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2._o what_o inward_a thing_n must_v be_v deny_v 1._o rom._n 8._o 7._o 2._o 3._o 4._o qui_fw-fr depâ—niâ—_n uâ—terem_fw-la hominem_fw-la cum_fw-la operibus_fw-la suis_fw-la abnegat_fw-la sâ—ipsum_fw-la etc._n etc._n hieron_n in_o matth._n 5._o rom._n 14._o 7._o non_fw-la dixit_fw-la neget_fw-la sed_fw-la abneget_fw-la ut_fw-la hac_fw-la adjeâ—â—iunâ—â—la_fw-la plurimum_fw-la addat_fw-la etc._n etc._n greg._n phil._n 3._o 7._o 8._o ii_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o duty_n mar._n 9_o 43._o 47._o see_v in_o 3._o thing_n 1._o luk._n 9_o 59_o mat._n 19_o 22_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 18._o job_n 20._o 12._o 2._o 3._o mat._n 19_o 22_o iii_o the_o necessity_n of_o do_v it_o in_o six_o respect_n 1._o si_fw-mi peril_n homo_fw-la amando_fw-la se_fw-la profectò_fw-la invenitur_fw-la negando_fw-la se._n aug._n ser._n 77._o de_fw-la diversis_fw-la 2._o non_fw-la potes_fw-la perfectam_fw-la possidere_fw-la libertatem_fw-la nisi_fw-la totaliter_fw-la abneges_fw-la temetispsum_fw-la de_fw-fr imitat_fw-la 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selfe-deniall_n 1._o 2._o nil_fw-la i_o juvabunt_fw-la fine_n mundi_fw-la nec_fw-la regna_fw-la huius_fw-la seculi_fw-la melius_fw-la est_fw-la wehee_v emori_fw-la propter_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la quam_fw-la imperare_fw-la finibusterrae_fw-la ignat._n ad_fw-la rom._n psal._n 120._o 5._o 6._o 3._o heb._n 11._o 25._o 26._o gen._n 22._o 16_o mat._n 19_o 27._o heb._n 13._o 12._o 13._o rev._n 12._o 11_o ignis_fw-la crux_fw-la &_o diaboti_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi in_o i_o veniant_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la ut_fw-la jesum_fw-la nanciscar_fw-la â—dem_fw-la ibid._n 4._o 5._o siâ—_n olerum_fw-la plâ—lae_fw-la traâ—sponuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la proficiaeu_fw-la unde_fw-la enin_n videnturâ—ii_fw-la perdidsse_fw-la quod_fw-la craft_n inde_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la apparere_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la greg._n ubi_fw-la supr_n note_n of_o one_o that_o deny_v himself_o 1._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o 2._o phil._n 4._o 11._o 12._o 3._o four_o thing_n that_o self-deniall_n do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o word_n regard_v whatever_n god_n teach_v act._n 10._o 33._o love_v it_o all_o even_o reproof_n quarrel_n not_o but_o submit_v suffer_v rather_o than_o the_o truth_n shall_v suffer_v 4._o resignation_n to_o god_n for_o prosperity_n deut._n 8._o 18._o of_o
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and_o pluck_v out_o of_o eye_n 47._o the_o most_o necessary_a and_o tender_a part_n and_o cast_v they_o away_o to_o discern_v which_o difficulty_n a_o little_a more_o distinct_o 1._o consider_v the_o nearness_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v deny_v be_v it_o only_o 1._o in_o thing_n without_o we_o as_o to_o part_v with_o friend_n and_o riches_n this_o be_v a_o difficult_a commandment_n to_o flesh_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o example_n both_o of_o he_o that_o must_v first_o 59_o bury_v his_o father_n and_o bid_v his_o friend_n farewell_n as_o also_o of_o the_o young_a man_n that_o leave_v christ_n because_o of_o his_o possession_n but_o when_o it_o come_v 22_o so_o close_o to_o we_o as_o to_o lead_v we_o out_o of_o our_o own_o reason_n wisdom_n and_o judgement_n what_o a_o hard_a province_n prove_v it_o for_o who_o think_v not_o his_o reason_n near_o he_o than_o his_o religion_n what_o worldly-wise_a man_n can_v yield_v to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o he_o must_v become_v a_o fool_n to_o 