god_n as_o it_o be_v he_o put_v on_o righteousness_n as_o a_o breastplate_n and_o a_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n on_o his_o head_n he_o put_v on_o the_o garment_n of_o vengeance_n as_o a_o garment_n and_o be_v clad_v with_o zeal_n as_o a_o cloak_n 17._o isa_n 59_o 17._o nuditas_fw-la notat_fw-la diabolum_fw-la say_v the_o father_n nakedness_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o the_o devil_n we_o never_o read_v of_o his_o clothing_n strip_v he_o be_v of_o his_o angel_n wing_n of_o his_o eminent_a perfection_n and_o our_o first_o parent_n he_o strip_v in_o paradise_n of_o that_o rich_a robe_n of_o original_a justice_n and_o leave_v they_o so_o naked_a that_o they_o be_v even_o ashamed_a of_o themselves_o and_o sew_v figleaf_n together_o to_o make_v they_o apron_n and_o we_o he_o strip_v every_o day_n and_o leave_v we_o nothing_o but_o fair_a pretence_n and_o false_a excuse_n to_o shelter_v uâ—_n scarce_o so_o good_a a_o covert_n as_o their_o figleaf_n we_o read_v of_o belshazzar_n that_o he_o be_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n and_o 27._o dan._n 5._o 27._o be_v find_v minus_fw-la habens_fw-la too_o light_a want_v something_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n peres_n his_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v from_o he_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o king_n here_o the_o guest_n that_o be_v find_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o have_v something_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v thrust_v out_o of_o door_n and_o cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n christ_n give_v not_o to_o wilful_a bankrupt_n no_o habenti_fw-la daditur_fw-la to_o he_o 29._o matth._n 25_o 29._o that_o have_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v abundance_n and_o vestitus_fw-la supervestietur_fw-la he_o that_o be_v clothe_v already_o shall_v be_v clothed-upon_a with_o a_o robe_n or_o immortality_n 4._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 4._o but_o every_o garment_n fit_v not_o a_o christian_n every_o garment_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o keep_n there_o be_v strange_a apparel_n and_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o 8._o zeph._n 1._o 8._o who_o they_o be_v that_o wear_v it_o v._o 5._o even_o they_o that_o worship_v the_o host_n of_o heaven_n on_o the_o housetop_n and_o swear_v by_o malcham_n that_o leap_v on_o the_o threshold_n and_o fill_v their_o master_n house_n with_o violence_n and_o deceit_n a_o garment_n fit_a for_o micah_n in_o his_o house_n of_o god_n fit_a for_o judas_n or_o barrabas_n at_o a_o plot_n of_o treason_n or_o a_o insurrection_n than_o for_o a_o true_a disciple_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v not_o the_o wedding-garment_n we_o must_v then_o take_v a_o true_a pattern_n to_o make_v it_o by_o or_o else_o fit_v we_o shall_v not_o be_v and_o where_o can_v we_o take_v it_o better_o than_o from_o christ_n himself_o summa_fw-la religionis_fw-la est_fw-la imitari_fw-la quem_fw-la colis_fw-la say_v the_o father_n it_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o religion_n all_o the_o piety_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v he_o who_o we_o worship_v to_o be_v christiforme_v to_o keep_v ourselves_o in_o a_o uniformity_n and_o conformity_n to_o christ_n sic_fw-la oculos_fw-la sic_fw-la ille_fw-la manus_fw-la sic_fw-la ora_fw-la ferebat_fw-la thus_o he_o look_v thus_o he_o do_v thus_o be_v he_o apparel_v now_o what_o be_v christ_n apparel_n the_o prophet_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v glorious_a that_o he_o be_v 1._o isa_n 63._o 1._o formosus_fw-la in_o stola_fw-la very_o rich_o array_v and_o st._n mark_n that_o he_o have_v a_o white_a garment_n 3._o chap_n 9_o 3._o white_a than_o any_o full_a can_v make_v it_o and_o st._n john_n tell_v we_o of_o his_o retinue_n that_o they_o be_v clothe_v in_o white_a linen_n white_a and_o clean_a look_v into_o 8._o rev._n 19_o 8._o christ_n wardrobe_n and_o you_o find_v no_o tear_v or_o ragged_a apparel_n no_o old_a thing_n be_v do_v away_o the_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n the_o garment_n of_o innocency_n 17._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spotless_a coat_n of_o temperance_n and_o chastity_n these_o christ_n have_v and_o with_o these_o he_o go_v about_o do_v good_a out_o of_o this_o wardrobe_n must_v we_o make_v up_o our_o wedding-garment_n we_o must_v say_v the_o apostle_n put_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n put_v he_o on_o all_o his_o righteousness_n his_o obedience_n 14._o rom._n 13._o 14._o his_o love_n his_o patience_n we_o must_v be_v conformable_a to_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o proportion_n in_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o obedience_n we_o must_v not_o wear_v a_o garment_n of_o our_o own_o phansy_v a_o irregular_a unprescribe_v devotion_n in_o the_o end_v of_o it_o to_o glorify_v god_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o part_n of_o it_o not_o 4._o john_n 17._o 4._o a_o parcel_n garment_n it_o must_v fit_v every_o part_n it_o must_v be_v universal_a the_o schoolman_n must_v be_v speculum_fw-la christi_fw-la a_o looking-glass_n reflect_v christ_n grace_n upon_o himself_o present_v to_o he_o his_o own_o image_n in_o all_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n we_o will_v not_o say_v with_o fastus_fw-la socinus_n that_o christ_n be_v marry_v to_o his_o church_n only_o to_o this_o end_n that_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n non_fw-fr ad_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la sed_fw-la exemplum_fw-la not_o to_o be_v the_o way_n to_o life_n but_o to_o cut_v one_o out_o not_o to_o pay_v down_o our_o account_n but_o to_o teach_v we_o a_o art_n of_o thrift_n to_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v they_o ourselves_o not_o to_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o ensample_n of_o godly_a life_n a_o most_o horrid_a blasphemy_n but_o this_o we_o may_v say_v that_o christ_n fulfil_v the_o law_n be_v not_o to_o that_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v break_v it_o that_o he_o satisfy_v not_o by_o death_n but_o for_o those_o who_o will_v be_v conformable_a to_o his_o death_n 10._o phil._n 3._o 10._o that_o he_o die_v not_o for_o traitor_n and_o rebel_n that_o he_o marry_v not_o to_o the_o church_n seal_v it_o with_o his_o blood_n to_o let_v in_o ruffian_n and_o fool_n and_o man_n of_o belial_n to_o the_o wedding_n to_o let_v in_o those_o that_o will_v rip_v up_o his_o wound_n and_o cast_v his_o blood_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o trample_v it_o under_o their_o foot_n no_o he_o that_o come_v to_o he_o must_v know_v that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o righteousness_n he_o that_o come_v to_o he_o must_v come_v not_o with_o spot_a garment_n his_o soul_n defile_v with_o luxury_n not_o with_o tear_a garment_n his_o soul_n divide_v and_o pull_v in_o piece_n by_o envy_n and_o malice_n his_o reason_n distract_v and_o his_o affection_n scatter_v and_o blow_v abroad_o his_o love_n on_o the_o world_n his_o hatred_n on_o goodness_n his_o anger_n on_o good_a counsel_n and_o his_o desire_n on_o vanity_n but_o with_o a_o garment_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n spin_v even_o righteousness_n obedience_n and_o sanctity_n of_o conversation_n and_o thus_o the_o father_n make_v it_o up_o charitas_fw-la est_fw-la vestis_fw-la nuptialis_fw-la say_v gregory_n and_o so_o say_v augustine_n hierome_n compose_v it_o of_o christ_n precept_n other_o bring_v in_o gratiam_fw-la spiritûs_fw-la sancti_fw-la the_o gracious_a effect_n of_o the_o spirit_n basil_n on_o psal_n 9_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v faith_n vestiri_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la est_fw-la fidem_fw-la habere_fw-la in_o this_o variety_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n he_o that_o take_v in_o charity_n leave_v not_o out_o faith_n as_o a_o rag_n fit_a to_o be_v fling_v to_o the_o dunghill_n and_o he_o that_o entertain_v faith_n shut_v not_o charity_n out_o of_o door_n methinks_v the_o disputation_n hold_v up_o this_o day_n in_o the_o world_n with_o that_o eagerness_n and_o heat_n be_v uncharitable_a whether_o shall_v have_v the_o precedency_n faith_n or_o good_a work_n whether_o be_v the_o better_a piece_n to_o put_v into_o a_o garment_n and_o as_o uncharitable_a so_o unnecessary_a why_o shall_v i_o question_v which_o be_v the_o best_a piece_n when_o the_o want_n of_o either_o spoil_v the_o garment_n when_o both_o reflect_v upon_o each_o other_o by_o a_o mutual_a dependence_n what_o talk_v we_o then_o of_o priority_n heat_n further_v motion_n and_o motion_n increase_v heat_n faith_n begin_v good_a work_n good_a work_n elevate_v and_o quicken_v and_o exalt_v our_o faith_n give_v it_o growth_n as_o it_o be_v promote_v and_o further_o it_o not_o in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n but_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o goodness_n in_o the_o dilate_v and_o enlargement_n of_o our_o love_n and_o devotion_n faith_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o good_a work_n and_o good_a work_n the_o nurse_n of_o faith_n can_v you_o separate_v light_n from_o a_o burn_a taper_n or_o brightness_n from_o the_o flame_n then_o may_v you_o divide_v faith_n and_o charity_n a_o good_a work_n without_o faith_n be_v but_o a_o worthless_a action_n and_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o work_n be_v dead_a non_fw-la 2._o james_n 2
will_v our_o heavenly_a father_n forgive_v we_o we_o et_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la tam_fw-la magnum_fw-la tonitruum_fw-la non_fw-la expergiscitur_fw-la non_fw-la dormit_fw-la sed_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la say_v st._n augustine_n he_o that_o awake_v not_o out_o of_o his_o pleasant_a dream_n of_o revenge_n at_o this_o thunder_n be_v not_o asleep_a but_o dead_a for_o he_o will_v not_o forgive_v you_o be_v the_o same_o with_o this_o he_o will_v damn_v you_o with_o those_o malicious_a spirit_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o he_o will_v forgive_v you_o be_v equivalent_a to_o this_o he_o will_v receive_v you_o into_o his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o seat_n of_o mercy_n and_o glory_n we_o may_v say_v then_o that_o meekness_n be_v necessary_a as_o a_o cause_n to_o this_o effect_n as_o a_o virtue_n destine_v to_o this_o end_n at_o least_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la a_o cause_n so_o far_o as_o that_o without_o it_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o though_o i_o have_v faith_n to_o remove_v mountain_n and_o have_v all_o knowledge_n yet_o if_o i_o have_v not_o meekness_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o heaven_n or_o it_o be_v causa_fw-la removens_fw-la prohibens_fw-la a_o cause_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o remove_v those_o hindrance_n which_o stand_v between_o we_o and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n for_o how_o can_v i_o appear_v before_o the_o father_n of_o compassion_n with_o a_o heart_n spot_a and_o stain_v with_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n how_o can_v i_o stand_v before_o the_o mercy-seat_n with_o my_o hand_n full_a of_o blood_n and_o thus_o meekness_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o forgiveness_n and_o may_v be_v say_v to_o produce_v this_o effect_n because_o though_o it_o have_v no_o positive_a causality_n yet_o without_o it_o mercy_n will_v not_o be_v obtain_v blessedness_n be_v join_v to_o meekness_n as_o in_o a_o chain_n which_o have_v more_o link_n and_o if_o you_o shall_v forgive_v your_o enemy_n my_o father_n will_v forgive_v you_o do_v not_o show_v what_o be_v sufficient_a but_o what_o be_v necessary_o require_v to_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o heaven_n again_o by_o meekness_n we_o resemble_v he_o who_o be_v a_o god_n that_o blot_v out_o transgression_n when_o we_o be_v angry_a we_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v yea_o we_o be_v as_o the_o rage_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n foam_v out_o our_o own_o shame_n but_o when_o we_o yield_v to_o our_o brother_n infirmity_n and_o forgive_v he_o we_o be_v as_o go_n three_o this_o virtue_n be_v seldom_o i_o may_v say_v never_o alone_o but_o it_o suppose_v faith_n which_o be_v sigillum_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la the_o seal_n to_o every_o good_a work_n to_o make_v it_o current_n and_o authentic_a yea_o and_o all_o that_o fair_a retinue_n of_o virtue_n which_o as_o handmaid_n wait_v upon_o faith_n and_o make_v she_o know_v to_o the_o world_n for_o he_o who_o mind_n be_v so_o subact_a as_o to_o bear_v another_o man_n burden_n and_o to_o lift_v himself_o up_o upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o himself_o and_o create_v virtue_n out_o of_o injury_n and_o contempt_n can_v be_v far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n nor_o destitute_a of_o those_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o god_n be_v well_o please_v and_o this_o i_o say_v though_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a yet_o be_v very_o probable_a for_o these_o to_o be_v covetous_a to_o be_v luxurious_a to_o be_v wanton_a and_o to_o be_v meek_a can_v lodge_v in_o the_o same_o breast_n for_o we_o see_v prodigality_n as_o well_o as_o covetousness_n be_v a_o whetstone_n to_o our_o anger_n and_o make_v it_o keen_a and_o sharp_a and_o the_o wanton_n will_v as_o soon_o quarrel_n for_o his_o whore_n as_o the_o miser_n for_o his_o purse_n but_o meekness_n believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n bear_v all_o thing_n and_o do_v nothing_o unseemly_a for_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o meek_n be_v like_o the_o heaven_n above_o semper_fw-la illîc_fw-la serenum_fw-la est_fw-la there_o be_v continual_a serenity_n and_o a_o perpetual_a day_n there_o it_o be_v as_o wax_v fit_a to_o receive_v any_o impression_n or_o character_n of_o goodness_n and_o retain_v it_o a_o fit_a object_n for_o god_n benefit_n to_o work_v upon_o ready_a to_o melt_v at_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o to_o yield_v at_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o his_o hammer_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o last_o place_n this_o meekness_n and_o readiness_n to_o forgive_v make_v we_o more_o capable_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o those_o other_o precept_n which_o it_o do_v contain_v and_o so_o fit_v and_o prepare_v and_o qualifi_v we_o for_o this_o blessedness_n for_o this_o great_a benefit_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n for_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v all_o injury_n will_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o be_v poor_a very_o forward_o to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n merciful_a a_o peacemaker_n one_o that_o may_v be_v revile_v and_o persecute_v and_o so_o right_o qualify_v for_o those_o beatitude_n and_o he_o who_o can_v suffer_v a_o injury_n will_v hardly_o do_v one_o whereas_o they_o common_o be_v most_o impatient_a of_o wrong_n who_o make_v least_o conscience_n of_o offer_v they_o qui_fw-la irascuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la irascuntur_fw-la who_o play_v the_o wanton_n and_o be_v angry_a with_o their_o brother_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o they_o be_v please_v to_o be_v angry_a now_o the_o orator_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o nullus_fw-la rationi_fw-la magìs_fw-la obstat_fw-la affectus_fw-la there_o be_v no_o affection_n which_o be_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o reason_n as_o anger_n for_o sorrow_n and_o fear_v and_o hope_v and_o the_o rest_n make_v a_o assault_n and_o lay_v hard_a at_o we_o but_o anger_n as_o a_o whirlwind_n overwhelm_v we_o at_o once_o i_o may_v be_v strike_v with_o fear_n and_o yet_o hearken_v to_o that_o counsel_n which_o will_v dispel_v it_o i_o may_v hang_v down_o my_o head_n with_o sorrow_n and_o yet_o be_v capable_a of_o those_o comfort_n which_o may_v lift_v it_o up_o again_o for_o every_o one_o be_v not_o as_o rahel_n that_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v but_o we_o deal_v with_o angry_a man_n as_o we_o do_v with_o man_n overcome_v with_o drink_n never_o give_v they_o counsel_n till_o the_o fit_n be_v over_o for_o fair_o to_o be_v speak_v a_o man_n thus_o transport_v