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A16275 The six bookes of a common-weale. VVritten by I. Bodin a famous lawyer, and a man of great experience in matters of state. Out of the French and Latine copies, done into English, by Richard Knolles; Six livres de la République. English Bodin, Jean, 1530-1596.; Knolles, Richard, 1550?-1610. 1606 (1606) STC 3193; ESTC S107090 572,231 831

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wisdom_n even_o the_o prince_n and_o noble_n adore_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o secret_a and_o silent_a admiration_n as_o appear_v cap._n 29.9.10_o be_v now_o contemn_v of_o the_o most_o contemptible_a the_o child_n of_o fool_n and_o the_o child_n of_o base_a man_n that_o be_v vile_a than_o the_o earth_n make_v he_o their_o song_n and_o their_o byword_n cap._n 30.8.9_o for_o when_o true_a nobleness_n and_o worth_n be_v down_o and_o any_o one_o of_o the_o lord_n champion_n deject_v it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o all_o those_o dunghill_n disposition_n to_o who_o his_o sincerity_n be_v a_o eyesore_a his_o power_n and_o authority_n a_o restraint_n to_o their_o lewdness_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o virtue_n fuel_n to_o their_o envy_n to_o run_v as_o a_o raven_n to_o the_o fall_a sheep_n to_o pick_v out_o his_o eye_n i_o mean_v which_o yet_o ●asts_v of_o a_o true_o cowardly_a and_o merciless_a constitution_n to_o wound_v his_o very_a wound_n and_o to_o vex_v his_o vexation_n this_o be_v job_n case_n but_o what_o now_o minister_v comfort_n to_o job_n heart_n against_o these_o corrosive_n even_o consciousness_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o integrity_n treasure_v up_o and_o exercise_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o peace_n he_o reckon_v up_o fourteen_o of_o they_o chap._n 31._o from_o consideration_n hereof_o he_o gather_v towards_o the_o end_n this_o triumphant_a resolution_n against_o the_o ●orest_n of_o his_o suffering_n i_o will_v even_o crown_v my_o head_n with_o the_o bitter_a invective_n of_o my_o great_a adversary_n whence_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o two_o potent_a pillar_n of_o jobs●●rong_a ●●rong_z and_o strange_a patience_n which_o all_o generation_n will_v admire_v to_o the_o world_n end_n be_v a_o sound_a faith_n and_o the_o sanctify_a fruit_n thereof_o prepare_v and_o practise_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o prosperity_n 3._o three_o by_o fore-provision_n of_o god_n favour_n grace_n good_a conscience_n and_o such_o spiritual_a store_n we_o shall_v be_v able_a worthy_o to_o grace_v and_o honour_v our_o profession_n true_o to_o ennoble_v and_o win_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o glory_n and_o reputation_n to_o the_o state_n of_o christianity_n when_o the_o ambitious_a ruffler_n and_o boisterous_a nimrods_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v see_v and_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o gracious_a invisible_a vigour_n and_o strength_n of_o heaven_n which_o mighty_o support_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a in_o those_o time_n of_o confusion_n &_o ●eare_z when_o they_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o her_o pang_n &_o fall_v asunder_o in_o their_o breast_n even_o like_o drop_n of_o water_n that_o he_o be_v as_o bold_a as_o a_o lion_n and_o unmooveable_a like_o mount_n zion_n in_o the_o day_n of_o distress_n and_o visitation_n of_o god_n when_o they_o shall_v tremble_v at_o the_o shake_n of_o a_o leaf_n &_o call_v upon_o the_o mountain_n to_o cover_v they_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a then_o to_o say_v with_o david_n psal._n 46.1.2_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o refuge_n and_o my_o strength_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o will_v i_o not_o fear_v th●_n the_o earth_n be_v remove_v and_o though_o the_o mountain_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n but_o they_o shall_v cry_v out_o of_o the_o bitterness_n of_o their_o spirit_n with_o the_o hypocrite_n isai._n 33.14_o who_o among_o