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it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v his_o heel_n you_o know_v the_o serpent_n be_v a_o creature_n go_v upon_o his_o belly_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o be_v tread_v upon_o and_o to_o have_v his_o head_n bruise_v but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o reach_v man_n head_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o serpent_n that_o it_o shall_v bruife_fw-mi man_n heel_n some_o conceive_v that_o the_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v both_o upon_o the_o brute_n serpent_n and_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n and_o this_o i_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o truth_n the_o devil_n when_o he_o beguile_v man_n come_v not_o as_o a_o naked_a spirit_n but_o in_o the_o shape_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o serpent_n and_o therefore_o that_o his_o punishment_n may_v be_v suitable_a and_o answerable_a to_o his_o offence_n he_o be_v to_o receive_v his_o doom_n likewise_o under_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o serpent_n quest_n 28._o verse_n 14._o whether_o satan_n be_v not_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n before_o this_o be_v pronounce_v affir_n but_o resp_n 1._o after_o he_o have_v tempt_v man_n to_o sin_n his_o curse_n be_v augment_v 2._o in_o this_o verse_n god_n declare_v the_o curse_n pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n to_o be_v irrepealable_a upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o sentence_n prenounce_v upon_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o the_o sentence_n pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n 1._o you_o have_v a_o curse_v pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n but_o none_o upon_o the_o person_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n 2._o the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o they_o be_v temporal_a but_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o the_o serpent_n be_v eternal_a which_o be_v note_v unto_o we_o by_o that_o expression_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n viz._n as_o long_o as_o satan_n have_v a_o be_v quest_n 29._o verse_n 14_o how_o it_o can_v be_v just_a with_o 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displease_v with_o sin_n that_o he_o will_v curse_v not_o only_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o it_o but_o the_o instrumental_a also_o so_o in_o other_o case_n god_n do_v not_o only_o punish_v the_o offender_n but_o the_o instrument_n make_v use_v of_o in_o the_o commit_n of_o the_o offence_n as_o if_o a_o man_n defile_v himself_o with_o a_o beast_n if_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o 20.15_o leu._n 20.15_o beast_n he_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o you_o shall_v slay_v the_o beast_n we_o may_v see_v this_o in_o a_o case_n where_o there_o be_v no_o dispute_n when_o a_o man_n have_v commit_v murder_n his_o body_n suffer_v now_o what_o be_v the_o body_n but_o a_o instrument_n the_o soul_n make_v use_v of_o the_o hand_n can_v move_v otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o be_v act_v by_o the_o soul_n yet_o this_o will_v not_o be_v a_o plea_n in_o humane_a court_n oh_o see_v the_o vileness_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o can_v reason_v against_o god_n when_o in_o the_o very_a same_o case_n we_o dare_v not_o reason_n against_o man_n quest._n 30._o verse_n 14._o whether_o the_o serpent_n go_v upon_o his_o belly_n before_o the_o curse_n some_o conceive_v that_o it_o do_v but_o that_o resp_n 1_o this_o be_v make_v ignominious_a and_o curse_a to_o he_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n and_o they_o illustrate_v this_o two_o manner_n of_o way_n 1._o nakedness_n be_v natural_a to_o man_n at_o first_o and_o yet_o afterward_o he_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o and_o it_o become_v his_o punishment_n 2._o briar_n and_o thorn_n be_v create_v before_o man_n fall_n but_o afterward_o become_v a_o curse_n but_o to_o both_o these_o instance_n we_o may_v give_v this_o answer_n 1._o that_o nakedness_n simple_o consider_v be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o man_n shame_n but_o nuditas_fw-la turpis_fw-la adamus_n videns_fw-la faedos_fw-la et_fw-la inordinatos_fw-la membrorum_fw-la motus_fw-la pudefactus_fw-la est_fw-la 2._o for_o brier_n and_o thorn_n consider_v they_o in_o puris_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la in_o their_o pure_a natural_n and_o so_o they_o do_v not_o become_v a_o curse_n but_o as_o after_o the_o fall_n they_o grow_v out_o of_o their_o proper_a place_n and_o be_v blend_v and_o mix_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o other_o conceive_v that_o the_o serpent_n do_v not_o go_v on_o his_o breast_n till_o the_o curse_n but_o have_v a_o body_n erect_v as_o man_n have_v and_o they_o render_v these_o reason_n among_o other_o 1._o we_o know_v the_o more_o excellent_a and_o sublime_a the_o nature_n of_o a_o creature_n be_v the_o more_o it_o raise_v itself_o upward_o the_o more_o ignoble_a and_o base_a the_o more_o it_o fall_v downward_o this_o we_o see_v in_o the_o element_n the_o fire_n the_o most_o excellent_a &_o operative_a of_o the_o four_o raise_v itself_o above_o the_o rest_n the_o earth_n the_o most_o unactive_a and_o base_a of_o all_o the_o low_a 2._o as_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n among_o element_n so_o among_o live_a creature_n the_o base_a be_v the_o most_o creep_a as_o worm_n etc._n etc._n while_o the_o noble_a lion_n advance_v his_o head_n and_o breast_n so_o far_o as_o the_o frame_n of_o his_o body_n be_v capable_a so_o man_n be_v of_o all_o creature_n most_o excellent_a be_v therefore_o of_o all_o