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do_v take_v its_o original_n from_o a_o mistake_n or_o misapplication_n of_o the_o tradition_n or_o prenotion_n concern_v the_o stability_n or_o everlasting_a condition_n of_o thing_n confirm_v by_o oath_n he_o with_o some_o other_o apply_v this_o undoubted_a rule_n unto_o thing_n temporal_a or_o to_o this_o present_a world_n which_o hold_v true_a only_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sect_n 4._o by_o what_o person_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o consecration_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o his_o priesthood_n be_v prefigure_v chap._n 21._o that_o jesus_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o shealtiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jehosadeck_n be_v special_a type_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n respective_o as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o now_o be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n some_o good_a historian_n have_v observe_v that_o many_o famous_a kingdom_n have_v be_v ruinate_v or_o extinguish_v under_o prince_n 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and_o of_o the_o spiritual_a temple_n the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n which_o he_o be_v to_o build_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o it_o follow_v for_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v forth_o my_o servant_n the_o branch_n for_o behold_v the_o stone_n that_o i_o have_v lay_v before_o jeshua_n upon_o one_o stone_n shall_v be_v seven_o eye_n behold_v i_o will_v engrave_v the_o grave_v thereof_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o i_o will_v remove_v the_o iniquity_n of_o that_o land_n in_o one_o day_n chap._n 22._o of_o the_o harmony_n between_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n concern_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o branch_n how_o his_o growth_n or_o spring_v up_o be_v prefigure_v by_o zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o david_n his_o name_n and_o title_n as_o our_o high_a priest_n fore-pictured_n by_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedech_n that_o he_o be_v as_o true_o the_o son_n of_o god_n before_o all_o time_n as_o 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the_o counsel_n of_o peace_n shall_v be_v between_o they_o both_o 2_o this_o place_n and_o the_o former_a be_v pregnant_a that_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o name_n be_v zemah_n the_o branch_n who_o office_n be_v to_o build_v up_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v a_o priest_n and_o shall_v sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n as_o priest_n but_o it_o can_v from_o either_o place_n be_v gather_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o intimate_v that_o he_o shall_v either_o be_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n or_o of_o melchisedech_n or_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n as_o jesus_n or_o joshua_n the_o son_n of_o jehosedech_n be_v but_o as_o the_o prophet_n affirm_v not_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n or_o melchisedech_n so_o neither_o in_o plain_a term_n do_v he_o deny_v it_o true_a but_o as_o every_o prophet_n of_o god_n speak_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n so_o neither_o do_v one_o of_o they_o speak_v all_o the_o truth_n or_o all_o that_o be_v requisite_a for_o we_o to_o believe_v concern_v jesus_n our_o saviour_n that_o the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o branch_n the_o same_o party_n of_o who_o zachary_n here_o speak_v shall_v not_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n or_o a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n jer._n 23._o 5._o utter_v more_o than_o seventy_o year_n before_o zachary_n begin_v to_o prophecy_n behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v raise_v unto_o david_n a_o righteous_a branch_n and_o a_o king_n shall_v reign_v and_o prosper_v and_o shall_v execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n upon_o the_o earth_n in_o his_o day_n judah_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v safe_o and_o this_o be_v his_o name_n whereby_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n it_o be_v plain_a then_o out_o of_o the_o fore_n cite_v prophecy_n of_o zachary_n that_o god_n servant_n the_o righteous_a 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david_n son_n yes_o jeremy_n imply_v this_o in_o full_a term_n than_o david_n himself_o do_v psalm_n 110._o for_o david_n say_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o my_o lord_n adonai_n not_o jehovah_n whereas_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o supreme_a style_n or_o title_n of_o this_o branch_n of_o david_n shall_v be_v not_o adonai_n tzadkenu_n but_o jehova_n tzadkenu_n jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n so_o that_o he_o who_o david_n in_o spirit_n call_v his_o lord_n be_v to_o be_v as_o essential_o lord_n and_o god_n as_o he_o that_o say_v unto_o he_o sit_v thou_o on_o my_o right_a hand_n till_o i_o make_v thy_o enemy_n thy_o foot_n stool_n but_o be_v he_o according_a unto_o this_o name_n or_o title_n
do_v solemn_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v as_o true_o god_n as_o man_n the_o matter_n or_o object_n direct_o signify_v by_o these_o word_n be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o real_a foundation_n of_o faith_n comment_n as_o christian_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n itself_o of_o this_o rank_n or_o sort_n of_o name_n be_v the_o name_n jehosadech_n as_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o father_n of_o jesus_n the_o high_a priest_n but_o this_o do_v no_o way_n import_v that_o he_o be_v either_o jehovah_n or_o a_o man_n more_o righteous_a they_o other_o high_a priest_n have_v be_v and_o yet_o so_o call_v not_o by_o chance_n or_o out_o of_o vain_a ostentation_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o by_o divine_a instinct_n or_o appointment_n of_o god_n or_o whatsoever_o intent_n his_o parent_n may_v have_v in_o give_v he_o this_o name_n god_n do_v so_o direct_v their_o intention_n as_o he_o do_v caiphas_n his_o speech_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v we_o may_v say_v of_o jehosadech_n as_o the_o angel_n say_v of_o jesus_n and_o his_o fellow-priest_n that_o he_o be_v vir_fw-la portendens_fw-la his_o very_a name_n and_o office_n do_v portend_v or_o bode_v that_o jehovah_n himself_o the_o righseous_a lord_n shall_v become_v our_o high_a priest_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o son_n of_o jehosadech_n be_v the_o first_o high_a priest_n