but_o our_o heart_n dissolve_v into_o sigh_n and_o our_o soul_n languish_v in_o dislike_n yea_o all_o that_o we_o be_v and_o have_v suffer_v some_o punishment_n that_o when_o the_o lord_n be_v incense_v with_o our_o iniquity_n he_o may_v be_v appease_v with_o our_o weep_v not_o because_o our_o weep_v in_o itself_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n but_o because_o it_o flow_v from_o a_o due_a consideration_n of_o the_o lord_n tender_a and_o merciful_a deal_n with_o we_o and_o our_o ungrateful_a and_o ungracious_a carriage_n towards_o he_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n and_o horror_n of_o hell_n may_v strike_v the_o heart_n with_o astonishment_n but_o it_o be_v grief_n for_o displease_v our_o merciful_a god_n &_o sorrow_n for_o give_v he_o cause_n to_o hide_v his_o favour_n from_o we_o though_o but_o for_o a_o time_n that_o proper_o cause_v this_o godly_a weep_v thus_o this_o godly_a weep_v pudicit_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr bono_n pudicit_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-fr dono_fw-la dei_fw-la venit_fw-la licet_fw-la se_fw-la in_o oculo_fw-la hominibus_fw-la ostendat_fw-la it_o be_v a_o grace_n give_v by_o god_n though_o it_o do_v manifest_v itself_o in_o the_o eye_n unto_o man_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n do_v weep_v the_o scripture_n warrant_v this_o kind_n of_o speech_n for_o jeremy_n the_o 4.14_o jerusalem_n be_v exhort_v to_o wash_v her_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n jame_v 4.8_o the_o double-minded_n must_v purify_v their_o heart_n and_o jeremiahs_n soul_n do_v weep_v in_o secret_a jer._n 13.17_o weep_v then_o be_v not_o only_o a_o outward_a action_n but_o a_o inward_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n ezpress_v in_o outward_a action_n for_o the_o lord_n say_v zachar._n 12.10_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n and_o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v evident_o argue_v it_o to_o be_v a_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o a_o quality_n 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moist_a humour_n like_o channel_n dissolve_v into_o tear_n in_o reason_n even_o blind_a reason_n such_o as_o the_o heathen_a have_v it_o be_v a_o pythagorean_n theorem_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o eat_v the_o heart_n or_o as_o solomon_n expound_v it_o as_o the_o moth_a fret_v the_o garment_n and_o the_o worm_n eat_v wood_n so_o heaviness_n do_v the_o heart_n whereupon_o heraclitus_n have_v souse_v himself_o all_o his_o life_n time_n in_o weep_v be_v report_v to_o have_v dye_v of_o a_o dropsy_n and_o as_o a_o selfe-murtherer_n drown_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o tear_n in_o religion_n we_o be_v teach_v that_o it_o become_v the_o righteous_a to_o rejoice_v psalm_n psalm_n and_o we_o be_v command_v to_o rejoice_v evermore_o 1._o thess_n 5.16_o but_o no_o where_o to_o weep_v evermore_o at_o the_o most_o solomon_n allow_v but_o a_o time_n to_o weep_v 3.4_o eccles_n 3.4_o as_o a_o time_n to_o laugh_v therefore_o the_o very_a egyptian_n when_o they_o will_v describe_v weep_v paint_v those_o pearl_n which_o we_o call_v margarite_n or_o union_n suid._n suid._n whence_o suidas_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d margarite_n hiereglyphical_o signify_v the_o shed_n of_o tear_n for_o as_o those_o pearl_n be_v call_v vniones_fw-la in_o latin_a because_o they_o be_v find_v one_o after_o another_o and_o never_o more_o at_o once_o so_o tear_n must_v be_v shed_v successive_o one_o by_o one_o &_o never_o pour_v out_o all_o at_o once_o hence_o it_o may_v in_o like_a manner_n be_v conceive_v note_n note_n that_o tear_n be_v not_o always_o absolute_o and_o necessary_o require_v to_o manifest_v true_a humiliation_n for_o sometime_o the_o constitution_n of_o body_n will_v yield_v no_o tear_n neither_o in_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n nor_o worldly_a cross_n which_o therefore_o may_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o corruption_n of_o heart_n or_o state_n of_o vnregeneracie_n sometime_o abundance_n of_o grief_n do_v so_o oppress_v the_o heart_n that_o it_o can_v ease_v itself_o by_o tear_n when_o amasis_n see_v his_o son_n lead_v to_o execution_n he_o can_v not_o weep_v but_o when_o he_o see_v his_o friend_n beg_v he_o weep_v 8_o arâ—st_n rheter_n lib._n 2._o c._n 8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o one_o be_v miserable_a but_o the_o other_o cruel_a say_v the_o philosopher_n thus_o many_o time_n curae_fw-la leves_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la ingentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la our_o lesser_a grief_n may_v be_v express_v by_o weep_v great_a one_o by_o astonishment_n §._o 25._o and_o here_o because_o i_o may_v hap_v py_o seem_v either_o palpable_o to_o bewray_v my_o own_o oscitancie_n or_o dastar_o to_o betray_v the_o cause_n i_o have_v undertake_v as_o if_o this_o be_v to_o make_v weep_v the_o easy_a work_n in_o the_o world_n yea_o a_o pander_n to_o sin_n and_o we_o make_v no_o more_o of_o it_o but_o sin_n and_o weep_v as_o if_o our_o weep_v can_v get_v a_o pardon_n
