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utiliter_fw-la inventis_fw-la ratio_fw-la sit_fw-la tracta_fw-la ad_fw-la commentitio_n &_o fictos_fw-la deos_fw-la quae_fw-la res_fw-la genuit_fw-la falsas_fw-la opiniones_fw-la errorésque_fw-la turbulentos_fw-la &_o superstitiones_fw-la planè_fw-la aniles_fw-la et_fw-la formae_fw-la enim_fw-la nobis_fw-la deorum_fw-la &_o aetates_fw-la &_o vestitus_fw-la &_o ornatus_fw-la noti_fw-la sunt_fw-la genera_fw-la praetereà _fw-la conjugia_fw-la cognationes_fw-la omniáque_fw-la traducta_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la imbecillitatis_fw-la humanae_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o perturbatis_fw-la animus_fw-la inducuntur_fw-la accepimus_fw-la etiam_fw-la deorum_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la aegritudines_fw-la iracundias_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o dicuntur_fw-la &_o creduntur_fw-la stultissimè_fw-la &_o plena_fw-la sunt_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la summaeque_fw-la levitatis_fw-la you_o see_v therefore_o how_o from_o natural_a philosophy_n well_o and_o profitable_o invent_v reason_n be_v draw_v by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n to_o fictitious_a deity_n which_o thing_n have_v produce_v false_a opinion_n turbulent_a error_n and_o most_o dote_a superstition_n for_o the_o shape_v age_n apparrel_n ornament_n lineage_n marriage_n alliance_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o god_n be_v present_v to_o we_o and_o draw_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o humane_a frailty_n they_o be_v moreover_o introduce_v with_o trouble_a mind_n and_o we_o learn_v their_o lust_n sickness_n and_o rage_a passion_n which_o thing_n either_o to_o say_v or_o believe_v of_o they_o be_v a_o point_n of_o the_o extreme_a folly_n vanity_n and_o levity_n and_o therefore_o piety_n force_v we_o to_o put_v a_o mystical_a interpretation_n upon_o the_o poet_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o need_v they_o to_o have_v cover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o their_o poetical_a deity_n from_o vulgar_a eye_n with_o this_o mantle_n have_v they_o not_o suspect_v the_o avow_v they_o for_o such_o will_v have_v hazard_v the_o bring_n of_o their_o people_n into_o a_o opinion_n of_o socrates_n who_o in_o contempt_n of_o that_o jove_n instead_o of_o swear_v by_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o swear_v by_o a_o dog_n a_o goat_n a_o goose_n conceive_v the_o most_o contemptible_a creature_n of_o god_n make_v to_o have_v more_o divinity_n in_o it_o than_o that_o monstrous_a god_n of_o the_o poet_n frame_v so_o deep_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n and_o among_o those_o virtuous_a one_o that_o of_o honour_v virtue_n radicate_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n not_o debauch_a as_o rather_o than_o vice_n shall_v supplant_v virtue_n of_o its_o due_a reward_n of_o honour_n jove_n himself_o if_o he_o appear_v in_o its_o garb_n shall_v be_v ungod_v and_o metamorphose_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o mankind_n into_o a_o devil_n for_o such_o the_o pagan_a philosopher_n themselves_o do_v with_o one_o mouth_n proclaim_v all_o those_o repute_a god_n to_o be_v that_o delight_n in_o bloodshed_n in_o filthiness_n etc._n etc._n jamblicus_n de_fw-la mysteriis_fw-la pag._n 98._o in_o answer_n to_o what_o porphyry_n propound_v to_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n touch_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o think_v all_o presage_n to_o proceed_v from_o evil_a spirit_n confess_v that_o some_o do_v to_o wit_n such_o as_o for_o their_o defilement_n be_v conform_v to_o impure_a daemon_n to_o profane_v and_o dissolute_a spirit_n and_o to_o his_o other_o question_n how_o come_v the_o god_n upon_o wicked_a man_n entreaty_n to_o inflict_v unjust_a pain_n upon_o good_a man_n he_o give_v this_o in_o answer_n id._n ibid._n pag._n 105._o if_o upon_o man_n imprecation_n pour_v out_o to_o the_o god_n some_o adverse_a thing_n be_v observe_v to_o fall_v out_o unjust_o we_o must_v impute_v it_o to_o other_o cause_n which_o if_o we_o can_v find_v out_o we_o must_v not_o for_o all_o that_o so_o much_o as_o suspect_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o god_n unworthy_a of_o the_o divine_a nature_n or_o of_o that_o certain_a science_n of_o their_o goodness_n which_o be_v 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sun_n in_o that_o opinion_n which_o st._n