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unspeakable_a patience_n even_o while_o he_o suffer_v these_o grievous_a and_o unknown_a pain_n and_o terror_n be_v mention_v by_o our_o apostle_n as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o qualification_n v_o 7._o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n he_o offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n by_o strong_a cry_n and_o tear_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o from_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 3._o what_o be_v those_o strong_a cry_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v utter_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n how_o far_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o from_o what_o death_n and_o danger_n he_o be_v deliver_v heb._n 5._o v_o 7._o maldonate_fw-it with_o some_o other_o good_a interpreter_n refer_v these_o strong_a cry_n or_o loud_a exclamation_n unto_o that_o strong_a cry_n upon_o the_o cross_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o for_o saken_a i_o but_o thus_o they_o teach_v with_o due_a respect_n unto_o their_o worth_n and_o learning_n i_o speak_v it_o very_o impertinent_o and_o inconsiderate_o for_o first_o that_o ejaculation_n of_o our_o saviour_n upon_o the_o cross_n though_o utter_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n or_o cry_v bear_v rather_o the_o character_n of_o a_o complaint_n or_o expostulation_n then_o of_o a_o humble_a prayer_n or_o supplication_n if_o we_o take_v it_o in_o the_o literal_a sense_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v extort_a from_o the_o extremity_n of_o pain_n which_o he_o then_o suffer_v the_o truth_n be_v it_o be_v neither_o a_o prayer_n nor_o complaint_n but_o meratessera_fw-fr a_o signal_n or_o watchword_n to_o his_o auditor_n or_o spectator_n to_o rally_v their_o tumultuous_a disorder_a thought_n and_o if_o they_o have_v take_v their_o former_a indignity_n do_v unto_o he_o on_o the_o cross_n and_o his_o admirable_a patience_n in_o suffer_v they_o without_o murmur_n or_o complaint_n into_o serious_a consideration_n they_o may_v have_v diseern_v that_o this_o be_v the_o man_n or_o promise_v messiah_n who_o suffering_n the_o 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do_v take_v its_o original_n from_o a_o mistake_n or_o misapplication_n of_o the_o tradition_n or_o prenotion_n concern_v the_o stability_n or_o everlasting_a condition_n of_o thing_n confirm_v by_o oath_n he_o with_o some_o other_o apply_v this_o undoubted_a rule_n unto_o thing_n temporal_a or_o to_o this_o present_a world_n which_o hold_v true_a only_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sect_n 4._o by_o what_o person_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o consecration_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o his_o priesthood_n be_v prefigure_v chap._n 21._o that_o jesus_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o shealtiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jehosadeck_n be_v special_a type_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n respective_o as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o now_o be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n some_o good_a historian_n have_v observe_v that_o many_o famous_a kingdom_n have_v be_v ruinate_v or_o extinguish_v under_o prince_n 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