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find_v to_o be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o and_o three_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o 2_o chron._n two_o 17._o in_o solomon_n reign_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n become_v yet_o more_o famous_a and_o flourish_a hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n hold_v great_a correspondence_n with_o he_o and_o kimchi_n after_o he_o dr._n lightfoot_n 311._o lightfoot_n lightfoot_n chorograph_n decad_n on_o st._n mark_n c._n 6._o §_o 2._o p._n 311._o understand_v by_o 2_o chron._n viij_o 2._o that_o hiram_n give_v city_n to_o solomon_n in_o his_o own_o land_n who_o place_v israclites_n in_o they_o and_o he_o in_o like_a manner_n give_v city_n to_o hiram_n in_o galilee_n 1_o king_n ix_o 11._o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o league_n between_o they_o the_o letter_n which_o pass_v between_o solomon_n and_o hiram_n 254._o hiram_n theoph._n add_v autâ—lyc_a l._n 3._o p._n 254._o be_v extant_a in_o the_o time_n of_o josephus_n and_o from_o his_o time_n down_o to_o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la 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people_n will_v have_v make_v their_o law_n in_o every_o respect_n more_o favourable_a to_o themselves_o they_o will_v not_o have_v cloy_v it_o with_o burden_n some_o ceremony_n to_o distinguish_v themselves_o from_o the_o neighbour-nation_n who_o idolatry_n they_o be_v so_o long_o prone_a to_o and_o which_o these_o ceremony_n be_v design_v to_o restrain_v they_o from_o they_o who_o be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n so_o fond_a of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o heathen_a will_v never_o have_v invent_v law_n so_o uneasy_a to_o themselves_o and_o so_o contrary_a and_o odious_a to_o other_o nation_n they_o will_v never_o have_v frame_v they_o themselves_o and_o then_o have_v pretend_v a_o divine_a revelation_n for_o those_o law_n which_o they_o be_v so_o little_o please_v with_o they_o will_v never_o have_v expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o whole_a world_n through_o all_o age_n as_o a_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a people_n notwithstanding_o so_o many_o and_o so_o convince_a miracle_n so_o 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they_o will_v never_o have_v make_v such_o as_o these_o no_o if_o they_o have_v make_v any_o alteration_n it_o will_v have_v be_v to_o strike_v out_o those_o numerous_a passage_n which_o be_v so_o reproachful_a to_o their_o nation_n and_o to_o have_v insert_v other_o which_o may_v raise_v the_o fame_n and_o glory_n of_o themselves_o and_o of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o to_o have_v change_v those_o ceremony_n that_o be_v so_o burdensome_a and_o so_o singular_a for_o those_o which_o will_v have_v be_v more_o easy_a to_o themselves_o and_o may_v have_v recommend_v they_o to_o the_o good_a opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o the_o neighbour_n nation_n but_o when_o so_o refractory_a a_o people_n become_v so_o zealous_a for_o such_o a_o law_n so_o uneasy_a at_o first_o and_o so_o distasteful_a to_o they_o it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a argument_n that_o they_o have_v the_o great_a assurance_n of_o its_o divine_a original_a and_o that_o they_o will_v neither_o falsify_v it_o themselves_o nor_o sufter_o other_o to_o falsify_v it_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v unanimous_a to_o a_o man_n in_o the_o make_v these_o law_n if_o they_o be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n for_o if_o any_o one_o have_v dissent_v he_o can_v not_o fail_v of_o argument_n to_o draw_v other_o after_o he_o in_o make_v law_n the_o interest_n and_o conveniency_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n be_v always_o the_o motive_n for_o the_o enact_v they_o and_o beside_o the_o public_a honour_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o too_o often_o be_v less_o consider_v the_o particular_a interest_n of_o every_o single_a man_n will_v have_v make_v he_o concern_v to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o such_o law_n no_o people_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o consent_v to_o the_o make_v law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o sow_v their_o land_n every_o seven_o year_n and_o be_v command_v to_o leave_v their_o habitation_n and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o capital_a city_n from_o every_o part_n of_o their_o country_n thrice_o in_o a_o year_n no_o people_n can_v agree_v to_o enact_v such_o law_n of_o their_o own_o contrivance_n because_o none_o can_v subsist_v in_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o without_o a_o miracle_n how_o can_v we_o conceive_v it_o possible_a for_o any_o people_n to_o subsist_v by_o such_o law_n if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n or_o that_o any_o nation_n shall_v agree_v in_o the_o enact_v such_o law_n as_o must_v provoke_v all_o their_o neighbour_n nation_n to_o make_v war_n against_o they_o nay_o by_o which_o they_o actual_o declare_v a_o irreconcilable_a war_n against_o seven_o nation_n at_o once_o for_o one_o nation_n to_o distinguish_v themselves_o by_o their_o law_n and_o constitution_n from_o all_o other_o people_n to_o lay_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o their_o government_n in_o the_o disgrace_n and_o infamy_n of_o all_o their_o neighbour_n
