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A66966 An historical narration of the life and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ in two parts. R. H., 1609-1678. 1685 (1685) Wing W3448; ESTC R14750 308,709 352

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my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n they_o have_v number_v in_o that_o rack_a posture_n all_o my_o bone_n they_o have_v behold_v and_o consider_v i_o every_o limb_n of_o i_o stretch_v out_o before_o they_o and_o then_o speak_v of_o his_o be_v strip_v of_o his_o clothes_n they_o have_v divide_v my_o garment_n among_o they_o and_o upon_o my_o vesture_n they_o cast_v lot_n to_o which_o strip_v of_o he_o also_o that_o expression_n seem_v chief_o to_o relate_v where_o he_o say_v psal_n 68.8_o that_o confusion_n cover_v his_o face_n see_v zachary_n 13.6_o where_o the_o prophet_n mention_n this_o smite_v of_o his_o pastor_n and_o the_o man_n that_o cleave_v to_o he_o and_o so_o scatter_v of_o his_o sheep_n vers_fw-la 7._o speak_v thus_o of_o his_o be_v treat_v by_o his_o near_a relation_n as_o a_o false_a prophet_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v ask_v what_o be_v these_o wound_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o he_o shall_v answer_v with_o these_o be_v i_o wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o 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all_o this_o while_n our_o meek_a lord_n stand_v silent_a nor_o be_v a_o reproof_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n but_o to_o those_o that_o strike_v he_o on_o the_o one_o cheek_n he_o turn_v the_o other_o and_o receive_v without_o reply_n such_o derision_n scorn_n and_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n of_o which_o st._n luke_n intimate_v that_o the_o evangelist_n mention_v only_o some_o part_n et_fw-la alia_fw-la multa_fw-la say_v he_o blasphemantes_fw-la dicebant_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la luk._n 22.65_o and_o they_o that_o can_v not_o hold_v their_o hand_n off_o he_o before_o the_o judge_n what_o will_v they_o not_o do_v to_o he_o leave_v to_o their_o guard_n §_o 46_o of_o all_o this_o usage_n as_o david_n in_o spirit_n have_v before_o draw_v it_o up_o this_o only_a son_n of_o god_n make_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o father_n this_o innocent_a complaint_n neque_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la mea_fw-la neque_fw-la peccatum_fw-la meum_fw-la domine_fw-la sine_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la cucurri_fw-la &_o direxi_fw-la igne_fw-la i_o examinasti_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la inuenta_fw-la in_o i_o iniquitas_fw-la psal_n 58.5_o non_fw-la locutum_fw-la est_fw-la os_fw-la meum_fw-la opera_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la verba_fw-la labiorum_fw-la tuorum_fw-la custodivi_fw-la vias_fw-la duras_fw-la psal_n 16.4_o jer._n 11.19_o ego_fw-la quasi_fw-la agnus_n mansuetus_fw-la qui_fw-la portatur_fw-la advictimam_fw-la &_o non_fw-la cognovi_fw-la quia_fw-la cogitaverunt_fw-la super_fw-la i_o consilia_fw-la dicentes_fw-la mittamus_fw-la lignum_fw-la in_o panem_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o eradamus_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la viventium_fw-la jer._n 12.7_o reliqui_fw-la domum_fw-la meam_fw-la dimisi_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o dedi_fw-la dilectam_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la in_fw-la manu_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o facta_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la haereditas_fw-la mea_fw-la quasi_fw-la leo_fw-la in_o sylva_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 68.8_o 9_o 21._o propter_fw-la te_fw-la sustinui_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la operuit_fw-la confusio_fw-la faciem_fw-la meam_fw-la factus_fw-la extraneus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la meis_fw-la to_o my_o own_o people_n and_o to_o my_o own_o follower_n affright_v at_o my_o trouble_n &_o peregrinus_n filiis_fw-la matris_fw-la meae_fw-la opprobria_fw-la exprobrantium_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o all_o thy_o merciful_a design_n for_o their_o salvation_n ce●iderunt_fw-la super_fw-la i_o sustinui_fw-la qui_fw-la simul_fw-la contristaretur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la consolaretur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la inveni_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 108.1_o etc._n etc._n os_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la super_fw-la i_o apertum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o sermonibus_fw-la odii_fw-la circumdederunt_fw-la me_fw-it &_o expugnaverunt_fw-la i_o gratis_o pro_fw-la eo_fw-la ut_fw-la diligerent_fw-la i_o detrahebant_fw-la mihi_fw-la et_fw-la posuerunt_fw-la adversum_fw-la i_o mala_fw-la pro_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o odium_fw-la pro_fw-la dilectione_n mea_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la recordati_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la sed_fw-la persecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominem_fw-la inopem_fw-la &_o mendicum_fw-la &_o mortificaverunt_fw-la compunctum_fw-la cord_n superadded_a affliction_n to_o affliction_n ego_fw-la autem_fw-la pro_fw-la eye_n orab●m_fw-la §_o 47_o all_o these_o thing_n also_o be_v particular_o foretell_v of_o the_o messiah_n by_o the_o prophet_n deus_fw-la aperuit_fw-la illi_fw-la aurem_fw-la say_v the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 50.5_o 6._o to_o become_v obedient_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o extremity_n non_n contradixit_fw-la retro_fw-la non_fw-la abiit_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la dedit_fw-la percutientibus_fw-la &_o genas_fw-la svas_fw-la vellentibus_fw-la &_o faciem_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la avertit_fw-la ab_fw-la increpantibus_fw-la &_o conspuentibus_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la et_fw-la virga_fw-la say_v the_o prophet_n micha_n 5.1_o percutient_fw-la maxillam_fw-la judicis_fw-la israel_n &_o dedit_fw-la percutienti_fw-la se_fw-la maxillam_fw-la &_o saturatus_fw-la est_fw-la opprobriis_fw-la say_v the_o lamentation_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n lam._n 3.30_o and_o factus_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o abjectio_fw-la plebis_fw-la say_v psal_n 21._o and_o with_o these_o insolence_n so_o disfigure_v the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 53.2_o etc._n etc._n describe_v he_o that_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la species_n ei_fw-la neque_fw-la decor_fw-la that_o vid●runt_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la aspectus_fw-la ut_fw-la desiderarent_fw-la eum_fw-la and_o again_o quasi_fw-la absconditus_fw-la vultus_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o despectus_fw-la unde_fw-la nec_fw-la reputavimus_fw-la eum_fw-la thus_o the_o prophet_n and_o whatever_o they_o say_v his_o obedience_n be_v resolve_v to_o go_v through_o with_o it_o and_o make_v it_o good_a without_o a_o contradixit_fw-la or_o a_o retro_fw-la abiit_fw-la and_o therefore_o he_o foretell_v also_o to_o his_o disciple_n several_a time_n mat._n 16.21_o 20.19_o luk._n 18.31_o a_o little_a 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