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among_o his_o servant_n to_o one_o five_o to_o another_o two_o to_o a_o three_o one_o his_o intent_n be_v to_o receive_v his_o onwe_n again_o with_o advantage_n and_o s._n paul_n know_v that_o god_n have_v bestow_v a_o great_a gift_n upon_o timothy_n 1.6_o charge_v he_o that_o he_o neglect_v it_o not_o yea_o that_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quicken_v up_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o he_o 4.5_o if_o timothy_n be_v a_o evangelist_n he_o must_v do_v the_o work_n of_o a_o evangelist_n 12.6.7_o and_o fulfil_v his_o ministry_n for_o the_o gift_n be_v give_v to_o enable_v a_o man_n in_o his_o function_n that_o every_o one_o may_v minister_v according_a to_o the_o grace_n give_v he_o and_o this_o he_o must_v not_o do_v slight_o or_o profunctory_o but_o faithful_o painful_o grave_o in_o preach_v the_o word_n he_o must_v be_v instant_a in_o season_n 4.2_o out_o of_o season_n reprove_v rebukeing_n exhort_v with_o all_o long_a suffering_n and_o doctrine_n so_o shall_v he_o prove_v himself_o a_o good_a minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 2.15_o and_o a_o workman_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a honour_n shall_v crown_v his_o head_n and_o a_o good_a name_n shall_v he_o purchase_v among_o the_o saint_n but_o shame_n and_o contempt_n shall_v sure_o pursue_v all_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v their_o talon_n aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la agunt_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la satis_fw-la agunt_fw-la aut_fw-la satagunt_fw-la either_o do_v nothing_o or_o not_o enough_o or_o ever_o do_v the_o task_n first_o those_o that_o do_v nothing_o for_o the_o servant_n that_o dig_v his_o talon_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o employ_v it_o not_o be_v censure_v by_o his_o master_n for_o wicked_a and_o slothful_a 30._o have_v his_o talon_n take_v from_o he_o and_o for_o his_o unprofitablenesse_n be_v command_v into_o utter_a darkness_n 5.17_o it_o be_v the_o elder_a that_o rule_v well_o and_o labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n that_o be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n the_o idler_n deserve_v none_o at_o all_o no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o single_a he_o that_o will_v not_o labour_n must_v not_o eat_v and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o work_v in_o the_o vineyard_n must_v not_o look_v for_o his_o penny_n yea_o but_o they_o be_v so_o much_o employ_v other_o way_n that_o they_o have_v no_o leisure_n what_o no_o leisure_n to_o be_v minister_n why_o be_v they_o minister_n then_o to_o feed_v upon_o the_o flock_n and_o not_o to_o feed_v it_o be_v little_o better_a than_o sacrilege_n and_o argue_v a_o base_a sordid_a and_o contemptible_a mind_n second_o that_o do_v something_o but_o not_o enough_o such_o as_o once_o perhaps_o in_o a_o quarter_n shower_v down_o some_o short_a collation_n upon_o their_o people_n and_o then_o suffer_v they_o a_o long_a time_n after_o to_o live_v like_o shellfish_n svo_fw-la â—ibi_fw-la succo_n upon_o their_o own_o liquor_n such_o also_o as_o be_v more_o frequent_a but_o negligent_a withal_o not_o care_v what_o they_o say_v so_o they_o 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as_o affect_v nothing_o else_o but_o quaint_a and_o curious_a phrase_n or_o be_v unmeasurable_a in_o their_o allegation_n out_o of_o all_o author_n both_o ecclesiastical_a &_o profane_a or_o soon_o aloft_o in_o unnecessary_a speculation_n far_o above_o the_o capacity_n of_o their_o auditor_n these_o over_o do_v &_o magno_fw-la conaty_n magnas_fw-la nugas_fw-la take_v great_a pain_n and_o eviscerate_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v to_o weave_v a_o web_n which_o when_o it_o be_v end_v be_v fit_a for_o no_o other_o use_n but_o only_o as_o a_o unprofitable_a thing_n to_o be_v sweep_v away_o but_o here_o some_o happy_o will_v say_v what_o be_v you_o a_o enemy_n to_o eloquent_a and_o learned_a preach_v or_o do_v you_o think_v it_o unlawful_a in_o sermon_n to_o allege_v the_o say_n of_o ancient_a father_n and_o other_o writer_n god_n forbid_v for_o as_o touch_v eloquence_n although_o truth_n may_v be_v teach_v without_o it_o yet_o as_o lactantius_n say_v magis_fw-la treditur_fw-la â—râ—â—t_fw-la â—_o veritati_fw-la the_o more_o decent_o it_o be_v trim_v the_o more_o ready_o be_v it_o embrace_v neither_o can_v i_o well_o speak_v against_o it_o but_o i_o must_v withal_o deny_v unto_o moses_n david_n solomon_n isaiah_n paul_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o holy_a order_n apt_a elocution_n and_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o learned_a as_o for_o allegation_n saint_n pâ—â—l_v himself_o vouch_v the_o testimony_n of_o aratus_n menander_n epimenides_n all_o truth_n be_v god_n whosoever_o utter_v they_o say_v ambrose_n if_o philosopher_n have_v deliver_v thing_n that_o be_v true_a we_o may_v challenge_v they_o from_o they_o as_o from_o unjust_a possessor_n say_v augustine_n the_o captive_a woman_n head_n be_v shave_v and_o nail_n pare_v we_o may_v take_v she_o to_o wife_n say_v hierome_n tyrian_n may_v help_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n and_o david_n may_v behead_v goliath_n
