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that_o be_v christ_n god_n and_o man_n 2._o the_o book_n be_v open_v the_o book_n of_o god_n omniscience_n and_o the_o book_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o conscience_n not_o in_o a_o imperfect_a state_n of_o ignorance_n and_o forgetfulness_n but_o full_o prepare_v for_o their_o work_n of_o answer_v at_o the_o tribunal_n and_o bar_n of_o christ_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o judge_a man_n according_a to_o their_o work_n for_o that_o have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o body_n good_a or_o evil_n eccl._n 12.16_o and_o a_o judge_a every_o secret_a thing_n of_o man_n heart_n rom._n 2.16_o some_o conceive_v that_o see_v there_o will_v be_v the_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n rom._n 2._o therefore_o it_o will_v have_v a_o long_a time_n to_o judge_v the_o cause_n of_o every_o person_n in_o all_o particular_n that_o so_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o sentence_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o may_v full_o appear_v and_o none_o to_o have_v any_o 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