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doctrine_n to_o set_v any_o copy_n or_o give_v any_o character_n of_o christian_a charity_n either_o by_o their_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n 5._o and_o here_o i_o have_v set_v a_o period_n to_o this_o chapter_n have_v not_o the_o discussion_n of_o the_o former_a question_n act._n 13._o call_v to_o my_o remembrance_n the_o say_n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n he_o that_o wrought_v effectual_o in_o peter_n to_o the_o apostleship_n of_o circumcision_n the_o same_o be_v mighty_a in_o i_o towards_o the_o gentile_n galat._n 2._o v_o 8._o of_o which_o observation_n we_o have_v a_o lively_a document_n or_o experiment_n in_o the_o admirable_a success_n of_o s._n peter_n sermon_n act._n 2._o ground_v for_o the_o most_o part_n upon_o the_o same_o text_n and_o argument_n which_o s._n paul_n use_v act._n 13._o three_o thousand_o soul_n be_v convert_v by_o s._n peter_n but_o all_o or_o most_o of_o they_o of_o the_o circumcision_n or_o seed_n of_o abraham_n his_o brethren_n according_a to_o the_o 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day_n and_o there_o remain_v in_o the_o residue_n of_o it_o and_o all_o the_o sabbath_n or_o seven_o day_n and_o for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o first_o day_n or_o of_o the_o first_o evening_n and_o mora_v want_v not_o a_o peculiar_a yea_o a_o triple_a mystery_n for_o the_o illustration_n whereof_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o premise_v the_o sweet_a harmony_n between_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n by_o the_o consecration_n death_n and_o passion_n of_o he_o by_o who_o it_o be_v first_o make_v as_o there_o be_v a_o week_n of_o creation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v foreshadowed_n by_o any_o time_n precedent_n so_o there_o be_v a_o solemn_a week_n appoint_v for_o redemption_n for-shadowed_n partly_o by_o the_o week_n of_o creation_n and_o god_n rest_n from_o his_o work_n partly_o by_o the_o week_n of_o aaron_n consecration_n and_o his_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o eight_o day_n to_o parallel_v the_o act_n or_o work_n of_o every_o day_n whether_o of_o the_o week_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n or_o of_o the_o week_n of_o aaron_n consecration_n with_o the_o like_a act_n or_o work_n of_o heb_n dâ—madae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la or_o the_o week_n of_o man_n redemption_n by_o our_o saviour_n consecration_n will_v be_v a_o work_n more_o difficult_a to_o the_o undertaker_n whether_o by_o pen_n or_o preach_v then_o profitable_a to_o the_o auditor_n or_o reader_n it_o shall_v suffice_v i_o to_o exhibit_v the_o evangelicall_n cycle_n from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o our_o saviour'e_o consecration_n which_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n follow_v take_v the_o day_n as_o oppose_v to_o night_n or_o evening_n or_o of_o the_o time_n interjacent_a betwixt_o the_o great_a feast_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o the_o pentecost-following_a 12_o upon_o
resurrection_n do_v portend_v 5_o the_o second_o be_v how_o these_o forty_o day_n of_o his_o abode_n here_o on_o earth_n after_o his_o resurrection_n be_v fore-pictured_n or_o foretold_v 6_o this_o second_o query_n be_v in_o part_n already_o answer_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o jonas_n for_o as_o he_o expect_v forty_o day_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o nineveh_n so_o our_o saviour_n do_v respite_v the_o solemn_a declaration_n of_o ierusalem_n doom_n as_o many_o day_n nor_o can_v i_o mislike_v their_o opinion_n who_o think_v that_o the_o forty_o day_n intervenient_a betwixt_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n be_v prefigure_v by_o his_o forty_o day_n fast_v in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o his_o baptism_n as_o that_o questionless_a be_v by_o moses_n fast_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n in_o the_o mount_n moses_n do_v then_o bear_v as_o himself_o do_v witness_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n to_o wit_n as_o in_o the_o type_n but_o our_o saviour_n as_o well_o in_o that_o long_a fast_n after_o his_o baptism_n as_o in_o the_o forty_o day_n after_o his_o resurrection_n do_v bear_v their_o and_o our_o sin_n real_o and_o according_a to_o the_o mystical_a and_o complete_a meaning_n of_o moses_n word_n 7_o but_o if_o we_o shall_v descend_v unto_o more_o exact_a search_n of_o the_o particular_a cricumstance_n of_o time_n as_o it_o include_v the_o day_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n with_o the_o other_o thirty_o eight_o day_n intervenient_a these_o be_v most_o punctual_o and_o admirable_o foreshadowed_n and_o represent_v by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o first_o birth_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o bless_a mother_n purification_n and_o his_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n 8_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o the_o firstborn_a be_v call_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o god_n require_v they_o express_o of_o his_o people_n exod._n 22._o 29._o the_o first-born_a of_o thy_o son_n shall_v thou_o give_v unto_o i_o this_o do_v imply_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o one_o firstborn_a among_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o woman_n in_o who_o the_o light_n and_o life_n of_o holiness_n that_o holiness_n itself_o of_o which_o all_o the_o legal_a title_n of_o holiness_n be_v but_o shadow_n or_o glimmering_n shall_v reside_v or_o be_v incorporate_v as_o light_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n now_o that_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o mary_n be_v this_o firstborn_a in_o who_o the_o true_a and_o complete_a holiness_n do_v thus_o reside_v the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v declare_v or_o proclaim_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o simeon_n at_o that_o very_a time_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o firstborn_a be_v to_o be_v present_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o