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estate_n he_o can_v but_o die_v either_o uncertain_a of_o comfort_n or_o rather_o most_o certain_a of_o condemnation_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o much_o to_o be_v marvel_v they_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o think_v or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o hear_v of_o that_o final_a and_o fatal_a time_n o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v thy_o remembrance_n unto_o such_o say_v the_o wiseman_n how_o do_v the_o only_a apprehension_n thereof_o even_o chill_a the_o blood_n in_o his_o vein_n &_o kill_v the_o very_a marrow_n in_o his_o bone_n belshazzar_n doom_n be_v no_o soon_o write_v upon_o the_o wall_n but_o the_o joint_n of_o his_o loin_n be_v loose_v and_o his_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o
1_o cor._n xi_o 28._o but_o let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o and_o so_o let_v he_o eat_v of_o that_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o that_o cup._n sermon_n ix_o x_o xi_o on_o christmas_n day_n fol._n 268_o 295_o 324._o i._o on_o luke_n two_o 10_o 11._o and_o the_o angel_n say_v unto_o they_o fear_v not_o for_o behold_v i_o bring_v you_o tiding_n of_o great_a joy_n which_o shall_v be_v to_o all_o people_n for_o unto_o you_o be_v bear_v this_o day_n in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n a_o saviour_n which_o be_v christ_n the_o lord_n ii_o on_o gal._n four_o 4_o 5._o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v god_n send_v forth_o his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n make_v under_o the_o law_n that_o he_o may_v redeem_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n iii_o on_o isaiah_n liii_o 8._o and_o who_o shall_v declare_v his_o generation_n sermon_n xii_o xiii_o two_o funeral_n sermon_n fol._n 356_o 384._o i._o for_o the_o mother_n on_z psal._n cxlii_o verse_n ult_n bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o prison_n that_o i_o may_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thy_o name_n which_o thing_n if_o thou_o will_v grant_v i_o then_o shall_v the_o righteous_a resort_n unto_o my_o company_n ii_o for_o the_o daughter_n on_o rome_n viij_o 10._o and_o if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n but_o the_o spirit_n be_v life_n because_o of_o righteousness_n a_o discourse_n of_o oath_n sermon_n i._o upon_o jer_n four_o 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v swear_v the_o lord_n live_v in_o truth_n in_o judgement_n and_o in_o righteousness_n though_o all_o sin_n be_v dangerous_a unto_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o none_o so_o small_a as_o may_v be_v neglect_v since_o a_o man_n may_v be_v choke_v under_o a_o heap_n of_o sand_n as_o well_o as_o crush_v to_o death_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o tower_n yet_o the_o great_a a_o sin_n be_v and_o the_o more_o general_a it_o be_v grow_v the_o great_a danger_n and_o more_o inevitable_a 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the_o abuse_n that_o make_v it_o evil_n for_o that_o it_o be_v both_o lawful_a and_o good_a in_o itself_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o kind_n be_v evident_a if_o we_o consider_v either_o the_o original_n from_o whence_o it_o spring_v or_o the_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v the_o original_n be_v from_o faith_n and_o a_o faith_n of_o the_o knowledge_n omniscience_n and_o power_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o persuasion_n that_o god_n understand_v and_o know_v whether_o we_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o be_v able_a to_o take_v revenge_n of_o we_o it_o we_o speak_v otherwise_o a_o oath_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o call_n of_o god_n for_o a_o witness_n of_o our_o speech_n and_o a_o judge_n against_o we_o if_o we_o speak_v untrue_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v no_o other_o humane_a witness_n or_o proof_n and_o the_o end_n be_v no_o less_o profitable_a than_o the_o original_a religious_a for_o it_o be_v ordain_v to_o 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that_o we_o may_v far_o distinguish_v the_o diverse_a kind_n of_o either_o and_o two_o sort_n sure_a there_o be_v apparent_o verbal_a war_n and_o violent_a so_o the_o orator_n do_v divide_v duo_fw-la sunt_fw-la genera_fw-la decertandi_fw-la â—num_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o alterum_fw-la per_fw-la disceptationem_fw-la there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o war_n and_o contention_n the_o one_o by_o force_n the_o other_o by_o dispute_n and_o contestation_n that_o proper_a unto_o beast_n this_o unto_o man_n yet_o man_n may_v fly_v unto_o that_o faith_n he_o when_o this_o latter_a may_v not_o be_v use_v or_o have_v be_v use_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o in_o case_n of_o injury_n between_o state_n or_o prince_n that_o have_v no_o superior_a judge_n if_o reason_n may_v not_o prevail_v for_o right_n or_o restitution_n the_o sword_n of_o necessity_n must_v dispute_v the_o cause_n and_o be_v bold_a to_o carve_v out_o its_o own_o satisfaction_n but_o than_o what_o large_a satisfaction_n man_n do_v usual_o cut_v 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