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quiet_a as_o we_o hear_v before_o in_o the_o house_n of_o annas_n so_o second_o it_o do_v as_o much_o complain_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o will_v and_o must_v reign_v the_o world_n be_v in_o bodily_a fear_n of_o lose_v its_o kingdom_n thus_o herod_n be_v exceed_v afraid_a when_o christ_n be_v bear_v matth._n 2._o so_o here_o the_o roman_a power_n be_v cast_v into_o a_o quake_a fit_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o christ_n and_o thus_o worldling_n be_v still_o afraid_a that_o christ_n will_v take_v away_o their_o riches_n and_o honour_n from_o they_o but_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n why_o these_o silly_a man_n shall_v so_o fear_v it_o he_o that_o can_v give_v heavenly_a kingdom_n will_v scorn_v those_o that_o be_v mortal_a he_o come_v not_o to_o take_v our_o earthly_a thing_n from_o we_o but_o to_o give_v we_o heavenly_a thing_n with_o they_o christ_n do_v not_o deny_v we_o thing_n terrene_a but_o teach_v we_o to_o make_v good_a use_n of_o they_o to_o pilate_n question_v 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unrighteousness_n thou_o can_v say_v he_o have_v no_o power_n against_o i_o etc._n etc._n q.d._n shall_v thou_o or_o any_o man_n else_o have_v power_n over_o the_o son_n of_o god_n no_o such_o matter_n thou_o with_o thy_o whole_a military_a force_n and_o all_o the_o jew_n together_o can_v not_o touch_v so_o much_o as_o a_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n if_o the_o counsel_n and_o will_n of_o my_o heavenly_a father_n have_v not_o determine_v that_o i_o shall_v suffer_v wherefore_o thou_o have_v no_o power_n from_o caesar_n nor_o from_o those_o who_o by_o their_o great_a exclamation_n strengthen_v thy_o arm_n against_o i_o but_o from_o he_o that_o be_v above_o all_o be_v this_o power_n give_v thou_o
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they_o that_o love_v he_o when_o he_o live_v and_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v yet_o live_v long_o but_o when_o he_o be_v go_v to_o die_v when_o he_o be_v die_v and_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a they_o great_o lament_v his_o loss_n but_o it_o do_v not_o cause_v the_o woman_n only_o to_o bewail_v he_o so_o as_o if_o they_o alone_a and_o not_o very_o many_o man_n too_o be_v most_o sorrowful_a for_o his_o suffering_n but_o because_o the_o female_a sex_n which_o be_v least_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o such_o case_n may_v be_v more_o bold_a to_o express_v their_o grief_n when_o the_o ruler_n be_v present_a the_o woman_n than_o do_v religious_o lament_v he_o but_o they_o bewail_v only_o his_o humanity_n and_o indeed_o what_o unbeliever_n what_o infidel_n so_o he_o
the_o disciple_n believe_v because_o they_o be_v encourage_v by_o be_v promise_v to_o sit_v upon_o twelve_o throne_n mat._n 19_o thou_o never_o see_v any_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n thou_o have_v not_o read_v the_o scripture_n thou_o have_v see_v no_o sign_n thou_o have_v hear_v none_o of_o the_o promise_n and_o yet_o thou_o believe_v nay_o thou_o do_v make_v glory_n appear_v out_o of_o infirmity_n and_o innocency_n out_o of_o condemnation_n have_v but_o a_o little_a patience_n thou_o shall_v not_o stay_v long_o without_o a_o reward_n of_o so_o great_a a_o faith_n for_o although_o thou_o be_v now_o hard_a by_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n and_o the_o axe_n be_v cut_v down_o the_o tree_n of_o thy_o life_n yet_o thou_o be_v come_v in_o good_a time_n and_o seasonable_o enough_o there_o be_v place_n yet_o for_o pardon_n the_o gate_n of_o mercy_n be_v not_o yet_o shut_v nay_o the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n do_v now_o flow_v more_o abundant_o than_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v go_v to_o be_v it_o unto_o thou_o according_a to_o thy_o faith_n faith_n stop_v the_o woman_n issue_n of_o blood_n it_o shall_v cleanse_v thou_o from_o the_o contagion_n of_o all_o thy_o