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A22641 St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.; De civitate Dei. English Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Healey, John, d. 1610.; Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540. 1610 (1610) STC 916; ESTC S106897 1,266,989 952

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the_o mean_n alone_o to_o he_o who_o conceal_v the_o plain_a work_n of_o nature_n from_o our_o apprehension_n esaias_n his_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o judgement_n and_o the_o resurrection_n chap._n 21._o the_o dead_a say_v the_o prophet_n esaias_n shall_v arise_v again_o and_o they_o shall_v arise_v again_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o all_o they_o shall_v be_v glad_a that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o 19_o dew_n that_o be_v from_o thou_o be_v health_n to_o they_o and_o the_o land_n or_o earth_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v fall_v all_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o resurrection_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v the_o land_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v fall_v that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o their_o body_n which_o shall_v be_v ruin_v by_o damnation_n but_o now_o if_o we_o look_v well_o into_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o saint_n these_o word_n the_o dead_a shall_v arise_v again_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o resurrection_n and_o these_o they_o shall_v arise_v again_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n unto_o the_o second_o and_o as_o for_o those_o holy_a one_o who_o christ_n shall_v meet_v in_o their_o flesh_n this_o be_v fit_o pertinent_a unto_o they_o all_o they_o shall_v be_v glad_a that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o dew_n that_o be_v from_o thou_o be_v health_n unto_o they_o by_o health_n in_o this_o place_n be_v mean_v immortality_n for_o that_o be_v the_o best_a health_n and_o needs_o no_o daily_o refection_n to_o preserve_v it_o the_o same_o prophet_n also_o speak_v of_o the_o judgement_n both_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o wicked_a thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v incline_v unto_o they_o as_o a_o flood_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o gentile_n like_o a_o flow_a stream_n then_o shall_v you_o suck_v you_o shall_v be_v bear_v upon_o her_o shoulder_n and_o be_v joyful_a upon_o her_o knee_n as_o one_o who_o his_o mother_n comfort_v so_o will_v i_o comfort_v you_o and_o 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and_o your_o bone_n shall_v flourish_v like_o 〈◊〉_d herb_n that_o he_o mean_v only_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o his_o addition_n prove_v and_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v know_v among_o his_o servant_n what_o be_v this_o but_o his_o hand_n distinguish_v his_o servant_n from_o such_o as_o scorn_v he_o of_o those_o it_o follow_v and_o his_o indignation_n against_o his_o enemy_n or_o as_o another_o interpret_v it_o asleep_o against_o the_o unfaithful_a this_o be_v no_o threaten_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o his_o threaten_n for_o behold_v say_v he_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v with_o fire_n and_o his_o chariot_n like_o a_o whirlwind_n that_o he_o may_v recompense_v his_o anger_n with_o wrath_n and_o his_o indignation_n with_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v judge_v with_o fire_n and_o with_o his_o sword_n all_o flesh_n and_o the_o slay_v of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v many_a whither_o they_o perish_v by_o fire_n or_o sword_n 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it_o to_o be_v diffuse_v from_o the_o midst_n of_o earth_n geometrical_o call_v the_o c_o centre_n unto_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o heaven_n through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n by_o d_o mystical_a number_n make_v the_o world_n a_o bless_a creature_n who_o soul_n enjoy_v full_a happiness_n of_o wisdom_n &_o yet_o leave_v not_o the_o body_n &_o whose_o body_n liveteh_a eternal_o by_o it_o and_o as_o though_o it_o consist_v of_o so_o many_o different_a 〈◊〉_d yet_o can_v neither_o dull_a it_o nor_o hinder_v it_o see_v then_o that_o they_o give_v their_o con●…res_n this_o scope_n why_o will_v they_o not_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v power_n to_o eternize_v 〈◊〉_d body_n wherein_o the_o soul_n without_o be_v part_v from_o they_o by_o death_n or_o 〈◊〉_d ●…rdened_v by_o they_o at_o all_o in_o life_n may_v live_v most_o in_o bless_a eternity_n as_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n do_v in_o fiery_a body_n and_o their_o jupiter_n in_o all_o the_o four_o element_n if_o 〈◊〉_d ●…es_n can_v be_v bless_v without_o the_o body_n be_v quite_o forsake_v why_o then_o let_v 〈◊〉_d ●…ods_n get_v they_o out_o of_o the_o star_n let_v jupiter_n pack_v out_o of_o the_o element_n if_o they_o 〈◊〉_d go_v then_o be_v they_o wretched_a but_o they_o will_v allow_v neither_o of_o these_o they_o 〈◊〉_d ●…uerre_v that_o the_o god_n may_v leave_v their_o body_n lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o ●…ip_v mortal_n neither_o dare_v they_o bar_v they_o of_o bliss_n lest_o they_o shall_v con●…●…em_v wretch_n wherefore_o all_o body_n be_v not_o impediment_n to_o beatitude_n but_o 〈◊〉_d the_o corruptible_a transitory_a and_o mortal_a one_o not_o such_o as_o god_n make_v man_n 〈◊〉_d but_o such_o as_o his_o sin_n procure_v he_o afterward_o l._n vives_n 〈◊〉_d a_o must_v this_n be_v scripture_n that_o the_o body_n be_v earth_n and_o must_v become_v earth_n homer_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d it_o the_o grecian_n for_o he_o call_v hector_n carcase_n earth_n phocylides_n a_o ancient_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n our_o body_n be_v of_o earth_n and_o die_v must_v return_v to_o earth_n for_o man_n be_v make_v of_o dust_n 〈◊〉_d ●…er_n have_v also_o the_o like_a recite_v by_o tully_n tusc._n qu._n 1._o wherein_o the_o word_n that_o augustine_n 〈◊〉_d ●…xtant_a mors_fw-la est_fw-la finitas_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la generi_fw-la humano_fw-la angorem_fw-la nec_fw-la quicquam_fw-la afferunt_fw-la reddenda_fw-la est_fw-la terra_fw-la terra_fw-la of_o all_o the_o pain_n wherein_o man_n soul_n sojourn_v death_n be_v the_o end_n all_o earth_n to_o earth_n return_n 〈◊〉_d ●…t_n the_o god_n some_o book_n read_v terrene_a god_n false_o augustine_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v centre_n 〈◊〉_d ●…e_a god_n in_o this_o place_n c_o center_n a_o centre_n be_v that_o point_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o spherical_a 〈◊〉_d ●…m_n whence_o all_o line_n draw_v to_o the_o circumference_n be_v equal_a it_o be_v a_o indivisible_a point_n 〈◊〉_d ●…d_a part_n neither_o shall_v it_o be_v all_o in_o the_o midst_n nor_o the_o line_n draw_v from_o it_o to_o the_o cir●…_n timaeo_n equal_a as_o not_o be_v all_o draw_v from_o one_o part_n plato_n place_v the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d the_o centre_n and_o so_o distend_v it_o circular_o throughout_o the_o whole_a universe_n and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ng_v his_o position_n make_v the_o divine_a power_n above_o diffuse_v itself_o downward_o even_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ter_n d_o musical_a number_n hereof_o see_v macrobius_n chalcidins_n and_o marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●…at_a of_o plato_n timaeus_n which_o he_o either_o translate_v or_o reform_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o an●…●…ese_n number_n for_o their_o obscurity_n be_v grow_v into_o a_o proverb_n of_o the_o terrene_a body_n which_o the_o philosopher_n hold_v can_v be_v in_o heaven_n but_o must_v fall_v to_o earth_n by_o their_o natural_a weight_n chap._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d but_o say_v they_o a_o earthly_a body_n be_v either_o keep_v on_o earth_n or_o carry_v to_o 〈◊〉_d ●…th_v by_o the_o natural_a weight_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v in_o heaven_n the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d ●…de_n be_v in_o a_o woody_a and_o fruitful_a land_n which_o be_v call_v paradise_n but_o 〈◊〉_d we_o must_v resolve_v this_o doubt_n see_v that_o both_o christ_n body_n be_v already_o as●…d_v and_o that_o the_o saint_n at_o the_o resurrection_n shall_v do_v so_o also_o let_v we_o ponder_v these_o earthly_a weight_n a_o little_a if_o man_n art_n of_o a_o mettle_n that_o be_v put_v into_o the_o water_n sink_v can_v yet_o frame_v a_o vessel_n that_o shall_v swim_v how_o much_o more_o credible_a be_v it_o for_o god_n secret_a power_n who_o omnipotent_a will_n as_o plato_n say_v can_v both_o keep_v thing_n produce_v from_o perish_v and_o part_n combine_v from_o dissolve_v whereas_o the_o combination_n of_o corporal_a and_o uncorporeall_a be_v a_o stranger_n and_o hard_a operation_n then_o that_o of_o corporal_n with_o corporal_n to_o take_v a_o all_o weight_n from_o earthly_a thing_n whereby_o they_o be_v carry_v downward_o and_o to_o 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a_o big_a sound_a man_n be_v heavy_a to_o other_o shoulder_n than_o a_o lean_a sick_a man_n yet_o will_v