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reward_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v give_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n only_o to_o one_o of_o his_o little_a one_o in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o disciple_n shall_v not_o lose_v his_o reward_n matt._n 10._o 41_o 42._o again_o we_o read_v luk._n 6._o 35._o love_v your_o enemy_n do_v good_a and_o lend_v and_o your_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o you_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o high_a we_o know_v also_o what_o s._n john_n say_v 2_o ep._n v_o 8._o look_v to_o yourselves_o that_o you_o lose_v not_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o have_v wrought_v but_o that_o you_o may_v receive_v a_o full_a reward_n but_o the_o question_n be_v whence_o this_o reward_n come_v whether_o from_o the_o worth_n or_o worthiness_n of_o the_o work_n as_o a_o debt_n of_o justice_n due_a thereto_o or_o from_o god_n mercy_n as_o a_o recompense_n free_o bestow_v out_o of_o god_n gracious_a bounty_n and_o not_o in_o justice_n due_a to_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o which_o question_n methinks_v nehemiah_n here_o in_o my_o text_n may_v determine_v when_o he_o say_v remember_v i_o o_o lordâ—_n for_o my_o good_a deed_n according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n and_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n ch_n 10._o 12._o when_o he_o bid_v we_o sow_n to_o yourselves_o in_o righteousness_n and_o reap_v in_o mercy_n and_o s._n paul_n rom._n 6._o 23._o where_n though_o he_o say_v that_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o eternal_a life_n he_o change_v his_o style_n but_o say_v he_o eternal_a life_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gracious_a gift_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ._n for_o as_o for_o our_o work_n
wear_v a_o black_a coat_n and_o will_v demean_v himself_o absurd_o in_o public_a get_v a_o tyrannical_a authority_n to_o such_o a_o opinion_n of_o virtue_n have_v that_o sort_n of_o man_n attain_v these_o monk_n also_o they_o place_v at_o canopus_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o intelligible_a god_n to_o worship_v slave_n and_o those_o of_o no_o good_a condition_n thus_o bring_v a_o bond_n of_o religion_n upon_o man_n for_o have_v powder_v the_o bone_n and_o skull_n of_o such_o as_o have_v be_v condemn_v of_o many_o crime_n and_o punish_v by_o a_o legal_a course_n of_o justice_n they_o make_v god_n of_o they_o prostrate_v themselves_o unto_o they_o and_o think_v themselves_o the_o better_a for_o be_v pollute_v with_o sepulcher_n they_o call_v they_o for_o sooth_n martyr_n and_o some_o deacon_n yea_o and_o solicitor_n of_o their_o prayer_n with_o the_o god_n be_v indeed_o but_o perfidious_a slave_n who_o have_v be_v well_o baste_v with_o the_o whip_n and_o carry_v the_o scar_n of_o their_o lewdness_n upon_o their_o body_n and_o yet_o such_o god_n as_o these_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o thus_o the_o wretched_a caitisse_fw-la and_o damn_a dog_n blaspheme_v the_o saint_n and_o servant_n of_o christ_n who_o love_v not_o their_o life_n unto_o death_n the_o dust_n of_o who_o foot_n he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o lick_v up_o yet_o may_v we_o make_v a_o shift_n to_o gather_v hence_o what_o manner_n of_o office_n monk_n be_v then_o busy_v in_o and_o if_o baronius_n take_v leave_v to_o use_v his_o testimony_n for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o saint-worship_n why_o may_v not_o i_o with_o the_o like_a liberty_n allege_v it_o to_o show_v that_o monk_n and_o friar_n be_v ringleader_n therein_o but_o when_o the_o idolatry_n of_o image-worship_n come_v to_o be_v add_v to_o that_o of_o saint_n whether_o monk_n and_o friar_n be_v not_o the_o chief_a stickler_n therein_o judge_n when_o you_o shall_v hear_v how_o it_o fare_v with_o they_o in_o that_o great_a opposition_n against_o idol_n in_o the_o east_n of_o leo_n isaurus_n the_o first_o of_o those_o emperor_n that_o oppose_v image_n