we_o shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o devour_a fire_n who_o among_o we_o shall_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n god_n be_v much_o honour_v and_o his_o truth_n glorify_v when_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o face_n of_o man_n that_o a_o poor_a neglect_a christian_a or_o in_o the_o world_n language_n a_o precise_a fool_n be_v able_a by_o the_o power_n of_o grace_n and_o influence_n of_o his_o favour_n to_o affront_v and_o outface_v all_o the_o frowning_n and_o malignant_a aspect_n of_o the_o proud_a giant_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n noble_a champion_n and_o a_o professor_n of_o the_o true_a and_o heavenly_a dye_n that_o hold_v out_o in_o the_o wet_n and_o shrink_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n chrysostome_n speak_v to_o the_o people_n of_o antioch_n like_o himself_o a_o man_n of_o a_o invincible_a spirit_n against_o the_o tyranny_n of_o his_o time_n 2._o in_o this_o sai_z he_o shall_v a_o gracious_a differ_v from_o a_o graceless_a man_n that_o he_o shall_v bear_v his_o cross_n courageous_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o wing_n of_o faith_n outsoare_n the_o height_n of_o all_o humane_a misery_n he_o shall_v be_v like_o a_o rock_n be_v incorporate_v into_o jesus_n christ_n inexpugnable_a and_o unshaken_a with_o the_o most_o furious_a incursion_n of_o the_o wave_n and_o storm_n of_o worldly_a trouble_n pressure_n and_o persecution_n and_o bless_a bee_n god_n that_o even_o here_o upon_o earth_n in_o this_o vale_n of_o tear_n there_o be_v such_o a_o visible_a and_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o wicked_a and_o godly_a man_n the_o one_o be_v like_o the_o rage_a sea_n that_o can_v rest_v the_o other_o stand_v fast_o like_o a_o rock_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v remove_v a_o unregenerate_a heart_n be_v ever_o restless_a common_o in_o these_o three_o regard_n at_o the_o least_o first_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o endless_a and_o unsatisfiable_a appetite_n after_o pleasure_n riches_n honour_n revenge_n or_o what_o other_o darling_n delight_v it_o have_v single_v out_o and_o make_v special_a choice_n of_o to_o follow_v and_o feed_v upon_o with_o great_a contentment_n and_o sensual_a sweetness_n god_n have_v just_o put_v that_o property_n or_o rather_o poison_v into_o all_o earthly_a thing_n dote_v upon_o and_o desire_v immoderate_o that_o they_o shall_v plague_v the_o heart_n which_o so_o pursue_v they_o by_o fill_v it_o still_o with_o a_o furious_a and_o fresh_a supply_n of_o more_o greediness_n jealousy_n and_o many_o miserable_a discontentment_n so_o that_o they_o become_v unto_o it_o as_o drink_v unto_o a_o man_n in_o a_o dropsy_n or_o burn_a fever_n 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for_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n say_v solomon_n will_v sustain_v all_o his_o other_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v yet_o his_o soul_n though_o he_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o glory_n and_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v even_o as_o a_o scorch_a heath_n without_o so_o much_o as_o any_o drop_n of_o comfort_n either_o from_o heaven_n or_o earth_n the_o grievous_a weight_n of_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o his_o child_n the_o least_o of_o which_o have_v be_v enough_o to_o have_v press_v they_o down_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n lay_v now_o heavy_a upon_o he_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n be_v let_v loose_a to_o afflict_v he_o he_o wrestle_v even_o with_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o his_o father_n and_o all_o the_o force_n of_o the_o infernal_a kingdom_n with_o such_o anguish_n of_o heart_n that_o in_o the_o garden_n it_o wring_v out_o of_o his_o precious_a body_n a_o sweat_n as_o it_o be_v great_a drop_n of_o blood_n fall_v 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etc._n etc._n against_o any_o sin_n then_o carnal_a reason_n the_o devil_n himself_o or_o the_o drunken_a eloquence_n