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and_o let_v thy_o love_n towards_o i_o draw_v i_o to_o love_v thou_o aswell_o when_o thou_o touch_v i_o with_o adversttie_n as_o when_o thou_o give_v i_o prosperity_n and_o fail_v i_o not_o in_o my_o great_a need_n teach_v i_o o_o father_n to_o seek_v and_o obtain_v all_o thing_n at_o thy_o hand_n by_o the_o mean_n and_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o name_n i_o humble_o offer_v unto_o thou_o this_o my_o weak_a and_o imperfect_a sacrifice_n accept_v it_o yet_o in_o he_o he_o be_v thy_o only_a son_n in_o who_o thou_o be_v ever_o well_o please_v he_o be_v my_o redeemer_n and_o have_v pay_v the_o ransom_n for_o i_o which_o for_o my_o sin_n be_v lay_v upon_o i_o and_o he_o sit_v now_o a_o mediator_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n even_o for_o i_o scatter_z therefore_o o_o lord_n my_o sin_n as_o a_o mist_n and_o my_o iniquity_n as_o a_o cloud_n and_o let_v my_o righteousness_n appear_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o my_o integrity_n before_o man_n as_o the_o noon_n day_n that_o my_o heart_n 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much_o more_o be_v heavenly_a mat._n 24._o 29_o luk._n 21._o 25._o great_a difference_n between_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n eternal_a joy_n can_v be_v have_v but_o by_o death_n the_o word_n glory_n what_o it_o import_v jon._n 4._o 6_o 7._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n what_o it_o be_v future_a glory_n act._n 12._o 23._o luk._n 14._o 11._o god_n wonderful_a favour_n towards_o us._n the_o glory_n to_o come_v unspeakable_a not_o to_o pamper_v the_o body_n the_o sum_n of_o a_o christian_n care_n god_n will_v raise_v the_o body_n total_o at_o the_o last_o day_n hard_o for_o natural_a man_n to_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n rom._n 10_o 9_o 1._o pet._n 1._o 3_o job_n 19_o 26_o 27_o and_o 14._o 14._o esai_n 26._o 19_o 20._o john_n 3._o 25._o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rise_v but_o to_o contrary_a end_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a &_o unjust_a psal._n 14._o 1._o psal._n 119._o 165._o a_o objection_n answer_n heb._n 12._o 6_o 7_o 8._o job_n 5._o 17._o rom._n 8._o job._n 5._o 18._o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o affliction_n hag._n 2._o god_n child_n have_v inward_a comfort_n in_o outward_a cross_n spiritual_a wealth_n will_v not_o pay_v carnal_a debt_n a_o carnal_a opinion_n carnal_a security_n of_o the_o rich_a and_o assurance_n and_o content_n of_o the_o poor_a dan._n 1._o 8._o luk._n 16._o 19_o debt_n a_o heavy_a burden_n all_o have_v a_o corporal_a and_o aspirituall_a be_v the_o godly_a have_v their_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n phil._n 3_o 20._o though_o local_a heaven_n be_v far_o above_o we_o heavenly_a comfort_n be_v near_o the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n act._n 6._o 15._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v within_o luk._n 16._o 20_o job_n 2._o 8._o to_o 13._o the_o misery_n of_o god_n child_n great_a ease_v through_o hope_n some_o grow_v somestand_v at_o a_o stay_n or_o wither_v psal._n 37._o psal._n 37._o in_o our_o dependence_n on_o god_n providence_n we_o must_v labour_v in_o our_o calling_n nothing_o 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