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wisdom_n they_o be_v term_v by_o philosopher_n daemon_n and_o intelligence_n admittable_a be_v their_o knowledge_n natural_a experimental_a reveal_v the_o widow_n of_o tekoah_n tell_v david_n that_o he_o be_v wise_a according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n 19.27_o 1_o sam._n 29.9_o 2_o sam._n 19.27_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o when_o the_o scripture_n attribute_n the_o high_a praise_n to_o inferior_a creature_n the_o comparison_n be_v borrow_v from_o the_o angel_n the_o king_n of_o tyrus_n be_v call_v a_o anoint_a cherub_n 78.25_o ezek._n 28.14_o mat._n 11.10_o rev._n 2.1_o act._n 6.15_o videtur_fw-la haec_fw-la apud_fw-la judeos_fw-la pa._n raemialis_fw-la locutio_fw-la lorin_n in_o act._n 6._o psal_n 78.25_o the_o most_o eminent_a among_o man_n be_v call_v angel_n david_n admire_v man_n glory_n break_v forth_o thus_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o little_o low_a than_o the_o angel_n they_o see_v the_o face_n of_o stephen_n as_o if_o it_o have_v 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truth_n remember_v say_v hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.2_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o fit_o may_v holiness_n be_v call_v truth_n in_o regard_n it_o neither_o deceive_v he_o in_o who_o it_o be_v by_o false_a hope_n nor_o any_o other_o by_o mere_a show_n 4._o bonam_n voluntatem_fw-la in_o eye_n quis_fw-la fecerat_fw-la nisi_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la eos_fw-la cum_fw-la bonâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la amore_fw-la casto_fw-la quo_fw-la illi_fw-la adhaererent_fw-la crea_fw-la vit_fw-mi simul_fw-la in_o eye_n &_o condens_fw-la naturam_fw-la &_o largiens_fw-la gratiam_fw-la aug.l._n 11._o de_fw-la civ_o d._n c._n 11._o sicut_fw-la lapsus_fw-la corporum_fw-la fingi_fw-la non_fw-la pete_v nisi_fw-la è_fw-la loco_fw-la superiore_fw-la ita_fw-la lapsus_fw-la animorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la quadam_fw-la celsitudine_fw-la boni_fw-la quam_fw-la prius_fw-la habuerint_fw-la quòd_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la cecidisse_fw-la 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judge_n qui_fw-la statuit_fw-la aliquid_fw-la parte_fw-la inaudita_fw-la alerâ_fw-la aequum_fw-la licit_fw-la statuerit_fw-la haud_fw-la aequus_fw-la fuit_fw-la sen._n in_o med._n sentence_n be_v right_a yet_o he_o be_v not_o right_a in_o give_v it_o if_o he_o give_v it_o before_o either_o party_n be_v hear_v 5._o a_o lover_n of_o truth_n a_o man_n of_o truth_n exod._n 18.21_o hate_v lie_n execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o truth_n zech._n 8.16_o his_o heart_n must_v love_v his_o tongue_n speak_v the_o truth_n 19.7_o exod._n 18.21.23.8_o deut._n 16.19.27.26_o 2_o chron._n 19.7_o nor_o will_v the_o hand_n without_o go_v right_a if_o the_o wheel_n within_o go_v wrong_n 6._o incorrupt_a hate_v bribe_n because_o hate_v covetousness_n a_o gift_n blind_v the_o wise_a and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a of_o who_o hand_n say_v samuel_n have_v i_o receive_v any_o gift_n to_o blind_v my_o eye_n therewith_o 1_o sam._n 12.3_o a_o judge_n must_v neither_o take_v money_n to_o be_v 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a_o exposition_n of_o the_o epistle_n of_o st_n judas_n together_o with_o many_o large_a and_o useful_a deduction_n late_o deliver_v in_o xl_o lecture_n in_o christ-church_n london_n by_o william_n jenkyn_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o first_o part_n but_o not_o print_v as_o it_o be_v p_o …_o th_n 1_o tim_n 4.1_o now_o the_o spirit_n speak_v express_o that_o in_o the_o late_a time_n some_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n tit._n 1.9_o hold_v fast_o the_o faithful_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiph._n adv_o haer._n l._n 1._o tom._n 2._o haer_fw-mi 