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etc._n etc._n by_o solemn_a prayer_n say_v rise_n up_o lord_n and_o let_v thy_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v etc._n etc._n numb_a 10.33_o 34_o 35.36_o which_o word_n david_n use_v psal_n 68.1_o etc._n etc._n where_o he_o prophesi_v of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n whereby_o all_o those_o mystery_n be_v fulfil_v the_o second_o remark_n be_v the_o posture_n of_o israel_n march_v from_o sinai_n all_o in_o comely_a order_n which_o be_v summary_o in_o this_o prospect_n when_o god_n take_v up_o the_o cloud_n moses_n pray_v and_o the_o priest_n sound_v the_o first_o alarm_n out_o of_o the_o silver_n trumpet_n at_o which_o judah_n who_o be_v the_o first_o standard_n have_v a_o lion_n for_o his_o badge_n of_o honour_n with_o issachar_n and_o zabulun_n all_o numerous_a numb_a 2.9_o etc._n etc._n and_o they_o march_v foremost_a who_o the_o levite_n of_o gershom_n and_o merari_n follow_v with_o six_o wagon_n bear_v the_o board_n and_o cover_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n numb_a 10.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o at_o the_o second_o alarm_n reuben_n bear_v a_o man_n in_o his_o ensign_n simeon_n and_o gad_n with_o their_o army_n of_o 151_o thousand_o 450_o fight_a man_n rise_v up_z and_z followed_z the_o forego_n wagon_n and_o after_o they_o go_v the_o kohathite_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n bear_v on_o their_o shoulder_n the_o ark_n candlestick_n table_n altar_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o three_o alarm_n be_v sound_v rise_v up_z ephraim_n who_o bear_v a_o bullock_n in_o his_o banner_n with_o manasseh_n and_o benjamin_n have_v a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o eight_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n follow_v the_o sanctuary_n or_o tabernacle_n that_o go_v before_o they_o unto_o which_o the_o psalmist_n allude_v psal_n 80.3_o numb_a 10.18_o to_o 22._o and_o 22_o to_o 25._o thus_o the_o sanctuary_n have_v the_o midst_n safe_a and_o most_o honourable_a place_n for_o religion_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o be_v both_o 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rear_n isa_n 52.12_o and_o 58.8_o psal_n 68.8_o 9_o 10._o where_n god_n go_n be_v describe_v the_o three_o remark_n be_v when_o israel_n leave_v sinai_n than_o jethro_n be_v for_o leave_v israel_n in_o this_o place_n the_o story_n of_o he_o relate_v exod._n 18._o ought_v to_o be_v place_v here_o as_o be_v say_v before_o for_o 1._o jethro_n offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n ver_fw-la 12._o whereas_o the_o law_n for_o they_o be_v not_o give_v till_o they_o come_v to_o sinai_n nor_o 2._o be_v the_o statute_n give_v till_o then_o which_o moses_n sit_v to_o make_v know_v to_o they_o exod._n 18.13_o 16.3_o his_o choose_n of_o judge_n by_o jethro_n advice_n be_v not_o till_o their_o depart_n from_o sinai_n deut._n 1.7_o 8_o 9_o numb_a 11.16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n moses_n court_v his_o father-in-law_n to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v good_a concern_v israel_n numb_a 10.29_o know_v god_n promise_v to_o be_v good_a sure-hold_a jethro_n at_o first_o be_v unwilling_a ver_fw-la 30._o but_o either_o he_o yield_v after_o to_o stay_v to_o be_v eye_n to_o israel_n for_o 31._o or_o at_o least_o he_o return_v again_o to_o moses_n in_o the_o wilderness_n because_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o this_o hobab_n among_o the_o israelite_n in_o canaan_n judg._n 1.16_o and_o 4.11_o sam._n 15.6_o or_o they_o come_v after_o etc._n etc._n the_o four_o remark_n be_v mount_v sinai_n be_v not_o a_o place_n fit_a for_o israel_n to_o abide_v in_o and_o to_o build_v there_o a_o temple_n for_o god_n no_o it_o must_v only_o be_v a_o movable_a tabernacle_n for_o it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o bondage_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n there_o give_v gal._n 4.24_o 25._o the_o law_n be_v a_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n as_o jerom_n call_v it_o and_o they_o who_o look_v
