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have_v believe_v our_o report_n pa._n 52_o serm._n vii_o john_n 10.10_o i_o be_o come_v that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v it_o more_o abundant_o pa._n 62_o serm._n viii_o mat._n 5.16_o let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n and_o glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n pa._n 77_o serm._n ix_o rom_n 13.7_o render_v therefore_o to_o all_o man_n their_o due_n pa._n 86_o serm._n x._o rom_n 12.20_o therefore_o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v for_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n on_o his_o head_n pa._n 96_o serm._n xi_o mat._n 9.2_o and_o jesus_n see_v their_o faith_n say_v unto_o the_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n my_o son_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o pa._n 102_o serm._n xii_o mat._n 5.2_o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n for_o they_o shall_v see_v god_n pa._n 112_o serm._n xiii_o job_n 16._o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o not_o for_o any_o injustice_n in_o my_o hand_n also_o my_o prayer_n be_v pure_a o_o earth_n cover_v thou_o not_o my_o blood_n and_o let_v my_o cry_n have_v no_o place_n also_o now_o behold_v my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a pa._n 127_o serm._n fourteen_o amos_n 5.18_o woe_n unto_o you_o that_o desire_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o have_v you_o to_o do_v with_o it_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v darkness_n and_o not_o light_a pa._n 136_o serm._n xv._o 1_o cor_n 15.26_o the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n pa._n 144_o serm._n xvi_o john_n 11.35_o jesus_n weep_v pa._n 153_o serm._n xvii_o mat._n 19.17_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o why_o call_v thou_o i_o good_a there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o one_o that_o be_v god_n pa._n 163_o serm._n xviii_o act_n 2.36_o therefore_o let_v all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n know_v assure_o that_o god_n have_v make_v that_o same_o jesus_n who_o you_o have_v crucify_v both_o lord_n and_o christ_n pa._n 175_o serm._n xix_o apoc._n 20.6_o bless_a and_o holy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n pa._n 183_o serm._n xx._n john_n 5.28_o 29._o marvel_v not_o at_o this_o for_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o the_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n pa._n 192_o serm._n xxi_o 1_o cor._n 15.29_o else_o what_o shall_v they_o do_v that_o be_v baptize_v for_o dead_a if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o at_o all_o why_o be_v they_o then_o baptize_v for_o dead_a pa._n 120_o serm._n xxii_o heb._n 11.35_o woman_n receive_v their_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o and_o other_o be_v torture_v not_o accept_v a_o deliverance_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v a_o better_a resurrection_n pa._n 213_o serm._n xxiii_o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o for_o now_o we_o see_v through_o a_o glass_n dark_o but_o than_o face_n to_o face_n now_o i_o know_v in_o part_n but_o then_o i_o shall_v know_v even_o as_o also_o i_o be_o know_v pa._n 224_o serm._n xxiv_o job_n 4.18_o behold_v he_o put_v no_o trust_n in_o his_o servant_n and_o his_o angel_n he_o charge_v with_o folly_n pa._n 233_o serm._n xxv_o mat._n 28.6_o he_o be_v not_o here_o for_o he_o be_v rise_v as_o he_o say_v come_v see_v the_o place_n where_o the_o lord_n lie_v pa._n 242_o serm._n xxvi_o 1_o thes_n 4.17_o then_o we_o which_o be_v alive_a and_o remain_v shall_v be_v catch_v up_o together_o with_o they_o in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v ever_o with_o the_o lord_n pa._n 254_o serm._n xxvii_o psal._n 89.47_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n pa._n 267_o serm._n xxviii_o &_o xxix_o john_n 14.26_o but_o the_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a 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unto_o you_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n but_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n pa._n 341_o serm._n xxxvi_o &_o xxxvii_o john_n 16.8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o will_v reprove_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o righteousness_n and_o of_o judgement_n of_o sin_n because_o you_o believe_v not_o on_o i_o of_o righteousness_n because_o i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o you_o see_v i_o no_o more_o of_o judgement_n because_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n be_v judge_v pa._n 351._o &_o 361_o serm._n xxxviii_o 2_o cor._n 1.3_o bless_a be_v god_n even_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n
