in_o all_o diligence_n and_o in_o your_o love_n to_o we_o so_o see_v that_o you_o abound_v in_o these_o grace_n also_o respexitque_fw-la jehova_n ad_fw-la hebelum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la munus_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la kajinum_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la munus_fw-la ejus_fw-la non_fw-la respexit_fw-la 4.5_o gen_n 4._o 4.5_o 1599_o april_n 29._o 1599_o which_o word_n contain_v the_o acceptation_n of_o the_o service_n of_o cain_n and_o abel_n with_o god_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n and_o which_o put_v the_o great_a difference_n between_o they_o and_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v a_o pattern_n of_o the_o distinction_n which_o be_v between_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a begin_v in_o this_o life_n and_o perfect_v in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o shall_v set_v abel_n and_o histure_n worshipper_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o cain_n and_o his_o false_a worshipper_n on_o the_o left_a in_o the_o denomination_n of_o the_o name_n which_o eve_n 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as_o on_o the_o one_o side_n god_n make_v the_o stone_n that_o be_v refuse_v to_o be_v the_o head_n stone_n of_o the_o corner_n psalm_n the_o one_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o see_v it_o true_a in_o cain_n and_o abel_n which_o christ_n affirm_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o of_o luke_n and_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n that_o which_o be_v high_a in_o the_o account_n of_o man_n be_v abominable_a with_o god_n the_o word_n contain_v two_o point_n first_o god_n regard_n to_o abel_n and_o his_o offering_n second_o his_o want_n of_o regard_n towards_o cain_n and_o his_o oblation_n first_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o regard_v respicere_fw-la be_v not_o only_a aspicere_fw-la for_o god_n behold_v cain_n and_o his_o offering_n no_o less_o than_o abel_n god_n see_v all_o thing_n be_v they_o never_o so_o private_a he_o see_v sarah_n when_o she_o laugh_v behind_o the_o tent_n door_n genesis_n the_o eighteen_o 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lap_n isaiah_n the_o sixty_o sixth_o and_o the_o twelve_o verse_n of_o the_o next_o oblation_n offer_v this_o which_o noah_n offer_v to_o god_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o lord_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n and_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o verse_n by_o which_o smell_v and_o by_o this_o see_v and_o behold_v with_o the_o eye_n be_v mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o god_n receive_v they_o in_o good_a part_n and_o therefore_o the_o paraphra_v expound_v these_o word_n suscepit_fw-la dominus_fw-la which_o exposition_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n malachy_n the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n the_o offering_n be_v no_o more_o regard_v nor_o receive_v acceptable_o in_o his_o hand_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o lord_n behold_v cain_n and_o his_o offering_n but_o he_o suffer_v not_o his_o eye_n to_o stay_v upon_o it_o for_o he_o do_v not_o allow_v of_o it_o sign_n testify_v by_o visible_a sign_n this_o acceptation_n the_o father_n say_v be_v testify_v by_o a_o visible_a sign_n and_o they_o ground_v this_o opinion_n upon_o the_o word_n for_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o eleven_o chapter_n to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n god_n bear_v abel_n witness_v that_o he_o be_v just_a for_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o god_n to_o testify_v his_o like_n of_o the_o service_n of_o his_o servant_n by_o outward_a and_o visible_a testimony_n leviticus_n the_o nine_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n there_o come_v fire_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o waste_a aaron_n burn_a offering_n to_o show_v that_o he_o allow_v it_o so_o he_o approve_a gedeon_n sacrifice_n judge_n the_o six_o chapter_n and_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o verse_n when_o the_o angel_n touch_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o end_n of_o his_o staff_n cause_v fire_n to_o come_v forth_o and_o consume_v the_o flesh_n whereby_o he_o know_v that_o his_o offering_n please_v god_n so_o when_o solomon_n have_v end_v his_o prayer_n fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o consume_v his_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n the_o second_o of_o the_o chronicle_n the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o the_o first_o verse_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o king_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n fire_n by_o fire_n the_o god_n that_o answer_v by_o fire_n let_v he_o be_v god_n say_v elias_n to_o show_v that_o the_o true_a god_n do_v by_o outward_a token_n testify_v who_o be_v his_o true_a worshipper_n but_o to_o come_v in_o particular_a to_o abel_n oblation_n god_n like_n be_v upon_o two_o thing_n upon_o the_o person_n and_o then_o upon_o the_o gift_n for_o non_fw-la ex_fw-la seipsis_fw-la placent_fw-la munera_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la offerentibus_fw-la and_o st._n augustine_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la muneribus_fw-la abel_n sed_fw-la ex_fw-la abel_n muner_n a_o placuerunt_fw-la and_o st._n ambrose_n priùs_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la dabat_fw-la quam_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d placuerunt_fw-la so_o the_o person_n have_v the_o first_o place_n but_o he_o respect_v not_o the_o person_n only_o nam_fw-la ne_fw-la vanae_fw-la putentur_fw-la oblationes_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o have_v respect_n to_o abel_n and_o not_o to_o his_o offering_n but_o respexit_fw-la ad_fw-la abelem_fw-la &_o munera_fw-la that_o be_v not_o to_o abel_n alone_o but_o to_o he_o and_o his_o gift_n accept_v the_o person_n must_v first_o be_v please_v to_o god_n before_o his_o gift_n be_v accept_v the_o person_n must_v first_o please_v before_o the_o gift_n can_v be_v accept_v but_o as_o he_o respect_v the_o person_n so_o will_v he_o have_v the_o gift_n withal_o and_o therefore_o god_n that_o say_v i_o will_v have_v no_o bullock_n out_o of_o thy_o house_n nor_o goat_n out_o of_o thy_o fold_n say_v gather_v my_o saint_n together_o that_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o i_o with_o sacrifice_n the_o fifty_o psalm_n and_o the_o five_o verse_n and_o where_o he_o say_v thou_o desire_v no_o sacrifice_n he_o mean_v god_n chief_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v such_o as_o may_v please_v he_o otherwise_o all_o their_o oblation_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n but_o when_o they_o be_v so_o qualify_v that_o they_o can_v offer_v to_o he_o a_o contrite_a and_o a_o break_a heart_n than_o god_n will_v accept_v of_o their_o sacrifice_n which_o they_o offer_v upon_o his_o altar_n the_o fifty_o first_o psalm_n and_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi verse_n non_fw-la est_fw-la detrahendum_fw-la oblationis_fw-la sed_fw-la adjiciendum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d as_o abel_n offer_v by_o faith_n the_o eleven_o to_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n so_o we_o may_v not_o take_v away_o obtulit_fw-la but_o join_v fides_fw-la with_o it_o so_o shall_v our_o oblation_n please_v when_o our_o person_n be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n reconcile_v to_o he_o the_o person_n
