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not_o open_v to_o he_o when_o he_o knock_v nor_o yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o good_a motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n these_o see_v he_o not_o at_o all_o they_o have_v eye_n but_o see_v not_o 13.14_o matth._n 13.14_o at_o most_o see_v they_o see_v but_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n be_v so_o whole_o darken_v that_o it_o be_v and_o they_o be_v darkness_n itself_o as_o s._n paul_n tell_v the_o ephesian_n before_o they_o be_v call_v to_o the_o light_n of_o grace_n eph._n 5.8_o now_o if_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o wind_n if_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v darkness_n how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n matth._n 6.23_o and_o can_v darkness_n itself_o see_v so_o great_a a_o darkness_n see_v god_n himself_o he_o who_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v 64.4_o isa_n 64.4_o he_o be_v see_v but_o by_o one_o of_o these_o two_o way_n clear_o by_o they_o in_o heaven_n and_o sub-obscure_o by_o his_o on_o earth_n we_o have_v ground_n for_o they_o both_o in_o one_o verse_n of_o 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against_o faint_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n i_o shall_v utter_o have_v faint_v but_o that_o i_o believe_v very_o to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n where_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal_n 27.15_o so_o that_o the_o blessedness_n which_o we_o have_v here_o consist_v in_o the_o hope_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v bless_v in_o heaven_n without_o salvation_n no_o perfect_a blessedness_n that_o be_v sure_a but_o we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n rom._n 8.24_o and_o we_o be_v bless_v only_o by_o hope_n whilst_o here_o we_o live_v neither_o be_v reveal_v yet_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v so_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o rom._n 8.8_o for_o what_o a_o man_n see_v why_o do_v he_o yet_o hope_v for_o v._o 24._o i_o hope_v we_o may_v now_o conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o say_n of_o the_o wiseman_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la 11.28_o judge_v no_o man_n bless_v before_o his_o death_n for_o before_o bless_a he_o shall_v be_v die_v he_o must_v say_v our_o 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unto_o it_o labour_v we_o by_o be_v in_o christ_n as_o bear_v of_o god_n by_o live_v in_o christ_n as_o abide_v in_o he_o that_o at_o length_n we_o may_v also_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n if_o to_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v all_o perhaps_o to_o persuade_v that_o also_o will_v not_o need_v much_o â—â—â—â—ur_n there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o with_o half_a 〈◊〉_d exhortation_n will_v be_v easy_o induce_v to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o prophet_n baâ—â—am's_n mind_n content_a to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o that_o his_o last_o end_n might_n le_fw-fr like_o he_o num._n 23.10_o but_o will_v they_o consider_v that_o to_o effect_v this_o they_o must_v first_o be_v as_o well_o content_a to_o live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o let_v their_o beginning_n and_o continuance_n be_v like_o he_o if_o we_o will_v die_v in_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o last_o and_o so_o be_v bless_v we_o must_v in_o the_o mean_a holy_o endeavour_v to_o live_v in_o the_o lord_n by_o faith_n and_o 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