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we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o will_v become_v his_o people_n and_o continue_v his_o for_o ever_o 2_o king_n 11.17_o jehoiada_n make_v a_o covenant_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o lord_n people_n sect._n 3_o several_a ground_n of_o consolation_n against_o the_o trouble_n of_o life_n and_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n arise_v from_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n we_o have_v see_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n namely_o a_o actual_a right_n to_o and_o propriety_n in_o christ_n himself_o as_o our_o redeemer_n and_o a_o right_a to_o and_o propriety_n in_o all_o the_o save_a benefit_n purchase_v by_o his_o blood_n we_o have_v see_v also_o how_o christ_n become_v we_o and_o how_o we_o become_v he_o now_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o solid_a ground_n of_o comfort_n we_o may_v have_v both_o against_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n and_o the_o trouble_n of_o life_n from_o our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n or_o from_o interest_n in_o christ_n and_o those_o save_a benefit_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v for_o we_o i._o jesus_n christ_n have_v full_o perfect_o and_o for_o ever_o reconcile_v unto_o god_n all_o that_o be_v he_o the_o elect_a as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n eph._n 2.3_o but_o by_o the_o death_n and_o suffering_n of_o christ_n they_o be_v redeem_v from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n both_o for_o present_v and_o time_n to_o come_v rom._n 5.9_o be_v now_o justify_v by_o his_o blood_n we_o shall_v be_v save_v from_o wrath_n through_o he_o 1_o thes_n 1.10_o even_o jesus_n which_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o wrath_n to_o come_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v by_o his_o death_n and_o suffering_n full_o reconcile_v all_o that_o be_v he_o unto_o god_n for_o ever_o col._n 1.19_o 20._o have_v make_v peace_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n by_o he_o to_o reconcile_v all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o etc._n etc._n all_o that_o be_v christ_n whether_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v already_o in_o heaven_n or_o such_o as_o be_v still_o upon_o the_o earth_n be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o that_o blood_n that_o he_o shed_v upon_o the_o cross_n all_o that_o be_v christ_n in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 5.19_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_a the_o world_n to_o himself_o and_o as_o christ_n have_v reconcile_v all_o that_o be_v he_o unto_o god_n so_o he_o have_v full_o and_o perfect_o reconcile_v they_o to_o god_n and_o that_o for_o ever_o by_o his_o offer_v up_o himself_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o they_o heb._n 10.14_o for_o by_o one_o offering_n he_o have_v perfect_v for_o ever_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v i_o shall_v open_v this_o fullness_n and_o perfection_n of_o this_o reconciliation_n in_o three_o or_o four_o particular_n 1._o jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o death_n have_v so_o full_o reconcile_v all_o that_o be_v he_o unto_o god_n that_o he_o be_v pacify_v towards_o they_o notwithstanding_o all_o their_o offence_n whether_o original_a or_o actual_a and_o will_v not_o impute_v any_o one_o of_o their_o offence_n to_o they_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_a the_o world_n unto_o himself_o not_o impute_v their_o trespass_n unto_o they_o the_o nature_n of_o reconciliation_n lie_v in_o pacify_v god_n for_o the_o offence_n our_o sin_n have_v cause_v and_o this_o pacification_n christ_n our_o high_a priest_n have_v wrought_v for_o we_o heb._n 2.17_o that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o merciful_a and_o faithful_a high_a priest_n in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o god_n to_o make_v reconciliation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o this_o pacification_n be_v so_o full_a that_o it_o be_v a_o pacification_n for_o all_o offence_n ezek._n 16.63_o i_o be_o pacify_v towards_o thou_o for_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v say_v the_o lord_n 2._o jesus_n christ_n have_v so_o full_o reconcile_v all_o that_o be_v he_o unto_o god_n that_o god_n have_v lay_v aside_o all_o his_o wrath_n against_o they_o and_o retain_v no_o fury_n at_o all_o against_o they_o psal_n 85.3_o thou_o have_v take_v away_o all_o thy_o wrath_n thou_o have_v turn_v thyself_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o thy_o anger_n isa_n 27.4_o fury_n be_v not_o in_o i_o 3._o jesus_n christ_n have_v so_o full_o reconcile_v all_o that_o be_v he_o unto_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v that_o he_o will_v be_v wroth_a with_o they_o no_o more_o isa_n 54.9_o 17._o this_o be_v as_o the_o water_n of_o noah_n unto_o i_o for_o as_o i_o have_v swear_v that_o the_o water_n of_o noah_n shall_v no_o more_o go_v over_o the_o earth_n so_o i_o have_v swear_v that_o i_o will_v not_o be_v wroth_a with_o thou_o nor_o rebuke_v thou_o this_o be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o some_o may_v say_v be_v not_o some_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n chasten_v very_o sore_o and_o do_v they_o not_o complain_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n lie_v hard_a upon_o they_o as_o heman_n psal_n 88.7.16_o how_o then_o be_v god_n true_a to_o