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epist_n 50._o tell_v we_o before_o that_o scandal_n shall_v come_v why_o shall_v we_o be_v offend_v thereat_o as_o if_o some_o strange_a thing_n that_o have_v never_o be_v think_v of_o have_v fall_v out_o no_o man_n judaeo_n atqui_fw-la plures_fw-la ait_fw-la tryho_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la jesum_fw-la profiteri_fw-la dicunt_fw-la &_o christiani_n nominantur_fw-la audio_fw-la simulachris_fw-la mactata_fw-la manducare***_n cui_fw-la respondens_fw-la eo_fw-la quoque_fw-la inquam_fw-la quod_fw-la eiusmodi_fw-la extent_n viri_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la profitentur_fw-la christianos_n &_o jesum_fw-la crucifixum_fw-la &_o dominum_fw-la &_o christum_fw-la laudant_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la illius_fw-la doctrinas_fw-la docent_fw-la nos_fw-la qui_fw-la purae_fw-la &_o verae_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la sectatores_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o spe_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la annunciatâ_fw-la fide_fw-la constantiores_fw-la reddimur_fw-la nam_fw-la quae_fw-la praedixit_fw-la futura_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dixit_fw-la enim_fw-la etc._n etc._n just_o mart._n dial._n cum_fw-la tryphone_n judaeo_n shall_v be_v move_v with_o scandal_n so_o as_o to_o stumble_v at_o the_o event_n of_o they_o because_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v with_o we_o tell_v we_o before_o that_o they_o shall_v come_v and_o therefore_o tell_v we_o before_o because_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v stumble_v and_o offend_v yea_o these_o thing_n be_v foretell_v that_o they_o shall_v fall_v out_o among_o those_o of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o true_a religion_n we_o shall_v thereupon_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v stumble_v that_o we_o shall_v rather_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o establish_v and_o confirm_v in_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o profession_n because_o we_o see_v those_o thing_n so_o true_o fulfil_v which_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n have_v foretell_v 2._o second_o because_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o they_o since_o there_o must_v 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pope_n alexander_n to_o pope_n alexander_n namely_o from_o he_o in_o his_o anger_n to_o he_o in_o his_o cold_a blood_n and_o better_o advise_v so_o dare_v paul_n appeal_v from_o tertullus_n to_o tertullus_n david_n from_o shimei_n to_o shimei_n from_o enemy_n to_o enemy_n from_o their_o tongue_n to_o their_o heart_n from_o their_o mouth_n to_o their_o conscience_n as_o know_v their_o own_o integrity_n to_o be_v such_o as_o that_o their_o enemy_n own_o heart_n give_v their_o tongue_n the_o lie_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o against_o their_o conscienses_n possess_v with_o mere_a malice_n they_o be_v hurry_v on_o in_o satan_n service_n tertullus_n know_v he_o lie_v and_o his_o own_o conscience_n tell_v he_o he_o lie_v in_o his_o throat_n that_o paul_n be_v a_o honest_a man_n that_o himself_o yea_o and_o the_o comfort_n be_v that_o paul_n conscience_n comfort_v he_o and_o assure_v he_o that_o tertullus_n his_o conscience_n assure_v he_o all_o this_o so_o unspeakable_o sweet_a be_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n david_n complain_v of_o a_o great_a affliction_n psal_n 35._o 11._o false_a witness_n do_v rise_v up_o they_o lay_v to_o my_o charge_n thing_n that_o i_o know_v not_o what_o shall_v a_o man_n do_v in_o such_o a_o case_n if_o he_o have_v not_o the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n witness_v for_o he_o but_o now_o at_o such_o a_o pinch_n appear_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n let_v ever_o so_o many_o rise_v up_o false_o to_o witness_v against_o he_o yet_o his_o conscience_n will_v witness_v as_o fast_o for_o he_o my_o friend_n scorn_v i_o say_v job_n job_n 16._o 20._o they_o witness_v against_o he_o to_o be_v a_o wicked_a person_n and_o a_o hypocrite_n they_o censure_v and_o condemn_v he_o but_o what_o be_v job_n comfort_v that_o same_o vers_n 19_o behold_v my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a that_o be_v one_o comfort_n but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o he_o have_v also_o a_o witness_n on_o earth_n and_o his_o record_n below_o upon_o who_o record_n and_o witness_n see_v with_o what_o solemnity_n and_o with_o what_o confidence_n he_o stand_v job_n 27._o 2_o 6._o as_o god_n live_v who_o have_v take_v away_o my_o judgement_n and_o the_o almighty_a who_o have_v vex_v my_o soul_n all_o the_o while_o my_o breath_n be_v in_o i_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o my_o nostril_n my_o lip_n shall_v not_o speak_v wickedness_n nor_o my_o tongue_n utter_a deceit_n god_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v justify_v you_o till_o i_o die_v i_o will_v not_o remove_v my_o integrity_n from_o i_o my_o righteousness_n i_o will_v hold_v fast_o and_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v my_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v i_o so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v whilst_o 3._o nam_fw-la si_fw-la in_o his_o in_o quibus_fw-la i_o criminantur_fw-la testimonium_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la meae_fw-la non_fw-la stat_fw-la contra_fw-la i_o in_fw-la conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la quo_fw-la nullus_fw-la oculus_fw-la mortalis_fw-la intenditur_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la contristari_fw-la non_fw-la debeo_fw-la verumetiam_fw-la exultare_fw-la &_o gaudere_fw-la quia_fw-la merces_fw-la mea_fw-la multa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la intuendum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la sit_fw-la amarum_fw-la sed_fw-la quam_fw-la falsum_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la audio_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la verax_fw-la pro_fw-la