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by_o faith_n enable_v he_o to_o overcome_v all_o temptation_n q._n be_v death_n to_o be_v fear_v or_o not_o a._n a_o distinction_n must_v resolve_v this_o point_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v partly_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o partly_o not_o to_o be_v fear_v q._n in_o what_o respect_n be_v it_o to_o be_v fear_v a._n in_o three_o respect_n first_o as_o it_o be_v the_o destruction_n and_o dissolution_n of_o nature_n for_o in_o this_o signification_n jesus_n christ_n fear_v it_o 44._o when_o he_o sweat_v water_n and_o blood_n in_o the_o garden_n 9_o second_o as_o it_o be_v a_o painful_a correction_n though_o we_o must_v most_o fear_v death_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o 57.1.2_o last_o as_o it_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o bereave_v we_o of_o many_o worthy_a guide_n and_o governor_n light_n and_o pillar_n in_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n isaiah_n 3._o v._n 1.2.3_o q._n be_v it_o necessary_a and_o good_a in_o some_o regard_n not_o to_o fear_v death_n a._n yes_o for_o it_o be_v not_o profitable_a nor_o 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grief_n evil_a falsehood_n wrong_v etc._n etc._n and_o we_o must_v let_v the_o love_n of_o heaven_n swallow_v down_o the_o love_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n let_v we_o not_o linger_v in_o this_o earthly_a egypt_n or_o babylon_n but_o make_v haste_n unto_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n a_o land_n not_o abound_v with_o milk_n corn_n oil_n honey_n but_o abound_v in_o peace_n righteousness_n â—_o and_o joy_n of_o the_o spirit_n where_o we_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o fatness_n of_o god_n house_n and_o shall_v drink_v out_o of_o the_o river_n of_o god_n pleasure_n and_o that_o for_o evermore_o second_o it_o serve_v to_o comfort_v we_o against_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o malady_n of_o this_o present_a life_n 4.17.18_o which_o shall_v be_v so_o abundant_o recompense_v with_o the_o infinite_a weight_n of_o everlasting_a glory_n q._n whether_o may_v a_o man_n in_o this_o mortality_n have_v a_o true_a taste_n of_o everlasting_a life_n a._n yes_o undoubted_o 5.1_o for_o so_o have_v job_n 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