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without_o supply_n of_o corn_n or_o for_o corn_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v unless_o it_o do_v first_o die_v and_o putrify_v in_o the_o ground_n hope_v of_o a_o more_o plentiful_a crop_n or_o harvest_n will_v natural_o incline_v they_o to_o brook_v the_o present_a scarcity_n with_o the_o patience_n and_o to_o be_v thankful_a towards_o such_o as_o will_v so_o careful_o provide_v for_o they_o now_o beside_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o commit_v of_o their_o body_n to_o the_o grave_n be_v but_o as_o a_o solemn_a preparation_n of_o seed_n for_o a_o future_a crop_n or_o harvest_n if_o in_o these_o premise_n we_o do_v rely_v and_o trust_v in_o god_n our_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n for_o the_o dead_a though_o it_o may_v endure_v for_o a_o while_n will_v be_v swallow_v up_o in_o comfort_n our_o mournful_a tear_n and_o weep_a will_v be_v still_o accompany_v with_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n unto_o he_o that_o have_v so_o well_o 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then_o to_o have_v have_v a_o friend_n trusty_a and_o hearty_a in_o other_o office_n and_o service_n but_o negligent_a and_o backward_o in_o cherish_v the_o seed_n of_o faith_n of_o love_n or_o fear_v of_o the_o lord_n or_o other_o provision_n of_o our_o way-fare_a towards_o the_o life_n to_o come_v no_o practice_n of_o the_o most_o malicious_a or_o most_o inveterate_a or_o most_o provoke_v foe_n can_v breed_v half_a so_o much_o danger_n to_o any_o man_n as_o the_o affectionate_a intention_n of_o a_o carnal_a friend_n always_o officious_a to_o entertain_v he_o with_o pleasant_a impertinence_n which_o will_v draw_v his_o mind_n from_o the_o fear_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o either_o divert_v or_o effeminate_a his_o cogitation_n from_o resolute_a pitch_v upon_o the_o mean_n and_o hope_n of_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n to_o everlasting_a life_n even_o to_o mind_n and_o affection_n already_o sweeten_v with_o sure_a hope_n of_o that_o life_n to_o come_v what_o grief_n must_v it_o need_v 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arraign_v accuse_v and_o judge_v ourselves_o for_o our_o former_a frequent_a neglect_n of_o our_o vow_n in_o baptism_n second_o to_o request_v absolution_n and_o pardon_n of_o god_n which_o no_o man_n humble_o sacrament_n and_o serious_o do_v but_o he_o solemn_o promise_v amendment_n of_o what_o be_v past_a three_o to_o implore_v the_o special_a aid_n or_o assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n for_o better_a performance_n of_o our_o vow_n and_o of_o what_o we_o now_o promise_v and_o all_o this_o only_a for_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o through_o the_o efficacy_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n i_o will_v conclude_v with_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n vovete_fw-la &_o vota_fw-la reddite_fw-la jehovae_fw-la chap._n xx._n roman_n 6._o 21._o 21._o for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n 23._o for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o first_o and_o second_o death_n both_o literal_o mean_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n both_o describe_v both_o compare_v and_o show_v how_o and_o wherein_o the_o second_o death_n exceed_v the_o first_o the_o great_a deprivation_n of_o good_a the_o worse_a and_o more_o unwelcome_a death_n be_v every_o member_n of_o the_o body_n every_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o seat_n and_o subject_n of_o the_o second_o death_n a_o map_n and_o scale_n the_o surface_n and_o solidity_n of_o the_o second_o death_n pain_n improve_v by_o enlarge_n the_o capacity_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o by_o intend_v or_o advance_v the_o activity_n of_o the_o agent_n three_o dimension_n of_o the_o second_o death_n 1._o intensiveness_n 2._o duration_n 3._o un-intermitting_a continuation_n of_o torment_n poena_n damni_fw-la &_o sensus_fw-la term_n co-incident_a pain_n of_o the_o damn_a essential_a and_o accidental_a just_o to_o punish_v momentanie_n sin_n with_o pain_n eternal_a the_o reflection_n and_o revolution_n of_o thought_n upon_o the_o sinner_n folly_n the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n 1._o death_n and_o life_n have_v the_o same_o seat_n and_o subject_a nothing_o die_v unless_o it_o first_o live_v and_o death_n in_o the_o general_n be_v a_o extinction_n of_o life_n death_n in_o scripture_n be_v two_o way_n take_v first_o for_o bodily_a death_n which_o