though_o there_o be_v much_o evil_n in_o this_o sin_n christ_n will_v not_o cast_v you_o off_o for_o it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n to_o pass_v by_o infirmity_n say_v solomon_n much_o more_o be_v it_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n to_o pass_v by_o the_o infirmity_n of_o his_o people_n the_o saint_n and_o people_n of_o god_n be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n 2._o hos_fw-la 2._o and_o that_o covenant_n be_v a_o conjugal_a covenant_n but_o what_o husband_n will_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o her_o infirmity_n that_o covenant_n be_v a_o paternal_a covenant_n and_o what_o father_n will_v thrust_v his_o child_n out_o of_o door_n for_o his_o infirmity_n a_o child_n though_o deform_v be_v more_o please_v to_o the_o father_n because_o the_o child_n be_v his_o own_o than_o another_o beautiful_a child_n that_o be_v not_o his_o own_o yea_o that_o covenant_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n now_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n the_o least_o sin_n break_v the_o covenant_n but_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o great_a sin_n do_v not_o break_v the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n the_o least_o sin_n provoke_v god_n to_o hatred_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o great_a sin_n provoke_v and_o move_v god_n to_o pity_n if_o a_o master_n shall_v turn_v away_o his_o servant_n for_o every_o fail_a and_o weakness_n who_o will_v serve_v he_o but_o god_n have_v many_o servant_n in_o the_o world_n who_o do_v serve_v he_o with_o cheerfulness_n sure_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o and_o he_o will_v not_o cast_v man_n off_o for_o their_o infirmity_n the_o saint_n and_o people_n of_o god_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o a_o member_n of_o that_o mystical_a body_n whereof_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v the_o head_n now_o say_v luther_n what_o man_n will_v cut_v off_o his_o nose_n because_o there_o be_v filth_n in_o it_o luther_n nemo_fw-la nasum_fw-la ideo_fw-la abjicit_fw-la quod_fw-la impuro_fw-la phlegmate_fw-it abundat_fw-la et_fw-la quasi_fw-la cloaca_fw-la cerebri_fw-la ita_fw-la etiam_fw-la iâ—firmi_fw-la temporis_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la sunt_fw-la paâ—s_fw-la regni_fw-la christi_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la abjiciâ—ndi_fw-la sed_fw-la so_o vendi_fw-la sanandi_fw-la et_fw-la erigendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la luther_n yea_o though_o the_o nose_n be_v the_o sink_n of_o the_o brain_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v a_o member_n a_o man_n will_v not_o cut_v it_o off_o and_o will_v christ_n cut_v off_o one_o of_o his_o member_n because_o there_o be_v filth_n in_o he_o or_o some_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n in_o he_o no_o sure_o what_o woman_n will_v cast_v away_o the_o mortar_n because_o it_o favour_v of_o the_o onion_n or_o garlic_n which_o have_v beâ—n_o beat_v in_o iâ—_n what_o father_n will_v knock_v his_o child_n on_o the_o head_n bâ—cauâ—e_v a_o wart_n grow_v on_o his_o forehead_n these_o infirmity_n in_o the_o saint_n and_o people_n of_o god_n be_v their_o waâ—ts_n luth._o ego_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la excusare_fw-la patres_fw-la ut_fw-la multi_fw-la faciunt_fw-la nec_fw-la volo_fw-la imo_fw-la libenter_fw-la audio_fw-la lapsus_fw-la et_fw-la infirmitates_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la laudem_fw-la etc._n etc._n sicut_fw-la non_fw-la excuso_fw-la apostolos_fw-la fugientes_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la petrum_fw-la negantem_fw-la et_fw-la alius_fw-la eorum_fw-la infirmitates_fw-la stultitias_fw-la et_fw-la ineptias_fw-la nec_fw-la scribuntur_fw-la ista_fw-la propter_fw-la duros_fw-la superbos_fw-la et_fw-la obstinatos_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la ratio_fw-la regni_fw-la christi_fw-la ostendatur_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o grege_fw-la svo_fw-la pusillo_fw-la habet_fw-la