same_o which_o be_v use_v by_o jew_n insinuate_v that_o a_o trinity_n of_o person_n in_o the_o divine_a essence_n be_v impossible_a it_o false_o suppose_v that_o if_o there_o be_v three_o person_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o trinity_n of_o go_n that_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n concern_v the_o son_n of_o god_n become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v misconstrue_v azoar_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o say_v that_o god_n assume_v a_o son_n christian_n be_v by_o mahumedan_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d associantes_fw-la that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o erpenius_n in_o histor_n joseph_n comma_n 106._o quod_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicunt_fw-la veróque_fw-la deo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la diversum_fw-la ut_fw-la faliò_fw-la illi_fw-la opinantur_fw-la adjungant_fw-la christian_n affirm_v not_o that_o god_n become_v a_o father_n by_o assume_v into_o his_o nature_n the_o person_n of_o god_n the_o son_n nor_o yet_o that_o the_o 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form_v the_o body_n of_o man_n of_o mud_n breathe_v into_o it_o part_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n as_o christ_n be_v god_n so_o he_o be_v equal_a to_o god_n the_o father_n the_o same_o indivisible_a nature_n can_v agree_v to_o several_a person_n according_a to_o several_a degree_n eusebius_n do_v not_o contradict_v what_o propound_v in_o sacred_a scripture_n to_o be_v believe_v as_o do_v arius_n but_o also_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n in_o his_o evangelicall_n demonstration_n god_n the_o father_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o can_v say_v eusebius_n assume_v a_o body_n god_n the_o son_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d compare_v with_o god_n the_o father_n be_v say_v eusebius_n blasphemous_o as_o a_o ambassador_n to_o his_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v demonstrat_n evangel_n lib._n 5_o c._n 1_o 4_o 6_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 13_o 20._o the_o title_n of_o the_o twenty_o five_o chapter_n cap._n 30._o lib._n sexti_fw-la prooem_n c._n 16_o 17_o 20._o that_o i_o may_v omit_v similitude_n by_o which_o field_n upon_o the_o church_n dr._n andrews_n in_o his_o sermon_n and_o dr._n jackson_n in_o his_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n chap._n 30._o excellent_o illustrate_v the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o nature_n in_o christ_n gregory_n thaumaturg_n serm_n in_o annunciat_fw-la mariae_fw-la virgin_n conceive_v that_o the_o margarite_n consist_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la duabus_fw-la naturis_fw-la ex_fw-la fulgure_n nimirum_fw-la &_o aquâ_fw-la be_v a_o fit_a resemblance_n the_o trinity_n of_o person_n in_o one_o undivided_a nature_n whereof_o each_o be_v infinite_a without_o infinetenesse_n multiply_v and_o duality_n of_o nature_n whereof_o one_o be_v finite_a the_o other_o infinite_a in_o the_o same_o individual_a person_n be_v mystery_n which_o man_n and_o angel_n ought_v to_o believe_v and_o may_v admire_v but_o can_v comprehend_v nor_o perfect_o represent_v by_o any_o 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oration_n in_o eusebius_n after_o the_o life_n of_o constantine_n cap._n 18._o and_o 20._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n strom._n l._n 6._o lactantius_n lib._n 4._o c._n 6._o to_o who_o may_v be_v add_v justine_n athenagoras_n austin_n virgil_n eclog._n 4._o other_o if_o any_o surmise_n that_o prediction_n attribute_v to_o sibyl_n be_v feign_v by_o primitive_a christian_n preposterous_o ambitious_a of_o promote_a a_o good_a cause_n let_v he_o see_v constantine_n oration_n before_o praise_v his_o epistle_n also_o to_o arius_n and_o his_o sectatour_n extant_a in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n part_n 3._o sibyl_n celebrate_v by_o a_o choir_n of_o angel_n honour_v by_o the_o three_o persian_n testify_v by_o god_n himself_o god_n be_v please_v to_o dwell_v with_o man_n on_o earth_n the_o heaven_n can_v contain_v he_o 2._o chron._n 6.18_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o beloved_a behold_v he_o come_v leap_v upon_o the_o mountain_n skip_v upon_o the_o hill_n cant._n 2.8_o vultis_fw-la ipsos_fw-la ejus_fw-la saltus_fw-la agnoscere_fw-la say_v 19_o say_v in_o evangel_n hom._n 19_o gregory_n upon_o that_o place_n he_o leap_v say_v he_o from_o heaven_n into_o the_o womb_n from_o from_o the_o womb_n into_o the_o manger_n from_o the_o manger_n to_o the_o cross_n from_o the_o cross_n into_o the_o grave_n from_o the_o sepulchre_n he_o return_v into_o heaven_n the_o first_o of_o these_o leap_v be_v by_o chrysostome_n call_v a_o great_a stride_n by_o the_o second_o of_o they_o he_o reach_v into_o the_o world_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o my_o text_n he_o who_o be_v nonnus_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o nonnus_n eternal_a be_v bear_v this_o be_v a_o true_a say_n god_n who_o be_v truth_n itself_o prophesy_v and_o promise_v this_o birth_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n in_o paradise_n god_n out_o of_o his_o transcendent_a lenity_n promise_v mercy_n before_o he_o pass_v sentence_n upon_o they_o our_o saviour_n be_v call_v the_o woman_n seed_n gen._n 3.15_o be_v 2_o be_v antiquitat_fw-la judaic_n l._n 1._o c._n 2_o josephus_n orthodox_n in_o what_o he_o report_v concern_v the_o serpent_n which_o seduce_v our_o first_o parent_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o the_o woman_n seed_n to_o bruise_v his_o head_n he_o mistake_v both_o in_o natural_a and_o theolo-history_n in_o that_o as_o affirm_v that_o the_o serpent_n before_o he_o deceive_v our_o first_o parent_n have_v the_o faculty_n of_o speech_n go_v upon_o foot_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o misdemeanour_n be_v amersd_v these_o ability_n and_o also_o have_v poison_n as_o a_o badge_n of_o his_o enmity_n towards_o man_n put_v under_o his_o tongue_n in_o this_o as_o esteem_v what_o be_v only_o the_o instrument_n in_o tempt_a eve_n the_o principal_a cause_n and_o the_o promise_v a_o precept_n the_o observance_n of_o which_o will_v prove_v but_o of_o shallow_a advantage_n that_o god_n meaning_n be_v that_o every_o one_o as_o he_o meet_v with_o a_o serpent_n shall_v strike_v it_o upon_o the_o head_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o somewhat_o hurtful_a to_o mankind_n onkelus_n attain_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o thus_o paraphrase_v i_o will_v put_v enmity_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o son_n and_o her_o son_n he_o shall_v remember_v what_o thou_o do_v to_o he_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o thou_o shall_v observe_v he_o in_o the_o end_n the_o son_n of_o the_o woman_n our_o saviour_n not_o the_o virgin_n mary_n as_o papist_n blasphemous_o affirm_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n the_o first_o of_o the_o devil_n work_v against_o mankind_n the_o devil_n by_o his_o malicious_a attempt_n endeavour_v to_o hinder_v the_o consummation_n of_o god_n work_n of_o mercy_n the_o application_n of_o christ_n merit_n no_o one_o unless_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n can_v be_v able_a to_o bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n emmanvel_n
