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the_o election_n of_o judas_n iscariot_n and_o in_o the_o entrust_v he_o afterward_o with_o the_o common_a purse_n of_o his_o maintenance_n and_o charity_n which_o judas_n however_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o election_n he_o may_v seem_v in_o a_o capacity_n for_o such_o office_n preferable_a before_o other_o yet_o our_o lord_n than_o well_o foreknow_v his_o future_a ill_a correspondence_n with_o it_o and_o it_o seem_v from_o our_o lord_n word_n jo._n 6.70_o that_o a_o whole_a year_n before_o our_o lord_n passion_n and_o this_o servant_n betray_v of_o he_o he_o have_v then_o much_o of_o the_o devil_n in_o he_o unless_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v prophetical_o and_o relate_v to_o his_o future_a treason_n and_o forasmuch_a as_o these_o his_o twelve_o apostle_n be_v a_o type_n of_o his_o church_n this_o example_n of_o a_o judas_n a_o thief_n and_o traitor_n find_v among_o they_o and_o yet_o so_o patient_o admit_v and_o tolerate_v by_o our_o lord_n show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v or_o exact_v that_o his_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n as_o to_o the_o external_a member_n thereof_o shall_v ever_o be_v in_o a_o better_a condition_n but_o tare_n mingle_v with_o the_o wheat_n in_o this_o field_n and_o bad_a fish_n with_o the_o good_a in_o this_o net_n and_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o s._n austin_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 18._o cap._n 49._o make_v much_o against_o the_o puritan_n donatist_n habet_fw-la say_v he_o inter_fw-la â—os_v unum_fw-la judam_n quo_fw-la malo_fw-la utens_fw-la bene_fw-la &_o passionis_fw-la suae_fw-la dispositum_fw-la impleret_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la tolerandorum_fw-la malorum_fw-la praeberet_fw-la exemplum_fw-la §_o 253_o the_o morning_n come_v he_o call_v up_o to_o he_o his_o disciple_n who_o it_o seem_v attend_v near_o hand_n and_o take_v their_o rest_n the_o night_n before_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n and_o out_o of_o they_o be_v a_o great_a number_n luk._n 6.17_o that_o be_v his_o more_o 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the_o common_a opinion_n daughter_n to_o alpheus_n or_o cleophas_n brother_n to_o joseph_n and_o 3_o james_n the_o less_o the_o four_o simon_n of_o cana_n one_o of_o james_n his_o brother_n be_v call_v simon_n and_o our_o lord_n have_v kindred_n at_o cana_n on_o which_o account_n be_v the_o invitation_n of_o his_o mother_n to_o the_o marriage_n there_o and_o therefore_o be_v this_o simon_n of_o cana_n conjecture_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o brother_n and_o a_o kinsman_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o the_o 5_o judas_n thadeus_n james_n simon_n and_o judas_n be_v suppose_v son_n of_o alpheus_n or_o cleophas_n and_o of_o mary_n his_o wife_n style_v therefore_o a_o sister_n to_o our_o lord_n mother_n jo._n 19.15_o because_o her_o husband_n be_v brother_n to_o joseph_n and_o brother_n of_o salome_n and_o call_v our_o lord_n brethren_n which_o brethren_n it_o seem_v
cepissent_fw-la jam_fw-la spacium_fw-la crucibus_fw-la deerat_fw-la &_o corporibus_fw-la cruces_fw-la and_o this_o misery_n bring_v upon_o they_o when_o at_o this_o great_a festival_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o it_o be_v be_v gather_v together_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o be_v encompass_v and_o shut_v up_o there_o by_o the_o roman_n see_v euseb_n ecclesiast_fw-la hist_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o and_o joseph_n de_fw-fr bell._n judaic_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la regionibus_fw-la ad_fw-la azymorum_fw-la diem_fw-la festum_fw-la congregati_fw-la bello_fw-la subito_fw-la circumfusi_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o they_o devote_v themselves_o here_o to_o god_n justice_n and_o thus_o it_o happen_v to_o they_o but_o their_o word_n take_v in_o a_o better_a sense_n and_o as_o the_o divine_a goodness_n and_o pity_n be_v please_v to_o interpret_v they_o for_o all_o penitent_n be_v a_o prayer_n pious_o offer_v not_o only_o by_o they_o but_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o his_o offend_a majesty_n to_o be_v save_v through_o the_o sprinkle_n upon_o they_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n our_o lord_n blood_n also_o cry_v to_o god_n from_o the_o earth_n not_o as_o that_o of_o abel_n or_o any_o other_o just_a person_n be_v shed_v by_o the_o impious_a for_o vengeance_n but_o for_o mercy_n nor_o have_v the_o whole_a world_n any_o salvation_n or_o shelter_n but_o from_o his_o blood_n be_v upon_o it_o and_o its_o child_n for_o ever_o who_o also_o all_o have_v a_o hand_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n in_o offer_v it_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n also_o will_v admit_v this_o prayer_n to_o be_v fulfil_v see_v rom._n 11._o but_o in_o the_o last_o place_n upon_o this_o most_o miserable_a nation_n §_o 80_o the_o governor_n after_o have_v thus_o wash_v his_o hand_n sit_v down_o again_o and_o give_v the_o final_a sentence_n upon_o our_o lord_n release_v to_o they_o their_o precious_a choice_n barrabas_n and_o commit_v jesus_n to_o the_o centurion_n and_o his_o soldier_n to_o be_v crucify_v according_a to_o their_o request_n §_o 81_o now_o this_o death_n on_o the_o cross_n which_o our_o lord_n be_v sentence_v to_o and_o the_o jew_n with_o so_o great_a clamour_n call_v for_o as_o it_o be_v often_o foretell_v express_o by_o our_o lord_n see_v mat._n 20.19_o jo._n 18.32_o and_o other-while_n call_v by_o he_o his_o exaltation_n jo._n 12.32_o and_o i_o if_o i_o be_v exalt_v from_o the_o earth_n will_v draw_v all_o man_n unto_o i_o signify_v say_v the_o evangelist_n what_o death_n he_o shall_v die_v and_o by_o the_o context_n vers_fw-la 34._o it_o appear_v the_o people_n well_o understand_v his_o language_n and_o again_o jo._n 8.28_o when_o you_o have_v say_v he_o exalt_v the_o son_n of_o man_n then_o shall_v you_o know_v that_o i_o be_o he_o so_o be_v it_o foresignify_v by_o many_o expression_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n see_v psal_n 21.17_o the_o council_n of_o the_o malignant_a have_v besiege_v i_o they_o have_v dig_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n they_o have_v number_v in_o that_o rack_a posture_n all_o my_o bone_n they_o have_v behold_v and_o consider_v i_o every_o limb_n of_o i_o stretch_v out_o before_o they_o and_o then_o speak_v of_o his_o be_v strip_v of_o his_o clothes_n they_o have_v divide_v my_o garment_n among_o they_o and_o upon_o my_o vesture_n they_o cast_v lot_n to_o which_o strip_v of_o he_o also_o that_o expression_n seem_v chief_o to_o relate_v where_o he_o say_v psal_n 68.8_o that_o confusion_n cover_v his_o face_n see_v zachary_n 13.6_o where_o the_o prophet_n mention_n this_o smite_v of_o his_o pastor_n and_o the_o man_n that_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o so_o scatter_v of_o his_o sheep_n vers_fw-la 7._o speak_v thus_o of_o his_o be_v treat_v by_o his_o near_a relation_n as_o a_o false_a prophet_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v ask_v what_o be_v these_o wound_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o he_o shall_v answer_v with_o these_o be_v i_o wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o 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