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wiseman_n judgement_n be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o can_v govern_v 32._o a_o city_n he_o that_o can_v be_v like_o a_o city_n without_o a_o wall_n where_o those_o that_o be_v in_o may_v go_v out_o and_o the_o enemy_n without_o may_v come_v in_o at_o their_o pleasure_n so_o where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o governmeâ—…_n set_v up_o there_o fin_n break_v out_o and_o setan_n break_v in_o without_o control_n see_v again_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o can_v reflect_v upon_o itself_o 〈◊〉_d 6._o judge_n of_o whatsoever_o come_v from_o it_o 〈◊〉_d godly_a man_n care_n and_o trouble_n be_v especial_o about_o his_o soul_n as_o david_n heâ—…_n look_v principal_o to_o that_o because_o 〈◊〉_d soul_n outward_a trouble_n be_v for_o to_o help_v thâ—…_n when_o god_n touch_v our_o body_n our_o estate_n or_o our_o friend_n he_o aim_v at_o 〈◊〉_d soul_n in_o all_o god_n will_v never_o remove_v 〈◊〉_d hand_n till_o something_o be_v wrought_v upon_o the_o soul_n as_o david_n moisture_n be_v as_o the_o drought_n in_o summer_n so_o that_o he_o roar_v 32._o and_o carry_v himself_o unseemly_a for_o so_o great_a and_o holy_a a_o man_n till_o his_o heart_n be_v subdue_v to_o deal_v without_o all_o guile_n with_o god_n in_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o then_o god_n forgive_v he_o the_o iniquity_n thereof_o and_o heal_v his_o body_n too_o in_o sickness_n or_o in_o any_o other_o trouble_n it_o be_v best_a the_o divine_a shall_v be_v before_o the_o physician_n and_o that_o man_n begin_v where_o god_n begin_v in_o great_a fire_n man_n look_v first_o to_o their_o jewel_n and_o then_o to_o their_o lumber_n so_o our_o soul_n be_v our_o best_a jewel_n a_o carnal_a worldly_a man_n be_v call_v and_o well_o call_v a_o fleshly_a man_n because_o his_o very_a soul_n be_v flesh_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o world_n in_o he_o and_o therefore_o when_o all_o be_v not_o well_o within_o he_o cry_v out_o my_o body_n be_v trouble_v my_o state_n be_v break_v my_o friend_n fail_v i_o etc._n etc._n but_o all_o this_o while_n there_o be_v no_o care_n for_o the_o poor_a soul_n to_o settle_v a_o peace_n in_o that_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o rich_a possession_n no_o jewel_n so_o precious_a the_o account_n for_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o be_v the_o great_a account_n and_o therefore_o the_o care_n of_o soul_n shall_v be_v the_o great_a care_n what_o a_o indignity_n be_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v forget_v such_o soul_n to_o satisfy_v our_o lust_n to_o have_v our_o will_n to_o be_v vex_v with_o any_o who_o by_o their_o judgement_n example_n or_o authority_n stop_n as_o we_o suppose_v
unto_o blasphemy_n they_o imagine_v good_a man_n to_o be_v lead_v with_o vain_a conceit_n but_o good_a man_n know_v they_o to_o be_v so_o lead_v not_o only_a st._n paul_n but_o christ_n himself_o be_v count_v beside_o 24._o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v earnest_a for_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n but_o there_o be_v enough_o in_o religion_n to_o bear_v up_o the_o soul_n against_o all_o imputation_n lay_v upon_o it_o the_o true_a child_n of_o 19_o wisdom_n be_v always_o able_a to_o justify_v their_o mother_n and_o the_o conscionable_a practice_n of_o holy_a duty_n be_v found_v upon_o such_o solid_a ground_n as_o shall_v hold_v out_o when_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v vanish_v 2._o we_o must_v know_v that_o as_o there_o be_v 2._o great_a danger_n in_o false_a conceit_n of_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n when_o we_o make_v it_o broad_a than_o it_o be_v