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prophet_n elias_n &_o say_v that_o he_o trouble_v all_o his_o realm_n so_o say_v the_o jew_n against_o paul_n 23._o this_o be_v he_o that_o trouble_v all_o the_o world_n this_o be_v daily_o see_v when_o so_o ever_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o soul_n be_v unquiet_v the_o fault_n be_v lay_v upon_o god_n work_n as_o if_o the_o high_a power_n hang_v a_o true_a man_n and_o save_v a_o thief_n deliver_v barrabas_n &_o hang_v christ_n straight_a way_n the_o tongue_n walk_v that_o he_o be_v set_v in_o authority_n by_o god_n in_o deed_n so_o he_o be_v but_o yet_o to_o punish_v the_o evil_a and_o to_o maintain_v the_o good_a and_o not_o to_o molest_v the_o good_a and_o maintain_v the_o evil_a as_o common_o now_o a_o day_n be_v see_v magus_n simon_n magus_n be_v at_o liberty_n and_o simon_n peter_n in_o chain_n annas_n and_o caiphas_n shall_v rule_v like_o lord_n christ_n and_o saint_n paul_n be_v rule_v and_o suffer_v death_n although_o not_o personal_o in_o their_o own_o body_n yet_o in_o their_o 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or_o speak_v any_o thing_n thankful_a to_o such_o a_o king_n of_o glory_n and_o most_o mighty_a conqueror_n that_o abhor_v not_o of_o mercy_n to_o be_v the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o so_o vile_a sinful_a and_o wretched_a a_o thing_n as_o man_n be_v who_o eye_n abhor_v no_o filth_n of_o sin_n in_o penitent_a sinner_n consolation_n who_o presence_n refuse_v not_o the_o company_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o miserable_a who_o strength_n comfort_v the_o weak_a who_o mercy_n rejoice_v the_o comfortless_a who_o life_n expel_v death_n who_o health_n banish_v sickness_n who_o love_n vanquisheth_z hatred_n 103._o who_o immortality_n give_v everlasting_a life_n and_o who_o crow_v we_o with_o endless_a pity_n and_o compassion_n in_o joy_n perpetual_a thus_o the_o prophet_n after_o he_o have_v espy_v the_o almighty_a god_n in_o himself_o glorious_o to_o be_v void_a of_o all_o trouble_n dolour_n and_o other_o adversity_n and_o that_o he_o have_v also_o conquer_v glorious_o the_o captain_n of_o all_o 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