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for_o nathanael_n webb_n at_o the_o king_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1661._o to_o the_o reader_n when_o adam_n and_o eve_n have_v sin_v in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n eve_n be_v first_o call_v forth_o and_o sentence_v than_o adam_n here_o on_o the_o contrary_a first_o ananias_n than_o saphira_n the_o reason_n hereof_o i_o conceive_v be_v this_o because_o there_o the_o woman_n be_v first_o in_o the_o transgression_n but_o here_o the_o man_n there_o the_o husband_n be_v consent_v to_o the_o wife_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o the_o wife_n be_v consent_v to_o the_o husband_n it_o be_v not_o a_o question_n this_o much_o material_a to_o be_v stand_v upon_o which_o of_o they_o sin_v first_o it_o be_v likely_a there_o be_v no_o long_a space_n of_o time_n between_o they_o in_o such_o a_o nearness_n as_o be_v between_o head_n and_o body_n the_o infection_n run_v sudden_o from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o this_o therefore_o shall_v rather_o take_v up_o our_o thought_n 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egit_fw-la auâ—ritia_fw-la sallust_n hominum_fw-la mentibus_fw-la est_fw-la inspersa_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la &_o corum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o pieâ—ate_fw-la consâ—â—uti_fw-la vidâ—â—â—uâ—_n chrystoâ—…_n 5._o p._n 204._o well_o do_v saint_n paul_n say_v that_o the_o love_n of_o money_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a it_o be_v the_o root_n of_o apostasy_n and_o fall_v from_o god_n this_o sin_n creep_v into_o the_o heart_n wâ—en_o other_o sin_n go_v out_o and_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o professor_n man_n of_o eminent_a part_n who_o for_o piety_n and_o religion_n seem_v to_o be_v set_v in_o a_o high_a rank_n and_o form_n than_o other_o man_n curtius_n write_v the_o life_n of_o alexander_n praise_v he_o for_o many_o thing_n as_o wisdom_n valour_n industry_n report_v he_o very_o hardy_a a_o man_n that_o when_o frost_n and_o snow_n lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n will_v climb_v up_o the_o alps_o on_o his_o bare_a hand_n and_o foot_n then_o he_o give_v a_o sudden_a dish_n with_o his_o 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cupiditatem_fw-la propter_fw-la auri_fw-la atque_fw-la argenti_fw-la famem_fw-la ut_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la scilicet_fw-la sufficere_fw-la haeâ—_n homini_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternam_fw-la dâ—mnatioâ—â—â—…_n â—riâ—msâ—â—â—atus_fw-la olii_n 〈◊〉_d sâ—…â—ssent_fw-la sal_fw-la p_o 357._o alone_o may_v do_v it_o as_o well_o as_o murder_v or_o adultery_n the_o hearer_n resemble_v to_o thorny_a ground_n go_v they_o not_o further_o than_o the_o rest_n do_v they_o not_o hear_v the_o word_n do_v they_o not_o believe_v it_o do_v they_o not_o receive_v it_o with_o joy_n yet_o after_o all_o this_o be_v choke_v with_o care_n and_o riches_n the_o young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n do_v he_o not_o leave_v christ_n because_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v his_o possession_n and_o ananias_n here_o because_o he_o will_v not_o let_v go_v the_o price_n of_o his_o land_n judas_n also_o and_o demas_n they_o both_o suffer_v shipwreck_n upon_o the_o same_o rock_n when_o naomi_n go_v out_o of_o moab_n with_o her_o two_o 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