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wisdom_n of_o nature_n the_o goodness_n of_o nature_n neither_o have_v they_o conformity_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o they_o serve_v as_o a_o extraordinary_a punishment_n for_o some_o offence_n undoubted_o signify_v the_o fall_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o very_a person_n of_o man_n together_o with_o his_o part_n and_o constitution_n deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la the_o fall_n of_o man._n the_o second_o part_n as_o in_o great_a building_n intend_v all_o thing_n can_v easy_o be_v discern_v in_o the_o platform_n it_o lie_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n wisdom_n art_n or_o providence_n to_o prevent_v all_o error_n some_o fault_n will_v escape_v which_o by_o use_n and_o continuance_n of_o time_n will_v better_o appear_v and_o discover_v themselves_o creature_n so_o be_v it_o in_o
and_o pamper_a with_o the_o beast_n that_o other_o shall_v take_v care_n and_o charge_n over_o we_o and_o at_o length_n before_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age_n overtake_v we_o to_o end_v our_o life_n with_o a_o thrust_n or_o a_o blow_n when_o in_o a_o instant_n we_o be_v bereave_v of_o sense_n of_o life_n and_o of_o motion_n then_o to_o stay_v and_o expect_v nature_n best_a time_n and_o leisure_n when_o with_o long_o linger_a and_o tedious_a disease_n we_o shall_v be_v first_o wrack_v and_o torment_v with_o most_o exquisite_a torment_n for_o assure_o the_o torment_n of_o tyrant_n be_v not_o so_o cruel_a as_o be_v the_o torment_n of_o nature_n be_v indeed_o in_o the_o more_o sensitive_a part_n and_o yet_o after_o these_o torment_n at_o length_n we_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o execution_n in_o regard_n of_o my_o profession_n i_o will_v not_o willing_o intermeddle_v in_o cause_n of_o blood_n rather_o let_v all_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o offender_n against_o law_n free_o escape_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o clergy_n for_o we_o preach_v mercy_n and_o nothing_o but_o mercy_n and_o all_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o clergy_n yet_o here_o i_o can_v do_v no_o less_o then_o relate_v a_o truth_n i_o do_v therefore_o call_v you_o sergeant_n bailiff_n man_n constable_n and_o jayler_n to_o witness_v how_o many_o prison_n be_v there_o in_o this_o one_o city_n what_o variety_n of_o chain_n of_o fetter_n of_o bolt_n what_o dungeon_n and_o place_n of_o torment_n what_o wrack_n and_o strappado_n what_o stock_n pillory_n and_o house_n of_o correction_n how_o many_o kind_n of_o death_n hang_n press_a burn_a quarter_a war_n wherefore_o serve_v your_o office_n or_o the_o office_n of_o sheriff_n but_o only_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o these_o law_n wherefore_o carry_v the_o magistrate_n either_o sword_n or_o faggot_n before_o he_o it_o be_v not_o to_o keep_v away_o fly_v or_o gnat_n but_o that_o 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at_o once_o i_o will_v not_o speak_v of_o other_o stratagem_n and_o snare_n in_o war_n or_o the_o great_a massacre_n in_o peace_n i_o pray_o can_v all_o the_o shambles_n afford_v so_o many_o knife_n beetle_n axe_n as_o there_o be_v tool_n and_o instrument_n prepare_v for_o man_n julius_n caesar_n alone_o who_o certain_o can_v be_v brand_v with_o any_o note_n of_o the_o great_a cruelty_n yet_o in_o his_o battle_n he_o be_v say_v to_o vanquish_v and_o kill_v a_o eleven_o hundred_o thousand_o fight_a man_n beside_o his_o own_o soldier_n who_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o conquest_n from_o the_o death_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v incident_a and_o common_a both_o to_o man_n and_o to_o beast_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o speak_v one_o word_n of_o their_o funeral_n when_o i_o remember_v how_o the_o young_a chicken_n both_o though_o continual_o feed_v in_o the_o channel_n without_o respect_n shall_v now_o at_o length_n be_v serve_v up_o in_o a_o silver_n dish_n upon_o a_o damask_n tablecloth_n with_o much_o pomp_n and_o solemnity_n to_o be_v food_n for_o their_o master_n neat_o handle_v curious_o carve_v and_o safe_o lay_v up_o in_o their_o bowel_n certain_o i_o commend_v their_o funeral_n before_o man_n who_o be_v wrap_v in_o a_o sheet_n bury_v in_o a_o pit_n where_o his_o carcase_n corrupt_v and_o be_v make_v meat_n for_o the_o worm_n thus_o behold_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n the_o mirror_n of_o nature_n man_n for_o who_o the_o whole_a fabric_n be_v create_v to_o who_o use_n and_o service_n all_o creature_n be_v direct_v who_o be_v a_o little_a world_n epitomise_v a_o abridgement_n of_o nature_n man_n i_o say_v so_o far_o exceed_v all_o other_o creature_n in_o that_o high_a prerogative_n of_o a_o reasonable_a and_o immortal_a soul_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o flesh_n his_o condition_n be_v equal_a if_o not_o inferior_a to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n it_o