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conqueror_n tear_n in_o his_o eye_n and_o yet_o so_o angry_a that_o he_o never_o show_v himself_o more_o i_o have_v give_v some_o reason_n hereof_o in_o another_o place_n those_o that_o now_o offer_v themselves_o be_v these_o the_o first_o that_o mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v the_o two_o pole_n of_o god_n government_n by_o those_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n government_n and_o by_o those_o word_n of_o lamentation_n from_o his_o mouth_n and_o by_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o that_o hard_a heart_a city_n our_o saviour_n give_v notable_a proof_n of_o his_o mercy_n but_o find_v this_o insufficient_a to_o make_v himself_o know_v among_o they_o his_o justice_n then_o do_v display_v its_o power_n by_o whip_v those_o merchant_n and_o in_o they_o the_o priest_n who_o have_v a_o share_n in_o their_o
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patres_fw-la vestri_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la you_o always_o resist_v the_o high_a god_n even_o as_o your_o father_n so_o you_o david_n 78._o generatio_fw-la prava_fw-la atque_fw-la exasperans_fw-la moses_n generatio_fw-la enim_fw-la perversa_fw-la est_fw-la &_o infideles_fw-la silij_fw-la a_o unthankful_a hard-hearted_a and_o disloyal_a generation_n vae_fw-la semini_fw-la nequam_fw-la filijs_fw-la sceleratis_fw-la woe_n to_o the_o wicked_a seed_n ezechiel_n generatio_fw-la tua_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la canaan_n 16._o pater_fw-la tuus_fw-la amorrheus_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la tua_fw-la cethea_n thy_o offspring_n be_v from_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n thy_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n thy_o mother_n a_o hittite_n all_o these_o place_n do_v blazon_v forth_o the_o ill_a race_n of_o that_o people_n for_o albeit_o the_o herencie_n of_o vice_n and_o of_o virtue_n be_v not_o constringitive_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o necessity_n in_o it_o hereditary_a nor_o always_o follow_v 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loaf_n go_v away_o from_o their_o first_o set_v into_o the_o oven_n all_o this_o be_v include_v in_o these_o word_n generatio_fw-la mala_fw-la a_o evil_a generation_n adultera_fw-la he_o do_v not_o note_v they_o in_o this_o world_n for_o child_n that_o have_v be_v beget_v in_o adultery_n for_o this_o have_v be_v their_o parent_n fault_n and_o not_o they_o and_o aristotle_n say_v ab_fw-la he_o quae_fw-la a_o natura_fw-la insunt_fw-la nec_fw-la laudamur_fw-la nec_fw-la vituperamur_fw-la i_o whatsoever_o be_v natural_o in_o we_o redound_v neither_o to_o our_o praise_n nor_o dispraise_n both_o the_o ill_a &_o the_o well_o bear_v do_v confess_v ipse_fw-la fecit_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nos_fw-la it_o be_v god_n that_o have_v make_v we_o and_o not_o we_o ourselves_o for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o our_o choice_n to_o choose_v our_o own_o father_n 99_o we_o will_v have_v be_v all_o gentleman_n two_o thing_n do_v our_o saviour_n here_o pretend_v to_o notify_v unto_o us._n 1_o the_o one_o that_o they_o have_v degnerate_v from_o the_o virtue_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n david_n call_v they_o strange_a chldren_n 143._o silij_fw-la alieni_fw-la menti_fw-la ti_fw-mi sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la silij_fw-la alieni_fw-la inveter_fw-la ati_fw-la sunt_fw-la and_o in_o another_o place_n libera_n i_o de_fw-es manu_fw-la filiorum_fw-la alienorum_fw-la deliver_v i_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o strange_a child_n 3._o they_o do_v boast_v that_o they_o have_v abraham_n to_o their_o father_n nos_fw-la patrem_fw-la habemus_fw-la abraham_n but_o christ_n give_v they_o the_o lie_n and_o tell_v they_o vos_fw-fr ex_fw-la patre_fw-la diabolo_fw-it estis_fw-la for_o