of_o his_o old_a good_n fellow_n companion_n can_v suggest_v to_o the_o contrary_n four_o a_o universal_a opposition_n and_o constant_a endeavour_n against_o all_o manner_n of_o iniquity_n five_o a_o hearty_a sorrow_n that_o we_o be_v not_o more_o sorrowful_a now_o say_v i_o if_o thou_o shall_v not_o feel_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o stir_a grief_n and_o violent_a rent_v for_o those_o many_o rebellion_n and_o horrible_a filth_n of_o thy_o naughty_a heart_n and_o former_a wicked_a life_n which_o thou_o hearty_o desire_v their_o hamousnesse_n exact_v at_o thy_o hand_n and_o many_o lesser_a sinner_n than_o thyself_o have_v endure_v yet_o if_o thou_o find_v a_o unfeigned_a hatred_n and_o ide●_n displeasednesse_n in_o thy_o will_n a_o settle_a resolution_n in_o thy_o mind_n a_o watchful_a strive_v in_o all_o thy_o way_n
be_o mo●_n chatus_fw-la est_fw-la eam_fw-la incorde_n svo_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la dicere_fw-la qui_fw-la that_o operam_fw-la in_o venusta_fw-la corpora_fw-la curiosiùs_fw-la intueri_fw-la &_o decoras_fw-la aucupari_fw-la facies_fw-la talíque_fw-la animam_fw-la spectaculo_fw-la pascere_fw-la &_o obscoenos_fw-mi pulchris_fw-la etiam_fw-la vultibus_fw-la oculos_fw-la assigere_fw-la chrys._n in_o matth._n 5._o hom._n 17._o 17._o bellarmine_n death_n by_o c.i._n a_o jesuite_n p._n 343._o 343._o not_o much_o unlike_o the_o pharisee_n luk._n 18._o god_n i_o thank_v thou_o that_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v extortioner_n unjust_a adulterer_n adulterer_n if_o bellarmine_n be_v so_o notorious_o holy_a how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o among_o the_o rest_n he_o l●t_v fall_v also_o this_o speech_n for_o myself_o i_o shall_v think_v it_o no_o small_a favour_n to_o be_v sure_a of_o purgatory_n and_o there_o to_o remain_v a_o good_a while_n in_o those_o flame_n that_o must_v purge_v and_o cleanse_v the_o spot_n of_o my_o offence_n and_o satisfy_v the_o just_a wrath_n and_o justice_n of_o almighty_a god_n pag._n 372._o i_o know_v very_o well_o what_o bellarmine_n conclude_v de_fw-la purgatorio_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o sect_n ult_n purgatorium_fw-la pro_fw-la ijs_fw-la tantùm_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la venialibus_fw-la culpis_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la et_fw-la rursum_fw-la pro_fw-la illis_fw-la qui_fw-la decedunt_fw-la cum_fw-la reatu_fw-la poenae_fw-la culpis_fw-la jam_fw-la remissis_fw-la but_o yet_o since_o the_o pontifician_n teach_v that_o venial_a sin_n may_v be_v take_v away_o in_o this_o life_n by_o knock_v the_o breast_n by_o the_o bishops_n blessing_n by_o only_o enter_v into_o a_o hallow_a church_n by_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o holy_a water_n &_o by_o other_o such_o easy_a remedy_n see_v azor._n tom_n 1_o lib._n 4._o c._n 11._o sect._n quint._n quaeritur_fw-la 7._o cartw._n against_o the_o rhem._n pag._n 30._o usher_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o jesuit_n challenge_n pag._n 178._o what_o extreme_a madness_n possess_v this_o man_n who_o will_v not_o prevent_v those_o horrid_a flame_n by_o so_o many_o ●ost_o easy_a &_o obvious_a mean_n mean_n he_o say_v the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la and_o ave_fw-la maria_n and_o he_o say_v distinct_o the_o psalm_n miserere_fw-la to_o the_o end_n and_o he_o say_v the_o creed_n all_o thorough_a as_o though_o mere_a say_n do_v sanctify_v and_o save_v rest_a upon_o opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la the_o work_n wrought_v be_v a_o horrible_a popish_a imposture_n empoison_a all_o their_o suppose_a religious_a service_n when_o it_o ring_v to_o the_o ave_fw-la maria_n say_v ledesma_n christian_a doctrine_n pag._n 35._o we_o may_v obtain_v indulgence_n by_o say_v at_o the_o first_o toll_n angelus_n domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n at_o the_o second_o toll_n ecce_fw-la ancilla_fw-la domini_fw-la etc._n etc._n at_o the_o three_o toll_n et_fw-la verbum_fw-la caro_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v not_o here_o sweet_a