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our_o saviour_n have_v say_v heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o my_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o mat._n 24.35_o those_o be_v the_o unbeliever_n which_o shall_v certain_o perish_v who_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o they_o have_v speak_v their_o mind_n full_o and_o plain_o but_o will_v needs_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v be_v better_o than_o their_o word_n 3._o our_o saviour_n to_o take_v away_o from_o man_n such_o vain_a hope_n and_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n have_v tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o they_o can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o happiness_n that_o their_o nature_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o next_o world_n unless_o they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n in_o this_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o say_v he_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o 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to_o they_o to_o think_v of_o he_o as_o such_o and_o therefore_o unless_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o make_v so_o here_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o enjoy_v god_n in_o the_o next_o world_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o who_o the_o happiness_n of_o heaven_n do_v consist_v without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 12.14_o and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v pure_a in_o heart_n which_o shall_v see_v god_n mat._n 5.8_o beside_o those_o sinful_a lust_n which_o wicked_a man_n carry_v along_o with_o they_o into_o the_o next_o world_n will_v keep_v they_o from_o be_v happy_a in_o what_o place_n soever_o they_o be_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o those_o carnal_a object_n to_o satisfy_v they_o which_o they_o find_v in_o this_o world_n and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o god_n will_v be_v so_o merciful_a to_o they_o as_o so_o to_o alter_v and_o change_v their_o nature_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o other_o world_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v 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unexpected_o without_o any_o labour_n or_o industry_n of_o they_o but_o will_v any_o man_n in_o hope_n it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o with_o he_o neglect_v to_o labour_n in_o his_o call_n for_o a_o livelihood_n to_o be_v sure_a no_o man_n worthy_a the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n will_n what_o folly_n then_o be_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o that_o which_o such_o man_n commit_v that_o despise_v their_o own_o soul_n in_o take_v less_o care_n for_o they_o though_o of_o eternal_a duration_n than_o for_o this_o short_a and_o transitory_a life_n but_o yet_o although_o god_n have_v not_o promise_v that_o any_o shall_v have_v but_o those_o that_o ask_v nor_o find_v except_o they_o seek_v nor_o have_v it_o open_v to_o they_o unless_o they_o knock_v to_o the_o end_n that_o none_o may_v promise_v themselves_o a_o obtain_v without_o so_o do_v and_o although_o god_n vouchsafe_v unto_o man_n the_o gospel_n as_o a_o mean_n sufficient_a of_o itself_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o consider_v their_o eternal_a 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