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any_o business_n of_o the_o call_n general_a or_o special_a and_o sanctify_v every_o thing_n by_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n christ_n can_v not_o pollute_v any_o thing_n and_o yet_o do_v thus_o a_o good_a motive_n to_o thou_o for_o perform_v this_o duty_n 4._o in_o fervent_a zeal_n to_o his_o father_n house_n which_o even_o consume_v 17._o he_o he_o be_v daily_o in_o the_o temple_n read_v pray_v preach_v confer_v confirm_a reform_v if_o he_o withdraw_v from_o his_o parent_n who_o have_v lose_v he_o there_o you_o may_v find_v he_o herein_o shall_v christian_n imitate_v his_o piety_n in_o a_o burn_a zeal_n to_o god_n glory_n how_o zealous_a be_v phinehas_n for_o god_n how_o be_v paul_n spirit_n trouble_v within_o he_o act_n 17._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n signify_v he_o be_v almost_o beside_o himself_o to_o see_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o athenian_n alas_o where_o be_v our_o zeal_n we_o be_v general_o key-cold_a as_o gallio_n 10_o be_v in_o god_n cause_n 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adversity_n 5._o he_o be_v useful_a to_o other_o though_o enemy_n 6._o he_o can_v live_v by_o faith_n whatever_o mean_v be_v or_o be_v not_o the_o second_o duty_n and_o note_n of_o a_o disciple_n luk._n 9_o 23._o three_o thing_n in_o it_o i._o what_o the_o cross_a iâ—_n ii_o why_o it_o be_v call_v the_o cross_n 1._o 3._o iii_o what_o it_o be_v to_o take_v it_o up_o negative_o reason_n that_o we_o may_v not_o pull_v the_o cross_n on_o ourselves_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o affirmative_o description_n of_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n four_o motive_n why_o it_o must_v be_v take_v up_o daily_o 1._o 2._o 3._o luk._n 22._o 28._o doctr._n 1._o every_o christian_a have_v his_o cross_n reason_n 1._o 2._o dei_fw-la filius_fw-la sustinuit_fw-la ignominiam_fw-la crucis_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la beatos_fw-la putas_fw-la qui_fw-la soelicitaâ—â—â—tius_fw-la seculi_fw-la &_o deliciis_fw-la per_fw-la 〈…〉_z untur_fw-la hieron_n 3._o two_o cause_n of_o the_o cross_n never_o want_v 2._o 4._o sicuâ—_n cibus_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la vast_a in_fw-la quo_fw-la coquitur_fw-la nisi_fw-la amoveatur_fw-la ac_fw-la perditsaporem_fw-la debitum_fw-la debitumque_fw-la colorem_fw-la sic_fw-la cor_fw-la hominis_fw-la adhaeret_fw-la isti_fw-la mundo_fw-la nisi_fw-la amoveatur_fw-la per_fw-la tribulationes_fw-la de_fw-fr contempl_a ver_fw-la pat_o §._o 3._o mat._n 3._o 12._o triticum_fw-la percussum_fw-la de_fw-la palia_fw-la sua_fw-la exiâ—it_fw-la â—oras_fw-la etc._n etc._n chrys._n ibid._n 5._o job_n 1._o 9_o use_v 1_o the_o cross_n no_o sign_n of_o god_n hatred_n use_v 2._o think_v not_o to_o get_v into_o heaven_n without_o cross_n use_v 3_o still_o expect_v the_o cross_n when_o it_o will_v come_v use_v 4._o comfort_n under_o the_o cross_n threefold_a 1._o mat._n 27._o 32_o 2._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 9_o doctr._n 2._o every_o christian_a must_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n five_o thing_n require_v thereunto_o 1._o job_n 14._o 14._o &_o 3._o 25._o 2._o 3._o 4._o job_n 1._o 22._o 5._o reason_n 1._o mat._n 10._o 29._o 30._o act._n 4._o 27._o joh._n 19_o 11._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 19_o 2._o psa._n 126._o 51_o 3._o this_o duty_n make_v we_o conformable_a to_o christ_n heb._n 12._o 2._o narrat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vulnera_fw-la mile_n and_o serviceable_a phil._n 2._o 7._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n ad_fw-la ephes._n 4._o no_o fear_n of_o be_v overburden_v by_o the_o cross_n heb._n 2._o 