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word_n affirm_v that_o the_o bitter_a wound_n of_o a_o lover_n be_v better_o than_o the_o sweet_a and_o sugar_a kiss_n of_o a_o enemy_n that_o hate_v thou_o to_o the_o death_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v before_o out_o of_o proverb_n 7.13_o and_o therefore_o as_o the_o prophet_n advise_v so_o let_v i_o trust_v not_o a_o friend_n neither_o put_v confidence_n in_o a_o counsellor_n but_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o thy_o mouth_n from_o she_o that_o lie_v in_o thy_o bosom_n for_o the_o son_n revile_v the_o father_n the_o daughter_n rise_v up_o against_o her_o mother_n the_o daughter_n in_o law_n against_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n and_o a_o man_n enemy_n be_v they_o of_o his_o own_o house_n mic._n 7.5_o 6._o and_o this_o suffice_v for_o the_o kiss_n of_o judas_n but_o say_v christ_n you_o be_v come_v out_o unto_o i_o as_o against_o a_o thief_n with_o sword_n and_o staff_n yea_o and_o which_o be_v more_o lord_n as_o to_o the_o worst_a of_o thief_n to_o a_o thief_n of_o the_o night_n with_o lantern_n and_o torch_n neither_o be_v there_o cause_n why_o thou_o shall_v either_o wonder_n or_o be_v trouble_v at_o it_o for_o see_v thou_o be_v not_o come_v to_o suffer_v for_o thief_n aswell_o as_o for_o other_o sinner_n there_o be_v reason_n thou_o shall_v be_v handle_v as_o a_o thief_n and_o bear_v their_o punishment_n although_o thou_o know_v no_o sin_n in_o thyself_o yet_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o sin_n yea_o all_o sin_n for_o we_o that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o thou_o say_v saint_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 5._o ult_n and_o therefore_o thou_o must_v nay_o thou_o be_v content_v to_o be_v nuâ—bred_v among_o the_o wicked_a as_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v of_o thou_o isa_n 53.12_o and_o if_o among_o the_o wicked_a then_o among_o the_o thief_n and_o robber_n aswell_o as_o any_o other_o sinner_n whatsoever_o that_o so_o thou_o may_v save_v some_o of_o they_o that_o have_v be_v such_o and_o deliver_v other_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o 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unto_o thou_o without_o thy_o desert_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v and_o thou_o pity_v according_o for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n much_o to_o be_v condole_v and_o lament_v to_o see_v a_o innocent_a and_o honest_a man_n to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o violent_o lay_v hold_v upon_o yea_o drag_v and_o hale_v pinion_v and_o manacle_v too_o and_o so_o carry_v to_o prison_n and_o thence_o afterward_o bring_v to_o the_o bar_n and_o force_v to_o answer_v for_o his_o life_n then_o much_o more_o when_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v coelorum_fw-la &_o angelorum_fw-la domino_fw-la to_o he_o that_o be_v lord_n both_o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v be_v lead_v as_o a_o sheep_n unto_o the_o slaughter_n esay_n 53.7_o wherefore_o our_o saviour_n do_v but_o just_o complain_v of_o their_o injustice_n in_o say_v they_o come_v out_o unto_o he_o as_o to_o a_o thief_n when_o they_o come_v to_o take_v he_o for_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o thief_n first_o to_o steal_v and_o rob_v man_n of_o their_o good_n and_o then_o to_o fly_v and_o run_v away_o after_o they_o have_v steal_v according_a to_o that_o question_n and_o demand_v at_o the_o bar_n do_v he_o fly_v for_o the_o same_o as_o also_o to_o hide_v and_o conceal_v themselves_o in_o corner_n and_o obscure_a place_n and_o many_o time_n to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n yea_o to_o hurt_v and_o wound_v those_o that_o shall_v seek_v to_o resist_v