106_o but_o not_o by_o the_o jew_n §_o 108_o a_o soldier_n pierce_v his_o side_n §_o 111_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n beg_v his_o §_o 112_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bury_v id_fw-la §_o 113_o and_o the_o ruler_n seal_v the_o stone_n and_o set_v a_o guard_n §_o 114_o but_o notwithstanding_o he_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a as_o it_o be_v witness_v by_o the_o guard_n §_o 117_o divers_a woman_n ignorant_a of_o his_o resurrection_n come_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n §_o 118_o as_o do_v peter_n and_o john_n §_o 119_o our_o lord_n appear_v to_o mary_n magdalen_n first_o §_o 121_o then_o to_o the_o other_o woman_n §_o 122_o who_o haste_v to_o tell_v the_o apostle_n §_o 123_o he_o appear_v also_o to_o s._n peter_n §_o 124_o and_o to_o 2_o more_o disciple_n go_v to_o emaus_n §_o 127_o and_o to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o apostle_n §_o 131_o and_o to_o they_o again_o when_o thomas_n be_v present_a §_o 135_o again_o in_o galilee_n when_o they_o be_v a_o fish_n §_o 139_o again_o to_o james_n §_o 141_o and_o last_o to_o they_o all_o at_o jerusalem_n from_o whence_o he_o lead_v they_o forth_o to_o mount_n olivet_n and_o in_o their_o presence_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n §_o 150_o they_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n a_o historical_a narration_n of_o the_o life_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n part_n 1._o §_o 1_o after_o above_o two_o thousand_o year_n of_o the_o world_n age_n run_v out_o before_o the_o law_n and_o near_o another_o two_o thousand_o under_o it_o that_o the_o world_n from_o its_o beginning_n may_v successive_o move_v still_o to_o more_o and_o more_o perfection_n the_o remainder_n of_o its_o duration_n be_v to_o be_v spend_v under_o the_o gospel_n which_o time_n also_o as_o for_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o conversion_n of_o nation_n probable_o shall_v not_o surpass_v two_o thousand_o year_n more_o and_o then_o after_o these_o six_o great_a day_n of_o the_o world_n the_o seven_o millenary_a day_n shall_v be_v a_o sabbath_n a_o day_n of_o great_a rest_n peace_n and_o prosperity_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o god_n see_v rev._n 20.2_o comp_n 19.29_o and_o rev._n 20.7_o 10_o 11._o rom._n 11.25_o 26_o 29_o 31._o and_o last_o on_o the_o 8_o day_n a_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o so_o time_n swallow_v up_o of_o eternity_n for_o that_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o arrive_v to_o eight_o thousand_o year_n appear_v from_o the_o many_o text_n intimate_v that_o in_o our_o savior_n and_o the_o apostle_n day_n it_o have_v already_o pass_v its_o middle_a age_n see_v heb._n 1.2_o 9.26_o rom._n 13.12_o 1_o cor._n 7.29_o 1_o pet._n 4.7_o 2_o pet._n 3.3_o phil._n 4.5_o eph._n 1.10_o gal._n 4.4_o 1_o jo._n 4.3_o 2_o thess_n 2.3_o comp_n 1_o jo._n 2.18_o after_o the_o world_n therefore_o now_o be_v about_o 4000_o year_n old_a and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o moses_n have_v fulfil_v their_o period_n the_o appoint_a time_n approach_v for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n and_o promulgation_n by_o he_o of_o the_o gospel_n §_o 2_o at_o which_o time_n to_o 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law_n in_o his_o obedience_n to_o his_o law_n not_o only_o the_o moral_a first_o give_v to_o man_n in_o innocence_n but_o also_o the_o ceremonial_a prescribe_v to_o sinner_n for_o remission_n of_o guilt_n in_o observe_v which_o ceremony_n they_o also_o a_o second_o time_n fail_v and_o so_o these_o also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o moral_a be_v a_o hand-writing_n against_o they_o coloss_n 2.14_o eph._n 2.16_o there_o therefore_o he_o also_o undertake_v that_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o exact_a observe_v these_o law_n and_o satisfy_v his_o father_n justice_n therein_o he_o may_v remove_v also_o this_o second_o hard_a and_o unsupportable_a yoke_n from_o off_o their_o neck_n act._n 15.10_o and_o purchase_v for_o they_o the_o perfect_a