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example_n 1._o from_o superior_n example_n be_v take_v be_v superior_n and_o from_o such_o many_o be_v often_o take_v as_o 1._o from_o their_o example_n if_o parent_n master_n minister_n or_o prince_n do_v so_o or_o so_o it_o be_v authority_n enough_o for_o inferior_n to_o do_v the_o same_o man_n be_v a_o creature_n much_o lead_v by_o example_n and_o example_n before_o our_o eve_n have_v the_o same_o operation_n that_o jacob_n pilled_a rod_n have_v upon_o the_o sheep_n to_o produce_v a_o likeness_n in_o disposition_n and_o deportment_n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la if_o jeroboam_n sin_n he_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n if_o the_o father_n say_v sibbole_v the_o son_n will_v never_o frame_v to_o say_v schibbole_v if_o the_o mother_n be_v a_o ashdodite_n the_o child_n 24._o neh._n 3._o 24._o will_v never_o learn_v to_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n and_o challenge_v they_o for_o it_o their_o answer_n be_v thus_o do_v their_o father_n before_o they_o 2._o and_o much_o more_o if_o beside_o example_n counsel_n 2._o counsel_n there_o be_v encouragement_n give_v by_o counsel_n and_o advice_n the_o simple_a vulgar_a make_v no_o scruple_n to_o cry_v out_o crucify_v crucify_v when_o set_v on_o by_o the_o priest_n and_o ruler_n upon_o who_o sleeve_n they_o have_v implicit_o pin_v their_o faith_n and_o to_o who_o vote_n they_o have_v captivate_v their_o assent_n 3._o and_o much_o more_o still_o if_o the_o superior_a command_n 3._o command_n add_v a_o peremptory_a command_n then_o will_v the_o inferior_a run_v and_o go_v and_o do_v any_o thing_n command_v and_o think_v that_o be_v his_o warrant_n 28._o 2._o sam._n 13._o 28._o then_o when_o absalon_n say_v mark_v amnon_n when_o his_o heart_n be_v merry_a then_o set_v upon_o he_o slay_v he_o fear_v not_o i_o command_v you_o so_o it_o be_v all_o do_v according_o the_o canonist_n have_v say_v if_o the_o pope_n shall_v command_v evil_a and_o forbid_v good_a and_o draw_v thousand_o of_o soul_n with_o he_o to_o hell_n yet_o all_o be_v to_o rest_v in_o his_o determination_n and_o decree_n not_o once_o say_v domine_fw-la papa_n quid_fw-la ita_fw-la facis_fw-la sir_n why_o do_v you_o so_o 4._o and_o more_o again_o yet_o if_o those_o command_n 7._o 4._o promise_v 1_o sam._n 22._o 7._o be_v back_v either_o 1._o with_o promise_n of_o favour_n and_o reward_n when_o saul_n speak_v of_o vineyard_n and_o olive-yard_n place_n of_o command_n as_o captain_n and_o colonel_n and_o high_a office_n at_o his_o dispose_n the_o perfidious_a ziphites_n to_o curry_v favour_n with_o a_o enrage_a prince_n proffer_v their_o service_n to_o deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n the_o best_a subject_n the_o king_n have_v and_o the_o best_a patriot_n the_o kingdom_n have_v be_v not_o david_n hide_v among_o we_o let_v but_o the_o king_n 20._o 1_o sam._n 23._o 20._o come_v down_o and_o we_o be_v ready_a for_o our_o part_n to_o deliver_v he_o into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o bloody_a doeg_n be_v ready_a at_o the_o very_a instant_a upon_o command_n give_v when_o no_o other_o will_v execute_v it_o to_o fall_v upon_o the_o innocent_a priest_n who_o himself_o have_v first_o inform_v against_o and_o to_o sacrifice_v a_o whole_a city_n and_o tribe_n of_o 18._o 1_o sam._n 22._o 18._o they_o to_o the_o fury_n and_o lust_n of_o the_o enrage_a king_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o reward_n 2._o or_o threat_n of_o punishment_n whether_o pecuniary_a 2._o or_o threat_v pecuniary_a pecuniary_a and_o in_o their_o estate_n as_o when_o that_o antichristian_a