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A46991 A collection of the works of that holy man and profound divine, Thomas Iackson ... containing his comments upon the Apostles Creed, &c. : with the life of the author and an index annexed.; Selections. 1653 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686.; Vaughan, Edmund. 1653 (1653) Wing J88; Wing J91; ESTC R10327 823,194 586

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〈◊〉_d and_o valenrian_n have_v use_v the_o like_a speech_n the_o romish_a rack_n of_o conscience_n lest_o they_o may_v in_o any_o doubt_n go_v against_o their_o conscience_n they_o be_v teach_v to_o believe_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o pope_n shall_v command_v be_v good_a and_o can_v hurt_v the_o conscience_n see_v the_o next_o annotation_n out_o of_o bella●…in_n bella●…in_n respoundeo_fw-la verbum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la concili●_n vel_fw-la pontificis_fw-la docentis_fw-la ex_fw-la cathedia_n non_fw-la esse_fw-la omnino_fw-la verbum_fw-la hominis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la errori_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la sed_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la prolatum_fw-la gube●nante_fw-la &_o assistente_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la imo_fw-la dico_fw-la haereticos_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la revera_fw-la nitantur_fw-la baculo_fw-la arundineo_fw-la sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la propositionem_fw-la fidei_fw-la concludi_fw-la tali_fw-la syllogismo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la deus_fw-la revelavit_fw-la in_o scripture_n est_fw-la verum_fw-la hoc_fw-la deus_fw-la revelavit_fw-la in_o scripture_n ergo_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la exit_fw-la propositionibus_fw-la huius_fw-la syllogismi_fw-la prima_fw-la certa_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la secunda_fw-la apud_fw-la catholicos_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la ●…ima_fw-la nititur_fw-la enim_fw-la testimonio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la concilij_fw-la vel_fw-la pontificis_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la habemus_fw-la in_o scripture_n apertas_fw-la promissiones_fw-la ●●od_fw-la errare_fw-la non_fw-la possint_fw-la actorum_fw-la 15._o visum_fw-la est_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la et_fw-fr luc._n 22._o rogavi_fw-la pro_fw-la te_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la deficiat_fw-la fides_fw-la 〈◊〉_d at_o apud_fw-la haereticos_fw-la nititur_fw-la solis_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la vel_fw-la judicio_fw-la proprij_fw-la spiritus_fw-la qui_fw-la plerumque_fw-la videtur_fw-la bone_fw-la &_o est_fw-la malus_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la conclusio_fw-la sequatur_fw-la debiliorem_fw-la partem_fw-la sit_fw-la necessariò_fw-la ut_fw-la tota_fw-la fides_fw-la haeretico●um_fw-la sit_fw-la conjecturalis_fw-la &_o incerta_fw-la bellar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la interpret_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 10._o resp_n ad_fw-la 15._o arg_n arg_n beauties_n catholic_n syllogisine_n wherein_o all_o conclusion_n of_o faith_n must_v be_v gather_v gather_v act_n 15._o ver_fw-la 28._o 28._o luke_n 22._o ver_fw-la 32._o 32._o cap._n 1._o the_o 〈◊〉_d ●…ulty_a in_o than_o opinion_n whence_o our_o our_o former_a conclusion_n may_v be_v deduce_v deduce_v s●_n volunt_fw-la pontishcem_fw-la in_fw-la rebus_fw-la alioqui_fw-la omnino_fw-la controversis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la satis_fw-la express_v in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la compertis_fw-la ac_fw-la determinatis_fw-la definite_a posse_fw-la ut_fw-la personam_fw-la publicam_fw-la errorem_fw-la re_fw-la ipsa_fw-la contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la erraut_v ipsi_fw-la in_o side_n gravissimè_fw-la posset_n enim_fw-la into_o teneretur_fw-la tunc_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la universa_fw-la