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that_o may_v befall_v he_o whatsoever_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o say_v i_o know_v and_o foresee_v this_o before_o hand_n all_o event_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o and_o our_o mind_n prepare_v and_o fortify_v against_o all_o that_o may_v happen_v think_v on_o exile_n torment_n war_n shipwreck_n disease_n set_a before_o your_o eye_n the_o whole_a state_n of_o humane_a condition_n let_v we_o anticipate_v and_o foresee_v if_o we_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v oppress_v on_o the_o sudden_a or_o daunt_v at_o any_o thing_n as_o strange_a and_o unusual_a not_o only_o what_o do_v often_o but_o even_o what_o for_o the_o most_o part_n may_v happen_v unto_o we_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n that_o make_v a_o man_n life_n either_o happy_a or_o miserable_a a_o evil_a man_n convert_v all_o into_o evil_n even_o those_o enterprise_n which_o at_o first_o be_v most_o hopeful_a a_o upright_a and_o sincere_a man_n correct_v sinister_a fortune_n qualify_v sharp_a and_o disastrous_a accident_n by_o a_o moderate_a and_o skilful_a bear_v they_o choose_v therefore_o whether_o thou_o will_v take_v thy_o observation_n from_o other_o or_o thyself_o without_o partiality_n and_o thou_o shall_v both_o find_v &_o confess_v that_o nothing_o how_o dear_a soever_o and_o desire_v by_o â—s_n iâ—_n any_o way_n profitable_a unless_o we_o arm_v ourselves_o as_o well_o against_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o casualty_n as_o the_o circumstance_n and_o event_n that_o may_v ensue_v thereby_o yea_o unless_o we_o often_o and_o that_o without_o repine_v or_o complaint_n accustom_v ourselves_o to_o say_v in_o all_o damage_n and_o loss_n whatsoever_o deo_fw-la aliter_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o dispose_v otherwise_o to_o a_o mind_n thus_o compose_v nothing_o shall_v fall_v out_o amiss_o and_o so_o sure_o it_o may_v be_v compose_v if_o it_o consider_v but_o before_o hand_n how_o far_o the_o various_a success_n of_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n may_v extend_v itself_o if_o he_o dispose_v himself_o to_o enjoy_v wife_n child_n and_o his_o whole_a patrimony_n not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o perpetuity_n thereof_o but_o with_o this_o resolution_n not_o to_o repute_v himself_o any_o whit_n the_o more_o miserable_a shall_v he_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o plutarch_n report_v that_o ulysses_n after_o he_o have_v spend_v twenty_o year_n in_o warfare_n return_v to_o his_o country_n and_o sit_v with_o his_o wife_n penelope_n while_o she_o weep_v and_o be_v drown_v in_o tear_n he_o shed_v none_o himself_o nor_o be_v sensible_a of_o any_o passion_n so_o well_o be_v his_o mind_n establish_v before_o hand_n and_o fortify_v against_o her_o tear_n but_o when_o he_o see_v his_o dog_n be_v dead_a he_o can_v not_o forbear_v weep_v it_o be_v certain_o this_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a chance_n that_o cause_v those_o tear_n he_o therefore_o that_o will_v not_o grieve_v in_o adversity_n let_v he_o foresee_v it_o sect._n ii_o but_o we_o many_o time_n be_v so_o unconsiderate_a &_o improvident_a that_o we_o forget_v where_o we_o be_v or_o whither_o we_o go_v we_o wonder_v &_o think_v much_o to_o lose_v any_o thing_n whereas_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n lose_v all_o so_o ill_o prepare_v be_v we_o that_o we_o even_o tremble_v at_o the_o least_o alteration_n this_o therefore_o we_o must_v endeavour_v that_o nothing_o befall_v we_o unlooked_a for_o and_o for_o somuch_o as_o all_o thing_n seem_v the_o great_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o novelty_n by_o this_o daily_a consideration_n we_o shall_v in_o short_a time_n be_v no_o stranger_n to_o any_o mischief_n that_o may_v happen_v nor_o wonder_n at_o those_o chance_n