the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n that_o be_v call_v jesus_n that_o be_v a_o saviour_n this_o likewise_o do_v portend_v or_o fore-shadow_n that_o the_o saviour_n of_o god_n people_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n shall_v be_v the_o son_n not_o of_o david_n only_o but_o of_o jebovah_n the_o righteous_a lord_n or_o lord_n of_o righteousness_n and_o if_o he_o be_v to_o be_v as_o true_o the_o son_n of_o jehovah_n the_o righteous_a lord_n as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n then_o questionless_a he_o be_v to_o be_v as_o 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son_n also_o must_v be_v lord_n of_o righteousness_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o not_o jehosadech_n the_o father_n but_o jesus_n the_o son_n become_v legal_a righteousness_n or_o a_o temporal_a saviour_n to_o god_n people_n in_o captivity_n this_o true_o fore-shadoweth_a this_o truth_n unto_o we_o that_o although_o god_n the_o father_n be_v as_o true_o the_o lord_n of_o righteousness_n as_o god_n the_o son_n both_o be_v of_o one_o substance_n yet_o be_v jehovah_n become_v our_o righteousness_n and_o our_o salvation_n not_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n but_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n chap._n 23._o the_o objection_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o former_a prophecy_n jerem._n 23._o answer_v in_o what_o sense_n judah_n be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v save_v and_o israel_n to_o dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o son_n of_o david_n yet_o here_o the_o jew_n will_v object_v that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v not_o yet_o 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our_o mother_n eve_n that_o his_o resurrection_n be_v exquisite_o prefigure_v by_o isaack_n escape_n front_n death_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o his_o kingdom_n after_o his_o resurrection_n by_o the_o strange_a increase_n or_o multiplication_n of_o isaack_n seed_n a_o parallel_n betwixt_o our_o saviour_n and_o joseph_n in_o their_o affliction_n and_o exaltation_n pag._n 225._o 31._o show_v the_o concludency_n of_o the_o allegation_n use_v by_o the_o apostle_n s_o peter_n and_o s._n paul_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o in_o particular_a of_o the_o testimony_n psal_n 2._o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o pag._n 237._o 32._o the_o concludency_n of_o s._n paul_n second_o argument_n act._n 13._o draw_v from_o the_o 55._o of_o isaiah_n pag._n 255._o 33._o that_o our_o saviour_n departure_n and_o pass_v out_o of_o this_o world_n to_o his_o father_n or_o his_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n through_o affliction_n be_v exquisite_o foreshadowed_n by_o divers_a solemnity_n in_o the_o legal_a passover_n and_o by_o the_o israelite_n pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n pag._n 261._o 34._o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o effect_n or_o issue_n of_o his_o birth_n from_o the_o grave_n be_v concludent_o fore-pictured_n by_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o firstling_n of_o the_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o first_o bear_v male_n and_o by_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o their_o corn_n pag._n 269._o section_n 6._o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n chap._n 35._o how_o the_o ascension_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v prefigure_v by_o the_o translation_n of_o enoch_n and_o by_o the_o take_n up_o of_o elias_n and_o foretell_v by_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 15._o and_o psal_n 24._o pag._n 277._o 36._o at_o what_o time_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o 68_o psalm_n be_v compose_v what_o reference_n it_o have_v in_o the_o general_a unto_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n pag._n 286._o 37._o of_o the_o concludency_n of_o the_o apostle_n allegation_n ephes_n 4._o 7._o 8._o out_o of_o the_o 18._o vers_fw-la of_o the_o 68_o psal_n pag._n 292._o 38._o that_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n be_v more_o clear_o fore_o see_v by_o daniel_n then_o by_o david_n and_o most_o exact_o foreshadowed_n by_o matter_n of_o fact_n in_o mosaical_a and_o other_o sacred_a history_n a_o parallel_n between_o salomon_n consecration_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o our_o saviour_n consecration_n or_o sanctify_v of_o himself_o and_o his_o heavenly_a sanctuary_n pag._n 301._o 39_o into_o what_o place_n or_o part_n of_o heaven_n our_o saviour_n do_v ascend_v or_o in_o what_o manner_n he_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n be_v point_n not_o so_o fit_a to_o be_v particular_o inquire_v after_o nor_o so_o apt_a to_o be_v prove_v or_o determine_v by_o scripture_n as_o the_o other_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n pag._n 307._o 40._o how_o the_o time_n of_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n into_o 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40._o and_o inform_v ourselves_o first_o what_o better_a thing_n it_o be_v which_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o the_o faithful_a in_o late_a age_n in_o respect_n of_o former_a and_o second_o what_o the_o apostle_n there_o mean_v by_o be_v make_v perfect_a for_o in_o this_o be_v make_v perfect_a consist_v the_o betterhood_n of_o the_o faithfull_n estate_n in_o that_o time_n in_o respect_n of_o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o prophet_n sect_n 1._o of_o consecration_n and_o of_o the_o qualification_n of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v high_a priest_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o true_a value_n or_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o of_o be_v make_v perfect_a whatsoever_o good_a thing_n or_o perfection_n it_o be_v which_o the_o apostle_n or_o disciple_n of_o our_o lord_n do_v obtain_v in_o this_o life_n over_o and_o above_o all_o that_o which_o the_o patriarch_n in_o their_o pilgrimage_n here_o on_o earth_n do_v attain_v unto_o this_o be_v 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so_o true_o and_o sincere_o episcopari_n nolo_fw-la as_o he_o do_v or_o pray_v so_o earnest_o that_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o consecration_n may_v be_v mitigate_v whilst_o he_o be_v in_o his_o agony_n but_o how_o dear_a soever_o his_o consecration_n cost_v he_o the_o cost_n and_o charge_n of_o it_o though_o altogether_o unknown_a to_o we_o be_v recompense_v by_o the_o purchase_n which_o he_o gain_v by_o it_o for_o as_o it_o follow_v be_v thus_o consecrate_v he_o become_v the_o author_n of_o everlasting_a salvation_n