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i_o et_fw-la te_fw-la ans_fw-fr de_fw-fr art_n moritur_fw-la meritum_fw-la meum_fw-la miseratio_fw-la domini_fw-la bern._n serm._n 61._o in_o cant._n prece_fw-la post_fw-la justitiam_fw-la indiget_fw-la ut_fw-la quae_fw-la succumbere_fw-la discussa_fw-la poterat_fw-la ex_fw-la sola_fw-la judicis_fw-la pielate_fw-la convalescat_fw-la gr._n mor._n l._n 9_o cap._n 14._o etsi_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la excrevero_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la meritis_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la venia_fw-la convalesco_fw-la id._n ib._n sordet_fw-la in_o districtione_n judicis_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o aestimatione_fw-la fulget_fw-la operantis_fw-la gr._n mor._n l._n 5._o c._n 7._o james_n 2.13_o 2_o tim._n 1.16_o 2_o tim._n 4.8_o we_o can_v answer_v for_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o he_o that_o boast_v of_o the_o perfection_n want_v the_o very_a beginning_n of_o holiness_n that_o which_o appear_v beautiful_a in_o thy_o eye_n be_v foul_a in_o go_n the_o wise_a counsel_n be_v to_o cover_v 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life_n death_n miracle_n be_v all_o expression_n of_o mercy_n in_o teach_v feed_v heal_a save_a man_n if_o there_o be_v any_o severity_n in_o his_o miracle_n it_o be_v not_o towards_o man_n but_o the_o swine_n and_o the_o barren-fig-tree_n insensibleness_n of_o other_o misery_n be_v neither_o suitable_a to_o our_o condition_n as_o man_n nor_o as_o christian_n according_a to_o the_o former_a we_o be_v the_o same_o with_o other_o according_a to_o the_o late_a grace_n have_v make_v the_o difference_n mercy_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o heart_n 9_o sic_fw-la mens_fw-la per_fw-la compassionem_fw-la doleat_fw-la ut_fw-la larga_fw-la manus_fw-la affectum_fw-la doloris_fw-la ostendat_fw-la greg._n luke_n 14.14_o gal._n 6_o 9_o but_o must_v proceed_v further_a even_o to_o the_o hand_n they_o who_o hand_n be_v shut_v have_v their_o bowel_n shut_v also_o we_o be_v not_o treasurer_n but_o steward_n of_o god_n gift_n thou_o have_v so_o much_o only_o as_o thou_o give_v the_o way_n to_o get_v that_o 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mos_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la labori_fw-la ob_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la se_fw-la subtraheret_fw-la capitalis_fw-la noxa_fw-la judicabatur_fw-la philo_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr mos_fw-la the_o egyptian_a rigour_n be_v continue_v and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n who_o after_o all_o their_o toil_a receive_v no_o other_o reward_n but_o stripe_n and_o scorn_n be_v worse_o handle_v than_o egyptian_a beast_n so_o great_a be_v this_o cruelty_n that_o as_o philo_n report_v if_o any_o israelite_n through_o sickness_n of_o body_n abstain_v from_o labour_n it_o be_v account_v a_o crime_n deserve_v death_n eusebius_n say_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o excessive_a labour_n and_o heat_n many_o be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o pestilence_n by_o this_o we_o may_v gather_v why_o the_o lord_n tell_v they_o levit._n 26.13_o 4.20_o deut._n 4.20_o i_o bring_v you_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v their_o bondman_n and_o i_o have_v break_v the_o bond_n of_o your_o yoke_n and_o make_v you_o go_v upright_o servitude_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o death_n nay_o by_o free_a people_n account_v worse_o than_o death_n who_o have_v often_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v valiant_o than_o to_o live_v slavish_o nor_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n therefore_o to_o read_v of_o the_o groan_a sigh_a and_o cry_v of_o the_o poor_a israelite_n septuag_n exod._n 2.23_o 24_o exod._n 6.