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be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o that_o such_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o chief_a of_o evil_a spirit_n we_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o the_o scripture_n give_v no_o proper_a or_o peculiar_a name_n to_o any_o of_o the_o evil_a angel_n some_o of_o the_o good_a angel_n and_o only_o one_o or_o two_o of_o they_o have_v a_o particular_a name_n as_o gabriel_n and_o michael_n but_o the_o evil_a spirit_n have_v but_o one_o common_a name_n as_o satan_n the_o adversary_n the_o devil_n the_o slanderer_n and_o although_o there_o be_v a_o chief_a of_o the_o evil_a angel_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o a_o particular_a name_n see_v mat._n 25._o 41._o we_o ought_v not_o then_o to_o imagine_v with_o the_o vulgar_a that_o beelzebub_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o devilâ—_z it_o be_v the_o pharise_n and_o not_o christ_n that_o say_v so_o of_o easter_n day_n improper_o so_o call_v or_o ill_o assign_v i_o dispute_v not_o the_o ancient_a custom_n to_o solemnize_v one_o day_n every_o year_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o saviour_n although_o that_o every_o sunday_n be_v observe_v for_o that_o end_n but_o as_o for_o that_o day_n which_o every_o year_n be_v celebrate_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o call_v it_o the_o day_n of_o the_o passover_n but_o rather_o clean_a contrary_n we_o ought_v to_o give_v that_o name_n to_o that_o day_n in_o which_o christ_n our_o paschall_n lamb_n be_v sacrifice_v to_o that_o day_n in_o which_o he_o die_v and_o not_o unto_o that_o day_n in_o which_o he_o do_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v apply_v to_o christ_n have_v reference_n to_o his_o death_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o his_o resurrection_n so_o the_o day_n which_o be_v call_v the_o passover_n be_v not_o the_o true_a day_n of_o it_o but_o rather_o the_o contrary_n it_o will_v be_v allege_v that_o every_o one_o do_v so_o understand_v it_o and_o that_o the_o word_n be_v indifferent_a if_o they_o give_v a_o agreeable_a sense_n unto_o they_o but_o whereâ—ore_o do_v we_o give_v unto_o word_n a_o sense_n which_o they_o have_v not_o nay_o a_o sense_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o they_o have_v or_o wherefore_o do_v we_o speak_v otherwise_o than_o we_o do_v understand_v of_o the_o word_n the_o cross_n which_o be_v ordinary_o abuse_v when_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o affliction_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o common_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o afflict_a person_n or_o of_o those_o who_o will_v comfort_v they_o then_o to_o say_v that_o they_o do_v bear_v their_o cross_n and_o that_o their_o â—ross_n be_v heavy_a and_o man_n be_v subject_a â—o_z many_o cross_n but_o according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o affliction_n which_o can_v be_v call_v cross_n those_o affliction_n be_v except_v which_o man_n make_v we_o to_o suffer_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o crucify_a saviour_n and_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o gospel_n to_o such_o suffering_n god_n have_v reserve_v and_o appropriate_v this_o honourable_a title_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n the_o persecution_n which_o be_v raise_v against_o we_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n the_o punishment_n the_o proscription_n the_o loss_n the_o reproach_n and_o whatsoever_o a_o christian_n endure_v for_o that_o quarrel_n be_v honour_v with_o this_o name_n of_o the_o cross_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o communion_n which_o they_o have_v with_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o more_o particular_o of_o his_o death_n the_o affliction_n which_o do_v proceed_v from_o other_o cause_n have_v no_o part_n in_o so_o glorious_a a_o epithet_n nevertheless_o a_o man_n who_o be_v chastise_v or_o even_o punish_v for_o his_o sin_n or_o by_o his_o improvidence_n or_o intemperance_n have_v pluck_v a_o affliction_n on_o himself_o will_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o cross_n which_o god_n have_v send_v he_o this_o be_v to_o abuse_v the_o word_n such_o affliction_n and_o those_o which_o proceed_v from_o hide_a cause_n as_o that_o of_o the_o man_n who_o be_v bear_v blind_a john_n 9_o 2_o 3._o can_v be_v call_v cross_n and_o yet_o this_o impropriety_n be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o common_a people_n but_o also_o of_o many_o divine_n nay_o and_o in_o their_o book_n also_o for_o they_o do_v write_v in_o their_o book_n that_o a_o wicked_a man_n have_v his_o cross_n also_o a_o great_a mistake_n for_o the_o affliction_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o that_o name_n if_o he_o himself_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o cross_n and_o be_v punish_v shall_v we_o say_v that_o his_o punishment_n be_v a_o cross_n can_v that_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o