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prov._n 22.5_o a_o way_n of_o pain_n or_o grief_n psalm_n 139.24_o a_o stubborn_a way_n judges_z 2.19_o a_o broad_a way_n mat._n 7.13_o a_o way_n of_o darkness_n prov._n 2.13_o a_o way_n not_o cast_v up_o jer._n 18.15_o under_o this_o evil_a and_o wicked_a way_n fall_v the_o way_n of_o cain_n here_o mention_v by_o judas_n which_o be_v not_o so_o large_o to_o be_v take_v as_o for_o the_o whole_a sinful_a course_n and_o carriage_n of_o cain_n throughout_o his_o life_n but_o for_o some_o particular_a course_n of_o he_o for_o which_o in_o scripture_n he_o be_v most_o condemn_a and_o punish_v by_o god_n and_o in_o which_o he_o be_v by_o these_o seducer_n most_o imitate_v gâ—n_n abel_n obtulit_fw-la praestantius_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la non_fw-la id_fw-la intelligi_fw-la debet_fw-la ratione_fw-la materiae_fw-la aut_fw-la quantitatis_fw-la sed_fw-la animi_fw-la offerentis_fw-la &_o fidei_fw-la rivet_n in_o gen._n 4._o exit_fw-la fide_fw-la â—btuliâ—_n non_fw-la sâ—lum_fw-la ex_fw-la mandato_fw-la dei_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la fiduciâ_fw-la promissio_fw-la niâ—_n â—erto_fw-la statuens_fw-la non_fw-la opere_fw-la o_fw-it perato_fw-mi â—uâ—us_fw-la â—â—tus_fw-la se_fw-la aliquid_fw-la mercri_fw-la sâ—d_v prope_a victimum_fw-la mâ—ssiâ—e_fw-la signficâ—ttâ—m_fw-la hac_fw-la victi_fw-la má_fw-la se_fw-la recipiâ—â—_n gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la pareus_n in_o gâ—n_n and_o that_o way_n may_v be_v make_v up_o of_o three_o principal_a part_n 1._o the_o way_n of_o hypocrisy_n cain_n indeed_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o perhaps_o though_o some_o deny_v it_o every_o way_n as_o good_a and_o costly_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o outside_n thereof_o as_o be_v that_o of_o abel_n yet_o he_o sacrifice_v in_o a_o faithless_a hypocritical_a manner_n as_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o reason_n why_o abel_n sacrifice_n be_v better_a and_o better_o accept_v with_o god_n then_o cain_n and_o that_o reason_v render_v by_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 11._o be_v because_o abel_n 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disregard_v the_o manner_n command_v in_o do_v it_o 2._o a_o second_o way_n of_o cain_n and_o that_o principal_o as_o i_o conceive_v here_o intend_v by_o our_o apostle_n be_v the_o hatred_n and_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o he_o slay_v a_o man_n herein_o sin_v against_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o mankind_n 2._o he_o slay_v one_o that_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o obedient_a to_o he_o who_o he_o ought_v therefore_o to_o have_v defend_v against_o all_o injury_n and_o violence_n 3._o he_o destroy_v not_o a_o slave_n and_o a_o vulgar_a subject_n but_o his_o own_o brother_n and_o some_o think_v that_o cain_n and_o abel_n be_v twin_n fratricida_fw-la hoc_fw-la nomine_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciteâ—_fw-la homicida_fw-la aut_fw-la servicida_fw-la feed_v fratricida_fw-la 4._o a_o just_a and_o good_a man_n do_v not_o slay_v a_o unjust_a and_o wicked_a man_n but_o a_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a slay_v a_o just_a and_o innocent_a man_n 5._o he_o do_v not_o slay_v he_o for_o any_o fault_n of_o he_o but_o for_o his_o holy_a and_o sincere_a worship_a oâ—_n the_o true_a god_n 6._o he_o slay_v he_o not_o stir_v up_o by_o any_o sudden_a rage_n heat_n or_o commotion_n of_o mind_n or_o by_o imprudence_n but_o out_o of_o settle_a hatred_n and_o in_o a_o way_n of_o study_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n 7._o this_o murder_n be_v commit_v by_o cain_n after_o god_n have_v admonish_v he_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o sin_n 8._o and_o after_o he_o have_v make_v a_o show_n of_o friendship_n and_o reconciliation_n to_o his_o brother_n gen._n 4.8_o cain_n talk_v viz_o friendly_a and_o familiar_o with_o his_o brother_n and_o then_o he_o slay_v he_o hence_o this_o inhuman_a murder_n be_v that_o sin_n for_o which_o by_o the_o apostle_n john_n cain_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o that_o wicked_a one_o 1_o joh._n 3.12_o in_o short_a first_o he_o inward_o hate_v and_o envy_v his_o brother_n because_o his_o
