governor_n of_o norimberg_n touch_v the_o revive_n and_o re-establish_a of_o auricular_a confession_n among_o they_o upon_o a_o pretence_n that_o since_o that_o custom_n be_v leave_v off_o their_o commonwealth_n swarm_v with_o sin_n much_o more_o than_o former_o which_o proposition_n of_o they_o the_o emperor_n in_o effect_n do_v but_o scoff_n at_o and_o deride_v even_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o lorinus_n the_o jesuite_n 32._o who_o report_v it_o intimate_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o will_v never_o have_v seek_v so_o much_o at_o his_o hand_n but_o that_o it_o seem_v they_o want_v a_o sufficient_a engine_n to_o examine_v malefactor_n suppose_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a rack_n when_o the_o priest_n shall_v undertake_v they_o in_o a_o auricular_a confession_n will_v make_v they_o discover_v more_o they_o the_o politic_a rack_n or_o all_o the_o torture_n the_o public_a executioner_n can_v give_v they_o let_v they_o object_n to_o we_o as_o eugenius_n the_o four_o in_o the_o council_n at_o florence_n do_v to_o the_o greek_n ur_fw-la vestri_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la &_o pontifices_fw-la non_fw-la confitentur_fw-la why_o do_v not_o your_o priest_n exact_v this_o confession_n as_o we_o refuse_v not_o private_a confession_n make_v to_o god_n nay_o sometime_o a_o private_a confession_n to_o our_o ghostly_a father_n the_o minister_n who_o have_v authority_n to_o divest_v we_o of_o any_o scruple_n which_o may_v arise_v in_o our_o conscience_n and_o to_o pronounce_v a_o absolution_n upon_o our_o hearty_a repentance_n yet_o we_o will_v not_o loose_v or_o betray_v our_o freedom_n so_o much_o as_o to_o do_v that_o act_n by_o constraint_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o free_a and_o voluntary_a as_o david_n resolution_n in_o this_o place_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o stand_v to_o the_o courtesy_n of_o rome_n for_o that_o pardon_n which_o christ_n have_v free_o give_v we_o nor_o yet_o to_o suffer_v her_o merchant_n to_o erect_v a_o new_a staple_n or_o put_v a_o impost_n upon_o our_o salvation_n which_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o custom_n from_o any_o acknowledgement_n save_v only_o to_o christ_n who_o work_n it_o be_v we_o have_v no_o cause_n but_o to_o be_v very_o well_o assure_v that_o we_o may_v be_v save_v without_o auricular_a coufession_n since_o in_o that_o sacred_a book_n which_o we_o believe_v contain_v all_o that_o may_v conduce_v to_o our_o salvation_n we_o find_v no_o track_n or_o mention_n of_o it_o bonaventure_n grant_v 3._o that_o however_o the_o formal_a part_n of_o confession_n i_o the_o power_n of_o absolution_n be_v institute_v by_o christ_n yet_o the_o material_a part_n which_o be_v the_o detection_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o disclose_v it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o at_o the_o most_o it_o be_v only_o insinuate_v by_o christ_n 16._o but_o promulgate_v by_o st_n james._n confess_v your_o sin_n one_o to_o another_o in_o which_o place_n as_o bullinger_n well_o infer_v they_o that_o understand_v aright_o â—â—â—â—tent_n will_v find_v a_o reciprocal_a obligation_n lay_v upon_o the_o priest_n to_o confess_v to_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o people_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o any_o better_a evidence_n than_o this_o to_o confirm_v their_o opinion_n out_o of_o the_o gospel_n i_o be_o confident_a they_o have_v none_o we_o find_v when_o our_o saviour_n cleanse_v the_o leper_n he_o bid_v he_o go_v and_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o offer_v the_o gift_n which_o moses_n command_v 4._o but_o he_o bid_v he_o not_o confess_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o the_o adulterous_a woman_n he_o give_v a_o vade_fw-la go_v but_o not_o to_o any_o confessor_n nay_o we_o find_v no_o confession_n take_v from_o she_o by_o himself_o the_o whole_a condition_n of_o her_o absolution_n in_o that_o place_n be_v vade_fw-la &_o noli_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la