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rejoice_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o our_o lord_n when_o he_o also_o yet_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o their_o acquaintance_n only_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v after_o his_o infancy_n his_o leave_v his_o father_n house_n and_o retire_v into_o the_o desert_n and_o solitude_n his_o rigid_a diet_n raiment_n and_o habitation_n in_o some_o grot_n there_o his_o non-conversation_n with_o man_n and_o so_o neither_o corrupt_v with_o their_o manner_n nor_o distract_v at_o all_o with_o human_a affair_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n supply_v to_o he_o all_o that_o knowledge_n of_o man_n person_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o his_o high_a employment_n the_o many_o resemblance_n he_o have_v to_o elias_n and_o also_o to_o our_o lord_n in_o his_o doctrine_n and_o in_o his_o heroical_a virtue_n and_o especial_o in_o his_o stupendous_a humility_n and_o suffering_n these_o thing_n i_o say_v have_v be_v partly_o describe_v before_o §_o 4._o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o baptist_n nativity_n where_o the_o inquisitive_a reader_n may_v review_v they_o §_o 129_o to_o this_o great_a person_n therefore_o as_o yet_o in_o the_o desert_n be_v about_o 30_o year_n of_o age_n the_o appoint_a age_n under_o the_o law_n numb_a 4.3_o 23._o for_o the_o priest_n and_o levit_n to_o enter_v upon_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o function_n and_o half_o a_o year_n elder_a than_o our_o lord_n as_o who_o be_v to_o be_v his_o forerunner_n and_o to_o appear_v abroad_o soon_o come_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o shall_v now_o leave_v his_o solicitude_n and_o enter_v upon_o the_o office_n for_o which_o he_o have_v be_v thus_o prepare_v and_o which_o employment_n doubtless_o he_o have_v much_o expect_v and_o long_v for_o upon_o which_o john_n come_v forth_o not_o immediate_o to_o jerusalem_n or_o into_o the_o city_n of_o judea_n this_o honour_n be_v leave_v for_o our_o lord_n himself_o and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v to_o approach_v still_o near_o by_o certain_a degree_n but_o into_o the_o out-skirt_n of_o the_o desert_n of_o judea_n and_o from_o thence_o remove_v to_o bethabara_n where_o also_o our_o lord_n sojourn_v for_o some_o time_n a_o little_a before_o his_o passion_n jo._n 10.40_o beyond_o jordan_n near_o to_o the_o great_a road_n from_o the_o east_n for_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n into_o judea_n by_o which_o way_n the_o israelite_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n walk_v through_o jordan_n a_o type_n of_o baptism_n as_o also_o their_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n enter_v into_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o by_o which_o way_n they_o be_v afterward_o carry_v away_o captive_n from_o it_o to_o babylon_n where_o also_o elias_n the_o type_n of_o john_n after_o pass_v this_o jordan_n be_v take_v up_o in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n here_o then_o john_n in_o his_o spirit_n begin_v to_o appear_v again_o and_o to_o proclaim_v as_o it_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n and_o afar_o off_o the_o speedy_a come_n of_o the_o jew_n messiah_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o to_o fulfil_v the_o vox_fw-la clamantis_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la speak_v of_o in_o the_o prophet_n some_o conjecture_n also_o the_o beginning_n of_o john_n thus_o proclaim_v our_o lord_n to_o have_v be_v in_o september_n or_o the_o feast_n of_o trumpet_n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o civil_a year_n of_o the_o jew_n leu._n 23.24.25.9_o and_o this_o same_o year_n also_o to_o have_v be_v a_o year_n of_o jubilee_n which_o well_o agree_v with_o esay_n 61.2_o ut_fw-la praedicarem_fw-la annum_fw-la placabilem_fw-la domini_fw-la and_o in_o which_o year_n of_o jubilee_n also_o be_v a_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n from_o all_o foreign_a part_n but_o the_o various_a computation_n of_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n render_v this_o thing_n very_o uncertain_a §_o 130_o now_o then_o the_o baptist_n begin_v for_o