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iniquitatem_fw-la perdes_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la loquntur_fw-la mendacium_fw-la psal_n 5._o as_o thou_o may_v unerstand_v by_o my_o prophet_n who_o say_v of_o i_o thou_o be_v not_o a_o god_n which_o take_v pleasure_n in_o wickedness_n neither_o shall_v evil_o dwell_v with_o thou_o the_o foorish_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o thy_o sight_n thou_o hate_v all_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n thou_o shall_v destroy_v they_o that_o speak_v lease_v the_o lord_n will_v abhor_v the_o bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n thou_o see_v by_o this_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o evil_n nay_o it_o be_v the_o very_a root_n and_o origine_fw-la of_o they_o all_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o be_v in_o my_o favour_n &_o the_o object_n of_o my_o most_o tender_a affection_n be_v a_o real_a happiness_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o goodness_n and_o the_o solid_a foundation_n of_o all_o other_o favour_n and_o virtue_n why_o do_v thou_o then_o delay_v thy_o endeavour_n &_o refuse_v to_o concur_v with_o my_o 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infinite_o more_o sweet_a unto_o their_o sense_n then_o that_o of_o musk_n and_o amber_n do_v thou_o not_o see_v how_o immense_a be_v that_o light_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o bless_a soul_n in_o heaven_n which_o transmits_n this_o so_o unspeakable_a a_o lustre_n and_o beauty_n unto_o their_o body_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v less_o be_v it_o proceed_v from_o my_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o joy_n which_o i_o have_v myself_o and_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v i_o bless_v with_o a_o blessedness_n equal_a to_o myself_o it_o be_v therefore_o i_o say_v unto_o my_o belove_a servant_n 25.21_o euge_fw-la serve_v bone_n &_o sidelis_fw-la quia_fw-la super_fw-la fuisti_fw-la sidelis_fw-la super_fw-la pauca_fw-la multa_fw-la te_fw-la constituum_fw-la intra_fw-la in_o gandium_fw-la domini_fw-la tui_fw-la mat._n 25.21_o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o many_o thing_n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n take_v notice_n o_o man_n that_o i_o do_v not_o simple_o say_v enter_v into_o joy_n but_o to_o show_v the_o greatness_n thereof_o i_o call_v it_o my_o own_o joy_n and_o that_o very_a joy_n whereby_o i_o myself_o become_v happy_a observe_v also_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o creature_n in_o this_o world_n which_o have_v not_o for_o his_o final_a end_n some_o manner_n of_o perfection_n and_o that_o those_o creature_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n and_o knowledge_n have_v in_o that_o perfection_n a_o particular_a joy_n and_o complacency_n which_o be_v great_a or_o lesser_a according_a as_o their_o end_n be_v more_o or_o less_o perfect_a now_o thou_o must_v of_o necessity_n acknowledge_v that_o my_o perfection_n infinite_o exceed_v that_o of_o all_o creature_n consequent_o the_o joy_n which_o be_v in_o myself_o for_o i_o have_v no_o end_n or_o perfection_n distinct_a from_o myself_o be_v infinite_o great_a than_o the_o joy_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o this_o infinite_a joy_n out_o of_o my_o infinite_a goodness_n i_o be_v please_v to_o impart_v as_o well_o to_o the_o bless_a soul_n as_o to_o the_o angel_n though_o so_o great_a and_o so_o special_a a_o felicity_n be_v in_o no_o way_n due_a unto_o their_o humane_a nature_n wherefore_o thou_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o joy_n of_o saint_n which_o be_v that_o of_o my_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o wherein_o my_o joy_n and_o happiness_n do_v consist_v be_v infinite_a and_o that_o all_o the_o content_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n in_o comparison_n to_o it_o be_v aloe_n gall_n and_o wormwood_n the_o philosopher_n will_v tell_v thou_o that_o by_o how_o much_o a_o dilectable_a object_n close_v near_a to_o the_o faculty_n by_o so_o much_o great_a be_v the_o joy_n and_o delight_n which_o it_o produce_v therein_o natural_a reason_n will_v convince_v thou_o that_o of_o all_o object_n i_o be_o the_o most_o excellent_a and_o the_o most_o delightful_a consequent_o be_v in_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o saint_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o most_o intimate_a union_n that_o can_v be_v in_o a_o pure_a creature_n must_v of_o necessity_n cause_n a_o unspeakable_a joy_n incomparable_o great_a than_o all_o the_o joy_n real_a or_o imaginable_a which_o can_v be_v produce_v by_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v be_v at_o present_a or_o will_v