and_o can_v have_v give_v honourable_a wage_n yet_o now_o will_v dare_v to_o betray_v thy_o innocent_a master_n therefore_o christ_n will_v no_o long_o indulge_v his_o debauch_a hypocrisy_n who_o have_v a_o face_n to_o ask_v such_o a_o question_n of_o he_o who_o he_o can_v not_o but_o know_v that_o he_o know_v all_o thing_n our_o lord_n will_v bear_v with_o this_o incorrigible_a and_o incurable_a wretch_n no_o long_o he_o may_v happy_o hope_v that_o his_o kind_a master_n through_o his_o wont_a candour_n in_o conceal_v his_o curse_a contract_n with_o the_o satanical_a sanhedrim_n for_o two_o day_n before_o will_v conceal_v he_o still_o but_o now_o he_o pull_v off_o his_o vizard_n wash_v off_o his_o varnish_n and_o make_v he_o to_o appear_v in_o his_o own_o colour_n according_a to_o chrysostom_n phrase_n a_o covetous_a caitiff_n a_o impudent_a dog_n and_o a_o breathe_v devil_n all_o this_o be_v imply_v in_o christ_n answer_n to_o his_o question_n thou_o haste_v say_v it_o that_o be_v it_o be_v so_o as_o thou_o say_v thou_o have_v tell_v the_o truth_n thou_o be_v the_o man_n i_o mean_v for_o thus_o the_o same_o sentence_n thou_o haste_v say_v mat._n 26.64_o be_v interpret_v by_o mark_n who_o write_v a_o compendium_n of_o matthew_n in_o plain_a term_n i_o be_o mark_v 14.62_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v use_v luke_n 22.70_o in_o a_o way_n of_o grant_v and_o assent_v not_o leave_v it_o doubtful_a beside_o our_o lord_n know_v that_o both_o judas_n and_o caiaphas_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v convince_v in_o their_o own_o conscience_n concern_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o matter_n whereof_o they_o by_o their_o counterfeit_a question_n dissemble_v themselves_o ignorant_a therefore_o his_o answer_n be_v apposite_a and_o adapt_v to_o the_o question_n thou_o haste_v say_v it_o thy_n own_o word_n have_v the_o answer_n much_o more_o thy_o conscience_n after_o all_o these_o passage_n christ_n eat_v the_o passover_n according_a to_o the_o moysaicall_a rite_n and_o when_o that_o be_v finish_v he_o ordain_v the_o lord_n supper_n wherein_o he_o take_v the_o bread_n to_o be_v his_o body_n hence_o forward_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n have_v be_v his_o body_n hitherto_o and_o the_o cup_n to_o be_v the_o new_a testament_n in_o his_o blood_n now_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o the_o blood_n of_o bullock_n have_v be_v the_o old_a testament_n of_o his_o blood_n exod._n 24.8_o heb._n 9.20_o 22._o and_o after_o the_o administer_a of_o the_o cup_n he_o tell_v they_o again_o that_o be_v the_o last_o which_o he_o must_v drink_v for_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o betray_v he_o be_v at_o the_o table_n so_o that_o as_o luke_n who_o make_v the_o story_n full_a show_v that_o judas_n be_v at_o the_o table_n all_o the_o time_n both_o of_o the_o passover_n and_o of_o the_o sacrament_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o controversial_a point_n among_o the_o learned_a n._n b._n note_v well_o suppose_v it_o true_a there_o be_v just_a cause_n of_o wonder_n that_o such_o a_o wretched_a traitor_n shall_v be_v admit_v by_o our_o lord_n to_o communicate_v in_o all_o those_o symbol_n of_o love_n and_o communion_n both_o in_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o gospel-sacrament_n however_o this_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o after_o his_o master_n have_v so_o open_o detect_v he_o he_o sneak_v away_o to_o do_v the_o devil_n work_v for_o the_o devil_n wage_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o highpriest_n etc._n etc._n upon_o his_o compact_n with_o they_o