hand_n of_o a_o woman_n yet_o he_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o page_n or_o armour-bearer_n and_o a_o certain_a woman_n cast_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n upon_o abimelechs_n head_n and_o all_o to_o break_v his_o scull_n then_o he_o call_v hasty_o unto_o the_o young_a man_n his_o armour-bearer_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o draw_v out_o thy_o sword_n and_o slay_v i_o that_o man_n say_v not_o of_o i_o a_o woman_n slay_v he_o and_o his_o young_a man_n thrust_v he_o through_o and_o he_o die_v judg._n 9.53_o 54._o but_o as_o some_o schoolman_n have_v in_o the_o disquisition_n of_o this_o point_n go_v too_o far_o so_o other_o have_v acute_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n and_o elegant_o reconcile_v the_o difference_n in_o opinion_n mors_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la verè_fw-la miraculosa_fw-la erat_fw-la tamen_fw-la miraculum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la christi_fw-la christ_n do_v no_o way_n make_v away_o himself_o or_o die_v by_o miracle_n but_o by_o course_n of_o nature_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o true_a miracle_n that_o his_o life_n and_o spirit_n be_v so_o far_o spend_v he_o shall_v have_v speech_n and_o memory_n so_o perfect_a as_o to_o make_v delivery_n of_o his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n viva_fw-la voce_fw-la at_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o his_o expiration_n the_o jew_n and_o roman_n do_v true_o and_o proper_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o yet_o he_o do_v as_o true_o and_o proper_o animam_fw-la ponere_fw-la lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n in_o that_o he_o patient_o submit_v himself_o to_o their_o tyrannical_a cruelty_n and_o more_o sweet_o and_o placid_o resign_v up_o his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n at_o the_o instant_n of_o death_n by_o course_n of_o nature_n or_o perhaps_o a_o little_a after_o it_o than_o a_o sheep_n do_v his_o fleece_n unto_o the_o shearer_n or_o his_o owner_n in_o this_o resignation_n or_o bequeath_v of_o his_o soul_n thus_o placid_o into_o his_o father_n hand_n in_o his_o inimitable_a patience_n in_o all_o his_o suffering_n whether_o of_o torture_n or_o indignity_n there_o be_v a_o most_o exact_a concurrence_n or_o coincidence_n rather_o of_o all_o former_a sacrifice_n and_o obedience_n more_o than_o the_o quintessence_n of_o those_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o god_n be_v always_o best_o please_v that_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n and_o break_a heart_n not_o humble_v but_o humble_v itself_o unto_o death_n the_o most_o full_a and_o proper_a satisfactory_a sacrifice_n that_o can_v be_v require_v by_o god_n or_o desire_v by_o man_n a_o sacrifice_n so_o complete_a as_o no_o wisdom_n beside_o wisdom_n true_o infinite_a can_v have_v conceive_v no_o person_n beside_o the_o person_n of_o he_o that_o be_v true_o god_n can_v have_v offer_v or_o perform_v chap._n xxx_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v offer_v up_o in_o bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v concludent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o intend_a death_n of_o isaac_n 1_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v thus_o offer_v as_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v concludent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o isaac_n intend_v by_o his_o father_n abraham_n that_o the_o cross_n whereon_o he_o offer_v himself_o shall_v be_v the_o very_a altar_n of_o altar_n the_o body_n which_o the_o legal_a altar_n do_v foreshadow_v and_o that_o this_o cross_n shall_v be_v erect_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v foreshadowed_a by_o other_o matter_n of_o fact_n record_v by_o moses_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o type_n to_o wit_n isaac_n the_o place_n appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o isaac_n be_v either_o the_o mount_n whereon_o the_o temple_n stand_v or_o some_o mount_n near_o unto_o it_o if_o not_o calvary_n itself_o and_o when_o abraham_n come_v near_o to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n which_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o moriah_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o lay_v the_o wood_n for_o the_o burn_a offering_n on_o isaac_n his_o son_n 22._o isaac_n then_o bear_v his_o cross_n unwitting_o and_o be_v afterward_o willing_a by_o gentle_a persuasion_n to_o die_v upon_o the_o wood_n which_o he_o bare_a for_o if_o he_o have_v detest_v or_o abhor_v the_o fact_n intend_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v of_o year_n and_o strength_n sufficient_a to_o have_v resist_v his_o father_n he_o be_v at_o least_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n and_o abraham_n one_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o now_o our_o saviour_n as_o the_o evangelist_n record_v go_v forth_o bear_v his_o cross_n unto_o a_o place_n call_v in_o hebrew_a golgotha_n either_o a_o place_n where_o the_o skull_n of_o dead_a man_n be_v lay_v or_o rather_o for_o the_o form_n or_o fashion_n of_o it_o like_o a_o scull_n but_o here_o some_o curious_a inquisitor_n or_o one_o dispose_v to_o examine_v or_o scann_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o evangelist_n as_o lawyer_n do_v late_a evidence_n by_o more_o ancient_a deed_n will_v interpose_v this_o or_o the_o like_a exception_n non_fw-la concordat_fw-la cum_fw-la originali_fw-la for_o our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o the_o evangelist_n record_v be_v real_o sacrifice_v actual_o crucify_v and_o put_v to_o death_n but_o so_o be_v not_o isaac_n as_o moses_n tell_v we_o but_o all_o this_o will_v infer_v no_o more_o than_o all_o good_a christian_n must_v of_o necessity_n grant_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o evangelicall_n record_n be_v more_o than_o mere_a exemplification_n of_o moses_n for_o that_o which_o be_v verify_v or_o true_o foreshadowed_a in_o abraham_n readiness_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o only_a son_n and_o in_o his_o son_n willingness_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v by_o he_o be_v to_o