be_v extant_a to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o my_o divine_a perfection_n contain_v within_o itself_o the_o perfection_n of_o all_o create_a thing_n possible_a and_o imaginable_a so_o the_o joy_n which_o it_o cause_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a must_v be_v infinite_o great_a than_o all_o other_o joy_n which_o either_o have_v or_o can_v be_v cause_v by_o the_o creature_n o_o man_n here_o i_o must_v reflect_v upon_o the_o main_a weakness_n the_o great_a folly_n and_o the_o wilful_a ignorance_n of_o mortal_n helena_n the_o beauty_n of_o greece_n do_v so_o inflame_v the_o heart_n of_o paris_n that_o he_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o have_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n though_o it_o shall_v cost_v the_o life_n of_o million_o of_o man_n &_o utter_a destruction_n of_o his_o whole_a nation_n jacob_n be_v so_o enamour_a of_o the_o fair_a rachel_n that_o he_o make_v nothing_o of_o fourteen_o year_n continual_a slavery_n to_o purchase_v the_o happiness_n of_o her_o enjoyment_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v so_o much_o take_v with_o absoloms_n beauty_n &_o so_o charm_v with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o they_o all_o join_a heart_n and_o hand_n with_o he_o to_o dethrone_v david_n his_o own_o father_n their_o lawful_a king_n the_o best_a of_o prince_n a_o man_n according_a to_o my_o own_o heart_n a_o prince_n adorn_v with_o all_o virtue_n a_o prince_n so_o much_o extol_v for_o his_o mildness_n to_o his_o subject_n and_o for_o his_o great_a care_n of_o preserve_v they_o in_o peace_n with_o all_o foreign_a nation_n a_o prince_n that_o venture_v his_o life_n to_o fight_v a_o goliath_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o redemption_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o tyrannical_a yoke_n of_o the_o philistine_n 18.14_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la te_fw-la abjecerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la i_o ne_fw-la regnem_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la 1_o reg._n 8.7_o tulit_fw-la joab_n tres_fw-la lanceas_fw-la in_o manusua_fw-la &_o infixit_fw-la eas_fw-la in_o cord_n absolem_n 2_o reg._n 18.14_o o_o that_o a_o whole_a nation_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o infatuate_a as_o to_o abdicate_v so_o worthy_a and_o so_o gracious_a a_o king_n for_o the_o love_n of_o a_o mortal_a and_o fade_a beauty_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o ambitious_a ungrateful_a and_o delude_a absalon_n but_o i_o account_v the_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o i_o and_o not_o to_o david_n they_o have_v not_o reject_v he_o but_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v no_o more_o rule_v over_o they_o this_o be_v the_o height_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o must_v have_v a_o punishment_n equal_a to_o its_o demerit_n for_o absalon_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o hand_n even_o of_o one_o of_o his_o great_a admirer_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o favourit_n as_o for_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o give_v their_o concurrence_n to_o so_o unhuman_a and_o barbarous_a a_o act_n they_o shall_v be_v rule_v by_o tyrant_n that_o shall_v keep_v they_o always_o in_o a_o curb_n and_o make_v they_o absolute_a slave_n for_o ever_o let_v all_o those_o who_o find_v themselves_o conscious_a of_o so_o horrid_a a_o crime_n tremble_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o so_o dreadful_a a_o chastisement_n 18.14_o mulieres_fw-la sedebant_fw-la plangentes_fw-la adonidem_fw-la ezec._n 18.14_o the_o beauty_n of_o adonis_n have_v no_o better_a success_n than_o that_o of_o absalon_n for_o though_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o he_o draw_v love_n and_o admiration_n from_o his_o beholder_n yet_o at_o length_n he_o be_v to_o they_o a_o subject_n of_o great_a lamentation_n and_o sorrow_n o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n 4.3.4_o silij_fw-la hominum_fw-la usque_fw-la quo_fw-la gravi_fw-la cord_n ut_fw-la quid_fw-la diligi_fw-la be_v vanitatem_fw-la &_o queritis_fw-la mendacium_fw-la et_fw-la scitote_fw-la quoniam_fw-la mirificavit_fw-la dominus_fw-la sanctum_fw-la suum_fw-la psal_n 4.3.4_o how_o long_o will_v you_o turn_v my_o glory_n into_o shame_n how_o long_o will_v you_o love_v vanity_n and_o seek_v after_o false_a thing_n but_o know_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v extol_v the_o beauty_n of_o his_o saint_n and_o make_v it_o wonderful_a beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o humane_a understanding_n and_o the_o expression_n even_o of_o the_o very_a angel_n for_o all_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o