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A04985 Sermons vvith some religious and diuine meditations. By the Right Reuerend Father in God, Arthure Lake, late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. Whereunto is prefixed by way of preface, a short view of the life and vertues of the author Lake, Arthur, 1569-1626. 1629 (1629) STC 15134; ESTC S113140 1,181,342 1,122

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redemption_n this_o proceed_v also_o from_o god_n free_a goodness_n this_o be_v vouchsafe_v to_o man_n when_o he_o deserve_v the_o contrary_a he_o deserve_v eternal_a death_n but_o god_n vouchsafe_v he_o eternal_a life_n this_o special_a kind_n of_o grace_n be_v call_v mercy_n therefore_o consider_v the_o argument_n the_o translator_n do_v not_o amiss_o in_o restrain_v the_o amplitude_n of_o the_o word_n and_o render_v it_o have_v mercy_n for_o evangelicall_a grace_n be_v mercy_n and_o it_o be_v such_o grace_n that_o be_v mean_v in_o this_o place_n but_o this_o mercy_n be_v consider_v either_o in_o affectu_fw-la or_o effectu_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o god_n or_o as_o it_o manifest_v itself_o upon_o man._n the_o remedy_n of_o misery_n be_v mercy_n but_o that_o mercy_n must_v contain_v not_o only_o a_o gracious_a disposition_n towards_o man_n but_o a_o powerful_a operation_n upon_o he_o god_n must_v be_v well_o affect_v so_o as_o that_o man_n state_n also_o may_v be_v alter_v in_o misery_n plea_n for_o mercy_n these_o two_o can_v be_v sever_v without_o impiety_n or_o blasphemy_n 1._o blasphemy_n for_o sin_n &_o compassion_n be_v incompatible_a if_o the_o one_o be_v not_o conceive_v as_o the_o remover_n of_o the_o other_o but_o he_o do_v not_o so_o conceive_v they_o that_o look_v only_o to_o the_o affection_n &_o look_v not_o also_o for_o the_o action_n of_o mercy_n therefore_o he_o blaspheme_v the_o author_n thereof_o second_o there_o be_v impiety_n in_o it_o for_o it_o argue_v that_o a_o man_n will_v be_v free_a from_o god_n displeasure_n but_o he_o will_v not_o part_v with_o that_o which_o offend_v his_o pure_a eye_n he_o love_v to_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o this_o be_v plain_a impiety_n but_o what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o mercy_n even_o as_o many_o as_o be_v the_o evil_n of_o sin_n in_o sin_n then_o there_o be_v two_o evil_n the_o gild_n and_o the_o corruption_n thereof_o the_o gild_n be_v resemble_v to_o a_o debt_n 1●_n 〈◊〉_d 1●_n &_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a debt_n a_o double_a debt_n for_o in_o every_o sin_n that_o we_o commit_v we_o grow_v in_o arrearage_n unto_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o and_o god_n grow_v in_o arrearage_n unto_o we_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o punishment_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o us._n now_o of_o these_o debt_n god_n keep_v a_o book_n all_o our_o misdeed_n be_v record_v before_o he_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o and_o of_o these_o book_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v in_o the_o revel_v where_o the_o soon_o of_o man_n be_v represent_v upon_o his_o tribunal_n judge_v all_o the_o world_n according_a to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o book_n that_o be_v open_a before_o he_o as_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o gild_n sin_n be_v compare_v to_o debt_n so_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o corruption_n they_o be_v compare_v unto_o staines_n staines_n of_o all_o sort_n to_o froth_n to_o foam_n to_o scum_n to_o dross_n to_o mire_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o disease_n and_o impurity_n of_o the_o 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unto_o we_o confusion_n of_o face_n to_o our_o god_n also_o belong_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n though_o we_o be_v plunge_v deep_a in_o miserte_n and_o sin_n cause_o thy_o face_n o_o lord_n to_o shine_v upon_o we_o thy_o servant_n and_o let_v not_o our_o sin_n separate_v between_o thou_o and_o we_o remit_v the_o gild_n purge_v the_o corruption_n of_o we_o miserable_a sinner_n which_o do_v not_o present_v our_o supplication_n before_o thou_o for_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n though_o our_o sin_n witness_v against_o we_o yet_o deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o thy_o name_n for_o great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n amen_o psal._n 51._o for_o 3._o for_o i_o acknowledge_v my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o this_o psalm_n as_o heretofore_o you_o have_v hear_v consist_v of_o two_o vow_n both_o be_v make_v by_o king_n