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thing_n else_o but_o all_o good_a and_o love_n 1._o love_n docum_fw-la send_v c._n 2._o §._o 1._o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o pluck_v they_o from_o the_o word_n nor_o to_o make_v they_o consent_v to_o any_o evil_n or_o vanity_n 5._o vanity_n ibid._n c._n 13._o §._o 5._o that_o which_o they_o know_v not_o in_o the_o death_n be_v now_o appear_v unto_o they_o in_o everlasting_a life_n the_o death_n be_v now_o among_o they_o swallow_v up_o in_o the_o death_n the_o everlasting_a life_n be_v come_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o renew_n of_o their_o life_n the_o hell_n be_v judge_v or_o condemn_v to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n the_o heaven_n be_v show_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o heavenly_a be_v or_o form_n 10.12_o form_n spir._n land_n c._n 44._o §._o 10.12_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a one_o and_o child_n of_o god_n and_o even_o so_o they_o eat_v of_o the_o wood_n of_o life_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o pleasant_a garden_n and_o live_v eternal_o 9_o eternal_o ibid._n c._n 55._o §._o 9_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o no_o god_n nor_o law_n or_o ceremony_n but_o only_o to_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o to_o his_o most-ho_o service_n of_o love._n they_o be_v not_o likewise_o subject_a in_o bondage_n unto_o the_o creature_n neither_o yet_o to_o any_o create_a thing_n but_o only_o to_o the_o creator_n etc._n etc._n all_o their_o life_n mind_n and_o delight_v only_o be_v in_o god_n and_o god_n himself_o likewise_o with_o his_o mind_n life_n or_o spirit_n be_v in_o they_o and_o they_o be_v even_o so_o of_o one_o conformity_n or_o substance_n with_o each_o other_o namely_o god_n and_o his_o people_n of_o peace_n 1.2.18_o peace_n ibid._n c._n 40._o §._o 1.2.18_o there_o be_v no_o wickedness_n nor_o malicious_a imagination_n among_o they_o neither_o yet_o vision_n of_o evil_a 9_o evil_a ibid._n c._n 33._o §._o 9_o holy_a &_o good_a be_v pure_a be_v all_o their_o work_n and_o thought_n 11._o thought_n ibid._n c._n 34._o §._o 11._o they_o be_v god_n habitation_n 7._o habitation_n 1._o exhort_v c._n 12._o §._o 38._o c._n 20._o §._o 7._o the_o seal_n of_o god_n majesty_n 15._o majesty_n proph._n of_o the_o spir._n c._n 7._o §._o 15._o god_n his_o saint_n 14._o saint_n ibid._n c._n 19_o §._o 14._o his_o acceptable_a people_n 11._o people_n fidel._n decl_n c._n 4._o §._o 11._o the_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 7._o kingdom_n spir._n land_n pres_fw-fr §._o 7._o the_o holy_a city_n of_o peace_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n descend_v from_o heaven_n 17._o heaven_n ibid._n §._o 17._o the_o rest_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n or_o child_n of_o god_n 1.3_o god_n cri._n voice_n cap._n 1._o §._o 1.3_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n 2._o christ_n ibid._n c._n 3._o §._o 2._o one_o with_o god_n and_o god_n one_o with_o they_o 1._o they_o spir_z land_n c._n 36._o §._o 1._o they_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o death_n with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o righteous_a in_o the_o everlasting_a life_n and_o live_v eternal_o 2._o eternal_o ibid._n c._n 37._o §._o 2._o infinite_a such_o word_n and_o place_n from_o themselves_o and_o their_o h._n n._n may_v be_v allege_v or_o show_v the_o heavenly_a condition_n of_o these_o above_o all_o other_o man_n justify_v his_o majesty_n word_n altogether_o that_o they_o be_v a_o vile_a sect_n think_v themselves_o only_o pure_a and_o in_o a_o manner_n yea_o altogether_o many_o of_o they_o without_o sin_n the_o only_a true_a church_n and_o only_o worthy_a to_o be_v participant_a of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v but_o abomination_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o so_o right_o proper_o and_o principal_o the_o most_o odious_a puritan_n under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n the_o almighty_a and_o all-provident_a god_n which_o have_v inspire_v his_o majesty_n with_o the_o