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omnipotens_fw-la artifex_fw-la creans_fw-la hominis_fw-la ad_fw-la denu_fw-la bonam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la formans_fw-la affectionem_fw-la dans_fw-fr virtutem_fw-la iwans_n operationem_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la solitaria_fw-la firmissimè_fw-la tene_fw-la divinis_fw-la mandatis_fw-la obedire_fw-la neminem_fw-la posse_fw-la nisi_fw-la quem_fw-la deus_fw-la gratia_fw-la sva_fw-la praevenerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la pet._n diacon_n cap._n 29._o the_o wander_a sheep_n say_v he_o can_v never_o desire_v to_o return_v unless_o the_o good_a shepherd_n prevent_v it_o by_o seek_v it_o up_o and_o lay_v it_o on_o his_o shoulder_n etc._n etc._n so_o bernard_n and_o augustine_n &c_n &c_n howsoever_o the_o papist_n boast_v that_o they_o make_v whole_o for_o they_o but_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o truth_n hereof_o may_v better_o appear_v we_o must_v distinguish_v the_o action_n of_o man_n into_o three_o sort_n some_o action_n of_o man_n be_v natural_a namely_o 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fruitful_a gen._n 30_o 1.2_o in_o like_a manner_n though_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n by_o god_n own_o ordinance_n be_v our_o spiritual_a father_n to_o beget_v we_o in_o christ_n jesus_n through_o the_o gospel_n 1._o cor._n 4.15_o yet_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o ministry_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n the_o most_o excellent_a and_o worthy_a minister_n that_o live_v can_v beget_v nor_o convert_v one_o soul_n to_o god_n without_o his_o blessing_n christiana_n blessing_n sicut_fw-la corporis_fw-la medicamenta_fw-la que_fw-la hominibus_fw-la adhibentur_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la ijs_fw-la prosunt_fw-la quibus_fw-la deus_fw-la operatur_fw-la salutem_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la illis_fw-la medijs_fw-la potest_fw-la cum_fw-la sine_fw-la ipso_fw-la illa_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la et_fw-la tamen_fw-la adhibentur_fw-la &_o si_fw-la officiosè_fw-la fiat_fw-la inter_fw-la opera_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la deputatur_fw-la ita_fw-la et_fw-la adiumenta_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la tunc_fw-la prosunt_fw-la animae_fw-la adhibita_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la cum_fw-la deus_fw-la operatur_fw-la ut_fw-la prosint_fw-la qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la euangelium_fw-la dare_v homini_fw-la etiam_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la neque_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la aug._n the_o doctr_n christiana_n as_o medicine_n for_o the_o body_n which_o one_o man_n apply_v and_o minister_v unto_o a_o other_o do_v only_o profit_v they_o to_o who_o god_n work_v health_n who_o be_v able_a to_o work_v without_o those_o mean_n whereas_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o he_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v use_v and_o if_o it_o be_v do_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n ordinance_n it_o be_v account_v a_o work_n of_o mercy_n so_o the_o help_n of_o instruction_n be_v use_v by_o man_n do_v then_o profit_v the_o soul_n when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o bless_v they_o who_o can_v give_v the_o gospel_n unto_o man_n
neither_o from_o man_n nor_o by_o man_n we_o see_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o husbandry_n that_o the_o seed_n ordinary_o fructifi_v in_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o yet_o experience_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o though_o the_o husbandman_n be_v never_o so_o skilful_a in_o plough_v and_o till_v of_o the_o earth_n though_o he_o observe_v the_o most_o fit_a season_n and_o opportunity_n that_o may_v be_v and_o though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o careful_a in_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o best_a and_o pure_a seed_n yet_o many_o time_n the_o earth_n deceive_v his_o expectation_n isa_n 24.5_o so_o that_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v they_o sow_v much_o and_o bring_v in_o little_a hag._n 1.6_o yea_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o common_a parent_n of_o all_o thing_n become_v barren_a and_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n do_v