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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o i_o hear_v of_o thou_o and_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n how_o not_o he_o who_o birth_n and_o life_n and_o death_n and_o all_o action_n speak_v nothing_o but_o wonder_n not_o love_v he_o that_o be_v so_o full_a of_o such_o excellency_n that_o the_o very_a blind_a can_v descry_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o deity_n shine_v through_o the_o cloud_n of_o our_o flesh_n which_o he_o assume_v it_o be_v impossible_a thou_o must_v either_o deny_v that_o chrysost_o that_o matth._n 8.29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n chrysost_o which_o the_o devil_n dare_v not_o his_o divinity_n or_o else_o thou_o must_v be_v ravish_v with_o love_n of_o he_o or_o if_o that_o variety_n of_o his_o excellency_n allure_v not_o cast_v thy_o eye_n upon_o the_o variation_n of_o the_o glorious_a resemblance_n which_o my_o apostle_n here_o run_v upon_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n what_o a_o 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there_o be_v not_o in_o i_o any_o such_o fire_n as_o can_v take_v any_o pleasure_n in_o prey_v upon_o these_o carrion_n and_o sordid_a pleasure_n below_o but_o there_o be_v a_o pure_a water_n leap_v up_o &_o down_o in_o i_o and_o whisper_v unto_o i_o up_o ignatius_n get_v thou_o up_o to_o thy_o jesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o oh_o now_o say_v he_o how_o i_o long_o to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o jaw_n of_o those_o lion_n which_o i_o hear_v roar_v for_o i_o and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o dispatch_v i_o the_o soon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v enforce_v they_o to_o it_o by_o violence_n that_o so_o i_o may_v enjoy_v the_o sight_n of_o my_o bless_a jesus_n and_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n what_o not_o love_v he_o that_o be_v such_o a_o beauty_n that_o the_o saint_n with_o cheerfulness_n run_v through_o any_o kind_n of_o death_n so_o to_o have_v the_o sight_n of_o he_o no_o man_n but_o love_n that_o which_o be_v lovely_a and_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n not_o love_v he_o who_o be_v so_o lovely_a that_o he_o be_v loveliness_n itself_o thou_o must_v either_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v the_o brightness_n of_o glory_n 1.3_o heb._n 1.3_o and_o so_o give_v my_o apostle_n the_o lie_n or_o thou_o must_v be_v enforce_v to_o love_v he_o nuremberg_n o_o cor_fw-la meum_fw-la quomodo_fw-la non_fw-la te_fw-la evellis_fw-la post_fw-la tantum_fw-la deco_fw-la rem_fw-la nuremberg_n o_o my_o heart_n say_v nirembergius_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o pluck_v thyself_o up_o by_o the_o very_a root_n after_o so_o great_a a_o beauty_n which_o be_v the_o first_o eviction_n 2._o no_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o he_o must_v love_v that_o which_o be_v good_a this_o can_v be_v deny_v for_o there_o be_v that_o natural_a cognation_n betwixt_o man_n and_o goodness_n say_v plato_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o man_n love_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o what_o be_v good_a insomuch_o that_o if_o their_o hand_n or_o foot_n be_v so_o gangrene_v that_o they_o seem_v naught_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v they_o cut_v off_o that_o which_o be_v good_a be_v not_o only_o diffusive_a of_o itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o attractive_a of_o all_o other_o it_o draw_v all_o by_o its_o genuine_a splendour_n nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o draw_v by_o a_o kindly_a violence_n as_o the_o sun_n do_v all_o eye_n to_o love_v and_o admiration_n say_v proclus_n for_o be_v truth_n be_v the_o adequate_a object_n of_o the_o intellect_n so_o be_v goodness_n of_o the_o will_n and_o as_o the_o intellect_n can_v proper_o understand_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v true_a so_o neither_o can_v the_o will_v love_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o be_v good_a it_o can_v but_o love_v if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o do_v unhappy_o embrace_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a arist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n it_o do_v not_o therefore_o embrace_v it_o because_o it_o be_v evil_a but_o because_o the_o understanding_n be_v delude_v do_v represent_v it_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o good_a otherwise_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o vice_n shall_v impose_v upon_o we_o seneca_n non_fw-la nisi_fw-la virtutis_fw-la sub_fw-la umbra_fw-la decipiunt_fw-la vitia_fw-la seneca_n if_o it_o do_v not_o come_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o virtue_n if_o the_o will_v decline_v good_a it_o be_v because_o that_o good_a seem_v evil_a and_o the_o very_a decline_a good_a goodness_n have_v such_o a_o sweet_a force_n upon_o the_o will_n that_o the_o very_a shadow_n of_o it_o enforce_v the_o will_n to_o court_v it_o and_o to_o make_v love_n to_o it_o and_o this_o say_v the_o platonist_n be_v the_o very_a reason_n why_o both_o beauty_n so_o allure_v the_o eye_n and_o harmony_n so_o ravish_v the_o