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not_o which_o to_o resolve_v on_o these_o distinction_n tend_v not_o to_o our_o end_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o vulgar_a scorn_v many_o distinction_n the_o ignorance_n of_o which_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o thousand_o error_n a_o idiot_n which_o know_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o faith_n and_o charity_n can_v understand_v the_o point_n of_o justification_n for_o if_o faith_n and_o charity_n be_v but_o one_o selfsame_a thing_n we_o be_v then_o justify_v by_o charity_n which_o be_v a_o pernicious_a consequence_n but_o if_o one_o shall_v ask_v why_o charity_n can_v justify_v as_o well_o as_o faith_n the_o reason_n be_v manifest_a to_o he_o who_o know_v how_o faith_n and_o charity_n be_v distinguish_v the_o property_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o receive_v the_o property_n of_o charity_n be_v to_o give_v by_o faith_n we_o receive_v god_n give_v himself_o to_o we_o with_o all_o his_o benefit_n by_o charity_n we_o offer_v ourselves_o unto_o he_o and_o all_o that_o 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to_o pronounce_v the_o affirmative_a or_o negative_a upon_o any_o point_n but_o beside_o have_v show_v the_o reason_n thereof_o if_o they_o teach_v that_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v spiritual_a they_o give_v this_o proof_n thereof_o to_o wit_n that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n if_o the_o allege_v to_o make_v the_o jew_n see_v that_o the_o messiah_n ought_v to_o die_v and_o rise_v again_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_a thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n they_o frame_v thereof_o a_o argument_n which_o import_v that_o this_o oracle_n can_v relate_v but_o to_o david_n or_o to_o christ_n that_o the_o body_n of_o david_n have_v notorious_o feel_v the_o same_o corruption_n which_o death_n bring_v to_o other_o man_n so_o that_o this_o prophecy_n can_v not_o belong_v but_o to_o christ_n if_o they_o say_v that_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o law_n they_o prove_v it_o by_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v to_o manifest_a sin_n 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for_o they_o some_o diminution_n thereof_o whereunto_o charity_n carry_v they_o the_o maxim_n of_o charity_n be_v more_o persuasive_a and_o efficacious_a among_o the_o common_a people_n than_o the_o maxim_n of_o faith_n the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v because_o that_o those_o of_o faith_n be_v more_o remove_v from_o the_o appearance_n and_o have_v not_o so_o much_o relation_n with_o reason_n and_o natural_a affection_n as_o those_o of_o charity_n which_o be_v more_o intelligible_a and_o more_o agree_v with_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o man_n notwithstanding_o to_o say_v truth_n every_o act_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v undertake_v without_o faith_n be_v also_o without_o charity_n and_o the_o charity_n of_o the_o ignorant_a be_v a_o strange_a fire_n which_o be_v not_o acceptable_a at_o the_o altar_n but_o our_o discourse_n proper_o concern_v they_o who_o be_v orthodox_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n prop_n not_o up_o the_o belief_n of_o they_o but_o upon_o
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serve_v to_o refresh_v the_o memory_n or_o to_o move_v the_o affection_n but_o bring_v no_o new_a thing_n to_o the_o intellect_n the_o ignorant_a deceive_v themselves_o if_o they_o believe_v that_o the_o repetition_n which_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v of_o no_o other_o quality_n but_o grammatical_a or_o retoricall_a when_o the_o scripture_n repeat_v any_o point_n this_o repetition_n declare_v something_o else_o more_o than_o it_o have_v say_v the_o first_o time_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o passage_n the_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o word_n be_v not_o always_o a_o pleonasme_n for_o to_o give_v a_o emphasis_n to_o the_o discourse_n or_o to_o inculcate_v that_o which_o have_v already_o be_v speak_v to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o better_o remember_v the_o repetition_n of_o the_o scripture_n always_o bring_v some_o addition_n and_o term_n which_o seem_v synonimy_n have_v sometime_o different_a signification_n the_o twelve_o patriarch_n be_v call_v to_o the_o testament_n of_o their_o father_n in_o these_o term_n come_v together_o you_o child_n of_o jacob_n harken_v to_o israel_n your_o father_n these_o word_n contain_v in_o appearance_n a_o superfluous_a tautology_n for_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v call_v they_o child_n of_o jacob_n without_o add_v that_o israel_n be_v their_o father_n see_v that_o jacob_n and_o israel_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n but_o as_o one_o of_o these_o two_o name_n be_v a_o majestic_a title_n that_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o his_o person_n and_o the_o other_o be_v rather_o a_o mark_n of_o