afflict_a condition_n or_o as_o a_o cordial_a to_o stay_v up_o our_o spirit_n in_o the_o sad_a and_o most_o distress_a time_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o patience_n and_o contentedness_n in_o they_o that_o so_o as_o in_o prosperity_n we_o shall_v not_o say_v we_o shall_v never_o be_v move_v so_o neither_o in_o adversity_n that_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v deliver_v when_o we_o shall_v consider_v that_o what_o weight_n of_o affliction_n soever_o we_o lie_v under_o be_v not_o of_o a_o continuant_fw-la but_o of_o a_o changeable_a nature_n and_o to_o this_o end_n we_o have_v the_o sure_a staff_n of_o god_n promise_n unto_o his_o child_n to_o lean_v upon_o as_o in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n to_o the_o hebrew_n where_o he_o say_v thus_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n or_o rather_o as_o it_o run_v in_o the_o greek_a yet_o how_o very_a very_o little_a while_n with_o a_o double_a diminutive_a and_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o tarry_v and_o in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n he_o tell_v they_o they_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v this_o promise_n and_o in_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o apostle_n take_v up_o a_o exhortation_n to_o it_o from_o the_o wise_a man_n and_o make_v a_o consolatory_a use_n of_o it_o to_o his_o hebrew_n withal_o take_v they_o to_o task_n for_o their_o forgetfulness_n of_o it_o and_o you_o have_v forget_v the_o exhortation_n which_o speak_v unto_o you_o as_o unto_o child_n my_o son_n despise_v not_o thou_o the_o chastn_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o faint_a or_o be_v not_o break_v in_o mind_n as_o other_o translate_v it_o when_o thou_o be_v rebuke_v of_o he_o for_o we_o have_v say_v he_o the_o father_n of_o the_o flesh_n who_o very_o chastened_a we_o a_o few_o day_n after_o their_o own_o pleasure_n and_o we_o be_v patient_a under_o their_o rod_n and_o give_v they_o reverence_n but_o god_n a_o few_o day_n only_o for_o our_o profit_n shall_v we_o not_o then_o be_v much_o rather_o in_o subjection_n to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o live_v thus_o when_o boetius_fw-la that_o christian_a consul_n and_o martyr_n at_o rome_n be_v wrongful_o deprive_v by_o theodoricus_n of_o his_o honour_n estate_n and_o liberty_n philosophy_n bring_v in_o what_o we_o call_v god_n providence_n comfort_v he_o in_o these_o word_n i_o turn_v about_o my_o wheel_n continual_o and_o delight_n to_o tumble_v thing_n upside_o down_o why_o then_o do_v thy_o heart_n shrink_v within_o thou_o when_o as_o this_o changeableness_n of_o i_o be_v cause_n enough_o for_o thou_o to_o hope_v for_o better_a thing_n and_o so_o also_o when_o many_o of_o our_o brethren_n be_v heretofore_o in_o exile_n for_o their_o religion_n in_o queen_n mary_n day_n what_o i_o pray_v do_v that_o jewel_n of_o our_o church_n comfort_v they_o with_o but_o only_o this_o haec_fw-la non_fw-la durabunt_fw-la aetatem_fw-la these_o will_v not_o endure_v a_o age_n as_o indeed_o you_o know_v they_o do_v not_o her_o reign_n be_v not_o full_a out_o six_o year_n time_n and_o with_o the_o same_o consideration_n also_o shall_v we_o cheer_v up_o ourselves_o now_o under_o that_o black_a cloud_n that_o hang_v over_o the_o church_n that_o it_o will_v not_o endure_v a_o age_n but_o be_v as_o ephraim_n righteousness_n be_v even_o as_o the_o morning_n cloud_n or_o as_o the_o early_a dew_n that_o pass_v away_o to_o this_o end_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o note_n how_o the_o affliction_n of_o god_n people_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v run_v out_o not_o by_o any_o long_a tract_n of_o time_n as_o by_o a_o age_n year_n month_n week_n or_o the_o like_a but_o by_o the_o short_a measure_n that_o can_v be_v as_o by_o a_o day_n now_o a_o day_n you_o know_v hold_v not_o long_o but_o be_v quick_o go_v even_o as_o a_o fly_a bird_n or_o a_o post_n that_o run_v by_o and_o thus_o good_a hezekiah_n call_v the_o time_n of_o sennacherib_n rage_n against_o judah_n a_o day_n of_o trouble_n isa._n 37._o v._n 3._o or_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o you_o have_v