work_n prodigious_a foppery_n when_o i_o read_v such_o passage_n in_o learned_a man_n i_o be_o extraordinary_o amaze_v their_o strange_a infatuation_n and_o ever_o receive_v satisfaction_n from_o that_o 2._o thes._n 2._o because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v for_o this_o cause_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n if_o this_o curse_n be_v not_o just_o upon_o bellarmine_n ledesma_n and_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o ever_o they_o shall_v have_v make_v such_o transcendent_a fool_n of_o themselves_o by_o write_v and_o believe_v so_o sottish_o and_o ridiculous_o ridiculous_o the_o last_o word_n of_o those_o matth._n 7.22_o be_v lord_n lord_n and_o yet_o christ_n in_o that_o day_n shall_v profess_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o you_o for_o he_o fast_v pray_v give_v alm_n matth._n 6._o and_o tithe_n of_o all_o that_o he_o possess_v which_o 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heart_n and_o life_n and_o so_o proceed_v to_o a_o sound_n and_o save_a repentance_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o grief_n be_v special_o shame_v of_o his_o fact_n among_o his_o neighbour_n after_o the_o nine_o night_n wonder_v of_o his_o be_v drink_v be_v over_o he_o be_v where_o he_o be_v before_o now_o have_v the_o minister_n minister_v comfort_v hand_n over_o head_n at_o the_o first_o sight_n and_o draw_v over_o a_o skin_n without_o any_o further_a search_n though_o the_o man_n may_v be_v undo_v both_o way_n yet_o by_o so_o do_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v just_o liable_a to_o that_o fearful_a woe_n denounce_v against_o they_o who_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v from_o his_o wicked_a way_n by_o promise_v he_o life_n but_o deal_v faithful_o he_o deliver_v his_o own_o soul_n soul_n morbilateralis_fw-la nota_fw-la sunt_fw-la dolour_n punctorius_fw-la difficilis_fw-la spiratio_fw-la febris_fw-la continua_fw-la tussis_fw-la pulsus_fw-la serratilis_fw-la piso_n de_fw-fr morb._n cogn_n &_o cur._n lib._n 2_o cap_n 7._o 7._o indefinita_n propositio_fw-la valet_fw-la universalem_fw-la in_o materiâ_fw-la necessariâ_fw-la paulus_n ab_fw-la eitzen_n lib._n 2._o pag._n 116._o 116._o some_o think_v it_o only_o a_o action_n but_o that_o phrase_n zech._n 12.10_o of_o pour_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n mean_v repentance_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n seem_v to_o argue_v it_o to_o be_v a_o quality_n or_o infuse_v gift_n so_o as_o faith_n and_o charity_n be_v so_o also_o that_o phrase_n of_o give_v repentance_n act._n 5.31_o and_o 11.18_o for_o if_o god_n give_v it_o we_o receive_v it_o now_o we_o can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o receive_v a_o action_n which_o we_o do_v but_o the_o power_n gift_n or_o grace_n whereby_o we_o do_v it_o that_o speech_n also_o matth._n 3.8_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n show_n that_o repentance_n itself_o be_v not_o a_o outward_a action_n but_o a_o inward_a grace_n to_o be_v express_v in_o outward_a action_n dike_n of_o repentance_n cap._n 1._o 1._o it_o be_v the_o inward_a and_o habitual_a repentance_n the_o inward_a frame_n bend_v and_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o god_n respect_v more_o than_o the_o outward_a act_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o that_o of_o david_n psalm_n 32.5_o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n the_o inward_a purpose_n and_o disposition_n of_o david_n heart_n to_o repent_v be_v sufficient_a to_o move_v god_n to_o forgive_v his_o sin_n before_o his_o outward_a actual_a and_o particular_a repentance_n be_v express_v prynne_n of_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o a_o regen_n man_n estate_n in_o his_o answ._n to_o arg._n 24._o 24._o id_fw-la quod_fw-la primùm_fw-la omnium_fw-la operatur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la sitim_fw-la hanc_fw-la ac_fw-la desiderium_fw-la hoc_fw-la gratiae_fw-la est_fw-la sensus_fw-la peccati_fw-la ac_fw-la miseriae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la rolloc_n