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all_o bless_a simeon_n do_v see_v their_o salvation_n future_a as_o present_v so_o do_v faith_n prevent_v time_n and_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v and_o the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o 19.9_o heb._n 11.1_o luk._n 19.9_o this_o day_n be_v salvation_n come_v to_o thy_o house_n as_o when_o christ_n call_v zacheus_n from_o the_o tree_n salvation_n be_v actual_o begin_v then_o in_o a_o believe_a soul_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v his_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n 3.20_o phil._n 3.20_o while_o he_o be_v below_o whence_o he_o look_v for_o a_o saviour_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 15.18_o 1_o cor._n 15.18_o and_o when_o death_n come_v believer_n do_v not_o die_v but_o sleep_n nothing_o of_o they_o die_v but_o their_o sin_n their_o imperfection_n and_o affliction_n yea_o the_o very_a be_v of_o sin_n be_v do_v away_o as_o when_o the_o house_n be_v pull_v into_o piece_n all_o the_o ivy_n root_v in_o the_o wall_n be_v destroy_v reason_n 3_o death_n open_v a_o 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death_n to_o be_v manage_v by_o that_o just_a and_o powerful_a judge_n who_o eye_n be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o sun_n 19.12_o rev._n 1.14_o rev._n 2.18_o rev._n 19.12_o to_o manifest_v before_o the_o world_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n all_o thy_o sinful_a thought_n idle_a and_o wicked_a word_n talon_n a_o account_n for_o every_o talon_n with_o all_o unrighteous_a action_n whensoever_o wheresoever_o or_o howsoever_o commit_v against_o god_n man_n or_o thyself_o nor_o be_v this_o all_o but_o this_o righteous_a lord_n god_n must_v and_o will_v have_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o adam_n transgression_n 3.10_o coll._n 3.10_o &_o of_o the_o depravednes_n of_o thy_o degenerate_a nature_n which_o be_v original_o dignify_v with_o god_n own_o image_n and_o moreover_o 29._o mat._n 25.15_o to_o 29._o thou_o must_v be_v accountant_a for_o every_o talon_n in_o those_o three_o great_a farm_n viz_o the_o farm_n of_o nature_n the_o farm_n of_o the_o world_n the_o farm_n of_o the_o 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whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n impenitent_a sinner_n 1.5_o ps_n 1.5_o this_o judge_n have_v say_v the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n since_o thou_o foreknowe_v thy_o miscarriage_n before_o that_o impartial_a judge_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o thou_o can_v desire_v to_o die_v the_o consideration_n of_o be_v friendless_a day_n 5._o the_o thought_n of_o be_v christless_a and_o friendless_a at_o that_o day_n graceless_a and_o christles_n at_o that_o great_a and_o notable_a day_n and_o before_o the_o bar_n of_o that_o majestical_a tribunal_n &_o without_o a_o advocate_n when_o gvilty_a conscience_n shall_v most_o hideous_o cry_v out_o just_o oh_o lord_n be_v all_o thy_o charge_n against_o i_o oh_o what_o will_v become_v of_o my_o poor_a soul_n who_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o lasciviousness_n 4._o judas_n 4._o who_o despise_v jesus_n christ_n come_v to_o save_v i_o 5.1_o mat._n 22.3.9_o cant._n 5.1_o oh_o what_o shall_v i_o now_o do_v who_o be_v so_o sweet_o invite_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o grace_n to_o eat_v of_o those_o delicate_n which_o mercy_n will_v have_v set_v before_o i_o 6.5_o job_n 8.13_o job_n 6.19.20_o isa_n 6.5_o how_o can_v i_o desire_v to_o breath_n out_o my_o anxious_a soul_n when_o all_o my_o hope_n shall_v perish_v nor_o know_v i_o what_o will_v become_v of_o she_o 6.16.17_o rev._n 6.16.17_o woe_n be_v i_o wo_n be_v i_o i_o be_o undo_v for_o even_o he_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o i_o have_v so_o provoke_v be_v now_o my_o judge_n inexorable_a mountain_n fall_v on_o i_o hill_n cover_v i_o hide_v i_o from_o the_o angry_a presence_n of_o such_o a_o vengeance-taking_a majesty_n yet_o mountain_n will_v not_o do_v it_o nor_o can_v hill_n cover_v i_o astonish_v as_o i_o be_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v which_o way_n shall_v i_o look_v 15.22_o maâ—_n 15.22_o then_o happy_o the_o soul_n may_v think_v to_o say_v lord_n jesus_n thou_o son_n of_o david_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o 2.7.8_o v._o 23._o pro._n 