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and_o satisfaction_n in_o the_o great_a god_n so_o that_o this_o be_v not_o only_o our_o duty_n eget_fw-la but_o our_o glory_n it_o be_v the_o ornament_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o make_v he_o lovely_a even_o in_o god_n eye_n 1_o pet._n 3.4_o when_o your_o will_n be_v submissive_a to_o his_o will_n and_o we_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v what_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o be_v and_o to_o suffer_v what_o ever_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o suffer_v this_o be_v our_o glory_n 1_o pet._n 2.20_o seneca_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o magnanimous_a raise_v spirit_n when_o we_o can_v do_v well_o and_o yet_o be_v content_a to_o hear_v ill_a when_o we_o can_v pass_v through_o bad_a report_n as_o well_o as_o good_a and_o through_o loss_n cross_n trial_n and_o make_v nothing_o of_o they_o yea_o can_v bless_v god_n in_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o job_n 1.21_o this_o be_v noble_a and_o heroick_n indeed_o it_o be_v socrates_n commendation_n that_o though_o his_o condition_n oft_o change_v 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if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o extremity_n be_v the_o nurse_n of_o arr_n the_o school_n of_o patience_n tranquil_a a_o teacher_n of_o diligence_n a_o bridle_n to_o vice_n a_o spur_n to_o virtue_n such_o be_v apt_a to_o receive_v the_o gospel_n and_o so_o more_o capable_a of_o grace_n and_o true_a contentment_n zeph._n 3.5_o 99_o matth._n 11.5_o james_n 2.5_o the_o middle_a condition_n between_o extreme_a poverty_n and_o the_o height_n of_o riches_n have_v always_o be_v account_v safe_a and_o best_a prov._n 30_o 8_o 9_o 3._o consider_v though_o poverty_n be_v a_o cross_n and_o sometime_o a_o curse_n for_o sin_n deut._n 28.43_o 44._o psal._n 109.10_o yet_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n for_o christ_n himself_o be_v poor_a that_o he_o may_v sanctify_v our_o poverty_n in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o honour_v it_o with_o his_o own_o example_n locum_fw-la 2_o cor._n 8.9_o for_o our_o sake_n he_o become_v poor_a though_o not_o so_o extreme_a poor_a as_o to_o beg_v his_o bread_n for_o that_o be_v forbid_v â—y_a the_o law_n deut._n 15.4_o and_o restrain_v by_o all_o well-governed_n commonweal_n yet_o he_o be_v so_o poor_a as_o to_o borrow_v he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o money_n as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o pay_v the_o tax_n with_o matth._n 17.24_o which_o be_v about_o ten_o penny_n say_v some_o fifteen_o penny_n say_v other_o 4._o you_o that_o be_v poor_a be_v free_v from_o many_o danger_n which_o rich_a man_n be_v expose_v to_o as_o poison_v plunder_v fine_v envy_v etc._n etc._n how_o many_o king_n venenum_fw-la and_o great_a one_o have_v be_v poison_v in_o their_o golden_a cup_n when_o thou_o fear_v nothing_o in_o thy_o earthen_a dish_n nulla_fw-la aconita_fw-la bibuntur_fw-la fictilibus_fw-la juven_n in_o time_n of_o war_n the_o soldier_n inquire_v not_o where_o dwell_v the_o poor_a man_n tragoed_n but_o where_o dwell_v the_o rich_a man_n the_o usurer_n and_o the_o great_a man_n the_o finger_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o the_o golden_a ring_n when_o zedokiah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o great_a one_o be_v in_o distress_n yet_o the_o poor_a be_v spare_v salvian_n jer._n 39.10_o so_o 2_o king_n 25.7.12_o 2._o thou_o be_v free_v frow_fw-mi many_o dangerous_a temptation_n and_o snare_n from_o many_o care_n and_o fear_n which_o annoy_n the_o rich_a 1._o they_o be_v apt_a to_o pride_n 3._o 2_o chron._n 26.16_o 2._o to_o forget_v god_n deut._n 8.16_o prov._n 30.9_o 3._o to_o security_n and_o riot_n 14._o luke_n 12_o 19_o beside_o great_a wealth_n bring_v great_a care_n great_a fear_n and_o at_o last_o a_o great_a account_n they_o that_o have_v much_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v much_o require_v as_o thou_o have_v less_o so_o thy_o care_n fear_n and_o account_n will_v be_v less_o 5._o the_o lord_n can_v supply_v thy_o want_n of_o
cinerescunt_fw-la touch_v they_o and_o they_o fall_v to_o ash_n true_a humility_n be_v a_o holy_a spiritual_a supernatural_a grace_n it_o be_v a_o brokennesse_n of_o heart_n for_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v sin_n quia_fw-la offensivum_fw-la dei_fw-la aversivum_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la because_o it_o be_v offensive_a to_o god_n these_o empty_a soul_n god_n fill_v full_a of_o spiritual_a blessing_n for_o as_o in_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o vacuum_n basil._n so_o neither_o do_v grace_n admit_v of_o any_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o conserver_n and_o keeper_n of_o all_o grace_n we_o lie_v up_o the_o rich_a wine_n in_o the_o low_a cellar_n and_o god_n lay_v up_o the_o choice_a mercy_n in_o the_o low_a heart_n the_o low_a comb_n be_v full_a of_o honey_n it_o be_v a_o rich_a treasury_n and_o storehouse_n of_o virtue_n every_o grace_n have_v some_o