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israel_n destruction_n be_v 3._o yet_o further_o this_o destruction_n of_o the_o israelite_n afterward_o be_v a_o sad_a disappointment_n of_o high_a expectation_n israel_n be_v now_o cast_v away_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o haven_n they_o who_o not_o long_o since_o be_v sing_v and_o dance_v at_o the_o spectacle_n of_o float_a pharaoh_n and_o his_o follower_n they_o who_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o furnace_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o escape_v both_o their_o oppressor_n and_o pursuer_n they_o who_o have_v safe_o march_v through_o a_o hot_a howl_a wilderness_n even_o unto_o the_o border_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o be_v now_o safe_o arrive_v at_o the_o confine_n of_o canaan_n in_o a_o word_n they_o who_o have_v nothing_o now_o as_o they_o hope_v to_o do_v but_o to_o enter_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n 29.30_o numb_a 14.25_o 29.30_o be_v not_o only_o farbidden_v to_o enter_v it_o but_o
gratiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la naturâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n greg._n de_fw-fr val._n q._n 14._o punct_a 1._o aquin._n 1._o p._n q._n 63._o esti_fw-la l._n 2._o d._n 7._o etiamsi_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la tale_n conditi_fw-la fuissent_fw-la quales_fw-la nune_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la confirmationis_fw-la facti_fw-la sunt_fw-la nec_fw-la sic_fw-la tamen_fw-la ex_fw-la conditione_n naturâ_fw-la impeccabiles_fw-la essent_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la gratiae_fw-la quod_fw-la etsi_fw-la hactenus_fw-la naturale_fw-la dici_fw-la posset_n quia_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsa_fw-la natura_fw-la datum_fw-la esset_fw-la &_o in_o natura_fw-la insitum_fw-la eâ_fw-la they_fw-mi tamen_fw-la naturâ_fw-la atque_fw-la essentiâ_fw-la saluâ_fw-la posset_n auferri_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la cujuspiam_fw-la sed_fw-la naturâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nec_fw-la potuit_fw-la nec_fw-la poterit_fw-la peccare_fw-la aug._n l._n 3._o cont_n max._n c._n 12._o or_o free_a from_o all_o possibility_n of_o sin_v some_o of_o they_o indeed_o determine_v it_o affirmative_o but_o herein_o they_o oppose_v the_o father_n ambrose_n augustine_n and_o hierome_n the_o two_o former_a of_o who_o teach_v that_o because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n only_o have_v immortality_n it_o follow_v that_o he_o only_o have_v immutability_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n only_o by_o nature_n impeccability_n the_o same_o argument_n be_v also_o use_v by_o the_o learned_a junius_n who_o deny_v that_o simple_o god_n can_v have_v make_v the_o angel_n better_o than_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n because_o than_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v most_o constant_a in_o their_o own_o perfect_a goodness_n by_o themselves_o which_o can_v only_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n also_o to_o the_o forecited_a father_n agree_v the_o schoolman_n of_o the_o great_a note_n among_o who_o estius_n assert_n that_o suppose_v that_o the_o angel_n have_v be_v from_o their_o beginning_n create_v such_o as_o they_o be_v now_o make_v to_o be_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o confirmation_n yet_o even_o so_o they_o have_v not_o be_v impeccable_a or_o free_a from_o a_o possibility_n of_o sin_v by_o the_o condition_n of_o nature_n but_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o grace_n which_o although_o it_o may_v be_v term_v natural_a as_o give_v with_o and_o implant_v in_o their_o nature_n yet_o it_o may_v have_v be_v take_v away_o and_o remove_v without_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o he_o say_v it_o be_v no_o derogation_n from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n that_o a_o creature_n can_v be_v make_v by_o nature_n impeccable_a for_o the_o thing_n speak_v of_o be_v not_o in_o the_o number_n of_o possible_n 9_o res_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la agitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr numero_fw-la possibilium_fw-la includit_fw-la enim_fw-la contradictionem_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la