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god_n psal._n 68_o 3._o &_o 105._o 3_o 4._o phil._n 4._o 2._o it_o be_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n that_o his_o servant_n rejoice_v it_o be_v appearance_n not_o lawful_a to_o be_v sad_a before_o the_o persian_a king_n they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o disparagement_n to_o their_o graciousnesse_n and_o honour_n see_v col._n 1._o 10_o 11._o phil._n 3._o 3_o gal._n 5._o 22._o rom._n 14._o 17._o we_o be_v as_o much_o bind_v to_o make_v god_n our_o joy_n as_o sin_v our_o grief_n we_o can_v love_v god_n with_o all_o our_o strength_n unless_o we_o rejoice_v in_o he_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o duty_n but_o a_o privilege_n to_o joy_n in_o god_n what_o be_v your_o happiness_n in_o heaven_n but_o joy_n in_o god_n which_o be_v begin_v on_o earth_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o privilege_n peculiar_a to_o justify_v person_n rom._n 5._o 5._o adam_n after_o he_o fall_v sai_z he_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o be_v afraid_a see_v psal._n 106._o 4_o 5._o 3._o it_o be_v the_o high_a privilege_n that_o saint_n can_v enjoy_v on_o this_o side_n heaven_n god_n be_v the_o chief_a object_n for_o this_o joy_n to_o be_v place_v upon_o and_o joy_n in_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o joy_n psal_n 4._o 6._o second_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v the_o soul_n close_o with_o the_o object_n in_o that_o measure_n and_o proportion_n that_o the_o object_n deserve_v therefore_o joy_n in_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v the_o most_o transcendent_a it_o be_v call_v joy_n unspeakable_a and_o glorious_a rejoice_v exceed_o you_o righteous_a ephes._n 5._o 18._o this_o be_v often_o call_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 14._o that_o be_v not_o only_o joy_v which_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o that_o joy_n which_o the_o holy_a spirit_n work_v in_o we_o there_o be_v seven_o thing_n which_o every_o child_n of_o god_n have_v receive_v from_o god_n that_o give_v he_o occasion_n to_o rejoice_v abundant_o though_o he_o be_v in_o tribulation_n 1._o all_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o free_o do_v away_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n isa._n 40._o begin_v christ_n say_v to_o the_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n son_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o 2._o they_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o perfect_a robe_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n before_o the_o lord_n isa._n 61._o 7_o 8._o they_o may_v rejoice_v in_o their_o inherent_a righteousness_n their_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n love_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n much_o more_o in_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n revel_v 17._o the_o guest_n be_v to_o rejoice_v at_o the_o bride_n marriage_n much_o more_o the_o bride_n 3._o because_o they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o their_o service_n accept_v notwithstanding_o their_o mixture_n of_o corruption_n 4._o all_o evil_a be_v remove_v from_o they_o sorrow_n be_v the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o heart_n because_o of_o some_o evil_a object_n psal._n 9_o no_o evil_a shall_v come_v nigh_o his_o dwell_n that_o be_v under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o almighty_a 5._o the_o lord_n have_v undertake_v in_o his_o covenant_n to_o supply_v they_o with_o all_o good_a and_o to_o provide_v he_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v needful_a for_o he_o whilst_o he_o live_v in_o this_o world_n 6._o when_o this_o life_n be_v end_v there_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o a_o glorious_a condition_n in_o heaven_n the_o angel_n will_v carry_v thou_o thither_o and_o christ_n receive_v thou_o mat._n 5._o rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a for_o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n 7._o all_o these_o thing_n be_v keep_v for_o they_o by_o christ_n thou_o be_v therefore_o more_o happy_a than_o adam_n in_o paradise_n or_o the_o angel_n before_o they_o fall_v they_o have_v the_o image_n of_o god_n grace_n yet_o in_o their_o own_o power_n to_o lose_v and_o they_o do_v lose_v it_o the_o property_n of_o this_o joy_n 1._o it_o be_v spiritual_a its_o work_n be_v