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bind_v either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n write_v in_o table_n to_o love_v a_o other_o more_o than_o ourselves_o bernarde_n make_v a_o note_n upon_o the_o order_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n to_o the_o woman_n of_o jerusalem_fw-la weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o for_o yourselves_o and_o your_o child_n 1._o for_o yourselves_o 2._o for_o your_o child_n and_o though_o in_o friendship_n they_o set_v a_o law_n of_o community_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n must_v be_v part_v among_o friend_n yet_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o life_n be_v no_o common_a thing_n 5._o a_o man_n will_v scarce_o die_v for_o the_o righteous_a but_o for_o a_o good_a man_n and_o one_o that_o be_v profitable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v how_o wary_o
in_o alto_fw-mi non_fw-la altum_fw-la sapere_fw-la not_o to_o be_v high-minded_a in_o high_a desert_n be_v the_o way_n to_o preferment_n dauâ—d_n ask_v quis_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la domine_fw-la o_o lord_n who_o be_o i_o he_o be_v take_v from_o that_o lowliness_n of_o conceit_n to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n jacob_n protest_v minor_a sum_n i_o be_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o mercy_n he_o be_v prefer_v before_o his_o elder_a brother_n and_o make_v the_o father_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n peter_n cry_v exi_fw-la à _fw-la i_o domine_fw-la homo_fw-la peccator_fw-la sum_fw-la go_v out_o from_o i_o lord_n i_o be_o a_o sinful_a man_n he_o hear_v fear_v not_o i_o will_v henceforth_o make_v thou_o a_o fisher_n of_o man_n john_n baptist_n sound_v non_fw-la sum_fw-la diguus_fw-la i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o loose_v the_o latchet_n of_o his_o shoe_n he_o be_v find_v worthy_a to_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o christ._n the_o centurion_n tread_v in_o the_o same_o 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name_n but_o they_o magnify_v themselves_o too_o much_o with_o pedlar_n ware_n what_o shall_v i_o term_v it_o unprofitable_a garment_n which_o the_o moth_n shall_v fret_v and_o time_n itself_o rot_v upon_o their_o back_n but_o they_o never_o think_v in_o their_o heart_n how_o god_n may_v be_v magnify_v it_o be_v not_o without_o some_o mystery_n that_o the_o angel_n tell_v the_o shepherd_n luke_n 2._o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n unto_o you_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o infant_n wrap_v in_o swaddle_a clothes_n angel_n in_o signum_fw-la positi_fw-la sunt_fw-la panni_fw-la tui_fw-la o_o bone_n jesu_n sed_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sign_n that_o be_v speak_v against_o a_o sign_n that_o be_v do_v against_o we_o can_v abide_v thy_o clout_n thy_o rag_n o_o lord_n jesu_n nor_o any_o part_n of_o thy_o humility_n his_o nativity_n be_v by_o his_o ordinance_n first_o preach_v to_o shepherd_n he_o contend_v with_o his_o forerunner_n who_o shall_v be_v the_o lowlier_n of_o the_o two_o he_o take_v fisherman_n to_o be_v his_o disciple_n embrace_v young_a child_n pay_v tribute_n to_o his_o inferior_n flee_v away_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v make_v a_o king_n wash_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o apostle_n charge_v the_o leper_n not_o to_o tell_v any_o man_n ride_v upon_o a_o ass_n seek_v his_o father_n glory_n not_o his_o own_o to_o who_o he_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o death_n even_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o all_o which_o he_o do_v not_o less_o than_o proclaim_v unto_o we_o learn_v of_o i_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o meek_a and_o you_o shall_v find_v rest_n for_o your_o soul_n i_o say_v but_o this_o the_o master_n be_v worthy_a your_o hear_n the_o lesson_n your_o learning_n the_o recompense_n your_o receive_n in_o this_o beâ—_n of_o humility_n let_v i_o rest_v your_o soul_n for_o this_o time_n and_o let_v we_o beseech_v the_o god_n of_o majesty_n who_o be_v high_o than_o the_o high_a in_o the_o earth_n who_o will_v resist_v the_o