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whole_a scripture_n sure_o in_o this_o the_o coherence_n need_v to_o be_v handle_v for_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n this_o relation_n of_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o patriarch_n seem_v to_o have_v no_o affinity_n at_o all_o with_o saint_n stephen_n apology_n for_o himself_o against_o the_o jew_n who_o charge_v he_o with_o blasphemy_n against_o moses_n and_o against_o the_o law_n now_o as_o in_o a_o shoot_a match_n a_o slander_n by_o can_v hardly_o discern_v the_o flight_n of_o a_o arrow_n unless_o he_o mark_v the_o archer_n aim_v and_o observe_v the_o flight-shaft_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o bow_n so_o unless_o you_o mark_v saint_n stephen_n aim_n and_o observe_v how_o he_o enter_v into_o this_o story_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n you_o can_v hardly_o discern_v how_o direct_a it_o be_v to_o his_o main_a scope_n and_o purpose_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o as_o he_o that_o shoot_v far_o draw_v his_o arrow_n backward_o up_o to_o the_o head_n and_o as_o he_o that_o leap_v forward_o fetch_v his_o pheeze_v a_o great_a way_n back_o so_o do_v saint_n stephen_n here_o seem_v to_o give_v ground_n and_o recoil_v a_o great_a way_n backward_o but_o it_o be_v to_o come_v on_o with_o more_o force_n and_o powerful_o to_o confound_v the_o jew_n who_o begin_v not_o now_o to_o persecute_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o witness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o in_o all_o age_n have_v do_v the_o like_a fabius_n maximus_n as_o 2._o as_o liv._o dec_fw-la 3._o l._n 2._o livy_n write_v keep_v aloof_o off_o from_o the_o carthaginian_a army_n upon_o a_o high_a hill_n till_o he_o see_v that_o hannibal_n have_v foil_v minutius_n in_o the_o plain_a but_o then_o he_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o rout_v all_o his_o troop_n whereupon_o hannibal_n utter_v that_o memorable_a speech_n i_o ever_o fear_v that_o the_o cloud_n which_o hover_v so_o long_o upon_o the_o hill_n will_v in_o the_o end_n pour_v down_o and_o give_v we_o a_o sad_a shower_n saint_n stephen_n like_o fabius_n for_o a_o great_a while_n keep_v aloof_o off_o from_o the_o jew_n and_o his_o discourse_n resemble_v a_o dark_a cloud_n hover_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n which_o on_o the_o sudden_a in_o the_o end_n rain_v down_o upon_o they_o and_o cause_v a_o bitter_a storm_n for_o kill_v first_o all_o the_o servant_n send_v to_o they_o by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o vineyard_n and_o last_o of_o all_o his_o son_n the_o jew_n brag_v much_o of_o their_o father_n saint_n stephen_n by_o epitomize_v the_o story_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n show_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o they_o in_o who_o wicked_a step_n notwithstanding_o they_o tread_v and_o be_v now_o as_o their_o father_n ever_o have_v be_v a_o stiffnecked_a people_n of_o uncircumcised_a ear_n and_o heart_n resist_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o cruel_o persecute_v those_o to_o death_n who_o show_v before_o of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o just_a one_o of_o who_o say_v he_o you_o have_v be_v now_o the_o betrayer_n and_o murderer_n who_o have_v receive_v the_o law_n by_o the_o disposition_n of_o angel_n and_o have_v not_o keep_v it_o the_o accuser_n of_o saint_n stephen_n article_v against_o he_o that_o he_o have_v utter_v blasphemy_n against_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o against_o the_o temple_n because_o he_o teach_v that_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v in_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o shadow_n ought_v to_o vanish_v the_o body_n be_v come_v in_o place_n saint_n stephen_n answer_v for_o himself_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v ancient_a than_o the_o law_n or_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o all_o the_o furniture_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o ark_n be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o have_v a_o reference_n to_o heavenly_a and_o spiritual_a thing_n reveal_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o god_n be_v now_o to_o be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n now_o come_v as_o he_o have_v be_v by_o the_o father_n before_o the_o law_n in_o christ_n to_o come_v who_o by_o faith_n give_v charge_n that_o their_o bone_n shall_v be_v carry_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n believe_v that_o god_n will_v certain_o perform_v his_o promise_n make_v unto_o their_o posterity_n first_o of_o the_o real_a possession_n of_o the_o earthly_a &_o after_o that_o of_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n in_o who_o all_o nation_n be_v bless_v christ_n jesus_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o that_o land_n what_o they_o give_v in_o charge_n be_v according_o perform_v as_o you_o hear_v