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that_o seek_v he_o chap._n viii_o page_n 34_o the_o four_o religion_n in_o the_o world_n of_o paganism_n reason_n against_o the_o plurality_n of_o go_n that_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o god_n prove_v out_o of_o their_o own_o philosopher_n that_o their_o religion_n be_v false_a how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v worship_v how_o beast_n of_o the_o miracle_n and_o oracle_n of_o the_o gentile_n chap._n ix_o page_n 37_o of_o judaisme_n the_o position_n of_o the_o jew_n 1._o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v have_v a_o earthly_a kingdom_n at_o jerusalem_n confute_v 2._o that_o jesus_n be_v not_o the_o messiah_n the_o contrary_a prove_v by_o jacob_n prophecy_n gen._n 49._o 11._o by_o daniel_n seventy_o two_o week_n dan._n 9_o 25._o by_o diverse_a other_o reason_n 3._o that_o the_o messiah_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v the_o contrary_a prove_v by_o sundry_a argument_n chap._n x._o page_n 41_o of_o christian._n this_o religion_n prove_v to_o be_v false_a by_o seven_o reason_n chap._n xi_o page_n 42_o 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the_o story_n testimony_n from_o pagan_n the_o star_n at_o christ_n birth_n the_o cross_a sacred_a with_o the_o egyptian_n the_o miracle_n at_o christ_n death_n the_o progress_n of_o christianity_n by_o weak_a mean_n oppose_v by_o power_n and_o learning_n contrary_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o promise_n power_n in_o conversion_n the_o truth_n of_o christ_n miracle_n the_o constancy_n of_o martyr_n the_o end_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o devil_n testimony_n against_o himself_o chap._n xiii_o page_n 52_o of_o the_o two_o chief_a party_n that_o lay_v claim_v to_o christian_a religion_n papist_n and_o protestant_n their_o difference_n about_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n the_o church_n authority_n in_o expound_v scripture_n a_o additional_a observation_n out_o of_o the_o author_n other_o work_n rule_n about_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n mean_n for_o find_v out_o the_o true_a sense_n other_o mean_v controvert_v addition_n about_o the_o church_n 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both_o must_v concur_v s._n paul_n three_o rule_n of_o pie_n just_a sobrie_n s._n augustine_n his_o three_o rule_n contrary_a to_o three_o rule_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n 2._o the_o manner_n of_o do_v riquire_n 1._o totos_fw-la 2._o totum_fw-la 3._o toto_fw-la tempore_fw-la 3._o the_o reward_n 4._o the_o punishment_n chap._n xvi_o page_n 83_o that_o the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n write_v by_o moses_n be_v know_v to_o the_o heathen_a 1._o the_o act_n or_o work_n be_v know_v to_o they_o as_o it_o be_v prove_v in_o every_o precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n yet_o their_o light_n more_o dim_a in_o the_o 1._o 2._o 4._o 10._o s._n paul_n three_o rule_n of_o pie_n sobrie_n just_a know_v to_o they_o 2._o they_o know_v the_o manner_n of_o performance_n toti_fw-la totum_fw-la semper_fw-la 3._o they_o know_v the_o reward_n and_o punishment_n chap._n xvii_o page_n 68_o question_n about_o the_o law_n 1._o why_o it_o be_v write_v by_o moses_n see_v it_o be_v write_v before_o in_o man_n heart_n how_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n become_v dim_a three_o cause_n of_o it_o it_o be_v deserve_v in_o three_o respect_n why_o the_o law_n be_v give_v at_o this_o time_n why_o only_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o law_n be_v in_o the_o law_n write_v 1._o the_o act._n 2._o the_o manner_n 3._o the_o reward_n 4._o the_o punishment_n 2._o whether_o any_o can_v keep_v the_o law_n how_o god_n be_v just_a in_o require_v that_o which_o we_o can_v perform_v a_o addition_n about_o power_n of_o keep_v the_o law_n evangelical_a adam_n lose_v his_o ability_n not_o efficient_a but_o meritory_n god_n always_o give_v