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any_o creature_n in_o that_o reference_n we_o go_v whence_o we_o shall_v not_o return_v so_o david_n speak_v of_o his_o dead_a infant_n i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o pin._n indicat_fw-la nullam_fw-la esse_fw-la vim_o in_fw-la natura_fw-la cvi_fw-la pareat_fw-la mors_fw-la &_o cvi_fw-la receptacula_fw-la animarum_fw-la obediant_fw-la reddereque_fw-la cogantur_fw-la quem_fw-la semel_fw-la receperunt_fw-la pin._n 2_o sam._n 12.25_o when_o once_o we_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o those_o chamber_n of_o death_n and_o make_v prisoner_n in_o the_o grave_n though_o all_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o world_n send_v warrant_n for_o our_o release_n we_o can_v get_v release_v the_o pertinacy_n and_o stiffness_n of_o the_o grave_n be_v such_o as_o yield_v to_o none_o we_o be_v fast_o shut_v up_o when_o we_o be_v shut_v up_o there_o love_n and_o the_o grave_n will_v hardly_o part_v with_o that_o which_o they_o have_v close_v with_o and_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o grave_n be_v one_o of_o those_o three_o thing_n which_o be_v never_o satisfy_v or_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o prov._n 30.15_o and_o as_o it_o be_v unsatiable_a in_o receive_v so_o it_o be_v as_o close_v in_o keep_v it_o will_v part_v with_o nothing_o a_o grave_n be_v the_o parable_n of_o a_o covetous_a man_n he_o be_v greedy_a to_o get_v and_o watchful_a to_o hold_v when_o his_o money_n go_v into_o his_o purse_n he_o say_v it_o shall_v not_o return_v the_o grave_n have_v a_o strong_a appetite_n to_o take_v down_o and_o as_o strong_a a_o stomach_n to_o digest_v till_o god_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v by_o his_o mighty_a power_n give_v the_o grave_a a_o vomit_n and_o make_v the_o earth_n stomack-sick_a with_o eat_v man_n flesh_n aenead_n veteres_n romani_fw-la dicere_fw-la solebant_fw-la abâ—it_fw-la &_o reversurus_fw-la est_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la carnis_fw-la haud_fw-la obscurè_fw-la innuentes_fw-la ter._n salve_fw-la aeternum_fw-la mihi_fw-la maxim_n palla_n aeternumque_fw-la vale_n virg._n aenead_n it_o will_v not_o return_v one_o morsel_n at_o the_o resurrection_n this_o great_a eater_n shall_v cast_v up_o all_o again_o and_o as_o they_o who_o take_v strong_a vomit_n be_v put_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o tremble_a convulsion_n all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o body_n be_v shake_v such_o will_v the_o prognostic_n be_v of_o the_o resurrection_n there_o be_v a_o earthquake_n when_o christ_n arise_v god_n make_v the_o earth_n shake_v and_o command_v it_o to_o give_v back_o the_o prisoner_n because_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v of_o it_o and_o when_o god_n speak_v the_o word_n it_o will_v not_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o grave_n to_o hold_v we_o prisoner_n till_o than_o it_o will_n it_o be_v usual_a among_o the_o ancient_n to_o say_v of_o a_o dead_a friend_n he_o be_v go_v and_o he_o will_v come_v again_o intimate_v a_o resurrection_n heathen_n not_o know_v nor_o believe_v it_o call_v earth_n terent._n valeant_fw-la qui_fw-la inter_fw-la nos_fw-la dissidium_fw-la volunt_fw-la terent._n a_o eternal_a leave-taking_n or_o farewell_n never_o to_o meet_v again_o observe_v from_o this_o description_n of_o the_o grave_n that_o the_o statute_n of_o death_n be_v unrepealable_a death_n be_v a_o everlasting_a banishment_n from_o the_o world_n i_o shall_v goâ—_n whence_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v this_o may_v lie_v very_o sad_a upon_o their_o spirit_n aâ—r._n animula_fw-la vagula_fw-la blandula_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la abibis_fw-la in_o loca_fw-la aâ—r._n who_o have_v not_o a_o better_a place_n than_o the_o world_n to_o go_v to_o when_o they_o go_v from_o the_o world_n to_o go_v whence_o we_o shall_v never_o return_v and_o yet_o where_o we_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v a_o moment_n be_v deep_a misery_n such_o a_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o set_v out_o with_o a_o sad_a heart_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o wicked_a man_n who_o conscience_n be_v awaken_v go_v so_o unwilling_o to_o this_o sleep_n they_o know_v whither_o they_o be_v go_v only_o they_o know_v they_o can_v return_v make_v you_o friend_n it_o be_v christ_n counsel_n of_o the_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n that_o when_o you_o fail_v they_o may_v receive_v you_o into_o everlasting_a habitation_n luk._n 10.9_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n that_o be_v say_v most_o interpreter_n mammon_n get_v unrighteous_o but_o sure_o christ_n will_v not_o teach_v any_o to_o make_v man_n our_o friend_n by_o that_o which_o make_v god_n our_o enemy_n sacr._n quod_fw-la est_fw-la falsum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la hellenistis_fw-la usu_fw-la hebraeorun_n dicitur_fw-la hen_n exercit_fw-la sacr._n they_o translate_v better_o who_o render_v it_o make_v you_o friend_n of_o the_o false_a or_o unfaithful_a mammon_n that_o be_v of_o that_o mammon_n which_o will_v deceive_v and_o leave_v you_o short_o
