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expectationi_fw-la non_fw-la respondet_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la homines_fw-la difficulter_fw-la se_fw-la suaque_fw-la tueri_fw-la possunt_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o peste_n bello_fw-la fame_n publica_fw-la nam_fw-la ita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la homini_fw-la aut_fw-la vivere_fw-la aut_fw-la sva_fw-la tueri_fw-la loc_n tueri_fw-la aret._n in_o loc_n and_o time_n itself_o be_v then_o call_v difficult_a when_o it_o answer_v not_o our_o expectation_n and_o wherein_o man_n find_v it_o difficult_a to_o defend_v themselves_o and_o keep_v their_o own_o as_o in_o time_n of_o plague_n war_n or_o famine_n for_o in_o these_o case_n its_o a_o difficult_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o preserve_v his_o life_n or_o estate_n so_o likewise_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n in_o case_n of_o schism_n and_o division_n in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o civil_a war_n in_o the_o city_n of_o god_n or_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v as_o the_o invasion_n of_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v hard_a and_o difficult_a troublesome_a and_o perilous_a time_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n such_o be_v the_o time_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o prophecy_n they_o shall_v be_v cloudy_a and_o stormy_a day_n to_o the_o church_n and_o saint_n the_o apostle_n raise_v upon_o the_o mount_n of_o vision_n see_v a_o small_a cloud_n arise_v which_o he_o know_v will_v overspread_v the_o whole_a church_n for_o this_o prediction_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o time_n be_v a_o prophetical_a representation_n of_o the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o import_v so_o much_o that_o their_o very_a 〈◊〉_d very_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d season_n of_o grace_n shall_v become_v day_n of_o danger_n their_o very_a opportunity_n of_o do_v or_o receive_v good_a shall_v be_v fence_v about_o with_o 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d difficulty_n and_o fill_v with_o danger_n moreover_o we_o be_v here_o to_o observe_v that_o that_o be_v figurative_o attribute_v to_o
7._o unthankful_a such_o as_o never_o acknowledge_v any_o benefit_n these_o be_v such_o as_o make_v no_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o great_a obligation_n to_o god_n or_o man._n who_o be_v the_o live_a sepulcher_n of_o god_n blessing_n and_o man_n benefit_n such_o as_o disdainful_o trample_v upon_o those_o stair_n by_o which_o they_o rise_v and_o ascend_v to_o their_o greatness_n of_o such_o david_n complain_v 41.9_o complain_v psal_n 41.9_o yea_o my_o own_o familiar_a friend_n in_o who_o i_o trust_v which_o do_v eat_v of_o my_o bread_n have_v lift_v up_o his_o heel_n against_o i_o such_o be_v like_o that_o fowl_n which_o bite_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o dam_n that_o feed_v it_o thus_o the_o freeze_a serpent_n hiss_v and_o sting_v he_o that_o cherish_v and_o foster_v it_o in_o his_o bosom_n ingratitude_n be_v a_o devour_a monster_n which_o though_o continual_o feed_v be_v nothing_o the_o fat_a such_o be_v the_o 8._o the_o heb._n 6.7_o 8._o ground_n which_o drink_v in_o the_o rain_n but_o bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o briar_n and_o thorn_n this_o be_v near_o to_o curse_v and_o its_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v dixeris_fw-la ingratum_fw-la si_fw-la dixeris_fw-la omne_fw-la dixeris_fw-la ingratitude_n be_v a_o comprehensive_a sin_n a_o complicate_v evil_a a_o brief_a abridgement_n and_o compendium_n of_o all_o vice_n the_o eight_o character_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scelesti_fw-la interpr_fw-la scelesti_fw-la vetus_fw-la interpr_fw-la impuri_fw-la i._n e._n quibus_fw-la nullum_fw-la jus_o est_fw-la nec_fw-la fas_fw-la loc_fw-la fas_fw-la beza_n in_fw-la loc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la tum_fw-la de_fw-la moribus_fw-la tum_fw-la de_fw-la dogmatibus_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la potest_fw-la intelligi_fw-la loc_n intelligi_fw-la aret._n in_o loc_n 8._o unholy_a wicked_a man_n impure_a person_n such_o who_o lust_n be_v their_o law_n otherwise_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o right_a or_o wrong_n the_o word_n here_o use_v note_n that_o which_o vary_v from_o the_o divine_a standard_n that_o holy_a law_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o that_o which_o be_v right_o and_o good_a whether_o it_o be_v in_o opinion_n or_o practice_n and_o