be_v real_o and_o exact_o fulfil_v of_o god_n the_o father_n who_o have_v bind_v himself_o by_o promise_n to_o give_v his_o only_a son_n unto_o mankind_n and_o in_o the_o willingness_n of_o this_o his_o only_a son_n jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n our_o apostle_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v that_o abraham_n by_o faith_n offer_v up_o his_o only_a son_n that_o very_a man_n upon_o who_o life_n or_o death_n the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n do_v depend_v account_v or_o be_v resolve_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o up_o even_o from_o the_o dead_a from_o whence_o also_o he_o receive_v he_o in_o a_o figure_n heb._n 11.17_o 18._o isaac_n then_o be_v a_o true_a figure_n both_o of_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n and_o abraham_n first_o in_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o slay_v his_o only_a son_n and_o second_o in_o be_v prohibit_v by_o god_n from_o accomplish_v his_o resolution_n do_v accurate_o foreshadow_v those_o fundamental_a truth_n which_o we_o christian_n believe_v concern_v the_o true_a and_o bodily_a death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n abraham_n by_o benign_a interpretation_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o resolution_n for_o the_o very_a fact_n or_o deed_n do_v both_o sacrifice_n his_o only_a son_n and_o receive_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a 2._o but_o be_v there_o no_o more_o than_o a_o tentation_n or_o trial_n of_o abraham_n faith_n in_o that_o story_n of_o moses_n gen._n 22_o if_o no_o more_o than_o so_o the_o tempt_a or_o trial_n itself_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a for_o god_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n aswell_o possible_a as_o determinate_a or_o future_a do_v most_o infallible_o know_v what_o abraham_n will_v do_v upon_o his_o command_n what_o he_o will_v leave_v undo_v upon_o express_a prohibition_n this_o only_a conclude_v that_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o all-seeing_a father_n of_o power_n do_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o determination_n of_o abraham_n will_n either_o to_o foresee_v or_o determine_v that_o which_o upon_o this_o actual_a obedience_n of_o abraham_n he_o do_v first_o bind_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o perform_v that_o which_o long_o before_o he_o have_v decree_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la and_o in_o his_o general_a expression_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o do_v we_o have_v his_o promise_n before_o mankind_n be_v actual_o propagate_v or_o multiply_v upon_o the_o earth_n that_o the_o woman_n seed_n shall_v bruise_v the_o old_a serpent_n head_n which_o have_v seduce_v she_o the_o like_a comfortable_a word_n be_v at_o sundry_a time_n interpose_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o noah_n and_o abraham_n 3._o but_o upon_o this_o present_a fact_n of_o abraham_n the_o same_o lord_n interpose_v his_o oath_n and_o it_o be_v the_o first_o oath_n which_o we_o read_v that_o god_n do_v make_v for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o general_a promise_n in_o one_o of_o abraham_n seed_n because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n and_o have_v not_o spare_v thy_o only_a son_n by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v that_o in_o thy_o seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v but_o do_v not_o
without_o original_a sin_n as_o be_v make_v out_o of_o this_o substance_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o the_o messiah_n or_o son_n of_o god_n be_v make_v of_o a_o virgin_n sit_fw-la fides_fw-la penes_fw-la authorem_fw-la we_o know_v the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o david_n but_o not_o by_o any_o portion_n of_o abraham_n or_o david_n body_n altogether_o exempt_v from_o such_o alteration_n as_o the_o elementary_a virtue_n of_o which_o all_o man_n body_n be_v make_v be_v subject_a unto_o nor_o be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o be_v make_v of_o any_o such_o portion_n of_o adam_n perpetual_o exempt_v from_o the_o contagion_n of_o sin_n original_n unto_o the_o time_n wherein_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v affiance_v to_o joseph_n the_o first_o exemption_n of_o any_o portion_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n or_o substance_n of_o adam_n after_o his_o fall_n be_v grant_v and_o wrought_v by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o conception_n of_o his_o son_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v immediate_o upon_o that_o sweet_a assent_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n unto_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n ecce_fw-la ancilla_fw-la etc._n etc._n capnio_n vellem_fw-la expressius_fw-la audire_fw-la a_o veteres_fw-la heâ—_n braeorum_fw-la senserint_fw-la matrem_fw-la messiae_n in_o peccat-originali_a concipiendam_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la galatin_n quamvis_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la diximus_fw-la satis_fw-la utarbi_fw-la tror_fw-la apertè_fw-la colligatur_fw-la hanc_fw-la priscorum_fw-la judaeorum_n fuisse_fw-la fidem_fw-la nedum_fw-la opinionem_fw-la hoc_fw-la tamen_fw-la manifestius_fw-la ex_fw-la verbis_fw-la praedicti_fw-la rabbenu_fw-la haccado_n habetur_fw-la qui_fw-la eodem_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gale_n razeia_n cum_fw-la ad_fw-la septimam_fw-la antonini_n consulis_fw-la vrbis_fw-la romae_fw-la petitionem_fw-la inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la dixisset_fw-la propter_fw-la matrem_fw-la verò_fw-la ejus_fw-la scil_n messiae_n ait_fw-fr david_n psal_n 80._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la est_fw-la &_o aâ—acum_fw-la quam_fw-la plantavit_fw-la dextratua_n dixissetque_fw-la ei_fw-la antoninus_n curio_n mater_fw-la dei_fw-la comparatur_fw-la abaco_n curve_v dicit_fw-la eam_fw-la a_o dextra_fw-la dei_fw-la plantatam_fw-la respondit_fw-la sic_fw-la ille_fw-la similis_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la abaco_n mater_fw-la dei_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la sicut_fw-la aâ—acus_fw-la est_fw-la