pauperes_fw-la et_fw-la infirmas_fw-la conscientias_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la fortium_fw-la pariter_fw-la et_fw-la infirmorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o gen._n 26._o scio_fw-la ego_fw-la i_o saepe_fw-la multa_fw-la stulte_fw-la et_fw-la temere_fw-la admodum_fw-la egisse_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la cogitatem_fw-la cur_n deus_fw-la vocavit_fw-la i_o ad_fw-la predicandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o cap._n 27._o gen._n luth._o which_o grow_v in_o the_o face_n of_o their_o conversation_n the_o bless_a martyr_n themselves_o have_v these_o wart_n hierom_n of_o prague_n have_v a_o great_a wart_n upon_o he_o cranmer_z another_z jewel_n another_o yea_o if_o you_o look_v into_o that_o little_a book_n of_o chronicle_n i_o mean_v the_o 11._o chapter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n what_o saint_n be_v there_o mention_v upon_o record_n but_o have_v one_o wart_n or_o another_o have_v not_o abraham_n his_o wart_n in_o say_v that_o sarah_n be_v his_o sister_n have_v not_o sarah_n she_o in_o laugh_v have_v not_o jacob_n isaac_n and_o joseph_n they_o moses_n rahab_n samson_n jepthah_n and_o david_n they_o luther_n have_v his_o and_o our_o reformer_n they_o yet_o god_n own_v use_v and_o honour_v they_o sure_o therefore_o though_o there_o be_v much_o evil_n in_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n especial_o if_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o it_o again_o and_o again_o yet_o christ_n will_v not_o leave_v a_o man_n or_o cast_v he_o off_o for_o it_o object_n but_o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o back-slide_a in_o heart_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n answ_n true_a but_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n between_o the_o backslide_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o the_o relapse_n of_o god_n own_o child_n into_o their_o infirmity_n a_o back-slide_a lose_v that_o power_n which_o once_o he_o have_v but_o a_o good_a man_n relapse_v into_o his_o infirmity_n do_v still_o keep_v that_o power_n of_o godliness_n which_o he_o have_v before_o a_o backsliders_a judgement_n and_o principle_n crack_v and_o alter_v in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o do_v bless_v himself_o in_o his_o apostasy_n but_o the_o good_a man_n relapse_v into_o his_o infirmity_n still_o do_v retain_v his_o judgement_n keep_v his_o principle_n and_o do_v groan_n under_o his_o relapse_n possible_o a_o man_n may_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n again_o and_o again_o yet_o he_o may_v be_v no_o back-slide_a nor_o call_v a_o back-slide_a in_o scripture_n language_n but_o in_o the_o second_o place_n a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n either_o because_o he_o be_v give_v up_o to_o his_o sin_n so_o as_o to_o be_v glut_v with_o they_o find_v all_o delight_n and_o contentment_n in_o they_o or_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n in_o regard_n of_o that_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n which_o he_o do_v reap_v by_o they_o in_o this_o sense_n a_o good_a man_n may_v have_v enough_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o jacob_n he_o deceive_v his_o brother_n esau_n and_o he_o deceive_v his_o father_n isaac_n afterwards_o he_o be_v deceive_v by_o laban_n and_o by_o his_o child_n as_o he_o deceive_v his_o own_o father_n so_o be_v he_o deceive_v by_o his_o father_n in_o law_n and_o as_o he_o deceive_v his_o brother_n so_o be_v he_o deceive_v by_o his_o child_n in_o the_o report_n of_o joseph_n death_n here_o be_v he_o satisfy_v in_o a_o way_n of_o sorrow_n with_o his_o own_o way_n he_o deceive_v other_o and_o be_v deceive_v by_o other_o he_o have_v enough_o of_o it_o but_o though_o a_o good_a man_n may_v be_v thus_o satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n yet_o he_o be_v never_o satisfy_v with_o they_o so_o as_o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o they_o possible_o he_o may_v fall_v into_o they_o again_o and_o again_o yet_o say_v the_o lord_n esai_n 57.17_o