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christ_n will_v scatter_v vain_a and_o wander_a thought_n 2._o cant._n 3._o 1_o 2._o in_o holy_a duty_n the_o soul_n will_v then_o say_v i_o come_v to_o seek_v my_o belove_a let_v we_o get_v strong_a apprehension_n of_o the_o holiness_n and_o purity_n of_o god_n and_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o unsuitable_a vain_a and_o slight_a thought_n be_v to_o his_o holy_a and_o unblemished_a thought_n how_o alap_v attributa_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la invisibilia_fw-la et_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la et_fw-la ideò_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la colendus_fw-la latriâ_fw-la precibâ—_n votis_fw-la et_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la actione_n alap_v unsuitable_a our_o mud_n be_v to_o his_o crystal_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n have_v not_o a_o vain_a thought_n they_o strike_v not_o a_o wry_a stroke_n the_o sight_n of_o the_o holy_a god_n do_v fix_v they_o nothing_o will_v more_o spiritualise_v our_o thought_n in_o holy_a duty_n than_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n attribute_n the_o transcendent_a brightness_n of_o those_o most_o glorious_a beam_n the_o master_n eye_n keep_v the_o servant_n demure_a and_o observant_a and_o nothing_o more_o consolidate_n man_n heart_n than_o the_o serious_a apprehension_n of_o a_o glorious_a and_o infinite_a god_n let_v we_o be_v earnest_n with_o god_n for_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v sanctify_v our_o thought_n in_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o keep_v they_o close_o to_o the_o 23._o 1_o thes_n 5._o 23._o work_n in_o hand_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v turn_v the_o heart_n which_o natural_o be_v a_o bed_n of_o lust_n to_o become_v a_o bed_n of_o spice_n and_o 10._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 10._o so_o fill_v it_o with_o divine_a cogitation_n this_o bless_a spirit_n can_v present_v the_o soul_n with_o heavenly_a object_n in_o heavenly_a duty_n the_o spirit_n be_v not_o only_o a_o discerner_n of_o thought_n but_o the_o refiner_n of_o they_o to_o purge_v away_o their_o dross_n and_o impertinency_n and_o therefore_o call_v a_o refiner_n fire_n mal._n 3._o 2._o our_o saviour_n faith_n john_n 16._o 13._o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n shall_v lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n and_o our_o heart_n be_v guide_v the_o thought_n will_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o wander_v into_o by_o path_n when_o we_o be_v interest_v in_o holy_a and_o sacred_a opportunity_n chap._n xxxi_o as_o we_o must_v be_v strict_a in_o our_o behaviour_n so_o we_o must_v be_v spiritual_a in_o our_o duty_n when_o we_o approach_v the_o public_a ordinance_n have_v thus_o large_o discover_v how_o we_o must_v be_v strict_a in_o our_o behaviour_n in_o public_a ordinance_n we_o come_v next_o to_o show_v that_o we_o must_v be_v spiritual_a in_o our_o duty_n the_o heart_n be_v the_o chief_a guest_n at_o every_o ordinance_n the_o egyptian_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n choose_v the_o peach_n to_o consecrate_v to_o the_o goddess_n and_o they_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o resemble_v the_o heart_n the_o saint_n character_n be_v from_o his_o inward_a carriage_n to_o god_n the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o psal_n 45._o 13._o if_o we_o will_v worship_v god_n indeed_o we_o must_v worship_v he_o in_o heart_n hypocrisy_n be_v but_o practical_a blasphemy_n the_o heart_n be_v the_o king_n in_o the_o little_a world_n man._n our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v john_n 4._o 24._o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o he_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n in_o truth_n i._n e._n scriptural_o opposite_a to_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n head_n in_o spirit_n i._n e._n sincere_o 24._o john_n 4._o 24._o opposite_a to_o the_o dissimulation_n of_o man_n heart_n the_o deep_a the_o belly_n of_o the_o lute_n be_v the_o pleasant_a the_o sound_n be_v the_o deep_a our_o worship_n come_v from_o the_o heart_n the_o more_o delightful_a