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will_v keep_v you_o from_o rest_n here_o they_o will_v continual_o exercise_v your_o spirit_n and_o keep_v you_o upon_o your_o watch_n saint_n have_v their_o hand_n fill_v with_o work_n by_o their_o own_o heart_n every_o day_n sometime_o to_o prevent_v sin_n and_o sometime_o to_o lament_v it_o and_o always_o to_o watch_v and_o fear_n to_o mortify_v and_o kill_v it_o sin_n will_v not_o long_o suffer_v you_o to_o be_v quiet_a rom._n 7.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o if_o a_o bad_a heart_n will_v not_o break_v your_o rest_n here_o than_o three_o there_o be_v a_o busy_a devil_n will_v do_v it_o he_o will_v find_v you_o work_n enough_o with_o his_o temptation_n and_o suggestion_n and_o except_o you_o can_v sleep_v quiet_o in_o his_o arm_n as_o the_o wicked_a do_v there_o be_v no_o rest_n to_o be_v expect_v your_o adversary_n the_o devil_n go_v about_o as_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v who_o resist_v 1_o pet._n 5.8_o four_o nor_o will_v his_o servant_n and_o instrument_n 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unrighteousness_n and_o over_o these_o caiphas_n a_o head_n fit_a for_o such_o a_o body_n at_o this_o time_n precide_v and_o though_o there_o be_v still_o some_o face_n of_o a_o court_n among_o they_o yet_o their_o power_n be_v now_o abridge_v by_o the_o roman_n that_o they_o can_v not_o hear_v and_o determine_v judge_n and_o condemn_v in_o capital_a matter_n as_o formery_n for_o as_o josephus_n their_o own_o historian_n inform_v we_o herod_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n take_v away_o this_o power_n from_o they_o 17._o and_o that_o scripture_n seem_v to_o confirm_v it_o joh._n 18.31_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n and_o therefore_o they_o bring_v he_o to_o pilate_n bar._n he_o also_o understand_v he_o to_o be_v a_o galilean_a and_o herod_n be_v tetrarch_n of_o galilee_n and_o at_o that_o time_n in_o jerusalem_n he_o be_v send_v to_o he_o and_o by_o he_o remit_v to_o pilate_n three_o as_o he_o be_v at_o first_o hear_v and_o judge_v by_o a_o court_n that_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o judge_v he_o so_o when_o he_o stand_v at_o pilate_n bar_n he_o be_v accuse_v of_o pervert_v the_o nation_n and_o deny_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o notorious_o false_a for_o as_o all_o his_o doctrine_n be_v pure_a and_o heavenly_a and_o malice_n itself_o can_v not_o find_v a_o flaw_n in_o it_o so_o he_o be_v always_o observant_a of_o the_o law_n under_o which_o he_o live_v and_o scrupulous_a of_o give_v the_o least_o just_a offence_n to_o the_o civil_a power_n yea_o he_o not_o only_o pay_v the_o tribute_n himself_o though_o he_o may_v have_v plead_v exemption_n but_o charge_v it_o upon_o other_o as_o their_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v matth._n 22.24_o give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o yet_o with_o such_o palpable_a untruth_n be_v christ_n charge_v four_o yea_o and_o what_o be_v most_o abominable_a and_o unparalleled_a to_o compass_v their_o malicious_a design_n they_o industrious_o 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at_o what_o he_o speak_v to_o some_o of_o their_o light_n frivolous_a and_o ensnare_a question_n he_o be_v silent_a not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o answer_n but_o because_o he_o hear_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o a_o answer_n and_o to_o fulfil_v what_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n have_v long_o before_o predict_v of_o he_o par._n he_o be_v oppress_v and_o he_o be_v afflict_v yet_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n he_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o lamb_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o as_o a_o sheep_n before_o her_o shearer_n be_v dumb_a so_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n isai._n 53.7_o as_o also_o to_o leave_v we_o a_o precedent_n when_o to_o speak_v and_o when_o to_o be_v silent_a when_o we_o for_o his_o name_n sake_n shall_v be_v bring_v before_o governor_n for_o such_o reason_n as_o these_o he_o sometime_o answer_v not_o a_o word_n and_o then_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o condemn_v he_o for_o a_o mute_a answer_v thou_o nothing_o say_v the_o highpriest_n what_o be_v it_o that_o these_o witness_n against_o 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be_o not_o oblige_v to_o accuse_v and_o ensnare_v myself_o but_o you_o ought_v to_o proceed_v secundum_fw-la allegata_fw-la &_o probata_fw-la according_a to_o what_o be_v allege_v and_o prove_v do_v he_o deserve_v a_o blow_n on_o his_o mouth_n for_o this_o o_o who_o but_o himself_o can_v have_v so_o patient_o digest_v such_o abuse_n under_o all_o this_o he_o stand_v in_o perfect_a innocency_n and_o patience_n make_v no_o other_o return_n to_o that_o wretch_n that_o smite_v he_o but_o this_o if_o i_o have_v speak_v evil_a bear_v witness_n of_o the_o evil_a but_o if_o well_o why_o smite_v thou_o i_o six_o last_o to_o instance_n in_o no_o more_o he_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v by_o that_o very_a mouth_n which_o have_v once_o and_o again_o profess_v he_o find_v no_o fault_n in_o he_o he_o have_v hear_v all_o that_o can_v be_v allege_v against_o he_o and_o see_v it_o be_v a_o perfect_a piece_n of_o malice_n and_o envy_n when_o they_o urge_v pilate_n to_o proceed_v to_o sentence_v he_o why_o 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