ear_n beauty_n because_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o visible_a goodness_n for_o there_o be_v all_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o procl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d procl_n goodness_n be_v a_o inward_a beauty_n and_o beauty_n be_v a_o outward_a goodness_n display_v to_o all_o eye_n the_o loveliness_n that_o be_v shine_v within_o and_o so_o as_o beauty_n be_v a_o visible_a goodness_n so_o be_v harmony_n bonitas_fw-la audibilis_fw-la a_o audible_a goodness_n which_o therefore_o be_v so_o high_o delightful_a because_o of_o the_o huge_a complacency_n and_o pleasure_n that_o the_o soul_n take_v in_o goodness_n wheresoever_o it_o meet_v with_o it_o through_o what_o organ_n soever_o it_o be_v convey_v than_o which_o say_v marcus_n antoninus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v nothing_o do_v more_o harmonise_v with_o its_o nature_n or_o be_v more_o suitable_a and_o agreeable_a why_o now_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v essential_a beauty_n so_o he_o be_v
you_o christian_n either_o love_n christ_n as_o become_v christian_n or_o else_o take_v not_o upon_o you_o the_o glorious_a title_n of_o christian_n christian_n and_o yet_o not_o love_n christ_n what_o a_o prodigy_n be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o can_v with_o patience_n see_v ape_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o noble_n say_z lucianus_z who_o can_v brook_v with_o the_o impudence_n of_o such_o hypocrisy_n to_o see_v say_v julianus_n the_o emperor_n people_n pretend_v to_o be_v adorer_n of_o jupiter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hospital_n jupiter_n and_o yet_o themselves_o in_o their_o action_n more_o inhuman_a and_o barbarous_a than_o the_o scythian_n to_o see_v they_o flock_v into_o jupiter_n temple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o he_o and_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v do_v he_o such_o honour_n and_o service_n as_o pass_v when_o in_o the_o interim_n they_o grumble_v to_o part_v with_o one_o farthing_n to_o relieve_v their_o poor_a neighbour_n want_n what_o inconsistency_n and_o incongruity_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o i_o look_v upon_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o can_v but_o be_v extreme_o amaze_v and_o the_o truth_n be_v say_v plato_n there_o can_v be_v any_o more_o extreme_a injustice_n then_o that_o any_o man_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v just_o and_o pious_a plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n when_o he_o be_v not_o so_o indeed_o reader_n i_o know_v not_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o love_n christ_n sincere_o i_o shall_v wish_v thou_o to_o forbear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_a either_o to_o lay_v claim_n to_o it_o or_o any_o privilege_n belong_v to_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v greg._n nazianzen_n none_n that_o love_v not_o light_n but_o must_v be_v heir_n of_o darkness_n and_o so_o you_o see_v here_o my_o apostle_n wish_v such_o a_o black_a fate_n to_o all_o such_o if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o etc._n etc._n for_o the_o more_o clear_a illustration_n of_o which_o word_n i_o shall_v discuss_v these_o two_o quaeres_fw-la 1._o what_o he_o mean_v by_o these_o enigmatical_a term_n anathema_n maran-atha_a 2._o why_o he_o let_v fly_v such_o thunderbolt_n against_o that_o man_n that_o do_v not_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1._o let_v he_o be_v anathema_n what_o be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o word_n that_o be_v clothe_v with_o death_n or_o rather_o it_o be_v lethalis_fw-la arundo_fw-la a_o arrow_n that_o be_v steep_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o dragon_n that_o strike_v with_o death_n wheresoever_o it_o light_v it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o deadly_a rankle_a nature_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o old_a in_o the_o synagogue_n which_o say_v the_o jewish_a doctor_n be_v the_o second_o species_n of_o excommunication_n and_o much_o more_o dreadful_a than_o the_o first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nidui_o separation_n or_o remotion_n adquatuor_fw-la passus_fw-la not_o suffer_v any_o man_n to_o come_v within_o four_o pace_n of_o he_o that_o be_v under_o that_o censure_n which_o my_o apostle_n express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5.11_o 1_o cor._n 5.11_o not_o to_o entertain_v such_o person_n with_o any_o civil_a familiar_a discourse_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a but_o this_o of_o anathema_n be_v a_o degree_n high_o and_o a_o more_o direful_a kind_n of_o excommunication_n among_o they_o and_o in_o which_o for_o the_o great_a solemnity_n of_o it_o there_o be_v curse_n out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o direful_a execration_n add_v to_o it_o it_o be_v a_o word_n that_o expose_v to_o all_o kind_n of_o dread_v and_o death_n as_o josephus_n observe_v of_o those_o who_o the_o esseni_n a_o pure_a sect_n among_o the_o jew_n cast_v out_o of_o their_o congregation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v take_v in_o some_o notorious_a sin_n whosoever_o