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fruit_n but_o it_o be_v but_o little_a and_o that_o little_a in_o part_n rot_v and_o these_o be_v prune_v and_o dig_v about_o and_o manure_v that_o they_o may_v bring_v forth_o better_a fruit_n and_o more_o plentiful_a john_n 15.2_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v examine_v whether_o we_o be_v of_o this_o number_n or_o not_o how_o may_v we_o know_v whether_o god_n will_v approve_v quest_n 3_o of_o our_o work_n or_o not_o by_o these_o four_o sign_n namely_o answer_v first_o examine_v thy_o estate_n and_o condition_n wherein_o thou_o be_v say_v thus_o unto_o thyself_o if_o god_n shall_v now_o call_v i_o to_o give_v account_n of_o my_o steward-ship_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v shall_v i_o show_v my_o god_n my_o gold_n that_o i_o have_v heap_v up_o together_o or_o my_o pleasure_n that_o i_o have_v so_o greedy_o follow_v or_o my_o land_n which_o i_o possess_v what_o do_v i_o daily_a do_v i_o make_v it_o my_o chief_a care_n to_o glorify_v my_o god_n do_v i_o think_v 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who_o be_v regenerate_v rom._n 7.23_o then_o much_o more_o the_o wicked_a must_v be_v whole_o subdue_v see_v that_o concupiscence_n and_o sin_n in_o they_o be_v in_o his_o full_a strength_n and_o vigour_n not_o wound_v or_o weaken_v at_o all_o three_o natural_a man_n be_v not_o sensible_a of_o sin_n answer_v 3_o but_o be_v past_a feeling_n ephes_n 4.19_o and_o 1_o tim._n 4.2_o and_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o sin_n question_n 2_o how_o manifold_a be_v corruption_n because_o our_o saviour_n say_v here_o a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bear_v good_a fruit_n answer_n corruption_n be_v twofold_a namely_o first_o original_a which_o be_v derive_v unto_o we_o from_o adam_n and_o this_o be_v natural_a and_o can_v be_v lay_v aside_o but_o stick_v to_o our_o nature_n and_o that_o continual_o so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v second_o actual_a when_o we_o pollute_v ourselves_o by_o some_o sin_n 2_o corinth_n 11.3_o and_o 2_o peter_n 2.12_o and_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v natural_a we_o 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matter_n and_o substance_n thereof_o it_o be_v do_v either_o casual_o or_o cold_o or_o hypocritical_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v extraordinary_a careful_a to_o be_v free_v from_o this_o wretched_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o nature_n wherein_o we_o be_v four_o because_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v natural_a we_o answer_v 4_o be_v but_o cage_n of_o unclean_a bird_n in_o carnali_fw-la est_fw-la igâ—â—_n avaritiae_fw-la fator_fw-la luxuriae_fw-la tene_fw-la brae_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la vermis_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la sitis_fw-la concupiscentâ—ae_fw-la in_o the_o natural_a and_o carnal_a man_n there_o be_v the_o fire_n of_o avarice_n the_o filth_n of_o luxury_n the_o darkness_n of_o ignorance_n 19_o august_n verse_n 19_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o concupiscence_n verse_n 19_o every_o tree_n that_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n be_v hew_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n this_o commination_n or_o judgement_n may_v 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it_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o great_a emphasis_n and_o to_o signify_v something_o more_o than_o all_o these_o and_o therefore_o because_o physician_n who_o be_v next_o unto_o divine_n i_o say_v next_o because_o theologue_n be_v conversant_a about_o the_o soul_n physician_n about_o the_o body_n and_o lawyer_n about_o the_o estate_n and_o in_o that_o regard_n the_o divine_a be_v first_o the_o physician_n second_o and_o the_o lawyer_n three_o for_o as_o the_o body_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o estate_n so_o the_o soul_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o the_o body_n use_v this_o word_n in_o their_o art_n much_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o purge_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purgation_n or_o purge_v potion_n and_o because_o christ_n profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o physician_n and_o also_o because_o the_o prophet_n under_o the_o name_n of_o disease_n and_o sickness_n do_v foretell_v of_o the_o cure_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o will_v take_v the_o word_n here_o in_o the_o physician_n sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purge_v that_o be_v take_v a_o purgation_n and_o purgative_a potion_n quest_n 4_o how_o many_o thing_n be_v observable_a in_o purge_v answ_n two_o namely_o first_o the_o medicine_n purge_v wherein_o two_o thing_n be_v considerable_a to_o wit_n i._n what_o this_o purgation_n be_v ii_o how_o it_o come_v to_o be_v purgative_a or_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o so_o small_a a_o potion_n take_v into_o the_o stomach_n or_o ventricle_n work_v so_o much_o and_o produce_v