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A01020 Deuout contemplations expressed in two and fortie sermons vpon all ye quadragesimall Gospells written in Spanish by Fr. Ch. de Fonseca Englished by. I. M. of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford; Discursos para todos los Evangelios de la Quaresma. English Fonseca, Cristóbal de, 1550?-1621.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642? 1629 (1629) STC 11126; ESTC S121333 902,514 708

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any_o 13._o isaiah_n say_v and_o in_o that_o day_n the_o root_n of_o ishai_n which_o shall_v stand_v up_o for_o a_o sign_n unto_o the_o people_n the_o nation_n shall_v seek_v unto_o it_o and_o his_o rest_n shall_v be_v glorious_a the_o septuagint_n and_o saint_n hierome_n read_v et_fw-la qui_fw-la stat_fw-la the_o root_n of_o jesse_n that_o be_v to_o say_v ille_fw-la qui_fw-la stat_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la populorum_fw-la congregabit_fw-la profugos_fw-la israel_n &_o dispersos_fw-la juda_n colligit_fw-la à_fw-la quatuor_fw-la plaguy_a terra_fw-la he_o shall_v set_v up_o a_o sign_n to_o the_o nation_n and_o assemble_v the_o disperse_v of_o israel_n and_o gather_v the_o scatter_a of_o juda_n from_o all_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n he_o borrow_v the_o metaphor_n from_o a_o military_a ensign_n and_o say_v that_o christ_n our_o saviour_n that_o suffer_v on_o the_o cross_n and_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o rise_v again_o for_o our_o salvation_n shall_v gather_v together_o 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qui_fw-la pependit_fw-la in_o ligno_fw-la curse_v be_v he_o that_o hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n sai_z that_o it_o be_v a_o injury_n do_v to_o god_n himself_o that_o a_o creature_n create_v after_o god_n own_o image_n shall_v die_v on_o the_o cross_n nefas_fw-la est_fw-la sai_z cicero_z vincire_fw-la civis_fw-la romanos_fw-la scelus_fw-la verberare_fw-la prope_fw-la parricidium_fw-la necare_fw-la quid_fw-la dicam_fw-la in_o cruse_n agere_fw-la it_o be_v a_o heinous_a act_n to_o bind_v a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n a_o villainy_n to_o scourge_v he_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n parricide_n to_o kill_v he_o what_o shall_v it_o be_v then_o to_o put_v he_o on_o the_o cross_n pliny_n say_v that_o the_o roman_n do_v set_v up_o certain_a cross_n whereon_o they_o hang_v those_o dog_n which_o do_v not_o give_v warning_n by_o bark_v when_o the_o gaulus_n do_v scale_v the_o capitol_n which_o surprisal_n be_v prevent_v by_o the_o gaggle_a of_o the_o goose_n suidas_n say_v that_o when_o any_o one_o do_v die_v 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deposit_v in_o the_o infamy_n and_o reproach_n of_o the_o cross_n all_o that_o honour_n which_o he_o have_v get_v himself_o by_o his_o miracle_n his_o doctrine_n and_o unblameable_a life_n leave_v they_o all_o hang_n on_o the_o cross_n as_o a_o trophy_n of_o his_o love_n hercules_n erect_a pillar_n where_o he_o think_v the_o world_n have_v end_v and_o extend_v its_o utmost_a bound_n as_o a_o trophy_n of_o his_o prowess_n and_o valour_n bear_v this_o letter_n or_o inscription_n non_fw-la plus_fw-la ultra_fw-la our_o saviour_n christ_n show_v his_o love_n unto_o we_o to_o the_o end_n in_o that_o his_o trophy_n of_o the_o cross_n with_o this_o letter_n or_o inscription_n no_o love_n can_v go_v beyond_o this_o love_n and_o therefore_o the_o cross_n be_v the_o north-star_n of_o our_o comfort_n and_o hope_n for_o what_o can_v he_o deny_v we_o or_o what_o will_v not_o he_o grant_v unto_o we_o who_o on_o the_o cross_n show_v such_o exceed_a great_a love_n unto_o we_o but_o some_o man_n perhaps_o will_v ask_v i_o how_o can_v so_o bad_a a_o thing_n be_v able_a to_o afford_v comfort_n saint_n basil_n clear_v it_o with_o this_o answer_n that_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v alter_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o thing_n