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and_o therefore_o here_o i_o will_v conclude_v sermon_n v._n at_o whitehall_n jan._n 12._o 1639._o matth_n 13._o v._n 27._o so_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o housholder_n come_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o sir_n do_v not_o thou_o sow_v good_a seed_n in_o thy_o field_n from_o whence_o then_o have_v it_o tare_n primus_fw-la felicitatis_fw-la gradus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la cyprian_a etc._n etc._n the_o first_o degree_n of_o happiness_n be_v not_o to_o sin_v the_o second_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o a_o fault_n commit_v it_o have_v be_v well_o do_v of_o the_o servant_n in_o the_o present_a parable_n to_o have_v be_v careful_a in_o their_o master_n business_n and_o not_o have_v give_v the_o enemy_n advantage_n by_o their_o dull_a security_n for_o the_o disperse_v of_o his_o tare_n and_o it_o be_v well_o do_v although_o not_o so_o well_o that_o they_o discern_v they_o in_o good_a time_n before_o they_o have_v destroy_v god_n harvest_n and_o devour_v his_o wheat_n a_o fault_n have_v be_v commit_v by_o their_o sloth_n and_o drowsiness_n that_o they_o see_v too_o well_o but_o every_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o excuse_v himself_o paterculque_fw-fr and_o cast_v the_o blame_n upon_o his_o fellow_n proprium_fw-la est_fw-la humano_fw-la ingenio_fw-la omne_fw-la sibi_fw-la remittere_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliis_fw-la say_v velleius_n right_o and_o tare_n they_o see_v spring_v up_o which_o they_o have_v not_o sow_v but_o how_o they_o come_v there_o that_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v certain_a they_o be_v that_o they_o have_v sow_v good_a seed_n in_o their_o master_n field_n and_o that_o the_o field_n be_v well_o manure_v and_o fit_v for_o so_o great_a a_o blessing_n to_o see_v this_o field_n so_o dress_v and_o cultivate_v overgrow_v with_o tare_n and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a withal_o what_o malicious_a hand_n have_v plot_v and_o perform_v so_o great_a a_o mischief_n must_v needs_o produce_v both_o wonder_n and_o amazement_n in_o their_o doubtful_a mind_n therefore_o as_o well_o to_o satisfy_v their_o master_n that_o they_o have_v sow_v good_a seed_n in_o his_o bless_a field_n according_a unto_o his_o appointment_n and_o to_o be_v satisfy_v themselves_o whence_o those_o tare_n shall_v come_v they_o come_v unto_o the_o housholder_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o domine_fw-la nun_n seminasti_fw-la bonum_fw-la seman_n sir_n do_v not_o thou_o sow_v good_a seed_n in_o thy_o field_n whence_o then_o have_v it_o tare_n in_o our_o discourse_n upon_o this_o text_n i_o shall_v present_v you_o with_o a_o explication_n and_o a_o application_n a_o explication_n for_o the_o text_n a_o application_n for_o the_o time_n in_o the_o first_o general_n the_o explication_n we_o shall_v behold_v the_o servant_n of_o this_o parable_n in_o their_o address_n unto_o their_o master_n and_o their_o conference_n with_o he_o in_o the_o next_o general_n the_o application_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v a_o discovery_n of_o those_o tare_n and_o error_n which_o have_v be_v sow_v by_o satan_n in_o this_o field_n of_o god_n and_o first_o we_o must_v begin_v with_o the_o explication_n and_o therein_o with_o the_o matter_n of_o address_n sic_fw-la accedentes_fw-la sâ—rvi_fw-la patrisfamilias_a so_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o housholder_n come_v etc._n etc._n frustra_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la viam_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la 28._o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n lead_v to_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o that_o miss_v do_v rather_o wander_v then_o travel_n and_o shall_v find_v their_o journey_n at_o the_o last_o without_o end_n or_o profit_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o heavenly_a husbandman_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n among_o themselves_o touch_v the_o unde_fw-la of_o these_o â—ares_n that_o there_o they_o be_v even_o ripe_a and_o ready_a for_o the_o harvest_n that_o they_o see_v too_o plain_o but_o how_o they_o come_v there_o who_o it_o be_v that_o sow_v they_o be_v not_o yet_o discover_v nor_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o who_o have_v commit_v so_o great_a a_o villainy_n will_v confess_v the_o action_n the_o take_n of_o their_o opportunity_n cum_fw-la dormirent_fw-la homines_fw-la when_o as_o the_o servant_n be_v asleep_a do_v manifest_o show_v that_o by_o whomever_o it_o be_v do_v it_o be_v intend_v for_o a_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o therefore_o very_o little_a hope_n that_o they_o themselves_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o the_o open_a light_n in_o this_o uncertainty_n there_o can_v be_v find_v no_o better_a way_n to_o inform_v themselves_o 121._o then_o to_o repair_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o celestial_a housholder_n