such_o effect_n namely_o first_o by_o its_o heat_n second_o by_o its_o attraction_n three_o by_o its_o displicencie_n four_o by_o its_o contrariety_n of_o nature_n second_o in_o purge_v we_o must_v observe_v also_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o purgation_n now_o here_o three_o thing_n be_v worth_a our_o consideration_n viz_o i._n what_o be_v to_o be_v purge_v out_o viz._n first_o plethora_n the_o superfluity_n of_o good_a blood_n second_o pinguedo_fw-la fatness_n and_o windy_a humour_n and_o three_o cacochymia_fw-gr evil_a and_o obnoxionus_fw-la humour_n ii_o when_o we_o must_v purge_v namely_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o year_n we_o must_v purge_v in_o the_o spring_n second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o disease_n we_o must_v purge_v before_o the_o malady_n be_v come_v to_o its_o height_n three_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o age_n we_o must_v purge_v in_o our_o youth_n iii_o how_o long_o must_v we_o purge_v to_o wit_n first_o until_o we_o have_v purge_v the_o evil_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o second_o until_o we_o have_v purge_v it_o whole_o out_o of_o the_o body_n now_o of_o all_o these_o particular_o and_o in_o their_o order_n first_o we_o must_v consider_v medicamentum_fw-la purgans_fw-la the_o purgation_n or_o purge_v potion_n wherein_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n to_o inquire_v after_o namely_o first_o quid_fw-la what_o this_o purgation_n be_v quest_n 5_o i._n some_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o cross_n and_o affliction_n answ_n 1_o other_o that_o it_o be_v spiritual_a conflict_n and_o tentation_n other_o that_o it_o be_v the_o compunction_n and_o contrition_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o some_o that_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a spirit_n ii_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v indeed_o be_v say_v to_o be_v answ_n 2_o this_o purgation_n whereby_o sin_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o general_a metonymy_n of_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o effect_n otherwise_o not_o iii_o christ_n indeed_o be_v the_o physician_n of_o the_o answ_n 3_o soul_n matth._n 9.11_o and_o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v the_o apothecary_n or_o the_o hand_n that_o reach_v forth_o christ_n unto_o we_o or_o more_o true_o both_o and_o the_o purgation_n itself_o be_v neither_o affliction_n itself_o nor_o tentation_n itself_o nor_o any_o external_a or_o outward_a thing_n but_o the_o internal_a motion_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o our_o heart_n for_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o purgation_n purge_v not_o but_o the_o vapour_n fume_n and_o spirit_n which_o arise_v from_o thence_o so_o it_o be_v neither_o temptation_n itself_o nor_o affliction_n itself_o that_o purge_v from_o sin_n for_o then_o all_o that_o be_v tempt_v or_o afflict_v shall_v be_v pure_a from_o all_o pollution_n which_o experience_n prove_v false_a but_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o work_v in_o and_o by_o these_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v wash_v and_o purge_v from_o sin_n and_o uncleanness_n we_o must_v pray_v unto_o christ_n the_o physician_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o cleanse_v we_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n second_o let_v we_o now_o consider_v quomodo_fw-la catharticum_fw-la quest_n 6_o how_o the_o purge_a potion_n become_v purgative_a or_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o so_o small_a a_o draught_n shall_v send_v forth_o so_o much_o into_o the_o draught_n i._o calore_fw-la the_o purgation_n purge_v by_o his_o heat_n answ_n 1_o and_o warmth_n for_o both_o galen_n and_o divers_a other_o physician_n say_v omne_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la purgans_fw-la est_fw-la calidum_fw-la that_o all_o purgative_n be_v hot_a and_o if_o a_o potion_n be_v compound_v of_o all_o cold_a thing_n it_o will_v never_o purge_v hence_o than_o we_o may_v learn_v obser_n that_o sin_n can_v be_v purge_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o warmth_n and_o fire_n of_o zeal_n read_v luke_n 3.16_o and_o 12.49_o and_o mark_v 9.49_o and_o rom._n 12.16_o and_o 2_o cor._n 11.29_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o labour_v that_o we_o may_v be_v zealous_a in_o our_o love_n unto_o god_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v good_a and_o in_o our_o hatred_n unto_o sin_n here_o observe_v satan_n know_v the_o power_n and_o might_n of_o true_a zeal_n and_o how_o it_o be_v able_a to_o cast_v down_o all_o his_o strong_a hold_n and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o our_o soul_n do_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o defame_v and_o scandalize_v true_a zeal_n and_o that_o either_o first_o taedio_fw-la by_o wearisomenesse_n and_o irkesomenesse_n it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o see_v in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n how_o little_a the_o zeal_n