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53.7_o and_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n yet_o his_o bone_n shall_v not_o be_v break_v exod._n 12.46_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v bury_v be_v also_o foretell_v psal_n 16.10_o and_o honourable_o inter_v also_o isa_n 53.9_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v rise_v again_o psal_n 2.7.16.10_o and_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n psal_n 68.18_o and_o that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v serve_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o isa_n 49.6_o these_o thing_n be_v predict_v of_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n we_o be_v now_o to_o consider_v whether_o we_o can_v find_v they_o fulfil_v in_o our_o jesus_n and_o if_o we_o do_v we_o may_v very_o safe_o conclude_v that_o this_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n i_o shall_v not_o
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inconsiderable_a employment_n attend_v upon_o and_o publish_v the_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n and_o do_v also_o secure_v the_o empty_a sepulchre_n from_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o place_v another_o body_n in_o the_o room_n of_o that_o of_o jesus_n which_o be_v rise_v matt._n 28.6_o luk._n 24.2_o with_o joh._n 20.12_o 3._o we_o have_v a_o divine_a testimony_n and_o that_o a_o most_o irrefragable_a one_o a_o testimony_n great_a than_o that_o of_o man_n and_o angel_n our_o lord_n have_v promise_v the_o holy_a spirit_n who_o shall_v be_v with_o respect_n to_o his_o disciple_n a_o comforter_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o our_o lord_n himself_o a_o advocate_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n and_o defend_v his_o innocence_n now_o this_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v and_o this_o holy_a ghost_n do_v bear_v witness_n to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n after_o jesus_n be_v rise_v he_o breathe_v on_o his_o disciple_n and_o say_v receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o after_o 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and_o say_v moreover_o except_o i_o shall_v see_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n and_o put_v my_o finger_n into_o the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n and_o thrust_v my_o hard_a into_o his_o side_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v our_o lord_n convince_v this_o doubt_a disciple_n and_o give_v he_o the_o utmost_a evidence_n and_o assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o resurrection_n reach_v hither_o thy_o finger_n say_v jesus_n to_o thomas_n and_o behold_v my_o hand_n and_o reach_v hither_o thy_o hand_n and_o thrust_v it_o into_o my_o side_n and_o be_v not_o faithless_a but_o believe_v upon_o which_o thomas_n be_v convince_v and_o force_v to_o cry_v out_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n our_o lord_n give_v his_o follower_n insallible_a proof_n of_o his_o resurrection_n in_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o day_n he_o be_v and_o drink_v with_o they_o expose_v his_o body_n to_o their_o view_n and_o touch_v behold_v say_v he_o my_o hâ—nds_n and_o foot_n that_o it_o be_v myself_o and_o 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raise_v up_o the_o three_o day_n and_o show_v he_o open_o not_o to_o all_o the_o people_n but_o to_o witness_n choose_v before_o of_o god_n even_o unto_o we_o who_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o after_o he_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a the_o apostle_n be_v now_o the_o witness_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n this_o they_o preach_v and_o testify_v upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o this_o be_v their_o character_n and_o their_o office_n act._n 10.41_o chap._n 1.22_o and_z ch_z 3.15_o and_o chap._n 4.2_o 33._o ch_z 5.30_o 32._o ch_z 10.30_o 31._o ch_z 13.31_o chap._n 17.18_o now_o these_o witness_n do_v abundant_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n which_o they_o preach_v every_o where_o both_o by_o sign_n and_o wonder_n which_o god_n wrought_v by_o their_o hand_n and_o by_o a_o exemplary_a and_o holy_a life_n and_o at_o last_o by_o lay_v down_o their_o life_n in_o confirmation_n of_o their_o doctrine_n upon_o which_o account_n they_o be_v witness_n beyond_o all_o exception_n for_o we_o can_v believe_v that_o man_n will_v part_v with_o their_o life_n in_o confirmation_n of_o a_o lie_n or_o that_o god_n will_v assist_v they_o to_o do_v miracle_n for_o so_o vile_a and_o base_a a_o end_n and_o purpose_n and_o they_o must_v be_v very_o profligate_v wretch_n who_o will_v affirm_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n of_o which_o they_o have_v not_o good_a assurance_n the_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n be_v a_o truth_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n and_o consequence_n whatsoever_o upon_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o our_o hope_n and_o all_o our_o religion_n do_v depend_v it_o be_v fit_a that_o this_o truth_n shall_v be_v sufficient_o attest_v by_o person_n of_o undoubted_a credit_n the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v public_a the_o whole_a multitude_n be_v witness_n of_o his_o crucifixion_n but_o they_o be_v not_o vouchsafe_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v the_o witness_n of_o his_o resurrection_n the_o truth_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v too_o valuable_a to_o be_v concredit_v to_o a_o unconstant_a and_o malicious_a rabble_n and_o therefore_o god_n who_o raise_v up_o jesus_n and_o show_v he_o open_o or_o give_v he_o to_o be_v make_v manifest_a as_o the_o greek_a have_v it_o do_v not_o do_v it_o to_o all_o the_o people_n but_o to_o certain_a select_a and_o choose_a witness_n these_o man_n who_o converse_v with_o he_o before_o his_o death_n and_o after_o his_o resurrection_n who_o have_v know_v his_o life_n and_o hear_v his_o sermon_n and_o be_v teach_v by_o he_o before_o that_o he_o must_v die_v and_o rise_v again_o these_o man_n who_o have_v power_n to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n with_o miracle_n and_o be_v prepare_v to_o confirm_v it_o with_o their_o blood_n and_o do_v persist_v in_o it_o to_o their_o last_o breath_n be_v witness_n indeed_o beyond_o all_o manner_n of_o exception_n i_o say_v beyond_o all_o exception_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reasonable_a exception_n bring_v against_o they_o and_o if_o we_o will_v give_v ourselves_o the_o leisure_n to_o consider_v the_o thing_n before_o we_o with_o due_a application_n we_o shall_v find_v no_o cause_n to_o except_v for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n it_o must_v be_v because_o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o or_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o be_v attest_v or_o the_o person_n who_o do_v report_v it_o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o viz._n that_o god_n raise_v up_o jesus_n there_o lie_v no_o shadow_n of_o reasonable_a exception_n against_o it_o for_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a imply_v no_o contradiction_n either_o moral_a or_o natural_a he_o that_o believe_v that_o god_n make_v the_o world_n can_v think_v it_o impossible_a to_o he_o to_o raise_v a_o dead_a man_n to_o life_n again_o pammachium_fw-la multò_fw-la minus_fw-la
the_o messiah_n and_o to_o be_v take_v into_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n which_o because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o they_o forsake_v their_o idolatry_n we_o find_v the_o prophet_n foretell_v also_o that_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o their_o idol_n thus_o the_o prophet_n assure_v we_o and_o the_o idol_n he_o shall_v utter_o abolish_v in_o that_o day_n a_o man_n shall_v cast_v his_o idol_n of_o silver_n and_o his_o idol_n of_o gold_n which_o they_o have_v make_v each_o one_o for_o himself_o to_o worship_n to_o the_o mole_n and_o to_o the_o bat_n isa_n 2.18_o 20._o and_o another_o prophet_n tell_v we_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o i_o will_v cut_v off_o the_o name_n of_o the_o idol_n out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o remember_v zech._n 13.2_o these_o be_v very_o plain_a word_n as_o can_v be_v so_o that_o it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o the_o gentile_n shall_v 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