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sweet_a ii_o as_o a_o additional_a mercy_n in_o and_o with_o jesus_n christ._n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o primary_n transcendent_a supereminent_a gift_n of_o gift_n s.s._n joh._n 4.10_o &_o 3.16_o all_o other_o be_v but_o additional_n accessory_n appurtenance_n attend_v upon_o he_o accessory_n follow_v the_o principal_n christ_n be_v the_o grand_a mercy_n the_o mercy_n of_o mercy_n till_o we_o have_v obtain_v he_o we_o have_v in_o effect_n obtain_v no_o mercy_n 1_o pet._n 2.10_o but_o to_o who_o god_n give_v christ_n to_o they_o he_o give_v free_o both_o life_n and_o all_o thing_n with_o christ_n rom._n 8.32_o mat._n 6.33_o he_o be_v the_o inheritance_n these_o be_v but_o the_o appurtenance_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n these_o but_o the_o stream_n thence_o flow_v to_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n he_o bring_v all_o blessing_n in_o his_o arm_n as_o christ_n blood_n flow_v free_o to_o they_o so_o life_n and_o all_o thing_n come_v 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grace_n possession_n of_o glory_n the_o inheritance_n of_o heaven_n the_o society_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n the_o immediate_a fruition_n of_o christ_n and_o beatisick_n vision_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o face_n to_o face_n heb._n 12.23_o job_n 17.24_o 1_o thess._n 4.17_o matth._n 5.8_o 1_o joh._n 3.2_o all_o their_o loss_n be_v nothing_o to_o these_o gain_n 5._o death_n be_v their_o red_a sea_n afford_v they_o a_o eternal_a escape_n from_o all_o evil_n and_o danger_n but_o swallow_v up_o all_o their_o enemy_n for_o evermore_o then_o they_o cease_v from_o sin_n which_o shall_v no_o more_o defile_v they_o rom._n 6.7_o then_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n which_o shall_v no_o more_o weary_v they_o rev._n 14.13_o then_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o no_o more_o death_n pain_n sorrow_n nor_o cry_v rev._n 21.4_o than_o no_o fiery_a dart_n of_o diabolical_a temptation_n shall_v ever_o more_o reach_v they_o then_o 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