presume_v to_o call_v himself_o my_o servant_n in_o my_o church_n if_o he_o do_v not_o reconcile_v himself_o first_o unto_o his_o brother_n father_n forgive_v they_o for_o see_v the_o old_a law_n end_v when_o i_o shall_v say_v consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la all_o be_v finish_v and_o the_o new_a law_n begin_v when_o i_o shall_v say_v commendo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la meum_fw-la i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n it_o will_v not_o be_v reasonable_a that_o under_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n we_o shall_v consent_v that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v unfitting_a or_o unfit_a nor_o that_o under_o the_o law_n of_o love_n we_o shall_v permit_v rancour_n and_o malice_n father_n forgive_v they_o for_o if_o in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o aaron_n when_o thou_o be_v angry_a with_o all_o the_o jew_n thou_o do_v forgive_v they_o and_o reconcile_v they_o unto_o thou_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o because_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v offer_v a_o little_a incense_n unto_o thou_o why_o will_v thou_o not_o 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and_o pardon_v the_o wicked_a chap._n iii_o how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n put_v himself_o a_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o mankind_n and_o what_o torment_n he_o receive_v thereby_o qvaesivi_fw-la de_fw-la eye_n virum_fw-la qui_fw-la interpeneret_fw-la sepem_fw-la &_o staret_fw-la oppositus_fw-la contra_fw-la me_fw-it these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o great_a god_n of_o israel_n speak_v to_o the_o prophet_n ezechiell_n be_v in_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n not_o far_o from_o the_o river_n cobar_n in_o the_o two_o and_o twentieth_o chapter_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n and_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v ezechiell_n i_o have_v be_v many_o a_o day_n angry_a with_o jerusalem_n and_o i_o seek_v out_o a_o holy_a and_o a_o virtuous_a man_n which_o shall_v put_v himself_o like_o a_o hedge_n betwixt_o i_o and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n because_o their_o offence_n may_v not_o come_v unto_o i_o nor_o my_o punishment_n reach_v unto_o they_o we_o may_v infer_v of_o the_o complaint_n which_o our_o lord_n make_v in_o this_o place_n what_o great_a scarcity_n there_o be_v in_o the_o synagogue_n of_o good_a man_n see_v he_o find_v not_o one_o among_o they_o all_o which_o be_v worthy_a to_o appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o help_v and_o succour_v the_o people_n the_o merit_n of_o good_a man_n be_v of_o great_a force_n and_o power_n before_o god_n for_o to_o pardon_v the_o evil_a in_o their_o faith_n which_o be_v easy_o see_v in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o sodom_n which_o he_o do_v pardon_n for_o ten_o good_a man_n sake_n and_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n which_o he_o pardon_v for_o one_o alone_a but_o alas_o neither_o in_o the_o synagogue_n be_v there_o find_v that_o one_o neither_o in_o sodom_n those_o ten_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o synagogue_n with_o those_o condition_n which_o god_n require_v in_o he_o for_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v a_o man_n in_o discretion_n and_o not_o a_o child_n and_o the_o lord_n himself_o be_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o he_o and_o no_o other_o and_o he_o be_v to_o be_v a_o hebrew_n and_o not_o a_o gentile_a &_o he_o be_v to_o put_v himself_o a_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v require_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v partial_a on_o neither_o side_n and_o our_o lord_n be_v not_o content_v only_o with_o this_o but_o that_o mediator_n ought_v also_o to_o have_v desert_n and_o merit_n in_o he_o to_o appease_v god_n indignation_n and_o not_o sin_n to_o stir_v he_o to_o wrath_n s._n gregory_n upon_o ezechiell_n say_v i_o doubt_v whether_o a_o man_n endue_v with_o these_o condition_n and_o shine_v with_o these_o virtue_n may_v be_v find_v among_o the_o angelical_a hierarchy_n how_o much_o less_o among_o humane_a creature_n because_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o man_n