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ever_o new_a the_o joy_n mirth_n melody_n pleasure_n power_n wealth_n riches_n honour_n beauty_n fellowship_n dainty_n odour_n glory_n wisdom_n knowledge_n treasure_n security_n peace_n quietness_n and_o eternal_a felicity_n be_v beyond_o all_o understanding_n and_o comprehension_n of_o man_n which_o the_o faithful_a shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v world_n without_o end_n with_o god_n the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o angel_n and_o arkangel_n patriarch_n and_o prophet_n with_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n with_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n and_o with_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o heaven_n the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n where_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o everlasting_a sabbath_n which_o no_o evening_n shall_v end_v section_n 20_o there_o we_o shall_v rest_v and_o we_o shall_v see_v we_o shall_v see_v and_o we_o shall_v love_v we_o shall_v love_v and_o we_o shall_v praise_v behold_v 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blindness_n of_o our_o eye_n that_o see_v not_o this_o woe_n to_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o feel_v not_o this_o woe_n to_o the_o deafness_n of_o our_o ear_n that_o hear_v not_o this_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o we_o shall_v do_v where_o through_o we_o may_v be_v so_o far_o from_o fear_v death_n that_o rather_o we_o shall_v wish_v it_o with_o old_a simeon_n now_o let_v thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n 42.2_o and_o with_o david_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o thou_o section_n 21_o if_o true_a knowledge_n and_o faith_n possess_v our_o heart_n as_o they_o shall_v fear_v and_o doubtfulness_n will_v vanish_v quite_o away_o for_o assurance_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n make_v we_o willing_a to_o part_v with_o earthly_a he_o can_v contemn_v this_o life_n that_o know_v not_o the_o other_o if_o we_o will_v despise_v this_o world_n we_o must_v think_v of_o heaven_n if_o we_o will_v make_v death_n easy_a we_o must_v think_v of_o the_o glorious_a life_n that_o 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anatomy_n of_o he_o and_o the_o best_a man_n frailty_n in_o their_o affliction_n reason_n 1_o thus_o god_n do_v manifest_v his_o own_o strength_n by_o our_o weakness_n weakness_n and_o his_o unchangeable_a condition_n by_o our_o variable_a disposition_n who_o the_o best_a of_o we_o be_v notable_a of_o ourselves_o to_o stand_v upright_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o trial_n without_o his_o help_a hand_n power_n and_o special_a providence_n underprop_n us._n reason_n 2_o this_o be_v god_n privilege_n and_o sovereignty_n who_o only_o have_v this_o name_n and_o nature_n i_o be_o nature_n to_o show_v his_o be_v of_o himself_o and_o unchangeable_a essence_n and_o to_o let_v we_o know_v that_o all_o his_o creature_n have_v not_o only_o their_o be_v but_o their_o stand_n and_o uphold_v by_o he_o that_o only_o be_v and_o so_o constant_o abide_v 27._o without_o faint_v or_o fail_v evermore_o again_o by_o this_o mean_v god_n do_v beat_v down_o our_o pride_n reason_n 3_o that_o so_o blind_v we_o 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