somewhat_o beside_o the_o lord_n cause_v his_o joy_n he_o rejoice_v in_o his_o green_a bough_n in_o his_o goodly_a branch_n in_o his_o suppose_a strong_a root_n but_o to_o rejoice_v in_o god_n as_o god_n he_o know_v not_o how_o david_n joy_n be_v the_o opposite_a of_o this_o psal_n 4.6_o lord_n lift_v thou_o up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o i_o and_o that_o will_v put_v gladness_n in_o my_o heart_n more_o than_o in_o the_o time_n that_o their_o corn_n and_o wine_n increase_v let_v i_o have_v the_o sunshine_n of_o thy_o love_n and_o then_o though_o i_o have_v nothing_o but_o darkness_n and_o cloud_n from_o the_o world_n i_o shall_v rejoice_v but_o what_o say_v the_o hypocrite_n let_v my_o corn_n and_o wine_n increase_v let_v the_o sun_n of_o outward_a prosperity_n shine_v warm_a upon_o i_o let_v i_o have_v my_o greenness_n of_o creature-contentment_n let_v i_o have_v credit_n and_o fair_a repute_n among_o man_n these_o will_v put_v gladness_n in_o my_o heart_n these_o 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of_o tooth_n mat._n 24.51_o their_o joy_n be_v but_o for_o a_o morning_n or_o a_o day_n weep_v come_v at_o night_n &_o that_o night_n have_v no_o morning_n after_o it_o and_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v other_o grow_v some_o read_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v somewhat_o else_o some_o other_o thing_n grow_v we_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n when_o these_o be_v remove_v other_o person_n shall_v grow_v who_o shall_v inherit_v the_o place_n and_o possess_v the_o dwell_n of_o these_o prosperous_a tree_n for_o he_o follow_v the_o similitude_n of_o a_o tree_n when_o or_o where_o one_o be_v pull_v up_o another_o be_v plant_v and_o grow_v up_o in_o its_o room_n or_o other_o shall_v possess_v what_o he_o have_v get_v in_o which_o sense_n job_n speak_v chap._n 27.16_o 17._o dâ—â—l_n alij_fw-la qui_fw-la alieni_fw-la erunt_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la è_fw-la terra_fw-la alia_fw-la germinabunt_fw-la in_fw-la bona_fw-la ipsius_fw-la sum_o cedeâ—tes_fw-la juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la repositâ—e_fw-la sunt_fw-la justo_fw-la opes_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la dâ—â—l_n though_o he_o heap_v up_o silver_n as_o the_o dust_n and_o prepare_v raiment_n as_o the_o clay_n he_o may_v prepare_v it_o but_o the_o just_a shall_v put_v it_o on_o and_o the_o innocent_a shall_v divide_v the_o silver_n which_o word_n may_v be_v a_o comment_n upon_o these_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v other_o grow_v that_o be_v other_o shall_v rise_v up_o god_n will_v bring_v a_o new_a generation_n to_o enjoy_v his_o ill-gotten_a substance_n and_o eat_v the_o sweet_a of_o all_o his_o labour_n solomon_n eccles_n 2.18_o be_v much_o afflict_v because_o he_o know_v not_o who_o shall_v grow_v up_o after_o he_o i_o hate_v say_v he_o all_o my_o labour_n which_o i_o have_v take_v under_o the_o sun_n because_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o a_o man_n and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o he_o shall_v be_v whether_o a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o fool_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o vanity_n which_o lie_v upon_o mankind_n that_o after_o all_o a_o man_n labour_n and_o pain_n he_o must_v leave_v all_o unto_o some_o body_n he_o know_v not_o certain_o who_o but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o sore_a vanity_n upon_o the_o hypocrite_n he_o seldom_o stay_v to_o take_v his_o part_n he_o shall_v not_o roast_v that_o which_o he_o have_v takâ—n_v in_o hunt_v pro._n 12._o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n himself_o of_o what_o he_o have_v but_o other_o unthought_a of_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o grow_v in_o his_o place_n this_o be_v the_o upshot_n or_o sum_n of_o all_o