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rather_o hear_v other_o man_n speak_v then_o declare_v my_o own_o opinion_n etc._n etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o cap._n 4._o 4._o tortius_fw-la est_fw-la status_fw-la ecclesiasticus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la septem_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la caeteri_fw-la etiam_fw-la canonici_fw-la refe_n runtur_fw-la he_o ha_o bent_n decimas_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la quae_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o provinciis_fw-la diversis_fw-la diverso_fw-la modo_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la dimidiam_fw-la partem_fw-la decâ—marum_fw-la percipiunt_fw-la episcopi_fw-la dimidiam_fw-la rex_fw-la aliquam_fw-la canonici_fw-la pastor_n pars_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la aedificandas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la contribuitur_fw-la et_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la pontificium_fw-la ius_fw-la attinet_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la quem_fw-la admodum_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o gallia_n nominationes_fw-la &_o ordinationes_fw-la praelaturarum_fw-la episcopatuumque_fw-la regibus_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la usque_fw-la tempus_fw-la collatae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la responso_fw-la waldemariquarâ—i_fw-la regis_fw-la daniae_fw-la ut_fw-la arbitror_fw-la quod_fw-la bic_n annectere_fw-la libuit_fw-la constat_fw-la cum_fw-la pontifex_fw-la romanus_n a_o rege_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o similia_fw-la postularet_fw-la fertur_fw-la rescripsisse_fw-la rex_fw-la regnum_fw-la habeâ—â—us_o a_o subditis_fw-la vitam_fw-la a_o parentibus_fw-la religionem_fw-la a_o romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la repetis_fw-la remitto_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la mercator_fw-la pag._n 82._o in_o descriptione_n daniae_fw-la vide_fw-la cyriâ—lum_fw-la lib_n 1._o glaphyrorum_fw-la intitulo_fw-la de_fw-la abraham_n &_o
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ruin_n or_o that_o a_o court_n so_o dissolute_a luxurious_a and_o proud_a as_o that_o court_n be_v shall_v so_o ready_o change_v their_o soft_a raiment_n into_o sackcloth_n and_o lay_v aside_o their_o perfume_n and_o sweet_a odour_n as_o the_o text_n say_v the_o king_n himself_o do_v may_v well_o seem_v a_o great_a wonder_n to_o a_o reader_n qui_fw-la ad_fw-la pauca_fw-la respicit_fw-la then_o god_n almost_o at_o any_o time_n have_v wrought_v in_o israel_n but_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o sudden_a change_n persuade_v or_o rather_o assure_v i_o or_o any_o diligent_a reader_n that_o the_o constant_a fame_n of_o jonas_n his_o miraculous_a deliverance_n or_o escape_n out_o of_o the_o whale_n belly_n have_v come_v before_o he_o into_o niniveh_n and_o make_v way_n for_o the_o efficacy_n of_o
resurrection_n do_v portend_v 5_o the_o second_o be_v how_o these_o forty_o day_n of_o his_o abode_n here_o on_o earth_n after_o his_o resurrection_n be_v fore-pictured_n or_o foretold_v 6_o this_o second_o query_n be_v in_o part_n already_o answer_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o jonas_n for_o as_o he_o expect_v forty_o day_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o nineveh_n so_o our_o saviour_n do_v respite_v the_o solemn_a declaration_n of_o ierusalem_n doom_n as_o many_o day_n nor_o can_v i_o mislike_v their_o opinion_n who_o think_v that_o the_o forty_o day_n intervenient_a betwixt_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n be_v prefigure_v by_o his_o forty_o day_n fast_v in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o his_o baptism_n as_o that_o questionless_a be_v by_o moses_n fast_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o the_o mount_n moses_n do_v then_o bear_v as_o himself_o do_v witness_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n to_o wit_n as_o in_o the_o type_n but_o our_o saviour_n as_o well_o in_o that_o long_a fast_n after_o his_o baptism_n as_o in_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o his_o resurrection_n do_v bear_v their_o and_o our_o sin_n real_o and_o according_a to_o the_o mystical_a and_o complete_a meaning_n of_o moses_n word_n 7_o but_o if_o we_o shall_v descend_v unto_o more_o exact_a search_n of_o the_o particular_a cricumstance_n of_o time_n as_o it_o include_v the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n with_o the_o other_o thirty_o eight_o day_n intervenient_a these_o be_v most_o punctual_o and_o admirable_o foreshadowed_n and_o represent_v by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o first_o birth_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o bless_a mother_n purification_n and_o his_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n 8_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o the_o firstborn_a be_v call_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n require_v they_o express_o of_o his_o people_n exod._n 22._o 29._o the_o first-born_a of_o thy_o son_n shall_v thou_o give_v unto_o i_o this_o do_v imply_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o one_o firstborn_a