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testament_n of_o their_o father_n in_o these_o term_n come_v together_o you_o child_n of_o jacob_n harken_v to_o israel_n your_o father_n these_o word_n contain_v in_o appearance_n a_o superfluous_a tautology_n for_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v call_v they_o child_n of_o jacob_n without_o add_v that_o israel_n be_v their_o father_n see_v that_o jacob_n and_o israel_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n but_o as_o one_o of_o these_o two_o name_n be_v a_o majestic_a title_n that_o god_n have_v confer_v upon_o his_o person_n and_o the_o other_o be_v rather_o a_o mark_n of_o reproach_n the_o patriarch_n be_v call_v child_n of_o jacob_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v remember_v their_o low_a extraction_n and_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o their_o father_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o quality_n of_o israel_n a_o prince_n with_o god_n who_o word_n be_v nothing_o but_o oracle_n these_o two_o name_n have_v be_v transmit_v to_o the_o entire_a body_n of_o his_o posterity_n be_v 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say_v unto_o he_o thrice_o love_v thou_o i_o in_o ezekiel_n 28._o god_n say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o tire_n all_o the_o precious_a stone_n cover_v thou_o the_o carbuncle_n the_o topaz_n the_o diamond_n the_o berill_n the_o sardonix_n the_o jasper_n the_o sapphir_n the_o chrysolit_n and_o the_o emeraud_n thou_o walk_v among_o the_o precious_a stone_n many_o do_v not_o see_v in_o this_o discourse_n any_o thing_n but_o a_o rethoricall_a description_n enlarge_v by_o the_o amplification_n of_o magnificent_a word_n which_o he_o one_o word_n seem_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o this_o prince_n be_v rich_a and_o opulent_a but_o whosoever_o will_v remember_v that_o all_o these_o precious_a stone_n have_v place_n in_o the_o breastplate_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n that_o each_o one_o of_o they_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o a_o tribe_n that_o one_o of_o the_o predecessor_n of_o this_o king_n of_o tire_n have_v have_v part_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o these_o tribe_n by_o the_o honour_n that_o god_n do_v he_o to_o accept_v his_o material_n and_o his_o workman_n for_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o temple_n whosoever_o say_v i_o will_v fix_o regard_v these_o precious_a stone_n will_v find_v that_o they_o contain_v far_o great_a light_n than_o the_o lustre_n of_o a_o verbal_a amplification_n and_o some_o reason_n may_v be_v give_v why_o that_o two_o or_o three_o of_o these_o tribe_n be_v omit_v in_o this_o description_n of_o ezechiel_n if_o this_o sense_n be_v obscure_a in_o this_o passage_n certain_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n paint_v out_o in_o the_o 21_o of_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v represent_v in_o divers_a sort_n of_o precious_a stone_n differ_v in_o their_o species_n distinguish_v by_o their_o name_n place_v each_o one_o in_o his_o proper_a rank_n and_o reduce_v to_o a_o certain_a number_n which_o neither_o suffer_v addition_n nor_o subtraction_n can_v be_v take_v only_o for_o a_o heap_v together_o of_o word_n of_o amplification_n the_o allusion_n of_o they_o to_o the_o twelve_o stone_n in_o the_o pectorall_a be_v altogether_o manifest_a and_o the_o range_v of_o they_o altogether_o different_a from_o the_o order_n which_o moses_n give_v they_o produce_v a_o mystical_a reflection_n of_o many_o high_a mystery_n both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o testament_n we_o may_v make_v a_o infinite_a of_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n but_o although_o in_o many_o of_o they_o we_o find_v not_o always_o the_o true_a substance_n of_o the_o fruit_n the_o scripture_n hide_v under_o this_o abundance_n of_o flower_n it_o be_v there_o notwithstanding_o and_o testify_v the_o sottish_a vanity_n of_o so_o many_o commentator_n which_o think_v they_o have_v dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o ark_n when_o after_o a_o curious_a search_n they_o find_v there_o a_o emphasis_n of_o the_o grammar_n or_o a_o epistrophe_n as_o if_o a_o figure_n of_o rhetoric_n be_v a_o mystery_n of_o theologie_n chap._n 3._o the_o essence_n of_o christianity_n annihilate_v by_o the_o maxim_n of_o the_o vulgar_a who_o reduce_v religion_n into_o morality_n