mixture_n of_o humility_n there_o be_v no_o theological_a grace_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o it_o this_o keep_v the_o soul_n free_a from_o the_o dint_n of_o satan_n dart_n as_o the_o low_a shrub_n be_v from_o the_o violent_a gust_n of_o wind_n which_o shake_v and_o rend_v the_o tall_a tree_n these_o be_v not_o affect_v with_o satan_n proffer_n nor_o terrify_v with_o his_o threaten_n so_o that_o he_o can_v hardly_o fasten_v a_o temptation_n on_o such_o i_o have_v read_v of_o one_o that_o see_v a_o vision_n many_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n spread_v upon_o the_o earth_n he_o sit_v down_o and_o mourn_v and_o say_v within_o himself_o quis_fw-la pertransiet_fw-la istaâ—_n who_o shall_v pass_v through_o these_o whereunto_o answer_n be_v make_v humilitas_fw-la pertransiet_fw-la humility_n shall_v pass_v through_o they_o 3._o it_o make_v we_o conformable_a to_o christ_n our_o head_n accipio_fw-la who_o from_o his_o birth_n to_o his_o death_n from_o his_o cradle_n to_o his_o cross_n be_v even_o compound_v of_o humility_n he_o have_v set_v himself_o before_o we_o as_o our_o pattern_n and_o command_v we_o to_o learn_v humility_n of_o he_o mat._n 11.29_o we_o can_v write_v after_o a_o better_a copy_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o pathway_n to_o peace_n both_o external_a and_o internal_a as_o pride_n breed_v contention_n and_o disquietment_n so_o humility_n quiet_v and_o compose_v the_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o with_o a_o holy_a silence_n to_o bear_v those_o loss_n cross_n reproach_n which_o will_v break_v the_o back_n and_o brain_n of_o a_o proud_a and_o wicked_a man_n humiles_fw-la as_o wool_n by_o its_o yield_a and_o softness_n do_v dull_a bullet_n and_o break_v their_o force_n so_o by_o stoop_v to_o god_n and_o man_n we_o pacify_v wrath_n he_o be_v so_o little_a and_o low_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n that_o he_o can_v fall_v much_o low_a christ_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o that_o learn_v of_o he_o this_o lesson_n shall_v find_v rest_n for_o his_o soul_n though_o he_o may_v have_v trouble_n without_o yet_o he_o shall_v have_v peace_n within_o mat._n 11.22_o 5._o it_o help_v to_o prolong_v our_o day_n impatience_n and_o fretfulnesse_n breed_v disease_n and_o shorten_v man_n life_n but_o humility_n meekness_n and_o quietness_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o prolong_v they_o as_o we_o see_v in_o moses_n one_o of_o the_o meek_a man_n in_o the_o world_n who_o live_v 120._o year_n his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a strength_n abate_v deut._n last_o 7_o god_n have_v promise_v long_a life_n to_o such_o prov._n 32.4_o and_o hypocrates_n observe_v that_o gall-less_a creature_n live_v long_o 6._o it_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o exaltation_n and_o honour_n mat._n 23.12_o he_o that_o humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o be_v humble_v against_o his_o will_n as_o pharaoh_n ahab_n and_o the_o israelite_n be_v but_o he_o that_o free_o humble_v himself_o for_o many_o be_v humble_v which_o yet_o be_v not_o humble_a there_o may_v be_v humiliation_n without_o humility_n man_n estate_n may_v be_v break_v yet_o their_o heart_n unbroken_a humble_v they_o may_v be_v in_o body_n yet_o high_a in_o soul_n many_o make_v it_o their_o study_n how_o they_o may_v rise_v and_o get_v promotion_n behold_v the_o way_n humble_v yourselves_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v exalt_v even_o to_o honour_n here_o temp._n if_o god_n see_v it_o good_a for_o you_o as_o joseph_n nehemiah_n david_n daniel_n the_o lord_n set_v humble_a mordecat_n in_o hamans_n stead_n and_o humble_a eliakim_n in_o proud_a shebna_n stead_n isai_n 22.15_o 16_o 20_o 21._o if_o man_n will_v but_o take_v this_o course_n it_o will_v save_v they_o much_o trouble_n and_o travel_n with_o chargeable_a expense_n however_o it_o will_v bring_v they_o to_o grace_n and_o glory_n which_o be_v the_o high_a and_o best_a preferment_n 1_o pet_n 5.5_o there_o be_v no_o entrance_n into_o the_o temple_n of_o honour_n but_o by_o the_o gate_n of_o humility_n for_o as_o pride_n go_v before_o a_o fall_n so_o before_o honour_n be_v humility_n prov._n 15._o ult_n and_o 18.12_o and_o 22.4_o god_n pull_v down_o the_o high_a and_o haughty_a humiliat_v but_o he_o 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a_o nation_n from_o ruin_n job_n 22.30_o it_o be_v their_o prayer_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o hear_v 1_o chron._n 7.14_o psal._n 10.17_o god_n will_v have_v communion_n with_o none_o but_o such_o we_o must_v humble_v ourselves_o if_o we_o will_v walk_v with_o he_o micah_n 6.8_o 5._o 10._o such_o be_v sure_a of_o protection_n especial_o in_o time_n of_o common_a calamity_n ezek._n 9.4_o when_o wicked_a man_n be_v break_v and_o cast_v down_o thou_o shall_v say_v there_o be_v lift_v up_o and_o god_n will_v save_v the_o humble_a man_n job._n 22._o 29._o the_o bend_a reed_n be_v preserve_v when_o the_o stubborn_a oak_n be_v pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n sic_fw-la ventos_fw-la vincit_fw-la dum_fw-la se_fw-la submittit_fw-la arundo_fw-la in_o pulsu_fw-la quorum_fw-la robora_fw-la celsus_fw-la cadunt_fw-la
