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why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n fall_v or_o as_o that_o great_a king_n say_v to_o nehemiah_n why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n sad_a so_o if_o man_n will_v put_v the_o question_n to_o themselves_o concern_v their_o affection_n as_o concern_v love_n why_o do_v i_o set_v my_o heart_n upon_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n and_o so_o likewise_o concern_v their_o sorrow_n and_o anger_n and_o every_o thing_n why_o be_v it_o thus_o as_o rebecca_n say_v when_o the_o child_n do_v strive_v in_o her_o womb_n so_o when_o there_o be_v a_o conflict_n of_o passion_n in_o the_o soul_n against_o reason_n since_o it_o be_v so_o why_o be_o i_o thus_o who_o be_v thou_o that_o fear_v mortal_a man_n say_v isaiah_n to_o the_o church_n if_o man_n i_o say_v do_v thus_o they_o will_v not_o break_v out_o into_o such_o exorbitancy_n of_o passion_n as_o common_o they_o do_v the_o way_n then_o to_o order_v any_o affection_n aright_o reason_n be_v to_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o principle_n of_o sanctify_a and_o rectify_v 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to_o everlasting_a happiness_n by_o his_o all-glorious_a resurrection_n and_o ascension_n rom._n 8.32.2_o pet._n 1.11_o joh._n 14.2_o and_o last_o this_o may_v be_v collect_v likewise_o from_o the_o present_a affliction_n of_o god_n servant_n 2_o thes_n 1.5_o for_o else_o as_o the_o present_a case_n now_o stand_v with_o they_o they_o be_v in_o this_o life_n of_o all_o man_n else_o most_o miserable_a 1_o cor._n 15.19_o now_o the_o schoolman_n have_v reduce_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o the_o future_a blessedness_n and_o reward_v unto_o two_o main_a head_n which_o they_o style_v dote_v animoe_v &_o corporis_fw-la as_o it_o be_v the_o dowry_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n both_o which_o as_o they_o have_v be_v sharer_n in_o obedience_n so_o shall_v they_o also_o be_v in_o the_o compensation_n of_o the_o just_a reward_n those_o of_o the_o soul_n be_v these_o 1._o the_o clear_a 3.2_o vision_n of_o god_n which_o they_o say_v be_v tota_fw-la merces_fw-la behold_v he_o 13.12_o face_n to_o face_n namely_o so_o far_o as_o a_o finite_a be_v for_o so_o our_o humane_a nature_n continue_v still_o though_o glorify_v may_v be_v capable_a to_o apprehend_v of_o that_o majesty_n which_o be_v infinite_a in_o this_o advance_a condition_n the_o soul_n which_o be_v here_o clog_v and_o drossy_a and_o much_o praegravate_v by_o the_o body_n subject_n to_o corruption_n shall_v beatifical_o see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o full_a splendour_n of_o his_o immortal_a glory_n whereas_o beneath_o it_o see_v only_o in_o part_n and_o know_v but_o in_o part_n nor_o can_v the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o sublunary_a knowledge_n make_v up_o the_o least_o part_n of_o our_o ignorance_n the_o discovery_n that_o we_o have_v now_o of_o heaven_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o by_o reflection_n from_o a_o glass_n