which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a and_o most_o necessary_a doctrine_n of_o religion_n a_o difference_n between_o the_o method_n of_o philosopher_n and_o the_o order_n that_o theologie_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o instruction_n of_o manner_n the_o common_a people_n hold_v that_o all_o religion_n consist_v in_o practice_n or_o in_o work_n that_o all_o christianity_n lie_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o good_a work_n or_o at_o least_o that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o good_a manner_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n these_o maxim_n be_v very_a please_a whereupon_o they_o represent_v faith_n the_o tongue_n knowledge_n pprophecy_n as_o unprofitable_a quality_n without_o charity_n the_o great_a idiot_n be_v great_a orator_n in_o this_o point_n and_o set_v forth_o excellent_o the_o praise_n of_o good_a work_n which_o
with_o divers_a narration_n which_o if_o take_v only_o morral_o will_v be_v find_v very_o impertinent_a the_o bargain_n make_v between_o lea_n and_o rachel_n gen._n 30.14_o the_o contention_n between_o sara_n and_o hagar_n the_o childish_a strife_n betwixt_o isaac_n and_o ishmael_n if_o we_o bring_v no_o other_o conception_n than_o those_o of_o the_o vulgar_a these_o matter_n will_v be_v both_o frivolous_a and_o ridiculous_a certain_o these_o history_n carry_v a_o deep_a sense_n and_o s._n paul_n gal._n 4.24_o find_v in_o these_o two_o last_o the_o image_n of_o the_o most_o important_a truth_n which_o be_v in_o religion_n which_o show_v that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v clear_a otherwise_o then_o only_o to_o paint_v forth_o simple_a morality_n more_o faulty_a be_v as_o yet_o the_o stile_n of_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o preacher_n who_o believe_v they_o handle_v the_o scripture_n very_o well_o so_o that_o they_o disguise_v all_o in_o trope_n if_o they_o handle_v the_o miraculous_a heal_n of_o the_o leprous_a all_o their_o discourse_n will_v be_v of_o the_o spiritual_a leprosy_n if_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o one_o dead_a they_o will_v speak_v only_o of_o regeneration_n turn_v these_o history_n out_o of_o their_o natural_a sense_n and_o omit_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o consideration_n which_o they_o furnish_v we_o to_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o place_n true_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o draw_v a_o instruction_n for_o manner_n from_o a_o article_n of_o the_o faith_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n to_o lay_v hold_n of_o the_o concommitant_n of_o a_o subject_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o principal_a and_o make_v the_o body_n of_o their_o discourse_n thereof_o when_o any_o will_v express_o handle_v a_o moral_a doctrine_n the_o scripture_n abound_v in_o formal_a passage_n for_o such_o matter_n otherwise_o he_o shall_v both_o mock_v they_o and_o his_o auditor_n to_o preach_v the_o decalogue_n in_o interpret_n the_o symbol_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o the_o ignorant_a to_o preach_v morality_n then_o to_o handle_v a_o point_n more_o mysterious_a only_o for_o to_o bring_v it_o forth_o after_o their_o ordinary_a fashion_n in_o gross_a equipage_n and_o under_o trivial_a reason_n for_o to_o handle_v worthy_o a_o doctrine_n of_o manner_n one_o ought_v to_o have_v provision_n of_o rare_a matter_n and_o conception_n elevate_v above_o the_o common_a which_o belong_v not_o but_o to_o a_o profound_a theologian_n the_o vulgar_a know_v the_o virtue_n by_o their_o habit_n then_o in_o their_o essence_n popular_a piety_n abound_v so_o in_o certain_a act_n that_o it_o neglect_v the_o other_o namely_o all_o charity_n at_o this_o day_n be_v reduce_v into_o alm_n many_o love_n rather_o to_o nourish_v a_o poor_a man_n then_o to_o convert_v a_o idolater_n although_o it_o be_v a_o great_a work_n of_o charity_n to_o save_v one_o soul_n then_o to_o feed_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o belly_n otherwise_o a_o man_n who_o have_v found_v hospital_n shall_v have_v do_v a_o far_o more_o excellent_a work_n then_o all_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o apostle_n chap._n vi_o touch_v curiosity_n rash_a question_n of_o those_o which_o be_v return_v from_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o devil_n who_o exhort_v to_o repentance_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o evil_a man_n never_o see_v the_o