sin_n faith_n free_v the_o cananitish_a daughter_n that_o be_v vex_v with_o devil_n it_o shall_v quit_v thou_o of_o the_o serpent_n that_o lurk_v at_o thy_o heel_n deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o hunter_n and_o from_o the_o expectation_n of_o thy_o enemy_n who_o thou_o have_v serve_v by_o faith_n the_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v the_o blind_a make_v to_o see_v the_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n restore_v to_o health_n thou_o by_o this_o thy_o faith_n shall_v obtain_v eternal_a glory_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o thy_o soul_n by_o this_o thy_o faith_n thou_o shall_v not_o with_o enoch_n see_v the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n thou_o shall_v he_o save_v from_o the_o flood_n with_o neah_n thou_o shall_v with_o abraham_n receive_v a_o place_n which_o thou_o know_v not_o for_o a_o inheritance_n thou_o shall_v not_o with_o moses_n be_v smite_v with_o the_o destroy_a angel_n and_o shall_v pass_v safe_o through_o the_o sea_n thou_o like_v another_o caleb_n shall_v enter_v into_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o hony_n i_o jesus_n will_v conduct_v thou_o thither_o it_o shall_v be_v better_o and_o more_o honourable_a for_o thou_o that_o thou_o have_v hang_v by_o my_o side_n than_o if_o thou_o have_v sit_v before_o caesar_n in_o golden_a hang_n and_o in_o his_o ivory_n chair_n thou_o shall_v have_v much_o more_o honour_n and_o renown_n than_o augustus_n himself_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o thou_o to_o partake_v with_o i_o in_o my_o torment_n than_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v monarch_n and_o sole_a king_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n for_o what_o have_v it_o profit_v thou_o if_o the_o whole_a world_n have_v be_v subdue_v under_o thou_o for_o a_o moment_n and_o thy_o soul_n torture_v with_o eternal_a pain_n and_o darkness_n mat._n 16._o what_o good_a will_v a_o little_a paltry_a pelf_n do_v thou_o if_o thou_o shall_v lie_v under_o perpetual_a torment_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o thou_o very_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o i_o shall_v not_o bring_v thou_o into_o fool_n paradise_n with_o tempt_v and_o entice_a allurement_n rely_v upon_o what_o i_o say_v be_v secure_a my_o word_n be_v as_o much_o as_o my_o oath_n but_o because_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o faith_n i_o do_v heretofore_o swear_v to_o abraham_n and_o the_o father_n and_o i_o will_v swear_v to_o thou_o also_o but_o much_o more_o happy_o i_o swear_v unto_o these_o that_o which_o i_o perform_v many_o age_n after_o but_o what_o i_o swear_v to_o thou_o i_o will_v present_o perform_v day_n to_o day_n to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n this_o shall_v be_v thy_o reward_n to_o day_n i_o say_v lest_o long_a delay_n become_v tedious_a to_o thy_o expectation_n this_o day_n be_v salvation_n come_v into_o thy_o house_n luk._n 19_o this_o day_n will_v i_o begin_v to_o exalt_v thou_o before_o all_o israel_n that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o this_o day_n shall_v thou_o take_v the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n which_o thou_o have_v trample_v upon_o with_o thy_o foot_n for_o thy_o eternal_a possession_n because_o thou_o have_v follow_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n this_o petition_n of_o thou_o seem_v but_o a_o light_a request_n to_o those_o that_o be_v without_o for_o what_o be_v more_o easy_a than_o to_o remember_v thou_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v ask_v but_o a_o small_a matter_n but_o they_o be_v great_a thing_n that_o thou_o sue_v for_o and_o such_o only_a as_o none_o but_o my_o faithful_a servant_n pray_v for_o even_o to_o remember_v thou_o in_o my_o kingdom_n for_o who_o i_o remember_v they_o be_v not_o forsake_v but_o who_o i_o forget_v they_o be_v throw_v aside_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n and_o do_v vanish_v away_o as_o the_o