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then_o at_o the_o good_a thing_n themselves_o in_o regard_n of_o which_o man_n be_v honour_v and_o esteem_v for_o the_o envious_a man_n care_v not_o for_o the_o virtue_n that_o bring_v renown_n and_o glory_n but_o only_o for_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n which_o follow_v they_o as_o the_o shadow_n do_v the_o body_n forasmuch_o then_o as_o a_o proud_a man_n desire_v still_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o therefore_o he_o be_v more_o greedy_a of_o these_o good_n of_o honour_n and_o glory_n then_o of_o true_a good_n of_o which_o the_o other_o be_v but_o shadow_n hereof_o it_o be_v that_o a_o proud_a man_n be_v natural_o envious_a because_o envy_n spring_v from_o such_o a_o desire_n of_o preferment_n yea_o it_o be_v common_o breed_v of_o pride_n yea_o the_o far_a a_o man_n be_v off_o from_o that_o which_o he_o will_v be_v think_v to_o be_v and_o the_o less_o endue_v with_o those_o good_a thing_n for_o which_o he_o will_v be_v honour_v bend_v the_o more_o envious_a he_o be_v but_o 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to_o be_v great_a and_o more_o excellent_a than_o his_o own_o or_o at_o leastwise_o he_o fear_v least_o it_o shall_v so_o come_v to_o pass_v therefore_o there_o be_v no_o affection_n in_o a_o man_n which_o he_o dare_v less_o disclose_v then_o this_o of_o envy_n so_o that_o he_o receive_v less_o comfort_n in_o this_o then_o in_o any_o other_o for_o by_o open_v our_o heart_n to_o a_o other_o we_o receive_v solace_n and_o comfort_n whereas_o the_o envious_a person_n judge_v his_o affection_n of_o envy_n to_o be_v so_o vile_a that_o he_o dare_v not_o discover_v it_o but_o hide_v and_o conceal_v it_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v if_o he_o be_v angry_a or_o hate_v any_o one_o he_o will_v declare_v it_o a_o great_a deal_n soon_o and_o albeit_o fear_v be_v think_v to_o be_v dishonourable_a yet_o will_v a_o man_n rather_o disclose_v this_o affection_n than_o he_o will_v envy_v the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o sorrow_n and_o of_o love_n but_o the_o envious_a body_n be_v constrain_v to_o bite_v on_o his_o bridle_n to_o chew_v and_o to_o devour_v his_o envy_n within_o himself_o and_o to_o lock_v up_o his_o own_o misery_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o the_o end_n it_o break_v not_o forth_o and_o show_v itself_o man_n whereby_o the_o body_n receive_v great_a detriment_n for_o it_o become_v pale_a win_v swart_a and_o lean_a the_o eye_n sink_v into_o the_o head_n the_o look_n be_v askew_o and_o the_o whole_a countenance_n be_v disfigure_v and_o within_o the_o heart_n the_o fury_n be_v enclose_v which_o give_v he_o so_o small_a rest_n that_o great_a torment_n can_v not_o be_v imagine_v therefore_o solomon_n say_v very_o well_o that_o a_o sound_a heart_n be_v the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n 30._o but_o envy_n be_v the_o rot_v of_o the_o bone_n and_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la say_v 24._o that_o death_n be_v better_a than_o a_o bitter_a life_n that_o envy_n and_o wrath_n shorten_v the_o life_n and_o that_o carefulness_n bring_v age_n before_o the_o time_n to_o conclude_v although_o all_o the_o evil_a affection_n trouble_v and_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n very_o much_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o offend_v it_o so_o much_o as_o envy_n do_v which_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v so_o much_o because_o itself_o judge_v or_o esteem_v good_a to_o be_v evil_a as_o because_o it_o desire_v that_o other_o shall_v so_o esteem_v thereof_o but_o howsoever_o this_o vice_n be_v very_o vile_a and_o infamous_a and_o hurtful_a both_o to_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n yet_o in_o this_o affection_n of_o envy_n we_o must_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o proceed_v from_o sound_a nature_n as_o it_o be_v first_o give_v of_o god_n to_o man_n and_o that_o which_o be_v in_o it_o through_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n envy_n for_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o envy_n which_o serve_v we_o in_o stead_n of_o spur_n to_o prick_v we_o forward_o and_o to_o work_v in_o we_o a_o will_n and_o desire_n both_o to_o obtain_v and_o to_o keep_v great_a good_a thing_n and_o this_o envy_n be_v very_o good_a when_o we_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o true_a good_n and_o be_v not_o grieve_v at_o the_o prosperity_n and_o virtue_n which_o we_o see_v in_o other_o