whereunto_o we_o be_v all_o indifferent_o bear_v we_o suffer_v nothing_o but_o what_o all_o mankind_n be_v liable_a to_o this_o may_v i_o well_o avouch_v see_v whatsoever_o a_o man_n escape_n may_v have_v befall_v he_o and_o not_o only_o the_o law_n which_o be_v execute_v upon_o all_o but_o also_o that_o which_o be_v make_v alike_o for_o all_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v indifferent_a to_o all_o let_v we_o be_v endue_v with_o equanimity_n and_o without_o complaint_n yield_v all_o duty_n to_o mortality_n when_o winter_n come_v we_o must_v be_v cold_a when_o summer_n hot_a when_o unseasonable_a and_o unwholesome_a weather_n impair_v health_n we_o must_v be_v sick_a here_o we_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o one_o beast_n there_o by_o another_o yea_o even_o by_o man_n himself_o the_o most_o pernicious_a of_o all_o beast_n here_o we_o see_v one_o burn_v there_o another_o drown_v the_o course_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o help_v or_o alter_v thus_o much_o only_o we_o may_v do_v make_v a_o firm_a resolution_n to_o bear_v these_o accident_n stout_o and_o courageous_o we_o must_v address_v and_o compose_v our_o mind_n to_o this_o necessity_n of_o suffering_n we_o must_v follow_v and_o obey_v and_o suppose_v all_o that_o be_v do_v aught_o necessary_o to_o be_v sin_n except_o sin_n do_v your_o best_a way_n be_v to_o suffer_v what_o you_o can_v not_o mend_v nor_o change_v and_o without_o murmur_a walk_n along_o with_o god_n from_o who_o ordinance_n all_o thing_n proceed_v he_o be_v a_o ill_a soldier_n who_o follow_v his_o captain_n sigh_v and_o groan_v let_v we_o therefore_o follow_v our_o god_n cheerful_o and_o courageous_o speak_v thus_o unto_o he_o o_o my_o father_n lead_v i_o whither_o thou_o will_v behold_v without_o the_o least_o shrink_a or_o delay_n i_o present_v myself_o vouchsafe_v dear_a lord_n to_o draw_v also_o my_o rebellious_a will_n unto_o thou_o even_o whether_o it_o will_v or_o no._n thus_o let_v we_o speak_v thus_o let_v we_o live_v let_v no_o calamity_n find_v we_o unprepared_a this_o cause_v the_o wise_a man_n to_o bid_v we_o not_o to_o be_v unmindful_a of_o adversity_n in_o prosperity_n nor_o of_o prosperity_n in_o adversity_n when_o thou_o flow_v in_o riches_n think_v of_o poverty_n &_o the_o pinch_a necessity_n thereof_o even_o amid_o thy_o wealth_n from_o morning_n to_o evening_n the_o time_n shall_v be_v change_v and_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v summon_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v thou_o a_o lord_n a_o governor_n it_o may_v come_v to_o thy_o turn_n to_o serve_v have_v thou_o wealth_n at_o will_n for_o all_o this_o thou_o may_v come_v to_o beg_v art._n thou_o strong_a and_o healthy_a one_o only_a fever_n or_o a_o far_o less_o matter_n may_v cost_v thou_o thy_o life_n have_v thou_o child_n in_o one_o day_n thou_o may_v lose_v they_o all_o have_v thou_o friend_n one_o hour_n nay_o one_o moment_n may_v deprive_v thou_o both_o of_o they_o and_o all_o thing_n else_o prepare_v then_o thy_o mind_n to_o these_o temptation_n that_o when_o death_n shall_v take_v away_o thy_o child_n or_o friend_n thou_o may_v say_v with_o that_o spartan_a woman_n i_o know_v they_o be_v mortal_a who_o i_o have_v bring_v forth_o when_o thy_o money_n shall_v be_v waste_v i_o know_v it_o will_v not_o always_o be_v i_o the_o use_n thereof_o be_v only_o i_o when_o thy_o honour_n vanish_v i_o be_v well_o assure_v no_o honour_n be_v eternal_a in_o this_o world_n you_o shall_v find_v some_o will_v cast_v up_o a_o world_n of_o present_a business_n and_o affair_n as_o a_o bulwark_n between_o they_o and_o future_a consideration_n these_o while_o they_o do_v little_a or_o nothing_o will_v have_v you_o think_v they_o work_v wonder_n if_o you_o persuade_v they_o to_o retirement_n and_o spiritual_a recollection_n their_o answer_n be_v i_o be_o not_o at_o leisure_n if_o