in_o the_o inward_a and_o most_o spiritual_a faculty_n 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and_o sing_v of_o psalm_n 4._o it_o breed_v spiritual_a strength_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v your_o strength_n neb._n 8._o 10._o 5._o this_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o the_o profession_n of_o religion_n and_o glory_n to_o christianity_n it_o will_v satisfy_v other_o that_o there_o be_v some_o secret_a excellency_n in_o that_o way_n 6._o the_o example_n of_o other_o man_n who_o rejoice_v in_o vanity_n and_o will_v not_o thou_o rejoice_v in_o christ_n mark_n and_o evidence_n of_o spiritual_a and_o sanctify_a joy_n first_o by_o the_o antecedent_n of_o it_o 1._o it_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o mourner_n in_o zion_n isa._n 61._o 1._o matth._n 5._o 4._o till_o sin_n be_v our_o sorrow_n we_o shall_v never_o have_v this_o joy_n john_n 16._o 9_o the_o first_o work_n of_o the_o comforter_n be_v to_o convince_v the_o soul_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o of_o sorrow_n 2._o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n one_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o gospel-joy_n till_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n rom._n 15._o 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our_o peace_n but_o the_o frowardness_n of_o our_o spirit_n which_o can_v pardon_v and_o pass_v by_o these_o wrong_n petition_n 6_o and_o lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a in_o the_o former_a petition_n we_o beg_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n in_o this_o we_o crave_v the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n in_o the_o former_a we_o ask_v freedom_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o we_o crave_v deliverance_n from_o the_o evil_a and_o corruption_n of_o sin_n and_o strength_n against_o tentation_n allure_a we_o thereunto_o this_o petition_n well_o follow_v the_o former_a for_o when_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o forgive_v sin_n he_o deliver_v they_o from_o be_v harden_v therein_o knewstub_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o or_o rather_o bring_v or_o carry_v we_o not_o into_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o tempt_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o lead_v into_o tentation_n we_o do_v not_o evangel_n desire_v not_o to_o be_v 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supper_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o must_v be_v a_o active_a and_o lively_a faith_n in_o the_o sacrament_n to_o take_v christ_n by_o a_o a_o of_o confidence_n and_o give_v up_o ourselves_o by_o a_o act_n of_o resignation_n the_o great_a spiritual_a grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v faith_n and_o love_n 1._o faith_n be_v the_o great_a command_n of_o the_o gospel_n believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o great_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n ephes._n 2._o 8._o 3._o it_o be_v the_o great_a condition_n on_o which_o all_o the_o promise_n hang_v isa._n 79._o heb._n 11._o 6._o faith_n empty_v the_o soul_n more_o of_o itself_o then_o all_o other_o grace_n it_o give_v all_o the_o glory_n to_o god_n rom._n 4._o 20._o and_o often_o beside_o in_o that_o chapter_n it_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n whereby_o we_o discern_v christ_n heb._n 11._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 4._o â—lt_n it_o be_v the_o stomach_n of_o the_o soul._n christ_n describe_v believe_v by_o hunger_a and_o thirst_v it_o 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idol-temple_n though_o after_o he_o may_v in_o likelihood_n have_v be_v draw_v further_o and_o such_o be_v the_o offence_n of_o those_o that_o will_v in_o corinth_n go_v to_o the_o idol_n temple_n and_o sit_v among_o their_o old_a acquaintance_n in_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n eat_v and_o drink_v with_o they_o trust_v that_o this_o be_v no_o fault_n because_o they_o know_v a_o idol_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o yet_o paul_n do_v blame_v in_o they_o as_o have_v communion_n with_o devil_n in_o so_o do_v and_o such_o be_v the_o case_n of_o those_o that_o will_v needs_o go_v see_v mass_n and_o there_o carry_v themselves_o in_o all_o reverend_a soâ—t_n as_o if_o they_o like_v all_o when_o inward_o they_o condemn_v