peccare_fw-la go_v and_o sin_n no_o more_o but_o eckius_fw-la and_o other_o answer_n that_o the_o power_n of_o absolution_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o assign_v over_o by_o christ_n unto_o his_o church_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n neither_o practise_v it_o himself_o nor_o send_v they_o unto_o any_o priest_n which_o have_v it_o be_v it_o be_v likely_a he_o will_v have_v do_v well_o then_o grant_v he_o as_o much_o as_o he_o allege_v that_o the_o commission_n to_o absolve_v be_v not_o as_o yet_o give_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o in_o those_o very_a word_n wherein_o christ_n convey_v this_o authority_n to_o they_o auricular_a confession_n receive_v its_o death_n wound_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o st._n john_n 21._o when_o he_o tell_v they_o as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o he_o there_o give_v they_o authority_n to_o remit_v or_o to_o retain_v sin_n but_o not_o to_o exact_v any_o auricular_a confession_n he_o do_v not_o there_o erect_v any_o tribunal_n for_o the_o priest_n where_o they_o shall_v sit_v as_o judge_n over_o man_n conscience_n to_o acquit_v or_o condemn_v at_o their_o pleasure_n this_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o to_o remit_v and_o to_o retain_v they_o do_v not_o import_v a_o judiciary_n power_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n unwarrantable_o assume_v but_o a_o ministerial_a power_n to_o publish_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o repentant_a sinner_n and_o to_o denounce_v his_o vengeance_n against_o the_o obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a 19_o this_o be_v st._n jeromes_n interpretation_n upon_o those_o word_n quicquid_fw-la ligaveris_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v loose_v etc._n etc._n where_o he_o say_v that_o as_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n be_v say_v to_o make_v the_o leper_n clean_o or_o unclean_a because_o he_o pronounce_v he_o so_o even_o thus_o the_o evangelicall_n priest_n in_o the_o gospel_n remit_v or_o retain_v sin_n because_o in_o their_o preach_n they_o declare_v which_o sin_n be_v remit_v and_o which_o retain_v by_o god_n pro_fw-la offcio_fw-la svo_fw-la cúm_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la audierit_fw-la varietates_fw-la scit_fw-la qui_fw-la ligandus_fw-la quique_fw-la solvendus_fw-la even_o thus_o peter_n lombard_n 18._o distinguish_v god_n way_n of_o bind_v and_o loose_v from_o the_o church_n say_v that_o god_n by_o himself_o remit_v sin_n who_o cleanse_v the_o soul_n from_o all_o spot_n and_o lose_v it_o from_o the_o debt_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n but_o he_o have_v not_o grant_v this_o to_o his_o priest_n to_o who_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v give_v power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v that_o be_v of_o show_v man_n to_o be_v bind_v or_o loose_v thus_o you_o may_v see_v by_o how_o unjust_a a_o title_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v usurp_v a_o dominion_n over_o man_n conscience_n as_o she_o pretend_v a_o sovereignty_n over_o the_o world_n aim_v at_o supremacy_n in_o all_o either_o wilful_o or_o ignorant_o mistake_v our_o saviour_n commission_n for_o bind_v and_o loose_v citato_fw-la as_o hierome_n complain_v istum_fw-la locum_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la non_fw-la intelligentes_fw-la aliquid_fw-la siâ—i_fw-la de_fw-la pharisaeoorum_fw-la assumunt_fw-la supercilio_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v i_o but_o mention_v to_o you_o likewise_o upon_o what_o slight_a pretence_n they_o ground_n their_o necessity_n of_o auricular_a confession_n cozen_v the_o ignorant_a people_n with_o that_o smooth_a and_o plausible_a imposture_n wherein_o they_o say_v the_o priest_n can_v remit_v sin_n unless_o he_o know_v they_o and_o he_o can_v know_v they_o unless_o man_n wâ—ll_n confess_v they_o unto_o he_o then_o which_o proposition_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o false_a for_o the_o priest_n