the market though it be neere their owne doores who grossely neglect precious opportunities of hearing the word upon slight pretences Did they know the worth of truth and looke upon it as their life they would not think every petty inconvenience a just excuse A little change of weather or distemper of body will not keepe those within doores who are necessitated to seek out for that without which they cannot live Those that followed Christ sometimes three dayes together having nothing to eat might have had a fair plea in appearance to shift off their attendance Such as will suffer nothing in this case but make the hearing of the word a meere recreation when they can doe it with ease and at pleasure are not likely to go to the price of truth 4. Of those that come onely as meere spectatours rather than buyers who view many glorious Gospel-truthes openly proposed and freely tendred to all but are content to looke on whilst others buy Such are our common sort of ignorant hearers compared to the way side who hear the word and understand it not The seed lieth above ground then commeth the wicked one and catcheth away that which was sowne in his heart The father of lies easily robbeth such a one of the word of truth 5. Of such as seem to cheapen but doe not buy those who are somewhat affected with the truth and think it worth the carrying home if they might have it at their own price they hear it perhaps talk of it repeat it c. And of these there are two sorts the one compared to the stony the other to the thorny ground the former would own the truth were it not accompanied with the crosse but when persecution ariseth because of the word by and by they are offended They never gave the truth rooting in their hearts and so when the Sun ariseth it is scorched and withered The latter suffer it to be overgrown and choaked with thornes there may be some stirrings in their spirits some springings of their affections upon the receiving of the seed of truth but then their unmortified lusts the care of this world and the deceitfulnesse of riches and pleasures of this life draw away the strength of their hearts from the truth and it becometh unfruitfull they will not renounce their earthly-mindednesse or their voluptuous ambitious corrupt affections to make a full purchase of truth Herod did many things and heard John gladly but would not yeeld so far to the commands of truth as to forsake his Herodias there was a thorny lust which choaked all The yong man also seemed willing to buy What good thing shall I doe that I may have eternall life what shall I give to buy truth again All these have I kept from my youth what lack I yet Thus much I have offered if this be not enough I am willing to give more I beleeve he thought hee offered like a chapman But when he heard Christ raise his demands so high Goe and sell all that thou hast and give to the poore he brake off went away sorrowfull as if the price had been unreasonable I feare many who countenance the cause of truth some who are great actours in it yea some who may venture their lives in the prosecution of it may deceive themselves There may be some thornes not rooted up some root of bitternesse not killed some corrupt principle which may carry men far this way some by-end which may poison all If I give my body to be burned and have not love it profiteth me nothing A man may seem to die for the truth and yet never buy it Use 2 2. This is for for exhortation 1. In generall to us all 2. In speciall to those whom the Lord hath honoured above others for the patronage and promoting of the great cause of his truth And 1. let me stir up you and my selfe by all meanes to make this purchase 2. Not to think any cost too much for that purpose concerning the former 1. Get a cleer and solid understanding of all the main and most necessary truthes Learn to be throughly acquainted with the Fundamentalls of Faith Great is the mystery of godlinesse And the knowledge of it is of great concernment it is a great mystery and requireth a deep search An overly slight and superficiall view of those great secrets which the Angels desired to looke into must not satisfie them who will indeed buy truth Labour for a right understanding of the Alsufficiency and infinite excellency of God in all his attributes as hee hath revealed himselfe in his word of the person natures offices of Christ of the covenant of grace of the fountain of all spirituall blessings in heavenly things in Christ the eternall love and good purpose of God toward his and those glorious wayes and meanes whereby the Lord is pleased to bring poore lost soules to glory reconciling them to himselfe by the death of his Sonne calling them by his Word and Spirit uniting them to Christ adopting them for his children and heires justifying them freely by his grace sanctifying quickning and keeping them by his mighty power through Faith unto salvation These and the like are especially to bee studied and wee are to take heed lest Satan intangling us in doubtfull disputes about things of an inferiour nature should cunningly divert our thoughts from searching into these hid treasures I confesse the rents and divisions which follow upon contrariety of opinions are sad and such as we have cause to lament but I am perswaded this is not the onely nor the