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after_o his_o own_o mercy_n which_o exceed_v heaven_n and_o earth_n receive_v this_o blessing_n with_o a_o thankful_a heart_n thou_o have_v not_o earn_v it_o it_o be_v object_v that_o here_o it_o be_v say_v their_o work_n be_v meet_v for_o god_n therefore_o deserve_v this_o blessing_n and_o wisd._n 3._o 5._o god_n prove_v they_o and_o find_v they_o meet_v for_o himself_o as_o if_o they_o can_v stand_v god_n trial_n and_o paul_n exhort_v we_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o the_o vocation_n 1._o wherewith_o we_o be_v call_v i_o answer_v deus_fw-la coronat_fw-la donâ—_n sua_fw-la non_fw-la merit_n a_fw-fr nostra_fw-la aug._n god_n reward_v his_o own_o work_n not_o our_o worth_n it_o be_v give_v non_fw-la meritis_fw-la operantis_fw-la sed_fw-la miseratione_n donantis_fw-la not_o for_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o doer_n but_o for_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o giver_n datur_fw-la operatoribus_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la operibus_fw-la luke_n chap._n 12._o verse_n 32._o 32._o it_o be_v my_o father_n will_n to_o give_v you_o a_o kingdom_n do_v we_o good_a from_o who_o be_v it_o do_v not_o god_n work_v in_o we_o to_o will_n and_o to_o do_v thou_o have_v do_v well_o be_v comfort_v be_v not_o proud_a it_o be_v god_n work_n bern._n not_o thou_o omnia_fw-la merita_fw-la dei_fw-la dona_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o it_o a_o homo_fw-la propter_fw-la ipsa_fw-la magis_fw-la deo_fw-la debtor_n est_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la homini_fw-la all_o our_o good_a work_n be_v god_n gift_n and_o therefore_o man_n be_v more_o behold_v to_o god_n for_o they_o than_o god_n to_o man_n if_o in_o this_o garden_n any_o good_a herb_n spring_n over_o the_o wall_n and_o saucy_o challenge_v to_o iâ—_n self_n a_o prerogative_n of_o merit_n deal_v with_o it_o as_o the_o gardiner_z with_o supersluous_a branch_n prune_n it_o off_o or_o as_o tor_n quatus_fw-la with_o his_o overventurous_a son_n cut_v it_o short_a with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o dare_v beyond_o the_o commission_n our_o adversary_n oppose_v this_o truth_n very_o violent_o both_o in_o the_o school_n and_o in_o the_o pulpit_n but_o come_v they_o to_o their_o deathbed_n to_o argue_v it_o between_o god_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n then_o grace_n and_o grace_n alone_o mercy_n and_o only_a mercy_n jesus_n and_o none_o but_o jesus_n and_o this_o even_o their_o great_a bell-wether_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v 7._o propter_fw-la incert_n it_o udinem_fw-la propriae_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la &_o periculum_fw-la inanis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la totam_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o benignitate_fw-la repoâ—ere_fw-la i_o will_v translate_v his_o word_n true_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o vain_a glory_n the_o saâ—est_a course_n be_v to_o put_v our_o whole_a trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o in_o the_o only_a favour_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o perhaps_o bellarmine_n speak_v this_o as_o a_o mere_a jesuite_n 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into_o a_o curse_n and_o put_v his_o good_a creature_n from_o their_o intend_a use_n the_o lamb_n be_v for_o thy_o clothing_n 25._o and_o the_o goat_n be_v the_o price_n of_o thy_o field_n say_v the_o wiseman_n thou_o must_v wear_v the_o wool_n and_o drink_v the_o milk_n of_o thy_o own_o flock_n neither_o be_v so_o spare_v as_o to_o starve_v thyself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o own_o plenty_n as_o the_o covetous_a wretch_n that_o dare_v not_o eat_v a_o egg_n lest_o he_o shall_v loose_v a_o chicken_n nor_o so_o profuse_a to_o thy_o own_o lust_n that_o thou_o shall_v give_v all_o vel_fw-la veneri_fw-la vel_fw-la ventri_fw-la not_o that_o surfeit_n or_o wine_n shall_v sluice_v out_o thy_o estate_n into_o thy_o belly_n not_o that_o with_o unnecessary_a quarrel_n of_o law_n thou_o shall_v afflict_v and_o weary_v thy_o neighbour_n o_o madness_n that_o to_o put_v out_o both_o thy_o