for_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o be_v like_o man_n go_v over_o a_o bridge_n who_o think_v it_o broad_a than_o it_o be_v but_o be_v deceive_v by_o some_o shadow_n sink_v down_o and_o be_v sudden_o drown_v so_o man_n mistake_v the_o strait_a way_n to_o life_n and_o trust_v to_o the_o shadow_n of_o their_o own_o imagination_n fall_v into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n before_o they_o be_v aware_a in_o like_a manner_n the_o danger_n be_v great_a in_o make_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n narrow_a than_o indeed_o it_o be_v by_o weak_a and_o superstitious_a imagination_n make_v more_o sin_n than_o god_n have_v make_v the_o wiseman_n counsel_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o make_v ourselves_o over_o wicked_a nor_o be_v foolish_a than_o 17._o we_o be_v by_o devise_v more_o sin_n in_o our_o imagination_n than_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o be_v good_a in_o this_o respect_n to_o know_v our_o christian_a liberty_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n we_o can_v neglect_v the_o same_o without_o much_o wrong_v not_o only_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o the_o rich_a bounty_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n so_o that_o the_o due_a rule_n of_o limitation_n be_v observe_v from_o authority_n piety_n sobriety_n needless_a offence_n of_o other_o etc._n etc._n we_o may_v with_o better_a leave_n use_v all_o those_o comfort_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o refresh_v we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n then_o refuse_v they_o the_o care_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n bind_v conscience_n so_o far_o as_o that_o we_o shall_v neglect_v nothing_o which_o may_v help_v we_o in_o a_o cheerful_a serve_v of_o god_n in_o our_o place_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o due_a honour_n of_o our_o body_n which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o companion_n with_o our_o 17._o soul_n in_o all_o performance_n so_o that_o under_o this_o pretence_n we_o take_v not_o too_o much_o liberty_n to_o satisfy_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o body_n intemperate_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v the_o nurse_n of_o all_o passion_n because_o our_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n instrument_n be_v hereby_o inflame_v and_o disturb_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n to_o see_v a_o intemperate_a man_n transport_v into_o any_o passion_n 3._o some_o out_o of_o their_o high_a and_o airy_a 3._o imagination_n and_o out_o of_o their_o iron_n and_o flinty_a philosophy_n will_v needs_o think_v outward_a good_a and_o ill_a together_o with_o the_o affection_n of_o grief_n and_o delight_n stir_v up_o thereby_o to_o be_v but_o opinion_n and_o conceit_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a only_o not_o true_a and_o real_o so_o found_v in_o nature_n but_o take_v up_o of_o ourselves_o but_o though_o our_o fancy_n be_v ready_a to_o conceit_v a_o great_a hurt_n in_o outward_a evil_n then_o indeed_o there_o be_v as_o in_o poverty_n pain_n of_o body_n death_n of_o friend_n etc._n etc._n yet_o we_o must_v not_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v evil_n that_o wormwood_n be_v bitter_a it_o be_v not_o a_o conceit_n only_o but_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o yet_o to_o abstain_v from_o it_o altogether_o for_o the_o bitterness_n thereof_o be_v a_o hurtful_a conceit_n that_o honey_n be_v sweet_a it_o be_v not_o a_o conceit_n only_o but_o the_o natural_a quality_n of_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o out_o of_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o