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church_n the_o holy_a of_o holies_n into_o heaven_n where_o jesus_n the_o ever-blessed_n high_a priest_n our_o mediator_n and_o intercessor_n be_v sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n and_o receive_v and_o deliver_v our_o petition_n before_o the_o mercy_n seat_n the_o throne_n of_o god_n this_o resemblance_n look_v up_o to_o that_o of_o exhortation_n of_o saint_n paul_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o concern_v prayer_n in_o general_n i_o exhort_v therefore_o that_o first_o of_o all_o supplication_n prayer_n intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n that_o be_v the_o atrium_n populi_n for_o king_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n that_o we_o may_v lead_v a_o quiet_a and_o a_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n that_o be_v the_o sanctum_fw-la the_o sanctuary_n for_o this_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n that_o be_v sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la the_o holy_a of_o holies_n from_o 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way_n wherein_o the_o desperate_a fall_n he_o lop_v presumptuous_a growth_n lest_o bear_v top_n too_o much_o from_o high_a they_o down_o do_v headlong_o drop_v o_o how_o lie_v man_n if_o out_o of_o the_o line_n of_o grace_n too_o open_a to_o the_o enemy_n in_o every_o place_n he_o dare_v not_o take_v religion_n for_o a_o cloak_n nor_o cry_v up_o dunghil-steam_n for_o altar-smoak_n he_o dare_v not_o meddle_v with_o the_o holy_a thing_n without_o commission_n whence_o he_o warrant_v bring_v nor_o will_v he_o turn_v apostate_n for_o man_n hand_n no_o may_v he_o have_v a_o dean_n and_o chapter_n land_n he_o know_v well_o how_o the_o apostleship_n be_v give_v and_o how_o it_o be_v leave_v as_o it_o be_v receive_v from_o heaven_n t'apostle_n and_o to_o the_o angel_n of_o each_o church_n who_o office_n be_v to_o feed_v not_o kill_v not_o lurch_n he_o know_v it_o be_v derive_v by_o single_a stream_n and_o be_v not_o drown_v in_o consistorian_n dream_n he_o i_o teach_v thou_o mercy_n as_o his_o 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on_o all_o fruit_n to_o carve_v and_o must_v thy_o spite_n amid_o that_o plenty_n starve_v he_o they_z dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n give_v and_o will_v thou_o to_o the_o serpent_n turn_v a_o slave_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o that_o which_o make_v too_o wise_a he_o place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o paradise_n what_o nought_o but_o root_n and_o branch_n will_v stab_v the_o first_o and_o taste_v thy_o own_o death_n in_o the_o other_o curse_v eve_n have_v excuse_v the_o serpent_n do_v deceive_v but_o thou_o deceive_v thyself_o who_o shall_v relieve_v must_v man_n for_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o bone_fw-la dear_a parent_n leave_v and_o join_v to_o she_o as_o one_o and_o she_o be_v but_o a_o rib_n take_v from_o his_o side_n which_o way_n then_o can_v thou_o self_n from_o self_n divide_v what_o law_n pretend_v to_o justify_v that_o force_n that_o both_o commit_v a_o rape_n and_o make_v divorce_n for_o sin_n god_n drive_v they_o out_o they_o loathe_v dismiss_v thou_o fly_v thyself_o 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they_o take_v her_o diet_n etc._n etc._n here_o she_o give_v comfort_n and_o counsel_n tribulation_n which_o be_v bear_v with_o patience_n be_v rather_o a_o comfort_n then_o corrosive_a to_o the_o soul._n consilium_fw-la est_fw-la examinandarum_fw-la gubernandarumque_fw-la causarum_fw-la subtilis_fw-la animi_fw-la prospectus_fw-la counsel_n be_v a_o quick_a consideration_n by_o the_o mind_n of_o cause_n to_o be_v examine_v or_o dispose_v say_v cicero_n 11._o but_o among_o the_o rest_n one_o close_o bind_v &c._n &c._n this_o stanza_n intimat_n the_o effect_n and_o sanity_n produce_v by_o patience_n of_o grief_n never_o so_o inveterate_a or_o secret_a it_o lay_v down_o her_o commiseration_n compassion_n and_o fellow-feeling_n of_o other_o sorrow_n she_o fetch_v a_o balsam_n who_o rare_a power_n etc._n etc._n submission_n and_o resignation_n to_o god_n will_n and_o alwise_a dispose_n which_o have_v a_o infallible_a virtue_n and_o to_o restore_v lose_v wit_n her_o way_n be_v sure_a she_o 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unjust_a the_o second_o postquam_fw-la incoeptum_fw-la est_fw-la aequalibus_fw-la
