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not_o man_n miscarriage_n by_o not_o put_v he_o in_o ability_n capable_a to_o stand_v as_o some_o have_v false_o imagine_v but_o god_n have_v say_v before_o to_o adam_n that_o in_o the_o day_n that_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a he_o shall_v sure_o die_v gen._n 2.17_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v heb._n 6.18_o therefore_o god_n send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n lest_o they_o shall_v take_v hold_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o god_n rather_o choose_v to_o part_v with_o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n from_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n to_o suffer_v for_o sinner_n his_o love_n to_o his_o creature_n make_v that_o possible_a but_o for_o god_n to_o lie_v be_v impossible_a therefore_o adam_n for_o his_o transgression_n die_v in_o the_o day_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n for_o one_o day_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o a_o thousand_o year_n as_o one_o day_n 2._o pet._n 3.8_o and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n transgression_n there_o be_v but_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o life_n and_o death_n pronounce_v against_o they_o with_o a_o comfortable_a promise_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3.15,16,17,18,19_o but_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o threaten_v to_o they_o neither_o be_v hell_n fire_n prepare_v for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n matt._n 25.41_o who_o before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n rebel_v 2._o now_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n in_o scripture_n between_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v but_o one_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o several_a foundation_n in_o as_o much_o as_o there_o be_v make_v several_a world_n heb._n 1.2_o as_o the_o old_a world_n this_o world_n and_o the_o world_n that_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v all_o have_v several_a foundation_n adam_n be_v 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further_a to_o consider_v wherefore_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o forth_o from_o the_o garden_n which_o be_v lest_o he_o shall_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n gen._n 3.22_o by_o which_o word_n we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o god_n do_v positive_o declare_v that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v what_o man_n will_v do_v till_o he_o prove_v and_o try_v he_o and_o see_v what_o be_v in_o man._n and_o therefore_o lest_o he_o shall_v also_o take_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v forever_o god_n have_v before_o pronounce_v death_n for_o his_o offence_n god_n send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n these_o word_n we_o be_v to_o take_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o text._n that_o god_n do_v not_o then_o know_v what_o man_n will_v do_v and_o this_o god_n declare_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v heb._n 6.18_o but_o many_o by_o not_o right_o apprehend_v 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