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he_o mean_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o same_o eternal_a glory_n with_o god_n child_n for_o if_o that_o be_v true_a then_o what_o difference_n shall_v there_o be_v betwixt_o god_n faithful_a servant_n &_o bruit_n beast_n beside_o we_o all_o know_v and_o believe_v that_o without_o faith_n there_o be_v as_o no_o purifieng_v of_o heart_n so_o no_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n and_o that_o gift_n of_o belief_n unreasonable_a creature_n shall_v never_o attain_v unto_o neither_o yet_o all_o man_n because_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v faith_n be_v not_o of_o all_o man_n 3.2_o 2._o thess_n 3.2_o it_o be_v a_o peculiar_a grace_n bestow_v only_o upon_o god_n elect_a and_o choose_a child_n if_o any_o will_v say_v that_o this_o may_v serve_v mighty_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n mercy_n i_o answe_v be_v first_o that_o god_n know_v best_a when_o where_o and_o upon_o who_o also_o to_o disclose_v his_o goodness_n without_o light_n or_o instruction_n from_o we_o 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word_n and_o also_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o we_o to_o who_o we_o know_v and_o believe_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v impossible_a that_o god_n have_v declare_v by_o his_o truth_n shall_v not_o be_v do_v and_o therefore_o also_o the_o other_o but_o a_o fond_a conceit_n of_o man_n idle_a head_n this_o rather_o as_o i_o take_v it_o he_o mean_v that_o in_o their_o kind_n and_o manner_n they_o shall_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o a_o far_o better_a estate_n than_o they_o have_v while_o the_o world_n endure_v because_o that_o god_n shall_v full_o and_o wholye_n restore_v the_o world_n be_v fall_v into_o corruption_n through_o the_o transgression_n and_o sin_n of_o mankind_n which_o yet_o as_o seem_v to_o i_o may_v more_o plain_o appear_v in_o that_o amplify_a by_o the_o contrary_n he_o oppose_v subsequent_a liberty_n against_o former_a bondage_n which_o that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o enlarge_v he_o call_v it_o not_o simple_o freedom_n or_o liberty_n but_o liberty_n of_o glory_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a text_n mean_v thereby_o according_a to_o the_o phrase_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n glorious_a liberty_n or_o liberty_n that_o bring_v glory_n with_o it_o under_o which_o term_n of_o glory_n he_o comprise_v the_o excellent_a estate_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v in_a after_o their_o delivery_n from_o their_o former_a baseness_n &_o servitude_n as_o for_o the_o word_n follow_v nam_o of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o which_o we_o must_v refer_v glorious_a liberty_n before_o mention_v they_o must_v be_v understand_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o certain_a proportion_n or_o similitude_n thus_o that_o as_o in_o that_o great_a day_n and_o not_o before_o god_n child_n shall_v be_v gracious_o free_v from_o all_o danger_n and_o distress_n of_o this_o life_n whatsoever_o either_o in_o body_n or_o soul_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n make_v perfect_a partaker_n of_o eternal_a blessedness_n so_o the_o creature_n then_o and_o not_o before_o shall_v be_v deliver_v 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