david_n one_o for_o himself_o another_o for_o his_o kingdom_n the_o first_o do_v express_v his_o desire_n and_o his_o 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not_o make_v he_o forget_v his_o own_o graceless_a purchase_n no_o he_o mind_v this_o first_o he_o first_o amplifi_v the_o debt_n which_o himself_o have_v contract_v in_o lay_v open_a this_o he_o observe_v two_o thing_n the_o natural_a property_n thereof_o and_o the_o supernatural_a event_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o the_o natural_a property_n be_v two_o a_o malignity_n and_o a_o impiety_n he_o handle_v the_o impiety_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o malignity_n in_o this_o that_o i_o have_v now_o read_v unto_o you_o malignity_n be_v a_o vex_a evil_n first_o there_o be_v evil_a in_o his_o sin_n he_o touch_v a_o double_a evil_n evil_a of_o the_o heart_n and_o evil_a of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o heart_n note_v by_o the_o word_n peshang_fw-mi which_o signify_v a_o rebellious_a inordinatnes_n of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o head_n note_v by_o chata_n which_o note_v a_o err_a judgement_n or_o mislead_v advice_n these_o two_o evil_n be_v in_o sin_n enormous_a sin_n and_o where_o they_o be_v there_o they_o vex_v for_o they_o be_v coram_fw-la or_o contra_n before_o we_o or_o against_o we_o the_o word_n bear_v both_o signification_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v translate_v both_o way_n and_o if_o we_o couple_v they_o as_o well_o we_o may_v than_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o enormous_a sin_n commit_v do_v haunt_v our_o thought_n and_o afflict_v our_o will_n neither_o only_a do_v they_o so_o but_o they_o do_v so_o incessant_o so_o say_v the_o text_n they_o be_v semper_fw-la coram_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la contra_fw-la always_o before_o we_o and_o against_o we_o always_o vex_v both_o our_o head_n and_o our_o heart_n of_o this_o king_n david_n be_v ingenious_o feel_v and_o testify_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o in_o his_o own_o case_n in_o his_o own_o case_n i_o say_v for_o the_o sin_n which_o he_o remember_v be_v his_o own_o my_o transgression_n my_o sin_n the_o disease_n of_o my_o own_o head_n and_o my_o own_o heart_n therefore_o say_v king_n david_n i_o be_o feel_v feel_v in_o my_o head_n and_o feel_v in_o my_o heart_n for_o agnosco_fw-la i_o acknowledge_v it_o acknowledge_v import_v a_o work_n of_o the_o head_n which_o be_v noscere_fw-la to_o know_v and_o a_o work_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v agnoscere_fw-la to_o acknowledge_v the_o use_n of_o knowledge_n the_o apply_v of_o it_o to_o our_o life_n neither_o be_v king_n david_n only_o feel_v hereof_o but_o ingenious_a also_o in_o publish_v the_o same_o for_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v it_o in_o this_o psalm_n these_o be_v the_o particular_n which_o offer_v themselves_o in_o this_o text_n and_o whereunto_o god_n will_v i_o shall_v now_o speak_v more_o full_o and_o answerable_o unto_o this_o welles_n this_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d of_o welles_n occasion_n but_o i_o must_v first_o touch_v at_o the_o inference_n and_o show_v you_o how_o these_o and_o the_o follow_a word_n be_v bring_v in_o upon_o those_o that_o go_v before_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n etc._n etc._n say_v king_n 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judgement_n be_v a_o snare_n whereby_o he_o entangle_v himself_o in_o error_n his_o will_n be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v a_o good_a choice_n 7.24_o ambros._n gen._n 6.7_o gen._n 8.21_o rom_n 7.18_o jer._n 17.9_o rom_n 6_o 6._o rom._n 7.24_o that_o it_o command_v always_o for_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a all_o his_o affection_n distaste_n and_o abhor_v the_o good_a which_o they_o can_v relish_v and_o therefore_o not_o ensue_v final_o the_o flesh_n be_v become_v illecebra_fw-la peccati_fw-la sin_n need_v no_o other_o bait_n than_o man_n senfualitie_n all_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v evil_a only_o continual_o from_o his_o youth_n and_o in_o his_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n the_o hear●_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n and_o he_o bear_v about_o he_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o this_o be_v that_o massa_n corruptionis_fw-la and_o perditionis_fw-la that_o woeful_a be_v whereunto_o sin_n bring_v adam_n whereby_o 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i_o be_o not_o i_o and_o indeed_o every_o one_o shall_v say_v with_o saint_n paul_n i_o line_n yet_o not_o i_o