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however_o to_o put_v that_o question_n to_o thou_o which_o paul_n put_v to_o king_n agrippa_n act_v 26.27_o king_n agrippa_z beleivest_fw-ge thou_o the_o prophet_n beleivest_fw-ge thou_n the_o scripture_n if_o thou_o beleivest_fw-ge why_o tremble_v thou_o not_o at_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n proclaim_v and_o his_o judgement_n denounce_v against_o sin_n and_o sinner_n but_o how_o can_v thou_o believe_v and_o still_o persevere_v in_o profaneness_n and_o a_o wicked_a and_o licentious_a conversation_n suppose_v thou_o shall_v see_v one_o of_o thy_o old_a acquaintance_n and_o companion_n in_o iniquity_n now_o in_o torment_n arise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n and_o hear_v he_o relate_v with_o tremble_a and_o astonishment_n the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n and_o the_o unexpressible_a pain_n they_o endure_v there_o and_o withal_o fall_v prostrate_a at_o thy_o foot_n with_o cry_n and_o tear_n beseech_v thou_o to_o repent_v and_o accept_v of_o the_o riches_n of_o mercy_n 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fruit_n of_o repentance_n the_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n and_o the_o scripture_n mark_n and_o character_n of_o a_o sound_n and_o save_a faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v he_o and_o without_o repentance_n and_o regeneration_n no_o salvation_n therefore_o be_v not_o deceive_v but_o search_v the_o scripture_n daily_o whether_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o or_o no._n second_o set_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o his_o wrath_n before_o your_o eye_n continual_o consider_v o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n in_o who_o presence_n you_o be_v at_o all_o time_n yea_o when_o you_o be_v most_o retire_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n who_o can_v strike_v you_o dead_a in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n though_o never_o so_o secret_o commit_v stand_v in_o awe_n therefore_o and_o
peace_n balaam_n be_v wish_v strong_o confirm_v it_o numb_a 23.10_o let_v i_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o let_v my_o latter_a end_n be_v like_o he_o and_o to_o add_v no_o more_o quotation_n in_o so_o plain_a a_o case_n paul_n in_o my_o text_n appropriate_v this_o privilege_n to_o himself_o and_o such_o as_o he_o be_v real_a christian_n true_a saint_n and_o unfeigned_a believer_n i_o be_o in_o a_o straight_o betwixt_o two_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o to_o i_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n and_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v therefore_o look_v what_o we_o be_v live_v such_o we_o be_v die_v death_n be_v but_o the_o term_n of_o life_n and_o change_v not_o the_o state_n of_o the_o person_n but_o the_o degree_n of_o that_o state_n grace_n must_v be_v wrought_v here_o but_o perfect_v hereafter_o in_o glory_n which_o be_v grace_n consummate_v and_o if_o no_o grace_n here_o no_o glory_n hereafter_o for_o as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v but_o if_o i_o shall_v draw_v the_o curtain_n that_o be_v about_o these_o die_a saint_n and_o consider_v how_o they_o die_v that_o come_v to_o christ_n by_o death_n i_o will_v propose_v it_o unto_o you_o brief_o in_o two_o or_o three_o expression_n for_o the_o discovery_n of_o it_o and_o your_o information_n in_o it_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n the_o godly_a die_n in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n believe_v in_o he_o and_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o in_o he_o be_v yea_o and_o amen_o heb._n 11.13_o these_o all_o die_v in_o faith_n not_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n they_o die_v in_o the_o interest_n of_o christ_n and_o they_o be_v christ_n in_o death_n as_o well_o as_o life_n rom._n 14.8_o whether_o we_o live_v we_o live_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o whether_o we_o die_v we_o die_v to_o the_o lord_n whether_o we_o live_v therefore_o or_o die_v we_o be_v the_o lord_n yea_o they_o die_v in_o union_n with_o christ_n bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o this_o be_v that_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o such_o as_o these_o be_v be_v that_o departure_n whereof_o paul_n speak_v in_o my_o text_n and_o how_o desirable_a it_o be_v beyond_o this_o present_a life_n itself_o will_v further_o appear_v by_o the_o several_a and_o suitable_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o original_n which_o we_o translate_v to_o depart_v in_o which_o word_n as_o a_o alabaster_n box_n the_o apostle_n have_v enclose_v precious_a spikenard_n to_o anoint_v the_o saint_n against_o their_o funeral_n by_o which_o we_o shall_v understand_v the_o gainful_a advantage_n of_o death_n to_o the_o godly_a as_o it_o look_v back_o to_o this_o present_a life_n as_o the_o terminus_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la or_o the_o bound_n from_o which_o they_o depart_v first_o the_o word_n be_v use_v to_o loosen_v the_o cable_n of_o a_o ship_n solvere_fw-la rudentes_fw-la a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o mariner_n who_o sail_n from_o one_o bank_n or_o port_n unto_o another_o it_o import_v a_o flit_a or_o sail_v from_o the_o state_n of_o this_o present_a life_n to_o our_o heavenly_a country_n affliction_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v compare_v to_o water_n and_o the_o world_n be_v a_o troublesome_a sea_n to_o the_o saint_n over_o which_o they_o sail_v through_o many_o storm_n till_o they_o come_v to_o shore_n for_o through_o much_o tribulation_n we_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n act_v 14.22_o many_o be_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o in_o the_o world_n you_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n say_v christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n john_n 16._o last_o and_o all_o that_o will_v live_v godly_a in_o christ_n jesus_n say_v paul_n shall_v suffer_v persecution_n 2_o tim._n 3.12_o but_o the_o death_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o end_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o christ_n we_o shall_v be_v glorify_v together_o rom._n 8.18_o then_o all_o tear_n shall_v be_v wipe_v from_o their_o eye_n and_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n shall_v flee_v away_o when_o they_o shall_v arrive_v at_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n heaven_n be_v the_o saint_n fair_a haven_n it_o be_v call_v the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n luk._n 16.23_o which_o gregory_n nyssen_n expound_v to_o be_v like_o a_o bay_n or_o bosom_n of_o the_o sea_n into_o which_o a_o godly_a man_n sail_v from_o hence_o put_v in_o his_o soul_n as_o a_o haven_n free_a from_o danger_n and_o tempest_n where_o it_o shall_v receive_v the_o fullness_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n second_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v reverti_fw-la to_o return_n believer_n be_v send_v forth_o to_o labour_n in_o this_o world_n and_o they_o be_v christ_n factor_n upon_o earth_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o kingdom_n and_o the_o heavenly_a gain_n of_o their_o own_o eternal_a happiness_n they_o trade_n for_o heaven_n by_o which_o their_o conversation_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o heaven_n phil._n 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heavenly_a home_n and_o their_o happy_a rest_n after_o their_o laborious_a travail_n and_o restless_a pain_n in_o the_o work_n of_o their_o salvation_n attend_v with_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n as_o a_o evidence_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o testimony_n of_o their_o obedience_n bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n even_o so_o say_v the_o spirit_n for_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o rev._n 14.13_o as_o the_o wagon_n which_o joseph_n send_v for_o his_o father_n jacob_n and_o his_o household_n bring_v they_o to_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o to_o the_o full_a plenty_n of_o joseph_n provision_n so_o death_n bring_v the_o saint_n to_o their_o joyful_a rest_n and_o to_o christ_n their_o heavenly_a joseph_n death_n be_v the_o unharness_v of_o the_o saint_n at_o their_o final_a return_n to_o their_o full_a peace_n and_o everlasting_a inheritance_n vincula_fw-la inheritance_n solvuntiâ—_n 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