grace_n thy_o love_n do_v give_v jesus_n thou_o woo_v we_o not_o to_o die_v but_o live_v he_o teach_v we_o the_o mean_n to_o certain_a cure_n the_o mean_n to_o health_n that_o be_v for_o ever_o sure_a he_o be_v the_o life_n the_o light_n the_o guide_n the_o way_n unto_o the_o dead_a the_o blind_a the_o lame_a the_o stray_n to_o help_v our_o want_n he_o teach_v how_o to_o pray_v he_o be_v the_o best_a physician_n to_o the_o sick_n he_o wit_n restore_v unto_o the_o lunatic_n he_o be_v the_o shepherd_n that_o do_v watch_n and_o keep_v from_o wolf-like_a satan_n his_o believe_a sheep_n then_o let_v we_o not_o make_v our_o reason_n less_o than_o sense_n to_o fly_v protection_n and_o such_o providence_n he_o lead_v he_o to_o the_o pasture_n ever_o green_a and_o in_o communion_n oft_o by_o they_o be_v see_v he_o drive_v they_o by_o the_o stream_n that_o ever_o run_v and_o after_o fold_v they_o at_o the_o set_v sun_n his_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n it_o be_v day_n in_o goshen_n though_o in_o egypt_n night_n sect_n xxxiii_o by_o comparative_n in_o law_n and_o gospel_n by_o mighty_a wonder_n he_o redeem_v the_o slave_n by_o miracle_n as_o great_a he_o preach_v to_o save_o he_o water_n wall_n make_v and_o a_o path_n amid_o sea_n through_o which_o his_o people_n make_v their_o pass_n with_o ease_n and_o when_o pursue_v pharaoh_n with_o his_o host_n think_v to_o destroy_v their_o wheel_n and_o all_o be_v lose_v the_o wave_n do_v close_o so_o what_o be_v firm_a before_o be_v water_n throat_n as_o be_v the_o earth_n to_o core_n by_o day_n a_o cloud_n he_o be_v a_o fire_n by_o night_n to_o guard_v and_o to_o conduct_v his_o people_n right_a and_o that_o he_o may_v his_o mighty_a arm_n express_v he_o lead_v they_o forty_o year_n through_o wilderness_n as_o many_o day_n he_o in_o the_o flesh_n do_v fast_o when_o in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o satan_n cast_v the_o woman_n seed_n the_o serpent_n find_v do_v feel_v it_o bruise_v his_o head_n as_o he_o have_v bruise_v his_o heel_n a_o wilderness_n for_o paradise_n have_v stain_n for_o wilderness_n be_v paradise_n a_o gain_n from_o heaven_n with_o manna_n and_o with_o quail_n he_o feed_v his_o people_n broach_v rock_n the_o while_n he_o lead_v three_o fish_n and_o two_o loaf_n be_v thousand_o bread_n he_o be_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n that_o do_v heal_v which_o on_o mount_n calvarie_n he_o do_v reveal_v and_o as_o on_o sinai_n he_o the_o law_n do_v give_v a_o judge_n he_o will_v come_v to_o the_o dead_a and_o those_o that_o live_v the_o nation_n then_o be_v scatter_v and_o do_v fall_v he_o be_v their_o dread_a the_o mighty_a general_n and_o by_o his_o conduct_n and_o so_o great_a command_n he_o march_v conquest_n into_o holy_a land_n this_o this_o be_v he_o that_o conquer_a hell_n and_o death_n and_o break_v the_o chain_n of_o darkness_n forge_v beneath_o he_o he_o victorious_a from_o his_o tomb_n do_v rise_v and_o raise_v man_n as_o his_o redeem_a prize_n will_v thou_o turn_v sadducee_n and_o this_o withstand_v or_o will_v thou_o rise_v with_o halter_n in_o thy_o hand_n he_o have_v ascend_v up_o in_o triumph_n where_o thou_o may_v by_o faith_n in_o glory_n find_v he_o there_o sect_n xxxiiii_o supposition_n of_o satisfaction_n by_o this_o i_o deem_v thy_o frenzy_n do_v abate_v for_o who_o thou_o erst_o do_v serve_v thou_o now_o do_v hate_v i_o see_v thy_o stream_a eye_n thy_o mournful_a tear_n wash_v off_o thy_o blackness_n christ_n blood_n drown_v thy_o fear_n thou_o wond're_v at_o thy_o sin_n against_o god_n so_o good_a and_o start_v at_o the_o offer_n to_o moloch_n blood_n do_v sigh_v again_o that_o will_v blow_v holy_a fire_n sigh_n be_v the_o bellows_n to_o divine_a desire_n those_o groan_n like_o thunder_n in_o the_o trouble_a air_n will_v make_v thy_o breast_n as_o sky_n serene_a and_o fair_a what_o though_o thou_o do_v endure_v a_o storm_n or_o two_o by_o this_o thou_o storm'_v take_v heaven_n and_o enterest_n to_o thou_o safe_o may_v commit_v thus_o violence_n this_o holy_a murder_n slay_v thy_o first_o offence_n sect_n xxxv_o consolation_n it_o be_v well_o thou_o do_v complain_v and_o wise_o say_v thou_o have_v forget_v until_o now_o to_o pray_v thou_o be_v now_o alive_a thou_o walk_v and_o talk_v with_o god_n thou_o have_v his_o kiss_n he_o have_v cast_v away_o his_o rod._n when_o first_o the_o subtle_a hunter_n do_v prevail_v he_o take_v thou_o sleep_v then_o he_o do_v assail_v he_o fright_v thou_o with_o spectre_n