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harlot_n will_v wipe_v her_o mouth_n and_o it_o be_v not_o she_o or_o as_o pilate_n will_v wash_v his_o hand_n when_o he_o have_v condemn_v the_o innocent_a blood_n so_o now_o the_o drunkard_n when_o he_o can_v stand_v will_v stand_v to_o it_o that_o he_o be_v not_o drink_v and_o the_o swearer_n swear_v and_o out-sweares_a all_o and_o if_o you_o tell_v he_o of_o it_o he_o present_o swear_v he_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o thus_o as_o rachel_n hide_v her_o father_n teraphim_n under_o a_o smooth_a pretence_n 31.35_o gen._n 31.35_o that_o it_o be_v with_o she_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o woman_n or_o as_o achan_n hide_v his_o wedge_n so_o do_v every_o sinner_n seek_v to_o hide_v his_o sin_n and_o if_o we_o can_v hide_v they_o but_o that_o sin_n itself_o like_o abel_n blood_n will_v cry_v so_o loud_o that_o it_o must_v be_v hear_v then_o present_o we_o will_v either_o lessen_v our_o sin_n with_o saul_n and_o say_v we_o do_v it_o indeed_o but_o it_o be_v with_o no_o ill_a intent_n i_o 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spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n fill_v the_o world_n and_o have_v knowledge_n of_o the_o voice_n and_o the_o ear_n of_o jealousy_n hear_v all_o thing_n &_o the_o voice_n of_o murmur_n be_v not_o hide_v and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v in_o secret_a shall_v be_v preach_v open_o it_o may_v be_v in_o this_o life_n as_o the_o adultery_n of_o david_n and_o almost_o all_o other_o horrible_a fact_n as_o treason_n adulterye_n murder_n and_o such_o like_a whereof_o we_o see_v almost_o none_o but_o god_n strange_o and_o by_o unknown_a way_n do_v bring_v to_o light_v or_o assure_o in_o the_o next_o life_n when_o god_n shall_v show_v the_o nation_n our_o shame_n and_o discover_v all_o our_o most_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n sin_n the_o long_o we_o practise_v sin_n the_o more_o impudent_a we_o grow_v in_o sin_n 2._o after_o that_o the_o sinner_n have_v accustom_v himself_o to_o private_a and_o secret_a sin_n than_o he_o begin_v to_o grow_v bold_a and_o bold_a and_o as_o further_o and_o further_o from_o all_o goodness_n so_o worse_o and_o worse_o in_o all_o wickedness_n for_o as_o seneca_n say_v hip._n seneca_n in_o hip._n obstare_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la velle_fw-la nec_fw-la labi_fw-la via_fw-la pudor_fw-la est_fw-la secundus_fw-la nosse_fw-la peccandi_fw-la modum_fw-la goodness_n when_o we_o have_v cast_v off_o all_o shame_n of_o sin_n we_o be_v pass_v all_o hope_n of_o goodness_n to_o withstand_v the_o sin_n be_v the_o best_a and_o not_o to_o fall_v but_o if_o we_o have_v fall_v to_o be_v ashamed_a that_o we_o have_v learn_v the_o way_n to_o sin_n be_v the_o best_a plank_n after_o shipwreck_n to_o save_v a_o man_n but_o when_o a_o man_n have_v cast_v off_o all_o shame_n of_o his_o ill
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these_o thing_n shall_v be_v but_o small_a sin_n in_o other_o yet_o in_o we_o they_o be_v horrible_a transgression_n matth._n chrysost_o hom_n 24_o in_o c._n 7._o matth._n quia_fw-la impossibile_fw-it omnino_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la praesidium_fw-la aliquando_fw-la confugere_fw-la because_o it_o be_v unpossible_a for_o we_o to_o find_v any_o excuse_n for_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o though_o gentleman_n and_o courtier_n citizen_n and_o worldling_n do_v lead_v their_o life_n in_o lewdness_n and_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n and_o think_v it_o no_o great_a sin_n but_o either_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o youth_n or_o but_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o time_n yet_o in_o we_o that_o be_v the_o preacher_n of_o god_n word_n or_o in_o those_o that_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n the_o least_o sin_n or_o miscarriage_n of_o ourselves_o which_o perhaps_o alijs_fw-la ignoscitur_fw-la nobis_fw-la