it_o any_o be_v of_o misery_n unto_o they_o or_o in_o they_o but_o rather_o work_v both_o sense_n and_o cure_n of_o all_o their_o misery_n now_o if_o we_o will_v know_v moveat_fw-la tantos_fw-la quae_fw-la causa_fw-la dolores_fw-la what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o so_o much_o weep_v 10._o bern_n de_fw-fr mode_n vve_v serm._n 10._o bernard_n show_v we_o four_o cause_n 1._o our_o own_o iniquity_n 2._o worldly_n misery_n 3._o compassion_n of_o other_o 4._o the_o love_n of_o eternal_a glory_n for_o the_o first_o 6.6_o psal_n 6.6_o david_n make_v his_o bed_n to_o swim_v and_o water_v his_o couch_n with_o tear_n for_o the_o second_o 120.5_o psal_n 120.5_o davia_n likewise_o bemoan_v his_o woeful_a sojourn_v in_o mesech_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n for_o the_o three_o our_o saviour_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o four_o 41_o luke_n 19_o 41_o 137.1_o psal_n 137.1_o the_o church_n by_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n sit_v down_o and_o weep_v all_o which_o more_o compendious_o wâ—_n reduce_v to_o this_o dichotomie_n sin_n and_o punishment_n hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la hence_o proceed_v all_o our_o tear_n for_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o lord_n hatred_n &_o hostility_n against_o we_o the_o seed_n out_o of_o which_o all_o misery_n grow_v and_o the_o debt_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o perpetual_a prison_n be_v it_o not_o pardon_v do_v no_o less_o make_v we_o miserable_a than_o the_o punishment_n of_o sinne._n see_v then_o so_o long_o as_o manent_fw-la sceleris_fw-la vestigia_fw-la nostri_fw-la sin_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n why_o the_o regenerate_v do_v weep_v their_o weep_v will_v be_v easy_o excuse_v if_o it_o can_v be_v perceive_v how_o their_o thought_n be_v just_o distemper_v first_o at_o the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n in_o themselves_o next_o at_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n in_o other_o be_v it_o but_o for_o these_o two_o only_a i_o know_v not_o why_o any_o who_o understanding_n be_v enlighten_v with_o grace_n shall_v have_v pleasure_n or_o liberty_n almost_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o only_o to_o weep_v §._o 46._o and_o first_o who_o but_o a_o stranger_n to_o a_o wound_a spirit_n can_v with_o dry_a eye_n humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o affliction_n of_o conscience_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n when_o as_o if_o but_o in_o the_o end_n of_o one_o day_n he_o shall_v examine_v his_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n from_o his_o wake_n in_o the_o morning_n to_o that_o hour_n when_o he_o behold_v the_o spot_n of_o his_o soul_n his_o decay_n of_o grace_n his_o neglect_n of_o duty_n his_o coldness_n in_o religion_n his_o fall_n from_o his_o first_o love_n and_o the_o many_o breach_n of_o his_o conscience_n sure_o such_o a_o one_o be_v though_o a_o monarch_n in_o this_o world_n more_o to_o be_v pity_v then_o a_o galleyslave_n that_o in_o such_o misery_n pity_v not_o himself_o with_o weep_v quid_fw-la miserius_fw-la misero_fw-la non_fw-la miserante_fw-la seipsum_fw-la there_o be_v none_o in_o augustine_n judgement_n so_o miserable_a as_o that_o man_n that_o commiserate_v not_o himself_o 13._o aug._n conf._n lib._n 1._o c._n 13._o but_o if_o he_o find_v himself_o lapse_v with_o peterâ—_n into_o perjury_n with_o manasseh_n into_o idolatry_n with_o david_n into_o adultery_n with_o paul_n into_o blasphemy_n or_o the_o like_a grievous_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n then_o do_v they_o know_v that_o cypr._n cypr._n magnum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la magnâ_fw-la deleri_fw-la vult_fw-la misericordia_fw-la great_a sin_n must_v be_v wipe_v away_o with_o great_a mercy_n and_o great_a mercy_n must_v be_v sue_v for_o with_o great_a weep_v therefore_o nothing_o but_o chatter_v like_o crane_n mourn_v like_o dove_n or_o make_v bed_n to_o swim_v with_o tear_n can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o expiate_v the_o heinousness_n of_o these_o iniquity_n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr nupt._n &_o concup_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o our_o daily_a conflict_n with_o sin_n etiamsi_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la damnabilis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la perficit_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la miserabilis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la pacem_fw-la howsoever_o it_o be_v not_o damnable_a because_o it_o accomplish_v not_o sin_n yet_o it_o be_v miserable_a because_o not_o peaceable_a thus_o also_o enclose_v in_o the_o horrible_a pit_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o terror_n in_o conscience_n for_o our_o sin_n beside_o outward_a vexation_n from_o the_o dragon_n and_o ostrich_n of_o the_o world_n the_o immediate_a malice_n of_o satan_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n the_o flood_n of_o god_n indignation_n go_v over_o our_o head_n and_o heart_n there_o must_v be_v in_o we_o a_o great_a mourn_a as_o the_o mourn_a of_o hadadrimmon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n before_o we_o can_v be_v true_o reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la sunt_fw-la majores_fw-la tumores_fw-la quo_fw-la minores_fw-la dolores_fw-la the_o lesser_a our_o weep_n the_o great_a be_v our_o wickedness_n for_o so_o much_o as_o we_o can_v neither_o see_v our_o sin_n nor_o sorrow_n for_o they_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n both_o enlighten_v our_o understanding_n and_o soften_v our_o heart_n in_o weep_v the_o regenerate_v can_n and_o do_v forget_v all_o thing_n and_o among_o all_o thing_n themselves_o also_o to_o find_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o seek_v it_o by_o weep_v as_o the_o high_a heaven_n draw_v all_o the_o inferior_a orb_n with_o the_o circumference_n thereof_o although_o they_o have_v natural_o a_o contrary_a course_n or_o motion_n so_o our_o reason_n enable_v by_o grace_n draw_v all_o our_o appetite_n to_o this_o service_n and_o sacrifice_n although_o they_o have_v proper_o a_o inclination_n clean_o contrary_a to_o weep_v where_o then_o be_v our_o judgement_n where_o be_v our_o right_a wit_n nay_o where_o be_v our_o inordinate_a self-love_n which_o be_v always_o careful_a to_o avoid_v both_o loss_n and_o harm_n if_o when_o the_o lord_n enlighten_v our_o understanding_n we_o shall_v drown_v our_o sin_n in_o wantonness_n and_o not_o in_o weep_v in_o all_o thing_n we_o be_v bind_v after_o repentance_n to_o