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they_o list_v as_o they_o shall_v afterward_o do_v to_o himself_o thus_o cast_v in_o prison_n herodias_n not_o appease_v or_o secure_v herewith_o next_o solicit_v herod_n also_o for_o the_o speedy_a take_v away_o his_o life_n but_o both_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o people_n esteem_v john_n a_o prophet_n and_o his_o own_o reverence_n of_o he_o as_o yet_o withhold_v he_o from_o it_o for_o which_o cause_n also_o in_o prison_n he_o lay_v the_o blame_n thereof_o upon_o his_o wife_n indulge_v he_o so_o much_o liberty_n as_o to_o have_v some_o converse_n with_o his_o friend_n and_o his_o disciple_n there_o to_o come_v to_o and_o attend_v upon_o him_z and_o so_o neither_o here_o as_o also_o afterward_o s._n paul_n be_v he_o a_o useless_a servant_n to_o our_o lord_n §_o 195_o leave_v the_o baptist_n now_o a_o prisoner_n and_o a_o end_n put_v to_o his_o public_a preach_n after_o that_o our_o lord_n be_v sufficient_o manifest_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v assist_v in_o 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jerusalem_n have_v already_o alarm_v the_o pharisee_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o more_o and_o more_o incense_a their_o wrath_n against_o he_o who_o can_v not_o rest_v from_o devise_v some_o way_n for_o his_o death_n or_o restraint_n especial_o after_o they_o have_v be_v so_o successful_a against_o the_o baptist_n and_o we_o find_v afterward_o in_o jo._n 7.1_o the_o reason_n more_o plain_o give_v of_o our_o lord_n reside_v no_o more_o in_o judea_n but_o in_o galilee_n because_o the_o jew_n i._n e_o these_o chief_a governor_n and_o leader_n of_o they_o seek_v already_o to_o kill_v he_o by_o which_o we_o see_v also_o that_o our_o lord_n for_o most_o of_o his_o time_n after_o he_o appear_v once_o go_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n for_o in_o fly_v from_o the_o pharisee_n in_o judea_n in_o galilee_n also_o there_o be_v a_o herod_n therefore_o our_o lord_n say_v s._n john_n 4.1_o jo._n 4.1_o know_v the_o pharisee_n have_v hear_v of_o his_o make_n and_o baptise_v more_o 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his_o ear_n his_o guilt_n present_o imagine_v he_o john_n revive_v and_o so_o render_v he_o less_o inquisitive_a after_o matter_n that_o will_v little_o redound_v to_o his_o honour_n §_o 196_o our_o lord_n thus_o remove_v with_o his_o disciple_n out_o of_o judea_n into_o galilee_n come_v in_o his_o way_n hither_o to_o a_o city_n of_o samaria_n situate_v in_o mount_n ephraim_n call_v sychar_n but_o the_o same_o with_o the_o ancient_n schechem_n or_o sychem_n of_o which_o see_v gen._n 33.18_o etc._n etc._n the_o place_n where_o jacob_n return_v into_o palestine_n from_o laban_n purchase_v a_o field_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hamor_n father_n to_o sechem_n that_o afterward_o deflower_v dinah_n and_o there_o first_o erect_v a_o altar_n probable_o on_o mount_n garizim_n or_o ebal_n since_o altar_n use_v to_o be_v erect_v on_o the_o most_o eminent_a place_n and_o near_a to_o heaven_n be_v two_o top_n of_o the_o same_o hill_n near_o one_o another_o where_o also_o viz._n on_o mount_n ebal_n god_n command_v the_o israelite_n that_o soon_o after_o their_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n they_o shall_v erect_v a_o altar_n see_v deut._n 27_o 4._o etc._n etc._n and_o josh_n 8.30_o etc._n etc._n and_o also_o shall_v set_v up_o some_o great_a stone_n on_o which_o plaster_v over_o shall_v be_v write_v the_o law_n and_o also_o on_o these_o two_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n one_o over_o against_o another_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v solemn_o pronounce_v by_o the_o levite_n the_o benediction_n and_o curse_n the_o people_n say_v amen_n which_o twelve_o curse_n be_v there_o set_v down_o the_o matter_n of_o benediction_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o observe_v the_o contrary_a to_o these_o malediction_n of_o which_o see_v more_o in_o deut._n 28._o hereabout_o also_o and_o perhaps_o in_o the_o same_o place_n abraham_n at_o his_o first_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n upon_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o that_o place_n build_v a_o altar_n see_v gen._n 12.6_o 7._o at_o this_o place_n also_o joshua_n assemble_v israel_n before_o his_o death_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n see_v josh_n 24.1_o 26._o and_o this_o hill_n garizim_n be_v so_o near_o to_o this_o city_n that_o jotham_n be_v say_v from_o the_o top_n or_o side_n of_o it_o to_o have_v speak_v to_o the_o sychemite_v judg._n 9.7_o and_o the_o samaritan_n woman_n call_v it_o this_o hill_n jo._n 4.20_o as_o a_o place_n very_o near_o to_o she_o this_o city_n also_o be_v the_o first_o place_n as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o praeludium_n take_v possession_n of_o by_o arm_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n in_o revenge_n for_o dishonour_v their_o sister_n of_o which_o see_v what_o jacob_n say_v gen._n 48.22_o afterward_o be_v destroy_v by_o abimeleck_n judg._n 9.45_o it_o be_v reedifyed_a by_o jeroboam_n and_o make_v his_o regal_a seat_n 7.8_o antiq._n l._n 11._o cap._n 7.8_o and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v josephus_n in_o sanballats_n time_n a_o gentile_a governor_n of_o samaria_n