be_v the_o first_o death_n second_o for_o the_o death_n of_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n which_o be_v call_v the_o second_o death_n both_o be_v here_o literal_o mean_v both_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n the_o former_a death_n be_v common_a to_o all_o except_v such_o of_o the_o godly_a as_o shall_v be_v find_v alive_a at_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n they_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o be_v change_v first_o then_o of_o bodily_a death_n and_o second_o of_o supernatural_a or_o the_o second_o death_n death_n and_o wherein_o it_o exceed_v the_o first_o death_n the_o opposition_n between_o bodily_a death_n and_o bodily_a life_n be_v mere_o privative_a such_o as_o be_v between_o light_n and_o darkness_n or_o between_o sight_n and_o blindness_n and_o this_o death_n must_v be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o life_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o privation_n of_o life_n the_o degree_n be_v three_o the_o first_o of_o mere_a vegetable_n as_o of_o tree_n of_o plant_n of_o herb_n or_o whatsoever_o be_v capable_a of_o growth_n or_o nourishment_n the_o second_o be_v of_o creature_n endue_v with_o sense_n the_o three_o be_v the_o life_n of_o man_n who_o beside_o sense_n be_v endue_v with_o reason_n the_o reasonable_a life_n include_v the_o sensitive_a as_o the_o sensitive_a do_v the_o life_n vegetable_a whatsoever_o bodily_a creature_n be_v endow_v with_o reason_n be_v likewise_o endow_v with_o sense_n but_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v endow_v with_o sense_n be_v uncapable_a of_o reason_n and_o again_o what_o creature_n soever_o it_o be_v which_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o life_n sensitive_a be_v partaker_n likewise_o of_o vegetation_n of_o growth_n or_o nourishment_n but_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v nourish_v and_o grow_v as_o tree_n herb_n plant_n grass_n and_o corn_n be_v uncapable_a of_o the_o life_n sensitive_a and_o yet_o even_o these_o be_v say_v to_o die_v as_o they_o proper_o do_v when_o their_o nutriment_n fail_v but_o albeit_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o man_n life_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v only_o vegetative_a not_o sensible_a or_o reasonable_a yet_o no_o man_n die_v according_a to_o this_o kind_n of_o death_n only_o for_o such_o as_o fall_v into_o a_o atrophy_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o death_n or_o privation_n of_o the_o nutritive_a faculty_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o to_o be_v account_v as_o dead_a so_o long_o as_o they_o have_v the_o use_n of_o any_o sense_n no_o nor_o after_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o outward_a sense_n so_o long_o as_o their_o heart_n do_v move_v or_o their_o lung_n send_v out_o breath_n so_o that_o the_o bodily_a death_n of_o man_n include_v a_o privation_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n this_o difference_n again_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o degree_n of_o bodily_a death_n 2._o tree_n and_o vegetable_n always_o die_v without_o pain_n so_o do_v not_o man_n and_o beast_n for_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v endow_v with_o sense_n and_o motion_n both_o of_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o pain_n and_o pain_n if_o it_o be_v continue_v and_o extreme_a draw_v sensitive_a death_n after_o it_o nor_o can_v this_o death_n approach_v or_o find_v entrance_n into_o the_o seat_n of_o life_n but_o by_o pain_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o this_o kind_n of_o life_n be_v sweet_a death_n which_o be_v the_o deprivation_n of_o it_o be_v always_o unpleasant_a and_o terrible_a unto_o man_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o pain_n which_o usher_v it_o in_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o vital_a sweetness_n which_o it_o bring_v with_o it_o the_o pain_n of_o die_a may_v be_v as_o great_a in_o beast_n as_o in_o man_n so_o be_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o goodness_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o life_n for_o reasonless_a creature_n perceive_v it_o not_o a_o memory_n they_o have_v of_o 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chap._n 41._o 1._o o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o to_o a_o man_n that_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o possession_n unto_o the_o man_n that_o have_v nothing_o to_o vex_v he_o and_o that_o have_v prosperity_n in_o all_o thing_n