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indeed_o as_o they_o be_v work_n and_o action_n so_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o as_o they_o be_v good_a work_n they_o be_v only_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n tell_v his_o disciple_n without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o john_n 15.5_o and_o so_o say_v david_n of_o the_o work_n of_o prayer_n thou_o prepare_v their_o heart_n and_o bende_v thy_o care_n to_o they_o psalm_n 10.17_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v general_o of_o all_o good_a work_n thou_o also_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n for_o us._n isa_n 26.12_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o master_n of_o sentence_n have_v a_o good_a say_v a._n say_v paratur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la hominis_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la &_o a_o domino_fw-la gressus_fw-la eius_fw-la diriguntur_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la hoc_fw-la sine_fw-la nostra_fw-la voluntate_fw-la agatur_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la voluntas_fw-la nostra_fw-la nil_fw-la boni_fw-la agit_fw-fr nisi_fw-la divinitus_fw-la 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profectum_fw-la bonae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la operetur_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 1._o ne_o depute_v viribus_fw-la tuis_fw-la quod_fw-la viam_fw-la mandatorum_fw-la dei_fw-la currere_fw-la delectaris_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la haberes_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la munere_fw-la gratuitae_fw-la donationis_fw-la haberes_fw-la non_fw-la hoc_fw-la homini_fw-la that_fw-mi natura_fw-la sed_fw-la gratia_fw-la fulg._n epist_n 6._o ad_fw-la theodorum_fw-la senat._n non_fw-la quisquam_fw-la hominum_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la cogitandum_fw-la sive_fw-la ad_fw-la operandum_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la honun_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la idoneus_fw-la nisi_fw-la fuerit_fw-la munere_fw-la gratuito_fw-la divinae_fw-la opitulationis_fw-la adiutus_fw-la phil._n 2.13_o 2._o cor._n 3.5_o ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la est_fw-la initium_fw-la bonae_fw-la voluntaâ—is_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la facultas_fw-la boni_fw-la operis_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la perseverantia_fw-la bonae_fw-la conversationis_fw-la fulg._n ad_fw-la probam_fw-la epist_n 4._o hominis_fw-la conatus_fw-la ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o cassi_fw-la sunt_fw-la si_fw-la a_o gratia_fw-la non_fw-la adiwentur_fw-la &_o nulli_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la excitentar_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arbit_n spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la est_fw-la
wickedness_n out_o of_o his_o remembrance_n yea_o there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v never_o a_o word_n of_o scripture_n beside_o which_o yet_o have_v this_o sentence_n at_o their_o finger_n end_n for_o they_o make_v it_o the_o very_a neck-verse_n of_o their_o soul_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o the_o say_n be_v true_a for_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n deacon_n god_n omni_fw-la homini_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la potest_fw-la utilis_fw-la esse_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quam_fw-la quocunque_fw-la tempore_fw-la homo_fw-la egerit_fw-la quam_fw-la libet_fw-la ini_fw-la quus_fw-la quam_fw-la libet_fw-la annosus_fw-la si_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n renunciaverit_n peccatis_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ijs_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la corporis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la fuderit_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la operum_fw-la maculas_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la diluere_fw-la curaverit_n omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la 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conclude_v this_o point_n
not_o punish_v thou_o do_v render_v he_o evil_a for_o good_a and_o hatred_n for_o his_o good_a will_n sure_o if_o he_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o thou_o imagine_v thou_o deal_v so_o much_o the_o more_o lewd_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v he_o and_o if_o he_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v against_o himself_o rather_o than_o he_o will_v do_v any_o thing_n against_o thou_o what_o malice_n be_v it_o in_o thou_o not_o to_o spare_v he_o who_o spare_v not_o himself_o in_o spare_v thou_o but_o far_o be_v it_o from_o his_o perfection_n that_o as_o he_o be_v merciful_a so_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v just_a as_o though_o he_o can_v not_o be_v both_o just_a and_o merciful_a together_o especial_o consider_v that_o mercy_n be_v better_a when_o it_o be_v just_a then_o when_o it_o be_v remiss_a yea_o mercy_n be_v no_o virtue_n without_o justice_n saeculi_fw-la justice_n quantò_fw-la duitius_fw-la deus_fw-la expectat_fw-la ut_fw-la emendetis_fw-la tantò_fw-la gravius_fw-la iudicabit_fw-la si_fw-la neglexeritis_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vanitate_fw-la saeculi_fw-la yea_o the_o long_a that_o god_n in_o mercy_n expect_v thy_o amendment_n so_o much_o the_o more_o grievous_o will_v he_o