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A41414 The Christian sodality, or, Catholick hive of bees sucking the hony of the Churches prayers from the blossome of the word of God blowne out of the epistles and Gospels of the divine service throughout the yeare / collected by the puny bee of all the hive, not worthy to be named otherwise than by these elements of his name: F. P. Gage, John, priest. 1652 (1652) Wing G107 592,152 1,064

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bounty_n we_o bring_v unto_o thou_o that_o these_o sacred_a mystery_n by_o the_o operative_a power_n of_o thy_o grace_n may_v sanctify_v we_o in_o the_o conversation_n of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o lead_v we_o to_o eternal_a joy_n the_o post-communion_n be_v o_o lord_n unto_o we_o this_o heavenly_a mystery_n a_o reparation_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n that_o who_o worship_n we_o perform_v his_o effect_n we_o may_v feel_v on_o the_o nine_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n let_v the_o ear_n of_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n be_v open_a to_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o suppliant_n and_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v grant_v the_o thing_n desire_v to_o those_o that_o ask_v make_v they_o ask_v such_o thing_n as_o to_o thou_o be_v please_v the_o secret_n grant_v unto_o we_o o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o that_o we_o may_v worthy_o frequent_v these_o mystery_n because_o as_o often_o as_o the_o commemoration_n of_o this_o host_n be_v celebrate_v the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n be_v exercise_v the_o post-communion_n we_o pray_v o_o lord_n that_o the_o communion_n of_o thy_o sacrament_n may_v confer_v purity_n and_o give_v unto_o we_o unity_n on_o the_o ten_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n o_o god_n who_o do_v manifest_v thy_o omnipotence_n most_o of_o all_o by_o pardon_v and_o take_v pity_n multiply_v upon_o we_o thy_o mercy_n that_o we_o run_v unto_o thy_o promise_n thou_o may_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a treasure_n the_o secret_n be_v the_o consecrate_a sacrifice_n render_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v grant_v we_o so_o to_o be_v offer_v in_o honour_n of_o thy_o name_n that_o withal_o thou_o have_v allow_v they_o to_o be_v remedy_n unto_o we_o the_o post-communion_n we_o beseech_v thou_o our_o lord_n god_n that_o who_o thou_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o repair_v with_o divine_a sacrament_n thou_o will_v not_o deprive_v they_o of_o thy_o favour_n be_v as_o thou_o be_v benign_a on_o the_o 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who_o bounty_n it_o proceed_v that_o of_o thy_o faithful_a people_n thou_o be_v worthy_o and_o laudable_o serve_v grant_v unto_o we_o we_o beseech_v thou_o that_o we_o may_v run_v unto_o thy_o promise_n without_o offence_n the_o secret_n look_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n propitious_o upon_o the_o host_n which_o on_o thy_o holy_a altar_n we_o offer_v unto_o thou_o that_o give_v we_o pardon_n they_o may_v also_o give_v honour_n unto_o thy_o name_n the_o post-communion_n let_v the_o holy_a participation_n of_o this_o mystery_n quicken_v we_o o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o and_o equal_o give_v unto_o we_o expiation_n and_o defence_n on_o the_o thirteen_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n almighty_a and_o everlasting_a god_n give_v unto_o we_o the_o increase_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o that_o we_o may_v deserve_v to_o obtain_v what_o thou_o do_v promise_v make_v we_o love_v what_o thou_o do_v command_v the_o secret_n be_v propitious_a o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o unto_o thy_o people_n and_o to_o their_o offering_n that_o appease_v by_o this_o oblation_n thou_o both_o pardon_v we_o and_o grant_v we_o our_o request_n the_o post-communion_n have_v o_o lord_n receive_v the_o heavenly_a sacrament_n we_o beseech_v thou_o let_v they_o avail_v we_o to_o the_o increase_n of_o our_o eternal_a redemption_n on_o the_o fourteen_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n keep_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n thy_o