loose_v their_o operation_n unless_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o divine_a power_n do_v give_v to_o every_o 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much_o both_o skill_n and_o will_n to_o discharge_v their_o duty_n as_o have_v be_v say_v &_o though_o the_o seed_n which_o they_o sow_v be_v none_o other_o but_o that_o immortal_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 1._o pet._n 1.23_o yet_o unless_o it_o please_v god_n to_o make_v it_o effectual_a it_o will_v bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n at_o all_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o this_o same_o purpose_n paul_n may_v plant_v and_o apollo_n may_v water_v but_o it_o be_v god_n and_o god_n only_o that_o must_v give_v the_o increase_n 1._o cor._n 3.6_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o minister_v visible_a object_n to_o the_o eye_n another_o thing_n to_o cause_v the_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a teacher_n to_o minister_v matter_n to_o their_o hearer_n but_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o inward_a master_n to_o open_v the_o heart_n to_o understand_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o lydia_n that_o god_n open_v her_o heart_n that_o she_o attend_v to_o the_o thing_n that_o paul_n speak_v act._n 16.14_o and_o as_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o object_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o cause_v actual_a see_v unless_o the_o eye_n be_v enlighten_v so_o beside_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o outward_a teacher_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o bless_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n mal._n 4.2_o do_v shine_n in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o gracious_a beam_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n arbitrio_fw-la spirit_n non_fw-la quicunque_fw-la ostendit_fw-la vian_fw-la praebet_fw-la etiam_fw-la viaticum_fw-la itineranti_fw-la aliud_fw-la illi_fw-la exhibet_fw-la qui_fw-la facit_fw-la ne_fw-la deviet_a &_o aliud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d praestat_fw-la ne_fw-la deficiat_fw-la in_o via_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la quivis_fw-la doctior_fw-la statim_fw-la &_o dator_fw-la erit_fw-la boni_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la docueâ—it_fw-la porrò_fw-la duo_fw-la sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la necessaria_fw-la doceri_fw-la &_o iwari_fw-la tu_fw-la quidem_fw-la homo_fw-la recte_fw-la consutis_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la verum_fw-la sentit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la adiwat_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arbitrio_fw-la he_o that_o show_v a_o man_n the_o way_n as_o bernard_n say_v he_o do_v not_o by_o and_o by_o furnish_v he_o with_o necessary_n for_o his_o journey_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o direct_v a_o man_n that_o he_o go_v not_o out_o of_o his_o way_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o help_v he_o that_o he_o faint_v not_o in_o the_o way_n so_o neither_o be_v every_o teacher_n by_o and_o by_o the_o giver_n of_o the_o good_a that_o he_o teach_v moreover_o two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a for_o i_o to_o be_v teach_v and_o to_o be_v relieve_v thou_o o_o man_n do_v indeed_o provide_v well_o for_o my_o ignorance_n but_o if_o the_o apostle_n think_v aright_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o help_v our_o infirmity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o the_o apostle_n by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n commission_n go_v forth_o &_o preach_v every_o where_o the_o lord_n wrought_v with_o they_o and_o give_v a_o blessing_n to_o their_o endeavour_n mar._n 16_o 20._o ibid._n 20._o joanne_n operante_fw-la dabat_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la dando_fw-la non_fw-la defuit_fw-la et_fw-la nunc_fw-la operantibus_fw-la cunctis_fw-la humana_fw-la sunt_fw-la opera_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la munera_fw-la optatus_n in_o donatist_n lib._n 5._o where_o he_o intreat_v large_o on_o this_o point_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la munus_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la dari_fw-la quod_fw-la divinum_fw-la est_fw-la ibid._n we_o be_v only_a instrument_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n