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a_o material_a and_o sensual_a world_n but_o to_o live_v above_o it_o my_o design_n then_o in_o these_o meditation_n have_v already_o prove_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n be_v to_o climb_v a_o jacob_n ladder_n to_o satisfy_v a_o little_a the_o curiosity_n of_o my_o nature_n to_o inform_v myself_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o my_o fellow_n so_o far_o as_o sober_o and_o modest_o i_o may_v with_o all_o the_o phenomena_n of_o the_o aetherial_a region_n to_o acquaint_v myself_o and_o other_o with_o the_o outward_a face_n of_o heaven_n first_o of_o all_o and_o all_o the_o visible_a furniture_n of_o the_o outward_a court_n those_o glorious_a spangle_n of_o star_n and_o planet_n those_o fiery_a meteor_n and_o other_o strange_a exhalation_n and_o vapour_n
so_o cold_a and_o frigid_a in_o defend_v the_o pope_n as_o eccius_n and_o some_o like_o he_o be_v who_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o defend_v the_o papacy_n rather_o for_o their_o belly_n sake_n then_o in_o good_a earnest_n yea_o like_a epicure_n they_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o deride_v the_o pope_n whereas_o i_o be_v serious_a in_o his_o cause_n as_o one_o that_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o from_o my_o very_a heart_n desire_v to_o be_v save_v ibid._n p._n 146._o vid._n sleid._n comment_fw-fr etc._n etc._n 8._o lambertus_n dispute_v with_o zuinglius_fw-la about_o the_o intercession_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o be_v non-plus_a leave_v his_o error_n and_o give_v praise_n to_o god_n ibid._n p._n 149._o 9_o mr._n rastal_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n son_n in_o law_n be_v convert_v likewise_o by_o the_o clear_a and_o strenuous_a argument_n of_o john_n frith_n which_o he_o use_v in_o some_o disputation_n that_o be_v manage_v by_o way_n of_o letter_n between_o sir_n thomas_n and_o he_o ibid._n p._n 157._o 10._o in_o mr._n baxters_n narrative_a of_o his_o life_n p._n 3._o he_o give_v this_o remarkable_a account_n of_o his_o conversion_n be_v say_v he_o under_o some_o more_o conviction_n for_o my_o sin_n a_o poor_a day-labourer_n in_o the_o town_n have_v a_o old_a tear_a book_n which_o he_o lend_v my_o father_n which_o be_v call_v bunny_n resolution_n i_o have_v before_o hear_v some_o sermon_n and_o read_v a_o book_n or_o two_o which_o make_v i_o more_o love_n and_o honour_n godliness_n in_o the_o general_n he_o further_o add_v in_o the_o read_n of_o this_o book_n when_o i_o be_v about_o fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n it_o please_v god_n to_o awaken_v my_o soul_n and_o show_v i_o the_o folly_n of_o sin_v and_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o unexpressible_a weight_n of_o thing_n eternal_a and_o the_o necessity_n of_o resolve_v on_o a_o holy_a life_n more_o than_o i_o be_v ever_o acquaint_v with_o before_o the_o same_o thing_n which_o i_o know_v before_o come_v now_o in_o another_o manner_n with_o light_n and_o sense_n and_o seriousness_n to_o my_o heart_n about_o that_o time_n it_o please_v god_n that_o a_o poor_a pedlar_n come_v to_o the_o door_n that_o have_v ballad_n and_o some_o good_a book_n and_o my_o father_n buy_v of_o he_o dr._n sibbs_n bruise_v reed_n this_o also_o i_o read_v and_o find_v it_o suit_v to_o my_o state_n and_o seasonable_o send_v i_o which_o open_v more_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o i_o and_o give_v i_o a_o lively_a apprehension_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o redemption_n and_o how_o much_o i_o be_v behold_v to_o jesus_n christ_n after_o this_o we_o have_v a_o servant_n that_o have_v a_o little_a piece_n of_o mr._n perkins_n work_n of_o repentance_n and_o the_o right_a art_n of_o live_v and_o die_v well_o and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o the_o read_n of_o that_o do_v further_o inform_v i_o and_o confirm_v i_o and_o thus_o without_o any_o mean_n but_o book_n be_v god_n please_v to_o resolve_v i_o for_o himself_o thus_o far_o mr._n baxter_n 11._o mr._n thomas_n bilney_n martyr_n be_v thus_o convert_v have_v hear_v the_o speech_n of_o jesus_n say_v he_o even_o then_o when_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v