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A07666 A mappe of mans mortalitie Clearely manifesting the originall of death, with the nature, fruits, and effects thereof, both to the vnregenerate, and elect children of God. Diuided into three bookes; and published for the furtherance of the wise in practise, the humbling of the strong in conceit, and for the comfort and confirmation of weake Christians, against the combat of death, that they may wisely and seasonably be prepared against the same. Whereunto are annexed two consolatory sermons, for afflicted Christians, in their greatest conflicts. By Iohn Moore, minister of the word of God, at Shearsbie in Leicester-shire. Moore, John, d. 1619. 1617 (1617) STC 18057; ESTC S112851 257,806 358

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link_v to_o sin_n and_o before_o we_o offend_v we_o be_v bind_v with_o offence_n ibid._n chap._n four_o though_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n be_v just_a yet_o the_o original_n thereof_o seem_v doubtful_a sect._n 1_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o death_n with_o the_o reason_n why_o 2._o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o death_n prove_v at_o large_a 3._o satan_n be_v create_v a_o angelical_a spirit_n by_o sin_n he_o make_v himself_o a_o devil_n and_o fall_v from_o god_n he_o fall_v from_o goodness_n 4._o causa_fw-la causae_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la causali_fw-la satan_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n cause_v death_n ibid._n man_n and_o devil_n be_v partner_n in_o sin_n and_o so_o in_o death_n 5._o satan_n tempt_v and_o man_n consent_v ibid._n the_o devil_n be_v not_o the_o absolute_a cause_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n with_o the_o reason_n why_o 6._o solicit_v he_o may_v to_o sin_n but_o force_v he_o can_v ibid._n man_n by_o nature_n may_v have_v decline_v and_o shall_v in_o himself_o have_v have_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o of_o death_n 7._o death_n have_v no_o proper_a efficient_a cause_n but_o rather_o deficient_a 8._o it_o be_v a_o privation_n of_o life_n only_o have_v a_o name_n and_o no_o nature_n and_o substance_n with_o the_o use_n thereof_o ibid._n &_o sect_n 9_o adam_n sin_n be_v hereditary_a to_o his_o posterity_n and_o so_o the_o punishment_n prove_v at_o large_a from_o 10._o to_o 13._o the_o natural_a condition_n of_o man_n soul_n by_o original_a sin_n 13._o though_o in_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n man_n soul_n be_v defile_v with_o sin_n be_v join_v to_o their_o body_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o of_o compulsion_n 14._o god_n do_v incline_v the_o will_n of_o man_n either_o to_o good_a or_o evil_n according_a to_o his_o mercy_n and_o their_o just_a desert_n 16._o the_o child_n of_o the_o regenerate_a
the_o flesh_n 7.23_o the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n the_o nourishment_n of_o sin_n 1.15_o the_o feebleness_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o food_n of_o death_n oh_o grievous_a necessity_n and_o fearful_a state_n of_o man_n before_o we_o can_v sin_n we_o be_v link_v to_o sin_n and_o before_o we_o offend_v we_o be_v bind_v with_o offence_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n 18.2_o and_o through_o sin_n death_n have_v go_v over_o all_o do_v not_o our_o father_n eat_v the_o sour_a grape_n and_o be_v not_o the_o tooth_n of_o their_o child_n set_v on_o edge_n chap._n four_o of_o the_o original_n and_o entrance_n of_o death_n and_o how_o just_o it_o be_v impose_v upon_o adam_n and_o all_o his_o brood_n by_o the_o propagation_n of_o sin_n derive_v unto_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v thus_o whole_o corrupt_v by_o adam_n sin_n death_n present_o follow_v he_o at_o the_o heel_n to_o pay_v he_o his_o hire_n as_o death_n at_o first_o be_v threaten_v so_o speedy_o upon_o his_o fall_n be_v it_o execute_v both_o upon_o he_o and_o he_o yet_o touch_v the_o original_n of_o death_n though_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v just_a it_o seem_v doubtful_a from_o whence_o it_o come_v and_o what_o author_n it_o have_v for_o although_o the_o issue_n thereof_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v his_o handmaid_n to_o execute_v his_o will_n as_o he_o also_o fetter_n the_o very_a