armarium_fw-la quod_fw-la principes_fw-la conficiunt_fw-la ad_fw-la collâ—canda_fw-la vascula_fw-la auri_fw-la &_o argenti_fw-la ut_fw-la gloriam_fw-la svam_fw-la atque_fw-la opes_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ostendant_fw-la ita_fw-la mater_fw-la regis_fw-la messiae_n erat_fw-la armarium_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la construxit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la sedeat_fw-la ipse_fw-la messiah_n ad_fw-la ostendendam_fw-la gloriam_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la suae_fw-la cunctis_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la per_fw-la id_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la ait_fw-la plantâ—tam_fw-la esse_fw-la a_o dextra_fw-la dei_fw-la ostendit_fw-la eam_fw-la primam_fw-la esse_fw-la creaturam_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la humano_fw-la sicut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la micheae_n cap._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la egressus_fw-la eius_fw-la ab_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la &_o a_o diebus_fw-la seculi_fw-la dicit_fw-la enim_fw-la egressus_fw-la numero_fw-la multitudinis_fw-la quiâ—_n sunt_fw-la duo_fw-la messiae_n egressus_fw-la vnus_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la aeterna_fw-la ideoque_fw-la dicit_fw-la ab_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la alter_fw-la humanitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o sue_v matris_fw-la extat_fw-la substantia_fw-la quae_fw-la creata_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la hora_fw-la creationis_fw-la mundi_fw-la haec_fw-la ille_fw-la quem_fw-la judaei_n magistrum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la nuncupant_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la declarationem_fw-la notandum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la opinio_fw-la quorundam_fw-la veterum_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la fuit_fw-la matrem_fw-la messiae_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la dei_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la secula_fw-la creatam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la paulò_fw-la superiùs_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la materiam_fw-la eius_fw-la in_o materia_fw-la adae_fw-la fuisse_fw-la productam_fw-la ipsamque_fw-la gloriosam_fw-la messiae_n matrem_fw-la principalem_fw-la extitisse_fw-la cum_fw-la eius_fw-la amore_fw-la ut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la mundus_fw-la creatus_fw-la sit_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la deus_fw-la adam_n plasmaret_fw-la fecit_fw-la quasi_fw-la massam_fw-la ex_fw-la cvius_fw-la parte_fw-la nobiliori_fw-la accepit_fw-la intemeratae_fw-la matris_fw-la messiae_n materiam_fw-la ex_fw-la residuo_fw-la vero_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o superfluitate_fw-la adam_n formavit_fw-la exit_fw-la materia_fw-la autem_fw-la immaculatae_fw-la matris_fw-la messiae_n facta_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o nobiliori_fw-la loco_fw-la &_o membro_fw-la corporis_fw-la adae_fw-la conservata_fw-la fuit_fw-la quae_fw-la postea_fw-la emanavit_fw-la ad_fw-la seth_n deinde_fw-la ad_fw-la enos_n deinde_fw-la succidaneo_fw-la ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la reliquos_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la sanctum_fw-la jehoiakim_n exit_fw-la hac_fw-la demum_fw-la virtute_fw-la beatissima_fw-la mater_fw-la messiae_n formata_fw-la fuit_fw-la et_fw-la idcirco_fw-la eam_fw-la zach._n cap._n 4._o suae_fw-la prophetiae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la est_fw-la petram_fw-la primariam_fw-la recte_fw-la appellavit_fw-la exit_fw-la qua_fw-la ut_fw-la antiqui_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la exposuerunt_fw-la excidendus_fw-la erat_fw-la messiah_n neque_fw-la quidem_fw-la abs_fw-la re_fw-la cum_fw-la tempore_fw-la gradu_fw-la &_o excellentia_fw-la primaria_fw-la futura_fw-la esset_fw-la exit_fw-la qua_fw-la quidem_fw-la opinion_n apertè_fw-la concluditur_fw-la carnem_fw-la gloriosae_fw-la matris_fw-la messiae_n non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la peccato_fw-la originali_fw-la infectam_fw-la sed_fw-la purissimam_fw-la a_o divina_fw-la providentia_fw-la praeservatam_fw-la quocirca_fw-la nec_fw-la anima_fw-la eius_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la peccatum_fw-la in_o conceptione_n contractura_fw-la erat_fw-la petrus_n galatinus_n lib._n 7._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la caput_fw-la tertium_fw-la 6_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o moralize_v such_o fable_n as_o i_o take_v this_o of_o galatinus_n to_o be_v no_o better_a the_o best_a moral_n i_o can_v make_v of_o it_o will_v be_v this_o however_o there_o have_v be_v many_o intermediat_a generation_n as_o many_o as_o s._n luke_n relate_v if_o not_o more_o between_o our_o father_n adam_n and_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v our_o saviour_n in_o some_o respect_v the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o adam_n the_o only_o second_v adam_n his_o immediate_a successor_n not_o in_o sin_n but_o of_o that_o purity_n of_o nature_n wherein_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v create_v and_o yet_o withal_o immediate_a successor_n unto_o that_o curse_n which_o adam_n by_o transgression_n have_v incur_v but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o expiate_v nor_o to_o bear_v save_v only_o by_o the_o everlasting_a death_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n if_o i_o mistake_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v call_v himself_o as_o no_o son_n of_o adam_n before_o he_o do_v the_o son_n of_o man_n by_o peculiar_a title_n yet_o be_v this_o a_o title_n as_o 20._o maldonat_n well_o observe_v not_o of_o honour_n but_o of_o abjection_n of_o great_a abjection_n than_o the_o like_a title_n give_v to_o ezekiel_n not_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o the_o angel_n and_o yet_o ezekiel_n be_v call_v by_o the_o angel_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o title_n which_o be_v both_o exorest_n in_o our_o english_a by_o son_n of_o