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thing_n require_v 1._o a_o expiation_n of_o sin_n 2._o a_o restitution_n to_o holiness_n negative_o the_o several_a way_n how_o such_o expiation_n can_v be_v make_v from_o whence_o a_o inference_n of_o the_o doctrine_n assert_v with_o some_o practical_a inference_n page_n 36_o chap._n iu_o that_o person_n to_o who_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n be_v by_o the_o scripture_n ascribe_v be_v by_o the_o same_o scripture_n set_v forth_o to_o we_o 1._o as_o god_n 2._o as_o man_n 3._o as_o god_n and_o man_n unite_v in_o one_o person_n or_o god_n incarnate_a no_o man_n a_o competent_a judge_n of_o all_o possible_a union_n the_o incarnation_n agreeable_a to_o the_o sentiment_n of_o mankind_n and_o various_o foretell_v prefigure_v and_o suggest_v in_o the_o scripture_n some_o practical_a inference_n somewhat_o enlarge_v pag._n 57_o chap._n v._o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o his_o incarnation_n accommodate_v his_o condition_n for_o the_o make_v good_a the_o expiation_n of_o man_n sin_n pag._n 96_o chap._n vi_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n necessary_a for_o the_o expiation_n of_o man_n sin_n as_o well_o as_o his_o humanity_n some_o doctrinal_a inference_n a_o general_a proof_n that_o as_o our_o saviour_n do_v actual_o die_v so_o that_o he_o may_v just_o die_v for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n pag._n 113_o chap._n vii_o answer_n to_o three_o objection_n 1._o the_o punishment_n be_v in_o justice_n only_o due_a to_o we_o not_o to_o he_o this_o objection_n retort_v upon_o the_o socinian_o 2._o that_o his_o death_n be_v but_o a_o temporal_a punishment_n but_o the_o expiation_n pretend_v to_o be_v make_v be_v of_o a_o eternal_a punishment_n 3._o the_o absurdity_n that_o god_n shall_v suffer_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o own_o justice_n pag._n 134_o chap._n viii_o bare_a pardon_n of_o sin_n not_o sufficient_a for_o a_o gospel-salvation_n some_o reason_n offer_v for_o it_o they_o who_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o reward_n of_o the_o law_n must_v be_v entitle_v to_o the_o obedience_n pay_v to_o the_o law_n such_o obedience_n must_v be_v perfect_a some_o practical_a reflection_n pag._n 160_o chap._n ix_o who_o be_v that_o perfect_a obedience_n be_v in_o consideration_n of_o which_o eternal_a happiness_n be_v give_v to_o man._n that_o it_o be_v our_o saviour_n some_o objection_n answer_v and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o imputation_n assert_v 1._o against_o those_o who_o acknowledge_v the_o expiation_n 2._o against_o those_o who_o deny_v it_o this_o doctrine_n agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n pag._n 179_o chap._n x._o some_o objection_n answer_v and_o some_o practical_a inference_n make_v pag._n 216_o chap._n xi_o the_o first_o and_o general_a proposition_n assert_v from_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v that_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o a_o gospel-salvation_n as_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o allow_a practice_n of_o mankind_n in_o their_o legal_a or_o judicial_a proceed_n and_o be_v word_v in_o the_o scripture_n according_o pag._n 233_o chap._n xii_o that_o beside_o the_o saviour_n righteousness_n impute_v god_n will_v after_o their_o resurrection_n endow_v believer_n with_o a_o perfect_a inherent_a and_o eternal_a holiness_n how_o the_o saviour_n do_v fit_a and_o prepare_v man_n for_o such_o a_o holiness_n pag._n 254_o chap._n xiii_o by_o what_o mean_v man_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o the_o actual_a possession_n of_o eternal_a life_n pag._n 277_o chap._n fourteen_o wherein_o the_o happiness_n of_o eternal_a life_n do_v consist_v several_a reflection_n and_o consideration_n on_o what_o have_v be_v say_v tend_v to_o promote_v a_o holy_a life_n pag._n 297_o errata_fw-la page_z line_n for_o read_v 50_o 2_o their_o son_n they_o son_n 118_o 10_o natural_o actual_o salvation_n by_o jesus_n christ_n alone_o the_o introduction_n i._o salvation_n imply_v in_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o it_o either_o the_o prevention_n of_o some_o mischief_n to_o which_o we_o be_v obnoxious_a or_o a_o 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to_o humane_a reason_n which_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n but_o more_o especial_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n be_v