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upon_o the_o second_o cause_n touch_v the_o first_o and_o st._n paul_n maxim_n 1_o cor._n 4.7_o quis_fw-la te_fw-la discernit_fw-la a_o point_n that_o much_o trouble_v the_o world_n at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v no_o time_n now_o to_o dispute_v the_o plain_a and_o short_a resoluion_n be_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n 13.9_o perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la israel_n exme_fw-la salus_fw-la they_o that_o perish_v must_v blame_v themselves_o but_o they_o that_o be_v save_v must_v give_v the_o glory_n thereof_o unto_o god_n but_o the_o way_n according_a to_o which_o god_n deal_v with_o man_n be_v either_o inward_a or_o outward_a god_n deal_v with_o man_n according_a to_o their_o inward_a way_n for_o god_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v neither_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n but_o according_a to_o the_o inward_a disposition_n the_o reason_n be_v twofold_a 1._o because_o vera_fw-la bonitas_fw-la &_o malitia_fw-la sunt_fw-la tantùm_fw-la in_o cord_n true_a 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in_o the_o old_a testament_n it_o be_v so_o and_o it_o be_v so_o in_o the_o new_a the_o place_n eccles_n 10._o be_v a_o know_a place_n curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n and_o curse_v not_o the_o rich_a no_o not_o in_o thy_o bedchamber_n where_o rich_a and_o king_n both_o signify_v person_n in_o authority_n for_o so_o be_v the_o place_n general_o apply_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n st_n matthew_n call_v joseph_n of_o arimathea_n a_o richman_n st_n mark_v a_o honourable-man_n as_o if_o rich_a and_o honourable_a be_v synonyma_n but_o the_o ant_n thesis_fw-la that_o st_n james_n make_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v it_o out_o of_o all_o question_n for_o what_o be_v the_o opposite_a to_o a_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n but_o a_o man_n of_o high_a enough_o of_o the_o word_n the_o point_n intimate_v by_o the_o word_n be_v that_o no_o member_n of_o the_o church_n arise_v to_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o worldly_a state_n but_o christ_n call_v upon_o they_o to_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v he_o king_n themselves_o in_o baptism_n be_v sign_v with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o token_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n crucify_v but_o shall_v continue_v his_o faithful_a soldier_n unto_o their_o line_n end_n they_o eat_v the_o body_n and_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o token_n that_o they_o must_v communicate_v in_o his_o suffering_n yea_o king_n moreover_o since_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a have_v bear_v the_o cross_n on_o the_o top_n of_o their_o crown_n to_o note_v what_o else_o but_o that_o they_o will_v take_v their_o part_n thereof_o that_o which_o the_o prophet_n isay_n speak_v of_o christ_n imperium_fw-la habet_fw-la super_fw-la humeros_fw-la 9_o cap._n 9_o be_v a_o phrase_n borrow_v from_o earthly_a king_n who_o be_v call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n nâ—se_n as_o if_o you_o will_v say_v portatores_fw-la the_o 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