seek_v nothing_o but_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o contempt_n and_o abnegation_n of_o ourselves_o which_o we_o do_v most_o when_o we_o weep_v most_o therefore_o the_o more_o tear_n we_o shed_v for_o our_o sin_n the_o more_o we_o do_v both_o loath_a and_o lament_v the_o service_n we_o have_v do_v they_o the_o soon_o seek_v we_o to_o withdraw_v our_o desire_n from_o their_o subjection_n and_o the_o sure_a be_v we_o to_o find_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n what_o then_o shall_v penitent_a sinner_n do_v but_o live_v in_o lament_v the_o error_n of_o their_o life_n and_o consume_v all_o their_o day_n which_o be_v to_o come_v in_o bewail_v every_o part_n thereof_o which_o be_v past_a and_o watch_v against_o the_o deprave_a passage_n to_o come_v rejoice_v chief_o when_o they_o can_v be_v sorrowful_a for_o their_o sin_n even_o when_o all_o dishonour_n and_o punishment_n do_v run_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o same_o repentance_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n for_o except_o we_o repent_v 13.3_o luke_n 13.3_o we_o must_v perish_v and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a repentance_n without_o mourn_v and_o sorrow_v 7.10_o 2_o cor._n 7.10_o in_o respect_n that_o it_o be_v a_o godly_a sorrow_n that_o work_v repentance_n to_o salvation_n since_o it_o be_v then_o either_o weep_v on_o earth_n or_o weep_v in_o hell_n woe_n unto_o we_o if_o we_o defer_v our_o weep_v woe_n unto_o we_o if_o we_o weep_v not_o for_o our_o defer_v it_o woe_n unto_o we_o if_o we_o weep_v not_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o can_v and_o weep_v not_o for_o this_o that_o we_o weep_v no_o soon_o §._o 48._o as_o for_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n in_o other_o what_o heart_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o final_a harden_v may_v not_o be_v provoke_v to_o weep_v in_o indignation_n when_o especial_o it_o behold_v wanton_a worldling_n to_o rejoice_v in_o that_o condition_n of_o life_n for_o which_o they_o can_v never_o sufficient_o lament_v for_o they_o rejoice_v in_o their_o sin_n which_o will_v eternal_o ruin_v their_o body_n and_o soul_n exitus_fw-la auspicio_fw-la gravior_n their_o end_n be_v much_o more_o horrible_a than_o their_o beginning_n they_o begin_v in_o pleasure_n but_o they_o end_v in_o pain_n when_o dolphin_n leap_v and_o play_v in_o the_o sea_n it_o be_v a_o sure_a sign_n of_o some_o tempest_n approach_v and_o when_o the_o wicked_a sport_n and_o solace_n themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o infallible_a argument_n of_o their_o ruin_n at_o hand_n of_o which_o ruin_n all_o they_o likewise_o be_v partaker_n that_o weep_v not_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o because_o their_o not_o weep_v show_v 5.22_o 1_o tim._n 5.22_o they_o be_v guilty_a and_o do_v presumptuous_o partake_v of_o those_o very_a sin_n which_o other_o
belief_n not_o our_o death_n but_o our_o faith_n for_o by_o faith_n only_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o gospel_n then_o plentiful_o dispense_v when_o we_o be_v most_o uncomfortable_a and_o do_v mourn_v most_o for_o sin_n and_o if_o we_o true_o mourn_v for_o any_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o gospel_n assure_v we_o of_o it_o in_o some_o competent_a measure_n it_o be_v then_o after_o a_o sort_n ingenerate_a and_o natural_a unto_o the_o regenerate_v to_o weep_v which_o action_n of_o weep_v because_o some_o will_v violent_o and_o by_o force_n restrain_v â—_o pelus_n lib._n 2._o epis_fw-la 176._o &_o l._n 3._o epist_n â—_o a_o father_n tell_v we_o they_o fall_v into_o diverse_a and_o dangerous_a disease_n in_o stead_n of_o joy_n and_o comfort_n mourner_n therefore_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o gospel_n 1.53_o luk._n 1.53_o and_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o consolation_n woe_n therefore_o and_o thrice_o woe_n be_v unto_o that_o soul_n who_o the_o desire_n of_o this_o blessing_n draw_v not_o to_o weep_v §._o 85._o 3._o that_o the_o lord_n make_v special_a provision_n in_o all_o danger_n and_o distress_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o those_o that_o weep_v so_o that_o weep_v may_v be_v true_o call_v hieron_n naâ—_n in_o laud_n hieron_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a and_o safe_a guard_n of_o man_n life_n for_o mourner_n be_v never_o forsake_v but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o misery_n mercy_n do_v compass_v they_o about_o they_o be_v never_o cast_v off_o but_o be_v always_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n safe_o guard_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v defend_v they_o for_o the_o present_a and_o will_v deliver_v they_o in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o the_o present_a it_o do_v enable_v they_o not_o only_o willing_o but_o joyful_o and_o desirous_o to_o suffer_v the_o momentany_a affliction_n of_o this_o life_n for_o the_o future_a time_n it_o prepare_v for_o they_o a_o eternal_a crown_n of_o glory_n to_o which_o all_o the_o wail_n and_o weep_n of_o this_o life_n be_v a_o ordinary_a and_o almost_o necessary_a passage_n as_o therefore_o when_o the_o six_o angel_n 2._o ezech._n 9_o 2._o like_o man_n be_v come_v down_o against_o jerusalem_n with_o every_o one_o his_o weapon_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o destroy_v it_o first_o there_o be_v a_o course_n take_v to_o set_v a_o mark_n on_o the_o forehead_n of_o they_o that_o sigh_n and_o weep_v for_o all_o the_o abomination_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o the_o reason_n may_v be_v by_o weep_v we_o be_v unite_v unto_o god_n as_o be_v former_o show_v and_o so_o we_o possess_v god_n and_o have_v god_n dominica_n cyprian_n de_fw-fr orat._n dominica_n and_o therefore_o cum_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la habenti_fw-la deum_fw-la nihil_fw-la deerit_fw-la