greatest mischiefe I feare Satan gaineth much advantage by engaging young beginners and wanton wits in the agitation of controversies ere they have laid the foundation much more before themselves have taken root in Christ or so much as proved themselves to be in Christ and Christ to be in them 2. Let us labour to make those Truths which we understand our owne 1. By mixing them with faith The word preached did not profit the unbeleeving Israelites not being mixed with faith in them that heard it they did but view not buy the truth we cannot make the truth our owne nor truly say we have bought it unlesse we so mixe and temper it with faith as that it becometh one with our soules or rather our soules become one with it faith strongly closing with the word digesting it and so leavening all the powers of the soule with the truth and causing them to relish of it 2. By receiving the truth in sincere love No man buyeth truth who doth not truly love it So much truth as thou lovest is thine owne Some may hastily conclude from hence Then all the promises of pardon are mine for these I love from my heart though not those precepts of obedience and qualifications of repentance morification and holinesse But know this It is easie to mistake lies of our owne coyning for God his
so all things that are are truly the same which they are so gold is true gold opposed to that which is false and counterfeit but pretended to be gold And this truth of things is the conformity of things to the Divine intellect or knowledge of God And therefore by the way I conceive that those lies are untruths which are called mendacia iocosa or officiosa officiouslies or lies in jest if they be such as in no regard tend to our neighbours prejudice are not so fitly ranked under the 9. Command as reduced to the first because they contradict that Truth which is in the minde of God for the Lord in His infinite knowledge comprehendeth and as it were asserteth all truth and every untruth uttered by men is either a deniall of some Truth which God affirmeth or an affirming of some falsehood which God denyeth and so no man can utter any falshood though concerning matters of small moment but in so doing he giveth God the lie God His knowledge is the {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} or originall Truth and the truth of things is their correspondency thereunto as the truth of a copy is its correspondency with the originall For Truth carrieth a respect to knowledge omne verum est intelligibile every Truth is in a capacity to be understood and the Truth of things is their conformity to a right understanding Now the truth of things may come under a two-fold Consideration 1. Metaphysicall 2. Morall and in both of these it still holdeth good their truth is their Conformity to the knowledge of God For 1. God knoweth what every person action or thing is and such it truely is as God knoweth it to be and no other and this I call a Metaphysicall Consideration Secondly God knoweth what every person Action or thing ought to bee and so farre as any of these crosse this knowledge of God they are false in a morall Consideration They are true in a Metaphysicall apprehension because they are such as God knoweth them to be but they are false in a Morall notion because they are not such as God knoweth they ought to be The Lord knoweth the way of the Righteous how with approbation This is true but I think there is more in it The Lord knoweth what is that good way wherein men are to walk and the way of the Righteous is sutable to this knowledge of God and so the Lord knoweth it that is looketh upon it as an object conformable to this knowledge of His on the other side He saith to the wicked I know you not I know what manner of persons ye ought to be but ye are men of another shape ye are not objects conformed to this knowledge of Mine Secondly There is Veritas scientiae or veritas in cognoscendo Truth of knowledge and that in the creature is twofold 1. Speculative which is a conformity of the understanding to the nature of things when the understanding of man so judgeth of things as they are and the notions or conceptions of his minde are the very images of those things this Conformity of his understanding to the nature of things apprehended by him is truth Things are true as they agree with the knowledge of God because his knowledge is the Fountaine of all truth as his essence is the Fountain of all being But the knowledge of man is true because it agreeth with the nature of things Secondly The practicall truth of mans knowledge is when together with a right apprehension of the true nature of things in the understanding there is a frame of heart and affections toward those things sutable to that apprehension when the understanding rightly judgeth of things good or evill and the will and affections are regularly guided by such a right apprehension loving imbracing desiring delighting in that which the understanding rightly judgeth to be lovely desirable c. Hating abhorring shunning c. According to that true intelligence which the understanding giveth in of the nature of things or actions then there is a practicall truth in that mans knowledge But when the understanding rightly apprehendeth and yet giveth way to the perversenesse of the will and distempers of the