they_o then_o contract_v within_o a_o lesser_a room_n and_o measure_v only_o by_o a_o night_n which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o dark_a side_n of_o a_o natural_a day_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n short_a and_o this_o make_v the_o prophet_n david_n say_v psal._n 30._o v_o 5._o that_o heaviness_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n the_o time_n than_o that_o heaviness_n shall_v endure_v to_o the_o godly_a can_v be_v but_o a_o night_n at_o the_o long_a but_o whether_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o long_a or_o no_o the_o prophet_n be_v very_o uncertain_a and_o unsatisfied_a for_o which_o cause_n he_o express_v it_o here_o with_o a_o may_v be_v heaviness_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o if_o this_o expression_n be_v not_o full_a enough_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o brevity_n of_o they_o our_o saviour_n do_v it_o then_o by_o a_o hour_n which_o be_v short_a yet_o and_o but_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o natural_a day_n for_o so_o he_o call_v the_o time_n of_o his_o persecution_n by_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n their_o hour_n and_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n luke_n 22.53_o or_o if_o this_o be_v yet_o too_o long_o a_o space_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o brevity_n of_o their_o affliction_n and_o to_o give_v a_o through_o comfort_n to_o god_n people_n their_o little_a continuance_n be_v then_o express_v by_o a_o moment_n which_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v short_a enough_o so_o you_o have_v it_o isa._n 54._o v._n 7._o for_o a_o small_a moment_n say_v god_n to_o his_o church_n have_v i_o forsake_v thou_o but_o with_o great_a mercy_n will_v i_o gather_v thou_o and_o again_o v_o 8._o in_o a_o little_a wrath_n i_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o for_o a_o moment_n but_o with_o everlasting_a kindness_n will_v i_o have_v mercy_n upon_o thou_o or_o last_o of_o all_o if_o any_o time_n can_v be_v short_a than_o this_o it_o must_v then_o be_v the_o present_a time_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o suffering_n of_o god_n child_n in_o st._n paul_n account_n but_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o present_a time_n rom._n 8.18_o and_o a_o short_a time_n than_o this_o there_o can_v be_v for_o as_o the_o french_a our_o neighbour_n be_v say_v to_o be_v for_o their_o inconsiderateness_n animalia_fw-la sine_fw-la praeterito_fw-la &_o futuro_fw-la creature_n that_o have_v respect_n neither_o to_o time_n past_a nor_o time_n to_o come_v so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o the_o present_a time_n that_o it_o be_v as_o short_a a_o measure_n as_o can_v possible_o be_v imagine_v have_v in_o it_o nothing_o either_o of_o time_n past_a or_o future_a the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o be_v dead_a already_o and_o the_o late_a of_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v unto_o we_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v here_o for_o all_o this_o that_o st._n paul_n when_o he_o have_v cast_v up_o the_o account_n of_o all_o which_o he_o suffer_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n how_o he_o reckon_v and_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v only_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o present_a time_n and_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v a_o prayer_n almighty_a god_n who_o rule_a the_o sea_n of_o this_o world_n by_o thy_o power_n and_o who_o path_n be_v in_o the_o rough_a water_n we_o the_o unworthy_a of_o all_o thy_o servant_n commit_v our_o frail_a bark_n with_o all_o that_o we_o have_v to_o the_o steerage_n of_o thou_o our_o great_a pilot_n and_o faithful_a preserver_n beseech_v thou_o so_o to_o order_v by_o thy_o good_a hand_n of_o providence_n all_o outward_a contingency_n to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v up_o through_o they_o with_o a_o steady_a and_o even_a course_n against_o the_o several_a storm_n we_o shall_v meet_v with_o in_o this_o passage_n to_o our_o bless_a harbour_n of_o eternity_n and_o however_o earthly_a thing_n may_v