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find_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o religion_n of_o israel_n be_v of_o great_a power_n than_o they_o yet_o consult_v among_o themselves_o and_o confer_v not_o with_o the_o lord_n priest_n to_o take_v direction_n of_o they_o osiand_n 2._o and_o they_o likewise_o show_v their_o malice_n in_o that_o they_o have_v rather_o keep_v the_o ark_n unto_o their_o cost_n then_o send_v it_o home_o to_o israel_n again_o pelican_n 3._o their_o superstition_n also_o appear_v in_o that_o they_o think_v the_o change_n of_o place_n will_v alter_v the_o effect_n and_o in_o carry_v about_o the_o ark_n from_o one_o place_n to_o a_o other_o they_o think_v to_o try_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o have_v cause_v those_o plague_n or_o rather_o that_o it_o come_v of_o chance_n osiand_n 4._o they_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o be_v against_o they_o and_o their_o god_n dagon_n but_o this_o servile_a fear_n can_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n like_v as_o pharaoh_n sorcerer_n confess_v it_o be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o as_o the_o devil_n feel_v the_o power_n of_o god_n when_o they_o say_v to_o christ_n what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o philistines_n here_o do_v confess_v god_n and_o such_o be_v their_o blindness_n though_o they_o see_v that_o their_o god_n also_o be_v judge_v yet_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o filthy_a idolatry_n borr._n chap._n vi_o 1._o quest._n v_o 1._o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o ark_n among_o the_o philistines_n for_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o month_n 1._o herein_o we_o may_v see_v the_o miserable_a state_n of_o israel_n at_o this_o time_n that_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o visible_a sign_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o namely_o the_o ark_n wherein_o
samuel_n death_n lib._n 6._o c._n 15._o in_o fine_a must_v needs_o suppose_v david_n at_o this_o time_n not_o to_o be_v above_o 10._o year_n old_a nor_o yet_o so_o much_o for_o samuel_n can_v not_o live_v less_o than_o two_o year_n after_o this_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o turbulent_a affair_n that_o fall_v out_o between_o this_o time_n and_o samuel_n death_n c._n 25.1_o and_o david_n be_v but_o thirty_o year_n old_a after_o saul_n death_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o hebron_n 2._o sam._n 5.6_o but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o david_n at_o eight_o or_o ten_o year_n old_a can_v do_v such_o exploit_n as_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o bear_v which_o immediate_o follow_v and_o the_o subdue_a of_o goliath_n and_o not_o long_o after_o this_o he_o receive_v the_o sword_n of_o goliath_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o use_v as_o his_o weapon_n which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v both_o of_o strength_n and_o stature_n he_o be_v also_o the_o king_n son_n in_o law_n before_o samuel_n die_v c._n 22.14_o 2._o therefore_o i_o think_v their_o opinion_n more_o probable_a that_o take_v david_n at_o this_o time_n to_o have_v be_v about_o 23._o year_n old_a pelican_n and_o so_o will_v have_v as_o many_o year_n between_o david_n first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n and_o his_o second_o anoint_v by_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n in_o hebron_n 1._o sam._n 2._o as_o be_v from_o that_o his_o second_o anoint_v in_o hebron_n to_o his_o three_o anoint_v by_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n over_o all_o israel_n 2._o sam._n 5.7_o that_o be_v about_o seven_o year_n in_o which_o space_n all_o those_o trouble_n which_o fall_v between_o saul_n and_o david_n with_o his_o exile_n and_o banishment_n may_v well_o be_v compass_v his_o age_n because_o it_o be_v not_o set_v down_o can_v be_v precise_o gather_v but_o upon_o the_o former_a reason_n