yea_o he_o shall_v be_v equal_a with_o god_n abraham_n isaac_n jacob_n and_o david_n and_o all_o the_o litany_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v not_o equal_a with_o god_n nor_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o man_n see_v they_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n and_o attain_v unto_o no_o divine_a secret_n without_o it_o be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o the_o son_n of_o god_n only_o be_v equal_a unto_o god_n and_o the_o divine_a word_n only_o be_v more_o than_o man_n because_o in_o he_o and_o in_o no_o other_o those_o condition_n of_o a_o holy_a man_n be_v find_v which_o god_n seek_v for_o and_o the_o virtue_n which_o shall_v pacify_v god_n his_o wrath_n and_o anger_n the_o first_o condition_n which_o god_n require_v be_v that_o this_o mediator_n shall_v be_v a_o man_n in_o wisdom_n and_o not_o a_o child_n which_o may_v
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see_v that_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o world_n reach_v no_o further_o than_o unto_o the_o five_o sense_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a thing_n that_o as_o pleasure_n be_v seat_v in_o those_o sense_n so_o likewise_o grief_n be_v root_v in_o the_o heart_n plato_n say_v that_o grief_n and_o delight_n be_v great_a enemy_n and_o that_o they_o dwell_v far_o one_o from_o another_o and_o thereupon_o it_o happen_v that_o there_o be_v no_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n which_o enter_v into_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o heart_n nor_o no_o grief_n which_o come_v out_o further_o than_o the_o heart_n cassiodorus_n say_v that_o as_o we_o seek_v for_o a_o expert_a pilot_n to_o sail_v with_o and_o a_o skilful_a physician_n to_o cure_v we_o with_o so_o for_o to_o comfort_v our_o grief_n and_o heaviness_n we_o shall_v seek_v out_o cunning_a man_n in_o they_o because_o that_o no_o man_n can_v take_v more_o pity_n on_o another_o than_o he_o who_o have_v be_v weary_v &_o injury_v by_o 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&_o therefore_o leave_v store_n behind_o he_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n because_o there_o want_v man_n in_o heaven_n to_o enjoy_v his_o glory_n and_o because_o we_o want_v grace_n to_o deserve_v it_o &_o so_o we_o give_v he_o humane_a flesh_n to_o suffer_v with_o and_o he_o give_v we_o his_o holy_a grace_n whereby_o we_o may_v merit_v o_o holy_a and_o glorious_a exchange_n see_v that_o he_o change_v with_o we_o quietness_n for_o travel_n innocency_n for_o infamy_n spirit_n for_o flesh_n life_n for_o death_n and_o glory_n for_o painâ—â—_n now_o that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v declare_v how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o learn_v vexation_n and_o trouble_n the_o better_a to_o have_v compassion_n on_o they_o in_o other_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o we_o declare_v now_o how_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n do_v inherit_v her_o son_n sword_n of_o sorrow_n as_o he_o do_v inherit_v his_o father_n david_n seat_n of_o grief_n and_o travail_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o sword_n of_o grief_n which_o kill_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o go_v through_o his_o bless_a mother_n ettuam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la animam_fw-la doloris_fw-la gladius_fw-la pertransibit_fw-la say_v simeon_n to_o the_o virgin_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o s._n luke_n as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o this_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v so_o cruel_a o_o high_a virgin_n that_o at_o one_o stroke_n it_o shall_v take_v his_o life_n from_o he_o &_o pierce_v thy_o soul_n the_o like_a prophecy_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o in_o time_n past_a nor_o read_v in_o any_o book_n nor_o any_o so_o sorrowful_a a_o prophecy_n ever_o speak_v of_o as_o this_o be_v which_o the_o virgin_n new_o deliver_v hear_v this_o day_n which_o the_o good_a old_a simeon_n utter_v unto_o she_o for_o what_o say_v the_o prophecy_n but_o that_o at_o one_o time_n in_o the_o selfsame_o day_n in_o the_o same_o hour_n and_o with_o the_o selfsame_o sword_n they_o will_v do_v justice_n 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