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B00422 The golden chaine of mans saluation, and the fearefull point of hardening, opened and set downe in two seuerall sermons preached before the king. / By Anthony Maxey Batchelar in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Majesty in ordinary ... Maxey, Anthony, d. 1618. 1606 (1606) STC 17685.5; ESTC S94149 45,259 102

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the_o devil_n be_v primitiws_n peccator_fw-la the_o 6._o 〈…〉_o 6._o first_o offender_n for_o he_o sin_v from_o the_o beginning_n so_o that_o from_o he_o sin_n first_o boil_v up_o as_o out_o of_o the_o main_a sea_n from_o satan_n when_o it_o come_v to_o adam_n it_o arise_v as_o out_o of_o a_o spring_n from_o this_o spring_n it_o be_v reserve_v in_o nature_n as_o in_o a_o conduit_n from_o nature_n convey_v to_o concupiscence_n as_o by_o a_o pipe_n and_o from_o thence_o do_v flow_v all_o the_o mischief_n and_o wickedness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o life_n of_o man_n well_o then_o if_o sin_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n work_v through_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n and_o so_o god_n whole_o free_v from_o all_o imputation_n of_o evil_n why_o be_v it_o so_o often_o say_v in_o the_o scripture_n deut._n 2._o 30._o and_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o sihon_n king_n of_o heshbon_n and_o make_v he_o obstinate_a joshua_n the_o 11._o 20._o it_o come_v of_o the_o lord_n to_o harden_v their_o heart_n and_o here_o often_o in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n to_o make_v this_o plain_a it_o be_v a_o point_n well_o know_v unto_o the_o learned_a that_o this_o speech_n where_o it_o be_v say_v god_n harden_v the_o hebrew_n dialect_n do_v 〈…〉_o flaccu●_n illiric●_n p._n lon●_n li._n 1._o di●_n though_o a●_n quin._n ●_o 23._o arti_fw-la 〈…〉_o signify_v a_o permission_n and_o not_o a_o action_n verb_n that_o signify_v to_o do_v they_o often_o express_v a_o suffering_n and_o not_o a_o do_v destruit_fw-la cum_fw-la deserit_fw-la god_n be_v then_o say_v to_o harden_n when_o he_o do_v forsake_v impios_fw-la cùm_fw-la non_fw-la retrahit_fw-la a_o malo_fw-la culpae_fw-la dicitur_fw-la dimittere_fw-la as_o the_o indue_a with_o grace_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n election_n so_o the_o withhold_a of_o his_o grace_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o reprobation_n dei_fw-la includere_fw-la est_fw-la clausis_fw-la 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augustine_n make_v it_o plain_a again_o non_fw-la ideo_fw-la 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o non_fw-la habet_fw-la homo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la that_fw-mi sed_fw-la quia_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la accipit_fw-la man_n become_v harden_a and_o want_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n why_o not_o because_o god_n do_v not_o offer_v it_o unto_o they_o but_o because_o they_o receive_v it_o not_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v for_o example_n one_o of_o we_o be_v sick_a and_o like_a to_o die_v the_o physician_n know_v our_o case_n he_o take_v with_o he_o some_o preservation_n to_o comfort_v we_o and_o come_v to_o the_o door_n and_o knock_n if_o we_o will_v not_o or_o be_v not_o able_a to_o let_v he_o in_o we_o perish_v and_o die_v and_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o in_o the_o physician_n but_o in_o ourselves_o that_o let_v he_o not_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n be_v 10._o 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr 10._o a_o disease_n whereof_o we_o be_v all_o sick_a for_o we_o have_v all_o sin_v roman_n 6._o 12._o verse_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o physician_n of_o our_o soul_n venit_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la magnus_fw-la medice_fw-la 12._o 〈…〉_o in_o 〈…〉_o 9_o 12._o