to_o he_o when_o we_o imagine_v he_o be_v so_o severe_a and_o righteous_a that_o he_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o pardon_v our_o sin_n when_o we_o confess_v they_o and_o be_v hearty_o sorry_a for_o they_o whereas_o he_o even_o delight_v to_o do_v it_o and_z takes_z pleasure_n in_o it_o 18._o it_o psal_n 51._o v._n 18._o according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o psalmist_n that_o a_o bruise_a spirit_n and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n thus_o god_n draw_v argument_n both_o from_o our_o imperfection_n and_o his_o own_o perfection_n to_o persuade_v we_o of_o his_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v and_o to_o let_v we_o see_v how_o easy_o it_o may_v be_v do_v 6_o to_o conclude_v look_v back_o to_o the_o foundation_n of_o his_o mercy_n namely_o the_o incomprehensible_a mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n and_o passion_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n throughout_o christ_n chap._n 8._o throughout_o before_o declare_v we_o must_v needs_o see_v that_o his_o love_n towards_o mankind_n be_v infinite_a and_o because_o infinite_a therefore_o great_a than_o our_o great_a sin_n patientia_fw-la sin_n cyprian_a sermon_n de_fw-fr patientia_fw-la christ_n blood_n wash_v even_o they_o that_o shed_v it_o upon_o their_o repentance_n and_o who_o then_o can_v it_o not_o wash_v god_n will_v have_v his_o own_o and_o only_a son_n to_o die_v that_o man_n may_v live_v &_o be_v content_a that_o his_o blood_n shall_v be_v our_o ransom_n doubtlesle_a they_o say_v 100l_n say_v augustin_n jeâ—m_n 100l_n augustine_n he_o that_o buy_v we_o with_o so_o great_a a_o price_n will_v not_o have_v we_o cast_v away_o let_v we_o then_o have_v refuge_n to_o this_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o our_o sin_n will_v vanish_v away_o as_o a_o bubble_n our_o sin_n say_v â—3_n say_v basil_n in_o regul_n contract_n quaest_n â—3_n basil_n may_v both_o be_v measure_v &_o number_v but_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o god_n goodness_n shall_v be_v measure_v or_o his_o mercy_n number_v let_v we_o then_o resolve_v meditat._n resolve_v anselm_n in_o meditat._n that_o although_o our_o offence_n have_v deserve_v damnation_n &_o our_o repentance_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o satisfaction_n yet_o god_n mercy_n be_v great_a than_o all_o transgression_n yea_o that_o as_o far_o as_o god_n be_v superior_a to_o man_n so_o far_o be_v our_o wickedness_n inferior_a to_o his_o goodness_n we_o may_v then_o with_o poenosae_fw-la with_o bernard_n feria_fw-la 4._o hebdom_n poenosae_fw-la bernard_n reason_n thus_o what_o shall_v misâ—rie_v overcome_v mercy_n &_o shall_v not_o mercy_n rather_o conquer_v misery_n yes_o sure_a eâ—ai_n sure_a chrysost_n proaem_v in_o eâ—ai_n our_o sickness_n have_v measure_n but_o the_o medicine_n be_v without_o measure_n and_o shall_v not_o unlimited_a goodness_n prevail_v against_o limit_a wickedness_n or_o shall_v not_o a_o salve_n of_o infinite_a virtue_n cure_v a_o sore_n of_o finite_a malignity_n god_n mercy_n be_v a_o huge_a yea_o a_o boundless_a and_o bottomless_a sea_n and_o our_o sin_n compare_v thereunto_o be_v but_o as_o a_o little_a sparkle_n now_o say_v chrysostome_n suppose_v that_o a_o little_a sparkle_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o main_a sea_n can_v it_o abide_v there_o will_v it_o not_o instant_o be_v extinguish_v and_o never_o appear_v more_o doubtless_o so_o great_a a_o water_n must_v needs_o out_o of_o hand_n quench_v so_o small_a a_o fire_n yea_o a_o sparkle_n only_o of_o fire_n away_o then_o with_o despair_n and_o let_v we_o assure_v ourselves_o 11._o ourselves_o gregor_n moral_a lib._n 3â—_n cap._n 11._o as_o gregory_n well_o say_v that_o despair_n for_o sin_n be_v worse_a than_o sin_n it_o self_n chap._n 11._o the_o christian_n peculiar_a comfory_n against_o death_n and_o the_o terror_n thereof_o 1_o death_n be_v the_o great_a temporal_a punishment_n for_o sin_n it_o may_v seem_v to_o some_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v speak_v thereof_o seâ—_n thereof_o chap._n 7._o sect_n 2._o &_o seâ—_n before_o when_o i_o hanle_v the_o remedy_n