translate_v by_o erasmus_n understand_v it_o to_o be_v eloquent_o do_v i_o buy_v it_o be_v allure_v thereto_o rather_o by_o the_o elegancy_n of_o the_o latin_a than_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o at_o that_o time_n i_o know_v not_o what_o it_o mean_v and_o look_v into_o it_o by_o god_n special_a providence_n i_o meet_v with_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n this_o be_v a_o true_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n of_o who_o i_o be_o chief_a oh_o most_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a sentence_n to_o my_o soul_n this_o one_o sentence_n through_o god_n instruction_n and_o inward_a work_n do_v so_o exhilerate_v my_o heart_n which_o before_o be_v wound_v through_o the_o guilt_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o be_v almost_o in_o despair_n that_o immediate_o i_o sound_v marvellous_a comfort_n and_o quietness_n in_o my_o soul_n so_o that_o my_o bruise_a bone_n do_v leap_v for_o joy_n after_o this_o the_o scripture_n begin_v to_o be_v more_o sweet_a unto_o i_o than_o honey_n and_o the_o honeycomb_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 162._o 12._o john_n picus_n mirandula_n be_v of_o a_o ductile_a nature_n and_o a_o aimable_fw-fr countenance_n and_o disposition_n be_v for_o some_o time_n so_o inveigle_v with_o the_o blandishment_n of_o a_o effeminate_a society_n that_o he_o give_v himself_o over_o to_o unlawful_a pleasure_n with_o they_o but_o it_o please_v god_n by_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o the_o trouble_n which_o he_o meet_v with_o by_o their_o mean_n to_o awaken_v he_o from_o his_o sensual_a delight_n and_o to_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o shake_v off_o and_o avoid_v all_o these_o provocation_n and_o incentives_n to_o wickedness_n and_o to_o choose_v celestial_a instead_o of_o fleshy_a pleasure_n and_o lay_v aside_o his_o hunt_n after_o vain_a glory_n to_o devote_v himself_o whole_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n idem_fw-la in_o ejus_fw-la vitâ_fw-la 13._o george_n prince_n of_o anhalt_n when_o the_o controversy_n about_o religion_n wax_v hot_a and_o luther_n book_n come_v abroad_o fall_v to_o read_v of_o they_o and_o suspect_v his_o own_o injudiciousness_n will_v often_o pray_v with_o tear_n to_o god_n to_o incline_v his_o heart_n to_o the_o truth_n say_v deal_v with_o thy_o servant_n according_a to_o thy_o mercy_n and_o instruct_v i_o in_o thy_o righteousness_n he_o be_v frequent_a in_o read_v the_o scripture_n ecclesiastical_a history_n augustine_n hierom_n and_o lombard_n study_v also_o greek_n and_o hebrew_n and_o discourse_v with_o learned_a man_n about_o the_o controversy_n and_o after_o all_o upon_o mature_a deliberation_n embrace_v the_o reform_a religion_n and_o reform_v the_o church_n with_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o brethren_n within_o his_o own_o jurisdiction_n fuller_n abel_n rediu._n p._n 165._o 14._o vergerius_n have_v be_v the_o pope_n legate_n in_o germany_n after_o his_o return_n to_o rome_n the_o pope_n intend_v to_o bestow_v a_o cardinal_n cap_n upon_o he_o but_o some_o about_o he_o suggest_v that_o he_o have_v be_v so_o long_o in_o germany_n that_o he_o smell_v of_o a_o lutheran_n this_o make_v the_o pope_n to_o alter_v his_o purpose_n which_o when_o vergerius_n hear_v be_v wonderful_o astonish_v and_o that_o he_o may_v purge_v himself_o from_o that_o imputation_n he_o retire_v into_o his_o own_o country_n purpose_v to_o write_v a_o book_n under_o this_o title_n against_o the_o apostate_n german_n but_o it_o please_v god_n that_o whilst_o he_o read_v over_o his_o adversary_n book_n to_o confute_v they_o himself_o be_v convert_v by_o they_o hereupon_o cast_v off_o all_o desire_n of_o a_o cardinalship_n he_o go_v to_o his_o brother_n john_n baptista_z bishop_n of_o pola_n and_o communicate_v his_o thought_n unto_o he_o and_o ask_v his_o advice_n his_o brother_n at_o first_o be_v much_o perplex_a and_o bewail_v his_o condition_n but_o after_o a_o while_n be_v persuade_v by_o vergerius_n to_o read_v and_o study_v the_o scripture_n especial_o in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n whereby_o it_o please_v god_n that_o he_o also_o see_v