spiritual_a effect_n thereof_o so_o by_o christ_n circumcision_n say_v the_o apostle_n col._n 2.14_o eph._n 2.15_o gal._n 3.24_o 25._o gal._n 4.3_o 4.9_o we_o be_v circumcise_v with_o the_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n in_o out_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o cleanse_v from_o carnal_a lust_n be_v the_o spiritual_a grace_n of_o the_o carnal_a circumcision_n §_o 53_o again_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o baptist_n succeed_v that_o of_o the_o law_n who_o be_v send_v to_o sinner_n with_o a_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n to_o prepare_v they_o for_o receive_v afterward_o from_o our_o lord_n the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n our_o lord_n haste_v now_o again_o among_o other_o sinner_n to_o receive_v from_o john_n this_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n and_o to_o fulfil_v this_o righteousness_n or_o duty_n of_o sinner_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o sinner_n too_o to_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o baptist_n to_o who_o god_n then_o reveal_v he_o and_o his_o all-sanctity_n and_o after_o it_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o long_a penance_n of_o solitude_n in_o a_o desert_n of_o fast_v and_o prayer_n accompany_v also_o with_o strong_a temptation_n from_o satan_n for_o six_o week_n and_o afterward_o all_o his_o life_n long_o he_o endure_v reproach_n as_o a_o sinner_n rom._n 15.3_o and_o though_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o god_n he_o sequester_v not_o himself_o from_o the_o more_o public_a offender_n but_o converse_v free_o with_o they_o not_o out_o of_o love_n to_o sin_n but_o to_o the_o sinner_n though_o it_o turn_v much_o to_o his_o disesteem_a and_o prejudice_n with_o those_o who_o pretend_v more_o sanctity_n among_o the_o people_n §_o 54_o thus_o he_o not_o only_o as_o the_o second_o adam_n descend_v from_o heaven_n enter_v upon_o the_o first_o covenant_n of_o work_n hocfac_o &_o vives_fw-la and_o full_o perform_v the_o natural_a or_o moral_a law_n in_o all_o the_o point_n thereof_o but_o also_o as_o a_o son_n of_o adam_n fall_v and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o curse_n of_o his_o sin_n though_o not_o derive_v from_o he_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o he_o enter_v upon_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o expiation_n of_o sin_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o the_o patriarch_n and_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o sinner_n perform_v exact_o all_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o sin_n and_o thus_o by_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n become_v heir_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o eternal_a inheritance_n make_v first_o to_z adam_z for_o his_o work_n and_o then_o to_o abraham_n for_o his_o faith_n and_o by_o these_o his_o merit_n whilst_o he_o owe_v nothing_o of_o what_o he_o do_v and_o suffer_v for_o himself_o become_v also_o the_o purchaser_n of_o mercy_n and_o of_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n for_o all_o other_o sinner_n believe_v in_o he_o by_o which_o spirit_n they_o be_v also_o enable_v to_o keep_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o it_o rom._n 8.3_o 4._o gal._n 3.14_o â—4_n 6_o §_o 55_o this_o digression_n perhaps_o not_o unprofitable_o make_v to_o show_v to_o they_o more_o clear_o the_o motive_n or_o reason_n of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o our_o lord_n now_o i_o proceed_v next_o at_o the_o circumcision_n as_o be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o regeneration_n and_o admission_n into_o god_n covenant_n family_n and_o sonship_n under_o the_o law_n according_o a_o new_a name_n be_v give_v to_o the_o circumcise_a impose_v by_o the_o parent_n or_o more_o usual_o by_o the_o mother_n see_v gen._n 4.1.25_o 16.11_o 29.32_o 1_o sam._n 4.21_o esai_n 7.14_o a_o name_n which_o ordinary_o signify_v something_o that_o relate_v to_o piety_n and_o religion_n in_o revive_v the_o memory_n of_o some_o former_a holy_a person_n or_o thing_n