shall_v much_o detract_v from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o nature_n and_o almost_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o punishment_n just_o inflict_v on_o man_n for_o his_o sin_n that_o man_n so_o far_o exceed_v all_o other_o creature_n shall_v notwithstanding_o in_o his_o end_n be_v account_v and_o number_v with_o the_o base_a for_o so_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n i_o have_v say_v to_o the_o grave_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o brother_n my_o sister_n my_o kinsman_n to_o conclude_v strange_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o dumb_a creature_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o misery_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o they_o wherein_o we_o do_v not_o share_v with_o they_o alike_o and_o partake_v in_o their_o misfortune_n but_o many_o ill_a accident_n do_v daily_o befall_v we_o not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o reasonable_a soul_n mind_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o ourselves_o but_o likewise_o for_o our_o body_n consist_v of_o the_o same_o element_n with_o they_o and_o yet_o therein_o they_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o portion_n with_o we_o and_o in_o those_o misery_n which_o both_o sustain_v alike_o man_n be_v much_o great_a in_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o hitherto_o i_o have_v only_o speak_v of_o such_o thing_n which_o concern_v man_n proper_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o body_n and_o in_o comparison_n with_o other_o creature_n now_o i_o will_v single_a he_o several_o by_o himself_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o his_o part_n the_o soul_n and_o the_o flesh_n i_o can_v fit_a resemble_v he_o then_o to_o the_o university_n and_o town_n of_o cambridge_n for_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n as_o likewise_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o circuit_n of_o place_n you_o shall_v find_v two_o several_a corporation_n two_o distinct_a charter_n different_a statute_n &_o law_n each_o oppose_a other_o each_o accuse_v other_o when_o both_o may_v want_v reformation_n now_o let_v i_o come_v to_o the_o more_o noble_a part_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sufficient_a misery_n mind_n to_o be_v thus_o molest_v above_o measure_n by_o the_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n not_o any_o one_o creature_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o like_a affliction_n but_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v sorrow_n and_o grievance_n which_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o mind_n first_o begin_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o therefore_o only_o competent_a to_o man_n and_o from_o the_o mind_n at_o length_n burst_v forth_o in_o the_o body_n either_o by_o melancholy_a fit_n forbearance_n of_o meat_n neglect_v of_o his_o natural_a rest_n as_o poison_n inward_o take_v break_v out_o into_o sore_n and_o these_o be_v much_o more_o dangerous_a than_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o flesh_n insomuch_o that_o sometime_o man_n turn_v desperate_a and_o commit_v the_o most_o cruel_a bloody_a and_o unnatural_a action_n that_o possible_o heart_n can_v imagine_v his_o own_o hand_n shed_v his_o own_o blood_n all_o his_o 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and_o corruption_n therefore_o the_o fall_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n appear_v in_o the_o forgetfulness_n of_o man_n from_o the_o platonike_n i_o will_v come_v to_o the_o school_n of_o the_o famous_a and_o thrice_o renown_a aristotle_n and_o here_o i_o do_v ingenious_o and_o true_o confess_v philosophy_n that_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v speak_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o of_o nature_n corruption_n i_o have_v only_o borrow_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o his_o learning_n so_o that_o this_o whole_a treatise_n may_v not_o improper_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o only_o the_o error_n except_v which_o i_o claim_v as_o be_v due_a unto_o myself_o to_o prove_v man_n fall_n out_o of_o his_o ground_n be_v to_o repeat_v all_o i_o will_v therefore_o here_o insist_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o general_a and_o therein_o aristotle_n shall_v speak_v for_o himself_o first_o for_o the_o metaphysic_n speak_v of_o thing_n most_o general_a which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v transcendentia_fw-la bonum_fw-la transcendens_fw-la the_o goodness_n of_o a_o creature_n be_v number_v and_o account_v with_o the_o rest_n and_o look_v to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o nature_n nothing_o be_v so_o common_a and_o trivial_a in_o philosophy_n as_o be_v this_o axiom_n ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o approbation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o of_o gen._n &_o vidit_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o erant_fw-la omne_fw-la valdè_fw-la bona_fw-la and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o philosopher_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v malum_fw-la malitia_fw-la defectus_fw-la deformitas_fw-la monstrum_fw-la and_o the_o like_a and_o these_o to_o be_v incident_a to_o nature_n herself_o and_o these_o to_o be_v know_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o goodness_n according_a to_o the_o distance_n or_o access_n have_v no_o entity_n in_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o able_a to_o be_v the_o 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as_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o &_o nothing_o include_v a_o
