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say_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a he_o may_v die_v no_o more_o death_n may_v have_v no_o more_o dominion_n over_o he_o for_o in_o that_o he_o die_v he_o die_v unto_o sin_n once_o but_o that_o he_o live_v he_o live_v unto_o god_n live_v not_o to_o continue_v upon_o earth_n but_o to_o ascend_v to_o heaven_n unto_o his_o father_n and_o therefore_o now_o touch_v i_o not_o say_v he_o set_v not_o your_o affection_n on_o thing_n below_o but_o seek_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o interpretation_n of_o my_o text_n i_o come_v now_o to_o commend_v some_o observation_n to_o ourselves_o first_o then_o when_o we_o see_v after_o so_o many_o heavenly_a instruction_n the_o earthly-mindednesse_a of_o mary_n that_o so_o be_v her_o thought_n fix_v upon_o thing_n below_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n so_o be_v she_o overjoy_v with_o the_o presence_n of_o her_o master_n as_o that_o he_o be_v force_v with_o a_o gentle_a check_n to_o reprove_v her_o indiscretion_n 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with_o the_o baptism_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v baptize_v with_o not_o with_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n but_o with_o blood_n and_o martyrdom_n the_o more_o please_a and_o honourable_a be_v the_o condition_n she_o desire_v the_o more_o harsh_a and_o unpleasant_a be_v the_o condition_n he_o propose_v as_o indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o frequent_a with_o god_n then_o to_o answer_v the_o desire_n of_o man_n by_o contrary_n because_o they_o be_v contrary_a oft_o time_n to_o that_o main_a end_n which_o we_o shall_v all_o desire_n the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o though_o we_o all_o know_v not_o many_o noble_a not_o many_o rich_a but_o bless_v rather_o be_v the_o poor_a bless_a be_v you_o when_o you_o suffer_v persecution_n yet_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o a_o sensual_a love_n to_o ourselves_o too_o prone_a to_o press_v god_n with_o that_o request_n of_o jabez_n o_o that_o thou_o will_v bless_v i_o indeed_o and_o enlarge_v my_o coast_n and_o that_o thy_o hand_n may_v be_v with_o i_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v keep_v i_o from_o evil_a that_o it_o may_v not_o hurt_v i_o so_o that_o god_n know_v better_a how_o to_o give_v than_o we_o know_v how_o to_o ask_v as_o ofttimes_o in_o his_o anger_n he_o grant_v our_o request_n so_o ofttimes_o again_o in_o his_o love_n deni_v they_o &_o male_a usurus_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la vult_fw-la accipere_fw-la 73._o aug._n in_o johan._n tract_n 73._o deo_fw-la potius_fw-la miserante_fw-la non_fw-la accipit_fw-la and_o such_o thing_n which_o he_o forsee_v we_o ask_v to_o our_o own_o hurt_n he_o grant_v we_o a_o favour_n in_o not_o grant_v they_o when_o balaam_n tempt_v with_o the_o reward_n of_o divination_n bring_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o prince_n of_o balack_n be_v desirous_a to_o go_v and_o to_o curse_v israel_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n the_o first_o answer_n he_o receive_v be_v a_o noli_fw-la i_o tangere_fw-la touch_v i_o not_o do_v not_o entreat_v i_o for_o 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