turn_v joy_n into_o sorrow_n and_o sorrow_n into_o joy_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v vae_fw-la vobis_fw-la qui_fw-la ridetis_fw-la woe_n be_v unto_o you_o that_o laugh_v and_o as_o we_o see_v sometime_o that_o the_o fire_n do_v not_o burn_v that_o the_o water_n do_v not_o drown_v and_o that_o wild_a beast_n do_v not_o bite_v because_o the_o divine_a omnipotence_n do_v truck_v and_o exchange_v the_o activeness_n of_o those_o element_n and_o beast_n so_o christ_n take_v away_o the_o sorrow_n &_o pain_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o place_v thereon_o joy_n comfort_n and_o hope_n the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n go_v forth_o to_o
2._o pet._n ●_o gen._n 25._o all_o occasion_n of_o sin_n must_v be_v avoid_v gen._n 19_o psal._n 103._o heb._n 13._o ose._n 14._o what_o we_o be_v to_o demand_v in_o prayer_n &_o how_o merit_n utter_o cry_v down_o john_n 7._o mat._n 2._o why_o god_n many_o time_n show_v himself_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a to_o our_o request_n wisd._n 7._o amos._n 5._o psal._n 7._o gen._n 22._o gen._n 28._o 3._o kings●8_n ●8_z tob._n 3._o importunity_n in_o prayer_n please_v to_o god_n difference_n betwixt_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o image_n &_o the_o worshipper_n exod._n 32._o psal._n 115._o apoc._n 5._o isaiah_n 11._o dan._n ●_o cant._n 5.6_o job._n 30.20_o 3._o king_n 18._o eccle._n 35._o soft_a person_n the_o fit_a about_o prince_n exod._n 2d_o mercy_n a_o sure_a motive_n for_o mercy_n cant._n 2.4_o ezech._n 34._o 2._o pet._n 2._o king_n 24._o 1._o cor._n 2d_o psal._n 49._o 1._o cor._n 11._o exod._n 4._o psal._n 145._o psal._n 147._o 2._o king_n 3._o 2._o king_n 16._o 4._o king_n 8._o philip._n 3._o the_o least_o of_o god_n favour_n no_o way_n to_o be_v value_v discretion_n a_o main_a motive_n in_o our_o petition_n to_o god_n psal._n 84._o gen._n 17._o god_n wrath_n many_o time_n more_o violent_a than_o last_a psal._n 135._o earthly_a prince_n forward_o to_o grant_v but_o slow_a to_o give_v delay_n much_o practise_v by_o man._n god_n the_o only_a supporter_n of_o weak_a man._n eccle._n 2._o exod._n 23_o &_o 34_o eccle._n 18._o alm_n the_o preparation_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o prayer_n gen._n 32._o public_a temple_n to_o be_v frequent_v exod._n 12._o tob._n 2._o the_o life_n of_o a_o courtier_n be_v whole_o upon_o hope_n judge_n 9_o gen._n 12._o gen._n 15._o gen._n 18._o god_n respect_n in_o comfort_v the_o distress_a heb._n 2._o ob._n sol._n god_n mercy_n not_o so_o plentiful_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n as_o since_o the_o pool_n a_o figure_n of_o baptism_n psal._n 10.24_o isaiah_n 60._o god_n dispense_v his_o favour_n as_o he_o please_v luke_n 8._o luke_n 13._o prou._n 17._o prou._n 15._o eccl._n 27._o sorrow_n a_o sharp_a sword_n 3._o king_n 19_o ose._n 7._o why_o god_n sometime_o prolong_v our_o pain_n here_o in_o this_o life_n ob._n sol._n isaiah_n 54._o eccle._n 23._o ob._n sol._n a_o patient_a suffer_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n &_o profitable_a to_o ourselves_o 2._o king_n 6._o 1._o king_n 14._o god_n pity_v when_o none_o else_o will_n a_o weep_a eye_n cause_v a_o bleed_a heart_n patience_n the_o best_a physic_n in_o all_o extremity_n job_n 20._o job_n 16._o &_o 17._o isaiah_n 13._o man_n will●_n concur_v not_o with_o grace_n in_o our_o uprising_n from_o sin_n god_n favour_v who_o the_o world_n forsake_v psal._n 34._o dan._n 3._o exod._n 2._o deut._n 13._o eccle._n 21._o ob._n sol._n a_o pattern_n for_o repentance_n john_n 7._o john_n 7._o thing_n above_o the_o reach_n of_o reason_n ha●d_a to_o be_v believe_v the_o evil_n of_o this_o life_n be_v but_o seem_a evil_n 2._o cor._n 6._o this_o life_n happiness_n a_o rose_n environ_v with_o thornes_n isaiah_n 66._o john_n 1●_n john_n 7._o the_o public_a to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o private_a num._n 11._o 1._o king_n 30._o prosperity_n always_o envy_v gen._n 6._o ob._n sol._n ob._n sol._n ob._n earthly_a