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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o paed._n cap._n 1._o p._n 142._o some_o think_v the_o word_n signify_v to_o feast_v or_o banquet_n public_o which_o may_v apt_o agree_v to_o this_o place_n the_o love-feast_n be_v public_a meeting_n and_o peter_n speak_v they_o riotous_a in_o the_o day_n time_n open_o and_o in_o the_o light_n they_o not_o seek_v to_o shelter_v their_o luxury_n in_o darkness_n and_o corner_n according_a to_o other_o it_o note_v a_o feast_v or_o banquet_v riotous_o and_o luxurious_o thus_o it_o be_v take_v in_o lucian_n who_o tell_v we_o of_o one_o gorgias_n who_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o eight_o year_n old_a and_o be_v ask_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o have_v live_v to_o so_o great_a a_o age_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v reach_v those_o year_n because_o he_o never_o can_v be_v induce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o go_v about_o to_o any_o feast_n or_o banquet_n to_o which_o by_o his_o friend_n he_o be_v invite_v and_o this_o signification_n of_o riotous_a banquet_n be_v most_o suitable_a to_o this_o place_n where_o these_o voluptuous_a epicure_n be_v say_v to_o feed_v without_o fear_n oâ—cum_fw-la exit_fw-la suis_fw-la erroribus_fw-la fructum_fw-la planè_fw-la nullum_fw-la praeter_fw-la usum_fw-la deticiarum_fw-la carpunt_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la spectant_fw-la unum_fw-la ut_fw-la genio_fw-la gulaeque_fw-la indulgeant_fw-la seseque_fw-la omnibus_fw-la voluptatibus_fw-la ingurgitent_a justinian_n in_o 2_o pet._n quin_fw-la etiam_fw-la dum_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la epulantur_fw-la non_fw-la oâ—_n caritatem_fw-la id_fw-la faciunt_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la salâ—â—_n &_o mensae_fw-la communicatio_fw-la nem_fw-la ineant_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la occasionem_fw-la ad_fw-la decipiend_n 〈◊〉_d mulieres_fw-la nancâ—s_fw-la cantur_fw-la oâ—cum_fw-la the_o bridle_n of_o excess_n these_o serve_v their_o belly_n and_o make_v it_o their_o god_n peter_n say_v 2_o pet._n 2.13_o that_o they_o count_v it_o pleasure_n to_o riot_n be_v give_v up_o to_o and_o swallow_v up_o in_o 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such_o a_o want_n of_o light_n as_o hinder_v a_o man_n from_o walk_v like_o that_o egyptian_a darkness_n by_o which_o people_n be_v constrain_v to_o sit_v still_o arab._n caligo_n tenebrarum_fw-la bez._n perfectio_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la arab._n and_o not_o to_o rise_v out_o of_o their_o place_n for_o three_o day_n so_o the_o addition_n of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blackness_n note_v a_o further_a increase_n of_o this_o darkness_n such_o as_o be_v speak_v concern_v that_o in_o egypt_n as_o may_v be_v feel_v black_a darkness_n seem_v to_o be_v black_a and_o thereby_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v import_v with_o that_o of_o utter_a darkness_n mat._n 8.12_o and_o 21.13_o and_o 25.30_o i._n e._n such_o as_o be_v outmost_a and_o further_a remove_v from_o the_o region_n of_o light_n for_o this_o phrase_n blackness_n of_o darkness_n darkness_n caligo_n caliginosissima_fw-la isa_n 60.2_o gross_a darkness_n intend_v as_o much_o as_o most_o black_a thick_a darkness_n it_o be_v 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zech._n 1_o 15._o joel_n 1.2_o amos_n 5.20_o they_o shall_v look_v unto_o the_o earth_n and_o behold_v trouble_n and_o darkness_n isa_n 47.5_o get_v thou_o into_o darkness_n o_o daughter_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n etc._n etc._n 2._o internal_a comprehend_v 1._o 3.19_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o 1_o thes_n 5.4_o john_n 3.19_o darkness_n and_o blindness_n of_o mind_n the_o want_n of_o the_o save_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o way_n luke_n 1.79_o to_o give_v light_n to_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n etc._n etc._n joh._n 1.5_o the_o light_n shine_v in_o darkness_n etc._n etc._n eph._n 5.8_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o now_o be_v you_o light_v in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 2._o spiritual_a dissertion_n or_o the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n and_o thus_o heman_n complain_v psal_n 88.6_o that_o god_n have_v lay_v he_o in_o darkness_n and_o isa_n 50.10_o who_o be_v there_o among_o you_o that_o walk_v in_o darkness_n and_o see_v no_o light_n etc._n etc._n 3._o eternal_a darkness_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o separation_n from_o god_n call_v utter_a darkness_n mat._n 22.13_o and_o 8.12_o because_o far_a distance_v from_o the_o light_n of_o god_n please_v countenance_n and_o this_o estate_n of_o misery_n be_v fit_o compare_v to_o darkness_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o darkness_n 1._o the_o though_o only_o deficient_a cause_v