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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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not_o they_o be_v make_v laruae_fw-la and_o walk_a ghost_n so_o that_o here_o be_v the_o good_a and_o ●…ll_a mane_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o also_o be_v their_o go●…_n mana_n and_o maturna_n and_o the_o god_n call_v aquili_fw-la fura_fw-la also_o furina_n and_o mother_n 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o agent_n of_o the_o god_n do_v live_v here_o thus_o much_o capella_n there_o say_v 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o lemures_n ghost_n that_o affright_v and_o hurt_v man_n presage_v their_o death_n call_v 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la remures_n of_o remus_n for_o expiation_n of_o who_o murder_n romulus_n offer_v and_o in●…_n the_o lemuralia_n to_o be_v keep_v the_o three_o day_n of_o may_n at_o such_o time_n as_o february_n be_v un-ad_a 〈◊〉_d the_o year_n thereupon_a it_o be_v sin_n to_o marry_v in_o may._n in_o horat_a epist._n lib._n 2._o this_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ovid._n fast_a 5._o d_o manes_n as_o if_o they_o be_v good_a fest._n for_o they_o use_v mana_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o mother_n matuta_n and_o poma_n matura_fw-la ripe_a apple_n these_o be_v adore_v for_o ma●…s_n 〈◊〉_d ●…ath_v and_o call_v the_o mane_n as_o it_o be_v good_a whereas_o they_o be_v rather_o imma●…●…nstrous_a ●…nstrous_z evil_n of_o the_o three_o contrary_n whereby_o the_o platonist_n distinguish_v the_o devil_n nature_n from_o the_o man_n chap._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d now_o to_o those_o creature_n who_o he_o place_v proper_o between_o the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v reasonable_a passive_a aereall_a and_o immortal_a have_v place_v the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o high_a and_o the_o man_n the_o low_a here_o say_v he_o be_v two_o of_o your_o crea●…●…he_a god_n and_o man_n much_o differ_v in_o height_n of_o place_n immortality_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o habitation_n be_v immeasurable_o distant_a and_o the_o life_n there_o eter●…_n and_o perfection_n here_o frail_a and_o a_o falter_a their_o wit_n advance_v to_o 〈◊〉_d we_o deject_a unto_o misery_n here_o now_o be_v three_o contrary_n between_o 〈◊〉_d two_o uttermost_a part_n the_o high_a &_o the_o low_a for_o the_o three_o praise_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d he_o compare_v with_o the_o contrary_n of_o man_n they_o be_v height_n of_o 〈◊〉_d eternity_n of_o life_n perfection_n of_o nature_n all_o these_o be_v thus_o oppose_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d ●…manity_n the_o first_o height_n of_o place_n unmeasurable_o distant_a from_o we_o the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d of_o life_n poize_v with_o our_o frail_a and_o falter_a state_n the_o three_o perfection_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o wit_n counterpoize_v by_o our_o wit_n and_o nature_n that_o be_v deject_a 〈◊〉_d misery_n thus_o the_o god_n three_o height_n eternity_n beatitude_n be_v con●…_n in_o our_o three_o baseness_n mortality_n and_o misery_n now_o the_o devil_n be_v 〈◊〉_d midway_n between_o they_o and_o we_o their_o place_n be_v know_v for_o that_o must_v needs_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d midde-distance_n between_o the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a but_o the_o other_o two_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d better_o look_v into_o whether_o the_o devil_n be_v either_o quite_o exclude_v from_o 〈◊〉_d or_o participate_v as_o much_o of_o they_o as_o their_o middle_a posture_n require_v exclude_v 〈◊〉_d they_o they_o can_v be_v for_o b_o we_o can_v say_v that_o they_o be_v neither_o happy_a nor_o wretched_a as_o we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o mid-place_n be_v neither_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d low_a beast_n and_o unreasonable_a creature_n neither_o be_v so_o but_o such_o as_o have_v 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v the_o one_o nor_o can_v we_o say_v they_o be_v neither_o mortal_a nor_o eternal_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alone_a be_v the_o one_n but_o he_o have_v say_v they_o be_v eternal_a it_o remain_v then_o that_o they_o have_v one_o part_n from_o the_o high_a and_o another_o from_o the_o low_a so_o be_v the_o ●…eane_n themselves_o for_o if_o they_o take_v both_o from_o either_o their_o mediocrity_n be_v overthro●…n_v and_o they_o rely_v whole_o upon_o the_o low_a part_n or_o the_o high_a see_v therefore_o they_o can_v want_v these_o two_o quality_n abovesaid_a their_o mediation_n arise_v from_o their_o partake_v one_o with_o either_o now_o eternity_n from_o the_o low_a they_o can_v have_v for_o there_o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o high_a they_o must_v have_v that_o so_o than_o be_v there_o nothing_o to_o participate_v for_o their_o mediety_n sake_n between_o they_o and_o mortal_n but_o misery_n l_o vives_n and_o a_o falter_a subcisiva_fw-mi with_o apuleius_n or_o succidua_n with_o some_o copy_n of_o augustine_n the_o late_a be_v more_o proper_a and_o significant_a b_o we_o can_v contradictory_n in_o opposite_n admit_v no_o mean_a as_o one_o must_v perforce_o either_o run_v or_o not_o run_v other_o opposite_n do_v as_o black_a and_o white_a contrary_n and_o other_o colour_n the_o mean_n between_o they_o some_o admit_v it_o not_o in_o particular_n as_o live_v and_o dead_a in_o creature_n see_v and_o blind_a at_o nature_n fit_n time_n arist._n categor_n how_o the_o devil_n if_o they_o be_v neither_o bless_v with_o the_o god_n nor_o wretched_a with_o man_n may_v be_v in_o the_o mean_a betwixt_o both_o without_o participation_n of_o either_o chap._n 13._o so_o then_o according_a to_o the_o platonist_n the_o god_n be_v in_o eternal_a blessedness_n or_o bless_a eternity_n and_o man_n be_v in_o mortal_a misery_n or_o miserable_a mortality_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o air_n between_o both_o in_o miserable_a eternity_n or_o eternal_a misery_n for_o in_o his_o five_o attribute_n give_v they_o in_o their_o definition_n be_v none_o that_o show_v as_o he_o promise_v their_o mediety_n this_o community_n with_o we_o include_v their_o reason_n their_o be_v creature_n and_o their_o be_v passive_a and_o hold_v community_n with_o the_o god_n only_o in_o eternity_n have_v their_o airy_a nature_n common_a with_o neither_o how_o be_v they_o mean_v then_o have_v but_o one_o from_o the_o high_a and_o three_o from_o the_o low_a who_o see_v not_o how_o they_o be_v thrust_v from_o the_o mean_a to_o the_o low_a side_n but_o thus_o they_o may_v be_v find_v to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n they_o have_v one_o thing_n proper_a