now_o but_o jesus_n christ_n live_v in_o i_o and_o let_v every_o one_o that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n become_v a_o new_a creature_n and_o so_o i_o come_v from_o the_o commandment_n to_o the_o degree_n there_o must_v be_v a_o answerablenesse_n between_o god_n work_n and_o we_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n they_o must_v be_v worthy_a of_o repentance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v a_o learned_a interpreter_n have_v his_o name_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o balance_n when_o one_o seal_n do_v counterpoise_v another_o the_o syriac_a word_n seem_v to_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazian_n tom._n 1._o pag._n 633._o say_v nazianzene_n he_o answer_v that_o which_o cut_v off_o a_o uncurable_a person_n though_o god_n have_v do_v what_o be_v fit_a for_o his_o recoverte_a which_o you_o may_v expound_v by_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n cuncta_fw-la prius_fw-la tentanda_fw-la sed_fw-la immedicabile_fw-la unlnus_fw-la ense_n recidendum_fw-la est_fw-la when_o mild_a physic_n will_v do_v no_o good_a we_o must_v come_v to_o sear_v and_o cut_v off_o a_o rot_a member_n after_o god_n complaint_n what_o can_v i_o have_v do_v for_o my_o vine_n which_o i_o have_v not_o do_v the_o next_o news_n we_o hear_v be_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o vine_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o desolation_n be_v the_o axe_n by_o the_o axe_n some_o understand_v god_n own_o hand_n some_o the_o army_n of_o the_o roman_n both_o say_v true_a for_o both_o do_v concur_v god_n hand_n intelligible_o and_o the_o roman_n sensible_o but_o if_o we_o parallel_v this_o place_n with_o that_o in_o 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can_v he_o undergo_v all_o the_o death_n for_o sin_n he_o can_v not_o undergo_v either_o part_n of_o the_o penal_a condition_n not_o that_o of_o the_o grave_n his_o body_n see_v no_o corruption_n and_o why_o though_o it_o have_v sin_n impute_v yet_o have_v it_o none_o inherent_a and_o it_o be_v only_a sin_n inherent_a that_o subject_n we_o to_o that_o part_n of_o death_n and_o if_o his_o body_n be_v free_a from_o corruption_n much_o more_o be_v his_o soul_n from_o torment_n it_o leave_v the_o body_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o heaven_n purchase_v and_o hell_n conquer_v upon_o the_o cross_n therein_o his_o meritorious_a power_n after_o conflict_n break_v the_o knot_n wherewith_o the_o dissolution_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n come_v fast_o clasp_v with_o the_o penal_a condition_n and_o this_o he_o proclaim_v in_o his_o last_o speech_n john_n 19_o consummatume_v the_o passion_n be_v now_o at_o a_o full_a end_n there_o remain_v then_o no_o part_n of_o death_n for_o christ_n to_o suffer_v but_o only_o the_o dissolution_n the_o separation_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o to_o that_o he_o yield_v himself_o as_o a_o offerer_n that_o can_v not_o be_v enforce_v as_o a_o sufferer_n when_o he_o have_v triumph_v over_o principality_n and_o power_n the_o fiend_n of_o hell_n and_o show_v his_o murder_a crucifier_n by_o the_o supernatural_a earthquake_n and_o eclipse_n how_o he_o can_v rescue_v himself_o from_o death_n he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n in_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n to_o we_o and_o present_v that_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_n to_o god_n which_o only_o be_v able_a to_o redeem_v us._n this_o be_v the_o limitation_n of_o his_o death_n the_o limitation_n of_o his_o resurrection_n must_v needs_o be_v answerable_a it_o must_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o reunion_n of_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n resurrect_v 〈◊〉_d serm._n 1._o de_fw-fr resurrect_v and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o in_o effect_n than_o quod_fw-la potestate_fw-la divisit_fw-la potestate_fw-la 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use_v not_o to_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v rouse_v the_o principle_n of_o grace_n do_v work_v and_o they_o humble_o shreeve_n themselves_o too_o god._n and_o so_o have_v you_o the_o first_o main_a point_n in_o this_o text_n which_o open_v unto_o we_o king_n david_n practice_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o success_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o the_o sin_n where_o we_o may_v first_o see_v the_o difference_n between_o tribunal_n on_o earth_n and_o the_o tribunal_n of_o heaven_n on_o earth_n non_fw-la est_fw-la confessi_fw-la causa_fw-la tuenda_fw-la rei_fw-la