church_n with_o perpetual_a propitiation_n and_o since_o without_o thou_o humane_a mortality_n fail_v let_v it_o always_o by_o thy_o help_n be_v withdraw_v from_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v hurtful_a and_o direct_v to_o those_o that_o be_v save_v the_o secret_n grant_v unto_o we_o we_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n that_o this_o wholesome_a offering_n may_v be_v a_o purgation_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o a_o propitiation_n of_o thy_o power_n the_o post-communion_n let_v thy_o sacrament_n o_o god_n always_o cleanse_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n on_o the_o fifteen_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n let_v thy_o continual_a mercy_n o_o lord_n both_o cleanse_n and_o defend_v thy_o church_n and_o because_o without_o thou_o it_o can_v stand_v secure_o be_v it_o always_o govern_v by_o thy_o bounty_n the_o secret_n let_v thy_o sacrament_n o_o lord_n keep_v we_o and_o always_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o post-communion_n we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n let_v the_o operation_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a gift_n possess_v our_o mind_n and_o body_n that_o not_o our_o sense_n in_o we_o but_o continual_o the_o effect_n of_o thy_o say_a gift_n may_v prevent_v we_o on_o the_o sixteenth_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n let_v thy_o grace_n we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n always_o go_v before_o and_o follow_v we_o and_o make_v we_o continual_o intent_n unto_o good_a work_n the_o secret_n cleanse_v we_o o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o present_a sacrifice_n and_o merciful_o work_v in_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v sharer_n of_o the_o same_o the_o post-communion_n we_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o purify_v benign_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o renew_v they_o with_o thy_o heavenly_a sacrament_n that_o consequent_o we_o may_v have_v both_o present_a and_o future_a help_n for_o our_o body_n on_o the_o seventeen_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n grant_v we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n that_o thy_o people_n may_v fly_v diabolical_a contagion_n and_o follow_v thou_o the_o only_a god_n with_o pure_a intention_n the_o secret_n o_o lord_n we_o humble_o beseech_v thy_o majesty_n that_o these_o holy_a thing_n which_o we_o bear_v about_o we_o may_v divest_v we_o of_o our_o present_a and_o future_a offence_n the_o post-communion_n by_o thy_o sanctification_n almighty_a god_n be_v our_o sin_n cure_v and_o may_v eternal_a remedy_n accrue_v unto_o we_o on_o the_o eighteen_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n let_v o_o lord_n the_o operation_n of_o thy_o mercy_n direct_v our_o heart_n because_o without_o thou_o we_o can_v please_v thou_o the_o secret_n o_o god_n who_o by_o the_o venerable_a commerce_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n do_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o thy_o only_a and_o high_a deity_n grant_v we_o beseech_v thou_o that_o as_o we_o acknowledge_v thy_o truth_n so_o we_o may_v by_o our_o behooveful_a comportment_n attain_v the_o same_o the_o post-communion_n we_o give_v thou_o thanks_o o_o lord_n for_o be_v nourish_v by_o thy_o sacred_a bounty_n beseech_v thy_o mercy_n that_o thou_o will_v make_v we_o worthy_a to_o partake_v thereof_o on_o the_o nineteenth_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n almighty_a and_o merciful_a god_n vouchsafe_v propitious_o to_o exclude_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v adverse_a unto_o we_o that_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n both_o in_o mind_n and_o body_n we_o may_v with_o free_a soul_n execute_v those_o thing_n that_o appertain_v unto_o thou_o the_o secret_n these_o offering_n which_o we_o make_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o majesty_n grant_v o_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v unto_o we_o the_o post-communion_n may_v thy_o medicinal_a operation_n o_o lord_n clement_o free_v we_o from_o our_o perversity_n and_o make_v we_o always_o adhere_v to_o thy_o command_n on_o the_o twenty_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n the_o first_o prayer_n we_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v pacify_v grant_v unto_o thy_o faithful_a people_n pardon_n and_o peace_n that_o they_o may_v be_v both_o clean_a from_o all_o offence_n and_o serve_v thou_o with_o secure_v soul_n the_o secret_n we_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o let_v these_o mystery_n afford_v we_o heavenly_a remedy_n and_o to_o purge_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o post-communion_n that_o we_o may_v be_v