a_o due_a prepare_v of_o the_o nation_n for_o the_o reception_n of_o so_o great_a and_o holy_a a_o prince_n to_o exhort_v the_o people_n to_o a_o confession_n and_o repentance_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o receive_a baptism_n to_o that_o effect_n which_o he_o have_v order_n from_o he_o that_o send_v he_o to_o confer_v on_o all_o such_o as_o be_v penitent_a and_o to_o a_o speedy_a reformation_n of_o their_o life_n for_o that_o now_o short_o all_o flesh_n shall_v see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n and_o for_o that_o this_o lord_n will_v come_v with_o his_o fannio_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o will_v thorough_o purge_v his_o floor_n gather_v the_o wheat_n into_o his_o garner_n but_o burn_v up_o the_o chaff_n with_o unquenchable_a fire_n and_o because_o that_o now_o the_o axe_n shall_v be_v lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o such_o as_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n shall_v be_v hew_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n which_o thing_n deliver_v with_o such_o a_o authority_n and_o gravity_n put_v his_o auditor_n into_o a_o great_a consternation_n and_o fright_n and_o sudden_o alarm_v the_o whole_a nation_n and_o especial_o the_o hierosolymite_n be_v at_o no_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o preach_n and_o much_o frequent_v he_o who_o wonder_n also_o be_v increase_v by_o his_o appearance_n in_o such_o a_o desolate_a place_n and_o not_o come_v into_o their_o city_n and_o his_o strange_a habit_n of_o haircloth_n and_o be_v tie_v with_o a_o leather-girdle_n like_o eliah_n and_o several_a of_o the_o ancient_a prophet_n esay_n 20_o 2d_o 2_o king_n 1.8_o zech._n 13.4_o and_o his_o strange_a abstinence_n not_o eat_v any_o bread_n nor_o drink_v wine_n nor_o need_v at_o all_o any_o human_a supply_n for_o his_o food_n one_o part_n of_o his_o diet_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o locust_n or_o grasshopper_n to_o be_v find_v every_o where_n upon_o the_o grass_n and_o which_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o fare_n sometime_o of_o the_o poor_a sort_n in_o a_o case_n of_o necessity_n eat_v by_o they_o either_o raw_a or_o boil_v or_o also_o salt_v and_o dry_v mention_v in_o levit._n 11.22_o and_o allow_v there_o for_o a_o clean_a food_n and_o another_o part_n when_o these_o locust_n not_o to_o be_v have_v wild_a honey_n such_o as_o the_o woodbee_n wrought_v in_o the_o hollow_a part_n of_o tree_n plentiful_a in_o this_o country_n see_v 1_o sam._n 14.26_o and_o his_o abstinence_n such_o as_o the_o pharisee_n conclude_v supernatural_a and_o so_o effect_v by_o his_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o devil_n his_o lodging_n also_o the_o hard_a ground_n in_o some_o cave_n or_o grot_n by_o which_o thing_n this_o preacher_n of_o penance_n appear_v also_o the_o great_a example_n thereof_o that_o as_o yet_o the_o world_n ever_o see_v these_o thing_n i_o say_v still_o advance_v their_o great_a esteem_n and_o admiration_n of_o he_o and_o give_v great_a weight_n and_o credit_n to_o his_o word_n the_o pharisee_n ostentation_n of_o fast_v be_v quite_o eclypse_v by_o it_o §_o 131_o to_o this_o also_o may_v be_v add_v his_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o heart_n that_o come_v to_o he_o and_o discern_v their_o several_a sin_n and_o delinquency_n 3.7_o mat._n 3.7_o though_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o or_o conversation_n with_o they_o the_o counsel_n and_o advice_n he_o give_v they_o high_a and_o sublime_a and_o like_v unto_o those_o of_o our_o lord_n as_o among_o other_o that_o give_v to_o the_o people_n for_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o their_o charity_n that_o he_o that_o have_v two_o coat_n shall_v impart_v to_o they_o that_o have_v none_o and_o so_o also_o shall_v do_v for_o bread_n and_o meat_n these_o his_o counsel_n right_o also_o fit_v to_o every_o one_o condition_n whilst_o for_o the_o amendment_n of_o their_o manner_n each_o one_o desire_v to_o learn_v from_o he_o the_o several_a duty_n of_o their_o call_n the_o thing_n belong_v to_o which_o he_o know_v not_o by_o experience_n but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n his_o admit_v contrary_a to_o the_o pharisee_n