may_v preach_v and_o publish_v remission_n or_o retention_n of_o sin_n to_o those_o who_o fault_n he_o know_v not_o and_o those_o man_n by_o a_o faithful_a application_n of_o what_o they_o hear_v may_v receive_v the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n who_o never_o reveal_v they_o to_o the_o minister_n but_o confess_v they_o unto_o god_n alone_o sola_fw-la enim_fw-la cordis_fw-la confessio_fw-la 7._o poenitenti_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la animae_fw-la sufficit_fw-la veraciter_fw-la which_o way_n of_o confession_n be_v true_o and_o only_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n unto_o the_o lord_n but_o i_o urge_v this_o point_n no_o far_o cassander_n temperate_a conclusion_n shall_v bring_v i_o off_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n say_v he_o there_o have_v be_v no_o controversy_n about_o this_o point_n of_o confession_n have_v not_o some_o ignorant_a and_o importunate_a physician_n corrupt_v this_o wholesome_a medicine_n 11_o with_o their_o drug_n of_o tradition_n est_fw-la enim_fw-la multis_fw-la inutilibus_fw-la traditiunculis_fw-la infecta_fw-la etc._n etc._n quibus_fw-la conscientijs_fw-la quas_fw-la extricare_fw-la &_o levare_fw-la debebant_fw-la laqueos_fw-la iniecerunt_fw-la &_o tanquam_fw-la tormentis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la excarnificârunt_fw-la by_o which_o mean_v they_o have_v make_v it_o only_o a_o snare_n to_o entangle_v and_o involve_v the_o simple_a
and_o a_o engine_n to_o torment_n not_o to_o ease_v the_o conscience_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v unto_o they_o we_o for_o our_o part_n hold_v confession_n necessary_a though_o we_o lay_v no_o necessity_n upon_o man_n to_o confess_v to_o the_o priest_n nor_o do_v we_o prohibit_v that_o in_o some_o case_n nay_o we_o account_v it_o a_o happy_a discharge_n of_o a_o trouble_a soul_n to_o impart_v itself_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n from_o who_o lip_n he_o may_v receive_v such_o spiritual_a comfort_n as_o his_o office_n can_v minister_v and_o the_o scripture_n allow_v ever_o provide_v that_o this_o be_v leave_v indifferent_a to_o the_o penitent_a to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v as_o he_o think_v good_a that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o constrain_v but_o a_o voluntary_a act_n as_o david_n here_o free_o arise_v from_o his_o own_o inclination_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v the_o greek_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v declare_v or_o confess_v against_o myself_o â—spsn_a so_o that_o this_o act_n be_v a_o accusation_n rather_o than_o a_o confession_n it_o be_v true_a that_o every_o confession_n of_o a_o sin_n be_v a_o indictment_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o yet_o be_v this_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o trial_n as_o serve_v to_o acquire_v dom_n not_o to_o condemn_v in_o confession_n svi_fw-la accusatio_fw-la deilaudatio_fw-la est_fw-la in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o law_n the_o malefactor_n confession_n be_v the_o strong_a evidence_n and_o cast_v he_o without_o any_o other_o verdict_n but_o in_o god_n court_n to_o plead_v guilty_a be_v the_o way_n to_o procure_v a_o absolution_n he_o that_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n arraigns_n himself_o in_o this_o world_n 31._o shall_v never_o be_v arraign_v at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o great_a judge_n in_o the_o next_o if_o we_o will_v judge_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v dorotheus_n write_v of_o a_o devout_a man_n that_o be_v ask_v which_o be_v the_o best_a course_n to_o come_v unto_o god_n reply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o ever_o to_o accuse_v one_o self_n let_v i_o therefore_o use_v the_o prophet_n esayes_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v thou_o first_o declare_v thy_o iniquity_n 26._o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v he_o bid_v thou_o be_v so_o early_o in_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o