austin_n asscribe_v to_o the_o manichee_n contrà _fw-la faustum_n l._n 20._o c._n 1._o vestrae_fw-la vanitati_fw-la placuit_fw-la in_fw-la sole_fw-la ponere_fw-la virtutem_fw-la silij_fw-la &_o in_o luna_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la your_o vain_a mind_n please_v it_o selfwith_o place_v the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o wisdom_n in_o the_o moon_n the_o excellent_a vossius_fw-la oppose_v these_o two_o testimony_n of_o herodotus_n and_o plutarch_n and_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o latter_a reject_v the_o assertion_n of_o the_o former_a that_o the_o persian_n worship_v no_o god_n but_o the_o sun_n but_o if_o we_o due_o weigh_v they_o they_o be_v not_o contradictory_n but_o explicatory_a of_o one_o another_o for_o herodotus_n speak_v of_o god-mediatours_a whereof_o among_o those_o many_o which_o after-age_n erect_v the_o persian_n only_o worship_v the_o sun_n adhere_v in_o that_o point_n to_o the_o elder_a tradition_n and_o plutarch_n oromaze_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o god-creator_n who_o the_o ancient_a persian_n worship_v without_o a_o image_n or_o temple_n conceive_v he_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a whereas_o of_o god-saviour_n they_o make_v representation_n which_o at_o first_o be_v the_o image_n of_o those_o hero_n who_o they_o mistake_v for_o the_o promise_a seed_n and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n the_o symbol_n of_o the_o sun_n into_o who_o body_n they_o conceive_v the_o soul_n of_o their_o hero_n to_o be_v assume_v now_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o not_o be_v able_a to_o salve_v the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n they_o fancy_v a_o vejove_n another_o eternal_a principle_n of_o evil_a betwixt_o which_o two_o principle_n they_o place_v god-mediatour_n as_o they_o call_v their_o mithra_n that_o he_o may_v on_o man_n behalf_n repel_v the_o evil_n of_o the_o one_o and_o procure_v benefit_n from_o the_o other_o chrysippus_n say_v macrobius_n derive_v his_o name_n apollo_n from_o the_o privitive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o be_v the_o alone_a god-saviour_n and_o have_v no_o partaker_n that_o i_o do_v not_o strain_v courtesy_n with_o chrysippus_n his_o sense_n in_o this_o interpretation_n be_v manifest_a from_o that_o other_o etymology_n of_o that_o name_n which_o be_v there_o subjoin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o think_v apollo_n have_v that_o name_n from_o his_o cure_v disease_n to_o he_o therefore_o do_v the_o milesian_n sacrifice_n under_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d salvific_a in_o order_n to_o their_o obtain_n health_n as_o say_v meandrius_fw-la and_o pherecydes_n report_v that_o theseus_n when_o he_o be_v carry_v into_o crete_n to_o the_o minotaur_n make_v a_o vow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o health-conferring_a apollo_n and_o artemis_n that_o be_v the_o moon_n and_o that_o we_o be_v here_o to_o 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cast_v from_o a_o country_n so_o far_o distant_a i_o advise_v you_o to_o vow_v sacred_a game_n to_o apollo_n after_o the_o grecian_a mode_n etc._n etc._n this_o if_o you_o perform_v regular_o you_o shall_v always_o rejoice_v and_o your_o republic_n shall_v grow_v better_a for_o that_o god_n will_v extinguish_v your_o enemy_n which_o so_o sweet_o forage_v your_o field_n one_o point_n of_o the_o grecian_a rite_n which_o they_o observe_v in_o celebrate_v these_o game_n be_v their_o offering_n to_o apollo_n a_o ox_n to_o latona_n a_o heifer_n with_o gild_a horn_n the_o first_o to_o the_o male_a the_o second_o to_o the_o female-light_n by_o all_o which_o testimony_n it_o be_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n that_o the_o gentile_n think_v light_a to_o be_v that_o god_n to_o who_o they_o be_v to_o apply_v themselves_o for_o the_o removal_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o malady_n not_o only_o bodily_a but_o ghostly_a à _fw-la quo_fw-la vis_fw-la salubris_fw-la subvenit_fw-la animus_fw-la corporibúsque_fw-la mortalium_fw-la maerob_n saturn_n l._n 1._o cap._n 20._o as_o to_o he_o from_o who_o a_o save_a power_n be_v administer_v for_o the_o succour_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o to_o he_o by_o who_o saturn_n the_o father_n of_o jove_n the_o heal_a father_n the_o sacer_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bless_v mind_n or_o sator_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o