dark_o be_v change_v into_o the_o image_n of_o god_n by_o degree_n from_o one_o glory_n to_o another_o 2_o cor._n 3.18_o but_o then_o all_o cloud_n shall_v be_v dispel_v the_o 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vitam_fw-la â—…ternam_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la suâ—…_n miseratione_n perducere_fw-la bafil_n in_o psal_n 114._o manet_fw-la sempiternâ—…râ—…quies_n illos_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o bâ—…c_fw-la vit_fw-mi â_fw-la legitâ—…me_fw-la certarunt_fw-la non_fw-la ob_fw-la corum_fw-la merita_fw-la factorum_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la munificentissinâ—…_n '_o dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la ulgent_a de_fw-fr predestâ—…inat_fw-la p._n 18._o ad_fw-la movimum_fw-la ossidete_fw-la regum_fw-la paratum_fw-la vobis_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la gratiae_fw-la ex_fw-la gratiae_fw-la enim_fw-la datur_fw-la nonsolum_fw-la justificati_fw-la vita_fw-la bona_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o glorificatis_fw-la vita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ambrose_n in_o psalâ—…18_n â—…18_z nonsunt_fw-la condigna_fw-la non_fw-la ergo_fw-la secunda_fw-la merit_n a_o nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la secundam_fw-la misericordiâ—…m_n '_o dei_fw-la coelestium_fw-la decretornim_fw-la in_o homines_fw-la formaprocedit_fw-la marcus_n â—…remita_fw-la de_fw-mi open_fw-mi justif_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg_n l._n 19_o in_o job_n c_o 17._o eleazar_n in_o praelio_fw-la elephantem_fw-la stravit_fw-la sâ—…d_fw-la sub_fw-la ipso_fw-la quem_fw-la extiâ—…xiâ—…_n occub_v it_o fic_z qui_fw-la vitia_fw-la superantes_fw-la sub_fw-la ipsaquâ—…e_fw-la subjâ—…ciuns_fw-la superbiendo_fw-la succumbunt_fw-la the_o three_o difficulty_n the_o four_o difficulty_n math._n 25.34.35_o heb._n 10.35_o psal_n 25_o 13._o psal_n 1_n 13_o rome_n â—…_n 28_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o heb._n 11.22.23_o heb._n 13.20_o rev._n 3.14_o â—…rov_fw-mi 13.12_o 1_o pet._n 18._o mat._n 12.45_o 46_o sand._n the_o scismate_n anglicano_n psal_n 77.15_o gen._n 49.33.50.2.3_o gen._n 50_o 1._o gen_n 49_o 31._o act._n 8.2_o act_n 9.39_o psal_n 90.20_o gen._n 47.9.28_o gen._n 48_o 10._o gen._n 47.29_o lake_n 23_o 28._o heb._n 11.10_o 13_o 16._o eccl._n 22._o if._n eccl._n 38.16_o gen._n 37.3_o gen._n 49.1_o 48._o gen._n 49.26_o gen._n 37.34_o gen._n 37.35_o gen._n 37.35_o gen._n 45.27.28_o gen._n 46.30_o deut._n 34_o 8._o eccl._n 22.12_o numb_a 19.11_o exod._n 20.11_o gen._n 2.2_o gen._n 3.9_o il._n gen._n 2.3_o 2_o sam._n 12_o 7._o ephes_n 6.2_o 2_o sam._n 18.22_o eccles_n 38_o 16.17â—…_n gen._n 49.22_o observe_v 1._o pavorem_fw-la hoslilive_n coluit_fw-la cybr_n de_fw-fr idol_n vanicat_a tertul._n de_fw-fr patieut_n c._n 2._o use_v anselm_n de_fw-fr boods_n symb._n princ._n to_o 3._o 1_o king_n 8.44_o observe_v 2._o use_v 1._o use_v 2._o judg._n 12.3_o exod._n 9.10_o dan._n 5.5_o observe_v 3._o use_v observe_v 4._o mat._n 10.30_o use_v 1._o use_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luc._n