affections this knowledge though speculatively true is practically false Thirdly There is veritas signi Truth of expression Speeches writings gestures Actions when truth possesseth the minde and heart within and shineth out at the windowes as it were when a mans words and conversation are the very image and Characters of that truth which dwelleth in him when hee knoweth and loveth the truth and speaketh and walketh according to that truth which he knoweth and loveth Now then what is that truth which we must buy 1. The true knowledge of those things which serve for the perfecting of the inner and for the ordering of the outward man the true knowledge of God of Christ of the mysteries of grace of the wayes of God of the power of godlinesse of the will of God in things concerning the matter and manner of his worship and in those things that belong to our Places Callings Relations in ordinary and extraordinary occasions Secondly The Practicall truth of these things such a frame of heart as suiteth with the nature of these things rightly apprehended which cannot be without the possession of the things themselves Thou must have God dwelling in thee thou must possesse Christ and be made one with him thy body and soule must become a temple of the Holy Ghost otherwise thou hast not this Practicall through and effectuall knowledge of God and Christ thou hast a shadow of the truth rather then the truth it selfe Thou must have the truth of all saving Graces in thee otherwise thou canst not have an heart suited to a right apprehension of Divine truth Lastly thou must be so possest of the truth as to speak the truth from the heart and to walk in the truth The second thing to be enquired is what it is to buy truth To buy in generall is For a considerable value with consent of the owner to get the propriety and possession of something which formerly was not our own He then that will buy truth 1. Must look upon it as none of his own A man doeth not buy that which hee is born to That which hee hath by inheritance he needeth not purchase The simple inherit folly Such silly ones we are all by nature and our inheritance is folly falshood This inheritance we have by descent our first Parents changed the truth of God into a lye forfeited their possession of truth and left us lies to inherit after them and now if we will enjoy any of these forfeited and confiscated goods which the Lord hath justly seized into his own hands we must buy them as things which are no longer our own He that is not convinced of this is never likely to buy He that wil buy truth indeed must be of
charge in a quick and pressing stile 1. Take fast hold of instruction 2. Let her not go 3. Keep her and fasteneth all with this knot for she is thy life If thou lose her it is more than thy life is worth it were better to part with thy dearest heart-blood if thou get and keep the Truth it will keep thee alive in the very jawes of death if thou lose it thou art dead whilest thou livest and in the road-way to everlasting death What need we any farther witnesse yet if ye please to hear an argument or two take these briefly Reason 1 1. Whilest we are travailing here in this world toward our long home our way lieth through a wildernesse wherein are many by-pathes multitude of passengers wandring out of the right way abundance of snares and dangers and above all we are wofully benighted with the naturall darknesse and blindnesse of our mindes now Truth is that Pillar of fire which should guide us in the way wherein we must walk and direct us to the promised rest And though this Truth be never so cleerly held forth unto us in the ministry of the gospel yet unlesse we buy it and get possession of it so as to make it our own and to have it dwelling in us we are not able to follow it It is not enough to have the light of the Sun except withall there be a light in the eye to meet with that light without and take it in so that lumen externum that externall light of Truth which shineth forth in the word will never lead us to that rest which remaineth for the people of God except there be also lumen internum an inward light of Truth and principle of saving knowledge set up in the heart The Apostle having notably magnified his office as in other respects so in regard of that lustre and brightnesse of Divine Truth which shined in his Ministry 2 Cor. 3. proceedeth in the next chapter and saith that he had not handled the word of God deceitfully but by manifestation of the truth c. It must be objected What is the cause then that your Gospel is hidden to many thousands his answer is ready If our Gospel be hid it is hid to them that are lost in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which beleeve not lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ who is the image of God should shine unto them They want inward light Satan the prince of darknes hath filled them with darknesse within they will not buy the Truth and so the Gospel of Christ though it shineth out never so gloriously in it selfe yet it shineth not at all to them as the Sun when it giveth the greatest light shineth not to the blind 2. If we do not buy Truth the Truth will witnesse against us and condemne us A necessity lyeth upon us either wee must make the Truth our owne or else we shall be sure to have it our