si_fw-la deo_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la desit_fw-la see_v all_o thing_n be_v god_n nothing_o can_v be_v want_v to_o he_o that_o have_v god_n if_o man_n himself_o be_v not_o want_v to_o god_n in_o the_o want_n of_o weep_v and_o the_o sword_n of_o vengeance_n be_v never_o draw_v till_o particular_a order_n be_v take_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o spiritual_a mourner_n and_o if_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o be_v sweep_v away_o in_o any_o common_a calamity_n yet_o their_o death_n be_v so_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 57.1_o isa_n 57.1_o that_o it_o be_v their_o happiness_n to_o be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evils_n to_o come_v but_o to_o strengthen_v we_o under_o all_o burden_n we_o have_v one_o joy_n that_o be_v all_o our_o sorrow_n double_v can_v make_v we_o light_o bear_v they_o and_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o experimental_a knowledge_n 24._o theodoret._n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o like_o that_o of_o theodosius_n the_o elder_a who_o when_o he_o weep_v have_v the_o weapon_n of_o his_o enemy_n turn_v into_o their_o own_o bowel_n 18._o socrat._v l._n 7._o cap._n 18._o and_o like_o that_o of_o theodosius_n the_o young_a who_o while_o he_o weep_v and_o pray_v have_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o saracen_n drown_v by_o angel_n in_o euphrates_n therefore_o the_o only_a way_n 1._o either_o to_o keep_v back_o those_o punishment_n our_o sin_n have_v deserve_v be_v to_o weep_v for_o god_n anger_n in_o scripture_n be_v often_o compare_v to_o fire_n which_o no_o water_n but_o the_o water_n of_o weep_v can_v prevent_v or_o extinguish_v 2._o or_o to_o take_v away_o punishment_n when_o they_o be_v inflict_v as_o manasseth_n scelere_fw-la ante_fw-la aliâ—â—_n immanier_fw-ge omnes_fw-la 33.13_o 2_o chron._n 33.13_o who_o do_v more_o evil_a than_o the_o nation_n do_v before_o he_o his_o weep_v have_v break_v the_o fetter_n of_o his_o sin_n break_v likewise_o the_o setter_n which_o detain_v he_o in_o prison_n 3._o or_o to_o sanctify_v our_o affliction_n and_o mitigate_v the_o pain_n and_o poison_n of_o they_o when_o they_o can_v be_v remove_v thus_o cross_n often_o be_v as_o no_o cross_n 7.36_o 1_o cor._n 7.36_o and_o they_o that_o weep_v as_o though_o they_o weep_v not_o when_o we_o through_o fear_n do_v weep_v in_o confession_n deprecation_n or_o supplication_n for_o mercy_n nostra_fw-la est_fw-la timer_fw-fr iste_fw-la voluptaâ—s_v our_o cross_n can_v affright_v or_o grieve_v we_o so_o much_o as_o our_o tear_n do_v cheer_v we_o in_o weep_v §._o 86._o 7._o that_o mourner_n be_v in_o a_o most_o happy_a state_n for_o they_o have_v assurance_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n our_o sin_n be_v write_v in_o a_o book_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o lord_n remembrance_n unto_o which_o our_o tear_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o water-spunge_n if_o we_o weep_v than_o our_o sin_n be_v blot_v out_o of_o that_o book_n of_o remembrance_n 51_o chrys_n hom_n 2_o in_o psa_n 51_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o our_o tear_n be_v the_o great_a sponge_n of_o our_o sin_n julian._n hierâ—â—_n ad_fw-la julian._n so_o that_o peccatores_fw-la pristinum_fw-la recipiunt_fw-la gradum_fw-la si_fw-la sordes_fw-la fletibus_fw-la lavarint_fw-la sinner_n be_v sure_a to_o have_v their_o sin_n pardon_v if_o they_o have_v wash_v they_o with_o weep_v the_o mourn_a sinner_n only_a ille_fw-la verus_fw-la vitium_fw-la purgas_fw-la in_o amâ—e_a noâ—â—_n wash_v away_o his_o old_a sin_n with_o the_o new_a water_n of_o tear_n if_o we_o can_v then_o but_o unfeigned_o weep_v for_o our_o sin_n we_o be_v safe_a when_o the_o stream_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o stream_n of_o god_n wrath_n for_o our_o sin_n come_v against_o our_o soul_n if_o we_o can_v get_v the_o stream_n of_o our_o tear_n to_o meet_v with_o the_o stream_n of_o christ_n blood_n the_o stream_n of_o our_o siâ—â—_n and_o of_o god_n wrath_n be_v either_o dry_v up_o or_o turn_v another_o way_n because_o our_o weep_v make_v our_o sin_n both_o see_v and_o not_o see_v see_v unto_o ourselves_o and_o so_o amend_v not_o see_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o remit_v as_o the_o tear_n of_o vine-branche_n do_v cure_v the_o corporal_a leprosy_n proaemio_fw-la plin._n lib._n 23_o in_o proaemio_fw-la so_o the_o tear_n of_o those_o vine-branche_n graff_v into_o the_o true_a vine_n jesus_n christ_n do_v cure_v our_o soul_n of_o sin_n that_o spiritual_a leprosy_n and_o we_o have_v the_o lord_n infallible_a promise_n zachary_n 13.1_o that_o then_o that_o be_v whensoever_o we_o do_v mourn_v for_o our_o sin_n as_o for_o our_o firstborn_a we_o shall_v have_v a_o fountain_n open_v for_o sin_n and_o for_o uncleanness_n the_o reason_n be_v non_fw-la vindicabit_fw-la dominus_fw-la biâ—_n in_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la castratium_fw-la hieron_n ad_fw-la castratium_fw-la the_o lord_n will_v never_o punish_v one_o sin_n twice_o for_o what_o we_o punish_v in_o ourselves_o with_o tear_n the_o lord_n will_v never_o punish_v with_o torment_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n 1.9_o nahum_n 1.9_o affliction_n shall_v not_o rise_v up_o the_o second_o time_n thus_o if_o our_o head_n be_v fountain_n of_o tear_n to_o bewail_v our_o sin_n christ_n heart_n will_v be_v a_o fountain_n of_o blood_n to_o wash_v away_o our_o sin_n not_o that_o weep_v merit_v remission_n nor_o that_o it_o apprehend_v it_o for_o so_o only_a faith_n bring_v remission_n of_o sin_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a and_o inseparable_a attendant_n of_o faith_n in_o apprehend_v remission_n for_o when_o we_o hold_v out_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n to_o receive_v god_n mercy_n we_o do_v it_o with_o weep_v eye_n lament_v our_o misery_n and_o therefore_o though_o it_o be_v faith_n that_o apprehend_v mercy_n and_o pardon_n yet_o because_o this_o faith_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n a_o weep_v faith_n yea_o even_o then_o most_o of_o all_o weep_v when_o it_o most_o of_o all_o apprehend_v mercy_n 5.4_o math._n 5.4_o therefore_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o comfort_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n so_o often_o in_o