dialog_n adv_fw-la indoct_v in_o vita_fw-la epictetiante_fw-la enchirid._n socr._n hist_o eccles_n l._n 4_o c._n 18._o observe_v 5._o use_v observe_v 6._o esth_n 5.2_o 2_o king_n 4.31_o use_v 1._o use_v 2._o 2_o king_n 2.21_o apoc._n 5.3_o observe_v 7._o j1_n typotius_fw-la symb._n princ._n tom_n 1._o non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la sapiens_fw-la qui_fw-la aut_fw-la unde_fw-la proficiseâ—…tur_fw-la aut_fw-la quo_fw-la perveniendum_fw-la sit_fw-la nesciâ—…t_fw-la cic._n acad._n q._n 1.2_o use_v 1._o de_fw-fr rom._n pontific_a in_o vit_fw-mi pauli_n 4._o l._n 6._o luk._n 12.20_o 2_o kin._n 2.11_o use_v 2._o observe_v 8._o use_v sudias_n in_o v_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obser_fw-fr v._n 9_o clims_n scal._n paradil_n grad_v 6._o in_o princ_fw-la ib._n in_o sine_fw-la use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athen._n 1._o 5._o â—…_n 211_o nazianzâ—…_n carm._n 52._o in_o divite_fw-la m_o male_a moâ—…tion_n ambros_n ad_fw-la paenit_fw-la agend_n exhor_n tom_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hypocrates_n in_o juramento_fw-la strigel_n in_o in_o phil._n 1.16_o mat._n tl_n 28._o heb._n 4.9.11_o phil._n 2.12.2_o pet_n 1.10_o 1._o jer._n 40.16_o 2._o 3._o psal_n 143.2_o 4._o 1_o king_n 3._o 6._o 7._o phil._n 3.14_o 9_o act._n 18.16_o 10._o dan._n 2.34_o 11._o 12._o 13._o 1_o king_n 52._o 14._o 15._o 2_o king_n 18.25_o 16.1_o king_n 26.15.2_o king_n 24.8.2_o king_n 2.19.1_o king_n 19.29_o 17._o 18._o psal_n 73.11_o 2_o sam._n 15.4_o 21._o 22._o 23._o revel_v 2.21_o psal_n 140._o â—…1_n 24._o mat._n 8.19_o dan._n 5.5_o numb_a 22_o 23._o 25._o 26._o psal_n 73.21_o psal_n 37.1_o 7_o 8._o 27._o matth._n â—…7_n 21._o psal_n 73_o 16._o 28._o 1_o sam_n 4_o 21._o isa_n 7_o 2._o 29._o jer_n 22_o â—…_n job_n 16.21_o 30._o act._n 6.9.10_o 1_o cor._n 1.20_o 31._o luke_n 10.34_o psal_n 79.11_o 32._o 33._o rom._n 2.5_o exod._n 14.4_o 37._o 38._o 1_o cor._n 15.18_o isa_n 57.1_o 39_o gen._n 25.8_o joh._n 21.22_o king_n 14.13_o 40._o rev._n 3.10_o 2_o pet._n 2.2_o 41._o heb_n 7.3_o prov_n 2_o 19_o eccles_n 7.2_o exod._n 14.20_o mat._n 14.2_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o 13._o 14._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 18._o 19_o 20._o 21._o 22._o 23._o 24._o 25._o 26._o 27._o 28._o lib._n nono_fw-la ep._n 70._o 29._o 30._o 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48_o 1_o thes_n 2.1_o â—…_n a_o 1_o thes_n 4.13_o b_o gen._n 49.1_o 2._o c_o deut._n 32.2_o d_o act._n 21.13_o e_o 1_o thes_n â—…_n 10._o f_o rome_n 9_o 1._o g_o 1_o pâ—t_n 1_o 17._o h_o 2_o tim._n 4.18_o i_o 1_o cor._n 1.8_o k_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o l_o heb._n 11.40_o m_o phil._n 1.23_o n_o psal_n 16.11_o o_o act._n 2.20_o p_o 2_o tim._n and_o 2.1_o q_o phil._n 2.22_o r_o 1_o cor._n 9.25.2_o tim._n 2.5_o s_o rom._n 8.37_o t_o 2_o cor._n 10.14_o 16._o gal._n 1.16_o u_fw-la 1_o cor._n 9.17_o w_o 1_o thes_n 2.4_o x_o mat._n 25.21_o quaer_fw-la 1._o answ_n y_fw-fr s._n chrys_n in_o loc._n z_o non_fw-la haec_fw-la jactantiae_fw-la verbâ—_n sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la bonae_fw-la conscientia_fw-la estius_fw-la ad_fw-la loc._n 1_o cor._n 10.31_o quaer_fw-la 2._o answ_n a_o jam_fw-la 2.18_o b_o rom._n 5.