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no_o man_n acknowledge_v he_o either_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n or_o the_o world_n saviour_n but_o be_v as_o a_o root_n spring_v out_o of_o a_o dry_a ground_n 53.2_o isa_n 53.2_o despise_v and_o reject_v of_o man_n what_o need_v god_n child_n therefore_o be_v discontent_v if_o the_o world_n regard_v they_o not_o christ_n be_v so_o use_v but_o these_o be_v but_o private_a suffering_n the_o more_o public_a begin_v after_o his_o baptism_n as_o 1._o by_o be_v tempt_v of_o satan_n mat._n 4._o in_o the_o desert_n where_o he_o overcome_v the_o arch_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n in_o a_o single_a duel_n this_o be_v he_o lead_v to_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o by_o any_o lust_n of_o vain_a glory_n in_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v make_v our_o pilgrimage_n in_o this_o world_n safe_a and_o secure_a and_o that_o he_o have_v experience_n of_o his_o temptation_n may_v have_v sympathy_n of_o we_o and_o be_v the_o more_o ready_a to_o help_v we_o heb._n 2.17_o and_o show_v we_o a_o way_n how_o to_o put_v the_o devil_n to_o flight_n even_o by_o quote_v scripture_n as_o he_o do_v which_o be_v indeed_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o teach_v we_o also_o to_o beware_v of_o be_v lead_v into_o temptation_n by_o our_o lust_n but_o let_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o combat_n and_o he_o will_v bring_v we_o off_o with_o honour_n as_o christ_n be_v for_o he_o lead_v we_o not_o by_o seducement_n of_o deceit_n nor_o allure_v we_o by_o enticement_n to_o evil_a or_o by_o persuasion_n to_o venture_v upon_o any_o sinful_a way_n but_o do_v actuate_v we_o to_o combat_v with_o those_o temptation_n which_o he_o foresee_v be_v lay_v for_o we_o that_o our_o virtue_n may_v be_v improve_v and_o god_n glorify_v by_o such_o probation_n of_o we_o so_o it_o may_v just_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o temptation_n that_o christ_n have_v overcome_v the_o devil_n in_o our_o behalf_n have_v merit_v victory_n for_o we_o his_o next_o suffering_n be_v extreme_a poverty_n and_o want_v of_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n mat._n 8.20_o he_o have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n he_o live_v upon_o alm_n and_o borrow_v a_o ass_n and_o this_o be_v to_o make_v we_o rich_a 2_o cor._n 8.9_o yea_o to_o make_v ourselves_o poor_a by_o our_o liberality_n to_o other_o 2_o cor._n 8.9_o and_o not_o to_o place_v our_o felicity_n in_o worldly_a thing_n nor_o seek_v great_a matter_n for_o ourselves_o but_o be_v content_a with_o the_o mean_a estate_n christ_n be_v as_o poor_a as_o any_o man_n beside_o he_o have_v infirmity_n like_o we_o sin_n only_o except_v heb._n 4.15_o he_o hunger_v and_o thirst_v though_o he_o be_v the_o bread_n and_o water_n of_o life_n and_o be_v weary_a though_o the_o way_n to_o life_n he_o be_v subject_a to_o anger_v sadness_n fear_n and_o sorrow_n and_o this_o be_v that_o he_o may_v merit_v strength_n for_o we_o and_o we_o be_v enable_v in_o he_o further_o he_o suffer_v extreme_a disgrace_n from_o the_o jew_n for_o they_o deny_v his_o divinity_n his_o birth_n by_o a_o virgin_n nor_o will_v receive_v he_o as_o their_o king_n and_o saviour_n john_n 1.11_o they_o reproach_v he_o also_o unjust_o and_o accuse_v he_o of_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n and_o of_o seduce_v the_o people_n against_o the_o magistrate_n with_o treason_n and_o sedition_n against_o his_o own_o soul_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o conjurer_n so_o with_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n and_o a_o favourer_n of_o sinner_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o people_n be_v offend_v in_o he_o mark_v 6.3_o all_o this_o fell_a upon_o he_o by_o the_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n who_o be_v guilty_a though_o he_o be_v innocent_a and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v but_o little_a in_o his_o own_o defence_n also_o that_o he_o may_v deliver_v we_o from_o eternal_a shame_n and_o merit_n for_o we_o eternal_a glory_n and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v ashamed_a for_o his_o sake_n to_o suffer_v all_o reproach_n heb._n 12.3_o 4._o beside_o he_o undergo_v many_o danger_n of_o be_v cast_v down_o the_o cleft_n of_o nazareth_n headlong_o and_o of_o ston_a by_o the_o jew_n all_o which_o he_o suffer_v as_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o save_v we_o from_o everlasting_a destruction_n but_o above_o all_o this_o he_o suffer_v his_o enemy_n to_o consult_v his_o death_n to_o be_v betray_v by_o judas_n to_o be_v deny_v by_o peter_n to_o be_v forsake_v by_o the_o rest_n and_o this_o he_o suffer_v for_o our_o perfidiousness_n in_o adam_n our_o forsake_v god_n and_o deny_v his_o truth_n and_o believe_v the_o devil_n far_o a_o bitter_a agony_n seize_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o garden_n mat._n 26.38_o not_o