creation_n of_o any_o thing_n when_o god_n will_v form_v eve_n he_o make_v adam_n sleep_v so_o likewise_o he_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o judgement_n of_o three_o point_n 1._o of_o his_o counsel_n 2._o of_o scripture_n 3._o of_o conscience_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o son_n proceed_v of_o the_o father_n as_o of_o the_o intellect_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o of_o the_o will_n what_o have_v be_v the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n if_o he_o have_v not_o fall_v and_o if_o in_o this_o case_n the_o son_n of_o god_n will_v have_v clothe_v himself_o with_o our_o flesh_n or_o if_o the_o sacred_a body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v perfect_o organify_v from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o his_o conception_n if_o god_n can_v not_o have_v save_v man_n by_o any_o other_o mean_n then_o by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o whether_o jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o sufferance_n have_v merit_v his_o proper_a exaltation_n beside_o our_o salvation_n be_v most_o rash_a curiosity_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a our_o curiosity_n will_v ask_v he_o a_o thousand_o question_n but_o i_o mark_v that_o of_o all_o those_o who_o ever_o rise_v again_o not_o one_o except_o our_o lord_n be_v introduce_v speak_v in_o the_o scripture_n except_o we_o put_v into_o this_o rank_n moses_n and_o elias_n in_o the_o transfiguration_n which_o nevertheless_o speak_v not_o but_o of_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n though_o a_o man_n shall_v come_v from_o heaven_n he_o can_v not_o name_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v see_v or_o understand_v because_o that_o it_o never_o have_v mount_v into_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n they_o can_v not_o impose_v name_n thereto_o so_o that_o those_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v declare_v but_o in_o term_n the_o sense_n whereof_o will_v be_v unknown_a unto_o we_o they_o be_v word_n uneffable_a which_o man_n can_v pronounce_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o affect_v if_o the_o dead_a aught_o to_o be_v our_o instructor_n the_o spirit_n of_o error_n will_v easy_o counterfeit_v they_o and_o under_o this_o pretext_n will_v authorise_v his_o imposture_n the_o scripture_n of_o all_o the_o damn_a name_n but_o only_o judas_n and_o will_v not_o express_v the_o name_n the_o evil_a rich_a but_o many_o spirit_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v return_v from_o the_o other_o world_n particularise_v by_o name_n and_o surname_n the_o soul_n they_o have_v see_v in_o hell_n for_o the_o vulgar_a presuppose_v that_o they_o know_v one_o another_o and_o that_o the_o devil_n know_v all_o that_o be_v within_o his_o bottomless_a pit_n upon_o this_o imagination_n the_o exorcist_n believe_v they_o have_v the_o power_n to_o make_v he_o tell_v nothing_o but_o truth_n and_o inquire_v of_o curious_a thing_n take_v pleasure_n to_o make_v he_o talk_v whereas_o jesus_n christ_n never_o make_v he_o speak_v but_o once_o impose_v silence_n upon_o they_o in_o all_o other_o deliverance_n of_o those_o out_o of_o who_o he_o have_v cast_v the_o devil_n namely_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o the_o devil_n preach_v repentance_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o some_o which_o be_v possess_v his_o word_n have_v be_v gather_v and_o publish_v in_o a_o gross_a volume_n by_o man_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o approve_a theologian_n which_o have_v allege_v they_o for_o a_o very_a persuasive_a argument_n of_o amendment_n of_o life_n show_v that_o the_o devil_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o this_o office_n be_v send_v by_o god_n to_o convert_v man_n see_v that_o the_o other_o way_n be_v unprofitable_a far_o from_o repulse_v the_o impudence_n of_o this_o adversary_n who_o speak_v not_o of_o piety_n but_o by_o mockery_n or_o for_o to_o render_v it_o suspect_v because_o of_o which_o when_o he_o will_v have_v speak_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o truth_n our_o lord_n make_v he_o always_o hold_v his_o peace_n all_o unlawful_a curiosity_n have_v relation_n unto_o two_o head_n who_o inquisition_n be_v forbid_v we_o to_o wit_v the_o height_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n the_o scripture_n praise_v those_o who_o have_v not_o know_v the_o depth_n of_o satan_n a_o