be_v to_o as_o much_o purpose_n as_o to_o bid_v the_o sea_n go_v back_o or_o to_o chide_v the_o wind_n and_o as_o the_o reason_n and_o judgement_n be_v dim_v and_o obscure_v with_o that_o mist_n which_o sudden_a anger_n cast_v so_o be_v they_o also_o by_o that_o which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o last_a or_o abide_v anger_n which_o be_v the_o forge_n or_o alembick_a of_o revenge_n and_o work_v it_o by_o degree_n and_o till_o this_o be_v dispel_v and_o scatter_v there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o breathe_v nothing_o but_o meekness_n and_o forgiveness_n disce_fw-la sed_fw-la ira_fw-la cadat_fw-la naso_fw-la to_o be_v angry_a and_o to_o learn_v be_v at_o as_o great_a a_o distance_n as_o to_o be_v in_o motion_n and_o to_o stand_v still_o he_o that_o fill_v his_o thought_n with_o revenge_n can_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o the_o precept_n of_o that_o master_n who_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o slaughter_n as_o a_o sheep_n but_o the_o meek_a man_n be_v like_o he_o be_v a_o sheep_n his_o sheep_n and_o will_v soon_o hear_v his_o voice_n draw_v near_o and_o near_o unto_o he_o and_o by_o meekness_n learn_v purity_n and_o those_o other_o virtue_n which_o will_v bring_v he_o into_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o saviour_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o necessary_a a_o virtue_n meekness_n be_v for_o the_o church_n and_o for_o every_o part_n of_o it_o for_o every_o christian_a to_o entitle_v he_o to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v take_v for_o that_o new_a earth_n rev._n 21._o 1._o the_o earth_n not_o of_o live_v die_a man_n but_o that_o earth_n where_o we_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o that_o state_n of_o happiness_n which_o like_o the_o earth_n shall_v stand_v fast_o for_o ever_o for_o what_o be_v meekness_n but_o a_o pregustation_n and_o fore-taste_a of_o that_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a estate_n which_o be_v not_o where_o to_o be_v find_v but_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n that_o as_o god_n who_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n and_o full_a of_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n be_v proper_o and_o natural_o in_o a_o constant_a and_o immovable_a state_n of_o bliss_n so_o christian_n who_o by_o divine_a grace_n and_o assistance_n raise_v themselves_o up_o to_o this_o height_n and_o pitch_n as_o to_o look_v down_o from_o a_o quiet_a mind_n as_o from_o heaven_n upon_o all_o the_o injury_n and_o reproach_n which_o shall_v
be_v sick_a yet_o every_o man_n be_v well_o every_o man_n be_v empty_a yet_o every_o man_n be_v full_a we_o tread_v the_o path_n that_o lead_v to_o destruction_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o happiness_n where_o be_v the_o shake_n and_o the_o tremble_a spirit_n where_o be_v the_o break_a heart_n where_o be_v those_o pricking_n at_o the_o heart_n or_o who_o put_v up_o the_o question_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v 37._o acts._n 2._o 37._o save_v every_o man_n be_v satisfy_v and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a we_o may_v conclude_v every_o man_n be_v good_a for_o whatsoever_o the_o promise_n be_v most_o man_n be_v bold_a to_o make_v this_o the_o conclusion_n and_o though_o they_o have_v raise_v a_o tempest_n conclude_v in_o peace_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o common_a to_o infer_v what_o please_v we_o and_o what_o may_v serve_v for_o satisfaction_n though_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o gross_a mistake_n and_o often_o than_o upon_o a_o truth_n and_o thus_o we_o assure_v ourselves_o of_o happiness_n upon_o no_o better_a evidence_n then_o that_o which_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o be_v ready_a to_o bring_v in_o and_o satisfy_v ourselves_o with_o false_a hope_n of_o life_n when_o we_o be_v full_a of_o malice_n envy_n and_o uncleanness_n of_o which_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o they_o which_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 21._o gal._n 5_o 21._o and_o what_o satisfaction_n be_v this_o a_o satisfaction_n without_o a_o warrant_n a_o satisfaction_n which_o we_o ourselves_o only_o have_v subscribe_v to_o with_o hand_n full_a of_o blood_n a_o satisfaction_n which_o be_v but_o a_o cheat_n but_o a_o delusion_n present_v we_o nothing_o but_o a_o reward_n when_o we_o be_v condemn_v already_o fill_v we_o with_o hope_n of_o bliss_n when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o destruction_n that_o which_o be_v satisfaction_n indeed_o have_v no_o other_o basis_n to_o stand_v on_o then_o piety_n and_o conformity_n of_o our_o work_n word_n and_o thought_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o then_o it_o be_v as_o mount_v zion_n which_o can_v be_v remove_v it_o stand_v firm_a for_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o god_n himself_o if_o thou_o raise_v it_o upon_o fancy_n thou_o build_v in_o the_o air_n if_o thou_o lay_v it_o upon_o god_n eternal_a decree_n in_o thy_o election_n that_o will_v slide_v from_o thou_o and_o let_v the_o fall_v into_o hell_n for_o that_o concern_v thou_o not_o unless_o thou_o be_v good_a but_o another_o decree_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o thy_o neglect_n of_o piety_n have_v draw_v thou_o under_o belong_v unto_o thou_o because_o thou_o will_v not_o know_v what_o belong_v to_o thy_o peace_n and_o what_o may_v bring_v satisfaction_n will_v thou_o lay_v it_o on_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o will_v cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v thy_o only_a satisfaction_n that_o will_v distil_v as_o dew_n but_o not_o on_o the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o he_o that_o go_v on_o in_o his_o sin_n and_o though_o she_o triumph_v over_o justice_n yet_o here_o she_o yield_v and_o call_v it_o in_o to_o double_a vengeance_n upon_o thou_o because_o thou_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o mercy_n which_o first_o show_v thou_o the_o way_n to_o be_v satisfy_v and_o now_o turn_v from_o thou_o and_o will_v not_o hear_v when_o thou_o call_v to_o she_o to_o satisfy_v thou_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v mercy_n crown_v thou_o thou_o must_v be_v merciful_a to_o thyself_o if_o thou_o will_v make_v thy_o election_n sure_a thou_o must_v do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v supply_v in_o some_o copy_n by_o piety_n that_o be_v by_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n for_o goodness_n be_v that_o and_o that_o alone_a which_o satisfy_v we_o which_o fill_v we_o with_o joy_n and_o peace_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o for_o which_o god_n will_v satisfy_v we_o with_o his_o likeness_n and_o fill_v we_o with_o glory_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o so_o we_o pass_v to_o that_o which_o we_o propose_v in_o the_o second_o place_n and_o it_o be_v this_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o goodness_n and_o piety_n to_o be_v alone_o in_o this_o work_n nothing_o can_v satisfy_v we_o but_o piety_n and_o our_o transform_a ourselves_o by_o the_o 2._o rom._n 12._o 2._o renew_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o shape_a our_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o first_o satisfaction_n be_v but_o a_o name_n on_o earth_n as_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o idol_n we_o know_v it_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n the_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v not_o yield_v it_o the_o round_a world_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v therein_o can_v never_o find_v it_o and_o as_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n thou_o hear_v a_o voice_n but_o see_v not_o shape_n so_o satisfaction_n which_o flow_v from_o god_n alone_o in_o this_o resemble_v he_o the_o voice_n of_o it_o have_v sound_v in_o our_o ear_n but_o as_o for_o the_o shape_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o we_o have_v see_v none_o but_o as_o the_o world_n have_v hear_v of_o god_n but_o not_o know_v he_o aright_o seek_v he_o in_o stock_n and_o stone_n in_o bird_n and_o creep_a thing_n so_o man_n have_v hear_v of_o satisfaction_n which_o can_v be_v find_v no_o where_o but_o in_o god_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n against_o god_n have_v seek_v it_o in_o the_o creature_n in_o beauty_n which_o fade_v whilst_o we_o look_v upon_o it_o in_o riches_n which_o have_v wing_n and_o fly_v away_o in_o honour_n which_o be_v but_o a_o blast_n and_o not_o in_o i_o but_o in_o he_o that_o give_v it_o in_o these_o it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v find_v than_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o god_n himself_o these_o conceit_n and_o notion_n of_o satisfaction_n do_v universal_o pass_v among_o man_n now_o as_o that_o general_a consent_n and_o voice_n of_o all_o nation_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n though_o they_o err_v not_o know_v where_o to_o seek_v he_o yet_o be_v a_o fair_a proof_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o as_o the_o same_o general_a consent_n of_o man_n that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v though_o they_o mistake_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o yet_o prove_v certain_o that_o there_o be_v some_o form_n of_o worship_n acceptable_a to_o he_o so_o this_o ecumenical_a conceit_n of_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v have_v which_o have_v thus_o overspread_v and_o possess_v the_o head_n of_o all_o man_n can_v be_v in_o vain_a but_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o there_o be_v some_o good_a that_o will_v satisfy_v that_o have_v a_o content_v quality_n and_o in_o which_o we_o may_v set_v up_o our_o rest_n only_o vain_a man_n who_o have_v their_o mind_n in_o their_o eye_n and_o not_o in_o their_o heart_n as_o augustine_n speak_v have_v be_v willing_a to_o mistake_v to_o tread_v the_o water_n and_o to_o walk_v upon_o the_o wind_n to_o trust_v to_o that_o and_o to_o make_v that_o their_o mount_n zion_n which_o slide_v away_o from_o they_o and_o give_v no_o rest_n to_o their_o soul_n rest_v to_o our_o soul_n we_o never_o find_v till_o with_o the_o dove_n we_o return_v to_o the_o ark_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n where_o our_o tongue_n be_v make_v god_n glory_n and_o our_o hand_n the_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n wherein_o that_o piety_n and_o goodness_n dwell_v which_o alone_a can_v satisfy_v for_o second_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v not_o fashion_v nor_o proportion_v to_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n what_o be_v a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n what_o be_v beauty_n what_o be_v a_o crown_n to_o a_o soul_n this_o be_v a_o immortal_a and_o spiritual_a substance_n can_v be_v satisfy_v with_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v wrought_v in_o it_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n with_o holiness_n and_o piety_n which_o be_v as_o immortal_a and_o spiritual_a as_o the_o soul_n be_v most_o apt_a to_o assimilate_v and_o fill_v and_o satisfy_v it_o will_v i_o eat_v say_v god_n of_o himself_o the_o flesh_n of_o bull_n or_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o goat_n can_v god_n take_v any_o delight_n therein_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v offer_v up_o bring_v a_o sweet_a savour_n unto_o he_o without_o this_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o abomination_n and_o so_o what_o be_v a_o feast_n a_o banquet_n of_o wine_n the_o sound_n of_o a_o viol_n the_o whole_a world_n to_o a_o soul_n which_o must_v needs_o check_v itself_o when_o in_o condescension_n to_o the_o flesh_n it_o take_v part_n in_o that_o delight_n they_o bring_v will_v you_o spend_v these_o upon_o it_o as_o the_o babylonian_n do_v their_o sheep_n
but_o to_o speak_v a_o hour_n to_o be_v a_o hearer_n but_o to_o come_v to_o church_n to_o be_v a_o bishop_n but_o to_o put_v on_o a_o mitre_n to_o be_v a_o king_n but_o to_o wear_v a_o crown_n and_o this_o be_v to_o disesteem_v and_o undervalue_v these_o duty_n this_o be_v to_o be_v officiperdae_fw-la in_o this_o sense_n also_o to_o destroy_v our_o work_n before_o we_o begin_v it_o for_o what_o place_n can_v our_o work_n have_v among_o those_o thought_n which_o stifle_v it_o and_o where_o the_o birth_n be_v so_o sudden_a and_o immature_n how_o can_v it_o choose_v but_o prove_v a_o abortive_a i_o can_v conceive_v but_o that_o our_o saviour_n can_v have_v perform_v the_o work_n he_o come_v about_o without_o this_o preamble_n or_o preparation_n but_o yet_o in_o honour_n to_o this_o great_a work_n he_o will_v first_o step_v aside_o and_o not_o sudden_o enter_v upon_o it_o but_o by_o degree_n first_o retire_v and_o fast_o and_o pray_v and_o then_o work_v miracle_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o a_o christian_n be_v not_o make_v up_o in_o haste_n that_o no_o good_a work_n will_v beget_v itself_o between_o our_o finger_n nor_o come_v towards_o we_o unless_o we_o fit_v and_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o meet_v it_o and_o yet_o some_o there_o be_v who_o be_v willing_a to_o think_v that_o this_o be_v more_o than_o needs_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o great_a profession_n that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o cirque-shews_a among_o the_o roman_n odiosa_fw-la circensibus_fw-la pompa_fw-la that_o as_o there_o so_o in_o this_o all_o pomp_n and_o show_n and_o preparation_n be_v in_o vain_a that_o the_o soon_o they_o enter_v upon_o it_o the_o more_o dextrous_a they_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o performance_n divine_n as_o nazianzene_n term_v they_o of_o a_o day_n old_a make_v up_o ut_fw-la è_fw-la luto_fw-la statue_n assoon_o as_o you_o can_v make_v a_o statue_n of_o clay_n no_o desert_n that_o they_o will_v go_v to_o no_o cell_n that_o they_o will_v retire_v to_o no_o secession_n that_o they_o will_v make_v but_o present_o upon_o the_o work_n they_o enter_v leap_v into_o the_o pulpit_n and_o there_o they_o stir_v and_o make_v a_o noise_n semper_fw-la agentibus_fw-la simile_n like_v unto_o those_o who_o be_v always_o busy_a or_o indeed_o rather_o like_a unto_o those_o spirit_n in_o mineral_n that_o cornelius_n agrippa_n speak_v of_o which_o dig_v and_o cleanse_v and_o sever_v the_o metal_n but_o when_o man_n come_v to_o view_v their_o work_n they_o find_v nothing_o be_v do_v with_o these_o man_n there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o preface_n no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o to_o be_v learn_v first_o all_o with_o they_o be_v the_o work_n no_o study_n or_o preparation_n all_o be_v work_v of_o miracle_n and_o indeed_o one_o great_a miracle_n they_o work_v docent_fw-la antequam_fw-la discunt_fw-la they_o teach_v that_o which_o they_o never_o learn_v and_o their_o skill_n and_o art_n be_v so_o teach_v man_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v more_o ignorant_a than_o before_o our_o saviour_n here_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o prepare_v he_o for_o his_o work_n but_o these_o will_v not_o prepare_v themselves_o because_o they_o pretend_v they_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n nor_o be_v this_o evil_n of_o yesterday_o or_o which_o befall_v the_o weak_a only_a but_o the_o devil_n have_v use_v it_o in_o all_o age_n as_o a_o engine_n to_o undermine_v this_o good_a work_n what_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o manage_v for_o want_n of_o due_a consideration_n to_o bring_v in_o the_o spirit_n as_o a_o supply_n tertullian_n be_v as_o wise_a a_o man_n as_o the_o church_n have_v any_o but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o prove_v the_o corporeity_n of_o the_o soul_n he_o fly_v to_o revelation_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la â—stimationem_fw-la sed_fw-la revelationem_fw-la we_o can_v make_v this_o good_a by_o judgement_n but_o by_o revelation_n post_fw-la joannem_fw-la quoque_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la meruimus_fw-la consequi_fw-la we_o have_v our_o revelation_n as_o well_o as_o st._n john_n our_o sister_n priscilla_n have_v plenty_n of_o they_o she_o have_v her_o trance_n in_o the_o church_n and_o converse_v with_o angel_n and_o with_o god_n himself_o and_o can_v discern_v the_o heart_n and_o inward_a thought_n of_o man_n st._n hierom_n speak_v of_o a_o monk_n in_o his_o