but_o be_v move_v by_o their_o example_n to_o desire_v and_o to_o seek_v after_o the_o self_n same_o good_n yea_o great_a if_o the_o mean_n be_v offer_v provide_v that_o all_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o our_o own_o salvation_n and_o to_o the_o profit_n of_o our_o neighbour_n unto_o this_o kind_n of_o envy_n saint_n paul_n exhort_v we_o when_o he_o write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n speak_v of_o the_o diversity_n of_o gift_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o his_o church_n 31._o be_v envious_a of_o the_o best_a gift_n albeit_o in_o our_o usual_a translation_n it_o be_v desire_n yet_o the_o greek_a word_n signify_v to_o envy_v but_o the_o sense_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o relief_n &_o collection_n make_v for_o the_o poor_a say_v 2._o achaia_n be_v prepare_v a_o year_n ago_o and_o your_o zeal_n have_v provoke_v many_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o emulation_n and_o envy_n which_o they_o have_v conceive_v by_o your_o example_n and_o this_o be_v a_o good_a holy_a and_o christian_n envy_n but_o if_o we_o seek_v our_o own_o glory_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n be_v grieve_v that_o other_o excel_v we_o in_o virtue_n and_o in_o the_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n only_o because_o we_o will_v have_v that_o honour_n which_o they_o have_v and_o be_v equal_a with_o they_o or_o above_o they_o this_o be_v a_o perverse_a and_o satanical_a affection_n declare_v evident_o that_o we_o seek_v ourselves_o and_o our_o own_o glory_n more_o than_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n for_o if_o we_o have_v respect_n to_o that_o which_o we_o ought_v it_o will_v be_v all_o one_o to_o we_o who_o be_v the_o instrument_n either_o ourselves_o or_o other_o so_o that_o god_n be_v glorify_v and_o that_o be_v well_o do_v which_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v as_o for_o the_o evil_a sort_n of_o envy_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v they_o be_v place_v by_o saint_n paul_n among_o the_o work_v of_o darkness_n and_o of_o the_o flesh_n 21._o where_o he_o say_v that_o they_o which_o be_v defile_v with_o they_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o this_o discourse_n we_o place_v jealousy_n among_o the_o kind_n of_o envy_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v often_o take_v in_o the_o good_a part_n proceed_v as_o it_o be_v of_o true_a love_n as_o zeal_n also_o be_v breed_v thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v good_a for_o thou_o aser_n to_o begin_v the_o day_n work_v to_o morrow_n with_o a_o
have_v give_v to_o any_o other_o beside_o himself_o and_o indeed_o all_o the_o creature_n join_v together_o be_v not_o able_a to_o diminish_v or_o to_o add_v any_o thing_n thereunto_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v but_o also_o because_o he_o love_v we_o he_o be_v jealous_a of_o our_o salvation_n and_o desire_v to_o reserve_v we_o whole_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o immortal_a blessedness_n therefore_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o spoil_v he_o of_o his_o glory_n and_o forsake_v his_o service_n in_o regard_n of_o that_o hurt_n and_o damage_n which_o shall_v befall_v we_o thereby_o for_o he_o bear_v that_o affection_n towards_o we_o which_o a_o good_a father_n do_v towards_o his_o child_n who_o love_v they_o not_o for_o any_o profit_n come_v to_o he_o thereby_o but_o only_o for_o their_o own_o good_a and_o because_o he_o both_o will_n and_o aught_o to_o love_v they_o this_o love_n then_o which_o god_n bear_v unto_o we_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v jealous_a over_o we_o when_o through_o impiety_n and_o wickedness_n of_o life_n we_o leave_v he_o and_o join_v ourselves_o unto_o his_o adversary_n the_o devil_n whereupon_o he_o do_v not_o only_o become_v angry_a but_o be_v full_a of_o indignation_n also_o both_o against_o he_o and_o us._n be_v for_o indignation_n be_v a_o grief_n wrought_v in_o we_o when_o we_o see_v some_o good_a thing_n befall_v to_o a_o unworthy_a person_n and_o he_o that_o be_v worthy_a deprive_v thereof_o this_o affection_n therefore_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o root_n from_o whence_o compassion_n spring_v namely_o from_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o from_o the_o love_n thereof_o but_o the_o diversity_n of_o both_o their_o object_n cause_v they_o in_o some_o sort_n to_o be_v contrary_a affection_n forasmuch_o as_o indignation_n be_v breed_v