too_o exact_a knowledge_n of_o evil_n offend_v the_o spirit_n and_o a_o man_n well_o skill_v in_o malice_n although_o that_o it_o but_o in_o theory_n will_v ever_o now_o and_o then_o give_v a_o taste_n thereof_o the_o diligence_n of_o casuist_n to_o examine_v all_o the_o species_n of_o sin_n namely_o those_o who_o only_a name_n strike_v a_o horror_n to_o our_o ear_n have_v be_v a_o perniious_a labour_n more_o capable_a to_o destroy_v good_a manner_n then_o to_o instruct_v the_o conscience_n chap._n 7._o wherefore_o scholastic_a theologie_n be_v invent_v and_o how_o it_o be_v establish_v with_o a_o contrary_a success_n three_o thing_n have_v make_v scholastical_a theology_n to_o be_v cry_v down_o setting_z aside_o the_o impurity_n des_fw-fr dogme_n of_o their_o opinion_n with_o which_o it_o be_v stuff_v 1_o the_o multitude_n of_o philosophical_a matter_n 2_o the_o vain_a curiosity_n of_o question_n 3_o the_o barbarousness_n of_o the_o language_n the_o intention_n of_o those_o who_o build_v it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n among_o themselves_o and_o to_o hinder_v the_o common_a people_n from_o enter_v therein_o and_o to_o take_v from_o they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o theology_n to_o this_o effect_n they_o stop_v the_o gap_n with_o thorn_n and_o make_v the_o passage_n difficult_a first_o mingle_v philosophy_v therewith_o nay_o all_o the_o most_o subtle_a speculation_n of_o metaphysic_n then_o reduce_v the_o whole_a christian_a doctrine_n into_o
ordinary_a point_n of_o particular_a commerce_n among_o man_n and_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v as_o yet_o undecided_a for_o some_o put_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o light_a interest_n and_o that_o which_o the_o jew_n call_v bite_a it_o be_v interdict_v by_o the_o law_n and_o other_o admit_v it_o as_o lawful_a in_o the_o proportion_n of_o equity_n as_o the_o same_o law_n recommend_v but_o the_o difficulty_n of_o a_o solution_n take_v not_o away_o the_o necessity_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o it_o in_o some_o point_n take_v not_o away_o from_o we_o the_o search_n after_o other_o chap_n 13._o of_o certain_a question_n which_o be_v indifferent_a in_o which_o the_o one_o ought_v the_o rather_o to_o be_v deliver_v then_o the_o other_o there_o be_v disputable_a matter_n which_o be_v not_o so_o indifferent_a or_o so_o well_o balance_v but_o that_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o one_o will_v turn_v the_o scale_n it_o be_v a_o disputable_a point_n whether_o the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n be_v as_o yet_o subsistent_a the_o negative_a have_v more_o appearance_n it_o be_v a_o question_n not_o necessary_a whether_o the_o arch_n of_o the_o alliance_n be_v burn_v when_o the_o babylonian_n fire_v the_o temple_n the_o affirmative_a be_v the_o most_o certain_a namely_o we_o do_v employ_v it_o to_o convince_v of_o falseness_n the_o history_n of_o the_o macchabee_n which_o relate_v that_o this_o arch_n be_v sound_a at_o the_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n behold_v here_o one_o more_o important_a to_o wit_n whether_o the_o spirit_n and_o namely_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v pure_o immaterial_a essence_n certain_a ancient_a theologian_n follow_v also_o by_o some_o modern_a divine_n deny_v it_o and_o give_v it_o a_o substance_n as_o that_o of_o the_o air_n subtle_a and_o imperceptible_a but_o notwithstanding_o in_o some_o sort_n material_a to_o which_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o subscribe_v this_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o whether_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v immediate_o produce_v from_o god_n and_o by_o he_o infuse_v into_o the_o body_n or_o whether_o it_o draw_v its_o effence_n from_o his_o progenitor_n who_o transmit_v it_o to_o their_o child_n by_o natural_a propagation_n the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o opinion_n be_v without_o doubt_v the_o more_o receiveable_a and_o the_o most_o worthy_a of_o a_o christian_n i_o set_v aside_o the_o dispute_v touch_v the_o salvation_n of_o adam_n and_o solomon_n in_o which_o the_o most_o favourable_a opinion_n be_v also_o most_o certain_a chap._n 14._o indifferent_a question_n sometime_o become_v necessary_a many_o thing_n be_v hold_v for_o problematicall_a which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o effect_n problematicall_a point_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v