now_o he_o go_v to_o they_o to_o prepare_v their_o cutthroat_n assure_v they_o he_o can_v deliver_v his_o master_n that_o very_a night_n to_o they_o without_o any_o tumult_n from_o the_o people_n in_o a_o private_a place_n which_o he_o know_v well_o john_n 18.2_o his_o master_n resort_v oft_o thither_o luke_n 22.39_o but_o before_o christ_n himself_n rise_v from_o his_o last_o supper_n there_o start_v up_o a_o contest_v among_o the_o eleven_o remain_a disciple_n about_o priority_n probable_o occasion_v by_o their_o question_n about_o the_o traitor_n luke_n 22._o ver_fw-la 24_o to_o 39_o a_o unseasonable_a and_o a_o very_a unreasonable_a quarrel_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o in_o they_o because_o immediate_o after_o the_o sacrament_n and_o before_o his_o passion_n which_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o be_v at_o hand_n nor_o be_v this_o the_o first_o time_n wherein_o they_o have_v thus_o fault_v and_o have_v be_v reprove_v for_o it_o hereupon_o christ_n close_o rebuke_n they_o again_o not_o only_o by_o propose_v before_o they_o his_o own_o example_n but_o also_o by_o tell_v they_o 1._o that_o in_o strive_v for_o precedency_n they_o turn_v his_o disciple_n into_o gentile_n who_o stand_v upon_o their_o birth_n and_o privilege_n luke_n 22.25_o &_o mat._n 20.25_o 2._o that_o they_o need_v not_o plead_v for_o priority_n see_v he_o will_v equal_o honour_v they_o in_o his_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n luke_n 22.29_o 30._o and_o 3._o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o time_n of_o seek_v preferment_n one_o before_o another_o but_o a_o time_n of_o sift_v in_o the_o devil_n sieve_n to_o make_v chaff_n of_o they_o and_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v now_o be_v little_a enough_o to_o secure_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 22.31,32_o therefore_o have_v they_o other_o business_n in_o hand_n than_o to_o look_v after_o and_o be_v ambitious_a of_o precedency_n when_o christ_n have_v conjure_v down_o and_o calm_v this_o devil_n of_o ambition_n he_o sit_v still_o in_o the_o guest-chamber_n and_o preach_v to_o his_o eleven_o disciple_n that_o heavenly_a sermon_n contain_v in_o john_n 15_o and_o 16._o chapter_n conclude_v with_o that_o most_o seraphic_a prayer_n for_o they_o john_n 17._o per_fw-mi totum_fw-la and_o when_o christ_n have_v end_v both_o his_o sermon_n and_o prayer_n have_v first_o sing_v a_o hymn_n be_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o great_a haleluia_o in_o psal_n 115_o 116_o 117_o 118._o he_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o house_n and_o city_n and_o pass_v over_o the_o town_n ditch_n kidron_n to_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n and_o so_o to_o gethsemane_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o that_o hill_n into_o the_o garden_n where_o he_o pray_v again_o and_o have_v his_o agony_n for_o which_o end_n he_o go_v thither_o not_o to_o hide_v himself_o from_o his_o adversary_n but_o to_o wait_v for_o their_o come_n thither_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v prepare_v himself_o by_o prayer_n for_o his_o death_n he_o here_o pray_v himself_o into_o a_o agony_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v col._n 4.12_o rom._n 15.30_o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v wherein_o he_o begin_v his_o passion_n before_o his_o apprehension_n not_o only_o to_o expiate_v that_o first_o sin_n which_o be_v commit_v by_o the_o first_o man_n n._n b._n note_v well_o in_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n or_o paradise_n but_o also_o to_o sanctify_v to_o we_o our_o garden_n repose_v and_o recreation_n now_o be_v the_o hour_n of_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n luke_n 22.53_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n as_o it_o be_v 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