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for_o thou_o 17._o mat._n 17._o one_o for_o moses_n one_o for_o elias_n moses_n tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v he_o must_v have_v none_o he_o have_v no_o commission_n to_o make_v a_o new_a one_o elias_n be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n he_o rest_v on_o the_o holy_a hill_n more_o glorious_a they_o to_o abide_v in_o a_o tabernacle_n he_o need_v none_o christ_n will_v not_o enjoy_v so_o much_o as_o a_o hole_n to_o hide_v his_o head_n on_o earth_n much_o less_o a_o tabernacle_n on_o a_o hill_n he_o will_v have_v none_o it_o have_v be_v glorious_a to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o majesty_n of_o that_o meeting_n where_o in_o body_n be_v represent_v elias_n from_o heaven_n moses_n from_o the_o grave_n peter_n and_o other_o from_o the_o world_n nay_o where_o pater_fw-la in_o voce_fw-la filius_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la in_o nube_fw-la where_o the_o bless_a trinity_n as_o at_o the_o baptism_n before_o so_o now_o again_o at_o the_o transfiguration_n be_v all_o present_a the_o father_n in_o the_o voice_n the_o son_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o cloud_n as_o the_o ancient_n have_v collect_v upon_o this_o short_a show_n of_o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o christ_n peter_n be_v in_o a_o ecstasy_n faciamus_fw-la tabernacula_fw-la yet_o this_o felictie_n have_v be_v but_o momentary_a if_o make_v tabernacle_n have_v serve_v though_o s._n peter_n have_v make_v they_o for_o saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o non_fw-la manufactum_fw-la tabernaculum_fw-la it_o be_v not_o a_o tabernacle_n make_v with_o hand_n will_v serve_v but_o the_o true_a tabernacle_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v pitch_v and_o not_o man_n 8.2_o heb._n 8.2_o and_o which_o david_n ask_v of_o in_o his_o 15._o psalm_n 15.1_o psal_n 15.1_o lord_n who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n who_o shall_v rest_v upon_o thy_o holy_a hill_n the_o monarch_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o shall_v enter_v hereinto_o may_v cast_v away_o their_o crown_n as_o elias_n leave_v his_o cloak_n and_o repent_v of_o nothing_o save_v that_o they_o come_v no_o soon_o hither_o it_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v a_o honourable_n and_o a_o commendable_a ambition_n in_o the_o disciple_n that_o there_o be_v a_o strife_n among_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 18.1_o their_o other_o ambitious_a thought_n be_v not_o so_o law_n full_a it_o be_v i_o confess_v a_o monstrous_a sight_n to_o see_v the_o saviour_n servant_n who_o shall_v not_o have_v savour_v of_o earthly_a thing_n dispute_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o great_a among_o they_o as_o in_o mark_n 9.34_o &_o a_o much_o more_o prodigious_a spectacle_n to_o behold_v a_o contention_n among_o they_o in_o a_o ambitious_a manner_n at_o the_o lord_n table_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passeover_n luk._n 22.24_o nay_o of_o the_o last_o passeover_n that_o ever_o christ_n do_v eat_v with_o they_o which_o he_o have_v desire_v with_o such_o a_o desire_n to_o eat_v with_o they_o it_o be_v much_o to_o dispute_v it_o more_o to_o strive_v for_o it_o much_o to_o question_v in_o the_o way_n contention_n for_o it_o at_o the_o table_n much_o to_o do_v it_o when_o their_o lord_n hear_v they_o not_o as_o in_o mark_n when_o no_o danger_n near_o their_o lord_n more_o now_o when_o their_o lord_n hear_v they_o and_o they_o see_v he_o in_o sorrow_n when_o it_o be_v but_o the_o day_n before_o his_o death_n &_o bitter_a passion_n than_o his_o comfort_n a_o quarrel_n of_o his_o disciple_n this_o passover_n be_v true_o eat_v with_o bitter_a herb_n both_o these_o contention_n be_v grievous_a in_o common_a man_n more_o grievous_a in_o the_o light_n and_o father_n &_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n of_o israel_n but_o the_o question_n propound_v in_o s._n matthew_n 18.1_o may_v seem_v tolerable_a 18.1_o mat._n 18.1_o for_o our_o saviour_n have_v teach_v they_o primum_fw-la quaerite_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la first_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o now_o they_o desire_v but_o to_o learn_v quis_fw-la primus_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la dei_fw-la who_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o answer_n to_o this_o seem_a tolerable_a and_o commendable_a question_n christ_n not_o only_o teach_v but_o tax_v they_o for_o the_o swell_a ambition_n of_o that_o question_n and_o answer_v they_o that_o unless_o they_o be_v convert_v &_o will_v become_v as_o little_a child_n they_o can_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 18.4_o mat._n 18.4_o he_o instance_v in_o a_o little_a child_n thus_o whosoever_o therefore_o shall_v humble_v himself_o as_o this_o little_a child_n the_o same_o be_v great_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n teach_v thereby_o that_o humility_n be_v the_o gate_n to_o heaven_n that_o though_o the_o child_n of_o god_n must_v lead_v a_o inoffensive_a kind_n of_o life_n yet_o they_o think_v mean_o of_o themselves_o and_o the_o more_o holy_a a_o man_n be_v the_o more_o have_v he_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o corruption_n 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possessor_n upon_o small_a consideration_n unto_o that_o which_o without_o right_n they_o former_o have_v detain_v hereby_o give_v a_o taste_n as_o well_o of_o provident_a manage_n of_o his_o state_n as_o of_o his_o benign_a regard_n of_o any_o that_o have_v any_o tenure_n under_o he_o as_o if_o his_o law_n have_v be_v rather_o ius_n praetorium_n than_o ius_n censorium_fw-la and_o he_o have_v affect_v the_o rule_n of_o chancery_n more_fw-mi they_o the_o king_n bench_n what_o equity_n do_v yield_v he_o his_o clemency_n moderate_v and_o law_n in_o his_o breast_n be_v attend_v as_o virgo_fw-la in_o heaven_n as_o with_o leo_n on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o power_n of_o a_o prince_n so_o with_o libra_fw-mi on_o the_o other_o side_n scale_n to_o try_v the_o weight_n of_o right_n wherein_o as_o in_o the_o divine_a scale_n of_o omnipotency_n so_o in_o his_o weight_n the_o worth_n of_o mercy_n outweigh_v the_o right_n of_o justice._n so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o gather_v the_o treasure_n of_o wickedness_n by_o the_o balance_n of_o deceit_n from_o countenance_v law_n to_o be_v snare_n to_o good_a mind_n or_o quirk_n to_o mercenary_a wit_n from_o deny_v the_o king_n measure_n to_o any_o man_n or_o turn_v judgement_n into_o wormwood_n that_o in_o many_o thing_n he_o desist_v from_o acquire_v his_o own_o right_n when_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o aequitie_n lead_v he_o thereto_o though_o the_o heathen_a observe_v that_o justice_n be_v a_o virtue_n in_o nature_n so_o conjoin_v with_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a sympathy_n between_o the_o loadstone_n &_o iron_n then_o between_o justice_n and_o the_o heart_n so_o that_o in_o a_o prince_n especial_o absolute_a justice_n in_o its_o rigour_n can_v seem_v deform_v that_o of_o heraclitus_n being_n most_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o prince_n the_o image_n of_o god_n heracl_n heracl_n