for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o covetousness_n be_v i_o wroth_a and_o smite_v he_o i_o hide_v my_o face_n and_o be_v wroth_a what_o then_o and_o he_o go_v on_o froward_o turn_v aside_o again_o so_o the_o hebrew_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o heart_n but_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v see_v his_o way_n and_o will_v heal_v he_o and_o will_v lead_v he_o also_o and_o restore_v comfort_n to_o he_o and_o his_o mourner_n so_o that_o though_o a_o good_a man_n may_v have_v enough_o of_o his_o sin_n in_o regard_n of_o sorrow_n that_o may_v come_v thereby_o yet_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n or_o sin_n so_o as_o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o they_o christ_n will_v not_o cast_v he_o off_o if_o he_o sleep_v christ_n will_v waken_v he_o and_o if_o he_o sleep_v again_o christ_n will_v wake_v he_o again_o christ_n will_v not_o leave_v he_o in_o it_o nor_o cast_v he_o off_o for_o it_o applicat_fw-la applicat_fw-la if_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a then_o what_o necessity_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o what_o great_a cause_n have_v we_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o and_o to_o consider_v serious_o what_o sort_n of_o sin_n those_o sin_n be_v which_o we_o labour_v under_o we_o do_v all_o sin_n that_o be_v most_o certain_a but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o sin_n and_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o sin_n unto_o death_n and_o there_o be_v a_o sin_n not_o unto_o
hand_n some_o think_v they_o be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n when_o they_o be_v not_o and_o some_o think_v they_o be_v not_o when_o they_o be_v ibid._n the_o first_o kind_n of_o mistake_n be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n fourfold_a 1_o some_o think_v it_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n because_o it_o be_v a_o small_a sin_n ibid._n 2_o because_o they_o be_v draw_v on_o by_o other_o page_n 383_o 3_o because_o they_o strive_v against_o it_o ibid._n 4_o because_o they_o be_v trouble_v after_o it_o ibid._n the_o second_o mistake_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v threefold_a page_n 384_o 1_o because_o they_o sin_v know_o ibid._n 2_o because_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n again_o ibid._n 3_o because_o they_o fall_v into_o it_o after_o admonition_n ibid._n object_n 1._o my_o sin_n can_v be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n for_o i_o sin_n against_o my_o conscience_n and_o know_o ibid._n answ_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o sin_n know_o and_o another_o to_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n ibid._n object_n 2._o i_o fall_v into_o my_o sin_n again_o and_o lie_v in_o it_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n page_n 385_o answ_n there_o be_v much_o mistake_n about_o lie_v in_o sin_n he_o that_o complain_v of_o it_o lie_v not_o in_o it_o ibid._n object_n 3._o i_o fall_v into_o it_o after_o admonition_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n answ_n so_o do_v the_o disciple_n in_o the_o text_n ibid._n quest_n how_o then_o shall_v we_o know_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n page_n 386_o answ_n negative_o 1_o that_o be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n that_o be_v gross_a and_o scandalous_a commit_v with_o deliberation_n ibid._n 2_o a_o ring-leading_a sin_n to_o other_o sin_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ibid._n 3_o a_o sin_n of_o presumption_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ibid._n 4_o a_o reign_a sin_n be_v no_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n page_n 387_o sin_n reign_v in_o a_o man_n 1_o when_o it_o command_v his_o spiritual_a duty_n ibid._n 2_o when_o man_n do_v yield_v the_o member_n of_o their_o body_n as_o weapon_n of_o vnrighteousness_n page_n 388_o 3_o sin_n reign_v when_o it_o usual_o rise_v by_o opposition_n ibid._n quest_n how_o shall_v we_o know_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n affirmative_o