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tragedy_n of_o this_o psalm_n be_v just_a now_o act_v and_o lively_o express_v in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o and_o they_o those_o miserable_a wretch_n by_o who_o persecution_n this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v and_o so_o may_v have_v beget_v some_o compunction_n in_o they_o but_o either_o they_o so_o blind_v as_o not_o to_o understand_v those_o word_n or_o the_o other_o common-people_n at_o least_o mistake_v they_o nor_o know_v they_o for_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o hear_v they_o pronounce_v with_o such_o a_o loud_a voice_n thought_n from_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o word_n eloi_n twice_o repeat_v that_o our_o lord_n call_v upon_o elias_n that_o he_o will_v not_o forsake_v he_o in_o this_o his_o misery_n but_o come_v to_o help_v he_o for_o it_o be_v the_o common_a belief_n that_o
a_o historical_a narration_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o two_o part_n print_a at_o the_o theatre_n in_o oxford_n 1685._o a_o brief_a account_n of_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o our_o saviour_n life_n §_o 1_o our_o saviour_n come_v about_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 4000_o §_o 2_o when_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o herod_n a_o stranger_n §_o 3_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v send_v before_o §_o 4_o a_o extraordinary_a person_n both_o as_o to_o his_o birth_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v §_o 5_o but_o especial_o as_o to_o his_o preach_n §_o 6_o virtue_n action_n §_o 7_o and_o suffering_n §_o 8_o our_o saviour_n conception_n in_o galilee_n §_o 9_o of_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o holy_a virgin_n §_o 12_o of_o mean_a condition_n §_o 13_o espouse_v to_o a_o husband_n §_o 14_o and_o inform_v by_o a_o angel_n of_o this_o great_a favour_n intend_v she_o by_o god_n §_o 15_o whereupon_o she_o go_v to_o visit_v her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n mother_n of_o the_o baptist_n §_o 16_o converse_v with_o her_o §_o 17_o three_o month_n §_o 18_o whence_o she_o with_o some_o apprehension_n return_v to_o her_o husband_n §_o 19_o but_o he_o be_v a_o very_a discreet_a righteous_a and_o holy_a person_n whilst_o he_o be_v think_v of_o dismiss_v she_o private_o §_o 20_o be_v admonish_v by_o a_o angel_n not_o to_o do_v it_o because_o that_o her_o conception_n be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n §_o 21_o to_o who_o joseph_n most_o ready_o obey_v and_o continue_v to_o cohabit_v with_o she_o §_o 22_o at_o nazareth_n till_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n draw_v near_o which_o be_v §_o 23_o to_o be_v at_o bethlehem_n §_o 24_o whither_o a_o edict_n of_o augustus_n force_v they_o to_o go_v §_o 25_o and_o there_o they_o be_v necessitate_v to_o lodge_v very_o mean_o §_o 27_o in_o a_o stable_a §_o 28_o where_o our_o saviour_n be_v bear_v §_o 29_o a_o great_a exaninition_n and_o humiliation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n §_o 31_o his_o parent_n only_o be_v present_a and_o adore_v he_o §_o 33_o meanwhile_o a_o angel_n publish_v this_o birth_n to_o certain_a shepherd_n there_o in_o the_o field_n watch_v their_o flock_n §_o 35_o and_o be_v second_v by_o many_o more_o §_o 36_o who_o glorify_a god_n for_o this_o birth_n in_o a_o song_n §_o 36_o as_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n rejoice_v for_o and_o in_o it_z §_o 38_o the_o shepherd_n immediate_o come_v to_o bethlehem_n to_o see_v and_o worship_v this_o newborn_a child_n §_o 39_o god_n great_a wisdom_n in_o thus_o order_v these_o affair_n §_o 41_o the_o shepherd_n relation_n be_v a_o great_a consolation_n to_o both_o the_o parent_n §_o 42_o but_o his_o mother_n especial_o keep_v this_o and_o such_o other_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o herself_o and_o ponder_v they_o in_o her_o heart_n §_o 43_o our_o lord_n be_v circumcise_a §_o 46_o to_o 55_o a_o digression_n concern_v circumcision_n the_o nature_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o §_o 55_o to_o 61._o of_o the_o give_v he_o the_o name_n jesus_n and_o his_o save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n §_o 61_o to_o 71._o the_o history_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n §_o 71_o to_o 77_o of_o the_o presentation_n of_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n §_o 77_o to_o 80_o who_o simeon_n take_v up_o in_o his_o arm_n and_o open_o confess_v §_o 80_o as_o do_v also_o anna_n a_o prophetess_n §_o 81_o which_o public_a testimony_n alarm_v herod_n §_o 82_o wherefore_o the_o parent_n be_v return_v to_o bethlehem_n with_o he_o §_o 83_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n warn_v joseph_n to_o flee_v with_o they_o into_o egypt_n §_o 84_o to_o 89_o which_o they_o do_v immediate_o and_o 89_o to_o 94_o whilst_o herod_n out_o of_o great_a fury_n slay_v all_o the_o child_n in_o bethlehem_n hope_v thereby_o to_o have_v slay_v our_o lord_n himself_o §_o 94_o they_o arrive_v safe_a in_o egypt_n §_o 95_o where_o they_o stay_v not_o long_o till_o §_o 96_o to_o 100_o herod_n miserable_o die_v and_o 100_o joseph_n be_v command_v to_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n §_o 101_o who_o hear_v that_o archelaus_n reign_v in_o judea_n dare_v not_o go_v thither_o but_o retire_v into_o galilee_n to_o his_o own_o city_n nazareth_n §_o 102_o which_o seem_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n §_o 103_o and_o prefigure_v by_o samson_n §_o 104_o little_o write_v of_o his_o life_n or_o action_n there_o till_o 30_o year_n old_a §_o 105_o though_o he_o be_v then_o also_o fill_v with_o all_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n §_o 108_o only_o at_o 12_o year_n old_a he_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n where_o he_o §_o 109_o stay_v after_o his_o parent_n be_v go_v away_o §_o 112_o for_o suppose_v he_o in_o the_o company_n they_o go_v homeward_o without_o he_o but_o return_v §_o 113_o to_o jerusalem_n find_v he_o among_o the_o doctor_n §_o 114_o whereat_o his_o mother_n wonder_v demand_v why_o he_o have_v so_o use_v his_o parent_n to_o who_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o must_v be_v about_o his_o father_n business_n §_o 115_o which_o answer_n they_o seem_v not_o full_o to_o comprehend_v but_o his_o mother_n §_o 116_o lay_v this_o up_o in_o her_o heart_n where_o the_o doctor_n and_o learned_a man_n seem_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o great_a wisdom_n after_o this_o he_o go_v §_o 117_o to_o nazareth_n with_o his_o parent_n be_v obedient_a to_o they_o and_o increase_v in_o wisdom_n but_o the_o entire_a history_n of_o his_o life_n and_o action_n from_o this_o his_o return_n to_o nazareth_n till_o his_o baptism_n be_v not_o write_v by_o the_o evangelist_n §_o 118_o yet_o by_o some_o passage_n in_o scripture_n divers_a particular_n may_v be_v collect_v §_o 126_o in_o that_o time_n seem_v to_o have_v happen_v the_o death_n of_o s._n joseph_n §_o 127_o our_o lord_n be_v short_o to_o manifest_v himself_o and_o enter_v upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o call_n john_n baptist_n be_v send_v who_o