or_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v power_n to_o do_v what_o he_o require_v if_o we_o be_v not_o want_v to_o ourselves_o how_o christ_n have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n how_o we_o keep_v it_o by_o faith_n 3._o why_o god_n promise_v life_n to_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o law_n if_o we_o can_v keep_v it_o chap._n xviii_o page_n 73_o of_o the_o preparation_n before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n 1._o to_o make_v they_o willing_a by_o consideration_n of_o 1._o his_o benefit_n 2._o god_n right_a as_o lord_n 3._o their_o relation_n as_o creature_n etc._n etc._n 4._o that_o they_o be_v his_o people_n his_o benefit_n past_a and_o promise_v three_o motive_n to_o love_n 1_o beauty_n 2._o nearness_n 3._o benefit_n all_o in_o god_n 2._o to_o make_v they_o able_a by_o sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v themselves_o that_o ceremonial_a wash_n signify_v our_o spiritual_a cleanse_n how_o we_o come_v to_o be_v pollute_v how_o we_o must_v be_v cleanse_v why_o they_o be_v not_o to_o come_v at_o their_o wife_n of_o the_o danger_n and_o abuse_n of_o thing_n lawful_a 3._o that_o they_o may_v not_o run_v too_o far_o bound_n be_v set_v of_o curiosity_n about_o thing_n unnecessary_a chap._n xix_o page_n 79_o the_o manner_n of_o deliver_v the_o law_n 1._o with_o thick_a cloud_n 2._o with_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n 3._o with_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n the_o terrible_a deliver_v of_o the_o law_n compare_v with_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n when_o we_o must_v give_v account_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o the_o comparison_n in_o all_o the_o particular_n the_o use_n of_o this_o chap._n xx._n page_n 80_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n as_o give_v by_o moses_n 1._o it_o bring_v none_o to_o perfection_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o man_n corruption_n as_o appear_v 1._o by_o the_o place_n a_o barren_a wilderness_n a_o mountain_n which_o none_o may_v touch_v 2._o by_o the_o mediator_n moses_n by_o the_o break_n of_o the_o table_n etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n because_o give_v by_o angel_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n it_o be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ark_n given_n fifty_o day_n after_o the_o passeover_n moses_n have_v a_o veil_n the_o fiery_a serpent_n our_o use_n of_o the_o law_n to_o know_v our_o debt_n as_o by_o a_o book_n of_o account_n then_o to_o drive_v we_o to_o seek_v a_o surety_n to_o pay_v the_o debt_n viz._n christ_n and_o to_o be_v thankful_a and_o take_v heed_n of_o run_v further_o into_o debt_n the_o exposition_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n chap._n i._o page_n 83_o of_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o decalogue_n two_o thing_n require_v in_o a_o lawgiver_n 1._o wisdom_n 2._o authority_n both_o appear_v here_o god_n authority_n declare_v 1._o by_o his_o name_n jehovah_n which_o imply_v 1._o that_o be_v himself_o and_o that_o all_o other_o thing_n come_v from_o he_o 2._o his_o absolute_a dominion_n over_o all_o the_o creature_n from_o which_o flow_n two_o attribute_n 1._o his_o eternity_n 2._o his_o veracity_n or_o truth_n 2._o by_o his_o jurisdiction_n thy_o god_n by_o creation_n and_o by_o covenant_n 3._o by_o a_o late_a benefit_n their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n how_o all_o this_o belong_v to_o we_o chap._n ii_o page_n 87_o the_o division_n of_o the_o decalogue_n how_o divide_v by_o the_o jew_n how_o by_o christian_n addition_n 6._o that_o the_o four_o fundamental_a article_n of_o all_o religion_n be_v employ_v in_o the_o four_o first_o precept_n of_o rule_n for_o expound_v the_o decalogue_n six_o rule_n of_o extent_n 1._o the_o affirmative_a imply_v the_o negative_a and_o e_fw-la contra_fw-la 2._o when_o any_o thing_n be_v command_v or_o forbid_v all_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v