sweetness_n to_o think_v we_o can_v take_v too_o much_o of_o it_o be_v a_o misâ—…ceit_n pay_v home_o with_o loathsome_a bitterness_n outward_a good_a and_o outward_a evil_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o delight_n and_o sorrâ—…_n rise_v thence_o be_v natural_o so_o and_o depend_v not_o upon_o our_o opinion_n this_o be_v to_o offer_v violence_n to_o nature_n and_o to_o take_v man_n out_o of_o man_n as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o flesh_n but_o steel_n universal_a experience_n from_o the_o sensibleness_n of_o our_o nature_n in_o any_o outward_a grievance_n be_v sufficient_a to_o damâ—…_n this_o conceit_n the_o way_n to_o comfort_v a_o man_n in_o grief_n be_v not_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o conceit_n of_o evil_a and_o no_o evil_a indeed_o that_o he_o suffer_v this_o kind_n of_o learning_n will_v not_o down_o with_o he_o as_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o present_a feel_n but_o the_o way_n be_v to_o yield_v unto_o he_o that_o there_o be_v cause_n of_o grieve_v though_o not_o of_o ever-grieving_a and_o to_o show_v he_o ground_n of_o comfort_n strong_a than_o the_o grief_n he_o suffer_v we_o shall_v weigh_v the_o degree_n of_o evil_a in_o a_o right_a balance_n and_o not_o suffer_v fancy_n to_o make_v they_o great_a than_o they_o be_v so_o as_o that_o for_o obtain_v the_o great_a outward_a good_a or_o avoid_v the_o great_a outward_a ill_a of_o suffer_v we_o shall_v give_v way_n to_o the_o least_o evil_a of_o sin_n this_o be_v but_o a_o policy_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o take_v away_o the_o sensibleness_n of_o evil_a that_o so_o those_o cheek_n of_o conscience_n and_o repentance_n for_o sin_n which_o be_v oft_o occasion_v thereby_o may_v be_v take_v away_o that_o so_o man_n may_v go_v on_o enjoy_v a_o stupid_a happiness_n never_o lay_v any_o thing_n to_o heart_n nor_o afflict_v their_o soul_n until_o their_o conscience_n awaken_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a and_o then_o they_o feel_v that_o grief_n reâ—…ne_v upon_o they_o for_o ever_o which_o they_o labour_v to_o put_v away_o when_o it_o may_v have_v be_v seasonable_a to_o they_o §._o 7._o i_o have_v stand_v the_o long_a upon_o this_o why_o because_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n by_o bewitch_a the_o imagination_n with_o false_a appearance_n mislead_v not_o only_o the_o world_n but_o trouble_v the_o peace_n of_o man_n take_v out_o of_o the_o world_n who_o estate_n be_v lay_v up_o safe_a in_o christ_n who_o notwithstanding_o pass_v their_o few_o day_n here_o in_o a_o uncomfortable_a wearisome_a and_o unnecessary_a sadness_n of_o spirit_n be_v keep_v in_o ignorance_n of_o their_o happy_a condition_n by_o satan_n juggle_v and_o their_o own_o mistake_n and_o so_o come_v to_o heaven_n before_o they_o be_v aware_a some_o again_o pass_v their_o day_n in_o a_o golden_a dream_n and_o drop_v into_o hell_n before_o they_o think_v of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o dream_v of_o ill_a and_o when_o we_o awake_v to_o find_v it_o but_o a_o dream_n then_o to_o dream_v of_o some_o great_a good_a and_o when_o we_o awake_v to_o find_v the_o contrary_n as_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o fancy_n disturb_v phantasia_fw-la the_o act_n of_o reason_n oftentimes_o breed_v madness_n in_o regard_n of_o civil_a conversation_n so_o it_o breed_v likewise_o spiritual_a madness_n carry_v man_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o if_o they_o be_v in_o their_o right_a wit_n they_o will_v utter_o abhor_v therefore_o we_o can_v have_v too_o much_o care_n upon_o what_o we_o fix_v our_o thought_n and_o what_o a_o glorious_a discovery_n be_v there_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o