creatum_fw-la est_fw-la i.e._n ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la productum_fw-la deficere_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la deus_fw-la facere_fw-la creaturam_fw-la ex_fw-la natura_fw-la impeccabilem_fw-la quia_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la creatura_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a creatura_fw-la siquidem_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la quo_fw-la creata_fw-la est_fw-la defectibilis_fw-la est_fw-la deo_fw-la potente_fw-la subtrabere_fw-la vel_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la operari_fw-la vel_fw-la ipsius_fw-la operationis_fw-la rectitudinem_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la negatione_fw-la sed_fw-la positione_n creaturae_fw-la per_fw-la naturam_fw-la impeccabilis_fw-la derogari_fw-la potentiae_fw-la dei._n est_fw-la in_o 2._o scent_n dist_n 7._o §_o 9_o and_o it_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v that_o a_o creature_n that_o be_v a_o thing_n make_v of_o nothing_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o change_v and_o that_o therefore_o god_n can_v make_v a_o creature_n by_o nature_n immutable_a because_o he_o can_v make_v that_o a_o creature_n shall_v not_o be_v a_o creature_n which_o as_o such_o be_v defectible_a god_n be_v always_o able_a to_o withdraw_v its_o be_v or_o the_o operation_n of_o its_o be_v or_o the_o rectitude_n of_o its_o operation_n whereby_o say_v he_o its_o manifest_a that_o not_o by_o the_o deny_v but_o by_o the_o grant_n that_o a_o creature_n may_v be_v impeccable_a by_o nature_n we_o derogate_v from_o the_o power_n of_o god_n but_o 2._o i_o answer_v with_o aquinas_n p._n 1._o q._n 36._o a._n 2._o that_o god_n appoint_v a_o inequality_n in_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o create_v hereby_o make_v the_o world_n after_o the_o best_a manner_n the_o perfection_n of_o the_o whole_a require_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o inequality_n in_o the_o several_a creature_n that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v all_o degree_n of_o goodness_n make_v up_o and_o this_o be_v one_o degree_n of_o goodness_n that_o something_o be_v so_o good_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o impossibility_n for_o it_o ever_o to_o swerve_v from_o its_o goodness_n and_o another_o degree_n of_o goodness_n be_v that_o some_o thing_n shall_v be_v make_v defectible_a and_o in_o a_o possibility_n of_o leave_v their_o goodness_n and_o as_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o world_n require_v that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o incoruptible_a but_o also_o corruptible_a creature_n so_o likewise_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o thing_n defectible_a from_o goodness_n if_o angel_n may_v have_v be_v make_v more_o excellent_a in_o themselves_o yet_o not_o in_o relation_n to_o that_o goodly_a order_n and_o admirable_a beauty_n which_o god_n have_v cause_v in_o the_o world_n by_o make_v they_o in_o that_o capacity_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v a_o captain_n a_o colonel_n be_v better_o than_o a_o common_a soldier_n in_o a_o army_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v better_a for_o the_o order_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o army_n that_o some_o shall_v be_v common_a soldier_n and_o command_v than_o that_o all_o shall_v be_v officer_n and_o commander_n and_o god_n as_o permittere_fw-la as_o aug._n ench._n c._n 11.27_o melius_fw-la judicavit_fw-la de_fw-la malis_fw-la bene_fw-la facere_fw-la quam_fw-la mala_fw-la nulla_fw-la esse_fw-la permittere_fw-la augustine_n say_v think_v it_o better_a to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a than_o not_o at_o all_o to_o suffer_v evil_a to_o be_v for_o he_o that_o be_v perfect_o good_a will_v not_o suffer_v evil_a in_o his_o work_n unless_o he_o be_v so_o omnipotent_a as_o to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o that_o evil_n 2._o by_o way_n of_o explication_n of_o this_o second_o branch_n branch_n 2_o branch_n it_o may_v be_v inquire_v what_o be_v that_o first_o sin_n whereby_o this_o defection_n be_v make_v or_o this_o first_o estate_n of_o the_o angel_n not_o keep_v and_o here_o sundry_a opinion_n offer_v themselves_o some_o false_o expound_v that_o place_n of_o gen._n 