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argumenta_fw-la jactant_fw-la crepantque_fw-la scripturam_fw-la sed_fw-la eam_fw-la non_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la imo_fw-la pervertunt_fw-la aperiunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la â—ontes_fw-la scientia_fw-la qui_fw-la aquam_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la doctrinarum_fw-la promittunt_fw-la imbrem_fw-la velut_fw-la nubes_fw-la prophetica_fw-la hiron_n 2._o contra_fw-la jov_n prick_v the_o heart_n and_o purge_v it_o act._n 2.37_o heb._n 4.12_o 3._o rain_n cool_v and_o refresh_v the_o earth_n and_o plant_n the_o promise_v of_o the_o word_n delight_v the_o soul_n the_o chap_a gasp_v thirsty_a soul_n isa_n 44.3_o 4._o rain_n soften_v the_o earth_n though_o hard_o like_o iron_n the_o word_n make_v the_o heart_n tender_a and_o pliable_a obedient_a jer._n 31.37_o ezek._n 36.26_o and_o fit_a to_o be_v mould_v according_a to_o god_n mind_n 5._o rain_n cause_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v fruitful_a the_o word_n make_v we_o fruitful_a in_o every_o grace_n and_o good_a work_n it_o be_v a_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o 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to_o jesus_n christ_n but_o only_o to_o a_o opinion_n they_o have_v perhaps_o the_o wisdom_n of_o word_n but_o not_o the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n they_o leave_v the_o scripture_n and_o only_o regard_v dream_n and_o fable_n they_o be_v blind_a leader_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o err_v from_o the_o right_a way_n desire_v to_o be_v teacher_n of_o the_o law_n they_o understand_v neither_o what_o they_o say_v nor_o whereof_o they_o affirm_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v cloud_n that_o bedew_v their_o hearer_n with_o the_o drop_n of_o heavenly_a instruction_n 1.7_o 1_o tim._n 1.7_o they_o be_v cloud_n only_o to_o darken_v their_o mind_n with_o error_n and_o to_o hide_v from_o they_o the_o sunshine_n of_o truth_n as_o oecomenius_n gloss_v 3._o they_o be_v without_o the_o water_n of_o consolation_n and_o refreshment_n for_o those_o who_o expect_v benefit_n and_o relief_n from_o they_o who_o so_o boast_v himself_o of_o a_o false_a gift_n be_v like_a cloud_n without_o rain_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 25.14_o all_o the_o glorious_a promise_n
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balaam_n and_o these_o seducer_n aim_v at_o and_o expect_v for_o their_o error_n for_o i_o read_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reward_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d error_n as_o some_o learned_a man_n do_v thus_o they_o run_v greedy_o after_o the_o error_n or_o deceit_n of_o the_o reward_n or_o wage_n of_o balaam_n loc_n deceptione_n merce_v be_v quâ_fw-la de_fw-la ceptus_fw-la fuit_fw-la balaam_n effusi_fw-la sunt_fw-la beza_n erasmus_n vatablus_n pagnin_n errore_fw-la balaam_n mercede_fw-la effusi_fw-la sunt_fw-la vulg._n montan._n melior_fw-la sensus_fw-la quod_fw-la effusi_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la mercedem_fw-la seu_fw-la mercedis_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supplcatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la occumenius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d errantes_fw-la sicut_fw-la ille_fw-la lucri_fw-la &_o quaestus_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la dogmata_fw-la prava_fw-la annunciaverunt_fw-la lorin_n praepositio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d posoit_fw-fr genitivum_fw-la lapid_n in_o loc_n nonnulli_fw-la perperam_fw-la reddunt_fw-la deceptione_n mercedis_fw-la quâ_fw-la deceptus_fw-la etc._n etc._n multo_fw-la elegantius_fw-la aptiusque_fw-la vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d graecanica_fw-la scholia_fw-la ad_fw-la subsequentia_fw-la refert_fw-la ut_fw-la sensus_fw-la sit_fw-la gnostico_v balaami_fw-la errorem_fw-la secutos_fw-la esse_fw-la mercedis_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la ut_fw-la subandienda_fw-la sit_fw-la vox_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n justinian_n in_o loc_n but_o i_o rather_o refer_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reward_v as_o other_o better_a to_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d run_v greedy_o thus_o they_o run_v greedy_o for_o reward_n after_o balaams_n error_n that_o be_v as_o balaam_n toil_v journey_v take_v pain_n go_v from_o place_n to_o place_n from_o 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