they_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o three_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a the_o lord_n have_v enjoin_v to_o mankind_n that_o principal_a service_n which_o he_o ibid._n most_o delight_v in_o and_o which_o for_o itself_o he_o do_v approve_v and_o require_v command_v also_o the_o less_o principal_a both_o for_o the_o kind_n and_o sort_n of_o it_o and_o for_o a_o special_a time_n to_o be_v dedicate_v thereunto_o the_o sort_n of_o this_o worship_n be_v twofold_a 1._o solemn_a 2._o common_n the_o solemn_a worship_n be_v that_o whereto_o man_n do_v whole_o give_v themselves_o set_v themselves_o apart_o from_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o attend_v it_o whole_o the_o common_a be_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v to_o god_n joint_o in_o and_o with_o our_o other_o affair_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o in_o they_o we_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o he_o or_o any_o thing_n of_o he_o it_o suffice_v not_o to_o honour_n god_n in_o the_o orderly_a performance_n of_o all_o religious_a service_n command_v by_o he_o but_o even_o then_o also_o when_o we_o be_v busy_v in_o our_o common_a affair_n it_o 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under_o the_o title_n of_o his_o word_n be_v comprehend_v the_o holy_a scripture_n themselves_o the_o true_a religion_n therein_o contain_v and_o his_o holy_a title_n and_o attribute_n see_v 1_o tim._n 6._o 1._o all_o of_o these_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o take_v up_o this_o name_n of_o god_n be_v to_o meddle_v with_o they_o or_o have_v any_o thing_n any_o way_n to_o do_v with_o any_o of_o they_o in_o the_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n we_o be_v as_o it_o be_v take_v up_o of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o name_n but_o in_o common_a life_n we_o have_v occasion_n in_o divers_a respect_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n either_o in_o word_n deed_n or_o thought_n and_o so_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o be_v to_o take_v they_o up_o to_o take_v this_o name_n in_o vain_a or_o for_o vanity_n be_v so_o to_o use_v they_o as_o the_o use_n of_o they_o serve_v not_o for_o any_o spiritual_a good_a to_o our_o soul_n or_o any_o special_a honour_n to_o he_o for_o all_o thing_n be_v idlâ—_n and_o fruitless_a which_o serve_v not_o for_o these_o purpose_n that_o be_v say_v deodate_v on_o exod._n 20._o 7._o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v use_n of_o it_o in_o oath_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o frivolous_a unprofitable_a rash_a false_a and_o impious_a speech_n so_o then_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n be_v to_o require_v piety_n and_o of_o the_o second_o true_a religiousness_n so_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o be_v to_o require_v a_o godly_a or_o holy_a conversation_n that_o be_v behave_v of_o ourselves_o holy_o and_o godly_a in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n even_o then_o when_o we_o be_v not_o busy_v in_o perform_v any_o duty_n of_o religion_n that_o in_o our_o common_a and_o usual_a speech_n and_o action_n
sensibus_fw-la it_o may_v be_v question_v how_o far_o the_o magistrate_n may_v use_v compulsory_a power_n for_o suppress_v of_o heresy_n and_o gross_a error_n 1._o he_o must_v use_v no_o violent_a course_n till_o care_n be_v have_v of_o a_o information_n tit._n 3._o 10._o 33._o 2._o in_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o matter_n of_o less_o moment_n christian_a toleration_n take_v place_n rom._n 15._o 14._o ephes._n 4._o 2._o so_o far_o as_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o faith_n salva_fw-la fidei_fw-la compage_fw-la aug._n 3._o a_o gross_a error_n keep_v secret_a come_v not_o under_o the_o magistrate_n cognizance_n cogitationis_fw-la poenam_fw-la nemo_fw-la patitur_fw-la say_v the_o civil_a law_n while_o it_o be_v keep_v in_o 4._o error_n according_a to_o their_o different_a nature_n and_o degree_n meet_v with_o different_a punishment_n ezra_n 7._o 26._o 5._o blasphemy_n idolatry_n and_o gross_a heresy_n be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o gross_a breach_n of_o the_o second_o table_n because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v they_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o their_o conscience_n tit._n 3._o 9_o 11._o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o