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the_o occasion_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o what_o the_o author_n do_v therein_o page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o sacrilege_n what_o it_o be_v how_o manifold_a it_o be_v and_o how_o it_o have_v be_v always_o punish_v and_o never_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n p._n 4._o chap._n iii_o the_o divers_a sort_n and_o kind_n of_o sacrilegious_a person_n and_o first_o of_o those_o that_o do_v it_o under_o colour_n of_o law_n and_o upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o reformation_n whereby_o they_o suppose_v their_o sacrilege_n to_o be_v no_o sacrilege_n at_o all_o p._n 15._o chap._n iu._n of_o two_o sort_n of_o sacrilegious_a person_n that_o rob_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n without_o any_o colour_n or_o pretence_n of_o law_n but_o indeed_o contrary_a to_o all_o law_n p._n 21._o chap._n v._o the_o word_n of_o king_n david_n in_o the_o 2_o sam._n 7.1_o 2._o and_o their_o division_n when_o they_o be_v speak_v and_o how_o or_o in_o what_o sense_n sit_v and_o stand_v be_v common_o take_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o the_o two_o person_n that_o be_v here_o confer_v together_o p._n 27._o chap._n vi_o what_o the_o rest_n and_o peaceable_a time_n of_o king_n david_n wrought_v the_o prince_n authority_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a and_o how_o they_o shall_v be_v zealous_a to_o see_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v just_o and_o religious_o serve_v p._n 31._o chap._n vii_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o divine_n of_o louvain_n and_o other_o jesuit_n against_o the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o the_o prince_n his_o authority_n over_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a answer_v and_o the_o foresay_a truth_n sufficient_o prove_v by_o the_o clear_a testimony_n of_o the_o father_n and_o council_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o pope_n and_o papist_n themselves_o p._n 37._o chap._n viii_o that_o it_o be_v the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n though_o not_o to_o execute_v the_o function_n and_o to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n yet_o to_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o to_o cause_v both_o the_o priest_n and_o bishop_n and_o all_o other_o to_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o god_n service_n and_o how_o the_o good_a and_o godly_a emperor_n and_o king_n have_v former_o do_v the_o same_o from_o time_n to_o time_n p._n 41._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o chief_a part_n and_o duty_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n which_o they_o be_v to_o discharge_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o god_n service_n and_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o cathedral-churche_n and_o chapel_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o meet_v in_o for_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n p._n 46._o chap._n x._o the_o answer_n to_o the_o two_o objection_n that_o the_o fanatick-sectary_n do_v make_v 1._o against_o the_o necessity_n and_o 2_o against_o the_o sanctity_n or_o holiness_n of_o our_o material_a church_n which_o in_o derision_n and_o contemptuous_o they_o call_v steeple-house_n p._n 53._o chap._n xi_o the_o answer_n to_o another_o objection_n that_o our_o fanatick-sectary_n do_v make_v against_o the_o beauty_n and_o glorious_a adorn_v of_o our_o church_n which_o we_o say_v shall_v be_v do_v with_o such_o decent_a ornament_n and_o implement_n as_o be_v befit_v the_o house_n and_o service_n of_o god_n the_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v honour_v god_n with_o our_o good_n and_o how_o liberal_a and_o bountiful_a both_o the_o father_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n p._n 58._o chap._n xii_o the_o answer_n to_o another_o objection_n that_o our_o brainsick_a sectary_n do_v make_v for_o the_o utter_a overthrow_n of_o our_o cathedral_n and_o church_n as_o be_v so_o foul_o stain_v and_o profane_v with_o popish_a superstition_n and_o therefore_o be_v no_o better_o than_o the_o temple_n of_o baal_n they_o shall_v rather_o be_v quite_o demolish_v than_o any_o way_n adorn_v and_o beautify_v p._n 63._o chap._n xiii_o that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o pious_a king_n and_o prince_n as_o they_o be_v god_n substitute_n to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o church_n to_o see_v that_o when_o such_o cathedral_n and_o church_n be_v build_v and_o beautify_v as_o be_v fit_v for_o his_o service_n there_o be_v able_a religious_a and_o honest_a painful_a and_o faithful_a bishop_n place_v in_o those_o cathedral_n that_o shall_v likewise_o