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuag_n yea_o of_o their_o anguish_n shortness_n and_o straitness_n of_o spirit_n by_o reason_n of_o cruel_a bondage_n 2._o the_o second_o discovery_n of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o egyptian_n towards_o the_o israelite_n 1.15_o exod._n 1.15_o be_v in_o the_o bloody_a command_n for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o male_a child_n this_o be_v a_o blow_n at_o the_o root_n it_o be_v out_o of_o policy_n not_o any_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n that_o this_o murderous_a command_n take_v not_o in_o the_o female_n also_o the_o female_n do_v 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israelites_n and_o male_n pure_a and_o downright_a bloodiness_n needs_o must_v the_o hebrew_n woman_n contrary_a to_o all_o other_o not_o joy_n but_o mourn_v when_o they_o see_v man-child_n bear_v 7.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 7.19_o this_o device_n of_o employ_v the_o midwife_n not_o succeed_v the_o tyrant_n give_v commission_n to_o all_o his_o own_o people_n to_o cast_v every_o son_n that_o be_v bear_v into_o the_o river_n josephus_n write_v 1.22_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v oppose_v by_o exod._n 1.22_o that_o the_o command_n be_v give_v also_o to_o the_o hebrew_n to_o kill_v their_o own_o child_n but_o most_o barbarous_a it_o be_v although_o it_o be_v only_o give_v to_o the_o egyptian_n pharaoh_n cruelty_n smoke_v before_o now_o it_o flame_v out_o rupert_n 1_o obstetricum_fw-la dolo_fw-la nisus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2_o apertâ_fw-la persecutione_n rupert_n he_o practise_v secret_o in_o his_o command_n to_o the_o midwife_n he_o now_o proclaim_v it_o open_o to_o all_o the_o world_n no_o egyptian_a now_o can_v be_v obedient_a unless_o bloody_a every_o man_n be_v make_v a_o executioner_n the_o reins_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o cruelty_n every_o egyptian_a may_v rifle_v the_o house_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o search_v for_o child_n as_o for_o prohibit_v commodite_n how_o difficult_o be_v these_o poor_a babe_n hide_v and_o yet_o how_o dangerous_o find_v they_o who_o have_v no_o armour_n but_o innocence_n and_o tear_n be_v expose_v to_o authorise_a rage_n how_o poor_a a_o shelter_n be_v the_o arm_n of_o a_o indulgent_a mother_n against_o the_o command_n of_o a_o king_n and_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o heathen_a subject_n who_o vigilance_n and_o violence_n be_v so_o great_a that_o as_o the_o mother_n of_o moses_n be_v unable_a long_o to_o hide_v he_o so_o be_v she_o more_o willing_a to_o trust_v he_o with_o the_o mercy_n of_o beast_n and_o water_n than_o of_o egyptian_n and_o how_o hard_o be_v it_o for_o the_o strong_a faith_n of_o the_o best_a israelite_n to_o bear_v up_o against_o this_o tentation_n so_o long_o as_o the_o israeltes_n see_v themselves_o increase_v though_o oppress_v their_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n of_o blessing_n the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n may_v be_v comfortable_o relieve_v but_o now_o this_o cruel_a edict_n of_o murder_v their_o child_n by_o who_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n be_v to_o be_v propagate_v seem_v to_o cut_v off_o all_o hope_n and_o to_o make_v void_a all_o the_o promise_n 2._o the_o egyptian_n from_o who_o the_o israelite_n be_v deliver_v may_v be_v consider_v as_o heathen_a idolater_n and_o so_o enemy_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o israelite_n have_v the_o outward_a ease_n and_o prosperity_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n be_v never_o so_o great_a yet_o eminent_a have_v be_v the_o mercy_n