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gold_n ring_n and_o goodly_a apparel_n but_o say_v he_o harken_v my_o belove_a brethren_n have_v not_o god_n choose_v the_o poor_a of_o this_o world_n rich_a in_o faith_n jam._n 2.2_o 5._o verse_n iii_o and_o i_o hate_v esau_n and_o make_v his_o mountain_n waste_n and_o his_o heritage_n a_o wilderness_n for_o dragon_n and_o i_o hate_v esau_n and_o make_v his_o mountain_n waste_n some_o think_v that_o this_o be_v only_o add_v to_o prove_v his_o hatred_n to_o esau_n viz._n you_o may_v easy_o see_v my_o hatred_n when_o as_o that_o famous_a mountain_n seir_n where_o there_o be_v so_o many_o duke_n as_o gen._n 36.15_o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la be_v now_o without_o any_o dweller_n and_o all_o
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secundo_fw-la dedit_fw-la &_o se_fw-la mihi_fw-la cvi_fw-la debeo_fw-la i_o propter_fw-mi i_o debeo_fw-la plusquam_fw-la i_o propter_fw-la se_fw-la ber._n otherwise_o this_o bind_v we_o more_o than_o before_o and_o to_o do_v more_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a than_o the_o law_n require_v if_o the_o other_o though_o free_a yet_o not_o so_o rare_a do_v bind_v how_o much_o more_o this_o so_o rare_a a_o benefit_n shall_v bind_v we_o in_o the_o first_o he_o give_v i_o to_o myself_o in_o the_o other_o he_o give_v himself_o to_o i_o to_o who_o i_o owe_v myself_o for_o my_o be_v to_o he_o i_o be_o more_o indebt_v for_o give_v himself_o to_o i_o more_o be_v then_o due_a unto_o he_o and_o more_o must_v we_o endeavour_v if_o our_o be_v and_o be_v man_n require_v it_o of_o we_o what_o this_o be_v son_n without_o which_o it_o have_v be_v better_a we_o have_v never_o be_v yea_o a_o thousand_o time_n if_o his_o bounty_n in_o create_v we_o what_o his_o mercy_n and_o love_n in_o elect_v we_o the_o 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and_o happy_a and_o of_o our_o enemy_n mighty_o malign_v and_o envy_v that_o we_o use_v that_o of_o august_n de_fw-fr civit._n d._n l._n 1._o c_o 7._o quisquis_fw-la non_fw-la videt_fw-la caecus_fw-la quisquis_fw-la nec_fw-la laudat_fw-la ingratus_fw-la quisquis_fw-la laudanti_fw-la reluctatis_fw-la in_o sanus_fw-la est_fw-la and_o yet_o see_v it_o be_v no_o perpetual_a blessing_n but_o such_o as_o the_o church_n be_v often_o deprive_v of_o and_o have_v be_v let_v we_o see_v we_o walk_v worthy_a of_o it_o lest_o he_o pull_v we_o down_o as_o low_a as_o he_o lift_v we_o up_o high_a and_o make_v we_o as_o vile_a as_o he_o have_v make_v we_o honourable_a as_o he_o do_v divers_a time_n with_o his_o people_n deuter._n 29.22.24.25_o which_o be_v then_o and_o shall_v be_v when_o they_o be_v worse_o and_o walk_v unworthy_a of_o this_o and_o we_o be_v as_o salvian_n ad_fw-la catholicum_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la lib._n 1._o etc._n 1._o ac_fw-la sic_fw-la nescio_fw-la quomodo_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o know_v not_o how_o but_o thy_o felicity_n flight_v against_o thyself_o so_o much_o as_o thou_o be_v increase_v in_o people_n thou_o be_v almost_o as_o much_o increase_v in_o vice_n by_o how_o much_o thou_o have_v more_o abound_v thou_o have_v lose_v in_o discipline_n and_o thy_o prosperity_n have_v bring_v with_o it_o a_o great_a increase_n of_o evil_n for_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o faith_n be_v multiply_v the_o faith_n itself_o be_v lessen_v and_o her_o child_n increase_a the_o mother_n be_v sick_a and_o thou_o o_o church_n of_o god_n be_v make_v weak_a by_o thy_o fruitfulness_n and_o the_o more_o child_n the_o less_o strength_n for_o thou_o have_v spread_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o professor_n of_o thy_o religious_a name_n but_o not_o have_v the_o power_n of_o religion_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v rich_a in_o man_n poor_a in_o faith_n wealthy_a in_o multitude_n needy_a in_o devotion_n enlarge_v in_o body_n strengthen_v in_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n verse_n xiii_o your_o word_n have_v be_v stout_a against_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n yet_o you_o say_v what_o have_v we_o speak_v against_o thou_o your_o ward_n have_v be_v stout_a against_o i_o your_o word_n have_v be_v stout_a against_o i_o faith_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o prophet_n proceed_v to_o reprove_v this_o people_n of_o another_o sin_n and_o to_o expostulate_v the_o thing_n with_o they_o the_o sin_n of_o it_o be_v the_o deny_v of_o god_n providence_n both_o over_o the_o evil_a and_o good_a not_o punish_v the_o one_o and_o not_o provide_v for_o the_o other_o this_o people_n afflict_v of_o god_n with_o penury_n and_o want_v for_o other_o of_o their_o sin_n but_o especial_o for_o spoil_v god_n his_o levit_n and_o church_n they_o think_v and_o speak_v blasphemous_o against_o god_n but_o accuse_v his_o providence_n as_o not_o regard_v those_o who_o worship_n and_o profess_v he_o but_o such_o as_o dishonour_v he_o and_o be_v wicked_a and_o never_o will_v they_o accuse_v themselves_o of_o