cujusnomine_fw-la hoc_fw-la audio_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la lit_fw-fr petil._n l._n 3._o there_o be_v breath_n in_o my_o body_n i_o will_v not_o yield_v unto_o your_o accusation_n nor_o yet_o acknowledge_v myself_o guilty_a of_o that_o you_o do_v charge_v i_o withal_o urge_v i_o and_o press_v i_o what_o you_o will_v yet_o i_o will_v never_o let_v go_v my_o hold_n why_o what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v job_n thus_o stiff_o and_o resolute_a what_o be_v it_o that_o support_v he_o with_o such_o a_o excellent_a spirit_n that_o ver_fw-la 6._o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v i_o so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v indeed_o you_o reproach_n censure_n and_o condemn_v i_o you_o lay_v heavy_a thing_n to_o my_o charge_n but_o i_o have_v search_v the_o record_n of_o my_o conscience_n i_o have_v call_v that_o unpartial_a witness_n to_o testify_v the_o truth_n and_o i_o find_v conscience_n witness_v strong_o on_o my_o side_n and_o therefore_o do_v what_o you_o can_v you_o shall_v never_o bear_v i_o down_o job_n friend_n may_v prove_v fickle_a and_o false_a but_o his_o own_o conscience_n will_v prove_v true_a to_o he_o that_o will_v plead_v for_o he_o animate_v he_o and_o comfort_v he_o against_o all_o their_o calumnious_a and_o injurious_a reproach_n and_o give_v he_o cause_n of_o much_o joy_n and_o triumph_n job_n then_o have_v his_o witness_n in_o heaven_n and_o job_n have_v his_o witness_n on_o earth_n god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n two_o witness_n beyond_o all_o exception_n and_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n every_o 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his_o mouth_n and_o to_o stop_v it_o with_o his_o fist_n to_o stop_v his_o mouth_n and_o smite_v he_o on_o the_o mouth_n both_o when_o he_o be_v to_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n what_o great_a depth_n of_o injustice_n can_v we_o imagine_v a_o hundred_o to_o one_o but_o ananias_n be_v one_o of_o the_o sanhedrim_n which_o at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o officer_n not_o have_v apprehend_v christ_n fall_v a_o curse_v the_o people_n joh._n 7._o 49._o this_o people_n that_o know_v not_o the_o law_n be_v curse_v upon_o which_o speech_n nicodemus_n seem_v to_o meet_v kind_o with_o they_o ver_fw-la 51._o do_v our_o law_n judge_v any_o man_n before_o it_o hear_v and_o know_v what_o he_o do_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v do_v you_o glory_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o be_v they_o curse_v that_o know_v not_o the_o law_n what_o then_o be_v they_o that_o know_v the_o law_n go_v direct_o against_o it_o be_v the_o people_n ananias_n curse_a that_o know_v not_o the_o law_n what_o 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that_o he_o will_v suffer_v other_o to_o smite_v sosthenes_n and_o not_o to_o care_v for_o it_o it_o be_v too_o much_o that_o ahab_n suffer_v zidkiah_n to_o smite_v micaiah_n and_o to_o break_v the_o king_n peace_n in_o the_o king_n presence_n he_o shall_v have_v condemn_v he_o at_o least_o to_o lose_v his_o hand_n for_o strike_v before_o the_o king_n but_o here_o be_v a_o worse_a matter_n he_o not_o only_o suffer_v it_o but_o command_v it_o to_o be_v do_v ananias_n command_v to_o smite_v vnjustice_n suffer_v by_o authority_n be_v too_o much_o but_o unjustice_n command_v by_o authority_n that_o be_v far_o worse_o it_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o paul_n phrase_n 2_o thes_n 3._o 2._o unreasonable_a man_n or_o absurd_a use_v 1_o 4_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr crudelior_fw-la in_o orbeterrarumira_fw-la quam_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sanguinaria_fw-la &_o hypocritarum_fw-la nam_fw-la in_o politica_fw-la ira_fw-la est_fw-la aliquid_fw-la humani_fw-la reliquum_fw-la nullus_fw-la tam_fw-la immanis_fw-la latro_fw-la ad_fw-la supplicium_fw-la rapitur_fw-la quin_fw-la aliqua_fw-la commiseratione_n tanguntur_fw-la homines_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la falsa_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o sanguinaria_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la in_o filium_fw-la verae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la inciderit_fw-la non_fw-la sâ—â—is_fw-la ei_fw-la est_fw-la effudisse_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la etiam_fw-la male_a dicit_fw-la execratur_fw-la devoveâ—_n &_o in_o miserum_fw-la cadaver_n saevit_fw-la itâ—que_fw-la ira_fw-la falsae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o suror_n pharisaicus_fw-la est_fw-la furor_fw-la plane_n diabolicus_fw-la luther_n in_o gen._n cap._n 4_o man_n malice_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o gospel_n so_o hurry_v adversary_n that_o it_o transport_v they_o beyond_o all_o bound_n of_o common_a equity_n common_a honesty_n the_o gravity_n of_o their_o person_n and_o place_n so_o as_o neither_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o law_n of_o man_n can_v restrain_v their_o violence_n and_o impetuousness_n no_o bound_n can_v keep_v a_o malicious_a spirit_n within_o compass_n it_o make_v man_n forget_v common_a civility_n and_o carry_v man_n beyond_o all_o decorum_n even_o that_o decorum_n their_o place_n and_o office_n call_v for_o bonner_n can_v content_v himself_o to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v god_n servant_n to_o the_o fire_n it_o satisfy_v he_o not_o to_o be_v their_o judge_n but_o he_o must_v be_v take_v the_o beadle_n or_o the_o hangman_n office_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n too_o and_o must_v be_v whip_v they_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o malicious_a story_n forget_v the_o gravity_n of_o his_o doctorship_n must_v be_v throw_v faggot_n at_o the_o face_n of_o the_o martyr_n when_o bind_v to_o the_o stake_n to_o be_v burn_v what_o be_v to_o be_v absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a if_o this_o be_v not_o murderer_n and_o bloody_a cut_v throat_n shall_v find_v more_o legal_a and_o formal_a proceed_n at_o their_o