include_v 3._o the_o inward_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v forbid_v or_o command_v by_o the_o outward_a 4._o the_o mean_n conduce_v be_v include_v in_o every_o precept_n 5._o the_o consequent_n and_o sign_n 6._o we_o must_v not_o only_o observe_v the_o precept_n ourselves_o but_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v keep_v by_o other_o leave_v we_o partake_v of_o other_o man_n sin_n which_o be_v 1._o jubendo_fw-la by_o command_v 2._o permittendo_fw-la by_o toleration_n 3._o provocando_fw-la by_o provocation_n 4._o suadendo_fw-la by_o persuasion_n 5._o consentiendo_fw-la by_o consent_v 6._o defendendo_fw-la by_o maintain_v 7._o scandalum_fw-la praebendo_fw-la by_o give_v scandal_n chap._n iii_o page_n 94_o rule_n of_o restraint_n in_o expound_v the_o law_n false_a rule_n make_v by_o the_o pharisee_n of_o custom_n addition_n 7._o of_o the_o force_n of_o church_n custom_n 3._o three_o rule_n of_o restraint_n 1._o by_o dispensation_n 2._o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o precept_n 3._o by_o conflict_n of_o precept_n antinomia_fw-la wherein_o these_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o ceremonial_a precept_n be_v to_o give_v place_n to_o moral_n 2._o the_o second_o table_n be_v to_o give_v place_n to_o the_o first_o 3._o in_o the_o second_o table_n the_o follow_a precept_n be_v to_o give_v place_n to_o those_o before_o rule_v to_o expound_v in_o case_n of_o 1._o obscurity_n 2._o ambiguity_n 3._o controversy_n chap._n four_o page_n 98_o three_o general_a observation_n in_o the_o decalogue_n 1._o that_o the_o precept_n be_v all_o in_o the_o second_o person_n 2._o all_o but_o two_o be_v negative_a all_o but_o two_o be_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n observation_n general_a from_o the_o 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befall_v mortal_a man_n namely_o the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n so_o much_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o opinion_n now_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n 1._o in_o general_n 2._o in_o fingular_a and_o particular_n 2._o 3._o not_o only_o by_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o secondary_a cause_n but_o immediate_o from_o god_n himself_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n in_o general_a matter_n 1._o it_o be_v natural_a to_o every_o one_o ut_fw-la curet_fw-la quod_fw-la procreavit_fw-la to_o have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o natural_a love_n and_o affection_n to_o that_o which_o it_o bring_v forth_o and_o this_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n in_o his_o creature_n can_v be_v want_v in_o himself_o astorgia_n be_v a_o vice_n and_o to_o be_v reprove_v in_o man_n 12._o and_o therefore_o can_v befall_v god_n but_o when_o it_o seem_v to_o fall_v in_o god_n by_o his_o lay_v affliction_n and_o trouble_n upon_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o want_n of_o love_n to_o they_o but_o a_o manifest_a providence_n over_o they_o for_o who_o he_o love_v he_o chasten_v and_o thereby_o further_v their_o chief_a good_a 2._o no_o wise_a artificer_n will_v give_v over_o his_o work_n before_o he_o have_v finish_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o to_o perfection_n but_o every_o day_n god_n bring_v forth_o some_o new_a thing_n some_o new_a effect_n thing_n which_o be_v tend_v to_o perfection_n for_o thing_n be_v yet_o daily_o in_o generation_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v his_o providence_n over_o they_o to_o bring_v they_o thereunto_o 1._o in_o particular_n we_o see_v with_o aristotle_n that_o the_o sea_n be_v far_o high_a than_o the_o land_n the_o water_n far_o above_o the_o brim_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n be_v a_o unruly_a element_n apt_a to_o overflow_v by_o its_o natare_fw-la yet_o philosopher_n be_v unable_a to_o render_v a_o satisfactory_a reason_n why_o it_o overflow_v not_o the_o earth_n it_o