of_o religion_n be_v prize_v and_o how_o much_o it_o be_v slight_v and_o scorn_v which_o certain_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n himself_o who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o man_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v true_o and_o spiritual_o good_a for_o man_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v follow_v hard_a after_o holiness_n without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v save_v 1_o hebr._n 12.14_o remember_v that_o zeal_n be_v the_o fiery_a chariot_n of_o elias_n whereby_o we_o be_v carry_v or_o transport_v up_o unto_o heaven_n 2_o king_n 2.11_o and_o those_o who_o be_v lukewarm_a shall_v be_v spew_v out_o of_o god_n mouth_n revel_v 3.16_o god_n command_v that_o the_o fire_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o altar_n shall_v never_o go_v out_o levit._n 6.12_o thereby_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o fire_n of_o zeal_n shall_v always_o burn_v in_o the_o altar_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o never_o be_v extinguish_v without_o fire_n the_o sacrifice_n can_v not_o be_v consume_v and_o without_o the_o fire_n of_o zeal_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o sin_n can_v be_v destroy_v second_o the_o devil_n do_v endeavour_v to_o defame_v or_o hinder_v true_a zeal_n odio_fw-la by_o hatred_n and_o that_o two_o manner_n of_o way_n namely_o i._o defamando_n by_o defame_v those_o who_o be_v zealous_a by_o a_o pretence_n or_o intimation_n of_o hypocrisy_n here_o first_o those_o who_o be_v thus_o judge_v and_o censure_v must_v with_o st._n paul_n learn_v not_o to_o set_v by_o man_n judgement_n but_o labour_v to_o approve_v themselves_o unto_o god_n by_o who_o they_o must_v be_v judge_v at_o the_o last_o and_o second_o of_o those_o who_o judge_n and_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o just_a we_o demand_v why_o they_o judge_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o know_v not_o for_o i._o charity_n forbid_v this_o because_o that_o cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v see_v and_o not_o discover_v those_o which_o be_v hide_v prov._n 10.12_o and_o 1_o peter_n 4.8_o and_o ii_o what_o do_v they_o see_v who_o thus_o censure_n and_o judge_v only_o good_a work_n and_o holy_a action_n and_o a_o unblameable_a outward_a life_n and_o conversation_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o intention_n by_o the_o work_n indeed_o the_o lord_n judge_v the_o action_n by_o the_o intention_n but_o this_o be_v his_o prerogative_n because_o he_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o trier_n of_o the_o reins_n but_o man_n know_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o who_o know_v what_o be_v in_o man_n but_o the_o heart_n within_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v judge_v the_o tree_n by_o his_o fruit_n matth._n 7.20_o and_o not_o censure_n and_o condemn_v to_o the_o fire_n the_o tree_n as_o bad_a when_o the_o fruit_n be_v good_a rom._n 14.4_o and_o 1_o corinth_n 4.5_o ii_o satan_n
of_o david_n to_o be_v tax_v the_o second_o cause_n be_v allegorical_a because_o bethlehem_n signify_v the_o house_n of_o bread_n 48.7_o bread_n gen._n 35.19_o and_o 48.7_o and_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a bread_n from_o heaven_n haymo_n heaven_n hier._n &_o haymo_n the_o three_o cause_n be_v prophetical_a that_o the_o pprophecy_n may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v deliver_v concern_v christ_n the_o messiah_n 5.2_o messiah_n mich._n 5.2_o sect._n 3_o §_o 3._o in_o the_o day_n of_o herod_n the_o king_n hence_o quest_n 1_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v what_o manner_n of_o day_n be_v these_o to_o the_o jew_n answ_n i_o answer_v day_n of_o great_a affliction_n for_o herod_n who_o now_o rule_v over_o they_o be_v a_o stranger_n come_v thus_o unto_o the_o kingdom_n the_o maccabee_n hold_v a_o certain_a kingdom_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o hircaâ—us_n the_o son_n of_o alexander_n who_o contend_v with_o his_o brother_n aristobulus_n he_o call_v one_o antipater_n unto_o his_o aid_n which_o antipater_n be_v the_o father_n of_o this_o herod_n marry_v he_o to_o the_o daughter_n of_o aristobulus_n hircanus_n be_v overcome_v and_o take_v herod_n assume_v the_o kingdom_n as_o his_o vicegerent_n or_o deputy_n after_o a_o while_n nicanor_n return_v into_o judea_n who_o herod_n peaceable_o receive_v but_o secret_o slay_v and_o then_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n for_o himself_o of_o the_o roman_n now_o this_o time_n i_o say_v be_v unto_o the_o jew_n a_o miserable_a time_n in_o a_o threefold_a regard_n i._o because_o their_o kingdom_n be_v take_v away_o ii_o their_o priesthood_n be_v corrupt_v there_o be_v two_o high_a priest_n alive_a at_o once_o as_o we_o shall_v show_v afterward_o iii_o they_o be_v now_o become_v tributary_n unto_o the_o roman_n which_o confirm_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o true_a messiah_n and_o promise_v shilo_n because_o the_o lawgiver_n be_v now_o go_v from_o judah_n 49._o judah_n gen._n 