21.13_o phil._n 2.7.8_o but_o neither_o will_v that_o serve_v my_o turn_n for_o he_o will_v say_v who_o be_v thou_o that_o cry_v after_o i_o sinner_n sinner_n it_o be_v now_o too_o late_o time_n be_v 19.41_o zach._n 7.13_o esa_n 58.1_o esa_n 65.12_o luke_n 19.41_o i_o come_v to_o thou_o in_o my_o condescend_v mercy_n time_n be_v i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o lift_v up_o my_o voice_n like_o a_o trumpet_n time_n be_v i_o weep_v over_o thou_o bemoan_v and_o bewail_v thy_o misery_n i_o stand_v long_o at_o the_o door_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o thy_o ear_n say_v open_a 2.10_o cant._n 5.2_o cant._n 2.10_o open_a to_o i_o wretched_a sinner_n nay_o i_o call_v thou_o my_o love_n my_o dove_n my_o spouse_n yea_o i_o stand_v knock_v till_o my_o head_n be_v wet_a with_o the_o dew_n and_o my_o lock_n with_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o night_n but_o as_o thou_o will_v none_o of_o i_o then_o 13.18_o mar._n 7.23_o rev._n 2.21_o mat._n 8.12_o luk._n 13.18_o so_o neither_o may_v i_o know_v thou_o depart_v from_o i_o thou_o will_v not_o weep_v nor_o mourn_v nor_o repent_v in_o the_o time_n thereof_o therefore_o now_o thy_o portion_n be_v weep_v howl_a gnash_v of_o the_o tooth_n oh_o this_o shall_v cut_v thou_o to_o the_o very_a heart_n to_o see_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n receive_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o thyself_o cast_v out_o to_o see_v those_o who_o thou_o cursedst_v save_v and_o those_o who_o thou_o abhorrede_v glorify_v thou_o who_o waste_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n 8.38_o mar._n 8.38_o and_o of_o his_o word_n the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v also_o ashamed_a of_o thou_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o the_o holy_a angel_n satan_n the_o delivery_n up_o of_o such_o condemn_a one_o to_o satan_n then_o also_o consider_v the_o delivery_n
be_v number_v sinner_n although_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o number_n the_o time_n that_o be_v keep_v under_o god_n lock_n and_o key_n he_o have_v please_v to_o let_v thou_o know_v the_o sinfulness_n the_o cursedness_n the_o brevity_n the_o vanity_n and_o anxiety_n of_o thy_o life_n under_o a_o thousand_o danger_n and_o malady_n but_o not_o to_o know_v the_o computation_n of_o thy_o life_n except_o in_o the_o gross_a that_o the_o day_n of_o a_o man_n be_v threescore_o and_o ten_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o may_v be_v fourscore_o albeit_o not_o one_o of_o twenty_o attain_v to_o live_v so_o long_o 10._o v._n 10._o and_o if_o so_o yet_o then_o be_v their_o life_n but_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n quest_n but_o why_o bless_v lord_n may_v the_o eternal_a soul_n say_v have_v thou_o conceal_v this_o from_o we_o ans_fw-fr that_o we_o shall_v every_o day_n wait_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o our_o god_n till_o our_o change_n come_v 14.14_o job_n 14.14_o answ_n 2._o that_o we_o shall_v every_o day_n be_v willing_a to_o hearken_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o our_o good_a lord_n to_o be_v prepare_v to_o die_v happy_o that_o every_o prayer_n we_o put_v up_o that_o every_o sermon_n we_o hear_v shall_v be_v pour_v forth_o and_o hearken_v unto_o as_o our_o last_o ans_fw-fr 3._o that_o every_o tender_a and_o opportunity_n of_o mercy_n be_v entertain_v by_o we_o as_o our_o last_o as_o it_o be_v for_o aught_o we_o know_v ans_fw-fr 4._o that_o without_o the_o least_o procrastination_n we_o shall_v enter_v the_o narrow_a gate_n while_o it_o be_v open_v unto_o we_o and_o seek_v the_o lord_n very_o humble_o 19.42_o be_v 55.6_o lu._n 19.42_o and_o cordial_o while_o he_o will_v be_v find_v of_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v know_v the_o thing_n of_o our_o peace_n in_o the_o day_n thereof_o ans_fw-fr 5._o that_o we_o shall_v in_o due_a season_n grateful_o accept_v jesus_n christ_n sweet_a love_n while_o he_o make_v such_o ravish_a application_n to_o we_o 5.2_o cant._n 5.2_o say_v open_a to_o i_o my_o sister_n my_o love_n my_o dove_n my_o undefiled_a one_o and_o come_v with_o i_o from_o lebanon_n my_o spouse_n come_v away_o dear_a heart_n from_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n and_o from_o the_o mountain_n of_o leopard_n so_o that_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o abscond_n and_o darken_n death_n time_n from_o our_o eye_n do_v discipline_n a_o poor_a soul_n as_o he_o do_v the_o wise_a virgin_n seasonable_o to_o getoyl_n and_o lamp_n our_o vessel_n full_a and_o lamp_n burn_v and_o to_o get_v our_o loin_n gird_v 〈◊〉_d exod._n 12._o mat._n 25.