25._o p._n mihi_fw-la 92_o london_n print_v by_o th._n maxey_n for_o samuel_n gellibrand_n at_o the_o golden_a ball_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1653._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a and_o other_o my_o belove_a and_o christian_a friend_n inhabitant_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o christchurch_n london_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n may_v as_o certain_o be_v destroy_v by_o poison_v as_o starve_v if_o satan_n 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mercy_n over_o all_o god_n work_n common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a bind_v the_o hand_n leave_v the_o heart_n free_a withhold_v only_o from_o some_o one_o or_o few_o sin_n tie_v we_o now_o and_o lose_v we_o by_o and_o by_o intend_v for_o the_o good_a of_o humane_a society_n do_v no_o save_v good_a to_o the_o receiver_n in_o a_o word_n only_o inhibit_v the_o exercise_n of_o corruption_n for_o a_o time_n without_o any_o real_a diminution_n of_o it_o as_o the_o lion_n that_o spare_v daniel_n be_v lion_n still_o and_o have_v their_o ravenous_a disposition_n still_o as_o appear_v by_o their_o devour_v other_o although_o god_n stop_v their_o mouth_n for_o that_o time_n but_o this_o sanctify_a grace_n with_o which_o the_o faithful_a be_v here_o adorn_v as_o it_o spring_v from_o god_n special_a love_n in_o christ_n so_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o elect_n work_v upon_o every_o part_n in_o some_o measure_n body_n soul_n spirit_n abhor_v every_o sin_n hold_v out_o to_o the_o end_n be_v intend_v 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the_o disturb_v of_o their_o own_o unsound_a the_o accept_n of_o he_o that_o deserve_v the_o true_a peace_n and_o the_o walk_n in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n but_o peace_n from_o god_n be_v never_o desire_v for_o man_n to_o continue_v in_o a_o state_n of_o war_n against_o god_n 4._o 12.12_o rom._n 5.9_o 10_o rom._n 5.1_o eph._n 1.6_o hebr._fw-la 2.15_o 1_o cor._n 15.31_o job_n 15.20_o 21_o judas_n 19_o gal._n 5.22_o ephes_n 2.12_o rom._n 12.12_o the_o faithful_a only_o have_v take_v the_o right_a course_n to_o obtain_v peace_n they_o alone_o be_v free_v from_o god_n wrath_n more_o dreadful_a than_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n or_o the_o wrath_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o world_n it_o destroy_a body_n and_o soul_n in_o hell_n they_o only_o have_v pardon_n of_o sin_n the_o other_o like_o guilty_a malefactor_n be_v in_o a_o hourly_a expectation_n of_o the_o worst_a of_o death_n through_o the_o fear_n whereof_o they_o die_v before_o they_o die_v the_o faithful_a only_o have_v 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soundness_n truth_n and_o reality_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o in_o cortice_fw-la but_o in_o cord_n in_o the_o heart_n not_o in_o the_o habit_n in_o the_o conscience_n not_o in_o the_o look_n it_o be_v in_o the_o breast_n not_o in_o the_o brow_n not_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o be_v like_o some_o prison_n beautiful_a without_o but_o full_a of_o horror_n blackness_n chain_n and_o dungeon_n within_o it_o be_v a_o peace_n not_o reside_v in_o the_o hall_n of_o the_o sense_n but_o in_o the_o closet_n of_o the_o heart_n a_o saint_n peace_n be_v a_o silent_a calmness_n a_o unseen_a quietness_n meat_n of_o which_o those_o without_o know_v not_o like_o the_o window_n of_o salomon_n temple_n narrow_a without_o 14.10_o pro._n 14.10_o broad_a within_o the_o worst_a the_o unbeautifull_a the_o black-side_n of_o his_o cloud_n be_v see_v when_o the_o bright_a be_v hide_v 3._o the_o seat_n of_o this_o peace_n the_o heart_n imply_v its_o seriousness_n weightinesse_n ibid._n tu_fw-la illum_fw-la judicas_fw-la gaudere_fw-la qui_fw-la ridet_fw-la animus_n debet_fw-la esse_fw-la alacer_fw-la res_fw-la severa_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la