hand_n than_o the_o maintainer_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o god_n truth_n shall_v do_v at_o their_o tribunal_n to_o be_v sure_a barrabas_n shall_v find_v more_o favour_n and_o less_o hatred_n than_o christ_n judge_n by_o this_o what_o may_v be_v look_v for_o if_o use_v 2_o ever_o the_o romish_a ananias_n shall_v get_v head_n among_o we_o again_o ananias_n his_o spirit_n live_v still_o in_o that_o chair_n of_o pestilence_n if_o ever_o therefore_o we_o shall_v come_v under_o his_o finger_n look_v neither_o for_o law_n nor_o reason_n honesty_n nor_o equity_n look_v for_o nothing_o but_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o fist_n thus_o have_v we_o see_v the_o enemy_n impetuousnes_n in_o this_o point_n and_o we_o may_v yet_o see_v a_o little_a more_o in_o the_o next_o therefore_o further_o in_o the_o three_o place_n observe_v ananias_n command_v to_o smite_v paul_n a_o doct._n 3_o false_a priest_n to_o smite_v a_o true_a apostle_n never_o do_v god_n faithful_a servant_n suffer_v hard_a measure_n than_o from_o such_o who_o smite_v micaiah_n but_o that_o counterfeit_a enthusiast_n zidkiah_n 1_o king_n 22._o well_o may_v he_o come_v in_o with_o his_o horn_n they_o be_v emblematical_a &_o better_a sign_n of_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o heart_n than_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o prophecy_n there_o be_v no_o such_o horn_a beast_n that_o push_v so_o dangerous_o against_o god_n true_a prophet_n as_o satan_n false_a prophet_n be_v jer._n 20._o jeremy_n be_v buffet_v and_o stock_v and_o who_o be_v the_o deed_n doer_n pashur_n the_o priest_n see_v jer._n 26._o 8_o 11_o 16._o the_o prophet_n find_v more_o reason_n &_o fair_a deal_n from_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n than_o from_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o prophet_n these_o be_v fierce_o bend_v against_o he_o &_o nothing_o will_v quench_v the_o wolf_n thirst_v but_o the_o prophet_n blood_n pilate_n can_v find_v no_o fault_n in_o christ_n yea_o seek_n to_o deliver_v he_o but_o the_o chief_a priest_n &_o the_o elder_n persuade_v the_o multitude_n that_o they_o shall_v ask_v barrabas_n &_o destroy_v jesus_n mat._n 27_o 20._o how_o woeful_a a_o case_n be_v it_o that_o more_o justice_n and_o equity_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o heathen_a pilate_n than_o in_o the_o priest_n how_o well_o will_v it_o have_v become_v they_o to_o have_v stick_v and_o stand_v for_o christ_n if_o pilate_n have_v seek_v his_o life_n rather_o than_o that_o a_o heathen_a shall_v plead_v for_o he_o whilst_o those_o that_o glory_n that_o they_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o god_n shall_v seek_v the_o murder_n of_o god_n son_n what_o a_o pitiful_a case_n that_o pilate_n shall_v be_v the_o jew_n and_o the_o priest_n the_o heathen_n therefore_o be_v paul_n preface_n in_o his_o answer_n before_o agrippa_n worth_n the_o note_n act._n 26._o 2._o i_o think_v myself_o happy_a king_n agrippa_n because_o i_o shall_v answer_v for_o myself_o this_o day_n before_o thou_o why_o what_o be_v agrippa_n he_o be_v a_o heathen_a man_n why_o then_o shall_v he_o think_v himself_o happy_a to_o answer_v before_o he_o have_v he_o not_o be_v happy_a if_o he_o may_v have_v answer_v the_o matter_n before_o the_o high_a priest_n no_o for_o agrippa_n give_v he_o liberty_n to_o speak_v for_o himself_o act._n 26._o 1._o then_o say_v agrippa_n to_o paul_n thou_o be_v permit_v to_o speak_v for_o thyself_o but_o ananias_n the_o high_a priest_n lay_v he_o on_o the_o mouth_n when_o have_v leave_n he_o begin_v to_o speak_v for_o himself_o there_o be_v more_o hope_n of_o reason_n and_o fair_a proceed_n from_o heathen_a agrippa_n than_o from_o ananias_n there_o be_v no_o such_o virulent_a and_o violent_a enemy_n against_o god_n truth_n and_o servant_n as_o be_v degenerate_a and_o counterfeit_a friend_n and_o among_o those_o still_o they_o be_v the_o bitter_a who_o it_o behoove_v to_o be_v the_o best_a the_o bitter_a enemy_n against_o the_o church_n be_v those_o within_o she_o own_o bowel_n ananias_n be_v a_o usurper_n of_o the_o office_n of_o doct._n 4_o the_o priesthood_n and_o mark_v how_o he_o carry_v himself_o
apology_n for_o religion_n and_o the_o professor_n thereof_o against_o the_o scandal_n of_o scandal_n pag._n 26._o chap._n four_o that_o scandal_n be_v woeful_a and_o fatal_a to_o the_o scandalize_v world_n p._n 60._o chap._n v._n how_o scandal_n come_v to_o be_v so_o mortal_o mischievous_a pag._n 77._o chap._n vi_o what_o little_a reason_n man_n have_v to_o triumph_v at_o and_o what_o great_a reason_n to_o be_v cautelous_a in_o the_o event_n of_o scandal_n pag._n 109._o chap._n vii_o the_o sharp_a and_o severe_a justice_n of_o god_n upon_o such_o as_o give_v scandal_n p._n 136._o chap._n viii_o why_o god_n be_v so_o smart_a and_o so_o severe_a in_o his_o justice_n against_o those_o by_o who_o scandal_n come_v pag._n 170._o chap._n ix_o the_o great_a care_n we_o shall_v have_v of_o give_v scandal_n and_o sorrow_n for_o they_o give_v and_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o humiliation_n they_o have_v by_o who_o offence_n come_v pag._n 206._o the_o mischief_n and_o misery_n of_o scandal_n both_o take_v and_o give_v math_n 18._o 7._o woe_n unto_o the_o world_n because_o of_o offence_n for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o offence_n come_v but_o woe_n to_o that_o man_n by_o who_o the_o offence_n come_v chap._n i._n the_o coherence_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o text._n the_o drift_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o former_a discourse_n be_v to_o exhort_v to_o the_o receive_n of_o little_a one_o verse_n 5._o and_o who_o so_o shall_v receive_v one_o such_o little_a child_n in_o my_o name_n receive_v i_o a_o strong_a motive_n to_o receive_v such_o the_o apostle_n argument_n to_o hospitality_n heh_o 13._o 2_o be_v strong_a be_v not_o forgetful_a to_o entertain_v stranger_n for_o thereby_o some_o have_v entertain_v angel_n unaware_o but_o here_o the_o argument_n carry_v more_o strength_n be_v willing_a and_o ready_a to_o