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word_n which_o have_v cause_v many_o to_o miss_v their_o way_n and_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o dispel_v than_o by_o clear_n this_o whole_a relation_n of_o saint_n stephen_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o narration_n of_o moses_n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o genes_n 23.16_o 20._o that_o abraham_n for_o four_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n buy_v the_o field_n of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n which_o be_v in_o machpelah_n and_o therein_o a_o cave_n to_o bury_v the_o dead_a 2._o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o genes_n 33.19_o that_o jacob_n buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n where_o he_o have_v spread_v his_o tent_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n sechems_n father_n for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n 3._o it_o be_v evident_a likewise_o out_o of_o genes_n 50.13_o that_o jacob_n son_n carry_v he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o field_n in_o machpelah_n which_o abraham_n buy_v with_o the_o field_n for_o a_o 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and_o occupation_n of_o the_o sechemite_n but_o of_o the_o hittite_n 3._o whether_o hamor_n be_v the_o father_n or_o son_n of_o sechem_n for_o in_o genesis_n we_o read_v that_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o sechem_n but_o in_o the_o act_v many_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o sechem_n 1._o the_o first_o doubt_n may_v be_v thus_o clear_v joseph_n alone_o be_v bury_v in_o sechem_n and_o rest_v there_o but_o the_o other_o patriarch_n be_v at_o the_o first_o bury_v at_o sechem_n but_o afterward_o remove_v from_o thence_o to_o ephron_n and_o be_v bury_v all_o in_o abraham_n vault_n or_o cave_n thus_o josephus_n &_o s._n jerome_n be_v easy_o reconcile_v for_o though_o the_o bone_n of_o they_o all_o lay_v in_o ephron_n yet_o at_o sechem_n there_o may_v be_v some_o monument_n of_o they_o remain_v as_o empty_a tomb_n with_o some_o inscription_n 2._o the_o second_o difficulty_n be_v much_o more_o intricate_a and_o those_o who_o have_v strive_v to_o get_v out_o of_o 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word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o comma_n at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v that_o the_o patriarch_n be_v translate_v into_o sechem_n by_o the_o sechemite_n and_o lay_v in_o abraham_n sepulchre_n which_o he_o buy_v for_o money_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v understand_v and_o then_o the_o meaning_n will_v be_v this_o that_o some_o of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v lay_v in_o abraham_n sepulchre_n some_o in_o the_o field_n that_o jacob_n buy_v thus_o then_o according_a to_o the_o original_n we_o may_v render_v this_o verse_n and_o they_o be_v carry_v over_o into_o sechem_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n that_o abraham_n buy_v beside_o that_o which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o hamor_n that_o be_v jacob_n die_v and_o our_o father_n and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v bestow_v in_o sechem_n in_o the_o cave_n which_o jacob_n buy_v and_o some_o of_o they_o in_o that_o which_o abraham_n buy_v 3._o the_o three_o doubt_n be_v easy_o resolve_v for_o hamor_n be_v the_o father_n of_o sechem_n as_o we_o read_v genes_n 33.19_o neither_o do_v s._n stephen_n gainsay_v it_o for_o his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o sechem_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v translate_v the_o father_n of_o sechem_n as_o herodotus_n in_o clio_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o thalia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15.40_o mar._n 15.40_o and_o saint_n mark_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adrastus_n of_o midas_n to_o wit_n the_o father_n of_o midas_n cyrus_n of_o cambyses_n that_o be_v the_o father_n of_o cambyses_n mary_n of_o james_n that_o be_v marry_o the_o mother_n of_o james_n the_o mist_n be_v thus_o dispel_v we_o may_v clear_o see_v our_o way_n and_o ready_o follow_v the_o patriarch_n in_o the_o funeral_n procession_n from_o egypt_n first_o to_o sechem_n and_o afterward_o to_o ephron_n and_o they_o be_v carry_v over_o etc._n etc._n this_o transportation_n offer_v to_o our_o religious_a thought_n