mission_n and_o preach_v in_o describe_v §_o 137_o our_o lord_n be_v to_o enter_v upon_o his_o ministry_n go_v to_o john_n to_o be_v baptize_v of_o he_o §_o 139_o thence_o immediate_o retire_v to_o prayer_n the_o father_n give_v testimony_n to_o he_o by_o a_o visible_a descent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o dove_n and_o by_o a_o audible_a voice_n from_o heaven_n §_o 141_o which_o voice_n be_v afterward_o several_a time_n reiterated_a and_o §_o 142_o himself_o often_o urge_v it_o in_o his_o preach_n §_o 143_o but_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n new_o receive_v depart_v immediate_o into_o the_o wilderness_n where_o he_o remain_v in_o fast_v prayer_n and_o other_o spiritual_a exercise_n till_o §_o 150_o the_o devil_n come_v to_o tempt_v he_o which_o he_o fail_v not_o to_o do_v divers_a way_n till_o be_v foil_v in_o all_o he_o depart_v and_o §_o 163_o john_n continue_v his_o preach_n and_o open_o testify_v of_o our_o saviour_n §_o 165_o our_o lord_n return_v out_o of_o the_o wilderness_n §_o 166_o show_v himself_o unto_o john_n and_z §_o 167_o the_o next_o day_n entertain_v two_o of_o john_n disciple_n one_o of_o they_o s._n andrew_n §_o 168_o who_o bring_v in_o his_o brother_n simon_n and_o §_o 170_o short_o after_o our_o lord_n himself_o call_v s._n philip_n and_o he_o nathanael_n §_o 172_o to_o who_o our_o lord_n forerepresent_v his_o future_a glory_n §_o 173_o our_o savour_n go_v thence_o to_o galilee_n arrive_v at_o cana_n §_o 174_o where_o he_o wrought_v the_o first_o miracle_n of_o change_a water_n into_o wine_n §_o 176_o thence_o to_o 〈…〉_o §_o 177_o with_o his_o mother_n brethren_z and_o disciple_n §_o 178_o some_o whereof_o also_o be_v woman_n §_o 179_o thence_o he_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n §_o 180_o where_o he_o first_o cleanse_v the_o temple_n and_o afterward_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n §_o 181_o some_o of_o who_o desire_v of_o he_o a_o sign_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o authority_n §_o 182_o but_o he_o only_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o destroy_v the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n he_o will_v raise_v it_o again_o in_o three_o day_n §_o 183_o yet_o some_o do_v believe_v in_o he_o §_o 184_o particular_o nicodemus_n a_o ruler_n with_o who_o our_o lord_n hold_v a_o long_a discourse_n §_o 186._o after_o the_o paschal_n feast_n our_o lord_n not_o trust_v to_o the_o hierosolymite_n go_v and_o preach_v in_o the_o country_n of_o judea_n §_o 187_o and_o order_v his_o convert_n to_o be_v baptize_v §_o 188_o whereupon_o john_n withdraw_v further_o towards_o herod_n jurisdiction_n §_o 189_o meanwhile_o there_o grow_v a_o little_a emulation_n of_o some_o of_o john_n disciple_n see_v
therefore_o he_o be_v order_v to_o appear_v not_o in_o feast_v or_o in_o glorious_a array_n or_o in_o some_o rich_a and_o stately_a court_n or_o populous_a city_n or_o palace_n but_o in_o that_o most_o rigid_a fast_v and_o in_o rough_a apparel_n and_o in_o a_o uncultivated_a desert_n thus_o be_v he_o send_v before_o to_o baptize_v and_o cleanse_v the_o whole_a nation_n and_o to_o purge_v they_o from_o their_o former_a sin_n by_o repentance_n that_o they_o may_v be_v render_v a_o people_n fit_a to_o entertain_v so_o holy_a a_o prince_n and_o capable_a to_o receive_v the_o large_a effusion_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o so_o we_o find_v mat._n 3.7_o the_o whole_a nation_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o his_o appear_v and_o tell_v they_o that_o one_o follow_v who_o bring_v his_o faun_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o purge_v his_o floor_n and_o who_o will_v burn_v the_o chaff_n with_o fire_n unquenchable_a mat._n 3.11_o 12._o flock_v unto_o he_o confess_v sin_n especial_o the_o mean_a people_n publican_n soldier_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o high_a opinion_n of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n and_o receive_v baptism_n and_o inquire_v of_o he_o concern_v their_o several_a duty_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n see_v luk._n 3.10_o etc._n etc._n 7.29_o and_o among_o other_o we_o find_v also_o repair_v to_o this_o forerunner_n out_o of_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o galilee_n several_a of_o those_o who_o our_o lord_n afterward_o entertain_v for_o his_o disciple_n learning_n as_o it_o be_v their_o first_o rudiment_n from_o this_o baptist_n as_o andrew_n john_n peter_n philip_n nathanaiel_n jo._n 1._o c._n and_o not_o unlikely_a matthew_n also_o among_o other_o publican_n luk._n 7.29_o only_o the_o pharisee_n and_o lawyer_n much_o conceit_v of_o their_o own_o holiness_n frustrate_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o and_o will_v not_o come_v to_o confession_n to_o or_o receive_v baptism_n from_o him_n luk._n 7.30_o and_o as_o they_o first_o refuse_v john_n principle_n and_o discipline_n so_o afterward_o they_o profit_v as_o little_a under_o that_o of_o the_o messiah_n 3._o last_o this_o sacred_a person_n be_v ordain_v to_o proclaim_v and_o bear_v witness_n of_o the_o messiah_n before_o his_o face_n to_o all_o the_o people_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v appear_v and_o with_o his_o finger_n to_o point_v out_o unto_o they_o his_o very_a person_n jo._n 1.26_o only_o because_o he_o come_v so_o near_o the_o time_n of_o our_o lord_n no_o miracle_n be_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o he_o lest_o he_o shall_v turn_v man_n eye_n upon_o himself_o from_o he_o that_o follow_v he_o to_o who_o these_o be_v reserve_v as_o a_o royal_a prerogative_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n enumerate_v these_o to_o john_n disciple_n question_v who_o he_o be_v mat._n 11.5_o 6._o to_o show_v they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o a_o great_a person_n than_o their_o master_n see_v mat._n 11.5_o §_o 4_o st._n john_n baptist_n be_v design_v to_o so_o high_a a_o employment_n all_o 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for_o it_o be_v but_o leather_n and_o weave_v hair_n of_o both_o which_o his_o diet_n and_o his_o apparel_n our_o saviour_n please_v to_o take_v particular_a notice_n to_o the_o people_n as_o betoken_v a_o extraordinary_a person_n mat._n 11.8_o luk._n 7.33_o from_o who_o unerring_a mouth_n he_o receive_v such_o a_o testimony_n as_o never_o any_o have_v the_o like_a see_v mat._n 11.9_o 11_o 14._o where_o though_o the_o 11_o verse_n there_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o the_o least_o of_o our_o savior_n disciple_n or_o follower_n shall_v be_v make_v great_a than_o he_o 1._o in_o some_o sort_n more_o happy_a in_o hear_v and_o see_v our_o savior_n word_n and_o work_n in_o enjoy_v clear_a manifestation_n of_o the_o gospel_n last_o in_o do_v great_a thing_n than_o he_o namely_o all_o sort_n of_o miracle_n by_o the_o power_n of_o our_o lord_n yet_o may_v they_o be_v notwithstanding_o and_o be_v most_o of_o they_o much_o inferior_a to_o he_o in_o the_o eminency_n of_o a_o continue_a sanctity_n 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herod_n and_o persecute_v by_o jezebel_n as_o he_o by_o herodias_n §_o 5_o and_o as_o the_o great_a elias_n be_v the_o type_n of_o john_n so_o be_v john_n baptist_n the_o most_o express_a and_o near_a pattern_n and_o semplar_n of_o the_o messiah_n both_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o in_o his_o suffering_n and_o death_n miraculous_o conceive_v in_o one_o kind_n as_o our_o saviour_n be_v in_o another_o and_o both_o foretell_v by_o the_o same_o angel_n reserve_v in_o privacy_n and_o solitude_n all_o his_o young_a year_n though_o full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n till_o about_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o his_o age_n then_o begin_v to_o preach_v and_o baptize_v as_o afterward_o do_v our_o saviour_n and_o preach_v in_o the_o same_o new_a manner_n
