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do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n but_o of_o the_o provision_n which_o be_v now_o make_v blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v 16._o 1_o tim._n 1.13_o 16._o i._n e._n there_o be_v pardon_n to_o be_v have_v for_o it_o and_o he_o who_o be_v himself_o a_o blasphemer_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o obtain_v mercy_n nor_o do_v he_o only_o tell_v we_o that_o but_o also_o that_o he_o therefore_o obtain_v mercy_n for_o a_o pattern_n to_o they_o who_o shall_v hereafter_o believe_v our_o saviour_n go_v on_o whosoever_o speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o 12.32_o matt._n 12.32_o there_o be_v those_o who_o speak_v against_o christ_n the_o person_n
express_a promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n temporal_a blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o the_o obedient_a but_o they_o have_v no_o assurance_n give_v they_o of_o a_o glorious_a immortality_n the_o way_n to_o this_o our_o lord_n have_v reveal_v plain_o 2._o he_o procure_v this_o for_o we_o also_o he_o buy_v it_o with_o no_o less_o price_n than_o his_o precious_a blood_n and_o now_o we_o stand_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o then_o we_o may_v just_o expect_v to_o be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n rom._n 5.10_o 3._o he_o confer_v this_o salvation_n upon_o we_o he_o be_v set_v down_o at_o god_n right_a hand_n and_o have_v receive_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n god_n have_v exalt_v he_o with_o his_o right_a hand_n to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n unto_o israel_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n act._n 5.31_o we_o receive_v from_o he_o the_o power_n of_o his_o grace_n here_o and_o just_o 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into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n moses_n the_o lawgiver_n do_v not_o bring_v the_o israelite_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n this_o be_v leave_v for_o joshua_n to_o do_v now_o that_o land_n be_v a_o type_n of_o heaven_n and_o joshua_n of_o our_o jesus_n and_o what_o the_o law_n do_v not_o that_o the_o gospel_n do_v it_o have_v bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v and_o though_o moses_n who_o bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o joshua_n who_o introduce_v they_o into_o the_o good_a land_n and_o other_o who_o afterward_o fight_v their_o battle_n be_v great_a deliverer_n of_o their_o people_n yet_o all_o these_o deliverance_n put_v together_o come_v great_o short_a of_o that_o which_o our_o lord_n have_v wrought_v for_o these_o deliverance_n be_v but_o temporal_a our_o saviour_n be_v eternal_a those_o worthy_n fall_v asleep_o and_o then_o the_o israelite_n fall_v under_o the_o malice_n and_o power_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o ill_a neighbour_n then_o be_v they_o 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