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Hearing and doing the ready way to blessednesse with an appendix containing rules of right hearing Gods word. By Henry Mason, parson of S. Andrews Vnder-shaft London.
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Mason, Henry, 1573?-1647.
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to_o do_v when_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v god_n holy_a day_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n call_v the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o week_n 23.54_o week_n matt._n 27_o 6â_n &_o luk._n 23.54_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n some_o have_v think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a title_n of_o the_o day_n go_v before_o the_o passeover_n and_o sure_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n use_v before_o that_o day_n because_o as_o that_o 19.31_o that_o joh._n 19.31_o sabbath_n day_n be_v a_o high_a day_n so_o this_o preparation_n day_n shall_v be_v observe_v with_o more_o solennitie_n and_o care_n that_o it_o may_v usher_v in_o that_o great_a day_n with_o the_o more_o honour_n but_o yet_o i_o take_v it_o every_o sabbath_n day_n have_v his_o preparation_n day_n go_v before_o according_a to_o that_o rule_n of_o moses_n mention_v before_o and_o so_o 12._o so_o parasceve_v graeca_n vox_fw-la est_fw-la latinè_n dicas_fw-la praeparationem_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la judaei_n vocabant_fw-la sextam_fw-la sabbathi_o seu_fw-la sextam_fw-la hebdomadae_fw-la diem_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la illo_fw-la die_fw-la pararent_fw-la necessaria_fw-la omne_fw-la ad_fw-la vivendum_fw-la die_fw-la subsequenti_fw-la ne_fw-la qua_fw-la re_fw-la otium_fw-la sabbathi_o violare_fw-la cogerentur_fw-la brugens_fw-la in_o matt_n 27.62_o vox_fw-la parasceve_fw-la qua_fw-la romani_fw-la hanc_fw-la solam_fw-la feriam_fw-la sextam_fw-la compellant_fw-la communis_fw-la est_fw-la omnibus_fw-la totius_fw-la anni_fw-la feriis_fw-la sextis_fw-la parasceve_v verò_fw-la praeparatio_fw-la interpretatur_fw-la quo_fw-la nomine_fw-la judaei_n qui_fw-la inter_fw-la graeco_n conversabantur_fw-la sextam_fw-la sabbathi_o quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la sexta_fw-la feria_fw-la nominatur_fw-la appellabaââ_n etc._n etc._n antiq._n liturg._n tom_n 2._o de_fw-la feria_fw-la sexta_fw-la pag._n 925._o vide_fw-la ca_n aeun_fw-mi in_o cassian_n 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and_o this_o the_o apostle_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v make_v not_o provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 13.14_o for_o by_o these_o word_n 116._o word_n cassian_n inst_z ib._n 5_o c._n 8._o pag._n 116._o say_v a_o good_a writer_n non_fw-la curam_fw-la ejus_fw-la omnimodis_fw-la interdixit_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o desideriis_fw-la fieret_fw-la denegavit_fw-la he_o do_v not_o forbid_v all_o care_n but_o deny_v the_o fulfil_n of_o its_o lust_n voluptuosam_fw-la ademit_fw-la diligentiam_fw-la carnis_fw-la gubernationem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necessariam_fw-la non_fw-la exclusit_fw-la he_o take_v away_o the_o sensual_a care_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o not_o the_o right_a order_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n 1._o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o be_v allow_v a_o reasonable_a use_n of_o they_o that_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v lively_a and_o active_a for_o their_o work_n for_o we_o read_v of_o the_o egyptian_a young_a man_n 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the_o ministry_n &_o for_o the_o edify_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n till_o we_o all_o come_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n unto_o a_o perfect_a man_n unto_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o stature_n of_o the_o fullness_n of_o christ_n ephes_n 4.11_o 12_o 13._o by_o this_o we_o see_v that_o as_o the_o apostle_n do_v bring_v man_n to_o the_o faith_n by_o their_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o beginning_n so_o god_n have_v establish_v a_o settle_a course_n of_o teach_v to_o the_o world_n end_n by_o which_o man_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o happiness_n and_o eternal_a life_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o answer_v to_o the_o second_o question_n iii_o quest_n the_o last_o be_v what_o help_n may_v we_o have_v by_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v beside_o or_o more_o than_o we_o may_v gain_v by_o hear_v the_o scripture_n read_v to_o this_o my_o answer_n be_v it_o may_v furtherus_fw-la in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n diverse_a way_n over_o and_o beside_o the_o benefit_n that_o be_v reap_v by_o the_o word_n read_v for_o 1._o it_o may_v further_o we_o for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o many_o passage_n of_o scripture_n more_o than_o we_o can_v gather_v by_o hear_v of_o they_o read_v for_o though_o the_o principle_n of_o faith_n and_o rule_v of_o a_o good_a life_n be_v deliver_v clear_o &_o plain_o in_o scripture_n and_o a_o man_n by_o read_v or_o hear_v they_o read_v may_v gain_v much_o help_n towards_o salvation_n yet_o it_o be_v true_a also_o that_o there_o be_v many_o speech_n &_o phrase_n &_o word_n which_o be_v not_o easy_o understand_v by_o a_o ordinary_a christian_a but_o may_v be_v explain_v &_o make_v clear_a by_o a_o learned_a preacher_n for_o example_n the_o disciple_n understand_v not_o the_o right_a meaning_n of_o that_o sentence_n of_o the_o prophet_n behold_v i_o will_v send_v you_o eliiah_n the_o prophet_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n etc._n etc._n malac._n 4.5_o for_o they_o conceit_v that_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o elias_n in_o person_n whereas_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o john_n the_o baptist_n who_o come_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n of_o elias_n and_o because_o he_o resemble_v he_o in_o his_o office_n be_v therefore_o call_v by_o his_o name_n this_o when_o they_o understand_v not_o our_o lord_n expound_v it_o unto_o they_o and_o make_v they_o to_o know_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o that_o scripture_n as_o appear_v mar._n 9.12_o again_o the_o eunuch_n of_o ethiopia_n do_v not_o understand_v that_o