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A40891 XXX sermons lately preached at the parish church of Saint Mary Magdalen Milkstreet, London to which is annexed, A sermon preached at the funerall of George Whitmore, Knight, sometime Lord Mayor of the City / by Anthony Farindon.; Sermons. Selections Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing F434; ESTC R2168 760,336 744

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judgement_n follow_v mercy_n at_o the_o heel_n to_o take_v revenge_n upon_o those_o who_o wanton_o abuse_v she_o strike_v they_o dead_a who_o will_v not_o live_v and_o seal_v they_o up_o to_o damnation_n who_o be_v condemn_v already_o you_o may_v now_o turn_v and_o he_o will_v receive_v you_o that_o be_v the_o dialect_n of_o mercy_n but_o you_o shall_v not_o if_o you_o thus_o put_v it_o off_o from_o time_n to_o time_n that_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o angry_a and_o despise_a god_n oh_o that_o thou_o have_v know_v in_o this_o thy_o day_n see_v mercy_n give_v she_o a_o day_n and_o shine_v bright_o in_o it_o by_o which_o light_n she_o may_v have_v see_v the_o thing_n that_o concern_v her_o peace_n nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la but_o now_o now_o it_o be_v past_a be_v as_o the_o black_a line_n of_o reprobation_n draw_v out_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v thy_o day_n but_o now_o it_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o now_o nox_fw-la est_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la una_fw-la 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help_v we_o and_o bow_v to_o he_o when_o he_o strike_v we_o deny_v ourselves_o surrender_v ourselves_o be_v nothing_o in_o ourselves_o and_o all_o thing_n in_o he_o which_o will_v more_o plain_o appear_v in_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o duty_n which_o reach_v the_o whole_a man_n both_o body_n and_o soul_n it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o saint_n austin_n domine_fw-la duo_fw-la creasti_fw-la alterum_fw-la propete_fw-it alterum_fw-la prope_fw-la nihil_fw-la lord_n thou_o have_v make_v two_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n one_o near_o unto_o thyself_o divine_a and_o celestial_a the_o soul_n the_o other_o vile_a and_o sordid_a next_o to_o nothing_o the_o body_n these_o be_v the_o part_n which_o constitute_v and_o make_v we_o man_n the_o subject_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o of_o humility_n let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n rom._n 6.12_o but_o let_v humility_n depose_v and_o pluck_v it_o from_o its_o throne_n ind_n delinquit_fw-la homo_fw-la unde_fw-la constat_fw-la say_v tertullian_n from_o thence_o sin_n be_v from_o whence_o we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v nazianzen_n with_o ourselves_o we_o fight_v against_o ourselves_o we_o carry_v about_o with_o we_o those_o force_n which_o beset_v we_o we_o be_v that_o army_n which_o be_v in_o battle_n array_n against_o we_o videas_fw-la concurrere_fw-la bellum_fw-la atque_fw-la virum_fw-la our_o enemy_n be_v domestic_a at_o home_n within_o we_o and_o a_o tumult_n must_v be_v lay_v where_o first_o it_o be_v raise_v between_o they_o both_o say_v the_o same_o father_n 8._o naz._n orat_fw-la 8._o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o warlike_a opposition_n and_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v pitch_v their_o tent_n one_o against_o the_o other_o when_o the_o body_n prevail_v the_o soul_n be_v lose_v and_o when_o the_o body_n be_v at_o the_o low_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o be_v the_o soul_n be_v high_a as_o heaven_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v sick_a even_o bedrid_a with_o sin_n than_o the_o body_n be_v most_o active_a as_o a_o wild_a ass_n or_o wanton_a heifer_n in_o both_o there_o be_v matter_n for_o humility_n to_o work_v on_o hesyc_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesyc_a in_o both_o there_o be_v excrescence_n and_o extuberation_n to_o be_v lop_v off_o and_o abate_v the_o body_n must_v he_o use_v as_o a_o enemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v saint_n paul_n i_o buffet_v it_o i_o beat_v it_o black_a and_o blue_a i_o handle_v it_o as_o a_o rebel_n or_o profess_a enemy_n and_o it_o must_v be_v use_v as_o a_o servant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o hold_v it_o in_o subjection_n like_o a_o captive_a like_o a_o slave_n after_o conquest_n and_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v check_v contract_a and_o depress_v in_o itself_o ne_o in_o multa_fw-la diffluat_fw-la that_o it_o spread_v not_o nor_o diffuse_v itself_o on_o variety_n of_o object_n it_o must_v not_o be_v dimidiata_fw-la humilitas_fw-la a_o humility_n by_o half_n but_o holocaustum_fw-la a_o whole_a burnt-offering_a both_o body_n and_o soul_n waste_v and_o