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and_o bounty_n herein_o probable_o do_v expect_v some_o extraordinary_a comfort_n and_o relief_n by_o this_o her_o son_n to_o sweeten_v that_o afflict_a estate_n into_o which_o they_o have_v bring_v themselves_o and_o particular_o she_o her_o husband_n and_o self_n by_o sin_n 2._o for_o the_o second_o what_o judas_n here_o intend_v by_o the_o way_n of_o cain_n the_o word_n way_n in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o mention_v and_o be_v oft_o use_v as_o a_o metaphorical_a expression_n of_o a_o man_n course_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v carriage_n or_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a 1._o good_a call_v the_o way_n of_o the_o righteous_a psal_n 1.6_o the_o lord_n know_v the_o way_n of_o the_o righteous_a prov._n 2.20_o that_o thou_o may_v walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o good_a man_n 27.6_o 2_o chron._n 11.17_o and_o 17.3_o 20._o and_o 20.32_o and_o 21.12_o and_o 27.6_o 1_o sam._n 8.3_o samuel_n son_n walk_v not_o in_o the_o way_n of_o their-father_n so_o verse_n 5._o 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exponitur_fw-la per_fw-la sibi_fw-la viventes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oecum_fw-la haeretici_fw-la vocantur_fw-la animal_fw-la ab_fw-la animâ_fw-la sensitiuâ_fw-la &_o vegetatiuâ_fw-la cvi_fw-la toti_fw-la serviunt_fw-la quia_fw-la ut_fw-la animalia_fw-la non_fw-la rationem_fw-la sed_fw-la sensum_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la viâ—unâ—que_fw-la in_o concupisceâ—tiis_fw-la carnis_fw-la non_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sed_fw-la sensus_fw-la puta_fw-la gulae_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la libidinis_fw-la etc._n etc._n lapide_fw-la thus_o christ_n mat._n 6.25_o say_v take_v no_o thought_n for_o your_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o you_o shall_v eat_v or_o what_o you_o shall_v drink_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o the_o life_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o than_o meat_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o this_o notion_n of_o sensuality_n tertullian_n after_o he_o begin_v to_o favour_v montanisme_n take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o fasten_v that_o odious_a name_n of_o 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ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la tuendam_fw-la valent_fw-la curiosius_fw-la sectantur_fw-la gnostici_fw-la animal_fw-la sunt_fw-la mortalia_fw-la bona_fw-la avidè_fw-la concupiscunt_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la potius_fw-la sibi_fw-la deserendam_fw-la putent_fw-la quam_fw-la corporeis_fw-la voluptatibus_fw-la careant_fw-la justinian_n in_o loc_n praesenti_fw-la loco_fw-la congruit_fw-la ea_fw-la significatio_fw-la quâ_fw-la animal_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la sectantur_fw-la eas_fw-la cupiditates_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la secundum_fw-la animam_fw-la sensitivam_fw-la i.e._n qui_fw-la senfibus_fw-la acsensuum_fw-la voluptatibus_fw-la obsequuntur_fw-la estius_n in_o loc_fw-la and_o choose_v rather_o to_o leave_v the_o church_n then_o to_o abridge_v themselves_o of_o any_o bodily_a pleasure_n and_o the_o apostle_n by_o this_o word_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o make_v their_o brutish_a sensuality_n and_o propension_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o separation_n as_o if_o he_o say_v they_o will_v not_o live_v under_o the_o strict_a discipline_n where_o they_o must_v be_v curb_v and_o restrain_v from_o follow_v their_o lust_n no_o these_o sensualist_n will_v be_v alone_o by_o themselves_o in_o company_n where_o they_o may_v have_v their_o fill_n of_o all_o sensual_a pleasure_n and_o where_o
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