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A25241 Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ... Ambrose, Isaac, 1604-1664. 1680 (1680) Wing A2957; ESTC R33051 999,188 563

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unusual_a manner_n they_o lose_v his_o sight_n and_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o in_o a_o moment_n he_o be_v invisible_a to_o they_o who_o eye_n he_o have_v open_v it_o plain_o show_v that_o glorify_a body_n as_o corpulent_a and_o commensurable_a may_v be_v see_v of_o mortal_n but_o as_o they_o be_v subtle_a and_o spiritual_a they_o can_v be_v see_v actual_o without_o dispensation_n christ_n appear_v say_v damascene_fw-la not_o by_o necessity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o by_o his_o own_o free_a will_n not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o by_o way_n of_o dispensation_n it_o be_v his_o mere_a condescension_n permission_n that_o he_o will_v show_v himself_o at_o any_o time_n unto_o his_o disciple_n 2._o he_o show_v himself_o on_o this_o wise_a there_o be_v together_o simon_n peter_n and_o thomas_n etc._n john_n 21.2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n call_v dydimus_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o whole_a narration_n we_o may_v observe_v 1._o the_o occasion_n and_o 2._o the_o apparition_n in_o the_o occasion_n we_o have_v a_o council_n among_o the_o apostle_n what_o to_o do_v and_o it_o be_v conclude_v they_o will_v go_v a_o fish_n they_o do_v so_o though_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o they_o fish_v all_o night_n but_o catch_v nothing_o in_o the_o apparition_n 1._o christ_n be_v unknown_a 4._o ver_fw-la 3._o ver_fw-la 4._o he_o stand_v on_o the_o shore_n but_o the_o disciple_n know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v jesus_n in_o this_o condition_n we_o have_v jesus_n speak_v and_o then_o work_v a_o miracle_n 6._o ver_fw-la 6._o he_o bid_v they_o cast_v the_o net_n on_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o ship_n and_o then_o draw_v