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church_n universality_n and_o that_o no_o church_n be_v or_o can_v be_v catholic_n but_o the_o roman_a against_o the_o opinion_n of_o protestant_n of_o all_o the_o great_a action_n that_o god_n have_v open_o do_v for_o mankind_n there_o be_v none_o that_o he_o have_v declare_v more_o apparent_o then_o that_o his_o church_n shall_v be_v spread_v in_o all_o part_n and_o corner_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o all_o nation_n hear_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n there_o can_v be_v none_o that_o may_v plead_v any_o ignorance_n in_o the_o not_o hear_v of_o it_o now_o as_o this_o shall_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n himself_o
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lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v abraham_n afar_o off_o 23._o ver_fw-la 23._o and_o lazarus_n in_o his_o bosom_n which_o plain_o prove_v abraham_n and_o lazarus_n not_o to_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o can_v the_o damn_a in_o hell_n see_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n it_o will_v be_v no_o hell_n to_o they_o since_o the_o sight_n of_o heaven_n be_v so_o glorious_a it_o will_v take_v away_o the_o sense_n of_o hell_n and_o so_o make_v they_o happy_a in_o that_o unhappy_a place_n again_o if_o abraham_n have_v be_v in_o heaven_n according_a to_o protestant_n opinion_n they_o can_v not_o hear_v one_o the_o other_o speak_v be_v at_o that_o vast_a distance_n as_o heaven_n and_o hell_n be_v for_o they_o say_v how_o can_v the_o saint_n hear_v our_o prayer_n on_o earth_n much_o less_o if_o not_o so_o can_v they_o hear_v they_o in_o hell_n we_o may_v again_o observe_v that_o the_o place_n where_o abraham_n and_o the_o father_n be_v be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o local_a hell_n of_o the_o damn_a 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prove_v that_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n do_v know_v what_o pass_v here_o on_o earth_n and_o so_o consequent_o may_v be_v pray_v to_o by_o we_o for_o their_o mediation_n to_o god_n in_o our_o behalf_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v natural_o incline_v to_o search_v and_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o hide_a thing_n do_v oftentimes_o take_v indirect_a way_n to_o accomplish_v the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o and_o yet_o come_v short_a in_o their_o design_n too_o this_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n so_o be_v it_o a_o great_a corruption_n in_o this_o present_a age_n among_o many_o thousand_o which_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v they_o know_v on_o earth_n what_o power_n and_o happiness_n the_o bless_a angel_n and_o saint_n have_v in_o heaven_n and_o will_v grant_v they_o no_o more_o privilege_n than_o what_o their_o shallow_a brain_n can_v comprehend_v they_o have_v quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o say_n of_o saint_n paul_n 9_o 1_o cor._n 2._o ver_fw-la 9_o 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of_o strength_n much_o more_o will_v they_o to_o we_o by_o god_n permission_n who_o be_v of_o ourselves_o nothing_o but_o weakness_n 2._o that_o if_o they_o know_v not_o what_o pass_v on_o earth_n how_o can_v they_o so_o ready_o assist_v we_o as_o we_o read_v in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o bible_n they_o have_v do_v and_o as_o i_o shall_v prove_v hereafter_o our_o saviour_n say_v likewise_o by_o the_o same_o evangelist_n 13._o luke_n 15._o ver_fw-la 13._o that_o there_o be_v joy_n in_o heaven_n of_o the_o angel_n at_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n by_o which_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o must_v know_v when_o every_o sinner_n be_v convert_v or_o how_o shall_v they_o know_v when_o to_o rejoice_v so_o likewise_o in_o the_o tran_v figuration_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n moses_n and_o elias_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o talk_v with_o he_o so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v out_o of_o this_o world_n have_v not_o know_v of_o his_o be_v on_o mount_n thabor_n 4._o mark_v 9_o ver_fw-la 4._o how_o shall_v they_o have_v wait_v upon_o he_o and_o again_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o his_o apostle_n shall_v sit_v with_o he_o in_o judgement_n 28._o mat._n 19_o ver_fw-la 28._o and_o judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o saint_n paul_n say_v the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n 1.2_o 1_o cor._n 6._o ver_fw-la 1.2_o which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o pass_v in_o the_o world_n for_o in_o reason_n no_o judge_n can_v or_o will_v pass_v sentence_n upon_o any_o man_n before_o he_o know_v what_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v as_o manifest_v and_o clear_a as_o to_o see_v the_o sun_n when_o it_o shine_v in_o the_o firmament_n that_o angel_n and_o saint_n know_v what_o pass_v here_o on_o earth_n again_o it_o be_v very_o much_o to_o our_o purpose_n to_o consider_v what_o pass_v at_o the_o death_n of_o saint_n stephen_n where_o the_o text_n say_v he_o look_v into_o heaven_n 56._o act_n 7._o ver_fw-la 54_o 55_o 56._o and_o 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