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no_o if_o ever_o thou_o think_v to_o see_v god_n and_o be_v happy_a in_o he_o thou_o must_v have_v a_o righteousness_n in_o thou_o resemble_v his_o the_o very_a product_n the_o thing_n wrought_v in_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n if_o you_o know_v that_o he_o be_v righteous_a 29._o you_o know_v that_o every_o one_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v bear_v of_o he_o whereupon_o follow_v the_o description_n of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o such_o righteous_a one_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n they_o be_v son_n they_o shall_v be_v like_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o in_o a_o word_n without_o some_o sight_n of_o god_n here_o there_o be_v no_o see_v he_o hereafter_o without_o some_o likeness_n to_o he_o now_o none_o hereafter_o and_o such_o as_o be_v destitute_a of_o that_o heart-conformity_n to_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o the_o evangelical_n righteousness_n stand_v be_v so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o we_o may_v say_v to_o they_o 37._o as_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o jew_n you_o 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the_o eye_n of_o their_o understanding_n that_o they_o may_v know_v the_o hope_n of_o his_o call_n and_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o inheritance_n in_o or_o among_o the_o saint_n and_o its_o revelation_n be_v such_o as_o beget_v a_o impression_n in_o respect_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v also_o to_o seal_v up_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n therefore_o pray_v earnest_o for_o this_o spirit_n not_o in_o idle_a dream_a word_n of_o course_n but_o as_o be_v real_o apprehensive_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o prevail_v and_o give_v not_o over_o till_o thou_o find_v that_o sacred_a fire_n diffuse_v itself_o through_o thy_o mind_n and_o heart_n to_o enlighten_v the_o one_o and_o refine_v the_o other_o and_o so_o prepossess_v both_o of_o this_o glory_n that_o thy_o soul_n may_v be_v all_o turn_v into_o joy_n and_o praise_n and_o then_o let_v i_o add_v here_o without_o the_o formality_n of_o a_o distinct_a head_n that_o it_o concern_v thou_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o quench_v 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