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&_o haec_fw-la omne_fw-la adijcientur_fw-la vobis_fw-la matth._n 6._o â—8_o to_o provide_v for_o his_o child_n that_o their_o adversary_n can_v imagine_v not_o only_o in_o so_o populous_a &_o plentiful_a a_o country_n &_o among_o people_n so_o grateful_a liberal_a and_o pious_a as_o be_v the_o english_a nation_n but_o even_o in_o the_o desert_n 16._o desert_n traduxit_fw-la populum_fw-la suum_fw-la per_fw-la dâ—sertum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la misericordia_fw-la eius_fw-la psal_n 135._o 16._o of_o egypt_n among_o the_o wild_a beast_n and_o in_o the_o dungeon_n â—â—4_n dungeon_n dixit_fw-la angelus_n domini_fw-la ad_fw-la habacucâ—_n fer_fw-fr prandium_fw-la quod_fw-la habes_fw-la in_o babylonem_fw-la danieli_fw-it qui_fw-la est_fw-la in_o lacu_fw-la leonun_n dan._n 14._o â—â—4_n of_o babylon_n among_o the_o hungry_a lion_n and_o without_o all_o doubt_n the_o same_o god_n that_o employ_v 33._o employ_v quando_fw-la â—isi_fw-la vos_fw-la sive_fw-la sacculo_fw-la &_o 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grant_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o repair_n hither_o and_o although_o this_o time_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o creation_n of_o our_o elder_a son_n be_v so_o unfit_a and_o dangerous_a f_o trepidaverunt_fw-la timore_fw-la ubinpon_n erat_fw-la timor_fw-la danger_n may_v be_v magine_v but_o there_o can_v be_v none_o they_o know_v well_o enough_o &_o their_o conscience_n tell_v it_o they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o recusantes_fw-la the_o fear_n be_v they_o for_o they_o live_v in_o continual_a danger_n subject_a to_o violent_a law_n and_o to_o the_o insolency_n of_o their_o persecutor_n because_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v god_n nor_o offend_v their_o conscience_n other_o there_o be_v that_o force_n themselves_o to_o obey_v these_o law_n with_o know_a danger_n to_o their_o soul_n who_o of_o force_n must_v and_o do_v feel_v unspeakable_a repugnance_n disquietness_n and_o horror_n consider_v what_o a_o stir_v spark_n the_o conscience_n be_v these_o be_v the_o man_n that_o with_o most_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v as_o the_o most_o oppress_a if_o his_o
light_n that_o shall_v discover_v unto_o they_o their_o error_n and_o misery_n fill_v their_o heart_n with_o a_o world_n 11._o world_n ita_fw-la gravis_fw-la culpâ—_n est_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la iudice_fw-la ipsa_fw-la se_fw-la puniat_fw-la ambr._n de_fw-fr poen_n l._n 2._o c._n 11._o of_o disquietness_n and_o their_o soul_n with_o restless_a fear_n and_o in_o a_o word_n make_v they_o in_o their_o apprehension_n word_n and_o work_n like_v unto_o himself_o and_o all_o this_o befall_v they_o because_o lyve_v as_o the_o scripture_n say_v sine_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la mundo_fw-la they_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o environ_v with_o a_o thick_a 35._o thick_a qui_fw-la ambulat_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la nescit_fw-la quò_fw-la vadit_fw-la joan._n 12._o 35._o cloud_n of_o error_n and_o gross_a ignorance_n not_o only_o of_o supernatural_a matter_n of_o faith_n but_o consequent_o also_o of_o natural_a &_o moral_a truth_n not_o have_v eyesight_n nor_o understanding_n to_o consider_v that_o no_o power_n have_v that_o force_n against_o invincible_a caelio_n invincible_a o_o magna_fw-la vis_fw-la veritatis_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la hominum_fw-la ingenia_fw-la calliditatem_fw-la solertiam_fw-la contraque_fw-la fictas_fw-la omnium_fw-la insidias_fw-la facilè_fw-la seipsam_fw-la defendit_fw-la ci._n pro_fw-la m._n caelio_n truth_n which_o truth_n in_o all_o occasion_n have_v against_o lie_n &_o falsehood_n which_o natural_o of_o itself_o be_v so_o weak_a joan._n weak_a tam_fw-la imbecille_fw-la est_fw-la mendacium_fw-la ut_fw-la fortes_fw-la deprimat_fw-la atque_fw-la debilitet_fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 57_o in_o joan._n timorous_a and_o subject_a to_o fall_v that_o neither_o shadow_n of_o law_n nor_o authority_n of_o lawmaker_n be_v able_a to_o support_v it_o any_o long_o than_o their_o sin_n endure_v for_o who_o punishment_n it_o be_v permit_v on_o the_o other_o side_n you_o may_v see_v the_o clear_a judgement_n wherewith_o the_o child_n 15._o child_n non_fw-la sumus_fw-la noctis_fw-la neque_fw-la tenebrarum_fw-la filii_fw-la sed_fw-la lucis_fw-la &_o diei_fw-la 1._o thes_n c._n 5._o non_fw-la accepistis_fw-la spiritum_fw-la seruitutis_fw-la in_o timore_fw-la sed_fw-la spiritum_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la filiorum_fw-la dei_fw-la rom._n 8._o 15._o of_o light_n that_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o