it_o be_v in_o god_n eye_n but_o now_o that_o our_o holy_a duty_n may_v be_v spiritual_o perform_v that_o we_o may_v hear_v spiritual_o and_o pray_v spiritual_o and_o receive_v spiritual_o the_o inward_a man_n must_v be_v employ_v in_o holy_a ordinance_n not_o so_o much_o the_o ear_n as_o the_o understanding_n not_o so_o much_o the_o knee_n as_o the_o memory_n not_o so_o much_o the_o tongue_n as_o the_o heart_n though_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v mat._n 23._o 23._o this_o must_v be_v do_v but_o the_o other_o must_v not_o be_v leave_v undo_v in_o legal_a sacrifice_n god_n will_v have_v the_o fat_a and_o the_o inward_o leu._n 7._o 3._o be_v it_o fuit_fw-la bis_z adeps_fw-la nominatur_fw-la et_fw-la halocaustum_n non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la suis_fw-la res_fw-la sancta_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la comesta_fw-mi fuit_fw-la â_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la sanctur_n fuit_fw-la not_o to_o inform_v we_o that_o our_o service_n must_v not_o be_v specious_a but_o spiritual_a god_n must_v have_v the_o fat_a and_o they_o must_v be_v cordial_a not_o extrinsical_a god_n must_v have_v the_o inward_o it_o be_v not_o the_o pharisee_n disfigure_v face_n but_o mary_n magdalen_n melt_v tear_n god_n eye_n and_o respect_n god_n be_v not_o delight_v with_o the_o pageant_n of_o a_o duty_n the_o service_n do_v not_o please_v god_n which_o have_v absalon_n face_n but_o which_o have_v david_n heart_n jehu_n feign_a zeal_n herod_n seem_a joy_n no_o way_n comport_v with_o god_n will_n the_o melt_a frame_n of_o a_o weep_a peter_n and_o the_o spiritual_a 16._o 2_o king_n 10._o 16._o agony_n of_o a_o pray_a hannah_n be_v in_o christ_n a_o sweet_a smell_a 20._o mark_v 6._o 20._o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o chief_a wheel_n in_o prayer_n in_o 62._o luke_n 22._o 62._o hear_v in_o meditate_v and_o other_o holy_a duty_n be_v the_o faculty_n 13._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 13._o of_o the_o soul_n a_o supple_a will_n a_o work_a mind_n a_o faithful_a memory_n embrace_v affection_n these_o be_v the_o music_n of_o the_o sphere_n in_o holy_a ordinance_n the_o care_n of_o our_o soul_n must_v be_v the_o signal_n design_n in_o all_o holy_a ordinance_n it_o be_v not_o so_o grateful_a to_o perform_v service_n as_o to_o advantage_v the_o soul_n in_o service_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o when_o we_o come_v to_o 2._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o ordinance_n we_o must_v not_o study_v a_o secular_a interest_n or_o to_o quiet_a the_o clamour_n of_o natural_a conscience_n or_o to_o keep_v up_o a_o port_n in_o religion_n but_o we_o must_v study_v the_o interest_n and_o the_o emolument_fw-fr of_o our_o soul_n 1._o to_o raise_v they_o every_o duty_n every_o sermon_n every_o prayer_n shall_v be_v a_o wing_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o may_v fly_v high_o towards_o god_n duty_n be_v not_o only_o to_o satisfy_v but_o to_o sublimate_v the_o soul_n to_o make_v it_o more_o heavenly_a and_o more_o ambitious_a after_o a_o crown_n in_o glory_n as_o those_o primitive_a saint_n who_o look_v upon_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n with_o disdain_n soar_v after_o a_o better_a country_n which_o be_v to_o come_v heb._n 11._o 13_o 16._o 2._o we_o must_v study_v our_o soul_n in_o ordinance_n so_o as_o so_o quiet_a they_o to_o give_v they_o more_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n gospel_n season_n be_v not_o only_o for_o the_o elevation_n but_o the_o calm_v of_o the_o 8._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o soul_n satan_n disturb_v sin_n defile_v and_o lust_n war_n against_o the_o 20._o mark_v 7._o 20._o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n never_o find_v rest_n till_o it_o come_v to_o god_n in_o 11._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 11._o ordinance_n and_o there_o quiet_o it_o lie_v at_o christ_n foot_n as_o marry_o magdalen_n to_o receive_v the_o honey_n comb_v drop_v from_o his_o lip_n after_o hannah_n have_v pray_v than_o she_o be_v no_o more_o sad_a or_o discompose_v 1_o sam._n 1._o 18._o when_o we_o acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o