to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n i_o be_o not_o at_o leisure_n if_o to_o confess_v their_o sin_n i_o be_o not_o at_o leisure_n if_o to_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o dreadful_a judgement_n of_o god_n i_o be_o not_o at_o leisure_n if_o to_o think_v of_o hell_n fire_n which_o be_v everlasting_a here_o i_o have_v no_o time_n for_o it_o if_o to_o contemplate_v heavenly_a joy_n now_o my_o occasion_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o if_o to_o provide_v for_o death_n i_o be_v never_o less_o at_o leisure_n in_o all_o my_o life_n and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o think_v they_o will_v scarce_o be_v at_o leisure_n to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o die_v thus_o miserable_a wretch_n they_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o of_o future_a thing_n so_o that_o most_o man_n in_o this_o world_n put_v forth_o to_o sea_n and_o never_o so_o muâ—h_o as_o dream_v of_o a_o tempest_n but_o when_o a_o sudden_a thunderbolt_n fall_v upon_o they_o a_o unexpected_a calamity_n oppress_v they_o then_o shall_v you_o see_v they_o pitiful_o daunt_v diffident_a and_o distrustful_a of_o all_o help_n and_o uncapable_a of_o any_o consolation_n this_o my_o dear_a heart_n this_o mischief_n you_o shall_v have_v foresee_v before_o and_o then_o you_o shall_v have_v be_v less_o damnify_v thereby_o sect._n iii_o they_o say_v if_o a_o wolf_n chance_n to_o see_v a_o man_n first_o he_o strike_v he_o
be_v utter_o banish_v from_o the_o school_n of_o patience_n it_o be_v a_o serious_a charge_n from_o our_o master_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o name_v among_o you_o saint_n augustine_n give_v a_o most_o exact_a answer_n to_o these_o serpent_n say_v why_o do_v thunderbolt_n strike_v sometime_o the_o mountain_n and_o spare_v the_o thief_n because_o perhaps_o god_n expect_v as_o yet_o the_o thief_n conversion_n and_o therefore_o strike_v the_o mountain_n that_o fear_v not_o to_o convert_v that_o man_n who_o be_v capable_a of_o fear_n thou_o do_v now_o and_o then_o the_o like_a strike_v the_o ground_n when_o thou_o give_v correction_n that_o thy_o child_n may_v be_v fright_v thereat_o but_o thou_o answer_v i_o behold_v he_o punish_v sometime_o the_o innocent_a and_o pardon_v the_o guilty_a what_o wonder_n a_o good_a man_n always_o and_o in_o all_o place_n be_v ready_a for_o a_o good_a end_n but_o how_o can_v thou_o possible_o know_v what_o punishment_n be_v reserve_v for_o that_o wicked_a person_n unless_o he_o repent_v he_o how_o much_o rather_o will_v they_o who_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v hear_v these_o dreadful_a word_n go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n be_v consume_v with_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n it_o behoove_v thou_o to_o be_v innocent_a for_o what_o matter_n be_v it_o whether_o a_o man_n die_v by_o shipwreck_n or_o by_o a_o fever_n we_o can_v neither_o say_v the_o one_o be_v a_o ill_a death_n nor_o the_o other_o a_o good_a but_o whether_o he_o die_v by_o one_o or_o other_o inquire_v of_o what_o course_n of_o life_n the_o man_n be_v that_o die_v whither_o he_o shall_v go_v after_o death_n not_o by_o what_o accident_n he_o come_v to_o his_o death_n howsoever_o it_o be_v live_v thou_o in_o fear_n and_o see_v thou_o be_v good_a by_o what_o death_n soever_o it_o please_v god_n to_o take_v thou_o hence_o let_v he_o find_v thou_o provide_v whatsoever_o therefore_o as_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n say_v happen_v in_o this_o world_n contrary_a to_o our_o will_n know_v it_o happen_v not_o without_o the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n by_o his_o ordinance_n and_o express_v order_n &_o albeit_o we_o neither_o understand_v it_o nor_o the_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v do_v yet_o let_v we_o ascribe_v so_o much_o to_o his_o providence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o