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vindicated_n p._n 43_o 44_o justin_n martyr_n vindicate_v p._n 45_o st_n gregory_n photius_n cyprian_n prudentius_n athanasius_n and_o st_n hierom_n consider_v p._n 45_o 46_o 47_o justinian_o letter_n to_o archbishop_n menna_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o sixth_o council_n of_o constantinople_n refer_v to_o p._n 47_o 48_o whether_o hell_n torment_v formal_o such_o as_o describe_v if_o not_o such_o great_a st_n greg._n nyssenes_n opinion_n p._n 49_o hell_n torment_v not_o now_o understand_v p._n 49_o 50_o god_n himself_o be_v in_o hell_n a_o consume_a fire_n p._n 50_o 51_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o his_o judgement_n commend_v p._n 51_o 52_o this_o fear_n a_o principal_a bar_n against_o vice_n p._n 52_o 53_o vicious_a man_n not_o to_o be_v envy_v p._n 54_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n in_o the_o end_n for_o the_o religious_a sect_n ii_o serm_v i._o of_o the_o reward_n of_o religion_n man_n naturally_n desire_v happiness_n p._n 5_o the_o great_a happiness_n be_v more_o desirable_a than_o the_o less_o p._n 58_o heathen_n be_v sensible_a of_o a_o reward_n for_o virtue_n and_o a_o punishment_n impendent_a upon_o vice_n p._n 59_o the_o fear_n and_o suspicion_n of_o a_o ill_a conscience_n immovable_a p._n 60_o the_o joy_n and_o content_v of_o the_o heathen_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o how_o this_o joy_n be_v reasonable_a p._n 60_o 61_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o sense_n of_o god_n a_o rewarder_n in_o all_o men._n p._n 61_o 62_o christian_n have_v great_a reason_n of_o their_o satisfaction_n and_o content_n in_o the_o excercise_n of_o christian_a virtue_n p._n 62_o 63_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n necessary_a for_o our_o encouragement_n to_o virtue_n p._n 63_o psal_n 16._o v._n ult_n commend_v p._n 64_o happiness_n in_o heaven_n the_o great_a possible_a ib._n the_o part_n of_o the_o great_a happiness_n explain_v p._n 65_o security_n from_o grief_n a_o necessary_a prerequisite_a to_o happiness_n p._n 66_o heavenly_a happiness_n 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mercy_n that_o heaven_n be_v describe_v by_o metaphor_n p._n 80_o voluptas_fw-la in_o motu_fw-la active_a joy_n in_o heaven_n p._n 81_o and_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o great_a quantity_n ib._n scene_n of_o spiritual_a joy_n in_o corporal_a shape_n and_o figure_n give_v we_o in_o compassion_n to_o our_o infirmity_n p._n 82_o heavenly_a joy_n compare_v to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o feast_v ib._n to_o the_o joy_n of_o marriage_n p._n 83_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o honor._n p._n 84_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o victor_n in_o game_n of_o honor._n ib._n to_o the_o gl_n rise_z of_o a_o king_n p._n 85_o the_o stateliness_n of_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n descibe_v p._n 85_o 86_o the_o eternal_a duration_n of_o these_o joy_n and_o glory_n in_o heaven_n p._n 86_o 87_o 88_o metaphor_n express_v the_o grandeur_n not_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o joy_n p._n 88_o glorify_a body_n spiritual_a like_o christ_n body_n p._n 89_o ben_n maimons_n discourse_n of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o god_n propose_v heaaven_n to_o we_o under_o such_o metaphor_n p._n 89_o 90_o the_o doctrine_n of_o socrates_n and_o plato_n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la compare_v with_o that_o of_o christianity_n p._n 91_o 92_o material_a sense_n continue_v in_o heaven_n for_o ornament_n rather_o than_o for_o use_v p._n 93_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 94_o serm_n iii_o of_o the_o reward_n of_o religion_n why_o man_n prefer_v worldly_a enjoyment_n before_o those_o of_o heaven_n p._n 96_o the_o same_o attribute_n give_v to_o god_n and_o heaven_n ib._n the_o happiness_n of_o both_o describe_v by_o negative_n p._n 96_o 97_o the_o enjoyment_n in_o nature_n great_a the_o enjoyment_n in_o conceit_n and_o fancy_n great_a than_o those_o in_o nature_n p._n 98_o 99_o the_o enjoyment_n in_o heaven_n great_a than_o both_o p._n 99_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o and_o isaiah_n 64._o w_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o compare_v and_o explain_v p._n 100_o 101_o the_o conflagration_n of_o this_o world_n in_o order_n to_o the_o purgation_n of_o its_o matter_n for_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n and_o new_a jerusalem_n incomprehensible_o glorious_a ib._n rabbin_n affirm_v that_o from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o messiah_n we_o must_v take_v the_o image_n of_o our_o future_a glory_n p._n 101_o 102_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n the_o image_n of_o we_o p._n 102_o how_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n be_v reveal_v to_o christian_n by_o the_o spirit_n p._n 103_o advice_n stand_v no_o more_o gaze_v in_o heaven_n p._n 104_o christian_a