devil_n themselves_o 68.20_o who_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o he_o yet_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o god_n do_v make_v be_v very_o good_a and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o very_a goodness_n itself_o so_o nothing_o but_o good_a proceed_v from_o god_n since_o therefore_o death_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o goodness_n destroyer_n and_o corrupter_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o have_v make_v they_o be_v none_o of_o his_o creature_n he_o be_v neither_o their_o author_n nor_o they_o of_o his_o offspring_n all_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v be_v make_v by_o the_o word_n 1.2.3_o and_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o word_n be_v exceed_o good_a 1.31_o evil_a then_o in_o general_a and_o death_n in_o particular_a which_o be_v evil_a in_o itself_o be_v not_o make_v of_o god_n and_o nothing_o can_v be_v good_a without_o the_o sovereign_a goodness_n which_o be_v god_n himself_o and_o whereas_o good_a be_v not_o there_o be_v evil_a which_o in_o effect_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o privation_n of_o good_a as_o death_n be_v the_o want_n of_o life_n and_o blindness_n the_o want_n of_o sight_n lord_n say_v augustine_n thou_o have_v not_o make_v death_n soliloq_fw-la neither_o haste_n thou_o pleasure_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o live_n therefore_o suffer_v not_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v not_o make_v to_o have_v dominion_n over_o i_o who_o thou_o have_v make_v god_n make_v not_o death_n but_o man_n after_o he_o fall_v to_o sin_n receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o disloyalty_n and_o revolt_n that_o he_o shall_v return_v to_o dust_n of_o which_o he_o be_v frame_v the_o devil_n have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o death_n who_o by_o his_o malicious_a nature_n bring_v it_o into_o the_o world_n for_o god_n make_v it_o not_o neither_o have_v any_o delight_n therein_o neither_o be_v it_o good_a in_o his_o eye_n nor_o ever_o mention_v among_o his_o work_n but_o from_o the_o devil_n and_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o in_o the_o devil_n it_o begin_v and_o be_v and_o abide_v 9.11_o and_o therefore_o his_o name_n be_v right_o give_v he_o abaddon_n that_o be_v a_o destroyer_n and_o as_o death_n be_v of_o he_o so_o for_o this_o cause_n also_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o power_n of_o it_o because_o through_o his_o manifold_a temptation_n he_o make_v man_n sin_n 5.12.14_o by_o which_o death_n reign_v for_o so_o say_v s._n paul_n of_o adam_n seduce_v by_o the_o devil_n christ_n then_o vanquish_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v he_o abolish_v sin_n and_o the_o condemnation_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o thereby_o triumph_v over_o he_o for_o this_o cause_n say_v s._n john_n the_o son_n of_o god_n appear_v 3.8_o that_o he_o may_v loose_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o be_v sin_n and_o death_n which_o be_v both_o of_o the_o devil_n for_o sin_n god_n condemn_v and_o of_o death_n he_o say_v 13.14_o i_o will_v be_v thy_o destruction_n protest_v thereby_o that_o he_o be_v author_n of_o neither_o if_o god_n have_v make_v death_n why_o do_v christ_n weep_v for_o lazarus_n his_o death_n 11.35_o for_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o mourn_v for_o that_o himself_o have_v make_v pellagian_n but_o by_o this_o sorrow_n he_o show_v that_o those_o that_o god_n have_v make_v to_o live_v the_o devil_n by_o sin_n have_v make_v to_o die_v and_o therefore_o he_o raise_v he_o from_o the_o grave_n that_o satan_n may_v know_v he_o shall_v little_o gain_v by_o man_n death_n 18._o i_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n say_v the_o lord_n if_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o death_n how_o can_v he_o but_o be_v the_o willer_n of_o the_o same_o not_o god_n then_o but_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o death_n god_n make_v adam_n without_o corruption_n and_o create_v he_o after_o his_o own_o image_n yet_o through_o envy_n of_o the_o devil_n come_v death_n and_o they_o that_o hold_v of_o his_o side_n prove_v it_o so_o that_o the_o father_n of_o death_n be_v the_o devil_n and_o as_o he_o be_v