we_o believe_v god_n decision_n concern_v these_o rather_o than_o the_o suggestion_n of_o sensuality_n maxim_n xxiii_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o resist_v our_o passion_n this_o life_n be_v a_o scene_n of_o combat_n where_o though_o we_o be_v not_o always_o fight_v with_o our_o enemy_n or_o wild_a beast_n yet_o must_v ever_o be_v contend_v against_o our_o passion_n that_o endeavour_n to_o usurp_v the_o dominion_n of_o our_o heart_n if_o we_o suffer_v any_o one_o of_o these_o to_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o our_o soul_n then_o farewell_n reason_n and_o tranquillity_n then_o will_v both_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v expose_v to_o inevitable_a danger_n a_o eternal_a death_n to_o both_o must_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v subject_v to_o this_o tyranny_n but_o while_o we_o courageous_o oppose_v their_o assault_n we_o secure_v our_o quiet_n and_o be_v in_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o glory_n whereof_o we_o have_v foreta_v even_o in_o this_o life_n at_o least_o a_o 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of_o pride_n have_v infuse_v it_o into_o we_o its_o effect_n here_o below_o fill_v human_a society_n with_o trouble_n and_o debate_n and_o its_o eternal_a effect_n hereafter_o be_v the_o unite_n we_o to_o he_o and_o separate_v we_o from_o our_o lord_n who_o be_v humility_n itself_o maxim_n xxv_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o suppress_v all_o desire_n of_o become_v great_a every_o condition_n have_v its_o comfort_n and_o distaste_n the_o reason_n why_o we_o desire_v to_o rise_v in_o the_o world_n be_v because_o we_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o know_v this_o truth_n viz._n that_o no_o state_n be_v happy_a but_o that_o of_o the_o virtuous_a be_v their_o condition_n what_o it_o will._n let_v we_o not_o think_v so_o much_o of_o rise_v and_o become_v great_a as_o of_o collect_v comfort_n from_o a_o troublesome_a life_n and_o extract_a pleasure_n from_o calamity_n let_v we_o free_v ourselves_o from_o disquiet_n the_o place_n we_o may_v aim_v at_o be_v no_o better_a than_o that_o we_o be_v in_o god_n have_v appoint_v every_o one_o of_o we_o his_o place_n and_o bound_n these_o he_o have_v determine_v for_o we_o by_o our_o birth_n wealth_n and_o capacity_n let_v we_o not_o presume_v to_o quit_v or_o go_v beyond_o they_o since_o we_o can_v do_v it_o without_o violate_v the_o decree_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o expose_v ourselves_o to_o manifold_a temptation_n maxim_n xxvi_o that_o humility_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o badge_n of_o our_o profession_n there_o be_v no_o true_a christianity_n without_o humility_n it_o be_v this_o christ_n teach_v we_o by_o his_o life_n and_o doctrine_n how_o dare_v we_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n while_o we_o neglect_v to_o practice_v his_o precept_n we_o ought_v therefore_o ingenuous_o to_o acknowledge_v our_o weakness_n and_o instead_o of_o make_v a_o show_n of_o our_o part_n or_o other_o advantage_n and_o seek_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n embrace_v all_o occasion_n which_o may_v abate_v and_o mortify_v our_o pride_n to_o do_v this_o we_o need_v no_o more_o than_o reflect_v on_o what_o we_o be_v we_o come_v from_o nothing_o and_o be_v sinner_n into_o the_o bargain_n the_o advantage_n we_o possess_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o divine_a bounty_n and_o we_o must_v one_o day_n give_v a_o account_n for_o they_o maxim_n xxvii_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o beware_v of_o covetousness_n how_o proper_o be_v covetousness_n call_v by_o st._n paul_n the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a love_n of_o riches_n make_v we_o deal_v unjust_o with_o our_o neighbour_n it_o stifle_v all_o sense_n of_o natural_a affection_n and_o change_v a_o apostle_n of_o christ_n into_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o devil_n a_o soul_n that_o be_v eager_o incline_v to_o the_o love_n