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drunkard_n or_o unclean_a or_o profane_a person_n do_v in_o effect_n deny_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o when_o almighty_a god_n require_v every_o christian_n to_o be_v true_a or_o faithful_a unto_o the_o death_n that_o he_o may_v receive_v a_o crown_n of_o life_n revel_v 2._o 10._o he_o require_v of_o he_o a_o double_a truth_n or_o faithfulness_n not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o belief_n but_o also_o and_o much_o rather_o that_o he_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o life_n first_o god_n require_v a_o faithfulness_n in_o our_o belief_n by_o a_o right_a apprehension_n of_o god_n word_n not_o add_v thereto_o nor_o diminish_v therefrom_o for_o that_o be_v forbid_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o law_n as_o deut._n 4._o 2._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o revel_v 22._o 18_o 19_o not_o add_v thereto_o by_o superstition_n nor_o diminish_v therefrom_o by_o faction_n for_o as_o the_o 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to_o little_a purpose_n to_o labour_v his_o conversion_n for_o first_o he_o be_v ignorant_a in_o his_o understanding_n know_v nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v oecum_fw-la for_o he_o who_o know_v not_o that_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o know_v be_v as_o if_o he_o know_v nothing_o nay_o he_o be_v much_o worse_o not_o only_o possess_v with_o ignorance_n but_o also_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o devil_n as_o say_v the_o same_o author_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o will_v not_o know_v god_n can_v but_o know_v the_o devil_n he_o that_o will_v not_o receive_v christ_n and_o his_o wholesome_a word_n into_o his_o understanding_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o poisonous_a dictate_v out_o of_o it_o second_o he_o be_v pertinacious_a in_o his_o will_n which_o appear_v from_o his_o contradiction_n from_o his_o obstinacy_n from_o his_o ambition_n his_o contradiction_n be_v discover_v in_o that_o he_o teach_v otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v oecumen_n he_o teach_v other_o thing_n than_o those_o which_o of_o right_o be_v to_o be_v teach_v we_o may_v say_v he_o first_o teach_v otherwise_o then_o the_o christian_a church_n oppose_v his_o novelty_n against_o her_o antiquity_n but_o at_o last_o he_o teach_v otherwise_o then_o himself_o oppose_v his_o own_o novelty_n with_o new_a and_o worse_a novelty_n his_o obstinacy_n appear_v in_o this_o he_o will_v remit_v nothing_o of_o his_o humour_n either_o for_o truth_n or_o peace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o may_v come_v near_o he_o but_o he_o will_v not_o come_v near_o they_o he_o will_v not_o approach_v or_o as_o we_o render_v it_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o wholesome_a word_n for_o if_o he_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o truth_n with_o his_o lip_n yet_o his_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o it_o last_o his_o ambition_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o mind_n be_v see_v in_o that_o he_o be_v proud_a he_o scorn_v to_o be_v a_o follower_n of_o any_o but_o will_v be_v a_o leader_n of_o all_o and_o take_v more_o pleasure_n because_o more_o pride_n in_o be_v head_n of_o a_o faction_n then_o in_o be_v a_o inferior_a member_n of_o christ_n which_o show_v his_o blindness_n that_o he_o see_v not_o the_o blessing_n of_o those_o who_o be_v of_o christ_n communion_n as_o well_o as_o his_o perverseness_n that_o he_o will_v not_o join_v with_o those_o communicant_n and_o according_o the_o apostle_n here_o use_v a_o word_n that_o hint_v both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o be_v blind_v as_o it_o be_v with_o smoke_n for_o so_o ulpian_n upon_o demosthenes_n descant_v that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o derive_v it_o from_o darken_v the_o sight_n with_o smoke_n there_o be_v his_o blindness_n again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o same_o critic_n this_o word_n be_v derive_v from_o typhon_n one_o of_o the_o giant_n that_o be_v so_o mad_a with_o pride_n as_o to_o raise_v war_n against_o the_o god_n wherefore_o we_o say_v of_o a_o proud_a man_n that_o he_o be_v as_o that_o typhon_n there_o be_v his_o perverseness_n thus_o far_o a_o heathen_a critic_n may_v be_v allege_v to_o interpret_v this_o strange_a word_n here_o use_v by_o s._n paul_n but_o the_o christian_a divine_a who_o know_v that_o this_o war_a against_o god_n which_o be_v but_o a_o fable_n in_o the_o giant_n be_v a_o truth_n in_o the_o devil_n give_v we_o this_o gloss_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o kind_n of_o pride_n that_o first_o swell_v against_o the_o true_a church_n and_o at_o last_o against_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n be_v