imputatur_fw-la be_v but_o a_o 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either_o laugh_v or_o smile_v at_o his_o birth_n nor_o yet_o in_o forty_o day_n after_o say_v arist_n except_o it_o be_v sometime_o as_o they_o sleep_v &_o be_v at_o rest_n 10_o arist_n histor_n animal_n l._n 7._o c._n 10_o after_o we_o be_v thus_o cast_v into_o the_o world_n weak_a wail_v and_o miserable_a medicis_fw-la galenus_n de_fw-fr diffi_n medicis_fw-la our_o whole_a life_n be_v divide_v by_o galenus_n into_o four_o part_n whereof_o he_o make_v the_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iwenum_fw-la of_o child_n till_o 15._o part_n the_o age_n of_o man_n be_v divide_v into_o 4._o part_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vigentium_fw-la of_o youth_n till_o 30._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mediorum_fw-la of_o man_n till_o 50._o
not_o one_o so_o bad_a as_o this_o for_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o and_o that_o they_o see_v they_o can_v live_v and_o nature_n tell_v they_o they_o must_v needs_o die_v yea_o all_o these_o forerunner_n of_o death_n fenes_n auri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la &_o amor_fw-la sceleratus_fw-la habendi_fw-la assolet_fw-la imprimis_fw-la excruciare_fw-la fenes_n do_v daily_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v even_o draw_v their_o last_o breath_n yet_o the_o near_a they_o be_v unto_o their_o death_n the_o more_o covetous_a they_o be_v the_o more_o worldly_a mind_a the_o more_o desirous_a to_o live_v and_o the_o more_o loath_a to_o leave_v this_o wretched_a life_n second_o as_o all_o the_o age_n of_o man_n life_n estate_n the_o misery_n of_o all_o estate_n so_o all_o the_o estate_n of_o life_n be_v full_a of_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n for_o first_o if_o thou_o be_v poor_a nihil_fw-la habet_fw-la infaelix_fw-la paupertas_fw-la thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a of_o nothing_o but_o contempt_n which_o be_v poverty_n necessary_a attendant_n for_o the_o poor_a man_n shall_v be_v despit_v of_o his_o own_o brethren_n and_o it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v what_o pain_n and_o drudgery_n those_o poor_a snake_n as_o we_o call_v they_o do_v take_v 3.19_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o poor_a gen._n 3.19_o and_o endure_v both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o to_o get_v a_o little_a maintenance_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o their_o face_n it_o may_v be_v in_o the_o cold_a winter_n they_o do_v eat_v their_o bread_n and_o perhaps_o scarce_o sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v mere_a necessity_n as_o if_o they_o only_o be_v allot_v to_o sustain_v that_o heavy_a sentence_n that_o be_v first_o denounce_v against_o man_n for_o sin_n and_o therefore_o menander_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o burden_n be_v more_o burdensome_a than_o poverty_n and_o plautus_n say_v omnibus_fw-la modis_fw-la rud_z plaut_n rud_z qui_fw-la pauperes_fw-la sunt_fw-la misere_fw-la viwnt_fw-la the_o poor_a be_v miserable_a every_o way_n and_o it_o be_v the_o common_a receive_v opinion_n of_o the_o gentile_n miseros_fw-la esse_fw-la this_o invisos_fw-la that_o they_o be_v hate_v of_o the_o god_n which_o be_v thus_o plague_v by_o the_o god_n and_o the_o jew_n think_v little_o less_o 28.22.23_o deut._n 28.22.23_o because_o this_o be_v number_v among_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o hecuba_n be_v bring_v to_o such_o extreme_a poverty_n as_o that_o she_o have_v neither_o clothes_n to_o cover_v her_o nakedness_n nor_o yet_o food_n to_o satisfy_v nature_n call_v her_o misfortune_n and_o misery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o surpass_v the_o sufferance_n of_o any_o creature_n and_o plutarch_n report_v that_o many_o man_n to_o avoid_v the_o same_o do_v prevent_v this_o misery_n of_o life_n by_o a_o sudden_a and_o unnatural_a death_n choose_v to_o die_v rather_o than_o to_o live_v in_o extreme_a poverty_n and_o