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not_o themselves_o their_o own_o soul_n they_o must_v careful_o gather_v up_o that_o spiritual_a manna_n that_o rain_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o wilderness_n they_o must_v not_o play_v with_o that_o meat_n which_o the_o painful_a minister_n have_v be_v long_o a_o dress_n if_o he_o take_v pain_n to_o do_v they_o good_a what_o shall_v they_o to_o do_v themselves_o good_a 60.8_o 2_o pet._n 1.5_o jam._n 1.19_o isai_n 60.8_o they_o must_v give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v their_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a in_o this_o their_o day_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o their_o peace_n walk_v while_o they_o have_v the_o light_n they_o must_v be_v swift_a to_o hear_v fly_v as_o dove_n to_o the_o window_n delight_n in_o the_o word_n alphonsus_n king_n of_o naples_n read_v the_o bible_n over_o forty_o time_n in_o his_o life_n time_n the_o berean_o receive_v the_o word_n with_o all_o readiness_n of_o mind_n 17.11_o act_n 17.11_o first_o they_o must_v seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n not_o labour_n 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he_o live_v how_o close_o be_v he_o in_o duty_n how_o fruitful_a in_o converse_v but_o i_o alas_o how_o feeble_a how_o dead_a how_o unable_a i_o be_o hold_v under_o by_o a_o tyrant_n oh_o that_o i_o can_v be_v his_o death_n 6._o by_o recollect_v its_o former_a folly_n in_o love_v of_o sin_n think_v thus_o former_o i_o love_v that_o which_o now_o i_o see_v will_v have_v murder_v i_o what_o a_o deal_n of_o pain_n care_n cost_n time_n lay_v i_o out_o to_o satisfy_v my_o lust_n oh_o that_o i_o can_v recall_v these_o folly_n as_o i_o recollect_v they_o but_o since_o i_o can_v make_v they_o never_o to_o have_v be_v i_o will_v labour_v to_o hinder_v they_o for_o time_n to_o come_v oh_o that_o my_o hatred_n may_v be_v great_a than_o ever_o my_o love_n be_v to_o they_o a_o soul_n that_o have_v be_v mad_a upon_o sin_n afterward_o be_v as_o vehement_a against_o it_o this_o be_v the_o apostle_n argument_n as_o you_o have_v yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o uncleanness_n 4.3_o rom._n 6.19_o 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israelite_n who_o please_v themselves_o with_o show_n of_o believe_a and_o cleave_v to_o god_n their_o paint_v will_v not_o endure_v the_o wash_n nor_o their_o refuge_n of_o lie_n keep_v out_o the_o storm_n when_o suffering_n death_n or_o judgement_n approach_n their_o confidence_n will_v be_v reject_v christian_n labour_n for_o a_o faith_n unfeigned_a yea_o both_o true_a and_o strong_a there_o may_v come_v time_n that_o will_v require_v it_o 2._o in_o vain_a do_v they_o who_o live_v in_o unbeleef_n 2._o observat_fw-la 2._o pretend_v against_o their_o other_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o that_o life_n no_o sin_n will_v die_v notwithstanding_o instruction_n or_o correction_n sin_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n but_o it_o will_v not_o die_v so_o long_o as_o unbelief_n bring_v it_o a_o protection_n and_o while_o it_o be_v back_v by_o this_o it_o will_v but_o laugh_v at_o all_o the_o mean_v use_v to_o mortify_v it_o as_o faith_n quench_v the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o devil_n so_o will_v unbeleef_n quench_v the_o holy_a dart_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o sin_n which_o be_v arm_v with_o it_o will_v not_o be_v wound_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o word_n but_o will_v save_v its_o skin_n much_o more_o its_o heart_n till_o faith_n set_v it_o naked_a to_o the_o stroke_n of_o that_o sword_n our_o neglect_n of_o and_o coldness_n in_o holy_a duty_n come_v from_o our_o not_o believe_v a_o benefit_n that_o will_v bear_v the_o charge_n of_o fervency_n and_o frequency_n in_o perform_v they_o unbelief_n clip_v the_o wing_n of_o