thing_n more_o envy_v than_o spiritual_a sol._n the_o dignity_n of_o mount_n tabor_n ose_n 5._o john_n 1_o job_n 36._o roman_n 1._o isaiah_n 6._o gen._n 29._o 1._o cor._n 13._o john_n 3_o prou._n 17._o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n jer._n 17._o isaiah_n 53.2_o exod._n 3._o exod._n 9_o a_o twofold_a light_n the_o one_o temperal_n the_o other_o spiritual_a prou._n 16._o prou._n 19_o the_o rich_a mind_n be_v usual_o where_o the_o poor_a mean_n god_n labour_v to_o conceal_v both_o his_o reward_n and_o punishment_n hope_v more_o prevailent_a with_o man_n than_o fear_v zach._n 9_o isaiah_n 63._o christ_n glorrious_a in_o his_o passion_n three_o manner_n of_o way_n phil._n 2._o christ●_n passion_n the_o fountain_n of_o our_o glory_n isaiah_n 64._o isaiah_n 60._o gen._n 2d_o psal._n 49._o rom._n 8._o 2._o cor._n 12._o psal._n 106._o saint_n pe●ers_n error_n in_o his_o admiration_n of_o mount_n tabor_n public_a good_a ever_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o private_a to_o commend_v cold_o that_o which_o be_v excellent_a show_v a_o weak_a judgement_n isaiah_n 60._o blind_a cloud_n be_v for_o the_o law_n bright_a for_o the_o gospel_n christ_n appoint_v to_o be_v our_o teacher_n but_o when_o psal_n 91._o 4._o king_n 2._o prosperity_n find_v always_o friend_n adversity_n none_o without_o faith_n in_o christ_n no_o remission_n of_o sin_n john_n 8.7_o john_n 16._o mat._n 2._o christ_n go_v from_o we_o the_o great_a curse_n job_n 14.13_o gen._n 32._o math._n 21._o kindness_n neglect_v turn_v to_o hatred_n sign_n whereby_o to_o know_v whether_o we_o seek_v god_n true_o james_n 4.5_o a_o godly_a kind_n of_o envy_n isaiah_n 55._o deut._n 4.7_o confession_n of_o sin_n when_o to_o be_v make_v eccle._n 9_o jer._n 13._o the_o foulnes_n of_o sinne._n gen._n 43._o obstinacy_n in_o sin_n never_o to_o be_v cure_v sin_n desirous_a to_o do_v more_o than_o it_o be_v able_a isaiah_n 51._o the_o hard-heartednesse_n of_o the_o jew_n without_o a_o parallel_n 3._o king_n 16_o psal._n 49.5_o ob._n sol._n god_n prescience_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o man_n reprobation_n eccl._n 15.11.12_o roman_n 1._o wis._n 1._o christ_n doctrine_n effectual_a by_o whosoever_o it_o be_v utter_v luke_n 4._o acts._n 13._o christ_n doctrine_n effectual_a by_o whosoever_o it_o be_v utter_v apoc._n 3_o math._n 16._o luke_n 21._o joh._n 14.16_o 17._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 1._o john_n 2._o psal._n 132.11_o 1._o peter_n 2._o rom._n 13._o math._n 16._o isaiah_n 59.21_o jerem._n 23.9_o jerem._n 13._o ezech._n 13._o deut._n 13._o job_n 19_o malach._n 2._o ezech._n 44.23_o three_o sort_n of_o minister_n 1._o king_n 2._o rom._n 2._o ose._n 5._o man_n be_v soon_o lead_v by_o precedent_n than_o precept_n isaiah_n 56._o ezech._n 34.1_o deut._n 6._o num._n 15.38_o judith_n 8.2_o gen._n 33.13_o job._n 1._o with_o what_o discourse_n we_o ought_v to_o beguile_v the_o weariness_n of_o our_o pilgrimage_n mark_n 14.27_o mark_v 10.32_o ob._n sol._n natural_a in_o all_o to_o seek_v life_n &_o shun_v death_n death_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v consider_v but_o with_o all_o seriousness_n galat._n 3_o ezech._n 11.3_o heb._n 12._o 2._o mac._n 11._o our_o saviour_n why_o call_v the_o son_n of_o man_n dan._n 7._o psal._n 22.16_o psal._n 73.74_o zac._n 13.6_o psal._n 49.1_o luke_n 24._o act._n 1.6_o psal._n 7●_n 8_o gen._n 19.14_o esa._n 28.10_o 3._o reg._n 6._o job_n 1.5_o the_o receipt_n of_o a_o courtesy_n be_v the_o engage_v of_o our_o liberty_n gen._n 14.23_o amos._n 2.6_o ambition_n always_o blind_a in_o that_o which_o it_o pursue_v 2._o sam._n 15.4_o esay●_n 5_o ambition_n know_v neither_o reason_n nor_o religion_n heaven_n not_o purchase_v without_o violence_n man_n presumption_n jonah_n 3.4_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o parable_n riches_n may_v be_v possess_v but_o not_o desire_v job_n 20._o isaiah_n 30.6_o gen._n 49.25_o if_o the_o spanish_a god_n help_v the_o english_a gen._n 33._o eccles._n 37.30_o riches_n