all_o person_n with_o a_o equal_a mansuetude_n and_o affability_n and_o not_o keep_v more_o distance_n from_o those_o esteem_v great_a sinner_n publican_n or_o soldier_n this_o reprehend_v the_o great_a with_o all_o freedom_n and_o without_o fear_n before_o all_o the_o people_n and_o receive_v the_o humble_a though_o great_a offender_n without_o expostulation_n or_o reproach_n all_o these_o wrought_v in_o the_o people_n a_o opinion_n of_o the_o baptist_n that_o he_o be_v some_o eminent_a prophet_n or_o also_o the_o messiah_n though_o himself_o sufficient_o disclaim_v it_o §_o 132_o upon_o this_o fame_n to_o this_o new_a burn_a and_o shine_a light_n as_o our_o lord_n style_v he_o a_o great_a conflux_n be_v make_v after_o some_o time_n out_o of_o the_o whole_a nation_n not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o near_a part_n of_o judea_n but_o also_o of_o galilee_n from_o which_o country_n among_o other_o we_o find_v peter_n and_o andrew_n his_o brother_n intermit_a their_o fish_n and_o
person_n our_o lord_n appear_v also_o in_o great_a beauty_n and_o majesty_n and_o like_o himself_o that_o this_o be_v his_o belove_a son_n 17._o mat._n 17._o in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v and_o this_o then_o add_v to_o it_o that_o after_o moses_n and_o elias_n the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n vanish_v they_o shall_v in_o the_o last_o place_n hear_v he_o for_o which_o purpose_n viz._n their_o hear_n and_o obey_v this_o lord_n also_o be_v this_o voice_n make_v unto_o the_o people_n here_o at_o jordan_n again_o a_o three_o time_n when_o the_o same_o our_o lord_n a_o little_a before_o his_o passion_n be_v in_o great_a desolation_n and_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o approach_a pain_n of_o death_n jo._n 12.27_o but_o then_o afterward_o resign_v his_o natural_a will_n as_o in_o the_o garden_n pray_v that_o his_o father_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o but_o glorify_v his_o name_n viz._n in_o our_o lord_n pass_v through_o all_o those_o bitter_a suffering_n preappoint_v for_o he_o his_o heavenly_a father_n himself_o vouchsafe_v with_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n to_o answer_v his_o prayer_n tell_v he_o he_o will_v glorify_v his_o name_n yet_o again_o viz._n in_o the_o admirable_a resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o his_o son_n as_o he_o have_v do_v already_o viz._n in_o his_o glorious_a miracle_n where_o also_o our_o lord_n tell_v the_o people_n concern_v this_o voice_n from_o heaven_n that_o it_o come_v not_o for_o his_o sake_n or_o satisfaction_n who_o always_o know_v his_o father_n will_n concern_v and_o love_n to_o him_z and_o the_o glory_n he_o have_v and_o ever_o be_v to_o enjoy_v with_o and_o from_o he_o not_o for_o his_o sake_n i_o say_v but_o for_o they_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v this_o glory_n the_o father_n both_o have_v and_o will_v bestow_v upon_o his_o son_n shall_v according_o honour_v and_o obey_v he_o as_o also_o now_o at_o his_o baptism_n the_o visible_a descent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v for_o the_o peoples-sake_n that_o they_o may_v hereby_o know_v that_o he_o who_o be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o much_o before_o as_o after_o this_o visible_a descent_n thereof_o have_v it_o in_o his_o power_n by_o baptism_n to_o confer_v on_o other_o §_o 142_o often_o therefore_o also_o do_v he_o mind_v the_o people_n for_o their_o admittance_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o of_o this_o his_o father_n bear_v witness_n to_o he_o of_o his_o father_n send_v he_o and_o sanctify_v he_o see_v john_n 8.18_o 54._o 5.32_o 37._o 10.36_o which_o relate_v as_o to_o his_o father_n testimony_n of_o he_o by_o miracle_n so_o doubtless_o to_o this_o signal_n one_o receive_v before_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o ministry_n at_o his_o baptism_n and_o to_o his_o sanctification_n at_o this_o time_n by_o the_o visible_a appearance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n sit_v on_o he_o and_o this_o very_a manifestation_n thus_o of_o our_o lord_n to_o israel_n the_o baptist_n name_n as_o one_o of_o the_o end_n of_o his_o own_o come_n and_o baptise_v jo._n 1.31_o and_o most_o congruous_a