confession_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o condemnation_n it_o be_v not_o so_o at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n there_o though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n as_o papist_n strain_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o absolution_n whereby_o you_o may_v perceive_v that_o the_o word_n here_o use_v be_v a_o phrase_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o not_o of_o the_o law_n for_o judgement_n 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judicatorie_a work_n of_o conscience_n do_v two_o thing_n it_o play_v the_o jury_n to_o arraign_v we_o and_o the_o judge_n to_o doom_n us._n first_o it_o testify_v whether_o we_o have_v or_o have_v not_o observe_v the_o precept_n of_o god._n in_o that_o respect_n it_o be_v resemble_v to_o a_o registrie_n or_o a_o exact_a record_n exhibit_v at_o a_o assize_n if_o we_o do_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o counsel_n which_o our_o conscience_n give_v we_o before_o hand_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o our_o conscience_n take_v notice_n of_o all_o that_o be_v do_v by_o we_o and_o will_v make_v a_o perfect_a presentment_n thereof_o it_o will_v true_o relate_v how_o far_o we_o have_v or_o have_v not_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o her_o advice_n and_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o except_v against_o the_o verdict_n of_o this_o jury._n as_o it_o make_v a_o true_a presentment_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o precept_n so_o do_v it_o pronounce_v a_o just_a doom_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o sanction_n for_o it_o pronounce_v what_o be_v our_o due_n and_o therein_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o a_o judge_n not_o only_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o life_n and_o death_n but_o also_o sentence_v we_o thereunto_o and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o last_o and_o the_o high_a work_n of_o conscience_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n nazianzene_n do_v fit_o term_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o inward_a and_o upright_o tribunal_n but_o to_o open_v this_o judicatorie_a work_n of_o conscience_n a_o little_a more_o full_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o she_o deal_v not_o alike_o with_o all_o because_o she_o find_v not_o all_o alike_o the_o physician_n acknowledge_v corpus_fw-la neutrum_fw-la a_o body_n that_o be_v neither_o sick_a nor_o whole_a but_o the_o conscience_n do_v not_o acknowledge_v any_o neutral_a man_n that_o be_v neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a non_fw-fr liquet_n and_o special_a verdict_n be_v not_o know_v to_o the_o conscience_n it_o find_v every_o man_n either_o guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a second_o it_o confound_v not_o tare_n with_o wheat_n nor_o sheep_n with_o goat_n in_o the_o presentment_n not_o in_o the_o doom_n do_v it_o confound_v the_o right_a hand_n with_o the_o jest_n hell_n and_o heaven_n death_n and_o life_n it_o have_v a_o accuse_v and_o excuse_v voice_n a_o condemn_a and_o a_o absolve_a voice_n these_o two_o sort_n of_o voice_n it_o have_v and_o no_o more_o final_o we_o must_v expect_v no_o shift_n no_o delay_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o conscience_n whether_o it_o play_v the_o jury_n or_o the_o judge_n but_o let_v we_o take_v these_o work_v a_o little_a a_o sunder_a and_o first_o see_v that_o which_o be_v against_o we_o the_o apostle_n use_v a_o significant_a word_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o compound_a word_n which_o show_v that_o conscience_n do_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d know_v thorough_o before_o it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d offer_v to_o condemn_v we_o the_o very_a word_n import_v a_o orderly_a course_n of_o proceed_v it_o do_v not_o go_v against_o we_o without_o a_o just_a ground_n and_o so_o be_v free_a from_o the_o corruption_n which_o be_v in_o too_o many_o worldly_a judge_n that_o resolve_v upon_o a_o man_n execution_n before_o they_o have_v hear_v his_o cause_n but_o our_o conscience_n be_v privy_a to_o all_o our_o do_n a_o eyewitness_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v from_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o know_v and_o proceed_v upon_o certain_a knowledge_n yea_o it_o will_v present_v it_o so_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o which_o it_o know_v it_o will_v make_v we_o confitentes_fw-la reos_fw-la we_o shall_v plead_v guilty_a against_o our_o own_o self_n and_o here_o
