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unrighteousness_n and_o over_o these_o caiphas_n a_o head_n fit_a for_o such_o a_o body_n at_o this_o time_n precide_v and_o though_o there_o be_v still_o some_o face_n of_o a_o court_n among_o they_o yet_o their_o power_n be_v now_o abridge_v by_o the_o roman_n that_o they_o can_v not_o hear_v and_o determine_v judge_n and_o condemn_v in_o capital_a matter_n as_o formery_n for_o as_o josephus_n their_o own_o historian_n inform_v we_o herod_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n take_v away_o this_o power_n from_o they_o 17._o and_o that_o scripture_n seem_v to_o confirm_v it_o joh._n 18.31_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n and_o therefore_o they_o bring_v he_o to_o pilate_n bar._n he_o also_o understand_v he_o to_o be_v a_o galilean_a and_o herod_n be_v tetrarch_n of_o galilee_n and_o at_o that_o time_n in_o jerusalem_n he_o be_v send_v to_o he_o and_o by_o he_o remit_v to_o pilate_n three_o as_o he_o be_v at_o first_o hear_v and_o judge_v by_o 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the_o cross_n but_o also_o despise_v the_o shame_n obedience_n to_o his_o father_n will_n and_o zeal_n for_o your_o salvation_n make_v he_o digest_v the_o shame_n of_o it_o and_o despise_v the_o baseness_n that_o be_v in_o it_o four_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v a_o curse_a death_n upon_o that_o account_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o curse_n for_o we_o for_o it_o be_v write_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o hang_v on_o a_o tree_n gal._n 3.13_o this_o refer_v to_o deut._n 21.23_o his_o body_n shall_v not_o remain_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o tree_n but_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a bury_v he_o that_o day_n for_o he_o that_o be_v hang_v be_v accurse_v of_o god_n the_o very_a symbol_n of_o lift_v they_o up_o betwixt_o heaven_n and_o earth_n carry_v much_o shame_n in_o it_o for_o it_o imply_v this_o in_o it_o that_o the_o person_n so_o use_v be_v so_o execrable_a base_a and_o vile_a that_o he_o deserve_v not_o to_o tread_v upon_o the_o 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