that_o have_v do_v no_o evil_n be_v secure_a and_o fear_v nothing_o and_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v do_v always_o look_v for_o punishment_n and_o therefore_o it_o stand_v we_o in_o hand_n by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o pacify_v our_o conscience_n that_o so_o we_o may_v have_v comforr_n in_o all_o estate_n for_o as_o one_o say_v well_o 22._o well_o nihil_fw-la iucundius_fw-la nihil_fw-la tutius_fw-la nihil_fw-la dulcius_fw-la bona_fw-la conscientia_fw-la premat_fw-la corpus_fw-la trahat_fw-la mundus_fw-la terreat_fw-la diabolus_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la erit_fw-la secura_fw-la bona_fw-la conscientia_fw-la secura_fw-la erit_fw-la cum_fw-la corpus_fw-la morietur_fw-la secura_fw-la cum_fw-la animae_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la praesentabitur_fw-la secura_fw-la cum_fw-la utrumque_fw-la in_o die_fw-la iudicij_fw-la ante_fw-la tribunale_fw-la terrificum_fw-la iusti_fw-la indicis_fw-la statuetur_fw-la cum_fw-la mundus_fw-la omnis_fw-la volubilitate_fw-la circumrotetur_fw-la ploret_fw-la redeat_fw-la pereat_fw-la transcat_fw-la nunquam_fw-la marcessit_fw-la bona_fw-la conscientia_fw-la subijciatur_fw-la corpus_fw-la in_o paena_fw-la in_fw-la ieiunijs_fw-la maceâ—ctur_n verberibus_fw-la lanietâ—r_fw-la eculeo_fw-la distendatur_fw-la gladio_fw-la trucidetur_fw-la crucis_fw-la supplicio_fw-la affligatur_fw-la &_o secura_fw-la erit_fw-la conscicatia_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr conscien_fw-fr aedifican_n cap._n 22._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o pleasant_a nothing_o more_o quiet_a nothing_o more_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a than_o a_o good_a conscience_n let_v the_o body_n vex_v a_o man_n let_v the_o world_n hale_v he_o let_v the_o devil_n terrify_v he_o and_o yet_o it_o will_v be_v secure_a a_o good_a conscience_n will_v be_v secure_a when_o the_o body_n die_v it_o will_v be_v secure_a when_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v present_v before_o god_n it_o will_v be_v secure_a when_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n shall_v stand_v before_o the_o terrible_a bar_n of_o the_o just_a judge_n 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forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o honour_n of_o conscience_n by_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o herein_o judas_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o all_o reprobate_n who_o the_o devil_n lead_v as_o it_o be_v hoodwink_v a_o long_a time_n into_o many_o great_a and_o fearful_a sin_n and_o at_o the_o last_o when_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v that_o they_o see_v the_o heinousness_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o see_v not_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n he_o cast_v they_o headlong_o into_o despair_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o cast_v off_o all_o hope_n of_o comfort_n and_o salvation_n locum_fw-la salvation_n penitentia_fw-la humani_fw-la animi_fw-la sine_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la quantò_fw-la maâ—or_fw-la est_fw-la tantò_fw-la est_fw-la periculosior_fw-la absorbet_fw-la enim_fw-la hominem_fw-la abundantiori_fw-la trislitia_fw-la &_o desperationem_fw-la inducit_fw-la talem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la iudae_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la hic_fw-la exitus_fw-la comprobat_fw-la caietan_n in_o locii_fw-la lira_n in_o locum_fw-la for_o repentance_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o great_a it_o be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a it_o be_v for_o it_o swallow_v up_o a_o man_n with_o more_o abundant_a sorrow_n and_o bring_v desperation_n and_o such_o be_v the_o repentance_n of_o judas_n as_o this_o end_n of_o he_o prove_v and_o herein_o he_o sin_v more_o than_o he_o do_v in_o betray_v his_o master_n because_o lyra_n note_v in_o betray_v of_o christ_n he_o sin_v direct_o against_o his_o humanity_n but_o by_o his_o despair_n he_o sin_v direct_o against_o his_o deity_n because_o he_o sin_v against_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o his_o divine_a mercy_n now_o this_o his_o desperation_n proceed_v from_o two_o cause_n first_o from_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sin_n in_o betray_v he_o of_o who_o innocence_n and_o holiness_n he_o have_v so_o good_a experience_n second_o because_o he_o have_v hear_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v a_o true_a prophet_n who_o word_n shall_v never_o fail_v pronounce_v his_o damnation_n against_o he_o for_o so_o he_o threaten_v locum_fw-la lira_n in_o locum_fw-la when_o he_o discover_v his_o treason_n woe_n be_v to_o that_o man_n 26.24_o mat._n 24.35_o &_o 26.24_o by_o who_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v
another_o reason_n hereof_o be_v this_o because_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o ready_a to_o watch_v every_o occasion_n and_o whensoever_o he_o see_v we_o any_o whit_n incline_v there_o he_o take_v advantage_n and_o bend_v all_o his_o force_n against_o us._n this_o doctrine_n serve_v first_o for_o admonition_n 1._o that_o we_o be_v careful_a in_o perform_v this_o duty_n as_o the_o mariner_n be_v use_v 1_o careful_a to_o avoid_v all_o the_o rock_n and_o sand_n which_o may_v be_v occasion_n of_o shipwreck_n so_o shall_v we_o with_o like_a care_n and_o diligence_n avoid_v all_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n to_o this_o end_n we_o must_v examine_v ourselves_o to_o what_o sin_n we_o be_v most_o addict_v and_o what_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n whereby_o we_o have_v be_v provoke_v to_o the_o commit_v thereof_o and_o when_o we_o have_v find_v they_o out_o we_o must_v shun_v they_o as_o we_o will_v do_v a_o serpent_n to_o give_v instance_n in_o some_o particular_n if_o any_o man_n be_v give_v to_o 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doctrine_n serve_v for_o the_o reproof_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n as_o that_o they_o rather_o seek_v they_o and_o follow_v after_o they_o never_o ravenous_a beast_n do_v more_o eager_o pursue_v the_o pray_v nor_o hungry_a fish_n more_o greedy_o follow_v the_o bait_n 4.19_o 1._o pet._n 4.4_o ephes_n 4.19_o than_o