two_o act_n 1._o of_o piety_n 2._o of_o charity_n both_o significative_a and_o mystical_a for_o the_o carry_v the_o patriarch_n bone_n from_o egypt_n to_o canaan_n shadow_v our_o removal_n after_o death_n from_o egyptian_a darkness_n to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o saint_n in_o light_n and_o the_o lay_v they_o by_o the_o bone_n of_o abraham_n may_v represent_v unto_o we_o how_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a immediate_o after_o they_o be_v sever_v from_o their_o body_n be_v carry_v by_o angel_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n the_o first_o i_o call_v a_o act_n of_o piety_n or_o religion_n because_o the_o patriarch_n before_o their_o death_n by_o faith_n give_v charge_n of_o their_o bone_n and_o their_o posterity_n execute_v their_o last_o will_n in_o this_o point_n to_o profess_v their_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n which_o be_v to_o give_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o their_o seed_n for_o a_o inheritance_n and_o according_o by_o their_o dead_a body_n they_o take_v a_o kind_n of_o real_a possession_n thereof_o and_o they_o as_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n the_o soul_n be_v put_v for_o the_o man_n anima_fw-la cujusque_fw-la be_v est_fw-la cuique_fw-la so_o by_o the_o same_o figure_n the_o corpse_n of_o the_o patriarch_n be_v call_v the_o patriarch_n poole_n elegant_o call_v his_o dead_a body_n his_o depositum_fw-la scaliger_n his_o relic_n saint_n paul_n the_o tentmaker_n agreeable_a to_o his_o profession_n call_v it_o a_o earthly_a tabernacle_n and_o although_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o the_o casket_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o precious_a ring_n our_o immortal_a spirit_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o union_n of_o it_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o because_o it_o concur_v with_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o physical_a constitution_n of_o a_o man_n it_o may_v by_o a_o figure_n be_v call_v a_o man_n yea_o but_o have_v the_o patriarch_n no_o privilege_n but_o must_v they_o go_v the_o way_n of_o all_o flesh_n they_o must_v for_o earth_n be_v in_o their_o composition_n and_o into_o the_o earth_n must_v be_v their_o resolution_n as_o the_o world_n be_v a_o circle_n so_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n in_o this_o be_v like_o a_o circle_n that_o they_o end_v where_o or_o as_o they_o begin_v the_o vapour_n that_o be_v draw_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n fall_v down_o again_o upon_o the_o earth_n in_o rain_n the_o fire_n that_o descend_v at_o the_o first_o from_o the_o region_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o phys_n the_o pickolom_n phys_n hollow_a of_o the_o moon_n ascend_v up_o thither_o again_o the_o water_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o sea_n return_v back_o to_o the_o sea_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v infuse_v by_o god_n return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o but_o the_o body_n which_o be_v make_v of_o red_a earth_n return_v to_o dust_n as_o it_o be_v we_o need_v not_o inquire_v of_o scripture_n where_o reason_n speak_v so_o plain_a nor_o interrogate_v reason_n where_o sense_n give_v daily_a testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n every_o pass_a bell_n ring_v this_o lesson_n in_o our_o ear_n omnis_fw-la loculus_fw-la locus_fw-la est_fw-la every_o coffin_n be_v a_o topicke_n to_o prove_v it_o every_o grave_n lay_v it_o open_a to_o we_o every_o speechless_a man_n on_o his_o deathbed_n cry_v out_o to_o we_o memento_n mori_fw-la quod_fw-la tueris_fw-la eris_fw-la be_v carry_v over_o into_o sechem_n the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o double_a pilgrimage_n 1._o of_o the_o outward_a man_n 2._o of_o the_o inward_a man_n the_o outward_a travel_v from_o the_o cradle_n to_o the_o coffin_n the_o inward_a from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n of_o all_o creature_n man_n only_o be_v proper_o a_o pilgrim_n on_o earth_n because_o he_o alone_o be_v bear_v and_o live_v all_o his_o time_n here_o out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n of_o all_o man_n the_o patriarch_n
