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love_n to_o thou_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v such_o and_o so_o much_o as_o i_o shall_v be_v possible_o able_a to_o express_v christ_n four_o to_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o suffer_v with_o christ_n for_o the_o four_o saint_n bernard_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n especial_o to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o worke._n 2._o the_o manner_n 3._o the_o cause_n and_o he_o say_v that_o christ_n show_v first_o in_o the_o work_n singular_a patience_n second_o in_o the_o manner_n admirable_a humility_n and_o three_o in_o the_o cause_n inestimable_a charity_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v true_o honour_v god_n for_o the_o give_v of_o his_o son_n we_o must_v labour_v what_o we_o can_v to_o imitate_v christ_n herein_o first_o in_o patience_n quia_fw-la crux_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la impotentiae_fw-la documentum_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la patientiae_fw-la suscepta_fw-la est_fw-la because_o as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v the_o cross_n 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the_o more_o powerful_a or_o the_o more_o excellent_a in_o knowledge_n we_o be_v the_o more_o heinous_a and_o intolerable_a be_v our_o sin_n and_o therefore_o saint_n chrysostome_n say_v rom._n chrysost_n hom_n 5._o in_o rom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o have_v enjoy_v more_o instruction_n deserve_v to_o undergo_v the_o more_o punishment_n if_o he_o transgress_v and_o our_o saviour_n say_v 12.47_o luk._n 12.47_o that_o the_o servant_n which_o know_v his_o master_n will_n and_o do_v it_o not_o shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n for_o to_o he_o that_o know_v to_o do_v good_a 4.17_o james_n 4.17_o and_o do_v it_o not_o to_o he_o it_o be_v sin_n i._n e._n sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o yet_o as_o a_o old_a man_n say_v of_o the_o athenian_n at_o the_o game_n of_o olympus_n lacon_n plutarch_n in_o lacon_n athenienes_n norunt_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la honestum_fw-la sed_fw-la eo_fw-la soli_fw-la 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his_o disciple_n 26.41_o math_n 26.41_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v willing_a but_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a so_o saint_n peter_n in_o heart_n be_v willing_a to_o die_v with_o his_o master_n but_o for_o fear_n of_o death_n he_o be_v drive_v to_o deny_v he_o and_o to_o swear_v that_o he_o know_v he_o not_o 26.14_o cap_n 26.14_o and_o so_o all_o other_o saint_n of_o god_n do_v find_v that_o how_o desirous_a soever_o they_o be_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o to_o serve_v their_o god_n their_o flesh_n be_v often_o time_n weak_a and_o unwilling_a to_o perform_v those_o good_a thing_n and_o most_o violent_o strong_a to_o draw_v their_o unwilling_a soul_n to_o sin_n infirmity_n aug._n the_o eccle_n dogmat_fw-la that_o no_o man_n be_v free_a from_o the_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n nullus_fw-la sanctus_n &_o iustus_fw-la vacuus_fw-la est_fw-la peccato_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la definit_a 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suggest_v and_o the_o denial_n of_o saint_n peter_n be_v never_o purpose_v until_o it_o be_v act_v second_o such_o sin_n as_o be_v ever_o resist_v to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o our_o ability_n before_o they_o be_v commit_v and_o yet_o at_o last_o be_v perpetrate_v quia_fw-la tentatio_fw-la praemit_fw-la &_o urget_fw-la infirmos_fw-la supra_fw-la aug_n quo_fw-la supra_fw-la because_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o temptation_n subdue_v the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o flesh_n three_o such_o sin_n as_o have_v for_o their_o cause_n some_o prevalent_a passion_n in_o nature_n as_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n in_o saint_n peter_n which_o be_v the_o most_o terrible_a of_o all_o evil_a say_v the_o philosopher_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o shame_n in_o david_n which_o many_o man_n do_v more_o fear_n than_o death_n four_o such_o sin_n as_o in_o the_o reluctation_n be_v