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i_o will_v withhold_v neither_o part_n from_o thou_o not_o my_o body_n i_o will_v set_v my_o tongue_n on_o work_n to_o speak_v of_o thou_o not_o my_o soul_n i_o will_v exercise_v my_o heart_n in_o think_v on_o thou_o i_o will_v join_v they_o in_o devotion_n who_o thou_o have_v join_v in_o creation_n yea_o lord_n as_o they_o have_v conspire_v to_o sin_n against_o thou_o so_o do_v they_o now_o consort_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n to_o thou_o my_o tongue_n be_v ready_a my_o heart_n be_v ready_a i_o will_v think_v i_o will_v speak_v think_v upon_o thou_o speak_v to_o thou_o but_o lord_n what_o be_v my_o word_n what_o be_v my_o thought_n thou_o know_v the_o thought_n of_o man_n that_o they_o be_v altogether_o vanity_n and_o our_o word_n be_v but_o the_o blast_n of_o such_o thought_n both_o be_v vile_a it_o be_v well_o it_o be_v no_o worse_o both_o be_v wicked_a my_o heart_n a_o corrupt_a fountain_n and_o my_o tongue_n a_o unclean_a stream_n and_o shall_v i_o bring_v such_o a_o sacrifice_n 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thought_n make_v thyself_o a_o holocaust_n doubt_v not_o but_o thou_o shall_v be_v accept_v thou_o shall_v content_v even_o the_o most_o glorious_a the_o most_o holy_a eye_n of_o god_n only_o presume_v not_o of_o thyself_o presume_v on_o he_o build_v thy_o word_n build_v thy_o thought_n upon_o thy_o rock_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v shake_v free_a thy_o word_n free_v thy_o thought_n thought_n and_o word_n enthraul_v to_o sin_n by_o thy_o saviour_n and_o thy_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v accept_v so_o let_v i_o build_v on_o thou_o so_o let_v i_o be_v enlarge_v by_o thou_o in_o soul_n in_o
therein_o what_o do_v thou_o show_v lord_n but_o how_o powerful_a thy_o grace_n be_v and_o what_o a_o alteration_n it_o can_v work_v in_o i_o i_o acknowledge_v this_o and_z lord_n let_v i_o feel_v that_o truth_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v make_v haste_n to_o moisten_v he_o that_o early_o seek_v to_o thou_o i_o shall_v have_v seek_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o morning_n of_o my_o age_n and_o happy_a have_v i_o be_v if_o i_o have_v so_o timely_o seek_v unto_o thou_o i_o have_v not_o so_o long_o continue_v in_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o the_o tree_n which_o now_o scarce_o blossom_n will_v then_o have_v be_v load_v with_o ripe_a fruit_n the_o seed_n which_o be_v now_o scarce_o in_o the_o blade_n will_v have_v shoot_v a_o ear_n and_o be_v white_a for_o harvest_n but_o lord_n i_o that_o neglect_v that_o morning_n to_o testify_v my_o grief_n therefore_o take_v holdfast_n of_o another_o morning_n as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v i_o redeem_v the_o time_n the_o day_n have_v dawn_v i_o suffer_v not_o the_o 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there_o lord_n let_v they_o see_v not_o only_o feel_v thy_o power_n thy_o glory_n quench_v my_o thirst_n and_o satisfy_v my_o desire_n amen_n a_o meditation_n upon_o psalm_n 90._o verse_n 11_o 12._o 11._o who_o know_v the_o power_n of_o thy_o anger_n even_o according_a to_o thy_o fear_n so_o be_v thy_o wrath_n 12._o so_o teach_v we_o to_o number_v our_o day_n that_o we_o may_v apply_v our_o heart_n unto_o wisdom_n the_o first_o part_n sin_n and_o wrath_n by_o nature_n shall_v go_v hand_n in_o hand_n and_o as_o deep_a as_o we_o plunge_v ourselves_o in_o to_o sin_n so_o deep_o shall_v we_o sink_v in_o wrath_n we_o shall_v if_o justice_n measure_v unto_o we_o as_o we_o deserve_v but_o mercy_n have_v provide_v better_a for_o we_o and_o god_n be_v please_v to_o proportion_v the_o smart_n of_o stripe_n to_o the_o fear_n which_o we_o have_v of_o they_o the_o less_o fear_n the_o more_o smart_a and_o the_o less_o smart_n the_o more_o we_o fear_v thou_o have_v leave_v it_o o_o lord_n in_o the_o 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be_v best_a arm_v and_o prevail_v best_a by_o stoop_v most_o and_o this_o be_v powerful_a weakness_n a_o conquer_a captivity_n a_o match_n over-matching_a that_o for_o which_o we_o can_v otherwise_o find_v no_o match_n this_o power_n o_o lord_n have_v thou_o give_v to_o repentant_a fear_n a_o bless_a power_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v few_o that_o use_v it_o though_o all_o do_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o why_o who_o arm_n himself_o against_o that_o whereof_o he_o have_v no_o regard_n man_n sin_n but_o little_o do_v they_o think_v that_o