yea_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v yet_o able_a to_o receive_v meat_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o life_n of_o sense_n or_o the_o forego_n of_o worldly_a contentment_n the_o only_a cause_n why_o man_n natural_o fear_v death_n for_o though_o it_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o these_o yet_o do_v not_o the_o death_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o this_o deprivation_n the_o body_n lose_v all_o these_o by_o the_o divorce_n which_o death_n make_v betwixt_o it_o and_o the_o soul_n but_o see_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n still_o remain_v the_o great_a fear_n which_o can_v possess_v a_o natural_a man_n be_v the_o future_a doubtful_a estate_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o dissolution_n many_o which_o never_o hope_v or_o expect_v any_o 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be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o if_o child_n than_o heir_n heir_n of_o god_n and_o joint_a heir_n with_o christ_n if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o that_o we_o may_v be_v also_o glorify_v together_o for_o i_o reckon_v that_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o present_a time_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o we_o etc._n etc._n 2._o if_o all_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o we_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n teach_v we_o then_o conscience_n and_o reason_n itself_o bind_v we_o to_o suffer_v all_o the_o persecution_n or_o grievance_n which_o can_v be_v lay_v upon_o we_o rather_o than_o hazard_v our_o hope_n or_o forfeit_v our_o interest_n in_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o all_o such_o as_o with_o patience_n suffer_v persecution_n or_o other_o temporal_a loss_n or_o detriment_n for_o the_o truth_n sake_n and_o this_o hope_n of_o 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jer._n 15._o francis_n sforza_n it_o be_v significant_o add_v he_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o his_o grave_n in_o peace_n because_o he_o be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o funeral_n rite_n be_v not_o at_o their_o enemy_n dispose_v see_v the_o forego_n sermon_n upon_o jer._n 45._o fol._n 3668._o ☞_o 2_o chr._n 35_o 22_o johanan_n or_o jehoahaz_n jehoiakim_n jehoiakim_n quaere_fw-la see_v 1_o chr._n 3._o 15_o where_o johanan_n be_v call_v the_o first-born_a yet_o josephus_n l._n 10._o c._n 5._o in_o english_a say_v that_o eliakim_n who_o be_v also_o jehoiakim_n be_v elder_a brother_n to_o jehoahaz_n ☜_o see_v the_o forego_n sermon_n on_o matth._n 23._o 34._o see_v sign_n of_o the_o time_n pag._n 24._o two_o point_n propound_v god_n earnest_o desire_v the_o conversion_n of_o such_o as_o perish_v the_o former_a point_n isai_n 56._o 4_o about_o this_o distinction_n see_v book_n 6._o or_o attribute_n chap._n 15._o and_o book_n 9_o chap._n 5._o a_o odd_a gloss_n refute_v luke_n 11._o 39_o the_o 2_o d_o point_v how_o be_v it_o possible_a they_o shall_v not_o be_v gather_v if_o god_n so_o earnest_o will_v &c._n &c._n as_o fol._n 3_o 769._o quare_fw-la whether_o he_o mean_v not_o jer._n 44._o 22._o three_o objection_n against_o this_o doctrine_n answer_v to_o the_o first_o second_o objection_n and_o answer_n the_o three_o objection_n answer_n another_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n thereto_o see_v this_o author_n 6_o book_n or_o attribute_n chap._n 16._o and_o chap._n 20._o see_v book_n the_o 6._o the_o whole_a use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n see_v fol._n 3341._o see_v book_n 8._o cha_z 6_o 7._o etc._n etc._n see_v fol._n 3412_o etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n upon_o this_o subject_a the_o question_n what_o word_n be_v here_o mean_v verbum_fw-la domini_fw-la or_o verbum_fw-la dominus_fw-la paraeus_n his_o reason_n why_o he_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o god_n the_o word_n yet_o do_v s._n john_n 1_o ep._n 1._o 1._o call_v he_o the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o rev_n 19_o 13._o the_o word_n of_o god_n two_o point_n propose_v justin_n martyr_n express_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o ratio_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddere_fw-la s._n chrysostom_n theophylact_fw-mi
