to_o receive_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o salvation_n much_o less_o will_v they_o receive_v that_o paradox_n ground_v upon_o these_o example_n which_o be_v that_o each_o man_n ought_v to_o prefer_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n before_o his_o own_o proper_a salvation_n our_o weakness_n can_v conceive_v any_o thing_n more_o feel_o then_o the_o particular_a interest_n of_o our_o soul_n nor_o have_v any_o passion_n so_o strong_a as_o for_o this_o subject_n nevertheless_o the_o theory_n be_v not_o less_o true_a although_o the_o practice_n be_v impossible_a either_o in_o the_o effect_n or_o in_o our_o will_n we_o have_v see_v some_o scandalized_a for_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o curse_v the_o devil_n which_o be_v speak_v to_o show_v by_o a_o strong_a reason_n that_o man_n may_v not_o curse_v man_n be_v he_o the_o most_o desperate_a villain_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o malediction_n which_o a_o man_n can_v pronounce_v against_o the_o devil_n as_o many_o do_v in_o virtue_n of_o their_o pretend_a charge_n of_o exorcist_n which_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o frivolous_a action_n nay_o more_o which_o be_v a_o high_a attempt_n against_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o god_n which_o michael_n the_o archangel_n strive_v for_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n dare_v never_o undertake_v but_o popular_a spirit_n be_v offend_v with_o whatsoever_o be_v repugnant_a to_o their_o prejudicate_a opinion_n and_o nevertheless_o the_o christian_a religion_n if_o the_o depth_n thereof_o be_v sound_v full_a of_o paradox_n as_o admirable_a to_o those_o who_o understand_v they_o as_o strange_a to_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o vulgar_a chap._n xi_o of_o problem_n and_o of_o their_o difference_n and_o of_o moral_a problem_n in_o particular_a there_o be_v many_o point_n in_o theology_n and_o also_o in_o other_o science_n of_o which_o we_o find_v no_o decision_n these_o point_n because_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o faith_n and_o remain_v problematicall_a be_v ordinary_o reject_v by_o the_o vulgar_a as_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a but_o certain_o the_o scripture_n which_o produce_v nothing_o superfluous_a suggest_v thereby_o many_o thing_n unto_o we_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o all_o the_o difficulty_n which_o be_v find_v therein_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o be_v surmount_v divers_a matter_n remain_v undecided_a and_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o exercise_v our_o spirit_n therein_o the_o leave_v namely_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n have_v their_o medicine_n in_o they_o these_o question_n which_o the_o scripture_n covert_o move_v tell_v we_o our_o ignorance_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v examine_v for_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o our_o judgement_n be_v incapable_a for_o to_o give_v the_o solution_n but_o indeed_o there_o be_v divers_a problem_n which_o may_v be_v put_v into_o the_o rank_n of_o curiosity_n as_o the_o inquiry_n what_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o how_o they_o speak_v see_v they_o have_v neither_o tongue_n nor_o lung_n or_o if_o in_o heaven_n we_o shall_v speak_v the_o language_n of_o the_o hebrew_n or_o whether_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v material_a or_o if_o a_o man_n die_v a_o few_o year_n since_o as_o lazarus_n shall_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a whether_o or_o no_o he_o shall_v have_v reason_n to_o require_v what_o belong_v to_o he_o at_o that_o time_n he_o die_v or_o whether_o he_o have_v leave_v the_o right_n as_o well_o as_o the_o possession_n it_o may_v be_v some_o thought_n of_o the_o last_o question_n because_o of_o ancient_a heretic_n who_o blame_v the_o second_o marriage_n in_o take_v a_o pretext_n that_o the_o first_o marriage_n do_v as_o yet_o subsist_v betwixt_o the_o dead_a man_n and_o the_o live_a wife_n fear_v peradventure_o the_o dead_a shall_v arise_v and_o dispute_v the_o place_n with_o his_o new_a successor_n although_o that_o the_o scripture_n namely_o in_o express_a term_n have_v condemn_v this_o folly_n romans_z 7._o but_o the_o question_n which_o be_v move_v for_o to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o evil_a angel_n for_o which_o they_o be_v banish_v from_o heaven_n how_o long_o the_o first_o man_n remain_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innonocence_n