it_o be_v like_a he_o exceed_v twenty_o year_n 9_o quest._n v_o 13._o whether_o david_n be_v anoint_v before_o his_o brethren_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o he_o be_v not_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o text_n that_o samuel_n anoint_v he_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o brethren_n they_o expound_v it_o thus_o that_o he_o anoint_v one_o among_o the_o brethren_n vatab._n that_o be_v the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o brethren_n pelican_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o phrase_n more_o proper_o give_v this_o sense_n that_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v in_o their_o presence_n and_o before_o they_o david_n be_v anoint_v so_o the_o septuag_n translate_v bekereb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o mid_n and_o the_o chald._n inter_fw-la among_o so_o much_o be_v gather_v also_o out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o all_o the_o brethren_n sit_v down_o together_o at_o the_o feast_n as_o josephus_n also_o observe_v as_o samuel_n have_v say_v vers_fw-la 11._o we_o will_v not_o sit_v down_o till_o he_o come_v hither_o 2._o josephus_n further_a say_v that_o samuel_n have_v place_v david_n next_o unto_o he_o at_o the_o table_n he_o shall_v round_v he_o in_o the_o ear_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o forthwith_o pour_v the_o anoint_v oil_n upon_o he_o but_o see_v he_o be_v anoint_v before_o his_o brethren_n whereby_o david_n brethren_n perceive_v what_o the_o prophet_n intend_v to_o what_o end_n shall_v he_o have_v conceal_v the_o word_n and_o further_o see_v the_o israelite_n when_o they_o anoint_v david_n king_n can_v repeat_v the_o word_n which_o samuel_n use_v at_o his_o first_o anoint_v which_o be_v these_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v to_o thou_o thou_o shall_v feed_v my_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o captain_n over_o israel_n 2._o sam._n 5.2_o it_o be_v like_o these_o word_n be_v not_o whisper_v in_o david_n ear_n for_o how_o then_o shall_v they_o come_v to_o the_o notice_n of_o all_o israel_n 3._o wherefore_o some_o think_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o samuel_n both_o speak_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o his_o brethren_n &_o anoint_v he_o in_o their_o sight_n yet_o they_o may_v not_o great_o regard_v it_o nor_o think_v the_o prophet_n do_v it_o serious_o but_o contemn_v it_o as_o appear_z by_o eliabs_n unkind_a entertainment_n of_o david_n in_o the_o camp_n after_o this_o c._n 17.28_o like_a as_o josephs_n brethren_n regard_v not_o his_o dream_n but_o jaakob_n only_o lay_v they_o to_o his_o heart_n neither_o will_v the_o pharisy_n and_o jew_n acknowledge_v christ_n of_o who_o david_n be_v a_o type_n for_o their_o messiah_n and_o king_n osiand_n 4._o now_o then_o whereas_o some_o think_v that_o david_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o anoint_v before_o his_o brethren_n but_o before_o they_o sit_v down_o chimch_n some_o that_o he_o be_v anoint_v before_o they_o but_o they_o know_v not_o what_o be_v do_v joseph_n i_o take_v the_o way_n between_o both_o that_o they_o see_v david_n to_o be_v anoint_v before_o they_o but_o understand_v nothing_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n for_o then_o eliab_n will_v not_o have_v carry_v himself_o so_o insolent_o against_o he_o afterward_o chap._n 17._o but_o when_o they_o hear_v david_n to_o sing_v prophetical_a song_n they_o may_v think_v that_o he_o be_v anoint_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n but_o that_o david_n know_v himself_o nothing_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n it_o have_v no_o show_n for_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o outward_a sign_n of_o his_o anoint_v those_o word_n which_o samuel_n speak_v to_o david_n may_v afterward_o be_v publish_v by_o samuel_n or_o david_n himself_o and_o if_o all_o david_n brethren_n