against_o all_o temporary_a evil_n which_o we_o suffer_v in_o this_o life_n notwithstanding_o i_o have_v purposely_o reserve_v the_o handle_n thereof_o unto_o this_o place_n because_o it_o may_v be_v object_v against_o our_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n by_o christ_n declare_v in_o the_o chapter_n next_o before_o go_v that_o for_o all_o that_o the_o faith_n full_o die_v as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n and_o can_v not_o possible_o escape_v death_n but_o must_v be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o universal_a law_n of_o inevitable_a mortality_n beside_o the_o chief_a and_o sovereign_a remedy_n against_o this_o evil_a namely_o death_n be_v our_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n &_o therefore_o i_o think_v good_a to_o speak_v of_o that_o before_o that_o so_o i_o may_v be_v the_o brief_a here_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o former_a chapter_n for_o particularity_n and_o content_v myself_o here_o with_o a_o general_a repetition_n and_o application_n thereof_o 2_o first_o then_z as_o for_o death_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v chief_o sin_n that_o make_v it_o so_o terrible_a unto_o we_o &_o therefore_o 56._o therefore_o 1_o corinth_n 15._o vers_fw-la 56._o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o sling_n of_o death_n now_o as_o we_o have_v see_v at_o large_a 8.9.10_o large_a 8.9.10_o in_o some_o former_a chapter_n we_o be_v so_o deliver_v from_o sin_n in_o christ_n that_o it_o can_v hurt_v we_o nay_o be_v convert_v to_o our_o benefit_n and_o profit_n &_o therefore_o death_n have_v her_o strength_n from_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v since_o sin_v which_o be_v her_o sting_n be_v overcome_v what_o need_v we_o fear_v the_o snake_n that_o have_v lose_v her_o sting_n sure_o the_o snake_n that_o have_v lose_v her_o sting_n can_v only_o hiss_v and_o keep_v a_o noise_n but_o can_v hurt_v &_o therefore_o we_o see_v that_o many_o have_v take_v out_o the_o sting_n will_v carry_v the_o snake_n in_o their_o very_a bosom_n without_o any_o fear_n even_o so_o although_o we_o carry_v death_n in_o our_o body_n yea_o in_o our_o bosom_n and_o bowel_n yet_o sin_n which_o be_v her_o sting_n be_v pull_v out_o she_o can_v only_o hiss_v and_o stir_v she_o may_v and_o ordinary_o do_v look_v black_a and_o grim_a but_o yet_o can_v any_o way_n annoy_n us._n 3_o which_o will_v be_v the_o more_o manifest_a if_o we_o weigh_v that_o christ_n our_o head_n have_v conquer_v and_o quell_v this_o giant_n so_o that_o none_o that_o be_v he_o need_v stand_v in_o fear_n thereof_o death_n 55_o death_n 1._o corinth_n 15._o v._o 55_o say_v s._n paul_n be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n &_o 18._o &_o revelat._n 1._o v._o 18._o christ_n be_v dead_a but_o now_o he_o live_v and_o that_o forever_o and_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n as_o he_o himself_o testify_v of_o himself_o now_o he_o that_o have_v the_o key_n of_o a_o place_n have_v the_o command_n of_o it_o it_o be_v as_o much_o then_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v he_o have_v the_o command_n of_o death_n &_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o death_n at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o will_v christ_n that_o have_v such_o a_o enemy_n at_o his_o mercy_n let_v he_o annoy_v his_o dear_a friend_n nay_o his_o own_o member_n and_o so_o in_o effect_n himself_o no_o no_o he_o conquer_a death_n for_o we_o not_o for_o himself_o since_o death_n have_v no_o quarrel_n to_o he_o by_o his_o unjust_a death_n than_o he_o have_v vanquish_v our_o just_a death_n as_o we_o hear_v 5._o hear_v chap._n 8._o sect._n 5._o before_o out_o of_o augustin_n 4._o augustin_n bernard_n ad_fw-la miâ—iâ—es_fw-la templi_fw-la sermon_n 4._o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o death_n of_o our_o death_n since_o he_o die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v but_o that_o they_o shall_v live_v for_o who_o life_n itself_o die_v sure_o death_n by_o usurp_v upon_o the_o innocent_a forsâ—â—ted_v her_o right_a to_o the_o guilty_a &_o heliodor_n &_o hieron_n ad_fw-la heliodor_n while_o she_o