gaudiam_fw-la caeterae_fw-la hilaritates_fw-la leves_fw-la sunt_fw-la frontem_fw-la remittunt_fw-la pectus_fw-la non_fw-la implent_fw-la sen._n ep._n 23._o ego_fw-la neminem_fw-la posse_fw-la scire_fw-la arbitror_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la nisi_fw-la acceperit_fw-la bern_n in_o cant._n melius_fw-la impressum_fw-la quam_fw-la expressum_fw-la innotescit_fw-la in_o his_o non_fw-la capt_n intelligentia_fw-la nisi_fw-la quantum_fw-la attingit_fw-la experientia_fw-la id._n ibid._n greatness_n that_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v not_o slight_a and_o toyish_a but_o some_o great_a matter_n not_o light_o please_v the_o fancy_n and_o superficial_o bedew_v the_o sense_n but_o like_o a_o ground-showr_n soak_v even_o to_o the_o heart-root_n the_o peace_n of_o a_o saint_n be_v not_o like_o the_o mirth_n of_o a_o child_n cause_v more_o by_o a_o gay_a or_o a_o toy_n then_o by_o a_o conveyance_n of_o a_o thousand_o pound_n by_o the_o year_n or_o like_o our_o laughter_n which_o be_v more_o at_o a_o jest_n than_o at_o the_o find_n of_o a_o bag_n of_o gold_n of_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n no_o his_o peace_n be_v not_o idle_a frothy_a and_o ludicrous_a merriment_n but_o deep_a and_o affect_v the_o heart_n with_o apprehensivenesse_n of_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o eternity_n a_o peace_n that_o pass_v understanding_n light_n either_o grief_n or_o contentment_n be_v easy_o express_v not_o so_o those_o which_o be_v deep_a and_o weighty_a these_o be_v joy_n unspeakable_a and_o glorious_a superabundant_a 1_o pet._n 1.8_o 2_o cor._n 7.4_o 4._o the_o seat_n note_v the_o safety_n of_o this_o peace_n the_o heart_n be_v too_o deep_a for_o a_o man_n to_o reach_v a_o saint_n peace_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o a_o cabinet_n that_o man_n can_v open_v 16.22_o joh._n 16.22_o man_n may_v break_v into_o his_o house_n but_o not_o into_o his_o heart_n your_o joy_n say_v christ_n no_o man_n take_v from_o you_o the_o power_n of_o adversary_n be_v but_o skindeep_a there_o be_v a_o threefold_a impotency_n of_o man_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o christian_n peace_n 1_o man_n can_v give_v this_o peace_n 2_o he_o can_v hinder_v it_o from_o enter_v 3._o he_o can_v remove_v it_o or_o hinder_v it_o from_o abide_v it_o continue_v like_o a_o fountain_n in_o the_o hot_a summer_n and_o be_v warm_a in_o the_o cold_a winter_n of_o affliction_n like_o a_o candle_n which_o be_v not_o overwhelm_v or_o quench_v in_o the_o dismal_a darkness_n of_o the_o night_n but_o be_v make_v thereby_o to_o give_v the_o clear_a light_n david_n in_o great_a strait_n comfort_v himself_o in_o god_n 12.11_o 1_o jam._n 1_o 2._o 2_o cor._n 7.4_o rom._n 5.3_o 1_o thes_n 5.16_o 2_o cor._n 14.5_o phil._n 4.4_o heb._n 12.11_o the_o faithful_a glory_n in_o tribulation_n they_o be_v command_v to_o rejoice_v evermore_o as_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n abound_v in_o they_o so_o 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clean_o etc._n etc._n but_o more_o particular_o the_o byway_n in_o which_o they_o go_v the_o subtle_a artifices_fw-la and_o insinuation_n by_o which_o they_o creep_v into_o the_o company_n and_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o deceitful_o enter_v unaware_o be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o they_o conceal_v their_o opinion_n 7.8_o vid._n aug._n contr_n pelag._n l._n 1._o pelagius_n dixit_fw-la liberum_fw-la sic_fw-la confitemur_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ut_fw-la dicamus_fw-la nos_fw-la semper_fw-la indigere_fw-la dei_fw-la auxilio_fw-la ita_fw-la homi_fw-la nis_fw-la laudamus_fw-la naturam_fw-la ut_fw-la dei_fw-la semper_fw-la gratiam_fw-la addamus_fw-la auxilium_fw-la anathema_n qui_fw-la docet_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la per_fw-la singulos_fw-la actus_fw-la