have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o secret_a it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v keep_v from_o saul_n see_v as_o it_o appear_v by_o eliab_n they_o be_v envious_a against_o david_n mart._n 10._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o come_v upon_o david_n after_o his_o anoint_v 1._o by_o the_o spirit_n we_o understand_v the_o excellent_a grace_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o now_o david_n be_v endue_v with_o and_o make_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n and_o saul_n thereof_o deprive_v be_v reject_v from_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o gift_n of_o fortitude_n and_o magnanimity_n vatab._n whereby_o he_o fear_v not_o to_o encounter_v with_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n 2._o he_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n joseph_n whereby_o he_o begin_v to_o indite_v and_o sing_v divine_a psalm_n and_o hymn_n to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n osiand_n 3._o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v with_o david_n and_o his_o spirit_n assist_v he_o quâ_fw-la omne_fw-la foeliciter_fw-la ageret_fw-la whereby_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n happy_o bor._n provident_o &_o prosperous_o for_o so_o the_o word_n tzalach_n signify_v to_o prosper_v ar._n and_o to_o come_v upon_o 4._o beside_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v in_o a_o further_a degree_n upon_o david_n than_o it_o rest_v upon_o saul_n for_o it_o frame_v david_n heart_n to_o obedience_n unto_o the_o will_n of_o god_n pelican_n and_o it_o wrought_v in_o he_o true_a sanctification_n which_o saul_n have_v not_o but_o only_o receive_v for_o the_o time_n certain_a heroical_a gift_n and_o temporary_a grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n 11._o quest._n v_o 14._o of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v send_v upon_o saul_n 1._o some_o think_v it_o be_v call_v the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o god_n also_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o they_o yet_o not_o as_o they_o be_v evil_a vatab._n but_o whereas_o two_o phrase_n be_v here_o use_v a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n of_o god_n the_o meaning_n appear_v to_o be_v that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v send_v of_o god_n 2._o some_o here_o speak_v of_o permission_n that_o god_n suffer_v the_o evil_a spirit_n to_o come_v upon_o saul_n to_o vex_v he_o vatab._n but_o the_o phrase_n from_o the_o lord_n import_v more_o than_o permission_n 3._o some_o do_v here_o use_v a_o distinction_n that_o both_o the_o good_a spirit_n and_o the_o evil_a spirit_n be_v send_v of_o god_n and_o have_v their_o power_n and_o commission_n from_o he_o but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n work_n be_v of_o themselves_o please_v and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n but_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o evil_a spirit_n enterprise_v be_v not_o of_o themselves_o to_o god_n like_n as_o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o satan_n but_o as_o they_o make_v for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n will_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o just_a judgement_n in_o which_o respect_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v send_v of_o god_n borr._n so_o that_o the_o very_a wicked_a and_o evil_a spirit_n be_v at_o god_n commandment_n to_o execute_v his_o will_n genevens_n 4._o
