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latter_a if_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a be_v it_o not_o a_o good_a work_n to_o bury_v he_o and_o if_o he_o be_v old_a be_v it_o quest_n 8_o not_o well_o do_v to_o attend_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o comfort_v he_o why_o then_o be_v it_o not_o grant_v answ_n 1_o first_o certain_o child_n be_v to_o honour_n and_o tender_v their_o age_a parent_n levit._fw-la 19.3_o prov._n 23.21.22_o and_o it_o be_v a_o unchristian_a thing_n not_o to_o bury_v the_o dead_a answ_n 2_o second_o but_o the_o comparison_n be_v here_o whether_o we_o must_v forsake_v christ_n or_o parent_n and_o from_o our_o saviour_n we_o be_v teach_v to_o contemn_v parent_n in_o respect_n of_o christ_n answ_n 3_o
apple_n by_o his_o skin_n nor_o god_n a_o good_a man_n by_o his_o face_n the_o wolf_n have_v as_o smooth_v a_o skin_n as_o the_o simple_a sheep_n the_o sour_a elder_n a_o fair_a bark_n than_o the_o the_o sweet_a juniper_n truth_n be_v naked_a falsehood_n cover_v a_o empty_a vessel_n have_v a_o loud_a sound_n than_o a_o full_a barrel_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o do_v as_o man_n do_v look_v upon_o the_o outward_a appearance_n but_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o heart_n 1_o samuel_n 16.7_o and_o require_v not_o the_o outward_a worship_n without_o the_o service_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o his_o own_o mouth_n for_o i_o speak_v not_o unto_o your_o father_n nor_o command_v they_o in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o bring_v they_o forth_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n concern_v burn_v offering_n and_o sacrifice_n but_o this_o thing_n command_v i_o they_o say_v obey_v my_o voice_n and_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n etc._n etc._n jerem._n 7.22.23_o that_o be_v god_n do_v not_o first_o of_o all_o or_o principal_o command_v sacrifice_n for_o they_o be_v institute_v for_o another_o end_n then_o to_o please_v god_n but_o he_o chief_o require_v obedience_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o do_v not_o require_v profession_n esa_n 1.11.12_o that_o be_v without_o practice_n proverb_n 23.26_o mark_n 7.6_o the_o nightingale_n have_v a_o sweet_a voice_n but_o a_o rank_n flesh_n the_o stork_n in_o india_n have_v a_o pleasant_a cry_n but_o a_o bloody_a bill_n and_o many_o have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n who_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o from_o which_o god_n will_v turn_v away_o his_o love_a countenance_n 2._o tim._n 3.5_o how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o a_o outward_a confession_n quest_n 12_o of_o christ_n and_o profession_n of_o religion_n be_v insufficient_a unto_o salvation_n it_o appear_v evident_o from_o these_o five_o particular_n namely_o first_o because_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n to_o wash_v the_o outside_n of_o the_o cup_n and_o platter_n and_o not_o the_o inside_n answ_n to_o who_o belong_v only_o a_o double_a woe_n matthew_n 23.25_o and_o therefore_o the_o bare_a outward_a profession_n and_o performance_n of_o religion_n and_o religious_a exercise_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n second_o because_o the_o external_a profession_n of_o christ_n and_o religion_n often_o spring_v from_o a_o evil_a root_n namely_o i._n sometime_o from_o the_o love_n of_o promotion_n and_o preferment_n thus_o many_o in_o the_o flourish_a age_n of_o the_o church_n counterfeit_a holiness_n for_o preferment_n sake_n and_o ii_o sometime_o from_o a_o fear_n of_o punishment_n and_o iii_o sometime_o from_o the_o shame_n of_o man_n and_o iv_o sometime_o from_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n and_o estimation_n of_o the_o world_n math._n 6.1.5.16_o v._o sometime_o from_o gain_n and_o filthy_a lucre_n matthew_n 23.14_o three_o because_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o they_o that_o worship_v he_o must_v worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n joh._n 4.24_o that_o be_v i._o they_o must_v worship_v he_o with_o their_o heart_n and_o ii_o they_o must_v worship_v he_o with_o their_o whole_a heart_n and_o iii_o they_o must_v worship_v he_o only_o and_o no_o other_o with_o their_o heart_n wherefore_o the_o outward_a work_n alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a four_o because_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o great_a way_n from_o the_o mouth_n pacis_fw-la quidem_fw-la nomen_fw-la ubique_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la autem_fw-la nusquam_fw-la isidor_n all_o man_n talk_v of_o peace_n but_o few_o keep_v it_o ecclesia_fw-la nomine_fw-la armamini_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la coelesiam_fw-la dimicatis_fw-la palestinos_fw-la dimicatis_fw-la leâ—_n epist_n 83._o ad_fw-la palestinos_fw-la many_o seem_v to_o arm_v themselves_o with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n who_o yet_o indeed_o fight_v against_o the_o church_n diabolus_fw-la excogitavit_fw-la novam_fw-la fraudem_fw-la ut_fw-la sub_fw-la ipsonominis_fw-la christiani_n titulo_fw-la fallat_fw-la in_o cautos_fw-la praelatariâ—â—â—_n cautos_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr simplicitate_fw-la praelatariâ—â—â—_n the_o devil_n have_v bethink_v he_o of_o a_o new_a deceit_n namely_o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_n to_o delude_v the_o ignorant_a and_o unwarie_a and_o therefore_o see_v there_o be_v so_o many_o who_o draw_v near_o unto_o god_n with_o their_o mouth_n and_o not_o with_o the_o heart_n matthew_n 15.9_o â—_o bare_a profession_n only_o will_v neither_o serve_v god_n nor_o save_v we_o man_n natural_o will_v have_v the_o outside_n to_o be_v good_a although_o the_o line_n be_v but_o rot_a rag_n and_o their_o cloth_n to_o have_v a_o fine_a dye_n though_o a_o course_n thread_n the_o fowl_n may_v have_v fair_a feather_n and_o rank_n flesh_n the_o fish_n glister_a scale_n without_o and_o yet_o rot_a the_o amber-stone_n will_v burn_v outward_o &_o freeze_v inward_o and_o the_o bark_n of_o the_o myrtle_n tree_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o mountain_n in_o armenia_n it_o as_o hot_a as_o fire_n in_o the_o taste_n and_o as_o cold_a as_o water_v in_o the_o operation_n thus_o the_o heart_n lie_v a_o great_a way_n distant_a from_o the_o mouth_n and_o therefore_o the_o mouth_n be_v not_o always_o the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o heart_n but_o often_o faint_v and_o counterfeit_n that_o which_o the_o heart_n think_v not_o wherefore_o the_o outward_a confession_n of_o christ_n and_o profession_n of_o religion_n will_v not_o save_v we_o five_o many_o relapse_n and_o fall_v final_o from_o their_o profession_n as_o appear_v plain_o by_o these_o place_n matthew_n 13.20_o john_n 6.66_o hebr._n 10.25_o now_o only_o they_o who_o endure_v unto_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o outward_a profession_n will_v not_o save_v we_o quest_n 13_o how_o many_o sort_n of_o false_a and_o outward_a professor_n be_v there_o four_o to_o wit_n answ_n first_o ignorant_a who_o be_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o religion_n second_o stupid_a and_o blockish_a who_o profess_v over_o tenus_fw-la with_o their_o mouth_n but_o without_o sense_n or_o life_n three_o unwilling_a thus_o julian_n the_o apostate_n in_o spite_n of_o his_o tooth_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a power_n of_o christ_n vicisti_fw-la galilee_n and_o thus_o also_o do_v satan_n math._n 8.29_o four_o mix_v thus_o the_o samaritan_n worship_v god_n and_o idol_n 2._o king_n 17.27_o etc._n etc._n qu._n 14_o how_o may_v we_o know_v whether_o we_o be_v only_o outward_a professor_n answ_n 1_o first_o negative_o we_o can_v know_v it_o by_o our_o outward_a appearance_n for_o that_o may_v deceive_v we_o silenus_n picture_n be_v without_o lamb_n and_o dove_n but_o within_o wolf_n and_o tiger_n so_o many_o inward_o be_v raven_a wolf_n who_o outward_o seem_v innocent_a lamb_n experience_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o fine_a scabbard_n have_v not_o ever_o the_o brave_a blade_n nor_o the_o goodly_a chest_n the_o most_o rich_a treasure_n neither_o be_v every_o bird_n with_o white_a feather_n a_o simple_a dove_n nor_o every_o fair_a lais_n a_o faithful_a lucrece_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o neither_o measure_n ourselves_o by_o our_o outward_a appearance_n nor_o trust_v in_o our_o external_a profession_n but_o search_v our_o heart_n and_o our_o inward_a man_n answ_n 2_o second_o the_o note_n and_o mark_n of_o outward_a professor_n be_v these_o namely_o i._o they_o think_v profession_n better_o than_o