of_o riches_n expose_v itself_o to_o a_o certain_a danger_n for_o a_o uncertain_a gain_n it_o fear_v not_o eternal_a destruction_n so_o it_o may_v but_o satisfy_v its_o greediness_n behold_v here_o the_o quintessence_n of_o blindness_n and_o folly._n let_v we_o dread_a to_o be_v possess_v of_o so_o vile_a a_o passion_n which_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o prompt_v we_o to_o betray_v our_o lord_n himself_o judas_n do_v not_o betray_v he_o for_o fear_v of_o persecution_n but_o through_o love_n of_o money_n and_o the_o same_o will_v make_v christ_n to_o destroy_v we_o without_o remedy_n for_o have_v so_o sottish_o seek_v for_o happiness_n in_o heap_v up_o a_o little_a shine_a dust_n maxim_n xxviii_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o restrain_v the_o motion_n of_o anger_n anger_n disfigure_v a_o man_n by_o dethrone_v his_o reason_n it_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o quarrel_n curse_n and_o blasphemy_n it_o beget_v hatred_n and_o revenge_n without_o consider_v reason_n justice_n or_o the_o divine_a law_n how_o dangerous_a be_v it_o to_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o this_o passion_n and_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o it_o what_o a_o horrible_a thing_n to_o be_v transport_v upon_o every_o slight_a occasion_n or_o charge_n god_n with_o our_o disaster_n and_o murmur_v against_o he_o or_o brandish_v our_o fury_n against_o our_o neighbour_n let_v we_o betimes_o resist_v the_o motion_n of_o anger_n let_v we_o learn_v to_o look_v upon_o our_o misery_n as_o chastisement_n and_o upon_o injury_n as_o trial_n god_n lay_v upon_o we_o if_o our_o heart_n at_o any_o time_n rise_v in_o spite_n of_o we_o let_v we_o present_o recall_v ourselves_o and_o not_o suffer_v the_o sun_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n to_o go_v down_o upon_o our_o wrath._n maxim_n xxix_o that_o we_o must_v root_v envy_n out_o of_o our_o heart_n what_o great_a madness_n than_o to_o be_v grieve_v at_o our_o neighbour_n welfare_n as_o if_o his_o happiness_n must_v needs_o make_v we_o miserable_a what_o injustice_n to_o rejoice_v at_o his_o misfortune_n and_o insult_v over_o he_o or_o take_v delight_n in_o his_o be_v cast_v down_o this_o passion_n can_v possess_v a_o heart_n that_o be_v not_o give_v up_o to_o the_o devil_n if_o we_o will_v not_o abhor_v envy_n because_o it_o consume_v the_o envious_a and_o tear_n he_o inward_o or_o for_o its_o delight_v in_o and_o feed_v itself_o with_o filth_n and_o ordure_n let_v we_o at_o least_o hate_v it_o as_o be_v the_o source_n of_o that_o detestable_a crime_n the_o jew_n commit_v in_o deliver_v up_o our_o lord_n to_o death_n o_o let_v we_o strangle_v this_o monster_n and_o acquiesce_v in_o god_n way_n of_o dispense_n his_o favour_n let_v we_o free_o impart_v the_o prosperity_n he_o have_v give_v we_o or_o beg_v of_o he_o to_o supply_v our_o want_n of_o power_n by_o grant_v our_o desire_n for_o the_o good_a of_o our_o neighbour_n maxim_n xxx_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o bear_v injury_n with_o patience_n socrates_n be_v strike_v will_v not_o revenge_v himself_o this_o example_n of_o patience_n several_a heathen_n have_v imitate_v yea_o they_o have_v make_v it_o their_o endeavour_n to_o conquer_v the_o malice_n of_o their_o enemy_n with_o kindness_n alas_o how_o many_o christian_n may_v just_o fear_v that_o the_o benignity_n of_o a_o heathen_a will_v aggravate_v their_o condemnation_n we_o be_v christian_n and_o as_o such_o shall_v own_o this_o for_o a_o maxim_n that_o he_o who_o do_v the_o injury_n be_v the_o wretch_n not_o he_o who_o suffer_v by_o it_o we_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o god_n who_o forbid_v we_o all_o self-revenge_n and_o yet_o we_o be_v ready_a every_o minute_n to_o thunder_v out_o our_o resentment_n against_o other_o let_v we_o in_o a_o word_n wise_o consider_v that_o we_o be_v criminal_n who_o sue_v for_o pardon_n that_o we_o be_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o throne_n and_o under_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o god_n who_o have_v proclaim_v to_o we_o that_o vengeance_n be_v he_o let_v we_o not_o set_v light_n by_o his_o presence_n his_o voice_n and_o dreadful_a judgement_n maxim_n xxxi_o that_o we_o must_v abhor_v all_o impurity_n we_o can_v just_o pretend_v to_o
