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this_o natural_a hope_n as_o a_o earnest_n or_o as_o a_o implicit_a hope_n to_o a_o renovation_n of_o nature_n this_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n for_o certain_a it_o be_v of_o all_o the_o dumb_a creature_n that_o at_o the_o general_a day_n of_o our_o resurrection_n they_o likewise_o though_o not_o in_o themselves_o yet_o in_o their_o own_o element_n and_o principle_n shall_v be_v renew_v for_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n that_o then_o they_o may_v be_v fit_v for_o our_o use_n as_o now_o in_o the_o time_n and_o state_n of_o corruption_n they_o serve_v our_o present_a turn_n and_o occasion_n if_o this_o seem_v a_o strange_a doctrine_n then_o resurrection_n let_v this_o reason_n confirm_v it_o creature_n be_v first_o create_v in_o paradise_n then_o sure_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o ordain_v for_o slaughter_n and_o man_n use_n as_o for_o the_o set_n forth_o of_o god_n glory_n now_o since_o our_o fall_n they_o groan_n and_o travel_v in_o pain_n together_o with_o we_o under_o the_o burden_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o our_o misery_n the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n rom._n 8.22_o yet_o still_o they_o continue_v innocent_a in_o themselves_o they_o be_v often_o employ_v in_o god_n service_n always_o praise_v god_n in_o their_o own_o kind_n and_o never_o incur_v the_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n but_o be_v patient_a notwithstanding_o our_o immoderate_a and_o inordinat_a abuse_n then_o sure_o by_o a_o course_n of_o justice_n according_a to_o their_o manner_n and_o the_o capacity_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n though_o not_o in_o themselves_o that_o be_v in_o the_o fierceness_n malignity_n and_o corruption_n of_o their_o nature_n yet_o in_o their_o own_o first_o element_n and_o principle_n or_o as_o they_o have_v now_o enter_v into_o man_n body_n and_o be_v become_v part_n of_o man_n flesh_n all_o the_o creature_n in_o general_n shall_v