his_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v be_v wroth_a with_o they_o no_o more_o a._n 1._o the_o rebuke_n and_o chastning_n of_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o come_v from_o wrath_n but_o love_n rev._n 3.19_o who_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v 2._o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v subject_a to_o mistake_n when_o they_o judge_v according_a to_o sense_n and_o not_o according_a to_o what_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o they_o judge_v according_a to_o sense_n and_o feeling_n they_o may_v think_v many_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v expression_n of_o his_o wrath_n which_o they_o may_v understand_v to_o be_v all_o mercy_n and_o to_o have_v no_o wrath_n in_o they_o if_o they_o do_v judge_n according_a to_o faith_n and_o according_a to_o what_o they_o find_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o there_o we_o read_v that_o all_o the_o path_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n unto_o such_o as_o keep_v his_o covenant_n and_o his_o testimony_n ps_n 25.10_o 3._o when_o the_o lord_n swear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v wroth_a nor_o rebuke_v his_o servant_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o eternal_a wrath_n that_o he_o will_v not_o rebuke_v they_o so_o as_o to_o destroy_v for_o so_o rebuke_v be_v sometime_o understand_v namely_o of_o eternal_a destruction_n ps_n 9.5_o thou_o have_v rebuke_v the_o heathen_a thou_o have_v destroy_v the_o wicked_a thou_o have_v put_v out_o their_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o for_o this_o be_v like_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o water_n that_o cover_v the_o earth_n in_o noah_n time_n god_n have_v swear_v that_o the_o water_n shall_v no_o more_o cover_v the_o earth_n to_o destroy_v the_o earth_n as_o it_o do_v in_o noah_n flood_n yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o oath_n god_n do_v often_o chasten_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o unseasonable_a rain_n and_o flood_n but_o not_o such_o as_o shall_v destroy_v the_o world_n so_o when_o the_o lord_n swear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v wrath_n with_o or_o rebuke_v his_o servant_n it_o be_v of_o eternal_a wrath_n of_o cast_v they_o away_o for_o ever_o yet_o he_o may_v and_o often_o do_v chasten_v they_o with_o temporal_a chastisement_n 4._o jesus_n christ_n have_v so_o full_o reconcile_v all_o that_o be_v he_o unto_o god_n that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o pacify_v his_o father_n anger_n but_o he_o have_v restore_v and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n rom._n 5.1_o 2._o by_o who_o also_o we_o have_v access_n by_o faith_n into_o this_o grace_n wherein_o we_o stand_v by_o grace_n here_o be_v mean_v the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o by_o christ_n we_o have_v not_o only_a peace_n with_o god_n but_o access_n into_o and_o continuance_n in_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n we_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n than_o adam_n do_v enjoy_v while_o he_o be_v in_o innocency_n for_o we_o be_v under_o a_o better_a covenant_n and_o have_v better_a promise_n than_o adam_n have_v adam_n be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n yet_o so_o as_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o be_v a_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o by_o his_o fall_n he_o do_v lose_v the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n be_v so_o confirm_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o god_n love_a kindness_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o they_o isa_n 54.10_o the_o mountain_n shall_v depart_v and_o the_o hill_n be_v
remove_v but_o my_o kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o nor_o the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n be_v remove_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o and_o as_o god_n will_v not_o of_o himself_o take_v away_o his_o love_a kindness_n so_o neither_o can_v any_o creature_n in_o hell_n or_o on_o earth_n separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.38_o 39_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n now_o our_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o ground_n of_o joy_n and_o strong_a consolation_n against_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n and_o trouble_n of_o life_n rom._n 5.11_o we_o joy_v in_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o we_o have_v now_o receive_v a_o atonement_n when_o we_o understand_v that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o we_o this_o may_v fill_v our_o heart_n with_o joy_n when_o death_n look_v we_o in_o the_o face_n when_o other_o man_n tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n they_o that_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o may_v joy_v in_o god_n both_o while_o they_o live_v and_o when_o they_o die_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o death_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n and_o pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v ver_fw-la 12._o and_o in_o the_o 3d._n and_o four_o verse_n he_o speak_v of_o the_o tribulation_n we_o be_v liable_a to_o in_o this_o life_n we_o glory_v in_o tribulation_n yet_o in_o all_o our_o tribulation_n and_o when_o we_o see_v death_n approach_v and_o pass_v upon_o we_o we_o may_v joy_v in_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v a_o atonement_n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n