to_o themselves_o only_o their_o airy_a body_n as_o the_o god_n have_v their_o celestial_a and_o man_n his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o two_o thing_n they_o have_v common_a to_o both_o their_o be_v creature_n and_o their_o gift_n of_o reason_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o god_n and_o man_n say_v here_o 〈◊〉_d you_o two_o creature_n nor_o do_v they_o affirm_v but_o that_o the_o god_n have_v reason_n two_o then_o remain_v their_o passiveness_n and_o their_o eternity_n one_o common_a with_o the_o low_a and_o the_o other_o with_o the_o high_a so_o be_v proportion_v in_o the_o mean_a place_n that_o they_o decline_v to_o neither_o side_n thus_o then_o be_v they_o eternal_o miserable_a or_o miserable_o eternal_a for_o incal_v they_o passive_a he_o will_v have_v call_v they_o miserable_a but_o for_o offend_v they_o that_o serve_v they_o beside_o because_o the_o world_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o rash_a chance_n but_o by_o a_o god_n providence_n these_o spirit_n miserable_a shall_v never_o have_v 〈◊〉_d eternal_o miserable_a but_o that_o they_o be_v extreme_o malicious_a wherefore_o if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v bless_v they_o be_v it_o not_o they_o that_o be_v in_o this_o mediety_n between_o god_n &_o man_n where_o be_v their_o place_n then_o admit_v their_o ministry_n between_o god_n and_o man_n if_o they_o be_v good_a and_o eternal_a then_o be_v they_o bless_v if_o bless_v then_o ●…ot_v in_o the_o midst_n but_o near_a to_o the_o god_n and_o further_o from_o man_n frustrate_v then_o be_v all_o their_o labour_n that_o seek_v to_o prove_v the_o mediety_n of_o those_o spirit_n be_v good_a immortal_a and_o bless_a between_o the_o god_n immortal_a and_o bless_a and_o man_n mortal_a and_o w●…ched_a for_o have_v beatitude_n and_o immortality_n both_o attribute_n of_o
the_o god_n and_o ●…her_o proper_a unto_o man_n they_o must_v need_v hold_v near_a correspondence_n with_o god_n t●…_n man_n for_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o their_o two_o attribute_n shall_v communicate_v with_o one_o upon_o either_o side_n not_o with_o two_o upon_o one_o side_n as_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n be●…ne_v a_o beast_n and_o a_o angel_n a_o beast_n be_v unreasonable_a and_o mortal_a a_o angel_n ●…sonable_a and_o immortal_a a_o man_n mortal_a and_o reasonable_a hold_v the_o first_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o with_o a_o angel_n and_o so_o stand_v mean_a under_o angel_n above_o 〈◊〉_d even_o so_o in_o seek_v a_o mediety_n between_o immortality_n bless_a and_o mo●…lity_n wretched_a we_o must_v either_o find_v mortality_n bless_v or_o immortality_n ●…ched_v l._n vives_n b●…_n a_o god_n providence_n so_n plato_n affirm_v often_o that_o the_o great_a father_n both_o create_v and_o ●…ed_v all_o the_o world_n now_o he_o shall_v do_v unjustice_n in_o afflict_v a_o innocent_a with_o eter●…●…ery_n for_o temporal_a affliction_n upon_o a_o good_a man_n be_v to_o a_o good_a end_n that_o his_o reward_n may_v ●…ee_v the_o great_a and_o he_o more_o happy_a by_o suffer_v so_o much_o for_o eternal_a happiness_n whether_o mortal_a man_n may_v attain_v true_a happpnesse_n chap._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d great_a question_n whether_o a_o man_n may_v be_v both_o mortal_a and_o happy_a some_o ah_o ●…ering_v their_o estate_n with_o humility_n affirm_v that_o in_o this_o life_n man_n can_v not_o ●…y_v other_o extol_v themselves_o and_o avouch_v that_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v happy_a 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v so_o why_o be_v not_o they_o make_v the_o mean_n between_o the_o immortal_o ●…nd_v the_o mortal_o wretched_a hold_v their_o beatitude_n of_o the_o first_o and_o their_o mor●…_n the_o late_a true_o if_o they_o be_v bless_v they_o envy_v no_o man_n for_o b_o what_o be_v more_o ●…ed_v then_o envy_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v do_v their_o best_a in_o give_v wretched_a 〈◊〉_d good_a council_n to_o beatitude_n that_o they_o may_v become_v immortal_a after_o death_n 〈◊〉_d join_v in_o fellowship_n with_o the_o eternal_a bless_a angel_n l._n vives_n s●…_n a_o consider_v solon_n of_o athens_n hold_v none_o can_v be_v happy_a till_o death_n plato_n except_v a_o 〈◊〉_d but_o solon_n ground_v upon_o the_o uncertain_a fate_n of_o man_n for_o who_o can_v say_v priam_n be_v 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o war_n be_v to_o suffer_v the_o misery_n of_o a_o ten_o year_n siege_n or_o croesus_n in_o all_o ●…h_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v by_o cyrus_n to_o be_v burn_v at_o a_o stake_n now_o plato_n respect_v the_o ●…ty_n of_o attain_v that_o divine_a knowledge_n in_o this_o life_n which_o make_v we_o bless_v b_o what_o 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o the_o good_a that_o envy_n have_v that_o it_o afflict_v those_o extreme_o that_o use_v it_o most_o as_o enuy._n 〈◊〉_d ●…eeke_a author_n say_v of_o the_o mediator_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n chap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a that_o all_o man_n of_o necessity_n 〈◊〉_d bee_n a_o miserable_a while_o they_o be_v mortal_a then_o must_v a_o mean_a be_v find_v 〈◊〉_d be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n who_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o his_o bless_a mortality_n may_v 〈◊〉_d we_o out_o of_o this_o mortal_a misery_n unto_o that_o immortal_a happiness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d mean_a must_v be_v bear_v mortal_a but_o not_o continue_v so_o he_o become_v mortal_a not_o by_o any_o weaken_n of_o his_o deity_n but_o by_o take_v on_o he_o this_o our_o frail_a flesh_n he_o remain_v not_o mortal_a because_o he_o raze_v himself_o up_o from_o death_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o mediation_n be_v to_o free_v those_o who_o he_o be_v mediator_n for_o from_o the_o eternal_a death_n of_o the_o flesh_n so_o than_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o we_o to_o have_v a_o temporal_a mortality_n and_o a_o eternal_a beatitude_n to_o have_v correspondence_n with_o mortal_n by_o the_o first_o and_o to_o transfer_v they_o by_o eternity_n to_o the_o second_o wherefore_o the_o good_a angel_n can_v have_v this_o place_n be_v immortal_a and_o bless_a the_o evil_n may_v as_o have_v their_o immortality_n and_o our_o misery_n and_o to_o these_o be_v the_o good_a mediator_n oppose_v be_v mortal_a for_o a_o while_n and_o bless_v for_o ever_o against_o their_o immortal_a misery_n and_o so_o these_o proud_a immortal_n and_o hurtful_a wretch_n lest_o by_o the_o boast_n of_o their_o immortality_n they_o shall_v draw_v man_n to_o misery_n have_v he_o by_o his_o humble_a death_n and_o bountiful_a beaitude_n expel_v from_o sway_v of_o all_o such_o heart_n as_o he_o have_v please_v to_o