thy_o fault_n levit._n ut_fw-la ostendat_fw-la tibi_fw-la quòd_fw-la praevenire_fw-la illum_fw-la debeas_fw-la qui_fw-la paratus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la accusandum_fw-la say_v origen_n id._n that_o thou_o may_v prevent_v the_o devil_n who_o be_v ever_o ready_a to_o accuse_v thou_o praeventus_fw-la enim_fw-la diabolus_fw-la ultra_fw-la nos_fw-la accusare_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nostri_fw-la simus_fw-la accusatores_fw-la proficit_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la in_o do_v thus_o we_o disarm_v our_o old_a enemy_n and_o take_v away_o the_o sting_n of_o his_o malicious_a accusation_n which_o have_v no_o power_n to_o hurt_v we_o since_o by_o condemn_v ourselves_o we_o have_v save_v ourselves_o i_o end_v in_o saint_n augustine_n word_n 29._o confitere_fw-la quod_fw-la tu_fw-la fecisti_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la &_o confiteberis_fw-la quid_fw-la tibi_fw-la fecerit_fw-la deus_fw-la confess_v what_o thou_o have_v do_v against_o god_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v to_o thy_o comfort_n confess_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o thou_o thou_o shall_v have_v cause_n with_o david_n thankefullie_o to_o commemorate_v god_n favour_n in_o a_o turemisisti_fw-la in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o thy_o sin_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n sin_n be_v a_o loud_a argument_n which_o if_o it_o want_v other_o tongue_n sin_n will_v relate_v itself_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v silent_a it_o will_v by_o guilty_a confession_n betray_v itself_o sin_n be_v the_o worst_a secret_n that_o can_v be_v i_o know_v no_o bosom_n where_o it_o be_v safe_a there_o be_v no_o creature_n no_o element_n no_o privation_n night_n nor_o silence_n juvenal_n but_o be_v able_a to_o pursue_v and_o detect_v a_o sinner_n serui_fw-la ut_fw-la taceant_fw-la iumentâ—_n loquentur_fw-la beast_n have_v a_o verdict_n to_o pass_v upon_o wicked_a man_n 20._o a_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v carry_v the_o voice_n 10._o and_o tell_v the_o matter_n earth_n will_v cry_v cain_n guilty_a 27._o or_o if_o earth_n do_v not_o heaven_n will_v reveal_v the_o iniquity_n 10._o if_o both_o be_v silent_a yet_o the_o very_a stone_n out_o of_o the_o wall_n within_o which_o the_o sin_n be_v act_v shall_v cry_v against_o he_o and_o the_o beam_n out_o of_o the_o timber_n like_o a_o double_a witness_n shall_v answer_v it_o do_v not_o therefore_o flatter_v thyself_o in_o the_o closenes_n of_o thy_o transgression_n what_o ever_o disguise_v night_n comply_v with_o thy_o dark_a purpose_n may_v put_v upon_o thou_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v disguise_v thou_o from_o thy_o maker_n can_v thou_o be_v so_o stupefy_v so_o besot_v in_o thy_o sin_n as_o to_o suppose_v when_o other_o eye_n behold_v thou_o not_o god_n do_v not_o think_v thou_o by_o draw_v a_o curtain_n about_o thy_o bed_n or_o by_o put_v out_o a_o candle_n in_o thy_o chamber_n to_o hide_v thy_o incontinency_n from_o god_n or_o darken_v his_o knowledge_n fool_n thou_o can_v not_o thou_o bear_v a_o lamp_n in_o thy_o own_o breast_n 199._o thy_o conscience_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v nilus_n a_o watch_a candle_n that_o burn_v at_o midnight_n and_o will_v light_v the_o judge_n to_o descry_v thou_o or_o if_o that_o taper_n burn_v dimmely_a if_o it_o have_v waste_v into_o a_o snuff_n so_o that_o thou_o have_v no_o conscience_n or_o but_o a_o sear_a one_o which_o lie_v smother_a in_o the_o socket_n and_o can_v only_o glimmer_v not_o shine_v why_o yet_o god_n be_v as_o basil_n basil._n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o eye_n to_o survey_v thou_o or_o if_o thy_o transgression_n have_v make_v thou_o so_o loathe_v a_o object_n that_o he_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o thou_o shall_v he_o examine_v thy_o cabinet_n friend_n upon_o who_o secrecy_n thou_o rely_a the_o silence_n and_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n they_o will_v turn_v