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be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o when_o it_o do_v come_v he_o know_v what_o death_n he_o shall_v die_v as_o he_o tell_v nicodemus_n 3.14_o as_o moses_n liâ—t_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o must_v â—he_v son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o yea_o he_o tell_v his_o disciple_n direct_o 20.19_o thaâ—_n he_o must_v be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o â—he_n genâ—iâ—es_n to_o mock_v and_o to_o scourge_v and_o to_o crucify_v he_o so_o that_o though_o his_o countryman_n at_o nazareth_n 4.29_o will_v have_v throw_v he_o headlong_o from_o a_o sleep_n hill_n whereon_o theiâ—_n town_n stand_v though_o the_o jew_n 8.59_o will_v haâ—e_v stone_v he_o 13.31_o herod_n will_v â—â—ue_v kill_v he_o and_o here_o he_o be_v in_o a_o great_a tempest_n to_o all_o show_v in_o extremity_n of_o danger_n yet_o no_o marvel_n if_o he_o sleep_v secure_o know_v that_o no_o harm_n can_v come_v to_o he_o and_o here_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o any_o philosophical_a discourse_n concern_v the_o nature_n 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many_o time_n to_o come_v in_o great_a danger_n as_o the_o apostle_n do_v report_n of_o himself_o 1.8_o brethren_n we_o will_v not_o have_v you_o ignorant_a of_o our_o affliction_n which_o come_v unto_o we_o in_o asia_n how_o we_o be_v press_v out_o of_o measure_n pass_v strength_n so_o that_o we_o altogether_o doubt_v even_o â—f_a life_n 9_o yea_o we_o receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n in_o ourselves_o because_o we_o shall_v not_o â—â—uâ—t_v in_o ouâ—_n selâ—es_v but_o in_o god_n which_o raise_v â—he_n deaâ—_n who_o deliver_v we_o from_o so_o great_a a_o â—eaâ—h_n and_o doâ—h_a â—elâ—ueâ—_n 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o god_n child_n and_o howsoever_o we_o be_v apt_a in_o our_o extremity_n to_o think_v that_o god_n be_v far_o from_o we_o that_o he_o do_v not_o see_v nor_o know_v or_o else_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v in_o such_o danger_n yet_o let_v we_o comfort_v ourselves_o with_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o particular_a that_o 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