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quite_o off_o from_o please_v ourselves_o so_o clemens_n alex._n observe_v that_o a_o christian_n know_v very_o well_o the_o secret_a meaning_n and_o enigmatical_a sense_n of_o fast_v upon_o the_o four_o and_o six_o day_n of_o the_o week_n which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o mercury_n and_o venus_n viz._n wednesday_n and_o friday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strom._n lib._n 7._o he_o thereupon_o learn_v to_o fast_v through_o his_o whole_a life_n from_o covetousness_n and_o voluptuousness_n the_o choice_n of_o those_o day_n be_v to_o give_v he_o a_o secret_a document_n and_o remembrance_n that_o he_o shall_v pine_v and_o waste_v away_o his_o covetous_a and_o voluptuous_a desire_n from_o whence_o spring_n all_o manner_n
peace_n be_v they_o at_o all_o ashamed_a when_o they_o have_v commit_v all_o these_o abomination_n no_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o ashamed_a neither_o can_v they_o blush_v jer._n 8.10_o 11_o 12._o and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o confidence_n but_o that_o they_o think_v their_o temple-worship_n make_v amends_o for_o all_o vers_n 8._o we_o be_v wise_a say_v they_o and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o we_o which_o whether_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o people_n do_v signify_v that_o they_o lay_v the_o great_a weight_n of_o their_o hope_n upon_o that_o peace_n of_o religion_n which_o respect_v god_n though_o they_o have_v no_o respect_n at_o all_o in_o their_o action_n towards_o one_o another_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v bold_a to_o detain_v you_o any_o long_o upon_o these_o observeable_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o your_o private_a consideration_n i_o come_v to_o the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v brief_o illustrate_v which_o be_v this_o that_o 2_o these_o be_v the_o very_a sin_n which_o the_o prophet_n note_v this_o people_n to_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o after_o they_o be_v return_v out_o of_o their_o captivity_n and_o when_o any_o one_o will_v have_v expect_v a_o amendment_n very_o devout_a they_o be_v for_o aught_o that_o we_o can_v read_v no_o complaint_n be_v bring_v in_o against_o they_o for_o not_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n not_o pray_v fast_a offer_v sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n nay_o they_o know_v themselves_o punctual_a enough_o in_o these_o thing_n and_o so_o slide_v into_o the_o same_o deceit_n wherein_o their_o father_n be_v catch_v and_o perish_v for_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o this_o prophecy_n of_o zachariah_n he_o cry_v out_o turn_v you_o turn_v you_o unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o as_o your_o father_n unto_o who_o the_o former_a prophet_n cry_v the_o very_a same_o word_n chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 2.3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v when_o the_o captivity_n be_v expire_v that_o he_o make_v this_o proclamation_n unto_o they_o who_o as_o the_o 5._o chap._n 2.3_o teach_v we_o be_v still_o guilty_a of_o robbery_n and_o perjury_n with_o such_o like_a sin_n and_o yet_o they_o say_v they_o be_v innocent_a so_o junius_n and_o tremel_n read_v those_o word_n verse_n 3_o this_o be_v the_o curse_n that_o go_v forth_o over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n for_o every_o one_o that_o steal_v of_o this_o people_n say_v as_o it_o i._n e._n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o be_v innocent_a and_o whosoever_o swear_v of_o this_o people_n as_o it_o say_v that_o he_o be_v innocent_a they_o be_v no_o more_o sensible_a of_o these_o sin_n than_o heathen_a people_n who_o know_v but_o little_a of_o god_n and_o may_v more_o easy_o forget_v what_o be_v only_o teach_v they_o by_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o he_o go_v on_o to_o threaten_v they_o for_o such_o wickedness_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o woman_n vers_n 7._o which_o sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o ephah_n by_o who_o be_v shadow_v that_o people_n he_o say_v this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wickedness_n iniquity_n itself_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o deceit_n theft_n and_o perjury_n and_o afterward_o most_o plain_o chap._n 8._o have_v tell_v they_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o their_o father_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o now_o he_o be_v return_v to_o zion_n vers_fw-la 3._o and_o that_o he_o will_v bless_v they_o now_o as_o he_o have_v curse_v they_o before_o vers_fw-la 13._o but_o then_o he_o say_v these_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o they_o must_v do_v speak_v you_o every_o man_n the_o truth_n execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 16_o 17._o if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o haggai_n who_o prophesy_v but_o two_o year_n before_o these_o word_n in_o the_o 8._o zach._n be_v speak_v one_o being_n in_o the_o second_o the_o other_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o no_o better_o news_n of_o this_o people_n chap._n 2.