other_o most_o advance_a in_o body_n os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la coelúmque_fw-la tueri_fw-la jussit_fw-la the_o serpent_n therefore_o be_v of_o a_o sublime_a nature_n insomuch_o that_o the_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n the_o frame_n and_o shape_n of_o his_o body_n be_v suitable_a thereunto_o quest_n 31._o verse_n 14._o in_o what_o sense_n we_o must_v understand_v this_o phrase_n dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n when_o we_o find_v that_o serpent_n feed_v upon_o herb_n and_o devour_v other_o creature_n also_o these_o two_o phrase_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v resp_n thou_o go_v and_o 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it_o be_v say_v the_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n the_o wolf_n and_o 65.25_o be_v 65.25_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v straw_n like_o the_o bullock_n and_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v literal_o resp_n but_o allegorical_o as_o the_o very_a expression_n in_o the_o text_n clear_o intimate_v and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o in_o those_o day_n man_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v hurt_v from_o any_o creature_n the_o serpent_n itself_o shall_v be_v confine_v to_o his_o dust_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o prejudice_v man_n in_o the_o least_o quest_n 32._o verse_n 14._o see_v this_o sentence_n be_v
and_o yet_o he_o cry_v out_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o intolerable_a burden_n for_o a_o man_n to_o read_v one_o page_n or_o leaf_n of_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n as_o cain_n the_o kill_a of_o his_o brother_n how_o dreadful_a will_v it_o be_v to_o read_v the_o book_n of_o conscience_n leaf_n by_o leaf_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o accuse_n of_o conscience_n be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n when_o dives_n desire_v that_o his_o brethren_n may_v not_o come_v into_o that_o place_n of_o torment_n it_o be_v conceive_v by_o some_o that_o it_o be_v not_o speak_v from_o a_o principle_n of_o love_n to_o his_o brethren_n for_o all_o natural_a affection_n cease_v in_o hell_n but_o from_o a_o principle_n of_o self-love_n because_o their_o presence_n will_v tend_v to_o his_o further_a conviction_n and_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o increase_v his_o torment_n quest_n 22._o vers_fw-la 15._o why_o do_v the_o lord_n so_o far_o indulge_v cain_n that_o he_o will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o suffer_v death_n though_o guilty_a of_o murder_n some_o say_v credibile_fw-la est_fw-la antiquitus_fw-la gravium_fw-la resp_n 1_o delictorum_fw-la leves_fw-la fuisse_fw-la poenas_fw-la sed_fw-la cùmeae_fw-la progressu_fw-la temporis_fw-la contemnerentur_fw-la ventum_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la if_o this_o can_v be_v clear_v it_o will_v be_v a_o strong_a argument_n for_o punish_v theft_n with_o death_n propter_fw-la hominum_fw-la raritatem_fw-la because_o of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o person_n then_o live_v that_o god_n may_v provide_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o world_n he_o spare_v cain_n because_o there_o be_v then_o less_o fear_n of_o do_v hurt_v by_o example_n malefactor_n be_v punish_v for_o other_o sake_n as_o well_o as_o their_o own_o that_o by_o their_o example_n other_o may_v beware_v of_o commit_v the_o same_o crime_n lest_o they_o bring_v upon_o 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resp_n his_o sister_n but_o she_o be_v not_o so_o call_v because_o god_n will_v not_o have_v this_o to_o be_v a_o stand_a rule_n lest_o therefore_o any_o from_o hence_o for_o the_o future_a may_v take_v occasion_n to_o transgress_v the_o command_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o cain_n wife_n be_v his_o sister_n but_o only_o cain_n know_v his_o wife_n the_o truth_n be_v cain_n can_v not_o do_v otherwise_o for_o be_v under_o a_o command_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v and_o god_n create_v but_o one_o man_n and_o one_o woman_n viz._n his_o father_n and_o mother_n marriage_n can_v not_o have_v be_v continue_v nor_o mankind_n propagate_v if_o he_o have_v not_o marry_v his_o sister_n but_o will_v necessity_n make_v a_o thing_n unlawful_a object_n to_o be_v lawful_a yes_o if_o that_o necessity_n be_v found_v upon_o resp_n the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o not_o else_o as_o in_o this_o case_n quest_n 24._o vers_fw-la 17_o why_o cain_n build_v a_o city_n it_o may_v be_v for_o these_o reason_n resp_n 1._o that_o if_o possible_a he_o may_v evade_v the_o sentence_n god_n have_v pronounce_v against_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o runagate_n and_o a_o vagabond_n 2._o securitatis_fw-la ergo_fw-la that_o be_v in_o a_o strange_a place_n he_o may_v secure_v himself_o from_o the_o wild_a beast_n 3._o ad_fw-la svi_fw-la defensionem_fw-la that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_o provide_v against_o any_o that_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o slay_v he_o for_o his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o that_o every_o one_o that_o meet_v he_o will_v kill_v he_o quest_n 25._o vers_fw-la 17._o how_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o cain_n to_o build_v a_o city_n for_o where_o have_v he_o bvilder_n and_o labourer_n for_o the_o work_n or_o how_o can_v he_o replenish_v it_o with_o multitude_n of_o man_n wherein_o city_n and_o commonwealth_n do_v principal_o consist_v it_o be_v likely_a that_o this_o city_n be_v not_o so_o magnificent_a resp_n 1_o and_o large_a as_o those_o which_o be_v afterward_o build_v 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