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116._o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n 3._o sometime_o for_o that_o place_n and_o state_n of_o darkness_n and_o separation_n from_o god_n into_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o ungodly_a sinner_n that_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v cast_v and_o shut_v up_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o depart_n out_o of_o the_o body_n unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n for_o when_o the_o body_n return_v to_o its_o dust_n than_o the_o spirit_n return_v to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o ecles_n 3._o 21._o and_o 12._o 7._o by_o he_o to_o be_v appoint_v to_o its_o proper_a place_n by_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o believer_n such_o as_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v receive_v into_o paradise_n a_o place_n and_o state_n of_o pleasure_n and_o rest_n in_o heaven_n under_o the_o altar_n on_o which_o the_o perfect_a sacrifice_n be_v offer_v sometime_o call_v abraham_n bosom_n it_o be_v such_o as_o in_o which_o they_o be_v from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o flesh_n or_o body_n with_o the_o 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