we_o have_v this_o in_o general_a out_o of_o the_o greek_a menology_n that_o he_o rage_v most_o cruel_o against_o bishop_n and_o monk_n which_o maintain_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o that_o he_o burn_v a_o whole_a cloister_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n in_o their_o monastery_n together_o with_o a_o famous_a library_n and_o all_o their_o furniture_n but_o constantine_n his_o son_n make_v a_o worse_a fray_n among_o they_o for_o the_o author_n of_o the_o act_n of_o monk_n stephen_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v reprove_v and_o convict_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v viz._n against_o image_n by_o the_o religious_a and_o worthy_a professor_n of_o monastical_a life_n he_o raise_v a_o implacable_a war_n against_o they_o call_v that_o noble_a habit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vesture_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o monk_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v unworthy_a of_o memory_n and_o beside_o term_v they_o all_o idolater_n for_o the_o worship_v of_o venerable_a image_n the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o theosterictus_n another_o author_n of_o that_o time_n who_o say_v that_o the_o whole_a aim_n and_o study_v of_o this_o emperor_n be_v to_o extinguish_v and_o root_v out_o the_o order_n of_o monk_n and_o for_o particular_n hear_v what_o theophanes_n himself_n a_o monk_n and_o a_o little_a singe_v too_o in_o this_o flame_n before_o it_o end_v will_v inform_v we_o in_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o cause_v say_v he_o andreas_n calybite_v a_o worthy_a monk_n who_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o impiety_n in_o demolish_n image_n to_o be_v scourge_v till_o he_o die_v lib._n 22._o cap._n 30._o hist._n miscell_n in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o cause_v monk_n stephen_n to_o be_v drag_v by_o the_o heel_n in_o the_o street_n till_o be_v rend_v in_o piece_n he_o die_v both_o for_o the_o aforesaid_a offence_n and_o because_o he_o draw_v and_o persuade_v many_o to_o a_o monastical_a life_n ibid._n cap._n 39_o the_o same_o year_n the_o emperor_n say_v he_o disgrace_v and_o dishonour_v the_o monastical_a habit_n public_o command_v every_o monk_n to_o lead_v a_o woman_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o so_o to_o march_v through_o the_o hippodrome_n all_o the_o people_n abuse_v they_o and_o spit_v upon_o they_o ibid._n cap._n 40._o in_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n say_v he_o the_o monastery_n partly_o he_o destroy_v to_o the_o very_a foundation_n partly_o bestow_v they_o upon_o his_o captain_n and_o soldier_n ibid._n cap._n 49._o in_o the_o same_o year_n when_o he_o can_v not_o draw_v peter_n a_o metra_fw-la a_o famous_a stylite_fw-la or_o pillar-monk_n unto_o his_o opinion_n he_o cause_v he_o likewise_o to_o be_v drag_v by_o the_o heel_n and_o his_o body_n cast_v out_o into_o the_o street_n ibid._n cap._n 48._o in_o his_o thirty_o year_n his_o praetor_n or_o deputy_n lichanodraco_n gather_v all_o the_o monk_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n together_o and_o command_v they_o to_o obey_v the_o emperor_n to_o put_v on_o a_o white_a coat_n and_o to_o marry_v wife_n instant_o or_o to_o have_v their_o eye_n put_v out_o and_o be_v send_v into_o exile_n ibid._n cap._n 52._o so_o the_o emperor_n when_o he_o will_v have_v constantine_n the_o patriarch_n abjure_v monkery_n he_o make_v he_o say_v the_o same_o author_n eat_v flesh_n lib._n eod_a cap._n 29._o in_o the_o one_o and_o thirty_o year_n the_o same_o lichanodraco_n sell_v all_o the_o monastery_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n and_o send_v the_o money_n to_o the_o emperor_n if_o he_o find_v any_o one_o to_o have_v a_o relic_n of_o any_o saint_n in_o keep_v he_o burn_v it_o and_o punish_v he_o that_o have_v it_o he_o slay_v the_o monk_n some_o with_o stripe_n some_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o leave_v not_o a_o man_n where_o he_o have_v to_o do_v that_o