evil_a by_o nature_n so_o likewise_o be_v death_n in_o itself_o issue_v and_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o fountain_n 6.23_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o consequent_o of_o death_n for_o by_o sin_n death_n enter_v and_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n thereof_o 3.8_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o devil_n sin_v from_o the_o beginning_n he_o be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n he_o be_v both_o a_o liar_n 8.44_o and_o the_o father_n thereof_o not_o by_o creation_n but_o by_o corruption_n god_n make_v he_o a_o angel_n he_o make_v himself_o a_o devil_n so_o fall_v from_o god_n he_o fall_v from_o goodness_n and_o become_v the_o father_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n non_fw-la stetit_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la 8.44_o he_o stand_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n he_o that_o cause_v sin_n cause_v death_n for_o sin_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o water_n become_v wormwood_n 8.10.11_o and_o many_o man_n die_v of_o the_o water_n because_o they_o be_v make_v bitter_a bitterness_n cause_v death_n but_o whence_o come_v the_o bitterness_n from_o the_o star_n that_o fall_v into_o the_o water_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o wormwood_n and_o albeit_o that_o death_n proceed_v of_o the_o devil_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v yet_o be_v it_o also_o attribute_v unto_o man_n himself_o to_o leave_v he_o inexcusable_a as_o plain_o appear_v by_o paul_n his_o comparison_n between_o christ_n and_o adam_n 5.17.18_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o man_n say_v he_o death_n reign_v over_o all_o and_o sin_n come_v over_o all_o to_o condemnation_n so_o by_o christ_n which_o be_v one_o the_o benefit_n of_o grace_n abound_v towards_o all_o man_n to_o justification_n of_o life_n in_o which_o antithesis_fw-la we_o may_v see_v death_n seize_v upon_o all_o man_n through_o adam_n and_o that_o very_o just_o so_o that_o man_n and_o devil_n be_v partner_n in_o sin_n and_o so_o in_o death_n here_o two_o thing_n concur_v together_o the_o tempter_n and_o the_o obeyer_n satan_n tempt_v and_o man_n consent_v he_o tempt_v and_o persuade_v of_o envy_n intermingle_v the_o matter_n with_o belie_v and_o slander_v of_o the_o truth_n to_o have_v man_n break_v god_n commandment_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o satan_n have_v nothing_o prevail_v have_v man_n resist_v and_o not_o consent_v to_o his_o temptation_n therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o satan_n envy_n lie_v and_o other_o evil_a attempt_n tend_v all_o to_o man_n destruction_n he_o may_v be_v call_v as_o he_o be_v indeed_o the_o author_n of_o death_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o man_n consent_n in_o transgress_v god_n law_n death_n may_v due_o be_v impute_v to_o himself_o although_o there_o be_v none_o other_o cause_n for_o that_o he_o be_v create_v to_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n himself_o 1.27_o and_o flourish_v with_o freewill_n which_o as_o then_o he_o possess_v the_o devil_n than_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a and_o absolute_a cause_n of_o sin_n because_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o absolute_a &_o proper_a cause_n be_v such_o that_o it_o go_v before_o the_o effect_n can_v choose_v but_o follow_v after_o but_o it_o fall_v not_o out_o so_o always_o in_o man_n provoke_v of_o the_o devil_n who_o
although_o he_o continual_o assail_v and_o most_o vehement_o assault_v god_n saint_n to_o sin_n yet_o sin_n do_v not_o always_o follow_v his_o assault_n his_o work_n be_v not_o ever_o effectual_a for_o many_o of_o god_n child_n very_o mighty_o resist_v he_o 4.6_o be_v arm_v with_o faith_n which_o weapon_n he_o fly_v the_o devil_n use_v no_o violence_n to_o christ_n but_o only_o say_v cast_v thyself_o down_o head_n long_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o satan_n seduce_v none_o but_o such_o as_o obey_v he_o assault_n he_o may_v to_o evil_n but_o compel_v we_o he_o can_v if_o we_o resist_v he_o jerome_n so_o say_v chrisostome_n they_o be_v to_o be_v reprove_v say_v jerome_n who_o think_v our_o thought_n and_o cogitation_n to_o to_o be_v send_v of_o satan_n and_o not_o to_o proceed_v