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beza_n it_o atqui_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o utroque_fw-la membro_fw-la subjectum_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la christus_fw-la vita_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la christus_fw-la lucrum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la cal._n in_o loc_n mihi_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o in_o morte_fw-la lumen_fw-la beza_n some_o indeed_o read_v the_o word_n christ_n be_v my_o gain_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n be_v little_o trouble_v at_o but_o rather_o indifferent_a to_o all_o condition_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n in_o this_o exposition_n though_o loc_n though_o sic_fw-la haec_fw-la sententia_fw-la non_fw-la cohaerebit_fw-la uâ—_n râ—tiocum_fw-la praecedente_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la postulat_fw-la conjunctio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namaliud_fw-la â—st_fw-la gloria_fw-la christi_fw-la aliud_fw-la salus_fw-la pauli_n piscat_fw-la in_o loc_n
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fruit_n from_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n that_o stand_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o paradise_n rev._n 22._o thus_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o little_a of_o that_o great_a gain_n which_o a_o saint_n have_v by_o death_n death_n will_v free_v he_o ftom_v all_o evil_a both_o of_o sin_n and_o suffering_n it_o will_v give_v he_o the_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o perfect_a saint_n and_o the_o bless_a saviour_n and_o in_o full_a immediate_a communion_n with_o the_o infinite_a god_n who_o be_v bless_v and_o blessing_n his_o for_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o heritage_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n from_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o his_o cup_n thus_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v to_o the_o man_n who_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n delight_n to_o honour_n there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n more_o require_v to_o make_v the_o christian_n perfect_o happy_a and_o that_o be_v the_o eternity_n of_o all_o this_o but_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o that_o in_o the_o last_o use_n i_o 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the_o christian_a to_o a_o kingdom_n which_o can_v be_v shake_v but_o it_o come_v to_o the_o unregenerate_a as_o ehud_n to_o eglon_n and_o ehud_n say_v i_o have_v a_o message_n from_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o what_o be_v his_o message_n judge_n 3.20_o 21._o and_o ehud_n put_v forth_o his_o left_a hand_n and_o take_v the_o dagger_n from_o his_o right_a thigh_n and_o thrust_v it_o into_o eglons_n belly_n it_o be_v a_o messenger_n from_o god_n with_o a_o mortal_a wound_n kill_a stab_a message_n to_o a_o sinner_n the_o pale_a white_a horse_n of_o death_n ride_v before_o and_o the_o red_a fiery_a horse_n of_o hell_n follow_v after_o the_o people_n of_o god_n pass_v safe_o through_o this_o red_a sea_n of_o death_n which_o his_o enemy_n assay_v to_o do_v be_v drown_v be_v damn_v there_o be_v a_o great_a disagreement_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o holy_a and_o unholy_a but_o o_o what_o a_o vast_a difference_n be_v there_o in_o their_o death_n they_o be_v like_o two_o parallel_a line_n how_o 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