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than_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v and_o also_o more_o happy_a than_o we_o be_v in_o our_o first_o estate_n in_o adam_n which_o we_o lose_v and_o therefore_o our_o heart_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v with_o thanks_n to_o god_n that_o respect_v we_o above_o the_o angel_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v without_o hope_n of_o recovery_n in_o the_o next_o place_n consider_v that_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o bless_a estate_n hereafter_o be_v at_o the_o resurrection_n which_o be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o restore_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o a_o time_n of_o refresh_v act_v 3.19_o it_o be_v a_o day_n when_o all_o good_a shall_v be_v perfect_v and_o all_o evil_a shall_v cease_v all_o grief_n of_o mind_n all_o trouble_n of_o body_n and_o death_n itself_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o into_o victory_n but_o why_o be_v we_o not_o happy_a before_o our_o resurrection_n quest._n i_o answer_v answ._n because_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v partaker_n of_o misery_n and_o sin_n here_o and_o therefore_o can_v partake_v 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promise_v we_o ourselves_o no_o more_o than_o god_n promise_n it_o be_v beyond_o our_o knowledge_n what_o god_n will_v do_v with_o we_o he_o promise_v no_o immunity_n from_o cross_n nay_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o apostle_n choose_v cross_n and_o affliction_n rather_o than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n who_o be_v wise_a and_o have_v trial_n of_o both_o kind_n and_o yet_o account_v these_o momentanie_n affliction_n not_o worthy_a of_o comparison_n with_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveal_v they_o be_v but_o light_n 2_o cor._n 4.17_o rom._n 8.18_o and_o if_o we_o will_v true_o believe_v this_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o we_o to_o be_v resolve_v as_o st._n paul_n be_v to_o come_v to_o heaven_n by_o all_o assurance_n and_o to_o come_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o assurance_n by_o any_o mean_n for_o no_o worldly_a thing_n can_v bring_v content_a like_o these_o heavenly_a assurance_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n love_n which_o the_o child_n of_o god_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n lose_v second_o in_o all_o cross_n let_v we_o not_o look_v into_o the_o state_n we_o be_v in_o so_o much_o as_o that_o we_o be_v go_v into_o we_o be_v go_v to_o a_o palace_n let_v we_o not_o be_v deject_v in_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v thereto_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v this_o fiery_a trial_n to_o consume_v any_o thing_n but_o dross_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o with_o christ_n suffer_v the_o cross_n and_o despise_v the_o shame_n heb._n 12._o three_o labour_n for_o a_o right_a esteem_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n they_o be_v but_o momentary_a and_o fade_a yea_o our_o life_n they_o be_v give_v to_o we_o by_o
god_n what_o if_o we_o part_v with_o they_o if_o it_o be_v for_o his_o cause_n he_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o a_o better_a life_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o from_o we_o and_o this_o life_n we_o must_v part_v with_o ere_o long_o and_o thus_o we_o ought_v to_o work_v on_o ourselves_o by_o often_o meditate_v of_o they_o as_o the_o saint_n have_v do_v in_o the_o four_o place_n we_o be_v to_o labour_v to_o strengthen_v three_o grace_n in_o we_o especial_o faith_n to_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o that_o we_o have_v heaven_n and_o all_o thing_n belong_v thereto_o lay_v up_o for_o we_o and_o we_o be_v to_o labour_v to_o see_v more_o and_o more_o into_o the_o value_n of_o they_o and_o then_o we_o be_v to_o strengthen_v our_o hope_n which_o make_v we_o cheerful_o to_o undergo_v and_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n cause_n through_o our_o expectation_n of_o that_o which_o faith_n believe_v last_o let_v we_o cherish_v our_o love_n of_o christ_n this_o 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perfection_n he_o have_v all_o grace_n in_o some_o measure_n we_o have_v no_o other_o perfection_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la though_o the_o papist_n say_v they_o have_v it_o indeed_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o never_o can_v christian_n keep_v the_o rule_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o can_v we_o attain_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n for_o by_o it_o we_o be_v all_o curse_a nay_o in_o christ_n none_o attain_v to_o evangelical_a perfection_n of_o grace_n so_o as_o thereby_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v as_o by_o a_o work_n of_o our_o own_o for_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o in_o part_n and_o this_o perfectio_fw-la viae_fw-la which_o they_o boast_v of_o so_o much_o differ_v not_o from_o their_o perfectio_fw-la finis_fw-la no_o more_o than_o love_v to_o a_o man_n raise_v by_o good_a report_n of_o he_o differ_v from_o love_n cause_v by_o the_o good_a i_o find_v in_o he_o by_o personal_a communicate_v with_o he_o and_o 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