way_n and_o word_n of_o truth_n error_n as_o tertullian_n speak_v arise_v caede_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la by_o the_o fall_n of_o scripture_n the_o erroneous_a resist_v the_o truth_n 2_o tim._n 3.8_o the_o least_o error_n dispose_v the_o heart_n to_o reject_v the_o great_a truth_n and_o as_o in_o nature_n darkness_n destroy_v light_a blindness_n put_v out_o sight_n sickness_n remove_v health_n so_o error_n undermine_v and_o destroy_v truth_n none_o be_v such_o enemy_n to_o scripture_n as_o the_o lover_n of_o error_n they_o ever_o oppose_v it_o either_o by_o deny_v it_o or_o pervert_v it_o 2_o error_n be_v deviation_n from_o holiness_n they_o oppose_v grace_n as_o well_o as_o truth_n they_o everthrow_v the_o say_v of_o people_n and_o also_o eat_v up_o godliness_n a_o erroneous_a head_n and_o a_o godly_a heart_n will_v not_o meet_v 3.5_o 2_o tim._n 3.5_o error_n make_v man_n deny_v the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o its_o a_o inlet_n to_o profaneness_n every_o text_n in_o judes_n epistle_n be_v a_o comment_n on_o this_o truth_n the_o apostle_n call_v false_a teacher_n evil_a worker_n phil._n 3.2_o they_o who_o mind_n be_v defile_v be_v reprobate_a to_o every_o good_a work_n 2.3_o tit._n 1.15_o 16._o 2_o thes_n 2.3_o truth_n reform_v as_o well_o as_o inform_v antichrist_n be_v call_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o corrupt_a of_o the_o judgement_n be_v the_o cast_a poison_n into_o the_o spring_n 3._o error_n be_v catch_v and_o diffusive_a the_o erroneous_a have_v many_o follower_n nor_o do_v they_o go_v to_o hell_n alone_o every_o error_n meet_v with_o a_o comply_a party_n in_o our_o nature_n truth_n be_v hardly_o entertain_v error_n ready_o admit_v and_o seldom_o be_v any_o one_o erroneous_a but_o withal_o he_o endeavour_v to_o propagate_v his_o opinion_n and_o that_o violent_o and_o subtle_o 4._o error_n by_o depart_v from_o truth_n and_o holiness_n oppose_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n from_o man_n not_o consent_n to_o wholesome_a word_n come_v envy_n 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constituto_fw-la quidem_fw-la prae_fw-la min_fw-mi sed_fw-la eo_fw-la tamen_fw-la gratuito_fw-la bâ—z_n in_o mat._n 6._o matth._n 20.8.14.15_o a_o word_n of_o a_o middle_a signification_n nothing_o a_o free_a and_o gratuitous_a as_o well_o as_o a_o due_a and_o deserve_a reward_n and_o plain_o do_v it_o signify_v rom_n 4.4_o a_o reward_n of_o mere_a grace_n not_o a_o hire_n or_o wage_n and_o the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n do_v imply_v only_o a_o reward_n due_a by_o the_o covenant_n of_o he_o who_o give_v it_o unto_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v whether_o the_o work_n which_o he_o do_v deserve_v it_o or_o no._n the_o penny_n give_v to_o those_o who_o have_v wrought_v but_o only_o one_o hour_n and_o that_o in_o the_o cool_a of_o the_o day_n be_v as_o well_o call_v by_o this_o word_n of_o reward_n as_o the_o penny_n give_v to_o they_o who_o have_v bear_v the_o heat_n and_o burden_n of_o the_o whole_a day_n in_o this_o place_n it_o denote_v the_o wage_n or_o recompense_v which_o 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praepositio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d posoit_fw-fr genitivum_fw-la lapid_n in_o loc_n nonnulli_fw-la perperam_fw-la reddunt_fw-la deceptione_n mercedis_fw-la quâ_fw-la deceptus_fw-la etc._n etc._n multo_fw-la elegantius_fw-la aptiusque_fw-la vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d graecanica_fw-la scholia_fw-la ad_fw-la subsequentia_fw-la refert_fw-la ut_fw-la sensus_fw-la sit_fw-la gnostico_v balaami_fw-la errorem_fw-la secutos_fw-la esse_fw-la mercedis_fw-la cupiditate_fw-la ut_fw-la subandienda_fw-la sit_fw-la vox_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n justinian_n in_o loc_n but_o i_o rather_o refer_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reward_v as_o other_o better_a to_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d run_v greedy_o thus_o they_o run_v greedy_o for_o reward_n after_o balaams_n error_n that_o be_v as_o balaam_n toil_v journey_v take_v pain_n go_v from_o place_n to_o place_n from_o altar_n to_o altar_n etc._n etc._n to_o speak_v perverse_o to_o curse_v israel_n and_o give_v wicked_a and_o pernicious_a counsel_n and_o all_o this_o for_o filthy_a lucre_n or_o base_a gain_n and_o to_o get_v reward_n from_o