with_o the_o same_o faith_n as_o the_o article_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n if_o there_o be_v any_o matter_n which_o be_v of_o small_a importance_n they_o be_v these_o follow_v what_o age_n have_v terah_n when_o abraham_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o genesis_n 11.12_o how_o many_o year_n the_o hebrew_n be_v in_o egypt_n exod._n 12._o gal._n 3.17_o how_o many_o person_n descend_v thither_o with_o jacob._n gen._n 46.27_o act_n 7.14_o these_o point_n and_o many_o other_o which_o we_o may_v quote_v have_v some_o difficulty_n a_o ignorant_a will_v not_o trouble_v himself_o therewith_o but_o a_o atheist_n will_v find_v wherewithal_o to_o calumniate_v the_o whole_a bible_n and_o the_o jew_n from_o thence_o have_v draw_v objection_n against_o we_o cry_v out_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o be_v false_a which_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o history_n of_o moses_n a_o christian_n be_v oblige_v to_o seek_v instruction_n as_o well_o in_o these_o thing_n as_o also_o in_o a_o infinite_a of_o other_o to_o the_o end_n that_o religion_n be_v not_o blaspheme_v through_o our_o ignorance_n on_o which_o occasion_n you_o may_v mark_v a_o number_n of_o matter_n which_o be_v problematicall_a rather_o in_o opinion_n then_o in_o effect_n i_o believe_v that_o many_o question_n which_o we_o hold_v for_o disputable_a the_o solution_n thereof_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n although_o we_o find_v it_o not_o therein_o our_o ignorance_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o remain_v problematicall_a which_o will_v not_o be_v if_o the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_o understand_v certain_o there_o be_v some_o which_o be_v not_o therein_o decide_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o beso_fw-es bold_a as_o the_o scholastics_n who_o have_v dispute_v if_o the_o ravish_a of_o s._n paul_n into_o the_o three_o heaven_n be_v in_o body_n or_o in_o spirit_n only_o they_o may_v be_v assure_v nor_o to_o find_v the_o solution_n thereof_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v a_o great_a temerity_n to_o hold_v all_o for_o undecided_a in_o the_o scripture_n because_o we_o can_v resolve_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o we_o to_o embrace_v with_o a_o equal_a stableness_n of_o belief_n the_o point_n which_o be_v as_o yet_o problematicall_a unto_o we_o as_o those_o of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o full_a assurance_n it_o be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v that_o the_o virgin_n never_o have_v any_o other_o child_n than_o he_o for_o who_o all_o age_n call_v she_o bless_v but_o this_o point_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o quality_n as_o those_o who_o demonstration_n be_v clear_a undubitable_a and_o necessary_a chap._n 15._o of_o those_o who_o will_v know_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n without_o derogate_a from_o the_o scripture_n the_o perfect_a rule_n of_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o of_o manner_n we_o say_v there_o be_v divers_a matter_n not_o contain_v therein_o who_o ignorance_n will_v be_v shameful_a and_o unfitting_a to_o a_o christian_a capable_a of_o instruction_n i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o many_o natural_a principle_n which_o the_o scripture_n express_v not_o as_o not_o to_o know_v that_o two_o contradiction_n can_v be_v true_a or_o that_o the_o whole_a be_v great_a than_o a_o part_n under_o colour_n that_o the_o scripture_n speak_v not_o of_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o criminal_a brutality_n the_o scripture_n teach_v not_o natural_a notion_n but_o presuppose_v they_o as_o manifest_v because_o it_o speak_v to_o man_n not_o to_o stone_n i_o leave_v divers_a history_n and_o prophecy_n as_o be_v the_o work_n of_o daniel_n the_o dry_n up_o of_o the_o river_n euphrates_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o a_o number_n of_o other_o which_o be_v impossible_a to_o understand_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o scripture_n teach_v not_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o israelite_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o darkness_n happen_v at_o the_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v miraculous_a because_o they_o come_v in_o a_o time_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v produce_v by_o natural_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o