6.2_o lactant._n philo._n orig._n josephus_n irenaeus_n justin_n mart._n in_o apol._n pro_fw-la chr._n clem._n alex._n storm_n l._n 3_o tertul._n l._n 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beside_o christ_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n mat._n 22.3_o other_o conceive_v that_o the_o first_o sin_n of_o the_o angel_n be_v hatred_n of_o god_n 2._o odium_n omne_fw-la ex_fw-la amore_fw-la est_fw-la nascitur_fw-la odium_fw-la dei_fw-la tanquam_fw-la prohibentis_fw-la amantem_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la inordinatè_fw-la amat_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 2._o l._n send_v do_v 6._o §._o 2._o the_o adhere_n of_o the_o angel_n unto_o god_n be_v by_o love_n their_o departure_n from_o god_n they_o say_v must_v needs_o be_v by_o hatred_n but_o this_o opinion_n seem_v false_a because_o hatred_n of_o god_n must_v needs_o proceed_v from_o inordinate_a love_n of_o something_o else_o god_n be_v hate_v because_o he_o hinder_v the_o creature_n from_o something_o which_o it_o love_v inordinate_o hatred_n therefore_o can_v not_o be_v the_o first_o sin_n but_o the_o irregular_a affect_v of_o something_o else_o or_o some_o other_o sin_n a_o three_o opinion_n be_v of_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o the_o first_o sin_n of_o these_o angel_n be_v envy_v the_o dignity_n of_o man_n in_o be_v create_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o this_o be_v confute_v by_o augustine_n
it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o have_v prove_v apostate_n constrain_v goodness_n be_v never_o constant_a the_o fear_n of_o man_n law_n may_v make_v a_o good_a subject_n it_o be_v only_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n that_o make_v a_o good_a christian_n 4._o satan_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o god_n permission_n 4._o observe_v 4._o god_n keep_v he_o in_o a_o powerful_a chain_n wicked_a angel_n be_v potent_a only_o a_o good_a god_n be_v omnipotent_a when_o god_n give_v way_n one_o devil_n may_v overthrow_v a_o legion_n 1.12_o mat._n 8.31_o 1_o king_n 22.21_o job_n 1.12_o a_o million_o of_o man_n but_o till_o god_n lengthen_v out_o his_o chain_n a_o legion_n of_o devil_n can_v hurt_v one_o man_n nay_o not_o a_o silly_a beast_n god_n who_o make_v can_v ruin_v they_o and_o will_v do_v so_o be_v he_o not_o able_a to_o over-rule_v they_o and_o to_o advance_v his_o own_o glory_n against_o nay_o by_o all_o their_o endeavour_n the_o consideration_n of_o this_o shall_v both_o 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devil_n can_v infuse_v wickedness_n into_o we_o but_o only_o stir_v up_o wickedness_n in_o we_o he_o can_v bend_v the_o will_n as_o god_n do_v who_o by_o his_o own_o absolute_a power_n work_v in_o a_o way_n of_o creation_n in_o we_o who_o without_o ourselves_o and_o against_o ourselves_o give_v a_o new_a heart_n and_o change_v a_o heart_n of_o stone_n into_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n satan_n move_v not_o our_o will_n either_o by_o any_o proper_a power_n which_o he_o have_v over_o they_o or_o without_o our_o assent_n first_o gain_v unto_o he_o but_o by_o a_o work_n upon_o the_o imagination_n sometime_o so_o present_v object_n to_o the_o understanding_n as_o that_o it_o apprehend_v evil_a in_o the_o colour_n of_o good_a sometime_o stir_v up_o the_o corruption_n passion_n and_o lust_n already_o in_o we_o to_o darken_v the_o understanding_n and_o incline_v the_o will_n if_o satan_n can_v hurt_v we_o without_o our_o own_o will_n he_o can_v never_o be_v resist_v in_o any_o tentation_n the_o devil_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a a_o enemy_n as_o our_o own_o sin_n this_o slay_v we_o without_o he_o he_o hurt_v we_o not_o without_o this_o if_o satan_n plough_v not_o with_o our_o own_o heifer_n he_o can_v get_v no_o advantage_n many_o have_v sin_v lie_v the_o blame_n on_o the_o devil_n who_o they_o say_v owe_v they_o a_o spite_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n not_o the_o devil_n which_o pay_v it_o have_v they_o not_o cast_v down_o themselves_o the_o devil_n can_v never_o have_v do_v it_o the_o thief_n indeed_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o steal_v thy_o money_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o fault_n and_o folly_n to_o leave_v thy_o door_n open_a and_o give_v