august_n 1630._o being_n with_o his_o daughter_n mistress_n harvy_n at_o abrey-hatch_a in_o essex_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o fever_n which_o with_o the_o help_n of_o his_o constant_a infirmity_n vapour_n from_o the_o spleen_n hasten_v he_o into_o so_o visible_a a_o consumption_n that_o his_o beholder_n may_v say_v as_o s._n paul_n of_o himself_o he_o die_v daily_a and_o he_o may_v say_v with_o job_n 7.3_o job_n 30.15_o job_n 7.3_o my_o welfare_n pass_v away_o as_o a_o cloud_n the_o day_n of_o affliction_n have_v take_v hold_v of_o i_o and_o weary_a night_n be_v appoint_v for_o i_o this_o sickness_n continue_v long_o not_o only_a weaken_n but_o wear_v he_o so_o much_o that_o my_o desire_n be_v he_o may_v now_o take_v some_o rest_n and_o that_o thou_o judge_v it_o no_o impertinent_a digression_n before_o i_o speak_v of_o his_o death_n to_o look_v back_o with_o i_o upon_o some_o observation_n of_o his_o life_n which_o while_o a_o gentle_a slumber_n seize_v he_o may_v i_o hope_v fit_o exercise_v thy_o consideration_n his_o marriage_n be_v the_o remarkable_a error_n of_o his_o life_n which_o though_o he_o have_v a_o wit_n apt_a enough_o and_o very_o able_a to_o maintain_v paradox_n and_o though_o his_o wife_n competent_a year_n and_o other_o reason_n may_v be_v just_o urge_v to_o moderate_v a_o severe_a censure_n yet_o he_o never_o seem_v to_o justify_v and_o doubtless_o have_v repent_v it_o if_o god_n have_v not_o blessed_v they_o with_o a_o mutual_a and_o so_o cordial_a a_o affection_n as_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o suffering_n make_v their_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n taste_v more_o pleasant_o than_o the_o banquet_n of_o fool_n the_o recreation_n of_o his_o youth_n be_v poetry_n in_o which_o he_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o if_o nature_n with_o all_o her_o variety_n have_v be_v make_v to_o exercise_v his_o great_a wit_n and_o high_a fancy_n and_o in_o those_o piece_n which_o be_v careless_o scatter_v in_o his_o young_a day_n most_o of_o they_o be_v write_v before_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n it_o may_v appear_v by_o his_o choice_a metaphor_n that_o all_o the_o art_n join_v to_o assist_v he_o with_o their_o utmost_a skill_n it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o in_o his_o penitential_a year_n view_v some_o of_o those_o piece_n loose_o scatter_v in_o his_o youth_n he_o wish_v they_o have_v be_v abortive_a or_o so_o short-lived_a that_o he_o have_v witness_v their_o funeral_n but_o though_o he_o be_v no_o friend_n to_o they_o he_o be_v not_o so_o fall_v out_o with_o heavenly_a poetry_n as_o to_o forsake_v it_o no_o not_o in_o his_o decline_a age_n witness_v then_o by_o many_o divine_a sonnet_n and_o other_o high_a holy_a and_o harmonious_a composure_n yea_o even_o on_o his_o former_a sick_a bed_n he_o write_v this_o heavenly_a hymn_n express_v the_o great_a joy_n he_o then_o have_v in_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o he_o a_o hymn_n to_o god_n the_o father_n will_v thou_o forgive_v that_o sin_n where_o i_o begin_v which_o be_v my_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v do_v before_o will_v thou_o forgive_v that_o sin_n through_o which_o i_o run_v and_o do_v run_v still_o though_o still_o i_o do_v deplore_v when_o thou_o have_v do_v thou_o have_v not_o do_v for_o i_o have_v more_o will_v thou_o forgive_v that_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v win_v other_o to_o sin_n and_o make_v my_o sin_n their_o door_n will_v thou_o forgive_v that_o sin_n which_o i_o do_v shun_v a_o year_n or_o two_o but_o wallow_v in_o a_o score_n when_o thou_o have_v do_v thou_o have_v not_o do_v for_o i_o have_v more_o i_o have_v a_o sin_n of_o fear_n that_o when_o i_o have_v spin_v my_o last_o thread_n i_o shall_v perish_v on_o the_o shore_n but_o swear_v by_o thyself_o that_o at_o my_o death_n thy_o son_n shall_v shine_v as_o he_o shine_v now_o and_o heretofore_o and_o have_v do_v that_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o fear_v no_o more_o and_o on_o this_o which_o be_v his_o deathbed_n write_v another_o hymn_n which_o bear_v this_o title_n a_o hymn_n to_o god_n my_o god_n in_o my_o sickness_n if_o these_o fall_n under_o the_o censure_n of_o a_o soul_n who_o too_o much_o mixture_n with_o earth_n make_v it_o unfit_a to_o judge_v of_o these_o high_a illumination_n let_v he_o know_v that_o many_o devout_a and_o learned_a man_n have_v think_v the_o soul_n of_o holy_a prudentius_n be_v most_o refine_v when_o not_o many_o day_n before_o his_o death_n he_o charge_v it_o to_o present_v his_o god_n each_o morning_n with_o a_o new_a and_o spiritual_a song_n justify_v by_o the_o example_n of_o king_n david_n and_o the_o good_a king_n hezekias_n who_o upon_o the_o renovation_n of_o his_o year_n pay_v his_o grateful_a vow_n to_o god_n in_o a_o royal_a hymn_n 38._o esay_n 38._o which_o he_o conclude_v in_o these_o word_n the_o lord_n be_v ready_a to_o save_v therefore_o we_o will_v sing_v my_o song_n to_o the_o string_a instrument_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o my_o god_n the_o late_a part_n of_o his_o life_n be_v a_o continue_a study_n saturdays_n only_o except_v which_o he_o usual_o spend_v in_o visit_v friend_n and_o rest_v himself_o under_o the_o weary_a burden_n of_o his_o week_n meditation_n and_o he_o give_v himself_o this_o rest_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v refresh_v and_o enable_v to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o day_n follow_v not_o negligent_o but_o with_o courage_n and_o cheerfulness_n nor_o be_v his_o age_n only_o so_o industrious_a but_o in_o his_o most_o unsettle_a youth_n he_o be_v be_v in_o health_n never_o know_v to_o be_v in_o bed_n after_o four_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n nor_o usual_o out_o of_o his_o chamber_n till_o ten_o and_o employ_v that_o time_n constant_o if_o not_o more_o in_o his_o study_n which_o if_o it_o seem_v strange_a may_v gain_v belief_n by_o the_o visible_a fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n some_o of_o which_o remain_v to_o testify_v what_o be_v here_o write_v for_o he_o leave_v the_o resultance_n of_o 1400._o author_n most_o of_o they_o analyze_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o leave_v sixscore_o sermon_n also_o all_o writ_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n a_o large_a and_o laborious_a treatise_n concern_v self-murder_n call_v biathanatose_n wherein_o all_o the_o law_n violate_v by_o that_o act_n be_v diligent_o survay_v and_o judicious_o censure_v a_o treatise_n write_v in_o his_o youth_n which_o alone_o may_v declare_v he_o then_o not_o only_o perfect_a in_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n but_o in_o many_o other_o such_o study_n and_o argument_n as_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o consideration_n of_o many_o profess_a scholar_n that_o labour_n to_o be_v think_v learned_a clerk_n and_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n nor_o be_v these_o only_o find_v in_o his_o study_n but_o all_o business_n that_o past_a of_o any_o public_a consequence_n in_o this_o or_o any_o of_o our_o neighbour_n kingdom_n he_o abbreviate_v either_o in_o latin_a or_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o keep_v they_o by_o he_o for_o a_o memorial_n so_o he_o do_v the_o copy_n of_o divers_a letter_n and_o case_n of_o conscience_n that_o have_v concern_v his_o friend_n with_o his_o solution_n and_o divers_a other_o business_n of_o importance_n all_o particular_o and_o methodical_o digest_v by_o himself_o he_o do_v prepare_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n before_o life_n leave_v he_o make_v his_o will_n when_o no_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v dampt_v or_o defective_a by_o sickness_n or_o he_o surprise_v by_o sudden_a apprehension_n of_o death_n but_o with_o mature_a deliberation_n express_v himself_o a_o impartial_a father_n by_o make_v his_o child_n portion_n equal_a a_o constant_a lover_n of_o his_o friend_n by_o particular_a legacy_n discreet_o choose_v and_o fit_o bequeath_v they_o and_o full_a of_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o many_o other_o who_o by_o his_o long_a continue_a bounty_n may_v entitle_v themselves_o his_o almes-people_n for_o all_o these_o he_o make_v provision_n so_o large_o as_o have_v six_o child_n may_v to_o some_o appear_v more_o than_o proportionable_a to_o his_o estate_n the_o reader_n may_v think_v the_o particular_n tedious_a but_o i_o hope_v not_o impertinent_a that_o i_o present_v he_o with_o the_o beginning_n and_o conclusion_n of_o his_o last_n will._n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o bless_a and_o glorious_a trinity_n amen_n i_o john_n donne_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o the_o call_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n priest_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o good_a and_o perfect_a understanding_n praise_v be_v god_n therefore_o do_v hereby_o make_v my_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n in_o manner_n and_o form_n follow_v first_o i_o give_v my_o gracious_a god_n a_o entire_a sacrifice_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n with_o my_o most_o humble_a thanks_o for_o
perform_v that_o sacred_a work_n and_o when_o to_o the_o amazement_n of_o some_o beholder_n he_o appear_v in_o the_o pulpit_n many_o thought_n he_o present_v himself_o not_o to_o preach_v mortification_n by_o a_o live_a voice_n but_o mortality_n by_o a_o decay_a body_n and_o die_a face_n and_o doubtless_o many_o do_v secret_o ask_v that_o question_n in_o ezekiel_n do_v these_o bone_n live_v 37.3_o ezek._n 37.3_o or_o can_v that_o soul_n organise_v that_o tongue_n to_o speak_v so_o long_a time_n as_o the_o sand_n in_o that_o glass_n will_v move_v towards_o its_o centre_n and_o measure_v out_o a_o hour_n of_o this_o die_a man_n unspent_a life_n doubtless_o it_o can_v yet_o after_o some_o faint_a pause_n in_o his_o zealous_a prayer_n his_o strong_a desire_n enable_v his_o weak_a body_n to_o discharge_v his_o memory_n of_o his_o pray_fw-mi conceive_v meditation_n which_o be_v of_o die_v the_o text_n be_v to_o god_n the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n many_o that_o see_v his_o tear_n and_o hear_v his_o hollow_a voice_n profess_v they_o think_v the_o text_n prophetical_o choose_v and_o that_o d._n donne_n have_v preach_v his_o own_o funeral_n sermon_n be_v full_a of_o joy_n that_o god_n have_v enable_v he_o to_o perform_v this_o desire_a duty_n he_o hasten_v to_o his_o house_n out_o of_o which_o he_o never_o move_v until_o like_o s._n stephen_n 8._o act_n 8._o he_o be_v carry_v by_o devout_a man_n to_o his_o grave_n and_o the_o next_o day_n after_o his_o sermon_n his_o spirit_n be_v much_o spend_v and_o he_o indispose_v to_o discourse_n a_o friend_n ask_v he_o why_o be_v you_o sad_a to_o who_o he_o reply_v after_o this_o manner_n i_o be_o not_o sad_a i_o be_o in_o a_o serious_a contemplation_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o my_o god_n to_o i_o and_o now_o i_o plain_o see_v it_o be_v his_o hand_n that_o prevent_v i_o from_o all_o temporal_a employment_n and_o i_o see_v it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o i_o shall_v never_o settle_v nor_o thrive_v until_o i_o enter_v into_o the_o ministry_n in_o which_o i_o have_v now_o live_v almost_o twenty_o year_n i_o hope_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o by_o which_o i_o most_o humble_o thank_v he_o i_o have_v be_v enable_v to_o requite_v most_o of_o those_o friend_n that_o show_v i_o kindness_n when_o my_o fortune_n be_v low_a and_o as_o it_o have_v occasion_v the_o expression_n of_o my_o gratitude_n i_o thank_v god_n most_o of_o they_o have_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o my_o requital_n i_o have_v be_v useful_a and_o comfortable_a to_o my_o good_a father_n in_o law_n sir_n george_n more_o who_o patience_n god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o exercise_v by_o many_o temporal_a cross_n i_o have_v maintain_v my_o own_o mother_n who_o it_o have_v please_v god_n after_o a_o plentiful_a fortune_n in_o her_o former_a time_n to_o bring_v to_o a_o great_a decay_n in_o she_o very_o old_a age_n i_o have_v quiet_v the_o conscience_n of_o many_o that_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o prayer_n i_o hope_v be_v available_a for_o i_o i_o can_v plead_v innocence_n of_o life_n especial_o of_o my_o youth_n but_o i_o be_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o a_o merciful_a god_n who_o have_v give_v i_o even_o at_o this_o time_n some_o testimony_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o i_o be_o of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o elect._n i_o be_o full_a of_o joy_n and_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n upon_o monday_n follow_v he_o take_v his_o last_o leave_n of_o his_o belove_a study_n and_o be_v hourly_o sensible_a of_o his_o decay_n retire_v himself_o into_o his_o bedchamber_n and_o that_o week_n send_v at_o several_a time_n for_o many_o of_o his_o most_o considerable_a friend_n of_o who_o he_o take_v a_o solemn_a and_o deliberate_a farewell_o commend_v to_o their_o consideration_n some_o sentence_n particular_o useful_a for_o the_o regulation_n of_o their_o life_n and_o dismiss_v they_o as_o 49._o as_o gen._n 49._o jacob_n do_v his_o son_n with_o a_o spiritual_a benediction_n the_o sunday_n follow_v he_o appoint_v his_o servant_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o worldly_a business_n undo_v that_o concern_v they_o or_o himself_o it_o shall_v be_v prepare_v against_o saturday_n next_o for_o after_o that_o day_n he_o will_v not_o mix_v his_o thought_n with_o any_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o world_n nor_o ever_o do_v now_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o die_v to_o do_v which_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o no_o more_o time_n for_o he_o have_v long_o study_v it_o and_o to_o such_o a_o perfection_n that_o in_o a_o former_a sickness_n he_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v 23._o devot_n prayer_n 23._o he_o be_v that_o minute_n prepare_v to_o deliver_v his_o soul_n into_o his_o hand_n if_o that_o minute_n god_n will_v accept_v of_o his_o dissolution_n in_o that_o sickness_n he_o beg_v of_o his_o god_n the_o god_n of_o constancy_n to_o be_v preserve_v in_o that_o estate_n for_o ever_o and_o his_o patient_a expectation_n to_o have_v his_o immortal_a soul_n disrobe_v from_o her_o garment_n of_o mortality_n make_v i_o confident_a he_o now_o have_v a_o modest_a assurance_n that_o his_o prayer_n be_v then_o hear_v and_o his_o petition_n grant_v he_o lay_v fifteen_o day_n earnest_o expect_v his_o hourly_a change_n and_o in_o the_o last_o hour_n of_o his_o last_o day_n as_o his_o body_n melt_v away_o and_o vapour_a into_o spirit_n his_o soul_n have_v i_o very_o believe_v some_o revelation_n of_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n he_o say_v i_o be_v miserable_a if_o i_o may_v not_o die_v and_o after_o those_o word_n close_v many_o period_n of_o his_o faint_a breath_n with_o these_o word_n thy_o kingdom_n come_v thy_o will_v be_v do_v his_o speech_n which_o have_v long_o be_v his_o faithful_a servant_n remain_v with_o he_o till_o his_o last_o minute_n and_o then_o forsake_v he_o not_o to_o serve_v another_o master_n but_o die_v before_o he_o for_o that_o it_o be_v useless_a to_o he_o who_o now_o converse_v with_o god_n on_o earth_n as_o angel_n be_v say_v to_o do_v in_o heaven_n only_o by_o thought_n and_o look_n be_v speechless_a he_o do_v as_o s._n stephen_n look_v steadfast_o towards_o heaven_n till_o he_o see_v the_o son_n of_o god_n stand_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n and_o be_v satisfy_v with_o this_o bless_a sight_n as_o his_o soul_n ascend_v and_o his_o last_o breath_n depart_v from_o he_o he_o close_v his_o own_o eye_n and_o then_o dispose_v his_o hand_n and_o body_n into_o such_o a_o posture_n as_o require_v no_o alteration_n by_o those_o that_o come_v to_o shroud_v he_o thus_o variable_a thus_o virtuous_a be_v the_o life_n thus_o memorable_a thus_o exemplary_a be_v the_o death_n of_o this_o most_o excellent_a man_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o s._n paul_n church_n in_o that_o place_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o that_o use_n some_o year_n before_o his_o death_n and_o by_o which_o he_o pass_v daily_o to_o his_o devotion_n but_o not_o bury_v private_o though_o he_o desire_v it_o for_o beside_o a_o unnumbered_a number_n of_o other_o many_o person_n of_o nobility_n and_o eminency_n who_o do_v love_n and_o honour_v he_o in_o his_o life_n do_v show_v it_o at_o his_o funeral_n by_o a_o voluntary_a and_o very_a sad_a attendance_n of_o his_o body_n to_o the_o grave_n to_o which_o after_o his_o burial_n some_o mournful_a friend_n repair_v and_o as_o alexander_n the_o great_a do_v to_o the_o grave_n of_o the_o famous_a achilles_n plutarch_n plutarch_n so_o they_o strew_v his_o with_o curious_a and_o costly_a flower_n which_o course_n they_o who_o be_v never_o yet_o know_v continue_v each_o morning_n and_o evening_n for_o divers_a day_n not_o cease_v till_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v take_v up_o in_o that_o church_n to_o give_v his_o body_n admission_n into_o the_o cold_a earth_n now_o his_o bed_n of_o rest_n be_v again_o by_o the_o mason_n art_n level_v and_o firm_v as_o they_o have_v be_v former_o and_o his_o place_n of_o burial_n undistinguishable_a to_o common_a view_n nor_o be_v this_o though_o not_o usual_a all_o the_o honour_n do_v to_o his_o reverend_a ash_n for_o by_o some_o good_a body_n who_o it_o be_v like_a think_v his_o memory_n ought_v to_o be_v perpetuate_v there_o be_v 100_o mark_n send_v to_o his_o two_o faithful_a friend_n mountfort_n friend_n d._n henry_n king_n d._n mountfort_n and_o executor_n the_o person_n that_o send_v it_o not_o yet_o know_v they_o look_v not_o for_o a_o reward_n on_o earth_n towards_o the_o make_n of_o a_o monument_n for_o he_o which_o i_o think_v be_v as_o lively_a a_o representation_n as_o in_o dead_a marble_n can_v be_v make_v of_o he_o he_o be_v of_o stature_n moderate_o tall_a of_o a_o straight_a and_o equal_o proportion_v body_n to_o which_o all_o his_o word_n and_o action_n give_v a_o unexpressible_a
sacrifice_n to_o his_o memory_n for_o whilst_o his_o conversation_n make_v i_o and_o many_o other_o happy_a below_o i_o know_v his_o humility_n and_o gentleness_n be_v eminent_a and_o i_o have_v hear_v divine_v say_v those_o virtue_n that_o be_v but_o spark_n on_o earth_n become_v great_a and_o glorious_a flame_n in_o heaven_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o london_n of_o good_a and_o virtuous_a parent_n and_o though_o his_o own_o learning_n and_o other_o multiply_v merit_n may_v just_o seem_v sufficient_a to_o dignify_v both_o himself_o and_o posterity_n yet_o reader_n be_v please_v to_o know_v that_o his_o father_n be_v masculine_o and_o lineal_o descend_v from_o a_o very_a ancient_a family_n in_o wales_n where_o many_o of_o his_o name_n now_o live_v that_o have_v and_o deserve_v great_a reputation_n in_o that_o country_n by_o his_o mother_n he_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o family_n of_o the_o famous_a sir_n thomas_n more_o sometime_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o also_o from_o that_o worthy_a and_o laborious_a judge_n rastall_a who_o leave_v behind_o he_o the_o vast_a statute_n of_o the_o law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n most_o exact_o abridge_v he_o have_v his_o first_o breed_n in_o his_o father_n house_n where_o a_o private_a tutor_n have_v the_o care_n of_o he_o till_o he_o be_v nine_o year_n of_o age_n he_o be_v then_o send_v to_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n have_v at_o that_o time_n a_o command_n of_o the_o french_a and_o latin_a tongue_n when_o other_o can_v scarce_a speak_v their_o own_o there_o he_o remain_v in_o hart_n hall_n have_v for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o study_n tutor_n in_o several_a science_n to_o instruct_v he_o till_o time_n make_v he_o capable_a and_o his_o learning_n express_v in_o many_o public_a exercise_n declare_v he_o fit_a to_o receive_v his_o first_o degree_n in_o the_o school_n which_o he_o forbear_v by_o advice_n from_o his_o friend_n who_o be_v of_o the_o romish_a persuasion_n be_v conscionable_o averse_a to_o some_o part_n of_o the_o oath_n always_o tender_v and_o take_v at_o those_o time_n about_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o be_v transplant_v from_o oxford_n to_o cambridge_n where_o that_o he_o may_v receive_v nourishment_n from_o both_o soil_n he_o stay_v till_o his_o seventeen_o year_n all_o which_o time_n he_o be_v a_o most_o laborious_a student_n often_o change_v his_o study_n but_o endeavour_v to_o take_v no_o degree_n for_o the_o reason_n former_o mention_v about_o his_o seventeen_o year_n he_o be_v remove_v to_o london_n and_o enter_v into_o lincoln_n inn_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o study_v the_o law_n where_o he_o give_v great_a testimony_n of_o wit_n learning_n and_o improvement_n in_o that_o profession_n which_o never_o serve_v he_o for_o any_o use_n but_o only_o for_o ornament_n his_o father_n die_v before_o his_o admission_n into_o that_o society_n and_o be_v a_o merchant_n leave_v he_o his_o portion_n in_o money_n which_o be_v 3000._o li._n his_o mother_n and_o those_o to_o who_o care_n he_o be_v commit_v be_v watchful_a to_o improve_v his_o knowledge_n and_o to_o that_o end_n appoint_v he_o there_o also_o tutor_n in_o several_a science_n as_o the_o mathematics_n and_o other_o to_o attend_v and_o instruct_v he_o but_o with_o these_o art_n they_o be_v advise_v to_o instill_v certain_a particular_a principle_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n of_o which_o those_o tutor_n though_o secret_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v member_n they_o have_v almost_o oblige_v he_o to_o their_o faith_n have_v for_o their_o advantage_n beside_o their_o opportunity_n the_o example_n of_o his_o most_o dear_a and_o pious_a parent_n which_o be_v a_o powerful_a persuasion_n and_o do_v work_v upon_o he_o as_o he_o profess_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o pseudo-martyr_n he_o be_v now_o enter_v into_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o be_v unresolved_a in_o his_o religion_n though_o his_o youth_n and_o strength_n promise_v he_o a_o long_a life_n yet_o he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o rectify_v all_o scruple_n which_o concern_v that_o and_o therefore_o wave_v the_o law_n and_o betrthe_v himself_o to_o no_o art_n or_o profession_n that_o may_v just_o denominate_v he_o he_o begin_v to_o survey_v the_o body_n of_o divinity_n controvert_v between_o the_o reform_a and_o roman_a church_n pseudo-martyr_n preface_n to_o pseudo-martyr_n and_o as_o god_n bless_a spirit_n do_v then_o awaken_v he_o to_o the_o search_n and_o in_o that_o industry_n do_v never_o forsake_v he_o they_o be_v his_o own_o word_n so_o he_o call_v the_o same_o spirit_n to_o witness_v to_o his_o protestation_n that_o in_o that_o search_n and_o disquisition_n he_o proceed_v with_o humility_n and_o diffidence_n in_o himself_o by_o the_o safe_a way_n of_o frequent_a prayer_n and_o indifferent_a affection_n to_o both_o party_n and_o indeed_o truth_n have_v too_o much_o light_n about_o she_o to_o be_v hide_v from_o so_o sharp_a a_o inquirer_n and_o he_o have_v too_o much_o ingenuity_n not_o to_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v see_v she_o be_v to_o undertake_v this_o search_n he_o believe_v the_o learned_a cardinal_n bellarmine_n to_o be_v the_o best_a defender_n of_o the_o roman_a cause_n and_o therefore_o undertake_v the_o examination_n of_o his_o reason_n the_o cause_n be_v weighty_a and_o wilful_a delay_n have_v be_v inexcusable_a towards_o god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n he_o therefore_o proceed_v with_o all_o moderate_a haste_n and_o before_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n do_v show_v the_o dean_n of_o gloucester_n all_o the_o cardinal_n work_v mark_v with_o many_o weighty_a observation_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n which_o work_n be_v bequeath_v by_o he_o at_o his_o death_n as_o a_o legacy_n to_o a_o most_o dear_a friend_n about_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o resolve_v to_o travel_v and_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n go_v to_o cales_n and_o after_o the_o island_n voyage_n he_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o those_o opportunity_n wait_v upon_o his_o lordship_n and_o see_v the_o expedition_n of_o those_o happy_a and_o unhappy_a employment_n but_o he_o return_v not_o into_o england_n till_o he_o have_v stay_v a_o convenient_a time_n first_o in_o italy_n and_o then_o in_o spain_n where_o he_o make_v many_o useful_a observation_n of_o those_o country_n their_o law_n and_o government_n and_o return_v into_o england_n perfect_a in_o their_o language_n not_o long_o after_o his_o return_n that_o exemplary_a pattern_n of_o gravity_n and_o wisdom_n the_o lord_n elsmore_n lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o after_o chancellor_n of_o england_n take_v notice_n of_o his_o learning_n language_n and_o other_o ability_n and_o much_o affect_v both_o his_o person_n and_o condition_n receive_v he_o to_o be_v his_o chief_a secretary_n suppose_v it_o may_v be_v a_o introduction_n to_o some_o more_o weighty_a employment_n in_o the_o state_n for_o which_o his_o lordship_n often_o protest_v he_o think_v he_o very_o fit_a nor_o do_v his_o lordship_n account_v he_o so_o much_o to_o be_v his_o servant_n as_o to_o forget_v he_o have_v be_v his_o friend_n and_o to_o testify_v it_o he_o use_v he_o always_o with_o much_o courtesy_n appoint_v he_o a_o place_n at_o his_o own_o table_n unto_o which_o he_o esteem_v his_o company_n and_o discourse_v a_o great_a ornament_n he_o continue_v that_o employment_n with_o much_o love_n and_o approbation_n be_v daily_o useful_a and_o not_o mercenary_a to_o his_o friend_n for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n in_o which_o time_n he_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v unfortunate_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o like_n as_o with_o her_o approbation_n increase_v into_o a_o love_n with_o a_o young_a gentlewoman_n who_o live_v in_o that_o family_n niece_n to_o the_o lady_n elsmore_n daughter_n to_o sir_n george_n more_o chancellor_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n sir_n george_n have_v some_o immation_n of_o their_o increase_a love_n and_o the_o better_a to_o prevent_v it_o do_v remove_v his_o daughter_n to_o his_o own_o house_n but_o too_o late_a by_o reason_n of_o some_o faithful_a promise_n interchangeable_o pass_v and_o inviolable_o to_o be_v keep_v between_o they_o their_o love_n a_o passion_n which_o of_o all_o other_o mankind_n be_v least_o able_a to_o command_v and_o wherein_o most_o error_n be_v commit_v be_v in_o they_o so_o powerful_a that_o they_o resolve_v and_o do_v marry_v without_o the_o approbation_n of_o those_o friend_n that_o may_v just_o claim_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o advise_v and_o dispose_n of_o they_o be_v marry_v the_o news_n be_v in_o favour_n to_o m._n donne_n and_o with_o his_o allowance_n by_o the_o right_n honourable_a henry_n then_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n secret_o and_o certain_o intimate_v to_o sir_n george_n more_o to_o who_o it_o be_v so_o immeasurable_o unwelcome_a that_o as_o though_o his_o passion_n of_o anger_n and_o inconsideration_n shall_v
have_v need_n be_v so_o for_o he_o find_v our_o measure_n full_a of_o sin_n towards_o god_n and_o god_n measure_v full_a of_o anger_n towards_o we_o for_o our_o part_n as_o when_o a_o river_n swell_v at_o first_o it_o will_v find_v out_o all_o the_o channel_n or_o low_a part_n of_o the_o bank_n and_o enter_v there_o but_o after_o a_o while_o it_o cover_v and_o overflow_v the_o whole_a field_n and_o all_o be_v water_n without_o distinction_n so_o though_o we_o be_v natural_o channel_n of_o concupiscency_n for_o there_o sin_n begin_v and_o as_o water_n run_v natural_o in_o the_o vein_n and_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n 6.5_o gen._n 6.5_o so_o run_v concupiscency_n natural_o in_o our_o bowel_n yet_o when_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o then_o as_o it_o do_v there_o it_o induce_v a_o flood_n a_o deluge_n our_o concupiscence_n swell_v above_o all_o channel_n and_o actual_o overflow_v all_o it_o have_v find_v a_o issue_n at_o the_o ear_n we_o delight_v in_o the_o defamation_n of_o other_o and_o a_o issue_n at_o the_o eye_n 12.4_o psal_n 50.18_o psal_n 12.4_o if_o we_o see_v a_o thief_n we_o run_v with_o he_o we_o concur_v in_o the_o plot_n of_o supplant_n and_o destroy_v other_o man_n it_o have_v find_v a_o issue_n in_o the_o tongue_n our_o lip_n be_v our_o own_o who_o be_v lord_n over_o we_o we_o speak_v free_o seditious_a speech_n against_o superior_n obscene_a and_o scurrile_a speech_n against_o one_o another_o profane_a and_o blasphemous_a speech_n against_o god_n himself_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v good_a jest_n and_o mark_n of_o wit_n and_o argument_n of_o spirit_n it_o find_v a_o issue_n at_o our_o hand_n they_o give_v way_n to_o oppression_n by_o give_v bribe_n and_o a_o issue_n at_o our_o foot_n they_o be_v swift_a to_o shed_v blood_n and_o so_o by_o custom_n sin_n overflow_v all_o omnia_fw-la pontus_fw-la all_o our_o way_n be_v sea_n all_o our_o work_n be_v sin_n this_o be_v our_o fullness_n original_a sin_n fill_v we_o actual_a sin_n press_v down_o the_o measure_n and_o habitual_a sin_n heap_v it_o up_o and_o then_o god_n measure_n of_o anger_n be_v full_a too_o from_o the_o beginning_n he_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o that_o shall_v have_v make_v we_o careful_a of_o our_o behaviour_n that_o a_o jealous_a eye_n watch_v over_o we_o but_o because_o we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n that_o jealous_a person_n be_v often_o deceive_v because_o that_o distemper_n disorder_v they_o so_o as_o that_o they_o see_v nothing_o clear_o and_o it_o put_v the_o great_a desire_n in_o the_o other_o to_o deceive_v because_o it_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o victory_n and_o triumph_n to_o deceive_v a_o jealous_a and_o watchful_a person_n therefore_o we_o have_v hope_v to_o go_v beyond_o god_n too_o and_o his_o jealousy_n but_o he_o be_v jealous_a of_o his_o honour_n jealous_a of_o his_o jealousy_n he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o jealousy_n despise_v nor_o forget_v for_o therefore_o he_o visit_v upon_o the_o child_n to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n when_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o jealousy_n be_v come_v upon_o he_o 5.14_o numb_a 5.14_o and_o that_o he_o have_v prepare_v that_o water_n of_o bitterness_n which_o be_v to_o rot_v our_o bowel_n that_o be_v when_o god_n have_v bend_v all_o his_o bow_n draw_v forth_o and_o whet_v all_o his_o sword_n when_o he_o be_v just_o provoke_v to_o execute_v all_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v in_o all_o the_o prophet_n upon_o all_o mankind_n when_o man_n measure_n be_v full_a of_o sin_n and_o god_n measure_v full_a of_o wrath_n then_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o time_n and_o yet_o then_o complacuit_fw-la it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v another_o fullness_n to_o overflow_v all_o these_o in_o christ_n jesus_n but_o what_o fullness_n be_v that_o omnis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la all_o fullness_n and_o this_o be_v only_o in_o christ_n 9.36_o omnis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la 2_o reg._n 2.9_o act_n 6.5_o act_n 9.36_o elias_n have_v a_o great_a portion_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o but_o a_o portion_n elizaeus_n see_v that_o that_o portion_n will_v not_o serve_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o ask_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o that_o spirit_n but_o still_o but_o portion_n stephen_n be_v full_a of_o faith_n a_o bless_a fullness_n where_o there_o be_v no_o corner_n for_o infidelity_n nor_o for_o doubt_n for_o scruple_n nor_o irresolution_n dorcas_n be_v full_a of_o good_a work_n a_o fullness_n above_o faith_n for_o there_o must_v be_v faith_n before_o there_o can_v be_v good_a work_n so_o that_o they_o be_v above_o faith_n as_o the_o tree_n be_v above_o the_o root_n and_o as_o the_o fruit_n be_v above_o the_o tree_n the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v full_a of_o grace_n and_o grace_n be_v a_o fullness_n above_o both_o above_o faith_n and_o work_v too_o for_o that_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o preserve_v both_o that_o we_o fall_v not_o from_o our_o faith_n 10.1_o eccles_n 10.1_o and_o that_o dead_a fly_n corrupt_v not_o our_o ointment_n that_o worldly_a mixture_n do_v not_o vitiate_v our_o best_a work_n and_o the_o memory_n of_o past_a sin_n dead_a sin_n do_v not_o beget_v new_a sin_n in_o we_o be_v the_o operation_n of_o grace_n the_o seven_o deacon_n be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o of_o wisdom_n 6.3_o act_n 6.3_o full_a of_o religion_n towards_o god_n and_o full_a of_o such_o wisdom_n as_o may_v advance_v it_o towards_o man_n full_a of_o zeal_n and_o full_a of_o knowledge_n full_a of_o truth_n and_o full_a of_o discretion_n too_o and_o these_o be_v plenitudines_fw-la fullness_n but_o they_o be_v not_o all_o omnis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la all_o fullness_n i_o shall_v be_v as_o full_a as_o st._n paul_n in_o heaven_n i_o shall_v have_v as_o full_a a_o vessel_n but_o not_o so_o full_a a_o cellar_n i_o shall_v be_v as_o full_a but_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o to_o fill_v christ_n only_o have_v a_o infinite_a content_n and_o capacity_n a_o infinite_a room_n and_o receipt_n and_o then_o a_o infinite_a fullness_n omnem_fw-la capacitatem_fw-la and_o omnem_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la he_o will_v receive_v as_o much_o as_o can_v be_v infuse_v and_o there_o be_v as_o much_o infuse_v as_o he_o can_v receive_v but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v deus_fw-la adimplendus_fw-la be_v christ_n god_n before_o and_o be_v these_o accessary_n supplementary_a additional_a fullness_n to_o be_v put_v to_o he_o a_o fullness_n to_o be_v add_v to_o god_n to_o make_v he_o a_o competent_a person_n to_o redeem_v man_n something_o be_v to_o be_v add_v to_o christ_n though_o he_o be_v god_n wherein_o we_o see_v to_o our_o inexpressible_a confusion_n of_o face_n and_o consternation_n of_o spirit_n the_o incomprehensiblenesse_n of_o man_n sin_n that_o even_o to_o god_n himself_o there_o be_v require_v something_o else_o than_o god_n before_o we_o can_v be_v redeem_v there_o be_v a_o fullness_n to_o be_v add_v to_o god_n for_o this_o work_n to_o make_v it_o omnem_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la for_o christ_n be_v god_n before_o there_o be_v that_o fullness_n but_o god_n be_v not_o christ_n before_o there_o lack_v that_o fullness_n not_o dispute_v therefore_o what_o other_o way_n god_n may_v have_v take_v for_o our_o redemption_n but_o give_v he_o all_o possible_a thanks_o for_o that_o way_n which_o his_o goodness_n have_v choose_v by_o the_o way_n of_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n for_o howsoever_o i_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v discharge_v of_o my_o debt_n any_o way_n yet_o certain_o i_o shall_v think_v myself_o more_o beholden_a to_o that_o man_n who_o will_v be_v content_a to_o pay_v my_o debt_n for_o i_o then_o to_o he_o that_o shall_v entreat_v my_o creditor_n to_o forgive_v i_o my_o debt_n for_o this_o work_n to_o make_v christ_n able_a to_o pay_v this_o debt_n there_o be_v something_o to_o be_v add_v to_o he_o first_o he_o must_v pay_v it_o in_o such_o money_n as_o be_v lend_v in_o the_o nature_n and_o flesh_n of_o man_n for_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o man_n must_v pay_v and_o then_o it_o be_v lend_v in_o such_o money_n as_o be_v coin_a even_o with_o the_o image_n of_o god_n man_n be_v make_v according_a to_o his_o image_n that_o image_n be_v deface_v in_o a_o new_a mint_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n there_o be_v new_a money_n coin_a the_o image_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n be_v imprint_v into_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o then_o that_o there_o may_v be_v omnis_fw-la plenitudo_fw-la all_o fullness_n as_o god_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o this_o debt_n send_v down_o the_o bullion_n and_o the_o stamp_n that_o be_v god_n to_o be_v conceive_v in_o man_n and_o as_o he_o provide_v the_o mint_n the_o womb_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n so_o have_v he_o provide_v a_o exchequer_n where_o this_o
consternation_n a_o question_n that_o shall_v strike_v he_o that_o shall_v answer_v it_o dumb_a as_o christ_n question_n amice_fw-la quomodo_fw-la intrasti_fw-la friend_n how_o come_v in_o hither_o do_v he_o to_o who_o that_o be_v say_v which_o origen_n ask_v in_o this_o case_n when_o will_v thou_o dare_v to_o go_v out_o of_o this_o world_n if_o thou_o dare_v not_o go_v now_o when_o christ_n jesus_n have_v take_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o lead_v thou_o out_o this_o then_o be_v true_o to_o depart_v in_o peace_n pace_n in_o pace_n by_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n to_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n my_o body_n be_v my_o prison_n and_o i_o will_v be_v so_o obedient_a to_o the_o law_n as_o not_o to_o break_v prison_n i_o will_v not_o hasten_v my_o death_n by_o starve_v or_o macerate_v this_o body_n but_o if_o this_o prison_n be_v burn_v down_o by_o continual_a fever_n or_o blow_v down_o with_o continual_a vapour_n will_v any_o man_n be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o that_o ground_n upon_o which_o that_o prison_n stand_v as_o to_o desire_v rather_o to_o stay_v there_o then_o to_o go_v home_o our_o prison_n be_v fall_v our_o body_n be_v dead_a to_o many_o former_a use_n our_o palate_n dead_a in_o a_o tastlesnesse_n our_o stomach_n dead_a in_o a_o indigestiblenesse_n our_o foot_n dead_a in_o a_o lameness_n and_o our_o invention_n in_o a_o dulness_n and_o our_o memory_n in_o a_o forgetfulness_n and_o yet_o as_o a_o man_n that_o shall_v love_v the_o ground_n where_o his_o prison_n stand_v we_o love_v this_o clay_n that_o be_v a_o body_n in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o youth_n and_o but_o our_o prison_n then_o when_o it_o be_v at_o best_a we_o abhor_v the_o grave_n of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o body_n which_o in_o the_o best_a vigour_n thereof_o 40._o gen._n 40._o be_v but_o the_o grave_n of_o the_o soul_n we_o overlove_v pharaoh_n butler_n and_o his_o baker_n go_v both_o out_o of_o prison_n in_o a_o day_n and_o in_o both_o case_n joseph_n in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o their_o dream_n call_v that_o their_o very_a discharge_n out_o of_o prison_n a_o lift_v up_o of_o their_o head_n a_o kind_n of_o preferment_n death_n raise_v every_o man_n alike_o so_o far_o as_o that_o it_o deliver_v every_o man_n from_o his_o prison_n from_o the_o encumbrance_n of_o this_o body_n both_o baker_n and_o butler_n be_v deliver_v of_o their_o prison_n but_o they_o pass_v into_o divers_a state_n after_o one_o to_o the_o restitution_n of_o his_o place_n the_o other_o to_o a_o ignominious_a execution_n of_o thy_o prison_n thou_o shall_v be_v deliver_v whether_o thou_o will_v or_o no_o thou_o must_v die_v fool_n this_o night_n thy_o soul_n may_v be_v take_v from_o thou_o and_o then_o what_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o morrow_n prophecy_n upon_o thyself_o by_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v do_v to_o day_n if_o thou_o do_v depart_v from_o that_o table_n in_o peace_n thou_o can_v depart_v from_o this_o world_n in_o peace_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o that_o table_n be_v to_o come_v to_o it_o in_o pace_n desiderii_fw-la with_o a_o content_a mind_n and_o with_o a_o enjoy_n of_o those_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o thou_o have_v without_o macerate_v thyself_o without_o usurp_v upon_o other_o without_o murmur_v at_o god_n and_o to_o be_v at_o that_o table_n in_o pace_n cogitationum_fw-la in_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n without_o the_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n or_o inquisition_n without_o uncharitableness_n towards_o other_o without_o curiosity_n in_o thyself_o and_o then_o to_o come_v from_o that_o table_n in_o pace_n domestica_fw-la with_o a_o bosom_n peace_n in_o thy_o own_o conscience_n in_o that_o seal_n of_o thy_o reconciliation_n in_o that_o sacrament_n that_o so_o ride_v at_o that_o anchor_n and_o in_o that_o calm_a whether_o god_n enlarge_v thy_o voyage_n by_o enlarge_a thy_o life_n or_o put_v thou_o into_o the_o harbour_n by_o the_o breath_n by_o the_o breathlesnesse_n of_o death_n either_o way_n east_n or_o west_n thou_o may_v depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o his_o word_n that_o be_v as_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o manifest_v his_o pleasure_n upon_o thou_o sermon_n v._o preach_v at_o paul_n upon_o christmas_n day_n 1627._o exod._n 4.13_o o_o my_o lord_n send_v i_o pray_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o will_v send_v it_o have_v be_v suspicious_o doubt_v more_o than_o that_o free_o dispute_v more_o than_o that_o too_o absolute_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o december_n that_o this_o be_v christmas-day_n yet_o for_o all_o these_o doubt_n and_o disputation_n and_o denial_n we_o forbear_v not_o with_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n constant_o and_o confident_o to_o celebrate_v this_o for_o his_o day_n it_o have_v be_v doubt_v and_o dispute_v and_o deny_v too_o that_o this_o text_n o_o my_o lord_n send_v i_o pray_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o will_v send_v have_v any_o relation_n to_o the_o send_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o christmas-day_n yet_o we_o forbear_v not_o to_o wait_v upon_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o as_o they_o say_v to_o say_v that_o moses_n have_v receive_v a_o commandment_n from_o god_n to_o undertake_v that_o great_a employment_n of_o deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o oppression_n of_o pharaoh_n in_o egypt_n and_o have_v excuse_v himself_o by_o some_o other_o modest_a and_o pious_a pretence_n at_o last_o when_o god_n press_v the_o employment_n still_o upon_o he_o he_o determine_v all_o in_o this_o o_o my_o lord_n send_v i_o pray_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o will_v send_v or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o margin_n when_o thou_o shall_v send_v it_o be_v a_o work_n next_o to_o the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o redeem_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o do_v both_o work_n at_o once_o put_v both_o into_o one_o hand_n and_o mitte_fw-la quem_fw-la missurus_fw-la es_fw-la send_v he_o who_o i_o know_v thou_o will_v send_v he_o who_o pursue_v thy_o own_o decree_n thou_o shall_v send_v send_v christ_n send_v he_o now_o to_o redeem_v israel_n from_o egypt_n these_o word_n then_o though_o some_o have_v make_v that_o interpretation_n of_o they_o and_o true_o not_o without_o a_o fair_a appearance_n and_o probability_n and_o verisimilitude_n do_v not_o necessary_o imply_v a_o slackness_n in_o moses_n zeal_n that_o he_o desire_v not_o affectionate_o and_o earnest_o the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o nation_n from_o the_o pressure_n of_o egypt_n nor_o do_v they_o imply_v any_o diffidence_n or_o distrust_n that_o god_n can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o endow_v he_o with_o faculty_n fit_a for_o that_o employment_n but_o as_o a_o thoughtful_a man_n a_o pensive_a a_o considerative_a man_n that_o stand_v still_o for_o a_o while_n with_o his_o eye_n fix_v upon_o the_o ground_n before_o his_o foot_n when_o he_o cast_v up_o his_o head_n have_v present_o instant_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o heaven_n for_o his_o object_n he_o see_v not_o a_o tree_n nor_o a_o house_n nor_o a_o steeple_n by_o the_o way_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o eye_n be_v depart_v from_o the_o earth_n where_o it_o be_v long_o fix_v the_o next_o thing_n he_o see_v be_v the_o sun_n or_o the_o heaven_n so_o when_o moses_n have_v fix_v himself_o long_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n for_o this_o service_n when_o he_o take_v his_o eye_n from_o that_o low_a piece_n of_o ground_n himself_o consider_v as_o he_o be_v then_o he_o fall_v upon_o no_o tree_n no_o house_n no_o steeple_n no_o such_o consideration_n as_o this_o god_n may_v endow_v i_o improve_v i_o exalt_v i_o enable_v i_o qualify_v i_o with_o faculty_n fit_a for_o this_o service_n but_o his_o first_o object_n be_v that_o which_o present_v a_o infallibility_n with_o it_o christ_n jesus_n himself_o the_o messiah_n himself_o and_o the_o first_o petition_n that_o he_o offer_v to_o god_n be_v this_o o_o my_o lord_n send_v i_o pray_v thou_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o will_v send_v for_o i_o as_o i_o be_o i_o be_o altogether_o unfit_a when_o thou_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o work_v upon_o i_o thou_o will_v find_v i_o but_o stone_n hard_o to_o receive_v thy_o holy_a impression_n and_o then_o but_o snow_n easy_a to_o melt_v and_o lose_v those_o holy_a form_n again_o there_o must_v be_v labour_n lay_v and_o perchance_o labour_v lose_v upon_o i_o but_o put_v the_o business_n into_o a_o safe_a have_v and_o under_o a_o infallible_a instrument_n and_o mitte_fw-la quem_fw-la missurus_fw-la es_fw-la send_v he_o who_o i_o know_v thou_o will_v send_v he_o who_o pursue_v thy_o own_o decree_n thou_o shall_v send_v send_v he_o send_v christ_n now_o as_o much_o as_o paradise_n exceed_v all_o
the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v but_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man_n as_o david_n speak_v even_o in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n 22.7_o ps_n 22.7_o find_v thyself_o tread_v under_o foot_n and_o under_o thy_o own_o foot_n that_o be_v depress_v in_o thy_o own_o estimation_n and_o god_n shall_v raise_v thou_o with_o that_o supportation_n fear_v not_o thou_o worm_n of_o jacob_n 41.14_o esay_n 41.14_o you_o man_n of_o israel_n be_v but_o worm_n and_o no_o more_o in_o your_o own_o eye_n and_o god_n shall_v make_v you_o man_n be_v but_o man_n and_o no_o more_o in_o your_o own_o eye_n and_o god_n shall_v make_v you_o the_o man_n of_o his_o israel_n this_o be_v moses_n way_n not_o a_o run_v away_o from_o god_n but_o a_o turn_n into_o himself_o not_o a_o reluctation_n against_o god_n but_o a_o consideration_n of_o himself_o for_o though_o the_o lazy_a man_n quis_fw-la ego_fw-la shall_v not_o profit_v he_o when_o he_o shall_v say_v what_o be_o i_o i_o be_o but_o one_o man_n i_o can_v do_v nothing_o alone_o and_o so_o leave_v all_o reformation_n un-attempted_n in_o his_o place_n because_o other_o will_v â—â—â—orme_v nothing_o in_o they_o for_o that_o which_o david_n say_v 50.18_o ps_n 50.18_o if_o thou_o see_v a_o thief_n currebas_fw-la thou_o do_v rise_v and_o run_v with_o he_o be_v not_o much_o worse_o than_o when_o thou_o see_v a_o lazy_a man_n to_o lie_v down_o and_o sleep_v with_o he_o though_o this_o man_n quis_fw-la ego_fw-la what_o be_o i_o shall_v not_o profit_v he_o for_o it_o be_v but_o the_o voice_n of_o prevarication_n in_o the_o ordinary_a duty_n of_o his_o call_n yet_o in_o moses_n case_n in_o every_o undertake_n of_o a_o new_a action_n this_o examination_n this_o exinanition_n of_o ourselves_o be_v acceptable_a in_o the_o fight_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o calvin_n say_v just_o of_o this_o particular_a in_o moses_n case_n non_fw-la modo_fw-la culpa_fw-la vacare_fw-la sed_fw-la laud_fw-la dignum_fw-la puto_fw-la that_o moses_n in_o this_o his_o proceed_n with_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o deserve_a blame_n that_o he_o deserve_v much_o praise_n and_o so_o it_o seem_v god_n himself_o interpret_v it_o and_o accept_v it_o for_o first_o for_o his_o way_n he_o give_v he_o that_o assurance_n certain_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o 12._o v._o 12._o and_o then_o for_o the_o end_n and_o the_o effect_n too_o he_o direct_v he_o thus_o when_o thou_o have_v bring_v forth_o the_o people_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o certain_o this_o people_n thou_o shall_v bring_v from_o thence_o then_o shall_v they_o serve_v god_n upon_o this_o mountain_n and_o further_o we_o may_v not_o carry_v the_o consideration_n of_o moses_n first_o excuse_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n in_o general_a the_o second_o doubt_n and_o difficulty_n that_o moses_n make_v to_o himself_o and_o present_v to_o god_n 3._o quod_fw-la nomeu_fw-fr v._o 13._o euseb_n l._n 6._o c._n 3._o be_v this_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o tell_v they_o to_o who_o he_o be_v send_v his_o name_n that_o send_v he_o when_o i_o be_o come_v to_o they_o say_v moses_n to_o god_n and_o shall_v say_v thou_o have_v send_v i_o and_o they_o shall_v say_v what_o be_v his_o name_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v unto_o they_o in_o eusebius_n his_o history_n a_o tyrant_n a_o persecutor_n ask_v a_o martyr_n artalus_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o torment_n in_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n what_o be_v your_o god_n name_n you_o pretend_v a_o necessity_n of_o worship_v a_o new_a god_n your_o god_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o call_v your_o god_n what_o be_v your_o god_n name_n and_o the_o martyr_n answer_v qui_fw-la plures_fw-la sunt_fw-la nominibus_fw-la decernuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la nomine_fw-la non_fw-la indiget_fw-la you_o who_o worship_v many_o god_n need_v many_o name_n to_o distinguish_v your_o god_n by_o we_o who_o know_v but_o one_o god_n need_v no_o other_o name_n of_o god_n but_o god_n we_o who_o worship_v the_o only_a true_a god_n need_v not_o the_o semigod_n nor_o the_o sesqui-god_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n not_o their_o semigod_n their_o halfgod_n man_n beatify_v but_o not_o sanctify_v make_v private_a god_n but_o not_o public_a god_n chamber-god_n but_o not_o church-god_n nor_o any_o sesqui-god_n any_o that_o must_v be_v more_o than_o god_n and_o receive_v appeal_n from_o god_n and_o reverse_v the_o decree_n of_o god_n which_o they_o make_v the_o office_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o no_o man_n can_v honour_v too_o much_o that_o make_v she_o not_o god_n and_o they_o dishonour_v most_o that_o make_v she_o so_o much_o more_o but_o yet_o some_o name_n some_o notification_n of_o god_n no_o doubt_n the_o jew_n have_v moses_n say_v here_o that_o he_o will_v tell_v they_o that_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n have_v send_v he_o which_o be_v a_o name_n of_o specification_n and_o distinction_n of_o this_o god_n from_o all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n but_o in_o this_o place_n moses_n desire_v such_o a_o name_n of_o god_n as_o may_v not_o only_o intimate_v to_o they_o to_o who_o he_o be_v send_v a_o great_a power_n in_o that_o prince_n that_o send_v he_o but_o may_v also_o intimate_v a_o great_a privacy_n and_o confidence_n in_o he_o that_o be_v send_v a_o name_n by_o which_o he_o may_v be_v know_v to_o know_v more_o of_o that_o god_n than_o other_o man_n know_v for_o nothing_o advance_v a_o business_n more_o than_o when_o he_o that_o be_v employ_v be_v believe_v to_o know_v the_o mind_n and_o to_o have_v the_o heart_n of_o he_o that_o send_v he_o therefore_o god_n give_v moses_n a_o cipher_n god_n declare_v to_o moses_n his_o bosom_n name_n his_o viscerall_a name_n his_o radical_a his_o fundamental_a name_n the_o name_n of_o his_o essence_n qui_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o be_o go_v and_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o who_o name_n be_v i_o be_o have_v send_v thou_o it_o be_v true_a that_o literal_o in_o the_o original_a this_o name_n be_v conceive_v in_o the_o future_a it_o be_v there_o qui_fw-la ero_fw-la i_o that_o shall_v be_v but_o this_o present_a acceptation_n i_o be_o have_v pass_v through_o all_o translator_n and_o all_o commentor_n and_o father_n and_o counsel_n and_o school_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n rest_v in_o it_o piscator_fw-la piscator_fw-la and_o i_o know_v but_o one_o who_o be_v of_o the_o reformation_n and_o of_o the_o most_o rigid_a sub-division_n in_o the_o reformation_n and_o who_o have_v many_o other_o singularity_n beside_o this_o that_o will_v needs_o translate_v this_o name_n qui_fw-la eram_fw-la i_o be_v howsoever_o all_o intend_v that_o this_o be_v a_o name_n that_o denote_v essence_n be_v be_v be_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o of_o god_n only_o for_o of_o every_o other_o creature_n plato_n say_v well_o ejus_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la potius_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la the_o name_n of_o the_o creator_n be_v i_o be_o but_o of_o every_o creature_n rather_o i_o be_o not_o i_o be_o nothing_o he_o consider_v it_o and_o conclude_v it_o in_o the_o best_a and_o noble_a of_o creature_n man_n for_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n plus_fw-la habet_fw-la non_fw-la entis_fw-la quam_fw-la entis_fw-la man_n have_v more_o privative_n than_o positives_n in_o he_o man_n have_v but_o his_o own_o be_v man_n have_v not_o the_o be_v of_o a_o angel_n nor_o the_o be_v of_o a_o lion_n god_n have_v all_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o eminence_n more_o excellent_o than_o the_o kind_n themselves_o only_o his_o name_n be_v i_o be_o plato_n pursue_v this_o consideration_n useful_o habuit_fw-la ante_fw-la aeternum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la man_n have_v a_o eternal_a not_o be_v before_o that_o be_v before_o the_o creation_n for_o those_o infinite_a million_o of_o million_o of_o generation_n before_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v a_o god_n who_o name_n be_v i_o be_o but_o till_o within_o these_o six_o thousand_o year_n man_n be_v not_o there_o be_v not_o man_n and_o so_o say_v plato_n haberet_fw-la aeternum_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d man_n have_v a_o eternal_a not_o be_v before_o the_o creation_n so_o he_o will_v have_v another_o eternal_a not-being_a after_o his_o dissolution_n by_o death_n in_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o in_o body_n if_o god_n do_v not_o preserve_v that_o be_v which_o he_o have_v imprint_v in_o both_o in_o both_o and_o jam_fw-la dum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o as_o man_n have_v one_o eternal_a not_o be_v before_o and_o will_v have_v another_o after_o so_o for_o that_o be_v which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v here_o now_o it_o be_v a_o continual_a declination_n into_o a_o not_o be_v because_o he_o be_v in_o continual_a change_n and_o mutation_n quae_fw-la desinit_fw-la in_o non_fw-la esse_fw-la as_o he_o say_v well_o every_o change_n and_o mutation_n bend_v to_o a_o not_o be_v because_o in_o every_o change_n it_o come_v
