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what_o vow_n have_v be_v make_v at_o the_o partake_n of_o one_o baptism_n to_o embrace_v one_o faith_n to_o serve_v one_o lord_n and_o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n will_v not_o be_v mock_v thou_o be_v not_o now_o thy_o own_o man_n thou_o have_v not_o the_o freedom_n to_o go_v serve_v another_o master_n 7._o august_n in_o joh._n tract_n 7._o deus_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la communionem_fw-la sed_fw-la solus_fw-la vult_fw-la possidere_fw-la quod_fw-la emit_fw-la for_o god_n can_v endure_v a_o partner_n but_o what_o he_o have_v purchase_v alone_o he_o will_v possess_v alone_o tanti_fw-la enim_fw-la emit_fw-la ut_fw-la solus_fw-la possideat_fw-la and_o indeed_o so_o dear_a a_o price_n have_v he_o pay_v for_o thy_o soul_n that_o well_o may_v he_o challenge_v the_o whole_a purchase_n to_o himself_o remember_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v difficult_a and_o at_o each_o three_o step_n there_o be_v maze_n and_o by-path_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o rash_a in_o thy_o course_n but_o stand_v oft_o time_n and_o make_v a_o pause_n and_o inquire_v which_o be_v the_o old_a and_o the_o right_a way_n will_v these_o action_n these_o thought_n this_o company_n this_o discourse_n this_o idleness_n this_o expense_n will_v these_o lead_v a_o man_n to_o heaven_n and_o though_o thou_o often_o see_v good_a man_n take_v a_o oblique_a course_n like_o the_o sun_n across_o the_o line_n and_o back_n again_o canis_fw-la hieron_n epist_n 9_o l._n 2._o edit_n canis_fw-la yet_o always_o remember_v securiùs_fw-la esse_fw-la perire_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la quam_fw-la juxta_fw-la periculum_fw-la non_fw-la perisse_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n not_o to_o have_v venture_v on_o a_o danger_n then_o to_o have_v escape_v it_o remember_v always_o in_o the_o serious_a estimation_n of_o thy_o sin_n not_o to_o follow_v the_o loose_a account_n of_o man_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o set_v down_o fifty_o for_o a_o hundred_o nay_o sometime_o scarce_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o but_o the_o true_a and_o just_a 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get_v their_o applause_n who_o judge_n only_o by_o appearance_n but_o they_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o grace_n which_o like_o david_n must_v make_v we_o gracious_a with_o god_n and_o win_v his_o heart_n melius_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la digitum_fw-la 13._o aug._n in_o johan._n tract_n 13._o &_o esse_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la quam_fw-la esse_fw-la oculum_fw-la &_o evelli_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la for_o a_o thousand_o time_n better_o it_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n to_o stand_v though_o but_o for_o a_o finger_n and_o be_v join_v unto_o the_o body_n then_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n to_o look_v like_o a_o eye_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v pluck_v out_o remember_v always_o to_o part_v thy_o care_n between_o thy_o body_n and_o thy_o soul_n and_o if_o so_o much_o time_n be_v perhaps_o too_o pleas_o spend_v in_o the_o food_n the_o dress_n the_o sleep_n the_o recreation_n of_o the_o one_o do_v not_o forget_v to_o set_v apart_o some_o time_n also_o for_o the_o other_o dom_n bernard_n sermon_n 6._o the_o advent_n dom_n noli_fw-la o_fw-la corpus_fw-la noli_fw-la praecipere_fw-la tempora_fw-la for_o why_o shall_v the_o pamper_n of_o the_o body_n steal_v away_o that_o time_n which_o may_v be_v far_o better_a spend_v in_o the_o tend_v of_o the_o soul_n potes_fw-la enim_fw-la impedire_fw-la animae_fw-la tuus_fw-la salutem_fw-la tuam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la operari_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la too_o much_o care_n of_o the_o body_n may_v ruin_v itself_o and_o the_o soul_n too_o but_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n alone_o which_o must_v save_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n last_o and_o to_o conclude_v all_o remember_v that_o at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n thou_o be_v but_o a_o copyholder_n of_o thy_o own_o life_n the_o tabernacle_n of_o thy_o body_n at_o his_o pleasure_n he_o have_v set_v up_o and_o at_o the_o same_o pleasure_n he_o will_v pluck_v down_o again_o whether_o at_o the_o first_o or_o the_o last_o watch_n whether_o in_o the_o morning_n or_o evening_n of_o thy_o day_n thou_o can_v not_o tell_v and_o therefore_o watch_v always_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v prepare_v that_o when_o ever_o thou_o shall_v lay_v down_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n of_o thy_o body_n thou_o may_v with_o joy_n and_o cheerfulness_n commend_v thy_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o redeemer_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o eternal_a mansion_n in_o the_o heaven_n amen_n serm._n five_o the_o five_o sermon_n john_n 20.17_o touch_v i_o not_o for_o i_o be_o not_o yet_o ascend_v to_o my_o father_n when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v god_n send_v forth_o his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o as_o in_o the_o begin_n the_o woman_n say_v st._n paul_n be_v in_o the_o transgression_n first_o in_o the_o transgression_n not_o the_o man_n so_o now_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n be_v to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o this_o transgression_n reconcile_v the_o woman_n to_o the_o man_n and_o both_o to_o god_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o mystery_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o great_a mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n by_o the_o passion_n and_o resurrection_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o when_o the_o shepherd_n be_v now_o smite_v and_o the_o sheep_n the_o disciple_n the_o man_n be_v scatter_v yet_o the_o woman_n they_o hold_v fast_o together_o his_o mother_n and_o mother_n sister_n mary_n magdalen_n and_o mary_n of_o cleophas_n with_o many_o other_o stand_v resolute_a by_o the_o cross_n the_o first_o that_o after_o his_o burial_n dare_v come_v unto_o his_o sepulchre_n be_v woman_n and_o that_o for_o the_o great_a commendation_n of_o this_o fearful_a sex_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o dark_a the_o first_o to_o who_o the_o resurrection_n be_v make_v know_v be_v woman_n why_o seek_v you_o the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a say_v the_o angel_n to_o these_o woman_n he_o be_v rise_v he_o be_v not_o here_o the_o first_o to_o who_o our_o saviour_n himself_o
the_o first_o of_o the_o act_n lord_n will_v thou_o not_o now_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n unto_o israel_n mean_v thereby_o such_o a_o felicity_n in_o this_o life_n whereby_o they_o hope_v to_o enjoy_v a_o little_a heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v one_o main_a reason_n of_o mary_n excessive_a joy_n and_o salutation_n now_o at_o length_n she_o hope_v the_o kingdom_n will_v be_v restore_v the_o throne_n erect_v the_o house_n and_o land_n divide_v upon_o the_o false_a apprehension_n of_o which_o imaginary_a happiness_n our_o saviour_n thus_o gentle_o correct_v and_o inform_v she_o touch_v i_o not_o be_v not_o therefore_o overjoy_v with_o my_o presence_n do_v not_o for_o this_o cause_n so_o zealous_o embrace_v i_o as_o if_o i_o be_v now_o rise_v to_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n unto_o israel_n for_o my_o kingdom_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n but_o as_o i_o be_o now_o rise_v from_o the_o grave_n so_o must_v i_o 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