so_o with_o the_o unpatient_a fish_n they_o do_v but_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o frying-pan_n into_o the_o fire_n and_o run_v away_o from_o that_o misery_n which_o for_o a_o while_o they_o will_v not_o endure_v into_o that_o intolerable_a torment_n which_o now_o they_o must_v eternal_o suffer_v rich_a the_o misery_n of_o the_o rich_a second_o if_o thou_o be_v rich_a than_o be_v thou_o envy_v of_o other_o and_o shall_v be_v very_o like_a to_o be_v consened_z of_o thy_o good_n for_o thief_n will_v seek_v to_o rob_v thou_o thy_o friend_n to_o betray_v thou_o and_o thy_o neighbour_n to_o deceive_v thou_o which_o make_v the_o rich_a man_n to_o take_v more_o care_n to_o keep_v their_o wealth_n than_o they_o take_v pain_n to_o get_v it_o and_o thereby_o they_o be_v vex_v and_o crucify_v of_o themselves_o 10._o inuenal_n satyr_n 10._o nam_fw-la plures_fw-la nimia_fw-la congesta_fw-la pecunia_fw-la cura_fw-la strangulat_fw-la for_o gold_n and_o silver_n have_v destroy_v many_o a_o man_n say_v the_o son_n of_o syrach_n 8._o eccle._n 8._o for_o riches_n be_v like_o thorn_n say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n because_o they_o have_v the_o same_o power_n to_o tear_v our_o heart_n 4.18_o mar._n 4.18_o as_o the_o other_o have_v to_o rend_v our_o garment_n neither_o be_v this_o all_o the_o evil_a that_o riches_n bring_v unto_o we_o but_o they_o puff_n we_o up_o with_o pride_n they_o make_v we_o to_o disdain_v our_o inferior_n wrong_v our_o neighbour_n forget_v our_o god_n and_o to_o think_v ourselves_o poor_a worm_n to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o god_n on_o earth_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o be_v great_o angry_a against_o rich_a nation_n because_o 1_o zephan_n 1_o they_o that_o will_v be_v rich_a do_v fall_n into_o temptation_n and_o a_o snare_n 6.9_o 1_o tim._n 6.9_o and_o into_o many_o foolish_a and_o hurtful_a lust_n which_o drown_v man_n in_o perdition_n and_o destruction_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v 19.23_o matth._n 19.23_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a thing_n for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o though_o poverty_n be_v a_o extreme_a misery_n miserable_a whether_o to_o be_v poor_a or_o to_o be_v rich_a be_v the_o more_o miserable_a yet_o do_v not_o i_o know_v well_o whether_o to_o be_v wealthy_a or_o to_o be_v in_o want_n be_v the_o worse_a for_o though_o to_o be_v poor_a be_v a_o miserable_a thing_n in_o this_o life_n yet_o to_o be_v rich_a be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n for_o we_o to_o eternal_a life_n and_o therefore_o i_o find_v that_o the_o son_n of_o jakeh_n pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n 30.3_o prou._n 30.3_o but_o feed_v he_o with_o food_n convenient_a because_o the_o mean_a state_n be_v the_o best_a state_n and_o yet_o three_o if_o thou_o be_v mean_a than_o be_v thou_o account_v base_a estate_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o mean_a estate_n and_o deem_v unfit_a for_o the_o society_n nay_o for_o the_o service_n of_o many_o man_n for_o now_o gentleman_n and_o not_o good_a man_n be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v most_o general_o require_v for_o the_o service_n of_o great_a man_n four_o if_o thou_o be_v noble_a nobility_n the_o misery_n of_o nobility_n than_o be_v thou_o ever_o in_o fear_n of_o disgrace_n and_o must_v perhaps_o in_o foreign_a war_n with_o the_o imbrue_v of_o thy_o hand_n in_o other_o blood_n maintain_v the_o reputation_n of_o thy_o own_o blood_n at_o home_n five_o if_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o the_o vulgar_a people_n people_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o common_a people_n than_o be_v thou_o at_o other_o command_n and_o ever_o in_o fear_n of_o thy_o judge_n anger_n six_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o magistrate_n then_o must_v thou_o labour_v and_o toil_n for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o and_o many_o time_n magistrate_n the_o