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p._n 327._o the_o charm_a expression_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o several_a employment_n he_o take_v upon_o himself_o in_o order_n to_o save_v our_o soul_n be_v able_a to_o withdraw_v all_o our_o scatter_a affection_n from_o the_o world_n and_o settle_v they_o upon_o he_o alone_o m._n p._n 346._o that_o the_o world_n be_v both_o a_o cheat_n and_o a_o liar_n for_o his_o promise_n be_v false_a his_o honour_n be_v vain_a his_o pleasure_n be_v poison_n and_o his_o treasure_n be_v soul-killing_a thorn_n m._n p._n 368._o that_o they_o who_o after_o all_o god_n sweet_a inspiration_n love_a invitation_n and_o gracious_a admonition_n do_v not_o love_v he_o reciprocal_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o eternal_a destruction_n m._n p._n 384._o a_o check_n to_o man_n p._n 391._o a_o check_n to_o the_o christian_a man_n p._n 395._o a_o check_n to_o the_o religious_a man_n p._n 402._o a_o wholesome_a advice_n to_o mankind_n in_o general_n p_o 410._o errata_fw-la p._n 10._o l._n ult_n r._n remit_v p._n 26._o m_o n._n r._n hac_fw-la p._n 249._o l._n 4._o r._n double_a p._n 254._o m._n n._n r._n transiit_fw-la messis_fw-la p._n 255._o m._n n._n r._n quo_fw-la p._n 259._o l._n 12._o r._n axiom_n p._n 265._o l._n 27._o r._n prophet_n p._n 271._o l._n 13._o r._n no_o more_o p._n 315._o m._n n._n r._n putredini_fw-la p._n 329._o l._n 26._o r._n not_o p._n 336._o l._n 8._o r._n the._n p._n 344._o l._n 27._o r._n be_v p._n 352._o l._n 18._o r._n so_o p._n 368._o l._n 22._o r._n doorkeeper_n p._n 371._o l._n 6._o r._n martial_a p._n 374._o l._n 17._o r._n micheas_n p._n 376._o l._n 21._o r._n be_v p._n 384._o l._n 6._o r._n as_o a_o dialogical_a discourse_n betwixt_o the_o saviour_n and_o man_n wherein_o all_o soul_n desirous_a of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v copious_o supply_v with_o mean_n powerful_a to_o attain_v it_o and_o to_o gain_v the_o happy_a accomplishment_n of_o their_o salvation_n man._n speak_v o_o lord_n for_o thy_o servant_n hear_v thou_o 3._o 1._o reg._n 3._o grant_v i_o a_o right_a understanding_n to_o know_v thy_o way_n and_o lead_v my_o will_n to_o walk_v therein_o let_v the_o sacred_a dew_n of_o thy_o divine_a inspiration_n flow_v down_o from_o thy_o heavenly_a throne_n into_o my_o obdurate_a heart_n 118._o psal_n 118._o that_o i_o may_v more_o easy_o observe_v thy_o command_n and_o steer_v my_o course_n direct_o without_o any_o remora_n towards_o the_o region_n of_o everlasting_a bliss_n 20._o loquere_fw-la tâ—_n nobis_fw-la &_o audiemus_fw-la non_fw-la loquatur_fw-la nobis_fw-la dominus_fw-la ne_fw-la â—orte_fw-la moriamur_fw-la exod._n 20._o for_o which_o thou_o do_v create_v my_o soul_n heretofore_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n will_v have_v moses_n only_o speak_v to_o they_o not_o thou_o o_o lord_n fear_v thy_o word_n may_v strike_v such_o a_o terror_n to_o their_o heart_n
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eccl._n c._n 21._o five_o 2._o they_o may_v thunder_v from_o their_o pulpit_n thy_o dreadful_a threaten_n and_o the_o horrid_a effect_n of_o thy_o divine_a wrath_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o sanctify_a grace_n that_o alone_o can_v soften_v instruct_v and_o illustrate_v our_o heart_n they_o can_v exterious_o water_v our_o barren_a and_o rebellious_a soul_n but_o thou_o alone_o can_v give_v the_o increase_n &_o cause_v they_o happy_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o thy_o holy_a inspiration_n they_o may_v cry_v out_o and_o warn_v we_o to_o fly_v from_o sin_n as_o from_o the_o venom_n of_o a_o serpent_n but_o thou_o alone_o make_v our_o understanding_n and_o will_v prompt_v to_o conceive_v and_o practice_v what_o they_o say_v let_v moses_n then_o for_o bear_v speak_v to_o i_o it_o be_v from_o thou_o my_o god_n i_o do_v expect_v the_o word_n which_o can_v subdue_v reform_v &_o clear_v my_o heart_n from_o all_o terrene_a and_o sordid_a affection_n if_o i_o only_o be_v outward_o admonish_v and_o not_o inward_o inflame_v with_o the_o