have_v such_o natural_a part_n as_o will_v admit_v acquisition_n and_o superedification_n fit_a for_o that_o call_n and_o far_o we_o carry_v not_o moses_n three_o excuse_n raise_v out_o of_o a_o natural_a defect_n non_fw-la sum_fw-la eloquens_fw-la i_o be_o not_o eloquent_a enough_o the_o four_o be_v a_o shrewd_a discouragement_n credent_a non_fw-fr credent_a in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o answer_v and_o say_v but_o behold_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o when_o i_o have_v tell_v they_o thy_o name_n how_o thou_o have_v manifest_v thyself_o to_o they_o and_o in_o what_o name_n they_o must_v call_v upon_o thou_o behold_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o and_o this_o be_v the_o sad_a discouragement_n that_o can_v fall_v upon_o the_o minister_n and_o messenger_n of_o god_n not_o to_o be_v believe_v god_n find_v this_o and_o complain_v of_o it_o at_o first_o 12.38_o num._n 14.11_o esay_n 53.1_o john_n 12.38_o quousque_fw-la non_fw-la credent_a how_o long_o will_v it_o be_v ere_o this_o people_n believe_v they_o will_v never_o believe_v the_o prophet_n esay_n foresee_v this_o quis_fw-la credidit_fw-la lord_n who_o have_v believe_v our_o report_n no_o man_n do_v no_o man_n will_v believe_v we_o s._n john_n find_v this_o prophecy_n of_o esay_n fulfil_v even_o then_o when_o christ_n in_o person_n be_v preach_v and_o work_v of_o miracle_n then_o say_v that_o evangelist_n 10.16_o rom._n 10.16_o be_v that_o of_o esay_n fulfil_v they_o believe_v not_o his_o report_n and_o s._n paul_n see_v it_o perform_v among_o the_o gentile_n as_o well_o as_o s._n john_n among_o the_o jew_n lord_n who_o have_v believe_v our_o report_n christ_n have_v say_v himself_o and_o christ_n have_v bid_v we_o say_v qui_fw-la non_fw-la crediderit_fw-la damnabitur_fw-la he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v and_o yet_o lord_n who_o have_v believe_v our_o report_n there_o can_v fall_v a_o sad_a discouragement_n upon_o the_o messenger_n of_o god_n than_o not_o to_o be_v believe_v how_o loath_a we_o find_v the_o bless_a father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o lack_v company_n at_o their_o sermon_n how_o earnest_o leo_n in_o one_o of_o his_o anniversary_n sermon_n complain_v of_o multitude_n and_o thrust_v at_o play_n and_o mask_n and_o of_o a_o thinness_n and_o scarcity_n and_o solitude_n at_o church_n how_o glad_a they_o be_v to_o draw_v man_n thither_o and_o then_o how_o much_o they_o endeavour_v to_o hold_v they_o in_o a_o disposition_n of_o harken_v unto_o they_o when_o they_o have_v they_o sometime_o with_o observe_v they_o with_o phrase_n of_o humiliation_n so_o damascene_fw-la profess_v himself_n minimum_fw-la servum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la damascen_n damascen_n the_o mean_a and_o unworthy_a servant_n to_o that_o congregation_n so_o leo_n present_v himself_o august_n leo._n august_n ad_fw-la vestra_fw-la paratus_fw-la obsequia_fw-la ready_a to_o do_v all_o obsequious_a service_n to_o that_o congregation_n and_o so_o s._n augustine_n in_o hoc_fw-la vobis_fw-la servimus_fw-la we_o shall_v do_v this_o congregation_n the_o best_a service_n in_o handle_v this_o point_n thus_o sometime_o they_o do_v it_o so_o by_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o congregation_n in_o phrase_n of_o humiliation_n and_o sometime_o by_o take_v knowledge_n of_o the_o pious_a and_o devout_a behaviour_n of_o the_o congregation_n even_o in_o their_o sermon_n leo._n leo._n and_o thank_v they_o for_o it_o as_o leo_n do_v too_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la tacito_fw-la honorastis_fw-la affectu_fw-la that_o they_o do_v countenance_n that_o which_o be_v say_v with_o a_o holy_a murmur_n with_o a_o religious_a whisper_n and_o with_o a_o ocular_a applause_n with_o fix_v their_o eye_n upon_o the_o preacher_n and_o with_o turn_v their_o eye_n upon_o one_o another_o for_o those_o outward_a declaration_n be_v much_o very_o much_o in_o use_n in_o those_o time_n and_o though_o in_o the_o excess_n of_o such_o outward_a declaration_n chrysost_n chrysost_n s._n chrysost_o complain_v of_o they_o non_fw-la theatrum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la my_o master_n what_o mean_v you_o the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o theatre_n quae_fw-la mihi_fw-la istorum_fw-la plausuum_fw-la utilitas_fw-la what_o get_v i_o by_o these_o plaudite_n &_o acclamation_n i_o have_v rather_o have_v one_o soul_n than_o all_o these_o hand_n and_o eye_n yet_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o observe_v in_o the_o general_a proceed_n of_o those_o bless_a father_n that_o they_o have_v a_o holy_a delight_n to_o be_v hear_v august_n august_n and_o to_o be_v hear_v with_o delight_n for_o nemo_fw-la flectitur_fw-la qui_fw-la molestè_fw-fr audit_n no_o man_n profit_v by_o a_o sermon_n that_o hear_v with_o pain_n or_o weariness_n therefore_o s._n chrysoslome_n awake_v his_o drowsy_a auditory_a with_o that_o alarm_n chrysost_n chrysost_n his_o quae_fw-la jam_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la etc._n etc._n harken_v i_o pray_v you_o now_o say_v he_o for_o non_fw-la rem_fw-la vulgarem_fw-la pollicemur_fw-la it_o be_v no_o ordinary_a matter_n that_o i_o shall_v tell_v you_o and_o have_v so_o awaken_v they_o he_o keep_v they_o awake_a with_o such_o doctrine_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o their_o edification_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n august_n august_n s._n augustine_n do_v not_o only_o profess_v of_o himself_o non_fw-la praetermitto_fw-la istos_fw-la numeros_fw-la clausularum_fw-la that_o he_o study_v at_o home_n to_o make_v his_o language_n sweet_a and_o harmonious_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n people_n but_o he_o believe_v also_o that_o s._n paul_n himself_o and_o all_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o delight_n and_o a_o complacency_n and_o a_o holy_a melt_a of_o the_o bowel_n when_o the_o congregation_n like_v their_o preach_n the_o father_n be_v glad_a to_o be_v hear_v glad_a to_o be_v like_v and_o glad_a to_o be_v understand_v too_o for_o therefore_o do_v damascen_n repeat_v almost_o verbatim_o damase_v damase_v that_o great_a sermon_n of_o his_o de_fw-fr imaginibus_fw-la a_o second_o time_n because_o as_o he_o assign_v the_o reason_n he_o be_v not_o thorough_o understand_v in_o the_o first_o preach_v thereof_o 8._o nehem._n 8._o and_o therefore_o do_v ezra_n extend_v himself_o so_o far_o as_o to_o preach_v from_o morning_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a from_o the_o light_n till_o noon_n that_o by_o give_v himself_o that_o compass_n he_o may_v carry_v every_o point_n in_o a_o clearness_n as_o he_o go_v now_o if_o these_o bless_a father_n these_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n these_o archangel_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v thus_o affect_v if_o they_o be_v not_o frequent_v but_o neglect_v for_o other_o entertainment_n or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o hearken_v to_o when_o they_o be_v hear_v but_o hear_v perfunctory_o fragmentary_o here_o and_o there_o a_o rag_n a_o piece_n of_o a_o sentence_n or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o understand_v because_o they_o that_o hear_v be_v scatter_v and_o distract_v with_o other_o thought_n and_o so_o withdraw_v from_o their_o observation_n or_o if_o they_o be_v not_o like_v because_o the_o auditory_a have_v some_o precontract_n upon_o other_o preacher_n that_o they_o like_v better_o how_o may_v we_o think_v that_o those_o holy_a and_o bless_a spirit_n be_v trouble_v if_o they_o be_v not_o believe_v this_o destroy_v and_o demolish_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o our_o build_n this_o evacuate_v the_o whole_a function_n of_o our_o ministry_n if_o we_o lose_v our_o credibility_n if_o we_o may_v not_o be_v believe_v if_o the_o church_n conceive_v a_o jealousy_n that_o we_o preach_v to_o serve_v turn_n and_o therefore_o vae_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la and_o vae_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la woe_n unto_o that_o man_n if_o any_o such_o man_n there_o shall_v ever_o be_v that_o give_v just_a occasion_n of_o such_o a_o jealousy_n that_o he_o preach_v to_o serve_v turn_n and_o woe_n to_o they_o who_o abound_v every_o where_n who_o entertain_v such_o jealousy_n where_o no_o just_a occasion_n be_v offer_v but_o misinterpret_v the_o faithful_a labour_n of_o god_n true_a servant_n and_o think_v every_o thing_n do_v to_o serve_v turn_n that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o their_o distemper_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o zeal_n the_o father_n be_v sorry_a if_o they_o be_v not_o hear_v if_o they_o be_v not_o understand_v if_o they_o be_v not_o like_v but_o the_o sad_a discouragement_n of_o all_o be_v the_o non_fw-fr credent_a if_o we_o be_v not_o believe_v and_o far_o we_o carry_v not_o our_o consideration_n upon_o moses_n four_o excuse_n of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v in_o contemplation_n of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n in_o general_a the_o second_o in_o that_o particular_a of_o not_o have_v furnish_v himself_o with_o addition_n necessary_a for_o that_o service_n the_o three_o because_o he_o have_v a_o defect_n in_o natural_a faculty_n and_o the_o last_o for_o the_o indisposition_n of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o be_v to_o go_v but_o then_o the_o five_o which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o excuse_n as_o a_o petition_n o_o my_o lord_n missurus_fw-la mitte_fw-la quem_fw-la missurus_fw-la
gainful_a work_n those_o work_n thou_o may_v not_o do_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n but_o those_o work_n in_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o precept_n of_o this_o text_n thou_o must_v do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n those_o that_o be_v hard_a for_o thou_o to_o do_v david_n will_v not_o consecrate_v nor_o offer_v unto_o god_n 24.24_o 2._o sam._n 24.24_o that_o which_o cost_v he_o nothing_o first_o he_o will_v buy_v araunahs_n thresh_a floor_n at_o a_o valuable_a price_n and_o then_o he_o will_v dedicate_v it_o to_o god_n to_o give_v old_a clothes_n past_o wear_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o work_n as_o to_o make_v new_a for_o they_o 12.42_o mar._n 12.42_o to_o give_v a_o little_a of_o your_o superfluity_n not_o so_o acceptable_a as_o the_o widow_n gift_n that_o give_v all_o to_o give_v a_o poor_a soul_n a_o farthing_n at_o that_o door_n where_o you_o give_v a_o player_n a_o shilling_n be_v not_o equal_a deal_n 8.6_o amos_n 8.6_o for_o this_o be_v to_o give_v god_n quisquilias_fw-la frumenti_fw-la the_o refuse_n of_o the_o wheat_n but_o do_v thou_o some_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v true_o work_v in_o our_o sense_n such_o as_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n and_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o worldly_a man_n to_o do_v some_o thing_n by_o which_o they_o may_v see_v that_o thou_o do_v prefer_v god_n before_o honour_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o have_v rather_o build_v and_o endow_v some_o place_n for_o god_n service_n then_o pour_v out_o money_n to_o multiply_v title_n of_o honour_n upon_o thyself_o or_o enlarge_v jointure_n and_o portion_n to_o a_o unnecessary_a and_o unmeasurable_a proportion_n when_o there_o be_v enough_o do_v before_o let_v man_n see_v that_o that_o thou_o do_v bona._n opera_fw-la bona._n to_o be_v a_o work_n qualify_v with_o some_o difficulty_n in_o the_o do_n and_o then_o those_o work_n to_o be_v good_a work_n videant_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n they_o be_v not_o good_a work_n how_o magnificent_a soever_o if_o they_o be_v not_o direct_v to_o good_a end_n a_o superstitious_a end_n or_o a_o seditious_a end_n vitiate_v the_o best_a work_n great_a contribution_n have_v be_v raise_v and_o great_a sum_n give_v to_o build_v and_o endow_v seminary_n and_o school_n and_o college_n in_o foreign_a part_n but_o that_o have_v a_o superstitious_a end_n great_a contribution_n have_v be_v raise_v and_o great_a sum_n give_v at_o home_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o refractory_a person_n as_o by_o oppose_v the_o government_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n have_v draw_v upon_o themselves_o silencing_n and_o suspension_n and_o deprivation_n but_o that_o have_v a_o seditious_a end_n but_o give_v so_o as_o in_o a_o rectify_a conscience_n and_o not_o a_o distemper_a zeal_n a_o rectify_a conscience_n be_v that_o that_o have_v the_o restimony_n and_o approbation_n of_o most_o good_a man_n in_o a_o succession_n of_o time_n and_o not_o to_o rely_v occasional_o upon_o one_o or_o a_o few_o man_n of_o the_o separation_n for_o the_o present_a give_v so_o as_o thou_o may_v sincere_o say_v god_n give_v i_o this_o to_o give_v thus_o and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o good_a work_n so_o it_o must_v be_v a_o work_n something_o of_o some_o importance_n and_o a_o good_a work_n not_o deprave_v with_o a_o ill_a end_n and_o then_o your_o work_n ut_fw-la videant_fw-la opera_fw-la vestra_fw-la that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n they_o be_v not_o your_o work_n if_o that_o that_o you_o give_v be_v not_o your_o own_o nor_o be_v it_o your_o own_o uâ—stra_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la uâ—stra_fw-la if_o it_o be_v ill_o get_v at_o first_o how_o long_o soever_o it_o have_v be_v possess_v or_o how_o often_o soever_o it_o have_v be_v transform_v from_o money_n to_o ware_n from_o ware_n to_o land_n from_o land_n to_o office_n from_o office_n to_o honour_n the_o money_n the_o ware_n the_o land_n the_o office_n the_o honour_n be_v none_o of_o thou_o if_o in_o thy_o knowledge_n it_o be_v ill_o get_v at_o first_o zacheus_n in_o s._n luke_n 19.8_o luke_n 19.8_o give_v half_a his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a but_o it_o be_v half_a of_o he_o his_o own_o for_o there_o may_v be_v good_n in_o his_o house_n which_o be_v none_o of_o he_o therefore_o in_o the_o same_o instrument_n he_o pass_v that_o scrutiny_n if_o i_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n unjust_o i_o restore_v he_o fourfold_a first_o let_v that_o that_o be_v ill_o get_v be_v deduct_v and_o restore_v and_o then_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v true_o thou_o own_o give_v cheerful_o when_o moses_n say_v that_o our_o year_n be_v three_o score_n and_o ten_o 90.20_o psal_n 90.20_o if_o we_o deduct_v from_o that_o term_n all_o the_o hour_n of_o our_o unnecessary_a sleep_n of_o superfluous_a sit_n at_o feast_n of_o curiosity_n in_o dress_v of_o largeness_n in_o recreation_n of_o plot_v and_o compass_v of_o vanity_n or_o sin_n scarce_o any_o man_n of_o chreescore_n and_o ten_o will_v be_v ten_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v if_o we_o shall_v deal_v so_o with_o worldly_a man_n estate_n defalse_a unjust_a get_n it_o will_v abridge_v and_o attenuate_v many_o a_o swell_a inventory_n till_o this_o defalcation_n this_o scrutiny_n be_v make_v that_o you_o know_v what_o be_v your_o own_o what_o be_v other_o man_n as_o your_o tomb_n shall_v be_v but_o a_o monument_n of_o your_o rot_a bone_n how_o much_o gold_n or_o marble_n soever_o be_v bestow_v upon_o it_o so_o that_o hospital_n that_o free-school_n that_o college_n that_o you_o shall_v build_v and_o endow_v will_v be_v but_o a_o monument_n of_o your_o bribery_n your_o extortion_n your_o oppression_n and_o god_n who_o will_v not_o be_v in_o debt_n though_o he_o owe_v you_o nothing_o that_o build_v it_o may_v be_v please_v to_o give_v the_o reward_n of_o all_o that_o to_o they_o from_o who_o that_o which_o be_v spend_v upon_o it_o be_v unjust_o take_v for_o 13.22_o prov._n 13.22_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o sinner_n be_v lay_v up_o for_o the_o righteous_a say_v solomon_n the_o sinner_n may_v do_v pious_a work_n and_o the_o righteous_a may_v be_v reward_v for_o they_o the_o world_n may_v think_v of_o one_o founder_n and_o god_n know_v another_o that_o which_o be_v enjoin_v in_o the_o name_n of_o light_n here_o be_v work_n not_o trifle_v and_o good_a work_n make_v good_a by_o the_o good_a end_n they_o be_v direct_v to_o and_o then_o your_o work_n do_v out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v true_o your_o own_o and_o by_o see_v this_o light_n man_n will_v be_v move_v to_o glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o true_a end_n of_o all_o that_o man_n may_v see_v they_o but_o see_v they_o therefore_o to_o glorisie_n your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o by_o see_v your_o good_a work_n filios_fw-la patrem_fw-la non_fw-la filios_fw-la man_n shall_v glorify_v your_o son_n upon_o earth_n and_o yet_o true_o even_o that_o part_n of_o the_o reward_n and_o retribution_n be_v worth_a a_o great_a deal_n of_o your_o cost_n and_o your_o alm_n that_o god_n shall_v establish_v your_o posterity_n in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o the_o good_a opinion_n of_o good_a man_n as_o you_o have_v your_o estate_n you_o have_v your_o child_n from_o god_n too_o as_o it_o be_v david_n recognition_n dominus_fw-la pars_fw-la haereditatis_fw-la meae_fw-la 4.1_o psal_n 16.5_o gen._n 4.1_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o inheritance_n so_o the_o possedi_fw-la virum_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la be_v eve_n recognition_n upon_o the_o birth_n of_o her_o first_o son_n cain_n i_o have_v get_v i_o possess_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n now_o that_o that_o man_n that_o thou_o possesse_v from_o the_o lord_n thy_o son_n may_v possess_v that_o land_n that_o thou_o possesse_v from_o the_o lord_n it_o behoove_v thou_o to_o be_v righteous_a for_o so_o by_o that_o righteousness_n thou_o become_v a_o foundation_n for_o posterity_n 14.23_o prov._n 10.25_o prov._n 13.9_o prov._n 14.23_o the_o righteous_a be_v a_o everlasting_a foundation_n his_o light_n his_o good_a work_n shall_v be_v a_o cheerful_a light_n unto_o he_o for_o the_o light_n of_o the_o righteous_a rejoice_v he_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o in_o this_o life_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v hope_n in_o his_o death_n say_v solomon_n that_o be_v hope_v for_o himself_o in_o another_o world_n &_o hope_v of_o his_o posterity_n in_o this_o world_n for_o say_v he_o he_o leave_v a_o inheritance_n to_o his_o child_n child_n that_o be_v a_o inheritance_n 23.22_o prov._n 23.22_o out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v take_v and_o restore_v all_o that_o be_v unjust_o get_v from_o man_n and_o take_v a_o bountiful_a part_n which_o he_o have_v offer_v to_o god_n in_o pious_a use_n that_o the_o rest_n may_v descend_v free_a from_o
all_o claim_v and_o encumbrance_n upon_o his_o child_n child_n 37.26_o psal_n 37.26_o the_o righteous_a be_v merciful_a and_o dare_v say_v david_n merciful_a as_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n be_v merciful_a that_o be_v in_o perpetual_a not_o transitory_a endowment_n for_o god_n do_v not_o set_v up_o his_o light_n his_o sun_n and_o his_o moon_n for_o a_o day_n but_o for_o ever_o and_o such_o shall_v our_o light_n or_o good_a work_n be_v too_o he_o be_v merciful_a and_o he_o dare_v to_o who_o for_o to_o the_o poor_a he_o give_v he_o look_v for_o no_o return_n from_o they_o for_o they_o be_v the_o water_n upon_o which_o he_o cast_v his_o bread_n yet_o he_o dare_v 19.17_o eccles_n 11.1_o prov._n 19.17_o he_o that_o have_v pity_n on_o the_o poor_a dare_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o righteous_a be_v merciful_a and_o dare_v and_o then_o as_o david_n add_v there_o his_o seed_n be_v bless_v bless_a in_o this_o which_o follow_v there_o that_o he_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n 112.4_o psal_n 37.29_o psal_n 112.4_o and_o dwell_v therein_o for_o ever_o which_o he_o ratify_v again_o sure_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v move_v for_o ever_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v never_o be_v move_v in_o his_o posterity_n and_o as_o he_o be_v bless_v that_o way_n bless_v in_o the_o establishment_n of_o his_o possession_n upon_o his_o child_n child_n so_o be_v he_o bless_v in_o this_o that_o his_o honour_n and_o good_a name_n shall_v be_v pour_v out_o as_o a_o fragrant_a oil_n upon_o his_o posterity_n ibid._n ibid._n the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n their_o memory_n shall_v be_v always_o alive_a 11.30_o prov._n 10.7_o prov._n 11.30_o and_o always_o fresh_a in_o their_o posterity_n when_o the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v so_o then_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n say_v solomon_n that_o be_v the_o righteous_a shall_v produce_v plant_n that_o shall_v grow_v up_o and_o flourish_v so_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v a_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o many_o generation_n 17.6_o prov._n 17.6_o and_o then_o the_o glory_n of_o child_n be_v their_o father_n say_v that_o wise_a king_n as_o father_n receive_v comfort_n from_o good_a child_n so_o child_n receive_v glory_n from_o good_a parent_n in_o this_o be_v child_n glorify_v that_o they_o have_v righteous_a father_n that_o lend_v unto_o the_o lord_n so_o that_o to_o recollect_v these_o piece_n it_o be_v no_o small_a reward_n that_o god_n afford_v you_o if_o man_n see_v your_o good_a work_n glorify_v that_o be_v esteem_v and_o respect_n and_o love_n and_o honour_v your_o child_n upon_o earth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o only_o that_o your_o good_a work_n shall_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o carry_v glory_n upon_o the_o right_a object_n they_o shall_v glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n it_o be_v not_o the_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n patrem_fw-la non_fw-la patrem_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v glorify_v god_n as_o the_o common_a father_n of_o all_o by_o creation_n for_o for_o that_o they_o need_v not_o your_o light_n your_o good_a work_n the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n 19.1_o psal_n 19.1_o say_v david_n that_o be_v glorify_v he_o in_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o they_o 32.6_o deut._n 32.6_o and_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n by_o creation_n be_v not_o he_o thy_o father_n have_v he_o not_o make_v thou_o be_v a_o interrogatory_n minister_v by_o moses_n to_o which_o all_o thing_n must_v answer_v with_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n 2.10_o malac._n 2.10_o yes_o he_o be_v our_o father_n for_o he_o have_v make_v we_o but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o paternity_n of_o this_o text_n as_o god_n be_v father_n of_o we_o all_o by_o creation_n nor_o as_o he_o be_v a_o father_n of_o some_o in_o a_o more_o particular_a consideration_n in_o give_v they_o large_a portion_n great_a patrimony_n in_o this_o world_n for_o thus_o he_o may_v be_v my_o father_n and_o yet_o disinherit_v i_o he_o may_v give_v i_o plenty_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o withhold_v from_o i_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a blessing_n now_o to_o see_v this_o man_n need_v not_o your_o light_n your_o good_a work_n for_o they_o see_v daily_o that_o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v on_o the_o evil_a 5.45_o mat._n 5.45_o and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o cause_v it_o to_o rain_v on_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a he_o feed_v goat_n as_o well_o as_o sheep_n he_o give_v the_o wicked_a temporal_a blessing_n as_o well_o as_o the_o righteous_a these_o than_o be_v not_o the_o paternity_n of_o our_o text_n that_o man_n by_o this_o occasion_n glorify_v god_n as_o the_o father_n of_o all_o man_n by_o creation_n nor_o as_o the_o father_n of_o all_o rich_a man_n by_o their_o large_a patrimony_n not_o as_o he_o be_v the_o father_n not_o as_o he_o be_v a_o father_n but_o as_o he_o be_v your_o father_n as_o he_o be_v make_v you_o as_o he_o be_v become_v you_o by_o that_o particular_a grace_n of_o use_v the_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o he_o have_v give_v you_o to_o his_o glory_n in_o let_v your_o light_a shine_n before_o man_n for_o it_o be_v better_a god_n disinherit_v we_o so_o as_o to_o give_v we_o nothing_o then_o that_o he_o give_v we_o not_o the_o grace_n to_o use_v that_o that_o he_o give_v we_o well_o without_o this_o all_o his_o bread_n be_v stone_n 7.9_o mat._n 7.9_o and_o all_o his_o fish_n serpent_n all_o his_o temporal_a liberality_n malediction_n how_o much_o happy_a have_v that_o man_n be_v that_o have_v waste_v thousand_o in_o play_n in_o riot_n in_o wantonness_n in_o sinful_a excess_n if_o his_o parent_n have_v leave_v he_o no_o more_o at_o first_o than_o he_o have_v leave_v himself_o at_o last_o how_o much_o near_o to_o a_o kingdom_n in_o heaven_n have_v he_o be_v if_o he_o have_v be_v bear_v a_o beggar_n here_o nay_o though_o he_o have_v do_v no_o ill_n of_o such_o excessive_a kind_n how_o much_o happy_a have_v he_o be_v if_o he_o have_v have_v nothing_o leave_v he_o if_o he_o have_v do_v no_o good_a there_o can_v be_v a_o more_o fearful_a commination_n upon_o man_n nor_o a_o more_o dangerous_a dereliction_n from_o god_n 12._o ps_n 50.8_o &_o 12._o then_o when_o god_n say_v i_o will_v not_o reprove_v thou_o for_o thy_o sacrifice_n though_o thou_o offer_v none_o i_o care_v not_o i_o will_v never_o tell_v thou_o of_o it_o nor_o reprove_v thou_o for_o it_o i_o will_v not_o reprove_v thou_o for_o thy_o sacrifice_n and_o when_o he_o say_v as_o he_o do_v there_o if_o i_o be_v hungry_a i_o will_v not_o tell_v thou_o i_o will_v not_o awake_v thy_o charity_n i_o will_v not_o excite_v thou_o not_o provoke_v thou_o with_o any_o occasion_n of_o feed_v i_o in_o feed_v the_o poor_a when_o god_n shall_v say_v to_o i_o i_o care_v not_o whether_o you_o come_v to_o church_n or_o no_o whether_o you_o pray_v or_o no_o repent_v or_o no_o confess_v receive_v or_o no_o this_o be_v a_o fearful_a dereliction_n so_o be_v it_o when_o he_o say_v to_o a_o rich_a man_n i_o care_v not_o whether_o your_o light_n shine_v out_o or_o no_o whether_o man_n see_v your_o good_a work_n or_o no_o i_o can_v provide_v for_o my_o glory_n other_o way_n for_o certain_o god_n have_v not_o determine_v his_o purpose_n and_o his_o glory_n so_o much_o in_o that_o to_o make_v some_o man_n rich_a that_o the_o poor_a may_v be_v relieve_v for_o that_o end_v in_o bodily_a relief_n as_o in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v make_v some_o man_n poor_a whereby_o the_o rich_a may_v have_v occasion_n to_o exercise_v their_o charity_n for_o that_o reach_v to_o spiritual_a happiness_n for_o which_o use_n the_o poor_a do_v not_o so_o much_o need_v the_o rich_a as_o the_o rich_a need_n the_o poor_a the_o poor_a may_v better_v be_v save_v without_o the_o rich_a than_o the_o rich_a without_o the_o poor_a but_o when_o man_n shall_v see_v that_o that_o god_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o we_o all_o by_o create_v we_o and_o the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o rich_a by_o enrich_v they_o be_v also_o become_v your_o father_n you_o by_o adoption_n you_o by_o infusion_n of_o that_o particular_a grace_n to_o do_v good_a with_o your_o good_n then_o be_v you_o make_v bless_v instrument_n of_o that_o which_o god_n seek_v here_o his_o glory_n they_o shall_v glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n glory_n be_v so_o inseparable_a to_o god_n as_o that_o god_n himself_o be_v call_v glory_n they_o change_v their_o glory_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o ox_n their_o glory_n their_o true_a god_n into_o a_o inglorious_a idol_n 85.10_o gloria_fw-la psal_n 106.20_o psal_n 85.10_o that_o glory_n may_v dwell_v in_o our_o land_n say_v he_o that_o be_v that_o god_n may_v dwell_v therein_o the_o
first_o end_n of_o let_v our_o light_n to_o shine_v before_o man_n be_v that_o they_o may_v know_v god_n proceed_n but_o the_o last_o end_n to_o which_o all_o conduce_v be_v that_o god_n may_v have_v glory_n whatsoever_o god_n do_v first_o in_o his_o own_o bosom_n in_o his_o own_o decree_n what_o that_o be_v contentious_a man_n will_v needs_o wrangle_v whatsoever_o that_o first_o act_n be_v god_n last_o end_n in_o that_o first_o act_n of_o his_o be_v his_o own_o glory_n and_o therefore_o to_o impute_v any_o inglorious_a or_o ignoble_a thing_n to_o god_n come_v too_o near_a blasphemy_n and_o be_v any_o man_n who_o have_v any_o sense_n or_o taste_v of_o nobleness_n or_o honour_n judge_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o glory_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o those_o creature_n who_o they_o have_v raise_v till_o those_o person_n have_v deserve_v ill_o at_o their_o hand_n and_o in_o some_o way_n have_v damnify_v they_o or_o dishonour_v they_o nor_o can_v god_n propose_v that_o for_o glory_n to_o destroy_v man_n till_o he_o find_v cause_n in_o man_n now_o this_o glory_n to_o which_o christ_n bend_v all_o in_o this_o text_n that_o man_n by_o see_v your_o good_a work_n may_v glorify_v your_o father_n consist_v especial_o in_o these_o two_o declaration_n commemoration_n and_o imitation_n a_o due_a celebration_n of_o former_a founder_n and_o benefactor_n and_o a_o pious_a proceed_v according_a to_o such_o precedent_n be_v this_o glorify_v of_o god_n when_o god_n call_v himself_o so_o often_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n of_o isaac_n and_o of_o jacob_n 14.14_o gloria_fw-la ex_fw-la commemoratione_n ezech._n 14.14_o god_n will_v have_v the_o world_n remember_v that_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v extraordinary_a man_n memorable_a man_n when_o god_n say_v though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v here_o they_o shall_v not_o deliver_v this_o people_n god_n will_v have_v it_o know_v that_o noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v memorable_a man_n and_o able_a to_o do_v much_o with_o he_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o careful_a to_o give_v man_n their_o addition_n 4.20_o gen._n 4.20_o that_o jabal_n be_v the_o father_n of_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o tent_n &_o keep_v cattle_n &_o jubal_n the_o father_n of_o harper_n and_o organist_n and_o tubal-cain_n of_o all_o graver_n in_o brass_n and_o iron_n and_o when_o he_o present_v with_o so_o many_o particularity_n every_o piece_n of_o work_n that_o hiram_n of_o tyre_n wrought_v in_o brass_n for_o the_o furnish_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 7.13_o 1_o reg._n 7.13_o god_n certain_o be_v not_o afraid_a that_o his_o honour_n will_v be_v diminish_v in_o the_o honourable_a mention_v of_o such_o man_n as_o have_v benefit_v the_o world_n by_o public_a good_a work_n the_o wise_a man_n seem_v to_o settle_v himself_o upon_o that_o meditation_n let_v we_o now_o praise_v famous_a man_n say_v he_o 44.1_o ecclus._n 44.1_o and_o our_o father_n that_o beget_v we_o and_o so_o he_o institute_n a_o solemn_a commemoration_n and_o give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o enoch_n and_o abraham_n and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o so_o many_o more_o as_o possess_v six_o chapter_n nor_o do_v he_o ever_o end_v the_o meditation_n till_o he_o end_v his_o book_n so_o be_v he_o fix_v upon_o the_o commemoration_n of_o good_a man_n 11._o heb._n 11._o as_o s._n paul_n likewise_o feed_v and_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o like_a meditation_n even_o from_o abel_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o wretched_a impotency_n not_o to_o endure_v the_o commemoration_n and_o honourable_a mention_v of_o our_o founder_n and_o benefactor_n god_n have_v deliver_v we_o and_o our_o church_n from_o those_o strait_n in_o which_o some_o church_n of_o the_o reformation_n have_v think_v themselves_o to_o be_v when_o they_o have_v make_v canon_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o bell_n ring_v no_o dole_n give_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o dead_a at_o any_o funeral_n lest_o that_o shall_v savour_v of_o superstition_n the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o difference_n between_o praise_v the_o dead_a and_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a between_o commemorate_n of_o saint_n and_o invocate_a of_o saint_n we_o understand_v what_o david_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v this_o honour_n have_v all_o his_o saint_n and_o what_o s._n paul_n mean_v 1.17_o psal_n 149.9_o 1_o tim._n 1.17_o when_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o god_n be_v honour_v in_o due_a honour_n give_v to_o his_o saint_n and_o glorify_v in_o the_o commemoration_n of_o those_o good_a man_n who_o light_n have_v so_o shine_v out_o before_o man_n that_o they_o have_v see_v their_o good_a work_n but_o then_o he_o be_v glorify_v more_o in_o our_o imitation_n then_o in_o our_o commemoration_n herein_o be_v my_o father_n glorify_v say_v christ_n that_o you_o bear_v much_o fruit_n 4.20_o gloria_fw-la ex_fw-la imitatione_n john_n 15.8_o mar._n 4.20_o the_o seed_n sow_v in_o good_a ground_n bear_v some_o a_o hundred_o fold_n the_o least_o thirty_o the_o seed_n in_o this_o case_n be_v the_o example_n that_o be_v before_o you_o of_o those_o good_a man_n who_o light_n have_v shine_v out_o so_o that_o you_o have_v see_v their_o good_a work_n let_v this_o seed_n these_o good_a example_n bring_v forth_o hundred_o and_o sixty_n and_o thirty_o in_o you_o much_o fruit_n for_o herein_o be_v your_o father_n glorify_v that_o you_o bear_v much_o fruit_n of_o which_o plentiful_a increase_n i_o be_o afraid_a there_o be_v one_o great_a hindrance_n that_o pass_v through_o many_o of_o you_o that_o be_v that_o when_o your_o will_n lie_v by_o you_o in_o which_o some_o little_a lamp_n of_o this_o light_n be_v set_v up_o something_o give_v to_o god_n in_o pious_a use_n if_o a_o ship_n miscarry_v if_o a_o debtor_n break_v if_o your_o state_n be_v any_o way_n impair_v the_o first_o that_o suffer_v the_o first_o that_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o will_n be_v god_n and_o his_o legacy_n and_o if_o your_o estate_n increase_v portion_n increase_v and_o perchance_o other_o legacy_n but_o god_n portion_n and_o legacy_n stand_v at_o a_o stay_n christ_n leave_v two_o use_n of_o his_o passion_n application_n and_o imitation_n he_o suffer_v for_o we_o 2.22_o 1_o pet._n 2.22_o say_v the_o apostle_n for_o we_o that_o be_v that_o we_o may_v make_v his_o death_n we_o apply_v his_o death_n and_o then_o as_o it_o follow_v there_o he_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n so_o christ_n give_v we_o two_o use_n of_o the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n first_o the_o doctrine_n how_o to_o do_v good_a work_n without_o rely_v upon_o they_o as_o meritorious_a and_o then_o example_n many_o very_o many_o man_n and_o more_o by_o much_o in_o some_o kind_n of_o charity_n since_o the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n than_o before_o even_o in_o this_o city_n who_o light_n have_v shine_v out_o before_o you_o and_o you_o have_v see_v their_o good_a work_n that_o as_o this_o noble_a city_n have_v just_o acquire_v the_o reputation_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o who_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o consider_v their_o deal_n in_o that_o kind_n that_o they_o deal_v most_o faithful_o most_o just_o most_o provident_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o their_o trust_n for_o pious_a use_n from_o other_o not_o only_o in_o a_o full_a employment_n of_o that_o which_o be_v give_v but_o in_o a_o improvement_n thereof_o and_o then_o a_o employment_n of_o that_o improvement_n to_o the_o same_o pious_a use_n so_o every_o man_n in_o his_o particular_a may_v propose_v to_o himself_o some_o of_o those_o bless_a example_n which_o have_v rise_v among_o yourselves_o and_o follow_v that_o and_o exceed_v that_o that_o as_o your_o light_n be_v torch_n and_o not_o petty_a candle_n and_o your_o torch_n better_a than_o other_o torch_n so_o he_o also_o may_v be_v a_o large_a example_n to_o other_o than_o other_o have_v be_v to_o he_o for_z herein_o be_v your_o father_n glorify_v if_o you_o bear_v much_o fruit_n and_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o that_o we_o all_o do_v that_o man_n see_v it_o may_v glorify_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n sermon_n ix_o preach_v upon_o candlemas_n day_n rom_n 13.7_o render_v therefore_o to_o all_o man_n their_o due_n the_o text_n be_v part_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o that_o day_n that_o year_n the_o largeness_n of_o this_o short_a text_n consist_v in_o that_o word_n therefore_o therefore_o because_o you_o have_v be_v so_o particular_o teach_v your_o particular_a duty_n therefore_o perform_v they_o therefore_o practise_v they_o reddite_fw-la omnibus_fw-la debita_fw-la render_v therefore_o to_o every_o man_n his_o due_n the_o philosopher_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v contract_v as_o large_a a_o law_n into_o a_o few_o word_n in_o his_o suum_fw-la cuique_fw-la as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v do_v in_o his_o reddite_fw-la
into_o the_o manichee_n error_n to_o make_v a_o evil_a god_n so_o far_o do_v the_o school_n follow_v this_o as_o that_o there_o one_o archbishop_z of_o canterbury_n out_o of_o another_o that_o be_v bradwardin_n out_o of_o anselme_n pronounce_v it_o haereticum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicere_fw-la malum_fw-la esse_fw-la aliquid_fw-la to_o say_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v natural_o evil_a be_v a_o heresy_n but_o if_o i_o can_v find_v a_o foundation_n for_o my_o comfort_n in_o this_o subtlety_n of_o the_o school_n that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v create_v or_o induce_v by_o god_n much_o less_o force_v upon_o i_o by_o he_o in_o any_o coactive_a decree_n yet_o i_o can_v raise_v a_o second_o step_n for_o my_o consolation_n in_o this_o that_o be_v sin_n what_o it_o will_v in_o the_o nature_n thereof_o yet_o my_o sin_n shall_v conduce_v and_o cooperate_v to_o my_o good_a so_o joseph_n say_v to_o his_o brethren_n you_o think_v evil_a against_o i_o 51.20_o gen._n 51.20_o but_o god_n mean_v it_o unto_o good_a which_o be_v not_o only_o good_a to_o joseph_n who_o be_v no_o partaker_n in_o the_o evil_a but_o good_a even_o to_o they_o who_o mean_v nothing_o but_o evil_n and_o therefore_o as_o origen_n say_v etsi_fw-la novum_fw-la though_o it_o be_v strange_o say_v yet_o i_o say_v it_o that_o god_n anger_n be_v good_a so_o say_v s._n augustine_n audeo_fw-la dicere_fw-la though_o it_o be_v bold_o say_v yet_o i_o must_v say_v it_o utile_fw-la esse_fw-la cadere_fw-la in_o aliquod_fw-la manifestum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la many_o sinner_n will_v never_o have_v be_v save_v if_o they_o have_v not_o commit_v some_o great_a sin_n at_o last_o then_o before_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o that_o sin_n have_v bring_v they_o to_o a_o remorse_n of_o all_o their_o other_o sin_n former_o neglect_v if_o neither_o of_o these_o will_v serve_v my_o turn_n neither_o that_o sin_n be_v nothing_o in_o itself_o and_o therefore_o not_o put_v upon_o i_o by_o god_n nor_o that_o my_o sin_n have_v occasion_v my_o repentance_n have_v do_v i_o good_a and_o establish_v i_o in_o a_o better_a state_n with_o god_n than_o i_o be_v in_o before_o that_o sin_n yet_o this_o shall_v full_o rectify_v i_o and_o assure_v my_o consolation_n that_o in_o a_o pious_a sense_n i_o may_v say_v christ_n jesus_n be_v the_o sinner_n and_o not_o i._o for_o though_o in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o session_n of_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n that_o proposition_n be_v condemn_v as_o scandalous_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o bishop_n of_o nazareth_n augustinus_n de_fw-fr roma_n christus_fw-la quotidie_fw-la peccat_fw-la that_o christ_n do_v sin_n every_o day_n yet_o gregory_n nazianzen_n express_v the_o same_o intention_n in_o equivalent_a term_n when_o he_o say_v quamdiu_fw-la inobediens_fw-la ego_fw-la tamdiu_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o attinet_fw-la inobediens_fw-la christus_fw-la as_o long_o as_o i_o sin_n for_o so_o much_o as_o concern_v i_o i_o who_o be_o incorporate_v in_o christ_n i_o who_o by_o my_o true_a repentance_n have_v discharge_v myself_o upon_o christ_n christ_n be_v the_o sinner_n even_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o justice_n of_o his_o father_n and_o not_o i._o and_o as_o this_o consideration_n that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v thus_o spread_v upon_o all_o person_n and_o all_o action_n take_v i_o off_o from_o my_o aptness_n to_o misinterpret_v other_o man_n action_n not_o to_o be_v hasty_a to_o call_v indifferent_a thing_n sin_n not_o to_o call_v hardness_n of_o access_n in_o great_a person_n pride_n not_o to_o call_v sociableness_n of_o conversation_n in_o woman_n prostitution_n not_o to_o call_v accommodation_n of_o civil_a business_n in_o state_n prevarication_n or_o dereliction_n and_o abandon_v of_o god_n and_o toleration_n of_o religion_n as_o it_o take_v i_o off_o from_o this_o misinterpreting_a of_o other_o so_o for_o myself_o it_o put_v i_o upon_o a_o ability_n to_o chide_v and_o yet_o to_o cheer_v my_o soul_n with_o those_o word_n of_o david_n o_o my_o soul_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o sad_a why_o be_v thou_o so_o disquiet_v within_o i_o since_o sin_n be_v nothing_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v force_v upon_o thou_o by_o god_n by_o which_o thy_o damnation_n shall_v be_v inevitable_a or_o thy_o reconciliation_n impossible_a since_o of_o what_o nature_n soever_o sin_n be_v in_o itself_o thy_o sin_n be_v true_o repent_v have_v advance_v and_o emprove_v thy_o state_n in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n since_o thy_o sin_n be_v by_o that_o repentance_n discharge_v upon_o christ_n christ_n be_v now_o the_o sinner_n and_o not_o thou_o o_o my_o soul_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o sad_a why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o and_o this_o consideration_n of_o god_n goodness_n thus_o derive_v upon_o i_o and_o make_v i_o in_o christ_n ratify_v and_o establish_v such_o a_o holy_a confidence_n in_o i_o as_o that_o all_o the_o moral_a constancy_n in_o the_o world_n be_v but_o a_o bulrush_n to_o this_o bulwark_n and_o therefore_o we_o end_v all_o with_o that_o historical_a but_o yet_o useful_a note_n that_o that_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n who_o be_v surname_v carolus_n audax_fw-la charles_n the_o bold_a be_v son_n to_o that_o duke_n who_o be_v surname_v bonus_n the_o good_a duke_n a_o good_a one_o produce_v a_o bold_a one_o true_a confidence_n proceed_v only_o out_o of_o true_a goodness_n for_o the_o wicked_a shall_v fly_v 28.1_o prov._n 28.1_o when_o no_o man_n pursue_v but_o the_o righteous_a be_v bold_a as_o a_o lion_n this_o constancy_n and_o this_o confidence_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n holy_a courage_n in_o a_o holy_a fear_n of_o he_o almighty_a god_n infuse_v and_o imprint_v in_o you_o all_o for_o his_o son_n christ_n jesus_n sake_n and_o to_o this_o glorious_a son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n sermon_n preach_v upon_o easter-day_n sermon_n xviii_o preach_v at_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o evening_n upon_o easter-day_n 1623._o act_n 2.36_o part_v of_o the_o second_o lesson_n of_o that_o evening_n prayer_n therefore_o let_v all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n know_v assure_o that_o god_n have_v make_v that_o same_o jesus_n who_o you_o have_v crucify_v both_o lord_n and_o christ_n the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o text_n must_v be_v the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o sermon_n divisio_fw-la divisio_fw-la therefore_o therefore_o let_v all_o know_v it_o here_o be_v something_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v and_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o we_o be_v to_o know_v it_o and_o these_o will_v be_v our_o two_o part_n scientia_fw-la &_o modus_fw-la knowledge_n and_o the_o way_n to_o it_o for_o qui_fw-la testatur_fw-la de_fw-fr scientia_fw-la testatur_fw-la de_fw-la modo_fw-la scientiae_fw-la be_v a_o good_a rule_n in_o all_o law_n he_o that_o will_v testify_v any_o thing_n upon_o his_o knowledge_n must_v declare_v how_o he_o come_v by_o that_o knowledge_n so_o then_o what_o we_o must_v conclude_v and_o upon_o what_o premise_n what_o we_o must_v resolve_v and_o what_o must_v lead_v we_o to_o that_o resolution_n be_v our_o two_o stage_n our_o two_o rest_a place_n and_o to_o those_o two_o our_o several_a step_n be_v these_o in_o the_o first_o let_v all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n know_v etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v consider_v first_o the_o manner_n of_o s._n peter_n for_o the_o text_n be_v part_n of_o a_o sermon_n of_o s._n peter_n in_o imprint_v this_o knowledge_n in_o his_o auditory_a which_o be_v first_o in_o that_o compellation_n of_o love_n and_o honour_n domus_fw-la israel_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n but_o yet_o when_o he_o have_v raise_v they_o to_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o dignity_n in_o that_o attribute_n he_o do_v not_o pamper_v they_o with_o a_o overvalue_v of_o they_o he_o let_v they_o know_v their_o worst_a as_o well_o as_o their_o best_a though_o you_o be_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n yet_o it_o be_v you_o that_o have_v crucify_v christ_n jesus_n that_o jesus_n who_o you_o have_v crucify_v and_o from_o this_o his_o manner_n of_o prepare_v they_o we_o shall_v pass_v to_o the_o matter_n that_o he_o propose_v to_o they_o when_o he_o have_v remember_v they_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o they_o you_o be_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o what_o they_o have_v do_v against_o god_n you_o have_v crucify_v that_o jesus_n he_o impart_v a_o bless_a message_n to_o they_o all_o let_v all_o know_v it_o let_v they_o know_v it_o and_o know_v it_o assure_o he_o exhibit_v it_o to_o their_o reason_n to_o their_o natural_a understanding_n and_o what_o the_o great_a mystery_n the_o entire_a mystery_n of_o our_o salvation_n that_o that_o jesus_n be_v both_o lord_n and_o christ_n but_o he_o be_v make_v so_o make_v so_o by_o god_n make_v both_o make_v christ_n that_o be_v anoint_a embalm_v preserve_v from_o corruption_n even_o in_o the_o grave_n and_o make_v lord_n by_o his_o triumph_n and_o by_o be_v make_v head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o
