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this_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n and_o though_o the_o same_o apostle_n have_v elsewhere_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o general_n rule_n in_o divinity_n finis_fw-la dicendorum_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la dictorum_fw-la our_o apostle_n speech_n must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o end_n or_o general_n scope_n at_o which_o he_o aim_v to_o what_o end_n then_o do_v our_o apostle_n give_v we_o the_o former_a or_o like_a rule_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o will_n or_o desire_v our_o mortification_n nor_o run_v with_o alacrity_n towards_o the_o goal_n which_o in_o every_o epistle_n he_o set_v before_o we_o to_o wit_v the_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o rather_o to_o kindle_v our_o desire_n to_o work_v and_o stir_v up_o our_o alacrity_n in_o work_v yet_o so_o as_o we_o still_o rely_v not_o upon_o our_o work_n or_o endeavour_n but_o mere_o upon_o the_o good_a will_n and_o mercy_n of_o our_o god_n he_o that_o say_v 42._o see_v chapt._n 41._o &_o 42._o it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n do_v never_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o good_a will_n or_o pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o show_v mercy_n unto_o all_o that_o abandon_v all_o other_o way_n run_v with_o what_o speed_n and_o alacrity_n they_o can_v unto_o his_o mercy_n he_o that_o say_v god_n will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v do_v never_o say_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v to_o harden_v any_o which_o deny_v themselves_o and_o their_o own_o do_n and_o whole_o betake_v themselves_o to_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n his_o meaning_n sure_a in_o that_o place_n be_v that_o as_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n on_o none_o that_o seek_v salvation_n by_o work_n or_o 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he_o with_o death_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o or_o that_o the_o second_o adam_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n shall_v send_v wise_a man_n and_o prophet_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o intent_n or_o end_n that_o she_o shall_v stone_n or_o put_v they_o to_o death_n or_o for_o this_o purpose_n that_o their_o blood_n shall_v in_o late_a day_n be_v require_v of_o she_o as_o some_o in_o our_o time_n have_v public_o teach_v be_v a_o imagination_n in_o itself_o much_o worse_o and_o more_o dangerous_a than_o the_o erection_n of_o image_n though_o roman-wise_a in_o reform_a church_n a_o great_a abomination_n than_o any_o idol_n of_o the_o heathen_n for_o image_n or_o idol_n be_v but_o the_o external_n object_n of_o or_o enticement_n unto_o gross_a idolatry_n nor_o be_v it_o the_o carpenter_n or_o statuary_n that_o do_v make_v the_o heathen_a god_n
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the_o commandment_n deceive_v i_o and_o by_o it_o slay_v i_o wherefore_o the_o law_n be_v holy_a and_o the_o commandment_n holy_a and_o just_a and_o good_a be_v that_o than_o which_o be_v good_a make_v death_n unto_o i_o god_n forbid_v but_o sin_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v sin_n work_v dâ—ath_n in_o i_o by_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o sin_n by_o the_o commandment_n may_v become_v exceed_o sinful_a it_o be_v a_o point_n observable_a and_o full_o parallel_v to_o our_o apostle_n doctrine_n that_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n do_v rather_o loathe_v then_o long_o after_o circumcision_n until_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n and_o the_o apostle_n