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name_n of_o a_o king_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o jew_n have_v very_o good_a reason_n to_o reverence_v a_o king_n for_o to_o show_v that_o the_o person_n and_o stile_n of_o a_o king_n imply_v a_o full_a confluence_n of_o excellency_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v a_o extraordinary_a allusion_n you_o shall_v find_v he_o usual_o borrow_v from_o a_o king_n judg._n 8.18_o when_o gideon_n ask_v zeba_n and_o zalmunna_n what_o manner_n of_o man_n they_o be_v who_o they_o slay_v at_o tabor_n they_o answer_v in_o the_o 18._o vers._n as_o thou_o be_v so_o be_v they_o each_o one_o resemble_v the_o child_n of_o a_o king_n the_o high_a expression_n for_o ornament_n or_o beauty_n it_o be_v borrow_v from_o a_o king_n as_o the_o child_n of_o a_o king_n psal._n 45.14_o the_o king_n daughter_n be_v all_o glorious_a within_o yea_o and_o without_o too_o for_o in_o the_o 15._o v._n she_o shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o raiment_n of_o needlework_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o grace_n and_o glory_n both_o allusion_n relate_v unto_o the_o king_n yea_o so_o be_v the_o style_n of_o god_n and_o king_n interweave_v in_o holy_a writ_n that_o god_n be_v please_v not_o only_o to_o be_v call_v by_o they_o but_o to_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n psal._n 10.18_o the_o lord_n be_v king_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n he_o be_v a_o king_n and_o as_o god_n be_v a_o king_n even_o so_o the_o jew_n know_v it_o be_v no_o blasphemy_n to_o call_v a_o king_n a_fw-fr god_n for_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n say_v the_o lord_n yea_o the_o most_o odious_a and_o high_a accusation_n that_o can_v be_v
forge_v against_o poor_a naboth_n be_v in_o 1_o king_n 31.10_o thou_o do_v blaspheme_v god_n and_o the_o king_n whereas_o then_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n thus_o instruct_v of_o the_o majesty_n and_o excellency_n of_o a_o king_n exod._n 2.28_o their_o law_n forbid_v they_o to_o revile_v their_o god_n or_o so_o much_o as_o in_o thought_n to_o curse_v the_o king_n eccles._n 10.20_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n to_o hear_v they_o disclaim_v their_o sovereign_n and_o to_o deny_v he_o their_o king_n who_o life_n they_o hunt_v after_o shall_v i_o crucify_v your_o king_n say_v pilate_n the_o chief_a priest_n answer_v we_o have_v no_o king_n but_o caesar_n though_o they_o destroy_v and_o make_v away_o he_o who_o be_v indeed_o their_o king_n yet_o they_o will_v not_o subscribe_v they_o will_v not_o as_o king_n own_o either_o the_o butcher_n or_o betray_v of_o he_o so_o that_o you_o see_v both_o pilate_n and_o the_o chief_a priest_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_a they_o will_v both_o wash_v their_o hand_n from_o this_o foul_a offence_n they_o will_v not_o do_v not_o put_v a_o king_n to_o death_n the_o judgement_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_a be_v against_o it_o the_o application_n of_o this_o point_n shall_v teach_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o betray_v our_o conscience_n that_o we_o do_v not_o either_o for_o fear_v or_o favour_n for_o covetousness_n or_o malice_n go_v against_o our_o own_o conscience_n do_v against_o our_o own_o judgement_n most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o of_o the_o poet_n nemo_fw-la repent_fw-la fit_fw-la turpissimus_fw-la no_o man_n at_o the_o first_o mount_v to_o the_o height_n of_o wickedness_n but_o he_o who_o decline_v his_o judgement_n and_o he_o who_o can_v stretch_v or_o shrink_v his_o conscience_n as_o advantage_n admonish_v such_o a_o one_o be_v prepare_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o enormity_n pilate_n and_o the_o chief_a priest_n in_o my_o text_n they_o be_v fearful_a example_n of_o this_o truth_n for_o when_o 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but_o what_o be_v safe_a john_n 11.49_o you_o know_v nothing_o at_o all_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o you_o move_v upon_o principle_n of_o right_n law_n and_o justice_n you_o can_v do_v nothing_o by_o they_o you_o can_v take_v he_o away_o but_o if_o you_o consider_v the_o exigence_n of_o state_n the_o safety_n of_o ourselves_o the_o security_n of_o the_o people_n then_o expedient_a it_o be_v that_o one_o shall_v die_v ver._n 50._o and_o indeed_o which_o of_o we_o be_v there_o that_o have_v not_o a_o caiaphas_n in_o his_o bosom_n which_o of_o we_o be_v there_o that_o do_v not_o rather_o consider_v the_o expediency_n than_o the_o justice_n of_o a_o action_n which_o of_o we_o do_v not_o consider_v whether_o what_o we_o do_v be_v not_o rather_o secure_v then_o conscionable_a much_o more_o poise_v a_o outward_a broil_n than_o a_o inward_a peace_n and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o way_n to_o become_v as_o so_o many_o pilate_n man_n who_o will_v sacrifice_v both_o judgement_n loyalty_n conscience_n and_o all_o honesty_n to_o avoid_v a_o inconvenience_n when_o pilate_n give_v ear_n unto_o his_o fear_n he_o fear_v not_o with_o the_o same_o lip_n to_o sentence_n who_o but_o now_o he_o pronounce_v without_o a_o fault_n now_o the_o good_a god_n grant_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o curse_n impend_v over_o this_o land_n even_o for_o such_o judge_n for_o such_o who_o have_v rather_o steer_v by_o their_o fear_n then_o by_o their_o conscience_n for_o such_o who_o have_v rather_o for_o expediency_n then_o justice_n condemn_v the_o innocent_a again_o as_o pilate_n fear_n even_o so_o the_o pride_n the_o