to_o be_v get_v by_o the_o gospel_n if_o a_o man_n read_v it_o cursory_o and_o careless_o but_o if_o he_o exercise_v himself_o therein_o constant_o and_o conscionable_o he_o shall_v feel_v such_o a_o force_n in_o it_o as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v again_o in_o any_o other_o book_n whatsoever_o humane_a writing_n may_v show_v some_o fault_n to_o be_v avoid_v but_o give_v no_o power_n to_o amend_v they_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v clean_o hor._n nemo_fw-la adeo_fw-la fâ—rus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la micascere_fw-la possit_fw-la si_fw-la modò_fw-la culturae_fw-la patientem_fw-la accommodet_fw-la aurem_fw-la hor._n say_v david_n and_o now_o be_v you_o clean_o by_o the_o word_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o you_o say_v our_o saviour_n sanctify_v they_o by_o thy_o truth_n thy_o word_n be_v truth_n philosophy_n may_v civilize_v 12._o abscondit_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la abscindit_fw-la lactan._n siresipuit_fw-la à _fw-la vino_fw-la suis_fw-la semper_fw-la 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there_o be_v light_a so_o in_o the_o new_a creation_n see_v 2_o cor._n 4.6_o as_o there_o the_o spirit_n move_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n and_o there-hence_a hatch_v the_o creature_n so_o here_o he_o speak_v unto_o they_o 1.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 1.2_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n breathe_v on_o they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n job_n 20.22_o it_o be_v say_v luke_n 5.17_o that_o as_o christ_n be_v teach_v the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v present_a to_o heal_v the_o people_n so_o be_v it_o still_o in_o his_o word_n and_o ordinance_n as_o for_o i_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n my_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o 59.21_o isay_n 59.21_o and_o my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o mouth_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n seed_n say_v the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o and_o for_o ever_o the_o word_n and_o 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be_v become_v of_o he_o and_o as_o for_o his_o man_n 19.14_o luke_n 19.14_o we_o will_v not_o have_v he_o to_o rule_v over_o we_o neither_o will_v we_o submit_v to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o kingdom_n but_o who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o thus_o chat_a against_o god_n 9.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la adâ—erso_fw-la responsus_fw-la rom._n 9.20_o and_o quarrelle_v with_o his_o word_n god_n will_v therein_o reveal_v be_v the_o supreme_a rule_n of_o right_n the_o king_n standard_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o king_n beam_n and_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v regulate_v or_o correct_v by_o any_o other_o but_o to_o determine_v and_o over-rule_v all_o but_o these_o yokelesse_a belialist_n snuff_v at_o it_o as_o over-strict_a and_o say_v in_o effect_n to_o it_o as_o the_o sodomite_n to_o lot_n base_a busy_a stranger_n come_v thou_o hither_o thus_o controller-like_a to_o preach_v and_o prate_v to_o we_o dubartas_a sylvester_n dubartas_a there_o be_v in_o peter_n lombard_n this_o sentence_n cite_v out_o of_o austin_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la innocentia_fw-la cap._n 56._o the_o whole_a life_n of_o a_o infidel_n be_v sin_n neither_o be_v any_o thing_n good_a without_o the_o chief_a good_a at_o this_o truth_n ambrose_n spiera_n a_o certain_a postiller_n shoot_v his_o fool_n bolt_n say_v crudelis_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la sentencia_fw-la this_o be_v a_o cruel_a sentence_n the_o like_a censure_n pass_v many_o a_o wicked_a atheist_n upon_o the_o righteous_a oracle_n of_o god_n impute_v to_o they_o falsehood_n unlikeliehood_n iniquity_n extremity_n what_o not_o ward_n off_o as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v god_n blow_v mot_v themselves_o up_o against_o his_o fire_n not_o suffer_v his_o terror_n to_o seize_v upon_o their_o soul_n like_o lot_n son_n in_o law_n till_o at_o last_o all_o too_o late_a they_o feel_v they_o stick_v in_o their_o soul_n and_o flesh_n 15.5_o job_n 6.4_o psalm_n 15.5_o as_o so_o many_o venom_a arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a throughout_o all_o eternity_n section_n 6._o another_o intolerable_a abuse_n in_o daily_a practice_n offer_v to_o god_n holy_a word_n be_v bern._n in_o hisvltimis_n &_o pessimis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la bern._n when_o profane_a person_n take_v liberty_n to_o jest_v at_o it_o or_o out_o of_o it_o a_o course_n too_o too_o common_a in_o these_o last_o and_o loose_a time_n of_o the_o world_n scurrility_n and_o foolish_a jest_n in_o any_o kind_n be_v flat_o forbid_v by_o the_o apostle_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arislot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellaâ—_n ephes_n 5.