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six_o sign_n of_o ensue_a judgement_n page_n 146_o sin_n be_v that_o which_o part_v god_n and_o we_o page_n 146_o sometime_o god_n take_v away_o from_o his_o child_n their_o feeling_n of_o his_o love_n and_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy-ghost_n page_n 56_o t._n temporal_a thing_n have_v but_o a_o resemblance_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n spiritual_a favour_n be_v real_a pag._n 202_o thanksgiving_n ought_v to_o be_v join_v with_o prayer_n pag._n 106_o thanksgiving_n be_v a_o work_n of_o justice_n which_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o our_o unablenesse_n to_o requite_v god_n and_o of_o our_o unworthiness_n pag._n 69_o the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n justice_n in_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o church_n of_o his_o vengeance_n in_o revenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o it_o of_o his_o mercy_n in_o his_o mercy_n in_o heal_v the_o wound_n of_o it_o give_v the_o faithful_a occasion_n to_o resort_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n pag._n 3_o the_o church_n plea_n in_o affliction_n be_v for_o mercy_n pag._n 45_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v a_o special_a interest_n in_o the_o power_n and_o protection_n of_o god_n pag._n 54_o the_o best_a form_n of_o thanksgiving_n be_v that_o which_o make_v particular_a commemoration_n of_o god_n mercy_n pag._n 68_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n be_v the_o soul_n thereof_o pag._n 76_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o grief_n and_o vexation_n of_o her_o enemy_n pag._n 82_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v a_o good_a ground_n because_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o sure_a word_n pag._n 112_o the_o devil_n know_v where_o moses_n be_v bury_v pag._n 137_o the_o effectual_a feurent_a prayer_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n prevail_v much_o pag._n 139_o the_o poor_a be_v under_o god_n protection_n and_o his_o own_o flesh_n pag._n 160_o the_o very_a elect_n be_v shake_v with_o fear_n pag._n 177_o the_o law_n show_v we_o how_o much_o we_o be_v in_o god_n debt_n pag._n 178_o the_o same_o hand_n that_o put_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n put_v they_o out_o again_o pag._n 186_o the_o chaldaean_n army_n the_o troop_n of_o god_n pag._n 186_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n have_v their_o sorrow_n on_o earth_n yet_o they_o always_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord._n pag._n 202_o the_o general_a apprehension_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n will_v not_o justify_v a_o man_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n pag._n 207_o the_o lord_n will_v loose_v the_o bond_n of_o his_o church_n and_o give_v her_o deliverance_n out_o of_o her_o trouble_n pag._n 220_o they_o that_o joy_n in_o the_o lord_n rest_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o rejoice_v in_o nothing_o otherwise_o then_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n 200_o and_o because_o god_n be_v lord._n pag._n 201_o three_o note_n of_o a_o lawful_a promise_n and_o oath_n pag._n 115_o vain_a repetition_n not_o to_o be_v use_v in_o prayer_n pag._n 33_o w_n we_o ought_v to_o give_v the_o whole_a glory_n and_o praise_n for_o all_o good_a to_o god_n 70._o and_o thanks_o to_o creature_n as_o minister_n and_o instrument_n of_o god_n pag._n 71_o we_o must_v search_v out_o and_o confess_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o good_a that_o god_n do_v to_o we_o pag._n 107_o what_o use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o david_n psalm_n in_o our_o frequent_a read_n and_o meditation_n of_o they_o pag._n 19_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o work_n of_o god_n pag._n 19_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o midst_n of_o year_n pag._n 21_o whether_o we_o ought_v to_o swear_v at_o all_o pag._n 114_o whether_o every_o oath_n ought_v to_o be_v keep_v pag._n 115_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v election_n there_o be_v unction_n pag._n 130_o &_o 154_o where_o god_n love_v a_o people_n his_o favour_n run_v in_o a_o full_a stream_n in_o the_o channel_n of_o his_o church_n pag._n 138_o where_o there_o be_v the_o true_a joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n no_o temporal_a affliction_n can_v extinguish_v or_o eclipse_v it_o pag._n 195_o x_o xerxes_n angry_a with_o the_o sea_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v cannoneer_n with_o stripe_n pag._n 102_o finis_fw-la a_o commentary_n or_o exposition_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o habakkuk_n chap._n i._n verse_n 1._o the_o burden_n which_o habakkuk_n the_o prophet_n do_v see_v this_o first_o verse_n tell_v we_o what_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o ensue_a prophecy_n and_o it_o open_v to_o we_o three_o thing_n which_o give_v light_a to_o that_o which_o follow_v 