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be_o i_o a_o jew_n say_v he_o q.d._n how_o shall_v i_o say_v this_o of_o my_o own_o head_n when_o i_o be_o no_o jew_n but_o a_o gentile_a what_o do_v we_o that_o be_v heathen_n know_v of_o your_o affair_n thou_o own_o nation_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n have_v deliver_v thou_o unto_o i_o and_o have_v accuse_v thou_o under_o this_o notion_n before_o i_o they_o have_v thus_o asperse_v thou_o i_o neither_o apprehend_v nor_o accuse_v thou_o what_o be_v it_o which_o thou_o have_v do_v let_v i_o hear_v it_o from_o thy_o own_o mouth_n do_v thou_o tell_v i_o thyself_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v to_o cause_n so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a man_n yea_o thy_o own_o prelate_n and_o clergy_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a nation_n to_o hate_v thou_o christ_n make_v no_o answer_n to_o this_o for_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o to_o deserve_v their_o spite_n and_o spleen_n but_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v rather_o worthy_a of_o commendation_n for_o he_o do_v all_o thing_n well_o he_o do_v all_o good_a thing_n and_o nothing_o but_o good_a and_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v create_v by_o he_o but_o he_o do_v answer_v to_o the_o former_a question_n and_o distinguish_v his_o kingdom_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n to_o show_v that_o he_o have_v nothing_o offend_v against_o caesar_n my_o kingdom_n say_v he_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n q.d._n pilate_n i_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v that_o i_o be_o a_o king_n and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v this_o be_v the_o crime_n that_o i_o be_o accuse_v of_o but_o understand_v it_o aright_o it_o be_v true_a i_o be_o a_o king_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o i_o neither_o usurp_v or_o diminish_v the_o power_n of_o thy_o caesar_n or_o intend_v to_o pull_v down_o the_o power_n or_o dominion_n of_o any_o king_n or_o prince_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v full_o know_v my_o meaning_n 1._o i_o be_o not_o a_o worldly_a but_o a_o heavenly_a king_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o king_n though_o thou_o do_v little_a see_v it_o 2._o my_o kingdom_n that_o it_o be_v my_o principality_n and_o administration_n or_o my_o kingdom_n that_o be_v my_o law_n and_o statute_n or_o my_o kingdom_n that_o be_v my_o officer_n and_o subject_n this_o my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n i_o be_o say_v he_o make_v a_o king_n by_o he_o upon_o his_o holy_a hill_n of_o zion_n psalm_n 2._o 3._o it_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o a_o temporal_a but_o a_o spiritual_a kingdom_n for_o the_o world_n and_o the_o desire_n thereof_o pass_v away_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n that_o be_v it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n as_o in_o riches_n pleasure_n pomp_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v of_o this_o world_n be_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n but_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n as_o righteousness_n peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 14._o 5._o it_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n because_o it_o have_v other_o right_n and_o law_n which_o a_o worldly_a kingdom_n have_v not_o 6._o it_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n because_o it_o be_v not_o corporal_a but_o spiritual_a 7._o it_o be_v govern_v after_o another_o manner_n than_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n for_o these_o be_v rule_v by_o a_o material_a sword_n but_o my_o kingdom_n have_v no_o need_n of_o such_o a_o sword_n the_o sword_n of_o my_o kingdom_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n have_v city_n tower_n town_n village_n host_n army_n ammunition_n but_o my_o kingdom_n do_v require_v nothing_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o world_n do_v rule_v over_o man_n estate_n and_o person_n but_o my_o sceptre_n sway_v only_o their_o heart_n and_o conscience_n the_o world_n vaunt_v it_o with_o carnal_a