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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ment_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corpore_fw-la i_o exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v these_o word_n be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v they_o as_o the_o name_n of_o the_o sorcerer_n jannes_n and_o jambre_n supply_v by_o saint_n paul_n nevertheless_o they_o may_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o exodus_fw-la moses_n say_v i_o fear_v and_o quake_v god_n answer_v comfort_v he_o exod._n 19.19_o dixit_fw-la facto_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la verbo_fw-la moses_n be_v a_o rare_a and_o singular_a man_n great_o honour_v by_o god_n almighty_a he_o divide_v the_o red_a sea_n and_o bring_v the_o people_n over_o god_n talk_v familiar_o with_o he_o as_o one_o friend_n use_v to_o do_v with_o another_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a god_n vouchsafe_v to_o bury_v he_o himself_o yet_o moses_n shake_v like_o a_o aspenleafe_n he_o be_v not_o only_o afraid_a but_o he_o tremble_v too_o such_o be_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n that_o it_o make_v the_o holy_a man_n in_o the_o world_n to_o quake_v because_o of_o sin_n in_o they_o when_o god_n speak_v to_o adam_n after_o the_o fall_n he_o be_v afraid_a and_o hide_v himself_o among_o the_o tree_n manoah_n cry_v out_o we_o have_v see_v god_n therefore_o we_o shall_v die_v moses_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o law_n do_v quake_v and_o tremble_v then_o how_o shall_v the_o wicked_a shake_n when_o christ_n shall_v come_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n felix_n tremble_v when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n what_o shall_v they_o do_v when_o they_o see_v it_o they_o shall_v cry_v out_o with_o they_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n the_o great_a day_n of_o his_o wrath_n be_v come_v etc._n etc._n
in_o all_o yet_o not_o perfect_o in_o all_o and_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orthod_n unreprovable_a before_o man_n but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o sin_n before_o god_n as_o justin_n martyr_v fit_o answer_v it_o s._n paul_n say_v let_v we_o that_o be_v perfect_a phil._n 3.15_o yet_o vers._n 12._o he_o profess_v he_o be_v not_o already_o perfect_a it_o be_v speak_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o simple_o and_o absolute_o but_o comparative_o a_o old_a beat_a soldier_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o perfect_a warrior_n in_o comparison_n of_o a_o fresh_a water_n soldier_n or_o we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a in_o voto_fw-la &_o conatu_fw-la in_o desire_n and_o endeavour_v tanquam_fw-la viatores_fw-la &_o cursores_fw-la non_fw-la assecutione_n tanquam_fw-la comprehensores_fw-la as_o they_o that_o run_v still_o in_o the_o race_n with_o all_o cheerfulness_n but_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o the_o 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