faith_n and_o hope_v commend_v christian_n practice_n commend_v serm_v iu._n of_o the_o reward_n of_o religion_n the_o hope_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o life_n everlasting_a the_o great_a encouragement_n to_o virtue_n p._n 109_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n argue_v reward_n and_o punishment_n in_o another_o life_n because_o they_o be_v not_o equal_o distribute_v in_o this_o p._n 110_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n ancient_o believe_v p._n 111_o mr_n hobbes_n 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iii_o serm_v i._o of_o the_o chief_a good_a christian_n doctrine_n oppose_v by_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n p._n 146_o 141_o 142_o st_n paul_n triumph_n over_o his_o learned_a opponent_n p._n 143_o philosopher_n very_o good_a and_o very_a bad_a p._n 144_o 145_o 146_o error_n about_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la p._n 147_o 148_o no_o sect_n can_v obtain_v happiness_n in_o this_o life_n p._n 149_o 150_o 151_o their_o happiness_n design_v in_o this_o life_n inconsiderable_a p._n 152_o 153_o some_o philosopher_n prize_v virtuous_a action_n to_o be_v summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la p._n 154_o other_o esteem_v pleasure_n to_o be_v it_o p._n 155_o and_o aim_v at_o that_o only_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 156_o christian_n aim_v at_o everlasting_a pleasure_n p._n 157_o serm_n ii_o of_o the_o chief_a good_n st_n augustine_n under_o temptation_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 160_o difference_n of_o lust_n p._n 161_o religion_n oppose_v
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glory_n but_o this_o parenthesis_n beside_o thou_o be_v not_o omit_v by_o st_n paul_n because_o dissagreeable_a from_o his_o doctrine_n for_o even_o according_a to_o the_o rabbinicall_a interpretation_n this_o text_n together_o with_o the_o parenthesis_n will_v agree_v with_o the_o analogy_n of_o st_n paul_n doctrine_n and_o that_o of_o the_o christian_n faith_n for_o this_o be_v hence_o the_o notion_n of_o learned_a man_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o in_o the_o future_a life_n there_o be_v for_o good_a man_n a_o state_n of_o great_a glory_n provide_v but_o that_o they_o be_v to_o take_v the_o image_n of_o their_o future_a glory_n from_o what_o shall_v happen_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o messiah_n so_o that_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n we_o must_v make_v this_o paraphrase_n of_o this_o four_o v._n o_o god_n the_o son_n our_o saviour_n and_o messiah_n for_o to_o he_o this_o whole_a prayer_n seem_v to_o be_v address_v beside_o thou_o that_o be_v beside_o the_o evidence_n and_o pattern_n of_o our_o resurrection_n and_o glory_n that_o we_o have_v in_o thou_o we_o as_o yet_o see_v not_o nor_o can_v we_o understand_v what_o he_o that_o be_v what_o god_n the_o father_n have_v prepare_v for_o those_o that_o wait_v upon_o he_o ben_n maimon_n the_o most_o judicious_a of_o their_o rabbin_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n here_o to_o declare_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v can_v be_v comprehend_v by_o corporeal_a sense_n and_o that_o his_o brethren_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n that_o the_o prophet_n only_o exhibit_v and_o declare_v the_o state_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o his_o glory_n and_o that_o from_o he_o must_v be_v take_v the_o image_n of_o the_o glory_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v so_o say_v he_o ib._n seculum_fw-la futurum_fw-la sensibus_fw-la corporeis_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la apprehendi_fw-la indicat_fw-la propheta_fw-la hocipsius_fw-la dicto_fw-la oculus_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la o_fw-la deus_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la quid_fw-la faciat_fw-la expectanti_fw-la ipsum_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la explicandum_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la magistri_fw-la omnes_fw-la propherae_fw-la universim_fw-la non_fw-la prophetarunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la diebus_fw-la messiae_n at_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la mundum_fw-la futurum_fw-la oculus_fw-la non_fw-la vidit_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n maimonides_n in_o poriâ_fw-la mosis_fw-la pocockiana_n p._n 154._o &_o in_o p._n 150._o neque_fw-la voluptas_fw-la illa_fw-la in_o part_n distribuitur_fw-la neque_fw-la enarrati_fw-la potest_fw-la neque_fw-la reperitur_fw-la similitudo_fw-la aliqua_fw-la quacum_fw-la comparati_fw-la possit_fw-la verum_fw-la uti_fw-la dixit_fw-la propheta_fw-la ejus_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la admiratus_fw-la quam_fw-la magna_fw-la est_fw-la bonitas_fw-la tua_fw-la quam_fw-la obscondisti_fw-la timentibus_fw-la te_fw-la etc._n etc._n ib._n they_o interpret_v this_o 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