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hold_v his_o tongue_n but_o reprove_v he_o that_o smite_v he_o or_o rather_o courteous_o admonish_v he_o if_o i_o have_v speak_v evil_a say_v he_o bear_v witness_n of_o the_o evil_n christ_n may_v have_v say_v how_o else_o shall_v i_o answer_v thou_o base_a parasite_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v or_o do_v more_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o fall_v down_o and_o kiss_v the_o toe_n of_o thy_o grand_a idol_n this_o high_a priest_n and_o call_v he_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n i_o answer_v to_o what_o he_o ask_v i_o what_o will_v have_v more_o thou_o naughty_a man_n thus_o i_o say_v and_o more_o sharp_o may_v christ_n have_v round_v up_o this_o vice_n varlet_n but_o for_o our_o pattern_n he_o answer_v he_o very_o mild_o and_o that_o with_o a_o fork_a argument_n which_o may_v have_v pinion_v and_o bind_v this_o fellow_n hand_n and_o foot_n christ_n meaning_n be_v thus_o either_o i_o have_v speak_v well_o or_o ill_o this_o thou_o thyself_o must_v confess_v if_o evil_a thou_o ought_v to_o show_v wherein_o but_o if_o well_o thou_o shall_v not_o beat_v i_o contrary_n to_o law_n and_o equity_n christ_n say_v not_o this_o out_o of_o anger_n or_o passion_n nor_o do_v this_o contradict_v what_o he_o say_v at_o another_o time_n of_o turn_v the_o other_o cheek_n matth._n 5._o for_o if_o you_o right_o consider_v that_o word_n you_o will_v find_v that_o christ_n do_v full_o and_o perfect_o follow_v his_o own_o doctrine_n for_o that_o great_a command_n of_o patience_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o bodily_a ostentation_n as_o in_o a_o hearty_a preparation_n and_o readiness_n to_o suffer_v and_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v if_o any_o man_n injure_v reproach_n or_o wrong_v thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n or_o to_o revenge_v thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v soon_o and_o more_o ready_o suffer_v more_o wrong_a and_o pass_v by_o great_a injury_n this_o be_v to_o turn_v the_o other_o cheek_n to_o the_o smiter_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v christ_n word_n to_o be_v take_v do_v he_o revenge_v himself_o in_o no_o wise_a do_v he_o revile_v again_o no_o by_o no_o mean_n peter_n say_v when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o 1_o pet._n 2._o thou_o hear_v his_o defence_n but_o not_o his_o recrimination_n thou_o hear_v his_o advice_n but_o not_o his_o reproach_n if_o i_o have_v speak_v well_o why_o smite_v thou_o i_o i_o will_v not_o strike_v thou_o again_o i_o will_v not_o avenge_v myself_o on_o thou_o but_o i_o warn_v thou_o that_o thou_o repent_v lest_o worse_a thing_n befall_v thou_o from_o god_n thou_o beat_v i_o on_o who_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o lay_v thy_o band_n thou_o beat_v i_o now_o who_o thou_o do_v admire_v before_o john_n 7._o thou_o beat_v i_o who_o be_v no_o judge_n thou_o beat_v and_o misuse_v i_o who_o never_o wrong_v thou_o in_o all_o my_o life_n thou_o get_v nothing_o by_o this_o thy_o misusage_n of_o i_o but_o thy_o own_o condemnation_n christ_n then_o do_v here_o show_v his_o gentleness_n three_o way_n first_o in_o that_o he_o avenge_v not_o himself_o when_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v do_v it_o second_o not_o be_v angry_a three_o in_o that_o he_o do_v admonish_v instruct_v and_o repay_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o he_o here_o then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n our_o rashness_n be_v reprove_v who_o be_v ever_o greedy_a of_o revenge_n even_o for_o the_o small_a wrong_v do_v to_o we_o forget_v what_o be_v write_v the_o way_n of_o they_o that_o remember_v injury_n tend_v to_o death_n eccl._n 10._o again_o forgive_v thy_o neighbour_n the_o hurt_n that_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o so_o shall_v thy_o sin_n also_o be_v forgive_v when_o thou_o pray_v eccl._n 28.2_o first_o then_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o bear_v wrong_n patient_o inasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v not_o the_o first_o nor_o they_o only_a who_o have_v be_v sufferer_n second_o learn_v we_o to_o be_v silent_a in_o suffering_n lest_o we_o murmur_v against_o god_n and_o whereas_o christ_n take_v all_o thing_n patient_o beside_o this_o blow_n there_o be_v reason_n for_o it_o first_o he_o hold_v not_o his_o peace_n now_o because_o that_o servant_n shall_v not_o think_v that_o the_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v smother_v by_o outward_a persecution_n second_o that_o he_o may_v think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o be_v to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v to_o the_o poor_a three_o that_o he_o may_v not_o think_v that_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reprove_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o