the_o popish_a doctrine_n to_o be_v false_a and_o so_o they_o both_o become_v zealous_a preacher_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o the_o people_n clark_n exampl_a vol._n 2._o p._n 117._o sleidan_n commentar_n p._n 475._o 15._o whilst_o francis_n junius_n be_v a_o student_n in_o lion_n there_o come_v a_o man_n to_o he_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o epicure_n nihil_fw-la curare_fw-la deum_fw-la nec_fw-la svi_fw-la nec_fw-la alieni_fw-la that_o god_n care_v for_o nothing_o and_o he_o corroborate_v this_o with_o such_o subtle_a argument_n that_o junius_n suck_v 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the_o devil_n nay_o he_o use_v to_o stop_v his_o ear_n at_o the_o ill_a speech_n of_o heretic_n and_o shun_v the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v utter_v clark_n marr._n of_o eccl._n history_n 2._o origen_n be_v sometime_o necessitate_v to_o frequent_v the_o lecture_n of_o one_o paulus_n a_o famous_a heretic_n at_o antioch_n be_v both_o kind_o entertain_v by_o the_o same_o gentlewoman_n in_o the_o same_o house_n yet_o will_v he_o never_o be_v persuade_v to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o prayer_n detest_a his_o heretical_a doctrine_n ibid._n 3._o athanasius_n be_v so_o great_a a_o lover_n of_o truth_n and_o orthodoxy_n that_o he_o alone_o resist_v stout_o all_o the_o device_n and_o malicious_a contrivance_n and_o opposition_n of_o the_o arian_n insomuch_o that_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o one_o athanasius_n stand_v firm_a against_o all_o the_o world_n he_o be_v often_o false_o accuse_v often_o force_v to_o fly_v often_o depose_v and_o as_o often_o escape_v the_o magician_n and_o soothsayer_n in_o alexandria_n in_o julian_n time_n acknowledge_v that_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o in_o their_o art_n except_o athanasius_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o city_n ibid._n 4._o basil_n be_v attack_v by_o fair_a speech_n and_o promise_n of_o preferment_n from_o valens_n the_o emperor_n to_o turn_v arian_n answer_v the_o messenger_n alas_o sir_n these_o speech_n be_v fit_a to_o catch_v little_a child_n that_o look_v after_o such_o thing_n we_o be_v otherwise_o teach_v by_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v a_o thousand_o death_n rather_o than_o suffer_v one_o syllable_n or_o tittle_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v alter_v when_o modestus_n the_o perfect_a ask_v know_v you_o not_o who_o we_o be_v that_o command_n it_o no_o body_n say_v basil_n so_o long_o as_o you_o require_v such_o thing_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v know_v you_o not_o that_o we_o have_v honour_n to_o bestow_v upon_o you_o whereunto_o he_o reply_v they_o be_v but_o changeable_a like_o yourselves_o upon_o this_o the_o perfect_a in_o a_o rage_n threaten_v to_o confiscate_v his_o good_n to_o torment_n banish_v or_o kill_v he_o basil_n answer_v as_o for_o consiscation_n he_o have_v nothing_o to_o lose_v for_o banishment_n heaven_n only_o be_v his_o country_n and_o for_o torment_n one_o blow_n will_v dash_v his_o body_n in_o piece_n and_o for_o death_n that_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o set_v he_o at_o liberty_n the_o perfect_a tell_v he_o he_o be_v mad_a i_o wish_v say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v be_v ever_o so_o mad._n the_o emperor_n be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o carriage_n of_o basil_n go_v to_o church_n next_o morning_n with_o design_n to_o disturb_v he_o but_o see_v his_o reverend_a carriage_n he_o be_v so_o convince_v that_o he_o make_v a_o large_a offer_n which_o yet_o basil_n refuse_v as_o come_v from_o a_o heretic_n ibid._n 5._o epiphanius_n be_v semper_fw-la acerrimus_fw-la hereticorum_fw-la oppugnator_fw-la i.e._n always_o a_o very_a brisk_a opposer_n of_o heretic_n ibid._n 6._o st._n augustine_n be_v call_v hereticorum_fw-la malleus_fw-la i.e._n the_o hammer_n of_o heretic_n dispute_v often_o with_o the_o manichee_n donatist_n arian_n and_o pelagian_o and_o common_o in_o his_o disputation_n make_v use_n of_o notary_n to_o write_v down_o the_o argument_n and_o answer_n on_o both_o side_n to_o prevent_v misreport_n and_o herein_o be_v