unequal_o dispense_v why_o 2._o cor._n 8.14_o tob._n 4._o dan._n 4.27_o prou._n 13.8_o life_n without_o health_n no_o life_n riches_n usual_o accompany_v with_o pride_n &_o cruelty_n job_n 20.27_o zach._n 1.15_o amos_n 4.1_o mich._n 3.1_o job._n 20._o job._n 20_o 1●_n why_o desperate_a sinner_n be_v often_o suffer_v to_o live_v long_o 3._o king_n 8._o math._n 7._o nothing_o permanent_a in_o this_o life_n as_o a_o man_n life_n be_v so_o be_v his_o death_n why_o the_o rich_a man_n petition_n be_v repel_v to_o what_o purpose_n they_o serve_v num._n 16._o 2._o mac._n 15.30_o wis._n 19.5_o there_o be_v a_o vicissitude_n and_o change_n to_o be_v see_v in_o all_o thing_n death_n call_v a_o change_n the_o drift_n of_o the_o story_n dan._n 2._o fear_v the_o only_a thing_n to_o keep_v safe_a the_o vineyard_n isaiah_n 5.4_o isaiah_n 5.7_o jer._n 22._o judith_n 5.21_o god_n accept_v not_o a_o piecemeal_o obedience_n cant._n 7.2_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o strong_a defence_n cant._n 3.7_o what_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o winepress_v the_o cost_n which_o christ_n be_v at_o with_o his_o vineyard_n the_o firmness_n of_o the_o church_n ose_n 14.8_o all_o that_o we_o enjoy_v in_o this_o life_n be_v a_o other_o wealth_n and_o we_o have_v but_o the_o use_n of_o it_o gen._n 2.16_o psal._n 1_o apoc._n 22._o why_o god_n rent_v ●ut_v his_o vineyard_n to_o the_o ungrateful_a ose._n 11.4_o gen._n 39.9_o ignorant_n &_o sluggish_a prelate_n the_o destruction_n of_o god_n vineyard_n psal._n 80._o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o priest_n the_o ruin_n of_o the_o people_n god_n vineyard_n must_v not_o be_v turn_v
ourselves_o 2._o cor._n 2._o philip._n ●_o ezech._n 9_o john_n 11.35_o zach._n 1●_n 10_o eccl._n 22._o eccl._n 38._o god_n mercy_n the_o spring_n from_o whence_o all_o his_o blessing_n flow_v prou_z 31._o sin_n be_v death_n itself_o the_o character_n of_o a_o young_a man_n the_o raise_n of_o lazarus_n christ_n great_a miracle_n psal._n 107._o ●0_n 1._o cor._n 15.54_o death_n be_v a_o large_a draught_n but_o christ_n swallow_v it_o down_o 3._o reg._n 1●_n mat._n 6.7_o god_n regard_v not_o the_o length_n of_o our_o prayer_n but_o their_o strength_n exod._n 4._o psal._n 137._o work_n outspeak_v word_n cant._n 4._o ●_o 3_o reg._n 1●_n belove_a a_o name_n of_o great_a pre-eminence_n god_n favour_n seldom_o come_v single_a 4._o reg._n 20.3_o the_o righteous_a ever_o mind_n full_a of_o god_n service_n forgetful_a of_o their_o mat._n 25._o injury_n do_v to_o god_n more_o grievous_a to_o the_o righteous_a than_o if_o do_v to_o themselves_o psal._n 39_o no_o love_n where_o no_o relief_n 4._o reg._n 1._o osee_n 4.12_o ezech._n 21.21_o 4._o reg._n 19_o psal._n 37.5_o his_o will_n must_v be_v we_o the_o perverseness_n of_o man_n will_n isaiah_n 58.3_o the_o best_a reward_n that_o god_n can_v give_v his_o follower_n man_n misery_n the_o blazon_n of_o god_n majesty_n job._n 6.2.3_o job._n 1._o nothing_o more_o proper_o we_o than_o virtue_n in_o all_o humane_a good_n the_o creture_n have_v the_o start_n of_o man_n the_o goodness_n of_o god_n condition_n towards_o penitent_n express_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o he_o never_o remember_v their_o sin_n isaiah_n 38.17_o second_o he_o never_o forget_v our_o service_n mat._n 26._o 2._o reg._n 8.16_o gen._n 31.13_o malach._n 3.16_o death_n whither_o temporal_a or_o spiritual_a call_v a_o sleep_n &_o that_o fit_o job._n 33._o jud._n 3._o gen._n 20._o luk._n 12._o 1._o reg._n 2.6_o christ_n passion_n differ_v from_o we_o sin_n discoa_v a_o man_n from_o god_n psal._n 1.6_o reason_n why_o christ_n weep_v jer._n 9.17.18_o ibid._n 21._o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o true_a death_n that_o of_o the_o body_n but_o a_o shadow_n man_n careless_a of_o nothing_o more_o than_o of_o their_o soul_n dead_a lazarus_n the_o emblem_n of_o a_o sinner_n old_a sin_n like_o old_a sore_n hardly_o cure_v a_o threefold_a death_n of_o the_o soul_n amos_n 11._o god_n love_v see_v by_o the_o