he_o move_v his_o healthful_a heaviness_n with_o far_o more_o agility_n than_o the_o other_o can_v do_v his_o crazy_a lightness_n or_o then_o he_o can_v himself_o if_o famine_n or_o sickness_n have_v shake_v off_o his_o flesh_n this_o power_n have_v good_a temperature_n more_o than_o great_a weight_n in_o our_o mortal_a earthly_a &_o corruptible_a body_n and_o who_o can_v describe_v the_o infinite_a difference_n between_o our_o present_a health_n and_o our_o future_a immortality_n let_v not_o the_o philosopher_n therefore_o oppose_v we_o with_o any_o corporal_a weight_n or_o earthly_a ponderosity_n i_o will_v not_o ask_v they_o why_o a_o earthly_a body_n may_v not_o be_v in_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o d_o the_o whole_a earth_n may_v hang_v alone_o without_o any_o supportation_n for_o perhaps_o they_o will_v retire_v their_o disputation_n to_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o 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our_o faith_n that_o we_o owe_v unto_o god_n to_o believe_v they_o i_o wonder_v the_o schoolman_n will_v inquire_v of_o these_o thing_n &_o define_v they_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o nature_n b_o if_o the_o angel_n to_o omit_v the_o school_n and_o natural_a reason_n herein_o be_v the_o power_n of_o a_o angel_n see_v that_o in_o one_o night_n god_n smite_v 80000_o man_n of_o the_o assyrian_n camp_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o angel_n 4._o king_n 19_o now_o let_v man_n go_v brag_n of_o his_o weakness_n c_o the_o world_n big_a here_o be_v no_o need_n of_o predicamental_a distinction_n he_o use_v big_a for_o the_o ma●…_n weight_n not_o for_o the_o quantity_n d_o the_o whole_a earth_n it_o hang_v not_o in_o nothing_o for_o it_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n yet_o will_v air_n give_v it_o way_n but_o that_o it_o have_v get_v the_o
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visible_o and_o sensible_o not_o of_o necessity_n 〈◊〉_d of_o power_n and_o will_v to_o afford_v their_o ministry_n unto_o man_n in_o more_o congruence_n 18._o 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o when_o a_o they_o lodge_v in_o man_n house_n they_o do_v but_o ear_n b_o seem_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o eat_v with_o the_o same_o appetite_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d do_v who_o know_v they_o not_o to_o be_v angel_n and_o therefore_o the_o angel_n say_v in_o tobi●…n_n see_v i_o eat_v but_o you_o see_v it_o but_o in_o vision_n that_o be_v you_o think_v i_o have_v eat_v as_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d do_v to_o refresh_v my_o body_n but_o if_o the_o other_o side_n may_v be_v probable_o hold_v of_o the_o angel_n yet_o very_o we_o doubt_v it_o not_o to_o be_v true_a c_o of_o christ_n that_o he_o in_o his_o spiritual_a flesh_n after_o his_o resurrection_n yet_o be_v it_o his_o true_a flesh_n eat_v and_o drink_v with_o his_o disciple_n the_o need_n only_o not_o the_o power_n be_v take_v from_o those_o glorify_a body_n which_o be_v spiritual_a not_o because_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v body_n but_o because_o 23._o they_o subsist_v by_o the_o quicken_a of_o the_o spirit_n l._n vives_n they_o ah_o lodge_v in_o the_o house_n of_o abraham_n lot_n and_o tobias_n b_o eat_v seem_o they_o do_v not_o eat_v as_o we_o do_v pass_v the_o meat_n from_o the_o mouth_n to_o the_o stomach_n through_o the_o throat_n 〈◊〉_d so_o decoct_v it_o and_o disp●…rse_v the_o juice_n through_o the_o vein_n for_o nut●…iment_n nor_o yet_o do_v they_o de●…_n man_n eye_n by_o seem_v to_o move_v that_o which_o they_o have_v for_o their_o chap_n and_o yet_o move_a 〈◊〉_d not_o or_o seem_v to_o chaw_v bread_n or_o flesh_n and_o yet_o leave_v it_o whole_a they_o do_v eat_v real_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ere_v not_o nourish_v by_o eat_v c_o of_o christ_n luke_n the_o 23._o the_o earth_n say_v bede_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ce_n drink_v up_o water_n one_o way_n and_o the_o sun_n another_o the_o earth_n for_o need_n the_o sun_n 〈◊〉_d power_n and_o so_o our_o 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man_n be_v make_v earth_n of_o earth_n into_o a_o a_o live_a creature_n but_o not_o into_o b_o ●…ing_v spirit_n as_o ●…ee_v shall_v have_v be_v have_v he_o persevere_v in_o obedience_n ●…lesse_a therefore_o his_o body_n need_v meat_n and_o drink_v against_o hunger_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v not_o keep_v in_o youth_n &_o from_o death_n by_o indissoluble_a immortality_n but_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v not_o spiritual_a but_o only_o anima●…e_v yet_o shall_v it_o not_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ied_v but_o that_o it_o incur_v god_n heavy_a sentence_n by_o offend_v and_o though_o he_o 〈◊〉_d take_v of_o other_o meat_n out_o of_o paradise_n yet_o have_v he_o be_v c_o ●…bidden_a to_o touch_v 〈◊〉_d of_o life_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v liable_a to_o time_n &_o corruption_n in_o that_o life_n only_o 〈◊〉_d have_v he_o continue_v in_o spiritual_a obedience_n though_o it_o be_v but_o mere_o ani●…_n may_v have_v be_v eternal_a in_o paradise_n wherefore_o though_o by_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d d_o when_o soever_o you_o eat_v thereof_o you_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n we_o understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d the_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n yet_o ought_v it_o not_o seem_v absurd_a in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d die_v not_o the_o very_a day_n that_o they_o take_v this_o deadly_a meat_n for_o that_o very_a 〈◊〉_d their_o nature_n be_v deprave_a and_o by_o their_o just_a exclusion_n from_o the_o tree_n 〈◊〉_d the_o necessity_n of_o death_n enter_v upon_o they_o wherein_o we_o all_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o the_o body_n shall_v die_v for_o sin_n but_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n for_o justice_n sake_n 10_o and_o then_o he_o add_v but_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n from_o the_o dead_a d●…_n in_o you_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a shall_v also_o quicken_v your_o mortal_a body_n by_o his_o spirit_n dwell_v in_o you_o therefore_o then_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v shall_v be_v in_o quicken_a of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v now_o in_o the_o life_n of_o soul_n and_o yet_o dead_a because_o it_o must_v necessary_o die_v but_o in_o the_o first_o man_n it_o be_v in_o life_n of_o soul_n and_o not_o in_o quicken_a of_o spirit_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v call_v dead_a because_o have_v not_o he_o break_v the_o precept_n he_o have_v not_o be_v bind_v to_o death_n but_o whereas_o god_n signify_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o leave_v of_o he_o say_v adam_n where_o be_v thou_o and_o in_o say_v earth_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o earth_n thou_o shall_v go_v signify_v the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n in_o leave_v of_o the_o soul_n therefore_o we_o must_v think_v he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o second_o death_n reserve_v that_o secret_a because_o of_o his_o new_a testament_n where_o it_o be_v plain_o discover_v that_o the_o first_o which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o may_v be_v show_v to_o proceed_v from_o that_o sin_n which_o one_o man_n act_n make_v common_a to_o all_o but_o that_o the_o second_o death_n be_v not_o common_a to_o all_o because_o of_o those_o holy_a only_a who_o he_o have_v foreknown_a and_o predestinate_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o be_v make_v like_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o many_o brethren_n who_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o this_o mediator_n have_v save_v from_o the_o second_o 29_o death_n therefore_o the_o first_o man_n body_n be_v but_o animate_v as_o the_o apostle_n witness_v who_o desire_v our_o animate_v body_n now_o from_o those_o spiritual_a one_o that_o they_o shall_v become_v in_o the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v sow_v in_o corruption_n say_v he_o but_o
