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reply_n and_o what_o he_o answer_v to_o the_o sadducee_n concern_v the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o the_o lawyer_n about_o the_o first_o commandment_n mark_v xii_o answer_v so_o little_a to_o their_o satisfaction_n or_o advantage_n they_o dare_v ask_v he_o no_o more_o question_n any_o of_o they_o and_o now_o their_o mouth_n be_v stop_v he_o himself_o begin_v to_o question_v they_o about_o the_o messiah_n ask_v the_o pharisee_n mat._n xxii_o 41._o what_o think_v you_o of_o the_o messiah_n who_o son_n be_v he_o they_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o son_n of_o david_n wherein_o though_o they_o answer_v right_a yet_o he_o show_v they_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o however_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v studier_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o they_o understand_v not_o clear_o the_o scripture_n concern_v the_o messiah_n and_o thereupon_o he_o sharp_o rebuke_n their_o hypocrisy_n vanity_n pride_n malice_n covetousness_n and_o ignorance_n and_o particular_o tell_v they_o v_o 13._o you_o 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be_v a_o evidence_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v one_o thing_n more_o there_o be_v in_o the_o miracle_n do_v by_o his_o disciple_n which_o show_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n that_o they_o be_v do_v in_o his_o name_n in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n rise_v up_o and_o walk_v say_v st._n peter_n to_o the_o lame_a man_n who_o he_o cure_v in_o the_o temple_n act_v iii_o 6._o and_o how_o far_o the_o power_n of_o that_o name_n reach_v they_o themselves_o seem_v to_o wonder_v luke_n x._o 17._o and_o the_o seventy_o return_v again_o with_o joy_n say_v lord_n even_o the_o devil_n be_v subject_a to_o we_o in_o thy_o name_n from_o this_o message_n from_o john_n the_o baptist_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o tell_v the_o people_n that_o john_n be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n begin_v to_o which_o time_n all_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o law_n point_v luke_n vii_o and_o mat._n xi_o luke_n viii_o 1._o afterward_o he_o go_v through_o every_o city_n and_o village_n preach_v and_o show_v the_o good_a tiding_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n here_o we_o see_v as_o every_o where_o what_o his_o preach_a be_v and_o consequent_o what_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v soon_o after_o he_o preach_v from_o a_o boat_n to_o the_o people_n on_o the_o shore_n his_o sermon_n at_o large_a we_o may_v read_v mat._n xiii_o mark_v iu._n and_o luke_n viii_o but_o this_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o this_o second_o sermon_n of_o his_o here_o be_v quite_o different_a from_o his_o former_a in_o the_o mount_n for_o that_o be_v all_o so_o plain_a and_o intelligible_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o so_o whereas_o this_o be_v all_o so_o involve_v in_o parable_n that_o even_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o if_o we_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v possible_o have_v some_o light_n from_o the_o different_a subject_n of_o these_o two_o sermon_n there_o he_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n only_a morality_n clear_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n from_o the_o false_a gloss_n which_o be_v receive_v in_o those_o day_n and_o set_v forth_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a life_n in_o their_o full_a obligation_n and_o extent_n beyond_o what_o the_o judiciary_n law_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v or_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o any_o country_n can_v prescribe_v or_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o here_o in_o this_o sermon_n by_o the_o seaside_n he_o speak_v of_o nothing_o but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o he_o do_v all_o in_o parable_n one_o reason_n whereof_o st._n matthew_n give_v we_o chap._n xiii_o 35._o that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n say_v i_o will_v open_v my_o mouth_n in_o parable_n i_o will_v utter_v thing_n that_o have_v be_v keep_v secret_a from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n another_o reason_n our_o saviour_n himself_o give_v of_o it_o v_o 11_o 12._o because_o to_o you_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o give_v for_o whosoever_o have_v to_o he_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v more_o abundant_o but_o whosoever_o have_v not_o i._n e._n improve_v not_o the_o talent_n that_o he_o have_v from_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o even_o that_o that_o he_o have_v one_o thing_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n here_o in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o parable_n to_o his_o apostle_n call_v the_o preach_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n simple_o the_o word_n and_o luke_n viii_o 21._o the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o whence_o st._n luke_n in_o the_o act_n often_o mention_n it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o observe_v to_o which_o i_o shall_v here_o add_v that_o of_o act_n viii_o 4._o therefore_o they_o 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go_v about_o all_o the_o city_n and_o village_n teach_v in_o their_o synagogue_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o heal_v every_o sickness_n and_o every_o disease_n among_o the_o people_n he_o acquaint_v they_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o miracle_n to_o instruct_v and_o convince_v they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n mat._n x._o when_o he_o send_v his_o apostle_n abroad_o their_o commission_n to_o preach_v we_o have_v v_o 7_o 8._o in_o these_o word_n as_o you_o go_v preach_v say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n heal_n the_o sick_a etc._n etc._n all_o that_o they_o have_v
to_o preach_v be_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v whosoever_o shall_v not_o receive_v they_o the_o messenger_n of_o this_o good_a tiding_n nor_o hearken_v to_o their_o message_n incur_v a_o heavy_a doom_n than_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n v_o 14_o 15._o but_o v_o 32._o whosoever_o shall_v confess_v i_o before_o man_n i_o will_v confess_v he_o before_o my_o father_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n what_o this_o confess_v of_o christ_n be_v we_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v john_n xii_o 4._o with_o ix_o 22._o nevertheless_o among_o the_o chief_a ruler_n also_o many_o believe_v in_o he_o but_o because_o of_o the_o pharisee_n they_o do_v not_o confess_v he_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o chap._n ix_o 22._o these_o word_n speak_v his_o parent_n because_o they_o fear_v the_o jew_n for_o the_o jew_n have_v agree_v already_o that_o if_o any_o man_n do_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n he_o shall_v 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