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his_o glory_n there_o be_v the_o necessity_n it_o behoove_v that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n by_o many_o and_o sore_a suffering_n shall_v enter_v into_o his_o glory_n mark_v this_o who_o can_v tell_v it_o clear_a than_o he_o himself_o tell_v it_o so_o i_o will_v tell_v it_o again_o jesus_n by_o his_o suffering_n behove_v to_o enter_v into_o his_o glory_n jesus_n christ_n once_o leave_v his_o glory_n get_v no_o entry_n again_o into_o it_o till_o he_o be_v so_o inanit_v as_o never_o creature_n be_v the_o lord_n put_v to_o a_o necessity_n of_o suffering_n say_v it_o behoove_v he_o to_o suffer_v and_o so_o say_v i_o there_o be_v such_o a_o necessity_n lay_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o behoove_v to_o suffer_v and_o all_o the_o world_n can_v not_o save_v he_o from_o it_o be_v once_o come_v down_o into_o this_o world_n therefore_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v this_o necessity_n that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v death_n and_o therefore_o see_v he_o foretelles_a it_o it_o behoove_v 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blood_n the_o high_a priest_n dare_v not_o enter_v into_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la without_o a_o basin_n full_a of_o blood_n under_o pain_n of_o death_n even_o so_o christ_n enter_v not_o into_o heaven_n but_o with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o if_o thy_o sin_n hold_v a_o innocent_a out_o of_o heaven_n o_o miserable_a body_n think_v thou_o that_o thou_o who_o be_v altogether_o defile_v can_v come_v to_o heaven_n nothing_o can_v enter_v there_o that_o be_v defile_v murderer_n thou_o shall_v never_o see_v heaven_n except_o thou_o go_v to_o jesus_n and_o lie_v on_o the_o burden_n of_o thy_o sin_n upon_o he_o and_o say_v lord_n take_v this_o burden_n from_o i_o and_o if_o thou_o can_v say_v this_o from_o thy_o heart_n he_o will_v take_v it_o from_o thou_o now_o brethren_n a_o question_n will_v be_v ask_v if_o jesus_n have_v die_v for_o thy_o sin_n and_o i_o that_o we_o may_v get_v a_o entry_n thou_o may_v say_v to_o i_o what_o to_o do_v have_v i_o to_o suffer_v see_v the_o lord_n have_v 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that_o remain_a corruption_n brethren_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o plain_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n and_o his_o suffering_n be_v the_o only_a mean_a to_o enter_v into_o heaven_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o papist_n again_o i_o say_v look_v what_o need_n we_o have_v of_o his_o death_n we_o have_v as_o much_o need_n of_o affliction_n in_o our_o own_o person_n to_o slay_v that_o sin_n which_o remain_v in_o we_o suppose_v there_o be_v many_o way_n to_o slay_v sin_n yet_o except_o thou_o be_v chastise_v and_o vex_v with_o affliction_n outward_o and_o inward_o as_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o lay_v it_o on_o thou_o thou_o shall_v never_o see_v heaven_n so_o cast_v thou_o not_o to_o sleep_v but_o make_v thou_o for_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n to_o mortify_v thy_o sin_n or_o else_o thou_o shall_v never_o see_v heaven_n and_o well_o be_v thou_o that_o be_v afflict_v and_o make_v like_o christ_n by_o thy_o affliction_n what_o word_n can_v be_v tâ—uer_o than_o the_o word_n of_o paul_n 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