11._o they_o be_v bless_v man_n matth._n 5.3_o 4_o 5._o bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n who_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o own_o want_n and_o weakness_n of_o their_o own_o nakedness_n and_o nothingnesse_n these_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o if_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v take_v up_o for_o the_o humble_a in_o what_o place_n think_v you_o shall_v the_o proud_a be_v billete_v not_o in_o heaven_n for_o it_o will_v receive_v no_o proud_a person_n they_o must_v be_v like_o little_a child_n for_o humility_n that_o will_v come_v thither_o matth._n 18.3_o now_o by_o serious_a meditation_n work_v these_o eleven_o consideration_n on_o thy_o heart_n till_o they_o have_v wrought_v out_o pride_n and_o make_v thou_o universal_o humble_a in_o vesture_n gesture_n heart_n word_n work_n a_o man_n may_v have_v it_o in_o his_o tongue_n and_o be_v full_a of_o compliment_n as_o your_o servant_n sir_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o be_v full_a of_o craft_n but_o the_o most_o 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say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o receive_v honour_n and_o glory_n and_o power_n revel_v 4.10_o even_o agathocles_n king_n of_o sicily_n be_v a_o potter_n son_n will_v always_o eat_v his_o meat_n in_o earthen_a vessel_n the_o better_a to_o mind_v he_o of_o his_o original_a fictilibus_fw-la coenâsse_fw-la ferunt_fw-la agathoclea_n regent_n that_o you_o may_v learn_v this_o choice_n lesson_n 1._o be_v familiar_a with_o humble_a man_n make_v they_o thy_o bosom_n companion_n for_o as_o he_o that_o touch_v pitch_n shall_v be_v defile_v so_o he_o that_o meddle_v with_o rich_a perfume_n will_v smell_v of_o their_o sweetness_n 2._o remember_v thy_o last_o end_n remember_v thou_o be_v dust_n bernard_n and_o must_v to_o dust_v again_o we_o dwell_v in_o house_n of_o clay_n and_o our_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n job_n 17.14.16_o when_o the_o house_n be_v clay_n and_o the_o foundation_n dust_n such_o a_o house_n can_v long_o endure_v what_o make_v jerusalem_n so_o proud_a and_o filthy_a why_o she_o remember_v not_o her_o last_o end_n lam._n 1.9_o pray_o that_o you_o may_v know_v in_o good_a earnest_n that_o you_o be_v but_o man_n psalm_n 9.20_o i._n e_o poor_a frail_a feeble_a creature_n what_o ever_o thy_o endowment_n be_v locum_fw-la yet_o this_o consideration_n that_o thou_o be_v enosh_n a_o poor_a wretched_a miserable_a man_n will_v humble_v thou_o remember_v what_o thou_o be_v by_o sin_n and_o what_o thou_o shall_v be_v in_o thy_o grave_n and_o thy_o plume_n will_v fall_v every_o proud_a man_n forget_v himself_o 3._o to_o keep_v thou_o from_o pride_n in_o external_o and_o natural_a excellency_n consider_v how_o the_o creature_n excel_v we_o therein_o the_o lion_n in_o courage_n the_o horse_n in_o strength_n the_o bird_n in_o sing_v the_o lily_n in_o beauty_n the_o spider_n in_o spin_v the_o bee_n in_o work_v the_o eagle_n in_o see_v the_o hare_n in_o run_v the_o dog_n in_o smell_v etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o obedience_n every_o creature_n excel_v man_n in_o his_o pure_a natural_n all_o creature_n be_v god_n servant_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v whatsoever_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n shall_v command_v they_o even_o the_o wind_n and_o the_o sea_n obey_v he_o hence_o the_o lord_n send_v we_o dullard_n to_o learn_v industry_n of_o the_o ant._n prov._n 6.6_o prudence_n of_o the_o stork_n crane_n swallow_n jer._n 8.7_o and_o gratitude_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o ass_n isa._n 1.3_o against_o pride_n see_v alsteed_n encyclop_n ethic._n lib._n 21._o cap._n 12_o 13._o vol._n 2._o in_o folio_n p._n 12.77_o perkins_n 2._o vol._n on_o gal._n 6.14_o bernard_n thesaurus_fw-la in_o the_o end_n p._n 134._o mr._n trap_n common-place_n on_o arrogancy_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o comment_n on_o the_o epistle_n mr._n woodward_n child_n patrimony_n 2._o part._n c._n 4._o sect._n 1._o p._n 50._o etc._n etc._n mr._n clerk_n mirruor_n cap._n 102._o b._n hall_n servant_n on_o prov._n 29.23_o vol._n 2._o fol._n p._n 399._o 64._o for_o humility_n see_v mr._n henry_n smith_n serm._n on_o 1_o peter_n 5.5_o p._n 203._o mr._n rogers_n of_o dedham_n his_o comment_n on_o 1_o pet._n 5.5_o bernard_n thesaurus_fw-la in_o the_o end_n p._n 136._o d._n jer._n tailor_n be_v rule_n of_o holy_a live_n c._n 2._o sect_n 4._o sibelius_n in_o psal_n 132._o mr._n cawdry_n humility_n the_o saint_n livery_n d._n feat_o on_o matth._n 5.3_o 3._o blasphemer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o sin_n be_v fit_o link_v to_o the_o former_a sin_n go_v not_o single_a but_o they_o beget_v one_o another_o self-love_n beget_v covetousness_n covetousness_n pride_n and_o pride_n blasphemy_n so_o that_o blasphemy_n be_v the_o genuine_a daughter_n of_o pride_n espene_n when_o man_n have_v high_a