peremptory_a forbid_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o our_o apostle_n i_o have_v learned_a satisfaction_n to_o a_o problem_n which_o have_v often_o and_o long_o perplex_v my_o thought_n the_o problem_n be_v this_o why_o man_n unto_o who_o care_n and_o fidelity_n a_o man_n may_v safe_o commit_v his_o fortune_n or_o his_o life_n upon_o their_o honest_a word_n become_v most_o careless_a and_o unfaithful_a in_o matter_n whereto_o they_o be_v punctual_o tie_v by_o oath_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o interposition_n or_o obligation_n by_o oath_n be_v as_o the_o come_n of_o a_o law_n which_o provoke_v the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n who_o longing_n or_o lust_n after_o thing_n forbid_v rather_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v unsatisfied_a draw_v man_n otherwise_o moral_o honest_a to_o become_v like_o wayward_a intemperate_a patient_n which_o rather_o choose_v to_o nourish_v the_o long_a humour_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o infirmity_n then_o to_o observe_v the_o prescription_n of_o the_o chirurgeon_n ready_a to_o pull_v off_o the_o plaster_n though_o with_o the_o live-skin_n or_o flesh_n rather_o than_o to_o endure_v the_o work_n of_o it_o for_o a_o moment_n 4._o but_o here_o some_o have_v question_v whether_o this_o chapter_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o regenerate_v or_o unregenerate_a 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by_o moses_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o lay_v of_o some_o law_n or_o other_o to_o the_o heart_n before_o the_o conflict_n here_o mention_v can_v begin_v or_o sin_n inherent_a be_v so_o provoke_v as_o our_o apostle_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v 5._o precept_n why_o sin_n original_a be_v more_o provoke_v by_o the_o negative_a then_o by_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n he_o that_o will_v diligent_o peruse_v our_o apostle_n foremention_v passage_n roman_n 7._o in_o the_o language_n wherein_o he_o write_v will_v easy_o observe_v with_o i_o that_o the_o occasion_n which_o sin_n take_v by_o the_o law_n to_o deceive_v he_o as_o it_o do_v yet_o to_o deceive_v we_o be_v from_o the_o negative_a precept_n or_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n not_o from_o the_o positive_a or_o affirmative_a now_o why_o the_o negative_a precept_n that_o one_o especial_o thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v shall_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o provoke_v or_o more_o forcible_o revive_v the_o seed_n of_o 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of_o our_o first_o parent_n sin_v inherent_a in_o we_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o the_o representation_n of_o red_a colour_n without_o any_o other_o provocation_n give_v be_v to_o provoke_v or_o stir_v the_o blood_n of_o beast_n or_o cattle_n which_o be_v of_o a_o more_o pure_a or_o sanguine_a constitution_n thus_o some_o tame_a beast_n as_o bull_n or_o kine_n be_v apt_a to_o turn_v man-keen_a upon_o such_o as_o be_v clothe_v in_o bright_a red_a or_o scarlet_n and_o a_o grave_a learned_a 15._o learned_a scortum_fw-la hispani_fw-la generis_fw-la lepidum_fw-la ut_fw-la serebatur_fw-la &_o formosum_fw-la mula_fw-la ut_fw-la romae_fw-la meretrices_fw-la cum_fw-la amatoribus_fw-la solent_fw-la animi_fw-la gratia_fw-la gestabatur_fw-la haec_fw-la cum_fw-la venisset_fw-la ad_fw-la thermas_fw-la diocletianas_n vivarium_fw-la ferarum_fw-la ingressa_fw-la nec_fw-la contenta_fw-la cicures_fw-la vagantes_fw-la spectasse_fw-la precibus_fw-la contendit_fw-la &_o aegâ—è_fw-la impetrat_fw-la à _fw-la beluarum_fw-la magistro_fw-la ut_fw-la ingenti_fw-la urso_fw-la cavea_fw-la