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the_o execution_n of_o some_o malefactor_n that_o know_v who_o it_o be_v must_v suffer_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v stand_v by_o and_o fare_v no_o worse_o but_o to_o behold_v it_o but_o look_v upon_o god_n threaten_n as_o upon_o some_o curious_a picture_n which_o in_o thy_o fancy_n seem_v to_o look_v upon_o thou_o only_o and_o have_v such_o a_o touch_n of_o conscience_n at_o iste_fw-la periit_fw-la that_o man_n perish_v as_o king_n belshazzar_n have_v in_o his_o feast_n of_o wine_n when_o god_n hand_n write_v upon_o the_o wall_n he_o persuade_v himself_o that_o index_n digitus_fw-la the_o finger_n point_v at_o no_o other_o but_o himself_o alone_o now_o let_v we_o go_v one_o step_n low_o to_o pilate_n ecce_fw-la homo_fw-la behold_v the_o man_n behold_v achan_n the_o son_n of_o zerah_n that_o man_n perish_v not_o alone_o in_o his_o iniquity_n achan_n that_o have_v outlive_v the_o corruption_n of_o his_o young_a year_n and_o be_v grow_v in_o age_n able_a to_o go_v to_o warfare_n to_o 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be_v doom_v to_o die_v in_o canaan_n he_o that_o be_v not_o devour_v in_o the_o fire_n of_o taberah_n be_v burn_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n as_o aristotle_n speak_v of_o homer_n poetry_n when_o he_o set_v up_o wall_n for_o troy_n in_o one_o book_n and_o pluck_v they_o down_o in_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d murum_fw-la peoeta_fw-la quem_fw-la finxit_fw-la delevit_fw-la so_o god_n can_v deal_v with_o we_o set_v we_o up_o or_o pluck_v we_o down_o but_o we_o be_v less_o than_o wall_n they_o that_o walk_v in_o the_o night_n preserve_v the_o flame_n of_o their_o torch_n or_o candle_n from_o wind_n and_o casualty_n abroad_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o put_v out_o when_o they_o return_v to_o their_o home_n so_o achan_n that_o walk_v over_o the_o sea_n when_o the_o bridge_n be_v under_o water_n and_o live_v among_o scorpion_n and_o be_v not_o consume_v in_o the_o sedition_n of_o dathan_n nor_o slay_v in_o the_o battle_n of_o moab_n yet_o in_o portu_fw-la naufragium_fw-la the_o vessel_n be_v not_o cast_v away_o in_o the_o ocean_n sea_n but_o in_o the_o haven_n and_o his_o light_n be_v put_v out_o at_o home_n in_o the_o long_o expect_a canaan_n thus_o judgement_n follow_v judgement_n as_o antigonus_n say_v when_o he_o spoil_v asia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alexander_n cut_v down_o the_o rich_a ear_n of_o corn_n and_o he_o pluck_v up_o the_o stubble_n after_o he_o so_o the_o army_n of_o rebellious_a sinner_n have_v be_v mow_v down_o in_o the_o wilderness_n achan_n and_o some_o few_o more_o be_v pluck_v up_o like_o stubble_n when_o judgement_n seem_v to_o pass_v they_o over_o note_v this_o three_o in_o achans_n person_n mischief_n do_v light_a upon_o he_o not_o in_o the_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o the_o wilderness_n not_o in_o his_o poverty_n but_o have_v compile_v much_o riches_n
and_o come_v a_o fresh_a to_o view_v and_o mend_v with_o a_o second_o or_o three_o fancy_n what_o the_o first_o do_v mistake_v so_o if_o we_o can_v lay_v aside_o ourselves_o and_o then_o resume_v our_o substance_n again_o we_o may_v spy_v out_o fault_n which_o now_o we_o discern_v not_o nor_o acknowledge_v as_o who_o shall_v say_v lay_v down_o your_o body_n in_o the_o dust_n take_v it_o up_o again_o in_o the_o resurrection_n like_o a_o picture_n cast_v aside_o than_o i_o know_v we_o shall_v learn_v where_o the_o fault_n lie_v but_o self_n love_n must_v not_o be_v the_o judge_n whether_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o man_n for_o another_o iniquity_n second_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_a increase_v this_o error_n there_o be_v a_o bloody_a opinion_n among_o they_o call_v succidaneum_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la if_o you_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o wherein_o one_o may_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n unto_o the_o god_n to_o redeem_v the_o danger_n of_o another_o antinous_n the_o great_a minion_n to_o hadrian_n the_o emperor_n cut_v off_o the_o remain_a day_n of_o his_o own_o youth_n to_o recover_v adrian_n from_o