1._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o this_o prophecy_n 1._o by_o his_o name_n habakkuk_n 2._o by_o his_o function_n the_o prophet_n 2._o the_o manner_n how_o he_o come_v by_o it_o vision_n 3._o the_o matter_n of_o it_o the_o burden_n 1._o of_o the_o minister_n first_o of_o his_o name_n the_o name_n habakkuk_n be_v render_v by_o philo_n the_o jew_n amplexan_v embrace_v so_o do_v pagnine_n give_v it_o our_o english_a a_o wrestler_n for_o they_o that_o wrestle_n do_v embrace_v and_o hold_v fast_o one_o the_o other_o a_o name_n well_o express_v the_o office_n and_o employment_n of_o this_o prophet_n who_o wrestle_v with_o the_o sinner_n of_o those_o time_n and_o their_o horrible_a iniquity_n to_o cast_v they_o 1._o but_o as_o god_n wrestle_v with_o jacob_n that_o he_o may_v leave_v behind_o he_o a_o blessing_n his_o tribe_n dorothaeus_n say_v be_v simeon_n i_o know_v not_o upon_o what_o information_n for_o the_o silence_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v argue_v it_o to_o be_v conjectural_a concern_v the_o time_n when_o he_o prophesy_v it_o be_v not_o particular_o express_v but_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v before_o the_o deportation_n into_o babylon_n for_o the_o chaldean_n invasion_n be_v here_o threaten_a and_o therefore_o junius_n think_v he_o contemporary_a with_o jeremiah_n and_o refer_v his_o prophecy_n to_o the_o end_n of_o josias_n his_o government_n other_o after_o the_o hebrew_n refer_v it_o be_v the_o â—â—me_n of_o king_n manasseh_n master_n calvin_n very_o true_o affirm_v it_o before_o the_o time_n of_o zedekiah_n arias_n montanus_n give_v a_o probable_a conjecture_n by_o compare_v that_o which_o be_v say_v 2_o reg._n 21.12_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n behold_v i_o be_o bring_v forth_o a_o evil_a upon_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n that_o whosoever_o hear_v of_o it_o both_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v that_o in_o the_o eleven_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v because_o manasseh_n king_n of_o judah_n have_v do_v these_o abomination_n and_o have_v do_v wicked_o above_o all_o that_o the_o amorites_n do_v which_o be_v before_o he_o and_o have_v also_o make_v judah_n to_o sin_n with_o his_o idol_n and_o this_o commination_n be_v almost_o in_o the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o five_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n saint_n hierome_n in_o his_o prologue_n to_o this_o prophet_n say_v that_o he_o be_v call_v a_o wrestler_n quia_fw-la certamen_fw-la ingreditur_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la because_o he_o wrestle_v with_o god_n nullus_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la ausus_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la audaci_fw-la voce_fw-la deum_fw-la ad_fw-la disceptationem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la provocare_fw-la none_o dare_v so_o bold_o provoke_v god_n to_o vindicate_v his_o justice_n as_o it_o appear_v v._o 2._o but_o he_o do_v violate_v the_o text_n of_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o history_n to_o verify_v that_o apocrypha_fw-la tale_n of_o habakkuk_n bring_v food_n to_o daniel_n by_o miracle_n which_o destroy_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n to_o make_v faith_n of_o a_o legend_n for_o either_o there_o must_v be_v two_o habakkuk_n or_o this_o one_o must_v live_v as_o arias_n montanus_n do_v cast_v it_o up_o three_o hundred_o year_n if_o he_o live_v to_o feed_v daniel_n in_o the_o captivity_n a_o long_a time_n of_o life_n then_o or_o this_o must_v prophesy_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v bellarmine_n have_v find_v out_o two_o daniel_n one_o the_o
the_o church_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n yet_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o overtake_v do_v common_o excuse_v themselves_o that_o they_o have_v be_v among_o their_o friend_n but_o this_o pot-friendship_n which_o have_v the_o power_n to_o divide_v a_o man_n from_o himself_o will_v scarce_o prove_v a_o glue_n strong_a enough_o to_o unite_v and_o knit_v he_o to_o another_o the_o kiss_n of_o such_o friend_n betray_v thou_o and_o thou_o may_v say_v rather_o thus_o be_v i_o wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n it_o be_v david_n prayer_n let_v it_o be_v thou_o let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o for_o that_o be_v a_o benefit_n 141.5_o ps_n 141.5_o and_o let_v he_o reprove_v i_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o precious_a oil_n that_o shall_v not_o break_v my_o head_n but_o incline_v not_o my_o heart_n to_o evil_a that_o i_o shall_v commit_v wicked_a work_n with_o man_n that_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o let_v i_o not_o eat_v of_o their_o delicate_n nor_o drink_v neither_o it_o be_v a_o good_a observation_n of_o cardinal_n bellarm._n here_o ubique_fw-la nocet_fw-la conversatio_fw-la malorum_fw-la sed_fw-la nusquam_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o conviviis_fw-la &_o