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ibid._n god_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o niceness_n will_v suffer_v that_o which_o man_n most_o â—ears_n to_o fall_v upon_o he_o ibid._n three_o considerable_a quality_n in_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n 50_o god_n be_v busy_v about_o this_o world_n as_o his_o stove_n of_o burden_n 59_o god_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o hope_n since_o he_o possess_v all_o 63_o god_n be_v independent_a of_o all_o creature_n and_o the_o source_n of_o his_o felicity_n proceed_v from_o the_o infinity_n of_o his_o perfection_n ibid._n god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o our_o conversion_n to_o increase_v his_o glory_n 64_o god_n support_v all_o good_a hope_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infinite_a capacity_n of_o his_o essence_n ibid._n we_o must_v place_v our_o hope_n in_o god_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o holy_a humanity_n of_o jesus_n christ_n ibid._n god_n when_o he_o please_v take_v away_o all_o the_o obstacle_n which_o oppose_v despair_n 68_o the_o wonder_n which_o god_n make_v to_o appear_v in_o the_o 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the_o excellency_n of_o goodness_n 136_o grace_n by_o the_o contemplation_n of_o divine_a thing_n be_v a_o remedy_n for_o our_o temptation_n 50_o the_o great_a and_o magnanimous_a goodness_n of_o lewis_n the_o twelve_o 120_o great_a thing_n be_v make_v for_o the_o lesser_a 131_o a_o excellent_a observation_n of_o s._n gregory_n 80_o h_n the_o direful_a example_n of_o haman_n against_o the_o enrage_a who_o be_v at_o a_o little_a offend_v 91_o hamans_n malice_n against_o mordecai_n 193_o haman_n be_v condemn_v to_o be_v hang_v and_o the_o jew_n preserve_v 195_o hatred_n a_o hideous_a comet_n 32_o its_o nature_n property_n and_o degree_n ibid._n it_o be_v call_v antipathy_n ibid._n hatred_n come_v out_o of_o love_n 33_o melancholy_a hatred_n by_o grecian_n be_v call_v man-hatred_n ibid._n simplicity_n of_o divine_a essence_n exempt_v from_o antinathy_n or_o hatred_n ibid._n hatred_n of_o humour_n and_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v handle_v ib._n reasonable_a hatred_n and_o its_o illusion_n 35_o hatred_n of_o interest_n which_o beget_v suit_n and_o duel_n 36_o a_o notable_a example_n of_o appease_v hatred_n 37_o the_o utility_n of_o hatred_n ibid._n how_o hatred_n be_v to_o be_v divert_v 38_o mean_n to_o eschew_v and_o prevent_v the_o hatred_n of_o powerful_a man_n 39_o a_o comparison_n of_o a_o ship_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n 42_o the_o son_n of_o heli_n behave_v themselves_o very_o disorderly_o to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n of_o his_o gray_a hair_n 235_o his_o connivance_n or_o at_o the_o most_o gentle_a reproof_n no_o whit_n do_v better_v they_o ib._n god_n punish_v heli_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o son_n ib._n he_o die_v ibid._n henry_n eight_o grow_v more_o harden_v against_o cardinal_n pool_n 314_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o 315_o herodias_n sleep_v not_o one_o good_a sleep_n with_o herod_n so_o long_o as_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v alive_a 269_o her_o daughter_n beg_v the_o head_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n which_o be_v grant_v unto_o she_o ibid._n the_o history_n of_o hester_n 187_o hester_n the_o niece_n of_o mordecai_n ibid._n she_o be_v marry_v to_o ahasuerus_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o declare_v queen_n 188_o her_o excellent_a virtue_n and_o endowment_n 189_o she_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o plot_n of_o haman_n for_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n 191_o her_o prayer_n to_o god_n ib._n she_o present_v herself_o to_o ahasuerus_n 192_o she_o invit_v ahasuerus_n and_o haman_n to_o a_o banquet_n ib._n she_o relate_v to_o the_o king_n the_o plot_n of_o haman_n against_o herself_o and_o her_o people_n 194_o hierom_n his_o great_a affection_n to_o s._n paul_n 11_o jerusalem_n be_v besiege_v by_o lysias_n and_o bring_v to_o great_a extremity_n 203_o holophernes_n angry_a at_o the_o great_a preparation_n make_v by_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o defence_n 182_o holophernes_n ravish_v at_o the_o speech_n of_o judith_n 184_o holophernes_n his_o army_n defeat_v 186_o the_o image_n and_o nature_n of_o hope_n 61_o 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spirit_n dull_v with_o matter_n which_o never_o give_v themselves_o leisure_n to_o find_v out_o the_o curious_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o understanding_n and_o love_n whereupon_o it_o live_v of_o its_o own_o wealth_n they_o curious_o inquire_v where_o so_o many_o soul_n may_v abide_v as_o if_o hell_n be_v not_o big_a enough_o to_o contain_v all_o the_o atheist_n last_o they_o add_v it_o be_v to_o tyrannize_v over_o a_o soul_n to_o make_v it_o survive_v after_o death_n who_o see_v not_o it_o be_v the_o fear_n they_o have_v of_o god_n judgement_n cause_v they_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o be_v not_o they_o well_o worthy_a of_o all_o unhappiness_n since_o they_o so_o ready_o become_v the_o enemy_n of_o a_o eternal_a happiness_n let_v we_o cut_v off_o the_o stream_n of_o so_o many_o other_o reason_n and_o say_v at_o this_o present_a