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our_o body_n they_o set_v our_o soul_n at_o liberty_n to_o converse_v with_o god_n when_o they_o cast_v we_o down_o they_o lift_v we_o up_o when_o they_o kill_v we_o then_o do_v they_o send_v we_o to_o everlasting_a life_n what_o great_a glory_n can_v there_o be_v then_o to_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o our_o head_n christ_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o affliction_n o_o good_a god_n what_o be_o i_o upon_o who_o thou_o shall_v bestow_v so_o great_a a_o mercy_n this_o be_v the_o way_n though_o it_o be_v narrow_a which_o be_v full_a of_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n and_o lead_v to_o eternal_a bliss_n oh_o how_o my_o heart_n leap_v for_o joy_n that_o i_o be_o so_o near_o the_o apprehension_n thereof_o god_n forgive_v i_o my_o unthankfulness_n and_o unworthiness_n of_o so_o great_a glory_n i_o have_v so_o much_o joy_n that_o though_o i_o be_v in_o a_o place_n of_o darkness_n and_o mourning_n yet_o i_o can_v lament_v but_o both_o night_n and_o day_n be_o so_o full_a of_o joy_n as_o i_o never_o be_v so_o merry_a before_o the_o lord_n name_n be_v praise_v for_o ever_o our_o enemy_n do_v fret_v fume_n and_o gnash_v their_o tooth_n at_o it_o o_o pray_v instant_o that_o this_o joy_n may_v never_o be_v take_v from_o we_o for_o it_o pass_v all_o the_o delight_n in_o this_o world_n this_o be_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n that_o pass_v all_o understanding_n this_o peace_n the_o more_o his_o choose_a be_v afflict_v the_o more_o they_o feel_v it_o and_o therefore_o can_v fail_v neither_o for_o fire_n nor_o water_n ibid._n p._n 534._o lv._o thus_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n put_v into_o his_o servant_n his_o own_o spirit_n from_o whence_o proceed_v their_o transcendent_a zeal_n and_o courage_n for_o the_o truth_n from_o this_o spirit_n it_o be_v that_o john_n rabeck_n a_o french_a protestant_n be_v require_v to_o pronounce_v jesus_n maria_n and_o to_o join_v they_o together_o in_o one_o prayer_n answer_v that_o if_o his_o tongue_n shall_v but_o offer_v to_o 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presence_n beseech_v he_o to_o tell_v he_o wherein_o he_o have_v offend_v o_o brother_n reply_v the_o king_n you_o have_v never_o offend_v i_o and_o be_v the_o sight_n of_o my_o executioner_n so_o dreadful_a and_o shall_v not_o i_o that_o have_v great_o and_o grievous_o offend_v god_n fear_v to_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n clark_n mirror_n p._n 138._o lvii_o thus_o far_o we_o have_v see_v the_o excellent_a effect_n of_o natural_a and_o christian_a magnanimity_n courage_n and_o faithfulness_n there_o be_v yet_o another_o sort_n of_o fidelity_n which_o be_v exceed_o praiseworthy_a which_o be_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o some_o man_n to_o their_o engagement_n and_o the_o trust_v repose_v in_o they_o the_o syrian_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o man_n of_o no_o faith_n and_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v trust_v by_o any_o man_n and_o that_o beside_o their_o curiosity_n in_o keep_v their_o garden_n they_o have_v scarce_o any_o thing_n in_o they_o that_o be_v commendable_a the_o greek_n also_o labour_v under_o this_o imputation_n as_o be_v as_o false_a as_o they_o be_v luxurious_a and_o voluptuous_a it_o be_v strange_a that_o those_o who_o be_v so_o covetous_a after_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o improvement_n and_o knowledge_n shall_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n neglect_v that_o which_o set_v a_o full_a value_n upon_o man_n than_o a_o thousand_o other_o accomplishment_n namely_o his_o fidelity_n to_o his_o promise_n and_o trust_n lviii_o ferdinand_n the_o first_o king_n of_o spain_n leave_v three_o son_n behind_o he_o sanctius_n alphonsus_n and_o garcius_n among_o who_o he_o have_v also_o divide_v his_o kingdom_n but_o they_o live_v not_o long_o in_o mutual_a peace_n for_o soon_o after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n sanctius_n
suit_n of_o rich_a apparel_n fifty_o thousand_o asper_n and_o a_o yearly_a pension_n of_o two_o thousand_o ducat_n but_o short_a be_v his_o joy_n for_o after_o he_o have_v a_o few_o day_n vain_o triumph_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o amurath_n favour_n he_o be_v sudden_o go_v and_o never_o after_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o be_v secret_o make_v away_o as_o be_v suppose_v by_o amurath_n who_o noble_a heart_n can_v not_o but_o detest_v the_o traitor_n although_o the_o treason_n serve_v well_o for_o his_o purpose_n turk_n hist_o p._n 320._o xxviii_o ladislaus_n kerezin_n a_o hungarian_a traitorous_o deliver_v up_o hiula_n a_o strong_a place_n to_o the_o turk_n &_o when_o he_o look_v to_o receive_v many_o and_o great_a present_n for_o this_o his_o notable_a piece_n of_o service_n certain_a witness_n be_v produce_v against_o he_o by_o the_o command_n of_o selimus_n the_o turkish_a emperor_n who_o depose_v that_o ladislaus_n have_v cruel_o handle_v certain_a turk_n who_o have_v be_v prisoner_n with_o 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may_v not_o be_v see_v among_o other_o of_o those_o illustrious_a duke_n they_o cause_v a_o empty_a chair_n to_o be_v draw_v and_o cover_v over_o with_o a_o black_a veil_n as_o believe_v that_o those_o who_o carry_v themselves_o disloyal_o to_o the_o common_a wealth_n can_v be_v more_o severe_o punish_v than_o if_o their_o name_n be_v cover_v with_o perpetual_a silence_n and_o secret_a detestation_n camerar_fw-it op._n xxx_o in_o the_o french_a persecution_n there_o be_v one_o peter_n serre_n who_o at_o first_o be_v a_o popish_a priest_n but_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n reveal_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n to_o he_o he_o go_v to_o geneva_n and_o there_o learned_a the_o shoemaker_n trade_n whereby_o he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o have_v a_o brother_n at_o tholouse_n in_o france_n out_o of_o a_o singular_a love_n to_o his_o eternal_a happiness_n he_o go_v thither_o to_o instruct_v he_o but_o his_o brother_n wife_n be_v displease_v thereat_o treacherous_o betray_v he_o and_o he_o be_v apprehend_v and_o carry_v before_o the_o bloody_a inquisitor_n before_o who_o he_o make_v a_o excellent_a declaration_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o which_o he_o be_v condemn_v and_o deliver_v to_o the_o judge_n who_o ask_v he_o what_o employment_n he_o be_v of_o he_o answer_v that_o of_o late_o he_o have_v be_v a_o shoemaker_n but_o be_v former_o or_o another_o profession_n which_o he_o be_v ashamed_a to_o remember_v or_o discover_v it_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o vile_a of_o all_o other_o science_n in_o the_o world_n the_o judge_n and_o the_o auditor_n suppose_v that_o he_o have_v be_v some_o pickpocket_n or_o thief_n be_v the_o more_o importunate_a to_o know_v what_o it_o be_v but_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n so_o stop_v his_o mouth_n that_o he_o can_v not_o declare_v it_o yet_o at_o last_o be_v overcome_v by_o their_o importunate_a clamour_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o popish_a priest_n this_o unexpected_a reply_n so_o desperate_o incense_v the_o judge_n 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