the_o height_n of_o their_o pride_n and_o blasphemy_n and_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n in_o the_o extremity_n of_o danger_n and_o despair_n isai_n xxxvii_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o isaiah_n the_o sun_n go_v back_o ten_o degree_n for_o a_o sign_n to_o king_n hezekiah_n of_o his_o recovery_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o babylon_n send_v ambassador_n to_o inquire_v of_o this_o wonder_n 2_o king_n xx_o 11._o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 31._o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o mistake_n in_o miracle_n of_o this_o nature_n which_o have_v the_o same_o evidence_n that_o those_o of_o moses_n himself_o have_v have_v the_o joint_a testimony_n of_o a_o whole_a people_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o they_o isaiah_n prophesy_v of_o cyrus_n by_o name_n 1._o name_n joseph_n an_o it_o quit_v l._n 11_o c._n 1._o two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n before_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o prophecy_n and_o foretell_v the_o re-building_n of_o the_o temple_n a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n before_o it_o be_v demolish_v the_o expression_n be_v so_o plain_a and_o full_a that_o as_o st._n jerom_n 44._o jerom_n â—ieron_fw-gr ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n 44._o observe_v the_o history_n of_o cyrus_n by_o xenophon_n be_v a_o admirable_a comment_n upon_o this_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v build_v and_o to_o the_o temple_n thy_o foundation_n shall_v be_v lay_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o his_o anointed_n to_o cyrus_n who_o right_a hand_n i_o have_v hold_v to_o subdue_v nation_n before_o he_o he_o shall_v build_v my_o city_n and_o he_o shall_v let_v go_v my_o captive_n not_o for_o price_n nor_o reward_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n isai_n xliv_o 28._o &_o xlv_o 1_o 13._o and_o this_o cyrus_n himself_o though_o a_o heathen_a prince_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o that_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o in_o his_o proclamation_n which_o he_o put_v forth_o for_o the_o building_n the_o temple_n thus_o say_v cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v the_o lord_n godâ—_n of_o heaven_n give_v i_o and_o he_o have_v charge_v i_o to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n 2_o chron._n xxxvi_o 23._o ezra_n i._n 2._o and_o the_o same_o prophet_n who_o foretell_v the_o empire_n of_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a foretell_v likewise_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n isai_n xiii_o 17._o which_o be_v prophesy_v of_o too_o by_o jeremiah_n jer._n li._n 11_o 28._o and_o this_o be_v the_o more_o remarkable_a 2._o remarkable_a see_v sir_n w._n râ—_n leigh_z l._n 3._o c._n 2._o §_o 2._o because_o though_o darius_n medus_n conquer_v babylon_n yet_o he_o die_v soon_o after_o and_o cyrus_n succeed_v he_o the_o fame_n of_o cyrus_n who_o be_v at_o the_o take_n of_o babylon_n but_o general_n of_o his_o army_n so_o obscure_v the_o name_n and_o memory_n of_o darius_n that_o historian_n have_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o he_o though_o he_o be_v find_v mention_v by_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o aristophanes_n who_o say_v that_o a_o darius_n who_o be_v before_o he_o who_o be_v father_n of_o xerxes_n give_v name_n to_o the_o piece_n of_o coin_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o must_v be_v darius_n medus_n so_o much_o better_a be_v transaction_n know_v to_o the_o prophet_n beforehand_o than_o to_o historian_n afterward_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v to_o befall_v divers_a other_o nation_n be_v also_o foretell_v by_o isaiah_n and_o describe_v by_o particular_a circumstance_n the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n 11._o nineveh_n joseph_n antiquit_fw-la l._n 9_o c._n 11._o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o year_n beforehand_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n foretell_v the_o conquest_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o he_o in_o so_o remarkable_a and_o solemn_a a_o manner_n that_o it_o be_v notorious_a to_o all_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n