ambition_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n these_o also_o pervert_v judgement_n and_o these_o make_v the_o conscience_n pass_v what_o they_o please_v mat._n 27.18_o pilate_n know_v that_o for_o envy_n they_o have_v deliver_v he_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o king_n be_v a_o mere_a piece_n of_o envy_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n nothing_o can_v they_o prove_v nay_o nothing_o do_v they_o pretend_v but_o some_o state_n and_o forge_a suggestion_n john_n 11.48_o if_o we_o let_v he_o alone_o all_o man_n will_v believe_v on_o he_o and_o the_o roman_n shall_v come_v and_o take_v away_o both_o our_o king_n and_o nation_n because_o they_o be_v jealous_a of_o the_o roman_n therefore_o must_v he_o be_v take_v away_o whereas_o indeed_o the_o roman_n be_v reserve_v to_o be_v the_o avenger_n of_o his_o blood_n the_o roman_n come_v not_o till_o that_o time_n be_v come_v in_o which_o his_o blood_n be_v require_v of_o they_o and_o their_o child_n vers._n 12._o sometime_o his_o charge_n be_v he_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n whereas_o indeed_o he_o be_v no_o admit_v no_o elect_a but_o a_o native_a king_n bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n mat._n 2.2_o yea_o in_o vers._n 7._o he_o ought_v to_o die_v because_o he_o make_v himself_o the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v the_o peevishness_n of_o envy_n they_o accuse_v he_o for_o be_v what_o he_o can_v not_o but_o be_v from_o all_o eternity_n the_o beget_v of_o the_o father_n and_o no_o soon_o bear_v then_o bear_v a_o king_n and_o yet_o because_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o because_o a_o king_n he_o must_v die_v the_o death_n yea_o yet_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o time_n to_o see_v how_o when_o envy_n and_o malice_n persecute_v so_o the_o person_n fall_v they_o care_v not_o by_o what_o mean_n care_v not_o to_o ruin_v themselves_o so_o they_o see_v but_o his_o fall_n the_o chief_a priest_n in_o my_o text_n those_o who_o pretend_v their_o king_n must_v therefore_o die_v because_o if_o not_o venient_fw-la romani_fw-la the_o roman_n will_v come_v in_o even_o these_o rather_o than_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v will_v lay_v down_o even_o their_o own_o neck_n to_o the_o roman_a servitude_n for_o as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o fast_a friend_n and_o great_a honourer_n of_o caesar_n who_o but_o they_o cry_v out_o we_o have_v no_o king_n but_o caesar_n crucify_v christ_n destroy_v jesus_n for_o behold_v we_o be_v for_o the_o roman_a party_n no_o king_n but_o caesar_n they_o who_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o jewish_a story_n can_v but_o know_v caesar_n the_o roman_a foreign_a power_n those_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n the_o most_o hateful_a thing_n under_o heaven_n and_o yet_o to_o glut_v their_o spleen_n and_o to_o satisfy_v their_o envy_n behold_v caesar_n prefer_v to_o christ_n and_o a_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n before_o their_o own_o king_n to_o such_o a_o madness_n be_v man_n bring_v when_o leave_v judgement_n and_o conscience_n they_o follow_v the_o wild_a bias_n of_o corrupt_a affection_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isay_n isa._n 8._o 6._o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o people_n refuse_v the_o water_n of_o
hand_n make_v light_a work_n but_o if_o we_o will_v piercing_o and_o exact_o look_v upon_o this_o passion_n upon_o this_o murder_n of_o a_o king_n we_o shall_v find_v many_o hand_n indeed_o but_o for_o work_v the_o heavy_a that_o ever_o be_v read_v of_o and_o how_o can_v it_o well_o be_v other_o when_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o poor_a king_n be_v to_o satisfy_v the_o malice_n of_o two_o party_n mat._n 27.1_o when_o the_o morning_n be_v come_v all_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o as_o the_o greek_a have_v it_o the_o lay-presbyter_n or_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n take_v counsel_n against_o jesus_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n they_o who_o prepare_v plot_a and_o purpose_v their_o king_n destruction_n they_o who_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o send_v sword_n and_o staff_n to_o apprehend_v he_o these_o be_v you_o see_v a_o assembly_n of_o priest_n and_o elder_n yet_o these_o be_v not_o they_o that_o do_v the_o deed_n these_o be_v not_o the_o executioner_n these_o vote_v but_o these_o do_v not_o crucify_v now_o in_o verse_n 27._o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o soldier_n of_o the_o governor_n take_v jesus_n into_o the_o common_a hall_n and_o gather_v unto_o he_o the_o whole_a band_n of_o soldier_n and_o they_o strip_v he_o they_o fool_v he_o verse_n 28._o they_o crown_v they_o mock_v he_o they_o spit_v upon_o he_o verse_n 29._o and_o when_o they_o have_v sport_v enough_o at_o his_o sorrow_n then_o in_o the_o 35._o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n they_o crucify_a he_o they_o not_o the_o presbyter_n or_o elder_n but_o the_o soldier_n bring_v he_o to_o the_o block_n they_o crucify_a he_o not_o bare_o and_o simple_o put_v he_o to_o death_n but_o they_o put_v he_o ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la erucis_fw-la to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o indeed_o this_o have_v not_o be_v envy_n masterpiece_n have_v it_o not_o be_v so_o have_v they_o not_o clothe_v he_o with_o shame_n as_o well_o as_o macerate_v he_o with_o pain_n have_v they_o not_o put_v he_o as_o 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