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be_o thy_o servant_n amen_n serm._n two_o the_o second_o sermon_n john_n 21.22_o if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o follow_v thou_o i_o these_o word_n contain_v a_o sharp_a answer_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o a_o indiscreet_a and_o unseasonable_a question_n of_o st._n peter_n in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o this_o order_n i_o shall_v observe_v first_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o clear_v the_o difficulty_n of_o my_o text_n and_o show_v you_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n answer_n if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v and_o second_o i_o will_v commend_v unto_o you_o such_o observation_n as_o may_v prove_v useful_a to_o ourselves_o to_o begin_v then_o with_o the_o first_o if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v in_o the_o exposition_n of_o which_o conditional_a speech_n of_o christ_n i_o find_v great_a variety_n among_o interpreter_n some_o will_v admit_v of_o no_o positive_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n but_o think_v they_o be_v speak_v only_o to_o put_v off_o the_o inquisitive_n of_o peter_n if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v or_o as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o doomsday_n what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o not_o that_o he_o intend_v that_o john_n shall_v tarry_v till_o he_o come_v but_o to_o show_v that_o whether_o he_o tarry_v or_o not_o tarry_v that_o be_v nothing_o to_o peter_n but_o this_o exposition_n if_o we_o mark_v it_o will_v neither_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o speech_n nor_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o speaker_n and_o therefore_o other_o there_o be_v who_o do_v conceive_v that_o whereas_o st._n peter_n be_v to_o die_v of_o a_o violent_a death_n and_o follow_v his_o master_n to_o the_o cross_n it_o may_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o express_v that_o no_o such_o violence_n shall_v be_v offer_v unto_o st._n john_n he_o shall_v die_v of_o a_o fair_a death_n fair_o and_o 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lib._n 5._o cap_n 23._o that_o he_o die_v a_o martyr_n and_o theophylact_n confirm_v his_o say_n from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n himself_o 23._o in_o mat._n 20_o 23._o who_o speak_v of_o james_n and_o john_n say_v express_o that_o they_o shall_v drink_v of_o his_o cup_n and_o be_v baptize_v with_o his_o baptism_n now_o james_n we_o know_v drink_v so_o deep_o of_o this_o cup_n that_o herod_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o kill_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o as_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v imply_v john_n must_v pledge_v he_o so_o deep_o in_o the_o same_o cup_n either_o as_o a_o martyr_n or_o at_o least_o as_o all_o agree_v as_o a_o confessor_n that_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o word_n in_o my_o text_n can_v seem_v to_o contain_v any_o special_a privilege_n of_o john_n above_o peter_n when_o it_o be_v say_v if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v and_o therefore_o a_o three_o exposition_n there_o be_v which_o though_o it_o be_v refuse_v by_o almost_o 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time_n and_o make_v a_o pause_n and_o inquire_v which_o be_v the_o old_a and_o the_o right_a way_n will_v these_o action_n these_o thought_n this_o company_n this_o discourse_n this_o idleness_n this_o expense_n will_v these_o lead_v a_o man_n to_o heaven_n and_o though_o thou_o often_o see_v good_a man_n take_v a_o oblique_a course_n like_o the_o sun_n across_o the_o line_n and_o back_n again_o canis_fw-la hieron_n epist_n 9_o l._n 2._o edit_n canis_fw-la yet_o always_o remember_v securiùs_fw-la esse_fw-la perire_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la quam_fw-la juxta_fw-la periculum_fw-la non_fw-la perisse_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n not_o to_o have_v venture_v on_o a_o danger_n then_o to_o have_v escape_v it_o remember_v always_o in_o the_o serious_a estimation_n of_o thy_o sin_n not_o to_o follow_v the_o loose_a account_n of_o man_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o set_v down_o fifty_o for_o a_o hundred_o nay_o sometime_o scarce_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o but_o the_o true_a and_o just_a 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not_o tell_v and_o therefore_o watch_v always_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v prepare_v that_o when_o ever_o thou_o shall_v lay_v down_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n of_o thy_o body_n thou_o may_v with_o joy_n and_o cheerfulness_n commend_v thy_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o redeemer_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o eternal_a mansion_n in_o the_o heaven_n amen_n serm._n five_o the_o five_o sermon_n john_n 20.17_o touch_v i_o not_o for_o i_o be_o not_o yet_o ascend_v to_o my_o father_n when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v god_n send_v forth_o his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o as_o in_o the_o begin_n the_o woman_n say_v st._n paul_n be_v in_o the_o transgression_n first_o in_o the_o transgression_n not_o the_o man_n so_o now_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n be_v to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o this_o transgression_n reconcile_v the_o woman_n to_o the_o man_n and_o both_o to_o god_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o without_o a_o mystery_n in_o 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