their_o conscience_n and_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o must_v part_v from_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v gather_v but_o that_o not_o one_o of_o those_o sin_n will_v part_v from_o they_o which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o lest_o they_o shall_v forget_v they_o satan_n will_v now_o open_v his_o book_n and_o set_v all_o their_o sin_n before_o their_o eye_n and_o then_o he_o will_v bestir_v himself_o because_o he_o know_v his_o harvest_n be_v great_a and_o his_o time_n be_v but_o short_a and_o therefore_o he_o will_v tell_v they_o 19.17_o matth._n 19.17_o that_o if_o they_o will_v have_v enter_v into_o life_n they_o shall_v have_v keep_v the_o commandment_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o do_v testify_v 2.13_o rom._n 2.13_o he_o will_v allege_v against_o they_o that_o not_o the_o hearer_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v and_o he_o will_v infer_v that_o if_o the_o just_a shall_v scarce_o be_v save_v it_o be_v intolerable_a for_o they_o be_v wicked_a man_n to_o appear_v death_n how_o satan_n discourage_v the_o wicked_a at_o their_o death_n and_o what_o the_o preacher_n of_o god_n now_o can_v beat_v into_o the_o thought_n of_o these_o careless_a man_n this_o wicked_a damn_a spirit_n will_v then_o irremoveable_o settle_v in_o their_o deep_a consideration_n 6.9.10_o 1_o cor._n 6.9.10_o viz._n that_o neither_o adulterer_n nor_o fornicator_n nor_o drunkard_n nor_o swearer_n nor_o usurer_n nor_o extortioner_n nor_o liar_n nor_o envious_a man_n nor_o hater_n of_o man_n nor_o any_o such_o like_a shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n o_o then_o what_o agony_n and_o perplexity_n will_v invade_v and_o tear_v the_o woeful_a heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v cause_v the_o sun_n to_o go_v down_o at_o noon_n 8.9.10_o amos_n 8.9.10_o and_o i_o will_v darken_v the_o earth_n in_o the_o clear_a day_n i_o will_v turn_v their_o feast_n into_o mourning_n and_o their_o 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a_o green_a tree_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o a_o wither_a say_v our_o saviour_n if_o he_o be_v so_o busy_a about_o the_o saint_n 4.17_o pet._n 4.17_o which_o have_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n round_o about_o they_o to_o preserve_v they_o 91.11_o psal_n 91.11_o what_o shall_v he_o do_v to_o sinner_n who_o have_v nothing_o but_o devil_n round_o about_o they_o to_o confound_v they_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o wicked_a man_n at_o their_o die_a day_n and_o therefore_o mors_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la pessima_fw-la of_o all_o terrible_a thing_n the_o death_n of_o sinful_a man_n be_v the_o most_o terrible_a second_o after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n man_n how_o death_n aequalize_v the_o body_n of_o all_o man_n than_o death_n indeed_o make_v different_a effect_n for_o though_o it_o make_v the_o body_n of_o all_o alike_o their_o dust_n be_v so_o mingle_v and_o their_o bone_n be_v so_o like_o one_o another_o that_o we_o know_v not_o irus_n from_o croesus_n as_o diogenes_n be_v demand_v by_o alexander_n what_o he_o seek_v for_o among_o the_o tomb_n say_v he_o seek_v for_o his_o father_n phillip_n bone_n but_o among_o so_o many_o dead_a man_n soul_n he_o know_v not_o which_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o soul_n hell_n how_o death_n send_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o good_a to_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o wicked_a to_o hell_n it_o work_v very_o different_a consequent_n for_o it_o send_v the_o good_a soul_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o the_o wicked_a soul_n to_o hell_n to_o be_v torment_v in_o fire_n for_o evermore_o now_o that_o the_o efficiente_a cause_n of_o death_n which_o be_v sin_n shall_v be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o man_n and_o that_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n or_o subsequent_o of_o death_n shall_v be_v so_o different_a in_o the_o godly_a from_o all_o other_o man_n we_o find_v a_o treble_a reason_n death_n a_o threefold_a reason_n of_o the_o subsequent_a different_a effect_n of_o death_n the_o 1._o be_v the_o practice_n of_o a_o godly_a life_n 2._o be_v the_o meditation_n of_o our_o own_o death_n 3._o be_v the_o application_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n these_o thing_n as_o samson_n say_v in_o his_o riddle_n out_o of_o the_o eater_n bring_v meat_n and_o out_o of_o the_o strong_a suck_n sweetness_n these_o thing_n do_v translate_v the_o sting_n and_o curse_v of_o death_n into_o a_o sweet_a and_o a_o bless_a life_n of_o the_o first_o saint_n augustine_n say_v mala_fw-la mors_fw-la putanda_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la well_o aug._n the_o civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 21._o that_o to_o live_v well_o be_v a_o special_a