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challenge_n with_o a_o amplification_n take_v from_o that_o which_o be_v more_o in_o their_o esteem_n to_o that_o which_o they_o account_v less_o of_o show_v that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v moses_n writing_n who_o himself_o be_v so_o high_a in_o their_o esteem_n and_o who_o writing_n they_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v divine_a scripture_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o give_v he_o no_o credit_n of_o who_o they_o have_v no_o such_o account_n though_o indeed_o he_o be_v infinite_o above_o he_o whence_o learn_v 1._o christ_n our_o lord_n be_v content_a to_o undergo_v contempt_n and_o disrespect_n and_o to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o inferior_a to_o his_o very_a servant_n that_o so_o he_o may_v make_v his_o people_n true_o honourable_a and_o may_v sanctify_v contempt_n to_o they_o and_o particular_o that_o his_o servant_n may_v not_o be_v discourage_v when_o they_o be_v slight_v consider_v that_o none_o contemn_v they_o but_o they_o contemn_v these_o who_o they_o profess_v to_o esteem_v 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as_o assure_v they_o of_o a_o sympathizer_n and_o that_o the_o sting_n be_v take_v out_o of_o their_o suffering_n therefore_o david_n in_o the_o psalm_n speak_v of_o his_o own_o suffering_n do_v so_o often_o look_v out_o of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n as_o this_o and_o other_o citation_n make_v manifest_a 7._o it_o evidence_v the_o world_n malice_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o follower_n that_o their_o innocency_n can_v shelter_v they_o from_o their_o cruelty_n and_o it_o be_v christ_n and_o his_o people_n encouragement_n that_o their_o malice_n and_o cruelty_n be_v causeless_a for_o so_o much_o be_v import_v in_o the_o scripture_n cite_v as_o it_o relate_v to_o david_n and_o christ_n both_o they_o hate_v i_o without_o a_o cause_n see_v psalm_n 109.4_o verse_n 26._o but_o when_o the_o comforter_n be_v come_v who_o i_o will_v send_v unto_o you_o from_o the_o father_n even_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n he_o shall_v testify_v of_o i_o 27._o 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