practice_n and_o to_o seem_v better_a than_o to_o be_v good_a indeed_o the_o macedonian_n think_v the_o herb_n beet_n which_o look_v yellow_a in_o the_o ground_n but_o black_a in_o the_o hand_n better_a see_v then_o touch_v so_o many_o think_v it_o better_a to_o look_v upon_o religion_n then_o to_o undertake_v it_o and_o hold_v the_o speculation_n thereof_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o practice_n the_o chameleon_n draw_v nothing_o into_o the_o body_n but_o air_n and_o nourish_v nothing_o in_o the_o body_n but_o lung_n so_o many_o hear_v and_o read_v only_o for_o table_n talk_v and_o outward_a show_n but_o not_o for_o true_a practice_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o think_v it_o better_a to_o seem_v good_a or_o to_o be_v good_a and_o whether_o we_o take_v more_o pain_n to_o approve_v our_o heart_n unto_o god_n or_o our_o outward_a man_n unto_o the_o world_n ii_o outward_a professor_n be_v more_o give_v to_o their_o pleasure_n and_o belly_n then_o to_o the_o service_n of_o their_o god_n philip._n 3.19_o for_o many_o walk_n and_o yet_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n who_o end_n be_v destruction_n who_o god_n be_v their_o belly_n and_o who_o glory_n be_v their_o shame_n who_o mind_n earthly_a thing_n these_o thus_o describe_v by_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v professor_n and_o it_o seem_v still_o be_v and_o yet_o these_o four_o thing_n be_v predicate_v of_o they_o namely_o first_o that_o they_o be_v enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o
must_v learn_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o answ_n 2_o second_o presumption_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v be_v circumspect_a it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o be_v deceive_v in_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o to_o cry_v peace_n peace_n unto_o ourselves_o while_o sudden_a destruction_n hang_v over_o our_o head_n answ_n 3_o three_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v a_o sweet_a seem_a potion_n to_o the_o body_n and_o a_o sweet_a poison_n unto_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v hate_v sin_n as_o we_o will_v hate_v hell_n for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n roman_n 6.23_o answ_n 4_o four_o idleness_n deceive_v many_o and_o hinder_v many_o from_o give_v a_o due_a regard_n unto_o the_o law_n and_o that_o both_o by_o make_v they_o to_o protract_v time_n and_o also_o by_o quench_v and_o cool_v all_o zealous_a motion_n in_o they_o wherefore_o we_o must_v shake_v off_o all_o delay_n and_o labour_v careful_o to_o practice_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n second_o the_o next_o provoke_v cause_n which_o make_v they_o say_v that_o john_n have_v a_o devil_n be_v because_o he_o be_v abstemious_a and_o moderate_a yea_o seem_v more_o austeer_n and_o rigid_a than_o themselves_o be_v and_o therefore_o they_o envy_v he_o whence_o i_o may_v observe_v two_o thing_n viz._n first_o that_o a_o hypocrite_n hate_v he_o that_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o himself_o esa_n 65.5_o second_o that_o a_o austere_a life_n it_o odious_a and_o observe_v 1_o irksome_a to_o a_o carnal_a man_n 1_o pet._n 4.4_o observe_v 2_o why_o do_v carnal_a man_n so_o carp_v at_o a_o austere_a life_n quest_n 5_o first_o because_o thereby_o hypocrite_n and_o formallist_n answ_n 1_o be_v excel_v in_o glory_n and_o therefore_o they_o envy_v such_o a_o life_n in_o any_o as_o shall_v eclipse_v their_o light_n second_o by_o such_o a_o life_n wicked_a man_n be_v reproach_v answ_n 2_o and_o therefore_o they_o hate_v such_o that_o be_v so_o reserve_v and_o chary_a of_o their_o society_n that_o they_o shun_v the_o company_n of_o all_o that_o be_v wicked_a ephesian_n 5.11_o three_o such_o a_o life_n condemn_v the_o licentiousness_n answ_n 3_o of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n who_o say_v let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v esa_fw-mi 22.13_o and_o therefore_o all_o epicure_n belly-god_n and_o intemperate_a person_n detest_v and_o abhor_v such_o a_o life_n we_o have_v see_v the_o move_a cause_n of_o the_o people_n censure_n give_v of_o john_n namely_o because_o he_o preach_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n and_o because_o he_o live_v a_o strict_a life_n we_o may_v now_o consider_v