man_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o 49._o 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this_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o consolation_n infallible_o know_v that_o abraham_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o do_v all_o that_o he_o command_v he_o to_o do_v yes_o certain_o and_o more_o than_o so_o that_o abraham_n shall_v not_o do_v all_o which_o he_o first_o command_v he_o to_o do_v why_o then_o do_v he_o command_v he_o to_o sacrifice_v his_o only_a son_n isaac_n to_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v have_v abraham_n full_a consent_n to_o offer_v up_o one_o of_o his_o seed_n but_o not_o isaac_n for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o the_o blessing_n promise_v to_o mankind_n from_o the_o date_n of_o the_o curse_n pronounce_v against_o the_o first_o woman_n inasmuch_o as_o abraham_n be_v willing_a to_o sacrifice_v his_o only_a son_n the_o son_n of_o his_o old_a age_n who_o he_o love_v more_o dear_o than_o he_o can_v have_v do_v any_o one_o or_o more_o son_n or_o then_o he_o can_v have_v love_v he_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o middle_a age_n his_o consent_n for_o the_o sacrifice_a of_o any_o other_o either_o of_o he_o or_o isaac_n posterity_n whosoever_o he_o be_v be_v evident_o include_v in_o this_o his_o extraordinary_a obedience_n and_o yet_o so_o gracious_o and_o love_o do_v god_n deal_v with_o abraham_n that_o albeit_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o and_o abraham_n most_o gracious_a lord_n in_o particular_a that_o he_o will_v not_o seize_v upon_o any_o of_o abraham_n seed_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n betwixt_o himself_o and_o the_o whole_a world_n without_o abraham_n consent_n this_o gracious_a lord_n then_o by_o interpose_v the_o forementioned_a oath_n that_o in_o abraham_n seed_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v be_v abundant_o merciful_a not_o to_o abraham_n only_o but_o unto_o all_o mankind_n by_o he_o and_o yet_o as_o rupertus_n out_o of_o s._n chrysostom_n if_o my_o memory_n fail_v i_o not_o observe_v this_o abundant_a mercy_n be_v not_o diluta_fw-la misericordia_fw-la that_o be_v this_o mercy_n though_o 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bloody_a sacrifice_n as_o abraham_n have_v destinate_a isaac_n unto_o yet_o the_o captious_a jew_n or_o other_o infidel_n will_v thus_o except_v that_o abraham_n never_o intend_v nor_o be_v he_o by_o god_n command_v to_o offer_v up_o his_o only_a son_n isaac_n upon_o the_o cross_n for_o that_o do_v not_o only_o imply_v a_o bloody_a but_o a_o accurse_a kind_n of_o death_n this_o indeed_o be_v the_o main_a stumble_a block_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o perhaps_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o have_v scunner_v at_o the_o altar_n if_o our_o saviour_n have_v be_v offer_v upon_o it_o special_o in_o the_o temple_n or_o in_o the_o court_n adjoin_v the_o next_o query_n then_o for_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o other_o infidel_n if_o god_n at_o any_o time_n shall_v vouchsafe_v they_o eye_n to_o see_v or_o ear_n to_o hear_v be_v in_o what_o sacred_a write_n acknowledge_v by_o they_o the_o bloody_a sacrifice_n of_o abraham_n seed_n or_o his_o suffering_n upon_o a_o tree_n or_o cross_n without_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n not_o in_o the_o court_n or_o precinct_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n be_v either_o foretell_v or_o foreshadowed_a chap._n xxxi_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v offer_v upon_o a_o tree_n or_o cross_n be_v prefigure_v by_o moses_n his_o erection_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 1_o that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n or_o son_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v prefigure_v by_o moses_n his_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n upon_o a_o pole_n perhaps_o a_o cross_n in_o the_o wilderness_n this_o son_n of_o god_n do_v instruct_v his_o timorous_a disciple_n nicodemus_n who_o come_v to_o he_o by_o night_n more_o full_o than_o he_o do_v such_o as_o be_v his_o daily_a follower_n until_o the_o time_n approach_v wherein_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v this_o ignominious_a death_n his_o sacred_a catechism_n to_o this_o disciple_n be_v exact_o register_v by_o s._n john_n and_o utter_v by_o he_o some_o year_n before_o that_o last_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n whereat_o nicodemus_n be_v present_a joh._n 7._o no_o man_n say_v our_o saviour_n unto_o he_o have_v ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n even_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n even_o so_o must_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o while_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v likewise_o lift_v up_o that_o be_v by_o way_n of_o sacrifice_n or_o atonement_n that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o atonement_n shall_v proceed_v from_o virtue_n or_o power_n of_o himself_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o himself_o instruct_v we_o ver_fw-la 16._o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n for_o god_n send_v not_o his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n to_o condemn_v it_o but_o that_o the_o world_n through_o he_o may_v be_v save_v the_o end_n then_o of_o his_o come_n into_o the_o world_n be_v to_o save_v it_o and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o lift_n up_o upon_o the_o cross_n be_v to_o draw_v all_o man_n to_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o israëlite_n who_o be_v sting_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n do_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n which_o moses_n erect_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o afterward_o expound_v himself_o when_o he_o repeat_v his_o catechism_n make_v to_o nicodemus_n unto_o the_o people_n joh._n 12._o and_o i_o if_o i_o be_v lift_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n will_v draw_v all_o man_n unto_o i_o he_o do_v and_o do_v draw_v all_o man_n unto_o he_o not_o drag_v any_o after_o he_o such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v gentle_o draw_v by_o he_o