he_o entertainment_n satan_n never_o beat_v we_o but_o with_o our_o own_o weapon_n though_o david_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o number_v the_o people_n by_o satan_n 21.1_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o see_v his_o folly_n he_o think_v not_o his_o sin_n less_o because_o satan_n move_v he_o to_o it_o but_o take_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o sin_n to_o himself_o and_o say_v i_o have_v do_v very_o foolish_o let_v therefore_o the_o time_n we_o spend_v in_o blame_v of_o satan_n when_o we_o have_v sin_v be_v spend_v in_o oppose_v of_o satan_n 6.13.16_o jam._n 4.7_o eph._n 4.27_o 1_o pet_n 5.10_o eph._n 6.13.16_o that_o we_o may_v not_o sin_n let_v we_o not_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n but_o resist_v he_o by_o faith_n apply_v the_o victory_n of_o christ_n and_o view_v present_a assistance_n and_o future_a recompense_n by_o prayer_n bring_v god_n into_o the_o combat_n by_o sobriety_n in_o the_o use_n of_o comfort_n and_o watchfulness_n against_o all_o tentation_n to_o sin_n continue_v our_o allegiance_n and_o god_n protection_n adventure_v not_o within_o the_o chain_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n supply_v not_o their_o want_n of_o length_n by_o thy_o want_n of_o watchfulness_n our_o nature_n be_v tinder_n and_o gunpowder_n we_o have_v need_n beware_v not_o only_o of_o fiery_a dart_n but_o the_o least_o spark_n 6._o god_n can_v make_v a_o offéndor_n his_o own_o afflict_a 6._o observe_v 6._o a_o magor-missabib_a a_o terror_n to_o himself_o and_o constant_o to_o carry_v his_o own_o chain_n of_o terror_n and_o torment_n about_o he_o that_o which_o make_v we_o enemy_n to_o god_n make_v we_o enemy_n to_o ourselves_o wickedness_n be_v it_o be_v own_o vexation_n a_o sinner_n though_o he_o be_v true_o a_o friend_n to_o none_o yet_o never_o be_v he_o so_o great_a a_o foe_n to_o any_o as_o to_o himself_o powder_n which_o blow_v up_o the_o house_n can_v itself_o escape_v from_o burn_a such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n justice_n that_o without_o any_o trouble_n to_o himself_o he_o can_v make_v a_o transgressor_n his_o own_o tormentor_n industrious_o to_o fetch_v in_o matter_n of_o excessive_a horror_n to_o himself_o out_o of_o his_o own_o bosom_n to_o gaze_v willing_o into_o that_o false_a glass_n which_o satan_n set_v before_o he_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o that_o lie_a cruelty_n which_o misrepresents_a to_o the_o sinner_n affright_v imagination_n every_o gnat_n as_o a_o camel_n 84._o nihil_fw-la potuit_fw-la adeo_fw-la aptè_fw-la proponi_fw-la nihil_fw-la tam_fw-la accommodatè_fw-la adferri_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la ille_fw-la vel_fw-la refelleret_fw-la argutissimè_fw-la vel_fw-la eluderet_fw-la callidissimè_fw-la vel-dissolveret_a promptissimè_fw-la saepe_fw-la intra_fw-la meipsum_fw-la cogitavi_fw-la eum_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ita_fw-la perspicacem_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la dogmatum_fw-la ita_fw-la porro_fw-la exercitatum_fw-la in_o disputationibus_fw-la theologicis_fw-la cum_fw-la sanus_fw-la esset_fw-la hist_o fran._n spira_n p._n 120.121_o in_o tantis_fw-la suis_fw-la malis_fw-la filiorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la vultus_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la quam_fw-la tortorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la semper_fw-la exhorrescere_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 84._o every_o mote_n as_o a_o molehill_n every_o molehill_n as_o a_o mountain_n every_o lustful_a thought_n as_o a_o sodomitical_a vallany_n every_o idle_a word_n as_o a_o desperate_a blasphemy_n every_o angry_a look_n as_o a_o bloody_a murder_n every_o transgression_n against_o light_n of_o conscience_n as_o a_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o amazedness_n of_o spirit_n god_n can_v cause_v a_o man_n to_o turn_v his_o own_o artillery_n his_o wit_n and_o learning_n upon_o himself_o to_o argue_v with_o subtlety_n against_o the_o pardonableness_n his_o sin_n to_o wound_v his_o wound_n with_o a_o conceit_n that_o they_o be_v incurable_a to_o vex_v his_o very_a vexation_n with_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v in_o a_o word_n to_o turn_v to_o his_o own_o torment_n not_o only_o his_o cross_n and_o tentation_n but_o even_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o his_o life_n wife_n child_n gold_z good_n honour_n as_o that_o woeful_a spira_n do_v if_o god_n speak_v the_o word_n the_o hand_n shall_v rebel_v and_o strike_v the_o