power_n but_o must_v stoop_v to_o that_o which_o be_v spiritual_a i_o care_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o fleshly_a strength_n but_o i_o triumph_n and_o reign_v spiritual_o over_o sin_n death_n and_o hell_n see_v how_o lively_a christ_n set_v forth_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n almost_o do_v zachary_n speak_v of_o christ_n kingdom_n behold_v say_v he_o thy_o king_n come_v unto_o thou_o meek_a and_o lowly_a zach._n 9_o note_v also_o that_o he_o do_v not_o say_v my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o in_o this_o world_n for_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o world_n too_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o christ_n and_o by_o he_o be_v they_o all_o govern_v and_o dispose_v all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n mat._n 28._o now_o if_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o there_o be_v another_o world_n beside_o this_o and_o therefore_o 1._o if_o thou_o do_v not_o see_v the_o promise_n of_o christ_n fulfil_v in_o this_o world_n yet_o do_v not_o despair_v for_o there_o be_v another_o world_n wherein_o shall_v be_v make_v good_a whatsoever_o be_v not_o perform_v here_o 2._o whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n therefore_o we_o be_v command_v to_o pray_v thy_o kingdom_n come_v so_o then_o christ_n do_v here_o free_a pilate_n from_o all_o his_o fear_n and_o by_o his_o example_n also_o he_o do_v prove_v that_o he_o do_v not_o at_o all_o affect_v the_o caesarean_a or_o regal_a power_n if_o my_o kingdom_n be_v of_o this_o world_n say_v he_o 1._o i_o will_v not_o march_v with_o naked_a disciple_n but_o will_v provide_v i_o arm_a man_n yea_o i_o will_v have_v my_o counsel_n of_o war_n soldier_n a_o army_n etc._n etc._n
if_o christ_n have_v suffer_v nothing_o before_o this_o only_a misusage_n of_o he_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o redeem_v the_o world_n for_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o if_o a_o little_a woollen_a cloth_n be_v clap_v on_o a_o green_a wound_n it_o will_v make_v it_o fester_v and_o if_o it_o be_v sudden_o snatch_v off_o it_o put_v the_o party_n to_o far_o great_a pain_n and_o torment_n and_o be_v intolerable_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o pain_n when_o it_o be_v first_o inflict_v 2._o it_o be_v no_o small_a aggravation_n of_o the_o pain_n that_o his_o most_o tender_a body_n be_v again_o wound_v a_o fresh_a and_o die_v blood_n red_a all_o over_o shall_v be_v expose_v naked_a to_o the_o wind_n and_o cold_a with_o the_o skin_n all_o flay_v off_o 3._o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o that_o confusion_n which_o doubtless_o be_v most_o exceed_a great_a thus_o to_o be_v strip_v bare_a and_o naked_a before_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o foe_n too_o most_o true_o therefore_o may_v he_o say_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o for_o thy_o sake_n have_v i_o suffer_v reproach_n shame_n have_v cover_v my_o face_n psalm_n 69._o see_v here_o o_o man_n what_o thou_o have_v stand_v thy_o god_n in_o and_o what_o it_o cost_v he_o to_o save_v thou_o but_o harken_v and_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o more_o yet_o listen_v and_o thou_o shall_v hear_v great_a thing_n when_o they_o have_v thus_o strip_v the_o lord_n naked_a they_o make_v ready_a the_o cross_n before_o his_o face_n to_o increase_v his_o sorrow_n and_o the_o floor_n or_o place_n be_v prepare_v and_o fit_v where_o the_o true_a lamb_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o wicked_a officer_n than_o bear_v hole_n in_o the_o cross_n and_o then_o present_o in_o a_o mad_a rage_n they_o sling_v up_o christ_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o cross_n naked_a and_o nothing_o upon_o he_o but_o the_o crown_n of_o thorn_n o_o heaven_n o_o earth_n o_o sea_n never_o do_v you_o see_v a_o more_o sad_a spectacle_n before_o first_o they_o catch_v his_o left_a hand_n and_o with_o a_o hammer_n and_o sharp_a nail_n of_o a_o inch_n thick_a they_o fasten_v it_o to_o the_o cross_n so_o that_o the_o nail_n carry_v with_o it_o the_o very_a palm_n and_o flesh_n of_o his_o hand_n into_o the_o hole_n that_o one_o