delay_n he_o use_v in_o his_o punish_n genes_n 1●_n job._n 7._o why_o the_o heathen_a erect_a pyramid_n over_o their_o decease_a psal._n 29._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o lazarus_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o grave_n &_o our_o saviour_n occasion_n to_o sin_n must_v be_v avoid_v why_o god_n appear_v to_o moses_n in_o a_o bush._n god_n judgement_n every_o way_n complete_a 1._o reg._n 16._o christ_n why_o call_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o jo●n_n 1.5_o 1._o tim._n 6.16_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o light_n gen._n 3._o baruc_fw-la 3.34_o the_o reason_n why_o some_o hate_n and_o shun_v it_o john_n 6._o job._n 29._o job._n 7._o in_o man_n life_n the●e_n be_v two_o way_n and_o he_o have_v need_n of_o a_o guide_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n mat._n 5._o rom._n 8._o luc._n 17._o christ_n testify_v by_o many_o yet_o not_o embrace_v of_o the_o pharisee_n three_o condition_n require_v in_o every_o testimony_n christ_n the_o ●●ly_a true_a sun_n that_o see_v all_o thing_n eccl._n 23._o hier._n 17._o apoc._n 3_o inconvenience_n which_o will_v have_v follow_v the_o peccabilitie_n of_o christ._n apoc._n 7._o 2._o reg._n 11._o sin_n make_v the_o most_o valiant_a man_n a_o coward_n job_n 25._o no_o man_n free_a from_o sin_n job_n 9.30_o job_n 38._o two_o thing_n require_v in_o man_n of_o eminency_n and_o place_n conscience_n and_o fame_n public_a person_n must_v look_v to_o their_o fame_n as_o well_o as_o to_o their_o conscience_n looking-glass_n why_o place_v about_o the_o laver_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o use_n of_o bel●_n in_o the_o border_n of_o the_o priest_n garment_n private_a person_n must_v conceal_v their_o work_n but_o man_n of_o public_a rank_n must_v show_v themselves_o example_n gen._n 39.3_o our_o saviour_n innocence_n exemplify_v by_o his_o death_n christ_n equal_a proceed_n against_o the_o devil_n a_o pattern_n for_o all_o magistrate_n joh._n 11._o the_o cross_n and_o death_n of_o chri●ttormented_a the_o devil_n more_o than_o himself_o joh._n 8._o truth_n less_o welcome_a to_o the_o ●ares_n of_o man_n than_o flattery_n and_o lie_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n ●nd_v the_o devil_n all_o liar_n prou._n 18._o eccl._n 21._o mat_n 28._o what_o mischief_n have_v proceed_v from_o lie_v god_n word_n how_o to_o be_v hear_v that_o the_o hear_n it_o may_v testify_v our_o predestination_n four_o circumstance_n requi●red_v to_o the_o hear_n of_o god_n word_n act._n 13._o 1._o tim._n 6._o prou._n 23._o the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a &_o that_o of_o a_o sinner_n wherein_o differ_v man_n be_v never_o worse_o than_o when_o they_o think_v all_o be_v well_o passion_n alter_v all_o property_n to_o itself_o better_o to_o be_v mad_a than_o passionate_a patience_z when_o most_o to_o be_v applaud_v luc._n 22._o marc._n 11.1_o to_o suffer_v injury_n a_o great_a nobleness_n job._n 18._o a_o patient_a man_n whereunto_o resemble_v job●_n clemency_n a_o profitable_a virtue_n exod._n 32._o god_n honour_n must_v ever_o be_v prefer_v before_o our_o own_o truth_n can_v never_o be_v altogether_o suppress_v mat._n 10._o oblivion_n have_v two_o bosom_n judge_n ought_v to_o be_v free_a from_o passion_n 2._o r●g_v 14._o daniel_n 3_o why_o christ_n withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o pharisee_n a_o hard_a heart_n can_v never_o be_v mollify_v prou._n 26._o luke_n 23.16_o revenge_n in_o man_n a_o symptom_n of_o cowardice_n ●erem_fw-la 3._o no_o policy_n prevalent_a against_o the_o word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n envy_n of_o all_o vice_n the_o most_o unfortunate_a to_o itself_o &_o fortunate_a to_o other_o mat._n 23._o luk._n 11._o like_a priest_n like_o people_n psal._n 106._o num._n 25._o 1._o pet._n ●_o prou._n 1._o ●_o josh._n 1._o honest_a service_n little_o respect_v by_o earthly_a prince_n no_o policy_n prevalent_a against_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n