consume_v all_o their_o dross_n in_o this_o holy_a conflagration_n i_o know_v not_o how_o good_a duty_n be_v either_o shrink_v up_o in_o the_o conveyance_n not_o drive_v home_o by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o assembly_n or_o else_o take_v into_o piece_n in_o the_o performance_n do_v god_n proclaim_v a_o fast_a see_v the_o head_n hang_v down_o the_o look_n be_v change_v you_o may_v read_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o countenance_n and_o yet_o the_o fast_a not_o keep_v walk_v humble_o with_o he_o so_o we_o will_v he_o shall_v have_v our_o knee_n our_o look_n he_o shall_v see_v we_o prostrate_v on_o the_o ground_n say_v some_o who_o be_v as_o proud_a on_o the_o ground_n as_o when_o they_o stand_v up_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o heart_n no_o knee_n of_o we_o say_v other_o as_o proud_a as_o they_o if_o we_o can_v conceive_v a_o humiliation_n and_o draw_v forth_o its_o picture_n but_o in_o our_o fancy_n nay_o if_o we_o can_v but_o say_v it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v humble_v it_o be_v enough_o though_o it_o be_v a_o lie_n and_o we_o speak_v not_o what_o we_o think_v we_o be_v most_o humble_a when_o we_o least_o express_v it_o so_o full_a of_o contradiction_n be_v hypocrisy_n and_o what_o a_o huge_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o gulf_n be_v there_o between_o hypocrisy_n and_o humility_n so_o reach_v at_o impossibility_n which_o may_v draw_v pride_n and_o humility_n together_o to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o which_o yet_o be_v at_o great_a distance_n one_o from_o the_o other_o than_o the_o earth_n be_v from_o the_o heaven_n and_o thus_o we_o divide_v humility_n nay_o thus_o we_o divide_v ourselves_o from_o ourselves_o our_o soul_n from_o our_o body_n either_o our_o humility_n be_v so_o spiritual_a that_o we_o can_v see_v it_o neither_o drop_v at_o the_o eye_n nor_o change_v the_o countenance_n nor_o bow_v the_o knee_n nor_o hear_v it_o in_o complaint_n and_o groan_n and_o roar_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o language_n of_o humility_n or_o so_o corporeal_a that_o we_o see_v it_o all_o god_n have_v his_o part_n and_o but_o a_o part_n and_o so_o have_v none_o and_o then_o the_o conjecture_n be_v easy_a who_o have_v it_o all_o but_o ourselves_o include_v both_o neither_o be_v my_o body_n myself_o nor_o my_o soul_n myself_o but_o i_o be_o one_o make_v up_o of_o both_o the_o knot_n that_o tie_v they_o both_o together_o and_o my_o humility_n last_v no_o long_a than_o whilst_o i_o be_o one_o of_o both_o whilst_o then_o we_o be_v so_o let_v we_o give_v he_o both_o and_o first_o the_o soul_n for_o there_o be_v no_o vice_n so_o dangerous_a or_o to_o which_o we_o be_v more_o subject_n then_o spiritual_a pride_n other_o vice_n proceed_v from_o some_o defect_n in_o we_o or_o some_o sinful_a imbecility_n of_o nature_n but_o this_o many_o time_n arise_v out_o of_o our_o good_a part_n other_o fly_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n this_o dare_v he_o to_o his_o face_n and_o make_v even_a ruin_n itself_o the_o foundation_n of_o its_o tabernacle_n intestinum_fw-la malum_fw-la periculosius_fw-la the_o more_o near_o the_o evil_n cleave_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o more_o dangerous_a it_o be_v the_o more_o inward_a the_o more_o fatal_a i_o may_v wean_v myself_o from_o the_o world_n and_o fling_v off_o vanity_n i_o may_v take_v off_o my_o soul_n from_o sensible_a object_n i_o may_v deny_v my_o appetite_n i_o may_v shut_v up_o my_o eye_n i_o may_v bind_v my_o hand_n i_o may_v study_v pleasure_n so_o long_o till_o i_o true_o understand_v it_o and_o know_v it_o be_v but_o madness_n and_o the_o world_n till_o i_o contemn_v it_o but_o pride_n ultima_fw-la exuitur_fw-la be_v the_o last_o garment_n which_o we_o put_v off_o when_o we_o be_v naked_a we_o can_v keep_v she_o on_o and_o when_o we_o can_v be_v nothing_o we_o can_v be_v proud_a and_o therefore_o some_o have_v conceive_v humility_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o canopy_n cover_v and_o shadow_v both_o the_o faculty_n bind_v and_o moderate_v the_o understanding_n and_o subdue_a the_o will_n and_o while_o they_o sit_v under_o humility_n they_o sit_v in_o state_n the_o understanding_n be_v crown_v with_o ray_n and_o light_n and_o the_o will_n command_v just_a thing_n as_o from_o its_o throne_n never_o employ_v the_o eye_n or_o hand_n in_o any_o office_n for_o which_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v pluck_v out_o and_o the_o other_o cut_v off_o but_o be_v both_o in_o their_o high_a exaltation_n be_v both_o now_o under_o the_o will_n of_o god_n our_o understanding_n many_o time_n walk_v in_o thing_n too_o high_a for_o it_o yet_o think_v she_o be_v above_o they_o and_o our_o will_n incline_v and_o that_o too_o oft_o to_o thing_n forbid_v because_o they_o be_v so_o