their_o perdition_n be_v from_o themselves_o and_o however_o all_o shall_v not_o in_o the_o issue_n be_v save_v by_o he_o yet_o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o though_o especial_o of_o such_o as_o believe_v that_o be_v of_o such_o as_o out_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n seek_v that_o remedy_n for_o their_o soul_n from_o meditation_n upon_o the_o cross_n or_o upon_o he_o crucify_v which_o god_n people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n do_v for_o their_o body_n by_o look_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n erect_v by_o moses_n 2._o that_o bodily_a salvation_n which_o they_o enjoy_v by_o observe_v of_o this_o divine_a prescript_n be_v not_o procure_v by_o the_o material_a serpent_n on_o which_o they_o look_v but_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o invisible_a power_n who_o spiritual_a efficacy_n be_v in_o time_n follow_v to_o be_v more_o visible_o manifest_v in_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o
the_o humiliation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o his_o become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n by_o take_v the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o by_o his_o suffering_n under_o pontius_n pilate_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o eight_o book_n of_o commentary_n upon_o the_o apostle_n creed_n continue_v by_o thomas_n jackson_n dr._n in_o divinity_n chaplain_n to_o his_o majesty_n in_o ordinary_a and_o precedent_n of_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la college_n in_o oxford_n divide_v into_o four_o section_n london_n print_v by_o m._n flesher_n for_o john_n clark_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n under_o s._n peter_n church_n in_o cornhill_n mdcxxxv_o a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a argument_n of_o the_o several_a section_n and_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n section_n i._o of_o the_o humiliation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o end_n why_o he_o do_v so_o humble_a himself_o in_o the_o general_a page_n 3._o 1._o chap._n in_o what_o sense_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v humble_v himself_o 3_o 2._o that_o the_o dignity_n from_o which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v descend_v and_o unto_o which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v exalt_v be_v testify_v by_o many_o sign_n and_o document_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o humiliation_n 9_o 3._o whether_o our_o sin_n can_v have_v be_v remit_v without_o the_o humiliation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v a_o point_n not_o determinable_a by_o man_n that_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o remit_v our_o sin_n by_o his_o humiliation_n be_v the_o most_o admirable_a way_n which_o wisdom_n justice_n or_o mercy_n can_v require_v 17_o 4._o from_o what_o beginning_n the_o devil_n be_v say_v by_o s._n john_n to_o sin_n whether_o sin_n consist_v in_o mere_a privation_n or_o have_v a_o positive_a entity_n or_o a_o cause_n true_o efficient_a not_o deficient_a only_o 29_o 5._o of_o the_o first_o sin_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n and_o wherein_o it_o do_v especial_o consist_v 41_o section_n ii_o of_o the_o more_o special_a qualification_n and_o undertake_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o dissolve_v the_o work_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v wrought_v in_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o in_o our_o nature_n and_o for_o cancel_v the_o bond_n of_o mankind_n servitude_n unto_o satan_n 51_o 6._o chap._n of_o the_o peculiar_a qualification_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o dissolve_v the_o first_o actual_a sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o the_o relic_n of_o it_o whether_o in_o they_o or_o in_o we_o their_o sinful_a posterity_n ib._n 7._o of_o legal_a servant_n and_o of_o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o their_o civil_a estate_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o wicked_a man_n 63_o 8._o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v proper_o a_o servant_n to_o his_o father_n yet_o not_o by_o birth_n as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o handmaid_n but_o by_o voluntary_a undergo_a this_o hard_a condition_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o man_n 69_o 9_o god_n servant_n job_n the_o most_o illustrious_a type_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n 81_o 10._o how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v conquer_v satan_n at_o those_o weapon_n wherewith_o he_o have_v conquer_v our_o first_o parent_n 89_o 11._o a_o parallel_n between_o job_n second_o temptation_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n suffering_n in_o our_o flesh_n before_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o agony_n or_o his_o cross_n 97_o 12._o of_o christ_n full_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o whether_o to_o this_o satisfaction_n the_o suffering_n of_o hell_n pain_n be_v necessary_o require_v and_o of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o agony_n 111_o 13._o the_o bloody_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v all_o sufficient_a to_o make_v full_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n without_o his_o suffering_n of_o any_o supernatural_a or_o unknowen_a pain_n 138_o 14._o that_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o agony_n at_o least_o do_v suffer_v pain_n more_o than_o natural_a though_o not_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n or_o hellish_a pain_n that_o the_o suffering_n of_o such_o pain_n be_v not_o require_v for_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n but_o for_o his_o conquest_n over_o satan_n 152_o 15._o christ_n suffering_n of_o the_o unknowen_a pain_n or_o of_o pain_n great_a than_o ever_o any_o of_o his_o martyr_n or_o other_o in_o this_o life_n have_v suffer_v requisite_a for_o his_o qualification_n as_o he_o be_v to_o become_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o soul_n 163_o section_n iii_o of_o the_o harmonical_a parallel_n between_o the_o prediction_n or_o