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A54041 The Jew outward being a glasse for the professors of this age : wherein if they read with meekness... such of them as have not overslipt the day of their visitation, may see their own spirits to their own everlasting advantage and comfort by learning subjection to that which hath power in it to destroy this evil spirit in them : containing some exceptions and arguments of the Jews against Christs appearance in that fleshly form of his in their dayes which the present professors may view and compare with their exceptions and arguments against his appearance in spirit in this age, that they may see and consider which of them are the more and the more weighty / by Isaac Penington, the younger. Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679. 1659 (1659) Wing P1174; ESTC R28792 26,555 33

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while_o the_o same_o nature_n be_v alive_a in_o thou_o which_o do_v all_o this_o in_o they_o for_o assure_o thou_o in_o who_o that_o nature_n which_o do_v it_o in_o they_o be_v not_o subdue_v will_v have_v do_v the_o same_o thing_n have_v thou_o live_v in_o those_o day_n thou_o that_o disdain_v and_o persecute_v the_o appearance_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o age_n whuld_v have_v disdain_v and_o have_v persecute_v his_o appearance_n in_o that_o age_n do_v not_o deceive_v thy_o soul_n the_o jew_n do_v as_o little_a think_v that_o ever_o they_o shall_v have_v put_v a_o prophet_n or_o any_o good_a man_n to_o death_n much_o less_o the_o messiah_n as_o thou_o can_v yea_o they_o can_v blame_v their_o father_n for_o kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o say_v if_o they_o have_v live_v in_o those_o day_n they_o will_v not_o have_v do_v it_o and_o yet_o do_v thou_o not_o read_v what_o they_o do_v the_o persecute_a spirit_n be_v ever_o blind_a and_o can_v in_o no_o age_n read_v its_o evil_a and_o bitter_a nature_n and_o its_o enmity_n against_o the_o life_n and_o power_n be_v not_o thou_o blind_a in_o thy_o day_n as_o they_o be_v in_o they_o and_o a_o enemy_n under_o pretence_n of_o be_v a_o friend_n 4._o another_o exception_n or_o argument_n against_o he_o about_o the_o time_n of_o his_o suffer_a death_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o put_v forth_o his_o power_n to_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o cross_n he_o save_v other_o let_v he_o save_v himself_o if_o he_o be_v christ_n the_o choose_a of_o god_n luke_n 23.35_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o this_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o do_v so_o many_o miracle_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o can_v now_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o cross_n this_o his_o suffer_a death_n on_o the_o cross_n do_v a_o little_a stumble_v some_o of_o the_o disciple_n as_o may_v appear_v luke_n 24.20_o 21._o and_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v overturn_v the_o faith_n of_o any_o which_o stand_v not_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o power_n the_o soldier_n also_o can_v mock_v and_o manage_v this_o argument_n against_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n save_v thyself_o luke_n 23.37_o and_o they_o that_o pass_v by_o revile_v he_o wag_v their_o head_n and_o say_v thou_o that_o destroy_v the_o temple_n and_o build_v it_o in_o three_o day_n save_v thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n mat._n 27.39_o 40._o likewise_o the_o chief_a priest_n with_o the_o scribe_n and_o elder_n mock_v among_o themselves_o say_v he_o save_v other_o himself_o he_o can_v save_v let_v christ_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n descend_v now_o from_o the_o cross_n that_o we_o may_v see_v and_o believe_v mark_n 15.31_o 32._o one_o of_o the_o thief_n also_o rail_v on_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o christ_n save_v thyself_o and_o we_o luke_n 23.39_o and_o when_o he_o cry_v out_o to_o his_o god_n eli_n eli_n etc._n etc._n they_o deride_v he_o this_o man_n call_v for_o elias_n let_v we_o see_v 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