traitor_n to_o thou_o quadragâ—s_n and_o discover_v thou_o to_o he_o cui_fw-la obscura_fw-la â—larent_fw-la muta_n respondent_fw-la silentium_fw-la confitetur_fw-la night_n will_v convert_v itself_o into_o a_o noon_n and_o silence_n prove_v a_o speak_a evidence_n against_o thou_o since_o therefore_o thou_o can_v lurk_v under_o no_o concealment_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o confess_v that_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o thou_o to_o hide_v why_o deferre_v thou_o to_o resolve_v with_o david_n i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n if_o thou_o confess_v not_o thy_o sin_n they_o will_v confess_v thou_o the_o great_a sinner_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o own_v they_o here_o in_o a_o religious_a acknowledgement_n they_o will_v own_v thou_o hereafter_o in_o a_o final_a condemnation_n this_o plural_a sin_n or_o transgression_n as_o it_o imply_v our_o many_o alliance_n to_o sin_n sin_n and_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o our_o sin_n actual_a and_o intentional_a so_o it_o admonish_v we_o to_o confess_v they_o all_o god_n as_o he_o be_v a_o frank_a pardoneâ—_n so_o he_o love_v a_o liberal_a confession_n wherein_o nothing_o shall_v be_v keep_v back_o yet_o not_o to_o perplex_v any_o man_n with_o the_o strict_a enumeration_n of_o every_o crime_n as_o the_o papist_n require_v i_o confess_v 3._o the_o wilful_a keep_n back_o of_o sin_n may_v be_v as_o dangerous_a as_o ananias_n his_o detain_v part_n of_o the_o price_n but_o for_o all_o that_o thy_o condition_n be_v not_o damnable_a as_o rome_n persuade_v though_o thou_o have_v forget_v some_o sin_n which_o thou_o have_v do_v if_o so_o be_v thou_o slight_a none_o of_o those_o which_o thou_o remember_v it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o some_o sin_n be_v such_o diminutive_n such_o peccadillo_n so_o small_a so_o venial_a they_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o mention_n nor_o do_v they_o need_v a_o pardon_n but_o do_v not_o thou_o believe_v so_o this_o negligent_a extenuation_n of_o fault_n be_v as_o pernicious_a a_o sin_n as_o any_o a_o presumption_n unheard_a of_o among_o the_o father_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d church_n who_o if_o we_o will_v credit_v dorotheâ—â—_n be_v wont_a to_o keep_v a_o reckon_n 〈◊〉_d tanquam_fw-la ephemeriden_v deo_fw-la tradituri_fw-la &_o to_o ask_v god_n pardon_n for_o the_o very_o least_o and_o slight_a offence_n of_o which_o they_o be_v at_o any_o time_n conscious_a 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d david_n in_o this_o psalm_n in_o the_o precede_a word_n free_v himself_o of_o all_o suspicion_n of_o concealment_n 5._o or_o palliation_n of_o his_o fault_n my_o iniquity_n i_o have_v not_o hide_v 9_o and_o psalm_n the_o 61_o he_o summon_v all_o in_o a_o general_a exhortation_n to_o pour_v out_o and_o empty_a their_o soul_n before_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
where_o domine_fw-la miserere_fw-la be_v set_v to_o keep_v the_o door_n nevertheless_o as_o in_o samson_n riddle_n 14._o out_o of_o the_o eater_n come_v meat_n out_o of_o the_o strong_a come_v sweetness_n so_o from_o the_o great_a terror_n of_o this_o devour_a disease_n much_o honey_n and_o sweetness_n and_o comfort_n may_v be_v extract_v if_o we_o first_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n the_o physician_n of_o the_o body_n seek_v the_o cause_n in_o nature_n and_o assign_v two_o a_o outward_a from_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o air_n a_o inward_a from_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o body_n but_o the_o physician_n of_o the_o soul_n make_v their_o search_n beyond_o nature_n and_o for_o the_o true_a outward_a cause_n look_v above_o nature_n to_o the_o will_n and_o providence_n of_o allmightie_a god_n for_o the_o inward_a cause_n look_v below_o nature_n upon_o the_o corrupt_a will_n &_o sin_n of_o man_n both_o these_o david_n here_o acknowledge_v within_o he_o peccavivalde_n without_o he_o and_o above_o he_o it_o be_v manus_fw-la domini_fw-la both_o which_o he_o