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when_o salt_n unsaverie_a and_o last_o when_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v guide_n have_v need_n to_o be_v guide_v and_o govern_v themselves_o who_o as_o they_o use_v not_o their_o hand_n when_o they_o do_v no_o good_a indeed_o although_o they_o do_v as_o juggler_n do_v show_v knack_n of_o legerdemain_n seem_v to_o do_v those_o feat_n which_o they_o do_v not_o by_o cast_v a_o mist_n before_o man_n eye_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n at_o all_o if_o they_o be_v toungty_v &_o have_v there_o lip_n glue_v together_o since_o they_o do_v more_o hurt_n by_o their_o speak_n than_o they_o can_v do_v by_o their_o silence_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o cident_n animae_fw-la verba_fw-la ut_fw-la opera_fw-la as_o chrysostom_n hom._n 30._o in_o act_n apost_n cap._n 14_o quoniam_fw-la si_fw-la habueris_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la non_fw-la proderis_fw-la loquendo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la plus_fw-la oberas_fw-la utilius_fw-la fuerit_fw-la tacere_fw-la quid_fw-la ita_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la mihi_fw-la proponis_fw-la opus_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la esset_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insomuch_o that_o the_o people_n may_v very_o well_o put_v their_o pastor_n to_o rebuke_v in_o reply_v against_o he_o and_o say_n with_o the_o poet._n quid_fw-la verba_fw-la audiam_fw-la cum_fw-la facta_fw-la videam_fw-la and_o again_o with_o tully_n in_o another_o place_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n quorsum_fw-la persuadere_fw-la nobis_fw-la conaris_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la probare_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la so_o that_o we_o see_v that_o this_o untowardness_n &_o perverseness_n of_o the_o ministry_n in_o not_o put_v in_o practice_n that_o which_o they_o know_v make_v this_o blessing_n of_o the_o gospel_n oftentimes_o but_o half_a a_o blessing_n this_o grace_n but_o half_a a_o grace_n this_o light_n no_o light_n at_o all_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n they_o make_v it_o not_o a_o darkness_n yea_o this_o blessing_n no_o blessing_n this_o grace_n no_o grace_n this_o light_n no_o light_n 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prime_n of_o his_o age_n and_o flower_n of_o his_o youth_n whereby_o his_o conquest_n be_v not_o accomplish_v and_o his_o great_a segnory_n and_o kingdom_n rend_v asunder_o and_o divide_v among_o his_o captain_n who_o bring_v themselves_o likewise_o final_o to_o confusion_n by_o their_o continual_a contention_n among_o themselves_o as_o likewise_o in_o julius_n caesar_n &_o pompey_n pompey_n julius_n caesar_n pompey_n who_o ambitious_a dissension_n the_o one_o in_v not_o suffer_v a_o peer_n the_o other_o a_o superior_a bring_v themselves_o to_o untimely_a death_n the_o one_o by_o caesar_n the_o other_o by_o the_o senator_n and_o the_o slourish_a estate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n to_o a_o very_a low_a ebb_n through_o the_o mighty_a faction_n and_o cruel-civill_a war_n which_o follow_v after_o whereupon_o euripides_n in_o his_o phoenisse_fw-la upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o ambitious_a contention_n of_o eteocles_n and_o polenices_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o thebes_n ambition_n ambition_n that_o follow_v thereupon_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o ambition_n be_v a_o unjust_a goddess_n or_o rather_o if_o you_o will_v a_o wicked_a fiend_n because_o into_o what_o house_n or_o city_n soever_o it_o enter_v be_v it_o never_o so_o happy_a and_o flourish_a it_o never_o come_v out_o without_o the_o destruction_n of_o all_o those_o that_o she_o lay_v hold_v upon_o and_o therefore_o plato_n he_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n that_o will_v fall_v out_o contrary_a to_o our_o expectation_n and_o worse_o than_o we_o wish_v and_o will_v as_o cause_v infortunitie_n when_o we_o look_v for_o felicity_n and_o adversity_n when_o we_o hope_v for_o prosperity_n or_o if_o you_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o mischief_n that_o turn_v all_o topsy_n turuie_o whereupon_o also_o aristotle_n pol._n 2._o cha_n 7._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o all_o wrong_n and_o injury_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v 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magistracy_n and_o between_o a_o ambitious_a usurpation_n and_o cruel_a tyranny_n as_o they_o do_v also_o unlearned_o and_o malicious_o that_o other_o place_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o they_o use_v as_o the_o strong_a engine_n of_o their_o battery_n against_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o church_n mat._n 20.25_o luk._n 22.25_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v translate_v likewise_o gracious_a lord_n to_o take_v away_o the_o title_n of_o grace_n from_o our_o archbishop_n and_o lordship_n from_o our_o bishop_n when_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v no_o such_o thing_n for_o what_o smatterer_n be_v there_o in_o the_o grammar_n or_o that_o have_v but_o small_a skill_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n that_o know_v not_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v that_o be_v proper_o a_o benefactor_n a_o ambitious_a title_n of_o honour_n which_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n and_o other_o king_n and_o prince_n do_v vaineglorious_o affect_v in_o a_o politic_a &_o popular_a praise_n and_o applause_n of_o the_o common_a multitude_n in_o bountifullie_o bestow_v some_o public_a beneficence_n and_o benevolence_n upon_o the_o people_n to_o