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infelicity_n be_v many_o man_n expose_v all_o that_o will_v live_v godly_a in_o christ_n jesus_n faith_n the_o apostle_n â—_o tim._n 3_o shall_v suffer_v persecution_n therefore_o how_o unhappy_a be_v the_o city_n of_o this_o world_n in_o which_o a_o man_n of_o necessity_n must_v be_v affront_v with_o adversary_n and_o wage_a war_n for_o if_o thou_o will_v live_v pious_o and_o godly_a thou_o shall_v suffer_v persecution_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v give_v the_o bridle_n to_o all_o impiety_n thereby_o to_o decline_v and_o avoid_v persecution_n of_o man_n thou_o shall_v then_o fall_v into_o the_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n of_o that_o most_o high_a and_o powerful_a king_n who_o shall_v persecute_v and_o punish_v thou_o both_o live_n and_o dead_a who_o anger_n no_o man_n can_v resist_v most_o unfortunate_a therefore_o and_o calamitous_a be_v that_o country_n in_o which_o no_o man_n can_v escape_v war_n no_o man_n can_v fly_v from_o persecution_n no_o man_n can_v find_v true_a peace_n what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o even_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o do_v prosecute_v with_o a_o i_o love_v and_o praise_v the_o heavenly_a city_n wherein_o no_o persecution_n can_v be_v find_v no_o war_n broil_n or_o discord_n can_v take_v place_n of_o the_o liberty_n or_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n chap._n iii_o the_o three_o reason_n why_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n may_v be_v call_v a_o city_n be_v in_o that_o a_o kingdom_n have_v a_o monarchical_a form_n o_o government_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v oppose_v to_o liberty_n whereas_o all_o the_o citizen_n of_o heaven_n be_v free_a and_o our_o mother_n which_o be_v the_o supreme_a jerusalem_n be_v also_o free_a as_o s._n paul_n witness_v to_o the_o galathian_o c._n 4._o which_o bless_a apostle_n do_v well_o know_v what_o he_o do_v speak_v since_o he_o be_v once_o take_v up_o in_o spirit_n into_o the_o three_o heaven_n be_v thereby_o acquaint_v with_o the_o manner_n and_o law_n 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