follow_v that_o it_o 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the_o evening_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v and_o when_o man_n go_v to_o his_o rest_n then_o go_v they_o to_o seek_v their_o prey_n which_o must_v 23._o necessary_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n of_o god_n grovidence_n 6_o and_o so_o general_o from_o all_o live_a creature_n by_o discern_v their_o several_a place_n of_o nourishment_n as_o the_o silly_a lamb_n among_o a_o multitude_n of_o ewe_n to_o choose_v out_o its_o own_o damn_n as_o also_o in_o avoid_v thing_n noisome_a and_o hurtful_a to_o they_o as_o the_o chicken_n to_o run_v away_o at_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o kite_n even_o almost_o assoon_o as_o it_o be_v hatch_v the_o lamb_n to_o flee_v from_o the_o wolf_n and_o the_o like_a 7._o from_o the_o extraordinary_a love_n of_o parent_n to_o their_o child_n though_o never_o so_o deform_v in_o as_o great_a measure_n as_o if_o they_o have_v no_o defect_n in_o nature_n 8._o last_o from_o the_o sudden_a cry_n of_o every_o creature_n in_o distress_n for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v 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tree_n and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n end_v with_o the_o gospel_n ego_fw-la baptzio_fw-la vos_fw-la i_o baptize_v you_o and_o it_o be_v christ_n own_o order_n too_o who_o be_v the_o great_a prophet_n of_o the_o new_a 〈◊〉_d 12._o and_o who_o method_n ought_v to_o be_v our_o jnstruction_n he_o that_o humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v first_o humiliation_n and_o then_o exaltation_n now_o there_o be_v no_o humble_v but_o by_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v humiliator_n the_o humble_a it_o be_v also_o the_o practice_n of_o saint_n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n which_o be_v hold_v to_o contain_v the_o sum_n of_o christian_a religion_n after_o his_o proemium_fw-la in_o the_o 17_o first_o verse_n from_o the_o 18_o of_o the_o first_o chapter_n to_o the_o 21_o verse_n of_o the_o 3._o chapter_n he_o speak_v all_o of_o the_o law_n all_o under_o sin_n jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o unregenerate_a and_o regenerate_v and_o at_o last_o include_v himself_o in_o 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as_o to_o the_o second_o for_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_o a_o jealous_a god_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o three_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a etc._n etc._n to_o the_o four_o for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n now_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o man_n expect_v no_o reason_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o lay_v hold_n of_o a_o benefit_n than_o there_o need_v none_o to_o make_v they_o observe_v the_o law_n because_o it_o be_v a_o benefit_n for_o the_o psalmist_n 20._o so_o account_v it_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n neither_o have_v the_o heathen_a knowledge_n of_o his_o law_n yet_o it_o please_v god_n to_o add_v his_o reason_n from_o his_o own_o person_n though_o indeed_o profit_n be_v a_o sufficient_a orator_n and_o thus_o do_v god_n in_o divers_a place_n as_o levit._n 21._o 8._o 12._o 15._o 23._o as_o also_o s._n paul_n mention_v it_o for_o 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and_o therefore_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v good_a to_o all_o or_o to_o satisfy_v all_o therefore_o when_o we_o be_v join_v in_o the_o like_a relation_n to_o we_o or_o the_o degree_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o propinquity_n if_o we_o must_v help_v both_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d further_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o in_o love_n there_o be_v a_o double_a respect_n 1._o of_o the_o object_n or_o party_n love_v 2._o of_o the_o subject_n or_o party_n that_o love_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d