to_o all_o that_o obey_v he_o and_o their_o salvation_n be_v and_o be_v as_o pleasant_a to_o he_o as_o his_o suffering_n whereby_o he_o be_v consecrate_v be_v for_o the_o present_a distasteful_a chap._n 4._o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o finish_v immediate_o after_o his_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n nor_o be_v he_o then_o or_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o suffering_n upon_o the_o cross_n a_o actual_a or_o complete_a high_a priest_n after_o 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procure_v the_o revival_n of_o the_o charter_n which_o cyrus_n grant_v and_o free_v himself_o and_o god_n people_n from_o further_a molestation_n by_o their_o enemy_n as_o you_o may_v read_v it_o at_o large_a in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n so_o that_o part_n of_o ieremiah_n prophecy_n be_v verify_v of_o he_o for_o in_o his_o day_n and_o by_o his_o mean_n under_o god_n judah_n be_v save_v and_o israel_n do_v dwell_v secure_o though_o he_o be_v not_o in_o name_n or_o title_n a_o saviour_n yet_o be_v he_o indeed_o the_o saviour_n of_o his_o people_n from_o present_a distress_n and_o danger_n and_o thus_o far_o this_o poor_a revive_a branch_n of_o david_n be_v a_o true_a and_o lively_a type_n of_o that_o branch_n of_o david_n in_o who_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n make_v unto_o abraham_n and_o david_n be_v fulfil_v who_o be_v to_o be_v a_o saviour_n not_o in_o realty_n only_o but_o in_o name_n or_o title_n and_o call_v especial_o jesus_n because_o he_o be_v to_o save_v his_o people_n not_o from_o bodily_a distress_n or_o captivity_n but_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o sensea_n saviour_n jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jehosadech_n be_v the_o lively_a type_n or_o shadow_n of_o he_o as_o well_o in_o office_n or_o function_n as_o in_o express_a name_n or_o title_n for_o he_o be_v their_o high_a priest_n and_o aaron_n successor_n do_v make_v legal_a atonement_n for_o their_o sin_n do_v sanctify_v the_o temple_n altar_n and_o their_o offering_n and_o perform_v all_o legal_a righteousness_n for_o theâ—_n insigne_fw-la of_o great_a righteousness_n and_o salvation_n by_o that_o high_a priest_n which_o be_v to_o come_v who_o supreme_a title_n be_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n 5_o but_o do_v either_o zerubbabel_n or_o this_o jesus_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o associate_n prefigure_v or_o fore_n shadow_v our_o high_a priest_n in_o this_o royal_a name_n or_o title_n of_o be_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o zerubbabel_n do_v not_o for_o neither_o his_o own_o name_n nor_o his_o father_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o progenitor_n name_n since_o iehosaphat_n day_n have_v any_o reference_n to_o this_o title_n nor_o import_v the_o thing_n signify_v by_o it_o in_o their_o grammatical_a signification_n but_o the_o father_n of_o this_o iâ—shua_n or_o jesus_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v name_v jehosadech_n which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o righteous_a lord_n 6_o but_o here_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o name_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o name_n agree_v to_o the_o thing_n name_v substantial_o and_o direct_o other_o accidental_o or_o in_o obliqne_n the_o former_a fort_n express_v the_o condition_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n name_v as_o the_o name_n of_o adam_n which_o god_n impose_v upon_o the_o first_o man_n do_v express_v his_o nature_n or_o substance_n to_o wit_n the_o red_a earth_n out_o of_o the_o which_o he_o be_v frame_v so_o the_o name_n which_o adam_n give_v unto_o the_o first_o woman_n do_v true_o express_v the_o nature_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o sex_n to_o wit_n that_o she_o be_v make_v of_o man_n that_o she_o be_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n so_o likewise_o be_v the_o name_n of_o eveh_n a_o true_a expression_n of_o her_o nature_n for_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n and_o fonntaine_n of_o life_n unto_o all_o posterity_n 7_o name_n otherwhiles_o though_o solemn_o give_v express_a or_o import_v some_o circumstance_n or_o relation_n unto_o the_o nature_n or_o thing_n itself_o which_o they_o primary_o and_o proper_o signify_v so_o gideon_n be_v call_v jerub-baal_a not_o that_o ever_o he_o do_v plead_v for_o baal_n but_o in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o father_n answer_n unto_o they_o which_o have_v expostulate_v with_o he_o for_o cut_v down_o baal_n grove_n 8_o so_o moses_n call_v the_o altar_n which_o he_o erect_v exod._n 17._o 14._o jehovah-nissi_a the_o lord_n my_o banner_n not_o thereby_o intend_v to_o 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christ_n once_o for_o all_o hebr._n 10._o 10._o every_o priest_n stand_v daily_a minister_a and_o offer_v ofttimes_o the_o same_o sacrifice_n which_o can_v never_o take_v away_o sin_n but_o this_o man_n or_o rather_o this_o priest_n after_o he_o have_v once_o offer_v one_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n for_o ever_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o henceforth_o expect_v till_o his_o enemy_n be_v make_v his_o footstool_n for_o by_o one_o offering_n he_o have_v consecrate_v for_o ever_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v ver_fw-la 11._o 12._o 13._o 5_o as_o many_o as_o have_v reap_v or_o hereafter_o shall_v reap_v any_o benefit_n either_o from_o gods_n oath_n to_o abraham_n concern_v his_o seed_n in_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v bless_v or_o from_o the_o renew_n of_o this_o oath_n to_o david_n concern_v his_o son_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o dispenser_n of_o this_o blessing_n and_o to_o be_v make_v a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o 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likewise_o to_o his_o everlasting_a priesthood_n we_o be_v hallow_v and_o consecrate_v as_o temple_n to_o our_o god_n so_o say_v s._n peter_n 1._o pet._n 2._o v._n 4._o 5._o to_o who_o come_v as_o to_o a_o live_a stone_n disallow_v indeed_o of_o man_n but_o choose_v of_o god_n and_o precious_a you_o also_o as_o lively_a stone_n be_v build_v up_o a_o spiritual_a house_n a_o holy_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v up_o a_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n acceptable_a to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n 5_o but_o to_o take_v the_o several_a bloody_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n into_o more_o particular_a consideration_n albeit_o these_o sacrifice_n be_v all_o imperfect_a