do_v which_o have_v deny_v original_a sinne._n their_o sobriety_n be_v tolerable_a who_o suppose_v the_o undeniable_a truth_n of_o that_o radical_a sin_n seek_v only_o the_o way_n of_o clear_v god_n justice_n in_o this_o propagation_n wherein_o as_o in_o such_o dark_a and_o doubtful_a case_n it_o often_o fall_v out_o saluà_fw-la fide_fw-la hold_v the_o fundamental_a point_n they_o differ_v about_o that_o which_o be_v not_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n that_o which_o be_v most_o useful_a for_o we_o be_v to_o know_v rather_o how_o we_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o 29._o de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n ●_o 1._o c._n 22._o ●pis_fw-la 29._o then_o how_o we_o do_v contract_v it_o which_o saint_n austin_n express_v in_o a_o fit_a parable_n of_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o ditch_n to_o who_o he_o that_o find_v he_o there_o shall_v rather_o lend_v a_o hand_n to_o help_v he_o out_o then_o tire_v he_o with_o inquiry_n how_o he_o come_v in_o we_o see_v that_o our_o ground_n be_v overgrow_v with_o brier_n &_o thorn_n yet_o we_o know_v that_o god_n make_v the_o earth_n to_o bear_v better_a fruit_n do_v good_a husband_n misspend_v their_o time_n in_o reason_v how_o they_o come_v there_o or_o do_v they_o not_o rather_o with_o their_o plough_n and_o other_o instrument_n seek_v to_o rid_v they_o thence_o sure_o they_o do_v and_o we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v imitate_v they_o so_o do_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v in_o we_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v that_o see_v how_o child_n die_v even_o in_o their_o mother_n womb_n or_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o it_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n in_o they_o of_o actual_a it_o can_v be_v 6.23_o rom._n 6.23_o it_o must_v be_v then_o of_o original_a if_o they_o live_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o baptize_v they_o and_o what_o do_v baptism_n imply_v but_o that_o they_o need_v a_o new_a birth_n unto_o life_n see_v their_o first_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o birth_n unto_o death_n add_v hereunto_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n conception_n have_v not_o need_v to_o be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o so_o be_v natural_a generation_n do_v not_o enforce_v necessary_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o they_o shall_v consider_v that_o magnify_v over_o much_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o bless_a mother_n of_o christ_n let_v it_o suffice_v we_o that_o the_o church_n catholic_n of_o old_a and_o the_o reform_a church_n have_v resolve_v uniform_o that_o we_o be_v sinner_n so_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o be_v and_o this_o leprosy_n be_v hereditary_a to_o we_o all_o that_o our_o worse_a part_n have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o our_o better_a and_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n no_o better_o than_o a_o mass_n of_o corruption_n and_o the_o serpent_n brood_n the_o sense_n whereof_o shall_v make_v we_o all_o cry_n out_o with_o the_o apostle_n o_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o 7.24_o rom._n 7.24_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n king_n david_n do_v not_o only_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n but_o also_o that_o himself_o be_v taint_v therewith_o i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o the_o word_n must_v not_o be_v wrest_v some_o have_v mistake_v they_o as_o if_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o generation_n that_o opinion_n though_o it_o be_v find_v in_o some_o ancient_n yet_o it_o be_v so_o gross_a that_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o refute_v for_o we_o read_v gen._n 1._o multiply_v and_o increase_v 28._o verse_n 28._o speak_v to_o mankind_n before_o ever_o adam_n and_o eve_n commit_v sin_n except_o happy_o this_o be_v their_o meaning_n that_o before_o the_o fall_n the_o lust_n of_o generation_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o fulfil_v or_o restrain_v it_o as_o reason_n see_v fit_a but_o after_o the_o fall_n reason_n become_v subject_a unto_o lust_n and_o man_n fulfil_v it_o not_o when_o reason_n will_v but_o when_o lust_n urge_v he_o and_o this_o opinion_n be_v not_o 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from_o original_a sin_n and_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n how_o come_v it_o about_o then_o that_o they_o shall_v engender_v child_n in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n saint_n austin_n answer_v brief_o parent_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la principijs_fw-la novitatis_fw-la 2._o de._n peecata_n merit_n &_o remis_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o sed_fw-la ex_fw-la reliquijs_fw-la