punish_v thou_o if_o thou_o neglect_v it_o lapsis_fw-la it_o deus_fw-la quantum_fw-la patris_fw-la pielate_fw-la indulgens_fw-la &_o bone_fw-la est_fw-la tantum_fw-la iud_fw-la cis_fw-la maiestate_fw-la metuendus_fw-la est_fw-la cyprian_a serm._n 5._o de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la for_o look_v how_o indulgent_a and_o gentle_a the_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o kindness_n of_o a_o father_n so_o much_o be_v he_o terrible_a in_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o judge_n 7._o judge_n paravit_fw-la calum_fw-la sed_fw-la paravit_fw-la &_o tartarum_fw-la paravit_fw-la refrigeria_n sed_fw-la paravit_fw-la etiam_fw-la aeterna_fw-la supplicia_fw-la paravit_fw-la inaccessibilem_fw-la lucem_fw-la sed_fw-la paravit_fw-la etiam_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la noctis_fw-la vastam_fw-la aeternamque_fw-la caliginem_fw-la idem_fw-la lib._n 2._o epist_n 7._o and_o as_o he_o have_v prepare_v heaven_n so_o he_o have_v prepare_v hell_n as_o he_o have_v prepare_v a_o place_n of_o comfort_n so_o he_o have_v prepare_v also_o eternal_a torment_n as_o he_o have_v prepare_v the_o light_n which_o none_o can_v attain_v unto_o so_o he_o have_v prepare_v also_o the_o vast_a and_o eternal_a mist_n of_o perpetual_a darkness_n to_o this_o purpose_n agree_v that_o say_n of_o saint_n augustine_n 39.16.17.18_o augustine_n multum_fw-la delectat_fw-la omnes_fw-la peccatores_fw-la quia_fw-la misericors_fw-la &_o miserator_fw-la dominus_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la si_fw-la amas_fw-la tam_fw-la multa_fw-la initia_fw-la tunc_fw-la ibi_fw-la &_o ultimum_fw-la quod_fw-la ait_fw-la &_o verax_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la diceret_fw-la nisi_fw-la misericors_fw-la &_o miserator_fw-la dominus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quasi_fw-la iam_fw-la converteres_fw-la te_fw-la ad_fw-la securitatem_fw-la &_o impunitatem_fw-la &_o licentiam_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la faceres_fw-la quod_fw-la velles_fw-fr etc._n etc._n et_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la te_fw-la bene_fw-la admonendo_fw-la obiurgaret_fw-la obsistere_fw-la impudenti_fw-la front_n quid_fw-la i_o terres_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la nostro_fw-la ille_fw-la misericors_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n ne_fw-fr talia_fw-la homines_fw-la dicerent_fw-la unum_fw-la verbum_fw-la addidit_fw-la in_o fine_a quod_fw-la ait_fw-la &_o verax_fw-la &_o excussit_fw-la laetitiam_fw-la malè_fw-la prasumentium_fw-la &_o induxie_fw-la timore_fw-la piè_fw-la doletium_fw-la augu._n de_fw-fr decem_fw-la chordis_fw-la heb._n 10.32_o &_o 12.29_o gal._n 5.22.23_o job._n 39.16.17.18_o it_o be_v very_o please_a say_v he_o to_o all_o sinner_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a and_o gracious_a slow_a to_o anger_v etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v exod._n 34.6.7_o but_o if_o thou_o love_v so_o many_o beginning_n fear_v that_o which_o he_o say_v at_o the_o last_o that_o he_o be_v true_a also_o for_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v nothing_o else_o but_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a etc._n etc._n thou_o will_v straight_o fall_v to_o security_n and_o promise_v to_o thyself_o impunity_n and_o take_v liberty_n to_o sin_n and_o to_o do_v what_o thou_o will_v &c._n &c._n and_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v admonish_v and_o reprove_v thou_o thou_o will_v resist_v with_o a_o impudent_a forehead_n &_o say_v why_o do_v you_o terrify_v i_o with_o our_o god_n he_o be_v merciful_a etc._n etc._n lest_o man_n shall_v speak_v in_o this_o manner_n he_o have_v add_v one_o word_n in_o the_o end_n where_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v true_a whereby_o he_o have_v shake_v off_o the_o joy_n of_o evil_a presumption_n and_o have_v bring_v the_o fear_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n etc._n etc._n yea_o as_o the_o scripture_n have_v high_o extol_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o repentant_a sinner_n so_o it_o have_v fearful_o set_v out_o his_o rigour_n and_o severity_n against_o the_o impenitent_a it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n say_v the_o 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in_o the_o earth_n and_o make_v they_o hot_a in_o the_o dust_n as_o job_n say_v and_o when_o she_o go_v from_o they_o she_o take_v her_o mark_n by_o the_o seven_o star_n afterward_o when_o she_o will_v return_v she_o look_v to_o the_o star_n and_o under_o it_o seek_v they_o but_o it_o be_v remove_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n she_o can_v find_v they_o and_o so_o her_o egg_n be_v tread_v under_o foot_n and_o break_v by_o wild_a beast_n so_o that_o she_o seldom_o bring_v forth_o any_o young_a so_o a_o sinner_n that_o presume_v too_o much_o of_o god_n mercy_n sometime_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o spirit_n have_v some_o good_a purpose_n to_o do_v well_o but_o he_o quick_o depart_v and_o leave_v they_o presume_v that_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n he_o may_v return_v to_o they_o again_o when_o he_o listen_v but_o while_o he_o defer_v to_o prosecute_v those_o good_a purpose_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o effect_v christ_n withdraw_v his_o mercy_n from_o he_o and_o so_o they_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n by_o the_o devil_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a to_o keep_v