punish_v for_o their_o conscience_n but_o for_o go_v against_o their_o conscience_n baal_n prophet_n be_v slay_v 1_o king_n 18._o 18._o see_v exod._n 21._o 20._o levit._fw-la 24._o 10._o magistrate_n ought_v not_o to_o plant_v or_o propagate_v religion_n by_o arms._n the_o cruelty_n of_o 2._o the_o spaniard_n upon_o the_o indian_n be_v abhor_v by_o all_o true_a religion_n shall_v be_v plant_v by_o true_a doctrine_n instruction_n example_n but_o it_o may_v be_v defend_v by_o arms._n mariana_n the_o jesuit_n say_v princeps_fw-la nihil_fw-la statuat_fw-la de_fw-la religione_fw-la but_o the_o public_a magistrate_n chief_a care_n shall_v be_v concern_v god_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n job_n 31._o 26_o 27_o 28._o ezra_n 7._o 25_o 26_o 27._o it_o be_v prophesy_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n isa._n 44._o 28._o &_o isa._n 49._o 23._o that_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n to_o the_o church_n god_n promise_v zac._n 13._o 2._o to_o cause_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n to_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o land_n see_v ver_n 3_o 4._o they_o be_v shepherd_n isa._n 44._o 29._o father_n of_o their_o country_n the_o lord_n servants_z rom._n 13._o 3._o pollution_n in_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n make_v way_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o state_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o governor_n thereof_o ezra_n 7._o 23._o magistrate_n be_v officer_n under_o christ_n the_o mediator_n therefore_o as_o christ_n officer_n they_o must_v not_o only_o do_v his_o work_n but_o aim_v at_o his_o end_n they_o must_v serve_v god_n not_o only_o as_o man_n but_o as_o magistrate_n the_o connivance_n and_o toleration_n of_o magistrate_n in_o thing_n of_o religion_n have_v bring_v in_o the_o great_a judgement_n and_o cruel_a persecution_n the_o christian_a emperor_n connive_v at_o the_o arrian_n heresy_n and_o when_o they_o get_v atheism_n head_n they_o more_o cruel_o persecute_v the_o orthodox_n christian_n than_o the_o pagan_n or_o turk_n julianus_n haereticis_fw-la libertatem_fw-la perditionis_fw-la permisit_fw-la aug._n in_o epist._n that_o be_v now_o style_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n the_o insurrection_n of_o the_o arminian_n in_o the_o netherlands_o and_o of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o germany_n be_v sufficient_o know_v object_n this_o be_v to_o make_v the_o magistrate_n judgement_n a_o rule_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o will_v subject_v we_o to_o a_o continual_a change_n answ._n there_o be_v a_o threefold_a judgement_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 1._o propheticum_fw-la 2._o politicum_fw-la a_o magistrate_n must_v know_v how_o god_n will_v be_v worship_v 3._o privatae_fw-la discretionis_fw-la as_o a_o man_n must_v believe_v for_o himself_o so_o he_o must_v know_v for_o himself_o object_n 2._o this_o be_v to_o teach_v man_n to_o persecute_v the_o saint_n answ._n persecution_n be_v suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n not_o for_o poison_v man_n soul_n the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o to_o determine_v matter_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v one_o rule_n for_o he_o and_o the_o people_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n isa._n 8._o 20._o but_o he_o ought_v to_o see_v that_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v observe_v 1._o none_o be_v to_o preach_v but_o prophet_n 2._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 32._o so_o much_o for_o superior_n authority_n the_o superior_n without_o authority_n follow_v and_o their_o inferior_n which_o be_v either_o in_o gift_n age._n duty_n of_o inferior_n be_v 1._o to_o acknowledge_v their_o gift_n and_o reverence_n they_o for_o the_o same_o 2._o to_o imitate_v they_o duty_n of_o superior_n they_o must_v use_v their_o gift_n for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o rom._n 15._o 1._o thus_o much_o for_o superior_n and_o inferior_n in_o gift_n those_o in_o age_n follow_v duty_n of_o young_a person_n to_o those_o that_o be_v ancient_a 1._o to_o conceive_v reverent_o of_o they_o and_o to_o carry_v ourselves_o respective_o towards_o they_o levit._n 19_o 32._o duty_n of_o elder_a person_n be_v to_o give_v a_o good_a example_n tit._n 2._o 2._o and_o by_o a_o wise_a and_o grave_a