time_n thus_o describe_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v start_v up_o a_o man_n who_o have_v exact_o learn_v all_o knowledge_n without_o a_o teacher_n full_a of_o the_o spirit_n his_o own_o master_n who_o like_o a_o carneades_n can_v dispute_v both_o for_o and_o against_o the_o truth_n who_o need_v no_o preparation_n but_o can_v do_v what_o he_o will_v and_o when_o he_o will_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n manner_n of_o lead_v for_o he_o lead_v we_o by_o degree_n and_o by_o a_o certain_a method_n for_o even_o so_o he_o lead_v our_o saviour_n first_o into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o then_o to_o his_o work_n and_o though_o his_o lead_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v extraordinary_a yet_o even_o they_o he_o command_v to_o stay_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o expect_v his_o come_n and_o although_o their_o determination_n be_v subscribe_v to_o with_o a_o visum_fw-la est_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o they_o confer_v one_o with_o another_o meet_v together_o in_o council_n and_o do_v deliberate_a before_o they_o do_v determine_v nor_o do_v they_o once_o imagine_v that_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n in_o a_o string_n or_o can_v command_v he_o when_o they_o please_v or_o call_v he_o down_o to_o help_v they_o in_o their_o work_n sedendo_fw-la &_o votis_fw-la by_o sit_v still_o and_o do_v nothing_o that_o he_o will_v fly_v down_o unto_o they_o and_o sit_v upon_o they_o though_o they_o sleep_v much_o less_o can_v we_o imagine_v that_o he_o will_v wait_v upon_o our_o spirit_n and_o humour_n and_o when_o we_o have_v cripple_v and_o disenable_v ourselves_o for_o any_o service_n of_o he_o in_o a_o moment_n anoint_v and_o supple_a our_o joint_n and_o make_v we_o active_a for_o the_o high_a calling_n when_o we_o have_v put_v ourselves_o into_o prison_n even_o throw_v ourselves_o into_o the_o dark_a and_o loathsome_a dungeon_n of_o ignorance_n that_o he_o will_v come_v to_o we_o as_o the_o angel_n do_v to_o peter_n act_v 12._o and_o smite_v we_o on_o the_o side_n and_o raise_v we_o up_o and_o bid_v we_o arise_v up_o quick_o and_o go_v on_o a_o ambassage_n which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v go_v set_v our_o hand_n to_o his_o plough_n which_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n fit_a for_o another_o certain_o to_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o great_a work_n then_o to_o cast_v our_o garment_n about_o we_o to_o take_v up_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o minister_n no_o we_o must_v be_v lead_v into_o some_o secret_a and_o solitary_a place_n there_o to_o fast_o and_o pray_v to_o fit_a and_o prepare_v ourselves_o for_o the_o work_n which_o we_o have_v to_o do_v there_o to_o taste_v how_o sweet_a the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v to_o ruminate_v and_o chaw_v upon_o it_o as_o it_o be_v and_o digest_v it_o to_o fasten_v it_o to_o our_o very_a soul_n and_o make_v it_o a_o part_n of_o we_o and_o by_o daily_a meditation_n so_o to_o profit_v that_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o faith_n and_o precept_n of_o holiness_n may_v be_v as_o vessel_n be_v in_o a_o well-ordered_a family_n ready_a at_o hand_n to_o be_v use_v upon_o any_o occasion_n now_o this_o we_o may_v imagine_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n alone_o and_o so_o it_o be_v but_o of_o the_o spirit_n lead_v we_o into_o the_o desert_n place_v we_o on_o the_o mount_n of_o contemplation_n there_o by_o long_a study_n and_o industry_n to_o learn_v confusa_fw-la disterminare_fw-la hiantia_fw-la cogere_fw-la sparsu_fw-la colligere_fw-la to_o separare_fw-la those_o thing_n which_o be_v confuse_v and_o mix_v together_o to_o separate_v fear_n from_o despair_n and_o confidence_n from_o presumption_n to_o draw_v and_o unite_v those_o thing_n together_o which_o be_v sever_v as_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n knowledge_n and_o practice_n and_o to_o join_v together_o those_o text_n which_o bid_v we_o rejoice_v with_o they_o which_o bid_v we_o mourn_v those_o which_o command_v our_o zeal_n with_o those_o which_o exact_v our_o meekness_n et_fw-la diligentia_fw-la &_o pietas_fw-la adhibenda_fw-la est_fw-la say_v st._n augustine_n alterâ_fw-la fiat_fw-la ut_fw-la quaerentes_fw-la inveniamus_fw-la alterâ_fw-la ut_fw-la scire_fw-la mereamur_fw-la we_o must_v make_v use_n both_o of_o our_o diligence_n and_o piety_n by_o the_o one_o we_o find_v when_o we_o seek_v by_o the_o other_o we_o be_v fill_v both_o to_o seek_v and_o find_v unless_o we_o follow_v the_o spirit_n in_o this_o his_o lead_v we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o
all_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n he_o accuse_v our_o faith_n to_o our_o charity_n and_o persuade_v we_o that_o for_o all_o our_o good_a work_n we_o be_v none_o of_o the_o faithful_a and_o our_o charity_n to_o our_o hope_n as_o if_o it_o be_v so_o cold_a it_o can_v kindle_v no_o such_o virtue_n within_o we_o from_o religion_n he_o drive_v we_o on_o to_o superstition_n and_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o superstition_n into_o that_o gulf_n of_o profaneness_n which_o will_v swallow_v we_o up_o and_o then_o when_o he_o have_v we_o in_o his_o net_n when_o he_o have_v by_o accuse_v we_o unto_o ourselves_o make_v we_o guilty_a indeed_o when_o by_o accuse_v our_o virtue_n he_o have_v bring_v to_o sin_n he_o draw_v his_o bill_n of_o accusation_n and_o for_o one_o sin_n write_v down_o a_o hundred_o he_o make_v every_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n a_o monster_n write_v down_o sudden_a anger_n in_o letter_n of_o blood_n make_v a_o word_n in_o our_o haste_n a_o resolution_n in_o earnest_n confidence_n presumption_n and_o doubt_v infidelity_n he_o write_v down_o evil_a for_o good_a but_o not_o good_a for_o evil_n for_o that_o be_v his_o work_n before_o not_o after_o our_o sin_n and_o these_o his_o accusation_n he_o tender_v to_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o be_v more_o importunate_a with_o he_o then_o the_o widow_n with_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o gospel_n luke_n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trouble_n and_o buffet_n he_o as_o it_o be_v with_o his_o loud_a cry_n and_o will_v not_o give_v over_o interitûs_fw-la nostri_fw-la avarus_fw-la exactor_n be_v a_o rigid_a and_o covetous_a exactor_n of_o our_o destruction_n this_o he_o do_v thus_o he_o accuse_v but_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o tender_v his_o accusation_n be_v not_o easy_o express_v we_o may_v safe_o say_v that_o as_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n so_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o accuse_v we_o be_v spiritual_a we_o when_o we_o accuse_v one_o another_o must_v do_v it_o by_o voice_n or_o writing_n for_o when_o we_o condemn_v or_o censure_v other_o but_o in_o our_o heart_n we_o be_v but_o as_o man_n that_o stand_v behind_o a_o wall_n and_o must_v come_v forth_o per_fw-la linguae_fw-la januam_fw-la as_o gregory_n speak_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o door_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o outward_o manifest_v what_o we_o be_v within_o but_o spirit_n be_v of_o another_o nature_n not_o compound_v as_o we_o be_v of_o two_o divers_a part_n body_n and_o soul_n and_o as_o their_o nature_n be_v such_o be_v their_o speech_n sublime_n &_o incogniti_fw-la modi_fw-la locutionis_fw-la intimae_fw-la their_o speech_n be_v inward_a and_o within_o they_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o sublime_a and_o unknown_a animarum_fw-la verba_fw-la sunt_fw-la desideria_fw-la say_v the_o father_n the_o word_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v our_o desire_n and_o by_o they_o we_o cry_v and_o call_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o hear_v we_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o malicious_a desire_n of_o satan_n to_o devour_v our_o soul_n be_v his_o accusation_n we_o speak_v not_o much_o amiss_o for_o god_n see_v what_o the_o devil_n have_v treasure_v up_o against_o we_o as_o plain_o as_o he_o do_v our_o thought_n and_o understand_v they_o more_o full_o than_o we_o do_v a_o bill_n which_o we_o hear_v read_v in_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n dicere_fw-la diaboli_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la bonos_fw-es intrà _fw-la cogitationum_fw-la suarum_fw-la latibula_fw-la conqueri_fw-la the_o devil_n speech_n be_v that_o inward_a grudge_n he_o have_v against_o those_o which_o be_v good_a and_o of_o that_o nature_n be_v his_o accusation_n of_o the_o wicked_a dicere_fw-la diaboli_fw-la est_fw-la omnipotenti_fw-la majestati_fw-la dei_fw-la posse_fw-la nihil_fw-la celare_fw-la he_o watch_v our_o step_n and_o ponder_v our_o go_n he_o be_v with_o we_o when_o we_o sin_n and_o he_o register_n our_o sin_n down_o in_o his_o malicious_a thought_n and_o his_o speech_n be_v not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o hide_v it_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n which_o at_o one_o view_n see_v both_o our_o sin_n and_o his_o malice_n howsoever_o he_o accuse_v we_o the_o manner_n be_v unknown_a unto_o we_o and_o if_o it_o be_v more_o than_o that_o i_o have_v show_v i_o be_o sure_a it_o stand_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o amplius_fw-la quaerere_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la quà m_fw-la quod_fw-la inveniri_fw-la licet_fw-la it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o seek_v after_o that_o which_o before_o we_o set_v forth_o we_o know_v we_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o which_o near_o concern_v we_o be_v so_o to_o look_v to_o our_o way_n as_o that_o we_o help_v not_o the_o devil_n to_o accuse_v we_o that_o he_o may_v come_v and_o find_v nothing_o in_o we_o no_o sin_n not_o wash_v away_o with_o the_o tear_n of_o repentance_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb._n for_o as_o god_n bid_v we_o to_o thirst_v after_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n but_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o what_o they_o be_v but_o only_o by_o tell_v we_o they_o be_v unspeakable_a so_o he_o bid_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o this_o jailor_n take_v not_o hold_v of_o we_o and_o hale_v we_o and_o accuse_v we_o before_o the_o judge_n but_o do_v not_o set_v down_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o will_v tender_v his_o bill_n that_o so_o we_o may_v lose_v no_o time_n in_o seek_v the_o one_o and_o avoid_v the_o other_o for_o who_o will_v not_o hasten_v to_o joy_n unspeakable_a or_o who_o will_v not_o fear_v to_o have_v his_o name_n in_o that_o bill_n which_o he_o be_v sure_o will_v be_v hear_v i_o will_v conclude_v all_o with_o that_o excellent_a consideration_n of_o hilary_n stultum_fw-la est_fw-la calumniam_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la inquisitionis_fw-la intendere_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la comprehendi_fw-la id_fw-la unde_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la per_fw-la naturam_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la it_o be_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o vanity_n to_o strive_v and_o contend_v about_o the_o search_n of_o that_o which_o can_v be_v comprehend_v or_o to_o look_v after_o that_o which_o have_v no_o light_n to_o discover_v it_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o know_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o accuser_n and_o in_o his_o best_a shape_n in_o his_o angelical_a habit_n but_o a_o promoter_n to_o catch_v we_o and_o that_o all_o his_o tentation_n to_o sin_n though_o they_o be_v fair_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o pleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n and_o music_n to_o the_o ear_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o so_o many_o mean_n to_o procure_v so_o many_o sin_n to_o fill_v up_o this_o bill_n and_o so_o i_o descend_v to_o that_o which_o i_o propose_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o lay_v before_o you_o the_o cause_n or_o motive_n which_o make_v the_o devil_n our_o accuser_n and_o first_o we_o can_v imagine_v that_o it_o proceed_v from_o any_o delight_n or_o ease_n he_o can_v take_v in_o our_o blood_n for_o this_o be_v to_o seek_v joy_n in_o hell_n where_o there_o can_v be_v none_o at_o all_o the_o number_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v so_o far_o from_o diminish_v the_o devil_n pain_n that_o they_o increase_v it_o but_o yet_o in_o the_o devil_n though_o there_o be_v no_o true_a joy_n yet_o there_o be_v something_o like_o our_o joy_n in_o evil_n which_o be_v in_o he_o not_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o passion_n but_o as_o a_o act_n of_o his_o will_n as_o aquinas_n say_v when_o we_o sin_v not_o he_o be_v grieve_v because_o it_o be_v against_o his_o will_n and_o when_o we_o yield_v to_o his_o tentation_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v delight_v because_o his_o will_n be_v fulfil_v for_o something_o he_o will_v have_v which_o be_v not_o and_o this_o be_v his_o grief_n and_o something_o he_o will_v have_v which_o be_v and_o this_o be_v his_o joy_n in_o he_o as_o in_o we_o joy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o perfection_n and_o compliment_n of_o those_o action_n which_o be_v natural_a unto_o he_o and_o because_o he_o be_v natural_o a_o hater_n of_o god_n and_o man_n he_o be_v say_v to_o take_v delight_n when_o god_n be_v blaspheme_v or_o man_n make_v guilty_a of_o death_n quantus_fw-la diabolo_fw-it luctus_fw-la inest_fw-la say_v the_o father_n how_o be_v the_o devil_n grieve_v when_o the_o prodigal_a return_n because_o his_o desire_n be_v to_o have_v have_v he_o choke_v with_o his_o husk_n and_o quantum_fw-la diabolo_fw-it gaudium_fw-la what_o joy_n be_v it_o to_o he_o to_o see_v a_o child_n turn_v prodigal_a for_o this_o be_v natural_a unto_o he_o even_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n such_o be_v his_o malice_n unto_o we_o that_o mavult_n perire_fw-la quà m_fw-la non_fw-la perdere_fw-la he_o have_v rather_o be_v destroy_v himself_o then_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o perish_v and_o have_v rather_o hell_n be_v hot_a than_o we_o not_o come_v there_o and_o this_o his_o obstinate_a malice_n proceed_v from_o his_o pain_n from_o the_o sad_a apprehension_n of_o