in_o acknowledge_v some_o special_a favour_n or_o grace_n receive_v from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o devote_v the_o circumcise_a to_o some_o virtue_n or_o quality_n acceptable_a to_o god_n or_o also_o when_o the_o name_n be_v impose_v by_o god_n or_o person_n direct_v by_o his_o spirit_n foretell_v the_o nature_n action_n and_o success_n of_o the_o person_n circumcise_v god_n also_o many_o time_n by_o his_o secret_a providence_n guide_v the_o parent_n though_o know_v nothing_o to_o give_v such_o name_n as_o do_v correspond_v to_o future_a event_n hence_o also_o as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n be_v two_o new_a name_n give_v by_o god_n to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o wife_n §_o 56_o 1._o n._n 1._o when_o therefore_o this_o son_n of_o god_n come_v to_o be_v circumcise_v god_n his_o father_n appoint_v his_o name_n to_o be_v jesus_n or_o jeshua_n as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o the_o syriack_n the_o language_n which_o the_o jew_n then_o ordinary_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o we_o be_v the_o greek_a and_o latin_a termination_n thereof_o i._n e._n saviour_n god_n signify_v this_o beforehand_o by_o a_o angel_n first_o to_o his_o mother_n at_o his_o conception_n and_o afterward_o to_o joseph_n her_o husband_n upon_o his_o first_o discern_v she_o to_o be_v with_o child_n specify_v then_o
miraculous_o feed_v the_o multitude_n mat._n 15.29_o and_o which_o be_v more_o convenient_a for_o the_o assemble_v of_o his_o convert_v of_o which_o see_v what_o be_v say_v before_o §_o 251._o p._n 1._o and_o such_o a_o place_n our_o lord_n seem_v to_o have_v choose_v for_o the_o great_a eminency_n solitude_n and_o privacy_n thereof_o free_a from_o building_n highway_n or_o passenger_n he_o purpose_v no_o general_a manifestation_n of_o himself_o to_o the_o jew_n or_o to_o the_o world_n but_o only_o to_o some_o choose_a witness_n that_o some_o contradiction_n may_v add_v the_o more_o virtue_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n here_o then_o be_v assemble_v with_o many_o other_o the_o eleven_o apostle_n with_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o doubtless_o the_o other_o galilean_a woman_n who_o carry_v the_o first_o message_n both_o from_o the_o angel_n and_o afterward_o from_o our_o lord_n himself_o to_o the_o apostle_n of_o his_o meeting_n they_o in_o this_o place_n to_o who_o our_o lord_n first_o show_v himself_o at_o some_o distance_n from_o they_o upon_o which_o they_o present_o fall_v down_o and_o adore_v he_o mat._n 28.17_o but_o some_o of_o they_o say_v the_o evangelist_n unless_o he_o intimate_v here_o the_o doubt_n not_o that_o be_v then_o but_o have_v be_v former_o viz._n not_o of_o the_o eleven_o but_o of_o the_o company_n have_v some_o doubt_n whether_o it_o be_v he_o i._n e._n at_o the_o first_o yet_o which_o by_o his_o near_a approach_n and_o discourse_n with_o they_o be_v present_o after_o remove_v our_o lord_n then_o approach_v tell_v they_o that_o the_o time_n of_o his_o exinanition_n be_v now_o finish_v all_o power_n the_o exercise_n of_o which_o be_v suspend_v before_o see_v mat._n 11.27_o jo._n 3.35_o be_v give_v to_o he_o by_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o upon_o this_o he_o renew_v his_o charge_n unto_o his_o apostle_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v forth_o in_o his_o name_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n and_o proclaim_v 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adieu_o to_o their_o country_n and_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o place_n they_o be_v first_o to_o begin_v their_o work_n where_o they_o shall_v also_o after_o a_o few_o day_n re-enjoy_v his_o presence_n and_o take_v their_o last_o leave_n of_o he_o his_o so_o often-foretold_a ascension_n into_o heaven_n to_o his_o celestial_a father_n be_v now_o at_o hand_n and_o necessary_a as_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n so_o for_o the_o further_a promote_a with_o he_o the_o business_n of_o they_o and_o the_o world_n salvation_n §_o 141_o after_o this_o public_a manifestation_n