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A10581 The sermon, which Christ made on the way to Emaus to those two sorowfull disciples, set downe in a dialogue by D. Vrbane Regius, wherein he hath gathered and expounded the chiefe prophecies of the old Testament concerning Christ; Dialogus von der schönen predigt die Christus Luc. 24. von Jerusalem bis gen Emaus den zweien jüngeren am Ostertag, aus Mose und allen prophete gethan hat. English Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Hilton, W. (William), fl. 1578. 1578 (1578) STC 20850; ESTC S115783 385,014 486

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but_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v forth_o the_o branch_n my_o servant_n for_o lo_o the_o stone_n that_o i_o have_v lay_v before_o jehosua_n upon_o one_o stone_n shall_v be_v 7._o eye_n behold_v i_o will_v cut_v out_o the_o grave_v thereof_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o iniquity_n of_o this_o land_n in_o one_o day_n in_o that_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n shall_v you_o call_v every_o man_n his_o neighbour_n under_o the_o vine_n and_o under_o the_o fig_n tree_n the_o prophet_n speak_v plain_o here_o of_o christ_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o of_o his_o kingdom_n first_o the_o lord_n talk_v with_o the_o high_a priest_n jehosua_n who_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o have_v the_o same_o name_n and_o be_v call_v jehosua_n or_o jesus_n as_o the_o 70._o interpreter_n call_v he_o here_o in_o their_o translation_n and_o whereas_o he_o speak_v only_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o friend_n he_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o 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