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to_o david_n and_o make_v he_o fly_v and_o wander_v and_o sometime_o go_v astray_o in_o his_o speech_n and_o action_n upon_o a_o sudden_a gust_n of_o temptation_n and_o so_o a_o psalm_n of_o that_o subject_n may_v well_o bear_v this_o stile_n either_o from_o his_o corporal_n or_o spiritual_a error_n there_o be_v a_o three_o apprehension_n upon_o siggaion_n take_v it_o for_o delight_n and_o ravishment_n of_o mind_n and_o so_o the_o psalm_n be_v superscribe_v david_n delight_n or_o solace_n that_o be_v the_o psalm_n which_o he_o compose_v and_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o comfort_v himself_o in_o all_o his_o trouble_n with_o saul_n his_o soul_n wander_v heaven-ward_n in_o holy_a ravishment_n and_o delight_n in_o god_n while_o his_o body_n wander_v about_o the_o earth_n in_o astonishment_n and_o sorrow_n cause_v by_o a_o bloody-minded_a man_n the_o very_a same_o title_n be_v give_v to_o the_o prayer_n of_o habakkuk_n chap._n 3._o 1._o a_o prayer_n of_o habakkuk_n upon_o sigionoth_n 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opinion_n be_v when_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o be_v better_o for_o we_o to_o believe_v or_o hold_v heresy_n be_v a_o error_n and_o more_o for_o heresy_n have_v these_o three_o thing_n in_o it_o 1._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o matter_n it_o must_v be_v in_o some_o great_a and_o fundamental_a truth_n the_o word_n heresy_n be_v by_o some_o derive_v from_o choose_v by_o other_o from_o take_v away_o because_o it_o take_v we_o off_o from_o christ_n or_o from_o the_o foundation_n of_o save_a knowledge_n 2._o heresy_n be_v accompany_v with_o pertinacy_n and_o obstinacy_n after_o clear_a light_n offer_v it_o be_v possible_a one_o may_v have_v a_o error_n about_o thing_n which_o be_v fundamental_a and_o yet_o be_v no_o heretic_n a_o heretic_n be_v condemn_v of_o himself_o tit._n 3._o 10._o but_o he_o will_v not_o be_v convince_v by_o another_o not_o that_o he_o do_v formal_o and_o in_o term_n give_v sentence_n against_o or_o condemn_v himself_o but_o equivalent_o he_o do_v as_o the_o apostle_n acts._n 13._o 46._o speak_v to_o the_o unbelieved_a jew_n see_v you_o put_v the_o word_n from_o you_o and_o judge_v yourselves_o unworthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n etc._n etc._n these_o man_n do_v not_o judge_v themselves_o such_o formal_o they_o come_v not_o to_o the_o apostle_n and_o say_v we_o willing_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o hell_n and_o wrath_n no_o they_o think_v very_o well_o of_o themselves_o and_o judge_v themselves_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n but_o their_o practice_n judge_v they_o and_o give_v a_o real_a sentence_n against_o they_o while_o they_o acquit_v themselves_o thus_o also_o a_o heretic_n who_o ever_o have_v a_o very_a high_a opinion_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o opinion_n be_v condemn_v of_o himself_o 3._o in_o heresy_n there_o be_v take_v of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n therefore_o heresy_n be_v number_v among_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n adultery_n and_o fornication_n etc._n etc._n gal._n 5_o 20._o heretic_n desire_v to_o disperse_v and_o vend_v their_o opinion_n a_o man_n only_o in_o a_o error_n will_v weep_v over_o his_o opinion_n and_o it_o grieve_v he_o that_o he_o dissent_v and_o go_v contrary_a unto_o other_o but_o he_o that_o stiff_o maintain_v a_o error_n insult_v over_o other_o and_o delight_n to_o maintain_v his_o opposition_n he_o triumph_v and_o boast_v of_o his_o war_n though_o he_o can_v never_o obtain_v victory_n truth_n only_o be_v victorious_a and_o some_o learned_a critic_n observe_v as_o much_o from_o the_o form_n of_o the_o titum_fw-la haereticus_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la voluptas_fw-la est_fw-la falsas_fw-la tueri_fw-la opiniones_fw-la ea_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la nominum_fw-la graecorum_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d definentium_fw-la proprietas_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la designandam_fw-la non_fw-la adhibeantur_fw-la modo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la innuendam_fw-la delectationem_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la capit_fw-la cvi_fw-la illa_fw-la qualitas_fw-la in_o est_fw-la camer_n myroth_o evang._n in_o cap._n 3._o epist_n ad_fw-la titum_fw-la greek_a word_n tit._n 3._o 11._o so_o then_o heresy_n be_v not_o only_o a_o error_n in_o judgement_n but_o a_o pertinacy_n in_o the_o will_n and_o it_o take_v in_o delight_n at_o the_o affection_n four_o observe_v from_o these_o word_n cause_v i_o understand_v wherein_o i_o have_v err_v that_o a_o err_a brother_n or_o friend_n must_v not_o be_v importune_v bare_o to_o leave_v his_o error_n but_o he_o must_v be_v make_v to_o understand_v his_o error_n error_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v nor_o truth_n receive_v blindfold_o a_o man_n may_v sin_v in_o leave_v a_o error_n they_o do_v without_o question_n who_o lie_v it_o down_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o there_o be_v little_a question_n but_o they_o do_v who_o leave_v it_o before_o they_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v a_o error_n it_o be_v much_o alike_o to_o reject_v a_o opinion_n as_o a_o error_n which_o we_o do_v not_o understand_v and_o to_o 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do_v evil_a be_v not_o good_a to_o we_o and_o our_o do_v good_a be_v to_o we_o no_o better_o than_o evil_a verse_n 25._o how_o forcible_a be_v right_a word_n but_o what_o do_v your_o argue_v reprove_v job_n speak_v by_o way_n of_o admiration_n how_o forcible_a i_o can_v bold_n in_o haebreo_n admirativum_n est_fw-la elegans_fw-la &_o patheticum_fw-la bold_n tell_v how_o forcible_a it_o be_v a_o elegant_a way_n of_o express_v the_o highness_n of_o our_o thought_n as_o psal_n 84._o 1._o how_o aimable_fw-fr be_v thy_o dwell_a place_n o_o lord_n of_o host_n he_o admire_v in_o stead_n of_o speak_v they_o be_v so_o aimable_fw-fr as_o i_o can_v tell_v how_o aimable_fw-fr they_o be_v put_v your_o thought_n to_o their_o utmost_a conception_n of_o beauty_n and_o that_o beauty_n be_v in_o the_o dwelling_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o say_v job_n here_o how_o forcible_a be_v right_a word_n they_o be_v so_o forcible_a as_o i_o can_v tell_v how_o forcible_a they_o be_v i_o must_v admire_v and_o be_v 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