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28._o of_o ezek._n 18._o i_o will_v bring_v forth_o a_o fire_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o it_o shall_v devour_v thou_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v thou_o to_o ash_n upon_o earth_n the_o matter_n then_o which_o entertain_v it_o be_v our_o iniquity_n and_o our_o offence_n their_o iniquity_n shall_v burn_v as_o fire_n and_o in_o the_o 7._o of_o eccles_n 17._o the_o vengeance_n of_o the_o ungodly_a be_v fire_n and_o worm_n which_o touch_v upon_o that_o in_o the_o 9_o of_o st._n mark_n 44._o allege_v out_o of_o the_o 66._o of_o esaiah_n 24._o who_o worm_n shall_v not_o die_v nor_o their_o fire_n be_v quench_v for_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v endless_a namely_o the_o fire_n that_o burn_v they_o and_o the_o worm_n that_o gnaw_v their_o conscience_n in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o other_o torment_v they_o for_o ever_o there_o where_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o god_n set_v it_o on_o fire_n we_o may_v say_v with_o one_o of_o our_o ancient_a father_n o_o happy_a flame_n but_o 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prophet_n speak_v here_o say_v he_o of_o god_n as_o of_o a_o goldsmith_n who_o desirous_a to_o purge_v gold_n put_v thereunto_o lead_v or_o tin_n that_o the_o fire_n shall_v not_o consume_v the_o gold_n for_o after_o the_o lead_n be_v consume_v the_o fire_n hurt_v the_o gold_n by_o consume_v it_o mark_v what_o it_o be_v to_o speak_v unadvised_o of_o thing_n we_o do_v not_o understand_v for_o so_o do_v we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o fall_v easy_o into_o gross_a absurdity_n there_o be_v be_v here_o two_o fault_n so_o apparent_a that_o even_o apprentice_n will_v mock_v at_o they_o the_o one_o to_o mix_v tin_n at_o the_o coupelle_n or_o ash_n in_o stead_n of_o lead_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v fit_a also_o the_o prophet_n take_v heed_n therein_o see_v what_o geber_n set_v down_o in_o the_o chap._n of_o ash_n metal_n that_o participate_v least_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o quicksilver_n and_o more_o of_o sulphur_n separate_v themselves_o soon_o and_o more_o easy_o from_o their_o mixtion_n so_o that_o lead_n because_o it_o have_v more_o of_o the_o sulphureall_a terrestreity_n and_o less_o quicksilver_n it_o be_v of_o more_o tender_a and_o light_a fusion_n than_o any_o other_o harden_v less_o in_o the_o coupple_a and_o separate_v soon_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o this_o examination_n for_o that_o it_o carry_v away_o with_o less_o time_n and_o pain_n the_o impurity_n of_o imperfect_a metal_n mingle_v with_o gold_n and_o silver_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v no_o action_n and_o by_o consequent_a bâ—ings_n less_o damage_n thereunto_o theâ—e_n where_o because_o the_o substance_n of_o tin_n participate_v of_o much_o quick_a silver_n and_o of_o little_a sulphurous_a earthiness_n so_o that_o be_v more_o pure_a and_o subtle_a the_o more_o profound_o it_o mingle_v itself_o and_o adhere_v more_o strong_o to_o gold_n and_o silver_n from_o which_o it_o be_v separate_v more_o slow_o and_o more_o unwilling_o with_o so_o much_o of_o their_o loss_n and_o fall_v off_o the_o other_o error_n be_v to_o think_v that_o when_o the_o lead_n in_o the_o coupelle_n have_v exterminate_v the_o imperfect_a metal_n and_o itself_o be_v partly_o go_v away_o in_o smoke_n partly_o burn_v and_o partly_o inglued_a within_o the_o coupelle_n as_o in_o vitrified_a litarge_fw-fr fire_n can_v in_o any_o thing_n hurt_v gold_n for_o be_v fire_n and_o pure_a it_o will_v remain_v there_o a_o thousand_o year_n without_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o grain_n to_o which_o nothing_o of_o thing_n be_v want_v it_o be_v even_o safe_a in_o burn_n and_o great_a fire_n the_o matter_n remain_v say_v pliny_n well_o speak_v of_o gold_n in_o his_o 33._o book_n chap._n 3._o