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god_n have_v alike_o straggle_v from_o their_o god_n and_o be_v sink_v into_o self_n and_o the_o creature_n god_n open_v a_o way_n for_o their_o return_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n for_o we_o owe_v it_o unto_o christ_n death_n not_o only_o that_o god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o we_o pardon_v our_o sin_n but_o that_o any_o of_o our_o nature_n become_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o accept_v of_o he_o as_o our_o god_n and_o love_v he_o as_o the_o chief_a good_a now_o there_o be_v a_o double_a be_v bring_v nigh_o to_o god_n by_o christ_n the_o first_o be_v more_o general_a external_a and_o as_o i_o may_v say_v relational_a thus_o the_o partition-wall_n be_v break_v down_o the_o gentile_n that_o be_v convert_v from_o their_o idolatry_n to_o a_o profession_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o admit_v to_o a_o communion_n with_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v upon_o that_o account_n say_v to_o be_v brethren_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n child_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 11._o and_o as_o to_o the_o church_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v within_o it_o vers_n 12._o though_o at_o the_o same_o timâ—_n they_o be_v fornicator_n covetous_a drunkard_n and_o as_o to_o god_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v nigh_o ephes_n 2._o 13._o a_o prosess_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o be_v nigh_o to_o he_o and_o even_o a_o external_a performance_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o and_o so_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n even_o in_o the_o offering_n of_o strange_a fire_n be_v say_v to_o have_v draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n levit._n 10._o 3._o and_o this_o though_o it_o be_v a_o privilege_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o that_o honourable_a privilege_n of_o the_o true_o godly_a soul_n who_o be_v by_o christ_n jesus_n raise_v up_o to_o god_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o reconcile_v to_o he_o in_o their_o nature_n and_o unite_v to_o he_o in_o their_o affection_n and_o so_o be_v make_v nigh_o unto_o he_o in_o a_o more_o especial_a and_o spiritual_a manner_n thus_o all_o sinful_a and_o wicked_a soul_n 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this_o be_v that_o unspeakable_a light_n whereby_o the_o divine_a nature_n comprehend_v its_o own_o essence_n wherein_o god_n see_v himself_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o science_n this_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o in_o this_o life_n but_o this_o kind_n of_o know_v of_o god_n by_o way_n of_o science_n be_v but_o a_o low_a and_o dry_a thing_n common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n and_o devil_n and_o be_v indeed_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o learned_a more_o than_o of_o the_o godly_a and_o this_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o glorify_a soul_n will_v reckon_v but_o like_o a_o fable_n or_o a_o parable_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v once_o swallow_v up_o in_o god_n feast_v upon_o truth_n itself_o and_o see_v god_n in_o the_o pure_a ray_n of_o his_o own_o divinity_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o by_o intuition_n this_o man_n can_v attain_v to_o in_o this_o life_n in_o its_o perfection_n because_o it_o arise_v from_o a_o blissful_a union_n with_o god_n himself_o which_o be_v in_o this_o animal_n state_n imperfect_a this_o in_o the_o platonic_a phrase_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o contact_n of_o god_n and_o in_o scripture_n language_n a_o behold_v of_o god_n face_n to_o face_n which_o we_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o in_o this_o animal_n concrete_a state_n so_o may_v the_o answer_n of_o god_n to_o moses_n be_v understand_v when_o he_o beseech_v god_n to_o show_v he_o his_o glory_n exod._n 33._o 18._o i_o e._n to_o imprint_v a_o distinct_a idea_n of_o his_o divine_a essence_n upon_o his_o mind_n verse_n 20._o no_o man_n can_v see_v i_o and_o live_v i._n e._n no_o man_n in_o this_o corruptible_a state_n and_o animal_n life_n be_v capable_a of_o see_v i_o as_o i_o be_o to_o apprehend_v my_o divine_a essence_n to_o see_v my_o face_n the_o vision_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o this_o life_n but_o in_o the_o other_o so_o that_o a_o man_n must_v die_v before_o he_o can_v thus_o know_v god_n this_o be_v the_o exposition_n of_o jewish_a doctor_n 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