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happen_v better_a than_o be_v expect_v but_o yet_o to_o know_v thereof_o beforehand_o make_v that_o we_o fail_v not_o nor_o be_v discourage_v isa_n 42._o 5._o that_o we_o do_v not_o grow_v weary_a nor_o faint_a in_o our_o mind_n nor_o abate_v one_o tittle_n of_o our_o duty_n nor_o yet_o desist_v wait_v on_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o be_v tempt_v so_o as_o to_o say_v with_o that_o profane_a king_n this_o evil_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n any_o long_o 2_o king_n 6._o 33._o but_o rather_o to_o make_v the_o contrary_a and_o right_a conclusion_n this_o trouble_n opposition_n and_o resistance_n be_v from_o satan_n the_o adversary_n i_o will_v endeavour_v through_o god_n grace_n to_o resist_v he_o more_o vigorous_o until_o he_o be_v bruise_v down_o under_o my_o foot_n thou_o shall_v tread_v upon_o the_o lion_n and_o adder_n the_o young_a lion_n and_o the_o dragon_n shall_v thou_o trample_v under_o foot_n because_o he_o have_v set_v his_o love_n upon_o 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and_o not_o as_o the_o scribe_n it_o be_v sublime_a and_o divine_a and_o and_o so_o they_o may_v even_o then_o be_v convince_v and_o apprehend_v it_o those_o many_o great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n do_v throughout_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o ministry_n be_v as_o evident_a a_o demonstration_n of_o his_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o what_o appear_v afterward_o and_o when_o they_o do_v oppose_v he_o continual_o from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o still_o they_o be_v more_o and_o more_o convince_v of_o his_o truth_n and_o divinity_n yet_o still_o to_o go_v on_o and_o to_o the_o utmost_a pitch_n of_o their_o malice_n and_o rage_n as_o to_o kill_v the_o body_n and_o when_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o trial_n be_v over_o then_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o fault_n and_o will_v not_o have_v do_v it_o to_o pretend_v ignorance_n for_o a_o excuse_n or_o mitigation_n of_o their_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v either_o willing_a ignorance_n or_o a_o false_a plea_n god_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n will_v judge_v of_o all_o this_o our_o saviour_n notable_o confute_v such_o gross_a hypocrite_n and_o dissembler_n mat._n 23._o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o who_o say_v if_o we_o have_v be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o father_n we_o will_v not_o have_v be_v partaker_n with_o they_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o prophet_n when_o at_o that_o very_a time_n they_o do_v the_o same_o against_o christ_n who_o the_o most_o moderate_a fame_n do_v say_v he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o prophet_n rise_v again_o but_o other_o christ_n and_o other_o elias_n as_o their_o father_n do_v against_o the_o prophet_n and_o so_o it_o be_v clear_o manifest_v that_o themselves_o do_v not_o only_o allow_v the_o deed_n of_o their_o father_n but_o themselves_o at_o that_o instant_a do_v the_o same_o and_o as_o they_o be_v witness_n against_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v child_n of_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o prophet_n so_o they_o do_v afterward_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o father_n for_o they_o proceed_v and_o do_v kill_v he_o also_o of_o who_o god_n speak_v to_o moses_n i_o will_v raise_v they_o up_o a_o prophet_n from_o among_o their_o brethren_n like_v unto_o thou_o deut._n 18._o 18._o who_o be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o angel_n yea_o the_o very_a christ_n the_o anoint_a one_o of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o abomination_n of_o hypocrisy_n that_o when_o they_o do_v wicked_o against_o god_n they_o will_v justify_v themselves_o before_o man_n and_o make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o sin_v nor_o do_v corrupt_o they_o will_v first_o hide_v their_o sin_n as_o adam_n but_o if_o it_o be_v know_v as_o public_a act_n be_v than_o they_o will_v put_v a_o colour_n and_o pretext_n to_o it_o but_o what_o be_v your_o sin_n to_o we_o or_o what_o be_v we_o that_o you_o shall_v plead_v with_o or_o extenuate_v yourselves_o before_o your_o sin_n be_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n himself_o oh_o let_v the_o wickedness_n of_o 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