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we_o shall_v see_v that_o which_o st._n austin_n so_o much_o wish_v to_o see_v christum_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la christ_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o that_o which_o many_o prophet_n and_o king_n desire_v to_o see_v and_o can_v not_o see_v it_o they_o see_v this_o sight_n indeed_o afar_o off_o which_o do_v not_o a_o little_a cheer_n their_o heart_n abraham_n rejoice_v say_v our_o saviour_n to_o see_v my_o day_n and_o he_o see_v it_o and_o be_v glad_a john_n 8.56_o but_o when_o simeon_n see_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n his_o eye_n be_v satisfy_v with_o see_v close_v they_o now_o lord_n say_v he_o let_v i_o die_v in_o peace_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n and_o we_o may_v observe_v here_o by_o the_o way_n that_o if_o ever_o we_o will_v see_v christ_n in_o heaven_n we_o must_v first_o see_v he_o upon_o earth_n for_o though_o we_o can_v see_v he_o as_o simeon_n and_o these_o chief_a priest_n do_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o body_n yet_o we_o may_v see_v he_o as_o abraham_n do_v with_o the_o perspective_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o may_v and_o we_o must_v see_v he_o through_o this_o glass_n dark_o before_o ever_o we_o can_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n a_o christian_a must_v not_o be_v like_o a_o cyclops_n with_o one_o eye_n the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n as_o peraldus_n observe_v must_v have_v two_o oculum_fw-la fidei_fw-la and_o oculum_fw-la gloriae_fw-la the_o eye_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o fruition_n we_o must_v walk_v by_o faith_n before_o we_o can_v walk_v by_o sight_n we_o must_v like_o jacob_n be_v first_o marry_v to_o blear-eyed_a leah_n before_o we_o can_v obtain_v beautiful_a rachel_n we_o must_v first_o see_v our_o saviour_n with_o the_o tender_a eye_n of_o faith_n before_o ever_o we_o can_v behold_v he_o with_o the_o bright_a eye_n of_o glory_n now_o though_o our_o saviour_n pronounce_v they_o bless_v that_o have_v not_o see_v and_o yet_o have_v believe_v and_o though_o faith_n be_v define_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v yet_o segnius_fw-la irritant_fw-la animos_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o the_o poet_n speak_v a_o man_n will_v give_v more_o credit_n to_o his_o eye_n than_o to_o his_o ear_n saint_n thomas_n will_v not_o go_v by_o hear-say_n except_o he_o may_v see_v he_o resolve_v not_o to_o believe_v but_o the_o chief_a priest_n be_v so_o perverse_a thâ—t_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v their_o own_o eye_n for_o they_o conspire_v against_o our_o saviour_n though_o they_o see_v he_o though_o they_o know_v he_o though_o they_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o can_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o heir_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o as_o there_o be_v a_o zeal_n without_o knowledge_n so_o there_o be_v a_o knowledge_n without_o faith_n the_o very_a devil_n know_v our_o saviour_n they_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n mat._n 8.29_o jesus_n i_o know_v say_v the_o evil_a spirit_n to_o those_o exorcist_n act_n 19.15_o but_o their_o knowledge_n be_v mere_o hystorical_a like_o their_o faith_n and_o just_o after_o this_o manner_n do_v the_o chief_a priest_n know_v christ_n there_o be_v indeed_o some_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o seem_v to_o contradict_v our_o text_n and_o to_o say_v that_o the_o chief_a priest_n know_v not_o jesus_n to_o be_v christ_n know_v not_o that_o he_o be_v the_o heir_n for_o st._n john_n say_v plain_o that_o the_o world_n know_v he_o not_o john_n 1.10_o and_o st._n peter_n upbraid_v the_o jew_n for_o kill_v the_o prince_n of_o life_n use_v these_o very_a word_n i_o wot_v that_o through_o ignorance_n you_o do_v it_o as_o do_v also_o your_o ruler_n act._n 317._o and_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v his_o son_n tell_v we_o in_o express_a word_n that_o none_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n know_v it_o for_o have_v they_o know_v it_o they_o will_v not_o have_v crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 2.8_o but_o i_o answer_v first_o to_o that_o of_o st._n john_n the_o world_n know_v not_o christ_n that_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o to_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n none_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n know_v he_o that_o be_v few_o of_o they_o to_o that_o of_o st._n peter_n the_o jew_n and_o their_o ruler_n slay_v he_o ignorant_o that_o be_v some_o of_o they_o do_v so_o thus_o the_o ordinary_a gloss_n will_v have_v those_o place_n construe_v second_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n be_v not_o purae_fw-la negationis_fw-la but_o prauae_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la if_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o christ_n