his_o misery_n he_o have_v labour_v for_o other_o in_o temporal_a thing_n and_o he_o have_v get_v nothing_o for_o himself_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n further_o the_o word_n may_v carry_v this_o sense_n that_o when_o wiâ—ked_a man_n be_v take_v away_o the_o righteous_a shall_v grow_v in_o their_o room_n pull_v up_o the_o briar_n and_o thorn_n and_o then_o vine_n and_o figtree_n lily_n and_o rose_n will_v grow_v the_o better_a when_o wicked_a man_n be_v remove_v good_a man_n will_v prosper_v again_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v other_o grow_v they_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o ground_n they_o go_v upon_o though_o they_o be_v worth_a a_o great_a deal_n of_o ground_n therefore_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n shall_v other_o grow_v god_n will_v raise_v up_o a_o generation_n which_o shall_v be_v more_o faithful_a and_o serviceable_a unto_o he_o there_o be_v a_o four_o sense_n of_o this_o expression_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v other_o grow_v that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o mean_a and_o low_a condition_n other_o shall_v grow_v and_o so_o it_o carry_v a_o opposition_n between_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o of_o a_o godly_a man_n the_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o flourish_a greenness_n shall_v be_v cut_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n but_o they_o who_o heart_n be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a though_o they_o be_v as_o low_a as_o the_o ground_n though_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v tread_v down_o as_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n yet_o they_o shall_v grow_v up_o they_o who_o be_v grow_v high_a shall_v be_v cut_v down_o and_o they_o who_o be_v below_o shall_v grow_v up_o such_o as_o they_o fear_v not_o nor_o suspect_v shall_v prevail_v over_o they_o they_o who_o be_v low_a even_o as_o low_o as_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v raise_v build_v up_o and_o set_v on_o high_a in_o the_o world_n when_o god_n speak_v the_o word_n there_o be_v a_o exposition_n of_o this_o whole_a context_n about_o which_o because_o many_o close_a with_o it_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o brief_a account_n divers_a of_o the_o learned_a understand_v this_o three_o similitude_n not_o as_o describe_v the_o state_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n but_o as_o a_o instance_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o state_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o rush_n and_o by_o the_o spider_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o italian_a version_n begin_v the_o sixteenth_o verse_n thus_o but_o the_o perfect_a man_n be_v green_a before_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v give_v to_o this_o effect_n as_o if_o bildad_n have_v say_v though_o hypocrite_n wither_v like_o a_o rush_n or_o like_o a_o flag_n though_o they_o be_v sudden_o sweep_v down_o like_o a_o spider_n web_n yet_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v a_o green_a tree_n before_o the_o sun_n he_o be_v not_o like_o a_o rush_n without_o water_n but_o like_o a_o tree_n plant_v by_o the_o river_n side_n which_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n yea_o the_o hot_a sun_n of_o persecution_n his_fw-la branch_n shoot_v forth_o in_o his_o garden_n he_o be_v no_o wild_a tree_n no_o tree_n of_o the_o forest_n or_o of_o the_o wilderness_n he_o be_v a_o tree_n of_o the_o enclose_a garden_n which_o if_o it_o want_v the_o water_n from_o the_o cloud_n the_o gardener_n will_v take_v care_n to_o water_v it_o with_o his_o hand_n or_o his_o root_n be_v wrap_v about_o the_o heap_n about_o the_o fountain_n he_o be_v strong_o set_v and_o he_o have_v water_n continual_o to_o feed_v and_o supply_v his_o branch_n thus_o the_o church_n be_v so_o describe_v by_o balaam_n numb_a 24.6_o how_o goodly_a be_v thy_o tent_n o_o jacob_n and_o thy_o tabernacle_n o_o israel_n as_o the_o valley_n be_v they_o spread_v forth_o as_o garden_n by_o the_o river_n side_n as_o the_o tree_n of_o lign_a aloe_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v plant_v and_o as_o cedar-tree_n beside_o the_o water_n thus_o the_o godly_a man_n root_n be_v wrap_v about_o the_o fountain_n and_o there_o he_o be_v fruitful_a though_o the_o sun_n shine_v hot_a upon_o he_o yet_o it_o can_v exhale_v his_o moisture_n fast_o than_o the_o river_n can_v supply_v he_o with_o
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