Enemy Consider that weighty speech of Christ He that rejecteth me and receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him the word that I have spoken the same shall judge him in the last day Who is he that rejecteth Christ he that doth not receive his words he that doth not buy Truth but shutteth his eyes or heart against that light of Truth which shineth from the face of this Sun of Righteousnesse These men perhaps may think in their hearts We will have nothing to do with this which they call Truth for which there is so much contention nor with the way wherein it leadeth those that receive it we will neither embrace nor oppose it Nay but saith Christ this will not serve thy turne either thou must receive it or be judged by it if thou doest not buy this Truth and embrace it with thine whole heart it will condemn thee at the last day If men could apprehend with what Majesty and authority that Truth of God which now they cast behinde their backs will appear against them in the day of Christ how would their Souls tremble to despise it How would they yeeld themselves convinced that the purchase of Truth is of absolute necessity whatsoever it may cost them The proudest spirits which now may think to out-face the Truth of God shall then not be able to hold up their faces before it So much for the proofe and opening of this point Let us see the Use of it and that may be 1. For Reproofe 2. For Exhortation Use 1 1. For Reproofe 1. of those who are so farre from buying truth that they labour to stop the trade Such were those Expounders of the Law to whom the Lord Christ saith ye have taken away the key of knowledge ye entred not in your selves and them that were entring in ye hindred they kept the store-house of truth locked up and carried away the key How many have we had of late in this land led by such a spirit who when the truth had many buyers beheld it with an evill eye like the Pharisees complaining of the multitudes that followed Christ the world is gon after him It was a vexation to their false hearts to see the streame of trade bend towards the Coasts of truth and especially when any upon whose habitations was a famine of the word travailed abroad to buy themselves a little food But how are we bound to blesse God who hath stirred up your spirits like so many Josephs already to open many to indeavour to open all the store-houses of truth in the Land that none may complaine of want who have hearts to buy No wonder if the enemies of truth oppose you in this worke It crosseth their maine designe He that doth evill hateth the light and cometh not to the light lest his deedes should be reproved Can the Blackmore change his skinne or the Leopard his spots Doe we expect a reconcilement betweene light and darkenesse Let all tremble to give them the right hand of fellowship in stopping the course of the word of truth and hindring the worke of reformation 2. Of those that are ashamed of the truth what hope is there that such will buy it He that will buy it must looke upon it as his crowne The Church was presented to John in a vision cloathed with the Sun and the Moone under her foote and upon her head a Crowne of twelve Stars The Churches cloathing and her Crown is Light and Truth Can any true-borne Childe of the Church account that his shame which is his Mothers glorie Let such weigh those words of him who is not ashamed to call himselfe the Truth Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinfull generation of him also shall the Sonne of man be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy Angells 3. Of those who will not take so much paines as to resort to
Christ must reign there in righteousnesse and thou must have a soul subdued to his Scepter The Peace of God must rule in thy heart and that is peace in truth when sin reigneth the soul hath no peace with God it may be in a dead sleep Then hast thou this truth of peace with God when the Peace of God ruleth within thee suppresseth mutinous affections subdueth rebellious lusts when the winds and sea obey it and it hath power to calme all the turbulencies and disorders of thy spirit So concerning joy in the Holy Ghost Thou must have thy heart possest with this joy if thou wilt purchase this truth How many read and hear of joy in the Holy Ghost unspeakable full of glory but yet content themselves with such joyes and delights as are full of shame at least full of vanity and end in mourning and misery these are false joyes as one saith Voluptates animi febres earthly joyes are soul-feavers carnall sensuall sinfull delights are even the agues of the inner man For what is the condition of a soul given up to pleasures of this nature but to be in a continuall agitation between hot paroxysmes or burning fits of lust and cold shaking fits of shame and horrour Now as there is a great difference between that unnaturall inflammation of a feaverish body drinking up the radicall moisture wasting the spirits and that kindly wel-tempered heat of an healthy body so there is a vast distance between those vaine and earthly or impure and sinfull delights which waste the conscience and those soul-ravishing sweet serene and heavenly joyes which flow from the bosome of Christ into the breasts of beleevers I might adde many other instances but I forbear Lastly if ye will