other_o spirit_n do_v live_v their_o promptitude_n disposition_n and_o quietness_n of_o mind_n their_o tranquillity_n of_o conscience_n and_o their_o security_n in_o their_o great_a danger_n their_o cherfulnes_n and_o alacrity_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o furnace_n of_o persecution_n for_o they_o live_v whole_o vincentij_fw-la whole_o quos_fw-la non_fw-la tenet_fw-la voluntas_fw-la propria_fw-la eos_fw-la non_fw-la terret_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la aliena_fw-la aug._n in_o serm_n 5._o s._n vincentij_fw-la resign_v their_o hope_n &_o fear_n repose_v in_o the_o determination_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n whither_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o no_o enemy_n can_v enter_v to_o bereave_v they_o of_o the_o treasure_n which_o already_o they_o etc._n they_o eia_fw-la gaudium_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la datur_fw-la impijs_fw-la sed_fw-la eye_v qui_fw-la te_fw-la gratis_o colunt_fw-la quorum_fw-la gaudium_fw-la tu_fw-la es_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la beata_fw-la gaudere_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la de_fw-fr te_fw-fr propter_fw-la te_fw-la ipsa_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la altera_fw-la bona_fw-la quip_n vita_fw-la est_fw-la gaudium_fw-la de_fw-la veâ—itate_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la gaudium_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la qui_fw-la es_fw-la veritas_fw-la aug._n super_fw-la illud_fw-la matth._n â—_o pater_fw-la nost_n etc._n etc._n possess_v &_o much_o less_o of_o the_o inexplicable_a reward_n which_o they_o hope_v to_o attain_v not_o by_o the_o fantastical_a presumption_n of_o special_a faith_n with_o which_o the_o protestant_n deceive_v themselves_o and_o their_o follower_n but_o by_o the_o certain_a assure_v and_o infallible_a mean_n which_o christ_n jesus_n our_o redeemer_n leave_v to_o the_o holy_a catholic_a church_n his_o belove_a espouse_v and_o with_o this_o experience_n hope_v and_o lively_a faith_n which_o this_o church_n affoard_v they_o they_o grow_v to_o such_o indifferency_n in_o all_o indifferent_a thing_n &_o to_o such_o resolution_n in_o the_o rest_n that_o as_o we_o see_v to_o save_v their_o soul_n they_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o whatsoever_o their_o adversary_n can_v take_v from_o they_o from_o this_o same_o spirit_n and_o heavenly_a light_n proceed_v their_o inclination_n and_o readiness_n to_o captivate_v 8._o captivate_v quicumque_fw-la ex_fw-la vobis_fw-la non_fw-la renuntiaverit_n omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la possidet_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la meus_fw-la esse_fw-la discipulus_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la renuntiatio_fw-la expedita_fw-la ratio_fw-la ad_fw-la acquisitionem_fw-la usumque_fw-la rerum_fw-la quae_fw-la super_fw-la aurum_fw-la &_o lapideâ—_fw-la preâ—ioâ—un_fw-la multum_fw-la longè_fw-la sunt_fw-la pretiosiores_fw-la &_o in_o summa_fw-la cordis_fw-la humani_fw-la ad_fw-la calestem_fw-la conversationem_fw-la translatio_fw-la &_o initium_fw-la unde_fw-la ad_fw-la christi_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la evadamus_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la dive_v esset_fw-la propternos_fw-la pauper_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la perfecta_fw-la autem_fw-la renuntiatio_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la consistit_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la assequamur_fw-la ne_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsius_fw-la etiam_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la affectionem_fw-la propensi_fw-la simus_fw-la &_o responsum_fw-la mortis_fw-la habeamus_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la simus_fw-la fidentes_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la autem_fw-la renuntiatio_fw-la initium_fw-la sumit_fw-la ab_fw-la alienatione_fw-la rerum_fw-la externarum_fw-la veluti_fw-la à _fw-la possessionibus_fw-la ab_fw-la inani_fw-la gloria_fw-la à _fw-la vivendi_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la à _fw-la rerum_fw-la inutilium_fw-la amore_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la svo_fw-la exemplo_fw-la nobis_fw-la ostenderunt_fw-la sancti_fw-la basil_n l._n reg._n fus_fw-fr ad_fw-la inter_fw-la 8._o their_o iudgmente_n and_o surrender_v their_o will_n deny_v and_o sacrifice_v themselves_o with_o great_a facility_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o so_o important_a occasion_n and_o thing_n of_o such_o weyght_n as_o we_o see_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a letter_n and_o from_o the_o same_o fountain_n be_v derive_v the_o profound_a humility_n and_o invincible_a