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the_o general_a synonyme_n general_a phavorini_fw-la lexicon_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
it_o in_o god_n name_n and_o stead_n 29._o and_o this_o office_n be_v none_o of_o the_o extraordinary_a apostolical_a prerogative_n such_o as_o some_o reckon_v these_o to_o have_v be_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o infallibility_n their_o power_n of_o miracle_n and_o their_o ecumenical_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o therefore_o incommunicable_a or_o intransitive_a but_o as_o successive_a and_o permanent_a and_o pertinent_a to_o their_o successor_n in_o ordinary_a the_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o god_n flock_n who_o as_o well_o as_o the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n or_o the_o apostle_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v god_n visible_a vicegerent_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 5.1_o world_n heb._n 5.1_o in_o all_o thing_n pertain_v unto_o god_n as_o to_o accept_v the_o people_n offering_n in_o god_n name_n and_o stead_n so_o to_o present_v oblation_n present_v the_o clause_n in_o the_o prayer_n for_o the_o church_n militant_a to_o accept_v our_o alm_n and_o oblation_n 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this_o world_n forsake_v and_o forsake_v of_o god_n second_o a_o corporal_n and_o that_o too_o a_o sudden_a and_o utter_a deprivation_n of_o the_o life_n of_o nature_n also_o both_o of_o they_o make_v up_o that_o fearful_a total_a extermination_n which_o the_o jew_n term_n 9_o term_n drus_n qu._n l._n 1._o qu._n 9_o sammatha_n or_o sammathizatio_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o signify_v desolare_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la stuporem_fw-la vastare_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tu_fw-la as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o let_v such_o a_o curse_n fall_v upon_o thou_o as_o be_v ultima_fw-la execratio_fw-la or_o god_n utmost_a malediction_n saint_n paul_n from_o another_o root_n maran_n atha_fw-mi seem_v to_o allude_v to_o this_o very_a curse_n 1_o cor._n 16.22_o curse_v they_o add_v magnum_fw-la diem_fw-la as_o the_o old_a counsel_n phrase_n it_o till_o doomsday_n and_o a_o day_n after_o a_o curse_n so_o terrible_a that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o 156._o of_o eum_n ananiae_n &_o sapphirae_fw-la †_o una_fw-la styx_n porrigi_fw-la ne_fw-fr †_o ejulantem_fw-la crucians_fw-la complectatur_fw-la selden_n ad_fw-la eadmerum_fw-la quo_fw-la suprà _fw-la p._n 156._o curse_n former_o quote_v against_o sacrilege_n ananias_n and_o sapphira_n aâ—e_v become_v the_o proverbial_a as_o i_o may_v say_v the_o standard_n to_o curse_v by_o 31._o sure_o such_o a_o curse_n so_o terrible_a take_v in_o all_o the_o circumstance_n we_o read_v not_o of_o in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o if_o god_n hereby_o will_v intimate_v as_o the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o sacrilege_n above_o all_o sin_n in_o general_a so_o the_o aggravation_n of_o it_o in_o particular_a as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n now_o under_o the_o gospel_n than_o under_o the_o law_n both_o respectu_fw-la personae_fw-la and_o also_o respectu_fw-la status_fw-la because_o as_o our_o oblation_n to_o all_o act_n of_o devotion_n be_v more_o so_o be_v our_o knowledge_n and_o our_o hope_n likewise_o this_o be_v 34._o be_v allus_fw-la ad_fw-la decimas_fw-la hilariter_fw-la &_o libenter_fw-la danda_fw-la ea_fw-la non_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la minora_fw-la utpote_fw-la majorem_fw-la spem_fw-la habentes_fw-la iren._n l._n four_o c._n 34._o irenaeus_n his_o argument_n far_a great_a now_o than_o it_o be_v then_o 32._o and_o because_o this_o fact_n of_o ananias_n be_v the_o first_o notorious_a act_n of_o sacrilege_n that_o ever_o be_v commit_v under_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o lest_o any_o after_o they_o shall_v presume_v upon_o their_o impunity_n as_o they_o give_v ill_a example_n to_o their_o generation_n and_o to_o posterity_n to_o boot_v it_o be_v p._n martyr_n note_n themselves_z become_v a_o sad_a example_n to_o both_o they_o be_v confound_v body_n and_o soul_n 33._o and_o that_o too_o with_o a_o sudden_a destruction_n in_o a_o instant_a the_o usual_a destiny_n of_o sacrilege_n witness_n 16._o witness_n dan._n v._o 30._o 2_o king_n xi_o 16._o belshazzar_n athaliah_n and_o so_o many_o more_o slay_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o say_v in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sacrilege_n 34._o this_o be_v a_o history_n brimful_a of_o horror_n in_o all_o the_o grievous_a circumstance_n of_o it_o to_o see_v a_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n child_n of_o the_o church_n auditor_n of_o the_o apostle_n professor_n of_o christ_n true_a religion_n outward_o conformable_a to_o the_o apostolical_a discipline_n benefactor_n to_o the_o church_n no_o apparent_a profess_a enemy_n or_o atheist_n no_o persecutor_n or_o apostate_n or_o notorious_a evil_a liver_n for_o any_o thing_n we_o read_v of_o they_o ah_o i_o tremble_v to_o think_v it_o that_o such_o person_n so_o qualify_v shall_v yet_o be_v liable_a to_o so_o execrable_a a_o end_n as_o say_v 6._o say_v gostwick_n anatomy_n of_o ananias_n sacril_n ch_n 6._o some_o in_o a_o moment_n to_o be_v damn_v body_n and_o soul_n die_v without_o repentance_n shall_v as_o they_o be_v