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that_o the_o people_n be_v astonish_v at_o his_o doctrine_n because_o he_o speak_v with_o authority_n i._n e._n as_o become_v the_o majesty_n of_o divine_a truth_n without_o affectation_n or_o artifice_n without_o ostentation_n of_o wit_n or_o eloquence_n not_o deal_v in_o subtlety_n nor_o descant_v upon_o the_o tradition_n of_o elder_n or_o refer_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o famous_a rabbi_n but_o he_o deliver_v plain_a and_o useful_a instruction_n in_o a_o grave_n sincere_a and_o authoritative_a sort_n as_o a_o messenger_n of_o god_n full_o satisfy_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o refer_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o auditor_n appeal_n to_o the_o scripture_n and_o demand_v audience_n and_o credit_n for_o his_o work_n which_o prove_v his_o mission_n from_o god._n the_o thing_n of_o god_n must_v be_v reverent_o handle_v his_o truth_n be_v a_o sacred_a depositum_fw-la which_o as_o we_o must_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o own_o so_o we_o must_v not_o trifling_o expose_v it_o be_v too_o great_a and_o noble_a a_o thing_n to_o be_v bring_v forth_o bare_o to_o entertain_v or_o divert_v the_o company_n it_o carry_v its_o own_o authority_n when_o solid_o propose_v and_o confirm_v by_o sacred_a writ_n but_o it_o be_v enfeeble_v and_o diminish_v when_o dress_v with_o exquisite_a art_n as_o if_o it_o need_v trim_v or_o varnish_n it_o be_v profane_v if_o we_o so_o blend_v it_o with_o fancy_n wit_n eloquence_n or_o other_o small_a art_n that_o it_o serve_v only_o for_o a_o occasion_n of_o show_v ourselves_o or_o that_o it_o appear_v not_o in_o its_o native_a beauty_n and_o majesty_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o spot_n and_o bedecking_n that_o we_o bestow_v upon_o it_o to_o show_v our_o art_n not_o to_o serve_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o truth_n religious_a truth_n be_v venerable_a they_o have_v their_o proper_a seat_n in_o the_o conscience_n must_v be_v receive_v thither_o with_o a_o full_a conviction_n and_o rule_v there_o with_o a_o divine_a sway_n and_o we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o transmit_v and_o fasten_v they_o in_o the_o conscience_n of_o other_o with_o all_o that_o authority_n and_o venerable_a regard_n that_o they_o have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v in_o our_o own_o second_o it_o be_v note_v of_o jesus_n that_o sect._n 2_o he_o teach_v with_o become_a freedom_n and_o boldness_n his_o very_a adversary_n confess_v he_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n not_o regard_v the_o person_n of_o man_n matth._n 22.16_o he_o conceal_v no_o necessary_a or_o useful_a truth_n for_o fear_n of_o offend_v he_o free_o and_o sharp_o reprove_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n though_o the_o most_o potent_a faction_n of_o great_a interest_n and_o repute_n he_o neither_o court_v the_o people_n nor_o their_o ruler_n he_o desist_v not_o from_o refute_v popular_a error_n though_o they_o more_o than_o once_o take_v up_o stone_n to_o cast_v at_o he_o nor_o be_v discourage_v when_o he_o be_v tell_v that_o herod_n seek_v to_o kill_v he_o go_v you_o 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pharisee_n and_o that_o of_o the_o husbandman_n miserable_o destroy_v for_o refuse_v to_o their_o lord_n the_o fruit_n of_o his_o vineyard_n for_o kill_v his_o servant_n and_o at_o last_o his_o son_n who_o he_o send_v to_o reclaim_v they_o for_o they_o themselves_o confess_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o proceed_v against_o those_o wicked_a man_n and_o therein_o past_a sentence_n on_o themselves_o even_o whilst_o they_o know_v that_o he_o have_v speak_v these_o parable_n of_o they_o matth._n 21.41_o 45._o with_o like_a wisdom_n he_o defeat_v their_o captious_a question_n and_o put_v they_o to_o silence_n with_o his_o interrogatory_n thus_o he_o assert_v the_o right_n of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n and_o yet_o avoid_v the_o snare_n of_o the_o herodian_o when_o they_o ask_v he_o concern_v pay_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n matth._n 22.21_o so_o he_o assert_v his_o own_o divinity_n