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mark_n 13.33_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vers_fw-la 36._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o our_o staff_n in_o our_o hand_n that_o we_o ever_o shake_v off_o all_o rusty_a bedrid-security_n may_v be_v ever_o upon_o our_o watch_n be_v so_o much_o advise_v of_o death_n so_o near_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v which_o way_n soever_o we_o go_v or_o whatsoever_o we_o be_v about_o 2._o solid_o now_o to_o the_o solid_a preparation_n of_o which_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v before_o which_o i_o must_v needs_o promise_v a_o few_o thing_n to_o awaken_v wretched_a sinner_n fearful_o beguile_v in_o so_o great_a a_o business_n as_o be_v our_o solid_a preparation_n 1._o for_o it_o be_v lamentable_a to_o see_v how_o poor_a sinner_n do_v sin_n away_o precious_a mercy_n and_o implunge_v themselves_o into_o death_n gulf_n 2.2_o ephes_n 2.2_o and_o into_o the_o jaw_n of_o hell_n destruction_n live_v in_o sinful_a lust_n be_v act_v by_o a_o satanical_a spirit_n of_o disobedience_n until_o they_o be_v in_o the_o jaw_n of_o hungry_a death_n who_o devour_v they_o as_o the_o old_a world_n while_o they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v riot_v drown_v and_o even_o damn_v themselves_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n or_o as_o a_o deaf_a and_o merciless_a sergeant_n seize_v on_o a_o gallant_a walk_v the_o street_n in_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n but_o sudden_o arrest_v and_o drag_v violent_o to_o the_o counter_a or_o some_o nasty_a prison_n 〈◊〉_d luk._n 12.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o so_o do_v great_a multitude_n befool_v themselves_o into_o death_n counter_a never_o to_o be_v deliver_v till_o they_o have_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n which_o can_v never_o be_v while_o they_o promise_v to_o themselves_o through_o vain_a confidence_n long_a life_n and_o happy_a day_n and_o that_o all_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o at_o the_o last_o though_o one_o foot_n be_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o drop_v down_o as_o they_o go_v poor_a creature_n who_o boast_v their_o faith_n so_o strong_a and_o their_o hope_n so_o well_o anchor_v 18.11.12_o lu._n 18.11.12_o because_o sometime_o they_o cry_v god_n mercy_n do_v confide_v in_o the_o formality_n of_o some_o duty_n and_o a_o empty_a profession_n of_o religion_n void_a of_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n who_o a_o deceive_a heart_n have_v so_o long_o feed_v with_o ash_n 44.20_o isa_n 44.20_o and_o their_o delude_a soul_n with_o a_o lie_n in_o their_o right_a hand_n unto_o all_o who_o i_o must_v say_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n o_o self-deceiver_n o_o self-destroyer_n the_o lord_n have_v reject_v thy_o confidence_n 7.23_o jer._n 2.37_o mat._n 7.23_o nor_o shall_v thou_o prosper_v in_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n christ_n will_v never_o own_v thou_o but_o will_v profess_v he_o never_o know_v thou_o and_o say_v depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n 2._o other_o live_v to_o their_o die_a hour_n in_o a_o state_n of_o unregeneracy_n unbelief_n hardness_n of_o heart_n 8.3.14.16_o mat._n 23.27_o ezek._n 8.3.14.16_o after_o the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n and_o keep_v a_o inside_n as_o corrupt_v as_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o rottenness_n of_o which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v as_o vile_a as_o that_o image_n of_o jealousy_n or_o that_o idol_n tammuz_n say_v to_o be_v that_o idol_n which_o their_o woman_n do_v yearly_o lament_v with_o unseemly_a ceremony_n not_o to_o be_v name_v or_o as_o those_o who_o worship_v the_o sun_n 28._o job_n 31.26_o 27_o 28._o and_o have_v renounce_v god_n and_o his_o worship_n but_o o_o beguiled_a soul_n who_o have_v so_o bewitch_v thou_o that_o thou_o do_v dream_v that_o thou_o may_v live_v a_o slave_n a_o vassal_n to_o base_a lust_n within_o and_o to_o ungodliness_n without_o and_o that_o all_o thy_o day_n and_o