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A10581 The sermon, which Christ made on the way to Emaus to those two sorowfull disciples, set downe in a dialogue by D. Vrbane Regius, wherein he hath gathered and expounded the chiefe prophecies of the old Testament concerning Christ; Dialogus von der schönen predigt die Christus Luc. 24. von Jerusalem bis gen Emaus den zweien jüngeren am Ostertag, aus Mose und allen prophete gethan hat. English Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Hilton, W. (William), fl. 1578. 1578 (1578) STC 20850; ESTC S115783 385,014 486

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what_o else_o i_o pray_v you_o do_v they_o and_o have_v they_o seek_v in_o christ_n all_o their_o time_n but_o temporal_a riches_n carnal_a commodity_n and_o worldly_a dignity_n ☞_o vrb._n well_o let_v we_o here_o leave_v these_o vagabond_n &_o ill_a man_n &_o let_v we_o return_v to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o prophet_n ¶_o anna._n to_o that_o be_o i_o most_o ready_a for_o i_o have_v rather_o hear_v of_o my_o christ_n my_o lord_n then_o of_o their_o villainy_n and_o wickedness_n which_o for_o a_o time_n be_v colour_v &_o hide_v with_o the_o cloak_n of_o religion_n and_o profession_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o now_o god_n be_v thank_v well_o discover_v and_o bring_v to_o light_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o go_v to_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o prophet_n ☞_o vrb._n isaiah_n understand_v a_o other_o kind_n of_o christ_n he_o set_v he_o forth_o after_o a_o other_o sort_n then_o this_o fantastical_a and_o foolish_a kind_n of_o people_n do_v he_o say_v not_o that_o he_o shall_v 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king_n of_o such_o great_a mercy_n goodness_n liberality_n &_o bountifulness_n that_o he_o have_v not_o these_o great_a treasure_n &_o glorious_a riches_n for_o himself_o alone_o 18.10_o lie_v on_o they_o like_o a_o covetous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d miser_n and_o pinch_n penny_n but_o he_o make_v they_o common_a unto_o we_o and_o large_o and_o liberal_o bestow_v on_o we_o these_o his_o great_a substance_n wonderful_a treasure_n and_o precious_a jewel_n wherefore_o he_o come_v not_o to_o the_o strong_a &_o mighty_a but_o to_o the_o afflict_a poor_a &_o sinful_a s._n luke_n translate_v the_o hebrew_n word_n enonim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o 70._o translator_n use_v this_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereupon_o it_o be_v likely_a the_o the_o hebrew_n text_n which_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n follow_v have_v not_o enonim_n but_o eniim_v of_o any_o which_o word_n zachary_n have_v in_o his_o 9_o chapter_n and_o that_o 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