accuse_v in_o this_o case_n of_o torture_n ignorantia_fw-la judicis_fw-la est_fw-la calamitas_fw-la plerumque_fw-la innocentis_fw-la say_v that_o father_n for_o the_o most_o part_n even_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v the_o great_a calamity_n of_o he_o that_o be_v accuse_v if_o the_o judge_n know_v that_o he_o be_v innocent_a he_o shall_v suffer_v nothing_o if_o he_o know_v he_o be_v guilty_a he_o shall_v not_o suffer_v torture_n but_o because_o the_o judge_n be_v ignorant_a and_o know_v nothing_o therefore_o the_o prisoner_n must_v be_v rack_v and_o torture_v and_o mangle_a say_v that_o father_n there_o be_v a_o whole_a epistle_n in_o s._n hierome_n full_a of_o heavenly_a meditation_n and_o of_o curious_a expression_n it_o be_v his_o forty_o nine_o epistle_n ad_fw-la innocentium_n where_o a_o young_a man_n torture_v for_o suspicion_n of_o adultery_n with_o a_o certain_a woman_n ut_fw-la compendio_fw-la cruciatus_fw-la vitaret_fw-la say_v he_o for_o his_o ease_n and_o to_o abridge_v his_o torment_n and_o that_o he_o may_v thereby_o procure_v and_o compass_v a_o present_a death_n confess_v the_o adultery_n though_o false_a his_o confession_n be_v make_v evidence_n against_o the_o woman_n and_o she_o make_v that_o protestation_n tu_fw-la testis_fw-la domine_fw-la jesu_fw-la thou_o lord_n jesus_n be_v my_o witness_n non_fw-la ideo_fw-la i_o negare_fw-la velle_fw-la ne_fw-la peream_fw-la sed_fw-la ideo_fw-la mentiri_fw-la nolle_fw-la ne_fw-la peccem_fw-la i_o do_v not_o deny_v the_o fact_n for_o fear_n of_o death_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o belie_v myself_o nor_o betray_v my_o innocence_n for_o fear_n of_o sin_v and_o offend_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n and_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o that_o story_n though_o no_o torture_n can_v draw_v any_o confession_n any_o accusation_n from_o she_o she_o be_v condemn_v and_o one_o executioner_n have_v three_o blow_n at_o she_o with_o a_o sword_n and_o another_o four_o and_o yet_o she_o can_v not_o be_v kill_v and_o therefore_o because_o story_n abound_v with_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n how_o uncertain_a a_o way_n of_o trial_n and_o conviction_n torture_n be_v though_o s._n augustine_n will_v not_o say_v that_o torture_n be_v unlawful_a yet_o he_o say_v it_o behoove_v every_o judge_n to_o make_v that_o prayer_n erue_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la à _fw-la necessitatibus_fw-la meis_fw-la if_o there_o be_v some_o case_n in_o which_o the_o judge_n must_v necessary_o proceed_v to_o torture_v o_o lord_n deliver_v i_o from_o have_v any_o such_o case_n bring_v before_o i_o but_o what_o use_v soever_o there_o may_v be_v for_o torture_n for_o confession_n in_o the_o inquisition_n they_o torture_v for_o a_o denial_n for_o the_o denial_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o renounce_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o gospel_n as_o man_n of_o great_a place_n think_v it_o concern_v their_o honour_n to_o do_v above_o that_o which_o they_o suffer_v to_o make_v their_o revenge_n not_o only_o equal_a but_o great_a than_o their_o injury_n so_o the_o roman_a church_n think_v it_o necessary_a to_o her_o greatness_n to_o inflict_v more_o torture_n now_o then_o be_v inflict_v upon_o she_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o just_a revenge_n for_o the_o torture_n she_o receive_v then_o for_o be_v christian_n to_o torture_v better_a christian_n then_o herself_o for_o be_v so_o in_o which_o torture_n the_o inquisition_n have_v find_v one_o way_n to_o escape_v the_o general_a clamour_n of_o the_o world_n against_o they_o which_o be_v to_o torture_v to_o that_o height_n that_o few_o survive_v or_o come_v abroad_o after_o to_o publish_v how_o they_o have_v be_v torture_v and_o these_o first_o oppose_v god_n purpose_n in_o the_o make_n and_o preserve_v and_o dignify_n the_o body_n of_o man_n transgressor_n herein_o in_o the_o second_o kind_n be_v they_o that_o defile_v the_o garment_n of_o christ_n jesus_n the_o body_n in_o which_o he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o invest_v and_o enwrap_v himself_o and_o so_o apparel_v a_o harlot_n in_o christ_n clothes_n and_o make_v that_o body_n which_o be_v his_o she_o that_o christ_n shall_v take_v my_o body_n though_o defile_v with_o fornication_n and_o make_v it_o he_o be_v strange_a but_o that_o i_o in_o fornication_n shall_v take_v christ_n body_n and_o make_v it_o she_o be_v more_o know_v you_o not_o 16._o 1_o cor._n 6.15_o v._o 16._o say_v the_o apostle_n that_o your_o body_n be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o again_o know_v you_o not_o that_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o a_o harlot_n be_v one_o body_n some_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n make_v it_o treason_n to_o carry_v a_o ring_n that_o have_v their_o picture_n engrave_v in_o it_o to_o any_o place_n in_o the_o house_n of_o low_a office_n what_o name_n can_v we_o give_v to_o that_o sin_n to_o make_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n the_o body_n of_o a_o harlot_n and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n there_o as_o taking_z knowledge_n that_o we_o love_v ourselves_o better_a than_o christ_n change_v the_o edge_n of_o his_o argument_n and_o argue_v thus_o ver_fw-la 18._o he_o that_o commit_v fornication_n sin_v against_o his_o own_o body_n if_o you_o will_v be_v bold_a with_o christ_n body_n yet_o favour_v your_o own_o no_o man_n ever_o hate_v his_o own_o body_n and_o yet_o no_o outward_a enemy_n be_v able_a so_o to_o macerate_v our_o body_n as_o our_o own_o licentiousness_n christ_n who_o take_v all_o our_o bodily_a infirmity_n upon_o he_o hunger_n and_o thirst_v and_o sweat_v and_o cold_a take_v no_o bodily_a deformity_n upon_o he_o he_o take_v not_o a_o lame_a a_o blind_a a_o crooked_a body_n and_o we_o by_o our_o intemperance_n and_o licentiousness_n deform_v that_o body_n which_o be_v he_o all_o these_o way_n the_o licentious_a man_n most_o of_o any_o study_v bodily_a handsomeness_n to_o be_v comely_a and_o gracious_a and_o acceptable_a and_o yet_o soon_a of_o any_o deform_v and_o destroy_v it_o and_o make_v that_o loathsome_a to_o all_o which_o all_o his_o care_n be_v to_o make_v amiable_a and_o so_o they_o oppose_v god_n purpose_n of_o dignify_n the_o body_n transgressor_n in_o a_o three_o kind_n be_v they_o that_o sacrilegious_o profane_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o neglect_v the_o respect_n and_o duty_n belong_v to_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o god_n saint_n in_o a_o decent_a and_o comely_a accompany_v they_o to_o convenient_a funeral_n heir_n and_o executor_n be_v oftentimes_o defective_a in_o these_o office_n and_o pretend_v better_a employment_n of_o that_o which_o will_v be_v say_v they_o vain_o spend_v so_o but_o remember_v you_o of_o who_o in_o much_o such_o a_o case_n that_o be_v say_v in_o s._n john_n 12.6_o john_n 12.6_o this_o he_o say_v not_o because_o he_o care_v for_o the_o poor_a but_o because_o he_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o have_v the_o bag_n and_o bear_v that_o which_o be_v put_v therein_o this_o executor_n say_v not_o because_o they_o intend_v pious_a use_n but_o because_o they_o bear_v and_o bear_v away_o the_o bag_n general_o thy_o opinion_n must_v be_v no_o rule_n for_o other_o man_n action_n neither_o in_o these_o case_n of_o funeral_n must_v thou_o call_v all_o too_o much_o which_o be_v more_o then_o enough_o that_o woman_n ointment_n pour_v upon_o christ_n foot_n that_o hundred_o pound_n weight_n of_o perfume_n to_o embalm_v his_o one_o body_n be_v more_o then_o enough_o necessary_o enough_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o too_o much_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o that_o person_n nor_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o zeal_n who_o do_v it_o in_o so_o abundant_a manner_n now_o as_o in_o all_o these_o three_o way_n man_n may_v oppose_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o dignify_n the_o body_n so_o in_o concur_v with_o god_n purpose_n for_o the_o dignify_n thereof_o a_o man_n may_v exceed_v and_o go_v beyond_o god_n purpose_n in_o all_o three_o god_n will_v not_o have_v the_o body_n tear_v and_o mangle_v with_o torture_n in_o those_o case_n but_o then_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o pamper_a with_o wanton_a delicacy_n nor_o varnish_v with_o foreign_a complexion_n it_o be_v ill_a when_o it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o heart_n that_o appear_v in_o our_o word_n it_o be_v ill_o too_o when_o it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o blood_n that_o appear_v in_o our_o cheek_n it_o may_v do_v some_o ill_a office_n of_o blood_n it_o may_v tempt_v but_o it_o give_v over_o when_o it_o shall_v do_v a_o good_a office_n of_o blood_n it_o can_v blush_v if_o when_o they_o be_v fill_v the_o wrinkle_n and_o grave_n of_o their_o face_n they_o will_v remember_v that_o there_o be_v another_o grave_n that_o call_v for_o a_o fill_n with_o the_o whole_a body_n so_o even_o their_o pride_n will_v flow_v into_o a_o mortification_n god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o put_v on_o a_o sad_a countenance_n nor_o disfigure_v our_o face_n not_o in_o our_o fasting_n and_o other_o discipline_n god_n will_v not_o have_v
worse_a only_a man_n be_v make_v capable_a of_o a_o spiritual_a sovereignty_n and_o only_a man_n have_v enthrall_v and_o mancipate_v himself_o to_o a_o spiritual_a slavery_n and_o perdidimus_fw-la possibilitatem_fw-la boni_fw-la august_n august_n we_o have_v lose_v that_o good_a and_o all_o possibility_n of_o recover_v it_o by_o ourselves_o in_o lose_v nardum_fw-la nostram_fw-la the_o savour_n of_o our_o spikenard_n the_o life_n and_o vigour_n of_o our_o natural_a faculty_n to_o supernatural_a use_n for_o though_o the_o soul_n be_v forma_fw-la hominis_fw-la it_o be_v but_o materia_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o soul_n may_v be_v the_o form_n of_o man_n for_o without_o that_o man_n be_v but_o a_o carcase_n but_o the_o soul_n be_v but_o the_o matter_n upon_o which_o god_n work_v for_o except_o our_o soul_n receive_v another_o soul_n and_o be_v inanimate_v with_o grace_n even_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v but_o a_o carcase_n and_o for_o this_o we_o have_v lose_v nardum_fw-la nostram_fw-la the_o odour_n the_o verdure_n the_o vigour_n of_o those_o power_n in_o possession_n whereof_o god_n put_v we_o into_o this_o world_n but_o there_o be_v a_o step_n in_o our_o fall_n low_a than_o this_o we_o have_v not_o only_o lose_v nardum_fw-la nostram_fw-la domini_fw-la vnguentum_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o use_n of_o our_o own_o faculty_n in_o original_a sin_n but_o we_o have_v lose_v also_o vnguentum_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o sweet_a savour_n and_o the_o holy_a perfume_n of_o that_o ointment_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v pour_v out_o upon_o we_o for_o 1.3_o cant._n 1.3_o as_o the_o spouse_n say_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n oleum_fw-la effusum_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la his_o name_n be_v a_o ointment_n pour_v out_o upon_o we_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v shed_v upon_o we_o all_o in_o our_o baptism_n and_o that_o have_v make_v we_o christian_n and_o the_o merit_n and_o promise_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v shed_v upon_o we_o all_o in_o the_o preach_n of_o his_o word_n and_o that_o have_v declare_v we_o to_o be_v christian_n the_o ointment_n be_v super_fw-la caput_fw-la super_fw-la barbam_fw-la super_fw-la oram_fw-la vestimenti_fw-la as_o david_n speak_v it_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o head_n 133.2_o psal_n 133.2_o we_o have_v have_v and_o have_v religious_a prince_n and_o upon_o the_o beard_n the_o beard_n of_o aaron_n we_o have_v have_v and_o have_v no_o time_n no_o church_n ever_o more_o ever_o so_o much_o a_o religious_a clergy_n vigilancy_n in_o the_o superior_a laboriousnesse_n in_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n and_o it_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o garment_n the_o love_n the_o desire_n the_o hunger_n of_o hear_v be_v fall_v upon_o the_o low_a and_o upon_o all_o our_o congregation_n oleum_fw-la effusum_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la his_o name_n and_o his_o ordinance_n be_v pour_v out_o upon_o we_o all_o but_o as_o the_o spouse_n say_v there_o adolescentulae_fw-la dilexerunt_fw-la te_fw-la only_o the_o virgin_n have_v love_v thou_o and_o where_o be_v those_o virgin_n which_o of_o we_o have_v preserve_v that_o virginity_n that_o integrity_n which_o of_o we_o have_v not_o marry_v himself_o to_o some_o particular_a sin_n which_o of_o we_o have_v not_o multiply_v his_o fornication_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o satisfy_v we_o have_v all_o lose_v nardum_fw-la nostram_fw-la that_o which_o we_o have_v at_o first_o in_o adam_n and_o that_o which_o have_v be_v offer_v we_o since_o in_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v our_o second_o step_n in_o this_o fall_n but_o there_o be_v a_o low_a than_o this_o we_o come_v to_o lose_v odorem_fw-la agri_fw-la the_o sweet_a savour_n of_o the_o field_n itself_o 27.27_o other_o agri_fw-la gen._n 27.27_o as_o isaac_n say_v of_o his_o son_n the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v so_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n as_o he_o smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n from_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o noah_n may_v have_v smell_v from_o we_o the_o savour_n of_o medicinal_a herb_n of_o remorse_n and_o repentance_n and_o contrition_n and_o detestation_n of_o former_a sin_n and_o the_o savour_n of_o odoriferous_a and_o fragrant_a and_o aromatical_a herb_n work_n worthy_a of_o repentance_n amendment_n of_o life_n edification_n of_o other_o and_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o yet_o we_o may_v relapse_n into_o former_a sin_n or_o fall_v into_o new_a and_o come_v to_o savour_v only_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o worldly_a covetousness_n or_o to_o savour_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o a_o licentious_a filthiness_n we_o may_v have_v receive_v the_o good_a seed_n and_o dure_v for_o a_o while_n as_o s._n matthew_n express_v christ_n word_n receive_v it_o and_o believe_v it_o for_o a_o while_n as_o s._n luke_n express_v they_o 8.13_o mat._n 13.18_o luke_n 8.13_o and_o then_o depart_v from_o the_o goodness_n which_o god_n grace_n have_v former_o wrought_v in_o we_o and_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n itself_o now_o to_o this_o lamentable_a state_n belong_v those_o fearful_a word_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o for_o a_o man_n that_o sin_n thus_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n and_o those_o also_o in_o another_o place_n 6.4_o heb._n 10.2_o heb._n 6.4_o that_o for_o such_o a_o man_n it_o be_v impossible_a impossible_a to_o be_v renew_v some_o of_o the_o father_n out_o of_o a_o holy_a tenderness_n and_o compassion_n have_v mollify_v this_o impossibile_fw-it with_o a_o difficile_a it_o be_v impossible_a say_v they_o that_o be_v it_o be_v very_o hard_a very_o hard_o for_o he_o that_o have_v be_v in_o god_n service_n and_o be_v run_v away_o to_o return_v to_o it_o again_o for_o as_o tertullian_n say_v elegant_o in_o that_o case_n judicatò_fw-la pronunciavit_fw-la that_o sinner_n say_v he_o have_v proceed_v solemn_o and_o judicial_o and_o have_v hear_v what_o both_o side_n can_v say_v what_o grace_n can_v say_v and_o what_o sin_n what_o god_n can_v say_v and_o what_o satan_n and_o now_o he_o have_v decree_v the_o cause_n against_o grace_n and_o against_o god_n and_o declare_v the_o other_o side_n to_o be_v in_o the_o right_n because_o he_o have_v apply_v himself_o to_o the_o other_o side_n but_o there_o be_v more_o in_o this_o impossibile_fw-it then_o difficile_fw-la it_o be_v not_o only_o hard_a but_o true_o impossible_a so_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v so_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o take_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n so_o he_o speak_v so_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n without_o faith_n so_o he_o speak_v so_o impossible_a be_v it_o for_o this_o man_n to_o be_v renew_v 11._o cap._n 6._o cap._n 10._o cap._n 11._o impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la non_fw-fr spear_n quod_fw-la impossibile_fw-it say_v chrysostome_n it_o be_v impossible_a never_o hope_v for_o that_o which_o be_v impossible_a for_o as_o that_o father_n exalt_v this_o impossibility_n non_fw-la dixit_fw-la non_fw-la decet_fw-la non_fw-la prodest_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la god_n have_v not_o say_v it_o become_v not_o the_o majesty_n and_o the_o constancy_n of_o my_o proceed_n to_o renew_v such_o a_o man_n he_o say_v not_o so_o non_fw-la decet_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v it_o conduce_v not_o to_o my_o end_n nor_o to_o my_o manner_n of_o government_n it_o will_v not_o be_v good_a for_o the_o public_a for_o the_o church_n for_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o servant_n who_o may_v be_v scandalize_v if_o i_o shall_v exact_v so_o much_o as_o i_o do_v at_o their_o hand_n and_o renew_v such_o a_o man_n he_o say_v not_o so_o non_fw-la prodest_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v non_fw-la licet_fw-la i_o can_v do_v it_o in_o justice_n it_o can_v consist_v with_o my_o law_n and_o my_o edict_n by_o which_o i_o have_v proclaim_v that_o with_o the_o froward_a i_o will_v grow_v froward_a and_o harden_v their_o heart_n that_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o i_o he_o do_v not_o say_v so_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la for_o to_o all_o these_o it_o stand_v not_o with_o my_o way_n non_fw-la decet_fw-la or_o it_o conduce_v not_o to_o my_o end_n non_fw-la prodest_fw-la or_o it_o consist_v not_o with_o my_o justice_n non_fw-la licet_fw-la mercy_n will_v still_o present_v dispensation_n but_o it_o be_v express_o direct_o impossibile_fw-it impossible_a it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o hardness_n of_o this_o say_n put_v the_o father_n to_o hard_a exposition_n the_o great_a part_n by_o much_o of_o they_o who_o find_v themselves_o put_v to_o a_o necessity_n of_o admit_v a_o impossibility_n for_o as_o i_o tell_v you_o before_o some_o of_o they_o mollify_v and_o supple_n the_o impossibility_n into_o a_o difficulty_n place_v the_o impossibility_n in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o such_o a_o man_n to_o be_v renew_v by_o baptism_n as_o he_o be_v renew_v before_o for_o in_o those_o primitive_a time_n though_o they_o exclude_v not_o child_n yet_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o who_o
sva_fw-la how_o many_o man_n carry_v sepulcher_n to_o the_o sepulchre_n when_o they_o carry_v themselves_o to_o jerusalem_n non_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la vixisse_fw-la say_v he_o to_o have_v live_v well_o at_o jerusalem_n be_v praiseworthy_a but_o not_o to_o have_v live_v there_o non_fw-la audeo_fw-la concludere_fw-la i_o dare_v not_o shut_v up_o that_o god_n who_o the_o heaven_n can_v contain_v in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v but_o so_o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr britannia_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr hierosolymis_fw-la aequaliter_fw-la patet_fw-la aula_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la heaven_n be_v as_o near_o england_n say_v s._n hierom_n as_o it_o be_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v then_o in_o jerusalem_n in_o that_o holy_a place_n when_o he_o say_v abeamus_fw-la hinc_fw-la 14.31_o john_n 14.31_o let_v we_o go_v from_o hence_o as_o holy_a as_o the_o place_n be_v he_o make_v haste_n out_o of_o it_o for_o as_o that_o father_n add_v it_o be_v a_o place_n full_a of_o mutinous_a soldier_n of_o licentious_a prostitute_n of_o player_n and_o jester_n and_o these_o be_v the_o element_n of_o the_o holiness_n of_o that_o place_n gregory_n nyssen_n in_o the_o same_o time_n with_o hierom_n have_v a_o particular_a occasion_n to_o deliver_v his_o opinion_n of_o these_o pilgrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n nyssen_n nyssen_n for_o he_o have_v be_v there_o himself_o though_o not_o as_o a_o pilgrim_n sunt_fw-la aliqui_fw-la there_o be_v some_o that_o make_v it_o a_o part_n of_o religion_n to_o have_v be_v at_o jerusalem_n sin_n praeter_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la domini_fw-la but_o say_v he_o if_o christ_n never_o command_v it_o that_o be_v his_o rule_n i_o know_v not_o what_o can_v justify_v that_o man_n that_o make_v himself_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o religion_n christ_n never_o call_v that_o blessedness_n say_v he_o to_o have_v be_v at_o jerusalem_n nor_o ever_o call_v this_o jerusalem_n the_o way_n to_o heaven_n why_o any_o man_n shall_v do_v so_o when_o christ_n do_v not_o qui_fw-la mentem_fw-la habet_fw-la consideret_fw-la say_v that_o father_n let_v he_o that_o be_v not_o distract_v consider_v nay_o say_v he_o there_o be_v not_o only_o no_o certain_a profit_n but_o evident_a danger_n to_o a_o chaste_a soul_n in_o the_o unchaste_a conversation_n of_o those_o pilgrim_n and_o he_o exemplify_v and_o particularize_v wherein_o but_o we_o forbear_v that_o shall_v i_o be_v ask_v then_o why_o i_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n say_v that_o father_n i_o go_v into_o those_o part_n out_o of_o necessity_n say_v he_o be_v call_v to_o a_o council_n hold_v in_o those_o part_n and_o be_v so_o near_o i_o be_v choose_v as_o a_o arbitrator_n between_o some_o church_n which_o be_v then_o at_o variance_n which_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v compose_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o i_o go_v thither_o howsoever_o let_v no_o man_n be_v encourage_v to_o go_v thither_o for_o my_o be_v there_o for_o i_o be_v never_o the_o better_a christian_a for_o have_v be_v there_o but_o let_v every_o man_n think_v and_o believe_v i_o to_o be_v the_o more_o competent_a witness_n and_o judge_v of_o the_o danger_n because_o i_o see_v they_o i_o believe_v that_o christ_n be_v rise_v before_o i_o see_v the_o empty_a sepulchre_n and_o though_o i_o thank_v god_n for_o it_o i_o lose_v none_o of_o my_o faith_n at_o jerusalem_n yet_o i_o increase_v it_o not_o there_o si_fw-mi perversè_fw-la vivas_fw-la live_v christianly_o or_o thou_o be_v as_o far_o from_o christ_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o from_o all_o benefit_n of_o his_o resurrection_n as_o they_o that_o be_v hire_v to_o watch_v the_o sepulchre_n and_o to_o seal_v the_o sepulchre_n to_o prevent_v the_o resurrection_n or_o as_o if_o he_o that_o lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n have_v never_o dye_v chrysost_n chrysost_n when_o we_o have_v remember_v you_o of_o that_o which_o s._n chrysostome_n of_o the_o same_o time_n with_o jerome_n and_o nyssen_n say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o so_o vain_a as_o to_o go_v to_o arabia_n to_o kiss_v that_o dunghill_n where_o job_n sit_v to_o be_v visit_v by_o his_o impertinent_a friend_n you_o have_v testimony_n enough_o concurrence_n enough_o for_o the_o detestation_n of_o these_o hypocritical_a pilgrimage_n and_o the_o manifold_a superstition_n that_o grow_v from_o this_o tree_n and_o grow_v to_o a_o far_o great_a inexcusablenesse_n when_o all_o be_v transfer_v to_o rome_n where_o both_o the_o indulgence_n be_v large_a and_o the_o pestilent_a infection_n of_o the_o place_n more_o contagious_a then_o at_o jerusalem_n now_o to_o bind_v up_o our_o sheaf_n and_o lay_v it_o so_o upon_o you_o that_o you_o may_v easy_o carry_v it_o conclusio_fw-la conclusio_fw-la you_o have_v see_v that_o woman_n though_o weak_a be_v capable_a of_o religious_a office_n no_o understanding_n so_o weak_a but_o it_o may_v believe_v no_o body_n so_o weak_a but_o it_o may_v do_v something_o in_o some_o call_n you_o have_v see_v too_o that_o these_o woman_n be_v early_o in_o their_o religious_a work_n they_o begin_v betimes_o we_o have_v but_o one_o parable_n that_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o that_o come_v late_o to_o the_o labour_n be_v as_o well_o reward_v as_o the_o early_a so_o have_v you_o also_o see_v that_o as_o they_o be_v early_o and_o forward_o so_o be_v they_o earnest_a and_o sedulous_a curse_v be_v he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n that_o be_v any_o godly_a work_n negligent_o you_o have_v likewise_o see_v upon_o what_o their_o devotion_n be_v carry_v upon_o thing_n which_o can_v not_o entire_o be_v do_v yet_o god_n accept_v their_o devotion_n where_o the_o root_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o work_n be_v piety_n god_n pretermit_v many_o time_n error_n in_o circumstance_n you_o have_v hear_v the_o angel_n information_n to_o they_o non_fw-la hîc_fw-la that_o christ_n be_v not_o there_o and_o yet_o comfort_v in_o that_o god_n raise_v comfort_n out_o of_o all_o thing_n even_o out_o of_o discomfort_v itself_o to_o the_o godly_a you_o have_v hear_v the_o reason_n add_v quia_fw-la surrexit_fw-la for_o he_o be_v rise_v and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n there_o be_v no_o transubstantiation_n no_o ubiquitisme_n for_o then_o christ_n may_v have_v be_v there_o though_o he_o be_v rise_v he_o be_v rise_v not_o only_o raise_v and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o rise_v for_o our_o instification_n therefore_o we_o be_v rise_v in_o he_o and_o this_o sicut_fw-la dixit_fw-la as_o he_o have_v say_v before_o no_o word_n be_v certain_a not_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o angel_n but_o as_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o former_a word_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v sicut_fw-la dixit_fw-la vobis_fw-la as_o he_o have_v say_v to_o you_o though_o all_o scripture_n be_v not_o propose_v to_o all_o and_o god_n secret_a purpose_n propose_v to_o none_o yet_o the_o fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v propose_v to_o all_o the_o weak_a of_o all_o these_o woman_n have_v hear_v christ_n he_o this_o angel_n call_v the_o lord_n his_o lord_n how_o rebellious_a be_v that_o man_n of_o sin_n that_o make_v christ_n his_o servant_n and_o pretence_n of_o religion_n his_o instrument_n he_o avow_v he_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n then_o when_o he_o lay_v dead_a in_o the_o grave_n be_v true_o a_o christian_n and_o in_o the_o grave_n of_o persecution_n in_o the_o grave_n of_o putrefaction_n thou_o shall_v retain_v the_o same_o name_n and_o even_o thy_o dust_n shall_v be_v christian_a dust_n and_o last_o for_o the_o establishment_n of_o their_o comfort_n the_o angel_n direct_v they_o to_o consider_v the_o place_n ecce_fw-la locus_fw-la not_o to_o incline_v they_o to_o superstitious_a pilgrimage_n but_o yet_o to_o a_o holy_a reverence_n and_o estimation_n of_o place_n consecrate_v to_o god_n service_n and_o if_o these_o meditation_n have_v raise_v you_o from_o the_o bed_n of_o sin_n in_o any_o holy_a purpose_n this_o be_v one_o of_o your_o resurrection_n and_o you_o have_v keep_v your_o easter-day_n well_o to_o which_o he_o who_o name_n be_v amen_o say_v amen_o our_o bless_a saviour_n christ_n jesus_n in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o father_n and_o in_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o spirit_n sermon_n xxvi_o preach_v upon_o easter-day_n 1_o thes_n 4.17_o then_o we_o which_o be_v alive_a and_o remain_v shall_v be_v catch_v up_o together_o with_o they_o in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v ever_o with_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o epistle_n our_o apostle_n according_a to_o his_o manner_n in_o all_o his_o epistle_n first_o establish_v those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v in_o those_o matter_n of_o faith_n in_o which_o he_o have_v former_o instruct_v they_o and_o then_o rectify_v they_o in_o matter_n of_o manner_n of_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o the_o way_n and_o fruit_n of_o sanctification_n in_o this_o last_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o involve_v he_o wrap_v up_o both_o together_o a_o
upon_o beauty_n in_o that_o face_n that_o mislead_v thou_o or_o upon_o honour_n in_o that_o place_n that_o possess_v thou_o and_o let_v the_o open_n of_o thy_o eye_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o god_n in_o every_o object_n to_o represent_v to_o thyself_o the_o beauty_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o service_n in_o every_o action_n and_o in_o this_o rapture_n and_o in_o this_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n will_v thy_o resurrection_n soon_o though_o not_o sudden_o speedy_o though_o not_o instant_o be_v accomplish_v and_o if_o god_n take_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o world_n before_o thou_o think_v it_o thorough_o accomplish_v yet_o he_o shall_v call_v thy_o inchoation_n consummation_n thy_o endeavour_n performance_n and_o thy_o desire_n effect_n for_o all_o god_n work_n be_v entire_a and_o do_v in_o he_o at_o once_o and_o perfect_a as_o soon_o as_o begin_v and_o this_o spiritual_a resurrection_n be_v his_o work_n and_o therefore_o quicken_v even_o in_o the_o conception_n and_o bear_v even_o in_o the_o quicken_a and_o grow_v up_o even_o in_o the_o birth_n that_o be_v perfect_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v serious_o intend_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o far_o we_o carry_v not_o your_o consideration_n upon_o those_o two_o branch_n which_o constitute_v our_o second_o part_n that_o some_o shall_v be_v alive_a at_o christ_n come_n that_o they_o that_o be_v alive_a shall_v receive_v such_o a_o change_n as_o shall_v be_v a_o true_a death_n and_o a_o true_a resurrection_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v catch_v up_o into_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n for_o ever_o which_o be_v the_o circumstance_n of_o our_o three_o and_o last_o part._n in_o this_o last_o part_n we_o propose_v it_o for_o the_o first_o consideration_n justorum_fw-la 3_o part._n resurrectio_fw-la justorum_fw-la that_o the_o apostle_n determine_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o resurrection_n in_o those_o two_o they_o and_o we_o they_o that_o sleep_v in_o christ_n and_o we_o that_o expect_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n of_o any_o resurrection_n of_o the_o wicked_a here_o be_v no_o mention_n not_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o but_o that_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o wicked_a conduce_v not_o to_o the_o apostle_n purpose_n which_o be_v to_o minister_v comfort_n in_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o dead_a because_o they_o be_v to_o come_v again_o and_o to_o meet_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o be_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o whereas_o in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o be_v only_o to_o rise_v that_o they_o may_v fall_v low_a there_o be_v no_o argument_n of_o comfort_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n christ_n determine_v his_o commission_n in_o that_o this_o be_v the_o father_n will_n that_o send_v i_o 6.39_o john_n 6.39_o that_o of_o all_o which_o he_o have_v give_v i_o i_o shall_v lose_v nothing_o but_o shall_v raise_v it_o up_o again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n this_o be_v his_o not_o lose_v if_o it_o be_v raise_v again_o but_o he_o have_v only_o they_o in_o charge_n to_o raise_v at_o the_o last_o day_n who_o the_o father_n have_v give_v he_o give_v he_o so_o as_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o for_o other_o he_o never_o mention_n and_o upon_o this_o much_o very_o much_o depend_v for_o chiliast_n chiliast_n this_o forbear_n to_o mention_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o wicked_a with_o the_o righteous_a give_v occasion_n to_o many_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n to_o imagine_v a_o twofold_n a_o former_a and_o a_o late_a resurrection_n which_o be_v further_v by_o their_o mistake_n of_o those_o word_n in_o s._n john_n 20.6_o apoc._n 20.6_o bless_a and_o holy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n which_o word_n be_v intend_v of_o the_o resurrection_n from_o sin_n by_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n the_o chiliast_n the_o millenarian_o interpret_v of_o this_o resurrection_n in_o our_o text_n that_o at_o christ_n come_n the_o righteous_a shall_v rise_v and_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n as_o s._n john_n say_v in_o all_o temporal_a abundance_n with_o christ_n here_o in_o recompense_n of_o those_o temporal_a calamity_n and_o oppression_n which_o here_o they_o have_v suffer_v and_o then_o after_o those_o thousand_o year_n so_o spend_v with_o christ_n in_o temporal_a abundance_n shall_v follow_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o then_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v dispose_v and_o distribute_v and_o settle_v in_o those_o mansion_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o and_o of_o this_o error_n as_o very_o many_o of_o the_o father_n persist_v in_o it_o to_o the_o end_n s._n augustine_n himself_o have_v a_o touch_n and_o a_o tincture_n at_o beginning_n and_o this_o error_n s._n hierome_n also_o though_o true_o i_o think_v s._n hierome_n be_v never_o touch_v with_o it_o himself_o out_o of_o a_o reverence_n to_o those_o many_o and_o great_a man_n that_o be_v irenaeus_n tertullian_n lactantius_n and_o the_o rest_n will_v never_o call_v a_o heresy_n nor_o a_o error_n nor_o by_o any_o sharp_a name_n than_o a_o opinion_n which_o be_v no_o word_n of_o heavy_a detestation_n and_o as_o those_o bless_a father_n of_o tender_a bowel_n pagani_n pagani_n enlarge_v themselves_o in_o this_o distribution_n and_o apportion_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o it_o consist_v best_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o mercy_n that_o as_o his_o saint_n have_v suffer_v temporal_a calamity_n in_o this_o world_n in_o this_o world_n they_o shall_v be_v recompense_v with_o temporal_a abundance_n so_o do_v they_o enlarge_v this_o mercy_n far_o and_o carry_v it_o even_o to_o the_o gentile_n to_o the_o pagan_n that_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n in_o any_o establish_a church_n you_o shall_v not_o find_v a_o trumegistus_n a_o numa_n pompilius_n a_o plato_n a_o socrates_n for_o who_o salvation_n you_o shall_v not_o find_v some_o father_n or_o some_o ancient_n and_o reverend_a author_n a_o advocate_n in_o which_o liberality_n of_o god_n mercy_n those_o tender_a father_n proceed_v partly_o upon_o that_o rule_n that_o in_o trismegistus_n and_o in_o the_o rest_n they_o find_v evident_a impression_n and_o testimony_n that_o they_o know_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o know_v the_o trinity_n and_o then_o say_v they_o why_o shall_v not_o these_o good_a man_n believe_v a_o trinity_n be_v save_v and_o partly_o they_o go_v upon_o that_o rule_n which_o go_v through_o so_o many_o of_o the_o father_n facienti_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o se_fw-la est_fw-la that_o to_o that_o man_n who_o do_v as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n god_n never_o deny_v grace_n and_o then_o say_v they_o why_o shall_v not_o these_o man_n that_o do_v so_o be_v save_v and_o upon_o this_o ground_n s._n dionyse_n the_o areopagite_n say_v that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n god_n have_v call_v some_o man_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o of_o all_o sort_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n though_o not_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n to_o i_o to_o who_o god_n have_v reveal_v his_o son_n in_o a_o gospel_n by_o a_o church_n there_o can_v be_v no_o way_n of_o salvation_n but_o by_o apply_v that_o son_n of_o god_n by_o that_o gospel_n in_o that_o church_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o foundation_n for_o any_o nor_o other_o name_n by_o which_o any_o can_v be_v save_v but_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n but_o how_o this_o foundation_n be_v present_v and_o how_o this_o name_n of_o jesus_n be_v notify_v to_o they_o among_o who_o there_o be_v no_o gospel_n preach_v no_o church_n establish_v i_o be_o not_o curious_a in_o inquire_v i_o know_v god_n can_v be_v as_o merciful_a as_o those_o tender_a father_n present_v he_o to_o be_v and_o i_o will_v be_v as_o charitable_a as_o they_o be_v and_o therefore_o humble_o embrace_v that_o manifestation_n of_o his_o son_n which_o he_o have_v afford_v i_o i_o leave_v god_n to_o his_o unsearchable_a way_n of_o work_v upon_o other_o without_o far_a inquisition_n neither_o do_v those_o tender_a father_n then_o coelis_fw-la angeli_fw-la lopsi_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la much_o less_o the_o school_n after_o consist_v in_o carry_v this_o overflow_a and_o inexhaustible_a mercy_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o saint_n after_o their_o resurrection_n in_o temporal_a abundance_n nor_o upon_o the_o gentile_n who_o have_v no_o solemn_a nor_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n 17.7_o psal_n 138.2_o psal_n 17.7_o which_o be_v magnificare_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la to_o magnify_v to_o extend_v to_o stretch_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o mirificant_a misericordiam_fw-la as_o david_n also_o speak_v they_o stretch_v this_o mercy_n miraculous_o for_o they_o carry_v this_o mercy_n even_o to_o hell_n itself_o for_o first_o for_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v in_o heaven_n from_o the_o time_n that_o they_o
shall_v all_o fall_v into_o hell_n and_o so_o there_o be_v mercy_n in_o hell_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o same_o father_n out_o of_o a_o unspeakable_a wisdom_n and_o fatherly_a care_n as_o father_n will_v speak_v loud_a to_o their_o child_n and_o look_v angerly_o and_o make_v the_o great_a rod_n when_o they_o intend_v not_o the_o severe_a correction_n christus_fw-la saepius_fw-la gehennam_fw-la comminatus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la regnum_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la christ_n in_o his_o gospel_n have_v often_o threaten_v we_o with_o hell_n then_o promise_v we_o heaven_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o praise_n god_n say_v he_o as_o much_o for_o drive_v adam_n out_o of_o paradise_n as_o for_o place_v he_o there_o et_fw-la agere_fw-la gratias_fw-la tam_fw-la progehenna_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la regno_fw-la and_o to_o give_v he_o thanks_o as_o well_o for_o hell_n as_o for_o heaven_n for_o whether_o he_o cauterise_v or_o foment_n whether_o he_o draw_v blood_n or_o apply_v cordial_n he_o be_v the_o same_o physician_n and_o seek_v but_o one_o end_n our_o spiritual_a health_n by_o his_o divers_a way_n for_o we_o who_o by_o this_o notification_n of_o hell_n escape_v hell_n 118.17_o psal_n 118.17_o we_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v that_o be_v not_o die_v so_o but_o that_o we_o shall_v live_v again_o therefore_o be_v death_n call_v a_o sleep_n lazarus_n sleep_v say_v christ_n and_o coemiteria_fw-la be_v dormitoria_fw-la 11.11_o john_n 11.11_o churchyard_n be_v our_o bed_n and_o in_o those_o bed_n and_o in_o all_o other_o bed_n of_o death_n for_o the_o dead_a have_v their_o bed_n in_o the_o sea_n too_o and_o sleep_v even_o in_o the_o restless_a motion_n thereof_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o trumpet_n of_o god_n shall_v awake_v they_o that_o sleep_v in_o christ_n before_o and_o they_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v unite_v in_o one_o body_n for_o as_o our_o apostle_n say_v here_o 11.39_o heb._n 11.39_o we_o shall_v not_o prevent_v they_o so_o he_o say_v also_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v perfect_a without_o we_o though_o we_o live_v to_o see_v christ_n we_o shall_v not_o prevent_v they_o though_o they_o have_v attend_v christ_n five_o thousand_o year_n in_o the_o grave_n they_o shall_v not_o prevent_v we_o but_o unite_v in_o one_o body_n rapiemur_fw-la they_o and_o we_o shall_v be_v catch_v etc._n etc._n rapiemur_fw-la we_o shall_v be_v catch_v up_o this_o be_v a_o true_a rapture_n rapiemur_fw-la rapiemur_fw-la in_o which_o we_o do_v nothing_o ourselves_o our_o last_o act_n towards_o christ_n be_v as_o our_o first_o in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o our_o conversion_n we_o do_v nothing_o nothing_o in_o this_o last_o act_n our_o resurrection_n but_o rapimur_fw-la we_o be_v catch_v in_o everything_o the_o more_o there_o be_v leave_v to_o ourselves_o the_o worse_a it_o be_v do_v that_o that_o god_n do_v entire_o be_v entire_o good_a s._n paul_n have_v a_o rapture_n too_o he_o be_v catch_v up_o into_o paradise_n 12.4_o 2_o cor._n 12.4_o but_o whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n he_o can_v tell_v we_o can_v tell_v that_o this_o rapture_n of_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o the_o whole_a man_n man_n be_v but_o a_o vapour_n but_o a_o glorious_a and_o a_o bless_a vapour_n when_o he_o be_v attract_v and_o catch_v up_o by_o this_o sun_n the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o son_n of_o god_n o_o what_o a_o bless_a alleviation_n possess_v that_o man_n and_o to_o what_o a_o bless_a levity_n if_o without_o levity_n we_o may_v so_o speak_v to_o what_o a_o cheerful_a lightness_n of_o spirit_n be_v he_o come_v that_o come_v new_o from_o confession_n and_o with_o the_o seal_n of_o absolution_n upon_o he_o then_o when_o nothing_o trouble_v his_o conscience_n then_o when_o he_o have_v disburden_v his_o soul_n of_o all_o that_o lay_v heavy_a upon_o it_o then_o when_o if_o his_o confessor_n shall_v unjust_o reveal_v it_o to_o any_o other_o yet_o god_n will_v never_o speak_v of_o it_o more_o to_o his_o conscience_n not_o upbraid_v he_o with_o it_o not_o reproach_v he_o for_o it_o what_o a_o bless_a alleviation_n what_o a_o holy_a cheerfulness_n of_o spirit_n be_v that_o man_n come_v to_o how_o much_o more_o in_o the_o endowment_n which_o we_o shall_v receive_v in_o the_o rapture_n of_o this_o text_n where_o we_o do_v not_o only_o divest_v all_o sin_n past_a as_o in_o confession_n but_o all_o possibility_n of_o future_a sin_n and_o put_v on_o not_o only_a incorruption_n but_o incorruptiblenesse_n not_o only_a impeccancy_n but_o impeccability_n and_o to_o be_v invest_v with_o this_o endowment_n rapiemur_fw-la we_o shall_v be_v catch_v up_o and_o rapiemur_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la we_o shall_v be_v catch_v up_o in_o the_o cloud_n we_o take_v a_o sar_n to_o be_v the_o thick_a nubes_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la and_o so_o the_o impure_a and_o ignobl_a part_n of_o that_o sphere_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o illustration_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o become_v a_o glorious_a star_n cloud_n be_v but_o the_o bed_n and_o womb_n of_o distemper_a and_o malignant_a impression_n of_o vapour_n and_o exhalation_n and_o the_o furnace_n of_o lightning_n and_o of_o thunder_n yet_o by_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o employment_n these_o cloud_n be_v make_v glorious_a chariot_n to_o bring_v he_o and_o his_o saint_n together_o 135.7_o psal_n 135.7_o those_o vapour_n and_o cloud_n which_o david_n speak_v of_o s._n augustin_n interpret_v of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n that_o they_o be_v those_o cloud_n those_o minister_n may_v have_v cloud_n in_o their_o understanding_n and_o knowledge_n some_o may_v be_v less_o learned_a than_o other_o and_o cloud_n in_o their_o elocution_n &_o utterance_n some_o may_v have_v a_o unacceptable_a deliverance_n and_o cloud_n in_o their_o aspect_n and_o countenance_n some_o may_v have_v a_o unpleasing_a presence_n and_o cloud_n in_o their_o respect_n and_o maintenance_n some_o may_v be_v oppress_v in_o their_o fortune_n but_o still_o they_o be_v such_o cloud_n as_o be_v send_v by_o christ_n to_o bring_v thou_o up_o to_o he_o and_o as_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n receive_v direction_n and_o benefit_n 13.21_o exod._n 13.21_o as_o well_o by_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n as_o by_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n so_o do_v the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n as_o well_o by_o preacher_n of_o inferior_a gift_n as_o by_o high_a in_o nubes_fw-la christ_n do_v not_o come_v in_o a_o chariot_n and_o send_v cart_n for_o we_o 1.11_o act_n 1.11_o he_o come_v as_o he_o go_v this_o same_o jesus_n which_o be_v take_v up_o from_o you_o into_o heaven_n shall_v so_o come_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o you_o have_v see_v he_o go_v into_o heaven_n say_v the_o angel_n at_o his_o ascension_n 24.50_o luk._n 24.50_o in_o what_o manner_n do_v they_o see_v he_o go_v he_o be_v take_v up_o and_o a_o cloud_n receive_v he_o out_o of_o their_o sight_n so_o he_o go_v so_o he_o shall_v return_v so_o we_o shall_v be_v take_v up_o in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o air_n the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o act_v upon_o so_o high_a a_o scene_n aëra_n in_o aëra_n as_o this_o our_o access_n to_o christ_n shall_v be_v that_o hill_n be_v not_o so_o high_a nor_o so_o near_o to_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n as_o this_o region_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v be_v nor_o be_v the_o transfiguration_n so_o eminent_a a_o manifestation_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n as_o this_o his_o come_n in_o the_o air_n to_o judgement_n shall_v be_v and_o yet_o peter_n that_o see_v but_o that_o 17.14_o mat._n 17.14_o desire_v no_o more_o but_o think_v it_o happiness_n enough_o to_o be_v there_o and_o there_o to_o fix_v their_o tabernacle_n but_o in_o this_o our_o meeting_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o air_n we_o shall_v see_v more_o than_o they_o see_v in_o the_o transfiguration_n and_o yet_o be_v but_o in_o the_o way_n of_o see_v more_o than_o we_o see_v in_o the_o air_n then_o we_o shall_v be_v present_o well_o and_o yet_o improve_n the_o king_n presence_n make_v a_o village_n the_o court_n but_o he_o that_o have_v service_n to_o do_v at_o court_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o find_v it_o in_o a_o lodgeable_a and_o convenient_a place_n i_o can_v build_v a_o church_n in_o my_o bosom_n i_o can_v serve_v god_n in_o my_o heart_n and_o never_o clothe_v my_o prayer_n in_o word_n god_n be_v often_o say_v to_o hear_v and_o answer_v in_o the_o scripture_n when_o they_o to_o who_o he_o speak_v have_v say_v nothing_o i_o can_v build_v a_o church_n at_o my_o bed_n side_n when_o i_o prostrate_v myself_o in_o humble_a prayer_n there_o i_o do_v so_o i_o can_v praise_v god_n cheerful_o in_o my_o chapel_n cheerful_o in_o my_o parish_n church_n as_o david_n say_v 26.12_o psal_n 26.12_o in_o ecclesiis_fw-la plural_o in_o the_o congregation_n in_o every_o
keep_v it_o from_o die_a then_o that_o it_o can_v die_v we_o magnify_v god_n in_o a_o humble_a and_o faithful_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o if_o we_o ask_v quid_fw-la homo_fw-la what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o shall_v keep_v he_o from_o death_n even_o in_o that_o point_n the_o question_n be_v not_o easy_o answer_v it_o be_v every_o man_n case_n then_o every_o man_n die_v videbit_fw-la videbit_fw-la and_o though_o it_o may_v perchance_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a hebraisme_n to_o say_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v see_v death_n perchance_o it_o amount_v to_o no_o more_o but_o to_o that_o phrase_n gustare_fw-la mortem_fw-la to_o taste_v death_n yet_o thus_o much_o may_v be_v imply_v in_o it_o too_o that_o as_o every_o man_n must_v die_v so_o every_o man_n may_v see_v that_o he_o must_v die_v as_o it_o can_v be_v avoid_v so_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v a_o beast_n die_v but_o he_o do_v not_o see_v death_n s._n basil_n say_v he_o see_v a_o ox_n weep_v for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o yoke-fellow_n morte_fw-la basil_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr morte_fw-la but_o s._n basil_n may_v mistake_v the_o occasion_n of_o that_o ox_n tear_n many_o man_n die_v too_o and_o yet_o do_v not_o see_v death_n the_o approach_n of_o death_n amaze_v they_o and_o stupefy_v they_o they_o feel_v no_o colluctation_n with_o power_n and_o principality_n upon_o their_o death_n bed_n that_o be_v true_a they_o feel_v no_o terror_n in_o their_o conscience_n no_o apprehension_n of_o judgement_n upon_o their_o death_n bed_n that_o be_v true_a and_o this_o we_o call_v go_v away_o like_o a_o lamb_n but_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n have_v a_o sorrowful_a sense_n of_o death_n his_o soul_n be_v heavy_a unto_o death_n and_o he_o have_v a_o apprehension_n that_o his_o father_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o in_o this_o text_n the_o chalde_a paraphrase_n express_v it_o thus_o videbit_fw-la angelum_fw-la mortis_fw-la he_o shall_v see_v a_o messenger_n a_o forerunner_n a_o power_n of_o death_n a_o executioner_n of_o death_n he_o shall_v see_v something_o with_o horror_n though_o not_o such_o as_o shall_v shake_v his_o moral_n or_o his_o christian_a constancy_n so_o that_o this_o videbunt_fw-la they_o shall_v see_v imply_v also_o a_o viderunt_fw-la they_o have_v see_v that_o be_v they_o have_v use_v to_o see_v death_n to_o observe_v a_o death_n in_o the_o decay_n of_o themselves_o and_o of_o every_o creature_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n almost_o fourteen_o hundred_o year_n ago_o demetrianum_n cyprian_a ad_fw-la demetrianum_n s._n cyprian_n write_v against_o demetrianus_n who_o impute_v all_o the_o war_n and_o death_n and_o unseasonableness_n of_o that_o time_n to_o the_o contempt_n and_o irreligion_n of_o the_o christian_n that_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o those_o ill_n because_o they_o will_v not_o worship_v their_o god_n cyprian_n impute_v all_o those_o distemper_n to_o the_o age_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n canos_fw-la videmus_fw-la in_o pveris_fw-la say_v he_o we_o see_v child_n bear_v gray-headed_a capilli_fw-la deficiunt_fw-la antequam_fw-la crescant_fw-la their_o hair_n be_v change_v before_o it_o be_v grow_v nec_fw-la aetas_fw-la in_o senectute_fw-la desinit_fw-la sed_fw-la incipit_fw-la asenectute_fw-la we_o do_v not_o die_v with_o age_n but_o we_o be_v bear_v old_a many_o of_o we_o have_v see_v death_n in_o our_o particular_a self_n in_o many_o of_o those_o step_n in_o which_o the_o moral_a man_n express_v it_o seneca_n seneca_n we_o have_v see_v mortem_fw-la infantiae_fw-la pueritiam_fw-la the_o death_n of_o infancy_n in_o youth_n and_o pveritiae_fw-la adolescentiam_fw-la and_o the_o death_n of_o youth_n in_o our_o middle_a age_n and_o at_o last_o we_o shall_v see_v mortem_fw-la senectutis_fw-la mortem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la the_o death_n of_o age_n in_o death_n itself_o but_o yet_o after_o that_o a_o step_z far_o than_o that_o moral_a man_n go_v mortem_fw-la mortis_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la jesu_fw-la we_o shall_v see_v the_o death_n of_o death_n itself_o in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n as_o we_o can_v not_o be_v clothe_v at_o first_o in_o paradise_n till_o some_o creature_n be_v dead_a for_o we_o be_v clothe_v in_o beast_n skin_n so_o we_o can_v be_v clothe_v in_o heaven_n but_o in_o his_o garment_n who_o die_v for_o we_o this_o videbunt_fw-la this_o future_a sight_n of_o death_n imply_v a_o viderunt_fw-la they_o have_v see_v they_o have_v study_v death_n in_o every_o book_n in_o every_o creature_n and_o it_o imply_v a_o vident_fw-la they_o do_v present_o see_v death_n in_o every_o object_n they_o see_v the_o hourglass_n run_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o hour_n they_o see_v the_o death_n of_o some_o profane_a thought_n in_o themselves_o by_o the_o entrance_n of_o some_o religious_a thought_n of_o compunction_n and_o conversion_n to_o god_n and_o then_o they_o see_v the_o death_n of_o that_o religious_a thought_n by_o a_o inundation_n of_o new_a profane_a thought_n that_o overflow_v those_o as_o christ_n say_v that_o as_o often_o as_o we_o eat_v the_o sacramental_a bread_n we_o shall_v remember_v his_o death_n so_o as_o often_o as_o we_o eat_v ordinary_a bread_n we_o may_v remember_v our_o death_n aug._n bern._n aug._n for_o even_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n be_v disease_n they_o be_v mors_fw-la quotidiana_fw-la a_o daily_a death_n and_o if_o they_o last_v long_o will_v kill_v we_o in_o every_o object_n and_o subject_n we_o all_o have_v and_o do_v and_o shall_v see_v death_n not_o to_o our_o comfort_n as_o a_o end_n of_o misery_n not_o only_o as_o such_o a_o misery_n in_o itself_o as_o the_o philosopher_n take_v it_o to_o be_v mors_fw-la omnium_fw-la miseriarum_fw-la that_o death_n be_v the_o death_n of_o all_o misery_n because_o it_o destroy_v and_o dissolve_v our_o be_v 16.14_o prov._n 16.14_o but_o as_o it_o be_v stipendium_fw-la peccati_fw-la the_o reward_n of_o sin_n that_o as_o solomon_n say_v indignatio_fw-la regis_fw-la nuncius_fw-la mortis_fw-la the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n be_v as_o a_o messenger_n of_o death_n so_o mors_fw-la nuncius_fw-la indignationis_fw-la regis_fw-la we_o see_v in_o death_n a_o testimony_n that_o our_o heavenly_a king_n be_v angry_a for_o but_o for_o his_o indignation_n against_o our_o sin_n we_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o this_o death_n as_o it_o be_v malum_fw-la ill_a for_o if_o you_o weigh_v it_o in_o the_o philosopher_n balance_n it_o be_v a_o annihilation_n of_o our_o present_a be_v and_o if_o you_o weigh_v it_o in_o the_o divine_a balance_n it_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o god_n anger_n against_o sin_n so_o this_o death_n be_v general_a of_o this_o this_o question_n there_o be_v no_o answer_n quis_fw-la homo_fw-la what_o man_n etc._n etc._n we_o pass_v then_o from_o the_o morte_fw-la moriemini_fw-la part._n 2_o part._n to_o the_o fortè_fw-la moriemini_fw-la from_o the_o generality_n and_o the_o unescapablenesse_n of_o death_n from_o this_o question_n as_o it_o admit_v no_o answer_n to_o the_o fortè_fw-la moriemini_fw-la perchance_o we_o shall_v die_v that_o be_v to_o the_o question_n as_o it_o may_v admit_v a_o probable_a answer_n of_o which_o we_o say_v at_o first_o that_o in_o such_o question_n nothing_o become_v a_o christian_a better_a then_o sobriety_n to_o make_v a_o true_a difference_n between_o problematicall_a and_o dogmatic_a point_n between_o upper_a building_n and_o foundation_n between_o collateral_a doctrine_n and_o doctrine_n in_o the_o right_a line_n aug._n aug._n for_o fundamental_a thing_n sine_fw-la haesitatione_n credantur_fw-la they_o must_v be_v believe_v without_o dispute_v there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v do_v for_o they_o but_o believe_v for_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o so_o we_o be_v to_o weigh_v they_o in_o two_o balance_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o analogy_n and_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o scandal_n we_o must_v hold_v they_o so_o as_o may_v be_v analogall_a proportionable_a agreeable_a to_o the_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o we_o must_v hold_v they_o so_o as_o our_o brother_n be_v not_o just_o offend_v nor_o scandalize_v by_o they_o we_o must_v weigh_v they_o with_o faith_n for_o our_o own_o strength_n and_o we_o must_v weigh_v they_o with_o charity_n for_o other_o weakness_n certain_o nothing_o endanger_v a_o church_n more_o then_o to_o draw_v indifferent_a thing_n to_o be_v necessary_a i_o mean_v of_o a_o primary_n necessity_n of_o a_o necessity_n to_o be_v believe_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la not_o a_o secondary_a necessity_n a_o necessity_n to_o be_v perform_v and_o practise_v for_o obedience_n without_o doubt_n the_o roman_a church_n repent_v now_o and_o see_v now_o that_o she_o shall_v better_o have_v preserve_v herself_o if_o they_o have_v not_o deny_v so_o many_o particular_a thing_n which_o be_v indifferent_o and_o problematical_o dispute_v before_o to_o be_v have_v necessary_o de_n fide_fw-la in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n take_v then_o this_o text_n for_o a_o problem_n quis_fw-la homo_fw-la what_o man_n live_v and_o shall_v not_o