see_v able_a and_o religious_a minister_n place_v in_o all_o parochial_a church_n and_o all_o negligent_a unworthy_a and_o dissolute_a man_n bishop_n or_o priest_n reprove_v correct_v and_o amend_v or_o remove_v and_o exclude_v from_o their_o place_n and_o dignity_n if_o they_o amend_v not_o p._n 67._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o maintenance_n due_a to_o the_o bishop_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n church_n how_o large_a and_o liberal_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v p._n 75._o chap._n xv._o that_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n unto_o the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o case_n of_o custom_n but_o of_o conscience_n whenas_o the_o ten_o by_o a_o divine_a right_n be_v the_o teacher_n tribute_n and_o the_o very_a first_o part_n of_o the_o wage_n that_o god_n appoint_v to_o be_v pay_v unto_o his_o workman_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v as_o heinous_a a_o sin_n and_o as_o foul_a a_o offence_n to_o defraud_v the_o minister_n of_o this_o due_a as_o it_o be_v to_o detain_v the_o meat_n or_o money_n of_o the_o labouring-man_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o crying-sin_n p._n 82._o chap._n xvi_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o choice_a and_o chief_a objection_n that_o the_o school_n of_o anabaptist_n have_v make_v and_o do_v urge_v against_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 91._o chap._n xvii_o what_o the_o ancient_a father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o council_n collect_v of_o most_o learned_a and_o pious_a bishop_n have_v leave_v write_v concern_v tithe_n and_o of_o the_o threefold_a cause_n that_o detain_v they_o from_o the_o church_n p._n 98._o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o stipend_n wage_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o oblation_n donation_n or_o free-wil-offering_a of_o the_o people_n for_o to_o uphold_v and_o continue_v the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n and_o to_o obtain_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o themselves_o and_o upon_o their_o labour_n which_o donation_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v impropriate_v and_o alienate_v from_o the_o church_n by_o any_o mean_n p._n 105._o chap._n xix_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_a king_n and_o prince_n to_o do_v their_o best_a endeavour_n to_o have_v all_o the_o impropriation_n restore_v to_o their_o former_a institution_n to_o hinder_v the_o take_v away_o and_o the_o alienation_n of_o the_o land_n house_n and_o other_o the_o religious_a donation_n of_o our_o ancestor_n from_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o suppress_v and_o root_v out_o all_o the_o unjust_a and_o covetous_a subtle_a custom_n and_o fraud_n that_o be_v so_o general_o use_v and_o be_v so_o derogatory_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n from_o among_o the_o people_n and_o especial_o from_o this_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n where_o most_o corruption_n be_v use_v and_o most_o need_n of_o instruction_n unto_o the_o people_n p._n 114._o chap._n xx._n the_o author_n supplication_n to_o jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o will_v arise_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o cause_n which_o we_o his_o weak_a servant_n can_v do_v against_o so_o many_o rich_a powerful_a and_o many-friended_n adversary_n of_o his_o church_n p._n 117._o a_o declaration_n against_o sacrilege_n chap._n i._n the_o declaration_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o ossory_n exhibit_v to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n before_o jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a judge_n against_o the_o most_o horrible_a sin_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o all_o sacrilegious_a person_n that_o detain_v the_o tithe_n rob_v the_o church_n and_o take_v the_o land_n and_o house_n of_o god_n into_o their_o own_o possession_n together_o with_o his_o most_o humble_a petition_n to_o the_o eternal_a and_o almighty_a god_n his_o most_o gracious_a redeemer_n and_o his_o most_o love_a master_n jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o will_v arise_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o cause_n and_o smite_v all_o his_o enemy_n upon_o their_o cheekbone_n and_o put_v they_o to_o perpetual_a shame_n and_o root_v out_o their_o memorial_n from_o off_o the_o earth_n show_n that_o by_o your_o most_o glorious_a martyr_n the_o strenuous_a defender_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n and_o his_o most_o gracious_a master_n charles_n the_o i._o of_o ever_o bless_a memory_n he_o be_v call_v and_o appoint_v to_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o ossory_n and_o to_o enable_v he_o the_o better_a to_o discharge_v his_o