proud_a and_o give_v his_o grace_n to_o the_o humble_a and_o meek_a that_o whether_o we_o ask_v we_o may_v ask_v in_o humility_n or_o whether_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o may_v use_v it_o without_o vainglory_n that_o all_o our_o word_n and_o work_n may_v be_v powder_v with_o that_o salt_n in_o the_o psalm_n which_o shall_v eat_v out_o all_o ostentation_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n give_v the_o honour_n and_o praise_n amen_n the_o xvii_o lecture_n chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 14._o we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o let_v we_o not_o perish_v for_o this_o man_n life_n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o mariner_n begin_v not_o till_o you_o come_v to_o these_o word_n the_o other_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o history_n report_v what_o they_o do_v these_o now_o propound_v be_v their_o own_o or_o at_o least_o the_o sum_n and_o effect_n of_o they_o we_o may_v reduce_v they_o to_o two_o head_n first_o a_o petition_n and_o therein_o a_o preface_n we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o comprise_v the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o pray_v and_o the_o matter_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o petition_n let_v we_o not_o perish_v for_o this_o man_n life_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o reason_n for_o thou_o lord_n have_v do_v as_o it_o please_v thou_o so_o as_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o history_n signify_v how_o they_o behave_v themselves_o together_o with_o the_o petition_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o same_o we_o find_v eight_o condition_n requisite_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o prayer_n five_o whereof_o we_o have_v already_o deal_v in_o the_o sixth_o we_o be_v to_o proceed_v unto_o the_o importunity_n they_o use_v imply_v in_o the_o double_n and_o iterate_v of_o their_o suppliant_a term_n we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n importunate_n we_o beseech_v thou_o woe_n be_v to_o he_o that_o be_v alone_o who_o when_o he_o have_v speak_v once_o speak_v no_o more_o as_o if_o he_o be_v weary_a of_o welldoing_a and_o repent_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v begin_v if_o his_o former_a request_n be_v weak_a and_o infirm_a faint_v in_o the_o way_n to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n he_o have_v not_o a_o friend_n to_o help_v it_o nor_o a_o brother_n to_o say_v unto_o it_o be_v strong_a this_o double_a supplication_n of_o they_o fall_v as_o the_o shower_n of_o the_o first_o and_o latter_a rain_n if_o the_o one_o fail_v of_o water_v the_o earth_n sufficient_o the_o other_o fulfil_v the_o appetite_n and_o thirst_n thereof_o so_o shall_v our_o prayer_n be_v beâ—t_v that_o as_o the_o kine_n of_o the_o philistine_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n though_o they_o be_v milche_fw-mi and_o have_v calf_n at_o home_n â—_o yet_o they_o keep_v the_o straight_a way_n to_o â—ethshemesh_v and_o hold_v one_o path_n and_o lowed_a as_o they_o go_v and_o turn_v neither_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o the_o left_a neither_o ever_o stand_v still_o till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o field_n of_o josuah_n where_o he_o be_v reap_v his_o harvest_n so_o the_o affection_n of_o our_o soul_n bear_v the_o ark_n and_o coffer_n of_o our_o suit_n though_o it_o have_v worldly_a allurement_n to_o draw_v it_o back_o as_o the_o kine_n have_v calf_n yet_o keep_v on_o the_o way_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o they_o to_o bethshemesh_n hold_v one_o path_n of_o perseverance_n low_v with_o zeal_n turn_v neither_o to_o the_o right_a nor_o to_o the_o left_a hand_n with_o wander_a cogitation_n till_o it_o come_v into_o the_o field_n and_o garden_n of_o god_n where_o her_o harvest_n grow_v we_o beseech_v thou_o we_o beseech_v thou_o this_o ingemination_n of_o speech_n note_v a_o unmooveable_a and_o constant_a affection_n to_o the_o thing_n we_o affect_v as_o if_o the_o tongue_n and_o heart_n