by_o the_o word_n increase_v and_o multiply_v the_o number_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ●…nat_n be_v fulfil_v then_o shall_v a_o better_o have_v be_v give_v we_o namely_o 〈◊〉_d the_o angel_n have_v wherein_o there_o be_v a_o eternal_a security_n from_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o shall_v the_o saint_n have_v live_v then_o after_o no_o taste_n of_o labour_n sor●…_n death_n as_o they_o shall_v do_v now_o in_o the_o resurrection_n after_o they_o have_v endure_v 〈◊〉_d l._n vives_n 〈◊〉_d the_o desire_n be_v a_o sin_n aswell_o as_o the_o act_n not_o only_o by_o the_o scripture_n but_o by_o the_o ●…ct_a discipline_n of_o humanity_n also_o cic._n philippic_n 2._o though_o there_o be_v no_o law_n against_o it_o for_o 〈◊〉_d ●…th_v not_o if_o this_o man_n desire_v thus_o much_o land_n let_v he_o be_v fine_v as_o cato_n the_o elder_a plead_v 〈◊〉_d ●…odians_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o man_n wherein_o nature_n be_v make_v good_a and_o can_v be_v repair_v but_o by_o the_o maker_n chap._n 11._o but_o god_n foreknow_v allthing_n can_v not_o but_o know_v that_o man_n will_v fall_v therefore_o we_o must_v ground_v our_o city_n upon_o his_o prescience_n and_o ordinance_n not_o upon_o that_o which_o we_o know_v not_o and_o god_n have_v unrevealed_a for_o man_n sin_n can_v not_o disturb_v god_n decree_n nor_o force_v he_o to_o change_v his_o resolve_n god_n fore-knew_a and_o prevent_v both_o that_o be_v how_o bad_a man_n who_o he_o have_v make_v shall_v become_v and_o what_o good_a he_o mean_v to_o derive_v from_o he_o for_o all_o his_o badness_n for_o though_o god_n be_v say_v to_o change_v his_o res●…_n as_o the_o scripture_n a_o tropical_o say_v that_o he_o repent_v etc._n etc._n yet_o this_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o man_n hope_n or_o nature_n order_n not_o according_a to_o his_o own_o prescience_n so_o then_o god_n make_v man_n upright_o and_o consequent_o well-willed_n otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v upright_o so_o that_o this_o good_a will_n be_v god_n work_n man_n be_v therewith_o create_v but_o the_o evil_a will_n which_o be_v in_o man_n before_o his_o evil_a work_n be_v rather_o a_o fail_v from_o the_o work_n of_o god_n to_o the_o own_o work_n than_o any_o work_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o be_v the_o work_v evil_a because_o they_o be_v according_a to_o themselves_o and_o not_o to_o god_n this_o evil_a will_n be_v as_o a_o tree_n bear_v such_o bad_a fruit_n or_o man_n himself_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o evil_a will_n now_o this_o evil_a will_n though_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v but_o oppose_v nature_n be_v a_o fault_n yet_o be_v it_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o vice_n be_v which_o can_v but_o be_v in_o some_o nature_n but_o it_o must_v be_v in_o that_o nature_n which_o god_n make_v of_o nothing_o not_o in_o that_o which_o he_o beget_v of_o himself_o as_o his_o word_n be_v whereby_o allthing_n be_v make_v for_o although_o god_n 〈◊〉_d make_v man_n of_o dust_n yet_o he_o make_v dust_n of_o nothing_o and_o he_o make_v the_o soul_n of_o nothing_o which_o he_o join_v with_o the_o body_n make_v full_a man_n but_o evil_n be_v so_o far_o under_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o though_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o be_v for_o to_o show_v what_o good_a use_n god_n provident_a justice_n can_v make_v of_o they_o yet_o may_v that_o which_o be_v good_a consist_v without_o they_o as_o that_o true_a and_o glorious_a god_n himself_o and_o all_o the_o visible_a resplendent_a heaven_n do_v above_o this_o darken_a &_o misty_a air_n of_o we_o but_o evil_n can_v consist_v but_o in_o that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o all_o the_o nature_n wherein_o they_o abide_v be_v consider_v as_o mere_a nature_n be_v good_a and_o evil_o be_v draw_v from_o nature_n not_o by_o abscission_n of_o any_o nature_n contrary_a to_o this_o or_o any_o part_n of_o this_o but_o by_o purifiy_v of_o that_o only_a which_o be_v thus_o deprave_a then_o b_o therefore_o be_v the_o will_v true_o free_a when_o it_o serve_v neither_o vice_n nor_o sin_n such_o god_n give_v we_o such_o we_o lose_v and_o can_v recover_v but_o by_o he_o that_o give_v it_o as_o the_o truth_n say_v if_o the_o son_n free_v you_o you_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d true_o free_v it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o the_o son_n save_v you_o you_o shall_v be_v true_o save_v c_o for_o he_o be_v the_o free_a that_o be_v the_o saviour_n wherefore_o d_o in_o paradise_n both_o local_a and_o spiritual_a man_n make_v god_n his_o rule_n to_o live_v by_o for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o paradise_n local_a for_o the_o body_n good_a and_o not_o spiritual_a for_o the_o spirit_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o spiritual_a 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n good_a and_o no_o local_a one_o for_o the_o body_n no_o it_o be_v both_o for_o both_o but_o after_o that_o e_z that_o proud_a and_o therefore_o envious_a angel_n fall_v through_o that_o pride_n from_o god_n unto_o himself_o and_o choose_v in_o a_o tyrannical_a vain_a glory_n ra●…r_n to_o rule_v then_o to_o be_v rule_v fall_v from_o the_o spiritual_a paradise_n of_o who_o fall_n and_o 〈◊〉_d fellow_n that_o thereupon_o of_o good_a angel_n become_v he_o i_o dispute_v in_o my_o nine_o book_n 〈◊〉_d god_n give_v grace_n and_o mean_n he_o desire_v to_o creep_v into_o man_n mind_n by_o his_o ill-perswading_a suttle_o and_o envy_v man_n constancy_n in_o his_o own_o fall_n choose_v the_o serpent_n one_o of_o the_o creature_n that_o as_o then_o live_v hurtless_a with_o the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d ●…oman_n in_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n a_o beast_n slippery_a and_o movable_a wreatchd_v ●…ots_n and_o fit_a f_z for_o his_o work_n this_o he_o choose_v to_o speak_v through_o abuse_v it_o 〈◊〉_d subject_a unto_o the_o great_a excellency_n of_o his_o angelical_a nature_n and_o make_v it_o 〈◊〉_d ●…rument_n of_o his_o spiritual_a wickdnesse_n through_o it_o he_o begin_v to_o speak_v deceit●…_n unto_o the_o woman_n beginning_n at_o the_o mean_a part_n of_o mankind_n to_o invade_v the_o 〈◊〉_d by_o degree_n think_v the_o man_n be_v not_o so_o credulous_a nor_o so_o soon_o delude_v 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v see_v another_o so_o serve_v before_o he_o for_o as_o aaron_n consent_v not_o by_o ●…sion_n but_o yield_v by_o compulsion_n unto_o the_o hebrew_n idolatry_n to_o make_v 11._o 〈◊〉_d a_o idol_n nor_o solomon_n as_o it_o be_v credible_a yield_v worship_n to_o idol_n of_o his_o own_o ●…ous_a belief_n but_o be_v bring_v unto_o that_o sacrilege_n by_o his_o wife_n perswa●…_n so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v think_v that_o the_o first_o man_n do_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o wife_n in_o this_o ●…ession_n of_o god_n precept_n as_o if_o he_o think_v she_o say_v two_o but_o only_o be_v ●…elled_v to_o it_o by_o this_o social_a love_n to_o she_o be_v but_o one_o with_o one_o and_o both_o of_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ture_n and_o kind_a for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a that_o the_o apostle_n say_v adam_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ived_v but_o the_o woman_n be_v deceive_v but_o it_o show_v that_o the_o woman_n do_v 14._o 〈◊〉_d the_o serpent_n word_n true_a but_o adam_n only_o will_v not_o break_v company_n 〈◊〉_d ●…is_fw-fr fellow_n be_v it_o in_o sin_n and_o so_o sin_v witting_o wherefore_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d not_o he_o sin_v not_o but_o he_o be_v not_o seduce_v for_o he_o show_v that_o he_o sin_v 14._o 〈◊〉_d by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o a_o little_a after_o more_o plain_o after_o ●…er_n of_o the_o transgression_n of_o adam_n and_o those_o he_o mean_n be_v seduce_v that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o to_o be_v no_o sin_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n otherwise_o why_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d adam_n be_v not_o seduce_v but_o he_o that_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o divine_a se●…_n may_v therein_o be_v deceive_v to_o conceive_v that_o his_o sin_n be_v but_o venial_a and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o the_o woman_n be_v seduce_v he_o be_v not_o but_o this_o be_v it_o that_o ay_o decei●…_n that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v for_o all_o that_o he_o have_v this_o excuse_n the_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d give_v i_o to_o be_v with_o i_o she_o give_v i_o of_o the_o tree_n and_o i_o do_v eat_v what_o need_v we_o 〈◊〉_d then_o though_o they_o be_v not_o both_o seduce_v they_o be_v both_o take_v in_o sin_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d the_o devil_n captive_n l._n vives_n ●…ally_o a_o say_n figurative_o a_o trope_n say_v quintilian_n be_v the_o translation_n of_o one_o word_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fit_a signification_n of_o another_o from_o the_o own_o that_o god_n repent_v be_v a_o metaphor_n trope_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d figure_n that_o who_o so_o know_v not_o and_o yet_o will_v learn_v for_o the_o understanding_n of_o scrip●…_n not_o go_v unto_o tully_n or_o quintilian_n but_o unto_o our_o great_a declamer_n who_o know_v not_o y●_z 〈◊〉_d between_o gramar_n