god_n in_o holy_a ordinance_n we_o shall_v be_v at_o peace_n job_n 22._o 21._o and_o thereby_o good_a shall_v come_v unto_o we_o 3._o to_o spiritualise_v they_o we_o sow_v in_o duty_n we_o reap_v in_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v be_v more_o humble_a more_o holy_a more_o savoury_a and_o more_o serious_a in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o eternity_n we_o enjoy_v the_o glorious_a gospel_n that_o we_o may_v pass_v from_o glory_n to_o glory_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o mean_n of_o grace_n be_v for_o the_o get_n of_o 16._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 4._o eph._n 3._o 16._o great_a measure_n of_o grace_n we_o feed_v upon_o the_o feast_n of_o ordinance_n potentiis_fw-la coâ—roborari_fw-la in_o interiori_fw-la homine_fw-la est_fw-la corroborari_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la in_fw-la intellectu_fw-la in_fw-la voluntate_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la animae_fw-la potentiis_fw-la that_o we_o may_v be_v strengthen_v in_o the_o inward_a man_n the_o apostle_n say_v faith_n come_v by_o hear_v rom._n 10._o 17._o and_o the_o same_o gospel_n be_v both_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o nurse_n of_o that_o heavenly_a grace_n study_v therefore_o thy_o soul_n
partaker_n of_o and_o indeed_o none_o but_o a_o corrupt_a heart_n will_v chain_v up_o holy_a discourse_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n that_o heavenly_a season_n when_o gracious_a word_n shall_v be_v our_o dialect_n if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n dwell_v rich_o in_o we_o col._n 3._o 16._o inhabitant_n will_v not_o always_o keep_v within_o door_n we_o shall_v bring_v forth_o our_o treasure_n for_o the_o enrich_n and_o edify_v of_o other_o and_o let_v we_o not_o excuse_v ourselves_o with_o a_o pretence_n of_o shamefacedness_n the_o shame_n of_o the_o world_n will_v not_o keep_v we_o from_o vain_a why_o then_o from_o godly_a discourse_n sweet_a and_o spiritual_a communication_n 39_o christiani_n in_o primaeuâ_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aetaie_v non_fw-la tam_fw-la caenà m_fw-la caenabant_fw-la quà m_fw-la diciplinam_fw-la tertul._n apol._n c._n 39_o be_v none_o of_o those_o fruit_n whereof_o we_o may_v be_v ashamed_a rom._n 6._o 21._o nor_o let_v ignorance_n be_v allege_v for_o a_o excuse_n ignorance_n itself_o may_v induce_v thou_o to_o propound_v thing_n profitable_a which_o will_v feed_v good_a discourse_n the_o question_n will_v beget_v a_o answer_n and_o the_o answer_n will_v bring_v forth_o a_o progeny_n of_o heavenly_a communion_n but_o in_o a_o word_n what_o do_v our_o table_n especial_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n without_o savoury_n and_o christian_a discourse_n differ_v from_o a_o manger_n after_o our_o meal_n our_o dinner_n be_v over_o then_o follow_v not_o only_o the_o digestion_n of_o our_o food_n but_o of_o the_o word_n that_o better_a food_n prof._n john_n 6._o 27._o verùm_fw-la non_fw-la publicè_fw-la modo_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o privatim_fw-la hunc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la diem_fw-la sanctâ—_n pietatis_fw-la officiiâ—_n qualia_fw-la sunt_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la lectio_fw-la et_fw-la meditatio_fw-la domestica_fw-la &_o colloquium_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la sacris_fw-la atque_fw-la charitatis_fw-la officiis_fw-la transigendum_fw-la censemus_fw-la leid_n prof._n which_o nourish_v unto_o eternal_a life_n and_o this_o will_v be_v the_o best_a wine_n at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o meal_n john_n 2._o 10._o we_o must_v repeat_v over_o discourse_v over_o pray_v over_o that_o word_n we_o hear_v in_o the_o morning_n in_o the_o public_a congregation_n indeed_o truth_n be_v most_o please_a when_o most_o taste_v david_n call_v the_o word_n honey_n psalm_n 19_o 10._o and_o honey_n please_v not_o the_o eye_n but_o the_o palate_n it_o be_v better_a food_n than_o prospect_n then_o the_o word_n do_v its_o work_n not_o when_o it_o be_v only_o hear_v but_o when_o it_o be_v ruminate_v on_o and_o be_v not_o only_o discover_v but_o digest_v it_o then_o do_v most_o good_a to_o we_o