negant_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la opera_fw-la say_v bellarmine_n the_o protestant_n deny_v not_o repentance_n and_o good_a work_n and_o our_o charity_n will_v say_v non_fw-la negate_fw-la fidem_fw-la the_o papist_n do_v not_o cashier_v faith_n let_v we_o take_v they_o both_o and_o make_v they_o up_o like_o christ_n garment_n in_o tunicam_fw-la inconsutilem_fw-la into_o a_o seamless_a coat_n and_o the_o question_n be_v state_v the_o controversy_n at_o a_o end_n but_o may_v we_o not_o seem_v here_o to_o spin_v a_o thread_n of_o our_o own_o to_o make_v a_o intertexture_n and_o weave-in_a between_o our_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n and_o then_o the_o apostle_n come_v in_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o have_v the_o righteousness_n by_o the_o law_n 9_o phil._n 3._o 9_o and_o he_o will_v not_o be_v find_v in_o that_o apparel_n put_v in_o our_o passion_n to_o our_o action_n our_o affliction_n to_o our_o alm_n our_o martyrdom_n to_o our_o prayer_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o put_v they_o on_o our_o best_a righteousness_n be_v but_o of_o a_o course_n rot_a thread_n stillamus_fw-la in_o patinam_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la saniem_fw-la concupiscentiae_fw-la our_o natural_a corruption_n drop_v upon_o the_o web_n of_o our_o good_a work_n and_o that_o rot_v they_o our_o chastity_n a_o wanton_a thought_n deflour_v it_o our_o prayer_n a_o wander_a imagination_n scatter_v they_o our_o liberality_n a_o grudge_a mind_n vainglory_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o trumpet_n drown_v it_o our_o best_a righteousness_n be_v but_o pannus_fw-la menstruatus_fw-la it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n phrase_n but_o as_o menstruous_a rag_n ill_a material_n to_o make_v up_o a_o wedding_n garment_n 6._o isa_n 64._o 6._o they_o that_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o justitia_fw-la propria_fw-la of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n when_o they_o see_v how_o ill_o it_o become_v they_o put_v it_o off_o and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o in_o the_o day_n time_n they_o wear_v it_o for_o fashion_n but_o at_o night_n when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o grave_n then_o justitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la injustitia_fw-la then_o away_o with_o it_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o wear_n before_o it_o be_v the_o more_o honourable_a wear_n but_o now_o propter_fw-la incertitudinem_fw-la propriae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la because_o there_o be_v no_o sure_a harbour_n under_o the_o covert_n of_o our_o good_a work_n christ_n righteousness_n be_v called-in_a with_o a_o tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la as_o the_o far_o safe_a ware_n and_o here_o they_o will_v abide_v till_o the_o storm_n be_v overpast_v all_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n though_o it_o be_v a_o large_a cloak_n as_o st._n bernard_n call_v it_o yet_o it_o cover_v no_o unrighteous_a person_n his_o feast_n be_v not_o for_o every_o rude_a unmannerly_a guest_n malè_fw-la cinctis_fw-la malè_fw-la sanctis_fw-la for_o man_n that_o little_a set-by_a what_o habit_n what_o garment_n they_o come_v in_o imputative_a justice_n our_o elder_a brother_n robe_n be_v our_o own_o shelter_n but_o inherent_a righteousness_n be_v a_o decent_a wear_v christ_n righteousness_n without_o a_o lively_a faith_n like_o a_o garment_n in_o the_o press_n neither_o cover_v nor_o adorn_v we_o it_o be_v like_o a_o pardon_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o a_o execute_a traitor_n he_o be_v condemn_v already_o say_v christ_n he_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o brightness_n 18._o john_n 3._o 18._o of_o christ_n righteousness_n can_v shadow_v he_o st._n judas_n tell_v we_o he_o be_v twice_o dead_a and_o it_o be_v to_o small_a purpose_n to_o clothe_v a_o dead_a man_n he_o receive_v neither_o warmth_n nor_o life_n but_o rot_v he_o will_v and_o stink_v in_o the_o rich_a vestment_n in_o cloth_n of_o wrought_a gold_n but_o then_o our_o righteousness_n without_o christ_n be_v but_o a_o thin_a wear_v mox_fw-la perpluet_fw-la it_o will_v keep_v out_o neither_o wind_n god-wot_a nor_o weather_n not_o irae_fw-la stillicidia_fw-la not_o the_o dropping_n of_o god_n wrath_n what_o say_v we_o then_o to_o his_o hail_n stone_n and_o coal_n of_o fire_n it_o be_v a_o moth-eaten_a garment_n nay_o it_o be_v but_o a_o moth_n levi_fw-la tactu_fw-la teritur_fw-la a_o â—ight_a touch_n dash_v it_o to_o nothing_o or_o if_o it_o be_v a_o garment_n it_o be_v a_o garment_n rend_v and_o tear_v to_o piece_n with_o the_o riot_n of_o our_o youth_n with_o the_o frowardness_n of_o our_o age_n with_o the_o intemperance_n of_o our_o first_o age_n and_o the_o covetousness_n of_o our_o last_o and_o the_o least_o breath_n of_o god_n displeasure_n blow_v it_o asunder_o and_o scatter_v it_o before_o the_o wind_n and_o leave_v we_o naked_a to_o the_o great_a day_n of_o wrath_n and_o retribution_n man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v why_o sure_o see_v we_o can_v be_v as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n and_o shine_v with_o our_o own_o light_n let_v we_o strive_v to_o be_v star_n and_o be_v resplendent_a with_o a_o borrow_a one_o and_o in_o christ_n â—ight_n see_v light_n let_v his_o day_n complete_a our_o twilight_n his_o absolute_a perfection_n our_o weak_a endeavour_n his_o fast_v our_o feeble_a abstinence_n his_o earnest_a supplication_n our_o faint_a devotion_n his_o death_n our_o mortification_n and_o see_v the_o sheep_n of_o a_o thousand_o mountain_n can_v clothe_v we_o see_v nothing_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o we_o can_v suffer_v can_v shelter_v we_o let_v we_o put_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o offer_v up_o himself_o to_o himself_o that_o our_o faith_n may_v be_v enrich_v with_o his_o merit_n our_o hope_n dilate_v by_o his_o promise_n and_o our_o charity_n resplendent_a in_o his_o excessive_a love_n and_o that_o so_o we_o may_v make_v up_o this_o glorious_a vestiment_n this_o wedding_n garment_n and_o with_o boldness_n inter_v into_o the_o king_n court_n and_o sit_v down_o at_o his_o table_n and_o now_o we_o may_v free_o speak_v that_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n or_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n make_v up_o this_o wedding-garment_n these_o be_v traduce_v capessendae_fw-la aeternitatis_fw-la derive_v and_o deliver_v to_o we_o a_o capability_n of_o eternity_n yea_o eternity_n itself_o they_o present_a christ_n to_o we_o comfortable_a in_o his_o sacrament_n faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n bountiful_a in_o his_o reward_n and_o they_o present_v we_o back_o again_o to_o christ_n reverend_a at_o his_o table_n wait_v on_o his_o word_n fill_v with_o his_o abundance_n and_o running-ove_a and_o diffuse_v ourselves_o by_o a_o overflow_a gratitude_n o_o vestem_fw-la auro_fw-la contra_fw-la non_fw-la charam_fw-la o_o garment_n inestimable_a above_o pearl_n and_o precious_a stone_n i_o be_o sure_a david_n will_v not_o have_v leave_v it_o for_o the_o rich_a robe_n in_o saul_n wardrobe_n it_o be_v better_a to_o he_o than_o 72._o psal_n 119._o 72._o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o sylver_n st._n paul_n speak_v to_o woman_n who_o as_o hierome_n say_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d genus_fw-la much_o affect_v trimness_n in_o apparel_n and_o be_v glad_a of_o a_o holiday_n to_o be_v see_v in_o their_o best_a clothes_n tell_v they_o plain_o that_o broydered_a hair_n and_o gold_n and_o pearl_n and_o costly_a array_n be_v not_o so_o become_v a_o 10._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 9_o 10._o wear_n as_o good_a work_n these_o we_o be_v bid_v to_o be_v very_o chary_a of_o to_o keep_v 15._o rev._n 16._o 15._o they_o as_o our_o best_a apparel_n lest_o christ_n steal_v in_o upon_o we_o at_o unaware_o and_o find_v we_o naked_a and_o discover_v our_o shame_n garment_n than_o these_o be_v but_o we_o shall_v better_o understand_v the_o metaphor_n if_o we_o stay_v a_o while_n and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o end_n and_o use_n of_o apparel_n and_o first_o clothes_n be_v for_o covert_n vestis_fw-la quasi_fw-la domus_fw-la corporis_fw-la say_v tertullian_n a_o garment_n be_v as_o a_o house_n the_o body_n dwell_v in_o it_o so_o be_v faith_n and_o sanctity_n of_o life_n unto_o we_o the_o rain_n descend_v the_o wind_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o house_n but_o we_o be_v safe_a safe_a from_o those_o wind_n which_o blow_v out_o of_o the_o devil_n treasury_n from_o all_o his_o insinuation_n suggestion_n and_o strong_a temptation_n but_o alas_o when_o we_o be_v without_o this_o house_n we_o be_v tectum_fw-la jugiter_fw-la perstillan_n a_o house_n with_o the_o roof_n open_a drop_v through_o wherein_o we_o can_v neither_o eat_v nor_o sleep_v quiet_o but_o be_v drive_v from_o one_o corner_n to_o another_o every_o step_n be_v a_o snare_n every_o drop_n a_o tempest_n every_o assault_n a_o overthrow_n but_o put_v this_o garment_n on_o and_o we_o have_v shelter_v and_o as_o clothes_n be_v for_o covert_n so_o be_v they_o also_o for_o warmth_n and_o so_o be_v
so_o far_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o law_n that_o he_o do_v that_o which_o the_o law_n especial_o intend_v the_o very_a heathen_a can_v tell_v we_o aliqua_fw-la esse_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la fieri_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la licet_fw-la that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o indeed_o may_v lawful_o be_v do_v but_o it_o be_v far_o better_a and_o more_o praiseworthy_a not_o to_o do_v they_o and_o therefore_o god_n often_o charge_v the_o jew_n with_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n call_v they_o a_o stubborn_a and_o stiffnecked_a people_n and_o by_o many_o token_n make_v it_o evident_a that_o he_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v permit_v he_o forbid_v they_o to_o hate_v their_o brother_n in_o their_o heart_n he_o command_v they_o to_o do_v many_o common_a office_n to_o their_o enemy_n 17._o leu._n 19_o 17._o to_o bring_v back_o his_o ox_n that_o go_v astray_o to_o help_v he_o who_o assely_v under_o his_o burden_n and_o the_o like_a he_o permit_v revenge_n but_o of_o light_a injury_n and_o of_o great_a only_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o have_v they_o be_v capable_a he_o will_v have_v yet_o show_v they_o a_o more_o excellent_a way_n i_o leave_v this_o point_n and_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o our_o three_o and_o last_o reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n annex_v this_o condition_n to_o this_o petition_n and_o enforce_v it_o afterward_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o nature_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o be_v exasperate_v and_o enrage_v by_o injury_n and_o to_o thirst_v after_o revenge_n but_o christian_n have_v learn_v a_o quite_o contrary_a lesson_n in_o the_o school_n of_o their_o master_n to_o put-up_a injury_n with_o patience_n and_o to_o requite_v they_o with_o courtesy_n to_o love_v their_o great_a enemy_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o who_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o seek_v and_o to_o work_v their_o destruction_n this_o our_o saviour_n have_v teach_v his_o follower_n both_o by_o his_o precept_n and_o example_n this_o we_o oblige_v ourselves_o to_o perform_v as_o oft_o as_o in_o this_o prayer_n we_o beg_v forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n this_o lesson_n the_o primitive_a christian_n have_v well_o learn_v and_o still_o observe_v and_o nothing_o be_v of_o great_a avail_n both_o to_o themselves_o and_o to_o their_o profession_n than_o this_o hereby_o they_o overcome_v their_o enemy_n and_o possess_v their_o own_o soul_n in_o prison_n they_o find_v liberty_n in_o the_o great_a storm_n a_o clam_n in_o torment_n and_o death_n hope_v and_o joy_n meekness_n and_o patience_n make_v they_o in_o all_o their_o trial_n and_o suffering_n more_o than_o conqueror_n neither_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o this_o rule_n advantageous_a to_o christian_n alone_o but_o also_o to_o christianity_n itself_o which_o get_v ground_n by_o this_o mean_n take_v root_n and_o spread_v exceed_o crudelitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la illecebra_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la say_v a_o father_n your_o cruelty_n whereby_o you_o seek_v to_o destroy_v we_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o invitation_n to_o draw-on_a more_o company_n and_o to_o make_v we_o more_o numerous_a the_o more_o you_o cut_v we_o down_o we_o grow-up_a the_o fast_o and_o the_o more_o you_o lop-off_a our_o branch_n the_o more_o they_o multiply_v and_o by_o drive_v we_o out_o of_o the_o world_n you_o plant_v new_a colony_n of_o christian_n for_o our_o blood_n be_v as_o seed_v which_o will_v bring-forth_a a_o hundred-fold_n the_o bless_a martyr_n know_v this_o when_o they_o be_v lead_v to_o death_n do_v not_o only_o forgive_v their_o enemy_n but_o pray_v for_o they_o not_o only_o pray_v for_o they_o but_o give_v they_o thanks_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v justine_n martyr_n lucius_n reply_v not_o but_o thank_v they_o and_o thus_o those_o torment_n which_o be_v invent_v to_o restore_v paganism_n do_v much_o weaken_v it_o and_o strengthen_v christianity_n every_o martyr_n like_o samson_n kill_v more_o idolater_n at_o his_o death_n than_o he_o do_v in_o his_o life_n vide_fw-la ut_fw-la see_fw-la inuicem_fw-la diligunt_fw-la see_v how_o they_o love_v one_o another_o be_v a_o strong_a motive_n but_o see_v how_o they_o forgive_v their_o enemy_n and_o pray_v for_o their_o persecutor_n be_v a_o strong_a a_o plain_a convincement_n which_o prevail_v with_o the_o wise_a man_n with_o great_a man_n and_o sometime_o with_o the_o executioner_n themselves_o non_fw-la omne_fw-la potest_fw-la potentia_fw-la potentior_fw-la est_fw-la patientia_fw-la what_o power_n can_v do_v that_o patience_n absolve_v and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a strength_n and_o power_n that_o a_o christian_n have_v with_o which_o he_o subdue_v his_o enemy_n and_o make_v a_o way_n to_o victory_n by_o death_n itself_o and_o gain_v a_o crown_n against_o all_o opposition_n we_o may_v expect_v perhaps_o that_o god_n shall_v break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o rise-up_a against_o those_o who_o rise-up_a against_o we_o that_o he_o shall_v send_v divers_a sort_n of_o fly_n to_o devour_v they_o and_o frog_n to_o destroy_v they_o that_o he_o shall_v knock-off_a their_o chariot-wheel_n that_o they_o may_v drive_v but_o heavy_o after_o we_o and_o at_o last_o put_v they_o to_o utter_v confusion_n but_o there_o need_v no_o miracle_n where_o our_o saviour_n have_v let_v down_o this_o ancile_v this_o buckler_n from_o heaven_n nor_o extraordinary_a help_n where_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n will_v suffice_v for_o patience_n if_o we_o will_v take_v it_o up_o and_o use_v it_o will_v be_v our_o angelus_n custos_fw-la our_o angel_n to_o protect_v we_o and_o lead_v we_o through_o the_o enemy_n land_n to_o that_o city_n which_o we_o will_v come_v to_o if_o we_o observe_v the_o condition_n here_o there_o be_v more_o with_o we_o than_o against_o we_o and_o by_o yield_v we_o may_v overcome_v by_o forgive_a a_o enemy_n not_o only_o conquer_v he_o but_o make_v he_o we_o that_o he_o may_v praise_v god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n i_o have_v in_o another_o place_n speak_v at_o large_a upon_o these_o three_o question_n 1._o what_o debt_n we_o must_v forgive_v our_o brother_n 2._o how_o we_o must_v forgive_v they_o 3._o what_o dependence_n there_o be_v between_o god_n forgive_a of_o we_o and_o our_o forgive_a one_o another_o i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o repeat_v but_o will_v only_o add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o and_o conclude_v you_o will_v say_v perhaps_o this_o be_v durus_fw-la sermo_fw-la a_o very_a hard_a condition_n that_o no_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v unless_o we_o forgive_v all_o debt_n it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v so_o but_o to_o such_o only_a who_o so_o dote_v on_o the_o world_n that_o they_o grow_v vile_a to_o themselves_o not_o to_o they_o who_o conversation_n be_v not_o in_o earth_n but_o in_o heaven_n totum_fw-la durum_fw-la est_fw-la quicquid_fw-la imperatur_fw-la invitis_fw-la say_v salvian_n every_o thing_n be_v hard_a and_o difficult_a to_o a_o unwilling_a mind_n covetous_a and_o ambitious_a man_n have_v rather_o mend_v the_o law_n than_o their_o life_n and_o hate_v the_o precept_n rather_o than_o their_o sin_n but_o what_o if_o the_o condition_n be_v in_o itself_o hard_a and_o do_v not_o only_o appear_v so_o to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n what_o though_o i_o do_v loose_a by_o it_o my_o good_a name_n my_o peace_n my_o possession_n yet_o minora_fw-la incommoda_fw-la praemiis_fw-la the_o condition_n be_v not_o so_o hard_a as_o the_o reward_n be_v great_a these_o incommodation_n be_v nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o peace_n and_o plenty_n which_o they_o purchase_v durum_fw-la grande_fw-fr difficile_fw-la sed_fw-la magna_fw-la sunt_fw-la praemia_fw-la it_o be_v hard_o to_o forgive_v all_o debt_n but_o without_o this_o no_o cancel_v of_o our_o own_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a and_o heavy_a condition_n lay_v upon_o sinful_a man_n but_o without_o this_o without_o shed_v of_o our_o blood_n without_o empty_v ourselves_o of_o all_o rancour_n and_o desire_n of_o revenge_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o condition_n let_v we_o consider_v that_o this_o virtue_n of_o forgive_a other_o be_v never_o alone_o it_o suppose_v faith_n which_o be_v sigillum_fw-la bonorum_fw-la operum_fw-la as_o chrysologus_fw-la call_v it_o the_o seal_n to_o every_o good_a work_n to_o make_v it_o current_n and_o authentic_a he_o who_o mind_n be_v thus_o subact_a as_o to_o bear_v another_o man_n burden_n to_o raise_v up_o virtue_n out_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o himself_o and_o create_v out_o of_o injury_n and_o contempt_n can_v be_v far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n nor_o destitute_a of_o those_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o god_n be_v well_o please_v not_o that_o we_o affirm_v or_o absolute_o determine_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o require_v than_o a_o mind_n thus_o tender_a soft_a and_o equal_o poise_v but_o we_o rather_o suppose_v that_o all_o other_o virtue_n be_v join_v with_o it_o which_o