he_o strike_v the_o stroke_n and_o work_v the_o effect_n make_v our_o labour_n effectual_a in_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o hearer_n there_o must_v be_v two_o preacher_n to_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n the_o minister_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o apply_v it_o and_o bless_v it_o to_o the_o soul_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o preacher_n be_v not_o call_v the_o giver_n but_o the_o minister_n of_o grace_n who_o be_v paul_n say_v the_o apostle_n or_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o believe_v even_o as_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o every_o man_n 1._o cor._n 3.5_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n prerogative_n which_o he_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o to_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o grace_n as_o s._n peter_n say_v 1._o pet._n 5_o 10._o schol._n 10._o ita_fw-la plane_n conuersio_fw-la animarum_fw-la divinae_fw-la vocis_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la humanae_fw-la simon_n piscator_fw-la hominum_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vocatus_fw-la &_o constitutus_fw-la est_fw-la a_o domino_fw-la incassum_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la laborans_fw-la tota_fw-la nocte_fw-la nil_fw-la capiens_fw-la donec_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la domini_fw-la rete_fw-la iactans_fw-la comprebendere_fw-la possit_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la copiosam_fw-la bern._n the_o conver_n ad_fw-la schol._n so_o then_o we_o see_v that_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n belong_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n labour_v all_o night_n in_o fish_v and_o catch_v nothing_o but_o when_o as_o in_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n he_o let_v down_o his_o net_n he_o straightway_o enclose_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o fish_n luk._n 5.5.6_o so_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n who_o god_n have_v call_v to_o be_v fisher_n of_o man_n mat._n 4.19_o may_v long_o let_v down_o their_o net_n and_o make_v but_o a_o bad_a draught_n unless_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v his_o blessing_n upon_o their_o labour_n this_o doctrine_n serve_v first_o for_o the_o minister_n minister_n for_o minister_n and_o second_o use_n 1_o for_o the_o hearer_n of_o the_o word_n for_o we_o that_o be_v minister_n first_o it_o serve_v to_o abate_v that_o pride_n and_o high_a conceit_n that_o may_v arise_v in_o our_o heart_n when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o work_v by_o our_o ministry_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o painfulness_n but_o god_n blessing_n that_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v 2.16_o 2._o cor._n 2.16_o if_o any_o good_a be_v effect_v thereby_o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n 3.5_o 2._o cor._n 3.5_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o of_o himself_o be_v able_a sufficient_o to_o discharge_v his_o duty_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n much_o less_o be_v he_o able_a to_o make_v his_o ministry_n effectual_a no_o all_o our_o sufficiency_n in_o this_o case_n be_v of_o god_n and_o this_o the_o apostle_n confess_v where_o speak_v of_o his_o great_a pain_n in_o preach_v the_o word_n namely_o that_o he_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o fellow_n he_o straight_o way_n correct_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v arrogate_a more_o than_o become_v he_o yet_o not_o i_o say_v he_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 1._o cor._n 15.10_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v
the_o lord_n may_v demand_v his_o debt_n though_o we_o be_v unable_a to_o pay_v it_o again_o the_o lord_n urge_v the_o performance_n of_o these_o thing_n for_o this_o end_n to_o show_v we_o our_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n which_o before_o we_o know_v not_o and_o so_o by_o this_o mean_n even_o against_o our_o will_n drive_v we_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v find_v grace_n to_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n 4.16_o heb._n 4.16_o furthermore_o these_o precept_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v intend_v to_o such_o as_o have_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o they_o whereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v much_o in_o the_o furtherance_n of_o their_o own_o salvation_n as_o saint_n john_n say_v every_o man_n that_o have_v this_o hope_n in_o he_o 3.3_o 1._o john_n 3.3_o purge_v himself_o even_o as_o christ_n be_v pure_a last_o of_o all_o they_o be_v enjoin_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o endeavour_n we_o shall_v use_v and_o the_o mean_n which_o we_o shall_v apply_v ourselves_o unto_o for_o the_o effect_n thereof_o for_o when_o a_o man_n do_v careful_o use_v those_o holy_a mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v than_o he_o may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o wash_v himself_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o god_n do_v not_o mock_v we_o in_o command_v these_o thing_n 1_o gualt_n in_o zecha_n homil._n 1_o but_o they_o rather_o mock_v god_n that_o boast_v of_o their_o own_o weak_a and_o feeble_a strength_n and_o wax_v proud_a against_o his_o grace_n even_o of_o those_o gift_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o second_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v man_n as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o his_o conversion_n where_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o grace_n which_o outward_o prevent_v he_o his_o will_n be_v mere_o passive_a he_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n 9.21_o rom._n 9.21_o even_o as_o the_o clay_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n for_o all_o his_o strength_n be_v extinguish_v whereby_o he_o may_v either_o prepare_v himself_o unto_o grace_n or_o receive_v it_o of_o himself_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n 2.13_o ephes_n 2.1_o colos_n 2.13_o now_o a_o dead_a man_n be_v mere_o passive_a in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o vivification_n and_o have_v no_o ability_n to_o stir_v hand_n or_o foot_n in_o the_o furtherance_n thereof_o no_o more_o than_o lazarus_n have_v power_n to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n till_o christ_n call_v he_o 11.43.44_o joh._n 11.43.44_o yea_o a_o man_n be_v not_o only_o dead_a but_o also_o stubborn_a and_o froward_a of_o himself_o and_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o rebel_n against_o god_n till_o he_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o his_o grace_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o 2._o dei_fw-la est_fw-la inquam_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la possumus_fw-la cyprian_a lib._n 2._o epist_n 2._o joh._n 6.44_o but_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o his_o conversion_n be_v wrought_v a_o man_n be_v not_o like_o a_o stock_n but_o while_o he_o be_v heal_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o be_v also_o active_a in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o conversion_n the_o will_n of_o man_n be_v not_o idle_a nor_o without_o all_o motion_n and_o sense_n as_o a_o dead_a image_n but_o it_o follow_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o draw_v it_o for_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o moment_n god_n move_v and_o bow_v the_o will_n and_o cause_v we_o to_o be_v willing_a indeed_o but_o yet_o so_o as_o all_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o work_n be_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o of_o unwilling_a make_v obedient_a of_o slow_a and_o dull_a he_o make_v we_o run_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o howsoever_o he_o do_v whole_o oppose_v himself_o against_o god_n before_o his_o conversion_n yet_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v upon_o his_o heart_n he_o be_v not_o disobedient_a to_o the_o heavenly_a vision_n act._n 29.19_o etc._n 29.19_o non_fw-la violenta_fw-la necessitate_v sed_fw-la insundendo_fw-la suavitatem_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la epist_n p._n diaconi_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la ad_fw-la fulgentium_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o god_n do_v not_o draw_v we_o by_o any_o violent_a necessity_n but_o by_o sweeten_v and_o soften_a our_o heart_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o speech_n of_o saint_n augustine_n 8.13_o augustine_n deus_fw-la cvius_fw-la potentie_n non_fw-la est_fw-la numerus_fw-la vel_fw-la terminus_fw-la &_o cvius_fw-la misericordia_fw-la supra_fw-la omne_fw-la opera_fw-la eius_fw-la quandoque_fw-la ex_fw-la lapidibus_fw-la suscitat_fw-la filios_fw-la