it_o be_v because_o they_o will_v be_v ignorant_a as_o the_o people_n use_v to_o say_v to_o their_o seer_n see_v not_o so_o these_o seer_n themselves_o seem_v to_o have_v stop_v their_o ear_n and_o shut_v their_o eye_n for_o otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o acknowledge_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o messiah_n because_o all_o the_o prophecy_n of_o his_o come_n be_v fulfil_v first_o that_o prophecy_n gen._n 49.10_o point_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n the_o sceptre_n be_v then_o depart_v from_o judah_n the_o jew_n pay_v contribution_n they_o be_v tributary_n to_o the_o roman_n second_o that_o prophecy_n mic._n 5.2_o point_v out_o the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o bethleem_n of_o judea_n which_o be_v the_o place_n assign_v for_o christ_n birth_n as_o these_o chief_a priest_n or_o their_o predecessor_n tell_v king_n herod_n but_o if_o neither_o the_o time_n nor_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n yet_o his_o miracle_n may_v perfect_o assure_v they_o that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o therefore_o when_o st._n john_n baptist_n send_v two_o of_o his_o disciple_n to_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o be_v christ_n all_o the_o answer_n he_o will_v return_v by_o they_o be_v this_o go_v and_o show_v john_n again_o those_o thing_n you_o do_v hear_v and_o see_v the_o blind_a receive_v their_o sight_n the_o deaf_a hear_v the_o lame_a walk_n the_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v the_o dead_a be_v raise_v up_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 11.4_o 5._o and_o when_o christ_n come_v some_o ask_v the_o question_n shall_v he_o do_v more_o miracle_n than_o these_o which_o this_o man_n do_v john_n 7.31_o though_o the_o chief_a priest_n then_o will_v not_o believe_v his_o word_n yet_o they_o may_v have_v believe_v he_o for_o his_o work_n sake_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o will_v prevail_v with_o they_o they_o have_v ear_n yet_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o have_v eye_n yet_o will_v not_o see_v which_o be_v a_o most_o notorious_a aggravation_n of_o their_o treason_n for_o have_v they_o be_v stark_o blind_a their_o sin_n haply_o may_v have_v be_v remit_v but_o because_o see_v they_o will_v not_o see_v therefore_o their_o sin_n remain_v and_o this_o sin_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o the_o very_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o against_o conscience_n out_o of_o mere_a malice_n they_o conspire_v to_o put_v this_o heir_n to_o death_n and_o i_o pray_v god_n the_o ringleader_n of_o our_o rebellious_a reformation_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o selfsame_a sin_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v out_o of_o a_o despetate_fw-la inveterate_a malice_n that_o they_o persist_v in_o their_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o best_a of_o king_n but_o these_o traitor_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o rear_n of_o my_o discourse_n i_o pass_v therefore_o from_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text_n the_o person_n that_o the_o chief_a priest_n conspire_v against_o which_o be_v the_o heir_n to_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o formal_a cause_n or_o manner_n of_o their_o conspiracy_n they_o reason_v among_o themselves_o say_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o reason_v treason_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o deliberation_n a_o study_a sin_n these_o chief_a priest_n reason_v they_o argue_v the_o case_n all_o sin_n be_v not_o cognita_fw-la know_v sin_n there_o be_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n as_o well_o as_o sin_n of_o knowledge_n but_o there_o be_v neither_o ignorartia_n facti_fw-la nor_o ignorantia_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o treason_n it_o be_v wilful_o contrive_v and_o complot_v it_o be_v a_o premeditate_a sin_n to_o sin_v out_o of_o infirmity_n or_o ignorance_n to_o be_v overtake_v in_o a_o fault_n this_o be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v chance-medley_o pardonable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n but_o to_o sin_n with_o a_o full_a career_n of_o set_a purpose_n to_o consult_v about_o it_o this_o be_v no_o less_o than_o wilful_a murder_n a_o sin_n that_o never_o must_v go_v unpardoned_a and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o these_o chief_a priest_n in_o our_o text_n they_o reason_v among_o themselves_o say_v come_v let_v we_o kill_v