like_v watery_a billow_n be_v every_o day_n roll_a up_o and_o down_o in_o their_o vicissitude_n about_o we_o yet_o suffer_v oh_o suffer_v not_o the_o heavenly_a truth_n of_o our_o reform_a religion_n to_o float_v about_o any_o long_o so_o uncertain_o among_o we_o nor_o ourselves_o to_o be_v as_o child_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n but_o let_v we_o be_v constant_a and_o unwavering_a in_o the_o profession_n of_o that_o holy_a faith_n we_o have_v receive_v and_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o stay_v we_o up_o firm_o in_o it_o by_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n which_o be_v thy_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o sole_a anchor_n of_o our_o faith_n to_o rest_v upon_o lord_n pull_v in_o the_o sail_n of_o our_o desire_n towards_o fleet_a and_o transitory_a substance_n for_o who_o will_v cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o that_o which_o have_v wing_n to_o flee_v away_o as_o a_o eagle_n towards_o heaven_n ballast_n our_o spirit_n with_o humility_n in_o a_o prosperous_a condition_n and_o when_o we_o have_v the_o high_a and_o most_o please_a gale_n of_o the_o world_n favour_n for_o we_o give_v we_o to_o strike_v our_o spread_a sail_n of_o pride_n and_o to_o make_v our_o lenity_n and_o moderation_n to_o be_v know_v to_o all_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o at_o hand_n but_o if_o thou_o in_o thy_o just_a judgement_n against_o we_o for_o our_o manifold_a and_o heinous_a sin_n shall_v cause_v some_o cross_a wind_n or_o other_o to_o blow_v upon_o we_o and_o give_v we_o over_o to_o shipwreck_v in_o our_o temporal_n supply_v then_o we_o entreat_v thou_o their_o want_n with_o thy_o spiritual_n of_o patience_n faith_n and_o other_o suffer_a grace_n that_o although_o the_o tempest_n be_v never_o so_o boisterous_a without_o yet_o we_o may_v enjoy_v within_o a_o christian_a calmness_n of_o spirit_n in_o a_o happy_a quietude_n and_o contentedness_n of_o mind_n with_o all_o thy_o deal_n towards_o we_o and_o not_o set_v down_o our_o rest_n upon_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v so_o restless_a with_o we_o but_o amid_o the_o sundry_a and_o various_a change_n of_o the_o world_n may_v there_o fix_v our_o heart_n where_o only_o true_a and_o unchangeable_a joy_n be_v to_o be_v find_v through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n finis_fw-la
of_o all_o do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o nature_n and_o work_n of_o secondary_a cause_n but_o rather_o establish_v they_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o speech_n of_o god_n to_o job_n in_o the_o ordinary_a revolution_n of_o the_o time_n and_o season_n of_o the_o year_n job_n 38.31_o can_v thou_o bind_v the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o the_o pleyade_n and_o loose_v the_o bond_n of_o orion_n now_o the_o pleyade_n be_v those_o we_o common_o call_v the_o seven_o star_n that_o have_v their_o influence_n on_o the_o earth_n by_o produce_v sweet_a shower_n to_o the_o open_n and_o refresh_v of_o it_o about_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n and_o orion_n be_v a_o constellation_n most_o conspicuous_a in_o the_o winter-season_n as_o have_v a_o commissionary_a power_n to_o bind_v up_o the_o earth_n with_o frost_n again_o can_v thou_o bring_v forth_o mazzaroth_n in_o his_o season_n i.e._n the_o twelve_o sign_n successive_o after_o one_o another_o or_o guide_v arcturus_n with_o his_o son_n i._n e._n the_o polar_a star_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o with_o those_o ignes_fw-la minores_fw-la that_o wait_v upon_o he_o or_o boötes_n as_o other_o it_o be_v not_o then_o so_o much_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o heaven_n that_o give_v we_o either_o fruit_n or_o withhold_v it_o they_o be_v the_o first_o ordinary_a mean_n whereby_o god_n use_v to_o work_v out_o alteration_n in_o sublunary_a thing_n the_o second_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o these_o strange_a vicissitude_n here_o below_o be_v the_o will_n of_o man_n for_o though_o it_o have_v not_o a_o liberty_n to_o spiritual_a yet_o all_o grant_v it_o a_o liberty_n to_o external_a act_n and_o moral_a goodness_n