which_o be_v uncertain_a be_v with_o great_a curiosity_n search_v into_o and_o those_o which_o be_v dark_a and_o obscure_a for_o any_o light_n we_o have_v pass_v find_v out_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o every_o discourse_n and_o have_v set_v man_n pen_n and_o tongue_n a_o work_n although_o even_o this_o curiosity_n be_v from_o the_o evil_a one_o which_o be_v always_o as_o far_o from_o knowledge_n as_o it_o be_v eager_a to_o inquire_v and_o seek_v for_o that_o which_o can_v be_v sound_n and_o so_o pass_v by_o those_o certa_fw-la in_o paucis_fw-la as_o tertullian_n say_v that_o which_o lie_v naked_a and_o open_a in_o our_o way_n seek_v for_o many_o thing_n and_o so_o neglect_v those_o few_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o be_v like_o the_o lapwing_n which_o flutter_v and_o be_v most_o busy_a and_o hover_v over_o that_o place_n which_o be_v most_o remote_a from_o its_o nest_n he_o cry_v here_o be_v christ_n and_o there_o be_v christ_n here_o the_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v find_v and_o there_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v where_o no_o sign_n of_o footstep_n not_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o it_o appear_v i_o will_v not_o mention_v these_o that_o which_o have_v make_v error_n a_o god_n to_o reign_v and_o rule_v among_o man_n by_o the_o devil_n chemistry_n have_v be_v attract_v and_o wrought_v out_o of_o the_o truth_n itself_o that_o worship_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n be_v not_o only_o a_o fundamental_a truth_n in_o divinity_n but_o a_o principle_n in_o nature_n and_o here_o it_o shall_v rest_v but_o by_o the_o policy_n of_o satan_n it_o have_v be_v draw_v to_o his_o saint_n to_o picture_n to_o statue_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n nay_o to_o the_o very_a representation_n of_o it_o and_o man_n have_v learn_v sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la religionis_fw-la famulari_fw-la errori_fw-la as_o the_o father_n in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o toledo_n speak_v of_o the_o people_n of_o spain_n to_o submit_v and_o wait_v upon_o error_n under_o the_o habit_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o name_n of_o catholic_n and_o orthodox_n again_o if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o nothing_o deceive_v man_n more_o nothing_o do_v more_o mischief_n among_o man_n than_o the_o thought_n that_o those_o thing_n must_v needs_o please_v god_n which_o we_o do_v with_o a_o good_a mind_n and_o with_o a_o ardent_a affection_n and_o zeal_n and_o love_n to_o religion_n this_o guild_v over_o murder_n and_o covertousness_n and_o idolatry_n and_o sedition_n and_o all_o those_o evil_n which_o rent_n and_o wound_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o many_o time_n pull_v commonwealth_n in_o piece_n murder_n have_v no_o voice_n covetousness_n be_v no_o sin_n faction_n be_v zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o we_o can_v comfort_v ourselves_o that_o we_o mean_v well_o and_o have_v set_v up_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o our_o fancy_n only_o as_o a_o mark_n and_o when_o we_o cast_v a_o eye_n upon_o that_o with_o jehu_n we_o drive_v on_o furious_o we_o steal_v a_o ox_n to_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n we_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a that_o we_o may_v afterward_o build_v a_o hospital_n and_o be_v very_o wicked_a all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n that_o we_o may_v leave_v some_o sign_n of_o our_o good_a meaning_n when_o we_o be_v dead_a and_o this_o be_v but_o a_o sophism_n a_o cheat_n put_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o deceiver_n for_o though_o a_o evil_a intention_n will_v make_v a_o action_n evil_a yet_o a_o good_a one_o will_v not_o make_v a_o evil_a action_n good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bonum_fw-la ex_fw-la causâ_fw-la integra_fw-la there_o must_v be_v a_o concurrence_n of_o all_o requisite_n to_o render_v a_o action_n or_o a_o person_n good_a but_o the_o absence_n of_o any_o one_o serve_v to_o denominate_v they_o evil_n a_o bad_a action_n then_o and_o a_o good_a intention_n can_v well_o be_v join_v together_o and_o as_o ill_o will_v the_o profession_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o profane_a life_n the_o christian_a and_o the_o knave_n sort_n together_o the_o one_o command_v as_o a_o law_n and_o prohibition_n against_o the_o other_o and_o the_o christian_a be_v as_o a_o judge_n to_o condemn_v the_o knave_n and_o yet_o the_o devil_n art_n it_o be_v to_o make_v they_o friend_n and_o bring_v they_o together_o though_o we_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a life_n and_o soul_n of_o christianity_n yet_o we_o persuade_v ourselves_o we_o be_v good_a christian_n though_o we_o thirst_v after_o blood_n and_o suck-in_a the_o world_n though_o we_o cheat_v our_o neighbour_n as_o cunning_o as_o the_o devil_n do_v we_o though_o we_o breathe_v nothing_o but_o revenge_n and_o speak_v nothing_o but_o sword_n though_o we_o know_v no_o language_n but_o that_o of_o the_o horseleech_n give_v give_v though_o as_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o the_o heathen_a god_n there_o be_v many_o honest_a man_n in_o hell_n than_o ourselves_o yet_o we_o be_v saint_n and_o we_o alone_a we_o have_v make_v grace_n not_o the_o helper_n but_o the_o abolish_a of_o nature_n and_o place_v it_o not_o above_o reason_n but_o against_o it_o we_o be_v so_o full_a of_o grace_n that_o we_o have_v lose_v our_o honesty_n our_o tongue_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o hell_n and_o yet_o anathema_n to_o that_o angel_n who_o shall_v speak_v against_o we_o and_o this_o be_v our_o composition_n and_o medley_n as_o if_o you_o shall_v bind_v a_o sermon_n and_o a_o playbook_n together_o there_o be_v another_o fallacy_n of_o satan_n yet_o fallacia_fw-la divisionis_fw-la by_o which_o we_o divide_v and_o separate_v those_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v join_v together_o as_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n hear_v and_o do_v knowledge_n and_o practice_n and_o these_o two_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o stand_v at_o distance_n and_o be_v opposite_a one_o to_o the_o other_o yet_o they_o always_o meet_v for_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o join_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v separate_v and_o keep_v asunder_o will_v be_v as_o active_a to_o separate_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v put_v together_o we_o be_v hearer_n of_o the_o word_n but_o hearer_n only_o the_o only_a that_o make_v a_o division_n we_o have_v faith_n that_o we_o have_v by_o which_o we_o be_v able_a to_o remove_v mountain_n even_o all_o our_o sin_n out_o of_o our_o way_n but_o where_o be_v that_o meekness_n that_o humility_n that_o piety_n which_o shall_v demonstrate_v our_o faith_n and_o conclude_v that_o we_o be_v christian_n certainty_n of_o salvation_n we_o all_o challenge_n but_o we_o give_v little_a diligence_n to_o make_v our_o election_n sure_a faith_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v as_o easy_a a_o duty_n as_o hear_v which_o beget_v it_o and_o to_o apply_v the_o merit_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o easy_a as_o a_o thought_n the_o work_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o fancy_n for_o who_o may_v not_o conceive_v and_o say_v to_o himself_o that_o christ_n be_v his_o god_n and_o his_o lord_n even_o this_o be_v one_o of_o satan_n tentation_n to_o bring_v in_o the_o application_n of_o christ_n merit_n before_o repentance_n from_o dead_a work_n by_o this_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n it_o be_v that_o we_o thus_o hover_v aloft_o on_o the_o wing_n of_o contemplation_n that_o we_o so_o lose_v ourselves_o in_o one_o duty_n that_o we_o do_v not_o appear_v in_o the_o other_o not_o descend_v to_o work-out_a our_o salvation_n and_o busy_v ourselves_o in_o those_o action_n upon_o the_o performance_n of_o which_o the_o promise_n will_v apply_v themselves_o and_o christ_n present_v himself_o unto_o we_o in_o his_o full_a beauty_n that_o we_o may_v taste_v how_o gracious_a he_o be_v and_o with_o comfort_n feel_v he_o to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o our_o god_n and_o therefore_o to_o resolve_v this_o fallacy_n we_o must_v be_v solicitous_a to_o preserve_v these_o duty_n in_o integritaâ—e_n totâ_fw-la &_o solida_fw-la solid_a and_o entire_a for_o he_o that_o have_v one_o without_o the_o other_o have_v in_o effect_n neither_o valde_fw-la singula_fw-la virtus_fw-la destituitur_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la una_fw-la alii_fw-la virtus_fw-la virtuti_fw-la suffragetur_fw-la every_o virtue_n be_v naked_a and_o desolate_a if_o it_o have_v not_o the_o company_n and_o aid_n of_o all_o what_o be_v my_o hear_v if_o i_o be_v dead_a to_o good_a work_n what_o be_v my_o faith_n if_o malice_n make_v i_o worse_o than_o a_o infidel_n what_o be_v my_o assurance_n if_o unrepentance_n cancel_v it_o therefore_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v join_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o i_o will_v but_o mention_v one_o stratagem_n more_o and_o so_o conclude_v it_o be_v the_o devil_n policy_n when_o he_o can_v throw_v we_o into_o hell_n at_o once_o to_o bring_v we_o on_o by_o degree_n and_o by_o lesser_a sin_n to_o make_v way_n and_o
rome_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o and_o therefore_o she_o break_v down_o the_o bound_n pull_v down_o the_o limit_n hide_v the_o line_n dam_v up_o the_o king_n highway_n she_o pull_v out_o thy_o eye_n and_o there_o she_o lead_v thou_o in_o a_o way_n indeed_o but_o not_o of_o truth_n in_o a_o by-path_n in_o a_o way_n lead_v out_o of_o the_o way_n the_o way_n of_o truth_n it_o can_v be_v for_o veritas_fw-la nihil_fw-la erubescit_fw-la nisi_fw-la solummodò_fw-la abscondi_fw-la truth_n blush_v at_o nothing_o but_o to_o be_v hide_v but_o i_o must_v walk_v their_o way_n and_o not_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o way_n or_o no._n though_o i_o doubt_v yet_o i_o must_v not_o dare_v to_o question_v it_o but_o must_v still_o walk_v on_o and_o put_v it_o to_o the_o adventure_n if_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o blind_a obedience_n will_v saint_v a_o man_n than_o i_o be_o sure_a to_o be_v a_o saint_n in_o heaven_n that_o church_n reach_v forth_o unto_o thou_o a_o cup_n and_o say_v it_o be_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o poison_n she_o have_v a_o open_a breast_n and_o a_o motherly_a affection_n she_o show_v thou_o a_o milky_a way_n but_o which_o neither_o christ_n nor_o his_o apostle_n ever_o tread_v in_o no_o track_v of_o they_o but_o by_o blood_n she_o show_v thou_o a_o easy_a way_n a_o sensual_a way_n make_v passable_a by_o indulgence_n and_o pardon_n and_o private_a mass_n and_o supererogation_n only_o thou_o must_v walk_v in_o it_o without_o offence_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n thus_o like_o those_o physician_n sidonius_n speak_v of_o officiosè_fw-la occidit_fw-la she_o will_v kill_v thou_o with_o good_a word_n like_o some_o kind_n of_o serpent_n she_o will_v sting_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v dance_v when_o thou_o be_v sting_v she_o will_v flatter_v thou_o to_o thy_o destruction_n and_o thou_o shall_v perish_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o dream_n belove_a what_o shall_v we_o do_v then_o we_o will_v pray_v to_o god_n with_o paul_n to_o guide_v our_o journey_n with_o david_n to_o make_v our_o way_n upright_o we_o will_v say_v as_o israel_n say_v to_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n we_o will_v neither_o turn_v aside_o into_o the_o field_n nor_o into_o the_o vineyard_n 22._o numb_a 21._o 22._o neither_o drink_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o well_n we_o will_v neither_o walk_v in_o those_o specious_a please_a way_n nor_o taste_v of_o the_o wine_n which_o that_o harlot_n have_v mingle_v nor_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o those_o well_n which_o they_o have_v dig_v unto_o themselves_o but_o we_o will_v go_v in_o the_o king_n highway_n even_o in_o that_o way_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n the_o prophet_n the_o bless_a martyr_n the_o holy_a saint_n all_o our_o forefather_n by_o the_o light_n of_o scripture_n have_v go_v before_o we_o the_o second_o rule_n of_o our_o christian_a imitation_n be_v that_o we_o strive_v to_o imitate_v the_o best_a stultissimum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la optimum_fw-la quemque_fw-la proponere_fw-la say_v pliny_n it_o be_v great_a folly_n not_o to_o propose_v always_o the_o best_a pattern_n and_o elige_fw-la catonem_fw-la say_v seneca_n choose_v a_o cato_n a_o prime_a eminent_a man_n by_o who_o authority_n thy_o secret_a thought_n may_v be_v more_o holy_a the_o very_a memory_n of_o who_o may_v compose_v thy_o manner_n who_o not_o only_o to_o see_v but_o to_o think_v of_o will_v be_v a_o help_n to_o the_o reformation_n of_o thy_o life_n do_v thou_o live_v with_o any_o in_o who_o the_o good_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v shine_v and_o resplendent_a who_o be_v strict_a and_o exact_a and_o so_o retain_v the_o precept_n of_o god_n in_o memory_n that_o they_o forget_v they_o not_o in_o their_o work_n then_o as_o st._n james_n say_v take_v the_o prophet_n for_o example_n so_o i_o say_v take_v these_o for_o a_o ensample_n lodge_v they_o in_o the_o closet_n of_o thy_o heart_n confer_v with_o their_o virtuous_a action_n and_o study_v they_o and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o world_n put_v thou_o upon_o those_o action_n which_o may_v make_v thou_o to_o forget_v thy_o copy_n then_o take_v it_o into_o thy_o hand_n and_o look_v it_o over_o again_o and_o as_o st._n cyprian_a will_v often_o call_v for_o tertullia_n work_n with_o a_o da_fw-la magistrum_fw-la give_v i_o my_o master_n so_o do_v thou_o dam_fw-la praeceptores_fw-la give_v i_o the_o instruct_v example_n of_o these_o good_a man_n let_v they_o always_o be_v before_o my_o eye_n let_v they_o be_v a_o second_o rule_n by_o which_o i_o may_v correct_v my_o life_n and_o manner_n let_v i_o not_o loose_v this_o help_n which_o god_n have_v grant_v i_o of_o imitation_n but_o beloved_n here_o beware_v we_o must_v that_o we_o mistake_v not_o the_o goat_n for_o the_o sheep_n the_o left_a hand_n for_o the_o right_n that_o we_o weigh_v not_o goodness_n by_o the_o number_n of_o professor_n for_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n policy_n to_o make_v we_o think_v that_o the_o most_o be_v the_o best_a and_o so_o he_o shut_v we_o out_o of_o the_o little_a flock_n and_o thrust_v we_o into_o the_o fold_n of_o goat_n and_o thus_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o plerique_fw-la ducimur_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la rationem_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la we_o be_v not_o guide_v by_o reason_n but_o let_v she_o slip_v and_o so_o be_v carry_v away_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o throng_n non_fw-la quà _fw-la eundum_fw-la sed_fw-la quà _fw-la itur_fw-la not_o indeed_o whither_o we_o shall_v go_v but_o whither_o the_o many-headed_a multitude_n lead_v we_o therefore_o thou_o must_v take_v this_o as_o a_o rule_n multitudo_fw-la argumentum_fw-la mali_fw-la no_o sure_a argument_n that_o man_n be_v evil_a then_o that_o they_o be_v many_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o so_o people_v as_o the_o city_n of_o the_o world_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v erect_v neither_o be_v heaven_n so_o full_a as_o hell_n nor_o be_v there_o so_o many_o saint_n as_o there_o be_v devil_n not_o so_o many_o choose_v as_o there_o be_v past-by_a not_o somany_a good_a example_n as_o there_o be_v bad_a one_o we_o undervalue_v true_a professor_n we_o make_v their_o paucity_n a_o blemish_n whereas_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o his_o flock_n be_v little_a a_o lily_n among_o the_o thorn_n and_o when_o god_n command_v we_o exod._n 23._o as_o in_o this_o so_o in_o all_o action_n not_o to_o follow_v a_o multitude_n in_o evil_n and_o this_o in_o our_o christian_a imitation_n we_o must_v observe_v in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a too_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o and_o since_o god_n have_v make_v imitation_n such_o a_o help_n to_o our_o salvation_n we_o must_v strive_v to_o be_v guide_n and_o light_n unto_o our_o weak_a brethren_n not_o a_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la or_o lambens_fw-la a_o fat_a and_o foggy_a meteor_n to_o lead_v they_o out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o stellae_fw-la micantes_fw-la bright_a and_o glister_a star_n to_o lead_v they_o to_o christ_n and_o this_o in_o the_o first_o place_n concern_v the_o minister_n and_o messenger_n of_o god_n it_o be_v st._n paul_n charge_n to_o timothy_n even_o before_o the_o holy_a angel_n that_o he_o shall_v keep_v himself_o unblamable_a before_o all_o man_n valentinian_n to_o his_o bishop_n that_o they_o shall_v vitâ_fw-la &_o verbo_fw-la gubernare_fw-la govern_v the_o church_n both_o with_o their_o life_n and_o with_o their_o doctrine_n and_o as_o nazianzene_n speak_v of_o basil_n they_o shall_v have_v thunder_n in_o their_o word_n and_o lightning_n in_o their_o deed_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v and_o do_v not_o like_o lucian_n apothecary_n who_o sell_v medicine_n for_o the_o cough_n when_o he_o and_o all_o his_o household_n be_v infect_v with_o it_o nor_o like_o those_o physician_n nazianzene_n speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lay_v their_o hand_n to_o cure_v the_o wound_n of_o other_o whilst_o themselves_o be_v full_a of_o sore_n but_o strive_v to_o come_v forth_o glorious_a and_o wholesome_a example_n that_o they_o humble_v not_o those_o with_o their_o life_n who_o they_o have_v raise_v up_o with_o their_o doctrine_n consider_v that_o sin_n do_v not_o only_o show_v but_o teach_v itself_o and_o what_o a_o heavy_a doom_n will_v reach_v they_o if_o they_o beat_v down_o those_o with_o a_o bad_a who_o they_o shall_v raise_v up_o and_o set_v a_o walk_n with_o a_o good_a example_n but_o beloved_n i_o here_o mistake_v my_o auditory_a and_o speak_v to_o this_o congregation_n as_o if_o i_o be_v among_o a_o assembly_n of_o levite_n and_o yet_o i_o know_v too_o and_o i_o need_v not_o fear_v to_o speak_v it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o a_o wicked_a and_o profane_a heart_n of_o a_o sensual_a love_n of_o the_o world_n that_o no_o doctrine_n nowadays_o be_v more_o acceptable_a than_o that_o by_o