carriage_n to_o procure_v reverence_n to_o themselves_o the_o duty_n of_o equal_n be_v to_o live_v together_o sociable_o and_o comfortable_o not_o to_o exalt_v themselves_o above_o their_o fellow_n but_o in_o give_v honour_n to_o go_v one_o before_o another_o rom._n 12._o 10._o chap._n vii_o the_o six_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v or_o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n this_o commandment_n respect_v the_o person_n of_o our_o neighbour_n require_v we_o to_o procure_v his_o welfare_n and_o safety_n both_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o to_o avoid_v all_o kind_n doâ—_n of_o cruelty_n grotius_n and_o unmercifulnesse_n we_o be_v forbid_v to_o do_v any_o violence_n injury_n or_o wrong_n to_o the_o body_n and_o life_n of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o command_v to_o defend_v maintain_v and_o cherish_v the_o same_o knewstub_n lect._n 6._o on_o exod._n 20._o see_v more_o there_o it_o enjoin_v all_o such_o common_a duty_n as_o appertain_v to_o ourselves_o and_o our_o neighbour_n com._n in_o regard_n of_o their_o and_o our_o person_n the_o substance_n be_v thou_o shall_v by_o all_o good_a mean_n procure_v and_o by_o no_o ill_a mean_n hinder_v thy_o own_o or_o thy_o neighbour_n personal_a safety_n there_o be_v no_o lawful_a take_v away_o of_o life_n but_o in_o these_o three_o case_n 1._o of_o enemy_n to_o one_o country_n in_o a_o just_a war_n by_o soldier_n appoint_v to_o 209._o that_o end_n 2._o by_o the_o magistrate_n 3._o by_o a_o private_a man_n in_o his_o own_o true_a and_o just_a defence_n this_o commandment_n be_v set_v next_o to_o the_o former_a for_o two_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o lord_n have_v in_o that_o establish_a degree_n among_o man_n and_o humane_a elton_n 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contra_fw-la pontisiâ—ios_fw-la vide_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr gratia_n primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la cap._n 1._o &_o 5_o 6_o 7._o rivet_n exercit_fw-la 6._o in_o gen._n 1._o scholastici_fw-la disputant_n quod_fw-la justitia_fw-la originalis_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la coâ—â—aturalis_fw-la sed_fw-la câ—â—_n ornatus_fw-la quidam_fw-la additus_fw-la homini_fw-la tanquam_fw-la donum_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la formose_n pâ—â—llâ—_n coronam_fw-la imponat_fw-la corona_n certè_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la pars_fw-la virgin_n naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la quoddam_fw-la separatum_fw-la à _fw-la natura_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la extra_fw-la accedit_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la violationâ—_n naturae_fw-la potest_fw-la â—â—erum_fw-la aâ—imi_fw-la quare_fw-la disputant_n de_fw-la homine_fw-la &_o daemonibus_fw-la quod_fw-la etsi_fw-la originalem_fw-la justitiam_fw-la amiserint_fw-la tamen_fw-la naturalia_fw-la pura_fw-la manserint_fw-la sicut_fw-la initio_fw-la condita_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la haec_fw-la sententia_fw-la quia_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originis_fw-la extenuat_fw-la ceu_fw-la venenum_fw-la â—ugienda_fw-la est_fw-la quin_fw-la haec_fw-la statuimus_fw-la justitiam_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la quoddam_fw-la donum_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la extra_fw-la accederet_fw-la sed_fw-la fuisse_fw-la verè_fw-la naturalem_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la natura_fw-la adae_fw-la esset_fw-la diligere_fw-la deum_fw-la credere_fw-la deo_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la deum_fw-la luth._o loc_n commun_n 2._o classis_fw-la loc_n 3._o see_v sir_n walter_n rawlâ—igh_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 1._o multi_fw-la quia_fw-la locum_fw-la à _fw-la mâ—se_fw-la hic_fw-la descriptum_fw-la reperire_fw-la nusquam_fw-la potuâ—runt_fw-la â—â—â—tum_fw-la arbores_fw-la â—â—â—mina_fw-la aquas_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o allegorias_fw-la transform_v trunt_fw-la que_v rectè_fw-la august_n reâ—ellit_fw-la quamvis_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la se_fw-la idem_fw-la sensisse_fw-la fateatur_fw-la alii_fw-la eodem_fw-la decepti_fw-la errore_fw-la paradisum_fw-la sinxerunt_fw-la proximè_fw-la sphaeram_fw-la lunae_fw-la id_fw-la aëre_fw-la suspensum_fw-la