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a_o live_a soul_n in_o comparison_n with_o the_o whole_a life_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o spiritual_a man_n or_o heavenly_a adam_n as_o he_o be_v make_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n and_o contain_v in_o he_o this_o glorious_a change_n under_o the_o term_n and_o expression_n of_o the_o spiritual_a body_n or_o heavenly_a image_n to_o be_v wrought_v out_o in_o man_n through_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a in_o conformity_n to_o the_o perfection_n or_o glory_n of_o this_o last_o adam_n this_o change_n as_o well_o in_o reference_n to_o angel_n and_o man_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o creation_n which_o be_v also_o to_o be_v bring_v from_o under_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n by_o the_o mean_n hereof_o into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o christ_n second_o appearance_n which_o have_v be_v in_o operation_n from_o the_o beginning_n dispel_v the_o night_n which_o do_v precede_v it_o which_o be_v now_o far_o 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find_v in_o their_o purity_n as_o well_o of_o their_o practice_n as_o institution_n in_o this_o triumph_a church_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n and_o universal_a worldly_a government_n or_o magistratical_a dominion_n in_o this_o true_a commonwealth_n of_o israel_n for_o who_o sake_n all_o thinig_n shall_v be_v make_v new_a all_o be_v they_o as_o they_o be_v christ_n and_o christ_n be_v god_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 22_o 23._o nor_o have_v the_o scripture_n leave_v we_o without_o witness_n herein_o but_o in_o sundry_a particular_n do_v lay_v open_a and_o declare_v the_o manner_n how_o and_o step_n whereby_o christ_n proceed_v as_o well_o to_o the_o bring_n in_o as_o to_o the_o actual_a set_v up_o of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o he_o during_o a_o thousand_o year_n to_o be_v manage_v by_o himself_o and_o the_o quicken_v glorify_a body_n or_o society_n of_o his_o saint_n as_o the_o church_n or_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o firstborn_a fit_v and_o adorn_v by_o himself_o to_o share_v with_o he_o in_o this_o his_o rule_n and_o government_n the_o preparatory_a dispensation_n unto_o this_o be_v a_o dark_a midnight_n matth._n 25_o 6._o such_o a_o time_n of_o trouble_n as_o never_o be_v since_o there_o be_v a_o nation_n in_o which_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a people_n shall_v be_v scatter_v and_o utter_o break_v dar._n 12._o 1_o 7._o the_o earthly_a jerusalem_n or_o worldly_a christian_a church_n shall_v be_v besiege_v and_o take_v zech._n 14._o 1_o 2._o that_o great_a and_o holy_a city_n rev._n 11._o 2_o 8._o which_o for_o her_o hypocrisy_n and_o spiritual_a whoredom_n apostasy_n and_o enmity_n against_o the_o faithful_a witness_n of_o christ_n be_v compare_v rev._n 11._o to_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n answer_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o same_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o letter_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v and_o therefore_o in_o matth._n 24._o and_o other_o scripture_n where_o the_o literal_a jerusalem_n be_v
those_o be_v that_o shall_v be_v everlasting_o save_v or_o everlasting_o perish_v will_v seem_v by_o this_o way_n of_o his_o order_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o first_o creation_n to_o be_v very_o accessary_a to_o the_o sin_n and_o fall_v of_o angel_n and_o man_n see_v it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v make_v they_o otherwise_o not_o at_o all_o subject_v to_o this_o weakness_n it_o be_v very_o true_a god_n can_v have_v make_v they_o otherwise_o but_o when_o both_o in_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n he_o think_v fit_a to_o make_v they_o thus_o who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o reply_v against_o god_n and_o how_o unseemly_o be_v it_o for_o the_o vessel_n to_o say_v to_o the_o potter_n why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o such_o mutability_n and_o weakness_n as_o may_v end_v in_o everlasting_a contempt_n and_o misery_n see_v that_o god_n put_v no_o