it_o waste_v thou_o take_v for_o dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v p._n 321_o vocavit_fw-la autem_fw-la adam_n nomen_fw-la uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la chawam_v eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la ipsa_fw-la mater_fw-la sit_fw-la omnium_fw-la hominum_fw-la viventium_fw-la 20._o 20._o and_o adam_n call_v his_o wife_n name_n eve_n because_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o live_n p._n 327_o fecitque_fw-la jehova_n deus_fw-la adamo_n et_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la tunicas_fw-la pelliceas_fw-la quibus_fw-la vestivit_fw-la eos_fw-la 21._o 21._o unto_o adam_n also_o and_o to_o his_o wife_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v coat_n of_o skin_n and_o clothe_v they_o p._n 330_o et_fw-la dixit_fw-la jehova_n deus_fw-la ecce_fw-la homo_fw-la estne_v sicut_fw-la unus_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la cognoscendo_fw-la bonum_fw-la et_fw-la malum_fw-la nunc_fw-la igitur_fw-la videndum_fw-la ne_fw-la extendens_fw-la manum_fw-la svam_fw-la accipiat_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la fructu_fw-la arboris_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ut_fw-la camedat_fw-la victurus_fw-la in_o seculum_fw-la 22._o 22._o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v behold_v the_o man_n 〈◊〉_d become_v as_o one_o of_o we_o to_o know_v good_a and_o evil_a and_o now_o leave_v be_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v also_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o life_n and_o live_v for_o ever_o p._n 〈◊〉_d emisit_fw-la itaque_fw-la eum_fw-la jehova_n deus_fw-la ex_fw-la horta_fw-la hedenis_fw-la ad_fw-la colmdum_fw-la terram_fw-la illam_fw-la ex_fw-la quâ_fw-la desumptus_fw-la fuerat_fw-la 23._o 23._o therefore_o the_o lord_n god_n send_v he_o forth_o from_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n to_o till_o the_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v take_v p._n 329_o quumque_fw-la expuliss_n hominem_fw-la instituit_fw-la à _fw-la parte_fw-la anteriore_fw-la horti_fw-la hedenis_fw-la cherubos_fw-la ftammam_fw-la quae_fw-la gladii_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la custodiendum_fw-la viam_fw-la quae_fw-la ferebat_fw-la ad_fw-la arborom_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la 24._o 24._o so_o he_o drive_v out_o the_o man_n and_o he_o place_v at_o the_o east_n of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n cherubim_n and_o a_o flame_a sword_n which_o turn_v every_o way_n to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n index_n concionum_fw-la in_o caput_fw-la quartum_fw-la geneseôs_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n deinde_fw-la adam_n cognovit_fw-la chawam_v vxorem_fw-la svam_fw-la quae_fw-la ubi_fw-la concepit_fw-la et_fw-la peperit_fw-la kajinum_fw-la dixit_fw-la acquisivi_fw-la virum_fw-la à _fw-la jehava_n 〈◊〉_d pergen_n 〈…〉_o fratrem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la hebelum_fw-la 1.2_o gen._n 4._o 1.2_o and_o adam_n know_v eve_n his_o wife_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o 〈◊〉_d cain_n and_o say_v i_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o she_o again_o bear_v his_o brother_n abel_n p._n 363_o fuit_fw-la que_fw-la hebel_n pastor_n gregis_fw-la et_fw-la kajin_fw-la fuit_fw-la agricola_n and_o abel_n be_v a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n but_o cain_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o ground_n p._n 369_o fuit_fw-la autem_fw-la post_fw-la dies_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quum_fw-la obtulit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d terrae_fw-la munus_fw-la jehovae_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aebel_n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr primogenit_fw-la be_v gregis_fw-la sut_fw-la et_fw-fr de_fw-fr adipe_fw-la eorum_fw-la 3.4_o vers_fw-la 3.4_o and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o cain_n bring_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n a_o offering_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o abel_n he_o also_o bring_v of_o the_o firstling_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d thereof_o p._n 374_o respexitque_fw-la jehova_n ad_fw-la hebelum_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la munus_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la kajinum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la 〈◊〉_d minus_fw-la ejus_fw-la non_fw-la respexit_fw-la 4.5_o 4.5_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v respect_n unto_o abel_n and_o to_o his_o offering_n but_o unto_o cain_n and_o to_o his_o offering_n he_o have_v not_o respect_n p._n 381_o quapropter_fw-la accensa_fw-la est_fw-la ira_fw-la kajini_fw-la valdè_fw-la et_fw-la cecidit_fw-la vultus_fw-la ejus_fw-la and_o cain_n be_v very_a wrath_n and_o his_o countenance_n fall_v p._n 388_o tum_o dixit_fw-la jehova_n kajino_n quare_fw-la accensa_fw-la est_fw-la it_o a_o tua_fw-la et_fw-fr quare_fw-la cecidit_fw-la vultus_fw-la tuus_fw-la nun_n si_fw-la bene_fw-la egeris_fw-la remessio_fw-la siverò_fw-la non_fw-la bene_fw-la egeris_fw-la prae_fw-la foribus_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la excubans_fw-la 6.7_o 6.7_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o cain_n why_o be_v thou_o wrath_n and_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n fall_v if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o well_o sin_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n p._n 393_o at_o ergate_n est_fw-la appetitus_fw-la illius_fw-la et_fw-la tu_fw-la praee_n illi_fw-la and_o unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o p._n 398_o post_fw-la colloquebatur_fw-la