ibid._n answ_n 1_o if_o it_o proceed_v from_o want_n of_o age_n in_o christianity_n ibid._n 2_o if_o it_o be_v no_o other_o sin_n than_o what_o be_v incident_a to_o all_o the_o saint_n page_n 389_o 3_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o you_o can_v avoid_v ibid._n 4_o if_o your_o sin_n be_v your_o burden_n ibid._n 5_o a_o infirmity_n will_v hardly_o acknowledge_v itself_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n page_n 390_o 6_o if_o your_o sin_n rise_v chief_o from_o some_o outward_a cause_n ibid._n 7_o infirmity_n love_v admonition_n page_n 391_o 8_o infirmity_n be_v a_o ill_a sin_n but_o a_o good_a sign_n ibid._n 9_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n â—re_n servant_n to_o grace_n ibid._n 10_o infirmity_n keep_v a_o man_n heart_n humble_a page_n 392_o quest_n suppose_v my_o sin_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n what_o then_o page_n 393_o answ_n then_o christ_n will_v never_o leave_v you_o ibid._n quest_n be_v there_o no_o evil_a in_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ibid._n answ_n yes_o very_o much_o it_o be_v a_o gibeonite_n though_o it_o seâ—ve_v grace_n ibid._n iii_o though_o there_o be_v much_o evil_n in_o it_o christ_n will_v not_o cast_v we_o off_o for_o it_o for_o page_n 394_o 1_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n to_o pass_v by_o infirmity_n much_o more_o to_o christ_n ibid._n 2_o the_o couâ—nant_n of_o god_n be_v conjugal_a and_o pass_v over_o infirmity_n ibid._n 3_o the_o saint_n be_v member_n of_o christ_n body_n page_n 395_o object_n the_o back-slide_a shall_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o own_o way_n ibid._n answ_n 1_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o relapse_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o backslide_n of_o hypocrite_n ibid._n 2_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o be_v explain_v how_o a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o own_o way_n page_n 396_o application_n see_v what_o great_a necessity_n we_o have_v to_o examine_v our_o sin_n and_o to_o know_v what_o they_o be_v ibid._n quest_n what_o advantage_n have_v this_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n above_o other_o sin_n page_n 397_o answ_n 1_o very_o much_o for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n though_o it_o be_v very_a g_o eat_v it_o shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o acceptance_n of_o my_o duty_n ibid._n 2_o it_o shall_v nâ—t_o hinder_v the_o sense_n of_o my_o justification_n ibid._n 3_o there_o be_v a_o pardon_n lie_v of_o course_n for_o it_o ibid._n 4_o it_o shall_v nâ—ver_o bring_v a_o scourge_n on_o a_o man_n family_n ibid._n 5_o it_o will_v never_o spoil_v a_o man_n gift_n ibid._n quest_n suppose_v i_o find_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n and_o fall_v â—nto_o it_o again_o what_o must_v i_o do_v page_n 398_o answ_n these_o duty_n 1_o i_o will_v observe_v god_n design_n in_o it_o and_o labour_n all_o i_o can_v to_o advance_v god_n design_n ibid._n 2_o by_o god_n grace_n i_o will_v never_o believe_v satan_n false_a report_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v a_o hard_a master_n page_n 399_o 3_o i_o will_v not_o question_v my_o spiritual_a estate_n for_o every_o sin_n ib._n 4_o i_o will_v not_o cast_v off_o myself_o and_o other_o for_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 5_o i_o will_v not_o cast_v off_o the_o thing_n of_o christ_n because_o of_o any_o infirmity_n may_v hang_v to_o they_o page_n 399_o 6_o i_o will_v never_o be_v discourage_v from_o do_v my_o duty_n ibid._n 7_o i_o will_v commit_v no_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n ib._n quest_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v not_o to_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n again_o page_n 400_o answ_n 1_o forget_v not_o your_o former_a sin_n ibid._n 2_o quench_v your_o sin_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n ibid._n 3_o watch_n and_o pray_v ibid._n the_o false_a apostle_n try_v and_o discover_v on_o revel_v 2.2_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o