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though_o they_o be_v too_o big_a for_o man_n to_o deal_v with_o and_o too_o sturdy_a for_o they_o to_o argue_v off_o their_o course_n &_o to_o undeceive_v in_o their_o place_n happiness_n and_o content_n in_o the_o luxury_n of_o life_n yet_o be_v by_o god_n severe_o meet_v with_o sometime_o in_o terror_n of_o mind_n and_o vision_n of_o horror_n as_o be_v that_o wicked_a metropolitan_a of_o saxony_n adalbertus_fw-la archbishop_n of_o hannaburgh_n who_o be_v high_o bear_v but_o not_o so_o noble_a in_o grace_n as_o blood_n be_v wont_a to_o boast_v that_o all_o his_o predecessor_n be_v pitiful_a obscure_a priest_n and_o have_v no_o descent_n nor_o be_v the_o see_v ever_o honour_v with_o a_o gentleman_n bishop_n before_o he_o come_v into_o it_o god_n meet_v with_o the_o atheism_n and_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n for_o on_o a_o certain_a night_n he_o dream_v he_o be_v officiate_a at_o the_o altar_n and_o that_o he_o see_v one_o resuse_v his_o service_n and_o hear_v a_o voice_n thou_o proud_a 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and_o henry_n his_o grandchild_n be_v hang_v in_o the_o bough_n of_o a_o tree_n pursue_v his_o game_n in_o this_o forest_n according_a to_o the_o four_o commandment_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o or_o by_o sweep_v their_o posterity_n away_o so_o be_v jeroboam_n 1_o king_n 15._o 29._o so_o baasha_n 1_o king_n 16._o 3_o 4._o so_o ahab'_v 2_o king_n 21._o 21._o which_o be_v the_o judgement_n david_n imprecate_v on_o the_o wicked_a let_v his_o posterity_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o in_o the_o generation_n follow_v let_v their_o name_n be_v blot_v out_o psal._n 109._o 13._o thus_o be_v irreligion_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o profaneness_n in_o the_o word_n and_o work_n enervative_n of_o the_o prosperity_n and_o duration_n of_o man_n and_o family_n sect_n fourteen_o present_v injury_n and_o oppression_n a_o demolition_n to_o man_n and_o family_n second_o no_o less_o to_o man_n or_o family_n harm_n and_o dock_n be_v injury_n and_o oppression_n which_o therefore_o
be_v a_o great_a corrasive_n and_o supersedeas_fw-la to_o they_o because_o a_o breach_n of_o that_o law_n of_o charity_n and_o natural_a goodness_n which_o god_n endow_v man_n with_o at_o first_o and_o the_o degeneration_n from_o which_o be_v great_a part_n of_o the_o guilt_n and_o curse_n of_o nature_n and_o as_o god_n once_o send_v the_o flood_n on_o the_o old_a world_n to_o sweep_v away_o those_o monster_n of_o violence_n that_o root_v in_o it_o gen._n 6._o 11._o so_o do_v he_o continue_v his_o secret_a curse_n on_o all_o unrighteous_a deal_n and_o advantage_n of_o one_o man_n sinful_o take_v against_o another_o for_o if_o god_n command_v to_o fear_v he_o 13._o eccles._n 12._o 13._o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n one_o chief_n whereof_o be_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o and_o to_o do_v nothing_o to_o other_o but_o that_o we_o will_v have_v do_v to_o our_o 12._o matth._n 7._o 12._o self_n then_o to_o do_v evil_a to_o and_o to_o extort_v from_o our_o neighbour_n poor_a or_o rich_a by_o force_n or_o fraud_n his_o right_n and_o to_o benefit_v ourselves_o by_o his_o diminution_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o royal_a law_n and_o a_o sin_n meritorious_a of_o eternal_a severity_n and_o of_o the_o forerunner_n of_o it_o temporal_a infelicity_n and_o if_o the_o righteousness_n of_o he_o that_o give_v and_o disperse_v abroad_o to_o the_o poor_a remain_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o horn_n shall_v be_v exalt_v with_o honour_n as_o be_v promise_v psal._n 112._o 11._o which_o refer_v not_o only_o to_o the_o plenitude_n