kajin_fw-la cum_fw-la hebelo_n fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la evenit_fw-la autem_fw-la quum_fw-la essent_fw-la in_o agro_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o surgens_fw-la kajin_n in_o hebelum_fw-la fratrem_fw-la suum_fw-la interficeret_fw-la eum_fw-la 8._o 8._o and_o cain_n talk_v with_o abel_n his_o brother_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o field_n that_o cain_n rise_v up_o against_o abel_n his_o brother_n and_o slay_v he_o p._n 407_o quamobrem_fw-la dixit_fw-la jehova_n kajino_n vbi_fw-la est_fw-la hebel_n frater_fw-la tuus_fw-la qui_fw-fr dixit_fw-la non_fw-la novi_fw-la a_o custos_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la fratris_fw-la mei_fw-la 9_o 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o cain_n where_o be_v abel_n thy_o brother_n and_o he_o say_v i_o know_v not_o be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n p._n 415_o dixit_fw-la verò_fw-la deus_fw-la quid_fw-la fecisti_fw-la eoce_fw-mi vocem_fw-la sanguinum_fw-la fratris_fw-la tui_fw-la i_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d humo_fw-la inclamantium_fw-la 10._o 10._o and_o he_o say_v what_o have_v thou_o do_v the_o voice_n of_o thy_o brother_n blood_n cry_v unto_o i_o from_o the_o ground_n p._n 422_o nunc_fw-la it_o aque_fw-la tu_fw-la maledictus_fw-la esto_fw-la exsul_fw-la ab_fw-la ista_fw-la terra_fw-la quae_fw-la aperuit_fw-la os_fw-la suum_fw-la ad_fw-la excipiendum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fratris_fw-la tui_fw-la è_fw-la manu_fw-la tua_fw-la quum_fw-la humum_fw-la ipsam_fw-la colueris_fw-la ne_fw-la pergito_fw-la edere_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la tibi_fw-la vagus_fw-la et_fw-la infestus_fw-la agitationibus_fw-la esto_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la 11.12_o 11.12_o and_o now_o be_v thou_o curse_v from_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v open_v her_o mouth_n to_o receive_v thy_o brother_n blood_n from_o thy_o hand_n when_o thou_o till_a the_o ground_n it_o shall_v not_o henceforth_o yield_v unto_o thou_o her_o strength_n a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n p._n 428_o tum_o kajin_n dixit_fw-la jehovae_fw-la major_n est_fw-la poena_fw-la mea_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la sustinere_fw-la possim_fw-la 13._o 13._o and_o cain_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v p_o 435_o en_fw-fr expellis_fw-la i_o hodie_fw-la à _fw-la superficie_fw-la istius_fw-la terrae_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la facis_fw-la tua_fw-la abscondam_fw-la me_fw-it cumque_fw-la vagus_fw-la sim_fw-la et_fw-la infestus_fw-la agitationibus_fw-la interra_fw-la si_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d fuerit_fw-la qui_fw-la i_o invensat_fw-la interficiet_fw-la i_o 14._o 14._o behold_v thou_o have_v drive_v i_o out_o this_o day_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o from_o thy_o face_n shall_v i_o be_v hide_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o fugitive_n and_o a_o vagabond_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o p._n 443_o dixit_fw-la verò_fw-la jehova_n illi_fw-la propterea_fw-la quisquis_fw-la interfecerit_fw-la kujinum_fw-la septuplo_fw-la vindicator_n &_o imposuit_fw-la jehova_n kajino_fw-la signum_fw-la ne_fw-la cum_fw-la caederet_fw-la ullus_fw-la qui_fw-la foret_fw-la inventurus_fw-la cum_fw-la 15._o 15._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o therefore_o whosoever_o slay_v cain_n vengeance_n shall_v be_v take_v on_o he_o seven_o fold_n and_o the_o lord_n set_v a_o mark_n upon_o cain_n lest_o any_o find_v he_o shall_v kill_v he_o p._n 450_o egressus_fw-la itaque_fw-la est_fw-la kajin_fw-fr à _fw-fr fancy_n jehovae_fw-la &_o consedit_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la nodi_fw-la ad_fw-la orientem_fw-la hedenem_fw-la versùs_fw-la 16._o 16._o and_o cain_n go_v out_o from_o the_o prefence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o nod_n on_o the_o east_n of_o eden_n p._n 456_o et_fw-la cognavit_fw-la kajin_fw-la uxarem_fw-la svam_fw-la quae_fw-la concepit_fw-la &_o peperit_fw-la chanocum_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la studebat_fw-la aedificare_fw-la cavitatem_fw-la &_o vocavit_fw-la nomen_fw-la civitatis_fw-la illius_fw-la de_fw-la nomine_fw-la silij_fw-la svi_fw-la chanoc_n 17._o 17._o and_o cain_n know_v his_o wife_n and_o she_o conceive_v and_o bare_a enoch_n and_o he_o build_v a_o city_n and_o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n enoch_n p._n 462_o deinde_fw-la chanco_n natùs_fw-la est_fw-la hirad_n &_o hirad_n 〈…〉_o mechuajël_n verò_fw-la methuschaëlem_fw-la &_o methuschaël_n 〈…〉_o assumpsit_fw-la autem_fw-la sibi_fw-la lemec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dvas_fw-la 18.19_o 18.19_o and_o unto_o enoch_n be_v bear_v irad_n and_o irad_n beget_v mehujael_n and_o mehujael_n
to_o be_v understand_v as_o the_o scripture_n well_o teach_v we_o augustine_n say_v that_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n serve_v not_o only_a ad_fw-la alimenta_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la for_o doubtless_o as_o adam_n in_o his_o estate_n of_o innocency_n have_v a_o bodily_a sabbath_n so_o therein_o he_o have_v a_o spiritual_a use_n of_o these_o tree_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o that_o in_o this_o sort_n first_o for_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n it_o be_v not_o so_o call_v as_o if_o it_o give_v life_n to_o he_o for_o god_n breathe_v that_o into_o he_o at_o the_o first_o but_o beside_o that_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o preserve_v it_o it_o be_v also_o a_o symbolum_n and_o memorial_n also_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o 〈…〉_o virtute_fw-la arboris_fw-la but_o vi_o &_o virtute_fw-la divina_fw-la by_o which_o he_o have_v life_n at_o first_o and_o by_o which_o his_o life_n and_o length_n of_o day_n shall_v be_v continue_v hereafter_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n be_v the_o pulpit_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sermon_n which_o be_v preach_v unto_o he_o by_o these_o thing_n which_o the_o tree_n do_v represent_v namely_o that_o god_n be_v his_o life_n and_o length_n of_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 30._o 20._o and_o that_o this_o gracious_a visitation_n do_v preserve_v his_o life_n job_n 10._o 12._o as_o he_o breathe_v out_o his_o life_n into_o he_o at_o the_o first_o again_o it_o do_v put_v he_o in_o mind_n that_o see_v he_o have_v receive_v a_o spiritual_a life_n of_o immutability_n in_o esse_fw-la so_o also_o he_o receive_v a_o spiritual_a life_n of_o eternity_n