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she_o her_o purity_n but_o the_o fire_n shall_v alter_v 〈◊〉_d quality_n she_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o subject_n to_o the_o empire_n of_o 〈◊〉_d consistency_n shall_v succeed_v the_o change_n which_o have_v preserve_v she_o she_o shall_v no_o long_o groan_v under_o the_o devil_n tyranny_n nor_o under_o the_o injustice_n of_o sinner_n she_o shall_v lose_v all_o the_o quality_n which_o she_o have_v coacted_a by_o sin_n and_o shall_v recover_v all_o those_o which_o for_o our_o punishment_n she_o have_v lose_v not_o unlike_o the_o bless_a she_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o glory_n which_o she_o be_v capable_a of_o every_o element_n shall_v be_v purify_v by_o flame_n all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v reform_v by_o the_o fire_n which_o shall_v consume_v they_o the_o sun_n shall_v suffer_v no_o more_o eclipse_n the_o lustre_n of_o his_o light_n shall_v dissipate_v all_o the_o obscurity_n of_o darkness_n his_o influence_n shall_v exhale_v no_o more_o malign_a vapour_n heaven_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o a_o enemy_n to_o earth_n this_o overworn_a mother_n shall_v be_v free_v from_o her_o care_n of_o nourish_a man_n and_o her_o substance_n be_v purify_v by_o fire_n shall_v be_v change_v into_o crystal_n or_o into_o diamond_n all_o her_o part_n shall_v be_v delightful_a and_o those_o great_a rock_n which_o do_v sustain_v she_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o column_n of_o marble_n or_o of_o porphiry_n in_o fine_a nature_n shall_v receive_v her_o last_o perfection_n by_o fire_n and_o the_o bless_a meet_v with_o no_o rebellion_n nor_o weakness_n in_o their_o body_n shall_v find_v no_o more_o irregularity_n nor_o disorder_n in_o the_o universe_n jesus_n christ_n shall_v reign_v together_o with_o his_o elect_a 15._o in_o his_o world_n the_o tract_n of_o sin_n nor_o footstep_n of_o death_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o see_v there_o death_n shall_v destroy_v these_o two_o enemy_n and_o their_o reign_n be_v finish_v punishment_n shall_v withdraw_v itself_o to_o hell_n there_o to_o afflict_v the_o damn_a to_o all_o eternity_n the_o end_n errata_fw-la page_n 18_o line_n 36_o for_o force_n r_o source_n p_o 19_o l_o 11_o 〈◊〉_d aethyopian_o r_o blackness_n ibid._n l._n ult_n f_o do_v r_o do_v not_o p_o 25_o l_o 28_o f_o creature_n r_o creator_n p_o 3â—_n l_o 22_o f_z affliction_n r_o affection_n ibid._n l_o 25_o f_o she_o r_o she_o be_v p_o 35_o l_o ult_n f_o lose_v r_o loosen_v ibid._n after_o engage_v r_o they_o p_o 37_o l_o 17_o f_z prayer_n r_o praise_n ibid._n f_o statutes_n r_o statue_n p_o 40_o l_o 28_o f_o we_o r_o we_o be_v p_o 45_o l_o 3_o f_z this_o r_o his_o p_o 48_o l_o 15_o f_o its_o r_o it_o p_o 51_o l_o 33_o f_o base_a r_o basis._n p_o 55_o l_o 23_o f_z of_o grace_n r_o grace_n p_o 57_o l_o 2_o f_o lord_n r_o cord_n ibid._n l_o 6_o f_z of_o r_o as_o if_o p_o 59_o l_o 1_o f_o feel_v r_o felt-love_n ibid._n l_o 18_o f_o faculty_n r_o faulty_a p_o 60_o l_o 15_o f_z and_o not_o r_o and_o can_v not_o p_o 62_o l_o 24_o f_z contrary_a r_o more_o contrary_a p_o 65_o l_o ult_n f_o certain_o r_o certainty_n p_o 78_o l_o 5_o f_z keep_v it_o r_o escape_v they_o p_o 80_o l_o 8_o f_z praise_a r_o bruise_v ib._n l_o 11_o f_z change_v r_o change_v ib._n 21_o f_z which_o so_o r_o which_o we_o so_o p_o 89_o l_o 24_o f_o they_o familiar_o r_o they_o treat_v familiar_o ib._n l_o 37_o f_z reduce_v r_o seduce_v p_o 90_o l_o 26_o for_o peaceable_o usurp_v r_o peaceable_o enjoy_v usurp_v p_o 92_o l_o 16_o f_o the_o r_o their_o p_o 96_o l_o 15_o f_z revile_v r_o in_o revile_v p_o 121_o l_o 16_o leave_v out_o the_o second_o be_v p_o 124_o l_o 32_o f_z against_o they_o r_o again_o ib._n after_o loss_n insert_v of_o his_o life_n p_o 125_o l_o 17_o for_o in_o r_o into_o p_o 126_o l_o 6_o deal_n not_o p_o 129_o l_o 17_o f_o his_o r_o this_o p_o 130_o l_o 22_o f_z step_n r_o stop_n ib._n 32_o f_z upon_o r_o who_o upon_o p_o 131_o l_o 13_o f_z not_o a_o r_o not_o be_v a_o ib._n l_o 14_o deal_n not_o p_o 132_o l_o 3_o f_o ement_fw-la r_o cement_n ib._n l_o 6_o f_z less_o 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