paraeus_n in_o loc_n vide_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr gratia_n primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la cap._n 10._o &_o 11._o mihi_fw-la dubium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la terram_fw-la canaan_n fuisse_fw-la delicias_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la terrarum_fw-la itaque_fw-la facile_fw-la illis_fw-la accedo_fw-la qui_fw-la eo_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ante_fw-la diluvium_fw-la paradisum_fw-la putant_fw-la solus_fw-la ille_fw-la locus_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la postea_fw-la deus_fw-la voluit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la suum_fw-la esse_fw-la luth._o in_o gen._n 10._o as_o the_o scripture_n borrow_v the_o term_n of_o tartarus_n from_o the_o heathen_a 2_o pet._n 2._o 4._o so_o it_o be_v think_v by_o tertullian_n and_o gregory_n nazianzen_n that_o the_o heathen_n take_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o elysian_a field_n from_o the_o scripture-paradise_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o paradise_n be_v near_o or_o about_o mesopotamia_n and_o babylonia_n as_o beside_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o best_a writer_n the_o river_n tigris_n &_o euphrates_n which_o compass_n mesopotamia_n and_o which_o water_v the_o garden_n do_v infallible_o demonstrate_v dr_n crak_fw-mi defence_n of_o constant._n c._n 11_o 11_o de_fw-fr gratia_n primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la c._n 12._o &_o 14._o see_v kellet_n miscel._n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o paraeus_n in_o gen._n 2._o 7._o 7._o the_o poet_n from_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n take_v their_o nectar_n and_o ambrosia_n nectar_n signify_v make_v young_a and_o ambrosia_n immortality_n therefore_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o meat_n and_o drink_n of_o the_o god_n paraeus_n arbour_n scientiae_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o mali_fw-la sic_fw-la nominata_fw-la propter_fw-la eventum_fw-la futurum_fw-la quia_fw-la post_fw-la ejus_fw-la esum_fw-la homo_fw-la per_fw-la experimentum_fw-la poenae_fw-la didicit_fw-la quid_fw-la interesset_fw-la inter_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o inobedientiae_fw-la malum_fw-la aquin._n part_n 1._o quaest._n 102._o artic._n 2._o hanc_fw-la arborem_fw-la hoc_fw-la nomine_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la appellatam_fw-la non_fw-la legimus_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la eventu_fw-la moses_n appellavit_fw-la quo_fw-la adamus_n &_o heva_n si_fw-la ex_fw-la huius_fw-la fructu_fw-la comedissent_fw-la aeternum_fw-la erant_fw-la victuri_fw-la c._n 3._o 33._o infra_fw-la picherel_n in_o cosmop_n annotat._n corollary_n from_o god_n goodness_n to_o man_n in_o his_o creation_n 1._o it_o serve_v to_o blame_v mankind_n for_o his_o wonderful_a naughtiness_n in_o strive_v against_o god_n who_o have_v bestow_v so_o great_a and_o undeserved_a benefit_n upon_o he_o 2._o let_v we_o serious_o consider_v of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o our_o make_n that_o we_o may_v come_v to_o a_o due_a knowledge_n of_o god_n of_o ourselves_o one_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v not_o altogether_o immaterial_a for_o what_o have_v accident_n have_v matter_n nothing_o but_o that_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o accident_n 2._o what_o be_v finite_a be_v material_a see_v sinitenesse_n be_v the_o attribute_n of_o matter_n by_o which_o it_o be_v contain_v within_o its_o own_o limit_n but_o it_o subsist_v life_n and_o work_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n therefore_o it_o be_v immaterial_a vide_fw-la raymundi_fw-la pugionem_fw-la adversus_fw-la judaeos_fw-la part_n 1._o c._n 4._o it_o be_v a_o strange_a impudence_n in_o the_o author_n of_o the_o leviathan_n who_o ignorance_n in_o divinity_n contâ—steth_v with_o his_o presumption_n and_o i_o know_v not_o which_o may_v get_v the_o victory_n to_o deny_v eternity_n of_o torment_n unto_o the_o damn_a by_o wrest_v the_o express_a word_n of_o scripture_n and_o reject_v the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o i_o must_v confess_v this_o assertion_n be_v suitable_a to_o another_o of_o his_o abominable_a principle_n that_o the_o rational_a soul_n have_v no_o subsistence_n out_o of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o