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speak_v in_o the_o forementioned_a psalter_n give_v o_o god_n thy_o judgement_n to_o 71._o psalt_n b._n mar._n psa_n 71._o the_o king_n and_o thy_o mercy_n to_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n and_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o psalm_n they_o have_v so_o metamorphose_v and_o change_v as_o instead_o of_o lord_n to_o put_v in_o lady_n and_o to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o she_o which_o david_n ascribe_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o psal_n 7._o in_o thou_o o_o lady_n have_v i_o put_v 2._o in_o te_fw-la domina_fw-la speravi_fw-la de_fw-la in_fw-la i_fw-it 〈…〉_o be_v meis_fw-la etc._n etc._n usqu_n 〈…〉_o domina_fw-la oblivis_fw-la 〈…〉_o in_o maâ—â—s_fw-la tuas_fw-la domina_fw-la commendo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la meum_fw-la domina_fw-la refugium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la es_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la necessitate_v venite_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la laboratis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n psal_n 2._o my_o trust_n deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o my_o enemy_n and_o psal_n 12._o or_o after_o the_o hebrew_n the_o 13._o how_o long_o will_v thou_o forget_v i_o o_o lady_n and_o psal_n 30._o into_o thy_o hand_n o_o lady_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n and_o psal_n 45._o o_o lady_n thou_o be_v our_o refuge_n in_o all_o our_o necessity_n and_o whereas_o christ_n say_v mat._n 11._o 28._o come_v unto_o i_o all_o that_o labour_n etc._n etc._n they_o apply_v it_o to_o his_o mother_n and_o say_v come_v unto_o she_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o yet_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v more_o gross_a they_o pray_v unto_o she_o to_o command_v she_o son_n bellarmine_n it_o seem_v be_v ashamed_a of_o this_o impiety_n for_o he_o complain_v much_o of_o calvin_n as_o be_v very_o injurious_a unto_o they_o in_o offer_v to_o charge_v they_o in_o this_o manner_n with_o great_a indignation_n he_o cry_v quis_fw-la nostrûm_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la probat_fw-la ullo_fw-la exemplo_fw-la which_o of_o we_o do_v speak_v so_o why_o do_v he_o not_o prove_v it_o by_o some_o example_n yet_o their_o 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fear_v what_o man_n can_v do_v unto_o i_o heb._n 13._o 5_o 6._o ob._n some_o may_v say_v but_o many_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v oft_o prevail_v against_o and_o destroy_v answ_n i_o answer_v 1._o none_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o member_n of_o the_o church_n further_o than_o god_n be_v please_v to_o permit_v otherwise_o the_o devil_n can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o touch_v job_n as_o the_o story_n witness_v job._n 1._o &_o 2._o 2._o god_n suffer_v none_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o member_n of_o the_o church_n but_o for_o their_o good_a all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o that_o love_n god_n that_o be_v call_v according_a to_o his_o purpose_n rom._n 8._o 28._o the_o saint_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n do_v then_o indeed_o overcome_v when_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v overcome_v and_o when_o their_o condition_n seem_v most_o calamitous_a and_o miserable_a then_o be_v it_o indeed_o sulpit._n hâc_fw-la tempestate_fw-la omnis_fw-la ferè_fw-la sacro_fw-la martyrum_fw-la cruore_fw-la orbis_fw-la infectus_fw-la â—st_fw-la nullis_fw-la unquam_fw-la bellis_fw-la mundus_fw-la magis_fw-la exhaustus_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la majori_fw-la unquam_fw-la triumpho_fw-la vicimus_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la decem_fw-la armorum_fw-la stragibus_fw-la vinci_fw-la non_fw-la potuimus_fw-la sulpit._n most_o glorious_a and_o happy_a in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o rom._n 8._o 37._o use_v 3._o three_o and_o last_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o admonish_v those_o that_o be_v without_o to_o come_v in_o that_o they_o may_v be_v no_o more_o stranger_n and_o foreigner_n but_o fellow-citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o of_o the_o household_n of_o god_n ephes_n 2._o 19_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n be_v most_o safe_a so_o they_o that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n if_o they_o so_o continue_v be_v most_o miserable_a as_o noah_n and_o all_o that_o be_v 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every_o one_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o chaff_n may_v be_v in_o the_o floor_n as_o well_o as_o wheat_n and_o goat_n in_o the_o fold_n as_o well_o as_o sheep_n but_o christ_n will_v thorough_o purge_v his_o floor_n and_o gather_v his_o wheat_n into_o the_o garner_n and_o burn_v up_o the_o chaff_n with_o unquenchable_a fire_n mat._n 3._o 12._o he_o will_v divide_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n and_o will_v set_v the_o sheep_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a and_o will_v say_v to_o the_o one_o come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v you_o the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o the_o other_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 25._o 32_o 33_o 34_o 41._o let_v we_o therefore_o have_v a_o care_n and_o make_v sure_a that_o we_o be_v wheat_n and_o not_o chaff_n sheep_n and_o not_o goat_n let_v we_o have_v a_o care_n that_o we_o be_v indeed_o build_v upon_o the_o rock_n the_o sure_a foundation_n christ_n jesus_n and_o then_o whatsoever_o happen_v we_o be_v safe_a the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o we_o the_o two_o and_o thirty_o sermon_n 1_o joh_n 1._o 3._o that_o which_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v declare_v we_o unto_o you_o that_o you_o also_o may_v have_v fellowship_n with_o we_o and_o true_o our_o fellowship_n be_v with_o the_o father_n and_o with_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n as_o it_o be_v call_v after_o the_o article_n concern_v the_o church_n follow_v the_o article_n of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n indeed_o 3._o calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o §._o 3._o this_o article_n calvin_n note_v to_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n omit_v by_o the_o ancient_a writer_n and_o so_o i_o find_v it_o to_o be_v by_o ruffinus_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o creed_n for_o from_o the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n he_o pass_v immediate_o to_o the_o 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