man_n and_o wife_n in_o the_o sin_n upon_o earth_n be_v still_o man_n and_o wife_n in_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n and_o all_o this_o damnable_a rigour_n for_o grudge_v a_o few_o penny_n or_o pound_n at_o the_o most_o to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n but_o 29._o but_o deut._n xxix_o 29._o secret_a thing_n belong_v unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o god_n judgement_n be_v past_o find_v out_o 33._o rom._n xi_o 33._o our_o best_a course_n therefore_o be_v to_o adore_v they_o with_o admiration_n to_o lay_v they_o to_o heart_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o to_o acknowledge_v with_o all_o humility_n that_o god_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v however_o sacrilege_n may_v be_v extenuate_v in_o the_o world_n be_v deceitful_a scale_n yet_o in_o the_o just_a balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n you_o see_v the_o heavy_a doom_n of_o it_o weigh_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o hell_n 35._o and_o now_o although_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o censure_n the_o corporal_a part_n be_v miraculous_a and_o so_o extraordinary_a yet_o let_v none_o harden_v himself_o 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of_o heart_n not_o to_o repent_v and_o return_v and_o restore_v for_o this_o impenitent_a state_n may_v still_o provoke_v god_n to_o punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o in_o his_o just_a permission_n a_o judgement_n which_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o grievous_a the_o very_a next_o step_n to_o hell_n itself_o and_o therefore_o not_o inferior_a for_o the_o matter_n though_o not_o so_o visible_a for_o the_o manner_n to_o that_o dreadful_a curse_n which_o befall_v ananias_n and_o sapphira_n in_o who_o fatal_a example_n god_n do_v purposely_o express_v such_o a_o terrible_a severity_n to_o countenance_v the_o just_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o bring_v into_o credit_n church-authority_n a_o main_a nerve_n or_o sinew_n in_o christ_n body_n mystical_a the_o mortification_n whereof_o in_o this_o latter_a age_n have_v occasion_v the_o gangrene_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o this_o christian_a church_n and_o state_n for_o we_o may_v not_o flatter_v now_o but_o now_o
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by_o a_o royal_a prayer_n royal_a see_v the_o proclamation_n for_o the_o uniformity_n of_o common_a prayer_n before_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n act_n for_o the_o authorise_a a_o uniformity_n of_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n etc._n etc._n establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o to_o prevent_v the_o temptation_n to_o and_o imputation_n of_o fickleness_n that_o great_a scandal_n of_o state_n the_o royal_a admonition_n run_v thus_o we_o do_v admonish_v all_o man_n that_o hereafter_o they_o shall_v not_o expect_v nor_o attempt_v any_o further_a alteration_n in_o the_o common_a and_o public_a form_n of_o god_n service_n from_o this_o which_o be_v now_o establish_v for_o that_o neither_o will_v we_o give_v way_n to_o any_o to_o presume_v that_o our_o own_o judgement_n have_v determine_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o weight_n shall_v be_v sway_v to_o alteration_n by_o the_o frivolous_a suggestion_n of_o any_o light_a spirit_n neither_o be_v we_o ignorant_a of_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o do_v arise_v in_o government_n by_o admit_v innovation_n in_o thing_n once_o settle_v by_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o use_v constancy_n in_o the_o uphold_v of_o public_a determination_n of_o state_n for_o that_o such_o be_v the_o unquietness_n and_o unstedfastness_n of_o some_o disposition_n affect_v every_o year_n new_a form_n of_o thing_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v follow_v in_o their_o unconstancy_n will_v make_v all_o action_n of_o state_n ridiculous_a and_o contemptible_a whereas_o the_o steadfast_a maintain_n of_o thing_n by_o good_a advice_n establish_v be_v the_o weal_n of_o all_o commonwealth_n behold_v a_o fort-royal_a strong_a enough_o against_o all_o such_o change_n if_o but_o well_o man_v and_o maintain_v 20._o and_o indeed_o the_o platform_n of_o it_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o wise_a mortal_a king_n that_o ever_o be_v solomon_n it_o be_v who_o give_v we_o all_o fair_a warning_n say_v 23._o say_v prov._n 24.21_o 22_o 23._o my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v the_o precept_n be_v back_v with_o a_o ominous_a prophecy_n for_o their_o calamity_n shall_v rise_v sudden_o and_o who_o know_v the_o ruin_n of_o they_o both_o both_o changer_n and_o meddler_n these_o thing_n also_o belong_v unto_o the_o wise_a as_o wise_a as_o some_o man_n may_v think_v themselves_o be_v they_o as_o wise_a as_o achitophel_n they_o may_v need_v and_o they_o shall_v take_v this_o wise_a counsel_n betimes_o lest_o they_o prove_v achitophel_n at_o their_o latter_a end_n 21._o but_o if_o solomon_n have_v not_o give_v we_o this_o fair_a warning_n we_o may_v know_v those_o man_n good_a meaning_n in_o the_o change_n by_o their_o intention_n and_o endeavour_n too_o ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la potentiae_fw-la express_v in_o the_o bill_n for_o abolition_n offer_v at_o uxbridge_n 160._o uxbridge_n a_o full_a relation_n of_o the_o passage_n 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