do_v all_o christian_a office_n of_o love_n and_o show_v tender_a respect_n to_o little_a one_o and_o so_o receive_v they_o and_o you_o shall_v receive_v not_o angel_n but_o christ_n himself_o how_o willing_o woo_a man_n receive_v christ_n receive_v these_o and_o you_o receive_v he_o and_o if_o little_a one_o must_v be_v thus_o tender_o receive_v and_o regard_v how_o wary_a shall_v man_n be_v of_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v offend_v they_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o only_o advise_v to_o receive_v such_o but_o also_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v prove_v unto_o young_a believer_n matter_n of_o offence_n &_o scandal_n and_o so_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o enter_v upon_o a_o large_a discourse_n concern_v scandal_n this_o verse_n be_v part_n of_o that_o discourse_n and_o in_o it_o there_o be_v two_o principal_a point_n 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o scandal_n 2._o the_o mischief_n of_o scandal_n 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o scandal_n for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o offence_n come_v 2._o the_o mischief_n and_o the_o misery_n that_o come_v by_o they_o and_o that_o be_v a_o twofold_a woe_n 1._o a_o woe_n to_o such_o as_o be_v scandalize_v that_o do_v stumble_v and_o be_v offend_v woe_n to_o the_o world_n because_o of_o offence_n offence_n shall_v come_v and_o must_v come_v but_o to_o the_o sorrow_n and_o smart_n of_o some_o man_n shall_v they_o come_v they_o shall_v come_v to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o great_a woe_n to_o some_o person_n such_o event_n shall_v be_v but_o yet_o they_o will_v prove_v event_n of_o woe_n to_o man_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o a_o woe_n to_o such_o as_o do_v cause_n and_o give_v the_o offence_n but_o woe_n to_o the_o man_n by_o who_o the_o offence_n come_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o offence_n come_v and_o infallible_o they_o will_v fall_v out_o but_o yet_o this_o necessity_n of_o the_o event_n shall_v no_o whit_n at_o all_o excuse_n or_o protect_v the_o offender_n but_o as_o a_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o take_v the_o offence_n so_o a_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o give_v the_o offence_n woe_n to_o he_o by_o who_o the_o offence_n come_v to_o make_v way_n for_o what_o follow_v it_o be_v fit_a to_o consider_v what_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o scandal_n or_o offence_n that_o we_o call_v a_o scandal_n which_o be_v or_o may_v be_v in_o itself_o a_o occasion_n of_o fall_v unto_o another_o any_o thing_n whereby_o we_o so_o offend_v another_o as_o that_o he_o be_v hinder_v from_o good_a draw_v into_o or_o confirm_v in_o evil_a be_v a_o scandal_n now_o a_o scandal_n may_v be_v 1._o first_o in_o doctrine_n and_o this_o be_v scandal_n give_v in_o heresy_n false_a doctrine_n second_o by_o the_o abuse_n or_o the_o unseasonable_a use_n of_o christian_a liberty_n of_o which_o kind_n of_o scandal_n the_o apostle_n speak_v rom._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 8._o 10._o three_o scandal_n may_v be_v give_v by_o man_n life_n when_o their_o life_n and_o action_n be_v such_o as_o cross_v and_o thwart_v the_o religion_n profess_v by_o we_o and_o dishonour_v the_o name_n of_o god_n which_o we_o have_v take_v up_o as_o when_o a_o man_n profess_v the_o name_n &_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o profess_v it_o zealous_o and_o yet_o fall_v into_o uncleanness_n drunkenness_n into_o gross_a and_o notorious_a act_n of_o fraud_n and_o cozenage_n these_o be_v scandal_n and_o offence_n because_o they_o be_v occasion_n to_o make_v other_o fall_v they_o hinder_v some_o from_o come_v towards_o goodness_n and_o religion_n and_o they_o harden_v and_o confirm_v some_o in_o their_o sinful_a and_o evil_a course_n thus_o david_n murder_n and_o adultery_n noah_n drunkenness_n the_o incestuous_a corinthian_n marriage_n be_v scandalous_a action_n now_o though_o this_o text_n reach_v to_o offence_n of_o all_o kind_n yet_o i_o will_v only_o meddle_v with_o offence_n of_o this_o last_o kind_n such_o as_o be_v the_o gross_a and_o foul_a course_n and_o practice_n of_o any_o such_o as_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v then_o to_o the_o first_o point_n the_o necessity_n of_o scandal_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o offence_n come_v there_o must_v and_o there_o shall_v assure_o fall_v out_o scandalous_a and_o offensive_a action_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n even_o among_o those_o that_o profess_v religion_n and_o godliness_n for_o that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n it_o be_v plain_a by_o that_o verse_n 15._o 16._o 17._o if_o thy_o brother_n shall_v trespass_v etc._n etc._n therefore_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o offence_n of_o brethren_n if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n now_o if_o not_o of_o the_o church_n why_o shall_v he_o be_v complain_v of_o to_o the_o church_n what_o have_v the_o church_n to_o do_v to_o judge_v those_o and_o exercise_v discipline_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v without_o and_o again_o scandal_v proper_o so_o call_v can_v be_v no_o where_o but_o in_o the_o church_n and_o among_o such_o as_o profess_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n chap._n ii_o the_o necessity_n of_o scandalous_a event_n in_o god_n church_n the_o point_n we_o have_v then_o first_o to_o handle_v be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o scandalous_a event_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o scandalous_a event_n and_o offence_n shall_v assure_o and_o infallible_o fall_v out_o among_o those_o that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n it_o must_v be_v and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o offence_n come_v so_o luke_n 17._o 1._o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o offence_n shall_v come_v and_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o heresy_n and_o of_o offence_n