29_o §_o 9_o fol._n 3586._o i_o suppose_v this_o be_v preach_v at_o st._n ma._n in_o oxon._n nothing_o be_v call_v little_a or_o great_a but_o in_o comparison_n with_o other_o thing_n leu._n 23._o 27._o ☜_o the_o occasion_n of_o baruchs_n complaint_n two_o doctrine_n or_o two_o proposition_n a_o corollary_n add_v to_o the_o former_a thing_n indifferent_a yea_o lawful_a thing_n by_o circumstance_n become_v unlawful_a he_o mean_v some_o man_n that_o have_v turn_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n good_a man_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v most_o religious_a in_o worst_a time_n sympathy_n plant_v in_o bruit_n see_v the_o sermon_n upon_o this_o text._n fol._n 3610._o ☞_o ☜_o apathy_n a_o symptom_n of_o a_o graceless_a obdurate_a mind_n numb_a 32._o 6._o 2_o sam._n 11._o uriah_n godfrey_n of_o bulloign_n argia_n in_o statius_n of_o portia_n see_v plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la bruti_fw-la the_o author_n omit_v the_o second_o doctrine_n to_o be_v handle_v in_o the_o next_o sermon_n and_o pass_v to_o the_o corollary_n which_o he_o prove_v by_o instance_n a_o great_a warn_v and_o a_o great_a truth_n libro_fw-la 6._o de_fw-la providentia_fw-la dei_fw-la see_v more_o instance_n of_o stupidity_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o attribute_n salvian_n this_o be_v preach_v in_o oxon_n after_o the_o visitation_n by_o the_o plague_n a_o forward_a soldier_n petrus_n strozius_n see_v val._n maximus_n de_fw-fr cupiditate_fw-la uiae_fw-la epist_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 22._o see_v lanove_n paradox_n second_o page_z 204._o thuanus_n lib._n 26._o pag._n 543._o colum_fw-la 1._o see_v busbequius_fw-la his_fw-la four_o epist_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la turc_n lament_n 4._o 10._o zephaniah_n 2._o 3._o the_o doctrine_n handle_v in_o hypothesi_fw-la a_o objection_n 1_o king_n 21._o 2_o king_n 22._o 18._o 19_o 20._o the_o objection_n press_v home_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o former_a objection_n 2_o chron._n 32._o 25_o 26._o 2_o king_n 23._o 30._o 2_o chron._n 35._o 21_o 24._o ezek._n 14._o 20_o 21._o from_o a_o double_a aspect_n a_o twofold_a sympathy_n arise_v see_v chap._n 14._o §._o 6._o fol._n 3439._o quaere_fw-la whether_o he_o mean_v his_o sermon_n upon_o jer._n 26._o and_o other_o text_n print_v 1637._o or_o pharaoh_n harden_v see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3222._o ☞_o see_v the_o follow_a sermon_n upon_o matthew_n 23._o 37._o ☜_o i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v his_o treatise_n of_o prodigy_n or_o divine_a fore-warning_n betoken_v blood_n which_o be_v lose_v in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o can_v yet_o be_v find_v salvian_n in_o his_o 6._o 7._o book_n de_fw-fr gubern_n matth._n 7._o 1._o rom._n 14._o 4._o the_o text_n be_v a_o conclusion_n q._n from_o what_o premise_n infer_v the_o limitation_n of_o the_o conclusion_n the_o extent_n of_o the_o conclusion_n another_o limitation_n ☞_o two_o instance_n in_o ahab_n and_o david_n who_o by_o judge_v other_o do_v condemn_v themselves_o see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3018._o and_o 3099._o the_o minor_a of_o the_o forego_n syllogism_n ☞_o ☜_o see_v book_n 4._o or_o justify_v faith_n sect._n 2._o the_o composition_n of_o hypocrisy_n pharisaical_a two_o special_a sin_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n the_o ancient_a jew_n sin_n the_o late_a jew_n reformation_n see_v a_o follow_a sermon_n upon_o that_o fact_n christ_n true_a exposition_n of_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o the_o four_o commandment_n take_v we_o heed_n of_o condemn_v ourselves_o by_o judge_v the_o late_a jew_n see_v the_o four_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n fol._n 3342._o see_v book_n 8._o ☜_o ☜_o ☞_o a_o romish_a error_n require_v reformation_n a_o error_n of_o the_o contraire_fw-fr extreme_a disparage_v the_o reformation_n a_o factious_a schismatical_a book_n modest_o censure_v apostolical_a and_o episcopal_a power_n under_o heathen_a prince_n and_o after_o prince_n be_v christian_v the_o ancient_a heathen_n give_v and_o turk_n give_v more_o to_o their_o priest_n than_o some_o profess_v christianity_n do_v to_o they_o both_o for_o power_n and_o maintenance_n a_o precept_n will_v be_v in_o force_n when_o pretence_n will_v be_v out_o of_o date_n the_o main_a error_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n infallibility_n both_o in_o expound_v holy_a scripture_n and_o in_o attest_v tradition_n see_v the_o second_o and_o three_o book_n the_o two_o former_a romish_a error_n well_o reform_v the_o temper_n &_o bound_n of_o the_o right_n and_o rigid_a reformer_n the_o cure_n of_o the_o error_n by_o the_o right_a mean_n the_o error_n extreme_o contrary_a to_o the_o romish_a error_n ☞_o in_o his_o sermon_n before_o the_o king_n upon_o jer._n 