pontificem_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la controversa_fw-la docentem_fw-la ac_fw-la nondum_fw-la haeresi_fw-la manifestè_fw-la notatum_fw-la pro_fw-la pastore_n svo_fw-la agnolcere_fw-la atque_fw-la adeo_fw-la ipsum_fw-la omnino_fw-la audite_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sieret_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la tunc_fw-la errare_fw-la possit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la etiam_fw-la universa_fw-la possit_fw-la immo_fw-la teneretur_fw-la erra●e_fw-la valeitiam_fw-la tem._n 3._o the_o object_n fid._n disp_n 1._o quaest_n 1._o punct_n 〈◊〉_d paragraph_n 41._o bellarmin_n from_o the_o same_o ground_n collect_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v err_v in_o matter_n of_o manner_n manner_n vide_fw-la librum_fw-la 2._o cap._n 30._o paragraph_n 14._o no_o side_n catholica_fw-la docet_fw-la omnem_fw-la virtutem_fw-la esse_fw-la bonam_fw-la omne_fw-la vitium_fw-la esse_fw-la malum_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la papa_n erra●et_fw-la pracipiendo_fw-la vitia_fw-la vel_fw-la prohibendo_fw-la virtutes_fw-la teneretur_fw-la fedesia_n credere_fw-la vitia_fw-la essa_fw-la bona_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virtutes_fw-la malas_fw-la nisi_fw-la vellet_fw-la contra_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la peccare_fw-la tenetur_fw-la enim_fw-la ●…bus_fw-la dubiis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la acquiescerè_fw-la judicio_fw-la sum●…_n &_o sacere_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la praecipit_fw-la non_fw-la sacere_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la prohibet_fw-la ac_fw-la ne_fw-la forte_fw-fr contra_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la ●…_n bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la praecipit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la ille_fw-la prohibet_fw-la bellarmin_n lib._n 4._o the_o roman_a p●…_n cap._n 5._o wherein_o the_o papist_n make_v the_o pope_n authority_n great_a than_o go_n j●…_n 39_o 〈◊〉_d ●h●s_n 5._o 21_o 1_o j●hn_n 4._o 1._o the_o gross_a impiety_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n in_o bind_v man_n to_o believe_v negative_n without_o any_o tolerable_a exposition_n of_o those_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o contradict_v her_o decree_n in_o matter_n damnable_a to_o adventure_v upon_o without_o evidence_n of_o truth_n on_o her_o part_n ●…_n where●…_n mens_fw-la ●…_n f●r_fw-la ●…_n with_o 〈◊〉_d ●…damnable_a because_o contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o faith_n and_o yet_o to_o enforce_v a_o belief_n upon_o ourselves_o that_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d there_o present_a without_o warrant_n of_o scripture_n be_v more_o damnable_a for_o this_o be_v to_o affect_v ignorance_n for_o cloak_v idolatry_n see_v l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 7._o vasquez_n in_o part_n 3._o thomae_fw-la tom._n 1_o disput_n ●…_n cap._n 5._o num._n 33._o &_o tom._n 2._o disp_n 209._o cap._n 4._o num._n 41._o 41._o the_o know_a experiment_n of_o such_o creature_n arise_v from_o corruption_n of_o their_o consecrate_a host_n have_v enforce_v the_o schoolman_n to_o invent_v new_a miracle_n how_o they_o shall_v come_v there_o some_o think_n per_fw-la creationem_fw-la novae_fw-la materiae_fw-la primae_fw-la other_o that_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o late_a decease_a consecrate_a host_n supplet_fw-la locum_fw-la materiae_fw-la primae_fw-la which_o as_o pererius_n think_v be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o nine_o miracle_n about_o transubstantiation_n see_v pererius_n disput_n 16._o in_o 6._o chap._n john_n &_o suarez_n metaphys_n disput_n 20._o sect_n 5._o num._n 13._o 13._o siquis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la in_fw-la sancto_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la sacramento_n christum_fw-la unigenitum_fw-la dei_fw-la filium_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la cultu_fw-la ●…_n externo_fw-la adorandum_fw-la atque_fw-la ideo_fw-la