be_v sell_v for_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n zach._n 11.12_o 4._o that_o his_o disciple_n will_v forsake_v he_o zach._n 13.7_o 5._o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v the_o scorn_n and_o derision_n of_o his_o adversary_n psal_n 22.7_o 6._o that_o he_o shall_v hold_v his_o peace_n as_o a_o sheep_n dumb_a before_o his_o torment_n isa_n 53.7_o 7._o that_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o take_v council_n together_o for_o put_v he_o to_o death_n psal_n 2.2_o 8._o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v expose_v as_o a_o object_n of_o horror_n and_o detestation_n isa_n 53.3_o 9_o that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v among_o transgressor_n isa_n 53.12_o 10._o that_o they_o shall_v pierce_v his_o hand_n and_o foot_n psal_n 22.16_o 11._o that_o lot_n shall_v be_v cast_v upon_o his_o vesture_n psal_n 22.18_o 12._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v insult_v over_o and_o deride_v on_o the_o account_n of_o his_o trust_n in_o god_n psal_n 22.8_o 13._o that_o he_o be_v to_o complain_v of_o his_o be_v abandon_v by_o god_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o enemy_n psal_n 22.1_o 14._o that_o they_o will_v give_v he_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n to_o drink_v psal_n 69.22_o 15._o that_o he_o be_v to_o commit_v his_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n psal_n 31.5_o 16._o that_o his_o side_n be_v to_o be_v pierce_v with_o a_o spear_n zach._n 12.10_o 17._o that_o none_o of_o his_o bone_n shall_v be_v break_v exod._n 12.49_o psal_n 34.20_o 18._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v lay_v in_o a_o rich_a man_n tomb_n isa_n 53.9_o and_o beside_o these_o there_o a_o great_a many_o other_o circumstance_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n exact_o specify_v by_o the_o prophet_n but_o i_o wave_v they_o my_o design_n be_v only_o to_o hint_n at_o the_o most_o remarkable_a what_o i_o have_v mention_v here_o be_v sufficient_a first_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o christ_n death_n with_o all_o the_o notable_a passage_n of_o it_o be_v a_o convince_a proof_n of_o his_o be_v the_o promise_a messiah_n but_o in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o be_v yet_o more_o evident_a that_o as_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v a_o lively_a sense_n of_o his_o bloody_a death_n and_o passion_n to_o be_v preserve_v by_o a_o public_a monument_n that_o may_v perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o it_o in_o his_o church_n so_o be_v he_o willing_a thereby_o to_o inculcate_v the_o more_o forcible_o this_o proof_n of_o his_o be_v the_o messiah_n a_o proof_n take_v from_o the_o kind_n of_o death_n which_o he_o suffer_v and_o the_o circumstance_n attend_v it_o for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o death_n which_o have_v so_o much_o scandal_n in_o it_o be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n will_v inevitable_o expose_v it_o to_o many_o reflection_n and_o the_o opposition_n of_o great_a difficulty_n the_o three_o truth_n which_o the_o eucharist_n represent_v to_o we_o be_v that_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o jew_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o evident_a sign_n of_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n be_v most_o true_o a_o plentiful_a conveyance_n of_o the_o great_a blessing_n to_o sinner_n this_o we_o be_v make_v sensible_a of_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o reflect_v upon_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o god_n denounce_v his_o curse_n against_o sinner_n not_o only_a when_o he_o say_v gen._n 3.17_o curse_v shall_v be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n or_o when_o in_o deut._n 