they_o do_v hunt_v after_o occasion_n of_o sin_n run_v into_o all_o excess_n of_o riot_n and_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n even_o with_o greediness_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v what_o madness_n be_v this_o for_o a_o man_n thus_o to_o expose_v himself_o unto_o danger_n as_o if_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o prone_a enough_o of_o itself_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a there_o be_v no_o man_n will_v bring_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o dry_a straw_n into_o a_o house_n where_o fire_n be_v and_o leave_v it_o there_o unless_o he_o mean_v to_o fire_v the_o house_n so_o no_o man_n will_v wilful_o rush_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o that_o be_v careless_a of_o his_o soul_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n say_v solomon_n that_o fear_v always_o but_o he_o that_o harden_v his_o heart_n shall_v fall_v into_o evil_n and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a speech_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 3.27_o ecclesiast_fw-la 3.27_o he_o that_o love_v danger_n shall_v perish_v in_o it_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o man_n in_o this_o case_n to_o boast_v of_o their_o own_o strength_n for_o as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o a_o weak_a man_n that_o be_v always_o out_o of_o gunshot_n 28.14_o pro._n 28.14_o be_v likely_a to_o live_v long_o than_o a_o strong_a man_n that_o be_v ever_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o pike_n
from_o i_o and_o to_o serve_v other_o god_n and_o how_o true_a this_o be_v the_o event_n make_v it_o manifest_v 106.35.36_o psal_n 106.35.36_o for_o they_o neglect_v this_o strict_a commandment_n of_o god_n be_v mingle_v among_o the_o heathen_a and_o learn_v their_o work_n and_o serve_v their_o idol_n which_o be_v their_o ruin_n as_o david_n say_v and_o we_o have_v too_o much_o proof_n of_o this_o even_o in_o our_o own_o experience_n for_o as_o we_o see_v the_o river_n which_o otherwise_o of_o themselves_o be_v sweet_a &_o fresh_a yet_o when_o they_o run_v into_o the_o sea_n become_v salt_n so_o many_o young_a man_n and_o woman_n who_o in_o their_o young_a year_n while_o they_o be_v keep_v in_o by_o good_a education_n be_v of_o great_a towardness_n and_o good_a hope_n afterward_o fall_v into_o ill_a company_n have_v be_v corrupt_v &_o grow_v most_o dissolute_a and_o indeed_o a_o man_n though_o otherwise_o well_o affect_v yet_o when_o he_o shall_v live_v in_o such_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v never_o hear_v good_a word_n but_o swear_v and_o lascivious_a speak_v never_o see_v any_o good_a example_n but_o open_a contempt_n of_o godliness_n and_o all_o vile_a practice_n that_o may_v be_v by_o little_a and_o little_a it_o quell_v his_o hatred_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o make_v they_o seem_v less_o offensive_a to_o he_o for_o as_o a_o burn_a firebrand_n if_o it_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o snow_n will_v soon_o be_v extinguish_v so_o even_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o zeal_n will_v soon_o be_v quench_v among_o wicked_a company_n yea_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o man_n have_v pass_v the_o day_n in_o vanity_n and_o foolish_a delight_n such_o as_o evil_a companion_n will_v continual_o suggest_v they_o shall_v be_v altogether_o unfit_a with_o any_o reverence_n either_o to_o pray_v or_o read_v or_o perform_v any_o other_o good_a duty_n and_o therefore_o david_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o holy_a indignation_n chide_v wicked_a person_n away_o from_o he_o away_o from_o i_o you_o wicked_a 119.115_o psal_n 119.115_o for_o i_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o my_o god_n insinuate_v that_o he_o can_v not_o set_v himself_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o holy_a duty_n with_o that_o fervency_n he_o ought_v as_o long_o as_o such_o lewd_a companion_n be_v about_o he_o and_o know_v his_o own_o weakness_n in_o this_o case_n he_o pray_v earnest_o 141.4_o psal_n 141.4_o incline_v not_o my_o heart_n to_o evil_a that_o i_o shall_v commit_v wicked_a work_n with_o man_n that_o work_v iniquity_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n we_o may_v say_v of_o frequent_v ill_a company_n as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v in_o a_o common_a proverb_n in_o england_n of_o go_v to_o rome_n 9_o willet_n synop_n controver_n 4._o quaest_n 10._o part_n 9_o he_o that_o go_v to_o rome_n once_o see_v a_o wicked_a man_n he_o that_o go_v twice_o learn_v to_o know_v he_o he_o that_o go_v the_o three_o time_n bring_v he_o home_o with_o he_o last_o of_o all_o if_o it_o do_v fall_v out_o that_o we_o be_v not_o infect_v by_o converse_v with_o wicked_a person_n which_o be_v almost_o impossible_a without_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o god_n grace_n yet_o if_o there_o be_v any_o spark_n of_o true_a goodness_n in_o we_o we_o can_v choose_v but_o be_v grieve_v above_o measure_n with_o their_o ungodly_a practice_n and_o sinful_a course_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o lot_n who_o though_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o be_v preserve_v from_o contagion_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o sodom_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o pitch-barrell_n even_o a_o sink_n of_o sin_n yet_o his_o righteous_a soul_n be_v vex_v as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v upon_o the_o rack_n for_o so_o much_o the_o word_n signify_v with_o the_o uncleanely_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o in_o see_v and_o hear_v their_o unlawful_a deed_n ibid._n 2._o pet._n 2.7.