man_n day_n that_o be_v of_o humane_a judgement_n in_o a_o point_n of_o spirit_n for_o thus_o the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v often_o take_v as_o by_o jeremiah_n it_o be_v chap._n 17._o v._n 16._o when_o be_v deride_v by_o the_o people_n who_o contemn_v his_o prophecy_n he_o cry_v out_o thou_o know_v o_o lord_n i_o desire_v not_o the_o day_n the_o applause_n of_o man_n nor_o regard_v their_o judgement_n of_o i_o suffice_v it_o i_o have_v deliver_v unto_o they_o what_o thou_o have_v to_o i_o reveal_v so_o in_o this_o sense_n s._n paul_n here_o care_v not_o for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o corinthian_n whether_o they_o like_v his_o preach_n or_o not_o but_o be_v content_a that_o he_o tell_v they_o the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n christ_n jesus_n and_o yet_o lest_o he_o may_v by_o this_o speech_n seem_v arrogant_a see_v how_o he_o take_v off_o all_o suspicion_n of_o vanity_n in_o himself_o by_o what_o follow_v say_v though_o i_o be_o not_o trouble_v o_o corinthian_n at_o what_o you_o think_v or_o judge_v of_o i_o yet_o neither_o be_o i_o so_o vain_a as_o to_o presume_v i_o be_o without_o fault_n and_o so_o i_o neither_o will_v nor_o dare_v to_o judge_v myself_o this_o place_n may_v dissuade_v heretic_n from_o presume_v they_o be_v certain_a of_o their_o future_a salvation_n and_o of_o their_o be_v here_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n if_o themselves_o think_v so_o assure_o s._n paul_n may_v better_o justify_v himself_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v he_o do_v not_o indeed_o he_o dare_v not_o do_v it_o 4._o while_o in_o this_o next_o verse_n he_o say_v though_o i_o be_o not_o guilty_a particular_o of_o any_o infidelity_n vanity_n or_o ostentation_n in_o preach_v for_o still_o he_o prosecute_v that_o sense_n which_o yet_o general_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o any_o sin_n nevertheless_o i_o be_o not_o justify_v therein_o he_o will_v not_o justify_v himself_o but_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o to_o he_o i_o must_v leave_v it_o to_o judge_v who_o not_o only_o see_v and_o know_v all_o heart_n but_o perfect_o know_v they_o too_o that_o be_v see_v further_a and_o clear_a into_o all_o man_n heart_n than_o any_o one_o man_n can_v see_v into_o his_o own_o 5._o here_o the_o apostle_n refer_v not_o only_o his_o own_o judgement_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o his_o ministry_n but_o even_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o to_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o doom_n for_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o our_o lord_n shall_v come_v and_o inlighten_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n by_o lay_v all_o thing_n open_a and_o this_o not_o only_o as_o some_o heretic_n will_v have_v it_o whether_o we_o believe_v right_a or_o wrong_n but_o also_o whether_o we_o do_v good_a or_o bad_a deed_n according_a to_o our_o faith_n for_o so_o by_o the_o plurality_n of_o hide_a thing_n here_o mention_v to_o be_v reveal_v then_o be_v clear_o mean_v in_o those_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n insomuch_o that_o heretic_n fond_o pretend_v unto_o a_o certainty_n of_o their_o rectitude_n in_o faith_n more_o than_o they_o can_v do_v unto_o a_o rectitude_n in_o their_o work_n and_o therefore_o flatter_v themselves_o that_o be_v their_o work_n the_o counsel_n of_o their_o heart_n what_o they_o will_v yet_o since_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n man_n be_v justify_v and_o since_o they_o pretend_v to_o know_v certain_o that_o they_o do_v right_o believe_v they_o therefore_o scruple_n not_o to_o secure_v themselves_o of_o salvation_n be_v their_o life_n never_o so_o bad_a