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n as_o unseemly_a for_o a_o saint_n reckon_v among_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o convenient_a or_o conduce_v not_o to_o the_o main_a end_n how_o much_o less_o lawful_a be_v it_o to_o frame_v jest_n out_o of_o scripture_n sith_o the_o great_a any_o good_a be_v the_o great_a the_o abuse_n and_o the_o heavy_a will_v be_v the_o doom_n when_o the_o righteous_a judge_n shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n with_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o convince_v the_o ungodly_a to_o set_v they_o down_o and_o stop_v their_o soul_n mouth_n as_o the_o word_n signify_v of_o all_o their_o hard_a speech_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jude_n 15._o dry_a wipe_v sly_a taunt_n bitter_a jeer_n and_o salt_n jest_n that_o ungodly_a sinner_n have_v utter_v against_o he_o and_o his_o truth_n this_o be_v that_o that_o henoch_n the_o seven_o from_o adam_n preach_v of_o old_a to_o those_o spirit_n now_o in_o prison_n then_o in_o jollity_n 3_o 1_o peter_n 3_o that_o jeer_v when_o they_o shall_v have_v fear_v like_o those_o in_o ezechiel_n that_o scoff_v at_o god_n threat_n and_o say_v let_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v that_o we_o may_v see_v it_o and_o of_o the_o same_o stamp_n be_v their_o nephew_n in_o noah_n time_n he_o as_o a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n spare_v for_o no_o pain_n in_o foretell_v the_o flood_n but_o to_o little_a purpose_n 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verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o a_o mystery_n and_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n nay_o of_o her_o enemy_n bellarmine_n impudent_o affirm_v in_o one_o place_n that_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n that_o any_o scripture_n be_v of_o god_n but_o in_o another_o discourse_n forget_v what_o he_o have_v elsewhere_o say_v he_o give_v himself_o the_o lie_n tell_v we_o that_o among_o other_o argument_n tend_v to_o evince_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o scripture_n there_o be_v sufficient_a say_v in_o the_o scripture_n itself_o last_o look_v we_o upon_o its_o admirable_a effect_n and_o irresistible_a power_n to_o effect_v the_o thing_n whereunto_o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o break_v the_o stubborn_a bind_v up_o the_o brokenhearted_a etc._n etc._n not_o only_o to_o inform_v as_o other_o writing_n but_o to_o reform_v yea_o transform_v the_o soul_n from_o glory_n to_o glory_n till_o it_o be_v whole_o conform_v to_o 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the_o same_o spirit_n more_o steadfast_o rest_v itself_o in_o that_o testimony_n 14.37_o 1_o cor._n 12.3_o 1_o cor_fw-la 14.37_o than_o if_o he_o shall_v hear_v from_o heaven_n as_o austin_n do_v 104._o sae_z penumeâ—ò_fw-la mâ—ceum_fw-la cogitans_fw-la unde_fw-la tam_fw-la sitadibilis_fw-la sit_fw-la haec_fw-la scriptura_fw-la unde_fw-la tam_fw-la potenter_fw-la instuat_fw-la etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la a_o id_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la quod_fw-la persuasi_fw-la sumus_fw-la eam_fw-la à _fw-la pr_v mâ—_n veritate_fw-la sluxisse_fw-la sed_fw-la undè_fw-la sumus_fw-la ita_fw-la persuasi_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o â—_o ipsa_fw-la etc._n etc._n becanâ—_n baculus_fw-la pag_n 104._o tolle_o lege_fw-la take_v and_o read_v this_o book_n of_o god_n or_o than_o if_o some_o angel_n shall_v bring_v he_o a_o bible_n and_o say_v this_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o live_a god_n for_o such_o a_o voice_n may_v haply_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o delusion_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o can_v easy_o 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the_o