patience_n wherewith_o they_o suffer_v the_o wrong_n and_o injustice_n of_o so_o long_o and_o violent_a a_o perfecution_n and_o if_o this_o be_v see_v in_o person_n who_o either_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o sex_n 5._o sex_n quod_fw-la infirmum_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la sortius_fw-la est_fw-la hominibus_fw-la 1._o cor._n 5._o and_o cendition_n or_o for_o their_o tender_a year_n shall_v in_o all_o likely_a hood_n faint_a and_o give_v ground_n with_o the_o terror_n of_o these_o threaten_a edict_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o those_o valiant_a vid._n valiant_a haec_fw-la est_fw-la vera_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la quae_fw-la naturae_fw-la usum_fw-la &_o sexus_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la mentis_fw-la devotione_fw-la transgreditur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vid._n and_o old_a beat_a soldier_n that_o have_v be_v many_o year_n train_v and_o exercise_v in_o these_o like_a conflict_n and_o of_o the_o constancy_n comfort_n and_o feruorous_a inspiration_n which_o they_o receive_v continual_o from_o the_o abundance_n of_o this_o holy_a spirit_n these_o man_n replenish_v with_o this_o spirit_n and_o thus_o furnish_v as_o we_o have_v say_v find_v in_o their_o humiliation_n 17._o humiliation_n nihil_fw-la excelsius_fw-la humilitate_fw-la quae_fw-la tamquam_fw-la superior_a nescit_fw-la extolli_fw-la quia_fw-la nemo_fw-la affectat_fw-la quod_fw-la intra_fw-la se_fw-la iudicat_fw-la ambr._n in_o luc._n l._n 8._o c._n 17._o honour_n freedom_n in_o their_o mean_a estate_n in_o their_o poverty_n râ—f_n poverty_n vivitur_fw-la exiguo_fw-la melius_fw-la natura_fw-la beatis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la esse_fw-la dedit_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la cognoverit_fw-la uti_fw-la claud._n 1._o râ—f_n quietness_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o lucil._n that_o ad_fw-la omne_fw-la fortuitum_fw-la bonum_fw-la suspiciosi_fw-la &_o pavidi_fw-la sen._n epist_n 28._o ad_fw-la lucil._n other_o must_v esteem_v and_o seek_v after_o security_n and_o in_o all_o these_o want_n yea_o in_o the_o great_a storm_n of_o persecution_n they_o possess_v that_o tranquillity_n and_o 17._o and_o pax_fw-la multa_fw-la diligen_n tibus_fw-la legen_o tuam_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la ilis_fw-la scandalum_fw-la psal_n 118_o â—6_n haec_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la redemptor_n tuus_fw-la sanctus_n israel_n ego_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la docens_fw-la te_fw-la utilia_fw-la gubernans_fw-la te_fw-la in_o via_fw-la qua_fw-la ambulas_fw-la utinam_fw-la attendisâ—es_fw-la mandata_fw-la mea_fw-la facta_fw-la fuisset_fw-la sicut_fw-la lumen_fw-la pax_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o iustitia_fw-la tua_fw-la sicut_fw-la gurgite_n maris_fw-la isa_n 48._o 17._o peace_n of_o mind_n that_o solyd_v joy_n and_o content_n which_o their_o adversary_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o all_o their_o proceed_n neither_o find_v in_o their_o sensual_a pleasure_n &_o prosperity_n noâ—_n yet_o can_v imagine_v nor_o understand_v for_o if_o they_o do_v or_o that_o his_o royal_a majesty_n himself_o have_v find_v or_o taste_v in_o the_o least_o degree_n that_o which_o other_o enjoy_v in_o abundance_n either_o among_o his_o puritan_n in_o scotland_n or_o with_o his_o protestant_n since_o his_o come_n into_o england_n he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o 2._o so_o motus_fw-la est_fw-la actuâ—_n imperfecti_fw-la de_fw-fr nat._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 2._o
mind_n with_o these_o needless_a fear_n from_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o ten_o mile_n compass_n of_o the_o same_o within_o three_o month_n after_o the_o end_n of_o this_o parliament_n upon_o pain_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n the_o one_o half_a to_o the_o king_n the_o other_o to_o he_o that_o will_v sue_v for_o the_o same_o by_o action_n of_o debt_n item_n all_o recusant_n be_v fear_v be_v this_o also_o argue_v needle_n fear_n for_o the_o recusant_n of_o all_o other_o be_v lest_o to_o fear_v confine_v to_o their_o house_n &_o may_v not_o depart_v more_o than_o five_o mile_n from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o abode_n without_o licence_n obtain_v in_o scriptis_fw-la of_o the_o king_n majesty_n or_o some_o other_o that_o by_o that_o statute_n be_v enable_v to_o give_v it_o and_o with_o those_o limitation_n and_o restriction_n therein_o likewise_o specify_v and_o he_o that_o be_v find_v faulty_a herein_o shall_v incur_v the_o penalty_n and_o forfayte_n as_o a_o recusant_n convict_v 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