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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ajax_n nay_o who_o very_a blessing_n be_v curse_v by_o the_o god_n of_o blessing_n malachy_n 2.2_o what_o a_o curse_a wretch_n that_o neither_o can_v nor_o dare_v pray_v to_o heaven_n for_o a_o blessing_n nay_o who_o very_a prayer_n be_v such_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o pull_v down_o curse_n in_o stead_n of_o blessing_n as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v to_o the_o debauch_v mariner_n pray_v in_o a_o great_a storm_n oh_o wretch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hold_v your_o peace_n lest_o we_o all_o be_v cast_v away_o if_o the_o god_n perceive_v you_o to_o be_v sail_v here_o what_o a_o curse_a wretch_n who_o all_o the_o creature_n pursue_v and_o rise_v up_o in_o arm_n to_o his_o ruin_n and_o confusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o arm_v the_o whole_a creation_n 5.17_o wisd_v 5.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o revenge_n of_o his_o enemy_n as_o jonah_n will_v tell_v you_o to_o his_o cost_n god_n be_v please_v to_o send_v he_o to_o 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jesus_n christ_n who_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o everlasting_a destruction_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n no_o wonder_n he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v eternal_o destroy_v who_o shall_v be_v eternal_o separate_v from_o he_o who_o be_v salvation_n itself_o and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o himself_o have_v tell_v it_o beforehand_o his_o very_a sentence_n shall_v run_v depart_v from_o i_o 25.41_o matth._n 25.41_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n into_o fire_n eternal_a fire_n a_o heavy_a sentence_n this_o say_v st._n chrysost_o yet_o nothing_o so_o heavy_a as_o the_o former_a part_n depart_v from_o i_o this_o be_v dreadful_a indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v more_o horror_n contain_v in_o that_o word_n then_o in_o all_o the_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o torture_n of_o hell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o be_v that_o poena_n damni_fw-la that_o eternal_a loss_n of_o his_o bless_a face_n that_o make_v hell_n so_o terrible_a to_o the_o saint_n depart_v from_o i_o lord_n say_v saint_n peter_n whither_o shall_v we_o go_v but_o unto_o thou_o thou_o have_v the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n john_n 6.68_o nay_o thou_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o word_n that_o be_v eternal_a life_n and_o what_o death_n must_v surprise_v we_o if_o we_o depart_v from_o thou_o who_o be_v life_n itself_o what_o darkness_n if_o we_o depart_v from_o thou_o who_o be_v light_v itself_o into_o what_o a_o curse_a hell_n must_v we_o be_v plunge_v if_o we_o depart_v from_o thou_o who_o be_v blessedness_n itself_o depart_v from_o i_o no_o wonder_n he_o add_v you_o curse_v if_o such_o a_o departure_n from_o such_o a_o bless_a presence_n be_v not_o a_o curse_n i_o pray_v tell_v i_o what_o be_v and_o see_v how_o this_o bless_a lord_n pay_v they_o home_o with_o their_o coin_n for_o do_v not_o those_o wretch_n that_o do_v not_o love_v he_o first_o bid_v he_o depart_v from_o they_o and_o cry_v out_o we_o will_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v reign_v over_o we_o will_v they_o part_v with_o one_o lust_n for_o his_o sake_n that_o part_v with_o heaven_n for_o they_o nay_o do_v they_o not_o so_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o advance_v their_o base_a lust_n into_o his_o glorious_a throne_n and_o make_v they_o their_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o without_o doubt_n say_v macarius_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o carry_v away_o the_o principal_a love_n of_o any_o man_n heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o man_n god_n and_o if_o that_o be_v not_o a_o prodigious_a departure_n from_o he_o what_o be_v and_o if_o so_o i_o must_v appeal_v to_o themselves_o whether_o that_o his_o dismissive_a sentence_n depart_v from_o i_o be_v not_o very_o proportionable_a and_o just_a oh_o what_o curse_n what_o hell_n can_v be_v bad_a enough_o for_o that_o man_n that_o dethrone_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n nay_o enthrone_n in_o his_o stead_n avarice_n ebriety_n envy_n pride_n luxury_n nay_o the_o very_a spirit_n of_o darkness_n and_o yet_o to_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o prodigious_o mad_a impiety_n make_v its_o idolater_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o of_o these_o curse_a wretch_n but_o flatter_v himself_o with_o a_o hope_n that_o he_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v eternal_o bless_v with_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o christ_n in_o glory_n how_o enjoy_v christ_n in_o glory_n and_o yet_o so_o shameful_o to_o renounce_v he_o as_o not_o to_o love_v he_o its_o impossible_a as_o impossible_a as_o that_o himself_o shall_v be_v forswear_v do_v thou_o not_o hear_v god_n himself_o
