just_a and_o spare_v to_o do_v nothing_o whereby_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o gainer_n but_o then_o what_o may_v not_o what_o will_v not_o he_o do_v that_o have_v secure_v not_o only_o other_o man_n opinion_n but_o his_o own_o also_o of_o his_o honesty_n and_o piety_n this_o be_v a_o far_o worse_a cozenage_n than_o the_o other_o for_o a_o man_n to_o deceive_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o other_o folk_n and_o will_v most_o inevitable_o bring_v he_o to_o ruin_v if_o it_o be_v a_o great_a piece_n of_o that_o policy_n whereby_o the_o devil_n rule_v the_o world_n for_o a_o man_n so_o notable_o to_o counterfeit_v piety_n that_o even_o when_o he_o do_v most_o destroy_v it_o he_o shall_v be_v count_v pious_a as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o tereus_n ipso_fw-la sceleris_fw-la molimine_fw-la tereus_n creditur_fw-la esse_fw-la pius_fw-la he_o be_v cry_v up_o for_o a_o saint_n even_o when_o he_o be_v commit_v the_o great_a villainy_n what_o a_o notable_a piece_n of_o the_o devil_n craft_n then_o be_v it_o so_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o
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the_o mind_n from_o cloud_n and_o obscure_a vapour_n and_o set_v it_o at_o liberty_n from_o bodily_a mixture_n and_o interposal_n that_o it_o may_v altogether_o attend_v upon_o its_o own_o business_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o forementioned_a clemens_n in_fw-la eclog._n fast_v void_v and_o discharge_v the_o soul_n of_o that_o matter_n which_o clog_v its_o spirit_n and_o make_v it_o pure_a light_a and_o cheerful_a together_o with_o the_o body_n in_o heavenly_a employment_n we_o can_v at_o the_o same_o time_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o taste_v pleasant_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v conversant_a with_o thing_n separate_v from_o all_o matter_n and_o that_o be_v within_o the_o knowledge_n only_o of_o the_o mind_n as_o a_o philosopher_n can_v determine_v porphyr_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v to_o very_o good_a purpose_n to_o abstain_v from_o our_o daily_a food_n that_o thereby_o our_o soul_n be_v lighten_v and_o exonerate_v of_o that_o dull_a heavy_a matter_n which_o oppress_v they_o they_o may_v more_o free_o and_o clear_o mind_n their_o own_o proper_a object_n which_o be_v perfect_o spiritual_a when_o there_o be_v this_o universal_a intendment_n in_o our_o fast_n it_o become_v of_o excellent_a use_n and_o singular_a advantage_n unto_o we_o but_o when_o we_o understand_v no_o more_o by_o it_o than_o the_o pharisee_n do_v who_o fast_v indeed_o twice_o every_o week_n but_o be_v still_o full_a of_o covetousness_n rapine_n and_o excess_n we_o shall_v be_v loathsome_a thing_n with_o all_o this_o religion_n unto_o god_n for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o fast_a which_o god_n have_v choose_v to_o pinch_v and_o use_v our_o body_n unkind_o for_o a_o day_n 2_o it_o be_v not_o weep_v wail_a and_o make_v lamentation_n add_v to_o our_o fast_n though_o this_o be_v do_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o sadness_n and_o doleful_a complaint_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v their_o planctus_fw-la use_v to_o be_v with_o howl_v beat_v of_o their_o head_n or_o knock_v of_o their_o breast_n and_o sometime_o tear_v of_o their_o hair_n with_o such_o like_a expression_n of_o inward_a grief_n now_o they_o ask_v the_o question_n vers_fw-la 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v i_o weep_v god_n answer_v here_o in_o the_o text_n to_o what_o purpose_n in_o your_o weep_n yet_o when_o you_o make_v a_o pitiful_a moan_n a_o lamentable_a deal_n of_o do_v most_o bitter_a complaint_n beside_o your_o weep_n it_o be_v nothing_o unto_o i_o for_o that_o word_n in_o the_o three_o verse_n be_v alter_v here_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d weep_a be_v change_v into_o mourning_n god_n grant_v more_o than_o they_o speak_v of_o and_o say_v when_o you_o fast_v and_o weep_v with_o wail_v and_o lamentation_n etc._n etc._n you_o do_v it_o not_o unto_o i_o and_o there_o be_v as_o little_a in_o all_o the_o appendix_n of_o this_o weep_v which_o 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shall_v never_o look_v god_n in_o the_o face_n with_o any_o confidence_n till_o they_o be_v peremptory_o resolve_v against_o all_o impediment_n to_o be_v better_a these_o thing_n i_o say_v they_o be_v mere_a stranger_n unto_o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n cry_v out_o isa_n 58.4_o 5._o be_v this_o the_o fast_a that_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o bow_v down_o his_o herd_n as_o a_o bulrush_n &_o c_o will_v thou_o call_v this_o a_o fast_a and_o a_o acceptable_a day_n to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n no_o