abode_n we_o find_v nothing_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n perhaps_o the_o holy_a ghost_n know_v 10.3_o aug._n conf._n 10.3_o that_o curiosum_fw-la est_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la ad_fw-la cognoscendam_fw-la vitam_fw-la alienam_fw-la desidiosum_fw-la ad_fw-la corrigendam_fw-la svam_fw-la man_n be_v curious_a to_o dive_v into_o the_o life_n of_o other_o but_o slow_a to_o amend_v his_o own_o think_v it_o not_o much_o material_a or_o pertinent_a for_o we_o to_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v rich_a or_o poor_a old_a or_o young_a noble_a or_o ignoble_a see_v the_o lord_n confer_v his_o spiritual_a blessing_n promiscuous_o upon_o all_o 10.34_o act._n 10.34_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o in_o every_o age_n state_n nation_n and_o condition_n they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v with_o he_o in_o which_o unequal_a yet_o just_a dispensation_n of_o his_o benefit_n i_o trust_v there_o be_v none_o so_o blind_v with_o ignorance_n as_o to_o imagine_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v partial_a see_v he_o respect_v none_o for_o any_o outward_a circumstance_n or_o quality_n adherent_a to_o their_o person_n neither_o be_v he_o in_o any_o man_n debt_n nor_o will_v he_o have_v we_o to_o value_v or_o esteem_v his_o grace_n by_o the_o dignity_n of_o any_o person_n but_o by_o his_o own_o bounty_n §._o 4_o yet_o petrus_n de_fw-fr natalibus_fw-la 72._o lib._n 1._o c._n 72._o follow_v i_o know_v not_o what_o tradition_n do_v confident_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v famous_a among_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o riches_n and_o nobility_n antoninus_n sua._n anton._n part_n 1._o hist_o sua._n write_v that_o mary_n and_o martha_n be_v lady_n the_o one_o in_o magdalis_n the_o other_o in_o bethany_n and_o that_o lazarus_n be_v landlord_n and_o owner_n of_o many_o fair_a house_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o these_o tradition_n or_o rather_o fancy_n text._n bar._n annal._n tun_n 1._o p._n 139._o epiph_n count_v manich._n hare_n 66._o pa._n 281._o pelarg_n in_o text._n their_o own_o baronius_n have_v refute_v epiphanius_n say_v that_o he_o find_v likewise_o by_o tradition_n that_o lazarus_n be_v thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o thereafter_o live_v thirty_o year_n more_o other_o write_v that_o lazarus_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o massilia_n in_o the_o fiftith_n year_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o with_o his_o two_o sister_n their_o maid_n marcelia_n maximinus_n one_o of_o the_o seaventy_n two_o disciple_n chelidonius_n a_o blind_a man_n and_o other_o convert_v persecute_v by_o the_o jew_n be_v take_v and_o put_v into_o a_o old_a ship_n without_o food_n or_o ship-furniture_n that_o they_o may_v perish_v by_o famine_n or_o shipwreck_n but_o all_o arrive_v safe_a at_o massilia_n he_o convert_v those_o barbarian_n unto_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o at_o length_n after_o many_o torture_n be_v behead_v and_o make_v a_o martyr_n of_o mary_n likewise_o some_o ancient_n doubt_v whether_o she_o be_v the_o same_o mention_v luk._n 7.38_o â—â—_o seleve._n orat_fw-la â—â—_o or_o some_o other_o basilius_n seleuciensis_n say_v she_o be_v not_o that_o woman_n mention_v math._n 26.7_o nor_o that_o mary_n mention_v luk._n 10.39_o his_o reason_n be_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d notorious_a sinner_n but_o this_o mary_n be_v ever_o a_o grave_n and_o sober_a woman_n origen_n 7._o origen_n in_o mat._n tract_n 35._o chrys_n in_o joan_n hom._n 61._o niceph_n lib._n 1._o cap._n l._n 3._o hierom._n in_o mat._n 16._o cle._n ro._n l._n 3._o const_n apost_n aug._n de_fw-fr cons_n eua._n l_o 2._o c._n 78.79_o ambr._n &_o bed_n â—â—_o luc._n 7._o chrysostome_n and_o nicephorus_n say_v there_o be_v three_o maryes_fw-mi hierome_n clemens_n romanus_n and_o other_o say_v there_o be_v only_o two_o maryes_fw-mi but_o augustine_n ambrose_n and_o beda_n acknowledge_v but_o one_o mary_n only_o yet_o due_a reverence_n reserve_v unto_o their_o fatherhood_n we_o may_v safe_o think_v that_o the_o evangelist_n in_o the_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n do_v distinguish_v mary_n the_o sister_n of_o lazarus_n from_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o christ_n mary_n magdalene_n and_o mary_n the_o wife_n of_o cleophas_n although_o we_o may_v not_o be_v scrupulous_a curious_a nor_o peremptory_a in_o such_o matter_n as_o make_v not_o much_o for_o integrity_n either_o of_o faith_n or_o manner_n lest_o such_o subtlety_n do_v not_o only_o quick_o vanish_v in_o the_o judicious_a thought_n of_o other_o but_o at_o length_n do_v bring_v their_o own_o author_n to_o a_o apoplexy_n §._o 5_o but_o because_o heluid_fw-la hierom._n contra_fw-la heluid_fw-la nugas_fw-la terimus_fw-la dum_fw-la fonte_fw-la veritatis_fw-la omisso_fw-la opinionum_fw-la rivulos_fw-la consectamur_fw-la we_o do_v but_o prate_v whilst_o leave_v the_o pure_a fountain_n of_o truth_n we_o follow_v the_o muddy_a stream_n of_o opinion_n that_o we_o then_o may_v leave_v such_o seraphical_a spirit_n as_o they_o will_v seem_v unto_o themselves_o to_o be_v censure_v by_o augustine_n for_o that_o from_o which_o they_o will_v fain_o free_v themselves_o even_o defect_n of_o learning_n 4._o de_n ago_o christ_n ca._n 4._o omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la anima_fw-la