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how_o little_a have_v we_o know_v of_o david_n have_v he_o consume_v his_o time_n in_o sloth_n and_o pay_v perhaps_o unto_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o he_o for_o a_o secure_a and_o quiet_a bondage_n for_o this_o cause_n god_n have_v please_v to_o let_v his_o enemy_n the_o devil_n continue_v still_o and_o his_o creature_n and_o to_o continue_v still_o a_o devil_n have_v he_o but_o say_v the_o word_n he_o can_v have_v quick_o make_v he_o nothing_o or_o have_v he_o please_v he_o can_v have_v make_v he_o mere_o passive_a and_o only_o capable_a of_o torment_n but_o god_n do_v leave_v he_o as_o he_o be_v save_o that_o he_o cast_v he_o down_o to_o hell_n ibid._n ut_fw-la eo_fw-la superando_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la vel_fw-la exerceat_fw-la vel_fw-la ostendat_fw-la that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v still_o some_o enemy_n on_o which_o to_o exercise_v his_o power_n and_o express_v his_o greatness_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n say_v god_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o 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no_o rare_a matter_n in_o the_o scripture_n not_o that_o god_n either_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o their_o intelligence_n or_o be_v make_v wise_a by_o their_o counsel_n but_o leave_v thereby_o a_o example_n unto_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o authority_n from_o and_o under_o they_o not_o to_o despise_v the_o information_n or_o undervalue_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o mean_a person_n how_o much_o soever_o rank_v below_o they_o both_o in_o place_n and_o power_n such_o man_n as_o be_v inquisitive_a in_o ask_v question_n or_o prompt_v in_o give_v their_o advice_n in_o emergent_a difficulty_n however_o they_o may_v seem_v unseasonable_a yet_o if_o they_o do_v it_o on_o good_a ground_n as_o the_o servant_n here_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o unserviceable_a certain_a i_o be_o my_o housholder_n conceive_v it_o so_o he_o neither_o blame_v his_o servant_n for_o their_o curiosity_n with_o nolo_fw-la nimiùm_fw-la curiosos_fw-la nor_o tax_v they_o of_o indiscretion_n in_o 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and_o be_v by_o he_o create_v to_o be_v minister_a spirit_n lucifer_n so_o the_o scripture_n call_v he_o do_v not_o like_a of_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o a_o creature_n of_o too_o glorious_a a_o composition_n to_o be_v send_v on_o errand_n or_o to_o be_v ready_a at_o command_n 4._o and_o therefore_o aim_v at_o high_a matter_n et_fw-la ero_fw-la similis_fw-la altissimo_fw-la say_v the_o proud_a aspirer_n he_o must_v be_v equal_a to_o the_o almighty_a both_o in_o place_n and_o power_n this_o pride_n and_o blind_a ambition_n cast_v he_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o make_v he_o of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o friend_n of_o god_n to_o become_v a_o enemy_n a_o enemy_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o all_o his_o saint_n this_o be_v the_o enemy_n which_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o enemy_n that_o take_v such_o pain_n to_o destroy_v god_n harvest_n we_o meet_v with_o he_o before_o in_o the_o 25._o but_o there_o we_o find_v he_o with_o his_o clog_n there_o he_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la his_o enemy_n the_o enemy_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o there_o we_o do_v consider_v he_o according_o to_o god_n a_o enemy_n ex_fw-la professo_fw-la on_o the_o ancient_a quaâ—rel_n upon_o the_o sentence_n pass_v against_o he_o for_o his_o first_o aspire_n to_o man_n a_o enemy_n no_o further_o than_o he_o wear_v god_n livery_n and_o retain_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o that_o place_n inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la god_n enemy_n but_o here_o we_o find_v he_o more_o at_o large_a a_o enemy_n or_o inimicus_fw-la quispiam_fw-la some_o enemy_n as_o beza_n read_v it_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o man_n god_n image_n and_o the_o church_n god_n spouse_n to_o each_o of_o these_o a_o enemy_n in_o their_o several_a place_n in_o the_o first_o to_o god_n to_o god_n indeed_o a_o enemy_n but_o a_o harmless_a
occasion_n there_o be_v no_o such_o need_n of_o imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la as_o we_o think_v there_o be_v so_o be_v it_o also_o with_o opinion_n with_o some_o point_n of_o doctrine_n which_o if_o behold_v with_o prejudice_n or_o inadvertent_o look_v over_o will_v be_v count_v tare_n though_o in_o themselves_o of_o that_o good_a seed_n wherewith_o god_n field_n be_v sow_v from_o the_o first_o beginning_n there_o be_v so_o specious_a a_o resemblance_n such_o a_o fair_a similitude_n between_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n and_o the_o reward_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n between_o the_o efficacy_n of_o good_a life_n in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n and_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o in_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n between_o the_o influence_n of_o god_n grace_n on_o the_o will_n of_o man_n &_o the_o cooperation_n of_o man_n will_n with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n between_o the_o conscientious_a 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