rich_a yet_o neither_o be_o i_o poor_a than_o i_o be_v for_o that_o but_o if_o i_o have_v no_o comfort_n from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o be_o worse_a then_o if_o all_o mankind_n have_v be_v leave_v in_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o adam_n loin_n and_o in_o the_o condemnation_n of_o adam_n sin_n for_o then_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v but_o my_o equal_a part_n in_o the_o common_a misery_n but_o now_o have_v have_v that_o extraordinary_a favour_n of_o a_o offer_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o i_o feel_v no_o comfort_n in_o that_o i_o must_v have_v a_o extraordinary_a condemnation_n the_o father_n come_v near_o i_o when_o he_o breathe_v the_o breath_n of_o life_n into_o i_o and_o give_v i_o my_o flesh_n the_o son_n come_v near_o i_o when_o he_o take_v my_o flesh_n upon_o he_o and_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o i_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v always_o near_o i_o always_o with_o i_o with_o i_o now_o if_o now_o i_o shed_v any_o drop_n of_o his_o dew_n his_o manna_n upon_o you_o with_o i_o anon_o if_o anon_o i_o turn_v any_o thing_n that_o i_o say_v to_o you_o now_o to_o good_a nourishment_n in_o myself_o then_o and_o do_v then_o as_o i_o say_v now_o with_o i_o when_o i_o eat_v or_o drink_v to_o say_v grace_n at_o my_o meal_n and_o to_o bless_v god_n blessing_n to_o i_o with_o i_o in_o my_o sleep_n to_o keep_v out_o the_o tempter_n from_o the_o fancy_n and_o imagination_n which_o be_v his_o proper_a scene_n and_o sphere_n that_o he_o triumph_v not_o in_o that_o in_o such_o dream_n as_o may_v be_v effect_n of_o sin_n or_o cause_n of_o sin_n or_o sin_n themselves_o the_o father_n be_v a_o propitious_a person_n the_o son_n be_v a_o meritorious_a person_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o familiar_a person_n the_o heaven_n must_v open_v to_o show_v i_o the_o son_n of_o man_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n as_o they_o do_v to_o steven_n but_o if_o i_o do_v but_o open_v my_o heart_n to_o myself_o i_o may_v see_v the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o and_o in_o he_o all_o that_o the_o father_n have_v thought_n and_o decree_v all_o that_o the_o son_n have_v say_v and_o do_v and_o suffer_v for_o the_o whole_a world_n make_v i_o accustom_v yourselves_o therefore_o to_o the_o contemplation_n to_o the_o meditation_n of_o this_o bless_a person_n of_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n keep_v up_o that_o holy_a cheerfulness_n which_o christ_n make_v the_o ballast_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o his_o freight_v too_o to_o give_v he_o a_o rich_a return_n in_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n be_v always_o comfort_v and_o always_o determine_v your_o comfort_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o that_o be_v christ_n promise_n here_o in_o this_o first_o branch_n a_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o he_o say_v our_o second_o branch_n the_o father_n shall_v send_v there_o be_v a_o mission_n of_o the_o son_n missio_fw-la missio_fw-la god_n send_v his_o son_n there_o be_v a_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o day_n god_n send_v the_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o between_o these_o two_o mission_n that_o of_o the_o son_n and_o this_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n we_o consider_v this_o difference_n that_o the_o first_o the_o send_n of_o the_o son_n be_v without_o any_o merit_n precede_v there_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o mere_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o move_v god_n to_o send_v his_o son_n man_n be_v so_o far_o from_o merit_v that_o that_o as_o we_o say_v before_o he_o can_v not_o nor_o may_v if_o he_o can_v have_v wish_v it_o but_o for_o this_o second_o mission_n the_o send_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o be_v a_o precede_a merit_n christ_n by_o his_o die_n have_v merit_v that_o mankind_n who_o by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n have_v lose_v as_o s._n august_n speak_v possibilitatem_fw-la boni_fw-la all_o possibility_n of_o redintegration_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v restore_v to_o a_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n but_o that_o actual_o that_o that_o be_v do_v shall_v be_v pursue_v far_o and_o that_o by_o this_o mission_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n actual_o real_o effectual_o man_n shall_v be_v save_v so_o that_o as_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n fall_v under_o our_o consideration_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o decree_n but_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o decree_n in_o this_o mission_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n into_o the_o world_n man_n have_v so_o far_o a_o interest_n not_o any_o particular_a man_n but_o man_n as_o all_o mankind_n be_v in_o christ_n as_o that_o we_o may_v true_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v due_a to_o we_o 24._o luâ—â—_n 24._o and_o as_o christ_n say_v of_o himself_o nun_n haec_fw-la oportuit_fw-la pati_fw-la ought_v not_o christ_n to_o suffer_v all_o this_o be_v not_o christ_n bind_v to_o all_o this_o by_o the_o contract_n between_o he_o and_o his_o father_n to_o which_o contract_n himself_o have_v a_o privity_n it_o be_v his_o own_o act_n he_o sign_v it_o he_o seal_v it_o so_o we_o may_v say_v nun_n hunc_fw-la oportuit_fw-la mitti_fw-la ought_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v send_v have_v not_o christ_n merit_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o perfect_v the_o work_n of_o the_o redemption_n so_o that_o in_o such_o a_o respect_n and_o in_o such_o a_o holy_a and_o devout_a sense_n we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v more_o we_o then_o either_o of_o the_o other_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n because_o though_o christ_n be_v so_o we_o as_o that_o he_o be_v ourselves_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o we_o as_o that_o we_o we_o in_o christ_n christ_n in_o our_o nature_n merit_v the_o holy_a ghost_n purchase_v the_o holy_a ghost_n buy_v the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v a_o sanctify_a simony_n and_o have_v a_o fair_a and_o a_o pious_a truth_n in_o it_o we_o we_o in_o christ_n christ_n in_o our_o nature_n buy_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v merit_v the_o holy_a ghost_n christ_n then_o be_v so_o send_v patre_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la as_o that_o till_o we_o consider_v the_o contract_n which_o be_v his_o own_o act_n there_o be_v not_o oportuit_fw-la pati_fw-la no_o obligation_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o must_v have_v be_v send_v the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o send_v as_o that_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v man_n as_o well_o as_o god_n which_o be_v the_o act_n of_o another_o require_v and_o deserve_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v send_v therefore_o he_o be_v send_v a_o patre_fw-la by_o the_o father_n now_o not_o so_o by_o the_o father_n as_o not_o by_o the_o son_n too_o for_o there_o be_v a_o ego_fw-la mittam_fw-la if_o i_o depart_v i_o will_v send_v he_o unto_o you_o but_o 16.7_o john_n 16.7_o clean_o through_o christ_n history_n in_o all_o his_o proceed_n still_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o he_o ascribe_v all_o that_o he_o do_v as_o to_o his_o superior_a to_o his_o father_n though_o in_o one_o capacity_n as_o he_o be_v god_n he_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o father_n yet_o to_o declare_v the_o meekness_n and_o the_o humility_n of_o his_o soul_n still_o he_o make_v his_o recourse_n to_o his_o inferior_a state_n and_o to_o his_o low_a nature_n and_o still_o ascribe_v all_o to_o his_o father_n thouh_n he_o may_v say_v and_o do_v say_v there_o i_o will_v send_v he_o yet_o every_o where_o the_o father_n enter_v i_o will_v send_v he_o say_v he_o who_o 24.49_o luke_n 24.49_o i_o will_v send_v the_o promise_n of_o my_o father_n still_o the_o father_n have_v all_o the_o glory_n and_o christ_n sink_v down_o to_o his_o inferior_a state_n and_o low_a nature_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o here_o man_n for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o great_a capacity_n if_o they_o be_v bishop_n if_o they_o be_v counsellor_n if_o they_o be_v justice_n nay_o if_o they_o be_v but_o constable_n they_o will_v do_v every_o thing_n according_a to_o that_o capacity_n as_o though_o that_o authority_n confine_v to_o certain_a place_n limit_v in_o certain_a person_n and_o determine_v in_o certain_a time_n give_v they_o always_o the_o same_o power_n in_o all_o action_n and_o because_o to_o some_o purpose_n he_o may_v be_v my_o superior_a he_o will_v be_v my_o equal_a no_o where_n in_o nothing_o christ_n still_o withdraw_v himself_o to_o his_o low_a capacity_n and_o howsoever_o worldly_a man_n engross_v the_o thanks_o of_o the_o world_n to_o themselves_o christ_n cast_v all_o the_o honour_n of_o all_o the_o benefit_n that_o he_o bestow_v upon_o other_o upon_o his_o father_n and_o in_o his_o veruntamen_fw-la yet_o not_o my_o will_n but_o thy_o o_o father_n be_v do_v he_o humble_v himself_o as_o low_a as_o david_n in_o his_o non_fw-la nobis_fw-la
to_o speak_v to_o other_o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o come_n and_o this_o be_v the_o teach_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2.3_o act_n 2.3_o promise_v and_o intend_v in_o this_o text_n and_o perform_v upon_o this_o day_n that_o he_o by_o his_o power_n enable_v and_o authorise_v other_o man_n to_o teach_v thou_o that_o he_o establish_v a_o church_n and_o ordinance_n and_o a_o ministry_n by_o which_o thou_o may_v be_v teach_v how_o to_o apply_v christ_n merit_n to_o thy_o soul_n he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v invest_v and_o take_v the_o form_n of_o a_o tongue_n if_o he_o will_v have_v have_v thou_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o hear_v the_o spirit_n at_o home_n alone_o but_o to_o let_v thou_o see_v that_o his_o way_n of_o teach_v shall_v be_v the_o ministry_n of_o man_n he_o come_v in_o that_o organ_n of_o speech_n the_o tongue_n and_o therefore_o learn_v thou_o by_o hear_v what_o he_o say_v and_o that_o that_o he_o say_v he_o say_v here_o here_o in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o therefore_o hear_v what_o he_o have_v declare_v inquire_v not_o what_o he_o have_v decree_v hear_v what_o he_o have_v say_v there_o where_o he_o have_v speak_v ask_v not_o what_o he_o mean_v in_o his_o unrevealed_a will_n of_o thing_n whereof_o he_o have_v say_v nothing_o for_o they_o that_o do_v so_o mistake_v god_n mind_n often_o god_n protest_v it_o never_o come_v into_o my_o mind_n that_o they_o shall_v sin_v thus_o god_n never_o do_v it_o god_n never_o mean_v it_o that_o any_o shall_v sin_v necessary_o 32.35_o jer._n 32.35_o without_o a_o willing_a concurrence_n in_o themselves_o or_o be_v damn_v necessary_o without_o relation_n to_o sin_n willing_o commit_v therefore_o be_v s._n augustine_n vehement_a in_o that_o expostulation_n quis_fw-la tam_fw-la stultè_fw-la curiosus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la mittat_fw-la in_o scholam_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la magister_fw-la cogitat_fw-la discat_fw-la do_v any_o man_n put_v his_o son_n to_o school_v to_o learn_v what_o his_o master_n think_v the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v send_v to_o teach_v he_o teach_v by_o speak_v he_o speak_v by_o his_o ordinance_n and_o institution_n in_o his_o church_n all_o knowledge_n and_o all_o zeal_n that_o be_v not_o kindle_v by_o he_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o kindle_v here_o at_o first_o be_v all_o smoke_n and_o then_o all_o flame_n zeal_n without_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v at_o first_o cloudy_a ignorance_n all_o smoke_n and_o after_o all_o crackle_n and_o clamber_v flame_n schismatical_a rage_n and_o distemper_n here_o we_o we_o that_o be_v natural_o ignorant_a we_o we_o that_o be_v natural_o hungry_a of_o knowledge_n be_v teach_v a_o free_a school_n be_v open_v unto_o we_o and_o teach_v by_o he_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v in_o his_o delegate_n in_o his_o minister_n which_o be_v the_o piece_n that_o constitute_v our_o first_o part_n and_o the_o second_o to_o which_o we_o be_v now_o come_v be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v and_o teach_v in_o his_o ordinance_n that_o be_v by_o remember_v he_o shall_v bring_v to_o your_o remembrance_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v wont_a to_o call_v picture_n in_o the_o church_n reminiscentia_fw-la 2_o part._n reminiscentia_fw-la the_o layman_n book_n because_o in_o they_o he_o that_o can_v not_o read_v at_o all_o may_v read_v much_o the_o ignorant_a man_n that_o be_v even_o he_o that_o can_v read_v a_o picture_n even_o a_o blind_a man_n have_v a_o better_a book_n in_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o memory_n he_o may_v read_v many_o a_o history_n of_o god_n goodness_n to_o he_o quid_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la how_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n be_v christ_n method_n to_o determine_v thing_n according_a to_o former_a precedent_n and_o true_o the_o memory_n be_v often_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pulpit_n that_o he_o preach_v in_o than_o the_o understanding_n how_o many_o here_o will_v not_o understand_v i_o or_o not_o rest_v in_o that_o which_o they_o hear_v if_o i_o shall_v spend_v the_o rest_n of_o this_o hour_n in_o repeat_v and_o reconcile_a that_n which_o divers_a author_n have_v speak_v diverse_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n or_o the_o manner_n of_o christ_n descent_n into_o hell_n or_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o concurrence_n and_o joynt-working_a of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n in_o man_n action_n but_o be_v there_o any_o man_n among_o we_o that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o this_o catechism_n remember_v to_o morrow_n but_o those_o good_a thought_n which_o you_o have_v have_v within_o this_o hour_n since_o you_o come_v hither_o now_o remember_v at_o your_o last_o hour_n to_o be_v but_o as_o good_a as_o you_o be_v this_o minute_n i_o will_v scarce_o ask_v more_o in_o any_o man_n behalf_n then_o that_o he_o will_v always_o be_v as_o good_a as_o at_o some_o time_n he_o be_v if_o he_o will_v never_o sink_v below_o himself_o i_o will_v less_o care_v though_o he_o do_v not_o exceed_v himself_o if_o he_o will_v remember_v his_o own_o holy_a purpose_n at_o best_a he_o will_v never_o forget_v god_n if_o he_o will_v remember_v the_o comfort_n he_o have_v in_o have_v overcome_v such_o a_o tentation_n yesterday_o he_o will_v not_o be_v overcome_v by_o that_o tentation_n to_o day_n the_o memory_n be_v as_o the_o conclusion_n of_o a_o syllogism_n which_o be_v infer_v upon_o true_a proposition_n can_v be_v deny_v he_o that_o remember_v god_n former_a blessing_n conclude_v infallible_o upon_o his_o future_a therefore_o christ_n place_v the_o comfort_n of_o this_o comforter_n the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o that_o he_o shall_v work_v upon_o that_o pregnant_a faculty_n the_o memory_n he_o shall_v bring_v thing_n to_o your_o remembrance_n and_o then_o omnia_fw-la all_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v say_v unto_o you_o christ_n give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o apostle_n 15.15_o omnia_fw-la mat._n 18.18_o john_n 20.22_o john_n 15.15_o when_o he_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o absolution_n in_o his_o life_n time_n he_o give_v they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n more_o powerful_o when_o after_o his_o resurrection_n he_o breathe_v on_o they_o and_o say_v receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o open_v himself_o to_o they_o in_o a_o large_a fullness_n when_o he_o say_v all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n i_o have_v make_v know_v unto_o you_o but_o in_o a_o great_a largeness_n than_o that_o when_o upon_o this_o day_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o text_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v send_v unto_o they_o for_o this_o be_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o other_o and_o upon_o this_o fullness_n out_o of_o tertullian_n it_o be_v argue_v nihilignorarunt_fw-la crgo_fw-la nihil_fw-la non_fw-la docuerunt_fw-la as_o the_o apostle_n be_v teach_v all_o thing_n by_o christ_n so_o they_o teach_v the_o church_n all_o thing_n there_o be_v then_o the_o sphere_n and_o the_o compass_n and_o the_o date_n of_o our_o knowledge_n not_o what_o be_v think_v or_o teach_v in_o the_o ten_o or_o fourteen_o century_n but_o what_o be_v teach_v in_o christ_n and_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n christ_n teach_v all_o thing_n to_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bring_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o remembrance_n that_o he_o have_v teach_v they_o that_o they_o may_v teach_v they_o to_o other_o and_o so_o it_o be_v derive_v to_o we_o but_o it_o be_v omnia_fw-la &_o sola_fw-la 15.26_o sola_fw-la john_n 15.26_o it_o be_v all_o but_o it_o be_v only_o those_o thing_n he_o shall_v testify_v of_o i_o say_v christ_n concern_v the_o holy_a ghost_n now_o the_o office_n of_o he_o that_o testify_v of_o a_o witness_n be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o truth_n but_o nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n when_o the_o roman_a church_n charge_v we_o not_o that_o all_o be_v not_o truth_n which_o we_o teach_v but_o that_o we_o do_v not_o teach_v all_o the_o truth_n and_o we_o charge_v they_o not_o that_o they_o do_v not_o teach_v all_o the_o truth_n but_o that_o all_o be_v not_o truth_n that_o they_o teach_v so_o that_o they_o charge_v we_o with_o a_o defective_a we_o they_o with_o a_o superfluous_a religion_n our_o case_n be_v the_o safe_a because_o all_o that_o we_o affirm_v be_v by_o confession_n of_o all_o part_n true_a but_o that_o which_o they_o have_v add_v require_v proof_n and_o the_o proof_n lie_v on_o their_o side_n and_o it_o rest_v yet_o unprove_v and_o certain_o many_o a_o indian_a who_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v catechize_v and_o die_v be_v save_v before_o he_o come_v to_o believe_v all_o that_o we_o believe_v but_o whether_o any_o be_v save_v that_o believe_v more_o than_o we_o believe_v and_o believe_v it_o as_o equal_o fundamental_a and_o equal_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n with_o that_o which_o we_o from_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n do_v believe_v be_v a_o problem_n not_o easy_o
learning_n plato_n never_o stop_v at_o any_o knowledge_n till_o he_o come_v to_o consider_v the_o holy_a ghost_n vnum_fw-la inveni_fw-la quod_fw-la cuncta_fw-la operatur_fw-la i_o have_v say_v plato_n find_v one_o who_o make_v all_o thing_n et_fw-la unum_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la cuncta_fw-la efficiuntur_fw-la and_o i_o have_v find_v another_o by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v tertium_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la potui_fw-la invenire_fw-la a_o three_o beside_o those_o two_o i_o can_v never_o find_v though_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v thing_n equal_o easy_a to_o faith_n when_o god_n infuse_v that_o yet_o to_o our_o reason_n even_o as_o reason_n serve_v faith_n and_o present_v thing_n to_o that_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o equal_a but_o that_o s._n basil_n himself_o see_v that_o the_o eternal_a generation_n of_o the_o son_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o reason_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v in_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o clear_o profess_v his_o ignorance_n si_fw-mi cuncta_fw-la putarem_fw-la nostra_fw-la cogitation_n posse_fw-la comprehendi_fw-la vererer_fw-la fortè_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la profiteri_fw-la if_o i_o think_v that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v know_v by_o man_n i_o shall_v be_v as_o much_o afraid_a and_o ashamed_a as_o another_o man_n to_o be_v ignorant_a but_o say_v he_o since_o we_o all_o see_v that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n whereof_o we_o be_v ignorant_a cur_n non_fw-fr de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la absque_fw-la rubore_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la faterer_n why_o shall_v i_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v my_o ignorance_n in_o many_o thing_n concern_v the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o be_v then_o a_o difficulty_n no_o less_o than_o a_o impossibility_n possibilitas_fw-la possibilitas_fw-la in_o search_v after_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o it_o be_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v not_o to_o we_o but_o in_o other_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n a_o facility_n and_o easiness_n for_o there_o be_v two_o procession_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n aeterna_fw-la and_o temporaria_fw-la his_o proceed_n from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o his_o proceed_n into_o we_o the_o first_o we_o shall_v never_o understand_v if_o we_o read_v all_o the_o book_n of_o the_o world_n the_o other_o we_o shall_v not_o choose_v but_o understand_v if_o we_o study_v our_o own_o conscience_n in_o the_o first_o the_o darkness_n and_o difficulty_n be_v recompense_v in_o this_o that_o though_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v any_o thing_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o little_a that_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v it_o be_v only_o to_o find_v that_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v from_o father_n and_o son_n for_o in_o search_v far_o the_o danger_n be_v note_v by_o s._n basil_n to_o be_v thus_o great_a qui_fw-la quomodo_fw-la interrogas_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la &_o quando_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la interrogabis_fw-la if_o thou_o give_v thy_o curiosity_n the_o liberty_n to_o ask_v how_o the_o holy_a ghost_n proceed_v thou_o will_v ask_v where_o it_o be_v do_v as_o though_o there_o be_v several_a room_n and_o distinct_a place_n in_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a and_o thou_o will_v ask_v when_o it_o be_v do_v as_o though_o there_o be_v piece_n of_o time_n in_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a et_fw-la quaeres_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la fidem_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la infidelitatem_fw-la invenias_fw-la which_o be_v excellent_o add_v by_o that_o father_n the_o end_n of_o thy_o inquire_n will_v not_o be_v that_o thou_o may_v find_v any_o thing_n to_o establish_v thy_o belief_n but_o to_o find_v something_o that_o may_v excuse_v thy_o unbelief_n all_o thy_o curious_a question_n be_v not_o in_o hope_n that_o thou_o shall_v receive_v satisfaction_n but_o in_o hope_n that_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o answer_n may_v justify_v thy_o infidelity_n thus_o it_o be_v if_o we_o will_v be_v over_o curious_a in_o the_o first_o the_o eternal_a proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o other_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n into_o we_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o as_o in_o our_o natural_a person_n the_o body_n and_o soul_n do_v not_o make_v a_o perfect_a man_n except_o they_o be_v unite_v except_o our_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o active_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n do_v fit_a this_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o one_o another_o work_n so_o though_o the_o body_n of_o our_o religion_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v determine_v in_o these_o two_o our_o creation_n which_o be_v common_o attribute_v to_o the_o father_n tanquam_fw-la fonti_fw-la deitatis_fw-la as_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o godhead_n for_o christ_n be_v god_n of_o god_n and_o our_o redemption_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o son_n yet_o for_o this_o body_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o take_v this_o man_n upon_o who_o the_o father_n have_v wrought_v by_o creation_n and_o the_o son_n include_v within_o his_o redemption_n and_o he_o work_v in_o he_o a_o vocation_n a_o justification_n and_o a_o sanctification_n and_o lead_v he_o from_o that_o esse_fw-la which_o the_o father_n give_v he_o in_o the_o creation_n and_o that_o bene_fw-la esse_fw-la which_o he_o have_v in_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o body_n of_o his_o son_n the_o visible_a church_n and_o congregation_n to_o a_o optimè_fw-la esse_fw-la to_o that_o perfection_n which_o be_v a_o assurance_n of_o the_o inhabitation_n of_o this_o spirit_n in_o he_o and_o a_o inchoation_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n here_o by_o a_o heavenly_a and_o sanctify_a conversation_n without_o which_o spirit_n no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o lord_n because_o he_o be_v not_o otherwise_o in_o a_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o he_o if_o he_o embrace_v not_o the_o mean_v ordain_v by_o he_o in_o his_o church_n so_o that_o this_o spirit_n dispose_v and_o dispense_v distribute_v and_o disperse_v and_o order_n all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n and_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o son_n and_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o centre_n to_o all_o so_o s._n bernard_n say_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o approve_v ourselves_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n but_o by_o what_o by_o watch_v by_o fast_v by_o suffer_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o love_n unfeigned_a vide_fw-la tanquam_fw-la omne_fw-la ordinantem_fw-la quomodo_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la virtutum_fw-la sicut_fw-la cor_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la corporis_fw-la constituit_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la as_o the_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o body_n so_o between_o these_o virtue_n of_o fast_v and_o suffer_v before_o and_o love_v unfeigned_a after_o the_o apostle_n place_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o only_o give_v life_n and_o soul_n to_o all_o moral_a and_o all_o theological_a virtue_n and_o as_o s._n bernard_n observe_v that_o in_o particular_a man_n so_o do_v s._n augustine_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n quoth_v in_o corpore_fw-la nostro_fw-la anima_fw-la id_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n that_o office_n which_o the_o soul_n perform_v to_o our_o body_n the_o holy_a ghost_n perform_v in_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o church_n and_o therefore_o since_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v thus_o necessary_a and_o thus_o near_o as_o at_o the_o creation_n the_o whole_a trinity_n be_v intimate_v in_o that_o plural_a word_n elohim_n creavit_fw-la dii_fw-la but_o no_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v distinct_o name_v in_o the_o creation_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n move_v upon_o the_o water_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v first_o convey_v to_o our_o knowledge_n in_o the_o creation_n so_o in_o our_o regeneration_n by_o which_o we_o be_v new_a creature_n though_o our_o creation_n and_o our_o redemption_n be_v religious_a subject_n of_o our_o continual_a meditation_n yet_o let_v we_o be_v sure_a to_o hold_v this_o that_o be_v near_a we_o to_o keep_v a_o near_a a_o familiar_a and_o daily_a acquaintance_n and_o conversation_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o be_v watchful_a to_o cherish_v his_o light_n and_o work_v in_o we_o homines_fw-la docent_fw-la quaerere_fw-la solus_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la docet_fw-la invenire_fw-la habere_fw-la frui_fw-la bernard_n bernard_n man_n can_v teach_v we_o way_n how_o to_o find_v something_n the_o pilot_n how_o to_o find_v a_o land_n the_o astronomer_n how_o to_o find_v a_o star_n man_n can_v teach_v we_o way_n how_o to_o find_v god_n the_o natural_a man_n in_o the_o book_n of_o creature_n the_o moral_a man_n in_o a_o exemplar_n life_n the_o jew_n in_o the_o law_n the_o christian_n in_o general_a in_o the_o gospel_n but_o solus_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la docet_fw-la invenire_fw-la habere_fw-la frui_fw-la only_o the_o holy_a ghost_n enable_v we_o to_o find_v god_n so_o as_o to_o make_v he_o we_o and_o to_o enjoy_v he_o 2.14_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o first_o you_o must_v get_v more_o light_a than_o nature_n give_v for_z the_o natural_a man_n perceive_v not_o the_o thing_n
dereliction_n on_o god_n part_n he_o call_v not_o upon_o he_o by_o this_o name_n not_o my_o father_n but_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o 27.37_o mat._n 27.37_o but_o when_o he_o will_v incline_v he_o to_o mercy_n mercy_n to_o other_o mercy_n to_o enemy_n he_o come_v in_o that_o name_n wherein_o he_o can_v be_v deny_v nothing_o father_n father_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 23.24_o luke_n 23.24_o there_o he_o scatter_v we_o in_o thunder_n transport_v we_o in_o tempest_n enwrap_v we_o in_o confusion_n astonish_v we_o with_o stupefaction_n and_o consternation_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o yet_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n there_o he_o receive_v we_o into_o his_o own_o bowel_n fill_v our_o emptiness_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o own_o son_n and_o incorporate_v we_o in_o he_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n sometime_o our_o natural_a father_n die_v before_o they_o can_v gather_v any_o state_n to_o leave_v we_o but_o he_o be_v the_o immortal_a father_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v be_v he_o sometime_o our_o natural_a father_n live_v to_o waste_v and_o dissipate_v that_o state_n which_o be_v leave_v they_o to_o be_v leave_v we_o but_o this_o be_v the_o father_n out_o of_o who_o hand_n and_o possession_n nothing_o can_v be_v remove_v and_o who_o give_v inestimable_o and_o yet_o remain_v inexhaustible_a sometime_o our_o natural_a father_n live_v to_o need_v we_o and_o to_o live_v upon_o we_o but_o this_o be_v that_o father_n who_o we_o need_v every_o minute_n and_o require_v nothing_o of_o we_o but_o that_o poor_a rent_n of_o benedictus_n sit_v bless_a praise_v glorify_a be_v this_o father_n this_o father_n of_o mercy_n of_o mercy_n in_o the_o plural_a david_n call_v god_n 51.1_o miserationum_fw-la psal_n 59.17_o numb_a 14.19_o psal_n 51.1_o misericordiam_fw-la svam_fw-la his_o mercy_n all_o at_o once_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o mercy_n god_n be_v all_o we_o and_o all_o mercy_n pardon_v this_o people_n say_v moses_n secundùm_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n pardon_v i_o say_v david_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o secùndum_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la misericordiarum_fw-la according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n his_o mercy_n in_o largeness_n in_o number_n extend_v over_o all_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o we_o be_v make_v and_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v david_n call_v his_o mercy_n multiplicatam_fw-la and_o mirificatam_fw-la 31.22_o psal_n 17.7_o psal_n 31.22_o it_o be_v manifold_a and_o it_o be_v marvellous_a miraculous_a show_v thy_o marvellous_a love_a kindness_n and_o therefore_o david_n in_o several_a place_n carry_v it_o super_fw-la judicium_fw-la above_o his_o judgement_n super_fw-la coelos_n above_o the_o heaven_n super_fw-la omne_fw-la opera_fw-la above_o all_o his_o work_n and_o for_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n for_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o plurality_n thereof_o pater_fw-la miserationum_fw-la father_n of_o mercy_n put_v together_o that_o which_o david_n say_v 89.50_o psal_n 89.50_o vbi_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la antiquae_fw-la where_o be_v thy_o ancient_a mercy_n his_o mercy_n be_v as_o ancient_n as_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n who_o be_v god_n himself_o and_o that_o which_o another_o prophet_n say_v omni_fw-la mane_n his_o mercy_n be_v new_a every_o morning_n and_o put_v between_o these_o two_o between_o god_n former_a and_o his_o future_a mercy_n his_o present_a mercy_n in_o bring_v thou_o this_o minute_n to_o the_o consideration_n of_o they_o and_o thou_o have_v find_v multiplicatam_fw-la and_o mirificatam_fw-la manifold_a and_o wondrous_a mercy_n but_o carry_v thy_o thought_n upon_o these_o three_o branch_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o it_o will_v be_v enough_o first_o that_o upon_o adam_n fall_n and_o all_o we_o in_o he_o he_o himself_o will_v think_v of_o such_o a_o way_n of_o mercy_n as_o from_o adam_n to_o that_o man_n who_o christ_n shall_v find_v alive_a at_o the_o last_o day_n no_o man_n will_v ever_o have_v think_v of_o that_o be_v that_o to_o show_v mercy_n to_o his_o enemy_n he_o will_v deliver_v his_o own_o his_o only_a his_o belove_a son_n to_o shame_n to_o torment_n to_o death_n that_o he_o will_v plant_v german_n jehovae_fw-la in_o semine_fw-la mulieris_fw-la the_o blossom_n the_o branch_n of_o god_n in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n this_o mercy_n in_o that_o first_o promise_n of_o that_o messiah_n be_v such_o a_o mercy_n as_o not_o only_o none_o can_v have_v undertake_v but_o none_o can_v have_v imagine_v but_o god_n himself_o and_o in_o this_o promise_n we_o be_v conceive_v in_o visceribus_fw-la patris_fw-la in_o the_o bowel_n of_o this_o father_n of_o mercy_n in_o these_o bowel_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o this_o promise_n we_o lie_v four_o thousand_o year_n the_o blood_n with_o which_o we_o be_v feed_v then_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o quicken_a which_o we_o have_v there_o be_v a_o inanimation_n by_o the_o often_o refresh_v of_o this_o promise_n of_o that_o messiah_n in_o the_o prophet_n but_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n that_o infallible_a promise_n come_v to_o a_o actual_a performance_n christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o venimus_fw-la ad_fw-la partum_fw-la in_o his_o birth_n we_o be_v bear_v and_o that_o be_v the_o second_o mercy_n in_o the_o promise_n in_o the_o performance_n he_o be_v pater_fw-la miserationum_fw-la father_n of_o mercy_n and_o then_o there_o be_v a_o three_o mercy_n as_o great_a that_o he_o have_v send_v his_o son_n and_o have_v re-assumed_n he_o into_o heaven_n again_o he_o have_v send_v his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o govern_v his_o church_n and_o so_o become_v a_o father_n to_o we_o in_o that_o adoption_n in_o the_o application_n of_o christ_n to_o we_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o as_o that_o which_o be_v intend_v in_o the_o last_o word_n deus_fw-la totius_fw-la consolationis_fw-la the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n i_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o messiah_n promise_v and_o yet_o be_v without_o comfort_n consolatio_fw-la consolatio_fw-la in_o a_o fruitless_a expectation_n the_o jew_n be_v so_o in_o their_o dispersion_n when_o the_o jew_n will_v still_o post-date_n the_o come_n of_o christ_n when_o some_o of_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o certain_a time_n of_o his_o come_n design_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o there_o be_v a_o time_n but_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n prorogue_v it_o and_o other_o again_o god_n keep_v his_o word_n the_o messiah_n do_v come_v when_o it_o be_v promise_v he_o shall_v come_v but_o for_o their_o sin_n he_o conceal_v himself_o from_o manifestation_n when_o the_o jew_n will_v postdate_v his_o first_o come_n and_o the_o papist_n will_v antedate_v his_o second_o come_v in_o a_o come_n that_o can_v become_v he_o that_o he_o come_v even_o to_o his_o saint_n in_o torment_n before_o he_o come_v in_o glory_n that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o they_o at_o their_o dissolution_n at_o their_o death_n he_o come_v not_o to_o take_v they_o to_o heaven_n but_o to_o cast_v they_o into_o one_o part_n of_o hell_n that_o the_o best_a comfort_n which_o a_o good_a man_n can_v have_v at_o his_o death_n be_v but_o purgatory_n miserable_a comforter_n be_v they_o all_o how_o fair_a a_o beam_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v true_a comfort_n in_o this_o life_n if_o i_o know_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n exhibit_v to_o other_o and_o feel_v they_o not_o in_o myself_o i_o be_o not_o of_o david_n church_n 59.1_o psal_n 59.1_o not_o of_o his_o choir_n i_o can_v sing_v of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n i_o may_v see_v they_o and_o i_o may_v sigh_v to_o see_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n determine_v in_o other_o and_o not_o extend_v to_o i_o but_o i_o can_v sing_v of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n if_o i_o find_v no_o mercy_n but_o when_o i_o come_v to_o that_o 94.19_o psal_n 94.19_o consolationes_fw-la tuus_fw-la laetificaverunt_fw-la in_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o thought_n within_o i_o thy_o comfort_n delight_v my_o soul_n than_o the_o true_a comforter_n be_v descend_v upon_o i_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v over-shadowed_n i_o 5.4_o mat._n 5.4_o and_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o i_o and_o proceed_v from_o i_o shall_v be_v holy_a bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v say_v christ_n but_o the_o blessedness_n be_v not_o in_o the_o mourning_n but_o because_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v bless_a be_o i_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o sorrow_n for_o they_o but_o bless_v therefore_o because_o this_o sorrow_n lead_v i_o to_o my_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n and_o the_o consolation_n of_o his_o spirit_n whereas_o if_o i_o sink_v in_o this_o sorrow_n in_o this_o dejection_n
root_n and_o bring_v that_o comfort_n to_o the_o fruit_n and_o confess_v that_o god_n who_o be_v both_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n follow_v god_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o good_a purpose_n upon_o thou_o to_o thy_o vocation_n and_o hear_v he_o who_o have_v leave_v east_n and_o west_n and_o north_n and_o south_n in_o their_o dimness_n and_o dumnesse_n and_o deafness_n and_o have_v call_v thou_o to_o a_o participation_n of_o himself_o in_o his_o church_n go_v on_o with_o he_o to_o thy_o justification_n that_o when_o in_o the_o congregation_n one_o sit_v at_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o believe_v but_o historical_o it_o may_v be_v as_o true_a which_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n as_o of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o as_o of_o julius_n caesar_n and_o another_o at_o thy_o left_a hand_n and_o believe_v christ_n but_o civil_o it_o be_v a_o religion_n well_o invent_v and_o keep_v people_n well_o in_o order_n and_o thou_o between_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o salvation_n in_o a_o apply_v faith_n proceed_v a_o step_n far_o to_o feel_v this_o fire_n burn_v out_o thy_o faith_n declare_v in_o work_n thy_o justification_n grow_v into_o sanctification_n and_o then_o thou_o will_v be_v upon_o the_o last_o stair_n of_o all_o that_o great_a day_n of_o thy_o glorification_n will_v break_v out_o even_o in_o this_o life_n and_o either_o in_o the_o possess_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n thou_o shall_v see_v the_o glory_n and_o in_o possess_v the_o comfort_n of_o this_o world_n see_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n or_o else_o which_o be_v another_o of_o his_o way_n in_o the_o want_n of_o all_o these_o thou_o shall_v have_v more_o comfort_n than_o other_o have_v or_o perchance_o than_o thou_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o possess_n of_o they_o for_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n and_o of_o all_o the_o way_n of_o comfort_n and_o therefore_o bless_a be_v god_n even_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n serm._n thirty-nine_o preach_v upon_o trinity-sunday_n 1_o pet._n 1.17_o and_o if_o you_o call_v on_o the_o father_n who_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n judge_v according_a to_o every_o man_n work_n pass_v the_o time_n of_o your_o sojourn_v here_o in_o fear_n you_o may_v remember_v that_o i_o propose_v to_o exercise_v your_o devotion_n and_o religious_a meditation_n in_o these_o exercise_n with_o word_n which_o may_v present_v to_o you_o first_o the_o several_a person_n in_o the_o trinity_n and_o the_o benefit_n which_o we_o receive_v in_o receive_v god_n in_o those_o distinct_a notion_n of_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o then_o with_o other_o word_n which_o may_v present_v those_o sin_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v most_o particular_o oppose_v against_o those_o several_a person_n of_o the_o first_o concern_v the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n we_o speak_v last_o and_o of_o the_o other_o concern_v sin_n against_o the_o father_n these_o word_n will_v occasion_v we_o to_o speak_v now_o it_o be_v well_o note_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o david_n 51.1_o psal_n 51.1_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n that_o the_o word_n be_v elohim_n which_o be_v god_n in_o the_o plural_a have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n for_o david_n though_o he_o conceive_v not_o divers_a god_n yet_o he_o know_v three_o divers_a person_n in_o that_o one_o god_n and_o he_o know_v that_o by_o that_o sin_n which_o he_o lament_v in_o that_o psalm_n that_o peccatum_fw-la complicatum_fw-la that_o manifold_a sin_n that_o sin_n that_o enwrap_v so_o many_o sin_n he_o have_v offend_v all_o those_o three_o person_n for_o whereas_o we_o consider_v principal_o in_o the_o father_n potestatem_fw-la power_n and_o in_o the_o son_n sapientiam_fw-la wisdom_n and_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bonitatem_fw-la goodness_n david_n have_v sin_v against_o the_o father_n in_o his_o notion_n in_o potestate_fw-la in_o abuse_v his_o power_n and_o kingly_a authority_n to_o a_o mischievous_a and_o bloody_a end_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o vriah_n and_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o son_n in_o his_o notion_n in_o sapientia_fw-la in_o deprave_v and_o detort_v true_a wisdom_n into_o craft_n and_o treachery_n and_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o his_o notion_n in_o bonitate_fw-la when_o he_o will_v not_o be_v content_a with_o the_o goodness_n and_o piety_n of_o vriah_n who_o refuse_v to_o take_v the_o ease_v of_o his_o own_o house_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o wife_n bosom_n as_o long_o as_o god_n himself_o in_o his_o army_n lodge_v in_o tent_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o enemy_n sin_n against_o the_o father_n then_o we_o consider_v especial_o to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v in_o potestate_fw-la either_o in_o a_o neglect_n of_o god_n power_n over_o we_o or_o in_o a_o abuse_n of_o that_o power_n which_o we_o have_v from_o god_n over_o other_o and_o of_o one_o branch_n of_o that_o power_n particular_o of_o judgement_n be_v this_o text_n principal_o intend_v if_o you_o call_v on_o the_o father_n who_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n judge_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o word_n we_o shall_v insist_v but_o upon_o two_o part_n divisio_fw-la divisio_fw-la first_o a_o counsel_n which_o in_o the_o apostle_n mouth_n be_v a_o commandment_n and_o then_o a_o reason_n a_o inducement_n which_o in_o the_o apostle_n mouth_n be_v a_o forcible_a a_o unresistible_a argument_n the_o counsel_n that_o be_v the_o commandment_n be_v if_o you_o call_v on_o the_o father_n fear_v he_o stand_v in_o fear_n of_o he_o and_o the_o reason_n that_o be_v the_o argument_n be_v the_o name_n of_o father_n imply_v a_o great_a power_n over_o you_o therefore_o fear_v he_o and_o among_o other_o power_n a_o power_n of_o judge_v you_o of_o call_v you_o to_o a_o account_n therefore_o fear_v he_o in_o which_o judgement_n this_o judge_n accept_v no_o person_n but_o judge_n his_o son_n as_o his_o servant_n and_o therefore_o fear_v he_o and_o then_o he_o judge_n not_o upon_o word_n outward_a profession_n but_o upon_o work_n action_n according_a to_o every_o man_n work_n and_o therefore_o fear_v he_o and_o then_o as_o on_o his_o part_n he_o shall_v certain_o call_v you_o to_o judgement_n when_o you_o go_v hence_o so_o on_o your_o part_n certain_o it_o can_v be_v long_o before_o you_o go_v hence_o for_o your_o time_n be_v but_o a_o sojourn_v here_o it_o be_v not_o a_o dwelling_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o sojourn_v here_o it_o be_v not_o a_o post_a a_o glide_n through_o the_o world_n but_o such_o a_o stay_n as_o upon_o it_o our_o everlasting_a dwell_n depend_v and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v make_v up_o this_o circle_n and_o end_n as_o we_o begin_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n pass_v that_o time_n that_o be_v all_o that_o time_n in_o fear_n in_o fear_n of_o neglect_v and_o undervalue_v or_o of_o over-tempting_a that_o great_a power_n which_o be_v in_o the_o father_n and_o in_o fear_n of_o abuse_v those_o limnes_n and_o branch_n and_o beam_n of_o that_o power_n which_o he_o have_v communicate_v to_o thou_o in_o give_v thou_o power_n and_o authority_n any_o way_n over_o other_o for_o these_o to_o neglect_v the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n or_o to_o abuse_v that_o power_n which_o the_o father_n have_v give_v thou_o over_o other_o be_v sin_n against_o the_o father_n who_o be_v power_n if_o you_o call_v on_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n first_o then_o for_o the_o first_o part_n the_o counsel_n si_fw-mi invocatis_fw-la if_o you_o call_v on_o the_o father_n in_o timore_fw-la part._n 1._o part._n do_v it_o in_o fear_n the_o counsel_n have_v not_o a_o voluntary_a condition_n and_o arbitrary_a in_o ourselves_o annex_v to_o it_o if_o you_o call_v then_o fear_v do_v not_o import_n if_o you_o do_v not_o call_v you_o need_v not_o fear_v it_o do_v not_o import_n that_o if_o you_o profess_v a_o particular_a form_n of_o religion_n you_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v that_o church_n but_o if_o you_o do_v not_o but_o have_v fancy_v a_o religion_n to_o yourself_o without_o precedent_n or_o a_o way_n to_o salvation_n without_o any_o particular_a religion_n or_o a_o way_n out_o of_o the_o world_n without_o any_o salvation_n or_o damnation_n but_o a_o go_v out_o like_o a_o candle_n if_o you_o can_v think_v thus_o you_o need_v not_o fear_n this_o be_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o if_o in_o this_o place_n if_o you_o call_v on_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o if_o imply_v a_o wonder_n a_o impossibility_n that_o any_o man_n shall_v deny_v god_n to_o be_v the_o father_n if_o the_o author_n the_o inventor_n of_o any_o thing_n useful_a for_o this_o life_n be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o that_o invention_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o 4.20_o gen._n 4.20_o jabal_n be_v the_o father_n of_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o tubal_n his_o brother_n