cleanse_v and_o illuminate_v by_o faith_n in_o he_o what_o mean_v the_o shall_v a_o wretched_a mortal_a far_o separate_v from_o the_o bless_a immortal_n choose_v to_o attain_v their_o society_n the_o devil_n immortality_n be_v miserable_a but_o christ_n mortality_n have_v nothing_o undelectable_a 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life_n enjoin_v he_o to_o if_o i_o may_v call_v the_o course_n unto_o death_n a_o life_n for_o there_o be_v none_o but_o be_v near_a death_n at_o the_o year_n end_v then_o he_o be_v at_o the_o beginning_n to_o morrow_n then_o to_o day_n to_o day_n then_o yesterday_o by_o &_o by_o then_o just_a now_o &_o now_o then_o a_o little_a before_o a_o each_o part_n of_o time_n that_o we_o pass_v cut_v off_o so_o much_o from_o our_o life_n and_o the_o remainder_n still_o decrease_v death_n so_o that_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o course_n unto_o death_n wherein_o one_o can_v neither_o stay_n nor_o slack_v his_o pace_n but_o all_o run_v in_o one_o manner_n and_o with_o one_o speed_n for_o the_o short_a liver_n run_v his_o course_n no_o fast_o than_o the_o long_a both_o have_v a_o like_a passage_n of_o time_n but_o the_o first_o have_v not_o so_o far_o to_o run_v as_o the_o late_a both_o make_v speed_n alike_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o live_v long_o and_o another_o to_o run_v 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that_o be_v diminish_v until_o it_o be_v end_v and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o in_o death_n what_o be_v it_o that_o diminish_v the_o life_n for_o life_n be_v take_v from_o the_o body_n until_o it_o be_v end_v can_v not_o be_v say_v now_o to_o be_v after_o death_n but_o that_o death_n end●…d_v it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v death_n while_o it_o diminish_v and_o if_o man_n be_v not_o in_o death_n but_o after_o it_o when_o his_o life_n be_v end_v where_o be_v he_o but_o in_o death_n while_o it_o be_v a_o diminish_n l._n vives_n each_o a_o part_n all_o our_o life_n flow_v off_o by_o unspied_a course_n and_o die_v every_o moment_n of_o this_o haste_v time_n quintilian_n time_n still_o cut_v part_n of_o we_o off_o a_o common_a proverb_n poet_n and_o philosopher_n all_o say_v this_o and_o seneca_n especial_o from_o who_o augus●…ine_o have_v much_o of_o that_o he_o relate_v here_o whether_o one_o may_v be_v live_v and_o dead_a both_o together_o chap._n 11._o but_o if_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v a_o man_n be_v in_o death_n before_o he_o come_v at_o it_o for_o what_o be_v it_o that_o his_o course_n run_v unto_o if_o he_o be_v there_o already_o chief_o because_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d too_o strange_a to_o say_v one_o be_v both_o live_n and_o die_v since_o we_o can_v say_v one_o be_v both_o sleep_a and_o wake_v we_o must_v find_v when_o a_o man_n be_v die_v die_v before_o death_n come_v he_o be_v not_o then_o be_v he_o live_a die_v when_o death_n be_v come_v be_v he_o not_o for_o than_o be_v he_o dead_a this_o be_v after_o death_n and_o that_o be_v before_o it_o b_o when_o be_v he_o in_o death_n then_o for_o than_o be_v he_o die_v to_o proportionate_a three_o thing_n live_v die_a and_o dead_a unto_o three_o time_n before_o death_n in_o death_n and_o after_o therefore_o when_o he_o be_v in_o death_n that_o be_v neither_o live_n or_o before_o death_n nor_o dead_a or_o after_o death_n be_v hard_o to_o be_v define_v for_o while_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n especial_o with_o sense_n 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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
so_o she_o be_v indeed_o both_o these_o and_o withal_o of_o such_o beauty_n that_o she_o be_v amiable_a even_o at_o those_o year_n l._n vives_n a_o shower_n a_o of_o fire_n of_o this_o combustion_n many_o profane_a author_n make_v mention_n strabo_n say_v that_o city_n be_v consume_v by_o that_o fire_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o report_v the_o pool_n that_o remain_v where_o sodom_n stand_v the_o chief_a city_n be_v sixty_o furlong_n about_o many_o of_o they_o also_o mention_v the_o lake_n asphalt_n where_o the_o bitumen_n grow_v b_o apiller_n josephus_n say_v he_o do_v see_v it_o of_o isaac_n bear_v at_o the_o time_n prefix_v and_o name_v so_o because_o of_o his_o parent_n laughter_n chap._n 31._o after_o this_o abraham_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n have_v a_o son_n by_o sarah_n and_o call_v he_o isaac_n that_o be_v laughter_n for_o his_o father_n laugh_v for_o joy_n and_o admiration_n when_o he_o be_v first_o promise_v and_o his_o mother_n when_o the_o three_o man_n confirm_v this_o promise_n again_o laugh_v also_o between_o joy_n and_o doubt_v the_o angel_n show_v she_o that_o her_o laughter_n be_v not_o faithful_a though_o it_o be_v joyful_a hence_o have_v the_o child_n his_o name_n for_o this_o laughter_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o record_v of_o reproach_n but_o to_o the_o celebration_n of_o gladness_n as_o sarah_n show_v when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v and_o call_v by_o this_o name_n for_o she_o say_v god_n have_v make_v i_o to_o laugh_v and_o all_o that_o hear_v i_o will_v rejoice_v with_o i_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o house_n in_o 6_o signification_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o sarah_n be_v of_o the_o new_a as_o the_o apostle_n say_v and_o of_o that_o glorious_a city_n of_o god_n the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n abraham_n faith_n and_o obedience_n proo●…_n in_o his_o intent_n to_o offer_v his_o son_n sarahs_n death_n chap._n 32._o to_o omit_v many_o accident_n for_o brenity_n sake_n abraham_n for_o a_o trial_n be_v command_v to_o go_v and_o sacrifice_v his_o dear_a son_n isaac_n that_o his_o true_a obedience_n may_v show_v itself_o to_o all_o the_o world_n in_o that_o shape_n which_o god_n know_v already_o that_o it_o bate_v this_o now_o be_v a_o inculpable_a temptation_n and_o some_o such_o there_o be_v and_o be_v to_o be_v take_v thankful_o as_o one_o of_o god_n trial_n of_o man_n and_o general_o man_v mind_n can_v never_o know_v itself_o well_o but_o put_v forth_o itself_o upon_o trial_n and_o experimental_a hazard_n and_o by_o their_o event_n it_o learn_v the_o own_o state_n wherein_o if_o it_o acknowledge_v god_n enable_v it_o it_o be_v godly_a and_o confirm_v in_o solidity_n of_o grace_n against_o all_o the_o bladder-like_a humour_n of_o vainglory_n abraham_n will_v never_o believe_v that_o god_n can_v take_v delight_n in_o sacrifice_n of_o man_n flesh_n though_o god_n thunder_a command_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v not_o question_v upon_o yet_o be_v abraham_n commend_v for_o have_v a_o firm_a faith_n and_o belief_n that_o his_o son_n isaac_n shall_v rise_v again_o after_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v