in_o johan_n cap._n 7._o pag._n 474._o 474._o the_o lord_n will_v not_o part_v from_o any_o drop_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o they_o which_o f●●st_v have_v not_o be_v swallow_v up_o of_o his_o judgement_n which_o have_v not_o labour_v and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v which_o have_v not_o be_v lock_v up_o in_o hell_n for_o a_o season_n and_o feel_v for_o a_o time_n the_o fire_n thereof_o in_o their_o bone_n which_o have_v not_o be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o their_o own_o tear_n he_o that_o feel_v not_o these_o thing_n in_o some_o measure_n here_o elsewhere_o he_o shall_v feel_v they_o gr●●●●ham_n pag._n 2._o cap._n 32._o edis_n 3._o 3._o hîc_fw-la refelluntur_fw-la qui_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la veniam_fw-la se_fw-la consequnturos_fw-la non_fw-la dubitant_fw-la modò_fw-la unius_fw-la horae_fw-la quadrantem_fw-la quo_fw-la deum_fw-la invocent_fw-la nacti_fw-la fuerint_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la deus_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la auditurum_fw-la dicat_fw-la si_fw-la à_fw-la mane_n ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la eum_fw-la inclamitent_a hos_fw-la etiam_fw-la toto_fw-la
est_fw-la infinitus_fw-la &_o incomprehensibilis_fw-la cvius_fw-la longitudinem_fw-la latitudinem_fw-la profunditatem_fw-la &_o altitudinem_fw-la ●emo_fw-la potest_fw-la comprehendere_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la superat_fw-la omnem_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la rolloc_n in_o loc_n job_n 13.15_o psal._n 23.4_o isai._n 50.10_o 50.10_o doct._n p._n isai_n 54.11_o &_o 40●_n vi●git_fw-la mater_fw-la se_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quenum_fw-la 〈…〉_z in_fw-la terram_fw-la deicituram_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la 〈…〉_z simon_n cass._n in_o evang._n ib._n 14._o 14._o si_fw-mi nos_fw-la qui_fw-la secundùm_fw-la nostram_fw-la fil●os_fw-la diligimus_fw-la satis_fw-la tamen_fw-la profectò_fw-la choose_fw-la diligimus_fw-la multò_fw-la magis_fw-la ille_fw-la diligit_fw-la qui_fw-la diligit_fw-la ultra_fw-la naturam_fw-la sed_fw-la etsi_fw-la obliviscatur_fw-la mulier_fw-la infantem_fw-la inquit_fw-la uteri_fw-la svi_fw-la ego_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la obliviscar_fw-la tui_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la chrysost_n in_o mat._n hom._n 23._o 23._o perkins_n in_o his_o grain_n of_o muster-seed_n concl._n 3_o 3_o idem_fw-la in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n p._n 127._o 127._o idem_fw-la upon_o the_o sermon_n in_o the_o mount_n pag._n 11._o 11._o downam_n in_o his_o christian_a warfare_n cap._n 42._o 42._o dyke_n of_o repentance_n cap._n 15._o 15._o t.t._n upon_o psal._n 32._o pag._n 38._o 38._o 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o exposition_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n cap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 4._o matth._n 5.6_o revel_v 21.6_o psal._n 10.17_o 10.17_o roger_n of_o dedham_n in_o his_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 128._o 128._o crook_n serm._n 3_o 3_o greenham_n pag._n 144._o 144._o dyke_n of_o selfe-deceiving_a cap._n 19_o 19_o perkins_n upon_o galat_n pag._n 296._o 296._o broade_n pag._n 88_o 88_o wilson_n faith_n p._n 138._o 138._o ibid._n pag._n 184._o psal._n ●_o 2_o job_n 22_o 2d_o 2d_o quicunque_fw-la universum_fw-la stellarum_fw-la numerum_fw-la comprehandisse_fw-la &_o conscripsisse_fw-la iactantur_fw-la sicut_fw-la aratus_n vel_fw-la eudoxus_n vel_fw-la si_fw-la qui_fw-la alij_fw-la sunt_fw-la eos_fw-la libri_fw-la hutus_fw-la contemnit_fw-la authoritas_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 16._o cap._n 23._o isai._n 40.17_o 40.17_o but_o what_o do_v i_o say_v he_o get_v nothing_o by_o we_o of_o all_o that_o we_o do_v all_o be_v for_o ourselves_o our_o acknowledgement_n of_o he_o make_v he_o no_o strong_a wise_a just_a better_a etc._n etc._n then_o he_o be_v but_o in_o glorify_v he_o we_o glorify_v ourselves_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v