be_v lose_v it_o never_o be_v true_a faith_n as_o st._n hierome_n speak_v of_o charity_n tell_v i_o not_o of_o saul_n anoint_v of_o judas_n apostleship_n of_o balaam_n prophetic_a spirit_n tell_v i_o not_o of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o church_n but_o not_o of_o the_o church_n who_o like_o the_o pharisee_n have_v the_o law_n write_v on_o their_o freinge_n religion_n on_o the_o outside_n when_o the_o devil_n be_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o judas_n be_v but_o a_o traitor_n lurk_v under_o the_o title_n of_o a_o disciple_n sub_fw-la alterius_fw-la habitu_fw-la alteri_fw-la militavit_fw-la he_o wear_v christ_n livery_n but_o be_v the_o devil_n servant_n saul_n be_v among_o the_o prophet_n but_o never_o receive_v a_o prophet_n reward_n and_o balaam_n bless_v the_o people_n from_o god_n but_o he_o die_v not_o the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a there_o may_v be_v some_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n where_o the_o spirit_n never_o true_o be_v there_o may_v be_v a_o beam_n of_o grace_n a_o show_n of_o godliness_n where_o the_o power_n thereof_o be_v deny_v and_o faith_n in_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v dead_a where_o it_o never_o have_v true_a life_n or_o be_v so_o nazianzene_n speak_v of_o those_o who_o forsake_v the_o colour_n under_o which_o they_o have_v former_o fight_v say_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n which_o negligent_o and_o for_o fashion_n sake_n handle_v matter_n of_o religion_n have_v a_o hosanna_n in_o their_o mouth_n when_o a_o crucifige_fw-la be_v in_o their_o heart_n like_o meteor_n which_o either_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o lift_v up_o by_o some_o puff_n of_o wind_n into_o the_o air_n there_o for_o a_o while_o they_o remain_v and_o draw_v man_n eye_n to_o behold_v they_o till_o at_o last_o they_o go_v out_o and_o infect_v it_o but_o true_a faith_n be_v like_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v not_o therefore_o not_o at_o all_o because_o a_o cloud_n have_v overcast_v it_o or_o like_o the_o moon_n it_o wax_v and_o wane_v but_o still_o receive_v some_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n the_o papist_n and_o arminian_o in_o this_o point_n as_o augustine_n speak_v of_o heretic_n of_o the_o same_o stamp_n shall_v have_v rather_o our_o prayer_n then_o our_o dispute_n and_o will_v soon_o be_v recall_v by_o our_o devotion_n then_o yield_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o reason_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o infant_n in_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o grow_v up_o to_o this_o truth_n who_o earthly_a thought_n can_v reach_v to_o the_o height_n of_o this_o heavenly_a mystery_n if_o he_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n in_o the_o book_n of_o his_o word_n he_o may_v see_v and_o read_v a_o resemblance_n of_o it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o his_o work_n come_v christian_n look_v upon_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o winter_n it_o be_v strip_v of_o its_o fruit_n and_o leaf_n nip_v by_o the_o frost_n cover_v with_o snow_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v wither_v and_o dead_a and_o fit_a only_a to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n say_v then_o may_v not_o faith_n be_v where_o sin_n and_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o flesh_n have_v oppress_v it_o can_v a_o winter_n of_o affliction_n dead_a it_o or_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o man_n who_o work_n always_o speak_v not_o his_o faith_n who_o light_n sometime_o shine_v dim_o before_o man_n to_o be_v in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n and_o only_o fit_a fuel_n for_o hellfire_n no_o this_o be_v to_o wrong_v our_o charity_n as_o well_o as_o our_o faith_n to_o make_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n broad_a than_o it_o be_v to_o enlarge_v the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n to_o undervalue_v the_o gift_n of_o grace_n to_o mistrust_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o to_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n like_a unto_o ourselves_o what_o if_o we_o be_v weak_a and_o feeble_a what_o if_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n can_v uphold_v we_o yet_o god_n direct_v we_o in_o our_o path_n and_o be_v as_o tender-hearted_a to_o we_o as_o a_o nurse_n to_o her_o child_n when_o she_o teach_v it_o to_o go_v sometime_o lead_v and_o guide_v we_o by_o his_o mercy_n sometime_o catch_v if_o we_o slip_v and_o if_o we_o fall_v hasty_o pull_v we_o up_o again_o and_o snatch_v we_o to_o his_o embrace_n hear_v this_o and_o leap_v for_o joy_n you_o who_o be_v member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n you_o may_v fall_v but_o you_o shall_v rise_v again_o your_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o neither_o the_o malice_n nor_o the_o policy_n of_o satan_n can_v blot_v they_o out_o god_n have_v make_v a_o league_n with_o you_o and_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a he_o will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n he_o have_v marry_v himself_o to_o you_o for_o ever_o and_o than_o you_o need_v not_o fear_v a_o divorce_n he_o have_v write_v his_o law_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o the_o devil_n shall_v never_o raze_v it_o out_o he_o have_v put_v his_o fear_n into_o you_o and_o such_o and_o so_o great_a a_o fear_n as_o st._n augustine_n speak_v that_o you_o shall_v always_o adhere_v unto_o he_o that_o shall_v make_v you_o fly_v sin_n as_o a_o serpent_n and_o if_o it_o chance_v to_o bite_v and_o sting_v you_o shall_v make_v you_o look_v up_o to_o that_o brazen_a serpent_n lift_v up_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v heal_v if_o you_o be_v tempt_v he_o will_v give_v the_o issue_n only_o thou_o must_v so_o be_v confident_a that_o you_o presume_v not_o 10._o 1_o cor._n 10._o so_o fear_v that_o you_o despair_v not_o faith_n and_o fear_v together_o make_v a_o bless_a mixture_n fear_v be_v as_o the_o lung_n and_o faith_n as_o the_o heart_n which_o will_v get_v a_o heat_n and_o overheat_v as_o one_o speak_v if_o by_o fear_n as_o by_o cool_a air_n it_o be_v not_o temper_v if_o then_o faith_n uphold_v thy_o fear_n and_o fear_v temper_v thy_o faith_n though_o thou_o take_v many_o a_o fall_n by_o the_o way_n yet_o at_o last_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o thy_o journey_n end_n though_o the_o devil_n shake_v thy_o faith_n yet_o god_n will_v protect_v it_o though_o he_o for_o a_o while_n steal_v away_o this_o precious_a jewel_n the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n yet_o god_n will_v restore_v it_o which_o be_v my_o second_o part_n the_o person_n who_o act_n it_o be_v restore_v thou_o it_o be_v not_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o angel_n can_v comfort_v david_n the_o prophet_n may_v awake_v he_o but_o raise_v he_o up_o he_o can_v not_o nathan_n parable_n have_v be_v but_o as_o a_o proverb_n of_o the_o dust_n and_o his_o thou_o be_v the_o man_n have_v soon_o force_v a_o frown_n then_o a_o tear_n from_o a_o king_n have_v not_o god_n spirit_n fit_v his_o heart_n have_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o interpreter_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o eye_n the_o eye_n indeed_o can_v make_v light_n nor_o colour_n yet_o it_o can_v open_v itself_o and_o receive_v they_o but_o the_o heart_n neither_o can_v produce_v this_o joy_n neither_o can_v it_o open_v itself_o to_o receive_v it_o but_o god_n mus_fw-la pulsare_fw-la &_o aperire_fw-la knock_v and_o open_a take_v away_o the_o bar_n and_o open_v the_o door_n of_o it_o and_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v it_o he_o must_v write_v in_o it_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o shine_v upon_o it_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n or_o else_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n will_v still_o oppress_v it_o this_o joy_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n now_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n that_o though_o actus_fw-la transit_fw-la yet_o reatus_fw-la manet_fw-la as_o lombard_n speak_v sin_n no_o long_o be_v than_o it_o be_v a_o commit_v but_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n still_o remain_v like_o a_o blaze_a star_n which_o though_o itself_o be_v extinct_a yet_o leave_v its_o infection_n behind_o it_o for_o to_o rise_v from_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o to_o cease_v from_o the_o act_n of_o sin_v but_o to_o repair_v our_o former_a estate_n not_o only_o to_o be_v rid_v of_o the_o disease_n but_o to_o enjoy_v our_o former_a health_n now_o in_o sin_n as_o aquinas_n say_v there_o be_v two_o thing_n peccati_fw-la macula_fw-la and_o poenae_fw-la reatus_fw-la the_o blot_n and_o stain_v of_o sin_n which_o do_v darken_v the_o lustre_n of_o grace_n and_o we_o who_o make_v this_o stain_n can_v blot_v it_o out_o again_o it_o be_v lose_v labour_n to_o wash_v ourselves_o can_v we_o leopard_n lick_v out_o our_o own_o spot_n can_v we_o purge_v ourselves_o with_o hyssop_n and_o be_v clean_a can_v we_o wash_v our_o black_a and_o pollute_a soul_n and_o make_v they_o white_a than_o snow_n and_o for_o the_o gild_n and_o punishment_n due_a to_o sin_n we_o all_o stand_v quake_v at_o god_n tribunal_n
impatient_a of_o godliness_n of_o sobriety_n of_o common_a honesty_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n of_o heaven_n itself_o upon_o those_o term_n it_o be_v proffer_v we_o and_o all_o that_o bread_n which_o shall_v nourish_v we_o up_o to_o everlasting_a life_n we_o turn_v into_o stone_n blow_v what_o wind_n will_v we_o be_v still_o in_o finibus_fw-la tyri_fw-la &_o sidonis_n at_o home_n in_o our_o own_o coast_n but_o next_o for_o humility_n who_o vouchsafe_v once_o to_o put_v on_o her_o mantle_n humility_n it_o be_v well_o we_o can_v hear_v her_o name_n with_o patience_n but_o humi_fw-la serpere_fw-la to_o creep_v on_o the_o ground_n be_v not_o our_o posture_n you_o will_v say_v christ_n do_v not_o call_v we_o dog_n yes_o he_o do_v for_o though_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n yet_o he_o speak_v still_o and_o in_o his_o scripture_n call_v every_o sinner_n a_o dog_n a_o swine_n yea_o a_o devil_n he_o upbraid_v we_o to_o our_o face_n as_o oft_o as_o we_o offend_v but_o we_o will_v not_o own_o these_o title_n but_o call_v ourselves_o priest_n when_o we_o sacrifice_v to_o baal_n and_o king_n too_o when_o we_o be_v the_o great_a slave_n in_o the_o world_n if_o humility_n still_o live_v in_o the_o world_n sure_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o humility_n which_o breathe_v here_o in_o the_o coast_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n last_o for_o our_o perseverance_n and_o fervour_n in_o devotion_n we_o must_v not_o dare_v once_o to_o compare_v they_o with_o this_o woman_n for_o lord_n how_o loath_a be_v we_o to_o begin_v our_o prayer_n and_o how_o willing_a to_o make_v a_o end_n when_o god_n be_v silent_a we_o think_v he_o will_v not_o speak_v when_o he_o answer_v we_o think_v he_o be_v silent_a but_o when_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o our_o sin_n do_v hinder_v our_o prayer_n and_o that_o christ_n can_v help_v we_o because_o we_o be_v dog_n than_o we_o desist_v and_o will_v pray_v no_o more_o because_o we_o will_v sin_v more_o and_o rather_o suffer_v the_o devil_n to_o vex_v our_o soul_n then_o dipossess_v he_o with_o noise_n yea_o which_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o monstrous_a quod_fw-la affectu_fw-la volumus_fw-la actu_fw-la nolumus_fw-la we_o pray_v for_o that_o we_o will_v not_o have_v and_o desire_v help_v which_o we_o will_v not_o enjoy_v every_o day_n we_o pray_v for_o grace_n and_o every_o day_n we_o quench_v and_o stifle_v it_o every_o day_n we_o desire_v christ_n help_n and_o every_o day_n we_o refuse_v it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v well_o with_o a_o little_a alteration_n use_v our_o saviour_n word_n the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n shall_v rise_v up_o in_o the_o judgement_n with_o this_o generation_n and_o shall_v condemn_v it_o for_o she_o come_v from_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n and_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v we_o live_v in_o the_o church_n and_o be_v afraid_a that_o christ_n shall_v grant_v our_o request_n her_o devotion_n be_v on_o fire_n we_o be_v congeal_v and_o bind_v up_o with_o a_o frost_n we_o talk_v much_o of_o faith_n but_o where_o be_v its_o fruit_n where_o be_v our_o patience_n our_o humility_n our_o perseverance_n in_o devotion_n which_o give_v the_o just_a proportion_n to_o this_o woman_n faith_n and_o commend_v the_o greatness_n of_o it_o to_o all_o posterity_n for_o these_o be_v glorious_a virtue_n and_o show_v the_o full_a growth_n of_o her_o faith_n these_o answer_n st._n james_n his_o ostende_v mihi_fw-la show_v i_o thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n but_o yet_o to_o come_v up_o close_o to_o our_o text_n our_o saviour_n mention_n not_o these_o but_o pass_v they_o by_o in_o silence_n and_o commend_v her_o faith_n not_o but_o that_o her_o patience_n be_v great_a her_o humility_n great_a and_o her_o devotion_n great_a but_o because_o all_o these_o be_v season_v with_o faith_n and_o spring_v from_o faith_n and_o because_o faith_n be_v it_o which_o cause_v the_o miracle_n he_o mention_n faith_n alone_o that_o faith_n may_v have_v indeed_o the_o pre-eminence_n in_o all_o thing_n first_o faith_n be_v the_o virtue_n which_o christ_n come_v to_o plant_v in_o his_o church_n non_fw-la omnium_fw-la est_fw-la credere_fw-la quod_fw-la christianum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v tertullian_n this_o virtue_n belong_v not_o to_o all_o but_o be_v peculiar_a to_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o first_o inclination_n to_o health_n and_o the_o groundwork_n of_o our_o salvation_n let_v the_o heathen_a accuse_v the_o very_a title_n and_o name_n of_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o theodoret_n call_v