for_o when_o he_o will_v not_o obey_v his_o wife_n in_o cast_v out_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n god_n say_v unto_o he_o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n 9_o be_v call_v and_o add_v of_o the_o bond-womans_n son_n will_v i_o make_v a_o great_a nation_n also_o because_o he_o be_v thy_o seed_n how_o then_o be_v isaac_n only_o call_v abraham_n seed_n when_o god_n call_v ishmael_n so_o likewise_o the_o apostle_n expound_v it_o in_o these_o word_n that_o be_v they_o which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v account_v for_o the_o seed_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o son_n of_o promise_n call_v to_o be_v abraham_n seed_n in_o isaac_n that_o be_v gather_v into_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n his_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n this_o promise_n the_o father_n hold_v fast_o see_v that_o it_o must_v be_v fulfil_v in_o he_o who_o god_n command_v to_o kill_v doubt_v not_o but_o that_o that_o god_n can_v restore_v he_o after_o sacrifice_v who_o have_v give_v he_o at_o first_o beyond_o all_o hope_n so_o the_o scripture_n take_v his_o belief_n to_o have_v be_v and_o deliver_v it_o by_o faith_n a_o 11._o abraham_n offer_v up_o isaac_n when_o he_o be_v try_v and_o he_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n offer_v his_o only_a son_n to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v for_o he_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o then_o follow_v for_o when_o he_o receive_v he_o also_o in_o a_o sort_n in_o what_o sort_n but_o as_o he_o receive_v his_o son_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v who_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o give_v he_o to_o die_v for_o we_o all_o and_o so_o do_v isaac_n carry_v the_o wood_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o place_n even_o as_o christ_n 8._o carry_v the_o cross_n last_o see_v isaac_n be_v not_o to_o be_v slay_v indeed_o and_o his_o father_n command_v to_o hold_v his_o hand_n who_o be_v that_o ram_n that_o be_v offer_v as_o a_o full_a and_o typical_a sacrifice_n namely_o that_o which_o abraham_n first_o of_o all_o espy_v entangle_v b_o in_o the_o bush_n by_o the_o horn_n what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o type_n of_o jesus_n christ_n crown_v with_o thorn_n ere_o he_o be_v crucify_v but_o mark_v the_o angel_n word_n abraham_n say_v the_o scripture_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v the_o knife_n to_o kill_v his_o son_n but_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o he_o from_o heaven_n say_v abraham_n and_o he_o answer_v here_o lord_n then_o he_o say_v lay_v not_o thy_o hand_n upon_o thy_o son_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n unto_o he_o for_o now_o i_o know_v thou_o fear_v god_n see_v that_o for_o my_o sake_n thou_o have_v not_o spare_v thy_o only_a son_n now_o i_o know_v that_o be_v now_o i_o have_v make_v know_v for_o god_n know_v it_o ere_o now_o and_o then_o abraham_n have_v offer_v the_o ram_n for_o his_o son_n isaac_n call_v the_o place_n c_o the_o lord_n have_v see_v as_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o this_o day_n in_o the_o mount_n have_v the_o lord_n appear_v &_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o abraham_n again_o out_o of_o heaven_n say_v by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n &_o lust_n not_o spare_v thy_o only_a son_n for_o i_o sure_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o &_o multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n or_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o thy_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v because_o thou_o have_v a_o obey_v my_o voice_n this_o be_v that_o promise_v swear_v unto_o by_o god_n concern_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n after_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o ram_n the_o type_n of_o christ._n god_n have_v often_o promise_v before_o but_o never_o swear_v and_o what_o be_v god_n oath_n but_o a_o confirmation_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o a_o reprehension_n of_o the_o faithless_a after_o this_o die_v sara_n be_v ahundr_v twenty_o seven_o year_n old_a in_o the_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o her_o husband_n age_n for_o he_o be_v ten_o year_n elder_a than_o she_o as_o he_o show_v when_o isaac_n be_v first_o promise_v say_v shall_v i_o that_o be_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a have_v a_o child_n and_o shall_v sarah_n that_o be_v four_o score_n and_o ten_o year_n old_a bear_v and_o then_o do_v abraham_n buy_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n and_o bury_v his_o wife_n in_o it_o and_o then_o as_o stephen_n say_v be_v he_o seat_v in_o that_o land_n for_o than_o begin_v he_o to_o be_v a_o possessor_n namely_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n who_o be_v dead_a some_o two_o year_n before_o l._n vives_n by_o a_o faith_n a_o diversity_n of_o read_v in_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n therefore_o have_v we_o follow_v the_o vulgar_a b_o in_o the_o bush_n this_o be_v after_o the_o seventy_o and_o theodotion_n who_o translation_n hierome_n approve_v before_o that_o of_o aquila_n and_o symachus_n c_o the_o lord_n have_v see_v the_o hebrew_n say_v hierome_n be_v shall_v see_v and_o it_o be_v a_o proverb_n use_v by_o the_o hebrew_n in_o all_o their_o proverb_n extremity_n wish_v god_n help_v to_o say_v in_o the_o mount_n the_o lord_n shall_v see_v that_o be_v as_o he_o pity_v abraham_n so_o will_v he_o pity_v us._n and_o in_o sign_n of_o that_o ram_n that_o god_n send_v he_o they_o use_v unto_o this_o day_n to_o blow_v
a_o horn_n thus_o much_o hierome_n in_o spain_n this_o proverb_n remain_v still_o but_o not_o as_o augustine_n take_v it_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v altogether_o see_v but_o in_o a_o manner_n that_o be_v his_o help_n shall_v be_v see_v d_o obey_v ob-audisti_a and_o so_o the_o old_a writersuse_v to_o say_v in_o steed_n of_o obedisti_fw-la of_o rebecca_n nachor'_v niece_n who_o isaac_n marry_v chap_n 33._o then_o isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a marry_v rebecca_n niece_n to_o his_o uncle_n nachor_n three_o year_n after_o his_o mother_n death_n his_o father_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n old_a and_o when_o abraham_n send_v his_o servant_n into_o mesopotamia_n to_o fetch_v she_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o i_o will_v swear_v thou_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o earth_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v my_o son_n isaac_n a_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o canaan_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o but_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o earth_n that_o be_v to_o