himself_o and_o make_v what_o be_v remote_a actual_o intelligible_a moreover_o vision_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o prophet_n be_v representative_a of_o thing_n compound_v or_o divide_v themistius_n tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la be_v most_o like_a unto_o god_n alexander_n in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la chap._n 20._o and_o 21._o hold_n that_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la be_v god_n that_o it_o be_v that_o understanding_n which_o be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n plato_n seem_v to_o be_v almost_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n by_o his_o sixth_o book_n de_fw-fr republica_fw-la themistius_n upon_o the_o three_o de_fw-fr anima_fw-la conceive_v as_o much_o what_o aristotle_n as_o appear_v from_o his_o word_n before_o cite_v attribute_n to_o a_o light_n within_o we_o plato_n de_fw-la repub_fw-la lib._n 6._o refer_v to_o a_o sun_n without_o we_o to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a light_n that_o enlighten_v every_o one_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n i_o mean_v to_o the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n knowledge_n say_v plato_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beside_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o intelligible_a object_n he_o judge_v a_o sun_n necessary_a to_o the_o procreation_n of_o sight_n of_o truth_n of_o knowledge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o sun_n to_o wit_n who_o beam_n be_v knowledge_n and_o truth_n i_o call_v the_o offspring_n or_o son_n of_o the_o chief_n good_a who_o the_o chief_a good_a have_v beget_v like_a and_o equal_a to_o himself_o what_o this_o in_o a_o intelligible_a place_n to_o the_o mind_n and_o thing_n understand_v that_o the_o other_o corporeal_a sun_n in_o a_o visible_a place_n to_o the_o sight_n and_o thing_n see_v almost_o each_o word_n be_v big_a with_o a_o deity_n the_o son_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a and_o who_o the_o chief_a good_a have_v beget_v and_o beget_v like_o to_o himself_o and_o who_o be_v that_o to_o 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ipsum_fw-la videlicet_fw-la barbarus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ille_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la in_o principii_fw-la gradu_fw-la ac_fw-la dignitate_fw-la constitutum_fw-la imò_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la simul_fw-la esse_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la facta_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la omne_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o vivens_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la &_o aliquod_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la quodque_fw-la naturae_fw-la fuerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n gospel_n mankind_n be_v illuminate_v by_o christ_n the_o eternal_a word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n this_o illumination_n by_o plato_n have_v place_n in_o metaphysical_a contemplation_n corruptible_fw-fr thing_n be_v say_v he_o confuse_v mingle_v with_o darkness_n and_o as_o colour_n not_o illustrate_v by_o the_o sun_n have_v a_o perpetual_a cloud_n upon_o they_o the_o mind_n convert_v itself_o to_o these_o be_v perplex_v and_o intricate_v in_o uncertainty_n and_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n truth_n and_o knowledge_n be_v beget_v by_o a_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n according_a to_o plato_n god_n we_o see_v be_v intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la to_o wit_n perform_v when_o metaphysical_a truth_n be_v understand_v what_o office_n be_v common_o ascribe_v to_o that_o faculty_n that_o god_n perform_v by_o himself_o what_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o say_a faculty_n when_o truth_n be_v convey_v into_o the_o mind_n after_o a_o metaphysical_a way_n viz._n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o low_a order_n of_o angel_n by_o the_o rabbin_n suppose_v to_o confer_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n language_n prophecy_n see_v maimon_n de_fw-fr sundam_fw-la legit_fw-la c._n 7._o sect_n 2._o vorstius_n upon_o that_o tractate_n c._n 1._o p._n 19_o c._n 7._o p._n 90._o selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la &_o gentium_fw-la juxta_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la hebraeorum_n lib._n 1_o c_o 9_o p._n 110_o 111_o 112_o 113_o 114_o 115._o 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christ_n he_o who_o have_v so_o much_o use_v esau_n hand_n now_o have_v get_v jacob_n voice_n and_o the_o context_n will_v vindicate_v he_o from_o dissimulation_n her_o be_v lumen_fw-la non_fw-la siccum_fw-la sed_fw-la affectibus_fw-la maceratum_fw-la here_o be_v good_a tiding_n if_o true_a and_o they_o be_v as_o true_a as_o profitable_a to_o soul_n which_o have_v be_v enthrall_v under_o sin_n and_o satan_n they_o be_v as_o true_a as_o truth_n itself_o that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n be_v the_o only_a cordial_a to_o a_o sinne-sick_a soul_n here_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moreover_o such_o truth_n as_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o stomach_n as_o well_o as_o please_v to_o the_o palate_n such_o truth_n as_o apport_v nourishment_n to_o each_o true_a christian_a i_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o acceptablenesse_n of_o the_o doctrine_n deliver_v by_o s._n paul_n hereafter_o you_o see_v how_o the_o word_n of_o the_o preface_n respect_v s._n paul_n a_o sinner_n i_o shall_v now_o explain_v they_o more_o large_o as_o they_o be_v vox_fw-la evangelizantis_fw-la as_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o paul_n a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o word_n of_o the_o preface_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o respect_v s._n paul_n a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n both_o as_o they_o be_v a_o preface_n and_o as_o they_o contain_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o follow_a doctrine_n as_o refer_v to_o he_o under_o the_o first_o of_o those_o notion_n they_o commend_v unto_o we_o those_o bowel_n of_o pity_n and_o that_o sincerity_n which_o he_o use_v in_o the_o dispense_n of_o gospel-truth_n as_o he_o free_o receive_v so_o he_o free_o and_o without_o envy_n give_v with_o the_o leper_n 2._o king_n 7.9_o apprehend_v he_o shall_v contract_v guilt_n and_o blame_n to_o himself_o if_o he_o withhold_v good_a tiding_n himself_n eâdem_fw-la operâ_fw-la triumph_n in_o the_o rich_a and_o sure_a mercy_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o with_o best_a advantage_n commend_v they_o to_o other_o the_o word_n of_o the_o preface_n as_o they_o contain_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o doctrine_n follow_v refer_v to_o s._n paul_n speak_v he_o one_o which_o teach_v truth_n moreover_o such_o truth_n as_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n 1._o god_n faithful_a minister_n such_o as_o labour_v sincere_o in_o god_n vineyard_n preach_v truth_n 2._o what_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n 3._o they_o join_v these_o two_o together_o first_o of_o the_o first_o those_o who_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o ministry_n preach_v truth_n this_o have_v be_v their_o constant_a practice_n to_o give_v instance_n of_o all_o will_v take_v up_o more_o time_n than_o be_v allow_v i_o i_o must_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_n rather_o use_v a_o example_n than_o a_o enumeration_n s._n paul_n as_o if_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o truth_n shall_v viam_fw-la invenire_fw-la vel_fw-la facere_fw-la use_v the_o profession_n of_o it_o sometime_o for_o a_o preface_n and_o sometime_o for_o a_o apology_n for_o a_o preface_n in_o my_o text_n this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n for_o a_o apology_n act_v 26.25_o i_o be_o not_o mad_a most_o noble_a festus_n but_o speak_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o soberness_n for_o a_o preface_n and_o