it_o let_v they_o object_v that_o our_o religion_n bring_v in_o meram_fw-la credulitatem_fw-la a_o mere_a and_o foolish_a credulity_n and_o that_o we_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o play_v the_o fool_n in_o take_v up_o thing_n upon_o trust_n yet_o this_o persuasion_n this_o belief_n this_o faith_n be_v it_o which_o draw_v we_o from_o the_o coast_n of_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n take_v we_o from_o the_o number_n of_o dog_n and_o make_v we_o citizen_n of_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n when_o we_o can_v not_o do_v what_o we_o shall_v not_o fulfil_v the_o law_n god_n teach_v we_o to_o believe_v and_o it_o be_v the_o riches_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o find_v out_o this_o way_n and_o save_v we_o by_o so_o weak_a a_o instrument_n as_o faith_n beside_o faith_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o these_o rivulet_n be_v cut_v from_o whence_o those_o virtue_n do_v flow_v for_o have_v she_o not_o believe_v she_o have_v not_o come_v she_o have_v not_o cry_v she_o have_v not_o be_v patient_a she_o have_v not_o humble_v herself_o to_o obtain_v her_o desire_n she_o have_v not_o persevere_v but_o have_v a_o firm_a persuasion_n that_o christ_n be_v able_a to_o work_v the_o miracle_n no_o silence_n no_o denial_n no_o reproach_n no_o wind_n can_v drive_v she_o away_o a_o sign_n that_o our_o faith_n nowadays_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a it_o fall_v off_o so_o soon_o at_o the_o least_o opposition_n and_o fail_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n with_o a_o very_a breath_n a_o sign_n that_o we_o have_v paralytica_n cogitationes_fw-la as_o one_o speak_v paralytical_a thought_n which_o can_v reach_v a_o hand_n to_o our_o will_n nor_o guide_v and_o govern_v our_o desire_n to_o the_o end_n last_o faith_n be_v that_o virtue_n which_o season_v all_o the_o rest_n make_v they_o useful_a and_o profitable_a which_o commend_v our_o patience_n and_o humility_n and_o perseverance_n and_o without_o which_o our_o patience_n be_v but_o like_o the_o heathen_n imaginary_a and_o paper-patience_n beget_v by_o some_o premeditation_n by_o habit_n of_o suffering_n by_o opinion_n of_o fatal_a necessity_n or_o by_o a_o stoical_a abandon_v of_o all_o affection_n without_o faith_n our_o humility_n be_v pride_n and_o our_o prayer_n babble_v for_o whereas_o in_o natural_a man_n there_o be_v many_o excellent_a thing_n yet_o without_o faith_n they_o be_v all_o nothing_o worth_a and_o be_v to_o they_o as_o the_o rainbow_n be_v before_o the_o flood_n the_o same_o perhaps_o in_o show_n but_o of_o no_o use_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v what_o gift_n of_o wisdom_n and_o temperance_n of_o moral_a and_o natural_a conscience_n of_o justice_n and_o uprightness_n do_v remain_v not_o only_o in_o the_o book_n but_o in_o the_o life_n of_o many_o heathen_a man_n but_o this_o can_v not_o further_o they_o one_o foot_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o eternal_a good_a because_o they_o want_v the_o faith_n which_o they_o derive_v which_o give_v the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o loveliness_n and_o beauty_n and_o be_v alone_o of_o force_n to_o attract_v and_o draw_v the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n unto_o we_o these_o grace_n otherwise_o be_v but_o as_o the_o matter_n and_o body_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n a_o thing_n of_o itself_o dead_a without_o life_n but_o the_o soul_n which_o seem_v to_o quicken_v this_o body_n be_v faith_n they_o be_v indeed_o of_o the_o same_o brotherhood_n and_o kindred_n and_o god_n be_v the_o common_a father_n unto_o they_o all_o but_o without_o faith_n they_o find_v no_o entertainment_n at_o his_o hand_n as_o joseph_n say_v unto_o his_o brethren_n you_o shall_v not_o see_v my_o face_n except_o your_o brother_n be_v with_o you_o so_o nor_o shall_v patience_n and_o humility_n and_o prayer_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o bless_a vision_n of_o god_n unless_o they_o take_v faith_n in_o their_o company_n you_o see_v our_o saviour_n pass_v by_o they_o all_o but_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o faith_n he_o cry_v out_o in_o a_o kind_n of_o astonishment_n o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n and_o for_o this_o faith_n he_o grant_v she_o her_o request_n be_v it_o unto_o thou_o even_o as_o thou_o will_v which_o be_v my_o next_o part_n and_o which_o i_o will_v touch_v but_o in_o a_o word_n fiat_n tibi_fw-la be_v a_o grant_n and_o it_o follow_v close_o at_o the_o heel_n of_o the_o
faith_n not_o only_o like_o fire_n purify_n the_o heart_n but_o like_o clothes_n warm_v 9_o act_n 15._o 9_o the_o affection_n to_o a_o temperate_a and_o active_a heat_n a_o unbeliever_n lord_n what_o a_o frost_n there_o be_v at_o his_o heart_n how_o cold_a and_o chill_a and_o denumned_a he_o stand_v not_o able_a to_o pull_v his_o hand_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n as_o solomon_n speak_v lay_v the_o whip_n upon_o the_o fool_n back_o yet_o he_o move_v not_o in_o better_a case_n to_o suffer_v than_o to_o be_v up_o and_o do_v but_o faith_n strike_v a_o heat_n through_o we_o it_o be_v active_a in_o the_o hand_n vocal_a in_o the_o tongue_n compassionate_a in_o the_o heart_n it_o set_v the_o brain_n a_o work_n seek_v and_o pursue_v opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a it_o make_v our_o foot_n like_o hind_n foot_n and_o enlarge_v the_o soul_n that_o we_o may_v run_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n again_o garment_n as_o they_o be_v indumenta_fw-la for_o covert_n and_o warmth_n so_o be_v ornamenta_fw-la too_o for_o decency_n and_o ornament_n and_o sure_a faith_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n be_v a_o comely_a wear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v nazianzene_n goodness_n be_v equal_o venerable_a to_o all_o man_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o that_o good_a man_n hold_v she_o in_o esteem_n her_o very_a enemy_n praise_v she_o in_o the_o gate_n qui_fw-la tot_fw-la argumentis_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la they_o who_o by_o their_o black_a deed_n have_v prescribe_v she_o and_o send_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n will_v be_v ready_a enough_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o she_o be_v the_o horn_n of_o beauty_n fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n judge_v of_o she_o by_o her_o contrary_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n be_v shy_a of_o the_o light_n and_o keep_v least_o in_o sight_n she_o have_v a_o foul_a face_n and_o her_o best_a friend_n fling_v dirt_n at_o she_o hoc_fw-la habet_fw-la sibi_fw-la displicet_fw-la say_v seneca_n they_o that_o put_v she_o on_o be_v ashamed_a to_o walk_v abroad_o with_o she_o but_o fling_v she_o off_o in_o the_o street_n as_o ready_a to_o disgrace_v sin_n as_o to_o commit_v it_o the_o profane_a gallant_a thunder_n out_o a_o oath_n and_o the_o next_o breath_n be_v a_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v forgive_v the_o villainy_n the_o superstitious_a wanton_a watcheâ—_n her_o sin_n as_o she_o do_v her_o bead_n but_o drop_v they_o fast_o her_o first_o care_n be_v a_o opportunity_n to_o commit_v sin_n and_o then_o to_o deliver_v up_o the_o full_a tale_n to_o her_o ghostly_a father_n the_o adulterer_n and_o the_o priest_n like_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n have_v their_o season_n in_o the_o night_n uncleanness_n and_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o confession_n ashamed_a she_o be_v of_o this_o loose_a garment_n but_o unwilling_a to_o put_v it_o off_o nay_o put_v it_o off_o she_o do_v but_o not_o to_o fling_v it_o away_o a_o argument_n of_o some_o dislike_n she_o so_o often_o change_v tertullian_n say_v well_o omne_fw-la malum_fw-la aut_fw-la timore_fw-la aut_fw-la pudore_fw-la natura_fw-la perfudit_fw-la nature_n have_v either_o strike_v vice_n pale_a or_o die_v it_o in_o a_o blush_n when_o we_o sin_n we_o either_o fear_v or_o be_v ashamed_a but_o righteousness_n and_o charity_n be_v of_o a_o good_a complexion_n and_o like_o a_o healthful_a body_n inde_fw-la colorem_fw-la sumunt_fw-la unde_fw-la vires_fw-la from_o thence_o have_v their_o beauty_n from_o whence_o their_o strength_n righteousness_n be_v amiable_a in_o her_o go_n the_o young_a man_n see_v she_o and_o hide_v themselves_o and_o the_o age_a arise_v and_o stand_v up_o 11._o job_n 29._o 8._o 11._o the_o ear_n that_o hear_v she_o bless_v she_o and_o the_o eye_n that_o see_v she_o gives_z witness_n to_o she_o if_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v a_o sun_n and_o all_o the_o man_n in_o it_o one_o eye_n yet_o she_o dare_v come_v forth_o at_o noonday_n before_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o people_n ad_fw-la medium_n properat_fw-la lucémque_fw-la nitescere_fw-la poscit_fw-la we_o see_v then_o this_o be_v not_o only_o a_o garment_n to_o cover_v we_o but_o also_o a_o ornament_n to_o deck_v we_o not_o for_o necessity_n alone_o but_o for_o decency_n also_o st._n paul_n go_v further_a and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v a_o armour_n to_o defend_v we_o a_o complete_a armour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o eph._n 6._o 11._o take_v the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n and_o he_o furnish_v the_o spiritual_a soldier_n with_o shoe_n girdle_n breastplate_n helmet_n and_o all_o necessary_a accoutrement_n from_o top_n to_o toe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v it_o non_fw-la ad_fw-la pompam_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la pugnam_fw-la not_o to_o make_v a_o glitter_a show_n like_o darius_n but_o to_o fight_v like_o alexander_n to_o demolish_v strong_a hold_n to_o cast_v down_o imagination_n and_o every_o high_a thing_n that_o exalt_v itself_o against_o we_o in_o our_o way_n non_fw-la ad_fw-la resistendum_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la proficiendum_fw-la say_v augustine_n not_o only_o to_o beat_v back_o the_o enemy_n dart_n but_o to_o gain_v ground_n of_o he_o to_o take-in_a those_o place_n those_o corner_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o he_o have_v beleaguer_v to_o enlarge_v in_o we_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n that_o so_o our_o passage_n may_v be_v free_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v a_o four_o garment_n be_v not_o only_o for_o necessity_n decency_n and_o security_n but_o also_o for_o distinction_n so_o say_v st._n augustine_n charitas_fw-la dividit_fw-la inter_fw-la filios_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o filios_fw-la perditionis_fw-la charity_n put_v a_o distinction_n between_o true_a heir_n and_o son_n of_o perdition_n the_o character_n and_o mark_n of_o a_o christian_a say_v nazianzene_n be_v the_o letter_n tau_n in_o his_o forehead_n by_o which_o god_n do_v know_v his_o and_o be_v know_v of_o he_o bellarmine_n have_v no_o less_o than_o fifteen_o mark_n of_o the_o true_a church_n but_o this_o one_o here_o be_v worth_a they_o all_o we_o talk_v much_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n but_o we_o never_o read_v it_o and_o who_o name_n be_v write_v therein_o we_o can_v tell_v all_o the_o light_n we_o have_v be_v from_o this_o fire_n of_o charity_n he_o that_o have_v she_o have_v if_o not_o write_v his_o name_n in_o that_o book_n yet_o subscribe_v to_o it_o he_o that_o cast_v she_o off_o have_v draw_v out_o to_o himself_o those_o black_a line_n of_o reprobation_n all_o the_o mark_n we_o know_v good_a christian_n by_o here_o all_o the_o mark_n we_o shall_v know_v saint_n by_o hereafter_o be_v charity_n rank_n and_o order_n god_n decree_n how_o we_o will_v and_o tell_v they_o at_o our_o finger_n end_n all_o the_o light_a our_o saviour_n give_v we_o be_v this_o they_o that_o have_v do_v well_o that_o have_v this_o mark_n shall_v enter_v into_o everlasting_a life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a that_o have_v it_o not_o 29._o john_n 5._o 29._o into_o everlasting_a fire_n so_o then_o this_o be_v a_o garment_n and_o do_v cover_v we_o and_o not_o only_o cover_v but_o adorn_v not_o only_o adorn_v but_o defend_v not_o only_o defend_v but_o distinguish_v take_v they_o together_o they_o be_v a_o antidote_n against_o fear_n which_o do_v so_o often_o stagger_v the_o best_a of_o we_o they_o wipe-out_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fancy_n and_o conceit_n of_o some_o evil_n draw_v near_o whether_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o destructive_a evil_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o troublesome_a evil_n fear_v what_o shall_v we_o fear_v a_o storm_n here_o be_v a_o covert_n shame_n and_o contempt_n which_o david_n so_o fear_v and_o will_v 22._o psal_n 119._o 22._o have_v remove_v here_o be_v a_o rich_a robe_n to_o adorn_v we_o the_o chill_a cold_a of_o temptation_n this_o be_v the_o endromis_fw-la the_o winter-garment_n the_o violence_n of_o the_o enemy_n here_o be_v armour_n of_o proof_n to_o defend_v we_o to_o be_v number_v with_o the_o transgressor_n here_o be_v a_o mantle_n with_o a_o badge_n upon_o it_o to_o distinguish_v we_o no_o fear_v not_o say_v the_o angel_n when_o he_o deliver_v the_o gospel_n and_o faith_n make_v it_o gospel_n unto_o we_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v in_o the_o evil_a day_n in_o our_o worst_a day_n not_o let_v go_v our_o holdfast_n not_o cast_v away_o our_o confidence_n here_o be_v that_o 35._o hebr._n 10._o 35._o that_o confirm_v and_o radicate_v and_o establish_v we_o and_o set_v we_o not_o only_o upon_o but_o as_o the_o wiseman_n speak_v make_v we_o a_o everlasting_a foundation_n or_o 25._o prov._n 10._o 25._o to_o keep_v we_o to_o the_o metaphor_n a_o garment_n it_o be_v for_o all_o use_n if_o we_o have_v this_o on_o neither_o storm_n nor_o cold_a nor_o disgrace_n nor_o the_o enemy_n nor_o ill_a company_n shall_v hurt_v we_o but_o in_o the_o next_o place_n
stand_v upright_o at_o the_o great_a day_n of_o trial_n neither_o do_v these_o monster_n only_o blemish_v this_o doctrine_n but_o it_o receive_v some_o stain_n also_o from_o their_o hand_n who_o be_v its_o stout_a champion_n not_o to_o mention_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n theophilus_n cyprian_n hilary_n and_o other_o st._n augustine_n that_o great_a pillar_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o who_o memory_n will_v be_v ever_o precious_a in_o the_o church_n though_o he_o often_o interpret_v the_o word_n justification_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n yet_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o likeness_n of_o sound_n in_o these_o two_o word_n justificare_fw-la and_o sanctificare_fw-la do_v in_o many_o place_n confound_v they_o both_o and_o make_v justification_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o make_n of_o a_o man_n just_a so_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o litera_fw-la c._n 26._o interpret_n that_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n he_o make_v this_o discant_fw-la non_fw-fr ait_fw-fr per_fw-la legem_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v by_o the_o law_n but_o by_o grace_n and_o he_o give_v his_o reason_n ut_fw-la sanet_fw-la gratia_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ut_fw-la sanata_fw-la voluntas_fw-la impleat_fw-la legem_fw-la that_o grace_n may_v cure_v the_o will_n and_o the_o will_n be_v free_v may_v fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o gratia_n he_o say_v spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n diffundit_fw-la charitatem_fw-la quâ_fw-la unâ_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quicunque_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o holy_a spirit_n power_n out_o his_o love_n into_o our_o heart_n by_o which_o love_n alone_o they_o be_v just_a whosoever_o be_v just_a and_o whosoever_o be_v but_o little_a conversant_a in_o that_o father_n shall_v soon_o observe_v that_o where_o he_o deal_v with_o the_o pelagian_a he_o make_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n and_o of_o sanctification_n all_o one_o now_o that_o which_o the_o father_n say_v be_v true_a but_o ill_o place_v for_o in_o every_o christian_a there_o be_v require_v newness_n of_o life_n and_o sanctity_n of_o conversation_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o justification_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v no_o quality_n inherent_a in_o we_o but_o the_o act_n of_o god_n alone_o as_o therefore_o tully_n