indocta_fw-la curiosa_fw-la est_fw-la for_o it_o be_v the_o want_n of_o learning_n that_o make_v man_n curious_a *_o let_v we_o rather_o learn_v how_o to_o discharge_v the_o bond_n of_o this_o needful_a duty_n then_o to_o dive_v into_o the_o subtlety_n of_o curious_a wit_n and_o frequent_o and_o fervent_o ask_v of_o the_o lord_n our_o heavenly_a father_n 15.19_o josh_n 15.19_o the_o like_a blessing_n which_o achsah_n do_v ask_v of_o caleb_n her_o earthly_a father_n even_o spring_v of_o water_n and_o tear_n of_o weep_v that_o we_o may_v weep_v as_o jesus_n weep_v §._o 6_o weep_v then_o be_v the_o sum_n and_o subject_n of_o this_o text_n exprsese_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n without_o addition_n of_o any_o other_o word_n or_o so_o much_o as_o of_o a_o coniunctive_a particle_n which_o action_n of_o our_o lord_n relate_v here_o so_o punctual_o by_o the_o bless_a evangelist_n textum_fw-la muscul_fw-la in_o textum_fw-la musculus_fw-la esteem_v worthy_a of_o all_o observation_n as_o if_o our_o saviour_n will_v thereby_o argue_v that_o as_o weep_v show_v the_o desperate_a case_n of_o those_o who_o we_o lament_v whether_o of_o ourselves_o or_o other_o so_o it_o be_v the_o last_o mean_n by_o which_o we_o can_v help_v soul_n desperate_o wicked_a for_o if_o physician_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d administer_v desperate_a remedy_n to_o desperate_a disease_n and_o that_o sudden_o christian_a patience_n i_o hope_v will_v admit_v the_o remedy_n of_o weep_v to_o cure_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o desperate_a desolation_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o resolute_o and_o brief_o yet_o lest_o brevity_n shall_v breed_v obscurity_n the_o declaration_n of_o this_o subject_n if_o the_o lord_n permit_v shall_v be_v first_o exegeticall_a 84._o senec._n epist_n 84._o 2._o polemicall_a 3._o paraeneticall_a and_o therefore_o cum_fw-la melius_fw-la seruentur_fw-la distincta_fw-la i_o confine_v my_o meditation_n to_o prosecute_v 1._o the_o explication_n of_o the_o nature_n 2._o the_o illustration_n of_o the_o necessity_n 3._o the_o application_n of_o some_o use_n of_o weep_v i._o part_v exegeticall_a explicate_v the_o nature_n of_o weep_v §._o 7_o e_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jesus_n weep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o weep_v etymologist_n derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v wound_v or_o bite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o greek_a scholiast_n because_o weep_v proceed_v from_o a_o wound_a spirit_n weep_n be_v the_o shed_v of_o tear_n that_o water_n of_o the_o high_a price_n that_o shower_n which_o come_v from_o the_o heart_n pierce_v for_o the_o most_o part_n with_o grief_n and_o that_o sweat_v yea_o blood_n of_o the_o soul_n labour_v in_o sorrow_n be_v then_o proper_o and_o common_o cause_v when_o the_o concavity_n of_o the_o brain_n actione_n basil_n hom_o 4._o de_fw-fr grat._n actione_n fill_v with_o the_o smoky_a perfume_n of_o sorrow_n do_v vent_v their_o moisture_n or_o liquid_a humour_n through_o the_o eye_n as_o their_o proper_a channel_n and_o distil_v it_o into_o tear_n but_o leave_v the_o exact_a definition_n of_o weep_v to_o physician_n virg._n cypr._n the_o discipl_n &_o habit_n virg._n artist_n anatomist_n lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v rather_o to_o confine_v it_o then_o define_v it_o as_o cyprian_a describe_v discipline_n so_o we_o weep_v custos_fw-la spei_fw-la retinaculum_fw-la fidei_fw-la dux_fw-la itineris_fw-la salutaris_fw-la foam_v bonae_fw-la indolis_fw-la magistra_fw-la virtutis_fw-la facit_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la manere_fw-la semper_fw-la ac_fw-la iugiter_fw-la deo_fw-la vivere_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la promissa_fw-la coelestia_fw-la &_o divina_fw-la praemia_fw-la pervenire_fw-la weep_n be_v the_o watch_n of_o hope_n anchor_n of_o faith_n guido_n to_o salvation_n mistress_n of_o virtue_n the_o nourishment_n of_o good_a nature_n which_o make_v we_o
weep_v at_o their_o meeting_n gen._n 33.4_o so_o every_o grace_n be_v manifest_v by_o weep_v eye_n fursam_fw-la hierom_n ad_fw-la fursam_fw-la for_o speculum_fw-la mentis_fw-la est_fw-la facies_fw-la &_o taciti_fw-la oculi_fw-la cordis_fw-la fatentur_fw-la arcana_fw-la the_o face_n be_v the_o mirror_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o dumb_a eye_n of_o the_o regenerate_v show_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o spirit_n intercession_n for_o we_o to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n with_o groan_n 8.26_o rom._n 8.26_o which_o can_v be_v utter_v otherwise_o he_o dwell_v not_o in_o we_o so_o that_o without_o this_o weep_v man_n be_v nec_fw-la quicquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la pondus_fw-la iners_fw-la nothing_o but_o move_n rubbish_n §._o 34._o four_o the_o regenerate_v have_v renew_a affection_n tender_o take_v compassion_n on_o the_o miseable_a condition_n of_o other_o for_o every_o one_o know_v that_o tear_n proceed_v most_o from_o the_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n but_o chief_o in_o love_n for_o with_o the_o same_o eye_n that_o we_o love_v with_o the_o same_o we_o weep_v 4.4_o calpur_n flaceê°_n declam_n 16._o aug._n conf._n 4.4_o say_v one_o as_o many_o time_n such_o be_v our_o own_o condition_n that_o in_o solis_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la &_o lachrymis_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la aliquantula_n requies_fw-la our_o weep_v only_o do_v diminish_v the_o anguish_n of_o our_o misery_n c._n aquin._n 12._o q_o 38._o a._n 2._o c._n because_o say_v aquinaes_n it_o be_v a_o contentment_n to_o man_n to_o do_v a_o act_n befit_v the_o estate_n wherein_o he_o find_v himself_o and_o nothing_o do_v agree_v better_a with_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o miserable_a man_n then_o weep_v 15._o