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folly_n i_o mean_v imprudence_n and_o want_v of_o heed_n it_o be_v at_o once_o a_o very_a generous_a and_o christian_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o true_a faith_n no_o nor_o any_o true_a fortitude_n which_o have_v not_o a_o mixture_n of_o such_o a_o fear_n as_o fear_n be_v opposite_a to_o reliance_n and_o trust_n in_o god_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o great_a duty_n to_o laugh_v at_o danger_n but_o as_o it_o be_v opposite_a to_o rashness_n and_o a_o defect_n of_o circumspection_n it_o be_v as_o much_o a_o man_n duty_n to_o provide_v against_o danger_n by_o timely_a fear_n for_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o say_v by_o the_o royal_a priest_n 28._o fear_v not_o they_o that_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n do_v also_o say_v by_o the_o royal_a preacher_n 14._o happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v always_o all_o which_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o importance_n of_o my_o text_n and_o the_o evil_a of_o those_o day_n which_o in_o the_o context_n be_v speak_v of_o be_v due_o compare_v with_o these_o i_o 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hurtful_a lust_n which_o drown_v the_o soul_n in_o misery_n and_o perdition_n nor_o do_v he_o choose_v to_o say_v thus_o which_o he_o may_v very_o well_o have_v do_v too_o beware_v of_o the_o enticement_n of_o worldly_a greatness_n of_o riches_n and_o pleasure_n and_o reputation_n he_o do_v not_o say_v with_o s._n paul_n beware_v of_o dog_n not_o yet_o with_o s._n peter_n beware_v of_o devil_n but_o as_o a_o great_a mischief_n than_o either_o beware_v of_o men._n matth._n 10._o 17._o for_o as_o deceitfulness_n and_o fraud_n and_o all_o the_o dire_a effect_n thereof_o do_v give_v we_o a_o very_a true_a character_n of_o the_o great_a world_n so_o man_n be_v a_o little_a world_n be_v a_o little_a world_n of_o deceit_n too_o the_o false_a crocodile_n in_o egypt_n be_v not_o hypocrite_n enough_o to_o become_v his_o emblem_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o best_a thing_n debauch_v be_v the_o most_o transcendent_a evil_n those_o angel_n that_o fall_v from_o as_o high_a as_o heaven_n can_v not_o therefore_o fall_v less_o than_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n and_o so_o angelical_a be_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n undeprave_v by_o enjoy_v a_o rectitude_n both_o of_o intellect_n and_o will_n that_o he_o admit_v not_o of_o a_o middle_n betwixt_o a_o devil_n and_o a_o saint_n so_o that_o man_n be_v the_o worst_a on_o this_o side_n hell_n as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a of_o god_n creature_n on_o this_o side_n heaven_n do_v help_v to_o adjust_a and_o reconcile_v the_o seem_a contradictory_n proverb_n 〈◊〉_d homo_fw-la homini_fw-la deus_fw-la and_o homo_fw-la homini_fw-la diabolus_fw-la man_n to_o man_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o god_n and_o man_n to_o man_n be_v a_o arrant_a devil_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o fellow-creature_n be_v very_o innocent_a neighbour_n
idolatrous_a greek_n apply_v to_o hercules_n who_o they_o affirm_v to_o have_v run_v through_o all_o the_o habitable_a world_n and_o those_o distinct_a prediction_n of_o the_o prophet_n esa_n touch_v our_o saviour_n heal_a virtue_n over_o all_o manner_n of_o disease_n they_o apply_v to_o aesculapius_n their_o god_n of_o physic_n not_o to_o be_v endless_a in_o particular_n all_o the_o prophecy_n of_o our_o messiah_n except_v that_o of_o his_o crucifixion_n which_o their_o poet_n can_v never_o parallel_v in_o all_o their_o fabulous_a son_n of_o jupiter_n have_v by_o the_o wicked_a ingeny_n of_o deceiver_n be_v profane_o misapply_v to_o the_o bolster_n up_o of_o their_o idolatry_n and_o that_o by_o have_v be_v wrest_v from_o those_o completion_n they_o all_o do_v find_v in_o our_o bless_a saviour_n insomuch_o as_o without_o and_o within_o the_o