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a_o end_n but_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v so_o perfect_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o they_o nor_o take_v away_o from_o they_o and_o therefore_o perpetual_a this_o therefore_o be_v the_o most_o happy_a and_o bless_a place_n to_o build_v and_o set_v up_o a_o tabernacle_n where_o no_o manner_n of_o evil_n shall_v happen_v unto_o we_o nor_o any_o plague_n come_v near_o us._n therefore_o stand_v fast_o in_o this_o station_n against_o all_o temptation_n so_o shall_v thou_o the_o more_o cheerful_o shake_v off_o all_o carnal_a burden_n and_o recreate_v thyself_o in_o this_o painful_a pilgrimage_n chap._n ix_o concern_v the_o liberty_n of_o god_n child_n liberty_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o pleasant_a &_o delectable_a and_o more_o wish_a for_o then_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n in_o so_o much_o that_o we_o by_o experience_n see_v that_o not_o only_a man_n but_o also_o beast_n do_v great_o desire_v liberty_n &_o do_v prefer_v it_o before_o all_o other_o thing_n the_o little_a 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one_o be_v a_o true_a liberty_n the_o other_o be_v false_a the_o true_a liberty_n be_v that_o which_o we_o have_v by_o regeneration_n by_o which_o we_o have_v the_o participation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n through_o the_o which_o we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o invasion_n of_o sin_n and_o our_o mind_n prepare_v unto_o good_a work_n by_o the_o power_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v thus_o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o he_o that_o strengthen_v i_o and_o again_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o you_o both_o the_o will_n 8._o philip._n 4._o philip._n 2._o john_n 8._o and_o also_o the_o deed_n wherefore_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v if_o the_o son_n make_v you_o free_a then_o be_v you_o free_a in_o deed_n 3_o and_o although_o all_o corruption_n of_o the_o affection_n of_o man_n mind_n be_v not_o take_v away_o yet_o it_o be_v so_o maim_a and_o weaken_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o it_o be_v not_o able_a as_o afore_o to_o 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most_o filthy_o serve_v their_o sin_n neither_o can_v i_o say_v that_o peter_n and_o paul_n be_v servant_n be_v imprison_v and_o keep_v in_o chain_n and_o bond_n when_o as_o notwithstanding_o in_o mind_n they_o go_v free_o throughout_o the_o world_n and_o by_o their_o letter_n as_o by_o a_o king_n letter_n patent_n deliver_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n daily_o a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o man_n for_o as_o man_n differ_v from_o bruit_n beast_n not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o member_n of_o his_o body_n as_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o mind_n even_o so_o not_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o true_a liberty_n and_o alone_o be_v to_o be_v call_v man_n liberty_n of_o the_o which_o freedom_n and_o bondage_n christ_n speak_v thus_o every_o one_o that_o do_v sin_n 8._o john_n 8._o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o if_o the_o son_n shall_v make_v you_o free_a then_o be_v you_o free_a indeed_o and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o like_a manner_n say_v 6._o rom._n 6._o know_v you_o not_o that_o to_o who_o so_o ever_o you_o give_v yourselves_o as_o servant_n to_o obey_v his_o servant_n you_o be_v to_o who_o you_o obey_v whether_o it_o be_v of_o sin_n unto_o death_n or_o of_o obedience_n unto_o righteousness_n when_o you_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n you_o be_v free_a from_o righteousness_n 5_o to_o restore_v we_o unto_o this_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n from_o the_o intolerable_a bondage_n and_o most_o cruel_a tyranny_n of_o sin_n from_o the_o horrible_a wage_n and_o reward_v thereof_o which_o be_v death_n our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o and_o undergo_v that_o which_o be_v unspeakable_a 6_o what_o orator_n be_v able_a sufficient_o to_o unfold_v and_o declare_v the_o tyranny_n of_o sin_n and_o concupiscence_n first_o of_o all_o do_v but_o consider_v what_o a_o cruel_a tyranny_n the_o sin_n of_o whordom_n exercise_v upon_o those_o that_o be_v in_o bondage_n thereunto_o and_o see_v what_o a_o adulterous_a woman_n will_v do_v to_o satisfy_v and_o fulfil_v the_o command_n of_o this_o tyrant_n she_o know_v very_o well_o that_o if_o her_o husband_n happy_o take_v she_o in_o her_o wickedness_n she_o shall_v without_o all_o doubt_n he_o utter_o undo_v