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to_o be_v so_o a_o eternal_a incentive_a of_o their_o love_n and_o gratitude_n towards_o he_o as_o also_o now_o the_o meditation_n of_o they_o a_o excitive_a of_o a_o penitent_a grief_n in_o we_o for_o our_o sin_n that_o cause_v they_o as_o the_o same_o prophet_n foretell_v chap._n 12.10_o allude_v to_o by_o st._n john_n aspicient_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la quem_fw-la confixerunt_fw-la &_o plangent_fw-la eum_fw-la planctu_fw-la quasi_fw-la super_fw-la unigenitum_fw-la &_o dolebunt_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la ut_fw-la doleri_fw-la solet_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la primogeniti_fw-la the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n slay_v for_o we_o magnus_fw-la planctus_fw-la sicut_fw-la planctus_fw-la adadremmon_n in_fw-la campo_fw-it mageddon_n i._n e._n like_o the_o mourning_n for_o the_o pious_a josiah_n the_o great_a darling_n and_o last_o good_a king_n of_o judah_n short_o after_o which_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v deliver_v up_o into_o captivity_n as_o it_o be_v also_o after_o our_o saviour_n slay_v yet_o here_o we_o may_v not_o imagine_v that_o these_o piercing_n of_o our_o lord_n flesh_n that_o now_o still_o remain_v unclosed_a be_v any_o deformity_n to_o that_o sacred_a body_n but_o rather_o be_v represent_v therein_o with_o some_o extraordinary_a splendour_n and_o beauty_n and_o become_v a_o singular_a ornament_n to_o it_o §_o 134_o these_o scar_n than_o be_v thus_o peruse_v by_o st._n thomas_n and_o after_o such_o his_o confession_n and_o doxology_n he_o honour_v with_o the_o same_o commission_n for_o publish_v this_o gospel_n to_o the_o world_n as_o the_o other_o apostle_n have_v be_v that_o day_n seven-night_n after_o which_o our_o lord_n appoint_v a_o certain_a day_n and_o place_n in_o galilee_n see_v mat._n 28.16_o when_o he_o will_v yet_o more_o public_o show_v and_o manifest_v his_o resurrection_n from_o death_n not_o only_o to_o they_o now_o well_o confirm_v therein_o but_o also_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o convert_v most_o numerous_a in_o 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see_v act_n 10.34_o 15.7_o and_o as_o s._n paul_n have_v a_o extraordinary_a mission_n from_o christ_n act_v 9.11_o so_o have_v he_o one_o from_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n 3._o act._n 13_o 3._o and_o both_o his_o baptism_n and_o mission_n from_o the_o ministry_n of_o those_o who_o receive_v this_o power_n from_o the_o college_n of_o the_o apostle_n of_o which_o peter_n be_v the_o head_n our_o lord_n to_o make_v this_o charge_n effect_v the_o deep_a impression_n on_o peter_n and_o all_o his_o successor_n cease_v not_o thus_o but_o repeat_v it_o ask_v he_o again_o and_o again_o only_o omit_v the_o first_o comparison_n till_o peter_n be_v grieve_v jo._n 21.17_o and_o ashamed_a whether_o he_o love_v he_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o answer_n of_o he_o appeal_n to_o our_o lord_n omniscience_n make_v now_o three_o time_n from_o who_o our_o lord_n may_v seem_v to_o require_v this_o trinal_a confession_n to_o expiate_v and_o reverse_v his_o former_a trinal_a denial_n he_o thrice_o iterate_v to_o he_o the_o same_o charge_n that_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o himself_o he_o shall_v return_v this_o love_n to_o his_o little_a one_o who_o he_o sometime_o call_v lamb_n sometime_o sheep_n to_o show_v all_o in_o his_o fold_n old_a or_o young_a commit_v to_o his_o government_n and_o that_o all_o strong_a or_o weakling_n have_v need_n of_o the_o pastor_n feed_v they_o and_o be_v subject_v to_o he_o after_o our_o lord_n have_v thus_o instruct_v this_o chief_a servant_n and_o steward_n of_o his_o household_n peter_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v he_o begin_v to_o preacquaint_v he_o also_o with_o what_o he_o shall_v suffer_v for_o he_o the_o more_o to_o pre-arm_n he_o for_o future_a event_n and_o that_o nothing_o happen_v unexpected_a or_o that_o be_v not_o know_v to_o be_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n predesign_v such_o thing_n may_v afterward_o less_o surprise_v he_o and_o that_o the_o conceit_n of_o a_o present_a secular_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o their_o advancement_n in_o his_o court_n may_v be_v remove_v out_o of_o his_o mind_n he_o then_o begin_v to_o tell_v he_o with_o a_o double_a serious_a amen_o pronounce_v before_o it_o that_o as_o in_o his_o young_a age_n he_o have_v go_v whither_o and_o do_v what_o he_o please_v so_o hereafter_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o must_v expect_v a_o change_n that_o as_o he_o must_v undertake_v great_a labour_n for_o his_o sake_n so_o undergo_v great_a affliction_n