misery_n of_o magistrate_n disturb_v thy_o own_o rest_n and_o peace_n yea_o disburse_v thy_o own_o state_n and_o suffer_v many_o other_o hazard_n to_o undergo_v to_o procure_v rest_n and_o peace_n unto_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o when_o in_o any_o difference_n betwixt_o man_n thou_o have_v do_v thy_o best_a and_o deal_v as_o just_o as_o justice_n itself_o can_v do_v yet_o for_o his_o say_n that_o be_v right_v and_o perhaps_o but_o cold_o too_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v well_o thou_o be_v like_a to_o be_v sure_a of_o he_o that_o will_v have_v do_v the_o wrong_n to_o be_v more_o wrong_v thyself_o by_o his_o rail_n and_o proclaim_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o corrupt_a and_o unrighteous_a judge_n minister_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o minister_n seaventh_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o minister_n and_o a_o teacher_n of_o god_n people_n then_o shall_v thou_o see_v that_o this_o high_a calling_n in_o god_n church_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o great_a misery_n in_o the_o world_n for_o they_o be_v send_v as_o sheep_n into_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n 10.16_o matth._n 10.16_o and_o they_o be_v incident_a to_o be_v punish_v by_o god_n many_o time_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o when_o they_o make_v they_o their_o own_o 18._o ezek._n 18._o because_o they_o reproove_v they_o not_o and_o to_o be_v scorn_v and_o contemn_v of_o man_n when_o they_o do_v their_o best_a and_o we_o see_v many_o of_o they_o even_o of_o the_o best_a to_o be_v leave_v unregarded_a unrewarded_a and_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o more_o father_n child_n husband_n wife_n master_n servant_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o no_o estate_n be_v free_a from_o sin_n how_o can_v they_o then_o be_v free_a from_o misery_n man_n how_o all_o creature_n do_v heap_v up_o misery_n upon_o man_n three_o we_o know_v that_o when_o god_n make_v man_n he_o make_v lord_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n the_o tremble_a tree_n bow_v yield_v their_o fruit_n the_o silver_n stream_n run_v offer_v their_o service_n the_o lion_n roar_v after_o their_o prey_n and_o all_o other_o creature_n stand_v in_o their_o order_n subject_v themselves_o willing_o unto_o man_n
their_o conscience_n and_o they_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o must_v part_v from_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v gather_v but_o that_o not_o one_o of_o those_o sin_n will_v part_v from_o they_o which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o lest_o they_o shall_v forget_v they_o satan_n will_v now_o open_v his_o book_n and_o set_v all_o their_o sin_n before_o their_o eye_n and_o then_o he_o will_v bestir_v himself_o because_o he_o know_v his_o harvest_n be_v great_a and_o his_o time_n be_v but_o short_a and_o therefore_o he_o will_v tell_v they_o 19.17_o matth._n 19.17_o that_o if_o they_o will_v have_v enter_v into_o life_n they_o shall_v have_v keep_v the_o commandment_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o do_v testify_v 2.13_o rom._n 2.13_o he_o will_v allege_v against_o they_o that_o not_o the_o hearer_n but_o the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v justify_v and_o he_o will_v infer_v that_o if_o the_o just_a shall_v scarce_o be_v save_v it_o be_v intolerable_a for_o they_o be_v wicked_a man_n to_o appear_v death_n how_o satan_n discourage_v the_o wicked_a at_o their_o death_n and_o what_o the_o preacher_n of_o god_n now_o can_v beat_v into_o the_o thought_n of_o these_o careless_a man_n this_o wicked_a damn_a spirit_n will_v then_o irremoveable_o settle_v in_o their_o deep_a consideration_n 6.9.10_o 1_o cor._n 6.9.10_o viz._n that_o neither_o adulterer_n nor_o fornicator_n nor_o drunkard_n nor_o swearer_n nor_o usurer_n nor_o extortioner_n nor_o liar_n nor_o envious_a man_n nor_o hater_n of_o man_n nor_o any_o such_o like_a shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n