type_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o evangelicall_n relation_n concern_v our_o saviour_n triumphant_a come_n unto_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o his_o entertainment_n there_o until_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o supper_n 172_o 16._o chap._n of_o the_o king_n of_o zion_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o how_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o come_n be_v for_o circumstance_n of_o time_n prefigure_v by_o the_o law_n or_o rite_n of_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n and_o for_o other_o circumstance_n express_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n zachary_n ib._n 17._o a_o comment_n or_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o first_o eight_o verse_n of_o the_o nine_o of_o zachary_n and_o of_o the_o connexion_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o nine_o verse_n in_o which_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n be_v most_o express_o foretell_v 179_o 18._o the_o fulfil_n of_o zachariah_n his_o prophecy_n cap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 9_o record_v by_o all_o the_o evangelist_n but_o most_o full_o and_o most_o punctual_o by_o s._n matthew_n 196_o 19_o of_o the_o meaning_n or_o importance_n of_o hosanna_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n 213_o 20._o at_o what_o time_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o 118._o psalm_n be_v compose_v and_o at_o what_o solemn_a feast_n especial_o use_v 219_o 21._o that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o zion_n at_o some_o one_o or_o other_o of_o their_o great_a and_o solemn_a feast_n be_v a_o prenotion_n or_o receive_v opinion_n among_o the_o jew_n 234_o 22_o that_o the_o honour_n do_v to_o our_o saviour_n at_o his_o come_n to_o jerusalem_n do_v though_o not_o in_o the_o distinct_a apprehension_n of_o the_o multitude_n or_o of_o his_o disciple_n concludent_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n 245_o section_n iv._o the_o evangelicall_n relation_n of_o the_o indignity_n do_v unto_o our_o saviour_n by_o sinful_a man_n and_o of_o his_o patience_n in_o suffer_v they_o respective_o prefigure_v and_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o sacred_a writer_n or_o a_o comment_n upon_o the_o evangelicall_n history_n from_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o supper_n unto_o his_o death_n and_o burial_n 256_o 23._o chap._n of_o the_o betray_n of_o our_o saviour_n of_o his_o apprehension_n and_o dismission_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o how_o they_o be_v foretell_v or_o prefigure_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n ib._n 24._o of_o the_o prediction_n or_o prefiguration_n of_o our_o saviour_n suffering_n after_o his_o apprehension_n in_o the_o high_a priest_n hall_n etc._n etc._n 270_o 25._o the_o unjust_a proceed_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_n against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v punctual_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n 284_o 26._o the_o false_a accusation_n make_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o they_o bring_v he_o before_o pilate_n foretell_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o prophet_n 292_o 27._o of_o such_o repentance_n as_o judas_n find_v of_o his_o cast_n down_o the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o difficulty_n or_o variety_n of_o opinion_n by_o which_o of_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v foretell_v 301_o 28._o the_o clear_a resolution_n of_o the_o three_o difficulty_n propose_v of_o the_o fearful_a end_n of_o judas_n and_o how_o it_o be_v both_o forepicture_v and_o foretell_v 317_o 29._o of_o the_o harmony_n betwixt_o the_o evangelist_n narration_n or_o history_n from_o the_o time_n our_o saviour_n be_v sentence_v to_o death_n until_o his_o expiration_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o mosaical_a prefiguration_n or_o prophecy_n concern_v his_o death_n and_o suffering_n 327_o 30._o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v offer_v up_o in_o bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v condudent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o intend_a death_n of_o isaac_n 349_o 31._o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v offer_v upon_o a_o tree_n or_o cross_n be_v prefigure_v by_o moses_n his_o erection_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n 355_o 32._o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v suffer_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n prefigure_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o atonement_n 364_o 33._o at_o what_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n our_o
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he_o parallel_v job_n and_o all_o the_o party_n who_o he_o cure_v though_o smite_v or_o bind_v by_o satan_n in_o the_o grief_n or_o pain_n of_o the_o disease_n who_o matter_n can_v not_o fasten_v upon_o he_o he_o which_o command_v we_o by_o his_o apostle_n to_o weep_v with_o they_o that_o weep_v do_v out_o of_o all_o question_n exhibit_v a_o more_o real_a pattern_n of_o this_o precept_n than_o the_o apostle_n can_v practise_v yet_o say_v the_o apostle_n of_o himself_o and_o he_o say_v it_o without_o hypocrisy_n without_o boast_v who_o be_v weak_a and_o i_o be_o not_o weak_a who_o be_v offend_v and_o i_o burn_v not_o such_o be_v his_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n that_o every_o man_n grief_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n the_o apostle_n grief_n every_o man_n infirmity_n do_v in_o some_o portion_n weaken_v he_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o foretell_v of_o this_o apostle_n by_o any_o prophet_n that_o he_o shall_v bear_v our_o grief_n or_o take_v our_o infirmity_n upon_o he_o this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a character_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n express_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 53._o ver_fw-la 4._o and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o relate_v by_o s._n matthew_n chap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o cure_v other_o of_o their_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n