the_o golden_a mean_n between_o the_o mercy_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n diacon_n god_n proinde_fw-la diligentes_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o metuentes_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-fr remissione_n peccatorum_fw-la desperemus_fw-la nec_fw-la remaneamus_fw-la in_o peccatis_fw-la scientes_fw-la quod_fw-la illa_fw-la omnium_fw-la debitae_fw-la sit_fw-la exactura_fw-la aequitas_fw-la iustissimi_fw-la iudicis_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la dimiscrit_fw-fr misericordia_fw-la clementissimi_fw-la redemptoris_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la petrum_fw-la diacon_n that_o love_v the_o one_o and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o the_o other_o we_o may_v neither_o despair_v of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n nor_o secure_o continue_v in_o they_o know_v that_o the_o equity_n of_o a_o most_o just_a judge_n will_v exact_v all_o those_o sin_n of_o all_o man_n which_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o most_o kind_a redeemer_n have_v not_o pardon_v indeed_o the_o lord_n be_v long_o before_o he_o punish_v but_o yet_o forbearance_n be_v no_o quittance_n 18.21.22_o quittance_n raro_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la scelestum_fw-la deseruit_fw-la pede_fw-la paena_fw-la claudo_fw-la horat._n li._n 3._o ode_n 2_o psal_n 140.11_o &_o 50.21.22_o ezech._n 18.21.22_o and_o it_o be_v seldom_o see_v that_o punishment_n be_v so_o lame_a that_o it_o can_v overtake_v a_o sinner_n evil_a say_v david_n that_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n shall_v hunt_v and_o pursue_v like_o a_o bloodhound_n the_o wicked_a person_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o destruction_n and_o howsoever_o the_o lord_n many_o time_n see_v and_o say_v nothing_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n he_o will_v reprove_v sinner_n and_o set_v in_o order_n before_o they_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v do_v but_o they_o have_v scripture_n to_o allege_v for_o their_o warrant_n in_o this_o case_n for_o the_o devil_n have_v make_v they_o wise_a to_o their_o 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sudden_o they_o go_v down_o the_o grave_n as_o job_n say_v and_o be_v crop_v off_o as_o a_o ear_n of_o corn_n have_v we_o not_o example_n every_o day_n almost_o of_o some_o that_o go_v well_o to_o bed_n at_o night_n and_o be_v sound_a dead_a in_o the_o morning_n and_o of_o other_o that_o drop_n down_o by_o the_o high_a way_n side_n and_o die_v in_o the_o field_n as_o the_o candle_n burn_v bright_a for_o a_o time_n but_o if_o one_o blast_n of_o wind_n come_v over_o it_o it_o be_v put_v out_o and_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o a_o stink_a snuff_n so_o many_o a_o man_n flourish_v for_o a_o while_n but_o in_o a_o moment_n god_n take_v away_o his_o breath_n and_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o a_o filthy_a stink_n of_o his_o sin_n whereof_o he_o have_v not_o repent_v we_o may_v not_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o determine_v peremptory_o of_o such_o 11.33_o rom._n 11.33_o because_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o but_o yet_o the_o case_n be_v fearful_a and_o that_o which_o befall_v one_o may_v befall_v another_o death_n be_v fit_o compare_v to_o a_o archer_n for_o as_o the_o archer_n sometime_o shoot_v over_o and_o sometime_o short_a sometime_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o sometime_o on_o the_o other_o but_o at_o last_o he_o hit_v the_o mark_n in_o like_a manner_n death_n sometime_o shoot_v over_o thou_o and_o hit_v thy_o superior_n sometime_o he_o shoot_v short_a and_o hit_v thy_o inferior_n sometime_o he_o shoot_v on_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o take_v away_o thy_o friend_n sometime_o on_o thy_o left_a hand_n and_o kill_v thy_o enemy_n 4._o arist_n problem_n loc_fw-la 34._o omnem_fw-la crede_fw-la diem_fw-la tibi_fw-la dilux_n isse_fw-la supremum_fw-la grata_n superueniet_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sperabitur_fw-la hora._n horat._n l._n 1._o epi._n 4._o but_o at_o the_o last_o he_o will_v hit_v thyself_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a counsel_n that_o eleazar_n the_o jew_n give_v to_o one_o that_o ask_v his_o advice_n in_o this_o case_n namely_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v repent_v one_o day_n before_o his_o death_n and_o when_o the_o other_o reply_v that_o no_o man_n know_v say_v he_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n therefore_o say_v he_o repent_v to_o day_n lest_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o morrow_n but_o suppose_v that_o this_o do_v not_o befall_v they_o but_o that_o they_o die_v a_o ordinary_a death_n yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n there_o be_v so_o many_o hindrance_n in_o sickness_n 17._o quoniam_fw-la multa_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la impediunt_fw-la &_o languentem_fw-la retrahant_fw-la periculosissimum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o interitui_fw-la vicinum_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la protrahere_fw-la remedium_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la cap._n 17._o as_o a_o man_n can_v have_v but_o little_a leisure_n for_o this_o business_n for_o beside_o the_o painfulness_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v no_o small_a impediment_n 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