abraham_n be_v bear_v in_o a_o part_n of_o chaldaea_n which_o belong_v ah_o unto_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o assyrian_n and_o now_o have_v superstition_n get_v great_a head_n in_o chaldaea_n as_o it_o have_v all_o over_o else_o so_o there_o be_v but_o only_o the_o house_n of_o thara_n abraham_n father_n that_o serve_v god_n true_o and_o by_o all_o likelihood_n keep_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n pure_a though_o that_o as_o josuah_n tell_v the_o hebrew_n as_o they_o be_v god_n evident_a people_n in_o egypt_n so_o in_o mesopotamia_n they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n all_o heber_n other_o son_n become_v other_o nation_n or_o be_v commix_v with_o other_o therefore_o even_o as_o in_o the_o deluge_n of_o water_n noah_n house_n remain_v alone_o to_o repair_v mankind_n so_o in_o this_o deluge_n of_o sin_n and_o superstition_n thare_v house_n only_o remain_v as_o the_o place_n wherein_o god_n city_n be_v plant_v and_o keep_v and_o even_o as_o before_o the_o deluge_n the_o generation_n of_o all_o from_o adam_n the_o number_n of_o year_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o deluge_n be_v all_o reckon_v up_o before_o god_n begin_v to_o speak_v of_o build_v the_o ark_n the_o scripture_n say_v of_o noah_n these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o noah_n even_o so_o here_o have_v reckon_v all_o from_o sem_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o noah_n down_o unto_o abraham_n he_o put_v this_o to_o the_o conclusion_n as_o a_o point_n of_o much_o moment_n these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o thara_n thara_n beget_v abraham_n nachor_n and_o aram_n and_o aram_n die_v before_o b_o his_o father_n thara_n in_o the_o land_n wherein_o he_o be_v bear_v be_v a_o part_n of_o chaldaea_n and_o abraham_n and_o nachor_n take_v they_o wife_n the_o name_n of_o abraham_n wife_n be_v sarah_n and_o the_o name_n of_o nachor_n wife_n be_v melca_n the_o daughter_n of_o aram_n who_o be_v father_n both_o to_o melca_n and_o jesea_n who_o some_o hold_v also_o to_o be_v sara_n abraham_n wife_n l._n vives_n which_o ah_o belong_v for_o mela_n pliny_n strabo_n and_o other_o place_n chaldaea_n in_o assyria_n and_o 〈◊〉_d only_o a_o part_n of_o that_o assyria_n which_o the_o ancient_a writer_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o sy●…_n 〈◊〉_d country_n but_o of_o that_o assyria_n also_o which_o strabo_n call_v the_o babylonian_a assyria_n assyria_n 〈◊〉_d make_v a_o difference_n between_o syria_n and_o assyria_n cyropaed_n 1._o b_o before_o in_o his_o fa●…_n 〈◊〉_d so_o all_o interpreter_n take_v it_o augustine_n may_v perhaps_o understand_v it_o before_o his_o 〈◊〉_d to_o charra_n which_o be_v part_n of_o chaldaea_n charrah_n be_v a_o city_n in_o mesopotamia_n where_o charra_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kill_v crassus_n the_o roman_a general_n ●…hy_a there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o nachor_n tharas_n son_n in_o his_o departure_n from_o chaldaea_n to_o mesopotamia_n chap._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d the_o scripture_n proceed_v and_o declare_v how_o thara_n and_o his_o family_n leave_v ●…ldaea_n and_o come_v a_o into_o mesopotamia_n and_o dwell_v in_o charra_n but_o of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d ●…chor_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o go_v with_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d thus_o thara_n take_v abraham_n his_o son_n and_o let_v his_o grandchild_n abra●…_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d and_o sara_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n his_o son_n abraham_n wife_n and_o he_o lead_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d country_n of_o chaldaea_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o he_o come_v to_o charra_n and_o 〈◊〉_d there_o here_o be_v no_o word_n of_o nachor_n nor_o his_o wife_n melcha_n but_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n to_o seek_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n isaac_n we_o find_v it_o 〈◊〉_d thus_o so_o the_o servant_n take_v ten_o of_o his_o master_n camel_n and_o of_o his_o master_n ●…4_n 〈◊〉_d ●…th_v he_o and_o depart_v and_o go_v into_o mesopotamia_n into_o the_o city_n of_o nachor_n ●…ce_n and_o other_o beside_o do_v prove_v that_o nachor_n go_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n al●…●…led_v himself_o in_o mesopotamia_n where_o abraham_n and_o his_o father_n have_v dwell_v 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o scripture_n than_o remember_v he_o when_o thara_n go_v thence_o to_o 〈◊〉_d where_o when_o it_o make_v mention_n both_o of_o abraham_n and_o lot_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d ●…and-childe_n and_o sara_n his_o daughter_n in_o law_n in_o this_o transmigration_n what_o 〈◊〉_d think_v but_o that_o he_o have_v forsake_v his_o father_n and_o brother_n religion_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chaldee_n superstition_n and_o afterward_o either_o repent_v for_o his_o fact_n 〈◊〉_d ●…secuted_v by_o the_o country_n suspect_v he_o to_o be_v hollow-harted_n depar●…_n himself_o also_o for_o holophernes_n israel_n enemy_n in_o the_o book_n of_o judith_n 〈◊〉_d what_o nation_n they_o be_v and_o whether_o he_o ought_v to_o fight_v against_o they_o 〈◊〉_d answer_v by_o achior_n captain_n of_o the_o ammonite_n let_v my_o lord_n hear_v the_o 〈◊〉_d mouth_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o the_o truth_n concern_v this_o people_n 〈◊〉_d these_o mountain_n and_o there_o shall_v no_o lie_n come_v out_o of_o thy_o servant_n mouth_n 〈◊〉_d come_v out_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o they_o dwell_v before_o in_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ia_fw-la because_o they_o will_v not_o follow_v the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n that_o 〈◊〉_d ●…us_a in_o the_o land_n of_o chaldaea_n but_o they_o leave_v the_o way_n of_o their_o ancestor_n &_o 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n of_o heaven_n who_o they_o know_v so_o that_o they_o cast_v they_o out_o from_o 〈◊〉_d their_o god_n and_o they_o flee_v into_o mesopotamia_n and_o dwell_v there_o many_o 〈◊〉_d their_o god_n command_v they_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o 〈◊〉_d to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n where_o they_o dwell_v and_o so_o forth_o as_o 〈◊〉_d ammonite_n relate_v hence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o thara_n his_o family_n be_v per●…_n the_o chaldaean_n for_o their_o religion_n because_o they_o worship_v the_o true_a 〈◊〉_d god_n l._n vives_n mesopotamia_n mesopotamia_n quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d between_o two_o sea_n for_o it_o lay_v all_o be●…_n mesopotamia_n 〈◊〉_d and_o euphrates_n of_o the_o age_n of_o thara_n who_o live_v in_o charra_n until_o his_o die_a day_n chap._n 14._o thara_n die_v in_o mesopotamia_n where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o live_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o after_o his_o death_n the_o promise_n that_o god_n make_v to_o abraham_n begin_v to_o be_v manifest_v of_o thara_n it_o be_v thus_o record_v the_o day_n of_o thara_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n and_o he_o die_v in_o charra_n he_o live_v not_o there_o all_o this_o time_n you_o must_v think_v but_o because_o he_o end_v his_o time_n which_o amount_v unto_o two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n in_o that_o place_n it_o be_v say_v so_o otherwise_o we_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o many_o year_n he_o live_v because_o we_o have_v not_o the_o time_n record_v when_o he_o come_v to_o charra_n and_o it_o be_v fondness_n to_o imagine_v that_o in_o that_o catalogue_n where_o all_o their_o age_n be_v record_v his_o only_a shall_v be_v leave_v out_o for_o whereas_o the_o scripture_n name_v some_o and_o yet_o name_v not_o their_o year_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o belong_v not_o to_o that_o generation_n that_o be_v so_o lineal_o draw_v down_o from_o man_n to_o man_n for_o the_o stem_n that_o be_v derive_v from_o adam_n unto_o noah_n and_o from_o he_o unto_o abraham_n name_v no_o man_n without_o record_v the_o number_n of_o his_o year_n also_o of_o the_o time_n wherein_o abraham_n receive_v the_o promise_n from_o god_n and_o depart_v from_o charra_n chap._n 15._o but_o whereas_o we_o read_v that_o after_o thara_n death_n the_o lord_n say_v unto_o abraham_n get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n and_o from_o thy_o kindred_n and_o from_o thy_o father_n house_n etc._n etc._n we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o this_o follow_v immediate_o in_o the_o time_n though_o it_o follow_v immediate_o in_o the_o scripture_n for_o so_o we_o shall_v fall_v into_o a_o b_o inextricable_a doubt_n for_o after_o these_o word_n unto_o abraham_n the_o scripture_n follow_v thus_o so_o abraham_n depart_v as_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o he_o and_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o and_o abraham_n be_v seventy_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o charra_n how_o can_v this_o be_v true_a now_o if_o abraham_n go_v not_o out_o of_o charra_n until_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n for_o thara_n beget_v he_o as_o we_o say_v before_o at_o the_o seaventith_n year_n of_o his_o age_n unto_o which_o add_v seventy_o five_o year_n the_o age_n of_o abraham_n at_o this_o his_o departure_n from_o charra_n and_o it_o make_v a_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n so_o old_a therefore_o be_v thara_n when_o abraham_n depart_v from_o charra_n that_o city_n of_o mesopotamia_n for_o