26._o pag._n 32._o he_o say_v divide_v the_o sin_n of_o 40._o year_n last_o pass_v into_o ten_o part_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o pulpit_n and_o the_o press_n will_v be_v a_o large_a ten_o see_v sign_n of_o the_o time_n pag._n 57_o 58._o three_o point_n purpose_v a_o romish_a eror_n cause_v doubt_n of_o salvation_n viz_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n a_o romish_a priest_n may_v damn_v a_o infant_n through_o neglect_n or_o malice_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o church_n see_v soto_n in_o 4._o senten_n this_fw-mi 1._o q._n 5._o art_n 8._o romish_a priest_n have_v a_o strange_a negative_a voice_n the_o second_o point_n the_o remedy_n of_o the_o contrarii_fw-la as_o bad_a as_o the_o diease_n about_o this_o point_n see_v book_n 4._o and_o book_n 10._o cha_z 51_o 52_o 53._o and_o serm._n on_o jer._n 26._o pag._n 13._o and_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 62._o upon_o this_o text_n see_v book_n 7._o chap._n 18_o 19_o see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3274._o where_o this_o author_n say_v 300._o bellarmine_n 300_o valentiaes_n can_v not_o do_v the_o protestant_a religion_n so_o much_o harm_n as_o dr._n hessel_n do_v take_v advantage_n of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o this_o division_n see_v lib._n 10._o fol._n 3153_o 3275._o see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3262_o and_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 63._o the_o three_o point_n how_o fides_n be_v fiducia_n see_v book_n 10._o cap._n 52._o see_v chapt._n 4._o fol._n 3338._o idolatry_n transform_v the_o divine_a nature_n into_o unfit_a similitude_n the_o late_a r._n r._n bishop_n of_o winchester_n b._n andrews_n in_o his_o sermon_n on_o that_o theme_n the_o worship_v of_o imagination_n the_o root_n of_o idolatry_n see_v the_o five_o book_n ☜_o some_o writer_n not_o papist_n transform_v the_o divine_a nature_n paraeus_n see_v book_n 10._o fol._n 3012._o ☜_o see_v book_n the_o five_o the_o say_n of_o die_a man_n remarkable_a three_o point_n considerable_a the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n observation_n and_o use_v out_o of_o the_o story_n and_o circumstance_n touch_v retaliation_n see_v the_o 6._o book_n or_o treatise_n of_o god_n attribute_n 2_o part_n §._o 4._o chap._n 31._o page_n 343._o a_o cluster_n of_o deadly_a sin_n in_o the_o horrible_a murder_n of_o zechariah_n the_o highpriest_n levit._fw-la 17._o 13._o see_v the_o next_o sermon_n upon_o this_o text._n gen._n 19_o 9_o pto._n 28._o 4._o wisd_v 2._o 12._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 12._o of_o pharisaical_a hypocrisy_n see_v book_n 4._o and_o second_o sermon_n on_o jer._n 26._o see_v the_o serman_n upon_o that_o text_n immediate_o precedent_a the_o former_a sermon_n on_o 2_o chron._n 24._o 22_o i_o suppose_v be_v preach_v at_o court_n this_o at_o oxford_n of_o the_o jew_n calamity_n see_v book_n 1._o chap._n 23._o and_o 27._o the_o first_o question_n who_o this_o zechariah_n be_v this_o punctual_o agree_v with_o the_o copy_n the_o temple_n and_o the_o altar_n why_o zachariah_n call_v the_o son_n of_o barachiah_n see_v dr._n hammonds_n note_n on_o matth._n 23._o fol._n 125._o where_o he_o cite_v josephus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 19_o for_o another_o zacharias_n kill_v by_o the_o zelots_n immediate_o before_o the_o siege_n which_o put_v a_o short_a end_n to_o this_o question_n the_o second_o question_n why_o our_o saviour_n instance_v in_o zechariah_n zachariah_n the_o only_a prophet_n that_o die_v with_o a_o imprecation_n see_v fol._n 3721._o ☞_o the_o three_o question_n a_o paraphrase_n or_o exegesis_n of_o christ_n love_v and_o threaten_a expression_n a_o paraphrase_n or_o exegesis_n of_o our_o saviour_n meaning_n or_o implication_n how_o christ_n death_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o the_o jew_n calamity_n the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n to_o the_o jew_n king_n of_o old_a psa_fw-la 74._o 10_o luke_n 4_o 6._o ezek._n 7._o 21_o 24._o dan._n 4._o 17._o see_v fol._n 3729._o where_o this_o be_v the_o 4_o question_v propound_v from_o abel_n to_o zachariahs_n death_n be_v 3000._o year_n from_o zach._n to_o these_o word_n speak_v be_v 00._o or_o 900._o see_v a_o follow_a sermon_n on_o 2_o king_n 23._o 26._o a_o generation_n contain_v thirty_o year_n betwixt_o manasseh_n and_o josiahs_n death_n be_v about_o thirty_o three_o year_n the_o objection_n be_v harden_v by_o take_v in_o abel_n blood_n zechariah_n be_v slay_v 900._o year_n abel_n 3800._o year_n before_o christ_n speak_v