and_o perennity_n of_o his_o reward_n in_o heaven_n but_o also_o to_o the_o temporal_a conspicuity_n and_o continuation_n of_o his_o line_n and_o succession_n if_o i_o say_v sueâ—onia_n minima_fw-la commodaâ—_n non_fw-la minimus_fw-la sectany_n discrimine_fw-la finâ—iles_fw-la aiebas_fw-la esse_fw-la auraâ—_n hamo_fw-la piscantibus_fw-la cujus_fw-la obrupti_fw-la damnum_fw-la nullâ—_n captura_fw-la pensari_fw-la possit_fw-la octavius_n apud_fw-la sueâ—onia_n this_o promise_n be_v to_o charity_n and_o goodness_n then_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n to_o despise_v and_o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o take_v from_o man_n their_o right_n by_o violence_n and_o circumvention_n be_v to_o proclaim_v a_o nimrodique_fw-la spirit_n in_o they_o and_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o entry_n of_o their_o enmity_n and_o violence_n on_o god_n record_n to_o be_v ever_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o jealousy_n to_o root_v they_o out_o as_o evil_a doer_n and_o to_o erace_v and_o eradicate_v both_o root_n and_o branch_n of_o they_o that_o god_n may_v bring_v upon_o these_o hooker_n and_o angler_n of_o oppression_n who_o every_o fish_n that_o come_v into_o their_o bait_n be_v his_o fierce_a wrath_n and_o take_v thâ—maway_n with_o hook_n and_o their_o posterity_n with_o fishhook_n as_o by_o his_o holiness_n he_o have_v swear_v he_o will_v do_v amos_n ch_n 4._o ver_fw-la 2._o i_o know_v this_o doctrine_n be_v little_a in_o credit_n in_o the_o world_n who_o project_n be_v more_o direct_v by_o success_n then_o by_o conscience_n nor_o be_v man_n apt_a to_o believe_v these_o terror_n which_o they_o think_v be_v so_o far_o off_o and_o so_o dubious_a in_o their_o postage_n after_o they_o as_o to_z hope_v they_o may_v not_o at_o all_o fall_n to_o their_o share_n or_o not_o in_o their_o day_n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o turk_n tartar_n and_o other_o the_o great_a leviathan_n and_o behemoth_n dispute_v this_o out_o of_o their_o belief_n and_o commend_v a_o likeness_n of_o practice_n to_o they_o as_o for_o the_o menace_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o dehortation_n of_o churchman_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrates_n apud_fw-la stobaeum_n serm_n 55._o caducum_fw-la malis_fw-la artibus_fw-la partum_fw-la nomen_fw-la eamque_fw-la vulgo_fw-la quae_fw-la gloria_fw-la dicker_n apud_fw-la doctos_fw-la inâ—â—miam_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la gloriam_fw-la petrarch_n lib_n de_fw-fr rem_fw-la utri_fw-la fortune_n dial_n 19_o they_o weigh_v they_o not_o their_o will_n be_v their_o law_n their_o tongue_n be_v their_o own_o their_o hand_n be_v at_o liberty_n they_o own_v no_o lord_n over_o they_o tell_v they_o that_o ill_o get_v good_n thrive_v not_o that_o posterity_n be_v no_o better_o for_o they_o then_o the_o world_n be_v for_o the_o sun_n after_o its_o set_n which_o socrates_n tell_v his_o countryman_n and_o that_o fame_n from_o cruelty_n and_o a_o name_n for_o truculency_n be_v infamous_a and_o they_o believe_v it_o not_o no_o god_n himself_o be_v not_o authority_n enough_o to_o his_o own_o prevalence_n over_o their_o incredulity_n for_o that_o they_o lay_v not_o his_o threat_n to_o heart_n but_o heedless_o pass_v they_o by_o yet_o the_o scripture_n which_o will_v not_o fail_v in_o any_o jota_n of_o truth_n be_v positive_a against_o injury_n and_o oppression_n in_o every_o limb_n &_o link_n of_o it_o job_n 20._o 19_o because_o he_o have_v oppress_v and_o forsake_v the_o poor_a because_o he_o have_v violent_o take_v away_o a_o house_n which_o he_o build_v not_o sure_o he_o shall_v not_o feel_v quietness_n in_o his_o belly_n he_o shall_v not_o save_v of_o that_o which_o he_o desire_v v._o 