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of_o their_o god_n into_o bull_n and_o swan_n and_o a_o thousand_o lie_a shape_n be_v publish_v by_o the_o devil_n to_o make_v the_o transfiguration_n of_o our_o saviour_n suspect_v shame_n upon_o such_o gross_a figment_n which_o can_v no_o way_n darken_v the_o manifold_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o palpable_o counterfeit_v that_o they_o need_v no_o refutation_n as_o irenaeus_n pass_v his_o censure_n upon_o they_o 35._o victoria_fw-la est_fw-la sententiae_fw-la vestrae_fw-la manifestatio_fw-la it_o be_v victory_n enough_o to_o the_o christian_a cause_n to_o tell_v and_o relate_v their_o absurd_a opinion_n but_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o metamorphosis_n of_o those_o idol_n god_n st._n peter_n justify_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o saviour_n transfiguration_n thus_o we_o have_v not_o cunning_o devise_v fable_n when_o we_o make_v know_v unto_o you_o the_o power_n and_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o his_o majesty_n 2._o pet._n i._n 16._o the_o 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off_o malchus_n ear_n in_o the_o garden_n to_o save_v his_o saviour_n and_o though_o he_o dare_v not_o open_o dehort_v he_o now_o for_o he_o be_v check_v before_o and_o call_v satan_n for_o that_o fault_n yet_o the_o same_o meaning_n be_v close_o convey_v in_o these_o word_n master_n it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v here_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o his_o opinion_n alone_o but_o it_o seem_v all_o his_o brethren_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n they_o know_v not_o the_o scripture_n and_o think_v the_o church_n may_v do_v well_o enough_o though_o christ_n do_v never_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n for_o when_o peter_n alone_o do_v speak_v in_o this_o cause_n st._n mark_n say_v christ_n turn_v about_o and_o look_v upon_o all_o his_o disciple_n mar._n viij_o 33._o and_o then_o rebuke_v peter_n get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n peter_n give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o master_n if_o he_o will_v stay_v there_o and_o not_o die_v but_o st._n paul_n show_v that_o even_o by_o death_n 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not_o stand_v between_o moses_n and_o elias_n but_o hang_v between_o two_o thief_n thou_o peter_n shall_v not_o think_v it_o good_a to_o be_v with_o he_o but_o run_v away_o and_o deny_v he_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o call_v unto_o he_o from_o heaven_n thou_o be_v my_o well-beloved_a son_n but_o the_o son_n shall_v cry_v out_o that_o he_o be_v forsake_v of_o the_o father_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o bright_a cloud_n over_o the_o place_n but_o darkness_n over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n final_o no_o other_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v build_v for_o he_o but_o a_o cross_n of_o malediction_n 2._o and_o may_v not_o peter_n counsel_v he_o without_o offence_n against_o this_o ignominious_a death_n no_o my_o beloved_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v excuse_v how_o he_o know_v not_o the_o scripture_n that_o this_o be_v the_o course_n appoint_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o world_n the_o hungry_a can_v not_o eat_v their_o bread_n until_o it_o be_v break_v we_o can_v not_o 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grieve_v for_o his_o sorrow_n but_o give_v thanks_o with_o gladness_n for_o our_o own_o deliverance_n therefore_o in_o no_o wise_a do_v peter_n give_v right_a counsel_n when_o to_o decline_v the_o issue_n of_o that_o dismal_a passion_n he_o say_v master_n it_o be_v good_a etc._n etc._n but_o ne_fw-la quicquam_fw-la sapit_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la non_fw-la sapit_fw-la how_o shall_v he_o be_v a_o good_a counsellor_n for_o his_o master_n that_o be_v not_o wise_a for_o himself_o for_o i_o ask_v in_o the_o next_o place_n a_o bonum_fw-la non_fw-la videre_fw-la mortem_fw-la if_o it_o can_v be_v good_a for_o peter_n and_o the_o two_o disciple_n not_o to_o see_v death_n no_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o gain_n and_o advantage_n to_o be_v make_v by_o death_n phil._n i._n 21._o then_o when_o we_o languish_v as_o we_o think_v of_o our_o last_o sickness_n than_o we_o begin_v to_o call_v our_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n than_o we_o look_v over_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o law_n which_o we_o have_v so_o 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and_o mortification_n beside_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o be_v weary_a of_o every_o thing_n even_o of_o life_n itself_o till_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n i_o know_v a_o man_n may_v desire_v to_o die_v out_o of_o frowardness_n i_o praise_v not_o that_o as_o elias_n and_o ionas_n be_v fretful_a because_o they_o be_v cross_v and_o in_o that_o vexation_n of_o mind_n they_o desire_v to_o die_v this_o be_v rudeness_n and_o impatiency_n to_o desire_v to_o die_v because_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o god_n will_v have_v they_o but_o there_o be_v earn_v to_o get_v above_o the_o desire_n of_o frail_a nature_n and_o to_o desire_v to_o put_v off_o the_o body_n that_o we_o may_v put_v on_o christ_n 120.5_o so_o nazianzen_n begin_v a_o epistle_n to_o nyssen_n out_o of_o
be_v one_o entire_a body_n one_o tabernacle_n and_o no_o more_o satan_n wish_v it_o be_v ten_o that_o there_o may_v be_v strife_n among_o we_o i_o be_o of_o christ_n and_o i_o for_o moses_n and_o i_o for_o elias_n even_o as_o among_o the_o corinthian_n i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n and_o i_o of_o christ_n this_o emulation_n and_o schism_n come_v of_o it_o to_o make_v more_o tabernacle_n than_o one_o faciamus_fw-la tria_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o the_o builder_n and_o the_o fabric_n i_o proceed_v three_o to_o the_o possessor_n one_o for_o thou_o one_o for_o moses_n and_o one_o for_o elias_n little_a cottage_n yet_o peter_n consider_v they_o will_v be_v somewhat_o for_o they_o that_o have_v nothing_o before_o fox_n have_v hole_n and_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n have_v nest_n but_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n ipse_fw-la faber_n domum_fw-la non_fw-la habuit_fw-la he_o have_v not_o a_o house_n to_o lodge_v in_o though_o they_o call_v 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