proceed_v of_o those_o loin_n be_v these_o mean_a prophecy_n and_o presage_n of_o that_o which_o we_o see_v now_o fulfil_v in_o christ._n of_o abraham_n marry_v kethurah_n after_o sarahs_n death_n and_o the_o meaning_n therefore_o chap._n 34._o but_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o abraham_n marry_v kethurah_n after_o sarahs_n death_n god_n defend_v we_o from_o suspect_n of_o incontinency_n in_o he_o be_v so_o old_a and_o so_o holy_a and_o faithful_a desire_v he_o more_o son_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o make_v the_o seed_n of_o isaac_n 〈◊〉_d the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o if_o agar_n and_o hismaell_n do_v signify_v the_o mortal_n to_o the_o old-testament_n as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v why_o may_v not_o kethurah_n and_o her_o son_n signify_v the_o mortal_n belong_v to_o the_o new-testament_n they_o both_o be_v call_v abraham_n wife_n &_o his_o concubine_n but_o sarah_n be_v never_o call_v his_o concubine_n but_o his_o wife_n only_o for_o it_o be_v thus_o write_v of_o sarahs_n give_v agar_n unto_o abraham_n then_o sarah_n abraham_n wife_n take_v agar_n the_o egyptian_a she_o maid_n after_o abraham_n have_v dwell_v ten_o year_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o give_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n abraham_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o of_o kethurah_n we_o read_v thus_o of_o his_o take_v she_o after_o sarahs_n death_n now_o abraham_n have_v take_v he_o another_o wife_n call_v kethurah_n here_o now_o you_o hear_v they_o both_o call_v his_o wife_n but_o the_o scripture_n call_v they_o both_o his_o concubine_n also_o say_v afterward_o abraham_n gaeve_fw-la all_o his_o good_n unto_o isaac_n but_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o his_o concubine_n he_o give_v gift_n and_o send_v they_o away_o from_o isaac_n his_o son_n while_o 〈◊〉_d he_o yet_o live_v eastward_o into_o the_o east_n country_n thus_o the_o concubine_n son_n have_v some_o gift_n but_o none_o of_o they_o attain_v the_o promise_a kingdom_n neither_o the_o carnal_a jew_n nor_o the_o heretic_n for_o none_o be_v heir_n but_o isaac_n nor_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o those_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v in_o isaac_n shall_v be_v call_v thy_o seed_n for_o i_o can_v see_v how_o kethurah_n who_o he_o marry_v after_o sarahs_n death_n shall_v be_v call_v his_o concubine_n but_o in_o this_o respect_n but_o he_o that_o will_v not_o understand_v these_o thing_n thus_o let_v he_o not_o slander_n abraham_n for_o what_o if_o this_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n to_o show_v a_o those_o future_a heretic_n that_o deny_v second_o marriage_n in_o this_o great_a father_n of_o so_o many_o nation_n that_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o many_o after_o the_o first_o wife_n be_v dead_a now_o abraham_n die_v be_v a_o hundred_o seaventy_fw-la five_o year_n old_a and_o isaac_n who_o he_o beget_v when_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o be_v seventy_o five_o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o death_n l._n vives_n defective_a those_o ah_o future_a the_o cataphrygian_o that_o hold_v second_o marriage_n to_o be_v fornication_n aug_n ad_fw-la quod_fw-la vult_fw-la hierome_n against_o jovinian_a do_v not_o only_o abhor_v second_o marriage_n but_o even_o dislike_v of_o the_o first_o for_o he_o be_v a_o single_a man_n and_o bare_a marriage_n no_o good_a will_n the_o appointment_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o two_o twin_n in_o rebeccas_fw-la womb_n chap._n 33._o now_o let_v we_o see_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n after_o abraham_n death_n so_o then_o from_o isaac_n birth_n to_o the_o sixtith_n year_n of_o his_o age_n wherein_o he_o have_v child_n there_o be_v this_o one_o thing_n to_o be_v note_v that_o when_o as_o he_o have_v pray_v for_o her_o frutefulnes_n who_o be_v barren_a and_o that_o god_n have_v hear_v he_o and_o open_v her_o womb_n and_o she_o conceive_v the_o two_o twin_n a_o play_v in_o her_o womb_n wherewith_o she_o be_v trou_fw-fr bleed_v ask_v the_o lord_n pleasure_n and_o be_v answer_v thus_o two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v divide_v out_o of_o thy_o bowel_n and_o the_o one_o 25._o shall_v be_v mighty_a than_o the_o other_o and_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a wherein_o peter_n the_o apostle_n understand_v the_o great_a mystery_n of_o grace_n in_o that_o ere_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o either_o do_v evil_a or_o good_a the_o one_o be_v elect_v and_o the_o other_o reject_v and_o doubtless_o as_o concern_v original_a sin_n both_o be_v alike_o and_o guilty_a and_o as_o concern_v actual_a both_o a_o like_a and_o clear_a but_o my_o intent_n in_o this_o work_n curb_v i_o from_o further_a discourse_n of_o this_o point_n we_o have_v handle_v it_o in_o other_o volume_n but_o that_o say_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a all_o man_n interpret_v of_o the_o jew_n serve_v the_o christian_n and_o though_o it_o seem_v fulfil_v in_o b_o idumaea_n which_o come_v of_o the_o elder_a esau_n or_o edom_n for_o he_o have_v two_o name_n because_o it_o be_v afterward_o subdue_v by_o the_o israelite_n that_o come_v of_o the_o young_a yet_o notwithstanding_a that_o prophecy_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o great_a intent_n than_o so_o and_o what_o be_v that_o but_o to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o christian_n l._n vives_n the_o two_o twin_n a_o play_v so_o say_v the_o seventy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o kick_v hierome_n say_v move_v movebantur_fw-la aquila_n say_v be_v crush_v confringebantur_fw-la and_o symmachus_n compare_v their_o motion_n to_o a_o empty_a ship_n at_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d b_o idumaea_n stephanus_n derive_v their_o nation_n from_o idumaas_n semiramis_n her_o son_n as_o judaea_n from_o judas_n another_o of_o her_o son_n but_o he_o be_v deceive_v idumaea_n of_o a_o promise_n and_o blessing_n receive_v by_o isaac_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o abraham_n have_v receive_v he_o chap._n 36._o now_o isaac_n receive_v such_o a_o instruction_n from_o god_n as_o his_o father_n have_v do_v diverse_a time_n before_o it_o be_v record_v thus_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n beside_o the_o first_o famine_n that_o be_v in_o abraham_n time_n and_o isaac_n go_v to_o abymelech_n king_n of_o 1._o the_o philistine_n in_o gerara_n and_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v go_v not_o down_o into_o egypt_n but_o abide_v in_o the_o land_n which_o i_o shall_v show_v thou_o dwell_v in_o this_o land_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o for_o to_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v