very_o successful_a so_o many_o thing_n be_v dictate_v and_o publish_v by_o he_o so_o many_o disputation_n hold_v in_o the_o church_n so_o many_o thing_n write_v against_o heretic_n and_o so_o many_o book_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n expound_v by_o he_o that_o a_o studious_a man_n all_o his_o life_n long_o can_v scarce_o know_v and_o read_v over_o ibid._n in_o his_o latter_a day_n he_o look_v over_o all_o his_o book_n and_o write_v two_o volume_n of_o retractation_n and_o complain_v that_o some_o minister_n have_v get_v and_o divulge_v some_o of_o his_o book_n before_o he_o have_v perfect_v they_o ibid._n 7._o theodosius_n senior_a have_v call_v a_o council_n upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o arian_n heresy_n the_o emperor_n retire_v into_o his_o closet_n fall_v down_o upon_o his_o knee_n before_o god_n humble_o beseech_v he_o to_o reveal_v the_o truth_n unto_o he_o and_o to_o assist_v he_o in_o find_v it_o out_o then_o peruse_v every_o one_o opinion_n and_o serious_o weigh_v it_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n he_o condemn_v and_o tear_v in_o piece_n all_o those_o creed_n that_o derogate_a from_o the_o unity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o bless_a trinity_n allow_v and_o high_o commend_v the_o other_o clark_n in_o vitâ_fw-la theodosii_fw-la 8._o pomponius_n atticus_n neither_o will_v tell_v a_o lie_n nor_o can_v endure_v one_o text._n officinum_n 1138._o 9_o bericus_n the_o abbot_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o thebais_n be_v never_o hear_v to_o swear_v a_o oath_n never_o to_o tell_v a_o lie_n never_o to_o be_v angry_a never_o to_o speak_v a_o idle_a word_n ibid._n 10._o hor_n the_o abbot_n be_v say_v never_o to_o have_v tell_v a_o lie_n never_o to_o have_v speak_v evil_a to_o any_o man_n ibid._n 11._o the_o late_a countess_n dowager_n of_o warwick_n be_v exact_a in_o word_n and_o deed_n she_o never_o forfeit_v her_o title_n to_o the_o privilege_n of_o peerage_n to_o be_v believe_v upon_o the_o honour_n of_o her_o word_n which_o be_v as_o sacred_a as_o any_o oath_n and_o as_o good_a security_n as_o many_o bond_n no_o inconvenience_n to_o herself_o will_v make_v she_o recoil_v or_o flinch_v from_o the_o obligation_n she_o have_v bring_v herself_o under_o by_o her_o own_o mouth_n yea_o she_o have_v such_o a_o abhorrence_n of_o a_o dishonourable_a recess_n from_o express_a or_o but_o intimate_v promise_n that_o it_o will_v render_v she_o esteem_v of_o such_o person_n exceed_v cheap_a and_o mean_a who_o by_o little_a art_n and_o shift_n will_v lose_v and_o free_v themselves_o from_o their_o engagement_n and_o disappoint_v the_o expectation_n they_o have_v raise_v in_o other_o to_o save_v the_o charge_n account_v their_o money_n spare_v a_o very_a poor_a and_o base_a redemption_n of_o their_o reputation_n she_o abhor_v a_o lie_n and_o use_v modesty_n to_o give_v this_o testimony_n to_o herself_o you_o know_v i_o dare_v not_o i_o will_v not_o lye_n and_o her_o lord_n know_v this_o so_o well_o that_o though_o he_o be_v positive_a enough_o yet_o will_v never_o persist_v if_o there_o happen_v any_o contest_v against_o whatever_o she_o affirm_v peremptory_o and_o a_o lie_n be_v the_o foul_a blemish_n any_o can_v stain_v themselves_o with_o in_o convert_v with_o she_o and_o the_o most_o unpardonable_a fault_n a_o servant_n can_v contract_v to_o who_o she_o use_v to_o say_v tell_v i_o the_o truth_n and_o i_o can_v forgive_v you_o any_o thing_n yea_o she_o fear_v the_o very_a shadow_n of_o a_o lye_n dr._n walker_n in_o her_o life_n p._n 90._o 12._o sir_n william_n fitz-williams_n be_v a_o man_n of_o so_o great_a veracity_n that_o that_o grand_a word_n on_o my_o honour_n be_v security_n enough_o for_o a_o kingdom_n and_o the_o only_a asseveration_n he_o use_v it_o be_v his_o privilege_n that_o he_o need_v not_o swear_v for_o a_o testimony_n and_o his_o renown_n that_o he_o will_v not_o for_o his_o honour_n lloyd_n worthy_n p._n 549._o chap._n xxxvii_o remarkable_a friendship_n a_o young_a gentleman_n with_o who_o father_n i_o have_v hold_v a_o uninterrupted_a correspondence_n for_o near_o thirty_o year_n but_o be_v late_o decease_a write_v yesterday_o a_o letter_n to_o i_o challenge_v as_o heir_n to_o