abraham_n be_v then_o but_o seventy_o two_o year_n of_o age_n and_o his_o father_n beget_v he_o when_o he_o be_v seventy_o year_n old_a must_v needs_o be_v a_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n old_a and_o no_o more_o at_o his_o departure_n therefore_o he_o go_v not_o after_o his_o father_n death_n who_o live_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n but_o before_o at_o the_o seventy_o two_o year_n of_o his_o own_o age_n and_o consequent_o the_o hundred_o forty_o five_o of_o his_o father_n and_o thus_o the_o scripture_n in_o a_o usual_a course_n return_v to_o the_o time_n which_o the_o former_a relation_n have_v go_v beyond_o as_o it_o do_v before_o say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n son_n be_v divide_v into_o nation_n and_o language_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o afterward_o adjoin_v 1._o then_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v of_o one_o language_n etc._n etc._n as_o though_o this_o have_v real_o follow_v how_o then_o have_v every_o man_n his_o nation_n and_o his_o tongue_n but_o that_o the_o scripture_n return_v back_o again_o unto_o the_o time_n over-passed_n even_o so_o here_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o day_n of_o thara_n be_v two_o hundred_o &_o five_o year_n and_o he_o die_v in_o charra_n &_o then_o the_o scripture_n return_v to_o that_o which_o over-passed_n to_o finish_v the_o discourse_n of_o thara_n first_o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o abraham_n get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n etc._n etc._n after_o which_o be_v add_v so_o abraham_n depart_v as_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o he_o and_o lot_n go_v with_o he_o and_o abraham_n be_v seventy_o year_n old_a when_o he_o go_v from_o charra_n this_o therefore_o be_v when_o his_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o five_o year_n of_o age_n for_o than_o be_v abraham_n seventy_o five_o this_o doubt_n be_v also_o otherwise_o dissolve_v by_o count_v abraham_n seventy_o 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o go_v to_o charra_n from_o the_o time_n when_o he_o be_v free_v from_o the_o fire_n of_o 〈◊〉_d chaldaaens_n and_o not_o from_o his_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v bear_v then_o 〈◊〉_d saint_n stephen_n in_o the_o act_n discourse_v hereof_o say_v thus_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n ap●…_n 3._o to_o our_o father_n abraham_n in_o mesopotamia_n before_o he_o dwell_v in_o charra_n and_o say_v 〈◊〉_d he_o get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n from_o thy_o kindred_n and_o come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o 〈◊〉_d give_v thou_o according_a to_o these_o word_n of_o stephen_n it_o be_v not_o after_o tharas_n death_n 〈◊〉_d ●…od_n speak_v to_o abraham_n for_o thara_n die_v in_o charra_n but_o it_o be_v before_o he_o dwell_v 〈◊〉_d ●…rra_n yet_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n but_o he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o chaldaea_n first_o and_o ●…eas_n stephen_n say_v then_o come_v he_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o dwell_v in_o 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v relation_n of_o a_o thing_n do_v after_o those_o word_n of_o god_n for_o he_o go_v 〈◊〉_d chaldaea_n after_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o he_o for_o he_o say_v god_n speak_v to_o he_o in_o mesopotamia_n but_o that_o word_n then_o comprise_v all_o the_o time_n from_o abraham_n departure_n until_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o he_o and_o that_o which_o follow_v after_o that_o his_o father_n 〈◊〉_d dead_a god_n place_v he_o in_o this_o land_n wherein_o he_o now_o dwell_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n be_v and_o god_n bring_v he_o from_o thence_o where_o his_o father_n die_v afterward_o and_o place_v 〈◊〉_d ●…ere_o so_o then_o we_o just_o understand_v that_o god_n speak_v unto_o abraham_n be_v in_o meso●…tamia_n yet_o not_o as_o yet_o dwell_v in_o charra_n but_o that_o he_o come_v in_o to_o charra_n with_o ●…er_n hold_v god_n commandment_n fast_o and_o in_o the_o seventy_o five_o year_n of_o 〈◊〉_d depart_v thence_o which_o be_v in_o his_o father_n a_o hundred_o forty_o five_o year_n now_o 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v place_v in_o chanaan_n not_o he_o come_v out_o of_o charra_n after_o his_o 〈◊〉_d death_n for_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o begin_v to_o buy_v land_n there_o and_o become_v 〈◊〉_d possession_n but_o whereas_o god_n speak_v thus_o to_o he_o after_o he_o come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v in_o mesopotamia_n get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n from_o thy_o kindred_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o father_n house_n this_o concern_v not_o his_o bodily_a removal_n for_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d before_o but_o the_o separation_n of_o his_o soul_n from_o they_o for_o his_o mind_n be_v 〈◊〉_d ●…arted_v from_o they_o if_o he_o ever_o have_v any_o hope_n to_o return_v or_o desire_v it_o this_o ●…d_a desire_n by_o god_n command_n be_v to_o be_v cut_v of_o it_o be_v not_o incredible_a 〈◊〉_d ●…erwards_o when_o as_o nachor_n follow_v his_o father_n abraham_n then_o fulfil_v the_o ●…nd_n of_o god_n and_o take_v sara_n his_o wife_n and_o lot_n his_o brother_n son_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o charra_n l._n vives_n 〈◊〉_d a_o inextricable_a doubt_n so_o hierome_n call_v it_o and_o dissolve_v it_o somewhat_o ●…sly_o from_o augustine_n although_o he_o use_v three_o conjecture_n dissol●…●…us_a ●…us_z hierome_n dissolve_v it_o out_o of_o a_o hebrew_n history_n for_o that_o which_o we_o read_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o chaldaea_n the_o hebrew_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ur_fw-la shadim_n that_o be_v the_o fire_n of_o the_o caldae●…●…pon_n the_o hebrew_n have_v the_o story_n abraham_n be_v take_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v not_o worship_v their_o idol_n namely_o their_o fire_n he_o be_v put_v into_o it_o from_o whence_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d ●…ed_v he_o by_o miracle_n and_o the_o like_a story_n they_o have_v of_o thara_n also_o his_o father_n that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v not_o adore_v their_o image_n be_v so_o serve_v and_o so_o escape_v also_o as_o whereas_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d aram_n die_v before_o his_o father_n in_o the_o land_n where_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o country_n of_o 〈◊〉_d they_o say_v it_o be_v in_o his_o father_n presence_n in_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n wherein_o be●…●…ould_v not_o worship_v it_o he_o be_v burn_v to_o death_n and_o likewise_o in_o other_o place_n of_o y●_z text_n 〈◊〉_d ●…hen_o he_o come_v to_o this_o point_n say_v the_o hebrew_a tradition_n be_v true_a that_o say_v that_o thara_n 〈◊〉_d come_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o chaldaee_n &_o that_o abraham_n be_v hedge_v round_o about_o in_o 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o fire_n which_o he_o will_v not_o worship_v be_v by_o god_n power_n deliver_v &_o from_o thence_o be_v the_o number_n of_o his_o year_n account_v because_o than_o he_o first_o confess_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o contemn_v the_o chaldee_n idol_n thus_o far_o hierome_n without_o who_o relation_n this_o place_n of_o augustine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v josephus_n write_v that_o thara_n hate_v chaldaea_n depart_v thence_o for_o the_o grief_n of_o his_o son_n aram_v death_n and_o come_v to_o dwell_v in_o charra_n and_o that_o aram_v tomb_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n the_o order_n and_o quality_n of_o god_n promise_n make_v unto_o abraham_n chap._n 16._o now_o must_v we_o examine_v the_o promise_n make_v unto_o abraham_n for_o in_o they_o begin_v the_o oracle_n presage_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o true_a god_n to_o appear_v who_o be_v to_o come_v of_o that_o godly_a people_n that_o the_o prophecy_v promise_v the_o first_o of_o they_o be_v this_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o abraham_n get_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o country_n and_o from_o thy_o kindred_n 12._o and_o from_o thy_o father_n house_n unto_o the_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n and_o will_v bless_v thou_o &_o make_v thy_o name_n great_a and_o thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v i_o will_v also_o bless_v they_o that_o bless_v thou_o and_o curse_v they_o that_o curse_v thou_o and_o in_o they_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v here_o we_o must_v observe_v a_o double_a promise_n make_v unto_o abraham_n the_o first_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o these_o word_n go_v unto_o the_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o great_a nation_n the_o second_o of_o far_o more_o worth_a and_o moment_n concern_v his_o spiritual_a seed_n whereby_o he_o be_v not_o only_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n but_o of_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o follow_v his_o faith_n and_o that_o be_v in_o these_o word_n and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v this_o promise_n be_v make_v in_o abraham_n seventy_o five_o year_n as_o eusebius_n a_o think_v as_o if_o that_o abraham_n do_v present_o there_o upon_o depart_v out_o of_o charra_n because_o the_o scripture_n may_v not_o be_v control_v that_o give_v