in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n so_o jacob_n go_v into_o egypt_n and_o die_v he_o and_o our_o father_n and_o be_v carry_v over_o into_o sichem_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n that_o abraham_n buy_v etc._n etc._n you_o see_v the_o coherence_n but_o you_o can_v yet_o discern_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o relation_n because_o there_o be_v a_o mist_n on_o the_o word_n which_o have_v cause_v many_o to_o miss_v their_o way_n and_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o dispel_v than_o by_o clear_n this_o whole_a relation_n of_o saint_n stephen_n and_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o narration_n of_o moses_n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o genes_n 23.16_o 20._o that_o abraham_n for_o four_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n buy_v the_o field_n of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n which_o be_v in_o machpelah_n and_o therein_o a_o cave_n to_o bury_v the_o dead_a 2._o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o genes_n 33.19_o that_o jacob_n buy_v a_o parcel_n of_o a_o field_n where_o he_o have_v spread_v his_o tent_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n sechems_n father_n for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o money_n 3._o it_o be_v evident_a likewise_o out_o of_o genes_n 50.13_o that_o jacob_n son_n carry_v he_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o field_n in_o machpelah_n which_o abraham_n buy_v with_o the_o field_n for_o a_o possession_n of_o a_o bury_a place_n of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n before_o mamre_n 4._o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o jos_n 24.32_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n bring_v the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o bury_v they_o in_o sechem_n in_o a_o parcel_n of_o ground_n which_o jacob_n buy_v of_o the_o son_n of_o hamor_n the_o father_n of_o sechem_n for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o it_o become_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o joseph_n now_o the_o point_n of_o difficulty_n be_v three_o 1._o whether_o all_o the_o patriarch_n be_v bury_v in_o sechem_n or_o only_a joseph_n for_o in_o the_o book_n of_o josuah_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o none_o bury_v there_o but_o joseph_n yet_o saint_n stephen_n here_o speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n our_o father_n dye_v and_o be_v carry_v over_o into_o sechem_n and_o saint_n jerome_n who_o live_v in_o those_o part_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o sechem_n 2._o whether_o abraham_n or_o jacob_n buy_v this_o field_n wherein_o they_o be_v bury_v for_o both_o buy_a ground_n for_o burial_n but_o not_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n nor_o in_o the_o same_o place_n nor_o from_o the_o same_o landlord_n for_o abraham_n pay_v for_o his_o purchase_n four_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n jacob_n a_o hundred_o abraham_n lie_v in_o the_o country_n of_o heth_n jacob_n of_o sechem_n abraham_n buy_v it_o of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n jacob_n of_o hamor_n the_o sechemite_n if_o the_o patriarch_n be_v lay_v in_o a_o sepulchre_n at_o sechem_n it_o can_v not_o be_v that_o which_o abraham_n buy_v for_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o tenure_n
sacrament_n of_o our_o lord_n body_n and_o blood_n we_o shall_v feel_v the_o effect_n of_o both_o in_o we_o viz._n more_o light_a in_o our_o understanding_n more_o warmth_n in_o our_o affection_n more_o fervour_n in_o our_o devotion_n more_o comfort_n in_o our_o affliction_n more_o strength_n in_o temptation_n more_o growth_n in_o grace_n more_o settle_a peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o unspeakable_a joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v ascribe_v etc._n etc._n the_o symbol_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o lxiv_o sermon_n act_n 2.2_o and_o sudden_o there_o come_v a_o sound_n from_o heaven_n as_o of_o a_o rush_v mighty_a wind_n and_o it_o fill_v all_o the_o house_n where_o they_o be_v sit_v saint_n luke_n in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n give_v we_o the_o name_n &_o in_o this_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o solemn_a feast_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o celebrate_v with_o such_o religious_a rite_n as_o our_o church_n have_v prescribe_v according_a to_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o first_o and_o best_a age_n the_o name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o feast_n of_o the_o fifty_o day_n from_o easter_n the_o ground_n thereof_o the_o miraculous_a apparition_n and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v the_o epiphany_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o mighty_a rush_a wind_n &_o the_o light_n of_o fiery_a cleave_a tongue_n shine_v on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o stay_v