who_o eye_n do_v neither_o sleep_v nor_o slumber_n god_n eye_n be_v always_o open_a though_o his_o servant_n sleep_v felix_n interest_n tenebris_fw-la say_v minutius_n no_o darkness_n be_v so_o gross_a which_o he_o can_v penetrate_v nor_o fact_n so_o secret_a and_o obscure_a which_o he_o discern_v not_o the_o lord_n be_v totus_fw-la oculus_fw-la jerenaeus_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la lumen_fw-la as_o the_o father_n have_v it_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v keep_v ignorant_a of_o man_n private_a practice_n how_o close_o soever_o they_o be_v carry_v can_v any_o man_n hide_v himself_o in_o secret_a place_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o jerem._n say_v the_o lord_n almighty_a beside_o there_o be_v a_o rule_v case_n in_o the_o point_n before_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o all_o doubtful_a case_n as_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v in_o god_n grace_n and_o favour_n to_o ask_v for_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n no_o resolution_n so_o perspicuous_a as_o that_o which_o come_v from_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a tabernacle_n or_o be_v deliver_v by_o his_o seer_n our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o he_o be_v deus_fw-mi de_fw-fr deo_fw-la god_n of_o god_n so_o he_o be_v also_o lumen_fw-la de_fw-la lumine_fw-la light_n of_o light_n his_o providence_n as_o watchful_a and_o his_o eye_n as_o pierce_v as_o that_o of_o his_o almighty_a father_n no_o better_a resolution_n of_o a_o doubtful_a case_n then_o that_o which_o may_v be_v have_v from_o he_o domine_fw-la quò_fw-la eamus_fw-la lord_n say_v st._n peter_n whither_o shall_v we_o go_v 68_o thou_o have_v the_o word_n of_o everlasting_a life_n himself_o our_o bless_a saviour_n give_v they_o more_o encouragement_n to_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o in_o their_o doubt_n and_o difficulty_n ego_fw-la sum_fw-la via_fw-la veritas_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n john_n 14._o the_o servant_n of_o my_o text_n need_v not_o make_v a_o question_n either_o of_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n which_o they_o be_v in_o search_n of_o or_o gain_v life_n eternal_a which_o they_o seek_v by_o truth_n when_o he_o which_o be_v the_o journey_n end_n be_v the_o way_n also_o and_o therefore_o in_o my_o mind_n st._n bernard_n descant_v very_o pretty_o on_o that_o text_n of_o scripture_n eamus_fw-la ergo_fw-la post_fw-la christum_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la via_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la let_v we_o walk_v after_o christ_n because_o he_o be_v the_o truth_n by_o christ_n because_o he_o be_v the_o way_n to_o christ_n because_o he_o be_v life_n st._n austin_n also_o give_v we_o a_o good_a hint_n for_o our_o direction_n in_o this_o journey_n both_o for_o truth_n and_o life_n non_fw-la est_fw-la quò_fw-la eamus_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quà _fw-la eamus_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la whither_o o_o lord_n shall_v we_o repair_v but_o to_o thou_o and_o which_o way_n shall_v we_o come_v unto_o thou_o if_o we_o come_v not_o by_o thou_o the_o servant_n here_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o this_o way_n they_o know_v none_o better_o that_o howsoever_o god_n inhabit_v in_o luce_n inaccessibili_fw-la in_o light_n inaccessible_a yet_o he_o be_v easy_a of_o access_n unto_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o therefore_o accedentes_fw-la they_o come_v unto_o he_o accedentes_fw-la autem_fw-la servi_fw-la so_o the_o servant_n come_v the_o servant_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n they_o come_v not_o one_o by_o one_o to_o make_v their_o own_o excuse_n apart_o they_o come_v all_o together_o they_o have_v be_v faulty_a all_o alike_o and_o therefore_o if_o a_o check_n be_v fear_v good_a reason_n they_o shall_v be_v all_o partaker_n of_o it_o the_o heathen_a orator_n think_v it_o a_o equitable_a point_n marcello_n ut_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la causa_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la in_fw-la eadem_fw-la item_n essent_fw-la fortuna_fw-la that_o they_o who_o have_v be_v interest_v in_o the_o selfsame_a business_n shall_v bear_v their_o equal_a share_n in_o the_o self_n same_o fortune_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o business_n that_o they_o be_v in_o quest_n of_o their_o errand_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v satisfy_v upon_o the_o unde_fw-la haec_fw-la zizania_fw-la whence_o the_o tare_n shall_v come_v but_o to_o inquire_v their_o master_n pleasure_n what_o he_o think_v sit_v to_o be_v do_v on_o the_o discovery_n vis_fw-la imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la