she_o shall_v beside_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o good_a name_n riches_n friend_n and_o credit_n with_o her_o parent_n child_n and_o and_o kindred_n loose_a which_o be_v more_o her_o soul_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v both_o good_a in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o shall_v leave_v behind_o her_o perpetual_a matter_n of_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o so_o great_a be_v the_o force_n of_o her_o affection_n and_o the_o tyranny_n of_o this_o wickedness_n so_o insatiable_a that_o this_o miserable_a woman_n be_v constrain_v to_o incur_v all_o these_o peril_n though_o very_o fearful_a and_o evident_a and_o to_o devour_v all_o trouble_n so_o that_o she_o may_v serve_v her_o unclean_a lust_n what_o tyrant_n have_v be_v ever_o hear_v of_o so_o cruel_a that_o will_v have_v his_o captive_n to_o obey_v and_o serve_v he_o with_o so_o great_a peril_n and_o detriment_n 7_o yea_o this_o and_o the_o like_a wickedness_n at_o this_o day_n do_v swallow_v man_n up_o and_o so_o devour_v their_o whole_a time_n that_o they_o suffer_v they_o to_o do_v to_o say_v to_o think_v and_o to_o dream_v upon_o nothing_o else_o wine_n and_o woman_n say_v syrach_n make_v wise_a man_n runagate_n because_o man_n be_v make_v drunken_a with_o the_o love_n of_o carnal_a pleasure_n be_v no_o less_o witless_a to_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n and_o so_o far_o from_o reason_n and_o judgement_n as_o if_o they_o have_v quaff_v up_o a_o exceed_a quantity_n of_o most_o strong_a wine_n for_o reason_n which_o the_o father_n call_v noctâ—â—am_fw-la cerebri_fw-la the_o brain_n glow-worm_n be_v once_o extinguish_v what_o be_v we_o better_o than_o beast_n therefore_o such_o man_n neither_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n neither_o the_o prick_n of_o conscience_n neither_o death_n neither_o judgement_n neither_o paradise_n neither_o hell_n nor_o any_o other_o thing_n will_v call_v back_o to_o a_o better_a life_n and_o the_o more_o secure_a they_o be_v the_o more_o busy_o they_o endeavour_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o they_o do_v constrain_v not_o only_o the_o member_n of_o their_o body_n but_o also_o their_o mind_n and_o understanding_n which_o by_o nature_n be_v the_o lady_n and_o most_o noble_a part_n of_o man_n to_o watch_v day_n and_o night_n and_o to_o labour_n to_o find_v out_o the_o mean_n and_o the_o way_n how_o to_o satisfy_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o to_o indite_v song_n and_o sonnet_n of_o love_n full_a of_o wantonness_n and_o deceit_n
how_o to_o deck_v and_o set_v out_o themselves_o with_o fine_a apparel_n with_o sweet_a smell_n with_o dance_n and_o other_o like_a allurement_n the_o which_o to_o do_v be_v no_o better_o then_o to_o wrest_v the_o heavenly_a light_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v make_v to_o behold_v god_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o most_o wicked_a bondslave_n and_o to_o make_v the_o mind_n be_v withdraw_v from_o heavenly_a exercise_n to_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o appetite_n of_o a_o most_o abject_a handmaid_n 8_o therefore_o whoredom_n be_v a_o great_a and_o intolerable_a tyranny_n over_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o no_o less_o be_v that_o tyranny_n of_o ambition_n for_o behold_v and_o see_v what_o a_o heavy_a yoke_n ambition_n lay_v upon_o his_o bondman_n command_v they_o that_o all_o their_o word_n and_o work_v be_v whole_o employ_v as_o net_n and_o snare_n to_o get_v the_o common_a praise_n and_o fame_n of_o man_n and_o it_o compel_v they_o also_o to_o creep_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o to_o fly_v through_o the_o air_n for_o man_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o ambition_n seek_v to_o climb_v high_a than_o all_o man_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o none_o to_o rule_v all_o man_n and_o yet_o sometime_o when_o occasion_n serve_v he_o prostrate_v himself_o and_o humble_v himself_o to_o all_o man_n thus_o the_o miserable_a man_n be_v contrary_a to_o himself_o and_o divide_v in_o himself_o outward_o prefer_v humility_n and_o in_o heart_n pride_n 9_o furthermore_o the_o law_n of_o this_o most_o cruel_a tyrant_n be_v such_o that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v receive_v a_o little_a reproache_v or_o detriment_n either_o by_o right_n or_o by_o wrong_n he_o think_v that_o he_o be_v utter_o disgrace_v if_o he_o do_v not_o present_o revenge_v it_o and_o if_o by_o no_o other_o mean_n then_o to_o provoke_v his_o enemy_n to_o some_o singular_a combat_n and_o so_o rather_o to_o loose_v his_o soul_n and_o body_n then_o to_o hazard_v