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hominis_fw-la summa_fw-la rerum_fw-la autoritas_fw-la esset_fw-la futura_fw-la because_o now_o all_o authority_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n but_o in_o the_o power_n of_o one_o man_n arbitrary_a will_n but_o see_v we_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o people_n desire_n of_o a_o king_n let_v we_o examine_v what_o right_a god_n say_v belong_v unto_o he_o and_o because_o that_o place_n 1_o sam._n 8._o be_v contradict_v by_o another_o deut._n 17._o as_o it_o seem_v we_o will_v examine_v both_o place_n and_o see_v if_o moses_n do_v any_o way_n across_o samuel_n finem_fw-la deut._n 17.14_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o true_o i_o may_v say_v of_o these_o two_o place_n that_o as_o s._n aug._n say_v in_o the_o like_a case_n alii_fw-la atque_fw-la alii_fw-la aliud_fw-la atque_fw-la aliud_fw-la opinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la for_o some_o learned_a man_n say_v that_o moses_n set_v down_o to_o the_o king_n legem_fw-la regendi_fw-la the_o law_n by_o which_o he_o 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4._o not_o to_o tyrannize_v over_o his_o brethren_n 4._o joseph_n antiquit_fw-la l._n 4._o and_o josephus_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n say_v si_fw-la regis_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la vos_fw-la incesserit_fw-la be_v ex_fw-la eadem_fw-la gente_fw-la sit_fw-la curam_fw-la omnino_fw-la gerat_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o aliarum_fw-la virtutum_fw-la caveat_n verò_fw-la ne_fw-la plus_fw-la legibus_fw-la aut_fw-la deo_fw-la sapiat_fw-la nihil_fw-la autem_fw-la agate_n sine_fw-la pontificis_fw-la senatorúmque_fw-la sententia_fw-la which_o moses_n have_v not_o neque_fw-la nuptiis_fw-la multis_fw-la utatur_fw-la nec_fw-la copiam_fw-la pecuniarum_fw-la equorúmque_fw-la sectetur_fw-la quibus_fw-la partis_fw-la super_fw-la leges_fw-la superbiâ_fw-la efferatur_fw-la that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o tyrant_n monarch_n rex_fw-la jacobus_n in_o his_o true_a law_n of_o free_a monarch_n 2._o the_o word_n of_o samuel_n be_v set_v down_o 1_o sam._n viij_o 11._o to_o the_o 18._o verse_n whereof_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v several_a exposition_n some_o make_v the_o same_o a_o prophetical_a prediction_n of_o what_o some_o of_o their_o king_n will_v do_v contrary_a to_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v as_o it_o be_v express_v by_o moses_n so_o king_n james_n himself_o take_v it_o other_o take_v it_o grammatical_o for_o the_o true_a right_n of_o a_o king_n that_o may_v do_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o no_o way_n contradict_v those_o precept_n forecited_a by_o moses_n to_o confirm_v which_o supposition_n they_o say_v 1._o the_o phrase_n here_o use_v must_v bear_v it_o out_o for_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v as_o pagninus_n note_v morem_fw-la aut_fw-la modum_fw-la aut_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la and_o many_o other_o thing_n as_o the_o place_n and_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v express_v do_v require_v because_o every_o equivocal_a word_n of_o various_a signification_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v alike_o in_o all_o place_n but_o be_v to_o be_v interpret_v secundum_fw-la materiam_fw-la subjectam_fw-la yet_o the_o septuagint_n that_o shall_v know_v both_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o that_o place_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o 216._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apparet_fw-la nomen_fw-la juris_fw-la significare_fw-la hic_fw-la potestatem_fw-la jure_fw-la soncessam_fw-la arnisaeus_n c._n 1._o p._n 216._o translate_v the_o word_n to_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o know_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o septuagint_n use_v and_o jus_o which_o the_o latin_a use_v be_v never_o take_v in_o the_o worse_a sense_n the_o scripture_n never_o use_v to_o call_v vice_n by_o the_o name_n of_o virtue_n or_o to_o give_v a_o right_a to_o any_o one_o to_o exercise_v tyranny_n which_o then_o may_v be_v better_o term_v jus_o latronis_fw-la because_o a_o unjust_a tyrant_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o open_a thief_n 2._o there_o be_v nothing_o here_o set_v down_o by_o samuel_n that_o be_v simple_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o that_o any_o the_o very_o best_a king_n may_v do_v as_o the_o occasion_n shall_v requi_fw-la e_fw-la for_o be_v a_o king_n he_o must_v have_v the_o royalty_n of_o his_o house_n support_v and_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o