do_v without_o cause_n for_o when_o we_o presume_v to_o dispute_v the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o why_o do_v hâ—_n this_o why_o that_o and_z he_o shall_v not_o have_v do_v thus_o he_o have_v do_v amiss_o in_o so_o do_v where_o i_o beseech_v you_o be_v your_o praise_n of_o god_n you_o have_v lose_v your_o alleluja_n consider_v all_o thing_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o you_o may_v please_v god_n &_o praise_v he_o that_o make_v they_o when_o you_o enter_v into_o a_o smith_n forge_n you_o will_v not_o doubtless_o presume_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o his_o bellows_o his_o hammer_n or_o anvil_n presume_v thou_o not_o to_o question_v a_o rude_a smith_n in_o his_o forge_n &_o will_v thou_o be_v so_o bold_a with_o god_n in_o his_o workmanship_n of_o this_o world_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o unskilful_a man_n to_o reprehend_v all_o he_o see_v you_o shall_v have_v another_o more_o skilful_a than_o he_o albeit_o better_a acquaint_v with_o the_o artificer_n and_o consequent_o may_v be_v more_o familiar_a yet_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n that_o understand_v his_o trade_n will_v say_v questionless_a he_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o place_v his_o bellows_o rather_o here_o then_o in_o another_o place_n the_o workman_n himself_o know_v why_o although_o i_o do_v not_o that_o we_o may_v be_v therefore_o willing_a to_o embrace_v the_o will_n of_o so_o dear_a and_o love_a a_o father_n the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n encourage_v we_o and_o lay_v before_o our_o eye_n the_o hereditary_a delight_n of_o eternity_n say_v thy_o god_n thy_o redeemer_n he_o that_o for_o thy_o good_a have_v bring_v thou_o under_o and_o chastise_v thou_o as_o a_o father_n instruct_v thou_o to_o what_o end_n marry_o to_o settle_v upon_o thou_o a_o inheritance_n to_o which_o thou_o be_v noâ—_n to_o succeed_v by_o dispossess_v thy_o father_n but_o by_o possess_v thy_o father_n himself_o for_o a_o inheritance_n this_o be_v the_o hope_n for_o which_o thou_o be_v instruct_v and_o do_v thou_o murmur_v whither_o will_v thou_o go_v from_o his_o spirit_n admit_v he_o shall_v leave_v thou_o at_o thy_o own_o liberty_n and_o not_o chastise_v thou_o say_v he_o shall_v suffer_v thou_o to_o blaspheme_v at_o thy_o pleasure_n shall_v thou_o not_o at_o lâ—st_v feel_v the_o smart_n of_o his_o judgement_n be_v it_o not_o much_o better_a thy_o father_n shall_v afflict_v and_o receive_v thou_o then_o spare_v and_o forsake_v thou_o do_v rejoice_v acknowledge_v thy_o father_n cherish_n be_v thou_o in_o tribulation_n acknowledge_v thy_o father_n correction_n and_o remember_v this_o that_o whether_o he_o cherish_v or_o correct_v he_o instruct_v he_o for_o who_o he_o prepare_v a_o kingdom_n moreover_o almighty_a god_n as_o witness_v the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n order_v and_o dispose_v so_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o man_n that_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v object_n of_o delight_n to_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n may_v be_v instrument_n for_o our_o lord_n in_o his_o punishment_n for_o god_n say_v be_v darkness_n make_v and_o it_o be_v make_v yet_o do_v he_o dispose_v of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v make_v he_o likewise_o permit_v sin_n albeit_o he_o commit_v none_o and_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o afterward_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n execute_v his_o will_n efficacious_o in_o all_o thing_n but_o now_o i_o request_v all_o to_o mark_v attentive_o for_o i_o purpose_v to_o make_v a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v say_v before_o sect._n vi._n before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mere_a vacuity_n yea_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o