and_o withstand_v they_o in_o their_o robbery_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o bandettee_n in_o france_n that_o they_o seldom_o rob_v but_o they_o kill_v too_o why_o christ_n do_v never_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v they_o as_o that_o he_o do_v the_o clean_a contrary_n for_o instead_o of_o fly_v he_o go_v to_o meet_v they_o when_o they_o come_v to_o take_v he_o and_o when_o the_o officer_n know_v he_o not_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n vliro_n se_fw-fr dans_fw-fr in_fw-la manus_fw-la eorum_fw-la yield_v himself_o willing_o and_o ready_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o instead_o of_o hurt_v or_o be_v any_o way_n in_o such_o kind_a prejudicial_a to_o any_o man_n he_o do_v infinite_a good_a to_o all_o man_n heal_v they_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o sickness_n and_o sore_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o his_o help_n either_o of_o those_o way_n and_o last_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o rob_v or_o take_v any_o thing_n unjust_o from_o they_o as_o that_o he_o will_v never_o be_v sole_a owner_n or_o possess_v any_o temporal_a thing_n as_o his_o own_o but_o rather_o spend_v and_o employ_v all_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o have_v as_o his_o gift_n and_o grace_n his_o labour_n and_o his_o learning_n yea_o and_o his_o very_a life_n and_o all_o for_o the_o benefit_n and_o salvation_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o great_a point_n of_o injustice_n in_o they_o thus_o to_o come_v out_o unto_o he_o as_o to_o a_o thief_n with_o sword_n and_o staff_n and_o that_o which_o be_v add_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o in_o the_o text_n add_v also_o a_o increase_n to_o their_o mischief_n and_o his_o misery_n that_o be_v that_o while_o he_o be_v daily_o or_o in_o the_o day_n time_n teach_v in_o the_o temple_n among_o they_o they_o take_v he_o not_o but_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o night_n to_o do_v it_o in_o and_o therefore_o come_v with_o lantern_n and_o torch_n aswell_o as_o sword_n and_o staff_n to_o take_v and_o apprehend_v he_o which_o speech_n of_o câ—rist_n howsoever_o it_o principal_o tend_v to_o show_v his_o power_n and_o their_o weakness_n in_o that_o they_o can_v not_o apprehend_v he_o nor_o lie_v hold_v upon_o he_o till_o himself_o be_v willing_a so_o that_o stultum_fw-la erat_fw-la cum_fw-la gladiis_fw-la quaerere_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la uliro_fw-la se_fw-la offer_v &_o in_o nocte_fw-la investigare_fw-la quasi_fw-la latentem_fw-la qui_fw-la quotidie_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la docet_fw-la that_o be_v it_o be_v but_o a_o foolishness_n in_o they_o to_o hunt_v after_o he_o with_o sword_n and_o staff_n which_o do_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n offer_v himself_o unto_o they_o or_o to_o seek_v for_o he_o in_o the_o night_n as_o one_o that_o conceal_v himself_o and_o usual_o lay_v hide_v when_o as_o he_o be_v daily_o to_o be_v see_v hear_v and_o have_v teach_v in_o their_o temple_n yet_o withal_o it_o betray_v their_o wickedness_n also_o and_o their_o base_a cowardice_n that_o when_o they_o dare_v not_o resist_v and_o withstand_v he_o in_o the_o day_n time_n among_o the_o multitude_n and_o before_o the_o people_n that_o rather_o than_o not_o do_v it_o all_o they_o