from_o man_n freewill_n see_v the_o devil_n may_v be_v a_o inventor_n of_o evil_a thought_n but_o not_o the_o author_n seneca_n the_o eye_n never_o offend_v if_o the_o mind_n govern_v the_o eye_n 31.7_o job_n therefore_o say_v my_o heart_n have_v not_o walk_v after_o my_o eye_n the_o devil_n not_o by_o compulsion_n but_o by_o persuasion_n may_v move_v man_n to_o sin_n solicit_v he_o may_v but_o force_v he_o can_v neither_o triumph_v he_o ever_o more_o great_o then_o when_o man_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v make_v he_o sin_n augustine_n so_o say_v augustine_n again_o let_v we_o image_n say_v one_o the_o devil_n himself_o never_o to_o have_v fall_v from_o god_n 12._o and_o man_n as_o yet_o to_o have_v stand_v in_o his_o creation_n yet_o man_n by_o nature_n may_v have_v decline_v and_o shall_v in_o himself_o have_v have_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n the_o reason_n be_v this_o god_n give_v he_o freewill_n and_o so_o leave_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o free_v it_o can_v be_v except_o he_o have_v choice_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n yet_o not_o so_o unarm_v and_o naked_a be_v he_o leave_v but_o that_o his_o creator_n give_v he_o power_n and_o strength_n sufficient_a to_o continue_v if_o he_o will_v in_o 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have_v no_o cause_n efficient_a but_o rather_o deficient_a 7._o and_o if_o any_o man_n will_v go_v about_o over-curious_o to_o search_v out_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o death_n it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v labour_v with_o his_o eye_n to_o see_v darkness_n and_o bend_v the_o sense_n of_o his_o ear_n to_o hear_v silence_n which_o since_o they_o be_v of_o themselves_o mere_a privation_n have_v no_o essence_n in_o nature_n though_o existent_a in_o some_o subject_n and_o know_v unto_o us._n the_o sight_n see_v nothing_o but_o bright_a thing_n and_o the_o ear_n hear_v nothing_o but_o a_o noise_n of_o loud_a thing_n these_o thing_n be_v know_v to_o our_o sense_n not_o by_o use_n but_o by_o privation_n only_o death_n be_v a_o privation_n of_o life_n only_o have_v a_o name_n and_o no_o nature_n or_o substance_n god_n therefore_o make_v it_o not_o for_o whatsoever_o he_o make_v have_v a_o essence_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o substance_n death_n therefore_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o absence_n of_o life_n as_o hunger_n the_o want_n of_o meat_n thirst_n of_o drink_n darkness_n of_o light_n barrenness_n of_o fruit_n poverty_n lack_v of_o riches_n etc._n etc._n be_v nothing_o but_o in_o name_n and_o so_o no_o creature_n of_o god_n the_o deficient_a cause_n therefore_o of_o sin_n and_o death_n be_v the_o devil_n and_o man_n the_o devil_n by_o suggest_v man_n by_o obey_v both_o their_o action_n not_o urge_v of_o god_n but_o voluntary_a of_o themselves_o let_v this_o therefore_o be_v for_o our_o instrustion_n by_o the_o way_n whosoever_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n 3.4_o whosoever_o sin_v be_v the_o servant_n of_o death_n neither_o yet_o let_v we_o so_o rage_n against_o the_o devil_n as_o that_o we_o altogether_o exempt_v ourselves_o from_o guilt_n but_o rather_o know_v the_o readiness_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o assail_a and_o our_o own_o willingness_n in_o obey_v we_o ought_v both_o to_o renounce_v the_o devil_n and_o forsake_v ourselves_o and_o cleave_v only_o in_o this_o extremity_n to_o the_o lord_n now_o how_o just_o death_n be_v derive_v from_o adam_n to_o all_o his_o heir_n will_v better_o appear_v by_o the_o succeed_a inheritance_n of_o sin_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n and_o race_n for_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n and_o grace_n upon_o adam_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v convey_v they_o to_o his_o seed_n if_o he_o himself_o by_o obedience_n will_v have_v keep_v they_o but_o god_n mean_v not_o to_o give_v they_o to_o his_o posterity_n if_o he_o by_o his_o rebellion_n and_o unthankfulness_n shall_v rash_o loose_v they_o as_o he_o do_v adam_n therefore_o fall_v from_o god_n be_v just_o deprive_v of_o these_o his_o grace_n and_o gift_n and_o as_o a_o just_a punishment_n inflict_v upon_o his_o sin_n do_v in_o equity_n also_o deprive_v