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i_o buy_v of_o the_o king_n land_n i_o must_v pay_v for_o it_o in_o the_o king_n money_n i_o have_v not_o i_o nor_o mint_n of_o my_o own_o if_o i_o will_v have_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n i_o must_v give_v he_o that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o for_o it_o that_o be_v his_o mercy_n and_o this_o be_v to_o give_v god_n his_o mercy_n to_o give_v god_n thanks_o for_o his_o mercy_n to_o give_v all_o to_o his_o mercy_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o if_o my_o work_n be_v acceptable_a to_o he_o nay_o if_o my_o very_a faith_n be_v acceptable_a to_o he_o it_o be_v not_o because_o my_o work_n no_o nor_o my_o faith_n have_v any_o proportion_n of_o equivalency_n in_o it_o or_o be_v worth_a the_o least_o flash_n of_o joy_n or_o the_o least_o spangle_v of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n in_o itself_o but_o because_o god_n in_o his_o mercy_n only_o of_o his_o mercy_n mere_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n have_v past_o such_o a_o covenant_n crede_fw-la &_o fac_fw-la hoc_fw-la believe_v this_o and_o do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v not_o for_o thy_o deed_n sake_n not_o nor_o for_o thy_o faith_n sake_n but_o for_o my_o mercy_n sake_n and_o far_o we_o carry_v not_o this_o first_o reason_n of_o the_o prayer_n arise_v only_o from_o god_n there_o remain_v in_o these_o word_n another_o reason_n morte_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la in_o which_o david_n himself_o and_o all_o man_n seem_v to_o have_v part_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la for_o in_o death_n there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o etc._n etc._n upon_o occasion_n of_o which_o word_n because_o they_o seem_v to_o imply_v a_o loathness_n in_o david_n to_o die_v it_o may_v well_o be_v inquire_v why_o death_n seem_v so_o terrible_a to_o the_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n of_o those_o time_n as_o that_o evermore_o we_o see_v they_o complain_v of_o shortness_n of_o life_n and_o of_o the_o nearness_n of_o death_n certain_o the_o rule_n be_v true_a in_o natural_a and_o in_o civil_a and_o in_o divine_a thing_n as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v in_o this_o world_n nolle_n meliorem_fw-la est_fw-la corruptio_fw-la primae_fw-la habitudinis_fw-la proem_n picus_n heptapl_n l._n 7._o proem_n that_o man_n be_v not_o well_o who_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v better_a it_o be_v but_o our_o corruption_n here_o that_o make_v we_o loath_a to_o hasten_v to_o our_o incorruption_n there_o and_o beside_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n and_o all_o the_o late_a casuist_n of_o the_o other_o side_n and_o among_o our_o own_o man_n peter_n martyr_n and_o calvin_n assign_v certain_a case_n in_o which_o it_o have_v rationem_fw-la boni_fw-la the_o nature_n of_o good_a and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v embrace_v to_o wish_v our_o dissolution_n and_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o yet_o many_o good_a and_o
godly_a man_n have_v declare_v this_o loathness_n to_o die_v belove_a weigh_v life_n and_o death_n one_o against_o another_o and_o the_o balance_n will_v be_v even_o throw_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n into_o either_o balance_n and_o that_o turn_v the_o scale_n s._n paul_n can_v not_o tell_v which_o to_o wish_v life_n or_o death_n there_o the_o balance_n be_v even_o then_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o addition_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o that_o choir_n that_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n eternity_n itself_o only_o in_o glorify_v god_n and_o that_o turn_v the_o scale_n and_o then_o he_o come_v to_o his_o cupio_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la to_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n but_o then_o he_o put_v in_o more_o of_o the_o same_o weight_n in_o the_o other_o scale_n he_o see_v that_o it_o advance_v god_n glory_n more_o for_o he_o to_o stay_v and_o labour_n in_o the_o build_n of_o god_n kingdom_n here_o and_o so_o add_v more_o soul_n than_o his_o own_o to_o 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world_n howsoever_o i_o shall_v enjoy_v god_n myself_o yet_o i_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o a_o mean_n a_o instrument_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o god_n truth_n among_o other_o and_o till_o we_o come_v to_o that_o joy_n which_o the_o heart_n can_v conceive_v it_o be_v i_o think_v the_o great_a joy_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o in_o this_o life_n especial_o where_o a_o man_n have_v be_v any_o occasion_n of_o sin_n to_o other_o to_o assist_v the_o salvation_n of_o other_o and_o even_o that_o consideration_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v god_n cause_n no_o more_o good_a here_o may_v make_v a_o good_a man_n loath_a to_o die_v quid_fw-la facies_fw-la magno_fw-la nomini_fw-la tuo_fw-la 7.9_o jos_n 7.9_o say_v joshuah_n in_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n if_o the_o canaanite_n come_v in_o and_o destroy_v we_o and_o blaspheme_v thou_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v unto_o thy_o mighty_a name_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v unto_o thy_o glorious_a church_n say_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o those_o deprecation_n