49._o hence_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v why_o do_v god_n quest_n 2_o suffer_v his_o people_n to_o come_v into_o such_o misery_n or_o to_o be_v in_o bondage_n under_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v heathen_n and_o infidel_n contemn_v god_n and_o religion_n this_o be_v do_v for_o these_o cause_n first_o answ_n that_o they_o may_v be_v humble_v through_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o evil_a second_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o earnest_o and_o fervent_o pray_v unto_o god_n in_o their_o distress_n three_o that_o the_o relic_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v expurged_a and_o evacuate_v or_o that_o this_o affliction_n may_v be_v as_o fire_n to_o purge_v they_o from_o their_o dross_n four_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o confident_o rely_v upon_o the_o lord_n for_o deliverance_n upon_o their_o repentance_n according_a to_o his_o gracious_a promise_n psalm_n 34.17.19_o five_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o may_v adhere_v and_o keep_v close_o unto_o the_o lord_n 7328._o lord_n psal_n 30.7.8_o and_o 7328._o and_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o their_o great_a captivity_n in_o prosperity_n they_o run_v away_o from_o god_n and_o will_v not_o be_v subject_a unto_o he_o therefore_o the_o lord_n suffer_v they_o to_o be_v afflict_v that_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v draw_v near_o unto_o they_o §_o 4._o come_v wise_a man_n from_o the_o east_n it_o may_v sect._n 4_o here_o be_v question_v who_o these_o wise_a man_n or_o magician_n be_v quest_n i_o answer_v first_o the_o word_n be_v ambiguous_a and_o answ_n 1_o doubtful_a have_v divers_a signification_n i._n some_o understand_v by_o they_o impostor_n or_o juggler_n ii_o some_o understand_v witch_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v understand_v here_o second_o i_o answer_v there_o be_v four_o kind_n of_o answ_n 2_o magic_a the_o first_o natural_a which_o consist_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o natural_a thing_n second_o astrological_a belong_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o star_n and_o be_v call_v astrology_n and_o these_o two_o i_o here_o omit_v three_o diabolical_a which_o be_v the_o art_n use_v by_o magician_n witch_n and_o sorcerer_n &_o be_v call_v goeteia_n &_o theurgia_n in_o which_o i_o may_v observe_v these_o double_a term_n i._o terminus_n aqua_fw-la from_o whence_o this_o magic_n come_v viz._n 1._o from_o the_o devil_n the_o author_n of_o it_o 2._o from_o divine_a worship_n corrupt_v or_o from_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a go_n ii_o terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la whereunto_o this_o magic_n tend_v to_o wit_n 1._o unto_o physic_n medicine_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o plant_n 2._o unto_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o star_n this_o devilish_a magic_n lead_v unto_o forbid_a astrology_n 3._o unto_o devilish_a practice_n experience_n show_v how_o that_o magic_a lead_v unto_o all_o manner_n of_o lewdness_n prophanesse_n and_o wicked_a enterprise_n both_o against_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n but_o all_o these_o god_n willing_a i_o shall_v handle_v more_o large_o in_o another_o place_n four_o there_o be_v a_o moral_a and_o divine_a magic_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o study_n of_o wisdom_n and_o divine_a knowledge_n among_o the_o heathen_n they_o that_o be_v zealous_a and_o learned_a and_o studious_a in_o this_o learning_n have_v divers_a name_n give_v unto_o they_o the_o persian_n call_v they_o magos_n and_o such_o be_v these_o in_o this_o verse_n mention_v the_o assyrian_n chaldaeos_fw-la the_o indian_n brachmanes_n or_o gymnosophistas_n the_o egyptian_n prophet_n or_o priest_n the_o grecian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o french_a druydas_n the_o latin_n wise_a man_n and_o so_o these_o magi_n be_v call_v in_o this_o place_n by_o all_o our_o interpreter_n and_o the_o jew_n call_v they_o scribe_n 30.1_o scribe_n rhod._n &_o plin._n 30.1_o i_o answer_v again_o that_o there_o be_v much_o question_n answ_n 3_o and_o little_a certainty_n of_o the_o number_n and_o quality_n of_o these_o wise_a man_n first_o some_o say_v they_o be_v only_o three_o in_o number_n who_o be_v wise_a man_n and_o great_a scholar_n in_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o persian_n but_o be_v no_o king_n second_o other_o think_v there_o be_v fourteen_o of_o they_o s_o they_o calvin_n s_o three_o other_o think_v that_o they_o descend_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o balaam_n s_o balaam_n hier._n s_o from_o balaams_n pprophecy_n 24.17_o pprophecy_n numb_a 24.17_o of_o which_o by_o and_o by_o four_o other_o think_v that_o they_o be_v three_o king_n call_v gaspar_n melchior_n balthasar_n who_o first_o be_v bury_v in_o their_o own_o country_n second_o translate_v from_o thence_o by_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a unto_o constantinople_n three_o carry_v thence_o