devour_v wrongful_o be_v herself_o devour_v 4_o yea_o in_o that_o christ_n have_v vanquish_v death_n we_o also_o may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o have_v vanquish_v it_o he_o be_v our_o head_n and_o we_o his_o member_n for_o where_o the_o head_n be_v a_o conqueror_n the_o member_n can_v be_v captive_n â—1_n captive_n tertul_n de_fw-fr resurreâ—t_fw-la carm_n â—_o â—1_n let_v we_o then_o rejoice_v we_o have_v already_o seize_v upon_o heaven_n in_o christ_n who_o have_v carry_v our_o flesh_n thither_o in_o his_o own_o person_n as_o a_o earnest_a penny_n and_o pledge_n of_o the_o whole_a sum_n that_o in_o time_n shall_v be_v bring_v thither_o we_o may_v then_o bold_o say_v 148._o say_v augustin_n in_o psal_n 148._o there_o be_v somewhat_o of_o we_o above_o already_o yea_o the_o best_a part_n of_o we_o namely_o our_o head_n and_o be_v the_o member_n far_o from_o
give_v very_o good_a counsel_n to_o other_o who_o poor_a excuse_n of_o such_o his_o weakness_n be_v that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o advise_v other_o and_o another_o to_o comfort_v ourselves_o when_o the_o case_n be_v our_o own_o but_o most_o memorable_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o behaviour_n of_o 2._o of_o cie_n tuse_a quaest_a lib_n 2._o heracleote_n dionysius_n zenoes_n own_o scholar_n by_o who_o have_v be_v teach_v this_o stout_a contempt_n of_o pain_n as_o be_v no_o evil_a afterward_o have_v a_o bitter_a and_o extreme_a fit_n of_o the_o stone_n he_o recant_v his_o error_n and_o cry_v out_o that_o all_o which_o his_o master_n have_v maintain_v touch_v that_o point_n be_v false_a &_o that_o he_o now_o find_v and_o feel_v the_o contrary_a namely_o that_o pain_n be_v a_o evil_a 3_o a_o second_o suppose_v remedy_n against_o these_o evil_n of_o pain_n both_o teach_v and_o practise_v by_o carnal_a man_n be_v voluntary_a death_n or_o self_n murder_n whereby_o man_n at_o their_o pleasure_n may_v free_v themselves_o from_o all_o these_o evil_n of_o pain_n hereupon_o 1._o hereupon_o oedipus_n apud_fw-la sense_n theâ—ai_n act_n 1._o sen._n 1._o he_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o tragedy_n that_o death_n be_v to_o be_v find_v every_o where_o and_o that_o god_n in_o this_o have_v provide_v wondrous_a well_o for_o mankind_n that_o whereas_o any_o man_n may_v take_v our_o life_n from_o we_o none_o can_v take_v death_n from_o we_o mean_v that_o none_o can_v let_v we_o from_o die_v have_v power_n to_o kill_v ourselves_o when_o we_o please_v and_o lest_o we_o shall_v think_v this_o to_o be_v but_o a_o poetical_a fiction_n whereby_o man_n be_v make_v to_o speak_v what_o the_o poet_n please_v let_v we_o hear_v the_o wise_a and_o worthy_a of_o the_o gentile_n speak_v in_o good_a earnest_n of_o this_o matter_n proâ—emio_fw-la matter_n quintil._n instit_fw-la or_o at_o liâ—_n â—â—n_fw-la proâ—emio_fw-la quintilian_n affirm_v that_o no_o man_n be_v long_o in_o pain_n or_o sorrow_n unless_o it_o be_v through_o his_o own_o fault_n mean_v that_o by_o kill_v himself_o he_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o when_o he_o please_v yea_o even_a seneca_n himself_o approve_v of_o this_o self-murder_n or_o kill_v ourselves_o to_o end_v all_o pain_n be_v we_o in_o distress_n and_o misery_n why_o 12_o why_o sen_n ep_v 12_o say_v he_o there_o be_v many_o and_o short_a and_o easy_a way_n to_o free_v ourselves_o let_v we_o give_v thanks_n to_o god_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v compel_v to_o live_v whether_o he_o will_v or_o no._n and_o 70._o and_o idem_fw-la ep_n 70._o again_o if_o thou_o will_v follow_v my_o counsel_n so_o prepare_v thyself_o that_o thou_o may_v entertain_v death_n nay_o if_o need_n be_v that_o thou_o may_v send_v for_o it_o for_o it_o make_v no_o matter_n whether_o death_n come_v to_o we_o or_o we_o go_v to_o death_n yea_o 71_o yea_o sen._n ep_v 71_o he_o mock_n and_o deride_v those_o that_o make_v any_o scruple_n thereof_o and_o 15_o and_o idem_fw-la de_fw-la ira_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 15_o in_o another_o place_n say_v he_o which_o way_n soever_o thou_o look_v there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o all_o evil_n to_o be_v find_v