apology_n together_o rom._n 9.1_o i_o say_v the_o truth_n in_o christ_n i_o lie_v not_o my_o conscience_n also_o bear_v i_o witness_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n you_o see_v the_o practice_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o he_o think_v also_o that_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 1._o cor._n 7.40_o this_o argumentation_n although_o from_o a_o example_n be_v valid_a we_o may_v argue_v from_o a_o part_n to_o the_o whole_a in_o essentials_n and_o to_o be_v well_o affect_v towards_o the_o truth_n be_v essential_a to_o each_o sincere_a preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v we_o esteem_v the_o 17._o of_o the_o three_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n and_o the_o sixteenth_o of_o the_o four_o of_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n in_o which_o s._n paul_n exhort_v we_o to_o be_v follower_n of_o he_o to_o be_v counsel_n rather_o than_o precept_n to_o have_v be_v dictate_v by_o a_o private_a spirit_n yet_o we_o can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v the_o first_o of_o the_o 11._o of_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n a_o oracle_n there_o he_o say_v be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o even_o as_o i_o be_o also_o of_o christ_n truth_n be_v christ_n banner_n the_o apostle_n and_o all_o who_o have_v be_v his_o sectatour_n have_v fight_v under_o it_o &_o hoc_fw-la signo_fw-la vicerunt_fw-la christ_n be_v truth_n itself_o archetypall_a truth_n he_o be_v truth_n essential_o so_o can_v not_o but_o use_v it_o in_o his_o expression_n whether_o theoreticall_a or_o practical_a his_o enemy_n the_o pharisee_n and_o herodian_o make_v a_o glorious_a confession_n matth._n 22.16_o we_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v true_a and_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n neither_o care_v thou_o for_o any_o man_n for_o thou_o regard_v not_o the_o person_n of_o man_n and_o in_o john_n 8.40_o you_o seek_v to_o kill_v i_o a_o man_n that_o have_v tell_v you_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o god_n he_o be_v bear_v to_o this_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v bear_v witness_n of_o the_o truth_n joh._n 18.37_o he_o be_v truth_n according_a to_o his_o essence_n likewise_o according_a to_o his_o office_n he_o be_v and_o likewise_o teach_v and_o by_o holy_a violence_n impose_v upon_o his_o subject_n the_o true_a way_n to_o salvation_n he_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n joh._n 14.6_o he_o be_v full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n joh._n 1.14_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n joh._n 1.17_o we_o can_v be_v save_v by_o the_o law_n the_o new_a covenant_n that_o of_o grace_n be_v the_o true_a way_n to_o heaven_n the_o sweetness_n of_o
will_n and_o affection_n these_o be_v preeminency_n of_o christ_n kingly_a office_n what_o christ_n perform_v or_o perform_v as_o a_o prophet_n except_o that_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o truth_n reveal_v be_v not_o impossible_a to_o a_o creature_n all_o truth_n which_o can_v be_v reveal_v to_o any_o may_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o mind_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n may_v be_v derive_v by_o the_o ear_n or_o the_o eye_n from_o these_o or_o other_o rational_a creature_n christ_n beside_o that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o truth_n according_a to_o his_o divinity_n defer_v many_o truth_n till_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n and_o then_o as_o god_n and_o man_n deliver_v they_o that_o so_o he_o may_v exalt_v even_o his_o humane_a nature_n above_o all_o prophet_n who_o be_v before_o or_o under_o the_o law_n his_o minister_n and_o but_o forerunner_n and_o type_n of_o truth_n to_o be_v incarnate_v christ_n by_o himself_o and_o his_o disciple_n reveal_v some_o mystery_n hide_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n 16._o world_n where_o a_o prediction_n according_a to_o the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n be_v in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v often_o fulfil_v then_o once_o the_o prophet_n which_o foretell_v it_o do_v always_o distinct_o foresee_v the_o event_n in_o the_o first_o place_n foretell_v or_o the_o first_o fulfil_n of_o his_o own_o prediction_n there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a necessity_n for_o we_o to_o believe_v or_o think_v that_o he_o have_v the_o like_a distinct_a foresight_n or_o apprehension_n of_o those_o event_n in_o which_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o prophecy_n be_v the_o second_o three_o or_o four_o time_n to_o be_v fulfil_v of_o such_o prediction_n as_o be_v but_o once_o to_o be_v fulfil_v &_o that_o according_a to_o the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n this_o affirmative_a be_v universal_o true_a the_o prophet_n have_v always_o a_o distinct_a knowledge_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o sum_n or_o substance_n 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priest_n of_o apollo_n temple_n at_o delphos_n subservient_fw-fr to_o lysander_n ambition_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o lacedemonia_fw-la and_o what_o plot_v by_o he_o and_o his_o faction_n give_v out_o that_o they_o keep_v secret_a book_n of_o very_a ancient_a oracle_n which_o they_o themselves_o dare_v not_o touch_v nor_o handle_v neither_o may_v any_o man_n read_v they_o unless_o he_o be_v beget_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o apollo_n who_o shall_v come_v after_o a_o long_a time_n and_o make_v his_o birth_n appear_v unto_o the_o priest_n that_o keep_v these_o paper_n and_o that_o by_o some_o secret_a mark_n and_o token_n which_o they_o have_v among_o they_o and_o thereby_o be_v know_v for_o apollo_n sonn_n he_o may_v then_o take_v the_o book_n and_o read_v the_o ancient_a revelation_n and_o prophecy_n of_o the_o same_o apollo_n priest_n seduce_v by_o covetousness_n abuse_v truth_n into_o falsehood_n by_o misapply_v it_o a_o true_a prediction_n touch_v the_o son_n of_o the_o only_a wise_a 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the_o work_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la ascribe_v to_o each_o although_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testaâ—â—â—â—_n the_o father_n vicegerent_n in_o the_o revelation_n of_o divine_a truâ—â—s_n as_o under_o the_o new_a yet_o he_o also_o according_a to_o his_o divinity_n then_o speak_v to_o the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n iliad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o creature_n how_o sagacious_a soever_o howsoever_o improve_v by_o industry_n and_o experience_n since_o god_n can_v in_o each_o moment_n change_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n can_v certain_o foreknow_v unless_o inform_v by_o divine_a revelation_n any_o thing_n which_o may_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v future_a god_n attribute_n as_o they_o be_v by_o natural_a reason_n know_v to_o be_v immutable_a so_o their_o duration_n be_v coexsistent_a much_o less_o humane_a action_n or_o what_o be_v dispense_v sole_o by_o divine_a providence_n without_o mediation_n of_o secundary_a cause_n prophecy_n strict_o take_v be_v a_o prediction_n of_o what_o contingent_a enthusiast_n contingent_a there_o be_v vates_fw-la praeteritorum_fw-la with_o dr._n jackson_n in_o his_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n jesus_n chap._n 17._o with_o adrian_n in_o his_o isagog_n in_o s._n scripturâ—m_n prophecy_n be_v of_o thing_n past_a present_a or_o to_o come_v moses_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n wrâ—â—e_v about_o the_o creation_n see_v also_o 1_o sam._n 10.2_o 2._o king_n 