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n ibid._n and_o this_o be_v it_o that_o make_v david_n bemoan_v his_o estate_n when_o he_o be_v banish_v from_o his_o country_n and_o constrain_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n to_o abide_v among_o uncircumcised_a people_n woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o remain_v in_o meshech_n 120.5_o psa_fw-la 120.5_o and_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n cry_v out_o as_o it_o be_v in_o great_a passion_n woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o people_n of_o pollute_a lip_n 6.5_o jsa_n 6.5_o so_o great_a a_o grief_n be_v it_o to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o be_v in_o such_o place_n where_o their_o eye_n shall_v behold_v nothing_o but_o god_n dishonour_n and_o their_o ear_n shall_v be_v continual_o beat_v with_o blasphemous_a speech_n against_o god_n and_o all_o goodness_n use_v 1_o and_o therefore_o to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n it_o serve_v first_o to_o admonish_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o ourselves_o in_o this_o respect_n if_o physician_n give_v counsel_n that_o they_o that_o will_v preserve_v the_o health_n of_o their_o body_n lingua_fw-la eras_n de_fw-fr lingua_fw-la shall_v have_v a_o care_n to_o live_v among_o sound_n and_o healthful_a person_n and_o shall_v avoid_v the_o society_n of_o they_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o contagious_a disease_n much_o more_o shall_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o shun_v all_o familiarity_n with_o those_o that_o be_v wicked_a if_o we_o will_v preserve_v the_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v spread_v soon_o and_o infect_v worse_o than_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o whensoever_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n this_o way_n aquavitae_fw-la way_n huiusmodi_fw-la malum_fw-la quoties_fw-la urget_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la praetiosius_fw-la quà m_fw-la pedes_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la enim_fw-la fuga_fw-la salutis_fw-la spes_fw-la reposita_fw-la est_fw-la erasm_n ibid._n tam_fw-la simus_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n separati_fw-la quà m_fw-la sunt_fw-la illi_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la profugi_fw-la cypri_n lib._n 1._o ep._n 3._o ad_fw-la cornel._n fratrem_fw-la sen._n the_o tranquil_a aquavitae_fw-la the_o best_a remedy_n be_v even_o to_o take_v we_o to_o our_o heel_n and_o run_v away_o as_o fast_o as_o we_o can_v when_o a_o man_n house_n be_v on_o fire_n even_o gouty_a and_o lame_a person_n find_v their_o leg_n if_o a_o serpent_n do_v but_o hiss_v how_o fast_o do_v every_o man_n run_v away_o when_o we_o come_v by_o a_o noisome_a lake_n that_o send_v out_o venomous_a exhalation_n we_o stop_v our_o nose_n and_o have_v away_o as_o fast_o as_o our_o foot_n can_v carry_v us._n much_o more_o shall_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o escape_v from_o lewd_a company_n because_o these_o thing_n can_v be_v so_o dangerous_a to_o the_o body_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o in_o time_n of_o the_o pestilence_n we_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o sit_v with_o a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o plague_n run_v upon_o he_o for_o fear_v of_o infection_n so_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o loath_a to_o converse_v with_o a_o wicked_a man_n because_o his_o company_n be_v more_o contagious_a the_o time_n be_v when_o as_o in_o the_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o church_n such_o be_v the_o zeal_n of_o god_n child_n that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o word_n have_v any_o communion_n with_o ungodly_a person_n to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v record_v of_o polycarpus_n who_o be_v st._n johns_n disciple_n 14._o agnosco_fw-la agnoscâ—_n primogenitum_fw-la satanae_n euseb_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 14._o that_o meeting_n martion_n a_o damnable_a heretic_n who_o take_v it_o ill_a that_o he_o do_v not_o salute_v he_o and_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o know_v he_o yes_o say_v he_o i_o know_v thou_o well_o enough_o to_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o satan_n and_o mare_n the_o blind_a bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n reprove_v julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la for_o his_o idolatry_n 14._o histor._n tripart_v lib._n 6._o cap._n 14._o when_o the_o emperor_n in_o scorn_n upbraid_v he_o with_o his_o blindness_n he_o make_v this_o bold_a answer_n that_o he_o give_v god_n thanks_n for_o his_o blindness_n that_o he_o can_v not_o see_v so_o wicked_a a_o man_n as_o he_o be_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o we_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o approve_v of_o wicked_a man_n by_o our_o company_n and_o familiarity_n as_o that_o rather_o both_o by_o our_o word_n and_o by_o our_o countenance_n we_o shall_v show_v our_o dislike_n of_o they_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n profess_v what_o care_n he_o have_v in_o this_o case_n i_o sit_v not_o say_v he_o 15.17_o jer._n 15.17_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o mocker_n but_o sit_v alone_o and_o so_o must_v we_o rather_o sit_v alone_o then_o be_v in_o such_o company_n where_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v draw_v to_o sin_n
will_v be_v upon_o all_o that_o they_o go_v about_o as_o even_o laban_n confess_v that_o he_o perceive_v plain_o that_o god_n have_v bless_v he_o in_o his_o estate_n for_o jacobs_n sake_n and_o when_o putiphar_n have_v entertain_v joseph_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n the_o lord_n bless_v his_o house_n for_o joseph_n sake_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o all_o that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o house_n and_o in_o the_o field_n 3._o they_o infect_v the_o whole_a family_n as_o we_o see_v by_o too_o much_o experience_n many_o child_n otherwise_o of_o good_a disposition_n have_v be_v poison_v by_o converse_v with_o dissolute_a servant_n there_o be_v none_o of_o we_o that_o will_v endure_v a_o seal_a horse_n in_o our_o stable_n lest_o he_o shall_v infect_v the_o rest_n nay_o we_o will_v not_o admit_v into_o our_o house_n a_o servant_n that_o have_v the_o fall_a sickness_n or_o any_o other_o contagious_a disease_n in_o his_o body_n much_o less_o shall_v we_o admit_v he_o that_o have_v his_o soul_n loathsome_o infect_v with_o notorious_a vice_n 4._o &_o last_o of_o all_o they_o be_v a_o disgrace_n and_o a_o reproach_n to_o their_o master_n 34.30_o pro_fw-la 29.15_o gen._n 34.30_o solomon_n say_v of_o dissolute_a and_o unnurtured_a child_n that_o they_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o