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c_o vera_fw-la fides_fw-la viva_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la otiosa_fw-la juell_n in_o apolog_n d_o cal._n 5.6_o e_o rom._n 13.8_o f_o 1_o joh._n 3.14_o quaer_fw-la 3._o answ_n quae_fw-la 4._o answ_n g_o mat._n 2.23_o rom._n 12.6_o h_o magalianus_n ad_fw-la loc._n i_o s._n ambrose_n in_o luc._n k_o saint_n gregogry_a in_o job_n 23._o l_o espencoeus_fw-la ad_fw-la loc._n m_o heb._n 11.7_o n_o 2_o pet._n 2.5_o o_o gen._n 6.3_o p_o jer._n 20.7_o q_o 2_o chron._n 36.16_o mat._n 23.37_o r_o in_o signum_fw-la contradicibile_fw-la tert_n de_fw-fr carne_n chrâ—…i_fw-la cap._n 28._o isa_n 8.13_o s_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d bishop_n hall_n in_o paraphr_n piscator_fw-la &_o fransiscus_fw-la lucas_n t_o confer_v lam._n 3.35_o u_fw-la 2_o cor._n 5.20_o w_o act._n 2.40_o phil._n 2.15_o x_o yert_n in_o apoleget_fw-la y_fw-fr 2_o tim._n 4.17_o z_o 1_o cor._n 16.9_o a_o mat._n 10.16_o b_o isa_n 6.10_o c_o 1_o tim._n 3.1_o rom._n 11.13_o d_o prov_fw-mi 13_o 5_o ezek._n 36_o 31._o e_o 1_o tim._n 6.12_o f_o mat._n 16.26_o g_o 1_o cor._n 4.2_o act._n 2.40_o h_o isa_n 8.18_o heb._n 2.13_o i_o heb._n 13.17_o k_o 1_o cor._n 3.6_o l_o gen._n 3.15_o m_o gen._n 25_o 22._o n_o mat._n 10.34_o 35._o o_o s._n cypr._n lib._n the_o mortal_a c._n 9_o p_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d macar_n homil._n q_o 2_o thes_n 3.3_o r_o psal_n 111._o 〈◊〉_d heb._n 10_o 20._o s_o 1_o jo._n 3.2_o t_o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o u_fw-la 2_o cor._n 1_o 12._o w_o tit._n 2.10_o x_o act._n 14_o 22._o y_fw-fr mat._n 20.22_o z_o jam._n 3.2_o gal._n 6_o 1._o a_o mat._n 13.42_o 13.42_o phil._n 3.21_o b_o mat._n 17._o 4._o joh._n 14_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d_o 2_o pet._n 1.17_o e_o tanquâ—…m_fw-la filius_fw-la gratiae_fw-la bradwardin_n de_fw-fr s._n paulo_n f_o 2_o tim._n 31_o 6.2_o pet._n 1.21_o g_o act._n 9.15.2_o tim._n 2_o 20._o h_o rom._n 5_o 17._o i_o our_o heart_n be_v as_o barren_a of_o any_o good_a as_o they_o report_v the_o isle_n of_o patmos_n be_v wheren_n â—…_n thing_n will_v grow_v but_o on_o earth_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o other_o place_n d._n stoughton_n k_o 1_o pet._n 2.5_o l_o cant._n 8.5_o m_o phil._n 3.21_o n_o see_v my_o sermon_n style_v the_o remedy_n of_o schism_n preach_v at_o paul_n lond._n 1640._o p._n 18._o 19_o o_o psal_n f_o 30.3_o p._n fulgent_n lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la monim_n q_o rom._n 8.18_o meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la bern._n â—…naer_fw-mi answ_n r_o s_o aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n serm._n 16._o debtor_n deus_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la noâ—…_n aliquid_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la accipiendo_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la â—…iplâ—…cuit_fw-la promittendo_fw-la illo_fw-la