in_o regard_n of_o some_o good_a that_o happen_v to_o one_o that_o be_v unworthy_a of_o it_o and_o compassion_n or_o pity_n arise_v of_o some_o evil_n that_o befall_v or_o be_v procure_v to_o he_o that_o have_v not_o deserve_v it_o proceed_v and_o of_o these_o two_o contrary_a affection_n mingle_v together_o a_o three_o affection_n be_v breed_v which_o in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v call_v zeal_n and_o jealousy_n be_v take_v in_o the_o good_a part_n hereof_o it_o be_v that_o the_o love_n and_o compassion_n which_o god_n have_v of_o his_o child_n when_o he_o see_v they_o go_v about_o to_o bereave_v themselves_o of_o that_o good_a which_o he_o wish_v they_o and_o the_o indignation_n that_o he_o have_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o good_a which_o happen_v to_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o evil_a desire_n for_o to_o they_o evil_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o good_a cause_v he_o to_o be_v move_v with_o jealousy_n and_o to_o be_v avenge_v thereof_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o prophet_n joel_n say_v 18._o then_o will_v the_o lord_n be_v jealous_a over_o his_o land_n and_o spare_v his_o people_n and_o the_o prophet_n esay_n have_v declare_v to_o ezechias_n the_o deliverance_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o succour_n which_o god_n will_v send_v he_o against_o senacherib_n 7._o say_v that_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n will_v perform_v this_o in_o like_a manner_n when_o the_o true_a child_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n behold_v a_o confusion_n in_o stead_n of_o that_o order_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v observe_v and_o which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v unto_o his_o creature_n they_o be_v great_o move_v in_o regard_n of_o that_o zeal_n which_o they_o bear_v as_o well_o towards_o god_n as_o towards_o their_o neighbour_n be_v for_o zeal_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o indignation_n conceive_v in_o respect_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v unwoorthy_o do_v against_o he_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o we_o and_o who_o we_o love_v therefore_o if_o we_o love_v god_n and_o his_o statute_n if_o we_o love_v the_o commonwealth_n our_o prince_n our_o parent_n and_o all_o other_o who_o we_o ought_v to_o love_n we_o will_v be_v jealous_a for_o they_o and_o can_v not_o behold_v without_o indignation_n anithe_v do_v against_o they_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v this_o indignation_n and_o jealousy_n will_v induce_v we_o to_o set_v ourselves_o earnest_o against_o all_o injustice_n and_o to_o overthrow_v it_o with_o all_o our_o might_n with_o this_o jealousy_n saint_n paul_n be_v affect_v towards_o the_o corinthian_n when_o he_o write_v thus_o unto_o they_o 2._o i_o be_o jealous_a over_o you_o with_o godly_a jealousy_n for_o i_o have_v prepare_v you_o for_o one_o husband_n to_o present_v you_o as_o a_o pure_a virgin_n unto_o christ._n this_o kind_n of_o zeal_n be_v very_o requisite_a in_o all_o the_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n but_o chief_o in_o they_o that_o have_v any_o public_a charge_n pastor_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o church_n or_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o except_o they_o be_v endue_v with_o great_a zeal_n towards_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n towards_o justice_n and_o all_o virtue_n they_o will_v never_o have_v that_o care_n which_o they_o ought_v either_o of_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o god_n or_o of_o public_a benefit_n or_o to_o reproove_v correct_v and_o punish_v vice_n or_o last_o to_o maintain_v good_a discipline_n upright_o justice_n and_o good_a conversation_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o become_v they_o for_o this_o cause_n have_v god_n give_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n this_o affection_n of_o zeal_n and_o indignation_n for_o the_o communion_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o the_o society_n of_o man_n to_o the_o end_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o right_n and_o indifferent_a distribution_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n so_o that_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v light_v upon_o the_o unwoorthy_a that_o use_v they_o ill_o but_o to_o such_o as_o deserve_v they_o and_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o aright_o now_o when_o these_o