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the_o son_n of_o jacob_n have_v no_o other_o name_n but_o judah_n bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o his_o mother_n or_o friend_n nor_o do_v the_o custom_n appear_v upon_o judas_n iscariot_n 2._o other_o conceive_v that_o these_o name_n be_v confer_v upon_o he_o to_o difference_n he_o from_o judas_n of_o the_o same_o name_n the_o traitor_n grow_v detestable_a for_o his_o execrable_a fact_n and_o heinous_a treason_n for_o which_o cause_n our_o apostle_n may_v in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o epistle_n style_v himself_o also_o the_o brother_n of_o james_n the_o name_n of_o judas_n be_v so_o odious_a in_o the_o church_n that_o as_o a_o learned_a man_n observe_v factam_fw-la a_o lorin_n in_o loc_n p._n 320._o id_fw-la verum_fw-la doprehendi_fw-la abstinere_fw-la ferè_fw-la christianos_n ab_fw-la imponendo_fw-la et_fw-la usurpando_fw-la nomine_fw-la judae_fw-la exeâ—rabile_fw-la hoc_fw-la nomen_fw-la christianis_fw-la ob_fw-la execrabilem_fw-la proditionem_fw-la à _fw-la juda_n factam_fw-la christian_n have_v in_o all_o age_n in_o a_o manner_n abstain_v from_o impose_v it_o though_o a_o good_a name_n in_o itself_o and_o that_o very_o rare_o be_v it_o to_o be_v find_v mention_v in_o any_o history_n and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o exact_a care_n in_o the_o evangelist_n that_o when_o this_o holy_a apostle_n joh._n 14.22_o be_v name_v he_o may_v not_o be_v take_v for_o the_o traitor_n speak_v thus_o judas_n not_o iscarior_a nor_o be_v it_o any_o change_n of_o his_o name_n that_o do_v serve_v the_o turn_n for_o it_o be_v no_o less_o wise_o then_o pious_o heed_v that_o those_o other_o name_n thaddaeus_n and_o lebbaeus_n shall_v be_v suitable_a to_o the_o person_n upon_o who_o they_o be_v bestow_v thaddaeus_n signify_v in_o the_o syriack_n the_o same_o thing_n praise_n or_o confession_n with_o judah_n in_o hebrew_a the_o imposer_n of_o this_o name_n intimate_v the_o constancy_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n in_o confess_v christ_n what_o name_n soever_o he_o have_v nor_o be_v it_o 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name_n come_v much_o short_a of_o they_o jehoahaz_n zedekiah_n jehoahaz_n as_o adonijah_n judas_n etc._n etc._n absolom_n signify_v the_o father_n peace_n but_o he_o that_o be_v so_o call_v prove_v his_o father_n trouble_n on_o the_o other_o side_n many_o have_v unpromised_a and_o infamous_a name_n who_o be_v excellent_a person_n and_o have_v lose_v nothing_o thereby_o it_o be_v not_o a_o holy_a name_n but_o a_o holy_a nature_n that_o make_v a_o holy_a man_n no_o outward_a title_n or_o privilege_n profit_v the_o enjoyer_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aliquando_fw-la mali_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aliquando_fw-la boni_fw-la si_fw-mi communio_fw-la nominum_fw-la condicionibus_fw-la praejudicat_fw-la quanti_fw-la nequam_fw-la servi_fw-la regum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la insultant_fw-la tert._n count_v mart._n c._n 7._o neither_o circumcision_n nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o a_o new_a creature_n a_o peasant_n may_v have_v the_o name_n of_o a_o prince_n a_o traitor_n the_o name_n 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be_v not_o impair_v the_o receive_n of_o grace_n by_o one_o do_v no_o more_o hinder_v the_o receive_n thereof_o by_o another_o than_o one_o man_n see_v of_o the_o sun_n hinder_v another_o from_o see_v it_o also_o god_n be_v a_o rich_a father_n he_o give_v though_o not_o alike_o yet_o sufficient_a portion_n to_o all_o his_o child_n our_o elder_a brother_n have_v a_o double_a portion_n he_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o his_o fellow_n 45.7_o psal_n 45.7_o but_o the_o ointment_n pour_v upon_o the_o head_n fall_v down_o upon_o every_o member_n he_o who_o have_v holiness_n for_o abraham_n moses_n david_n peter_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o least_o child_n in_o his_o house_n to_o be_v total_o destitute_a they_o all_o drink_v of_o that_o rock_n which_o flow_v towards_o we_o if_o we_o have_v but_o their_o thirst_n here_o be_v as_o much_o water_n still_o as_o ever_o there_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v neither_o envy_v one_o another_o for_o their_o 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remove_v it_o we_o shall_v be_v silence_v though_o not_o with_o that_o answer_n which_o be_v return_v by_o the_o disciple_n to_o they_o the_o lord_n have_v need_v of_o it_o yet_o with_o this_o 34_o luk._n 19.33_o 34_o he_o see_v it_o needful_a for_o we_o that_o thus_o it_o shall_v be_v whensoever_o he_o command_v the_o hard_a duty_n inflict_v the_o smart_a stripe_n etc._n etc._n every_o servant_n of_o christ_n shall_v stop_v their_o murmur_a mouth_n with_o this_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v it_o thus_o 5._o 12.45_o observe_v 5._o eph._n 4.4_o 5._o luk._n 12.45_o the_o servant_n of_o this_o one_o and_o only_a lord_n shall_v be_v at_o unity_n among_o themselves_o fellow_n servant_n must_v not_o fall_v out_o and_o beat_v one_o another_o the_o servant_n of_o this_o one_o lord_n shall_v be_v of_o one_o mind_n though_o some_o may_v have_v high_o some_o low_a employment_n in_o christ_n family_n yet_o all_o be_v but_o servant_n to_o this_o only_a lord_n and_o all_o their_o service_n meet_v in_o 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to_o return_v they_o back_o to_o the_o owner_n 7._o 7._o observe_v 7._o we_o shall_v neither_o give_v nor_o receive_v ambitious_a and_o flatter_a title_n of_o honour_n christ_n give_v we_o the_o reason_n one_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o master_n 10._o mat._n 23.8_o 9_o 10._o even_o christ_n we_o shall_v so_o acknowledge_v a_o superiority_n among_o man_n as_o to_o be_v fearful_a of_o cause_v pride_n in_o man_n the_o carriage_n of_o a_o servant_n to_o his_o earthly_a lord_n must_v be_v such_o as_o that_o his_o lord_n may_v know_v himself_o not_o to_o be_v the_o only_a lord_n when_o they_o cry_v up_o herod_n voice_n for_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d act._n 12.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n will_v not_o bear_v it_o he_o make_v he_o immediate_o to_o become_v worm_n meat_n who_o but_o just_a now_o be_v man_n idol_n 8._o 8._o observe_v 8._o there_o be_v no_o possible_a escape_n for_o christ_n enemy_n if_o they_o have_v another_o lord_n or_o potentate_n to_o 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