their_o 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providence_n and_o government_n in_o dispose_v the_o state_n and_o affair_n of_o man_n this_o be_v the_o sin_n these_o be_v challenge_v withal_o such_o be_v that_o which_o we_o have_v psal_n 73.11_o and_o they_o say_v how_o do_v bod_fw-mi know_v it_o or_o be_v there_o knowledge_n in_o the_o most_o high_a if_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o ten_o verse_n it_o be_v the_o infirmity_n of_o god_n people_n if_o to_o the_o nine_o it_o be_v the_o pride_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o either_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o that_o psal_n 94.4.5.6.7_o they_o prate_v and_o speak_v fierce_o all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n vaunt_v themselves_o they_o smite_v down_o thy_o people_n o_o lord_n and_o trouble_v thy_o heritage_n they_o slay_v the_o widow_n and_o the_o stranger_n and_o murder_v the_o fatherless_a yet_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n shall_v not_o see_v neither_o will_v the_o god_n of_o i_o cob_n regard_v it_o such_o be_v they_o zeph._n 1.12_o and_o at_o that_o time_n will_v i_o 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speak_v against_o he_o plumea_fw-la verba_fw-la plumbea_fw-la pondera_fw-la windy_a word_n if_o they_o be_v wicked_a word_n lie_v as_o a_o dead_a weight_n on_o thy_o soul_n take_v heed_n of_o lift_v up_o his_o name_n take_v heed_n of_o a_o oath_n for_o it_o bring_v a_o heavy_a burden_n but_o it_o be_v our_o encouragement_n i_o say_v that_o god_n reward_v we_o for_o good_a word_n as_o well_o as_o for_o our_o deed_n though_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o little_a worth_n they_o be_v argument_n of_o a_o sanctify_a heart_n and_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v matth._n 12.34.35_o o_o generation_n of_o viper_n how_o can_v you_o speak_v good_a thing_n when_o you_o be_v evil_a for_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v a_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n and_o a_o evil_a man_n out_o of_o a_o evil_a treasure_n bring_v forth_o evil_a thing_n and_o a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n be_v write_v before_o he_o that_o be_v he_o keep_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o know_v the_o lord_n as_o he_o see_v and_o know_v all_o thing_n so_o he_o remember_v they_o doctrine_n as_o he_o have_v knowledge_n without_o ignorance_n of_o any_o thing_n so_o he_o have_v remembrance_n without_o oblivion_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n good_a or_o evil_n therefore_o be_v he_o here_o say_v to_o have_v a_o book_n because_o thing_n be_v more_o certain_o and_o perpetual_o keep_v in_o it_o then_o leave_v to_o remembrance_n of_o man_n hence_o be_v that_o amos_n 8.7_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v by_o the_o excellency_n of_o jaakob_n sure_o i_o will_v never_o forget_v any_o of_o their_o work_n heb._n 6.10_o for_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a that_o he_o shall_v forget_v your_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n which_o you_o show_v towards_o his_o name_n in_o that_o you_o have_v minister_v unto_o the_o saint_n and_o yet_o minister_v psal_n 139.2_o jer._n 44.21_o psal_n 56.8_o thou_o have_v count_v 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can_v they_o then_o get_v by_o this_o even_o as_o a_o malefactor_n that_o have_v commit_v some_o heinous_a offence_n who_o the_o magistrate_n let_v alone_o to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v do_v whether_o he_o will_v seek_v his_o pardon_n or_o no_o and_o he_o go_v about_o to_o corrupt_v or_o remove_v all_o that_o shall_v give_v evidence_n against_o he_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o judge_n both_o to_o be_v witness_n and_o judge_n and_o proceed_v of_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o out_o of_o his_o own_o memory_n of_o the_o act_n and_o who_o also_o can_v forget_v so_o here_o what_o get_v the_o son_n of_o jaakob_n by_o smother_a their_o treachery_n to_o their_o father_n and_o brother_n it_o may_v terrify_v the_o wicked_a that_o every_o evil_a word_n be_v register_v matth._n 12._o and_o though_o god_n shall_v not_o the_o devil_n will_v keep_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o accuse_v they_o rev._n 12._o yea_o and_o their_o own_o conscience_n god_n register_n book_n to_o instruct_v 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that_o forgetfulness_n be_v incident_a to_o he_o and_o as_o saint_n ambrose_n ambrose_n ambrose_n novit_n omne_fw-la deus_fw-la sed_fw-la etc._n etc._n ambrose_n god_n god_n know_v all_o thing_n yet_o he_o expect_v thy_o confession_n not_o that_o he_o may_v punish_v but_o pardon_v thou_o so_o the_o lord_n remember_v all_o yet_o he_o expect_v the_o sinner_n shall_v remember_v he_o of_o they_o not_o that_o he_o may_v punish_v they_o but_o pardon_v they_o comfort_n for_o man_n as_o to_o do_v well_o because_o the_o lord_n see_v use_v 3_o so_o though_o they_o do_v not_o see_v their_o reward_n and_o