influence_a necessity_n upon_o thou_o either_o by_o his_o decree_n or_o otherwise_o but_o leave_v thou_o to_o the_o free_a motion_n and_o choice_n of_o thy_o own_o mind_n and_o will_v herein_o and_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n make_v thou_o a_o creature_n endue_v with_o free_a will_n that_o no_o turn_n of_o the_o scale_n towards_o thy_o misery_n and_o ruin_n may_v proceed_v from_o he_o but_o from_o the_o move_n and_o entice_v of_o thy_o own_o heart_n lust_n which_o state_n also_o minister_v occasion_n to_o thou_o by_o the_o weakness_n and_o mutability_n thereof_o to_o have_v look_v after_o that_o better_a state_n that_o be_v provide_v and_o be_v approach_v even_o ready_a to_o be_v reveal_v whereby_o all_o the_o faultiness_n of_o thy_o first_o state_n may_v have_v be_v remedy_v and_o such_o a_o change_n attain_v unto_o as_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o hazard_n and_o loss_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n of_o come_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o amount_v to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n then_o of_o god_n be_v very_o perspicuous_a in_o order_v that_o state_n of_o thing_n which_o by_o 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other_o that_o have_v be_v already_o open_v forasmuch_o as_o it_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o full_a cure_n and_o remedy_n thereunto_o and_o in_o general_n do_v procure_v a_o full_a redemption_n unto_o the_o natural_a body_n out_o of_o its_o first_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n and_o mutability_n in_o all_o respect_n which_o therefore_o the_o whole_a creature_n wait_v for_o rom._n 8._o 19_o but_o as_o for_o the_o manner_n and_o particular_n of_o that_o glory_n wherein_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v forth_o we_o be_v to_o wait_v till_o those_o time_n of_o refresh_v that_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n do_v themselves_o give_v the_o explanation_n thereof_o in_o visible_a character_n but_o that_o which_o lie_v most_o proper_o before_o we_o in_o the_o matter_n we_o be_v now_o handle_v be_v the_o consideration_n of_o what_o that_o change_n be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o inward_a intellectual_a and_o rational_a power_n in_o angel_n and_o man_n respective_o who_o have_v receive_v at_o the_o first_o immortal_a and_o invisible_a substance_n as_o have_v be_v show_v be_v not_o in_o the_o essential_a part_n of_o their_o first_o constitution_n to_o be_v annihilate_v but_o the_o angel_n be_v still_o spirit_n and_o flame_n of_o fire_n and_o man_n do_v still_o consist_v of_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n retain_v the_o power_n and_o operation_n incident_a and_o proper_a thereunto_o after_o that_o they_o have_v pass_v by_o a_o considerable_a and_o irrevocable_a change_n through_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a into_o everlasting_a honour_n or_o everlasting_a contempt_n that_o the_o perfection_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o they_o by_o creation_n be_v mutable_a and_o corruptible_a be_v general_o confess_v and_o experience_v likewise_o be_v it_o as_o little_a to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o instability_n and_o change_n in_o both_o by_o their_o sin_n and_o fall_n do_v proceed_v from_o that_o freedom_n of_o will_n &_o proper_a motion_n of_o their_o own_o which_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o exercise_v according_a to_o the_o first_o constitution_n and_o natural_a frame_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o spirit_n wherein_o they_o possess_v a_o arbitrary_a independent_a and_o free_a exercise_n thereof_o without_o any_o interruption_n by_o god_n who_o be_v please_v to_o suffer_v this_o for_o his_o own_o most_o wise_a and_o holy_a end_n entrust_v they_o with_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v to_o use_v and_o employ_v it_o for_o the_o glory_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o creator_n and_o not_o to_o serve_v their_o own_o private_a lust_n and_o interest_n therewith_o in_o this_o honour_n and_o trust_v receive_v from_o god_n it_o will_v well_o have_v become_v as_o well_o angel_n as_o man_n to_o have_v