beside_o the_o most_o 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shall_v revile_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o etc._n etc._n for_o so_o they_o persecute_v the_o prophet_n that_o be_v before_o you_o and_o that_o he_o may_v give_v they_o a_o clear_a testimony_n if_o they_o have_v say_v he_o persecute_v i_o you_o also_o will_v they_o persecute_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n saint_n paul_n comfort_v the_o macedonian_n say_v for_o you_o brethren_z be_v become_v follower_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o jewry_n in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o you_o also_o have_v suffer_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o your_o own_o lineage_n so_o he_o point_v out_o as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o finger_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o all_o good_a man_n have_v their_o trial_n by_o mockery_n and_o stripe_n fetterâ—_n and_o prison_n go_v about_o in_o sheepskin_n in_o goatskin_n needy_a in_o distress_n afflict_a wander_v in_o desert_n in_o mountain_n and_o den_n and_o in_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n other_o he_o say_v be_v tempt_v stone_a cut_v in_o piece_n and_o behead_v and_o 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then_o my_o own_o kinsfolk_n vex_v i_o shall_v they_o on_o who_o i_o have_v confer_v many_o benefit_n load_v i_o with_o injury_n shall_v my_o own_o master_n deal_v so_o with_o i_o who_o i_o have_v so_o many_o year_n faithful_o serve_v shall_v drudge_n slave_n and_o the_o base_a rascal_n in_o the_o world_n despise_v and_o trample_v upon_o i_o o_o poor_a deject_a man_n beyond_o measure_v raw_a and_o unskillful_a be_v thou_o so_o gross_o ignorant_a of_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o this_o sacred_a school_n know_v thou_o not_o that_o he_o can_v beâ—_n say_v to_o be_v true_o patient_a who_o be_v willing_a to_o bear_v no_o more_o than_o please_v he_o and_o by_o who_o he_o lift_v there_o be_v no_o such_o language_n may_v not_o be_v admit_v there_o with_o so_o many_o restriction_n i_o will_v suffer_v this_o or_o that_o but_o not_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o such_o or_o such_o a_o school_n fellow_n thou_o must_v endure_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n of_o who_o thy_o master_n will_v have_v thou_o it_o be_v the_o order_n in_o school_n to_o give_v to_o some_o prime_a scholar_n of_o the_o form_n jurisdiction_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o fellow_n and_o if_o some_o of_o the_o boy_n prove_v so_o stubborn_a as_o not_o to_o recite_v their_o lesson_n to_o he_o or_o not_o to_o give_v he_o their_o exercise_n the_o master_n by_o and_o by_o with_o a_o stern_a countenance_n say_v how_o now_o proud_a boy_n do_v you_o begin_v to_o bristle_v and_o set_v up_o your_o crest_n i_o will_v make_v you_o stoop_v if_o i_o take_v you_o in_o hand_n repeat_v your_o lesson_n to_o this_o fellow_n of_o you_o give_v your_o theme_n else_o i_o will_v make_v you_o find_v you_o have_v a_o master_n the_o same_o couâ—se_n do_v christ_n observe_v in_o the_o school_n of_o patience_n he_o will_v have_v one_o subordinate_a to_o another_o yea_o one_o even_o chastise_v another_o but_o all_o according_a to_o his_o appointment_n we_o proud_a wretch_n be_v wont_a to_o capitulate_v and_o article_n with_o he_o thus_o we_o will_v forsooth_o repeat_v our_o lesson_n but_o not_o to_o this_o man_n give_v our_o theme_n but_o not_o to_o that_o we_o be_v content_v to_o be_v correct_v but_o not_o by_o he_o we_o refuse_v not_o to_o carry_v our_o cross_n so_o this_o knave_n or_o that_o base_a fellow_n may_v not_o make_v it_o not_o lay_v it_o upon_o we_o be_v it_o so_o indeed_o what_o a_o insolency_n be_v this_o that_o one_o shall_v take_v so_o much_o upon_o he_o and_o not_o willing_o submit_v himself_o to_o his_o school_n fellow_n this_o the_o master_n will_v