temple_n to_o wit_n the_o time_n of_o his_o mother_n purification_n simeon_n say_v s._n luke_n come_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o the_o parent_n bring_v in_o the_o child_n jesus_n to_o do_v for_o he_o after_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o law_n than_o take_v he_o he_o up_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o bless_a god_n and_o say_v lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v before_o the_o face_n of_o all_o people_n a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o to_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o people_n israel_n and_o joseph_n and_o his_o mother_n marvail_v at_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o he_o and_o simeon_n bless_v they_o and_o say_v unto_o mary_n his_o mother_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rise_v again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o 9_o they_o good_a soul_n come_v not_o to_o the_o temple_n with_o any_o such_o intent_n or_o expectation_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o the_o firstborn_a male_n as_o s._n luke_n tell_v we_o chap._n 2._o 22._o 23._o 24._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n be_v accomplish_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n they_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o present_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n every_o male_a that_o open_v the_o womb_n shall_v be_v call_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o pair_n of_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n the_o ordinary_a offering_n which_o the_o law_n in_o like_a case_n do_v require_v be_v a_o lamb_n as_o you_o may_v read_v levit._n 12._o 6._o yet_o with_o this_o express_a dispensation_n that_o if_o the_o party_n be_v not_o able_a to_o offer_v a_o lamb_n two_o turtle_n dove_n or_o two_o young_a pigeon_n shall_v suffice_v the_o bless_a virgin_n whether_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o husband_n poverty_n or_o as_o i_o rather_o think_v by_o reason_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o her_o son_n in_o a_o strange_a place_n without_o the_o country_n or_o province_n wherein_o she_o dwell_v be_v content_a to_o use_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o dispensation_n 10_o but_o though_o our_o saviour_n have_v this_o peculiar_a prerogative_n of_o the_o firstborn_a that_o he_o be_v most_o holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o although_o as_o he_o say_v at_o his_o baptism_n it_o become_v he_o to_o fulfil_v all_o legal_a righteousness_n yet_o it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o he_o be_v redeem_v at_o other_o firstborn_a be_v the_o sacrifice_n mention_v by_o s._n luke_n be_v ordinary_a at_o every_o woman_n purification_n whether_o the_o child_n bring_v forth_o be_v male_a or_o female_a as_o for_o our_o saviour_n of_o all_o first_o bear_v he_o only_o need_v no_o legal_a redemption_n because_o he_o be_v destinate_a from_o his_o birth_n not_o to_o be_v redeem_v but_o to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o other_o and_o in_o this_o he_o do_v fulfil_v that_o legal_a rite_n or_o shadow_n of_o redeem_v those_o useful_a creature_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n unclean_a by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o such_o 12._o as_o by_o the_o law_n be_v account_v clean_o 11_o but_o be_v he_o exempt_v by_o any_o more_o peculiar_a right_n from_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n than_o the_o bless_a virgin_n his_o mother_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o purification_n to_o this_o demand_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v not_o free_a from_o all_o taint_n of_o original_a sin_n as_o he_o be_v but_o this_o reply_n or_o answer_v be_v admit_v it_o will_v be_v a_o foul_a heresy_n or_o worse_a than_o so_o to_o say_v that_o she_o be_v either_o legal_o or_o natural_o unclean_a during_o all_o or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o time_n of_o her_o separation_n from_o the_o sanctuary_n or_o holy_a assembly_n for_o she_o be_v free_a from_o any_o actual_a sin_n in_o the_o time_n or_o manner_n of_o her_o conception_n and_o from_o all_o legal_a uncleanness_n either_o in_o her_o travail_n or_o for_o forty_o day_n after_o it_o otherwise_o that_o holy_a one_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o she_o may_v have_v be_v conceive_v or_o bring_v forth_o or_o nourish_v by_o her_o milk_n in_o her_o uncleanness_n which_o to_o avouch_v or_o conceive_v be_v foul_a blasphemy_n be_v her_o observation_n then_o of_o the_o law_n concern_v purification_n either_o a_o will-worship_n or_o affect_a work_n of_o supererogation_n rather_o a_o excellent_a pattern_n or_o exemplary_a rule_n of_o obedience_n unto_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o adam_n that_o desire_n or_o intend_v to_o be_v the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o abraham_n the_o rule_n be_v that_o even_o such_o of_o either_o sex_n as_o know_v themselves_o not_o to_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o occasion_n nor_o much_o liable_a to_o the_o temptation_n which_o public_a law_n or_o sacred_a canon_n seek_v to_o prevent_v or_o restrain_v from_o burst_v out_o into_o matter_n of_o fact_n shall_v do_v both_o wise_o and_o religious_o if_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o such_o decree_n or_o injunction_n as_o be_v useful_a or_o needful_a for_o most_o other_o man_n to_o observe_v for_o it_o well_o become_v and_o behoove_v the_o most_o strong_a and_o sound_a member_n of_o any_o body_n natural_a or_o civil_a of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n especial_o to_o sympathize_v thus_o far_o at_o least_o with_o unsound_a or_o decay_a part_n of_o the_o same_o body_n as_o to_o restrain_v themselves_o from_o use_v that_o liberty_n which_o they_o for_o their_o own_o part_n may_v safe_o enjoy_v be_v the_o object_n or_o matter_n prohibit_v void_a of_o danger_n unto_o other_o member_n of_o the_o same_o society_n which_o have_v more_o forcible_a temptation_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o want_v skill_n