by_o a_o bishop_n to_o milan_n and_o fourthly_a by_o the_o emperor_n henry_n transport_v to_o colleine_n legenda_fw-la colleine_n legenda_fw-la now_o after_o so_o many_o opinion_n and_o translation_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o all_o these_o be_v false_a or_o at_o least_o that_o it_o be_v most_o 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speech_n be_v not_o universal_a he_o not_o say_v that_o god_n have_v choose_v none_o but_o few_o 1._o cor._n 1.26_o answ_n 2_o second_o 9.40_o second_o joh._n 9.40_o our_o saviour_n speak_v not_o of_o those_o that_o be_v true_o wise_a but_o of_o the_o presume_a jew_n who_o boast_v of_o their_o knowledge_n sect._n 6_o to_o jerusalem_n here_o it_o may_v be_v question_v why_o they_o come_v unto_o jerusalem_n quest_n see_v the_o star_n do_v not_o direct_v they_o thither_o it_o not_o be_v see_v of_o they_o at_o that_o time_n answ_n 1_o first_o some_o say_v that_o the_o wise_a man_n come_v hither_o that_o they_o may_v be_v witness_n against_o the_o jew_n both_o for_o the_o present_a and_o also_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n or_o that_o the_o jew_n may_v be_v the_o more_o inexcusable_a but_o this_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o intent_n of_o their_o come_n
kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o 13.15_o he_o job._n 13.15_o seem_v to_o imply_v that_o he_o fear_v god_n will_v kill_v he_o thus_o david_n cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o 88.1.2_o i_o psa_fw-la 22.1.2_o and_o 88.1.2_o second_o sometime_o the_o devil_n tempt_v we_o hereunto_o by_o other_o use_v they_o as_o instrument_n answ_n 2_o to_o dissuade_v we_o from_o our_o confidence_n &_o assurance_n in_o god_n thus_o job_n be_v tempt_v by_o his_o wife_n when_o she_o say_v unto_o he_o do_v thou_o still_o retain_v thy_o integrity_n curse_o god_n and_o die_v 2.9_o die_v job._n 2.9_o thus_o david_n be_v tempt_v many_o say_n unto_o he_o that_o there_o be_v no_o help_n for_o he_o in_o his_o god_n 22.7.8_o god_n psa_fw-la 3.2_o &_o 22.7.8_o yea_o the_o heathen_a reproach_v he_o and_o say_v where_o be_v now_o thy_o god_n 115.2_o god_n psa_fw-la 115.2_o thus_o senacherib_n tempt_v hezekiah_n to_o distrust_n god_n esa_n 36.7.10.15.18_o §_o 4._o command_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n sect._n 4_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o these_o word_n quest_n 1_o first_o some_o say_v they_o have_v a_o allegorical_a sense_n answ_n 1_o which_o be_v this_o if_o thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n then_o change_v these_o stone_n that_o be_v the_o gentile_n into_o bread_n that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n second_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o word_n be_v historical_a answ_n 2_o and_o the_o sense_n be_v because_o thou_o hungre_v for_o bread_n and_o have_v it_o not_o show_v therefore_o thy_o power_n by_o make_v unto_o thyself_o bread_n of_o these_o stone_n see_v the_o action_n the_o devil_n persuade_v unto_o be_v lawful_a why_o do_v not_o christ_n do_v it_o that_o it_o quest_n 2_o be_v a_o lawful_a thing_n appear_v thus_o i._o because_o god_n oftentimes_o miraculous_o have_v assuage_v the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o his_o people_n he_o bring_v water_n out_o of_o the_o stony_a rock_n for_o his_o child_n the_o israelite_n and_o out_o 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deity_n but_o his_o humanity_n rather_o his_o hunger_n be_v to_o be_v overcome_v by_o suffer_v not_o by_o eat_v christ_n will_v not_o turn_v stone_n into_o bread_n because_o he_o will_v not_o obey_v or_o believe_v the_o counsellor_n that_o give_v the_o advice_n observe_v teach_v we_o that_o we_o must_v not_o trust_v or_o give_v credit_n unto_o satan_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o devil_n to_o bear_v witness_n of_o he_o but_o rebuke_n they_o when_o they_o acknowledge_v he_o 4.41_o he_o mark._n â—_o 34._o &_o luk._n 4.41_o neither_o will_v paul_n brook_v it_o that_o the_o maid_n possess_v with_o the_o devil_n shall_v testify_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o true_a god_n 16.18_o god_n act._n 16.18_o quest_n 3_o why_o may_v we_o not_o believe_v or_o give_v credit_n unto_o the_o devil_n who_o sometime_o speak_v truth_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o place_n even_o now_o allege_v answ_n 1_o first_o because_o he_o have_v no_o 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and_o 2.11_o and_o 2._o thess_n 2.11_o do_v daily_a antichrist_n and_o his_o follower_n 2.11_o follower_n 2._o thess_n 2.11_o or_o three_o the_o lord_n make_v use_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o child_n thus_o he_o suffer_v he_o to_o tempt_v holy_a david_n to_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v number_v the_o people_n or_o not_o 24._o not_o 2_o sam._n 24._o thus_o he_o suffer_v he_o to_o try_v whether_o holy_a job_n will_v continue_v in_o his_o integrity_n notwithstanding_o his_o stupendous_a affliction_n 2._o affliction_n job._n 1._o &_o 2._o thus_o he_o sift_v peter_n luk._n 22.31_o and_o buffet_v