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as_o the_o poor_a and_o those_o who_o be_v not_o themselves_o full_a of_o the_o possession_n of_o those_o thing_n the_o contempt_n whereof_o they_o counsel_v to_o other_o §_o 41_o now_o to_o return_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o her_o husband_n we_o see_v how_o the_o same_o night_n that_o be_v so_o full_a of_o strait_n the_o joyful_a shepherd_n come_v in_o and_o relate_v see_v luk._n 2.19_o as_o a_o occasion_n of_o their_o come_n their_o vision_n the_o message_n and_o song_n of_o angel_n revive_v their_o spirit_n and_o recreat_v their_o affliction_n their_o heaviness_n endure_v not_o all_o the_o night_n but_o joy_n overtake_v it_o before_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o stable_a be_v remove_v by_o the_o glorious_a appearance_n in_o the_o field_n whilst_o the_o child_n despise_v by_o earth_n be_v magnify_v by_o heaven_n an_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o this_o great_a humiliation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v every_o where_o mingle_v with_o some_o state_n 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grave_n after_o so_o shameful_a a_o death_n follow_v so_o glorious_a a_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n in_o a_o bright_a cloud_n of_o angel_n thus_o to_o great_a humiliation_n god_n not_o only_o give_v afterward_o after_o a_o resurrection_n or_o so_o but_o present_o intermingle_v great_a honour_n and_o like_a exaltation_n and_o have_v give_v a_o example_n thereof_o in_o this_o head_n that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v secure_o expect_v by_o the_o member_n §_o 42_o now_o whilst_o these_o honour_n be_v do_v mary_n bless_a infant_n from_o on_o high_a in_o which_o honour_n of_o their_o child_n mother_n use_v to_o glory_v more_o then_o in_o their_o own_o the_o evangelist_n note_v the_o modest_a and_o silent_a behaviour_n of_o the_o virgin_n say_v that_o whilst_o all_o that_o hear_v wonder_v at_o and_o magnify_v these_o thing_n she_o keep_v and_o ponder_v they_o in_o her_o heart_n luk._n 2.18_o 19_o take_v great_a notice_n without_o much_o talk_n though_o her_o glory_v in_o he_o have_v be_v a_o right_n glory_v be_v glory_v in_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 1.31_o cover_v all_o these_o thing_n that_o have_v happen_v for_o the_o present_a with_o great_a taciturnity_n and_o humility_n and_o perhaps_o not_o without_o some_o presage_n of_o the_o hatred_n and_o envy_n which_o her_o son_n be_v afterward_o to_o suffer_v which_o thing_n in_o due_a time_n after_o our_o saviour_n humiliation_n and_o resurrection_n be_v pass_v she_o reveal_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o disciple_n from_o who_o this_o evangelist_n receive_v they_o luk._n 1.1_o meanwhile_o we_o may_v imagine_v how_o these_o strange_a accident_n still_o increase_v if_o capable_a of_o increase_n the_o silent_a and_o reverend_a deportment_n both_o of_o joseph_n and_o mary_n towards_o the_o child_n jesus_n whilst_o the_o little_a babe_n in_o the_o cratch_n by_o the_o secret_a influence_n of_o his_o divine_a power_n guide_v all_o these_o occurrence_n and_o make_v these_o person_n so_o near_o he_o to_o do_v 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night_n and_o his_o fast_n in_o so_o great_a a_o suspension_n of_o his_o natural_a faculty_n to_o have_v be_v a_o individual_a companion_n thereof_o §_o 146_o in_o which_o forty_o day_n fast_o and_o devotion_n moses_n as_o a_o type_n have_v precede_v he_o once_o and_o again_o both_o first_o in_o his_o receive_v the_o law_n from_o god_n 34.28_o exod._n 24.18_o 34.28_o which_o he_o be_v to_o communicate_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n as_o our_o lord_n now_o be_v the_o gospel_n and_o a_o second_o time_n in_o his_o make_a intercession_n for_o the_o people_n and_o obtain_v their_o pardon_n concern_v which_o he_o say_v deut._n 9.18_o that_o he_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o lord_n as_o at_o the_o first_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n without_o eat_v bread_n or_o drink_v water_n because_o of_o all_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o sin_v and_o that_o the_o lord_n hearken_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o his_o then_o be_v admit_v also_o upon_o his_o earnest_a supplication_n to_o see_v god_n glory_n exod._n 33.18_o 34.5_o and_o as_o also_o according_a to_o this_o action_n of_o moses_n before_o we_o may_v suppose_v our_o bless_a lord_n to_o have_v thus_o also_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o his_o father_n in_o these_o forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o have_v offer_v himself_o as_o moses_n to_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o our_o sake_n see_v gal._n 3.13_o and_o exod._n 32.32_o compare_v deut._n 9.26_o and_o so_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o all_o true_a believer_n of_o who_o also_o the_o goat_n send_v into_o the_o desert_n lade_v with_o the_o people_n sin_n be_v herein_o a_o type_n and_o as_o this_o type_n moses_n in_o the_o law_n so_o another_o precede_v in_o the_o prophet_n in_o elias_n their_o head_n his_o fast_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o same_o desert_n and_o mountain_n as_o moses_n and_o he_o there_o have_v also_o the_o vision_n of_o and_o extraordinary_a communion_n with_o god_n as_o also_o our_o lord_n humanity_n afterward_o in_o the_o holy_a mount_n be_v admit_v to_o behold_v his_o father_n glory_n in_o a_o bright_a cloud_n descend_v upon_o the_o hill_n and_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o splendour_n thereof_o and_o also_o these_o two_o man_n moses_n and_o elias_n represent_v the_o law_n and_o prophet_n be_v there_o present_a to_o do_v he_o homage_n in_o who_o both_o these_o be_v to_o be_v complete_v such_o exact_a resemblance_n be_v the_o law_n and_o prophet_n to_o have_v with_o the_o gospel_n §_o 147_o the_o similitude_n also_o here_o be_v not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o which_o our_o lord_n be_v here_o first_o conduct_v by_o his_o father_n into_o the_o desert_n before_o his_o beginning_n to_o take_v his_o possession_n of_o the_o inheritance_n both_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n promise_v he_o by_o his_o father_n have_v to_o that_o former_a divine_a conduct_n of_o the_o israelite_n 2.8_o ps_n 2.8_o first_o into_o the_o wilderness_n after_o our_o lord_n also_o as_o they_o have_v be_v call_v out_o of_o egypt_n mat._n 2._o