yet_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v cast_v away_o for_o even_o he_o that_o uphold_v the_o heaven_n be_v thy_o upholder_n which_o lead_v i_o from_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text_n the_o church_n passage_n through_o fire_n and_o water_n to_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o concomitant_a or_o convoy_n almighty_a god_n i_o be_o or_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o i_o that_o be_o the_o great_a creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n i_o that_o fill_v all_o place_n and_o be_o contain_v in_o none_o i_o that_o be_o about_o thy_o path_n and_o about_o thy_o bed_n and_o spy_v out_o all_o thy_o way_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o but_o what_o need_v then_o be_v there_o of_o this_o promise_n for_o we_o may_v say_v it_o without_o blasphemy_n that_o god_n must_v still_o be_v with_o we_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o he_o to_o deny_v his_o omnipresence_n as_o to_o deny_v himself_o he_o can_v soon_o separate_v heat_n from_o fire_n he_o do_v that_o in_o nebuchadnezzar_n furnace_n he_o can_v soon_o separate_v light_n from_o the_o sun_n he_o do_v this_o at_o our_o saviour_n expiration_n the_o creator_n can_v better_o do_v any_o thing_n than_o divorce_n or_o divide_v his_o presence_n from_o his_o creature_n for_o herein_o not_o only_o our_o well-being_n but_o our_o very_a be_v do_v consist_v shall_v he_o subtract_v his_o presence_n from_o we_o we_o must_v return_v into_o our_o first_o nothing_o he_o be_v not_o far_o therefore_o from_o every_o one_o of_o we_o as_o st._n paul_n tell_v the_o athenian_n nay_o he_o be_v near_a to_o we_o than_o we_o be_v unto_o ourselves_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o but_o you_o know_v there_o be_v a_o twofold_a presence_n of_o almighty_a god_n first_o his_o general_a presence_n which_o be_v his_o universal_a power_n and_o providence_n whereby_o he_o govern_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o under_o the_o earth_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psalm_n 139._o if_o i_o climb_v up_o into_o heaven_n thou_o be_v there_o if_o i_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n thou_o be_v there_o also_o if_o i_o take_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o morning_n and_o remain_v in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o sea_n even_o there_o also_o shall_v thy_o hand_n lead_v i_o and_o thy_o right_a hand_n shall_v hold_v i_o second_o there_o be_v god_n special_a presence_n whereby_o he_o be_v present_a with_o his_o elect_a only_o either_o to_o prevent_v their_o trouble_n or_o else_o to_o comfort_v and_o support_v they_o and_o chief_o be_v he_o with_o his_o servant_n in_o his_o temple_n at_o his_o public_a worship_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v explain_v by_o a_o example_n the_o king_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v by_o his_o power_n in_o all_o part_n of_o his_o dominion_n yet_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v there_o especial_o where_o his_o courtier_n where_o his_o retinue_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o king_n of_o king_n by_o his_o unbounded_a power_n and_o providence_n be_v at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o place_n yet_o we_o may_v know_v he_o to_o be_v with_o we_o after_o a_o especial_a manner_n in_o the_o temple_n from_o the_o retinue_n of_o heavenly_a courtier_n that_o be_v there_o attend_v on_o he_o for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o ornament_n only_o that_o the_o wall_n of_o solomon_n temple_n be_v carve_v round_o about_o with_o cherubim_n but_o also_o to_o signify_v that_o the_o holy_a angel_n be_v ever_o about_o we_o at_o our_o public_a service_n and_o if_o angel_n be_v there_o much_o more_o be_v the_o king_n of_o saint_n tibi_fw-la adsum_fw-la i_o be_o or_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n especial_o that_o will_v continual_o be_v with_o we_o the_o air_n our_o conscience_n and_o almighty_a god_n we_o may_v as_o well_o be_v without_o our_o be_v as_o without_o our_o breath_n take_v but_o away_o this_o from_o we_o and_o take_v away_o we_o too_o the_o air_n leave_v we_o not_o till_o death_n our_o conscience_n this_o go_v further_a with_o we_o it_o remain_v with_o we_o after_o death_n to_o all_o eternity_n do_v not_o therefore_o the_o least_o sin_n though_o none_o be_v with_o thou_o but_o thy_o own_o conscience_n for_o this_o will_v accompany_v thou_o to_o thy_o deathbed_n nay_o this_o worm_n will_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o thy_o conscience_n be_v not_o more_o inseparable_a from_o thou_o than_o thy_o creator_n whisper_v never_o so_o soft_o he_o will_v hear_v thou_o hide_v thyself_o never_o so_o close_o he_o will_v see_v thou_o run_v away_o never_o so_o swift_o he_o will_v still_o be_v at_o thy_o elbow_n tibi_fw-la adsum_fw-la i_o be_o or_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o but_o i_o shall_v not_o speak_v so_o much_o of_o god_n general_a presence_n his_o special_a presence_n be_v that_o which_o i_o must_v here_o insist_v upon_o that_o presence_n which_o he_o promise_v his_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n that_o presence_n which_o our_o saviour_n promise_v his_o apostle_n lo_o i_o be_o with_o you_o always_o even_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 28._o ult_n 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