and_o grim_a dream_n he_o cast_v a_o mist_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o truth_n be_v clear_a beam_n o_o look_v not_o back_o and_o eye_v the_o deadly_a place_n where_o thou_o have_v fall_v have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o grace_n with_o the_o apprehension_n where_o thou_o late_o do_v tread_v be_v not_o as_o he_o at_o rochester_n strike_v dead_a but_o raise_v with_o praise_n to_o heaven_n thy_o thankful_a head_n when_o god_n protction_n leave_v we_o what_o be_v we_o our_o drunken_a madness_n reale_v to_o misery_n hel_n craft_n insinuate_v ease_n from_o present_a pain_n gives_z torment_v there_o leave_v here_o eternal_a stain_v sect_n xxxvi_o satan_n craft_n and_o policy_n so_o lucifer_n undo_v our_o reason_n stock_n insensible_o he_o draw_v we_o up_o a_o rock_n and_o seem_v to_o rest_v we_o in_o this_o grot_n that_o cave_n with_o please_a sense_n of_o what_o we_o think_v to_o have_v with_o shadow_n cozen_v our_o delude_a eye_n and_o do_v pretend_v to_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o sky_n until_o he_o have_v mount_v we_o to_o the_o slipp'rie_n top_n where_o stagger_v down_o we_o into_o hell_n do_v drop_n thus_o do_v his_o subtlety_n set_v hide_v trap_n most_o greedy_o rejoice_v in_o our_o lapse_n his_o kindness_n will_v destroy_v us._n for_o behold_v he_o offer_v poison_n in_o a_o cup_n of_o gold_n mark_v how_o at_o first_o he_o gild_v over_o vice_n his_o apple_n be_v the_o cheat_n of_o paradise_n like_a god_n we_o shall_v be_v know_v both_o good_a and_o evil_a but_o rebel_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o devil_n sect_n xxxvii_o encouragement_n against_o temptation_n shall_v we_o believe_v a_o lye_n or_o he_o that_o say_v the_o truth_n he_o be_v o_o let_v we_o give_v he_o faith_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v do_v god_n in_o his_o law_n express_v no_o not_o be_v wroth_a his_o gospel_n say_v that_o be_v less_o let_v we_o mind_v our_o league_n in_o baptism_n make_v gain_v evil_a that_o we_o will_v fight_v against_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o devil_n that_o we_o will_v join_v our_o force_n sans_o fear_n of_o loss_n like_o valiant_a soldier_n under_o christ_n his_o crosse._n we_o so_o be_v christian_n so_o we_o stout_o stand_v and_o make_v our_o ground_n good_a whilst_o we_o obey_v command_n he_o standart_v our_o protection_n so_o we_o shall_v be_v safe_a let_v whatsoever_o can_v befall_v a_o foil_n we_o may_v have_v not_o a_o final_a fall_n sect_n xxxviii_o advance_v of_o resolution_n then_o let_v the_o world_n raise_v muster_v cheat_v weight_n let_v tickle_a close-armd_a flesh_n draw_v forth_o her_o bait_n and_o let_v the_o devil_n set_v out_o sly_a deceit_n let_v they_o embodie_o all_n we_o dread_v no_o harm_n yea_o let_v hell_n come_v too_o with_o its_o magic_a charm_n let_v we_o keep_v close_a order_n and_o our_o christian_a arm_n jesus_n the_o word_n and_o then_o they_o break_v amain_o the_o world_n turn_v back_o when_o we_o heaven_n heaven_n do_v claim_v we_o fight_v so_o fast_o the_o flesh_n have_v lose_v her_o force_n resistance_n make_v he_o fly_v prayer_n make_v he_o curse_v hell_n charm_n do_v vanish_v jesus_n at_o thy_o name_n thou_o be_v our_o captain_n so_o we_o overcome_v sect_n thirty-nine_o prevention_n but_o if_o the_o devil_n stalk_v to_o thou_o alone_o and_o think_v he_o have_v advantage_n one_o to_o one_o and_o tempt_v thou_o as_o thy_o saviour_n set_v high_a show_v kingdom_n and_o their_o glory_n in_o thy_o eye_n and_o promise_v the_o gift_n of_o such_o world_n all_o if_o that_o thou_o down_o to_o worship_v he_o will_v fall_v cashier_v he_o with_o christ_n word_n hence_o satan_n get_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o worship_n be_v thy_o debt_n he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v he_o be_v go_v and_o his_o net_n sect_n xl._n summary_n fortification_n take_v courage_n fellow-christians_a let_v we_o rejoice_v i_o hear_v heart_n comfort_v from_o a_o heavenly_a voice_n god_n spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o for_o we_o all_o do_v he_o deliver_v up_o how_o how_o then_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o give_v free_o we_o all_o thing_n since_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o good_a that_o spring_v who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v in_o heaven_n to_o abide_v who_o be_v at_o god_n right_a
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