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the_o way_n of_o the_o meek_a and_o a_o man_n and_o his_o father_n will_v go_v in_o unto_o the_o same_o maid_n to_o profane_v my_o holy_a name_n and_o they_o lay_v themselves_o down_o upon_o clothes_n lay_v to_o pledge_v by_o every_o altar_n and_o they_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o the_o condemn_v in_o the_o house_n of_o their_o god_n for_o israel_n sake_n amos_n the_o peculiar_a prophet_n of_o israel_n have_v hitherto_o make_v know_v unto_o israel_n what_o god_n his_o pleasure_n be_v concern_v their_o neighbour-nation_n the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o the_o syrian_n the_o philistine_n the_o tyrian_n the_o edomite_n the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o moabite_n be_v first_o manifest_v then_o follow_v his_o judgment_n
depart_v from_o his_o house_n plague_n and_o punishment_n from_o god_n shall_v be_v his_o portion_n thus_o be_v vnthankefulnesse_n repay_v with_o temporal_a punishment_n it_o be_v repay_v likewise_o with_o eternal_a a_o eternal_a punishment_n it_o be_v which_o be_v adjudge_v to_o the_o unthankful_a and_o unprofitable_a servant_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o talent_n matth._n 25.30_o cast_v he_o into_o utter_a darkness_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n eternal_a be_v the_o punishment_n which_o judas_n suffer_v for_o his_o unthankfulness_n he_o fall_v 1.18_o fall_v act_n 1.18_o headlong_o he_o burst_v asunder_o in_o the_o midst_n all_o his_o bowel_n gush_v out_o and_o so_o he_o go_v into_o his_o own_o place_n act._n 1.25_o his_o own_o place_n exit_fw-la proprijs_fw-la meritis_fw-la damnationis_fw-la locum_fw-la suum_fw-la effecit_fw-la say_v cajetan_v judas_n by_o his_o own_o desert_n make_v the_o place_n of_o damnation_n his_o own_o place_n his_o own_o place_n not_o by_o any_o desire_n or_o affectation_n of_o his_o own_o but_o by_o god_n ordination_n he_o go_v into_o his_o own_o place_n abijt_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la say_v lorinus_n he_o go_v into_o hell_n and_o there_o he_o suffer_v the_o 21.8_o the_o revel_v 21.8_o second_o death_n a_o death_n after_o death_n a_o death_n and_o yet_o everlasting_a for_o as_o hell_n be_v large_a so_o its_o long_a and_o strong_a too_o between_o we_o and_o you_o say_v abraham_n in_o paradise_n to_o dives_fw-la in_o hell_n there_o be_v a_o great_a gulf_n fix_v 16.26_o fix_v luk._n 16.26_o so_o that_o they_o which_o will_v pass_v from_o hence_o to_o you_o can_v neither_o can_v they_o pass_v to_o we_o that_o will_v come_v from_o thence_o exit_fw-la inferno_fw-la nulla_fw-la redemptio_fw-la there_o be_v no_o get_v out_o of_o hell_n and_o therefore_o judas_n his_o punishment_n be_v eternal_a st_n paul_n 2._o tim._n 3.2_o set_v down_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o wicked_a among_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o unthankful_a have_v their_o place_n they_o have_v their_o place_n among_o the_o wicked_a and_o therefore_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o wicked_a must_v be_v their_o portion_n and_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o wicked_a s._n paul_n say_v 1._o cor._n 6.10_o they_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n he_o say_v it_o again_o gal._n 5.21_o they_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n s._n john_n in_o his_o revelation_n chap._n 21.8_o say_v they_o shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n the_o unthankful_a therefore_o as_o wicked_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v eternal_a hitherto_o you_o have_v hear_v first_o that_o god_n do_v serious_o forbid_v vnthankefulnesse_n second_o that_o he_o do_v severe_o reprehend_v it_o three_o that_o he_o do_v due_o punish_v it_o from_o hence_o be_v the_o lesson_n which_o i_o commend_v unto_o you_o make_v good_a vnthankefulnesse_n be_v a_o sin_n very_o odious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o consideration_n hereof_o shall_v work_v in_o we_o a_o resolution_n to_o give_v thanks_n unto_o our_o god_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o although_o dignas_fw-la deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la agere_fw-la non_fw-la sufficimus_fw-la though_o we_o be_v not_o able_a worthy_o to_o give_v god_n thanks_o yet_o let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o profess_v with_o s._n bernard_n in_o his_o second_o sermon_n h._n sermon_n domin_n 6._o pentac_n pag._n 230._o h._n de_fw-fr septem_fw-la panibus_fw-la ingratitudinem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la odit_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la my_o soul_n do_v hate_v unthankfulness_n peremtoria_fw-la siquidem_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la ingratitudo_fw-la vnthankefulnesse_n its_o a_o kill_a sin_n it_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o grace_n it_o be_v a_o black_a friend_n to_o salvation_n i_o tell_v you_o say_v that_o father_n quoniam_fw-la pro_fw-la meo_fw-la sapere_fw-la i_o tell_v you_o that_o to_o my_o