give_v in_o that_o kind_n 1._o cor._n 11._o 19_o there_o must_v be_v heresy_n so_o be_v it_o true_a of_o these_o kind_n of_o offence_n which_o be_v give_v by_o sinful_a and_o foul_a action_n that_o there_o must_v be_v scandal_n this_o necessity_n arise_v from_o a_o threefold_a ground_n 1._o from_o the_o decree_n and_o council_n of_o god_n and_o his_o secret_n but_o most_o just_a judgement_n for_o god_n that_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n can_v bring_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a and_o can_v work_v out_o his_o glory_n even_o from_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o their_o event_n seem_v to_o make_v exceed_o to_o the_o impeach_a and_o obscure_v thereof_o god_n can_v gather_v grape_n of_o these_o thistle_n and_o fig_n of_o these_o thorn_n and_o therefore_o his_o pleasure_n it_o be_v and_o so_o will_v he_o have_v it_o that_o such_o thorn_n and_o thistle_n shall_v grow_v and_o come_v up_o in_o his_o garden_n his_o way_n be_v not_o as_o our_o way_n nor_o his_o thought_n as_o our_o thought_n he_o can_v make_v that_o which_o for_o the_o present_a and_o in_o our_o eye_n and_o apprehension_n be_v for_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o disgrace_n of_o his_o name_n &_o
truth_n to_o turn_v at_o the_o last_o to_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o glory_n of_o both_o he_o by_o his_o permissive_a decree_n order_v all_o such_o scandalous_a event_n to_o work_v together_o to_o bring_v he_o in_o a_o great_a and_o a_o rich_a return_n of_o glory_n therefore_o ezek._n 3._o 20._o god_n be_v say_v to_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o a_o man_n and_o i_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o he_o god_n have_v decree_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v scandal_n not_o a_o sparrow_n fall_v on_o the_o ground_n without_o our_o father_n math._n 10._o 29._o and_o therefore_o not_o a_o professor_n of_o his_o name_n fall_v into_o scandal_n without_o he_o and_o therefore_o god_n have_v decree_v that_o scandal_n shall_v be_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o the_o event_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v offence_n but_o yet_o this_o decree_n do_v in_o no_o wise_n make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o these_o evil_n because_o his_o decree_n have_v no_o necessitate_v influence_n into_o the_o will_n of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o infallibility_n and_o certainty_n of_o the_o event_n but_o not_o a_o constrain_a force_a necessity_n to_o make_v they_o to_o do_v that_o which_o shall_v give_v scandal_n scandal_n shall_v necessary_o that_o be_v infallible_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o yet_o such_o as_o give_v scandal_n shall_v not_o be_v force_v and_o necessary_o constrain_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n to_o do_v that_o they_o do_v they_o shall_v work_v free_o and_o voluntary_o in_o that_o which_o they_o do_v or_o else_o it_o be_v injustice_n in_o god_n to_o bring_v a_o woe_n upon_o he_o by_o who_o a_o offence_n come_v if_o he_o by_o a_o superior_a power_n from_o heaven_n be_v force_v and_o constrain_v to_o fall_v into_o scandal_n what_o god_n holy_a end_n be_v in_o that_o his_o decree_n we_o shall_v see_v after_o in_o the_o open_n of_o the_o next_o point_n 2._o from_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n 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all_o other_o he_o have_v such_o in_o his_o eye_n and_o use_v all_o his_o power_n and_o policy_n to_o ensnare_v and_o supplant_v such_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o other_o he_o have_v rather_o catch_v one_o fish_n then_o a_o thousand_o frog_n rather_o fall_v one_o cedar_n then_o a_o whole_a wood_n of_o shrub_n satan_n see_v that_o the_o sin_n and_o scandalous_a offence_n of_o such_o will_v be_v exceed_o advantageous_a to_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o will_v conduce_v to_o the_o strengthen_n of_o his_o party_n more_o than_o the_o fall_v of_o any_o other_o therefore_o he_o set_v upon_o they_o with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o malice_n above_o other_o thou_o be_v say_v they_o of_o david_n worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o and_o if_o the_o enemy_n have_v surprise_v david_n it_o have_v be_v more_o advantage_n to_o he_o then_o to_o have_v surprise_v ten_o thousand_o other_o israelite_n so_o satan_n reckon_v one_o zealous_a professor_n of_o religion_n if_o he_o can_v but_o entrap_v he_o worth_a ten_o thousand_o other_o for_o his_o turn_n such_o a_o man_n fall_n will_v more_o blemish_v the_o gospel_n and_o make_v man_n more_o stumble_v at_o godliness_n then_o if_o ten_o thousand_o other_o shall_v do_v the_o like_a therefore_o live_v he_o by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n his_o principle_n fight_v neither_o against_o small_a nor_o great_a save_v only_o against_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n for_o let_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n fall_n and_o small_a and_o great_a fall_n with_o he_o his_o policy_n therefore_o be_v to_o aim_v and_o level_v especial_o at_o such_o in_o who_o fall_v he_o may_v ruin_v many_o and_o by_o who_o ruin_n he_o may_v raise_v his_o own_o kingdom_n other_o man_n sin_n work_v nothing_o so_o much_o for_o his_o advantage_n 4._o advantage_n numquid_fw-la tam_fw-la reprehensibilis_fw-la ebrietas_fw-la alamanni_n quà m_fw-la ebrietas_fw-la christiani_n aut_fw-la tam_fw-la damnabilis_fw-la rapacitas_fw-la albani_n quam_fw-la rapacitas_fw-la christiani_n si_fw-mi fallat_fw-la hunnus_fw-la vel_fw-la gepida_n quid_fw-la mirum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-mi peieret_fw-la francus_n quid_fw-la novi_fw-la faceret_fw-la salu._n de_fw-mi prou_z lib._n 4._o who_o wonder_n or_o stagger_v at_o it_o to_o see_v profane_a and_o irreligious_a godless_a person_n to_o be_v vicious_a adulterer_n to_o be_v brutish_a drunkard_n to_o be_v artificial_a deceiver_n and_o defrauder_n it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n they_o do_v but_o their_o