create_a mind_n who_o quatripartite_a issue_n be_v the_o four_o element_n jupiter_n the_o fire_n juno_n the_o air_n neptune_n the_o water_n and_o pluto_n the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v appease_v as_o fulgentius_n mytholog_fw-la l._n 1._o titulo_fw-la de_fw-fr saturno_n observe_v out_o of_o apollophanes_n heraclitus_n theopompus_n and_o hellanicus_n as_o also_o vives_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 19_o out_o of_o dionysius_n plutarch_n varro_n festus_n agellius_n macrobius_n propertius_n lactantius_n and_o ovid_n where_o he_o quote_v manetho_n the_o egyptian_a historian_n relate_v how_o 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most_o industrious_a heathen_a touch_v the_o passion_n of_o the_o common_a saviour_n i_o will_v therefore_o conclude_v this_o section_n with_o one_o critical_a note_n more_o out_o of_o macrobius_n and_o one_o upon_o he_o both_o tend_v to_o the_o illustration_n of_o this_o point_n that_o which_o i_o note_v of_o he_o be_v that_o the_o sun_n name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v derive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o heal_n which_o the_o grecian_n abbreviate_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o form_n of_o invocation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n medere_fw-la paean_n heal_n we_o paean_n when_o they_o beg_v health_n for_o themselves_o but_o when_o they_o invoke_v his_o aid_n against_o a_o enemy_n by_o way_n of_o imprecation_n they_o use_v this_o form_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v let_v thy_o arrow_n fly_v paean_n this_o form_n latona_n use_v when_o she_o spur_v the_o sun_n on_o to_o repulse_v the_o assault_n of_o python_n this_o form_n the_o delphic_a oracle_n teach_v the_o athenian_n what_o time_n they_o beg_v apollo_n help_n
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profession_n only_o when_o this_o sun_n of_o persecution_n for_o the_o gospel_n arise_v when_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v lay_v before_o they_o when_o none_o shall_v live_v under_o the_o benign_a influence_n of_o their_o mahometan_a ruler_n but_o those_o that_o wheel_n about_o with_o they_o to_o the_o embrace_v of_o that_o brutish_a religion_n shall_v forsake_v christ_n and_o embrace_v the_o present_a world_n but_o the_o israelite_n indeed_o in_o faith_n and_o practice_n shall_v never_o be_v prevail_v with_o to_o renounce_v christ_n but_o that_o poor_a and_o peel_a people_n shall_v bear_v up_o his_o name_n in_o all_o nation_n upon_o who_o it_o have_v be_v call_v to_o the_o end_n and_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n when_o i_o say_v the_o infiniteness_n of_o the_o divine_a compassion_n shall_v be_v so_o bound_v and_o straighten_v by_o the_o circumjacent_a gild_n of_o our_o multiply_a and_o cry_a sin_n and_o by_o the_o innate_a veracity_n of_o divine_a menacy_n as_o all_o it_o can_v obtain_v for_o we_o against_o the_o plea_n of_o both_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o when_o our_o golden_a dream_n of_o glorious_a day_n end_v in_o this_o god_n will_v provide_v king_n and_o queen_n to_o be_v nurse_n father_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o american_n church_n who_o shall_v dandle_v they_o upon_o their_o knee_n and_o that_o perhaps_o for_o as_o many_o age_n as_o we_o have_v be_v dandle_v i_o say_v perhaps_o because_o i_o will_v not_o pry_v into_o god_n secret_a purpose_n nor_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o in_o that_o point_n wherein_o i_o can_v observe_v he_o to_o walk_v by_o any_o rule_n but_o that_o of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n whereby_o both_o to_o person_n and_o nation_n he_o lengthen_v or_o shorten_v their_o day_n of_o grace_n so_o as_o the_o sun_n have_v be_v set_v near_o a_o 1000_o year_n ago_o upon_o most_o of_o asia_n and_o yet_o shine_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o west_n of_o europe_n upon_o who_o it_o rise_v before_o it_o do_v upon_o they_o i_o mean_v the_o cherish_a light_n of_o a_o christian_a magistracy_n for_o we_o have_v our_o lucius_n before_o they_o have_v their_o constantine_n however_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o how_o long_a or_o short_a soever_o god_n have_v in_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n determine_v that_o space_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o time_n of_o grace_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o than_o our_o time_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o night_n shall_v grow_v upon_o we_o that_o have_v day_n before_o they_o the_o day_n shall_v grow_v upon_o they_o and_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v far_a from_o our_o horizon_n it_o will_v be_v high_a in_o they_o §_o 6._o and_o this_o afford_v we_o another_o argument_n against_o those_o who_o limit_v the_o millenium_fw-la to_o a_o precise_a number_n of_o year_n and_o yet_o
