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voice_n of_o god_n in_o the_o rod_n cry_v prepare_v make_v ready_a for_o he_o be_v come_v here_o be_v a_o blow_n that_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o clay_n be_v ready_a to_o tumble_v and_o then_o soul_n where_o will_v thou_o appear_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o ready_a or_o else_o three_o by_o cry_n it_o may_v be_v mean_v as_o chrysost_o theophyl_n jer._n hilary_n aret._n and_o other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o last_o trump_n of_o the_o 16._o archangel_n arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v to_o judgement_n this_o will_v be_v such_o a_o cry_v brethren_n as_o will_v make_v all_o the_o world_n ring_n of_o it_o indeed_o that_o will_v pierce_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o deep_a to_o make_v it_o give_v up_o its_o dead_a to_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o make_v it_o give_v up_o its_o dead_a then_o shall_v all_o arise_v the_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v first_o well_o this_o cry_n go_v before_o or_o accompani_v this_o come_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n four_o then_o he_o come_v for_o 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beza_n but_o to_o be_v wise_a above_o what_o be_v reason_n you_o see_v whether_o it_o lead_v man_n in_o the_o dark_a for_o what_o be_v more_o direct_o against_o our_o saviour_n his_o own_o word_n of_o that_o day_n and_o hour_n know_v 36._o no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n but_o my_o father_n only_o at_o midnight_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o marriage_n that_o be_v to_o say_v late_a than_o usual_o and_o therefore_o unexpected_a when_o all_o be_v silent_a nocte_fw-la intempestâ_fw-la when_o deep_a sleep_n use_v to_o seize_v upon_o man_n the_o man_n of_o the_o house_n at_o midnight_n his_o eye_n be_v seal_v up_o with_o sleep_n and_o when_o he_o lest_o dream_v of_o the_o thief_n than_o he_o come_v and_o surprise_v he_o so_o the_o lord_n jesus_n like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n when_o 4â—_n man_n usual_o be_v least_o aware_a most_o uncomposed_a and_o unfit_a for_o his_o come_n for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o action_n in_o this_o 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will_v have_v if_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n let_v the_o other_o accomplishment_n be_v less_o or_o great_a so_o the_o soul_n o_o thyself_o thyself_o give_v i_o christ_n 30._o or_o else_o i_o die_v what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o if_o i_o go_v christ_n less_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o a_o name_n riches_n a_o portion_n in_o this_o world_n a_o fellowship_n with_o thy_o people_n in_o the_o ordinance_n yea_o grace_n itself_o if_o it_o may_v be_v give_v without_o christ_n o_o none_o but_o he_o none_o but_o he_o well_o thus_o now_o thy_o lord_n work_v a_o poor_a soul_n to_o close_v with_o he_o so_o that_o choose_v christ_n for_o himself_o while_o we_o have_v he_o we_o be_v well_o enough_o if_o a_o man_n follow_v he_o for_o loaf_n when_o they_o cease_v farewell_n christ_n or_o for_o riches_n or_o prosperity_n when_o that_o cease_v all_o be_v go_v they_o will_v not_o go_v to_o prison_n with_o he_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v with_o he_o no_o they_o never_o intend_v it_o but_o to_o have_v such_o 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this_o afterward_o now_o i_o will_v consider_v it_o only_o absolute_o that_o he_o be_v this_o sun_n the_o lord_n be_v a_o sun_n and_o a_o shield_n 11._o and_o how_o can_v he_o so_o be_v except_o it_o be_v in_o christ_n as_o god_n be_v in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n to_o himself_o so_o of_o a_o consume_a fire_n he_o 19_o become_v a_o refresh_a sun_n to_o his_o people_n in_o his_o influence_n on_o they_o but_o wherein_o be_v christ_n say_v to_o be_v a_o sun_n we_o may_v follow_v the_o metaphor_n very_o far_o yet_o not_o too_o far_o neither_o we_o abhor_v that_o dotage_n of_o the_o manichee_n who_o say_v christ_n body_n go_v no_o further_a than_o the_o sun_n but_o there_o it_o be_v incorporate_v on_o which_o account_n they_o worship_v the_o sun_n but_o we_o will_v a_o little_a instance_n in_o two_o or_o three_o particular_n wherein_o the_o resemblance_n hold_v between_o christ_n and_o the_o sun_n first_o the_o sun_n be_v one_o and_o therefore_o call_v sol_n from_o solus_fw-la 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