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mouth_n of_o the_o sepulchre_n not_o to_o supply_v any_o want_n of_o power_n in_o he_o who_o can_v himself_o have_v role_v away_o the_o stone_n with_o one_o of_o his_o finger_n but_o as_o a_o judge_n when_o the_o law_n be_v satisfy_v send_v a_o officer_n to_o open_v the_o prisondoore_n to_o he_o who_o have_v make_v that_o satisfaction_n so_o the_o father_n to_o testify_v that_o his_o justice_n be_v full_o satisfy_v with_o the_o price_n which_o his_o son_n have_v pay_v send_v a_o officer_n of_o heaven_n to_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o hold_v away_o the_o hang_n while_o his_o lord_n come_v forth_o of_o his_o bedchamber_n second_o it_o assure_v we_o of_o our_o resurrection_n for_o as_o the_o head_n must_v rise_v before_o the_o member_n so_o the_o member_n be_v sure_a to_o follow_v the_o head_n the_o wicked_a shall_v rise_v by_o his_o judiciary_n power_n but_o not_o by_o the_o virtue_n and_o fellowship_n of_o his_o resurrection_n as_o the_o faithful_a who_o be_v therefore_o call_v child_n of_o the_o resurrection_n luk._n 20.36_o 1_o cor._n 15_o 20-23_a three_o it_o do_v by_o a_o secret_a and_o spiritual_a virtue_n renew_v and_o sanctify_v our_o nature_n rom._n 6.4_o for_o the_o act_n of_o christ_n mediation_n in_o his_o suffering_n and_o victory_n be_v spiritual_o appliable_a and_o effectual_a in_o we_o unto_o answerable_a effect_n his_o death_n to_o the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n heb._n 9.14_o 1_o joh._n 1.7_o and_o his_o resurrection_n to_o the_o quicken_a of_o we_o in_o holiness_n eph._n 2.5_o col._n 2.12_o four_o it_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o other_o calamity_n of_o life_n which_o may_v befall_v we_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o himself_o from_o the_o dead_a have_v compassion_n and_o power_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o all_o evil_a and_o to_o keep_v we_o from_o fall_v this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o job_n argument_n god_n will_v raise_v i_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n therefore_o undoubted_o he_o be_v able_a if_o it_o stand_v with_o my_o good_a and_o his_o own_o glory_n to_o lift_v i_o up_o from_o this_o dunghill_n again_o job_n 19.27_o and_o this_o be_v god_n argument_n to_o comfort_v his_o people_n in_o patient_a wait_a upon_o he_o in_o their_o affliction_n because_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v live_v and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o dust_n shall_v awake_v and_o sing_v esai_n 26.19_o last_o it_o serve_v to_o draw_v our_o thought_n and_o affection_n from_o earth_n unto_o heaven_n because_o thing_n of_o a_o nature_n shall_v move_v unto_o one_o another_o now_o say_v the_o apostle_n our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o we_o look_v for_o a_o saviour_n even_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o shall_v change_v our_o vile_a body_n and_o make_v it_o like_v unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n according_a to_o the_o work_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o to_o he_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n three_o person_n and_o one_o god_n be_v all_o 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