not_o only_o absolute_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n everlasting_a sacrifice_n but_o even_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n mention_v by_o s._n peter_n which_o we_o be_v to_o offer_v unto_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o all_o in_o their_o kind_n most_o perfect_a the_o best_a and_o chief_a in_o the_o whole_a rank_n of_o legal_a or_o aaronicall_a sacrifice_n they_o be_v as_o so_o many_o lineament_n pourtray_v in_o part_n or_o fore-shadowing_a that_o body_n or_o accomplishment_n not_o of_o they_o only_o but_o of_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n all_o meet_v in_o it_o as_o so_o many_o line_n in_o their_o centre_n the_o first_o bloody_a sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n be_v a_o bullock_n the_o priest_n may_v offer_v no_o other_o sacrifice_n then_o this_o for_o their_o own_o sinne-offering_a because_o this_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o best_a and_o yet_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o say_v the_o psalmist_n in_o the_o person_n of_o this_o our_o high_a priest_n in_o his_o affliction_n i_o will_v praise_v the_o name_n of_o god_n with_o a_o song_n and_o will_v magnify_v he_o with_o thanksgiving_n this_o alâ—o_o shall_v please_v the_o lord_n better_o than_o a_o bullock_n which_o have_v horn_n and_o hoof_n that_o be_v begin_v to_o spread_v the_o horn_n and_o hoof_n for_o at_o that_o time_n they_o be_v most_o fit_a for_o sacrifice_n psal_n 69._o ver_fw-la 30._o 31._o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n shall_v be_v more_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n than_o the_o very_o best_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o it_o be_v especial_o whilst_o offer_v by_o our_o high_a priest_n even_o when_o he_o offer_v his_o bloody_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o after_o his_o enemy_n have_v give_v he_o vinegar_n in_o his_o thirst_n to_o drink_v for_o after_o he_o have_v utter_v that_o pitiful_a song_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 22._o whether_o only_o out_o of_o his_o grief_n or_o anguish_n or_o upon_o other_o respect_n and_o intention_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o for_o saken_a i_o he_o final_o commend_v his_o soul_n his_o spirit_n unto_o his_o father_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n song_n ps_n 35._o father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n the_o utter_v of_o both_o these_o song_n in_o this_o anguish_n of_o soul_n argue_v he_o love_v his_o god_n and_o our_o god_n his_o father_n and_o our_o father_n with_o all_o his_o soul_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n with_o all_o his_o strength_n and_o his_o performance_n of_o this_o great_a commandment_n as_o the_o scribe_n which_o approve_v his_o answer_n to_o the_o pharisee_n to_o the_o herodian_o and_o the_o sadducee_n have_v a_o little_a before_o confess_v upon_o his_o answer_n to_o his_o question_n be_v more_o than_o all_o whole_a burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n mat._n 12._o from_o v_o 12._o to_o 34._o chap._n 26._o in_o what_o respect_v the_o bullock_n offer_v at_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o rite_n of_o offer_v â—â—_o do_v prefigure_v the_o bloody_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n especial_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o place_n wherein_o it_o be_v offer_v but_o you_o will_v ask_v wherein_o do_v the_o 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annuall-sacrifice_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o atonement_n do_v for_o so_o it_o be_v express_o command_v exod._n 29._o 14._o that_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o his_o skin_n shall_v be_v burn_v without_o the_o camp_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sin-offering_n now_o it_o be_v a_o universal_a and_o peremptory_a law_n that_o no_o flesh_n of_o any_o sacrifice_n who_o blood_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n to_o make_v atonement_n shall_v be_v eat_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n 2_o it_o be_v again_o a_o law_n as_o peremptory_a that_o the_o priest_n especial_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v that_o be_v have_v power_n to_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o any_o sacrifice_n who_o blood_n be_v not_o bring_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n for_o to_o this_o purpose_n moses_n levit._n 10._o 17._o expostulate_v with_o aaron_n son_n which_o be_v leave_v after_o the_o death_n of_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n wherefore_o have_v you_o not_o eat_v the_o sinne-offering_a in_o the_o holy_a place_n for_o 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upon_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o right_a ear_n of_o aaron_n and_o upon_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o right_a ear_n of_o his_o son_n and_o upon_o the_o thumb_n of_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o upon_o the_o great_a toe_n of_o their_o right_a foot_n and_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n etc._n etc._n this_o ceremony_n or_o service_n be_v literal_o and_o punctual_o fulfil_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o law_n be_v consecrate_v with_o foreign_a blood_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o ram_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o in_o this_o blood_n not_o only_o his_o hand_n his_o foot_n or_o ear_n be_v sprinkle_v or_o anoint_v but_o his_o whole_a body_n be_v anoint_v or_o bathe_v for_o though_o he_o be_v always_o internal_o sanctify_v and_o though_o this_o his_o internal_a sanctification_n be_v most_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a from_o the_o womb_n yet_o will_v 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we_o chap._n 2._o 22._o 23._o 24._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n be_v accomplish_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n they_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o present_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o male_a that_o open_v the_o womb_n shall_v be_v call_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o pair_n of_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n the_o ordinary_a offering_n which_o the_o law_n in_o like_a case_n do_v require_v be_v a_o lamb_n as_o you_o may_v read_v levit._n 12._o 6._o yet_o with_o this_o express_a dispensation_n that_o if_o the_o party_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v a_o lamb_n two_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n shall_v suffice_v the_o bless_a virgin_n