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be_v observe_v christ_n be_v the_o very_a act_n of_o his_o crucify_a show_v but_o in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v crucify_v and_o yet_o there_o be_v much_o pain_n 1_o much_o ado_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o torment_n shut_v up_o in_o the_o belly_n and_o bowel_n of_o that_o word_n 2_o for_o first_o they_o throw_v down_o the_o cross_n upon_o the_o ground_n 3_o second_o they_o draw_v or_o pull_v out_o all_o the_o fearful_a instrument_n for_o that_o purpose_n 4_o three_o they_o strip_v he_o four_o they_o lay_v he_o on_o his_o back_n and_o they_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o foot_n upon_o the_o cross_n 5_o and_o nail_v he_o unto_o it_o last_o they_o do_v rear_v up_o the_o cross_n into_o the_o air_n as_o though_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o be_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v what_o a_o deal_n of_o pain_n and_o torment_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o this_o one_o word_n whence_o for_o our_o learning_n we_o may_v gather_v these_o good_a instruction_n follow_v first_o 1_o see_v christ_n be_v crucify_v for_o we_o this_o shall_v make_v we_o bewail_v our_o sin_n with_o bitterness_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o party_n shall_v bring_v all_o these_o pain_n upon_o christ_n forhe_n suffer_v not_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n for_o he_o be_v innocent_a and_o holy_a but_o for_o my_o sin_n and_o thy_o sin_n which_o we_o daily_o live_v in_o isaiah_n 53._o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n be_v upon_o he_o and_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 24._o it_o be_v say_v who_o in_o his_o own_o body_n bear_v our_o sin_n upon_o the_o tree_n therefore_o see_v our_o sin_n bring_v all_o those_o pain_n upon_o christ_n we_o have_v cause_n to_o bewail_v they_o simile_n we_o can_v bewail_v the_o punishment_n we_o bring_v upon_o ourselves_o but_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o bewail_v the_o punishment_n we_o bring_v on_o christ_n as_o the_o spicke_n and_o the_o nail_n be_v drive_v into_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v crucify_v 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