nostros_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la necessariam_fw-la diligenter_n est_fw-la interrogandus_fw-la pelagius_n quam_fw-la dicat_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la fateatur_fw-la homines_fw-la adjuvari_fw-la etc._n etc._n mihi_fw-la paenè_fw-la persuaserat_fw-la hanc_fw-la illam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la quaestio_fw-la est_fw-la confiteri_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr gra_fw-mi christ_n c._n 37._o in_o fraudem_fw-la nomen_fw-la christi_fw-la circumferunt_fw-la hos_fw-la 7.8_o especial_o at_o their_o first_o entrance_n either_o they_o total_o forbear_v the_o deliver_n of_o error_n or_o else_o they_o deliver_v they_o so_o dark_o cloudy_o and_o ambiguous_o as_o that_o they_o may_v find_v subterfuge_n and_o place_n for_o retreat_v whensoever_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o they_o they_o love_v to_o know_v but_o be_v wary_a in_o be_v know_v like_o mole_n they_o labour_v to_o spoil_v the_o ground_n by_o keep_v under_o ground_n it_o be_v often_o hard_o to_o find_v they_o than_o to_o overcome_v they_o their_o word_n and_o phrase_n have_v divers_a sense_n the_o same_o sentence_n shall_v speak_v both_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n so_o that_o their_o disciple_n shall_v understand_v they_o one_o way_n and_o the_o ingenuous_a 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〈◊〉_d desire_v not_o to_o have_v right_a thing_n prophesy_v to_o they_o but_o smooth_a thing_n and_o deceit_n and_o therefore_o they_o corrupt_v and_o deal_v deceitful_o with_o the_o word_n like_o deceitful_a vintner_n who_o for_o gain_v mix_v water_n with_o their_o wine_n mere_a truth_n they_o know_v will_v be_v bitter_a truth_n amara_fw-la veritas_fw-la mera_fw-fr veritas_fw-la amara_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o be_v more_o desirous_a to_o be_v sweet_a and_o unsound_a than_o harsh_a and_o wholesome_a suit_v their_o doctrine_n as_o some_o fable_n of_o the_o taste_n of_o the_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o every_o pallate_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o false_a apostle_n preach_v up_o circumcision_n and_o other_o abrogate_a observation_n because_o they_o know_v such_o doctrine_n only_o will_v be_v savoury_a to_o jewish_a palate_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o these_o seducer_n preach_v doctrine_n of_o liberty_n and_o licentiousness_n 4._o 2_o pet._n 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prop_n but_o the_o stability_n of_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n shall_v be_v the_o stay_n of_o our_o faith_n a_o stud_n that_o ever_o stand_v though_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v fail_v in_o thy_o word_n say_v david_n i_o do_v and_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o hope_v the_o greatness_n of_o danger_n must_v not_o lessen_v faith_n danger_n be_v the_o element_n of_o faith_n among_o they_o faith_n live_v best_a because_o among_o they_o it_o find_v most_o promise_n when_o the_o world_n be_v most_o against_o we_o than_o the_o word_n be_v most_o for_o we_o faith_n have_v best_a food_n in_o famine_n and_o the_o full_a table_n in_o a_o time_n of_o scarcity_n the_o very_a earth_n which_o we_o tread_v on_o shall_v teach_v we_o this_o so_o massy_a a_o body_n hang_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o air_n and_o