paul_n 2_o cor._n 12.7_o thus_o the_o lord_n use_v he_o always_o as_o a_o enemy_n never_o as_o a_o counsellor_n to_o advise_v or_o a_o doctor_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v never_o believe_v he_o but_o always_o suspect_v he_o answ_n 2_o second_o we_o must_v not_o believe_v the_o devil_n because_o he_o be_v but_o a_o lie_a spirit_n 1._o king_n 22.21_o a_o old_a liar_n and_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n 8.44_o lie_n joh._n 8.44_o who_o be_v crafty_a to_o deceive_v be_v able_a to_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n 11.14_o light_n 2_o cor._n 11.14_o and_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v or_o say_v he_o do_v it_o that_o he_o may_v deceive_v quest_n 4_o how_o do_v the_o devil_n deceive_v man_n that_o we_o may_v learn_v to_o avoid_v his_o slight_n and_o subtlety_n answ_n 1_o first_o sometime_o the_o devil_n deceive_v bona_fw-la daâ—do_fw-la by_o give_v good_a thing_n unto_o we_o that_o thus_o he_o may_v the_o more_o speedy_o gain_v we_o unto_o himself_o he_o promise_v temporal_a gain_n unto_o we_o that_o he_o may_v gain_v our_o precious_a soul_n ditat_v in_o mundo_fw-la ne_fw-la ditemur_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la s_o coelo_fw-la chrysos_fw-la s_o he_o do_v enrich_v we_o with_o earthly_a blessing_n lest_o we_o shall_v be_v enrich_v with_o heavenly_a mercy_n he_o oftentimes_o cure_v body_n that_o he_o may_v kill_v soul_n second_o sometime_o the_o devil_n deceive_v answ_n 2_o vera_fw-la dicendo_fw-la by_o speak_v the_o truth_n thus_o he_o delude_v the_o pharisee_n by_o a_o false_a collection_n he_o teach_v they_o that_o they_o must_v love_v their_o brethren_n and_o friend_n and_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n take_v from_o the_o law_n 19.18_o law_n leu._n 19.18_o but_o from_o that_o ground_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n he_o teach_v they_o to_o hate_v their_o enemy_n 5.43_o enemy_n matth._n 5.43_o and_o this_o be_v contrary_a unto_o the_o law_n the_o sabbath_n must_v be_v keep_v and_o observe_v so_o say_v the_o law_n exod_n 20._o therefore_o the_o work_n of_o mercy_n must_v not_o be_v do_v upon_o that_o day_n this_o be_v the_o devil_n deduction_n blasphemy_n it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o man_n equal_a unto_o god_n this_o be_v truth_n but_o that_o christ_n be_v a_o blasphemer_n because_o he_o make_v himself_o equal_a with_o god_n be_v one_o of_o the_o devil_n slander_n 5.18_o slander_n joh_n 5.18_o satan_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o liar_n from_o the_o beginning_n because_o he_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o man_n at_o this_o weapon_n you_o shall_v know_v good_a and_o evil_a say_v satan_n therefore_o you_o shall_v be_v like_o god_n himself_o this_o be_v a_o lie_a conclusion_n and_o therefore_o as_o aristotle_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v of_o a_o liar_n so_o say_v chrysostome_n of_o the_o devil_n non_fw-la credendum_fw-la satanae_n licet_fw-la verum_fw-la dicat_fw-la trust_v he_o not_o though_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n but_o learn_v to_o stop_v our_o ear_n against_o all_o his_o enchant_a persuasion_n that_o although_o he_o charm_v never_o so_o wise_o yet_o we_o may_v be_v like_o deaf_a adder_n not_o listen_v at_o all_o to_o his_o bewitch_a song_n how_o do_v the_o devil_n come_v
diversity_n of_o sin_n but_o another_o kind_n of_o punishment_n beside_o eternal_a it_o show_v not_o for_o judgement_n a_o counsel_n and_o hell_n fire_n do_v but_o signify_v three_o degree_n of_o the_o same_o punishment_n hell_n fire_n be_v due_a to_o the_o rest_n but_o add_v only_o for_o distinction_n to_o show_v both_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o punishment_n answ_n 2_o second_o judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v in_o scripture_n for_o everlasting_a punishment_n or_o condemnation_n as_o roman_a 2.3_o how_o shall_v thou_o escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o bellarmine_n consequence_n be_v nought_o he_o that_o be_v angry_a shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o judgement_n therefore_o not_o of_o hell_n fire_n for_o judgement_n signify_v the_o punishment_n of_o ever-burning_a tophet_n three_o saint_n paul_n say_v no_o railer_n shall_v inherit_v answ_n 3_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 6.10_o but_o he_o that_o say_v racha_n to_o his_o brother_n be_v a_o â—ayler_n wherefore_o he_o that_o say_v racha_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o minor_a proposition_n be_v thus_o prove_v racha_n be_v a_o hebrew_n interjection_n and_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d raiak_n evacnare_n and_o be_v read_v by_o the_o thalmud_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inavis_fw-la vacuus_fw-la that_o be_v a_o light_a head_n or_o cockbraine_n wide_a and_o empty_a of_o wisdom_n or_o understanding_n now_o he_o that_o thus_o revile_v his_o brother_n rail_v upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o if_o saint_n paul_n may_v be_v believe_v he_o that_o call_v his_o