be_v by_o take_v they_o upon_o himself_o not_o in_o kind_n but_o by_o sympathy_n as_o the_o eye_n take_v the_o form_n or_o shape_n of_o object_n visible_a without_o participation_n of_o the_o substance_n whence_o they_o flow_v so_o our_o saviour_n take_v the_o grief_n or_o pain_n of_o every_o disease_n which_o he_o cure_v without_o the_o matter_n or_o corruption_n which_o do_v breed_v grief_n in_o the_o disease_a patient_n in_o all_o man_n grief_n he_o be_v grieve_v in_o all_o their_o pain_n he_o be_v torment_v he_o weep_v with_o those_o that_o weep_v and_o mourn_v with_o such_o as_o mourn_v who_o do_v groan_v and_o he_o be_v not_o trouble_v in_o spirit_n who_o do_v sigh_v and_o he_o be_v not_o sad_a in_o heart_n he_o take_v their_o sigh_n and_o sorrow_n at_o a_o low_a key_n than_o they_o themselves_o do_v which_o have_v matter_n of_o affliction_n or_o sorrow_n in_o they_o yet_o do_v we_o not_o read_v that_o he_o sigh_v groan_v or_o often_o weep_v when_o he_o cure_v other_o but_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o such_o as_o beseech_v his_o help_n do_v not_o beseech_v he_o with_o sigh_n with_o tear_n or_o groan_n at_o the_o raise_n of_o lazarus_n from_o the_o dead_a he_o weep_v and_o groan_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n not_o to_o prejudice_v the_o allegory_n and_o mystery_n which_o some_o ancient_a father_n have_v hence_o observerd_v the_o principal_a reason_n according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n why_o at_o this_o time_n he_o weep_v be_v because_o mary_n and_o her_o comforter_n come_v to_o he_o with_o weep_a eye_n so_o say_v the_o text_n joh._n 11.13_o when_o jesus_n see_v she_o weep_v and_o the_o jew_n also_o weep_v which_o come_v with_o she_o he_o groan_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v trouble_v in_o himself_o and_o say_v where_o have_v you_o lay_v he_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o lord_n come_z and_o see_v and_o jesus_n weep_v lazarus_n no_o doubt_n have_v sigh_v and_o groan_v in_o his_o absence_n have_v wish_v his_o presence_n with_o these_o and_o other_o like_a expression_n of_o sorrow_n and_o now_o that_o he_o find_v lazarus_n dead_a and_o mary_n cheek_n for_o his_o decease_n bedew_v with_o tear_n he_o sympathize_v with_o she_o in_o her_o present_a grief_n and_o by_o tune_v his_o heart_n to_o lazarus_n his_o die_a pang_n or_o throb_n he_o lose_v he_o from_o the_o bond_n of_o death_n and_o free_v mary_n and_o her_o good_a friend_n from_o matter_n of_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n by_o take_v her_o sorrow_n upon_o he_o 2._o and_o as_o the_o care_n of_o all_o the_o church_n which_o he_o have_v plant_v be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o s._n paul_n grief_n and_o vexation_n so_o the_o sorrow_n which_o the_o son_n 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he_o will_v quick_o abandon_v his_o service_n if_o he_o shall_v tender_v they_o such_o a_o true_a symbol_n or_o earnest_n of_o their_o everlasting_a wage_n or_o such_o a_o momentany_a taste_n of_o hell_n pain_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n exhibit_v to_o some_o of_o his_o child_n of_o their_o everlasting_a joy_n and_o it_o be_v questionable_a whether_o our_o nature_n while_o mortal_a be_v capable_a of_o such_o pain_n or_o whether_o the_o first_o touch_n or_o real_a impression_n of_o they_o will_v not_o dissolve_v the_o link_n or_o bond_n between_o man_n mortal_a body_n and_o his_o immortal_a soul_n in_o a_o moment_n for_o as_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o this_o mortal_a must_v put_v on_o immortality_n ere_o we_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o celestial_a joy_n so_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o our_o corruptible_a body_n must_v be_v make_v in_o another_o kind_a incorruptible_a before_o they_o can_v be_v the_o proper_a subject_n or_o receptacle_n of_o hell_n pain_n but_o though_o no_o man_n in_o this_o life_n be_v tempt_v to_o ill_a or_o withdraw_v from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n by_o sufferance_n of_o such_o pain_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o many_o be_v oft_o time_n tempt_v to_o despair_v of_o god_n mercy_n by_o the_o unknown_a terror_n of_o hell_n or_o representation_n of_o infernal_a force_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o in_o his_o divine_a wisdom_n only_o by_o which_o he_o know_v all_o thing_n but_o even_o as_o man_n have_v a_o more_o distinct_a view_n of_o all_o the_o force_n and_o terror_n of_o hell_n more_o full_a experience_n of_o their_o active_a force_n and_o attempt_n than_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n can_v have_v to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o faithful_a comforter_n of_o all_o such_o unto_o the_o world_n end_n as_o shall_v be_v affright_v or_o attempt_v with_o they_o if_o we_o consider_v then_o only_o the_o attempt_n assault_n or_o active_a 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be_v beset_v with_o they_o unto_o all_o that_o offer_v up_o strong_a cry_n unto_o he_o as_o he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n do_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o be_v save_v from_o that_o which_o he_o fear_v 2._o the_o great_a comfort_n which_o any_o poor_a distress_a mortal_a man_n can_v expect_v or_o which_o our_o nature_n be_v capable_a of_o in_o oppression_n and_o distress_n must_v issue_v from_o this_o main_a fountain_n of_o our_o saviour_n agony_n and_o bloody_a sweat_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o passion_n for_o whatsoever_o he_o suffer_v in_o those_o two_o bitter_a day_n he_o suffer_v if_o not_o for_o this_o end_n alone_o yet_o for_o this_o especial_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o all-sufficient_a comforter_n unto_o all_o such_o as_o mourn_v as_o have_v sometime_o have_v more_o than_o a_o fellow_n feel_v of_o all_o our_o infirmity_n and_o vexation_n as_o one_o who_o have_v taste_v deep_a of_o the_o cup_n of_o sorrow_n and_o death_n itself_o than_o any_o man_n before_o he_o have_v do_v or_o to_o the_o world_n end_n shall_v do_v it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o such_o as_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n