17._o 2._o mat._n 27._o 46._o 3._o 5._o present_a use_n &_o future_a issue_n of_o the_o cross_n good_a 1._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n ad_fw-la polycar_n noli_fw-la avendere_fw-la quâ_fw-la iturus_fw-la fis_fw-la sed_fw-la quò_fw-la venturus_fw-la aug._n in_o psal._n 36._o use._n be_v ready_a to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n daily_o mean_n 1._o 2._o animae_fw-la quior_fw-la esto_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la sustinentiam_fw-la accingere_fw-la de_fw-fr imitat_fw-la chr._n l._n 3._o c._n 57_o 3._o heb._n 11._o 26_o so_o ignatius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n ad_fw-la ephes_n 4._o word_n help_v we_o to_o bear_v the_o cross_n how_o isa._n 12._o 3._o psa._n 119._o 92_o and_o prayer_n the_o three_o duty_n and_o note_n of_o a_o disciple_n three_o thing_n in_o it_o i._o follow_v christ_n in_o his_o holy_a doctrine_n and_o life_n 1_o joh._n 2._o 6._o in_o what_o we_o may_v not_o or_o can_v follow_v he_o 1._o 2._o joh._n 13._o 15._o five_o expression_n of_o his_o piety_n to_o be_v follow_v 1._o 2._o 3._o moses_n ad_fw-la bella_fw-la non_fw-la vadit_fw-la sed_fw-la orat_fw-la et_fw-la tum_fw-la vincit_fw-la israel_n etc._n etc._n hier._n in_o levit._n 1_o tim._n 4._o 4._o 5._o 4._o john_n 2._o 17._o act._n 18._o 14._o 15._o unumquemque_fw-la christianum_fw-la zelus_fw-la dom_n we_o dei_fw-la come_v that_fw-mi v_o c._n vides_fw-la fratrem_fw-la cunere_fw-la ad_fw-la theatrum_fw-la prohibe_fw-la moan_n contristare_fw-la si_fw-la zelus_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la comeditte_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug_n in_o joh._n trac_fw-la 10_o 5._o four_o expression_n of_o his_o chatity_n 1._o john_n 18._o 6._o 2._o 3._o rom._n 13._o 7._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 3_o 4._o paulus_n procharitate_fw-la christi_fw-la nolâ—it_fw-la habere_fw-la clâ—istum_fw-la hieron_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o how_o christ_n can_v &_o must_v be_v follow_v 1._o by_o faith_n a_o threefold_a act_n of_o it_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 2._o by_o love_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o gal._n 5._o 6._o 3._o in_o sincerity_n what_o it_o do_v in_o this_o thing_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o with_o constancy_n iii_o motive_n thus_o to_o follow_v christ._n 1._o christiani_n nomen_fw-la ille_fw-la frustra_fw-la sortitur_fw-la qui_fw-la christum_fw-la minimè_fw-la imitatur_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la prodest_fw-la vocari_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la es_fw-la &_o nomen_fw-la usurpare_fw-la alienum_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la christiana_n 2._o danger_n of_o not_o follow_v christ_n as_o a_o guide_n 1._o 2._o justice_n of_o god_n against_o such_o 3._o great_a safety_n in_o follow_v christ._n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o si_fw-mi praecipientem_fw-la sequi_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la sequere_fw-la antecedentem_fw-la sublata_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la omnis_fw-la excusatio_fw-la etc._n etc._n lact._n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o confirmation_n of_o the_o former_a doctrine_n by_o three_o argument_n 1._o 2._o 3._o danger_n of_o fail_v in_o those_o duty_n exposition_n save_o life_n in_o a_o good_a sense_n and_o bad_a how_o a_o life_n be_v both_o lose_v &_o save_v 1._o 2._o 3._o see_v cyprian_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la who_o lose_v their_o life_n for_o christ_n sake_n 1._o 2._o martyrdom_n not_o meritorious_a 1._o life_n save_v though_o not_o lose_v how_o 1._o 2._o who_o may_v not_o fly_v in_o