never_o tolerate_v a_o man_n must_v bear_v his_o cross_n patient_o whosoever_o frame_v it_o or_o lay_v it_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n the_o worst_a man_n may_v make_v the_o best_a and_o most_o profitable_a cross_n in_o the_o world_n what_o be_v this_o to_o thou_o follow_v thou_o i_o say_v christ_n simon_n cyrenensis_fw-la constant_o bear_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n even_o to_o the_o top_n of_o mount_n golgotha_n he_o repine_v not_o but_o willing_o offer_v his_o shoulder_n and_o submit_v himself_o to_o their_o command_n who_o have_v no_o jurisdiction_n over_o he_o and_o what_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v shimei_n a_o seditious_a villain_n the_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o this_o very_a man_n shall_v lay_v a_o huge_a massy_a cross_n upon_o the_o most_o potent_a the_o most_o holy_a king_n that_o be_v live_v at_o that_o day_n yet_o see_v how_o king_n david_n acknowledge_v this_o most_o infamous_a man_n not_o only_o his_o school_n fellow_n but_o even_o his_o supervisour_n set_v over_o he_o by_o his_o master_n he_o repeat_v his_o lesson_v and_o submit_v himself_o unto_o he_o and_o what_o overseer_n i_o beseech_v you_o in_o this_o school_n be_v attila_n tamerlen_n totila_n yet_o it_o be_v one_o master_n that_o put_v they_o in_o power_n to_o they_o we_o be_v to_o recite_v our_o lesson_n fly_v then_o attila_n from_o the_o utmost_a limit_n of_o the_o world_n greedy_a of_o spoil_n and_o thirst_v after_o blood_n rob_v kill_v burn_fw-mi waste_n and_o consume_v by_o this_o thy_o cruelty_n thou_o shall_v do_v good_a service_n to_o god_n our_o master_n it_o will_v be_v a_o exercise_n to_o christian_n who_o before_o be_v drown_v in_o delicacy_n and_o bury_v in_o vice_n and_o you_o two_o vespasian_n take_v waste_n and_o spoil_v the_o jew_n and_o judea_n to_o what_o end_n you_o doubtless_o wage_n waâ—_n to_o win_v glory_n and_o enlarge_v your_o empire_n but_o you_o be_v deceive_v you_o be_v the_o minister_n and_o executioner_n of_o god_n just_a revenge_n upon_o this_o wicked_a nation_n who_o can_v never_o have_v digest_v their_o prosperity_n have_v not_o these_o warm_a bath_n of_o nero_n holpen_v their_o stomach_n go_v then_o you_o roman_a emperor_n and_o whilst_o you_o slaughter_v the_o christian_n at_o rome_n you_o unaware_o revenge_n christ_n death_n in_o judea_n the_o same_o absolute_o may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o enemy_n who_o envy_n or_o injury_n this_o or_o that_o man_n i_o or_o thou_o my_o christian_a brother_n we_o repine_v and_o complain_v of_o god_n for_o admit_v such_o school-fellowe_n such_o substitute_n who_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o defame_v we_o spoil_v we_o of_o our_o good_n and_o life_n and_o seek_v our_o destruction_n but_o o_o blind_a man_n our_o conceit_n and_o judgement_n be_v much_o deceive_v for_o what_o matter_n be_v it_o though_o they_o wish_v our_o ruin_n god_n intention_n be_v much_o otherwise_o joseph_n the_o viceroy_n of_o egypt_n clear_o pronounce_v to_o his_o brother_n face_n who_o be_v much_o amaze_v with_o fear_n you_o say_v he_o think_v evil_a of_o i_o but_o god_n have_v turn_v it_o into_o good_a can_v we_o stand_v against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n sect._n
vii_o but_o why_o say_v you_o do_v god_n make_v use_n of_o evil_a man_n for_o this_o purpose_n why_o do_v he_o not_o rather_o send_v upon_o they_o war_n and_o flaughter_n or_o at_o least_o do_v this_o by_o good_a instrument_n why_o arâ—_n thou_o so_o curious_a to_o ask_v this_o question_n it_o be_v doubtless_o well_o know_v to_o god_n why_o he_o make_v use_v of_o such_o though_o we_o be_v ignorant_a thereof_o the_o master_n of_o a_o great_a family_n sometime_o correct_v his_o son_n himself_o sometime_o commit_v it_o to_o a_o tutor_n or_o schoolmaster_n the_o like_a do_v the_o master_n in_o a_o school_n who_o either_o whip_v a_o