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orison_n for_o his_o corpse_n it_o be_v a_o good_a way_n methinks_v to_o be_v remember_v by_o posterity_n and_o far_o more_o noble_a than_o a_o history_n these_o opinion_n i_o never_o maintain_v with_o pertinacy_n or_o endeavour_v to_o enveagle_v any_o man_n belief_n unto_o i_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o ever_o reveal_v or_o dispute_v they_o with_o my_o dear_a friend_n by_o which_o mean_n i_o neither_o propagate_v they_o in_o other_o nor_o confirm_v they_o in_o myself_o but_o suffer_v they_o to_o flame_n upon_o their_o own_o substance_n without_o addition_n of_o new_a fuel_n they_o go_v out_o insensible_o of_o themselves_o therefore_o these_o opinion_n though_o condemn_v by_o lawful_a counsel_n be_v not_o heresy_n in_o i_o but_o bare_a error_n and_o single_a lapse_n of_o my_o understanding_n without_o a_o joint_a depravity_n of_o my_o will_n those_o have_v not_o only_o deprave_v understanding_n but_o disease_a affection_n which_o can_v enjoy_v a_o singularity_n without_o a_o heresy_n or_o be_v the_o author_n of_o a_o opinion_n without_o they_o be_v of_o a_o sect_n also_o this_o be_v the_o villainy_n of_o the_o first_o schism_n of_o lucifer_n who_o be_v not_o content_a to_o err_v alone_o but_o draw_v into_o his_o faction_n many_o legion_n and_o upon_o this_o experience_n he_o tempt_v only_a eve_n as_o well_o understand_v the_o communicable_a nature_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o to_o deceive_v but_o one_o be_v tacit_o and_o upon_o consequence_n to_o delude_v they_o both_o sect._n 8_o that_o heresy_n shall_v arise_v we_o have_v the_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n but_o that_o old_a one_o shall_v be_v abolish_v we_o hold_v no_o prediction_n that_o there_o must_v be_v heresy_n be_v true_a not_o only_o in_o our_o church_n but_o also_o in_o any_o other_o even_o in_o the_o doctrine_n heretical_a there_o will_v be_v super-heresy_n and_o arian_n not_o only_o divide_v from_o their_o church_n but_o also_o among_o themselves_o for_o head_n that_o be_v dispose_v unto_o schism_n and_o complexionable_o propense_a to_o innovation_n be_v natural_o dispose_v for_o a_o community_n nor_o will_v be_v ever_o confine_v unto_o the_o order_n or_o oeconomy_n of_o one_o body_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o separate_v from_o other_o they_o knit_v but_o loose_o among_o themselves_o nor_o content_v with_o a_o general_a breach_n or_o dichotomy_n with_o their_o church_n do_v subdivide_v and_o mince_v themselves_o almost_o into_o atom_n it_o be_v true_a that_o man_n of_o singular_a part_n and_o humour_n have_v not_o be_v free_a from_o singular_a opinion_n and_o conceit_n in_o all_o age_n retain_v something_o not_o only_o beside_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o own_o church_n or_o any_o other_o but_o also_o any_o i_o particular_a author_n which_o notwithstanding_o a_o sober_a judgement_n may_v do_v without_o offence_n or_o heresy_n for_o there_o be_v yet_o after_o all_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n and_o the_o nicety_n of_o school_n many_o thing_n untouched_a unimagined_a wherein_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o honest_a reason_n may_v play_v and_o expatiate_v with_o security_n and_o far_o without_o the_o circle_n of_o a_o heresy_n sect._n 9_o as_o for_o those_o wingy_a mystery_n in_o divinity_n and_o airy_a subtlety_n in_o religion_n which_o have_v unhinged_a the_o brain_n of_o better_a head_n they_o never_o stretch_v the_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la of_o i_o methinks_v there_o be_v not_o impossibility_n enough_o in_o religion_n for_o a_o active_a faith_n the_o deep_a mystery_n we_o contain_v have_v not_o only_o be_v illustrate_v but_o maintain_v by_o sylogism_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n i_o love_v to_o lose_v myself_o in_o a_o mystery_n to_o pursue_v my_o reason_n to_o a_o o_o altitudo_fw-la it_o be_v my_o solitary_a recreation_n to_o pose_v my_o apprehension_n with_o