i_o have_v fight_v with_o beast_n at_o ephesus_n what_o advantage_v it_o i_o if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o die_v since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n man_n of_o worldly_a mind_n and_o carnal_a appetite_n who_o aim_v only_o at_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n have_v always_o argue_v thus_o and_o indeed_o they_o will_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n in_o argue_v thus_o and_o pursue_v their_o reason_n be_v there_o no_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a chap._n xvi_o 21._o the_o salutation_n of_o i_o paul_n with_o my_o own_o hand_n if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n maranatha_n he_o begin_v still_o and_o end_v with_o christ_n which_o evident_o show_v the_o strong_a persuasion_n of_o his_o mind_n second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n i._n 8_o 9_o for_o we_o will_v not_o brethren_n have_v you_o ignorant_a of_o our_o trouble_n etc._n etc._n that_o we_o shall_v not_o trust_v in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o god_n which_o raise_v the_o dead_a by_o these_o word_n we_o perceive_v what_o trouble_v they_o undergo_v and_o what_o hope_n they_o have_v to_o sustain_v they_o in_o their_o suffering_n chap._n ii_o 14_o 15_o 16._o now_o thanks_o be_v unto_o god_n which_o always_o cause_v we_o to_o triumph_v in_o christ_n and_o make_v manifest_v the_o savour_n of_o his_o knowledge_n by_o we_o in_o every_o place_n for_o we_o be_v unto_o god_n a_o sweet_a savour_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o one_o we_o be_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n and_o to_o the_o other_o the_o savour_n of_o life_n unto_o life_n and_o who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n and_o who_o be_v sufficient_a to_o express_v all_o the_o force_n and_o energy_n of_o these_o word_n unlike_o the_o false_a charm_n of_o humane_a eloquence_n yet_o such_o as_o be_v easy_o discern_v by_o a_o heart_n right_o dispose_v chap._n iu._n 6._o for_o god_n who_o command_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n have_v shine_v in_o our_o heart_n to_o give_v the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ._n the_o eloquence_n of_o man_n which_o be_v general_o above_o the_o thing_n it_o represent_v have_v usual_o but_o one_o idea_n to_o represent_v one_o single_a object_n but_o if_o that_o idea_n be_v a_o complex_fw-la one_o than_o it_o be_v compose_v of_o several_a other_o proportionable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o it_o there_o cant_v well_o be_v in_o this_o sort_n of_o eloquence_n a_o mixture_n of_o various_a idea_n and_o different_a metaphor_n together_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o period_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v always_o inferior_a to_o those_o object_n it_o lay_v before_o we_o make_v use_n of_o several_a different_a image_n and_o idea_n at_o once_o because_o a_o single_a one_o can_v not_o express_v what_o it_o endeavour_v to_o represent_v as_o for_o instance_n in_o these_o expression_n 78._o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n with_o the_o heal_n of_o his_o wing_n have_v visit_v we_o through_o his_o tender_a mercy_n as_o also_o in_o this_o place_n where_o the_o apostle_n think_v he_o can_v never_o say_v enough_o this_o be_v a_o light_n which_o shine_v which_o shine_v into_o the_o heart_n which_o give_v the_o light_n the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ._n for_o a_o man_n to_o express_v himself_o thus_o he_o must_v real_o be_v very_o strong_o persuade_v of_o what_o he_o can_v say_v the_o orator_n of_o this_o world_n be_v usual_o master_n of_o their_o own_o thought_n but_o this_o writer_n here_o be_v as_o it_o be_v fill_v and_o whole_o take_v up_o with_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o object_n he_o be_v about_o to_o represent_v verse_n 15._o for_o all_o thing_n be_v for_o your_o sake_n that_o the_o abundant_a grace_n may_v through_o the_o thanksgiving_n of_o many_o redound_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n thanksgiving_n gratefulness_n acknowledgement_n glory_n of_o god_n charity_n confession_n of_o their_o frailty_n prayer_n exhortation_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o only_a subject_n that_o all_o the_o write_n of_o those_o pretend_a impostor_n be_v full_a of_o verse_n 17._o for_o our_o light_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n work_v for_o we_o a_o far_o more_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n no_o writer_n ever_o speak_v with_o so_o much_o energy_n because_o no_o writer_n be_v so_o strong_o persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o