love_n to_o our_o soul_n may_v cause_v we_o to_o glory_n and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n in_o time_n of_o great_a mortality_n when_o death_n be_v come_v in_o at_o our_o window_n and_o enter_v into_o our_o house_n and_o cut_v off_o both_o young_a and_o old_a and_o there_o such_o a_o multitude_n of_o dead_a corpse_n that_o there_o be_v none_o to_o bury_v they_o jer._n 9.21_o 22.24_o death_n be_v come_v up_o into_o our_o window_n and_o be_v enter_v into_o our_o palace_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o child_n from_o without_o and_o the_o young_a man_n from_o the_o street_n speak_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n even_o the_o carcase_n of_o man_n shall_v fall_v as_o dung_n upon_o the_o open_a field_n and_o as_o the_o handful_n after_o the_o harvest_n man_n and_o none_o shall_v gather_v they_o but_o let_v he_o that_o glori_v glory_n in_o this_o that_o he_o know_v and_o understand_v i_o we_o see_v here_o that_o a_o man_n may_v attain_v to_o glory_n in_o dismal_a and_o dark_a day_n in_o time_n of_o great_a mortality_n when_o death_n be_v cut_v down_o multitude_n in_o all_o place_n our_o house_n the_o street_n the_o field_n and_o we_o may_v see_v in_o what_o a_o man_n may_v glory_v at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n love_n let_v he_o glory_n in_o this_o that_o he_o know_v and_o understand_v i_o that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o exercise_v love_a kindness_n it_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o jacob_n when_o he_o understand_v that_o esau_n be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o while_o he_o apprehend_v his_o brother_n to_o be_v offend_v and_o that_o he_o come_v to_o meet_v in_o displeasure_n he_o be_v great_o afraid_a and_o distress_a gen._n 32.7_o but_o when_o he_o see_v his_o brother_n be_v please_v with_o he_o that_o make_v he_o exceed_v joyful_a even_o as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o the_o face_n of_o god_n gen_n 33.10_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o face_n as_o though_o i_o have_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n and_o thou_o be_v please_v with_o i_o if_o reconciliation_n with_o a_o offend_a brother_n be_v such_o a_o ground_n of_o comfort_n what_o be_v reconciliation_n with_o a_o offend_a god_n solomon_n speak_v high_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o king_n that_o be_v like_o life_n to_o a_o die_a man_n and_o like_o the_o rain_n to_o the_o thirsty_a ground_n very_o grateful_a and_o refresh_a prov._n 16.15_o in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o king_n countenance_n be_v life_n and_o his_o favour_n be_v as_o a_o cloud_n of_o the_o latter_a rain_n if_o there_o be_v such_o joy_n in_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o earthly_a king_n what_o joy_n be_v there_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n reconciliation_n with_o god_n afford_v strong_a consolation_n against_o the_o fear_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n several_a way_n 1._o because_o such_o as_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n shall_v assure_o be_v save_v by_o christ_n rom._n 5.10_o for_o if_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n much_o more_o be_v reconcile_v we_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n 2._o because_o when_o god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o we_o and_o his_o wrath_n turn_v away_o from_o we_o we_o may_v trust_v in_o he_o for_o salvation_n and_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n without_o be_v afraid_a of_o what_o death_n or_o man_n or_o devil_n or_o any_o creature_n can_v do_v unto_o we_o isa_n 12.1_o 2._o o_o lord_n i_o will_v praise_v thou_o though_o thou_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o thy_o anger_n be_v turn_v away_o and_o thou_o have_v comfort_v i_o behold_v god_n be_v my_o salvation_n i_o will_v trust_v and_o not_o be_v afraid_a when_o god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o we_o we_o need_v not_o fear_v what_o man_n can_v do_v to_o we_o psal_n 118.7_o the_o lord_n be_v on_o my_o side_n i_o will_v not_o fear_v what_o can_v man_n do_v unto_o i_o man_n can_v kill_v the_o body_n and_o man_n can_v torture_v the_o body_n but_o death_n can_v hurt_v a_o man_n reconcile_v to_o god_n when_o god_n be_v 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sorrow_n which_o be_v by_o praver_fw-mi ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v that_o your_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a 3._o call_v to_o mind_n apply_v and_o meditate_v upon_o the_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n comfort_v we_o by_o and_o through_o the_o word_n and_o more_o especial_o by_o the_o promise_n it_o be_v through_o the_o word_n that_o david_n have_v the_o spirit_n comfort_n in_o his_o affliction_n psal_n 119.49_o 50._o remember_v thy_o word_n unto_o thy_o servant_n wherein_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o hope_v this_o be_v my_o comfort_n in_o my_o affliction_n so_o also_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n have_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n through_o the_o word_n jer._n 15.16_o thy_o word_n be_v find_v and_o i_o do_v eat_v they_o and_o thy_o word_n be_v unto_o i_o the_o joy_n and_o the_o rejoice_v of_o my_o heart_n 4._o keep_v up_o and_o act_v your_o faith_n in_o god_n through_o christ_n in_o all_o your_o trouble_n for_o trusting_n in_o god_n bring_v the_o joy_n 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