vetustatis_fw-la generant_fw-la liberos_fw-la they_o that_o be_v regenerate_v do_v beget_v child_n not_o according_a to_o the_o new_a adam_n but_o according_a to_o the_o old_a not_o according_a to_o grace_n but_o according_a to_o nature_n for_o grace_n be_v personal_a the_o corruption_n be_v natural_a and_o god_n will_v that_o they_o shall_v only_o communicate_v their_o nature_n and_o leave_v the_o dispensation_n of_o grace_n unto_o himself_o saint_n austin_n illustrate_v it_o by_o those_o who_o be_v circumcise_v beget_v child_n uncircumcised_a and_o corn_n which_o be_v winnow_v from_o chaff_n bring_v forth_o ear_n full_a of_o chaff_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o a_o prerogative_n the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v 16._o verse_n 16._o which_o saint_n paul_n touch_v at_o rom._n 11._o if_o the_o root_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o branch_n but_o this_o holiness_n be_v in_o possibility_n rather_o than_o in_o possession_n and_o there_o be_v a_o distance_n between_o natural_a generation_n and_o spiritual_a regeneration_n though_o by_o their_o natural_a birthright_n the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v a_o right_n unto_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n covenant_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o partake_v they_o but_o by_o their_o new_a birth_n which_o ordinary_o they_o receive_v in_o baptism_n 3.5_o ●it_n 3.5_o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o bath_n of_o regeneration_n where_o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v the_o truth_n of_o saint_n hieromes_n say_v christiani_n non_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la siunt_fw-la we_o may_v not_o vain_o boast_v with_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n 8.39_o joh._n 8.39_o as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o beget_v child_n in_o iniquity_n but_o it_o must_v be_v our_o comfort_n that_o god_n correct_v nature_n by_o grace_n and_o thereby_o make_v we_o live_v member_n of_o the_o church_n whereas_o such_o the_o best_a of_o natural_a parent_n can_v make_v we_o to_o be_v we_o owe_v this_o blessing_n to_o our_o father_n in_o heaven_n who_o convei_v it_o unto_o we_o by_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n our_o natural_a parent_n can_v yield_v no_o such_o benefit_n they_o yield_v the_o contrary_a rather_o as_o be_v clear_a in_o this_o text._n ruffinus_n give_v another_o good_a note_n hereof_o qui_fw-la ad_fw-la munditiae_fw-la locum_fw-la iam_fw-la pervenit_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n must_v not_o forget_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n if_o we_o remember_v whence_o we_o come_v we_o shall_v the_o better_o esteem_v the_o estate_n whereunto_o we_o be_v bring_v no_o man_n can_v be_v so_o proud_a as_o to_o arrogate_v unto_o himself_o the_o praise_n of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v if_o he_o mind_v well_o what_o without_o god_n grace_n he_o be_v but_o king_n david_n be_v long_o before_o regenerate_v how_o come_v he_o now_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o original_a sin_n how_o come_v he_o now_o to_o lay_v the_o blame_n of_o his_o actual_a upon_o that_o sure_o not_o without_o good_a cause_n circumcision_n in_o the_o jew_n as_o baptism_n in_o the_o christian_a do_v absolve_v from_o all_o the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n by_o mean_n of_o justification_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o sanctification_n do_v impair_v much_o of_o the_o strength_n thereof_o much_o i_o say_v but_o not_o all_o there_o be_v still_o in_o we_o relic_n of_o the_o old_a man_n a_o law_n in_o our_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n 5.16_o rom._n 7.23_o
his_o liberty_n out_o of_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o master_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n make_v the_o allusion_n and_o we_o may_v accommodate_v it_o to_o our_o own_o person_n in_o a_o word_n a_o man_n do_v hear_v theological_o when_o the_o law_n which_o be_v perfect_a convert_v his_o soul_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v sure_a 19_o psal_n 19_o make_v he_o wise_a of_o simple_a the_o statute_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v right_o rejoice_v his_o heart_n and_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v pure_a do_v illighten_v his_o eye_n so_o that_o this_o hearing-eare_n be_v of_o god_n 29._o deut_n 29._o as_o also_o the_o voice_n be_v and_o therefore_o moses_n tell_v the_o israelite_n that_o god_n have_v not_o give_v they_o ear_n to_o hear_v and_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n say_v qui_fw-la