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ever_o that_o he_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o not_o see_v corruption_n and_o say_v god_n ez._n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v in_o it_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n by_o these_o place_n we_o may_v see_v that_o it_o be_v very_o great_a vanity_n to_o pretend_v to_o deliver_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o another_o world_n see_v such_o pious_a and_o holy_a man_n and_o such_o favourite_n of_o god_n be_v not_o able_a to_o effect_v any_o such_o deliverance_n in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v bear_v his_o own_o burden_n gal._n 6.5_o but_o to_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o service_n of_o other_o be_v not_o to_o bear_v one_o own_o burden_n we_o may_v see_v that_o prayer_n and_o mass_n and_o absolution_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v very_o vain_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o duty_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o 4._o we_o 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believer_n and_o infidel_n etc._n etc._n under_o these_o two_o sort_n do_v our_o bless_a lord_n comprehend_v all_o man_n matt._n 5.45_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v on_o the_o evil_a and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a that_o be_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o so_o matt._n 13.49_o and_o 25.33_o we_o may_v see_v also_o that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o state_n of_o life_n which_o man_n be_v to_o enter_v into_o after_o death_n the_o one_o of_o joy_n and_o happiness_n the_o other_o of_o sorrow_n and_o misery_n matth._n 7.13_o say_v our_o lord_n enter_v you_o in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n for_o wide_a be_v the_o gate_n and_o broad_a be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o destruction_n and_o many_o there_o be_v which_o go_v in_o there_o at_o because_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o 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