beast_n do_v thunder_n out_o his_o interdict_v that_o none_o shall_v buy_v or_o sell_v hold_v office_n in_o church_n or_o state_n but_o he_o that_o do_v receive_v the_o name_n or_o mark_v of_o the_o beast_n then_o do_v all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n worship_v the_o beast_n save_v only_o the_o lamb_n mark_v one_o who_o name_n be_v 17._o rev._n 13._o 7_o 8._o &_o 17._o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n 2._o or_o corporal_a and_o capital_a punishment_n at_o which_o man_n do_v most_o tremble_v then_o if_o a_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v it_o present_a death_n not_o to_o worship_v his_o god_n and_o bow_v to_o his_o image_n all_o people_n nation_n and_o tongue_n fall_v down_o 7._o dan_n 3._o 7._o present_o and_o in_o all_o these_o case_n the_o inferior_a be_v apt_a to_o flatter_v himself_o with_o this_o caveant_fw-la principes_fw-la viderint_fw-la praelati_fw-la let_v the_o prince_n the_o prelate_n and_o churchman_n look_v to_o it_o they_o shall_v answer_v for_o i_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n if_o they_o command_v or_o lead_v amiss_o not_o i_o to_o obey_v but_o remember_v what_o be_v say_v 16._o 1_o king_n 14._o 16._o so_o oft_o of_o jeroboam_n he_o sin_v and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n there_o be_v his_o sin_n and_o their_o sin_n too_o both_o sin_v he_o first_o in_o enjoin_v they_o in_o obey_v yet_o be_v there_o some_o holy_a priest_n levite_n and_o people_n who_o understand_v better_a what_o be_v sin_n what_o duty_n what_o obedience_n be_v due_a to_o man_n and_o what_o to_o god_n that_o leave_v their_o place_n in_o the_o ministry_n live_n benefice_n city_n suburb_n and_o other_o after_o they_o that_o leave_v their_o habitation_n and_o state_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v 16._o 2_o chron._n 11._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o turn_v aside_o to_o jeroboam_n self-devised_n new_a worship_n and_o idolatry_n 2._o equal_n towards_o who_o some_o who_o equal_n 2._o equal_n know_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o with_o respect_n enough_o to_o their_o superior_n be_v often_o to_o blame_v in_o their_o carriage_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o excuse_v it_o with_o this_o i_o know_v with_o who_o i_o have_v to_o do_v i_o be_o as_o good_a a_o man_n as_o he_o etc._n etc._n thus_o both_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n seem_v to_o be_v blame-worthy_a for_o some_o unhandsome_a clash_n and_o reflection_n they_o begin_v with_o he_o chap._n 8._o 2._o and_o one_o word_n bring_v on_o another_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o they_o and_o know_v as_o much_o as_o they_o job_n 12._o 2._o 3._o &_o 13._o 2._o and_o they_o again_o to_o be_v even_o with_o he_o tell_v he_o they_o be_v his_o better_n job_n 15._o 9_o 10._o what_o know_v thou_o that_o we_o know_v not_o with_o we_o be_v the_o gray_a head_a and_o very_o age_a man_n much_o elder_a than_o thy_o father_n so_o that_o ere_o they_o part_v they_o be_v not_o so_o good_a friend_n as_o when_o they_o meet_v how_o much_o better_o be_v it_o to_o remember_v those_o good_a direction_n be_v kind_o affectionate_a one_o to_o another_o in_o honour_n prefer_v one_o another_o 10._o rom._n 12._o 10._o let_v nothing_o be_v do_v through_o strife_n or_o vainglory_n provoke_v one_o anâ—ther_n but_o in_o lowliness_n of_o mind_n let_v each_o esteem_v other_o better_a than_o 3._o phil._n 2._o 3._o themselves_o this_o woâ—ld_v preserve_v love_n 3._o towards_o inferior_n common_o man_n 23._o 3._o inferior_n gen._n 4._o 23._o be_v most_o to_o blame_v a_o tyrannical_a lamech_v will_v