find_v themselves_o not_o a_o little_a burden_a under_o the_o strait_n and_o difficulty_n attend_v the_o right_a manage_n such_o sovereignty_n and_o arbitrariness_n of_o power_n which_o seem_v so_o much_o above_o the_o weakness_n of_o mere_a creature-being_n that_o until_o god_n take_v they_o into_o such_o intimacy_n of_o union_n by_o the_o second_o covenant_n as_o not_o to_o leave_v they_o alone_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n they_o be_v every_o moment_n subject_a to_o miscarriage_n in_o the_o use_n thereof_o god_n therefore_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v a_o rise_v from_o hence_o to_o discover_v to_o the_o creature_n the_o needfulness_n of_o its_o be_v take_v out_o of_o this_o waver_a state_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o permanent_a glory_n that_o be_v to_o follow_v whereby_o to_o secure_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o its_o present_a excellency_n and_o perfection_n from_o destroy_v itself_o by_o forfeit_v and_o lose_v all_o that_o it_o have_v already_o attain_v and_o to_o set_v up_o in_o the_o creature_n a_o house_n and_o a_o abide_a place_n for_o himself_o wherein_o he_o may_v rest_v for_o ever_o esai_n 66._o 1._o when_o all_o thing_n that_o his_o hand_n have_v make_v and_o be_v say_v by_o he_o to_o have_v be_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n come_v short_a of_o so_o glorious_a a_o end_n and_o use_v as_o left_a to_o themselves_o and_o be_v by_o he_o lay_v by_o as_o unregarded_a that_o than_o which_o god_n have_v in_o his_o eye_n and_o which_o his_o heart_n and_o regard_n be_v set_v upon_o consist_v in_o a_o frame_n of_o spirit_n and_o mind_n reserve_v by_o he_o to_o be_v bring_v upon_o angel_n &_o man_n that_o stand_v in_o direct_a opposition_n and_o cross_a constitution_n unto_o this_o eminent_o shine_v forth_o in_o the_o crucify_a spirit_n of_o jesus_n the_o last_o adam_n which_o god_n by_o the_o virtue_n and_o mean_n of_o his_o death_n and_o resurrection_n design_v to_o superinduce_v upon_o the_o natural_a being_n of_o angel_n and_o man_n as_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o new_a creation_n before_o which_o the_o old_a shall_v vanish_v &_o wear_v away_o this_o isa_n 66._o 2._o be_v lively_o set_v forth_o where_o to_o those_o expression_n all_o these_o thing_n have_v my_o hand_n make_v and_o all_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n subjoin_v but_o to_o this_o will_v i_o look_v even_o to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n and_o that_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v find_v psal_n 109._o 16._o where_o judas_n and_o such_o enemy_n unto_o christ_n be_v prophesy_v of_o as_o persecute_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a man_n that_o they_o may_v even_o slay_v the_o break_a in_o heart_n this_o poverty_n neediness_n and_o brokenness_n of_o spirit_n be_v that_o which_o christ_n call_v bless_v mat._n 5._o 3._o saying_n that_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v ever_o accompany_v with_o a_o purity_n and_o a_o purify_n through_o faith_n whereby_o they_o come_v to_o see_v god_n v_o
a_o union_n between_o the_o word_n and_o christ_n manhood_n as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n &_o that_o in_o a_o threefold_a respect_n according_a to_o one_o of_o which_o the_o his_o manhood_n be_v find_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n and_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n he_o account_v it_o not_o robbery_n to_o be_v acknowledge_v equal_a with_o god_n the_o man_n that_o be_v his_o fellow_n three_o there_o be_v a_o union_n between_o the_o manhood_n of_o christ_n who_o in_o the_o sense_n before_o declare_v be_v make_v god_n equal_a and_o fellow_n and_o the_o whole_a spiritual_a seed_n in_o general_n and_o each_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a who_o be_v as_o the_o bride_n and_o wife_n to_o this_o lamb_n and_o so_o in_o a_o sense_n be_v his_o fellow_n and_o consort_n heir_n of_o god_n and_o coheir_n with_o christ_n where_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o bride_n say_v come_v live_v together_o in_o this_o unity_n as_o bride_n and_o bridegroom_n and_o so_o intimate_v 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