devil_n can_v move_v or_o transport_v from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o that_o very_o speedy_o and_o with_o great_a agility_n for_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n have_v that_o power_n to_o move_v and_o stir_v the_o body_n the_o like_a power_n can_v not_o be_v deny_v unto_o spirit_n of_o a_o more_o powerful_a nature_n the_o scripture_n also_o give_v evidence_n for_o this_o that_o satan_n transport_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n it_o please_v our_o saviour_n to_o give_v the_o tempter_n that_o advantage_n and_o to_o yield_v he_o so_o far_o to_o be_v carry_v of_o he_o that_o he_o may_v confound_v he_o in_o his_o own_o devise_n and_o slay_v he_o with_o his_o own_o weapon_n as_o david_n kill_v goliath_n so_o we_o hear_v before_o how_o claudia_n by_o a_o diabolical_a power_n remove_v a_o ship_n so_o satan_n use_v to_o transport_v magician_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o ride_v in_o the_o air_n as_o simon_n magus_n as_o ecclesiastical_a story_n make_v mention_n can_v glide_v in_o the_o air_n 2._o satan_n can_v use_v creature_n as_o his_o instrument_n whether_o they_o be_v live_v or_o void_a of_o life_n as_o he_o speak_v out_o of_o the_o serpent_n unto_o eve_n body_n and_o he_o cause_v the_o image_n of_o fortune_n among_o the_o roman_n to_o speak_v or_o he_o rather_o speak_v out_o of_o that_o image_n but_o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o he_o can_v use_v the_o body_n of_o dead_a man_n as_o his_o instrument_n and_o take_v and_o assume_v they_o out_o of_o their_o grave_n which_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v think_v that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v both_o because_o the_o carcass_n of_o dead_a man_n fall_v to_o corruption_n be_v more_o unfit_a for_o any_o such_o motion_n then_o dead_a instrument_n that_o never_o have_v life_n and_o for_o that_o this_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o a_o peculiar_a work_n of_o god_n power_n in_o raise_v the_o body_n of_o certain_a dead_a out_o of_o their_o grave_n to_o be_v a_o testimony_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ._n matth._n 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their_o eat_n as_o the_o three_o angel_n that_o come_v to_o abraham_n and_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o their_o foot_n gen._n 19.2_o but_o these_o body_n they_o assume_v not_o by_o their_o own_o angelical_a power_n but_o the_o lord_n the_o creator_n so_o dispose_v that_o they_o may_v take_v such_o body_n during_o such_o service_n and_o ministry_n and_o afterward_o lay_v they_o down_o again_o body_n but_o we_o never_o find_v in_o scripture_n that_o evil_a spirit_n appear_v with_o true_a real_a body_n but_o only_o in_o outward_a show_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n when_o they_o see_v our_o saviour_n christ_n walk_v upon_o the_o water_n suspect_v that_o it_o be_v phantasma_n a_o phantasm_n mark_n 6.50_o that_o be_v a_o spirit_n appear_v with_o a_o fantastical_a body_n our_o saviour_n also_o confirm_v as_o much_o himself_o say_v to_o his_o disciple_n who_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v a_o spirit_n handle_v i_o and_o see_v i_o for_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n as_o you_o see_v i_o have_v luk._n 24.37_o he_o mean_v a_o evil_a spirit_n such_o as_o they_o be_v afraid_a of_o this_o have_v be_v no_o good_a argument_n to_o satisfy_v the_o apostle_n if_o evil_a and_o wicked_a spirit_n can_v assume_v true_a body_n that_o may_v be_v feel_v and_o handle_v 4._o the_o devil_n can_v diverse_o delude_v and_o deceive_v the_o sense_n either_o the_o outward_a with_o imagine_a show_n or_o the_o inward_a with_o fantastical_a imagination_n those_o by_o day_n by_o vision_n the_o other_o by_o night_n in_o dream_n cast_v they_o asleep_a who_o he_o seek_v to_o seduce_v and_o deceive_v sense_n he_o can_v deceive_v the_o sense_n with_o false_a and_o vain_a illusion_n diverse_a way_n sometime_o by_o agility_n and_o quickness_n of_o motion_n as_o by_o this_o trick_n juggler_n seem_v to_o do_v strange_a feat_n sometime_o he_o use_v natural_a help_n as_o there_o be_v certain_a metal_n and_o perfume_n which_o be_v burn_v will_v make_v all_o the_o chamber_n seem_v as_o though_o it_o be_v full_a of_o serpent_n as_o he_o can_v cast_v a_o mist_n in_o the_o air_n and_o make_v a_o thing_n invisible_a by_o thicken_a and_o darken_v of_o the_o medium_n as_o it_o be_v call_v as_o plato_n write_v of_o gyges_n