speak_v of_o romulus_n who_o kill_v his_o brother_n peccavit_fw-la pace_fw-la vel_fw-la quirini_n well_fw-mi romuli_n dixerim_fw-la by_o romulus_n his_o good_a leave_n though_o he_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o our_o commonwealth_n he_o do_v amiss_o so_o with_o reverence_n to_o so_o worthy_a and_o so_o pious_a a_o saint_n we_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v of_o great_a st._n augustine_n that_o if_o he_o do_v not_o err_v yet_o he_o have_v leave_v those_o ill_n weigh_v speech_n behind_o he_o which_o give_v countenance_n to_o those_o foul_a misshape_a error_n which_o blur_v and_o deface_v that_o mercy_n which_o wipe_v away_o our_o sin_n for_o aquinas_n in_o his_o 1_o a_o 2_o ae_z q._n 113._o though_o he_o grant_v what_o he_o can_v deny_v because_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a text_n that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o not-imputation_n of_o sin_n yet_o he_o add_v that_o god_n wrath_n will_v not_o be_v appease_v till_o sin_n be_v purge_v out_o and_o a_o new_a habit_n of_o grace_n infuse_v into_o the_o soul_n which_o god_n do_v look_v upon_o and_o respect_n when_o he_o forgive_v our_o sin_n hence_o those_o unsavoury_a tenet_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n that_o justification_n be_v not_o a_o pronounce_v but_o a_o make_v one_o righteous_a that_o inherent_a holiness_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n that_o we_o may_v redeem_v our_o sin_n and_o puchase_v forgiveness_n by_o fast_v almsdeed_n and_o other_o good_a work_n all_o which_o if_o she_o do_v not_o expose_v to_o the_o world_n in_o this_o very_a garb_n and_o shape_n yet_o she_o so_o present_v they_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o speak_v no_o less_o so_o that_o her_o follower_n be_v very_o apt_a and_o prompt_a to_o come_v towards_o they_o and_o embrace_v they_o even_o in_o this_o shape_n and_o although_o bellarmine_n by_o confound_v the_o term_n of_o justification_n and_o distinguish_v of_o a_o faith_n inform_v with_o charity_n and_o a_o faith_n which_o be_v not_o and_o by_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o those_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o by_o allot_v no_o reward_n but_o that_o which_o be_v free_o promise_v and_o promise_v to_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o adoption_n though_o by_o grant_v that_o the_o reward_n do_v far_o exceed_v the_o dignity_n of_o our_o work_n he_o strive_v to_o bring_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o near_o to_o st._n paul_n as_o he_o can_v and_o lay_v all_o the_o colour_n he_o have_v to_o make_v her_o opinion_n resemble_v he_o yet_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o saint_n may_v true_o satisfy_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n when_o he_o make_v our_o satisfaction_n go_v hand_n in_o hand_n with_o christ_n and_o that_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o alm_n be_v satisfactory_a not_o only_o for_o punishment_n but_o for_o all_o punishment_n and_o which_o be_v more_o for_o the_o guilt_n itself_o he_o have_v in_o effect_n unsay_v what_o former_o he_o have_v lay_v down_o concern_v the_o free_a remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o make_v so_o wide_a a_o breach_n between_o st._n paul_n and_o their_o church_n as_o neither_o st._n peter_n nor_o all_o the_o saint_n they_o invocate_v be_v able_a to_o close_v in_o a_o word_n he_o speak_v as_o good_a sense_n as_o theodorus_n antiochenus_fw-la do_v in_o photius_n his_o bibliotheca_fw-la who_o make_v a_o twofold_a forgiveness_n of_o sin_n the_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v do_v the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o impeccancie_n or_o leave_v off_o to_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v with_o photius_n what_o this_o forgiveness_n be_v or_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v be_v impossible_a to_o find_v out_o no_o doubt_n god_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o grace_n he_o have_v bestow_v on_o his_o child_n and_o register_v every_o good_a work_n they_o do_v and_o will_v give_v a_o eternal_a reward_n not_o only_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n the_o chastity_n of_o joseph_n the_o patience_n of_o job_n the_o meekness_n of_o moses_n the_o zeal_n of_o phinehas_n the_o devotion_n of_o david_n but_o even_o to_o the_o widow_n two_o mite_n cast_v into_o the_o treasury_n to_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n give_v to_o a_o thirsty_a disciple_n yet_o most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o all_o the_o righteousness_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n can_v merit_v forgiveness_n and_o we_o will_v take_v no_o other_o reason_n or_o proof_n for_o this_o position_n but_o that_o of_o beauty_n non_fw-la acceptat_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o veram_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la nisi_fw-la justitiam_fw-la infinitam_fw-la god_n must_v have_v a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n because_o the_o sin_n be_v infinite_a shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n shall_v i_o bring_v the_o merit_n of_o one_o saint_n and_o the_o supererogation_n of_o another_o and_o add_v to_o these_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o church_n all_o these_o be_v but_o as_o a_o atom_n to_o the_o infinite_a mass_n of_o our_o sin_n shall_v i_o yet_o add_v my_o fast_n my_o alm_n my_o tear_n my_o devotion_n all_o these_o will_v vanish_v at_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o melt_v before_o it_o as_o wax_v before_o the_o sun_n we_o must_v therefore_o disclaim_v all_o hope_n of_o help_n from_o ourselves_o or_o any_o or_o all_o creature_n in_o earth_n or_o in_o heaven_n it_o be_v only_o the_o lamb_n of_o god_n who_o take_v 29._o john_n 1._o 29._o away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n be_v the_o only_a mediator_n between_o 5._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o god_n and_o man_n he_o alone_o be_v our_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o 2._o 1_o john_n 2._o 1_o 2._o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n his_o blood_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n in_o he_o we_o have_v 12._o 1_o john_n 1._o 7._o eph._n 1._o 7._o eph._n 3._o 12._o redemption_n through_o his_o blood_n the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o he_o we_o have_v boldness_n and_o access_n with_o confidence_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o he_o in_o his_o name_n therefore_o who_o teach_v we_o thus_o to_o pray_v let_v we_o put_v up_o this_o petition_n forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n and_o our_o prayer_n will_v be_v gracious_o hear_v and_o we_o shall_v be_v accept_v in_o the_o belove_a 6._o eph._n 1._o 6._o all_o our_o debt_n will_v be_v remit_v through_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o surety_n who_o have_v
eye_n in_o colour_n quà m_fw-la alter_fw-la alteri_fw-la est_fw-la periculo_fw-la how_o dangerous_a be_v we_o one_o to_o another_o it_o be_v a_o friend_n &_o factus_fw-la est_fw-la gladius_fw-la and_o he_o be_v become_v a_o sword_n to_o i_o to_o wound_v i_o to_o death_n it_o will_v therefore_o concern_v we_o to_o be_v shy_a and_o wary_a even_o of_o the_o least_o occasion_n for_o what_o know_v we_o what_o great_a evil_n may_v lurk_v in_o the_o least_o and_o be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a it_o be_v too_o great_a if_o the_o matter_n near_o it_o be_v catch_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n a_o star_n seem_v no_o big_a than_o itself_o but_o reason_n correct_v the_o error_n of_o our_o eye_n and_o teach_v we_o that_o it_o may_v be_v great_a than_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o which_o at_o first_o we_o do_v not_o discern_v to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n at_o last_o prove_v so_o and_o have_v the_o more_o leisure_n to_o work_v upon_o our_o nature_n because_o we_o perceive_v not_o when_o it_o enter_v be_v more_o operative_a because_o we_o neglect_v it_o nay_o perhaps_o overprize_v it_o and_o esteem_v that_o as_o a_o duty_n of_o our_o life_n and_o a_o point_n of_o civility_n which_o be_v make_v a_o occasion_n of_o sin_n who_o will_v think_v there_o be_v any_o danger_n in_o converse_v with_o a_o friend_n yet_o it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o we_o may_v loose_v by_o a_o friend_n when_o we_o benefit_n by_o a_o enemy_n for_o his_o sake_n we_o may_v begin_v to_o excuse_v and_o pardon_v that_o sin_n which_o before_o we_o do_v loath_a to_o make_v gloss_n and_o fair_a interpretation_n and_o by_o degree_n love_v it_o and_o make_v much_o of_o it_o and_o at_o last_o swallow_v it_o down_o before_o it_o be_v a_o great_a and_o heavy_a sin_n within_o a_o while_n not_o so_o great_a paulò_fw-la pòst_fw-la &_o leave_n senty_n paulò_fw-la pòst_fw-la nec_fw-la senties_fw-la paulò_fw-la pòst_fw-la &_o delectabit_fw-la present_o thou_o shall_v feel_v it_o light_n anon_o thou_o shall_v not_o feel_v it_o at_o all_o not_o long_o after_o it_o shall_v be_v thy_o delight_n and_o thou_o shall_v take_v pleasure_n in_o it_o as_o in_o a_o friend_n we_o must_v not_o then_o upon_o confidence_n of_o our_o own_o strength_n be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o walk_v among_o snare_n or_o be_v too_o familiar_a with_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v prove_v a_o tentation_n much_o less_o may_v we_o desire_v or_o pray_v for_o tentation_n you_o see_v we_o be_v here_o command_v to_o pray_v against_o they_o against_o that_o beauty_n which_o may_v deceive_v we_o against_o that_o poverty_n which_o may_v make_v we_o steal_v against_o those_o riches_n which_o may_v make_v we_o so_o full_a that_o we_o shall_v deny_v god_n against_o that_o affliction_n which_o may_v swallow_v we_o up_o for_o though_o tentation_n occasion_n that_o which_o be_v good_a yet_o natural_o they_o tend_v to_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o though_o without_o they_o we_o can_v be_v victorious_a yet_o by_o they_o we_o be_v too_o often_o overthrow_v brethren_n say_v st._n james_n count_v it_o all_o joy_n when_o you_o fall_v into_o divers_a 2._o jam._n 1._o 2._o tentation_n but_o this_o upon_o this_o supposition_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n that_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o faith_n work_v patience_n and_o patience_n when_o it_o perfect_v its_o work_n make_v we_o perfect_a and_o entire_a otherwise_o all_o this_o joy_n be_v none_o at_o all_o for_o the_o victory_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o tentation_n as_o from_o the_o efficient_a but_o from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o he_o that_o be_v tempt_v and_o if_o it_o be_v desirable_a because_o it_o may_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o good_a then_o sin_n may_v be_v desire_v also_o which_o occasion_n that_o sorrow_n which_o bring_v forth_o repentance_n not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o and_o where_o it_o abound_v make_v grace_n abound_v much_o more_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o christian_n to_o wrestle_v against_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n to_o be_v near_o to_o danger_n and_o avoid_v it_o to_o parley_v with_o a_o tentation_n and_o silence_n it_o to_o dispute_v affliction_n out_o of_o their_o smart_n and_o carnal_a pleasure_n out_o of_o their_o allurement_n to_o touch_v pitch_n and_o not_o be_v defile_v nay_o it_o be_v his_o portion_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n agnosco_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la meam_fw-la in_o cruse_n christi_fw-la say_v bernard_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o inheritance_n be_v in_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n but_o when_o we_o see_v so_o many_o shipwrack_v before_o our_o eye_n he_o that_o be_v constant_a in_o torment_n overthrow_v by_o pleasure_n he_o that_o defy_v the_o world_n overcome_v by_o the_o flesh_n as_o macarius_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o that_o after_o torment_n and_o imprisonment_n for_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o very_a prison_n defile_v a_o virgin_n it_o will_v concern_v we_o not_o to_o be_v too_o bold_a to_o put_v forth_o nihil_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la oportet_fw-la contemni_fw-la it_o be_v here_o as_o in_o war_n nothing_o must_v be_v esteem_v slight_a and_o not_o worth_a the_o regard_n nor_o must_v we_o offer_v ourselves_o to_o those_o tentation_n which_o may_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o we_o malo_fw-la cautior_fw-la esse_fw-la quà m_fw-la fortior_fw-la fortis_fw-la saepe_fw-la captus_fw-la est_fw-la cautus_fw-la rarissimè_fw-la it_o be_v better_a a_o great_a deal_n be_v timorous_a and_o wary_a than_o presumptuous_o bold_a and_o foolhardy_a the_o strong_a man_n have_v oft_o be_v lead_v into_o captivity_n but_o the_o wary_a man_n seldom_o but_o overcome_v the_o enemy_n by_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o fight_n but_o in_o the_o three_o place_n though_o we_o be_v never_o so_o wary_a never_o so_o abstemious_a yet_o tentation_n will_v offer_v themselves_o and_o come_v so_o near_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o cope_v with_o they_o we_o must_v here_o learn_v some_o wisdom_n from_o our_o adversary_n the_o serpent_n and_o as_o he_o make_v use_v of_o our_o member_n to_o make_v they_o instrument_n of_o sin_n so_o must_v we_o of_o his_o tentation_n and_o turn_v they_o from_o that_o end_n they_o be_v drive_v to_o and_o make_v they_o occasion_n of_o virtue_n and_o this_o be_v contundere_fw-la viperam_fw-la in_o theriacam_fw-la to_o beat_v and_o bring_v these_o viper_n into_o a_o antidote_n into_o precious_a treacle_n like_o a_o subtle_a logician_n to_o draw_v the_o answer_n out_o of_o the_o very_a argument_n like_o a_o skilful_a chemist_n to_o extract_v gold_n out_o of_o base_a metal_n or_o like_o a_o wise_a and_o experience_a captain_n to_o turn_v the_o enemy_n ordinance_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o enemy_n for_o as_o it_o be_v one_o part_n of_o wisdom_n futura_fw-la ex_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la providere_fw-la to_o see_v future_a thing_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v past_a so_o be_v it_o no_o less_o to_o know_v how_o to_o manage_v thing_n present_a and_o to_o make_v a_o advantage_n for_o good_a out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v place_v before_o we_o and_o intend_v for_o evil_a to_o force_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n and_o virtue_n out_o of_o that_o tentation_n which_o be_v a_o strong_a invitation_n to_o vice_n and_o therefore_o since_o the_o tempter_n do_v suggest_v vice_n by_o the_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o some_o desirable_a good_a by_o counterfeit_a pleasure_n and_o false_a riches_n and_o imaginary_a content_n by_o something_o which_o even_a reason_n itself_o may_v persuade_v we_o be_v convenient_a to_o our_o nature_n let_v we_o not_o present_o abhor_v all_o riches_n all_o pleasure_n all_o content_a because_o he_o miscall_v his_o tentation_n by_o that_o name_n but_o turn_v our_o thought_n and_o inquire_v where_o these_o be_v to_o be_v have_v do_v he_o tempt_v we_o by_o pleasure_n let_v we_o seek_v that_o which_o be_v constant_a and_o everlasting_a do_v he_o tempt_v we_o by_o riches_n let_v we_o seek_v they_o where_o no_o rust_n can_v corrupt_v they_o do_v he_o propose_v content_a let_v we_o expect_v it_o there_o where_o we_o may_v be_v satisfy_v nay_o we_o may_v make_v use_v not_o only_o of_o his_o tentation_n but_o of_o those_o sin_n they_o will_v bring_v in_o et_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la unde_fw-la homo_fw-la commoveri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ad_fw-la virtutes_fw-la capescendas_fw-la quando_fw-la de_fw-la ipsis_fw-la vitiis_fw-la potest_fw-la say_v st._n augustine_n what_o be_v there_o that_o may_v not_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o virtue_n if_o vice_n itself_o may_v be_v one_o curiosity_n affect_v knowledge_n and_o the_o certain_a knowledge_n be_v of_o eternal_a thing_n which_o never_o alter_v but_o always_o keep_v at_o the_o same_o stay_n pride_n seek_v for_o power_n and_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v perfect_a and_o subject_a to_o god_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o omnipotency_n and_o may_v do_v all_o thing_n