to_o have_v a_o admiral_n a_o dispenser_n of_o alm_n unto_o seafaring_a man_n who_o have_v sometime_o suffer_v shipwreck_n or_o after_o shipwreck_n have_v be_v wrong_v by_o his_o neighbour_n or_o native_n and_o so_o it_o will_v be_v to_o a_o man_n eat_v out_o of_o his_o estate_n by_o usury_n or_o vexation_n in_o law_n to_o have_v a_o judge_n or_o chancellor_n who_o have_v be_v both_o way_n more_o grievous_o wrong_v a_o just_a or_o upright_a man_n who_o heart_n will_v melt_v with_o the_o fellow-feeling_n of_o his_o calamity_n experience_n of_o bodily_a pain_n or_o grievous_a disease_n incline_v the_o chirurgeon_n or_o physician_n to_o be_v more_o compassionate_a to_o their_o patient_n and_o more_o tender_a of_o their_o welfare_n than_o otherwise_o they_o will_v be_v and_o for_o these_o reason_n ever_o since_o i_o take_v they_o into_o consideration_n and_o as_o often_o as_o i_o resume_v the_o meditation_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n i_o have_v ever_o wonder_v and_o still_o do_v wonder_n at_o the_o peevishness_n or_o rather_o pathetical_a profaneness_n of_o some_o man_n who_o scoff_n at_o those_o sacred_a passage_n in_o our_o liturgy_n by_o thy_o agony_n and_o bloody_a sweat_n by_o thy_o cross_n and_o passion_n etc._n etc._n good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o as_o if_o they_o have_v more_o alliance_n with_o spell_n or_o form_n of_o conjure_v than_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n or_o true_a devotion_n certain_o they_o can_v never_o have_v fall_v into_o such_o irreverent_a and_o uncharitable_a quarrel_n with_o the_o church_n our_o mother_n unless_o they_o have_v first_o fall_v out_o and_o that_o foul_o with_o pater_fw-la
triumph_n 2._o some_o go_v a_o great_a way_n further_o and_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o the_o people_n or_o multitude_n be_v sorry_a that_o they_o have_v so_o slight_v our_o saviour_n presence_n or_o invitation_n in_o the_o last_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n john_n 7._o to_o which_o this_o solemnity_n of_o carry_v branch_n be_v at_o the_o least_o original_o proper_a do_v seek_v to_o redeem_v their_o former_a neglect_n and_o regain_v the_o opportunity_n of_o tender_v their_o allegiance_n unto_o he_o not_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n only_o but_o as_o the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n who_o have_v bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o redeem_v they_o from_o babilonish_a captivity_n to_o honour_v he_o with_o solemn_a feast_n and_o other_o service_n in_o jerusalem_n but_o that_o the_o multitude_n either_o all_o or_o most_o or_o any_o shall_v have_v a_o more_o distinct_a explicit_a apprehension_n of_o his_o deity_n or_o of_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o salvation_n which_o he_o be_v now_o to_o accomplish_v than_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n have_v be_v very_o improbable_a that_o his_o very_a disciple_n though_o actor_n in_o this_o business_n have_v no_o such_o distinct_a apprehension_n of_o the_o great_a mystery_n import_v by_o this_o solemnity_n be_v unquestionable_a for_o s._n john_n upon_o a_o distinct_a review_n of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o this_o solemnity_n whether_o congratulatory_a or_o precatory_a or_o both_o tell_v we_o these_o thing_n understand_v not_o his_o disciple_n at_o the_o first_o but_o when_o jesus_n be_v glorify_v then_o remember_v they_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v write_v of_o he_o and_o that_o they_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n unto_o he_o chap._n 12.16_o 3._o among_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v of_o he_o this_o be_v one_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v acknowledge_v and_o public_o proclaim_v for_o the_o son_n of_o david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o often_o promise_v and_o long_o expect_v messiah_n and_o redeemer_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o this_o be_v acknowledge_v and_o proclaim_v by_o the_o multitude_n as_o well_o by_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n which_o they_o use_v as_o by_o their_o real_a congratulation_n first_o that_o the_o word_n hosanna_n be_v utter_v by_o way_n of_o prayer_n by_o the_o multitude_n be_v clear_a from_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o psalmist_n whereunto_o the_o word_n hosanna_n with_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o do_v accompany_v it_o do_v refer_v for_o so_o it_o be_v agree_v upon_o by_o all_o side_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psalm_n 118.25_o be_v a_o solemn_a and_o formal_a prayer_n save_v now_o i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o send_v now_o prosperity_n to_o wit_n unto_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o unto_o his_o people_n by_o he_o and_o thus_o far_o at_o least_o the_o apprehension_n or_o intention_n of_o the_o people_n when_o they_o cry_v hosanna_n to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n do_v reach_v for_o they_o think_v this_o be_v the_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v and_o do_v therefore_o rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a in_o it_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o long_a expect_a redemption_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o their_o enemy_n as_o they_o hear_v these_o thing_n he_o add_v and_o speak_v a_o parable_n because_o he_o be_v nigh_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o because_o they_o think_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n shall_v immediate_o appear_v luke_n 19.11_o this_o prenotion_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v now_o to_o be_v manifest_v do_v facilitate_v the_o assent_n or_o obedience_n as_o well_o of_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o colt_n whereon_o he_o ride_v to_o jerusalem_n as_o of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n wherein_o he_o do_v eat_v his_o passeover_n unto_o the_o intimation_n or_o direction_n of_o our_o great_a lord_n and_o master_n the_o one_o story_n concern_v their_o present_a obedience_n we_o have_v matt._n 21.5_o 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