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A45241 An exposition of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to John by Geo. Hutcheson. Hutcheson, George, 1615-1674. 1657 (1657) Wing H3826; ESTC R11373 940,105 442

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the_o controversy_n for_o which_o the_o godly_a suffer_v to_o a_o very_a small_a hair_n and_o point_n of_o truth_n so_o they_o account_v it_o great_a folly_n for_o man_n to_o suffer_v for_o any_o divine_a truth_n for_o so_o much_o do_v pilate_n question_n what_o be_v truth_n import_v he_o propound_v it_o not_o so_o much_o for_o satisfaction_n see_v he_o go_v out_o not_o wait_v for_o a_o answer_n as_o testify_v that_o he_o look_v on_o truth_n and_o particular_o that_o which_o christ_n now_o avow_v as_o a_o very_a trivial_a thing_n for_o he_o to_o hazard_v so_o much_o upon_o 2._o man_n own_o wit_n and_o knowledge_n be_v so_o great_a a_o idol_n to_o they_o that_o they_o can_v hardly_o endure_v to_o
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have_v grave_a and_o serious_a thought_n of_o it_o that_o affliction_n in_o some_o measure_n abide_v we_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o resolve_v for_o the_o worst_a and_o that_o suffering_n will_v indeed_o try_v we_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v lay_v up_o for_o such_o a_o strait_a for_o these_o cause_n do_v he_o begin_v this_o doctrine_n with_o a_o grave_a asseveration_n very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n 3._o there_o will_v be_v great_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o saint_n trust_v in_o his_o own_o strength_n and_o the_o same_o saint_n lean_v upon_o and_o support_v by_o god_n he_o who_o before_o dare_v not_o look_v a_o damosel_n in_o the_o face_n will_v in_o the_o other_o case_n dare_v to_o look_v death_n in_o the_o face_n for_o so_o appear_v in_o peter_n of_o who_o christ_n foretell_v this_o when_o he_o be_v mind_v he_o of_o his_o former_a fail_n 4._o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o saint_n always_o to_o look_v on_o suffer_v for_o christ_n as_o their_o 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