malefactor_n who_o suffer_v for_o his_o crime_n all_o the_o affliction_n even_o of_o a_o good_a christian_a be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v cross_n of_o cry_v sin_n which_o man_n do_v not_o discern_v from_o other_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n to_o which_o the_o divine_n have_v give_v the_o name_n of_o cry_v sin_n and_o this_o epithet_n be_v take_v from_o the_o scripture_n by_o this_o name_n the_o effusion_n of_o innocent_a blood_n be_v call_v because_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n do_v cry_v unto_o god_n so_o also_o be_v the_o abominable_a sin_n of_o sodom_n gen._n 18._o 20_o 21._o and_o 19_o 13._o so_o also_o be_v the_o detain_n of_o the_o hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n james_n 4._o 5._o so_o also_o a_o house_n build_v by_o rapine_n be_v call_v a_o cry_a sin_n because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o wall_n do_v cry_v out_o against_o it_o habakuk_n 2._o 11._o and_o so_o general_o all_o violence_n and_o oppression_n be_v call_v a_o cry_a sin_n exod._n 3._o 17._o and_o 22._o 23_o 27._o now_o there_o be_v reason_n wherefore_o these_o sin_n more_o than_o other_o be_v call_v cry_v but_o without_o enter_v into_o the_o search_n thereof_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v that_o this_o name_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v to_o all_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v more_o enormous_a and_o exorbitant_a than_o other_o for_o neither_o idolatry_n nor_o blasphemy_n no_o nor_o the_o worship_n of_o devil_n be_v call_v cry_v sin_n and_o in_o general_a i_o do_v observe_v that_o of_o all_o the_o sin_n which_o do_v violate_v the_o first_o table_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v not_o one_o which_o be_v call_v a_o cry_a sin_n all_o those_o sin_n also_o which_o be_v commit_v against_o the_o second_o table_n have_v not_o that_o name_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o those_o only_o which_o i_o have_v specify_v this_o distinction_n although_o it_o oftentimes_o be_v too_o much_o neglect_v even_o by_o man_n of_o knowledge_n themselves_o yet_o we_o ought_v nevertheless_o to_o observe_v it_o if_o we_o will_v follow_v the_o language_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o that_o of_o the_o common_a people_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o trivial_a than_o these_o word_n you_o may_v here_o see_v what_o it_o be_v that_o cry_v for_o vengeance_n it_o be_v a_o cry_a sin_n and_o nevertheless_o the_o common_a speak_v thus_o of_o such_o a_o sin_n which_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o put_v in_o the_o number_n of_o cry_v sin_n by_o this_o confusion_n there_o will_v be_v no_o sin_n which_o we_o may_v not_o call_v a_o cry_a sin_n if_o we_o will_v be_v govern_v by_o passion_n by_o zeal_n without_o knowledge_n of_o fault_n commit_v in_o cite_v the_o history_n of_o the_o ancient_n i_o will_v produce_v but_o two_o example_n a_o very_o famous_a scholar_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n do_v allege_v a_o author_n who_o do_v recite_v a_o very_a strange_a story_n concerning_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v choose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o that_o they_o receive_v he_o into_o their_o order_n qualify_v thus_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n this_o story_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n to_o object_n against_o it_o do_v direct_o oppose_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v in_o the_o 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large_o handle_v by_o divers_a learned_a and_o judicious_a man_n i_o will_v speak_v but_o one_o word_n by_o the_o way_n the_o affair_n of_o state_n and_o all_o other_o human_a affair_n public_a or_o particular_a be_v consider_v first_o or_o in_o themselves_o within_o their_o circuit_n every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o its_o art_n or_o second_o within_o that_o dependence_n which_o subject_n they_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o first_o the_o divine_a meddle_v not_o at_o all_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o that_o element_n in_o navigation_n the_o pilot_n be_v more_o to_o be_v believe_v then_o saint_n paul_n if_o this_o apostle_n have_v not_o some_o extraordinary_a revelation_n but_o the_o irregularity_n which_o we_o may_v here_o meet_v with_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o god_n be_v under_o the_o cognisance_n of_o the_o divine_a it_o belong_v to_o he_o to_o prevent_v they_o by_o his_o counsel_n yea_o and_o to_o reprove_v they_o if_o they_o be_v break_v forth_o into_o action_n indeed_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o he_o to_o handle_v the_o weight_n and_o the_o measure_n in_o a_o shop_n but_o if_o they_o be_v notorious_o false_a ought_v he_o to_o hold_v his_o peace_n under_o the_o pretence_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o another_o man_n trade_n the_o balance_n the_o beam_n and_o the_o weight_n be_v