deliver_v chap._n v._o 17._o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n what_o teacher_n ever_o require_v such_o thing_n of_o their_o disciple_n what_o mean_v these_o word_n and_o this_o strange_a exhortation_n chap._n vi_o 1_o 4_o 5_o 6._o we_o then_o as_o worker_n together_o with_o he_o beseech_v you_o also_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n but_o in_o all_o thing_n approve_v ourselves_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o much_o patience_n in_o affliction_n in_o necessity_n in_o distress_n in_o stripe_n in_o imprisonment_n in_o tumult_n in_o labour_n in_o watch_n in_o fasting_n by_o pureness_n by_o knowledge_n by_o long-suffering_a by_o kindness_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o love_n unfeigned_a do_v such_o exhortation_n usual_o come_v from_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n or_o rather_o do_v they_o not_o proceed_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o chap._n viii_o 18._o and_o we_o have_v send_v with_o he_o the_o brother_n who_o praise_n be_v in_o the_o gospel_n throughout_o all_o the_o church_n he_o speak_v of_o st._n luke_n in_o this_o place_n and_o what_o he_o say_v of_o he_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o understand_v that_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o st._n luke_n be_v read_v even_o in_o those_o day_n in_o all_o the_o christian_n churchès_fw-fr which_o overthrow_v all_o suspicion_n that_o that_o gospel_n have_v be_v fill_v with_o shame_n story_n of_o certain_a matter_n of_o fact_n in_o a_o time_n when_o every_o body_n have_v yet_o fresh_a in_o their_o remembrance_n all_o that_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o those_o day_n chap._n xii_o 12._o true_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o apostle_n be_v wrought_v among_o you_o in_o all_o patience_n in_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o mighty_a deed_n st._n paul_n write_v these_o thing_n to_o several_a numerous_a church_n and_o to_o whole_a society_n and_o can_v we_o suppose_v he_o can_v persuade_v they_o that_o he_o wrought_v so_o many_o wonder_n and_o sign_n among_o they_o when_o he_o wrought_v none_o chap._n xiii_o 5._o examine_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n prove_v your_o own_o self_n etc._n etc._n how_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o you_o what_o mean_v these_o expession_n we_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o we_o and_o whence_o come_v they_o who_o first_o establish_v such_o a_o strange_a language_n and_o who_o do_v the_o apostle_n learn_v this_o style_n from_o a_o style_n till_o then_o unknown_a to_o the_o world_n have_v man_n ever_o say_v before_o that_o time_n cesar_n be_v in_o we_o no_o sure_o because_o they_o have_v never_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o cesar_n but_o the_o disciple_n have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n chap._n iii_o 4_o 5._o o_o foolish_a galatian_n etc._n etc._n have_v you_o suffer_v so_o many_o thing_n in_o vain_a if_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o vain_a he_o therefore_o that_o minister_v to_o you_o the_o spirit_n and_o work_v miracle_n among_o you_o do_v he_o it_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n or_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o faith_n what_o mean_v this_o interrogation_n if_o the_o miracle_n and_o the_o miraculous_a and_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v only_o mere_a fiction_n be_v it_o possible_a we_o shall_v not_o perceive_v the_o truth_n 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it_o will_v be_v often_o say_v lo_o here_o be_v christ_n or_o lo_o he_o be_v there_o before_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n as_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n jesus_n christ_n gather_v together_o in_o some_o christian_a church_n the_o elect_n from_o the_o four_o wind_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o apostle_n his_o mystical_a angel_n so_o likewise_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n he_o will_v send_v his_o angel_n to_o raise_v his_o elect_n from_o the_o dust_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o grave_a for_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v 1_o thess_n 4._o 16._o as_o there_o be_v see_v several_a comet_n and_o terrible_a sign_n that_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o city_n and_o flame_v temple_n hide_v the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n and_o darken_v the_o sun_n 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their_o completion_n but_o clear_a and_o easy_a when_o once_o accomplish_v