and_o the_o correspondence_n also_o which_o his_o forty_o day_n abode_n there_o have_v to_o their_o forty_o year_n yet_o in_o this_o much_o unlike_a that_o he_o in_o this_o desert_n be_v press_v also_o with_o the_o same_o necessity_n as_o they_o i_o mean_v as_o to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o so_o long_a a_o fast_n and_o upon_o it_o by_o the_o devil_n much_o urge_v to_o the_o like_o offend_v of_o god_n viz._n not_o by_o not_o wait_v his_o good_a time_n yet_o he_o stand_v where_o they_o fall_v and_o with_o all_o patience_n contrary_a to_o they_o though_o have_v miracle_n in_o his_o own_o power_n attend_v the_o time_n of_o the_o divine_a good_a pleasure_n for_o his_o relief_n and_o here_o also_o he_o receive_v at_o length_n the_o supply_n of_o his_o hunger_n from_o angel_n send_v to_o he_o may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n as_o they_o to_o have_v be_v feed_v with_o their_o food_n §_o 148_o this_o then_o be_v another_o end_n of_o our_o lord_n withdraw_v into_o this_o desolate_a place_n that_o he_o may_v be_v there_o tempt_v of_o the_o devil_n say_v s._n matthew_n chap._n 4.1_o and_o fulfil_v his_o father_n good_a pleasure_n in_o his_o be_v expose_v also_o like_v unto_o we_o unto_o the_o encounter_n and_o strangely-rude_a treatment_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n satan_n for_o who_o have_v be_v in_o his_o temptation_n so_o rude_o handle_v and_o carry_v about_o by_o he_o as_o our_o lord_n be_v and_o that_o he_o may_v thus_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n observe_v heb._n 2.17_o 4.15_o a_o more_o merciful_a high_a priest_n to_o succour_v and_o assist_v we_o in_o those_o our_o temptation_n the_o like_a to_o which_o he_o have_v experimental_o suffer_v himself_o and_o again_o that_o he_o may_v also_o in_o his_o fast_n solitude_n and_o prayer_n show_v to_o we_o the_o arm_n by_o which_o we_o also_o may_v obtain_v the_o victory_n over_o this_o tempter_n it_o be_v also_o most_o congruous_a that_o the_o second_o adam_n shall_v undergo_v the_o same_o combat_n with_o he_o as_o the_o first_o who_o be_v foil_v in_o it_o and_o ruin_v by_o it_o that_o so_o he_o may_v recover_v mankind_n after_o the_o same_o way_n as_o he_o be_v undo_v and_o have_v first_o master_v this_o strong_a man_n who_o can_v find_v nothing_o in_o he_o jo._n 14.30_o no_o pride_n of_o life_n no_o disobedience_n no_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n or_o of_o the_o flesh_n he_o may_v proceed_v to_o spoil_v his_o house_n and_o his_o good_n and_o the_o long_a possession_n he_o have_v get_v of_o wretched_a mankind_n as_o indeed_o our_o lord_n do_v triumph_n over_o he_o in_o his_o follow_a life_n death_n and_o resurrection_n §_o 149_o to_o these_o i_o may_v add_v yet_o another_o reason_n of_o our_o lord_n withdraw_v himself_o from_o john_n and_o the_o people_n namely_o
13.55_o be_v say_v to_o be_v james_n and_o jose_n and_o simon_n and_o judas_n beside_o sister_n there_o also_o mention_v 26._o see_v hegesippus_n apud_fw-la eusebi_fw-la m_o l._n 3._o c._n 10_o 26._o and_o these_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o alpheus_n suppose_v brother_n to_o s._n joseph_n and_o elsewhere_o call_v cleophas_n and_o of_o mary_n his_o wife_n see_v matt._n 10.3_o compare_v with_o matt._n 27_o 56._o call_v mary_n mother_n of_o james_n mat._n 27.56_o mark_n 16.1_o and_o call_v mary_n of_o cleophas_n i._n e_o as_o some_o suppose_v wife_n of_o cleophas_n jo._n 19.25_o and_o call_v there_o sister_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n i._n e_o a_o near_a kinswoman_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v she_o to_o be_v wife_n of_o alpheus_n brother_n to_o s._n joseph_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n brethren_n and_o daughter_n to_o cleophas_n a_o person_n distinct_a from_o alpheus_n and_o brother_n to_o joachim_n the_o bless_a virgin_n father_n or_o to_o her_o mother_n anna._n but_o if_o cleophas_n be_v suppose_v brother_n to_o s._n joseph_n than_o alpheus_n may_v be_v brother_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n father_n or_o mother_n and_o thus_o our_o lord_n brethren_n will_v be_v his_o near_a kindred_n salome_n also_o wife_n to_o zebedee_n be_v suppose_v a_o daughter_n of_o alpheus_n and_o so_o her_o son_n james_z and_o john_n our_o lord_n kinsman_n i_o say_v these_o brethren_n of_o our_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v remove_v their_o habitation_n to_o capernaum_n for_o they_o make_v not_o only_o this_o journey_n with_o he_o thither_o but_o here_o we_o find_v they_o again_o mat._n 12.47_o compare_n 13.1_o and_o mark_n 3.20_o 21_o 31._o comp_n 2.1_o 13._o and_o 3.1_o 7._o where_o the_o synagogue_n be_v that_o in_o capernaum_n and_o it_o seem_v their_o so_o solicitous_a look_v after_o our_o lord_n mat._n 12.46_o be_v for_o his_o take_v some_o refection_n the_o importunity_n and_o press_v of_o the_o multitude_n disturb_v the_o due_a time_n of_o his_o repast_n mark_n 3.20_o and_o exclude_v his_o near_a friend_n from_o he_o and_o his_o zeal_n also_o of_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n who_o he_o campassionate_o behold_v matt._n 9.36_o as_o sheep_n have_v no_o shepherd_n which_o zeal_n some_o of_o his_o unbelieve_a kindred_n think_v mingle_v with_o some_o excess_n mark_n 3.21_o make_v he_o neglect_v his_o sustenance_n and_o the_o care_n of_o his_o body_n here_o it_o be_v also_o jo._n 7.3_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o context_n that_o his_o brethren_n perhaps_o have_v also_o some_o little_a touch_n of_o ambition_n speak_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v go_v and_o show_v himself_o rather_o in_o judea_n some_o of_o they_o have_v as_o yet_o some_o distrust_n of_o his_o messiasship_n and_o high_a pretence_n when_o they_o see_v he_o keep_v so_o much_o in_o galilee_n though_o this_o necessary_a for_o prolong_v his_o life_n till_o the_o time_n be_v come_v of_o his_o be_v offer_v up_o and_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o high_a court_n of_o the_o nation_n there_o as_o also_o from_o the_o court_n of_o herod_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a also_o that_o these_o his_o brethren_n attend_v on_o he_o in_o most_o of_o his_o peragration_n and_o excursion_n through_o the_o other_o city_n and_o town_n of_o galilee_n and_o elsewhere_o they_o and_o our_o lord_n mother_n be_v mention_v act._n 1.14_o among_o the_o attendant_n of_o our_o lord_n at_o his_o ascension_n and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v part_n of_o his_o ordinary_a train_n and_o auditor_n he_o will_v not_o have_v call_v two_o of_o they_o viz._n james_n and_o judas_n to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o twelve_o and_o it_o appear_v that_o our_o lord_n have_v many_o as_o it_o be_v constant_a follower_n of_o he_o beside_o the_o twelve_o by_o those_o 70_o that_o beside_o the_o 12_o be_v send_v abroad_o by_o he_o by_o two_o and_o two_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n luk._n 10.1_o and_o by_o what_o s._n peter_n say_v act._n 1.21_o §_o 178_o as_o for_o his_o holy_a mother_n also_o we_o can_v think_v but_o that_o she_o prefer_v the_o hear_n of_o his_o sermon_n the_o behold_v of_o his_o wonderful_a work_n and_o