reproach_n the_o patriarch_n be_v call_v child_n of_o jacob_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v remember_v their_o low_a extraction_n and_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o their_o father_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o quality_n of_o israel_n a_o prince_n with_o god_n who_o word_n be_v nothing_o but_o oracle_n these_o two_o name_n have_v be_v transmit_v to_o the_o entire_a body_n of_o his_o posterity_n be_v 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nothing_o in_o substance_n which_o have_v not_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o first_o but_o beside_o the_o diversity_n of_o figure_n produce_v in_o these_o two_o dream_n which_o teach_v diversity_n of_o circumstance_n under_o this_o difference_n of_o shape_n he_o who_o be_v the_o interpreter_n mark_v this_o repetition_n as_o devote_v something_o more_o then_o as_o if_o the_o dream_n have_v come_v but_o once_o it_o import_v much_o to_o know_v how_o often_o one_o thing_n have_v be_v repeat_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n without_o dispute_v if_o these_o word_n of_o hieremy_n say_v not_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n advertise_v the_o jew_n not_o to_o hope_v for_o a_o three_o temple_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o number_n of_o reiteration_n be_v oft_o entimes_o mysterious_a if_o s._n peter_n have_v remember_v that_o he_o have_v deny_v his_o master_n thrice_o he_o will_v have_v wonder_v why_o our_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o thrice_o love_v thou_o i_o in_o ezekiel_n 28._o god_n say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o tire_n all_o the_o precious_a stone_n cover_v thou_o the_o carbuncle_n the_o topaz_n the_o diamond_n the_o berill_n the_o sardonix_n the_o jasper_n the_o sapphir_n the_o chrysolit_n and_o the_o emeraud_n thou_o walk_v among_o the_o precious_a stone_n many_o do_v not_o see_v in_o this_o discourse_n any_o thing_n but_o a_o rethoricall_a description_n enlarge_v by_o the_o amplification_n of_o magnificent_a word_n which_o he_o one_o word_n seem_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o this_o prince_n be_v rich_a and_o opulent_a but_o whosoever_o will_v remember_v that_o all_o these_o precious_a stone_n have_v place_n in_o the_o breastplate_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n that_o each_o one_o of_o they_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o a_o tribe_n that_o one_o of_o the_o predecessor_n of_o this_o king_n of_o tire_n have_v have_v part_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o these_o tribe_n by_o the_o honour_n that_o god_n do_v he_o to_o accept_v his_o material_n and_o his_o workman_n for_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o temple_n whosoever_o say_v i_o will_v fix_o regard_v these_o precious_a stone_n will_v find_v that_o they_o contain_v far_o great_a light_n than_o the_o lustre_n of_o a_o verbal_a amplification_n and_o some_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o that_o two_o or_o three_o of_o these_o tribe_n be_v omit_v in_o this_o description_n of_o ezechiel_n if_o this_o sense_n be_v obscure_a in_o this_o passage_n certain_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n paint_v out_o in_o the_o 21_o of_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v represent_v in_o divers_a sort_n of_o precious_a stone_n differ_v in_o their_o species_n distinguish_v by_o their_o name_n place_v each_o one_o in_o his_o proper_a rank_n and_o reduce_v to_o a_o certain_a number_n which_o neither_o suffer_v addition_n nor_o subtraction_n can_v be_v take_v only_o for_o a_o heap_v together_o of_o word_n of_o amplification_n the_o allusion_n of_o they_o to_o the_o twelve_o stone_n in_o the_o pectorall_a be_v altogether_o manifest_a and_o the_o range_v of_o they_o altogether_o different_a from_o the_o order_n which_o moses_n give_v they_o produce_v a_o mystical_a reflection_n of_o many_o high_a mystery_n both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o testament_n we_o may_v make_v a_o infinite_a of_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n but_o although_o in_o many_o of_o they_o we_o find_v not_o always_o the_o true_a substance_n of_o the_o fruit_n the_o scripture_n hide_v under_o this_o abundance_n of_o flower_n it_o be_v there_o notwithstanding_o and_o testify_v the_o sottish_a vanity_n of_o so_o many_o commentator_n which_o think_v they_o have_v dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o ark_n when_o after_o a_o curious_a search_n they_o find_v there_o a_o emphasis_n of_o the_o grammar_n or_o a_o epistrophe_n as_o if_o a_o figure_n of_o rhetoric_n be_v a_o mystery_n of_o theologie_n chap._n 3._o the_o essence_n of_o christianity_n annihilate_v by_o the_o maxim_n of_o the_o vulgar_a who_o reduce_v religion_n into_o morality_n which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a and_o most_o necessary_a doctrine_n of_o religion_n a_o difference_n between_o the_o method_n of_o philosopher_n and_o the_o order_n that_o theologie_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o instruction_n of_o manner_n the_o common_a people_n hold_v that_o all_o religion_n consist_v in_o practice_n or_o in_o work_n that_o all_o christianity_n lie_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o good_a work_n or_o at_o least_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o good_a manner_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n these_o maxim_n be_v very_a please_a whereupon_o they_o represent_v faith_n the_o tongue_n knowledge_n pprophecy_n as_o unprofitable_a quality_n without_o charity_n the_o great_a idiot_n be_v great_a orator_n in_o this_o point_n and_o set_v forth_o excellent_o the_o praise_n of_o good_a work_n which_o