prayer_n that_o it_o can_v ascend_v and_o turn_v much_o pray_v into_o much_o speak_n whence_o be_v all_o our_o trouble_n and_o impatience_n in_o adversity_n but_o from_o want_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o comfort_v the_o heart_n in_o god_n and_o make_v we_o quiet_o to_o rest_n and_o trust_v on_o and_o in_o he_o whence_o be_v those_o base_a indirect_a course_n to_o get_v a_o live_n by_o lie_v deceive_a etc._n etc._n to_o be_v make_v rich_a by_o a_o worse_a than_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n but_o from_o the_o not_o believe_v god_n to_o be_v a_o alsufficient_a portion_n that_o he_o will_v never_o leave_v or_o forsake_v we_o &_o c_o from_o what_o but_o unbelief_n proceed_v all_o the_o temporize_n halting_n and_o sinful_a neutrality_n in_o tentation_n to_o all_o these_o faith_n be_v our_o victory_n and_o unbelief_n our_o defeat_n which_o make_v man_n unworthy_o to_o render_v themselves_o prisoner_n to_o every_o promise_n and_o threat_v cause_v they_o either_o to_o have_v two_o heart_n with_o the_o hypocrite_n or_o no_o heart_n with_o the_o coward_n they_o who_o have_v little_a faith_n have_v much_o fear_n and_o they_o who_o have_v no_o faith_n 17.5_o jer._n 17.5_o will_v be_v all_o fear_n even_o slay_v and_o not_o by_o the_o sword_n whence_o proceed_v all_o our_o carnal_a confidence_n and_o trust_v in_o a_o arm_n of_o flesh_n but_o from_o this_o sin_n which_o make_v the_o heart_n depart_v from_o the_o lord._n id._n peccatum_fw-la furti_fw-la &_o homicidii_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la carnis_fw-la et_fw-la facilè_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la superiore_fw-la animâ_fw-la scilicet_fw-la &_o intellectu_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsa_fw-la anima_fw-la suum_fw-la incomparabiliter_fw-la majus_fw-la vitium_fw-la et_fw-la trabem_fw-la in_o oculo_fw-la svo_fw-la non_fw-la sentit_fw-la sed_fw-la festucam_fw-la corporis_fw-la facilè_fw-la videt_fw-la luth._o trabenses_fw-la judicant_fw-la festucenses_fw-la id._n whence_o come_v the_o unbrother_o breach_n and_o division_n among_o brethren_n but_o from_o the_o distance_n which_o by_o unbeleef_n be_v between_o god_n and_o we_o christian_n be_v like_o line_n which_o come_v the_o near_o to_o one_o another_o as_o they_o come_v near_o to_o the_o centre_n unbelief_n lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o all_o these_o sin_n and_o all_o mortification_n of_o sin_n which_o come_v not_o from_o a_o principle_n of_o affiance_n in_o god_n through_o christ_n be_v imaginary_a how_o short_a sight_v be_v they_o into_o their_o misery_n who_o be_v trouble_v for_o their_o scandalous_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n adultery_n murder_n etc._n etc._n but_o neither_o observe_v nor_o sorrow_n for_o their_o unbelief_n the_o mother_n sin_n the_o main_a sin_n the_o nursery_n of_o all_o sin_n the_o soul_n say_v luther_n be_v a_o hypocrite_n that_o see_v a_o mote_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o not_o a_o beam_n in_o its_o own_o eye_n namely_o infidelity_n which_o be_v incomparable_o great_a than_o all_o sin_n commit_v by_o the_o body_n 3._o great_a be_v our_o forwardness_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o unbeleef_n 3._o observat_fw-la 3._o god_n seem_v to_o study_v the_o prevention_n of_o this_o sin_n among_o the_o israelite_n but_o it_o break_v the_o bar_n that_o he_o put_v in_o the_o way_n to_o stop_v it_o covenant_n oath_n miracle_n plague_n be_v all_o as_o easy_o snap_v in_o sunder_o by_o this_o sin_n as_o be_v the_o cord_n by_o samson_n even_o christ_n himself_o marvel_v at_o the_o strength_n thereof_o in_o oppose_v the_o