of_o good_a &_o of_o evil_a with_o the_o manichee_n be_v to_o overthrow_v both_o for_o who_o shall_v set_v they_o at_o difference_n or_o who_o shall_v appoint_v they_o their_o bound_n and_o limitation_n evil_a want_v no_o positive_a cause_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o mere_a defect_n and_o privation_n want_v of_o light_n cause_v darkness_n etc._n etc._n or_o if_o you_o will_v suppose_v a_o fountain_n of_o evil_a than_o it_o shall_v sudden_o dissolve_v itself_o as_o consist_v of_o such_o contrariety_n which_o can_v never_o be_v reconcile_v as_o for_o example_n while_o partiality_n and_o oppression_n shall_v strive_v to_o encounter_v each_o other_o in_o judgement_n and_o to_o make_v themselves_o strong_a in_o their_o faction_n falsehood_n and_o lie_a shall_v interpose_v itself_o as_o a_o umpire_n or_o a_o advocate_n and_o so_o cunning_o corrupt_v and_o suborn_v witness_n and_o evidency_n on_o both_o side_n as_o neither_o of_o they_o shall_v attain_v to_o their_o purpose_n lo_o here_o sin_n do_v overthrow_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sin_n and_o can_v together_o subsist_v with_o itself_o now_o both_o of_o they_o fail_v justice_n take_v place_n whereas_o all_o the_o virtue_n be_v tie_v together_o in_o one_o golden_a chain_n idem_fw-la volumus_fw-la idem_fw-la nolumus_fw-la proceed_v from_o one_o fountain_n and_o not_o able_a several_o to_o subsist_v direct_v to_o one_o end_n supporting_z and_o uphold_v each_o other_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o power_n truth_n will_v depose_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o a_o right_a justice_n will_v stand_v in_o defence_n of_o that_o right_n wisdom_n will_v guide_v and_o direct_v justice_n and_o send_v out_o her_o commission_n to_o strength_n for_o the_o due_a execution_n of_o her_o law_n jerusalem_fw-la adificatur_fw-la ut_fw-la ciâ—itas_fw-la pacem_fw-la habens_fw-la ad_fw-la inuicem_fw-la man_n therefore_o be_v total_o sanctify_v inward_o in_o the_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n outward_o in_o the_o right_a rule_n of_o his_o sense_n and_o 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submission_n of_o herself_o serve_v and_o please_v god_n expect_v a_o further_a illumination_n by_o god_n holy_a grace_n direction_n and_o providence_n both_o will_n and_o understanding_n be_v good_a in_o themselves_o yet_o capable_a of_o evil_n and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o our_o fall_n hitherto_o you_o see_v in_o man_n a_o power_n to_o stand_v or_o to_o fall_v posse_fw-la malum_fw-la per_fw-la velle_fw-la bonum_fw-la cum_fw-la vinceret_fw-la adam_n posse_fw-la bonum_fw-la per_fw-la velle_fw-la malum_fw-la sibi_fw-la perdidit_fw-la there_o be_v only_o a_o capacity_n in_o his_o mind_n but_o for_o the_o inferior_a nature_n of_o his_o flesh_n tempt_v it_o be_v whole_o sanctify_v no_o ill_a fancy_n can_v appear_v in_o his_o brain_n no_o inordinate_a motion_n in_o his_o member_n his_o sense_n not_o dissolute_a straggle_a and_o wander_v only_o according_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o creature_n he_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o fall_n capable_a of_o transgression_n 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have_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o will_n be_v likewise_o subject_a to_o a_o outward_a tentation_n for_o proof_n hereof_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v outward_o tempt_v observe_v the_o diversity_n of_o tentation_n in_o this_o corrupt_a state_n of_o man_n tentation_n sometime_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o inward_a light_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n man_n be_v provoke_v to_o some_o unclean_a and_o carnal_a â—inne_n here_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o be_v the_o sole_a actor_n sometime_o when_o neither_o flesh_n nor_o spirit_n be_v incline_v yet_o the_o pomp_n and_o pride_n of_o this_o world_n allure_v man_n to_o sin_n and_o sometime_o when_o nothing_o in_o nature_n i_o say_v nothing_o in_o corrupt_a nature_n can_v move_v yet_o a_o evil_a spirit_n observe_v the_o soul_n action_n and_o thereby_o judge_v of_o her_o disposition_n consider_v the_o course_n and_o inclination_n of_o humour_n do_v stir_v up_o fit_a 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