go_v now_o thou_o proud_a and_o impatient_a man_n that_o be_v so_o sudden_o move_v at_o the_o least_o indignity_n and_o affront_n that_o be_v offer_v thou_o and_o can_v not_o brook_v nor_o bear_v a_o distasteful_a word_n nor_o put_v up_o the_o least_o and_o small_a offence_n without_o thy_o wrath_n and_o fury_n from_o thy_o friend_n or_o neighbour_n inspice_fw-la hoc_fw-la vivum_fw-la patientiae_fw-la exemplum_fw-la look_v upon_o this_o lively_a and_o lovely_a picture_n and_o pattern_n of_o patience_n and_o learn_v of_o he_o to_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v find_v rest_n unto_o thy_o soul_n as_o himself_o exhort_v thou_o matth._n 11.29_o consider_v the_o whole_a course_n and_o passage_n of_o his_o passion_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o last_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o be_v not_o once_o commotus_fw-la in_o adversarios_fw-la move_v or_o stir_v to_o the_o least_o choler_n against_o his_o adversary_n but_o show_v all_o mildness_n and_o gentleness_n towards_o they_o that_o be_v possible_a both_o in_o his_o speech_n and_o look_n his_o word_n and_o work_n if_o ever_o we_o mean_v then_o to_o have_v a_o share_n and_o interest_n in_o his_o suffering_n let_v we_o endeavour_v so_o near_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o conform_v ourselves_o unto_o they_o in_o meekness_n and_o patience_n and_o gentleness_n and_o lowliness_n of_o mind_n and_o all_o other_o christian_n virtue_n which_o he_o have_v practise_v and_o perform_v before_o we_o for_o he_o be_v leave_v unto_o we_o propter_fw-la exemplaritatem_fw-la virtutis_fw-la for_o a_o example_n of_o patience_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n say_v saint_n peter_n 1_o pet._n 2.21_o and_o this_o suffice_v for_o this_o time_n john_n 18.24_o now_o annas_n have_v send_v he_o bind_v unto_o caiaphas_n the_o high_a priest_n pas_n anna_n idem_fw-la quod_fw-la affligens_fw-la bosky_a con_v de_fw-fr pas_n after_o the_o injury_n and_o 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as_o under_o the_o earth_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v phil._n 20.10_o be_v content_v to_o be_v make_v to_o bend_v and_o bow_v thyself_o at_o the_o bar_n and_o before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o mortal_a and_o sinful_a man_n immo_n pudendum_fw-la planè_fw-la &_o indignum_fw-la say_v another_o quod_fw-la judex_n decretus_fw-la vivorum_fw-la &_o mortuorum_fw-la jam_fw-la judicandus_fw-la trahatur_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrilega_fw-la nequissimorum_fw-la judicum_fw-la subsellia_fw-la which_o be_v a_o shameful_a and_o unworthy_a thing_n that_o he_o which_o be_v decree_v by_o the_o parliament_n and_o court_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v say_v the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n john_n 5.20_o shall_v yet_o be_v hale_v and_o drag_v along_o by_o the_o violence_n and_o insolence_n of_o a_o rascal_n and_o scurrile_a multitude_n to_o the_o corrupt_a and_o sacrilegious_a bench_n and_o place_n of_o torture_n rather_o judicature_n of_o most_o wicked_a and_o injurious_a judge_n and_o yet_o thus_o our_o poor_a saviour_n be_v content_v to_o be_v serve_v to_o be_v use_v and_o abuse_v for_o our_o sake_n yea_o he_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n cujus_fw-la erat_fw-la de_fw-la lepra_fw-la judicare_fw-la to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o judge_v and_o determine_v of_o the_o leprosy_n deut._n 17.8_o quia_fw-la reputavimus_fw-la eum_fw-la quasi_fw-la leprosum_fw-la because_o the_o wicked_a do_v esteem_v no_o otherwise_o of_o he_o then_o as_o of_o one_o leprous_a and_o smite_v of_o god_n as_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v esay_n 53.4_o nay_o false_a witness_n be_v also_o seek_v for_o to_o come_v in_o against_o he_o whereby_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o law_n they_o may_v the_o more_o secure_o and_o without_o danger_n of_o uproar_n and_o tumult_n among_o the_o people_n seem_v to_o have_v some_o just_a cause_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n as_o jezabell_n deal_v with_o 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