the_o consolation_n of_o his_o ordinary_a conversation_n beyond_o all_o other_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n but_o by_o which_o also_o she_o become_v a_o great_a fellow-sufferer_n in_o all_o the_o affront_n and_o reproach_n give_v he_o in_o the_o most_o of_o his_o life_n time_n as_o well_o as_o at_o his_o death_n for_o we_o find_v many_o other_o woman_n also_o as_o well_o as_o man_n that_o be_v his_o usual_a follower_n and_o every_o where_o provide_v necessary_n for_o he_o and_o his_o apostle_n as_o also_o afterward_o some_o of_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o peregrination_n have_v the_o attendance_n of_o woman_n for_o provide_v they_o necessary_n see_v 1_o cor._n 9.5_o and_o such_o of_o these_o as_o be_v rich_a minister_v to_o he_o also_o of_o their_o substance_n many_o woman_n be_v there_o by_o the_o cross_n 56._o mat._n 27_o 55_o 56._o say_v s._n matthew_n which_o follow_v jesus_n from_o galilee_n minister_a unto_o he_o among_o which_o say_v he_o be_v mary_n magdalen_n mary_n the_o mother_n of_o james_n and_o joses_n our_o lord_n brethren_n and_o so_o she_o the_o wife_n of_o alpheus_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o zebedees_n child_n salome_n the_o same_o be_v say_v by_o s._n luke_n 23.55_o 24.10_o he_o add_v there_o joanna_n the_o wife_n of_o herod_n steward_n and_o chap._n 8.1_o 2_o 3._o the_o same_o evangelist_n say_v that_o as_o our_o lord_n go_v throughout_o every_o city_n and_o village_n preach_v &c._n &c._n the_o twelve_o be_v with_o he_o and_o certain_a woman_n mary_n call_v magdalen_n joanna_n susanna_n and_o many_o other_o which_o minister_v to_o he_o of_o their_o substance_n and_o we_o find_v salome_n request_n to_o our_o lord_n for_o her_o two_o son_n be_v not_o make_v at_o capernaum_n but_o some_o where_n upon_o the_o way_n in_o his_o last_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n wherein_o she_o with_o many_o other_o woman_n wait_v on_o he_o as_o have_v be_v say_v see_v mat._n 20.20_o comp_n 17._o 29._o so_o that_o i_o may_v say_v our_o lord_n have_v a_o holy_a court_n of_o pious_a man_n and_o woman_n follow_v and_o attend_v on_o he_o in_o most_o of_o his_o travel_n among_o these_o therefore_o be_v our_o lord_n bless_a mother_n and_o she_o most_o diligent_a in_o the_o same_o office_n and_o contribute_v also_o the_o little_a she_o have_v to_o the_o common_a charge_n or_o suppose_v she_o have_v nothing_o be_v by_o the_o other_o more_o wealthy_a supply_v with_o necessary_n as_o our_o lord_n be_v yet_o i_o say_v not_o this_o of_o a_o perpetual_a but_o of_o a_o frequent_a attendance_n whilst_o they_o sometime_o also_o be_v absent_a and_o order_v other_o necessary_a affair_n but_o then_o the_o residence_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n seem_v to_o be_v not_o at_o nazareth_n but_o at_o capernaum_n whither_o our_o lord_n make_v frequent_a return_n from_o his_o journey_n about_o the_o country_n as_o for_o the_o nazaren_n word_n mat._n 13.56_o his_o sister_n be_v they_o not_o all_o with_o we_o this_o may_v be_v say_v only_o of_o his_o sister_n exclusive_o to_o his_o mother_n or_o brethren_n or_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o their_o ordinary_a former_a abode_n there_o §_o 179_o our_o lord_n stay_v at_o capernaum_n be_v not_o long_o the_o great_a solemn_a paschal_n feast_v of_o the_o jew_n now_o approach_v he_o be_v common_o say_v to_o have_v receive_v baptism_n from_o john_n january_n the_o six_o after_o which_o have_v spend_v six_o week_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o some_o time_n afterward_o with_o the_o baptist_n in_o collect_v some_o disciple_n and_o then_o make_v some_o little_a stay_n at_o cana_n with_o his_o kindred_n and_o the_o paschal_n feast_n be_v celebrate_v at_o the_o full_a moon_n it_o march_v according_o our_o lord_n abode_n in_o this_o city_n be_v not_o above_o a_o fortnight_n or_o three_o week_n in_o which_o time_n be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o public_a predication_n of_o he_o the_o entrance_n upon_o which_o perhaps_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v rather_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o his_o father_n house_n there_o mean_a while_n employ_v in_o more_o private_a discourse_n and_o instruction_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o other_o though_o his_o miracle_n do_v at_o cana_n have_v so_o many_o witness_n must_v needs_o be_v much_o talk_v of_o there_o and_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n and_o the_o baptist_n testimony_n of_o he_o by_o his_o disciple_n communicate_v to_o many_o other_o and_o the_o same_o thereof_o also_o go_v before_o he_o to_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o great_a feast_n of_o the_o pasch_fw-mi he_o go_v up_o thither_o accompany_v with_o his_o disciple_n as_o for_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o feast_n so_o there_o solemn_o
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lord_n well_o know_v his_o time_n not_o yet_o come_v of_o be_v deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n with_o the_o same_o undaunted_a courage_n and_o infinite_a charity_n and_o zeal_n after_o their_o salvation_n prosecute_v his_o former_a discourse_n and_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o declare_v to_o they_o plain_o and_o full_o who_o he_o be_v his_o union_n and_o intimacy_n with_o god_n his_o father_n and_o why_o he_o be_v send_v by_o and_o from_o he_o into_o the_o world_n and_o with_o what_o authority_n and_o power_n that_o all_o may_v provide_v for_o their_o salvation_n by_o the_o believe_a in_o and_o the_o honour_v of_o him_z as_o they_o do_v the_o father_n see_v his_o sermon_n make_v to_o they_o jo._n 5._o the_o chief_a content_n whereof_o be_v these_o that_o in_o nothing_o he_o seek_v his_o own_o will_n our_o lord_n have_v the_o same_o natural_a affection_n as_o other_o man_n but_o these_o in_o all_o thing_n subject_v to_o the_o divine_a good_a pleasure_n and_o disposal_n but_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n that_o he_o do_v nothing_o of_o himself_o but_o what_o he_o see_v his_o father_n do_v and_o that_o as_o he_o hear_v of_o he_o so_o he_o judge_v that_o all_o judgement_n also_o be_v by_o the_o father_n commit_v into_o his_o hand_n see_v the_o like_a mat._n 11.27_o jo._n 3.35_o and_o the_o power_n of_o do_v whatever_o the_o father_n do_v that_o every_o one_o who_o hear_v his_o word_n and_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v send_v he_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n i_o e._n for_o his_o former_a sin_n now_o remit_v in_o he_o but_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n speak_v of_o death_n and_o life_n spiritual_a and_o eternal_a and_o of_o their_o regeneration_n thereto_o by_o the_o spirit_n see_v 1_o jo._n 3.14_o that_o they_o who_o marvel_v now_o so_o much_o at_o the_o present_a work_n he_o do_v namely_o in_o cure_v of_o disease_n etc._n etc._n shall_v yet_o hereafter_o see_v far_o great_a from_o he_o namely_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o his_o voice_n by_o the_o archangel_n all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n come_v forth_o and_o receive_v from_o he_o their_o final_a