if_o thou_o take_v those_o man_n out_o of_o the_o world_n who_o thou_o have_v choose_v enable_v qualify_v for_o the_o edification_n sustentation_n propagation_n of_o that_o church_n in_o a_o word_n david_n consider_v not_o here_o what_o man_n do_v or_o do_v not_o in_o the_o next_o world_n but_o he_o consider_v only_o that_o in_o this_o world_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o propagate_v god_n truth_n and_o that_o that_o he_o can_v not_o do_v if_o god_n take_v he_o away_o by_o death_n consider_v then_o this_o horror_n and_o detestation_n and_o deprecation_n of_o death_n in_o those_o saint_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n with_o relation_n to_o their_o particular_a and_o then_o it_o must_v be_v quia_fw-la promissiones_fw-la obscurae_fw-la because_o moses_n have_v convey_v to_o those_o man_n all_o god_n future_a blessing_n all_o the_o joy_n and_o glory_n of_o heaven_n only_o in_o the_o type_n of_o earthly_a thing_n and_o say_v little_a of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n and_o therefore_o the_o promise_n belong_v to_o the_o godly_a after_o this_o life_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a then_o not_o so_o well_o manifest_v to_o they_o not_o so_o well_o fix_v in_o they_o as_o that_o they_o can_v in_o contemplation_n of_o they_o step_z easy_o or_o deliver_v themselves_o confident_o into_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n he_o that_o be_v not_o full_o satisfy_v of_o the_o next_o world_n make_v shift_n to_o be_v content_a with_o this_o and_o he_o that_o can_v reach_v or_o do_v not_o feel_v that_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o keep_v his_o hold_n upon_o this_o consider_v their_o horror_n and_o detestation_n and_o deprecation_n of_o death_n not_o with_o relation_n to_o themselves_o but_o to_o god_n church_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v quia_fw-la operarii_fw-la pauci_fw-la because_o god_n have_v a_o great_a harvest_n in_o hand_n and_o few_o labourer_n in_o it_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o work_n and_o these_o reason_n might_n at_o least_o by_o way_n of_o excuse_n and_o extenuation_n in_o those_o time_n of_o darkness_n prevail_v somewhat_o in_o their_o behalf_n they_o see_v not_o whither_o they_o go_v and_o therefore_o be_v loath_a to_o go_v and_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o go_v because_o they_o see_v not_o how_o god_n church_n will_v subsist_v when_o they_o be_v go_v but_o in_o these_o time_n of_o we_o when_o almighty_a god_n have_v give_v a_o abundant_a remedy_n to_o both_o these_o their_o excuse_n will_v not_o be_v appliable_a to_o we_o we_o have_v a_o full_a clearness_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n not_o only_o above_o those_o of_o the_o old_a law_n but_o above_o those_o of_o the_o primitive_a christian_a church_n which_o in_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n come_v not_o to_o a_o clear_a understanding_n in_o that_o point_n whether_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a by_o nature_n or_o but_o by_o preservation_n whether_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o die_v or_o only_o shall_v not_o die_v or_o because_o that_o perchance_o may_v be_v without_o any_o constant_a clearness_n yet_o that_o be_v not_o clear_a to_o they_o which_o concern_v our_o case_n near_a whither_o the_o soul_n come_v to_o a_o present_a fruition_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n after_o death_n or_o no._n but_o god_n have_v afford_v we_o clearness_n in_o that_o and_o then_o blessed_v our_o time_n with_o a_o establish_a church_n and_o plenty_n of_o able_a workman_n for_o the_o present_a and_o plenty_n of_o school_n and_o competency_n of_o endowment_n in_o university_n for_o the_o establish_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o assurance_n for_o the_o future_a since_o we_o have_v both_o the_o promise_n of_o heaven_n after_o and_o the_o promise_n that_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o the_o church_n here_o since_o we_o can_v neither_o say_v promissiones_fw-la obseurae_fw-la that_o heaven_n hang_v in_o a_o cloud_n nor_o say_v operarii_fw-la pauci_fw-la that_o danger_n hang_v over_o the_o church_n it_o be_v much_o more_o inexcusable_a in_o we_o now_o than_o it_o be_v in_o any_o of_o they_o then_o to_o be_v loath_a to_o die_v or_o to_o be_v too_o passionate_a in_o that_o reason_n of_o the_o deprecation_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la because_o in_o death_n there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o etc._n etc._n which_o word_n be_v take_v literal_o may_v fill_v our_o meditation_n and_o exalt_v our_o devotion_n thus_o if_o in_o death_n there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o god_n if_o this_o remembrance_n perish_v in_o death_n certain_o it_o decay_v in_o the_o nearness_n to_o death_n if_o there_o be_v a_o possession_n in_o death_n there_o be_v a_o approach_n in_o age_n and_o therefore_o remember_v now_o thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n 12.1_o
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