the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o dignity_n 10_o i_o omit_v the_o tyranny_n of_o covetousness_n and_o of_o other_o vice_n which_o be_v innumerable_a affirm_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n that_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n do_v sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n fast_o bind_v in_o misery_n and_o iron_n for_o what_o great_a blindness_n can_v be_v imagine_v than_o that_o man_n shall_v not_o know_v himself_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o know_v god_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o know_v wherefore_o he_o live_v and_o see_v not_o his_o bond_n his_o misery_n his_o peril_n and_o his_o harm_n 11_o and_o what_o great_a misery_n can_v there_o be_v than_o that_o miserable_a man_n shall_v have_v a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o desire_n as_o it_o be_v a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o mouth_n &_o stomach_n which_o always_o bark_n always_o crave_v always_o hunger_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o satisfy_v and_o fill_v so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o they_o 12_o but_o now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o reward_n sin_n give_v unto_o her_o servant_n for_o so_o great_a labour_n let_v we_o harken_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v we_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n say_v he_o be_v death_n that_o be_v to_o say_v both_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o death_n for_o what_o gall_n be_v to_o the_o lip_n a_o cockatrice_n to_o the_o eye_n a_o dead_a carcase_n to_o the_o nose_n and_o allow_v to_o the_o taste_n the_o same_o and_o more_o be_v sin_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n 23_o therefore_o let_v the_o bondslave_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n go_v and_o serve_v their_o master_n let_v they_o run_v into_o all_o danger_n let_v they_o not_o spare_v for_o cost_n nor_o labour_n let_v they_o watch_v day_n &_o night_n lest_o peradventure_o they_o be_v beguile_v of_o so_o great_a a_o stipend_n o_o fool_n which_o for_o the_o wage_n of_o eternal_a death_n will_v willing_o bear_v so_o heavy_a a_o yoke_n when_o as_o with_o much_o less_o labour_n you_o may_v serve_v righteousness_n who_o reward_v her_o servant_n with_o eternal_a liâ—e_z in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n wicked_a man_n labour_n and_o good_a man_n labour_v also_o both_o suffer_v both_o sweat_n both_o delve_v and_o dig_v but_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n till_o that_o ground_n likewise_o husbandman_n which_o be_v firm_a sound_a &_o fruitful_a that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o good_a work_n and_o in_o sound_a virtue_n whereby_o they_o rearpe_a in_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n but_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n plough_n in_o the_o sand_n and_o sow_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o same_o shall_v receive_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n eternal_a death_n 14_o therefore_o whether_o you_o consider_v the_o wickedness_n by_o themselves_o or_o the_o wage_n of_o the_o same_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n must_v needs_o be_v horrible_a and_o woeful_a but_o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o do_v so_o much_o set_v forth_o the_o misery_n of_o servitude_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o liberty_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o set_n at_o liberty_n and_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o deliverer_n for_o god_n which_o make_v the_o world_n without_o labour_n and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o beck_n only_o at_o his_o will_n that_o he_o may_v deliver_v we_o from_o bondage_n &_o slavery_n think_v it_o good_a to_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o stable_n and_o be_v content_a to_o die_v in_o sorrow_n and_o pain_n but_o what_o manner_n of_o sorrow_n very_o such_o that_o the_o only_a cogitation_n &_o expectation_n of_o they_o may_v have_v be_v able_a to_o have_v bring_v he_o into_o a_o bitter_a agony_n to_o sweat_v water_n and_o blood_n plentifullie_o the_o suffering_n of_o they_o make_v the_o most_o hard_a stone_n to_o rent_n the_o earth_n to_o tremble_v and_o heaven_n itself_o to_o be_v abash_v 15_o if_o god_n make_v so_o great_a a_o reckon_n of_o thy_o liberty_n that_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o to_o live_v three_o and_o thirty_o year_n in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n in_o cold_a in_o 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