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5.22_o the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n so_o saint_n paul_n say_v rom._n 14.10_o we_o must_v all_o of_o we_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n and_o saint_n austin_n give_v a_o reason_n of_o it_o thus_o ut_fw-la ea_fw-la natura_fw-la iudicem_fw-la agate_n quae_fw-la sub_fw-la iudice_fw-la stetit_fw-la that_o he_o may_v act_v the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o that_o nature_n in_o which_o he_o stand_v before_o a_o judge_n second_o for_o his_o assistant_n upon_o the_o bench_n they_o be_v his_o disciple_n math._n 19.28_o for_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n say_v christ_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o majesty_n you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n shall_v sit_v also_o upon_o twelve_o throne_n and_o judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o three_o for_o the_o bring_n of_o the_o prisoner_n to_o the_o bar_n you_o have_v it_o in_o the_o 5._o of_o john_n and_o 28._o vers_fw-la the_o hour_n shall_v come_v in_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v come_v forth_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n but_o they_o which_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o condemnation_n at_o which_o time_n the_o prisoner_n shall_v have_v free_a liberty_n to_o speak_v what_o he_o can_v for_o himself_o for_o so_o they_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n plead_v not_o guilty_a math._n 25.44_o lord_n when_o have_v we_o see_v thou_o a_o hunger_a or_o athirst_a or_o a_o stranger_n or_o naked_a or_o sick_a or_o in_o prison_n &_o do_v not_o minister_v unto_o thou_o and_o four_o for_o the_o witness_n they_o be_v more_o than_o two_o for_o first_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o judge_n he_o will_v witness_v against_o us._n jer._n 29.23_o ego_fw-la sum_fw-la iudex_fw-la &_o testis_fw-la i_o be_o both_o a_o judge_n and_o a_o witness_n and_o whereas_o man_n be_v often_o compel_v and_o enforce_v to_o bear_v witness_n to_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o three_o of_o malachy_n and_o five_o verse_n ego_fw-la sum_fw-la testis_fw-la velox_fw-la i_o be_o a_o swift_a witness_n and_o if_o christ_n shall_v fail_v in_o his_o testimony_n against_o we_o yet_o his_o lawgiver_n moses_n will_v not_o fail_v for_o so_o christ_n say_v joh._n 5.45_o do_v not_o think_v that_o i_o will_v accuse_v you_o to_o my_o father_n there_o be_v one_o that_o accuse_v you_o even_o moses_n in_o who_o you_o trust_v and_o though_o christ_n and_o moses_n both_o do_v fail_v in_o their_o witness_n yet_o be_v there_o another_o who_o will_v not_o be_v want_v even_o the_o devil_n in_o who_o many_o have_v trust_v too_o much_o for_o in_o the_o 12._o of_o the_o revel_v 10._o v._n satan_n the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n be_v cast_v down_o who_o accuse_v they_o before_o god_n day_n and_o night_n and_o thus_o say_v saint_n augustine_n will_v he_o urge_v in_o the_o last_o day_n and_o enforce_v his_o accusation_n before_o god_n thy_o they_o be_v o_o king_n of_o heaven_n by_o creation_n but_o i_o they_o be_v by_o transgression_n tui_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quam_fw-la amiserunt_fw-la mei_fw-la per_fw-la culpam_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la decesserunt_fw-la thy_o they_n be_v by_o grace_n which_o wilful_o they_o have_v cast_v away_o i_o they_o be_v by_o sin_n which_o have_v cast_v they_o away_o thy_o they_n be_v by_o the_o glorious_a merit_n of_o thy_o passion_n i_o they_o be_v for_o want_v of_o charitable_a compassion_n thy_o they_n be_v because_o thou_o die_v for_o their_o sin_n i_o they_o they_o be_v because_o they_o die_v not_o but_o live_v unto_o sin_n nobis_fw-la ergo_fw-la associentur_fw-la in_o poenis_fw-la qui_fw-la comformati_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o culpis_fw-la and_o therefore_o o_o supreme_a judge_n it_o stand_v with_o equity_n &_o justice_n that_o these_o shall_v be_v partaker_n in_o our_o punishment_n who_o while_o they_o live_v in_o the_o world_n be_v companion_n in_o 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hom._n 13._o in_o euang_n patience_n redditor_fw-la the_o lord_n be_v a_o patient_a rewarder_n that_o be_v as_o he_o be_v