be_v their_o faith_n as_o they_o say_v to_o their_o certain_a knowledge_n be_v right_o for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v teach_v we_o a_o contrary_a doctrine_n to_o this_o presumption_n in_o ecclesiastes_n chap._n 9_o v._n 1._o a_o man_n know_v not_o whether_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o love_n or_o hatred_n so_o prov._n 20.9_o who_o can_v say_v my_o heart_n be_v clean_a so_o job_n 9_o 21._o if_o i_o be_v simple_a or_o innocent_a yet_o my_o soul_n know_v it_o not_o so_o jer._n 17._o v._n 9_o wicked_a be_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o inscrutable_a unless_o to_o god_n alone_o to_o conclude_v the_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n shall_v not_o only_o pass_v upon_o our_o faith_n whether_o that_o be_v right_a or_o wrong_n but_o upon_o our_o work_n the_o counsel_n of_o our_o heart_n for_o every_o one_o shall_v in_o that_o day_n receive_v according_a to_o his_o work_n and_o luke_n 20._o we_o receive_v what_o our_o work_n deserve_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n till_o the_o day_n of_o general_a judgement_n come_v the_o apostle_n forbid_v to_o judge_v each_o other_o since_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o man_n can_v secure_o and_o right_o judge_v himself_o but_o then_o look_v who_o have_v do_v and_o deserve_v well_o the_o praise_n shall_v be_v to_o every_o one_o of_o god_n though_o mistake_v man_n have_v judge_v those_o perhaps_o worthy_a of_o blame_n who_o god_n shall_v declare_v to_o be_v praiseworthy_a because_o he_o find_v they_o to_o have_v be_v faithful_a to_o the_o ministry_n or_o trust_v which_o he_o repose_v in_o they_o so_o here_o we_o see_v from_o first_o to_o last_o st_n paul_n his_o true_a sense_n in_o this_o place_n be_v upon_o fidelity_n in_o the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n and_o declare_v that_o no_o man_n but_o god_n can_v judge_v in_o that_o particular_a as_o be_v a_o office_n not_o appertain_v to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n himself_o and_o unto_o he_o alone_o i_o must_v here_o advertise_v you_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n declare_v that_o he_o use_v his_o own_o and_o apollo_n name_n but_o figurative_o thereby_o to_o represent_v to_o the_o christian_n their_o fault_n in_o pretend_v to_o have_v one_o more_o light_a of_o grace_n than_o another_o or_o to_o be_v one_o better_a able_a than_o another_o to_o understand_v the_o scripture_n show_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n they_o ought_v as_o little_o to_o presume_v of_o in_o themselves_o as_o to_o censure_v whether_o he_o or_o apollo_n do_v more_o 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here_o describe_v in_o this_o parable_n 24._o by_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n of_o money_n owe_v from_o the_o servant_n to_o the_o master_n be_v here_o assign_v a_o certain_a for_o a_o uncertain_a debt_n or_o indeed_o a_o finite_a for_o a_o infinite_a namely_o a_o mortal_a sin_n against_o almighty_a god_n which_o how_o ever_o finite_a in_o the_o act_n be_v infinite_a in_o the_o malice_n because_o commit_v against_o a_o infinite_a goodness_n so_o that_o by_o deadly_a sin_n a_o man_n become_v debtor_n to_o god_n and_o stand_v bind_v to_o repay_v he_o all_o the_o gift_n virtue_n and_o grace_n infuse_v into_o his_o soul_n by_o holy_a baptism_n and_o squander_v away_o by_o any_o one_o deadly_a sin_n so_o the_o debt_n be_v of_o the_o treasure_n of_o heaven_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n spend_v by_o a_o sinner_n which_o god_n trust_v he_o with_o and_o which_o by_o sin_n he_o have_v waste_v 25._o by_o this_o command_n to_o sell_v the_o non-solvent_a debtor_n as_o also_o his_o wife_n child_n and_o all_o the_o good_n he_o have_v be_v intimate_v that_o for_o any_o one_o mortal_a sin_n a_o man_n and_o all_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o he_o be_v confiscate_v to_o almighty_a god_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v sell_v to_o be_v cast_v into_o eternal_a pain_n and_o so_o though_o this_o be_v nothing_o towards_o repayment_n of_o the_o debt_n yet_o since_o he_o have_v sell_v grace_n heaven_n god_n and_o all_o for_o sin_n now_o by_o right_a god_n shall_v sell_v his_o sin_n body_n soul_n