6.12_o chalchas_n in_o homer_n know_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n present_a future_a and_o past_a elisha_n prophesy_v of_o thing_n present_a 2._o king_n 5.26_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v reverend_a mr._n boyse_n upon_o chrysost_n in_o gen._n hom._n 2._o p._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o euseb_n demonstrat_fw-la evang._n lib._n 5._o procemio_fw-la one_o that_o prophecy_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oft_o the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v clear_v by_o exod._n 7.1_o as_o translate_v by_o onkelos_n and_o jehovah_n say_v unto_o moses_n see_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o master_n or_o prince_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o interpreter_n molinaeus_n his_o vates_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o scultetus_n his_o deliciae_fw-la evangel_n c._n 7._o and_o author_n quote_v by_o h._n stephen_n in_o his_o lexicon_n upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o it_o ought_v always_o as_o the_o lexicographer_n now_o praise_v conceive_v to_o be_v interpret_v according_a to_o that_o notion_n i_o can_v see_v why_o prophet_n shall_v be_v distinguish_v from_o other_o god_n minister_n eph._n 4.11_o who_o be_v undeniable_o antistites_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o sacrorum_fw-la the_o most_o common_a use_n of_o the_o word_n prophet_n beside_o consent_n of_o author_n who_o i_o may_v in_o great_a plenty_n and_o with_o little_a labour_n quote_v to_o this_o purpose_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o ingredient_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n its_o proper_a signification_n antistites_fw-la faâ—orum_fw-la with_o heathen_n be_v call_v prophetae_fw-la because_o some_o of_o they_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o oracle_n we_o see_v how_o prophetae_fw-la by_o a_o familiar_a synecdoche_n may_v be_v enlarge_v to_o the_o full_a signification_n of_o antistes_fw-la epimenides_n be_v entitle_v a_o prophet_n by_o paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o titus_n chap._n 1._o beside_o that_o he_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v a_o prophet_n proper_o so_o call_v by_o tully_n the_o divinâ—t_n lib._n 1._o he_o may_v also_o deserve_v the_o name_n in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o diogenes_n arrogate_v to_o himself_o in_o lucian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o foreteller_n of_o thing_n future_a as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
favour_n likewise_o be_v constant_a acceptablenesse_n with_o he_o be_v what_o thucydides_n say_v of_o a_o well_o compose_v history_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o friend_n upon_o earth_n be_v oft_o time_n ignorant_a of_o our_o necessity_n oft_o time_n impotent_a not_o able_a to_o relieve_v we_o sometime_o slack_a and_o not_o forward_o to_o help_v and_o very_o unconstant_a temporal_a good_a thing_n be_v scant_o can_v fill_v up_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o soul_n neither_o be_v the_o understanding_n satisfy_v with_o humane_a knowledge_n nor_o yet_o the_o will_n with_o worldly_a enjoyment_n nothing_o beside_o god_n can_v quiet_v the_o mind_n three_o the_o recovery_n of_o what_o have_v be_v lose_v occasion_v more_o joy_n than_o do_v immunity_n from_o damage_n so_o much_o be_v express_v in_o three_o several_a parable_n luke_o 15._o one_o of_o the_o lose_a sheep_n a_o second_o of_o the_o lose_v great_a a_o three_o of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n there_o be_v joy_n in_o heaven_n over_o 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as_o i_o show_v heretofore_o be_v a_o very_a pregnant_a example_n to_o this_o purpose_n but_o moreover_o the_o glad_a tiding_n preach_v by_o s._n paul_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v accept_v by_o all_o man_n as_o well_o as_o to_o be_v receive_v with_o all_o acceptation_n the_o most_o righteous_a among_o man_n christ_n himself_o except_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o saviour_n it_o be_v just_a that_o i_o may_v borrow_v a_o sentence_n from_o euripides_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o do_v what_o be_v not_o good_a suffer_v what_o be_v not_o delightful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v herodotus_n in_o his_o terpsichore_n nullus_fw-la homo_fw-la poenam_fw-la sceleris_fw-la reus_fw-la effugit_fw-la unquam_fw-la forasmuch_o as_o we_o all_o have_v sin_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o all_o suffer_v in_o our_o own_o person_n or_o some_o other_o for_o we_o god_n the_o son_n take_v upon_o he_o sceleris_fw-la nostri_fw-la expiandi_fw-la part_n be_v please_v to_o become_v our_o 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his_o name_n jesus_n for_o he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n matth._n 1.21_o to_o save_v from_o sin_n be_v to_o save_v from_o sin_n together_o with_o its_o evil_a consequent_n the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v matth._n 8.11_o he_o come_v to_o save_v those_o who_o have_v go_v astray_o those_o that_o be_v son_n of_o perdition_n and_o to_o save_v they_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v become_v lose_v in_o their_o own_o apprehension_n for_o god_n send_v not_o his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n to_o condemn_v the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o world_n through_o he_o may_v be_v save_v joh._n 3.17_o here_o be_v deliverance_n from_o the_o sad_a effect_n of_o sin_n viz._n riddance_n from_o pain_n and_o a_o restore_n to_o happiness_n i_o may_v add_v that_o those_o who_o receive_v christ_n obtain_v a_o better_a condition_n then_o that_o which_o we_o lose_v in_o our_o first_o parent_n fellix_fw-la lapsus_fw-la qui_fw-la talem_fw-la â—â—ruit_fw-la servatorem_fw-la holy_a job_n foresee_v this_o saviour_n i_o know_v say_v he_o that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v second_o let_v we_o take_v a_o survey_n of_o christ_n suffering_n god_n the_o father_n covenant_v with_o the_o son_n that_o for_o his_o suffering_n he_o shall_v see_v his_o seed_n christ_n be_v the_o second_o adam_n by_o way_n of_o representation_n a_o public_a person_n s._n august_n be_v clear_a to_o this_o purpose_n primus_fw-la homo_fw-la adam_n sic_fw-la olim_fw-la defunctus_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la post_fw-la illum_fw-la secundus_fw-la homo_fw-la sit_fw-la christus_fw-la cum_fw-la tot_fw-la hominum_fw-la millia_fw-la inter_fw-la illum_fw-la &_o hunc_fw-la orta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la omnem_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la illa_fw-la successione_n propagatus_fw-la nascitur_fw-la sicut_fw-la ad_fw-la istum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la omnis_fw-la qui_fw-la gratiae_fw-la largitate_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la nascitur_fw-la vnde_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la totum_fw-la genus_fw-la humanum_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la sint_fw-la hominis_fw-la duo_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o secundus_fw-la our_o saviour_n be_v oft_o call_v the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o be_v of_o adam_n ezechiel_n with_o the_o septuagint_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o first_o adam_z man_n he_o be_v the_o next_o and_o only_o other_o common_a person_n have_v himself_o be_v create_v or_o the_o son_n of_o some_o one_o beside_o adam_n create_v either_o god_n through_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v reconcileable_a towards_o some_o who_o sin_v not_o suffer_v or_o some_o shall_v have_v want_v access_n to_o christ_n