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who_o my_o soul_n be_v well_o please_v i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n upon_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v show_v judgement_n to_o the_o gentile_n 19_o he_o shall_v not_o strive_v nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v any_o man_n hear_v his_o voice_n in_o the_o street_n 20_o a_o bruise_a reed_n shall_v he_o not_o break_v and_o smoke_a flax_n shall_v he_o not_o quench_v till_o he_o send_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o victory_n 21_o and_o in_o his_o name_n shall_v the_o gentile_n trust_v that_o be_v our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v those_o good_a act_n before_o speak_v of_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a messiah_n prophesy_v of_o by_o isaias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n 42.1_o 2._o behold_v my_o servant_n who_o i_o have_v set_v apart_o for_o accomplish_v the_o work_n of_o salvation_n for_o a_o lose_a world_n he_o by_o the_o fullness_n of_o my_o spirit_n shall_v teach_v the_o nation_n the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n he_o shall_v not_o subdue_v man_n by_o force_n and_o 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observe_v how_o zealous_a hypocrite_n be_v for_o the_o lesser_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n whilst_o they_o neglect_v the_o great_a and_o superstitious_o addict_v to_o outward_a ceremony_n place_v all_o holiness_n in_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o neglect_v moral_a duty_n observe_v far_o 3._o how_o our_o saviour_n defend_v the_o action_n of_o his_o disciple_n in_o gather_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n in_o their_o necessity_n by_o the_o practice_n and_o example_n of_o david_n necessity_n free_v he_o from_o fault_n and_o blame_v in_o eat_v the_o consecrate_a bread_n which_o none_o but_o the_o priest_n may_v lawful_o eat_v for_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n a_o ceremonial_a precept_n must_v give_v place_n to_o a_o moral_a duty_n work_n of_o mercy_n and_o necessity_n for_o preserve_v our_o life_n and_o the_o better_a fit_v we_o for_o sabbath_n service_n be_v certain_o lawful_a on_o the_o sabbath-day_n obs_n 4._o a_o double_a argument_n which_o our_o saviour_n use_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o 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occasion_n the_o pharisee_n labour_v under_o both_o obs_n 2._o a_o double_a affection_n which_o this_o hardness_n of_o heart_n find_v in_o the_o pharisee_n do_v stir_v up_o in_o christ_n namely_o anger_n and_o indignation_n grief_n and_o commiseration_n he_o be_v grieve_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n learn_v hence_o 1._o that_o humane_a passion_n be_v not_o sinful_a and_o that_o christian_a religion_n do_v not_o destroy_v natural_a affection_n 2._o that_o anger_n at_o sin_n either_o in_o ourselves_o or_o other_o if_o keep_v within_o its_o due_a bound_n be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o commendable_a 3._o that_o our_o anger_n against_o sin_n ought_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o grief_n and_o compassion_n towards_o sinner_n we_o shall_v pour_v out_o our_o tear_n of_o compassion_n when_o man_n pour_v forth_o their_o abomination_n 4._o that_o of_o all_o sin_n hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o unbelief_n be_v most_o grievous_a and_o offensive_a most_o displease_a and_o provoke_v 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