among_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o woman_n in_o who_o the_o light_n and_o life_n of_o holiness_n that_o holiness_n itself_o of_o which_o all_o the_o legal_a title_n of_o holiness_n be_v but_o shadow_n or_o glimmering_n shall_v reside_v or_o be_v incorporate_v as_o light_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n now_o that_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n be_v this_o firstborn_a in_o who_o the_o true_a and_o complete_a holiness_n do_v thus_o reside_v the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v declare_v or_o proclaim_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o simeon_n at_o that_o very_a time_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o firstborn_a be_v to_o be_v present_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o temple_n to_o wit_n the_o time_n of_o his_o mother_n purification_n simeon_n say_v s._n luke_n come_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o the_o parent_n bring_v in_o the_o child_n jesus_n to_o do_v for_o he_o after_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o law_n than_o take_v he_o he_o up_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o bless_a god_n and_o say_v lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v before_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o to_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o people_n israel_n and_o joseph_n and_o his_o mother_n marvail_v at_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o he_o and_o simeon_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v unto_o mary_n his_o mother_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o 9_o they_o good_a soul_n come_v not_o to_o the_o temple_n with_o any_o such_o intent_n or_o expectation_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o firstborn_a male_n as_o s._n luke_n tell_v we_o chap._n 2._o 22._o 23._o 24._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n be_v accomplish_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n they_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o present_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o male_a that_o open_v the_o womb_n shall_v be_v call_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o pair_n of_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n the_o ordinary_a offering_n which_o the_o law_n in_o like_a case_n do_v require_v be_v a_o lamb_n as_o you_o may_v read_v levit._n 12._o 6._o yet_o with_o this_o express_a dispensation_n that_o if_o the_o party_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v a_o lamb_n two_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n shall_v suffice_v the_o bless_a virgin_n whether_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o husband_n poverty_n or_o as_o i_o rather_o think_v by_o reason_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o son_n in_o a_o strange_a place_n without_o the_o country_n or_o province_n wherein_o she_o dwell_v be_v content_a to_o use_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o dispensation_n 10_o but_o though_o our_o saviour_n have_v this_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o firstborn_a that_o he_o be_v most_o holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o although_o as_o he_o say_v at_o his_o baptism_n it_o become_v he_o to_o fulfil_v all_o legal_a righteousness_n yet_o it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o he_o be_v redeem_v at_o other_o firstborn_a be_v the_o sacrifice_n mention_v by_o s._n luke_n be_v ordinary_a at_o every_o woman_n purification_n whether_o the_o child_n bring_v forth_o be_v male_a or_o female_a as_o for_o our_o saviour_n of_o all_o first_o bear_v he_o only_o need_v no_o legal_a redemption_n because_o he_o be_v destinate_a from_o his_o birth_n not_o to_o be_v redeem_v but_o to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o other_o and_o in_o this_o he_o do_v fulfil_v that_o legal_a rite_n or_o shadow_n of_o redeem_v those_o useful_a creature_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n unclean_a by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o such_o 12._o as_o by_o the_o law_n be_v account_v clean_o 11_o but_o be_v he_o exempt_v by_o any_o more_o peculiar_a right_n from_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n than_o the_o bless_a virgin_n his_o mother_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o purification_n to_o this_o demand_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o taint_n of_o original_a sin_n as_o he_o be_v but_o this_o reply_n or_o answer_v be_v admit_v it_o will_v be_v a_o foul_a heresy_n or_o worse_a than_o so_o to_o say_v that_o she_o be_v either_o legal_o or_o natural_o unclean_a during_o all_o or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o time_n of_o her_o separation_n from_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a assembly_n for_o she_o be_v free_a from_o any_o actual_a sin_n in_o the_o time_n or_o manner_n of_o her_o conception_n and_o from_o all_o legal_a 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esse_fw-la or_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o terminate_v till_o the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o this_o argument_n more_o at_o large_a sect._n 5._o in_o the_o