find_v but_o a_o mean_a recompense_n among_o man_n as_o if_o all_o their_o labour_n be_v forget_v yet_o to_o hold_v on_o and_o continue_v and_o not_o to_o faint_v for_o the_o lord_n can_v forget_v and_o as_o he_o in_o sin_n he_o remember_v of_o it_o can_v but_o punish_v it_o in_o time_n so_o in_o good_a he_o can_v but_o reward_v it_o and_o as_o the_o way_n to_o have_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o 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levite_n for_o their_o alimonie_n this_o be_v call_v maas_a rishòn_n the_o first_o tithe_n the_o second_o be_v that_o which_o every_o man_n set_v a_o part_n against_o his_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o feast_v with_o the_o levite_n and_o priest_n this_o be_v call_v maaser_n sheni_fw-la the_o second_o tithe_n and_o lest_o that_o shall_v be_v omit_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o three_o year_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a to_o levite_n to_o widow_n and_o orphan_n and_o this_o be_v call_v maas_a shlishi_n the_o three_o tithe_n and_o maas_a aani_n the_o poore-mans-tythe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v these_o three_o sort_n mention_v tobit_n 1.7_o 8._o and_o beside_o and_o before_o all_o these_o the_o fifty_o part_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v call_v reschit_n the_o first_o fruit_n and_o terumah_n gdola_n the_o great_a offering_n tithe_n be_v intend_v much_o unto_o the_o same_o use_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n one_o part_n for_o the_o bishop_n another_z 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can._n 24._o he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o concern_v the_o care_n of_o our_o ancient_a king_n about_o tithe_n may_v satisfy_v himself_o in_o that_o industrious_a and_o learned_a author_n in_o council_n calchuth_n ad_fw-la an._n 787._o where_o in_o the_o seventeen_o canon_n ut_fw-la decimae_fw-la justè_fw-la solventur_fw-la this_o very_a place_n of_o our_o prophet_n malachy_n be_v allege_v as_o it_o be_v also_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o odo_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n an._n 943._o cap._n 10._o he_o may_v see_v also_o k._n offa_n gift_n an._n 793._o pag._n 308._o k._n ethelwulphs_n gift_n in_o the_o council_n at_o winchester_n an._n 855._o pag._n 348._o k._n alureds_n eccles_n law_n cap_n 9_o pag_n 377._o k._n edward_n the_o elder_a cap._n 6._o pag._n 392._o k._n aethelstans_n cap._n 1._o pag._n 402._o k._n edmunds_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 420._o k._n edgar_n cap._n 3._o pag._n 444._o and_o the_o canon_n of_o his_o time_n can._n 54._o pag._n 454._o tithe_n they_o be_v god_n 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with_o they_o their_o unreasonablnes_n in_o this_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o they_o to_o deal_v righteous_o in_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n priest_n both_z 1._o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o evil_a ver_fw-la 9_o and_o 2._o for_o the_o procure_n of_o good_a ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o i._o in_o defraud_v god_n of_o tithe_n verse_n 9_o they_o bring_v themselves_o under_o the_o curse_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n for_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n not_o one_o or_o few_o but_o all_o deal_v ill_o with_o god_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o tithe_n and_o therefore_o god_n bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o the_o whole_a nation_n the_o vulg._n and_o other_o take_v it_o for_o a_o curse_n of_o penury_n and_o scarcity_n of_o victual_n a_o great_a curse_n in_o that_o land_n meerah_n of_o arar_n signify_v penury_n want_n or_o barrenness_n winkleman_n derive_v the_o word_n of_o maar_n to_o gnaw_v or_o pill_n but_o not_o so_o sound_o the_o lxx_o here_o take_v the_o word_n to_o come_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o upon_o that_o mistake_n render_v the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o anomaly_n in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n see_v sixt._n amam_fw-la in_o anom_n spec._n ad_fw-la locum_fw-la ii_o in_o bring_v of_o tithe_n just_o they_o shall_v find_v 1._o their_o estate_n bless_v verse_n 10.11_o 2._o their_o reputation_n clear_v ver_fw-la 12._o so_o there_o be_v here_o two_o promise_n first_o a_o blessing_n on_o their_o estate_n ver_fw-la 10.11_o verse_n 10,11_o bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n into_o the_o storehouse_n that_o there_o may_v be_v meat_n in_o my_o house_n and_o prove_v i_o now_o herewith_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o i_o will_v not_o open_v unto_o you_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n and_o pour_v you_o out_o a_o blessing_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v room_n enough_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o i_o will_v rebuke_v the_o devourer_n for_o your_o sake_n and_o 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