conceit_n of_o themselves_o they_o be_v oft_o punish_v with_o a_o fall_n and_o pride_n be_v proper_o a_o spiritual_a sin_n be_v punish_v with_o spiritual_a judgement_n god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n so_o that_o they_o fall_v from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o till_o 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one_o that_o prefer_v earth_n before_o heaven_n the_o world_n before_o the_o word_n gold_n before_o godliness_n the_o body_n before_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o shadow_n before_o the_o substance_n these_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n and_o have_v rather_o part_v with_o their_o part_n in_o paradise_n than_o their_o part_n in_o paris_n like_o the_o profane_a israelite_n that_o prefer_v the_o garlic_n and_o onion_n of_o egypt_n before_o celestial_a mannah_n and_o with_o the_o ungrateful_a jew_n prefer_v barrabas_n before_o christ_n upon_o this_o account_n esau_n be_v style_v a_o profane_a man_n heb._n 12.16_o because_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n a_o heavenly_a privilege_n for_o a_o meal_n meat_n profani_fw-la for_o a_o trifle_n the_o hog_n and_o dog_n of_o the_o world_n make_v light_a esteem_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n mat._n 7.6_o we_o have_v too_o many_o such_o esanit_n in_o our_o day_n but_o let_v such_o know_v that_o as_o they_o have_v profane_v god_n name_n by_o slight_v he_o so_o he_o will_v set_v light_o by_o they_o and_o make_v they_o profane_a by_o expose_v they_o to_o public_a contempt_n and_o shame_n matth._n 2.8_o 9_o and_o as_o they_o have_v no_o regard_n of_o his_o honour_n so_o he_o will_v have_v none_o of_o they_o 2._o psal._n 89.39_o isaiah_n 43.28_o and_o 47.6_o as_o they_o trample_v christ_n and_o the_o tender_v of_o his_o grace_n under_o their_o foot_n heb._n 10.29_o so_o they_o as_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a person_n shall_v be_v trample_v upon_o by_o other_o such_o as_o despise_v god_n shall_v be_v despise_v 1_o sam._n 2.30_o so_o much_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o word_n imply_v now_o for_o the_o coercion_n restraint_n and_o condemnation_n of_o such_o person_n the_o law_n be_v make_v 1_o tim._n 1.9_o 10._o they_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n as_o profane_a esau_n be_v heb._n 12.17_o oh_o then_o labour_n for_o holiness_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o this_o profaneness_n they_o be_v set_v direct_o 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natural_a affection_n towards_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o consanguinity_n and_o affinity_n 82._o and_o by_o a_o special_a instinct_n of_o nature_n to_o show_v a_o tender_a love_n and_o respect_n unto_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v those_o inate_a and_o tender_a affection_n which_o be_v plant_v in_o our_o nature_n by_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n towards_o those_o to_o who_o we_o be_v conjoin_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o nature_n such_o be_v that_o natural_a affection_n which_o be_v between_o parent_n and_o their_o child_n husband_n and_o wife_n brother_n and_o brother_n kindred_n and_o country_n a_o governor_n and_o his_o family_n soto_n there_o be_v no_o nation_n so_o base_a and_o barbarous_a but_o there_o be_v some_o sparkle_n of_o this_o natural_a affection_n towards_o their_o own_o yea_o the_o very_a bruit_n beast_n we_o see_v be_v very_o tender_a over_o their_o young_a the_o very_a lioness_n the_o bear_n the_o tiger_n the_o eagle_n the_o 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the_o body_n quaedam_fw-la that_o i_o may_v be_v present_o with_o christ_n in_o heaven_n or_o as_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v i_o desire_v to_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o to_o dislodge_v scult_a as_o those_o that_o quit_v their_o inn_n to_o further_a their_o travel_n homeward_o or_o such_o as_o go_v to_o sea_n and_o set_v sail_n for_o another_o country_n who_o weigh_v anchor_n and_o be_v go_v so_o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o be_o here_o as_o a_o exile_n and_o like_a as_o a_o stranger_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v free_v from_o this_o banishment_n and_o to_o set_v sail_n for_o heaven_n thus_o the_o word_n be_v often_o use_v for_o a_o depart_a 62._o luke_n 8.38_o and_o go_v home_o luke_n 9.31_o and_o 12.36_o matthew_n 14.23_o observation_n observation_n 1._o 1._o but_o watch_v thou_o the_o apostasy_n and_o looseness_n of_o the_o time_n we_o live_v in_o must_v make_v we_o the_o more_o watchful_a their_o fall_n must_v be_v our_o fear_n their_o levity_n must_v quicken_v we_o to_o constancy_n 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triumph_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n and_o finish_v his_o course_n and_o now_o the_o time_n of_o his_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n death_n to_o he_o be_v but_o a_o depart_n from_o one_o room_n to_o another_o from_o a_o low_a room_n to_o a_o high_a from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n 