this_o land_n and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o oath_n which_o i_o swear_v to_o abraham_n thy_o father_n and_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o give_v all_o this_o land_n unto_o thy_o seed_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v because_o thy_o father_n abraham_n obey_v my_o voice_n 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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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two_o more_o xerxes_n xerxes_n but_o those_o be_v persian_a king_n the_o first_o darius_n hidaspis_n his_o son_n and_o the_o second_o successor_n to_o artaxerxes_n long-hand_n reign_v but_o a_o few_o month_n the_o first_o of_o those_o send_v the_o huge_a army_n into_o greece_n xerxes_n in_o the_o persian_a tongue_n be_v a_o warrior_n and_o artaxerxes_n a_o great_a warrior_n herodot_n in_o erato_n the_o book_n that_o bear_v berosus_n his_o name_n say_v that_o the_o eight_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v call_v xerxes_n surname_v balaus_n and_o reign_v thirty_o year_n that_o they_o call_v he_o xerxes_n victor_n for_o that_o he_o win_v twice_o as_o many_o nation_n to_o his_o empire_n as_o aralius_n rule_v for_o he_o be_v a_o stout_a and_o fortunate_a soldier_n and_o enlarge_v his_o kingdom_n
and_o the_o elder_a to_o the_o world_n the_o young_a have_v twelve_o son_n one_o whereof_o call_v joseph_n his_o brother_n sell_v unto_o merchant_n go_v into_o egypt_n in_o their_o grandfather_n isaac_n time_n joseph_n live_v by_o his_o humility_n in_o great_a favour_n and_o advancement_n with_o pharaoh_n be_v now_o thirty_o year_n old_a for_o he_o interpret_v the_o king_n dream_n foretell_v the_o seven_o plenteous_a year_n and_o the_o seven_o dear_a one_o which_o will_v consume_v the_o plenty_n of_o the_o other_o and_o for_o this_o the_o king_n set_v he_o at_o liberty_n be_v before_o imprison_v for_o his_o true_a chastity_n in_o not_o consent_v to_o his_o lustful_a mistress_n but_o flee_v and_o leave_v his_o raiment_n with_o she_o who_o here-upon_a false_o complain_v to_o her_o husband_n of_o he_o and_o afterward_o he_o make_v he_o viceroy_a of_o all_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o scarcity_n jacob_n come_v into_o egypt_n with_o his_o son_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o 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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 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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
beget_v diverse_a upon_o keturah_n and_o this_o clear_v the_o doubt_n that_o his_o body_n be_v not_o simple_o dead_a i_o mean_v unto_o generation_n but_o i_o like_o the_o other_o answer_n better_o because_o a_o man_n in_o those_o day_n be_v not_o in_o his_o weak_a age_n at_o a_o hundred_o year_n although_o the_o man_n of_o our_o time_n be_v so_o and_o can_v beget_v a_o child_n of_o any_o woman_n they_o may_v for_o they_o live_v far_o long_o and_o have_v able_a body_n than_o we_o have_v l._n vives_n his_o former_a ah_o name_n some_o hebrew_n say_v that_o god_n put_v a_o letter_n of_o his_o name_n 〈◊〉_d into_o abraham_n name_n to_o wit_n the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierome_n b_o for_o the_o change_n hierome_n out_o of_o mo●…_n of_o the_o hebrew_n interprete_v sarai_n my_o princess_n or_o lady_n and_o sarah_n a_o princess_n o●…_n 〈◊〉_d for_o she_o be_v first_o abraham_n lady_n and_o then_o the_o lady_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o uirtus_fw-la or_o strengt●…_n sarah_n often_o take_v by_o divine_n for_o dominion_n or_o principality_n hiero._n in_o genes_n augustine_n use_v the_o word_n in_o another_o sense_n c_o she_o be_v barren_a the_o physician_n hold_v woman_n barrenness_n to_o proceed_v of_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la as_o if_o it_o be_v too_o hard_a or_o brawny_a or_o too_o loose_a and_o spungeous_a or_o too_o fat_a or_o fleshly_a plutarch_n de_fw-fr phisoph_n decret_n lib._n 5._o i_o ommit_v the_o simple_n that_o be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d inward_o procure_v barrenness_n as_o the_o berry_n of_o black_a juy_n cetarach_n or_o heart_n tongue_n as_o pl●…y_n say_v etc._n etc._n the_o stoic_n say_v that_o it_o be_v often_o effect_v by_o the_o contrariety_n of_o quality_n in_o the_o agent_n &_o patient_a at_o copulation_n which_o be_v couple_v with_o other_o of_o more_o concordance_n do_v easy_o become_v fruitful_a which_o we_o may_v not_o unfit_o imagine_v in_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n because_o afterward_o he_o beget_v child_n upon_o keturah_n unless_o you_o wind_v up_o all_o these_o matter_n with_o a_o more_o divine_a interpretation_n for_o paul_n call_v abraham_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dead_a body_n exhaust_v and_o fruitless_a d_o wherein_o the_o menstrual_a of_o the_o menstrue_n pliny_n say_v thus_o some_o woman_n never_o have_v they_o and_o those_o be_v barren_a for_o they_o be_v the_o substance_n wherein_o the_o sperme_n congeal_v and_o ripen_v and_o thereof_o if_o they_o flow_v frow_fw-mi woman_n that_o be_v with_o child_n the_o child_n bear_v will_v be_v either_o weak_a and_o sickly_a or_o else_o it_o will_v not_o live_v long_o as_o nigidius_n say_v thus_o much_o out_o of_o pliny_n lib._n 7._o aristotle_n say_v that_o all_o that_o want_v these_o menstrual_a flux_n be_v not_o barren_a for_o they_o may_v retain_v as_o much_o in_o their_o place_n of_o conception_n as_o they_o do_v that_o have_v these_o purgative_a course_n so_o often_o histor_n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 7._o of_o the_o three_o man_n or_o angel_n wherein_o god_n appear_v to_o abraham_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o mambra_n chap._n 29._o god_n appear_v unto_o abraham_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o mambra_n in_o three_o man_n who_o doubtless_o be_v angel_n though_o some_o think_v that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v christ_n and_o that_o he_o be_v visible_a before_o his_o incarnation_n it_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o unchangeable_a uncorporall_a and_o invisible_a deity_n to_o appear_v unto_o man_n visible_a whensoever_o it_o please_v without_o any_o alteration_n of_o itself_o not_o in_o the_o own_o but_o in_o some_o creature_n subject_a unto_o it_o as_o what_o be_v it_o that_o it_o rule_v not_o over_o but_o if_o they_o ground_n that_o one_o of_o these_o three_o be_v christ_n upon_o this_o that_o abraham_n when_o he_o see_v three_o man_n salute_v the_o lord_n peculiar_o bow_v to_o the_o ground_n at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o say_v lord_n if_o i_o have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n etc._n etc._n why_o do_v they_o not_o observe_v that_o when_o two_o come_v to_o destroy_v sodom_n abraham_n speak_v yet_o