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assemble_v israel_n before_o his_o death_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o before_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n see_v josh_n 24.1_o 26._o and_o this_o hill_n garizim_n be_v so_o near_o to_o this_o city_n that_o jotham_n be_v say_v from_o the_o top_n or_o side_n of_o it_o to_o have_v speak_v to_o the_o sychemite_v judg._n 9.7_o and_o the_o samaritan_n woman_n call_v it_o this_o hill_n jo._n 4.20_o as_o a_o place_n very_o near_o to_o she_o this_o city_n also_o be_v the_o first_o place_n as_o it_o be_v for_o a_o praeludium_n take_v possession_n of_o by_o arm_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n in_o revenge_n for_o dishonour_v their_o sister_n of_o which_o see_v what_o jacob_n say_v gen._n 48.22_o afterward_o be_v destroy_v by_o abimeleck_n judg._n 9.45_o it_o be_v reedifyed_a by_o jeroboam_n and_o make_v his_o regal_a seat_n 7.8_o antiq._n l._n 11._o cap._n 7.8_o and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v josephus_n in_o sanballats_n time_n a_o gentile_a governor_n of_o samaria_n under_o darius_n who_o daughter_n be_v marry_v to_o manasses_n a_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o he_o for_o it_o eject_v out_o of_o the_o priesthood_n sanballet_n call_v he_o into_o samaria_n by_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v leave_v who_o have_v then_o conquer_v those_o province_n build_v a_o temple_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n on_o mount_n garizim_n in_o emulation_n of_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o rebulld_n of_o which_o the_o samaritan_n before_o have_v offer_v their_o concurrence_n but_o be_v reject_v ezra_n 4.2_o 3._o wherein_o manasses_n his_o son-in-law_n shall_v officiate_v this_o be_v do_v some_o three_o hundred_o year_n before_o our_o lord_n incarnation_n which_o occasion_v a_o schism_n between_o the_o samaritan_n and_o the_o jew_n like_v to_o that_o former_a of_o jeroboam_n part_v
be_v at_o his_o return_n from_o the_o sepulchre_n whilst_o john_n as_o swift_a on_o foot_n be_v then_o also_o go_v before_o he_o to_o tell_v the_o disciple_n the_o strange_a and_o joyful_a news_n for_o he_o doubtless_o together_o with_o john_n have_v much_o argue_v the_o case_n as_o know_v the_o soldier_n report_v of_o the_o disciple_n a_o fable_n and_o that_o enemy_n in_o spoil_v the_o tomb_n will_v in_o the_o chief_a place_n have_v take_v the_o linen_n and_o spice_n and_o friend_n not_o have_v strip_v the_o body_n of_o they_o and_o from_o this_o also_o have_v call_v to_o mind_v the_o prediction_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o scripture_n concern_v his_o rise_n again_o intimate_v by_o st._n john_n chap._n 20.9_o and_o so_o return_v full_a of_o joy_n faith_n and_o hope_n to_o see_v and_o reenjoy_v he_o but_o this_o appearance_n to_o peter_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v late_a be_v not_o know_v to_o the_o rest_n who_o this_o apostle_n will_v immediate_o have_v acquaint_v with_o it_o 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mark_n 16.13_o nor_o at_o first_o do_v they_o believe_v when_o he_o himself_o appear_v to_o they_o for_o the_o apparition_n of_o spirit_n run_v still_o in_o their_o mind_n see_v luk._n 24.37_o and_o not_o see_v as_o too_o much_o of_o seem_v human_a reason_n usual_o darkens-faith_n why_o our_o lord_n if_o rise_v and_o have_v conquer_v death_n shall_v thus_o appear_v and_o disappear_v a_o sign_n the_o apparition_n have_v no_o reality_n in_o it_o and_o shall_v not_o come_v along_o with_o peter_n to_o they_o and_o show_v himself_o either_o to_o his_o friend_n or_o also_o to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o consolate_v the_o one_o and_o confound_v the_o other_o else_o who_o will_v credit_v a_o report_n of_o he_o rise_v that_o be_v not_o forthcoming_a or_o to_o be_v see_v §_o 124_o the_o same_o day_n two_o of_o the_o company_n in_o which_o be_v several_a other_o disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o our_o lord_n beside_o the_o eleven_o apostle_n consult_v concern_v the_o present_a 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