kind_n the_o wonder_n be_v if_o they_o shall_v be_v or_o do_v otherwise_o but_o when_o a_o man_n that_o profess_v godliness_n and_o religion_n shall_v fall_v into_o any_o of_o these_o foul_a course_n how_o infinite_o be_v thousand_o stagger_v and_o scandalize_v at_o it_o how_o foul_o be_v religion_n and_o godliness_n blur_v how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o resolute_o determine_v never_o to_o meddle_v with_o such_o religion_n and_o so_o the_o devil_n have_v his_o end_n have_v what_o he_o will_v have_v consider_v to_o this_o end_n that_o example_n 1._o cor._n 5._o 1._o there_o be_v fornication_n among_o you_o and_o such_o fornication_n as_o be_v not_o once_o name_v among_o the_o gentile_n observe_v the_o horrible_a malice_n of_o satan_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o such_o as_o be_v within_o it_o be_v they_o sound_v or_o hypocritical_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o labour_v to_o bring_v of_o they_o into_o fowler_n and_o more_o notorious_a offensive_a evil_n than_o the_o very_a heathen_n themselves_n be_v guilty_a of_o according_a to_o that_o jeremy_n 18._o 13._o ask_v now_o among_o the_o heathen_a who_o have_v hear_v such_o thing_n the_o virgin_n of_o israel_n have_v do_v a_o horrible_a thing_n at_o that_o time_n christian_n be_v call_v out_o from_o among_o the_o heathen_a with_o who_o they_o live_v mingle_v together_o now_o the_o devil_n do_v what_o in_o he_o lay_v to_o keep_v those_o heathen_a from_o receive_v the_o gospel_n and_o christian_a religion_n that_o by_o no_o mean_n they_o may_v hearken_v to_o it_o now_o to_o bring_v this_o about_o what_o be_v satan_n project_n he_o lay_v about_o he_o to_o ensnare_v some_o one_o of_o the_o christian_a corinthian_n and_o to_o bring_v he_o into_o foul_a fornication_n than_o be_v among_o the_o heathen_a this_o the_o devil_n effect_n and_o what_o think_v we_o follow_v upon_o it_o now_o have_v the_o heathen_a occasion_n to_o cry_v down_o christian_a religion_n and_o to_o say_v behold_v these_o be_v your_o christian_n that_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o holiness_n where_o do_v they_o ever_o see_v any_o of_o we_o who_o they_o term_v heathen_n to_o commit_v so_o foul_a a_o act_n of_o incest_n as_o to_o marry_v his_o father_n wife_n what_o be_v our_o adultery_n and_o fornication_n they_o so_o much_o judge_v we_o for_o to_o such_o foul_a uncleanness_n as_o this_o this_o be_v your_o christian_a religion_n and_o these_o be_v your_o saint_n forsooth_o now_o god_n bless_v we_o from_o such_o a_o religion_n never_o will_v we_o be_v of_o such_o a_o religion_n how_o much_o better_a be_v it_o to_o be_v honest_a heathen_n nay_o adulterous_a fornicate_a pagan_n then_o incestuous_a christian_n and_o thus_o questionless_a be_v many_o a_o pagan_a mouth_n open_v and_o many_o a_o heathen_a heart_n stumble_v yea_o many_o a_o one_o that_o before_o may_v be_v in_o some_o doubt_n of_o the_o evil_a condition_n of_o paganism_n be_v by_o this_o scandal_n keep_v off_o from_o look_v towards_o christian_a religion_n they_o like_v not_o this_o gospel_n and_o new_a doctrine_n of_o these_o christian_n such_o man_n scandal_n therefore_o be_v of_o so_o great_a advantage_n for_o satan_n purpose_n and_o he_o be_v so_o sedulous_a and_o industrious_a to_o seek_v and_o take_v all_o advantage_n for_o his_o own_o turn_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o offence_n come_v how_o well_o do_v satan_n foresee_v what_o he_o shall_v
gain_v by_o david_n scandal_n can_v he_o but_o get_v david_n in_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o commit_v adultery_n with_o bathsheba_n it_o will_v strike_v a_o great_a stroke_n on_o his_o side_n and_o do_v he_o more_o service_n than_o if_o a_o thousand_o such_o as_o doeg_n shimei_n or_o achitophel_n shall_v do_v the_o like_a how_o many_o man_n will_v thereby_o be_v stumble_v at_o david_n zealous_a profession_n how_o many_o heart_n be_v thereby_o harden_v in_o their_o evil_a way_n how_o many_o man_n way_n be_v block_v up_o for_o go_v to_o heaven_n how_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n will_v and_o do_v the_o devil_n put_v on_o to_o get_v david_n down_o and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o fall_v so_o foul_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o carpocrasians_n and_o the_o gnosticke_n be_v stupendious_o and_o prodigious_o filthy_a and_o impure_a never_o the_o like_a horrid_a impurity_n practise_v or_o once_o hear_v of_o among_o the_o most_o godless_a heathen_n that_o ever_o be_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o heathen_a that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o speak_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v in_o secret_a but_o sure_o the_o most_o degenerate_a heathen_a that_o have_v put_v off_o nature_n can_v not_o but_o think_v it_o a_o shame_n to_o speak_v of_o those_o thing_n in_o secret_a which_o they_o do_v open_o and_o familiar_o who_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o name_n and_o profession_n of_o christian_n 24._o christian_n quod_fw-la hominum_fw-la genus_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dei_fw-la probrum_fw-la &_o scandalum_fw-la adornasse_n &_o submisisse_fw-la satanas_fw-la videtur_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-la christianorum_fw-la sibi_fw-la nomen_fw-la indiderint_fw-la ut_fw-la propter_fw-la illos_fw-la ofsense_n gentes_fw-la à _fw-la sanctae_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la utilitate_fw-la abhorreant_fw-la nunciatanique_n veritatem_fw-la obimmania_fw-la illorum_fw-la facinora_fw-la &_o incredibilem_fw-la nequitiam_fw-la repudient_n ut_fw-la inquam_fw-la frequentibus_fw-la illorum_fw-la sceleribus_fw-la animaduersis_fw-la eos_fw-la quoque_fw-la qui_fw-la è_fw-la sanctâ_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la sunt_fw-la tale_n essesibi_fw-la persuadeant_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la à _fw-la verissima_fw-la dei_fw-la doctrina_fw-la aures_fw-la avertant_fw-la aut_fw-la certè_fw-la paucorum_fw-la improbitate_fw-la conspectâ_fw-la in_o universos_fw-la eadem_fw-la