and_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o his_o master_n he_o so_o love_v 26.35_o mat._n 26.35_o as_o in_o his_o preach_n of_o so_o in_o his_o suffering_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o fulfil_v the_o promise_n he_o have_v once_o engage_v of_o die_v if_o not_o with_o yet_o for_o he_o that_o one_o day_n as_o himself_o have_v do_v he_o must_v stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o another_o gird_v he_o and_o carry_v he_o away_o whither_o he_o will_v not_o to_o prison_n and_o to_o the_o cross_n signify_v to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v glorify_v god_n his_o father_n by_o martyrdom_n and_o the_o cross_n as_o himself_o have_v do_v which_o according_o happen_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o nero_n after_o he_o have_v diligent_o feed_v christ_n sheep_n after_o this_o transiens_fw-la universa_fw-la visit_v all_o place_n act_n 9.32_o for_o thirty_o five_o year_n §_o 138_o and_o so_o our_o lord_n rise_v up_o and_o say_v to_o peter_n chief_o intend_v in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n follow_v i_o i._o e._n my_o example_n in_o undergo_a such_o event_n as_o he_o have_v discover_v to_o he_o with_o all_o valour_n alacrity_n and_o constancy_n he_o walk_v on_o the_o shore_n peter_n at_o a_o near_a distance_n attend_v he_o who_o turn_v he_o about_o and_o see_v john_n come_v after_o they_o probable_o somewhat_o before_o or_o fast_o than_o the_o rest_n presume_v on_o the_o love_n our_o lord_n bare_a to_o he_o to_o who_o also_o peter_n as_o well_o as_o our_o lord_n have_v a_o extraordinary_a affection_n he_o take_v the_o boldness_n have_v hear_v his_o own_o doom_n to_o inquire_v of_o his_o alknowing_a master_n concern_v this_o his_o dear_a friend_n what_o the_o divine_a good_a pleasure_n have_v ordain_v also_o touch_v he_o to_o who_o our_o lord_n repress_v the_o apostle_n curiosity_n return_v somewhat_o a_o dubious_a answer_n that_o if_o he_o will_v have_v john_n tarry_v till_o his_o come_n this_o nothing_o concern_v he_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o to_o follow_v he_o in_o that_o way_n of_o death_n and_o suffering_n as_o himself_o have_v tread_v before_o he_o see_v jo._n 13.36_o now_o john_n stay_n till_o our_o lord_n come_v be_v capable_a of_o several_a sense_n viz._n either_o our_o lord_n last_o come_n to_o the_o general_a judgement_n in_o those_o time_n imagine_v not_o far_o off_o or_o his_o come_n in_o that_o signal_n judgement_n of_o he_o upon_o the_o jewish_a nation_n at_o the_o destruction_n or_o jerusalem_n which_o st._n john_n only_a outlive_v or_o his_o come_n when_o he_o call_v and_o remove_v his_o servant_n away_o from_o hence_o by_o natural_a death_n ordinary_o in_o scripture-language_n call_v his_o come_n see_v mat._n 24.42_o 46_o 50._o apoc._n 2.24_o 3.5_o this_o last_o we_o may_v imagine_v from_o the_o event_n be_v our_o lord_n meaning_n though_o the_o disciple_n either_o hear_v these_o word_n from_o our_o lord_n or_o relate_v to_o they_o by_o st._n peter_n from_o hence_o gather_v that_o john_n our_o lord_n favourite_n shall_v not_o die_v but_o remain_v till_o his_o second_o come_v then_o common_o think_v near_o at_o hand_n to_o which_o imagination_n of_o they_o as_o also_o of_o other_o follow_v st._n john_n long_a life_n and_o some_o miraculous_a deliverance_n give_v still_o more_o strength_n who_o die_v not_o till_o sixty_o seven_o year_n after_o this_o be_v speak_v by_o our_o lord_n and_o remain_v alive_a almost_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n this_o opinion_n st._n john_n now_o much_o age_v when_o he_o write_v this_o his_o gospel_n endeavour_v to_o remove_v tell_v 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galilee_n relate_v by_o s._n john_n in_o a_o postscript_n chap_n 21._o after_o he_o have_v finish_v his_o gospel_n chap._n 20._o one_o motive_n of_o which_o postscript_n perhaps_o be_v the_o rectify_v a_o mistake_n in_o some_o of_o the_o disciple_n concern_v our_o lord_n prophecy_n of_o his_o stay_n till_o he_o come_v our_o lord_n sudden_o disappear_v leave_v they_o in_o a_o long_a expectation_n of_o his_o return_n to_o they_o and_o a_o more_o public_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o in_o galilee_n at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n preappoint_v §_o 140_o at_o which_o time_n a_o great_a multitude_n of_o our_o lord_n convert_v in_o galilee_n have_v notice_n of_o it_o from_o the_o apostle_n be_v gather_v together_o this_o be_v suppose_v the_o apparition_n st._n paul_n speak_v of_o 1_o cor._n 15._o when_o he_o say_v he_o be_v see_v of_o above_o five_o hundred_o brethren_n at_o once_o in_o a_o certain_a mountain_n of_o galilee_n imagine_v the_o same_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v transfigure_v 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