21._o from_o trouble_n to_o rest_n from_o mortality_n to_o immortality_n they_o be_v long_o since_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n and_o so_o can_v part_v with_o it_o more_o easy_o paul_n die_v daily_o he_o be_v send_v more_o and_o more_o of_o his_o heart_n out_o of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o by_o that_o time_n he_o come_v to_o die_v he_o be_v full_o wean_v from_o the_o world_n and_o desirous_a to_o be_v go_v phil._n 1.23_o when_o moses_n have_v finish_v his_o course_n god_n bid_v he_o go_v up_o and_o die_v that_o be_v all_o deut._n 32.49_o 50._o death_n which_o to_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n and_o make_v they_o 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it_o be_v but_o wink_v and_o they_o be_v present_o in_o heaven_n this_o make_v the_o martyr_n go_v as_o cheerful_o to_o their_o stake_n as_o other_o do_v to_o a_o feast_n or_o marriage_n when_o basils_n enemy_n threaten_v to_o kill_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o turn_v he_o bold_o answer_v oh_o that_o i_o may_v die_v for_o the_o truth_n hilarion_n chide_v himself_o for_o his_o backwardness_n why_o do_v thou_o fear_v oh_o my_o soul_n to_o die_v thou_o have_v serve_v thy_o god_n these_o seventy_o year_n and_o be_v thou_o now_o afraid_a to_o die_v egredere_fw-la anima_fw-la egredere_fw-la even_o 23â—_n seneca_n make_v it_o the_o property_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n to_o desire_v death_n we_o must_v not_o judge_v of_o death_n or_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n as_o sin_n riches_n affliction_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o world_n judge_v of_o they_o but_o as_o scripture_n speak_v now_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n clothes_n death_n with_o very_o lovely_a and_o please_a expression_n 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for_o they_o and_o they_o be_v keep_v by_o god_n power_n against_o that_o inbred_a corruption_n that_o be_v in_o they_o 1_o peter_z 1.5_o 2._o not_o the_o world_n with_o all_o its_o terror_n or_o pleasure_n for_o in_o christ_n our_o head_n we_o have_v overcome_v the_o world_n john_n 16._o ult_n and_o by_o faith_n we_o daily_o overcome_v it_o 1_o john_n 5.4_o 3._o not_o heresy_n nor_o heretic_n well_o may_v they_o try_v and_o trouble_v the_o godly_a but_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o deceive_v the_o elect_a with_o a_o totall_n and_o final_a seduction_n matthew_n 24.24_o the_o righteous_a be_v a_o everlasting_a foundation_n proverb_n 10.25_o they_o build_v on_o the_o rock_n so_o that_o no_o storm_n or_o tempest_n can_v remove_v they_o 4._o not_o death_n itself_o carnal_a marriage_n may_v be_v and_o must_v be_v dissolve_v by_o death_n but_o this_o spiritual_a marriage_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o christ_n be_v perfect_v and_o consummate_v but_o not_o abolish_v by_o death_n hence_o the_o elect_a triumph_n over_o it_o o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n 1_o cor._n 15.55_o this_o may_v kill_v we_o but_o it_o can_v hurt_v nor_o conquer_v we_o 5._o not_o the_o devil_n nor_o all_o the_o power_n of_o hell_n matth._n 16.18_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v it_o be_v a_o meiosis_n q._n d._n the_o church_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v overcome_v that_o it_o shall_v overcome_v all_o satanical_a power_n and_o policy_n whatsoever_o christ_n be_v strong_a than_o the_o strong_a man_n arm_v the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o the_o roar_a lion_n he_o have_v lead_v captivity_n captive_a i_o sin_n and_o satan_n that_o sometime_o lead_v we_o captive_a christ_n have_v conquer_v they_o and_o triumph_v over_o they_o open_o upon_o the_o cross_n colos._n 2.15_o god_n may_v and_o do_v suffer_v satan_n to_o tempt_v and_o try_v we_o but_o never_o to_o overcome_v we_o total_o and_o final_o he_o have_v promise_v 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6._o sin_n blot_v a_o man_n name_n and_o blemish_v his_o reputation_n demas_n for_o his_o worldlyness_n have_v a_o brand_n set_v on_o his_o name_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 8._o judas_n that_o sell_v his_o master_n for_o money_n be_v brand_v for_o a_o traitor_n and_o a_o devil_n to_o posterity_n which_o blot_v and_o butt_n be_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o rehoboham_n jeroboam_fw-la and_o ahab_n who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n with_o they_o the_o worldling_n have_v a_o eye_n of_o detestation_n put_v on_o he_o psal._n 52.7_o lo_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o his_o riches_n yea_o god_n own_o people_n when_o for_o want_v of_o keep_v the_o watch_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o fall_v into_o sin_n though_o they_o repent_v yet_o some_o scar_n remain_v though_o the_o wound_n be_v heal_v piety_n be_v the_o best_a plutarch_n monument_n and_o the_o most_o last_a the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n psalm_n 112.6_o proverb_n 11.7_o the_o 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it_o