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face_n for_o buffet_n he_o and_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o palm_n of_o their_o hand_n with_o the_o relation_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o associate_n censure_v against_o he_o then_o do_v they_o spit_v in_o his_o face_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 26.67_o 68_o s._n luke_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o which_o hold_v he_o overnight_o when_o peter_n deny_v he_o do_v mock_v he_o and_o smite_v he_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 22._o ver_n 63_o etc._n etc._n and_o again_o that_o the_o high_a priest_n put_v the_o forementioned_a interrogatory_n to_o he_o in_o the_o morning_n after_o peter_n have_v deny_v he_o and_o verse_n 66._o this_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o complice_n be_v hypocrite_n will_v at_o least_o be_v careful_a to_o observe_v the_o outward_a or_o visible_a form_n of_o justice_n which_o be_v not_o to_o examine_v man_n or_o produce_v witness_n against_o they_o after_o midnight_n or_o in_o the_o evening_n for_o this_o be_v one_o 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chap._n xxvi_o the_o false_a accusation_n make_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o they_o bring_v he_o before_o pilate_n foretell_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o prophet_n 1_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v willing_a to_o bear_v our_o sorrow_n and_o take_v all_o our_o infirmity_n upon_o he_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v a_o faithful_a comforter_n of_o all_o such_o as_o mourn_v so_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n likewise_o to_o suffer_v this_o most_o gross_a and_o detestable_a civil_a wrong_n from_o the_o earthly_a power_n of_o justice_n that_o he_o may_v be_v most_o exquisite_o qualify_v even_o according_a to_o his_o humane_a nature_n to_o do_v right_a unto_o such_o as_o suffer_v like_o wrong_n and_o justice_n upon_o all_o unjust_a judge_n especial_o upon_o such_o as_o persecute_v other_o as_o he_o be_v persecute_v for_o bear_v testimony_n unto_o the_o truth_n or_o fundamental_a mystery_n of_o 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