by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o those_o among_o the_o latin_a by_o the_o word_n genii_n it_o proper_o be_v a_o word_n which_o intend_v the_o office_n of_o angel_n and_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o messenger_n or_o those_o who_o be_v send_v at_o the_o command_n and_o by_o the_o commission_n of_o their_o superior_n and_o yet_o it_o comprehend_v and_o recall_v to_o mind_v the_o essence_n of_o angel_n which_o be_v considerable_a before_o the_o office_n and_o without_o which_o the_o office_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a notion_n brief_o therefore_o for_o the_o explain_v thereof_o i_o shall_v consider_v 1._o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n 2._o the_o office_n and_o employment_n of_o angel_n 1._o for_o their_o essence_n angel_n be_v spiritual_a and_o incorporeal_a creature_n subsist_v by_o themselves_o 1._o by_o the_o name_n of_o spirit_n the_o scripture_n use_v to_o express_v the_o essence_n and_o nature_n of_o angel_n 1.14_o nomen_fw-la spiritus_fw-la nomen_fw-la est_fw-la naturae_fw-la aug._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 104.4_o heb._n 1.14_o and_o it_o be_v use_v both_o to_o denote_v good_a and_o bad_a angel_n of_o the_o former_a its_o say_a he_o make_v his_o angel_n spirit_n a_o place_n cite_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n heb._n 1.14_o of_o the_o late_a 1_o king_n 22.21_o 22._o be_v say_v there_o come_v forth_o a_o spirit_n to_o persuade_v ahab_n to_o go_v to_o ramoth_n gilead_n who_o afterward_o prove_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o prophet_n and_o mat._n 8.16_o when_o they_o bring_v to_o christ_n many_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o devil_n the_o evangelist_n immediate_o subjoin_v that_o he_o cast_v out_o the_o spirit_n with_o his_o word_n and_o our_o saviour_n plain_o express_v that_o such_o person_n who_o have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o such_o be_v angel_n be_v spirit_n luk._n 24.39_o nor_o be_v it_o imaginable_a but_o that_o those_o be_v spirit_n of_o who_o a_o legion_n that_o be_v at_o least_o six_o thousand_o according_a to_o hierom_n may_v be_v in_o one_o man_n but_o this_o be_v clear_o assert_v concern_v the_o devil_n or_o evil_a angel_n luk._n 8.30_o where_o it_o be_v add_v that_o many_o devil_n be_v enter_v into_o the_o man_n nor_o can_v any_o but_o spirit_n get_v entrance_n into_o body_n without_o move_v or_o hurt_v they_o and_o into_o prison_n and_o other_o place_n when_o close_o shut_v up_o and_o most_o narrow_o watch_v it_o be_v true_a angel_n have_v often_o appear_v in_o humane_a body_n and_o shape_n the_o son_n of_o god_n before_o his_o incarnation_n as_o also_o the_o holy_a ghost_n afterward_o do_v so_o and_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o hence_o that_o their_o essence_n be_v corporeal_a as_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v evince_v that_o soul_n be_v corporeal_a because_o moses_n appear_v to_o the_o disciple_n in_o a_o outward_a shape_n these_o their_o body_n may_v either_o be_v such_o only_a in_o show_n and_o appearance_n or_o if_o they_o be_v true_a body_n they_o be_v only_o join_v to_o they_o for_o a_o time_n by_o god_n power_n and_o afterward_o resolve_v again_o into_o their_o own_o principle_n as_o also_o be_v their_o garment_n which_o the_o angel_n do_v wear_v while_o they_o converse_v with_o man_n and_o whereas_o pag._n whereas_o tertul._n lib._n de_fw-la carne_fw-la christi_fw-la et_fw-la contra_fw-la praxeam_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 2._o c_o 7._o lib._n 3_o c._n 1._o de_fw-fr div_o daem_n cap._n 3_o 5._o l._n 15_o c._n 23._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la bern._n ser_n 5._o in_o cant._n angeli_fw-la compa_fw-la ratione_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la corporum_fw-la sunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sed_fw-la comparatione_fw-la summi_fw-la et_fw-la incircumscripti_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sunt_fw-la cor_fw-la pora_fw-mi greg._n mor._n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o angeli_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la