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god_n but_o because_o christ_n have_v thorough_o pay_v the_o price_n of_o redemption_n for_o they_o wherefore_o even_o as_o unto_o the_o godly_a be_v certain_a good_a thing_n give_v in_o this_o life_n which_o be_v unto_o they_o a_o earnest_a penny_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v which_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v in_o a_o other_o world_n so_o in_o the_o ungodly_a eternal_a punishemente_n be_v begin_v with_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o affliction_n ezechiel_n punishment_n of_o this_o life_n be_v to_o the_o ungodly_a preamble_n of_o the_o punishment_n to_o come_v a_o place_n of_o ezechiel_n of_o this_o life_n which_o thing_n also_o christ_n seem_v to_o signify_v when_o he_o say_v fear_v he_o which_o can_v both_o kill_v the_o body_n and_o also_o cast_v the_o soul_n into_o hell_n fire_n by_o these_o thing_n i_o think_v it_o manifest_o enough_o appear_v that_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o we_o have_v plain_o interpret_v pertain_v nothing_o to_o the_o matter_n which_o we_o entreat_v of_o a_o other_o of_o their_o argument_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o prophet_n ezechiell_n the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n to_o this_o we_o may_v brief_o answer_v as_o we_o a_o little_a before_o say_v namely_o that_o the_o child_n bear_v not_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o father_n but_o their_o own_o &_o proper_a iniquity_n which_o cleave_v unto_o every_o man_n from_o his_o nativity_n but_o because_o that_o place_n be_v of_o diverse_a diverse_o expound_v we_o will_v brief_o declare_v our_o judgement_n therein_o this_o be_v a_o proverb_n much_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n our_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n and_o not_o only_a ezechiell_n make_v mention_v of_o this_o say_n but_o also_o jeremy_n in_o his_o 31._o chap._n the_o meaning_n of_o yâ—_z sentence_n be_v this_o our_o father_n have_v sin_v and_o we_o be_v punish_v for_o they_o and_o as_o the_o rabine_n say_v they_o 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as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o 14._o chap._n of_o the_o 2._o book_n of_o king_n for_o he_o slay_v they_o that_o murder_v his_o father_n but_o spare_v their_o child_n accord_v to_o the_o commandment_n of_o yâ—_z law_n howbeit_o the_o israelite_n do_v not_o always_o observe_v this_o for_o we_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o josua_n the_o 7._o chap._n that_o not_o only_a acham_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o accurse_a thing_n father_n josua_n do_v against_o the_o common_a law_n when_o he_o punish_v the_o child_n with_o the_o father_n which_o he_o have_v steal_v but_o also_o together_o with_o he_o both_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n &_o also_o his_o cattle_n but_o this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o singular_a commandment_n of_o god_n neither_o be_v it_o prejudicial_a unto_o the_o law_n universal_o give_v howbeit_o this_o exposition_n concern_v the_o civil_a law_n agree_v not_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n for_o the_o jew_n complain_v not_o of_o the_o punishment_n which_o be_v 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he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v once_o aleant_n from_o god_n stranger_n for_o the_o testament_n and_o a_o little_a before_o child_n of_o wrath_n neither_o be_v it_o a_o small_a dignity_n to_o be_v number_v god_n what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o they_o that_o be_v make_v the_o people_n of_o god_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n for_o it_o herein_o consist_v that_o we_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o have_v our_o faith_n seal_v with_o the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o we_o public_o profess_v that_o which_o we_o believe_v and_o public_o and_o private_o invocate_v and_o worship_v our_o god_n and_o so_o live_v as_o his_o word_n prescribe_v we_o and_o as_o his_o spirit_n sugge_v us._n the_o latin_a interpreter_n have_v et_fw-la non_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la consecutam_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la consecutam_fw-la that_o be_v and_o here_o which_o have_v not_o obtain_v mercy_n to_o have_v obtain_v mercy_n but_o in_o greek_a it_n be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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