if_o in_o the_o eternal_a life_n we_o shall_v know_v those_o we_o have_v see_v in_o this_o world_n if_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n of_o glory_n among_o the_o bless_a and_o in_o what_o place_n the_o soul_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o body_n either_o in_o the_o heart_n or_o in_o the_o brain_n it_o may_v be_v be_v not_o so_o vain_a lay_v aside_o those_o which_o be_v of_o this_o nature_n it_o be_v a_o curiosity_n worthy_a of_o a_o christian_n to_o ask_v what_o thing_n be_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_v in_o the_o breastplate_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n if_o jephta_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n if_o saint_n paul_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n how_o many_o year_n our_o lord_n remain_v upon_o the_o earth_n from_o his_o nativity_n to_o his_o ascension_n whether_o faith_n have_v its_o seat_n in_o the_o intellect_n or_o reside_v in_o the_o will_n but_o above_o all_o the_o necessity_n and_o profit_n of_o moral_a problem_n be_v evident_a i_o speak_v not_o of_o those_o which_o the_o casuist_n have_v found_v upon_o action_n either_o impossible_a or_o frivoous_a but_o of_o question_n which_o concern_v our_o inordinary_a and_o important_a occasion_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o we_o have_v our_o general_a principle_n clear_a and_o out_o of_o dispute_n which_o rule_v the_o conscience_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o action_n for_o it_o be_v true_a that_o these_o universal_a maxim_n be_v like_a to_o fix_a star_n and_o have_v their_o regular_a motion_n but_o when_o we_o come_v to_o hypothesis_n and_o particular_a occurrence_n than_o they_o descend_v as_o in_o the_o region_n of_o element_n wherein_o all_o thing_n be_v various_a and_o turbulent_a and_o where_o one_o find_v a_o perpetual_a conflict_n of_o reason_n like_v to_o wave_n draw_v by_o contrary_a wind_n nor_o be_v it_o sufficient_a for_o a_o man_n to_o allege_v the_o suspension_n of_o his_o action_n when_o as_o he_o doubt_v the_o justice_n thereof_o for_o fear_v of_o corrupt_a goodness_n by_o a_o scrupulous_a conscience_n for_o there_o be_v sometime_o occasion_n in_o which_o surcease_n be_v more_o criminal_a than_o a_o actual_a fault_n and_o whilst_o they_o delay_v for_o information_n sake_n for_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v they_o fall_v into_o irreparable_a omission_n christian_a wisdom_n ought_v to_o prevent_v these_o perplexity_n a_o man_n who_o have_v give_v a_o oath_n to_o his_o country_n to_o put_v fire_n to_o the_o powder_n and_o make_v himself_o leap_v into_o the_o air_n rather_o than_o to_o render_v himself_o to_o the_o enemy_n have_v need_n to_o instruct_v his_o conscience_n before_o he_o embark_v himself_o in_o such_o a_o design_n but_o i_o leave_v this_o question_n and_o a_o infinity_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n chap._n 12._o of_o certain_a case_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o resolve_v nor_o be_v it_o sufficient_a to_o reply_v that_o there_o be_v certain_a problem_n in_o divers_a case_n which_o look_v unto_o the_o practic_n which_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o resolve_v by_o the_o most_o learned_a they_o put_v the_o case_n that_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o thief_n be_v constrain_v for_o redemption_n of_o his_o life_n to_o swear_v a_o perpetual_a silence_n and_o to_o assure_v they_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o he_o of_o impunity_n whether_o this_o promise_n may_v be_v accomplish_v without_o offence_n or_o infringe_v without_o crime_n it_o be_v a_o point_n which_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v resolve_v the_o reason_n be_v so_o prevalent_a on_o either_o side_n also_o they_o dispute_v whether_o a_o christian_a be_v imprison_v for_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v in_o conscience_n seek_v mean_n to_o escape_v &_o come_v out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n by_o break_v of_o the_o door_n or_o by_o use_v some_o other_o subtlety_n many_o maintain_v the_o negative_a and_o qualify_v this_o evasion_n shameful_a to_o the_o christian_a profession_n and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o order_n of_o justice_n other_o esteem_v it_o lawful_a and_o hold_v that_o the_o mean_n conduce_v to_o our_o deliverance_n can_v be_v despise_v without_o tempt_a god_n it_o have_v happen_v that_o two_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n and_o the_o orthodoxal_a party_n constrain_v to_o abandon_v his_o dwell_a place_n his_o idolatrous_a wife_n refuse_v to_o follow_v her_o christian_a husband_n who_o ask_v permission_n to_o marry_v another_o the_o theologian_n be_v divide_v and_o of_o different_a opinion_n in_o this_o respect_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o ought_v heretofore_o to_o be_v resolve_v it_o be_v this_o case_n of_o conscience_n the_o lend_n of_o money_n upon_o interest_n a_o question_n which_o concern_v one_o of_o the_o