shrewd_a boy_n himself_o or_o deliver_v he_o over_o to_o another_o to_o be_v correct_v why_o may_v not_o god_n do_v the_o same_o why_o may_v not_o he_o at_o his_o pleasure_n either_o scourge_v we_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n or_o by_o another_o there_o be_v no_o injury_n do_v in_o thâ—s_n but_o peradventure_o the_o servant_n be_v incense_v against_o thou_o and_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o hurt_v and_o displeasure_n thou_o what_o matter_n be_v it_o mind_v not_o that_o but_o the_o intention_n of_o he_o that_o command_v it_o thy_o father_n himself_o be_v present_a who_o appoint_v it_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o receive_v so_o much_o as_o one_o stripe_n more_o than_o he_o have_v ordain_v after_o this_o manner_n a_o magistrate_n command_v a_o guilty_a person_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o executioner_n perhaps_o hate_v this_o man_n beyond_o measure_n and_o have_v rather_o pull_v he_o in_o piece_n with_o burn_a pincer_n then_o take_v his_o life_n at_o one_o blow_n but_o see_v magistrate_n command_n must_v be_v execute_v he_o take_v no_o less_o pleasure_n in_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n what_o hurt_n i_o pray_v have_v this_o man_n by_o the_o executioner_n hatred_n no_o more_o than_o if_o he_o have_v entire_o love_v he_o he_o take_v his_o head_n off_o as_o the_o magistrate_n command_v and_o further_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o touch_v he_o even_o thus_o our_o enemy_n how_o extreme_o soever_o they_o hate_v we_o can_v no_o further_o annoy_v we_o than_o god_n free_o permit_v they_o most_o excellent_o in_o this_o point_n saint_n augustine_n encourage_v we_o fear_v not_o quoth_v he_o thy_o enemy_n his_o act_n go_v no_o further_a than_o he_o be_v permit_v by_o the_o power_n he_o have_v receive_v fear_v he_o who_o do_v all_o as_o he_o will_v himself_o and_o yet_o do_v nothing_o unjust_o for_o every_o act_n of_o he_o be_v just_a and_o reasonable_a let_v sinner_n rage_v all_o that_o they_o will_v and_o as_o much_o as_o be_v permit_v they_o our_o lord_n confirm_v and_o strengthen_v the_o just_a whatsoever_o befall_v a_o just_a man_n note_v this_o i_o beseech_v you_o note_v it_o most_o attentive_o whatsoever_o happen_v to_o a_o just_a man_n let_v he_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n not_o to_o the_o power_n of_o his_o enemy_n what_o then_o have_v the_o wicked_a man_n to_o boast_v of_o but_o that_o our_o father_n have_v make_v he_o my_o scourge_n he_o entertain_v he_o indeed_o as_o his_o slave_n and_o hireling_n but_o i_o he_o breed_v up_o to_o inherit_v his_o patrimony_n neither_o ought_v we_o so_o much_o to_o observe_v what_o liberty_n he_o give_v to_o the_o unjust_a as_o what_o reward_n he_o reserve_v for_o the_o just_a god_n deal_v with_o we_o in_o this_o as_o man_n do_v they_o sometime_o in_o their_o anger_n catch_v up_o whatsoever_o switch_n or_o rod_n come_v first_o to_o their_o hand_n and_o therewith_o bear_v their_o child_n but_o this_o rod_n afterward_o they_o throw_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o reserve_v their_o child_n for_o the_o inheritance_n so_o god_n exercise_v we_o by_o evil_a man_n and_o instruct_v we_o by_o their_o persecution_n by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o evil_a man_n the_o good_a man_n be_v scourge_v &_o by_o the_o servant_n the_o son_n be_v reform_v for_o the_o goodness_n of_o just_a man_n be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o evil_a and_o contrariwise_o the_o iniquity_n of_o evil_a man_n be_v profitable_a to_o the_o good_a but_o if_o thy_o own_o frail_a and_o perverse_a will_v begin_v to_o encroach_v upon_o thou_o say_v o_o that_o god_n will_v kâ—ll_v and_o confound_v that_o enemy_n of_o i_o that_o he_o may_v not_o persecute_v i_o o_o that_o there_o be_v some_o possible_a mean_n for_o i_o not_o to_o suffer_v so_o much_o under_o he_o now_o