maledicta_fw-la conijciant_fw-la atque_fw-la ea_fw-la demum_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la cur_n plerique_fw-la gentilium_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la istius_fw-la sectae_fw-la homines_fw-la deprehenderint_fw-la nullam_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la velint_fw-la neque_fw-la dati_fw-la acceptique_a neque_fw-la consilij_fw-la neque_fw-la audiendi_fw-la divini_fw-la verbi_fw-la societatem_fw-la coniungere_fw-la acne_fw-la aures_fw-la quidem_fw-la praeberesustineant_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la nefarijs_fw-la illorum_fw-la flagitijs_fw-la consternati_fw-la ac_fw-la deterriti_fw-la sunt_fw-la epiphan_n lib._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 27._o ad_fw-la detrectationem_fw-la divini_fw-la nominis_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la à _fw-la satana_n praemissi_fw-la sunt_fw-la uti_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la illorum_fw-la audientes_fw-la homines_fw-la &_o putantes_fw-la omnes_fw-la nos_fw-la tale_n esse_fw-la avertant_fw-la auressuas_fw-la à _fw-la praeconio_fw-la veritatis_fw-la iraen_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 24._o now_o what_o be_v the_o aim_n of_o satan_n malice_n in_o bring_v those_o carpocrasians_n and_o gnosticke_n term_v themselves_o christian_n unto_o such_o more_o than_o heathenish_a impurity_n surely_n none_o other_o but_o this_o that_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o loathsome_a course_n the_o heathen_a may_v abhor_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o may_v be_v so_o scandalize_v thereby_o that_o they_o may_v utter_o reject_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n preach_v unto_o they_o by_o their_o scandalous_a filthiness_n they_o take_v occasion_n to_o rail_v on_o christian_a religion_n and_o so_o to_o judge_v all_o 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their_o profit_n as_o the_o shechemite_n will_v be_v circumcise_v for_o sheep_n ox_n and_o substance_n some_o put_v on_o a_o 19_o a_o quaenam_fw-la sunt_fw-la istae_fw-la pelles_fw-mi ovium_fw-la nisi_fw-la nominis_fw-la christiani_n extrinsecus_fw-la superficies_n tertull._n de_fw-fr prescript_n advers_a haeret._n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la vestimenta_fw-la ovilia_fw-la species_n videlicet_fw-la simulatae_fw-la religionis_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la simulata_fw-la oratio_fw-la simulata_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la simulatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n chrys_n oper_n imperf_n in_o matth._n hom_n 19_o sheep_n clothing_n but_o inward_o be_v raven_a wolf_n now_o when_o religion_n be_v thus_o personate_v and_o man_n do_v but_o act_v a_o part_n corruption_n restrain_v will_v break_v out_o at_o last_o yea_o and_o god_n in_o his_o justice_n will_v uncase_v and_o discover_v such_o by_o give_v they_o up_o to_o foul_a and_o notorious_a gross_a evil_n judas_n under_o hope_n of_o some_o temporal_a preferment_n both_o 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will_v be_v stand_v among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n job_n 1._o and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o rot_a hypocrisy_n will_v break_v out_o and_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n justice_n must_v sometime_o be_v discover_v in_o this_o life_n therefore_o there_o must_v needs_o be_v scandal_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o offence_n shall_v come_v 2._o such_o as_o profess_v sincere_o and_o in_o truth_n now_o even_o in_o these_o there_o be_v yet_o great_a remaynder_n of_o corruption_n the_o very_o best_a bear_v a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n about_o they_o and_o because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o watchful_a as_o they_o shall_v to_o look_v so_o narrow_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n as_o they_o ought_v therefore_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v also_o that_o offence_n must_v needs_o come_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n jer._n 17._o therefore_o shall_v christian_n be_v watchful_a over_o it_o above_o all_o thing_n but_o because_o they_o trust_v their_o false_a and_o loose_a heart_n to_o much_o and_o grow_v remiss_a in_o their_o watch_n thence_o come_v it_o frequent_o to_o pass_v that_o offence_n must_v needs_o come_v when_o they_o keep_v not_o their_o own_o vineyard_n their_o mother_n child_n be_v
hypocrite_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o do_v that_o which_o david_n in_o a_o other_o case_n be_v afraid_a to_o do_v psalm_n 73._o 15._o if_o i_o say_v i_o will_v speak_v thus_o behold_v i_o shall_v offend_v against_o the_o generation_n of_o thy_o child_n in_o speak_v thus_o let_v man_n consider_v how_o they_o can_v wash_v their_o hand_n from_o that_o guilt_n far_o be_v such_o deal_n from_o that_o sweet_a and_o gracious_a deal_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v 65._o 8._o that_o cast_v not_o away_o the_o whole_a cluster_n for_o some_o corrupt_a and_o evil_a grape_n far_o be_v man_n from_o that_o spirit_n who_o because_o now_o and_o then_o some_o one_o grape_n prove_v rot_v and_o offensive_a do_v thereupon_o reject_v the_o whole_a cluster_n and_o cry_v out_o upon_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o grape_n of_o the_o bunch_n as_o if_o they_o be_v like_o jeremies_n naughty_a figs._n jer._n 24._o 2._o which_o can_v not_o be_v eat_v they_o be_v so_o bad_a to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o iniquity_n in_o such_o a_o case_n let_v but_o these_o thing_n be_v serious_o and_o sad_o consider_v 1._o that_o there_o must_v be_v such_o among_o those_o that_o powerful_o and_o save_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v never_o find_v the_o most_o holy_a and_o happy_a 137._o happy_a quantum_fw-la libet_fw-la enim_fw-la vigilet_fw-la disciplina_fw-la domus_fw-la meae_fw-la homo_fw-la sum_fw-la et_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la vivo_fw-la nec_fw-la mihi_fw-la arrogare_fw-la