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speak_v of_o his_o own_o according_a to_o his_o custom_n and_o disposition_n and_o when_o he_o speak_v truth_n he_o borrow_v that_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v deceive_v satan_n can_v lay_v down_o his_o sinful_a inclination_n he_o be_v totus_fw-la in_o mendaciis_fw-la delibutus_fw-la say_v calvin_n stain_v and_o soak_v in_o sin_n in_o a_o word_n this_o chain_n of_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v put_v on_o 8.44_o on_o calv._n in_o joh._n 8.44_o he_o never_o can_v or_o will_v put_v off_o 2._o these_o fall_a angel_n be_v in_o and_o under_o the_o chain_n of_o god_n power_n the_o strong_a man_n be_v bind_v by_o a_o strong_a than_o himself_o the_o old_a dragon_n be_v bind_v for_o a_o thousand_o year_n rev._n 20._o and_o the_o chain_n which_o curb_v he_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n this_o power_n hinder_v he_o both_o from_o escape_v the_o evil_a which_o he_o undergo_v and_o from_o effect_v and_o cause_v that_o evil_a which_o he_o desire_v satan_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v miserable_a in_o sustainingwhat_o he_o will_v not_o and_o in_o not_o obtain_v what_o he_o will_v the_o impossibility_n of_o his_o be_v happy_a sent._n quòd_fw-la aufertur_fw-la nocendipotestas_fw-la pro_fw-la maximo_fw-la tormento_fw-la reputant_fw-la esti_fw-la p._n 60._o in_o 2._o sent._n necessary_o follow_v his_o impotency_n to_o be_v holy_a purity_n be_v the_o path_n to_o blessedness_n all_o the_o force_n of_o hell_n can_v scale_v the_o wall_n of_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o gulf_n fix_v between_o fall_v angel_n and_o happiness_n which_o they_o can_v never_o pass_v over_o as_o they_o can_v never_o return_v to_o god_n so_o as_o to_o love_v he_o so_o never_o so_o as_o to_o enjoy_v he_o they_o be_v debar_v from_o these_o joy_n unavoidable_o which_o they_o forsake_v voluntary_o nor_o be_v it_o a_o small_a matter_n of_o their_o punishment_n to_o be_v curb_v against_o the_o bent_n and_o violent_a inclination_n of_o their_o own_o will_n from_o stir_v a_o hair_n breadth_n for_o the_o hurt_v any_o further_o than_o god_n lengthen_v out_o their_o chain_n how_o painful_a a_o vexation_n be_v it_o to_o satan_n that_o he_o can_v hurt_v the_o soul_n by_o affright_v allure_a and_o seduce_v nor_o our_o body_n by_o disease_n and_o pain_n nor_o our_o estate_n by_o loss_n nor_o facultas_fw-la nor_o luke_n 22.31_o tormentum_fw-la diaboli_fw-la erat_fw-la exire_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la nec_fw-la posse_fw-la ei_fw-la diutius_fw-la nocere_fw-la vid._n est_fw-la in_o scent_n ibid._n quod_fw-la abyssum_fw-la deprecantur_fw-la eo_fw-la spectat_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsis_fw-la volupe_fw-la fit_a inter_fw-la homines_fw-la versari_fw-la quò_fw-la illos_fw-la seducant_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la se_fw-la plures_fw-la semper_fw-la pertrahant_n id_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o abysso_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la ubi_fw-la sunt_fw-la nulli_fw-la quos_fw-la seducant_fw-la luc._n brugens_n dolet_fw-la illis_fw-la in_o abyssum_fw-la demergi_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la ablata_fw-la sit_fw-la laedendi_fw-la &_o perdendi_fw-la facultas_fw-la our_o name_n by_o disgrace_n unless_o our_o god_n give_v he_o chain_n satan_n have_v desire_v to_o have_v you_o etc._n etc._n say_v christ_n and_o when_o the_o devil_n beseech_v christ_n luke_o 8.28_o not_o to_o torment_v he_o it_o be_v by_o many_o interpret_v that_o the_o torment_n against_o which_o satan_n pray_v be_v that_o his_o ejection_n out_o of_o the_o possess_v whereby_o he_o be_v to_o be_v hinder_v from_o do_v that_o hurt_n which_o he_o desire_v it_o be_v immediate_o subjoin_v by_o the_o evangelist_n for_o he_o have_v command_v the_o unclean_a spirit_n to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o man_n and_o whereas_o ver_fw-la 31._o the_o devil_n further_o desire_v christ_n that_o he_o will_v not_o command_v they_o to_o go_v out_o into_o the_o deep_a calvin_n with_o other_o refer_v this_o petition_n to_o the_o great_a desire_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o continue_v among_o man_n to_o annoy_v and_o molest_v they_o they_o grieve_v say_v calvin_n to_o think_v of_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o deep_a wherein_o they_o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o power_n and_o