affection_n be_v thus_o rule_v they_o be_v very_o good_a and_o profitable_a zeal_n but_o common_o they_o be_v 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estate_n and_o condition_n not_o be_v able_a to_o learn_v and_o know_v whether_o their_o soul_n shall_v live_v either_o in_o joy_n and_o rest_n or_o else_o in_o pain_n &_o torment_n but_o only_o by_o opinion_n of_o which_o if_o we_o will_v discourse_v at_o large_a and_o consider_v particular_o of_o their_o reason_n we_o shall_v be_v confirm_v more_o and_o more_o in_o that_o true_a consolation_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o christian_a against_o the_o honour_n of_o death_n therefore_o i_o great_o desire_v achitob_n to_o hear_v thou_o discourse_v upon_o this_o matter_n of_o the_o chief_a consolation_n which_o the_o wise_a among_o the_o pagan_n and_o infidel_n can_v draw_v from_o their_o humane_a reason_n and_o natural_a philosophy_n against_o death_n of_o the_o blasphemy_n use_v by_o atheist_n and_o epicure_n against_o god_n and_o nature_n what_o nature_n be_v and_o who_o they_o be_v that_o attribute_n unto_o it_o that_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o attribute_v unto_o god_n chap._n 76._o achitob._n tree_n have_v their_o season_n in_o which_o they_o begin_v to_o bud_v and_o afterward_o do_v blossom_n which_o blossom_n in_o convenient_a time_n take_v the_o form_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o fruit_n and_o after_o that_o it_o continue_v grow_v until_o it_o become_v ripe_a and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o great_a maturity_n and_o ripeness_n that_o it_o can_v have_v it_o fall_v down_o of_o itself_o and_o still_o consume_v more_o and_o more_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o leaf_n but_o this_o happen_v not_o to_o all_o nor_o yet_o altogether_o after_o the_o self_n same_o manner_n to_o all_o those_o unto_o who_o it_o do_v happen_v for_o some_o fruit_n perish_v even_o in_o the_o very_a bud_n or_o else_o
of_o man_n and_o of_o the_o image_n of_o the_o world_n in_o man_n body_n of_o the_o conjunction_n that_o be_v between_o god_n the_o angel_n and_o man_n of_o the_o sundry_a degree_n of_o good_a that_o be_v therein_o of_o those_o lesson_n and_o instruction_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o receive_v from_o the_o wonderful_a composition_n and_o conjunction_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n chap._n 100_o achitob._n if_o we_o can_v diligent_o consider_v of_o the_o natural_a history_n of_o man_n which_o we_o have_v prosecute_v hitherto_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o it_o a_o goodly_a glass_n wherein_o we_o may_v behold_v god_n who_o be_v invisible_a make_v he_o after_o a_o sort_n visible_a unto_o we_o and_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o he_o by_o he_o work_v even_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v visible_a to_o we_o show_v itself_o unto_o we_o by_o the_o body_n wherein_o it_o dwell_v and_o by_o those_o work_v which_o it_o effect_v in_o the_o same_o soul_n therefore_o first_o let_v 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excellent_a fill_v the_o same_o and_o be_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n but_o while_o we_o propound_v to_o ourselves_o this_o glass_n to_o look_v upon_o let_v we_o beware_v we_o fall_v not_o into_o their_o fond_a dream_n world_n who_o both_o thought_n and_o affirm_v that_o this_o world_n be_v the_o body_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o soul_n thereof_o dwell_v in_o it_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n do_v in_o his_o body_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o then_o shall_v god_n be_v mortal_a and_o corruptible_a in_o regard_n of_o his_o body_n so_o that_o still_o some_o part_n or_o other_o of_o he_o shall_v perish_v as_o we_o see_v that_o corporal_a thing_n daily_o corrupt_v on_o the_o other_o side_n god_n shall_v not_o be_v infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a as_o he_o be_v for_o the_o world_n do_v not_o comprehend_v and_o contain_v he_o but_o he_o comprehend_v and_o contain_v the_o whole_a world_n wherefore_o neither_o be_v the_o world_n god_n nor_o god_n the_o world_n but_o the_o creator_n of_o it_o by_o who_o it_o be_v and_o consist_v and_o albeit_o we_o behold_v he_o not_o with_o our_o eye_n in_o his_o nature_n and_o divine_a essence_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o therefore_o conclude_v as_o atheist_n do_v that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o no_o more_o nay_o much_o