dilecti_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d love_v we_o be_v to_o respect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o love_v he_o more_o in_o who_o the_o more_o excellent_a gift_n ofgrace_v appear_v so_o as_o to_o take_v more_o complacency_n in_o he_o and_o to_o wish_v he_o the_o more_o excellent_a good_a as_o the_o great_a degree_n of_o glory_n because_o the_o more_o excellent_a any_o thing_n be_v the_o near_a it_o 8._o come_v to_o god_n and_o if_o he_o be_v better_o we_o ought_v to_o wish_v he_o better_o 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this_o be_v ficut_fw-la te_fw-la as_o thyself_o not_o 〈◊〉_d te_fw-mi as_o 〈◊〉_d as_o thyself_o it_o signify_v a_o respect_n but_o not_o a_o quantity_n the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d as_o job_n 12._o 3._o for_o as_o we_o say_v before_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o his_o own_o soul_n then_o to_o his_o brother_n now_o this_o 〈◊〉_d or_o manner_n of_o love_n must_v appear_v in_o four_o thing_n 1._o the_o end_n 2._o the_o mean_n 3._o the_o manner_n 4._o the_o order_n 1._o the_o first_o in_o 〈◊〉_d te_fw-la 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n for_o which_o thou_o
it_o be_v venditio_fw-la sell_v sihon_n 28_o king_n of_o the_o amorit_n refuse_v to_o sell_v the_o israelit_v meat_n and_o drink_n for_o money_n ephron_n sell_v the_o cave_n of_o 〈◊〉_d to_o abraham_n for_o four_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n currant_n 16._o money_n if_o a_o man_n sell_v by_o whole_a sale_n than_o it_o be_v negotiatio_fw-la merchandize_v if_o it_o be_v by_o parcel_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d beside_o the_o alienation_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o there_o be_v alienation_n of_o the_o use_n only_o and_o not_o of_o the_o property_n which_o if_o it_o be_v usus_fw-la rei_fw-la pro_fw-la pecunia_fw-la use_v of_o a_o thing_n for_o money_n it_o be_v locatio_fw-la let_v if_o 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la usu_fw-la rei_fw-la money_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v conductio_fw-la hire_v 2._o do_v ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d to_o give_v that_o one_o may_v do_v something_o in_o lieu_n of_o the_o gift_n as_o homage_n fealty_n or_o service_n thus_o we_o may_v see_v of_o old_a there_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la jure_fw-la regio_fw-la king_n have_v create_v they_o when_o they_o give_v land_n to_o be_v hold_v upon_o some_o service_n joseph_n on_o 〈◊〉_d behalf_n when_o he_o have_v buy_v the_o egyptian_n land_n restore_v they_o again_o upon_o condition_n of_o a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n to_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o king_n exchequer_n 3._o facere_fw-la ut_fw-la des_fw-fr to_o do_v something_o for_o which_o a_o man_n look_v to_o be_v pay_v or_o to_o receive_v something_o for_o it_o and_o this_o be_v 1._o either_o 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la opera_fw-la one_o work_n for_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 3_o say_v to_o simeon_n his_o brother_n come_v up_o with_o i_o into_o my_o lot_n that_o we_o may_v fight_v against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o likewise_o will_v go_v with_o thou_o into_o thy_o lot_n which_o be_v facere_fw-la ut_fw-la facias_fw-la or_o 2._o opera_fw-la pro_fw-la pretio_fw-la work_n for_o a_o price_n as_o when_o the_o labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n receive_v a_o penny_n a_o day_n which_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d the_o one_o chirogrophum_fw-la party_n be_v content_a with_o the_o other_o party_n own_o write_v alone_o this_o be_v call_v chirographum_fw-la his_o handwriting_n if_o other_o man_n hand_n be_v join_v with_o it_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d a_o syngrapha_fw-la writing_n subscribe_v by_o many_o thus_o when_o 〈◊〉_d buy_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v