Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	justice_n	lord_n	mercy_n	3,687	5	6.4759	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90960	A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Saint Margarets in Westminster, on Thursday the 10. of May, being a day of solemn thanksgiving appointed by the Parliament, for the mercies God had bestowed on the nation through the successfull conduct of the Lord Generall Monck. By John Price M.A. Fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, and chaplain to his Excellency.	Price, John, 1625?-1691.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1660 (1660)	Wing P3336; Thomason E1027_1; ESTC R31126	29,320	48

and_o to_o secure_a mercy_n for_o let_v we_o not_o flatter_v ourselves_o by_o strength_n no_o man_n shall_v prevail_v 1._o let_v we_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o glory_n due_a to_o his_o judgement_n my_o son_n give_v i_o pray_v the_o glory_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o make_v confession_n unto_o he_o and_o tell_v i_o now_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v hide_v it_o not_o from_o i_o josh_n 7.19_o say_v joshua_n to_o achan_n 1._o then_o let_v we_o not_o stifle_v our_o conscience_n nor_o say_v we_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o misery_n and_o those_o mischief_n that_o have_v befall_v our_o nation_n but_o we_o must_v attribute_v they_o to_o such_o and_o such_o a_o party_n or_o faction_n of_o menamongst_a we_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o in_o nathan_n plainness_n we_o all_o have_v be_v the_o man_n all_o of_o we_o have_v be_v the_o achan_n and_o the_o disturber_n of_o the_o camp_n of_o our_o israel_n nehemiah_n make_v a_o solemn_a and_o ingenuous_a confession_n chap._n 9.34_o 35._o neither_o have_v our_o king_n our_o prince_n our_o priest_n or_o our_o father_n keep_v thy_o law_n nor_o hearken_v unto_o thy_o commandment_n and_o thy_o testimony_n wherewith_o thou_o do_v testify_v against_o they_o for_o they_o have_v not_o serve_v thou_o in_o their_o kingdom_n and_o in_o thy_o great_a goodness_n that_o thou_o give_v they_o so_o if_o we_o will_v complain_v that_o the_o crown_n be_v fall_v from_o our_o head_n the_o woe_n be_v from_o hence_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v 2._o let_v we_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v dig_v a_o pit_n and_o we_o have_v fall_v into_o it_o we_o have_v break_v the_o hedge_n and_o a_o serpent_n have_v bite_v we_o eccles_n 10.8_o we_o have_v break_v the_o hedge_n of_o government_n a_o serpent_n have_v a_o two-forked_a tongue_n and_o we_o have_v feel_v its_o sting_n oppression_n in_o our_o gate_n schism_n and_o divide_a opinion_n among_o ourselves_o 2._o let_v we_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o this_o be_v the_o proper_a duty_n of_o the_o day_n 1._o then_o benedicamus_fw-la domino_fw-la let_v we_o bless_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o a_o universal_a toleration_n or_o rather_o the_o sole_a cherish_n of_o the_o various_a humour_n and_o frenzy_n of_o our_o religionist_n which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v long_o foment_v under_o a_o anarchy_n must_v needs_o have_v end_v in_o that_o mormo_n and_o bugbear_n of_o popery_n which_o be_v so_o much_o dread_v i_o know_v not_o whether_o without_o cause_n but_o sure_o not_o without_o design_n and_o we_o have_v almost_o fight_v ourselves_o into_o it_o which_o be_v so_o legible_a by_o the_o eye_n of_o wise_a man_n that_o i_o remember_v a_o grave_a person_n seven_o year_n since_o give_v this_o caveat_n to_o a_o near_a relation_n of_o he_o who_o have_v engage_v himself_o in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n not_o to_o be_v overforward_a in_o declaim_v against_o popery_n if_o he_o do_v intend_v to_o thrive_v in_o the_o world_n not_o that_o 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order_n decency_n and_o veneration_n know_v that_o service_n can_v long_o subsist_v unless_o there_o be_v some_o rare_a artifices_fw-la of_o interest_n to_o buoy_v it_o up_o against_o a_o contrary_a faction_n which_o i_o therefore_o mention_n to_o let_v you_o know_v that_o they_o have_v not_o be_v the_o worst_a enemy_n of_o popery_n that_o have_v most_o decry_v it_o in_o a_o word_n we_o have_v be_v building_n babylon_n ever_o since_o we_o have_v sing_v