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be_v there_o ever_o love_v like_a unto_o this_o louâ—_n have_v he_o not_o be_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n he_o can_v never_o have_v have_v in_o his_o heart_n such_o a_o love_n as_o this_o o_o it_o be_v a_o divine_a love_n it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o a_o jesus_n a_o love_n far_o surpass_v either_o the_o love_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n or_o of_o angel_n 3._o they_o put_v upon_o he_o a_o purple_a robe_n or_o a_o scarlet_a robe_n john_n call_v it_o purple_a 27.28_o john_n 19.2_o mat._n 27.28_o and_o matthew_n scarlet_a howsoever_o some_o difference_n may_v be_v yet_o because_o of_o their_o likeness_n they_o be_v put_v sometime_o one_o for_o another_o they_o put_v upon_o he_o a_o scarlet_a robe_n it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a a_o scarlet_a cloaâ—â—_n it_o be_v a_o loose_a short_a garment_n at_o first_o use_v only_o by_o king_n or_o emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o colour_n of_o it_o be_v suitable_a to_o christ_n condition_n for_o he_o be_v now_o purple_a all_o 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out_o of_o the_o bramble_n and_o devour_v the_o cedar_n of_o lebanon_n as_o jotham_n put_v out_o this_o parable_n in_o scorn_n of_o abimilech_n so_o the_o soldier_n in_o scorn_n put_v on_o christ_n head_n this_o bramble_n crown_n q._n d._n come_v thou_o say_v thou_o be_v king_n of_o jew_n and_o therefore_o we_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o crown_n of_o bramble_n king_n of_o tree_n by_o which_o mean_n they_o protest_v against_o christ_n as_o a_o feign_a fabulous_a king_n as_o if_o he_o be_v no_o fit_a to_o be_v king_n of_o jew_n than_o the_o bramble_n be_v to_o be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o forest_n use_v use_v how_o many_o lesson_n may_v we_o draw_v from_o hence_o they_o put_v upon_o his_o head_n a_o crown_n of_o shame_n of_o death_n of_o torture_n who_o come_v to_o give_v we_o a_o crown_n of_o victory_n of_o life_n of_o glory_n 2._o our_o sin_n cause_v the_o earth_n to_o bring_v forth_o thorn_n and_o brier_n and_o our_o saviour_n must_v wear_v they_o both_o to_o take_v 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