the_o father_n of_o music_n and_o so_o horace_n call_v ennius_n the_o father_n of_o one_o kind_n of_o poem_n how_o absolute_o be_v god_n our_o father_n who_o may_v i_o say_v invent_v we_o make_v we_o find_v we_o out_o in_o the_o depth_n and_o darkness_n of_o nothing_o at_o all_o he_o be_v pater_fw-la and_o pater_fw-la luminum_fw-la father_n and_o father_n of_o light_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o light_n lux_fw-la lucifica_fw-la 1.17_o jam._n 1.17_o as_o s._n augustine_n express_v it_o the_o light_n from_o which_o all_o the_o light_n which_o we_o have_v whether_o of_o nature_n or_o grace_n or_o glory_n have_v their_o emanation_n take_v these_o light_n of_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n to_o be_v the_o angel_n so_o some_o of_o the_o father_n take_v it_o and_o so_o s._n paul_n call_v they_o angel_n of_o light_n and_o so_o nazianzen_n call_v they_o secundos_fw-la splendores_fw-la primi_fw-la splendoris_fw-la administros_fw-la 11.14_o 2_o cor._n 11.14_o second_o light_n that_o serve_v the_o first_o light_n or_o take_v these_o light_n of_o which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n so_o some_o father_n take_v they_o too_o and_o so_o christ_n say_v to_o they_o in_o the_o apostle_n 5.14_o mat._n 5.14_o you_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n or_o take_v these_o light_n to_o be_v those_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n who_o have_v receive_v a_o illustration_n in_o themselves_o and_o a_o coruscation_n towards_o other_o who_o by_o have_v live_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o household_n of_o his_o faithful_a in_o the_o true_a church_n be_v become_v as_o john_n baptist_n be_v burn_v and_o shine_a lamp_n as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o the_o faithful_a 2.15_o phil._n 2.15_o you_o shine_v as_o light_n in_o this_o world_n and_o as_o moses_n have_v contract_v a_o glorious_a shine_a in_o his_o face_n by_o his_o conversation_n with_o god_n or_o take_v this_o light_n to_o be_v a_o faint_a light_n than_o that_o and_o yet_o that_o which_o s._n james_n do_v most_o literal_o intend_v in_o that_o place_n the_o light_n of_o natural_a understanding_n that_o which_o pliny_n call_v serenitatem_fw-la animi_fw-la when_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n dis-encumbred_n of_o all_o eclipse_n and_o all_o cloud_n of_o passion_n or_o inordinate_a love_n of_o earthly_a thing_n be_v enlighten_v so_o far_o as_o to_o discern_v god_n in_o nature_n or_o take_v this_o light_n to_o be_v but_o the_o light_n of_o a_o shadow_n for_o umbrae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la sed_fw-la densior_fw-la lux_fw-la shadow_n be_v not_o darkness_n shadow_n be_v but_o a_o grosser_n kind_n of_o light_n take_v it_o to_o be_v that_o shadow_n that_o design_n that_o delineation_n that_o obumbration_n of_o god_n which_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n exhibit_v to_o we_o that_o which_o pliny_n call_v coelilaetitiam_fw-la when_o the_o heaven_n and_o all_o that_o they_o embrace_v in_o a_o openness_n and_o cheerfulness_n of_o countenance_n manifest_a god_n unto_o we_o take_v these_o light_n of_o which_o s._n james_n speak_v in_o any_o apprehension_n any_o way_n angel_n of_o heaven_n who_o be_v minister_a spirit_n angel_n of_o the_o church_n who_o be_v spiritual_a minister_n take_v it_o for_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n from_o hear_v the_o light_n of_o reason_n from_o discourse_v or_o the_o light_n flow_v from_o the_o creature_n to_o we_o by_o contemplation_n and_o observation_n of_o nature_n every_o way_n by_o every_o light_n we_o see_v that_o he_o be_v pater_fw-la luminum_fw-la the_o father_n of_o light_n all_o these_o light_n be_v from_o he_o and_o by_o all_o these_o light_n we_o see_v that_o he_o be_v a_o father_n and_o our_o father_n so_o that_o as_o the_o apostle_n use_v this_o phrase_n in_o another_o place_n si_fw-la opertum_fw-la euangelium_fw-la 4.3_o 2_o cor._n 4.3_o if_o the_o gospel_n be_v hide_v with_o wonder_n and_o admiration_n be_v it_o possible_a can_v it_o be_v that_o this_o gospel_n shall_v be_v hide_v so_o it_o be_v here_o si_fw-mi invocatis_fw-la if_o you_o call_v god_n father_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v certain_a you_o do_v as_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o you_o shall_v because_o you_o can_v ascribe_v to_o any_o but_o he_o your_o be_v your_o preservation_n in_o that_o be_v your_o exaltation_n in_o that_o be_v to_o a_o well-being_a in_o the_o possession_n of_o all_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a conveniency_n and_o then_o there_o be_v thus_o much_o more_o force_n in_o this_o particle_n si_fw-mi if_o which_o be_v as_o you_o have_v see_v si_fw-la concessionis_fw-la non_fw-la dubitationis_fw-la a_o if_o that_o imply_v a_o confession_n and_o acknowledgement_n not_o a_o hesitation_n or_o a_o doubt_n that_o it_o be_v also_o si_fw-mi progressionis_fw-la si_fw-la conclusionis_fw-la a_o if_o that_o carry_v you_o far_o and_o that_o conclude_v you_o at_o last_o if_o you_o do_v it_o that_o be_v since_o you_o do_v it_o since_o you_o do_v call_v god_n father_n since_o you_o have_v pass_v that_o act_n of_o recognition_n since_o not_o only_o by_o have_v be_v produce_v by_o nature_n but_o by_o have_v be_v regenerate_v by_o the_o gospel_n you_o confess_v god_n to_o be_v your_o father_n and_o your_o father_n in_o his_o son_n in_o christ_n jesus_n since_o you_o make_v that_o profession_n of_o his_o own_o will_n beget_v he_o we_o 1.18_o james_n 1.18_o with_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n if_o you_o call_v he_o father_n since_o you_o call_v he_o father_n thus_o go_v on_o far_o timete_fw-la fear_v he_o if_o you_o call_v he_o father_n fear_v he_o etc._n etc._n now_o timete_fw-la timete_fw-la for_o this_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n and_o the_o end_n of_o wisdom_n too_o we_o be_v a_o little_a too_o wise_a at_o least_o too_o subtle_a sometime_o in_o distinguish_v too_o narrow_o between_o a_o filial_a fear_n and_o a_o servile_a fear_n as_o though_o this_o filial_a fear_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o reverend_a love_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v good_a and_o not_o a_o doubt_n and_o suspicion_n of_o incur_v those_o evil_n 8.13_o prov._n 8.13_o that_o be_v punishment_n or_o that_o produce_v punishment_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o hate_v evil_a it_o be_v a_o holy_a detestation_n of_o that_o evil_n which_o be_v malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la the_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v a_o holy_a tremble_a under_o a_o tender_a apprehension_n of_o that_o other_o evil_a which_o we_o call_v malum_fw-la poenae_fw-la the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n for_o sin_n god_n present_v to_o we_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n often_o to_o draw_v we_o origen_n origen_n and_o as_o often_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n to_o avert_v we_o origen_n say_v aright_o as_o abraham_n have_v two_o son_n one_o of_o a_o bondwoman_n another_o of_o a_o free_a but_o yet_o both_o son_n of_o abraham_n so_o god_n be_v serve_v by_o two_o fear_n and_o the_o late_a fear_n the_o fear_n of_o future_a torment_n be_v not_o the_o perfect_a fear_n but_o yet_o even_o that_o fear_n be_v the_o servant_n and_o instrument_n of_o god_n too_o quis_fw-la tam_fw-la insensatus_fw-la chrysost_n chrysost_n who_o can_v so_o absolute_o divest_v all_o sense_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la fluctuante_fw-la civitate_fw-la imminente_fw-la naufragio_fw-la but_o that_o when_o the_o whole_a city_n be_v in_o a_o combustion_n and_o commotion_n or_o when_o the_o ship_n that_o he_o be_v in_o strike_v desperate_o and_o irrecoverable_o upon_o a_o rock_n he_o be_v otherwise_o affect_v towards_o god_n then_o then_o when_o every_o day_n in_o a_o quietness_n and_o calm_a of_o holy_a affection_n he_o hear_v a_o sermon_n gehennae_fw-la timor_fw-la say_v the_o same_o father_n regni_fw-la nos_fw-la affert_fw-la coronam_fw-la 3.6_o gen._n 15.12_o exod._n 3.6_o even_o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n get_v we_o heaven_n upon_o abraham_n there_o fall_v a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n and_o moses_n hide_v his_o face_n for_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o look_v upon_o god_n and_o that_o way_n towards_o that_o deject_a look_n do_v god_n bend_v his_o countenance_n upon_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v 66.12_o esay_n 66.12_o even_o to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n and_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n as_o there_o be_v both_o impression_n in_o security_n vicious_a and_o virtuous_a good_a and_o bad_a so_o there_o be_v both_o in_o fear_n also_o there_o be_v a_o wicked_a security_n in_o the_o wicked_a by_o which_o they_o make_v shift_v to_o put_v off_o all_o providence_n in_o god_n and_o to_o think_v god_n like_o themselves_o indifferent_a what_o become_v of_o this_o world_n there_o be_v a_o ill_a security_n in_o the_o godly_a when_o for_o the_o time_n in_o their_o prosperity_n they_o grow_v ill_a husband_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o negligent_a of_o his_o mercy_n in_o my_o prosperity_n say_v david_n himself_o 30.6_o psal_n 30.6_o of_o
himself_o i_o say_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v move_v and_o there_o be_v a_o security_n of_o the_o faithful_a a_o constant_a persuasion_n ground_v upon_o those_o mark_n which_o god_n in_o his_o word_n have_v set_v upon_o that_o state_n that_o neither_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o creature_n shall_v separate_v we_o from_o god_n but_o yet_o this_o security_n be_v never_o discharge_v of_o that_o fear_n which_o he_o that_o say_v that_o 10.12_o 1_o cor._n 9.27_o phil._n 2.12_o 1_o cor._n 10.12_o have_v in_o himself_o i_o keep_v under_o my_o body_n lest_o when_o i_o have_v preach_v to_o other_o i_o myself_o shall_v be_v a_o castaway_n and_o which_o he_o persuade_v other_o how_o safe_a soever_o they_o be_v work_v out_o your_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o let_v he_o that_o think_v he_o stand_v take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v as_o then_o there_o be_v a_o vicious_a a_o evil_a security_n and_o that_o holy_a security_n which_o be_v good_a be_v not_o without_o fear_n so_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n though_o it_o have_v some_o servility_n so_o far_o as_o servility_n import_v but_o a_o fear_n of_o punishment_n but_o it_o be_v good_a august_n august_n for_o timor_fw-la est_fw-la amor_fw-la inchoativus_fw-la the_o love_n of_o god_n begin_v in_o fear_n and_o then_o amor_fw-la est_fw-la timor_fw-la consummatus_fw-la the_o fear_n of_o god_n end_v in_o love_n 2.11_o 1_o sâ—l_n 2.11_o which_o david_n intend_v when_o he_o say_v rejoice_v with_o tremble_v conceive_v no_o such_o fear_n as_o exclude_v spiritual_a joy_n conceive_v no_o such_o assurance_n as_o exclude_v a_o humble_a and_o reverential_a fear_n there_o be_v fear_n of_o god_n too_o narrow_a when_o we_o think_v every_o natural_a cross_n every_o worldly_a accident_n to_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o indignation_n which_o the_o poet_n not_o altogether_o in_o a_o ill_a sense_n call_v a_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n quo_fw-la morbo_fw-la mentem_fw-la concusse_v timore_fw-la deorum_fw-la he_o imagine_v a_o man_n may_v be_v sick_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o be_v not_o distinguish_v between_o natural_a accident_n and_o immediate_a judgement_n of_o god_n between_o ordinary_a declaration_n of_o his_o power_n and_o extraordinary_a declaration_n of_o his_o anger_n there_o be_v also_o a_o fear_n of_o god_n too_o large_a too_o far_o extend_v when_o for_o a_o false_a fear_n of_o offend_a god_n i_o dare_v not_o offend_v those_o man_n who_o pretend_v to_o come_v in_o his_o name_n and_o so_o captivate_v my_o conscience_n to_o the_o tradition_n and_o invention_n of_o man_n as_o to_o the_o word_n and_o law_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v a_o fear_n of_o god_n conceive_v which_o never_o quicken_v but_o putrify_v in_o the_o womb_n before_o inanimation_n the_o fear_n and_o tremble_a of_o the_o devil_n and_o man_n who_o he_o possess_v desperate_a of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o there_o be_v a_o fear_n acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o yet_o have_v in_o it_o a_o tremble_a a_o horror_n a_o consternation_n a_o astonishment_n a_o apprehension_n of_o god_n dereliction_n for_o a_o time_n the_o law_n be_v give_v in_o thunder_a 20.20_o exod._n 20.20_o and_o lightning_n and_o the_o people_n be_v afraid_a how_o proceed_v moses_n with_o they_o fear_v not_o say_v he_o for_o god_n be_v come_v to_o prove_v you_o that_o his_o fear_n may_v be_v before_o your_o face_n here_o be_v a_o fear_n not_o that_o be_v fear_v not_o with_o despair_n nor_o with_o diffidence_n but_o yet_o therefore_o that_o you_o may_v fear_v the_o law_n for_o in_o this_o place_n the_o very_a law_n itself_o which_o be_v give_v to_o direct_v they_o be_v call_v fear_n as_o in_o another_o place_n god_n himself_o be_v call_v fear_n as_o he_o be_v in_o other_o place_n call_v love_n too_o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n that_o be_v 32.53_o gen._n 32.53_o by_o he_o who_o his_o father_n isaac_n fear_v as_o the_o chalde_a paraphrase_n right_o express_v it_o brief_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o fearfulness_n and_o fear_v for_o sow_n be_v fain_o to_o call_v timiditatem_fw-la and_o timorem_fw-la timidity_n fearfulness_n be_v a_o fear_n where_o no_o cause_n of_o fear_n be_v and_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o fear_n where_o man_n and_o man_n only_o threaten_v on_o one_o side_n and_o god_n command_v on_o the_o other_o fear_v not_o thou_o worm_n of_o jacob_n i_o will_v help_v thou_o 11.23_o esâ—y_n 41.14_o heb._n 11.23_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n moses_n parent_n have_v overcome_v this_o fearfulness_n they_o hide_v he_o say_v the_o text_n et_fw-la non_fw-la metucrunt_fw-la edictum_fw-la regis_fw-la they_o fear_v not_o the_o proclamation_n of_o the_o king_n because_o it_o be_v direct_o and_o evident_o and_o undisputable_o against_o the_o manifest_a will_n of_o god_n queen_n esther_n have_v overcome_v this_o fearfulness_n she_o have_v fast_v and_o pray_v and_o use_v all_o prescribe_v and_o all_o possible_a mean_n and_o then_o she_o enter_v the_o king_n chamber_n against_o the_o proclamation_n with_o that_o necessary_a resolution_n si_fw-mi peream_fw-la peream_fw-la if_o i_o perish_v 4.16_o esther_n 4.16_o i_o perish_v not_o upon_o a_o disobedient_a not_o upon_o a_o desperate_a undertake_n but_o in_o a_o rectify_a conscience_n and_o well_o establish_v opinion_n that_o either_o that_o law_n be_v not_o intend_v to_o forbid_v she_o who_o be_v his_o wife_n or_o that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o right_o inform_v in_o that_o bloody_a command_n which_o he_o have_v give_v for_o the_o execution_n of_o all_o her_o countryman_n and_o for_o those_o who_o do_v not_o overcome_v this_o fearfulness_n that_o be_v that_o fear_v where_o no_o cause_n of_o fear_n be_v and_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o fear_n where_o god_n cause_n be_v by_o godly_a way_n promove_v though_o we_o do_v not_o always_o discern_v the_o way_n by_o which_o this_o be_v do_v for_o those_o man_n that_o frame_v imaginary_a fear_n to_o themselves_o to_o the_o withdraw_a or_o discourage_v of_o other_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n we_o see_v where_o such_o man_n be_v rank_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n when_o s._n john_n say_v the_o unbelieved_a the_o murderer_n the_o whoremonger_n the_o sorcerer_n the_o idolater_n 21.8_o apoc._n 21.8_o shall_v have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o lake_n of_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n we_o fee_v who_o lead_v they_o all_o into_o this_o irrecoverable_a precipitation_n the_o fearful_a that_o be_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n that_o distrust_v god_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o open_v we_o to_o any_o danger_n or_o distrust_v god_n instrument_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o go_v another_o way_n than_o he_o will_v have_v they_o go_v to_o end_v this_o there_o be_v no_o love_n of_o god_n without_o fear_n no_o law_n of_o god_n no_o god_n himself_o without_o fear_n and_o here_o as_o in_o very_a many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v our_o whole_a religion_n the_o whole_a service_n of_o god_n for_o here_o fear_v he_o include_v worship_n he_o reverence_v he_o obey_v he_o which_o counsel_n or_o commandment_n though_o it_o need_v no_o reason_n no_o argument_n yet_o the_o apostle_n do_v pursue_v with_o a_o argument_n and_o that_o constitute_v our_o second_v part._n now_o the_o apostle_n argument_n grow_v out_o of_o a_o double_a root_n part._n 2_o part._n one_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o god_n another_o from_o man_n from_o god_n thus_o imply_v if_o god_n be_v a_o father_n fear_v he_o for_o natural_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o power_n of_o a_o father_n to_o be_v great_a over_o his_o child_n and_o consequent_o the_o reverend_a fear_n of_o the_o child_n great_a towards_o he_o the_o father_n have_v potestatem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la &_o necis_fw-la a_o power_n over_o the_o life_n of_o his_o child_n he_o may_v have_v kill_v his_o child_n but_o that_o the_o child_n shall_v kill_v his_o father_n it_o never_o enter_v into_o the_o provision_n of_o any_o law_n and_o it_o be_v long_o before_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o suspicion_n of_o any_o lawmaker_n romulus_n in_o his_o law_n call_v every_o manslaughter_n parricidium_fw-la because_o it_o be_v paris_n occisio_fw-la he_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n a_o peer_n a_o creature_n equal_a to_o himself_o but_o for_o parricide_n in_o the_o late_a sense_n when_o parricide_n be_v patricide_n the_o kill_n of_o a_o father_n it_o come_v not_o into_o the_o jealousy_n of_o romulus_n law_n nor_o into_o the_o heart_n or_o hand_n of_o any_o man_n there_o in_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o cum_fw-la lege_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la seneca_n seneca_n &_o facinus_fw-la poena_fw-la monstravit_fw-la say_v their_o moral_a man_n that_o sin_n begin_v not_o till_o the_o law_n forbid_v it_o and_o only_o the_o punishment_n ordain_v for_o
it_o show_v that_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n he_o that_o curse_v father_n or_o mother_n shall_v sure_o die_v say_v moses_n 21.18_o exod._n 21.17_o deut._n 21.18_o and_o he_o that_o be_v but_o stubborn_a towards_o they_o shall_v die_v too_o the_o dutiful_a love_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n be_v so_o root_v in_o nature_n that_o demosthenes_n say_v it_o be_v against_o the_o impression_n and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o any_o child_n ever_o to_o love_v that_o man_n that_o have_v do_v execution_n upon_o his_o father_n though_o by_o way_n of_o justice_n and_o this_o natural_a obligation_n be_v not_o condition_v with_o the_o limitation_n of_o a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a father_n natura_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la bono_fw-mi patri_fw-la sed_fw-la patri_fw-la conciliavit_fw-la epictetus_n epictetus_n say_v that_o little_a great_a philosopher_n nature_n have_v not_o bind_v thou_o to_o thy_o father_n as_o he_o be_v a_o good_a father_n but_o mere_o as_o he_o be_v thy_o father_n now_o for_o the_o power_n of_o father_n over_o their_o child_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n that_o be_v the_o general_a practice_n of_o civil_a state_n the_o father_n have_v power_n upon_o the_o life_n of_o his_o child_n it_o fall_v away_o by_o discontinuance_n in_o a_o great_a part_n and_o after_o be_v abrogate_a by_o particular_a law_n but_o yet_o by_o a_o connivance_n admit_v in_o some_o case_n too_o for_o as_o in_o nature_n man_n be_v microcosmus_n a_o little_a world_n so_o in_o nature_n a_o family_n be_v a_o little_a state_n a_o little_a commonwealth_n and_o what_o power_n the_o magistrate_n have_v in_o that_o aristor_n aristor_n the_o father_n have_v in_o this_o ipsum_fw-la regnum_fw-la suaptenatura_fw-la imperium_fw-la est_fw-la paternum_fw-la the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n if_o it_o be_v keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o office_n tertul._n tertul._n be_v only_o to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o his_o people_n and_o gratius_n est_fw-la nomen_fw-la pietatis_fw-la quam_fw-la potestatis_fw-la authority_n be_v present_v in_o a_o more_o acceptable_a name_n when_o i_o be_o call_v a_o father_n then_o when_o i_o be_o call_v a_o master_n and_o therefore_o say_v seneca_n our_o ancestor_n mollify_v it_o thus_o ut_fw-la invidiam_fw-la dominis_n contumcliam_fw-la seruis_fw-la detraherent_fw-la that_o there_o may_v accrue_v no_o envy_n to_o the_o master_n for_o so_o great_a a_o title_n nor_o contempt_n upon_o the_o servant_n for_o so_o low_a a_o title_n they_o call_v the_o master_n patremfamilias_n the_o father_n of_o a_o household_n and_o they_o call_v the_o servant_n familiares_fw-la part_n and_o piece_n of_o the_o family_n so_o that_o in_o the_o name_n of_o father_n they_o understand_v all_o power_n and_o the_o first_o law_n that_o pass_v among_o the_o roman_n against_o parricide_n pompeia_n l._n pompeia_n be_v contra_fw-la interfectores_fw-la patrum_fw-la &_o dominorum_fw-la they_o be_v make_v equal_a father_n and_o sovereign_n and_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n itself_o honour_v thy_o father_n we_o see_v all_o the_o honour_n and_o fear_v and_o reverence_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n be_v convey_v in_o that_o name_n in_o that_o person_n the_o father_n be_v all_o as_o in_o the_o state_n of_o that_o people_n before_o they_o come_v to_o be_v settle_v both_o the_o civil_a part_n of_o the_o government_n and_o the_o spiritual_a part_n be_v all_o in_o the_o father_n that_o father_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n over_o all_o that_o family_n present_v god_n to_o thyself_o then_o as_o a_o father_n and_o thou_o will_v fear_v he_o and_o take_v knowledge_n that_o the_o son_n may_v not_o sue_v the_o father_n enter_v no_o action_n against_o god_n why_o he_o make_v thou_o not_o rich_a nor_o wise_a nor_o fair_a no_o nor_o why_o he_o elect_v or_o refuse_v without_o respect_n of_o good_a or_o bad_a work_n but_o take_v knowledge_n too_o that_o when_o by_o the_o law_n the_o father_n may_v punish_v the_o son_n with_o death_n he_o may_v not_o kill_v his_o son_n before_o he_o be_v pass_v three_o year_n in_o age_n before_o he_o be_v come_v to_o some_o demonstration_n of_o a_o ill_a and_o rebellious_a nature_n and_o disposition_n whatsoever_o god_n may_v do_v of_o his_o absolute_a power_n believe_v that_o he_o will_v not_o execute_v that_o power_n upon_o thou_o to_o thy_o condemnation_n till_o thy_o actual_a sin_n have_v make_v thou_o incapable_a of_o his_o love_n what_o he_o may_v do_v dispute_v not_o but_o be_v sure_a he_o will_v do_v thou_o no_o harm_n if_o thou_o fear_v he_o as_o a_o father_n now_o to_o bring_v that_o near_a to_o you_o sacerdotalis_fw-la sacerdotalis_fw-la which_o principal_o we_o intend_v which_o be_v the_o consideration_n and_o precaution_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o violate_v this_o power_n of_o god_n notify_v in_o this_o name_n of_o father_n we_o consider_v a_o threefold_a emanation_n or_o exercise_n of_o power_n in_o this_o father_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o threefold_a repeat_n of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o text_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o word_n be_v weighty_a always_o at_o the_o bottom_n for_o we_o have_v these_o word_n in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n in_o malachi_n and_o in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o evangelist_n in_o john_n and_o here_o in_o this_o apostle_n we_o have_v they_o of_o the_o last_o judgement_n 1.6_o mal._n 1.6_o in_o malachi_n he_o say_v a_o son_n honour_v his_o father_n if_o then_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n this_o god_n speak_v there_o to_o the_o priest_n to_o the_o levite_n 32.29_o exod._n 32.29_o for_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n have_v before_o as_o moses_n bid_v they_o consecrate_v their_o hand_n to_o god_n and_o punish_v by_o a_o zealous_a execution_n the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n and_o for_o this_o service_n god_n fasten_v the_o priesthood_n upon_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v in_o malachy_n time_n to_o connive_v at_o idolatry_n itself_o god_n who_o be_v himself_o the_o root_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o have_v trust_v they_o with_o it_o and_o they_o have_v abuse_v that_o trust_n and_o the_o priesthood_n then_o when_o the_o prophet_n be_v become_v a_o fool_n 9.7_o hose_n 9.7_o and_o the_o spiritual_a man_n mad_a or_o as_o s._n hierom_n read_v it_o arreptitius_fw-la that_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o god_n first_o of_o all_o turn_n upon_o the_o priest_n himself_o rebuke_n the_o priest_n interminate_v his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o priest_n for_o god_n be_v our_o high_a priest_n and_o therefore_o fear_v this_o father_n in_o that_o notion_n in_o that_o apprehension_n as_o a_o priest_n as_o thy_o high_a priest_n that_o refuse_v or_o receive_v thy_o sacrifice_n as_o he_o find_v they_o condition_v and_o if_o he_o look_v narrow_o be_v able_a to_o find_v some_o spot_n in_o thy_o pure_a lamb_n some_o sin_n in_o thy_o holy_a action_n some_o deviation_n in_o thy_o prayer_n some_o ostentation_n in_o thy_o alm_n some_o vain_a glory_n in_o thy_o preach_v some_o hypocrisy_n in_o thy_o hear_n some_o conceal_n in_o thy_o confession_n some_o reservation_n in_o thy_o restitution_n some_o relapse_n in_o thy_o reconciliation_n since_o thou_o call_v he_o father_n fear_v he_o as_o thy_o high_a priest_n so_o the_o word_n have_v their_o force_n in_o malachi_n and_o they_o appertain_v ad_fw-la potestatem_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o priest_n despise_v not_o that_o and_o then_o 8.42_o civilis_fw-la john_n 8.42_o in_o the_o second_o place_n which_o be_v in_o s._n john_n christ_n say_v if_o god_n be_v your_o father_n you_o will_v love_v i_o and_o this_o christ_n speak_v to_o the_o pharisee_n and_o to_o they_o not_o as_o sectary_n in_o religion_n but_o as_o to_o person_n in_o authority_n and_o command_v in_o the_o state_n as_o to_z ruler_n to_o governor_n to_o magistrate_n so_o christ_n say_v to_o pilate_n 13.11_o john_n 19.11_o rom._n 13.11_o thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o and_o so_o s._n paul_n there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n christ_n then_o charge_v the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o have_v the_o secular_a power_n in_o their_o hand_n they_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v he_o when_o he_o be_v do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n who_o be_v the_o root_n as_o of_o priesthood_n so_o of_o all_o civil_a power_n and_o magistracy_n also_o fear_v this_o father_n then_o as_o the_o civil_a sword_n the_o sword_n of_o justice_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o can_v open_v thou_o to_o the_o malicious_a prosecution_n of_o adversary_n and_o submit_v thou_o to_o the_o penalty_n of_o those_o law_n which_o in_o truth_n thou_o have_v never_o transgress_v thy_o father_n thy_o grandfather_n have_v sin_v against_o he_o and_o thou_o have_v be_v but_o reprieve_v for_o two_o session_n for_o two_o generation_n and_o now_o may_v come_v
for_o thou_o martyrium_fw-la martyrium_fw-la and_o his_o bless_a servant_n the_o martyr_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n do_v so_o for_o he_o and_o thou_o for_o his_o glory_n for_o thy_o example_n can_v there_o be_v any_o ill_a any_o loss_n in_o give_v thy_o life_n for_o he_o be_v it_o not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o reward_n itself_o the_o honour_n to_o suffer_v for_o he_o 10.30_o muk_n 10.30_o when_o christ_n say_v whosoever_o lose_v any_o thing_n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o hundred_o fold_n in_o house_n and_o land_n with_o persecution_n we_o need_v not_o limit_v that_o clause_n of_o the_o promise_n with_o persecution_n to_o be_v that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o persecution_n god_n will_v give_v we_o temporal_a blessing_n but_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n god_n will_v give_v we_o persecution_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v puff_v up_o by_o those_o temporal_a abundance_n by_o have_v a_o mixture_n of_o adversity_n and_o persecution_n and_o then_o tertul._n tertul._n what_o ill_o what_o loss_n be_v there_o in_o lay_v down_o this_o life_n for_o he_o quid_fw-la hoc_fw-la mali_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la martyrialis_fw-la mali_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la timorem_fw-la pudorem_fw-la tergiversationem_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la deplorationem_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o evil_n be_v this_o which_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o high_a ad_fw-la malum_fw-la martyriale_a to_o martyrdom_n to_o death_n do_v neither_o imprint_n in_o our_o holy_a predecessor_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n timorem_fw-la any_o fear_n that_o it_o will_v come_v not_z tergiversationem_fw-la any_o recant_v lest_o it_o shall_v come_v nor_o pudorem_fw-la any_o shame_n when_o it_o be_v come_v nor_o poenitentiam_fw-la any_o repentance_n that_o they_o will_v suffer_v it_o to_o come_v nor_o deplorationem_fw-la any_o lamentation_n by_o their_o heir_n and_o executor_n because_o they_o lose_v all_o when_o it_o be_v come_v quid_fw-la mali_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o evil_n can_v i_o call_v this_o in_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n for_o this_o lord_n of_o life_n cujus_fw-la reus_fw-la gaudet_fw-la idem_fw-la idem_fw-la when_o those_o martyr_n call_v that_o guiltiness_n a_o joy_n cujus_fw-la accusatio_fw-la votum_fw-la and_o the_o accusation_n a_o satisfaction_n cujus_fw-la poena_fw-la foelicitas_fw-la and_o the_o suffer_a perfect_a happiness_n love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o be_v the_o far_a of_o that_o commandment_n but_o love_n god_n above_o thyself_o for_o indeed_o in_o do_v so_o thou_o do_v but_o love_v thyself_o still_o remember_v that_o thy_o soul_n be_v thyself_o and_o as_o if_o that_o be_v lose_v nothing_o be_v gain_v so_o if_o that_o be_v gain_v nothing_o be_v lose_v whatsoever_o become_v of_o this_o life_n love_v he_o then_o dominus_fw-la dominus_fw-la as_o he_o be_v present_v to_o thou_o here_o love_v the_o lord_n love_n christ_n love_n jesus_n if_o when_o thou_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o lord_n thou_o find_v frown_n and_o wrinkle_n in_o his_o face_n apprehension_n of_o he_o as_o of_o a_o judge_n and_o occasion_n of_o fear_n do_v not_o run_v away_o from_o he_o in_o that_o apprehension_n look_v upon_o he_o in_o that_o angle_n in_o that_o line_n awhile_o and_o that_o fear_n shall_v bring_v thou_o to_o love_n and_o as_o he_o be_v lord_n thou_o shall_v see_v he_o in_o the_o beauty_n and_o loveliness_n of_o his_o creature_n in_o the_o order_n and_o succession_n of_o cause_n and_o effect_n and_o in_o that_o harmony_n and_o music_n of_o the_o peace_n between_o he_o and_o thy_o foul_a as_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n thou_o will_v fear_v he_o but_o no_o man_n fear_v god_n true_o but_o that_o that_o fear_v end_n in_o love_n love_v he_o as_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n christus_fw-la christus_fw-la that_o will_v have_v nothing_o perish_v that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o love_v he_o as_o he_o be_v christ_n that_o have_v make_v himself_o man_n too_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o perish_v love_v he_o as_o the_o lord_n that_o can_v show_v mercy_n and_o love_v he_o as_o christ_n who_o be_v that_o way_n of_o mercy_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v return_v again_o and_o again_o to_o that_o mysterious_a person_n christ_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o though_o the_o father_n never_o forbear_v to_o call_v the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n deiparam_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o god_n yet_o in_o damascens_n time_n they_o will_v not_o admit_v that_o name_n christiparam_n that_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o christ_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o reason_n to_o deny_v she_o that_o name_n now_o but_o because_o then_o that_o great_a heretic_n nestorius_n to_o avoid_v that_o name_n in_o which_o the_o rest_n agree_v deiparam_fw-la for_o he_o think_v not_o christ_n to_o be_v god_n invent_v a_o new_a name_n christiparam_n though_o it_o be_v true_a in_o itself_o that_o that_o bless_a virgin_n be_v christipara_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v the_o invention_n of_o a_o heretic_n and_o a_o fundamental_a heretic_n who_o though_o he_o think_v christ_n to_o be_v anoint_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n above_o his_o fellow_n yet_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v god_n damascen_n and_o his_o age_n refuse_v that_o addition_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n so_o reverent_o be_v they_o affect_v so_o jealous_o be_v they_o enamour_v of_o that_o name_n christ_n the_o name_n which_o employ_v his_o unction_n his_o commission_n the_o decree_n by_o which_o he_o be_v make_v a_o person_n able_a to_o redeem_v thy_o soul_n and_o in_o that_o contemplation_n say_v with_o andrew_n to_o his_o brother_n peter_n invenimus_fw-la messiam_fw-la i_o have_v find_v the_o messiah_n i_o can_v find_v no_o mean_n of_o salvation_n in_o myself_o nay_o no_o such_o mean_n to_o direct_v god_n upon_o by_o my_o prayer_n or_o by_o a_o wish_n as_o he_o have_v take_v but_o god_n himself_o have_v find_v a_o way_n a_o messiah_n his_o son_n shall_v be_v make_v man_n and_o inveni_fw-la messiam_fw-la i_o have_v find_v he_o and_o find_v that_o he_o who_o by_o his_o inearnation_n be_v make_v able_a to_o save_v i_o so_o he_o be_v christ_n by_o his_o actual_a passion_n have_v save_v i_o and_o so_o i_o love_v he_o as_o jesus_n christ_n love_v stephen_n all_o the_o way_n jesus_n jesus_n for_o all_o the_o way_n stephen_n be_v dispose_v to_o christ_n glory_n but_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n death_n suffer_v for_o he_o christ_n express_v his_o love_n most_o in_o open_v the_o window_n 7.56_o act_n 7.56_o the_o curtain_n of_o heaven_n itself_o to_o see_v stephen_n die_v and_o to_o show_v himself_o to_o stephen_n i_o love_v my_o saviour_n as_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n he_o that_o study_v my_o salvation_n and_o as_o christ_n make_v a_o person_n able_a to_o work_v my_o salvation_n but_o when_o i_o see_v he_o in_o the_o three_o notion_n jesus_n accomplish_v my_o salvation_n by_o a_o actual_a death_n i_o see_v those_o hand_n stretch_v out_o that_o stretch_v out_o the_o heaven_n and_o those_o foot_n rack_v to_o which_o they_o that_o rack_v they_o be_v footstool_n i_o hear_v he_o from_o who_o his_o near_a friend_n flee_v pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n and_o he_o who_o his_o father_n forsake_v not_o forsake_v his_o brethren_n i_o see_v he_o that_o clothes_n this_o body_n with_o his_o creature_n or_o else_o it_o will_v wither_v and_o clothes_n this_o soul_n with_o his_o righteousness_n or_o else_o it_o will_v perish_v hang_v naked_a upon_o the_o cross_n and_o he_o that_o have_v he_o that_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n cry_v out_o he_o thirst_v when_o that_o voice_n overtake_v i_o in_o my_o cross_a way_n in_o the_o world_n be_v it_o nothing_o to_o you_o all_o you_o that_o pass_v by_o 1.12_o lament_n 1.12_o behold_v and_o see_v if_o there_o by_o any_o sorrow_n like_v unto_o my_o sorrow_n which_o be_v do_v unto_o i_o wherewith_o the_o lord_n have_v afflict_v i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o fierce_a anger_n when_o i_o conceit_n when_o i_o contemplate_v my_o saviour_n thus_o i_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v a_o reverend_a adoration_n in_o that_o love_n i_o love_v christ_n and_o there_o be_v a_o mysterious_a admiration_n in_o that_o love_n but_o i_o love_v jesus_n and_o there_o be_v a_o tender_a compassion_n in_o that_o love_n and_o i_o be_o content_a to_o suffer_v with_o he_o and_o to_o suffer_v for_o he_o rather_o than_o see_v any_o diminution_n of_o his_o glory_n by_o my_o prevarication_n and_o he_o that_o love_v not_o thus_o that_o love_v not_o the_o lord_n god_n and_o god_n manifest_v in_o christ_n anathema_n maranatha_n which_o be_v our_o next_o and_o our_o last_n part._n whether_o this_o anathema_n be_v denounce_v by_o the_o apostle_n by_o way_n of_o imprecation_n imprecatio_fw-la 3_o part._n imprecatio_fw-la that_o he_o wish_v it_o so_o or_o pronounce_v by_o way_n
baptize_v be_v of_o this_o household_n and_o shall_v be_v relieve_v and_o receive_v but_o certain_o there_o be_v a_o race_n that_o have_v not_o this_o contesseration_n not_o these_o testimonial_a letter_n not_o this_o outward_a baptism_n among_o those_o herd_n of_o vagabond_n and_o incorrigible_a rogue_n that_o fill_v porch_n and_o barn_n in_o the_o country_n a_o very_a great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v never_o baptize_v people_n of_o a_o promiscuous_a generation_n and_o of_o a_o mischievous_a education_n ill_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n and_o never_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n no_o man_n receive_v a_o angel_n unaware_o for_o receive_v or_o harbour_v any_o of_o these_o neither_o have_v these_o any_o interest_n in_o the_o household_n of_o god_n for_o they_o have_v not_o their_o first_o contesseration_n and_o as_o there_o be_v sin_n which_o we_o be_v not_o bid_v to_o pray_v for_o so_o there_o be_v beggar_n which_o we_o be_v not_o bid_v to_o give_v to_o god_n appear_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o he_o appear_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o new_a in_o his_o messenger_n in_o his_o minister_n in_o his_o servant_n and_o that_o hospitality_n and_o those_o feast_n which_o can_v receive_v such_o angel_n those_o minister_n and_o messenger_n of_o god_n where_o by_o reason_n of_o excess_n and_o drunkenness_n by_o reason_n of_o scurril_a and_o licentious_a discourse_n by_o reason_n of_o wanton_a and_o unchaste_a provocation_n by_o reason_n of_o execrable_a and_o blasphemous_a oath_n these_o angel_n of_o god_n can_v be_v present_a but_o they_o must_v either_o offend_v the_o company_n by_o reprehension_n or_o prevaricate_v and_o betray_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n by_o their_o silence_n this_o be_v not_o abraham_n hospitality_n who_o commendation_n be_v that_o he_o receive_v angel_n those_o angel_n come_v and_o stand_v before_o abraham_n but_o till_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o run_v forth_o to_o they_o they_o come_v not_o to_o he_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o gospel_n come_v within_o their_o distance_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o receive_v they_o they_o can_v break_v open_a no_o door_n nor_o save_v you_o against_o your_o will_n the_o angel_n do_v as_o he_o that_o send_v he_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_v 3.20_o revel_v 3.20_o if_o the_o door_n be_v open_v he_o come_v in_o and_o sup_v with_o he_o what_o get_v he_o by_o that_o this_n he_o sup_v with_o i_o too_o say_v christ_n there_o he_o bring_v his_o dish_n with_o he_o he_o feed_v his_o host_n more_o than_o his_o host_n he_o this_o be_v true_a hospitality_n and_o entertainment_n of_o angel_n both_o when_o thou_o feed_v christ_n in_o his_o poor_a member_n abroad_o or_o when_o thou_o feed_v thy_o own_o soul_n at_o home_n with_o the_o company_n and_o conversation_n of_o true_a and_o religious_a christian_n at_o thy_o table_n for_o these_o be_v angel_n abraham_n then_o take_v these_o three_o for_o man_n and_o no_o more_o when_o as_o they_o be_v angel_n christus_fw-la an_fw-mi christus_fw-la but_o be_v they_o all_o angel_n and_o no_o more_o be_v not_o that_o one_o to_o who_o more_o particular_o abraham_n address_v himself_o and_o call_v he_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o god_n christ_n jesus_n this_o very_a many_o very_o learned_a among_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o only_o ask_v by_o way_n of_o problem_n and_o disputation_n but_o affirm_v doctrinal_o by_o way_n of_o resolution_n irenaeus_n think_v it_o and_o express_v it_o so_o elegant_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o pity_n if_o it_o be_v not_o true_a inseminatus_n est_fw-la ubique_fw-la in_o scripture_n be_v filius_fw-la dei_fw-la say_v he_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v sow_v in_o every_o furrow_n in_o every_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n you_o may_v see_v he_o grow_v up_o and_o he_o give_v a_o example_n out_o of_o this_o place_n cum_fw-la abraham_n loquens_fw-la cum_fw-la abraham_n comesurus_fw-la christ_n talk_v with_o abraham_n and_o he_o dine_v with_o he_o and_o they_o will_v say_v that_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o that_o place_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o abraham_n receive_v angel_n the_o word_n angel_n must_v not_o be_v too_o precise_o take_v for_o sometime_o angel_n in_o the_o scripture_n signify_v less_o than_o angel_n as_o john_n and_o malachy_n be_v call_v angel_n and_o sometime_o angel_n signify_v more_o than_o angel_n as_o christ_n himself_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o great_a council_n according_a to_o the_o septuagint_n so_o therefore_o 9_o esay_n 9_o they_o will_v say_v that_o though_o christ_n be_v there_o christ_n himself_o may_v be_v call_v so_o a_o angel_n or_o it_o may_v be_v just_o say_v by_o s._n paul_n that_o abraham_n do_v receive_v angel_n because_o there_o be_v two_o that_o be_v without_o question_n angel_n this_o lead_v hilary_n to_o a_o direct_a and_o a_o present_a resolution_n that_o abraham_n see_v christ_n and_o to_o exclaim_v gratulatory_o in_o his_o behalf_n quanta_fw-la fidei_fw-la vis_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o indiscreta_fw-la assistentium_fw-la specie_fw-la christum_fw-la internosceret_fw-la what_o a_o perspicacy_n have_v abraham_n faith_n who_o where_o they_o be_v all_o alike_o can_v discern_v one_o to_o be_v above_o they_o all_o make_v this_o then_o the_o question_n whether_o christ_n ever_o appear_v to_o man_n upon_o earth_n before_o his_o incarnation_n and_o the_o scripture_n not_o determine_v this_o question_n at_o all_o if_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v call_v to_o judge_v it_o it_o will_v still_o be_v a_o perplex_a case_n for_o they_o will_v be_v equal_a in_o number_n and_o in_o weight_n s._n augustine_n who_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o deny_v it_o say_v first_o for_o the_o general_a the_o great_a work_n of_o all_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v do_v by_o angel_n alone_o without_o concurrence_n of_o the_o son_n and_o for_o this_o particular_a say_v he_o concern_v abraham_n they_o who_o think_v that_o christ_n appear_v to_o abraham_n ground_n themselves_o but_o upon_o this_o reason_n that_o abraham_n speak_v to_o all_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o to_o one_o person_n and_o then_o say_v that_o father_n they_o may_v also_o observe_v that_o when_o this_o one_o person_n who_o they_o conclude_v to_o be_v christ_n be_v depart_v from_o the_o other_o two_o and_o that_o the_o other_o two_o go_v up_o to_o sodom_n 19.18_o gen_n 19.18_o there_o lot_n speak_v to_o those_o two_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n as_o to_o one_o person_n as_o abraham_n do_v before_o from_o this_o argumentation_n of_o s._n augustine_n this_o may_v well_o be_v raise_v that_o when_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v interpret_v and_o god_n action_n well_o understand_v by_o a_o ordinary_a way_n it_o be_v never_o necessary_a seldom_o safe_a to_o induce_v a_o extraordinary_a it_o be_v then_o a_o ordinary_a and_o familiar_a way_n for_o god_n to_o proceed_v with_o those_o his_o servant_n by_o angel_n but_o by_o his_o son_n so_o extraordinary_a as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o clear_a that_o ever_o it_o be_v do_v and_o therefore_o it_o need_v not_o be_v say_v nor_o admit_v in_o this_o place_n in_o this_o place_n this_o fall_v proper_o to_o be_v note_v that_o even_o in_o these_o three_o glorious_a angel_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o eminent_a difference_n one_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o abraham_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a man_n in_o the_o commission_n and_o to_o that_o one_o he_o address_v himself_o among_o the_o other_o angel_n which_o be_v the_o minister_n in_o god_n church_n one_o may_v have_v better_a ability_n better_a faculty_n than_o another_o and_o it_o be_v no_o error_n no_o weakness_n in_o a_o man_n to_o desire_v to_o confer_v with_o one_o rather_o then_o with_o another_o or_o to_o hear_v one_o rather_o than_o another_o but_o abraham_n do_v not_o so_o apply_v himself_o to_o one_o of_o the_o three_o that_o he_o neglect_v the_o other_o two_o no_o man_n must_v be_v so_o cherish_v so_o follow_v as_o that_o any_o other_o be_v thereby_o either_o defraud_v of_o their_o due_a maintenance_n or_o dis-heartened_n for_o want_n of_o due_a encouragement_n we_o have_v not_o the_o great_a use_n of_o the_o great_a star_n but_o we_o have_v more_o benefit_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v less_o than_o they_o because_o she_o be_v near_a to_o we_o it_o be_v not_o the_o depth_n nor_o the_o wit_n nor_o the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o preacher_n that_o pierce_v we_o but_o his_o nearness_n that_o he_o speak_v to_o my_o conscience_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v behind_o the_o hang_n when_o i_o sin_v and_o as_o though_o he_o have_v read_v the_o book_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n already_o something_n abraham_n see_v in_o this_o angel_n above_o the_o rest_n which_o draw_v he_o which_o moses_n do_v not_o express_v something_n a_o man_n find_v in_o one_o preacher_n above_o another_o which_o he_o can_v express_v and_o he_o may_v very_o lawful_o make_v his_o spiritual_a benefit_n