and_o virgil_n of_o aeneas_n that_o they_o go_v invisible_a and_o sometime_o he_o can_v vitiate_v and_o corrupt_v the_o organ_n of_o sight_n the_o eye_n by_o temper_v the_o humour_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o thing_n shall_v appear_v like_a as_o the_o humour_n be_v as_o when_o all_o appear_v outward_o like_o blood_n when_o some_o bloody_a humour_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o sight_n like_a as_o they_o which_o be_v sick_a of_o choler_n the_o tongue_n be_v infect_v with_o that_o bitter_a humour_n imagine_v whatsoever_o it_o taste_v likewise_o to_o be_v bitter_a by_o these_o and_o other_o such_o sleight_n satan_n can_v play_v the_o counterfeit_n and_o so_o deceive_v and_o beguile_v the_o sense_n such_o kind_n of_o cozenage_n be_v that_o whereof_o philostratus_n write_v in_o the_o life_n of_o apollonius_n tyaneus_n that_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n be_v enamour_v with_o a_o fair_a rich_a woman_n the_o marriage_n feast_n be_v prepare_v which_o seem_v to_o be_v set_v forth_o with_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o apollonius_n desire_v she_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o spirit_n call_v lamiae_n and_o present_o all_o that_o show_v of_o silver_n and_o gold_n be_v turn_v to_o coal_n the_o like_a hereunto_o be_v that_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o arausicane_a council_n of_o certain_a woman_n that_o imagine_v they_o ride_v upon_o beast_n in_o the_o night_n with_o diana_n the_o pagane_n goddess_n or_o herodias_n be_v accompany_v with_o great_a troop_n of_o which_o vain_a apparition_n the_o council_n give_v this_o sentence_n satanas_n qui_fw-la se_fw-la transfigurat_fw-la in_o angelum_fw-la lucis_fw-la transformat_n see_v in_o diversarum_fw-la personarum_fw-la species_n &_o mentem_fw-la quam_fw-la captivam_fw-la tenet_fw-la in_fw-la somnis_fw-la deludit_fw-la satan_n which_o can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n do_v transform_v himself_o into_o the_o likeness_n of_o diverse_a person_n and_o deceive_v the_o mind_n which_o he_o hold_v captive_a with_o dream_n the_o same_o opinion_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o spirit_n call_v incubi_fw-la and_o succubi_fw-la some_o show_v themselves_o like_o woman_n some_o like_a man_n for_o the_o devil_n deceive_v his_o client_n in_o their_o dream_n with_o such_o sight_n as_o though_o they_o be_v set_v at_o banquet_n and_o have_v real_a fruition_n of_o carnal_a pleasure_n thus_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o the_o devil_n to_o transport_v man_n into_o wood_n and_o solitary_a place_n and_o to_o show_v they_o strange_a sight_n as_o of_o some_o fry_a in_o the_o flame_n of_o purgatory_n and_o such_o like_a to_o nursle_v people_n in_o ignorance_n and_o superstition_n 17._o quest._n that_o all_o confederacy_n with_o spirit_n be_v unlawful_a and_o abominable_a 1._o here_o a_o distinction_n be_v necessary_a the_o ministry_n of_o spirit_n be_v use_v either_o by_o authority_n and_o commandment_n from_o god_n as_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v cast_v out_o devil_n or_o else_o by_o compact_n and_o agreement_n make_v with_o they_o which_o be_v altogether_o unlawful_a for_o that_o be_v to_o fall_v from_o god_n unto_o the_o devil_n 2._o and_o whereas_o the_o spirit_n seem_v to_o be_v delight_v with_o herb_n and_o to_o be_v call_v by_o certain_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n that_o be_v do_v but_o to_o collude_v with_o and_o to_o deceive_v man_n there_o be_v no_o power_n in_o such_o herb_n ceremony_n and_o charm_n but_o all_o depend_v upon_o the_o covenant_n and_o confederacy_n which_o they_o have_v make_v with_o their_o client_n like_a as_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v certain_a
