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far_o examine_v he_o how_o he_o fall_v into_o this_o sensible_a beggarly_a nakedness_n he_o be_v in_o charge_v the_o sad_a event_n upon_o his_o disobedience_n that_o he_o have_v feed_v upon_o and_o take_v a_o surfeit_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o will._n 12_o but_o adam_n excuse_v his_o rational_a faculty_n and_o say_v they_o do_v but_o follow_v the_o natural_a dictate_v of_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o body_n the_o woman_n that_o god_n himself_o bestow_v upon_o he_o for_o a_o help_n and_o delight_n 13_o but_o the_o divine_a light_n again_o blame_v adam_n that_o he_o keep_v his_o feminine_a faculty_n in_o no_o better_a order_n nor_o subjection_n that_o they_o shall_v so_o bold_o and_o overcome_o dictate_v to_o he_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o which_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v but_o that_o the_o subtle_a serpent_n the_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o pleasure_n have_v beguile_v both_o his_o faculty_n as_o well_o masculine_a as_o feminine_a his_o will_n and_o 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extinguish_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n to_o wit_n the_o operation_n of_o the_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o pleasure_n 16_o and_o she_o add_v far_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o adam_n concern_v the_o woman_n as_o she_o thus_o stand_v disjoined_a from_o the_o heavenly_a life_n and_o be_v not_o obedient_a to_o right_a reason_n that_o by_o a_o divine_a nemesis_n she_o shall_v conceive_v with_o sorrow_n and_o bring_v forth_o vanity_n and_o that_o her_o husband_n the_o earthly_a mind_a adam_n shall_v tyrannize_v over_o she_o and_o weary_v she_o out_o and_o foil_v she_o so_o that_o the_o kindly_a joy_n of_o the_o health_n and_o life_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v much_o deprave_v or_o make_v faint_a and_o languid_a by_o the_o unbridled_a humour_n and_o impetuous_a luxury_n and_o intemperance_n of_o the_o earthly_a mind_a adam_n 17_o and_o to_o adam_n he_o say_v who_o have_v become_v so_o earthly_a mind_v by_o listen_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o deceive_a woman_n and_o so_o act_v 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letter_n i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v this_o point_n by_o sundry_a passage_n in_o scripture_n psalm_n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o easy_a and_o genuine_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n be_v the_o secret_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v for_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o his_o covenant_n be_v to_o make_v they_o know_v it_o viz._n his_o secret_n which_o imply_v that_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n lie_v not_o bare_a to_o false_a and_o adulterous_a eye_n but_o be_v hide_v and_o wrap_v up_o in_o decent_a cover_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o vulgar_a and_o carnal_a man_n that_o his_o secret_n be_v as_o aristotle_n answer_v to_o alexander_n concern_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o acroamatical_a write_n that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d publish_v and_o not_o publish_v and_o our_o saviour_n himself_o though_o all_o goodness_n be_v not_o so_o prodigal_a of_o his_o pearl_n as_o to_o cast_v they_o to_o swine_n to_o they_o that_o be_v without_o he_o speak_v 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desolation_n of_o babylon_n where_o he_o say_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o place_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fauni_n and_o sylvani_n as_o castellis_fw-la translate_v it_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o seventy_o and_o these_o onocentauri_fw-la in_o hesychius_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kind_n of_o spirit_n that_o frequent_v the_o wood_n and_o be_v of_o a_o dark_a colour_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v also_o by_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o same_o description_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o expositor_n interpret_v of_o spirit_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v interpret_v by_o the_o seventy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o castellio_n satyri_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d castellio_n render_v fauni_n the_o seventy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clamores_fw-la strepitus_fw-la grotius_n suspect_v they_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o both_o you_o may_v guess_v that_o they_o be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o spirit_n as_o cause_v a_o noise_n and_o a_o stir_n in_o those_o desolate_a place_n according_a to_o that_o of_o lucretius_n haec_fw-la loca_fw-la capripede_v satyros_n nymphásque_fw-la tenere_fw-la finitimi_fw-la fingunt_fw-la &_o faunos_n esse_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la quorum_fw-la noctivago_fw-la strepitu_fw-la ludóque_fw-la jocanti_fw-la affirmant_fw-la vulgo_fw-la taciturna_fw-la silentia_fw-la rumpi_fw-la to_o this_o sense_n these_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o nymph_n do_v win_v the_o fawn_n and_o satyr_n with_o their_o cleave_a foot_n who_o noise_n and_o shout_n and_o laughter_n loud_o do_v run_v through_o the_o still_a air_n and_o wake_v the_o silent_a night_n but_o the_o poet_n put_v it_o off_o with_o this_o conceit_n that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o shepherd_n that_o be_v merry_a with_o their_o lass_n but_o no_o man_n 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