what_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o censure_n be_v quest_n 6_o rash_a judgement_n for_o they_o say_v he_o have_v a_o devil_n answ_n hence_o two_o thing_n may_v be_v observe_v namely_o first_o that_o rash_a judgement_n be_v seldom_o right_o observe_v 3_o judgement_n 1_o sam._n 1.13_o mat._n 7.1_o rom._n 14.10_o 13_o and_o 1_o cor._n 4.5_o colos_n 2.16_o second_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o good_a or_o observe_v 4_o holy_a but_o malice_n can_v deprave_v rom._n 1.30_o and_o 2_o tim._n 3.3_o john_n baptist_n malice_n say_v have_v a_o devil_n although_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v that_o he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o womb_n yea_o christ_n the_o lamb_n without_o spot_n they_o say_v be_v become_v a_o friend_n and_o familiar_a companion_n of_o sinner_n what_o be_v here_o require_v of_o all_o man_n quest_n 7_o first_o wicked_a man_n yea_o all_o man_n must_v hate_v and_o answ_n 1_o forbear_v all_o calumny_n lest_o thereby_o they_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o just_a read_v psal_n 15.3_o and_o 73.15_o luke_n 3.14_o second_o the_o righteous_a must_v labour_v to_o cut_v answ_n 2_o off_o all_o occasion_n that_o be_v labour_v so_o to_o live_v that_o the_o wicked_a may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o speak_v evil_a of_o they_o how_o must_v we_o so_o live_v that_o we_o may_v escape_v calumny_n quest_n 8_o and_o slander_n saint_n peter_n give_v we_o three_o remarkable_a rule_n to_o be_v observe_v for_o this_o end_n namely_o answ_n first_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o all_o sin_n whatsoever_o rule_v 1_o whether_o against_o the_o first_o or_o second_o table_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o do_v no_o evil_a and_o then_o man_n can_v have_v no_o ground_n to_o build_v a_o evil_a report_n upon_o second_o shine_v before_o man_n in_o the_o work_n of_o holiness_n rule_v 2_o and_o uprightness_n let_v they_o see_v nothing_o but_o good_a in_o we_o that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v nothing_o but_o good_a of_o we_o 1_o pet_n 2.12_o three_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o superior_n in_o rule_n 3_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o against_o god_n or_o his_o word_n or_o his_o law_n for_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o thus_o we_o shall_v put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n 1_o pet._n 2.14_o 15._o §_o 3._o christ_n come_v both_o eat_n and_o drink_v sect._n 3_o how_o and_o wherein_o be_v christ_n oppose_v to_o the_o quest_n 1_o baptist_n first_o johns_n disciple_n think_v that_o they_o be_v answ_n 1_o corrival_n but_o because_o that_o i_o know_v of_o now_o none_o think_v so_o therefore_o i_o slip_v it_o answ_n 2_o second_o they_o differ_v in_o conversation_n because_o john_n be_v abstemious_a and_o more_o reserve_v but_o christ_n be_v more_o familiar_a that_o so_o by_o all_o mean_v he_o may_v win_v and_o gain_v some_o observe_v 2_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o christ_n try_v all_o way_n and_o mean_n for_o our_o salvation_n for_o that_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o his_o send_n and_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o he_o more_o deep_o desire_v than_o that_o he_o will_v certain_o leave_v no_o mean_n unsought_a for_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o quest_n 2_o what_o do_v christ_n do_v for_o our_o salvation_n answ_n 1_o first_o in_o himself_o he_o teach_v we_o he_o pray_v for_o we_o yea_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o our_o ransom_n 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double_a reason_n answ_n or_o cause_n of_o the_o necessity_n hereof_o namely_o first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o end_n and_o thus_o saint_n paul_n say_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o heresy_n must_v come_v that_o the_o good_a may_v be_v know_v 1_o cor._n 11._o second_o offence_n be_v necessary_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o world_n it_o so_o corrupt_a and_o wicked_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a observe_v but_o offence_n shall_v come_v whence_o we_o learn_v that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v never_o be_v free_a from_o scandal_n acts._n 28_o 22._o and_o 1_o corinth_n 4.9_o and_o 2_o pet_n 2_o 3._o why_o will_v the_o gospel_n be_v always_o subject_a to_o quest_n 2_o scandal_n first_o because_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v suspicious_a and_o answ_n 1_o will_v imagine_v