of_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o god_n proverb_n 16._o in_o this_o island_n we_o complain_v of_o divers_a divine_n of_o the_o court_n who_o wink_v at_o certain_a innovation_n introduce_v under_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o state_n and_o authorize_v by_o the_o sovereign_a power_n which_o then_o be_v but_o because_o these_o novelty_n pass_v for_o matter_n of_o state_n it_o will_v be_v a_o wrong_a to_o have_v blame_v the_o silence_n of_o the_o divine_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v tax_v for_o omit_v that_o which_o they_o owe_v to_o god_n to_o their_o charge_n to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o the_o statâ—_n iâ—_z self_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o satan_n who_o buffet_v saint_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 12._o 7._o a_o now_o interpretation_n of_o that_o passage_n many_o as_o beza_n do_v think_v that_o saint_n paul_n in_o this_o place_n do_v complain_v that_o satan_n kindle_v in_o he_o some_o inordinate_a affection_n but_o this_o exposition_n be_v contradict_v by_o many_o forcible_a reason_n which_o have_v be_v note_v hereupon_o other_o take_v these_o word_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o letter_n as_o if_o in_o effect_n some_o evil_a spirit_n have_v give_v buffet_n to_o saint_n paul_n torment_v he_o in_o his_o body_n as_o sometime_o he_o have_v strike_v job_n last_o some_o understand_v this_o of_o some_o wicked_a man_n who_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o satan_n persecute_v saint_n paul_n and_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o this_o name_n the_o angel_n of_o satan_n shall_v always_o signify_v a_o spirit_n in_o the_o twelve_o of_o the_o revelation_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o dragon_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o know_a interpreter_n do_v signify_v those_o that_o serve_v the_o dragon_n as_o his_o minister_n and_o so_o this_o angel_n of_o satan_n may_v be_v some_o man_n who_o satan_n employ_v to_o torment_v the_o apostle_n but_o this_o exposition_n have_v need_n of_o a_o prop_n to_o sustain_v it_o and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o have_v oblige_v i_o to_o bring_v unto_o it_o this_o note_n that_o follow_v the_o language_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v compose_v of_o a_o infiniteness_n of_o phrase_n which_o do_v reflect_v either_o on_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n or_o on_o divers_a other_o subject_n now_o the_o passage_n which_o contain_v such_o allusion_n aught_o to_o be_v interpret_v by_o they_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v draw_v wide_a or_o if_o we_o â—it_v the_o mark_n it_o will_v be_v by_o accident_n i_o find_v then_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n a_o history_n which_o be_v almost_o in_o all_o thing_n the_o same_o with_o this_o which_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o 1._o of_o king_n the_o 22._o a_o prophet_n see_v god_n sit_v in_o his_o throne_n and_o all_o the_o army_n of_o heaven_n about_o he_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a he_o hear_v god_n propose_v a_o affair_n and_o the_o angel_n as_o in_o council_n diverse_o debate_v of_o it_o he_o hear_v a_o commission_n which_o be_v give_v to_o satan_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o his_o emissary_n after_o so_o high_a a_o revelation_n and_o the_o hear_n of_o word_n so_o sublime_a this_o prophet_n be_v buffer_v by_o one_o of_o the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n by_o a_o false_a propâ—et_n who_o do_v strike_v he_o on_o the_o cheek_n that_o history_n do_v so_o much_o resemble_v â—his_fw-mi which_o saint_n paul_n recite_v of_o himself_o that_o the_o allusion_n be_v most_o appaâ—ent_a now_o if_o the_o analogy_n be_v entire_a he_o who_o buffet_v saint_n paul_n be_v some_o false_a apostle_n who_o do_v persecute_v he_o and_o so_o this_o quality_n of_o angel_n oâ—_z messenger_n of_o satan_n do_v not_o pertain_v to_o all_o sorâ—s_n of_o persecutor_n but_o to_o those_o only_a 〈…〉_z they_o who_o carry_v unto_o other_o the_o doctrine_n of_o satan_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o place_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o mention_v the_o cure_n of_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o spirit_n in_o which_o our_o translation_n change_v the_o word_n which_o be_v in_o the_o original_a text_n the_o name_n of_o satan_n devil_n daemon_n be_v the_o epithet_n of_o evil_a spirit_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v not_o synonitâ—aâ—_z and_o the_o scripture_n do_v 〈◊〉_d indifferent_o express_v they_o but_o dotâ—_n make_v use_n of_o one_o of_o they_o rather_o the_o another_o as_o they_o be_v more_o condâ—â—cing_v to_o the_o occurrence_n or_o matteâ—_z which_o be_v treat_v the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d devil_n and_o that_o of_o demon_n be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o be_v very_o frequent_a in_o the_o 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