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that_o unto_o thou_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o comfort_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n of_o sun_n and_o moon_n of_o friend_n and_o relation_n god_n shall_v supply_v all_o thing_n to_o his_o saint_n eternal_a life_n be_v a_o life_n of_o perfect_a joy_n vi_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o life_n free_a from_o change_n this_o life_n be_v make_v up_o of_o change_n we_o change_v from_o health_n to_o sickness_n from_o settlement_n to_o unsettlement_n from_o prosperity_n to_o adversity_n yea_o we_o change_v from_o one_o affliction_n to_o another_o and_o at_o last_o we_o change_v from_o life_n to_o death_n so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v terram_fw-la nunquid_fw-la non_fw-la humana_fw-la vita_fw-la tentatio_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la be_v not_o the_o whole_a life_n of_o man_n a_o temptation_n upon_o earth_n oh_o but_o in_o eternal_a life_n there_o be_v none_o of_o these_o change_n in_o eternal_a life_n there_o be_v one_o constant_a uniform_a state_n of_o peace_n joy_n blessedness_n and_o satisfaction_n 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death_n and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o crown_n of_o life_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o eternal_a life_n when_o this_o natural_a life_n be_v at_o end_n 5._o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v to_o live_v much_o in_o the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o eternal_a life_n titus_n 1.2_o in_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n which_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v promise_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v rom._n 5.2_o we_o rejoice_v in_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o main_a of_o our_o hope_n shall_v not_o lie_v in_o this_o world_n we_o shall_v not_o fancy_v to_o ourselves_o and_o expect_v
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