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man_n si_fw-la quoties_fw-la peccant_a homines_fw-la sva_fw-la fulmina_fw-la mittat_fw-la jupiter_n etc._n etc._n which_o i_o may_v well_o render_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n if_o thou_o lord_n will_v be_v extreme_a to_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o o_o lord_n who_o may_v abide_v it_o or_o as_o the_o apostle_n demand_v who_o then_o can_v be_v save_v but_o the_o lord_n bear_v long_o and_o forgive_v much_o iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n 15._o upon_o what_o condition_n god_n forgive_v our_o sin_n math._n 6.14_o 15._o and_o yet_o he_o forgive_v nothing_o but_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o we_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o for_o if_o you_o forgive_v man_n their_o trespass_n your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v also_o forgive_v you_o but_o if_o you_o forgive_v not_o man_n their_o trespass_n neither_o will_v your_o father_n forgive_v your_o trespass_n as_o you_o may_v see_v it_o plain_o 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never_o quicken_v we_o to_o become_v member_n of_o christ_n unless_o we_o be_v unite_v together_o with_o love_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n as_o the_o same_o father_n speak_v and_o saint_n paul_n plentiful_o prove_v the_o invalidity_n of_o all_o grace_n totum_fw-la 1_o cor._n 13._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la without_o this_o grace_n of_o love_n and_o charity_n towards_o all_o man_n and_o what_o love_n can_v be_v in_o they_o that_o kill_v their_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o not_o only_o of_o our_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n or_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o our_o conscience_n but_o even_o of_o this_o peace_n among_o man_n 52.7_o esay_n 52.7_o the_o prophet_n say_v how_o beautiful_a be_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o ambassador_n of_o peace_n and_o our_o saviour_n do_v so_o earnest_o persuade_v we_o to_o embrace_v this_o peace_n without_o which_o we_o can_v never_o attain_v unto_o any_o peace_n with_o god_n or_o to_o any_o quiet_a mind_n for_o as_o saint_n 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smite_v no_o man_n with_o our_o hand_n but_o to_o love_v and_o to_o live_v in_o peace_n with_o all_o man_n 2._o as_o we_o be_v no_o way_n to_o hurt_v or_o to_o wrong_v any_o man_n so_o we_o ought_v help_n ought_v every_o way_n to_o assist_v and_o help_v they_o that_o need_v our_o help_n to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o our_o power_n to_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o relieve_v help_n and_o succour_v every_o one_o that_o be_v oppress_v and_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o our_o help_n &_o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la egregium_fw-la tam_fw-la liberale_fw-mi tamque_fw-la munificum_fw-la quà m_fw-la opem_fw-la far_o supplicibus_fw-la excitare_fw-la asfâ—ictos_fw-la dare_v salutem_fw-la &_o homines_fw-la à _fw-la periculis_fw-la liberare_fw-la and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o royal_a more_o liberal_a and_o more_o munificent_a then_o to_o help_v the_o poor_a supplicant_n and_o distress_a petitioner_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o afsticted_a and_o to_o free_v the_o oppress_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o oppressor_n say_v the_o orator_n 1._o câ—cero_n orat._n 1._o and_o in_o his_o oration_n for_o ligarius_n he_o say_v homines_fw-la ad_fw-la deos_fw-la nulla_fw-la re_fw-la propiùs_fw-la accedunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la salutem_fw-la hominibus_fw-la dandâ—_n man_n can_v by_o no_o way_n be_v make_v more_o like_a unto_o god_n than_o by_o do_v good_a and_o by_o yield_a health_n and_o deliverance_n unto_o man_n therefore_o solomon_n say_v withhold_v not_o good_a from_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o hand_n to_o do_v it_o and_o say_v not_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n 28._o prov._n 3.27_o &_o 28._o go_v and_o come_v again_o and_o to_o morrow_n i_o will_v give_v it_o thou_o when_o as_o thou_o have_v it_o by_o thou_o because_o as_o lucian_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gratia_fw-la celeres_fw-la gratiae_n dulciores_fw-la sunt_fw-la