as_o glorious_a powerful_a wise_a just_a happy_a and_o good_a before_o this_o world_n be_v make_v as_o now_o d.u._n sin_n and_o righteousness_n be_v the_o two_o path_n that_o we_o walk_v in_o those_o be_v all_o that_o trouble_v we_o the_o sin_n that_o we_o commit_v and_o defect_n of_o our_o righteousness_n say_v he_o if_o thou_o sin_n what_o be_v that_o to_o he_o it_o do_v he_o no_o hurt_n again_o if_o thou_o fail_v in_o thy_o righteousness_n or_o in_o thy_o performance_n it_o be_v all_o one_o that_o way_n for_o it_o reach_v not_o to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v bless_v for_o ever_o he_o have_v all-sufficiency_n in_o himself_o etc._n etc._n doctor_n preston_n in_o his_o sermon_n of_o god_n all-sufficiency_n serm._n 4._o deus_fw-la quaerit_fw-la gloriam_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la propterse_n sed_fw-la propter_fw-la nos_fw-la aquin._n 22._o q._n 132.1_o 132.1_o gloria_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o glorificatio_fw-la dei_fw-la differunt_fw-la gloria_fw-la dei_fw-la aeterna_fw-la est_fw-la semper_fw-la eadem_fw-la fuit_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la &_o ●emper_fw-la ead●m_fw-la manet_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la cique_fw-la nec_fw-la accedere_fw-la quicquam_fw-la nec_fw-la decedere_fw-la potest_fw-la deusque_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la gloriam_fw-la svam_fw-la habuisset_fw-la licet_fw-la nulla_fw-la res_fw-la suisset_fw-la condita_fw-la hae_fw-la gloria_fw-la deo_fw-la à_fw-la nemine_fw-la da●●_n nec_fw-la minui_fw-la augerive_v potest_fw-la sed_fw-la eadem_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o manet_fw-la semper_fw-la glorificatio_fw-la verò_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la à_fw-la creaturis_fw-la &_o est_fw-la extra_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o sandamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o cognition_n gloriae_fw-la dei_fw-la polan_n syntag._n theolog._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o 3._o assure_o betwixt_o the_o unfeigned_a desire_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o have_v and_o the_o habitual_a have_v of_o the_o grace_n desire_v there_o be_v no_o great_a difference_n in_o god_n reckon_n no_o no_o more_o then_o betwixt_o the_o evil_a desire_n of_o a_o lust_a heart_n and_o the_o real_a accomplishment_n of_o the_o carnal_a act_n the_o former_a of_o which_o by_o christ_n ungame-say-able_a testimony_n make_v guilty_a of_o the_o latter_a mat._n 5_o 28._o by_o the_o rule_n therefore_o of_o proportion_n he_o that_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o hate_v the_o same_o he_o that_o desire_v and_o to_o his_o desire_n add_v endeavour_v not_o to_o sin_n be_v with_o god_n repute_v what_o he_o will_v be_v in_o his_o desire_n and_o may_v in_o this_o regard_n cheer_v his_o heart_n etc._n etc._n speght_n in_o his_o brief_a demonstration_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 27._o virtue_n in_o wil●_n and_o act_n be_v the_o same_o in_o kind_n differ_v only_o in_o degree_n as_o in_o vice_n lust_a after_o a_o woman_n in_o heart_n unlawful_o be_v adultery_n in_o he_o that_o lust_n though_o it_o come_v not_o into_o act_n covet_v another_o man_n good_n inordinate_o be_v theft_n though_o he_o be_v hinder_v from_o take_v they_o wil●_n in_o his_o help_v to_o faith_n pag._n 82.83_o 82.83_o mat._n 5.28_o 5.28_o 1._o joh._n 3.15_o 3.15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p●p●rit_n p●p●rit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d emeu_n humanitùs_fw-la dictum_fw-la jun._n ut_fw-la ostendat_fw-la deus_fw-la se_fw-la quodaminodò_fw-la invitum_fw-la cogi_fw-la ad_fw-la poenas_fw-la de_fw-la populo_fw-la svo_fw-la exigendas_fw-la cum_fw-la gemitu_fw-la quodam_fw-la minatur_fw-la quia_fw-la enim_fw-la nihil_fw-la ei_fw-la magis_fw-la proprium_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la benefacere_fw-la quoties_fw-la nob●s_fw-la irascitur_fw-la ac_fw-la severiùs_fw-la not_o tractat_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la