whether_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o husband_n poverty_n or_o as_o i_o rather_o think_v by_o reason_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o son_n in_o a_o strange_a place_n without_o the_o country_n or_o province_n wherein_o she_o dwell_v be_v content_a to_o use_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o dispensation_n 10_o but_o though_o our_o saviour_n have_v this_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o firstborn_a that_o he_o be_v most_o holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o although_o as_o he_o say_v at_o his_o baptism_n it_o become_v he_o to_o fulfil_v all_o legal_a righteousness_n yet_o it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o he_o be_v redeem_v at_o other_o firstborn_a be_v the_o sacrifice_n mention_v by_o s._n luke_n be_v ordinary_a at_o every_o woman_n purification_n whether_o the_o child_n bring_v forth_o be_v male_a or_o female_a as_o for_o our_o saviour_n of_o all_o first_o bear_v he_o only_o need_v no_o legal_a redemption_n because_o he_o be_v destinate_a from_o his_o birth_n not_o to_o be_v redeem_v but_o to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o other_o and_o in_o this_o he_o do_v fulfil_v that_o legal_a rite_n or_o shadow_n of_o redeem_v those_o useful_a creature_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n unclean_a by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o such_o 12._o as_o by_o the_o law_n be_v account_v clean_o 11_o but_o be_v he_o exempt_v by_o any_o more_o peculiar_a right_n from_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n than_o the_o bless_a virgin_n his_o mother_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o purification_n to_o this_o demand_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o taint_n of_o original_a sin_n as_o he_o be_v but_o this_o reply_n or_o answer_v be_v admit_v it_o will_v be_v a_o foul_a heresy_n or_o worse_a than_o so_o to_o say_v that_o she_o be_v either_o legal_o or_o natural_o unclean_a during_o all_o or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o time_n of_o her_o separation_n from_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a assembly_n for_o she_o be_v free_a from_o any_o actual_a sin_n in_o the_o time_n or_o manner_n of_o her_o conception_n and_o from_o all_o legal_a uncleanness_n either_o in_o her_o travail_n or_o for_o forty_o day_n after_o it_o otherwise_o that_o holy_a one_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o may_v have_v be_v conceive_v or_o bring_v forth_o or_o nourish_v by_o her_o milk_n in_o her_o uncleanness_n which_o to_o avouch_v or_o conceive_v be_v foul_a blasphemy_n be_v her_o observation_n then_o of_o the_o law_n concern_v purification_n either_o a_o will-worship_n or_o affect_a work_n of_o supererogation_n rather_o a_o excellent_a pattern_n or_o exemplary_a rule_n of_o obedience_n unto_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o adam_n that_o desire_n or_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o abraham_n the_o rule_n be_v that_o even_o such_o of_o either_o sex_n as_o know_v themselves_o not_o to_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o occasion_n nor_o much_o liable_a to_o the_o temptation_n which_o public_a law_n or_o sacred_a canon_n seek_v to_o prevent_v or_o restrain_v from_o burst_v out_o into_o matter_n of_o fact_n shall_v do_v both_o wise_o and_o religious_o if_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o such_o decree_n or_o injunction_n as_o be_v useful_a or_o needful_a for_o most_o other_o man_n to_o observe_v for_o it_o well_o become_v and_o behoove_v the_o most_o strong_a and_o sound_a member_n of_o any_o body_n natural_a or_o civil_a of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n especial_o to_o sympathize_v thus_o far_o at_o least_o with_o unsound_a or_o decay_a part_n of_o the_o same_o body_n as_o to_o restrain_v themselves_o from_o use_v that_o liberty_n which_o they_o for_o their_o own_o part_n may_v safe_o enjoy_v be_v the_o object_n or_o matter_n prohibit_v void_a of_o danger_n unto_o other_o member_n of_o the_o same_o society_n which_o have_v more_o forcible_a temptation_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o want_v skill_n
or_o knowledge_n how_o to_o use_v their_o general_a liberty_n 12_o but_o to_o conclude_v the_o point_n last_o propose_v and_o with_o it_o this_o present_a treatise_n when_o the_o evangelist_n say_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n with_o consent_n of_o her_o betroth_a husband_n bring_v her_o son_n into_o the_o temple_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o she_o do_v not_o come_v to_o present_v herself_o or_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n before_o the_o forty_o day_n from_o his_o birth_n for_o so_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o law_n concern_v the_o firstborn_a male_n be_v that_o his_o mother_n shall_v be_v seven_o day_n unclean_a to_o wit_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o her_o son_n circumcision_n and_o thirty_o three_o day_n after_o it_o account_v the_o day_n of_o his_o circumcision_n for_o one_o of_o these_o day_n 13_o the_o parallel_n before_o propose_v lie_n direct_o between_o these_o four_o point_n or_o term_n of_o proportion_n the_o first_o the_o day_n of_o our_o saviour_n birth_n from_o his_o mother_n womb_n the_o second_o the_o day_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n purification_n or_o the_o solemnity_n of_o his_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o three_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n from_o the_o grave_a or_o of_o become_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o they_o that_o sleep_n the_o four_o the_o day_n of_o his_o presentation_n to_o his_o father_n in_o the_o heavenly_a sanctuary_n or_o of_o his_o enthronization_n both_o as_o king_n and_o priest_n upon_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o his_o birth_n from_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n simeon_n bless_v mary_n and_o joseph_n and_o hunna_n the_o daughter_n of_o phanuel_n a_o prophetess_n come_v at_o that_o instant_n into_o the_o temple_n give_v thanks_o likewise_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o speak_v of_o he_o to_o all_o they_o that_o look_v for_o redemption_n luk._n 2._o 34._o 38._o upon_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o his_o birth_n from_o his_o maiden-grave_n the_o prophecy_n of_o symeon_n &_o hanna_n and_o their_o thanksgiving_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v more_o exquisite_o accomplish_v then_o can_v by_o any_o mortal_a voice_n or_o pen_n be_v express_v as_o the_o legal_a sabbath_n be_v to_o the_o lord_n day_n so_o be_v