merit_n christ_n as_o he_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o david_n jer._n 23.5_o and_o a_o rod_n out_o of_o the_o stem_n of_o jesse_n esay_n 11.1_o so_o likewise_o of_o adam_n this_o branch_n offer_v up_o to_o god_n sanctifi_v the_o tree_n christ_n declare_v abundant_o that_o he_o come_v to_o save_v sinner_n by_o what_o he_o suffer_v for_o they_o he_o suffer_v for_o we_o what_o satisfy_v divine_a justice_n in_o burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n thou_o have_v no_o pleasure_n then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o the_o book_n it_o be_v write_v of_o i_o to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n heb._n 10.6_o 7._o god_n will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o as_o in_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oft_o and_o in_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o in_o which_o god_n be_v well_o please_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluntas_fw-la signify_v as_o i_o have_v say_v viz._n beneplacitum_fw-la in_o jonathans_n targum_fw-la ancient_a than_o any_o scripture_n whereof_o s._n paul_n be_v the_o penman_n upon_o esay_n in_o a_o sentence_n for_o substance_n of_o sense_n the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v quote_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n he_o thus_o paraphrase_v upon_o esay_n 59.16_o et_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la vir_fw-la cujus_fw-la opera_fw-la bona_fw-la sint_fw-la et_fw-la notum_fw-la est_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la stet_fw-la &_o deprecetur_fw-la pro_fw-la eye_n &_o salvavit_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o brachio_n fortitudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o in_o verbo_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la suae_fw-la auxiliatus_fw-la est_fw-la eye_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la ejus_fw-la be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v christ_n suffering_n though_o but_o short_a as_o consider_v in_o themselves_o nor_o long_o in_o his_o expectation_n he_o can_v not_o despair_v of_o victory_n receive_v vigour_n from_o his_o divine_a nature_n triumph_v over_o the_o demerit_n of_o sinful_a man_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n as_o pelbartus_fw-la allegorise_v god_n covenant_n signify_v
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n they_o have_v provoke_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n to_o anger_n esay_n 1.4_o 7._o i_o may_v add_v his_o upbraid_v of_o sinner_n then_o he_o begin_v to_o upbraid_v the_o city_n wherein_o most_o of_o his_o mighty_a work_n be_v do_v because_o they_o repent_v not_o woe_n unto_o thou_o chorazin_n woe_n unto_o thou_o bethsaida_n for_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o you_o have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n they_o will_v have_v repent_v long_o ago_o in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n then_o for_o you_o and_o thou_o capernaum_n which_o be_v exalt_v to_o heaven_n shall_v be_v bring_v down_o to_o hell_n for_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o have_v be_v do_v in_o thou_o have_v be_v do_v in_o sodom_n it_o will_v have_v remain_v unto_o this_o day_n matth._n 11.20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o 8._o christ_n lament_v the_o death_n of_o sinner_n christ_n lament_v for_o the_o folly_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o day_n of_o her_o visitation_n 9_o christ_n in_o the_o sacrament_n which_o he_o enjoin_v we_o condescend_v to_o our_o earthly_a apprehension_n render_v his_o goodness_n visible_a set_v salvation_n before_o our_o eye_n 10._o god_n write_v his_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o elect_a enable_v they_o to_o perform_v what_o he_o require_v from_o they_o to_o believe_v to_o repent_v to_o observe_v in_o some_o measure_n each_o precept_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n the_o new_a covenant_n be_v found_v upon_o better_a promise_n than_o be_v the_o old_a heb._n 8.6_o god_n as_o the_o legislatour_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n with_o the_o egyptian_a taskmaster_n require_v the_o full_a tale_n of_o brick_n but_o allow_v no_o stubble_n he_o no_o where_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v dispense_v to_o any_o in_o this_o life_n our_o saviour_n except_v grace_v enable_v to_o fulfil_v the_o moral_a 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experience_n of_o reformation_n in_o themselves_o which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v above_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n they_o know_v it_o to_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o they_o so_o to_o reform_v themselves_o as_o for_o a_o camel_n to_o enter_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n they_o perhaps_o also_o sometime_o conceive_v their_o affection_n render_v their_o judgement_n partial_a that_o victory_n over_o some_o lust_n or_o other_o be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o ordinary_a grace_n or_o at_o least_o thought_n that_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n perish_v under_o this_o or_o that_o corruption_n how_o great_a a_o change_n be_v wrought_v in_o their_o soul_n we_o may_v judge_v from_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 11.6_o the_o wolf_n also_o shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o leopard_n shall_v lie_v down_o with_o the_o kid_n and_o the_o calf_n and_o the_o young_a lion_n and_o the_o fatle_a together_o and_o a_o little_a child_n shall_v lead_v they_o we_o know_v how_o hard_o a_o task_n it_o be_v to_o change_v what_o be_v natural_a can_v the_o leopard_n change_v his_o spot_n or_o the_o blackamoor_n his_o skin_n it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o change_v nature_n itself_o water_n may_v for_o some_o time_n loose_a coldness_n a_o quality_n natural_a to_o it_o so_o as_o it_o may_v retain_v its_o nature_n god_n child_n be_v bear_v again_o by_o regeneration_n and_o make_v partaker_n of_o a_o new_a nature_n grace_n wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o pledge_n of_o salvation_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o heaven_n this_o gracious_a reformation_n whereof_o christian_n have_v experience_n be_v purchase_v hy_z christ_n merit_n first_o it_o resemble_v christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n we_o may_v oft_o by_o certain_a lineament_n in_o child_n discern_v their_o parent_n second_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n to_o conversion_n the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n be_v above_o create_v strength_n and_o god_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o 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of_o the_o gospel_n over_o satan_n kingdom_n demonstrate_v that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n that_o the_o gospel_n have_v prevail_v over_o perverseness_n in_o man_n will_n and_o affection_n and_o corruption_n in_o their_o life_n be_v evident_a to_o the_o conscience_n of_o believer_n and_o oft_o acknowledge_v by_o profane_a person_n many_o who_o will_v not_o themselves_o have_v christ_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o son_n of_o belial_n perceive_v and_o confess_v in_o other_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n add_v the_o demolition_n of_o the_o jew_n ecclesiastical_a policy_n the_o downfall_n of_o heathenish_a oracle_n paâ—_n oracle_n see_v plutarch_n de_fw-fr oracultrum_fw-la defectu_fw-la in_o his_o history_n about_o the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a paâ—_n the_o shrieking_n of_o damn_a spirit_n the_o triumph_n of_o the_o gospel_n over_o heathenism_n over_o error_n and_o heresy_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o in_o late_a time_n over_o popish_a 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gospel-priviledge_n will_v be_v more_o precious_a in_o our_o sight_n which_o we_o now_o in_o plentiful_a measure_n enjoy_v but_o undervalue_n then_o may_v we_o say_v 2._o say_v gen._n 42.1_o 2._o almost_o in_o jacob_n language_n why_o look_v we_o one_o upon_o another_o behold_v we_o have_v hear_v that_o there_o be_v spiritual_a food_n in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o country_n let_v we_o remove_v thither_o that_o our_o soul_n may_v live_v and_o not_o die_v 3._o do_v christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n let_v none_o dare_v to_o profane_v these_o name_n in_o curse_v or_o swear_v corruptio_fw-la optimi_fw-la est_fw-la pessima_fw-la some_o learned_a man_n have_v conceive_v as_o plutarch_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o agis_n and_o cleomenes_n that_o as_o of_o ox_n be_v dead_a and_o rot_a there_o breed_v bee_n of_o horse_n wasp_n of_o ass_n beetle_n so_o man_n body_n when_o the_o marrow_n melt_v and_o gather_v together_o do_v