of_o darkness_n be_v the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o light_n so_o the_o separation_n from_o the_o favourable_a presence_n of_o god_n 25._o matth._n 7.23_o matth._n 25._o be_v the_o great_a misery_n of_o the_o damn_a the_o hell_n of_o hell_n be_v to_o be_v without_o god_n love_a and_o gracious_a presence_n in_o hell_n 2._o the_o effect_n of_o darkness_n be_v horror_n and_o affrightment_n and_o trouble_v there_o be_v no_o joy_n but_o in_o god_n presence_n in_o that_o there_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n bâ—da_fw-la the_o misery_n of_o this_o condition_n see_v describe_v part_v 1._o p._n 505._o aeternis_fw-la tenebris_fw-la damnari_fw-la decet_fw-la qui_fw-la seize_v transfigurantes_fw-la in_o angelos_n lucis_fw-la veram_fw-la lucem_fw-la non_fw-la praedicarunt_fw-la sed_fw-la suasmet_fw-la magis_fw-la tenebras_fw-la &_o caligine_v dilexerunt_fw-la &_o in_o meras_fw-la errorum_fw-la tenebras_fw-la ally_n pracipitaverunt_fw-la lorin_n in_o loc_n rectè_fw-la in_o tenebras_fw-la tormentorum_fw-la mittentur_fw-la aeternas_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ecclesiam_fw-la dei_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la lucis_fw-la tenebras_fw-la inducebant_fw-la errorum_fw-la bâ—da_fw-la psalm_n 16._o but_o without_o it_o only_o weep_v and_o wail_v blackness_n of_o darkness_n thick_a darkness_n purae_fw-la tenebrae_fw-la not_o the_o least_o glimpse_n and_o crevice_n of_o light_n and_o mixture_n of_o joy_n and_o most_o fit_o be_v this_o punishment_n of_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n threaten_v against_o these_o seducer_n who_o transform_v themselves_o into_o angel_n of_o light_n and_o yet_o hold_v not_o forth_o the_o light_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n and_o lead_v other_o into_o the_o darkness_n of_o sin_n and_o error_n and_o how_o just_a be_v it_o that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v by_o thick_a true_a perfect_a darkness_n who_o delude_v the_o world_n with_o seem_v and_o appear_v light_n 2._o for_o the_o certainty_n and_o unavoidableness_n of_o this_o punishment_n jud._n say_v this_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n be_v reserve_v for_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n proper_o import_v the_o solicitous_a keep_n and_o reserve_v of_o a_o thing_n lest_o it_o be_v lose_v or_o take_v away_o by_o other_o a_o keep_n with_o watch_n and_o ward_n most_o accurate_o and_o vigilant_o as_o a_o prisoner_n be_v keep_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o act._n 4.3_o and_o 5.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v to_o signify_v a_o prison_n in_o this_o place_n therefore_o as_o there_o be_v employ_v god_n present_a forbearance_n to_o punish_v these_o seducer_n with_o the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n it_o be_v reserve_v and_o keep_v for_o they_o not_o actual_o as_o yet_o inflict_v upon_o they_o so_o there_o be_v principal_o intend_v the_o certainty_n and_o unavoidableness_n of_o this_o punishment_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o pertinacious_a sinner_n escape_v thereof_o nor_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n that_o this_o estate_n shall_v be_v thus_o certain_o reserve_v for_o they_o 1.4_o denâ—tat_fw-la firmum_fw-la &_o ratum_fw-la divinae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la decretum_fw-la de_fw-la suppliâ—ie_fw-la aeterno_fw-la lorin_n in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 1.4_o the_o firm_a and_o irreversible_a decree_n say_v lorinus_n in_o this_o place_n orthodox_n of_o god_n to_o punish_v they_o for_o ever_o or_o that_o ordain_v they_o of_o old_a to_o condemnation_n mention_v for_o 4._o be_v here_o denote_v so_o that_o as_o in_o god_n decree_n heaven_n be_v a_o heritance_n reserve_v for_o the_o faithful_a this_o misery_n be_v reserve_v for_o the_o wicked_a need_v likewise_o must_v this_o punishment_n be_v reserve_v for_o incorrigible_a sinner_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o truth_n justice_n power_n omniscience_n of_o god_n his_o truth_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o lie_v and_o who_o be_v as_o true_a in_o his_o threaten_n against_o the_o obstinate_a as_o in_o his_o promise_n to_o the_o return_a sinner_n his_o justice_n whereby_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v sin_n always_o to_o go_v unpunished_a 6._o rom._n 2.5_o 6._o and_o will_v render_v to_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o work_n his_o power_n so_o great_a that_o none_o can_v deliver_v the_o wicked_a out_o of_o his_o hand_n yea_o so_o great_a as_o that_o they_o can_v neither_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v out_o nor_o break_v out_o of_o prison_n his_o omniscience_n whereby_o none_o can_v escape_v or_o hide_v himself_o from_o his_o eye_n in_o 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night_n seem_v in_o the_o next_o world_n how_o hideous_a be_v that_o woe_n