less_o than_o the_o soul_n be_v because_o those_o work_v whereby_o he_o manife_v himself_o in_o the_o world_n be_v far_o great_a without_o comparison_n than_o those_o which_o the_o soul_n woork_v in_o man_n body_n beside_o that_o all_o the_o work_v of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o work_v of_o god_n soul_n see_v it_o receive_v from_o he_o that_o life_n and_o virtue_n that_o be_v in_o it_o forasmuch_o then_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o man_n as_o his_o body_n be_v the_o image_n of_o all_o this_o great_a world_n in_o which_o god_n woork_v as_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o man_n body_n let_v we_o consider_v diligent_o how_o god_n have_v distribute_v the_o power_n virtue_n and_o office_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o as_o he_o manife_v his_o glory_n virtue_n and_o power_n in_o this_o visible_a world_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o first_o there_o be_v agreement_n herein_o that_o as_o one_o only_a soul_n be_v in_o one_o body_n and_o be_v sufficient_a for_o all_o the_o part_n and_o member_n thereof_o so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n in_o the_o world_n who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o all_o his_o creature_n again_o if_o we_o can_v conceive_v how_o the_o soul_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o body_n how_o it_o give_v life_n unto_o it_o display_v all_o her_o virtue_n and_o do_v all_o her_o work_v therein_o but_o only_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o she_o give_v we_o instruction_n and_o testimony_n thereof_o by_o those_o diverse_a effect_n which_o we_o see_v in_o every_o part_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n no_o marvel_n then_o if_o we_o can_v behold_v with_o the_o eye_n nor_o 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the_o work_v of_o our_o soul_n how_o shall_v we_o comprehend_v his_o work_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n creature_n notwithstanding_o if_o we_o can_v well_o consider_v of_o that_o conjunction_n and_o agreement_n that_o be_v between_o god_n and_o his_o creature_n with_o the_o the_o disposition_n of_o those_o sundry_a degree_n which_o every_o one_o of_o they_o hold_v in_o this_o conjunction_n even_o from_o the_o high_a and_o most_o celestial_a thing_n that_o approach_v near_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n unto_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v low_a and_o most_o terrestrial_a then_o shall_v we_o set_v god_n as_o it_o be_v present_a before_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o contemplation_n of_o he_o wonderful_o content_v all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o soul_n therefore_o to_o prosecute_v this_o point_n let_v we_o note_v that_o god_n create_v and_o fashion_v in_o his_o angel_n image_n of_o himself_o that_o be_v altogether_o spiritual_a as_o indeed_o himself_o be_v all_o spirit_n and_o not_o enclose_v or_o shut_v up_o in_o any_o body_n that_o be_v of_o a_o earthly_a and_o corruptible_a matter_n beside_o it_o please_v he_o to_o make_v another_o kind_n of_o his_o image_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o shall_v hold_v the_o second_o degree_n next_o to_o the_o angelical_a nature_n in_o which_o he_o represent_v himself_o more_o excellent_o then_o in_o any_o other_o visible_a nature_n and_o creature_n namely_o in_o a_o nature_n that_o come_v near_a to_o his_o own_o next_o to_o that_o of_o angel_n and_o in_o which_o the_o bodily_a and_o visible_a nature_n be_v join_v unto_o a_o spiritual_a and_o invisible_a nature_n now_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n hereof_o we_o will_v set_v down_o a_o conjunction_n of_o three_o kind_n of_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v in_o diverse_a degree_n the_o first_o be_v good_n god_n the_o creator_n who_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o and_o the_o sovereign_a good_a of_o all_o his_o creature_n and_o be_v a_o nature_n without_o any_o quality_n or_o accident_n whatsoever_o for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o he_o be_v substantial_a and_o essential_a this_o good_a be_v such_o a_o nature_n as_o have_v all_o his_o move_n of_o himself_o and_o receive_v it_o not_o from_o any_o other_o then_o from_o himself_o but_o give_v move_v to_o all_o creature_n according_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o measure_n and_o yet_o all_o the_o motion_n in_o god_n be_v without_o any_o change_n either_o of_o time_n or_o place_n or_o howsoever_o so_o that_o he_o abide_v still_o immovable_a 6._o and_o may_v always_o say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n i_o change_v not_o as_o it_o be_v in_o malachi_n for_o he_o be_v ever_o one_o and_o see_v he_o
