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3._o a_o aggregation_n they_o be_v all_o intend_a but_o principal_o the_o last_o a_o congregation_n mat._n 25.32_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n and_o not_o only_o all_o nation_n but_o all_o person_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o we_o must_v all_o collectiuè_fw-la appear_v before_o the_o judgment-seat_n of_o christ_n that_o every_o one_o distributiuè_n may_v receive_v according_a to_o the_o thing_n do_v in_o his_o body_n etc._n etc._n all_o that_o have_v live_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o that_o day_n shall_v without_o exception_n of_o any_o one_o single_a person_n from_o the_o least_o unto_o the_o great_a appear_v before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o christ_n no_o age_n no_o sex_n or_o nation_n or_o dignity_n or_o greatness_n can_v excuse_v we_o in_o the_o world_n some_o be_v too_o high_a to_o be_v question_v other_o too_o low_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o but_o there_o all_o be_v bring_v forth_o to_o undergo_v their_o trial_n there_o be_v no_o shift_a or_o 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from_o the_o goat_n and_o he_o shall_v set_v the_o sheep_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a there_o may_v be_v now_o a_o confusion_n and_o mixture_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a as_o sheep_n and_o goat_n feed_v in_o the_o same_o pasture_n and_o they_o may_v be_v all_o raise_v together_o according_a to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v and_o die_v but_o then_o a_o perfect_a separation_n good_a and_o bad_a be_v first_o gather_v together_o but_o the_o good_a be_v draw_v into_o a_o company_n by_o themselves_o but_o no_o pure_a company_n till_o the_o great_a shepherd_n will_v judge_v between_o cattle_n and_o cattle_n ezek._n 34.17_o he_o will_v gather_v his_o saint_n together_o psal._n 50.5_o psal._n 1.5_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n nor_o sinner_n in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o righteous_a so_o mat._n 13.44_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o angel_n shall_v come_v and_o sever_v the_o wicked_a 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to_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o turn_v into_o a_o theatrical_a pomp_n and_o the_o pageantry_n of_o empty_a ceremony_n which_o eclipse_n the_o majesty_n and_o splendour_n of_o it_o and_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n into_o a_o temporal_a domination_n and_o all_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o world_n by_o side_n and_o interest_n that_o christianity_n look_v like_o another_o thing_n a_o design_n calculate_v for_o the_o present_a world_n rather_o than_o a_o serious_a preparation_n for_o the_o world_n to_o come_v then_o certain_o there_o be_v a_o apostasy_n and_o a_o defection_n from_o christ_n however_o the_o corrupt_a manner_n of_o the_o church_n be_v varnish_v over_o with_o the_o name_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v a_o degeneration_n questionless_a and_o that_o be_v apostasy_n in_o a_o mystery_n such_o as_o this_o be_v though_o not_o a_o open_a revolt_n from_o the_o christ._n but_o to_o make_v this_o more_o evident_a to_o you_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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do_v only_o prevail_v with_o we_o to_o embrace_v a_o religion_n that_o may_v convince_v other_o that_o it_o be_v religion_n itself_o that_o we_o love_v that_o our_o interest_n do_v not_o keep_v other_o from_o their_o duty_n and_o that_o we_o can_v embrace_v a_o religion_n for_o the_o goodness_n of_o it_o even_o to_o our_o own_o loss_n 3._o another_o cause_n be_v pride_n of_o themselves_o and_o prejudice_n against_o other_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v in_o a_o error_n and_o wrong_n and_o to_o learn_v of_o a_o few_o novellist_n shall_v they_o teach_v they_o no_o rather_o they_o will_v remain_v ignorant_a still_o alas_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o strike_v saâ—â—_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o teach_n of_o those_o who_o they_o hate_v therefore_o man_n continue_v those_o first_o prejudices_fw-la they_o have_v imbibe_v and_o will_v rather_o live_v and_o die_v in_o their_o error_n than_o give_v god_n glory_n by_o a_o submission_n to_o truth_n such_o a_o proud_a opinion_n and_o 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