experience_n sufficient_o teach_v that_o concord_n be_v good_a among_o brethren_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o render_v to_o every_o one_o what_o belong_v unto_o he_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v to_o other_o what_o we_o will_v not_o have_v do_v to_o we_o and_o the_o like_a proposition_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v the_o most_o barbarous_a that_o he_o that_o be_v invite_v to_o a_o feast_n choose_v not_o the_o high_a place_n that_o he_o which_o ought_v shall_v agree_v with_o his_o creditor_n to_o shun_v the_o prison_n and_o other_o instruction_n of_o prudence_n of_o well_o be_v and_o administration_n which_o every_o man_n know_v without_o scripture_n god_n give_v a_o commission_n to_o the_o prophet_n to_o publish_v a_o oracle_n the_o tenor_n whereof_o be_v that_o all_o flesh_n be_v as_o grass_n and_o the_o glory_n thereof_o as_o grass_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v sufficient_o know_v of_o itself_o without_o extraordinary_a revelation_n the_o 49._o psal_n call_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o hear_v thing_n rare_a and_o excellent_a which_o it_o promise_v to_o discover_v unto_o they_o the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o every_o man_n be_v mortal_a that_o the_o wise_a man_n die_v as_o well_o as_o the_o fool_n that_o riches_n exempt_v no_o man_n from_o the_o grave_n and_o other_o sentence_n which_o the_o very_a idiot_n sufficient_o know_v though_o they_o never_o have_v be_v write_v from_o hence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o ignorant_a admire_v not_o the_o scripture_n because_o they_o believe_v it_o tell_v they_o nothing_o new_a and_o in_o truth_n if_o the_o word_n thereof_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o appear_v manifest_a these_o matter_n will_v be_v pure_o vulgar_a but_o this_o be_v that_o which_o deceive_v the_o great_a part_n of_o reader_n or_o rather_o their_o ignorance_n deceive_v they_o in_o that_o they_o think_v these_o proposition_n of_o scripture_n have_v no_o other_o sense_n then_o that_o which_o be_v common_a and_o 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sense_n thereof_o and_o refer_v to_o a_o end_n far_o more_o noble_a many_o philosopher_n may_v have_v conceive_v the_o same_o moral_a precept_n nay_o in_o the_o same_o term_n with_o scrcipture_n but_o not_o to_o animate_v they_o with_o a_o sense_n so_o high_a and_o so_o complete_a this_o be_v the_o admirable_a art_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o hide_v the_o rare_a mystery_n under_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o most_o common_a matter_n we_o reserve_v the_o example_n hereof_o to_o another_o discourse_n the_o ignorant_a who_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o substance_n of_o a_o passage_n consist_v in_o that_o which_o be_v therein_o vulgar_a the_o understanding_n whereof_o be_v easy_a imagine_v they_o understand_v it_o very_o well_o and_o think_v they_o comprehend_v all_o the_o sense_n thereof_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o this_o easiness_n abuse_v they_o when_o one_o find_v a_o passage_n which_o seem_v so_o easy_a one_o may_v assure_v himself_o that_o there_o be_v some_o notable_a difficulty_n in_o it_o those_o which_o seem_v most_o clear_a be_v very_o often_o most_o obscure_a if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v clear_a and_o intelligible_a such_o be_v similitude_n take_v from_o common_a and_o sensible_a thing_n as_o of_o a_o sour_a of_o a_o net_n cast_v into_o the_o sea_n of_o agrain_a of_o mustardseed_n of_o leaven_n put_v in_o meal_n etc._n etc._n those_o comparison_n because_o they_o be_v familiar_a be_v even_o contemptible_a to_o the_o very_a ideor_n and_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o which_o attribute_n not_o to_o himself_o the_o understanding_n thereof_o notwithstanding_o it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v sew_v man_n that_o comprehend_v the_o full_a sense_n thereof_o not_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o potter_n