but_o however_o probable_a what_o i_o have_v lay_v down_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v i_o shall_v be_v very_o sorry_a any_o one_o shall_v think_v i_o lay_v the_o stress_n of_o my_o argument_n upon_o it_o i_o make_v a_o distinction_n between_o bare_a conjecture_n and_o true_a and_o certain_a principle_n and_o i_o leave_v all_o the_o explanation_n i_o have_v just_a now_o give_v to_o the_o reader_n judgement_n to_o use_v according_a to_o his_o discretion_n i_o be_o indifferent_a whether_o he_o use_v my_o notion_n or_o those_o of_o any_o other_o man_n to_o solve_v certain_a difficulty_n which_o may_v occur_v therein_o i_o shall_v only_o insist_v upon_o two_o certain_a truth_n which_o in_o my_o opinion_n admit_v of_o no_o difficulty_n the_o first_o be_v that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v so_o circumstantial_o relate_v that_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o imagine_v it_o compose_v after_o the_o event_n or_o that_o a_o man_n take_v occasion_n from_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n at_o which_o none_o but_o titus_n and_o his_o army_n be_v see_v to_o make_v jesus_n christ_n say_v when_o he_o foretell_v that_o devastation_n that_o he_o will_v come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n that_o he_o will_v send_v his_o angel_n to_o gather_v his_o elect_n from_o the_o four_o wind_n that_o they_o will_v see_v he_o come_v with_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n as_o the_o lightning_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o east_n and_o shine_v even_o unto_o the_o west_n that_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v mourn_v at_o his_o come_n and_o that_o day_n shall_v come_v as_o sudden_o as_o the_o fire_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n the_o second_o truth_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o altogether_o unquestionable_a be_v that_o notwithstanding_o that_o little_a darkness_n with_o which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o overshadow_v this_o prophecy_n it_o be_v nevertheless_o in_o all_o respect_n so_o very_o exact_o relate_v in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n and_o so_o clear_o fulfil_v that_o suppose_v it_o compose_v before_o the_o event_n we_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n for_o what_o can_v we_o read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o what_o be_v include_v in_o this_o prophecy_n the_o beginning_n the_o continuation_n and_o end_n of_o the_o misfortune_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v all_o to_o be_v find_v in_o it_o it_o do_v not_o foretell_v a_o particular_a captivity_n of_o that_o people_n but_o a_o general_a dispersion_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v lead_v captive_n into_o all_o nation_n luk._n 21._o 24._o jesus_n christ_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n on_o another_o occasion_n at_o his_o enter_v into_o it_o and_o utter_v these_o compassionate_a word_n o_o that_o thou_o have_v know_v even_o thou_o at_o least_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n the_o thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o thy_o peace_n but_o now_o they_o be_v hide_v from_o 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that_o god_n alone_o remain_v always_o the_o same_o the_o consideration_n of_o futurity_n disturb_v he_o not_o in_o the_o least_o because_o god_n abide_v for_o ever_o he_o delight_v in_o solitariness_n because_o he_o have_v thereby_o the_o great_a opportunity_n to_o entertain_v himself_o with_o god_n he_o be_v not_o deject_v with_o fear_n or_o despair_n at_o any_o affliction_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o so_o many_o fatherly_a chastisement_n or_o trial_n of_o his_o patience_n which_o all_o conduce_v to_o his_o welfare_n and_o preservation_n he_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o shall_v possess_v joy_n and_o immortality_n because_o he_o know_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v eminent_o in_o god_n turn_v the_o matter_n which_o way_n you_o please_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o love_n god_n without_o be_v entire_o please_v and_o thus_o delight_v with_o he_o which_o we_o can_v be_v without_o a_o full_a and_o entire_a satisfaction_n such_o a_o one_o as_o those_o man_n have_v who_o think_v 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heart_n which_o can_v never_o be_v true_o satisfy_v with_o any_o object_n we_o see_v seek_v after_o god_n as_o a_o supreme_a good_a which_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o other_o advantage_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n