nec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d peculiari_fw-la celebritate_fw-la venerandum_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o processionibus_fw-la ●…_n laudabilem_fw-la &_o universalem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ritum_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la solemniter_fw-la circumgestandum_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la pub●…_n populo_fw-la proponendum_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d adoratores_fw-la esse_fw-la idololatias_fw-la anathem●_n sit_v council_n t●…_n sess_z 13._o can._n 6._o ●…_n decree_n of_o the_o trent_n council_n for_o communicate_v in_o one_o kind_n against_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o christ_n the_o practice_n ●…_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n church_n s●…_n 21._o cap._n 2._o 2._o ●…_n autem_fw-la sub_fw-la a●…_n secta_fw-la viven●●●_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la ●…_n st_z ut_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d u●…_n d●_n alio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d reges_fw-la com●…_n &_o de_fw-fr alio_fw-la populus_fw-la ●i●or_fw-la u●ren●m_fw-la in_o calice_n illo_fw-la posset_n de_fw-fr quo_fw-la ●…_n communicatura_fw-la erat_fw-la quo_fw-la illa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●…_n de_fw-fr parte_fw-la diaboli_fw-la quid_fw-la c●ntra●_n a●…_n haeretici_fw-la respondebunt_fw-la ●…_n nos_fw-la vero_fw-la trinitatem_fw-la in_o una_fw-la aequalitate_fw-la pa●iter_fw-la &_o omnipotentia_fw-la ●…_n bi●_n 〈◊〉_d in_o nomine_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o silij_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la very_fw-la &_o incorruptibilis_fw-la dei_fw-la nihil_fw-la nos_fw-la noc●●i●_fw-la greg._n tu●●n_n hist_o lab._n 〈◊〉_d num._n 31._o 31._o council_n 〈◊〉_d s●●●_n 21._o cap._n 1._o itaque_fw-la sancta_fw-la ipsa_fw-la synodus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d spiritus_fw-la sanct●…_n qui_fw-la spiritus_fw-la est_fw-la sapienti●…_n &_o intellectus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o pictatis_fw-la edocta_fw-la atque_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o co●su●tudinem_fw-la secuta_fw-la declarat_fw-la ac_fw-la docet_fw-la nullo_n divino_fw-la praecepto_fw-la laicos_fw-la &_o clericos_fw-la non_fw-la conficientes_fw-la obligati_fw-la ad_fw-la eucha●…_n entum_fw-la sub_fw-la utraque_fw-la specie_fw-la sumendum_fw-la neque_fw-la ullo_fw-la pactò_fw-la salva_fw-la fide_fw-la dubitari_fw-la posse_fw-la quin_fw-la illis_fw-la alterius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●…_n ad_fw-la ●…_n ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la christus_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o ultima_fw-la caena_fw-la venerabile_fw-la hoc_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la in_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vici_fw-la speciebus_fw-la 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etiam_fw-la panis_n quem_fw-la ego_fw-la dabo_fw-la ●aro_fw-la mea_fw-la est_fw-la pro●…_n qui_fw-la manducat_fw-la meam_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o bibit_fw-la meum_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la in_o i_o manner_n &_o ego_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la dixit_fw-la ●…_n
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395._o see_v
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ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d incumbeb●●_n responde●e_v ●…_n lege_fw-la d●…_n d●…_n d●…_n ●…_n è_fw-la p●●udo_fw-la ●roph●tis_fw-la ●…dium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●…_n 〈◊〉_d qu●d_n m●…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la very_fw-la ●um_fw-la p●…e_fw-la ar●…_n p●aedixisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●…aelem_fw-la in_o nabuthi_fw-la suburbano_fw-la lambendum_fw-la ●…_n n●buthi_fw-la opera_fw-la ipsius_fw-la lapida●i_fw-la à_fw-la populo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ●…_n ve●eatur_fw-la con●rarium_fw-la dicere_fw-la q●òd_fw-la periturus_fw-la sit_fw-la