herein_o he_o be_v consentaneous_a to_o himself_o though_o opposite_a to_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o deny_v what_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v as_o well_o by_o the_o choice_a philosopher_n in_o the_o school_n of_o nature_n as_o by_o christian_n in_o the_o school_n of_o grace_n these_o be_v doctrine_n well_o agree_v to_o the_o title_n of_o his_o treatise_n the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n master_n samwaies_o his_o devotion_n digest_v pag._n 227_o 228._o moses_n affirm_v gen._n 2._o that_o god_n rest_v from_o all_o the_o work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v that_o be_v from_o create_v new_a species_n but_o he_o create_v individua_fw-la daily_o and_o both_o govern_v and_o preservesthem_n and_o the_o species_n or_o kind_n of_o thing_n already_o make_v joh._n 5._o 17._o requies_fw-la dupliciter_fw-la accipitur_fw-la uno_fw-la modo_fw-la pro_fw-la cessatione_fw-la ab_fw-la operibus_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la pro_fw-la impletione_fw-la desiderii_fw-la et_fw-la utroquo_fw-la modo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la deus_fw-la requievisse_fw-la die_fw-la septimo_fw-la primò_fw-la quidem_fw-la quia_fw-la die_fw-la septimo_fw-la cessavit_fw-la novas_fw-la creaturas_fw-la condere_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la secundùm_fw-la quod_fw-la rebus_fw-la conditis_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la indigebat_fw-la sed_fw-la sâ—ipso_fw-la fruendo_fw-la beatus_fw-la est_fw-la aquin._n part_n 1._o quaest._n 13._o art_n 2._o providentia_fw-la latinè_n dicitur_fw-la à _fw-la videndo_fw-la at_o hebraicè_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o latinè_n vox_fw-la à _fw-la sensu_fw-la ad_fw-la intellectum_fw-la transfertur_fw-la rivetus_n in_o its_o proper_a signification_n it_o may_v seem_v to_o comprehend_v all_o the_o action_n of_o god_n that_o outward_o be_v of_o he_o that_o have_v any_o respect_n unto_o his_o creature_n all_o his_o work_n that_o be_v not_o ad_fw-la iâ—tra_fw-la essential_o belong_v to_o the_o deity_n mr_n owen_n display_v of_o armin._n c._n 4._o see_v more_o there_o god_n by_o his_o prophet_n infallible_o foretell_v future_a contingent_n the_o devil_n will_v else_o overturn_v all_o and_o the_o godly_a will_v be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o mible_a joh._n 16._o 20._o it_o be_v the_o execution_n of_o god_n decree_n whereby_o he_o uphold_v and_o govern_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o will_n it_o be_v continuata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la creatio_fw-la creation_n give_v esse_fw-la primò_fw-la providence_n esse_fw-la porrò_fw-la porrò_fw-la god_n observe_v all_o our_o particular_a speech_n and_o action_n seem_v they_o never_o so_o small_a and_o trifle_a god_n therefore_o please_v of_o purpose_n to_o put_v into_o write_v thing_n that_o seem_v not_o otherwise_o worthy_a the_o register_n see_v psalm_n 104._o &_o 147._o god_n be_v maximus_fw-la in_o minimis_fw-la matth._n 10._o 29_o 30._o god_n providence_n be_v
he_o without_o division_n or_o derivation_n to_o other_o thing_n we_o must_v love_v god_n in_o his_o creature_n christ_n in_o his_o member_n love_v other_o thing_n in_o subordination_n to_o he_o luk._n 14._o 26._o dupliciter_fw-la contingit_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n deum_fw-la diligere_fw-la uno_n quidem_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la totum_fw-la cor_fw-la hominis_fw-la semper_fw-la actualiter_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la feratur_fw-la et_fw-la ista_fw-la est_fw-la perfectio_fw-la patriae_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la ut_fw-la habitualiter_fw-la totum_fw-la cor_fw-la hominis_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la feratur_fw-la ita_fw-la scilicet_fw-la quod_fw-la nihil_fw-la contra_fw-la dei_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la câ—r_fw-la hominis_fw-la recipiat_fw-la et_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la aquin._n 2a_o 2ae_fw-la quaest._n 44._o art_n 4._o praecipitur_fw-la nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la tota_fw-la nostra_fw-la intentio_fw-la feratur_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la intellectus_fw-la noster_fw-la subdatur_fw-la deo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la tota_fw-la