modo_fw-la infidelibus_fw-la nec_fw-la angelis_n vel_fw-la bovis_fw-la vel_fw-la malis_fw-la aquinas_n sum_fw-la pa._n 3._o q._n 89._o art_n 7_o 8._o the_o judgement_n of_o retribution_n appertain_v to_o all_o the_o judgement_n of_o discussion_n to_o believer_n only_o neither_o to_o infidel_n nor_o angel_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a the_o holiness_n of_o elect_a angel_n and_o the_o impiety_n of_o devil_n and_o infidel_n be_v so_o notorious_a as_o they_o need_v no_o discussion_n he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o et_fw-la quoniam_fw-la de_fw-fr his_o sententia_fw-la in_o absolutionem_fw-la and_o can_v be_v absolve_v and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v from_o not_o judge_v before_o christ_n presence_n say_v lactant._n the_o divino_fw-la praemio_fw-la 7._o 20._o they_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o judgement_n psal._n 1_o that_o be_v of_o the_o general_a day_n say_v aben_n ezra_n nos_fw-la juxta_fw-la operum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la mensuram_fw-la judicabit_fw-la illos_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la judicabit_fw-la sed_fw-la arguet_fw-la condemnatos_fw-la jerom_n in_o mic._n c._n 4._o we_o shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o our_o work_n but_o infidel_n god_n will_v not_o judge_v but_o take_v they_o up_o short_a as_o condemn_v already_o ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la non_fw-la veniunt_fw-la nec_fw-la pagani_n nec_fw-la haeretici_fw-la nec_fw-la judaei_n etc._n etc._n august_n serm._n 38._o de_fw-fr sanctis_fw-la neither_o pagan_n nor_o heretic_n nor_o jew_n come_v into_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v write_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v already_o condemn_v alii_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o pereunt_fw-la alii_fw-la non_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o pereunt_fw-la alii_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o regnant_a alii_fw-la non_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o regnant_a etc._n etc._n greg._n mag._n moral_n 26._o some_o be_v judge_v and_o perish_v viz._n the_o goat_n of_o the_o flock_n some_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o perish_v viz._n they_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o flock_n some_o be_v judge_v and_o reign_v viz._n the_o sheep_n of_o the_o flock_n some_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o reign_v viz._n the_o guardian_n of_o the_o flock_n elect_a angel_n etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la intrà _fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la mali_fw-la sunt_fw-la judicandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o damnandi_fw-la qui_fw-la verò_fw-la extrà _fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la inveniendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la judicandi_fw-la sed_fw-la tantùm_fw-la damnandi_fw-la isid._n hispal_a sent._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o 3._o after_o the_o infidel_n be_v thus_o dispatch_v of_o the_o method_n of_o god_n proceed_v with_o who_o i_o know_v no_o text_n in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n that_o purposely_o and_o plain_o speak_v but_o this_o of_o rev._n 20._o the_o great_a white_a throne_n shall_v be_v erect_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o such_o as_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o worship_v the_o one_o god_n through_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n or_o of_o embrace_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o various_a dispensation_n of_o it_o the_o whole_a flock_n of_o christ_n both_o sheep_n and_o goat_n who_o shall_v have_v allow_v they_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o book_n the_o book_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n imply_v by_o the_o white_a throne_n fideles_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la saltem_fw-la numero_fw-la