o_o then_o what_o agony_n and_o perplexity_n will_v invade_v and_o tear_v the_o woeful_a heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v cause_v the_o sun_n to_o go_v down_o at_o noon_n 8.9.10_o amos_n 8.9.10_o and_o i_o will_v darken_v the_o earth_n in_o the_o clear_a day_n i_o will_v turn_v their_o feast_n into_o mourning_n and_o their_o 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a_o green_a tree_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o a_o wither_a say_v our_o saviour_n if_o he_o be_v so_o busy_a about_o the_o saint_n 4.17_o pet._n 4.17_o which_o have_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n round_o about_o they_o to_o preserve_v they_o 91.11_o psal_n 91.11_o what_o shall_v he_o do_v to_o sinner_n who_o have_v nothing_o but_o devil_n round_o about_o they_o to_o confound_v they_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o wicked_a man_n at_o their_o die_a day_n and_o therefore_o mors_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la pessima_fw-la of_o all_o terrible_a thing_n the_o death_n of_o sinful_a man_n be_v the_o most_o terrible_a second_o after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n man_n how_o death_n aequalize_v the_o body_n of_o all_o man_n than_o death_n indeed_o make_v different_a effect_n for_o though_o it_o make_v the_o body_n of_o all_o alike_o their_o dust_n be_v so_o mingle_v and_o their_o bone_n be_v so_o like_o one_o another_o that_o we_o know_v not_o irus_n from_o croesus_n as_o 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love_v quia_fw-la ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupido_fw-la because_o knowledge_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o love_n and_o who_o we_o love_v not_o we_o can_v neither_o seek_v any_o help_n from_o he_o nor_o yet_o render_v any_o service_n to_o he_o 3._o john_n 17_o 3._o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o this_o be_v eternal_a life_n to_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o who_o he_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o so_o many_o thousand_o shall_v be_v destroy_v 1.8_o 2_o thess_n 1.8_o because_o they_o know_v not_o god_n and_o this_o the_o very_a heathen_n perceive_v though_o they_o can_v not_o attain_v it_o when_o among_o all_o their_o precept_n this_o be_v their_o chief_a lesson_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d know_v god_n god_n that_o there_o be_v three_o way_n of_o know_v god_n now_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o there_o be_v three_o way_n of_o know_v god_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o that_o knowledge_n which_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n teach_v for_o that_o be_v too_o small_a to_o make_v we_o happy_a but_o of_o that_o which_o we_o do_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o god_n and_o those_o according_a to_o the_o school_n be_v these_o 23.19.20.23_o exod._n 23.19.20.23_o the_o first_o be_v according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o whereby_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unspeakable_a infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a and_o thus_o none_o know_v god_n but_o god_n himself_o and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v that_o although_o nihil_fw-la magis_fw-la intelligibile_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la nothing_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n be_v more_o intelligible_a then_o god_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o 199._o zanch._n the_o nat_n dei_fw-la l_o 3._o c._n 2._o p._n 199._o the_o perfect_a and_o the_o true_a be_v most_o pure_a and_o simple_a and_o free_a from_o any_o matter_n yet_o be_v our_o understanding_n towards_o god_n but_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o owl_n or_o reremouse_n which_o 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he_o be_v content_v to_o become_v sanguinolentus_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la without_o form_n