buy truth ye must improve it It is none of those commodities which a man may buy and then suffer it to lie dead by him no man buyeth the truth but he that buyeth it for use I rejoyced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth as we have received a commandment from the Father It is no arbitrary thing or matter of indifferency but one of the great commandments of God that we should walk in truth and Paul having told the Ephesians Ye are light in the Lord he inferreth walk as children of light Then a man hath bought the truth when he walketh in the light and power of Divine truth when he prayeth humbleth his soul heareth the word and performeth every act of Divine worship in spirit and truth out of such true principles in such a manner with such a frame of heart and such aimes as the truth of God his word requireth when in his place and calling he improveth the truth of God to all purposes Those things which men buy at high rates they desire to make the most of The truth of God being so exceeding precious and costly those that buy it should labour to improve it to the uttermost It is none of those things which are the worse for wearing 2. Let us be perswaded not to thinke any cost too much that we may buy truth And first consider I beseech you what we must cast away which otherwise might hinder us either in getting or keeping truth 2. What we must be content to resigne and yeeld up into the Lord his hands that wee may buy truth The former are such things as are better cast away then kept the very losse of them will be our gain 1. In generall our lusts and sinnes Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God an heart cleansed from the filthinesse of flesh and spirit is like a cleer glasse fittest to give a reflection of those beams of truth which shine from the face of God in Christ The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him and he will shew them his Covenant They that will see cleerly must do away these scales from the eyes of the inner man 2. In speciall let us renounce our carnall and naturall wisdom 1. If any man among you seemeth to be wise let him become a fool that he may be wise for the wisdom of this world is foolishnesse with God A spirit emptied of all self-sufficiency and selfe-conceitednesse is best fitted to receive the wisdom of God and to purchase His truth 2. Lay aside all prejudices against the truth and first quit all prejudices against the dignitie of Truth Take heede of thinking any Truth of God to be below thee too meane for thee to stoope to Do not thinke thy selfe thy place or parts too high for the least of God his holy Truthes Preach the word be instant in season out of season is a Truth of God which once was given in Charge to Timothy but some I beleeve who pretended to be of Timothy his Ranke looked upon this truth as a thing below their places On the other side when a cause of Religion was brought before Galliâ— he cared for none of these things he had no leisure to spend time about words and names his place ingaged him in Realities State-matters such as were worthy of a Proconsuls Cognizance 2. Take heede of prejudices against the necessity of truth looke not upon it as a matter of indifferency Regard it as that one thing necessary 3. Renounce all prejudicate opinions of dangers or inconveniences which seeme to attend or follow truth such as divisions and commotions these though accidentall to truth doe ordinarily throng in after it Suppose yee that I am come to send peace on Earth I tell you Nay but rather division and that betweene those of neere relations as it followeth there Hereupon some seeme to be as much afraid of the truth as of a ball of wilde-fire they dare not buy it they would rather banish it out of their Coasts whereas truth is no way the cause though the corruptions of some men and their malignity against it and the weakenes and mistakes of others often make it an occasion of those ruptures That there are oppositions betweene the friends and enemies of truth is not strange but that there are dissentions among some of those who unfainedly love and seek truth and agree in the most and principall parts of it is sad yet let not this prejudice hinder us from buying and imbracing truth Amongst those who in the Apostles daies received the Gospell and with joynt consent acknowledged the Lord Jesus to be the Christ there were differences about the observation of Mosaicall Rites and Ceremonies this prejudice did not keepe the faithfull from imbracing and holding fast the truth of the Gospell In Luthers time there were controversies betweene those who were newly come out of Babylon this prejudice did not so far prevaile with the Godly as to make them preferre their slaverie under Anti-Christ above the sweete yoake of Christ Let the unanimous and full consent of the Godly in many and those the most substantiall parts of truth encourage