his_o father_n the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o correspondence_n though_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n build_v upon_o that_o text_n thy_o own_o friend_n and_o thy_o father_n friend_n forsake_v not_o and_o in_o truth_n a_o solid_a friendship_n found_v upon_o virtue_n and_o sincere_a religion_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a sweetness_n of_o this_o life_n and_o rare_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n a_o david_n and_o jonathan_n a_o gregory_n and_o nazianzen_n a_o cranmer_n and_o cromwell_n a_o pair_n of_o true_a friend_n among_o man_n be_v seldomer_n to_o be_v find_v then_o a_o club_n of_o knave_n or_o a_o herd_n of_o bruit_n agree_v together_o 1._o eusebius_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n for_o his_o great_a love_n to_o pamphilus_n be_v surname_v pamphilus_n 2._o basil_n the_o great_a at_o athens_n fall_v into_o acquaintance_n with_o gregory_n nazianzen_n and_o join_v study_n together_o they_o continue_v in_o firm_a amity_n all_o their_o life_n after_o clark_n marr._n of_o ecclesiastical_a hist._n 3._o theodoret_n and_o cyril_n after_o a_o breach_n heal_v between_o they_o be_v mighty_a love_a each_o to_o other_o ever_o after_o ibid._n 4._o s._n bernard_n see_v a_o want_n of_o minister_n in_o his_o country_n and_o burn_v with_o a_o zeal_n to_o save_o soul_n resolve_v to_o set_v on_o the_o work_n and_o seek_v one_o by_o
etc._n by_o mr._n boreman_n 24._o henry_n hilton_n of_o hilton_n in_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n esq_n give_v by_o his_o will_n for_o the_o term_n of_o fourscore_o and_o nineteen_o year_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o warmouth_n 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o the_o lord-mayor_n and_o four_o senior_a alderman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 100_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o their_o pain_n in_o distribute_v his_o legacy_n to_o a_o clerk_n for_o keep_v the_o account_n 10_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la item_n for_o bind_v five_o child_n of_o his_o kindred_n apprentice_n yearly_o item_n the_o interest_n of_o 4000_o l._n for_o bind_v poor_a fatherless_a child_n apprenty_n yearly_a it._n to_o his_o servant_n nicholas_n sturt_n his_o lease_n of_o clapham-farm_n but_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o the_o pay_v yearly_o out_o of_o it_o to_o his_o servant_n john_n cartret_fw-la and_o all_o his_o horse_n etc._n etc._n apparel_n book_n and_o plate_n and_o 30_o l._n in_o money_n it._n to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o servant_n 20_o l._n apiece_o to_o his_o friend_n mr._n thomas_n bradford_n of_o london_n 100_o l._n to_o richard_n williams_n of_o chichester_n gen._n 30_o l._n for_o erect_v tomb_n in_o st._n paul_n church_n london_n near_o the_o tomb_n of_o dr._n donn_n 1000_o l._n in_o a_o codicil_n to_o robert_n doy_o minister_n of_o goring_n 30._o item_n he_o give_v to_o poor_a labourer_n in_o all_o the_o parish_n hereafter_o name_v four_o and_o twenty_o pound_n a_o year_n during_o the_o say_a term_n of_o fourscore_o and_o nineteen_o year_n in_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n hibton_n 24_o l._n fulwell_n 24_o l._n warmouth_n 24_o l._n ousworth_n magna_fw-la 24_o l._n hartlepoole_n 24_o l._n lumley_n 24_o l._n gateside_n 24_o l._n chester_n in_o the_o street_n 24_o l._n herrington_n 24_o l._n ferryhill_n 24_o l._n darlton_n 24_o l._n sunderland_n 24_o l._n houghton_n 24_o l._n reuton_n 24_o l._n bramspech_n 24_o l._n lanchester_n 24_o l._n brakley_n 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till_o he_o be_v almost_o starve_v and_o the_o flame_n of_o his_o lust_n extinguish_v and_o thereupon_o resolve_v afterward_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o monastery_n of_o the_o cistertian_n the_o then_o strict_a order_n of_o friar_n to_o retire_v from_o the_o world_n and_o enjoy_v a_o more_o free_a communion_n with_o god_n ibid._n p._n 104._o 6._o the_o chastity_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n appear_v in_o these_o particular_n 1._o they_o will_v not_o marry_v justin_n martyr_n say_v there_o be_v many_o christian_n in_o his_o time_n who_o