very_o often_o guide_v by_o dark_a and_o blind_a measure_n but_o still_o the_o apostle_n twice_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o second_o to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o that_o god_n be_v reconcile_a we_o and_o reconcile_a the_o world_n to_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o do_v this_o by_o jesus_n christ_n who_o yet_o the_o same_o apostle_n in_o another_o place_n call_v god_n over_o all_o bless_v for_o ever_o now_o in_o the_o contrivance_n and_o enterprise_n of_o this_o reconciliation_n he_o be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a agent_n and_o so_o indeed_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o reconciliation_n come_v from_o the_o offend_a person_n nay_o it_o be_v he_o who_o contrive_v the_o whole_a method_n of_o reconciliation_n for_o it_o be_v hide_v from_o age_n and_o generation_n from_o principality_n and_o power_n till_o god_n make_v it_o know_v to_o his_o 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unite_v in_o our_o saviour_n and_o so_o make_v up_o but_o one_o christ_n therefore_o our_o reason_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o suffering_n of_o such_o a_o man_n must_v receive_v a_o immense_a value_n from_o his_o personal_a union_n with_o god_n take_v the_o thing_n in_o a_o instance_n and_o it_o will_v be_v much_o more_o plain_a and_o satisfactory_a a_o man_n strike_v a_o prince_n no_o one_o will_v say_v that_o he_o strike_v his_o dignity_n for_o the_o thing_n be_v impossible_a but_o only_a his_o body_n but_o yet_o to_o think_v that_o the_o injury_n and_o malignity_n of_o the_o stroke_n shall_v not_o be_v rate_v as_o well_o by_o his_o dignity_n as_o by_o his_o body_n will_v be_v a_o imagination_n that_o a_o ordinary_a reason_n will_v condemn_v of_o weakness_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o body_n of_o all_o man_n be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o so_o the_o wound_a of_o a_o prince_n be_v no_o great_a a_o natural_a hurt_v to_o he_o than_o the_o wound_n of_o a_o peasant_n be_v to_o he_o suppose_v their_o wound_n to_o be_v equal_a or_o alike_o yet_o we_o know_v that_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o condition_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o vast_a difference_n in_o the_o value_n of_o the_o mischief_n do_v by_o the_o several_a wound_n that_o in_o the_o first_o case_n the_o fault_n of_o such_o mischief_n shall_v be_v esteem_v capital_a when_o perhaps_o in_o the_o last_o it_o shall_v hardly_o be_v think_v penal_a the_o suffering_n therefore_o of_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o expiation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n not_o because_o his_o deity_n suffer_v with_o his_o humanity_n but_o because_o he_o be_v immanuel_n his_o deity_n give_v a_o infinite_a value_n to_o the_o suffering_n of_o his_o humanity_n by_o be_v intimate_o because_o personal_o unite_v to_o it_o and_o therefore_o as_o my_o reason_n suggest_v to_o i_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o union_n of_o his_o deity_n with_o his_o humanity_n from_o the_o expiation_n make_v by_o the_o value_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o his_o humanity_n so_o from_o the_o union_n of_o his_o deity_n with_o his_o humanity_n it_o rather_o suggest_v to_o i_o that_o he_o be_v one_o person_n of_o the_o deity_n than_o that_o his_o deity_n suffer_v for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o such_o his_o expiation_n and_o i_o can_v but_o think_v that_o the_o argument_n already_o offer_v will_n in_o a_o good_a measure_n warrant_v such_o a_o suggestion_n and_o therefore_o to_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v i_o add_v in_o the_o 4._o four_o place_n that_o though_o the_o expiation_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n be_v one_o design_n both_o of_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n and_o suffering_n yet_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a design_n of_o such_o his_o suffering_n and_o of_o such_o his_o incarnation_n for_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o kingdom_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v set_v up_o in_o this_o low_a world_n to_o recover_v sinful_a man_n from_o that_o revolt_n that_o he_o have_v make_v from_o god_n and_o so_o to_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o duty_n and_o allegiance_n to_o his_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o