and_o crucify_a the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n than_o in_o verbo_fw-la or_o signo_fw-la after_o these_o three_o way_n we_o must_v all_o show_v forth_o the_o lord_n death_n till_o he_o come_v to_o wit_n either_o to_o each_o particular_a man_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n or_o to_o all_o man_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n on_o earth_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o sacrament_n be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_a father_n viaticum_fw-la morientium_fw-la the_o die_a man_n provision_n for_o the_o long_a journey_n he_o be_v to_o take_v every_o faithful_a christian_a therefore_o be_v to_o communicate_v as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v able_a and_o can_v worthy_o prepare_v himself_o even_o to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o dissolution_n and_o all_o congregation_n profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n must_v continue_v the_o celebration_n of_o this_o holy_a sacrament_n till_o the_o day_n of_o the_o world_n consummation_n as_o often_o the_o seldomer_n we_o come_v to_o the_o table_n of_o some_o man_n the_o welcome_a we_o be_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o be_v the_o better_a welcome_n the_o often_o we_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n with_o due_a preparation_n there_o be_v two_o reason_n especial_o why_o we_o ought_v oft_o to_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n and_o drink_v of_o this_o cup_n the_o first_o be_v draw_v from_o god_n and_o his_o glory_n the_o second_o from_o ourselves_o and_o our_o benefit_n the_o often_o we_o partake_v of_o these_o holy_a mystery_n be_v qualify_v thereunto_o the_o more_o we_o illustrate_v god_n glory_n and_o confirm_v our_o faith_n if_o any_o demand_n further_o how_o oft_o you_o ought_v to_o communicate_v i_o answer_v 1._o in_o general_n as_o oft_o as_o you_o need_v it_o and_o be_v fit_a for_o it_o the_o admittimus_fw-la the_o cypr._n ep_v 54._o quomodo_fw-la provocamus_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o confession_n nominis_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la suum_fw-la fundere_fw-la si_fw-la iis_fw-la militaturis_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la denegamus_fw-la aut_fw-la quomodo_fw-la ad_fw-la martyrii_fw-la poculum_fw-la idoneos_fw-la facimus_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la eos_fw-la prius_fw-la ad_fw-la bibendum_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la poculum_fw-la jure_fw-la communicationis_fw-la admittimus_fw-la martyr_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n receive_v every_o day_n because_o look_v every_o hour_n to_o be_v call_v to_o sign_n the_o truth_n of_o their_o religion_n with_o their_o blood_n they_o hold_v it_o needful_a by_o communicate_v to_o arm_v themselves_o against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n other_o in_o the_o time_n of_o peace_n receive_v either_o daily_a or_o at_o least_o every_o lord_n day_n the_o former_a saint_n austin_n neither_o like_v nor_o dislike_v the_o latter_a he_o exhort_v all_o unto_o 2._o i_o answer_v in_o particular_a out_o of_o fabianus_n the_o synod_n of_o agatha_n and_o the_o rubric_n of_o our_o communion_n book_n that_o every_o one_o at_o least_o ought_v to_o communicate_v thrice_o a_o year_n at_o christmas_n easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n howbeit_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o regard_v the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n as_o the_o disposition_n of_o our_o mind_n in_o go_v forward_o or_o draw_v back_o from_o this_o holy_a table_n the_o sacrament_n be_v fit_a for_o we_o at_o all_o time_n but_o we_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o it_o habeantur_fw-la it_o gratian._n de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi distinct_a 2._o quotidié_fw-fr eucharistiam_fw-la dominicam_fw-la accipere_fw-la nec_fw-la laudo_fw-la nec_fw-la vitupero_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tamen_fw-la dominicis_fw-la communicandum_fw-la horror_n ibid._n qui_fw-la in_o natali_fw-la domini_fw-la paschate_n &_o pentecoste_n non_fw-la communicaverint_fw-la catholici_fw-la non_fw-la credantur_fw-la nec_fw-la inter_fw-la catholicos_fw-la habeantur_fw-la wherefore_o let_v every_o man_n examine_v his_o own_o conscience_n how_o he_o stand_v in_o favour_n with_o god_n and_o peace_n with_o man_n how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o in_o his_o spiritual_a estate_n whether_o he_o 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