be_v save_v at_o last_o that_o thou_o may_v live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o wicked_a 13.10_o numb_a 13.10_o yet_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a certain_o these_o be_v man_n and_o woman_n of_o no_o understanding_n he_o that_o make_v they_o will_v have_v no_o mercy_n on_o they_o 11._o isa_n 27_o 11._o and_o he_o that_o form_v they_o will_v show_v they_o no_o favour_n do_v not_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n ordinary_o tell_v thou_o what_o a_o self-deceiver_n thy_o heart_n be_v and_o what_o a_o deceiver_n sin_n be_v worse_o than_o the_o harlot_n and_o that_o the_o way_n of_o sinner_n 29.19_o prov._n 7._o deut._n 29.19_o will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o end_n and_o how_o unsafe_a nay_o how_o desperate_a it_o will_v be_v when_o a_o sinner_n daily_o hear_v these_o thing_n bless_v himself_o say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v after_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n god_n say_v 48.22_o isa_n 48.22_o there_o be_v no_o peace_n to_o the_o unregenerate_a soul_n no_o peace_n to_o the_o unbeliver_v to_o the_o stonehearted_n sinner_n neither_o here_o nor_o hereafter_o but_o thou_o say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n quest_n how_o shall_v this_o be_v try_v i_o answ_n when_o death_n come_v the_o horror_n tremble_v and_o astonishment_n of_o spirit_n which_o will_v more_o or_o less_o seize_v upon_o they_o shall_v pass_v the_o umpire_n but_o a_o sad_a one_o and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o endless_a and_o everlasting_a woe_n o_o reader_n be_v move_v as_o i_o profess_v myself_o oft_o trouble_v within_o i_o to_o hear_v man_n and_o woman_n boast_v like_o a_o pharisee_n their_o faith_n hope_n and_o great_a expectation_n say_v they_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o mercy_n because_o god_n make_v they_o and_o they_o have_v live_v under_o and_o profess_v the_o gospel_n have_v be_v take_v and_o repute_v good_a christian_n among_o man_n by_o these_o and_o other_o mere_o external_a work_n and_o insufficient_a ground_n do_v they_o too_o too_o shallow_o conclude_v that_o it_o must_v needs_o go_v well_o with_o they_o at_o the_o last_o 12.14_o joh._n 3.3.5_o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o heb._n 12.14_o o_o let_v such_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o word_n of_o he_o which_o shall_v stand_v except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n
he_o must_v be_v a_o new_a creature_n without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n who_o be_v not_o ingraft_v into_o christ_n the_o true_a vine_n shall_v be_v case_z out_z 6.9_o joh._n 15.4.5_o rom_n 8.17_o gal._n 6.7_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o none_o but_o adopt_a son_n can_v inherit_v whatsoever_o a_o man_n sow_v that_o shall_v he_o reap_v know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o thieu_n nor_o drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o all_o such_o as_o have_v not_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n timely_a and_o real_o let_v they_o be_v ascertein_v that_o merciless_a and_o impartial_a death_n shall_v snatch_v they_o away_o from_o their_o dwelling_n and_o relation_n 48._o mar._n 9.44.46_o 48._o into_o the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o where_o the_o worm_n die_v not_o 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job_n 37.10_o he_o order_v the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n summer_n and_o winter_n heat_n and_o cold_a and_o he_o make_v small_a drop_n of_o water_n by_o the_o breathe_n of_o god_n frost_n be_v give_v and_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o water_n be_v straighten_a 7._o there_o be_v a_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o christ_n viz._n a_o reconcile_a god_n and_o father_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o which_o more_o full_o to_o make_v know_v this_o god_n and_o father_n 6._o 2._o cor._n 4_o 6._o have_v command_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n to_o give_v the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n so_o that_o as_o the_o great_a body_n of_o the_o sun_n give_v light_n to_o the_o world_n hemisphere_n 4.2_o mal._n 4.2_o so_o do_v god_n in_o christ_n by_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n send_v forth_o the_o bless_a beam_n of_o