falling stars giving some glimpse of light and suddenly vanishing the Lord should now hearken to the cryes of His people and give us a fixed Parliament like the Sunne standing still in the midst of Heaven that so there might be time for the discovery and establishment of Truth and for the scattering of the enemies of Truth 3. And lastly consider what will be the value and price of truth at the last on the death-bed in the day of judgement How many thousands of gold and silver yea of worlds if they had them would the greatest enemies or contemners of truth give at that day if then it might be had if then they could purchase the saving knowledge of God of Christ of the Gospel the Truth of Faith repentance sanctification then a whole world for a lamp full of this precious oyl Certainly Truth is alwayes of the same value every whit as much worth now as it will be then But now men looke upon Truth as they do upon rich wares in a dark-shop and so undervalue it whereas they take a full view of the things of the world and look upon them in the open Sun But then the Truth shall be fully discovered men shall see such a light as they never saw a glorious irradiation and Divine brightnesse from the face of Christ and Truth shall be exhibited sub dio in the broad day-light in the cleer light of that Great Day to which the light which now we see by is but as a twilight or evening light Then the worth of Truth shall be fully known they that would not goe to the price of it shall know their losse Oh ye that prize your wealth above the Truth ye will be of another minde when the pillars of the earth are trembling the heavens gathering together as a scroll and passing away with a great or hideous noise the elements dropping or melting the earth and the works in it burnt up if yee will seeke for that wealth which now yee value above the Truth ye must seek it in that heap of ashes and ye that preferre your pleasures above it as they are but shadowes now when they are at best so then they will be torments and ye that esteeme your honours credit reputation and the praise of men above the Truth ye will then see that this was but a blast an empty breath when ye enjoyed it and then it will be nothing yea it will turn into shame and confusion of face for ever On the contrary the beauty and glory of truth will then shine forth in perfection they that bought it at the highest rate shall cleerly understand what a blessed advantage they have made Oh that now we could be wise for our souls Let us be content to begger our selves if need be that we may bee rich Give any thing to buy Truth The time is short as the Apostle saith it remaineth then that those which buy the things of this world be as if they possessed not as men ready to part with them at any time looking upon them as things that little concerne them carrying their hearts above them keeping their spirits weaned from them but that those who buy Truth bee as those that possesse and improve it to the best advantage For the fashion of this world passeth away but the Word and Truth of God and the fruit comfort and benefit of it endureth for ever FINIS 1 Cor. 13 12. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Pellican Mercerus Junius Jansenius {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rev. 3. 18. Mat. 25. 9. Phil. 3. 20. 1. Veritas rei Psal. 1. 6. Mat. 25. 12 2. Veritas Scientiae 3. Veritas Signi 2. What it is to Buy Truth Pro. 14. 18. pro 30. 2 3 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Psa. 49. 12 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Revel. 3. 17 18. Acts 8. 10 Pro. 8. 11. Isai. 55. 1. 2 Iohn 2. 1 Ioh. 3. 19 Deus est summ maxima Veritas Snarez {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Hebr. 1. 3. Ioh. 14. 6. 17. Rev. 4. 6. Pro. 4. 13. 2 Cor. 3. 4. 2 3. Ioh. 12. 48. Reproofe Luke 11. 52. Ioh. 12. 19. Gen. 41. 56. Rev. 12. â— Mar. 8. 38. Mat. 15. 32 Mat. 13. 19. Mat. 13. 22. Luke 8. 14. Mat. 19. 16. 1 Cor. 13. 3 Exhortation 1. Generall 1. to make this purchase 1 Tim 3. 16. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Heb. 4. 2. Math. 4. Jun. in Parallel Res transit cum onere 2 Thes. 2. 10. 1 Kings 21. 20. Col. 3. 16. Eph. 5. 8 Caveat Emptor Luke 13. Suet in Calig Rom. 14. 17. Col. 3. 15. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 John 4. 2. Part of the generall Exhortation Mat. 5. 8. 1. Cor. 3. 18 c. Intus â—xiflens prohibet 〈◊〉 2 Tim. 4. 2 Luke 12. 51. Joh. 1. 45. Joh. 7. 49. 2 Chro. 25. 16. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rom. 8. 32 Joh. 21. 21 22. Mat. 16. 26. Mat. 12. 42 43. Act. 26. 24 Aelian {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Josh. 22. 10. c. Psal. 119. 15. 2 Cor. 1. 20. Ioh. 18. 37 2. A more speciall exhortation 2 Cor. 13. 8. Rev. 3. 14. Gal. 6. 4 5. Phil. 1. 27. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} iâ—de Athleta {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Verse 28. Veâ—itatem sub hasta vendere vel potius praedae et direptioni exponere Agelius Sisinnius {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Soz. lib. 7. cap. 12. Socr. lib. 3. cap 10. Soz. lib. 2. cap. 30. Tit. 3. 10. Rom. 14. 1 2. Comment. de statu reipub. et relig. sub 9. An 1561 Osiand Cent. 16 Joh. 3. 21. Rom. 3. 13. 1 Cor. 4 3. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Livy As they worshipped goddesses or female gods so they had female Priests Soz l. 5. 15 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Senec. Motives Dan. 2. Rev. 3. Exo. 12. 41 John 8. 31. 32. Triumphs of Nassau Motive Vocatus a rege Angliae Edvardo amplissimis promissionibus Mel Ad in vita Brontii Josh. 10. 12 Motive 2. Pet. 3. 10 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 1 Cor. 7. 30