world_n aggregated_a in_o one_o creature_n fall_v infinite_o short_a of_o that_o of_o my_o saint_n in_o heaven_n how_o ravish_v then_o must_v my_o beauty_n be_v which_o be_v accompany_v with_o several_a other_o perfection_n that_o will_v admit_v of_o no_o limit_n as_o with_o infinite_a wisdom_n omnipotence_n holiness_n liberality_n bounty_n and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v good_a beautyful_a and_o perfect_a it_o be_v enough_o indeed_o to_o force_v even_o the_o heart_n of_o my_o enemy_n to_o love_n serve_v honour_n and_o adore_v i_o thou_o be_v i_o know_v a_o great_a admirer_n of_o perfection_n tell_v i_o then_o if_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n a_o man_n as_o wise_a as_o a_o angel_n will_v thou_o not_o be_v as_o earnest_a to_o see_v he_o as_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n be_v to_o behold_v solomon_n but_o if_o to_o this_o great_a wisdom_n be_v add_v the_o strength_n of_o hercules_n or_o that_o of_o samson_n the_o victory_n of_o the_o maccabee_n or_o those_o of_o the_o great_a conqueror_n that_o ever_o appear_v in_o this_o world_n the_o courage_n the_o devotion_n the_o meekness_n and_o courtesy_n of_o david_n the_o friendship_n of_o jonathan_n the_o liberality_n of_o all_o the_o roman_a and_o assyrian_a potentate_n and_o the_o great_a beauty_n that_o ever_o appear_v upon_o
esse_fw-la filium_fw-la hominis_fw-la mat._n 16.14_o i_o long_o to_o hear_v what_o worldling_n say_v of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o kingdom_n for_o i_o suppose_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o believe_v i_o be_o john_n the_o baptist_n other_o will_v say_v perhaps_o that_o i_o be_o elias_n other_o that_o i_o be_o jeremiah_n or_o some_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n 15._o noli_fw-la i_o tangere_fw-la jo._n 20.17_o vos_fw-fr autem_fw-la quem_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la dicitis_fw-la ibid._n v._n 15._o some_o will_v think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n for_o mortal_n to_o expect_v admittance_n to_o my_o kingdom_n because_o that_o after_o my_o resurrection_n i_o refuse_v the_o magdalen_n leave_v to_o touch_v i_o or_o to_o lay_v her_o hand_n upon_o any_o part_n of_o my_o garment_n but_o what_o do_v thou_o say_v of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o glorious_a residence_n man._n i_o say_v 1.33_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la jo._n 6.70_o et_fw-la regni_fw-la ejus_fw-la 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corruptible_a body_n of_o we_o shall_v put_v on_o incorruption_n and_o of_o mortal_a become_v immortal_a this_o flesh_n of_o we_o which_o now_o be_v so_o burdensome_a and_o do_v so_o depress_v our_o mind_n which_o be_v now_o invest_v with_o so_o many_o inconvenience_n subject_a to_o so_o many_o alteration_n grieve_v with_o so_o many_o disease_n defile_v with_o so_o many_o corruption_n overwhelm_v with_o such_o a_o infinite_a deal_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n shall_v in_o thy_o kingdom_n o_o lord_n be_v make_v glorious_a and_o advance_v to_o the_o height_n of_o perfection_n it_o shall_v be_v endue_v with_o seven_o gift_n suitable_a to_o thy_o liberality_n and_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o thy_o belove_a servant_n which_o be_v beauty_n agility_n fortitude_n 13.43_o justi_n fulgebant_fw-la sicut_fw-la sol_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la patris_fw-la eorum_fw-la mat._n 13.43_o penetration_n health_n pleasure_n and_o perpetuity_n as_o for_o the_o first_o gift_n which_o be_v beauty_n thou_o have_v thyself_o declare_v that_o the_o just_a shall_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o father_n the_o second_o be_v agility_n and_o this_o prerogative_n of_o the_o just_a be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o former_a for_o by_o this_o their_o flesh_n be_v free_v from_o that_o lumpish_a &_o heavy_a weight_n which_o keep_v their_o spirit_n fetter_v whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o this_o life_n and_o make_v as_o light_v even_o as_o the_o angel_n themselves_o who_o pass_v from_o one_o extremity_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o other_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n the_o three_o gift_n be_v supernatural_a strength_n which_o do_v so_o abound_v in_o a_o glorify_a body_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o move_v the_o whole_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n at_o thy_o command_n and_o give_v we_o a_o dry_a passage_n through_o the_o main_a ocean_n with_o as_o much_o ease_n as_o thy_o angel_n do_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n to_o avoid_v the_o rage_n 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