king_n as_o will_v appear_v more_o full_o hereafter_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n as_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v purchase_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n so_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v free_v such_o people_n from_o that_o state_n of_o sin_n in_o which_o they_o be_v in_o bondage_n and_o by_o do_v both_o establish_z a_o kingdom_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n in_o lieu_n of_o a_o kingdom_n of_o sin_n and_o darkness_n his_o grand_a design_n than_o be_v the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o father_n kingdom_n by_o restore_v to_o it_o what_o the_o devil_n have_v tear_v off_o from_o he_o and_o then_o if_o for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o such_o his_o design_n the_o expiation_n of_o man_n sin_n and_o if_o for_o the_o expiation_n of_o man_n sin_n his_o own_o death_n be_v necessary_a it_o will_v be_v no_o great_a strain_n to_o conceive_v that_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n unite_v to_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n shall_v do_v and_o suffer_v what_o he_o do_v for_o the_o fulfil_n the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o restore_v and_o so_o enlarge_a his_o kingdom_n by_o subdue_a his_o arch-enemy_n and_o by_o take_v his_o usurp_a dominion_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o assert_v it_o to_o himself_o for_o all_o this_o our_o saviour_n do_v when_o by_o those_o method_n with_o which_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n have_v acquaint_v we_o in_o his_o word_n he_o build_v up_o a_o kingdom_n of_o righteousness_n out_o of_o one_o of_o rebellion_n and_o wickedness_n which_o kingdom_n when_o his_o work_n be_v full_o accomplish_v he_o will_v which_o be_v his_o main_n and_o grand_a design_n resign_v up_o to_o god_n the_o natural_a and_o rightful_a lord_n of_o all_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n see_v 1_o cor._n chap._n 15._o ver_fw-la 24._o though_o therefore_o our_o apprehension_n may_v be_v startle_v when_o we_o undertake_v to_o conceive_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o alpha_n and_o omega_n the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o who_o he_o make_v the_o world_n shall_v suffer_v to_o reconcile_v man_n who_o have_v make_v himself_o his_o enemy_n by_o sin_n to_o himself_o in_o order_n to_o man_n pardon_n yet_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o by_o the_o same_o undertake_n he_o re-settled_n his_o father_n kingdom_n assert_v his_o honour_n and_o dignity_n display_v his_o mercy_n and_o in_o conjunction_n with_o that_o maintain_v his_o justice_n and_o that_o by_o do_v all_o this_o he_o exhibit_v god_n to_o the_o world_n not_o only_o a_o faithful_a creator_n but_o also_o a_o gracious_a and_o love_a redeemer_n i_o say_v when_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v consider_v our_o wonder_n and_o our_o incredulity_n may_v not_o only_o abate_v but_o cease_v and_o we_o may_v be_v rational_o satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v as_o well_o worth_a our_o saviour_n suffering_n to_o bring_v all_o these_o thing_n to_o pass_v though_o his_o enemy_n man_n have_v his_o interest_n in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o make_v man_n at_o first_o now_o what_o we_o have_v say_v be_v a_o sufficient_a answer_n to_o the_o objection_n upon_o supposition_n that_o any_o or_o every_o sin_n be_v of_o so_o malignant_a a_o nature_n that_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v eternal_a but_o though_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o eternal_a punishment_n most_o express_o assert_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o we_o do_v by_o no_o mean_n question_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o whatever_o the_o socinian_o may_v pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_a yet_o perhaps_o it_o be_v not_o so_o certain_a that_o the_o scripture_n do_v allot_v any_o such_o punishment_n to_o any_o other_o sin_n beside_o unbelief_n or_o which_o amount_v to_o much_o the_o same_o thing_n though_o in_o other_o word_n a_o final_a impenitence_n for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o all_o other_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v true_o and_o hearty_o repent_v for_o shall_v in_o consideration_n of_o our_o saviour_n merit_n be_v forgive_v