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Two sermons. vpon the Act Sunday, being the 10th of Iuly. 1625 Deliuered at St Maries in Oxford.
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King, Henry, 1592-1669.; King, John, 1559?-1621. aut
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all_o torment_n 7._o then_o to_o prolong_v their_o life_n by_o eat_a swine_n flesh_n and_o the_o fervent_a zeal_n of_o shadrach_n meshach_n and_o abednego_n for_o the_o true_a and_o live_a lord_n burn_v within_o they_o so_o much_o hot_a than_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n nabuchadnezzar_n threaten_v they_o with_o that_o his_o golden_a image_n want_v worship_n from_o they_o and_o himself_o want_v their_o obedience_n in_o his_o unlawful_a command_n 16._o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la hâc_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la respondere_fw-la we_o be_v not_o careful_a to_o answer_v thou_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o in_o all_o such_o case_n we_o be_v to_o hold_v that_o principle_n out_o of_o which_o peter_n and_o john_n frame_v their_o answer_n to_o the_o jew_n 19_o whether_o it_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o hearken_v unto_o you_o more_o than_o unto_o god_n judge_v you_o we_o may_v not_o hearken_v to_o man_n nor_o angel_n nor_o suffer_v friend_n to_o have_v any_o interest_n in_o we_o 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monitoribus_fw-la asperi_fw-la the_o mountain_n and_o high_a one_o especial_o that_o will_v smoke_n and_o reaâe_v and_o fret_v &_o fume_n when_o they_o be_v touch_v near_o the_o quick_a 5._o tange_fw-la montes_fw-la &_o fumigabunt_fw-la it_o be_v only_o dixit_fw-la david_n ad_fw-la gad._n david_n say_v and_o he_o say_v mild_o he_o do_v not_o storm_n nor_o swear_v nor_o rave_v and_o he_o say_v to_o the_o purpose_n to_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v in_o hand_n punctual_o and_o precise_o in_o answer_n to_o that_o which_o gad_n propose_v before_o coarctor_fw-la etc._n etc._n jam_fw-la in_o a_o great_a strait_n and_o so_o be_v we_o fall_v upon_o my_o 2_o general_n the_o word_n of_o the_o history_n iâ_n self_n ãâ¦ã_z and_o therein_o first_o david_n deliberation_n jam_fw-la in_o a_o great_a strait_n this_o straighten_n proceed_v from_o gad_n propâsaââ_n in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n one_o of_o the_o 3._o must_v come_v but_o it_o be_v in_o david_n choice_n either_o 7._o year_n famine_n or_o 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his_o brother_n say_v the_o lord_n therefore_o behold_v i_o proclaim_v a_o liberty_n for_o you_o to_o the_o sword_n to_o the_o pestilence_n and_o to_o the_o famine_n so_o also_o jer._n 29._o 17._o and_o many_o place_n of_o that_o prophecy_n and_o ezech_v 14._o 21._o these_o be_v 3._o of_o those_o which_o the_o lord_n call_v there_o quatuor_fw-la iudicia_fw-la pessima_fw-la 4._o his_o 4._o sore_a judgement_n and_o tertull_n call_v they_o tonsuras_fw-la insolescentis_fw-la generis_fw-la humani_fw-la lop_n &_o prune_v of_o proud_a mankind_n that_o it_o grow_v not_o too_o rank_n have_v david_n be_v confine_v in_o his_o choice_n only_o to_o one_o of_o these_o it_o have_v be_v no_o election_n they_o be_v but_o mock-election_n or_o rather_o approbation_n only_o when_o titius_n be_v absolute_o design_v to_o such_o or_o such_o a_o place_n yet_o under_o colour_n the_o choice_n be_v devolue_v upon_o sempronius_n and_o his_o associate_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o refuse_v 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