under_o darius_n who_o daughter_n be_v marry_v to_o manasses_n a_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o he_o for_o it_o eject_v out_o of_o the_o priesthood_n sanballet_n call_v he_o into_o samaria_n by_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v leave_v who_o have_v then_o conquer_v those_o province_n build_v a_o temple_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n on_o mount_n garizim_n in_o emulation_n of_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o rebulld_n of_o which_o the_o samaritan_n before_o have_v offer_v their_o concurrence_n but_o be_v reject_v ezra_n 4.2_o 3._o wherein_o manasses_n his_o son-in-law_n shall_v officiate_v this_o be_v do_v some_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o our_o lord_n incarnation_n which_o occasion_v a_o schism_n between_o the_o samaritan_n and_o the_o jew_n like_v to_o that_o former_a of_o jeroboam_n part_v
by_o it_o on_o those_o who_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o their_o share_n in_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o lamb_n of_o god_n under_o the_o weight_n then_o of_o this_o heavy_a burden_n free_o undertake_v by_o he_o for_o love_n of_o we_o and_o our_o eternal_a safety_n he_o fall_v down_o on_o his_o knee_n and_o pray_v on_o this_o manner_n abba_n father_n mat._n 26._o pierce_a word_n like_o those_o of_o isaac_n gen._n 22.7_o from_o so_o innocent_a a_o person_n and_o also_o a_o only_a son_n go_v to_o the_o slaughter_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a as_o all_o thing_n be_v possible_a unto_o thou_o mark_n 14.36_o let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o and_o thus_o far_o as_o he_o be_v true_a man_n nature_n for_o self-preservation_n present_v to_o god_n be_v own_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a desire_n and_o inclination_n but_o then_o as_o also_o be_v a_o most_o faithful_a subject_n and_o servant_n obedient_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n proceed_v further_a in_o another_o note_n 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society_n and_o other_o delight_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o that_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o these_o within_o their_o due_a limit_n in_o obedience_n to_o his_o father_n command_n consist_v the_o merit_n of_o his_o innocency_n never_o any_o one_o of_o these_o appetite_n throughout_o all_o his_o life_n though_o from_o time_n to_o time_n motion_v their_o natural_a content_n yet_o have_v be_v for_o once_o any_o way_n exorbitant_a or_o transgress_v the_o bound_n his_o father_n and_o his_o god_n have_v prescribe_v it_o §_o 16_o therefore_o we_o find_v that_o two_o or_o three_o day_n before_o as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n upon_o the_o like_a natural_a sense_n of_o death_n he_o make_v the_o like_a prayer_n set_n down_o by_o st._n john_n chap_n 12._o as_o it_o be_v in_o lieu_n of_o this_o in_o the_o garden_n which_o that_o evangelist_n whole_o omit_v who_o it_o seem_v write_v his_o gospel_n upon_o occasion_n of_o some_o heretic_n so_o early_o deny_v our_o lord_n divinity_n chief_o to_o register_n therein_o those_o discourse_n and_o work_n of_o our_o lord_n which_o more_o manifest_v to_o the_o world_n his_o divinity_n than_o those_o discover_v his_o human_a infirmity_n in_o the_o temple_n then_o certain_a devout_a gentile_n by_o the_o divine_a providence_n now_o desire_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o he_o and_o to_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o he_o as_o it_o be_v already_o sue_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o his_o fold_n which_o thing_n be_v only_o hinder_v by_o his_o death_n not_o as_o yet_o accomplish_v our_o lord_n take_v great_a notice_n of_o it_o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n foretell_v the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o gentile_n and_o how_o assoon_o as_o he_o be_v once_o lift_v up_o upon_o the_o cross_n assoon_o as_o this_o standard_n be_v erect_v and_o he_o display_v upon_o it_o he_o shall_v draw_v all_o the_o world_n unto_o he_o upon_o the_o mention_n of_o that_o cruel_a death_n he_o there_o also_o let_v fall_v this_o expression_n to_o they_o jo._n 12.27_o now_o be_v my_o soul_n trouble_v and_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v and_o there_o also_o first_o he_o make_v his_o request_n as_o a_o man_n sensible_a of_o misery_n father_n save_v i_o from_o this_o hour_n but_o then_o as_o a_o son_n and_o a_o servant_n perfect_o obedient_a he_o with_o his_o superior_a reason_n and_o the_o spirit_n restrain_v these_o sensitive_a desire_n in_o their_o true_a bound_n in_o say_v to_o himself_o again_o but_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o unto_o this_o hour_n and_o then_o add_v a_o act_n of_o resignation_n father_n glorify_v thy_o name_n i._n e._n in_o any_o suffering_n of_o i_o whatsoever_o which_o may_v be_v for_o the_o enlarge_n of_o thy_o glory_n even_o to_o the_o gentile_n and_o to_o all_o the_o world_n at_o which_o time_n also_o after_o his_o prayer_n his_o father_n answer_v he_o with_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n which_o the_o people_n call_v a_o angel_n speak_v to_o he_o jo._n 12.29_o as_o here_o he_o send_v a_o angel_n to_o he_o to_o show_v that_o he_o always_o 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