if_o thou_o persist_v and_o please_v thyself_o in_o this_o will_n notwithstanding_o thou_o see_v it_o manifest_o against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n thy_o heart_n be_v not_o upright_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v and_o who_o be_v they_o that_o be_v just_a and_o upright_o of_o heart_n sure_o such_o as_o be_v find_v in_o that_o state_n and_o temper_n wherein_o joâ—_n be_v who_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o as_o it_o have_v please_v the_o lord_n so_o be_v it_o do_v the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v bless_v behold_v a_o upright_a heart_n these_o say_n of_o saint_n augustine_n 430._o aug_n to_o 8._o in_o psa_n 61_o propius_fw-la sinem_fw-la &_o in_o psa_n 36._o psalmi_n secundâ—_n parte_fw-la conc_fw-fr 1._o mihi_fw-la pag._n 116._o ps_n 73._o pag._n 329._o ps_n 95._o p._n 433._o &_o p._n 430._o be_v a_o hundred_o a_o thousand_o three_o thousand_o time_n to_o be_v inculcate_v yet_o hardly_o will_v man_n be_v induce_v sufficient_o to_o imitate_v or_o make_v use_n of_o they_o so_o god_n by_o this_o man_n beat_v and_o chastise_v that_o man_n and_o afterward_o throw_v the_o rod_n into_o the_o fire_n so_o when_o he_o determine_v by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o chastise_v the_o jew_n all_o those_o nation_n quoth_v he_o for_o the_o space_n of_o seventy_o year_n shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o when_o those_o seventy_o year_n shall_v be_v expire_v i_o will_v visit_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n himself_o who_o like_o a_o twig_n i_o will_v throw_v into_o the_o fire_n therefore_o all_o that_o eat_v thou_o o_o my_o christian_n shall_v be_v devour_v and_o all_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v be_v lead_v into_o captivity_n and_o they_o that_o waste_v thou_o shall_v be_v waste_v and_o all_o they_o that_o rob_v and_o despoil_v thou_o god_n will_v waste_v and_o consume_v but_o he_o will_v have_v care_n of_o thy_o wound_n and_o heal_v thou_o as_o he_o do_v job_n who_o by_o his_o enemy_n and_o extreme_a poverty_n be_v the_o more_o enrich_v be_v thou_o only_o confident_a and_o with_o longanimity_n expect_v for_o thou_o shall_v as_o assure_o be_v holpen_v and_o relieve_v as_o thy_o enemy_n unless_o they_o repent_v shall_v be_v punish_v and_o torment_v sect._n viii_o but_o i_o produce_v now_o one_o infinite_o more_o holy_a than_o job_n the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n who_o suffer_v idolater_n to_o lay_v his_o cross_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o crucify_v he_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o most_o select_a of_o all_o nation_n upon_o who_o he_o have_v heap_v so_o many_o benefit_n who_o he_o have_v love_v as_o his_o only_a beget_v son_n with_o this_o infamous_a burden_n requite_v their_o benefactor_n neither_o do_v he_o refuse_v it_o the_o roman_n crucify_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o that_o bloody_a tree_n nor_o do_v he_o ever_o resist_v they_o when_o he_o be_v nail_v upon_o the_o cross_n all_o man_n that_o be_v present_a yea_o even_o the_o thief_n himself_o that_o be_v crucify_v with_o he_o rail_v against_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v never_o reply_n or_o answer_v they_o what_o say_v i_o nay_o he_o never_o reply_v or_o return_v so_o much_o as_o one_o spiteful_a word_n yea_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o this_o that_o he_o earnest_o pray_v and_o beseech_v pardon_n for_o they_o this_o with_o good_a reason_n be_v so_o much_o esteem_v by_o the_o church_n that_o she_o celebrate_v the_o yearly_a memory_n of_o christ_n passion_n with_o these_o word_n especial_o look_v i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n upon_o this_o thy_o family_n for_o which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n vouchsafe_v to_o 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