war_n supply_v and_o you_o may_v read_v in_o herodotus_n how_o diocese_n after_o he_o be_v choose_v king_n have_v all_o thing_n grant_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v needful_a to_o express_v his_o royal_a state_n and_o magnificence_n and_o here_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o text_n for_o if_o you_o mark_v it_o the_o prophet_n say_v not_o he_o shall_v kill_v their_o son_n nor_o ravish_v their_o wife_n nor_o yet_o take_v their_o daughter_n to_o be_v his_o concubine_n which_o be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o tyrant_n 356._o tyrant_n instat_fw-la terribilis_fw-la vivis_fw-la morientibus_fw-la haeres_fw-la virginibus_fw-la raptor_n thalamis_fw-la obscaenus_fw-la adulter_fw-la divit_fw-la busque_fw-la dies_fw-la &_o nox_fw-la metuenda_fw-la maritis_fw-la quisquis_fw-la vel_fw-la locuple_n pulchra_fw-la vel_fw-la conjuge_fw-la notus_fw-la crimini_fw-la pulsatur_fw-la falso_fw-la si_fw-la crimina_fw-la desunt_fw-la accitus_fw-la conviva_fw-la perit_fw-la mors_fw-la nulla_fw-la refugit_fw-la artificem_fw-la claudian_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gildon_n bilson_n diff_o fol._n 356._o but_o he_o shall_v take_v they_o to_o support_v his_o state_n and_o to_o maintain_v his_o war_n which_o as_o his_o necessity_n require_v be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o do_v so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o do_v of_o those_o thing_n but_o the_o motive_n that_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o do_v they_o or_o the_o manner_n of_o do_v they_o that_o do_v make_v it_o either_o a_o unjust_a tyranny_n or_o the_o just_a right_n of_o a_o king_n for_o as_o doctor_n bilson_n say_v king_n may_v just_o command_v the_o good_n and_o body_n of_o all_o their_o subject_n in_o the_o time_n both_o of_o war_n and_o peace_n for_o any_o public_a necessity_n or_o 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power_n to_o take_v away_o that_o which_o god_n
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that_o they_o themselves_o be_v worse_o than_o beast_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o go_v downward_o to_o the_o earth_n vanish_v and_o be_v reduce_v to_o nothing_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v go_v upward_o and_o be_v unite_v to_o eternity_n shall_v descend_v to_o be_v chain_v in_o everlasting_a misery_n vbi_fw-la nec_fw-la tortores_fw-la deficientur_fw-la nec_fw-la miseri_fw-la torti_fw-la morientur_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la mille_fw-la millia_fw-la annorum_fw-la cruciandi_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o secula_fw-la liberandi_fw-la where_o they_o shall_v have_v torment_n without_o ease_n and_o be_v torment_v without_o end_n and_o this_o be_v a_o vanity_n indeed_o vanitas_fw-la vanitatum_fw-la the_o great_a of_o all_o vanity_n because_o the_o bond_n of_o our_o union_n with_o god_n be_v here_o dissolve_v and_o we_o be_v divorce_v from_o all_o the_o happy_a eternity_n and_o thus_o i_o hope_v you_o see_v that_o man_n be_v he_o never_o so_o excellent_a in_o condition_n so_o eminent_a in_o place_n or_o so_o powerful_a in_o authority_n yet_o here_o be_v no_o exception_n no_o exemption_n no_o limitation_n but_o he_o be_v altogether_o vanity_n and_o though_o the_o time_n will_v not_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o amplify_v all_o the_o particular_n that_o may_v be_v show_v you_o out_o of_o this_o text_n yet_o i_o desire_v your_o patience_n to_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o apply_v all_o brief_o unto_o ourselves_o and_o to_o learn_v from_o hence_o this_o fivefold_a lesson_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o fivefold_a shield_n to_o preserve_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n here_o and_o from_o all_o misery_n hereafter_o 1._o to_o eradicate_v and_o root_v up_o that_o stink_a weed_n of_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n that_o lucifer_n labour_v to_o spread_v so_o far_o and_o to_o stick_v so_o fâ—st_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o man_n for_o why_o shall_v thou_o be_v proud_a thou_o vain_a thing_n that_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o ash_n and_o altogether_o vanity_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o be_v proud_a of_o the_o lion_n may_v boast_v of_o his_o strength_n the_o bezoar_n of_o his_o precious_a stone_n the_o panther_n of_o his_o colour_n and_o all_o other_o creature_n of_o some_o singular_a excellency_n that_o be_v in_o they_o but_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o stand_v there_o with_o a_o stiff_a neck_n and_o proud_a look_n but_o what_o thou_o have_v receive_v and_o be_v just_a like_o the_o jay_n deck_v about_o with_o borrow_a ornament_n and_o