absolutè_fw-la simplices_fw-la compowntur_fw-la ex_fw-la actu_fw-la &_o potentiâ_fw-la ex_fw-la subjecto_fw-la &_o accid_a eutibus_fw-la ex_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o essentia_fw-la polan_n synâ—ag_n 1779._o pag._n sundry_a of_o the_o father_n have_v assert_v that_o the_o angel_n be_v corporeal_a and_o have_v body_n of_o their_o own_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v common_o as_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o comparison_n of_o god_n as_o if_o though_o be_v compare_v with_o we_o they_o be_v spirit_n yet_o compare_v with_o god_n they_o be_v body_n and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o angel_n be_v not_o spirit_n pure_o and_o altogether_o simple_a as_o god_n be_v who_o only_o be_v that_o most_o simple_a spirit_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v conceive_v by_o learned_a zanchy_a that_o their_o body_n be_v more_o refine_v subtle_a and_o pure_a than_o either_o body_n aerial_a or_o celestial_a which_o be_v create_v out_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n and_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o angel_n be_v very_o like_a to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o the_o bless_a or_o the_o empyrean_a wherein_o he_o say_v they_o be_v create_v and_o which_o be_v of_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n but_o far_o more_o excellent_a for_o their_o purity_n than_o the_o other_o heaven_n from_o this_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o the_o angel_n flow_v their_o immortality_n incorruptibility_n or_o immutability_n for_o since_o they_o be_v immaterial_a and_o free_a from_o all_o contrary_a quality_n composition_n of_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o the_o contrariety_n of_o quality_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o intrinsical_a corruption_n they_o be_v right_o term_v incorruptible_a indeed_o only_a god_n be_v simple_o immutable_a who_o be_v a_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o not_o by_o participation_n and_o every_o creature_n be_v mortal_a mutable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o nothing_o by_o he_o who_o make_v it_o of_o nothing_o shall_v he_o only_o withdraw_v his_o sustain_a power_n dei_fw-la easie_n in_o angelorum_fw-la naturg_n nul_fw-fr la_fw-fr propriè_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la passiva_fw-la propter_fw-la quam_fw-la possunt_fw-la dici_fw-la corruptibiles_fw-la propter_fw-la potentiam_fw-la tamen_fw-la dei_fw-la activam_fw-la à _fw-la qua_fw-la illorum_fw-la esse_fw-la dependet_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la dici_fw-la incorruptibiles_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la zanc._n de_fw-mi open_fw-mi dei_fw-la but_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v mortal_a and_o corruptible_a two_o way_n either_o by_o a_o passive_a power_n which_o be_v in_o it_o self_n or_o by_o a_o active_a power_n which_o be_v in_o another_o and_o upon_o who_o it_o depend_v now_o although_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o angel_n there_o be_v no_o passive_a power_n whereby_o they_o be_v corruptible_a yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o active_a power_n of_o god_n upon_o which_o their_o being_n depend_v they_o can_v simple_o be_v term_v incorruptible_a because_o if_o god_n withdraw_v his_o power_n they_o will_v instant_o perish_v though_o denomination_n be_v from_o the_o near_a and_o internal_a cause_n they_o may_v proper_o be_v call_v incorruptible_a 2._o angel_n be_v true_a subsistence_n or_o substance_n by_o themselves_o and_o separately_z subsist_v the_o sadducee_n of_o old_a and_o the_o libertine_n of_o late_a age_n have_v hold_v that_o angel_n be_v only_o certain_a inspiration_n motion_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o the_o good_a of_o these_o be_v the_o good_a angel_n