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a_o most_o excellent_a and_o heavenly_a sermon_n upon_o the_o 23._o chapter_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o saint_n luke_n the_o text_n luke_n 23._o 28._o weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o at_o london_n print_v for_o andrew_n wise._n 1595._o luke_n 23._o 28._o weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o right_o honourable_a right_a worshipful_a and_o well-beloved_a 4._o sort_n of_o people_n be_v about_o christ_n when_o christ_n be_v about_o his_o passion_n the_o first_o be_v executioner_n which_o torment_v he_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v jew_n which_o mock_v he_o the_o three_o be_v looker_n on_o who_o mark_v he_o the_o four_o be_v well-willer_n who_o lament_v he_o now_o although_o it_o be_v like_a that_o among_o these_o his_o well-willer_n diverse_a godly_a man_n weep_v for_o he_o as_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n gamaliel_n nicodemus_n and_o such_o like_a yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o more_o woman_n weep_v then_o man_n more_o woman_n weep_v then_o man_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o eat_v the_o heart_n but_o too_o much_o heaviness_n eat_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n which_o be_v thus_o expound_v prover._n 25._o 20._o as_o a_o moth_n fret_v a_o garment_n and_o the_o worm_n eat_v the_o wood_n so_o heaviness_n hurt_v man_n heart_n now_o if_o we_o must_v not_o eat_v up_o the_o heart_n of_o any_o other_o thing_n with_o our_o tooth_n much_o less_o must_v we_o eat_v up_o our_o own_o heart_n with_o our_o tear_n therefore_o even_o blind_a reason_n such_o as_o the_o heathen_a have_v have_v do_v yet_o clear_o see_v this_o that_o we_o must_v not_o weep_v too_o much_o but_o religion_n go_v
it_o be_v never_o so_o short_a for_o as_o it_o be_v rom._n 8._o 22._o if_o every_o creature_n do_v sigh_n and_o groan_n in_o itself_o if_o the_o very_a earth_n which_o we_o have_v under_o out_o foot_n do_v mourn_v and_o pine_v away_o for_o sorrow_n for_o the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o our_o sin_n wherewith_o it_o be_v almost_o weaken_a and_o press_v down_o to_o hell_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o have_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o have_v true_a devotion_n in_o weep_v for_o this_o life_n according_a to_o this_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o second_o compuction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frango_fw-la as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v scindatur_fw-la vena_fw-la cordis_fw-la break_v your_o heart_n for_o sorrow_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o david_n say_v i_o have_v roar_v for_o the_o very_a disquietness_n of_o my_o hart_n and_o therefore_o follow_v paul_n conversion_n of_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o 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