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concupiscential_a chain_n be_v break_v we_o can_v never_o be_v in_o a_o posture_n for_o suffer_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o part_v with_o a_o little_a sensual_a pleasure_n for_o christ_n thou_o will_v never_o suffer_v for_o he_o if_o lust_n blind_v thou_o and_o turn_v thou_o into_o a_o bruit_n thou_o will_v be_v too_o low_a and_o base_a to_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o he_o that_o be_v melt_v in_o the_o fire_n of_o lust_n will_v not_o endure_v the_o flame_n of_o martyrdom_n he_o that_o make_v his_o belly_n his_o god_n will_v never_o suffer_v to_o avoid_v idolatry_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a in_o the_o prophet_n that_o first_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o whoredom_n and_o wine_n and_o new_a wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n hos._n 4.11_o and_o then_o add_v my_o people_n ask_v counsel_n at_o their_o stock_n that_o be_v their_o idol_n verse_n 12._o a_o sensual_a man_n that_o be_v unhearted_a by_o his_o lust_n be_v much_o fit_a to_o fall_v down_o to_o a_o idol_n than_o to_o suffer_v for_o 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that_o fall_v off_o in_o persecution_n say_v that_o their_o estate_n be_v as_o chain_n and_o fetter_n to_o they_o that_o they_o can_v not_o go_v and_o suffer_v for_o christ_n the_o covetous_a man_n who_o be_v a_o mental_a idolater_n will_n if_o occasion_n require_v be_v a_o outward_a one_o too_o and_o fall_v down_o to_o a_o stock_n or_o stone_n rather_o than_o lose_v his_o land_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v able_a to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n thou_o must_v break_v off_o the_o earthly_a chain_n from_o thy_o soul_n that_o when_o the_o temptation_n come_v and_o thou_o be_v offer_v as_o the_o bless_a martyr_n julitta_n be_v to_o have_v thy_o estate_n upon_o the_o denial_n of_o christ_n thou_o may_v then_o be_v able_a to_o give_v the_o same_o answer_n as_o she_o do_v 12._o magd._n hist_o
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which_o prepare_v we_o for_o suffer_v must_v be_v a_o fiducial_a one_o you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v their_o help_n and_o their_o shield_n psal_n 115.11_o holy_a fear_n be_v and_o must_v be_v in_o conjunction_n with_o faith_n fear_v fly_n from_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n and_o hell_n faith_n close_v in_o with_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n both_o concur_v to_o make_v a_o man_n fit_a for_o suffer_v and_o such_o a_o sufferer_n shall_v have_v god_n for_o his_o help_n and_o shield_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o a_o servile_a fear_n but_o a_o filial_a one_o that_o do_v it_o he_o that_o have_v a_o mere_a servile_a fear_n of_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v may_v forbear_v a_o act_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o have_v the_o love_n of_o it_o in_o his_o heart_n adbuc_fw-la vivit_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la peccandi_fw-la voluntas_fw-la the_o love_n of_o sin_n live_v in_o he_o still_o as_o a_o ancient_n have_v it_o such_o a_o one_o be_v not_o in_o a_o fit_a case_n to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o superfluity_n or_o excrement_n of_o all_o evil_a jam._n 1.21_o it_o contain_v all_o evil_n in_o it_o and_o if_o all_o evil_n say_v a_o worthy_a divine_a be_v to_o have_v a_o scum_n or_o excrement_n crement_n sin_n be_v it_o as_o be_v the_o abstract_a quintessence_n of_o all_o evil_a and_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o good_a in_o it_o sin_n say_v bradwardine_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v do_v pro_fw-la quantiscunque_fw-la bonis_fw-la lucrandis_fw-la aut_fw-la pro_fw-la quantiscunque_fw-la malis_fw-la praecavendis_fw-la for_o the_o gain_v never_o so_o great_a a_o good_a or_o for_o the_o avoid_v never_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a he_o that_o have_v this_o holy_a fear_n in_o his_o heart_n will_v choose_v suffer_v as_o the_o lesser_a evil_n rather_o than_o sin_n which_o be_v much_o the_o great_a when_o antitiochus_n epiphanes_n bring_v forth_o wheel_n rodd_n hook_n rake_n rack_n caudron_n ant._n joseph_n ant._n cage_n gridiron_n gauntlet_n awl_n 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