his_o whole_a posterity_n of_o the_o same_o god_n can_v i_o confess_v have_v preserve_v adam_n seed_n from_o his_o pollution_n but_o it_o make_v more_o for_o his_o glory_n that_o 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nature_n he_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n sin_n only_o except_v so_o likewise_o be_v christian_n regenerate_v by_o his_o spirit_n cleanse_v from_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n that_o they_o be_v the_o body_n may_v not_o be_v unlike_o the_o head_n but_o as_o the_o true_a husband_n and_o wife_n 5.29.30_o may_v both_o be_v but_o one_o flesh_n and_o of_o like_a nature_n and_o condition_n christ_n wash_v his_o child_n who_o he_o will_v join_v and_o section_n 8_o couple_n to_o himself_o from_o their_o sin_n first_o by_o his_o bloodshed_n upon_o the_o cross_n 9.14_o have_v undoubted_o obtain_v of_o his_o father_n remission_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o the_o same_o sanctify_v they_o unto_o himself_o by_o impute_v unto_o they_o and_o communicate_v with_o they_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n second_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n 3.5_o he_o sanctify_v they_o with_o real_a and_o true_a holiness_n make_v they_o holy_a indeed_o as_o for_o relic_n of_o 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but_o both_o together_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o whole_a faithful_a man_n and_o no_o man_n be_v make_v partaker_n of_o salvation_n but_o by_o the_o union_n and_o conjunction_n which_o he_o have_v with_o christ_n wherefore_o in_o this_o spiritual_a union_n whole_a christ_n be_v couple_v with_o whole_a man_n 3.16_o a_o mystery_n unspeakable_a yet_o i_o say_v to_o be_v believe_v that_o god_n clothe_v in_o the_o flesh_n shall_v come_v down_o to_o man_n and_o become_v man_n that_o man_n may_v be_v exalt_v into_o the_o high_a heaven_n and_o that_o our_o nature_n may_v be_v take_v into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o deity_n that_o he_o to_o who_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n bow_n and_o think_v it_o their_o honour_n to_o be_v serviceable_a shall_v come_v down_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o his_o slave_n a_o ransom_n for_o his_o enemy_n together_o with_o our_o nature_n take_v up_o our_o infirmity_n and_o shame_n and_o bear_v our_o sin_n without_o sin_n god_n offer_v peace_n to_o man_n the_o holy_a seek_v to_o the_o unjust_a the_o potter_n to_o the_o clay_n the_o king_n to_o the_o traitor_n section_n 10_o christ_n have_v take_v man_n nature_n upon_o he_o not_o angel_n 2.6_o and_o glorify_v it_o with_o the_o robe_n of_o his_o holy_a resurrection_n and_o immortality_n have_v exalt_v the_o same_o above_o all_o heaven_n angel_n and_o throne_n and_o place_v it_o at_o god_n right_a hand_n and_o since_o every_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a have_v a_o portion_n of_o flesh_n in_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n therefore_o where_o a_o piece_n of_o my_o flesh_n be_v say_v augustine_n there_o i_o trust_v to_o reign_v soliloq_fw-la where_o my_o flesh_n be_v glorify_v i_o know_v i_o shall_v be_v glorious_a and_o where_o my_o flesh_n do_v rule_v there_o i_o look_v to_o have_v dominion_n and_o although_o i_o be_o yet_o a_o sinner_n yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o of_o this_o participation_n of_o grace_n although_o my_o sin_n yet_o do_v hinder_v i_o yet_o my_o substance_n do_v require_v it_o and_o although_o my_o offence_n for_o a_o time_n do_v exclude_v i_o yet_o the_o communion_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o repel_v i_o section_n 11_o as_o by_o the_o flesh_n of_o adam_n corrupt_v sin_n and_o death_n spread_v over_o all_o so_o by_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n sanctify_v and_o unite_v to_o the_o eternal_a godhead_n righteousness_n and_o life_n be_v communicate_v unto_o us._n the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o ark_n wherein_o dwell_v all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n corporal_o by_o that_o and_o from_o that_o be_v all_o heavenly_a good_a thing_n convey_v unto_o we_o 2.9_o it_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o godhead_n yet_o so_o only_o be_v take_v and_o join_v inseparable_o into_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o