or_o beauty_n for_o our_o sake_n 52.3_o esay_n 52.3_o quando_fw-la velaverunt_fw-la faciem_fw-la eius_fw-la when_o the_o accurse_a jew_n buffet_v and_o bespit_v his_o glorious_a face_n yet_o be_v he_o always_o gloriesissimus_fw-la in_o se_fw-la most_o gracious_a and_o glorious_a in_o himself_o and_o so_o the_o apostle_n testify_v that_o they_o see_v his_o glory_n 1.14_o john_n 1.14_o as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n and_o yet_o they_o see_v the_o same_o but_o in_o part_n because_o of_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o flesh_n while_o they_o live_v here_o in_o this_o life_n but_o christ_n be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o father_n beauty_n heb_fw-mi 1.3_o that_o god_n be_v of_o a_o incomprehensible_a beauty_n and_o the_o ingrave_v form_n of_o his_o person_n and_o therefore_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v gracious_a and_o amiable_a yea_o so_o 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but_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n &_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v we_o into_o his_o fatherly_a favour_n 77.7.8.9_o psal_n 77.7.8.9_o if_o we_o will_v but_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o his_o majesty_n &_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n david_n examine_v this_o point_n &_o say_v will_v the_o lord_n absent_v himself_o for_o ever_o and_o will_v he_o be_v no_o more_o entreat_v be_v his_o mercy_n clean_o go_v for_o ever_o and_o be_v his_o promise_n come_v utter_o to_o a_o end_n for_o evermore_o have_v god_n forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a and_o will_v he_o shut_v up_o his_o love_a kindness_n in_o displeasure_n at_o last_o he_o conclude_v 10._o psal_n 77._o v._n 10._o that_o it_o be_v his_o own_o infirmity_n that_o be_v his_o unablenesse_n to_o return_v to_o god_n and_o not_o god_n unwillingnes_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v ever_o gracious_a &_o ready_a to_o forgive_v we_o if_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v his_o grace_n yea_o he_o beseech_v we_o to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o himself_o and_o not_o wilful_o to_o refuse_v his_o grace_n and_o favour_n which_o he_o so_o love_o offer_v unto_o we_o and_o therefore_o i_o wish_v to_o god_n that_o we_o have_v but_o that_o grace_n to_o accept_v his_o grace_n when_o it_o be_v so_o gracious_o offer_v unto_o us._n 16.7_o that_o god_n be_v most_o bountiful_a unto_o all_o his_o people_n ezech._n 16.7_o three_o he_o be_v not_o only_o ready_a to_o receive_v we_o into_o his_o favour_n but_o he_o be_v also_o willing_a to_o enrich_v we_o with_o all_o kind_n of_o grace_n for_o though_o we_o be_v pollute_v in_o our_o own_o blood_n i._n e._n loathsome_a in_o ourselves_o and_o odious_a in_o his_o sight_n yet_o do_v he_o wash_v uâ—_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o endue_v we_o with_o his_o most_o excellent_a grace_n faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o all_o the_o other_o virtue_n and_o good_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o we_o and_o though_o we_o be_v come_v naked_a into_o this_o world_n 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this_o good_a samaritan_n have_v not_o alight_v and_o therefore_o i_o must_v now_o show_v you_o how_o to_o apply_v the_o salve_n unto_o the_o sore_a and_o how_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n jesus_n christ_n alight_v and_o descend_v from_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o majesty_n which_o be_v his_o horse_n for_o he_o â—ideth_v upon_o the_o heaven_n 68.4_o psal_n 68.4_o as_o upon_o a_o horse_n to_o relieve_v this_o poor_a distress_a and_o afflict_a man_n and_o this_o by_o god_n help_n i_o shall_v do_v out_o of_o these_o word_n the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n for_o here_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7.14_o esay_n 7.14_o the_o salve_n lay_v unto_o the_o sore_a here_o be_v emmanuel_n god_n with_o we_o the_o bless_a god_n