quia_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la ubique_fw-la iacebit_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la christ_n the_o great_a physician_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n because_o all_o mankind_n be_v general_o infect_v he_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o there_o he_o knock_v revel_v 3.20_o behold_v i_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n 35._o 〈…〉_o 6._o 35._o and_o knock_n he_o bring_v with_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bread_n of_o life_n his_o eternal_a word_n to_o comfort_v we_o if_o we_o let_v he_o in_o if_o we_o open_v the_o door_n of_o our_o heart_n he_o will_v come_v in_o and_o sup_v with_o we_o as_o he_o do_v with_o mary_n and_o forgive_v we_o all_o our_o sin_n 10._o 〈…〉_o 10._o but_o if_o we_o will_v not_o or_o through_o long_a contagion_n of_o our_o sin_n be_v not_o able_a to_o let_v christ_n in_o we_o die_v in_o our_o sin_n and_o the_o case_n be_v evident_a not_o because_o christ_n do_v not_o offer_v grace_n and_o comfort_n unto_o we_o but_o because_o we_o receive_v it_o not_o when_o it_o be_v offer_v meritò_fw-la perit_fw-la aegrotus_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la medicum_fw-la vocat_fw-la sed_fw-la ultrò_fw-la venientem_fw-la respuit_fw-la worthy_o do_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o that_o sick_a patient_n perish_v who_o will_v neither_o send_v for_o the_o physician_n himself_o nor_o accept_v of_o his_o help_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v more_o plain_o thus_o in_o the_o fourteen_o of_o saint_n matthew_n our_o saviour_n walk_v on_o the_o sea_n he_o bad_a saint_n peter_n come_v unto_o he_o who_o walk_v on_o the_o water_n see_v storm_n and_o tempestarise_v his_o heart_n fail_v and_o he_o begin_v to_o sink_v upon_o his_o cry_n unto_o our_o saviour_n he_o present_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n take_v he_o into_o the_o ship_n and_o save_v he_o this_o world_n we_o know_v by_o daily_a experience_n it_o be_v a_o sea_n of_o trouble_n and_o misery_n our_o saviour_n as_o he_o say_v to_o saint_n peter_n so_o most_o love_o he_o will_v every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o as_o we_o walk_v storm_n and_o tempest_n do_v arise_v through_o frailty_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o begin_v to_o sink_v our_o saviour_n he_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n he_o give_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o word_n his_o sacrament_n the_o good_a motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o save_v we_o from_o sink_v and_o to_o keep_v we_o in_o the_o ship_n of_o his_o church_n if_o we_o refuse_v these_o mean_n we_o perish_v we_o sink_v in_o our_o sin_n why_o not_o because_o christ_n do_v not_o most_o kind_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n unto_o we_o but_o because_o in_o want_n and_o distress_n we_o lay_v not_o hold_v upon_o he_o this_o be_v condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n man_n refuse_v it_o &_o love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n our_o bless_a saviour_n with_o great_a love_a kindness_n 19_o 〈…〉_o 3._o 19_o he_o do_v invite_v all_o man_n to_o his_o great_a supper_n if_o we_o make_v excuse_n or_o wilful_o refuse_v to_o come_v he_o may_v just_o pronounce_v none_o of_o those_o that_o be_v bid_v shall_v ever_o taste_v of_o my_o supper_n 24_o 〈…〉_o 14._o 24_o therefore_o let_v not_o man_n deceive_v themselves_o and_o complain_v as_o though_o god_n do_v harden_v their_o heart_n and_o deny_v they_o grace_n and_o mercy_n for_o as_o jonas_n say_v in_o his_o second_o chapter_n and_o 8._o verse_n 8._o 〈…〉_o 2._o 8._o they_o forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n deus_fw-la prio_fw-la in_o amore_fw-la god_n never_o hate_v until_o he_o be_v first_o hate_v and_o so_o ●essi_fw-it ●brose_n ●no_fw-la eun●tit_fw-la n●_n 〈…〉_o i_o di_fw-it 〈…〉_o it_o aug_n ●essi_fw-it i_o conclude_v with_o