indeed_o when_o the_o mind_n be_v corrupt_v by_o erroneous_a opinion_n we_o can_v expect_v a_o conformity_n in_o the_o life_n to_o the_o rule_n of_o holiness_n it_o denote_v such_o as_o have_v quench_v every_o spark_n of_o goodness_n and_o banish_v every_o motion_n of_o godliness_n have_v give_v themselves_o over_o to_o all_o licentiousness_n and_o lasciviousness_n 8._o lasciviousness_n judas_n v._n 4_o 8._o to_o commit_v all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n 4.19_o greediness_n ephes_n 4.19_o such_o who_o though_o they_o put_v a_o tincture_n of_o holiness_n upon_o their_o action_n have_v no_o truth_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n who_o draw_v not_o the_o line_n of_o their_o life_n by_o the_o golden_a rule_n of_o god_n law_n nor_o centre_n their_o thought_n in_o his_o glory_n the_o nine_o character_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la affectus_fw-la seu_fw-la amor_fw-la naturalis_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la parentum_fw-la erga_fw-la liberos_fw-la hinc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nomen_fw-la patris_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la fit_a ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluit_fw-la q._n benevolus_fw-la dictus_fw-la a_o propensâ_fw-la erga_fw-la liberos_fw-la voluntate_fw-la alii_fw-la voluntate_fw-la buxt_n et_fw-la alii_fw-la 9_o without_o natural_a affection_n the_o word_n denote_v the_o want_n of_o such_o a_o natural_a affection_n or_o love_n as_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o natural_a parent_n towards_o their_o child_n hence_o we_o esteem_v and_o call_v such_o parent_n as_o love_v not_o their_o child_n unnatural_a parent_n such_o be_v like_a to_o the_o ostrich_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v 39.16_o say_v job_n 39.16_o she_o be_v harden_v against_o her_o young_a one_o as_o though_o they_o be_v not_o she_o but_o can_v this_o hardness_n be_v find_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o adam_n can_v a_o woman_n forget_v her_o suck_a child_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o son_n of_o her_o womb_n yea_o they_o may_v forget_v 49.15_o forget_v isa_n 49.15_o this_o want_n of_o natural_a affection_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o unnatural_a lust_n 31._o lust_n rom._n 1.26_o 27_o 31._o the_o bruit-beast_n by_o natural_a instinct_n be_v very_o tender_a over_o their_o young_a sin_n not_o only_a degrade_n man_n to_o a_o beast_n as_o drunkenness_n but_o make_v he_o worse_o than_o a_o bruit_n for_o unnaturalness_n such_o sinner_n despise_v grace_n strangle_v nature_n and_o destroy_v their_o own_o soul_n the_o ten_o character_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nescii_fw-la foederis_fw-la beza_n foederis_fw-la beza_n sine_fw-la pace_n vetus_fw-la pace_n vetus_fw-la foedifragi_fw-la castalio_n foedifragi_fw-la castalio_n irreconciliabiles_fw-la scultetus_n irreconciliabiles_fw-la scultetus_n ab_fw-la α_n privitiuâ_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d libo_fw-la sacrifico_fw-la 10._o truce-breaker_n covenant-breaker_n such_o as_o be_v altogether_o regardless_o of_o oath_n and_o covenant_n or_o who_o be_v once_o provoke_v and_o become_v enemy_n be_v implacable_a irreconcilable_a for_o the_o word_n be_v take_v from_o the_o use_n of_o sacrifice_n now_o sacrifice_n be_v use_v by_o the_o heathen_n to_o pacify_v as_o they_o think_v a_o angry_a deity_n hence_o it_o signify_v as_o some_o render_v it_o implacable_a so_o a_o cruel_a and_o continual_a war_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o truce_n they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aeschin_n 〈◊〉_d sic._n demosth_n &_o aeschin_n a_o irreconcilable_a war_n and_o sacrifice_n also_o be_v use_v in_o make_v of_o truce_n and_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o covenant_n hence_o it_o signify_v truce-breaker_n and_o covenant-breaker_n the_o person_n therefore_o here_o describe_v be_v such_o as_o be_v furious_a and_o implacable_a when_o provoke_v false_a and_o perfidious_a when_o engage_v though_o by_o the_o most_o sacred_a oath_n and_o covenant_n such_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n or_o trust_n who_o of_o feign_a friend_n pretend_a lover_n will_v soon_o become_v real_a foe_n profess_a enemy_n the_o eleven_o character_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d calumniatores_fw-la beza_n calumniatores_fw-la beza_n graecis_fw-la philosophis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la cum_fw-la satan_n propriè_fw-la possit_fw-la &_o faciat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d graecis_fw-la