but_o unto_o one_o of_o they_o that_o remain_v call_v he_o lord_n and_o entreat_v he_o not_o to_o destroy_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a and_o those_o two_o be_v entertain_v by_o lot_n who_o notwithstanding_o call_v either_o of_o they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n for_o speak_v to_o they_o both_o my_o lord_n say_v he_o i_o pray_v you_o turn_v in_o unto_o your_o servant_n house_n etc._n etc._n 19_o and_o yet_o afterward_o we_o read_v and_o the_o angel_n take_v he_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o two_o daughter_n by_o the_o hand_n the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o he_o and_o they_o bring_v he_o forth_o and_o set_v he_o without_o the_o city_n and_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v the_o angel_n say_v escape_v for_o thyself_o look_v not_o behind_o thou_o neither_o tarry_v in_o all_o the_o plain_n but_o escape_n to_o the_o mountain_n lest_o thou_o be_v destroy_v and_o he_o say_v not_o so_o i_o pray_v thou_o my_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o these_o two_o angel_n answer_v he_o as_o in_o one_o say_v behold_v i_o have_v a_o receive_v thy_o request_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v far_o more_o likely_a that_o abraham_n know_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v in_o they_o all_o three_o and_o lot_z in_o the_o two_o unto_o who_o they_o continual_o speak_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n even_o then_o when_o they_o think_v they_o to_o be_v man_n than_o otherwise_o for_o they_o entertain_v they_o at_o first_o only_o to_o give_v they_o meat_n and_o lodging_n in_o charity_n as_o unto_o poor_a man_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o excellent_a mark_n in_o they_o whereby_o their_o host_n may_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o they_o as_o he_o use_v to_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o they_o sometime_o call_v they_o lord_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n as_o speak_v to_o themselves_o and_o sometime_o lord_n in_o the_o singular_a as_o speak_v to_o god_n in_o they_o but_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o testify_v that_o they_o be_v angel_n not_o only_o in_o this_o place_n of_o genesis_n but_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n where_o the_o apostle_n commend_v hospitality_n b_o thereby_o jo●…e_v say_v he_o have_v receive_v angel_n into_o their_o house_n unwares_o these_o three_o man_n therefore_o confirm_v the_o promise_n of_o isaac_n the_o second_o time_n and_o say_v unto_o abraham_n 132_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a and_o mighty_a nation_n and_o in_o he_o shall_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v bless_v here_o be_v a_o plain_a prophecy_n both_o of_o the_o bodily_a nation_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o 18._o the_o spiritual_a nation_n of_o the_o righteous_a l_o vives_n i_o have_v ah_o receive_v so_n read_v the_o vulgar_a but_o not_o the_o seventy_o b_o thereby_o some_o i_o wo●…_n how_o placuerunt_fw-la come_v into_o the_o latin_a vulgar_a edition_n i_o think_v the_o translator_n make_v it_o latue●…_n rather_o from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o augustine_n have_v translate_v it_o the_o best_a of_o all_o put_v unaware_o for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_n do_v often_o use_v to_o speak_v so_o lot_n deliverance_n sodom_n destruction_n abimelech_n lust_n sarahs_n chastity_n chap._n 30._o after_o this_o promise_n be_v lot_n deliver_v out_o of_o sodom_n and_o the_o whole_a territory_n of_o that_o wicked_a city_n consume_v by_o a_o shower_n a_o of_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o all_o those_o part_n where_o masculine_a bestiality_n be_v as_o allowable_a by_o custom_n as_o any_o other_o act_n be_v by_o other_o law_n beside_o this_o punishment_n of_o they_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o what_o do_v the_o angel_n forbid_v they_o to_o look_v back_o signify_v but_o that_o the_o regenerate_a must_v never_o return_v to_o his_o old_a course_n if_o he_o mean_v to_o escape_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n lot_n wife_n where_o she_o look_v back_o there_o be_v wife_n she_o fix_v and_o be_v turn_v into_o b_o a_o pillar_n of_o salt_n serve_v to_o season_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o take_v heed_n by_o such_o example_n after_o this_o abraham_n do_v with_o his_o wife_n sarah_n at_o geraris_fw-la in_o king_n abimelech_n court_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o in_o egypt_n and_o her_o chastity_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n preserve_v &_o she_o return_v to_o her_o husband_n where_o 20_o abraham_n when_o the_o king_n chide_v he_o for_o conceal_v that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n open_v his_o fear_n and_o withal_o tell_v he_o say_v she_o be_v my_o sister_n indeed_o for_o she_o be_v my_o father_n daughter_n but_o not_o my_o mother_n and_o she_o be_v my_o wife_n and_o
eternal_a after_o the_o last_o judgement_n unto_o they_o that_o endure_v they_o temporal_o after_o death_n for_o some_o shall_v be_v pardon_v in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o be_v not_o pardon_v in_o this_o and_o acquit_v there_o and_o not_o here_o from_o enter_v into_o pain_n eternal_a as_o i_o say_v before_o l._n vives_n willing_o ah_o or_o by_o willing_o that_o be_v of_o set_a purpose_n or_o through_o a_o wrong_a persuasion_n that_o 〈◊〉_d do_v he_o good_a when_o he_o hurt_v he_o as_o the_o torturer_n and_o murderer_n of_o the_o martyr_n believe_v these_o be_v all_o guilty_a nor_o wa●…_n their_o ignorance_n excusable_a which_o in_o what_o case_n it_o may_v be_v hold_v pardonable_a augustine_n dispute_v in_o quaest._n vet_n &_o nou._n testam_fw-la the_o 〈◊〉_d all_o pain_n of_o this_o life_n afflict_v all_o mankind_n chap._n 14._o but_o few_o the●…_n 〈◊〉_d that_o endure_v none_o of_o these_o pain_n until_o after_o death_n some_o indeed_o i_o have_v know_v &_o hear_v of_o that_o 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which_o be_v his_o infancy_n where_o the_o flesh_n rule_v without_o control_n and_o the_o second_o his_o childhood_n where_o his_o reason_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o it_o give_v way_n to_o all_o ●…nticements_n and_o the_o mind_n be_v altogether_o incapable_a of_o religious_a precept_n if_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v wash_v in_o the_o fountain_n of_o regeneration_n and_o he_o die_v at_o this_o or_o that_o age_n he_o be_v translate_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n and_o free_v from_o all_o pain_n eternal_a and_o purificatory_a his_o regeneration_n only_o be_v sufficient_a clear_a that_o after_o death_n which_o his_o carnal_a generation_n have_v contract_v with_o death_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o