abraha_n dum_fw-la duros_fw-la &_o nolentes_fw-la acquiescere_fw-la cogit_fw-la ut_fw-la velint_fw-la aug._n in_o scala_fw-la parad_a ambros_n de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la gentium_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 9_o phil._n 4.13_o rom._n 8.13_o god_n say_v he_o who_o power_n be_v infinite_a and_o boundless_a and_o who_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n sometime_o even_o of_o stone_n raise_v up_o child_n unto_o abraham_n while_o he_o make_v they_o that_o be_v hard_a and_o unwilling_a to_o consent_v and_o become_v willing_a three_o man_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o he_o be_v after_o his_o conversion_n where_o because_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bear_v rule_v there_o be_v a_o readiness_n to_o obey_v and_o a_o constancy_n to_o persevere_v but_o still_o proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n which_o strengthen_v i_o and_o exhort_v we_o to_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o not_o by_o any_o power_n of_o our_o own_o but_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o man_n of_o himself_o have_v no_o freewill_n to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a nor_o any_o ability_n to_o cooperate_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n second_o this_o doctrine_n serve_v for_o our_o humiliation_n and_o use_n 2_o to_o beat_v down_o 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command_v what_o thou_o will_v otherwise_o there_o can_v be_v no_o good_a look_v for_o in_o any_o of_o us._n and_o therefore_o moses_n make_v this_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o people_n be_v no_o more_o move_v to_o repentance_n by_o all_o the_o gracious_a proceed_n and_o administration_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n 29.4_o deut._n 29.4_o namely_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o give_v they_o a_o heart_n to_o perceive_v nor_o eye_n to_o see_v nor_o ear_n to_o hear_v unto_o this_o day_n sin_n doct._n the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n will_v recover_v a_o man_n from_o his_o sin_n remember_v the_o word_n of_o jesus_n this_o be_v the_o last_o occasion_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n repentance_n he_o remember_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n wherein_o he_o forewarn_v he_o of_o his_o fall_n and_o withal_o consider_v that_o he_o have_v do_v according_o and_o this_o wrought_v upon_o his_o heart_n to_o move_v he_o to_o repentance_n which_o do_v teach_v we_o that_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o excellent_a mean_n to_o recover_v god_n child_n from_o their_o fall_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n saint_n john_n 3.9_o 1._o john_n 3.9_o where_o he_o say_v that_o whosoever_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o for_o his_o seed_n remain_v in_o he_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o sin_v not_o impenitent_o he_o lie_v not_o along_o in_o sin_n though_o sometime_o through_o infirmity_n he_o fall_v into_o sin_n yet_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n word_n always_o abide_v in_o he_o and_o straightway_o reduce_v he_o into_o the_o way_n again_o and_o david_n make_v the_o remember_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o examine_n of_o a_o man_n life_n thereby_o a_o effectual_a mean_n to_o redress_v his_o way_n yea_o though_o he_o be_v a_o
sudden_o they_o go_v down_o the_o grave_n as_o job_n say_v and_o be_v crop_v off_o as_o a_o ear_n of_o corn_n have_v we_o not_o example_n every_o day_n almost_o of_o some_o that_o go_v well_o to_o bed_n at_o night_n and_o be_v sound_a dead_a in_o the_o morning_n and_o of_o other_o that_o drop_n down_o by_o the_o high_a way_n side_n and_o die_v in_o the_o field_n as_o the_o candle_n burn_v bright_a for_o a_o time_n but_o if_o one_o blast_n of_o wind_n come_v over_o it_o it_o be_v put_v out_o and_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o a_o stink_a snuff_n so_o many_o a_o man_n flourish_v for_o a_o while_n but_o in_o a_o moment_n god_n take_v away_o his_o breath_n and_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o a_o filthy_a stink_n of_o his_o sin_n whereof_o he_o have_v not_o repent_v we_o may_v not_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o determine_v peremptory_o of_o such_o 11.33_o rom._n 11.33_o because_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o but_o yet_o