cives_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dei_fw-la judicabuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la cives_fw-la aquin._n sum._n 3._o q._n 90._o art_n 7._o believer_n who_o be_v at_o least_o in_o account_n the_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v judge_v as_o citizen_n in_o order_n to_o which_o trial_n the_o book_n be_v open_v the_o book_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n as_o many_o book_n as_o there_o be_v conscience_n so_o as_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v his_o own_o judge_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n according_o as_o his_o own_o conscience_n shall_v accuse_v or_o excuse_v st._n jerom_n in_o daniel_n 7._o the_o judgement_n shall_v be_v set_v and_o the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v i._n e._n conscientiae_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la singulorum_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la vel_fw-la bona_fw-la vel_fw-la mala_fw-la revelabuntur_fw-la st._n austin_n de_fw-fr civitat_fw-la 20._o 14._o that_o be_v of_o the_o conscience_n and_o the_o work_n of_o every_o man_n on_o both_o side_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a shall_v be_v reveil_v qua_fw-la fiet_fw-la ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la opera_fw-la sua_fw-la cuncta_fw-la in_o memoriam_fw-la revocentur_fw-la &_o mentis_fw-la intuitu_fw-la mirâ_fw-la celeritate_fw-la cernentur_fw-la st._n august_n serm._n 67._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la by_o which_o open_v of_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o man_n by_o the_o inspection_n of_o his_o mind_n shall_v by_o a_o strange_a celerity_n remember_v all_o his_o work_n and_o the_o judge_n the_o testimony_n of_o conscience_n stand_v by_o shall_v demand_v of_o every_o man_n a_o account_n of_o his_o life_n adstante_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la testimonio_fw-la rationem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la caeperit_n postulare_fw-la bonaventura_n breviloq_fw-la par_fw-fr 7._o cap._n 1._o fiet_fw-la apertio_fw-la librorum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la conscientiarum_fw-la there_o shall_v be_v a_o open_n of_o the_o book_n to_o wit_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n and_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o right_n another_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n wherein_o all_o man_n name_n be_v write_v by_o their_o qualification_n which_o will_v only_o be_v ponderated_a then_o that_o therein_o have_v salvation_n promise_v they_o and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v to_o be_v qualify_v as_o that_o book_n describe_v the_o heir_n of_o life_n to_o be_v shall_v by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n after_o christ_n have_v pronounce_v the_o comdemnatory_a sentence_n upon_o they_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o god_n kingdom_n as_o tare_n as_o thing_n that_o offend_v and_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n provide_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n hanc_fw-la omnium_fw-la revelationem_fw-la comitatur_fw-la separatio_fw-la quae_fw-la mat._n 25._o 32._o comparatur_fw-la separationi_fw-la pastoris_fw-la segregantis_fw-la oves_fw-la ab_fw-la haedis_fw-la hanc_fw-la separationem_fw-la excipit_fw-la sententiae_fw-la dictio_fw-la vossii_n thesis_n theol_fw-it disp_n 15._o thes._n 1._o 2._o &_o 3._o after_o this_o revelation_n follow_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n and_o after_o this_o separation_n the_o judge_n pronounce_v sentence_n §_o 3._o these_o be_v my_o conjecture_n as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o god_n proceed_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n my_o reason_n for_o my_o place_v the_o lose_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o gogick_n war_n and_o the_o confusion_n of_o both_o captain_n and_o army_n betwixt_o the_o resurrection_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o elect_n or_o profess_a believer_n i_o shall_v now_o tender_a before_o the_o church_n tribunal_n to_o who_o sentence_n of_o approbation_n or_o reprobation_n i_o be_o indifferent_o willing_a to_o stand_v as_o one_o that_o espouse_n no_o other_o interest_n but_o that_o of_o truth_n 1._o that_o this_o go_v out_o of_o satan_n to_o deceive_v the_o nation_n into_o a_o engagement_n against_o the_o holy_a city_n will_v not_o be_v till_o after_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a