comprehende_v ps._n 38._o 2._o 3._o thy_o arrow_n stick_v fast_o in_o i_o &_o thy_o hand_n press_v i_o sore_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o my_o flesh_n nor_o rest_n in_o my_o bone_n why_o because_o of_o my_o sin_n and_o from_o both_o these_o we_o may_v take_v many_o sovereign_a praeseruative_n 1_o whatsoever_o befall_v we_o in_o the_o time_n of_o pestilence_n come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o will_n and_o permission_n let_v we_o not_o therefore_o like_o angry_a dog_n which_o run_v after_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v throw_v at_o they_o behold_v with_o impatience_n and_o murmur_n 91._o the_o print_n of_o god_n arrow_n which_o â—lyes_v by_o day_n but_o look_v to_o that_o hand_n that_o send_v it_o and_o be_v humble_v under_o god_n hand_n and_o in_o the_o 2d._o place_n let_v we_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o whatsoever_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n shall_v tend_v to_o our_o good_a and_o salvation_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o 8._o peccata_fw-la quoque_fw-la say_v st._n aug._n our_o sin_n wrought_v that_o unspeakable_a good_a 8._o when_o they_o occasion_v the_o come_n of_o a_o redeemer_n who_o wrought_v the_o good_a of_o our_o salvation_n 30_o and_o odd_a year_n here_o upon_o earth_n and_o they_o still_o work_v for_o our_o good_a in_o call_v for_o chastisement_n which_o be_v good_a for_o us._n but_o in_o the_o 3d._o place_n the_o desert_n of_o our_o sin_n do_v far_o go_v beyond_o all_o our_o most_o insupportable_a suffering_n how_o much_o more_o than_o be_v we_o to_o magnify_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n that_o never_o deal_v with_o his_o child_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o transgression_n and_o if_o that_o god_n of_o pure_a eye_n do_v not_o behold_v iniquity_n in_o we_o his_o hand_n will_v never_o be_v heavy_a upon_o us._n therefore_o 4_o if_o we_o desire_v to_o prevent_v the_o infection_n of_o the_o pestilence_n we_o mnst_a fly_n the_o nfection_n of_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n and_o purify_v our_o heart_n by_o faith_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o it_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o madness_n 41._o nolle_n quempiam_fw-la à _fw-la malis_fw-la suis_fw-la iustè_fw-la quiescere_fw-la &_o deuâ—_n iniustè_fw-fr a_fw-fr suâ_fw-la velle_fw-la ultione_fw-la cessare_fw-la to_o expect_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v from_o his_o most_o just_a work_n of_o punish_v we_o if_o we_o will_v not_o rest_v from_o our_o own_o unjust_a work_n of_o provoke_v he_o thus_o perhaps_o we_o may_v divert_v the_o pestilence_n from_o our_o person_n and_o as_o our_o kingly_a prophet_n comfort_v himself_o and_o all_o the_o godly_a 91._o a_o thousand_o may_v fall_v at_o our_o side_n &_o ten_o thousand_o at_o our_o right_a hand_n yet_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o us._n but_o if_o it_o be_v approach_v so_o near_o that_o we_o be_v not_o near_o to_o ourselves_o that_o it_o be_v even_o upon_o we_o there_o be_v nevertheless_o balm_n in_o gilead_n there_o be_v remedy_n at_o hand_n job_n prescribe_v a_o cordial_a hope_v even_o above_o hope_n 15._o though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o i_o will_v trust_v in_o he_o st_n luke_n himself_o be_v a_o physician_n but_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o great_a prescribe_v a_o excellent_a diet_n 17._o which_o be_v patience_n in_o your_o patience_n possess_v you_o your_o soul_n st_n james_n prayer_n which_o be_v a_o medicine_n both_o purgative_a and_o praeseruative_a 13._o be_v any_o among_o you_o afflict_v let_v he_o pray_v be_v any_o sick_a let_v he_o call_v other_o to_o pray_v with_o he_o this_o will_v either_o remove_v the_o plague_n from_o we_o or_o we_o from_o the_o plague_n what_o then_o do_v thou_o fear_v o_o man_n of_o little_a faith_n do_v solitariness_n affright_v thou_o because_o thou_o be_v a_o unwilling_a eremite_n in_o a_o people_a city_n shut_v up_o from_o the_o society_n of_o friend_n &_o