in_o posse_fw-la therefore_o he_o have_v matter_n and_o just_a occasion_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o one_o and_o of_o obedience_n for_o the_o other_o adam_n have_v two_o thing_n enjoin_v he_o the_o one_o be_v praeesse_fw-la creaturis_fw-la the_o other_o subesse_fw-la creatori_fw-la he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o caveat_n for_o the_o one_o for_o he_o be_v ready_a enough_o to_o govern_v and_o bear_v sovereignty_n but_o for_o his_o duty_n to_o god_n he_o have_v great_a need_n to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n and_o for_o the_o try_v all_o and_o practice_v thereof_o he_o cause_v this_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n to_o be_v plant_v there_o with_o a_o inhibition_n not_o to_o eat_v of_o it_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n which_o now_o and_o ever_o have_v offend_v many_o some_o wish_v it_o have_v not_o be_v in_o the_o garden_n other_o wish_v adam_n have_v never_o taste_v it_o but_o saint_n augustine_n say_v if_o it_o be_v good_a and_o pleasant_a why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v there_o god_n purpose_n therefore_o in_o plant_v the_o forbid_a tree_n be_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o trial_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o practice_v of_o his_o duty_n that_o if_o he_o shall_v continue_v as_o he_o may_v and_o have_v ability_n give_v he_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o great_a reward_n afterward_o 〈◊〉_d say_v rev._n 2._o 7._o vincenti_fw-la dabo_fw-la edere_fw-la de_fw-la ligno_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la paradisi_fw-la well_o say_v st._n paul_n but_o no_o man_n can_v overcome_v except_o he_o strive_v first_o and_o fight_v the_o good_a fight_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 5._o and_o no_o man_n that_o will_v or_o can_v strive_v well_o but_o he_o abstain_v from_o something_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 25._o for_o which_o cause_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v be_v reward_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o commandment_n and_o forbid_v for_o his_o abstinence_n that_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o trial_n of_o the_o tempter_n say_v eat_v of_o this_o he_o shall_v strive_v and_o say_v i_o may_v not_o and_o so_o get_v the_o victory_n and_o be_v crown_v that_o be_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o everlasting_a life_n and_o live_v for_o ever_o with_o god_n in_o heaven_n on_o the_o contrary_a side_n 17._o verse_n if_o in_o trial_n he_o shall_v wilful_o fall_v then_o for_o transgression_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v a_o tree_n of_o death_n mortem_fw-la morieris_fw-la and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o choice_n why_o god_n shall_v prescribe_v he_o a_o law_n and_o form_n of_o obedience_n be_v because_o this_o shall_v be_v primor_fw-la dialis_fw-la lex_fw-la as_o one_o say_v ut_fw-la nostrum_fw-la obsequi_fw-la sit_fw-la nostrum_fw-la sapere_fw-la deut._n 30._o 20._o this_o be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o know_v and_o do_v that_o which_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o do_v if_o god_n give_v a_o law_n at_o large_a every_o one_o will_v consent_v to_o it_o as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v no_o man_n shall_v disobey_v or_o transgress_v my_o will_n none_o will_v deny_v it_o but_o let_v it_o come_v to_o positive_a law_n and_o bring_v the_o trial_n and_o practice_n of_o that_o general_a to_o a_o particular_a as_o to_o say_v i_o forbid_v and_o restrain_v this_o tree_n none_o shall_v break_v my_o will_n nor_o eat_v of_o it_o then_o be_v the_o trial_n of_o obedience_n indeed_o object_n object_n but_o some_o may_v say_v what_o hurt_n be_v it_o to_o know_v good_a and_o evil_a for_o we_o read_v esay_n 7._o 15._o that_o christ_n shall_v do_v that_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n resp._n resp._n i_o answer_v that_o god_n forbid_v not_o to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n nor_o that_o he_o will_v have_v we_o ignorant_a of_o that_o knowledge_n quam_fw-la quis_fw-la quaerit_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sed_fw-la quam_fw-la quis_fw-la quaerit_fw-la a_o seipso_fw-la and_o no_o doubt_n adam_n have_v the_o knowledge_n both_o of_o good_a and_o evil_a per_fw-la intelligentiam_fw-la &_o si_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la experientiam_fw-la and_o he_o know_v how_o to_o choose_v the_o one_o and_o to_o refuse_v the_o other_o to_o pursue_v the_o one_o and_o to_o fly_v from_o the_o other_o he_o understand_v it_o then_o but_o when_o he_o will_v know_v both_o by_o experience_n gen._n 3._o 6._o he_o can_v not_o see_v why_o god_n shall_v forbid_v he_o and_o therefore_o the_o tempter_n take_v occasion_n by_o it_o make_v he_o make_v a_o experiment_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n then_o why_o at_o last_o adam_n come_v to_o know_v evil_a by_o sense_n and_o experience_n and_o see_v to_o his_o shame_n what_o evil_a be_v for_o to_o take_v he_o know_v and_o confess_v by_o experience_n that_o bonum_fw-la erat_fw-la adhaerere_fw-la deo_fw-la as_o the_o prophet_n say_v jer._n 2._o 19_o and_o now_o he_o know_v by_o taste_n how_o bitter_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o he_o know_v it_o appear_v gen._n 3._o 8._o by_o hide_v himself_o for_o fear_n he_o show_v that_o he_o know_v it_o when_o he_o do_v feel_v ante-ambulatores_a mortis_fw-la which_o be_v sorrow_n and_o sickness_n and_o when_o he_o see_v the_o statute_n of_o death_n that_o now_o it_o must_v necessary_o come_v to_o he_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o die_v the_o death_n than_o he_o know_v evil_a by_o woeful_a experience_n you_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o his_o sin_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a it_o remain_v that_o we_o believe_v adam_n in_o his_o knowledge_n and_o in_o his_o experience_n both_o of_o good_a and_o evil_n for_o by_o his_o good_a lose_v we_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o our_o good_a may_v be_v lose_v that_o be_v if_o we_o seek_v to_o satisfy_v our_o lust_n and_o curious_o not_o content_v with_o the_o open_a knowledge_n of_o his_o reveal_v will_n shall_v try_v conclusion_n with_o god_n and_o say_v what_o if_o we_o shall_v break_v the_o law_n wherefore_o abandon_v these_o fault_n which_o by_o experience_n we_o see_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o evil_a in_o he_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o receive_v more_o thankful_o of_o god_n the_o good_a thing_n we_o have_v and_o live_v obedient_o