matar_n hom._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o very_a tear_n be_v a_o comfort_n to_o us._n and_o because_o as_o by_o weep_v we_o cast_v out_o that_o which_o afflict_v we_o and_o empty_a that_o humour_n which_o oppress_v our_o heart_n and_o thus_o find_v ease_n in_o our_o own_o affliction_n so_o our_o weep_v be_v sweet_a and_o comfortable_a even_o to_o those_o who_o we_o desire_v to_o comfort_v by_o sympathy_n fellow_n feeling_n and_o compassion_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 12.15_o weep_v with_o they_o that_o weep_v because_o even_o by_o nature_n those_o that_o groan_n under_o any_o burden_n of_o affliction_n feel_v his_o hand_n sweet_a which_o labour_v to_o discharge_v they_o so_o that_o in_o humanity_n as_o well_o as_o in_o divinity_n it_o be_v true_a 50._o august_n hom._n 50._o that_o sicut_fw-la comes_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la dolour_n est_fw-la ita_fw-la lachryme_n testes_fw-la doloris_fw-la as_o grief_n be_v the_o companion_n of_o remorse_n so_o tear_n be_v testimony_n of_o grief_n and_o not_o only_o every_o good_a eye_n will_v express_v his_o grief_n for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o distress_n because_o there_o be_v no_o accident_n of_o humane_a calamity_n which_o be_v not_o incident_a to_o ourselves_o but_o it_o be_v so_o natural_a for_o a_o man_n to_o feel_v compassion_n when_o other_o like_v himself_o do_v suffer_v that_o there_o be_v none_o so_o wicked_a or_o worthy_a of_o death_n but_o man_n do_v pity_v he_o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o point_n to_o die_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o friend_n from_o who_o pity_v more_o 〈◊〉_d lachryma_fw-la solâ—_n madentis_fw-la ount_n wre_v tear_n as_o the_o sun_n melt_v the_o snow_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o comfortless_a soul_n do_v mitigate_v and_o mollify_v his_o calamity_n how_o great_a soever_o for_o 11._o arist_n eth._n lib_n l._n 9_o c._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sorrowful_a be_v comfort_v when_o friend_n condole_v their_o sorrow_n say_v the_o philosopher_n whereof_o he_o yield_v two_o reason_n one_o be_v for_o that_o natural_o they_o who_o groan_n under_o any_o burden_n feel_v his_o hand_n sweet_a which_o labour_v to_o discharge_v they_o or_o which_o help_n to_o support_v they_o but_o friend_n that_o endeavour_v by_o weep_v to_o ease_v they_o as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o burden_n which_o press_v they_o down_o do_v sweeten_v their_o pain_n and_o make_v they_o endure_v their_o affliction_n with_o more_o constancy_n and_o resolution_n second_o for_o that_o they_o see_v their_o friend_n participate_v with_o their_o grief_n know_v thereby_o that_o their_o affection_n be_v sound_a and_o that_o they_o love_v they_o entire_o which_o be_v the_o sweet_a thing_n that_o may_v happen_v in_o this_o life_n for_o by_o nature_n we_o desire_v if_o we_o can_v be_v relieve_v yet_o to_o be_v pity_v to_o see_v some_o who_o condole_v our_o misery_n who_o wish_v we_o well_o who_o want_v not_o will_n but_o power_n to_o relieve_v us._n wherefore_o these_o i_o hope_v or_o the_o like_a ground_n derive_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n may_v persuade_v we_o that_o the_o most_o regenerate_v be_v most_o incline_v to_o weep_v 3_o part._n pareneticall_a apply_v some_o use_v of_o weep_v §._o 36._o thus_o have_v explicate_v the_o nature_n of_o weep_v and_o illustrate_v the_o necessity_n of_o weep_v we_o come_v in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o apply_v some_o use_v of_o weep_v in_o which_o because_o 10.23_o aug._n de_fw-fr ciu._n deâ—_n 10.23_o nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la certam_fw-la regulam_fw-la loquendum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la verborum_fw-la licentia_fw-la impiam_fw-la gignat_fw-la opinionem_fw-la we_o must_v speak_v after_o some_o method_n lest_o liberty_n of_o speech_n shall_v breed_v prejudicate_a opinion_n we_o apply_v it_o for_o reformation_n information_n humiliation_n exhortation_n and_o consolation_n see_v it_o do_v natural_o follow_v that_o this_o short_a scripture_n may_v reform_v some_o in_o the_o scandal_n of_o weep_v inform_v other_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o weep_v humble_v many_o for_o the_o want_n of_o weep_v exhort_v all_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o weep_v and_o comfort_v the_o best_a with_o the_o fruit_n of_o weep_v but_o conscious_a to_o i_o own_o infirmity_n merciful_a lord_n favourable_o receive_v the_o groan_n which_o my_o grief_n send_v unto_o thou_o that_o as_o thou_o have_v infuse_v a_o soul_n into_o my_o body_n so_o thou_o will_v infuse_v thy_o spirit_n into_o my_o soul_n to_o guide_v all_o the_o action_n and_o motion_n thereof_o that_o i_o may_v show_v myself_o a_o workman_n approve_v unto_o thou_o right_o divide_v thy_o word_n of_o weep_v direct_v also_o sweet_a jesu_n thy_o spirit_n of_o application_n unto_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o and_o every_o one_o in_o particular_a that_o he_o may_v incorporate_v into_o we_o according_a to_o our_o several_a necessity_n thy_o precept_n promise_n and_o threaten_n of_o weep_n that_o what_o be_v speak_v to_o all_o may_v be_v in_o effect_n apply_v by_o every_o one_o and_o all_o may_v receive_v some_o light_n and_o life_n from_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n amen_n 1._o reformation_n §._o 37._o and_o first_o what_o end_n or_o number_n be_v there_o of_o the_o vanity_n which_o our_o eye_n be_v weary_a of_o behold_v and_o be_v worthy_a of_o weep_v have_v a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n put_v out_o our_o eye_n that_o we_o can_v see_v this_o grace_n of_o weep_v the_o path_n to_o piety_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o virtue_n disgrace_v without_o control_v but_o like_o dumb_a dog_n man_n hold_v their_o pâ—ace_n or_o