god_n must_v be_v serve_v by_o we_o before_o man_n gen._n 3._o it_o be_v bad_a service_n to_o share_v in_o other_o man_n sin_n our_o long_a life_n but_o little_a 2._o mac._n 7.36_o 2._o mac._n 6._o job_n 9_o christ_n must_v be_v seek_v while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v amos_n 2._o act._n 2._o good_a never_o true_o like_v till_o lose_v never_o any_o m●●_n so_o hate_v of_o the_o world_n as_o christ._n time_n a_o precious_a jewel_n levit_n 23._o num._n 29._o why_o institute_v levit._n 23.43_o pride_n incident_a to_o man._n good_a man_n be_v very_o rare_a ●sal_n 71._o eccl._n 49._o apoc._n 12._o heaven_n not_o get_v without_o pain_n no_o appetite_n so_o fierce_a as_o that_o of_o a_o sinner_n jer._n ●_o exod._n 4._o dan._n 7._o what_o mean_v by_o the_o water_n of_o life_n isaiah_n 42_o 43_o 44._o prou._n 5._o ezec●_n 35._o joel._n 2._o the_o holy_a ghost_n why_o compare_v to_o water_n 2._o cor._n 4._o the_o power_n of_o god_n word_n the_o force_n of_o eloquence_n god_n power_n never_o more_o see_v than_o in_o his_o passion_n act_n 20._o why_o christ_n desire_v to_o die_v do_v fl●e_a to_o avoid_v death_n god_n counsel_n unsearchable_a mat._n 6._o josh_o 8._o advantage_n against_o a_o enemy_n no_o cowardice_n man_n fly_v sometime_o to_o come_v on_o the_o fierce_a to_o fly_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n how_o far_o lawful_a 1._o mac._n ●_o 9.9_o in_o some_o case_n it_o be_v fortitude_n to_o fly_v 2._o reg._n 4._o job_n 40._o eccles._n 22._o why_o christ_n desire_v to_o die_v will_v fly_v to_o avoid_v death_n power_n shall_v never_o be_v show_v but_o in_o extremity_n the_o great_a chris●●_n shame_v the_o great_a our_o redemption_n 3._o reg._n 15._o vainglory_n not_o to_o be_v affect_v man_n covet_v honour_n though_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o other_o god_n use_v no_o partiality_n in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o favour_n we_o must_v not_o rely_v on_o other_o virtue_n but_o our_o own_o honour_n where_o no_o merit_n be_v add_v to_o our_o shame_n not_o to_o our_o shine_a worship_n shall_v not_o wait_v but_o upon_o worth_n honour_n a_o bait_n which_o all_o man_n bite_v at_o eccl._n 43._o kindred_n the_o overthrow_n of_o many_o prelate_n envy_n never_o great_a than_o among_o brethren_n kindred_n will_v cleave_v to_o a_o man_n in_o his_o prosperity_n but_o never_o look_v on_o he_o in_o adversity_n three_o feast_n of_o dedication_n among_o the_o jew_n 3._o reg._n 8._o esdr._n ●_o 1_o mach._n 1._o man_n heart_n god_n temple_n 2._o cor._n 6._o levit_n 26._o man_n soul_n must_v be_v renew_v to_o make_v it_o a_o fit_a habitation_n for_o god_n psal._n 51._o baptism_n the_o foundation_n of_o christian_a
building_n circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o place_n in_o holy_a writ_n of_o great_a significancie_n jerem._n 6._o 2._o mac._n 1.18_o the_o feast_n of_o fire_n levit._n 6.13_o zach._n 14_o 6._o god_n will_v help_v those_o that_o fly_v for_o he_o but_o not_o from_o he_o penitence_n compare_v to_o a_o storm_n prou._n 30._o christ_n omit_v no_o mean_n even_o to_o reclaim_v the_o reprobate_n if_o it_o may_v be_v exod._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 15._o god_n do_v his_o great_a work_n always_o on_o the_o sunday_n god_n will_v have_v his_o temple_n honour_v lose_a be_v that_o commonwealth_n in_o which_o magistrate_n and_o their_o minister_n be_v both_o faulty_a luk._n 23._o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o child_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o ungodly_a eccl._n 21.9_o entry_n of_o all_o sin_n the_o worst_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v care_v man_n be_v ever_o ready_a to_o unburthen_v themselves_o of_o their_o misery_n isaiah_n 63._o gen._n 3._o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o circumvent_a our_o saviour_n psal._n 19_o the_o jew_n want_v nothing_o to_o make_v they_o believe_v but_o a_o willingness_n to_o believe_v 1._o john_n 5.7_o jo●_a ●_o 39_o act._n 10.43_o mat._n 11._o why_o