20._o there_o shall_v none_o of_o his_o meat_n be_v leave_v therefore_o shall_v no_o â—ian_n look_v for_o his_o good_n v._o 21._o though_o god_n will_v break_v in_o piece_n the_o oppressor_n psal._n 72._o 4._o make_v the_o oppressor_n to_o cease_v isai._n 14._o 4._o and_o take_v away_o his_o fury_n isai._n 51._o 13._o yea_o destroy_v his_o own_o house_n for_o the_o nation_n oppression_n jer._n 22._o 5._o though_o hand_n join_v in_o hand_n the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o be_v unpunished_a but_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v deliver_v as_o the_o wise_a man_n word_n be_v prov._n 11._o 21._o yet_o man_n trust_v in_o violence_n and_o oppression_n till_o such_o conijah_n be_v cast_v out_o they_o and_o their_o seed_n and_o no_o man_n of_o their_o seed_n prosper_v jerem._n 22._o 28._o and_o till_o there_o be_v judgement_n upon_o they_o without_o remedy_n which_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o subversion_n of_o all_o the_o asian_a monarchys_n and_o of_o all_o the_o mighty_a favourite_n in_o the_o world_n who_o because_o they_o come_v to_o power_n and_o continue_v to_o use_v power_n not_o so_o equal_o as_o they_o ought_v lose_v their_o power_n and_o their_o government_n by_o improbable_a mean_n and_o make_v way_n for_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o subvert_v and_o succeed_v they_o and_o though_o some_o righteous_a person_n and_o government_n have_v be_v determine_v and_o suppress_v as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v not_o such_o which_o proceed_v as_o i_o have_v write_v before_o from_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n in_o the_o variation_n of_o his_o declare_a power_n yet_o ought_v this_o as_o neither_o to_o make_v we_o restive_a and_o despair_n 118._o nihil_fw-la mihi_fw-la tecum_fw-la foatuna_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la mei_fw-la tibi_fw-la copiaus_fw-la scio_fw-la apud_fw-la te_fw-la catone_n repellâ—_fw-fr vaâ—iâ—ios_fw-la fieri_fw-la nihil_fw-la rogo_fw-la ep._n 118._o as_o he_o in_o seneca_n who_o because_o fortune_n will_v not_o serve_v he_o as_o he_o will_v discard_v it_o and_o vow_v no_o service_n to_o or_o expectation_n from_o it_o because_o cato_n werâ—_n frown_v upon_o and_o vatiniuss_v favour_v by_o it_o so_o neither_o to_o make_v we_o cease_v to_o be_v good_a and_o embrace_v evil_a to_o prosper_v by_o it_o for_o that_o when_o god_n do_v suffer_v evil_a man_n to_o providentia_fw-la bonum_fw-la virum_fw-la in_o deliciis_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la experitur_fw-la indurat_fw-la sibi_fw-la illum_fw-la praeparat_fw-la senec._n lio_o de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la prosper_v he_o do_v but_o fatten_v they_o against_o the_o slaughter_n leave_v they_o excuseless_o by_o give_v they_o their_o portion_n in_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n but_o when_o he_o deny_v it_o to_o good_a man_n and_o just_a idem_fw-la omnia_fw-la mala_fw-la ab_fw-la illig_a remouâ—t_fw-la scelera_fw-la &_o â—â—agitia_fw-la &_o cogitallone_n improbas_fw-la &_o avida_fw-la consilia_fw-la ipson_n luetur_fw-la aâ—_n vindicat_fw-la nunquid_fw-la hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la aliquis_fw-la exigit_fw-la ut_fw-la bonorum_fw-la virorum_fw-la etiam_fw-la sarâ—inas_fw-la serveâ—_n idem_fw-la it_o be_v by_o their_o hard_a usage_n to_o try_v and_o indurate_a they_o that_o their_o virtue_n may_v be_v more_o approve_v and_o their_o reward_n most_o appreciate_v by_o they_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o god_n take_v care_n of_o their_o mind_n say_v seneca_n and_o preserve_v they_o from_o vice_n god_n must_v not_o be_v expect_v to_o look_v after_o the_o luggadge_n of_o good_a man_n no_o matter_n what_o poor_a scrap_n they_o have_v in_o their_o snapsack_n if_o there_o be_v courage_n in_o their_o mind_n as_o than_o good_a man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v fretter_n at_o oppressor_n and_o injurious_a man_n prosperity_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n so_o be_v they_o not_o to_o despond_v their_o own_o reward_n transcend_v they_o even_n in_o a_o