smoke_n those_o on_o who_o i_o have_v mercy_n i_o remember_v they_o who_o i_o remember_v on_o they_o also_o i_o have_v mercy_n they_o can_v but_o be_v bless_v who_o i_o remember_v in_o my_o kingdom_n so_o that_o in_o this_o short_a form_n of_o prayer_n thou_o have_v ask_v more_o than_o thou_o be_v aware_a of_o for_o i_o ever_o give_v more_o than_o i_o be_o desire_v wherefore_o remember_v i_o will_v remember_v thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o memory_n memory_n thou_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o evil_a tiding_n psalm_n 112._o i_o with_o i_o thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o shall_v slip_v out_o of_o mind_n my_o eye_n shall_v be_v still_o upon_o thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v bear_v upon_o my_o shoulder_n i_o will_v cover_v thou_o with_o my_o feather_n and_o thou_o shall_v put_v thy_o trust_n under_o my_o wing_n psalm_n 91._o thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o with_o who_o that_o the_o saint_n may_v be_v they_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o thou_o shall_v fear_v none_o ill_o for_o i_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o a_o mighty_a man_n of_o war_n be_o with_o thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o free_a from_o fear_n full_a of_o joy_n in_o peace_n and_o safety_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o who_o be_o every_o where_o and_o be_o all_o in_o all._n then_o thou_o shall_v see_v what_o and_o how_o honourable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v with_o i_o thou_o shall_v overflow_v and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v for_o paradise_n in_o paradise_n thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n nor_o shall_v that_o flame_a sword_n or_o guard_v of_o the_o cherubin_n drive_v thou_o thence_o adam_n who_o hide_v himself_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n be_v just_o expel_v that_o garden_n gen._n 3._o but_o thou_o who_o have_v turn_v to_o i_o that_o i_o may_v remember_v thou_o shall_v merciful_o be_v lead_v thereinto_o 1._o thou_o shall_v be_v in_o paradise_n not_o in_o the_o earthy_a but_o heavenly_a garden_n of_o pleasure_n where_o thou_o shall_v be_v enlighten_v with_o the_o inaccessible_a ray_n of_o light_n which_o enlighten_v the_o eye_n of_o angel_n cheer_v the_o youthful_a mind_n of_o the_o saint_n where_o thou_o shall_v drink_v of_o and_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o fountain_n of_o life_n where_o thou_o shall_v celebrate_v the_o sabbath_n and_o keep_v holiday_n in_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n in_o the_o pure_a and_o pleasant_a beauty_n of_o peace_n thou_o be_v the_o first_o that_o enter_v that_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o good_a man_n before_o the_o world_n begin_v no_o man_n shall_v go_v into_o it_o before_o thou_o none_o have_v ever_o so_o much_o and_o so_o many_o good_a thing_n bestow_v upon_o they_o before_o thus_o they_o that_o honour_v i_o i_o will_v honour_v they_o 1_o sam._n 2._o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o sign_n that_o all_o may_v know_v from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o how_o save_v how_o honourable_a how_o fruitful_a the_o faith_n of_o believer_n in_o i_o be_v 2._o thou_o shall_v be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o church_n which_o this_o day_n i_o erect_v with_o my_o blood_n 1._o that_o whosoever_o shall_v know_v that_o thy_o wickedness_n be_v pardon_v he_o may_v not_o despair_v of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o own_o but_o that_o he_o also_o may_v be_v turn_v to_o i_o that_o he_o may_v seek_v salvation_n and_o find_v it_o ask_v of_o i_o that_o he_o may_v receive_v pardon_n 2._o i_o say_v thou_o shall_v be_v a_o example_n and_o a_o spectacle_n of_o my_o mercy_n in_o who_o all_o that_o be_v lade_v with_o sin_n shall_v see_v that_o my_o mercy_n be_v great_a than_o man_n frowardness_n so_o that_o they_o will_v but_o return_v to_o i_o that_o i_o also_o may_v