for_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o deliver_v prophecy_n by_o some_o visible_a sign_n as_o well_o as_o in_o word_n he_o send_v bond_n and_o yoke_n to_o the_o king_n of_o edom_n and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o tyrus_n and_o to_o the_o king_n of_o zidon_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o messenger_n which_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n from_o these_o several_a king_n unto_o zedekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o foretell_v that_o all_o these_o nation_n shall_v serve_v nabuchadnezzar_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n jer._n xxvii_o 3_o 7._o and_o the_o jew_n put_v he_o in_o prison_n for_o this_o prophecy_n where_o he_o be_v keep_v when_o nabuchadnezzar_n take_v the_o city_n and_o set_v he_o at_o liberty_n and_o when_o the_o chaldaean_n have_v raise_v the_o siege_n by_o reason_n of_o pharaoh_n army_n which_o be_v come_v to_o the_o relief_n of_o jerusalem_n jeremiah_n tell_v the_o jew_n that_o pharaoh_n army_n shall_v return_v into_o egypt_n without_o effect_v any_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v come_v again_o and_o take_v the_o city_n and_o burn_v it_o with_o sire_n jer._n xxxvii_o 5._o he_o likewise_o prophesy_v against_o egypt_n which_o the_o jew_n make_v their_o refuge_n and_o sanctuary_n and_o point_v out_o the_o very_a place_n where_o nabuchadnezzar_n will_v pitch_v his_o tent_n by_o take_v great_a stone_n and_o hide_v they_o in_o the_o clay_n at_o the_o entry_n of_o pharaoh_n house_n tahpanhe_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n declare_v that_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v set_v upon_o those_o stone_n and_o he_o shall_v spread_v his_o royal_a pavilion_n over_o he_o jer._n xliii_o 9_o 10._o and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o prophecy_n concern_v pharaoh_n chap._n xliv_o 30._o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o 169._o in_o herodot_n enterp_v c._n 169._o herodotus_n the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n be_v oppose_v and_o contradict_v by_o several_a false_a prophet_n who_o prophesy_v deceitful_a and_o flatter_a delusion_n to_o the_o people_n persuade_v they_o that_o no_o evil_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o of_o who_o jeremiah_n foretell_v that_o hananiah_n shall_v die_v that_o same_o year_n in_o which_o he_o vent_v his_o false_a prophecy_n chap._n xxviii_o 16_o 17._o and_o that_o ahab_n the_o son_n of_o kolaiah_n and_o zedekiah_n the_o son_n of_o maaseiah_n shall_v be_v take_v captive_a by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o slay_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n and_o roast_v in_o the_o fire_n chap._n xxix_o 21_o 22._o and_o thus_o distinct_o foretell_v the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o death_n of_o those_o false_a prophet_n he_o vindicate_v his_o own_o prophecy_n which_o be_v at_o first_o so_o unwilling_o believe_v beyond_o all_o contradiction_n but_o that_o which_o seem_v most_o strange_a and_o be_v most_o object_v against_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n be_v his_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o zedeckiah_n for_o in_o this_o 12._o this_o â—â—â—â—ph_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 10._o 〈…〉_o ezâ—â—_n 12._o he_o and_o ezekiel_n be_v think_v to_o contradict_v each_o other_o jeremiah_n prophesy_v in_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o ezekiel_n prophesy_v in_o babylon_n and_o concern_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o jeremiah_n prophecy_n be_v send_v to_o the_o captive_n in_o babylon_n and_o ezekiel_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o jeremiah_n say_v thy_o eye_n shall_v behold_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o he_o shall_v speak_v with_o thou_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n and_o thou_o shall_v go_v to_o babylon_n yet_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n o_o zedekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n but_o thou_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n and_o with_o the_o burn_n of_o thy_o father_n the_o former_a king_n which_o be_v before_o thou_o so_o shall_v they_o burn_v odour_n for_o thou_o and_o they_o will_v lament_v thou_o say_v ah_o lord_n for_o i_o have_v pronounce_v the_o word_n say_v the_o lord_n jer._n xxxiv_o 3_o 4_o 5._o but_o ezekiel_n prophesy_v in_o these_o word_n i_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o babylon_n to_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n yet_o shall_v be_v not_o see_v it_o though_o he_o shall_v die_v there_o ezek._n twelve_o 13._o now_o these_o two_o prophet_n write_v of_o the_o captivity_n of_o zedekiah_n reckon_v up_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o between_o they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o they_o be_v believe_v to_o contradict_v each_o other_o and_o thereby_o the_o expectation_n and_o attention_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o more_o excite_a to_o observe_v the_o fulfil_v of_o their_o prophecy_n jeremiah_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o king_n