when_o it_o be_v rivet_v in_o we_o fasten_v nail_n help_v forward_o the_o build_n not_o those_o which_o lie_v loose_v up_o and_o down_o when_o we_o work_v god_n word_n upon_o our_o heart_n this_o be_v like_a inlay_v gold_n which_o make_v the_o rich_a embroidery_n hearing_n may_v bring_v a_o truth_n to_o the_o head_n but_o meditation_n and_o a_o careful_a ponder_a work_n it_o into_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v the_o seethe_a of_o milk_n make_v the_o cream_n the_o bee_n suck_v the_o flower_n and_o then_o work_v it_o in_o his_o hive_n and_o make_v honey_n of_o it_o satan_n himself_o be_v call_v a_o angel_n of_o light_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 14._o he_o know_v very_o much_o it_o be_v not_o truth_n in_o the_o head_n but_o rivet_v fasten_v and_o settle_v in_o the_o heart_n which_o speak_v we_o to_o be_v translate_v from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n act_v 26._o 18._o chrysostome_n in_o one_o of_o his_o excellent_a homily_n upon_o matthew_n lay_v it_o as_o a_o charge_n upon_o christian_n that_o when_o we_o depart_v from_o the_o ecclesiastical_a assembly_n we_o shall_v not_o in_o any_o case_n entangle_v ourselves_o in_o business_n of_o a_o contrary_a nature_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o come_v home_o turn_v over_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o call_v our_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o confer_v about_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v deliver_v in_o public_a and_o after_o they_o have_v be_v deep_o root_v in_o our_o mind_n then_o to_o proceed_v to_o provide_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o this_o life_n and_o the_o same_o worthy_a father_n make_v the_o similitude_n 99_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_o sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ut_fw-la concionibus_fw-la dei_fw-la sabbati_fw-la attendaâ—us_fw-la et_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la bonam_fw-la recipiamus_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la invocemus_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la digeramus_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la rem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la quoque_fw-la transformemur_fw-la calv._n act_v 17._o 11._o si_fw-mi detis_fw-la operam_fw-la verbo_fw-la ut_fw-la inde_fw-la pietatem_fw-la et_fw-la omnem_fw-la salutiseram_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la discatis_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la meta_fw-la studii_fw-la nostri_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la instruamur_fw-la expense_n scripturarum_fw-la daven_n psal_n 119._o 15_o 23_o 48_o 78_o 148_o 97_o 99_o when_o say_v he_o we_o retire_v from_o field_n in_o their_o beauty_n and_o flourish_n we_o bring_v some_o rose_n or_o violet_n home_o with_o we_o and_o when_o we_o come_v from_o a_o goodly_a supper_n we_o bring_v some_o remain_v of_o those_o dainty_n and_o give_v they_o to_o our_o friend_n and_o when_o we_o have_v be_v in_o public_a ordinance_n shall_v we_o not_o bring_v some_o doctrine_n and_o heavenly_a admonition_n to_o our_o wife_n friend_n ad_fw-la child_n when_o this_o doctrine_n be_v more_o profitable_a than_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n or_o the_o dainty_n of_o the_o table_n heavenly_a truth_n be_v rose_n which_o will_v not_o shed_v fruit_n which_o will_v not_o perish_v and_o delicacy_n which_o will_v not_o corrupt_v etc._n etc._n so_o then_o the_o word_n which_o we_o hear_v in_o the_o public_a assembly_n that_o heavenly_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o tribus_fw-la pâ—rtibus_fw-la consistit_fw-la 1_o in_o agnitione_n miseriae_fw-la et_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la &_o reatus_fw-la gravitatis_fw-la 2._o in_o fide_fw-la et_fw-la fiduciá_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la ne_fw-la desperatione_n absorbeamur_fw-la 3_o in_o serio_fw-la resipiscentiae_fw-la et_fw-la novae_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la proposito_fw-la par._n luke_n 22._o 15._o sacrament_n and_o consider_v with_o himself_o what_o rich_a testimony_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v to_o the_o