prophet_n or_o otherwise_o and_o afterward_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n reveal_v to_o the_o world_n those_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o father_n joh._n 8_o 26._o this_o be_v his_o office_n as_o mediator_n and_o archprophet_n and_o this_o he_o faithful_o fulfil_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o father_n never_o speak_v or_o appear_v immediate_o but_o in_o the_o baptism_n and_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o son_n for_o this_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o divinity_n tertullâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theolog_n rule_n out_o of_o iâ—â—â—â—â—s_n and_o tertullâ—â—_n that_o where_o the_o old_a testament_n bring_v in_o god_n appear_v and_o speak_v to_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v it_o always_o of_o the_o second_o person_n 1.14_o rev._n 1.14_o who_o head_n and_o who_o hair_n when_o he_o deliver_v the_o revelation_n to_o his_o servant_n john_n be_v say_v to_o be_v white_a like_o wool_n yea_o as_o white_a as_o snow_n denote_v his_o venerable_a antiquity_n or_o rather_o eternity_n 16.5_o mark_v 16.5_o the_o cherubim_n be_v frame_v and_o the_o angel_n ever_o appear_v in_o the_o form_n of_o young_a man_n not_o so_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n dan._n 7.9_o he_o it_o be_v that_o have_v no_o soon_o make_v man_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v then_o first_o style_v jehovah_n elohim_n but_o he_o rejoice_v in_o the_o habitable_a part_n of_o god_n earth_n 1._o genes_n 1._o that_o microcosm_n man_n that_o miracle_n of_o dare_a nature_n as_o the_o heathen_a call_v he_o pâ—nuvidio_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trismegist_n in_o pâ—nuvidio_n his_o delight_n be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n prov._n 8.31_o to_o who_o he_o appear_v &_o with_o who_o he_o parl_v in_o paradise_n after_o the_o fall_n he_o gentle_o call_v they_o to_o account_v and_o reason_v it_o out_o with_o they_o which_o he_o will_v not_o deign_v to_o do_v for_o the_o serpent_n but_o present_o doom_v he_o not_o once_o ask_v what_o have_v thou_o 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austin_n think_v it_o may_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o saint_n judas_n that_o enoch_n write_v something_o to_o i_o true_o say_v that_o divine_a chronologer_n it_o seem_v probable_a chron._n bucholcer_n chron._n that_o moses_n in_o his_o genesis_n collect_v and_o contrive_v into_o a_o entire_a and_o just_a body_n of_o a_o continuate_a history_n such_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v occasional_o note_v and_o here_o and_o there_o observe_v by_o the_o father_n and_o leave_v to_o posterity_n for_o moses_n himself_o say_v he_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o lord_n 10.13_o numb_a 22._o josh_n 10.13_o and_o joshua_n his_o disciple_n cite_v the_o book_n of_o jasher_n genes_n hieron_n in_o ezek_n 18._o parcus_n prolegâ—m_fw-la in_o genes_n which_o hierome_n will_v have_v to_o be_v genesis_n but_o other_o of_o good_a note_n dissent_n and_o doubt_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o even_o afore_o moses_n his_o time_n there_o be_v extant_a 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prophet_n &_o apostle_n the_o time_n between_o the_o creation_n and_o the_o flood_n varro_n that_o great_a antiquary_n and_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o roman_n as_o saint_n austin_n hold_v he_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 25._o degor_n where_o method_n p._n 25._o or_o obscure_a and_o uncertain_a which_o to_o we_o out_o of_o moses_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clear_a and_o well_o know_v a_o very_a ancient_a priest_n of_o egypt_n that_o have_v read_v moses_n likely_a tell_v solon_n the_o athenian_a lawgiver_n timaeo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n in_o timaeo_n you_o grecian_n be_v all_o boy_n and_o baby_n in_o matter_n of_o antiquity_n neither_o be_v there_o one_o old_a man_n among_o you_o the_o athenian_n brag_v of_o cecrops_n the_o founder_n of_o their_o city_n and_o the_o theban_n of_o their_o king_n ogyges_n and_o of_o they_o they_o term_v all_o ancient_a thing_n cecropian_a and_o ogygian_a chiliad_n eras_n chiliad_n and_o peradventure_o they_o 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greg_n mag._n hom._n 4._o in_o