as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o experience_n the_o prophet_n say_v then_o and_o that_o so_o proper_o as_o nothing_o more_o that_o even_o as_o when_o there_o be_v more_o impurity_n mingle_v with_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o repurge_v they_o we_o must_v put_v thereunto_o more_o lead_n at_o once_o so_o the_o jew_n iniquity_n be_v so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o visit_v they_o with_o more_o affliction_n one_o upon_o another_o to_o make_v they_o know_v their_o offence_n and_o to_o forsake_v they_o as_o physician_n who_o redouble_v oftentimes_o their_o purgation_n and_o medicament_n in_o those_o body_n where_o the_o malady_n be_v contumacious_a and_o rebellious_a for_o tribulation_n and_o adversity_n be_v in_o we_o as_o fire_n and_o as_o lead_v in_o impure_a metal_n as_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v try_v by_o the_o fire_n so_o the_o lord_n try_v our_o heart_n prov._n 2._o and_o in_o the_o 2._o of_o eccles_n 5._o whatsoever_o be_v bring_v upon_o thou_o take_v patient_o for_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v try_v by_o fire_n and_o man_n by_o the_o furnace_n of_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_n saint_n gregory_n in_o his_o pastoral_n
upon_o this_o passage_n of_o the_o 11._o of_o ezâ—kiel_n who_o dilate_v and_o insi_v hard_a upon_o this_o metaphor_n and_o similitude_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o i_o become_v dross_n all_o they_o be_v brass_n and_o tin_n and_o iron_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o furnace_n and_o they_o be_v the_o dross_n of_o silver_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v gather_v you_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o a_o mass_n of_o silver_n brass_n tin_n and_o iron_n and_o of_o lead_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o furnace_n to_o blow_v the_o fire_n upon_o they_o to_o melt_v they_o so_o i_o will_v gather_v they_o in_o my_o anger_n and_o in_o my_o fury_n yea_o i_o will_v gather_v they_o and_o blow_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o fire_n of_o my_o wrath_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v melt_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o as_o silver_n be_v melt_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o furnace_n so_o shall_v they_o be_v melt_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o and_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v pour_v my_o fury_n upon_o they_o saint_n gregory_n interpret_v this_o for_o the_o jew_n who_o in_o their_o strong_a adversity_n will_v not_o leave_v to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o their_o vice_n and_o depravation_n and_o will_v receive_v no_o correction_n but_o make_v themselves_o worse_o malachy_n 3.3_o use_v the_o same_o form_n of_o speech_n the_o lord_n shall_v fit_v to_o melt_v and_o purge_v silver_n he_o shall_v purify_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n and_o purge_v they_o as_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o they_o shall_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n a_o offering_n of_o righteousness_n see_v how_o he_o there_o resemble_v very_o well_o gold_n to_o faith_n and_o religion_n and_o silver_n to_o work_n for_o iâ—_n the_o one_o and_o not_o the_o other_o be_v not_o very_o clean_o in_o vain_a will_v we_o present_v they_o unto_o god_n and_o all_o this_o must_v be_v perfect_v by_o fire_n according_a â—o_o which_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v thou_o hâ—st_v prove_v my_o heart_n and_o have_v visit_v i_o in_o the_o night_n thou_o have_v examine_v i_o by_o fire_n and_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n find_v in_o i_o psal_n 17.3_o for_o as_o st._n chrysostome_n say_v fire_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n do_v divers_a operation_n it_o do_v not_o burn_v the_o three_o child_n in_o the_o furnace_n yet_o burn_v those_o that_o be_v without_o