which_o i_o have_v describe_v in_o my_o last_o treatise_n unite_a and_o make_v one_o with_o we_o which_o in_o my_o first_o tract_n i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v so_o miserable_o afflict_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v now_o rejoice_v and_o be_v assure_v of_o 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no_o wealth_n but_o his_o book_n which_o he_o give_v to_o the_o common_a library_n august_n posidon_n in_o vita_fw-la august_n say_v possidonius_fw-la but_o christ_n be_v poor_a for_o he_o have_v no_o good_n but_o his_o garment_n this_o be_v all_o the_o soldier_n get_v by_o he_o to_o teach_v we_o in_o his_o mundanis_fw-la faelicitatem_fw-la non_fw-la reponere_fw-la that_o we_o shall_v not_o greedy_o seek_v nor_o childish_o place_v our_o delight_n in_o these_o vain_a and_o worldly_a toy_n but_o if_o riches_n increase_v not_o to_o set_v our_o heart_n upon_o they_o et_fw-la omne_fw-la mala_fw-la sustinuit_fw-la misery_n christ_n suffer_v all_o misery_n and_o he_o suffer_v all_o the_o sorrow_n of_o this_o world_n hunger_n thirst_n cold_a and_o nakedness_n lying_n slander_n spitting_n mock_n whip_n death_n itself_o to_o teach_v we_o ut_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la quaereretur_fw-la faelicitas_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o istis_fw-la infaelicitas_fw-la timeretur_fw-la that_o as_o we_o 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vanitatis_fw-la ascend_v how_o wicked_o satan_n do_v ascend_v descendit_fw-la livore_fw-la malignitatis_fw-la because_o he_o ascend_v in_o a_o vain_a desire_n of_o dignity_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n and_o he_o descend_v with_o a_o odious_a heart_n full_a of_o wrath_n and_o malignity_n to_o destroy_v silly_a man_n &_o sic_fw-la mendax_fw-la ascentio_fw-la &_o crudelis_fw-la descentio_fw-la est_fw-la and_o so_o his_o ascend_a be_v but_o a_o lie_a vanity_n and_o his_o descend_v a_o cruel_a indignity_n c._n gregor_n in_o lib._n 1._o reg_fw-la c._n 17._o pag._n 279._o c._n or_o else_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v they_o be_v say_v to_o ascend_v and_o descend_v quia_fw-la ad_fw-la expugnanda_fw-la alâ—a_fw-la per_fw-la caeleste_fw-la desiderium_fw-la corda_fw-la subvenire_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr innocentis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sublimitate_fw-la nos_fw-la deponere_fw-la appetunt_fw-la because_o they_o seek_v to_o overtop_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o to_o deject_v their_o desire_n from_o the_o sublimity_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o to_o bring_v down_o their_o heart_n and_o affection_n to_o be_v fix_v on_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o base_a and_o wretched_a world_n and_o therefore_o pro_fw-la inani_fw-la svo_fw-la ascensu_fw-la tam_fw-la immane_a praecipitium_fw-la sortitus_fw-la est_fw-la for_o such_o vain_a ascend_n he_o have_v obtain_v a_o most_o fearful_a tumble_v of_o himself_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n such_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o pride_n but_o see_v their_o ascend_n and_o descend_v be_v to_o subvert_v we_o and_o to_o cast_v we_o down_o to_o hell_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o thankful_a unto_o he_o i._n e._n jesus_n christ_n at_o who_o command_n the_o good_a angel_n do_v ascend_v and_o descend_v and_o continual_o attend_v upon_o we_o 199._o bernar._n the_o ascen_n ser_fw-mi 4._o p._n 199._o to_o defend_v we_o from_o they_o as_o saint_n bernard_n say_v and_o to_o preserve_v we_o in_o all_o