religion_n that_o will_v even_o ravish_v a_o angel_n which_o may_v raise_v up_o exercise_n &_o fill_v our_o heart_n we_o see_v our_o fancy_n have_v so_o great_a a_o force_n in_o natural_a conception_n that_o it_o oft_o set_v a_o mark_n and_o impression_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n so_o likewise_o strong_a and_o holy_a conceit_n of_o thing_n have_v a_o divine_a virtue_n accompany_v of_o they_o transform_v the_o soul_n and_o breed_v spiritual_a impression_n answerable_a to_o our_o spiritual_a apprehension_n it_o will_v prevent_v many_o cross_n if_o we_o will_v conceive_v of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v when_o trouble_n of_o mind_n or_o sickness_n of_o body_n and_o death_n itself_o come_v what_o will_v remain_v of_o all_o that_o greatness_n which_o fill_v our_o fancy_n before_o then_o we_o can_v judge_v sober_o and_o speak_v grave_o of_o thing_n the_o best_a way_n of_o happiness_n be_v not_o to_o multiply_v honour_n or_o riches_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o cure_v our_o
5._o 24._o exodus_fw-la 9_o use_v obser._n 1._o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n in_o man_n judgement_n must_v pass_v first_o or_o last_o without_o or_o within_o upon_o we_o reason_n distemper_n fall_v down_o when_o they_o be_v arraign_v before_o reason_n want_v of_o consideration_n raise_v and_o maintain_v our_o distemper_n in_o discouragement_n we_o cross_v our_o own_o principle_n corruption_n of_o the_o heart_n set_v the_o wit_n a_o work_n 1_o king_n 22_o act_n 24._o 25_o the_o soul_n expostulation_n blaspheme_v whence_o a_o lesson_n for_o young_a man_n sin_n be_v unreasonable_a so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o without_o reason_n it_o pretend_v reason_n psal._n 50._o reas._o 1_o why_o we_o be_v so_o backward_o to_o keep_v court_n in_o ourselves_o proverb_n 2._o irksomeness_n of_o labour_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 31._o 3._o pride_n mens_fw-la mihi_fw-la pro_fw-la regne_fw-la jonah_n 4._o esther_n 5._o faâ—…it_fw-la ira_fw-la nocentes_fw-la obser._n 2._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 24._o pro._n 29._o 15._o psal._n 82._o 6_o 7._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 4._o prov._n 30._o 9_o esther_n 6._o 1._o lam._n 3._o 27._o quest._n answ._n domine_fw-la libera_fw-la me_fw-it a_o male_a homine_fw-la meipso_fw-la obser._n 3_o exod._n 15._o 5_o 2_o sam._n 17._o 23._o there_o be_v a_o art_n of_o bear_v trouble_n obser._n 4._o the_o cause_n why_o wicked_a man_n can_v endure_v solitariness_n as_o charles_n the_o nine_o after_o the_o masâ—…cre_n in_o france_n thuanus_n li._n 57_o somnâ—…_n post_fw-la casum_fw-la sanâ—…tholomaeum_n nocturni_fw-la horrores_fw-la plerumque_fw-la interrumpebant_fw-la &_o rursus_fw-la adhibiti_fw-la sympl_a oniaci_fw-la expergefacto_fw-la conciliabant_fw-la ideo_fw-la scribantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la libri_fw-la ut_fw-la emendetur_fw-la unus_fw-la obser._n 5._o judge_n 9_o mat._n 25._o 21_o pro._n 16._o 32._o obser._n 6._o all_o outward_a trouble_n be_v for_o to_o help_v the_o soul_n psalm_n 32._o job_n 1._o 2._o sam._n 17._o 23._o we_o shall_v set_v the_o soul_n first_o in_o order_n obser._n 7._o jam_fw-la 1._o 13._o 1._o sam._n 16._o matt._n 27._o 3._o ephes._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d obser._n 8._o obser._n 8._o 1._o 2._o 3._o major_a sum_n &_o ad_fw-la majora_fw-la natus_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la corporis_fw-la mei_fw-la fim_fw-la mancipium_fw-la senec._n 2._o king_n 12._o 2._o 4._o 5._o quest._n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o evil_n of_o sin_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 7_o psal._n 66._o 