also_o it_o seem_v that_o our_o lord_n institution_n of_o confer_v baptism_n for_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n all_o these_o shall_v first_o after_o this_o manner_n manifest_v themselves_o in_o his_o own_o baptism_n which_o unction_n of_o he_o with_o the_o spirit_n foretell_v by_o esaias_n chap._n 61.1_o our_o lord_n also_o in_o his_o sermon_n luk._n 4.18_o open_o apply_v to_o himself_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o scripture_n he_o as_o it_o be_v casual_o open_v at_o to_o explain_v it_o to_o his_o own_o country_n man_n at_o nazareth_n §_o 143_o after_o this_o testimony_n give_v to_o god_n the_o son_n by_o god_n the_o father_n and_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n at_o his_o baptism_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o admiration_n and_o expectation_n of_o john_n and_o the_o people_n behold_v he_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n which_o always_o remain_v in_o he_o in_o the_o same_o plenitude_n and_o not_o give_v by_o measure_n yet_o act_v more_o or_o less_o in_o his_o humanity_n as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v sudden_o depart_v out_o of_o their_o sight_n and_o go_v speedy_o towards_o the_o desert_n from_o whence_o john_n former_o appear_v immediate_o say_v s._n mark_n the_o spirit_n drive_v he_o into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o such_o rapt_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v be_v former_o see_v in_o elias_n see_v 1_o king_n 18.12_o 2_o king_n 2.16_o and_o other_o 8.39_o act._n 8.39_o with_o a_o elevation_n of_o their_o body_n also_o into_o the_o air_n though_o probable_o not_o so_o here_o of_o our_o lord_n by_o wilderness_n also_o be_v here_o mean_v the_o most_o desolate_a envious_a and_o unfrequented_a recess_n thereof_o where_o be_v the_o den_n &_o latebrae_fw-la of_o wild_a beast_n for_o their_o safety_n for_o the_o evangelist_n say_v he_o be_v there_o with_o the_o wild_a beast_n whence_o we_o may_v conjecture_v john_n baptist_n desert_n also_o 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these_o word_n use_v ever_o since_o by_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n in_o the_o ordination_n of_o other_o receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o shall_v forgive_v i._n e._n by_o baptism_n or_o for_o those_o commit_v afterward_o by_o absolution_n upon_o confession_n and_o repentance_n or_o penance_n they_o be_v forgive_v they_o and_o who_o sin_n you_o shall_v retain_v i._n e._n by_o not_o baptise_v or_o absolve_v or_o further_o bind_v with_o church-censure_n the_o impenitent_a and_o obstinate_a they_o be_v retain_v and_o so_o solemn_o promise_v to_o be_v with_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n with_o his_o power_n and_o protection_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o time_n of_o his_o return_n to_o judge_v it_o §_o 130_o this_o say_v he_o disappear_v also_o to_o they_o as_o he_o have_v do_v several_a time_n already_o to_o the_o other_o which_o cause_v in_o they_o now_o less_o wonder_n at_o the_o former_a leave_v their_o heart_n replenish_v with_o great_a consolation_n after_o this_o do_v on_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n and_o the_o first_o of_o his_o resurrection_n he_o absent_v himself_o from_o they_o till_o the_o eight_o when_o that_o solemn_a festival_n octave_n be_v full_o end_v and_o the_o people_n be_v upon_o their_o return_n to_o their_o own_o country_n and_o habitation_n where_o for_o this_o time_n our_o lord_n glorious_a person_n be_v together_o with_o those_o other_o saint_n who_o body_n be_v raise_v with_o he_o till_o his_o ascension_n will_v be_v too_o much_o curiosity_n to_o inquire_v it_o seem_v he_o be_v please_v to_o observe_v the_o fix_a law_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n for_o soul_n or_o person_n already_o translate_v to_o the_o next_o life_n viz._n to_o have_v no_o more_o familiar_a or_o long-during_a converse_n with_o those_o of_o this_o for_o so_o neither_o do_v elias_n and_o moses_n make_v any_o long_a stay_n with_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o holy_a monte_n as_o for_o other_o good_a end_n so_o perhaps_o for_o this_o the_o great_a merit_n of_o our_o faith_n here_o concern_v the_o