the_o limitation_n of_o this_o wisdom_n for_o it_o be_v not_o boundless_a and_o infinite_a but_o as_o unto_o the_o sea_n so_o unto_o it_o also_o term_n be_v set_v which_o it_o may_v not_o pass_v pone_fw-la modum_fw-la prudentiae_fw-la set_v a_o measure_n to_o thy_o wisdom_n 23.4_o say_v solomon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o wise_a above_o that_o thou_o ought_v to_o be_v wise_a say_v saint_n paul_n and_o the_o philosopher_n make_v it_o a_o extreme_a of_o wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v wise_a above_o measure_n what_o then_o be_v the_o measure_n what_o be_v the_o limit_n of_o wisdom_n be_v serpent_n say_v our_o saviour_n yet_o dove_n be_v wise_a yet_o innocent_a be_v you_o wise_a as_o serpent_n and_o innocent_a as_o dove_n be_v innocent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n derive_v from_o the_o privative_a particle_n ae_z and_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o signify_v simple_a without_o mixture_n or_o from_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o horn_n signify_v harmless_a or_o hurtless_a the_o syrian_a translation_n turn_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfect_a entire_a upright_o tota_n innocentia_fw-la say_v augustine_n ad_fw-la unum_fw-la verbum_fw-la justitiae_fw-la redigitur_fw-la innocence_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o justice_n and_o elsewhere_o innocentia_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la nemini_fw-la nocet_fw-la nec_fw-la nocere_fw-la velit_fw-la innocence_n be_v that_o which_o neither_o do_v nor_o will_v hurt_v any_o be_v innocent_a then_o and_o innocent_a as_o dove_n not_o as_o serpent_n in_o the_o winter_n time_n which_o though_o they_o sting_v nor_o then_o be_v benumb_v with_o cold_a yet_o be_v full_a of_o venom_n but_o as_o dove_n which_o be_v utter_o void_a of_o malice_n and_o have_v no_o desire_n to_o hurt_v for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o dove_n be_v describe_v in_o this_o one_o distich_n est_fw-la sine_fw-la felle_fw-fr gemit_fw-la rostro_fw-la 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unite_v into_o the_o brotherhood_n of_o the_o same_o blood_n so_o then_o innocency_n be_v unto_o wisdom_n as_o hercules_n pillar_n beyond_o which_o it_o may_v not_o pass_v and_o our_o saviour_n allow_v man_n to_o be_v wise_a with_o innocence_n and_o for_o innocence_n but_o not_o against_o it_o but_o what_o if_o by_o innocence_n i_o can_v escape_v the_o danger_n must_v i_o still_o persist_v in_o my_o innocence_n if_o job_n wife_n may_v be_v judge_n she_o will_v say_v do_v thou_o still_o continue_v in_o thy_o uprightness_n blaspheme_n god_n and_o die_v 2.9_o but_o job_n tell_v she_o in_o so_o say_v she_o be_v but_o a_o foolish_a woman_n 10._o for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a immutable_a inflexible_a and_o the_o breach_n thereof_o be_v sin_n and_o the_o least_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o the_o great_a of_o other_o evil_n as_o be_v most_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o most_o odious_a unto_o he_o in_o regard_v whereof_o the_o true_a saint_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o top_n of_o wisdom_n because_o it_o be_v innocent_a hence_o also_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n tell_v the_o israelite_n their_o wisdom_n consist_v in_o observe_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o that_o david_n say_v by_o they_o he_o become_v wise_a than_o his_o teacher_n wise_a than_o the_o ancient_n and_o the_o same_o david_n have_v advise_v prince_n and_o judge_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o learned_a add_v present_o kiss_v the_o son_n intimate_v thereby_o that_o wisdom_n can_v be_v without_o religious_a innocence_n so_o that_o as_o innocence_n can_v be_v without_o wisdom_n so_o neither_o can_v a_o man_n be_v wise_a without_o innocence_n and_o here_o in_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n accord_v also_o with_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o not_o good_a
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