ardent_a fire_n of_o thy_o divine_a love_n my_o soul_n death_n may_v ensue_v or_o at_o best_o i_o shall_v be_v but_o a_o barren_a and_o wither_a tree_n let_v i_o then_o hear_v thou_o speak_v o_o lord_n and_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v no_o soon_o hear_v but_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o i_o no_o soon_o know_v but_o love_v no_o soon_o pronounce_v but_o deep_o fix_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o my_o heart_n there_o to_o produce_v the_o worthy_a fruit_n of_o a_o sincere_a sorrowful_a and_o constant_a repentance_n 6._o 1_o reg._n 3._o verba_fw-la enim_fw-la viâ—ae_fw-la eternae_fw-la habes_fw-la jo._n 6._o speak_v then_o o_o lord_n for_o thy_o servant_n hear_v thou_o thy_o word_n be_v the_o happy_a seed_n of_o eternal_a life_n let_v i_o then_o hear_v they_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o to_o the_o reformation_n and_o perfect_a amendment_n of_o my_o whole_a life_n this_o be_v a_o work_n that_o will_v real_o be_v for_o thy_o great_a glory_n and_o my_o eternal_a salvation_n saviour_n hear_v my_o word_n o_o man_n they_o be_v most_o sweet_a efficacious_a and_o vivify_a far_o exceed_v the_o science_n of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o wise_a of_o this_o world_n my_o word_n be_v both_o spirit_n and_o life_n they_o be_v beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o humane_a understanding_n they_o do_v affect_v a_o vain_a complacency_n but_o delight_n to_o be_v receive_v rather_o in_o silence_n with_o all_o humility_n and_o with_o all_o the_o tenderness_n of_o love_n and_o affection_n that_o can_v be_v express_v my_o servant_n david_n be_v thorough_o convince_v of_o this_o undeniable_a assertion_n when_o he_o send_v forth_o these_o seraphical_a expression_n to_o my_o heavenly_a throne_n 12._o beatus_fw-la quem_fw-la tu_fw-la erudieris_fw-la domine_fw-la &_o deâ—ege_fw-la tua_fw-la eum_fw-la docueris_fw-la ut_fw-la mitiges_fw-la ei_fw-la a_o die_fw-la bus_fw-la malis_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 93._o v._n 12._o blessed_n be_v the_o man_n o_o lord_n who_o thou_o shall_v instruct_v in_o thy_o law_n and_o teach_v how_o he_o may_v in_o the_o evil_a day_n of_o his_o mortal_a life_n heap_v up_o a_o vast_a treasure_n of_o merit_n for_o a_o eternity_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v teach_v the_o prophet_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o since_o have_v never_o cease_v to_o speak_v unto_o all_o man_n but_o alas_o few_o answer_n my_o expectation_n satan_n have_v so_o blind_v their_o understanding_n so_o pervert_v their_o will_n &_o so_o benumb_v their_o sense_n that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o make_v nothing_o of_o my_o word_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o my_o correction_n and_o set_v no_o value_n on_o my_o most_o amorous_a invitation_n in_o order_n to_o revive_v their_o poor_a soul_n and_o shelter_v they_o under_o the_o wing_n of_o my_o paternal_a and_o powerful_a protection_n from_o the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o that_o infernal_a and_o devour_a dragon_n the_o most_o of_o they_o be_v so_o infatuate_a as_o to_o be_v more_o incline_v to_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o delude_a siren_n of_o the_o world_n then_o to_o the_o inspiration_n of_o their_o god_n to_o the_o fatal_a persuasion_n of_o the_o flesh_n then_o to_o the_o salutary_a dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o ruinous_a suggestion_n of_o the_o devil_n then_o to_o the_o amorous_a invitation_n of_o their_o creator_n and_o redeemer_n what_o the_o world_n do_v promise_v they_o be_v but_o temporal_a and_o of_o no_o 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o for_o that_o small_a satisfaction_n they_o be_v content_a to_o become_v slave_n to_o it_o and_o to_o lose_v that_o glorious_a title_n of_o child_n of_o god_n and_o all_o pretension_n to_o heaven_n what_o i_o promise_v they_o be_v of_o a_o unspeakable_a estimate_n and_o of_o a_o everlasting_a continuance_n yet_o their_o heart_n be_v strange_o