will_v think_v it_o rather_o solder_v with_o the_o iron_n than_o nail_v with_o like_a cruelty_n but_o more_o cruel_a torture_n they_o serve_v his_o right_a hand_n the_o hole_n be_v make_v too_o far_o asunder_o so_o that_o his_o hand_n can_v not_o reach_v to_o they_o when_o his_o arm_n be_v stretch_v forth_o beside_o the_o sinew_n as_o be_v usual_a do_v so_o contract_n and_o shrink_v up_o to_o assist_v each_o other_o that_o when_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v to_o be_v put_v against_o the_o hole_n in_o the_o cross_n it_o can_v not_o come_v to_o it_o by_o much_o therefore_o they_o use_v other_o instrument_n of_o cruelty_n and_o with_o cord_n fasten_v thereto_o they_o extend_v and_o rack_v out_o his_o arm_n some_o bound_v his_o left_a hand_n again_o and_o hold_v it_o with_o all_o diligence_n that_o it_o may_v not_o slip_v other_o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o nail_n be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o and_o then_o pierce_v and_o fasten_v it_o then_o they_o torture_v and_o rack_v his_o foot_n with_o the_o same_o cruelty_n drive_v in_o the_o nail_n extend_v rack_n stretch_v he_o till_o all_o his_o joint_n and_o hamstring_n break_v so_o that_o one_o may_v tell_v all_o his_o nerve_n vein_n fiber_n string_n and_o bone_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o wrinkle_n to_o be_v see_v in_o all_o his_o body_n thus_o david_n prophetical_a harp_n be_v screw_v up_o and_o tune_v and_o that_o fulfil_v here_o which_o he_o prophesy_v they_o pierce_v my_o hand_n and_o my_o foot_n i_o may_v tell_v all_o my_o bone_n psalm_n 22._o this_o immaculate_a lamb_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o bleat_n or_o open_v his_o mouth_n when_o he_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o slaughter_n to_o be_v offer_v 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voluntary_o and_o out_o of_o the_o high_a love_n endure_v all_o these_o thing_n he_o let_v his_o foot_n be_v pierce_v and_o fasten_v to_o show_v that_o he_o will_v never_o stand_v still_o or_o give_v over_o till_o he_o have_v make_v full_a satisfaction_n for_o we_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o whole_a body_n for_o a_o burn_v offer_v to_o reconcile_v the_o father_n unto_o we_o and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o give_v up_o every_o member_n unto_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n how_o well_o then_o may_v christ_n here_o speak_v and_o complain_v against_o the_o jewish_a people_n o_o my_o people_n what_o have_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o or_o wherein_o have_v i_o weary_v thou_o i_o smite_v aegppt_v with_o its_o first_o bear_v for_o thy_o sake_n and_o thou_o in_o requital_n have_v deliver_v i_o to_o be_v scourge_v i_o feed_v thou_o with_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o thou_o have_v beat_v i_o with_o cuff_n and_o scourge_v i_o give_v thou_o water_n of_o life_n to_o drink_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o vinegar_n &_o call_v to_o drink_v i_o smite_v the_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n for_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v smite_v my_o head_n with_o a_o reed_n i_o give_v thou_o a_o royal_a sceptre_n and_o thou_o have_v set_v a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n upon_o my_o head_n i_o exait_v and_o lift_v thou_o up_o in_o great_a strength_n and_o thou_o have_v hang_v i_o on_o the_o gibbet_n of_o the_o cross_n what_o shall_v i_o have_v do_v more_o that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v for_o thou_o i_o plant_v thou_o indeed_o my_o noble_a and_o choice_a vineyard_n and_o thou_o be_v turn_v into_o the_o great_a bitterness_n against_o i_o etc._n etc._n but_o let_v we_o leave_v the_o jew_n and_o come_v to_o do_v our_o own_o business_n consider_v therefore_o o_o man_n this_o holy_a spectacle_n those_o hand_n which_o in_o wisdom_n found_v the_o heaven_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o loose_v the_o prisoner_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o fall_v and_o to_o cure_v all_o man_n which_o their_o touch_n be_v now_o stretch_v out_o upon_o the_o cross_n his_o foot_n with_o which_o he_o walk_v upon_o