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the_o three_o sin_n injustice_n cruelty_n oppression_n righteousness_n exalt_v a_o nation_n but_o sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n 14.34_o people_n prov._n 14.34_o and_o especial_o injustice_n cruelty_n oppression_n sin_n which_o make_v the_o time_n evil_a and_o perilous_a this_o complicate_v iniquity_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n interpretative_a murder_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n stop_v his_o ear_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n and_o cast_v all_o their_o sacrifice_n as_o dung_n in_o their_o face_n say_v 15._o say_v isa_n 1.11_o 15._o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o solemnity_n they_o be_v a_o trouble_n to_o i_o i_o be_o weary_a to_o bear_v they_o and_o when_o you_o spread_v forth_o your_o hand_n i_o will_v hide_v my_o eye_n from_o you_o yea_o when_o you_o make_v many_o prayer_n i_o will_v not_o hear_v why_o so_o your_o hand_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n but_o how_o do_v they_o contract_v this_o guilt_n sure_o 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recipit_fw-la fovet_fw-la aut_fw-la absque_fw-la ulla_fw-la necessitate_v retinet_fw-la be_v enim_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la facit_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la confusam_fw-la dei_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la &_o opinionem_fw-la quam_fw-la legibus_fw-la quam_fw-la lib._n 19_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la plato_n summam_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la publicaâ—um_fw-la pestem_fw-la appellavit_fw-la introducit_fw-la siquidem_fw-la omnis_fw-la humanae_fw-la societatis_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la convellit_fw-la qui_fw-la religioni_fw-la est_fw-la noxius_fw-la qua_fw-la propter_fw-la eunomia_n propter_fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr eunomia_n tholosanus_n censuit_fw-la magistratum_fw-la si_fw-la adventitias_fw-la religiones_fw-la admiserit_fw-la tanquam_fw-la rei_fw-la publicae_fw-la eversorem_fw-la &_o clancularium_fw-la patriae_fw-la proditorem_fw-la privandum_fw-la esse_fw-la authoritate_fw-la &_o dignitate_fw-la gubernandi_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o si_fw-la rex_fw-la fuerit_fw-la 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it_o up_o to_o thy_o soul_n that_o christ_n be_v thou_o let_v i_o ask_v thou_o have_v god_n ever_o show_v thou_o what_o a_o poor_a lose_v undo_v creature_n thou_o be_v in_o thyself_o by_o reason_n of_o thy_o sin_n have_v he_o make_v know_v to_o thou_o the_o fullness_n and_o all-sufficiency_n of_o christ_n with_o thy_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o he_o to_o justify_v sanctify_v and_o save_v thou_o or_o thou_o must_v perish_v forever_o have_v thou_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o law_n see_v thy_o own_o deformity_n and_o the_o incomparable_a beauty_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v thou_o see_v thy_o own_o 18._o own_o rev._n 3.17_o 18._o nakedness_n and_o apprehend_v thy_o need_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n as_o glorious_a clothing_n for_o thy_o naked_a soul_n have_v thou_o be_v make_v sensible_a of_o thy_o 5.3_o thy_o mat._n 5.3_o spiritual_a poverty_n and_o have_v the_o 3.8_o the_o eph._n 3.8_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o christ_n be_v unfold_v before_o thou_o in_o the_o gospel_n how_o have_v these_o thing_n wrought_v upon_o thy_o heart_n have_v thou_o feel_v thy_o heart_n stir_v within_o thou_o hereupon_o have_v thou_o feel_v god_n 6.44_o god_n joh._n 6.44_o draw_v thy_o heart_n out_o in_o desire_n and_o long_n after_o christ_n have_v thou_o be_v make_v willing_a to_o take_v christ_n upon_o his_o own_o term_n to_o be_v thy_o sovereign_n as_o well_o as_o thy_o saviour_n to_o rule_v over_o thou_o as_o well_o as_o to_o save_v thou_o to_o save_v thou_o from_o thy_o lust_n and_o 1.21_o and_o mat._n 1.21_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o to_o save_v thou_o from_o wrath_n and_o hell_n have_v thou_o be_v make_v willing_a to_o take_v his_o †_o yoke_n upon_o thou_o 30._o thou_o mat._n 11.29_o 30._o and_o to_o bear_v his_o burden_n have_v christ_n be_v welcome_a to_o thou_o when_o he_o have_v come_v with_o his_o 9.23_o his_o luk._n 9.23_o cross_n to_o lay_v it_o upon_o thou_o as_o well_o as_o when_o he_o have_v come_v with_o his_o cordial_n to_o refresh_v and_o comfort_v thou_o speak_v serious_o can_v thou_o account_v thyself_o more_o happy_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n in_o prison_n and_o perecution_n then_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o worldly_a pleasure_n and_o prosperity_n without_o he_o tell_v i_o true_o if_o thou_o may_v certain_o have_v thy_o wish_n and_o desire_v grant_v what_o will_v thou_o wish_v