for_o sixty_o or_o seventy_o year_n keep_v themselves_o uncorruptâ—_n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o find_v many_o among_o we_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o remain_v unmarried_a even_o in_o old_a age._n athenag_fw-mi leg_n pro_fw-la christian_n yet_o this_o without_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n of_o perpetual_a virginity_n 2._o when_o they_o do_v marry_v it_o be_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o the_o bring_v forth_o and_o bring_v up_o of_o 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circumstance_n of_o that_o cause_n and_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o the_o remarkable_a judgement_n of_o god_n inflict_v on_o the_o person_n who_o tamper_v with_o the_o witness_n in_o that_o cause_n whereby_o the_o marriage_n fail_v of_o sentence_n remain_v of_o dr._n barlow_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n p._n 368._o 7._o the_o emperor_n of_o muscovy_n send_v for_o a_o judge_n who_o have_v take_v a_o bribe_n viz._n a_o goose_n with_o its_o belly_n full_a of_o gold_n command_v he_o and_o the_o other_o judge_n to_o appear_v before_o he_o not_o discover_v the_o least_o displeasure_n they_o all_o appear_v cheerful_a he_o command_v the_o hangman_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o and_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o know_v how_o to_o cut_v up_o a_o goose_n answer_v be_v make_v very_o well_o then_o say_v the_o emperor_n take_v away_o that_o judge_n and_o cut_v he_o up_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n which_o be_v forthwith_o do_v according_o smythy_n treatise_n of_o restitution_n p._n 19_o who_o say_v he_o have_v the_o relation_n from_o a_o minister_n who_o brother_n be_v a_o eye-witness_n chap._n cxxxv_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o lie_v and_o slander_v our_o tongue_n be_v the_o index_n of_o our_o mind_n to_o signify_v the_o thought_n and_o meaning_n thereof_o to_o the_o world_n if_o the_o one_o agree_v not_o to_o the_o other_o the_o motion_n be_v false_a and_o the_o wheel_n out_o of_o order_n what_o be_v a_o clâ—â—k_n good_a for_o if_o it_o do_v not_o tell_v the_o true_a hour_n of_o the_o day_n liar_n be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o deserve_v but_o little_a favour_n upon_o earth_n and_o some_o time_n meet_v with_o just_a punishment_n prov._n 19.5_o 1._o alexander_n the_o great_a have_v read_v a_o history_n out_o of_o aristobulus_n wherein_o the_o author_n have_v intermingle_v certain_a counterfeit_a praise_n fling_v the_o book_n into_o the_o river_n say_v the_o say_a writer_n deserve_v to_o be_v fling_v there_o himself_o coguet_n polit._n disc_n p._n 130._o 2._o the_o emperor_n trajan_n surname_v the_o good_a prince_n take_v away_o from_o the_o son_n of_o cabalus_n the_o kingdom_n of_o dacia_n that_o be_v transilvania_n and_o valachia_n only_o because_o he_o catch_v he_o in_o a_o lie_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o rome_n the_o mother_n of_o truth_n can_v not_o permit_v a_o liar_n to_o possess_v a_o kingdom_n ibid._n 3._o cyrus_n tell_v the_o king_n of_o armenia_n that_o a_o lie_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o pardon_n ibid._n 4._o monstrelet_n write_v that_o popiel_n king_n of_o poland_n who_o have_v ever_o in_o his_o mouth_n these_o word_n if_o it_o be_v not_o true_a i_o will_v the_o rat_n may_v cat_n i_o that_o he_o be_v so_o assail_v by_o rat_n in_o a_o banquet_n that_o neither_o his_o guard_n nor_o fire_n nor_o water_n can_v preserve_v he_o from_o they_o ibid
and_o at_o last_o sacrifice_v his_o right_a hand_n for_o but_o tamper_n a_o little_a this_o way_n it_o be_v ill_a jest_n with_o god_n and_o our_o own_o conscience_n who_o will_v neither_o of_o they_o be_v mock_v 17._o berengarius_fw-la try_v this_o and_o therefore_o though_o he_o retract_v his_o doctrine_n against_o transubstantiation_n he_o relapse_v again_o and_o retract_v and_o relapse_v again_o or_o rather_o return_v and_o repent_v find_v no_o peace_n for_o his_o conscience_n whilst_o he_o have_v not_o truth_n in_o his_o possesston_n chap._n cxli_o great_a effect_n wrought_v by_o weak_a mean_n it_o be_v pleasant_a to_o observe_v how_o god_n delight_v to_o