of_o our_o lord_n resurrection_n make_v not_o only_o to_o the_o apostle_n but_o to_o the_o general_a body_n of_o his_o former_a convert_v and_o believer_n most_o dwell_v in_o galilee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15.7_o afterward_o our_o lord_n appear_v single_o to_o st._n james_n i_o e._n our_o lord_n brother_n short_o after_o make_v bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n perhaps_o out_o of_o 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presume_v of_o his_o frequent_a particular_a apparition_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n his_o mother_n though_o none_o mention_v §_o 142_o forty_o day_n be_v the_o time_n predesign_v of_o our_o lord_n stay_n upon_o earth_n for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o for_o the_o prepare_n of_o his_o apostle_n for_o their_o future_a employment_n of_o propagate_a the_o gospel_n and_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o man_n heart_n over_o all_o the_o world_n a_o number_n frequent_o observe_v in_o scripture_n for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o any_o great_a work_n make_v up_o of_o six_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n god_n spend_v in_o create_v the_o world_n seven_o time_n multiply_v as_o the_o number_n of_o 7._o be_v a_o number_n of_o perfection_n and_o rest_n after_o the_o finish_v such_o a_o work_n answer_v to_o the_o seven_o day_n the_o sabbath_n only_o in_o 42._o the_o last_o two_o be_v usual_o cut_v off_o to_o make_v it_o a_o round_a number_n so_o gen._n 7.4_o in_o the_o flood_n the_o rain_n descend_v for_o forty_o day_n and_o after_o the_o abate_n of_o it_o noah_n stay_v forty_o day_n and_o open_v the_o window_n of_o the_o ark_n gen._n 8.6_o for_o thrice_o forty_o year_n god_n have_v patience_n with_o the_o old_a world_n before_o he_o destroy_v it_o with_o the_o flood_n ten_o time_n forty_o year_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o sojourn_v in_o egypt_n forty_o two_o generation_n be_v to_o pass_v between_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n thereof_o of_o which_o forty_o two_o generation_n two_o seven_n be_v to_o run_v out_o before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o david_n and_o two_o seven_n again_o in_o this_o kingdom_n before_o the_o captivity_n and_o two_o seven_n till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n see_v mat._n 1.17_o act_n 7.23_o moses_n when_o forty_o year_n old_a visit_v his_o brethren_n and_o will_v have_v undertake_v their_o protection_n and_o ibid._n vers_fw-la 30._o after_o forty_o year_n more_o 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the_o synagogue_n which_o be_v in_o every_o city_n and_o there_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n read_v to_o the_o people_n act._n 13.27_o and_o among_o other_o his_o most_o devout_a parent_n together_o with_o himself_o that_o after_o his_o forementioned_a dispute_n with_o the_o doctor_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o after_o he_o be_v now_o arrive_v to_o man_n estate_n from_o 20_o year_n old_a till_o 30_o he_o shall_v patient_o stand_v there_o among_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o mean_a labourer_n and_o this_o the_o lawgiver_n himself_o in_o silence_n hear_v the_o exposition_n of_o it_o not_o always_o free_a from_o error_n by_o other_o which_o render_v his_o fellow-citizen_n so_o astonish_v when_o afterward_o he_o who_o have_v be_v so_o long_o a_o auditor_n with_o they_o now_o show_v himself_o a_o doctor_n a_o stupendous_a humility_n and_o obedience_n this_o so_o long_o practise_v in_o so_o sovereign_a a_o dignity_n and_o a_o hard_a lesson_n for_o those_o to_o imitate_v who_o have_v 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whilst_o he_o suffer_v so_o many_o false_a accusation_n before_o his_o passion_n §_o 125_o and_o the_o nazarene_o rude_a and_o uncivil_a entertainment_n of_o he_o when_o visit_v they_o afterward_o and_o his_o brethren_n and_o kindred_n their_z not_o believe_v on_o he_o show_v well_o how_o much_o he_o have_v in_o his_o youth_n eclipse_v and_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o