wear_v a_o monastical_a habit_n 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those_o say_v he_o which_o reprehend_v the_o emperor_n the_o abramite_n monk_n be_v the_o chief_a who_o free_o adventure_v into_o his_o presence_n do_v demonstrate_v that_o monastical_a life_n be_v not_o a_o invention_n of_o yesterday_o or_o the_o other_o day_n but_o a_o ancient_a and_o primitive_a instituion_n and_o that_o holy_a image_n be_v familiar_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o that_o s._n luke_n paint_v a_o image_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o seem_v the_o emperor_n be_v not_o convince_v by_o their_o demonstration_n for_o their_o boldness_n cost_v they_o full_a dear_a as_o our_o author_n relate_v by_o this_o time_n i_o know_v you_o understand_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v that_o this_o image-storm_n fall_v so_o heavy_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o monk_n and_o friar_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o 12._o they_o at_o length_n prevail_v and_o carry_v the_o day_n so_o god_n will_v have_v it_o for_o their_o idol_n for_o another_o theophanes_n who_o they_o call_v the_o presbyter_n a_o writer_n also_o of_o his_o time_n tell_v that_o theophilus_n be_v dead_a theodora_n the_o empress_n whilst_o the_o reign_v in_o the_o minority_n of_o michael_n her_o son_n when_o she_o mean_v to_o restore_v image-worship_n which_o have_v be_v banish_v now_o the_o second_o time_n ever_o since_o leo_n armenius_n re_fw-mi cum_fw-la illis_fw-la communicatâ_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o magistratu_fw-la &_o dignitate_fw-la constituti_fw-la accersit_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la inter_fw-la monachos_fw-la praestabant_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr imaginum_fw-la instauratione_fw-la quaestionem_fw-la proponit_fw-la cúmque_fw-la idem_fw-la omnes_fw-la consentientes_fw-la comperisset_fw-la diuturnóque_fw-la ejus_fw-la rei_fw-la desiderio_fw-la teneri_fw-la atque_fw-la animo_fw-la excruciari_fw-la propter_fw-la religionis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-la mutationem_fw-la postulat_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la etiam_fw-la
be_v no_o gather_n when_o i_o come_v which_o institution_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n in_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d twice_o repeat_v 16._o let_v no_o man_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n empty_a for_o the_o word_n annex_v to_o that_o law_n deut._n 16._o where_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o three_o great_a feast_n when_o all_o israel_n be_v to_o assemble_v to_o pray_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o tabernacle_n the_o word_n i_o say_v there_o annex_v sound_a altogether_o like_a unto_o these_o of_o s._n paul_n concern_v the_o lord_n day_n three_o time_n a_o year_n say_v the_o text_n there_o shall_v all_o the_o male_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n empty_a every_o one_o shall_v give_v as_o he_o be_v able_a according_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o be_v not_o this_o the_o same_o in_o sense_n with_o s._n paul_n let_v every_o one_o lay_v by_o 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may_v accept_v it_o as_o a_o service_n do_v to_o he_o or_o last_o thou_o may_v do_v as_o the_o holy_a man_n in_o scripture_n be_v wont_a vow_n and_o promise_v unto_o god_n if_o thy_o prayer_n be_v hear_v to_o offer_v something_o unto_o he_o either_o for_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o widow_n the_o orphan_n aâ—d_v distress_v one_o or_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o service_n and_o worship_n if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o i_o say_v jacob_n gen._n 28._o 20_o etc._n etc._n and_o keep_v i_o in_o this_o way_n that_o i_o go_v and_o will_v give_v i_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o etc._n etc._n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n and_o this_o stone_n which_o i_o have_v set_v