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persuade_v and_o to_o flatter_v himself_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a kind_n of_o delusion_n thus_o true_o acknowledge_v our_o misery_n we_o be_v likewise_o enforce_v to_o confess_v the_o reward_n of_o our_o sin_n fancy_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o god_n justice_n yet_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o overflow_v all_o his_o work_n miserationes_fw-la domini_fw-la super_fw-la omne_fw-la opera_fw-la eius_fw-la in_o this_o our_o waver_a and_o slippery_a state_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o sin_n we_o erect_v and_o lift_v up_o a_o pillar_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n which_o lay_v hold_n and_o apprehend_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v assure_v our_o own_o soul_n that_o there_o be_v a_o better_a world_n to_o succeed_v where_o true_a happiness_n and_o a_o crown_n of_o glory_n be_v reserve_v for_o god_n saint_n and_o therefore_o these_o worldly_a pleasure_n be_v but_o shadow_n and_o all_o our_o delight_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o fancy_n shall_v not_o withhold_v we_o 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private_a opinion_n i_o will_v therefore_o in_o one_o word_n take_v a_o view_n what_o the_o gentile_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o christian_n have_v think_v of_o this_o truth_n and_o what_o effect_n the_o meditation_n here_o of_o have_v wrought_v upon_o they_o you_o shall_v then_o observe_v that_o the_o consideration_n of_o man_n present_a state_n &_o condition_n move_v the_o ancient_a heathen_a philosopher_n to_o take_v whole_a nature_n and_o to_o set_v it_o in_o a_o limbeck_n so_o to_o distil_v it_o wherein_o they_o find_v by_o the_o force_n of_o fire_n the_o unresistable_a power_n of_o reason_n that_o all_o nature_n do_v either_o evaporate_v to_o a_o fume_n or_o a_o smoke_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n or_o else_o do_v settle_v down_o as_o the_o gross_a and_o earthly_a part_n in_o the_o bottom_n and_o this_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o creature_n &_o from_o hence_o proceed_v two_o several_a sect_n of_o philosopher_n of_o different_a and_o contrary_a 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in_o the_o serpent_n for_o the_o enmity_n seem_v great_a between_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o base_a creature_n man_n and_o the_o serpent_n man._n and_o that_o for_o the_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o the_o first_o tentation_n howsoever_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o it_o better_o appear_v in_o those_o eastern_a country_n wherein_o paradise_n be_v first_o plant_v and_o wherein_o the_o kind_n of_o serpent_n do_v much_o differ_v from_o we_o yet_o i_o will_v now_o speak_v according_a to_o our_o climate_n and_o meridian_n behold_v when_o in_o the_o pleasant_a month_n of_o may_n thou_o desire_v to_o take_v the_o fresh_a air_n and_o to_o delight_v thy_o sense_n with_o the_o odoriferous_a breath_n of_o sweet_a flower_n when_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lily_n and_o the_o pleasant_a variety_n of_o colour_n shall_v allure_v thy_o sight_n as_o thou_o walk_v secure_o by_o the_o way_n side_n or_o when_o thou_o do_v solace_v thyself_o in_o the_o grove_n or_o the_o shade_n and_o there_o crown_v 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see_v the_o guile_n and_o subtlety_n of_o thy_o adversary_n think_v thou_o to_o ensnare_v and_o entrap_v she_o with_o thy_o charm_n and_o enchantment_n as_o bird_n and_o wild_a beast_n be_v take_v with_o several_a note_n and_o cry_n serpent_n she_o have_v this_o property_n one_o ear_n she_o stop_v with_o her_o tail_n the_o other_o with_o the_o earth_n o_o the_o deaf_a adder_n that_o will_v not_o harken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o chaâ—mer_n charm_v he_o never_o so_o wise_o do_v thou_o expect_v that_o this_o poisonous_a creature_n shall_v at_o length_n burst_v with_o she_o own_o poison_n she_o be_v privilege_v for_o her_o poison_n serve_v to_o offend_v thou_o and_o not_o to_o annoy_v she_o venenum_fw-la expâ—it_fw-la ut_fw-la bibat_fw-la in_o the_o take_n of_o her_o food_n and_o her_o sustenance_n she_o first_o disgorge_v she_o own_o poison_n and_o then_o again_o resume_v it_o as_o be_v provide_v against_o man_n will_v thou_o draw_v out_o thy_o sword_n and_o hew_v she_o in_o piece_n 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if_o thou_o hâ—st_v the_o conquest_n sometime_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o her_o blood_n will_v infect_v thou_o but_o thou_o shall_v never_o receive_v any_o the_o least_o price_n of_o thy_o labour_n if_o time_n &_o leisure_n will_v sâ—rue_v i_o i_o can_v proportion_v these_o several_a property_n of_o the_o serpent_n to_o the_o quality_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n which_o first_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o serpent_n to_o be_v his_o agent_n and_o instrument_n against_o man_n but_o i_o will_v leave_v this_o to_o every_o man_n private_a meditation_n as_o likewise_o on_o the_o contrary_a serpent_n wherein_o our_o comfort_n consist_v that_o this_o serpent_n luâ—king_v about_o the_o heel_n we_o shall_v one_o day_n tread_v on_o the_o head_n it_o may_v well_o feed_v upon_o impâ—re_n and_o poison_a blood_n but_o when_o it_o shall_v taste_v the_o pure_a and_o innocent_a blood_n which_o shall_v issue_v forth_o from_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n then_o behold_v bite_a at_o the_o frailty_n of_o 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