heaven_n which_o oecumenius_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o receptacle_n of_o he_o that_o be_v send_v 4._o aug._n l_o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o symbolo_fw-la c._n 6._o cyril_n in_o levit._n l._n 9_o vigilius_n contra_fw-la eutych_n l._n 4._o and_o this_o the_o father_n saint_n augustine_n cyrillus_n alexandrinus_n vigilius_n theodoret_n and_o other_o have_v most_o full_o show_v and_o prove_v unto_o we_o and_o that_o for_o these_o three_o special_a end_n first_o that_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v our_o saviour_n christ_n remain_v still_o a_o true_a and_o a_o perfect_a man_n in_o glory_n second_o that_o we_o may_v know_v where_o to_o seek_v and_o where_o to_o find_v our_o saviour_n christ_n nam_fw-la pontifex_fw-la noster_fw-la non_fw-la utique_fw-la in_o terrà _fw-la quaerendus_fw-la levit_fw-la orig._n in_o levit_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la for_o our_o high_a priest_n jesus_n christ_n be_v not_o to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o earth_n but_o in_o heaven_n say_v origen_n &_o therefore_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v of_o mary_n magdalen_n 133._o aug._n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la ser._n 133._o quid_fw-la quaeris_fw-la in_o tumulo_fw-la quem_fw-la adorare_fw-la debes_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la why_o seek_v thou_o he_o in_o the_o grave_n below_o who_o thou_o shall_v adore_v in_o the_o heaven_n above_o so_o much_o better_o may_v i_o now_o say_v unto_o many_o man_n alas_o why_o seek_v you_o christ_n here_o on_o earth_n in_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o i_o know_v not_o where_o when_o as_o he_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o manhood_n but_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v the_o place_n where_o he_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n three_o that_o we_o may_v know_v where_o we_o shall_v be_v for_o so_o our_o saviour_n say_v 17.24_o john_n 17.24_o father_n i_o will_v that_o they_o also_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o be_v with_o i_o where_o i_o be_o ob._n ob._n but_o against_o this_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o 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may_v serve_v for_o a_o double_a end_n second_o for_o the_o application_n of_o this_o doctrine_n unto_o ourselves_o you_o must_v note_v that_o it_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o double_a end_n 1._o of_o consolation_n 2._o of_o imitation_n first_o our_o consolation_n be_v likewise_o twofold_a 1._o that_o he_o be_v go_v to_o heaven_n for_o 2._o that_o he_o be_v not_o unmindful_a of_o we_o on_o earth_n for_o act._n aug._n in_o act._n first_o dum_fw-la naturam_fw-la humanam_fw-la syderibus_fw-la christus_fw-la importavit_fw-la credentibus_fw-la coelum_fw-la patere_fw-la posse_fw-la monstravit_fw-la whereas_o christ_n have_v carry_v our_o humane_a nature_n unto_o heaven_n he_o have_v thereby_o show_v that_o now_o heaven_n be_v open_a for_o all_o believer_n say_v saint_n augustine_n o_o then_o how_o much_o shall_v we_o rejoice_v hereat_o because_o now_o only_o we_o see_v indeed_o which_o before_o we_o only_o see_v in_o hope_n the_o chyrography_n and_o hand-writing_n of_o our_o damnation_n blot_v out_o and_o the_o sentence_n of_o our_o corruption_n quite_o change_v for_o now_o we_o see_v that_o nature_n 3.19_o gen._n 3.19_o to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v dust_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v to_o have_v go_v to_o heaven_n and_o there_o to_o reign_v without_o end_n neither_o be_v we_o only_o make_v possessor_n of_o heaven_n but_o we_o do_v receive_v more_o ample_a and_o more_o excellent_a thing_n by_o this_o most_o ineffable_a glory_n of_o christ_n than_o we_o have_v lose_v by_o that_o inveterate_a envy_n of_o the_o devil_n nam_fw-la quos_fw-la diabolus_fw-la de_fw-la paradiso_n eiecit_fw-la ascent_n leo_n in_o ser._n de_fw-fr ascent_n hos_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la collocavit_fw-la for_o who_o satan_n have_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n christ_n have_v bring_v they_o unto_o everlasting_a happiness_n second_o as_o it_o be_v our_o comfort_n that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o possession_n of_o heaven_n so_o it_o be_v as_o great_a a_o comfort_n 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