be_v the_o new_a testament_n but_o the_o open_n of_o the_o old_a one_o now_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o laugh_v but_o this_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o his_o joy_n not_o any_o sign_n of_o his_o deride_v this_o promise_n upon_o distrust_n and_o his_o thought_n be_v these_o shall_v he_o that_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a etc._n etc._n be_v not_o doubt_n of_o the_o event_n but_o admiration_n cause_v by_o so_o strange_a a_o event_n now_o if_o some_o stop_n at_o that_o where_o god_n say_v he_o will_v give_v he_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o a_o eternal_a possession_n how_o this_o may_v be_v fulfil_v see_v that_o no_o man_n progeny_n can_v inherit_v the_o earth_n everlasting_o he_o must_v know_v that_o eternal_a be_v here_o take_v as_o the_o greek_n take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v derive_v of_o c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v seculum_fw-la a_o age_n but_o the_o latin_a translation_n dare_v not_o say_v seculare_fw-la here_o lest_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v take_v in_o a_o other_o sense_n for_o seculare_fw-la and_o transitorium_fw-la be_v both_o alike_o use_v for_o thing_n that_o last_v but_o for_o a_o little_a space_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o which_o be_v either_o endless_a at_o all_o or_o end_v not_o until_o the_o world_n end_n and_o in_o this_o late_a sense_n be_v eternal_a use_v here_o l._n vives_n i_o will_v be_v a_o his_o god_n or_o to_o be_v his_o god._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o grecisme_n hardly_o express_v in_o your_o latin_a b_o the_o very_a the_o gentile_n have_v also_o their_o eight_o day_n whereupon_o the_o distinguish_v the_o child_n name_n from_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v seculum_fw-la aetas_fw-la ann●…m_fw-la &_o eternitas_fw-la in_o latin_a tully_n and_o other_o great_a author_n translate_v it_o all_o those_o way_n from_o the_o greek_a of_o the_o manchild_n that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o circumcise_v the_o eight_o day_n i●…_n perish_v for_o break_v of_o god_n covenant_n chap._n 27._o some_o also_o may_v stick_v upon_o the_o understanding_n of_o these_o word_n the_o man_n child_n in_o who_o flesh_n the_o foreskin_n be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o person_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n because_o he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n here_o be_v no_o fault_n of_o the_o child_n who_o be_v hereexpose_v to_o destruction_n he_o break_v no_o covenant_n of_o god_n but_o his_o parent_n that_o look_v not_o to_o his_o circumcision_n unless_o you_o say_v that_o the_o young_a child_n have_v break_v god_n command_n and_o covenant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o first_o man_n in_o who_o all_o mankind_n sin_v for_o there_o be_v a_o many_o testament_n or_o covenant_n of_o god_n beside_o the_o old_a and_o new_a those_o two_o so_o great_a one_o that_o every_o one_o may_v read_v and_o know_v the_o first_o covenant_n be_v this_o unto_o adam_n whensoever_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n whereupon_o it_o be_v write_v in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la all_o flesh_n wax_v 17_o 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o garment_n and_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n from_o the_o beginning_n that_o all_o sinner_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n for_o whereas_o the_o law_n be_v afterward_o give_v and_o that_o bring_v the_o more_o light_n to_o man_n judgement_n in_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n 119._o how_o be_v that_o true_a that_o the_o psalmist_n say_v i_o account_v all_o the_o sinner_n of_o the_o earth_n transgressor_n b_o but_o that_o every_o man_n be_v guilty_a in_o his_o own_o conscience_n of_o somewhat_o that_o he_o have_v do_v against_o some_o law_n and_o therefore_o see_v that_o little_a child_n as_o the_o true_a faith_n teach_v be_v guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n though_o not_o of_o actual_a whereupon_o we_o confess_v that_o they_o must_v necessary_o have_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n then_o very_o in_o this_o they_o be_v breaker_n of_o god_n cove●…_n make_v with_o adam_n in_o paradise_n so_o that_o both_o the_o psalmist_n say_v and_o the_o apostle_n be_v true_a and_o consequent_o see_v that_o circumcision_n be_v a_o type_n of_o regeneration_n just_o shall_v the_o child_n original_a sin_n break_v the_o first_o covenant_n that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v make_v between_o god_n and_o man_n cut_v he_o off_o from_o his_o people_n unless_o that_o regeneration_n engraffe_v he_o into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n this_o than_o we_o must_v conceive_v that_o god_n speak_v he_o that_o be_v not_o regenerate_v shall_v perish_v from_o ●…gst_a his_o people_n because_o he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n in_o offend_v i_o in_o adam_n for_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o have_v break_v this_o my_o covenant_n it_o can_v have_v be_v mean_v of_o nothing_o but_o the_o circumcision_n only_o but_o see_v he_o say_v not_o what_o covenant_n the_o child_n break_v we_o must_v needs_o understand_v he_o to_o mean_v of_o a_o covenant_n liable_a unto_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o child_n but_o if_o any_o one_o will_v tie_v it_o unto_o circumcision_n and_o say_v that_o that_o be_v the_o covenant_n which_o the_o uncircumcised_a child_n have_v break_v let_v he_o beware_v of_o absurdity_n in_o say_v that_o he_o break_v their_o covenant_n which_o be_v not_o break_v by_o he_o but_o in_o he_o only_o but_o howsoever_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o child_n condemnation_n to_o come_v only_o from_o his_o original_a sin_n and_o not_o from_o any_o negligence_n of_o his_o own_o iucur_v this_o breach_n of_o the_o covenant_n l._n vives_n there_o ah_o be_v many_o hierome_n have_v note_v that_o wheresoever_o the_o greek_n read_v testament_n 〈◊〉_d hebrew_n read_v covenant_n berith_n be_v the_o hebrew_n word_n b_o but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o barbarous_a but_o nature_n have_v give_v he_o some_o form_n of_o goodness_n in_o his_o heart_n whereby_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honest_a life_n if_o he_o follow_v they_o and_o if_o he_o refuse_v they_o to_o turn_v wicked_a of_o the_o change_n of_o abram_n and_o sara_n name_n who_o be_v the_o one_o too_o barren_a and_o both_o to_o old_a to_o have_v child_n yet_o by_o god_n bounty_n be_v both_o make_v fruitful_a chap._n 28._o thus_o this_o great_a and_o evident_a promise_n be_v make_v unto_o abraham_n in_o these_o word_n a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n have_v i_o make_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o exceed_o 7._o fruitful_a and_o nation_n yea_o even_a king_n shall_v proceed_v of_o thou_o which_o promise_n we_o see_v most_o evident_o fulfil_v in_o christ_n from_o that_o time_n the_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v call_v no_o more_o abram_n and_o sarai_n but_o as_o we_o call_v they_o before_o and_o all_o the_o world_n call_v they_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n but_o why_o be_v abraham_n name_n change_v the_o reason_n follow_v immediate_o upon_o the_o change_n for_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n have_v i_o make_v thou_o this_o be_v signify_v by_o abraham_n now_o abram_n his_o former_a ah_o name_n be_v interpret_v a_o high_a father_n but_o b_o for_o the_o change_n of_o sara_n name_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n give_v but_o as_o they_o say_v that_o have_v interpret_v those_o hebrew_n name_n sarai_n be_v my_o princess_n and_o sarah_n strength_n whereupon_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n by_o faith_n sarah_n receive_v strength_n to_o conceive_v seed_n etc._n etc._n now_o they_o be_v both_o old_a as_o the_o scripture_n say_v but_o c_o she_o be_v barren_a also_o and_o past_o the_o age_n d_o wherein_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n flow_v in_o woman_n which_o want_v she_o can_v never_o have_v conceive_v although_o she_o have_v not_o be_v barren_a and_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v well_o in_o year_n and_o yet_o have_v that_o menstrual_a humour_n remain_v she_o may_v conceive_v with_o a_o youngman_n but_o never_o by_o a_o old_a as_o the_o old_a man_n may_v beget_v child_n but_o it_o must_v be_v upon_o a_o young_a woman_n as_o abraham_n after_o sarahs_n death_n do_v upon_o keturah_n because_o she_o be_v of_o a_o youthful_a age_n as_o yet_o this_o therefore_o be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n so_o high_o admire_v and_o hereupon_o he_o say_v that_o abraham_n body_n be_v dead_a because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o beget_v a_o child_n upon_o any_o woman_n that_o be_v not_o whole_o past_o her_o age_n of_o childbearing_n but_o only_o of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o prime_n and_o flower_n thereof_o for_o his_o body_n be_v not_o simple_o dead_a but_o respective_o otherwise_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v a_o carcase_n fit_a for_o a_o grave_n not_o a_o ancient_a father_n upon_o earth_n beside_o the_o gift_n of_o beget_v child_n that_o god_n give_v he_o last_v after_o sarahs_n death_n and_o he_o