the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o first_o week_n on_o which_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v create_v but_o the_o vesper_n unto_o the_o new_a creation_n wherein_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n and_o son_n of_o righteousness_n be_v place_v in_o his_o supercelestial_a sphere_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o that_o week_n in_o which_o he_o ascend_v that_o joy_n of_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n decipher_v by_o *_o job_n the_o morning_n star_n do_v sing_v together_o and_o all_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o holy_a angel_n and_o archangel_n cherubim_n &_o seraphim_n principality_n &_o power_n do_v shout_n for_o joy_n be_v accomplish_v the_o ditty_n or_o manner_n of_o their_o song_n or_o joyful_a shout_n be_v unexpressible_a uninvestigable_a god_n grant_v we_o may_v in_o this_o mortal_a pilgrimage_n so_o demean_v ourselves_o as_o that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n at_o his_o second_o come_v unto_o judgement_n &_o be_v capable_a and_o docile_a to_o learn_v our_o part_n in_o that_o heavenly_a ditty_n or_o song_n wherewith_o the_o church_n triumphant_a do_v entertain_v he_o at_o his_o ascension_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la tunc_fw-la gattus_n iratus_fw-la inquit_fw-la nolâ—te_fw-la mihi_fw-la prefinire_fw-la modum_fw-la theology_n quem_fw-la teneo_fw-la nemo_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la temerarius_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o theologicis_fw-la semecum_fw-la confer_v auderet_fw-la nam_fw-la nibil_n in_o hac_fw-la divinâ_fw-la scientiâ_fw-la mihi_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la puto_fw-la incognitum_fw-la omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la bibliothecas_fw-la percurri_fw-la &_o nun_n quâ—m_fw-la huius_fw-la dubitationis_fw-la occurrit_fw-la declaratio_fw-la tunc_fw-la rex_fw-la mathias_n alt_z ad_fw-la gattâ—m_fw-la non_fw-la multos_fw-la in_o theologia_n libros_fw-la legi_fw-la nec_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la facultatibus_fw-la a_o pvero_fw-la enim_fw-la â—d_a regiam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la evectus_fw-la pauca_fw-la è_fw-la multis_fw-la didici_fw-la &_o militarem_fw-la quodammodò_fw-la literaturam_fw-la arriput_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la huius_fw-la rei_fw-la declaratio_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la sacile_fw-la inveniâ—tur_fw-la gattus_n impatiens_fw-la sermonem_fw-la regium_fw-la interrumpens_fw-la inquit_fw-la deponite_fw-la hanc_fw-la mentem_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la nusquam_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi virgo_fw-la johannes_n &_o in_o side_n firmus_fw-la pontifex_fw-la fuisset_fw-la cum_fw-la ligandi_fw-la solvendiâ—_n potestate_fw-la nusquam_fw-la libidinis_fw-la blanditias_fw-la uneque_fw-la expertus_fw-la &_o qui_fw-fr nullo_n tumultu_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la potuit_fw-la dimoveri_fw-la ad_fw-la sum_fw-la similatadinem_fw-la humanum_fw-la genus_fw-la confirmare_fw-la per_fw-la cubuisset_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la fideique_fw-la desertores_fw-la libidineque_fw-la corruptos_fw-la summâ_fw-la austeritate_fw-la depulisset_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la ex_fw-la fragilitate_fw-la peccantes_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la anuni_fw-la ne_fw-la â—uitia_fw-la homines_fw-la putasset_fw-la qui_fw-la fletibus_fw-la dolorem_fw-la fingerent_fw-la summa_fw-la igitur_fw-la ratione_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la petras_n johanni_n in_o pontificatu_fw-la preferretur_fw-la quod_fw-la tu_fw-la johannes_n gat_v inter_fw-la illa_fw-la dei_fw-la iudicia_fw-la inscrutabiliâ—_n connumerabas_fw-la galeotus_n martius_n de_fw-fr dictis_fw-la &_o factis_fw-la matthiae_n inter_fw-la alios_fw-la scriptor_n rerum_fw-la hungaricarum_fw-la elegans_fw-la cap._n 30._o pag._n 386._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o gave_v a_o good_a reason_n for_o this_o sentence_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d follow_v et_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la petro_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la veruntamen_fw-la in_o personâ—_n coryphaei_n &_o caeteris_fw-la apostolis_fw-la talis_fw-la potestas_fw-la data_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la &_o sequentibus_fw-la illos_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la eandem_fw-la daâ—an_fw-la esse_fw-la solvendi_fw-la ligandique_fw-la petestatem_fw-la credimus_fw-la photius_n ex_fw-la 2._o lib_n bibliotheca_fw-la columno_fw-la 1599_o of_o this_o point_n see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o 3_o book_n of_o these_o commentary_n upon_o the_o creed_n sect._n 2._o cap._n 6._o in_o the_o 8_o book_n of_o these_o comment_n cap._n 12._o par_fw-fr 3._o 3._o if_o they_o have_v say_v christ_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o salvation_n to_o all_o man_n or_o have_v merit_v salvation_n for_o all_o not_o the_o efficient_a work_a cause_n of_o salvation_n to_o all_o but_o only_o to_o such_o as_o obey_v he_o faithful_o they_o have_v come_v near_o the_o truth_n p._n c._n lib._n 3._o c._n de_fw-la repub_fw-la judaeorum_n paragr_n 7._o 7._o in_o a_o diquisition_n by_o way_n of_o homily_n or_o sermon_n upon_o the_o epiphany_n at_o what_o time_n &_o from_o what_o place_n the_o magi_n or_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o east_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o adore_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o they_o right_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o birth_n parâ—_n in_o his_o commentar_n upon_o the_o 110_o psalm_n psalm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lib._n 1._o glaphyr_n in_o titul_n de_fw-fr abraham_n &_o melchisedech_n lib_fw-la 2._o sacrae_fw-la legis_fw-la allegoriarum_fw-la pag._n 106._o i_o wonder_v that_o in_o this_o chapter_n among_o so_o many_o similitude_n wherein_o christ_n be_v shadow_v and_o represent_v by_o melchisedech_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n which_o melchisedech_n offer_v as_o before_o be_v in_o timate_v gen._n 14._o 18._o be_v as_o a_o symbol_n or_o token_n of_o our_o sacrifice_n and_o eucharist_n concern_v which_o point_n that_o i_o have_v rather_o hear_v other_o man_n speak_v then_o declare_v my_o own_o opinion_n etc._n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o cap._n 4._o 4._o tortius_fw-la est_fw-la status_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la septem_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la