two_o singular_a and_o almost_o despair_v deliverance_n first_o of_o their_o body_n from_o a_o rage_a and_o roar_a sea_n a_o benefit_n not_o to_o be_v contemn_v for_o even_o the_o apostle_n of_o christâ—_n cry_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n of_o distress_n upon_o the_o water_n help_v lord_n we_o perish_v secondlye_o of_o their_o soul_n from_o that_o idolatrous_a blindness_n wherein_o they_o be_v drown_v and_o stifle_v a_o destruction_n equal_a to_o the_o former_a and_o indeed_o far_o exceed_v the_o horror_n of_o this_o destruction_n be_v never_o more_o faithful_o lay_v out_o in_o colour_n than_o in_o the_o eight_o of_o amos._n where_o after_o repetition_n of_o sorrow_n enough_o if_o they_o be_v not_o burn_v with_o hot_a iron_n past_a sense_n as_o that_o the_o song_n of_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o howlinge_n feast_n into_o mourning_n laughter_n into_o lamentation_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o dead_a body_n in_o every_o place_n even_o the_o number_n so_o great_a that_o they_o shall_v cast_v they_o forth_o in_o silence_n without_o obsequy_n the_o sun_n go_v down_o at_o noon_n and_o the_o earth_n darken_v in_o the_o clear_a day_n that_o be_v their_o great_a woe_n in_o the_o great_a prosperity_n yet_o he_o threaten_v a_o scourge_n beyond_o all_o these_o behold_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v your_o eye_n dazzle_v nor_o your_o ear_n tingle_v with_o my_o judgement_n though_o your_o eye_n have_v behold_v sufficient_a misery_n to_o make_v they_o fail_v yet_o behold_v more_o the_o day_n come_v i_o give_v you_o warning_n of_o unhappy_a time_n the_o plague_n you_o have_v endure_v already_o be_v but_o the_o beginning_n of_o sorrow_n the_o day_n come_v that_o i_o will_v send_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n if_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v here_o stay_v famem_fw-la immittam_fw-la i_o will_v send_v a_o famine_n have_v it_o not_o suffice_v can_v a_o great_a cross_n think_v you_o be_v imagine_v than_o when_o a_o woeful_a mother_n of_o her_o woeful_a child_n 17._o shall_v be_v drive_v to_o say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v i_o have_v but_o a_o little_a meal_n leave_v in_o a_o barrel_n and_o a_o little_a oil_n in_o a_o cruse_n and_o behold_v i_o be_o gather_v two_o stick_n to_o go_v in_o and_o dress_v it_o for_o i_o and_o my_o son_n 6._o that_o we_o may_v eat_v and_o die_v and_o much_o rather_o if_o it_o come_v to_o that_o extremity_n that_o a_o other_o mother_n feel_v when_o she_o cry_v unto_o the_o king_n help_v my_o lord_n o_o king_n this_o woman_n say_v unto_o i_o give_v thy_o son_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v he_o to_o day_n and_o we_o will_v eat_v my_o son_n to_o morrow_n so_o we_o sod_a my_o son_n and_o do_v eat_v he_o etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o add_v to_o the_o former_a by_o a_o correction_n not_o a_o famine_n of_o bread_n nor_o a_o thirst_n of_o water_n but_o of_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v wonder_v not_o as_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n who_o go_v but_o out_o of_o israel_n into_o egypt_n but_o from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o east_n shall_v they_o run_v to_o and_o fro_o to_o seek_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o these_o man_n before_o a_o prophet_n speak_v unto_o they_o and_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o law_n be_v show_v among_o they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o our_o country_n when_o either_o it_o fare_v with_o we_o as_o with_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n signa_fw-la non_fw-la videmus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ampliùs_fw-la propheta_fw-la 22._o we_o see_v no_o token_n there_o be_v no_o prophet_n leave_v or_o if_o we_o have_v prophet_n they_o be_v such_o as_o ezechiell_n name_v they_o see_v vanity_n and_o divine_v lie_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o it_o be_v not_o hide_v in_o a_o corner_n as_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o josias_n nor_o cut_v with_o a_o penknife_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n 36._o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jehoiakim_n yet_o 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