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1._o therefore_o moses_n will_v have_v such_o judge_n that_o hate_a covetousness_n exod._n 23._o for_o bribe_n will_v make_v man_n blind_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o judge_n be_v so_o often_o call_v upon_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v instruct_v you_o that_o judge_v the_o earth_n serve_v the_o lord_n in_o fear_n psalm_n 2._o 2._o pilate_n do_v not_o only_o take_v his_o part_n and_o stand_v for_o christ_n but_o he_o do_v clear_o confound_v his_o adversary_n by_o proclaim_v he_o guiltless_a and_o that_o after_o he_o have_v thorough_o examine_v the_o whole_a business_n although_o they_o have_v bind_v he_o as_o a_o felon_n and_o one_o that_o deserve_v to_o die_v 3._o he_o do_v plain_o prove_v they_o liar_n
hold_v his_o tongue_n but_o reprove_v he_o that_o smite_v he_o or_o rather_o courteous_o admonish_v he_o if_o i_o have_v speak_v evil_a say_v he_o bear_v witness_n of_o the_o evil_n christ_n may_v have_v say_v how_o else_o shall_v i_o answer_v thou_o base_a parasite_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v or_o do_v more_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o fall_v down_o and_o kiss_v the_o toe_n of_o thy_o grand_a idol_n this_o high_a priest_n and_o call_v he_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n i_o answer_v to_o what_o he_o ask_v i_o what_o will_v have_v more_o thou_o naughty_a man_n thus_o i_o say_v and_o more_o sharp_o may_v christ_n have_v round_v up_o this_o vice_n varlet_n but_o for_o our_o pattern_n he_o answer_v he_o very_o mild_o and_o that_o with_o a_o fork_a argument_n which_o may_v have_v pinion_v and_o bind_v this_o fellow_n hand_n and_o foot_n christ_n meaning_n be_v thus_o either_o i_o have_v speak_v well_o or_o ill_o this_o thou_o thyself_o must_v confess_v if_o evil_a thou_o ought_v to_o show_v wherein_o but_o if_o well_o thou_o shall_v not_o beat_v i_o contrary_n to_o law_n and_o equity_n christ_n say_v not_o this_o out_o of_o anger_n or_o passion_n nor_o do_v this_o contradict_v what_o he_o say_v at_o another_o time_n of_o turn_v the_o other_o cheek_n matth._n 5._o for_o if_o you_o right_o consider_v that_o word_n you_o will_v find_v that_o christ_n do_v full_o and_o perfect_o follow_v his_o own_o doctrine_n for_o that_o great_a command_n of_o patience_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o bodily_a ostentation_n as_o in_o a_o hearty_a preparation_n and_o readiness_n to_o suffer_v and_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v if_o any_o man_n injure_v reproach_n or_o wrong_v thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n or_o to_o revenge_v thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v soon_o and_o more_o ready_o suffer_v more_o wrong_a and_o pass_v by_o great_a injury_n this_o be_v to_o turn_v the_o other_o cheek_n to_o the_o smiter_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v christ_n word_n to_o be_v take_v do_v he_o revenge_v himself_o in_o no_o wise_a do_v he_o revile_v again_o no_o by_o no_o mean_n peter_n say_v when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o 1_o pet._n 2._o thou_o hear_v his_o defence_n but_o not_o his_o recrimination_n thou_o hear_v his_o advice_n but_o not_o his_o reproach_n if_o i_o have_v speak_v well_o why_o smite_v thou_o i_o i_o will_v not_o strike_v thou_o again_o i_o will_v not_o avenge_v myself_o on_o thou_o but_o i_o warn_v thou_o that_o thou_o repent_v lest_o worse_a thing_n befall_v thou_o from_o god_n thou_o beat_v i_o on_o who_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o lay_v thy_o band_n thou_o beat_v i_o now_o who_o thou_o do_v admire_v before_o john_n 7._o thou_o beat_v i_o who_o be_v no_o judge_n thou_o beat_v and_o misuse_v i_o who_o never_o wrong_v thou_o in_o all_o my_o life_n thou_o get_v nothing_o by_o this_o thy_o misusage_n of_o i_o but_o thy_o own_o condemnation_n christ_n then_o do_v here_o show_v his_o gentleness_n three_o way_n first_o in_o that_o he_o avenge_v not_o himself_o when_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v do_v it_o second_o not_o be_v angry_a three_o in_o that_o he_o do_v admonish_v instruct_v and_o repay_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o he_o here_o then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n our_o rashness_n be_v reprove_v who_o be_v ever_o greedy_a of_o revenge_n even_o for_o the_o small_a wrong_v do_v to_o we_o forget_v what_o be_v write_v the_o way_n of_o they_o that_o remember_v injury_n tend_v to_o death_n eccl._n 10._o again_o forgive_v thy_o neighbour_n the_o hurt_n that_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o so_o shall_v thy_o sin_n also_o be_v forgive_v when_o thou_o pray_v eccl._n 28.2_o first_o then_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o bear_v wrong_n patient_o inasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v not_o the_o first_o nor_o they_o only_a who_o have_v be_v sufferer_n second_o learn_v we_o to_o be_v silent_a in_o suffering_n lest_o we_o murmur_v against_o god_n and_o whereas_o christ_n take_v all_o thing_n patient_o beside_o this_o blow_n there_o be_v reason_n for_o it_o first_o he_o hold_v not_o his_o peace_n now_o because_o that_o servant_n shall_v not_o think_v that_o the_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v smother_v by_o outward_a persecution_n second_o that_o he_o may_v think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o be_v to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v to_o the_o poor_a three_o that_o he_o may_v not_o think_v that_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reprove_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o word_n of_o god_n spare_v none_o for_o it_o be_v judge_v of_o all_o alike_o by_o this_o therefore_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o to_o bear_v our_o cross_n patient_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o we_o conceal_v not_o what_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o persecutor_n as_o also_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o approve_v of_o a_o unjust_a cause_n though_o we_o suffer_v in_o bear_v witness_n against_o it_o but_o to_o be_v instant_a in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n and_o rebuke_v they_o that_o offer_v violence_n and_o be_v always_o ready_a nevertheless_o to_o bear_v what_o our_o enemy_n shall_v inflict_v on_o we_o what_o have_v hitherto_o be_v speak_v concern_v that_o blow_n and_o christ_n answer_n be_v plain_o foretell_v by_o isaiah_n i_o hide_v not_o my_o face_n say_v he_o from_o shame_n and_o spit_v isa_n 50._o again_o i_o give_v my_o back_n to_o the_o smiter_n and_o my_o cheek_n to_o they_o that_o pluck_v off_o the_o hair_n again_o i_o have_v set_v my_o face_n like_o a_o flint_n and_o i_o know_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a etc._n etc._n so_o micah_n chap._n 5.1_o they_o shall_v smite_v the_o judge_n of_o israel_n with_o a_o rod_n upon_o the_o cheek_n now_o annas_n have_v send_v he_o bind_v unto_o caiaphas_n the_o high_a priest_n 18.18_o john_n 18.24_o mat._n 26.57_o john_n 18.18_o where_o the_o scribe_n and_o the_o elder_n be_v assemble_v and_o the_o servant_n and_o officer_n stand_v there_o who_o have_v make_v a_o fire_n of_o coal_n 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