and_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o no_o man_n shall_v undergo_v a_o eternal_a punishment_n for_o those_o sin_n which_o shall_v be_v forgive_v if_o therefore_o we_o do_v assert_v what_o be_v most_o true_a that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o die_v to_o save_v unbeliever_n or_o impenitent_a sinner_n and_o that_o they_o be_v the_o only_a sinner_n to_o who_o eternal_a punishment_n be_v assign_v in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o objection_n that_o his_o temporal_a punishment_n can_v not_o take_v away_o a_o eternal_a punishment_n will_v be_v of_o no_o force_n because_o in_o such_o case_n eternal_a punishment_n be_v not_o design_v to_o be_v take_v away_o for_o every_o unbeliever_n and_o impenitent_a person_n shall_v suffer_v it_o notwithstanding_o our_o saviour_n death_n and_o there_o do_v not_o want_v very_o good_a probability_n and_o those_o too_o in_o no_o wise_a disagree_v to_o scripture-revelation_n that_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v after_o the_o resurrection_n shall_v have_v just_a so_o much_o punishment_n as_o they_o do_v in_o justice_n deserve_v be_v that_o more_o or_o less_o but_o that_o such_o their_o punishment_n shall_v not_o therefore_o be_v eternal_a because_o such_o their_o sin_n do_v deserve_v such_o eternal_a punishment_n but_o because_o they_o refuse_v and_o reject_v those_o easy_a mean_n which_o god_n have_v provide_v in_o a_o saviour_n by_o a_o due_a use_n of_o which_o they_o may_v have_v escape_v all_o punishment_n whatsoever_o now_o because_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o imagine_v that_o our_o saviour_n undergo_v death_n to_o save_v those_o who_o shall_v slight_v or_o reject_v that_o salvation_n which_o he_o purchase_v by_o his_o death_n
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mankind_n beside_o yet_o by_o such_o communication_n it_o be_v so_o far_o particularise_v if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v as_o that_o in_o the_o estimation_n of_o the_o gospel_n those_o who_o enjoy_v such_o communication_n do_v become_v a_o part_n of_o himself_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o such_o people_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o often_o in_o the_o same_o scripture_n call_v their_o head_n and_o we_o may_v know_v that_o he_o himself_o do_v so_o account_v they_o because_o he_o reckon_v those_o kindness_n which_o be_v do_v to_o his_o distress_a people_n as_o do_v unto_o himself_o these_o thing_n then_o be_v so_o how_o do_v the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o to_o reason_n upon_o they_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o present_a business_n why_o as_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o adam_n entail_v upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n because_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o he_o and_o with_o all_o his_o seed_n for_o all_o mankind_n as_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v in_o the_o like_a case_n be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o transgression_n so_o believer_n in_o consideration_n of_o their_o saviour_n be_v regenerate_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o become_v the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o righteousness_n of_o such_o their_o saviour_n do_v so_o belong_v to_o they_o who_o be_v his_o seed_n see_v isaiah_n 53._o for_o 10._o as_o adam_n sin_n do_v to_o his_o and_o therefore_o in_o he_o they_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o to_o this_o very_a purpose_n and_o in_o this_o very_a manner_n too_o if_o i_o be_v not_o very_o much_o mistake_v the_o apostle_n argue_v in_o the_o five_o to_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n for_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a and_o we_o may_v safe_o pronounce_v it_o that_o the_o parallel_n of_o the_o apostle_n will_v be_v no_o parallel_n at_o all_o if_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o so_o affect_v man_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o righteousness_n as_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n do_v to_o their_o corruption_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o apostle_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 30._o that_o christ_n be_v make_v to_o we_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n and_o redemption_n and_o the_o same_o apostle_n still_o after_o he_o have_v renounce_v his_o own_o