rex_fw-la abhinc_fw-la die_v 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n dent._n 13._o 1_o in_o what_o case_n and_o person_n proneness_n to_o believe_v particular_a truth_n be_v ●…_n in_o what_o or_o in_o who_o suspi●ious_a suspi●ious_a 〈◊〉_d 2._o 23._o ●…_n 14._o ●…_n 6._o 1●_n 1●_n j●hn_n 2._o 24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●_o is●●ah_n 〈◊〉_d 20._o ●…_n 18_o statin_n in_o fine_a 12._o thebay_n thebay_n petrarch_n why_o the_o priest_n or_o spiritual_a ruler_n hate_v the_o live_a prophet_n whilst_o they_o love_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o decease_a decease_a decease_a ●…_n 9_o 9_o je●_n 18_o 18._o 18._o jer._n 29._o 26._o 26._o jer._n 20._o 3●_n 4._o 4._o jer._n 59_o 31_o 32_o 32_o mat._n 23_o 29_o 30._o 30._o mat._n 23._o 35._o what_o mean_v the_o people_n have_v to_o discern_v true_a prophet_n from_o false_a false_a prov_n 22_o 3._o 3._o 3._o deut._n 〈◊〉_d 16._o 16._o 16._o 16._o 16._o it_o be_v a_o p●…_n the_o principal_a end_n of_o this_o revelation_n to_o instruct_v saint_n peter_n that_o god_n grace_n be_v to_o be_v communicate_v hence●…_n ge●●iles_n and_o this_o be_v but_o a_o branch_n of_o that_o precept_n of_o love_a stranger_n so_o often_o ingeminated_a by_o their_o law_n give_v have_v th●…_n 〈◊〉_d practise_v this_o duty_n towards_o alien_n the_o communication_n of_o god_n grace_n unto_o the_o gentile_n can_v not_o have_v seem_v ●…●●to_o they_o they_o john_n 5._o 45_o 〈◊〉_d believe_v christ_n without_o examination_n of_o his_o doctrine_n by_o moses_n have_v be_v neither_o to_o believe_v christ_n nor_o moses_n prophetical_a testimony_n do_v more_o sufficient_o witness_v our_o saviour_n to_o be_v the_o promise_a m●…_n then_o any_o miracle_n miracle_n matth._n 11._o v._n 3_o ●…_n luk._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 18_o 19_o 22_o see_v a_o treatise_n call_v christ_n answer_n to_o john_n disciple_n disciple_n though_o in_o that_o 61_o of_o isaiah_n no_o express_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o restore_v blind_a man_n to_o sight_n yet_o the_o septuagint_n as_o elsewhere_o true_o express_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n there_o use_v for_o in_o the_o hebrew_n dialect_n as_o s●●e_z judicious_a hebrician_n observe_v the_o deaf_a or_o blind_a be_v call_v vincti_fw-la or_o ligati_fw-la ligati_fw-la luke_n 4._o v_o 18_o 19_o at_o that_o time_n when_o john_n disciple_n come_v unto_o he_o he_o cure_v many_o of_o their_o sickness_n and_o plague_n 〈◊〉_d of_o evil_a spirit_n and_o unt●_n many_o blind_a man_n he_o 〈◊〉_d sight_n and_o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o go_v your_o way_n and_o show_v john_n what_o thing_n you_o have_v see_v and_o ●…_n that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d see_v the_o halt_n go_v etc._n etc._n luke_n 7._o verse_n 21_o 22._o 22._o isaiah_n 61._o ver_n 1_o 2_o 3._o &_o cap._n 35._o ver_fw-la 5._o &_o cap._n 53._o ver_fw-la 4_o 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d himself_o from_o the_o word_n immediate_o precedent_n have_v be_v teach_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o discern_v christ_n for_o the_o true_a messiah_n 〈◊〉_d john_n 1._o v_o 33._o with_o isaiah_n 61._o v_o 1._o &_o esa_n 42._o v._n 1._o &_o isaiah_n 11._o v_o 2._o 2._o luke_n 4._o v_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n etc._n mark_v 6._o 2._o &_o luke_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 4._o 14._o ●…_n ●…_n mark_v 13._o 21_o 22._o 22._o john_n 7._o 31._o 31._o john_n 6._o 30._o expectation_n of_o pempous_a and_o vainglorious_a miracle_n the_o original_a of_o jewish_a 〈◊〉_d lity_n lity_n john_n 6_o 68_o no_o man_n be_v ever_o ●…_n this_o end_n only_o ontward_a miracle_n serve_v serve_v mark_n 7._o 37_o 37_o deut._n 18._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o law_n cite_v 〈◊〉_d mean_v both_o of_o christ_n and_o the_o prophet_n prophet_n act_n 3._o 23._o see_v parag_v 21._o how_o far_o and_o 〈◊〉_d what_o te●n●s_v israel_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o former_a law_n to_o hear_v all_o god_n prophet_n prophet_n deut._n 18._o 20_o 21_o 22._o