averse_a to_o it_o and_o seem_v to_o conceive_v as_o great_a a_o abhorrence_n of_o it_o as_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n have_v against_o that_o food_n which_o i_o shower_v down_o upon_o they_o in_o the_o desert_n their_o obedience_n to_o the_o world_n and_o their_o other_o mortal_a enemy_n and_o their_o care_n of_o please_v they_o be_v more_o prompt_a and_o far_o great_a than_o what_o they_o show_v in_o my_o service_n 23._o esay_n 23._o let_v sidon_n blush_v and_o why_o because_o that_o for_o a_o small_a salary_n for_o a_o trifle_n she_o will_v run_v a_o long_a way_n but_o for_o the_o purchase_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o gain_n of_o a_o everlasting_a and_o happy_a life_n she_o will_v hardly_o raise_v up_o her_o foot_n from_o the_o ground_n a_o man_n shall_v labour_v a_o whole_a day_n to_o get_v sixpence_n at_o night_n and_o perhaps_o less_o he_o will_v undertake_v the_o most_o vile_a work_n that_o can_v be_v name_v and_o be_v at_o it_o both_o night_n and_o day_n and_o weary_a himself_o so_o extreme_o as_o to_o be_v nigh_o breathe_v out_o his_o life_n and_o all_o
proper_a prerogative_n of_o the_o elect_n which_o give_v they_o a_o assure_a title_n to_o life_n everlasting_a it_o be_v so_o eminent_a a_o favour_n that_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n the_o operation_n of_o miracle_n and_o even_o the_o most_o eminent_a speculation_n be_v of_o no_o worth_n without_o it_o nay_o i'faith_o hope_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n can_v never_o be_v grateful_a to_o thou_o o_o lord_n unless_o they_o have_v grace_n and_o charity_n along_o with_o they_o it_o make_v the_o poor_a of_o spirit_n rich_a in_o virtue_n and_o the_o most_o opulent_a in_o earthly_a treasure_n humble_a and_o low_a in_o heart_n she_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o truth_n the_o teacher_n of_o discipline_n the_o light_n of_o our_o understanding_n the_o comfort_n of_o the_o afflict_a a_o deliverer_n from_o all_o sadness_n a_o remedy_n against_o fear_n a_o nurse_n of_o devotion_n and_o a_o most_o powerful_a instrument_n to_o draw_v sorrowful_a sigh_n and_o bitter_a tear_n from_o our_o heart_n and_o eye_n what_o be_o i_o without_o thy_o grace_n o_o lord_n what_o but_o a_o dry_a land_n and_o a_o fruitless_a tree_n fit_a for_o no_o other_o use_n then_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n wherefore_o o_o lord_n let_v thy_o grace_n prevent_v i_o always_o and_o go_v with_o i_o in_o all_o my_o way_n that_o i_o may_v be_v the_o more_o able_a to_o perform_v thy_o command_n and_o comply_v with_o thy_o blessed_a will_n saviour_n o_o man_n 11.44_o sancti_fw-la esto_fw-la te_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ego_fw-la sanetus_fw-la sum_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la vester_fw-ge leu._n 11.44_o will_v thou_o condemn_v i_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v will_v thou_o accuse_v i_o of_o too_o much_o rigour_n and_o want_v of_o discretion_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v excuse_v of_o thy_o intolerable_a negligence_n sloth_n and_o transgression_n do_v thou_o not_o hear_v i_o speak_v by_o my_o servant_n moses_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n aug._n perfectus_fw-la &_o absque_fw-la macula_fw-la eris_fw-la 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infinite_o more_o sweet_a unto_o their_o sense_n then_o that_o of_o musk_n and_o amber_n do_v thou_o not_o see_v how_o immense_a be_v that_o light_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o bless_a soul_n in_o heaven_n which_o transmits_n this_o so_o unspeakable_a a_o lustre_n and_o beauty_n unto_o their_o body_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v less_o be_v it_o proceed_v from_o my_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o joy_n which_o i_o have_v myself_o and_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v i_o bless_v with_o a_o blessedness_n equal_a to_o myself_o it_o be_v therefore_o i_o say_v unto_o my_o belove_a servant_n 25.21_o euge_fw-la serve_v bone_n &_o