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of_o those_o favour_n he_o have_v bestow_v on_o we_o and_o to_o think_v that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o his_o servant_n and_o friend_n but_o his_o brethren_n his_o own_o blood_n bone_n of_o his_o bone_n flesh_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o that_o we_o be_v part_n of_o that_o church_n who_o he_o have_v honour_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v his_o eternal_a spouse_n behold_v what_o be_v the_o meat_n and_o the_o drink_n which_o be_v not_o give_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n which_o satisfy_v and_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o those_o only_a who_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n but_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n have_v not_o true_o relish_v the_o simplicity_n of_o this_o institution_n they_o will_v heighten_v the_o lustre_n of_o this_o double_a sacrament_n and_o do_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o example_n or_o rather_o in_o emulation_n of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o world_n the_o name_n of_o religion_n of_o a_o church_n and_o even_o of_o god_n himself_o who_o 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shall_v abhor_v and_o detest_v the_o belief_n of_o their_o father_n and_o will_v say_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o our_o predecessor_n have_v be_v so_o silly_a and_o stupid_a or_o so_o extreme_o harden_v by_o custom_n or_o so_o very_o careless_a in_o search_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o have_v believe_v thing_n altogether_o incredible_a what_o spirit_n of_o pride_n what_o high_a presumption_n have_v possess_v these_o council_n who_o have_v imagine_v they_o can_v appoint_v better_a order_n for_o divine_a service_n than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n himself_o have_v do_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o own_o son_n i_o will_v then_o conclude_v with_o the_o wise_a man_n or_o at_o least_o with_o his_o translator_n who_o make_v he_o speak_v after_o this_o manner_n ecclesiastes_n chap._n 3._o
set_v the_o devil_n in_o god_n place_n how_o extreme_o spiteful_a and_o uncharitable_a be_v he_o to_o his_o child_n to_o sell_v they_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o enslave_v they_o before_o they_o know_v what_o liberty_n be_v he_o scarce_o imagine_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v believe_v the_o worst_a father_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o curse_v he_o have_v draw_v on_o himself_o will_v extend_v itself_o from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o other_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o age_n and_o will_v be_v the_o most_o certain_a inheritance_n he_o can_v leave_v to_o his_o posterity_n he_o foresee_v not_o that_o instead_o of_o that_o commerce_n and_o fellowship_n he_o hold_v with_o angel_n instead_o of_o that_o access_n he_o have_v to_o and_o communication_n with_o god_n himself_o his_o unhappy_a successor_n will_v converse_v only_o with_o devil_n and_o must_v eternal_o submit_v to_o their_o power_n and_o tyranny_n and_o that_o to_o live_v among_o man_n will_v be_v to_o herd_n with_o lion_n tiger_n viper_n and_o dragon_n he_o foresee_v not_o that_o instead_o of_o a_o eternal_a spring_n which_o he_o begin_v to_o enjoy_v and_o may_v have_v preserve_v for_o they_o they_o will_v suffer_v the_o extremity_n of_o cold_a winter_n or_o be_v stifle_v by_o the_o excessive_a heat_n of_o summer_n that_o instead_o of_o those_o fair_a delightful_a tree_n he_o see_v in_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n and_o of_o that_o delicious_a fruit_n and_o those_o curious_a flower_n he_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o gather_v there_o they_o will_v seldom_o see_v but_o rack_n and_o gibbet_n the_o devour_a grave_n and_o dead_a man_n bone_n he_o foresee_v not_o that_o beside_o the_o hardship_n and_o sweat_v of_o labour_n the_o terror_n of_o fatal_a necessity_n sharp_a pain_n or_o languish_a disease_n and_o the_o continual_a horror_n of_o approach_a death_n there_o will_v be_v judgement_n and_o plague_n that_o will_v ruin_v whole_a town_n and_o destroy_v province_n that_o there_o will_v be_v sometime_o so_o great_a a_o mortality_n and_o the_o dead_a so_o frightful_a that_o there_o will_v be_v scarce_o any_o left_a either_o to_o lament_v or_o bury_v they_o that_o nature_n will_v become_v so_o divest_v of_o herself_o that_o man_n will_v devour_v man_n and_o child_n tear_v in_o bit_n will_v again_o return_v to_o their_o mother_n belly_n he_o foresee_v not_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o posterity_n will_v become_v so_o odious_a to_o each_o other_o that_o they_o will_v please_v themselves_o with_o persecute_v the_o just_a and_o most_o innocent_a of_o their_o brethren_n rather_o than_o imitate_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o content_v themselves_o to_o stone_n some_o and_o massacre_v other_o but_o will_v witty_o invent_v some_o new_a punishment_n by_o which_o they_o may_v force_v they_o to_o deny_v the_o truth_n to_o worship_v wood_n or_o stone_n or_o else_o to_o undergo_v the_o cruel_a torment_n the_o fury_n of_o hell_n itself_o can_v inspire_v they_o with_o no_o he_o foresee_v