worthy_a receiver_n how_o will_v this_o dispose_v the_o soul_n to_o that_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o he_o who_o meditate_v of_o his_o infinite_a misery_n out_o of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o happiness_n in_o a_o dear_a redeemer_n how_o will_v this_o encourage_v and_o sharpen_v his_o desire_n to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o meet_v he_o at_o his_o own_o table_n and_o in_o receive_v we_o shall_v meditate_v on_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o sacrament_n be_v 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truth_n and_o bear_v his_o image_n he_o be_v no_o phantasm_n no_o spectrum_n as_o some_o 26._o gen._n 1._o 26._o heretic_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n assert_v of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n god_n make_v all_o thing_n very_o good_a gen._n 1._o 31._o and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o mixture_n of_o false_a semblance_n embase_v their_o worth_n the_o creature_n be_v real_a according_a to_o their_o appearance_n the_o world_n be_v no_o dream_n or_o fantastic_a landscape_n god_n be_v true_a in_o his_o word_n he_o be_v true_a in_o the_o incarnate_a word_n christ_n be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o god_n not_o suppositious_a not_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o be_v true_o 8._o 1_o joh._n 1._o joh._n 7._o 40._o heb._n 5._o 10._o joh._n 12._o 15._o col._n 2._o 9_o psal_n 19_o 8._o god_n and_o true_o man_n a_o true_a prophet_n a_o true_a priest_n a_o true_a king_n 1_o joh._n 5._o 20._o and_o christ_n call_v himself_o the_o truth_n joh._n 14._o 6._o 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not_o bar_v up_o by_o unbelief_n it_o be_v this_o sin_n which_o unchurch_v the_o poor_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n rom._n 11._o 20._o it_o may_v be_v the_o epitaph_n of_o that_o ancient_a people_n of_o god_n here_o lie_v a_o people_n cast_v off_o by_o god_n because_o of_o unbelief_n unbelief_n shut_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o mercy_n heb._n 3._o 19_o faith_n melt_v the_o cloud_n of_o ordinance_n into_o a_o fruitful_a shower_n unbelief_n make_v ordinance_n a_o dark_a appearance_n only_o and_o turn_v 6._o heb._n 4._o 6._o they_o into_o stone_n of_o emptiness_n isa_n 34._o 11._o a_o ordinance_n to_o a_o unbeliever_n be_v a_o dead_a child_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v not_o breath_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o on_o a_o sabbath_n above_o all_o thy_o get_n get_v faith_n unbelief_n it_o put_v a_o defilement_n upon_o the_o sweet_a ordinance_n they_o be_v as_o a_o jewel_n in_o a_o dead_a man_n hand_n the_o prayer_n of_o a_o unbeliever_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o apostle_n 7._o prov._n 4_o 7._o say_v tit._n 1._o 15._o to_o they_o who_o be_v unbelieving_a every_o peccâ—tâ—_n omnia_fw-la opera_fw-la infidelâ—um_fw-la sunt_fw-la noxia_fw-la et_fw-la peccâ—tâ—_n thing_n be_v defile_v unbelief_n damp_n the_o pearl_n of_o ordinance_n put_v a_o flaw_n upon_o it_o the_o schoolman_n say_v all_z the_o work_n of_o unbeliever_n be_v sin_n and_o so_o then_o be_v all_o his_o service_n and_o they_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n etc._n gregor_n arim._n capriolus_n câ—tharinus_n etc._n etc._n 14._o 23._o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n unbelief_n blast_v the_o sweet_a duty_n as_o lightning_n do_v the_o fair_a face_n the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o unbeliever_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o take_v my_o word_n into_o thy_o mouth_n psal_n 50._o 16._o why_o do_v i_o pray_v if_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v return_n what_o do_v i_o hear_v if_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v doctrine_n what_o do_v i_o receive_v if_o i_o do_v not_o 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on_o this_o holy_a sabbath_n and_o so_o venus_n may_v be_v the_o goddess_n of_o these_o debauch_a sinner_n we_o have_v have_v alap_v libido_fw-la mentem_fw-la absorbet_fw-la &_o corpus_fw-la subjugat_fw-la &_o corrumpit_fw-la alap_v our_o chamber_n not_o of_o imagery_n ezek._n 8._o 12._o but_o