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world_n as_o in_o a_o enemy_n country_n will_v have_v no_o great_a difficulty_n to_o judge_v that_o he_o be_v criminal_a reason_n unasi_v by_o faith_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o comprehend_v that_o man_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v proem_n his_o lieutenant_n upon_o earth_n that_o all_o creature_n owe_v he_o homage_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o world_n either_o as_o a_o visible_a angel_n or_o as_o a_o mortal_a god_n the_o place_n he_o bear_v in_o the_o universe_n challenge_v this_o advantage_n and_o reason_n which_o raise_v he_o above_o beast_n give_v he_o the_o sovereignty_n over_o they_o since_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v for_o his_o use_n all_o must_v be_v submit_v to_o his_o will_n and_o since_o he_o must_v reign_v with_o god_n in_o heaven_n he_o must_v begin_v to_o reign_v for_o he_o upon_o the_o earth_n this_o notwithstanding_o all_o creature_n make_v war_n upon_o he_o they_o deal_v with_o he_o rather_o as_o with_o a_o tyrant_n 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receive_v from_o he_o this_o general_a insurrection_n be_v a_o token_n and_o punishment_n of_o his_o offence_n have_v he_o preserve_v his_o integrity_n he_o have_v never_o lose_v his_o authority_n and_o have_v he_o not_o fall_v from_o his_o innocency_n he_o have_v never_o forego_v his_o throne_n philosophy_n as_o haughty_a as_o she_o be_v can_v deny_v but_o that_o man_n be_v the_o prey_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o the_o victim_n of_o their_o fury_n that_o he_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o air_n and_o to_o the_o unseasonableness_n of_o the_o weather_n she_o must_v confess_v that_o he_o have_v no_o subject_n which_o be_v not_o rebellious_a that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n within_o his_o territory_n which_o be_v not_o his_o enemy_n and_o there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v not_o either_o
evil_n p._n 91_o 9_o that_o the_o will_n to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v good_a must_v be_v set_v free_a from_o the_o servitude_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ._n p._n 97_o 10_o that_o evil_a habit_n bereave_v the_o will_n of_o her_o liberty_n by_o engage_v she_o in_o evil_n p._n 103_o the_o three_o treatise_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o virtue_n discourse_n 1_o apaneggrick_n of_o moral_a virtue_n p._n 109_o 2_o that_o moral_a virtue_n have_v her_o fault_n p._n 115_o 3_o that_o vain_a glory_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o infidel_n p_o 122_o 4_o that_o the_o virtue_n of_o infidel_n can_v be_v true_a p_o 128_o 5_o that_o wisdom_n without_o grace_n be_v blind_a weak_a and_o malignant_a p._n 134_o 6_o that_o there_o be_v no_o true_a temperance_n nor_o justice_n among_o the_o pagan_n p._n 140_o 7_o that_o the_o fortitude_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v but_o weakness_n or_o vanity_n p._n 149_o 8_o that_o friendship_n without_o grace_n be_v always_o interest_v p._n 156_o 9_o that_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o obscurity_n of_o knowledge_n derive_v from_o siâ—ne_n p._n â—65_n 10_o that_o eloquence_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o reason_n truth_n and_o religion_n p_o â—73_n the_o four_o treatise_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n body_n by_o sin_n discourse_n 1_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o man_n body_n p._n 182_o 2_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o body_n in_o general_n p._n 190_o 3_o of_o the_o infidelity_n of_o the_o sense_n p._n 195_o 4_o that_o the_o passion_n be_v fickle_a or_o wild_a p._n 201_o 5_o that_o the_o health_n of_o man_n be_v prejudice_v by_o sickness_n p._n 207_o 6_o 〈◊〉_d the_o body_n beauty_n be_v become_v perishable_a and_o criminal_a p._n 214_o 7_o that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v short_a and_o miserable_a p._n 225_o 8_o that_o death_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n p._n 231_o 9_o what_o advantage_n we_o may_v draw_v from_o death_n by_o mean_n of_o grace_n p._n 237_o 10_o that_o sleep_n be_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o image_n of_o death_n and_o that_o it_o bereave_v we_o of_o reason_n as_o dream_n do_v of_o rest._n p._n 243_o the_o five_o treatise_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o all_o exterior_a good_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o fortune_n discourse_n 1_o that_o we_o must_v fear_v what_o we_o desire_v and_o desire_v what_o we_o fear_v p._n 249_o 2_o that_o honour_n be_v no_o long_o the_o recompense_n of_o virtue_n p._n 255_o 3_o that_o greatness_n iâ—_n attend_v by_o slavery_n and_o vanity_n p._n 261_o 4_o that_o the_o birth_n and_o cruelty_n of_o waâ—re_n derive_v from_o sin_n p._n 270_o 5_o that_o riches_n render_v mâ—n_z poor_a and_o sinful_a p._n 278_o 6_o that_o since_o the_o loss_n of_o innocency_n poverty_n be_v glorious_a p._n 284_o 7_o that_o apparel_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o sin_n p._n 290_o 8_o that_o the_o shame_n which_o 〈◊〉_d nakedness_n be_v a_o punishment_n for_o our_o offence_n p._n 296_o 9_o that_o building_n be_v the_o work_n of_o necessity_n pleasure_n or_o vain_a glory_n 302_o 10_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o pasâ—mes_n be_v occasion_n of_o sin_n p._n 3â—_n the_o six_o and_o last_o treatise_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o all_o creature_n discourse_n 1_o of_o the_o beauty_n greatness_n and_o duration_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 319_o 2_o that_o all_o creature_n have_v lose_v some_o of_o their_o perfection_n p._n 328_o 3_o that_o the_o sun_n have_v lose_v much_o of_o his_o light_n and_o virtue_n through_o sin_n p._n 335_o 4_o that_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n which_o man_n have_v not_o adore_v p._n 341_o 5_o that_o all_o creature_n do_v either_o tempt_v or_o persecute_v man_n p._n 348_o 6_o that_o it_o be_v more_o secure_a to_o sequester_v a_o man_n self_n from_o the_o creature_n than_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o p._n 355_o 7_o that_o deluge_n and_o earthquake_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o world_n become_v corrupt_v p._n 361_o 8_o that_o thunder_n plague_n and_o tempest_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o sin_n p._n 368_o 9_o that_o monster_n and_o poison_n be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o sin_n p._n 377_o 10_o that_o god_n will_v consume_v the_o world_n corrupt_v by_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v make_v a_o new_a world_n p._n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n by_o sin_n the_o first_o treatise_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o the_o effect_n thereof_o the_o first_o discourse_n that_o faith_n acknowledge_v original_a sin_n that_o nature_n have_v a_o feel_n thereof_o and_o that_o philosophy_n suspect_v it_o though_o man_n misery_n witness_v his_o sin_n and_o that_o to_o believe_v he_o be_v guilty_a suffice_v to_o prove_v his_o misery_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o one_o truth_n in_o christian_a religion_n more_o strong_o withstand_v by_o prophanephylosopher_n then_o be_v this_o she_o can_v allow_v of_o a_o chastisement_n which_o punish_v the_o father_n in_o his_o child_n neither_o can_v she_o conceive_v a_o sin_n which_o precede_v our_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o our_o birth_n she_o appeal_v from_o so_o rigorous_a a_o decree_n 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