and_o the_o bad_a of_o these_o the_o bad_a angel_n but_o that_o they_o be_v vera_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o be_v substance_n and_o true_o subsist_v by_o themselves_o be_v most_o clear_o evince_v 1._o from_o their_o creation_n suppositorum_fw-la accidentia_fw-la sunt_fw-la concreata_fw-la psal_n 104._o actiones_fw-la sunt_fw-la suppositorum_fw-la god_n create_v no_o accident_n separately_z from_o their_o sustance_n accident_n be_v concreated_a in_o and_o with_o their_o substance_n but_o angel_n be_v create_v by_o themselves_o and_o not_o in_o any_o subject_n 2._o from_o their_o action_n they_o praise_v god_n they_o worship_v the_o son_n they_o be_v heavenly_a messenger_n they_o assume_v body_n defend_v the_o faithful_a they_o have_v wrestle_v eat_v be_v receive_v as_o stranger_n have_v their_o foot_n wash_v etc._n etc._n they_o shall_v gather_v the_o elect_a from_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o shall_v come_v with_o christ_n to_o judgement_n none_o of_o which_o action_n can_v be_v do_v unless_o they_o be_v substance_n 3._o from_o their_o endowment_n they_o have_v life_n power_n understanding_n wisdom_n they_o be_v immortal_a they_o be_v excel_v in_o strength_n some_o thing_n they_o know_v not_o as_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n some_o of_o they_o sin_v other_o abide_v in_o the_o truth_n 4._o from_o their_o happiness_n and_o misery_n some_o of_o they_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n and_o be_v bless_v and_o glorious_a 12.25_o mat._n 18.10_o mat._n 25.41_o mar._n 12.25_o other_o be_v punish_v in_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n 5._o from_o that_o likeness_n which_o we_o shall_v have_v to_o they_o in_o heaven_n where_o we_o shall_v be_v
ex_fw-la justitia_fw-la in_o peccatum_fw-la estius_n in_o 2._o sent._n dist_n 3._o §_o 4._o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o angel_n be_v inferior_a to_o man_n if_o man_n from_o the_o beginning_n be_v holy_a why_o not_o angel_n and_o as_o body_n can_v be_v say_v to_o fall_v but_o from_o a_o high_a place_n than_o be_v that_o into_o which_o they_o fall_v so_o neither_o can_v there_o be_v a_o fall_n of_o spirit_n but_o from_o the_o height_n of_o some_o good_a which_o former_o they_o have_v which_o fall_n from_o good_a be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o regard_n of_o local_a motion_n as_o of_o their_o defection_n from_o righteousness_n to_o sin_n whereof_o their_o change_n of_o place_n be_v afterward_o a_o punishment_n and_o how_o can_v any_o but_o most_o impious_o imagine_v that_o he_o who_o be_v perfect_o and_o absolute_o good_a and_o goodness_n itself_o shall_v create_v evil_a and_o if_o god_n do_v righteous_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o angel_n than_o god_n do_v not_o create_v they_o sinful_a for_o how_o can_v god_n punish_v for_o the_o be_v of_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o make_v to_o be_v and_o it_o be_v by_o all_o the_o learned_a explode_v for_o impious_a manicheism_n to_o hold_v that_o any_o creature_n be_v evil_a by_o a_o necessity_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v plain_o express_v god_n see_v all_o that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o it_o be_v very_o good_a 40._o singula_fw-la bona_fw-la sunt_fw-la bonitate_fw-la naturae_fw-la suae_fw-la sed_fw-la omne_fw-la valde_fw-la bona_fw-la quia_fw-la bonitati_fw-la singulorum_fw-la accedit_fw-la pulcherrimus_fw-la ordo_fw-la quo_fw-la cuncta_fw-la sibi_fw-la inuicem_fw-la aptissimè_fw-la congruunt_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 2_o scent_n dist_n 1._o §._o 7._o tantae_fw-la excellentiae_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la pecoris_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la ut_fw-la vitium_fw-la hominis_fw-la na_fw-la tura_fw-la sit_fw-la pecoris_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr pec_fw-la orig._n c._n 40._o the_o creature_n be_v good_a with_o a_o goodness_n of_o nature_n and_o 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to_o keep_v all_o our_o day_n but_o these_o angel_n throw_v away_o a_o gift_n even_o bear_v with_o they_o as_o old_a as_o their_o being_n convey_v by_o god_n himself_o 2._o the_o angel_n forsake_v also_o their_o own_o habitation_n y_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o own_o habitation_n some_o understand_v those_o heavenly_a place_n of_o happiness_n and_o glory_n in_o this_o sense_n as_o if_o for_o their_o defection_n from_o their_o original_a holiness_n they_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o compel_v to_o depart_v from_o they_o but_o because_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o fall_n be_v subjoin_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n i_o conceive_v with_o learned_a 2.4_o learned_a quidam_fw-la illud_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la de_fw-la domicilio_fw-la coelesti_fw-la sensu_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la ob_fw-la crimen_fw-la laesae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la pristinum_fw-la suum_fw-la domicilium_fw-la relinquere_fw-la fuerint_fw-la coacti_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la 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to_o be_v subjoin_v to_o the_o former_a expression_n of_o the_o
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devil_n can_v infuse_v wickedness_n into_o we_o but_o only_o stir_v up_o wickedness_n in_o we_o he_o can_v bend_v the_o will_n as_o god_n do_v who_o by_o his_o own_o absolute_a power_n work_v in_o a_o way_n of_o creation_n in_o we_o who_o without_o ourselves_o and_o against_o ourselves_o give_v a_o new_a heart_n and_o change_v a_o heart_n of_o stone_n into_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n satan_n move_v not_o our_o will_n either_o by_o any_o proper_a power_n which_o he_o have_v over_o they_o or_o without_o our_o assent_n first_o gain_v unto_o he_o but_o by_o a_o work_n upon_o the_o imagination_n sometime_o so_o present_v object_n to_o the_o understanding_n as_o that_o it_o apprehend_v evil_a in_o the_o colour_n of_o good_a sometime_o stir_v up_o the_o corruption_n passion_n and_o lust_n already_o in_o we_o to_o darken_v the_o understanding_n and_o incline_v the_o will_n if_o satan_n can_v hurt_v we_o without_o our_o own_o will_n he_o can_v never_o be_v resist_v in_o any_o tentation_n the_o devil_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a a_o enemy_n as_o our_o own_o sin_n this_o slay_v we_o without_o he_o he_o hurt_v we_o not_o without_o this_o if_o satan_n plough_v not_o with_o our_o own_o heifer_n he_o can_v get_v no_o advantage_n many_o have_v sin_v lie_v the_o blame_n on_o the_o devil_n who_o they_o say_v owe_v they_o a_o spite_n whereas_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n not_o the_o devil_n which_o pay_v it_o have_v they_o not_o cast_v down_o themselves_o the_o devil_n can_v never_o have_v do_v it_o the_o thief_n indeed_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o steal_v thy_o money_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o fault_n and_o folly_n to_o leave_v thy_o door_n open_a and_o give_v he_o entertainment_n satan_n never_o beat_v we_o but_o with_o our_o own_o weapon_n though_o david_n be_v stir_v up_o to_o number_v the_o people_n by_o satan_n 21.1_o 1_o chron._n 21.1_o yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o see_v his_o folly_n he_o think_v not_o his_o sin_n less_o because_o satan_n move_v he_o to_o it_o but_o take_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o sin_n to_o himself_o and_o say_v i_o have_v do_v very_o foolish_o let_v therefore_o the_o time_n we_o spend_v in_o blame_v of_o satan_n when_o we_o have_v sin_v be_v spend_v in_o oppose_v of_o satan_n 6.13.16_o jam._n 4.7_o eph._n 4.27_o 1_o pet_n 5.10_o eph._n 