do_v thou_o see_v a_o high_a and_o steep_a place_n by_o fall_v down_o from_o it_o thou_o shall_v fall_v into_o liberty_n fee_v thou_o such_o a_o sea_n such_o a_o river_n or_o such_o a_o pit_n liberty_n lie_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o they_o if_o thou_o have_v the_o loart_n to_o cast_v thyself_o into_o they_o do_v thou_o see_v a_o tree_n whereon_o other_o have_v be_v hang_v there_o hang_v liberty_n if_o thou_o will_v hang_v thyself_o do_v thou_o see_v thy_o own_o neck_n throat_n heart_n &c_n &c_n they_o be_v all_o place_n of_o escape_n to_o fly_v away_o from_o bondage_n be_v these_o too_o hard_a and_o painful_a mean_n to_o get_v out_o and_o will_v thou_o yet_o know_v the_o way_n to_o liberty_n every_o vain_a in_o thy_o body_n be_v a_o way_n to_o it_o 89._o it_o sen._n ep_v 89._o again_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o if_o sickness_n be_v incurable_a and_o disable_v the_o soul_n to_o execute_v her_o proper_a action_n she_o may_v as_o well_o go_v out_o of_o such_o a_o body_n at_o her_o pleasure_n as_o a_o man_n may_v out_o of_o a_o rot_a and_o ruinous_a tenement_n or_o dwell_v house_n so_o 16._o so_o epict._n dissertat_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o epictetus_n himself_o the_o wonder_n of_o humane_a both_o wisdom_n and_o piety_n say_v that_o as_o they_o be_v fool_n who_o when_o they_o have_v sufficient_o refresh_v themselves_o at_o a_o feast_n yet_o will_v sit_v long_o yea_o even_o until_o they_o loathe_v their_o meat_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o vomit_v so_o they_o be_v fool_n that_o have_v have_v their_o fill_n of_o this_o present_a life_n yet_o will_v live_v long_o and_o in_o 24_o in_o epict._n lib._n 1_o dissert_v c._n 24_o another_o place_n even_o as_o quoth_v he_o boy_n when_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o any_o player_n sport_n use_v to_o say_v i_o will_v play_v no_o long_o so_o man_n when_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o live_v must_v say_v i_o will_v live_v no_o long_o and_o therefore_o in_o 9_o in_o idem_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n sen_fw-la dissertat_fw-la 9_o a_o other_o place_n he_o laugh_v at_o their_o simplicity_n that_o complain_v of_o poverty_n &_o want_n what_o fool_n say_v he_o be_v they_o that_o when_o they_o have_v fill_v their_o belly_n to_o day_n sit_v weep_v and_o pensive_a bethink_v what_o they_o shall_v eat_v to_o morrow_n base_a slave_n if_o thou_o have_v meat_n thou_o have_v it_o if_o thou_o have_v it_o not_o thou_o may_v be_v pack_v out_o of_o the_o world_n the_o door_n be_v open_a so_o 12._o so_o sen._n ep_v 12._o seneca_n high_o commend_v that_o speech_n of_o epicurus_n that_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o misery_n to_o live_v in_o necessity_n but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v in_o necessity_n mean_v that_o every_o man_n by_o kill_v himself_o may_v free_v himself_o from_o it_o yea_o which_o be_v strange_a 9_o strange_a plato_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 9_o plato_n himself_o that_o approach_v so_o near_o to_o christian_a truth_n in_o many_o point_n although_o he_o appoint_v some_o public_a infamy_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o burial_n for_o those_o that_o kill_v themselves_o yet_o it_o be_v with_o divers_a exception_n and_o among_o other_o this_o be_v one_o if_o a_o man_n so_o do_v by_o mean_n of_o poverty_n and_o want_n and_o to_o conclude_v 63._o conclude_v plin._n nat_n hist_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 63._o pliny_n will_v have_v we_o believe_v that_o our_o mother_n the_o earth_n have_v pity_n upon_o we_o do_v bring_v forth_o poison_n that_o we_o may_v dispatch_v ourselves_o out_o of_o this_o wretched_a world_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v due_a occasion_n and_o this_o be_v practise_v by_o those_o that_o be_v count_v very_o worthy_a man_n 43._o man_n plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la caton_n do_v cassius_n â—ist_v roman_n lib._n 43._o as_o by_o cato_n when_o pompey_n who_o part_n he_o have_v take_v be_v overthrow_v by_o caesar_n kill_v 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