18_o psal._n 119._o 5_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 9_o use_v obser._n 9_o quest._n answ._n 1_o 2._o 3_o quest._n answ._n 1_o luk._n 23._o 42_o 2_o psal._n 118._o 24._o 1._o thes._n 5._o 16._o 3._o quest._n answ._n judas_n 23._o 1._o right_o grief_n how_o raise_v levit._fw-la 16._o 29._o 2._o jerem._n 9_o 1._o si_fw-mi nil_fw-la curarem_fw-la nil_fw-la orarem_fw-la 2._o grief_n to_o be_v bound_v 1._o when_o our_o affection_n be_v pliable_a 2._o when_o fit_a to_o have_v communion_n with_o god_n gen._n 22._o 5._o 3._o when_o our_o affection_n be_v suber_fw-la dinate_a 4._o when_o our_o affection_n become_v grace_n 5_o when_o fit_a to_o perform_v duty_n in_o case_n of_o god_n dishonour_n exceed_v affection_n be_v no_o excess_n cant._n 25._o 1_o sam._n 6._o 12_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christiâ—…_n a_o be_v a_o life_n of_o trouble_n joh._n 11._o 13._o obser._n 1._o obser._n 2._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 22._o obser._n 3_o vnitas_fw-la â—…te_fw-la unionem_fw-la 1._o change_n must_v be_v forethought_a of_o quae_fw-la alii_fw-la diu_fw-la patiendo_fw-la levia_fw-la faciunt_fw-la sapiens_fw-la levia_fw-la facit_fw-la diu_fw-la cogitando_fw-la joh._n 16._o 33._o heb._n 4._o 9_o rev._n 14._o 13._o caution_n 1_o sam._n 27._o 1_o 2._o col._n 3._o 1._o &_o 5._o 3_o 2_o sam._n 12._o 9_o mat_n 26._o 72._o luke_n 22._o 3._o job_n 1_o aperta_fw-la perdunt_fw-la odia_fw-la vindictae_fw-la locum_fw-la solve_n leâ—…nem_fw-la &_o senties_fw-la 4._o 5._o we_o must_v crush_v the_o first_o motion_n of_o sin_n psal._n 4._o psal._n 73._o 22._o 6._o jam._n 2._o 5._o 7._o anima_fw-la nunquam_fw-la melius_fw-la agit_fw-fr quam_fw-la ex_fw-la imperio_fw-la alicujus_fw-la insignis_fw-la affectus_fw-la math._n 11._o 29._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 33._o there_o must_v be_v a_o uniformity_n in_o the_o life_n of_o christian_n 8_o christian_n must_v deny_v themselves_o joh._n 12._o 43._o mat._n 19_o 22_o mat._n 13_o 22._o rom._n 8._o mic._n 6._o quest._n answ._n 1._o 2_o king_n 10._o 16._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 2._o sam._n 12._o 4._o 5._o 6._o object_n answ._n job_n 〈◊〉_d 7._o neh._n 2._o 3._o how_o to_o get_v the_o mastery_n of_o ourselves_o te_fw-la vince_n &_o mundus_fw-la tibi_fw-la victus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o psal._n 51._o gen._n 19_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 24._o 6_o psal._n 30._o 6._o most_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a opinion_n of_o popery_n as_o justification_n by_o work_n state_n of_o perfection_n merit_n satisfaction_n supererogation_n etc._n etc._n spring_n from_o hence_o that_o they_o have_v slight_a conceit_n of_o concupiscence_n as_o a_o condition_n of_o nature_n yet_o some_o of_o they_o as_o michael_n bayn_v professor_n at_o lovane_n etc._n etc._n be_v sound_n in_o the_o point_n answ._n gen._n 1._o 1_o 2._o 3._o quest._n answ._n nemo_fw-la se_fw-la palpet_fw-la de_fw-fr svo_fw-la satan_n est_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug_n suspiraâ—…a_n ligatus_fw-la non_fw-la ferro_fw-la aliquâ—…_n sed_fw-la mea_fw-la ferreavoluntate_fw-la vellen_v meum_fw-la tenebet_fw-la iniâ—…icus_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la mihi_fw-la catenam_fw-la secerit_fw-la aug._n confess_v quicquid_fw-la siâ—…_n imperavit_fw-la animus_n 〈◊〉_d seneca_n câ—…sset_fw-la voluntas_fw-la propria_fw-la &_o non_fw-la erit_fw-la infernus_fw-la ephes._n 3._o 18_o sixefold_a duty_n in_o respect_n of_o natural_a corruption_n 1._o 2._o evil_n of_o not_o bewail_v our_o corrupt_a nature_n 1_o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 3._o rom._n 7._o 9_o job_n 42._o 6._o 4._o caution_n 