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and_o make_v he_o his_o own_o by_o faith_n five_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o birth_n by_o a_o special_a message_n where_o two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o the_o angel_n move_v attention_n 2._o the_o message_n itself_o now_o the_o angel_n move_v attention_n two_o way_n 1._o by_o remove_v that_o which_o shall_v hinder_v attention_n 2._o by_o quicken_a up_o the_o affection_n in_o this_o word_n behold_v first_o of_o the_o message_n itself_o which_o be_v that_o the_o angel_n do_v bring_v they_o tiding_n of_o great_a joy._n 1._o it_o be_v tiding_n of_o joy_n 2._o of_o great_a joy_n 3._o not_o to_o one_o people_n nor_o to_o one_o nation_n but_o to_o all_o people_n and_o therefore_o see_v there_o be_v such_o a_o excellent_a message_n come_v we_o shall_v attend_v it_o here_o we_o may_v observe_v what_o be_v the_o great_a joy_n that_o be_v that_o christ_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o we_o christian_n to_o know_v that_o 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therefore_o be_v thou_o a_o just_a man_n make_v conscience_n of_o religious_a duty_n for_o howsoever_o thou_o may_v stand_v before_o man_n and_o be_v in_o account_n with_o he_o yet_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o god_n and_o be_v thou_o a_o religious_a man_n labour_n thou_o also_o to_o be_v a_o just_a man_n a_o good_a dealer_n lest_o this_o lie_n on_o thy_o conscience_n at_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o death_n for_o no_o unjust_a man_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n three_o israel_n he_o wait_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n which_o imply_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o he_o have_v lay_v up_o all_o his_o hope_n joy_n comfort_n and_o consolation_n in_o christ_n which_o must_v likewise_o teach_v we_o to_o lay_v up_o all_o our_o hope_n and_o comfort_n in_o christ_n as_o phil._n 3._o the_o apostle_n say_v christ_n be_v to_o he_o both_o in_o life_n and_o in_o death_n advantage_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v joh._n 8._o 56._o your_o father_n abraham_n 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sweet_a and_o comfortable_a face_n at_o his_o come_n second_o 2_o he_o look_v every_o day_n for_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n come_v so_o shall_v we_o do_v but_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n he_o look_v for_o his_o first_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n we_o must_v look_v for_o his_o second_o come_v rom._n 8._o 22._o it_o be_v say_v the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v wait_v for_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n much_o more_o shall_v we_o because_o we_o shall_v have_v especial_o the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_n by_o it_o judge_n 5._o the_o mother_n of_o sisera_n look_v out_o of_o a_o window_n and_o cry_v why_o be_v his_o chariot_n so_o long_o a_o come_n why_o tarry_v the_o wheel_n of_o his_o chariot_n so_o when_o we_o look_v out_o of_o our_o door_n or_o window_n we_o shall_v long_o for_o christ_n come_n and_o say_v when_o will_v he_o come_v and_o when_o will_v he_o appear_v thus_o we_o shall_v wait_v for_o christ_n come_v the_o second_o point_n be_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o manifestation_n be_v 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