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12._o of_o which_o usage_n christ_n warn_v and_o tell_v they_o of_o beforehand_o mat._n 10._o &_o 23._o but_o let_v we_o explain_v the_o word_n of_o this_o text_n a_o little_a more_o large_o hitherto_o you_o have_v hear_v what_o christ_n suffer_v from_o the_o jew_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v take_v hold_n on_o bound_z hurry_v up_o and_o down_o buffet_v accuse_v spit_v on_o in_o fine_a he_o be_v account_v worse_a than_o a_o common_a thief_n now_o we_o shall_v hear_v what_o he_o suffer_v of_o the_o gentile_n after_o all_o this_o although_o what_o we_o have_v already_o hear_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v redeem_v all_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o will_v endure_v more_o than_o that_o first_o that_o he_o may_v make_v full_a satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n second_o that_o none_o may_v have_v any_o occasion_n to_o despair_v consider_v the_o largeness_n of_o the_o remedy_n three_o to_o re-enkindle_v our_o love_n again_o unto_o he_o because_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o a_o man_n 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the_o evangelist_n seem_v to_o disagree_v about_o the_o hour_n of_o judgement_n for_o mark_n say_v it_o be_v the_o three_o hour_n john_n say_v it_o be_v the_o six_o however_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n between_o they_o although_o the_o ancient_n have_v take_v great_a pain_n to_o reconcile_v the_o evangelist_n especial_o augustine_n and_o theophylact._n the_o late_a of_o who_o be_v of_o opinion_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o penman_n put_v one_o letter_n for_o another_o for_o the_o greek_n signify_v their_o number_n by_o letter_n 2._o augustine_n speak_v of_o the_o twofold_a crucify_a of_o christ_n one_o by_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o cry_v out_o crucify_v he_o the_o other_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o soldier_n one_o be_v at_o the_o three_o the_o other_o at_o the_o six_o hour_n 3._o but_o this_o knot_n may_v more_o easy_o be_v untie_v another_o way_n thus_o whereas_o pilate_n give_v sentence_n that_o christ_n shall_v be_v crucify_v this_o be_v 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