colour_v their_o accustom_a tyranny_n and_o cruelty_n and_o to_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o their_o oppress_a subject_n macedon_n philip_n of_o macedon_n for_o so_o be_v philip_n of_o macedon_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o theban_n as_o demosthenes_n witness_v in_o his_o oration_n pro_fw-la ctesiphonte_n and_o beside_o philos_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o also_o ptolomey_n the_o son_n of_o philadelphus_n king_n of_o egypt_n ptolomey_n ptolomey_n be_v so_o surname_v and_o final_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n antiochus_n antiochus_n which_o because_o partly_o it_o be_v a_o profane_a name_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o partly_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o ambitious_a name_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o place_n in_o matt._n mention_v before_o for_o that_o this_o word_n be_v here_o take_v in_o the_o bad_a and_o not_o in_o the_o good_a part_n it_o be_v manifest_a as_o also_o in_o matthew_n although_o beza_n be_v of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n therein_o injurious_o and_o rash_o control_a the_o judgement_n of_o erasmus_n and_o that_o because_o luke_n in_o harmony_n &_o consent_n with_o matth._n 22.25_o use_v the_o simple_a for_o the_o other_o compound_n beza_n beza_n which_o be_v but_o once_o in_o the_o whole_a scripture_n so_o take_v and_o no_o where_o else_o and_o that_o therefore_o be_v mean_v thereby_o not_o tyrannical_a rule_n but_o all_o civil_a government_n of_o temporal_a good_a politic_a magistrate_n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o proverb_n of_o bernard_n beza_n non_fw-la vidit_fw-la omne_fw-la although_o otherwise_o a_o learned_a father_n and_o a_o excellent_a writer_n very_o well_o deserve_v of_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o want_v of_o government_n breed_v confusion_n and_o equality_n bring_v contempt_n here_o then_o in_o a_o word_n these_o elder_n of_o asia_n and_o in_o they_o all_o the_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n of_o what_o degree_n estate_n condition_n soever_o be_v dehort_v from_o all_o hard_a severe_a austere_a domineer_a over_o god_n heritage_n they_o must_v not_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o allude_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n mat._n 25.24_o luk._n 19.21_o as_o the_o false_a prophet_n do_v in_o the_o day_n of_o ezechiel_n for_o the_o which_o he_o inveigh_v against_o they_o who_o do_v never_o strengthen_v the_o weak_a nor_o heal_v the_o sick_a nor_o bind_v up_o the_o break_a nor_o bring_v back_o that_o which_o be_v drive_v away_o nor_o seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v but_o do_v rule_v they_o with_o cruelty_n and_o rigour_n feed_v themselves_o and_o not_o 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be_v labourer_n in_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n and_o lover_n of_o the_o vine_n which_o they_o neither_o ought_v themselves_o to_o spoil_v nor_o waste_n nor_o suffer_v the_o wild_a boar_n of_o the_o wood_n to_o root_v it_o up_o nor_o the_o savage_a beast_n of_o the_o field_n to_o devour_v it_o they_o ought_v neither_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o must_v not_o be_v like_o the_o great_a oak_n of_o basan_n and_o the_o tall_a cedar_n of_o libanon_n which_o with_o their_o bigness_n &_o height_n hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o young_a tree_n underneath_o they_o by_o keep_v the_o moisture_n of_o the_o rain_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o air_n of_o the_o wind_n from_o they_o so_o they_o to_o wipe_v the_o fat_a from_o
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〈◊〉_d earthly_a thing_n in_o the_o same_o verse_n and_o final_o that_o which_o peter_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n job._n 6.68_o which_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o science_n of_o all_o science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o of_o he_o who_o he_o have_v send_v christ_n jesus_n be_v of_o itself_o life_n eternal_a joh._n 17.3_o yea_o as_o aristole_n term_v his_o logic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o may_v it_o be_v call_v even_o not_o the_o instrument_n of_o all_o instrument_n but_o the_o instruction_n of_o all_o instruction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o the_o hand_n and_o holdfast_n of_o the_o power_n and_o horn_n of_o our_o salvation_n three_o and_o last_o it_o be_v call_v godliness_n of_o the_o end_n or_o effect_n because_o it_o make_v or_o aught_o to_o make_v we_o to_o live_v a_o godly_a life_n for_o as_o first_o david_n say_v of_o the_o law_n psal_n 19.9_o and_o of_o the_o judgement_n 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justification_n of_o christ_n divinity_n and_o his_o declaration_n to_o be_v god_n what_o great_a than_o the_o testimony_n of_o elect_a angel_n what_o great_a matter_n than_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o ascension_n of_o our_o saviour_n far_o great_a than_o any_o mystery_n that_o be_v before_o time_n mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n than_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o wide_a world_n than_o the_o inundation_n of_o the_o earth_n than_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n than_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o return_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v all_o notwithstanding_o great_a miracle_n and_o most_o marvellous_a in_o our_o eye_n and_o as_o this_o mystery_n be_v great_a first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n both_o for_o quantity_n and_o quality_n not_o only_o general_o but_o also_o 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