may_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o numerousness_n of_o this_o heathen-army_n for_o multitude_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n large_a enough_o to_o march_v upon_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n list_v out_o of_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n such_o a_o multitude_n as_o doubtless_o shall_v never_o be_v see_v together_o but_o when_o the_o heathen_a shall_v be_v awake_v and_o come_v up_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n where_o god_n shall_v sit_v to_o judge_v all_o the_o heathen_a round_o about_o even_o those_o multitude_n of_o multitude_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o decision_n sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whither_o the_o heathen_a be_v to_o come_v and_o to_o gather_v themselves_o round_o about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d under_o the_o conduct_n of_o that_o mighty_a one_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v cause_v thither_o to_o come_v and_o there_o bring_v down_o joel_n 3._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a warrior_n shall_v be_v tame_v 2._o indeed_o prophetical_a term_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stretch_v always_o to_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o the_o letter_n nor_o in_o every_o word_n to_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n for_o those_o burdenous_a word_n proceed_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n like_o bullet_n do_v often_o graze_v before_o they_o reach_v their_o utmost_a mark_n and_o spend_v not_o all_o their_o force_n where_o they_o first_o light_v and_o therefore_o though_o particular_a local_a and_o indeterminate_a judgement_n be_v denounce_v in_o word_n borrow_v from_o and_o make_v as_o great_a a_o crack_n as_o the_o last_o to_o awaken_v we_o to_o repentance_n in_o order_n to_o the_o divert_v or_o procrastinate_v of_o the_o effect_n yet_o when_o through_o our_o impenitency_n we_o provoke_v god_n to_o inflict_v they_o they_o be_v
in_o a_o moment_n in_o the_o same_o moment_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v raise_v so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v no_o more_o prius_fw-la &_o posterius_fw-la betwixt_o we_o than_o be_v in_o a_o moment_n neither_o can_v they_o who_o that_o day_n find_v alive_a rise_n at_o all_o but_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o they_o that_o be_v out_o of_o christ_n as_o the_o ancients_n general_o and_o the_o best_a modern_a expositor_n gloss_n upon_o these_o text_n musculus_fw-la non_fw-la soli_fw-la resurgent_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la christi_fw-la resurgent_fw-la omnes_fw-la sed_fw-la two_o primi_fw-la sic_fw-la 1_o thes._n 4._o mortui_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la resurgent_fw-la primum_fw-la post_fw-la illas_fw-la surgent_a &_o reliqui_fw-la not_o only_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n but_o all_o shall_v rise_v but_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v first_o and_o afterward_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v st._n athanasius_n conceive_v st._n paul_n to_o give_v to_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n both_o priority_n of_o time_n as_o to_o their_o resurrection_n and_o change_n and_o of_o place_n as_o to_o their_o trial_n and_o receive_n of_o sentence_n oportet_fw-la namque_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquod_fw-la habeant_fw-la privilegium_fw-la justi_fw-la vel_fw-la resurgendo_fw-la nam_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o aera_fw-la obvià m_fw-la christo_fw-la procedant_fw-la rapiendi_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o primi_fw-la à _fw-la mortuis_fw-la excitantur_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la contra_fw-la &_o peccatores_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la inferioribus_fw-la hisce_fw-la judicem_fw-la ut_fw-la damnati_fw-la operiuntur_fw-la exit_fw-la christoferi_fw-la translatione_fw-la in_o 1_o ep_n ad_fw-la corin_n c._n 15._o it_o be_v meet_v that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v have_v the_o privilege_n of_o rise_v before_o infidel_n for_o as_o they_o be_v snatch_v up_o into_o the_o air_n to_o meet_v christ_n so_o they_o also_o shall_v be_v first_o raise_v from_o the_o dead_a whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a infidel_n 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