have_v nothing_o of_o thou_o own_o to_o animate_v thy_o pride_n but_o what_o thou_o rob_v from_o the_o bruit_n beast_n and_o yet_o the_o fair_a lady_n be_v proud_a of_o her_o white_a hand_n and_o pleat_a hair_n &_o lumina_fw-la quae_fw-la possunt_fw-la sollicitare_fw-la deos_fw-la but_o alas_o two_o or_o three_o fit_n of_o a_o ague_n will_v spoil_v all_o or_o else_o age_n will_v make_v fair_a helen_n to_o become_v as_o wrinkle_v as_o hecuba_n nay_o more_o than_o this_o i_o have_v see_v too_o much_o pride_n and_o arrogancy_n in_o some_o that_o of_o all_o other_o shall_v be_v most_o humble_a and_o teach_v other_o to_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a which_o be_v a_o great_a shame_n that_o thou_o which_o teach_v another_o teach_v not_o thyself_o and_o consider_v not_o what_o a_o vain_a thing_n thou_o be_v and_o what_o little_a reason_n thou_o have_v to_o look_v so_o big_a and_o to_o lift_v up_o thy_o head_n so_o high_a yea_o the_o saintlike_a separatist_n like_o the_o boast_a pharisee_n will_v be_v proud_a of_o his_o holiness_n 58._o aug_n to_o 2._o epist_n 58._o but_o as_o st._n aug._n say_v quod_fw-la justitia_fw-la aedificaverat_fw-la pharisaeus_n superbia_fw-la destruebat_fw-la atque_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la placuit_fw-la deo_fw-la quia_fw-la placebat_fw-la sibi_fw-la this_o pride_n spoil_v and_o poyson_v all_o our_o goodness_n because_o that_o as_o humility_n make_v man_n like_a unto_o angel_n so_o pride_n make_v the_o angel_n devil_n and_o man_n to_o be_v like_o devil_n 2._o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o vanity_n shall_v ever_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o the_o prophet_n say_v put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o any_o child_n of_o man_n rely_v not_o on_o they_o for_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o they_o and_o the_o best_a of_o they_o and_o great_a be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v the_o good_a he_o will_v do_v because_o he_o be_v altogether_o vanity_n and_o when_o his_o breath_n go_v forth_o 4._o psal_n 146.3_o 4._o he_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o his_o earth_n and_o then_o all_o his_o thought_n perish_v and_o as_o strigelius_n say_v omnia_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominum_fw-la tenni_fw-la pendentia_fw-la silo_fw-la and_o many_o time_n the_o great_a friend_n that_o we_o rely_v upon_o will_v show_v themselves_o like_o theagines_n that_o be_v surname_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d smoke_n quia_fw-la magnifice_fw-la pollicebatur_fw-la cum_fw-la esset_fw-la pauper_fw-la because_o he_o promise_v great_a and_o mighty_a thing_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a scoundrel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o a_o great_a vanity_n to_o rely_v upon_o vain_a man_n that_o be_v altogether_o vanity_n and_o will_v let_v thou_o fall_v when_o thou_o have_v most_o need_n of_o help_n 3._o this_o may_v encourage_v we_o not_o to_o fear_v what_o man_n can_v do_v against_o we_o let_v man_n threaten_v and_o fret_v and_o storm_n as_o much_o as_o they_o will_v and_o do_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v yet_o fear_v god_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v any_o of_o they_o because_o the_o great_a and_o most_o powerful_a man_n be_v but_o vanity_n and_o altogether_o vanity_n and_o if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o quia_fw-la non_fw-la plus_fw-la valet_fw-la ad_fw-la dejiciendum_fw-la terrena_fw-la poena_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la erigendum_fw-la divina_fw-la tutela_fw-la 4._o this_o very_a point_n shall_v teach_v we_o whole_o to_o rely_v on_o god_n that_o never_o fail_v they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o but_o be_v as_o the_o prophet_n say_v deus_fw-la in_o opportunitatibus_fw-la a_o present_a help_n in_o trouble_n and_o help_v we_o always_o in_o the_o most_o needful_a time_n of_o trouble_n hold_v we_o up_o by_o his_o hand_n as_o he_o do_v st._n peter_n when_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o sink_v 5._o and_o last_o this_o only_a lesson_n of_o man_n vanity_n shall_v ever_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n not_o to_o waste_v and_o trifle_v away_o our_o short_a time_n in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o vain_a pleasure_n and_o loathsome_a vanity_n when_o as_o the_o hunt_n after_o honour_n and_o the_o scrape_n of_o wealth_n and_o riches_n together_o be_v none_o other_o than_o like_o silly_a child_n run_n up_o and_o down_o to_o catch_v butterfly_n or_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v like_o the_o spider_n web_n that_o will_v make_v no_o garment_n for_o they_o or_o rather_o like_o the_o cockatrice_n egg_n that_o bring_v