miracle_n in_o themselves_o no_o sure_a rule_n of_o try_v prophet_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v give_v mat._n 12._o 24._o the_o end_n and_o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z mat._n 12._o 27._o 27._o mark_n 38._o 38._o ver._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 12._o 30._o 30._o mat._n 112._o 28_o 28_o luk_n 11._o 20._o christ_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v for_o the_o great_a prophet_n by_o his_o supereminency_n in_o those_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o former_a prophet_n have_v be_v approve_v approve_v 1_o king_n 18._o 18._o 1_o king_n 22_o 22_o verse_n 28._o 28._o 28._o 28._o numb_a 11_o 〈◊〉_d vid._n 8._o luk._n 〈◊〉_d 1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n so_o exodu_fw-la 24._o god_n command_v moses_n to_o come_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mount_n with_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o 70._o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v to_o worship_v a_o far_o off_o while_o moses_n himself_o alone_a go_v near_o unto_o the_o lord_n so_o say_v s._n peter_n god_n cause_v christ_n to_o be_v show_v open_o not_o to_o all_o the_o people_n but_o to_o the_o witness_n choose_v before_o of_o god_n to_o such_o as_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o after_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a his_o disciple_n alone_o be_v present_v when_o god_n call_v christ_n into_o heavenly_a place_n exod._n 24_o 10_o 11._o 11._o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o great_a prophet_n in_o respect_n of_o 〈◊〉_d gather_v fr●…_n the_o ●…_n and_o the_o ●…_n ●…_n numb_a 12._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 8._o john_n 1._o 18._o the_o gift_n spropheste_n not_o lab●●ual_a to_o 〈◊〉_d nary_a prophet_n prophet_n jer._n 28._o jer._n 28._o 10_o 12._o 12._o ver._n 12_o 15_o 16._o 16._o 2_o king_n 4._o 27_o john_n baptist_n more_o than_o a_o prophet_n from_o the_o virmity_n of_o the_o great_a prophet_n prophet_n john_n 1._o 28._o 28._o john_n 1._o 33._o see_v cap._n 20._o parag._n 5._o 5._o john_n 10._o 40_o 41_o 42._o 42._o isaiah_n 40._o 3._o the_o matter_n of_o our_o saviour_n prediction_n compare_v with_o the_o precedent_n prophecy_v of_o he_o declare_v his_o godhead_n godhead_n isai_n 42._o 8_o 9_o 9_o john_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d our_o saviour_n arbitrary_a discovery_n of_o secret●_n and_o prediction_n of_o future_n contingent_a full_o consonart_n to_o the_o receive_a nation_n of_o the_o mession_n mession_n john_n 1._o 49._o 49._o 49._o 49._o john_n 4._o 25._o 25._o 25._o v●●_n 42_o 42_o ●●h_o 16._o 30._o our_o saviour_n dis●●les_n and_o apostle_n do_v according_a to_o his_o inst●…_n o●s_v m●…_n upon_o ●…_n d●…_n than_o ●…les_v ●…les_v ●in_z 2._o 22._o 22._o j●h_o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d j●h_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o ●…ling_v the_o fu●…lling_n of_o that_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o ●…th_v ●●ead_a ●…_n up_o his_o heel_n against_o i_o in_o judas_n he_o give_v this_o general_a rule_n from_o henceforth_o tell_v i_o you_o before_o ●…_n i_o to_o pass_v you_o may_v believe_v that_o i_o be_o he._n john_n 13._o 19_o 19_o john_n 12._o 28._o 28._o mark_v 9_o 1._o matth._n 16._o 28._o luke_n 9_o 27._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 17._o 17._o mark_v 9_o 7._o luke_n 9_o 35._o matth_n 17_o 5._o 5._o joh._n 12._o 30._o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o last_o conference_n with_o the_o jew_n proclaim_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o great_a prophet_n foretold_v by_o moses_n moses_n john_n 12._o 44._o 44._o john_n 12._o 48._o 48._o deut._n 18._o 19_o 19_o joh._n 12._o 49_o 50_o 50_o deut._n 18._o 18._o our_o saviour_n prophetical_a spirit_n give_v life_n to_o his_o miracle_n though_o his_o miracle_n be_v good_a preparative_n to_o belief_n belief_n joh._n 12._o 3●_n 3●_n joh._n 14._o 10._o 10._o joh._n 12._o 32._o the_o peculiar_a similitude_n between_o christ_n and_o moses_n in_o the_o office_n of_o mediation_n mediation_n