account_n among_o they_o at_o least_o those_o that_o be_v not_o more_o intimate_o acquaint_v wherein_o he_o give_v the_o world_n a_o great_a lesson_n and_o example_n of_o trample_v under_o foot_n any_o vain_a honour_n and_o reputation_n save_v that_o with_o god_n and_o the_o citizen_n of_o heaven_n but_o indeed_o have_v our_o lord_n soon_o manifest_v himself_o to_o israel_n suppose_v even_o from_o his_o youth_n we_o may_v conjecture_v such_o effect_n thereof_o either_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o mighty_a work_n with_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o great_a one_o accompany_v these_o will_v have_v hasten_v 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galilee_n and_o again_o luk._n 9.10_o such_o a_o desert_n near_o to_o bethsaida_n whither_o he_o retire_v with_o his_o disciple_n return_v from_o their_o preach_n and_o where_o also_o he_o feed_v the_o five_o thousand_o with_o five_o loaf_n and_o two_o fish_n and_o also_o where_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v alone_o pray_v luk._n 9.18_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o desert_n wherein_o be_v this_o mountain_n and_o rogier_n in_o his_o terre_n sancte_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 10._o say_v the_o oriental_a christian_n conceive_v the_o same_o desert_n to_o have_v be_v the_o place_n of_o our_o lord_n miracle_n of_o the_o five_o loaf_n viz._n some_o where_n between_o bethsaida_n and_o tiberias_n and_o indeed_o many_o text_n seem_v to_o confirm_v it_o not_o easy_o explain_v otherwise_o for_o luk._n 9.10_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o desert_n near_o bethsaida_n john_n 6.23_o tiberias_n to_o have_v be_v near_o to_o the_o place_n and_o boat_n to_o come_v from_o thence_o that_o carry_v away_o 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the_o election_n of_o judas_n iscariot_n and_o in_o the_o entrust_v he_o afterward_o with_o the_o common_a purse_n of_o his_o maintenance_n and_o charity_n which_o judas_n however_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o election_n he_o may_v seem_v in_o a_o capacity_n for_o such_o office_n preferable_a before_o other_o yet_o our_o lord_n than_o well_o foreknow_v his_o future_a ill_a correspondence_n with_o it_o and_o it_o seem_v from_o our_o lord_n word_n jo._n 6.70_o that_o a_o whole_a year_n before_o our_o lord_n passion_n and_o this_o servant_n betray_v of_o he_o he_o have_v then_o much_o of_o the_o devil_n in_o he_o unless_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v prophetical_o and_o relate_v to_o his_o future_a treason_n and_o forasmuch_a as_o these_o his_o twelve_o apostle_n be_v a_o type_n of_o his_o church_n this_o example_n of_o a_o judas_n a_o thief_n and_o traitor_n find_v among_o they_o and_o yet_o so_o patient_o admit_v and_o tolerate_v by_o our_o lord_n show_v that_o it_o be_v 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elias_n be_v yet_o alive_a in_o his_o body_n and_o be_v to_o return_v among_o they_o to_o rectify_v all_o thing_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o darken_n of_o the_o sun_n also_o fill_v they_o full_a of_o wonder_n and_o expectation_n of_o some_o other_o strange_a thing_n their_o heart_n also_o now_o be_v somewhat_o mollify_v and_o beginning_n to_o entertain_v another_o opinion_n of_o our_o lord_n than_o not_o long_o before_o §_o 103_o after_o this_o our_o lord_n enter_v into_o his_o last_o agony_n say_v i_o thirst_v as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o accomplish_v the_o drink_n up_o the_o last_o dregs_o and_o portion_n that_o remain_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o god_n wrath_n against_o sinner_n remember_v the_o word_n that_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o prophetic_a psalm_n vers_fw-la 16._o aruit_fw-la tanquam_fw-la testa_fw-la virtus_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o lingua_fw-la mea_fw-la adhaesit_fw-la faucibus_fw-la meis_fw-la &_o in_o pulverem_fw-la mortis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o psalm_n 68.22_o 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