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of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v suffer_v to_o lean_v on_o christ_n bosom_n when_o he_o be_v at_o supper_n he_o his_o brother_n and_o peter_n be_v permit_v to_o see_v christ_n transfiguration_n on_o mount_n tabor_n and_o they_o three_o be_v take_v from_o the_o rest_n to_o behold_v his_o agony_n in_o the_o garden_n wherefore_o the_o mother_n of_o john_n dream_v that_o christ_n shall_v be_v a_o temporal_a king_n presume_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o love_n which_o she_o see_v in_o christ_n towards_o her_o child_n bold_o ask_v that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o great_a honour_n viz._n one_o to_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o other_o at_o the_o leave_v in_o his_o kingdom_n yet_o though_o this_o be_v note_v by_o saint_n matthew_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n desire_n saint_n mark_v relate_v the_o same_o story_n chap._n 10._o 35._o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o james_n and_o john_n for_o which_o the_o other_o disciple_n disdain_v they_o two_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v 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