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quoth_v in_o quibusdam_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la indiget_fw-la saluaretur_fw-la axtem_fw-la facile_fw-la si_fw-la â—â—hil_fw-la in_o se_fw-la haberet_fw-la maculae_fw-la touch_v the_o righteous_a be_v scarce_o save_v jerome_n say_v well_o that_o none_o be_v perfect_o righteous_a but_o the_o faithful_a that_o be_v so_o call_v be_v scarce_o save_v because_o there_o be_v some_o fault_n in_o they_o still_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v righteous_a because_o they_o flourish_v with_o many_o virtue_n but_o shall_v scarce_o be_v save_v because_o in_o many_o thing_n they_o need_v god_n mercy_n and_o oecumenius_n say_v that_o the_o righteous_a be_v save_v with_o much_o difficulty_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o violence_n wherewith_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n must_v be_v take_v and_o the_o suffering_n to_o which_o they_o be_v expose_v for_o religion_n sake_n which_o be_v sufficient_a if_o god_n do_v not_o strengthen_v they_o great_o with_o his_o grace_n to_o beat_v they_o from_o their_o 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the_o elder_n and_o young_a to_o the_o most_o necessary_a duty_n of_o their_o several_a condition_n the_o elder_n he_o exhort_v to_o feed_v christ_n flock_n vers_fw-la 1._o the_o young_a to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o they_o vers_n 5._o and_o all_o of_o they_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o to_o fly_v pride_n vers_fw-la 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o conclude_v the_o epistle_n with_o praise_v of_o god_n and_o salutation_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o chapter_n almost_o that_o require_v exposition_n but_o it_o have_v be_v already_o set_v forth_o touch_v elder_n see_v text_n 11._o jam._n 5._o and_o whereas_o peter_n call_v himself_o a_o elder_a together_o with_o they_o note_n that_o he_o be_v not_o their_o prince_n and_o lord_n over_o they_o as_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n pretend_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v and_o therefore_o this_o bishop_n ancient_o be_v style_v by_o ireneus_fw-la but_o presbyter_n a_o elder_a touch_v the_o lord_v it_o over_o god_n heritage_n 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follow_v do_v declare_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o v._o 5._o and_o v._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o word_n for_o word_n with_o jam._n 4.6_o 7._o only_o whereas_o he_o bid_v the_o young_a to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o elder_n 5._o verse_n 5._o vers_fw-la 5._o there_o be_v some_o question_n whether_o by_o the_o young_a inferior_a person_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v or_o the_o young_a in_o year_n carthus_n beda_n hugo_n carthus_n some_o seem_v to_o hold_v that_o inferior_a person_n be_v mean_v as_o beda_n hugo_n carthusianus_n and_o titlemannuâ—_n and_o caietan_n plain_o affirm_v it_o other_o by_o young_a understand_v the_o young_a in_o year_n as_o luther_n and_o beza_n beza_n luther_n beza_n i_o prefer_v the_o first_o because_o the_o word_n elder_n to_o which_o the_o young_a be_v here_o oppose_v set_v forth_o such_o as_o be_v superior_a in_o order_n and_o therefore_o
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knowledge_n which_o we_o attain_v unto_o under_o the_o gospel_n and_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v but_o why_o do_v not_o the_o prophet_n expound_v and_o make_v more_o plain_a what_o they_o prophesy_v for_o so_o a_o great_a light_n may_v have_v be_v give_v long_o before_o he_o add_v they_o prophesy_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n neither_o be_v there_o prophecy_v of_o any_o private_a interpretation_n so_o that_o howsoever_o they_o understand_v what_o they_o prophesy_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o to_o explain_v their_o prophecy_n to_o other_o see_v that_o the_o spirit_n move_v they_o not_o to_o this_o but_o to_o leave_v they_o dark_a for_o other_o to_o study_v upon_o they_o till_o the_o time_n of_o light_n shall_v come_v there_o be_v nothing_o of_o difficulty_n betwixt_o the_o former_a text_n and_o this_o mayer_n mayer_n for_o when_o peter_n speak_v of_o his_o departure_n hence_o and_o of_o the_o lord_n forewarn_v he_o hereof_o he_o mean_v that_o forewarn_n john_n 21.19_o and_o his_o be_v present_a to_o see_v christ_n glory_n and_o to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o father_n from_o heaven_n be_v matth._n 17._o touch_v the_o present_a text_n luther_n luther_n luther_n say_v that_o the_o pprophecy_n be_v call_v firm_a because_o we_o have_v no_o such_o prophet_n now_o as_o be_v then_o stapul_n faber_n stapul_n faber_n by_o firm_a understand_v most_o firm_a and_o take_v it_o not_o as_o speak_v comparative_o prefer_v old_a prophecy_n for_o certainty_n before_o the_o present_a preach_v of_o the_o apostle_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o certain_a or_o else_o he_o call_v it_o firm_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o knowledge_n what_o be_v mean_v thereby_o by_o the_o illumination_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o apostle_n have_v not_o a_o conjectural_a pprophecy_n as_o other_o that_o conceive_v erroneous_o thereof_o but_o more_o firm_a because_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o thus_o understand_v it_o be_v true_a the._n aquinas_n and_o gorran_n say_v gorran_n tho._n aquin_n gorran_n that_o the_o pprophecy_n touch_v christ_n of_o old_a by_o david_n psal_n 2._o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o firm_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o believe_v the_o prophet_n rather_o than_o the_o apostle_n beza_n also_o consent_v with_o this_o beza_n beza_n but_o rather_o will_v have_v the_o comparative_a here_o use_v take_v for_o the_o superlative_a most_o firm_a so_o likewise_o beda_n and_o gagneus_fw-la and_o lyra_n and_o augustine_n also_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o old_a prophet_n be_v such_o natus_fw-la aug._n serm_n 