and_o as_o the_o sea_n give_v way_n to_o the_o israelite_n to_o pass_v on_o dry_a foot_n and_o drown_v pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o that_o pursue_v they_o there_o be_v a_o fiâ—e_n say_v st._n ambrose_n upon_o the_o 39_o psal_n vers_fw-la 3._o which_o with_o its_o ardour_n devour_v the_o transgression_n and_o blot_v out_o the_o sin_n but_o we_o must_v not_o understand_v it_o material_a fire_n here_o below_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o common_a here_o with_o spirituality_n but_o by_o way_n of_o analogy_n and_o correspondence_n there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a disproportion_n betwixt_o intelligible_a and_o sensible_a thing_n as_o in_o jer._n 20.9_o and_o there_o be_v a_o burn_a fire_n in_o my_o bone_n in_o sum_n that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v stuff_v with_o these_o manner_n of_o speech_n draw_v from_o fire_n and_o metal_n as_o in_o hag._n 2.8_o the_o silver_n be_v i_o and_o the_o gold_n be_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n gold_n silver_n and_o all_o metal_n yea_o general_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o although_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o god_n as_o st._n jerome_n say_v very_o well_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o create_v they_o and_o give_v they_o be_v subsistence_n and_o maintenance_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o notwithstanding_o this_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o god_n allege_v here_o more_o particular_o to_o be_v he_o must_v be_v understand_v mystical_o by_o silver_n interpret_v the_o law_n of_o the_o mouth_n tbe_n word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v pure_a word_n as_o silver_n try_v in_o a_o furnace_n of_o earth_n purify_v seven_o time_n and_o by_o gold_n say_v zohar_n the_o write_a law_n where_o there_o be_v many_o brave_a meditation_n to_o be_v consider_v for_o there_o iâ—_n not_o a_o form_n of_o a_o letter_n point_n nor_o accent_n but_o import_v some_o mystery_n as_o it_o be_v particular_o specify_v in_o ghinab_n egoz_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o drown_v of_o rabbi_n joseph_n castigliaâ—_n on_o the_o other_o side_n silver_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o old_a testament_n gold_n to_o the_o new_a origen_n confront_v faith_n to_o gold_n and_o the_o confession_n and_o preach_v thereof_o to_o silver_n that_o there_o to_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o thought_n and_o this_o here_o to_o the_o word_n and_o enuntiation_n make_v by_o month_n which_o express_v it_o and_o put_v it_o out_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o just_a be_v choose_v silver_n of_o which_o two_o metal_n namely_o of_o right_a faith_n and_o purity_n of_o conscience_n and_o of_o verbal_a confession_n the_o temple_n and_o church_n of_o god_n in_o christianism_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o he_o be_v great_a than_o the_o jewish_a law_n which_o be_v but_o a_o dark_a shadow_n thâ—reeof_o so_o that_o gold_n design_n the_o heart_n that_o correspond_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o to_o fire_n and_o silver_n word_n with_o salt_n wherewith_o they_o must_v be_v season_v the_o word_n be_v near_o unto_o thou_o even_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o which_o the_o apostle_n appropriate_v if_o thou_o confess_v the_o lord_n jesus_n with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o do_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o we_o believe_v with_o the_o heart_n to_o justification_n and_o confess_v with_o the_o mouth_n to_o have_v salvation_n it_o be_v gold_n and_o silver_n which_o he_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v build_v on_o his_o foundation_n the_o gold_n of_o havilah_n that_o grow_v within_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n with_o the_o carbuncle_n and_o the_o emerald_n which_o the_o psalmist_n in_o