our_o saviour_n will_v prove_v his_o divinity_n by_o no_o other_o testimony_n than_o his_o work_n mat._n ●1_n a_o true_a christian_a glori_v in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o his_o suffering_n for_o christ._n hot_a fiery_a spirit_n unfit_a for_o the_o ministry_n gen._n 4._o deut._n 28.65_o 66_o 67._o no_o torture_n to_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n psal._n 85._o the_o ungratefulness_n of_o man_n nature_n four_o fair_a mother_n that_o ever_o bring_v forth_o foul_a child_n psal._n 106._o the_o circumstance_n of_o mary_n perdition_n the_o sin_n of_o dishonesty_n have_v two_o property_n property_n it_o stick_v of_o all_o other_o the_o close_a to_o the_o soul_n gen._n 6._o 3._o reg._n 11._o 11._o it_o bli●●s_v the_o understanding_n the_o force_n of_o beauty_n hosea_n 7._o adultery_n compare_v to_o a_o heat_a oven_n god_n glory_n great_a in_o our_o conversion_n than_o creation_n psal._n 108._o to_o convert_v a_o sinner_n be_v a_o work_n of_o wondrous_a difficulty_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n perverseness_n zachar._n 14._o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n set_v out_o by_o diverse_a apt_a similitude_n isaiah_n 44._o eccles._n 3.16_o prou._n 30._o woman_n the_o hieroglyphike_a of_o weakness_n prou._n 30._o mary_n conversion_n afford_v hope_n to_o the_o most_o desperate_a sinner_n osee_n 2._o of_o mary_n repentance_n the_o foulness_n of_o sin_n we_o may_v dally_v with_o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o bodi●_n not_o of_o the_o soul_n the_o fairness_n of_o virtue_n psal._n 78._o good_a occasion_n must_v be_v embrace_v with_o speed_n cant._n 5.4_o jer._n 3._o relapse_n into_o sin_n be_v dangerous_a god_n will_v never_o e●e_v our_o sin_n if_o we_o will_v eye_n they_o ourselves_o the_o way_n to_o fly_v from_o god_n be_v to_o fly_v unto_o he_o the_o office_n of_o the_o eye_n tea●es_o work_n two_o effect_n tear_n sometime_o deny_v we_o for_o our_o punishment_n tear_n for_o sin_n must_v never_o have_v a_o end_n tear_n the_o delight_n of_o a_o penitent_a psal._n 14●_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o water_n above_o the_o heaven_n 3._o reg._n 10._o deep_a sorrow_n want_v a_o tongue_n why_o christ_n shall_v not_o suffer_v his_o apostle_n to_o wash_v his_o foot_n when_o he_o have_v wash_v they_o gen._n 22._o cont._n 9.4_o the_o hair_n hurtful_a unto_o many_o mary_n entertainment_n of_o our_o saviour_n express_v in_o two_o thing_n the_o nature_n of_o a_o prophet_n shall_v be_v rather_o sweet_a than_o sharp●_n true_a zeal_n never_o disheartn_v but_o encourage_v the_o weak_a god_n in_o a_o moment_n can_v make_v of_o a_o sinner_n a_o saint_n the_o efficacy_n of_o penitential_a tear_n 2._o reg._n 19_o to_o christ_n they_o be_v more_o savoury_a than_o wine_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o demand_n christ_n ever_o ready_a to_o forgive_v sinner_n satan_n can_v do_v little_a without_o us._n gal._n 5._o isaiah_n 67._o job_n 41._o the_o wicked_a have_v a_o league_n no_o love_n the_o world_n consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o opposition_n exod._n 18._o good_a counsel_n a_o precious_a gen●me_n gal._n 2._o ill_o counsel_n produce_v ill_a effect_n eccl._n 2._o exod._n 1.8_o 2_o mac._n 4._o psal_n 2._o exod_n 17._o as_o the_o just_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o right_n so_o do_v the_o wicked_a after_o blood_n sap._n 3._o jeremie_n ca●t_fw-la 2._o sharp_a reproof_n work_v sweet_a effect_n wickedness_n be_v mere_a folishnesse_n gen._n 37._o philip._n 3._o isaiah_n 53._o dan._n 9_o gen._n 49._o jud._n 5._o jer._n 44._o private_a interest_n must_v give_v way_n to_o the_o general_a good_a exod._n 33._o 4._o reg._n 10._o 1._o reg._n 18._o luk._n 3._o mat._n 26._o the_o same_o word_n out_o of_o diverse_a mouth_n may_v be_v diverse_o relish_v rom._n 8._o mat._n 26._o act._n 19_o job_n 10._o preparation_n against_o death_n necessary_a job_n 30._o god_n the_o only_a lord_n of_o all_o apoc._n 19_o deut._n 32._o ill_a ruler_n send_v