not_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o the_o devil_n who_o flatter_v he_o with_o hope_n that_o his_o eye_n shall_v be_v more_o open_v endeavour_v to_o blind_v he_o more_o that_o he_o may_v throw_v he_o into_o a_o bottomless_a abyss_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o ever_o either_o any_o humane_a angelic_a or_o divine_a power_n can_v just_o retrieve_v he_o how_o be_v he_o disguise_v by_o this_o fall_n what_o proportion_n be_v there_o between_o what_o he_o be_v and_o what_o he_o be_v he_o be_v ashamed_a of_o himself_o have_v only_o so_o much_o sight_n leave_v he_o as_o to_o discover_v his_o nakedness_n and_o so_o much_o knowledge_n as_o to_o perceive_v his_o error_n from_o the_o image_n of_o god_n after_o which_o he_o be_v make_v he_o be_v transform_v in_o a_o instant_a into_o that_o of_o a_o devil_n and_o he_o have_v no_o more_o of_o the_o first_o innocence_n remain_v than_o the_o trouble_v of_o have_v lose_v it_o what_o comfort_n can_v he_o find_v after_o this_o loss_n he_o can_v hope_v for_o any_o from_o his_o reason_n that_o have_v help_v to_o destroy_v he_o he_o who_o can_v not_o preserve_v himself_o upright_a when_o stand_a how_o when_o fall_v shall_v he_o recover_v himself_o what_o can_v he_o promise_v himself_o either_o from_o angel_n or_o god_n himself_o since_o he_o have_v break_v that_o law_n by_o which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o obedience_n or_o punishment_n the_o punishment_n which_o bear_v the_o same_o date_n with_o gild_n do_v without_o intermission_n torment_v he_o and_o have_v leave_v he_o only_o so_o much_o life_n as_o to_o make_v he_o sensible_a of_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n but_o what_o be_v yet_o worse_o the_o offence_n be_v aggravate_v according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o offend_a person_n and_o as_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o a_o infinite_a be_v so_o he_o must_v die_v or_o suffer_v infinite_o what_o confusion_n of_o thought_n what_o remorse_n what_o terror_n torment_v his_o mind_n since_o he_o be_v not_o only_o tell_v his_o duty_n but_o threaten_v with_o disgrace_n if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o and_o to_o invite_v he_o to_o be_v the_o more_o careful_a one_o will_v have_v believe_v the_o decree_n of_o his_o death_n shall_v have_v keep_v he_o from_o sin_v to_o what_o despair_n do_v he_o find_v himself_o reduce_v and_o what_o can_v he_o do_v or_o imagine_v in_o this_o sad_a miserable_a condition_n unless_o god_n have_v make_v what_o he_o can_v repent_v he_o of_o have_v make_v and_o that_o he_o build_v not_o to_o pull_v down_o and_o his_o glory_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o workmanship_n to_o perish_v that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a the_o most_o excellent_a of_o creature_n be_v destine_v to_o everlasting_a misery_n that_o be_v seduce_v and_o the_o fault_n not_o altogether_o his_o own_o he_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o make_v satisfaction_n as_o the_o devil_n themselves_o who_o be_v always_o do_v it_o but_o never_o accomplish_v it_o howsoever_o it_o be_v he_o see_v no_o expedient_a for_o his_o deliverance_n and_o can_v not_o imagine_v how_o he_o may_v find_v mercy_n from_o god_n without_o violate_v his_o justice_n it_o be_v this_o that_o neither_o he_o nor_o all_o his_o posterity_n can_v conceive_v some_o have_v be_v so_o amaze_v at_o it_o that_o they_o have_v turn_v atheist_n other_o make_v to_o themselves_o god_n after_o their_o own_o fashion_n and_o become_v idolater_n this_o unhappy_a temper_n but_o so_o natural_a and_o so_o strong_a have_v even_o universal_o prevail_v and_o so_o corrupt_v the_o very_a sense_n and_o understanding_n of_o man_n that_o they_o will_v have_v the_o object_n of_o adoration_n corporal_n and_o visible_a as_o themselves_o not_o be_v able_a to_o frame_v to_o themselves_o any_o thing_n high_o attribute_v to_o they_o humane_a passion_n and_o appoint_v they_o service_n according_o to_o their_o own_o vain_a imagination_n they_o have_v not_o only_o be_v less_o than_o man_n by_o worship_v they_o but_o than_o 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evil_a threaten_v he_o or_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o which_o be_v burdensome_a to_o he_o what_o therefore_o can_v he_o do_v better_a than_o daily_o to_o make_v confession_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o from_o thence_o he_o be_v to_o expect_v if_o to_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o his_o merit_n only_a death_n and_o damnation_n if_o then_o man_n by_o all_o his_o reason_n can_v never_o sanctify_v one_o man_n only_o if_o all_o the_o philosophy_n in_o the_o world_n can_v never_o make_v one_o believer_n or_o discover_v a_o good_a which_o death_n can_v rob_v we_o of_o what_o remain_v then_o but_o that_o we_o believe_v that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v inspire_v by_o god_n have_v teach_v be_v best_a that_o we_o rely_v on_o the_o first_o and_o sure_a principle_n that_o the_o mean_n be_v universal_a which_o god_n only_o can_v reveal_v chap._n iu._n as_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o man_n be_v not_o make_v by_o chance_n so_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o he_o be_v not_o make_v in_o vain_a 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