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care_n of_o ass_n or_o ox_n 1_o cor._n 9.9_o or_o say_v he_o it_o altogether_o for_o our_o sake_n the_o word_n no_o doubt_n have_v their_o mystical_a sense_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n deal_v so_o with_o his_o brethren_n he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v we_o so_o hebr._fw-la 2.11_o he_o can_v not_o he_o can_v see_v the_o humanity_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o cleave_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o mind_v earthly_a thing_n embrace_v dunghill_n lam._n 4.5_o to_o such_o the_o solemn_a feast_n be_v compare_v mal._n 2.3_o and_o all_o ceremonial_a service_n yea_o all_o thing_n if_o opposite_a unto_o christ_n phil._n 3.8_o he_o can_v not_o he_o can_v hide_v himself_o from_o his_o own_o flesh_n esay_n 58.7_o hebr._n 2.14_o but_o he_o stoop_v to_o take_v and_o raise_v up_o the_o fall_a man_n from_o mind_v earthly_a thing_n to_o a_o conversation_n in_o the_o heaven_n phil._n 3.19_o 20._o yet_o will_v he_o not_o that_o the_o fall_v man_n shall_v be_v like_o the_o lunt_n heavy_a and_o 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god_n deal_n with_o fall_a man_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n our_o brother_n will_v raise_v they_o with_o they_o but_o they_o have_v no_o power_n in_o they_o to_o comply_v with_o he_o wherefore_o thus_o say_v the_o apostle_n out_o of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n 1.9_o except_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v leave_v unto_o we_o a_o seed_n 23._o rom._n 9_o v._n 23._o we_o shall_v have_v be_v as_o sodom_n and_o shall_v have_v be_v make_v like_o unto_o gomorrha_n rom._n 9.29_o this_o divine_a seed_n live_v when_o all_o what_o be_v temporal_a and_o earthly_a be_v dead_a and_o that_o recover_v and_o restore_v all_o what_o shall_v live_v unto_o life_n of_o which_o our_o lord_n say_v except_o a_o corn_n of_o wheat_n fall_v into_o the_o ground_n and_o die_v
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significatur_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la requies_fw-la for_o by_o the_o sabbath_n be_v signify_v the_o spiritual_a rest-whith_a man_n be_v call_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o who_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n matth._n 11.28_o as_o for_o god_n cessation_n or_o privative_a rest_n after_o the_o creation_n our_o lord_n jesus_n deny_v it_o for_o when_o he_o have_v command_v a_o impotent_a man_n who_o have_v be_v sick_a thirty_o eight_o year_n to_o carry_v his_o bed_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n john_n 5.5_o 16._o he_o say_v to_o the_o jew_n verse_n 17._o my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v viz._n work_v of_o righteousness_n which_o he_o have_v always_o wrought_v without_o beginning_n and_o shall_v always_o work_v without_o end_n he_o rest_v on_o the_o sabbath_n from_o make_v new_a kind_n of_o creature_n but_o he_o cease_v not_o from_o his_o preservation_n government_n and_o order_n of_o those_o creature_n 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similitude_n thus_o also_o s._n hierome_n in_o hebraeo_fw-la habetur_fw-la die_fw-la septima_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v say_v god_n finish_v his_o work_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n wherefore_o say_v he_o we_o shall_v straiten_v the_o jew_n who_o glory_n of_o the_o sabbath_n rest_n because_o even_o then_o in_o the_o begin_n the_o sabbath_n be_v dissolve_v while_o god_n work_v on_o the_o sabbath_n therein_o finish_v all_o his_o work_n a_o help_n meet_v for_o he_o the_o marginal_a read_n be_v as_o before_o he_o 18._o gen._n 2._o ver._n 18._o which_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o verse_n 20._o this_o i_o prefer_v before_o that_o in_o the_o context_n both_o because_o it_o answer_v exact_o to_o the_o original_a and_o because_o the_o woman_n the_o church_n whereof_o the_o woman_n here_o to_o be_v make_v be_v a_o type_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o he_o that_o be_v before_o christ_n ephes_n 1.4_o for_o 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such_o natural_a