brother_n racha_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n §_o 8._o whosoever_o shall_v say_v thou_o foole._n be_v it_o sect._n 8_o not_o lawful_a then_o at_o all_o to_o call_v any_o fool_n quest_n 1_o first_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o god_n to_o call_v wicked_a man_n answ_n 1_o fool_n prov._n 12.6_o and_o for_o christ_n to_o call_v the_o two_o disciple_n foolish_a luk._n 24.25_o yea_o for_o saint_n paul_n to_o brand_v the_o galatian_n with_o folly_n gal._n 3.1_o and_o plain_o to_o call_v the_o cretan_n liar_n and_o slow-belly_n titus_n 1.12_o second_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o answ_n 2_o they_o which_o charge_v man_n with_o folly_n with_o a_o mind_n to_o reproach_v they_o by_o way_n of_o revenge_n we_o must_v not_o call_v any_o fool_n in_o anger_n hatred_n or_o contempt_n because_o as_o be_v former_o say_v christian_n must_v look_v upon_o all_o man_n as_o their_o brethren_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v here_o plain_o thou_o must_v not_o in_o anger_n call_v thy_o brother_n fool_n do_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o tongue_n deserve_v hell_n fire_n quest_n 2_o or_o destroy_v the_o soul_n first_o pomerius_fw-la say_v convitia_fw-la reproachful_a answ_n 1_o word_n be_v venial_a sin_n when_o they_o be_v thus_o qualify_v i._o when_o they_o be_v give_v by_o superior_n by_o way_n of_o correction_n or_o reproof_n ii_o 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frequent_a fast_n which_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n against_o it_o concupiscence_n be_v a_o devil_n which_o be_v not_o cast_v out_o but_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v just_o be_v suspect_v that_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n be_v more_o frequent_a because_o fast_v be_v so_o rare_a as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n ever_o since_o their_o fast_v from_o all_o meat_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o fast_n with_o junket_n wine_n and_o dainty_n the_o fire_n of_o lust_n have_v extreme_o rage_v among_o they_o second_o drunkenness_n wine_n be_v the_o tinder_n of_o lust_n which_o present_o inflame_v and_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n 5.11_o fire_n hose_n 4.11.18_o and_o esa_n 5.11_o as_o we_o see_v a_o example_n in_o lot_n who_o be_v overtake_v with_o wine_n be_v overcome_v with_o incest_n 19.33_o incest_n gen._n 19.33_o and_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n give_v the_o intemperate_a man_n this_o counsel_n look_v not_o thou_o upon_o the_o wine_n for_o than_o thy_o eye_n 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in_o wallow_v in_o these_o filthy_a puddle_n of_o pollution_n but_o what_o joy_n have_v those_o who_o be_v chaste_a and_o pure_a here_o in_o this_o life_n what_o consolation_n have_v they_o whereby_o they_o may_v be_v support_v in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n and_o chastity_n they_o have_v many_o cause_n of_o rejoice_v even_o in_o this_o life_n namely_o answ_n first_o they_o shall_v be_v clothe_v in_o white_a raiment_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n revel_v 3.4_o for_o this_o white_a garment_n be_v i._o sometime_o a_o type_n of_o martyrdom_n revel_v 7.11.13_o and_o ii_o sometime_o a_o type_n of_o chastity_n revel_v 14.4_o second_o those_o who_o be_v pure_a shall_v be_v present_v unto_o christ_n 11.2_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 11.2_o three_o they_o be_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n 6.15_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 6.15_o four_o they_o be_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n esa_n 52.11_o and_o 1._o corinth_n 6.19_o five_o they_o shall_v be_v like_a unto_o 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enfeeble_v we_o from_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n to_o the_o solâ—_n of_o the_o foot_n esay_n 1.6_o answ_n 4_o four_o siâ—ne_o may_v be_v resemble_v to_o a_o fever_n respectu_fw-la effectuum_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o effect_n for_o i._o the_o fever_n in_o membris_fw-la in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n work_v this_o effect_n it_o debilitates_fw-la and_o weaken_v the_o whole_a man_n so_o that_o he_o can_v walk_v forth_o of_o door_n nay_o be_v can_v walk_v within_o his_o own_o house_n neither_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v but_o force_v to_o sit_v or_o lie_v and_o keep_v his_o bed_n so_o by_o sin_n we_o be_v so_o weaken_v that_o we_o be_v neither_o able_a to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n nor_o run_v the_o race_n that_o he_o have_v set_v before_o we_o nor_o work_v out_o the_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a ii_o the_o fever_n in_o intellectu_fw-la in_o the_o understanding_n work_v this_o effect_n it_o disturb_v &_o take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o 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that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a so_o it_o belong_v for_o that_o which_o be_v unwholesome_a so_o