caeteri_fw-la etiam_fw-la canonici_fw-la refe_n runtur_fw-la he_o ha_o bent_n decimas_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la quae_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o provinciis_fw-la diversis_fw-la diverso_fw-la modo_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la dimidiam_fw-la partem_fw-la decâ—marum_fw-la percipiunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la dimidiam_fw-la rex_fw-la aliquam_fw-la canonici_fw-la pastor_n pars_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la aedificandas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la contribuitur_fw-la et_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la pontificium_fw-la ius_fw-la attinet_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la quem_fw-la admodum_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o gallia_n nominationes_fw-la &_o ordinationes_fw-la praelaturarum_fw-la episcopatuumque_fw-la regibus_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la usque_fw-la tempus_fw-la collatae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la responso_fw-la waldemariquarâ—i_fw-la regis_fw-la daniae_fw-la ut_fw-la arbitror_fw-la quod_fw-la bic_n annectere_fw-la libuit_fw-la constat_fw-la cum_fw-la pontifex_fw-la romanus_n a_o rege_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o similia_fw-la postularet_fw-la fertur_fw-la rescripsisse_fw-la rex_fw-la regnum_fw-la habeâ—â—us_o a_o subditis_fw-la vitam_fw-la a_o parentibus_fw-la religionem_fw-la a_o romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la repetis_fw-la remitto_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la mercator_fw-la pag._n 82._o in_o descriptione_n daniae_fw-la vide_fw-la cyriâ—lum_fw-la lib_n 1._o glaphyrorum_fw-la intitulo_fw-la de_fw-la abraham_n &_o
melchisedech_n grego_n magnus_fw-la magnus_fw-la in_o a_o treatise_n upon_o rom._n 9_o v._n 18._o late_o publish_v by_o another_o without_o my_o consent_n or_o knowledge_n my_o purpose_n be_v to_o have_v publish_v another_o of_o the_o same_o subject_n upon_o the_o 16_o v_o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n deliver_v by_o i_o in_o a_o sermon_n about_o 26_o year_n ago_o some_o few_o month_n before_o i_o write_v the_o other_o other_o or_o inequitable_a for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d refer_v to_o iustitia_fw-la universalis_fw-la which_o comprehend_v â—lemency_n or_o benignity_n aswell_o as_o legal_a justice_n â—icero_fw-la in_o orat_fw-la pro_fw-la flacco_fw-la duarenut_n see_v the_o five_o book_n of_o these_o comment_n upon_o the_o creeâ—d_n sect._n 1_o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n primum_fw-la ideo_fw-la ut_fw-la iurisjurandi_fw-la religionem_fw-la magnifacientes_n deum_fw-la revereantur_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la manifestum_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la saepius_fw-la deieran_n fidei_fw-la iactâ—ram_fw-la faciat_fw-la ne_fw-la emolumentâ—_n illo_fw-la privetur_fw-la maximoperè_fw-la caveâ—it_fw-la â—nusquisque_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la iuramentum_fw-la deveniatur_fw-la deindè_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la cogitavit_fw-la legislator_n fi_fw-la fidem_fw-la in_o aquavitae_fw-la integritate_fw-la constituat_fw-la totam_fw-la cunctos_fw-la ad_fw-la morum_fw-la probitatem_fw-la iavitatum_fw-la iri_fw-la ne_fw-la tanquam_fw-la fide_fw-la indign_a infamentur_fw-la iniquum_fw-la praeterea_fw-la iudicabat_fw-la quibus_fw-la citra_fw-la iuramentum_fw-la fides_fw-la habita_fw-la esset_fw-la his_fw-la de_fw-la eodem_fw-la contractu_fw-la iuratis_fw-la fidem_fw-la denegari_fw-la biblioth_v lib_n 1._o de_fw-fr egypt_n legibus_fw-la legibus_fw-la stobaeus_n de_fw-fr periurio_fw-la pag._n 198._o pausanias_n lib_n 6._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la eliacor_fw-la 2._o 2._o in_o lib._n â—_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr arcadic_n thuanus_n about_o the_o 10_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n vide_fw-la duarenum_fw-la in_o tractatu_fw-la de_fw-la juramento_fw-la juramento_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d waremundus_n in_o meditamentis_fw-la pro_fw-la foederibus_fw-la *_o inter_fw-la alios_fw-la commentatores_fw-la in_o justinus_n vide_fw-la victorinum_fw-la strigelium_fw-la in_o annum_fw-la nonum_fw-la belli_fw-la peloponnefiaci_n p._n 134._o 134._o vide_fw-la balthasar_n agal_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la &_o officiis_fw-la belli_fw-la cap._n 7._o parag_n 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n interrogante_fw-la illo_fw-la respondent_fw-la se_fw-la macrones_n esse_fw-la quaere_fw-la igitur_fw-la inquit_fw-la xenophon_n cur_n aciem_fw-la adversus_fw-la nos_fw-la instruxerint_fw-la &_o cur_n host_n nostri_fw-la esse_fw-la velint_fw-la respondent_fw-la illi_fw-la quia_fw-la vos_fw-la etiam_fw-la nostrum_fw-la solum_fw-la ingressiestis_n et_fw-la responderi_fw-la deuce_n iubent_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la eâ—_n factum_fw-la ut_fw-la vos_fw-la ullo_fw-la damâ—o_fw-la afficiamus_fw-la sed_fw-la posteaquam_fw-la adversus_fw-la regem_fw-la bellum_fw-la gessimus_fw-la redire_fw-la iam_fw-la in_o graeciam_fw-la cupimâ—s_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la mare_fw-la pergere_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la illi_fw-la num_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la fide_fw-la datâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la cavere_fw-la velint_fw-la velle_fw-la se_fw-la graeci_fw-la &_o dare_v fidem_fw-la &_o accipere_fw-la inâ—uiunt_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la macrones_n hastam_fw-la barbaricam_fw-la gaecis_fw-la tradant_fw-la &_o ipsis_fw-la graeci_fw-la vicâ—ssâ—n_fw-la graecam_fw-la quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la pacto_fw-la fidem_fw-la dari_fw-la apud_fw-la se_fw-la dicerent_fw-la lib._n 4._o the_o expeditione_n cry_v p._n 267_o 267_o qua_fw-la necessitate_v mithradates_n diem_fw-la locumque_fw-la foederi_fw-la accepit_fw-la castelloque_fw-la eâ—reditur_fw-la ac_fw-la primo_fw-la râ—damistus_n in_fw-la amplexus_fw-la eius_fw-la effusus_fw-la simulare_fw-la obsequium_fw-la &_o socerum_fw-la aâ—_n parentem_fw-la appeilare_fw-la adâ—icit_fw-la iusâ—uranduâ—_n non_fw-la ferro_fw-la non_fw-la veneno_fw-la vim_o allaturum_fw-la simul_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la propinquum_fw-la trahit_fw-la provisum_fw-la illic_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la imperatum_fw-la dictitans_fw-la ut_fw-la diis_fw-la testibus_fw-la pax_fw-la firmaretur_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la regibus_fw-la