scripture_n pass_v it_o under_o silence_n all_o the_o prediction_n which_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v since_o the_o close_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n show_v not_o their_o accomplishment_n but_o in_o humane_a history_n nay_o all_o these_o prophecy_n be_v final_o reduce_v into_o history_n which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o i_o will_v only_o touch_v one_o point_n or_o two_o which_o consist_v not_o but_o only_o in_o act_n he_o who_o will_v believe_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v as_o yet_o stand_v that_o the_o jew_n sacrifice_n therein_o and_o that_o the_o other_o legal_a ceremony_n be_v practise_v as_o if_o their_o republic_n as_o yet_o subsist_v will_v be_v culpable_a of_o a_o very_a gross_a error_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o history_n of_o the_o cessation_n of_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o scripture_n it_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o leviticall_a sacrifice_n be_v abolish_v by_o right_a but_o as_o then_o in_o act_n nevertheless_o this_o actual_a abolition_n come_v since_o so_o advantageous_o for_o the_o christian_n that_o one_o can_v be_v ignorant_a thereof_o without_o manifest_a carelessness_n also_o we_o do_v not_o learn_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v as_o yet_o jew_n in_o the_o world_n and_o nevertheless_o it_o will_v b_o a_fw-fr blockish_a stupidity_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o subsistence_n of_o that_o nation_n who_o misery_n verify_v the_o threaten_n of_o our_o saviour_n upon_o they_o and_o who_o conversion_n we_o do_v as_o yet_o expect_v but_o above_o all_o it_o will_v be_v a_o ignorance_n worthy_a of_o reproach_n to_o put_v in_o indifferency_n how_o many_o age_n we_o ought_v to_o count_v since_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n a_o man_n who_o shall_v not_o know_v whether_o there_o be_v more_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n since_o jesus_n christ_n be_v bear_v shall_v be_v unworthy_a the_o name_n of_o a_o christian_a although_o that_o the_o supputation_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o chronologie_n which_o be_v not_o deduce_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o
experience_n sufficient_o teach_v that_o concord_n be_v good_a among_o brethren_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o render_v to_o every_o one_o what_o belong_v unto_o he_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v to_o other_o what_o we_o will_v not_o have_v do_v to_o we_o and_o the_o like_a proposition_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v the_o most_o barbarous_a that_o he_o that_o be_v invite_v to_o a_o feast_n choose_v not_o the_o high_a place_n that_o he_o which_o ought_v shall_v agree_v with_o his_o creditor_n to_o shun_v the_o prison_n and_o other_o instruction_n of_o prudence_n of_o well_o be_v and_o administration_n which_o every_o man_n know_v without_o scripture_n god_n give_v a_o commission_n to_o the_o prophet_n to_o publish_v a_o oracle_n the_o tenor_n whereof_o be_v that_o all_o flesh_n be_v as_o grass_n and_o the_o glory_n thereof_o as_o grass_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v sufficient_o know_v of_o itself_o without_o extraordinary_a revelation_n the_o 49._o psal_n call_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o hear_v thing_n rare_a and_o excellent_a which_o it_o promise_v to_o discover_v unto_o they_o the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o every_o man_n be_v mortal_a that_o the_o wise_a man_n die_v as_o well_o as_o the_o fool_n that_o riches_n exempt_v no_o man_n from_o the_o grave_n and_o other_o sentence_n which_o the_o very_a idiot_n sufficient_o know_v though_o they_o never_o have_v be_v write_v from_o hence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o ignorant_a admire_v not_o the_o scripture_n because_o they_o believe_v it_o tell_v they_o nothing_o new_a and_o in_o truth_n if_o the_o word_n thereof_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o appear_v manifest_a these_o matter_n will_v be_v pure_o vulgar_a but_o this_o be_v that_o which_o deceive_v the_o great_a part_n of_o reader_n or_o rather_o their_o ignorance_n deceive_v they_o in_o that_o they_o think_v these_o proposition_n of_o scripture_n have_v no_o other_o sense_n then_o that_o which_o be_v common_a and_o 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sense_n