take_v this_o office_n upon_o he_o but_o he_o that_o be_v as_o well_o outward_o approve_v by_o such_o as_o be_v lawful_o authorize_v to_o approve_v he_o 4.16_o exod._n 4.16_o as_o inward_o call_v by_o the_o restify_a spirit_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n so_o also_o christ_n say_v the_o apostle_n glorify_v not_o himself_o to_o be_v make_v a_o high_a priest_n and_o to_o become_v the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o god_n flock_n 17.21_o heb._n 5.5_o etc._n etc._n 17.21_o but_o he_o that_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o and_o have_v swear_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n and_o therefore_o if_o no_o man_n no_o not_o christ_n himself_o take_v this_o holy_a office_n upon_o he_o but_o he_o that_o be_v lawful_o call_v by_o such_o as_o have_v lawful_a authority_n to_o call_v he_o i_o wonder_v how_o any_o man_n dare_v to_o intrude_v himself_o into_o the_o ministry_n without_o any_o mission_n from_o christ_n or_o commission_n from_o such_o as_o be_v lawful_o authorize_v by_o christ_n to_o admit_v they_o you_o know_v what_o our_o saviour_n say_v as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o send_v i_o you_o and_o they_o that_o be_v his_o apostle_n never_o go_v until_o he_o send_v they_o for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o item_fw-la go_v you_o 10.1_o mat._n 28.19_o &_o mar._n 16.15_o john_n 10.1_o before_o predicate_v preach_v you_o and_o you_o see_v what_o our_o saviour_n say_v here_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o enter_v not_o by_o the_o door_n into_o the_o sheepfold_n but_o climb_v up_o some_o other_o way_n the_o same_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o a_o robber_n that_o be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o lawful_o call_v and_o come_v not_o the_o right_a way_n into_o the_o ministry_n to_o be_v the_o shepherd_n of_o god_n flock_n the_o same_o be_v none_o of_o god_n minister_n 14.14_o jer._n 23.21_o &_o 14.14_o but_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o a_o robber_n steal_v to_o himself_o what_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o another_o and_o yet_o i_o fear_v we_o have_v now_o too_o many_o of_o who_o the_o lord_n may_v say_v as_o he_o do_v by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n i_o have_v not_o send_v these_o prophet_n yet_o they_o run_v i_o have_v not_o speak_v unto_o they_o yet_o they_o prophesy_v for_o we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o consider_v whether_o they_o be_v call_v and_o approve_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n but_o we_o must_v likewise_o consider_v by_o who_o they_o be_v call_v and_o approve_v for_o as_o idem_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o non_fw-la apparere_fw-la so_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o be_v not_o call_v and_o not_o approve_v as_o to_o be_v call_v and_o approve_v by_o such_o as_o have_v no_o right_a nor_o authority_n to_o call_v and_o approve_v they_o as_o when_o a_o company_n of_o thief_n and_o robber_n give_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o a_o man_n to_o be_v justice_n of_o the_o peace_n or_o a_o judge_n of_o assize_n we_o say_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v null_a and_o of_o no_o validity_n so_o they_o that_o give_v order_n and_o approve_v of_o priest_n and_o have_v no_o right_n no_o power_n nor_o authority_n to_o give_v order_n and_o to_o allow_v they_o do_v just_o nothing_o in_o the_o just_a way_n and_o their_o order_n be_v worth_a nothing_o but_o you_o will_v say_v this_o may_v be_v true_a of_o the_o lay-preacher_n but_o those_o that_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o approve_v by_o a_o assembly_n of_o presbyter_n can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v lawful_o call_v and_o to_o enter_v in_o by_o the_o door_n into_o the_o sheepfold_n i_o answer_v that_o i_o will_v not_o at_o this_o time_n discuss_v who_o give_v they_o this_o power_n and_o authority_n to_o ordain_v priest_n but_o i_o say_v that_o i_o dare_v not_o i_o can_v approve_v and_o justify_v their_o authority_n let_v they_o answer_v for_o it_o that_o presume_v to_o do_v it_o i_o have_v show_v you_o their_o error_n in_o my_o discovery_n of_o the_o great_a antichrist_n so_o you_o see_v how_o this_o grand_a shepherd_n do_v lawful_o enter_v into_o his_o office_n and_o how_o all_o his_o under-shepherd_n shall_v imitate_v he_o in_o their_o lawful_a entrance_n and_o not_o intrude_v themselves_o nor_o be_v unlawful_o admit_v into_o the_o ministry_n 2._o mundi_fw-la 2._o a_o perfect_a performance_n of_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n philo_n jud._n in_o l._n de_fw-fr opificio_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o other_o point_n here_o speak_v of_o this_o great_a shepherd_n be_v a_o perfect_a and_o most_o absolute_a performance_n of_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n where_o first_o of_o all_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o theocritus_n virgil_n and_o other_o write_v of_o this_o office_n of_o shepherd_n do_v make_v three_o kind_n of_o pastor_n or_o shepherd_n and_o so_o do_v philo_n judaeus_n where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shepherd_n goatesman_n and_o herdsman_n drive_v the_o flock_n of_o sheep_n goat_n and_o bullock_n and_o it_o be_v observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dici_fw-la de_fw-la pastore_fw-la omnium_fw-la animalium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la relatione_fw-la tantum_fw-la ad_fw-la oves_fw-la that_o the_o greek_n do_v call_v he_o only_o that_o keep_v sheep_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o