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be_v confound_v and_o my_o whole_a nature_n corrupt_v in_o i_o in_o i_o alone_o see_v the_o punishment_n of_o whole_a mankind_n learn_v now_o to_o be_v compassionate_a and_o pitiful_a for_o i_o can_v altogether_o 〈…〉_z nihil_fw-la humani_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la alienum_fw-la pute_fw-la here_o be_v thy_o benefit_n indeed_o my_o weakness_n appear_v the_o press_n have_v proclaim_v it_o this_o pamphlet_n can_v witness_v it_o and_o thou_o be_v yet_o undiscovered_a now_o in_o this_o general_a confusion_n himself_o i_o know_v not_o where_o to_o betake_v myself_o or_o what_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o next_o place_n for_o my_o tongue_n be_v confound_v i_o will_v therefore_o suppose_v myself_o to_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o wood_n and_o that_o at_o length_n after_o much_o wander_a i_o shall_v recall_v myself_o and_o find_v no_o way_n for_o my_o passage_n i_o shall_v have_v recourse_n to_o my_o card_n and_o consider_v the_o intend_a scope_n of_o my_o journey_n from_o whence_o i_o come_v natus_fw-la 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therefore_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n &_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o first_o sin_n i_o will_v lay_v aside_o all_o other_o slight_a punishment_n all_o chastisement_n and_o correction_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v infinite_a to_o repeat_v and_o i_o will_v only_o insist_v in_o those_o two_o general_a judgement_n be_v indeed_o the_o extreme_n the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o including_z all_o other_o punishment_n within_o their_o bound_n 1._o in_o dolore_fw-la paries_fw-la thou_o shalâ—_n bring_v forth_o with_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o woman_n 2._o morte_fw-la morieris_fw-la thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n pronounce_v indifferent_o against_o both_o and_o thus_o his_o corruption_n shall_v appear_v by_o his_o first_o welcome_a and_o salutation_n into_o this_o world_n and_o by_o his_o last_o adieu_o and_o farewell_o out_o of_o his_o world_n you_o shall_v better_o judge_v of_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o entertainment_n in_o this_o world_n in_o dolore_fw-la paries_fw-la delivery_n gen._n 3._o vers_fw-la 16._o unto_o the_o woman_n god_n say_v i_o will_v great_o increase_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o thy_o conception_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o bring_v forth_o child_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o woman_n first_o sin_v in_o taste_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n so_o she_o be_v punish_v in_o the_o fruit_n of_o her_o own_o womb_n here_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o god_n justice_n but_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o most_o natural_a action_n which_o indeed_o intend_v the_o high_a perfection_n of_o nature_n generare_fw-la sibi_fw-la simile_n shall_v notwithstanding_o proceed_v with_o such_o difficulty_n danger_n and_o torment_v in_o all_o other_o action_n and_o work_n of_o nature_n you_o shall_v easy_o observe_v how_o they_o flow_v with_o the_o great_a ease_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o subject_n o_o how_o sweet_a and_o acceptable_a be_v sleep_n to_o the_o wearisome_a body_n meat_n to_o the_o hungry_a 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