rest_v on_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v and_o so_o at_o last_o christ_n will_v be_v unto_o we_o the_o tree_n of_o eternal_a life_n hereafter_o as_o we_o have_v make_v he_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n wisdom_n and_o sanctification_n to_o we_o in_o this_o life_n fluvius_n autem_fw-la procedit_fw-la ex_fw-la hedene_n ad_fw-la irrigandum_fw-la hunc_fw-la hortum_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la seize_v dividit_fw-la ferturque_fw-la in_o quatuor_fw-la capita_fw-la primi_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la pischon_n hic_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la alluit_fw-la totam_fw-la regionem_fw-la chavilae_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la aurum_fw-la et_fw-la aurum_fw-la illius_fw-la regionis_fw-la praestans_fw-la ibidem_fw-la est_fw-la bdellium_fw-la &_o lapis_fw-la sardonyx_n 10,11,12_o gen._n 2._o 10,11,12_o 1591._o june_n 10._o 1591._o the_o verse_n go_v before_o contain_v as_o we_o have_v see_v the_o plant_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o the_o devise_n of_o god_n frame_v and_o set_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o paradise_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a resemblance_n of_o all_o divinity_n both_o touch_v our_o duty_n in_o knowledge_n and_o
old_a testament_n and_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 1._o which_o say_v contrary_a to_o this_o non_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la mulierem_fw-la tangere_fw-la for_o reconcile_a of_o which_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o in_o the_o 17._o and_o 18._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v offer_v to_o our_o consideration_n a_o double_a kind_n of_o good_a in_o the_o 17._o verse_n be_v speak_v of_o bonum_fw-la morale_fw-la to_o which_o be_v oppose_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o transgression_n but_o in_o this_o 18._o verse_n be_v speak_v of_o bonum_fw-la naturale_fw-la which_o be_v the_o good_a of_o conveniency_n either_o for_o our_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n to_o which_o be_v oppose_v not_o the_o evil_a of_o sinner_n 〈◊〉_d of_o inconveniency_n and_o indecency_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o want_n of_o something_o which_o be_v requisite_a and_o meet_a and_o of_o such_o a_o good_a be_v here_o speak_v for_o st._n paul_n say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o touch_v a_o woman_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o marry_v for_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 36._o he_o say_v if_o a_o man_n do_v marry_v he_o do_v not_o sin_n therein_o for_o christ_n say_v of_o the_o angel_n they_o neithey_a marry_v nor_o be_v give_v to_o be_v marry_v and_o yet_o they_o be_v holy_a they_o sin_v not_o because_o they_o do_v not_o marry_v yea_o their_o estate_n be_v better_a without_o marriage_n than_o adam_n be_v in_o paradise_n be_v marry_v st._n paul_n tell_v we_o gal._n 3._o 28._o that_o in_o christ_n all_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v as_o the_o angel_n without_o sex_n of_o male_a and_o female_a and_o so_o without_o marriage_n wherefore_o the_o inconvenience_n for_o which_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v alone_o here_o on_o earth_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o circumstance_n place_n time_n and_o person_n of_o which_o augustine_n say_v well_o distingue_n circumstantias_fw-la &_o concordant_a to_o be_v understand_v q.d._n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o without_o a_o wife_n while_o he_o live_v on_o the_o earth_n for_o we_o have_v see_v that_o in_o heaven_n this_o be_v not_o verefiable_a because_o it_o shall_v be_v there_o best_o for_o man_n to_o be_v unmarried_a and_o as_o the_o angel_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n we_o must_v understand_v this_o q.d._n it_o be_v not_o good_a now_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n that_o man_n shall_v live_v and_o continue_v alone_o for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v always_o alone_o and_o without_o a_o wife_n the_o world_n have_v be_v as_o a_o waste_n wilderness_n without_o inhabitant_n to_o dwell_v on_o it_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o have_v not_o be_v good_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o purpose_n and_o decree_n of_o almighty_a god_n who_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n purpose_v to_o bring_v many_o child_n unto_o glory_n and_o have_v say_v gen._n 1._o that_o mankind_n shall_v so_o multiply_v as_o to_o fill_v the_o earth_n which_o have_v 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the_o blood_n of_o abel_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n the_o sixth_o point_n be_v that_o which_o make_v it_o up_o sure_o for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o voice_n of_o any_o crier_n be_v he_o never_o so_o strong_a that_o can_v be_v hear_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o high_a hill_n or_o steeple_n the_o voice_n of_o this_o cry_n be_v hear_v high_o than_o any_o hill_n or_o tower_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v hear_v de_fw-la terra_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o say_v god_n it_o pierce_v the_o very_a heaven_n ecce_fw-la quousque_fw-la volat_fw-la vox_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la that_o which_o we_o be_v to_o learn_v from_o hence_o be_v first_o matter_n of_o comfort_n to_o those_o of_o abel_n side_n that_o suffer_v wrong_a abel_n say_v never_o a_o word_n though_o his_o brother_n slay_v he_o neither_o do_v his_o soul_n from_o heaven_n it_o be_v his_o blood_n from_o the_o earth_n that_o