shepherd_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o the_o good_a goatsman_n or_o the_o good_a herdsman_n 10.14_o john_n 10.14_o but_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o the_o good_a shepherd_n that_o take_v care_n for_o his_o sheep_n but_o not_o for_o goat_n because_o the_o lord_n care_v for_o the_o righteous_a but_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v he_o scatter_v abroad_o all_o the_o ungodly_a and_o see_v that_o he_o be_v a_o shepherd_n you_o know_v what_o the_o poet_n say_v pastorem_fw-la tytere_o pingues_fw-la pascere_fw-la oportet_fw-la oves_fw-la 6._o vagil_n eglog_n 6._o the_o shepherd_n ought_v to_o feed_v his_o sheep_n for_o as_o the_o old_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spartam_fw-la nactus_fw-la es_fw-la hanc_fw-la orna_fw-la every_o one_o shall_v look_v to_o his_o own_o office_n as_o the_o learned_a divine_a to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o cobbler_n to_o mend_v his_o shoe_n the_o countryman_n to_o plough_v his_o ground_n &_o curabit_fw-la prelia_fw-la conon_n and_o the_o king_n or_o whosoever_o be_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n to_o provide_v for_o war_n and_o to_o conclude_v peace_n which_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o keep_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o right_a way_n because_o that_o mittere_fw-la falcem_fw-la in_o alienam_fw-la messem_fw-la for_o the_o coachman_n with_o his_o whip_n to_o lash_v the_o pulpit_n the_o tailor_n with_o his_o shears_o to_o divide_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o shepherd_n with_o his_o hook_n to_o rule_v the_o people_n and_o the_o unruly_a people_n to_o reign_v as_o king_n be_v that_o which_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v turbabit_fw-la fadera_fw-mi mundi_fw-la 1._o lucan_n phar_n l._n 1._o and_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o pull_v all_o thing_n asunder_o &_o to_o tear_v in_o piece_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o subvert_v all_o the_o order_n of_o god_n creature_n and_o indeed_o to_o reduce_v the_o total_a frame_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o a_o speedy_a dissolution_n whereas_o that_o man_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o praise_n as_o aelian_a say_v which_o meddle_v with_o nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o pertain_v nothing_o unto_o he_o but_o look_v only_a and_o careful_o to_o his_o own_o duty_n and_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v reprove_v as_o our_o saviour_n check_v saint_n peter_n for_o his_o curiosity_n to_o know_v what_o john_n must_v do_v that_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o affair_n and_o busi_v himself_o only_o with_o what_o only_o belong_v unto_o other_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o do_v myself_o what_o i_o blame_v in_o other_o or_o to_o extend_v my_o discourse_n beyond_o my_o line_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o art_n of_o war_n with_o phormio_n before_o hannibal_n or_o to_o tell_v you_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n or_o a_o judge_n when_o my_o text_n tell_v i_o i_o be_o to_o treat_v of_o a_o shepherd_n but_o to_o keep_v myself_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a practice_n ad_fw-la idem_fw-la to_o my_o own_o proper_a task_n i_o shall_v desire_v you_o to_o remember_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n consist_v chief_o in_o these_o two_o point_n 1._o negative_o what_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v to_o his_o sheep_n 2._o affirmative_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v for_o they_o 1._o the_o heathen_a man_n can_v tell_v we_o that_o boni_fw-la pastoris_fw-la est_fw-la pecus_fw-la tondere_fw-la non_fw-la deglubere_fw-la it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o good_a shepherd_n to_o fleece_v
because_o this_o our_o city_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o rock_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o it_o not_o only_o because_o that_o be_v upon_o a_o rock_n it_o can_v never_o be_v undermine_v but_o especial_o because_o as_o s._n cyprian_n say_v cyprianus_n cyprianus_n non_fw-la plus_fw-la valet_fw-la ad_fw-la dejiciendum_fw-la terrena_fw-la paena_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la erigendum_fw-la divina_fw-la tutela_fw-la and_o this_o good_a shepherd_n which_o be_v the_o lamb_n that_o stand_v upon_o mount_n zion_n to_o defend_v it_o be_v more_o powerful_a to_o save_v it_o than_o the_o roar_a lion_n which_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n to_o destroy_v it_o 2._o the_o same_o prophet_n david_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o shepherd_n 23.2_o shepherd_n from_o want_n psal_n 23.2_o therefore_o i_o shall_v want_v nothing_o he_o shall_v feed_v i_o in_o a_o green_a pasture_n and_o lead_v mo_z forth_o beside_o the_o water_n of_o comfort_n and_o in_o 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