life_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v §_o 131_o s._n thomas_n one_o of_o the_o eleven_o be_v absent_a when_o our_o lord_n thus_o appear_v where_o some_o imagine_v from_o the_o fear_n he_o former_o bewray_v john_n 11.5_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v as_o yet_o return_v to_o the_o society_n since_o their_o dispersion_n on_o thursday_n night_n at_o our_o lord_n apprehension_n and_o so_o may_v not_o have_v hear_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v former_a appearing_n at_o all_o to_o the_o woman_n and_o to_o peter_n &c_n &c_n he_o whether_o the_o same_o night_n or_o afterward_o be_v come_v to_o they_o and_o inform_v of_o their_o have_v see_v our_o lord_n yet_o for_o a_o great_a manifestation_n still_o of_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n and_o for_o beget_v in_o this_o apostle_n more_o humility_n continue_v in_o the_o same_o incredulity_n as_o to_o their_o relation_n though_o so_o many_o as_o they_o have_v do_v to_o the_o other_o likely_a persuade_v by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o appear_v in_o the_o night_n come_v through_o door_n shut_v and_o make_v scarce_o any_o stay_n at_o all_o with_o person_n to_o who_o he_o have_v former_o show_v so_o much_o affection_n but_o sudden_o vanish_v again_o that_o it_o may_v be_v some_o airy_a spirit_n subject_n in_o his_o motion_n to_o the_o order_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n and_o though_o they_o relate_v to_o he_o also_o their_o have_v see_v his_o scar_n and_o touch_v his_o body_n or_o at_o least_o invite_v to_o do_v it_o yet_o he_o fancy_v that_o this_o be_v not_o do_v to_o purpose_n but_o aught_o to_o be_v better_o examine_v and_o that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v there_o he_o will_v have_v thrust_v his_o hand_n into_o the_o gash_n in_o our_o lord_n side_n and_o his_o finger_n into_o the_o hole_n make_v by_o the_o nail_n &c_n &c_n notwithstanding_o that_o this_o person_n beside_o his_o hear_v our_o lord_n many_o prediction_n to_o they_o of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v present_a with_o the_o rest_n at_o our_o lord_n raise_v from_o death_n after_o lay_v upon_o the_o bier_n the_o widow_n son_n at_o naim_n and_o again_o at_o his_o raise_n of_o lazarus_n out_o of_o his_o sepulchre_n when_o he_o have_v lie_v long_o time_n there_o than_o our_o lord_n have_v do_v but_o this_o too-much_o suspicious_a and_o despondent_a inclination_n of_o his_o have_v appear_v also_o several_a time_n former_o that_o we_o may_v see_v what_o material_n our_o lord_n grace_v wrought_v upon_o and_o not_o to_o be_v discourage_v as_o in_o those_o word_n of_o he_o at_o our_o persecute_a lord_n return_v into_o judea_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o lazarus_n jo._n 11_o 16._o he_o then_o present_o resolve_v that_o there_o our_o lord_n and_o they_o must_v lose_v their_o life_n and_o in_o his_o word_n again_o john_n 14.5_o where_o our_o lord_n tell_v his_o disciple_n of_o his_o departure_n short_o and_o that_o they_o know_v the_o place_n and_o the_o 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miraculous_o feed_v the_o multitude_n mat._n 15.29_o and_o which_o be_v more_o convenient_a for_o the_o assemble_v of_o his_o convert_v of_o which_o see_v what_o be_v say_v before_o §_o 251._o p._n 1._o and_o such_o a_o place_n our_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v choose_v for_o the_o great_a eminency_n solitude_n and_o privacy_n thereof_o free_a from_o building_n highway_n or_o passenger_n he_o purpose_v no_o general_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o to_o the_o jew_n or_o to_o the_o world_n but_o only_o to_o some_o choose_a witness_n that_o some_o contradiction_n may_v add_v the_o more_o virtue_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n here_o then_o be_v assemble_v with_o many_o other_o the_o eleven_o apostle_n with_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o doubtless_o the_o other_o galilean_a woman_n who_o carry_v the_o first_o message_n both_o from_o the_o angel_n and_o afterward_o from_o our_o lord_n himself_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o his_o meeting_n they_o in_o this_o place_n to_o who_o our_o 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