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in_o a_o inseparable_a possession_n of_o they_o in_o perfect_a glory_n world_n without_o end_n sect_n xviii_o when_o i_o be_o dead_a my_o body_n will_v be_v cover_v with_o worm_n i_o worm_n will_v eat_v i_o when_o dead_a but_o conscience_n will_v not_o bite_v i_o and_o will_v feed_v upon_o i_o but_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n i_o shall_v not_o see_v their_o scrawl_v i_o shall_v not_o feel_v their_o gnaw_v of_o my_o flesh_n and_o if_o i_o do_v yet_o that_o be_v nothing_o whilst_o my_o soul_n shall_v escape_v the_o gnawing_n of_o a_o accuse_a conscience_n that_o worm_n which_o never_o die_v there_o be_v more_o mercy_n in_o be_v free_v from_o this_o one_o worm_n then_o from_o many_o thousand_o of_o those_o silly_a weak_a die_a worm_n why_o shall_v it_o trouble_v i_o to_o become_v the_o companion_n of_o worm_n must_v not_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n 17.14_o job_n 17.14_o and_o my_o sister_n what_o be_o i_o myself_o but_o a_o worm_n a_o weak_a creep_a worm_n 22.6_o 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shall_v not_o be_v sensible_a sect_n xix_o in_o death_n i_o shall_v see_v corruption_n again_o in_o death_n i_o shall_v corrupt_v but_o rise_v again_o my_o body_n will_v corrupt_v be_v cover_v with_o dishonour_n consume_v away_o to_o dust_n moulder_v away_o to_o nothing_o this_o i_o can_v deny_v for_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o holy_a one_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o to_o he_o only_o to_o die_v and_o not_o to_o see_v corruption_n but_o yet_o i_o do_v believe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o my_o body_n god_n can_v preserve_v my_o dust_n and_o make_v my_o dead_a bone_n to_o live_v my_o body_n be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n death_n can_v destroy_v that_o union_n my_o body_n unite_v to_o christ_n shall_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v most_o certain_o raise_v up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n that_o i_o may_v sit_v with_o he_o in_o heavenly_a place_n god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n 22.32_o mat._n 22.32_o and_o jacob_n he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o live_n and_o not_o of_o the_o dead_a though_o therefore_o the_o body_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v dead_a and_o bury_v and_o have_v see_v corruption_n and_o be_v dissolve_v into_o nothing_o yet_o they_o shall_v live_v again_o they_o retain_v in_o the_o grave_n a_o animate_v principle_n which_o will_v produce_v its_o effect_n they_o shall_v be_v raise_v up_o and_o exist_v in_o their_o individual_a specifical_a person_n and_o subsistency_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n argument_n to_o convince_v the_o sadducee_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n this_o privilege_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o those_o patriarch_n for_o i_o also_o believe_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n stand_v upon_o the_o earth_n 27._o job_n 19.25_o 26_o 27._o and_o though_o after_o this_o skin_n worm_n destroy_v my_o body_n yet_o in_o my_o flesh_n i_o shall_v see_v god_n he_o i_o shall_v see_v for_o myself_o who_o my_o eye_n shall_v behold_v and_o not_o another_o though_o my_o reins_o be_v consume_v within_o i_o my_o present_a life_n do_v witness_v the_o first_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o live_a soul_n my_o resurrection_n from_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n must_v witness_v the_o second_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n my_o body_n be_v part_n of_o myself_o it_o must_v not_o it_o can_v be_v lose_v its_o separation_n from_o my_o soul_n make_v i_o cease_v to_o be_v this_o separation_n continue_v will_v continue_v i_o a_o nonentity_n for_o ever_o myself_o be_v redeem_v and_o relate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o soul_n or_o my_o body_n be_v relate_v to_o he_o but_o as_o part_n of_o myself_o these_o divide_a must_v be_v reunite_v that_o myself_o
be_v exceed_o sorrowful_a unto_o death_n 39_o mat._n 26.38_o 39_o and_o once_o again_o and_o a_o three_o time_n to_o pray_v father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o shall_v i_o expect_v to_o be_v exempt_a from_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a or_o ashamed_a to_o express_v the_o passion_n which_o be_v existent_a in_o all_o god_n saint_n and_o from_o which_o my_o lord_n and_o master_n himself_o be_v not_o free_v i_o be_o a_o christian_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n i_o be_o a_o minister_n but_o yet_o a_o man_n if_o i_o die_v as_o i_o now_o fear_n i_o die_v innocent_o lord_n thou_o know_v i_o die_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n i_o shall_v be_v a_o martyr_n though_o of_o the_o low_a orb_n this_o may_v mitigate_v dread_a but_o it_o make_v no_o change_n in_o i_o or_o in_o death_n yet_o terror_n attend_v it_o and_o passion_n abide_v in_o i_o the_o most_o resolve_a paul_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v ashamed_a 9_o 2_o cor._n 1.8_o 9_o that_o he_o be_v desirous_a the_o church_n shall_v know_v he_o be_v press_v above_o measure_n when_o he_o despair_v of_o life_n and_o receive_v in_o himself_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 5.4_o and_o 5.4_o the_o most_o desirous_a to_o be_v clothe_v with_o their_o house_n from_o heaven_n can_v never_o yet_o desire_v to_o be_v unclothe_v of_o their_o earthly_a tabernacle_n nature_n can_v be_v much_o more_o content_a to_o be_v change_v then_o to_o die_v death_n draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o wife_n of_o my_o delight_n divide_v i_o from_o my_o child_n the_o glory_n of_o my_o youth_n drive_v i_o from_o my_o kindred_n acquaintance_n friend_n and_o all_o humane_a society_n can_v i_o part_v from_o these_o with_o dry_a eye_n can_v man_n think_v i_o bear_v to_o these_o a_o natural_a affection_n and_o expect_v i_o shall_v bid_v adieu_o to_o they_o not_o affect_v with_o natural_a passion_n do_v nature_n and_o religion_n direct_v i_o to_o love_v they_o and_o will_v they_o not_o allow_v i_o to_o grieve_v when_o i_o 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