patient_a for_o a_o time_n and_o expect_v thy_o return_n from_o sin_n so_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n &_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o unpunished_a lento_n gradu_fw-la ad_fw-la vindictam_fw-la ira_fw-la divina_fw-la procedit_fw-la sed_fw-la tarditatem_fw-la supplicij_fw-la gravitate_fw-la iudicij_fw-la recompensat_fw-la the_o justice_n of_o god_n go_v slow_o indeed_o but_o it_o recompense_v the_o slackness_n of_o judgement_n with_o the_o heaviness_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o as_o abraham_n say_v unto_o the_o rich_a man_n luke_o 16.25_o hîc_fw-la bona_fw-la sed_fw-la illîc_fw-la mala_fw-la here_o thou_o receive_v good_a thing_n but_o now_o thou_o be_v torment_v so_o haply_o without_o any_o check_n or_o controlment_n thou_o may_v follow_v thy_o sinful_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n here_o in_o this_o world_n but_o there_o will_v one_o day_n come_v a_o time_n when_o for_o those_o thou_o shall_v
a_o sinner_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n our_o first_o mother_n eve_n so_o much_o as_o in_o she_o lay_v she_o do_v hide_v her_o sin_n from_o god_n and_o so_o do_v cain_n the_o death_n of_o abel_n and_o haply_o say_v s._n ambrose_n 118._o ambros_n in_o psa_n 118._o in_o affectu_fw-la habemus_fw-la abscondere_fw-la non_fw-la in_o effectu_fw-la we_o may_v with_o they_o affect_v the_o hide_v of_o our_o sin_n from_o god_n but_o we_o never_o can_v effect_v it_o in_o the_o 20._o of_o s._n luke_n and_o the_o 20._o verse_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n come_v with_o cunning_n contrive_v speech_n unto_o christ_n hope_v to_o entrap_v he_o but_o as_o cunning_a as_o they_o be_v our_o saviour_n be_v too_o cunning_a for_o they_o for_o in_o the_o 23._o verse_n quid_fw-la tentatis_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la why_o tempt_v you_o i_o you_o hypocrite_n and_o sure_o if_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n can_v not_o overtake_v our_o saviour_n when_o he_o come_v in_o humility_n much_o less_o shall_v he_o be_v 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so_o consequent_o the_o witness_n behold_v then_o a_o witness_n who_o nothing_o can_v cause_v to_o fail_v because_o they_o have_v do_v villainy_n in_o israel_n and_o commit_v adultery_n with_o their_o neighbour_n wife_n even_o i_o see_v it_o and_o i_o testify_v it_o say_v the_o lord_n jer._n 29.23_o and_o fift_o though_o neither_o of_o these_o fall_n out_o yet_o if_o a_o man_n be_v noble_o bear_v &_o descend_v from_o honourable_a and_o princely_a parent_n than_o none_o almost_o dare_v meddle_v with_o he_o or_o once_o call_v his_o sin_n in_o question_n but_o as_o mordocay_v in_o the_o four_o of_o ester_n and_o 15._o verse_n say_v unto_o the_o queen_n when_o as_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n be_v pass_v upon_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o assuerus_n think_v not_o with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v escape_v in_o the_o king_n house_n more_o than_o all_o the_o jew_n so_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o all_o our_o sin_n shall_v be_v lay_v open_a before_o god_n man_n and_o angel_n it_o be_v not_o our_o noble_a and_o honourable_a blood_n it_o be_v not_o a_o king_n house_n nor_o a_o king_n lineage_n that_o can_v exempt_v us._n but_o may_v not_o money_n procure_v we_o favour_n with_o the_o judge_n and_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o stay_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n indeed_o i_o confess_v that_o money_n may_v do_v much_o with_o earthly_a judge_n it_o may_v turn_v judgement_n into_o mercy_n and_o mercy_n into_o judgement_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o multitude_n of_o gift_n say_v job_n in_o his_o 36._o chap._n and_o 18._o verse_n that_o can_v deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o judge_n of_o heaven_n but_o say_v none_o of_o all_o these_o do_v prevail_v in_o our_o earthly_a judgement_n yet_o either_o by_o the_o connivencie_n of_o the_o jailer_n or_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o prison_n a_o condemn_a man_n may_v escape_v but_o after_o the_o sentence_n be_v once_o pronounce_v in_o this_o last_o judgement_n both_o these_o 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