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o every_o thing_n that_o they_o do_v be_v as_o bad_a as_o those_o illegal_a offering_n and_o impure_a sacrifice_n and_o he_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o they_o have_v not_o with_o a_o holy_a mind_n compose_v to_o all_o obedience_n hitherto_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v not_o accept_v they_o now_o i_o think_v if_o we_o compare_v this_o passage_n with_o what_o we_o before_o gather_v out_o of_o zachary_n who_o as_o i_o say_v be_v his_o contemporary_a we_o shall_v easy_o discern_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v that_o god_n be_v offend_v at_o in_o their_o do_n at_o the_o first_o they_o neglect_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o let_v the_o temple_n lie_v waste_v build_v their_o own_o house_n before_o it_o and_o when_o they_o be_v awaken_v by_o these_o prophet_n to_o that_o work_n than_o they_o think_v that_o all_o be_v well_o and_o that_o there_o need_v no_o care_n of_o any_o other_o thing_n so_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v but_o carry_v on_o unto_o perfection_n and_o thereupon_o continue_v in_o a_o world_n of_o wickedness_n make_v their_o zeal_n for_o temple-work_n eat_v up_o all_o their_o love_n to_o justice_n and_o mercy_n if_o we_o shall_v trace_v their_o footstep_n further_o we_o shall_v soon_o find_v that_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v complete_v and_o finish_v they_o be_v but_o little_a better_o for_o malachy_n who_o be_v call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o seal_n of_o the_o prophet_n because_o he_o be_v the_o last_o and_o shut_v up_o all_o complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o people_n set_v down_o these_o sin_n as_o famous_a among_o the_o rest_n chap._n 3.5_o false_a swear_v oppression_n of_o the_o hireling_n in_o his_o wage_n of_o the_o widow_n and_o fatherless_a and_o turn_v aside_o the_o stranger_n from_o his_o right_n which_o together_o with_o other_o sin_n make_v way_n for_o that_o long_a captivity_n which_o endure_v to_o this_o day_n as_o those_o acquaint_v we_o upon_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v again_o pour_v forth_o for_o christ_n come_v and_o reprove_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o for_o devour_a widow_n house_n for_o extortion_n rapine_n and_o blood_n for_o covetousness_n and_o oppression_n while_o they_o make_v long_a prayer_n and_o pretend_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o sanctity_n and_o religion_n he_o declare_v also_o that_o faith_n judgement_n mercy_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v more_o to_o be_v regard_v than_o their_o strict_a observance_n of_o day_n and_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n they_o out_o of_o a_o great_a zeal_n for_o their_o religion_n which_o they_o think_v he_o do_v not_o speak_v honourable_o enough_o concern_v most_o shameful_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o i_o believe_v they_o think_v themselves_o very_o religious_a person_n and_o be_v serious_a in_o what_o they_o do_v only_o their_o great_a and_o unequal_o dispense_v zeal_n for_o these_o few_o thing_n make_v they_o believe_v themselves_o so_o good_a as_o not_o to_o see_v themselves_o sinner_n while_n they_o commit_v all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o easy_o to_o slide_v into_o the_o usual_a hypocrisy_n i._n e._n partiality_n in_o obedience_n their_o great_a zeal_n for_o those_o thing_n make_v they_o take_v themselves_o for_o pious_a and_o devout_a person_n but_o the_o partiality_n and_o particularity_n of_o it_o make_v they_o real_o to_o be_v such_o as_o our_o saviour_n call_v hypocrite_n which_o appellation_n they_o take_v in_o such_o disdain_n that_o they_o conspire_v his_o death_n who_o will_v not_o let_v such_o as_o they_o pass_v for_o godly_a man_n i_o shall_v be_v too_o tedious_a shall_v i_o prosecute_v