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have_v this_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v but_o a_o feast_n of_o slumber_n till_o supper_n time_n till_o he_o come_v to_o that_o marriage_n supper_n of_o the_o lamb_n speak_v of_o in_o reu._n 19.9_o where_o for_o plenty_n and_o variety_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_v he_o shall_v be_v better_a then_o before_o for_o it_o be_v say_v in_o god_n presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o psalm_n 16.11_o where_o for_o his_o banquet_n of_o grace_n he_o shall_v have_v one_o of_o glory_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n here_o he_o shall_v there_o feed_v on_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n which_o bear_v 12._o manner_n of_o fruit_n revel_v 22.2_o and_o for_o light_a he_o shall_v need_v none_o there_o neither_o sun_n nor_o moon_n to_o lighten_v that_o holy_a city_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n do_v lighten_v it_o &_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n of_o it_o and_o for_o company_n beside_o manâ—…_n that_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o east_n &_o from_o the_o west_n and_o shall_v sit_v down_o at_o table_n with_o abrah_n isaac_n &_o jacob_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 8.11_o &_o a_o huge_a number_n in_o reu_fw-fr 7_o 9_o which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v of_o all_o nation_n &_o kindred_n which_o shall_v stand_v before_o the_o lamb_n clothe_v with_o long_a white_a robe_n &_o palm_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o beside_o the_o fellowship_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n the_o soul_n shall_v there_o enjoy_v her_o old_a company_n of_o the_o glorious_a &_o bless_a trinity_n and_o then_o shall_v see_v god_n not_o any_o long_o in_o aenigmatè_fw-fr but_o see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n &_o know_v even_o as_o she_o be_v know_v as_o also_o she_o shall_v still_o retain_v her_o ancient_a attendant_n of_o the_o bless_a angel_n &_o our_o bless_a saviour_n tell_v we_o he_o will_v wait_v upon_o us._n in_o the_o saturnal_n say_v macrobius_n master_v serve_v their_o seruamt_n &_o at_o this_o high_a 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&_o fill_v themselves_o with_o such_o paint_a food_n and_o so_o obtain_v perhaps_o a_o paint_a tomb_n or_o a_o partial_a flourish_a epitaph_n after_o death_n but_o let_v we_o labour_v for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v not_o the_o food_n that_o last_v ever_o as_o grace_n abundance_n of_o content_n namely_o a_o good_a conscience_n which_o be_v both_o a_o feast_n in_o this_o life_n and_o a_o preparative_n to_o a_o banquet_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v amen_o gloria_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la finis_fw-la