evangelicall_n grace_n and_o glory_n shine_v upon_o the_o church_n 43.2_o gloria_fw-la dei_fw-la hic_fw-la est_fw-la perlucida_fw-la &_o refulgens_fw-la oecolamp_n in_o eze._n 43.2_o and_o give_v save_a light_n into_o dark_a soul_n and_o do_v bless_o break_v in_o upon_o blind_a man_n and_o woman_n who_o before_o sit_v in_o muffle_a darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n reader_n heed_n these_o thing_n well_o for_o they_o carry_v light_a life_n and_o power_n in_o they_o 8._o and_o last_o epiph._n vosti_fw-la haec_fw-la fidei_fw-la contemplatio_fw-la tranfigurativa_fw-la appellatur_fw-la theod._n epus_fw-la cyâ—i_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la in_o epiph._n there_o be_v a_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o be_v when_o we_o do_v apprehend_v a_o godhead_n fill_v the_o humane_a nature_n with_o most_o unutterable_a apprehension_n of_o god_n his_o divinity_n and_o when_o by_o the_o power_n of_o rich_a grace_n we_o do_v come_v to_o apprehend_v ourselves_o so_o far_o interest_v in_o the_o two_o nature_n of_o the_o second_o person_n for_o ever_o make_v one_o christ_n as_o to_o conceive_v and_o believe_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o choose_a 4.5_o cum_fw-la deus_fw-la seize_v suaque_fw-la câ—gnoscibilia_fw-la largius_fw-la &_o perfectius_fw-la patefacit_fw-la suis_fw-la mercer_n in_o job_n 4.5_o and_o belove_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n before_o the_o world_n be_v and_o by_o the_o mighty_a work_n of_o free_a grace_n do_v begin_v to_o find_v ourselves_o accept_v belove_a redeem_v and_o save_v by_o our_o lord_n thus_o set_v before_o we_o who_o bless_a simeon_n look_v here_o on_o corporal_o and_o spiritual_o as_o his_o own_o christ_n as_o his_o salvation_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o happy_a continuance_n 10.24_o thus_o many_o prohet_n and_o king_n have_v desire_v to_o see_v luk._n 10.24_o of_o all_o the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n whereat_o simeons_n heart_n become_v wonderful_o enlarge_v it_o be_v give_v in_o to_o he_o from_o above_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n before_o he_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n christ_n isaiam_n junius_n in_o isaiam_n simeons_n sight_n here_o be_v not_o only_o ocular_a and_o intuitive_a but_o but_o intellectual_a and_o fiducial_a be_v divine_o reveal_v to_o he_o as_o the_o vision_n of_o daniel_n ezekiell_n and_o john_n for_o his_o sight_n be_v a_o manifold_a vision_n policarp_n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n &_o policarp_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n in_o person_n in_o his_o nature_n in_o his_o office_n so_o that_o simeon_n be_v as_o it_o be_v transfigure_v christi_fw-la isa_n 22.1_o epo_n verò_fw-la &_o post_fw-la râ—surrectionem_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la cum_fw-la vidi_fw-la ubi_fw-la ignatius_fw-la habet_fw-la locum_fw-la tempur_n &_o personas_fw-la quicum_fw-la petro_fw-la erant_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la verba_fw-la christi_fw-la as_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n and_o carry_v into_o the_o valley_n of_o vision_n to_o who_o god_n please_v also_o to_o communicate_v a_o vision_n of_o rapture_a love_n as_o to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o canticle_n and_o as_o unto_o bless_a jgnatius_n but_o after_o his_o resurrection_n when_o he_o appear_v unto_o peter_n and_o those_o who_o be_v with_o peter_n his_o word_n be_v and_o i_o also_o after_o his_o resurrection_n see_v he_o simeon_n be_v commune_v with_o the_o promise_n 43._o promisit_fw-la sâ—_n deus_fw-la compariturum_fw-la in_o nube_fw-la levit._fw-la 16.2_o nubes_fw-la fuit_fw-la symbolum_fw-la inhabitantis_fw-la dei_fw-la miserentis_fw-la ac_fw-la eos_fw-la servantis_fw-la quum_fw-la templo_fw-la salomonis_fw-la &_o sancto_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la primùm_fw-la importaretur_fw-la arca_fw-la digressis_fw-la commodùm_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la ex_fw-la adytis_fw-la nubes_fw-la replevit_fw-la domum_fw-la domini_fw-la nec_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la subsistere_fw-la poterant_fw-la ut_fw-la administrarent_fw-la prae_fw-la nube_fw-la illa_fw-la quandoquideme_n rat_n repleta_fw-la gloria_fw-la domini_fw-la domus_fw-la domini_fw-la 1._o regum_fw-la 8._o verùm_fw-la