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even_o as_o the_o angel_n it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n matth._n 18._o 20._o christ_n say_v there_o i_o say_v to_o you_o that_o in_o heaven_n their_o angel_n do_v always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n so_o when_o man_n come_v to_o be_v like_o angel_n in_o a_o state_n of_o glory_n they_o shall_v also_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n but_o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n during_o this_o life_n god_n in_o his_o essence_n for_o this_o we_o have_v more_o than_o one_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o text_n be_v repeat_v in_o 1_o joh._n 4._o 12._o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n and_o paul_n have_v a_o place_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 16._o who_o only_o have_v immortality_n dwell_v in_o light_n which_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o who_o no_o man_n have_v see_v nor_o can_v see_v there_o be_v but_o three_o way_n that_o can_v be_v 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the_o blessing_n and_o when_o jacob_n be_v afraid_a of_o the_o event_n lest_o his_o father_n shall_v curse_v he_o the_o curse_n be_v 13._o gen._n 27._o 13._o upon_o i_o my_o son_n say_v she_o the_o lord_n put_v we_o into_o a_o way_n of_o get_v a_o eternal_a blessing_n from_o god_n the_o father_n and_o for_o the_o procure_n of_o this_o he_o himself_o be_v become_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o he_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o and_o a_o curse_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o jacob_n love_v rachel_n better_a than_o leah_n therefore_o be_v content_a to_o serve_v so_o many_o year_n for_o we_o the_o lord_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o in_o that_o form_n serve_v for_o we_o three_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o more_o here_o in_o the_o flesh_n jonathan_n love_v david_n and_o to_o manifest_v his_o love_n he_o put_v his_o own_o garment_n upon_o he_o christ_n so_o love_v we_o as_o to_o clothe_v we_o with_o his_o own_o righteousness_n 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