punishment_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o margin_n the_o sin_n itself_o which_o be_v the_o primarie_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o they_o that_o turn_v it_o punishment_n for_o sin_n do_v thereby_o express_v cain_n murmur_v against_o god_n they_o that_o turn_v it_o for_o sin_n do_v show_v cain_n desperation_n i_o rather_o follow_v that_o in_o the_o margin_n viz._n that_o the_o sense_n be_v thus_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v pardon_v first_o because_o punishment_n of_o sin_n second_o because_o the_o hebrew_n expound_v it_o so_o three_o for_o that_o all_o the_o old_a father_n read_v it_o so_o four_o for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o three_o person_n last_o because_o the_o full_a sense_n be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n so_o that_o we_o be_v to_o take_v it_o thus_o that_o cain_n be_v examine_v and_o hear_v the_o sentence_n pronounce_v by_o god_n upon_o he_o break_v forth_o into_o this_o complaint_n my_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v forgive_v in_o which_o word_n general_o we_o see_v a_o new_a cain_n for_o no_o man_n will_v imagine_v that_o cain_n who_o a_o little_a before_o answer_v god_n so_o presumptuous_o will_v submit_v himself_o so_o gentle_o that_o he_o which_o say_v i_o know_v not_o where_o my_o brother_n be_v will_v now_o upon_o the_o sudden_a confess_v his_o fact_n that_o he_o that_o before_o be_v so_o bold_a shall_v now_o become_v so_o deject_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o that_o have_v show_v himself_o a_o giant_n shall_v so_o sudden_o become_v a_o peasant_n but_o it_o be_v not_o cain_n case_n only_o but_o the_o case_n of_o all_o his_o progeny_n for_o pharaoh_n that_o so_o proud_o and_o bold_o say_v in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o second_o verse_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n after_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o lord_n and_o submit_v himself_o to_o he_o in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o twenty_o seven_o verse_n i_o have_v now_o sin_v the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a but_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a pray_v thou_o to_o the_o lord_n that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o thunder_n saul_n have_v commit_v a_o very_a grievous_a transgression_n against_o god_n do_v notwithstanding_o very_o bold_o say_v to_o samuel_n in_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n and_o thirteen_o verse_n i_o have_v fulfil_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o a_o little_a after_o verse_n the_o thirty_o he_o submit_v himself_o i_o have_v sin_v but_o honour_v i_o and_o judas_n the_o perfect_a example_n of_o cain_n albeit_o he_o have_v purpose_v to_o deliver_v his_o master_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v as_o bold_a to_o deny_v that_o he_o have_v any_o such_o intent_n as_o any_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o twenty_o six_o chapter_n of_o matthew_n and_o the_o twenty_o five_o verse_n but_o after_o the_o deed_n do_v we_o see_v he_o be_v touch_v with_o remorse_n for_o it_o and_o say_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o chapter_n of_o matthew_n and_o the_o four_o verse_n i_o have_v sin_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n this_o be_v a_o strange_a metamorphosis_n and_o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o we_o mark_v this_o new_a stile_n that_o when_o a_o man_n see_v cain_n offering_n he_o may_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n and_o the_o thirty_o first_o verse_n quid_fw-la fiet_fw-la in_o novissimo_fw-la for_o if_o our_o case_n be_v as_o cain_n be_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v stand_v in_o our_o way_n but_o present_o we_o may_v be_v revenge_v of_o he_o without_o danger_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v like_v but_o we_o see_v cain_n himself_o do_v not_o escape_v unpunished_a who_o will_v not_o desire_v to_o be_v in_o their_o case_n of_o who_o job_n speak_v in_o the_o twenty_o first_o chapter_n of_o job_n and_o the_o seven_o verse_n if_o their_o flourish_a estate_n will_v hold_v which_o live_v and_o wax_v old_a and_o grow_v in_o wealth_n their_o seed_n be_v establish_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o his_o generation_n before_o their_o eye_n but_o that_o which_o make_v their_o condition_n miserable_a be_v that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n they_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o wealth_n and_o sudden_o they_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n the_o prophet_n confess_v he_o be_v great_o disquiet_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a till_o he_o go_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n for_o there_o he_o understand_v their_o end_n that_o they_o be_v set_v in_o slippery_a place_n psalm_n the_o seventy_o three_o so_o albeit_o cain_n have_v the_o dominion_n over_o his_o brother_n and_o slay_v he_o think_v none_o will_v call_v he_o to_o account_v for_o it_o yet_o we_o see_v at_o length_n he_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n and_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o it_o can_v have_v no_o pardon_n wherefore_o if_o we_o will_v judge_v right_o of_o cain_n who_o we_o have_v hear_v before_o what_o he_o be_v we_o must_v not_o stay_v there_o but_o read_v on_o forward_o and_o see_v what_o he_o be_v now_o for_o we_o must_v judge_v of_o the_o wicked_a by_o their_o deed_n &_o of_o they_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v in_o the_o 12._o chapter_n of_o matthew_n their_o end_n be_v worse_a than_o their_o beginning_n before_o his_o sin_n lie_v still_o and_o his_o condemnation_n sleep_v and_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o the_o wicked_a that_o while_o they_o be_v asleep_a in_o sin_n they_o will_v believe_v nothing_o nor_o give_v credit_n to_o any_o word_n of_o god_n wherefore_o we_o see_v a_o plain_a example_n in_o lot_n son_n in_o law_n in_o the_o nienteenth_fw-mi chapter_n of_o genesis_n and_o the_o fourteen_o verse_n when_o he_o tell_v they_o the_o lord_n will_v destroy_v the_o city_n he_o seem_v to_o they_o to_o be_v some_o jester_n and_o when_o sin_n awake_v and_o damnation_n sleep_v no_o long_o than_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o earnest_n it_o make_v cain_n to_o cry_v out_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v pardon_v and_o howsoever_o esau_n contemn_v his_o birthright_n yet_o when_o he_o seek_v it_o can_v be_v have_v again_o it_o make_v he_o weep_v bitter_o genesis_n the_o twenty_o five_o chapter_n and_o hebrew_n the_o twelve_o chapter_n so_o that_o albeit_o at_o the_o first_o they_o see_v not_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o danger_n of_o sin_n yet_o in_o novissimo_fw-la jeremiah_n the_o thirty_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n at_o the_o last_o day_n they_o shall_v understand_v it_o plain_o touch_v the_o word_n themselves_o here_o be_v a_o confession_n though_o it_o be_v faulty_a for_o true_a confession_n have_v prayer_n join_v with_o it_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v make_v confession_n of_o his_o sin_n say_v for_o this_o cause_n i_o pray_v psalm_n the_o thirty_o second_o and_o peter_n to_o simon_n magus_n pray_v if_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n but_o this_o confession_n have_v no_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o be_v faulty_a but_o to_o speak_v so_o much_o of_o it_o as_o be_v good_a in_o his_o confession_n first_o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n