and_o this_o liberty_n of_o man_n will_n do_v god_n use_v as_o a_o under-wheel_n to_o turn_v about_o most_o of_o those_o alteration_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v true_a that_o health_n and_o sickness_n peace_n and_o war_n plenty_n and_o scarcity_n riches_n and_o poverty_n proceed_v from_o god_n as_o the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o we_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o god_n make_v use_n both_o of_o ourselves_o and_o other_o as_o to_o the_o mean_n of_o bring_v they_o about_o the_o life_n of_o joseph_n be_v chequered_a with_o variety_n of_o accident_n for_o he_o be_v now_o a_o slave_n to_o the_o ismaelite_n and_o by_o and_o by_o a_o prince_n in_o egypt_n now_o these_o although_o they_o proceed_v from_o god_n as_o the_o author_n yet_o be_v the_o will_n of_o his_o brethren_n as_o the_o will_n of_o reuben_n and_o judah_n the_o instrument_n of_o preserve_v his_o life_n and_o the_o will_n of_o his_o other_o brethren_n the_o mean_n of_o sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n now_o because_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o instrument_n to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o principal_a agent_n and_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o it_o therefore_o give_v i_o leave_v here_o by_o the_o way_n to_o fasten_v this_o exhortation_n upon_o you_o that_o in_o all_o change_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v look_v beyond_o the_o instrument_n of_o they_o unto_o god_n the_o principal_a agent_n for_o so_o do_v job_n in_o his_o loss_n beyond_o the_o plunder_v chaldean_n and_o sabean_o unto_o dominus_fw-la abstulit_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o we_o use_v to_o do_v upon_o a_o index_n tantum_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la librum_fw-la only_o in_o order_n to_o the_o book_n itself_o et_fw-la in_o transitu_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la in_o his_o passage_n unto_o god_n who_o set_v they_o a_o work_n as_o to_o their_o natural_a power_n and_o faculty_n though_o to_o the_o evil_a of_o they_o no_o otherwise_o than_o by_o order_v and_o overrule_a it_o to_o the_o good_a of_o his_o child_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o wicked_a be_v call_v god_n sword_n as_o in_o the_o 17_o psalm_n v_o 13._o deliver_v my_o soul_n say_v david_n from_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v thy_o sword_n and_o so_o must_v we_o in_o all_o those_o loss_n that_o befall_v we_o here_o have_v in_o our_o eye_n not_o so_o much_o the_o sword_n as_o the_o hand_n that_o hold_v it_o which_o will_v be_v one_o mean_n and_o a_o good_a one_o too_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o david_n calm_a temper_n in_o the_o 39_o psal._n 19_o who_o say_v in_o the_o like_a condition_n that_o he_o be_v dumb_a and_o do_v not_o open_v his_o mouth_n nor_o let_v fall_v a_o impatient_a word_n in_o it_o because_o it_o be_v god_n do_v and_o therefore_o when_o abishai_n will_v have_v take_v away_o shimei_n life_n for_o curse_v of_o david_n no_o say_v he_o let_v he_o alone_o jussit_fw-la enim_fw-la dominus_fw-la for_o the_o lord_n have_v bid_v he_o curse_v who_o then_o shall_v say_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o do_v so_o q._n d._n who_o then_o dare_v expostulate_v with_o god_n or_o call_v he_o to_o account_v about_o it_o as_o if_o he_o be_v unrighteous_a in_o it_o since_o evil_a man_n be_v but_o sword_n in_o god_n hand_n who_o when_o he_o have_v once_o do_v his_o work_n by_o they_o will_v either_o put_v they_o up_o again_o into_o his_o scabbard_n and_o lay_v they_o by_o or_o else_o so_o blunt_a the_o edge_n of_o their_o power_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o cut_v or_o else_o break_v they_o a_o piece_n and_o throw_v they_o quite_o away_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o vicissitude_n next_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o the_o end_n or_o final_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o these_o be_v either_o exit_fw-la parte_fw-la dei_fw-la or_o nostri_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o god_n or_o ourselves_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n