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sleep_v his_o disciple_n come_v and_o steal_v he_o away_o and_o this_o be_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o malice_n this_o do_v set_v they_o altogether_o without_o excuse_n this_o be_v also_o the_o nature_n of_o sinner_n in_o a_o desperate_a degree_n who_o in_o despite_n of_o god_n and_o their_o conscience_n will_v not_o fear_v to_o offend_v whatsoever_o sin_n they_o be_v not_o able_a by_o some_o colour_n to_o defend_v they_o will_v endeavour_v by_o another_o sin_n to_o conceal_v but_o o_o good_a god_n how_o blind_a be_v malice_n what_o so_o absurd_a what_o so_o senseless_a which_o it_o will_v not_o say_v or_o do_v either_o to_o attain_v or_o maintain_v some_o deviâ—…sh_a design_n for_o if_o the_o disciple_n have_v steal_v away_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n
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gifford_n in_o old_a bedlam_n without_o bishopsgate_n 1699._o price_n bind_v â—â—s_o to_o the_o christian_a reader_n dear_a heart_n by_o the_o read_n of_o this_o small_a treatise_n you_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v make_v sensible_a of_o what_o christ_n have_v do_v for_o you_o in_o order_n to_o your_o everlasting_a salvation_n wherein_o his_o great_a love_n be_v manifest_v unto_o all_o for_o great_a love_n have_v no_o man_n than_o this_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n but_o he_o have_v lay_v it_o down_o for_o his_o great_a enemy_n to_o redeem_v they_o from_o everlasting_a destruction_n by_o these_o sad_a and_o dolorous_a suffering_n of_o our_o saviour_n we_o may_v see_v also_o what_o a_o dreadful_a and_o soul-destroying_a thing_n sin_n be_v that_o nothing_o but_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n can_v make_v satisfaction_n for_o it_o oh_o what_o cause_n have_v we_o then_o to_o admire_v and_o adore_v the_o mighty_a god_n of_o 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knowledge_n and_o virtue_n when_o our_o saviour_n begin_v his_o passion_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o gethsemane_n he_o be_v accompany_v with_o those_o three_o disciple_n who_o not_o long_o before_o have_v see_v his_o glorious_a transfiguration_n upon_o mount_n tabor_n to_o the_o end_n that_o see_v so_o great_a a_o change_n they_o may_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n severity_n and_o of_o his_o love_n o_o treasure_n of_o heaven_n o_o light_n and_o life_n of_o the_o world_n how_o be_v his_o glory_n obscure_v his_o strength_n abate_v his_o courage_n appal_a insomuch_o that_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v to_o his_o disciple_n that_o his_o soul_n be_v heavy_a unto_o death_n our_o saviour_n begin_v his_o conflict_n with_o prayer_n give_v example_n to_o we_o in_o all_o our_o trouble_n to_o do_v the_o like_a teach_v we_o also_o in_o what_o manner_n we_o ought_v to_o pray_v first_o in_o that_o he_o do_v fall_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n he_o do_v thereby_o instruct_v we_o 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