27._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ca._n 4._o quis_fw-la nostrum_fw-la non_fw-la miretur_fw-la certiorem_fw-la propheticum_fw-la sermonem_fw-la dici_fw-la quà m_fw-la vox_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la certiorem_fw-la dixit_fw-la non_fw-la meliorem_fw-la non_fw-la veriorem_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la certiorem_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la magis_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la 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filthy_a place_n such_o as_o this_o world_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a corruption_n in_o it_o oecumen_fw-la oecumen_fw-la oecumenius_n seem_v to_o understand_v it_o as_o speak_v with_o reference_n to_o former_a time_n and_o it_o be_v one_o exposition_n bring_v by_o faber_n stapul_n faber_n stapul_n that_o the_o old_a law_n be_v a_o shadow_n and_o figure_n dark_o set_v forth_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n until_o the_o day_n of_o the_o new_a law_n by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n wax_v light_a and_o the_o daystar_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n arise_v in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v convert_v unto_o it_o and_o thus_o luther_n beza_n piscator_fw-la etc._n etc._n understand_v it_o also_o faber_n have_v also_o another_o exposition_n whereby_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n or_o the_o great_a light_n after_o that_o time_n to_o those_o that_o be_v glorify_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o day_n wax_a light_n and_o the_o daystar_n arise_v for_o than_o we_o shall_v know_v as_o we_o be_v know_v and_o all_o the_o light_n of_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n here_o be_v but_o like_o a_o candle_n in_o a_o dark_a place_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o most_o glorious_a light_n thus_o s._n sumus_fw-la s._n august_n serm_n 237._o the_o temp_n in_o die_v ambulamus_fw-la comparat_fw-la infidelium_fw-la comparat_fw-la verò_fw-la illius_fw-la diei_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la resurgent_fw-la mortui_fw-la adhuc_fw-la nox_fw-la sumus_fw-la augustine_n understand_v it_o as_o it_o seem_v by_o these_o word_n of_o he_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o day_n in_o respect_n of_o infidel_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o day_n when_o the_o dead_a shall_v rise_v we_o be_v yet_o night_n and_o so_o he_o reconcile_v paul_n and_o peter_n whereas_o rom._n 13.12_o he_o say_v the_o night_n be_v past_a and_o the_o day_n be_v come_v but_o peter_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o day_n as_o to_o come_v and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v further_a aquin._n further_a aug._n tract_n 35._o in_o johan._n tunc_fw-la praesenti_fw-la tali_fw-la die_fw-la lucernae_fw-la non_fw-la erunt_fw-la necessariae_fw-la non_fw-la legetur_fw-la nobis_fw-la propheta_fw-la non_fw-la aperietur_fw-la codex_fw-la apostoli_fw-la non_fw-la requiretur_fw-la testimonium_fw-la johannis_n non_fw-la ipso_fw-la indigebimus_fw-la euangelio_fw-la omnes_fw-la scripturae_fw-la tollentur_fw-la de_fw-la medio_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o huin_n saeculi_fw-la nocte_fw-la tanquam_fw-la lucernae_fw-la accendebantur_fw-la tho._n aquin._n in_o speak_v of_o the_o discover_n of_o all_o thing_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o that_o day_n come_v light_n shall_v not_o be_v needful_a the_o prophet_n shall_v not_o be_v read_v nor_o the_o book_n of_o the_o apostle_n open_v the_o testimony_n of_o john_n shall_v not_o be_v require_v we_o shall_v not_o need_v the_o gospel_n all_o scripture_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o which_o as_o light_n have_v be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o night_n of_o this_o 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and_o 1000_o year_n unto_o which_o this_o conceit_n can_v no_o way_n be_v fit_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n general_o agree_v upon_o by_o all_o that_o these_o word_n of_o peter_n seem_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n since_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o be_v at_o the_o door_n for_o though_o according_a to_o man_n account_n it_o be_v long_o thus_o many_o hundred_o year_n be_v already_o past_a yet_o according_a to_o god_n it_o be_v a_o very_a short_a time_n with_o who_o 1000_o year_n be_v but_o as_o one_o day_n i_o will_v not_o rash_o affirm_v any_o thing_n in_o a_o matter_n so_o doubtful_a but_o yet_o it_o seem_v probable_a especial_o consider_v the_o time_n compute_v in_o the_o revelation_n that_o about_o the_o expiration_n of_o 6000._o year_n from_o the_o creation_n the_o world_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n to_o the_o second_o doubt_v it_o be_v general_o answer_v that_o god_n will_v be_v either_o 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england_n expound_v it_o particular_o of_o the_o time_n when_o this_o great_a judgement_n shall_v be_v viz._n ann_n 1600._o from_o the_o time_n of_o this_o vision_n that_o be_v about_o ann_n 1699._o but_o here_o be_v nothing_o to_o intimate_v any_o time_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o place_n where_o this_o winepress_a stand_v menahen_n rabbi_n menahen_n rabbi_n menahen_n upon_o gen._n fol._n 60._o say_v that_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v 1600._o furlong_n in_o length_n now_o for_o so_o much_o as_o all_o thing_n be_v carry_v here_o on_o in_o a_o allegory_n to_o the_o temple_n the_o altar_n and_o the_o holy_a city_n which_o be_v of_o the_o jew_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o in_o this_o space_n without_o the_o city_n it_o be_v also_o allude_v unto_o that_o country_n such_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n be_v destroy_v as_o if_o such_o a_o slaughter_n of_o man_n be_v make_v as_o will_v overflow_v in_o this_o depth_n all_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o canaan_n the_o valley_n of_o 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