that_o of_o the_o wild_a olive_n use_v by_o saint_n paul_n upon_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n have_v divers_a branch_n marvellous_o high_a whereunto_o all_o can_v attain_v one_o may_v refer_v hither_o divers_a subject_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v within_o the_o cognisance_n of_o humane_a art_n and_o science_n as_o the_o pleyade_n and_o other_o celestial_a sign_n mention_v in_o job_n for_o astrology_n the_o remedy_n apply_v upon_o the_o carbuncle_n of_o ezekiah_n and_o the_o three_o day_n observe_v for_o the_o most_o painful_a in_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o sichemite_n for_o physic_n the_o statue_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n for_o burial_n the_o temple_n and_o royal_a house_n of_o solomon_n for_o architecture_n &_o a_o infiniteness_n of_o point_n which_o belong_v to_o natural_a philosophy_n in_o effect_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o scripture_n contain_v in_o it_o many_o admirable_a secret_n of_o this_o quality_n but_o this_o be_v but_o the_o bark_n of_o a_o marrow_n more_o substantial_a and_o wholesome_a chap._n 2._o of_o matter_n which_o seem_v unprofitable_a in_o scripture_n consideration_n upon_o chronologie_n upon_o the_o genealogy_n proper_a name_n ceremonial_a law_n rule_n particularity_n little_a considerable_a in_o appearance_n and_o history_n of_o enormous_a acts._n to_o understand_v the_o scripture_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o know_v what_o it_o say_v it_o be_v necessary_a also_o to_o know_v why_o it_o say_v it_o for_o the_o discourse_n thereof_o tend_v oftentimes_o to_o about_o the_o word_n express_v not_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o clear_a as_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o precept_n thereof_o be_v evident_a there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o brutish_a which_o understand_v not_o very_o well_o when_o it_o speak_v of_o honour_v father_n and_o mother_n of_o abstain_v from_o homicide_n from_o false_a witness_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o saint_n paul_n say_v this_o law_n be_v cover_v with_o a_o veil_n and_o that_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o see_v moses_n face_n they_o do_v comprehend_v well_o the_o sense_n thereof_o but_o see_v not_o the_o aim_n thereof_o which_o seem_v to_o contradict_v eve_o the_o language_n and_o the_o appearance_n of_o it_o for_o the_o law_n promise_v life_n to_o he_o that_o fulfil_v it_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o be_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o search_v for_o life_n by_o the_o fulfil_n thereof_o our_o lord_n say_v if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n and_o notwithstanding_o this_o proposition_n tend_v to_o a_o end_n quite_o different_a to_o wit_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o hope_v for_o salvation_n by_o observation_n of_o the_o commandment_n the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o divers_a other_o passage_n the_o scripture_n be_v full_a of_o a_o infinity_n of_o matter_n which_o consider_v in_o themselves_o seem_v to_o be_v whole_o unprofitable_a or_o at_o least_o of_o very_o little_a importance_n if_o one_o take_v not_o heed_n at_o what_o they_o aim_v at_o it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o be_v either_o more_o profitable_a or_o more_o considerable_a than_o other_o our_o lord_n himself_o distinguish_v the_o great_a commandment_n from_o the_o lesser_a without_o doubt_v the_o history_n of_o christ_n passion_n be_v more_o necessary_a than_o that_o of_o samson_n or_o the_o victory_n of_o david_n or_o the_o description_n of_o solomon_n palace_n if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o scripture_n contain_v nothing_o superfluous_a there_o be_v neither_o a_o attach_v nor_o a_o goat_n hair_n in_o all_o the_o tabernacle_n which_o serve_v not_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o account_n of_o the_o year_n which_o the_o scripture_n observe_v so_o punctual_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a brutishness_n to_o be_v ignorant_a whether_o the_o world_n harh_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n and_o how_o the_o day_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o follow_a age_n which_o the_o holy_a history_n calculate_v so_o exact_o give_v we_o their_o chronology_n the_o 430_o year_n which_o expire_v the_o very_a night_n the_o hebrew_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n 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