this_o through_o all_o the_o story_n this_o truth_n shine_v clear_a enough_o without_o borrow_v any_o more_o light_a from_o other_o scripture_n that_o these_o have_v be_v often_o the_o waste_a and_o destroy_v sin_n because_o common_o not_o observe_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o blaze_n of_o religious_a duty_n which_o dazzle_v man_n eye_n and_o make_v these_o sin_n seem_v either_o none_o at_o all_o or_o very_o little_a and_o contemptible_a which_o lead_v i_o unto_o the_o three_o thing_n which_o i_o be_o to_o make_v proof_n of_o 3_o that_o these_o be_v sin_n which_o pull_v down_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n upon_o a_o nation_n and_o indeed_o be_v oft_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o it_o the_o poet_n never_o speak_v true_a word_n than_o when_o he_o say_v pindar_n pindar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o the_o scholiast_n well_o note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v scarce_o such_o a_o tall_a and_o impregnable_a bulwark_n such_o a_o safe_a defence_n to_o a_o nation_n as_o justice_n and_o then_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v lay_v waste_n when_o there_o be_v a_o
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 to_o persuade_v a_o zealous_a man_n in_o religious_a duty_n and_o so_o to_o inflame_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v pass_v in_o his_o own_o judgement_n for_o a_o saint_n how_o certain_o will_v he_o ruin_v both_o himself_o and_o other_o in_o what_o a_o ready_a way_n be_v he_o to_o commit_v all_o injustice_n when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o all_o danger_n of_o have_v his_o own_o conscience_n secret_o reprove_v he_o of_o hypocrisy_n and_o simulation_n which_o the_o other_o have_v not_o so_o secure_v when_o a_o man_n make_v a_o conscience_n of_o some_o thing_n and_o be_v very_o forward_o in_o they_o they_o make_v such_o a_o noise_n that_o they_o quite_o drown_v the_o voice_n of_o it_o in_o other_o matter_n and_o with_o the_o great_a safety_n he_o commit_v all_o other_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n which_o be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a than_o that_o which_o he_o avoid_v but_o i_o shall_v not_o trespass_v upon_o you_o much_o further_o whether_o this_o be_v assent_v unto_o which_o i_o have_v now_o discourse_v or_o not_o this_o notwithstanding_o will_v remain_v good_a that_o such_o sin_n be_v a_o cause_n sufficient_a of_o a_o people_n ruin_n though_o there_o be_v no_o other_o and_o therefore_o for_o the_o lord_n our_o own_o and_o the_o land_n sake_n let_v we_o not_o look_v upon_o these_o thing_n as_o lesser_a and_o inconsiderable_a which_o need_v not_o be_v so_o much_o press_v upon_o man_n practice_n nor_o the_o pulpit_n so_o much_o sound_v of_o lest_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n shall_v both_o perish_v together_o let_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v once_o more_o allow_v to_o speak_v and_o i_o will_v present_o conclude_v chap._n 30.8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n note_v it_o in_o a_o book_n that_o it_o may_v be_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o that_o this_o be_v a_o rebellious_a people_n lie_v child_n child_n that_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o say_v to_o the_o seer_n see_v not_o and_o to_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v not_o unto_o we_o right_a thing_n speak_v unto_o we_o smooth_a thing_n prophesy_v deceit_n get_v you_o out_o of_o the_o way_n turn_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o path_n cause_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n to_o cease_v from_o before_o we_o etc._n etc._n they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o prophet_n speak_v to_o they_o of_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a and_o honest_a but_o desire_v some_o soft_a sleek_a flatter_a and_o deceitful_a doctrine_n i._n e._n such_o as_o will_v certain_o abuse_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v cry_v peace_n peace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o kimchi_n there_o note_n do_v according_a to_o your_o heart_n desire_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o you_o they_o will_v not_o have_v they_o run_v in_o the_o old_a beat_a way_n and_o preach_v so_o much_o strictness_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o they_o no_o find_v some_o new_a smooth_a path_n wherein_o we_o may_v go_v without_o any_o rub_n to_o our_o own_o lust_n cause_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o