and_o noble_a quality_n they_o can_v adorn_v themselves_o with_o and_o render_v themselves_o conspicuous_a by_o and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v the_o copy_n of_o god_n original_a a_o draught_n from_o perfection_n itself_o god_n as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v 179._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianz._n orat._n 11._o p._n 179._o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n now_o as_o true_a nobility_n be_v likeness_n to_o the_o king_n in_o such_o proportion_n as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o dispense_v honour_n which_o be_v fontal_o and_o prerogative_o he_o so_o be_v piety_n and_o religion_n such_o a_o partake_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o effigiation_n of_o all_o his_o gracious_a proportion_n on_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n &_o thence_o on_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o life_n as_o mortality_n be_v capable_a to_o take_v of_o immortality_n and_o imperfection_n of_o perfection_n and_o though_o it_o serve_v to_o the_o excellent_a purpose_n of_o this_o world_n in_o civilise_v and_o associate_a man_n and_o government_n into_o a_o comeliness_n and_o use_n of_o order_n and_o correspondence_n which_o without_o this_o knot_n and_o bond_n will_v be_v unaccomplishable_a and_o endurable_a yet_o be_v there_o high_o and_o noble_a end_n of_o it_o which_o concern_v the_o better_a part_n and_o state_n of_o man_n to_o which_o this_o bodily_a and_o worldly_a be_v but_o ducent_fw-la and_o preparatory_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o piety_n become_v not_o only_o a_o pearl_n of_o great_a price_n to_o purchase_v which_o the_o heavenly_a merchant_n that_o regulate_v his_o affair_n by_o god_n advice_n sell_v all_o he_o have_v and_o be_v a_o gainer_n by_o the_o bargain_n to_o if_o he_o can_v obtain_v it_o but_o a_o grace_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o contribution_n to_o god_n glory_n nothing_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v more_o holy_o prodigal_a and_o unwearyed_o advantageous_a to_o god_n prevalence_n then_o be_v piety_n for_o as_o it_o be_v invite_v to_o by_o great_a and_o precious_a promise_n 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visible_a disgrace_n he_o may_v be_v out_v his_o part_n of_o state_n and_o be_v passive_a to_o his_o resolution_n into_o dust_n how_o vain_a be_v our_o unquietness_n to_o start_v pursue_v and_o overtake_v those_o fugitive_n that_o neither_o make_v we_o happy_a when_o we_o have_v they_o nor_o miserable_a when_o we_o want_v they_o to_o live_v so_o as_o to_o have_v our_o life_n hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n be_v to_o live_v above_o and_o to_o be_v lord_n over_o the_o vanity_n of_o life_n and_o be_v this_o o_o nobles_n and_o gentleman_n not_o worthy_a you_o most_o to_o think_v upon_o who_o be_v deep_a engage_v in_o and_o probable_o most_o responsible_a for_o the_o vanity_n of_o life_n or_o can_v you_o but_o think_v civiy_o &_o kind_o of_o he_o that_o be_v your_o monitor_n to_o this_o that_o be_v so_o much_o your_o security_n renown_n interest_n and_o that_o you_o may_v not_o take_v my_o report_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o life_n and_o the_o beseemingness_n of_o your_o consider_v it_o 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