church_n both_o under_o the_o law_n and_o under_o the_o gospel_n this_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o pertinent_a if_o not_o a_o necessary_a caveat_n be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n beware_v of_o man_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v you_o heed_n that_o no_o man_n deceive_v you_o §_o 11._o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o this_o caveat_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o person_n without_o exception_n not_o only_o of_o the_o worst_a but_o the_o best_a of_o man_n for_o as_o the_o worst_a may_v deceive_v we_o by_o their_o very_a good_a word_n so_o may_v the_o best_a of_o man_n too_o though_o without_o any_o design_n and_o even_o before_o they_o be_v aware_a by_o their_o evil_a deed_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o worst_a let_v we_o first_o of_o all_o attend_v unto_o that_o caveat_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o his_o ephesian_n 6._o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n a_o caveat_n extend_v to_o many_o thing_n of_o great_a moment_n however_o express_v by_o our_o apostle_n in_o the_o stile_n of_o vain_a word_n he_o do_v not_o mean_a by_o vain_a word_n such_o as_o be_v but_o unprofitable_a and_o impertinent_a to_o the_o hearer_n such_o 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wit_n never_o to_o speak_v a_o serious_a word_n but_o to_o turn_v all_o into_o ridicule_n by_o foolish_a talk_n and_o jest_v two_o word_n for_o one_o thing_n be_v mean_v such_o insipid_a and_o unsavoury_a discourse_n as_o have_v not_o in_o it_o any_o salt_n either_o of_o charity_n or_o of_o prudence_n to_o make_v it_o useful_a it_o be_v true_a that_o aristotle_n do_v reckon_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v here_o s._n paul_n word_n a_o semivertue_n in_o conversation_n but_o be_v usual_o couple_v with_o scurrility_n or_o obscoeneness_n or_o some_o degree_n of_o profanation_n for_o mala_fw-la sunt_fw-la vicina_fw-la bonis_fw-la it_o be_v prohibit_v and_o condemn_v and_o heavy_o censure_v by_o our_o apostle_n as_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o seriousness_n and_o the_o gravity_n of_o a_o christian_a who_o conversation_n shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n and_o his_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n not_o in_o jest_v and_o buffonery_n mortification_n and_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v his_o business_n and_o praise_v god_n his_o recreation_n the_o study_n and_o contemplation_n both_o of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o the_o will_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v his_o labour_n and_o his_o divertisement_n his_o daily_a exercise_n and_o delight_n to_o they_o that_o place_n their_o present_a happiness_n in_o the_o contrary_a to_o this_o in_o spare_v nothing_o to_o break_v a_o jest_n neither_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n nor_o the_o good_a name_n of_o man_n nor_o the_o modest_a ear_n of_o woman_n but_o sacrifice_v all_o consideration_n to_o sport_n and_o laughter_n as_o to_o the_o idol_n they_o most_o adore_v to_o they_o our_o lord_n denunciation_n belong_v of_o right_a woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o laugh_v for_o they_o shall_v mourn_v and_o weep_v as_o for_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o impious_a jest_n to_o cause_n laughter_n and_o filthy_a talk_v v._n 4._o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v we_o say_v s._n paul_n as_o if_o they_o be_v altogether_o venial_a and_o such_o as_o easy_o consist_v with_o a_o christian_a state_n for_o even_o because_o of_o these_o thing_n 6._o as_o arrant_a trifle_n and_o peccadillo_n as_o by_o too_o many_o they_o may_v be_v think_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n either_o in_o this_o or_o the_o world_n to_o come_v again_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v we_o with_o vain_a word_n that_o be_v with_o false_a