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 36._o r._n your_o god_n f._n your_o good_n p._n 39_o r._n ijthabelu_n f._n ijthabela_fw-mi p._n 49._o r._n shame_n f._n shun_v p._n 54._o r._n samech_v f._n semech_v and_o shurec_fw-la f._n shuree_n p._n 57_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 58._o r._n lemor_n f._n lenior_fw-la p._n 65._o r._n r._n selemoh_n f._n r._n selenah_n p._n 66._o r._n propose_v f._n purpose_v p._n 68_o r._n hanun_n f._n haman_n p._n 72._o r._n unto_o his_o son_n f._n unto_o he_o p._n 77._o r._n samuel_n and_o saul_n 40._o year_n for_o samuel_n and_o saul_n 20._o year_n p._n 79._o r._n innocent_a party_n r._n daleth_fw-he and_o resh_a p._n 80._o r._n machir_n f._n macher_n p._n 83._o r._n condition_n f._n conditional_a p._n 88_o r._n by_o who_o f._n by_o wome_a p._n 100_o r._n but_o they_o make_v they_o no_o new_a p._n 101._o r._n unusual_a f._n unlawful_a p._n 158._o r._n to_o plant_v the_o gospel_n p._n 164._o r._n a_o three_o pretext_n of_o absence_n p._n 167._o r._n high_a place_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n r._n meanness_n f._n mean_n p._n 214._o r._n plunge_v f._n plague_v ibid._n r._n veeghesheh_o p._n 218._o r._n athnah_o p._n 132._o l._n 10._o add_v in_o the_o margin_n respon_n 10._o ad_fw-la inter_fw-la august_n p._n 234._o r._n sanctify_a f._n sacrifice_v p._n 276._o r._n to_o dispense_v for_o to_o dispose_v p._n 280._o r._n unlovely_a f._n unlively_a p._n 292._o r._n it_o be_v f._n be_v it_o ibid._n l._n 15._o r._n it_o be_v not_o then_o p._n 299._o l._n 2._o r._n sort_n f._n sore_n ibid._n l._n 20._o r._n mistake_v f._n mislike_v p._n 312._o l._n 8._o r._n without_o the_o ark_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n 82.7_o joh._n 10.35_o ex_fw-la histor_n aeliaen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n 16.7_o 8._o lib._n 2._o offic_n c._n 7._o apolog._n dau._n c._n 6._o in_o obit_n theodes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jud._n 5.31_o gen._n 49.8_o in_o obiâ—_n theodos._n hieron_n advers._fw-la joan._n hierosol_n a._n arias_n mont._n c._n chalde_n s._n septuagint_n l._n latin_a text_n i._o junius_n v._o vatablus_n b._n the_o bishop_n transl_o g._n geneva_n pell_n pelican_n bor._n borrhaius_n mar._n martyr_n osiand_n osiander_n act._n 20.24_o reconcil_n see_v more_o of_o this_o question_n hexapla_n in_o genes_n c._n 16._o confut_o 1._o c._n 25._o qu._n 23._o reconcil_n controversy_n of_o vow_n drunken_a person_n the_o son_n of_o belial_n reconcil_n reconcil_n of_o force_a single_a life_n of_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o reprobation_n reconcil_n reconcil_n controv._n princess_n not_o to_o be_v convent_v before_o the_o pope_n against_o the_o superstition_n use_v of_o candle_n reconcil_n controv._n not_o to_o repose_v any_o trust_n in_o ceremony_n reconcil_n contr._n against_o idol_n in_o temple_n controv._n god_n will_v have_v no_o partner_n in_o his_o worship_n whether_o any_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o chance_n controv._n against_o the_o adoration_n of_o saint_n reconcil_n reconcil_n the_o papist_n will_v put_v out_o the_o right_a eye_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o people_n of_o god_n controv._n against_o freewill_n in_o good_a moral_a action_n of_o war_n like_o policy_n reconcil_n whether_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o necessary_a part_n of_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n 1._o cor._n 9.16_o reconcil_n reconcil_n masius_n in_o josh._n reconcil_n reconcil_n controv._n whether_o rash_a vow_n once_o make_v be_v not_o better_o break_v then_o keep_v reconcil_n jew_n surmise_n hebrew_n surmise_n contr._n against_o the_o leave_n of_o god_n word_n to_o establish_v humane_a rite_n contr._n against_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n reconcil_n reconcil_n reconcil_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o work_v in_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a spirit_n against_o run_v to_o witch_n what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o monomachy_n that_o be_v of_o sole_a and_o singular_a combat_n reconcil_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o