the_o sea_n who_o very_a footstool_n be_v to_o be_v reverence_v those_o foot_n i_o say_v which_o never_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o sinner_n but_o ever_o walk_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v now_o pierce_v with_o pick_a nail_n his_o pure_a body_n in_o which_o the_o hide_a treasure_n of_o all_o grace_n be_v lay_v up_o and_o keep_v be_v strip_v quite_o naked_a and_o bare_a and_o fasten_v to_o the_o tree_n his_o face_n that_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o do_v comfort_v all_o afflict_a and_o sorrowful_a one_o that_o face_n which_o the_o angel_n desire_v to_o behold_v be_v now_o turn_v into_o the_o paleness_n of_o a_o frightful_a death_n sweet_a babe_n what_o be_v thy_o offence_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v thus_o judge_v and_o so_o unmerciful_o deal_v with_o what_o be_v thy_o heinous_a fact_n what_o be_v thy_o crime_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o sorrow_n it_o 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young_a as_o sister_n etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 5._o and_o as_o john_n after_o this_o recommendation_n of_o christ_n can_v say_v that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v his_o mother_n so_o may_v we_o call_v her_o mother_n inasmuch_o as_o she_o bring_v forth_o christ_n our_o brother_n and_o as_o john_n may_v call_v peter_n brother_n so_o also_o may_v we_o this_o be_v our_o christian_a brotherhood_n and_o spiritual_a kindred_n which_o be_v our_o great_a consolation_n for_o hence_o we_o see_v that_o the_o saint_n belong_v to_o we_o and_o we_o to_o they_o they_o acknowledge_v and_o love_v we_o let_v we_o also_o acknowledge_v and_o love_v they_o in_o conclusion_n it_o be_v say_v that_o john_n like_o a_o faithful_a &_o obedient_a disciple_n and_o as_o one_o mindful_a of_o his_o master_n command_n do_v take_v mary_n from_o that_o very_a day_n for_o his_o own_o mother_n unto_o his_o own_o home_n not_o that_o he_o have_v a_o settle_a place_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o for_o the_o apostle_n leave_v all_o they_o have_v matth._n 19_o and_o what_o they_o have_v be_v common_a to_o all_o act._n 4._o but_o that_o he_o take_v she_o into_o his_o own_o care_n and_o minister_v unto_o she_o for_o time_n to_o come_v as_o a_o son_n to_o his_o mother_n he_o take_v she_o not_o to_o his_o farm_n or_o manor-house_n for_o he_o have_v none_o but_o to_o his_o charge_n which_o he_o take_v care_n to_o discharge_v by_o his_o own_o minister_a to_o she_o so_o say_v augustine_n of_o the_o four_o word_n three_o word_n we_o have_v hear_v already_o which_o christ_n utter_v on_o the_o cross_n the_o first_o to_o his_o father_n the_o second_o to_o the_o thief_n the_o three_o to_o his_o mother_n and_o they_o be_v all_o very_a sweet_a and_o comfortable_a word_n indeed_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n now_o approach_v he_o express_v the_o four_o word_n and_o that_o with_o great_a gravity_n he_o speak_v again_o to_o his_o father_n but_o very_o moaning_o and_o pitiful_o of_o which_o the_o evangelist_n thus_o write_v and_o when_o the_o six_o hour_n be_v come_v 15.33_o mar._n 15.33_o there_o be_v darkness_n over_o the_o whole_a land_n until_o the_o nine_o hour_n and_o at_o the_o nine_o hour_n jesus_n cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n say_v eli_n eli_n lamasabachtani_n which_o be_v be_v interpret_v my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o some_o of_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o when_o they_o hear_v it_o say_v behold_v he_o call_v elias_n there_o be_v now_o six_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n past_a and_o yet_o those_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o what_o christ_n have_v then_o suffer_v wherefore_o to_o reprove_v their_o ungodliness_n the_o sun_n be_v darken_v that_o visible_a sun_n be_v much_o afflict_v and_o obscure_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o true_a son_n of_o righteousness_n and_o that_o contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o course_n of_o heaven_n forasmuch_o as_o about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v