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nature_n into_o the_o state_n of_o glory_n it_o be_v comfort_n for_o the_o captive-jew_n to_o see_v daniel_n and_o his_o fellow_n advance_v by_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n and_o make_v chief_a in_o the_o kingdom_n for_o to_o see_v hester_n make_v queen_n and_o vashti_n neglect_v so_o to_o see_v flesh_n of_o our_o flesh_n man_n in_o the_o same_o captivity_n and_o condemnation_n reconcile_v glorify_a it_o bid_v we_o hope_v well_o for_o a_o gracious_a admission_n that_o be_v the_o second_o their_o kind_n two_o men._n iii_o their_o specialty_n their_o person_n moses_n and_o elias_n why_o not_o some_o other_o saint_n but_o these_o must_v be_v single_v out_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o for_o their_o appearance_n rather_o than_o for_o other_o divers_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v reduce_v they_o to_o these_o four_o head_n 1._o some_o reason_n of_o this_o choice_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o christ._n 2._o some_o in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o 3._o some_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o apostle_n 4._o 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honour_n he_o all_o sheau_n bow_v down_o to_o this_o sheaf_n all_o the_o star_n worship_v this_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n 2._o attestantur_fw-la ut_fw-la messiae_n they_o come_v and_o give_v evidence_n and_o testimony_n that_o he_o be_v the_o anoint_a messiah_n that_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o church_n he_o receive_v testimony_n and_o witness_v from_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n thus_o philip_n joh._n i._n 45._o we_o have_v find_v he_o of_o who_o moses_n in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v write_v jesus_n of_o nazareth_n thus_o s._n peter_n bring_v moses_n to_o witness_v for_o moses_n true_o say_v unto_o the_o father_n a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n raise_v up_o unto_o you_o act._n iii._o 22._o to_o he_o give_v all_o the_o prophet_n witness_n act._n x._o 43._o and_o christ_n account_v that_o moses_n write_v of_o he_o search_v the_o scripture_n they_o be_v they_o which_o testify_v of_o i_o joh._n v._n 39_o this_o they_o foretell_v now_o be_v exhibit_v they_o 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effusion_n of_o blood_n all_o my_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n look_v at_o thou_o to_o foretell_v thou_o say_v elias_n be_v my_o message_n and_o ministry_n all_o the_o prophet_n from_o samuel_n and_o after_o point_v at_o he_o till_o his_o come_n all_o thing_n be_v empty_a and_o imperfect_a now_o they_o all_o clasp_v and_o close_v about_o he_o as_o their_o drift_n and_o argument_n he_o be_v amen_o 4._o venerantur_fw-la ut_fw-la servatorem_fw-la they_o appear_v to_o adore_v he_o as_o their_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n though_o they_o be_v already_o in_o heaven_n and_o glory_n yet_o they_o know_v to_o who_o blood_n they_o owe_v it_o who_o give_v they_o entrance_n and_o access_n moses_n himself_o can_v not_o convey_v himself_o into_o canaan_n the_o type_n of_o heaven_n much_o less_o into_o heaven_n itself_o all_o the_o elder_n and_o saint_n fling_v down_o their_o crown_n at_o his_o foot_n all_o worship_n and_o be_v tributary_n to_o his_o glory_n elias_n his_o chariot_n be_v of_o christ_n send_v as_o iacob_n come_v from_o joseph_n 2._o moses_n and_o elias_n appear_v in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o conceive_v they_o ut_fw-la eminentes_fw-la sancti_fw-la moses_n and_o elias_n be_v person_n of_o admirable_a holiness_n yet_o they_o attend_v and_o adore_v our_o saviour_n not_o only_o wicked_a and_o profane_a man_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o he_o and_o acknowledge_v he_o but_o the_o holy_a man_n and_o most_o abundant_a in_o righteousness_n own_v he_o for_o their_o redeemer_n as_o s._n ambrose_n speak_v for_o publican_n and_o harlot_n to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n be_v no_o such_o wonder_n but_o for_o abraham_n so_o rich_a in_o good_a work_n yet_o to_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o faith_n and_o christ_n it_o high_o advance_v the_o glory_n of_o christ._n the_o pure_a robe_n must_v be_v wash_v in_o this_o blood_n the_o choice_a saint_n must_v draw_v grace_n from_o christ._n abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v a_o son_n of_o this_o adoption_n of_o grace_n 2._o conceive_v they_o ut_fw-la sancti_fw-la mortui_fw-la &_o translati_fw-la they_o be_v saint_n out_o of_o this_o life_n moses_n be_v dead_a elias_n translate_v yet_o they_o do_v homage_n to_o christ._n to_o teach_v we_o that_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a while_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n yet_o be_v he_o lord_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o heaven_n now_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o on_o earth_n all_o live_v to_o he_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n no_o state_n of_o time_n or_o place_n or_o condition_n exclude_v his_o sovereignty_n all_o knee_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n must_v bow_v and_o prostrate_v to_o he_o the_o pope_n who_o enlarge_v his_o power_n to_o the_o world_n of_o spirit_n yet_o claim_v not_o that_o authority_n he_o have_v not_o jurisdictionem_fw-la but_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la suffragii_fw-la christ_n have_v a_o homage_n of_o saint_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o translate_v he_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o quick_a and_o dead_a must_v do_v he_o service_n 3._o conceive_v they_o ut_fw-la sancti_fw-la veteris_fw-la testamenti_fw-la they_o be_v not_o live_v under_o the_o gospel_n but_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o they_o acknowledge_v they_o belong_v as_o dependent_n upon_o this_o messiah_n he_o have_v a_o influence_n backward_o to_o those_o former_a saint_n as_o well_o as_o forward_o to_o the_o time_n of_o christian_n they_o who_o go_v before_o and_o they_o who_o come_v after_o all_o sing_v hosanna_n to_o this_o son_n of_o david_n the_o church_n of_o the_o patriarch_n acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o head_n all_o of_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o this_o common_a salvation_n christ_n jesus_n yesterday_o to_o day_n the_o same_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a and_o blasphemous_a error_n of_o the_o manichee_n and_o marcionite_n