pastor_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pestilence_n to_o leave_v his_o flock_n the_o argument_n of_o experience_n of_o god_n mercy_n how_o it_o do_v assure_v us._n controv._n of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o crosse._n contr._n against_o the_o lay_n up_o of_o relic_n reconcil_n a_o description_n of_o true_a friendship_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o envy_n contr._n against_o the_o adoration_n or_o toleration_n of_o image_n contr._n of_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o monastical_a life_n contr._n of_o the_o abuse_n of_o sanctuary_n and_o privilege_a place_n in_o time_n past_a of_o sudden_a change_n and_o innovation_n of_o man_n heart_n of_o diverse_a sort_n of_o vision_n cantr_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o swear_v by_o saint_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o unfaithful_a reconcil_n reconcil_n the_o breach_n of_o ceremony_n not_o to_o be_v more_o severe_o censure_v then_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n whether_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o forbear_v the_o matrimonial_a duty_n before_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o communion_n contr._n single_a life_n not_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n august_n enchir._n 22._o cite_v caus._n 22._o q._n 2.4_o augustan_n psal._n 5._o cite_v caus._n 22._o qu._n 2._o c._n 14._o caus._n 22._o qu._n 2._o c._n 5._o august_n lib._n de_fw-fr mend_v c._n 14._o cite_v caus._n 22._o qu._n 2_o c._n 8._o august_n in_o psal._n 5._o cite_v caus._n 22._o qu._n 2._o c._n 14._o caus._n 22._o qu._n 2._o c._n 19_o contr._n the_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n wherein_o like_a unto_o saul_n contr._n the_o authority_n of_o prince_n over_o person_n ecclesiastical_a whether_o a_o judge_n be_v always_o in_o give_v of_o sentence_n bind_v to_o follow_v the_o evidence_n reconcil_n the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v no_o certain_a assurance_n of_o temporal_a thing_n how_o league_n and_o covenant_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v contr._n against_o the_o anoint_v of_o popish_a priest_n reconcâ—l_n contr._n against_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o dead_a contr._n against_o purgatory_n contr._n against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o merit_n contr._n of_o the_o prince_n authority_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n reconcil_n reconcil_n contr._n against_o limbus_n patrum_fw-la cite_v by_o grat._n c._n 26._o qu._n 5._o c._n 14._o how_o the_o devil_n know_v thing_n to_o come_v satan_n do_v not_o know_v certain_o that_o christ_n be_v god_n in_o the_o flesh_n brâ—â—arens_fw-la 1._o c._n 8._o the_o devil_n can_v not_o assume_v dead_a man_n body_n evil_a spirit_n never_o appear_v with_o true_a body_n how_o the_o devil_n can_v delude_v the_o sense_n of_o exorcist_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o use_v charm_n of_o flattery_n and_o the_o diverse_a kind_n thereof_o controv._n of_o particular_a assurance_n in_o ff_n titul_a qui_fw-la sine_fw-la manumission_n etc._n etc._n leg_n 11._o pro_fw-la derelict_n leg_n 11._o hieron_n ad_fw-la marcell_n de_fw-fr obit_fw-la blehâ—â—_n contr._n lit_fw-fr petil._n l._n 2._o c._n 49._o cite_v caus._n 23._o qu._n 5._o c._n 10._o reconcil_n contr._n subject_n not_o exempt_v from_o obedience_n even_o to_o prince_n stand_v excommunicate_a contr._n against_o purgatory_n