no_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o theophylact_v out_o of_o jerom_n say_v here_o then_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n do_v a_o little_a discover_v itself_o and_o as_o it_o be_v threaten_v the_o jew_n if_o they_o will_v nor_o cease_v from_o their_o wickedness_n but_o of_o this_o great_a miracle_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o the_o sun_n dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n write_v in_o a_o epistle_n to_o apollophanes_n confess_v that_o he_o also_o with_o he_o see_v that_o eclipse_n in_o heliopolis_n both_o which_o man_n be_v then_o pagan_n and_o there_o he_o affirm_v that_o apollophanes_n shall_v say_v o_o good_a dionysius_n vicissitudines_fw-la sunt_fw-la divinarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la the_o course_n of_o heaven_n be_v alter_v and_o origen_n in_o his_o second_o book_n against_o celsus_n make_v mention_n of_o one_o phlegon_n that_o write_v of_o the_o darken_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o time_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o this_o eclipse_n which_o pliny_n write_v that_o after_o caesar_n be_v slay_v the_o sun_n be_v pale_a and_o wan_a a_o whole_a year_n about_o away_o with_o all_o such_o comparison_n even_o of_o the_o great_a monarch_n this_o be_v true_o a_o sign_n that_o do_v deserve_v to_o be_v write_v and_o read_v to_o be_v say_v and_o sing_v as_o long_o as_o the_o world_n last_v this_o unusual_a darkness_n 1._o do_v prove_v christ_n divinity_n to_o who_o all_o the_o element_n do_v homage_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o serve_v he_o at_o his_o pleasure_n 2._o it_o show_v his_o innocency_n for_o the_o element_n be_v disturb_v at_o his_o death_n to_o make_v it_o know_v that_o christ_n suffer_v innocent_o the_o creature_n give_v testimony_n to_o their_o creator_n 3._o the_o heavenly_a father_n will_v make_v it_o appear_v by_o these_o sign_n that_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o great_a evil_n and_o unworthy_a behaviour_n of_o man_n which_o yet_o he_o be_v please_v to_o turn_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o they_o that_o shall_v believe_v 4._o this_o uncouth_a darkness_n do_v portend_v and_o foreshow_a that_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n be_v now_o depart_v from_o judea_n and_o that_o all_o that_o deny_v christ_n shall_v be_v leave_v and_o shut_v up_o in_o perpetual_a darkness_n the_o jew_n have_v often_o urge_v to_o christ_n to_o show_v they_o a_o sign_n from_o heaven_n lo_o here_o they_o have_v it_o but_o to_o their_o own_o undo_n now_o when_o this_o darkness_n have_v continue_v for_o about_o three_o hour_n christ_n begin_v to_o to_o speak_v again_o yea_o to_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o humanity_n and_o to_o show_v the_o intenseness_n and_o extremity_n of_o his_o pain_n against_o such_o heresy_n as_o shall_v after_o arise_v either_o deny_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v a_o true_a man_n or_o that_o he_o do_v not_o true_o suffer_v but_o only_o make_v a_o flourish_a show_n of_o suffering_n but_o his_o loud_a cry_v be_v a_o sufficient_a witness_n of_o his_o true_a and_o grievous_a sorrow_n and_o pain_n for_o although_o they_o be_v 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that_o christ_n do_v not_o complain_v of_o suffering_n but_o of_o desertion_n and_o not_o of_o every_o kind_n of_o desertion_n neither_o for_o they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v do_v much_o good_a yea_o and_o his_o own_o disciple_n too_o have_v desert_v and_o leave_v he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o persecutor_n and_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v upon_o this_o desertion_n but_o he_o do_v cry_v out_o especial_o and_o complain_v that_o the_o father_n have_v forsake_v he_o which_o we_o must_v not_o so_o understand_v as_o if_o the_o divinity_n have_v separate_v itself_o from_o the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n but_o that_o it_o leave_v that_o humanity_n for_o a_o time_n to_o the_o power_n of_o his_o persecutor_n and_o do_v not_o
