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A06985 A catholike and ecclesiasticall exposition of the holy Gospell after S. Mathewe, gathered out of all the singuler and approued deuines (whiche the Lorde hath geuen to his Churche) by Augustine Marlorate. And translated out of Latine into Englishe by Thomas Tymme, mynister. Sene and allowed according to the order appointed; Novi Testamenti catholica expositio ecclesiastica. English. Selections Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620. 1570 (1570) STC 17404; ESTC S114262 1,206,890 792

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thou_o say_v but_o he_o deny_v the_o evangelist_n luke_n have_v but_o he_o deny_v he_o c._n peter_n have_v boast_v before_o that_o he_o will_v stand_v as_o a_o invincible_a wrasteler_n in_o his_o master_n cause_n even_o to_o the_o death_n but_o now_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o poor_a wentche_n he_o be_v terrify_v in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o give_v over_o in_o the_o plain_a field_n behold_v here_o a_o plain_a proof_n and_o trial_n of_o man_n strength_n it_o be_v but_o a_o smoke_n true_o what_o strength_n soever_o appear_v in_o man_n which_o with_o a_o blast_n of_o wind_n be_v by_o and_o by_o drive_v away_o a_o man_n here_o fill_v not_o with_o virtue_n but_o with_o wind_n promise_v to_o himself_o that_o he_o will_v easy_o get_v the_o vyctory_n against_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o true_o see_v only_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o be_v make_v afraid_a by_o and_o by_o c._n so_o that_o god_n do_v just_o recompense_v our_o distrust_n when_o he_o do_v despoil_v we_o of_o all_o 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god_n word_n must_v avoid_v flattery_n fear_v always_o come_v to_o the_o wicked_a math._n 21._o fea_a be_v not_o without_o many_o evil_n mark_n 6_o job._n ●…_n d●●_n not●…_n dabi●…_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d con●…_n ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ●…ous_a ●…hat_o 〈◊〉_d they_o the_o evil_a manner_n of_o parent_n do_v often_o time_n corrupt_v their_o child_n two_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o swear_v rash_a vow_n vow_n monastical_a psa●…_n 〈◊〉_d pati●…●●rder_n ●…on_n ●…were_v burial_n be_v to_o be_v reverence_v burial_n pertain_v to_o saint_n john_n 1._o ma●…_n chap●…_n 〈◊〉_d 6_o luke_n 9_o christ_n care_v both_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n john_n 6._o chap._n 6._o chap._n 6._o cha●…_n matt●…_n god_n 〈◊〉_d the_o ha●…_n ●…wer_n ●…iste_n ●…es_o ge●…_n unto_o 1._o these_o 4._o titus_n 1._o luke_n 24._o isaiah_n 58._o 1._o cor._n 10_o 1._o cor._n 11._o chap._n 29._o 2._o cor_fw-la 9_o god_n bless_v the_o labour_n of_o his_o servant_n 〈◊〉_d g●●●_n 〈◊〉_d chap●…_n ple●●_n rich●…_n bles●…_n lord_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d 1_o 〈◊〉_d 5._o deut._n 6._o miracle_n be_v not_o wonderful_a unto_o we_o because_o we_o see_v they_o daily_o occasion_n of_o evil_a aught_o to_o be_v avoid_v chri●…_n and_o 〈◊〉_d th●…_n of_o p●●_n sc●●_n praye●…_n 1._o t●●_n 〈◊〉_d may_v ●…d_v in_o all_o 〈◊〉_d ●●on_n ●…were_v exod_n 14._o god_n oftentimes_o tyre_v his_o servant_n to_o the_o utmost_a man_n mind_n be_v blind_a de●…_n s●…_n an●…_n luk●…_n f●●_v tim●…_n aw●…●…ces_n 〈◊〉_d ●…itude_n 〈◊〉_d we_o to_o 〈◊〉_d god._n ●…t●…●…e_fw-fr luke_n 24._o rash_a zeal_n answer_n peter_n infirmity_n be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n th●…_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ●…chies_n f●●●…reth●…●…ger_n d●…_n ge●●_n da●●_n 〈◊〉_d 18._o ●…firmi●…_n bear_v 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d god_n ●…tion_n answer_n perseverance_n and_o constancy_n must_v be_v