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offerret_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la redimeret_fw-la ex_fw-la nostro_fw-la then_o christ_n take_v of_o we_o that_o which_o he_o may_v offer_v as_o his_o own_o for_o we_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v redeem_v we_o by_o that_o which_o be_v we_o and_o declare_v what_o he_o mean_v even_o by_o the_o word_n which_o you_o bring_v christ_n offer_v that_o in_o himself_o which_o he_o put_v on_o ambrose_n add_v ibid._n non_fw-la igitur_fw-la divinitatem_fw-la induit_fw-la sed_fw-la carnem_fw-la assumpsit_fw-la ut_fw-la spolium_fw-la carnis_fw-la exueret_fw-la christ_n put_v not_o on_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o divinity_n but_o he_o take_v flesh_n that_o he_o may_v put_v off_o the_o spoil_n of_o his_o flesh_n when_o he_o shall_v die_v now_o if_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n be_v subject_a to_o all_o injury_n how_o say_v you_o that_o christ_n flesh_n be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o his_o godhead_n what_o else_o do_v you_o in_o so_o say_v but_o compare_v adam_n slime_n 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16._o christ_n express_a compassion_n towards_o the_o jew_n luk._n 19_o matth._n 24._o a_o little_a before_o he_o prepare_v he_o to_o his_o passion_n plain_o show_v that_o now_o in_o the_o garden_n and_o so_o still_o forward_o he_o give_v himself_o whole_o to_o other_o thought_n and_o matter_n namely_o such_o as_o concern_v his_o great_a work_n in_o hand_n out_o of_o your_o learning_n you_o allow_v christ_n compassion_n towards_o the_o wall_n and_o building_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o city_n for_o he_o show_v in_o both_o place_n which_o you_o cite_v that_o a_o 2._o a_o matth._n 24._o 2._o 44._o 2._o luc._n 19_o 44._o stone_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v upon_o a_o stone_n either_o in_o the_o 2._o the_o matth._n 24._o 2._o temple_n or_o 44._o or_o luc._n 19_o 44._o city_n which_o concern_v the_o jew_n temporal_a state_n and_o safety_n but_o touch_v the_o rejection_n of_o that_o whole_a nation_n for_o these_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n as_o we_o find_v to_o this_o 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false_o call_v himself_o the_o son_n of_o god_n since_o in_o his_o great_a necessity_n god_n do_v neither_o deliver_v he_o nor_o any_o way_n regard_v he_o he_o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o his_o father_n make_v his_o complaint_n to_o god_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n that_o they_o all_o may_v hear_v he_o that_o he_o be_v now_o a_o long_a time_n forsake_v that_o be_v leave_v in_o this_o anguish_n and_o ignominy_n without_o any_o show_n of_o his_o father_n love_n towards_o he_o whereupon_o present_o christ_n before_o 18._o before_o john_n 18._o know_v all_o that_o shall_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o so_o know_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o this_o his_o prayer_n to_o he_o no_o small_a comfort_n be_v permit_v to_o breath_n out_o his_o soul_n with_o great_a power_n and_o the_o temple_n the_o earth_n the_o rock_n rent_v shake_v and_o cleave_v asunder_o give_v manifest_a testimony_n to_o those_o that_o watch_v he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o so_o much_o as_o all_o 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