for_o which_o they_o admit_v not_o above_o four_o complete_a month_n continual_o succeed_v one_o another_o be_v also_o there_o express_v but_o according_a to_o that_o sect_n of_o jew_n there_o may_v not_o above_o three_o defective_a month_n continual_o succeed_v one_o another_o see_v learned_a m._n selden_n de_fw-fr anno_fw-la civili_fw-la veterum_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la cap._n 4._o p._n 19_o yet_o we_o be_v perplex_v with_o more_o uncertainty_n by_o reason_n of_o interculated_a year_n the_o reason_n of_o intercalation_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o talmudist_n and_o karites_n karite_n conceive_v no_o other_o reason_n be_v ancient_o attend_v in_o intercalation_n then_o that_o the_o passover_n may_v be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o month_n abib_fw-la that_o be_v tempore_fw-la maturescentium_fw-la frugum_fw-la according_a to_o what_o command_v deut._n 16.1_o observe_v the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la and_o keep_v the_o passover_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n for_o in_o the_o month_n of_o abib_fw-la the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o forth_o out_o of_o egypt_n by_o night_n talmudist_n conceive_v that_o the_o vernal_a equinox_n be_v also_o regard_v that_o unless_o 12._o month_n only_o be_v repute_v for_o a_o year_n the_o vernal_a equinox_n shall_v fall_v 15._o fall_v josephus_n archiologiae_n judaiecae_fw-la l._n 3._o cap._n 10._o affirm_v that_o on_o the_o 14._o of_o nisan_fw-la the_o sun_n be_v in_o aries_n his_o word_n intimate_v that_o he_o mean_v for_o the_o whole_a space_n of_o time_n between_o the_o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o last_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o this_o sentence_n lansbergius_n chronol_n sacra_fw-la lâ—b_fw-la 1._o c_o 7._o master_n selden_n de_fw-fr anno_fw-la civili_fw-la veterum_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la cap._n 20._o any_o one_o clear_o see_v that_o the_o passeover_n can_v not_o precede_v the_o vernal_a equinox_n unless_o it_o be_v celebrate_v before_o such_o time_n as_o the_o sun_n enter_v aries_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o fix_a star_n have_v make_v progress_n in_o the_o zodiac_n or_o else_o the_o sun_n have_v anticipate_v the_o vernal_a intersection_n the_o entrance_n of_o the_o sun_n into_o aries_n sive_fw-la hoc_fw-la nomine_fw-la indigitetur_fw-la dodecatemorion_n intersectioni_fw-la vernae_fw-la proximum_fw-la versus_fw-la tropicum_fw-la cancri_fw-la vel_fw-la dodecatemorion_n ariete_n signatum_fw-la can_v possible_o precede_v the_o vernal_a equinox_n josephus_n i_o conceive_v by_o â—ries_n mean_v the_o dodecatemorion_n or_o 30._o degree_n next_o after_o the_o vernal_a intersection_n but_o in_o the_o sentence_n praise_v mean_v that_o the_o sun_n on_o the_o 14._o of_o nisan_fw-la be_v in_o aries_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o jew_n not_o attend_v whither_o or_o no_o it_o be_v so_o in_o truth_n if_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o aries_n perpetual_o on_o the_o 14._o of_o nisan_fw-la as_o josephus_n affirm_v the_o immolation_n of_o the_o passover_n or_o 14._o of_o nisan_fw-la can_v not_o fall_v on_o the_o day_n before_o much_o less_o what_o karite_n admit_v of_o by_o some_o day_n prevent_v the_o vernal_a equinox_n it_o follow_v also_o from_o the_o same_o testimony_n approve_v that_o the_o day_n on_o which_o the_o jew_n do_v eat_v the_o passover_n or_o 15._o of_o nisan_fw-la the_o vernal_a equinox_n be_v fasten_v on_o the_o 25._o of_o march_n can_v not_o fall_v late_a than_o the_o 26._o of_o april_n but_o part_n of_o nisan_fw-la may_v fall_v within_o may._n sol_n in_o ariete_a moratur_fw-la dies_fw-la 30._o b._n 15._o on_o the_o day_n after_o the_o immolation_n of_o the_o passover_n viz._n the_o 15._o of_o nisan_fw-la or_o soon_o in_o the_o year_n follow_v a_o thirteen_o month_n ought_v to_o be_v add_v that_o so_o nisan_fw-la may_v be_v protrude_v quonam_fw-la verò_fw-la temporis_fw-la momento_n aut_fw-la die_v in_o certorum_fw-la atque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la aequabiliter_fw-la recurrentium_fw-la annorum_fw-la veluti_fw-la egyptiorum_n aut_fw-la julianorum_fw-la calculo_fw-la aequinoctium_fw-la vernum_fw-la seu_fw-la tekupham_n nisan_fw-la sic_fw-la dictam_fw-la collocarint_fw-la mathematici_fw-la veterum_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la non_fw-la liquet_fw-la see_v my_o author_n c._n 6._o p._n 24._o passionis_fw-la 24._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la dominicae_fw-la passionis_fw-la gerardas_n joannes_n vossius_fw-la say_v that_o the_o jew_n before_o augustus_n his_o empire_n place_v the_o vernal_a equinox_n in_o the_o three_o of_o april_n aliae_fw-la fuere_fw-la intercalandi_fw-la causae_fw-la eaeque_fw-la fermè_fw-la triplices_fw-la ut_fw-la serotina_fw-la frugum_fw-la agnorum_fw-la hadorum_fw-la maturitas_fw-la itinerum_fw-la ad_fw-la urbem_fw-la ducentium_fw-la incommoda_fw-la veluti_fw-la pontes_fw-la diffracti_fw-la aquarum_fw-la colluvy_n viae_fw-la canosae_fw-la &_o minimè_fw-la idoneus_fw-la fornacum_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la agnis_fw-la paschalibus_fw-la assandis_fw-la status_fw-la chap._n 5._o of_o the_o elaborate_a work_n quote_v concern_v the_o jew_n civil_a year_n quin_n &_o aliae_fw-la fuere_fw-la subinde_fw-la nec_fw-la minùs_fw-la incertae_fw-la intercalandi_fw-la causae_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la huic_fw-la rei_fw-la praerant_fw-la ibid._n according_a to_o the_o scheme_n of_o 7._o year_n in_o the_o noble_a treatise_n before_o praise_v de_fw-fr anno_fw-la civili_fw-la veterum_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la c._n 6._o p._n 26._o the_o vernal_a equinox_n be_v place_v ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la in_o the_o 25._o day_n of_o march_n in_o the_o julian_n year_n and_o in_o the_o first_o of_o 7._o year_n the_o first_o day_n of_o nisan_fw-la answer_v to_o the_o 23._o of_o march_n in_o the_o julian_n account_n moreover_o the_o sixth_o year_n be_v ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la intercalate_v propter_fw-la serotinam_fw-la fructuum_fw-la maturitatem_fw-la pravisam_fw-la itinerum_fw-la incommoda_fw-la fornacum_fw-la defectus_fw-la alia_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la quorum_fw-la causâ_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la qui_fw-la rei_fw-la praecrant_fw-la intercalatione_fw-la annali_fw-la usi_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o first_o passeover_n or_o fourteen_o of_o nisan_fw-la fall_v