insult_v over_o his_o poor_a wife_n and_o use_v she_o like_o a_o slave_n not_o spare_v to_o threaten_v she_o into_o awe_n and_o dread_n and_o a_o wicked_a nabal_n so_o rugged_a to_o a_o servant_n and_o to_o every_o man_n 17._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 17._o puff_v up_o with_o his_o wicked_a pelf_n that_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o give_v any_o man_n a_o good_a word_n nor_o can_v any_o man_n tell_v how_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o how_o often_o do_v the_o rich_a ill_o entreat_v the_o poor_a who_o stand_v cap-in-hand_n and_o 23._o prov._n 18._o 23._o use_v entreaty_n when_o the_o rich_a answer_v he_o rough_o and_o excuse_v themselves_o with_o say_v i_o know_v with_o who_o i_o have_v to_o do_v shall_v i_o stoop_v to_o a_o thistle_n thus_o do_v abishai_n blood_n rise_v at_o shimei_n and_o call_v he_o dog_n dead_a dog_n when_o david_n say_v let_v 10._o 2_o sam._n 1â—_n 10._o he_o alone_o i_o will_v leave_v he_o to_o god_n it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v require_v i_o good_a for_o his_o curse_v i_o will_v not_o foul_a my_o hand_n with_o he_o nor_o let_v choler_n rise_v against_o choler_n there_o can_v not_o well_o be_v a_o worse_a creature_n than_o shimei_n nor_o a_o great_a or_o better_a person_n than_o david_n nor_o a_o worse_o affront_v offer_v yet_o he_o let_v all_o fall_n that_o be_v the_o best_a flesh_n that_o heal_v of_o itself_o yet_o we_o have_v a_o great_a example_n than_o david_n have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o worse_a than_o shemei_n even_o michael_n the_o archangel_n when_o dispute_v with_o the_o devil_n dare_v not_o bring_v in_o rail_a accusation_n only_o say_v the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o if_o a_o angel_n do_v not_o give_v a_o unbecoming_a word_n if_o a_o archangel_n the_o high_a of_o that_o order_n dare_v not_o to_o satan_n the_o vile_a and_o most_o curse_a
courtship_n swagger_v gallantry_n quarrel_v manhood_n ribaldry_n urbanity_n juven_n fallit_fw-la enim_fw-la vitium_fw-la sptcie_n virtutis_fw-la &_o umbra_fw-la juven_n drunkenness_n good-fellowship_n etc._n etc._n that_o as_o physician_n gild_v over_o their_o pill_n to_o cover_v the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o ingredient_n so_o do_v these_o gild_v over_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o they_o be_v more_o easy_o swallow_v down_o but_o though_o the_o physician_n have_v put_v upon_o many_o disease_n specious_a name_n and_o call_v a_o plaguesore_a a_o carbuncle_n and_o the_o white_a film_n which_o take_v away_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n a_o pearl_n yet_o who_o can_v be_v bring_v say_v a_o late_a learned_a doctor_n by_o such_o slender_a meditation_n dr._n spurflow_v in_o his_o meditation_n artifices_fw-la into_o opinion_n that_o a_o carbuncle_n be_v less_o loathsome_a or_o mortal_a than_o another_o swell_a which_o have_v not_o so_o gay_a a_o name_n or_o that_o that_o blindness_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o pearl_n in_o the_o eye_n be_v more_o comfortable_a than_o the_o loss_n of_o sight_n by_o any_o other_o accident_n there_o be_v a_o sad_a woe_n pronounce_v to_o both_o of_o these_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o call_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_n that_o put_v 20._o esay_n 5._o 20._o darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n sweet_a for_o bitter_a and_o bitter_a for_o sweet_a chap._n vi_o excuse_n take_v from_o certain_a doctrine_n and_o scripture_n misunderstand_v and_o observation_n ill_o apply_v there_o be_v other_o yet_o behind_o and_o too_o misapply_v