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they_o and_o afflict_v themselves_o and_o go_v many_o sore_a and_o far_o pilgrimage_n for_o their_o sâ—nâ—_n against_o he_o commit_v nay_o so_o particular_a some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v in_o these_o thing_n as_o the_o rabbin_z in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n relate_v of_o one_o that_o have_v sum_v up_o and_o collect_v all_o his_o stripe_n how_o many_o he_o have_v and_o say_v he_o have_v 5400._o another_o say_v they_o be_v 5370._o another_o that_o they_o be_v 4000_o and_o one_o have_v be_v so_o punctual_a and_o say_v that_o the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n bore_v his_o head_n with_o seventy_o two_o wound_n nay_o not_o only_o so_o do_v they_o suffer_v with_o he_o in_o compassionate_v his_o bodily_a suffering_n but_o they_o carry_v it_o far_o to_o the_o pang_n and_o torment_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o suffer_v with_o he_o in_o that_o how_o do_v they_o weep_v for_o and_o lament_v his_o suffering_n in_o that_o he_o shall_v bear_v the_o heavy_a weight_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n 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this_o love_n of_o darkness_n be_v a_o strong_a armour_n 12._o love_n be_v a_o strong_a cord_n as_o a_o threefold_a cord_n not_o easy_o break_v because_o man_n love_v darkness_n they_o not_o only_a conceit_n they_o be_v in_o light_n when_o they_o be_v in_o darkness_n but_o they_o love_v it_o they_o will_v not_o be_v remove_v from_o it_o if_o you_o break_v this_o cord_n of_o love_n you_o break_v their_o life_n you_o undo_v they_o what_o not_o love_v themselves_o what_o not_o love_n that_o which_o all_o the_o world_n good_a and_o bad_a say_z be_v good_a what_o not_o honour_n good_a nor_o riches_n good_a oh_o how_o sweet_a be_v these_o thing_n to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n they_o be_v join_v together_o with_o inseparable_a love_n and_o except_o god_n himself_o with_o his_o mighty_a arm_n break_v in_o sunder_o this_o cord_n it_o will_v never_o be_v break_v the_o thirteen_o name_n be_v flesh_n â—al_n 5._o 1â—_n 17._o for_o the_o flesh_n lust_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n 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flesh_n his_o armour_n be_v provision_n how_o do_v man_n make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 13._o 14._o 14._o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n neglect_v their_o soul_n all_o their_o thought_n word_n action_n all_o their_o walk_n sit_v lie_a run_a 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n and_o when_o they_o think_v they_o have_v make_v sufficient_a provision_n for_o 〈◊〉_d than_o they_o be_v at_o rest_n till_o then_o never_o 〈…〉_z heart_n hand_n foot_n eye_n all_o be_v set_v a_o work_n to_o makâ—_n provision_n for_o this_o flesh_n but_o where_o where_o be_v the_o man_n that_o take_v such_o care_n and_o endeavour_n to_o make_v such_o provision_n for_o his_o soul_n where_o be_v the_o man_n that_o can_v say_v or_o do_v say_v of_o his_o soul_n as_o that_o rich_a fool_n in_o the_o gospel_n say_v of_o his_o bodily_a good_n soul_n soul_n now_o take_v thy_o ease_n eat_v and_o drink_v and_o be_v merry_a 19_o thou_o have_v good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n where_o i_o 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the_o adversary_n 10._o hinc_fw-la apertissime_fw-la perspici_fw-la potest_fw-la oportuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la uni_fw-la &_o optimo_fw-la esset_fw-la aliquod_fw-la
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