empress_n of_o asia_n until_o her_o young_a son_n ninus_n come_v at_o age_n so_o she_o undertoke_v the_o gover●…_n and_o keep_v it_o forty_o two_o year_n this_o now_o some_o say_v but_o the_o athenian_n and_o dion_n after_o 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o she_o beg_v the_o sway_n of_o the_o power_n imperial_a of_o her_o husband_n for_o five_o day_n 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o grant_v she_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v kill_v or_o as_o other_o say_v to_o be_v perpetual_o ●…oned_v l_o they_o say_v he_o slay_v she_o be_v hold_v wounderous_a lustful_a after_o man_n and_o that_o she_o still_o mur●…_n he_o who_o she_o meddle_v with_o that_o she_o tempt_v her_o son_n who_o therefore_o slay_v she_o 〈◊〉_d for_o fear_n to_o fare_v as_o the_o other_o have_v or_o else_o in_o abomination_n of_o so_o beastly_a a_o act_n the_o 〈◊〉_d say_v she_o die_v not_o but_o go_v quick_a up_o to_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d ●…lt_v babylon_n babylon_n be_v both_o a_o country_n in_o assyria_n and_o a_o city_n therein_o build_v by_o semi●…_n as_o diodorus_n strabo_n justine_n and_o all_o the_o ancient_a greek_n and_o latin_n hold_v but_o jose●…_n ensebius_n marcellinus_n and_o other_o both_o christian_n and_o jew_n say_v that_o it_o be_v build_v by_o 〈◊〉_d ●…genie_n of_o noah_n and_o only_o repair_v and_o fortify_v by_o semiramis_n who_o wall_v it_o about_o 〈◊〉_d such_o wall_n as_o be_v the_o world_n wonder_n this_o ovid_n signify_v say_v coctilibus_fw-la muris_fw-la cinxisse_fw-la semiramis_n urbem_fw-la semiramis_n gird_v it_o with_o wall_n of_o brick_n and_o this_o verse_n hierome_n cit_v to_o confirm_v this_o in_o ose._n some_o hold_n that_o belus_n her_o father_n in_o law_n build_v it_o some_o that_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n only_o so_o hold_v diodorus_n out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a monument_n alexander_n say_v that_o the_o first_o belus_n who_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reign_v in_o babylon_n and_o that_o belus_n the_o second_o and_o chanaan_n be_v his_o two_o son_n but_o he_o follow_v eupolemus_n in_o allot_v the_o build_n of_o babylon_n to_o those_o that_o remain_v after_o the_o deluge_n eus._n de_fw-fr pr._n euang._n lib._n 8._o chaldaea_n be_v all_o over_o with_o water_n say_v abydenus_n in_o eusebium_n the_o praep_n euang._n li._n 10._o and_o belus_n drein_v it_o dry_a and_o build_v babylon_n the_o wall_n whereof_o be_v ruin_v by_o flood_n nabocodronosor_n repair_v and_o those_o remain_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o macedonian_a monarchy_n and_o then_o he_o reckon_v the_o state_n of_o this_o king_n impertinent_a unto_o this_o place_n augustine_n make_v nemrod_n the_o builder_n of_o babylon_n as_o you_o read_v before_o hear_v what_o pliny_n say_v lib._n 6._o babylon_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o chaldaea_n and_o long_o famous_a in_o the_o world_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o assyria_n be_v call_v babilonia_n after_o it_o the_o wall_n be_v two_o hundred_o foot_n high_a and_o fifty_o foot_n broad_a every_o foot_n be_v three_o finger_n large_a than_o we_o euphrates_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v another_o babylon_n in_o egypt_n build_v by_o those_o who_o sesostris_n bring_v from_o babylon_n in_o assyria_n into_o egypt_n to_o work_v upon_o those_o mad_a work_n of_o he_o the_o pyramid_n n_o this_o son_n his_o mother_n bring_v he_o up_o tender_o among_o her_o lady_n and_o so_o he_o live_v a_o quiet_a prince_n and_o come_v seldom_o abroad_o whereupon_o the_o other_o king_n his_o successor_n get_v up_o a_o use_n to_o talk_v with_o few_o in_o person_n but_o by_o a_o interpreter_n and_o to_o rule_v all_o by_o deputy_n diodor._fw-la justin._n o_o ninus_n some_o call_v he_o zameis_n son_n to_o ninus_n as_o josephus_n and_o eusebius_n and_o some_o ninius_n p_o telexion_n in_o the_o translate_a eusebius_n it_o be_v selchis_n who_o he_o say_v reign_v twenty_o year_n in_o some_o of_o augustine_n old_a copy_n it_o be_v telxion_n and_o in_o some_o thalasion_n but_o it_o telexion_n must_v be_v 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with_o which_o the_o saint_n shall_v see_v god_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v chap._n 29._o now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o saint_n shall_v do_v in_o their_o immortal_a and_o spiritual_a body_n their_o flesh_n live_v now_o no_o more_o carnal_o but_o spiritual_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o lord_n shall_v vouchsafe_v to_o enable_v us._n and_o true_o what_o manner_n of_o action_n or_o a_o rather_o rest_n and_o quietness_n it_o shall_v be_v if_o i_o say_v the_o truth_n i_o know_v not_o for_o i_o have_v never_o see_v it_o by_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o body_n but_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v see_v it_o by_o the_o mind_n that_o be_v by_o the_o understanding_n alas_o how_o great_a or_o what_o be_v our_o understanding_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o exceed_a excellency_n for_o there_o be_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n which_o 4._o pass_v all_o understanding_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v what_o understanding_n but_o we_o or_o peradventure_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n for_o it_o do_v not_o pass_v the_o understanding_n of_o god_n if_o therefore_o the_o saint_n shall_v live_v in_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n without_o doubt_n they_o shall_v live_v in_o that_o peace_n which_o pass_v all_o understanding_n now_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o it_o pass_v our_o understanding_n but_o if_o it_o also_o pass_v the_o understanding_n of_o angel_n for_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o except_v they_o when_o he_o say_v all_o understanding_n then_o according_a to_o this_o say_n we_o ought_v to_o understand_v that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a nor_o any_o angel_n to_o know_v that_o peace_n wherewith_o god_n himself_o be_v pacify_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o god_n know_v it_o but_o we_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o peace_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o capacity_n shall_v obtain_v a_o most_o excellent_a peace_n in_o we_o and_o among_o we_o and_o with_o he_o according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o our_o excellency_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o holy_a angel_n according_a to_o their_o measure_n do_v know_v the_o same_o but_o man_n now_o do_v know_v it_o in_o a_o far_o low_a degree_n although_o they_o excel_v in_o acuity_n of_o understanding_n we_o must_v consider_v what_o a_o great_a man_n do_v say_v we_o know_v in_o part_n and_o we_o prophesy_v in_o part_n until_o that_o come_v which_o be_v perfect_a and_o we_o see_v now_o in_o a_o glass_n in_o a_o dark_a 13._o speak_n but_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n so_o do_v the_o holy_a angel_n now_o see_v which_o be_v call_v also_o our_o angel_n because_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n have_v receive_v the_o pledge_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v already_o begin_v to_o pertain_v to_o they_o with_o who_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v that_o most_o holy_a and_o pleasant_a city_n of_o god_n of_o which_o we_o have_v already_o write_v so_o many_o book_n so_o therefore_o the_o angel_n be_v we_o which_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n even_o as_o the_o christ_n of_o god_n be_v our_o christ_n they_o be_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n because_o they_o have_v not_o forsake_v god_n they_o be_v we_o because_o they_o have_v begin_v to_o account_v 22._o we_o their_o citizen_n for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v say_v take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o despise_v one_o 10._o of_o these_o little_a one_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o their_o angel_n do_v always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n as_o therefore_o they_o do_v see_v so_o also_o we_o shall_v see_v but_o as_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o see_v so_o wherefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v a_o little_a before_o we_o see_v now_o in_o a_o glass_n in_o a_o dark_a speak_n but_o then_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n