their_o parent_n and_o jacob_n say_v of_o his_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n after_o they_o have_v commit_v that_o bloody_a outrage_n upon_o the_o shechemite_n that_o they_o have_v make_v he_o stink_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n the_o same_o be_v as_o true_a of_o lewd_a servant_n that_o they_o discredit_v their_o master_n and_o stain_v their_o reputation_n among_o man_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n let_v master_n be_v careful_a both_o to_o choose_v and_o also_o to_o order_v their_o servant_n aright_o the_o master_n in_o his_o family_n shall_v perform_v all_o the_o office_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o king_n he_o shall_v rule_v and_o govern_v those_o that_o be_v under_o he_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o a_o priest_n he_o shall_v offer_v up_o the_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n in_o their_o behalf_n and_o as_o a_o prophet_n shall_v teach_v and_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_n he_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o seraphin_n 6.6.7_o isa_n 6.6.7_o that_o touch_v the_o prophet_n isaiahs_n mouth_n with_o a_o coal_n from_o the_o altar_n so_o he_o shall_v go_v from_o his_o wife_n to_o his_o child_n from_o they_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o labour_n to_o kindle_v in_o they_o a_o zeal_n for_o god_n glory_n this_o care_n be_v in_o all_o the_o patriarch_n ibid._n aug._n de_fw-fr civi_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 19_o c._n 16._o qui_fw-la very_fw-la patres_fw-la famil_n sunt_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o familiae_fw-la sva_fw-la tanq_fw-fr be_fw-mi filijs_fw-la ad_fw-la câ—lendum_fw-la deum_fw-la consulunt_fw-la ibid._n as_o st._n augustine_n say_v who_o though_o in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o their_o temporal_a good_n they_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o their_o son_n and_o their_o servant_n yet_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o concern_v their_o soul_n with_o equal_a love_n and_o care_n they_o provide_v for_o both_o alike_o and_o they_o be_v not_o worthy_a the_o name_n of_o household_n governor_n that_o in_o this_o respect_n have_v not_o as_o great_a care_n of_o all_o in_o their_o family_n as_o of_o their_o child_n but_o because_o instruction_n will_v do_v little_a good_a if_o their_o practice_n be_v not_o answerable_a therefore_o the_o person_n of_o a_o master_n shall_v shine_v in_o his_o family_n as_o a_o lamp_n by_o the_o light_n of_o a_o good_a example_n and_o he_o shall_v represent_v such_o virtue_n in_o his_o own_o conversation_n as_o may_v stir_v up_o his_o servant_n to_o imitate_v the_o same_o use_v 3_o second_o this_o doctrine_n admonish_v servant_n not_o to_o frame_v themselves_o to_o the_o wicked_a humour_n of_o their_o master_n nor_o to_o be_v instrument_n of_o evil_a for_o their_o pleasure_n rather_o let_v they_o remember_v that_o speech_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o obey_v god_n then_o man_n 5.29_o act._n 5.29_o as_o we_o have_v a_o commendable_a example_n in_o the_o servant_n of_o saul_n who_o utter_o refuse_v to_o execute_v his_o cruel_a commandment_n upon_o abimelech_n and_o his_o fellow_n they_o will_v not_o move_v their_o hand_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n 22.17_o 1._o sam._n 22.17_o only_a doeg_n that_o dogged_a and_o curse_a edomite_n be_v a_o fit_a instrument_n for_o such_o a_o wicked_a purpose_n and_o indeed_o 18._o 18._o though_o god_n command_v obedience_n to_o superior_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o howsoever_o servant_n be_v willing_o &_o without_o grudge_v to_o perform_v whatsoever_o duty_n belong_v to_o their_o master_n 3.23_o ephes_n 6.7_o collos_n 3.23_o yet_o it_o must_v be_v with_o this_o limitation_n that_o they_o must_v reserve_v for_o god_n that_o that_o appertain_v to_o he_o otherwise_o if_o to_o please_v their_o master_n they_o will_v work_v wickedness_n in_o despite_n of_o god_n they_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v damn_v with_o their_o master_n and_o howsoever_o their_o master_n shall_v have_v the_o great_a damnation_n because_o they_o be_v principal_a in_o the_o trespass_n 22.21_o mat._n 22.21_o yet_o they_o be_v like_a to_o perish_v also_o in_o their_o sin_n it_o will_v little_o avail_v a_o servant_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o hell_n to_o accuse_v his_o master_n for_o it_o it_o will_v boot_n he_o little_a to_o say_v i_o may_v thank_v my_o master_n for_o this_o woe_n worth_a the_o time_n that_o ever_o i_o know_v he_o he_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o swear_v nor_o of_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n and_o his_o example_n make_v i_o think_v it_o be_v nothing_o it_o be_v no_o dispensation_n before_o god_n for_o absolom_n servant_n that_o they_o have_v their_o master_n peremptory_a commandment_n for_o murder_v of_o ammon_n 13.28_o 2._o sam._n 13.28_o kill_v he_o and_o fear_v not_o for_o have_v not_o i_o command_v you_o no_o more_o will_v it_o be_v any_o dispensation_n for_o other_o to_o plead_v that_o either_o their_o master_n commandment_n or_o his_o example_n have_v make_v they_o sin_n against_o god_n a_o maid_n come_v to_o he_o we_o see_v in_o peter_n the_o imbecility_n and_o frailty_n of_o man_n strength_n if_o he_o be_v leave_v to_o himself_o for_o that_o same_o peter_n who_o before_o think_v himself_o so_o strong_a as_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o take_v it_o well_o at_o christ_n hand_n as_o that_o he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o weakness_n for_o he_o make_v his_o boast_n that_o though_o they_o shall_v all_o be_v offend_v by_o he_o 26.33_o mat._n 26.33_o yet_o will_v he_o never_o be_v offend_v and_o when_o christ_n tell_v he_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o he_o shall_v deny_v he_o thrice_o 35._o 35._o he_o answer_v very_o resolute_o though_o i_o shall_v die_v with_o thou_o 22.23_o luke_n 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without_o any_o stay_n which_o at_o the_o first_o he_o will_v never_o have_v yield_v to_o it_o be_v true_a that_o 10._o that_o nemo_n repent_v fuit_fw-la turpissimus_fw-la iwenal_n â—at_a 2._o non_fw-la ad_fw-la