separatim_fw-la incluso_fw-la sed_fw-la quem_fw-la constabat_fw-la in_o neminem_fw-la antea_fw-la desaeujisse_fw-la exitum_fw-la aperiret_fw-la facta_fw-la potestate_fw-la ursus_fw-la erumpit_fw-la mulam_fw-la terresacit_fw-la excussam_fw-la mulierculam_fw-la caeteris_fw-la qui_fw-la aderant_fw-la diffugentibus_fw-la invadit_fw-la dictoque_fw-la citius_fw-la strangulat_fw-la &_o contrito_fw-la capite_fw-la primùm_fw-la avulsa_fw-la ubera_fw-la deinde_fw-la natem_fw-la alteram_fw-la devorat_fw-la unguibus_fw-la &_o dentibus_fw-la laceratam_fw-la esseratam_fw-la bestiam_fw-la existimo_fw-la colore_fw-la coccineae_fw-la vestis_fw-la quam_fw-la induerat_fw-la misella_fw-la speciem_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la praeferentem_fw-la sepulveda_n epist_n lib._n 2._o ep_n 15._o historian_n sometime_o chronicler_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o his_o friend_n relate_v a_o sad_a accident_n of_o a_o bear_n which_o have_v never_o be_v observe_v to_o have_v rage_v upon_o any_o yet_o be_v let_v loose_a from_o
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the_o reason_n specify_v and_o the_o like_a it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o this_o combat_n which_o every_o man_n must_v entertain_v between_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o flesh_n or_o between_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o body_n as_o it_o be_v in_o duel_n or_o single_a combat_n in_o quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la cita_fw-la mors_fw-la venit_fw-la aut_fw-la victoria_fw-la laeta_fw-la in_o which_o one_o half_a hour_n bring_v forth_o either_o certain_a death_n or_o certain_a victory_n to_o the_o combatant_n nor_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pitch_a battle_n in_o which_o one_o day_n be_v the_o make_n or_o mar_n of_o whole_a nation_n or_o mighty_a kingdom_n which_o have_v be_v many_o year_n in_o grow_v this_o our_o warfare_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o strait_a and_o linger_a siege_n in_o which_o patience_n and_o perpetual_a vigilancy_n be_v no_o less_o requisite_a than_o present_a valour_n or_o strength_n of_o arm_n especial_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o party_n besiege_v animus_fw-la uniuscujusque_fw-la est_fw-la 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same_o blood_n which_o be_v then_o shed_v whether_o it_o be_v gather_v together_o again_o or_o remain_v disperse_v whether_o it_o be_v reunite_v to_o his_o glorified_a body_n or_o divide_v from_o it_o be_v still_o unite_a to_o the_o fountain_n of_o life_n to_o the_o godhead_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n and_o be_v unite_v to_o this_o fountain_n of_o life_n who_o dwell_v in_o it_o as_o light_v within_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o be_v of_o efficacy_n everlasting_a it_o have_v a_o immortal_a power_n or_o force_v to_o dissolve_v the_o work_n of_o satan_n in_o we_o as_o well_o those_o which_o he_o work_v in_o we_o after_o baptism_n as_o before_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o to_o cleanse_v and_o purge_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o be_v at_o this_o day_n as_o sovereign_a as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v sprinkle_v upon_o our_o soul_n while_o it_o issue_v out_o of_o his_o body_n it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v lose_v its_o virtue_n in_o or_o upon_o our_o soul_n unless_o we_o first_o lose_v our_o interest_n in_o it_o which_o we_o can_v lose_v but_o by_o abandon_v the_o way_n of_o light_n and_o pollute_v our_o soul_n with_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n for_o so_o long_o as_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n 