a_o very_a great_a friend_n and_o companion_n of_o the_o devil_n so_o that_o the_o proud_a heretic_n and_o the_o perverse_a schismatic_n for_o they_o can_v well_o be_v part_v though_o they_o be_v very_o ill_o join_v under_o a_o pretence_n of_o find_v a_o new_a way_n to_o heaven_n have_v bring_v himself_o direct_o to_o hell_n gate_n and_o be_v once_o there_o the_o devil_n will_v not_o easy_o suffer_v he_o to_o go_v from_o thence_o but_o he_o will_v forthwith_o teach_v he_o to_o spend_v all_o his_o time_n and_o zeal_n upon_o idle_a question_n fit_a for_o none_o but_o those_o that_o dote_v and_o upon_o quarrelsome_a disputation_n fit_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o beget_v new_a dispute_n and_o endless_a contention_n for_o if_o you_o once_o turn_v questionist_n in_o stead_n of_o dogmatist_n seeker_n in_o stead_n of_o believer_n you_o must_v needs_o fall_v into_o logomachy_n strife_n of_o word_n as_o endless_a as_o needless_a therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sick_a about_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v oecum_fw-la see_v here_o to_o be_v a_o seeker_n be_v indeed_o to_o be_v sick_a so_o to_o be_v sick_a in_o mind_n and_o that_o in_o tully_n language_n be_v to_o be_v mad_a nomen_fw-la insaniae_fw-la significat_fw-la mentis_fw-la aegrotationem_fw-la &_o morbum_fw-la cic._n 3._o tuscul._n for_o madness_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o sickness_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o we_o can_v deny_v this_o if_o we_o observe_v the_o course_n of_o such_o a_o man_n which_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o spend_v time_n but_o to_o misspend_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diogenes_n appellat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o euclidis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v laertius_n diogenes_n thecynick_n call_v plato_n school_a mere_a fool_a and_o say_v to_o be_v euclide_n scholar_n be_v to_o be_v in_o choler_n but_o s._n paul_n have_v find_v out_o a_o expression_n that_o in_o one_o word_n speak_v more_o than_o both_o these_o though_o with_o less_o acrimony_n and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o second_o strange_a word_n here_o use_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o show_v here_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o strange_a a_o monster_n such_o device_n and_o trifle_n as_o be_v mere_a new_a nothing_o whereby_o man_n do_v only_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o seek_v to_o deceive_v other_o for_o so_o oecum_fw-la read_v and_o gloss_v the_o word_n out_o of_o s._n chrysostome_n invert_v the_o preposition_n and_o read_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o withal_o enlarge_n the_o sense_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o study_n and_o disputation_n not_o to_o confirm_v the_o judgement_n but_o to_o unsettle_v it_o not_o to_o discover_v the_o truth_n but_o to_o dissemble_v it_o which_o mischief_n may_v go_v no_o further_o than_o he_o alone_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o sin_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v this_o same_o mischief_n as_o it_o seek_v to_o corrupt_v and_o infect_v other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v oecum_fw-la the_o infect_v other_o with_o this_o itch_n of_o vain_a dispute_v for_o as_o a_o scabby_a sheep_n rub_v against_o those_o that_o be_v sound_a of_o the_o same_o flock_n infect_v they_o with_o his_o touch_n so_o do_v these_o man_n that_o have_v itch_a ear_n ramble_a head_n and_o hollow_a heart_n infect_v other_o by_o their_o conversation_n say_v s._n chrysost._n and_o from_o he_o oecumenius_n all_o this_o consider_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o s._n paul_n say_v to_o timothy_n from_o such_o withdraw_v thyself_o he_o command_v he_o as_o a_o bishop_n to_o rebuke_v some_o presbyter_n cap._n 5._o v._n 19_o 20._o which_o show_v his_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o but_o break_v not_o his_o communion_n with_o they_o but_o he_o must_v have_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o do_v with_o these_o it_o be_v oecumenius_n his_o observation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v not_o converse_v with_o such_o a_o man_n and_o oppose_v he_o converse_n with_o he_o according_a to_o your_o christian_a communion_n and_o oppose_v he_o according_a to_o your_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n but_o whole_o depart_v from_o he_o after_o one_o or_o two_o admonition_n which_o be_v suppose_v from_o cap._n 1._o v._n 3._o where_o timothy_n be_v command_v to_o charge_v they_o not_o to_o preach_v other_o doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n use_v here_o for_o you_o shall_v never_o make_v that_o man_n your_o convert_n who_o have_v make_v mammon_n his_o god_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n of_o the_o great_a distemper_n and_o great_a disturbance_n in_o christendom_n that_o many_o man_n be_v mammon_n rather_o than_o god_n chaplain_n and_o therefore_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o plead_v for_o baal_n that_o be_v for_o their_o own_o lord_v it_o over_o their_o brethren_n then_o for_o god_n more_o for_o belial_n that_o be_v for_o their_o own_o licentiousness_n then_o for_o christ_n hence_o it_o be_v we_o have_v fierce_a disputation_n against_o man_n then_o for_o god_n
