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and_o sermon_n and_o sacrament_n and_o all_o erit_fw-la vita_fw-la de_fw-la verbo_fw-la sine_fw-la verbo_fw-la we_o shall_v live_v upon_o the_o word_n and_o hear_v never_o a_o word_n live_v upon_o he_o who_o be_v the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n hîc_fw-la none_a omne_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la hieron_n hieron_n sed_fw-la pars_fw-la in_o singulis_fw-la here_o god_n be_v not_o all_o in_o all_o where_o he_o be_v at_o all_o in_o any_o man_n that_o man_n be_v well_o in_o solomone_n sapientia_fw-la say_v that_o father_n it_o be_v well_o with_o solomon_n because_o god_n be_v wisdom_n with_o he_o and_o patience_n in_o job_n and_o faith_n in_o peter_n and_o zeal_n in_o paul_n but_o there_o be_v something_o in_o all_o these_o which_o god_n be_v not_o but_o in_o heaven_n he_o shall_v be_v so_o all_o in_o all_o idem_fw-la idem_fw-la ut_fw-la singuli_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la omnes_fw-la virtutes_fw-la habeant_fw-la that_o every_o soul_n shall_v have_v every_o 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congregation_n will_v i_o bless_v the_o lord_n but_o yet_o i_o find_v the_o high_a exaltation_n and_o the_o noble_a elevation_n of_o my_o devotion_n 35.18_o psal_n 35.18_o when_o i_o give_v thanks_o in_o the_o great_a congregation_n and_o praise_v he_o among_o much_o people_n for_o so_o i_o think_v i_o come_v near_o and_o near_o to_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n in_o heaven_n 21.22_o apoc._n 21.22_o where_o it_o be_v therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o temple_n i_o see_v no_o temple_n in_o heaven_n because_o all_o heaven_n be_v a_o temple_n and_o because_o the_o lord_n god_n almighty_a and_o the_o lamb_n who_o fill_v all_o heaven_n be_v domino_fw-la obviam_fw-la domino_fw-la as_o s._n john_n say_v there_o the_o temple_n thereof_o so_o far_o towards_o that_o as_o into_o the_o air_n this_o text_n carry_v we_o obviam_fw-la domino_fw-la to_o meet_v the_o lord_n the_o lord_n require_v no_o more_o not_o so_o much_o at_o our_o hand_n as_o he_o do_v for_o we_o when_o he_o be_v come_v 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for_o ever_o first_o erimus_fw-la we_o shall_v be_v we_o shall_v have_v a_o be_v erimus_fw-la erimus_fw-la there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a to_o god_n and_o his_o proceed_n than_o annihilation_n to_o be_v nothing_o do_v nothing_o think_v nothing_o it_o be_v not_o so_o high_a a_o step_n to_o raise_v the_o poor_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n 113.7_o psal_n 113.7_o and_o to_o lift_v the_o needy_a from_o the_o dunghill_n and_o set_v he_o with_o prince_n to_o make_v a_o king_n of_o a_o beggar_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o make_v a_o worm_n of_o nothing_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o since_o yet_o his_o great_a work_n upon_o thou_o be_v that_o he_o make_v thou_o and_o howsoever_o he_o extend_v his_o bounty_n in_o prefer_v thou_o yet_o his_o great_a largeness_n be_v in_o preserve_v thou_o in_o thy_o be_v and_o therefore_o his_o own_o name_n of_o majesty_n be_v jehovah_n which_o denote_v his_o essence_n his_o be_v and_o it_o be_v useful_o move_v and_o safe_o resolve_v in_o the_o school_n that_o the_o devil_n himself_o can_v deliberate_o wish_v himself_o nothing_o sudden_o a_o man_n may_v wish_v himself_o nothing_o because_o that_o seem_v to_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o present_a misery_n but_o deliberate_o he_o can_v because_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n wish_n must_v be_v something_o better_a than_o he_o have_v yet_o and_o whatsoever_o be_v better_o be_v not_o nothing_o nihil_fw-la contrarium_fw-la deo_fw-la august_n august_n there_o be_v nothing_o true_o contrary_a to_o god_n to_o do_v nothing_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o work_n but_o contrary_a to_o his_o nature_n contrary_a to_o his_o essence_n there_o be_v nothing_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v any_o thing_n even_o in_o that_o be_v and_o therefore_o because_o it_o be_v have_v a_o conformity_n to_o god_n and_o a_o affinity_n with_o god_n who_o be_v be_v essence_n itself_o in_o he_o we_o have_v our_o be_v say_v the_o apostle_n 17.28_o act._n 17.28_o but_o here_o it_o be_v more_o than_o so_o not_o only_o in_o illo_fw-la but_o cum_fw-la illo_fw-la not_o only_o in_o he_o but_o with_o he_o not_o only_o in_o his_o providence_n but_o in_o his_o presence_n the_o hypocrite_n have_v a_o be_v and_o in_o god_n but_o it_o be_v not_o with_o god_n 29.13_o cum_fw-la illc_n esay_n 29.13_o qua_fw-la cor_fw-la long_o with_o his_o lip_n he_o honour_v god_n but_o remove_v his_o heart_n far_o from_o he_o and_o god_n send_v he_o after_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v keep_v he_o at_o that_o distance_n as_o s._n gregory_n read_v and_o interpret_v that_o place_n of_o esay_n redite_fw-la praevaricatores_fw-la ad_fw-la cor_fw-la return_v o_o sinner_n follow_v your_o own_o heart_n 46.8_o esay_n 46.8_o and_o then_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o and_o i_o shall_v never_o meet_v our_o saviour_n christ_n deliver_v this_o distance_n plain_o discedite_fw-la à _fw-la i_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n 25.42_o mat._n 25.42_o