thing_n to_o come_v which_o knowledge_n of_o they_o be_v diverse_o help_v 1._o by_o their_o subtle_a and_o spiritual_a nature_n 2._o their_o long_a experience_n and_o continuance_n 3._o their_o agility_n of_o nature_n which_o can_v in_o a_o moment_n pass_v from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o august_n lib._n de_fw-fr genes_n ad_fw-la litter_n report_v of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v strange_o take_v who_o refuse_v to_o take_v any_o sustenance_n but_o at_o a_o certain_a priest_n hand_n who_o dwell_v five_o mile_n of_o can_v tell_v be_v absent_a when_o he_o come_v forth_o of_o his_o door_n where_o he_o be_v how_o near_o the_o house_n this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o agility_n of_o spirit_n like_a as_o if_o a_o watchman_n shall_v a_o far_o off_o discover_v a_o band_n of_o soldier_n come_v and_o give_v notice_n thereof_o 4._o the_o devil_n may_v foretell_v such_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o ministry_n intend_v to_o do_v as_o he_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n by_o his_o evil_a angel_n and_o satan_n be_v here_o the_o minister_n of_o this_o judgement_n decree_v against_o saul_n 5._o the_o spirit_n be_v place_v in_o the_o air_n as_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v the_o prince_n that_o rule_v in_o the_o air_n eph._n 2.2_o from_o thence_o as_o from_o a_o watch_n tower_n can_v more_o easy_o see_v and_o discern_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o event_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o earth_n 6._o by_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n he_o understand_v many_o thing_n as_o augustine_n think_v that_o trismegistus_n foretell_v unto_o asclepius_n the_o ruin_n and_o overthrow_v of_o idol_n may_v take_v that_o light_n from_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o prophet_n 7._o satan_n do_v foresee_v many_o thing_n by_o the_o effect_n as_o when_o he_o see_v a_o man_n full_a of_o good_a work_n and_o give_v to_o devotion_n and_o prayer_n he_o can_v think_v none_o other_o but_o that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v in_o god_n favour_n martyr_n likewise_o by_o the_o contrary_a when_o he_o see_v one_o give_v over_o to_o all_o wickedness_n he_o know_v that_o god_n judgement_n hang_v over_o his_o head_n as_o here_o they_o do_v over_o saul_n and_o therefore_o it_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o devil_n do_v foretell_v of_o his_o end_n augustine_n here_o say_v quasi_fw-la magnum_fw-la sit_fw-la diabolo_fw-la ante_fw-la occasum_fw-la mortem_fw-la corporis_fw-la praevidere_fw-la cum_fw-la signa_fw-la quaedam_fw-la soleant_fw-la apparere_fw-la morituris_fw-la 14._o quibus_fw-la dei_fw-la protectio_fw-la amota_fw-la videatur_fw-la as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n for_o the_o devil_n to_o foresee_v one_o death_n before_o it_o fall_v see_v that_o they_o which_o so_o die_v do_v themselves_o perceive_v some_o sign_n that_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n be_v remove_v as_o saul_n gather_v by_o evident_a argument_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v forsake_v he_o how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v hide_v from_o satan_n 15._o quest._n what_o thing_n the_o devil_n be_v ignorant_a of_o there_o be_v four_o 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to_o pass_v as_o when_o jonas_n preach_v that_o within_o forty_o day_n niniveh_n shall_v be_v destroy_v unless_o they_o repent_v 4._o the_o lord_n many_o time_n either_o blind_v satan_n that_o he_o can_v not_o use_v the_o subtlety_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n or_o bind_v his_o power_n that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v what_o he_o will_v then_o it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o certainty_n of_o angelical_a and_o diabolical_a prediction_n 1._o good_a angel_n be_v more_o acquaint_v with_o god_n will_v than_o satan_n be_v 2._o they_o be_v holy_a spirit_n not_o lead_v with_o ambition_n envy_n malice_n as_o satan_n be_v and_o therefore_o their_o knowledge_n be_v not_o obscure_v or_o overcast_v with_o such_o turbulent_a affection_n as_o satan_n be_v 3._o they_o refer_v all_o to_o god_n will_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o let_v or_o hinder_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o satan_n be_v who_o aim_v always_o at_o a_o wicked_a end_n 2._o second_o satan_n be_v ignorant_a of_o 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