so_o but_o it_o be_v also_o to_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v none_o just_a and_o righteous_a 5.1_o jerem._n 5.1_o run_v to_o and_o fro_o through_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v god_n in_o the_o prophet_n and_o seek_v in_o the_o broad_a place_n if_o you_o can_v find_v a_o man_n if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o execute_v judgement_n that_o seek_v truth_n and_o i_o will_v pardon_v it_o where_o god_n do_v not_o intimate_v that_o he_o be_v unjust_a if_o he_o do_v not_o spare_v those_o that_o be_v unjust_a but_o he_o declare_v the_o general_a flood_n and_o inundation_n of_o unrighteousness_n upon_o earth_n that_o upon_o earth_n there_o be_v not_o a_o righteous_a man_n to_o be_v find_v if_o god_n have_v go_v no_o far_o in_o his_o promise_n to_o man_n then_o that_o if_o there_o be_v one_o righteous_a man_n he_o will_v save_v all_o this_o in_o effect_n have_v be_v nothing_o for_o there_o be_v never_o any_o man_n righteous_a in_o that_o sense_n and_o acceptation_n he_o promise_v and_o send_v one_o who_o be_v absolute_o righteous_a and_o for_o his_o sake_n have_v save_v we_o to_o collect_v all_o conclusio_fw-la conclusio_fw-la and_o bound_v up_o all_o in_o one_o bundle_n and_o bring_v it_o home_o to_o your_o own_o bosom_n remember_v that_o though_o he_o appear_v in_o man_n it_o be_v god_n that_o appear_v to_o abraham_n though_o man_n preach_v though_o man_n remit_v sin_n though_o man_n absolve_v god_n himself_o speak_v and_o god_n work_v and_o god_n seal_v in_o those_o man_n remember_v that_o nothing_o appear_v to_o abraham_n apprehension_n but_o man_n yet_o angel_n be_v in_o his_o presence_n though_o we_o bind_v you_o not_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o believe_v that_o every_o man_n have_v a_o particular_a angel_n to_o assist_v he_o enjoy_v your_o christian_a liberty_n in_o that_o and_o think_v in_o that_o point_n so_o as_o you_o shall_v find_v your_o devotion_n most_o exalt_v by_o think_v that_o it_o be_v or_o be_v not_o so_o yet_o know_v that_o you_o do_v all_o that_o you_o do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n angel_n and_o though_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o shall_v be_v so_o to_o we_o a_o strong_a bridle_n to_o consider_v that_o we_o do_v all_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n who_o see_v clear_a than_o they_o for_o he_o see_v secret_a thought_n and_o can_v strike_v immediate_o which_o they_o can_v do_v without_o commission_n from_o he_o yet_o since_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o magistrate_n or_o a_o preacher_n or_o a_o father_n or_o a_o husband_n keep_v man_n often_o from_o ill_a action_n let_v this_o prevail_v something_o with_o thou_o to_o that_o purpose_n that_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n be_v always_o present_a though_o thou_o discern_v they_o not_o remember_v that_o though_o christ_n himself_o be_v not_o among_o the_o three_o angel_n yet_o abraham_n apprehend_v a_o great_a dignity_n and_o give_v a_o great_a respect_n to_o one_o then_o to_o the_o rest_n but_o yet_o without_o neglect_v the_o rest_n too_o apply_v thyself_o to_o such_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o such_o physician_n of_o thy_o soul_n as_o thy_o own_o conscience_n tell_v thou_o do_v most_o good_a upon_o thou_o but_o yet_o let_v no_o particular_a affection_n to_o one_o defraud_v another_o in_o his_o duty_n nor_o impair_v another_o in_o his_o estimation_n and_o remember_v too_o that_o though_o god_n appear_v thus_o in_o three_o person_n be_v no_o irrefragable_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o trinity_n against_o the_o jew_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o convenient_a illustration_n of_o the_o trinity_n to_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o too_o curious_a in_o search_a reason_n and_o demonstration_n of_o the_o trinity_n but_o yet_o accustom_v thyself_o to_o meditation_n upon_o the_o trinity_n in_o all_o occasion_n and_o find_v impression_n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o the_o three_o faculty_n of_o thy_o own_o soul_n thy_o reason_n thy_o will_n and_o thy_o memory_n and_o seek_v a_o reparation_n of_o that_o thy_o trinity_n by_o a_o new_a trinity_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n by_o hope_n of_o he_o and_o by_o a_o charitable_a deliver_v he_o to_o other_o in_o a_o holy_a and_o exemplar_n life_n descend_v thou_o into_o thyself_o as_o abraham_n ascend_v to_o god_n and_o admit_v thy_o own_o expostulation_n as_o god_n do_v he_o let_v thy_o own_o conscience_n tell_v thou_o not_o only_o thy_o open_a and_o evident_a rebellion_n against_o god_n but_o even_o the_o immorality_n and_o incivility_n that_o thou_o do_v towards_o man_n in_o scandalize_a they_o by_o thy_o sin_n and_o the_o absurdity_n that_o thou_o commit_v against_o thyself_o in_o sin_v against_o thy_o own_o reason_n and_o the_o uncleanness_n and_o consequent_o the_o treachery_n that_o thou_o commit_v against_o thy_o own_o body_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v that_o thou_o have_v be_v not_o only_o in_o better_a peace_n but_o in_o better_a state_n and_o better_a health_n and_o in_o better_a reputation_n a_o better_a friend_n and_o better_a company_n if_o thou_o have_v finned_a less_o because_o some_o of_o thy_o sin_n have_v be_v such_o as_o have_v violate_v the_o band_n of_o friendship_n and_o some_o such_o as_o have_v make_v thy_o company_n and_o conversation_n dangerous_a either_o for_o tentation_n or_o at_o least_o for_o defamation_n tell_v thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v the_o judge_n as_o abraham_n tell_v god_n that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o if_o thou_o will_v judge_v thyself_o thou_o shall_v escape_v a_o severe_a judgement_n he_o tell_v god_n that_o he_o be_v judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n judge_v all_o that_o earth_n that_o thou_o be_v judge_v both_o thy_o kingdom_n thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o body_n judge_v all_o the_o province_n of_o both_o kingdom_n all_o the_o sense_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o all_o the_o faculty_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o thou_o shall_v leave_v nothing_o for_o the_o last_o judgement_n mingle_v not_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a together_o god_n do_v not_o so_o do_v not_o think_v good_a and_o bad_a all_o one_o do_v not_o think_v alike_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o of_o thy_o good_a deed_n as_o though_o when_o god_n grace_n have_v quicken_v they_o still_o thy_o good_a work_n be_v nothing_o thy_o prayer_n nothing_o thy_o alm_n nothing_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o acceptation_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o spare_v not_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o just_a continue_v not_o in_o thy_o belove_a sin_n because_o thou_o make_v god_n amend_v some_o other_o way_n and_o when_o all_o be_v do_v as_o in_o god_n towards_o abraham_n his_o mercy_n be_v above_o all_o so_o after_o all_o miserere_fw-la animae_fw-la tuus_fw-la be_v inercifull_a to_o thou_o own_o soul_n and_o when_o the_o effectual_a spirit_n of_o god_n have_v speak_v peace_n and_o comfort_n and_o seal_v a_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n to_o thy_o soul_n rest_n in_o that_o bless_a peace_n and_o enter_v into_o no_o such_o new_a judgement_n with_o thyself_o again_o as_o shall_v overcome_v thy_o own_o mercy_n with_o new_a distraction_n or_o new_a suspicion_n that_o thy_o repentance_n be_v not_o accept_v or_o god_n not_o full_o reconcile_v unto_o thou_o god_n because_o he_o judge_v all_o the_o earth_n can_v do_v wrong_a if_o thou_o judge_v thy_o earth_n and_o earthly_a affection_n so_o as_o that_o thou_o examine_v clear_o and_o judge_v true_o thou_o do_v not_o do_v right_a if_o thou_o extend_v not_o mercy_n to_o thyself_o if_o thou_o receive_v not_o and_o apply_v not_o cheerful_o and_o confident_o to_o thy_o soul_n that_o pardon_n and_o remission_n of_o all_o thy_o sin_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o that_o bless_a state_n have_v give_v thou_o commission_n to_o pronounce_v to_o thy_o own_o soul_n and_o to_o seal_v with_o his_o seal_n serm._n xliii_o preach_v at_o s._n dunstan_n upon_o trinity-sunday_n 1624._o mat._n 3.17_o and_o lo_o a_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v it_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o appropriate_v certain_a scripture_n to_o certain_a day_n for_o the_o celebrate_n of_o certain_a mystery_n of_o god_n or_o the_o commemorate_n of_o certain_a benefit_n from_o god_n they_o who_o consider_v the_o age_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n too_o high_a or_o too_o low_a too_o soon_o or_o too_o late_a either_o in_o the_o cradle_n as_o it_o be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o bedrid_a in_o the_o corruption_n of_o rome_n either_o before_o it_o be_v come_v to_o any_o growth_n when_o persecution_n nip_v it_o or_o when_o it_o be_v so_o overgrow_v as_o that_o prosperity_n and_o outward_a splendour_n swell_v it_o they_o that_o consider_v the_o church_n so_o will_v never_o find_v a_o good_a measure_n to_o direct_v our_o religious_a worship_n of_o god_n by_o for_o the_o outward_a liturgy_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n but_o as_o
god_n in_o heaven_n sanctify_v all_o their_o cross_n in_o this_o world_n inanimate_v all_o their_o worldly_a blessing_n rain_v down_o his_o blood_n into_o their_o emptiness_n and_o his_o balm_n into_o their_o wound_n make_v their_o bed_n in_o all_o their_o sickness_n and_o prepare_v their_o seat_n where_o he_o stand_v solicit_v their_o cause_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n and_o so_o the_o minister_n have_v the_o wing_n of_o a_o eagle_n that_o every_o soul_n in_o the_o congregation_n may_v see_v as_o much_o as_o he_o see_v that_o be_v a_o particular_a interest_n in_o all_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n so_o then_o these_o minister_n of_o god_n have_v that_o double_a use_n of_o their_o eagle_n wing_n first_o ut_fw-la volent_fw-la ad_fw-la escam_fw-la 9.26_o job_n 9.26_o as_o it_o be_v in_o job_n that_o they_o may_v fly_v up_o to_o receive_v their_o own_o food_n their_o instruction_n at_o the_o mouth_n and_o word_n of_o god_n and_o then_o ut_fw-la ubi_fw-la cadaver_n sit_fw-la ibi_fw-la statim_fw-la adsit_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o job_n also_o where_o the_o dead_a be_v 39.33_o job_n 39.33_o they_o also_o may_v be_v that_o where_o any_o lie_n pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la as_o s._n paul_n speak_v for_o dead_a 13.29_o 1_o cor._n 13.29_o as_o good_a as_o dead_a ready_a to_o die_v upon_o their_o deathbed_n they_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o assist_v they_o and_o to_o minister_v spiritual_a physic_n opportune_o seasonable_o proportionable_o to_o their_o spiritual_a necessity_n that_o they_o may_v pour_v out_o upon_o such_o sick_a soul_n that_o name_n of_o jesus_n which_o be_v oleum_fw-la effusum_fw-la a_o oil_n and_o a_o balm_n always_o pour_v and_o always_o spread_v itself_o upon_o all_o green_a wound_n and_o upon_o all_o old_a sore_n that_o they_o may_v minister_v to_o one_o in_o his_o hot_a and_o pestilent_a presumption_n a_o opiate_n of_o christ_n tristis_fw-la anima_fw-la a_o remembrance_n that_o even_o christ_n himself_o have_v a_o sad_a soul_n towards_o his_o death_n and_o a_o quare_fw-la dereliquisti_fw-la some_o apprehension_n that_o god_n though_o his_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o that_o therefore_o no_o man_n how_o righteous_a soever_o may_v presume_v or_o pass_v away_o without_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o then_o to_o minister_v to_o another_o in_o his_o lethargy_n and_o apoplexy_n and_o damp_n and_o inordinate_a dejection_n of_o spirit_n christ_n cordial_n and_o restorative_n in_o his_o clarifica_fw-la i_o pater_fw-la in_o a_o assurance_n that_o his_o father_n though_o he_o have_v lay_v he_o down_o here_o whether_o in_o a_o inglorious_a fortune_n or_o in_o a_o disconsolate_a bed_n of_o sickness_n will_v raise_v he_o in_o his_o time_n to_o everlasting_a glory_n so_o these_o eagle_n be_v to_o have_v wing_n to_o fly_v ad_fw-la cadaver_n to_o the_o dead_a to_o those_o that_o be_v so_o die_v a_o bodily_a death_n and_o also_o where_o any_o lie_v dead_a in_o the_o practice_n and_o custom_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v industrious_a and_o earnest_a in_o call_v they_o to_o life_n again_o so_o as_o christ_n do_v lazarus_n by_o call_v aloud_o not_o aloud_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o other_o man_n so_o to_o expose_v a_o sinner_n to_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n but_o aloud_o in_o his_o own_o ear_n to_o put_v home_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n thereby_o to_o plough_v and_o harrow_n that_o stubborn_a heart_n which_o will_v not_o be_v knead_v nor_o otherwise_o reduce_v to_o a_o uprightness_n for_o these_o use_n to_o raise_v themselves_o to_o heavenly_a contemplation_n and_o to_o make_v haste_n to_o they_o that_o need_v their_o assistance_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n have_v wing_n wing_n of_o great_a use_n especial_o now_o when_o there_o be_v coluber_fw-la in_o via_fw-la a_o snake_n in_o every_o path_n a_o seducer_n in_o every_o house_n when_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v busy_a because_o he_o know_v his_o time_n be_v short_a so_o his_o instrument_n be_v busy_a because_o they_o think_v their_o time_n be_v begin_v again_o therefore_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n have_v wing_n and_o then_o alae_fw-la sex_n alae_fw-la their_o wing_n be_v number_v in_o our_o text_n they_o have_v six_o wing_n for_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o most_o expositor_n those_o who_o s._n john_n present_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o these_o four_o creature_n here_o 6.3_o esa_n 6.3_o and_o those_o who_o the_o prophet_n esay_n call_v seraphim_n be_v the_o same_o person_n the_o same_o office_n and_o the_o same_o voice_n be_v attribute_v unto_o those_o seraphim_n there_o as_o unto_o these_o four_o creature_n here_o those_o as_o well_o as_o these_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o celebrate_v the_o trinity_n a_o in_o cry_v holy_a holy_a holy_a the_o holy_a ghost_n sometime_o present_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o seraphim_n in_o glory_n that_o they_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n and_o dispenser_n of_o the_o mystery_n and_o secret_n of_o god_n and_o to_o come_v a_o latere_fw-la from_o his_o council_n his_o cabinet_n his_o bosom_n and_o then_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o you_o may_v know_v that_o the_o dispensation_n of_o these_o mystery_n of_o your_o salvation_n be_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o mean_n of_o man_n take_v from_o among_o yourselves_o and_o that_o therefore_o you_o be_v not_o to_o look_v for_o revelation_n nor_o ecstasy_n nor_o vision_n nor_o transportation_n but_o to_o rest_v in_o god_n ordinary_a mean_n he_o bring_v those_o person_n down_o again_o from_o that_o glorious_a representation_n as_o the_o seraphim_n to_o creature_n of_o a_o inferior_a of_o a_o earthly_a nature_n for_o though_o it_o be_v by_o the_o sight_n and_o in_o the_o quality_n and_o capacity_n of_o those_o glorious_a seraphim_n that_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n receive_v his_o commission_n and_o instruction_n his_o order_n and_o his_o faculty_n yet_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o commission_n and_o the_o pursue_v of_o his_o instruction_n towards_o you_o and_o in_o your_o behalf_n be_v in_o that_o nature_n and_o in_o that_o capacity_n as_o they_o have_v the_o courage_n of_o the_o lion_n the_o laboriousnesse_n of_o the_o ox_n the_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o eagle_n and_o the_o affability_n of_o man._n these_o wing_a person_n then_o wing_v for_o their_o own_o sake_n and_o wing_a for_o you_o these_o minister_n of_o god_n thus_o design_v by_o esay_n as_o heavenly_a seraphim_n to_o procure_v they_o reverence_n from_o you_o and_o by_o s._n john_n as_o earthly_a creature_n to_o teach_v you_o how_o near_o to_o yourselves_o god_n have_v bring_v the_o mean_n of_o your_o salvation_n in_o his_o visible_a and_o sensible_a in_o his_o appliable_a and_o apprehensible_a ordinance_n be_v in_o both_o place_n that_o of_o esay_n and_o this_o in_o our_o text_n say_v to_o have_v six_o wing_n and_o six_o to_o this_o use_n in_o esay_n with_o two_o they_o cover_v their_o face_n with_o two_o their_o foot_n and_o with_o two_o they_o fly_v they_o cover_v their_o face_n not_o all_o over_o for_o then_o neither_o the_o prophet_n there_o nor_o the_o evangelist_n here_o can_v have_v know_v they_o to_o have_v have_v these_o likeness_n and_o these_o proportion_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n be_v not_o so_o cover_v so_o remove_v from_o we_o as_o that_o we_o have_v not_o mean_n to_o know_v they_o we_o know_v they_o by_o their_o face_n that_o be_v by_o that_o declaration_n which_o the_o church_n have_v give_v of_o they_o to_o we_o in_o give_v they_o their_o order_n and_o their_o power_n over_o we_o and_o we_o know_v they_o by_o their_o voice_n that_o be_v by_o their_o preach_n of_o such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o those_o article_n which_o we_o have_v suck_v in_o from_o our_o infancy_n the_o minister_n face_n be_v not_o so_o cover_v with_o these_o wing_n as_o that_o the_o people_n have_v no_o mean_n to_o know_v he_o for_o his_o call_n be_v manifest_a and_o his_o doctrine_n be_v open_a to_o proof_n and_o trial_n but_o they_o be_v say_v to_o cover_v their_o face_n because_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v confident_o they_o can_v look_v full_o upon_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n the_o evangelist_n themselves_o and_o they_o that_o ground_n their_o doctrine_n upon_o they_o all_o which_o together_o as_o we_o have_v often_o say_v make_v up_o these_o four_o person_n who_o esay_n call_v seraphim_n and_o s._n john_n inferior_a creature_n have_v not_o see_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n not_o all_o in_o the_o attribute_n and_o property_n of_o god_n not_o all_o in_o the_o decree_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n no_o not_o all_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o those_o purpose_n and_o decree_n we_o do_v not_o know_v all_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o do_v we_o do_v not_o know_v all_o that_o god_n intend_v in_o that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v our_o face_n be_v cover_v from_o have_v see_v
own_o will_n thou_o have_v quench_v hell_n if_o thou_o can_v be_v content_a willing_a to_o be_v in_o hell_n hell_n be_v not_o hell_n so_o if_o god_n save_v a_o man_n against_o his_o will_n heaven_n be_v not_o heaven_n if_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o come_v thither_o sorry_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v there_o he_o have_v not_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o then_o heaven_n be_v not_o heaven_n put_v not_o god_n to_o save_v thou_o by_o miracle_n god_n can_v save_v a_o image_n by_o miracle_n by_o miracle_n he_o can_v make_v a_o image_n a_o man_n if_o man_n can_v make_v god_n of_o bread_n certain_o god_n can_v make_v a_o man_n of_o a_o image_n and_o so_o save_v he_o but_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o his_o own_o image_n and_o afford_v thou_o mean_n of_o salvation_n use_v they_o god_n compel_v not_o man_n 14.23_o luke_n 14.23_o the_o master_n of_o the_o feast_n invite_v many_o solemn_o before_o hand_n they_o come_v not_o he_o send_v his_o servant_n to_o call_v in_o the_o poor_a upon_o the_o sudden_a and_o they_o come_v so_o he_o receive_v late_a comer_n and_o there_o be_v a_o compelle_fw-fr intrare_fw-la he_o send_v a_o servant_n to_o compel_v some_o to_o come_v in_o but_o that_o be_v but_o a_o servant_n work_v the_o master_n only_o invite_v he_o compel_v none_o we_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v certain_a compulsory_n to_o bring_v man_n hither_o the_o denounce_v of_o god_n judgement_n the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n excommunication_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v compulsory_n the_o state_n have_v compulsory_n too_o in_o the_o penal_a law_n but_o all_o this_o be_v but_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o house_n to_o church_n compelle_fw-fr intrare_fw-la we_o can_v compel_v they_o to_o come_v to_o the_o first_o seal_n to_o baptism_n we_o can_v compel_v man_n to_o bring_v their_o child_n to_o that_o sacrament_n but_o to_o salvation_n only_o the_o master_n bring_v and_o in_o that_o parable_n the_o master_n do_v only_o invite_v he_o compel_v none_o though_o his_o correction_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v compulsory_n yet_o even_o his_o correction_n be_v sweet_a invitation_n his_o correction_n be_v so_o far_o from_o compel_a man_n to_o come_v to_o heaven_n as_o that_o they_o put_v many_o man_n far_o out_o of_o their_o way_n and_o work_v a_o obduration_n rather_o than_o a_o obsequiousness_n with_o those_o therefore_o that_o neglect_n the_o mean_n that_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o in_o seal_v they_o in_o the_o forehead_n this_o angel_n have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o give_v they_o over_o to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o four_o destroy_a angel_n with_o those_o that_o attend_v those_o meann_n he_o proceed_v and_o in_o their_o behalf_n his_o donec_fw-la spare_v they_o till_o i_o have_v seal_v they_o become_v the_o bless_a virgin_n donec_fw-la 110.1_o mat._n 1.25_o psal_n 110.1_o she_o be_v a_o virgin_n till_o she_o have_v her_o child_n and_o a_o virgin_n after_o too_o and_o it_o become_v our_o bless_a saviour_n donec_fw-la he_o sit_v at_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n till_o his_o enemy_n be_v make_v his_o footstool_n and_o after_o too_o so_o these_o destroy_a angel_n that_o have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o till_o they_o be_v seal_v shall_v have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o after_o they_o be_v seal_v but_o they_o shall_v pass_v from_o seal_n to_o seal_v after_o that_o seal_n on_o the_o forehead_n ne_o erubeseant_fw-la euangelium_fw-la 1.16_o rom._n 1.16_o we_o sign_n he_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o token_n that_o hereafter_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n crucify_a he_o shall_v come_v also_o to_o those_o seal_n which_o our_o saviour_n recommend_v to_o his_o spouse_n 8.6_o cant._n 8.6_o set_v i_o as_o a_o seal_n on_o thy_o heart_n and_o as_o a_o seal_n on_o thy_o arm_n s._n ambrose_n collect_v they_o and_o connect_v they_o together_o signaculum_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o cord_n ut_fw-la diligamus_fw-la in_o front_n ut_fw-la confiteamur_fw-la in_o brachio_n ut_fw-la operemur_fw-la god_n seal_v we_o in_o the_o heart_n that_o we_o may_v love_v he_o and_o in_o the_o forehead_n that_o we_o may_v profess_v it_o and_o in_o the_o hand_n that_o we_o may_v declare_v and_o practice_v it_o and_o then_o the_o whole_a purpose_n of_o this_o bless_a angel_n in_o our_o text_n be_v perfect_v in_o we_o and_o we_o ourselves_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o solemnity_n of_o this_o day_n which_o we_o celebrate_v for_o we_o ourselves_o enter_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n by_o these_o three_o seal_n of_o belief_n of_o profession_n of_o work_n and_o practice_n sermon_n preach_v upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o s._n paul_n serm._n xlvi_o preach_v at_o s._n paul_n the_o sunday_n after_o the_o conversion_n of_o s._n paul_n 1624._o act_n 9.4_o and_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o let_v we_o now_o praise_v famous_a man_n and_o our_o father_n that_o beget_v we_o 44.1_o ecclus._n 44.1_o say_v the_o wiseman_n that_o be_v that_o assist_v our_o second_o generation_n our_o spiritual_a regeneration_n let_v we_o praise_v they_o commemorate_v they_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v great_a glory_n by_o they_o 2._o ver._n 2._o through_o his_o power_n from_o the_o beginning_n say_v he_o there_o that_o be_v it_o have_v always_o be_v the_o lord_n way_n to_o glorify_v himself_o in_o the_o conversion_n of_o man_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o men._n for_o he_o add_v 4._o ver._n 4._o they_o be_v leader_n of_o the_o people_n by_o their_o counsel_n and_o by_o their_o knowledge_n and_o learning_n meet_v for_o the_o people_n wise_a and_o eloquent_a man_n in_o their_o instruction_n and_o that_o be_v that_o god_n who_o give_v these_o gift_n for_o this_o purpose_n look_v for_o the_o employment_n of_o these_o gift_n to_o the_o edification_n of_o other_o to_o his_o glory_n there_o be_v of_o they_o that_o have_v leave_v a_o name_n behind_o they_o 8._o ver._n 8._o as_o it_o be_v also_o add_v in_o that_o place_n that_o be_v that_o though_o god_n can_v ample_o reward_v his_o servant_n in_o the_o next_o world_n yet_o he_o do_v it_o sometime_o in_o this_o world_n and_o though_o not_o with_o temporal_a happiness_n in_o their_o life_n yet_o with_o honour_n and_o commemoration_n and_o celebration_n of_o they_o after_o they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o this_o life_n they_o leave_v a_o name_n behind_o they_o and_o among_o they_o in_o a_o high_a place_n shine_v our_o bless_a and_o glorious_a apostle_n s._n paul_n who_o conversion_n the_o church_n celebrate_v now_o and_o for_o the_o celebration_n thereof_o have_v appoint_v this_o part_n of_o scripture_n from_o whence_o this_o text_n arise_v to_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o the_o day_n and_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v saul_n saul_n why_o persccute_a thou_o i_o there_o be_v word_n in_o the_o text_n that_o will_v reach_v to_o all_o the_o story_n of_o s._n paul_n conversion_n divisio_fw-la divisio_fw-la embrace_v all_o involve_v and_o enwrap_v all_o we_o must_v contract_v they_o into_o less_o than_o three_o part_n we_o can_v well_v those_o will_v be_v these_o first_o the_o person_n saul_n he_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o his_o humiliation_n his_o exinanition_n of_o himself_o his_o divest_v put_v off_o of_o himself_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o last_o his_o invest_n of_o christ_n his_o put_v on_o of_o christ_n his_o rise_n again_o by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o new_a inanimation_n a_o new_a soul_n breathe_v into_o he_o from_o christ_n he_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o now_o a_o re-distribution_n a_o sub-division_n of_o these_o part_n into_o their_o branch_n we_o shall_v present_v to_o you_o anon_o more_o opportune_o as_o we_o shall_v come_v in_o due_a order_n to_o the_o handle_n of_o the_o part_n themselves_o in_o the_o first_o the_o branch_n will_v be_v but_o these_o saul_n indisposition_n when_o christ_n take_v he_o in_o hand_n and_o christ_n work_n upon_o he_o what_o he_o find_v he_o what_o he_o leave_v he_o will_v determine_v our_o first_o part_n the_o person_n first_o then_o what_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n ante_fw-la 1._o part._n quid_fw-la ante_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v evidence_n enough_o against_o he_o and_o he_o give_v enough_o against_o himself_o of_o that_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v you_o may_v see_v a_o great_a many_o heavy_a piece_n a_o great_a many_o appliable_a circumstance_n if_o at_o any_o time_n at_o home_n you_o do_v but_o paraphrase_n and_o spread_v to_o yourselves_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n to_o this_o text_n take_v a_o little_a preparation_n from_o i_o adhuc_fw-la spirans_fw-la say_v the_o first_o verse_n saul_n yet_o breathe_v threaten_n and_o slaughter_n then_o when_o he_o be_v
15._o that_o some_o man_n be_v baptize_v pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la for_o dead_a that_o be_v as_o good_a as_o dead_a past_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n so_o he_o die_v then_o now_o belove_v who_o have_v see_v a_o father_n or_o a_o friend_n or_o a_o neighbour_n or_o a_o malefactor_n die_v 16.30_o luke_n 16.30_o and_o have_v not_o be_v affect_v with_o his_o die_a word_n nay_o father_n abraham_n say_v dives_n that_o will_v not_o serve_v that_o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n sermon_n will_v not_o serve_v their_o turn_n but_o if_o one_o go_v to_o they_o from_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v repent_v and_o the_o near_a to_o this_o be_v if_o one_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o be_v go_v to_o the_o dead_a if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o minute_n in_o heaven_n thou_o will_v believe_v he_o and_o will_v thou_o not_o believe_v he_o a_o minute_n before_o do_v not_o jacob_n observe_v the_o angel_n ascend_v as_o well_o as_o descend_v upon_o that_o ladder_n trust_v a_o good_a soul_n go_v to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o come_n from_o god_n and_o then_o as_o our_o casuist_n say_v that_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v in_o articulo_fw-la mortis_fw-la at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n by_o way_n of_o confession_n or_o otherwise_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n or_o when_o he_o undertake_v any_o action_n of_o danger_n because_o than_o he_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v die_v so_o when_o you_o come_v to_o hear_v we_o here_o who_o be_v come_v from_o god_n hear_v we_o with_o such_o a_o affection_n as_o if_o we_o be_v go_v to_o god_n as_o if_o you_o hear_v we_o upon_o our_o deathbed_n the_o pulpit_n be_v more_o than_o our_o deathbed_n for_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o same_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n here_o as_o if_o we_o be_v upon_o our_o deathbed_n and_o then_o god_n ordinance_n be_v more_o express_o execute_v here_o then_o there_o he_o that_o mingle_v falsehood_n with_o his_o last_o die_a word_n deceive_v the_o world_n inexcusable_o because_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o honest_a man_n but_o he_o that_o mingle_v false_a information_n in_o his_o preach_n do_v so_o much_o more_o because_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n himself_o they_o to_o who_o s._n paul_n speak_v there_o be_v say_v all_o to_o have_v weep_v and_o to_o have_v fall_v on_o paul_n neck_n and_o to_o have_v kiss_v he_o but_o it_o be_v add_v they_o sorrow_v most_o of_o all_o for_o those_o word_n that_o they_o shall_v see_v his_o face_n no_o more_o when_o any_o of_o those_o man_n to_o who_o for_o their_o holy_a call_n and_o their_o religious_a pain_n in_o their_o call_n you_o owe_v and_o pay_v a_o reverence_n be_v take_v from_o you_o by_o death_n or_o otherwise_o there_o be_v a_o godly_a sorrow_n due_a to_o that_o and_o in_o a_o great_a proportion_n in_o the_o death_n of_o one_o elisha_n king_n joash_n apprehend_v a_o ruin_n of_o all_o he_o weep_v over_o his_o face_n 13.14_o 2_o king_n 13.14_o and_o say_v o_o my_o father_n my_o father_n the_o chariot_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o horseman_n thereof_o he_o lose_v the_o solicitude_n of_o a_o father_n he_o lose_v the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o such_o prophet_n but_o when_o you_o have_v so_o sorrow_v for_o man_n upon_o who_o your_o devotion_n have_v put_v and_o just_o put_v such_o a_o valuation_n remember_v that_o a_o great_a loss_n than_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o thousand_o such_o man_n may_v fall_v upon_o you_o consider_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o candle_n and_o the_o candlestick_n between_o the_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o gospel_n itself_o between_o a_o religious_a man_n and_o religion_n itself_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o candlestick_n and_o the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o profane_v of_o religion_n be_v infinite_o a_o greaten_v loss_n then_o if_o hundred_o of_o the_o present_a labourer_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o we_o 2.5_o mat._n 8.12.21.43_o apoc._n 2.5_o the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n and_o that_o kingdom_n may_v be_v give_v to_o other_o which_o shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o the_o lord_n may_v come_v and_o come_v quick_o and_o remove_v our_o candlestick_n out_o of_o his_o place_n pray_v we_o that_o in_o our_o day_n he_o may_v not_o and_o true_o where_o god_n threaten_v to_o do_v so_o in_o the_o revelation_n it_o be_v upon_o a_o church_n of_o which_o god_n himself_o give_v good_a testimony_n the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n of_o her_o labour_n that_o be_v preach_v 2._o ver._n 2._o of_o her_o patience_n that_o be_v suffering_n of_o her_o impatience_n her_o not_o suffer_v the_o evil_a that_o be_v her_o integrity_n and_o impartiality_n without_o connivance_n or_o toleration_n and_o of_o she_o not_o faint_v that_o be_v perseverance_n and_o of_o she_o have_v the_o nicolaitan_n that_o be_v sincerity_n in_o the_o truth_n 6._o ver._n 6._o and_o a_o holy_a animosity_n against_o all_o false_a doctrine_n and_o yet_o say_v he_o i_o have_v something_o to_o say_v against_o thou_o when_o thou_o have_v testify_v their_o assiduity_n in_o preach_v their_o constancy_n in_o suffering_n their_o sincerity_n in_o believe_v their_o integrity_n in_o profess_v their_o perseverance_n in_o continue_v their_o zeal_n in_o hate_v of_o all_o error_n in_o other_o when_o thou_o thyself_o have_v give_v this_o evidence_n in_o their_o behalf_n can_v thou_o lord_n jesus_n have_v any_o thing_n to_o say_v against_o they_o what_o then_o shall_v we_o we_o that_o fail_v in_o all_o these_o look_v to_o hear_v from_o thou_o what_o be_v their_o crime_n because_o they_o have_v leave_v their_o first_o love_n leave_v the_o fullness_n of_o their_o former_a zeal_n to_o god_n cause_n now_o if_o our_o case_n be_v so_o much_o worse_a than_o they_o as_o that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o guilty_a of_o all_o those_o sin_n of_o which_o christ_n discharge_v they_o and_o have_v not_o only_o leave_v our_o first_o love_n but_o in_o a_o manner_n lose_v all_o our_o love_n all_o our_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o be_v come_v to_o a_o luke_fw-mi warmness_n in_o his_o service_n and_o a_o general_a neglect_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n how_o just_o may_v we_o fear_v not_o only_o that_o he_o will_v come_v and_o come_v quick_o but_o that_o he_o may_v possible_o be_v upon_o his_o way_n already_o to_o remove_v our_o candlestick_n and_o withdraw_v the_o gospel_n from_o we_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a thing_n to_o you_o to_o hear_v a_o paul_n a_o holy_a man_n say_v you_o shall_v see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o on_o this_o side_n the_o item_fw-la maledicti_fw-la go_v you_o accurse_v into_o hell_n fire_n there_o can_v be_v so_o sad_a a_o voice_n as_o to_o hear_v christ_n jesus_n say_v you_o shall_v see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o fancy_n dei_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la nobis_fw-la innotescit_fw-la say_v s._n augustin_n that_o be_v the_o face_n of_o god_n to_o we_o by_o which_o god_n manifest_v himself_o to_o we_o god_n manifest_v himself_o to_o we_o in_o the_o word_n and_o in_o the_o sacrament_n if_o we_o see_v not_o they_o in_o their_o true_a line_n and_o colour_n the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n sincere_o and_o religious_o preach_v and_o administer_v we_o do_v not_o see_v they_o but_o mask_n upon_o they_o and_o if_o we_o do_v not_o see_v they_o we_o do_v not_o see_v the_o face_n of_o christ_n and_o i_o can_v as_o well_o stand_v under_o his_o nescio_fw-la vos_fw-la which_o he_o say_v to_o the_o negligent_a virgin_n i_o know_v you_o not_o or_o his_o nescivi_fw-la vos_fw-la which_o he_o say_v to_o those_o that_o boast_v of_o their_o work_n 7.22_o mat._n 7.22_o i_o never_o know_v you_o as_o under_o this_o fearful_a thunder_n from_o his_o mouth_n you_o shall_v see_v my_o face_n no_o more_o i_o will_v absolute_o withdraw_v or_o i_o will_v suffer_v profaneness_n to_o enter_v into_o those_o mean_n of_o your_o salvation_n word_n and_o sacrament_n which_o i_o have_v so_o long_o continue_v in_o their_o sincerity_n towards_o you_o and_o you_o have_v so_o long_o abuse_v bless_a god_n say_v not_o so_o to_o we_o yet_o yet_o let_v the_o tree_n grow_v another_o year_n before_o thou_o cut_v it_o down_o and_o as_o thou_o have_v dig_v about_o it_o by_o bring_v judgement_n upon_o our_o neighbour_n so_o water_n it_o with_o thy_o former_a rain_n the_o dew_n of_o thy_o grace_n and_o with_o thy_o late_a rain_n the_o tear_n of_o our_o contrition_n that_o we_o may_v still_o seethy_o face_n here_o and_o hereafter_o here_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n hereafter_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n which_o thou_o have_v purchase_v for_o we_o with_o the_o inestimable_a price_n of_o thy_o
life_n or_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o christ_n though_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o be_v to_o be_v blot_v out_o and_o separate_v if_o i_o stay_v in_o the_o benefit_n that_o we_o be_v to_o make_v of_o the_o error_n of_o holy_a man_n be_v not_o that_o that_o man_n do_v this_o therefore_o i_o may_v do_v it_o but_o this_o god_n suffer_v that_o holy_a man_n to_o fall_v and_o yet_o love_v that_o good_a soul_n well_o god_n have_v not_o therefore_o cast_v i_o away_o though_o he_o have_v suffer_v i_o to_o fall_v too_o bread_n be_v man_n best_a sustenance_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v a_o dangerous_a surfeit_n of_o bread_n charity_n be_v the_o bread_n that_o the_o soul_n live_v by_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v a_o surfeit_n of_o charity_n i_o may_v mislead_v myself_o shrewd_o if_o i_o say_v sure_o my_o father_n be_v a_o good_a man_n my_o master_n a_o good_a man_n my_o pastor_n a_o good_a man_n man_n that_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n love_n by_o his_o manifold_a blessing_n upon_o they_o and_o therefore_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o do_v whatsoever_o i_o see_v they_o do_v be_v perfect_a even_o as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a 11.1_o mat._n 5.48_o 1_o cor._n 11.1_o be_v the_o example_n that_o christ_n give_v you_o be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o as_o i_o be_o of_o christ_n be_v â—he_n example_n that_o the_o apostle_n give_v you_o good_a example_n be_v good_a assistance_n but_o no_o example_n of_o man_n be_v sufficient_a to_o constitute_v a_o certain_a and_o constant_a rule_n all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n be_v not_o holy_a hence_o appear_v the_o vanity_n and_o impertinency_n of_o that_o calumny_n with_o which_o our_o adversary_n of_o the_o roman_a persuasion_n labour_n to_o oppress_v we_o that_o those_o point_n in_o which_o we_o depart_v from_o they_o can_v be_v well_o establish_v because_o therein_o we_o depart_v from_o the_o father_n as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o pretend_v a_o perpetual_a adhere_n to_o the_o father_n nor_o salvation_n to_o they_o who_o suspect_v any_o father_n of_o any_o mistake_n and_o they_o have_v think_v that_o one_o thing_n enough_o to_o discredit_v and_o blast_v and_o annihilate_v that_o great_a and_o useful_a labour_n which_o the_o centuriator_n the_o magdeburgenses_n take_v in_o compile_v the_o ecclesiastical_a story_n that_o in_o every_o age_n as_o they_o pass_v those_o author_n have_v lay_v out_o a_o particular_a section_n a_o particular_a chapter_n de_fw-fr navis_fw-la patrum_fw-la to_o note_v the_o mistake_n of_o the_o father_n in_o every_o age_n this_o they_o think_v a_o criminal_a and_o a_o heinous_a thing_n enough_o to_o discredit_v the_o whole_a work_n as_o though_o there_o be_v ever_o in_o any_o age_n any_o father_n that_o mistake_v nothing_o or_o that_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o note_v such_o a_o mistake_n and_o yet_o if_o those_o bless_a father_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o heaven_n be_v well_o affect_v with_o our_o celebrate_n or_o ill_o with_o our_o neglect_v their_o work_n certain_o they_o find_v much_o more_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o our_o adversary_n then_o of_o we_o never_o any_o in_o the_o reformation_n have_v speak_v so_o light_o nay_o so_o heavy_o so_o negligent_o nay_o so_o diligent_o so_o studious_o in_o diminution_n of_o the_o father_n as_o they_o have_v do_v one_o of_o the_o first_o jesuit_n proceed_v with_o modesty_n and_o ingenuity_n and_o yet_o say_v quaelibet_fw-la aetas_fw-la antiquitati_fw-la detulit_fw-la salmeron_n salmeron_n every_o age_n have_v be_v apt_a to_o ascribe_v much_o to_o the_o ancient_a father_n hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la asserimus_fw-la say_v he_o juniores_fw-la doctores_fw-la perspicaciores_fw-la this_o we_o must_v necessary_o acknowledge_v that_o our_o late_a man_n have_v see_v far_a than_o the_o elder_a father_n do_v his_o fellow_n jesuit_n go_v far_a hoc_fw-la omnes_fw-la dicunt_fw-la maldon_n maldon_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la probant_fw-la say_v he_o speak_v of_o one_o person_n in_o the_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n this_o the_o father_n say_v say_v he_o and_o late_a man_n too_o catholic_n and_o heretic_n all_n but_o none_o of_o they_o prove_v it_o he_o will_v not_o take_v their_o word_n not_o the_o whole_a church_n though_o they_o all_o agree_v but_o a_o bishop_n of_o as_o much_o estimation_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n as_o any_o mussuâ—_n cornel._n mussuâ—_n go_v much_o far_o be_v press_v with_o s._n augustins_n opinion_n he_o say_v nec_fw-la nos_fw-la tantillum_fw-la moveat_fw-la augustinus_n let_v it_o never_o trouble_v we_o which_o way_n s._n augustine_n go_v hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la illi_fw-la peculiare_a say_v he_o ut_fw-la alium_fw-la errorem_fw-la expugnans_fw-la alteri_fw-la ansam_fw-la praebeat_fw-la for_o this_o be_v inseparable_a from_o s._n augustine_n that_o out_o of_o a_o earnestness_n to_o destroy_v one_o error_n he_o will_v establish_v another_o nor_o do_v that_o bishop_n impute_v that_o distemper_n only_o to_o s._n augustine_n but_o to_o s._n hierome_n too_o of_o he_o he_o say_v in_o medio_fw-la positus_fw-la certamine_fw-la be_v door_n feriendi_fw-la adversarios_fw-la premit_fw-la &_o socios_fw-la s._n hierome_n lay_v about_o he_o and_o rather_o than_o miss_v his_o enemy_n he_o wound_v his_o friend_n also_o but_o all_o that_o may_v better_o be_v bear_v then_o this_o turpiter_fw-la errarunt_fw-la patres_fw-la the_o father_n fall_v foul_o into_o error_n and_o this_o better_o than_o that_o eorum_fw-la opinio_fw-la opinio_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la the_o father_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o heretic_n concur_v with_o the_o heretic_n who_o in_o the_o reformation_n have_v charge_v the_o father_n so_o far_o and_o yet_o baronius_n have_v if_o they_o do_v not_o oppress_v we_o with_o this_o calumny_n of_o neglect_v or_o undervalue_v the_o father_n we_o shall_v not_o make_v our_o recourse_n to_o this_o way_n of_o recrimination_n for_o god_n know_v if_o it_o be_v modest_o do_v and_o with_o the_o reverence_n in_o many_o respect_n due_a to_o they_o it_o be_v no_o fault_n to_o say_v the_o father_n fall_v into_o some_o fault_n yet_o it_o be_v rather_o our_o adversary_n observation_n than_o we_o that_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v chiliast_n millenarian_n and_o maintain_v that_o error_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n temporal_a happiness_n upon_o this_o earth_n between_o the_o resurrection_n and_o our_o actual_a and_o eternal_a possession_n of_o heaven_n it_o be_v their_o observation_n rather_o than_o we_o that_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n deny_v the_o dead_a a_o fruition_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v they_o rather_o then_o we_o that_o all_o the_o greek_a father_n and_o some_o of_o the_o latin_a assign_v god_n foreknowledge_n of_o man_n work_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o predestination_n it_o be_v their_o note_n that_o for_o the_o first_o six_o hundred_o year_n the_o general_a opinion_n and_o general_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o give_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o infant_n new_o baptize_v as_o a_o thing_n necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n they_o have_v note_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o present_a opinion_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n concern_v the_o conception_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n without_o original_a sin_n these_o note_n and_o imputation_n arise_v from_o their_o author_n and_o not_o from_o we_o and_o they_o have_v tell_v it_o we_o rather_o than_o we_o they_o indeed_o neither_o we_o nor_o they_o can_v dissemble_v the_o mistake_n of_o the_o father_n the_o father_n themselves_o will_v not_o have_v they_o dissemble_v hieron_n hieron_n de_fw-fr me_fw-it say_v s._n hierom_n ubicunque_fw-la de_fw-la meo_fw-la sensu_fw-la loquor_fw-la arguat_fw-la i_o quilibet_fw-la august_n august_n for_o my_o part_n wheresoever_o i_o deliver_v but_o my_o own_o opinion_n every_o man_n have_v his_o liberty_n to_o correct_v i_o it_o be_v true_a s._n augustine_n do_v call_v julian_n the_o pelagian_a to_o the_o father_n but_o it_o be_v to_o vindicate_v and_o redeem_v the_o father_n from_o those_o calumny_n which_o julian_n have_v lay_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o be_v multitudo_fw-la caecorum_fw-la a_o herd_n a_o swarm_n of_o blind_a guide_n and_o follower_n of_o one_o another_o and_o that_o they_o be_v conspiratio_fw-la perditorum_fw-la damn_v conspirator_n against_o the_o truth_n to_o set_v the_o father_n in_o their_o true_a light_n and_o to_o restore_v they_o to_o their_o lustre_n and_o dignity_n and_o to_o make_v julian_n confess_v what_o reverend_a person_n they_o be_v s._n aug._n call_v he_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o father_n but_o not_o to_o try_v matter_n of_o faith_n by_o they_o alone_o lactant._n lactant._n for_o sapientiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la adimit_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la judicio_fw-la majorum_fw-la inuenta_fw-la probat_fw-la that_o man_n deve_v himself_o of_o all_o discretion_n who_o
in_o this_o council_n this_o synedrion_fw-mi of_o seventy_o have_v continue_v though_o with_o some_o variation_n to_o this_o time_n when_o s._n paul_n be_v now_o call_v before_o they_o of_o this_o council_n of_o seventy_o this_o synedrion_fw-mi our_o bless_a saviour_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v he_o that_o say_v raca_n that_o be_v declare_v his_o anger_n by_o any_o opprobrious_a word_n of_o defamation_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o council_n of_o this_o council_n he_o speak_v when_o he_o say_v 10.17_o mat._n 5.22_o john_n 10.17_o for_o my_o sake_n they_o will_v deliver_v you_o up_o to_o the_o council_n and_o from_o this_o council_n it_o be_v not_o inconvenient_o thought_n that_o those_o messenger_n be_v send_v which_o be_v send_v to_o examine_v john_n baptist_n 1.19_o john_n 1.19_o whether_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n or_o no_o for_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v send_v and_o this_o council_n say_v josephus_n at_o first_o and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n consist_v of_o such_o person_n though_o after_o a_o three_o order_n be_v take_v in_o that_o be_v some_o principal_a man_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n to_o this_o council_n belong_v the_o conusance_n of_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a and_o of_o all_o person_n no_o magistrate_n no_o prophet_n be_v exempt_a from_o this_o court._n before_o this_o council_n be_v herod_n himself_o call_v for_o a_o execution_n do_v by_o his_o command_n which_o 17._o joseph_n l_o 14._o c._n 17._o though_o it_o be_v do_v upon_o a_o notorious_a malefactor_n yet_o be_v do_v without_o due_a proceed_n in_o law_n and_o therefore_o herod_n call_v before_o this_o council_n for_o it_o but_o by_o the_o way_n this_o be_v not_o do_v when_o herod_n be_v king_n as_o baronius_n do_v mischievous_o and_o seditious_o infer_v and_o argue_v as_o though_o this_o council_n be_v above_o the_o king_n herod_n at_o that_o time_n be_v very_o far_o from_o any_o imagination_n of_o be_v king_n his_o father_n antipater_n who_o then_o be_v alive_a have_v at_o that_o time_n no_o pretence_n to_o the_o kingdom_n but_o herod_n though_o young_a be_v then_o in_o a_o great_a place_n of_o government_n and_o for_o a_o misdemeanour_n there_o be_v call_v before_o this_o council_n which_o have_v jurisdiction_n over_o all_o but_o the_o king_n for_o so_o in_o the_o talmud_n itself_o the_o difference_n be_v express_o put_v sacerdos_n magnus_fw-la judicat_fw-la &_o judicatur_fw-la the_o high_a priest_n the_o great_a prelate_n in_o the_o clergy_n may_v have_v place_n in_o this_o council_n and_o may_v be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o this_o council_n judicat_fw-la &_o judicatur_fw-la so_o testimonium_fw-la dicit_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr eo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la he_o may_v go_v from_o the_o bench_n and_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o any_o man_n and_o he_o may_v be_v put_v from_o the_o bench_n and_o any_o man_n witness_n be_v receive_v against_o he_o but_o then_o of_o the_o king_n it_o be_v as_o express_o say_v of_o this_o council_n in_o that_o talmud_n nec_fw-la judicat_fw-la nec_fw-la judicatur_fw-la the_o king_n sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o no_o man_n lest_o his_o presence_n shall_v intimidate_v a_o accuse_a person_n or_o draw_v the_o other_o judge_n from_o their_o own_o opinion_n to_o he_o much_o less_o can_v the_o king_n be_v judge_v by_o any_o nec_fw-la testimonium_fw-la dicit_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la the_o king_n descend_v not_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o any_o man_n neither_o can_v any_o man_n be_v a_o witness_n against_o he_o it_o be_v therefore_o mischievous_o and_o seditious_o and_o treacherous_o and_o traitorous_o and_o in_o one_o comprehensive_a word_n papistical_o argue_v by_o baronius_n that_o this_o council_n be_v above_o the_o king_n but_o above_o all_o other_o person_n it_o be_v in_o some_o case_n in_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o council_n for_o matter_n of_o religion_n innovation_n in_o point_n of_o doctrine_n imputation_n upon_o great_a person_n in_o the_o church_n be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o any_o select_a committee_n but_o by_o the_o whole_a council_n the_o entire_a body_n the_o seaventy_n pecuniary_a matter_n and_o matter_n of_o defamation_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o a_o committee_n of_o any_o three_o matter_n that_o induce_v bodily_a punishment_n though_o it_o be_v but_o flagellation_n but_o a_o whip_a matter_n not_o under_o a_o committee_n of_o twenty_o three_o but_o so_o be_v all_o person_n and_o all_o cause_n distribute_v as_o that_o that_o court_n that_o council_n have_v conusance_n of_o all_o so_o that_o then_o s._n paul_n be_v before_o a_o competent_a and_o a_o proper_a judge_n and_o therefore_o bind_v to_o answer_v do_v he_o that_o that_o be_v our_o next_o disquisition_n and_o our_o second_o consideration_n in_o this_o part_n his_o end_n his_o purpose_n in_o proceed_v as_o he_o do_v his_o end_n be_v to_o dissolve_v the_o council_n for_o the_o present_a he_o see_v a_o tumultuary_a proceed_n for_o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la as_o the_o text_n say_v he_o be_v fain_o to_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o council_n before_o he_o can_v be_v hear_v he_o see_v the_o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n 2._o ver._n 2._o ananias_n the_o high_a priest_n so_o ill-affected_a towards_o he_o as_o that_o he_o command_v he_o extrajudicial_o to_o be_v smite_v he_o see_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o judge_n and_o spectator_n among_o who_o be_v the_o witness_n to_o be_v his_o declare_a enemy_n he_o see_v that_o if_o he_o proceed_v to_o a_o trial_n then_o he_o perish_v infallible_o irrecoverable_o and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o put_v off_o the_o trial_n for_o that_o time_n he_o do_v not_o deny_v nor_o decline_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o that_o court_n he_o have_v no_o eye_n to_o any_o foreign_a prince_n nor_o prelate_n there_o be_v among_o we_o that_o do_v so_o that_o deny_v that_o they_o can_v be_v traitor_n though_o they_o commit_v treason_n because_o they_o be_v subject_n to_o a_o foreign_a bishop_n and_o not_o to_o their_o natural_a king_n s._n paul_n do_v not_o so_o he_o do_v not_o calumniate_v nor_o traduce_v the_o proceed_n of_o that_o court_n nor_o put_v into_o the_o people_n ill_a opinion_n of_o their_o superior_n by_o lay_v aspersion_n upon_o they_o there_o be_v that_o do_v so_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o but_o his_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v only_o to_o put_v off_o the_o trial_n for_o that_o time_n till_o he_o may_v be_v receive_v to_o a_o more_o sober_a and_o calm_a and_o equitable_a hear_n and_o this_o certain_o be_v no_o ill_a end_n so_o his_o way_n be_v good_a what_o be_v that_o that_o be_v our_o next_o our_o three_o and_o last_o consideration_n in_o this_o part_n his_o way_n be_v by_o a_o twofold_a protestation_n pharisaei_n viae_fw-la pharisaei_n the_o first_o this_o man_n and_o brethren_n i_o be_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi the_o pharisee_n be_v a_o sect_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v ordinary_o conceive_v to_o have_v receive_v their_o name_n from_o division_n from_o separation_n from_o depart_v from_o that_o liberty_n which_o other_o man_n do_v take_v to_o a_o strict_a form_n of_o life_n of_o which_o among_o many_o other_o s._n hierome_n give_v we_o this_o evidence_n that_o the_o pharisee_n will_v fringe_n their_o long_a robe_n with_o thorn_n that_o so_o they_o may_v cut_v and_o tear_v and_o mangle_v their_o heel_n and_o leg_n as_o they_o go_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o people_n outward_a mortification_n and_o austerity_n be_v a_o specious_a thing_n and_o of_o great_a estimation_n among_o the_o jew_n you_o may_v see_v that_o in_o john_n baptist_n who_o be_v as_o much_o follow_v and_o admire_v for_o that_o as_o christ_n for_o his_o miracle_n though_o john_n baptist_n do_v no_o miracle_n for_o extraordinary_a austerity_n be_v a_o continual_a miracle_n as_o s._n hierome_n say_v of_o chastity_n habet_fw-la servata_fw-la pudicitia_fw-la martyrium_fw-la suum_fw-la chastity_n be_v a_o continual_a martyrdom_n so_o to_o surrender_v a_o man_n self_n to_o a_o continual_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o cold_a and_o watch_v and_o forbear_v all_o which_o all_o other_o enjoy_v a_o continual_a mortification_n be_v a_o continual_a miracle_n this_o make_v the_o pharisee_n gracious_a and_o acceptable_a to_o the_o people_n 26.5_o phil._n 3.5_o act._n 26.5_o therefore_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o make_v his_o protestation_n here_o only_o so_o that_o he_o have_v be_v as_o touch_v the_o law_n a_o pharisee_n nor_o as_o he_o make_v it_o in_o this_o book_n after_o the_o strict_a sect_n of_o our_o religion_n i_o live_v a_o pharisee_n that_o be_v heretofore_o i_o do_v but_o now_o after_o his_o conversion_n and_o after_o his_o apostolical_a commission_n he_o make_v it_o man_n and_o brethren_n i_o be_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi belove_a there_o be_v some_o thing_n in_o which_o all_o religion_n agree_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o if_o when_o i_o study_v this_o