before_o unheard_a of_o that_o a_o man_n must_v satisfy_v the_o desire_n of_o his_o heart_n by_o glorify_v god_n to_o give_v ourselves_o up_o to_o godby_n renounce_v ourselves_o and_o to_o renounce_v ourselves_o to_o dedicate_v ourselves_o whole_o to_o god_n be_v mere_a paradox_n yet_o such_o the_o christian_a religion_n plain_o demonstrate_v to_o be_v true_a by_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o mankind_n and_o restore_v natural_a religion_n and_o now_o reflect_v upon_o those_o eleven_o different_a portraiture_n or_o character_n which_o we_o have_v thus_o offer_v to_o your_o consideration_n observe_v that_o our_o own_o imagination_n have_v no_o share_n in_o the_o product_n of_o natural_a religion_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o moses_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n of_o the_o morality_n of_o christ_n of_o its_o doctrine_n its_o end_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o of_o the_o testimony_n give_v in_o favour_n of_o it_o of_o its_o relation_n to_o the_o great_a end_n of_o man_n creation_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n consider_v that_o all_o those_o representation_n depend_v not_o upon_o any_o of_o our_o foolish_a fancy_n or_o fantastical_a whimsy_n of_o the_o incredulous_a and_o that_o although_o we_o shall_v not_o understand_v the_o original_a of_o the_o christian_a religion_n yet_o we_o ought_v to_o refer_v it_o to_o a_o celestial_a principle_n since_o we_o have_v discover_v that_o it_o be_v qualify_v and_o adorn_v with_o so_o many_o character_n of_o divinity_n what_o then_o shall_v we_o say_v when_o we_o reflect_v that_o we_o have_v it_o by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n that_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o martyr_n suffer_v death_n to_o confirm_v it_o that_o the_o event_n and_o miracle_n perform_v in_o the_o world_n teach_v it_o we_o that_o many_o undeniable_a matter_n of_o fact_n convince_v we_o of_o it_o that_o the_o prophet_n declare_v it_o and_o the_o devil_n themselves_o silent_o own_v it_o what_o can_v we_o say_v now_o that_o we_o be_v surround_v on_o all_o side_n with_o light_n with_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sense_n the_o light_n of_o reason_n the_o light_n of_o prophecy_n and_o the_o evidence_n of_o their_o accomplishment_n the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n the_o light_n of_o inward_a sense_n the_o light_n of_o experience_n the_o light_n of_o testimony_n the_o light_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n the_o light_n of_o doctrine_n the_o light_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o understanding_n we_o shall_v certain_o own_o that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o earnest_o beseech_v he_o who_o grant_v we_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o holy_a religion_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v both_o to_o defend_v it_o against_o the_o false_a subtlety_n of_o its_o secret_a and_o open_a enemy_n and_o deep_o imprint_v it_o in_o our_o heart_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n amen_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la occasion_v by_o the_o translator_n absence_n from_o the_o press_n page_n 15._o l._n 36._o r._n ministry_n p._n 39_o l._n 6._o r._n not_o now_o p._n 44._o l._n 23._o r._n epistle_n p._n 71._o l._n 6._o r._n of_o the_o p._n 81._o l._n 32._o r._n throughout_o the_o p._n 90._o l._n 3._o r._n series_n p._n 93_o l._n 23._o for_o the_o r._n he_o p._n 116._o l._n 28._o r._n any_o one_o p._n 130._o l._n 14._o for_o write_n r._n witness_n p._n 139._o l._n 7._o r._n ascend_v p._n 137._o l._n 6._o r._n contemn_v p._n 162._o l._n 28._o r._n imply_v p._n 202._o l._n 19_o r._n state_n p._n 307._o l._n 22._o for_o do_v r._n to_o p._n 312._o l._n 28._o r._n far_o from_o p_o 315._o l._n 9_o r._n even_o p._n 339._o l._n 15._o r._n mortal_a but_o p._n 391._o l._n 31._o for_o have_v r._n be_v p._n 405._o l._n 33._o delâ—_n be_v tertullian_n in_o his_o apolog._n origen_n contra_fw-la cell_n lib._n 16._o mat._n 26._o 39_o mat._n 11._o 19_o mark_v 13._o 2._o john_n 21._o 22._o joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 14._o 7_o 12._o sueton._n in_o vitâ—_n claud._n tacit._n lib._n 5._o histor_n cap._n 13._o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o romulus_n mâ—l_n 4._o 2._o luke_n 1._o 78._o gem._n tract_n san._n cap._n 11._o gem._n tract_n san._n lib._n 12._o gem._n tract_n san._n cap_n 11._o tertul._n apolog._n 5._o see_v a_o discourse_n concern_v universal_a history_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n see_v minâ—t_n feliâ—_n juvenal_n 〈…〉_z 58._o 5._o â—_o king_n â—8_o 28._o