the_o work_n the_o thought_n and_o the_o desire_n be_v not_o of_o abraham_n but_o the_o devil_n 2_o the_o other_o because_o they_o have_v marry_v now_o the_o second_o time_n with_o untruth_n and_o make_v a_o match_n with_o false_a god_n have_v divorce_v from_o they_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o true_a and_o everliving_a god_n and_o for_o the_o better_a declaration_n of_o this_o doctrine_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v first_o that_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o truth_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o marriage_n between_o they_o quae_fw-la sibi_fw-la sponsam_fw-la mihi_fw-la assumere_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la i_o desire_v to_o marry_v she_o such_o love_n have_v i_o unto_o her_o beauty_n and_o one_o that_o comment_n upon_o these_o word_n say_v that_o from_o the_o understanding_n and_o truth_n well_o unstorstood_v there_o do_v grow_v a_o great_a unity_n than_o there_o do_v arise_v from_o between_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o form_n second_o that_o between_o the_o soul_n and_o god_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n 2._o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a marriage_n make_v whereof_o ose_n say_v desponsabo_fw-la te_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la i_o will_v marry_v thou_o unto_o i_o for_o ever_o yea_o i_o will_v marry_v thou_o unto_o i_o in_o righteousness_n and_o in_o judgement_n and_o in_o mercy_n and_o in_o compassion_n i_o will_v even_o marry_v thou_o as_o if_o this_o be_v that_o wedding-ring_n that_o make_v all_o sure_a unto_o i_o in_o faithfulness_n â—7_n and_o this_o knot_n be_v knit_v so_o fast_o that_o saint_n paul_n can_v say_v he_o that_o cleave_v unto_o god_n be_v one_o spirit_n with_o he_o and_o for_o that_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v fall_v some_o while_n into_o heresy_n another_o into_o idolatry_n false_o expound_v the_o law_n and_o forsake_v the_o father_n of_o god_n to_o follow_v a_o calf_n and_o idol_n whereof_o god_n tax_v they_o every_o foot_n in_o the_o scripture_n still_v they_o adulterer_n harlot_n child_n worker_n of_o fornication_n so_o here_o he_o now_o say_v generatio_fw-la adultera_fw-la mala_n &_o adultera_fw-la evil_a and_o adulterous_a first_o he_o say_v mala_n and_o then_o adultera_fw-la term_v they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n ill_n in_o the_o second_o adulterous_a for_o the_o ordinary_a way_n to_o loose_a faith_n be_v a_o evil_a life_n but_o as_o the_o vomit_v up_o of_o our_o meat_n turn_v sometime_o to_o our_o good_a so_o be_v it_o now_o and_o then_o in_o the_o rid_v of_o our_o stomach_n of_o virtue_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n saint_n ambrose_n say_v profuit_fw-la mihi_fw-la domine_fw-la quod_fw-la peccavi_fw-la it_o be_v well_o for_o i_o o_o lord_n that_o i_o sin_v for_o repentance_n may_v restore_v grace_n in_o a_o high_a degree_n but_o if_o this_o weakness_n shall_v take_v such_o violent_a hold_n upon_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v fall_v once_o to_o vomit_v of_o blood_n it_o will_v go_v hard_a with_o we_o if_o not_o cost_v we_o our_o life_n in_o like_a manner_n a_o sinner_n persevere_v in_o his_o sin_n come_v at_o last_o to_o loose_v his_o faith_n and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o severe_a punishment_n of_o god_n justice_n whereof_o jeremy_n say_v peruenit_fw-la gladius_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la animam_fw-la degree_n whence_o saint_n jerome_n gather_v that_o then_o the_o sword_n pierce_v to_o the_o soul_n when_o there_o be_v no_o sign_n of_o life_n leave_v in_o it_o in_o your_o building_n the_o first_o danger_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o their_o sudden_a fall_n to_o ground_n but_o they_o go_v moulder_a away_o by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o decay_v by_o degree_n