rectè_fw-la dictus_fw-la est_fw-la loc_n est_fw-la aret._n in_o loc_n 11._o false-accuser_n slanderer_n calumniator_n makebate_n devil_n as_o the_o greek_a word_n import_v and_o with_o the_o greek_n it_o signify_v such_o a_o one_o as_o by_o raise_v slanderous_a report_n and_o false_a accusation_n can_v only_o set_v man_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o and_o at_o variance_n with_o one_o another_o but_o also_o which_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o from_o hence_o among_o they_o he_o have_v his_o name_n can_v by_o this_o mean_n make_v very_a friend_n to_o become_v deadly_a enemy_n these_o be_v the_o near_a kinsman_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n who_o be_v style_v 12.20_o style_v rev._n 12.20_o the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brother_n calumny_n be_v one_o of_o the_o master-engine_n of_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n habet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o trajâ—ciendo_fw-la nomen_fw-la habet_fw-la slander_n have_v its_o name_n in_o greek_a from_o thrust_v through_o slander_n be_v those_o 120.3_o those_o ps_n 120.3_o sharp_a arrow_n of_o the_o mighty_a which_o be_v discharge_v against_o the_o white_a of_o innocency_n those_o deadly_a dart_n with_o which_o dip_v in_o the_o poison_n of_o malice_n and_o revenge_n wicked_a man_n transfix_v the_o name_n and_o sometime_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o such_o do_v holy_a david_n complain_v 12._o complain_v psal_n 35.11_o 12._o false-witness_n do_v rise_v up_o they_o lay_v to_o my_o charge_n thing_n that_o i_o know_v not_o they_o reward_v i_o evil_n for_o good_a to_o the_o spoil_n of_o my_o soul_n by_o 61._o by_o mat._n 26.59_o 60_o 61._o such_o be_v our_o saviour_n name_n crucify_v before_o his_o body_n this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o 5.11_o of_o matth._n 5.11_o persecution_n of_o the_o tongue_n under_o which_o the_o saint_n have_v suffer_v in_o all_o age_n such_o be_v they_o who_o first_o take_v away_o a_o man_n good_a name_n by_o a_o false_a accusation_n and_o then_o his_o life_n by_o a_o unjust_a sentence_n just_o thus_o they_o deal_v with_o christ_n and_o then_o no_o wonder_n though_o satan_n agent_n practise_v the_o same_o devilish_a policy_n upon_o the_o best_a of_o christian_n these_o be_v indeed_o as_o the_o word_n import_v devil_n incarnate_a who_o can_v taste_v so_o much_o sweetness_n in_o any_o thing_n as_o in_o innocent_a blood_n the_o greek_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o denote_v person_n that_o be_v extreme_o impious_a and_o even_o
practice_n and_o punishment_n be_v thus_o record_v by_o the_o same_o historian_n have_v speak_v of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o sundry_a factious_a spirit_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o all_o these_o do_v the_o idumean_n contend_v as_o it_o be_v for_o priority_n in_o the_o express_v of_o a_o unbrideled_a fury_n for_o these_o being_n most_o desperate_o wicked_a murder_v the_o chief_a priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o so_o no_o part_n of_o piety_n towards_o god_n may_v be_v preserve_v but_o that_o true_a religion_n both_o root_n and_o branch_n may_v be_v destroy_v in_o the_o land_n by_o they_o be_v the_o city_n despoil_v of_o its_o just_a privilege_n and_o immunity_n instead_o whereof_o they_o introduce_v all_o manner_n of_o insolence_n and_o enormity_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o face_n or_o footstep_n of_o any_o good_a government_n leave_v now_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herein_o be_v that_o generation_n call_v the_o zealot_n most_o vigorous_o active_a who_o justify_v their_o name_n by_o their_o work_n verify_v their_o appellation_n by_o their_o action_n for_o there_o be_v never_o any_o wickedness_n attempt_v in_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n but_o their_o zeal_n carry_v they_o to_o the_o commission_n of_o it_o although_o they_o will_v needs_o call_v themselves_o by_o this_o name_n as_o before_o be_v note_v for_o their_o zeal_n which_o they_o pretend_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_n and_o such_o be_v their_o savage_a disposition_n they_o either_o subtile_o deceive_v they_o who_o they_o injurious_o oppress_v by_o their_o delude_a pretence_n or_o open_o triumph_v in_o their_o overthrow_n as_o account_v the_o chief_a virtue_n to_o consist_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o viciousness_n but_o divine_a justice_n suffer_v not_o these_o cruel_a cannibal_n to_o escape_v a_o deserve_a punishment_n no_o 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