on_o april_n 5._o the_o second_o on_o march_n 25._o the_o three_o on_o april_n 12._o the_o four_o on_o april_n 1._o the_o five_o on_o april_n 21._o the_o six_o on_o april_n 10._o the_o seven_o on_o april_n 20._o citeriorem_fw-la 20._o yet_o great_a variety_n be_v express_v by_o mr._n selden_n de_fw-fr anno_fw-la civ_o veterum_fw-la judaorum_fw-la c._n 9_o p._n 51._o his_o word_n be_v these_o exit_fw-la ostensis_fw-la liquet_fw-la ita_fw-la citra_fw-la ultraque_fw-la vagari_fw-la solitum_fw-la nisan_fw-la mensem_fw-la seu_fw-la anni_fw-la civilis_fw-la primum_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la tam_fw-la aprilem_fw-la quam_fw-la martium_n verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la maium_fw-la julianum_fw-la subinde_fw-la occuparet_fw-la neomeniam_fw-la autem_fw-la ejus_fw-la die_fw-la undecimo_fw-la martii_fw-la juxta_fw-la jam_fw-la admissa_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la citeriorem_fw-la so_o much_o variety_n happen_v in_o so_o little_a space_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o part_n of_o my_o discourse_n in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o author_n in_o his_o preface_n p._n 12._o 13._o frustranea_n sunt_fw-la chronologorum_fw-la maximorum_fw-la argumenta_fw-la quibus_fw-la nimio_fw-la cum_fw-la sudore_fw-la contendunt_fw-la ex_fw-la cycliea_n seu_fw-la astronomicâ_fw-la temporis_fw-la apud_fw-la judaeos_fw-la ratione_fw-la adeoque_fw-la ex_fw-la 14._o innâ_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la passione_n dominica_fw-la quasi_fw-la illâ_fw-la die_v 14._o à _fw-la synodo_fw-la naturali_fw-la alilérve_v astronomice_n evenisset_fw-la vera_fw-la passionis_fw-la paschatum_fw-la in_o novo_fw-la foedere_fw-la ac_fw-la demum_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la retrò_fw-la putando_fw-la tempora_fw-la â—ruere_fw-la why_o jew_n ancient_o whether_o talmudist_n or_o karites_n do_v not_o rather_o expect_v the_o phasis_n on_o the_o 29._o then_o on_o the_o 30._o night_n after_o 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be_v not_o see_v in_o the_o night_n immediate_o succeed_v the_o 29._o of_o the_o month_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o follow_v etc._n etc._n or_o yet_o where_o talmudist_n fix_v the_o epocha_n of_o their_o manner_n of_o account_v before_o mention_v not_o much_o distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o karite_n how_o far_o i_o may_v call_v year_n mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n jewish_a want_v general_a consent_n calvine_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n chap._n 2._o v._n 17._o conjecture_v
be_v almost_o peculiar_a to_o chronology_n many_o part_n of_o learning_n be_v whole_o exempt_v from_o they_o all_o some_o leave_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v â—â—puâ—ed_v to_o know_v somewhat_o unknown_a to_o other_o profess_v skill_n beyond_o the_o peripherie_n of_o possible_a knowledge_n among_o all_o the_o sect_n of_o student_n chronologer_n and_o astrologer_n be_v most_o frequent_o guilty_a of_o this_o flushed_a boast_v i_o affect_v not_o to_o be_v a_o sceptic_a in_o chronologie_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v singular_a use_n of_o this_o piece_n of_o history_n but_o will_v have_v those_o who_o profess_v skill_n in_o it_o contain_v within_o due_a bound_n nor_o dare_v to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n beyond_o sobriety_n chronology_n in_o its_o full_a dimension_n since_o god_n who_o be_v adequate_o perfection_n itself_o know_v the_o moment_n of_o all_o change_n the_o birth_n and_o age_n of_o each_o be_v all_o opinion_n and_o expression_n concern_v these_o circumstance_n not_o but_o be_v in_o itself_o desirable_a yet_o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n life_n be_v short_a and_o be_v long_o i_o may_v add_v and_o our_o proficiency_n in_o knowledge_n but_o slow_a aught_o to_o give_v place_n to_o some_o other_o study_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o vice_n versâ_fw-la a_o lesser_a good_a have_v in_o it_o rationem_fw-la mali_fw-la the_o history_n of_o thing_n apply_v to_o time_n in_o which_o they_o begin_v endure_v end_v have_v not_o immediate_a influence_n into_o our_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a affair_n yet_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o other_o study_n more_o direct_o useful_a in_o our_o life_n when_o it_o usher_v in_o any_o knowledge_n more_o advantageous_a than_o improvement_n yet_o want_v which_o may_v be_v obtain_v without_o it_o 1._o to_o attain_v skiil_n in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o encyclopaedia_fw-la viz._n in_o the_o fundamental_a point_n of_o divinity_n language_n grammar_n rhetoric_n arithmetic_n music_n geometry_n metaphysic_n moral_a philosophy_n the_o great_a part_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n and_o astronomy_n depend_v nothing_o at_o all_o upon_o chronology_n 2._o we_o can_v easy_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v truth_n in_o contingent_a axiom_n contain_v in_o sacred_a scripture_n although_o we_o attend_v not_o to_o the_o time_n in_o which_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v 3._o we_o can_v as_o easy_o believe_v humane_a writer_n relate_v what_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o report_v the_o time_n in_o which_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v 4._o some_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n apply_v to_o certain_a time_n or_o place_n neither_o immediate_o nor_o remote_o confer_v any_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o ready_o acknowledge_v that_o some_o part_n of_o chronologie_n confer_v much_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v apply_v to_o time_n and_o of_o thing_n distinct_a from_o they_o astronomy_n rely_v much_o upon_o the_o record_n of_o the_o time_n in_o which_o astronomical_a observation_n be_v make_v natural_a philosophy_n and_o astrology_n may_v be_v advance_v by_o the_o time_n of_o the_o event_n upon_o earth_n compare_v with_o the_o positure_n of_o the_o heaven_n a_o rule_n can_v be_v found_v upon_o a_o single_a observation_n history_n which_o be_v conversant_a about_o the_o same_o time_n mutual_o explain_v one_o another_o the_o chronology_n in_o heathen_n if_o we_o deal_v with_o infidel_n may_v conâ—â—liate_v credit_n to_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n we_o be_v much_o enable_v to_o judge_v of_o testimony_n concern_v the_o custom_n and_o event_n of_o former_a age_n by_o know_v in_o what_o riches_n the_o author_n live_v last_o god_n providence_n be_v much_o illustrate_v by_o chronology_n as_o it_o inform_v we_o that_o sin_n have_v sometime_o be_v punish_v whilst_o it_o be_v in_o act_n or_o immediate_o after_o and_o that_o god_n servant_n have_v be_v deliver_v in_o time_n of_o their_o great_a strait_n and_o necessity_n these_o advantage_n we_o may_v receive_v in_o some_o measure_n from_o such_o chronology_n as_o former_a age_n have_v transmit_v to_o we_o howsoever_o perplex_v and_o imperfect_a of_o such_o i_o speak_v before_o not_o of_o chronology_n in_o the_o abstract_n nor_o according_a to_o such_o actuate_v perfection_n as_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o historiographer_n oft_o vary_v in_o their_o report_n and_o sometime_o be_v so_o counterpoise_v that_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o pronounce_v any_o party_n victorious_a caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la the_o more_o ancient_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o late_a who_o be_v more_o intelligent_a before_o such_o as_o be_v less_o skilful_a those_o who_o write_v without_o prejudice_n before_o such_o who_o affection_n be_v engage_v the_o more_o honest_a before_o such_o