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albeit_o the_o intermission_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o their_o duty_n may_v seem_v very_o little_a and_o small_a yet_o ofttimes_o it_o cast_v they_o upon_o snare_n and_o tentation_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o catch_v and_o detain_v they_o more_o and_o so_o draw_v out_o reproof_n from_o christ_n for_o peter_z but_o turn_v about_o see_v the_o disciple_n who_o jesus_n love_v follow_v and_o this_o occasion_n his_o curious_a question_n and_o draw_v out_o a_o reproof_n not_o only_o for_o his_o look_v back_o but_o for_o his_o curiosity_n 4._o christ_n abhor_v curiosity_n in_o his_o people_n and_o that_o when_o they_o have_v so_o much_o needful_a exercise_n among_o their_o hand_n yet_o they_o shall_v meddle_v more_o with_o what_o concern_v they_o not_o so_o much_o for_o when_o peter_n propound_v this_o question_n and_o what_o shall_v this_o man_n do_v or_o and_o what_o this_o man_n that_o be_v what_o shall_v become_v of_o he_o as_o christ_n answer_n make_v it_o clear_a he_o get_v this_o answer_n what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o follow_v thou_o i_o not_o that_o christ_n condemn_v solicitude_n for_o our_o brethren_n which_o flow_v from_o charity_n but_o that_o he_o be_v ill_o please_v with_o his_o idle_a curiosity_n when_o now_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o strict_a command_n to_o follow_v he_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o be_v anxious_a or_o too_o much_o careful_a about_o what_o christ_n will_v do_v with_o his_o belove_a people_n for_o so_o much_o also_o do_v christ_n reproof_n of_o his_o enquiry_n concern_v the_o belove_a disciple_n import_n that_o it_o be_v weakness_n in_o peter_n to_o be_v any_o way_n trouble_v concern_v he_o 6._o christ_n have_v sovereign_a authority_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o own_o and_o to_o keep_v they_o long_o or_o short_a time_n in_o the_o world_n and_o give_v they_o ease_v or_o trouble_v as_o he_o please_v without_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o deal_n to_o any_o for_o say_v he_o if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o tarry_v till_o i_o come_v what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o wherein_o there_o be_v no_o hint_n give_v that_o john_n shall_v not_o suffer_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v live_v long_o and_o till_o christ_n shall_v come_v by_o his_o judgement_n against_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n though_o these_o prove_v true_a in_o the_o event_n but_o it_o be_v only_o a_o absolute_a supposition_n that_o if_o christ_n please_v to_o preserve_v he_o alive_a even_o till_o his_o second_o come_v or_o otherwise_o dispose_v of_o he_o at_o his_o pleasure_n neither_o peter_n nor_o any_o other_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o say_v to_o it_o 7._o as_o christ_n will_v come_v again_o so_o the_o sweet_a notion_n under_o which_o saint_n shall_v take_v up_o the_o last_o and_o dreadful_a day_n