may_v extenuate_v though_o it_o can_v excuse_v 1_o timothy_n 1.13_o nothing_o aggravate_v sin_n like_o this_o sin_v against_o light_n he_o that_o know_v his_o master_n will_v and_o do_v it_o not_o be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n when_o a_o man_n sin_v for_o want_v of_o light_n god_n usual_o bear_v and_o forbear_v but_o when_o light_n be_v come_v and_o man_n be_v convince_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o will_v go_v on_o this_o be_v presumptuous_a sin_v this_o be_v rebellion_n which_o be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n it_o make_v sin_n exceed_v sinful_a 1._o to_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n aggravate_v the_o heathen_n sin_n and_o they_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o roman_n 1._o when_o they_o know_v god_n in_o his_o work_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o glorify_v he_o by_o walk_v up_o to_o that_o light_n god_n give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n 2._o to_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o the_o law_n be_v worse_a the_o jew_n that_o know_v the_o law_n yet_o sin_v against_o the_o law_n be_v sore_a punish_v than_o the_o gentile_n that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o roman_n 2.9_o 3._o but_o we_o have_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o so_o sin_n against_o both_o the_o former_a light_n and_o this_o too_o which_o make_v our_o sin_n in_o some_o respect_v great_a than_o the_o devil_n sin_n for_o he_o never_o sin_v against_o the_o patience_n of_o god_n as_o we_o do_v nor_o against_o the_o tender_v of_o a_o redeemer_n and_o the_o offer_v of_o grace_n in_o the_o gospel_n heb._n 10.26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o 2._o demas_n sin_v against_o great_a love_n god_n have_v enlighten_v he_o make_v he_o a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n give_v he_o a_o room_n in_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o choose_a vessel_n paul_n who_o have_v make_v he_o his_o coadjutor_n and_o commend_v he_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n yet_o see_v his_o ingratefulnesse_n demas_n have_v forsake_v i_o to_o desert_v a_o ordinary_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n when_o he_o be_v in_o bond_n for_o the_o truth_n be_v ill_o but_o to_o forsake_v a_o paul_n his_o approve_a friend_n a_o apostle_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o in_o bond_n for_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o friend_n be_v try_v who_o shall_v love_v at_o all_o time_n proverb_n 17.17_o when_o it_o be_v honourable_a to_o live_v and_o die_v with_o he_o yet_o now_o to_o forsake_v he_o be_v both_o inhuman_a and_o unchristian_a and_o this_o aggravate_v england_n sin_n we_o can_v sin_v now_o at_o such_o cheap_a rate_n as_o former_o our_o sin_n especial_o in_o this_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n be_v commit_v against_o great_a light_n and_o great_a love_n then_o ordinary_a against_o great_a privilege_n experience_n victory_n and_o deliverance_n than_o ever_o our_o forefather_n see_v we_o have_v be_v exalt_v to_o heaven_n in_o mercy_n god_n have_v make_v we_o his_o darling_n nation_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v just_o look_v to_o be_v throw_v to_o the_o low_a hell_n for_o our_o abuse_n of_o they_o supplicia_fw-la if_o ever_o any_o nation_n deserve_v a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n it_o be_v england_n we_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v just_o forsake_v we_o and_o say_v loammi_n you_o be_v not_o my_o people_n neither_o will_v i_o be_v your_o god_n hosea_n 1.9_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o solomon_n for_o sin_v against_o he_o who_o have_v appear_v twice_o unto_o he_o 1_o king_n 11.9_o but_o how_o often_o have_v the_o lord_n appear_v in_o the_o token_n of_o his_o love_n to_o england_n and_o yet_o we_o rebel_v against_o he_o he_o take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v thus_o wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o his_o friend_n zach._n 13.6_o as_o absolom_n say_v to_o hushai_n be_v this_o thy_o kindness_n to_o
è_fw-la philautia_n omne_fw-la malum_fw-la nam_fw-la charitas_fw-la est_fw-la latâ—_n &_o undique_fw-la essunditur_fw-la philautia_n verâ—_n latitudinem_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o aâ—ctum_fw-la constringit_fw-la &_o in_o unum_fw-la tantummodò_fw-la contraâ—it_fw-la soto_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la plus_fw-la de_fw-fr seipsis_fw-la sentitiunt_fw-la quam_fw-la recta_fw-la ratio_fw-la ipsáque_fw-la veritas_fw-la admittit_fw-la qâ—ique_fw-la omne_fw-la ad_fw-la sâ—a_fw-la referunt_fw-la commoda_fw-la baldwin_n morbi_fw-la haereditarii_fw-la graviores_fw-la habentur_fw-la adscititiis_fw-la keâ—â—arm_n morbi_fw-la complicati_fw-la difficillimè_fw-la curantur_fw-la ut_fw-la loq_fw-la medici_n multi_fw-la sapâ—enses_fw-la esse_fw-la potuissent_fw-la nisi_fw-la se_fw-la jam_fw-la tale_n esse_fw-la fâ—lso_fw-la fuissent_fw-la opinati_fw-la this_o make_v many_o take_v morality_n for_o grace_n