word_n of_o god_n spare_v none_o for_o it_o be_v judge_v of_o all_o alike_o by_o this_o therefore_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o to_o bear_v our_o cross_n patient_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o we_o conceal_v not_o what_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o persecutor_n as_o also_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o approve_v of_o a_o unjust_a cause_n though_o we_o suffer_v in_o bear_v witness_n against_o it_o but_o to_o be_v instant_a in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n and_o rebuke_v they_o that_o offer_v violence_n and_o be_v always_o ready_a nevertheless_o to_o bear_v what_o our_o enemy_n shall_v inflict_v on_o we_o what_o have_v hitherto_o be_v speak_v concern_v that_o blow_n and_o christ_n answer_n be_v plain_o foretell_v by_o isaiah_n i_o hide_v not_o my_o face_n say_v he_o from_o shame_n and_o spit_v isa_n 50._o again_o i_o give_v my_o back_n to_o the_o smiter_n and_o my_o cheek_n to_o they_o that_o pluck_v off_o the_o hair_n again_o i_o have_v set_v my_o face_n like_o a_o flint_n and_o i_o know_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a etc._n etc._n so_o micah_n chap._n 5.1_o they_o shall_v smite_v the_o judge_n of_o israel_n with_o a_o rod_n upon_o the_o cheek_n now_o annas_n have_v send_v he_o bind_v unto_o caiaphas_n the_o high_a priest_n 18.18_o john_n 18.24_o mat._n 26.57_o john_n 18.18_o where_o the_o scribe_n and_o the_o elder_n be_v assemble_v and_o the_o servant_n and_o officer_n stand_v there_o who_o have_v make_v a_o fire_n of_o coal_n for_o it_o be_v cold_a and_o they_o warm_v themselves_o and_o peter_n stand_v with_o they_o and_o warm_v himself_o and_o another_o maid_n see_v he_o 26.71_o mat._n 26.71_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v there_o this_o fellow_n be_v also_o with_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n they_o say_v therefore_o unto_o he_o 18.25_o john_n 18.25_o be_v not_o thou_o also_o one_o of_o his_o disciple_n and_o another_o say_v luke_n 22.58_o thou_o be_v also_o of_o they_o and_o again_o he_o deny_v with_o a_o oath_n mat._n 26.72_o say_v luke_o 22.58_o man_n i_o be_o not_o i_o do_v not_o know_v the_o man_n mat._n ibid._n and_o after_o a_o little_a while_n luke_o 22_o 58._o about_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n after_o luke_o 22.59_o come_v unto_o he_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o say_v sure_o thou_o also_o be_v one_o of_o they_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o galilean_a mar._n 14_o 70._o 18.26_o john_n 18.26_o and_o thy_o speech_n bewray_v thou_o one_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v his_o kinsman_n who_o ear_n peter_n cut_v off_o say_v do_v i_o not_o see_v thou_o in_o the_o garden_n with_o he_o then_o begin_v he_o to_o curse_v and_o to_o swear_v matth._n 26.74_o say_v i_o know_v not_o this_o man_n of_o who_o you_o speak_v mar._n 14.71_o and_o immediate_o while_o he_o yet_o speak_v the_o cock_n crew_n luke_o 22_o 60._o and_o the_o lord_n turn_v and_o look_v upon_o peter_n and_o peter_n remember_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n how_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o he_o before_o the_o cock_n crow_v twice_o thou_o shall_v deny_v i_o thrice_o mar._n 14.30_o and_o he_o go_v out_o and_o weep_v bitter_o mat._n 26.75_o christ_n be_v lead_v bind_v to_o annas_n from_o he_o he_o be_v carry_v prisoner_n to_o caiaphas_n among_o that_o sort_n of_o people_n the_o trurb_n be_v ever_o in_o bond_n for_o none_o dare_v say_v any_o thing_n to_o they_o but_o what_o they_o like_v and_o love_v to_o hear_v the_o wickedness_n of_o annas_n be_v see_v in_o that_o he_o do_v not_o release_n christ_n after_o he_o have_v make_v a_o sufficient_a and_o full_a answer_n but_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v manacle_v yea_o and_o bind_v he_o over_o to_o a_o great_a and_o more_o potent_a adversary_n mark_n say_v express_o chap._n 14.53_o that_o in_o the_o house_n of_o caiaphas_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o scribe_n be_v assemble_v earnest_o expect_v every_o moment_n when_o christ_n shall_v be_v bring_v prisoner_n before_o they_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o meeting_n that_o very_a night_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v think_v of_o eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o deliverance_n from_o
