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be_v not_o in_o his_o goodness_n past_o the_o reach_n of_o any_o mortal_a brain_n he_o may_v say_v also_o his_o benefit_n have_v catch_v a_o goodly_a reward_n or_o catch_v of_o my_o goodness_n for_o alas_o what_o be_v we_o or_o what_o be_v our_o love_n yet_o since_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n unmeasurable_a and_o unsearchable_a to_o stand_v so_o content_v and_o to_o seek_v no_o more_o pardon_v in_o his_o dear_a jesus_n all_o imperfection_n o_o my_o bleloved_a father_n and_o brethren_n what_o soever_o that_o vouchsafe_v your_o eye_n to_o read_v these_o paper_n let_v we_o not_o deny_v he_o what_o if_o he_o be_v not_o such_o a_o god_n as_o he_o be_v be_v not_o worth_a have_v when_o we_o give_v it_o namely_o our_o poor_a heart_n our_o weak_a love_n our_o hearty_a obedience_n our_o care_n and_o diligence_n to_o be_v what_o with_o so_o many_o mighty_a mercy_n receive_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v for_o true_o if_o give_v man_n must_v have_v of_o all_o honest_a receiver_n not_o the_o word_n 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shall_v hear_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v hear_v the_o corn_n and_o the_o wine_n &_o the_o oil_n and_o they_o shall_v hear_v israel_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o prosperity_n and_o the_o lord_n blessing_n have_v not_o this_o effect_n in_o we_o then_o be_v they_o the_o lord_n gager_n to_o discover_v worse_a matter_n than_o happy_o either_o the_o world_n or_o we_o ourselves_o do_v think_v before_o to_o be_v in_o we_o or_o at_o least_o so_o much_o to_o be_v in_o we_o as_o pride_n envy_n disdain_n spite_n malice_n cruelty_n unthankefulnes_n wantonness_n uncleanness_n with_o a_o number_n such_o so_o that_o still_o our_o groundwork_n stand_v fast_o that_o prosperity_n be_v one_o of_o god_n temptation_n that_o be_v one_o of_o god_n tryer_n and_o teacher_n of_o man_n what_o he_o be_v and_o will_v be_v that_o way_n 30._o it_o discover_v in_o david_n both_o to_o the_o world_n and_o to_o david_n own_o eye_n his_o great_a wickedness_n for_o in_o his_o prosperity_n he_o say_v tush_o 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good_a god_n that_o press_v down_o mighty_o and_o reveyl_v a_o secret_a both_o to_o himself_o and_o other_o even_o a_o unwillingnes_n to_o forgo_v for_o god_n what_o god_n in_o mercy_n have_v lend_v upon_o that_o condition_n 12._o what_o bewray_v that_o rich_a glutton_n in_o his_o prosperity_n but_o pride_n covetousness_n wanton_a delicacy_n contempt_n of_o the_o poor_a &_o such_o like_a those_o unkind_a guest_n bid_v to_o the_o wedding_n 14._o what_o bewray_v they_o in_o their_o prosperity_n the_o rich_a farmer_n the_o wealthy_a merchant_n they_o will_v not_o come_v and_o the_o marry_a man_n drown_v in_o his_o pleasure_n he_o can_v not_o come_v 12._o herod_n in_o his_o robe_n and_o chair_n of_o estate_n
people_n that_o not_o let_v may_v be_v to_o their_o understanding_n of_o the_o common_a prayer_n the_o same_o father_n again_o in_o a_o other_o place_n say_v that_o we_o need_v not_o any_o utterance_n of_o word_n always_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n principio_fw-la because_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o justice_n be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o in_o the_o secret_a chamber_n of_o the_o hart_n by_o and_o by_o object_v to_o himself_o wherefore_o then_o do_v the_o priest_n lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o pray_v aloud_o in_o the_o open_a assembly_n in_o the_o church_n and_o then_o answer_v to_o the_o same_o thus_o not_o that_o god_n but_o that_o man_n may_v hear_v he_o and_o that_o the_o people_n by_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o voice_n and_o understanding_n of_o his_o meaning_n may_v be_v put_v in_o mind_n and_o by_o consent_n join_v together_o and_o lift_v up_o to_o god_n 16._o again_o he_o say_v quid_fw-la prodest_fw-la locutionis_fw-la integritas_fw-la quam_fw-la 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aedificatio_fw-la aliqua_fw-la audientibus_fw-la praeberetur_fw-la it_o shall_v never_o need_v to_o read_v they_o unless_o some_o edification_n shall_v come_v by_o they_o to_o the_o hearer_n but_o without_o understanding_n we_o know_v not_o what_o edification_n be_v &_o therefore_o origens_n judgement_n be_v open_o this_o that_o if_o scripture_n and_o prayer_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o strange_a tongue_n than_o it_o be_v as_o good_a that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o at_o all_o of_o either_o of_o they_o o_o mark_v it_o cyprian_n next_o as_o flat_o again_o not_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n but_o the_o mind_n &_o understanding_n must_v pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o pure_a intention_n 7_o but_o my_o understanding_n to_o pray_v &_o the_o language_n to_o be_v strange_a to_o i_o that_o i_o pray_v in_o be_v impossible_a therefore_o far_o be_v cyprian_a from_o this_o folly_n saint_n chrisostome_n again_o the_o like_a dom._n and_o many_o mo_z that_o i_o spare_v to_o name_n in_o this_o 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