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themselves_o lose_v and_o how_o they_o part_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n who_o in_o his_o nature_n relative_a to_o we_o be_v exalt_v far_o above_o all_o throne_n and_o principality_n and_o dominion_n i_o need_v not_o add_v lustre_n to_o this_o it_o be_v like_o the_o sun_n the_o big_a body_n of_o light_n and_o nothing_o can_v describe_v it_o so_o well_o as_o its_o own_o beam_n and_o there_o be_v not_o in_o nature_n or_o the_o advantage_n of_o honour_n any_o thing_n great_a than_o that_o we_o have_v the_o issue_n of_o that_o mercy_n which_o make_v we_o fellow_n servant_n with_o angel_n too_o much_o honour_v to_o pay_v they_o a_o religious_a worship_n who_o lord_n be_v a_o man_n and_o he_o that_o be_v their_o king_n be_v our_o brother_n 4._o to_o this_o for_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o add_v that_o the_o divine_a mercy_n have_v so_o prosecute_v we_o with_o the_o enlargement_n of_o his_o favour_n that_o we_o be_v not_o only_a fellow_n minister_n and_o servant_n with_o the_o angel_n and_o in_o our_o nature_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n exalt_v above_o they_o but_o we_o also_o shall_v be_v their_o judge_n and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o honour_n above_o that_o of_o joseph_n or_o mordecai_n a_o honour_n beyond_o all_o the_o measure_n of_o a_o man_n than_o there_o be_v in_o honour_n no_o degree_n no_o priority_n or_o distance_n or_o character_n of_o fame_n and_o nobleness_n christ_n be_v the_o great_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n his_o humane_a nature_n shall_v then_o triumph_v over_o evil_a man_n and_o evil_a spirit_n then_o shall_v the_o devil_n those_o angel_n that_o fall_v from_o their_o first_o original_n be_v bring_v in_o their_o chain_n from_o their_o dark_a prison_n and_o once_o be_v allow_v to_o see_v the_o light_n that_o light_n that_o shall_v confound_v they_o while_o all_o that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n and_o that_o be_v account_v worthy_a of_o that_o resurrection_n shall_v be_v assessor_n in_o the_o judgement_n 3._o know_v you_o not_o say_v s._n paul_n that_o you_o shall_v judge_v angel_n and_o tertullian_n speak_v concern_v devil_n and_o accurse_a spirit_n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la say_v he_o sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la quos_fw-la judicaturi_fw-la sumus_fw-la he_o sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o lavacro_fw-la renunciavimus_fw-la those_o angel_n which_o we_o renounce_v in_o baptism_n those_o we_o shall_v judge_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n glory_n in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o recompense_n and_o that_o the_o honour_n may_v be_v yet_o great_a than_o same_o day_n of_o sentence_n that_o condemn_v the_o evil_a angel_n shall_v also_o reward_v the_o good_a and_o increase_v their_o glory_n which_o because_o they_o derive_v from_o their_o lord_n and_o we_o from_o their_o king_n and_o our_o elder_a brother_n the_o king_n of_o glory_n who_o glorious_a hand_n shall_v put_v the_o crown_n upon_o all_o our_o head_n we_o who_o shall_v be_v servant_n of_o that_o judgement_n and_o some_o way_n 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and_o less_o solemn_a action_n of_o our_o piety_n and_o to_o assist_v and_o accompany_v they_o in_o a_o constant_a and_o regular_a succession_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a variety_n of_o natural_a efficacy_n that_o manna_n shall_v sâ—nk_v in_o 24._o hour_n if_o gather_v upon_o wednesday_n and_o thursday_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v last_v till_o 48._o hour_n if_o gather_v upon_o the_o even_o of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v last_v many_o hundred_o of_o year_n when_o place_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n but_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o jew_n religion_n and_o manna_n please_v every_o palate_n and_o it_o fill_v all_o appetite_n and_o the_o same_o measure_n be_v a_o different_a proportion_n it_o be_v much_o and_o it_o be_v little_a as_o if_o nature_n that_o it_o may_v serve_v religion_n have_v be_v teach_v some_o measure_n of_o infinity_n which_o be_v every_o where_o and_o no_o where_o fill_v all_o thing_n and_o circumscribe_v with_o 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