show_v his_o power_n by_o use_v weak_a and_o contemptible_a instrument_n and_o to_o werk_v â—â—eat_a effect_n by_o little_a secondary_a cause_n to_o make_v a_o world_n by_o speak_v a_o word_n or_o two_o to_o punish_v and_o subdue_v a_o slout-hearted_n pharaoh_n with_o frog_n and_o louse_n and_o locust_n and_o darkness_n to_o baffle_v a_o giantlike_a people_n in_o canaan_n with_o a_o handful_n of_o man_n to_o make_v the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n fall_v down_o and_o the_o people_n heart_n quail_v with_o only_a a_o shout_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o ram_n horn_n to_o overthrow_v the_o two_o great_a religion_n of_o the_o world_n judaisin_n and_o pagan_a idolatry_n with_o the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v and_o the_o piety_n and_o patience_n of_o confessor_n and_o martyr_n to_o turn_v sinner_n thought_n into_o a_o case_n of_o knife_n or_o a_o nest_n of_o wasp_n or_o serpent_n to_o sting_v and_o torment_v they_o with_o 1._o the_o duke_n of_o arcos_n viceroy_n of_o naples_n under_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v impose_v many_o gabel_n or_o tax_n both_o vendible_a and_o eatable_a at_o last_o impose_v a_o gabel_n upon_o fruit_n also_o which_o more_o irritated_a and_o offend_v that_o multitude_n than_o all_o the_o former_a whereupon_o by_o the_o public_a cry_n and_o lamentation_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n they_o daily_o solicit_v the_o viceroy_n as_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o marketplace_n to_o ease_v they_o of_o the_o say_a burden_n they_o use_v also_o the_o mediation_n of_o other_o and_o not_o prevail_v they_o be_v ready_a to_o raise_v a_o mutiny_n which_o so_o affright_v the_o viceroy_n that_o he_o promise_v quite_o to_o take_v off_o the_o say_v gabel_n but_o delay_v to_o do_v it_o some_o of_o the_o enrage_a people_n one_o night_n but_o fire_n to_o some_o powder_n in_o the_o marketplace_n where_o the_o say_v gabel_n be_v exact_v and_o blow_v it_o up_o there_o be_v also_o from_o day_n to_o day_n bitter_a invective_n and_o fiery_a protest_v against_o the_o public_a officer_n fix_v up_o in_o sundry_a place_n of_o the_o city_n the_o viceroy_n be_v alarm_v thereby_o often_o assemble_v the_o six_o precinct_n of_o the_o city_n to_o consult_v about_o this_o business_n but_o they_o be_v divide_v some_o persuade_v he_o to_o ease_v and_o please_v the_o people_n other_o advise_v he_o to_o repair_v the_o toll-house_n that_o be_v burn_v down_o and_o continue_v the_o gabel_n say_v that_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o tatterdemallion_n that_o have_v make_v that_o noise_n beside_o divers_a of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o merchant_n of_o the_o city_n have_v advance_v upon_o the_o say_v gabel_n above_o 600000_o crown_n and_o be_v to_o pay_v 85000_o crown_n of_o annual_a rent_n this_o be_v noise_v abroad_o and_o the_o report_n go_v that_o if_o this_o tax_n be_v take_v off_o there_o will_v be_v a_o new_a one_o set_v upon_o â—orn_n and_o wine_n whereupon_o the_o enrage_a people_n protest_v that_o they_o will_v never_o endure_v the_o same_o and_o whilst_o these_o discontent_n be_v hot_a july_n 17._o 1647._o this_o occasion_n sudden_o present_v itself_o a_o young_a man_n of_o about_o 24_o year_n old_a be_v sprightly_a pleasant_a and_o of_o a_o middle_a stature_n in_o linen-slop_n blue_a waistcoat_n and_o barefoot_a with_o a_o mariner_n cap_n on_o his_o head_n happen_v to_o be_v in_o the_o marketplace_n his_o profession_n be_v to_o angle_v for_o little_a fish_n as_o also_o to_o buy_v fish_n and_o carry_v they_o about_o to_o sell_v he_o be_v vulgar_o call_v massianello_n and_o be_v natural_o crafty_a he_o observe_v the_o general_a murmur_n of_o the_o people_n and_o so_o go_v up_o and_o down_o to_o the_o fruiterer_n shop_n and_o advise_v they_o that_o meet_v together_o the_o next_o day_n in_o the_o marketplace_n they_o shall_v tell_v the_o country_n fruiterer_n that_o they_o will_v buy_v no_o more_o gabel_v fruit._n upon_o this_o he_o list_v many_o boy_n under_o he_o to_o the_o number_n of_o two_o thousand_o give_v every_o one_o of_o they_o a_o little_a cane_n in_o their_o hand_n against_o a_o great_a festival_n that_o be_v approach_v