to_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o eight_o day_n which_o they_o reckon_v for_o the_o circumcision_n of_o their_o child_n and_o in_o their_o other_o account_n for_o they_o compute_v inclusive_o any_o part_n of_o the_o day_n in_o which_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v for_o the_o whole_a thus_o the_o seven_o the_o annum_fw-la ita_fw-la diviserunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nonis_fw-la modo_fw-la diâ—bus_fw-la urbanâ—s_fw-la re_fw-la usu_fw-la parent_n reliquis_fw-la seven_o ut_fw-la rura_fw-la colerent_fw-la varde_v rust_n lib._n two_o prait_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diony_n halicarn_n antiqa_fw-la rom._n lib._n seven_o roman_n compute_v their_o nundinae_fw-la and_o their_o calends_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o olypmiad_n among_o the_o greek_n contain_v 5_o year_n inclusive_o and_o thus_o we_o call_v that_o tertian_n ague_n which_o have_v but_o one_o day_n intermission_n but_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o these_o type_n and_o prophecy_n be_v matter_n of_o fact_n must_v be_v prove_v as_o all_o other_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v by_o witness_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o a_o body_n offer_v themselves_o as_o witness_n to_o testify_v this_o great_a article_n of_o our_o faith_n this_o jesus_n have_v god_n raise_v up_o whereof_o we_o all_o be_v witness_n act._n two_o 32._o the_o thing_n therefore_o to_o be_v consider_v be_v whether_o they_o be_v effectual_o qualify_v to_o be_v witness_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o to_o prove_v that_o they_o have_v all_o the_o qualification_n which_o can_v be_v require_v in_o any_o witness_n i_o shall_v show_v 1._o that_o they_o have_v certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v witness_n of_o and_o can_v not_o be_v deceive_v themselves_o in_o it_o 2._o that_o they_o will_v not_o deceive_v other_o have_v no_o temptation_n to_o it_o but_o act_v against_o all_o the_o interest_n and_o advantage_n of_o this_o world_n 3._o that_o they_o allege_v such_o circumstance_n as_o make_v it_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o deceive_v those_o to_o who_o they_o testify_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n though_o they_o have_v have_v never_o so_o much_o mind_n to_o do_v it_o and_o when_o man_n testify_v thing_n which_o they_o have_v such_o mean_n and_o opportunity_n of_o know_v as_o make_v it_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o be_v mistake_v in_o they_o when_o they_o can_v have_v no_o advantage_n but_o by_o tell_v the_o truth_n and_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o suffering_n from_o it_o in_o this_o life_n when_o they_o produce_v such_o circumstance_n as_o put_v it_o out_o of_o their_o own_o power_n to_o deceive_v and_o such_o as_o those_o before_o who_o they_o speak_v may_v know_v to_o be_v false_a if_o they_o be_v so_o this_o certain_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v desire_v in_o any_o witness_n i._o the_o apostle_n who_o be_v witness_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n can_v not_o be_v deceive_v themselves_o in_o it_o they_o be_v ever_o far_o from_o be_v credulous_a and_o easy_a of_o belief_n as_o they_o show_v upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o particular_o they_o never_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o believe_v the_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n till_o their_o own_o sense_n have_v convince_v they_o but_o before_o they_o have_v wrong_a notion_n and_o apprehension_n of_o it_o and_o either_o misunderstand_v and_o misapply_v all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v to_o they_o about_o it_o or_o whatever_o they_o know_v or_o believe_v concern_v it_o before_o they_o have_v no_o expectation_n of_o it_o when_o he_o be_v once_o dead_a our_o saviour_n have_v in_o express_a term_n foretell_v his_o resurrection_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n several_a time_n matt._n xuj_o 21._o xvii_o 23._o xx_o 19_o but_o his_o disciple_n do_v not_o right_o apprehend_v or_o thorough_o consider_v what_o he_o say_v to_o they_o though_o he_o express_v himself_o in_o the_o plain_a word_n for_o they_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o great_a thought_n and_o expectation_n of_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n and_o of_o temporal_a power_n and_o honour_n at_o one_o time_n peter_n take_v he_o and_o begin_v to_o rebuke_v he_o say_v be_v it_o far_o from_o thou_o lord_n this_o shall_v not_o be_v unto_o thou_o