rend_v your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n say_v the_o prophet_n joel_n turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o fast_v weep_a and_o mourning_n then_o tear_n be_v good_a when_o they_o be_v the_o companion_n of_o a_o relent_a and_o a_o return_a heart_n when_o they_o run_v out_o of_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v run_v towards_o god_n 1_o sam._n 7.2_o 3._o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n lament_v after_o the_o lord_n and_o samuel_n speak_v unto_o they_o say_v if_o you_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o your_o heart_n than_o put_v away_o the_o strange_a god_n and_o prepare_v your_o heart_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o serve_v he_o only_o and_o he_o will_v deliver_v you_o i._n e._n if_o you_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n let_v we_o see_v something_o beside_o your_o weep_a and_o lamentation_n and_o if_o these_o be_v the_o outward_a expression_n of_o the_o inward_a relent_a of_o your_o heart_n than_o put_v away_o all_o those_o displease_a thing_n that_o have_v create_v you_o so_o much_o mischief_n and_o cost_v you_o now_o so_o many_o tear_n etc._n etc._n this_o people_n here_o in_o the_o text_n may_v mourn_v and_o weep_v if_o it_o have_v but_o be_v to_o think_v of_o the_o great_a calamity_n that_o have_v befall_v they_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o city_n the_o burn_a of_o their_o temple_n the_o captivity_n of_o their_o nation_n the_o pour_v out_o their_o blood_n like_o water_n and_o sundry_a doleful_a circumstance_n in_o all_o these_o which_o may_v make_v they_o wish_v with_o jeremiah_n that_o their_o head_n be_v water_n and_o their_o eye_n fountain_n of_o tear_n that_o they_o may_v weep_v day_n and_o night_n for_o the_o slay_v of_o the_o daughter_n of_o their_o people_n jer._n 9.1_o but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o a_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o groan_a under_o the_o intolerable_a burden_n of_o their_o iniquity_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o these_o tear_n if_o inward_a anguish_n and_o grief_n for_o sin_n do_v not_o give_v they_o all_o their_o acrimony_n and_o smartnesse_n if_o they_o wash_v and_o cleanse_v not_o the_o soul_n from_o its_o filth_n and_o nastiness_n or_o suppose_v there_o be_v some_o present_a sense_n of_o sin_n which_o express_v these_o briny_a tear_n alas_o they_o be_v but_o like_o a_o sudden_a dash_n of_o rain_n which_o be_v
breach_n make_v in_o this_o wall_n for_o oppression_n violence_n and_o wrong_a to_o enter_v in_o which_o i_o have_v as_o good_a as_o already_o clear_v while_o i_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o prophet_n every_o where_o cry_v out_o upon_o these_o sin_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o desolation_n and_o be_v carry_v captive_a out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n but_o if_o you_o desire_v more_o particular_a satisfaction_n be_v please_v to_o observe_v 1_o that_o the_o captivity_n of_o israel_n be_v in_o a_o great_a part_n charge_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o these_o sin_n and_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o consult_v but_o these_o two_o place_n in_o a_o prophet_n who_o vision_n be_v concern_v the_o ten_o tribe_n amos_n 2.6_o 7_o 8._o amos_n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o 2_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n both_o first_o and_o last_o be_v most_o manifest_o ascribe_v to_o they_o these_o be_v the_o iniquity_n which_o even_o in_o their_o reformation_n they_o spare_v from_o be_v destroy_v and_o i_o must_v again_o put_v you_o to_o the_o pain_n of_o consider_v these_o place_n which_o the_o time_n will_v not_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o enlarge_v upon_o isa_n 10.1_o 2_o 3._o isa_n 30.12_o 13_o 14._o micah_n 3.12_o and_o especial_o that_o remarkable_a one_o jer._n 34._o where_o he_o call_v upon_o they_o to_o let_v the_o bondman_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n go_v free_a according_a to_o the_o law_n which_o because_o after_o their_o promise_n they_o refuse_v and_o keep_v they_o still_o in_o their_o service_n see_v what_o be_v threaten_v vers_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o this_o that_o passage_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v relate_v which_o we_o meet_v withal_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o jeremiahs_n lamentation_n judah_n be_v go_v into_o captivity_n because_o of_o affliction_n and_o because_o of_o great_a servitude_n chap._n 1.3_o 3_o babylon_n herself_o who_o destroy_v judah_n be_v destroy_v for_o these_o sin_n which_o i_o note_v lest_o you_o shall_v think_v that_o these_o thing_n 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