one_o say_v estius_n or_o with_o fallacious_a one_o say_v menochius_fw-la and_o so_o the_o caveat_n be_v extensible_a to_o all_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o man_n who_o with_o the_o sophistry_n of_o word_n or_o the_o word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n which_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n seek_v to_o impose_v upon_o the_o conscience_n and_o mind_n of_o those_o they_o speak_v to_o as_o in_o call_v vicious_a fear_n by_o the_o name_n of_o prudence_n in_o call_v avarice_n frugality_n luxury_n nobleness_n lightness_n affability_n ambition_n greatness_n of_o soul_n sheepishness_n humility_n insultation_n courage_n and_o devilish_a envy_n hatred_n of_o evil._n for_o now_o and_o then_o a_o great_a vice_n do_v so_o ape-out_a virtue_n and_o several_a virtue_n in_o some_o degree_n do_v so_o border_v upon_o vice_n that_o for_o want_v of_o due_a heed_n to_o the_o vain_a word_n of_o man_n many_o mistake_v they_o for_o one_o another_o let_v no_o man_n therefore_o deceive_v we_o as_o many_o will_n unless_o we_o stand_v upon_o our_o guard_n by_o give_v vain_a subtlety_n the_o name_n of_o wisdom_n and_o cruelty_n the_o name_n of_o corrective_a justice_n by_o call_v rashness_n resolution_n and_o giddiness_n zeal_n let_v no_o man_n lead_v we_o into_o intemperance_n under_o the_o stile_n of_o good-fellowship_n nor_o seek_v to_o lessen_v the_o guilt_n of_o wantonness_n by_o its_o be_v entitle_v a_o trick_n of_o youth_n nor_o withdraw_v our_o obedience_n to_o public_a parent_n in_o pretence_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n no_o nor_o our_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n when_o that_o be_v due_a because_o obedience_n indeed_o be_v better_o let_v no_o man_n persuade_v we_o to_o leave_v undo_v the_o small_a duty_n under_o colour_n of_o our_o do_v the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o wilful_o to_o admit_v of_o a_o lesser_a sin_n in_o a_o sophistical_a pretence_n of_o avoid_v great_a for_o that_o say_n of_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o of_o two_o evil_n the_o least_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v be_v not_o mean_v of_o two_o moral_a but_o of_o two_o physical_a or_o civil_a evil_n it_o be_v true_a when_o two_o evil_n be_v both_o of_o punishment_n or_o when_o of_o any_o two_o evil_n the_o one_o be_v of_o sin_n and_o the_o other_o of_o affliction_n reason_n prompt_v we_o to_o choose_v the_o lesser_a but_o of_o two_o moral_a evil_n or_o of_o two_o formal_a sin_n religion_n bid_v we_o choose_v neither_o but_o rather_o suffer_v the_o great_a evil_n than_o submit_v to_o do_v the_o least_o §_o 12._o shall_v i_o adventure_v to_o reflect_v upon_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n of_o this_o first_o rank_n of_o who_o a_o heed_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o this_o last_o age_n though_o this_o at_o first_o be_v my_o design_n i_o shall_v heedless_o engage_v in_o a_o new_a sea_n of_o matter_n and_o wear_v out_o the_o patience_n of_o all_o that_o hear_v i_o i_o shall_v therefore_o choose_v to_o spend_v the_o little_a remainder_n of_o my_o time_n in_o give_v notice_n of_o two_o or_o three_o of_o the_o most_o plausible_a deceiver_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o late_a time_n for_o till_o the_o error_n they_o have_v sow_v and_o sometime_o plant_v be_v root_v out_o of_o the_o people_n mind_n i_o can_v imagine_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o keep_v our_o peace_n any_o long_o than_o whilst_o the_o