matt._n xuj_o 22._o and_o at_o another_o time_n just_a before_o his_o passion_n our_o saviour_n have_v no_o soon_o do_v speak_v to_o they_o of_o his_o crucifixion_n and_o his_o rise_n again_o the_o three_o day_n but_o the_o two_o son_n of_o zebedee_n petition_v that_o one_o may_v sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o left_a in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o disciple_n be_v move_v with_o indignation_n against_o they_o for_o prefer_v such_o a_o request_n and_o it_o appear_v from_o our_o saviour_n discourse_n to_o they_o upon_o it_o that_o their_o mind_n be_v all_o bent_n upon_o the_o thought_n of_o temporal_a glory_n and_o dominion_n matt._n xx_o 20._o and_o after_o our_o saviour_n have_v tell_v they_o that_o he_o must_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n st._n luke_n add_v that_o they_o understand_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n and_o this_o say_n be_v hide_v from_o they_o neither_o know_v they_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v luke_n xviii_o 34._o and_o we_o find_v the_o same_o expression_n before_o luke_n ix_o 45._o even_o after_o our_o saviour_n have_v eat_v the_o passover_n with_o they_o and_o institute_v the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v just_a then_o to_o be_v give_v up_o and_o to_o be_v crucify_a and_o of_o his_o blood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v shed_v for_o they_o they_o be_v still_o intent_n upon_o temporal_a thing_n and_o have_v expectation_n of_o be_v advance_v to_o place_n of_o authority_n and_o pre-eminence_n and_o there_o be_v a_o â—iâ—fe_n among_o they_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v account_v the_o great_a luke_n xxii_o 24._o at_o his_o passion_n as_o one_o of_o they_o deny_v he_o thrice_o so_o all_o the_o rest_n forseek_v he_o and_o flee_v the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n write_v without_o any_o design_n or_o any_o end_n to_o serve_v but_o that_o of_o tell_v the_o truth_n and_o therefore_o they_o conceal_v nothing_o of_o their_o own_o fail_n and_o fault_n though_o they_o may_v prove_v never_o so_o disgraceful_a to_o they_o they_o acquaint_v we_o that_o they_o be_v ambitious_a and_o have_v a_o vain_a prospect_n of_o temporal_a grandeur_n that_o they_o be_v timorous_a and_o of_o little_a faith_n till_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o they_o which_o appear_v in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o this_o point_n of_o the_o resurrection_n they_o be_v man_n of_o no_o great_a natural_a capacity_n or_o quick_a apprehension_n and_o they_o have_v sometime_o find_v themselves_o mistake_v in_o understanding_n that_o literal_o which_o be_v speak_v to_o they_o in_o parable_n and_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o man_n to_o run_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o and_o usual_a for_o ignorant_a and_o unlearned_a man_n to_o imagine_v difficulty_n where_o there_o be_v none_o and_o this_o meeting_n with_o their_o wish_n and_o long_n after_o temporal_a greatness_n make_v they_o take_v all_o that_o be_v say_v to_o they_o concern_v the_o passion_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n in_o some_o such_o sense_n as_o may_v answer_v their_o hope_n and_o desire_n of_o temporal_a felicity_n but_o when_o his_o crucifixion_n have_v undeceive_v they_o in_o this_o conceit_n they_o be_v in_o such_o confusion_n and_o consternation_n of_o mind_n as_o not_o to_o be_v able_a â—o_o recollect_v themselves_o or_o to_o promise_v themselves_o any_o thing_n by_o his_o resurrection_n which_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n or_o expectation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v common_o as_o low_a as_o their_o education_n and_o their_o condition_n and_o station_n in_o the_o world_n be_v and_o be_v easy_o sink_v and_o depress_v much_o low_a by_o any_o great_a and_o sudden_a calamity_n and_o man_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o so_o mean_v a_o condition_n and_o have_v entertain_v a_o conceit_n of_o great_a and_o vain_a hope_n and_o then_o as_o unexpected_o fall_v from_o they_o must_v be_v so_o deject_v at_o it_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o they_o think_v of_o nothing_o but_o their_o sorrow_n and_o have_v little_a heart_n to_o imagine_v any_o possibility_n of_o relief_n from_o the_o revive_n of_o he_o who_o they_o have_v see_v in_o that_o infamous_a and_o cruel_a manner_n put_v to_o death_n they_o be_v so_o possess_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o a_o temporal_a kingdom_n that_o when_o they_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o have_v afterward_o converse_v a_o long_a time_n with_o he_o they_o can_v not_o put_v it_o out_o of_o their_o mind_n act_n i_o 6._o and_o thetefore_o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n that_o when_o they_o see_v he_o dead_a and_o in_o the_o grave_a