understanding_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o so_o much_o displease_v god_n especial_o in_o the_o child_n of_o grace_n and_o man_n of_o conversion_n as_o unthankfulness_n do_v his_o reason_n be_v vias_n obstruit_fw-la gratiae_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la illa_fw-la iam_fw-la gratia_fw-la accessum_fw-la non_fw-la invenit_fw-la locum_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la unthankfulness_n it_o stop_v it_o dam_n up_o the_o passage_n of_o grace_n let_v vnthankefulnesse_n be_v any_o where_o the_o good_a grace_n of_o god_n will_v have_v no_o access_n thither_o much_o less_o will_v they_o reside_v there_o the_o same_o sweet_a father_n serm._n 51._o in_o cantica_fw-la h._n cantica_fw-la pag_n 719_o h._n speak_v to_o like_a purpose_n vnthankefulnesse_n its_o the_o soul_n enemy_n it_o be_v a_o burn_a wind_n siccans_fw-la tibi_fw-la fontem_fw-la pietatis_fw-la rorem_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la fluenta_fw-la 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second_o prerogative_n of_o the_o elder_a son_n it_o concern_v his_o honour_n and_o state_n of_o authority_n he_o have_v a_o certain_a regal_a principality_n &_o rule_n over_o his_o brethren_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o blessing_n which_o isaac_n bestow_v upon_o jacob_n who_o have_v get_v the_o birthright_n from_o his_o brother_n esau_n gen._n 27.29_o be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brethren_n and_o let_v thy_o mother_n son_n bow_v down_o to_o thou_o onkelos_n paraphrase_v the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n concern_v reuben_n mention_v a_o threefold_a prerogative_n of_o the_o elder_a son_n reuben_n it_o be_v thy_o right_n to_o have_v receive_v three_o better_a portion_n than_o thy_o brethren_n the_o priesthood_n the_o birth_n right_a and_o the_o kingdom_n now_o if_o the_o elder_a son_n have_v such_o prerogative_n if_o he_o be_v prior_n in_o donis_fw-la and_o be_v to_o have_v the_o best_a respect_n in_o the_o division_n of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n if_o he_o be_v mayor_n in_o imperio_fw-la and_o 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say_v unto_o helena_n 16â—_n helena_n iliad_n â—_o 16â—_n with_o these_o my_o eye_n i_o never_o yet_o behold_v man_n so_o fair_a and_o add_v 170._o add_v verse_n 170._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o countenance_n he_o be_v like_o a_o king_n many_o nation_n say_v athenaeus_n in_o the_o same_o place_n have_v choose_v for_o their_o king_n the_o fair_a among_o they_o and_o well_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beauty_n it_o best_o of_o all_o beseem_v king_n now_o if_o eliab_n be_v of_o a_o fair_a countenance_n and_o of_o a_o goodly_a stature_n why_o may_v not_o samuel_n think_v eliab_n to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o of_o his_o brethren_n who_o can_v not_o be_v compare_v unto_o he_o either_o for_o fairness_n of_o face_n or_o for_o goodliness_n of_o stature_n thus_o what_o for_o priority_n of_o birth_n and_o what_o for_o comeliness_n of_o person_n eliab_n be_v by_o samuel_n think_v to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v for_o his_o king_n among_o all_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n it_o seem_v samuel_n think_v so_o for_o when_o eliab_n be_v bring_v before_o he_o he_o look_v on_o he_o and_o say_v of_o he_o sure_o the_o lord_n anoint_v be_v before_o he_o 1._o sam._n 16.6_o sure_o eliab_n be_v the_o man_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v design_v to_o be_v his_o anointed_n but_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n who_o see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v who_o respect_v not_o man_n outward_a appearance_n he_o refuse_v eliab_n eliab_n be_v no_o king_n for_o he_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o samuel_n concern_v eliab_n 1._o sam._n 16.7_o look_v not_o on_o his_o countenance_n or_o on_o the_o height_n of_o his_o stature_n because_o i_o have_v
lion_n for_o cruelty_n david_n avouch_v it_o psal_n 10.9_o 10._o he_o lie_v in_o wait_v secret_o as_o a_o lion_n in_o his_o den_n he_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o catch_v the_o poor_a he_o do_v catch_v the_o poor_a when_o he_o draw_v he_o into_o his_o net_n he_o couch_v and_o humble_v himself_o that_o the_o poor_a may_v fall_v by_o his_o authority_n so_o the_o wicked_a man_n for_o his_o cruelty_n be_v a_o lion_n so_o nero_n tyrannize_v and_o oppress_v nero_n nero_n that_o be_v the_o bloody_a persecutor_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v a_o lion_n 1_o tim._n 4.17_o i_o be_v deliver_v say_v paul_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n it_o be_v no_o doubt_n say_v justinian_n but_o that_o paul_n point_v at_o the_o cruelty_n and_o immanity_n of_o nero._n the_o like_a metaphor_n i_o meet_v with_o prou._n 28.15_o as_o a_o roar_a lion_n so_o be_v a_o wicked_a ruler_n over_o the_o poor_a people_n it_o be_v plain_a every_o tyrant_n and_o violent_a 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