balac_n so_o these_o seducer_n care_v not_o what_o heresy_n they_o utter_v what_o pernicious_a and_o damnable_a doctrine_n they_o preach_v or_o error_n they_o broach_v so_o as_o they_o may_v but_o gain_v reward_n and_o wage_n from_o poor_a delude_a people_n and_o our_o last_o english_a translation_n intend_v this_o sense_n thus_o likewise_o oecumenius_n moâ—tanus_n justinian_n with_o sundry_a other_o and_o as_o this_o interpretation_n of_o their_o run_v greedy_o for_o reward_n after_o error_n be_v most_o apt_a and_o elegant_a and_o seem_v best_o say_v some_o to_o answer_v the_o original_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o regard_n of_o its_o composition_n so_o be_v it_o most_o agreeable_a to_o those_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o mention_n 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be_v next_o heaven_n shall_v yet_o in_o their_o deportment_n be_v further_a from_o it_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v like_a fox_n dissuade_v
the_o church_n 1_o thes_n 5.20_o despise_v not_o prophesy_v and_o 1_o cor._n 14.3_o he_o that_o prophesi_v speak_v unto_o man_n to_o edification_n and_o exhortation_n and_o comfort_n so_o verse_n 24._o 4._o sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o know_v and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o declare_v thing_n either_o pass_v or_o present_a which_o a_o man_n either_o by_o nature_n or_o industry_n be_v not_o able_a to_o know_v and_o so_o it_o signify_v to_o divine_a thus_o it_o be_v take_v matth._n 26.68_o mark_n 14.65_o etc._n etc._n where_o they_o who_o have_v blind_v christ_n bid_v he_o by_o way_n of_o derision_n prophesy_v who_o it_o be_v that_o smite_v he_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v the_o pharisee_fw-mi luke_n 7.39_o this_o man_n if_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n will_v have_v know_v etc._n etc._n 5._o strict_o and_o proper_o to_o prophesy_v be_v to_o foreshow_v or_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v or_o that_o afterward_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v thus_o it_o be_v take_v act_n 21.9_o philip_n have_v four_o daughter_n virgin_n which_o do_v prophesy_v thus_o ezek._n 21.2_o compare_v with_o ver_fw-la 7._o so_o ezek._n 29.2_o 30.2_o 34.2_o 38.2_o and_o thus_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v take_v in_o this_o place_n enoch_n prophesy_v of_o these_o by_o way_n of_o prediction_n or_o he_o foretell_v their_o punishment_n 2._o for_o the_o second_o whence_o judas_n receive_v this_o pprophecy_n or_o prediction_n of_o enoch_n to_o this_o some_o say_v that_o judas_n take_v this_o pprophecy_n out_o of_o a_o ancient_a book_n write_v of_o old_a by_o this_o enoch_n the_o seven_o from_o adam_n true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o ancient_a time_n there_o be_v some_o writing_n disperse_v abroad_o in_o the_o church_n under_o the_o name_n of_o enoch_n 3._o tertulâ—_n de_fw-mi hab_fw-mi mul._n cap._n 3._o and_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o enoch_n book_n and_o of_o these_o origen_n make_v mention_n in_o his_o last_o homily_n on_o number_n and_o tertullian_n in_o his_o three_o chapter_n de_fw-fr habitu_fw-la muliebri_fw-la affirm_v that_o the_o book_n of_o enoch_n be_v preserve_v by_o noah_n in_o the_o ark_n and_o bring_v forth_o after_o the_o flood_n 23._o non_fw-la sunt_fw-la scripta_fw-la in_o canone_o qui_fw-la scrvabatur_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la cur_n autâ—m_fw-la hoc_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la susâ—_n câ—tae_fw-la fidei_fw-la etc._n etc._n illa_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la enochi_n nomine_fw-la proferuntur_fw-la continent_n fabulas_fw-la rectè_fw-la à _fw-la prudentibus_fw-la judicantur_fw-la non_fw-la ipsius_fw-la esse_fw-la credenda_fw-la aug._n l._n 15._o de_fw-la civ_o d._n c._n 23._o and_o he_o attribute_n the_o opinion_n of_o its_o want_n of_o authority_n to_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o say_v he_o because_o some_o eminent_a testimony_n concern_v christ_n may_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o it_o endeavour_v to_o suppress_v it_o augustin_n also_o mention_n book_n bear_v enoch_n name_n that_o then_o there_o be_v such_o book_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o enoch_n it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o