the_o case_n be_v fearful_a and_o that_o which_o befall_v one_o may_v befall_v another_o death_n be_v fit_o compare_v to_o a_o archer_n for_o as_o the_o archer_n sometime_o shoot_v over_o and_o sometime_o short_a sometime_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o sometime_o on_o the_o other_o but_o at_o last_o he_o hit_v the_o mark_n in_o like_a manner_n death_n sometime_o shoot_v over_o thou_o and_o hit_v thy_o superior_n sometime_o he_o shoot_v short_a and_o hit_v thy_o inferior_n sometime_o he_o shoot_v on_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o take_v away_o thy_o friend_n sometime_o on_o thy_o left_a hand_n and_o kill_v thy_o enemy_n 4._o arist_n problem_n loc_fw-la 34._o omnem_fw-la crede_fw-la diem_fw-la tibi_fw-la dilux_n isse_fw-la supremum_fw-la grata_n superueniet_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sperabitur_fw-la hora._n horat._n l._n 1._o epi._n 4._o but_o at_o the_o last_o he_o will_v hit_v thyself_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a counsel_n that_o eleazar_n the_o jew_n give_v to_o one_o that_o ask_v his_o advice_n in_o this_o case_n namely_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v repent_v one_o day_n before_o his_o death_n and_o when_o the_o other_o reply_v that_o no_o man_n know_v say_v he_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n therefore_o say_v he_o repent_v to_o day_n lest_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o morrow_n but_o suppose_v that_o this_o do_v not_o befall_v they_o but_o that_o they_o die_v a_o ordinary_a death_n yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n there_o be_v so_o many_o hindrance_n in_o sickness_n 17._o quoniam_fw-la multa_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la impediunt_fw-la &_o languentem_fw-la retrahant_fw-la periculosissimum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o interitui_fw-la vicinum_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la protrahere_fw-la remedium_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la cap._n 17._o as_o a_o man_n can_v have_v but_o little_a leisure_n for_o this_o business_n for_o beside_o the_o painfulness_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o be_v no_o small_a impediment_n in_o this_o case_n a_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o accumber_v with_o take_v order_n for_o his_o worldly_a estate_n and_o so_o vex_v and_o disquiet_v with_o the_o weep_n and_o wail_v of_o his_o friend_n that_o he_o can_v little_o attend_v to_o think_v of_o his_o soul_n and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n say_v well_o that_o see_v there_o be_v so_o many_o pulbacke_n to_o hinder_v a_o man_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o near_o to_o destruction_n to_o put_v off_o the_o remedy_n until_o death_n but_o be_v it_o that_o he_o prevent_v much_o of_o this_o trouble_n in_o his_o health_n by_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n before_o hand_n as_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n command_v king_n hezekiah_n 2._o king_n 20.1_o yet_o many_o time_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o he_o die_v sudden_o bereave_v of_o all_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o of_o all_o comfortable_a assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o they_o and_o possess_v with_o dulness_n of_o heart_n and_o drowsiness_n of_o spirit_n as_o one_o say_v well_o 25.37.38_o well_o saepe_fw-la moriens_fw-la obliviscitur_fw-la svi_fw-la qui_fw-la dum_fw-la viveret_fw-la oblitus_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la 1._o sam._n 25.37.38_o a_o man_n oftentimes_o forget_v himself_o when_o he_o lie_v a_o die_a that_o forget_v god_n while_o he_o live_v thus_o be_v it_o with_o nabal_n his_o heart_n die_v within_o he_o and_o he_o be_v like_o a_o stone_n he_o have_v a_o fair_a time_n as_o we_o say_v he_o lay_v sick_a ten_o day_n after_o before_o he_o die_v but_o how_o can_v he_o repent_v when_o his_o heart_n be_v dead_a before_o our_o time_n be_v full_a of_o such_o and_o i_o fear_v i_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o a_o number_n of_o those_o who_o death_n the_o world_n so_o much_o admire_v and_o commend_v that_o they_o die_v like_o lamb_n i_o wish_v they_o die_v not_o rather_o like_a block_n give_v no_o comfortable_a testimony_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n or_o sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o such_o be_v they_o