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three_o time_n feed_v his_o sheep_n it_o be_v i_o think_v impossible_a to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o from_o thence_o our_o saviour_n intend_v he_o to_o be_v the_o head_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o apostle_n but_o rather_o as_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a to_o strengthen_v his_o faith_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o go_v through_o with_o a_o difficult_a work_n for_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n tell_v he_o in_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n be_v the_o 18_o and_o 19_o of_o the_o last_o of_o st._n john_n what_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o our_o saviour_n know_v his_o weakness_n from_o his_o former_a deny_v he_o may_v upon_o that_o account_n lie_v a_o more_o strict_a command_n upon_o he_o than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o unreasonable_a to_o suppose_v from_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n viz._n simon_n son_n of_o ionas_n love_v thou_o i_o which_o 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but_o i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o and_o when_o thou_o be_v convert_v strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n by_o which_o word_n we_o find_v he_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o convert_v nor_o indeed_o any_o of_o they_o until_o after_o the_o resurrection_n for_o as_o our_o saviour_n have_v foretell_v matthew_n the_o 26._o verse_n the_o 31._o i_o will_v smite_v the_o shepherd_n and_o the_o sheep_n of_o the_o flock_n shall_v be_v scatter_v abroad_o so_o after_o the_o jew_n have_v put_v our_o saviour_n to_o death_n we_o find_v they_o disperse_v and_o scatter_v up_o and_o down_o for_o indeed_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v well_o what_o to_o make_v of_o the_o matter_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o discourse_n our_o saviour_n have_v with_o some_o of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v go_v to_o emmaus_n which_o be_v distant_a from_o jerusalem_n some_o threescore_o furlong_n luke_n the_o 24._o from_o the_o 13._o to_o the_o 25._o verse_n and_o at_o the_o 21._o verse_n but_o we_o trust_v that_o it_o have_v be_v he_o which_o shall_v have_v redeem_a israel_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v they_o be_v still_o in_o doubt_n but_o after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o send_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o promise_a comforter_n among_o they_o we_o find_v they_o be_v very_o bold_a and_o courageous_a and_o some_o thousand_o be_v convert_v act_v the_o 2._o and_o the_o 41._o at_o st._n peter_n first_o sermon_n from_o which_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v understand_v those_o word_n upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n etc._n etc._n as_o a_o particular_a favour_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_n st._n peter_n in_o make_v he_o the_o first_o instrument_n of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o church_n not_o at_o rome_n but_o jerusalem_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o mother_n church_n and_o as_o our_o saviour_n be_v to_o the_o jew_n so_o may_v the_o misunderstanding_n that_o place_n of_o scripture_n viz._n upon_o this_o rock_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o stumble_a block_n possible_o 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