doctrine_n misapply_v many_o that_o think_v themselves_o safe_a and_o excusable_a by_o many_o doctrine_n and_o scripture_n misunderstand_v and_o misapply_v sundry_a observation_n they_o have_v make_v as_o first_o that_o great_a and_o mysterious_a election_n 1._o that_o of_o election_n doctrine_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n which_o be_v indeed_o of_o that_o altitude_n and_o depth_n that_o as_o those_o water_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n there_o be_v no_o wade_v through_o or_o pass_v over_o they_o without_o that_o reason-silencing_a and_o abrupt_a admiration_n of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oh_o the_o amaze_a depth_n and_o riches_n of_o the_o 33._o rom._n 11._o 33._o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n how_o unsearchable_a be_v his_o judgement_n and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o yet_o how_o do_v many_o argue_v from_o this_o doctrine_n if_o i_o be_o elect_v i_o be_o safe_a though_o i_o do_v nothing_o election_n will_v take_v his_o effect_n and_o i_o shall_v obtain_v on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o reprobate_v all_o endeavour_n be_v of_o no_o effect_n for_o god_n decree_n can_v be_v frustrate_v i_o shall_v unavoidable_o perish_v but_o i_o answer_v who_o teach_v thus_o to_o reason_n thy_o business_n be_v not_o to_o pry_v into_o god_n secret_a will_n but_o attend_v his_o reveal_v and_o thy_o own_o duty_n secret_a thing_n belong_v to_o god_n thing_n reveal_v to_o we_o deut._n 29._o 29._o and_o first_o for_o election_n know_v there_o be_v no_o such_o absolute_a election_n as_o to_o be_v exclusive_a of_o the_o mean_n but_o do_v include_v and_o imply_v all_o the_o prideaux_n cum_fw-la predestinatio_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la includit_fw-la media_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la hunc_fw-la sperare_fw-la qui_fw-la negligit_fw-la ista_fw-la prideaux_n way_n and_o mean_n prepare_v for_o glory_n as_o effectual_a call_v faith_n repentance_n holy_a obedience_n see_v ephes_n 1._o 4._o god_n have_v choose_v we_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n before_o he_o in_o love_n so_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 13._o god_n have_v choose_v you_o to_o salvation_n through_o sanctification_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o there_o be_v no_o such_o absolute_a promise_n of_o harvest_n and_o fruitfulness_n exclusive_a of_o man_n industry_n and_o endeavour_n in_o plough_v and_o sow_v but_o the_o mean_n be_v include_v in_o subordination_n to_o the_o end_n 2._o and_o as_o for_o reprobation_n not_o to_o wade_v paraeus_n deus_fw-la ordinans_fw-la ad_fw-la paenas_fw-la propter_fw-la peccata_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la injustus_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la paenas_fw-la infligit_fw-la propter_fw-la peccata_fw-la paraeus_n into_o the_o controversy_n it_o will_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v as_o just_a in_o god_n to_o decree_v to_o punish_v man_n for_o sin_n as_o to_o inflict_v the_o punishment_n when_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v as_o it_o be_v the_o same_o justice_n in_o the_o magistrate_n to_o enact_v such_o a_o penalty_n for_o such_o a_o offence_n as_o to_o execute_v it_o after_o the_o offence_n commit_v god_n punish_v none_o but_o for_o sin_n nor_o do_v decree_n to_o punish_v any_o but_o such_o in_o who_o he_o find_v sin_n unrepented_a of_o 2._o as_o for_o thy_o reprobation_n look_v not_o into_o this_o abyss_n neither_o cast_v thyself_o from_o this_o pinnacle_n 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