that_o every_o man_n shall_v rise_v again_o in_o his_o own_o time_n the_o evangelist_n do_v emphatical_o add_v that_o they_o who_o thus_o arise_v come_v into_o jerusalem_n and_o appear_v unto_o many_o that_o none_o may_v think_v it_o be_v a_o phantasm_n or_o delusion_n by_o this_o likewise_o be_v foreshow_v that_o many_o snner_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o death_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o a_o new_a life_n rom._n 6._o so_o as_o to_o be_v see_v afterward_o in_o the_o holy_a church_n exercise_v themselves_o in_o the_o work_n of_o life_n and_o spirit_n to_o wit_n good_a work_n whereby_o other_o may_v be_v move_v to_o glorify_v the_o father_n mat._n 5._o the_o grave_n be_v therefore_o open_v to_o show_v that_o death_n be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n for_o so_o it_o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n o_o death_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o death_n hos_fw-la 13._o thus_o we_o see_v 1._o that_o when_o christ_n die_v every_o creature_n suffer_v with_o he_o only_o the_o jew_n heart_n remain_v hard_a who_o obstinate_a sinner_n also_o do_v now_o imitate_v who_o by_o their_o sin_n do_v still_o crucify_v the_o son_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v so_o many_o sign_n and_o wonder_n they_o do_v not_o yet_o fear_n nor_o rend_v their_o heart_n so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o rise_v again_o and_o confess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 2._o here_o we_o see_v that_o the_o glory_n or_o glorify_v of_o christ_n do_v begin_v present_o upon_o his_o death_n so_o also_o will_v our_o glorify_v begin_v immediate_o after_o our_o death_n and_o we_o who_o now_o seem_v to_o be_v despise_v in_o this_o life_n shall_v then_o appear_v glorious_o in_o glory_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o beggar_n lazarus_n who_o when_o he_o live_v be_v hate_v of_o all_o man_n but_o when_o he_o die_v he_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n luke_n 16._o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o at_o the_o death_n of_o 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astonish_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o such_o ugly_a sin_n and_o so_o defile_v a_o conscience_n this_o be_v for_o the_o earth_n to_o quake_v for_o no_o man_n be_v afraid_a or_o trouble_v in_o conscience_n but_o he_o that_o see_v his_o sin_n and_o feel_v the_o weight_n thereof_o 4._o the_o rend_n of_o the_o rock_n be_v next_o to_o wit_n contrition_n hatred_n and_o dislike_v of_o sin_n and_o he_o that_o before_o be_v a_o rock_n be_v now_o cleave_v and_o break_v and_o so_o the_o rock_n send_v forth_o water_n of_o weep_v and_o tear_n 5._o the_o grave_n be_v open_v when_o the_o mouth_n make_v confession_n and_o disclose_v what_o be_v before_o conceal_v 6._o he_o must_v come_v forth_o by_o absolution_n and_o go_v into_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n i._n e._n the_o holy_a church_n and_o be_v again_o reconcile_v unto_o it_o by_o a_o spiritual_a life_n 7._o last_o he_o must_v confess_v and_o witness_v by_o word_n and_o work_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o the_o centurion_n here_o do_v concern_v who_o it_o follow_v now_o when_o the_o centurion_n which_o stand_v over_o against_o he_o 23.47_o mat._n 27.54_o mar._n 15.39_o luke_n 23.47_o and_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o watch_v jesus_n see_v that_o he_o so_o cry_v out_o and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o see_v the_o earthquake_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v they_o fear_v great_o and_o glorify_a god_n say_v true_o this_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o come_v together_o to_o that_o sight_n behold_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v smite_v their_o breast_n and_o return_v and_o all_o his_o acquaintance_n and_o the_o woman_n that_o follow_v he_o from_o galilee_n stand_v afar_o off_o behold_v these_o thing_n among_o who_o be_v mary_n magdalen_n and_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o james_n the_o less_o and_o the_o mother_n of_o jose_n and_o salome_n the_o mother_n of_o zebedees_n child_n who_o also_o when_o he_o be_v in_o galilee_n follow_v he_o and_o 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