unto_o god_n and_o how_o great_a thy_o debt_n be_v yea_o remember_v if_o thy_o brother_n sin_n daily_o against_o thou_o so_o do_v thou_o against_o god_n and_o if_o thou_o daily_o forgive_v he_o a_o few_o offence_n thy_o father_n daily_o forgive_v thou_o many_o but_o my_o easiness_n and_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v he_o object_n 2_o will_v make_v he_o more_o obstinate_a and_o injurious_a against_o i_o and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v i_o forgive_v he_o do_v thou_o what_o be_v thy_o duty_n to_o do_v answ_n and_o what_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o and_o commit_v the_o success_n and_o event_n unto_o god_n yea_o remember_v that_o although_o many_o wicked_o abuse_v the_o lord_n long_o suffer_v and_o patience_n unto_o their_o own_o destruction_n yet_o the_o lord_n cease_v not_o to_o bestow_v many_o mercy_n upon_o they_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v and_o his_o rain_n to_o fall_v even_o upon_o such_o but_o this_o proneness_n to_o pardon_v those_o who_o offend_v object_n 3_o i_o will_v make_v other_o despise_v and_o slight_v i_o and_o therefore_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v so_o easy_a and_o ready_a to_o remit_v saint_n paul_n hereunto_o answer_v that_o glory_n honour_n object_n 4_o and_o peace_n be_v prepare_v by_o god_n though_o not_o by_o man_n for_o all_o those_o who_o continue_v in_o well_o do_v notwithstanding_o all_o the_o let_n and_o hindrance_n of_o the_o world_n rom._n 2._o yea_o those_o who_o honour_n god_n shall_v be_v honour_v in_o heaven_n by_o god_n though_o despise_v on_o earth_n by_o man_n but_o david_n curse_v his_o enemy_n for_o their_o mischief_n do_v against_o he_o and_o pray_v for_o their_o destruction_n and_o therefore_o why_o may_v not_o i_o answ_n 1_o first_o sometime_o it_o be_v true_a that_o david_n pray_v against_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o that_o god_n will_v infatuate_a they_o and_o frustrate_v they_o as_o that_o of_o achitophel_n and_o thus_o may_v we_o desire_v wish_v and_o pray_v for_o the_o 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particular_o who_o by_o divine_a inspiration_n he_o know_v to_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n now_o these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imitate_v by_o we_o we_o have_v in_o the_o gospel_n both_o a_o precept_n and_o precedent_n to_o the_o contrary_n first_o we_o be_v command_v to_o bless_v those_o who_o curse_v we_o and_o to_o pray_v for_o those_o who_o persecute_v we_o mat._n 5._o second_o christ_n do_v not_o revile_v when_o he_o be_v revile_v 1_o pet._n 2._o nor_o curse_v those_o who_o crucify_v he_o but_o contrary_o pray_v for_o they_o object_n 5_o we_o be_v but_o man_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v not_o be_v expect_v that_o we_o shall_v do_v as_o christ_n do_v answ_n the_o duty_n here_o require_v have_v be_v perform_v by_o man_n and_o not_o only_o by_o christ_n yea_o if_o we_o be_v regenerate_v man_n we_o also_o in_o some_o measure_n may_v perform_v it_o joseph_n although_o he_o be_v a_o man_n yet_o he_o forgive_v his_o brethren_n who_o have_v sell_v he_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n unto_o heathen_n david_n be_v a_o man_n and_o yet_o he_o forgive_v saul_n his_o enemy_n who_o pursue_v his_o life_n stephen_n be_v but_o a_o man_n and_o yet_o he_o forgive_v and_o pray_v god_n to_o forgive_v those_o who_o stone_v he_o object_n 6_o but_o i_o be_o never_o able_a to_o forgive_v my_o neighbour_n as_o god_n forgive_v i_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o lose_a labour_n to_o endeavour_v it_o answ_n indeed_o it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o can_v forgive_v as_o the_o lord_n forgive_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o quantity_n but_o we_o may_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n if_o we_o forgive_v they_o candid_o cordial_o faithful_o and_o ex_fw-la animo_fw-la for_o a_o spark_n be_v true_a fire_n and_o a_o drop_n be_v true_a water_n quest_n 5_o whether_o can_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v