enoch_n be_v indeed_o the_o author_n of_o they_o and_o that_o judas_n make_v use_v of_o they_o none_o can_v either_o probable_o or_o sober_o suppose_v the_o book_n say_v augustine_n which_o under_o the_o name_n of_o enoch_n be_v produce_v be_v to_o be_v suspect_v for_o false_a and_o none_o of_o he_o because_o the_o jew_n never_o account_v they_o cononical_a nor_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o temple_n as_o such_o and_o they_o ahound_n with_o fable_n among_o the_o rest_n that_o fond_a and_o erroneous_a conceit_n so_o contrary_a both_o to_o scripture_n and_o reason_n that_o the_o angel_n in_o their_o assume_v body_n go_v in_o unto_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n and_o so_o beget_v those_o giant_n mention_v gen._n 6.4_o though_o this_o fabulous_a error_n be_v entitle_v to_o so_o holy_a and_o ancient_a a_o author_n as_o enoch_n be_v embrace_v by_o justin_n martyr_n cyprian_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n 49_o libros_fw-la enochi_n plane_n supposititio_n esse_fw-la ut_fw-la mihi_fw-la persuâ—deam_fw-la fa_fw-it cit_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la ante_fw-la babyâ—enicam_fw-la cap_n tiviteâ—em_fw-la in_o nullis_fw-la prophetar_n they_o libris_fw-la fit_a meutio_fw-la tam_fw-la rari_fw-la thesauri_fw-la quem_fw-la non_fw-la credibile_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la in_o rerum_fw-la naturâ_fw-la fuisset_fw-la mosem_fw-la latuisse_fw-la qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la enochimeminisset_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la historia_fw-la si_fw-la tunc_fw-la extitisent_fw-fr rivet_n in_o exerc_n in_o gen._n 49_o and_o some_o other_o beside_o have_v there_o be_v any_o such_o true_a book_n or_o pprophecy_n of_o enoch_n in_o writing_n no_o doubt_n but_o it_o will_v have_v be_v very_o famous_a and_o high_o set_v by_o among_o the_o jew_n both_o for_o the_o antiquity_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o author_n as_o also_o for_o the_o preciousness_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o regard_n whereof_o some_o mention_n will_v have_v be_v make_v thereof_o by_o the_o holy_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n for_o word_n with_o his_o holy_a ten_o thousand_o or_o myriad_o four_o thing_n may_v here_o offer_v themselves_o to_o be_v explain_v 1._o their_o quantity_n in_o respect_n of_o number_n ten_o thousand_o 2._o their_o quality_n they_o be_v holy_a one_o holy_a ten_o thousand_o 3._o their_o relation_n they_o be_v his_o he_o holy_a ten_o thousand_o 4._o their_o action_n or_o employment_n they_o be_v to_o come_v with_o the_o lord_n 1._o for_o the_o first_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a proper_o signify_v ten_o thousand_o thus_o act_v 19.19_o where_o the_o apostle_n mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d five_o miriads_o it_o be_v render_v fifty_o thousand_o and_o rev._n 9.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d millia_fw-la vulgar_a et_fw-fr erasm_n vicies_fw-la mil_fw-mi lie_v dena_fw-la millia_fw-la two_o miriads_o of_o miriads_o we_o translate_v twenty_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 5.11_o and_o dan._n 7.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o septuagint_n we_o render_v ten_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o so_o deut._n 33.2_o psal_n 3.6_o dan._n 11.12_o luke_n 12.1_o 21.20_o act_n 21.20_o and_o in_o those_o place_n where_o the_o word_n ten_o thousand_o be_v use_v as_o here_o in_o judas_n without_o the_o addition_n of_o a_o word_n of_o another_o number_n it_o import_v a_o uncertain_a and_o very_o great_a vast_a number_n or_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n 12.22_o heb._n 12.22_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n put_v for_o a_o uncertain_a 2._o for_o the_o second_o their_o quality_n or_o property_n note_v in_o this_o word_n holy_a or_o saint_n these_o here_o call_v holy_a or_o saint_n say_v some_o be_v the_o angel_n lyranus_fw-la in_o millibus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la nun_n ciorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la cypr._n ad_fw-la novarian_n hugo_n lyranus_fw-la who_o in_o scripture_n be_v oft_o say_v to_o be_v such_o with_o who_o christ_n come_v at_o the_o 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