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sting_n and_o death_n under_o victory_n bereave_v of_o its_o sting_n death_n be_v a_o general_a subject_n it_o concern_v all_o flesh_n for_o it_o reach_v &_o put_v a_o period_n to_o all_o flesh_n &_o true_o as_o this_o &_o other_o scripture_n hold_v it_o forth_o it_o be_v a_o very_a weighty_a subject_n and_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o most_o serious_a meditation_n and_o consideration_n of_o all_o die_a flesh_n that_o be_v in_o this_o life_n but_o clay_n wall_n and_o prison_n to_o immortal_a soul_n such_o frail_a building_n death_n shall_v certain_o crack_v and_o leave_v in_o the_o grave_n till_o they_o be_v crumble_v to_o dust_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v take_v but_o the_o weight_n of_o death_n lie_v not_o bare_o in_o this_o as_o it_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o be_v and_o breathe_v of_o all_o flesh_n but_o in_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n which_o be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o law_n and_o under_o these_o consideration_n the_o apostle_n take_v it_o in_o this_o scripture_n and_o in_o vers_n 55._o put_v a_o holy_a triumph_a question_n o_o death_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n not_o that_o he_o be_v ignorant_a what_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n for_o in_o the_o very_a next_o verse_n he_o tell_v we_o what_o be_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o sting_n but_o he_o put_v the_o question_n to_o let_v death_n know_v that_o in_o the_o freegrace_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n he_o have_v victory_n over_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v death_n i_o know_v that_o sin_n be_v thy_o sting_n and_o the_o law_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o sin_n but_o this_o i_o know_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o christ_n have_v bear_v my_o sin_n fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o satisfy_v divine_a justice_n for_o my_o soul_n so_o that_o now_o death_n thou_o have_v no_o sting_n in_o thou_o for_o i_o christ_n in_o take_v sin_n from_o i_o have_v take_v thy_o sting_n from_o thou_o so_o that_o now_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n 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