sermon_n i._n at_o christchurch_n septemb_n 26._o 1643._o matth_n 13._o v._n 28._o part_n ult_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la the_o servant_n say_v unto_o he_o will_v thou_o that_o we_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o up_o tam_fw-la vari_fw-la se_fw-la gessit_fw-la 2._o ut_fw-la nec_fw-la laudaturum_fw-la magna_fw-la nec_fw-la vituperaturum_fw-la mediocris_fw-la materia_fw-la deficeret_fw-la it_o be_v affirm_v by_o the_o historian_n of_o caius_n caesar_n how_o he_o behave_v himself_o in_o such_o different_a manner_n that_o there_o want_v not_o forcible_a reason_n to_o condemn_v yet_o excuse_v sufficient_a to_o commend_v he_o the_o like_a may_v we_o affirm_v of_o our_o servant_n here_o he_o that_o do_v look_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o sleep_n and_o negligence_n and_o find_v they_o ut_fw-la dormirent_fw-la homines_fw-la can_v but_o think_v they_o accessary_a to_o so_o great_a a_o mischief_n as_o satan_n bring_v upon_o the_o church_n in_o sow_v tare_n the_o opportunity_n they_o give_v he_o by_o their_o dull_a security_n or_o at_o the_o least_o their_o supine_n carelessness_n make_v they_o parcel-guilty_a and_o he_o that_o undertake_v to_o defend_v they_o in_o it_o will_v questionless_a as_o much_o betray_v his_o client_n as_o they_o their_o cause_n but_o look_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o be_v awaken_v when_o they_o have_v see_v their_o own_o error_n and_o the_o church_n danger_n and_o then_o how_o many_o thing_n be_v there_o worthy_a at_o once_o of_o our_o applause_n and_o imitation_n in_o seruis_fw-la habemus_fw-la tam_fw-la quod_fw-la laudemus_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la imitemur_fw-la locum_fw-la as_o my_o author_n have_v it_o first_o their_o fidelity_n quòd_fw-la accesserunt_fw-la in_o that_o they_o come_v unto_o their_o master_n 27._o make_v he_o acquaint_v with_o the_o accident_n and_o so_o prepare_v he_o for_o the_o remedy_n their_o come_n be_v a_o argument_n of_o their_o good_a intention_n and_o that_o they_o have_v not_o willing_o betray_v the_o trust_n repose_v in_o they_o they_o do_v not_o fly_v on_o the_o discovery_n and_o next_o we_o have_v their_o care_n quòd_fw-la quaesierunt_fw-la that_o they_o can_v never_o be_v at_o quiet_a till_o they_o be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o original_a and_o instrument_n of_o so_o great_a a_o mischief_n till_o they_o have_v learn_v the_o unde_fw-la whence_o the_o tare_n shall_v come_v and_o when_o their_o master_n have_v inform_v they_o in_o the_o fecit_fw-la hoc_fw-la 28._o and_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o enemy_n have_v do_v it_o yet_o they_o stay_v not_o here_o as_o if_o the_o question_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o curiosity_n more_o to_o inform_v their_o understanding_n then_o reform_v the_o matter_n they_o think_v it_o do_v concern_v they_o to_o redeem_v the_o time_n because_o their_o former_a fact_n be_v evil_a and_o as_o the_o enemy_n have_v enter_v by_o their_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n and_o thereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o destroy_v god_n harvest_n so_o they_o conceive_v it_o do_v belong_v to_o they_o especial_o to_o labour_n in_o the_o reformation_n and_o to_o reduce_v god_n field_n to_o its_o primitive_a lustre_n by_o their_o zeal_n and_o courage_n this_o be_v the_o thing_n most_o aim_v at_o in_o the_o accescerunt_fw-la this_o the_o chief_a reason_n of_o their_o come_n no_o soon_o have_v they_o hear_v that_o the_o enemy_n do_v it_o locum_fw-la and_o that_o this_o enemy_n be_v the_o devil_n diaboli_fw-la calliditate_fw-la factum_fw-la esse_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o lyra_n but_o present_o they_o make_v a_o offer_n of_o their_o service_n to_o redress_v the_o mischief_n and_o by_o their_o joint_a endeavour_n to_o root_v out_o those_o â—ares_n by_o which_o god_n field_n be_v so_o endanger_v the_o servant_n say_v unto_o he_o vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la will_v thou_o that_o we_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o up_o this_o be_v the_o last_o part_n which_o the_o servant_n have_v to_o act_v in_o this_o present_a dialogue_n and_o in_o this_o part_n they_o give_v a_o fair_a expression_n of_o their_o zeal_n and_o wisdom_n he_o that_o will_v take_v their_o picture_n right_a shall_v find_v that_o it_o consist_v of_o these_o five_o lineament_n for_o first_o we_o have_v a_o noble_a courage_n vis_fw-la imus_fw-la sir_n will_v thou_o that_o we_o go_v and_o give_v the_o onset_n it_o be_v not_o the_o devil_n who_o we_o fear_v nor_o any_o of_o his_o wretched_a instrument_n how_o great_a soever_o they_o may_v be_v both_o in_o power_n and_o malice_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la say_v but_o the_o word_n only_o and_o thy_o servant_n go_v and_o next_o we_o find_v a_o honest_a zeal_n to_o rectify_v what_o be_v amiss_o in_o the_o field_n of_o god_n vis_fw-fr imus_fw-la &_o colligimus_fw-la ea_fw-la be_v it_o your_o pleasure_n that_o those_o tare_n shall_v be_v root_v up_o it_o be_v not_o the_o tare_n we_o be_v in_o love_n with_o how_o fair_a soever_o to_o the_o eye_n how_o plausible_a soever_o they_o may_v seem_v in_o the_o opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o 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