pravitate_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la huc_fw-la adigi_fw-la quia_fw-la eius_fw-la beneficentiae_fw-la liberum_fw-la cursum_fw-la non_fw-la permittimus_fw-la praesert●m_fw-la verò_fw-la propensus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la suos_fw-la humanitèr_fw-la tractandos_fw-la &_o dum_fw-la videt_fw-la indulgentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la locum_fw-la quasi_fw-la tristis_fw-la ad_fw-la puniendum_fw-la accingitur_fw-la mihi_fw-la magis_fw-la probatur_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la dolentis_fw-la esse_fw-la vocem_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la soederis_fw-la svi_fw-la memor_fw-la libentèr_fw-la electo_fw-la populo_fw-la parceret_fw-la nisiomnem_fw-la veniam_fw-la excluderet_fw-la obstinatio_fw-la calv._n in_o loc_n vnde_fw-la colligimus_fw-la quanta_fw-la sit_fw-la eius_fw-la ●●sericordia_fw-la &_o benignitas_fw-la quùm_fw-la sententiam_fw-la serens_fw-la ingemiscat_fw-la &_o singultis_fw-la testetur_fw-la quam_fw-la nolit_fw-la poe●am_fw-la &_o mortem_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la magis_fw-la convertatur_fw-la &_o vivat_fw-la ezek._n 18.23_o o●●olamp_n in_o loc_n loc_n optimè_fw-la sluet_fw-la contextus_fw-la si_fw-la dicamus_fw-la ecce_fw-la ego_fw-la constringor_fw-la sub_fw-la vobis_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la si_fw-la essetis_fw-la plaustrum_fw-la plenum_fw-la manipulis_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la estis_fw-la mihi_fw-la intolerabiles_fw-la calvin_n in_o loc_n loc_n qui_fw-la lu●m_fw-la rei_fw-la est_fw-la in_o mund●●ui_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la ●dsit_fw-la suá_fw-la providentiâ_fw-la e●_n misericordtá_fw-la etc._n etc._n nemo_fw-la est_fw-la hominum_fw-la vel_fw-la etia●_n dia●olorum_fw-mi qui_fw-la dicere_fw-la 〈…〉_z non_fw-it esse_fw-la particip●●a_fw-la ●isericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la z●nch_n de_fw-fr naturâ_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o q._n 3._o object_n answ._n answ._n aquin._n p._n 1._o q._n 23._o art_n 7._o ad_fw-la tertium_fw-la videre_fw-la deum_fw-la per_fw-la essentiam_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la naturam_fw-la non_fw-la soli●m_fw-la hominis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnis_fw-la ●●aturae_fw-la 12_o a_o q._n 5._o art_n 5_o hear_v also_o that_o in_o comparable_a confounder_n of_o all_o popery_n who_o not_o all_o the_o jesuit_n in_o christendom_n shall_v be_v ever_o able_a to_o confute_v either_o in_o this_o world_n or_o the_o world_n to_o come_v et_fw-la si_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la deus_fw-la damitar●t●uno_fw-it excepto_fw-la tamen_fw-la adhuc_fw-la maior_fw-la esset_fw-la misericordia_fw-la quam_fw-la iudicium_fw-la nimirùm_fw-la quia_fw-la nullum_fw-la sit_fw-la iudicij_fw-la divini_fw-la es●ellum_fw-la nisi_fw-la propter_fw-la merita_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la damnantur_fw-la at_o misericordia_fw-la nulla_fw-la invenit_fw-la merita_fw-la chamier_n tom_n 3._o lib._n 7._o cap._n 8._o 8._o deus_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la producere_fw-la creaturam_fw-la non_fw-la defectibilem_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la creavit_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la creatorem_fw-la at_o homines_fw-la inquis_fw-la saltem_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la im●●●abiles_fw-la creâsset_fw-la sic_fw-la hominem_fw-la hominem_fw-la angelum_fw-la angelum_fw-la non_fw-la condidisset_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la aliter_fw-la creati_fw-la essent_fw-la velsi_fw-la immobiles_fw-la &_o immutabiles_fw-la essent_fw-la facti_fw-la vel_fw-la trunco_fw-la aut_fw-la lapidi_fw-la simile_n essent_fw-la facti_fw-la vel_fw-la creatori_fw-la svo_fw-la deo_fw-la illud_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la hoc_fw-la fieri_fw-la neque_fw-la potuit_fw-la neque_fw-la debuit_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la vel_fw-la angelo_n
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