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that_o god_n have_v honour_v his_o minister_n but_o they_o like_o miscreant_n and_o profane_a wretch_n have_v dishonour_v they_o turn_v their_o honour_n into_o shame_n by_o love_a vanity_n and_o seek_v lie_n 4.2_o psal_n 4.2_o psal_n 4.2_o a_o sin_n not_o like_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v not_o yet_o full_a gen._n 15.26_o gen._n 15.26_o 15._o but_o a_o sin_n full_a of_o impierie_a like_o a_o cart_n press_v down_o that_o be_v full_a of_o sheaf_n amos_n 2._o 2.13_o amos_n 2.13_o and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o do_v argue_v a_o want_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o of_o all_o religion_n and_o piety_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o just_a estimate_n to_o be_v take_v of_o a_o man_n religion_n
god_n as_o be_v eternal_a and_o nothing_o great_a than_o it_o as_o be_v omnipotent_a 28_o aug._n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la man._n cap._n 2._o &_o lib._n 83._o quaest_n quaest_n 28_o as_o saint_n austen_n say_v hence_o it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_n either_o of_o it_o or_o before_o it_o but_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o cause_n and_o the_o first_o mover_n of_o every_o thing_n est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la causarum_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la vel_fw-la ultra_fw-la illam_fw-la ratio_fw-la non_fw-la qua_fw-la renda_fw-la immò_fw-la ultrà _fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la the_o truth_n whereof_o will_n more_o clear_o appear_v unto_o our_o sense_n by_o a_o particular_a view_n and_o consideration_n of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n of_o all_o which_o you_o shall_v find_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v above_o or_o before_o the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o contrariwise_o this_o to_o be_v both_o the_o prime_n and_o principal_a cause_n of_o all_o 23._o quare_fw-la hos_fw-la eligat_fw-la in_o gloriam_fw-la &_o illos_fw-la reprobavit_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la nisi_fw-la divinam_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la thom._n sum_n par_fw-fr 2._o q._n 23._o to_o begin_v with_o one_o of_o the_o great_a of_o god_n work_n which_o be_v his_o eternal_a decree_n of_o predestination_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o god_n do_v elect_v &_o choose_v some_o in_o make_v they_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n to_o manifest_v his_o goodness_n &_o bounty_n in_o they_o contrary_o that_o he_o do_v reject_v &_o refuse_v other_o 9.22_o rom._n 9.22_o in_o make_v they_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n to_o show_v his_o justice_n and_o his_o power_n in_o they_o ibid._n diversitas_fw-la seruandorum_fw-la a_o damnandis_fw-la provenit_fw-la a_o principali_fw-la intention_n primi_fw-la agentis_fw-la thom._n ibid._n but_o only_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o the_o first_o immediate_a cause_n of_o it_o whereof_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o 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man_n do_v as_o â—t_z be_v suffer_v shipwreck_n in_o the_o haven_n â—osing_v their_o reward_n there_o where_o they_o â—hould_v receive_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v â—ot_n have_v we_o to_o seek_v and_o receive_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n for_o our_o good_a work_n that_o â—e_n may_v have_v god_n our_o debtor_n who_o be_v â—ot_n only_o able_a to_o pay_v his_o own_o debt_n himself_o without_o our_o run_v unto_o man_n for_o â—hem_n but_o also_o to_o pay_v we_o more_o liberal_o &_o more_o bountiful_o by_o give_v we_o a_o reward_n of_o eternal_a bliss_n and_o glory_n in_o heaven_n then_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v by_o give_v we_o a_o reward_n of_o a_o vain_a and_o transitory_a praise_n &_o glory_n here_o upon_o earth_n but_o the_o great_a matter_n of_o all_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unprofitable_a but_o also_o very_o dangerous_a and_o hurtful_a unto_o we_o this_o same_o vain_a glory_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o arrow_n that_o fly_v by_o day_n whereof_o david_n speak_v 91_o psal_n 91_o psalm_n 91._o which_o fly_v light_o and_o pierce_v light_o as_o bernard_n say_v 14_o bern._n in_o psal_n qui_fw-fr habit_n ser_fw-mi 14_o but_o do_v not_o wound_v light_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o basilisk_n that_o he_o kill_v with_o his_o very_a sight_n only_o now_o sure_o if_o i_o be_v not_o deceive_v say_v the_o same_o father_n this_o basilisk_n be_v vain_a glory_n according_a to_o that_o which_o christ_n say_v take_v heed_n that_o you_o give_v not_o your_o alm_n to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n math_n 6.1_o 6.1_o mat._n 6.1_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v beware_v oâ—_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o basilisk_n who_o nature_n and_o property_n it_o be_v to_o kill_v with_o his_o sight_n those_o who_o he_o see_v first_o and_o contrariwise_o to_o be_v kill_v of_o those_o that_o do_v first_o see_v he_o so_o also_o vain_a glory_n kill_v those_o that_o it_o first_o see_v and_o do_v not_o see_v it_o in_o mark_v how_o vain_a unprofitable_a and_o hurtful_a it_o be_v but_o 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