and_o so_o the_o principal_a end_n why_o god_n ring_v such_o change_n upon_o all_o earthly_a thing_n and_o will_v have_v they_o dispose_v of_o after_o so_o various_a a_o manner_n be_v to_o make_v they_o by_o it_o the_o more_o tuneable_a to_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o by_o this_o mean_n be_v exceed_o magnifyed_a and_o advance_v but_o especial_o in_o the_o attribute_n of_o his_o power_n truth_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n 1._o in_o his_o power_n and_o omnipotency_n that_o so_o he_o may_v let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o the_o finger_n of_o his_o power_n be_v in_o all_o transaction_n and_o that_o he_o can_v do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o yet_o change_v not_o for_o why_o else_o do_v god_n work_v so_o many_o miraculous_a change_n in_o egypt_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n why_o turn_v he_o moses_n rod_n into_o aserpent_n and_o the_o egyptian_a water_n into_o blood_n why_o their_o dust_n into_o louse_n and_o fly_n and_o their_o light_n into_o darkness_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n together_o why_o else_o create_v he_o a_o new_a generation_n of_o frog_n and_o locust_n among_o they_o why_o unheard-of_a disease_n upon_o themselves_o and_o upon_o their_o cattle_n why_o destroy_v he_o their_o herb_n and_o fruit-tree_n with_o hail_n and_o their_o first-born_a with_o untimely_a death_n in_o a_o word_n why_o cause_v he_o the_o red-sea_n to_o go_v out_o of_o its_o natural_a course_n and_o channel_n whereby_o it_o become_v a_o wall_n to_o the_o israelite_n and_o a_o grave_n to_o the_o egyptian_n do_v not_o god_n all_o this_o to_o make_v know_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o power_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o one_o and_o destruction_n of_o the_o other_o yes_o for_o this_o cause_n say_v god_n to_o moses_n i_o have_v raise_v thou_o up_o to_o show_v in_o thou_o my_o power_n and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v in_o all_o the_o earth_n 2._o he_o advance_v also_o his_o glory_n this_o way_n by_o manifest_v his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v accidental_a in_o regard_n of_o we_o and_o seem_v as_o impossible_a yet_o be_v they_o exact_o bring_v to_o pass_v in_o their_o due_a time_n and_o season_n as_o in_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n wherein_o god_n be_v full_a as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n and_o keep_v touch_v with_o they_o to_o a_o day_n in_o their_o deliverance_n as_o you_o may_v see_v exod._n 12.41_o where_o we_o read_v that_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o end_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n even_o the_o selfsame_a day_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n all_o pharaoh_n opposition_n and_o tergiversation_n can_v not_o prorogue_v their_o bondage_n so_o much_o as_o one_o day_n beyond_o the_o time_n prefix_v of_o god_n but_o serve_v only_o to_o fill_v up_o that_o interim_n or_o void_a space_n of_o time_n betwixt_o god_n promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o performance_n of_o it_o and_o if_o you_o ask_v by_o what_o interval_n of_o time_n the_o truth_n of_o his_o promise_n come_v about_o so_o punctual_o divine_n will_v tell_v
for_o be_v a_o country_n at_o first_o diverse_o people_v it_o be_v upon_o the_o division_n allot_v to_o the_o eastern_a emperor_n but_o from_o they_o force_v by_o the_o almain_n and_o so_o to_o the_o greek_n and_o saracen_n and_o then_o successive_o hurry_v about_o to_o the_o norman_n german_n french_a hungarian_n arragonoy_n and_o from_o they_o to_o the_o french_a again_o till_o in_o the_o end_n the_o spaniard_n seize_v upon_o it_o and_o whether_o it_o will_v continue_v long_o with_o he_o or_o no_o be_v very_o uncertain_a especial_o if_o we_o remember_v how_o of_o late_a year_n a_o poor_a fisherman_n massinello_n by_o name_n snatch_v up_o the_o reins_o of_o government_n from_o he_o and_o have_v not_o god_n otherwise_o determine_v of_o that_o kingdom_n by_o infatuate_a that_o mushrome-king_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v he_o may_v have_v run_v quite_o away_o with_o they_o so_o