habet_fw-la aures_fw-la ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la audiat_fw-la for_o vobis_fw-la datum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v not_o to_o every_o body_n give_v to_o hear_v but_o of_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v christ_n have_v pronounce_v bless_v be_v the_o ear_n that_o hear_v that_o which_o you_o hear_v have_v hear_v what_o the_o voice_n be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o hear_v we_o must_v now_o join_v they_o together_o and_o indeed_o speak_v be_v for_o hear_v in_o civil_a society_n neither_o will_v god_n ever_o have_v give_v man_n tongue_n if_o he_o have_v not_o give_v they_o ear_n and_o if_o for_o this_o life_n he_o so_o provide_v how_o much_o more_o do_v he_o provide_v so_o for_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sure_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o receive_v grace_n and_o apostleship_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o rom_n 1_o 5._o 1._o thes_n 2_o 13._o that_o man_n may_v hear_v he_o with_o faith_n and_o he_o call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n of_o hear_v that_o be_v a_o word_n which_o must_v be_v hear_v esay_n go_v a_o step_n far_o and_o call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 16._o 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god_n not_o only_a all-seeing_a 13●_n psal_n 13●_n but_o also_o foreseeing_a eye_n god_n himself_o answer_v the_o question_n in_o jeremie_n concern_v man_n heart_n who_o can_v search_v that_o intricate_a and_o wicked_a labyrinth_n i_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n only_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o we_o be_v much_o better_o know_v to_o he_o than_o we_o be_v to_o ourselves_o this_o inequality_n be_v observe_v mark_v now_o the_o apostle_n inference_n be_v our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n if_o we_o regard_v the_o judge_n in_o our_o bosom_n how_o much_o more_o must_v we_o regard_v the_o judge_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n if_o we_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o the_o knowledge_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o how_o much_o more_o must_v we_o reverence_v the_o pierce_a eye_n of_o god_n nay_o if_o cain_n and_o judas_n and_o such_o other_o wretch_n be_v so_o distress_v and_o perplex_v when_o they_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o condemn_v by_o themselves_o and_o it_o be_v so_o fearful_a a_o thing_n for_o wickedness_n to_o be_v condemn_v by_o its_o own_o testimony_n ●●_o wisd_v ●●_o how_o will_v they_o be_v at_o their_o wit_n end_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arraign_v before_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_z and_o all_o his_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o when_o the_o book_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o jury_n give_v evidence_n unto_o the_o judge_n according_a to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o those_o book_n the_o misery_n must_v needs_o be_v answerable_a and_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o our_o fear_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o misery_n certain_o it_o be_v the_o drift_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o work_v a_o affection_n in_o we_o suitable_a to_o the_o object_n that_o he_o set_v before_o us._n and_o we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o make_v that_o use_n of_o it_o use_v of_o the_o inference_n 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man_n will_v become_v mute_a out_o of_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o conscience_n it_o be_v no_o small_a comfort_n that_o a_o servant_n can_v utter_v his_o own_o defence_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o lord_n the_o syriac_a paraphrase_n render_v the_o word_n by_o revelationem_fw-la faciei_fw-la a_o guilty_a man_n hang_v down_o his_o head_n he_o hide_v his_o face_n so_o the_o scripture_n describe_v cain_n and_o indeed_o confusion_n be_v inseparable_a from_o guilt_n the_o philosopher_n can_v tell_v we_o that_o blush_v in_o child_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o veil_n of_o consciousness_n and_o man_n that_o do_v not_o easy_o blush_v supply_v that_o defect_n by_o hide_v their_o face_n but_o innocence_n need_v no_o such_o covert_n it_o shame_v not_o to_o be_v see_v the_o cheerfulness_n of_o the_o countenance_n do_v speak_v unto_o the_o world_n the_o guiltlesnesse_n of_o the_o conscience_n st._n 1._o ●_o corinth_n 1._o paul_n call_v this_o boldness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 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