those_o paean_n she_o be_v fall_v she_o be_v fall_v and_o have_v popery_n under_o this_o mask_n of_o toleration_n take_v place_n god_n have_v just_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o venient_fw-la romani_fw-la 2._o bless_v god_n who_o have_v not_o remove_v the_o candlestick_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o have_v keep_v the_o light_n in_o they_o though_o glimmer_a alive_a amid_o our_o various_a wind_n and_o weather_n even_o then_o when_o our_o sin_n under_o his_o rod_n provoke_v he_o to_o his_o face_n 3._o bless_v god_n because_o we_o must_v needs_o bless_v god_n be_v we_o as_o blind_v and_o as_o interest_v as_o pharaoh_n magician_n yet_o we_o must_v needs_o say_v of_o this_o our_o deliverance_n sure_o this_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o the_o mercy_n be_v so_o stupendous_a that_o we_o scarce_o believe_v what_o we_o now_o enjoy_v for_o though_o we_o can_v say_v god_n have_v appear_v among_o we_o as_o a_o man_n of_o war_n to_o gain_v salvation_n for_o we_o by_o the_o sword_n yet_o as_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n he_o have_v infatuate_v the_o policy_n weaken_v the_o power_n and_o silence_v the_o pride_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o all_o this_o by_o small_a indeed_o by_o no_o mean_n it_o have_v be_v say_v omne_fw-la malum_fw-la ab_fw-la aquilone_n all_o evil_n come_v from_o the_o north_n but_o now_o omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la all_o good_a and_o how_o little_a that_o all_o be_v some_o of_o we_o here_o best_o know_v so_o we_o may_v say_v that_o god_n have_v rescue_v a_o miserable_a nation_n from_o that_o corner_n of_o our_o earth_n from_o whence_o he_o bring_v destruction_n upon_o a_o sinful_a 4._o bless_v god_n who_o have_v call_v back_o his_o banish_a and_o raise_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o david_n that_o be_v fall_v among_o we_o and_o may_v he_o be_v our_o solomon_n who_o be_v our_o david_n son_n a_o prince_n that_o most_o lively_o resemble_v that_o princely_a prophet_n in_o his_o devotion_n and_o trouble_n i_o may_v here_o bring_v in_o the_o chorus_n and_o choir_n who_o be_v to_o bless_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n 1._o the_o nobility_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v restore_v from_o who_o influence_n their_o star_n must_v shine_v 2._o the_o commons_o that_o the_o common_a father_n of_o their_o country_n be_v come_v home_o 3._o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o defender_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o may_v it_o be_v their_o prayer_n and_o their_o faithful_a endeavour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d right_o to_o divide_v the_o word_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o divide_v the_o church_n of_o god_n 2._o let_v it_o be_v our_o care_n as_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o keep_v off_o judgement_n and_o to_o secure_a mercy_n 1._o to_o keep_v off_o judgement_n and_o because_o the_o cry_n of_o profaneness_n be_v say_v to_o be_v so_o great_a in_o the_o kingdom_n let_v we_o have_v a_o holy_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n of_o ourselves_o lest_o whilst_o now_o our_o foot_n touch_v the_o brink_n of_o jordan_n and_o our_o canaan_n be_v within_o ken_n and_o before_o our_o eye_n god_n send_v contrary_a order_n and_o command_v we_o to_o march_v back_o again_o into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o our_o former_a confusion_n right_o honourable_a do_v yourselves_o therefore_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o right_a vigorous_o and_o effectual_o by_o your_o practice_n by_o your_o precept_n by_o your_o example_n and_o by_o your_o authority_n to_o discountenance_v &_o suppress_v that_o spirit_n of_o profaneness_n true_o vitia_fw-la crunt_fw-la donec_fw-la homines_fw-la but_o when_o man_n glory_v in_o their_o shame_n and_o be_v dissolute_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 4.5_o to_o a_o excess_n of_o riot_n they_o be_v not_o the_o spot_n and_o blemish_n of_o child_n nor_o shall_v they_o be_v reckon_v as_o the_o bare_a infirmity_n of_o our_o nature_n they_o be_v sin_n that_o god_n will_v punish_v and_o of_o such_o i_o understand_v that_o of_o solomon_n pro._n 14.34_o righteousness_n exalt_v a_o nation_n but_o sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n viz._n such_o sin_n as_o open_o reproach_n god_n and_o the_o profession_n of_o godliness_n and_o the_o wise_a king_n provide_v a_o remedy_n against_o it_o v._o 35._o the_o king_n favour_n be_v towards_o a_o wise_a servant_n but_o his_o wrath_n be_v