secret_a which_o have_v make_v so_o many_o public_a example_n 6._o behold_v example_n in_o a_o way_n of_o particular_a application_n not_o with_o self_n exception_n but_o as_o bring_v thou_o tiding_n of_o thy_o own_o ruin_n without_o repentance_n never_o say_v what_o be_v this_o to_o i_o unless_o i_o repent_v i_o shall_v likewise_o perish_v most_o hear_v of_o example_n of_o god_n judgement_n say_v to_o themselves_o as_o peter_n to_o christ_n these_o thing_n shall_v not_o be_v to_o we_o look_v not_o upon_o any_o outward_a thing_n as_o able_a to_o ward_v off_o the_o blow_n or_o privilege_v thou_o from_o punishment_n wealth_n can_v raise_v a_o ransom_n power_n can_v prevail_v wisdom_n can_v contrive_v secrecy_n can_v shelter_v one_o from_o wrath_n god_n have_v as_o many_o arrow_n in_o his_o quiver_n as_o he_o have_v before_o ever_o he_o begin_v to_o shoot_v any_o we_o have_v no_o protection_n against_o the_o arrest_n of_o justice_n outward_a privilege_n nay_o save_v grace_n itself_o can_v give_v thou_o no_o dispensation_n to_o sin_n 5._o with_o a_o eye_n of_o prudent_a prevention_n fly_v from_o that_o wrath_n of_o which_o thou_o be_v now_o warn_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o keep_v out_o then_o to_o get_v out_o of_o the_o snare_n even_o beast_n will_v avoid_v the_o place_n where_o they_o see_v their_o fellow_n have_v miscarry_v happy_a will_v they_o who_o be_v thy_o example_n think_v themselves_o have_v they_o the_o opportunity_n of_o prevent_v that_o which_o they_o now_o feel_v while_o the_o enemy_n be_v in_o the_o way_n agree_v with_o he_o while_o judgement_n be_v approach_v consider_v whether_o thou_o beestable_a with_o thy_o ten_o to_o meet_v he_o that_o come_v against_o thou_o with_o twenty_o thousand_o oh_o weak_a sinner_n while_o he_o be_v as_o yet_o through_o his_o forbearance_n at_o some_o distance_n send_v a_o embassage_n and_o desire_v condition_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o way_n of_o sincere_a turn_n to_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o army_n and_o example_n of_o vengeance_n which_o compass_n thou_o about_o in_o the_o world_n shall_v retire_v from_o thou_o if_o thou_o will_v throw_v the_o head_n of_o sheba_n over_o the_o wall_n the_o sin_n that_o god_n strike_v at_o in_o other_o 6._o last_o look_v we_o upon_o example_n with_o humble_a thankfulness_n not_o as_o rejoice_v in_o the_o sorrow_n of_o other_o but_o as_o blessing_n god_n for_o his_o mercy_n towards_o ourselves_o how_o happy_a be_v we_o and_o how_o cheap_a our_o school_n to_o have_v all_o our_o learning_n at_o the_o cost_n of_o another_o admire_v that_o free_a grace_n which_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o we_o and_o the_o filthy_a sodomite_n our_o sin_n have_v some_o aggravation_n which_o neither_o these_o nor_o the_o sin_n of_o thousand_o in_o hell_n admit_v it_o be_v the_o mere_a pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o sodomite_n be_v not_o in_o our_o room_n and_o we_o in_o they_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o equalise_v those_o in_o punishment_n who_o we_o have_v exceed_v in_o sin_n ver_fw-la 8._o likewise_o also_o these_o filthy_a dreamer_n defile_v the_o flesh_n despise_v dominion_n and_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n here_o judas_n set_v down_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o second_o argument_n which_o he_o bring_v to_o incite_v these_o christian_n earnest_o to_o contend_v for_o the_o faith_n oppose_v by_o the_o seducer_n the_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o their_o certain_a destruction_n in_o the_o manage_n whereof_o have_v first_o mention_v sundry_a example_n of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o offender_n of_o former_a time_n he_o now_o in_o the_o second_o place_n add_v that_o these_o seducer_n live_v in_o those_o sin_n which_o god_n have_v punish_v in_o other_o and_o this_o he_o prosecute_v in_o the_o eight_o nine_o and_o ten_o verse_n in_o the_o eight_o verse_n two_o part_n be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o fault_n with_o which_o these_o seducer_n be_v