sidelis_fw-la quia_fw-la super_fw-la fuisti_fw-la sidelis_fw-la super_fw-la pauca_fw-la multa_fw-la te_fw-la constituum_fw-la intra_fw-la in_o gandium_fw-la domini_fw-la tui_fw-la mat._n 25.21_o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o 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most_o delightful_a consequent_o be_v in_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o saint_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o most_o intimate_a union_n that_o can_v be_v in_o a_o pure_a creature_n must_v of_o necessity_n cause_n a_o unspeakable_a joy_n incomparable_o great_a than_o all_o the_o joy_n real_a or_o imaginable_a which_o can_v be_v produce_v by_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v be_v at_o present_a or_o will_v be_v extant_a to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o my_o divine_a perfection_n contain_v within_o itself_o the_o perfection_n of_o all_o create_a thing_n possible_a and_o imaginable_a so_o the_o joy_n which_o it_o cause_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a must_v be_v infinite_o great_a than_o all_o other_o joy_n which_o either_o have_v or_o can_v be_v cause_v by_o the_o creature_n o_o man_n here_o i_o must_v reflect_v upon_o the_o main_a weakness_n the_o great_a folly_n and_o the_o wilful_a ignorance_n of_o mortal_n helena_n the_o beauty_n of_o greece_n do_v so_o inflame_v the_o heart_n of_o paris_n that_o he_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o have_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n though_o it_o shall_v cost_v the_o life_n of_o million_o of_o man_n &_o utter_a destruction_n of_o his_o whole_a nation_n jacob_n be_v so_o enamour_a of_o the_o fair_a rachel_n that_o he_o make_v nothing_o of_o fourteen_o year_n continual_a slavery_n to_o purchase_v the_o happiness_n of_o her_o enjoyment_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v so_o much_o take_v with_o absoloms_n beauty_n &_o so_o charm_v with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o they_o all_o join_a heart_n and_o hand_n with_o he_o to_o dethrone_v david_n his_o own_o father_n their_o lawful_a king_n the_o best_a of_o prince_n a_o man_n according_a to_o my_o own_o heart_n a_o prince_n adorn_v with_o all_o virtue_n a_o prince_n so_o much_o extol_v for_o his_o mildness_n to_o his_o subject_n and_o for_o his_o great_a care_n of_o preserve_v they_o in_o peace_n with_o all_o foreign_a nation_n a_o prince_n that_o venture_v his_o life_n to_o fight_v a_o goliath_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o redemption_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o tyrannical_a yoke_n of_o the_o philistine_n 18.14_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la te_fw-la abjecerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la i_o ne_fw-la regnem_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la 1_o reg._n 8.7_o tulit_fw-la joab_n tres_fw-la lanceas_fw-la in_o manusua_fw-la &_o infixit_fw-la eas_fw-la in_o cord_n absolem_n 2_o reg._n 18.14_o o_o that_o a_o whole_a nation_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o infatuate_a as_o to_o abdicate_v so_o worthy_a and_o so_o gracious_a a_o king_n for_o the_o love_n of_o a_o mortal_a and_o fade_a beauty_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o ambitious_a ungrateful_a and_o delude_a absalon_n but_o i_o account_v the_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o i_o and_o not_o to_o david_n they_o have_v not_o reject_v he_o but_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v no_o more_o rule_v over_o they_o this_o be_v the_o height_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o must_v have_v a_o punishment_n equal_a to_o its_o demerit_n for_o absalon_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o hand_n even_o of_o one_o of_o his_o great_a admirer_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o favourit_n as_o for_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o give_v their_o concurrence_n to_o so_o unhuman_a and_o barbarous_a a_o act_n they_o shall_v be_v rule_v by_o tyrant_n that_o