popular_a reason_n such_o as_o be_v similitude_n and_o argument_n of_o this_o kind_n those_o which_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n be_v not_o of_o this_o rank_n for_o the_o authority_n thereof_o make_v they_o become_v demonstration_n and_o undoubted_a proof_n but_o all_o other_o have_v no_o other_o virtue_n they_o to_o clear_v be_v beside_o uncapable_a to_o prove_v notwithstanding_o the_o vulgar_a will_n soon_o believe_v for_o one_o bare_a comparison_n which_o make_v no_o proof_n then_o for_o a_o reason_n well_o conclude_v this_o be_v it_o that_o similitude_n particular_a example_n and_o the_o like_a argument_n have_v a_o appearance_n manifest_a to_o the_o sense_n and_o therefore_o move_v beyond_o essential_a reason_n which_o be_v not_o perceivable_a but_o by_o the_o understanding_n notwithstanding_o this_o faith_n be_v not_o more_o solid_a the_o man_n which_o conceive_v a_o point_n under_o the_o sole_a resemblance_n of_o truth_n and_o not_o in_o the_o proper_a essence_n thereof_o understand_v it_o not_o as_o he_o ought_v this_o be_v to_o have_v a_o true_a opinion_n but_o not_o a_o true_a knowledge_n and_o more_o deceive_v themselves_o by_o this_o mean_n presume_v they_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o point_n instead_o whereof_o they_o have_v but_o the_o opinion_n it_o suffice_v not_o to_o say_v their_o opinion_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o truth_n for_o truth_n be_v not_o know_v by_o opinion_n whosoever_o desire_v the_o knowledge_n thereof_o aught_o to_o endeavour_v the_o understanding_n rather_o of_o one_o conclude_a and_o formal_a reason_n than_o ten_o thousand_o argument_n which_o have_v but_o a_o bare_a resemblance_n of_o truth_n chap._n viii_o of_o who_o who_o persuade_v themselves_o of_o the_o truth_n by_o false_a reason_n of_o those_o which_o false_o accuse_v themselves_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o many_o believe_v a_o truth_n which_o be_v ground_v on_o scripture_n but_o conceive_v it_o under_o a_o false_a reason_n he_o believe_v the_o truth_n which_o hold_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n but_o if_o he_o believe_v that_o faith_n have_v a_o prerogative_n because_o it_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o work_n this_o reason_n be_v false_a for_o though_o faith_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o work_n the_o excellency_n thereof_o be_v not_o the_o true_a cause_n why_o it_o justify_v rather_o than_o work_v all_o the_o vulgar_a spirit_n know_v how_o to_o maintain_v a_o truth_n in_o express_a term_n of_o scripture_n but_o in_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n say_v they_o often_o imagine_v a_o reason_n either_o false_a or_o impertinent_a so_o the_o friend_n of_o job_n do_v maintain_v god_n cause_n his_o power_n prudence_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n but_o by_o false_a presupposition_n and_o scarce_o can_v one_o have_v say_v that_o they_o err_v if_o god_n himself_o have_v not_o interpose_v his_o judgement_n in_o the_o dispute_n so_o some_o to_o exalt_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o accuse_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o great_a sinner_n in_o the_o world_n imitate_v the_o apostle_n s._n paul_n who_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o this_o manner_n although_o that_o judas_n and_o those_o that_o have_v crucify_v the_o prince_n of_o glory_n be_v without_o doubt_n more_o guilty_a now_o saint_n paul_n rank_v not_o himself_o simple_o among_o the_o great_a sinner_n but_o among_o they_o which_o have_v not_o sin_v but_o through_o ignorance_n it_o be_v true_a that_o original_a sin_n be_v equal_a natural_o in_o all_o man_n and_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o restrain_v many_o therein_o but_o that_o to_o amplify_v this_o grace_n a_o man_n shall_v accuse_v himself_o of_o actual_a sin_n which_o he_o never_o commit_v this_o be_v a_o foolish_a sort_n of_o falsehood_n the_o water_n of_o sprinkle_v which_o purify_v the_o unclean_a do_v defile_v those_o which_o be_v clean_o if_o we_o will_v exalt_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n we_o have_v enough_o true_a argument_n without_o search_v imaginary_a for_o it_o if_o we_o will_v justify_v his_o severity_n we_o find_v enough_o true_a crime_n in_o our_o life_n without_o impose_v false_a one_o upon_o we_o whosoever_o will_v speak_v of_o