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do_v any_o more_o in_o israel_n so_o he_o that_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 24.23_o levit._fw-la 24.23_o levit._n 24._o be_v stone_v to_o death_n by_o the_o whole_a congregation_n as_o god_n command_v i_o may_v instance_n in_o other_o so_o that_o ston_a be_v a_o punishment_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o wicked_a person_n yet_o steven_n that_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n be_v here_o stone_v here_o than_o we_o may_v observe_v from_o the_o kind_n of_o his_o martyrdom_n which_o be_v ston_a that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v of_o a_o man_n by_o the_o kind_n of_o his_o death_n because_o sometime_o the_o godly_a die_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o death_n that_o the_o wicked_a do_v 16._o 1._o king_n 16._o ahab_n you_o know_v be_v a_o most_o wicked_a king_n that_o serve_v bawl_v and_o pollute_v the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n so_o that_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o do_v more_o to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n than_o all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v 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lay_v bolt_n upon_o they_o they_o may_v bring_v they_o to_o the_o stake_n and_o burn_v or_o stone_n they_o but_o they_o can_v hinder_v they_o from_o pray_v unto_o god_n this_o comfort_n they_o can_v never_o take_v from_o they_o paul_n and_o silas_n may_v be_v scourge_v and_o imprison_v and_o put_v in_o the_o stock_n elias_n may_v be_v persecute_v by_o ahab_n and_o jezabell_n till_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o famish_v job_n may_v have_v his_o body_n afflict_v by_o the_o devil_n with_o sore_n and_o ulcer_n samson_n may_v have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o by_o the_o philistine_n and_o steven_n may_v here_o be_v stone_v by_o the_o jew_n yet_o god_n leave_v they_o not_o destitute_a of_o this_o comfort_n that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v and_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o their_o great_a danger_n nay_o the_o great_a extremity_n and_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o god_n inable_v they_o to_o pray_v with_o the_o more_o fervency_n unto_o he_o hezekiah_n do_v never_o pray_v more_o fervent_o then_o when_o 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the_o godly_a and_o a_o infallible_a argument_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o they_o in_o that_o he_o inable_v they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o any_o peril_n to_o pray_v unto_o he_o therefore_o david_n psal_n 66._o the_o last_o verse_n bless_a be_v god_n say_v he_o that_o have_v not_o turn_v away_o my_o prayer_n nor_o his_o mercy_n from_o i_o upon_o which_o word_n saint_n augustine_n quamdin_n deus_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la a_o te_fw-la oration_n they_o tuam_fw-la non_fw-la amovebit_fw-la a_o te_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la svam_fw-la as_o long_o as_o god_n do_v not_o take_v thy_o pray_v from_o thou_o he_o will_v not_o remove_v his_o mercy_n from_o thou_o because_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o inable_v thou_o to_o pray_v if_o therefore_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o any_o great_a danger_n thou_o can_v call_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o help_n and_o assistance_n and_o can_v say_v with_o the_o disciple_n 6.2_o mat._n 8.25_o psal_n 6.2_o lord_n save_v we_o we_o perish_v if_o when_o thou_o lie_v sick_a and_o keep_v thy_o bed_n thou_o can_v pray_v with_o david_n lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o for_o i_o be_o weak_a lord_n heal_v i_o for_o my_o bone_n be_v vex_v if_o when_o thou_o be_v draw_v towards_o thy_o end_n and_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n thou_o can_v willing_o resign_v thy_o soul_n unto_o god_n and_o pray_v as_o steven_n do_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n thou_o may_v well_o conceive_v great_a comfort_n therein_o because_o only_o the_o godly_a be_v enable_v in_o their_o great_a extremity_n to_o call_v upon_o god_n as_o steven_n here_o do_v but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o his_o prayer_n lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n he_o call_v upon_o god_n say_v lord_n jesus_n which_o invicible_o prove_v that_o christ_n be_v god_n this_o the_o arrian_n and_o some_o other_o heretic_n have_v blasphemous_o deny_v and_o this_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o day_n will_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o acknowledge_v but_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o more_o plain_a in_o any_o thing_n 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sea_n obey_v he_o how_o do_v he_o cure_v all_o manner_n of_o disease_n and_o enable_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v the_o like_a in_o his_o name_n do_v ever_o any_o man_n by_o his_o own_o power_n raise_v himself_o be_v dead_a do_v ever_o any_o man_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o blind_a man_n say_v 9.32_o john_n 2.19_o john_n 9.32_o john_n 9_o open_a the_o eye_n of_o any_o that_o be_v bear_v blind_a but_o these_o thing_n we_o know_v be_v do_v by_o christ_n and_o do_v prove_v he_o to_o be_v god_n if_o he_o be_v not_o god_n how_o do_v he_o pardon_v and_o forgive_v sin_n 1.16_o mat._n 9.2_o mat._n 9.4_o colos_n 1.16_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n how_o do_v he_o know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n and_o how_o be_v he_o say_v to_o have_v create_v the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a work_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o steven_n pray_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v say_v here_o to_o call_v upon_o god_n he_o call_v upon_o god_n say_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n the_o papist_n do_v common_o at_o their_o death_n commend_v their_o soul_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n so_o do_v father_n garnet_n &_o so_o do_v thomas_n becket_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n two_o that_o be_v repute_v for_o special_a martyr_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n though_o they_o suffer_v for_o treason_n they_o commend_v their_o soul_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a prayer_n among_o they_o maria_z mater_fw-la gratiae_fw-la tu_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n protege_n &_o hora_fw-la mortis_fw-la suscipe_fw-la marry_o the_o mother_n of_o grace_n do_v thou_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o enemy_n and_o receive_v we_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n but_o steven_n here_o the_o first_o martyr_n commend_v not_o his_o soul_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n when_o he_o die_v but_o to_o christ_n that_o redeem_v it_o lord_n jesus_n say_v he_o receive_v my_o spirit_n and_o he_o join_v these_o two_o lord_n jesus_n together_o acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v both_o both_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o saviour_n some_o disjoyne_v these_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v their_o jesus_n they_o will_v say_v they_o look_v to_o be_v save_v by_o he_o but_o they_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o lord_n they_o will_v not_o serve_v he_o such_o be_v they_o who_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o follow_v the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o yet_o do_v look_v to_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n but_o such_o do_v great_o deceive_v themselves_o for_o either_o christ_n will_v be_v our_o lord_n or_o he_o will_v be_v our_o jesus_n
thus_o with_o thyself_o it_o be_v too_o much_o that_o i_o have_v do_v already_o let_v i_o not_o therefore_o double_a my_o fault_n by_o my_o denial_n of_o it_o but_o what_o i_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o do_v yet_o let_v i_o not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v that_o god_n may_v pardon_v it_o so_o do_v david_n be_v reprove_v by_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n he_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n and_o obtain_v pardon_n 12.13_o 2_o sam._n 12.13_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n say_v david_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n say_v the_o prophet_n which_o questionless_a have_v not_o thus_o be_v put_v away_o if_o david_n have_v seek_v to_o have_v cover_v his_o sin_n by_o his_o denial_n of_o it_o second_o a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o cover_v his_o sin_n by_o translate_n the_o fault_n transferendo_fw-la transferendo_fw-la and_o shift_v it_o off_o from_o himself_o to_o another_o and_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n as_o old_a as_o adam_n and_o commit_v first_o 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