suminun_fw-la peccati_fw-la gradam_n simul_fw-la ab_fw-la exordio_fw-la prosiliunt_fw-la homines_fw-la aug._n the_o trin_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 10._o no_o man_n come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o sin_n at_o the_o first_o humilitatis_fw-la first_o sicut_fw-la nemo_fw-la repent_v sit_fw-la sum_fw-la mus_fw-la sed_fw-la gradatim_fw-la cuique_fw-la ascendit_fw-la sic_fw-la nemorepente_a fit_n pessimus_fw-la sed_fw-la paulatim_fw-la descendit_fw-la bern._n the_o gradib_n humilitatis_fw-la as_o no_o man_n on_o the_o sudden_a become_v most_o excellent_a in_o virtue_n but_o every_o man_n ascend_v by_o degree_n so_o no_o man_n on_o the_o sudden_a be_v make_v desperate_a in_o evil_n but_o descend_v by_o little_a and_o little_a sin_n be_v like_o a_o fret_a canker_n that_o overspread_v the_o 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of_o circle_n from_o bank_n to_o bank_n in_o like_a manner_n if_o a_o man_n commit_v one_o sin_n another_o will_v follow_v upon_o it_o and_o after_o that_o another_o unless_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n prevent_v he_o till_o he_o be_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a sin_n can_v endure_v to_o be_v alone_o but_o it_o must_v have_v company_n bern._n company_n peccatum_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la non_fw-la diluitur_fw-la mox_fw-la svo_fw-la pondere_fw-la aliud_fw-la trahit_fw-la bern._n yea_o the_o least_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v away_o by_o repentance_n will_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o draw_v on_o another_o wheresoever_o it_o find_v entertainment_n it_o enlarge_v and_o spread_v itself_o if_o we_o give_v it_o a_o inch_n it_o will_v take_v a_o ell_n voluptas_fw-la ell_n quo_fw-la magis_fw-la homines_fw-la peccat_fw-la eo_fw-la maior_fw-la crescit_fw-la peccandi_fw-la voluptas_fw-la yea_o the_o long_a we_o continue_v in_o it_o the_o more_o it_o wax_v sweet_a and_o sweet_a to_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n ovid._n nature_n quo_fw-la plus_fw-la isunt_fw-la potae_fw-la plus_fw-la fituntur_fw-la aquae_fw-la ovid._n so_o that_o the_o more_o we_o taste_v it_o the_o more_o we_o desire_v it_o as_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o theft_n man_n begin_v first_o with_o a_o pin_n as_o we_o say_v and_o then_o with_o a_o point_n till_o at_o last_o they_o make_v no_o bone_n of_o any_o thing_n so_o in_o all_o other_o sin_n a_o man_n first_o begin_v with_o a_o little_a one_o after_o that_o he_o come_v to_o a_o great_a till_o at_o last_o nothing_o be_v too_o hot_a or_o too_o heavy_a for_o he_o the_o scripture_n be_v plentiful_a in_o example_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o point_n both_o in_o the_o wicked_a and_o in_o the_o godly_a cain_n be_v first_o a_o hypocrite_n offer_v sacrifice_n indeed_o to_o god_n but_o only_o for_o fashion_v sake_n after_o that_o 5.8_o gen._n 4.3.4_o 5.8_o when_o he_o perceive_v that_o god_n respect_v his_o brother_n better_o than_o he_o do_v he_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v angry_a and_o wroth_a and_o he_o suffer_v that_o anger_n to_o boil_v within_o he_o till_o it_o become_v a_o deadly_a hatred_n though_o most_o unnatural_a against_o his_o brother_n and_o in_o the_o end_n he_o murder_v he_o absalon_n be_v first_o a_o wanton_a etc._n 2._o chron_n cap._n 13.15.16_o etc._n etc._n after_o that_o most_o cruel_o he_o butcher_v his_o own_o brother_n and_o at_o the_o last_o rebel_v against_o his_o own_o father_n and_o drive_v he_o out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n 14.3.4.7.9.10_o mat._n 14.3.4.7.9.10_o herod_n first_o live_v in_o incest_n with_o his_o brother_n wife_n to_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o seven_o commandment_n after_o that_o he_o make_v a_o profane_a and_o rash_a oath_n against_o the_o three_o commandment_n and_o in_o the_o end_n cause_v innocent_a john_n baptist_n to_o be_v behead_v 26.15.16_o john_n 12.6_o mat._n 26.15.16_o contrary_a to_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n judas_n be_v first_o a_o damnable_a hypocrite_n after_o that_o he_o be_v extreme_o covetous_a in_o such_o sort_n as_o carry_v the_o bag_n of_o provision_n for_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n he_o many_o time_n play_v the_o thief_n and_o pervert_v it_o to_o his_o own_o private_a use_n and_o last_o of_o all_o he_o be_v a_o traitor_n and_o betray_v his_o master_n and_o as_o this_o be_v true_a in_o the_o wicked_a so_o likewise_o even_o the_o child_n of_o god_n when_o they_o give_v way_n to_o one_o sin_n unless_o the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n by_o his_o grace_n restrain_v they_o they_o fall_v further_o to_o the_o wound_n of_o their_o conscience_n and_o the_o endanger_n of_o their_o soul_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o example_n of_o noah_n lot_n david_n and_o diverse_a other_o whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o this_o be_v a_o very_a fearful_a thing_n when_o god_n so_o forsake_v a_o man_n as_o that_o he_o let_v he_o fall_v without_o restraint_n from_o one_o degree_n of_o sin_n to_o another_o 69.27_o psal_n 69.27_o so_o the_o lord_n always_o deal_v with_o the_o reprobate_n as_o david_n say_v lay_v iniquity_n upon_o their_o iniquity_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o vulgar_a translation_n let_v they_o fall_v from_o one_o wickedness_n to_o another_o and_o howsoever_o the_o lord_n suffer_v not_o his_o child_n to_o continue_v in_o this_o estate_n but_o merciful_o reduce_v they_o by_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n yet_o as_o i_o say_v it_o be_v fearful_a to_o enter_v into_o it_o use_v use_v and_o therefore_o this_o doctrine_n serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o of_o two_o necessary_a duty_n first_o that_o we_o be_v careful_a to_o take_v heed_n even_o of_o the_o least_o sin_n that_o can_v be_v for_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v 8._o say_v peccatii_n nullii_fw-la adeo_fw-la paruum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la crescat_fw-la neglectum_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vert_fw-fr &_o sal_n pâ—eâ—it_fw-la cap._n 8._o there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o little_a but_o if_o it_o be_v neglect_v