and_o all_o to_o the_o devil_n though_o still_o his_o goodness_n as_o long_o as_o man_n live_v reserve_v a_o place_n for_o repentance_n such_o as_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n we_o find_v note_v here_o the_o particularise_v to_o sell_v wife_n and_o child_n add_v nothing_o to_o the_o mystery_n more_o than_o to_o show_v man_n lose_v himself_o and_o all_o that_o be_v dear_a unto_o he_o by_o sin_n 26._o alas_o what_o can_v poor_a man_n afford_v towards_o the_o repayment_n of_o so_o great_a a_o treasure_n when_o it_o be_v waste_v by_o he_o hence_o the_o text_n say_v true_a nature_n can_v make_v good_a a_o debt_n of_o grace_n but_o yet_o if_o the_o creature_n do_v humble_o prostrate_v itself_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o creator_n and_o acknowledge_v with_o sorrow_n the_o fault_n o●_n incur_v so_o great_a a_o debt_n and_o beg_v of_o god_n grace_n to_o make_v good_a what_o nature_n can_v then_o god_n his_o goodness_n be_v so_o great_a tha●_n he_o give_v such_o a_o sorrow_a soul_n so_o great_a a_o help_n of_o grace_n as_o make_v he_o able_a to_o pay_v the_o debt_n to_o recover_v what_o he_o lose_v for_o so_o may_v the_o debtor_n have_v again_o as_o much_o as_o he_o have_v spend_v to_o repay_v th●_n creditor_n since_o god_n the_o creditor_n account_v himself_o repay_v for_o sin_n by_o his_o servant_n recover_v grace_n which_o they_o have_v lose_v for_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v god_n can_v lose_v by_o any_o creature_n and_o he_o esteem_v so_o much_o of_o a_o creature_n cooperation_n with_o his_o holy_a grace_n that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n he_o reckon_v his_o own_o gift_n to_o man_n as_o a_o repayment_n of_o man_n debt_n to_o he_o 27._o this_o verse_n prove_v the_o former_a to_o be_v explicate_v in_o a_o right_a sense_n so_o it_o need_v no_o more_o enlargement_n 28._o this_o verse_n beside_o the_o ingratitude_n it_o show_v in_o man_n to_o god_n not_o forgive_a his_o brother_n god_n image_n as_o himself_o be_v forgive_v so_o again_o it_o show_v the_o narrowness_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o the_o largeness_n of_o god_n one_o forgive_a and_o infinite_a debt_n be_v but_o ask_v so_o to_o do_v the_o other_z not_o remit_v a_o petty_a one_o by_o any_o entreaty_n whatsoever_o 29._o strange_a that_o we_o can_v kneel_v with_o humble_a heart_n to_o god_n but_o he_o relent_v and_o yet_o to_o man_n no_o bow_n of_o knee_n or_o heart_n prevail_v note_v here_o patience_n or_o forbearance_n of_o the_o debt_n be_v true_o and_o proper_o demand_v upon_o promise_n and_o just_a hope_n of_o payment_n after_o a_o while_n because_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o man_n power_n to_o pay_v man_n what_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o though_o it_o be_v impossible_a we_o can_v hope_v to_o make_v even_o score_v with_o god_n unless_o he_o rather_o remit_v then_o demand_v the_o debt_n so_o the_o patience_n ask_v by_o the_o servant_n of_o his_o lord_n be_v rather_o a_o artifice_n to_o gain_v time_n hope_v by_o intervention_n of_o friend_n rather_o to_o get_v the_o debt_n remit_v then_o that_o there_o be_v any_o likelihood_n of_o this_o servant_n payment_n of_o it_o what_o fair_a promise_n so_o ever_o he_o make_v in_o the_o instant_n of_o his_o be_v press_v because_o that_o be_v a_o debt_n from_o a_o creature_n to_o god_n but_o this_o be_v only_o a_o debt_n between_o man_n and_o man_n so_o here_o to_o delay_n be_v not_o to_o delude_v or_o elude_v the_o debt_n and_o consider_v it_o be_v ask_v of_o he_o for_o a_o little_a sum_n who_o have_v before_o obtain_v remission_n of_o a_o infinite_a great_a one_o true_o the_o debt_n ought_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o have_v be_v forbear_v if_o not_o forgive_v 30._o here_o we_o see_v how_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n be_v high_a injury_n this_o man_n do_v but_o use_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o he_o have_v before_o a_o pattern_n set_v he_o o●_n mercy_n from_o his_o master_n and_o therefore_o that_o aught_o to_o have_v move_v he_o to_o show_v some_o favour_n at_o least_o and_o to_o forbear_v rigour_n but_o by_o this_o we_o be_v advertise_v how_o unchristian_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v in_o we_o to_o beg_v absolution_n for_o