acquaintance_n thou_o fool_n angel_n will_v be_v thy_o guardian_n and_o the_o lord_n himself_o thy_o keeper_n to_o make_v thy_o bed_n in_o all_o thy_o sickness_n do_v death_n appall_v thou_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o bildad_n 14_o king_n of_o terror_n why_o this_o be_v thy_o debt_n to_o nature_n &_o thy_o passage_n to_o glory_n and_o what_o though_o the_o pestilence_n be_v appoint_v one_o of_o death_n collector_n and_o tolegatherers_a to_o gather_v thou_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o father_n this_o may_v separate_v thy_o soul_n from_o thy_o body_n 34._o but_o in_o s._n paul_n confidence_n what_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v thou_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n let_v we_o therefore_o willing_o &_o cheerful_o with_o holy_a david_n submit_v our_o body_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o to_o fall_v by_o his_o hand_n into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o grave_n so_o long_o as_o we_o may_v secure_o with_o david_n commend_v our_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o same_o lord_n 4._o but_o let_v i_o not_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o this_o negative_a part_n of_o his_o resolution_n in_o few_o word_n resolution_n the_o hand_n of_o man_n be_v his_o power_n and_o his_o power_n become_v formidable_a by_o his_o malice_n why_o boast_v thou_o in_o mischief_n 1._o o_o mighty_a man_n david_n have_v oftentimes_o the_o experience_n of_o this_o malicious_a power_n of_o man_n as_o in_o that_o psalm_n he_o complain_v of_o doeg_n ealumny_n and_o elsewhere_o of_o saul_n fury_n and_o sheba_n treachery_n nay_o his_o own_o son_n absalom_n conspiracy_n shimei_n curse_v and_o rail_v and_o the_o like_a no_o wonder_n then_o if_o he_o so_o feel_o except_o against_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n for_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v set_v down_o by_o way_n of_o petition_n with_o vehemence_n and_o importunity_n incidamus_fw-la obsecro_fw-la let_v we_o i_o pray_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a courtesy_n and_o happiness_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n into_o man_n hand_n albeit_o he_o put_v they_o into_o the_o balance_n and_o this_o be_v but_o the_o hand_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a weak_a 〈◊〉_d frail_a corruptible_a contemptible_a vain_a man_n nay_o vanity_n itself_o that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o hand_n of_o jehova_n the_o lord_n of_o power_n and_o strength_n but_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n endure_v continual_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o before-alleaged_n 52._o ps._n this_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n as_o a_o inseparable_a companion_n with_o his_o power_n whereas_o man_n power_n be_v seldom_o see_v in_o so_o good_a company_n and_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n set_v limit_n to_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n like_v to_o the_o rage_a sea_n thus_o far_o shall_v thou_o go_v and_o no_o far_o do_v not_o he_o shorten_v and_o direct_v the_o power_n of_o man_n better_a than_o he_o intend_v it_o no_o flesh_n can_v be_v save_v do_v not_o we_o hear_v s._n paul_n speak_v of_o one_o man_n bite_v and_o devour_v another_o 15._o do_v there_o not_o stand_v upon_o record_n a_o encounter_n of_o he_o with_o beast_n at_o ephesus_n 32._o homo_fw-la homini_fw-la lupus_fw-la man_n be_v a_o wolf_n a_o panther_n a_o tiger_n most_o unnatural_a to_o his_o own_o kind_n plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v once_o flesh_v with_o blood_n he_o become_v as_o insatiable_a as_o the_o horseleech_n he_o be_v at_o the_o first_o create_v mild_a and_o gentle_a but_o afterwards_o he_o take_v this_o ill_a quality_n from_o he_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o manslayer_n from_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v manus_fw-la linguae_fw-la 21._o the_o hand_n or_o power_n of_o the_o tongue_n let_v i_o not_o fall_v into_o the_o power_n of_o man_n