that_o david_n speak_v of_o that_o there_o be_v no_o band_n in_o their_o death_n 4.19_o psal_n 73_o 4.19_o but_o they_o depart_v as_o meek_o or_o as_o still_o as_o a_o child_n in_o the_o cradle_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o say_v they_o be_v sudden_o destroy_v and_o horrible_o consume_v yea_o our_o saviour_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v good_a word_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o yet_o go_v to_o the_o devil_n mat._n 7.22.23_o last_o of_o all_o though_o he_o escape_v all_o these_o danger_n yet_o who_o can_v tell_v whether_o god_n will_v hear_v he_o when_o he_o cry_v at_o the_o last_o gapse_n or_o no_o 11._o no_o justum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la contemnatur_fw-la moriens_fw-la qui_fw-la deum_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la contempsit_fw-la vivens_fw-la prou._n 1.24.28_o quid_fw-la enim_fw-la quod_fw-la differas_fw-la an_fw-mi ut_fw-la plura_fw-la peccata_fw-la committus_fw-la ambros_n de_fw-fr penitent_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o for_o be_v it_o not_o a_o just_a thing_n that_o god_n shall_v contemn_v he_o in_o his_o death_n that_o contemn_v god_n almighty_a in_o his_o life_n and_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n threaten_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o because_o he_o have_v call_v and_o man_n refuse_v and_o have_v stretch_v out_o his_o arm_n and_o none_o will_v regard_v therefore_o they_o shall_v call_v and_o cry_v upon_o he_o even_o till_o their_o heart_n ache_v and_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o not_o defer_v this_o so_o gracious_a a_o work_n but_o present_o address_v ourselves_o to_o repent_v of_o our_o sin_n otherwise_o the_o long_o we_o put_v it_o off_o the_o more_o we_o shall_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v how_o the_o most_o man_n labour_v to_o confirm_v themselves_o and_o to_o harden_v their_o heart_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o all_o because_o god_n be_v merciful_a it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o god_n be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n ephes_n 2.4_o yea_o his_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145.9_o and_o therefore_o if_o man_n will_v make_v a_o right_a use_n thereof_o they_o shall_v rather_o be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n thereby_o than_o any_o way_n settle_v in_o security_n romans_z 2.4_o for_o as_o bernard_n say_v well_o humilitatis_fw-la well_o quae_fw-la maior_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la inde_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la creator_n contemnatur_fw-la unde_fw-la plus_fw-la amari_fw-la merebatur_fw-la quae_fw-la maior_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-la potentia_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la dubitas_fw-la quinte_fw-fr destruere_fw-la possit_fw-la qui_fw-la condere_fw-la potuit_fw-la confisus_fw-la tamen_fw-la de_fw-la multa_fw-la eius_fw-la dulcedine_fw-la qua_fw-la speras_fw-la eum_fw-la nolle_fw-la vindicare_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la malum_fw-la pro_fw-la bonis_fw-la odium_fw-la pro_fw-la dilectione_n retri_fw-la buas_fw-la certè_fw-la si_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la qualem_fw-la putas_fw-la tantò_fw-la nequius_fw-la agis_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la amas_fw-la etc._n etc._n ab_fw-la sit_fw-la tamen_fw-la ab_fw-la eius_fw-la perfectione_n ut_fw-la quod_fw-la dulcis_fw-la est_fw-la iustus_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la quasi_fw-la simul_fw-la dulcis_fw-la &_o iustus_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la cum_fw-la mell_v or_o sit_v iusta_fw-la dulcedo_fw-la quam_fw-la remissa_fw-la imò_fw-la virtus_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la dulcedo_fw-la sine_fw-la iustitia_fw-la bern._n the_o gradib_n humilitatis_fw-la what_o great_a iniquity_n can_v there_o be_v then_o that_o thy_o creator_n shall_v for_o that_o be_v contemn_v of_o thou_o for_o which_o he_o deserve_v more_o to_o be_v love_v what_o great_a iniquity_n can_v there_o be_v then_o that_o see_v thou_o doubte_v not_o of_o god_n power_n but_o that_o he_o that_o make_v thou_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v thou_o yet_o thou_o trust_v in_o his_o great_a mercy_n whereby_o thou_o hope_v that_o though_o he_o can_v he_o will_v