be_v sell_v under_o sin_n and_o so_o our_o flesh_n be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n rom._n 8._o and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o john_n 3._o for_o the_o natural_a man_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n eph._n 2._o and_o sure_o if_o adam_n can_v not_o of_o himself_o stand_v in_o obedience_n by_o his_o free_a will_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n how_o can_v we_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nocency_n since_o his_o fall_n nor_o do_v god_n give_v the_o law_n in_o respect_n that_o we_o can_v obey_v it_o but_o to_o show_v his_o perfection_n in_o make_v it_o and_o to_o make_v we_o find_v our_o imperfection_n that_o we_o may_v fly_v to_o his_o grace_n in_o christ_n who_o for_o we_o have_v fulfil_v it_o nine_o they_o separate_v themselves_o from_o all_o church_n because_o they_o account_v themselves_o only_o pure_a and_o therefore_o will_v not_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n suppose_v that_o they_o have_v no_o sin_n but_o at_o such_o god_n be_v offend_v as_o with_o smoke_n because_o they_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n 1_o john_n 1.8_o 9_o so_o they_o account_v the_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o no_o use_n but_o depend_v upon_o peculiar_a revelation_n yet_o god_n have_v bid_v people_n to_o seek_v the_o law_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o priest_n ezek._n 44._o but_o any_o one_o of_o they_o will_v preach_v of_o what_o trade_n soever_o he_o be_v though_o neither_o call_v of_o god_n as_o heb._n nor_o by_o any_o authority_n constitute_v among_o the_o profess_a people_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o they_o do_v preach_v without_o be_v send_v contrary_a to_o st_n paul_n rom._n 10._o and_o so_o bring_v the_o church_n into_o confusion_n and_o as_o their_o tenet_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v suffer_v in_o the_o church_n so_o neither_o be_v they_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n 10._o sleidan_n in_o come_v lib._n 10._o for_o they_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n nor_o for_o man_n to_o subject_n himself_o to_o they_o but_o may_v depose_v they_o nor_o to_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o they_o nor_o may_v a_o magistrate_n punish_v a_o malefactor_n with_o death_n first_o he_o must_v not_o be_v a_o magistrate_n they_o say_v because_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a king_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o that_o prove_v not_o but_o that_o other_o king_n may_v be_v in_o the_o church_n to_o serve_v under_o christ_n so_o though_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o shiloh_n viz._n christ_n be_v come_v the_o sceptre_n shall_v depart_v from_o judah_n but_o that_o be_v from_o the_o jew_n not_o from_o all_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v true_a he_o deny_v to_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n superiority_n but_o that_o be_v because_o he_o will_v correct_v their_o error_n suppose_v his_o kingdom_n to_o be_v earthly_a and_o because_o he_o call_v they_o not_o to_o civil_a but_o ecclesiastical_a office_n and_o what_o though_o christ_n refuse_v to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o to_o judge_v between_o brethren_n it_o be_v because_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o his_o office_n not_o that_o thereby_o he_o mean_v to_o abrogate_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o other_o man_n which_o be_v give_v to_o they_o from_o above_o as_o he_o tell_v pilate_n so_o though_o we_o be_v forbid_v to_o judge_v other_o man_n yet_o thereby_o be_v signify_v private_a and_o rash_a and_o untimely_a and_o wicked_a censure_n and_o so_o though_o christ_n prophesi_v that_o some_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v persecutor_n of_o the_o church_n mat._n 24._o yet_o the_o spirit_n tell_v we_o that_o some_o shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n isa_n so_o christ_n bid_v peter_n to_o put_v up_o his_o sword_n yet_o that_o be_v the_o material_a not_o the_o civil_a sword_n or_o the_o sword_n of_o private_a revenge_n nor_o be_v peter_n a_o public_a magistrate_n so_o though_o jotham_n in_o his_o parable_n show_v 9_o judg._n 9_o that_o kingship_n be_v affect_v by_o the_o brier_n only_o but_o not_o by_o the_o olive_n vine_n or_o the_o fig_n tree_n yet_o that_o prove_v not_o that_o only_o the_o wicked_a and_o not_o the_o godly_a may_v take_v upon_o they_o place_n of_o judicature_n for_o parable_n and_o allegory_n prove_v nothing_o in_o doctrine_n beside_o that_o parable_n be_v speak_v particular_o against_o abimelech_n and_o from_o particular_n we_o can_v prove_v general_a position_n now_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o one_o to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n it_o be_v as_o lawful_a for_o another_o to_o be_v subject_n because_o every_o power_n be_v of_o god_n rom._n 13.1_o 2._o and_o the_o five_o commandment_n bid_v we_o honour_v our_o superior_n and_o nature_n teach_v subjection_n of_o the_o member_n to_o the_o head_n nor_o this_o be_v not_o servile_a but_o civil_a and_o such_o as_o be_v before_o adam_n fall_v as_o eve_n be_v subordinate_a to_o adam_n it_o be_v a_o weak_a objection_n to_o say_v that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o subjection_n under_o the_o gospel_n because_o believer_n be_v thereby_o admit_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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