quia_fw-la nondum_fw-la expertus_fw-la eram_fw-la vel_fw-la quantum_fw-la mali_fw-la eorum_fw-la auderet_fw-la impunitas_fw-la vel_fw-la quantum_fw-la eye_v in_o melius_fw-la mutandis_fw-la confer_v possit_fw-la diligentia_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la and_o indeed_o this_o course_n then_o please_v i_o not_o because_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v the_o experiment_n either_o how_o much_o mischief_n their_o uncurbed_a licentiousness_n will_v produce_v or_o how_o much_o the_o diligence_n of_o a_o severe_a discipline_n will_v conduce_v to_o their_o amendment_n so_o st_n augustine_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o while_n the_o coaction_n or_o compulsion_n do_v in_o truth_n reach_v no_o far_o then_o to_o conformity_n and_o order_n it_o reach_v not_o to_o religion_n which_o can_v no_o more_o be_v drive_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o hypocrite_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n than_o it_o can_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o true_a believer_n by_o the_o outrageous_a 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redemption_n for_o no_o one_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v right_o understand_v by_o those_o who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n not_o his_o justice_n for_o they_o know_v not_o god_n in_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n then_o to_o look_v on_o iniquity_n not_o his_o mercy_n for_o they_o know_v not_o god_n in_o his_o son_n in_o who_o alone_o he_o show_v mercy_n not_o his_o wisdom_n for_o they_o know_v not_o god_n in_o his_o word_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o true_a wisdom_n not_o his_o truth_n for_o they_o know_v not_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n and_o can_v say_v he_o be_v faithful_a that_o promise_v heb._n 10._o 23._o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n they_o that_o be_v not_o of_o god_n church_n can_v know_v his_o attribute_n because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v know_v from_o our_o creation_n but_o from_o our_o redemption_n and_o they_o that_o be_v most_o true_o of_o god_n church_n that_o be_v to_o say_v non_fw-la numerò_fw-la sed_fw-la meritò_fw-la as_o aquinas_n have_v distinguish_v not_o only_o by_o outward_a profession_n but_o also_o by_o inward_a affection_n do_v most_o true_o understand_v god_n attribute_n they_o clear_o see_v the_o severity_n of_o his_o justice_n require_v a_o full_a satisfaction_n for_o sin_n they_o clear_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o mercy_n accept_v of_o satisfaction_n from_o his_o son_n when_o he_o can_v not_o have_v it_o from_o his_o servant_n they_o clear_o see_v that_o vast_a wisdom_n which_o find_v out_o this_o way_n to_o save_v man_n when_o he_o be_v lose_v and_o they_o clear_o see_v that_o unchangeable_a truth_n which_o both_o call_v and_o bring_v he_o to_o salvation_n but_o i_o will_v follow_v my_o former_a method_n and_o insist_v only_o on_o the_o chief_a attribute_n to_o which_o the_o rest_n have_v relation_n and_o may_v therefore_o have_v reduction_n and_o these_o attribute_n be_v three_o justice_z grace_n and_o mercy_n justice_n whereby_o he_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n grace_n whereby_o he_o free_o give_v what_o be_v want_v to_o we_o and_o mercy_n whereby_o he_o free_o forgive_v what_o be_v due_a unto_o himself_o these_o i_o say_v belong_v to_o god_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o creature_n for_o though_o his_o justice_n flow_v from_o his_o truth_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o show_v that_o justice_n either_o in_o punish_v or_o in_o reward_v be_v there_o not_o a_o creature_n to_o be_v punish_v or_o reward_v so_o likewise_o his_o grace_n in_o give_v and_o mercy_n in_o forgive_a though_o they_o flow_v from_o his_o goodness_n and_o his_o liberty_n which_o they_o deny_v who_o will_v not_o let_v he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n yet_o he_o can_v neither_o show_v his_o grace_n in_o give_v nor_o his_o mercy_n in_o forgive_a be_v there_o not_o a_o indigent_a creature_n to_o want_v his_o give_v and_o a_o sinful_a creature_n to_o want_v his_o forgive_n the_o first_o of_o these_o attribute_n be_v justice_n which_o we_o must_v first_o 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