affect_v that_o her_o very_a bowel_n be_v move_v within_o she_o and_o the_o apostle_n peter_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v before_o see_v how_o grievous_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o deny_v his_o master_n go_v out_o 26.75_o mat._n 26.75_o and_o weep_v bitter_o if_o there_o have_v be_v neither_o heaven_n nor_o hell_n neither_o reward_n nor_o punishment_n yet_o this_o very_a unthankfulness_n to_o so_o kind_a a_o master_n will_v have_v cause_v he_o to_o sorrow_n as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v when_o this_o affection_n be_v once_o in_o a_o man_n than_o he_o begin_v true_o to_o repent_v and_o never_o before_o then_o he_o be_v displease_v with_o himself_o than_o he_o loathe_v and_o detest_v his_o sin_n whereby_o he_o have_v offend_v god_n and_o then_o he_o begin_v serious_o to_o bethink_v himself_o what_o course_n he_o may_v take_v to_o please_v god_n so_o do_v david_n be_v grieve_v because_o he_o have_v so_o heinous_o offend_v god_n he_o pray_v 51.4.10_o psal_n 51.4.10_o that_o god_n will_v create_v in_o he_o a_o clean_a heart_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v walk_v more_o acceptable_o before_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v so_o also_o the_o godly_a israelite_n in_o ezra_n his_o time_n 10.3_o ezra_n 9_o the_o whole_a chapter_n &_o 10.3_o when_o they_o have_v with_o great_a grief_n of_o heart_n bewail_v their_o sin_n against_o god_n they_o resolve_v to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o solemn_o to_o bind_v themselves_o to_o put_v away_o their_o strange_a wife_n whereby_o they_o have_v so_o much_o dishonour_v he_o and_o so_o be_v it_o withal_o the_o faithful_a even_o as_o a_o good_a child_n have_v by_o his_o untowardness_n vex_v his_o father_n be_v careful_a afterwards_o to_o please_v he_o by_o all_o mean_v possible_a there_o be_v another_o sorrow_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v a_o worldly_a sorrow_n which_o be_v always_o ineffectual_a 25_o 2._o cor._n 7.10_o oderunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la boni_fw-la virtutis_fw-la amore_fw-la oderunt_fw-la peccare_fw-la mali_fw-la formidine_fw-la paenae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quos_fw-la peccasse_fw-la paenitet_fw-la propter_fw-la presentia_fw-la supplicia_fw-la displicet_fw-la enim_fw-la latroni_fw-la peccatum_fw-la quando_fw-la agitur_fw-la de_fw-la paena_fw-la desit_fw-la vindicte_fw-la revertitur_fw-la ad_fw-la crimina_fw-la huic_fw-la concordant_a qui_fw-la consitentur_fw-la inviti_fw-la non_fw-la amore_fw-la boni_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la sagiant_a damnum_fw-la &_o incommodum_fw-la saeculi_fw-la utilis_fw-la ergo_fw-la erit_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la si_fw-la sit_fw-la spontanea_fw-la de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o fulsa_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 9_o gen._n 4.11.12.13_o exod._n 9.27.34_o &_o 10_o 16.17.20_o 1._o sam._n 15.24_o 25_o for_o it_o arise_v only_o of_o fear_n of_o punishment_n and_o when_o that_o be_v once_o take_v away_o they_o return_v to_o their_o former_a sin_n as_o greedy_o as_o the_o dog_n to_o his_o vomit_n whereupon_o saint_n augustine_n say_v well_o 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punishment_n that_o god_n inflict_v upon_o he_o pharaoh_n howl_v and_o take_v on_o and_o confess_v himself_o a_o sinner_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o any_o detestation_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o for_o the_o great_a plague_n that_o god_n have_v bring_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o land_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v remove_v he_o be_v as_o wretched_a and_o as_o disobedient_a as_o ever_o he_o be_v before_o saul_n be_v sorrowful_a and_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v only_o in_o regard_n of_o samuel_n threaten_v that_o god_n have_v reject_v he_o and_o will_v take_v his_o kingdom_n from_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o amendment_n of_o life_n that_o he_o become_v every_o day_n worse_o and_o worse_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o story_n achab_n also_o humble_v himself_o and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v very_o penitent_a 21.27_o 1._o king_n 21.27_o but_o it_o be_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o vengeance_n that_o 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