affection_n have_v get_v the_o name_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o stork_n yet_o be_v this_o mutual_a descend_v and_o ascend_a love_n as_o vigorous_o exercise_v by_o the_o heron_n as_o by_o the_o stork_n and_o pelican_n say_v aelian_a lib._n 3._o cap._n 23._o but_o whereas_o it_o be_v common_o say_v difficile_fw-la est_fw-la amare_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o sapere_fw-la it_o be_v hard_a to_o love_v and_o to_o be_v wise_a together_o the_o wisdom_n and_o prudence_n of_o the_o heron_n be_v most_o remarkable_a and_o that_o above_o all_o other_o bird_n for_o although_o the_o most_o of_o they_o can_v foresee_v the_o change_n of_o weather_n yet_o few_o or_o none_o know_v how_o to_o escape_v a_o storm_n when_o it_o come_v none_o that_o i_o have_v yet_o read_v of_o so_o wise_o and_o provident_o as_o the_o heron_n which_o foresee_v the_o rain_n
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the_o madness_n of_o the_o prophet_n 2_o pet._n 2.16_o yea_o god_n have_v choose_v the_o foolish_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o wise_a and_o god_n have_v choose_v the_o weak_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o confound_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v mighty_a and_o base_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o thing_n which_o be_v despise_v have_v god_n choose_v and_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o bring_v to_o nought_o thing_n that_o be_v that_o no_o flesh_n shall_v glory_v in_o his_o presence_n 1_o cor._n 1.27_o 28_o 29._o however_o all_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o neither_o all_o this_o nor_o any_o testimony_n else_o in_o scripture_n nor_o any_o sound_a reason_n out_o of_o scripture_n can_v warrant_v that_o selfish_n and_o ungodly_a design_n of_o parent_n though_o frequent_o practise_v in_o this_o and_o our_o neighbour-nation_n to_o set_v apart_o for_o the_o ministry_n their_o impotent_a crook-backt_a or_o otherwise_o deform_a child_n even_o because_o they_o be_v such_o these_o man_n no_o doubt_n seek_v their_o own_o thing_n not_o the_o thing_n of_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 2.21_o how_o much_o more_o pious_a and_o honest_a be_v their_o purpose_n and_o endeavour_v who_o intend_v the_o very_o best_a and_o principal_n of_o their_o child_n unto_o that_o holy_a function_n for_o although_o forma_fw-la virûm_fw-la neglecta_fw-la feature_n of_o body_n in_o itself_o be_v neglect_v as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o business_n not_o considerable_a yet_o may_v a_o comely_a body_n be_v a_o more_o serviceable_a instrument_n and_o vehicle_n of_o towardly_a noble_a and_o virtuous_a disposition_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n gratior_fw-la est_fw-la pulchro_fw-la veniens_fw-la è_fw-la corpore_fw-la virtâ—s_fw-la virtue_n be_v more_o acceptable_a when_o it_o proceed_v out_o of_o a_o graceful_a man-case_n nor_o can_v i_o but_o approve_v of_o that_o part_n of_o a_o certain_a local_a stature_n of_o a_o college_n which_o speak_v thus_o nec_fw-la 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heart_n ezech._n 16.30_o how_o absurd_a a_o thing_n therefore_o be_v it_o for_o god_n priest_n to_o be_v lame_a who_o be_v by_o profession_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o must_v be_v guide_n and_o leader_n unto_o other_o in_o the_o way_n of_o life_n act_n 8.31_o now_o if_o they_o themselves_o halt_v in_o that_o way_n how_o can_v they_o say_v as_o s._n paul_n that_o excellent_a way-guide_a to_o his_o philippian_n be_v you_o follower_n together_o of_o i_o and_o mark_v they_o who_o walk_v so_o as_o you_o have_v we_o for_o a_o example_n phil._n 3.17_o goodly_a guide_n i_o wiss_v who_o like_o the_o statue_n of_o mercury_n point_n traveller_n to_o the_o way_n while_o they_o themselves_o stand_v still_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o idol_n they_o have_v foot_n and_o walk_v not_o and_o of_o the_o same_o nose_n they_o have_v and_o smell_v not_o psal_n 115.6_o 7._o by_o the_o nose_n s._n gregory_n understand_v discretion_n prudence_n and_o sagacity_n according_a to_o the_o know_a 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