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obtain_v a_o better_a resurrection_n he_o that_o either_o undervalue_v or_o overvalue_v his_o life_n he_o murder_n himself_o the_o one_o direct_o by_o love_a danger_n the_o other_o indirect_o and_o by_o consequent_a expose_v himself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n for_o mat._n 10.39_o he_o that_o find_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n shall_v find_v it_o thus_o the_o just_a life_n by_o faith_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o natural_a or_o temporal_a life_n as_o well_o as_o of_o eternal_a life_n as_o he_o have_v the_o promise_n for_o this_o life_n as_o well_o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v look_v as_o the_o same_o love_n and_o care_n in_o a_o earthly_a parent_n that_o move_v he_o to_o give_v a_o inheritance_n to_o his_o son_n at_o the_o last_o move_v he_o to_o maintain_v he_o and_o provide_v for_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o filial_a dependence_n that_o move_v 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in_o thing_n of_o high_a concernment_n luke_n 16.10_o 11._o if_o you_o have_v be_v unfaithful_a in_o the_o unrighteous_a mammon_n who_o will_v commit_v to_o your_o trust_n the_o true_a riches_n it_o be_v true_a all_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a possess_v the_o same_o life_n health_n wealth_n etc._n etc._n but_o some_o hold_v these_o upon_o better_a tenure_n than_o other_o do_v look_v as_o among_o man_n there_o be_v diversity_n of_o tenor_n in_o reference_n to_o man_n some_o copy_n hold_v some_o freehold_n and_o these_o we_o prize_v far_o above_o the_o other_o so_o in_o reference_n to_o god_n some_o hold_n by_o common_a providence_n but_o some_o by_o promise_n from_o god_n 1_o tim_n 4.8_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v freeholders_n indeed_o 8._o john_n 8._o if_o the_o son_n make_v you_o free_a than_o you_o be_v free_a indeed_o as_o free_a from_o other_o sin_n so_o from_o usurpation_n of_o the_o creature_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o 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