of_o adultery_n rom._n 13._o 13._o o_o the_o wantonness_n of_o the_o people_n on_o this_o bless_a day_n many_o nay_o too_o many_o be_v upon_o the_o merry_a pin_n laugh_v and_o jest_v and_o disport_v themselves_o one_o with_o another_o as_o if_o the_o sabbath_n be_v some_o jovial_a time_n set_v apart_o for_o some_o carnal_a triumph_n and_o not_o the_o set_a solemnity_n for_o soul_n concernment_n 7._o nay_o have_v not_o this_o day_n be_v spend_v with_o more_o sâ—n_n and_o profaneness_n than_o any_o other_o day_n other_o day_n have_v be_v employ_v in_o honest_a labour_n and_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o the_o bâ—â—ws_n but_o this_o bless_a day_n in_o dishonest_a delight_n and_o in_o the_o please_a of_o 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most_o miserable_a as_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 19_o and_o that_o curse_a rom._n quantas_fw-la divitias_fw-la comparavit_fw-la nobis_fw-la ista_fw-la fabula_fw-la christi_fw-la leo._n 10._o pap._n rom._n speech_n of_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o viz._n how_o much_o wealth_n have_v this_o fable_n of_o christ_n bring_v to_o our_o coffer_n may_v have_v escape_v a_o reproof_n and_o now_o shall_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n put_v life_n into_o the_o gospel_n and_o none_o into_o we_o upon_o our_o sabbath_n the_o commemoration_n of_o that_o glorious_a act_n shall_v every_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v confirm_v by_o it_o and_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v establish_v in_o our_o duty_n on_o this_o holy_a day_n christ_n rose_n and_o our_o hope_n spring_v and_o bud_v with_o his_o rise_n and_o shall_v not_o this_o animate_v our_o service_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n either_o let_v we_o lay_v aside_o faith_n in_o the_o act_n or_o be_v more_o conscientious_a in_o keep_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n bless_a 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resurrectione_n quâ_fw-la jâ—stitiam_fw-la peperit_fw-la 3._o evectione_fw-la ad_fw-la dextrâ—m_fw-la dei_fw-la quâ_fw-la sp_z sanctum_fw-la effudit_fw-la 4._o â—ntercessione_n quâ_fw-la meritum_fw-la effiâ—acitèr_fw-la applicat_fw-la quâ—tuâ—r_fw-la â—isâ—e_fw-la gradibus_fw-la totum_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la opus_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la peractum_fw-la est_fw-la par._n consecrate_v unto_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o law_n leu._n 23._o 10._o rom._n 11._o 16._o and_o thus_o when_o we_o be_v all_o dead_a christ_n as_o the_o first_o fruit_n rise_v and_o this_o in_o our_o name_n and_o stead_n and_o so_o we_o all_o rise_v with_o he_o and_o in_o he_o we_o be_v all_o virtual_o rise_v in_o he_o and_o this_o in_o as_o true_a a_o sense_n as_o if_o we_o be_v personal_o rise_v as_o on_o the_o contrary_a hand_n we_o be_v personal_o alive_a yet_o be_v reckon_v dead_a in_o adam_n because_o he_o be_v a_o common_a person_n and_o have_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v upon_o he_o by_o 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upon_o he_o as_o a_o common_a and_o public_a person_n for_o we_o yea_o in_o this_o his_o be_v justify_v christ_n must_v much_o rather_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o common_a person_n represent_v we_o than_o adam_n be_v in_o his_o condemnation_n theoph._n vâ—va_n ego_fw-la &_o quamvis_fw-la mortem_fw-la feram_fw-la resurgam_fw-la et_fw-la vos_fw-la quoque_fw-la vivetis_fw-la i._n e._n quia_fw-la videbitis_fw-la i_o laetabimini_fw-la et_fw-la quasi_fw-la oâ—cisi_fw-la reviâ—isâ—eâ—â—â—_n in_fw-la meâ_fw-la manifestatione_n theoph._n for_o christ_n in_o his_o own_o person_n have_v no_o sin_n so_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o justification_n from_o sin_n nor_o shall_v ever_o have_v be_v condemn_v and_o therefore_o this_o must_v be_v only_o in_o respect_n to_o our_o sin_n impute_v to_o he_o and_o if_o so_o then_o in_o our_o stead_n and_o so_o herein_o he_o be_v more_o pure_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o common_a person_n for_o we_o than_o ever_o adam_n be_v in_o his_o be_v condemn_v for_o 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