doom_n the_o good_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n the_o evil_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n the_o like_a thing_n of_o his_o hereafter_o come_v in_o the_o cloud_n etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v to_o they_o before_o his_o passion_n mat._n 26.64_o and_o to_o nathanael_n jo._n 1.51_o angel_n wait_v upon_o he_o and_o go_v hither_o and_o thither_o as_o he_o send_v they_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o father_n pleasure_n that_o all_o shall_v believe_v in_o and_o do_v honour_n unto_o the_o son_n as_o they_o do_v to_o the_o father_n who_o word_n and_o action_n be_v the_o same_o and_o they_o see_v and_o hear_v god_n the_o father_n in_o the_o son_n and_o concern_v his_o be_v such_o a_o person_n and_o the_o word_n he_o speak_v to_o they_o truth_n that_o they_o have_v a_o abundant_a testimony_n though_o consider_v his_o person_n his_o own_o be_v sufficient_a 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high_a priest_n much_o wonder_v at_o so_o he_o little_o imagine_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o see_v the_o great_a advantage_n he_o have_v of_o a_o reply_n and_o convince_v already_o without_o his_o plea_n of_o the_o vanity_n and_o contradiction_n of_o the_o accusation_n devise_v another_o way_n that_o may_v succeed_v better_o and_o be_v the_o main_a matter_n upon_o the_o stage_n that_o have_v be_v many_o time_n undoubted_o hear_v from_o he_o and_o which_o either_o affirm_v or_o deny_v must_v equal_o ruin_v he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v no_o way_n be_v defeat_v by_o his_o silence_n he_o solemn_o adjure_v he_o by_o the_o live_a god_n a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o court_n where_o want_v some_o other_o evidence_n see_v 1_o king_n 8.31.32_o numb_a 5.19_o 1_o thess_n 5.27_o to_o declare_v then_o open_o whether_o indeed_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o if_o he_o now_o deny_v have_v before_o profess_v it_o he_o may_v pass_v for_o a_o grand_a 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admire_v his_o present_a voluntarily-assumed_n humiliation_n he_o modest_o tell_v they_o that_o although_o these_o title_n he_o own_v may_v seem_v somewhat_o disfutable_a to_o his_o present_a low_a condition_n yet_o one_o day_n their_o eye_n shall_v behold_v this_o now_o so_o mean_a a_o son_n of_o man_n exalt_v to_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o power_n as_o david_n have_v foretell_v of_o the_o messiah_n psal_n 109.1_o which_v messiah_n his_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o power_n and_o so_o be_v david_n lord_n the_o pharisee_n can_v not_o reconcile_v with_o the_o messiah_n be_v also_o david_n son_n when_o our_o lord_n ask_v they_o this_o question_n mat._n 22.44_o no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v now_o his_o bond_n with_o it_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v also_o see_v he_o come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n as_o daniel_n have_v foretell_v of_o the_o messiah_n dan._n 7.13_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n and_o even_o they_o his_o then_o judge_n of_o which_o he_o have_v also_o in_o his_o preach_n tell_v his_o auditory_a many_o time_n before_o see_v mat._n 16.27_o where_o advise_v they_o not_o to_o mind_v the_o gain_n of_o this_o world_n but_o to_o save_v their_o poor_a soul_n in_o the_o next_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o so_o he_o style_v himself_o also_o there_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n which_o show_v he_o the_o son_n to_o another_o high_o than_o man_n with_o his_o angel_n and_o then_o reward_v every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o work_n and_o this_o his_o premonition_n here_o give_v to_o his_o unjust_a judge_n shall_v again_o bear_v witness_n against_o they_o in_o that_o his_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o say_v the_o prophet_n zachary_n chap._n 12._o aspicient_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la quem_fw-la transfixerunt_fw-la and_o ecce_fw-la venit_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la &_o videbit_fw-la eum_fw-la omnis_fw-la oculus_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la eum_fw-la pupugerunt_fw-la say_v s._n john_n apoc._n 1.7_o nay_o amodo_a say_v s._n matthew_n chap._n 26.64_o very_o sudden_o within_o three_o day_n after_o his_o say_v this_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o his_o exaltation_n and_o glory_n he_o be_v exalt_v by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n say_v s._n peter_n act_v 2.33_o after_o his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n have_v show_v forth_o this_o you_o now_o see_v and_o hear_v in_o which_o speech_n of_o our_o lord_n thus_o stand_v at_o the_o bar_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o his_o singular_a modesty_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o great_a freedom_n authority_n and_o majesty_n nor_o have_v their_o treatment_n any_o way_n daunt_v he_o or_o remit_v the_o resolution_n and_o courage_n belong_v to_o a_o innocent_a person_n to_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o office_n and_o to_o the_o necessary_a confession_n of_o truth_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o whole_a carriage_n at_o his_o apprehension_n be_v you_o come_v out_o as_o against_o a_o thief_n etc._n etc._n i_o sit_v with_o you_o teach_v in_o the_o temple_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o at_o his_o appearance_n before_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o jewish_a court_n ask_v thou_o i_o ask_v they_o that_o hear_v i_o and_o afterward_o before_o the_o roman_a governor_n say_v thou_o this_o of_o thyself_o etc._n etc._n and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o every_o one_o that_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n hear_v my_o voice_n and_o thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n against_o i_o but_o what_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o 19.11_o jo._n 19.11_o §_o 37_o but_o this_o forewarn_n they_o of_o his_o exaltation_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v which_o shall_v have_v strike_v some_o fear_n into_o they_o and_o in_o which_o his_o servant_n s._n paul_n have_v better_a success_n act_v 24.25_o their_o malice_n make_v also_o ill_o use_v of_o and_o improve_v it_o so_o much_o more_o to_o complete_a his_o blasphemy_n and_o present_o the_o high_a priest_n fall_v a_o rend_a his_o clothes_n as_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n