a_o feast_n that_o use_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o boy_n and_o mean_a fort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o marketplace_n he_o gather_v to_o the_o number_n of_o fifty_o thousand_o upon_o this_o success_n the_o number_n of_o people_n increase_v exclaim_v aloud_o against_o their_o oppression_n protest_v to_o pay_v no_o more_o gabel_n cry_v out_o let_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n live_v and_o let_v the_o ill_a government_n die_v massianello_n be_v thus_o attend_v with_o his_o boy_n and_o a_o infinite_a company_n of_o loose_a people_n who_o be_v now_o arm_v with_o pike_n and_o partisan_n he_o leap_v up_o on_o a_o table_n and_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n cry_v be_v merry_a my_o dear_a companion_n and_o give_v god_n thanks_o that_o the_o hour_n of_o your_o redemption_n draw_v near_o this_o poor_a barefooted_a fellow_n as_o another_o moses_n who_o free_v the_o israelite_n from_o pharaoh_n rod_n shall_v redeem_v you_o from_o all_o gabâ—ls_n peter_n a_o fisherman_n redeem_v with_o his_o voice_n rome_n and_o with_o it_o all_o the_o world_n from_o satan_n slavery_n to_o the_o liberty_n of_o christ_n now_o another_o fisherman_n which_o be_v massianello_n shall_v release_v naples_n and_o with_o it_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o gabel_n etc._n etc._n nor_o to_o effect_v this_o do_v i_o care_v a_o rush_n to_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n and_o to_o be_v drag_v up_o and_o down_o the_o gutter_n of_o naples_n let_v all_o the_o blood_n in_o my_o body_n spin_v out_o of_o these_o vein_n let_v my_o head_n skip_v from_o my_o shoulder_n by_o a_o fatal_a steel_n and_o be_v parch_a in_o this_o marketplace_n on_o a_o pole_n yet_o i_o shall_v die_v content_o and_o glorious_o it_o will_v be_v honour_n enough_o to_o i_o to_o think_v that_o my_o blood_n and_o life_n perish_v in_o so_o glorious_a a_o cause_n in_o short_a he_o afterward_o bring_v the_o viceroy_n to_o a_o agreement_n but_o after_o some_o time_n fall_v into_o a_o frenzy_n by_o either_o excess_n of_o wine_n or_o watch_v and_o care_n die_v see_v more_o in_o the_o print_a narrative_n or_o clark_n be_v example_n 2._o the_o inhabitant_n of_o myon_n a_o city_n of_o jonia_n be_v so_o pester_v with_o gnat_n which_o be_v breed_v in_o a_o muddy_a pond_n near_o they_o that_o they_o be_v constrain_v thereupon_o to_o leave_v the_o city_n and_o fly_v to_o milerum_n this_o i_o read_v many_o year_n ago_o when_o a_o student_n in_o the_o university_n but_o take_v no_o care_n then_o to_o record_v my_o author_n 3._o luther_n by_o his_o preach_a and_o dispute_v baffle_v the_o argument_n art_n and_o power_n of_o two_o very_a potent_a enemy_n the_o pope_n and_o emperor_n and_o procure_v a_o happy_a reformation_n in_o the_o church_n 4._o francis_n spira_n be_v punish_v in_o this_o world_n for_o his_o apostasy_n with_o the_o keen_a reflection_n of_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o many_o other_o beside_o our_o own_o thought_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o hell_n of_o 5._o some_o have_v be_v convict_v of_o murder_n by_o the_o bark_v of_o a_o dog_n the_o flight_n of_o bird_n the_o shake_v of_o leave_n anacreon_n be_v choke_v with_o a_o grapestone_n adrian_n with_o a_o gnat_n other_o with_o the_o excrement_n of_o bird_n fly_v over_o their_o head_n a_o acquaintance_n of_o i_o dislocate_v her_o thighbone_n with_o only_o turn_v a_o custard_n at_o the_o fire_n and_o die_v upon_o it_o 7._o this_o very_a year_n a_o woman_n near_o hanmer_n go_v over_o a_o hedge_n be_v hang_v to_o death_n with_o her_o head-string_n catch_v accidental_o in_o the_o stick_v as_o be_v relate_v to_o i_o by_o mr._n henry_n of_o broad-oak_n in_o flintshire_n chap._n cxlii_o remarkable_a passage_n relate_v to_o sickness_n death_n and_o funeral_n what_o be_v long_o since_o decree_v in_o heaven_n god_n have_v send_v warrant_n to_o execute_v on_o earth_n semel_fw-la mori_fw-la for_o we_o once_o to_o die_v then_o be_v acquaint_v with_o death_n betimes_o for_o through_o acquaintance_n death_n will_v lose_v his_o horror_n like_v unto_o a_o ill_a face_n though_o it_o be_v as_o formidable_a as_o a_o
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