of_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o such_o peril_n for_o the_o soul_n as_o be_v in_o idolatrous_a company_n joshua_n thankful_o record_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o abraham_n in_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldaean_n where_o his_o ancestor_n serve_v strange_a god_n and_o how_o great_a this_o mercy_n be_v appear_v by_o observe_v the_o forwardness_n of_o the_o israelite_n to_o be_v infect_v by_o the_o contagion_n of_o egyptian_a idolatry_n the_o egyptian_n be_v a_o most_o idolatrous_a people_n 8_o isa_n 19.1_o jer._n 43.12_o jer._n 46.25_o exek_n 20.7_o 8_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o so_o often_o we_o read_v of_o the_o idol_n and_o god_n of_o egypt_n no_o people_n idolise_v so_o many_o and_o such_o vile_a creature_n as_o do_v the_o egyptian_n the_o mole_n the_o bat_n the_o cat_n the_o dung-flie_a monkey_n bird_n crocodile_n aquila_n pâ—r_fw-la allia_fw-la ccpe_fw-la &_o porros_fw-la jurant_fw-la plin._n l._n 19_o c._n 6._o crocodilon_n adorat_fw-la pars_fw-la haec_fw-la illa_fw-la pavet_fw-la saturam_fw-la serpentibus_fw-la ibim_n effigy_n sacri_fw-la nitet_fw-la aurea_fw-la cercopitheci_fw-la porrum_fw-la et_fw-la cope_n nefas_fw-la violare_fw-la et_fw-la frangere_fw-la morsu_fw-la o_o sanct_a as_o animas_fw-la quibus_fw-la haec_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la in_o hortis_fw-la numina_fw-la juv._n sat._n 15._o sanctius_n in_o ezek._n 20.7_o nauseas_fw-la symmach_n inquinamenta_fw-la aquila_n yea_o leek_n onion_n garlic_n etc._n etc._n be_v adore_v by_o they_o as_o go_n so_o gross_a be_v their_o superstition_n herein_o that_o the_o heathen_n deride_v they_o for_o it_o pliny_n say_v that_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o deify_v and_o swear_v by_o their_o leek_n onion_n and_o garlic_n and_o juvenal_n lash_v they_o for_o adore_v these_o garden_n go_n and_o from_o the_o vileness_n of_o those_o creature_n sanctius_n suppose_v that_o the_o god_n of_o the_o egyptian_o be_v call_v abomination_n it_o be_v evident_a also_o that_o the_o israelite_n be_v too_o forward_o to_o worship_v the_o ldol_n although_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o egyptian_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o ezek._n 20.7_o 8._o the_o prophet_n complain_v of_o their_o rebel_n against_o the_o express_a prohibition_n of_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o defile_v themselves_o with_o the_o idol_n of_o egypt_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o forsake_v those_o idol_n and_o the_o same_o prophet_n chap._n 23.3_o reprove_v israel_n for_o their_o early_a adultery_n by_o which_o he_o mean_v their_o idolatry_n say_v that_o she_o commit_v whoredom_n in_o egypt_n in_o her_o youth_n i._n e._n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v but_o a_o young_a and_o new_a nation_n and_o vers_fw-la 8._o that_o she_o leave_v not_o her_o whoredom_n bring_v from_o the_o egyptian_n for_o in_o her_o youth_n they_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o bruise_v the_o breast_n of_o her_o virginity_n clear_v likewise_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o command_n of_o joshua_n to_o the_o israelite_n chap._n 24.14_o put_v away_o the_o god_n which_o your_o father_n serve_v in_o egypt_n nor_o be_v there_o want_v learned_a man_n who_o conceive_v that_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n