when_o morality_n be_v but_o nature_n refine_v old_a adam_n put_v into_o a_o better_a dress_n a_o moralize_v man_n be_v but_o a_o tame_a devil_n mr._n watson_n serm._n on_o phil._n 2.12_o p._n 20._o vbi_fw-la plura_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la crimina_fw-la nostra_fw-la addimus_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la rei_fw-la simus_fw-la etiam_fw-la bonos_fw-es nos_fw-it &_o sanctos_fw-la esse_fw-la credamus_fw-la ac_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la cumulentur_fw-la iniquitatis_fw-la effensae_fw-la praesumptione_n justitiae_fw-la salvian_n de_fw-fr gub._n dei_fw-la l._n 2._o phylautus_n qui_fw-la se_fw-la amat_fw-la cum_fw-la seipsum_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la veritatem_fw-la honorandum_fw-la putet_fw-la quid_fw-la justum_fw-la bonum_fw-la pulchrum_fw-la sit_fw-la malè_fw-la judicat_fw-la plat._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 5._o see_v doctor_n hall_n and_o mr._n daniel_n dyke_n on_o that_o text_n and_o mr._n daniel_n rogers_n on_o the_o history_n of_o naaman_n mr._n ant._n burgess_n spiritual_a refine_v the_o 7._o first_o sermon_n bis_z miseri_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la esse_fw-la miseros_fw-la ignoâ—_n antia_fw-la a_o quae_fw-la à _fw-la philantia_fw-la &_o à _fw-la cupiditate_fw-la malâ_fw-la proficiscitur_fw-la omni_fw-la excusatione_fw-la vacat_fw-la fayus_n aegrotanté_fw-fr unâ_fw-la lamentantur_fw-la omnes_fw-la sicut_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la quantum_fw-la te_fw-la every_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n then_o of_o his_o brother_n v._o doctor_n andrews_n on_o con._n 5._o cap._n 7._o ubi_fw-la plura_fw-la sibi_fw-la placentes_fw-la multum_fw-la tibi_fw-la displicent_fw-la august_n confes._n l._n 10._o c._n 39_o multi_fw-la oderint_fw-la si_fw-la te_fw-la diligas_fw-la nimis_fw-la suldas_n homines_fw-la supra_fw-la modum_fw-la se_fw-la amantes_fw-la à _fw-la multitudine_fw-la malè_fw-la audiunt_fw-la quippy_a qui_fw-la foedo_fw-la infamique_fw-la cognomine_fw-la vouâ—cantur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aâ—istot_n eth._n â—9_n c_o 4.8_o peâ—â—e_a 〈◊〉_d pereas_fw-la salvian_n qui_fw-la diligit_fw-la se_fw-la stultum_fw-la non_fw-la proficiet_fw-la ad_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la nec_fw-la fiet_fw-la quisquam_fw-la qualis_fw-la esse_fw-la cupit_fw-la nisi_fw-la se_fw-la oderit_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la august_n est_fw-la genus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la pietatis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-la crudelem_fw-la esse_fw-la hieron_n iribera_n i_o domine_fw-la à _fw-la malo_fw-la homine_fw-la meipso_fw-la à _fw-la i_o i_o salva_fw-la bern._n res_fw-la immoderata_fw-la cupido_fw-la ovid._n v._o capel_n on_o tentat_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o p._n 4.5_o and_o weems_n vol._n 1._o c._n 3._o p._n 126._o in_o fine_a vol._n fides_n est_fw-la una_fw-la copulativa_fw-la virtutes_fw-la morales_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la inuicem_fw-la connexae_fw-la aquinas_n 1_o 2d_o q._n 65._o art_n 1._o una_fw-la virtus_fw-la sine_fw-la aliis_fw-la aut_fw-la omninó_n nulla_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la imperfecta_fw-la greg._n omnes_fw-la virtutes_fw-la ita_fw-la sibi_fw-la connexae_fw-la concatenataeque_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la unicâ_fw-la caruerit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la careat_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la unam_fw-la habuerit_fw-la omnes_fw-la habeat_fw-la hieron_n in_o isai._n 5_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d argenti_fw-la amantes_fw-la rem_fw-la rem_fw-la quocunque_fw-la modo_fw-la rem_fw-la hor._n propter_fw-la oves_fw-la &_o hove_v &_o pecora_fw-la campi_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o maximus_fw-la philautiae_fw-la foetus_fw-la avaritia_fw-la espencaeus_fw-la amor_fw-la tuus_fw-la deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la quod_fw-la elegeris_fw-la praetulisti_fw-la salvian_n quid_fw-la non_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectora_fw-la cogit_fw-la auri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la hor._n avaritia_fw-la christum_fw-la vendidit_fw-la he_o that_o will_v see_v these_o more_o enlarge_v let_v he_o peruse_v mr._n dykes_n ser._n against_o covetousness_n p._n 17._o etc._n etc._n animi_fw-la parvi_fw-la &_o angusti_fw-la est_fw-la amare_fw-la divitias_fw-la cicero_n tolle_o tu_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la themistocles_n magni_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la magna_fw-la contemnere_fw-la &_o mediocria_fw-la it_fw-la granatensis_n è_fw-fr seneca_n that_o little_a book_n have_v the_o flower_n of_o seneca_n plutarch_n and_o other_o choice_n moralist_n and_o may_v be_v very_o useful_a for_o young_a student_n v._o burrough_n serm._n on_o john_n 18.36_o â—erm_n 3._o p._n 270._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subsannabant_fw-la eum_fw-la quasi_fw-la