la 21._o exo._n 32._o f._n levi._n 8_o g._n the_o disobedience_n of_o king_n pharaoh_n be_v punissh_v by_o many_o plague_n and_o many_o punisshemente_n be_v set_v forth_o unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n for_o disobedience_n in_o one_o day_n be_v slay_v of_o they_o by_o their_o own_o brother_n xxiii_o thousand_o man_n payne_n of_o death_n be_v assign_v unto_o the_o preste_n if_o after_o their_o consecration_n they_o go_v forth_o among_o the_o people_n wtin_n a._n leu._n 10_o a._n seven_o day_n nadab_n &_o abiu_n /_o the_o child_n of_o aaron_n for_o disobedience_n be_v sudden_o stryken_v unto_o death_n with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 17._o levi._n 17._o the_o common_a people_n that_o of_o their_o own_o auctorite_n /_o without_o the_o preste_n will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o do_v sacrifice_n /_o or_o to_o make_v oblation_n be_v curse_v of_o god_n for_o their_o inobedience_n 18._o ibiden_v 18._o and_o likewise_o of_o they_o /_o the_o contrary_a unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n will_v abuse_v themselves_o in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n with_o such_o person_n as_o there_o be_v prohibit_v &_o forboden_a these_o ê‘sone_n also_o that_o misuse_v their_o body_n in_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n /_o contrary_n unto_o nature_n ben_fw-mi curse_v /_o and_o so_o be_v they_o that_o do_v leyne_v &_o follow_v wychecrafte_n &_o charm_n by_o disobedience_n 20._o ibiden_v 19_o et_fw-la 20._o peyne_v of_o death_n be_v appoint_v unto_o they_o that_o by_o disobedience_n do_v approach_v or_o come_v never_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o testimony_n in_o the_o old_a law_n except_o only_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n g._n numeri_fw-la 1._o g._n none_o other_o person_n shall_v touch_v ne_o yet_o curious_o look_v upon_o the_o vessel_n ne_fw-fr upon_o the_o ornament_n &_o apparel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n b._n nu._n 4._o b._n under_o pain_n of_o death_n for_o their_o disobedience_n if_o any_o person_n also_o by_o disobedience_n will_v not_o keep_v the_o feste_fw-la of_o ester_n /_o accord_v unto_o the_o commandment_n they_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a and_o accurse_a a._n ibi._n 9_o b._n ibi._n 11._o a._n and_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o vengeance_n 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