slippery_a be_v all_o earthly_a kingdom_n 3._o but_o not_o to_o look_v out_o any_o long_o to_o other_o nation_n of_o christendom_n methinks_v we_o may_v instance_n this_o best_a by_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o for_o you_o all_o know_v i_o suppose_v how_o the_o roman_n saxon_n dane_n and_o norman_n have_v each_o of_o they_o their_o several_a and_o alternate_a day_n of_o lordship_n over_o this_o nation_n but_o yet_o because_o they_o do_v not_o know_v in_o those_o their_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o their_o peace_n how_o do_v we_o see_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o night_n stretch_v out_o upon_o they_o their_o sun_n set_v with_o we_o and_o their_o day_n shut_v in_o the_o long_a day_n we_o read_v of_o be_v that_o in_o joshuah_n time_n wherein_o though_o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o in_o gibeon_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a day_n yet_o set_v it_o do_v at_o last_o the_o day_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v long_o upon_o our_o horizon_n for_o the_o sun_n of_o their_o prosperity_n shine_v here_o for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o yet_o do_v it_o then_o go_v down_o as_o to_o we_o in_o this_o nation_n and_o darkness_n here_o now_o do_v lie_v upon_o again_o the_o day_n of_o the_o saxon_n continue_v five_o hundred_o year_n and_o upward_o that_o of_o the_o dane_n two_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o how_o long_o the_o day_n of_o the_o norman_n have_v last_v every_o petty_a almanac_n can_v tell_v we_o ay_o and_o if_o none_o of_o those_o sun_n come_v to_o rise_v again_o within_o our_o hemisphere_n when_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o nation_n be_v ripe_a and_o call_v for_o god_n sickle_n to_o cut_v they_o down_o it_o be_v beside_o his_o ordinary_a rule_n which_o usual_o run_v out_o all_o humane_a thing_n by_o a_o changeable_a circumference_n for_o so_o solomon_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n that_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o and_o haste_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o arise_v neither_o be_v this_o all_o that_o the_o power_n and_o principality_n on_o earth_n be_v upon_o a_o daily_a turn_n but_o as_o the_o primum_fw-la mobile_n you_o know_v carry_v about_o the_o other_o sphere_n so_o do_v these_o carry_v about_o many_o other_o change_n and_o alteration_n with_o they_o as_o that_o of_o religion_n law_n liberty_n science_n custom_n and_o such_o like_a nay_o even_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o before_o to_o violate_v be_v hold_v a_o crime_n inexpiable_a yet_o be_v they_o now_o upon_o such_o remove_v break_v down_o without_o scruple_n and_o the_o very_a urn_n of_o the_o dead_a which_o have_v be_v always_o look_v upon_o as_o sacred_a cabinet_n to_o preserve_v the_o body_n of_o god_n saint_n in_o for_o eternity_n yet_o be_v they_o now_o break_v up_o and_o their_o ash_n throw_v about_o such_o be_v the_o unsetledness_n of_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o even_o as_o the_o vile_a dust_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n belove_a it_o have_v be_v ever_o thus_o upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o such_o great_a body_n and_o it_o be_v so_o still_o for_o never_o be_v there_o any_o conversion_n in_o this_o land_n like_o to_o that_o our_o eye_n have_v see_v of_o late_a that_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v have_v sleep_v but_o some_o few_o year_n last_o pass_v as_o the_o ancient_n fain_o of_o epimenides_n and_o shall_v have_v awake_v again_o in_o these_o time_n how_o will_v he_o wonder_v at_o those_o strange_a metamorphosis_n that_o be_v now_o among_o we_o there_o be_v nova_fw-la rerum_fw-la facies_fw-la a_o new_a face_n of_o thing_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n insomuch_o as_o mr._n harding_n speak_v sometime_o of_o rome_n that_o he_o do_v quaerere_fw-la romam_fw-la in_o roma_fw-la that_o he_o do_v seek_v rome_n in_o rome_n and_o can_v not_o find_v it_o so_o may_v we_o say_v now_o that_o we_o may_v quaerere_fw-la angliam_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it that_o we_o may_v