it_o will_v increase_v ordâ—â—_n increase_v et_fw-la qâ—i_fw-la minima_fw-la asperâ—â—t_fw-la caâ—itan_fw-mi maâ—ora_fw-mi glâ—ssa_n ordâ—â—_n and_o he_o that_o despise_v small_a sin_n do_v easy_o fall_v into_o great_a we_o may_v not_o then_o contemn_v any_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v little_a but_o rather_o fear_n lest_o it_o increase_v to_o be_v many_o it_o may_v be_v the_o sin_n we_o be_v addict_v to_o be_v not_o like_o a_o lion_n to_o devour_v our_o soul_n at_o one_o morsel_n yet_o we_o see_v that_o remed_n that_o parua_fw-la nâ—cat_fw-la morsu_fw-la spaâ—iosum_fw-la vipera_fw-la tâ—â—rum_fw-la ovid_n de_fw-fr remed_n many_o time_n little_a beast_n if_o they_o be_v many_o may_v kill_v a_o man_n chordis_fw-la man_n aug_n de_fw-fr decem_fw-la chordis_fw-la the_o grain_n of_o sand_n be_v very_o small_a &_o yet_o too_o much_o weight_n of_o it_o will_v sink_v the_o ship_n ibid._n ship_n flumina_fw-la magna_fw-la vides_fw-la paruis_fw-la de_fw-la fontibus_fw-la orta_fw-la ovid_n
ibid._n the_o drop_n of_o rain_n be_v but_o little_a in_o quantity_n and_o yet_o they_o make_v great_a shower_n and_o cause_n mighty_a flood_n which_o bear_v down_o all_o before_o they_o 6._o they_o parna_n saepe_fw-la scintilla_fw-la contempta_fw-la magnum_fw-la excitavit_fw-la incendium_fw-la qu._n curt._n lib._n 6._o we_o see_v that_o many_o time_n a_o little_a spark_n of_o fire_n neglect_v cause_v a_o great_a burn_a and_o a_o little_a fire_n as_o s._n james_n say_v kindle_v a_o great_a matter_n jam._n 3.5_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o desire_v to_o preserve_v ourselves_o from_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o sin_n to_o commit_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v ephes_n 4.19_o 46._o 4.19_o mens_fw-la christo_fw-la dicata_fw-la sic_fw-la caveat_n minora_fw-la ut_fw-la matora_fw-la quia_fw-la a_o minimis_fw-la incipiut_a qui_fw-la in_o maxima_fw-la proruunt_fw-la bera_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la gravia_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o levia_fw-la peccata_fw-la cavenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la multa_fw-la enim_fw-la levia_fw-la unum_fw-la grande_fw-fr efficiunt_fw-la bern._n the_o conscâ—aedâ—s_n cap._n 46._o we_o must_v not_o only_o take_v heed_n of_o gross_a and_o heinous_a sin_n but_o even_o of_o small_a sin_n yea_o we_o must_v as_o well_o beware_v of_o the_o least_o as_o of_o the_o great_a for_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n many_o little_n make_v a_o great_a and_o they_o that_o begin_v with_o little_a sin_n we_o see_v by_o experience_n do_v often_o rush_v into_o great_a second_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o prevent_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o sin_n and_o labour_n to_o kill_v it_o in_o the_o first_o sprout_v ibid._n sprout_v principijs_fw-la obsta_fw-la sero_fw-la medicina_fw-la paratur_fw-la dum_fw-la mala_fw-la per_fw-la longas_fw-la inualuêre_fw-la moras_fw-la ovid._n the_o reme_v etc._n etc._n opprime_fw-la dum_fw-la nova_fw-la sâ—nt_fw-la subita_fw-la mala_fw-la semina_fw-la morbi_fw-la nam_fw-la mora_fw-la that_fw-mi vires_fw-la &_o ibid._n physician_n give_v we_o counsel_v in_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n to_o stop_v the_o beginning_n lest_o by_o continuance_n of_o time_n they_o grow_v inveterate_a as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n many_o a_o disease_n that_o may_v easy_o have_v be_v cure_v at_o the_o first_o and_o many_o a_o wound_n that_o may_v soon_o have_v be_v heal_v if_o it_o have_v be_v look_v to_o in_o time_n afterward_o be_v suffer_v to_o continue_v overlong_o use_v 2_o do_v prove_v incurable_a so_o shall_v we_o do_v in_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n even_o labour_n by_o all_o good_a mean_n to_o prevent_v they_o when_o we_o perceive_v they_o grow_v upon_o we_o at_o the_o first_o man_n be_v careful_a to_o kill_v serpent_n in_o the_o shell_n and_o raven_n in_o the_o nest_n and_o cubbe_n in_o the_o earth_n before_o they_o begin_v to_o run_v and_o all_o to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n which_o otherwise_o may_v grow_v by_o they_o if_o they_o be_v let_v alone_o 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man_n by_o continuance_n and_o long_a custom_n make_v their_o sin_n of_o a_o double_a dye_n even_o crimson_a sin_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v isa_n 1.18_o yea_o they_o be_v like_o a_o disease_n in_o the_o bone_n whereof_o if_o one_o recover_v many_o do_v rot_v away_o and_o partly_o because_o as_o sin_n gather_v strength_n so_o we_o in_o our_o old_a age_n become_v weak_a in_o all_o the_o faculty_n and_o power_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o therefore_o far_o unfit_a for_o the_o great_a work_n of_o repentance_n in_o mortify_v and_o subdue_a our_o sin_n it_o be_v report_v of_o alexander_n that_o great_a conqueror_n that_o when_o his_o master_n aristotle_n persuade_v he_o to_o forbear_v the_o war_n till_o he_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o full_a and_o perfect_a age_n he_o answer_v in_o this_o manner_n i_o fear_v lest_o if_o i_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v to_o that_o age_n i_o shall_v loose_v the_o heat_n and_o vigour_n of_o my_o youth_n so_o may_v we_o answer_v all_o tentation_n whatsoever_o 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that_o be_v the_o leg_n that_o shall_v carry_v the_o body_n do_v bow_v themselves_o and_o wax_v faint_a and_o feeble_a or_o if_o their_o strength_n continue_v yet_o the_o hear_n decay_v the_o door_n be_v shut_v without_o 4._o 4._o if_o he_o say_v yet_o he_o will_v read_v the_o word_n private_o though_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o go_v abroad_o alas_o how_o can_v he_o do_v that_o when_o his_o sight_n shall_v fail_v he_o when_o they_o wax_v dark_a that_o look_v out_o by_o the_o window_n 3._o 3._o if_o he_o shall_v yet_o think_v to_o meditate_v of_o the_o word_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o soul_n alas_o he_o shall_v feel_v so_o many_o ache_n in_o his_o bone_n so_o many_o cramp_n in_o his_o joint_n and_o so_o many_o pain_n in_o all_o part_n of_o his_o body_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v little_a leisure_n to_o