write_n draw_v between_o the_o party_n 〈◊〉_d subscribe_v and_o seal_v the_o evidence_n and_o witness_n be_v take_v tobit_n when_o he_o leave_v his_o country_n and_o depart_v into_o media_n commit_v ten_o talent_n to_o the_o trust_n of_o gabael_n yet_o for_o his_o better_a 〈◊〉_d he_o take_v a_o writing_n under_o his_o hand_n for_o it_o the_o unjust_a steward_n cause_v his_o lord_n debtor_n to_o make_v bill_n under_o their_o hand_n for_o what_o they_o ought_v beside_o these_o assurance_n by_o word_n and_o write_n there_o be_v other_o which_o be_v either_o contract_n real_a or_o personal_a real_a be_v either_o in_o regard_n of_o some_o oath_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d a_o pledge_n caution_n or_o for_o the_o recovery_n again_o of_o something_o receive_v and_o deliver_v which_o if_o it_o be_v something_o movable_n it_o be_v call_v pignus_fw-la a_o pledge_n or_o pawn_v as_o when_o a_o raiment_n and_o a_o upper_a millstone_n be_v prohibit_v to_o be_v take_v in_o pawn_n whereby_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o something_o may_v be_v lawfuy_o pawn_v if_o immovable_a as_o 4._o land_n it_o be_v call_v hypotheca_fw-la a_o mortgage_n as_o we_o find_v that_o the_o people_n borrow_v money_n upon_o their_o land_n if_o it_o be_v personal_a it_o be_v either_o in_o war_n and_o then_o call_v obse_v a_o hostage_n such_o as_o jehoash_fw-mi king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d take_v of_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n when_o he_o have_v over_o come_v he_o and_o take_v jerusalem_n or_o in_o peace_n and_o this_o be_v either_o for_o a_o public_a receiver_n who_o surety_n be_v accountable_a to_o the_o common_a wealth_n which_o be_v call_v praedes_fw-la when_o the_o good_n of_o 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commit_v 1._o in_o get_v 2._o in_o the_o use_n of_o riches_n now_o that_o we_o have_v see_v the_o object_n of_o the_o desire_n which_o be_v here_o moderate_v consist_v wealth_n in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o see_v how_o our_o desire_n of_o it_o ought_v to_o stand_v affect_v wherein_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o two_o thing_n 1._o the_o order_n 2._o the_o measure_n of_o the_o appetite_n which_o be_v regulate_v by_o this_o commandment_n 1._o for_o the_o order_n whereas_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n desire_n be_v carry_v unto_o 1._o the_o enjoy_n of_o the_o end_n itself_o 2._o the_o mean_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o enjoy_n 〈◊〉_d that_o end_n there_o must_v be_v therefore_o laith_o aristotle_n a_o division_n of_o the_o faculty_n a_o double_a desire_n a_o double_a love_n or_o a_o double_a concupiscence_n because_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n of_o which_o one_o be_v great_a than_o another_o the_o first_o be_v the_o end_n viz._n god_n and_o eternal_a happiness_n in_o 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he_o till_o he_o be_v hungry_a and_o have_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o natural_a desire_n of_o bread_n and_o then_o he_o come_v 3._o to_o he_o and_o offer_v he_o stone_n to_o be_v turn_v into_o bread_n think_v by_o that_o mean_n when_o 14._o christ_n have_v a_o natural_a appetite_n to_o have_v be_v entertain_v as_o jehoram_n be_v for_o jehosaphats_n sake_n 2._o as_o there_o be_v cogitationes_fw-la ascendentes_fw-la thought_n ascend_v into_o the_o heart_n so_o there_o devil_n be_v another_o sort_n cogitationes_fw-la immissae_n thought_n cast_v in_o by_o the_o devil_n thus_o the_o devil_n 3._o enter_v into_o judas_n when_o he_o put_v those_o evil_a thought_n into_o his_o heart_n of_o betray_v his_o 3._o master_n so_o he_o fill_v the_o heart_n of_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o commit_v sacrilege_n and_o as_o he_o sometime_o do_v this_o immediate_o by_o himself_o so_o he_o sometime_o make_v use_n of_o the_o world_n and_o os_fw-la 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