ment_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la appetitus_fw-la noster_fw-la reguletur_fw-la secundum_fw-la deum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la tota_fw-la anima_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la exterior_a actus_fw-la noster_fw-la obediat_fw-la deo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la totis_fw-la viribus_fw-la deum_fw-la diligere_fw-la aquinas_n ibid._n art_n 5._o the_o schoolman_n say_v we_o first_o love_v god_n with_o a_o love_n of_o concupiscence_n after_o with_o a_o love_n of_o complacence_n compare_v our_o affection_n to_o god_n with_o our_o affection_n to_o other_o matter_n be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o show_v the_o temper_n of_o our_o love_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 4._o luke_n 12._o 21._o 2._o this_o love_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v so_o much_o by_o the_o lively_a act_n of_o love_n as_o by_o the_o solid_a esteem_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o our_o time_n and_o care_n bodily_a necessity_n be_v more_o press_v god_n have_v give_v we_o six_o day_n for_o our_o worldly_a employment_n and_o reserve_v but_o one_o day_n for_o himself_o our_o love_n be_v many_o way_n inordinate_a 1._o we_o love_v sin_n which_o we_o shall_v hate_v 2._o we_o hate_v good_a which_o we_o shall_v love_v 3._o we_o love_v that_o much_o we_o shall_v love_v little_a 4._o we_o love_v that_o little_a which_o we_o shall_v love_v much_o 5._o we_o love_v a_o private_a good_a more_o than_o the_o public_a the_o body_n above_o the_o soul_n the_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o creator_n prefer_v thing_n of_o time_n before_o those_o of_o eternity_n amor_fw-la est_fw-la conscnantia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la appetitus_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la apprehenditur_fw-la ut_fw-la conveniens_fw-la odium_fw-la verò_fw-la est_fw-la dissonantia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la appetitus_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la quoâ—_n apprehenditur_fw-la ut_fw-la repugnans_fw-la &_o nocivum_fw-la ficut_fw-la autem_fw-la omne_fw-la conveniens_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la boni_fw-la ita_fw-la omne_fw-la repugnans_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la hujusmod_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la mali_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la sicut_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la objectum_fw-la amoris_fw-la ita_fw-la malum_fw-la est_fw-la objectum_fw-la odii_fw-la aquinas_n 1a_o 2ae_fw-la quaest._n 29._o artic._n 1._o love_n be_v the_o affection_n and_o pâ—â—pension_n of_o the_o mind_n towards_o some_o thing_n as_o good_a hatred_n be_v a_o alienation_n of_o the_o mind_n from_o some_o thing_n as_o evil_n to_o stand_v so_o affect_v to_o it_o as_o those_o word_n far_o be_v it_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o set_v forth_o when_o the_o soul_n rise_v against_o it_o every_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v full_a of_o wrath_n against_o god_n ephes._n 2._o 3._o some_o interpret_v that_o active_o psal._n 68_o â—_o there_o be_v a_o enmity_n in_o man_n 1._o against_o the_o very_a be_v of_o god_n psal._n 14._o 2._o his_o attribute_n will_v not_o have_v he_o to_o be_v so_o just_a and_o jealous_a psal._n 50._o 21._o so_o pure_a and_o emniscient_a isa._n 29._o 5._o 3._o against_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n isa._n 66._o 3._o ezek._n 14._o 3_o 7._o 4._o against_o the_o precept_n and_o prohibition_n of_o god_n rom._n 7._o 5_o 8._o 5._o the_o worship_n of_o god_n deut._n 32._o 17._o psal._n 1â—6_n 37._o 6._o the_o threat_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n job_n 15._o 7._o his_o administration_n rom._n 3._o 4._o 4._o our_o hatred_n must_v be_v withdraw_v from_o such_o thing_n and_o person_n as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hate_v first_o thing_n 1._o goodness_n virtue_n piety_n because_o it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o be_v in_o itself_o most_o beneficial_a prov._n 1._o 22_o 29._o 2._o the_o mean_n of_o goodness_n as_o instruction_n reproof_n correction_n prov._n 9_o 8._o &_o 12._o 1._o john_n 3._o 20._o second_o person_n 1._o the_o church_n in_o general_n 2._o any_o good_a man_n 2_o 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