we_o loathe_v the_o heavenly_a manna_n of_o the_o word_n and_o spiritual_a grace_n and_o love_v the_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n although_o they_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n and_o the_o end_n thereof_o destruction_n and_o death_n rom._n 6.23_o three_o in_o a_o fever_n there_o be_v a_o thirst_n not_o to_o be_v quench_v or_o satisfy_v but_o insatiable_a have_v no_o moderation_n in_o drink_v if_o it_o can_v come_v unto_o liquor_n so_o many_o be_v furious_a in_o sin_v and_o can_v cease_v to_o sin_n 2.14_o sin_n 2_o pet._n 2.14_o although_o they_o see_v oftentimes_o that_o i._o the_o thing_n be_v childish_a and_o of_o that_o nature_n that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v besot_v therewith_o yea_o ii_o that_o the_o event_n be_v perilous_a and_o dangerous_a and_o iii_o that_o both_o the_o estate_n be_v lessen_v and_o impair_v and_o the_o body_n enfeeble_v and_o enervate_v thereby_o thus_o no_o feverish_a man_n be_v more_o mad_a after_o drink_v then_o wicked_a man_n be_v after_o their_o sin_n four_o potus_fw-la factitij_fw-la make_v drink_v quench_v not_o the_o thirst_n in_o a_o fever_n but_o now_o please_v the_o palate_n and_o by_o and_o by_o displease_v it_o it_o be_v only_o cool_a thing_n which_o allai_v and_o assuage_v the_o heat_n thereof_o although_o often_o they_o kill_v because_o the_o stomach_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v they_o so_o it_o be_v not_o ordinary_a comfort_n that_o appease_v the_o soul_n because_o they_o can_v fill_v the_o soul_n neither_o can_v they_o allay_v the_o heat_n of_o a_o wound_a spirit_n but_o it_o be_v the_o word_n and_o the_o commination_n and_o promise_n thereof_o which_o afford_v ease_n and_o peace_n to_o the_o trouble_a heart_n and_o yet_o sometime_o this_o cool_a cordial_n do_v kill_v and_o drive_v accidental_o to_o desperation_n as_o we_o see_v in_o cain_n gen._n 4._o and_o judas_n mat._n 27._o five_o sin_n may_v be_v resemble_v to_o a_o fever_n respectu_fw-la finis_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o end_n thereof_o for_o i._o sometime_o it_o end_v in_o health_n and_o life_n of_o itself_o that_o be_v a_o man_n recover_v sometime_o out_o of_o a_o fever_n without_o the_o use_n of_o any_o mean_n or_o help_v of_o any_o man_n ii_o sometime_o the_o fever_n end_v in_o health_n and_o life_n by_o the_o use_n of_o good_a mean_n and_o the_o help_n of_o the_o physician_n iii_o sometime_o the_o fever_n end_v in_o a_o sickly_a and_o weak_o estate_n that_o be_v when_o the_o fever_n leave_v a_o man_n oftentimes_o he_o fall_v into_o deafness_n and_o swell_n and_o boil_v and_o the_o like_a iv_o sometime_o it_o end_v in_o death_n fever_n often_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o period_n of_o their_o life_n now_o this_o be_v twofold_a viz._n first_o sometime_o a_o fever_n bring_v a_o man_n to_o a_o speedy_a death_n when_o he_o die_v thereof_o second_o sometime_o it_o bring_v a_o man_n unto_o a_o linger_a death_n and_o that_o either_o i._o by_o a_o hectic_a fever_n which_o inflame_v the_o heart_n or_o lung_n or_o ii_o by_o bring_v a_o man_n into_o a_o dropsy_n now_o to_o apply_v this_o first_o sin_n herein_o differ_v from_o a_o fever_n this_o as_o be_v say_v sometime_o end_v in_o health_n and_o life_n without_o the_o use_n of_o physic_n or_o help_v of_o the_o physician_n but_o never_o that_o for_o sin_n can_v be_v cure_v or_o heal_v of_o itself_o second_o sin_n be_v cure_v and_o heal_v by_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a physician_n of_o the_o soul_n three_o if_o sin_n end_v not_o thus_o in_o health_n and_o life_n by_o christ_n than_o it_o end_v either_o i._o in_o a_o dry_a hectic_a fever_n and_o a_o barrenness_n of_o all_o good_a fruit_n or_o ii_o in_o a_o cold_a dropsy_n or_o lukewarmnesse_n in_o religion_n or_o iii_o in_o a_o deafness_n and_o unwillingness_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o iv_o in_o filthy_a ulcer_n and_o putrify_a boil_n of_o actual_a transgression_n v._o the_o safe_a crisis_n or_o conflict_n of_o nature_n in_o this_o sickness_n be_v evacuation_n and_o that_o either_o by_o vomit_v purge_v sweat_a or_o bleed_v so_o we_o must_v labour_v either_o to_o vomit_v up_o our_o sin_n by_o confession_n or_o sweat_v they_o out_o by_o contrition_n or_o purge_v they_o out_o by_o alienation_n and_o separation_n or_o else_o if_o the_o lord_n love_v we_o he_o will_v bleed_v we_o and_o make_v we_o forsake_v sin_n by_o affliction_n as_o he_o do_v by_o david_n and_o manasses_n quest_n 2_o how_o may_v we_o know_v whether_o we_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o fever_n of_o sin_n or_o not_o by_o these_o plain_a sign_n namely_o answ_n first_o if_o without_o thou_o be_v inflame_v with_o the_o lust_n of_o sin_n or_o if_o it_o show_v itself_o in_o in_o thy_o life_n and_o action_n second_o if_o the_o fire_n of_o concupiscence_n kindle_v thy_o affection_n unto_o evil_a although_o as_o yet_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v by_o thy_o action_n and_o outward_a man_n three_o by_o examine_v what_o 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