make_v void_a or_o not_o that_o be_v whether_o do_v the_o lord_n remember_v impute_v and_o punish_v those_o sin_n which_o once_o he_o have_v pardon_v for_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o parable_n that_o he_o do_v he_o first_o pardon_v the_o debt_n and_o free_v the_o servant_n from_o his_o bond_n verse_n 27._o and_o afterward_o for_o the_o debt_n cast_v he_o into_o perpetual_a prison_n there_o to_o endure_v eternal_a torment_n first_o we_o must_v here_o observe_v that_o this_o be_v a_o parable_n answ_n 1_o and_o that_o similitude_n and_o parable_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v accommodate_v and_o apply_v unto_o those_o thing_n for_o the_o declaration_n and_o manifestation_n whereof_o they_o be_v propound_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o agree_v and_o square_a with_o the_o thing_n themselves_o in_o all_o thing_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v parable_n but_o the_o thing_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v always_o look_v to_o the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o propound_v the_o parable_n and_o observe_v for_o what_o end_n he_o propound_v it_o and_o what_o he_o will_v have_v or_o principal_o aim_v at_o in_o the_o propound_v of_o it_o for_o otherwise_o many_o absurdity_n will_v often_o follow_v from_o parable_n wherefore_o see_v this_o be_v a_o parable_n we_o ought_v not_o too_o subtle_o to_o apply_v or_o rather_o to_o wrest_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o parable_n unto_o the_o thing_n whereof_o christ_n speak_v but_o only_o to_o consider_v the_o mind_n and_o purpose_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o propound_v of_o the_o parable_n second_o christ_n have_v teach_v his_o apostle_n and_o answ_n 2_o in_o they_o all_o of_o we_o to_o pardon_v those_o injury_n offence_n and_o debt_n which_o our_o brethren_n have_v commit_v against_o we_o and_o do_v owe_v unto_o we_o verse_n 21.22_o and_o then_o present_o add_v this_o parable_n for_o the_o confirm_v and_o declare_v of_o his_o purpose_n now_o our_o saviour_n scope_n herein_o be_v to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v forgive_v their_o brethren_n who_o desire_v to_o be_v forgive_v by_o their_o father_n in_o this_o parable_n i._o our_o saviour_n propound_v the_o example_n of_o a_o king_n who_o forgive_v a_o great_a debt_n unto_o one_o oâ—_n his_o servant_n and_o hereby_o will_v teach_v we_o that_o we_o have_v a_o master_n and_o lord_n in_o heaven_n who_o be_v gentle_a easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v sin_n but_o so_o that_o when_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v our_o debt_n or_o to_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n we_o beg_v mercy_n at_o his_o hand_n and_o pray_v unto_o he_o for_o pity_n and_o pardon_n the_o king_n here_o release_v not_o his_o servant_n nor_o remit_v his_o debt_n until_o he_o humble_v himself_o before_o he_o and_o confess_v his_o present_a inability_n to_o pay_v and_o pray_v for_o mercy_n thus_o although_o the_o lord_n be_v natural_o slow_a to_o conceive_v a_o wrath_n and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v yet_o we_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v forgive_v except_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n and_o humble_a our_o selus_fw-la before_o our_o god_n and_o crave_v mercy_n at_o his_o hand_n because_o upon_o these_o condition_n the_o lord_n offer_v mercy_n unto_o we_o ii_o christ_n in_o this_o parable_n propound_v unto_o we_o the_o example_n of_o a_o servant_n who_o will_v not_o pardon_v his_o fellow_n servant_n and_o lay_v down_o the_o word_n of_o the_o king_n his_o master_n unto_o he_o shall_v not_o thou_o also_o have_v have_v compassion_n on_o thy_o fellow-servant_n even_o as_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o thou_o verse_n 33._o and_o hereby_o our_o saviour_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o god_n require_v of_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v pardon_v our_o brethren_n who_o have_v injure_v we_o when_o they_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o we_o and_o remit_v the_o debt_n of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v iii_o in_o this_o parable_n our_o saviour_n declare_v the_o word_n and_o deed_n of_o the_o king_n unto_o this_o