he_o be_v know_v there_o familiar_o because_o his_o dwell_a place_n be_v there_o psal._n 76.1_o 2._o he_o have_v choose_v his_o church_n out_o of_o all_o the_o world_n it_o be_v the_o place_n only_o which_o he_o have_v desire_v it_o be_v his_o rest_n for_o ever_o psal._n 132.13_o 14_o 15._o it_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n isaiah_n 18.7_o as_o david_n by_o a_o excellency_n reckon_v zion_n to_o be_v his_o city_n of_o residence_n so_o god_n do_v account_n of_o the_o church_n as_o all_o he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o world_n four_o it_o may_v be_v that_o the_o church_n be_v resemble_v to_o zion_n for_o the_o littleness_n of_o it_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o world_n even_o in_o zion_n that_o be_v so_o much_o despise_v will_v god_n lay_v his_o cornerstone_n five_o but_o the_o principal_a thing_n here_o intend_v be_v to_o signify_v to_o we_o that_o god_n love_v his_o church_n above_o all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o he_o will_v give_v christ_n 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lord_n be_v like_o a_o mountain_n man_n may_v as_o soon_o remove_v a_o mountain_n as_o remove_v they_o from_o god_n and_o happiness_n in_o god_n psal._n 126.1_o three_o the_o church_n be_v like_o zion_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n habitation_n there_o god_n dwell_v there_o he_o keep_v house_n there_o and_o in_o the_o assembly_n thereof_o he_o feed_v his_o people_n the_o sanctuary_n be_v god_n fodder_a place_n it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o god_n the_o mountain_n of_o his_o holiness_n the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n god_n shine_v there_o psal._n 48.1_o 2_o 8._o psal._n 50.2_o
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the_o grave_n or_o in_o the_o dust_n job_n 7.21_o and_o psal._n 78._o sleep_v in_o their_o grave_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o soul_n can_v sleep_v in_o the_o grave_n but_o the_o body_n only_o and_o stephen_n deliver_v his_o spirit_n to_o christ._n object_n 2._o paul_n say_v that_o if_o the_o body_n rise_v not_o we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a that_o it_o seem_v can_v be_v true_a if_o the_o soul_n enjoy_v blessedness_n without_o the_o body_n sol._n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n be_v conjoin_v for_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o body_n can_v be_v
breed_v a_o dangerous_a habit_n of_o hypocrisy_n 3._o their_o natural_a corruption_n fâ—ll_v hang_v upon_o they_o and_o then_o this_o show_n of_o liberty_n be_v but_o a_o cloak_n to_o hide_v they_o four_o when_o man_n take_v liberty_n to_o sin_n under_o pretence_n of_o their_o christian_a liberty_n god_n have_v free_v we_o in_o christianity_n from_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n not_o from_o the_o moral_a for_o though_o he_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o malediction_n and_o reign_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n yet_o he_o never_o free_v we_o from_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o same_o rom._n 6.15_o jude_n 3_o and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o christian_a liberty_n can_v give_v no_o toleration_n to_o sin_n for_o christ_n die_v to_o free_v we_o from_o sin_n and_o not_o to_o let_v we_o loose_v to_o sin_n more_o free_o we_o be_v free_v from_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v servant_n to_o righteousness_n rom._n 6.18_o beside_o god_n hare_n sin_n by_o nature_n and_o not_o by_o precept_n only_o and_o 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one_o another_o and_o make_v division_n about_o these_o thing_n this_o be_v a_o reciprocal_a abuse_n about_o these_o thing_n of_o christian_a liberty_n and_o zeal_n ill_o spend_v see_v brotherly_a love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n gal._n 5.13_o 14_o 15._o and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n stand_v not_o in_o garment_n gesture_n meat_n and_o drink_n but_o in_o righteousness_n power_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 14.17_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n these_o word_n be_v the_o reason_n why_o christian_n must_v not_o neglect_v their_o obedience_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n nor_o abuse_v their_o liberty_n to_o licentiousness_n or_o maliciousness_n for_o though_o they_o be_v free_a by_o jesus_n christ_n yet_o they_o be_v entertain_v by_o god_n still_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o servant_n and_o so_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v what_o he_o command_v and_o he_o do_v command_v they_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o magistrate_n for_o 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