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love_v of_o god_n which_o none_o but_o he_o and_o that_o he_o do_v only_o by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o mediator_n of_o god_n and_o man_n who_o make_v himself_o mortal_a that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v eternal_a few_o be_v so_o happy_a to_o pass_v their_o youth_n without_o taint_n of_o some_o damnable_a sin_n or_o other_o either_o in_o deed_n opinion_n or_o so_o but_o let_v they_o above_o all_o seek_v to_o suppress_v by_o the_o fullness_n of_o spirit_n all_o such_o evil_a motion_n as_o shall_v be_v incite_v by_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o flesh_n many_o have_v betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o law_n become_v prevaricator_n thereof_o through_o sin_n be_v afterward_o fain_o to_o fly_v unto_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n assistant_n which_o make_v they_o both_o true_a penitent_n and_o stout_a opponent_n subiect_v their_o spirit_n to_o god_n and_o so_o they_o get_v the_o conquest_n of_o the_o flesh_n he_o therefore_o that_o will_v escape_v hell_n fire_n must_v be_v both_o baptise_a and_o justify_v in_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v his_o only_a way_n to_o pass_v from_o the_o devil_n unto_o he_o and_o let_v he_o assure_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n pain_n but_o before_o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a judgement_n indeed_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n shall_v be_v c_o more_o forcible_a against_o some_o then_o against_o other_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o desert_n whether_o it_o be_v adapt_v in_o nature_n to_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o merit_n or_o remain_v one_o fire_n unto_o all_o and_o yet_o be_v not_o feel_v alike_o of_o all_o l._n vives_n the_o ah_o love_v of_o this_o make_v plato_n advise_v man_n to_o use_v their_o child_n only_o to_o virtuous_a delight_n and_o to_o induce_v a_o hate_n of_o bad_a thing_n into_o their_o mind_n which_o be_v it_o observe_v out_o love_n will_v then_o be_v as_o much_o unto_o virtue_n as_o now_o it_o be_v unto_o carnal_a pleasure_n for_o custom_n be_v another_o nature_n and_o a_o good_a man_n like_v virtue_n better_o than_o the_o voluptuary_n do_v sensuality_n b_o secret_n one_o far_o worse_o plato_n have_v feast_v certain_a gentleman_n spread_v the_o room_n with_o mat_n and_o dress_v his_o banquet_a bed_n handsome_o in_o come_v diogenes_n the_o cynic_n and_o fall_v present_o a_o trample_n of_o the_o hang_n with_o his_o dirty_a foot_n plato_n come_v in_o why_o how_o now_o diogenes_n quoth_v he_o nothing_o say_v the_o other_o but_o that_o i_o tread_v down_o plato_n pride_n thou_o do_v indeed_o say_v plato_n but_o with_o a_o pride_n far_o great_a for_o indeed_o this_o be_v a_o great_a vainglory_n and_o arrogance_n in_o diogenes_n that_o be_v poor_a then_o in_o plato_n that_o be_v rich_a and_o have_v but_o prepare_v these_o thing_n for_o his_o friend_n so_o shall_v you_o have_v a_o many_o proud_a beggar_n think_v themselves_o holy_a than_o honest_a rich_a man_n only_o for_o their_o name_n sake_n as_o if_o god_n respect_v the_o good_n and_o not_o there_o mind_n they_o will_v not_o be_v rich_a because_o they_o think_v their_o poverty_n make_v they_o more_o admire_a diogenes_n have_v wont_a to_o do_v horrible_a thing_n to_o make_v the_o people_n observe_v he_o and_o one_o day_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n he_o fall_v a_o wash_n himself_o in_o a_o cold_a spring_n whither_o by_o and_o by_o there_o gather_v a_o great_a multitude_n who_o see_v he_o pity_v he_o and_o pray_v he_o to_o forbear_v o_o no_o say_v plato_n aloud_o if_o you_o will_v pity_v he_o get_v you_o all_o go_v for_o he_o see_v it_o be_v not_o virtue_n but_o vainglory_n that_o make_v he_o do_v thus_o c_o more_o forcible_a according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 11._o ●…be_n easy_a for_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n etc._n etc._n of_o some_o christian_n that_o hold_v that_o hell_n pain_n shall_v not_o be_v eternal_a chap._n 17._o now_o must_v i_o have_v a_o gentle_a disputation_n with_o certain_a tender_a heart_n of_o our_o own_o religion_n who_o think_v that_o god_n who_o have_v iu●…_n doom_v the_o damn_a unto_o 〈◊〉_d fire_n will_v after_o a_o certain_a space_n which_o his_o goodness_n shall_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o merit_n of_o each_o man_n guilt_n deliver_v they_o from_o that_o torment_n and_o of_o this_o opinion_n be_v ah_o origen_n in_o far_o more_o pitiful_a manner_n for_o he_o hold_v that_o the_o devil_n themselves_o after_o a_o set_a time_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v loose_v from_o their_o torment_n and_o become_v bright_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…hey_n be_v before_o but_o this_o and_o other_o of_o his_o opinion_n chief_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…-volution_a of_o misery_n and_o bliss_n which_o he_o hold_v that_o all_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v run_v in_o give_v the_o church_n cause_n to_o pronounce_v he_o anathema_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v lose_v this_o seem_a pity_n by_o assign_v a_o true_a misery_n after_o a_o while_n and_o 〈◊〉_d bliss_n unto_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n where_o they_o if_o they_o be_v true_a can_v never_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o ●…aine_v but_o far_o otherwise_o i●…_n their_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n which_o ●…old_v that_o this_o freedom_n out_o of_o hell_n shall_v only_o be_v extend_v unto_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d after_o a_o certain_a time_n appoint_v for_o every_o one_o so_o that_o all_o at_o length_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v saint_n in_o heaven_n but_o if_o this_o opinion_n be_v good_a and_o true_a because_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o far_o it_o extend_v the_o better_a it_o be_v so_o that_o it_o may_v as_o well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d freedom_n of_o the_o devil_n also_o after_o a_o long_a continuance_n of_o time_n w●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o with_o man_n kind_n only_o and_o exclude_v they_o ●…ay_o but_o it_o dare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o dare_v not_o extend_v their_o pity_n unto_o the_o devil_n but_o if_o any_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go●…_n beyond_o they_o and_o yet_o sin_v in_o err_v more_o deform_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●…ly_o against_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n though_o he_o think_v to_o show_v the_o more_o pity_n herein_o l._n vives_n 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