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the_o enlighten_v strengthen_v comfort_v quicken_a convince_a of_o soul_n and_o upon_o search_v it_o will_v be_v find_v but_o a_o few_o come_v for_o those_o end_n some_o come_v into_o the_o church_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v go_v into_o a_o apothecary_n shop_n not_o for_o a_o medicine_n to_o cure_v they_o that_o be_v well_o but_o for_o a_o recipe_n to_o sleep_v i_o call_v to_o witness_v the_o drowsiness_n and_o laziness_n of_o many_o other_o be_v athenian_a auditor_n come_v only_o to_o hear_v something_o that_o be_v new_a other_o out_o of_o custom_n because_o other_o do_v 21._o act_n 17._o 21._o and_o themselves_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o it_o other_o out_o of_o fashion_n more_o than_o devotion_n other_o come_v to_o contradict_v and_o oppose_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v paul_n act_v 13._o 45._o other_o not_o as_o they_o shall_v do_v willing_a to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o to_o judge_v it_o and_o the_o preacher_n for_o it_o which_o make_v the_o pulpit_n not_o a_o tribunal_n before_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v but_o a_o bar_n before_o which_o the_o preacher_n must_v be_v cite_v censure_v and_o judge_v these_o come_v to_o pick_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o preacher_n coat_n not_o out_o of_o a_o conscience_n of_o their_o duty_n in_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o word_n of_o god_n other_o come_v out_o of_o affectation_n of_o eloquence_n as_o a_o man_n go_v to_o a_o oration_n or_o comedy_n and_o then_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o while_o he_o catch_v at_o the_o shadow_n of_o rhetoric_n as_o the_o dog_n in_o the_o fable_n he_o lose_v his_o spiritual_a food_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n these_o be_v like_o the_o proud_a greek_n which_o seek_v after_o wisdom_n to_o who_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n seem_v but_o foolishness_n other_o come_v perhaps_o 13._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 13._o to_o promote_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o world_n like_o those_o hearer_n of_o our_o saviour_n john_n 6._o that_o follow_v he_o for_o the_o loaf_n other_o come_v only_o to_o hear_v not_o to_o learn_v or_o practice_v sicut_fw-la in_o theatrum_fw-la voluptatis_fw-la 108._o seneca_n ep_v 108._o causâ_fw-la ad_fw-la delectandas_fw-la aures_fw-la as_o seneca_n speak_v of_o some_o who_o come_v to_o hear_v lecture_n of_o philosophy_n non_fw-la id_fw-la agunt_fw-la ut_fw-la aliqua_fw-la vitia_fw-la deponant_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquam_fw-la legem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la accipiant_fw-la mores_fw-la suos_fw-la exigant_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la oblectamento_fw-la aurium_fw-la perfruantur_fw-la aliqui_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la pugillaribus_fw-la veniunt_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la res_fw-la accipiant_fw-la sed_fw-la verba_fw-la etc._n etc._n other_o come_v with_o their_o table-book_n which_o though_o good_a be_v not_o sufficient_a other_o to_o see_v and_o to_o be_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o clemens_n express_v it_o as_o 272_o clem._n pag._n
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