for_o who_o will_v thou_o desire_v ah_o none_o but_o christ_n none_o but_o christ_n what_o do_v thou_o trust_v to_o on_o who_o do_v thou_o rest_v for_o salvation_n on_o thy_o own_o righteousness_n in_o thy_o own_o strength_n oh_o no_o none_o but_o christ_n none_o but_o christ_n be_v thou_o indeed_o vile_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n and_o be_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n but_o vile_a in_o thy_o esteem_n in_o comparison_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v christ_n above_o all_o thing_n unto_o thou_o exceed_v precious_a true_o if_o i_o know_v my_o own_o heart_n i_o esteem_v all_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v but_o 4.8_o but_o phil._n 4.8_o loss_n and_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n jesus_n my_o lord_n well_o then_o thou_o be_v a_o believer_n for_o unto_o they_o only_o that_o believe_v be_v christ_n precious_a 2.7_o precious_a 1_o pet._n 2.7_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o believer_n thou_o shall_v certain_o be_v save_v thou_o shall_v sure_o one_o day_n behold_v thy_o saviour_n in_o heaven_n and_o there_o live_v in_o the_o fruition_n of_o his_o glorious_a love_n unto_o all_o eternity_n 3.16_o eternity_n joh._n 3.16_o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n now_o what_o say_v thou_o poor_a soul_n how_o do_v thy_o heart_n echo_n to_o these_o question_n why_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n this_o i_o can_v say_v it_o have_v plâ—â—â—ed_v the_o lord_n so_o far_o to_o discover_v the_o emptynesse_n of_o self_n and_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n unto_o i_o that_o sometime_o when_o i_o look_v down_o upon_o myself_o i_o â—1_n i_o eze._n 36_o â—1_n loath_a and_o 42.6_o and_o job_n 42.6_o abhor_v myself_o and_o can_v but_o wonder_v that_o ever_o the_o lord_n shall_v vouchsafe_v to_o look_v upon_o i_o and_o love_v i_o yea_o i_o wonder_v he_o have_v not_o throw_v i_o into_o hell_n and_o when_o the_o lord_n first_o reveal_v christ_n jesus_n to_o i_o in_o his_o gospel_n in_o his_o all-sufficiency_n and_o readiness_n to_o save_v i_o it_o even_o overcome_v my_o heart_n and_o my_o thought_n and_o reason_n be_v such_o as_o these_o oh_o good_a
degenerate_v into_o the_o very_a disposition_n of_o the_o devil_n calumny_n banish_v all_o piety_n from_o the_o breast_n wherein_o it_o lodge_v it_o be_v daily_o feast_v with_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n it_o be_v a_o wâ—ed_a so_o poisonous_a that_o no_o wholesome_a herb_n will_v grow_v upon_o the_o same_o ground_n in_o a_o word_n slander_v be_v a_o satanical_a sin_n the_o twelve_o character_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incontinentes_fw-la vetus_fw-la incontinentes_fw-la vetus_fw-la intemperante_v beza_n intemperante_v beza_n qui_fw-fr se_fw-fr audit_n &_o sibi_fw-la modum_fw-la statuere_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o affectibus_fw-la imperare_fw-la be_v dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hinc_fw-la socrates_n hanc_fw-la virtutem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la judicavit_fw-la sunt_fw-la igitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soluti_fw-la in_o omnem_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la proni_fw-la in_o omnem_fw-la intemperantiam_fw-la loc_n intemperantiam_fw-la aret._n in_o loc_n 12._o incontinent_n such_o who_o sensitive_a appetite_n be_v without_o bit_n or_o bridle_n of_o continence_n or_o temperance_n impetuous_o carry_v after_o sensual_a delight_n he_o that_o can_v command_v himself_o and_o check_v his_o inordinate_a desire_n or_o inclination_n be_v call_v continent_n hence_o socrates_n judge_v this_o virtue_n to_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o moral_a honesty_n and_o goodness_n they_o therefore_o be_v call_v incontinent_a who_o dissolve_v themselves_o into_o sensual_a delight_n pursue_v brutish_a pleasure_n with_o loose_a reins_n and_o seek_v in_o all_o thing_n the_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o intemperate_a de_fw-fr res_fw-la they_o stifle_v their_o natural_a affection_n and_o yet_o can_v bridle_v their_o sensual_a appetite_n their_o intemperance_n beget_v incontinency_n and_o these_o two_o as_o the_o two_o daughter_n of_o the_o horse-leach_n still_o cry_v give_v give_v 30.15_o give_v prov._n 30.15_o suck_v out_o the_o life-blood_n of_o their_o soul_n the_o lust_n of_o these_o man_n like_o fire_n who_o rage_n be_v but_o increase_v by_o fuel_n the_o more_o provision_n they_o make_v for_o they_o the_o more_o satisfaction_n they_o study_v to_o give_v they_o the_o more_o do_v they_o become_v excessive_a and_o insatiable_a incontinent_a person_n be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o carnal_a pleasure_n can_v contain_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o moderation_n the_o thirteen_o character_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d