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jew_n for_o i_o be_o bear_v to_o that_o end_n to_o suffer_v death_n but_o that_o thou_o shall_v repent_v thou_o of_o this_o thy_o great_a sin_n &_o return_v into_o grace_n and_o favour_n wherefore_o be_v thou_o come_v first_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a with_o what_o mind_n thou_o be_v come_v hither_o i_o have_v search_v already_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n return_v again_o therefore_o unto_o thyself_o for_o i_o thy_o judge_n be_o not_o ignorant_a of_o thy_o fraud_n thou_o wretch_n whither_o be_v thou_o fall_v late_o a_o apostle_n now_o a_o traitor_n of_o late_a a_o principal_a pillar_n of_o the_o church_n now_o chief_a among_o thief_n behold_v thy_o own_o baseness_n &_o now_o at_o least_o repent_v thou_o of_o thy_o fault_n judas_n if_o thou_o like_v not_o thy_o name_n of_o a_o friend_n because_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v a_o friend_n yet_o hear_v i_o call_v thou_o in_o my_o accustom_a manner_n second_o remember_v thy_o ancient_a parent_n judas_n the_o patriarch_n and_o judas_n machabeus_n from_o who_o manner_n thou_o do_v degenerate_a the_o son_n of_o man_n he_o who_o be_v admirable_o the_o son_n of_o man_n beget_v in_o heaven_n by_o his_o only_a father_n &_o bear_v in_o earth_n by_o his_o only_a mother_n who_o do_v never_o any_o evil_n unto_o thou_o but_o labour_v three_o &_o thirty_o whole_a year_n for_o thy_o sake_n &_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o die_v for_o thou_o what_o cause_n have_v i_o give_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v betray_v i_o a_o innocent_a with_o a_o kiss_n thou_o do_v abuse_v the_o sign_n of_o peace_n &_o turn_v it_o to_o a_o mark_n of_o treason_n as_o joab_n in_o time_n past_o kiss_v amasa_n 20._o 2_o reg._n 20._o kill_v he_o thou_o know_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o dear_a to_o i_o then_o to_o be_v join_v in_o firm_a love_n with_o thou_o &_o do_v thou_o convert_v this_o conjunction_n of_o love_n to_o my_o death_n do_v thou_o betray_v do_v thou_o give_v i_o to_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o deadly_a which_o will_v do_v i_o all_o manner_n 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if_o we_o strike_v in_o the_o sword_n &_o behold_v one_o of_o those_o stander_n by_o which_o be_v with_o jesus_n simon_n peter_n draw_v his_o sword_n and_o strike_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n cut_v of_o his_o right_a ear_n &_o the_o name_n of_o the_o servant_n be_v malchus_n consider_v first_o the_o fervour_n of_o the_o disciple_n who_o be_v but_o a_o few_o in_o number_n fear_v not_o to_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o two_o company_n and_o to_o adventure_v present_a danger_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o lord_n that_o thou_o spare_v not_o thyself_o when_o soever_o christ_n his_o cause_n shall_v be_v handle_a second_o and_o behold_v a_o new_a thing_n that_o the_o apostle_n of_o our_o lord_n shall_v use_v his_o sword_n christ_n teach_v mildness_n not_o fight_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v to_o be_v undertake_v when_o god_n glory_n be_v in_o danger_n three_o peter_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n draw_v his_o sword_n who_o office_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o rot_a 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