be_v divine_o undeceivable_a take_v away_o this_o and_o all_o her_o other_o imposition_n will_v fall_v to_o ruin_v of_o themselves_o but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o error_n all_o the_o rest_n must_v needs_o be_v swallow_v how_o gross_a soever_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o 2_o book_n of_o maccabee_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la be_v as_o much_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o the_o 5_o book_n of_o moses_n or_o any_o other_o at_o least_o since_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n at_o trent_n to_o who_o authority_n forsooth_o the_o holy_a scripture_n owe_v they_o that_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n it_o be_v the_o interest_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o every_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o cannibal_n even_o material_o and_o gross_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n that_o the_o single_a bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o universal_a pastor_n head_n and_o monarch_n over_o the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n both_o diffusive_a and_o representative_a though_o in_o a_o absolute_a contradiction_n to_o four_o famous_a council_n which_o with_o the_o papalin_n themselves_o do_v pass_v for_o general_n to_o wit_n of_o pisa_n constance_n basil_n and_o sienna_n not_o to_o insist_v on_o those_o other_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n constantinople_n antioch_n and_o africa_n that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o infallible_a judge_n of_o controversy_n on_o earth_n over_o and_o above_o the_o word_n of_o god_n though_o they_o who_o say_v it_o be_v not_o agree_v who_o the_o judge_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v it_o whether_o the_o diffusive_a or_o representative_a or_o that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o virtual_a church_n catholic_n or_o their_o principium_fw-la vnitatis_fw-la as_o they_o call_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o proud_o lord_n it_o over_o they_o all._n that_o though_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o apostle_n own_o creed_n consist_v of_o but_o 12_o article_n each_o apostle_n cast_v in_o one_o as_o ruffinus_n tell_v we_o yet_o the_o 12_o more_o at_o least_o thereto_o add_v by_o pius_fw-la quartus_fw-la and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n be_v to_o be_v swear_v to_o and_o believe_v as_o of_o equal_a necessity_n to_o life_n aeternal_a to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o word_n no_o contradiction_n can_v be_v so_o gross_a no_o absurdity_n so_o great_a as_o not_o to_o be_v ready_o entertain_v by_o those_o jesuited_a bigot_n who_o have_v beforehand_o devour_v and_o swallow_v down_o without_o chew_v that_o breed_n blasphemy_n and_o falsehood_n 4._o that_o the_o pope_n be_v as_o infallible_a as_o jesus_n christ_n as_o often_o as_o he_o speak_v ex_fw-la cathedrâ_fw-la even_o without_o a_o general_n council_n not_o in_o question_n only_o of_o right_n but_o in_o those_o of_o fact_n also_o let_v no_o man_n therefore_o deceive_v we_o with_o his_o pretend_a infallibility_n more_o than_o with_o his_o be_v god_n or_o whole_o impeccable_a upon_o earth_n for_o he_o who_o can_v be_v deceive_v can_v as_o little_a sin_n they_o be_v attribute_n peculiar_a to_o god_n alone_o §_o 18._o but_o now_o it_o be_v time_n that_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o general_a member_n of_o sub-division_n by_o which_o a_o caveat_n be_v enter_v against_o deceit_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o well_o of_o the_o best_a as_o the_o worst_a of_o men._n for_o as_o heed_n be_v to_o be_v take_v that_o no_o evil_a man_n deceive_v we_o by_o good_a appearance_n and_o praetense_n so_o there_o be_v use_v of_o as_o great_a heed_n that_o no_o good_a man_n deceive_v we_o against_o his_o will_n by_o the_o evil_a example_n of_o his_o miscarriage_n there_o be_v at_o least_o as_o much_o danger_n of_o the_o one_o as_o of_o the_o other_o if_o we_o allow_v ourselves_o to_o magnificat_fw-la think_v we_o may_v safe_o do_v what_o some_o very_a good_a people_n have_v do_v before_o we_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o will_v be_v this_o that_o we_o shall_v imitate_v the_o worst_a in_o the_o best_a of_o man_n and_o leave_v the_o best_a 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