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1._o the_o carriage_n of_o weak_a christianss_n towards_o paul_n viz._n they_o desert_n he_o in_o his_o distress_n and_o dare_v not_o own_v he_o before_o nero_n tribunal_n 2._o we_o have_v the_o number_n of_o these_o desertor_n it_o be_v not_o two_o or_o three_o but_o all_o man_n all_o forsake_v he_o not_o a_o man_n dare_v stick_v to_o he_o or_o stand_v by_o he_o i_o very_o few_o if_o any_o 3._o here_o be_v the_o time_n when_o they_o forsake_v he_o it_o be_v at_o his_o first_o answer_n before_o nero._n 4._o here_o be_v paul_n carriage_n towards_o they_o he_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o since_o they_o do_v not_o sin_n as_o alexander_n do_v malicious_o but_o of_o infirmity_n that_o he_o will_v not_o lay_v this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n at_o my_o first_o answer_n or_o at_o my_o first_o apology_n and_o defence_n of_o myself_o and_o the_o truth_n before_o nero_n or_o before_o some_o of_o his_o officer_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v against_o the_o malicious_a accusation_n of_o the_o 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against_o the_o saint_n chrysostom_n make_v this_o the_o ground_n of_o nero_n rage_n against_o paul_n viz._n because_o he_o have_v confound_v simon_n magus_n who_o nero_n high_o prize_v and_o have_v convert_v his_o butler_n and_o some_o of_o his_o concubine_n whereat_o he_o be_v enrage_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v behead_v for_o fear_n of_o nero_n his_o friend_n out_o of_o weakness_n general_o forsake_v he_o yet_o the_o universal_a particle_n will_v seem_v to_o admit_v of_o some_o restriction_n all_o i_o all_o most_o all_o very_o few_o except_v for_o luke_n do_v not_o leave_v he_o v._o 11._o so_o the_o word_n all_o be_v take_v in_o scripture_n philip._n 2.21_o all_o man_n seek_v their_o own_o i_o the_o most_o and_o great_a part_n be_v self-seekers_a i_o pray_v god_n it_o be_v not_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n meiosis_n q._n d._n i_o pray_v god_n forgive_v they_o this_o great_a sin_n of_o forsake_v i_o in_o my_o necessity_n i_o wish_v it_o be_v not_o impute_v to_o they_o for_o sin_n alexander_n that_o sin_v malicious_o he_o he_o name_v and_o curse_v but_o these_o weak_a christian_n who_o fail_v for_o want_v of_o some_o measure_n of_o spirit_n and_o courage_n retain_v still_o a_o hide_a love_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n their_o name_n he_o conceal_v with_o prayer_n that_o god_n will_v not_o lay_v this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n observation_n 1._o christian_n must_v be_v able_a in_o some_o measure_n to_o apologise_v for_o the_o truth_n they_o must_v be_v ready_a not_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o give_v a_o bare_a answer_n but_o they_o must_v be_v ready_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v a_o answer_n with_o a_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n pet._n 1_o pet._n 3.15_o thus_o job_n oft_o apologize_v for_o himself_o against_o the_o false_a accusation_n of_o his_o friend_n so_o do_v peter_n act_v 2.14_o etc._n etc._n and_o steven_n act._n 7._o and_o paul_n often_o act_v 22.1_o and_o 23.1_o and_o 24.10_o and_o 25.8_o and_o 26.1_o philip._n 1.7_o thus_o justin_n martyr_n tertullian_n athenagoras_n lactantius_n and_o minutius_n felix_n apologise_v for_o the_o christian_n against_o their_o slanderous_a enemy_n and_o b._n jewel_n apologize_v for_o the_o reformer_n against_o the_o papist_n as_o wicked_a man_n be_v subtle_a to_o destroy_v the_o truth_n so_o we_o shall_v be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n to_o defend_v it_o 2._o observation_n etc._n 2._o all_o man_n forsake_v i_o peter_n be_v not_o then_o sure_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v he_o be_v there_o in_o such_o high_a authority_n he_o will_v have_v say_v somewhat_o doubtless_o for_o paul_n paul_n live_v in_o rome_n two_o year_n in_o his_o hire_a house_n act_v 28.30_o and_o when_o he_o write_v to_o the_o roman_n he_o salute_v many_o yet_o not_o one_o word_n of_o peter_n there_o rom._n 16._o it_o be_v not_o probable_a then_o that_o peter_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n seven_o year_n as_o the_o papist_n without_o any_o scripture-ground_n affirm_v but_o on_o this_o see_v more_o 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