of_o heaven_n shall_v he_o thunder_v upon_o they_o the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v strength_n unto_o his_o king_n and_o exalt_v the_o horn_n of_o his_o anointed_n in_o which_o a_o expositor_n will_v needs_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v 7._o miracle_n i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v myself_o or_o you_o to_o find_v out_o his_o conceit_n let_v it_o suffice_v to_o inform_v ourselves_o from_o the_o whole_a that_o god_n will_v at_o last_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o reproach_v and_o despise_v supplicant_n and_o will_v stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o his_o insult_a enemy_n who_o talk_v exceed_o proud_o v._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o all_o be_v their_o own_o the_o text_n consist_v of_o 3._o part_n 1._o god_n mercy_n he_o will_v keep_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o saint_n 2._o his_o justice_n the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v silent_a in_o darkness_n 3._o ratio_fw-la utriusque_fw-la the_o reason_n of_o both_o for_o by_o strength_n no_o man_n shall_v prevail_v the_o reason_n be_v clear_a for_o god_n justice_n against_o the_o wicked_a who_o put_v confidence_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o hand_n or_o of_o their_o head_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v help_v we_o to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o first_o thus_o for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o strength_n of_o purity_n and_o innocence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o if_o god_n shall_v sift_v and_o examine_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a they_o can_v not_o plead_v their_o own_o merit_n for_o his_o keep_n of_o they_o but_o must_v stand_v to_o the_o award_n of_o his_o free_a mercy_n 1._o god_n mercy_n or_o protection_n and_o manuduction_n of_o his_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v keep_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o saint_n wherein_o consider_v 3._o thing_n 1._o qui_fw-la servantur_fw-la who_o be_v keep_v his_o saint_n 2._o quomodo_n how_o or_o in_o what_o they_o be_v keep_v he_o will_v keep_v their_o foot_n 3._o quis_fw-la servabit_fw-la who_o will_v keep_v and_o that_o be_v ille_fw-la he_o will_v keep_v and_o before_o i_o make_v a_o entrance_n upon_o the_o text_n i_o here_o mind_n my_o auditor_n that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o expect_v from_o i_o any_o set_a discourse_n from_o any_o one_o part_n or_o division_n of_o the_o text_n the_o theme_n be_v too_o wide_o &_o the_o time_n too_o narrow_a to_o attempt_v it_o 1_o then_o qui_fw-la servantur_fw-la his_o saint_n and_o because_o we_o have_v live_v in_o a_o age_n wherein_o every_o man_n as_o it_o be_v salomon_n observation_n have_v proclaim_v his_o own_o goodness_n and_o saintship_n and_o that_o to_o a_o separation_n in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 65.5_o stand_v by_o thyself_o come_v not_o near_o to_o i_o for_o i_o be_o holter_v than_o thou_o wherein_o we_o have_v speak_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n and_o invite_v spectator_n to_o come_v and_o see_v my_o zeal_n and_o my_o saintship_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o detain_v you_o a_o while_n upon_o this_o particle_n h●s_n his_o saint_n and_o so_o represent_v to_o your_o consideration_n two_o sort_n of_o saint_n god_n and_o mammon_n the_o distinction_n be_v warrantable_a see_v our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v assure_v we_o and_o our_o experience_n of_o ourselves_o and_o other_o witness_v that_o there_o be_v two_o such_o object_n of_o our_o hope_n aim_n and_o worship_n god_n and_o mammon_n mat._n 6.24_o his_o saint_n viz._n god_n wherein_o i_o shall_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o grace_n that_o constitute_v and_o distinguish_v they_o nor_o of_o the_o privilege_n belong_v to_o they_o no_o nor_o of_o all_o the_o duty_n incumbent_a on_o they_o or_o their_o practice_n in_o they_o but_o propound_v