ergo_fw-la modo_fw-la possumus_fw-la exigere_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ut_fw-la dicamus_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la promifiâ—…ti_fw-la quia_fw-la fccimus_fw-la quod_fw-la jussiâ—…ti_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la to_o fecisti_fw-la qui_fw-la laborâ—…ntes_fw-la juvistinan_n dicimus_fw-la deo_fw-la red_a â—…uia_fw-la accepisti_fw-la sed_fw-la red_a quia_fw-la promisisti_fw-la cron._n dieâ—…eric_n dn_n 9_o post_n trin._n in_o fine_a s_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o and_o 2_o tim._n 3.1_o t_o 1_o cor_n 10.11_o u._fw-mi mundus_fw-la senescens_fw-la patitur_fw-la phaâ—…tasias_fw-la gerson_n w_o act_n 2_o 20.2_o tit._n 4_o â—…_n x_o joh_n 6_o 39_o 40_o 44._o y_fw-fr vid._n aug._n lib._n 20._o de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 7_o &_o philastr_n c_o 59_o de_fw-fr heres_fw-la &_o aug._n de_fw-fr heres_fw-la c_o 8._o z_o euseb_n 1_o 3_o c_o 25._o histor_n ecclesiast_n a_o ezek._n 1.10_o b_o joh._n 1.1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n c_o mat._n 20.21_o act._n 1.6_o d_o luk._n 17.21_o e_o rome_n 14_o 17_o f_o euscâ—…_n 1.3_o c._n 36._o eccl._n hist_o g_o justin_n martyr_n dialog_n gum_n triphon_n jud._n pag._n 239._o h_o baron_n in_o annal_n ann._n 128._o sect_n 2._o &_o hieron_n in_o cataleg_n illustr_n cap._n de_fw-fr papiâ_fw-la i_o tertal_a ill_a 3_o advers._fw-la marc._n c._n 24._o k_o lactant._n 1.7_o c._n 24._o institut_n l_o 3_o epist_n john_n 9_o m_o re_n 20.6_o n_o re._n 14.13_o o_o joh._n gerard._n loc_n come_v to._n 9_o c_o 7_o sect_n 80._o p_o see_n bish_n hall_n in_o his_o revealtion_n unrevealed_a edi_n t_o 1650_o d._n prid._n serm_n on_o 2_o pet._n 3.13_o and_o serm_n on_o joh._n 6.14_o per._n dem._n of_o probl._n vid._n dieter_n in_o die_v fest_n bar._n ap._n p_o 7.14_o etc._n etc._n vol._n 4._o bul._n 1.2_o c._n 11._o contr_n anapaht_n &_o six_o senens_fw-la 1.6_o annot._fw-la 347._o q_o art_n 6._o of_o the_o ch._n of_o england_n r_o phsl_n 1_o 8._o mat._n 21.5_o s_o 2_o pet._n 1.17_o t_o act_n 17.31_o 2_o tim._n 4_o 1.1_o pet._n 4.5_o u._fw-mi see_v my_o sermon_n style_v the_o graâ—…d_a assize_n pag._n 37._o ed_z it_o 16_o 53._o preach_v at_o winchester_n w_o 2_o tim._n 4_o 1._o 1._o mat._n 25_o 31._o x_o 1_o tim._n 5.17_o y_fw-fr mat._n 24_o 46._o z_o pet._n 5.2_o a_o heb._n 11.25_o b_o jam._n 5.7_o c_o rev._n 20.12_o d_o act._n 9.15_o e_o 2_o tim._n 4.17_o f_o 1_o cor._n 16.9_o quer._n answer_n g_o john_n 6.63_o h_o prov._n 25_o 14._o i_o jud._n v_o 12._o k_o b._n king_n lect_n 38._o on_o joan._n l_o phil._n 1.9_o 10._o 10._o fallit_fw-la enim_fw-la vitium_fw-la pronimitate_fw-la boni_fw-la m_o heb._n 5.14_o n_o 2_o tim._n 3.4_o o_o jer._n 17_o 9.2_o cor._n 11.3_o p_o 2_o cor._n 11.14_o q_o prov._n 1.5_o r_o 1_o thes_n 5.21_o s_o rome_n 12.2_o t_o act._n 17.11_o u._fw-mi gal._n 5.19_o w_o judg._n 7.21_o x_o gal._n 2.10_o y_fw-fr psal_n 119.136_o z_o rome_n 6_o 12._o a_o psal_n 19.13_o b_o psal_n 38_o 4._o c_o mat._n 11.28_o d_o 1_o joh._n 3.2_o e_o heb._n 12.2_o 23_o 14._o g_o 1_o pet._n 5_o 10._o h_o 1_o tim._n 1.17_o