audeo_fw-la ut_fw-la domus_fw-la mea_fw-la melior_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la arca_fw-la no_n ubi_fw-la tamen_fw-la inter_fw-la octo_fw-la homines_fw-la reprobus_fw-la unus_fw-la inventus_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la melior_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la domus_fw-la abrahae_fw-la aut_fw-la melior_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la domus_fw-la isaac_n aut_fw-la melior_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la cohabitatio_fw-la ipsius_fw-la domini_fw-la christi_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la undecom_v boni_fw-la perfidem_fw-la et_fw-la furem_fw-la judam_fw-la toleraverint_fw-la aut_fw-la melior_fw-la sit_fw-la postremò_fw-la quam_fw-la caelum_fw-la unde_fw-la angeli_fw-la cociderunt_fw-la aug_n epist_n 137._o society_n to_o have_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o be_v free_a from_o such_o in_o noah_n ark_n be_v but_o eight_o person_n yet_o one_o reprobate_a cham_n in_o abraham_n family_n a_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n to_o be_v cast_v out_o in_o isaac_n family_n a_o profane_a esau_n in_o jacobs_n family_n a_o incestuous_a reuben_n among_o david_n child_n a_o incestuous_a amnon_n a_o rebellious_a absolom_n in_o the_o sacred_a college_n of_o christ_n apostle_n a_o judas_n a_o thief_n joh._n 12._o 6._o a_o traitor_n luk._n 6._o 16._o a_o devil_n joh._n 6._o 70._o even_o in_o headen_a god_n own_o house_n and_o habitation_n be_v find_v such_o angel_n in_o who_o god_n find_v not_o steadfastness_n such_o angel_n as_o keep_v not_o their_o first_o estate_n but_o leave_v their_o own_o habitation_n and_o become_v devil_n now_o then_o look_v back_o upon_o some_o of_o these_o instance_n and_o see_v if_o this_o kind_n of_o reason_v be_v safe_a in_o noah_n ark_n there_o be_v a_o graceless_a cham_n therefore_o all_o in_o the_o ark_n be_v such_o as_o he_o among_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n reuben_n be_v unclean_a and_o incestuous_a therefore_o all_o your_o pillar_n of_o your_o ancient_a church_n be_v such_o also_o among_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n of_o christ_n the_o great_a professor_n and_o preacher_n of_o his_o name_n judas_n be_v a_o thief_n a_o traitor_n a_o devil_n therefore_o the_o whole_a company_n be_v a_o college_n of_o thief_n traitor_n and_o devil_n among_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n there_o be_v legion_n of_o devil_n therefore_o all_o of_o the_o same_o stamp_n all_o alike_o will_v not_o all_o man_n spit_v in_o that_o man_n face_n that_o shall_v thus_o reason_n and_o yet_o how_o familiar_a be_v such_o reason_n in_o too_o many_o man_n mouth_n it_o be_v a_o sure_a thing_n that_o as_o 137._o as_o simpliciter_fw-la autem_fw-la fateor_fw-la charitati_fw-la vestrae_fw-la quomodo_fw-la difficile_fw-la sum_fw-la expertus_fw-la meliores_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o monasterijs_fw-la profecerunt_fw-la ita_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la expertus_fw-la peiores_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o monasterijs_fw-la ceciderunt_fw-la aug._n epist_n 137._o there_o can_v be_v find_v better_a man_n in_o the_o world_n they_o among_o those_o in_o the_o church_n profess_v christ_n name_n and_o truth_n so_o neither_o can_v there_o be_v find_v some_o time_n worse_o than_o those_o that_o in_o the_o church_n fall_v into_o heinous_a scandal_n the_o which_o since_o it_o must_v so_o be_v why_o shall_v the_o filth_n of_o some_o particular_a person_n miscarriage_n be_v fling_v in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o what_o be_v this_o but_o for_o the_o 137._o the_o nolite_fw-la ergo_fw-la propter_fw-la amurcam_fw-la qua_fw-la oculi_fw-la vestri_fw-la offenduntur_fw-la torcularia_fw-la detestari_fw-la unde_fw-la apothecae_fw-la dominicae_fw-la fructu_fw-la olei_fw-la luminosioris_fw-la implentur_fw-la aug._n epist_n 137._o lees_n and_o the_o dregs_n to_o loath_a the_o press_n from_o whence_o god_n storehouse_n be_v fill_v with_o oil_n 2._o that_o though_o there_o be_v such_o and_o that_o too_o many_o yet_o far_o many_o more_o there_o be_v of_o the_o same_o profession_n that_o be_v not_o such_o what_o though_o christ_n have_v one_o disciple_n that_o become_v a_o thief_n a_o traitor_n a_o devil_n that_o bring_v scandal_n upon_o the_o preach_a and_o profession_n of_o his_o master_n name_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o eleven_o other_o holy_a and_o right_a godly_a man_n that_o live_v according_a to_o their_o profession_n and_o do_v their_o profession_n honour_n and_o credit_v what_o though_o one_o christian_a corinthian_n fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o incest_n yet_o why_o shall_v the_o heathen_a corinthian_n cast_v the_o disgrace_n of_o that_o his_o sin_n upon_o all_o the_o christian_a corinthian_n 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profession_n who_o so_o discountenance_n and_o discarde_n they_o once_o lapse_v till_o their_o public_a satisfaction_n and_o their_o unquestioned_a repentance_n and_o humiliation_n do_v in_o some_o measure_n wash_v off_o the_o blur_v of_o their_o scandal_n sufficient_a to_o such_o a_o man_n be_v this_o punishment_n which_o be_v inflict_v of_o many_o 2._o cor._n 2._o 6._o and_o sufficient_a be_v the_o infliction_n of_o that_o punishment_n by_o those_o many_o to_o acquit_v they_o from_o be_v all_o such_o if_o they_o have_v all_o countenance_v he_o hold_v fellowship_n and_o communion_n with_o he_o plead_v his_o cause_n and_o justify_v his_o practice_n than_o have_v there_o be_v some_o colour_n to_o have_v say_v they_o have_v be_v all_o such_o but_o now_o that_o the_o corinthian_a christian_n deal_v so_o severe_o with_o he_o for_o his_o offence_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o such_o for_o if_o all_o such_o as_o he_o than_o shall_v he_o have_v find_v more_o favour_n at_o their_o hand_n then_o so_o and_o this_o be_v augustine_n answer_n unto_o and_o defence_n against_o the_o manichee_n it_o be_v
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