where_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o sentence_n be_v incomparable_o the_o heavy_a the_o depart_v worse_o than_o the_o fire_n the_o intensnesse_n of_o that_o fire_n the_o air_n of_o that_o brimstone_n the_o anguish_n of_o that_o worm_n the_o discord_n of_o that_o howl_n and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n be_v no_o comparable_a no_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o torment_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o privation_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o banishment_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n a_o absolute_a hopelesnesse_n a_o utter_a impossibility_n of_o ever_o come_v to_o that_o which_o sustain_v the_o miserable_a in_o this_o world_n that_o though_o i_o see_v no_o sun_n here_o i_o shall_v see_v the_o son_n of_o god_n there_o the_o hypocrite_n shall_v not_o do_v so_o we_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v with_o he_o and_o be_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o which_o be_v the_o last_o thing_n that_o do_v fall_v under_o we_o or_o can_v fall_v under_o any_o consideration_n of_o s._n hierome_n s._n augustine_n say_v quae_fw-la hicronymus_n neseivit_fw-la semper_fw-la semper_fw-la nullus_fw-la hominum_fw-la unquam_fw-la seivit_fw-la that_o that_o s._n hierome_n know_v not_o no_o man_n ever_o know_v and_o s._n cyril_n to_o who_o s._n augustine_n say_v that_o say_v also_o to_o s._n augustine_n in_o magnify_v of_o s._n hierome_n that_o when_o a_o catholic_a priest_n dispute_v with_o a_o heretic_n and_o cite_v a_o passage_n of_o s._n hierome_n and_o the_o heretic_n say_v hierome_n lie_v instant_o he_o be_v strike_v dumb_a yet_o of_o this_o last_o and_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n s._n hierome_n will_v adventure_v to_o say_v nothing_o no_o not_o then_o when_o he_o be_v devest_v of_o his_o mortal_a body_n dead_a for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o die_v at_o bethlem_n he_o come_v instant_o to_o hippo_n s._n augustine_n bishopric_n and_o though_o he_o tell_v he_o hieronymi_n anima_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o be_o the_o soul_n of_o that_o hierome_n to_o who_o thou_o be_v now_o write_v about_o the_o joy_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n yet_o he_o say_v no_o more_o of_o that_o but_o this_o quid_fw-la quaeris_fw-la brevi_fw-la immittere_fw-la vasculo_fw-la totum_fw-la mare_fw-la can_v thou_o hope_v to_o pour_v the_o whole_a sea_n into_o a_o thimble_n or_o to_o take_v the_o whole_a world_n into_o thy_o hand_n and_o yet_o that_o be_v easy_a then_o to_o comprehend_v the_o joy_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n in_o this_o life_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n that_o make_v this_o more_o incomprehensible_a than_o this_o semper_fw-la in_o our_o text_n the_o eternity_n thereof_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o for_o this_o eternity_n this_o everlastingness_n be_v not_o only_o incomprehensible_a to_o we_o in_o this_o life_n but_o even_o in_o heaven_n we_o can_v never_o know_v it_o experimental_o and_o
dignity_n first_o the_o father_n shall_v send_v you_o another_o comforter_n another_o than_o myself_o for_o 16._o ver._n 16._o howsoever_o christ_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o comfort_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o dam_n many_o ounce_n many_o talent_n of_o discomfort_n mingle_v in_o that_o their_o comforter_n be_v first_o to_o depart_v from_o they_o by_o death_n and_o be_v restore_v to_o they_o again_o by_o a_o resurrection_n be_v to_o depart_v again_o by_o another_o transmigration_n by_o a_o ascension_n and_o therefore_o the_o second_o mark_n by_o which_o christ_n dignify_v this_o comforter_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v abide_v with_o we_o for_o ever_o and_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o promise_n he_o be_v here_o with_o you_o now_o and_o therefore_o as_o we_o begin_v with_o those_o word_n of_o esay_n which_o our_o saviour_n apply_v to_o himself_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o because_o he_o have_v anoint_v i_o 61.1_o esay_n 61.1_o to_o bind_v up_o the_o break_a 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ezek._n 15.42_o and_o my_o jealousy_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o that_o be_v i_o will_v look_v no_o more_o after_o thou_o i_o will_v study_v thy_o recovery_n and_o thy_o amendment_n no_o far_o have_v you_o forget_v the_o consolation_n say_v the_o apostle_n what_o be_v that_o consolation_n 6._o heb._n 12.5_o &_o 6._o be_v it_o that_o you_o shall_v have_v no_o affliction_n no_o this_o be_v the_o consolation_n that_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o he_o scourge_v every_o son_n who_o he_o receive_v it_o be_v general_a to_o all_o son_n for_z if_o you_o be_v without_o correction_n whereof_o all_o be_v partaker_n then_o be_v you_o bastard_n and_o not_o son_n 8._o ver._n 8._o and_o then_o to_o show_v we_o how_o this_o purgatory_n and_o these_o indulgency_n accompany_v on_o another_o how_o god_n cross_n and_o his_o deliverance_n do_v ever_o concur_v together_o we_o see_v the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v so_o order_v and_o dispose_v these_o two_o mercy_n and_o correction_n in_o 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