for_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n and_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o i_o will_v sure_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o see_v the_o use_n of_o vow_v by_o such_o as_o come_v to_o pray_v in_o god_n house_n eccles._n 5._o 4._o if_o thou_o come_v before_o god_n in_o 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with_o a_o blessing_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_n he_o be_v say_v to_o remember_v iniquity_n when_o he_o send_v some_o judgement_n for_o it_o so_o god_n be_v say_v to_o remember_v hannah_n when_o he_o hear_v her_o prayer_n for_o a_o son_n 1_o sam._n 1._o 19_o and_o nehemiah_n speak_v 19_o of_o his_o deed_n of_o mercy_n and_o bounty_n show_v unto_o his_o poor_a brethren_n return_v from_o captivity_n say_v think_v upon_o i_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n for_o good_a according_a to_o all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v for_o this_o people_n thus_o be_v cornelius_n his_o prayer_n and_o alm_n remember_v prayer_n therefore_o and_o alm_n be_v they_o perform_v as_o they_o shall_v be_v be_v powerful_a and_o approve_a mean_n to_o obtain_v a_o blessing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o speak_v first_o of_o prayer_n 18._o what_o be_v it_o that_o prayer_n have_v not_o obtain_v it_o have_v shut_v and_o open_v heaven_n see_v the_o story_n of_o elijah_n it_o have_v make_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n to_o stand_v still_o read_v the_o book_n of_o 12._o joshna_n it_o be_v the_o key_n that_o open_v all_o god_n treasure_n of_o blessing_n both_o spiritual_a and_o corporal_a for_o spiritual_a blessing_n cornelius_n we_o see_v obtain_v thereby_o illumination_n and_o instruction_n in_o god_n save_a truth_n and_o s._n james_n say_v 5._o if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n who_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o ephraim_n in_o jeremy_n 31._o 18._o prey_n for_o convert_v grace_n turn_v thou_o i_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v turn_v to_o who_o god_n present_o reply_v ver_fw-la 20._o be_v ephraim_n my_o dear_a son_n be_v he_o a_o pleasant_a child_n for_o since_o i_o speak_v against_o he_o i_o do_v earnest_o remember_v he_o still_o therefore_o my_o bowel_n be_v trouble_v for_o he_o i_o will_v sure_o have_v mercy_n on_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n i_o say_v say_v david_n psal._n 32._o 5_o 6._o i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n for_o this_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a prey_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v prayer_n also_o obtain_v corporal_a blessing_n when_o heaven_n be_v shut_v and_o it_o rain_v not_o 1â—_n elijah_n pray_v for_o rain_n 1._o and_o it_o rain_v hannah_n pray_v for_o a_o son_n and_o she_o conceive_v if_o we_o be_v sick_a say_v s._n james_n chap._n 5._o 15._o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v heal_v the_o sick_a nehemiah_n pray_v that_o he_o may_v find_v favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o king_n artaxerxes_n chap._n 1._o 11._o and_o find_v it_o chap._n 2._o 4._o but_o some_o man_n will_v say_v if_o prayer_n have_v such_o power_n and_o efficacy_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o many_o even_o godly_a man_n oft_o pray_v and_o yet_o speed_v not_o i_o answer_v there_o be_v divers_a cause_n thereof_o either_o 1._o we_o pray_v not_o as_o we_o ought_v or_o 2._o we_o be_v not_o dispose_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v when_o we_o pray_v 1._o we_o pray_v not_o as_o we_o ought_v either_o 1._o when_o we_o pray_v not_o hearty_o or_o not_o constant_o for_o god_n regard_v not_o formal_a and_o superficial_a prayer_n but_o prayer_n that_o come_v from_o the_o heart_n and_o love_v to_o be_v importune_v before_o he_o grant_v as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o unjust_a judge_n 1â—_n who_o though_o at_o first_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v yet_o importunity_n make_v he_o do_v her_o justice_n or_o 2._o