at_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o our_o lord_n command_v in_o expectation_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v fulfil_v then_o in_o their_o eye_n and_o now_o in_o our_o ear_n and_o i_o hope_v also_o in_o our_o heart_n after_o god_n the_o father_n have_v manifest_v himself_o by_o the_o world_n creation_n and_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o god_n the_o son_n by_o his_o incarnation_n and_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v most_o convenient_a that_o in_o the_o three_o place_n the_o three_o person_n shall_v manifest_v himself_o as_o he_o do_v this_o day_n by_o visible_a descension_n and_o work_n of_o wonder_n before_o in_o the_o three_o of_o matthew_n at_o the_o epiphany_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o spirit_n appear_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o dove_n but_o here_o as_o you_o hear_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o fiery_a cleave_a tongue_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v like_o dove_n without_o gall_n in_o prosecution_n of_o injury_n do_v to_o ourselves_o but_o like_o seraphin_n all_o fire_n in_o vindicate_v god_n honour_n this_o moral_a interpretation_n saint_n etc._n saint_n greg._n tert_n pas_fw-fr omnes_fw-la quos_fw-la implet_fw-la &_o columbae_fw-la simplicitate_fw-la mansuetos_fw-la &_o igne_fw-la zeli_fw-la ardentes_fw-la exhibet_fw-la et_fw-fr ib._n intus_fw-la arsit_fw-la ignibus_fw-la amoris_fw-la &_o foras_fw-la accensus_fw-la est_fw-la zelo_fw-la severitatis_fw-la causam_fw-la populi_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la causam_fw-la dei_fw-la apud_fw-la populum_fw-la gladiis_fw-la allegabat_fw-la etc._n etc._n gregory_n make_v of_o these_o mystical_a apparition_n all_o who_o the_o spirit_n fill_v he_o make_v meek_a by_o the_o simplicity_n of_o dove_n and_o yet_o burn_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o zeal_n just_o of_o this_o temper_n be_v moses_n who_o take_v somewhat_o of_o the_o dove_n from_o the_o spirit_n and_o somewhat_o of_o the_o fire_n for_o be_v warm_a within_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o love_n and_o kindle_v without_o with_o the_o zeal_n of_o severity_n he_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o people_n before_o god_n with_o tear_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n before_o the_o people_n with_o sword_n sed_fw-la sufficit_fw-la diei_fw-la suum_fw-la opus_fw-la sufficient_a for_o the_o day_n will_v be_v the_o work_n thereof_o sufficient_a for_o this_o audience_n will_v be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o sound_n the_o mystical_a exposition_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o fill_v the_o house_n where_o the_o apostle_n sit_v will_v fill_v up_o this_o time_n and_o lest_o my_o meditation_n upon_o this_o wind_n shall_v pass_v away_o like_a wind_n i_o will_v fasten_v upon_o two_o point_n of_o special_a observation_n 1._o the_o object_n vehement_a the_o sound_n of_o a_o mighty_a rush_a wind_n 2._o the_o effect_n correspondent_a fill_v the_o whole_a house_n each_o part_n be_v accompany_v with_o circumstance_n 1._o with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o 1._o the_o manner_n sudden_o 2._o the_o source_n or_o terminus_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la from_o heaven_n 2._o with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o 1._o the_o place_n the_o house_n where_o 2._o the_o person_n they_o 3._o their_o posture_n be_v sit_v 1._o harken_v sudden_o there_o come_v on_o the_o sudden_a 2._o to_o what_o a_o sound_n 3._o from_o whence_o from_o heaven_n 4._o what_o manner_n of_o sound_n as_o of_o a_o mighty_a rush_a wind_n 5._o where_o fill_v the_o room_n where_o they_o be_v sit_v that_o sudden_o when_o they_o be_v all_o quiet_a there_o shall_v come_v a_o sound_n or_o noise_n and_o that_o from_o heaven_n and_o that_o such_o a_o vehement_a sound_n as_o of_o a_o mighty_a rush_a wind_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v fill_v the_o whole_a room_n where_o they_o be_v and_o no_o place_n else_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o kind_n of_o sequence_n of_o miracle_n every_o word_n in_o this_o text_n be_v like_o a_o cock_n which_o be_v turn_v yield_v abundance_n of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v taste_v hereafter_o i_o observe_v first_o in_o general_n that_o the_o spirit_n present_v himself_o both_o to_o the_o eye_n and_o to_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o ear_n in_o a_o noise_n like_o a_o trumpet_n to_o proclaim_v he_o to_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o tongue_n like_o light_n to_o show_v he_o next_o i_o observe_v that_o as_o there_o be_v two_o sacred_a sign_n of_o christ_n body_n 1._o bread_n 2._o wine_n so_o there_o be_v two_o symbol_n and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v sacrament_n of_o the_o spirit_n 1._o wind_n 2._o fire_n behold_v the_o 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