all_o this_o while_n our_o meek_a lord_n stand_v silent_a nor_o be_v a_o reproof_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n but_o to_o those_o that_o strike_v he_o on_o the_o one_o cheek_n he_o turn_v the_o other_o and_o receive_v without_o reply_n such_o derision_n scorn_n and_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n of_o which_o st._n luke_n intimate_v that_o the_o evangelist_n mention_v only_o some_o part_n et_fw-la alia_fw-la multa_fw-la say_v he_o blasphemantes_fw-la dicebant_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la luk._n 22.65_o and_o they_o that_o can_v not_o hold_v their_o hand_n off_o he_o before_o the_o judge_n what_o will_v they_o not_o do_v to_o he_o leave_v to_o their_o guard_n §_o 46_o of_o all_o this_o usage_n as_o david_n in_o spirit_n have_v before_o draw_v it_o up_o this_o only_a son_n of_o god_n make_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o father_n this_o innocent_a complaint_n neque_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la mea_fw-la neque_fw-la peccatum_fw-la meum_fw-la domine_fw-la sine_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la cucurri_fw-la &_o direxi_fw-la igne_fw-la i_o examinasti_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la inuenta_fw-la in_o i_o iniquitas_fw-la psal_n 58.5_o non_fw-la locutum_fw-la est_fw-la os_fw-la meum_fw-la opera_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la verba_fw-la labiorum_fw-la tuorum_fw-la custodivi_fw-la vias_fw-la duras_fw-la psal_n 16.4_o jer._n 11.19_o ego_fw-la quasi_fw-la agnus_n mansuetus_fw-la qui_fw-la portatur_fw-la advictimam_fw-la &_o non_fw-la cognovi_fw-la quia_fw-la cogitaverunt_fw-la super_fw-la i_o consilia_fw-la dicentes_fw-la mittamus_fw-la lignum_fw-la in_o panem_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o eradamus_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la viventium_fw-la jer._n 12.7_o reliqui_fw-la domum_fw-la meam_fw-la dimisi_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o dedi_fw-la dilectam_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la in_fw-la manu_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o facta_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la haereditas_fw-la mea_fw-la quasi_fw-la leo_fw-la in_o sylva_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 68.8_o 9_o 21._o propter_fw-la te_fw-la sustinui_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la operuit_fw-la confusio_fw-la faciem_fw-la meam_fw-la factus_fw-la extraneus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la meis_fw-la to_o my_o own_o people_n and_o to_o my_o own_o follower_n affright_v at_o my_o trouble_n &_o peregrinus_n filiis_fw-la matris_fw-la meae_fw-la opprobria_fw-la exprobrantium_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o all_o thy_o merciful_a design_n for_o their_o salvation_n ceâ—iderunt_fw-la super_fw-la i_o sustinui_fw-la qui_fw-la simul_fw-la contristaretur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la consolaretur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la inveni_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 108.1_o etc._n etc._n os_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la super_fw-la i_o apertum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sermonibus_fw-la odii_fw-la circumdederunt_fw-la me_fw-it &_o expugnaverunt_fw-la i_o gratis_o pro_fw-la eo_fw-la ut_fw-la diligerent_fw-la i_o detrahebant_fw-la mihi_fw-la et_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la adversum_fw-la i_o mala_fw-la pro_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o odium_fw-la pro_fw-la dilectione_n mea_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la recordati_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la sed_fw-la persecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominem_fw-la inopem_fw-la &_o mendicum_fw-la &_o mortificaverunt_fw-la compunctum_fw-la cord_n superadded_a affliction_n to_o affliction_n ego_fw-la autem_fw-la pro_fw-la eye_n orabâ—m_fw-la §_o 47_o all_o these_o thing_n also_o be_v particular_o foretell_v of_o the_o messiah_n by_o the_o prophet_n deus_fw-la aperuit_fw-la illi_fw-la aurem_fw-la say_v the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 50.5_o 6._o to_o become_v obedient_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o extremity_n non_n contradixit_fw-la retro_fw-la non_fw-la abiit_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la dedit_fw-la percutientibus_fw-la &_o genas_fw-la svas_fw-la vellentibus_fw-la &_o faciem_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la avertit_fw-la ab_fw-la increpantibus_fw-la &_o conspuentibus_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la et_fw-la virga_fw-la say_v the_o prophet_n micha_n 5.1_o percutient_fw-la maxillam_fw-la judicis_fw-la israel_n &_o dedit_fw-la percutienti_fw-la se_fw-la maxillam_fw-la &_o saturatus_fw-la est_fw-la opprobriis_fw-la say_v the_o lamentation_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n lam._n 3.30_o and_o factus_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o abjectio_fw-la plebis_fw-la say_v psal_n 21._o and_o with_o these_o insolence_n so_o disfigure_v the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 53.2_o etc._n etc._n describe_v he_o that_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la species_n ei_fw-la neque_fw-la decor_fw-la that_o vidâ—runt_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la aspectus_fw-la ut_fw-la desiderarent_fw-la eum_fw-la and_o again_o quasi_fw-la absconditus_fw-la vultus_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o despectus_fw-la unde_fw-la nec_fw-la reputavimus_fw-la eum_fw-la thus_o the_o prophet_n and_o whatever_o they_o say_v his_o obedience_n be_v resolve_v to_o go_v through_o with_o it_o and_o make_v it_o good_a without_o a_o contradixit_fw-la or_o a_o retro_fw-la abiit_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o foretell_v also_o to_o his_o disciple_n several_a time_n mat._n 16.21_o 20.19_o luk._n 18.31_o a_o little_a before_o his_o last_o return_n to_o jerusalem_n that_o all_o thing_n speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n of_o his_o suffering_n must_v be_v accomplish_v even_o to_o this_o now_o act_v his_o be_v mock_v spiteful_o entreat_v and_o spit_v upon_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o they_o have_v do_v unto_o the_o baptist_n what_o ever_o thing_n they_o will_v mat._n 17.12.13_o and_o at_o his_o apprehension_n his_o last_o word_n to_o peter_n be_v after_o his_o have_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o can_v procure_v of_o his_o father_n more_o than_o twelve_o legion_n of_o angel_n to_o his_o rescue_n but_o say_v he_o how_o then_o will_v the_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v that_o thus_o it_o must_v be_v thus_o all_o this_o night_n under_o these_o barbarous_a guard_n whilst_o they_o be_v act_v cruelty_n he_o be_v fulfil_v prophecy_n §_o 48_o and_o well_o have_v it_o be_v if_o our_o lord_n suffering_n have_v end_v thus_o or_o that_o they_o have_v carry_v he_o hence_o immediate_o to_o execution_n but_o these_o be_v but_o the_o prologue_n to_o much_o great_a cruelty_n before_o the_o final_a take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o the_o jew_n their_o not_o have_v power_n as_o now_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n have_v prepare_v thing_n of_o inflict_v death_n serve_v to_o double_v our_o lord_n torment_n because_o as_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_n be_v to_o have_v a_o equal_a share_n in_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o suffering_n and_o his_o death_n so_o be_v they_o to_o have_v in_o the_o inflict_a of_o they_o that_o as_o on_o the_o one_o side_n all_o receive_v the_o mercy_n of_o be_v save_v by_o his_o blood_n so_o on_o the_o other_o none_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o