with_o solomon_n sluggard_n fold_v their_o hand_n in_o their_o bosom_n and_o give_v themselves_o to_o ease_n and_o drowsiness_n whilst_o satan_n cause_v contempt_n and_o opinion_n of_o sufficiency_n the_o base_a and_o most_o noisome_a weed_n to_o damn_n up_o the_o flood_n gase_v of_o weep_v that_o the_o choice_a plant_n in_o the_o eden_n of_o god_n may_v not_o be_v water_v with_o this_o dew_n of_o heaven_n ah_o lord_n 5._o aug_n conf_n lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o miserere_fw-la ut_fw-la loquar_fw-la be_v merciful_a that_o i_o may_v speak_v thou_o that_o fille_v all_o thing_n why_o be_v not_o thy_o servant_n fill_v with_o power_n 3.8_o micah_n 3.8_o and_o judgement_n and_o may_v by_o thy_o spirit_n to_o declare_v unto_o jacob_n this_o transgression_n and_o to_o our_o israel_n this_o sin_n 6.1_o amos_n 6.1_o why_o do_v they_o not_o cry_v and_o spare_v not_o why_o do_v they_o not_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n like_o trumpet_n and_o cry_v and_o cry_v again_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n in_o zion_n 6.25_o luke_n 6.25_o woe_n unto_o they_o that_o laugh_v now_o for_o they_o shall_v mourn_v and_o weep_v that_o though_o some_o deaf_a adder_n will_v not_o be_v charm_v and_o cure_v yea_o though_o few_o or_o none_o of_o the_o swinish_a herd_n of_o habitual_a sinner_n accustom_v to_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o wantonness_n and_o security_n and_o deep_o plunge_v into_o the_o dead_a sea_n of_o worldly_a pleasure_n though_o none_o of_o they_o will_v be_v wash_v with_o weep_v but_o turn_v again_o to_o their_o vomit_n and_o trample_v the_o pearl_n of_o all_o admonition_n under_o foot_n yea_o
aug._n epist_n 64._o hostess_fw-la nostri_fw-la vires_fw-la sentit_fw-la nemo_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la ei_fw-la bellum_fw-la indixerit_fw-la none_o feel_v the_o power_n of_o satan_n virulency_n and_o malice_n of_o his_o member_n but_o they_o that_o war_n against_o he_o to_o evidence_n or_o exemplify_v this_o truth_n be_v too_o long_o neither_o be_v it_o needful_a so_o that_o now_o for_o this_o sin_n the_o reader_n quascunque_fw-la aspiciet_fw-la lachryma_fw-la fecere_fw-la lituras_fw-la what_o bâ—otts_n or_o error_n soever_o he_o find_v here_o may_v impute_v they_o just_o to_o my_o tear_n resolve_v hereafter_o to_o content_v myself_o either_o to_o cast_v down_o my_o heart_n in_o pity_v or_o to_o lift_v it_o up_o in_o pray_v 2._o bernard_n de_fw-fr considerate_a l._n 3._o c._n 2._o see_v our_o complaint_n for_o this_o sin_n be_v laugh_v out_o of_o court_n authorize_v to_o punish_v it_o with_o a_o plus_fw-fr facetiae_fw-la quam_fw-la justitiae_fw-la or_o no_o more_o regard_v than_o the_o hum_n of_o bee_n sometime_o than_o we_o may_v deplore_v the_o extravagant_a hypocrisy_n of_o the_o time_n gall_v and_o grieve_v at_o the_o conscionable_a conversation_n of_o the_o little_a flock_n of_o christ_n because_o it_o condemn_v their_o outward_a formality_n and_o temporize_v and_o make_v it_o plain_o appear_v that_o their_o present_a case_n without_o conversion_n be_v wretched_a sometime_o we_o may_v implore_v the_o help_n of_o heaven_n either_o to_o restrain_v the_o hellish_a virulency_n of_o rail_a shimeis_n 7.9_o mich._n 7.9_o and_o malicious_a doegs_n or_o to_o give_v we_o grace_n and_o patience_n to_o bear_v this_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o until_o he_o plead_v our_o cause_n and_o execute_v judgement_n for_o we_o know_v that_o 2._o hier._n contr_n jovinianum_fw-la l._n 2._o amara_fw-la est_fw-la veritas_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la eam_fw-la prae_fw-la dicant_fw-la replentur_fw-la amaritudine_fw-la the_o truth_n be_v bitter_a and_o they_o that_o preach_v and_o profess_v it_o be_v fill_v with_o bitterness_n for_o that_o of_o hezekiah_n his_o song_n according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n may_v fit_o be_v appropriate_v to_o our_o age_n and_o be_v verify_v in_o our_o nation_n ecce_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la amaritude_n mea_fw-la amarissima_fw-la which_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n our_o translation_n read_v behold_v for_o peace_n i_o have_v great_a bitterness_n but_o the_o vulgar_a 38.17_o isa_n 38.17_o behold_v in_o peace_n my_o bitterness_n be_v most_o bitter_a 35._o bern._n supper_n cant_v serm._n 35._o whereupon_o bernard_n play_v no_o less_o elegant_o then_o moral_o amara_fw-la prius_fw-la in_o niece_n martyrum_fw-la amarior_fw-la post_fw-la in_o conflictu_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la amarissima_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la domesticorum_fw-la bitter_n first_o in_o the_o death_n of_o martyr_n more_o bitter_a thereafter_o in_o conflict_n with_o heretic_n most_o bitter_a now_o through_o malice_n of_o professor_n thus_o it_o be_v foretell_v of_o old_a but_o now_o fulfil_v howsoever_o quae_fw-la venit_fw-la indignè_fw-la poena_fw-la dâ—lenda_fw-la venit_fw-la we_o can_v choose_v but_o weep_v in_o all_o our_o indignity_n &_o wrong_n yet_o our_o comfort_n be_v that_o a_o day_n will_v come_v in_o which_o the_o high_a and_o everlasting_a judge_n with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o come_v will_v then_o at_o further_a before_o man_n and_o angel_n bring_v forth_o our_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n and_o our_o judgement_n as_o the_o noon_n day_n in_o which_o scelesta_fw-la tanta_fw-la est_fw-la iniuriae_fw-la linguâ—_n those_o doggish_a tongue_n and_o bark_a dog_n that_o now_o domineer_v over_o the_o lamb_n of_o christ_n will_v be_v everlasting_o cashire_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o joy_n of_o his_o eternity_n for_o the_o reviler_n no_o more_o than_o the_o drunkard_n adulterer_n 6.10_o 1_o cor._n 6.10_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o impure_a and_o impenitent_a 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