brother_n eye_n thou_o shall_v put_v out_o one_o of_o thy_o own_o nay_o both_o thy_o own_o for_o one_o of_o 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his_o riches_n as_o the_o atheist_n of_o their_o tongue_n psal._n 12._o 4._o they_o be_v our_o own_o what_o have_v magistrate_n on_o the_o bench_n or_o preacher_n in_o the_o pulpit_n or_o friend_n in_o private_a to_o do_v with_o it_o i_o waste_v none_o of_o they_o let_v i_o do_v with_o my_o own_o as_o i_o lift_v but_o say_v the_o apostle_n fool_n what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v and_o wherefore_o have_v thou_o receive_v they_o to_o satiate_v thy_o own_o lust_n or_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meeâ—_n for_o they_o by_o who_o thou_o be_v dress_v there_o be_v nothing_o that_o a_o man_n can_v proper_o and_o in_o district_n term_n call_v his_o own_o but_o his_o sin_n his_o impiety_n weakness_n ignorance_n vice_n lust_n these_o be_v his_o own_o all_o good_a thing_n
be_v god_n gift_n james_n 1._o 17._o be_v thankful_a then_o and_o after_o the_o rain_n of_o mercy_n bring_v forth_o the_o herb_n of_o obedience_n you_o see_v what_o this_o fertillitie_n conclude_v thankfulness_n hear_v now_o what_o it_o exclude_v 2._o idleness_n this_o good_a ground_n lie_v not_o dead_a and_o barren_a nor_o return_v all_o heaven_n rain_n with_o a_o naked_a and_o neutral_a acceptation_n it_o bring_v forth_o you_o read_v luke_n 19_o 19_o of_o a_o servant_n to_o who_o when_o his_o lord_n have_v entrust_v a_o talon_n he_o hide_v it_o in_o the_o ground_n as_o a_o usurer_n his_o money_n to_o keep_v it_o safe_a and_o at_o his_o lord_n return_v domine_fw-la ecce_fw-la tuum_fw-la he_o answer_v his_o account_n with_o lord_n behold_v thy_o own_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v severus_a magister_fw-la a_o hard_a master_n therefore_o i_o think_v it_o my_o secure_a course_n to_o make_v good_a thy_o own_o again_o but_o the_o lord_n reply_v exit_fw-la ore_fw-la tuo_fw-la oh_o evil_a servant_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n i_o condemn_v thou_o thou_o shall_v then_o have_v answer_v my_o austerity_n with_o thy_o laborious_a care_n of_o my_o advantage_n therefore_o hear_v his_o doom_n 30._o cast_v you_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n into_o outer_a darkness_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n he_o do_v not_o evil_a with_o his_o talon_n no_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o condemn_v he_o he_o do_v nothing_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o this_o dead_a ground_n in_o the_o world_n which_o bring_v forth_o nothing_o idle_n wretch_n that_o sleep_v out_o time_n and_o admonition_n but_o their_o damnation_n sleep_v not_o 3._o it_o be_v never_o say_v samson_n have_v lose_v his_o strength_n till_o he_o sleep_v in_o the_o lap_n of_o dalila_n idleness_n do_v neither_o get_v nor_o save_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o empty_a of_o good_a fruit_n nor_o more_o abundant_o pregnant_a with_o evil_n that_o man_n do_v ill_a that_o do_v nothing_o and_o he_o lose_v while_o he_o 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drudgery_n 30._o but_o christ_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n i'may_v bold_o affirm_v it_o your_o covetous_a man_n take_v more_o pain_n to_o go_v to_o hell_n than_o the_o godly_a ordinary_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n he_o rise_v early_o and_o rest_v late_a and_o eat_v the_o course_n bread_n of_o sorrow_n and_o after_o tedious_a and_o odious_a misery_n go_v to_o the_o devil_n for_o his_o labour_n shall_v we_o refuse_v easy_a pain_n for_o a_o far_o better_a recompense_n it_o be_v but_o satan_n subtlety_n that_o make_v man_n believe_v the_o passage_n to_o life_n so_o extreme_o difficult_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a herein_o the_o devil_n do_v like_o the_o inhospitable_a savage_n of_o some_o country_n that_o make_v strange_a fire_n and_o a_o show_n of_o dismal_a terror_n upon_o the_o shore_n to_o keep_v passenger_n from_o land_v the_o sluggard_n say_v solomon_n do_v but_o fain_a bear_n and_o lion_n as_o the_o superstitious_a do_v bug_n in_o the_o way_n as_o apology_n 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