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to_o earth_n note_v his_o two_o nature_n divine_a from_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o humane_a from_o jacob_n loin_n on_o earth_n angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v on_o it_o note_v their_o emission_n and_o admission_n descend_v to_o their_o office_n and_o ascend_v to_o give_v account_n beside_o he_o must_v be_v great_a of_o 2._o all_o who_o be_v honour_v of_o all_o and_o so_o christ_n eminency_n above_o all_o creature_n be_v prove_v because_o all_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n must_v honour_v he_o heb._n 1._o 6._o and_o the_o more_o and_o more_o honourable_a the_o attendant_n and_o minister_n be_v the_o great_a be_v the_o personage_n so_o attend_v but_o the_o angel_n be_v every_o where_o speak_v of_o as_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o these_o servant_n behold_v the_o glory_n of_o their_o lord_n again_o their_o incessant_a service_n 3._o to_o jesus_n christ_n advance_v his_o glory_n exod._n 26._o 31._o the_o veil_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 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and_o honour_n and_o the_o wicked_a everlasting_a shame_n and_o sorrow_n 5._o the_o rule_n of_o this_o recompense_n according_a to_o his_o work_n 5._o where_o first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o work_n 1._o namely_o not_o only_o action_n good_a or_o bad_a but_o we_o must_v include_v the_o 〈◊〉_d original_n and_o attendant_n of_o they_o even_o the_o work_n of_o our_o fall_n in_o adam_n which_o be_v our_o work_n as_o well_o as_o he_o original_a sin_n and_o corruption_n of_o nature_n of_o which_o work_n be_v the_o fruit_n and_o so_o comprehend_v in_o they_o so_o out_o of_o work_n of_o the_o saint_n faith_n be_v not_o exclude_v be_v the_o rise_n of_o they_o and_o indeed_o the_o noble_a of_o all_o work_n the_o chief_a obedience_n require_v in_o the_o gospel_n the_o attendant_n of_o good_a work_n be_v also_o include_v under_o they_o as_o namely_o thought_n and_o speechâ—â—_n for_o according_a to_o every_o idle_a word_n &_o thought_n 36._o we_o must_v be_v judge_v but_o the_o work_n will_v manifest_v what_o they_o have_v be_v second_o the_o appropriation_n 2._o his_o work_n his_o own_o not_o other_o man_n every_o man_n shall_v give_v account_n of_o himself_o unto_o god_n every_o 12._o vessel_n must_v stand_v on_o his_o own_o bottom_n the_o father_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o son_n burden_n etc._n etc._n ob._n in_o the_o second_o commandment_n god_n will_v revenge_v the_o sin_n of_o parent_n in_o their_o child_n to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n ans._n not_o except_o the_o child_n be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n none_o shall_v suffer_v for_o another_o work_n further_o than_o he_o be_v some_o way_n guilty_a of_o it_o as_o the_o child_n often_o be_v by_o consent_n or_o imitation_n and_o thus_o the_o pharisee_n 35._o shall_v go_v to_o hell_n for_o abel_n blood_n and_o zaâ—haries_n shed_v many_o thousand_o year_n before_o their_o age_n because_o they_o be_v not_o warn_v by_o that_o example_n to_o avoid_v bloodshedding_n but_o he_o will_v visit_v the_o sin_n 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