the_o 67._o psalm_n call_v the_o green_n of_o gold_n behold_v here_o the_o depurement_n that_o fire_n operate_v where_o it_o pass_v and_o chief_o upon_o metal_n which_o be_v of_o a_o most_o strong_a and_o persist_v composition_n as_o any_o other_o elementary_a substance_n therefore_o we_o have_v therein_o a_o little_a insist_v because_o that_o the_o prophet_n have_v therein_o found_v the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o allegory_n where_o we_o must_v note_v that_o they_o have_v common_o put_v the_o imperfect_a lead_v tin_n iron_n and_o copper_n in_o the_o bad_a part_n and_o sometime_o gold_n also_o as_o in_o jer._n 51.7_o babylon_n be_v a_o golden_a cup_n and_o in_o the_o 2._o of_o dan._n 32._o speak_v of_o nebuchadnezar_n thou_o be_v the_o golden_a head_n more_o in_o the_o 31._o of_o eccles_n there_o be_v many_o chance_n in_o gold_n zohar_n call_v it_o satan_n dung_n follow_v the_o text_n of_o the_o 37._o of_o job_n gold_n come_v from_o the_o north_n for_o the_o north_n be_v always_o take_v by_o the_o cabalist_n in_o the_o evil_a part_n because_o the_o sun_n never_o pass_v thereby_o and_o it_o relate_v to_o midnight_n where_o the_o hurtful_a power_n be_v in_o their_o great_a reputation_n and_o vigour_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a noon_n in_o good_a part_n we_o must_v not_o then_o understand_v that_o job_n will_v say_v that_o gold_n come_v from_o the_o northern_a part_n for_o it_o grow_v not_o there_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o continual_a cold_n but_o in_o some_o certain_a place_n where_o it_o procreate_v this_o be_v more_o ordinary_o towards_o the_o north_n against_o which_o the_o sun_n as_o against_o a_o but_o dart_v its_o beam_n be_v to_o the_o meridion_n all_o part_n as_o likewise_o all_o good_a wine_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n franciscus_n oviedus_n in_o his_o 16._o book_n chap._n 1._o of_o his_o general_a history_n of_o the_o indies_n speak_v of_o the_o isle_n of_o borichen_n put_v this_o borichen_n otherwise_o call_v st._n john_n island_n be_v very_o rich_a in_o gold_n and_o man_n draw_v it_o in_o great_a quantity_n even_o on_o the_o northern_a side_n as_o in_o the_o opposite_a part_n towards_o the_o south_n it_o be_v very_o fruitful_a of_o victual_n the_o same_o also_o be_v find_v even_o in_o spain_n itself_o gold_n then_o be_v sometime_o take_v in_o the_o worse_a part_n as_o in_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o the_o israelite_n melt_v in_o moses_n his_o absence_n from_o whence_o one_o of_o their_o rabbin_n say_v there_o have_v never_o befall_v they_o any_o calamity_n and_o misery_n but_o there_o be_v a_o ounce_n of_o that_o idol_n mingle_v therewith_o silver_n because_o of_o its_o whiteness_n denote_v mercy_n be_v always_o in_o the_o good_a part_n and_o first_o in_o esteem_n before_o gold_n as_o it_o be_v hag._n the_o
2._o i_o be_v the_o silver_n and_o i_o be_v the_o gold_n the_o onorocrite_n also_o hold_v that_o to_o dream_v of_o gold_n presage_v some_o near_a affliction_n because_o it_o agree_v in_o colour_n with_o gall_n and_o the_o pain_n in_o the_o ear_n two_o subsistence_n extreme_o bitter_a and_o bitterness_n signify_v trouble_n anguish_n and_o grief_n as_o pearl_n do_v tear_n for_o their_o resemblance_n but_o silver_n express_v joy_n and_o merriment_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o same_o zohar_n gold_n be_v attribute_v to_o gabriel_n and_o silver_n to_o michael_n which_o in_o order_n be_v his_o superior_a brass_n to_o vriel_n because_o it_o represent_v he_o in_o colour_n of_o fire_n faith_n to_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o caldee_n gold_n say_v he_o and_o fire_n march_v together_o and_o copper_n with_o they_o where_o be_v build_v the_o little_a altar_n without_o where_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v spill_v and_o that_o within_o be_v of_o gold_n exod._n 38._o and_o 39_o silver_n be_v 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