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command_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v make_v bread_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v long_o fast_v have_v make_v it_o apparent_a that_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v withal_o the_o son_n of_o god_n thou_o can_v and_o a_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o thou_o as_o man_n to_o provide_v thyself_o of_o food_n for_o without_o food_n man_n can_v live_v yet_o this_o fiery_a dart_n though_o steel_v and_o point_v with_o the_o tempt_a delight_n of_o manifest_v his_o own_o worth_n or_o excellency_n be_v whole_o divert_v by_o that_o shield_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v write_v man_n shall_v not_o live_v by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n so_o moses_n have_v say_v unto_o israel_n i_o feed_v thou_o with_o manna_n to_o teach_v thou_o that_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n but_o by_o every_o word_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n do_v man_n live_v 8.3_o israel_n 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countenance_v by_o scripture_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n cast_v thyself_o down_o for_o it_o be_v write_v he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v concern_v thou_o and_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n 12._o fit_a occasion_n to_o any_o man_n seem_v can_v not_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o exquisite_a verification_n or_o exact_a fulfil_n of_o this_o prophecy_n than_o by_o this_o adventure_n to_o throw_v himself_o down_o from_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o give_v the_o law_n be_v now_o make_v under_o the_o
hand_n of_o a_o woman_n yet_o he_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o page_n or_o armour-bearer_n and_o a_o certain_a woman_n cast_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n upon_o abimelechs_n head_n and_o all_o to_o break_v his_o scull_n then_o he_o call_v hasty_o unto_o the_o young_a man_n his_o armour-bearer_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o draw_v out_o thy_o sword_n and_o slay_v i_o that_o man_n say_v not_o of_o i_o a_o woman_n slay_v he_o and_o his_o young_a man_n thrust_v he_o through_o and_o he_o die_v judg._n 9.53_o 54._o but_o as_o some_o schoolman_n have_v in_o the_o disquisition_n of_o this_o point_n go_v too_o far_o so_o other_o have_v acute_o resolve_v the_o difficulty_n and_o elegant_o reconcile_v the_o difference_n in_o opinion_n mors_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la verè_fw-la miraculosa_fw-la erat_fw-la tamen_fw-la miraculum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la christi_fw-la christ_n do_v no_o way_n make_v away_o himself_o or_o die_v by_o miracle_n but_o by_o course_n of_o nature_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o true_a miracle_n that_o his_o life_n and_o spirit_n be_v so_o far_o spend_v he_o shall_v have_v speech_n and_o memory_n so_o perfect_a as_o to_o make_v delivery_n of_o his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n viva_fw-la voce_fw-la at_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o his_o expiration_n the_o jew_n and_o roman_n do_v true_o and_o proper_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o yet_o he_o do_v as_o true_o and_o proper_o animam_fw-la ponere_fw-la lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n in_o that_o he_o patient_o submit_v himself_o to_o their_o tyrannical_a cruelty_n and_o more_o sweet_o and_o placid_o resign_v up_o his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n at_o the_o instant_n of_o death_n by_o course_n of_o nature_n or_o perhaps_o a_o little_a after_o it_o than_o a_o sheep_n do_v his_o fleece_n unto_o the_o shearer_n or_o his_o owner_n in_o this_o resignation_n or_o bequeath_v of_o his_o soul_n thus_o placid_o into_o his_o father_n hand_n in_o his_o inimitable_a patience_n in_o all_o his_o suffering_n whether_o of_o torture_n or_o indignity_n there_o be_v a_o most_o exact_a concurrence_n or_o coincidence_n rather_o of_o all_o former_a sacrifice_n and_o obedience_n more_o than_o the_o quintessence_n of_o those_o sacrifice_n wherewith_o god_n be_v always_o best_o please_v that_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n and_o break_a heart_n not_o humble_v but_o humble_v itself_o unto_o death_n the_o most_o full_a and_o proper_a satisfactory_a sacrifice_n that_o can_v be_v require_v by_o god_n or_o desire_v by_o man_n a_o sacrifice_n so_o complete_a as_o no_o wisdom_n beside_o wisdom_n true_o infinite_a can_v have_v conceive_v no_o person_n beside_o the_o person_n of_o he_o that_o be_v true_o god_n can_v have_v offer_v or_o perform_v chap._n xxx_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v