holiness_n of_o life_n and_o fast_o and_o pray_v and_o submit_v myself_o to_o discreet_a and_o medicinal_a mortification_n for_o the_o subdue_a of_o my_o body_n any_o man_n will_v say_v this_o be_v papistical_a papist_n do_v this_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a protestation_n and_o no_o man_n be_v the_o less_o a_o protestant_n nor_o the_o worse_o a_o protestant_n for_o make_v it_o man_n and_o brethren_n i_o be_o a_o papist_n that_o be_v i_o will_v fast_o and_o pray_v as_o much_o as_o any_o papist_n and_o enable_v myself_o for_o the_o service_n of_o my_o god_n as_o serious_o as_o sedulous_o as_o laborious_o as_o any_o papist_n so_o if_o when_o i_o startle_v and_o be_o affect_v at_o a_o blasphemous_a oath_n as_o at_o a_o wound_n upon_o my_o saviour_n if_o when_o i_o avoid_v the_o conversation_n of_o those_o man_n that_o profane_a the_o lord_n day_n any_o other_o will_v say_v to_o i_o this_o be_v puritanical_a puritan_n do_v this_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a protestation_n and_o no_o man_n be_v the_o less_o a_o protestant_n nor_o the_o worse_o a_o protestant_n for_o make_v it_o man_n and_o brethren_n i_o be_o a_o puritan_n that_o be_v i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o be_v pure_a as_o my_o father_n in_o heaven_n be_v pure_a as_o far_o as_o any_o puritan_n now_o of_o these_o pharisee_n who_o be_v by_o these_o mean_n so_o popular_a sadducaei_fw-la sadducaei_fw-la the_o number_n be_v very_o great_a the_o sadducee_n who_o also_o be_v of_o a_o exemplary_a holiness_n in_o some_o thing_n but_o in_o many_o and_o important_a thing_n of_o different_a opinion_n even_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n from_o all_o other_o man_n be_v not_o so_o many_o in_o number_n but_o they_o be_v man_n of_o better_a quality_n and_o place_n in_o the_o state_n then_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o pharisee_n be_v and_o as_o they_o be_v more_o potent_a and_o able_a to_o do_v more_o mischief_n so_o have_v they_o more_o declare_v themselves_o to_o be_v bend_v against_o the_o apostle_n than_o the_o pharisee_n have_v do_v in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n 1._o ver._n 1._o the_o priest_n and_o the_o sadducee_n no_o mention_n of_o pharisee_n come_v upon_o peter_n and_o john_n be_v grieve_v that_o they_o preach_v through_o jesus_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o so_o again_o 5.17_o act._n 5.17_o the_o high_a priest_n rise_v up_o and_o all_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o which_o be_v say_v that_o text_n express_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n and_o be_v fill_v with_o indignation_n and_o some_o collect_v out_o of_o a_o place_n in_o eusebius_n that_o this_o ananias_n who_o be_v high_a priest_n at_o this_o time_n and_o have_v declare_v his_o ill_a affection_n to_o s._n paul_n as_o you_o hear_v before_o be_v a_o sadduce_v but_o i_o think_v those_o word_n of_o eusebius_n will_v not_o bear_v at_o least_o not_o enforce_v that_o nor_o be_v well_o apply_v to_o this_o ananias_n howsoever_o s._n paul_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o come_v to_o this_o protestation_n i_o be_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o in_o so_o do_v he_o can_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o nothing_o if_o he_o be_v as_o safe_a in_o his_o other_o protestation_n all_o be_v well_o for_o the_o hope_n and_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a be_o i_o call_v in_o question_n consider_v we_o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o this_o time_n call_v in_o question_n 21.23_o resurrectio_fw-la act._n 21.23_o direct_o and_o express_o for_o the_o resurrection_n you_o may_v see_v where_o he_o be_v apprehend_v that_o it_o be_v for_o teach_v against_o that_o people_n and_o against_o that_o law_n and_o against_o that_o temple_n so_o that_o he_o be_v indict_v upon_o pretence_n of_o sedition_n and_o profanation_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o therefore_o when_o s._n paul_n say_v here_o i_o be_o call_v in_o question_n for_o preach_v the_o resurrection_n he_o mean_v this_o if_o i_o have_v not_o preach_v the_o resurrection_n i_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v call_v in_o question_n nor_o shall_v be_v if_o i_o will_v forbear_v preach_v the_o resurrection_n no_o man_n persecute_v i_o no_o man_n appear_v against_o i_o but_o only_o they_o that_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n the_o sadducee_n do_v deny_v it_o the_o pharisee_n do_v believe_v it_o and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o likely_a and_o a_o lawful_a way_n to_o divide_v they_o and_o to_o gain_v time_n with_o such_o a_o purpose_n so_o far_o as_o david_n have_v when_o he_o pray_v o_o lord_n 55.9_o psal_n 55.9_o divide_v their_o tongue_n for_o it_o be_v not_o always_o unlawful_a to_o sow_v discord_n and_o to_o kindle_v dissension_n among_o man_n for_o man_n may_v agree_v too_o well_o to_o ill_a purpose_n so_o have_v you_o then_o see_v that_o though_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o conclude_v s._n paul_n or_o any_o holy_a man_n do_v this_o therefore_o i_o may_v do_v it_o which_o be_v our_o first_o part_n yet_o in_o this_o which_o s._n paul_n do_v here_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o may_v not_o be_v justify_v in_o he_o and_o imitate_v by_o we_o which_o be_v our_o second_o part_n remain_v only_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o accommodation_n of_o this_o to_o our_o present_a time_n and_o the_o appropriation_n thereof_o to_o ourselves_o and_o make_v it_o our_o own_o case_n the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o sadducee_n and_o pharisee_n and_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n arraign_v by_o both_o the_o sadducee_n be_v the_o great_a man_n the_o pharisee_n be_v the_o great_a number_n sadducaei_fw-la 3_o part._n sadducaei_fw-la so_o they_o be_v still_o the_o sadducee_n deny_v the_o resurrection_n and_o angel_n and_o spirit_n so_o they_o do_v still_o for_o those_o sadducee_n who_o we_o consider_v now_o in_o this_o part_n be_v mere_a carnal_a man_n man_n that_o have_v not_o only_o no_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o they_o but_o no_o soul_n no_o spirit_n of_o their_o own_o mere_a atheist_n and_o this_o carnality_n this_o atheism_n this_o sadducisme_n be_v see_v in_o some_o country_n to_o prevail_v most_o upon_o great_a person_n the_o sadducee_n be_v great_a person_n upon_o person_n that_o abound_v in_o the_o possession_n and_o office_n and_o honour_n of_o this_o world_n for_o they_o that_o have_v most_o of_o this_o world_n for_o the_o most_o part_n think_v lest_o of_o the_o next_o these_o be_v our_o present_a sadducee_n pharisaei_n pharisaei_n and_o then_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi have_v his_o name_n from_o pharas_n which_o be_v division_n separation_n but_o calvin_n derive_v the_o name_n not_o inconvenient_o from_o pharash_n which_o be_v exposition_n explication_n we_o embrace_v both_o extraction_n and_o acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n both_o separation_n and_o exposition_n for_o the_o pharisee_n who_o we_o consider_v now_o in_o this_o part_n be_v he_o that_o be_v separate_v from_o we_o there_o it_o be_v pharas_n separation_n and_o separate_v by_o follow_v private_a exposition_n there_o it_o be_v pharash_n exposition_n with_o a_o contempt_n of_o all_o antiquity_n and_o not_o only_o a_o undervaluation_n but_o a_o detestation_n of_o all_o opinion_n but_o his_o own_o and_o he_o who_o he_o have_v set_v up_o for_o his_o idol_n and_o as_o the_o sadduce_v our_o great_a and_o worldly_a man_n be_v all_o carnal_a all_o body_n and_o believe_v no_o spirit_n so_o our_o pharisee_fw-mi be_v so_o superspirituall_a as_o that_o he_o believe_v that_o be_v consider_v no_o body_n he_o imagine_v such_o a_o purification_n such_o a_o angelification_n such_o a_o deification_n in_o this_o life_n as_o though_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n be_v descend_v already_o or_o that_o god_n have_v give_v man_n but_o that_o one_o commandment_n love_n god_n above_o all_o and_o not_o a_o second_o too_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o our_o sadducee_n will_v have_v all_o body_n our_o pharisee_n all_o soul_n and_o god_n have_v make_v we_o of_o both_o and_o give_v we_o office_n proper_a to_o each_o now_o of_o both_o these_o sadducaus_fw-la duplex_fw-la sadducaus_fw-la the_o present_a sadduce_v the_o carnal_a atheist_n and_o the_o present_a pharisee_fw-mi the_o separatist_n that_o overvalue_v himself_o and_o bid_v we_o stand_v far_o off_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n for_o for_o the_o atheist_n there_o be_v david_n atheist_n and_o s._n paul_n atheist_n david_n that_o ascribe_v all_o to_o nature_n 14.2_o psal_n 14.2_o and_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n that_o will_v call_v no_o sudden_a death_n nor_o extraordinary_a punishment_n upon_o any_o enormous_a sinner_n a_o judgement_n of_o god_n nor_o any_o such_o deliverance_n of_o his_o servant_n a_o miracle_n from_o god_n but_o all_o be_v nature_n or_o all_o be_v accident_n and_o will_v have_v be_v so_o though_o there_o have_v be_v no_o god_n this_o be_v nature_n sadduce_v david_n atheist_n and_o then_o s._n paul_n atheist_n be_v he_o who_o though_o he_o do_v believe_v in_o god_n yet_o do_v not_o believe_v god_n in_o
to_o a_o particular_a consideration_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o sin_n nor_o to_o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o come_v to_o a_o miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la domine_fw-la to_o a_o sudden_a ejaculation_n o_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o how_o dare_v i_o do_v this_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o god_n it_o be_v much_o such_o a_o affection_n as_o be_v sometime_o in_o a_o felon_n take_v in_o the_o manner_n or_o in_o a_o condemn_a person_n bring_v to_o execution_n one_o desire_v the_o justice_n to_o be_v good_a to_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v bail_v he_o the_o other_o desire_v the_o sheriff_n to_o be_v good_a to_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o know_v he_o must_v do_v his_o office_n a_o sinner_n desire_v god_n to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o descend_v to_o particular_a consideration_n requisite_a in_o that_o business_n but_o yet_o this_o spiritual_a malefactor_n be_v in_o better_a case_n than_o the_o temporal_a be_v they_o desire_v they_o to_o be_v good_a to_o they_o who_o can_v do_v they_o no_o good_a but_o god_n be_v still_o able_a and_o still_o ready_a to_o reprieve_v they_o and_o to_o put_v off_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o judgement_n which_o execution_n be_v to_o take_v they_o out_o of_o this_o world_n under_o the_o guiltiness_n and_o condemnation_n of_o unrepented_a sin_n and_o therefore_o as_o s._n basil_n say_v in_o scala_fw-la prima_fw-la ascensio_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la humo_fw-la basal_n basal_n he_o that_o make_v but_o one_o step_n up_o a_o stair_n though_o he_o be_v not_o get_v much_o near_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o house_n yet_o he_o be_v get_v from_o the_o ground_n and_o deliver_v from_o the_o foulness_n and_o dampnesse_n of_o that_o so_o in_o this_o first_o step_n of_o prayer_n miscrere_fw-la mei_fw-la o_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o though_o a_o man_n be_v not_o establish_v in_o heaven_n yet_o he_o be_v step_v from_o the_o world_n and_o the_o miserable_a comforter_n thereof_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n yea_o he_o be_v of_o he_o in_o a_o direct_a line_n 3.8_o 1_o john_n 3.8_o and_o in_o the_o near_a degree_n he_o be_v the_o offspring_n the_o son_n of_o the_o devil_n 8.44_o john_n 8.44_o exit_fw-la patre_fw-la vestro_fw-la estis_fw-la say_v christ_n you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n now_o qui_fw-la se_fw-la à _fw-la maligni_fw-la patris_fw-la affinitate_fw-la submoverit_fw-la he_o that_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o such_o a_o father_n house_n though_o he_o be_v not_o present_o come_v to_o mean_n to_o live_v of_o himself_o basil_n basil_n quam_fw-la feliciter_fw-la patre_fw-la svo_fw-la orbatus_fw-la how_o bless_v how_o happy_a a_o orphan_n be_v he_o become_v how_o much_o better_a shall_v he_o find_v it_o to_o be_v fatherless_a in_o respect_n of_o such_o a_o father_n then_o masterless_a in_o respect_n of_o such_o a_o lord_n as_o he_o turn_v towards_o in_o this_o first_o ejaculation_n and_o general_a application_n of_o the_o soul_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n so_o much_o mercy_n as_o to_o look_v gracious_o towards_o i_o and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v by_o infinite_a degree_n a_o great_a work_n to_o make_v earth_n of_o nothing_o then_o to_o make_v the_o best_a creature_n of_o earth_n so_o in_o the_o regeneration_n of_o a_o sinner_n when_o he_o be_v to_o be_v make_v up_o a_o new_a creature_n his_o first_o beginning_n his_o first_o application_n of_o himself_o to_o god_n be_v the_o hard_a matter_n but_o though_o he_o come_v not_o present_o to_o look_v god_n full_o in_o the_o face_n nor_o conceive_v not_o present_o a_o assurance_n of_o a_o establish_a reconciliation_n a_o fullness_n of_o pardon_n a_o cancel_v of_o all_o former_a debt_n in_o a_o instant_n though_o he_o dare_v not_o come_v to_o touch_v god_n and_o lie_v hold_v of_o himself_o by_o receive_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n in_o the_o sacrament_n yet_o the_o evangelist_n call_v thou_o to_o a_o contemplation_n of_o much_o comfort_n to_o thy_o soul_n in_o certain_a preparatory_a access_n and_o approach_n behold_v say_v he_o that_o be_v look_v up_o and_o consider_v thy_o pattern_n behold_v 9.20_o mat._n 9.20_o a_o woman_n disease_a come_v behind_o christ_n and_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n for_o she_o say_v in_o herself_o if_o i_o may_v but_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n only_o i_o shall_v be_v whole_a she_o know_v there_o be_v virtue_n to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o she_o come_v as_o near_o that_o as_o she_o dare_v she_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o speak_v but_o she_o go_v no_o far_o but_o to_o speak_v to_o herself_o she_o say_v to_o herself_o say_v that_o gospel_n if_o i_o may_v but_o touch_v etc._n etc._n but_o christ_n jesus_n supply_v all_o perform_v all_o on_o his_o part_n abundant_o present_o he_o turn_v about_o say_v the_o text_n and_o this_o be_v not_o a_o transitory_a glance_n but_o a_o full_a sight_n and_o exhibit_v of_o himself_o to_o the_o fruition_n of_o her_o eye_n that_o she_o may_v see_v he_o he_o see_v she_o say_v s._n matthew_n her_n he_o do_v not_o direct_v himself_o upon_o other_o and_o leave_v out_o she_o and_o then_o he_o speak_v to_o she_o to_o overcome_v her_o bashfulness_n he_o call_v her_o daughter_n to_o overcome_v her_o diffidence_n he_o bid_v she_o be_v of_o comfort_n for_o she_o have_v meet_v a_o more_o powerful_a physician_n than_o those_o upon_o who_o she_o have_v spend_v her_o time_n and_o her_o estate_n one_o that_o can_v cure_v she_o one_o that_o will_v one_o that_o have_v already_o for_o so_o he_o say_v present_o thy_o faith_n have_v make_v thou_o whole_a from_o how_o little_a a_o spark_n how_o great_a a_o fire_n from_o how_o little_a a_o beginning_n how_o great_a a_o proceed_n she_o desire_v but_o the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o have_v all_o he_o belove_a in_o he_o his_o power_n and_o his_o goodness_n end_v not_o in_o she_o 14.36_o mat._n 14.36_o all_o that_o be_v sick_a be_v bring_v that_o they_o may_v but_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o as_o many_o as_o touch_v it_o be_v make_v whole_a it_o be_v far_o from_o a_o perfect_a faith_n that_o make_v they_o whole_a to_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o touch_v his_o garment_n seem_v not_o be_v not_o much_o neither_o be_v that_o desire_n that_o be_v always_o in_o themselves_o but_o in_o they_o that_o bring_v they_o but_o yet_o come_v thou_o so_o far_o come_v or_o be_v content_a to_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v bring_v by_o example_n to_o be_v bring_v by_o a_o statute_n to_o be_v bring_v by_o curiosity_n come_v any_o way_n to_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o his_o garment_n yea_o the_o hem_n of_o his_o servant_n of_o aaron_n garment_n and_o thou_o shall_v participate_v of_o the_o sweet_a ointment_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o hem_n of_o the_o garment_n come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n his_o church_n join_v with_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o saint_n love_v the_o body_n and_o love_v the_o garment_n too_o that_o be_v the_o order_n the_o discipline_n the_o decency_n the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n love_v even_o the_o hem_n of_o the_o garment_n that_o that_o almost_o touch_v the_o ground_n that_o be_v such_o ceremony_n as_o have_v a_o good_a use_n in_o their_o first_o institution_n for_o raise_v devotion_n and_o be_v free_v and_o purge_v from_o that_o superstition_n which_o as_o a_o rust_n be_v grow_v upon_o they_o though_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o touch_v the_o earth_n that_o be_v to_o have_v be_v induce_v by_o earthly_a man_n and_o not_o immediate_a institution_n from_o god_n yet_o love_v that_o hem_n of_o that_o garment_n those_o outward_a assistance_n of_o devotion_n in_o the_o church_n bring_v with_o thou_o a_o disposition_n to_o incorporate_v thyself_o with_o god_n people_n here_o and_o though_o thou_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o a_o particular_a consideration_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o remedy_n though_o that_o spirit_n that_o possess_v thou_o that_o sin_n that_o govern_v thou_o lie_v still_o a_o while_n and_o sleep_v under_o all_o the_o thunder_n which_o we_o denounce_v from_o this_o place_n so_o that_o for_o a_o while_o thou_o be_v not_o move_v nor_o affect_v with_o all_o that_o be_v say_v yet_o appropinquas_fw-la &_o nescis_fw-la as_o s._n augustine_n say_v when_o he_o come_v only_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o hear_v s._n ambrose_n preach_v at_o milan_n thou_o do_v come_v near_o and_o near_o to_o god_n though_o thou_o discern_v it_o not_o and_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o this_o bless_a exorcism_n this_o holy_a charm_n this_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o servant_n shall_v provoke_v and_o awaken_v that_o spirit_n of_o security_n in_o
he_o but_o his_o hinder_a part_n 33.23_o exod._n 33.23_o let_v that_o be_v his_o decree_n then_o when_o in_o his_o due_a time_n they_o come_v to_o execution_n for_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o they_o be_v work_n and_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v moses_n his_o body_n to_o be_v see_v when_o it_o be_v dead_a 34.6_o deut._n 34.6_o because_o than_o it_o can_v not_o speak_v to_o they_o it_o can_v not_o instruct_v they_o it_o can_v not_o direct_v they_o in_o any_o duty_n if_o they_o transgress_v from_o any_o god_n himself_o will_v not_o be_v speak_v to_o by_o we_o but_o as_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o and_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o work_n and_o as_o among_o man_n some_o may_v build_v and_o some_o may_v write_v and_o we_o call_v both_o by_o one_o name_n we_o call_v his_o building_n and_o we_o call_v his_o book_n his_o work_n so_o if_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o god_n this_o world_n which_o he_o have_v build_v and_o these_o scripture_n which_o he_o have_v write_v be_v his_o work_n and_o we_o speak_v of_o god_n in_o his_o work_n which_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o this_o text_n when_o we_o speak_v of_o he_o so_o as_o he_o have_v manifest_v himself_o in_o his_o miracle_n and_o as_o he_o have_v declare_v himself_o in_o his_o scripture_n for_o both_o these_o be_v his_o work_n there_o be_v decree_n in_o god_n but_o we_o can_v take_v out_o no_o copy_n of_o they_o till_o god_n himself_o exemplify_v they_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o the_o accomplish_n of_o the_o decree_n be_v the_o best_a publish_v the_o best_a notify_v of_o the_o decree_n but_o of_o his_o work_n we_o can_v take_v copy_n for_o his_o scripture_n be_v his_o work_n and_o we_o have_v they_o by_o translation_n and_o illustration_n make_v appliable_a to_o every_o understanding_n all_o the_o promise_n of_o his_o scripture_n belong_v to_o all_o and_o for_o his_o miracle_n his_o miracle_n be_v also_o his_o work_n we_o have_v a_o assurance_n that_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v do_v for_o any_o he_o will_v do_v again_o for_o we_o it_o be_v then_o his_o work_n upon_o which_o we_o fix_v this_o commemoration_n considerandus_fw-la deutipse_n in_o operibus_fw-la illis_fw-la considerandus_fw-la and_o this_o glorify_v of_o god_n but_o so_o as_o that_o we_o determine_v not_o upon_o the_o work_n itself_o but_o god_n in_o the_o work_n say_v unto_o god_n to_o he_o how_o terrible_a be_v thou_o that_o god_n in_o thy_o work_n it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o you_o to_o receive_v this_o note_n then_o when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o psalm_n come_v and_o see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o after_o come_v and_o hear_v all_o you_o that_o fear_v god_n in_o both_o place_n it_o be_v not_o 16._o psal_n 66.5_o verse_n 16._o venite_fw-la but_o item_fw-la it_o be_v lechu_n not_o come_v but_o go_v go_v out_o go_v forth_o abroad_o to_o consider_v god_n in_o his_o work_n go_v as_o far_o as_o you_o can_v stop_v not_o in_o yourselves_o nor_o stop_v not_o in_o any_o other_o till_o you_o come_v to_o god_n himself_o if_o you_o consider_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v his_o work_n make_v not_o scripture_n of_o your_o own_o which_o you_o do_v if_o you_o make_v they_o subject_a to_o your_o private_a interpretation_n my_o soul_n speak_v in_o my_o tongue_n else_o i_o can_v make_v no_o sound_n my_o tongue_n speak_v in_o english_a else_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o congregation_n so_o god_n speak_v by_o his_o son_n in_o the_o gospel_n but_o then_o the_o gospel_n speak_v in_o the_o church_n that_o every_o man_n may_v hear_v item_fw-la go_v forth_o stay_v not_o in_o yourselves_o if_o you_o will_v hear_v he_o and_o so_o for_o matter_n of_o action_n and_o protection_n come_v not_o home_n to_o yourselves_o stay_v not_o in_o yourselves_o not_o in_o a_o confidence_n in_o your_o own_o power_n and_o wisdom_n but_o item_fw-la go_v forth_o go_v forth_o into_o egypt_n go_v forth_o into_o babylon_n and_o look_v who_o deliver_v your_o predecessor_n predecessor_n in_o affliction_n predecessor_n in_o mercy_n and_o that_o god_n who_o be_v yesterday_o 13.8_o heb._n 13.8_o and_o to_o day_n and_o the_o same_o for_o ever_o shall_v do_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v yesterday_o to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o turn_v always_o to_o the_o commemoration_n of_o work_n but_o not_o your_o own_o item_fw-la go_v forth_o go_v far_o than_o that_o than_o yourselves_o far_o than_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n that_o when_o you_o commemorate_v your_o deliverance_n from_o a_o invasion_n and_o your_o deliverance_n from_o the_o vault_n you_o do_v not_o ascribe_v these_o deliverance_n to_o those_o saint_n upon_o who_o day_n they_o be_v wrought_v in_o all_o your_o commemoration_n and_o commemoration_n be_v prayer_n and_o god_n receive_v that_o which_o we_o offer_v for_o a_o thanksgiving_n for_o former_a benefit_n as_o a_o prayer_n for_o future_a item_fw-la go_v forth_o by_o the_o river_n to_o the_o spring_n by_o the_o branch_n to_o the_o root_n by_o the_o work_n to_o god_n himself_o and_o dicite_fw-la say_v unto_o he_o say_v of_o he_o quam_fw-la terribilis_fw-la tu_fw-la in_o tuis_fw-la which_o set_v we_o upon_o another_o step_n in_o this_o part_n to_o consider_v what_o this_o terriblenesse_n be_v that_o god_n express_v in_o his_o work_n though_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o timer_n and_o terror_n terribilis_fw-la terribilis_fw-la fear_n and_o terror_n yet_o the_o difference_n be_v not_o so_o great_a but_o that_o both_o may_v fall_v upon_o a_o good_a man_n not_o only_o a_o fear_n of_o god_n must_v but_o a_o terror_n of_o god_n may_v fall_v upon_o the_o best_a when_o god_n talk_v with_o abraham_n a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n fall_v upon_o he_o 15.12_o gen._n 15.12_o say_v that_o text._n the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n present_a and_o present_a in_o a_o action_n of_o mercy_n and_o yet_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n when_o god_n talk_v personal_o and_o presential_o with_o moses_n 13.6_o exod._n 13.6_o moses_n hide_v his_o face_n for_o say_v that_o text_n he_o be_v afraid_a to_o look_v upon_o god_n when_o i_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o i_o be_o bid_v to_o do_v in_o this_o text_n in_o those_o terrible_a judgement_n which_o he_o have_v execute_v upon_o some_o man_n and_o see_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o between_o i_o and_o the_o same_o judgement_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v the_o same_o sin_n and_o god_n be_v the_o same_o god_n i_o be_o not_o able_a of_o myself_o to_o die_v that_o glass_n that_o spectacle_n through_o which_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o god_n in_o what_o colour_n i_o will_v whether_o this_o glass_n shall_v be_v black_a through_o my_o despair_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o the_o cloud_n of_o my_o sin_n or_o red_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o i_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o a_o bath_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o son_n whether_o i_o shall_v see_v god_n as_o a_o dove_n with_o a_o olive_n branch_n peace_n to_o my_o soul_n or_o as_o a_o eagle_n a_o vulture_n to_o prey_n and_o to_o prey_v everlasting_o upon_o i_o whether_o in_o the_o deep_a flood_n of_o tribulation_n spiritual_a or_o temporal_a i_o shall_v see_v god_n as_o a_o ark_n to_o take_v i_o in_o or_o as_o a_o whale_n to_o swallow_v i_o and_o if_o his_o whale_n do_v swallow_v i_o the_o tribulation_n devour_v i_o whether_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o restore_v i_o or_o to_o consume_v i_o ay_o i_o of_o myself_o can_v tell_v i_o can_v look_v upon_o god_n in_o what_o line_n i_o will_v nor_o take_v hold_v of_o god_n by_o what_o handle_n i_o will_v he_o be_v a_o terrible_a god_n i_o take_v he_o so_o and_o then_o i_o can_v discontinue_v i_o can_v break_v off_o this_o terriblenesse_n and_o say_v he_o have_v be_v terrible_a to_o that_o man_n and_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o his_o terror_n it_o reach_v not_o to_o i_o why_o not_o to_o i_o in_o i_o there_o be_v no_o merit_n nor_o shadow_n of_o merit_n in_o god_n there_o be_v no_o change_n nor_o shadow_n of_o change_n i_o be_o the_o same_o sinner_n he_o be_v the_o same_o god_n still_o the_o same_o desperate_a sinner_n still_o the_o same_o terrible_a god_n but_o terrible_a in_o his_o work_n reverendus_fw-la reverendus_fw-la say_v our_o text_n terrible_a so_o as_o he_o have_v declare_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o his_o work_n his_o work_n be_v as_o we_o say_v before_o his_o action_n and_o his_o scripture_n in_o his_o action_n we_o see_v he_o terrible_a upon_o disobedient_a resister_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o despiser_n of_o the_o mean_n thereof_o not_o upon_o other_o we_o have_v no_o example_n of_o that_o in_o his_o word_n we_o accept_v this_o word_n in_o which_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o
which_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o gold_n without_o any_o intimation_n of_o any_o such_o lesser_a crown_n grow_v out_o of_o themselves_o this_o then_o be_v their_o new_a alchemy_n that_o whereas_o old_a alchemist_n pretend_v to_o make_v gold_n of_o courser_n metal_n these_o will_v make_v it_o of_o nothing_o out_o of_o a_o supposititious_a word_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o text_n they_o have_v hammer_v and_o beat_v out_o these_o aureolas_n these_o lesser_a crown_n and_o these_o aureolaes_n they_o ascribe_v only_o to_o three_o sort_n of_o person_n to_o virgin_n to_o martyr_n to_o doctor_n be_v then_o all_o the_o other_o saint_n without_o crown_n they_o must_v make_v shift_n with_o that_o beam_n which_o they_o have_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o christ_n for_o for_o these_o additional_a crown_n proceed_v from_o themselves_o they_o have_v none_o and_o yet_o say_v they_o there_o be_v saint_n which_o have_v some_o addition_n grow_v out_o of_o themselves_o though_o not_o aureolas_n little_a crown_n and_o those_o they_o call_v fructus_fw-la peculiar_a fruit_n grow_v out_o of_o themselves_o and_o for_o these_o fruit_n they_o distrain_v upon_o that_o place_n of_o matthew_n where_o christ_n say_v 13.6_o matt._n 13.6_o that_o some_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n a_o hundred_o fold_n some_o sixty_o and_o some_o thirty_o and_o the_o great_a measure_n they_o ascribe_v to_o virgin_n the_o sixty_o to_o widow_n and_o the_o thirty_o to_o marry_a person_n but_o only_o such_o marry_a person_n as_o have_v live_v continent_o in_o marriage_n so_o then_o to_o make_v this_o riddle_n of_o they_o as_o plain_a as_o the_o matter_n will_v admit_v they_o place_z salvation_n itself_o blessedness_n itself_o if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v content_a with_o that_o in_o that_o union_n with_o god_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o the_o saint_n but_o then_o they_o conceive_v certain_a dote_v as_o they_o call_v they_o certain_a disposition_n in_o this_o life_n by_o which_o some_o have_v make_v themselves_o fit_a to_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n in_o a_o near_a distance_n than_o a_o ordinary_a saint_n and_o these_o dote_v these_o endowment_n and_o disposition_n here_o produce_v those_o aureolas_n and_o those_o fructus_fw-la those_o lesser_a crown_n and_o those_o measure_n of_o fruit_n which_o be_v a_o particular_a joy_n not_o that_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n for_o so_o every_o saint_n be_v but_o that_o they_o have_v those_o dote_v those_o disposition_n to_o take_v that_o particular_a way_n of_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n the_o way_n of_o virginity_n the_o way_n of_o martydome_n and_o the_o way_n of_o preach_v for_o by_o this_o they_o become_v sancti_fw-la majores_fw-la as_o they_o call_v they_o saint_n in_o favour_n saint_n in_o office_n and_o fit_a to_o receive_v our_o petition_n and_o mediate_v between_o god_n and_o we_o than_o those_o who_o they_o call_v mediocres_fw-la and_o inferiores_fw-la saint_n of_o a_o middle_a form_n or_o of_o a_o inferior_a rank_n yet_o these_o be_v so_o far_o provide_v for_o by_o they_o too_o that_o we_o must_v pray_v also_o to_o these_o inferior_a saint_n either_o because_o i_o may_v have_v have_v a_o more_o particular_a interest_n in_o this_o life_n in_o that_o saint_n then_o in_o a_o great_a and_o so_o the_o readiness_n and_o the_o assiduity_n of_o that_o saint_n may_v recompense_v his_o want_n of_o power_n or_o else_o ad_fw-la tollendum_fw-la fastidium_fw-la lest_o a_o great_a saint_n shall_v grow_v weary_a of_o i_o if_o i_o trouble_v he_o every_o day_n and_o for_o every_o trifle_n in_o heaven_n and_o some_o other_o such_o reason_n it_o please_v they_o to_o assign_v why_o though_o some_o saint_n have_v more_o power_n with_o god_n than_o other_o yet_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o pray_v to_o all_o and_o thus_o they_o play_v with_o divinity_n as_o though_o after_o they_o have_v trouble_v all_o state_n with_o political_a divinity_n with_o their_o bull_n and_o breves_fw-la of_o rebus_fw-la sic_fw-la stantibus_fw-la that_o as_o long_o as_o thing_n stand_v thus_o this_o shall_v be_v catholic_a doctrine_n and_o otherwise_o when_o otherwise_o and_o in_o this_o political_a divinity_n machiavelli_n be_v their_o pope_n and_o after_o they_o have_v perplex_v understanding_n with_o philosophical_a divinity_n in_o the_o school_n and_o in_o that_o divinity_n aristotle_n be_v their_o pope_n they_o think_v themselves_o in_o courtesy_n or_o conscience_n bind_v to_o recreate_v the_o world_n with_o poetical_a divinity_n with_o such_o a_o heaven_n and_o such_o a_o hell_n as_o will_v stand_v in_o their_o verse_n and_o in_o this_o divinity_n virgil_n be_v their_o pope_n and_o so_o as_o melancthon_n say_v when_o he_o further_v the_o edition_n of_o the_o alcoran_n that_o he_o will_v have_v it_o print_v ut_fw-la videamus_fw-la quale_fw-la poema_fw-la sit_fw-la that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v what_o a_o piece_n of_o poetry_n the_o alcoran_n be_v so_o i_o have_v stop_v upon_o this_o point_n that_o you_o may_v see_v what_o a_o piece_n of_o poetry_n they_o have_v make_v of_o this_o problematicall_a point_n of_o divinity_n the_o disparity_n and_o degree_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n be_v this_o then_o thus_o settle_v scripture_n non_fw-la liquet_fw-la ex_fw-la scripture_n in_o the_o matter_n the_o difference_n of_o degree_n of_o glory_n we_o will_v not_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n we_o will_v not_o differ_v so_o as_o to_o induce_v a_o schism_n if_o they_o will_v handle_v such_o point_n problematical_o and_o no_o far_o but_o when_o upon_o matter_n of_o fact_n they_o will_v induce_v matter_n of_o faith_n when_o they_o will_v extend_v problematicall_a divinity_n to_o dogmatic_a when_o they_o will_v argue_v and_o conclude_v thus_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v thus_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v though_o he_o believe_v this_o therefore_o he_o can_v be_v save_v except_o he_o believe_v this_o when_o in_o this_o point_n in_o hand_n out_o of_o our_o acknowledgement_n of_o these_o degree_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o saint_n they_o will_v establish_v the_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n and_o of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n than_o we_o must_v necessary_o call_v they_o to_o the_o rule_n of_o all_o doctrine_n the_o scripture_n when_o they_o tell_v we_o historical_o and_o upon_o a_o historical_a obligation_n and_o for_o a_o historical_a certitude_n that_o peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o that_o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n we_o be_v not_o so_o froward_a as_o to_o deny_v they_o that_o but_o when_o upon_o his_o historical_a and_o personal_a be_v at_o rome_n they_o will_v build_v that_o mother_n article_n of_o a_o universal_a supremacy_n over_o all_o the_o church_n than_o we_o must_v necessary_o call_v they_o to_o the_o rule_n to_o the_o scripture_n and_o to_o require_v they_o to_o prove_v both_o his_o be_v there_o and_o his_o be_v bishop_n there_o by_o the_o scripture_n and_o either_o of_o these_o will_v trouble_v they_o as_o it_o will_v trouble_v they_o in_o our_o present_a case_n to_o assign_v evident_a place_n of_o scripture_n for_o these_o degree_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o saint_n of_o heaven_n for_o though_o we_o be_v far_o from_o deny_v the_o consentaneum_fw-la est_fw-la that_o it_o be_v reasonable_a it_o shall_v be_v and_o likely_a it_o be_v so_o and_o far_o from_o deny_v the_o piè_fw-la creditur_fw-la that_o it_o may_v advance_v devotion_n and_o exalt_v industry_n to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v so_o though_o we_o acknowledge_v a_o possibility_n a_o probability_n a_o very_a similitude_n a_o very_a truth_n and_o thus_o far_o a_o necessary_a truth_n that_o our_o endeavour_n may_v flag_n and_o slacken_v except_o we_o do_v embrace_v that_o help_n that_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n yet_o if_o we_o shall_v press_v for_o place_n of_o scripture_n so_o evident_a as_o must_v constitute_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v perchance_o none_o to_o be_v find_v to_o which_o very_o learned_a and_o very_o reverend_a expositor_n have_v not_o give_v convenient_a interpretation_n without_o induce_v any_o such_o necessity_n at_o least_o taxtu_fw-la minus_n ex_fw-la he_o taxtu_fw-la however_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n may_v seem_v to_o contribute_v more_o this_o proposition_n of_o our_o text_n in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n though_o it_o have_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o that_o have_v no_o inclination_n no_o inclinablenesse_n that_o way_n for_o in_o this_o text_n our_o saviour_n apply_v himself_o to_o his_o disciple_n in_o that_o wherein_o they_o need_v comfort_n that_o christ_n will_v go_v away_o that_o they_o may_v not_o go_v too_o that_o peter_n have_v get_v a_o non-obstante_a he_o may_v and_o they_o may_v not_o and_o christ_n give_v they_o that_o comfort_n that_o all_o might_n in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o mansion_n 3.16_o 1_o tim._n 3.16_o when_o the_o apostle_n present_v a_o great_a part_n of_o our_o christian_a religion_n together_o so_o as_o that_o he_o call_v
father_n and_o see_v he_o make_v we_o in_o he_o and_o then_o a_o three_o beam_n of_o this_o consolation_n be_v that_o in_o this_o house_n of_o his_o father_n mansiones_fw-la mansiones_fw-la thus_o by_o he_o make_v we_o there_o be_v mansion_n in_o which_o word_n the_o consolation_n be_v not_o place_v i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o there_o be_v not_o truth_n in_o it_o but_o the_o consolation_n be_v not_o place_v in_o this_o that_o some_o of_o these_o mansion_n be_v below_o some_o above_o stair_n some_o better_o seat_v better_o light_v better_o vault_v better_o fret_v better_o furnish_v than_o other_o but_o only_o in_o this_o that_o they_o be_v mansion_n which_o word_n in_o the_o original_a and_o latin_a and_o our_o language_n signify_v a_o remain_v and_o denote_v the_o perpetuity_n the_o everlastingness_n of_o that_o state_n a_o state_n but_o of_o one_o day_n because_o no_o night_n shall_v overtake_v or_o determine_v it_o but_o such_o a_o day_n as_o be_v not_o of_o a_o thousand_o year_n which_o be_v the_o long_a measure_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o of_o a_o thousand_o million_o of_o million_o of_o generation_n august_n august_n qui_fw-la nec_fw-la praeceditur_fw-la hesterno_fw-la nec_fw-la excluditur_fw-la crastino_fw-la a_o day_n that_o have_v no_o pridie_n nor_o postridie_fw-la yesterday_o do_v not_o usher_v it_o in_o nor_o to_o morrow_n shall_v not_o drive_v it_o out_o methusalem_n with_o all_o his_o hundred_o of_o year_n be_v but_o a_o mushroom_n of_o a_o night_n growth_n to_o this_o day_n and_o all_o the_o four_o monarchy_n with_o all_o their_o thousand_o of_o year_n and_o all_o the_o powerful_a king_n and_o all_o the_o beautiful_a queen_n of_o this_o world_n be_v but_o as_o a_o bed_n of_o flower_n some_o gather_v at_o six_o some_o at_o seven_o some_o at_o eight_o all_o in_o one_o morning_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o day_n in_o all_o the_o two_o thousand_o year_n of_o nature_n before_o the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o two_o thousand_o year_n of_o law_n before_o the_o gospel_n give_v by_o christ_n and_o the_o two_o thousand_o of_o grace_n which_o be_v run_v now_o of_o which_o last_o hour_n we_o have_v hear_v three_o quarter_n strike_v more_o than_o fifteen_o hundred_o of_o this_o last_o two_o thousand_o spend_v in_o all_o this_o six_o thousand_o and_o in_o all_o those_o which_o god_n may_v be_v please_v to_o add_v in_o domo_fw-la patris_fw-la in_o this_o house_n of_o his_o father_n there_o be_v never_o hear_v quarter_n clock_n to_o strike_v never_o see_v minute_n glass_n to_o turn_v no_o time_n less_o than_o itself_o will_v serve_v to_o express_v this_o time_n which_o be_v intend_v in_o this_o word_n mansion_n which_o be_v also_o exalt_v with_o another_o beam_n that_o they_o be_v multa_fw-la in_o my_o father_n house_n there_o be_v many_o mansion_n in_o this_o circumstance_n multa_fw-la multa_fw-la a_o essential_a a_o substantial_a circumstance_n we_o will_v consider_v the_o joy_n of_o our_o society_n and_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n since_o society_n and_o conversation_n be_v one_o great_a element_n and_o ingredient_n into_o the_o joy_n which_o we_o have_v in_o this_o world_n we_o shall_v have_v a_o association_n with_o christ_n himself_o for_o where_o he_o be_v it_o be_v his_o promise_n that_o we_o also_o shall_v be_v we_o shall_v have_v a_o association_n with_o the_o angel_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o we_o shall_v be_v such_o as_o they_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o association_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o not_o only_o so_o to_o be_v such_o as_o they_o but_o to_o be_v they_o 8.11_o mat._n 8.11_o and_o with_o all_o who_o come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o from_o the_o west_n and_o from_o the_o north_n and_o from_o the_o south_n and_o sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n where_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v enemy_n to_o one_o another_o as_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v stranger_n to_o one_o another_o and_o so_o far_o from_o envy_v one_o another_o as_o that_o all_o that_o every_o one_o have_v shall_v be_v every_o other_o possession_n where_o all_o soul_n shall_v be_v so_o entire_o knit_v together_o as_o if_o all_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n and_o god_n so_o entire_o knit_v to_o every_o soul_n as_o if_o there_o be_v as_o many_o god_n as_o soul_n be_v comfort_v then_o say_v christ_n to_o they_o for_o this_o which_o be_v a_o house_n and_o not_o a_o ship_n not_o subject_a to_o storm_n by_o the_o way_n nor_o wreck_n in_o the_o end_n my_o father_n house_n not_o a_o stranger_n in_o who_o i_o have_v no_o interest_n a_o house_n of_o mansion_n a_o dwelling_n not_o a_o sojourn_v and_o of_o many_o mansion_n not_o a_o abridgement_n a_o model_n of_o a_o house_n not_o a_o monastery_n of_o many_o cell_n but_o a_o extension_n of_o many_o house_n into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o live_a god_n this_o house_n shall_v be_v you_o though_o i_o depart_v from_o you_o christ_n be_v near_o we_o when_o we_o behold_v he_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n in_o heaven_n then_o when_o we_o seek_v he_o in_o a_o piece_n of_o bread_n or_o in_o a_o sacramental_a box_n here_o drive_a he_o not_o away_o from_o thou_o by_o wrangle_v and_o dispute_v how_o he_o be_v present_a with_o thou_o unnecessary_a doubt_n of_o his_o presence_n may_v induce_v fearful_a assurance_n of_o his_o absence_n the_o best_a determination_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n be_v to_o be_v sure_a that_o thou_o be_v real_o present_a with_o he_o by_o a_o ascend_a faith_n make_v sure_o thou_o own_o real_a presence_n and_o doubt_v not_o of_o he_o thou_o be_v not_o the_o far_o from_o he_o by_o his_o be_v go_v thither_o before_o thou_o no_o nor_o though_o peter_n be_v go_v thither_o before_o thou_o neither_o which_o be_v the_o other_o point_n in_o which_o the_o apostle_n need_v consolation_n they_o be_v trouble_v that_o christ_n will_v go_v and_o none_o of_o they_o and_o trouble_v that_o peter_n may_v go_v and_o none_o but_o he_o what_o man_n soever_o god_n take_v into_o heaven_n before_o thou_o though_o thy_o father_n that_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o education_n though_o thy_o pastor_n that_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o instruction_n though_o these_o man_n may_v be_v such_o in_o the_o state_n and_o such_o in_o the_o church_n as_o thou_o may_v think_v the_o church_n and_o state_n can_v subsist_v without_o they_o discourage_v not_o thyself_o neither_o admit_v a_o jealousy_n or_o suspicion_n of_o the_o providence_n and_o good_a purpose_n of_o god_n for_o as_o god_n have_v his_o panier_fw-ge full_a of_o manna_n and_o of_o quail_n and_o can_v pour_v out_o to_o morrow_n though_o he_o have_v pour_v they_o out_o plentiful_o upon_o his_o friend_n before_o so_o god_n have_v his_o quiver_n full_a of_o arrow_n and_o can_v shoot_v as_o powerful_o as_o heretofore_o upon_o his_o enemy_n i_o forbid_v thou_o not_o s._n paul_n wish_n cupio_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la to_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v therefore_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v with_o christ_n i_o forbid_v thou_o not_o david_n sigh_n hei_fw-la mihi_fw-la woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o must_v dwell_v so_o long_o with_o they_o that_o love_v not_o peace_n i_o only_o enjoin_v thou_o thy_o saviour_n veruntamen_fw-la yet_o not_o i_o but_o thy_o will_n o_o father_n be_v do_v that_o all_o thy_o wish_n may_v have_v relation_n to_o his_o purpose_n and_o all_o thy_o prayer_n may_v be_v inanimate_v with_o that_o lord_n manifest_a thy_o will_n unto_o i_o and_o conform_v my_o will_n unto_o thou_o so_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v affright_v as_o though_o god_n aim_v at_o thou_o when_o he_o shoot_v about_o the_o mark_n and_o thou_o see_v a_o thousand_o fall_v at_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o ten_o thousand_o at_o thy_o left_a nor_o discourage_v as_o though_o god_n have_v leave_v out_o thou_o when_o thou_o see_v he_o take_v other_o into_o garrison_n and_o leave_v thou_o in_o the_o field_n assume_v other_o to_o triumph_n and_o leave_v thou_o in_o the_o battle_n still_o for_o as_o christ_n jesus_n will_v have_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o have_v dye_v for_o thou_o though_o there_o have_v be_v no_o soul_n to_o have_v be_v save_v but_o thou_o so_o be_v he_o go_v up_o to_o heaven_n to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o thou_o though_o all_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o world_n be_v to_o be_v save_v as_o well_o as_o thou_o trouble_v not_o thyself_o with_o dignity_n and_o priority_n and_o precedency_n in_o heaven_n for_o consolation_n and_o devotion_n consist_v not_o in_o that_o and_o thou_o will_v be_v the_o less_o trouble_v with_o dignity_n and_o priority_n and_o precedency_n in_o this_o world_n for_o rest_n and_o quietness_n consist_v not_o in_o that_o serm._n lxxiv_o preach_v at_o whitehall_n the_o 30._o april_n 1620_o psal._n 144.15_o be_v the_o first_o psalm_n for_o the_o day_n bless_a
may_v easy_o make_v purgatory_n of_o a_o dream_n and_o of_o apparition_n and_o imaginary_a vision_n of_o sick_a or_o melancholic_a man_n it_o may_v then_o be_v of_o use_n to_o insist_v upon_o the_o survey_n of_o this_o build_n of_o they_o divisio_fw-la divisio_fw-la in_o these_o three_o consideration_n first_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o foundation_n upon_o what_o they_o raise_v it_o and_o that_o be_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o that_o be_v the_o grandmother_n error_n and_o then_o upon_o the_o building_n itself_o purgatory_n itself_o and_o that_o be_v the_o mother_n and_o last_o upon_o the_o outhouse_n or_o the_o furniture_n of_o this_o building_n and_o that_o be_v indulgence_n which_o be_v the_o child_n the_o issue_n of_o this_o mother_n and_o not_o such_o child_n as_o draw_v their_o parent_n dry_a but_o support_v and_o maintain_v their_o parent_n for_o but_o for_o these_o indulgence_n their_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o their_o purgatory_n will_v starve_v and_o starve_v they_o must_v all_o if_o they_o can_v draw_v their_o maintenance_n from_o no_o other_o place_n but_o this_o why_o be_v these_o man_n baptize_v for_o the_o dead_a first_o then_o for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o three_o part_n the_o foundation_n the_o grandmother_n mortuis_fw-la 1_o part._n oratio_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a the_o most_o tender_a mother_n the_o most_o officious_a nurse_n can_v have_v a_o more_o particular_a care_n how_o a_o newborn_a child_n shall_v be_v wash_v or_o swath_a or_o feed_v when_o they_o consider_v every_o drop_n of_o water_n every_o clout_n every_o pin_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o than_o god_n have_v of_o his_o infant_n church_n when_o he_o deliver_v it_o over_o to_o her_o foster-fathers_n her_o nursing-fathers_n her_o godfather_n moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o bind_v they_o by_o his_o instruction_n in_o every_o particular_a as_o he_o prescribe_v they_o how_o many_o direction_n he_o give_v what_o they_o shall_v eat_v what_o they_o shall_v wear_v how_o often_o they_o shall_v wash_v what_o they_o shall_v do_v in_o every_o religious_a in_o every_o civil_a action_n and_o yet_o never_o never_o any_o mention_n any_o intimation_n never_o any_o approach_n any_o inclination_n never_o any_o light_n no_o nor_o any_o shadow_n never_o any_o colour_n any_o colourablenesse_n of_o any_o command_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a in_o all_o the_o law_n no_o precept_n for_o it_o and_o this_o may_v imply_v a_o weakness_n in_o god_n government_n in_o so_o particular_a a_o law_n no_o precept_n of_o so_o important_a a_o duty_n in_o all_o the_o history_n no_o example_n and_o this_o may_v imply_v ill_a luck_n at_o least_o in_o so_o large_a a_o story_n no_o precedent_n of_o a_o office_n so_o necessary_a in_o all_o the_o gospel_n no_o promise_n annex_v to_o it_o and_o this_o do_v not_o imply_v but_o manifest_a a_o conclusion_n against_o it_o a_o exclusion_n of_o it_o there_o be_v then_o no_o precept_n no_o precedent_n no_o promise_n for_o it_o how_o come_v it_o into_o use_n and_o practice_v among_o the_o jew_n after_o the_o jew_n have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n conversant_a among_o the_o gentile_n judaei_n judaei_n and_o that_o as_o fresh_a water_n approach_v the_o sea_n contract_v a_o saltish_a a_o brackish_a taste_n so_o the_o jew_n receive_v impression_n of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v ever_o natural_o incline_v to_o this_o mis-devotion_n and_o left-handed_a piety_n of_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a in_o the_o faintness_n and_o languish_v of_o their_o religion_n when_o they_o be_v much_o decline_v from_o the_o exact_a observation_n thereof_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n enter_v that_o one_o example_n which_o have_v raise_v such_o a_o dust_n and_o blind_v so_o many_o eye_n we_o have_v mention_n of_o many_o funeral_n before_o that_o and_o after_o that_o of_o many_o too_o even_o in_o the_o time_n when_o christ_n be_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o never_o mention_v of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a but_o in_o this_o one_o place_n of_o this_o book_n i_o do_v not_o say_v in_o this_o one_o story_n for_o in_o this_o story_n report_v by_o josephus_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o but_o in_o this_o one_o book_n that_o be_v true_a that_o i_o have_v read_v that_o after_o christ_n time_n the_o rabbin_n lay_v hold_v upon_o it_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o custom_n and_o that_o be_v true_a which_o i_o have_v see_v that_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n continue_v it_o in_o practice_n for_o when_o one_o die_v for_o some_o certain_a time_n after_o appoint_v by_o they_o his_o son_n or_o some_o other_o near_o in_o blood_n or_o alliance_n come_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o there_o say_v and_o do_v some_o thing_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o dead_a father_n or_o grandfather_n respective_o but_o all_o this_o they_o have_v draw_v into_o practice_n from_o this_o one_o place_n from_o this_o book_n from_o which_o book_n the_o same_o rabbin_n draw_v a_o justification_n of_o a_o man_n kill_a himself_o because_o in_o this_o book_n they_o find_v a_o example_n of_o that_o in_o razis_n 14.37_o 2_o macc._n 14.37_o the_o rabbin_n take_v no_o better_a a_o ground_n for_o their_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a then_o for_o selfe-homicide_n only_a matter_n of_o fact_n out_o of_o a_o historical_a book_n which_o themselves_o do_v not_o believe_v to_o be_v canonical_a but_o how_o take_v this_o hold_n of_o christian_n that_o which_o wrought_v upon_o the_o jew_n christiani_n christiani_n prevail_v upon_o the_o new_a christian_n too_o for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o by_o much_o be_v gentile_n for_o few_o among_o the_o jew_n in_o comparison_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n they_o which_o come_v from_o gentilism_n retain_v still_o many_o impression_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v be_v former_o accustom_v unto_o and_o as_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n then_o out_o of_o a_o indulgence_n to_o these_o new_a convertits_fw-fr do_v suffer_v and_o tolerate_v the_o practice_n of_o many_o thing_n which_o these_o gentile_n bring_v with_o they_o as_o indeed_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n and_o of_o such_o a_o admission_n thing_n which_o rather_o than_o avert_v their_o new_a convertit_n from_o come_v to_o they_o by_o a_o utter_a abolish_n of_o all_o part_n of_o their_o former_a religion_n and_o worship_n of_o their_o god_n those_o bless_a father_n think_v fit_a to_o retain_v and_o turn_v to_o some_o good_a use_n than_o altogether_o to_o take_v they_o away_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o also_o in_o this_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a to_o which_o they_o as_o gentile_n have_v be_v former_o accustom_v the_o father_n do_v not_o oppose_v it_o with_o any_o peremptory_a earnestness_n with_o any_o vehement_a diligence_n partly_o because_o the_o thing_n itself_o argue_v and_o testify_v a_o good_a and_o tender_a and_o pious_a affection_n and_o though_o god_n do_v not_o ground_v his_o decree_n upon_o any_o disposition_n in_o man_n nature_n yet_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o decree_n god_n as_o he_o work_v in_o his_o church_n love_v to_o work_v upon_o a_o good_a nature_a man_n and_o partly_o also_o because_o this_o practice_n be_v but_o a_o practice_n only_o and_o no_o dogmatic_a constitution_n may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o practice_n thereof_o without_o shake_v any_o foundation_n or_o wound_v any_o article_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o last_o that_o we_o may_v speak_v truth_n with_o that_o holy_a boldness_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o truth_n because_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o father_n come_v to_o a_o clear_a understanding_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n for_o though_o they_o never_o doubt_v of_o the_o certain_a performance_n of_o god_n promise_n that_o all_o that_o die_v in_o he_o do_v rest_n in_o he_o yet_o where_o and_o how_o this_o rest_n be_v communicate_v to_o they_o admit_v more_o cloud_n than_o they_o can_v at_o all_o time_n dispel_v and_o scatter_v some_o arise_v from_o philosopher_n some_o from_o heretic_n some_o from_o ignorance_n some_o from_o heat_n of_o disputation_n so_o then_o tertul._n tertul._n at_o first_o it_o be_v a_o weed_n that_o grow_v wild_a in_o the_o open_a field_n among_o the_o gentile_n then_o because_o it_o bear_v a_o pretty_a flower_n the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a nature_n it_o be_v transplant_v into_o some_o garden_n and_o so_o become_v a_o private_a opinion_n or_o at_o least_o a_o practice_n among_o some_o christian_n and_o than_o it_o spread_v itself_o so_o far_o as_o that_o tertullian_n and_o he_o first_o of_o any_o take_v knowledge_n of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o true_o this_o of_o tertullian_n be_v very_o early_o within_o little_a more_o than_o two_o hundred_o