think_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o therefore_o as_o all_o man_n will_v condemn_v he_o for_o a_o fool_n that_o have_v a_o great_a burden_n to_o be_v carry_v will_v 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non_fw-la dico_fw-la saluabitur_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la damnabitur_fw-la it_o be_v verò_fw-la age_n paenitentiam_fw-la dum_fw-la sanus_fw-la es_fw-la si_fw-mi vis_fw-la agere_fw-la penitentiam_fw-la quando_fw-la iam_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la peccata_fw-la te_fw-la dimiserunt_fw-la non_fw-la tu_fw-la illa_fw-la mag._n sentent_fw-fr lib._n 4._o distinct_a 20._o a._n qui_fw-la prius_fw-la a_o peccatis_fw-la relinquitur_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsa_fw-la relinquat_fw-la ea_fw-la non_fw-la liberé_fw-la sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v condemnat_fw-la aug_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la cap._n 17._o job._n 21.13_o &_o 24.24_o saint_n augustine_n be_v ask_v what_o he_o think_v of_o such_o a_o man_n make_v this_o answer_n i_o do_v not_o say_v he_o be_v save_v nor_o i_o do_v not_o say_v he_o be_v damn_v but_o i_o will_v advise_v thou_o to_o repent_v while_o thou_o be_v in_o health_n the_o reason_n be_v first_o because_o if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o 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wickedness_n out_o of_o his_o remembrance_n yea_o there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v never_o a_o word_n of_o scripture_n beside_o which_o yet_o have_v this_o sentence_n at_o their_o finger_n end_n for_o they_o make_v it_o the_o very_a neck-verse_n of_o their_o soul_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o the_o say_n be_v true_a for_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n deacon_n god_n omni_fw-la homini_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la potest_fw-la utilis_fw-la esse_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quam_fw-la quocunque_fw-la tempore_fw-la homo_fw-la egerit_fw-la quam_fw-la libet_fw-la ini_fw-la quus_fw-la quam_fw-la libet_fw-la annosus_fw-la si_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n renunciaverit_n peccatis_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ijs_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la corporis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la fuderit_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la operum_fw-la maculas_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la diluere_fw-la curaverit_n omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la 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etc._n etc._n we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o the_o rich_a glutton_n take_v any_o thing_n from_o lazarus_n only_o he_o give_v he_o nothing_o neither_o do_v abraham_n say_v unto_o he_o son_n remember_v that_o the_o poor_a man_n have_v meat_n to_o eat_v &_o thou_o take_v it_o from_o he_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o we_o see_v he_o be_v in_o hell_n in_o torment_n what_o therefore_o shall_v become_v of_o such_o as_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o therefore_o as_o one_o say_v domi._n say_v multum_fw-la metuenda_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la illa_fw-la sententia_fw-la comminantis_fw-la omnem_fw-la arhorem_fw-la non_fw-la serentem_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la si_fw-la sterilitas_fw-la mittetur_fw-la in_o ignem_fw-la rapacitas_fw-la quid_fw-la meretur_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la iudicium_fw-la sine_fw-la misericordia_fw-la crit_fw-fr illi_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la quale_fw-la iudicium_fw-la crit_fw-fr illi_fw-la qui_fw-la fecerit_fw-la &_o rapinam_fw-la fulg._n 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parta_fw-la malta_n benè_fw-la comparata_fw-la perdunt_fw-la that_o good_n heap_v together_o in_o this_o manner_n do_v seldom_o prosper_v but_o either_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o while_o the_o owner_n be_v alive_a or_o else_o if_o he_o rest_v with_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o his_o child_n yet_o the_o three_o heir_n seldom_o enjoy_v they_o oh_o that_o all_o oppressor_n will_v serious_o consider_v these_o thing_n that_o see_v the_o example_n of_o god_n judgement_n in_o this_o case_n daily_o before_o their_o eye_n they_o may_v learn_v by_o other_o man_n harm_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o themselves_o use_v 2_o second_o this_o serve_v to_o admonish_v all_o man_n locum_fw-la si_fw-mi judas_n resignat_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la malè_fw-la acquisitam_fw-la qua_fw-la front_n retinet_fw-la usurarius_fw-la usuram_fw-la etc._n etc._n hugo_n in_o locum_fw-la that_o possess_v any_o thing_n unlawful_o to_o restore_v it_o otherwise_o this_o example_n of_o judas_n shall_v be_v
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&_o in_o solitudine_fw-la secum_fw-la loqui_fw-la solebat_fw-la ut_fw-la neq_fw-la cessaret_fw-la unquam_fw-la &_o interdum_fw-la colloquio_fw-la alterius_fw-la non_fw-la egeret_fw-la cic._n offic_n l._n 3._o profess_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v never_o less_o idle_a then_o when_o he_o be_v idle_a and_o never_o less_o alone_o then_o when_o he_o be_v alone_o for_o when_o he_o be_v at_o leisure_n he_o think_v of_o his_o business_n and_o when_o he_o be_v alone_o he_o use_v to_o talk_v with_o himself_o so_o that_o he_o be_v never_o idle_a at_o any_o time_n and_o yet_o stand_v inno_fw-la need_n of_o the_o conference_n of_o other_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o be_v occupy_v in_o good_a meditation_n and_o have_v our_o heart_n continual_o stand_v bend_v therein_o lest_o the_o devil_n return_v as_o our_o saviour_n say_v 12.44_o mat._n 12.44_o and_o find_v our_o soul_n empty_a and_o sweep_v etc._n etc._n he_o fill_v we_o full_a of_o all_o ungodliness_n but_o of_o all_o other_o melancholy_fw-la ke_v person_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n this_o way_n and_o therefore_o one_o call_v melancholy_a the_o devil_n forge_n wherein_o unless_o god_n grace_n do_v prevent_v he_o he_o frame_v and_o work_v much_o mischief_n as_o we_o see_v by_o woeful_a experience_n that_o many_o time_n he_o