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iniquity_n 4._o christ_n must_v be_v serve_v cheerful_o he_o 9.7_o psal_n 40.8_o joh._n 4.34_o 2_o cor._n 9.7_o as_o he_o be_v his_o father_n servant_n delight_v to_o do_v his_o will_n it_o be_v his_o meat_n and_o his_o drink_n god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a servant_n in_o every_o piece_n of_o sorvice_n this_o make_v the_o service_n please_v to_o master_n and_o servant_n too_o acceptable_a to_o the_o former_a easy_a to_o the_o late_a nothing_o be_v hard_a to_o a_o willing_a mind_n willingness_n be_v the_o oil_n to_o the_o wheel_n a_o servant_n cheerful_a at_o his_o work_n be_v as_o free_a as_o his_o master_n 12.11_o si_fw-mi non_fw-la possint_fw-la à _fw-la dominis_n liberi_fw-la sieri_fw-la svam_fw-la servitutem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la li_n beram_fw-la faciunt_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr c.d._n l._n 19_o c._n 15._o rom._n 12.11_o if_o his_o master_n make_v he_o not_o free_a he_o make_v himself_o free_a the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n must_v be_v perform_v willing_o 1_o cor._n 9.17_o love_n to_o soul_n shall_v make_v we_o cheerful_a in_o that_o service_n not_o mourn_v at_o our_o own_o pain_n but_o at_o people_n unprofitableness_n not_o that_o we_o do_v so_o much_o but_o that_o they_o get_v no_o more_o 5_o christ_n must_v be_v serve_v diligent_o these_o two_o fervent_a in_o spirit_n and_o serve_v the_o lord_n be_v most_o proper_o join_v together_o hence_o it_o be_v most_o necessary_a that_o whatever_o we_o do_v 24.33_o eccl._n 9.10_o gen._n 24.33_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o all_o the_o might_n abraham_n servant_n be_v diligent_a when_o he_o go_v to_o procure_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n he_o will_v not_o eat_v bread_n till_o he_o have_v do_v his_o errand_n when_o it_o be_v do_v he_o stay_v not_o upon_o compliment_n they_o who_o service_n be_v in_o
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little_a and_o thou_o give_v it_o less_o o_o desire_n from_o god_n that_o thy_o portion_n may_v not_o he_o in_o this_o life_n 17.14_o psal_n 17.14_o that_o what_o thou_o have_v in_o the_o world_n may_v be_v a_o pledge_n of_o better_a hereafter_o that_o these_o thing_n may_v not_o bewitch_v thou_o from_o but_o admonish_v thou_o what_o be_v in_o christ_n the_o ground_n of_o paul_n thanksgiving_n be_v 1.3_o ephes_n 1.3_o that_o god_n have_v bless_v the_o ephesian_n with_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o christ._n 6._o 6._o obs_n 6._o how_o little_o shall_v any_o that_o have_v this_o god_n of_o mercy_n for_o they_o be_v dismay_v with_o any_o misery_n bless_a be_v those_o tear_n which_o so_o merciful_a a_o hand_n wipe_v off_o happy_a twig_n that_o be_v guide_v by_o so_o indulgent_a a_o father_n 25.10_o psal_n 25.10_o all_o his_o severe_a way_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n to_o those_o in_o covenant_n if_o he_o smile_v it_o be_v in_o mercy_n if_o he_o smite_v it_o be_v in_o mercy_n he_o wound_v 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away_o his_o loving-kindnesse_n mercy_n make_v the_o suffering_n of_o god_n people_n but_o notion_n it_o will_v do_v one_o good_a to_o be_v in_o trouble_n and_o enjoy_v god_n in_o they_o to_o be_v sick_a and_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n god_n give_v a_o thousand_o mercy_n to_o his_o people_n in_o every_o trouble_n and_o for_o every_o trouble_n he_o burden_v we_o but_o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o strength_n the_o stroke_n of_o his_o flail_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o grain_n 28.27_o isâ—_n 28.27_o and_o merciful_a shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n there_o be_v no_o wilderness_n but_o shall_v end_v in_o canaan_n no_o water_n but_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o wine_n no_o lion_n carcase_n but_o shall_v be_v a_o hive_n of_o honey_n and_o produce_v a_o swarm_n of_o mercy_n the_o time_n we_o spend_v in_o labour_v that_o misery_n may_v not_o come_v will_v be_v spend_v more_o profitable_o in_o labour_v to_o have_v they_o mix_v with_o mercy_n nay_o 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