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slaughter_n you_o see_v the_o reason_n in_o the_o general_a i_o will_v add_v but_o some_o more_o particular_a one_o brief_o to_o let_v you_o see_v christ_n be_v and_o will_v be_v sweet_a in_o his_o carriage_n unto_o suffer_a believer_n consider_v he_o in_o his_o office_n of_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n and_o you_o will_v see_v it_o in_o all_o ground_n of_o the_o point_n 1._o as_o king_n christ_n be_v your_o king_n and_o he_o will_v be_v kind_a he_o will_v neither_o tyrannize_v himself_o nor_o suffer_v other_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v be_v sweet_a and_o tender_a while_o they_o be_v swear_v and_o tyrannize_v the_o psalmist_n expostulate_v cheerful_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o church_n affliction_n thus_o why_o have_v thou_o cast_v we_o off_o for_o ever_o how_o long_o shall_v the_o adversary_n reproach_n why_o withdraw_a thou_o thy_o hand_n even_o thy_o right_a hand_n pluck_v it_o out_o of_o thy_o bosom_n for_o god_n be_v my_o king_n of_o old_a psal_n 74.11.12_o observe_v the_o 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and_o be_v sweet_a unto_o his_o people_n in_o their_o suffering_n the_o priest_n in_o the_o parable_n luke_n 10._o forget_v his_o office_n of_o priesthood_n when_o he_o pass_v by_o on_o the_o other_o side_n v._o 31._o and_o neither_o look_v upon_o nor_o show_v kindness_n to_o the_o wound_a man_n but_o though_o he_o do_v christ_n will_v not_o forget_v himself_o but_o he_o will_v be_v sacerdotal_a and_o sweet_a to_o you_o o_o you_o wound_a soul_n for_o his_o sake_n some_o think_v and_o that_o ground_o that_o the_o watchman_n mention_v cant._n 5.7_o be_v the_o priest_n and_o presbyter_n of_o the_o church_n if_o so_o you_o will_v say_v sure_o they_o be_v strange_o metamorphize_v for_o it_o be_v say_v they_o do_v beat_v and_o wound_v the_o spouse_n v._o 7._o it_o be_v a_o sad_a truth_n that_o some_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n priest_n do_v sometime_o forget_v themselves_o and_o turn_v persecutor_n but_o yet_o comfort_v yourselves_o with_o this_o believer_n 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about_o the_o street_n and_o about_o the_o city_n and_o make_v a_o noise_n like_o a_o dog_n as_o it_o be_v psal_n 59.6_o christ_n observe_v all_o the_o go_n of_o the_o wolf_n that_o walk_v about_o you_o and_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o lion_n among_o who_o you_o lie_v and_o doubtless_o he_o will_v see_v if_o they_o bite_v you_o and_o if_o they_o do_v he_o will_v come_v and_o shepherd-like_a he_o will_v be_v sweet_a unto_o you_o oh_o that_o you_o do_v but_o see_v your_o shepherd_n in_o your_o suffering_n how_o will_v that_o sight_n support_v you_o mark_v how_o angry_a christ_n be_v with_o those_o shepherd_n that_o do_v not_o strengthen_v the_o disease_a nor_o heal_v that_o which_o be_v sick_a nor_o bind_v up_o that_o which_o be_v break_v nor_o bring_v again_o that_o which_o be_v drive_v away_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 34.4_o and_o mark_v moreover_o how_o he_o say_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o neglect_n he_o will_v seek_v the_o lose_v bring_v again_o that_o which_o be_v drive_v 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to_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v 1_o sam._n 25.17_o christ_n carriage_n be_v never_o such_o he_o forbid_v his_o under-shepherd_n severâ—-lording_a over_o his_o flock_n and_o he_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a shepherd_n abhor_v that_o 5.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 5.3_o which_o he_o forbid_v they_o believe_v it_o christian_n christ_n carriage_n be_v not_o be_v not_o crabbed_a 2._o positive_o jesus_n christ_n demean_v himself_o soft_o sweet_o towards_o he_o in_o every_o manifestation_n he_o discover_v himself_o meek_a and_o mild_a he_o speak_v so_o as_o if_o his_o design_n be_v as_o it_o be_v to_o tie_v the_o heart_n of_o hearer_n to_o his_o lip_n with_o silken_a thread_n as_o it_o be_v phancy_v of_o the_o french_a hercules_n he_o act_v so_o as_o one_o that_o make_v good_a plato_n counsel_n i.e._n to_o tie_v his_o servant_n by_o love-necessity_n to_o his_o service_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o titus_n if_o the_o historian_n do_v not_o hyperbolise_v 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