person_n the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n be_v as_o a_o fountain_n whence_o all_o good_a thing_n as_o life_n and_o salvation_n do_v flow_v but_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o humanity_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o channel_n and_o conduit-pipe_n by_o which_o 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his_o godhead_n and_o as_o no_o man_n ascend_v unto_o god_n and_o be_v unite_v unto_o section_n 13_o he_o but_o by_o christ_n the_o mediator_n and_o that_o by_o his_o flesh_n so_o god_n also_o do_v communicate_v nothing_o with_o we_o but_o by_o the_o same_o mediator_n and_o that_o by_o his_o flesh_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o even_o in_o his_o flesh_n our_o redemption_n be_v wrought_v sin_n destroy_v 1._o the_o devil_n vanquish_v death_n overcome_v and_o eternal_a life_n obtain_v and_o although_o our_o whole_a salvation_n and_o life_n do_v depend_v on_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o communicate_v unto_o we_o but_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o by_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n therefore_o say_v
same_o thus_o be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o mariner_n harden_v unto_o the_o sea_n thus_o come_v knob_n in_o the_o poor_a labourer_n hand_n so_o be_v the_o soldier_n arm_n strengthen_v for_o the_o spear_n and_o dart_n and_o the_o member_n of_o those_o that_o run_v make_v nimble_a for_o the_o race_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n that_o part_n in_o any_o man_n be_v the_o strong_a that_o most_o be_v exercise_v by_o pain_n and_o toil_n there_o be_v none_o so_o firm_a and_o solid_a a_o tree_n as_o that_o which_o the_o wind_n often_o beat_v upon_o for_o be_v thus_o beat_v and_o ballast_v it_o knit_v together_o and_o spread_v the_o root_n more_o firm_o in_o the_o ground_n the_o fire_n try_v the_o gold_n and_o misery_n man_n of_o courage_n seneca_n there_o be_v no_o peace_n without_o war_n no_o rest_n without_o toil_n no_o crown_n without_o cross_n no_o reign_v without_o suffering_n no_o glory_n without_o shame_n and_o shake_n in_o this_o woeful_a world_n section_n 16_o many_n will_v feed_v upon_o manchet_n and_o always_o tread_v upon_o rose_n i_o mean_v in_o serve_v god_n they_o will_v be_v free_v from_o all_o affliction_n they_o love_v canaan_n with_o the_o israelite_n but_o they_o loathe_v the_o wilderness_n the_o run_a water_n of_o shilo_n they_o will_v taste_v but_o the_o rough_a stream_n of_o jordane_n they_o can_v tallage_n 10.35_o james_n and_o john_n will_v have_v the_o seat_n of_o honour_n but_o they_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o the_o bitter_a cup._n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n be_v not_o strew_v with_o flower_n but_o set_v with_o thorn_n yet_o be_v it_o both_o the_o straight_a and_o the_o right_a path_n to_o immortal_a glory_n the_o persecution_n and_o trouble_n of_o god_n child_n shall_v never_o cease_v till_o the_o world_n be_v without_o hatred_n the_o devil_n without_o envy_n and_o our_o nature_n without_o corruption_n even_o the_o sweet_a of_o all_o flower_n have_v his_o thorn_n and_o who_o can_v determine_v whether_o the_o scent_n 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thereof_o cause_v abundance_n of_o grace_n 5.15.21_o and_o the_o great_a remission_n of_o sin_n procure_v the_o great_a love_n of_o god_n what_o therefore_o can_v satan_n gain_v by_o his_o assault_n but_o to_o multiply_v the_o reward_n and_o make_v the_o crown_n of_o god_n saint_n far_o more_o glorious_a by_o their_o suffering_n death_n may_v put_v out_o our_o carnal_a eye_n yet_o satan_n have_v not_o whereof_o to_o rejoice_v so_o long_o as_o faith_n enlighten_v the_o mind_n never_o remove_v her_o eye_n from_o christ_n jesus_n crucify_v so_o forcible_a and_o effectual_a be_v the_o spiritual_a contemplation_n and_o insight_n of_o christ_n crucify_v that_o it_o turn_v despair_n into_o hope_n and_o hope_v into_o joy_n most_o glorious_a and_o unspeakable_a the_o humb_n be_v have_v lose_v her_o sting_n in_o another_o section_n 18_o do_v still_o notwithstanding_o make_v a_o grievous_a noise_n by_o she_o often_o buzz_v about_o our_o ear_n yet_o we_o know_v she_o can_v hurt_v we_o so_o sin_n 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