quoties_fw-la in_o societatem_fw-la coeant_fw-la implicare_fw-la dextras_fw-la pollicesque_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la vincere_fw-la â—odoque_fw-la praestringere_fw-la mox_fw-la ubi_fw-la sanguis_fw-la in_o extremos_fw-la artus_fw-la se_fw-la effuderit_fw-la levi_fw-la ictu_fw-la â—ruorem_fw-la eliciuntatque_fw-la iâ—_n uâ—â—em_fw-la lambunt_fw-la â—d_a foedus_fw-la arcanum_fw-la habetur_fw-la quasi_fw-la mutuo_fw-la cruore_fw-la sacratum_fw-la lib._n 12._o annal._n annal._n quumque_fw-la armatorum_fw-la acies_fw-la instructa_fw-la esset_fw-la graecorum_n imperatores_fw-la &_o serierum_fw-la ductores_fw-la apud_fw-la ariaeum_n conveniunt_fw-la &_o quum_fw-la graeci_fw-la ariaeus_n cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la apud_fw-la ipsum_fw-la dignitate_fw-la praestantissimâ_fw-la viris_fw-la iuramento_fw-la cofirmant_fw-la non_fw-la prodituros_fw-la se_fw-la mutuo_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o societate_fw-la constant_a permansuros_fw-la addentibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la barbaris_fw-la fine_a fraud_n se_fw-la itineris_fw-la deuce_n fore_fw-la haec_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la quum_fw-la praestarent_fw-la a_o prum_fw-la taurum_fw-la lupum_fw-la arietem_fw-la mactabant_fw-la graecis_fw-la gladium_fw-la barbaris_fw-la hastam_fw-la in_o scutum_fw-la tingentibus_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o expeditione_n cyri_n p._n 217._o 217._o chap._n 30._o parag._n 3._o etc._n etc._n etc._n isocrates_n in_o oratione_fw-la de_fw-fr paâ—e_n aitse_fw-la spectatorem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la plurimorum_fw-la bellorum_fw-la in_o graecia_n confecit_fw-la enim_fw-la annos_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la paenè_fw-la centum_fw-la sedre_fw-la atque_fw-la usu_fw-la comperisse_fw-la omnium_fw-la bellorum_fw-la exitus_fw-la tandem_fw-la ad_fw-la norman_n iustitiae_fw-la congruere_fw-la quanquam_fw-la enim_fw-la eventas_fw-la qui_fw-la antecedunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tanta_fw-la in_o varietate_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la saepe_fw-la â—cogant_a homines_fw-la dubitare_fw-la utra_fw-la causa_fw-la sit_fw-la melior_fw-la tamen_fw-la finis_fw-la declarat_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la causae_fw-la victricem_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la opppressos_fw-la iniustis_fw-la modis_fw-la vindicare_fw-la in_o veterem_fw-la libertatem_fw-la huius_fw-la regulae_fw-la duo_fw-la exempla_fw-la evidentissima_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la tertio_fw-la libro_fw-la extant_a atque_fw-la eminent_a unâ—â—_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la inter_fw-la lacedaemonios_n &_o messenios_n alterum_fw-la de_fw-la incendio_fw-la universae_fw-la graeciae_fw-la quod_fw-la peloponne_v siacum_fw-la voco_fw-la vetus_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la fuit_fw-la aedificare_fw-la communia_fw-la templa_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la vesci_fw-la rebus_fw-la consecratis_fw-la quoties_fw-la foedera_fw-la inter_fw-la vicinos_fw-la fiebant_fw-la quare_fw-la cum_fw-la lacedaemonii_fw-la in_o peloponneso_fw-la vicine_fw-la essent_fw-la communi_fw-la templo_fw-la extructo_fw-la pacem_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la â—oedusque_fw-la exstruxerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quodam_fw-la tempore_fw-la adolescentes_fw-la messeniâ—_n iura_fw-la divina_fw-la &_o humana_fw-la violantes_fw-la regem_fw-la laconicum_n teleclum_n ad_fw-la communia_fw-la sacra_fw-la profectum_fw-la interfecerunt_fw-la &_o virgin_n laconicas_fw-la nobiles_fw-la ad_fw-la turpitadinem_fw-la rapuerunt_fw-la â—taque_fw-la lacedaemonii_fw-la iuramento_fw-la feeze_v obstrinxêre_fw-la non_fw-la â—â—tè_fw-la domum_fw-la se_fw-la reversuros_fw-la quam_fw-la messenam_fw-la solo_fw-la aequassent_v aut_fw-la omnes_fw-la certe_fw-la occumbere_fw-la velle_fw-la morti_fw-la et_fw-la â—i_fw-la autem_fw-la diu_fw-la anceps_fw-la mars_n fuit_fw-la &_o dubia_fw-la belli_fw-la fortuna_fw-la na_o aristomenes_n dux_fw-la messeniorum_fw-la qui_fw-la habuit_fw-la corhirsutum_fw-la sua_fw-la manu_fw-la trecentes_n lacedaemonios_n trucidavit_fw-la tamen_fw-la messena_n anno_fw-la 19_o a_o lacedaemoniis_fw-la capta_fw-la &_o servitutis_fw-la iugo_fw-la tristissimo_fw-la oppressa_fw-la est_fw-la victorinus_n strigelius_n in_o tertium_fw-la librum_fw-la historiarum_fw-la justini_n see_v the_o seven_o book_n of_o comment_n upon_o the_o creed_n chap._n 30._o parag._n 10_o hom._n olyss_n l._n 5._o 5._o balaam_n have_v hear_v or_o know_v by_o vision_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v to_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n and_o hence_o he_o take_v up_o his_o parable_n in_o the_o same_o word_n that_o samuel_n use_v to_o saul_n rise_v up_o baalak_n and_o hear_v harken_v unto_o i_o thou_o son_n of_o zippor_n god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v he_o neither_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v have_v he_o say_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v it_o or_o have_v he_o speak_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o make_v it_o good_a etc._n etc._n numb_a 32._o 18._o 19_o 19_o the_o one_o that_o god_n do_v interpose_v his_o oath_n because_o of_o man_n wickedness_n which_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n except_o he_o swear_v a_o the_o other_o that_o the_o two_o immutable_a thing_n mention_v here_o by_o our_o apostle_n be_v his_o word_n and_o oath_n psal_n 33._o v._n 17._o 17._o and_o by_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a as_o well_o fallax_fw-la equus_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la salutem_fw-la this_o ethan_n the_o ezrahite_n as_o be_v most_o probable_a do_v flourish_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o salomon_n reign_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o rehoboam_n and_o be_v eesteem_v in_o his_o age_n one_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n after_o solomon_n 1._o king_n 4._o 30._o 31._o and_o salomon_n wisdom_n excel_v the_o wisdom_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o east-country_n and_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o be_v wiser_n then_o all_o man_n than_o ethan_n the_o ezrahite_n etc._n etc._n etc._n bucer_n calvin_n coppen_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 89._o 35._o 35._o in_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o these_o comment_n chap._n 13_o parag_v 3._o etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n 10._o of_o this_o book_n book_n this_o punctual_o