shall_v keep_v they_o always_o in_o a_o curb_n and_o make_v they_o absolute_a slave_n for_o ever_o let_v all_o those_o who_o find_v themselves_o conscious_a of_o so_o horrid_a a_o crime_n tremble_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o so_o dreadful_a a_o chastisement_n 18.14_o mulieres_fw-la sedebant_fw-la plangentes_fw-la adonidem_fw-la ezec._n 18.14_o the_o beauty_n of_o adonis_n have_v no_o better_a success_n than_o that_o of_o absalon_n for_o though_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o he_o draw_v love_n and_o admiration_n from_o his_o beholder_n yet_o at_o length_n he_o be_v to_o they_o a_o subject_n of_o great_a lamentation_n and_o sorrow_n o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n 4.3.4_o 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love_n courage_n greatness_n of_o mind_n and_o fervour_n of_o spirit_n hear_v how_o dare_v he_o speak_v to_o dacianus_fw-la the_o precedent_n and_o see_v with_o what_o joy_n and_o patience_n he_o suffer_v his_o torment_n the_o tyrant_n order_v he_o to_o be_v hoist_v up_o high_a upon_o a_o rack_n and_o after_o a_o jeer_a way_n ask_v he_o where_o he_o be_v to_o which_o he_o answer_v with_o a_o smile_a countenance_n i_o be_o aloft_o and_o thence_o do_v despise_v thou_o who_o be_v insolent_a and_o puff_v up_o with_o the_o power_n thou_o have_v upon_o earth_n be_v after_o menace_v with_o more_o torment_n far_o exceed_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o former_a he_o say_v i_o think_v dacianus_fw-la thou_o do_v not_o threaten_v but_o court_v i_o with_o what_o i_o desire_v with_o all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o when_o they_o tear_v his_o flesh_n with_o hook_n and_o pincher_n and_o burn_v he_o with_o firebrand_n and_o flame_a torch_n he_o cry_v out_o with_o joy_n in_o vain_a thou_o weary_a rhy_z self_n dacianus_fw-la thou_o can_v not_o imagine_v torment_n so_o horrid_a which_o i_o can_v not_o suffer_v know_v then_o o_o man_n that_o prison_n pincher_n burn_a plate_n of_o iron_n and_o death_n itself_o be_v unto_o good_a christian_n recreation_n rather_o than_o torment_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o they_o thou_o will_v be_v likewise_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n man._n i_o be_o as_o much_o perplex_v o_o lord_n at_o thy_o discourse_n as_o be_v the_o man_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o hear_v his_o master_n accuse_v he_o of_o injustice_n and_o threaten_v to_o turn_v he_o out_o of_o his_o stewardship_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v 16.3_o fodere_fw-la non_fw-la valeo_fw-la &_o mendicare_fw-la erubesco_fw-la luc._n 16.3_o say_v he_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o beg_v and_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o labour_v this_o be_v my_o case_n i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o see_v myself_o so_o remiss_a in_o my_o duty_n to_o thou_o so_o unwilling_a to_o undergo_v the_o 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amara_fw-la est_fw-la memoria_fw-la tua_fw-la homini_fw-la habenti_fw-la pacem_fw-la indivitijs_fw-la suis_fw-la eccl._n 41._o that_o have_v conquer_v most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o less_o than_o twelve_o year_n to_o see_v himself_o seize_v on_o by_o death_n and_o summon_v to_o appear_v before_o thy_o most_o dreadful_a tribunal_n when_o he_o desire_v most_o to_o live_v and_o taste_v of_o the_o joy_n and_o delight_n of_o all_o his_o victory_n what_o a_o heart-breaking_n will_v it_o be_v to_o those_o that_o employ_v all_o their_o time_n in_o building_n of_o house_n purchase_v estate_n increase_v riches_n procure_v dignity_n make_v up_o match_n lay_v out_o vast_a sum_n to_o use_v when_o they_o shall_v see_v themselves_o even_o as_o so_o many_o prince_n mule_n discharge_v of_o their_o treasure_n and_o turn_v off_o with_o back_n gall_v into_o some_o nasty_a stable_n nay_o it_o will_v be_v far_o worse_o with_o they_o for_o after_o their_o long_a travel_v in_o this_o world_n load_v 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