and_o silence_v his_o adversary_n by_o question_v with_o they_o how_o christ_n can_v be_v both_o the_o son_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o david_n v._o 45._o so_o he_o silence_v the_o sadducee_n in_o their_o own_o way_n for_o if_o they_o from_o the_o relation_n between_o the_o woman_n and_o her_o seven_o husband_n argue_v against_o a_o future_a state_n much_o more_o reasonable_a be_v it_o to_o prove_v a_o future_a state_n from_o the_o relation_n that_o god_n own_v between_o himself_o and_o good_a man_n even_o after_o their_o death_n viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n for_o that_o relation_n be_v real_a and_o effectual_a and_o therefore_o require_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o they_o live_v to_o god_n in_o a_o capacity_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n for_o he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n mat._n 22.31_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v endless_a to_o observe_v all_o the_o instance_n of_o that_o wisdom_n and_o prudence_n wherewith_o jesus_n refute_v error_n and_o vindicate_v truth_n not_o show_v himself_o afraid_a of_o his_o adversary_n and_o yet_o prudent_o avoid_v they_o after_o which_o example_n he_o have_v will_v we_o to_o be_v wise_a as_o serpent_n though_o innocent_a as_o dove_n not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o and_o his_o word_n in_o a_o evil_a and_o adulterous_a generation_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o cast_v pearl_n before_o swine_n nor_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n nor_o imprudent_o to_o provoke_v the_o untreatable_a and_o unreasonable_a four_o the_o holy_a jesus_n in_o all_o his_o sect._n 4_o discourse_n show_v such_o zeal_n and_o fervour_n as_o manifest_v that_o he_o be_v in_o great_a earnest_n and_o execute_v a_o trust_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v of_o god._n in_o he_o be_v fulfil_v that_o prophetical_a passage_n the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o house_n have_v even_o eat_v i_o up_o joh._n 2.17_o he_o use_v diligence_n in_o teach_v and_o sharpness_n in_o reproof_n when_o the_o case_n 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compassion_n to_o the_o infirmity_n needs_o and_o prejudices_fw-la of_o man_n he_o be_v tender_a of_o their_o soul_n and_o pitiful_a to_o their_o weakness_n his_o bowel_n be_v move_v in_o he_o and_o he_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o multitude_n when_o he_o see_v that_o they_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o as_o sheep_n have_v no_o shepherd_n and_o faint_v for_o lack_v of_o instruction_n mat._n 9.36_o he_o do_v bear_v with_o the_o weakness_n and_o prejudices_fw-la of_o his_o disciple_n though_o he_o be_v grieve_v for_o and_o complain_v of_o the_o dullness_n of_o their_o understanding_n and_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n he_o repeat_v his_o instruction_n expound_v his_o parable_n hear_v and_o answer_v their_o question_n and_o endure_v their_o infirmity_n he_o weep_v over_o the_o infidelity_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o jew_n with_o passionate_a wish_n that_o they_o will_v have_v know_v the_o thing_n of_o their_o peace_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o visitation_n he_o foretell_v their_o 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the_o instruction_n we_o reap_v from_o the_o preach_n of_o jesus_n we_o be_v thence_o admirable_o enlighten_v in_o the_o true_a principle_n of_o pure_a and_o undefiled_a religion_n and_o instruct_v how_o we_o ought_v to_o hold_v profess_v inculcate_v and_o defend_v they_o chap._n iii_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n consider_v as_o our_o pattern_n and_o example_n the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o restore_v religion_n and_o plant_v holiness_n in_o it_o not_o only_o by_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o doctrine_n but_o by_o the_o lustre_n of_o a_o great_a example_n he_o have_v not_o only_o guide_v we_o with_o his_o mouth_n but_o lead_v we_o also_o by_o the_o hand_n as_o we_o must_v abide_v in_o his_o word_n so_o we_o must_v tread_v in_o his_o step_n therefore_o he_o dwell_v among_o we_o that_o he_o may_v give_v the_o world_n what_o it_o never_o have_v before_o a_o perfect_a and_o unerring_a example_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o his_o life_n be_v upon_o record_n by_o 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