god_n ought_v to_o speak_v according_a unto_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n otherwise_o it_o be_v to_o speak_v against_o god_n to_o maintain_v truth_n with_o false_a reason_n be_v to_o imitate_v the_o proceed_n of_o rebecca_n who_o to_o the_o end_n the_o oracle_n may_v be_v find_v true_a have_v recourse_n to_o a_o abusive_a mean_n use_v a_o fraudulent_a superstition_n there_o be_v nothing_o wherein_o one_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o circumspect_a as_o in_o speak_v for_o the_o truth_n he_o that_o undertake_v to_o maintain_v it_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o grievous_a censure_n if_o he_o acquit_v not_o himself_o thereof_o pertinent_o chap._n ix_o of_o point_n whereof_o one_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o cause_n many_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v ridiculous_a without_o their_o cause_n the_o understanding_n whereof_o decide_v many_o question_n from_o whence_o come_v the_o great_a part_n of_o error_n the_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v know_v principal_o either_o by_o their_o cause_n or_o by_o their_o effect_n the_o deity_n as_o be_v the_o high_a cause_n of_o all_o be_v not_o demonstrable_a but_o by_o its_o effect_n who_o decree_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v seek_v rather_o in_o their_o effect_n then_o in_o their_o cause_n but_o the_o other_o point_n which_o be_v subordinate_a be_v represent_v to_o we_o with_o their_o cause_n which_o teach_v we_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o in_o this_o the_o learned_a differ_v from_o the_o common_a people_n for_o the_o vulgar_a see_v not_o the_o quality_n or_o truth_n of_o a_o point_n but_o in_o the_o effect_n and_o stream_n but_o to_o comprehend_v it_o well_o it_o behoove_v to_o see_v it_o in_o the_o spring_n many_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v ridiculous_a without_o their_o cause_n all_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n if_o one_o know_v not_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o heap_n of_o unprofitable_a burden_n the_o temple_n but_o a_o shambles_n and_o the_o priesthood_n but_o a_o vain_a occupation_n in_o lieu_n thereof_o consider_v they_o in_o their_o cause_n every_o thing_n there_o be_v important_a even_o to_o the_o least_o circumstance_n whosoever_o shall_v remember_v that_o jesus_n christ_n suffer_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v admire_v the_o providence_n of_o this_o law_n which_o ordain_v that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o oblation_n whereof_o the_o blood_n ought_v to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n shall_v be_v consume_v out_o of_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o camp_n or_o of_o the_o city_n we_o know_v that_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n be_v environ_v with_o sorrow_n and_o fear_n but_o if_o we_o know_v not_o the_o cause_n thereof_o we_o make_v he_o inferior_a to_o many_o martyr_n who_o bear_v a_o smile_a face_n amid_o their_o punishment_n the_o jew_n understand_v nothing_o in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n for_o although_o he_o know_v the_o number_n thereof_o all_o their_o particular_a form_n he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n thereof_o not_o know_v that_o they_o be_v give_v to_o serve_v only_o till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o true_a mean_n to_o well_o understand_v a_o point_n be_v to_o learn_v the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o the_o understanding_n of_o they_o be_v a_o sovereign_a eyesalve_n to_o clear_v one_o self_n of_o many_o difficulty_n saint_n paul_n show_v by_o the_o final_a cause_n of_o the_o law_n that_o it_o be_v uncapable_a to_o justify_v man_n for_o say_v he_o the_o law_n come_v because_o of_o transgression_n to_o wit_n to_o discover_v not_o to_o cover_v they_o and_o indeed_o they_o which_o think_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n know_v not_o why_o it_o be_v give_v the_o law_n be_v never_o give_v to_o justify_v gal._n 3.21_o on_o the_o contrary_a its_o office_n be_v to_o condemn_v man_n a_o great_a part_n of_o error_n which_o waste_a religion_n and_o likewise_o of_o they_o which_o trouble_v it_o at_o this_o day_n proceed_v from_o this_o that_o the_o cause_n be_v take_v for_o the_o effect_n or_o the_o effect_n be_v take_v for_o the_o cause_n instead_o that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n pharisaisme_n conclude_v that_o man_n be_v make_v for_o the_o sabbath_n instead_o that_o meat_n be_v not_o unclean_a but_o because_o they_o be_v forbid_v superstition_n believe_v they_o to_o be_v forbid_v because_o they_o be_v unclean_a instead_o than_o the_o alter_v sanctify_v the_o offering_n they_o will_v by_o their_o maxim_n that_o the_o offering_n do_v sanctify_v the_o alter_v instead_o that_o the_o scripture_n sanctifi_v the_o church_n it_o be_v maintain_v that_o the_o church_n sanctifi_v the_o scripture_n instead_o that_o justification_n produce_v work_n they_o hold_v that_o work_v produce_v justification_n