thereof_o and_o refer_v to_o a_o end_n far_o more_o noble_a many_o philosopher_n may_v have_v conceive_v the_o same_o moral_a precept_n nay_o in_o the_o same_o term_n with_o scrcipture_n but_o not_o to_o animate_v they_o with_o a_o sense_n so_o high_a and_o so_o complete_a this_o be_v the_o admirable_a art_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o hide_v the_o rare_a mystery_n under_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o most_o common_a matter_n we_o reserve_v the_o example_n hereof_o to_o another_o discourse_n the_o ignorant_a who_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o passage_n consist_v in_o that_o which_o be_v therein_o vulgar_a the_o understanding_n whereof_o be_v easy_a imagine_v they_o understand_v it_o very_o well_o and_o think_v they_o comprehend_v all_o the_o sense_n thereof_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o this_o easiness_n abuse_v they_o when_o one_o find_v a_o passage_n which_o seem_v so_o easy_a one_o may_v assure_v himself_o that_o there_o be_v some_o notable_a 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refer_v hither_o divers_a subject_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v within_o the_o cognisance_n of_o humane_a art_n and_o science_n as_o the_o pleyade_n and_o other_o celestial_a sign_n mention_v in_o job_n for_o astrology_n the_o remedy_n apply_v upon_o the_o carbuncle_n of_o ezekiah_n and_o the_o three_o day_n observe_v for_o the_o most_o painful_a in_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o sichemite_n for_o physic_n the_o statue_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n for_o burial_n the_o temple_n and_o royal_a house_n of_o solomon_n for_o architecture_n &_o a_o infiniteness_n of_o point_n which_o belong_v to_o natural_a philosophy_n in_o effect_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o scripture_n contain_v in_o it_o many_o admirable_a secret_n of_o this_o quality_n but_o this_o be_v but_o the_o bark_n of_o a_o marrow_n more_o substantial_a and_o wholesome_a chap._n 2._o of_o matter_n which_o seem_v unprofitable_a in_o scripture_n consideration_n upon_o chronologie_n upon_o the_o genealogy_n proper_a name_n ceremonial_a law_n rule_n particularity_n little_a considerable_a in_o appearance_n and_o history_n of_o enormous_a acts._n to_o understand_v the_o scripture_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o know_v what_o it_o say_v it_o be_v necessary_a also_o to_o know_v why_o it_o say_v it_o for_o the_o discourse_n thereof_o tend_v oftentimes_o to_o about_o the_o word_n express_v not_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o clear_a as_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o precept_n thereof_o be_v evident_a there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o brutish_a which_o understand_v not_o very_o well_o when_o it_o speak_v of_o honour_v father_n and_o mother_n of_o abstain_v from_o homicide_n from_o false_a witness_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o saint_n paul_n say_v this_o law_n be_v cover_v with_o a_o veil_n and_o that_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o see_v moses_n face_n they_o do_v comprehend_v well_o the_o sense_n thereof_o but_o see_v not_o the_o aim_n thereof_o which_o seem_v to_o contradict_v eve_o the_o language_n and_o the_o 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the_o great_a commandment_n from_o the_o lesser_a without_o doubt_v the_o history_n of_o christ_n passion_n be_v more_o necessary_a than_o that_o of_o samson_n or_o the_o victory_n of_o david_n or_o the_o description_n of_o solomon_n palace_n if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o scripture_n contain_v nothing_o superfluous_a there_o be_v neither_o a_o attach_v nor_o a_o goat_n hair_n in_o all_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o serve_v not_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o account_n of_o the_o year_n which_o the_o scripture_n observe_v so_o punctual_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a brutishness_n to_o be_v ignorant_a whether_o the_o world_n harh_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n and_o how_o the_o day_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o follow_a age_n which_o the_o holy_a history_n calculate_v so_o exact_o give_v we_o their_o chronology_n the_o 430_o year_n which_o expire_v the_o very_a night_n the_o hebrew_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 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