these_o seven_o epistle_n write_v to_o the_o seven_o church_n in_o asia_n contain_v the_o state_n of_o christ_n church_n unto_o his_o come_n again_o page_n 405_o the_o first_o epistle_n be_v write_v to_o languish_a ephesus_n ibid._n christ_n commendation_n of_o this_o church_n ibid._n 1._o for_o her_o labour_n 2._o patience_n 3._o zeal_n page_n 406_o her_o zeal_n be_v describe_v two_o way_n first_o by_o the_o person_n they_o deal_v withal_o false_a teacher_n second_o by_o their_o exercise_n of_o their_o zeal_n and_o that_o in_o two_o thing_n 1._o by_o the_o discovery_n of_o false_a teacher_n 2._o by_o the_o hatred_n of_o their_o deed_n ibid._n the_o discovery_n of_o false_a teacher_n be_v a_o work_n concern_v the_o apostle_n then_o live_v ibid._n doct._n it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o great_a commendation_n with_o jesus_n christ_n to_o try_v and_o discover_v false_a teacher_n to_o clear_v this_o point_n consider_v ibid._n arg._n 1._o what_o dangerous_a people_n false_a teacher_n be_v page_n 407_o arg._n 2._o it_o it_o hard_o to_o discover_v they_o page_n 408_o arg._n 3._o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n to_o discover_v they_o page_n 409_o object_n be_v it_o lawful_a to_o go_v to_o their_o meeting_n to_o discover_v they_o page_n 410_o answ_n negative_o no_o more_o than_o you_o must_v go_v to_o rome_n to_o try_v and_o find_v out_o papist_n ibid._n quest_n how_o then_o shall_v i_o try_v all_o thing_n ibid._n answ_n mark_v this_o scripture_n well_o 1_o thes_n 5.20_o 21._o ibid._n application_n we_o shall_v all_o take_v pain_n in_o this_o work_n because_o christ_n commend_v it_o page_n 411_o quest_n if_o we_o may_v not_o go_v to_o their_o meeting_n how_o shall_v we_o discover_v false_a teacher_n page_n 412_o answ_n all_o teacher_n be_v to_o be_v discover_v three_o way_n by_o their_o call_n their_o doctrine_n their_o fruit_n or_o life_n ibid._n i._o for_o a_o man_n call_v to_o preach_v he_o be_v call_v either_o to_o a_o particular_a work_n or_o to_o a_o office_n the_o first_o be_v call_v prophecy_n and_o so_o some_o man_n be_v call_v to_o preach_v if_o man_n be_v so_o call_v than_o they_o must_v preach_v 1._o according_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n 2._o if_o so_o call_v they_o must_v have_v a_o gift_n to_o profit_v other_o by_o 3._o he_o must_v submit_v what_o he_o say_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o or_o he_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n in_o this_o kind_n ibid._n second_o if_o a_o man_n be_v call_v to_o office_n than_o his_o office_n be_v either_o extraordinary_a or_o ordinary_a ibid._n 1_o if_o extraordinary_a he_o be_v either_o a_o prophet_n to_o foretell_v what_o be_v to_o come_v or_o a_o evangelist_n who_o office_n be_v to_o minister_v to_o the_o apostle_n page_n 412_o 413_o 2_o if_o a_o man_n be_v call_v
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you_o see_v how_o the_o weak_a sire_n lie_v sob_v under_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o green_a wood_n which_o the_o strong_a sire_n do_v not_o so_o do_v christ_n smoke_v flax_n lie_v under_o many_o disadvantage_n which_o the_o strong_a christian_a do_v not_o as_o though_o a_o man_n have_v truth_n of_o grace_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v but_o weak_a in_o grace_n he_o be_v more_o apt_a and_o ready_a to_o stumble_v and_o fall_v and_o to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n heb._n 12.12_o wherefore_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n which_o hang_v down_o and_o the_o feeble_a knee_n say_v the_o apostle_n lest_o that_o which_o be_v lame_a be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n a_o weak_a man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o fall_v than_o a_o strong_a and_o iâ—_n he_o do_v fall_v he_o be_v more_o unable_a to_o rise_v again_o a_o strong_a man_n fall_v be_v quick_o up_o again_o but_o the_o weak_a fall_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v again_o when_o he_o rise_v so_o it_o be_v with_o a_o weak_a christian_a he_o stumble_v 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