baptize_v for_o the_o dead_a as_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o be_v no_o precept_n no_o precedent_n part_n 2_o part_n no_o promise_n for_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a so_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n they_o confess_v there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n no_o such_o place_n as_o can_v purify_v a_o soul_n to_o that_o cleanness_n as_o to_o deliver_v it_o up_o to_o heaven_n for_o thither_o to_o heaven_n no_o soul_n say_v they_o have_v access_n till_o after_o christ_n ascension_n but_o as_o the_o first_o mention_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v in_o time_n of_o the_o maccabee_n so_o much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n be_v the_o first_o stone_n of_o purgatory_n lay_v and_o lay_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o plato_n for_o tertul._n plato_n tertul._n hareticorum_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la philosophi_fw-la say_v tertullian_n the_o philosopher_n be_v the_o patriarch_n of_o heretic_n evermore_o they_o have_v recourse_n to_o they_o and_o then_o plato_n be_v the_o author_n of_o purgatory_n we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o greek_a church_n do_v acknowledge_v purgatory_n that_o be_v that_o greek_a church_n of_o which_o plato_n be_v a_o patriarch_n for_o for_o the_o christian_n greek_n church_n that_o never_o acknowledge_v purgatory_n so_o as_o the_o roman_a that_o be_v a_o place_n of_o torment_n from_o which_o our_o prayer_n here_o may_v deliver_v soul_n there_o but_o yet_o plato_n invention_n or_o his_o manner_n of_o express_v it_o 326._o eusebius_n anno_fw-la 326._o take_v such_o root_n and_o such_o hold_n as_o that_o eusebius_n when_o he_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o purgatory_n deliver_v it_o in_o the_o very_a word_n of_o plato_n and_o make_v plato_n word_n his_o word_n and_o plato_n his_o patriarch_n for_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o latin_a church_n have_v patriarch_n too_o for_o this_o doctrine_n though_o not_o philosopher_n yet_o poet_n for_o of_o that_o which_o virgil_n say_v of_o purgatory_n 290._o virgil._n lactantius_n anno_fw-la 290._o lactantius_n say_v propemodum_fw-la vera_fw-la virgil_n be_v very_o near_o the_o truth_n virgil_n be_v almost_o a_o catholic_n but_o then_o late_a man_n say_v haec_fw-la prorsus_fw-la vera_fw-la this_o be_v absolute_o true_a that_o virgil_n say_v and_o virgil_n be_v a_o perfect_a a_o downright_a catholic_a for_o a_o upright_a catholic_a in_o the_o point_n of_o purgatory_n be_v hard_o to_o find_v these_o than_o be_v the_o first_o patriarch_n of_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n philosopher_n and_o poet_n and_o when_o it_o come_v far_o to_o christian_n it_o gain_v not_o much_o at_o first_o for_o the_o first_o mention_n of_o purgatory_n among_o christian_n have_v this_o double_a ill_a luck_n that_o first_o it_o be_v in_o a_o book_n which_o no_o side_n believe_v the_o book_n call_v pastor_n who_o author_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hermes_n hermes_n hermes_n and_o he_o fancy_v to_o be_v s._n paul_n disciple_n and_o than_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o purgatory_n in_o that_o book_n be_v put_v into_o a_o old_a woman_n mouth_n and_o so_o make_v a_o old_a wife_n tale_n she_o tell_v that_o she_o have_v a_o vision_n of_o stone_n fall_v from_o a_o tower_n and_o then_o mend_v after_o they_o be_v fall_v and_o lay_v in_o the_o build_n again_o and_o this_o tower_n must_v be_v the_o church_n and_o these_o fall_v stone_n must_v be_v soul_n in_o purgatory_n and_o then_o they_o must_v be_v make_v fit_a to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o uppermost_a part_n of_o the_o building_n in_o the_o triumphant_a church_n but_o to_o consider_v this_o plant_n in_o better_a ground_n than_o philosopher_n or_o poet_n or_o old_a wife_n tale_n alexan._n clem._n alexan._n or_o supposititious_a book_n among_o man_n of_o more_o weight_n and_o gravity_n clement_n of_o alexandria_n within_o little_a more_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n speak_v doubtful_o uncertain_o suspicious_o disputable_o of_o purgatory_n and_o within_o twenty_o year_n after_o he_o origen_n origen_n origen_n who_o be_v evermore_o transport_v beyond_o the_o letter_n upon_o mystery_n somewhat_o direct_o but_o yet_o when_o all_o be_v do_v origen_n purgatory_n be_v a_o purgatory_n that_o will_v do_v they_o no_o good_a for_o it_o will_v bring_v they_o in_o no_o money_n and_o they_o can_v be_v as_o well_o content_a that_o there_o be_v none_o as_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o worth_a except_o they_o may_v have_v the_o let_v and_o set_v of_o purgatory_n at_o their_o price_n they_o care_v not_o though_o it_o be_v pull_v down_o and_o origen_n purgatory_n be_v such_o a_o purgatory_n as_o the_o best_a man_n must_v come_v into_o it_o even_o martyr_n themselves_o that_o be_v rebaptise_v in_o their_o own_o blood_n and_o will_v this_o purgatory_n serve_v their_o turn_n and_o it_o be_v such_o a_o purgatory_n as_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o even_o the_o devil_n himself_o may_v and_o shall_v get_v out_o of_o it_o and_o will_v this_o purgatory_n serve_v their_o turn_n neither_o be_v this_o a_o error_n peculiar_a to_o origen_n that_o all_o soul_n must_v pass_v through_o purgatory_n but_o common_a with_o other_o of_o the_o father_n too_o sieve_n paulus_n sive_fw-la petrus_n say_v origen_n whether_o it_o be_v s._n paul_n or_o s._n peter_n ambrose_n ambrose_n thither_o he_o must_v come_v and_o sieve_n petrus_n sive_fw-la johannes_n say_v s._n ambrose_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o disciple_n that_o love_v christ_n s._n peter_n or_o the_o disciple_n who_o christ_n love_v s._n john_n thither_o he_o must_v come_v and_o s._n hilary_n extend_v it_o far_o he_o draw_v in_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n herself_o into_o purgatory_n and_o that_o we_o may_v see_v clear_o that_o that_o purgatory_n which_o the_o father_n intend_v be_v not_o the_o purgatory_n now_o erect_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n s._n ambrose_n consign_n to_o his_o purgatory_n even_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n igne_fw-la silij_fw-la levi_n igne_fw-la ezekiel_n igne_fw-la daniel_n the_o holy_a generation_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n and_o the_o great_a of_o the_o prophet_n must_v pass_v through_o this_o fire_n and_o will_v such_o a_o purgatory_n serve_v their_o turn_n as_o be_v kindle_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n well_o nos_fw-la interrogant_a nos_fw-la they_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o be_v put_v to_o their_o special_a plea_n very_o loath_a to_o answer_v what_o purgatory_n of_o the_o father_n they_o will_v stand_v to_o they_o will_v not_o be_v put_v to_o answer_v they_o choose_v rather_o to_o interrogate_v we_o and_o they_o ask_v we_o since_o the_o father_n be_v so_o pregnant_a so_o frequent_a in_o the_o name_n of_o purgatory_n one_o purgatory_n or_o other_o will_v you_o believe_v none_o none_o upon_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o argument_n that_o the_o father_n mention_n purgatory_n except_o they_o will_v assign_v we_o a_o purgatory_n in_o which_o those_o father_n agree_v and_o agree_v it_o to_o be_v matter_n of_o faith_n to_o believe_v it_o for_o from_o how_o many_o thing_n which_o pass_v through_o the_o father_n by_o way_n of_o opinion_n and_o of_o discourse_n be_v they_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n depart_v only_o upon_o that_o that_o the_o father_n say_v it_o but_o say_v it_o not_o dogmatical_o but_o by_o way_n of_o discourse_n or_o opinion_n but_o then_o they_o ask_v we_o again_o since_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o do_v use_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a what_o can_v they_o mean_v by_o those_o prayer_n but_o a_o purgatory_n a_o place_n of_o torment_n where_o those_o soul_n need_v help_v and_o from_o whence_o those_o prayer_n may_v help_v they_o what_o can_v they_o mean_v else_o certain_o we_o can_v tell_v they_o what_o they_o mean_v if_o they_o shall_v ask_v they_o who_o make_v those_o prayer_n they_o can_v hardly_o tell_v they_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v surprise_v s._n ambrose_n at_o his_o prayer_n and_o stand_v behind_o he_o and_o hear_v he_o say_v non_fw-la dubitamus_fw-la ambrose_n ambrose_n etiam_fw-la angelorum_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la credimus_fw-la lord_n i_o can_v doubt_v it_o for_o thou_o by_o thy_o angel_n haste_v reveal_v it_o unto_o i_o fide_fw-la ablutum_fw-la aeterna_fw-la voluptate_fw-la perfrui_fw-la that_o my_o dead_a master_n the_o emperor_n be_v baptize_v in_o his_o faith_n and_o be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o all_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o yet_o have_v hear_v s._n ambrose_n say_v sometime_o to_o god_n sometime_o to_o his_o dead_a master_n si_fw-mi quid_fw-la preces_fw-la if_o my_o prayer_n may_v prevail_v with_o thou_o o_o god_n and_o then_o oblationibus_fw-la vos_fw-la frequentabo_fw-la i_o will_v wait_v upon_o you_o daily_o with_o my_o oblation_n i_o will_v accompany_v you_o daily_o with_o my_o sacrifice_n and_o for_o what_o ut_fw-la des_fw-fr domine_fw-la requiem_n that_o thou_o o_o lord_n will_v afford_v rest_n and_o peace_n and_o salvation_n to_o that_o soul_n and_o if_o this_o man_n after_o all_o this_o shall_v have_v ask_v s._n ambrose_n what_o he_o mean_v to_o pray_v
dead_a as_o those_o father_n do_v and_o as_o the_o lutheran_n do_v safe_o enough_o without_o assist_v the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n if_o that_o be_v all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v say_v against_o such_o prayer_n be_v then_o that_o thus_o settle_a the_o father_n do_v not_o intend_v any_o such_o build_n upon_o that_o foundation_n not_o a_o purgatory_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o place_n of_o torment_n upon_o those_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a but_o then_o what_o do_v they_o mean_v by_o that_o purgatory_n and_o that_o fire_n which_o be_v so_o frequent_a among_o they_o in_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o adversary_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o father_n that_o mention_v a_o purgatory_n fire_n intend_v it_o of_o the_o general_a fire_n of_o conflagration_n at_o the_o last_o day_n they_o think_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a to_o have_v be_v keep_v in_o abditis_fw-la and_o in_o receptaculis_fw-la till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o that_o then_o that_o fire_n which_o be_v to_o take_v hold_n of_o all_o creature_n to_o the_o purify_n of_o they_o shall_v also_o take_v hold_n of_o all_o soul_n and_o burn_v out_o all_o that_o may_v be_v unacceptable_a to_o god_n in_o those_o soul_n and_o that_o this_o be_v their_o purgatory_n other_o of_o the_o father_n have_v call_v that_o severe_a judgement_n and_o examination_n which_o every_o soul_n be_v to_o pass_v under_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n at_o that_o time_n because_o it_o have_v much_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n and_o many_o of_o the_o property_n and_o quality_n of_o fire_n in_o it_o a_o fire_n a_o purge_a fire_n and_o make_v that_o their_o purgatory_n if_o other_o of_o the_o father_n have_v speak_v of_o a_o purge_a fire_n after_o this_o life_n so_o as_o it_o will_v not_o fall_v within_o these_o two_o acceptation_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o conflagration_n or_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o examination_n we_o must_v say_v in_o their_o behalf_n as_o sextus_n senensis_n do_v that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o less_o holy_a senens_fw-la sext._n senens_fw-la nor_o the_o less_o reverend_a for_o have_v stray_v into_o some_o of_o these_o mistake_n because_o it_o be_v a_o fire_n without_o light_n in_o those_o sub-obscure_a time_n august_n august_n s._n augustine_n may_v be_v excusable_a though_o he_o proceed_v doubtful_o and_o say_v non_fw-la incredibile_fw-la it_o be_v not_o incredible_a that_o some_o such_o thing_n there_o may_v be_v and_o quaeri_fw-la potest_fw-la it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o inquire_v where_o such_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v inquire_v after_o that_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n whether_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v or_o no_o and_o utrum_fw-la latere_fw-la a_o inveniri_fw-la whether_o any_o such_o thing_n will_v be_v find_v there_o or_o no_o i_o can_v tell_v he_o may_v be_v excusable_a in_o his_o proceed_n far_a in_o his_o doubt_n sive_fw-la ibi_fw-la tantum_fw-la whether_o all_o our_o purgatory_n be_v reserve_v for_o the_o next_o world_n sive_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la or_o whether_o god_n divide_v our_o purgatory_n some_o here_o and_o some_o there_o sive_fw-la hic_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la ibi_fw-la or_o whether_o god_n exalt_v and_o multiply_v our_o purgatory_n here_o that_o we_o may_v have_v none_o hereafter_o of_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v howsoever_o s._n augustine_n may_v be_v excusable_a for_o doubt_v in_o those_o dark_a time_n we_o shall_v be_v inexcusable_a if_o we_o shall_v not_o deny_v they_o in_o these_o time_n in_o which_o god_n have_v afford_v we_o so_o much_o light_n and_o clearness_n and_o rest_n in_o that_o acknowledgement_n that_o we_o have_v in_o this_o life_n purgationem_fw-la &_o purgatorium_fw-la a_o purge_n and_o a_o purgatory_n a_o purge_n in_o this_o that_o christ_n jesus_n who_o god_n have_v make_v the_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n by_o who_o also_o he_o make_v the_o world_n 1.3_o heb._n 1.3_o who_o be_v the_o brightness_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n that_o he_o by_o himself_o have_v purge_v our_o sin_n there_o be_v our_o purge_n but_o then_o because_o after_o this_o general_a purge_n which_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o general_a nature_n as_o christ_n die_v for_o mankind_n for_o all_o man_n and_o after_o that_o near_a application_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o covenant_n as_o he_o die_v more_o effectual_o for_o all_o christian_n still_o our_o own_o clothes_n defile_v we_o our_o own_o evil_a habit_n job_n job_n our_o own_o flesh_n pollute_v we_o therefore_o god_n send_v we_o a_o purgatory_n too_o in_o this_o life_n cross_n affliction_n and_o tribulation_n and_o to_o burn_v out_o these_o infectious_a stain_n and_o impression_n in_o our_o flesh_n ipse_fw-la sedet_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ignis_fw-la conflans_fw-la god_n sit_v as_o a_o fire_n and_o with_o fuller_n soap_n to_o wash_v we_o 3.2_o malac._n 3.2_o and_o to_o burn_v we_o clean_o with_o affliction_n from_o his_o own_o hand_n let_v no_o man_n think_v himself_o sufficient_o purify_v that_o have_v not_o pass_v this_o purgatory_n irascaris_fw-la mihi_fw-la domine_fw-la say_v s._n bernard_n lord_n let_v i_o see_v that_o thou_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o bernar._n bernar._n i_o know_v i_o have_v give_v thou_o just_a cause_n of_o anger_n and_o if_o thou_o smother_v that_o anger_n and_o declare_v it_o not_o by_o correction_n here_o thou_o reserve_v thy_o anger_n to_o undeterminable_a time_n and_o to_o unsupportable_a proportion_n propitius_fw-la fuisti_fw-la say_v david_n thou_o be_v a_o merciful_a god_n to_o thy_o people_n for_o say_v he_o thou_o do_v punish_v all_o their_o invention_n in_o this_o consist_v his_o mercy_n that_o he_o do_v punish_v for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v more_o merciful_a he_o have_v be_v unmerciful_a if_o he_o have_v begin_v with_o no_o judgement_n they_o have_v end_v in_o judgement_n without_o end_n affliction_n be_v a_o christian_n daily_a bread_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o petition_n dam_fw-la nobis_fw-la hodie_fw-la give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n not_o only_a patience_n in_o affliction_n but_o affliction_n itself_o so_o far_o as_o it_o conduce_v to_o our_o mortification_n be_v ask_v at_o god_n hand_n it_o be_v a_o over-presumptuous_a confidence_n for_o which_o they_o glorify_v one_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o he_o be_v put_v often_o to_o his_o decede_n à _fw-la i_o domine_fw-la o_o lord_n withdraw_v thyself_o and_o thy_o grace_n far_o from_o i_o for_o by_o my_o own_o sanctity_n or_o diligence_n i_o be_o able_a to_o wrestle_v with_o and_o to_o overcome_v all_o the_o tentation_n and_o tribulation_n of_o this_o life_n decede_v à _fw-fr i_o withdraw_v thyself_o and_o thy_o grace_n and_o put_v not_o thyself_o to_o this_o trouble_n nor_o this_o cost_n with_o i_o but_o leave_v i_o to_o myself_o this_o be_v too_o much_o confidence_n but_o that_o be_v more_o which_o we_o find_v in_o another_o that_o he_o beg_v of_o god_n by_o prayer_n that_o he_o may_v be_v possess_v with_o the_o devil_n for_o some_o month_n because_o all_o the_o tentation_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o all_o the_o cross_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o his_o victory_n and_o his_o triumph_n but_o it_o be_v a_o humble_a and_o a_o requisite_a prayer_n to_o ask_v such_o a_o measure_n of_o affliction_n as_o may_v ballast_n we_o and_o carry_v we_o steady_o through_o all_o the_o storm_n and_o tempest_n of_o this_o life_n as_o he_o that_o have_v have_v no_o rub_n in_o his_o fortune_n in_o his_o temporal_a state_n be_v in_o most_o danger_n to_o fall_v to_o fall_v into_o murmur_a at_o the_o first_o stumble_v he_o make_v as_o he_o that_o have_v have_v no_o sickness_n till_o his_o age_n hardly_o recover_v then_o so_o he_o that_o have_v not_o bear_v his_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n that_o have_v not_o be_v accustom_v to_o cross_n and_o affliction_n have_v a_o wanton_a soul_n all_o the_o way_n and_o a_o froward_a and_o impatient_a soul_n towards_o the_o end_n this_o be_v our_o true_a purgatory_n and_o in_o this_o purgatory_n we_o do_v need_v the_o prayer_n of_o other_o and_o upon_o this_o purgatory_n we_o may_v build_v indulgence_n which_o be_v those_o testimony_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o god_n have_v enable_v his_o church_n to_o imprint_v and_o confer_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o absolution_n thereof_o which_o be_v nothing_o of_o kin_n to_o those_o indulgence_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o this_o mother_n of_o purgatory_n and_o to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o which_o they_o have_v also_o detort_v our_o text_n else_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o indulgence_n if_o the_o work_n of_o supererogation_n do_v by_o other_o man_n may_v not_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o purgatory_n if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o use_n of_o indulgence_n why_o be_v then_o these_o man_n baptize_v for_o the_o dead_a against_o the_o popular_a opinion_n of_o the_o sphere_n or_o
baptism_n common_a to_o all_o all_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v baptize_v from_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o this_o of_o aquinas_n not_o reach_v to_o s._n paul_n quid_fw-la de_fw-la illis_fw-la and_o quid_fw-la illi_fw-la to_o these_o man_n thus_o baptize_v be_v not_o that_o sense_n neither_o which_o we_o seek_v but_o the_o time_n will_v not_o permit_v we_o to_o pursue_v the_o several_a interpretation_n of_o those_o moderni_fw-la moderni_fw-la who_o direct_o or_o comparative_o we_o call_v ancient_n neither_o true_o though_o there_o be_v many_o other_o interpreter_n than_o we_o have_v name_v be_v there_o many_o other_o interpretation_n than_o we_o have_v touch_v upon_o or_o then_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o end_v here_o this_o consideration_n of_o the_o father_n and_o those_o who_o they_o esteem_v pillar_n of_o their_o church_n we_o be_v thus_o much_o at_o our_o liberty_n for_o all_o they_o that_o first_o there_o be_v no_o unanime_fw-la consent_n in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n and_o that_o which_o they_o bind_v themselves_o to_o follow_v be_v the_o unanime_fw-la consent_n of_o the_o father_n and_o than_o though_o the_o father_n have_v unanime_o consent_v in_o one_o and_o that_o one_o have_v be_v the_o exposition_n which_o bellarmine_n pursue_v yet_o we_o may_v by_o their_o example_n have_v depart_v from_o it_o for_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n father_n and_o father_n father_n pope_n themselves_o and_o howsoever_o the_o father_n may_v be_v father_n in_o respect_n of_o we_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v s._n peter_n himself_o and_o always_o sit_v in_o his_o person_n the_o father_n be_v but_o child_n say_v bellarmine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o child_n to_o their_o salvation_n and_o this_o opinion_n last_v in_o force_n and_o in_o use_n for_o divers_a hundred_o of_o year_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o repress_v by_o authority_n till_o the_o other_o day_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n but_o wear_v out_o of_o itself_o long_o before_o because_o it_o have_v no_o foundation_n so_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o millenarian_o that_o christ_n with_o his_o saint_n shall_v have_v a_o thousand_o year_n of_o a_o temporal_a reign_n here_o upon_o earth_n after_o his_o second_o come_v have_v possess_v the_o father_n in_o a_o very_a great_a party_n the_o father_n in_o a_o great_a party_n deny_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n depart_v be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o sight_n of_o god_n till_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o father_n affirm_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n election_n be_v the_o foresight_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o elect._n these_o error_n be_v so_o note_v even_o by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n for_o i_o depart_v not_o herein_o from_o their_o own_o word_n and_o observation_n as_o that_o they_o still_o present_v they_o so_o omnes_fw-la plurimi_fw-la all_o the_o father_n most_o of_o the_o father_n be_v of_o this_o and_o this_o opinion_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o these_o father_n no_o man_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v so_o childish_a now_o as_o to_o give_v his_o child_n that_o sacrament_n or_o to_o accompany_v those_o father_n in_o those_o other_o mistake_n this_o have_v be_v do_v in_o fact_n they_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o father_n and_o then_o for_o a_o rule_n cardinal_n cajetan_n tell_v we_o that_o if_o a_o new_a sense_n of_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n agreeable_a to_o other_o place_n and_o to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n arise_v to_o we_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v refuse_v quia_fw-la torrens_fw-la patrum_fw-la because_o the_o stream_n of_o the_o father_n be_v against_o it_o for_o they_o themselves_o have_v tell_v we_o why_o we_o may_v suspect_v the_o father_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o father_n have_v fall_v into_o many_o misinterpretation_n first_o they_o say_v quia_fw-la glaciem_fw-la sciderunt_fw-la because_o the_o father_n break_v the_o ice_n and_o undertake_v the_o interpretation_n of_o many_o place_n in_o which_o they_o have_v no_o light_n no_o assistance_n from_o other_o and_o so_o may_v easy_o turn_v into_o a_o sinister_a way_n and_o then_o rhetoricati_fw-la sunt_fw-la say_v they_o the_o father_n often_o apply_v themselves_o in_o figurative_a and_o hyberbolicall_a speech_n to_o exalt_v the_o devotion_n and_o stir_v up_o the_o affection_n of_o their_o auditory_a and_o therefore_o must_v not_o be_v call_v to_o too_o severe_a and_o literal_a a_o account_n for_o all_o that_o they_o utter_v in_o that_o manner_n and_o again_o plebi_fw-la indulserunt_fw-la as_o s._n augustine_n say_v of_o himself_o sometime_o out_o of_o a_o loathnesse_n to_o offend_v the_o ignorant_a and_o sometime_o the_o holy_a and_o devout_a and_o that_o he_o may_v hold_v his_o auditory_a together_o and_o avert_v none_o from_o come_v to_o he_o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o come_v to_o such_o a_o exact_a truth_n in_o the_o explication_n and_o application_n of_o some_o place_n as_o that_o for_o the_o sharpness_n and_o bitterness_n thereof_o weak_a stomach_n may_v forbear_v so_o also_o they_o confess_v too_o that_o ex_fw-la vehementia_fw-la declinarunt_fw-la in_o heat_n of_o disputation_n and_o argument_n and_o to_o make_v thing_n straight_o they_o bend_v they_o too_o much_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n and_o to_o oppose_v one_o heresy_n they_o endanger_v the_o induce_n of_o another_o as_o in_o s._n augustine_n disputation_n against_o the_o pelagian_o who_o over-advanced_n the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n and_o the_o manichean_o who_o by_o admit_v duo_o principia_fw-la two_o cause_n a_o extrinsique_n cause_n of_o our_o evil_a action_n as_o well_o as_o of_o our_o good_a annihilate_v the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n we_o shall_v find_v sometime_o occasion_n to_o doubt_v whether_o s._n augustine_n be_v constant_a in_o his_o own_o opinion_n and_o not_o transport_v sometime_o with_o vehemency_n against_o his_o present_a adversary_n whether_o pelagian_a or_o manichean_a which_o be_v a_o disease_n that_o even_o some_o great_a counsel_n in_o the_o church_n and_o church-affaire_n have_v feel_v that_o for_o collateral_a and_o occasional_a and_o personal_a respect_n which_o be_v rise_v after_o they_o be_v meet_v the_o main_a doctrinal_a point_n and_o such_o as_o have_v principal_o concern_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o principal_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o their_o then_o meet_v there_o have_v be_v neglect_v man_n that_o come_v thither_o with_o a_o fervent_a zeal_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n have_v take_v in_o a_o new_a fire_n of_o displeasure_n against_o particular_a heretic_n or_o schismatic_n and_o discontinue_v their_o holy_a zeal_n towards_o god_n till_o their_o occasional_a displeasure_n towards_o those_o person_n may_v be_v satisfy_v and_o so_o those_o heresy_n and_o heretic_n against_o who_o they_o meet_v have_v get_v advantage_n by_o that_o passion_n which_o have_v overtake_v and_o oversway_v they_o after_o they_o be_v meet_v and_o whatsoever_o have_v fall_v into_o counsel_n of_o that_o kind_n ecclesiastical_a counsel_n may_v possible_o be_v imagine_v or_o just_o be_v fear_v or_o at_o least_o without_o offence_n be_v pre-disswaded_n and_o deprecate_v in_o all_o civil_a consultation_n and_o counsel_n of_o state_n that_o occasional_a thing_n may_v not_o divert_v the_o principal_a for_o as_o in_o the_o natural_a body_n the_o spleen_n may_v suffocate_v the_o heart_n and_o yet_o the_o spleen_n be_v but_o the_o sewar_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o strength_n and_o the_o palais_n thereof_o so_o in_o politic_a body_n and_o counsel_n of_o state_n a_o immature_n and_o indigested_a a_o intempestive_a and_o unseasonable_a press_v of_o present_a remedy_n against_o all_o inconvenience_n may_v suffocate_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o business_n and_o frustrate_v and_o evacuate_v the_o bless_a and_o glorious_a purpose_n of_o the_o whole_a council_n the_o basilisk_n be_v very_o sharp-sighted_a but_o he_o see_v therefore_o and_o to_o that_o end_n that_o he_o may_v kill_v so_o be_v so_o do_v passion_n who_o will_v wish_v to_o be_v sharp_a sight_v than_o the_o eagle_n and_o his_o strength_n of_o sight_n be_v in_o this_o that_o he_o look_v to_o the_o sun_n to_o look_v to_o thing_n that_o be_v evident_a the_o evident_a danger_n of_o the_o state_n and_o the_o church_n the_o evident_a malice_n and_o power_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o evident_a storm_n upon_o our_o peace_n and_o religion_n to_o look_v that_o god_n be_v not_o tempt_v by_o we_o nor_o his_o lieutenant_n and_o vicegerent_n weary_v and_o harden_v towards_o we_o this_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o eagle_n eye_n and_o this_o be_v wisdom_n high_a enough_o where_o man_n see_v a_o great_a foundation_n lay_v they_o will_v think_v that_o all_o that_o be_v not_o only_o to_o raise_v a_o spital_n to_o cure_v or_o a_o churchyard_n to_o bury_v a_o few_o disease_a
constancy_n in_o these_o two_o father_n s._n hierome_n and_o s._n augustine_n shake_v the_o constancy_n of_o that_o canon_n which_o bind_v to_o a_o follow_v of_o a_o unanime_fw-la consent_n for_o that_o can_v be_v find_v bellarmine_n expedite_v himself_o herein_o that_o way_n which_o be_v indeed_o their_o most_o ordinary_a way_n among_o their_o expositor_n which_o be_v where_o the_o father_n differ_v to_o adhere_v to_o s._n augustine_n so_o he_o do_v in_o this_o point_n though_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n most_o of_o the_o rabbin_n of_o the_o jew_n most_o of_o the_o writer_n in_o the_o reformation_n take_v it_o to_o be_v moses_n psalm_n and_o that_o way_n run_v the_o great_a stream_n and_o near_o to_o a_o concurrence_n and_o thus_o far_o i_o have_v stop_v upon_o this_o consideration_n whether_o this_o be_v moses_n psalm_n or_o no_o that_o when_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v his_o psalm_n and_o that_o we_o see_v that_o in_o the_o ten_o verse_n of_o this_o psalm_n man_n life_n be_v limit_v to_o seventy_o year_n or_o at_o most_o to_o eighty_o and_o then_o remember_v that_o moses_n himself_o then_o when_o he_o say_v so_o be_v above_o eighty_o and_o in_o a_o good_a habitude_n long_o after_o that_o we_o may_v hereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o consider_v that_o god_n do_v not_o so_o limit_v and_o measure_v himself_o in_o his_o blessing_n to_o his_o servant_n but_o that_o for_o their_o good_a and_o his_o glory_n he_o enlarge_v those_o measure_n god_n have_v determine_v a_o day_n from_o sun_n to_o sun_n yet_o when_o god_n have_v use_v of_o a_o long_a day_n for_o his_o glory_n he_o command_v the_o sun_n to_o stand_v still_o till_o joshua_n have_v pursue_v his_o victory_n so_o god_n have_v give_v the_o life_n of_o man_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o sickness_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o deadly_a sickness_n god_n enlarge_v hezekiah_n year_n moses_n be_v more_o than_o fourscore_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o long_a term_n be_v fourscore_o if_o we_o require_v exact_o a_o unanime_fw-la consent_n that_o all_o agree_v in_o the_o author_n of_o this_o psalm_n we_o can_v get_v no_o far_o then_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o author_n all_o agree_v the_o word_n to_o be_v canonical_a scripture_n and_o so_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o we_o seek_v no_o far_o the_o word_n be_v he_o and_o they_o offer_v we_o these_o consideration_n first_o that_o the_o whole_a psalm_n be_v in_o the_o title_n thereof_o call_v a_o prayer_n a_o prayer_n of_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n it_o put_v we_o just_o and_o pertinent_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o many_o dignity_n and_o prerogative_n of_o that_o part_n of_o our_o worship_n of_o god_n prayer_n for_o there_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o though_o the_o whole_a psal_n i_o be_v not_o a_o prayer_n yet_o because_o there_o be_v a_o prayer_n in_o the_o psalm_n that_o denominate_v the_o whole_a psalm_n the_o whole_a psalm_n be_v a_o prayer_n when_o the_o psalm_n grow_v formal_o to_o be_v a_o prayer_n our_o text_n enter_v o_o satisfy_v we_o early_o with_o thy_o mercy_n that_o we_o may_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a all_o our_o day_n and_o in_o that_o there_o will_v be_v two_o part_n more_o the_o prayer_n itself_o o_o satisfy_v we_o early_o with_o thy_o mercy_n and_o the_o effect_n thereof_o that_o we_o may_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a all_o our_o day_n so_o that_o our_o part_n be_v three_o first_o prayer_n then_o this_o prayer_n and_o last_o the_o benefit_n of_o all_o prayer_n for_o the_o first_o which_o be_v prayer_n in_o general_a prayer_n 1_o part._n prayer_n i_o will_v thrust_v no_o far_o than_o the_o text_n lead_v i_o in_o that_o be_v that_o prayer_n be_v so_o essential_a a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n as_o that_o all_o be_v call_v prayer_n s._n hierome_n upon_o this_o psalm_n say_v difficillimum_fw-la psalmum_fw-la aggredior_fw-la i_o undertake_v the_o exposition_n of_o a_o very_a hard_a psalm_n and_o yet_o say_v he_o i_o will_v proceed_v so_o in_o the_o exposition_n thereof_o ut_fw-la interpretatio_fw-la nostra_fw-la aliena_fw-la non_fw-la egeat_fw-la interpretatione_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o need_v another_o comment_n upon_o my_o comment_n that_o when_o i_o pretend_v to_o interpret_v the_o psalm_n they_o that_o hear_v i_o shall_v not_o need_v another_o to_o interpret_v i_o which_o be_v a_o frequent_a infirmity_n among_o expositor_n of_o scripture_n by_o write_v or_o preach_v either_o when_o man_n will_v raise_v doubt_n in_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v plain_a enough_o in_o themselves_o for_o this_o create_v a_o jealousy_n that_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v every_o where_o so_o difficult_a they_o can_v be_v our_o evidence_n and_o guide_v to_o salvation_n or_o when_o man_n will_v insist_v too_o vehement_o and_o curious_o and_o tedious_o in_o prove_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o no_o man_n deny_v for_o this_o also_o induce_v a_o suspicion_n that_o that_o be_v not_o so_o absolute_o so_o undeniable_o true_a that_o need_v so_o much_o art_n and_o curiosity_n and_o vehemence_n to_o prove_v it_o i_o shall_v therefore_o avoid_v these_o error_n and_o because_o i_o presume_v you_o be_v full_a of_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o duty_n and_o dignity_n of_o prayer_n only_o remember_v you_o of_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o method_n or_o element_n of_o prayer_n that_o whereas_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o psalm_n be_v call_v sepher_n tehillim_n that_o be_v libre_fw-la laudationum_fw-la the_o book_n of_o praise_n yet_o this_o psalm_n and_o all_o that_o follow_v to_o the_o hundred_o psalm_n and_o divers_a other_o beside_o these_o which_o make_v up_o a_o fair_a limb_n of_o this_o body_n and_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o book_n be_v call_v prayer_n the_o book_n be_v praise_n the_o part_n be_v prayer_n the_o name_n change_v not_o the_o nature_n prayer_n and_o praise_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n the_o name_n scarce_o change_v the_o name_n prayer_n and_o praise_n be_v almost_o the_o same_o word_n as_o the_o duty_n agree_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o mouth_n of_o a_o man_n so_o the_o name_n agree_v in_o our_o ear_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o language_n of_o our_o translation_n but_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o for_o that_o which_o with_o we_o differ_v but_o so_o prayer_n and_o praise_v in_o the_o original_a differ_v no_o more_o than_o so_o tehillim_n and_o tephilloth_n and_o this_o concurrence_n of_o these_o two_o part_n of_o our_o devotion_n prayer_n and_o praise_n that_o they_o accompany_v one_o another_o nay_o this_o co-incidence_a that_o they_o meet_v like_o two_o water_n and_o make_v the_o stream_n of_o devotion_n the_o full_a nay_o more_o than_o that_o this_o identity_n that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o consist_v together_o but_o constitute_v one_o another_o be_v happy_o express_v in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o prayer_n which_o be_v our_o text_n for_o that_o which_o in_o the_o original_a language_n be_v express_v in_o the_o voice_n of_o prayer_n o_o satisfy_v we_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o first_o translation_n that_o of_o the_o septuagint_n be_v express_v in_o the_o voice_n of_o praise_n saturasti_fw-la thou_o have_v satisfy_v we_o the_o original_a make_v it_o a_o prayer_n the_o translation_n a_o praise_n and_o not_o to_o compare_v original_a with_o translation_n but_o translation_n with_o translation_n and_o both_o from_o one_o man_n we_o have_v in_o s._n hieroms_n work_n two_o translation_n of_o the_o psalm_n one_o in_o which_o he_o give_v we_o the_o psalm_n alone_o another_z in_o which_o he_o give_v they_o illustrate_v with_o his_o note_n and_o commentary_n and_o in_o one_o of_o these_o translation_n he_o read_v this_o as_o a_o prayer_n reple_fw-la nos_fw-la o_o fill_v we_o early_o with_o thy_o mercy_n and_o in_o the_o other_o he_o read_v it_o as_o a_o praise_n repleti_fw-la sumus_fw-la thou_o have_v fill_v we_o etc._n etc._n nay_o not_o to_o compare_v original_a with_o translation_n nor_o translation_n with_o translation_n but_o original_a with_o original_a the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o himself_o in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o psalm_n and_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v canonical_a scripture_n the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v this_o psalm_n a_o prayer_n and_o yet_o enter_v the_o psalm_n in_o the_o very_a first_o verse_n thereof_o with_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n lord_n thou_o have_v be_v our_o dwell_a place_n in_o all_o generation_n and_o such_o be_v the_o constitution_n and_o frame_n of_o that_o prayer_n of_o prayer_n that_o which_o be_v the_o extraction_n of_o all_o prayer_n and_o draw_v into_o a_o sum_n all_o that_o be_v in_o all_o other_o that_o which_o be_v the_o infusion_n into_o all_o other_o shed_v and_o shower_n whatsoever_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n in_o any_o other_o prayer_n that_o prayer_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v we_o for_o as_o he_o mean_v to_o
fundamental_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o have_v but_o not_o of_o the_o superstructure_n and_o superedification_n 807._o b_o how_o imperfect_a all_o our_o knowledge_n be_v in_o art_n and_o science_n 818._o a_o knowledge_n against_o overmuch_o curiosity_n in_o attain_v to_o it_o 63._o e._n 308._o c._n 319._o a._n b_o whether_o we_o shall_v know_v one_o another_o in_o the_o next_o world_n 157._o c_o of_o sobriety_n in_o knowledge_n 270._o c._n 701._o a_o know_v of_o ourselves_o how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v 563._o c_o know_v of_o god_n four_o ordinary_a way_n of_o it_o in_o the_o school_n 229._o b_o l_o labour_n threefold_a labour_n in_o the_o scripture_n 538._o b_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o several_a state_n of_o either_o 284._o e._n 285._o a_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n under_o which_o every_o man_n be_v 362._o c_o how_o the_o law_n be_v say_v to_o show_v what_o be_v sin_n 687._o b_o law_n of_o temporal_a prince_n whether_o or_o no_o they_o bind_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o subject_a wherefore_o never_o state_v by_o the_o pope_n or_o by_o any_o council_n 741._o b_o liberality_n and_o bounty_n civil_a and_o spiritual_a what_o 759._o e_o liberality_n a_o virtue_n that_o beget_v a_o virtue_n ibid._n the_o true_a body_n and_o true_a soul_n of_o liberality_n what_o it_o be_v 760._o c_o life_n the_o excellency_n of_o it_o 69._o d._n e._n 70._o a_o all_o that_o be_v good_a include_v in_o it_o 70._o a_o light_n the_o first_o creature_n 759._o d_o literae_fw-la formatae_fw-la in_o the_o primitive_a church_n their_o institution_n and_o use_v 415._o a_o lord_n whether_o god_n can_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n before_o there_o be_v any_o creature_n a_o disputable_a thing_n 757._o a_o the_o judgement_n of_o tertullian_n and_o s._n augustine_n either_o way_n ibid._n b_o love_n the_o first_o act_n of_o the_o will_v 225._o d_o how_o we_o may_v love_v the_o creature_n 398._o e_o 598._o b_o against_o the_o love_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n 187._o c._n 399._o c_o against_o love_v of_o god_n for_o the_o temporal_a blessing_n he_o bestow_v upon_o we_o 750._o c_o loving_n our_o enemy_n six_o degree_n observe_v in_o it_o 97._o b_o lust_n and_o licentiousness_n the_o burden_n that_o it_o make_v man_n under_o go_v 623._o d_o lie_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a before_o one_o that_o be_v no_o competent_a judge_n 491._o b_o m_o macchabee_n their_o torture_n and_o patience_n 221._o e._n 222._o a._n b._n c._n etc._n etc._n man_n what_o man_n be_v 64._o d._n e._n 65._o a._n etc._n etc._n the_o dignity_n and_o honour_n of_o man_n 655._o c._n d_o he_o can_v deliberate_o wish_v himself_o a_o angel_n for_o he_o shall_v lose_v thereby_o ibid._n e_o of_o those_o help_n and_o assistance_n which_o man_n afford_v to_o man_n 656._o d._n e._n etc._n etc._n man_n be_v call_v every_o creature_n in_o scripture_n and_o why_o 770._o c._n d_o mary_n the_o crown_n of_o england_n scotland_n denmark_n and_o hungary_n much_o about_o one_o time_n fall_v upon_o woman_n who_o name_n be_v marry_o 243._o e_o it_o be_v a_o noble_a and_o a_o comprehensive_a name_n and_o why_o 244._o a_o marriage_n of_o second_o marriage_n 216._o d._n e._n &c_n &c_n master_n of_o that_o esteem_n and_o regard_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o such_o as_o have_v teach_v we_o or_o have_v be_v our_o master_n 288._o e._n 289._o a_n why_o call_v patres-familias_a 388._o b_o mediocrity_n of_o estate_n the_o commendation_n of_o it_o 661._o a._n b._n etc._n etc._n 685._o d_o order_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o both_o extreme_n but_o not_o one_o from_o the_o mean_a 661._o b._n what_o be_v a_o mediocrity_n to_o one_o be_v not_o nor_o aught_o to_o be_v to_o another_o 714._o c_o memory_n the_o holy_a ghost_n pulpit_z often_o than_o the_o understanding_n 290._o b._n c_o of_o the_o sinful_a memory_n of_o past_a sin_n how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v 542._o d_o mercy_n of_o god_n how_o much_o above_o his_o judgement_n 12._o b._n 67._o a._n 71._o a_n how_o full_a god_n be_v of_o it_o c_o occasional_a mercy_n what_o and_o how_o many_o d_o the_o devil_n capable_a of_o mercy_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o many_o father_n 66._o a._n 262._o d_o the_o proper_a difference_n between_o mercy_n and_o truth_n 530._o d_o against_o those_o that_o abridge_v the_o great_a volume_n of_o god_n mercy_n 568._o e_z of_o several_a mercy_n and_o refreshment_n which_o be_v none_o of_o god_n 810._o e._n 811._o a_o god_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o in_o mercy_n 811._o c_z merit_n foresee_v no_o cause_n of_o grace_n in_o we_o 5._o a_o millenarii_fw-la their_o error_n what_o and_o how_o general_a almost_o all_o the_o father_n taint_v with_o it_o 261._o c_o miracle_n against_o multiply_v of_o they_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n 36._o d_o mirabilis_fw-la or_o the_o man_n that_o work_v miracle_n the_o first_o of_o those_o great_a name_n give_v to_o christ_n by_o the_o prophet_n esay_n 58._o c_o nothing_o dear_a to_o god_n than_o a_o miracle_n 215._o a_o they_o be_v his_o own_o prerogative_n ibid._n b_o it_o be_v more_o to_o change_v nature_n by_o miracle_n than_o to_o make_v nature_n 394._o e_z no_o man_n to_o ground_v his_o faith_n upon_o a_o miracle_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o 429._o a_n how_o to_o judge_v of_o miracle_n whether_o they_o be_v true_a or_o false_a 429._o b_o dangerous_a put_v of_o god_n to_o a_o miracle_n in_o save_v we_o 456._o b_o what_o be_v proper_o a_o miracle_n 683._o d_o the_o creation_n itself_o none_o ibid._n monument_n not_o in_o church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n 730_o d_o mortification_n outward_a mortification_n and_o austerity_n a_o specious_a thing_n 492._o e_z mortification_n to_o be_v general_a of_o all_o the_o part_n and_o not_o of_o one_o only_a 541._o b_o mosselim_n a_o kind_n of_o doctor_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o teach_v the_o people_n by_o parable_n and_o obscure_a say_n 690._o e_z the_o multitude_n of_o their_o levity_n judgement_n and_o change_v of_o opinion_n 482._o b._n d_o against_o murmur_a at_o god_n blessing_n if_o they_o be_v not_o as_o great_a as_o we_o desire_v 576._o c_o mute_n against_o stand_v mute_n at_o examination_n 491._o c_z mystery_n of_o two_o kind_n in_o the_o school_n 203._o d_o every_n religion_n under_o heaven_n have_v have_v her_o mystery_n and_o some_o thing_n in-intelligible_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n 690._o d_o n_o have_v and_o title_n nothing_o puff_v man_n up_o more_o 734._o d_o the_o heathen_a never_o call_v their_o tutelar_a god_n by_o their_o name_n and_o why_o 608._o a_o of_o get_v a_o good_a name_n among_o man_n and_o against_o those_o that_o neglect_v it_o 680._o a._n e_o of_o man_n retain_v those_o name_n that_o be_v most_o acceptable_a 285._o b_o of_o the_o name_n of_o christian_a and_o when_o it_o be_v give_v and_o how_o 426._o b_o adam_n name_v all_o creature_n but_o himself_o and_o why_o 563._o b_o natalitia_fw-la martyrum_fw-la their_o day_n of_o suffer_v so_o call_v and_o why_o 268._o c._n 461._o c_o nativity_n three_o nativity_n to_o every_o christian_a and_o which_o they_o be_v 424._o e_z nature_n of_o that_o sight_n which_o we_o have_v of_o god_n even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n 227._o b._n 686._o e_o of_o that_o power_n which_o some_o of_o the_o father_n attribute_n to_o nature_n without_o grace_n 314._o c_o men_n do_v not_o half_a so_o much_o against_o sin_n as_o even_o by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n they_o be_v able_a to_o do_v 315._o b._n c_o of_o the_o testimony_n which_o a_o natural_a soul_n give_v unto_o itself_o of_o itself_o 337._o b_o nature_n not_o equivalent_a to_o grace_n 649_o a_o nature_n not_o our_o own_o ibid._n nature_n and_o grace_n how_o they_o cooperate_v ibid._n d_o neighbourhood_n and_o evil_a neighbourhood_n and_o communicate_v with_o evil_a man_n 420._o c_o noctambulones_n man_n that_o walk_v in_o their_o sleep_n wake_v if_o they_o be_v call_v by_o their_o name_n 467._o a_o nothing_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a to_o god_n than_o to_o be_v to_o do_v or_o to_o think_v nothing_o 265._o b_o the_o devil_n himself_o can_v wish_v himself_o deliberate_o to_o be_v nothing_o c_o an_n order_n of_o friar_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o in_o humility_n call_v themselves_o nullanos_fw-la or_o nothing_o 731._o c_o of_o the_o numberless_a number_n of_o god_n benefit_n to_o man._n 765._o a_o o_o occasional_a instrument_n of_o god_n glory_n what_o cold_a affection_n they_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o world_n among_o man_n disaffect_v to_o god_n cause_n 154._o e_z occasional_a mercy_n offer_v what_o and_o how_o many_o 12._o d_o occasional_a convertite_n who_o 461._o c_o god_n no_o occasional_a god_n and_o why_o 586._o b_o devotion_n no_o occasional_a thing_n and_o why_o 244._o e_o a_o great_a