mean_n to_o make_v we_o die_v well_o quam_fw-la bona_fw-la vita_fw-la praecessit_fw-la it_o be_v impossible_a that_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v ill_a who_o whole_a life_n have_v be_v always_o good_a quia_fw-la nunquam_fw-la deus_fw-la deserit_fw-la hominem_fw-la quousque_fw-la homo_fw-la deserat_fw-la deum_fw-la because_o god_n will_v never_o forsake_v that_o man_n at_o his_o death_n which_o have_v true_o serve_v god_n throughout_o all_o his_o life_n and_o therefore_o seneca_n say_v epist_n seneca_n in_o quad_n epist_n ante_fw-la senectutem_fw-la curavi_fw-la ut_fw-la bene_fw-la viuâ—rem_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o senectute_fw-la bene_fw-la morerer_fw-la while_o i_o be_v young_a all_o my_o care_n be_v to_o live_v well_o that_o when_o i_o be_v old_a i_o may_v die_v well_o and_o so_o let_v we_o do_v if_o we_o will_v die_v well_o let_v we_o live_v well_o let_v we_o learn_v artem_fw-la viâ—endi_fw-la the_o art_n to_o live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a for_o see_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o the_o lesser_a and_o the_o few_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o better_a our_o death_n will_v be_v but_o if_o we_o live_v like_o baalam_n which_o love_v the_o gain_n and_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n it_o be_v unpossible_a that_o we_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n of_o israel_n for_o god_n behold_v there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n in_o jacob_n 21._o numb_a 23_o 21._o nor_o any_o perverseness_n in_o israel_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n be_v with_o he_o sin_n godly_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o our_o death_n be_v the_o death_n of_o sin_n of_o the_o second_o bosquierus_n say_v that_o à _fw-la culpa_fw-la natae_fw-la sunt_fw-la dvae_fw-la filiae_fw-la tristitia_fw-la &_o mors_fw-la &_o hae_fw-la dvae_fw-la filiae_fw-la hanc_fw-la pessimani_fw-la matrem_fw-la destruunt_fw-la sin_n bring_v forth_o two_o goodly_a damosel_n sorrow_n and_o death_n and_o these_o two_o daughter_n like_o the_o brood_n of_o viper_n do_v eat_v through_o the_o bowel_n and_o destroy_v that_o wicked_a mother_n for_o first_o paenitudine_fw-la commissa_fw-la delentur_fw-la by_o repentance_n we_o wash_v away_o the_o sin_n that_o be_v past_a and_o therefore_o john_n baptist_n say_v o_o generation_n of_o viper_n if_o you_o will_v kill_v your_o cruel_a wicked_a mother_n 8._o matth._n 3.7_o 8._o that_o be_v sin_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n for_o that_o be_v the_o only_a way_n for_o you_o to_o escape_v death_n and_o to_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o second_o meditatione_n mortis_fw-la futura_fw-la caventur_fw-la by_o the_o frequent_a meditation_n of_o death_n we_o come_v more_o and_o more_o to_o detest_v and_o to_o beware_v of_o sin_n man_n aug_n l._n 1._o contra_fw-la man_n for_o so_o saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o nihil_fw-la sic_fw-la revocat_fw-la hominem_fw-la à _fw-la peccato_fw-la quam_fw-la frequens_fw-la meditatio_fw-la mortis_fw-la nothing_o be_v so_o powerful_a to_o make_v a_o man_n hate_v sin_n as_o continual_o to_o consider_v of_o this_o bitter_a fruit_n and_o reward_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v death_n and_o seneca_n before_o he_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o therefore_o he_o advise_v every_o man_n 25._o
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therefore_o we_o shall_v all_o strive_v not_o only_o with_o the_o pharisee_n to_o be_v true_o able_a to_o say_v that_o we_o thank_v god_n we_o be_v not_o adulterer_n swearer_n extortioner_n drunkard_n railer_n liar_n or_o such_o like_a but_o also_o as_o saint_n peter_n bid_v we_o to_o add_v unto_o our_o faith_n 1.5_o 2_o pet._n 1.5_o virtue_n and_o to_o our_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o to_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o to_o temperance_n patience_n and_o to_o patience_n godliness_n and_o to_o godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o to_o brotherly_a kindness_n charity_n and_o so_o to_o go_v on_o from_o one_o grace_n unto_o another_o until_o at_o last_o we_o do_v attain_v unto_o the_o perfection_n of_o goodness_n for_o assure_o to_o do_v good_a will_v be_v our_o chief_a comfort_n 2.7_o rom._n 2.7_o in_o life_n in_o death_n and_o after_o death_n for_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o peace_n shall_v be_v to_o every_o one_o that_o do_v good_a and_o god_n himself_o will_v say_v unto_o he_o 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