those_o involve_a aenigma_n and_o riddle_n of_o the_o trinity_n with_o incarnation_n and_o resurrection_n i_o can_v answer_v all_o the_o objection_n of_o satan_n and_o my_o rebellious_a reason_n with_o that_o odd_a resolution_n i_o learn_v of_o tertullian_n certum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la impossible_a est_fw-la i_o desire_v to_o exercise_v my_o faith_n in_o the_o difficult_a point_n for_o to_o credit_v ordinary_a and_o visible_a object_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o persuasion_n some_o believe_v the_o better_a for_o see_v christ_n sepulchre_n and_o when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o red_a sea_n doubt_v not_o of_o the_o miracle_n now_o contrary_o i_o bless_v myself_o and_o be_o thankful_a that_o i_o live_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o miracle_n that_o i_o never_o see_v christ_n nor_o his_o disciple_n i_o will_v not_o have_v be_v one_o of_o those_o israelite_n that_o pass_v the_o red_a sea_n nor_o one_o of_o christ_n patient_n on_o who_o he_o wrought_v his_o wonder_n then_o have_v my_o faith_n be_v thrust_v upon_o i_o nor_o shall_v i_o enjoy_v that_o great_a blessing_n pronounce_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v and_o see_v not_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a and_o necessary_a belief_n to_o credit_v what_o our_o eye_n and_o sense_n have_v examine_v i_o believe_v he_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v and_o rise_v again_o and_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o in_o his_o glory_n rather_o than_o to_o contemplate_v he_o in_o his_o cenotaphe_n or_o sepulchre_n nor_o be_v this_o much_o to_o believe_v as_o we_o have_v reason_n we_o owe_v this_o faith_n unto_o history_n they_o only_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o bold_a and_o noble_a faith_n who_o live_v before_o his_o come_n who_o upon_o obscure_a prophecy_n and_o mystical_a type_n can_v raise_v a_o belief_n and_o expect_v apparent_a impossibility_n sect._n 10_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v a_o edge_n in_o all_o sirm_a belief_n and_o with_o a_o easy_a metaphor_n we_o may_v say_v the_o sword_n of_o faith_n but_o in_o these_o obscurity_n i_o rather_o use_v it_o in_o the_o adjunct_n the_o apostle_n give_v it_o a_o buckler_n under_o which_o i_o conceive_v a_o wary_a combatant_n may_v lie_v invulnerable_a since_o i_o be_v of_o understanding_n to_o know_v we_o know_v nothing_o my_o reason_n have_v be_v more_o pliable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o faith_n i_o be_o now_o content_a to_o understand_v a_o mystery_n without_o a_o rigid_a definition_n in_o a_o easy_a and_o platonic_a description_n that_o circumferentianullibi_fw-la allegorical_a description_n of_o hermes_n please_v i_o beyond_o all_o the_o metaphysical_a definition_n of_o divine_n where_o i_o can_v satisfy_v my_o reason_n i_o love_v to_o humour_v my_o fancy_n i_o have_v as_o live_v you_o tell_v i_o that_o anima_fw-la est_fw-la angelus_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o entelechia_fw-la lux_fw-la est_fw-la umbra_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o actus_fw-la perspicui_fw-la where_o there_o be_v a_o obscurity_n too_o deep_a for_o our_o reason_n it_o be_v good_a to_o sit_v down_o with_o a_o description_n periphrasis_n or_o adumbration_n for_o by_o acquaint_v our_o reason_n how_o unable_a it_o be_v to_o display_v the_o visible_a and_o obvious_a effect_n