be_v thus_o cast_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d common_o he_o come_v to_o some_o fearful_a death_n and_o therefore_o the_o primitive_a church_n use_v to_o put_v on_o mourn_a habit_n and_o to_o wall_n over_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o over_o they_o that_o be_v dead_a say_v origen_n for_o so_o be_v the_o apostolical_a constitution_n say_v clemens_n every_o one_o that_o be_v irreclamable_a 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apost_n constit._fw-la 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turn_v out_o of_o the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o grief_n and_o mourning_n and_o so_o my_o apostle_n call_v it_o in_o express_a term_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 5.2_o to_o lament_v and_o mourn_v and_o 2_o cor._n 12.21_o i_o be_o afraid_a lest_o when_o i_o come_v i_o shall_v bewail_v many_o among_o you_o that_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v not_o repent_v hammond_n doctor_n hammond_n that_o be_v as_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v interpret_v it_o i_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o exercise_v severity_n among_o you_o to_o inflict_v censure_n on_o they_o so_o that_o you_o see_v it_o be_v no_o laugh_v matter_n as_o this_o profane_a age_n of_o we_o make_v it_o that_o stand_v no_o lucian_n no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lucian_n more_o in_o awe_n of_o this_o apostolical_a thunder_n then_o of_o the_o snuff_n of_o a_o candle_n no_o be_v it_o no_o more_o formidable_a than_o so_o be_v not_o death_n terrible_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o this_o anathema_n whensoever_o it_o strike_v if_o it_o be_v not_o reverse_v by_o thy_o repentance_n it_o cut_v thou_o off_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o vengeance_n 22.20_o exod._n 22.20_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v unto_o any_o god_n save_v unto_o any_o god_n save_v unto_o the_o lord_n ut_fw-la anathema_n perditor_fw-la or_o as_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o die_v the_o death_n nay_o it_o expose_v thou_o not_o only_o to_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n but_o also_o of_o hell_n and_o that_o spirit_n of_o hell_n that_o range_v up_o and_o down_o like_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v let_v he_o be_v anathema_n let_v he_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o protection_n and_o blessing_n of_o all_o good_a angel_n basil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n basil_n nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o be_v expose_v not_o only_o to_o all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n and_o plague_n of_o the_o divine_a fury_n but_o to_o the_o black_a paw_n and_o fang_n of_o that_o infernal_a spirit_n who_o sole_a employment_n it_o be_v say_v macarius_n nay_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n say_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n to_o imbrue_v his_o hand_n in_o blood_n homil._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d macarius_n homil._n and_o to_o plunge_v all_o soul_n into_o the_o same_o gulf_n of_o damnation_n with_o himself_o let_v such_o a_o one_o be_v deliver_v up_o to_o satan_n say_v my_o apostle_n 5.5_o 1_o cor._n 5.5_o if_o that_o be_v not_o a_o dreadful_a sentence_n that_o may_v shake_v every_o corner_n of_o thy_o heart_n what_o be_v a_o excommunicate_a person_n what_o object_n more_o ruthful_a and_o calamitous_a the_o very_a heathen_n point_v at_o such_o a_o one_o that_o be_v exclude_v their_o temple_n as_o caput_fw-la diis_fw-la inferis_fw-la sacrum_fw-la a_o wretch_n give_v up_o into_o the_o proper_a possession_n of_o the_o infernal_a fiend_n and_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o such_o a_o malignant_a that_o if_o any_o shall_v kill_v he_o he_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a to_o judgement_n because_o his_o soul_n belong_v to_o those_o spirit_n below_o and_o such_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o manner_n of_o expression_n do_v curse_v cain_n take_v himself_o to_o be_v now_o be_o i_o cast_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o every_o one_o that_o meet_v i_o will_v murder_v i_o and_o such_o a_o wretch_n be_v every_o one_o that_o do_v not_o love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o my_o apostle_n account_v let_v he_o be_v anathema_n nec_fw-la amet_fw-la nec_fw-la ametur_fw-la ab_fw-la ullo_fw-la let_v all_o mouth_n be_v open_v against_o he_o the_o mouth_n of_o heaven_n and_o saint_n to_o curse_v he_o the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n and_o devil_n to_o devour_v he_o so_o that_o you_o see_v that_o word_n be_v black_a and_o dreadful_a enough_o and_o able_a i_o shall_v think_v to_o fright_v the_o stout_a heart_n of_o they_o all_o 2._o but_o what_o be_v that_o other_o maran-atha_a you_o will_v little_o think_v by_o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o horror_n in_o it_o as_o there_o be_v it_o be_v a_o word_n compound_v of_o the_o syriack_n and_o hebrew_n maran_n signify_v the_o lord_n &_o atha_n signify_v venit_fw-la be_v come_v or_o be_v come_v put_v they_o both_o together_o the_o lord_n be_v come_v or_o the_o