not_o every_o sin_n but_o his_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a sin_n such_o as_o job_n speak_v of_o in_o his_o thirty_o three_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o seven_o verse_n i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v righteousness_n again_o in_o that_o he_o say_v his_o sin_n be_v great_a he_o show_v that_o he_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o it_o and_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d it_o and_o make_v it_o less_o than_o it_o be_v this_o confession_n be_v well_o but_o only_o for_o two_o exception_n that_o be_v easy_o take_v against_o it_o first_o that_o which_o chrysostome_n make_v that_o it_o be_v too_o late_o for_o it_o shall_v have_v stand_v in_o the_o eight_o verse_n for_o as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v in_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o proverb_n and_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n justus_n in_o principio_fw-la sermonis_fw-la accusator_fw-la svi_fw-la and_o as_o the_o father_n read_v in_o the_o forty_o three_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n and_o the_o twenty_o six_o verse_n die_fw-la tu_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la prio_fw-la ut_fw-la justificeris_fw-la for_o we_o may_v not_o foreslow_v the_o time_n but_o seek_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v he_o find_v isaiah_n the_o fifty_o five_o chapter_n second_o because_o albeit_o it_o be_v say_v of_o repentance_n siver_z a_o nunquam_fw-la sera_fw-it yet_o si_fw-fr sera_fw-fr rarò_fw-la vera_fw-la if_o it_o be_v late_o it_o be_v seldom_o true_a and_o this_o confession_n of_o cain_n as_o it_o be_v no_o true_a confession_n for_o that_o it_o be_v long_o defer_v so_o chief_o for_o
his_o sentence_n and_o therefore_o as_o christ_n say_v luke_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n except_o 〈◊〉_d repent_v you_o shall_v all_o likewise_o 〈◊〉_d so_o all_o threathing_n in_o the_o scripture_n go_v with_o this_o condition_n the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v except_o it_o repent_v ezekiel_n the_o eighteen_o chapter_n and_o he_o that_o call_v his_o brother_n fool_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n except_o he_o 〈◊〉_d matthew_n the_o five_o chapter_n and_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n so_o that_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v no_o hndrance_n but_o that_o the_o most_o grievous_a sinner_n that_o be_v may_v obtain_v forgiveness_n if_o he_o repent_v and_o because_o cain_n repent_v not_o therefore_o he_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o point_n that_o remain_v be_v that_o we_o consider_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o second_o chapter_n the_o devise_n and_o fetch_n which_o the_o enemy_n of_o our_o 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but_o when_o he_o have_v entice_v man_n to_o commit_v sin_n than_o he_o blind_v their_o eye_n that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n whereby_o they_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n shall_v not_o shine_v into_o their_o heart_n in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o four_o chapter_n he_o will_v neither_o let_v they_o see_v the_o grievousnesse_n of_o sin_n before_o they_o commit_v it_o nor_o behold_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n after_o it_o be_v commit_v which_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v so_o general_o offer_v to_o all_o sort_n that_o even_o murderer_n &_o liar_n albeit_o they_o be_v grievous_a sinner_n can_v despair_v of_o mercy_n for_o we_o see_v both_o david_n and_o peter_n obtain_v pardon_v and_o none_o be_v debar_v but_o only_o they_o that_o say_v quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la tecum_fw-la jesus_n nazarene_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o mark_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n that_o which_o exclude_v the_o devil_n himself_o from_o mercy_n be_v this_o desperate_a fear_n for_o as_o augustine_n say_v obstinatione_fw-la suâ_fw-la &_o non_fw-la enormitate_fw-la sceleris_fw-la daemon_n est_fw-la daemon_n even_o so_o cain_n the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n seem_v to_o say_v thus_o much_o in_o this_o his_o confession_n i_o desire_v no_o pardon_n at_o thy_o hand_n o_o god_n because_o i_o see_v the_o greatness_n of_o my_o offence_n be_v great_a than_o thy_o mercy_n for_o cain_n we_o see_v what_o befall_v he_o because_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v noluit_fw-la intelligere_fw-la ut_fw-la bene_fw-la ageret_fw-la psalm_n the_o thirty_o sixth_o because_o he_o have_v no_o care_n to_o do_v as_o god_n will_v have_v he_o therefore_o god_n give_v he_o up_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o thessalonian_o the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o ten_o verse_n because_o when_o god_n speak_v to_o he_o he_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n 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to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o have_v 〈…〉_o they_o hebrew_n the_o 〈◊〉_d chapter_n and_o the_o 〈…〉_o but_o the_o matter_n of_o abraham_n joy_n be_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d blessing_n 〈◊〉_d christ._n this_o god_n 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o promise_v that_o his_o seed_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v a_o earthly_a 〈…〉_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n but_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n genesis_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v the_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n this_o blessing_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o eye_n bathe_v not_o see_v the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o nine_o verse_n three_o that_o this_o blessing_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o per_fw-mi semen_fw-mi suum_fw-la not_o by_o a_o strange_a or_o foreign_a mean_n this_o do_v increase_v abraham_n joy_n to_o think_v quod_fw-la servator_fw-la abrahae_fw-la est_fw-la semen_fw-mi abrahae_fw-la and_o that_o he_o who_o 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people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v exodus_fw-la the_o thirty_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixth_o verse_n if_o we_o testify_v our_o joy_n by_o eat_v and_o drink_v that_o be_v no_o true_a joy_n our_o 〈◊〉_d day_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d malachi_n the_o second_o chapter_n this_o joy_n be_v the_o heathen_n joy_n who_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o