by_o god_n to_o punish_v the_o people_n 3._o reg._n 10._o four_o estate_n of_o a_o child_n and_o whereunto_o allude_v the_o jew_n be_v murderer_n of_o all_o god_n saint_n isaiah_n 59_o a_o twofold_a madness_n eccl._n 30._o to_o take_v occasion_n from_o good_a to_o do_v ill_a be_v hellish_a malice_n osee_n 2._o 4._o reg._n 18._o christ_n death_n his_o glorification_n abacuc_n 3._o christ_n why_o call_v a_o bull._n deut_n 33._o psal._n 32._o act._n 5._o two_o opinion_n concern_v peter_n denial_n mar._n 16._o luk._n 22._o how_o peter_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v lose_v his_o faith_n of_o peter_n fall_n the_o occasion_n of_o it_o ma●_n 23._o 3._o reg._n 20._o gen._n 31._o god_n not_o call_v the_o god_n of_o any_o man_n while_o he_o live_v job_n 4._o truth_n seldom_o hear_v in_o prince_n court_n 3._o reg._n 22._o s._n peter_n sin_n like_o that_o of_o adam_n man_n bya_n sight_n of_o his_o own_o weakness_n be_v teach_v to_o pity_v a_o other_o reason_n why_o christ_n suffer_v peter_n to_o deny_v he_o m●t._n 26._o peter_n more_o injurious_a to_o christ_n than_o all_o his_o enemy_n psal._n 142._o 〈◊〉_d ●_o 12_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n eye_n psal._n 114._o the_o efficacy_n of_o tear_n eccl._n 3_o cant_n 1._o 1._o cor._n 10._o mat._n 3._o exod._n 32._o dan._n 1●_n act_n 4._o psal._n 2._o heb._n isaiah_n 43._o job_n 58._o job_n 38.22_o mat._n 24._o the_o nature_n of_o hope_n and_o fear_n gen._n 49._o jude._n num._n 33._o satan_n practice_n to_o deprive_v job_n of_o hope_n gen._n 4._o motive_n iuduce_v the_o thief_n to_o his_o conversion_n jo●_a 5._o mar._n 15._o patience_n the_o badge_n of_o christ_n divinity_n the_o cross_n be_v heaven_n key_n 3._o reg._n 2._o repentance_n must_v not_o be_v delay_v man_n be_v nothing_o but_o as_o god_n remember_v he_o two_o definiti●ons_n of_o man_n gen._n 15._o isaiah_n 6._o exod._n 5._o mat._n 17._o no_o more_o be_v his_o hope_n psal._n 4._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o heavenly_a paradise_n mar_n 9_o ester●_n his_o reward_n exceed_v our_o request_n christ_n never_o count_v any_o thing_n his_o but_o our_o happiness_n isaiah_n 55._o gen._n 2._o no_o love_n like_o to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n towards_o us._n three_o kind_n of_o friendship_n judas_n banish_v out_o of_o the_o world_n all_o vert●●_n love_n and_o fear_v love_n triumph_v even_o over_o god_n himself_o gen._n 41.44_o no_o humility_n like_o our_o saviour_n god_n have_v two_o house_n the_o holy_a sacrament_n not_o to_o be_v receive_v but_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o preparation_n no_o preparation_n sufficient_a for_o the_o holy_a supper_n christ_n humility_n the_o character_n of_o his_o love._n our_o saviour_n art_n in_o gain_v of_o wretched_a man._n affliction_n alter_v the_o very_a form_n of_o man._n cant._n 5._o hier._n 29._o isaiah_n 43._o psal._n 21._o ch●●st_v on_o the_o cross_a the_o only_a ob●ect_n of_o admiration_n job._n 1●_n luke_n 23._o pilat_z pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o christ._n pilat_z a_o cowardly_a judge_n cap._n testes_fw-la q._n 3._o leg._n vaius_fw-la §._o de_fw-fr quaest_n testium_fw-la ultro_fw-la accusandi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la credendum_fw-la fear_v and_o jealousy_n spur_v up_o the_o jew_n to_o crucify_v christ._n mount_v caluarie_n why_o so_o call_v christ_n suffer_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n psal._n 74.12_o ezech_v 5._o christ_n nail_v the_o cruel_a part_n of_o his_o passion_n two_o reason_n prove_v he_o more_o sensible_a of_o this_o torment_n than_o any_o other_o zachar._n 12._o every_o part_n of_o christ_n afford_v a_o sinner_n confidence_n christ_n deity_n more_o conceal_v at_o his_o death_n than_o any_o time_n before_o malice_n be_v ever_o it_o be_v own_o foe_n coloss._n 2._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o our_o saviour●_n triumph_n and_o those_o of_o men._n exod._n 14._o isaiah_n 63._o
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