garment_n rent_v of_o garment_n a_o usual_a and_o allow_v ceremony_n nay_o often_o exact_v and_o require_v among_o the_o jew_n jer._n xxâ—…vi_fw-la 24._o at_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o book_n jehoiakim_n and_o his_o prince_n be_v charge_v that_o they_o rend_v not_o their_o garment_n frequent_o it_o be_v practise_v in_o sign_n either_o of_o horror_n and_o detestation_n in_o case_n of_o blasphemy_n of_o submission_n and_o humiliation_n upon_o any_o calamity_n or_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n and_o practice_n of_o repentance_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n in_o the_o exercise_n and_o practice_n of_o repentance_n we_o may_v conceive_v it_o either_o 1._o as_o a_o real_a protestation_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n by_o sin_n of_o the_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n of_o apparel_n as_o fast_v be_v a_o significant_a confession_n that_o our_o sin_n have_v make_v we_o unworthy_a of_o the_o least_o repast_n of_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n or_o 2._o as_o 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justification_n it_o be_v god_n that_o justify_v i_o who_o be_v you_o that_o condemn_v i_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o now_o rise_v again_o he_o shall_v judge_v and_o acquit_v i_o o_o hypocrisy_n shrink_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n tremble_v to_o hear_v of_o a_o resurrection_n these_o paint_a sepulcher_n till_o then_o make_v a_o goodly_a show_n they_o be_v the_o beautiful_a part_n that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n but_o when_o the_o vault_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o all_o secret_n disclose_v nothing_o will_v appear_v then_o but_o horror_n and_o confusion_n rottenness_n and_o corruption_n but_o truth_n and_o integrity_n appeal_v unto_o that_o great_a trial_n know_v that_o the_o name_n that_o be_v write_v in_o heaven_n shall_v one_o day_n be_v clear_v from_o slander_n on_o earth_n my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a that_o be_v the_o great_a avowment_n of_o job_n truth_n and_o integrity_n till_o then_o it_o matter_n not_o much_o 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of_o scripture_n the_o apostle_n discourse_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o a_o christian._n and_o have_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o epistle_n settle_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o justification_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n now_o he_o lay_v down_o ground_n of_o comfort_n against_o those_o infirmity_n and_o imperfection_n that_o christian_n find_v and_o feel_v themselves_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o 1._o he_o discover_v these_o infirmity_n chap._n seven_o i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n there_o dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n odi_fw-la quod_fw-la sum_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la quod_fw-la amo_fw-la aug._n epist._n 106._o the_o good_a that_o i_o will_v i_o do_v not_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o do_v that_o do_v i._n it_o be_v that_o which_o s._n augustine_n call_v rixa_fw-la &_o jurgium_fw-la inter_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la hannah_n and_o peninnah_n under_o the_o same_o roof_n vex_v each_o other_o the_o one_o provoke_v the_o 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it_o god_n purpose_n have_v determine_v it_o christ_n merit_n have_v purchase_v it_o true_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v conditional_a not_o any_o promise_n or_o mercy_n on_o god_n part_n but_o suppose_n and_o require_v condition_n on_o we_o we_o can_v immediate_o from_o god_n purpose_n or_o christ_n merit_n leap_v into_o heaven_n but_o there_o be_v pre-requisite_a condition_n and_o subordinate_a mean_n for_o our_o actual_a fruition_n i_o strive_v if_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o resurrection_n phil._n iii._o the_o ladder_n to_o heaven_n have_v many_o staff_n and_o step_n and_o degree_n many_o if_z and_o condition_n to_o be_v observe_v 3._o our_o resurrection_n it_o be_v articulus_fw-la fidei_fw-la a_o fundamental_a article_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o yet_o limit_v with_o a_o if._n though_o in_o itself_o never_o so_o infallible_a yet_o a_o personal_a and_o comfortable_a apprehension_n for_o ourselves_o depend_v on_o condition_n let_v our_o resurrection_n be_v never_o so_o 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father_n both_o in_o procession_n and_o in_o mission_n his_o be_v and_o his_o send_v come_v both_o from_o the_o father_n again_o sometime_o he_o be_v call_v and_o that_o in_o truth_n and_o propriety_n of_o speech_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n rom._n viij_o 9_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o gal._n four_o 6._o god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n as_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o father_n so_o likewise_o he_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o son_n john_n xuj_o he_o promise_v to_o send_v they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o comforter_n this_o procession_n from_o the_o son_n be_v sweet_o and_o apt_o represent_v by_o that_o outward_a sign_n and_o ceremony_n which_o christ_n use_v in_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n john_n xx_o 22._o he_o breathe_v on_o they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n spiratio_fw-la it_o be_v ab_fw-la intra_fw-la it_o show_v 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