charge_v 2._o the_o fountain_n from_o which_o these_o fault_n issue_v 1._o for_o the_o first_o the_o fault_n etc._n etc._n we_o may_v consider_v 1._o their_o specification_n 2._o their_o amplification_n 1._o their_o specification_n 1._o defile_v of_o the_o flesh_n 2._o oppose_v of_o authority_n set_v down_o by_o the_o apostle_n here_o in_o two_o branch_n 1._o their_o despise_v of_o dominion_n inward_o 2._o their_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n outward_o 2._o their_o amplification_n in_o these_o two_o word_n likewise_o also_o they_o sin_v both_o as_o the_o former_a sinner_n have_v offend_v and_o although_o they_o know_v they_o be_v punish_v 2._o the_o fountain_n from_o which_o these_o their_o fault_n issue_v viz_o their_o spiritual_a security_n and_o delusion_n both_o contain_v in_o the_o word_n dreamer_n explication_n concern_v the_o explication_n of_o the_o first_o fault_n specify_v in_o these_o seducer_n their_o defile_v the_o flesh_n which_o be_v the_o abuse_n of_o their_o body_n by_o fornication_n and_o carnal_a unchastity_n even_o as_o sodom_n have_v do_v before_o they_o i_o 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sensual_a man_n kill_v that_o which_o they_o pretend_v most_o to_o cocker_v wherein_o be_v the_o enslave_v to_o this_o lust_n wise_a than_o samson_n in_o his_o discover_v to_o delilah_n where_o his_o strength_n lay_v though_o that_o impudent_a harlot_n plain_o tell_v he_o she_o desire_v to_o know_v it_o to_o afflict_v he_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o drunkard_n that_o say_v have_v almost_o lose_v his_o sight_n by_o immoderate_a drink_n he_o have_v rather_o lose_v his_o eye_n then_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o of_o a_o old_a adulterer_n who_o be_v so_o wed_v to_o and_o yet_o so_o weaken_v by_o his_o lust_n that_o he_o can_v neither_o live_v with_o or_o without_o his_o unclean_a companion_n be_v not_o these_o bore_v slave_n true_o such_o sinner_n be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o devil_n hackney_n meet_v with_o nothing_o but_o stripe_n and_o drudgery_n and_o when_o they_o can_v no_o more_o the_o filthy_a ditch_n even_o hell_n itself_o be_v their_o receptacle_n our_o body_n do_v never_o cost_v the_o devil_n any_o thing_n and_o he_o like_o the_o harlot_n who_o be_v not_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o child_n plead_v indeed_o vehement_o to_o have_v they_o for_o his_o own_o but_o yet_o withal_o care_v not_o though_o they_o be_v cut_v in_o piece_n the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n slash_v their_o poor_a carcase_n for_o a_o god_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o hear_v they_o idolater_n have_v not_o think_v their_o own_o dear_a childreen_a themselves_o repeat_v sacrifice_n too_o dear_a for_o moloch_n how_o do_v papist_n tear_n and_o marcerate_v their_o body_n in_o their_o will_n worship_n among_o they_o the_o fratres_n flagellantes_fw-la who_o once_o as_o hospinian_n report_v for_o thirty_o three_o day_n together_o go_v up_o and_o down_o slash_v their_o carcase_n with_o whip_n till_o they_o have_v almost_o whip_v themselves_o to_o death_n express_v more_o madness_n than_o mortification_n superstition_n neglect_v and_o punish_v the_o body_n col._n 2._o ult_n how_o different_a from_o these_o how_o gentle_a and_o indulgent_a even_o to_o the_o poor_a body_n be_v the_o service_n of_o god_n he_o call_v for_o honourable_a service_n jejun_n laxus_n et_fw-la libre_fw-la modus_fw-la abstinen_n di_fw-it ponitur_fw-la cunctis_fw-la prud._n hymn_n post_fw-la jejun_n and_o merciful_a sacrifice_n nay_o mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v chastity_n temperance_n etc._n etc._n be_v severe_a only_o to_o those_o lust_n that_o be_v cruel_a to_o we_o even_o fast_v itself_o which_o seem_v one_o of_o the_o sore_a service_n further_v the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n god_n may_v and_o yet_o merciful_o too_o have_v appoint_v since_o the_o body_n be_v such_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o like_o medicine_n give_v to_o those_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o contrary_a disease_n the_o service_n which_o be_v beneficial_a to_o the_o one_o shall_v have_v be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o other_o but_o so_o meek_a and_o indulgent_a a_o master_n be_v the_o lord_n