article_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o this_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n be_v not_o actual_o consecrate_v or_o make_v a_o high_a priest_n until_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a our_o apostle_n in_o the_o five_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n before_o cite_v to_o another_o purpose_n full_o instruct_v we_o christ_n take_v not_o to_o himself_o this_o honour_n to_o be_v make_v the_o high_a priest_n but_o he_o that_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o put_v it_o upon_o he_o and_o this_o day_n or_o this_o ego_fw-la hodiè_fw-la genuite_v as_o this_o our_o apostle_n elsewhere_o instruct_v we_o refer_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n or_o beget_n from_o the_o dead_a after_o which_o day_n death_n have_v no_o more_o dominion_n over_o he_o but_o he_o such_o a_o absolute_a power_n over_o death_n and_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n that_o neither_o can_v annoy_v or_o assault_v he_o and_o from_o this_o day_n and_o not_o before_o do_v his_o endless_a everlasting_a priesthood_n commence_v and_o be_v thus_o actual_o consecrate_v by_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v make_v both_o lord_n and_o christ_n he_o be_v become_v the_o author_n of_o everlasting_a salvation_n which_o be_v the_o second_o point_n chap._n 5._o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o his_o consecration_n be_v once_o accomplish_v become_v the_o author_n and_o fountain_n of_o everlasting_a salvation_n to_o all_o such_o and_o only_o such_o as_o obey_v he_o in_o what_o sense_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v for_o all_o man_n or_o to_o be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o all_o mankind_n he_o become_v author_n of_o salvation_n to_o all_o that_o obey_v he_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o single_a term_n 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zerubbabel_n do_v not_o for_o neither_o his_o own_o name_n nor_o his_o father_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o progenitor_n name_n since_o iehosaphat_n day_n have_v any_o reference_n to_o this_o title_n nor_o import_v the_o thing_n signify_v by_o it_o in_o their_o grammatical_a signification_n but_o the_o father_n of_o this_o iâ—shua_n or_o jesus_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v name_v jehosadech_n which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o righteous_a lord_n 6_o but_o here_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o name_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o name_n agree_v to_o the_o thing_n name_v substantial_o and_o direct_o other_o accidental_o or_o in_o obliqne_n the_o former_a fort_n express_v the_o condition_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n name_v as_o the_o name_n of_o adam_n which_o god_n impose_v upon_o the_o first_o man_n do_v express_v his_o nature_n or_o substance_n to_o wit_n the_o red_a earth_n out_o of_o the_o which_o he_o be_v frame_v so_o the_o name_n 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do_v solemn_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v as_o true_o god_n as_o man_n the_o matter_n or_o object_n direct_o signify_v by_o these_o word_n be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o real_a foundation_n of_o faith_n comment_n as_o christian_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n itself_o of_o this_o rank_n or_o sort_n of_o name_n be_v the_o name_n jehosadech_n as_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o father_n of_o jesus_n the_o high_a priest_n but_o this_o do_v no_o way_n import_v that_o he_o be_v either_o jehovah_n or_o a_o man_n more_o righteous_a they_o other_o high_a priest_n have_v be_v and_o yet_o so_o call_v not_o by_o chance_n or_o out_o of_o vain_a ostentation_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o by_o divine_a instinct_n or_o appointment_n of_o god_n or_o whatsoever_o intent_n his_o parent_n may_v have_v in_o give_v he_o this_o name_n god_n do_v so_o direct_v their_o intention_n as_o he_o do_v caiphas_n his_o speech_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n of_o what_o be_v to_o 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father_n say_v the_o apostle_n have_v make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n and_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v we_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o dear_o belove_a son_n 2_o so_o that_o this_o part_n of_o ieremie_n prophecy_n 23._o 6._o in_o his_o day_n judah_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n must_v be_v fulfil_v in_o every_o one_o of_o we_o more_o exquisite_o than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a remnant_n of_o judab_n and_o israel_n which_o return_v in_o safety_n from_o babylon_n the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n unto_o jerusalem_n the_o place_n of_o their_o peace_n and_o rest_n every_o one_o of_o we_o must_v be_v save_v from_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n before_o we_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o our_o salvation_n before_o our_o election_n and_o salvation_n can_v be_v make_v certain_a unto_o we_o for_o every_o one_o 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