immites_fw-la beza_n immites_fw-la beza_n feri_fw-la syr._n feri_fw-la vet._n &_o syr._n alieni_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la humanitate_fw-la quales_fw-la sunt_fw-la ferae_fw-la aretius_n ferae_fw-la aretius_n 13._o fierce_a cruel_a unmerciful_a man_n such_o as_o have_v banish_v all_o humanity_n be_v degenerate_v into_o bruit_n through_o inhuman_a rage_n and_o cruelty_n bloody_a beast_n they_o be_v full_a of_o fierceness_n unmercifulnesse_n and_o revenge_n wicked_a man_n be_v in_o scripture_n compare_v to_o 57.4_o to_o psal_n 57.4_o lion_n 22.12_o lion_n ps_n 22.12_o bull_n and_o 28.15_o and_o prov._n 28.15_o bear_n to_o 10.16_o to_o mat._n 10.16_o wolf_n and_o dog_n 3.2_o dog_n phil._n 3.2_o which_o cruel_o devour_v the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n fold_n the_o lamb_n of_o his_o flock_n and_o sometime_o tear_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o these_o be_v 68.30_o be_v ps_n 68.30_o the_o people_n that_o delight_n in_o war._n these_o be_v they_o that_o with_o saul_n 9.1_o saul_n act._n 9.1_o breathe_v out_o threaten_n and_o slaughter_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v cruel_a 12.10_o cruel_a prov._n 12.10_o as_o a_o roar_a lion_n and_o a_o range_a bear_n so_o be_v a_o wicked_a ruler_n over_o the_o poor_a people_n 28.15_o people_n prov._n 28.15_o the_o fourteen_o character_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d minime_fw-la amantes_fw-la bonorum_fw-la beza_n bonorum_fw-la beza_n sine_fw-la benignitate_fw-la interpr_fw-la benignitate_fw-la vetus_fw-la interpr_fw-la non_fw-fr a_fw-fr mantes_fw-la bonos_fw-la per_fw-la meiosin_n osores_fw-la bonorum_fw-la lap._n bonorum_fw-la cornel._n à _fw-fr lap._n odio_fw-la habentes_fw-la bona_fw-la trem._n bona_fw-la syr._n interp_v trem._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la honestatis_fw-la studiosus_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o probi_fw-la ingenii_n homo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la bonos_fw-es &_o honestos_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la honestatem_fw-la exosam_fw-la habet_fw-la &_o aversatur_fw-la loc_n aversatur_fw-la art_n in_o loc_n 14._o despiser_n of_o those_o that_o be_v good_n such_o as_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n love_v good_a man_n these_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o their_o favour_n or_o bounty_n yea_o such_o as_o not_o only_o do_v not_o love_v they_o but_o hate_v they_o yea_o such_o as_o be_v not_o only_a no_o lover_n of_o good_a man_n but_o also_o diodat_n also_o diodat_n despiser_n of_o goodness_n as_o the_o word_n may_v import_v such_o as_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_o good_a and_o honest_a themselves_o that_o they_o despise_v in_o their_o heart_n all_o those_o that_o be_v so_o and_o nourish_v a_o secret_a hatred_n of_o all_o goodness_n and_o honesty_n but_o this_o hatred_n of_o goodness_n principal_o show_v itself_o in_o their_o contempt_n of_o or_o opposition_n to_o good_a men._n the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n do_v natural_o hate_v the_o child_n of_o god_n christian_n must_v not_o expect_v to_o be_v belove_v by_o such_o as_o 15.18_o as_o joh._n 15.18_o hate_v christ_n the_o godly_a be_v the_o great_a eyesore_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o image_n of_o god_n enstampt_v upon_o saint_n render_v they_o not_o amiable_a but_o abominable_a to_o sinner_n the_o ethiopian_n account_v the_o black_a complexion_n to_o be_v the_o beautiful_a the_o 3.15_o the_o gen._n 3.15_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v ever_o hateful_a to_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n the_o fifteen_o character_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proditores_fw-la qui_fw-la tum_fw-la fidei_fw-la tum_fw-la fratrum_fw-la nihil_fw-la pensi_fw-la habent_fw-la modo_fw-la ipsi_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o tuto_fw-la loc_n tuto_fw-la aret._n in_o loc_n amicitiae_fw-la desertores_fw-la 15._o traitor_n who_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o truth_n and_o honesty_n nor_o do_v at_o all_o regard_n their_o brethren_n welfare_n so_o they_o can_v but_o secure_v themselves_o and_o their_o own_o interest_n false_a friend_n who_o betray_v those_o that_o put_v most_o confidence_n in_o they_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o reed_n of_o egypt_n that_o pierce_v his_o hand_n that_o lean_v upon_o it_o they_o pretend_v friendship_n when_o they_o meditate_v revenge_n and_o proclaim_v peace_n when_o they_o prepare_v for_o war_n they_o be_v such_o as_o will_v betray_v their_o prince_n for_o money_n their_o country_n for_o reward_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n for_o some_o private_a gain_n some_o secular_a advantage_n thus_o judas_n betray_v his_o 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