this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o treat_v with_o the_o dead_a by_o way_n of_o much_o respect_n and_o most_o tender_a charity_n as_o with_o the_o live_n it_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o use_v our_o soul_n as_o a_o eternal_a substance_n what_o will_v it_o avail_v we_o to_o gain_v all_o the_o world_n and_o soul_n the_o care_n to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o soul_n loose_a that_o which_o god_n deign_v to_o redeem_v by_o his_o death_n let_v we_o forsake_v all_o these_o inferior_a and_o frivolous_a thought_n which_o nail_n we_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o base_o fasten_v we_o to_o the_o inordinate_a care_n for_o our_o body_n let_v we_o manure_v our_o soul_n let_v we_o trim_v it_o up_o as_o a_o plot_n fit_a to_o receive_v impression_n of_o the_o divinity_n let_v we_o prepare_v it_o for_o the_o great_a day_n of_o god_n which_o must_v make_v the_o separation_n of_o a_o part_n so_o divine_a from_o these_o mortal_a member_n let_v all_o that_o die_v which_o may_v yield_v to_o death_n let_v the_o contexture_n of_o humour_n and_o element_n dissolve_v as_o weak_a work_n of_o nature_n but_o let_v we_o regard_v this_o victorious_a spirit_n which_o have_v escape_v the_o chain_n of_o time_n and_o law_n of_o death_n let_v we_o contemn_v the_o remainder_n of_o a_o age_n already_o so_o much_o taint_v by_o corruption_n let_v we_o enter_v into_o this_o universality_n of_o time_n and_o into_o the_o possession_n of_o 102._o diet_n iste_fw-la quem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la extremum_fw-la reformidas_fw-la aeterni_fw-la natalis_fw-la est_fw-la sen._n ep_v 102._o of_o eternity_n this_o day_n which_o we_o apprehend_v as_o the_o last_o of_o our_o life_n be_v the_o first_o of_o our_o felicity_n it_o be_v the_o birth_n of_o another_o eternal_a day_n which_o must_v draw_v aside_o the_o curtain_n and_o discover_v to_o we_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o day_n that_o must_v produce_v we_o to_o these_o great_a and_o divine_a light_n which_o we_o behold_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n in_o this_o vale_n of_o tear_n and_o misery_n it_o be_v the_o day_n which_o must_v put_v we_o between_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o father_n 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endeavour_n to_o delay_v her_o death_n 308_o queen_n elizabeth_n chief_o to_o be_v charge_v for_o her_o death_n ibid._n her_o death_n and_o miraculous_a constancy_n 309_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o twenty_o four_o hour_n go_v more_o than_o twelve_o million_o of_o league_n 74_o t_n twenty_o two_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o sheep_n sacrifice_v for_o the_o dedication_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 3_o reg._n 8._o 63_o mervelsous_n temple_n where_o lion_n be_v tractable_a 46_o the_o generosity_n of_o theodora_n wife_n of_o justinian_n 161_o procopius_n speak_v shameful_o of_o theodora_n but_o undeserve_o 167_o her_o death_n 169_o theodat_n honour_v by_o amalazunta_n 162_o his_o perfidiousness_n ib._n he_o cause_v amalazunta_n to_o be_v strangle_v in_o a_o bath_n ib._n theodat_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o vitiges_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o stead_n 163_o time_n steal_v away_o from_o we_o the_o sense_n of_o evil_n 58_o timidity_n its_o cause_n and_o symptom_n 71_o remedy_n for_o timidity_n in_o declaim_v 72_o timidity_n sometime_o turn_v into_o insolency_n ibid._n remedy_n against_o accidental_a fear_n or_o timidity_n 64_o totilas_n be_v choose_v king_n of_o the_o goth_n 163_o the_o carriage_n of_o truth_n do_v cost_v dear_a at_o court_n 146_o five_o valour_n of_o charles_n the_o simple_a 117_o vagoa_n chamberlain_n to_o holophernes_n 185_o vashâ—â—_n wise_a of_o ahashuerus_n do_v make_v a_o banquet_n for_o the_o woman_n answerable_a to_o the_o king_n her_o husband_n 188_o she_o be_v degrade_v and_o divorce_v ibid._n the_o burn_a of_o vesuvius_n in_o the_o year_n 1631._o 73_o vigilius_n shameful_o use_v 169_o the_o slight_n of_o vigilius_n to_o get_v the_o popedom_n from_o sylverius_n 168_o he_o be_v again_o receive_v into_o favour_n and_o afterward_o dye_v of_o the_o stone_n in_o sicily_n ibid._n the_o death_n of_o uriah_n 146_o w_n the_o greatness_n of_o wisdom_n 133_o humane_a wisdom_n overthrow_v by_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n 140_o reason_n for_o the_o modest_a love_n of_o woman_n 7_o rare_a amity_n of_o woman_n ibid._n modest_a amity_n with_o woman_n shall_v always_o be_v handle_v with_o much_o precaution_n 8_o observation_n of_o jamblicus_n apply_v to_o the_o amity_n of_o woman_n ibid._n the_o opinion_n of_o father_n concern_v the_o amity_n of_o woman_n 9_o shipwreck_n happen_v by_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n ibid._n the_o love_n of_o woman_n dangerous_a 16_o hatred_n of_o woman_n 38_o humour_n of_o woman_n 45_o woman_n among_o the_o sabean_o command_v over_o man_n 154_o the_o artifice_n of_o woman_n 156_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o be_v observant_a to_o wicked_a women_n humour_n 167_o what_o hinder_v the_o production_n of_o admirable_a work_n 68_o the_o attractive_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o very_o urgent_a 18_o z_o a_o notable_a speech_n of_o zaleuchus_n 58_o finis_fw-la
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