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hezekiah_n take_v of_o it_o away_o and_o call_v of_o it_o nehushtan_n that_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o brass_n 2_o king_n 18.4_o four_o moral_o for_o they_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o for_o their_o cure_n even_o so_o must_v we_o look_v upon_o christ_n by_o faith_n as_o say_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n look_v upon_o i_o and_o be_v you_o save_v all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o that_o he_o be_v present_a with_o all_o his_o creature_n to_o preserve_v their_o substance_n as_o i_o say_v before_o appear_v from_o isa_n 40.12_o who_o have_v measure_v the_o water_n in_o the_o hollow_a of_o his_o hand_n and_o mete_v out_o heaven_n with_o the_o span_n and_o comprehend_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o measure_n and_o weigh_v the_o mountain_n in_o scale_n &_o the_o hill_n in_o a_o balance_n behold_v the_o nation_n be_v as_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o bucket_n and_o be_v count_v as_o the_o small_a dust_n of_o the_o balance_n behold_v he_o take_v up_o the_o isle_n as_o a_o very_a little_a 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present_a with_o they_o etc._n etc._n a._n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n viz._n to_o preserve_v their_o substance_n as_o in_o act_n 17._o but_o be_v mean_v in_o the_o second_o degree_n viz._n his_o grace_n with_o his_o church_n on_o the_o earth_n joh._n 14.23_o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o say_v christ_n he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o make_v our_o abode_n with_o he_o which_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o grace_n and_o love_n and_o his_o dwell_n with_o they_o be_v by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o answer_n to_o judas_n which_o ask_v how_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o will_v manifest_v thyself_o unto_o we_o and_o not_o unto_o the_o world_n he_o have_v tell_v he_o before_o vers_fw-la 15._o &_o 17._o if_o you_o love_v i_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o i_o will_v pray_v the_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v you_o another_o comforter_n that_o he_o may_v abide_v 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be_v mean_v of_o his_o grace_n or_o gracious_a presence_n there_o and_o not_o his_o personal_a presence_n for_o if_o so_o than_o he_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n at_o that_o time_n which_o i_o think_v no_o wise_a man_n will_v believe_v therefore_o when_o st._n paul_n say_v whilst_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n he_o mean_v the_o beatifical_a vision_n or_o face_n of_o god_n in_o glory_n which_o can_v be_v see_v with_o these_o mortal_a eye_n therefore_o he_o say_v when_o we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n we_o be_v present_a with_o the_o lord_n 2_o cor._n 5.6_o 8._o he_o mean_v in_o
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