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his_o glory_n majesty_n and_o rule_n over_o all_o creature_n as_o christ_n only_o do_v psal._n 110_o 1._o ephes._n 1_o 20._o and_o set_v he_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n in_o heavenly_a place_n 2_o to_o have_v part_n in_o the_o blessedness_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n with_o god_n by_o his_o free_a mercy_n mat._n 20_o 23._o to_o sit_v on_o my_o right_a hand_n shall_v be_v give_v etc._n etc._n math._n 25_o 32._o to_o they_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n sig_n to_o rule_v and_o command_v in_o the_o conscienâ—…_n the_o church_n where_o god_n alone_o ought_v to_o â—â—t_n as_o chief_a ruler_n 2_o thes._n 2_o 4._o he_o sit_v as_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n six_o trouble_n sig_n sundry_a and_o many_o affliction_n from_o all_o which_o god_n will_v deliver_v the_o upright_o man_n job_n 5_o 19_o he_o shall_v deliver_v thou_o in_o six_o trouble_n s._n l._n slack_n sig_n one_o that_o linger_v and_o put_v off_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n beyond_o the_o appoint_a and_o due_a time_n 2._o peter_n 3_o 9_o god_n be_v not_o slack_a that_o be_v he_o be_v not_o one_o that_o neglect_v his_o season_n to_o come_v late_a than_o he_o shall_v god_n be_v not_o such_o a_o slack_a one_o to_o slander_v sig_n to_o raise_v and_o give_v out_o a_o evil_a report_n of_o other_o to_o their_o reproach_n psal._n 15_o 3._o he_o that_o slander_v not_o with_o his_o tongue_n psal._n 50_o 20._o one_o may_v slander_v his_o neighbour_n in_o speak_v the_o truth_n of_o he_o if_o it_o be_v do_v with_o a_o mind_n to_o disgrace_n and_o hurt_v his_o name_n by_o discover_v his_o fault_n sleep_n sig_n the_o bind_v of_o the_o sense_n to_o give_v the_o body_n rest_n after_o labour_n ester_n 6_o 1._o his_o sleep_n go_v from_o he_o psal._n 3_o 5._o i_o sleep_v and_o rise_v again_o psal._n 4_o 8._o this_o be_v natural_a sleep_n which_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o bed_n 2_o sin_n rule_v and_o overrule_a in_o man_n heart_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n secure_a and_o senseless_a of_o god_n as_o if_o it_o be_v asleep_a rom._n 13_o 11._o it_o be_v now_o time_n we_o shall_v arise_v from_o sleep_n ephe._n 5_o 14._o awake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v this_o be_v spiritual_a sleep_n which_o be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o sin_n 3_o negligence_n and_o carelessness_n more_o or_o less_o math._n 13_o 35._o while_o man_n sleep_v math._n 25_o 5._o while_o they_o sleep_v this_o be_v also_o the_o sleep_n of_o the_o christian_a soul_n over-taken_v with_o some_o security_n through_o abundance_n of_o peace_n and_o pleasure_n 4_o death_n or_o dissolution_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n dan._n 12_o 2._o act_n 7_o 60._o john_n 11_o 11._o 1._o cor._n 11_o 30._o and_o some_o sleep_n this_o be_v mortal_a sleep_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n in_o the_o grave_n to_o sleep_v sig_n to_o rest_n second_o to_o sin_n and_o live_v secure_o three_o to_o die_v thus_o man_n sleep_v as_o before_o be_v show_v 2_o to_o be_v slow_a and_o put_v off_o long_o to_o 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hypocrisy_n 1_o king_n 2_o 4._o that_o they_o walk_v before_o i_o in_o truth_n to_o worship_n god_n in_o truth_n sig_n to_o serve_v god_n with_o a_o inward_a pure_a worship_n &_o without_o such_o ceremony_n as_o be_v under_o the_o law_n john_n 4_o 24._o and_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n t._n v._n to_o turn_v sig_n to_o call_v one_o back_o that_o err_v into_o the_o right_a way_n james_n 5_o 19_o he_o that_o turn_v a_o sinner_n save_v a_o soul_n thus_o minister_n and_o christian_n turn_v one_o another_o 2_o to_o endeavour_n ourselves_o to_o leave_v the_o by-path_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o turn_v to_o god_n by_o repentance_n act_n 3_o 19_o turn_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v put_v away_o thus_o be_v man_n say_v to_o turn_v themselves_o jonas_n 3_o 10._o they_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n 3_o to_o change_v man_n heart_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a by_o put_v into_o it_o the_o grace_n of_o repentance_n jere._n 31_o 18._o turn_v we_o o_o lord_n and_o we_o will_v 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