persecution_n 1._o 2._o 3._o and_o who_o may_v 1._o luk._n 14._o 28._o 2._o 3._o euseâ—_n l._n 10._o c._n 18._o trip._n hist._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o doctr._n maintain_v thy_o holy_a profession_n to_o the_o death_n quomodo_fw-la potest_fw-la terrenis_fw-la lachrymis_fw-la flecti_fw-la cujus_fw-la oculi_fw-la coelestem_fw-la gloriam_fw-la contuentur_fw-la reason_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat_fw-la ad_fw-la polycarp_n 2._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n ad_fw-la ephes._n use._n believe_v this_o doctrine_n and_o obey_v it_o i._o practice_n to_o prepare_v for_o martyrdom_n 2._o ideò_fw-la tam_fw-la pauci_fw-la illuminati_fw-la &_o liberi_fw-la intus_fw-la efflciuntur_fw-la quiaseipsos_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la abnegarenesciunt_fw-la de_fw-fr imitat_fw-la christi_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 8._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o 3._o heb._n 11._o 38._o mat._n 7._o 27._o 4._o 5._o 6._o ii_o meditation_n avail_v thereunto_o 1._o 2._o promise_n to_o they_o that_o suffer_v for_o god_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d igna._n ad_fw-la polycar_n rev._n 2._o 26._o &_o 3._o 12._o 3._o heb._n 12._o 2._o 2._o argument_n unprofitablenesse_n of_o win_v all_o with_o the_o soul_n loss_n prolepsis_n exposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d world_n what_o it_o be_v here_o gain_v of_o the_o world_n what_o gen._n 46._o 27_o bucer_n luk._n 12._o 5._o note_n from_o the_o manner_n of_o propound_v this_o truth_n 1._o note_n preach_v well_o for_o matter_n &_o manner_n reason_n 1._o 2._o isa._n 50._o 4._o use_v 1_o use_v 2._o heb._n 4._o 12._o use_v 3_o 2._o note_n in_o weighty_a matter_n use_v special_a vehemency_n use._n 3._o note_n we_o be_v natural_o addict_v to_o the_o world_n crâ—â—es_n facilius_fw-la saccus_fw-la relinquitur_fw-la quam_fw-la volumas_fw-la si_fw-la vultis_fw-la &_o retinendo_fw-la relinquitis_fw-la use_v 1_o religion_n what_o it_o do_v to_o expel_v covetousness_n 1_o tim._n 6_o 6._o 2._o earthline_v in_o the_o godly_a very_o scandalous_a nonsolùm_fw-la avarus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la rapit_fw-la aliena_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la avarus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la cupidè_fw-la seruat_fw-la sua_fw-la aug._n doctr._n 1._o danger_n by_o earthly_a gain_n to_o lose_v the_o soul_n reason_n 1._o col._n 3._o 5._o jam._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d psa._n 73._o 27._o peccatum_fw-la avaritiâ—_n mentem_fw-la quum_fw-la infecerit_fw-la ita_fw-la gravem_fw-la reddit_fw-la â—t_a ad_fw-la appetenda_fw-la sublimia_fw-la atâ—olli_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la greg._n moral_a l._n 14._o 2._o sed_fw-la quae_fw-la reverentia_fw-la lâ—gum_fw-la quis_fw-la metus_fw-la aut_fw-la pudor_fw-la est_fw-la unquam_fw-la properantis_fw-la avari_fw-la juven_n sit_v 14._o 3._o luk._n 10._o 41._o 42._o whence_o this_o danger_n come_v 1._o 2._o pro._n 30._o 15._o use_v 1_o covetousness_n a_o sin_n hardly_o note_v &_o confess_v why_o 1._o 2._o 3._o mark_v of_o it_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o heb._n 13._o 5._o mat._n 6._o 32._o use_v 2._o overjoy_v not_o these_o dangerous_a comfort_n use_v 3_o use_v 4._o how_o to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o earthly_a gain_n 1._o luk._n 169._o 2._o 3._o 4._o psal._n 39_o 12._o doct._n 2._o many_o lose_v their_o soul_n for_o the_o world_n 1._o instance_n &_o proof_n thereof_o 2._o sign_n of_o christ_n undervalue_v for_n the_o wrorld_n 1._o 2._o 3._o mat._n 12._o 34._o psal._n 45._o 1._o speech_n of_o the_o world_n how_o to_o be_v limit_v 1._o 2._o 3._o 3._o