opportunity_n of_o do_v harm_n to_o man_n the_o destruction_n of_o man_n be_v the_o delight_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o this_o seem_v further_a to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o word_n of_o mark_n 5.10_o mark_v 5.10_o who_o say_v that_o the_o devil_n desire_v that_o christ_n will_v not_o send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o country_n whereby_o they_o shall_v want_v opportunity_n of_o do_v harm_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o man_n judas_n see_v perkins_n on_o judas_n need_v then_o must_v the_o chain_n of_o divine_a power_n which_o restrain_v the_o devil_n from_o hurt_v man_n be_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o his_o torment_n who_o work_n be_v to_o go_v about_o seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v 3._o the_o fall_a angel_n be_v in_o and_o under_o the_o chain_n of_o their_o own_o guilty_a conscience_n which_o by_o the_o tenor_n of_o god_n justice_n bound_v they_o over_o to_o destruction_n they_o know_v they_o be_v adjudge_v to_o damnation_n for_o their_o sin_n let_v they_o be_v where_o they_o will_v in_o the_o earth_n or_o air_n these_o chain_n of_o guilty_a conscience_n bound_v they_o over_o to_o judgement_n they_o can_v no_o more_o shake_v off_o these_o then_o leave_v themselves_o in_o these_o the_o devil_n be_v bind_v like_o madman_n and_o band-dog_n they_o must_v endure_v what_o they_o can_v endure_v 2.19_o jam._n 2.19_o the_o devil_n fear_n and_o tremble_v horror_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o diabolical_a assent_n 8.29_o judicis_fw-la svi_fw-la prae_fw-la sentiâ_fw-la expavefacti_fw-la de_fw-la poenâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la cogitarunt_fw-la mala_fw-la enim_fw-la conscientia_fw-la quid_fw-la meriti_fw-la essent_fw-la ipsis_fw-la tacente_fw-la christo_fw-la dictabat_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la enim_fw-la scelerati_fw-la ubi_fw-la ad_fw-la tribunal_n ventum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n calv._n in_o mat._n 8.29_o how_o evident_o do_v this_o guilty_a tremble_a appear_v when_o they_o ask_v christ_n whether_o he_o be_v come_v to_o torment_v they_o before_o their_o time_n the_o sight_n of_o the_o judge_n say_v calvin_n on_o the_o place_n make_v these_o guilty_a malefactor_n to_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o their_o punishment_n their_o evil_a conscience_n tell_v they_o christ_n be_v silent_a what_o they_o deserve_v as_o malefactor_n when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n apprehend_v their_o punishment_n so_o do_v these_o devil_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o judge_n the_o fall_a angel_n shall_v ever_o contemplate_v what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o how_o they_o have_v finned_a as_o also_o what_o they_o shall_v undergo_v and_o how_o they_o shall_v suffer_v and_o hereby_o as_o god_n deliver_v the_o damn_a man_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o guilty_a angel_n so_o he_o deliver_v guilty_a angel_n over_o to_o themselves_o to_o be_v their_o own_o torment_n this_o fiery_a furnace_n of_o a_o torment_a conscience_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o most_o scorch_a and_o scald_a every_o devil_n shall_v carry_v in_o his_o bosom_n this_o inward_a and_o silent_a scourge_n shall_v torment_v he_o this_o arrow_n shall_v stick_v in_o his_o side_n etc._n daemon_n quocunque_fw-la abeant_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la degant_fw-la suum_fw-la secum_fw-la circumferunt_fw-la infernuâ—_n beda_n in_o c._n 3._o jacobi_n aquin._n 1._o p._n q._n 64._o art_n 4._o ad_fw-la ob_fw-la 3._o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sicut_fw-la sempiternus_fw-la à _fw-la semper_fw-la though_o lorinus_n upon_o the_o place_n mention_n a_o conceit_n according_a to_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v