food_n and_o 〈◊〉_d act_v the_o fourteen_o chapter_n they_o eat_v cake_n and_o drink_v wine_n and_o make_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d therewith_o jeremiah_n the_o forty_o four_o chapter_n but_o that_o be_v not_o abraham_n joy_n it_o be_v spiritual_a wherein_o be_v blessedness_n for_o bless_a be_v the_o people_n that_o can_v rejoice_v in_o thou_o psalm_n the_o eighty_o nine_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o rejouce_a a_o right_n at_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n birth_n if_o we_o will_v rejoice_v as_o abraham_n do_v we_o must_v pray_v with_o david_n remember_v i_o lord_n that_o i_o may_v see_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o choose_a and_o be_v glad_a with_o thy_o people_n and_o give_v thanks_o with_o thy_o inheritance_n psalm_n the_o hundred_o and_o sixth_o and_o the_o four_o and_o five_o verse_n abraham_n know_v a_o day_n will_v come_v that_o shall_v take_v away_o all_o his_o earthly_a joy_n and_o therefore_o desire_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n birth_n which_o may_v make_v he_o to_o rejoice_v in_o 〈…〉_o the_o five_o chapter_n and_o rejoice_v in_o affliction_n the_o first_o epistle_n of_o peter_n and_o the_o four_o chapter_n such_o a_o joy_n as_o na_z man_n shall_v take_v away_o john_n the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n as_o we_o must_v rejoice_v at_o this_o day_n of_o christ_n after_o abraham_n example_n so_o christ_n have_v a_o second_o day_n wherein_o he_o will_v give_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n roman_n the_o second_o chapter_n if_o we_o rejoice_v at_o this_o day_n when_o it_o come_v and_o desire_v it_o if_o we_o love_v the_o glorious_a come_n of_o christ_n the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n 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in_o their_o work_n 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o chapter_n and_o the_o sixteenth_o verse_n there_o be_v diverse_a sort_n of_o come_v first_o we_o be_v say_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n in_o baptism_n mark_v the_o ten_o chapter_n sinete_n parvalos_fw-la venire_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o second_o in_o prayer_n for_o as_o augustine_n say_v preeibus_fw-la non_fw-la passibus_fw-la iter_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la three_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n so_o many_o reforced_a and_o come_v to_o christ_n luke_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o first_o verse_n and_o we_o likewise_o come_v to_o christ_n when_o we_o come_v to_o hear_v his_o minister_n for_o he_o that_o hear_v he_o hear_v we_o luke_n the_o ten_o chapter_n four_o by_o repentance_n as_o luke_n the_o fifteen_o chapter_n i_o will_v go_v to_o my_o father_n but_o christ_n receive_v none_o of_o these_o but_o that_o we_o come_v to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v panis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la when_o we_o come_v to_o christ_n as_o he_o offer_v himself_o in_o the_o sacrament_n to_o be_v the_o lively_a food_n of_o our_o soul_n when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o same_o and_o do_v it_o in_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o death_n and_o there_o be_v reason_n why_o both_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o christ_n and_o he_o shall_v receive_v we_o come_v first_o there_o be_v reason_n we_o shall_v come_v to_o christ_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o sin_n already_o past_a for_o we_o have_v need_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o grind_n and_o upbraid_v of_o our_o conscience_n for_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v commit_v and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o punishment_n we_o have_v deserve_v by_o they_o this_o sacrifice_n we_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o in_o this_o sacrament_n that_o christ_n have_v offer_v himself_o to_o god_n a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_a favour_n wherein_o we_o have_v plant_v in_o our_o heart_n the_o passive_a grace_n of_o god_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o conscience_n against_o sin_n past_a by_o the_o take_n of_o the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n which_o make_v we_o say_v 〈◊〉_d into_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n psalm_n the_o hundred_o and_o sixteenth_o and_o for_o the_o turn_n away_o of_o deserve_a punishment_n as_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n sprinkle_v upon_o the_o door_n save_v the_o 〈◊〉_d from_o destroy_v exodus_fw-la the_o the_o twelve_o chapter_n so_o in_o this_o true_a passover_n we_o receive_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o immaculate_a lamb_n christ_n to_o assure_v we_o of_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o to_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o destroy_a angel_n as_o the_o heathen_a have_v their_o altar_n whereon_o they_o offer_v to_o their_o god_n so_o we_o have_v a_o altar_n that_o be_v the_o lord_n table_n where_o we_o celebiate_v the_o remembrance_n of_o that_o obiation_n once_o make_v by_o christ_n hebrew_n the_o thirteen_o chapter_n and_o the_o twelve_o verse_n in_o respect_n of_o sin_n to_o come_v likewise_o we_o have_v need_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o thereby_o there_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o active_a grace_n whereby_o we_o be_v enable_v to_o resist_v sin_n for_o the_o endow_a of_o our_o 〈◊〉_d with_o much_o strength_n psalm_n the_o hundred_o thirty_o eight_o and_o with_o much_o power_n from_o above_o be_v here_o perform_v unto_o we_o that_o come_v aright_o luke_n the_o twenty_o four_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o the_o 〈◊〉_d will_v have_v we_o to_o 〈◊〉_d our_o heart_n with_o grace_n the_o spiritual_a food_n and_o not_o with_o meat_n 〈◊〉_d the_o thirteen_o chapter_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o shall_v be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d both_o to_o endure_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d over_o 〈◊〉_d and_o our_o own_o corruption_n three_o for_o that_o the_o eat_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o drink_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v a_o pledge_n of_o our_o 〈◊〉_d up_o at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d day_n verse_n the_o fifty_o four_o and_o that_o after_o this_o 〈◊〉_d we_o which_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n shall_v be_v invite_v to_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lamb_n of_o 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