now_o seek_v for_o old_a england_n in_o our_o new_a england_n and_o yet_o go_v without_o it_o it_o be_v so_o much_o change_v from_o what_o it_o be_v before_o and_o as_o we_o have_v see_v much_o of_o this_o already_o so_o who_o know_v but_o we_o may_v come_v to_o see_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o hereafter_o since_o we_o know_v not_o what_o a_o day_n may_v bring_v forth_o second_o neither_o be_v this_o true_a only_a in_o empire_n and_o monarchy_n but_o also_o in_o city_n and_o their_o popular_a government_n etiam_fw-la summis_fw-la negatum_fw-la est_fw-la urbibus_fw-la stare_v din_n say_v the_o moralist_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n tend_v that_o of_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n heb._n 13.14_o we_o have_v here_o no_o abide_v city_n but_o we_o look_v for_o one_o to_o come_v who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n there_o be_v then_o no_o city_n on_o earth_n nor_o any_o kind_n of_o government_n in_o it_o that_o ever_o stand_v up_o long_o in_o one_o posture_n none_o that_o ever_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v abide_v pass_v you_o up_o to_o calneh_n and_o see_v say_v the_o prophet_n annos_fw-la 6.2_o and_o from_o hence_o go_v to_o hemath_n the_o great_a and_o so_o to_o gath_n of_o the_o philistine_n so_o pass_v you_o up_o to_o athens_n the_o eye_n of_o greece_n for_o knowledge_n and_o humane_a literature_n and_o see_v and_o from_o thence_o go_v to_o rome_n the_o head_n of_o the_o western_a empire_n and_o so_o come_v to_o florence_n the_o beauty_n of_o italy_n for_o i_o forbear_v to_o name_v more_o example_n in_o this_o kind_n be_v almost_o infinite_a in_o all_o which_o you_o may_v read_v this_o truth_n at_o large_a and_o first_o for_o athens_n how_o many_o change_n of_o governor_n and_o government_n do_v she_o endure_v put_v herself_o off_o from_o hereditary_a king_n to_o archons_n or_o aristocratical_a lord_n who_o govern_v first_o for_o term_n of_o life_n then_o decennial_o and_o after_o these_o to_o democratical_a ruler_n next_o for_o rome_n how_o oft_o have_v that_o city_n be_v alter_v by_o gaul_n hun_n goth_n and_o vandal_n yea_o how_o oft_o have_v the_o government_n of_o it_o be_v pass_v away_o from_o one_o hand_n to_o another_o it_o be_v mystical_o represent_v to_o we_o rev._n 17.3_o by_o the_o beast_n of_o seven_o head_n which_o be_v there_o interpret_v by_o the_o seven_o hill_n it_o be_v build_v upon_o to_o be_v rome_n and_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o those_o hill_n to_o so_o many_o master_n do_v it_o submit_v itself_o who_o have_v their_o several_a turn_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o regiment_n over_o she_o as_o king_n consul_n dictator_n decemviri_fw-la tribune_n emperor_n and_o pope_n under_o the_o last_o of_o which_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o besiege_a by_o any_o that_o take_v it_o not_o such_o strange_a ebbing_n have_v that_o sea_n have_v experience_n of_o last_o of_o all_o for_o florence_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o tell_v what_o various_a whirling_n about_o that_o have_v have_v in_o point_n of_o supreme_a rule_n and_o power_n for_o at_o first_o the_o nobility_n rule_v it_o in_o a_o aristocratical_a way_n but_o a_o little_a after_o some_o grandee_n among_o the_o people_n wrest_v it_o to_o themselves_o who_o be_v tire_v out_o with_o continual_a quarrelling_n one_o with_o another_o for_o the_o people_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o rank_n the_o middle_a sort_n of_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o management_n of_o the_o state_n and_o these_o also_o fall_v quick_o together_o by_o the_o ear_n the_o three_o and_o low_a sort_n become_v master_n of_o it_o which_o hold_v not_o long_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o mutual_a discord_n they_o yield_v themselves_o and_o the_o government_n of_o their_o city_n unto_o charles_n of_o france_n brother_z to_z lewis_z the_o nine_o who_o within_o a_o short_a time_n be_v invite_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o leave_v only_a deputy_n at_o florence_n the_o florentine_n return_v to_o their_o popular_a government_n and_o renew_v their_o