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god_n say_v he_o permit_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o â—n_a error_n that_o his_o pious_a humility_n may_v be_v know_v and_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o medicine_n both_o for_o that_o age_n and_o for_o posterity_n if_o cyprian_n say_v he_o be_v a_o bishope_n of_o so_o great_a a_o church_n as_o carthage_n be_v and_o be_v a_o man_n of_o soâ—great_a learning_n eloquence_n cowrage_n &_o worth_a every_o way_n bid_v separate_v himself_o how_o many_o have_v follow_v he_o how_o glorious_a a_o name_n have_v he_o purchase_v to_o himself_o among_o man_n there_o have_v be_v more_o cyprianist_n than_o donatist_n but_o he_o be_v not_o a_o child_n of_o perdition_n but_o a_o child_n of_o peace_n he_o do_v not_o see_v the_o truth_n in_o that_o point_n but_o god_n permit_v that_o that_o we_o may_v see_v in_o he_o that_o which_o be_v better_a than_o that_o truth_n even_o charity_n for_o that_o truth_n without_o charity_n will_v not_o have_v save_v he_o but_o charity_n without_o that_o truth_n obtain_v to_o he_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o so_o the_o cloud_n of_o error_n which_o creep_v in_o his_o bright_a soul_n be_v banish_v away_o by_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o blood_n as_o it_o be_v shade_n for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o follow_a word_n it_o be_v as_o the_o precious_a ointment_n upon_o the_o head_n ointment_n etc._n etc._n here_o by_o two_o excellent_a similitude_n the_o prophet_n show_v the_o beauty_n &_o goodness_n of_o brotherly_a unity_n and_o love_n the_o first_o be_v take_v from_o the_o sacred_a ointment_n that_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o high_a priest_n at_o his_o consecration_n which_o
and_o evil_n expediencie_n and_o inexpediency_n that_o be_v in_o every_o thing_n and_o therefore_o not_o subject_a to_o any_o error_n or_o change_n hence_o i_o be_o chap._n 1._o 17._o call_v he_o the_o father_n of_o light_n with_o who_o be_v noâ—_n variableness_n neither_o shadow_n of_o turn_v hence_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v of_o himself_o malach._n 3._o 6._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n i_o change_v not_o therefore_o you_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v num._n 23._o 19_o god_n be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v lie_v neither_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v have_v he_o say_v and_o shall_v be_v not_o do_v it_o or_o have_v he_o speak_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o make_v it_o good_a to_o this_o same_o purpose_n david_n psal_n 102._o speak_v to_o god_n say_v thou_o be_v the_o same_o and_o thy_o year_n shall_v have_v no_o end_n thou_o be_v not_o now_o one_o and_o now_o another_o but_o always_o one_o &_o the_o same_o thus_o we_o see_v his_o be_v be_v the_o same_o always_o &_o so_o be_v his_o decree_n the_o counsel_n of_o his_o heart_n stand_v and_o his_o thought_n throughout_o all_o generation_n thus_o we_o see_v his_o unchangeablnes_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o prophet_n say_v here_o thou_o o_o lord_n remain_v hence_o we_o may_v perceive_v that_o no_o change_n which_o we_o see_v in_o the_o creature_n do_v any_o way_n affect_v god_n he_o make_v this_o world_n &_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o work_n he_o change_v they_o from_o nothing_o to_o this_o be_v which_o they_o now_o have_v but_o without_o any_o change_n in_o himself_o when_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o face_n appear_v in_o a_o glass_n there_o be_v no_o change_n in_o thy_o face_n from_o that_o which_o be_v before_o when_o thy_o foot_n leave_v a_o impression_n or_o mark_n in_o the_o way_n thy_o foot_n be_v nothing_o alter_v now_o what_o be_v the_o creature_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o countenance_n of_o god_n a_o footstepe_n impression_n or_o small_a resemblance_n 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