that_o be_v preserve_v for_o the_o soul_n neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v 19_o but_o ezechiel_n show_v we_o this_o yet_o more_o clear_o say_v they_o shall_v not_o satisfy_v their_o soul_n nor_o fill_v their_o bowel_n for_o himself_o expound_v that_o by_o the_o word_n bowel_n which_o before_o he_o call_v soul_n moreover_o we_o have_v further_o to_o note_n that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o soul_n can_v no_o more_o give_v life_n to_o the_o body_n without_o food_n then_o without_o these_o member_n and_o instrument_n by_o which_o it_o distribute_v and_o deliver_v the_o same_o it_o be_v likewise_o take_v not_o only_o for_o the_o food_n of_o the_o body_n but_o also_o for_o those_o instrument_n and_o mean_n whereby_o man_n get_v and_o obtain_v food_n therefore_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o hire_a servant_n that_o be_v poor_a and_o needy_a 13._o thou_o shall_v give_v he_o his_o hire_n for_o his_o day_n that_o be_v the_o same_o day_n he_o labour_v neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o it_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o therewith_o sustain_v his_o soul_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v it_o be_v his_o life_n and_o food_n whereby_o he_o must_v be_v sustain_v so_o that_o he_o which_o beguile_v he_o of_o his_o hire_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n and_o life_n from_o he_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v it_o be_v write_v also_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v the_o nether_a nor_o the_o upper_a millstone_n to_o pledge_v 6._o for_o this_o gage_n be_v his_o soul_n by_o which_o phrase_n of_o two_o millstone_n that_o serve_v to_o grind_v the_o corn_n the_o lord_n comprehend_v all_o those_o instrument_n wherewith_o man_n get_v their_o live_n by_o their_o labour_n of_o what_o occupation_n and_o trade_n soever_o they_o be_v for_o as_o a_o man_n can_v not_o grind_v without_o a_o millstone_n or_o without_o corn_n to_o have_v meal_n for_o bread_n to_o maintain_v life_n withal_o so_o poor_a artificer_n and_o handicraftman_n can_v not_o grind_v nor_o consequent_o live_v if_o those_o tool_n and_o instrument_n be_v take_v from_o they_o whereby_o they_o must_v get_v both_o their_o own_o live_n and_o the_o live_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n therefore_o god_n say_v that_o such_o a_o gage_n be_v the_o soul_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v the_o life_n and_o by_o life_n the_o food_n and_o nourishment_n that_o preserve_v it_o and_o consequent_o the_o instrument_n by_o which_o poor_a man_n and_o artificer_n get_v their_o live_n to_o conclude_v it_o seem_v that_o this_o kind_n of_o phrase_n use_v by_o the_o hebrew_n agree_v well_o enough_o with_o our_o common_a speech_n in_o which_o we_o often_o take_v the_o life_n for_o food_n and_o charge_n to_o maintain_v life_n as_o when_o we_o say_v that_o a_o man_n get_v and_o purchase_v his_o life_n or_o live_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n we_o say_v likewise_o that_o we_o give_v life_n to_o those_o who_o we_o feed_v and_o take_v life_n from_o they_o who_o we_o deprive_v of_o food_n and_o nourishment_n and_o of_o the_o mean_n to_o get_v it_o but_o we_o must_v learn_v some_o other_o signification_n of_o this_o word_n soul_n teach_v we_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o live_a soul_n and_o what_o by_o a_o natural_a or_o sensual_a body_n and_o what_o be_v a_o spiritual_a body_n and_o how_o the_o name_n of_o soul_n be_v take_v for_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o for_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o this_o life_n therefore_o it_o belong_v to_o thou_o achitob_n to_o discourse_v upon_o this_o matter_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o live_a soul_n what_o by_o a_o sensual_a and_o natural_a body_n and_o what_o by_o a_o spiritual_a body_n how_o the_o name_n of_o soul_n be_v take_v for_o all_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o for_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o this_o life_n and_o not_o only_o for_o the_o whole_a person_n alive_a but_o also_o for_o the_o person_n be_v dead_a and_o for_o a_o dead_a corpse_n and_o last_o for_o the_o spirit_n separate_v from_o the_o body_n chap._n 80._o achitob._n man_n may_v well_o study_v