a_o desperate_a fever_n and_o philumena_n pass_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n spend_v her_o heart_n blood_n as_o a_o cordial_a julap_n to_o recover_v her_o husband_n aristides_n now_o upon_o what_o presumption_n do_v they_o stand_v a_o principle_n they_o have_v for_o it_o but_o manifest_o against_o god_n and_o the_o gospel_n that_o every_o man_n be_v lord_n of_o his_o own_o life_n to_o employ_v where_o he_o will_v for_o himself_o or_o for_o another_o 70._o vitam_fw-la approbare_fw-la aliis_fw-la cuique_fw-la debet_fw-la sed_fw-la mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la let_v we_o live_v to_o have_v the_o good_a like_n of_o other_o man_n but_o let_v we_o die_v as_o we_o like_v it_o ourselves_o and_o this_o make_v they_o esteem_v what_o a_o conscionable_a thing_n god_n have_v give_v man_n when_o he_o give_v he_o life_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la unum_fw-la quare_fw-la de_fw-la 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the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o heathen_a be_v both_o against_o nature_n and_o against_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n wherefore_o these_o must_v not_o be_v our_o judge_n whether_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o man_n person_n for_o another_o iniquity_n but_o ventum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la triarios_fw-la the_o three_o rank_n of_o adversary_n be_v the_o school_n divine_v left-handed_a benjamite_n able_a to_o cast_v a_o distinction_n at_o a_o hair_n breadth_n who_o doctrine_n when_o it_o be_v good_a be_v like_o the_o moon_n at_o the_o full_a light_a and_o entire_a but_o perchance_o spot_v but_o when_o their_o doctrine_n be_v false_a it_o be_v like_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wain_n full_a of_o horn_n and_o distinction_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o make_v proof_n of_o it_o in_o this_o cause_n which_o i_o have_v in_o hand_n first_o say_v they_o iniquity_n be_v visit_v upon_o those_o generation_n which_o do_v not_o commit_v the_o fault_n si_fw-mi communitas_fw-la tavet_fw-la unius_fw-la delicto_fw-la minimè_fw-la verò_fw-la si_fw-la ignorat_fw-la if_o many_o concur_v to_o favour_v the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o perish_v alone_o in_o his_o iniquity_n it_o be_v true_a and_o god_n have_v speak_v leu._n xx_o if_o the_o people_n do_v not_o punish_v the_o man_n that_o give_v his_o seed_n to_o molech_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o achan_n do_v he_o reveal_v hâ—s_a fault_n to_o thirty_o six_o soldier_n or_o to_o his_o child_n very_o unlikely_a that_o a_o close_a sin_n shall_v be_v know_v to_o so_o many_o very_o likely_a that_o among_o his_o child_n some_o be_v infant_n that_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v to_o sin_n and_o yet_o he_o perish_v not_o alone_o etc._n etc._n durandus_fw-la divide_v the_o case_n thus_o one_o be_v liable_a to_o judgement_n for_o the_o trespass_n of_o another_o in_o divino_fw-la judicio_fw-la non_fw-la in_o humano_fw-la man_n must_v not_o adjudge_v man_n to_o condemnation_n for_o the_o trespass_n of_o another_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o god_n good_a will_v it_o may_v be_v do_v do_v durandus_fw-la say_n so_o but_o so_o do_v not_o ezekiel_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n be_v i_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n that_o soul_n which_o sin_v shall_v die_v ezek._n xviii_o 4._o mark_v what_o the_o prophet_n say_v before_o his_o judgement_n every_o soul_n shall_v escape_v that_o be_v innocent_a before_o his_o judgement_n that_o make_v the_o soul_n meaning_n god_n and_o not_o the_o magistrate_n in_o verse_n 25._o be_v not_o my_o way_n equal_a nay_o be_v not_o your_o way_n unequal_a my_o way_n you_o hear_v the_o text._n god_n be_v defend_v from_o this_o injustice_n and_o not_o the_o magistrate_n three_o some_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n in_o this_o distinction_n in_o temporali_fw-la paenâ_fw-la non_fw-la in_o aeternâ_fw-la a_o modern_a affliction_n which_o last_v but_o for_o a_o time_n may_v chastise_v the_o son_n for_o the_o father_n iniquity_n but_o not_o a_o eternal_a 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