derive_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o the_o word_n shall_v signify_v not_o their_o own_o such_o chain_n as_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o by_o nature_n but_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o after_o their_o sin_v as_o a_o punishment_n iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 33._o greg._n l._n 4._o mor._n cap._n 10._o ansel_n l._n 2._o c._n 21._o cur_n deus_fw-la homo_fw-la sicutceciderunt_fw-la nullo_n alio_fw-la nocente_fw-la ut_fw-la caderent_fw-la itanullo_n alio_fw-la ad_fw-la juvante_fw-la resurgere_fw-la debent_fw-la aug._n enchir._n c._n 29._o quoniam_fw-la non_fw-la tota_fw-la multitudo_fw-la angelorum_fw-la deum_fw-la deserendo_fw-la perierat_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la perierat_fw-la perpetuâ_fw-la perditione_n remaneret_fw-la alia_fw-la vero_fw-la creatura_fw-la rationalis_fw-la quoniam_fw-la tota_fw-la perierat_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o vulture_n shall_v prey_v this_o worm_n shall_v gnaw_v and_o this_o hell_n shall_v he_o carry_v about_o he_o where_o ever_o he_o become_v though_o he_o may_v change_v his_o place_n yet_o he_o never_o change_v his_o state_n as_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o good_a angel_n be_v not_o diminish_v when_o they_o come_v to_o we_o and_o be_v not_o actual_o in_o the_o heavenly_a place_n because_o they_o know_v themselves_o bless_v as_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n be_v not_o impair_v though_o actual_o he_o sit_v not_o in_o his_o chair_n of_o state_n so_o neither_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o wicked_a angel_n lessen_v
life_n and_o with_o that_o his_o estate_n and_o liberty_n and_o all_o that_o be_v dear_a and_o desirable_a grant_v unto_o he_o this_o his_o sentence_n and_o judgement_n i_o say_v be_v great_a and_o make_v the_o day_n wherein_o it_o pass_v deserve_o to_o be_v account_v such_o what_o be_v all_o the_o loss_n sustain_v by_o or_o fine_n impose_v on_o any_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n presence_n he_o who_o lose_v god_n have_v nothing_o beside_o to_o lose_v he_o who_o be_v doom_v to_o the_o pain_n of_o those_o fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n have_v nothing_o leave_v he_o more_o to_o feel_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o body_n be_v no_o more_o comparable_a to_o those_o of_o the_o soul_n then_o be_v the_o scratch_n of_o a_o pin_n to_o a_o stab_n at_o the_o heart_n nor_o can_v there_o possible_o be_v a_o addition_n make_v to_o the_o blessedness_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v sentence_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o their_o lord_n who_o presence_n not_o only_o be_v in_o but_o be_v even_o heaven_n itself_o in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v nothing_o small_a in_o the_o recompense_n of_o that_o great_a day_n great_a woe_n or_o great_a happiness_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o great_a day_n in_o either_o respect_n but_o of_o this_o at_o large_a before_o 3._o this_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v great_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o property_n of_o it_o as_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o certain_a day_n be_v it_o doubtful_a it_o will_v not_o be_v dreadful_a be_v it_o fabulous_a it_o will_v be_v contemptible_a 1._o natural_a conscience_n be_v affright_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o judgement_n day_n 1.13_o act._n 24.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazian_n sva_fw-la quemque_fw-la fraus_fw-la sva_fw-la audacia_fw-la suum_fw-la facinus_fw-la suum_fw-la scelus_fw-la de_fw-la sanitate_fw-la ac_fw-la ment_fw-la deturbat_fw-la hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la impiorum_fw-la furiae_fw-la haeflammae_fw-la hae_fw-la face_n cicer._n in_o pison_n eccl._n 1.2_o 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