action_n that_o it_o be_v a_o lesson_n to_o be_v good_a and_o we_o be_v force_v to_o be_v virtuous_a by_o the_o book_n again_o the_o practice_n of_o man_n hold_v not_o a_o equal_a pace_n yea_o and_o often_o run_v counter_a to_o their_o theory_n we_o natural_o know_v what_o be_v good_a but_o natural_o pursue_v what_o be_v evil_a the_o rhetoric_n wherewith_o i_o persuade_v another_o can_v persuade_v myself_o there_o be_v a_o deprave_a appetite_n in_o we_o that_o will_v with_o patience_n hear_v the_o learned_a instruction_n of_o reason_n but_o yet_o perform_v no_o far_o than_o agree_v to_o its_o own_o irregular_a humour_n in_o brief_a we_o all_o be_v monster_n that_o be_v a_o composition_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n wherein_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o be_v as_o the_o poet_n fancy_n that_o wise_a man_n chiron_n that_o be_v to_o have_v the_o region_n of_o man_n above_o that_o of_o beast_n and_o sense_n to_o sit_v but_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o reason_n last_o i_o do_v desire_n with_o god_n that_o all_o but_o yet_o affirm_v with_o man_n that_o few_o shall_v know_v salvation_n that_o the_o bridge_n be_v narrow_a the_o passage_n straight_o unto_o life_n yet_o those_o who_o do_v confine_v the_o church_n of_o god_n either_o to_o particular_a nation_n church_n or_o family_n have_v make_v it_o far_o narrow_a than_o our_o saviour_n ever_o mean_v it_o sect._n 56_o *_o the_o vulgarity_n of_o those_o judgement_n that_o wrap_v the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o strabo_n cloak_n and_o restrain_v it_o unto_o europe_n seem_v to_o i_o as_o bad_a geographer_n as_o alexander_n who_o think_v he_o have_v conquer_a all_o the_o world_n when_o he_o have_v not_o subdue_v the_o half_a of_o any_o part_n thereof_o for_o we_o can_v deny_v the_o church_n of_o god_n both_o in_o asia_n and_o africa_n if_o we_o do_v not_o forget_v the_o peregrination_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o death_n of_o the_o martyr_n the_o session_n of_o many_o and_o even_o in_o our_o reform_a judgement_n lawful_a council_n hold_v in_o those_o part_n in_o the_o minority_n and_o nonage_n of_o we_o nor_o must_v a_o few_o difference_n more_o remarkable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n than_o perhaps_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n excommunicate_a from_o heaven_n one_o another_o much_o less_o those_o christian_n who_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o martyr_n maintain_v their_o faith_n in_o the_o noble_a way_n of_o perfecution_n and_o serve_v god_n in_o the_o fire_n whereas_o we_o honour_v he_o in_o the_o sunshine_n it_o be_v true_a we_o all_o hold_v there_o be_v a_o number_n of_o elect_n and_o many_o to_o be_v save_v yet_o take_v our_o opinion_n together_o and_o from_o the_o confusion_n thereof_o there_o will_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o salvation_n nor_o shall_v any_o one_o be_v save_v for_o first_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n condemn_v we_o we_o likewise_o they_o the_o sub-reformists_a and_o sectary_n sentence_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n as_o damnable_a the_o atomist_n or_o familist_n reprobate_n all_o these_o and_o all_o these_o they_o again_o thus_o whilst_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v promise_v we_o heaven_n our_o conceit_n and_o opinion_n exclude_v we_o from_o that_o place_n there_o must_v be_v therefore_o more_o than_o one_o st._n peter_n particular_a church_n and_o sect_n usurp_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n and_o turn_v the_o key_n against_o each_o other_o and_o thus_o we_o go_v to_o heaven_n against_o each_o other_o will_n conceit_n and_o opinion_n and_o with_o as_o much_o uncharity_n as_o ignorance_n do_v err_v i_o fear_v in_o point_n not_o only_o of_o our_o own_o but_o one_o another_o salvation_n sect._n 57_o i_o believe_v many_o be_v save_v who_o to_o man_n seem_v reprobate_v and_o many_o be_v reprobate_v who_o in_o the_o opinion_n and_o sentence_n of_o man_n stand_v elect_v there_o will_v appear_v at_o the_o last_o day_n strange_a and_o unexpected_a example_n both_o of_o his_o justice_n and_o his_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o to_o define_v either_o be_v folly_n in_o man_n and_o insolency_n even_o in_o the_o devil_n those_o acute_a and_o subtle_a spirit_n in_o all_o their_o sagacity_n can_v hardly_o divine_a who_o shall_v be_v save_v which_o if_o they_o can_v prognostic_n their_o labour_n be_v at_o a_o end_n nor_o need_v they_o compass_v the_o earth_n seek_v who_o they_o may_v devour_v *_o those_o who_o upon_o a_o rigid_a application_n of_o the_o law_n sentence_n solomon_n unto_o damnation_n condemn_v not_o only_o he_o but_o themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o by_o the_o letter_n and_o write_v word_n of_o god_n we_o be_v without_o exception_n in_o the_o state_n of_o death_n but_o there_o be_v a_o prerogative_n of_o god_n and_o a_o arbitrary_a pleasure_n above_o the_o letter_n of_o his_o own_o law_n by_o which_o alone_o we_o can_v pretend_v unto_o salvation_n and_o through_o which_o solomon_n may_v be_v as_o easy_o save_v as_o those_o who_o condemn_v he_o sect._n 58_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o pretend_v unto_o salvation_n and_o those_o infinite_a swarm_n who_o think_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o this_o needle_n have_v much_o amaze_v i_o that_o name_n and_o compellation_n of_o little_a flock_n do_v not_o comfort_n but_o deject_v my_o devotion_n especial_o when_o i_o reflect_v upon_o my_o own_o unworthiness_n wherein_o according_a to_o my_o humble_a apprehension_n i_o be_o below_o they_o all_o i_o believe_v there_o shall_v never_o be_v a_o anarchy_n in_o heaven_n but_o as_o there_o be_v hierarchy_n among_o the_o angel_n so_o shall_v there_o be_v degree_n of_o priority_n among_o the_o saint_n yet_o be_v it_o i_o protest_v beyond_o my_o ambition_n to_o aspire_v unto_o the_o first_o rank_n my_o desire_n only_o be_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v happy_a therein_o to_o be_v but_o the_o last_o man_n and_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n in_o heaven_n sect._n 59_o again_o i_o be_o confident_a and_o full_o persuade_v yet_o dare_v not_o take_v my_o oath_n of_o my_o salvation_n i_o be_o as_o it_o be_v sure_a and_o do_v believe_v without_o all_o doubt_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o city_n as_o constantinople_n yet_o for_o i_o to_o take_v my_o oath_n thereon_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o perjury_n because_o i_o hold_v no_o infallible_a warrant_n from_o my_o own_o sense_n to_o confirm_v i_o in_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o and_o true_o though_o many_o pretend_v a_o absolute_a certainty_n of_o their_o salvation_n yet_o when_o a_o humble_a soul_n shall_v contemplate_v our_o own_o unworthiness_n she_o shall_v meet_v with_o many_o doubt_n and_o sudden_o find_v how_o little_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o precept_n of_o st._n paul_n work_v out_o your_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a that_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o election_n i_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o salvation_n which_o be_v the_o mercy_n and_o beneplacit_fw-la of_o god_n before_o i_o be_v or_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n before_o abraham_n be_v i_o be_o be_v the_o say_n of_o christ_n yet_o be_v it_o true_a in_o some_o sense_n if_o i_o say_v it_o of_o myself_o for_o i_o be_v not_o only_o before_o myself_o but_o adam_n that_o be_v in_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o that_o synod_n hold_v from_o all_o eternity_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n i_o say_v the_o world_n be_v before_o the_o creation_n and_o at_o a_o end_n before_o it_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o thus_o be_v i_o dead_a before_o i_o be_v alive_a though_o my_o grave_n be_v england_n my_o die_a place_n be_v paradise_n and_o eve_n miscarry_v of_o i_o before_o she_o conceive_v of_o cain_n sect._n 60_o insolent_a zeal_n that_o do_v decry_v good_a work_n and_o rely_v only_o upon_o faith_n take_v not_o away_o merit_v for_o depend_v upon_o the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o enforce_v the_o condition_n of_o god_n and_o in_o a_o more_o sophistical_a way_n do_v seem_v to_o challenge_v heaven_n it_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n that_o only_o those_o that_o leap_v in_o the_o water_n like_o dog_n shall_v have_v the_o honour_n 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