some_o few_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o characteristic_n whereby_o we_o may_v discern_v they_o better_o than_o old_a eli_n do_v hannah_n and_o find_v they_o in_o our_o disturb_a street_n at_o noon_n day_n without_o the_o help_n 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nigh_o the_o altar_n of_o god_n and_o be_v ravish_v with_o the_o happiness_n of_o those_o that_o dwell_v in_o god_n house_n pronounce_v a_o blessing_n on_o they_o ver_fw-la 4._o well_o know_v that_o our_o public_a devotion_n and_o combine_a strength_n in_o the_o assembly_n of_o god_n saint_n be_v our_o best_a security_n ver_fw-la 5._o bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o strength_n be_v in_o thou_o 2._o his_o saint_n be_v faithful_a with_o god_n in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n not_o as_o those_o heretical_a gnostic_n now_o christian_n than_o jew_n as_o the_o scene_n of_o affair_n alter_v till_o i_o die_v i_o will_v not_o remove_v my_o integrity_n job_n 27.5_o no_o job_n will_v not_o let_v that_o go_v his_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v he_o v._o 6._o though_o his_o enemy_n do_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n they_o be_v not_o obstinate_a to_o sacrifice_v the_o peace_n of_o a_o nation_n rather_o than_o their_o own_o humour_n or_o interest_n shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v they_o be_v content_v to_o sit_v down_o under_o the_o worst_a of_o government_n for_o a_o season_n rather_o than_o to_o have_v none_o at_o all_o but_o man_n of_o unbridled_a lust_n be_v not_o content_a with_o those_o of_o their_o own_o make_n but_o children-like_a they_o make_v house_n of_o dirt_n which_o when_o they_o have_v do_v they_o spurn_v they_o down_o again_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v teach_v we_o by_o his_o example_n as_o well_o as_o by_o his_o precept_n to_o give_v caesar_n his_o due_a and_o it_o be_v well_o when_o we_o can_v when_o right_o take_v place_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v high_o warrantable_a to_o follow_v a_o multitude_n to_o do_v good_a as_o our_o case_n stand_v every_o good_a man_n can_v say_v fiat_fw-la justitia_fw-la let_v justice_n take_v place_n though_o the_o coelum_fw-la and_o happiness_n of_o his_o private_a concern_v shall_v lie_v in_o the_o dust_n his_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v merciful_a and_o charitable_a ready_a to_o do_v good_a think_v no_o evil_a to_o any_o and_o forget_v all_o do_v to_o themselves_o and_o this_o note_n of_o be_v merciful_a be_v the_o proper_a and_o grammatical_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o saint_n or_o a_o merciful_a man_n be_v by_o the_o lxx_o translate_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n dr._n ham._n in_o psal_n pious_a and_o holy_a though_o that_o do_v not_o full_o amount_v to_o the_o hebrew_n signification_n as_o a_o learned_a glossarie_a of_o our_o own_o observe_n but_o i_o conceive_v that_o it_o may_v be_v far_o explain_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o have_v bowel_n of_o compassion_n and_o affection_n not_o only_o to_o his_o near_a relation_n or_o the_o household_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o faith_n but_o to_o mankind_n and_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v akin_a to_o he_o he_o be_v merciful_a as_o his_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o offspring_n we_o all_o be_v as_o the_o 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perficiam_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la nec_fw-la illud_fw-la fatiebam_fw-la i_o say_v i_o will_v do_v this_o and_o i_o will_v do_v that_o and_o i_o plain_o see_v that_o of_o my_o own_o strength_n i_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o of_o this_o the_o good_a father_n make_v frequent_a complaint_n in_o his_o soliloquy_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n with_o the_o apostle_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o that_o god_n who_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o 2._o he_o will_v keep_v their_o foot_n because_o the_o wicked_a push_n at_o they_o psal_n 86.14_o o_o god_n the_o proud_a be_v rise_v against_o i_o and_o the_o assembly_n of_o violent_a man_n have_v seek_v after_o my_o soul_n and_o have_v not_o set_v thou_o before_o they_o wherefore_o