fol._n 709._o hose_n his_o prophecy_n fol._n 714._o herod_n the_o king_n fol_n 737._o heretic_n profit_v the_o church_n fol._n 742._o i_o ianus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 116._o julianus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 191._o jovianus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 191._o jovinian_n death_n fol._n 231._o john_n the_o anchorite_n fol._n 233._o israel_n what_o it_o signify_v fol._n 614._o judah_n his_o blessing_n explain_v fol._n 615._o infant_n why_o so_o call_v fol._n 618._o justice_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o his_o life_n only_o fol._n 626._o inquisition_n make_v by_o the_o lord_n how_o it_o be_v take_v fol._n 631._o india_n what_o be_v be_v fol._n 656._o inachus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 659._o io_o who_o she_o be_v fol._n 660._o isis_n who_o she_o be_v ibid._n ixion_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 680._o iphigenia_n who_o she_o be_v fol._n 696._o jonas_n the_o prophet_n fol._n 713._o joell_n the_o prophet_n fol._n 714._o israel_n who_o be_v so_o call_v fol._n 714._o joel_n his_o prophecy_n fol._n 716._o idumaea_n where_o it_o be_v fol._n 718._o job_n whence_o he_o descend_v fol._n 739._o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la fol._n 745._o judgement_n day_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v fol._n 793._o john_n bapt._n life_n like_v unto_o the_o life_n of_o elias_n fol._n 831._o incredible_a thing_n fol._n 879._o innocentius_n his_o miraculous_a c●…re_n fol._n 883._o l_o labeos_n who_o they_o be_v fol._n 70_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n fol._n 78_o lycurgus_n his_o law_n ibid._n law_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 80_o l._n furius_n pylus_n a_o cunning_a latinist_n fol._n 90_o lycurgus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 379_o lawful_a hate_n fol._n 503_o lyberi_n how_o it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o latins_n fol._n 615_o lupercall_n what_o they_o be_v fol._n 674_o liber_n why_o so_o call_v fol._n 675_o labyrinth_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 680_o linus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 688_o laurentum_n why_o so_o call_v fol._n 690_o latinus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 692_o labdon_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 698_o m_n manlius_n torquatus_n fol._n 37_o marius_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 93_o marius_n his_o happiness_n fol._n 94_o marius_n his_o cruelty_n fol._n 95_o metellus_n his_o felicity_n fol_n 96_o marius_n his_o flight_n ibid._n marica_n a_o goddess_n ibid._n mithridates_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 98_o megalesian_n play_n fol._n 58_o mettellus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 135_o man_n how_o he_o sin_v fol._n 212_o mercury_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 272_o moon_n drink_v up_o by_o a_o ass_n fol._n 384_o man_n form_v fol._n 492_o maspha_n what_o it_o signify_v fol._n 633_o moses_n his_o birth_n fol._n 665_o minerva_n who_o she_o be_v fol._n 668_o marathus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 673_o minos_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 677_o minotaur_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 679._o medusa_n who_o she_o be_v fol._n 683_o musaeus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 988._o mycenae_n why_o so_o call_v fol._n 690._o mnestheus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 697._o melanthus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 699._o micheas_n the_o prophet_n fol._n 713._o micheas_n his_o prophecy_n fol._n 776._o man_n desire_v four_o thing_n by_o nature_n fol._n 751._o man_n what_o he_o be_v fol._n 755._o miracle_n relate_v by_o augustine_n fol._n 883._o n_o nasica_n prohibit_v sit_v at_o play_n fol._n 47._o neptune_n pprophecy_n fol._n 108._o numitor_n and_o his_o child_n fol._n 112._o nigidius_n figulus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 201._o nero_n caesar_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 225._o ninivy_n the_o city_n fol._n 576._o number_n of_o seven_o signify_v the_o church_n perfection_n fol._n 625._o nabuchadonosors_n war_n fol._n 709._o naum_n when_o he_o live_v fol._n 718._o ninivy_n a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n fol._n 734._o nature_n primitive_a gift_n fol._n 755._o o_o optimates_fw-la who_o they_o be_v fol._n 91._o olympus_n what_o mount_v it_o be_v fol._n 569._o osiris_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 662._o ogyges_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 668._o oedipus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 686._o orpheus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 688._o ozias_n the_o prophet_n fol._n 713._o origen_n opinion_n of_o the_o restauration_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o their_o former_a state_n fol._n 657._o p_o palladium_n image_n fol._n 4._o phoenix_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o nola._n fol._n 17._o people_n how_o they_o be_v style_v fol._n 35._o priest_n call_v galli_n fol._n 57_o pericles_z who_o he_o be_v fol._n 67._o plato_n account_v a_o demi-god_n fol._n 73._o priapus_n a_o god_n fol._n 75._o pomona_n a_o goddess_n fol._n 77._o patriot_n and_o the_o people_n divide_v fol._n 83._o porsenna_n his_o war_n fol._n 84._o portian_a and_o sempronian_n law_n ibid._n posthumus_z who_o he_o be_v fol._n 98._o prodigious_a sound_n of_o battle_n fol._n 100_o plato_n expel_v some_o poet_n fol._n 74._o pyrrhus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 133._o p●…s_n war_n fol._n 145._o piety_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 183._o pompey_n his_o death_n fol._n 231._o plato_n his_o riddle_n fol._n 286._o pluto_n why_o so_o call_v fol._n 289._o plato_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 303._o porphyry_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 319._o plotine_n who_o he_o be_v ibid._n proteus_z who_o he_o be_v fol._n 374._o pigmy_n what_o they_o be_v fol._n 582._o prophecy_n speak_v to_o heli_n fulfil_v in_o christ._n fol._n 628._o psalm_n who_o make_v they_o fol._n 640._o psaltery_a what_o it_o be_v fol._n 641._o philo_z who_o he_o be_v fol._n 649._o pelasgus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 659._o phoroneus_n why_o call_v a_o judge_n fol._n 660._o prometheus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 665._o pandora_n who_o she_o be_v fol._n 666._o phorbus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 667._o 〈◊〉_d and_o helle_n who_o they_o be_v fol._n 〈◊〉_d ●…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o winged-horse_n fol._n 684._o perseus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 687._o portumnus_n what_o he_o be_v fol._n 689._o picus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 690._o pitacus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 710._o periander_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 711._o ptolemy_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 731._o philadelpus_n why_o so_o call_v fol._n 732._o pompey_n his_o war_n in_o africa_n fol._n 736._o proselyte_n what_o he_o be_v fol._n 740._o peter_n accuse_v of_o sorcery_n fol._n 746._o purgatory_n not_o to_o be_v find_v before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n fol._n 857._o paul_n word_n of_o the_o measure_n of_o fullness_n expound_v fol._n 897._o propagation_n not_o abolish_v though_o diminish_v by_o sin_n fol._n 907._o r_o romans'_n judgement_n in_o a_o case_n of_o life_n and_o death_n fol._n 31._o roman_n greedy_a of_o praise_n fol._n 32._o roman_a order_n fol._n 73._o roman_a priest_n call_v flamen_fw-la fol._n 76._o romulus_n a_o god_n fol._n 77._o rome_n take_v by_o the_o gall_n fol._n 93._o roman_a theatre_n first_o erect_v fol._n fol._n 47._o rome_n salutation_n fol._n 86._o rome_n punish_v offender_n fol._n 84._o roman_a government_n threefold_a fol._n 91._o remus_n his_o death_n fol._n 113._o romulus_n his_o death_n fol._n 127._o regulus_n his_o fidelity_n 223._o radagasius_n king_n of_o the_o goth_n fol._n 229._o roinocorura_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 600._o repentance_n of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 632._o rabbi_n salomon_n opinion_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o psalm_n fol._n 641._o rhadamanthus_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 700._o roboam_v folly_n ibid._n rome_n second_v babylon_n fol._n 702._o rome_n imperious_a babylon_n fol._n 763._o s_o syracuse_n a_o city_n fol_n 11._o sack_v of_o a_o city_n fol._n 12._o scipio_n nasica_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 45._o sanctuary_n what_o they_o be_v fol._n 49._o scipio_n who_o they_o be_v fol._n 66._o scipio_n which_o be_v brother_n fol._n 68_o sedition_n between_o great_a man_n and_o people_n fol._n 79._o sabine_a virgin_n force_v fol._n 80._o sardanapalus_n last_o king_n of_o the_o assyrian_n fol._n 86._o sardanapalus_n his_o epitaph_n ibid._n sylla_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 93._o sylla_n and_o marius_n his_o war_n ibid._n sylla_n his_o cruelty_n fol._n 98._o sempronian_n law_n fol._n 109._o saguntum_n what_o it_o be_v fol._n 138._o salve_n war_n fol._n 145._o sertorius_n his_o death_n fol._n 149._o scaevola_n his_o fortitude_n fol._n 179._o silver_n when_o first_o coin_a fol._n 181._o socrates_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 300._o school_n of_o athens_n fol._n 319._o scripture_n speak_v of_o god_n according_a to_o our_o weak_a understanding_n fol._n 565._o saul_n reiection_n a_o figure_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n fol._n 632._o solomon_n a_o figure_n of_o christ._n fol._n 634._o zion_n what_o it_o signify_v fol._n 643._o sotadicall_a verse_n what_o they_o be_v fol._n 642._o sycionian_o first_o king_n fol._n 657._o semiramis_n who_o she_o be_v ibid._n sarpedon_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 677._o sphynx_n her_o riddle_n fol._n 686._o stercutius_n who_o he_o be_v fol._n 691._o swing_v game_n fol._n 698._o sangus_n who_o he_o be_v ibid._n sibyl_n who_o they_o be_v fol._n 703._o sage_n or_o wise_a man_n of_o greece_n fol._n 710._o
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