prevail_v so_o far_o with_o such_o person_n as_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v most_o careful_o to_o perform_v this_o duty_n and_o if_o when_o they_o have_v do_v all_o they_o can_v they_o can_v preserve_v themselves_o from_o the_o devil_n tentation_n they_o must_v as_o speedy_o as_o may_v be_v run_v into_o company_n 9.10_o eccles_n 4_o 9.10_o for_o as_o solomon_n say_v two_o be_v better_o than_o one_o for_o if_o one_o fall_v his_o fellow_n will_v lift_v he_o up_o ita_fw-la qualis_fw-la vita_fw-la finis_fw-la ita_fw-la go_v and_o hang_v himself_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o judas_n a_o woeful_a end_n but_o yet_o agreeable_a to_o his_o former_a life_n according_a to_o the_o common_a say_n as_o the_o life_n be_v so_o be_v the_o death_n a_o wicked_a life_n a_o wretched_a death_n iscar_fw-la death_n post_fw-la redditum_fw-la pretium_fw-la laquca_fw-la se_fw-la suspendit_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la mulctaverat_fw-la pecunia_fw-la mulctaret_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la intelligens_fw-la enim_fw-la quantum_fw-la scelus_fw-la admiserit_fw-la non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ei_fw-la sacrilegij_fw-la career_n mercede_fw-la nisi_fw-la careret_fw-la &_o salute_v dâ—gnum_fw-la enim_fw-la se_fw-la morte_fw-la iudiâ—â—uit_fw-la quod_fw-la christum_fw-la vitam_fw-la omnium_fw-la tradidâ—sset_fw-la ambr._n seem_v 51._o de_fw-fr juda_n iscar_fw-la whereupon_o one_o say_v that_o after_o he_o have_v restore_v the_o money_n he_o hang_v himself_o that_o as_o he_o have_v deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o money_n so_o he_o may_v also_o deprive_v himself_o of_o his_o life_n for_o understanding_n what_o a_o horrible_a sin_n he_o have_v commit_v he_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o want_v the_o wage_n of_o his_o sacrilege_n unless_o he_o be_v without_o his_o life_n also_o for_o he_o judge_v himself_o worthy_a of_o death_n in_o that_o he_o have_v betray_v christ_n who_o be_v the_o life_n of_o all_o now_o as_o i_o say_v his_o end_n be_v very_o horrible_a and_o very_o fearful_a for_o beside_o that_o he_o make_v away_o himself_o the_o lord_n show_v a_o strange_a token_n upon_o he_o in_o his_o death_n for_o when_o he_o be_v hang_v he_o brace_v asunder_o in_o the_o midst_n and_o all_o his_o bowel_n gush_v out_o act._n 1.18_o there_o be_v a_o old_a tradition_n whereof_o beza_n and_o aretius_n do_v both_o make_v mention_n that_o when_o judas_n hang_v himself_o he_o leap_v down_o so_o desperate_o that_o he_o break_v the_o rope_n and_o so_o live_v still_o but_o not_o content_v therewith_o in_o a_o most_o furious_a mood_n he_o cast_v himself_o headlong_o from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o steep_a hill_n where_o he_o lie_v swell_v after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n till_o a_o cart_n go_v over_o he_o and_o crush_v out_o his_o gut_n whereupon_o he_o stink_v so_o filthy_o as_o no_o man_n can_v endure_v to_o come_v near_o he_o whether_o this_o be_v true_a or_o no_o we_o have_v no_o certain_a knowledge_n and_o therefore_o we_o need_v not_o believe_v it_o unless_o we_o will_n but_o be_v it_o true_a or_o false_a that_o which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v record_v of_o he_o be_v fearful_a enough_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o all_o his_o misery_n for_o as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o body_n be_v very_o wretched_a so_o no_o doubt_n in_o his_o soul_n he_o go_v direct_o from_o the_o gallow_n to_o hell_n for_o so_o say_v the_o evangelist_n that_o when_o judas_n have_v hang_v himself_o he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o place_n act._n 1.25_o that_o be_v to_o hell_n to_o which_o purpose_n saint_n bernard_n have_v a_o good_a say_n locum_fw-la say_n pulchre_fw-la omnino_fw-la petrus_n apostolus_fw-la filium_fw-la perditionis_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la suum_fw-la abijsse_fw-la testatus_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o never_o crepuit_fw-la medius_fw-la aerearum_fw-la collega_fw-la potestatum_fw-la utpote_fw-la eâ—e_fw-la very_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o very_fw-la pariter_fw-la hominis_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la coela_fw-la venisset_fw-la operaturus_fw-la salutem_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la huius_fw-la terrae_fw-la proditorem_fw-la nec_fw-la coelum_fw-la reciperet_fw-la nec_fw-la terra_fw-la sustineret_fw-la bern._n in_o ps_n 91._o serm_n 7_o suspendit_fw-la se_fw-la laqueo_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la coelo_fw-la torraeque_fw-la perosum_fw-la aqum_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la very_o well_o do_v the_o apostle_n peter_n testify_v that_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n go_v unto_o his_o own_o place_n in_o that_o he_o brace_v asunder_o in_o the_o midst_n in_o the_o air_n be_v make_v a_o companion_n of_o the_o power_n that_o rule_v in_o the_o air_n that_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n for_o when_o he_o have_v betray_v the_o true_a god_n and_o true_a man_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o work_v our_o salvation_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n neither_o the_o heaven_n will_v receive_v he_o nor_o the_o earth_n sustain_v he_o end_n he_o doct._n wicked_a hypocrite_n come_v to_o a_o fearful_a end_n from_o this_o example_n we_o may_v learn_v this_o lesson_n that_o howsoever_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a man_n may_v flourish_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o at_o last_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o perish_v and_o come_v to_o a_o fearful_a end_n judas_n be_v in_o great_a account_n before_o so_o long_o as_o he_o continue_v with_o the_o disciple_n but_o now_o his_o hypocrisy_n be_v discover_v he_o die_v a_o dog_n death_n and_o become_v his_o own_o hangman_n neither_o be_v this_o the_o case_n of_o judas_n alone_o but_o diverse_a other_o live_v wretched_o have_v dye_v miserable_o and_o have_v be_v so_o forsake_v of_o god_n as_o that_o they_o have_v be_v their_o own_o executioner_n 17.25_o 2._o sam._n 17.25_o achitophel_n that_o be_v a_o type_n of_o judas_n revolt_a from_o david_n and_o