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A01020 Deuout contemplations expressed in two and fortie sermons vpon all ye quadragesimall Gospells written in Spanish by Fr. Ch. de Fonseca Englished by. I. M. of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford; Discursos para todos los Evangelios de la Quaresma. English Fonseca, Cristóbal de, 1550?-1621.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642? 1629 (1629) STC 11126; ESTC S121333 902,514 708

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and_o as_o that_o wise_a and_o learned_a doctor_n who_o desire_v that_o his_o grave_n and_o good_a instruction_n may_v be_v hearken_v unto_o not_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n but_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o those_o that_o hear_v he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hold_v a_o ambitious_a or_o vainglorious_a fellow_n but_o a_o very_a honest_a man_n and_o worthy_a much_o commendation_n even_o so_o stand_v the_o case_n with_o our_o saviour_n christ._n and_o saint_n gregory_n do_v prove_v this_o doctrine_n by_o saint_n paul_n own_o act_n 11._o who_o write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n speak_v much_o in_o his_o own_o commendation_n not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o a_o hope-glorious_a humour_n to_o broach_v his_o own_o praise_n but_o to_o bring_v other_o therereby_o to_o believe_v the_o truth_n for_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n with_o the_o world_n not_o to_o esteem_v of_o the_o doctrine_n where_o the_o person_n be_v disesteem_v but_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o a_o very_a truth_n many_o widow_n be_v in_o 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judignatio_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la tua_fw-la god_n have_v put_v this_o chastisement_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o tyrant_n as_o his_o instrument_n who_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n to_o carry_v himself_o according_o &_o therefore_o he_o punish_v he_o according_a to_o his_o desert_n he_o rebuke_v the_o fever_n and_o it_o leave_v she_o saint_n augustine_n deliver_v some_o man_n opinion_n who_o affirm_v that_o thing_n without_o life_n as_o sickness_n pestilence_n &_o famine_n be_v occasion_v by_o evil_a angel_n one_o while_o for_o our_o good_a another_o while_n for_o our_o hurt_n but_o always_o for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o to_o show_v themselves_o obedient_a to_o his_o empire_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o imperavit_fw-la febri_fw-la he_o rebuke_v the_o fever_n and_o of_o vocavit_fw-la famem_fw-la he_o call_v a_o famine_n 100l_n not_o that_o a_o fever_n or_o famine_n have_v any_o ear_n to_o hear_v or_o understand_v any_o thing_n but_o 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mean_n be_v in_o both_o alike_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v so_o diverse_a and_o different_a that_o the_o one_o shall_v acknowledge_v god_n power_n and_o repent_v his_o wickedness_n sorrow_v with_o tear_n and_o say_v i_o nabuchadnezzar_n praise_n and_o glorify_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n but_o the_o other_o persist_v in_o his_o obstinacy_n say_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o account_n may_v come_v in_o those_o two_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n which_o be_v fellow-prisoner_n with_o joseph_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v save_v and_o the_o other_o hang_v we_o may_v likewise_o put_v into_o the_o reckon_n those_o two_o of_o who_o saint_n matthew_n say_v that_o grind_v in_o one_o mill_n the_o one_o shall_v be_v receive_v and_o the_o other_o refuse_v 24._o and_o those_o two_o who_o stand_v by_o aaron_n when_o he_o be_v offer_v incense_n the_o one_o be_v strike_v dead_a and_o the_o other_o remain_v alive_a and_o as_o in_o the_o tribunal_n of_o judgement_n god_n shall_v put_v the_o sheep_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o the_o left_a and_o shall_v separate_v the_o good_a fish_n from_o the_o bad_a and_o chaff_n from_o the_o corn_n and_o the_o tare_n from_o the_o wheat_n so_o in_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o cross_n leo_n the_o pope_n say_v he_o condemn_v the_o blasphemous_a thief_n and_o save_v the_o good_a thief_n the_o second_o moral_a reason_n be_v to_o teach_v we_o in_o those_o two_o thief_n fear_n the_o easy_a and_o the_o safe_a way_n to_o heaven_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o soul_n shall_v live_v between_o hope_n and_o fear_n fear_n be_v the_o bridle_n which_o hold_v in_o hope_n hope_n be_v the_o anchor_n which_o secure_v fear_n fear_n make_v thou_o a_o coward_n consider_v what_o thou_o be_v &_o the_o small_a worth_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o but_o hope_n make_v thou_o confident_a consider_v what_o god_n be_v and_o his_o infinite_a clemency_n upon_o these_o two_o virtue_n god_n employ_v all_o his_o favour_n god_n eye_n be_v upon_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o those_o that_o trust_v in_o his_o mercy_n for_o he_o have_v his_o eye_n nail_v unto_o those_o which_o fear_v he_o 49._o and_o place_v their_o hope_n on_o his_o goodness_n jacob_n prophesy_v of_o isachar_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o strong_a ass_n cowch_v down_o between_o two_o burden_n it_o be_v a_o common_a say_n that_o those_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v that_o live_v between_o two_o kingdom_n because_o borderer_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v a_o bold_a and_o unruly_a people_n but_o here_o it_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o the_o best_a people_n for_o heaven_n be_v those_o that_o live_v between_o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o heaven_n saint_n augustine_n declare_v the_o extraordinary_a happiness_n of_o this_o virtue_n of_o fear_n beatipauperes_fw-la spiritu_fw-la blessed_n be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o that_o have_v much_o to_o loose_v live_v still_o in_o fear_n a_o stout_a roman_a be_v 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