5._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 8_o ezek._n 36._o 25._o 27._o zach._n 13._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o sinfulness_n and_o vanity_n seat_v in_o the_o imagination_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o much_o disquiet_n act._n 28._o 22_o dan._n 36._o how_o sinful_a imagination_n work_v upon_o the_o soul_n matt._n 15._o 9_o isaiah_n 1._o 12._o the_o 1._o remedy_n for_o hurtful_a imagination_n 2._o cor._n 10._o 5._o 2_o psal._n 39_o 6._o luke_n 15._o 9_o pro._n 23._o 5._o 3_o mat._n 12._o 35._o ma'a_fw-fr mens_fw-la maltis_n animus_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 13._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 5_o mat._n 22._o 27_o 2_o king_n 2._o 20._o isaiah_n 59_o 5._o gen._n 6._o 5._o 5._o zach._n 12._o 10._o 1_o pet._n 18._o luk._n 19_o 47_o bernard_n 6._o ephes._n 5._o 15_o jer._n 4._o 14._o 7._o phil._n 4._o 8._o 8._o eccles._n 1._o 2._o job_n 31._o 1._o pro._n 17._o 24._o praeclara_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la beza_n in_o his_o life_n doctrinae_fw-la praedestinationis_fw-la incipit_fw-la a_o vulneribus_fw-la christi_fw-la 2._o tim._n 1._o 9_o eccles._n 12._o 10._o luk._n 10._o 32_o pro._n 15._o 15_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o est_fw-la atiquid_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la magno_fw-la viro_fw-la vel_fw-la tacente_fw-la proficias_fw-la 9_o object_n answ._n imagination_n and_o thought_n not_o free_a 2_o cor._n 10._o 5_o 1_o cor._n 14._o 25._o 1._o 2._o 3_o job_n 27._o 12._o joh_n 6._o 46._o similitude_n mater_fw-la errorum_fw-la eph._n 4._o 22._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 9_o prov._n 19_o 2._o joh._n 4._o 24._o object_n answ._n not_o impossible_a to_o â—…ule_v the_o imagination_n and_o how_o misconceit_n about_o imagination_n to_o be_v avoid_v 1._o 1._o thess._n 5_o 22._o act._n 26._o 24._o mat._n 11._o 19_o 2._o eccles._n 7._o 17._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 16_o 17._o 3._o this_o a_o very_a pertinent_a doctrine_n and_o why_o laesa_fw-la phantasia_fw-la divers_a principle_n of_o man_n action_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o there_o be_v a_o help_n for_o we_o against_o troublesin_n other_o pro._n 17._o 17._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 1._o sam._n 2._o 25._o pro._n 14._o 14._o ideo_fw-la amicus_fw-la deest_fw-la quia_fw-la nihildeest_fw-la prov._n 29._o 1._o job_n 2._o 12._o job_n 6._o 14._o 1._o 2._o 3_o luk._n 1._o 41._o grace_n necessary_a in_o deal_v with_o another_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 1._o cor._n 13._o 6._o act._n 13_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr est_fw-fr i_o will_v â—…re_v si_fw-la quid_fw-la ferendam_fw-la est_fw-la &_o probare_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la probanduns_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la further_a direction_n 3._o act_n 16._o 31_o col._n 3._o 14._o psal._n 41._o 1._o 1._o thess._n 5._o 14._o ezek._n 34_o 4_o si_fw-mi illatas_fw-la molestias_fw-la lingua_fw-la dicat_fw-la a_o conscientia_fw-la dolour_n emanat_fw-la vulnera_fw-la enim_fw-la clausa_fw-la plus_fw-la cruciant_fw-la greg._n mat._n 4._o gen._n 3._o eccles._n 4._o 9_o 1._o 2._o 3._o solatium_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la haeere_o cuipectus_fw-la aperias_fw-la ambros._n 2._o sam._n 1._o 20._o phil._n 2._o 27._o miscarriage_n in_o the_o party_n that_o need_v to_o be_v comfort_v 1._o 2._o sam._n 23._o 15._o 3._o job_n 2._o quest._n quest._n answ._n ergo_v it_o a_o liberi_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la deum_fw-la volunt_fw-la habere_fw-la dominum_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o lit._n john_n 15._o certum_fw-la