shed_v it_o §_o 49_o this_o barbarous_a treatment_n of_o the_o jewish_a guard_n last_v till_o the_o morning_n when_o very_o early_o assoon_o as_o it_o be_v day_n say_v the_o evangelist_n luk._n 22.66_o the_o council_n meet_v again_o and_o as_o appear_v by_o st._n matthew_n chap._n 27.1_o and_o mark_n 15.1_o in_o a_o much_o full_a body_n than_o over_o night_n the_o ancient_n of_o the_o people_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o scribe_n and_o the_o whole_a council_n say_v they_o consult_v together_o against_o jesus_n and_o probable_o nicodemus_n and_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n be_v there_o also_o who_o st._n luke_n say_v mark_n 15.1_o compare_v with_o the_o 2_o chron._n 30.2_o and_o act_v 5.21_o 23.50_o consent_v not_o to_o the_o council_n and_o deed_n of_o they_o god_n have_v reserve_v these_o here_o to_o represent_v to_o the_o rest_n their_o injustice_n as_o also_o to_o bestow_v on_o our_o lord_n so_o murder_v a_o honourable_a funeral_n our_o lord_n be_v already_o precondemn_v by_o they_o over_o night_n the_o chief_a design_n of_o their_o consult_v now_o be_v how_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n by_o the_o roman_a governor_n who_o have_v the_o sole_a power_n thereof_o this_o be_v take_v from_o the_o jew_n not_o long_o before_o jo._n 18.32_o so_o that_o the_o ston_a of_o s._n stephen_n seem_v rather_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o popular_a tumult_n than_o a_o legal_a course_n of_o justice_n but_o have_v the_o jew_n now_o be_v possess_v of_o this_o power_n our_o lord_n suffering_n have_v be_v much_o abbridge_v for_o so_o he_o have_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n for_o blasphemy_n as_o be_v intimate_v by_o s._n john_n chap._n 18.31_o 32._o see_v levit_fw-la 24.16_o which_o death_n will_v both_o have_v prevent_v all_o the_o cruelty_n afterward_o inflict_v on_o he_o by_o pilate_n and_o the_o roman_a soldier_n and_o have_v be_v speedy_o dispatch_v it_o be_v neither_o so_o dolorous_a and_o painful_a nor_o of_o so_o protract_v a_o duration_n nor_o so_o solemn_a and_o conspicuous_a and_o expose_v to_o shame_n and_o opprobry_n as_o that_o of_o the_o cross_n be_v and_o so_o also_o all_o those_o sweet_a speech_n he_o make_v upon_o it_o have_v be_v lose_v there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o death_n the_o hang_n of_o the_o delinquent_n on_o a_o tree_n inflict_v by_o the_o jew_n sometime_o under_o the_o law_n upon_o the_o special_a divine_a command_n and_o it_o be_v the_o only_a death_n that_o be_v solemn_o accurse_v by_o god_n see_v deut._n 21.22_o 23._o who_o command_v when_o the_o crime_n be_v such_o as_o incense_v his_o wrath_n against_o the_o whole_a nation_n whereof_o the_o delinquent_n be_v a_o member_n that_o for_o the_o divert_v this_o from_o they_o they_o
shall_v take_v such_o person_n and_o hang_v he_o upon_o a_o tree_n before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o after_o this_o take_v down_o and_o bury_v this_o accurse_a corpse_n before_o night_n that_o the_o land_n may_v not_o be_v defile_v therewith_o for_o this_o see_v numb_a 25.4_o josh_n 10.26_o 2_o sam._n 21.6_o our_o lord_n death_n then_o be_v appoint_v and_o offer_v to_o god_n justice_n for_o the_o expiation_n of_o all_o even_a the_o most_o horrid_a crime_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n jew_n and_o gentile_n ever_o since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n he_o voluntary_o become_v such_o a_o curse_n for_o we_o and_o be_v to_o undergo_v this_o solemn_o accurse_a death_n to_o be_v suspend_v on_o a_o tree_n before_o the_o sun_n and_o take_v down_o and_o bury_v before_o the_o evening_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v observe_v gal._n 3.13_o and_o cite_v the_o place_n in_o deuteronomie_n for_o god_n pronounce_v this_o particular_a death_n accurse_v §_o 50_o this_o then_o be_v the_o particular_a way_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v suffer_v death_n which_o the_o jew_n now_o in_o no_o way_n at_o all_o can_v inflict_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o gentile_a who_o more_o use_v crucifixion_n that_o so_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_a who_o sin_n be_v equal_o expiate_v by_o it_o may_v have_v a_o joint_a concurrence_n in_o contrive_v it_o §_o 51_o though_o pilat_n sentence_n for_o our_o lord_n execution_n be_v now_o the_o main_a thing_n want_v and_o seek_v for_o yet_o for_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o counsellor_n absent_v the_o night_n before_o and_o that_o all_o the_o jewish_a consistory_n may_v have_v a_o equal_a hand_n in_o his_o condemnation_n and_o blood_n our_o lord_n be_v call_v again_o before_o they_o and_o without_o produce_v any_o accusation_n or_o witness_n to_o confirm_v and_o make_v it_o good_a here_o again_o they_o require_v he_o to_o tell_v they_o whether_o he_o be_v the_o christ_n to_o who_o our_o lord_n show_v his_o prescience_n of_o their_o thought_n 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to_o he_o the_o same_o charge_n that_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o himself_o he_o shall_v return_v this_o love_n to_o his_o little_a one_o who_o he_o sometime_o call_v lamb_n sometime_o sheep_n to_o show_v all_o in_o his_o fold_n old_a or_o young_a commit_v to_o his_o government_n and_o that_o all_o strong_a or_o weakling_n have_v need_n of_o the_o pastor_n feed_v they_o and_o be_v subject_v to_o he_o after_o our_o lord_n have_v thus_o instruct_v this_o chief_a servant_n and_o steward_n of_o his_o household_n peter_n what_o he_o shall_v do_v he_o begin_v to_o preacquaint_v he_o also_o with_o what_o he_o shall_v suffer_v for_o he_o the_o more_o to_o pre-arm_n he_o for_o future_a event_n and_o that_o nothing_o happen_v unexpected_a or_o that_o be_v not_o know_v to_o be_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n predesign_v such_o thing_n may_v afterward_o less_o surprise_v he_o and_o that_o the_o conceit_n of_o a_o present_a secular_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o their_o advancement_n in_o 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martyrdom_n and_o the_o cross_n as_o himself_o have_v do_v which_o according_o happen_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o nero_n after_o he_o have_v diligent_o feed_v christ_n sheep_n after_o this_o transiens_fw-la universa_fw-la visit_v all_o place_n act_n 9.32_o for_o thirty_o five_o year_n §_o 138_o and_o so_o our_o lord_n rise_v up_o and_o say_v to_o peter_n chief_o intend_v in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n follow_v i_o i._o e._n my_o example_n in_o undergo_a such_o event_n as_o he_o have_v discover_v to_o he_o with_o all_o valour_n alacrity_n and_o constancy_n he_o walk_v on_o the_o shore_n peter_n at_o a_o near_a distance_n attend_v he_o who_o turn_v he_o about_o and_o see_v john_n come_v after_o they_o probable_o somewhat_o before_o or_o fast_o than_o the_o rest_n presume_v on_o the_o love_n our_o lord_n bare_a to_o he_o to_o who_o also_o peter_n as_o well_o as_o our_o lord_n have_v a_o extraordinary_a affection_n he_o take_v the_o boldness_n have_v hear_v his_o own_o doom_n to_o 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