27.26_o he_o pronounce_v he_o accurse_v who_o do_v not_o continue_v in_o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o but_o also_o by_o annex_v this_o curse_n in_o particular_a to_o that_o kind_n of_o death_n which_o our_o lord_n suffer_v it_o be_v say_v deut._n 21.23_o he_o that_o be_v hang_v be_v accurse_v of_o god._n 2._o that_o though_o god_n by_o his_o oracle_n give_v to_o abraham_n have_v promise_v that_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o messiah_n yet_o he_o do_v no_o less_o express_o declare_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o consequent_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n psal_n 22._o zach._n 12.10_o a_o man_n must_v either_o make_v no_o use_n of_o his_o own_o reason_n or_o present_o infer_v from_o these_o truth_n that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v a_o blessing_n to_o the_o world_n no_o other_o way_n than_o by_o his_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o curse_n for_o a_o time_n viz._n by_o undergo_a a_o accurse_v death_n before_o he_o can_v shower_v down_o all_o the_o blessing_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o glory_n upon_o we_o the_o eucharist_n preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n natural_o lead_v we_o to_o this_o reflection_n which_o will_v be_v much_o more_o sensible_o impress_v upon_o we_o if_o with_o it_o we_o join_v a_o view_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o present_v himself_o on_o the_o cross_n as_o a_o victim_n offer_v for_o sinner_n and_o his_o death_n as_o a_o real_a sacrifice_n the_o four_o truth_n be_v that_o which_o be_v most_o distinct_o lay_v open_a to_o we_o in_o the_o manner_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o eucharist_n for_o first_o of_o all_o christ_n do_v not_o only_o institute_v this_o ceremony_n after_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n with_o his_o disciple_n which_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n 1._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o ram_n that_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o the_o room_n of_o isaac_n 2._o that_o of_o the_o lamb_n in_o egypt_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o israelite_n 3._o the_o testimony_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n express_v in_o these_o term_n this_o be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n who_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world._n which_o say_v of_o he_o explain_v all_o the_o ancient_a type_n and_o with_o one_o word_n do_v illustrate_v whatever_o we_o read_v concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o the_o 53d_o of_o isaiah_n and_o second_o christ_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o his_o sacrament_n express_v himself_o also_o by_o way_n of_o opposition_n to_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n and_o other_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o law_n thereby_o to_o intimate_v that_o the_o ancient_a deliverance_n the_o jew_n have_v obtain_v by_o their_o offering_n of_o lamb_n for_o their_o first-born_a be_v but_o a_o figure_n of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v procure_v by_o his_o death_n and_o that_o this_o death_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o true_a sacrifice_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o god_n be_v certain_o and_o full_o reconcile_v to_o sinner_n and_o this_o truth_n it_o be_v evident_a christ_n be_v willing_a to_o declare_v most_o sensible_o to_o we_o 1._o when_o he_o represent_v his_o body_n as_o break_v and_o his_o blood_n as_o shed_v 2._o when_o he_o will_v we_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n as_o eat_v his_o body_n and_o drink_v his_o blood._n indeed_o when_o our_o saviour_n command_v his_o disciple_n and_o in_o their_o person_n all_o the_o faithful_a to_o eat_v his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o will_v 1._o take_v off_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o old_a law_n 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