as_o be_v less_o conscientious_a &_o a_o great_a number_n before_o a_o less_o advantage_n be_v sometime_o so_o distribute_v that_o the_o controversy_n can_v be_v determine_v but_o what_o be_v aver_v only_o by_o one_o author_n much_o more_o what_o by_o many_o if_o it_o neither_o be_v repugnant_a to_o any_o artificial_a reason_n nor_o yet_o contradict_v by_o any_o testimony_n may_v just_o challenge_v our_o assent_n the_o concurrence_n of_o some_o event_n and_o order_n of_o other_o be_v confirm_v unto_o we_o by_o full_a consent_n of_o witness_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o natural_a philosophy_n may_v for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v approve_v or_o disprove_v by_o new_a experience_n it_o be_v already_o confess_v that_o chronology_n abstract_v from_o its_o usefulness_n which_o may_v fit_o be_v term_v chronologie_n spoliata_fw-la be_v a_o ornament_n to_o the_o understanding_n moreover_o that_o chronology_n be_v helpful_a to_o the_o judgement_n memory_n and_o reminiscencie_n likewise_o receive_v much_o aid_n from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n but_o almost_o equal_a from_o these_o true_a and_o feign_a i_o have_v show_v the_o use_n of_o chronology_n and_o where_o those_o who_o study_v to_o apply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v write_v their_o nè_fw-la plùs_fw-la ultrae_fw-la it_o be_v clear_a that_o learning_n may_v have_v be_v much_o advance_v above_o her_o present_a 〈◊〉_d have_v some_o of_o most_o able_a part_n be_v content_v with_o truth_n and_o not_o prefer_v their_o divination_n and_o fiction_n finis_fw-la inserenda_fw-la pag._n 51._o lin_v 14._o after_o immediate_o from_o god_n add_v or_o a_o angel_n pag._n 53._o lin_v 4._o by_o himself_o add_v or_o by_o a_o angel_n pag._n 122._o lin_v 16._o complete_a 2314._o the_o samaritane_n as_o we_o see_v differ_v from_o the_o jew_n pentateuch_n scaliger_n divine_v not_o right_a in_o his_o seven_o book_n de_fw-fr emendat_fw-la temperum_fw-la his_o word_n be_v these_o tantum_n abest_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquid_fw-la assuerint_fw-la samaritani_n pentateuche_n ut_fw-la totidem_fw-la literis_fw-la quot_fw-la judaei_n scriptum_fw-la habeant_fw-la petrus_n gassendus_fw-la de_fw-fr vita_fw-la peiriskii_fw-la l._n 2._o pag._n 113._o tell_v we_o what_o i_o can_v not_o but_o suspect_v from_o the_o sentence_n now_o quote_v that_o scaliger_n never_o see_v the_o samaritane_n pentateuch_n the_o samaritan_n chronicle_v no_o more_o derogate_v from_o their_o pentateuch_n by_o commend_v to_o we_o a_o differ_a account_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o patriarch_n then_o do_v some_o hebrew_n and_o other_o chronologer_n who_o dissent_v among_o themselves_o and_o from_o the_o scripture_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n transmit_v to_o we_o by_o the_o jew_n pag._n 129._o lin_v 23._o make_n up_o 3420_o year_n but_o one_o year_n must_v be_v substract_v in_o that_o the_o year_n in_o which_o the_o temple_n begin_v to_o be_v build_v be_v give_v to_o the_o segment_n of_o time_n precede_v and_o also_o to_o that_o between_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n i_o can_v divine_v under_o what_o pretence_n m._n broughton_n can_v admit_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o his_o chronology_n pag._n 152._o in_o margin_n ad_fw-la sententiam_fw-la istam_fw-la for_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o month_n he_o appeal_v to_o r._n simeon_n the_o son_n of_o gamaliel_n scriptor_n hebraeus_n anonymus_fw-la quem_fw-la latinitate_fw-la donatum_fw-la unà _fw-la cum_fw-la messahalâ_fw-la de_fw-la elementis_fw-la &_o orbibus_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n edidit_fw-la hillerus_n mathematum_fw-la noribergae_fw-la professor_n aerae_fw-la christi_fw-la anno_fw-la 1549._o hanc_fw-la mensis_fw-la lunaris_n quantitatem_fw-la acceptam_fw-la refert_fw-la cuidam_fw-la sapienti_fw-la qui_fw-la dicebat_fw-la se_fw-la eam_fw-la accepisse_fw-la à _fw-la quodam_fw-la antiquo_fw-la qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la de_fw-fr domo_fw-la david_n cisleu_n ibid._n lerusleph_n appellatur_fw-la &_o siwan_n vuan_n deinde_fw-la secundus_fw-la adar_n intercalaris_fw-la indigitatur_fw-la pag._n 154._o lin_v 31._o quod_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d radices_fw-la computorum_fw-la significari_fw-la mavelit_fw-la non_fw-la admodum_fw-la repugno_fw-la sed_fw-la nisi_fw-la abarbinel_n ad_fw-la pauca_fw-la respexerit_fw-la saltem_fw-la minùs_fw-la grammaticè_fw-la quà m_fw-la par_fw-fr erat_fw-la conceptus_fw-la suos_fw-la expresserit_fw-la altera_fw-la
honoratissimo_fw-la celeberrimoque_fw-la viro_fw-la prosapia_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la simul_n et_fw-la svis_fw-la illustri_fw-la meritis_fw-la in_o parliamentario_n regni_n anglicani_n consessv_fw-la senatori_fw-la eximio_fw-la mecaenati_fw-la svo_fw-la nativo_fw-la sed_fw-la consilio_fw-la consvetudineqve_fw-la confirmatiori_fw-la certain_o multis_fw-la nominibus_fw-la plurimum_fw-la nec_fw-la unquam_fw-la satis_fw-la observando_fw-la gulielmo_n pierreponte_fw-la armigero_fw-la cujus_fw-la beneficia_fw-la religioso_fw-la quodam_fw-la silentio_fw-la suspicere_fw-la ac_fw-la revereri_fw-la quam_fw-la proterere_fw-la profanareque_fw-la sermone_fw-la nimis_fw-la incongrvo_n satius_fw-la est_fw-la visum_fw-la tractatus_n dvos_fw-la sequentes_fw-la quorum_fw-la alter_fw-la prioris_fw-la soboles_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la appendix_n animi_fw-la svi_fw-la juxt_v a_o afque_n officii_fw-la sed_fw-la impar_fw-la utriusque_fw-la symbolum_n l.m.d.d.c.q._n laurentius_n sarson_n ¶_o to_o the_o reader_n the_o less_o skilful_a reader_n may_v omit_v what_o be_v contain_v between_o page_n 25._o and_o page_n 69._o the_o rest_n be_v deliver_v in_o sermon_n and_o be_v both_o more_o practical_a and_o facile_a 1._o tim_n 1.15_o this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n in_o another_o translation_n a_o true_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n of_o who_o i_o be_o chief_a we_o may_v observe_v in_o this_o scripture_n three_o general_a part_n first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o preface_n or_o introduction_n to_o a_o doctrine_n preach_v by_o s._n paul_n this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n second_o the_o doctrine_n itself_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n i_o may_v fit_o apply_v to_o my_o text_n what_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o church_n cant._n 7.2_o thy_o belly_n be_v a_o heap_n of_o wheat_n hedge_v in_o with_o lily_n three_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o epilogue_n whereof_o i_o be_o chief_a the_o preface_n contain_v his_o commendation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o the_o epilogue_n the_o application_n of_o it_o to_o himself_o here_o be_v meat_n and_o sauce_n and_o a_o stomach_n we_o have_v in_o the_o doctrine_n gentes_fw-la doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o clem._n alex._n admonit_n ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la spiritual_a food_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n the_o manna_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n christ_n merit_n sinner_n redemption_n here_o be_v meat_n which_o shall_v need_v no_o sauce_n be_v not_o our_o stomach_n vitiate_v and_o squeamish_a of_o what_o most_o nutritive_a s._n paul_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n intimate_v his_o hunger_a and_o thirst_v after_o christ_n merit_n for_o those_o word_n of_o who_o i_o be_o chief_a although_o they_o have_v other_o respect_n and_o moment_n not_o to_o be_v omit_v be_v the_o yawn_a or_o gasp_v of_o a_o 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