offer_v up_o in_o bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v concludent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o intend_a death_n of_o isaac_n 1_o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v thus_o offer_v as_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a bloody_a sacrifice_n be_v concludent_o prefigure_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o isaac_n intend_v by_o his_o father_n abraham_n that_o the_o cross_n whereon_o he_o offer_v himself_o shall_v be_v the_o very_a altar_n of_o altar_n the_o body_n which_o the_o legal_a altar_n do_v foreshadow_v and_o that_o this_o cross_n shall_v be_v erect_v without_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v foreshadowed_a by_o other_o matter_n of_o fact_n record_v by_o moses_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o type_n to_o wit_n isaac_n the_o place_n appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o isaac_n be_v either_o the_o mount_n whereon_o the_o temple_n stand_v or_o some_o mount_n near_o unto_o it_o if_o not_o calvary_n itself_o and_o when_o abraham_n come_v near_o to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n which_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o moriah_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o lay_v the_o wood_n for_o the_o burn_a offering_n on_o isaac_n his_o son_n 22._o isaac_n then_o bear_v his_o cross_n unwitting_o and_o be_v afterward_o willing_a by_o gentle_a persuasion_n to_o die_v upon_o the_o wood_n which_o he_o bare_a for_o if_o he_o have_v detest_v or_o abhor_v the_o fact_n intend_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v of_o year_n and_o strength_n sufficient_a to_o have_v resist_v his_o father_n he_o be_v at_o least_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n and_o abraham_n one_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o now_o our_o saviour_n as_o the_o evangelist_n record_v go_v forth_o bear_v his_o cross_n unto_o a_o place_n call_v in_o hebrew_a golgotha_n either_o a_o place_n where_o the_o skull_n of_o dead_a man_n be_v lay_v or_o rather_o for_o the_o form_n or_o fashion_n of_o it_o like_o a_o scull_n but_o here_o some_o curious_a inquisitor_n or_o one_o dispose_v to_o examine_v or_o scann_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o evangelist_n as_o lawyer_n do_v late_a evidence_n by_o more_o ancient_a deed_n will_v interpose_v this_o or_o the_o like_a exception_n non_fw-la concordat_fw-la cum_fw-la originali_fw-la for_o our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o the_o evangelist_n record_v be_v real_o sacrifice_v actual_o crucify_v and_o put_v to_o death_n but_o so_o be_v not_o isaac_n as_o moses_n tell_v we_o but_o all_o this_o will_v infer_v no_o more_o than_o all_o good_a christian_n must_v of_o necessity_n grant_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o evangelicall_n record_n be_v more_o than_o mere_a exemplification_n of_o moses_n for_o that_o which_o be_v verify_v or_o true_o foreshadowed_a in_o abraham_n readiness_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o only_a son_n and_o in_o his_o son_n willingness_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v by_o he_o be_v to_o be_v real_o and_o exact_o fulfil_v of_o god_n the_o father_n who_o have_v bind_v himself_o by_o promise_n to_o give_v his_o only_a son_n unto_o mankind_n and_o in_o the_o willingness_n of_o this_o his_o only_a son_n jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n our_o apostle_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v that_o abraham_n by_o 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receive_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a 2._o but_o be_v there_o no_o more_o than_o a_o tentation_n or_o trial_n of_o abraham_n faith_n in_o that_o story_n of_o moses_n gen._n 22_o if_o no_o more_o than_o so_o the_o tempt_a or_o trial_n itself_o may_v seem_v superfluous_a for_o god_n who_o know_v all_o thing_n aswell_o possible_a as_o determinate_a or_o future_a do_v most_o infallible_o know_v what_o abraham_n will_v do_v upon_o his_o command_n what_o he_o will_v leave_v undo_v upon_o express_a prohibition_n this_o only_a conclude_v that_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o all-seeing_a father_n of_o power_n do_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o determination_n of_o abraham_n will_n either_o to_o foresee_v or_o determine_v that_o which_o upon_o this_o actual_a obedience_n of_o abraham_n he_o do_v first_o bind_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o perform_v that_o which_o long_o before_o he_o have_v decree_v ad_fw-la extra_fw-la and_o in_o his_o general_a expression_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o love_a 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