in_o the_o school_n of_o the_o most_o skilful_a and_o excellent_a lawmaker_n philosopher_n orator_n and_o doctor_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n yet_o they_o shall_v reap_v small_a profit_n thereby_o except_o they_o come_v to_o that_o school_n where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v our_o master_n and_o teacher_n for_o this_o cause_n jesus_n christ_n after_o he_o hear_v the_o confession_n that_o peter_n make_v of_o he_o 17._o say_v thus_o unto_o he_o bless_v be_v thou_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o jonas_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveil_v it_o unto_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n now_o in_o that_o he_o oppose_v flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o the_o father_n in_o heaven_n he_o declare_v sufficient_o that_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n speech_n he_o understand_v by_o these_o two_o word_n whatsoever_o be_v in_o man_n that_o be_v of_o man_n as_o when_o saint_n john_n say_v 13._o that_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v christ_n to_o they_o he_o give_v power_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n which_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n 12_o and_o to_o confirm_v this_o it_o be_v say_v elsewhere_o what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n to_o this_o purpose_n when_o saint_n paul_n oppose_v a_o spiritual_a man_n to_o he_o who_o he_o call_v before_o a_o natural_a man_n and_o altogether_o uncapable_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o say_v that_o the_o spiritual_a man_n discern_v all_o thing_n and_o be_v judge_v of_o no_o man_n for_o be_v such_o a_o one_o he_o have_v certain_a knowledge_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n to_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v light_n from_o darkness_n and_o truth_n from_o lie_n that_o he_o be_v not_o deceive_v by_o a_o false_a show_n of_o truth_n neither_o be_v he_o judge_v of_o any_o body_n because_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n how_o skilful_a and_o conceit_a soever_o they_o be_v without_o the_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n now_o then_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v take_v in_o sundry_a signification_n declare_v by_o we_o we_o may_v now_o know_v that_o it_o be_v take_v oftentimes_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o all_o the_o virtue_n for_o all_o natural_a gift_n and_o grace_n for_o all_o affection_n and_o desire_n for_o all_o pleasure_n and_o commodity_n soul_n and_o for_o other_o thing_n appertain_v to_o this_o life_n for_o this_o cause_n live_v soul_n signify_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o much_o as_o creature_n 1._o have_v soul_n and_o natural_a life_n and_o it_o be_v so_o take_v for_o all_o live_a creature_n of_o what_o nature_n and_o kind_n soever_o they_o be_v and_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v and_o in_o the_o fifteen_o of_o the_o same_o epistle_n 44._o call_v a_o natural_a man_n and_o a_o natural_a body_n that_o man_n and_o that_o body_n which_o live_v with_o such_o a_o soul_n and_o such_o a_o life_n unto_o who_o he_o oppose_v diverse_o a_o spiritual_a man_n and_o a_o spiritual_a body_n man_n for_o by_o a_o natural_a man_n he_o understand_v a_o man_n not_o regenerate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o a_o spiritual_a a_o man_n regenerate_v and_o by_o a_o natural_a body_n he_o mean_v a_o body_n that_o live_v by_o this_o corporal_a life_n such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o world_n before_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n thereof_o by_o a_o spiritual_a body_n he_o understand_v not_o only_o such_o a_o body_n as_o man_n have_v that_o be_v already_o regenerate_v in_o this_o life_n but_o also_o such_o a_o one_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v after_o the_o resurrection_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v full_o regenerate_v and_o make_v immortal_a and_o like_a to_o the_o glorious_a body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o beside_o the_o humane_a soul_n wherewith_o it_o live_v here_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o which_o saint_n paul_n call_v it_o natural_a it_o shall_v have_v also_o a_o divine_a virtue_n that_o shall_v whole_o change_v in_o it_o all_o corruptible_a and_o mortal_a quality_n and_o all_o humane_a infirmity_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v subject_a in_o this_o life_n into_o incorruptible_a