v._o 16._o the_o psalmist_n put_v up_o this_o petition_n give_v thy_o strength_n unto_o thy_o servant_n and_o god_n do_v help_v and_o comfort_v he_o to_o the_o shame_n of_o his_o enemy_n v._o 17._o 3._o because_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a 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the_o devil_n who_o first_o bring_v forth_o that_o monster_n into_o the_o world_n yet_o not_o every_o sinner_n for_o the_o just_a man_n fall_v seven_o time_n prov._n 24.16_o that_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o jam._n 3.2_o even_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o just_a man_n that_o in_o scripture_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wicked_a have_v his_o difailance_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n true_a every_o sin_n be_v grammatical_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o aberration_n from_o the_o scope_n but_o as_o that_o archer_n be_v not_o somuch_o to_o be_v blame_v that_o hit_v not_o the_o mark_n as_o he_o that_o purposely_o shoot_v at_o rover_n so_o every_o sinner_n that_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o observation_n of_o god_n law_n be_v not_o so_o culpable_a as_o he_o that_o cast_v it_o behind_o his_o back_n so_o then_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wicked_a in_o the_o text_n be_v not_o simple_o sinner_n but_o they_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o the_o lxx_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o sinner_n as_o oft_o in_o this_o life_n bring_v down_o fearful_a judgement_n upon_o their_o head_n god_n be_v oblige_v sometime_o and_o in_o some_o case_n to_o vindicate_v the_o honour_n of_o his_o justice_n upon_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n that_o such_o sinner_n shall_v go_v before_o hand_n to_o judgement_n as_o well_o as_o other_o follow_v after_o 1_o tim._n 5.24_o let_v we_o make_v a_o brief_a enquiry_n in_o some_o few_o thing_n what_o sort_n of_o man_n these_o be_v and_o 1._o they_o be_v despiser_n of_o god_n word_n impii_fw-la transgressores_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbi_fw-la svi_fw-la chald_v wicked_a transgressor_n of_o his_o word_n and_o this_o may_v carry_v a_o double_a sense_n 1._o either_o non_fw-la utuntur_fw-la or_o 2._o abutuntur_fw-la either_o they_o do_v notuse_a or_o they_o do_v abuse_v god_n word_n 1._o non_fw-la utuntur_fw-la they_o mind_v not_o whether_o god_n have_v a_o law_n in_o the_o world_n to_o direct_v they_o or_o no._n they_o be_v a_o law_n to_o themselves_o indeed_o but_o it_o be_v deus_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la dira_fw-la cupido_fw-la and_o those_o indeed_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o own_o no_o lawgiver_n and_o no_o law_n but_o what_o their_o own_o ambitious_a or_o revengeful_a lust_n suggest_v unto_o they_o 2._o abutuntur_fw-la they_o be_v abuser_n of_o god_n word_n and_o these_o wicked_a man_n be_v more_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a than_o the_o other_o for_o atheism_n be_v scorn_v and_o deride_v by_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n and_o be_v never_o like_a to_o gain_v any_o number_n of_o proselyte_n the_o devil_n have_v more_o cunning_a then_o to_o say_v dominus_fw-la non_fw-la dixit_fw-la the_o lord_n have_v not_o say_v but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o search_v the_o scripture_n think_v that_o in_o they_o they_o shall_v find_v a_o place_n fit_a for_o their_o turn_n to_o palliate_v their_o wickedness_n when_o they_o say_v to_o we_o come_v let_v we_o come_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n to_o shed_v blood_n these_o as_o the_o serpent_n seduce_v eve_n may_v more_o likely_a find_v out_o not_o ill_a meaning_n but_o not_o well-instructed_n complice_n 2._o these_o wicked_a be_v either_o the_o broacher_n or_o the_o supporter_n of_o schism_n and_o heresy_n and_o if_o these_o be_v not_o sinner_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n and_o classis_fw-la i_o know_v not_o why_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v so_o often_o affix_v this_o title_n on_o jeroboam_n jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n who_o at_o one_o time_n have_v make_v a_o rent_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n

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