metropol_n that_o man_n may_v ascend_v into_o the_o participation_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n bless_a apostle_n can_v any_o man_n be_v so_o wretched_o curse_v as_o not_o to_o love_v he_o who_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n that_o man_n may_v be_v crown_v with_o blessing_n so_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o expression_n nay_o &_o so_o it_o be_v too_o too_o evident_a by_o the_o general_a demeanour_n of_o thousand_o that_o glory_n in_o the_o title_n of_o christian_n st._n martin_n walk_v in_o the_o field_n by_o himself_o of_o a_o sudden_a fall_v into_o loud_a cry_n and_o weep_a and_o be_v ask_v by_o one_o that_o pass_v by_o and_o overhear_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o his_o lamentation_n i_o weep_v say_v he_o to_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v do_v so_o much_o for_o we_o man_n &_o yet_o not_o one_o man_n of_o a_o thousand_o so_o much_o as_o mind_v he_o or_o think_v of_o he_o think_v of_o he_o nay_o indeed_o where_o be_v there_o among_o we_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o that_o do_v not_o either_o by_o base_a apostasy_n and_o schismatical_a dissension_n or_o by_o fraud_n and_o rapine_n or_o per_fw-la jury_n and_o other_o scandalous_a action_n dishonour_v he_o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expose_v he_o to_o the_o obloquy_n of_o jew_n &_o heathen_n ecce_fw-la quinam_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-it christianos_n vocant_fw-la see_v what_o manner_n of_o people_n they_o be_v who_o term_n themselves_o christian_n as_o lactantius_n bring_v in_o the_o heathen_n upbraid_v they_o in_o his_o time_n discipulos_fw-la si_fw-mi sancta_fw-la christus_fw-la docuisset_fw-la sancta_fw-la à _fw-la christianis_fw-la fierent_fw-la qualis_fw-la secta_fw-la tale_n sectatores_fw-la quomodo_fw-la bone_fw-la magister_fw-la cujus_fw-la tam_fw-la pravos_fw-la videmus_fw-la discipulos_fw-la sure_a have_v their_o christ_n teach_v they_o better_o they_o will_v be_v better_o than_o they_o be_v how_o can_v we_o think_v the_o master_n to_o be_v good_a who_o disciple_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o such_o a_o caitiff_a as_o thou_o who_o conversation_n have_v be_v altogether_o with_o black_a shade_n and_o impure_a ghost_n shall_v set_v thy_o foot_n in_o that_o pure_a palace_n of_o light_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o a_o dishonour_n and_o derogation_n be_v that_o to_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o harmony_n be_v there_o say_v my_o apostle_n betwixt_o light_n and_o darkness_n there_o be_v such_o a_o absolute_a contrariety_n and_o heterogeneousness_n betwixt_o their_o nature_n that_o they_o be_v incompatible_a and_o inconsistent_a say_v proclus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whatsoever_o be_v of_o another_o and_o discrepant_a nature_n from_o light_n must_v needs_o stand_v off_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o it_o 1.5_o john_n 1.5_o and_o that_o light_v shine_v in_o darkness_n say_v st._n john_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o darkness_n comprehend_v it_o not_o indeed_o it_o be_v strange_a if_o it_o have_v say_v cusanus_fw-la 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paraverint_fw-la tunc_fw-la vera_fw-la cognoscant_fw-la bona_fw-la boetius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d julianus_n imperator_fw-la hideous_a and_o horrible_a as_o hell_n itself_o thou_o will_v so_o burst_v with_o very_a envy_n to_o see_v his_o infinite_a glory_n who_o thou_o do_v so_o hate_v thy_o case_n will_v just_o be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soar_n eye_n gaze_v upon_o the_o sun_n as_o hierocles_n instance_v which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o comfort_n that_o it_o prove_v a_o torment_n to_o it_o and_o now_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o further_a maw_n to_o it_o go_v and_o spit_v out_o all_o the_o virulency_n thou_o can_v against_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o let_v thy_o rapine_n and_o malice_n against_o his_o poor_a member_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o impious_a confound_v of_o heaven_n with_o earth_n thing_n sacred_a with_o profane_a proclaim_v to_o the_o world_n that_o thou_o hate_v he_o yet_o say_v diphilus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o must_v tell_v thou_o thou_o foole_v thyself_o if_o ever_o thou_o think_v to_o sneak_v away_o without_o vengeance_n and_o confusion_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a when_o the_o very_a presence_n of_o he_o who_o to_z the_o saint_n that_o look_v upon_o he_o with_o pure_a eye_n be_v a_o infinite_a delectable_a light_n will_v be_v to_o thou_o as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v to_o those_o that_o see_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d through_o a_o cloud_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neither_o pure_o nor_o clear_o it_o do_v not_o seem_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pure_a light_n imperat._n julianus_n imperat._n but_o fire_n its_o a_o observation_n of_o one_o of_o thy_o fellow-hater_n of_o christ_n &_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v what_o fire_n my_o apostle_n tell_v thou_o to_o thy_o confusion_n 12.29_o heb._n 12.29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o consume_a fire_n what_o think_v thou_o now_o can_v thou_o conceit_v 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