12._o 7._o 1_o john_n 1._o 7._o this_o present_a efficacy_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n upon_o our_o soul_n or_o real_a communication_n of_o both_o i_o find_v as_o a_o truth_n unquestionable_a among_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o as_o a_o catholic_n confession_n the_o modern_a lutheran_n and_o the_o modern_a romanist_n have_v fall_v into_o their_o several_a error_n concern_v christ_n presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n from_o a_o common_a ignorance_n neither_o of_o they_o conceive_v nor_o be_v they_o willing_a to_o conceive_v how_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n shall_v have_v any_o real_a operation_n upon_o our_o soul_n 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the_o inhabitation_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v make_v to_o we_o the_o inexhaustible_a fountain_n of_o life_n but_o about_o the_o particular_a manner_n how_o life_n be_v derive_v to_o we_o from_o his_o humane_a nature_n as_o whether_o it_o send_v its_o sweet_a influence_n upon_o our_o soul_n only_o from_o the_o heavenly_a sanctuary_n wherein_o it_o dwell_v as_o in_o its_o sphere_n or_o whether_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v shed_v for_o we_o may_v have_v more_o immediate_a local_a presence_n with_o we_o they_o no_o way_n disagree_v because_o they_o in_o this_o kind_n abhor_a curiosity_n of_o dispute_n as_o for_o ubiquity_n and_o transubstantiation_n they_o be_v the_o two_o monster_n of_o modern_a time_n bring_v forth_o by_o ignorance_n and_o maintain_v only_o by_o faction_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o infinite_a value_n and_o everlasting_a virtue_n of_o christ_n sacrifice_n in_o comparison_n of_o legal_a sacrifice_n the_o next_o querie_n be_v how_o the_o everlasting_a efficacy_n of_o 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page_n 1_o 2_o 3._o  _fw-fr 3029_o 1._o 11._o 3113_o 2._o 17_o 3029_o 3._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 3083_o 4._o 6_o 7._o 3091_o 14._o 18_o 19_o 3302_o 15._o 4_o 3214_o 16._o  _fw-fr ibid._n 17._o 14._o 3180_o  _fw-fr 15._o 3215_o  _fw-fr 18_o 20._o 3214_o 18._o  _fw-fr 3230_o 21._o 10._o 3071_o 36_o  _fw-fr 3217_o exodus_fw-la the_o first_o 11._o chapter_n  _fw-fr 3190_o 33._o 19_o 3222_o 34._o 6_o 3217_o leviticus_n 25._o 39_o etc._n etc._n 3044_o number_n 9_o 10_o 3188_o 14._o 21_o 30_o 34_o 36._o 37_o 3150_o  _fw-fr 34_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 43_o 45_o 3151_o 19_o 9_o 3299_o 19_o 11_o 3271_o 32._o 12_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 3151_o deuteronomie_n 1._o 41_o 3151_o 18._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 3207_o joshua_n 14._o 6_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 3150_o 19_o 9_o 3151_o 1_o samuel_n 13._o 14_o 3148_o 1_o king_n 30._o 23_o 3203_o 2_o chronicle_n 6._o 39_o 3148_o psalm_n 5._o  _fw-fr 3223_o 14._o 1_o 3177_o 49._o 20_o 3022_o 50._o 21_o 3019_o 51._o 11_o 3214_o 73._o 13_o 3110_o 74._o 14_o 3204_o 128._o  _fw-fr 3143_o proverb_n 20._o 9_o 3110_o ecclesiaste_n isaiah_n 1._o 3._o 3020_o 1._o 16_o 3220._o &_o 3143_o 5._o 20_o 3051_o 50._o 11_o 3173_o 57_o 20_o 21_o 3095_o jeremiah_n 1._o 10_o 3111_o 8._o 7_o 3020_o 13._o 23_o 3055_o 18_o  _fw-fr 3244_o  _fw-fr 4_o 3228_o  _fw-fr 6_o 9_o 10_o 3229_o 24._o 3_o 3025_o 26._o 19_o 3148_o daniel_n 4._o 27_o 3079_o 9_o 24_o 3236_o zachariah_n 12._o 10_o 3300_o 13._o 1_o ibid._n wisdom_n 1._o 13_o 3030_o 15._o 7_o 3228_o 18._o 25_o 3208_o 19_o 1._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 3_o 3203_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 15._o  _fw-fr 3087_o 38._o 25_o 26_o 3127_o 39_o 5_o 6_o 3128_o 1_o maccabee_n 6._o 34_o 3027_o matthew_n 