compotationibus_fw-la this_o be_v no_o new_a danger_n but_o a_o disease_n of_o former_a age_n infectious_o transmit_v by_o imitation_n to_o our_o time_n and_o in_o they_o grow_v epidemical_a saint_n ambrose_n describe_v a_o surfeit_v and_o drunken_a meal_n 6.13_o de_fw-fr helia_n &_o jenin_n 6.13_o primo_fw-la minoribus_fw-la poculis_fw-la velut_fw-la velitari_fw-la pugnâ_fw-la praeluditur_fw-la verum_fw-la haec_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sobrietatis_fw-la spes_fw-la sed_fw-la bibendi_fw-la disciplina_fw-la ubi_fw-la res_fw-la calere_fw-la caeperit_n poscunt_fw-la majoribus_fw-la poculis_fw-la certant_fw-la pocula_fw-la cum_fw-la ferculis_fw-la deinde_fw-la procedente_fw-la potulongius_fw-la contentiones_fw-la diversae_fw-la &_o magna_fw-la certamina_fw-la quis_fw-la bibendo_fw-la praecellat_fw-la nota_fw-la gravis_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la se_fw-la excuset_fw-la all_o you_o that_o call_v god_n father_n and_o do_v desire_v either_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n or_o the_o come_n of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o will_n make_v conscience_n of_o this_o great_a sin_n call_v it_o no_o long_o good-fellowship_n for_o st._n ambr._n say_v vocatis_fw-la ut_fw-la amicos_fw-la emittitis_fw-la inimicos_fw-la 14._o ibid._n c._n 14._o vocas_fw-la ad_fw-la jucunditatem_fw-la cogis_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la invitas_fw-la ad_fw-la prandium_fw-la efferre_fw-la vis_fw-la ad_fw-la sepulturam_fw-la vina_fw-la praetendis_fw-la venena_fw-la suffundis_fw-la say_v to_o he_o that_o tempt_v thou_o to_o drink_v drink_v vade_v retro_fw-mi i_o sathana_n get_v thou_o be_v hind_n i_o satan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n nor_o drink_v god_n shall_v find_v thou_o out_o thou_o have_v his_o woe_n upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v anon_o how_o he_o will_v punish_v thou_o 1._o ad_fw-la quid_fw-la ut_fw-la videant_fw-la nuditatem_fw-la it_o be_v the_o boast_n of_o brave_a drunkard_n how_o long_o they_o have_v sit_v at_o it_o how_o many_o pot_n and_o pottle_n they_o have_v swallow_v how_o many_o they_o have_v make_v drink_v this_o be_v thy_o nakedness_n literal_o drunkenness_n do_v make_v man_n do_v thing_n uncomely_a some_o use_v this_o lewd_a practice_n to_o make_v way_n for_o their_o lust_n some_o to_o take_v advantage_n otherwise_o modesty_n can_v utter_v what_o unclean_a provocation_n do_v arise_v from_o drunkenness_n what_o lewd_a and_o unchaste_a action_n be_v do_v what_o profane_a and_o filthy_a word_n be_v speak_v noah_n himself_o full_a of_o wine_n do_v lie_v uncover_v in_o his_o tent_n and_o show_v his_o nakedness_n st._n ambrose_n complain_v of_o woman_n that_o full_a of_o wine_n do_v come_v immodest_o into_o the_o street_n sing_v and_o dance_v 18._o ibid._n c._n 18._o irritantes_fw-la in_o se_fw-la juvenum_fw-la libidines_fw-la coelum_fw-la impuro_fw-la contaminatur_fw-la aspectu_fw-la terra_fw-la turpi_fw-la saltatione_fw-la polluitur_fw-la aer_fw-la obscenis_fw-la cantibus_fw-la verberatur_fw-la o_o the_o miserable_a state_n of_o man_n in_o who_o sin_n reign_v he_o be_v not_o only_o tempt_v to_o do_v evil_a horrible_a and_o shameful_a evil_n to_o drink_v drink_v but_o to_o be_v his_o neighbour_n devil_n to_o draw_v he_o into_o evil_n by_o make_v he_o drink_v and_o also_o this_o propter_fw-la malum_fw-la even_o to_o discover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o his_o brother_n some_o show_n themselves_o in_o their_o pot_n like_o lion_n furious_a and_o quarrelsome_a other_o be_v dull_a and_o heavy_a only_o serve_v for_o whetstone_n to_o sharpen_v the_o wit_n of_o the_o company_n other_o drowsy_a and_o sleepy_a other_o talkative_a every_o man_n in_o his_o humour_n all_o in_o their_o nakedness_n to_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o be_v a_o heinous_a sin_n for_o god_n need_v not_o satan_n help_n but_o to_o do_v evil_a ourselves_o to_o draw_v other_o into_o evil_n for_o so_o evil_a a_o end_n this_o do_v make_v sin_n out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a 1._o take_v nakedness_n literal_o for_o the_o discover_n of_o those_o part_n which_o modesty_n do_v hide_v out_o of_o sight_n so_o after_o the_o transgression_n the_o man_n and_o woman_n see_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a and_o they_o be_v ashamed_a be_v but_o themselves_o alone_o in_o the_o garden_n and_o they_o sow_v fig-leau_n together_o to_o hide_v their_o nakedness_n from_o each_o other_o sight_n so_o much_o remain_v in_o they_o that_o have_v leave_v primas_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la they_o yet_o retain_v secundas_fw-la modestiae_fw-la and_o can_v not_o for_o shame_n behold_v each_o other_o nakedness_n the_o apostle_n say_v these_o member_n of_o the_o body_n which_o we_o think_v to_o be_v less_o honourable_a 12.23_o 1_o cor._n 12.23_o upon_o these_o we_o bestow_v more_o abundant_a honour_n and_o our_o uncomely_a part_n have_v more_o abundant_a comeliness_n 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