6.13.16_o that_o we_o may_v not_o sin_n let_v we_o not_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n but_o resist_v he_o by_o faith_n apply_v the_o victory_n of_o christ_n and_o view_v present_a assistance_n and_o future_a recompense_n by_o prayer_n bring_v god_n into_o the_o combat_n by_o sobriety_n in_o the_o use_n of_o comfort_n and_o watchfulness_n against_o all_o tentation_n to_o sin_n continue_v our_o allegiance_n and_o god_n protection_n adventure_v not_o within_o the_o chain_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n supply_v not_o their_o want_n of_o length_n by_o thy_o want_n of_o watchfulness_n our_o nature_n be_v tinder_n and_o gunpowder_n we_o have_v need_n beware_v not_o only_o of_o fiery_a dart_n but_o the_o least_o spark_n 6._o god_n can_v make_v a_o offéndor_n his_o own_o afflict_a 6._o observe_v 6._o a_o magor-missabib_a a_o terror_n to_o himself_o and_o constant_o to_o carry_v his_o own_o chain_n of_o terror_n and_o torment_n about_o he_o that_o which_o make_v we_o enemy_n to_o god_n make_v we_o enemy_n to_o ourselves_o wickedness_n be_v it_o be_v own_o vexation_n a_o sinner_n though_o he_o be_v true_o a_o friend_n to_o none_o yet_o never_o be_v he_o so_o great_a a_o foe_n to_o any_o as_o to_o himself_o powder_n which_o blow_v up_o the_o house_n can_v itself_o escape_v from_o burn_a such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n justice_n that_o without_o any_o trouble_n to_o himself_o he_o can_v make_v a_o transgressor_n his_o own_o tormentor_n industrious_o to_o fetch_v in_o matter_n of_o excessive_a horror_n to_o himself_o out_o of_o his_o own_o bosom_n to_o gaze_v willing_o into_o that_o false_a glass_n which_o satan_n set_v before_o he_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o that_o lie_a cruelty_n which_o misrepresents_a to_o the_o sinner_n affright_v imagination_n every_o gnat_n as_o a_o camel_n 84._o nihil_fw-la potuit_fw-la adeo_fw-la aptè_fw-la proponi_fw-la nihil_fw-la tam_fw-la accommodatè_fw-la adferri_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la ille_fw-la vel_fw-la refelleret_fw-la argutissimè_fw-la vel_fw-la eluderet_fw-la callidissimè_fw-la vel-dissolveret_a promptissimè_fw-la saepe_fw-la intra_fw-la meipsum_fw-la cogitavi_fw-la eum_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ita_fw-la perspicacem_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la dogmatum_fw-la ita_fw-la porro_fw-la exercitatum_fw-la in_o disputationibus_fw-la theologicis_fw-la cum_fw-la sanus_fw-la esset_fw-la hist_o fran._n spira_n p._n 120.121_o in_o tantis_fw-la suis_fw-la malis_fw-la filiorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la vultus_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la quam_fw-la tortorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la semper_fw-la exhorrescere_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 84._o every_o mote_n as_o a_o molehill_n every_o molehill_n as_o a_o mountain_n every_o lustful_a thought_n as_o a_o sodomitical_a vallany_n every_o idle_a word_n as_o a_o desperate_a blasphemy_n every_o angry_a look_n as_o a_o bloody_a murder_n every_o transgression_n against_o light_n of_o conscience_n as_o a_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o amazedness_n of_o spirit_n god_n can_v cause_v a_o man_n to_o turn_v his_o own_o artillery_n his_o wit_n and_o learning_n upon_o himself_o to_o argue_v with_o subtlety_n against_o the_o pardonableness_n his_o sin_n to_o wound_v his_o wound_n with_o a_o conceit_n that_o they_o be_v incurable_a to_o vex_v his_o very_a vexation_n with_o refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v in_o a_o word_n to_o turn_v to_o his_o own_o torment_n not_o only_o his_o cross_n and_o tentation_n but_o even_o the_o very_a comfort_n of_o his_o life_n wife_n child_n gold_z good_n honour_n as_o that_o woeful_a spira_n do_v if_o god_n speak_v the_o word_n the_o hand_n shall_v rebel_v and_o strike_v the_o