2._o 20_o 3208_o 3._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 3213_o 5._o 21_o 22_o 3098_o  _fw-fr 27_o 28_o 3097_o 6._o 24_o 3061_o 9_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 3304_o 11._o  _fw-fr 3220_o 12._o 43_o 44._o 45_o 3277_o 16._o 19_o 20_o 3126_o 18._o 25_o 3045_o 23._o 32_o 3173_o mark_n 10_o 29_o 30_o 3218_o luke_n 7._o 38_o 3125_o 14._o 26_o 3132_o 16._o 22_o 3256_o john_n 1._o 12_o 3158_o 1._o 12_o 13_o 3213_o 2._o 23_o etc._n etc._n 3076_o 3._o 36_o 3158_o 5._o 44_o 3126_o 6._o 15_o 3073_o  _fw-fr 27_o 3110_o 8._o  _fw-fr 3252_o  _fw-fr 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35._o 36._o 3017_o 8._o from_o 12._o v._o to_o the_o end_n 3072_o 8._o 31_o 32_o 33_o 3039_o  _fw-fr 36_o 3069_o  _fw-fr 41_o 3214_o  _fw-fr 44_o 3053_o 14._o 15_o 23_o 24_o 3078_o 15._o 1_o 3084_o  _fw-fr 5_o 3111_o  _fw-fr 10._o 3078_o 19_o 12_o 15_o 16_o 3065_o 20._o 23_o 3303_o acts._n 3._o  _fw-fr 3207_o 25._o 26_o 3303_o 10._o 34_o 3205_o 13._o 48_o 3167_o 15._o 9_o 3111_o 16._o 14_o 3112_o roman_n 1._o 23_o 3015_o 2._o 5_o 3055_o  _fw-fr 14_o 15_o 3118_o  _fw-fr 15_o 3054_o 4._o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o 3275_o 5._o 1_o 2_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 3278_o  _fw-fr 13_o 20_o 3025_o 6._o 16_o 3048_o  _fw-fr 19_o 3125_o 7._o 9_o 3158_o  _fw-fr 7_o 9_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 3026_o  _fw-fr 14_o 15_o 19_o 3051_o  _fw-fr 8_o 9_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 3019_o 8._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 3096_o  _fw-fr 13_o 3146_o  _fw-fr 13_o 3159_o  _fw-fr 38_o 39_o 3212_o 9_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 3_o 3171_o  _fw-fr 6_o 3212_o  _fw-fr 8_o 3213_o  _fw-fr 16_o 3210_o  _fw-fr 16_o 3214_o  _fw-fr 17_o 3201_o  _fw-fr 17_o 3225_o  _fw-fr 18_o to_o 24._o 3222_o  _fw-fr 18._o 3205_o  _fw-fr 19_o 3202_o  _fw-fr 19_o 3225_o  _fw-fr 20._o 3228_o  _fw-fr 22._o 3191_o  _fw-fr 30_o 32._o 3211_o 10._o 1_o 2._o 3211_o 11._o  _fw-fr 3133_o 11._o 11_o 12_o 28_o 29._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 11._o 3208_o 12._o 1._o 3159_o 13._o 13_o 14._o 3108_o 1_o corinthian_n 2._o 9_o etc._n etc._n 3116_o 3._o 9_o 3084_o 8._o 7_o 3118_o 9_o 26_o 3103_o 10._o 11_o 12_o 3152_o 16._o 22_o 3171_o 2_o corinthian_n 5._o 17_o to_o 21._o 3278_o  _fw-fr 18_o 19_o 3267_o  _fw-fr 20_o 21._o 3268_o galatian_n 4._o 1_o 2_o 3042_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3071_o 5._o  _fw-fr 3162_o  _fw-fr 12_o 3180_o  _fw-fr 16_o 17_o 3123_o  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 21._o 3097_o  _fw-fr 21_o 3104_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3105_o ephesian_n 1._o 11_o 3177_o 4._o 18_o 19_o 3051_o  _fw-fr 22_o 23_o 3119_o 5._o 5_o 3098_o  _fw-fr 18._o 3126_o philippian_n 2._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o 3277_o  _fw-fr 12._o 3109_o  _fw-fr 13._o 3110_o &_o 3143_o 4._o 3._o 3153_o 1_o thessalonian_o 4._o 3._o 3223_o 5._o 23._o 3118_o 1_o timothy_n 2._o 15_o 3031_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3028_o 6._o 5_o 3119_o  _fw-fr 9_o 3064_o 2_o timothy_n 2._o 19_o 3055_o  _fw-fr 21._o 3111_o  _fw-fr 26_o 3028_o hebrew_n 1._o 3_o 3300_o  _fw-fr 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n 13_o 3246_o 3._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 3069_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 3071_o  _fw-fr 7_o 13_o 16_o 3149_o  _fw-fr 12_o 13_o 3246_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3153_o 4._o 1_o 3246_o 5._o 9_o 3015_o 6._o 19_o 20_o 3256_o 6._o 19_o 3303_o 6._o 20_o ibid._n 6._o 17_o 3302_o 7._o 3_o 3279_o 8_o 1_o 2_o 3253_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o 5_o 3255_o 9_o  _fw-fr 3263_o  _fw-fr 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 3255_o  _fw-fr 11_o etc._n etc._n 3258_o  _fw-fr 13_o 3263_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3159_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3271_o  _fw-fr 14_o 3302_o  _fw-fr 13_o and_o 14_o 3298_o  _fw-fr 15_o 3261_o 9_o 23_o 24._o 3303_o  _fw-fr 18_o to_o 23_o 3257_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3301_o 10._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 3263_o  _fw-fr 10_o to_o 18_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 3302_o 11._o 23._o 3191_o  _fw-fr 39_o 40._o 3256_o 12._o 3._o 3262_o  _fw-fr 24._o 3269_o  _fw-fr 24._o 3301_o james_n 1._o 13._o 3165_o  _fw-fr 14._o 3063_o 2._o 23._o 3152_o 4._o 8._o 3110_o  _fw-fr 10._o 3220_o 1_o peter_n 1._o 18._o 3297_o 2._o 8._o 3167_o 3._o 21._o 3272_o 2_o peter_n 1._o 10_o 11._o 3246_o 2._o  _fw-fr 3048_o 1_o john_n 1._o 7._o 3298_o 1._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 3269_o  _fw-fr 8._o 3018_o 3_o 3._o 3110_o judas_n  _fw-fr 4._o 3164_o  _fw-fr 4._o 3173_o  _fw-fr 5._o 3172_o  _fw-fr 8_o 9_o 3171_o  _fw-fr 11._o 3169_o  _fw-fr 11_o 13._o 3166_o  _fw-fr 12_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n 3170_o  _fw-fr 22._o 3171_o revelation_n 3._o 5_o 12._o 3153_o 20._o 12._o ibid._n 20._o 12._o 3167_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o primaeval_n estate_n of_o the_o first_o man._n of_o the_o manner_n how_o sin_n find_v entrance_n into_o and_o be_v propagate_v in_o the_o world_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o servitude_n to_o it_o of_o that_o poor_a remnant_n of_o freewill_n leave_v in_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n with_o direction_n to_o use_v it_o aright_o and_o how_o we_o be_v set_v free_a by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n of_o mortification_n of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o reason_n or_o rule_n of_o art_n for_o determine_v doubt_n in_o divinity_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o very_a wise_a say_n of_o one_o who_o if_o we_o may_v approve_v julius_n scaliger_n censure_v of_o he_o be_v none_o of_o the_o wise_a doctor_n capiendâ—_n cardanus_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr vâ—ili_fw-la tate_z ex_fw-la adversis_fw-la capiendâ—_n tract_n be_v res_fw-la humanas_fw-la nôrunt_fw-la plurimi_fw-la aestimare_fw-la paucissimi_fw-la to_o attain_v unto_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o skill_n or_o cunning_a whether_o in_o contrive_v or_o manage_v mundane_a or_o mere_o humane_a affair_n be_v a_o matter_n more_o easy_a and_o more_o common_a then_o to_o be_v able_a to_o set_v a_o just_a price_n or_o estimate_n whether_o upon_o the_o thing_n or_o work_n themselves_o or_o upon_o the_o artificer_n skill_n in_o contrive_v or_o work_v they_o this_o maxim_n be_v altogether_o as_o true_a work_n the_o general_a content_n or_o full_a scope_n of_o this_o whole_a work_n and_o somewhat_o more_o improvable_a in_o business_n sacred_a especial_o in_o such_o as_o have_v be_v heretofore_o handle_v in_o part_n and_o come_v now_o to_o be_v further_o discuss_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o of_o he_o crucify_a raise_v from_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o easy_o learn_v than_o the_o second_o unto_o which_o these_o present_a meditation_n be_v address_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o heavenly_a knowledge_n consist_v principal_o in_o the_o display_v of_o the_o harmony_n between_o the_o prophetical_a and_o evangelical_n write_n or_o the_o parallel_n between_o matter_n of_o fact_n record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o 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