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alludit_fw-la ad_fw-la proverbium_fw-la graecum_fw-la groâ—_n annot._n in_o loc_fw-la he_o learned_a obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a proverb_n have_v it_o to_o which_o the_o apostle_n may_v there_o seem_v to_o allude_v by_o this_o mean_n he_o come_v to_o know_v by_o experience_n what_o passive_a obedience_n mean_v yea_o and_o by_o his_o lesser_a suffering_n he_o be_v prepare_v for_o that_o last_o and_o great_a act_n of_o obedience_n his_o obedience_n to_o death_n and_o the_o same_o lesson_n do_v christian_n soon_o learn_v in_o this_o school_n than_o any_o other_o before_o i_o be_v afflict_v i_o go_v actray_v but_o now_o have_v i_o keep_v thy_o word_n say_v david_n there_o psal_n 119.67_o these_o and_o many_o other_o fruit_n there_o be_v of_o affliction_n in_o this_o life_n all_o which_o come_v under_o this_o general_a head_n the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n in_o the_o 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christ_n be_v to_o suffer_v his_o pour_v forth_o his_o soul_n unto_o death_n a_o bitter_a potion_n the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v past_a say_v agag_n 1_o sam._n 15.32_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n which_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o look_v upon_o as_o most_o bitter_a more_o bitter_a than_o death_n say_v the_o preacher_n of_o the_o wherish_v woman_n eccles_n 7.26_o intimate_v death_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o can_v befall_v the_o outward_a man_n to_o be_v the_o bitter_a and_o yet_o see_v with_o what_o patience_n with_o what_o resolution_n our_o bless_a saviour_n here_o submit_v hereunto_o this_o be_v the_o gup_n which_o his_o father_n have_v give_v he_o he_o have_v appoint_v he_o to_o die_v to_o die_v that_o painful_a shameful_a accurse_a death_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o this_o our_o saviour_n be_v privy_a to_o have_v before_o acquaint_v his_o disciple_n with_o it_o mat._n 20.18.19_o yet_o see_v how_o he_o submit_v to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n herein_o as_o 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encounter_v he_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o saul_n and_o all_o israel_n hear_v those_o word_n of_o the_o philistine_n they_o be_v dismay_v and_o great_o afraid_a 1_o sam._n 17.11_o and_o again_o v._o 24._o and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o see_v the_o man_n flee_v from_o he_o and_o be_v sore_o afraid_a such_o a_o enemy_n be_v death_n be_v as_o bildad_n call_v it_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n job_n 18.14_o so_o it_o be_v to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v of_o it_o of_o all_o terrible_v the_o most_o terrible_a and_o great_a reason_n for_o it_o be_v so_o unconquerable_a a_o enemy_n that_o never_o be_v there_o any_o that_o encounter_v with_o it_o but_o have_v be_v overcome_v by_o it_o save_v only_o this_o our_o david_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o how_o shall_v nature_n ever_o work_v the_o heart_n to_o such_o a_o resolution_n to_o embrace_v that_o which_o be_v so_o destructive_a to_o itself_o nature_n can_v do_v it_o no_o gerace_n yeâ—_n above_o a_o ordinary_a measure_n of_o gerace_n nor_o yet_o a_o ordinary_a measure_n of_o grace_n how_o have_v some_o of_o the_o stour_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n be_v shake_v with_o this_o gust_n some_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a saint_n of_o god_n how_o have_v their_o heart_n even_o faint_v when_o they_o have_v see_v this_o cup_n come_v towards_o they_o david_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n than_o who_o none_o more_o dare_v in_o battle_n yet_o in_o his_o cold_a blood_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o sorrow_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n which_o take_v hold_v upon_o he_o the_o sorrow_n of_o death_n compass_v i_o about_o psa_n 18.4_o the_o sorrow_n of_o hell_n of_o the_o