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have_v neither_o altar_n nor_o image_n nor_o temple_n arnobius_n flourish_v after_o origen_n in_o the_o year_n 290._o and_o 54._o and_o arnob._n lib._n 4._o contragentes_fw-la babington_n in_o exod._n 27.1_o pag._n 403._o hospintan_n hist_o sacram._n lib._n 2._o pag._n 54._o in_o his_o time_n the_o heathen_a accuse_v the_o christian_n for_o that_o they_o have_v neither_o church_n nor_o altar_n nor_o image_n so_o for_o two_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n there_o be_v no_o altar_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n none_o for_o 290._o year_n yet_o martin_n of_o polonia_n sometime_o a_o archbishop_n and_o penitentiary_n to_o innocent_a the_o four_o affirm_v in_o his_o chronicle_n that_o pope_n sixtus_n do_v institute_v ut_fw-la missa_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n celebreter_fw-la that_o the_o mass_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v upon_o a_o altar_n 121._o altar_n hospin_n ibid._n pag._n 121._o sixtus_n of_o who_o he_o speak_v be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 125._o so_o by_o 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8._o philosopher_n divide_v they_o into_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n good_n of_o the_o body_n and_o external_a good_n by_o external_a good_n you_o may_v understand_v 3._o understand_v arist_n magn._n moral_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o riches_n rule_n honour_n by_o the_o good_n of_o the_o body_n you_o may_v understand_v health_n beauty_n comeliness_n by_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n you_o may_v understand_v virtue_n and_o virtuous_a action_n function_n and_o operation_n together_o with_o all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n all_o these_o good_n must_v we_o offer_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o sacrifice_n first_o we_o must_v offer_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o external_a good_n the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n wish_v we_o not_o to_o forget_v it_o chap._n 13.16_o to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o distribute_v forget_v not_o and_o to_o make_v we_o remember_v it_o the_o more_o willing_o he_o give_v this_o 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body_n but_o with_o the_o proceed_n of_o our_o heart_n thus_o i_o have_v make_v plain_a unto_o you_o what_o it_o be_v ad_fw-la deum_fw-la fugere_fw-la to_o flee_v to_o god_n it_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o deo_fw-la appropinquare_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la accedere_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la venire_fw-la to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n to_o approach_v unto_o he_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o but_o whether_o we_o flee_v or_o draw_v nigh_o or_o approach_v or_o come_v unto_o he_o the_o understanding_n of_o all_o must_v be_v spiritual_a our_o wing_n our_o chariot_n our_o coach_n our_o foot_n wherewith_o we_o be_v to_o fly_v to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o approach_v to_o come_v to_o god_n be_v all_o spiritual_a and_o what_o be_v they_o they_o be_v contrition_n faith_n and_o obedience_n with_o these_o we_o approach_v we_o draw_v nigh_o we_o fly_v we_o come_v to_o god_n ut_fw-la miseri_fw-la ad_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la ut_fw-la nudi_fw-la ad_fw-la divitem_fw-la ut_fw-la famelici_fw-la ad_fw-la panem_fw-la ut_fw-la infirmi_fw-la ad_fw-la medicum_fw-la ut_fw-la serui_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la ut_fw-la discipuli_fw-la ad_fw-la magistrum_fw-la ut_fw-la caeci_fw-la ad_fw-la lumen_fw-la ut_fw-la frigidi_fw-la ad_fw-la ignem_fw-la as_o the_o wretched_a to_o the_o merciful_a as_o the_o naked_a to_o the_o rich_a as_o the_o hunger-staruen_a to_o bread_n as_o the_o sick_a to_o the_o physician_n as_o the_o servant_n to_o his_o lord_n as_o the_o scholar_n to_o his_o master_n as_o the_o blind_a to_o the_o light_n as_o the_o cold_a to_o the_o fire_n so_o hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la upon_o the_o 4_o of_o s._n james._n now_o with_o these_o three_o contrition_n faith_n and_o obedience_n the_o inseparable_a companion_n of_o true_a and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n let_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o god_n and_o fly_v we_o with_o all_o speed_n from_o the_o wolf_n to_o the_o shepherd_n from_o death_n to_o life_n from_o our_o sin_n to_o our_o saviour_n from_o the_o path_n of_o hell_n full_a of_o all_o darkness_n 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after_o time_n as_o esay_n speak_v chap._n 42.23_o it_o be_v to_o mark_v and_o understand_v and_o remember_v and_o believe_v and_o follow_v that_o which_o you_o hear_v this_o duty_n of_o hear_v as_o we_o shall_v we_o shall_v the_o better_o perform_v if_o as_o moses_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v put_v off_o his_o shoâ—es_n the_o shoe_n from_o off_o his_o foot_n because_o the_o place_n wherein_o be_v stand_v be_v h_o lie_v ground_n exod._n 3.5_o so_o shall_v we_o as_o oft_o as_o we_o come_v to_o this_o or_o the_o like_a holy_a place_n the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o hear_v his_o word_n read_v and_o preach_v unto_o we_o put_v off_o our_o shoe_n too_o not_o our_o shoe_n from_o off_o our_o foot_n but_o our_o much_o foul_a shoe_n our_o lust_n our_o thought_n our_o care_n our_o fancy_n our_o business_n even_o all_o that_o corruption_n and_o sin_n wherewith_o in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v clog_v which_o as_o the_o dust_n to_o the_o shoe_n and_o the_o shall_z oe_v to_o the_o 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make_v in_o domo_fw-la jacob_n in_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n hear_v you_o and_o testify_v in_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n the_o god_n of_o host_n verse_n 13._o in_o the_o other_o part_n which_o be_v of_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v testify_v we_o may_v observe_v 1._o that_o god_n be_v full_o resolve_v to_o punish_v israel_n for_o sin_n a_o day_n there_o be_v wherein_o the_o lord_n will_v visit_v the_o transgression_n of_o israel_n upon_o he_o verse_n 14._o 2._o that_o this_o punishment_n so_o resolve_v upon_o by_o the_o lord_n shall_v reach_v unto_o their_o holy_a place_n to_o their_o house_n of_o religion_n to_o their_o altar_n in_o bethel_n the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n vers_n 14._o 3._o that_o this_o punishment_n shall_v extend_v to_o the_o palace_n the_o chief_a place_n of_o their_o habitation_n even_o to_o their_o demolition_n and_o ruin_n the_o winter-house_n shall_v be_v smite_v so_o shall_v 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