contracto_fw-la naso_fw-la non_fw-la poterat_fw-la avaris_fw-la non_fw-la ingrata_fw-la aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la non_fw-la ridicula_fw-la esse_fw-la tam_fw-la severa_fw-la liberalitatis_fw-la praescriptio_fw-la grotius_n they_o say_v the_o mountain_n be_v barren_a where_o the_o golden_a mine_n be_v nulla_fw-la avaritia_fw-la sine_fw-la poena_fw-la quamvis_fw-la sit_fw-la ipso_fw-la satis_fw-la poenarum_fw-la sen._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d circumcirca_fw-la perforant_fw-la an_fw-mi avarus_fw-la sit_fw-la deterior_fw-la prodigo_fw-la aff._n omnia_fw-la vitia_fw-la cum_fw-la senectute_fw-la senescunt_fw-la sola_fw-la avaritia_fw-la juvenescit_fw-la juvenescit_fw-la see_v this_o text_n excellent_o open_v in_o mr._n sam._n ward_n serm._n p._n 395._o tantum_n valent_fw-la leges_fw-la quantum_fw-la volunt_fw-la imò_fw-la valent_fw-la reges_fw-la beda_n even_o the_o most_o precious_a thing_n be_v vile_a and_o cheap_a in_o his_o eye_n to_o who_o money_n be_v dear_a he_o will_v not_o stick_v with_o ahab_n to_o sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n for_o the_o compass_v of_o what_o his_o soul_n love_v ward_n olim_fw-la graeci_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la bovis_fw-la simulacro_fw-la signabant_fw-la hinc_fw-la proverb_n bos_n in_o lingua_fw-la nullum_fw-la vitium_fw-la tetrius_fw-la quam_fw-la avaritia_fw-la praesertim_fw-la in_o principibus_fw-la &_o remp._n gubernantibus_fw-la cicero_n munera_fw-la non_fw-la capiant_fw-la ne_fw-la iis_fw-la capiantur_fw-la &_o jus_o violent_a see_v beard_n theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 38_o 39_o 40_o see_v mr._n clerk_n mirror_n cap_n 12_o see_v mr._n clerk_n mirror_n cap._n 15._o edit_fw-la 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la amans_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la non_fw-la dicit_fw-la non_fw-la habens_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la amans_fw-la negotiatorem_fw-la clericum_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la inopâ—_n divitem_fw-la ex_fw-la ignobili_fw-la gloriosum_fw-la quasi_fw-la quendam_fw-la pestem_fw-la fuge_fw-la hieron_n look_v what_o liberality_n lose_v a_o man_n in_o his_o purse_n it_o get_v he_o in_o a_o better_a place_n not_o only_o in_o heaven_n but_o in_o earth_n also_o and_o the_o best_a place_n there_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o their_o love_a affection_n robinson_n essay_n obseru._n 31._o sal_fw-la terrae_fw-la cap._n 9_o finis_fw-la denominat_fw-la opus_fw-la parlow_n on_o 2_o tim._n 2.18_o as_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v the_o place_n where_o all_o wickedness_n have_v be_v commit_v so_o it_o be_v most_o meet_a that_o there_o the_o actor_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v torment_v see_v more_o sign_n in_o mr._n capell_n of_o tentation_n part._n 3_o cap._n 3._o sect._n 9_o 10._o mr._n burrows_n on_o psal._n 17.14_o p._n 341._o etc._n etc._n index_n est_fw-la animi_fw-la sermo_n qualis_fw-la vir_fw-la talis_fw-la oratio_fw-la avarus_fw-la nemini_fw-la bone_fw-la sibi_fw-la verò_fw-la pessimus_fw-la seneca_n desunt_fw-la inopiae_fw-la multa_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la omne_fw-la sen._n see_v mr._n manton_n on_o james_n 5.2_o 3._o p._n 522._o pellis_fw-la caro_fw-la &_o ossa_fw-la hic_fw-la facultates_fw-la significant_a grotius_n tunc_fw-la ossa_fw-la frangunt_fw-la cum_fw-la imponunt_fw-la onera_fw-la graviora_fw-la quam_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la illorum_fw-la viribus_fw-la sustineri_fw-la possint_fw-la sanctius_n olitorem_fw-la odi_fw-la qui_fw-la radicitus_fw-la herbas_fw-la excidat_fw-la quid_fw-la num_fw-la &_o pellem_fw-la vis_fw-la lanâ_fw-la contentum_fw-la esse_fw-la oportet_fw-la boni_fw-la pastoris_fw-la est_fw-la tondere_fw-la pecus_fw-la non_fw-la deglubere_fw-la non_fw-fr date_n sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reddite_fw-la ut_fw-la justè_fw-la debitum_fw-la v._o perkins_n 2._o vol._n on_o phil._n 4.5_o p._n 445._o v._o burrough_n hos._n 8.10_o obseru._n 2._o cap._n 2._o si_fw-mi antiquitatem_fw-la spectes_fw-la est_fw-la curia_fw-la vetustissima_fw-la si_fw-la degnitatem_fw-la est_fw-la honoratissima_fw-la si_fw-la surisdictionem_fw-la est_fw-la capacissima_fw-la huic_fw-la ego_fw-la nec_fw-la meâ—â—s_fw-la rerum_fw-la nec_fw-la tempora_fw-la ponâ—_n s._n edw._n cook_n nec_fw-la aliud_fw-la adversus_fw-la validissimas_fw-la gentes_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la utilius_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o common_a non_fw-la consulunt_fw-la rarus_fw-la ad_fw-la propulsandum_fw-la commune_v periculum_fw-la conventus_fw-la ita_fw-la dum_fw-la singuli_fw-la pugnant_fw-la universi_fw-la vincuntur_fw-la tacit._n in_o vita_fw-la agâ—icol_n solenne_fw-fr est_fw-fr christianis_fw-la ut_fw-la crimina_fw-la seditionis_fw-la &_o laesae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la à _fw-la persecutoribus_fw-la affingantur_fw-la quibus_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la obnoxii_fw-la gentum_fw-la magdel_n