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and_o sell_v in_o the_o temple_n other_o say_v he_o be_v jeremias_n propter_fw-la patientiam_fw-la in_o adversis_fw-la be_v like_o a_o lamb_n before_o the_o shearer_n not_o open_v his_o mouth_n however_o he_o be_v abuse_v and_o other_o say_v he_o be_v john_n baptist_n for_o his_o boldness_n in_o reprove_v sin_n and_o this_o opinion_n for_o the_o most_o part_n go_v current_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v more_o favour_v and_o follow_v than_o the_o rest_n divine_v observe_v to_o be_v because_o a_o great_a man_n be_v author_n of_o it_o as_o you_o may_v see_v math_n 14.2_o for_o when_o herod_n the_o tetrarch_n hear_v of_o the_o fame_n of_o jesus_n he_o say_v unto_o his_o servant_n this_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n he_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o mighty_a work_n do_v show_v forth_o themselves_o in_o he_o and_o then_o no_o matter_n whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a if_o herod_n be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o for_o if_o abimelech_n cut_v bough_n from_o 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the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n 18._o 2_o pet._n 3.17_o 18._o preserve_v a_o man_n from_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o error_n of_o the_o wicked_a 6._o knowledge_n be_v useful_a to_o adorn_v the_o soul_n knowledge_n be_v the_o soul_n be_v great_a ornament_n wisdom_n especial_o heavenly_a wisdom_n make_v a_o man_n face_n to_o shine_v say_v the_o wise_a man_n â—_o eccles_n 8._o â—_o it_o put_v such_o a_o lustre_n upon_o a_o man_n as_o outshineth_a all_o the_o diadem_n of_o the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o world_n 1.9_o prov._n 1.9_o it_o be_v a_o ornament_n of_o grace_n to_o the_o head_n and_o chain_n about_o the_o neck_n person_n of_o renown_n for_o wisdom_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v chain_n of_o gold_n about_o their_o neck_n 42._o gen._n 41.39_o 42._o
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superstitious_a gentile_n now_o as_o in_o cast_v of_o account_n wherein_o they_o ancient_o use_v little_a stone_n the_o same_o stone_n sometime_o lay_v for_o a_o penny_n and_o sometime_o for_o many_o pound_n and_o yet_o the_o value_n be_v the_o same_o his_o place_n be_v alter_v so_o many_o time_n a_o fool_n by_o favour_n and_o friendship_n be_v exalt_v and_o advance_v to_o high_a place_n much_o beyond_o his_o desert_n another_o exposition_n he_o give_v we_o say_v that_o as_o he_o that_o put_v a_o stone_n to_o a_o heap_n of_o mercury_n that_o be_v to_o build_v he_o a_o temple_n and_o so_o set_v up_o idolatry_n so_o be_v he_o that_o confer_v honour_n upon_o a_o fool_n he_o confess_v also_o that_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a tongue_n may_v have_v another_o sense_n thus_o ut_fw-la qui_fw-la mittit_fw-la lapidem_fw-la in_o palmam_fw-la fundae_fw-la as_o he_o that_o pat_v a_o stone_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o sling_n so_o be_v he_o that_o give_v honour_n to_o a_o fool_n and_o so_o 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his_o word_n resp_n it_o be_v a_o very_a bad_a thing_n not_o to_o be_v book-learned_a as_o you_o say_v etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n of_o ignorant_a man_n that_o say_v they_o can_v understand_v 1._o poor_a soul_n they_o say_v they_o can_v get_v this_o knowledge_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o will_v not_o now_o that_o they_o will_v not_o get_v holy_a knowledge_n be_v evident_a although_o they_o can_v learn_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n they_o can_v learn_v other_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a and_o vain_a fast_o enough_o my_o people_n be_v foolish_a they_o have_v not_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n they_o be_v sottish_a child_n they_o have_v no_o understanding_n what_o altogether_o void_a of_o understanding_n no_o 4.22_o jerem._n 4.22_o they_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n now_o this_o proceed_v from_o the_o evil_a frame_n and_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n assi_v they_o in_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o in_o counter-working_a the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v 〈◊〉_d luke_n 16.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n be_v wise_a in_o their_o generation_n then_o the_o child_n of_o light_n they_o be_v not_o absolute_o more_o wise_a and_o sagacious_a than_o the_o child_n of_o light_n in_o every_o respect_n but_o wise_a in_o their_o kind_n of_o wisdom_n and_o in_o some_o respect_n wise_a for_o the_o world_n and_o for_o worldly_a advantage_n they_o can_v order_v all_o their_o outward_a affair_n with_o much_o discretion_n they_o have_v strange_a invention_n to_o hook_n in_o a_o good_a bargain_n they_o observe_v the_o fit_a time_n of_o take_v in_o and_o put_v off_o commodity_n to_o the_o most_o advantage_n they_o be_v give_v to_o oppression_n engrossing_n fraud_n and_o cozenage_n and_o yet_o so_o 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