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land_n into_o barrenness_n for_o the_o inhabitaunce_n thereof_o when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v forget_v god_n in_o egypt_n god_n move_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v they_o and_o to_o subdue_v they_o with_o craft_n and_o wiliness_n psalm_n 105._o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o king_n god_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o people_n and_o move_v david_n to_o number_v they_o when_o joab_n and_o the_o other_o lord_n wonder_v why_o he_o will_v have_v they_o number_v and_o because_o they_o fear_v least_o some_o evil_n shall_v follow_v dissuade_v the_o king_n yet_o it_o help_v not_o god_n so_o annex_v so_o god_n sometime_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o good_a prince_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n the_o place_n annex_v harden_v his_o hart_n in_o his_o purpose_n to_o have_v a_o occasion_n to_o slay_v the_o wicked_a people_n etc._n etc._n 8_o paul_n be_v of_o high_a authority_n than_o peter_n fol._n 125._o the_o word_n in_o 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land_n or_o feed_v your_o beast_n will_v say_v unto_o he_o when_o he_o come_v home_o out_o of_o the_o field_n go_v thy_o way_n quick_o &_o sit_v down_o to_o thy_o meat_n and_o rather_o will_v not_o say_v unto_o he_o make_v ready_a my_o supper_n serve_v i_o thereat_o until_o i_o have_v make_v a_o end_n thereof_o and_o afterward_o take_v thyself_o meat_n and_o drink_v think_v you_o that_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o thank_v his_o servant_n which_o thus_o shall_v do_v his_o commandment_n i_o trow_v say_v he_o nay_o even_o so_o you_o say_v he_o when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o thing_n to_o you_o command_v say_v yet_o you_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n &_o have_v do_v that_o which_o you_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v in_o which_o word_n you_o may_v clear_o see_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o great_o esteem_v our_o merit_n when_o we_o have_v do_v that_o be_v command_v by_o god_n esteem_v meriteâ—_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v esteem_v but_o rather_o reckon_v ourselves_o to_o be_v but_o servant_n unprofitable_a 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confession_n reward_n how_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o work_n august_n libe_v confession_n one_o be_v in_o the_o 9_o book_n of_o his_o confession_n in_o this_o form_n vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la hominum_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la misericordia_fw-la discutias_fw-la eam_fw-la quia_fw-la verè_fw-la non_fw-la exquiris_fw-la delicta_fw-la uchementer_fw-la fiducialiter_fw-la speramus_fw-la aliquem_fw-la locum_fw-la apud_fw-la te_fw-la invenire_fw-la indulgentiae_fw-la quisquis_fw-la autem_fw-la tibi_fw-la enumerat_fw-la vera_fw-la merita_fw-la sva_fw-la quid_fw-la tibi_fw-la enumerat_fw-la nisi_fw-la munera_fw-la tua_fw-la o_o si_fw-la cognoscerent_fw-la se_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la gloriaretur_fw-la woe_n be_v to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v they_o never_o so_o holy_a it_o thou_o shall_v examine_v they_o set_v thy_o mercy_n aside_o because_o thou_o do_v not_o exact_o examine_v the_o fault_n of_o man_n therefore_o we_o have_v 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whereas_o in_o your_o sixth_o demand_n you_o do_v inquire_v whether_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v a_o sacrament_n necessary_a unto_o salvation_n article_n â—â—â—were_v to_o 〈◊〉_d article_n and_o whether_o after_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o bread_n &_o wine_n do_v by_o the_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacraâ—â—nt_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d as_o by_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n there_o be_v the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o likeness_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n i_o neither_o can_v ne_o will_v answer_v one_o word_n otherwise_o they_o i_o have_v tell_v since_o i_o be_v first_o deliver_v into_o your_o hand_n neither_o will_v i_o have_v answer_v one_o whit_n thereunto_o know_v so_o much_o at_o the_o first_o as_o i_o now_o do_v till_o you_o have_v bring_v forth_o some_o that_o will_v have_v accuse_v i_o to_o have_v trespass_v in_o the_o same_o which_o i_o be_o certain_a you_o can_v not_o do_v bring_v any_o that_o be_v honest_a and_o credible_a 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