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forth_o and_o shall_v sever_v the_o wicked_a from_o among_o the_o just_a mat._n 13._o 41_o 42._o so_o god_n will_v do_v at_o the_o end_n of_o world_n but_o all_o this_o mean_a while_n during_o which_o the_o generation_n pass_v through_o here_o whither_o it_o be_v six_o or_o seven_o thousand_o year_n it_o be_v the_o time_n of_o their_o probation_n â—nd_v trial_n but_o after_o that_o be_v over_o and_o finish_v god_n will_v then_o proceed_v to_o a_o decision_n and_o sentence_n for_o the_o more_o effectual_a trial_n and_o probation_n of_o mankind_n he_o have_v also_o ordain_v a_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o state_n of_o absence_n from_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v ground_v from_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 6_o 7._o whilst_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n for_o we_o walk_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sight_n the_o right_a understanding_n of_o these_o two_o thing_n this_o life_n of_o trial_n and_o probation_n and_o this_o walk_n by_o faith_n do_v 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he_o nevertheless_o although_o they_o have_v not_o see_v he_o but_o as_o to_o god_n though_o he_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n and_o all_o place_n with_o his_o presence_n though_o his_o kingdom_n be_v a_o everlasting_a kingdom_n and_o his_o dominion_n endure_v throughout_o all_o generation_n yet_o no_o man_n of_o any_o generation_n or_o country_n do_v ever_o see_v he_o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n he_o have_v declare_v he_o john_n 1._o 18._o and_o yet_o he_o reqire_v and_o expect_v to_o be_v obey_v by_o all_o nation_n kindred_n and_o language_n yea_o by_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n who_o we_o be_v to_o obey_v though_o we_o do_v not_o see_v he_o and_o all_o one_o as_o if_o we_o do_v see_v he_o and_o though_o god_n give_v no_o present_a visible_a recompense_n but_o contrariwise_o we_o often_o sustain_v outward_a loss_n inconvenience_n and_o hardship_n 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after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n do_v suppose_v and_o import_v as_o much_o as_o if_o his_o person_n be_v distant_a and_o not_o see_v by_o we_o but_o here_o to_o pursue_v the_o like_o reason_v as_o be_v in_o psal_n 75._o 1._o unto_o thou_o o_o god_n do_v we_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o do_v we_o give_v thanks_o for_o that_o thy_o name_n be_v near_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n declare_v so_o here_o it_o be_v unto_o thou_o o_o god_n do_v we_o yield_v obedience_n and_o render_v worship_n for_o that_o thy_o name_n or_o rather_o thy_o person_n include_v in_o that_o name_n be_v real_a thy_o visible_a work_n declare_v which_o we_o can_v so_o much_o as_o look_v
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nature_n of_o god_n kingdom_n etc._n etc._n and_o thou_o shall_v remember_v all_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o these_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o humble_v thou_o and_o to_o prove_v thou_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n whither_o thou_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n or_o no_o deut._n 8._o 2._o the_o whole_a oeconomy_n dispensation_n and_o establishment_n of_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o thing_n pertain_v to_o his_o kingdom_n in_o that_o manner_n as_o they_o now_o be_v do_v all_o seem_v to_o be_v to_o this_o very_a end_n and_o intent_n to_o prove_v man_n to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n whether_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n or_o not_o this_o also_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n who_o be_v wonderful_a in_o counsel_n and_o excellent_a in_o work_v for_o in_o great_a wisdom_n and_o contrivance_n have_v he_o ordain_v and_o order_v thing_n according_o by_o the_o passage_n 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