day_n dead_a unto_o sin_n for_o sin_n or_o from_o sin_n and_o the_o three_o day_n we_o shall_v live_v in_o his_o sight_n god_n will_v not_o put_v off_o withhold_v or_o defer_v his_o mercy_n and_o favour_n his_o goodness_n grace_n love_n and_o compassion_n towards_o man_n too_o long_o but_o hasten_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o discover_v his_o thought_n of_o peace_n to_o he_o first_o that_o he_o may_v make_v it_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o god_n that_o do_v not_o delight_n in_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v but_o that_o rather_o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v ezek._n 18.32_o &_o chap._n 33.11_o wisd_v 1.13_o 1_o tim._n 2.4_o 2_o pet._n 3.9_o second_o god_n seek_v after_o and_o find_v man_n out_o so_o sudden_o before_o he_o have_v any_o thought_n in_o his_o heart_n to_o seek_v after_o or_o return_v to_o god_n 65.1_o isa_n 65.1_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o he_o be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o not_o and_o that_o man_n have_v no_o will_n or_o power_n to_o turn_v to_o god_n till_o god_n first_o bestow_v his_o grace_n and_o give_v he_o wherewith_o he_o may_v so_o do_v that_o he_o can_v as_o of_o himself_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n that_o he_o can_v so_o much_o as_o believe_v in_o god_n but_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o grace_n eph._n 2_o 8._o 49._o psalm_n 49._o that_o no_o man_n can_v quicken_v his_o own_o soul_n that_o none_o shall_v glory_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o receive_v what_o he_o have_v 1_o cor._n 1.29_o &_o 4.7_o 53._o as_o god_n do_v first_o prevent_v man_n with_o his_o grace_n to_o hide_v pride_n from_o he_o and_o keep_v he_o from_o boast_v that_o he_o may_v have_v all_o the_o glory_n and_o praise_n unto_o himself_o so_o do_v he_o bestow_v sufficient_a grace_n upon_o all_o that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o leave_v without_o excuse_n and_o this_o will_v plain_o appear_v if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o the_o beginning_n for_o god_n come_v to_o adam_n with_o the_o tender_a of_o the_o seed_n before_o he_o know_v his_o wife_n or_o have_v begoteen_fw-mi either_o son_n or_o daughter_n and_o make_v the_o promise_n to_o he_o general_o in_o term_n at_o large_a indefinite_o and_o indeterminative_o without_o limitation_n or_o restriction_n not_o confine_v it_o to_o one_o nor_o deny_v it_o to_o another_o god_n do_v not_o say_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v bruise_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n for_o abel_n or_o seth_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v but_o not_o for_o cain_n 54._o and_o if_o that_o doctrine_n must_v he_o receive_v as_o true_a and_o orthodox_n viz._n that_o all_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n quatenus_fw-la consider_v in_o adam_n loin_n represent_v they_o in_o himself_o as_o a_o public_a person_n which_o doctrine_n may_v yet_o be_v question_v than_o it_o will_v as_o well_o follow_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n that_o the_o promise_v make_v by_o god_n unto_o adam_n shall_v extend_v and_o reach_v unto_o all_o his_o posterity_n he_o then_o have_v they_o all_o representative_o in_o himself_o when_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o he_o which_o promise_n be_v make_v without_o any_o personal_a limitation_n but_o to_o adam_n indefinite_o and_o consequent_o to_o all_o mankind_n in_o general_n â—2_n 1_o cor._n 15._o â—2_n and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o make_v the_o plaster_n as_o large_a as_o the_o sore_a as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n even_o so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a see_v also_o rom._n 5.15,16,17,18,19_o 5.20_o where_o sin_n abound_v grace_n do_v superabound_v rom._n 5.20_o where_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n be_v full_o vindicate_v from_o the_o diminish_n aspersion_n which_o some_o cast_n on_o it_o by_o limit_v and_o curtail_v of_o it_o my_o endeavour_n and_o design_n be_v to_o acquit_v and_o clear_v the_o most_o righteous_a and_o holy_a god_n from_o be_v active_a or_o 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to_o hear_v in_o all_o the_o dubbling_n of_o honour_n among_o their_o prince_n that_o ever_o any_o do_v usurp_v the_o royal_a title_n and_o he_o conceive_v that_o this_o title_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o without_o caesar_n consent_n and_o approbation_n therefore_o he_o say_v be_v thou_o then_o a_o king_n notwithstanding_o thy_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n he_o stickle_n much_o at_o the_o title_n king_n this_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v for_o he_o see_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o from_o hence_o it_o must_v be_v from_o somewhere_o else_o let_v the_o kingdom_n be_v whence_o it_o will_v a_o kingdom_n it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v wherefore_o by_o way_n of_o conclusion_n he_o infer_v upon_o he_o be_v thou_o therefore_o a_o king_n the_o question_n have_v be_v better_o put_v thus_o where_o be_v then_o thy_o kingdom_n where_o be_v that_o other_o world_n thou_o talk_v of_o he_o may_v perhaps_o have_v have_v a_o answer_n to_o this_o 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