our_o own_o deadly_a sin_n to_o god_n by_o mean_n of_o confession_n and_o yet_o to_o refuse_v a_o pardon_n to_o those_o man_n that_o do_v but_o slight_o offend_v we_o 31._o this_o verse_n rather_o tell_v what_o infirmity_n be_v in_o man_n to_o man_n on_o earth_n then_o that_o we_o can_v think_v the_o saint_n or_o angel_n run_v officious_o to_o god_n and_o provoke_v he_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o sin_n rather_o than_o beg_v he_o to_o turn_v his_o face_n away_o from_o they_o or_o to_o cast_v they_o at_o least_o behind_o he_o that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a he_o may_v not_o see_v they_o so_o here_o the_o story_n be_v rather_o tell_v to_o make_v it_o flow_v current_o as_o a_o act_n between_o man_n and_o man_n then_o as_o a_o true_a expression_n of_o the_o thing_n figure_v in_o the_o story_n 32._o the_o follow_a verse_n show_v clear_o god_n ●tr●se_n of_o our_o ingratitude_n to_o he_o and_o our_o want_n of_o brotherly_a love_n to_o one_o another_o so_o it_o need_v no_o further_a exposition_n 33._o 34._o this_o wrath_n be_v just_a and_o so_o not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o by_o the_o torment_n here_o be_v understand_v the_o devil_n by_o lie_v till_o the_o debt_n be_v pay_v be_v to_o say_v eternal_o because_o no_o torment_n be_v punishment_n enough_o for_o mortal_a sin_n which_o be_v of_o infinite_a malice_n and_o which_o malice_n continue_v eternal_o if_o man_n unfortunate_o die_v in_o deadly_a sin_n so_o no_o marvel_n his_o pain_n be_v eternal_a when_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o malice_n be_v without_o end_n all_o the_o doubt_n be_v here_o whether_o a_o sin_n once_o forgive_v by_o god_n can_v be_v recall_v and_o man_n be_v damn_v for_o it_o as_o if_o he_o never_o have_v be_v forgive_v so_o this_o story_n import_v but_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o this_o place_n be_v that_o by_o this_o example_n be_v present_v so_o great_a a_o ingratitude_n that_o it_o become_v a_o mortal_a sin_n and_o consequent_o deserve_v damnation_n it_o do_v as_o good_a as_o bring_v back_o all_o the_o former_o remit_v debt_n of_o sin_n since_o to_o be_v damn_v for_o one_o only_a or_o for_o many_o sin_n import_v a_o desert_n of_o equal_a torment_n extensive_a though_o not_o intensive_a that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o as_o long_o though_o not_o as_o cruel_a or_o as_o bitter_a pain_n but_o to_o the_o thing_n intend_v by_o this_o parable_n which_o be_v the_o obligation_n we_o have_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n to_o forgive_v our_o neighbour_n if_o we_o will_v hope_v to_o have_v god_n forgive_v we_o the_o story_n run_v right_a enough_o even_o in_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o word_n so_o it_o need_v the_o less_o gloss_v the_o application_n 1._o as_o this_o gospel_n we_o see_v be_v parabolicall_a so_o be_v it_o applicable_a at_o pleasure_n to_o the_o best_a of_o piety_n we_o can_v cull_v out_o of_o it_o wherefore_o not_o to_o recapitulate_v what_o the_o illustration_n or_o explication_n above_o have_v tell_v we_o already_o we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o persuade_v ourselves_o this_o own_o example_n of_o ingratitude_n in_o our_o wicked_a fellow_n servant_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o motive_n to_o we_o of_o practise_v the_o contrary_a virtue_n not_o only_o towards_o our_o common_a master_n who_o be_v ever_o oblige_v we_o but_o also_o towards_o our_o fellow_n servant_n who_o can_v never_o disoblige_v we_o if_o we_o remember_v that_o all_o the_o hurt_n we_o receive_v be_v from_o ourselves_o 2._o and_o again_o this_o gospel_n mind_v we_o how_o the_o evil_a of_o ingratitude_n be_v punish_v be_v therefore_o fit_o place_v after_o a_o epistle_n of_o so_o much_o evil_n intend_v we_o as_o there_o we_o have_v hear_v to_o let_v we_o see_v that_o nothing_o but_o our_o good_a deed_n can_v preserve_v we_o from_o those_o evil_a machination_n against_o we_o 3._o it_o be_v therefore_o as_o for_o a_o reward_n of_o do_v good_a that_o holy_a church_n presume_v to_o beg_v protection_n from_o all_o adversity_n in_o her_o child_n way_n and_o for_o their_o better_a mean_n of_o do_v 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