so_o likewise_o in_o this_o our_o spiritual_a building_n the_o first_o danger_n be_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o faith_n nor_o our_o first_o demolish_n our_o fall_n into_o heresy_n but_o before_o we_o come_v to_o that_o we_o go_v by_o little_a and_o little_a first_o lessen_v then_o lose_v our_o virtue_n and_o heap_v sin_n upon_o sin_n till_o at_o last_o mole_n rvit_fw-la sua_fw-la all_o come_v tumble_v down_o to_o our_o utter_a destruction_n saint_n paul_n do_v much_o commend_v &_o earnest_o recommend_v unto_o we_o a_o good_a conscience_n 1._o quam_fw-la quidem_fw-la repellentes_fw-la naufragaverunt_fw-la à _fw-la fide_fw-la faith_n ground_v upon_o a_o evil_a conscience_n be_v like_o a_o house_n that_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o sand_n which_o when_o the_o water_n rise_v &_o the_o
willingness_n to_o be_v whole_a vis_fw-fr sanus_fw-la â—iers_n but_o in_o the_o court_n before_o thou_o come_v to_o the_o fiat_n of_o thy_o pretention_n thou_o have_v eat_v out_o thy_o cloak_n and_o it_o be_v wonder_n if_o the_o courtesy_n quit_v the_o cost_n seven_o the_o angel_n that_o come_v to_o the_o fiâ—h-poole_n as_o all_o the_o commentator_n upon_o this_o place_n have_v it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o no_o accepter_n of_o person_n but_o leave_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o diligence_n and_o industry_n and_o he_o that_o can_v soon_o get_v into_o the_o water_n he_o be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v cure_v have_v he_o be_v a_o angel_n of_o court_n as_o he_o be_v of_o heaven_n he_o must_v have_v be_v advise_v some_o hour_n before_o his_o come_n of_o the_o business_n and_o peradventure_o he_o will_v have_v take_v gift_n and_o reward_n not_o only_o of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o have_v their_o estate_n better_v by_o he_o but_o of_o all_o other_o the_o pretender_n and_o it_o be_v no_o ill_a council_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o only_a in_o court_n that_o shall_v heal_v we_o in_o this_o case_n and_o not_o to_o have_v they_o so_o often_o change_v for_o those_o which_o be_v put_v out_o remain_v fat_a and_o full_a and_o those_o that_o new_o come_v in_o weak_a and_o hunger-starve_a and_o as_o those_o fly_n that_o be_v already_o full_o do_v less_o afflict_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o poor_a so_o etc._n etc._n baruch_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v in_o babylon_n send_v great_a store_n of_o money_n to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v pray_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o life_n of_o nabucadonazzar_n &_o balthasar_n his_o son_n and_o though_o this_o may_v seem_v rather_o a_o trick_n of_o court_n than_o otherwise_o and_o to_o savour_n of_o flattery_n yet_o that_o which_o make_v for_o our_o porpose_n be_v that_o they_o do_v desire_v the_o life_n of_o those_o tyrant_n for_o fear_v lest_o god_n shall_v send_v they_o worse_o in_o 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theodosius_n and_o charlemaigne_n who_o triumph_v over_o powerful_a enemy_n for_o that_o they_o have_v respect_v the_o authority_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o church_n prefer_v still_o the_o same_o before_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o own_o crown_n the_o other_o that_o they_o who_o have_v despise_v and_o contemn_v it_o have_v ever_o be_v hold_v base_a and_o vile_a they_o that_o contemn_v i_o and_o in_o i_o my_o spouse_n and_o my_o minister_n shall_v be_v esteem_v base_a and_o ignoble_a as_o among_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o a_o saul_n a_o ozias_n &_o a_o manasses_n among_o the_o roman_n in_o a_o pompeius_n magnus_n who_o profane_v the_o sacred_a temple_n of_o jerusalem_n yet_o dare_v not_o come_v to_o touch_v its_o treasure_n so_o cicero_n affirm_v etc._n etc._n thomas_n have_v
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