righteousness_n as_o well_o know_v that_o it_o will_v not_o avail_v he_o for_o the_o purchase_n of_o that_o happiness_n which_o the_o gospel_n promise_v do_v confide_v only_o in_o that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v through_o faith_n in_o christ_n in_o the_o three_o to_o the_o philippian_n ver_fw-la 9_o and_o in_o another_o place_n we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o in_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n he_o be_v twice_o call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n other_o place_n may_v be_v produce_v which_o though_o they_o have_v be_v interpret_v to_o a_o different_a sense_n yet_o by_o that_o light_n which_o have_v be_v already_o offer_v it_o do_v appear_v that_o they_o do_v more_o than_o bare_o countenance_n what_o we_o now_o maintain_v viz._n that_o our_o saviour_n obedience_n shall_v be_v make_v we_o and_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v so_o for_o what_o we_o have_v say_v concern_v that_o intimate_v relation_n between_o he_o and_o his_o people_n will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n to_o they_o chap._n x._o some_o objection_n answer_v and_o some_o practical_a inference_n make_v now_o beside_o those_o objection_n which_o lie_v direct_o in_o our_o way_n and_o which_o we_o be_v therefore_o constrain_v to_o speak_v to_o in_o order_n to_o 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obedience_n which_o be_v only_o pay_v by_o such_o action_n and_o which_o be_v therefore_o undoubted_o lodge_v in_o such_o action_n can_v be_v that_o other_o neither_o this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o objection_n which_o may_v be_v put_v in_o more_o word_n but_o because_o i_o think_v the_o full_a force_n of_o it_o be_v sufficient_o express_v in_o what_o we_o have_v speak_v therefore_o it_o need_v not_o 1._o now_o in_o order_n to_o clear_v this_o matter_n we_o observe_v first_o that_o the_o right_n which_o one_o person_n have_v in_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v make_v over_o or_o transfer_v to_o another_o person_n by_o the_o delivery_n of_o such_o thing_n to_o he_o provide_v that_o he_o who_o deliver_v it_o do_v some_o way_n or_o other_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v his_o mind_n by_o such_o his_o delivery_n to_o transfer_v such_o his_o right_n where_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o bare_a delivery_n of_o the_o thing_n without_o such_o signification_n do_v not_o alter_v the_o right_n in_o such_o thing_n for_o in_o such_o case_n the_o thing_n be_v only_o transfer_v natural_o but_o not_o legal_o the_o right_a in_o it_o be_v not_o transfer_v with_o it_o take_v the_o thing_n in_o a_o instance_n a_o man_n put_v a_o purse_n of_o money_n into_o another_o man_n hand_n who_o stand_v by_o he_o to_o hold_v it_o in_o this_o case_n the_o purse_n and_o money_n be_v actual_o and_o natural_o transfer_v from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o but_o though_o it_o be_v natural_o transfer_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o for_o all_o that_o legal_o transfer_v for_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o possession_n do_v not_o in_o the_o case_n alter_v the_o right_n and_o so_o though_o the_o money_n be_v remove_v from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o yet_o the_o propriety_n in_o the_o money_n be_v not_o on_o the_o other_o side_n one_o man_n by_o deed_n of_o gift_n or_o some_o other_o legal_a and_o sufficient_a conveyance_n make_v over_o his_o right_n in_o the_o purse_n of_o money_n to_o another_o but_o still_o keep_v the_o money_n in_o his_o own_o possession_n in_o such_o a_o case_n though_o the_o money_n be_v not_o natural_o or_o local_o call_v it_o which_o you_o please_v transfer_v or_o make_v over_o to_o that_o other_o yet_o it_o be_v legal_o so_o for_o though_o the_o possession_n remain_v in_o the_o donor_n yet_o the_o right_n be_v transfer_v to_o and_o therefore_o be_v in_o the_o donee_n the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o case_n be_v that_o that_o thing_n who_o right_a be_v transfer_v by_o delivery_n must_v be_v something_o which_o be_v capable_a as_o our_o law_n speak_v of_o manual_a occupation_n for_o though_o the_o right_n to_o some_o thing_n may_v be_v transfer_v by_o delivery_n yet_o the_o right_n to_o other_o can_v be_v so_o transfer_v 2._o second_o therefore_o the_o right_n in_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v transfer_v from_o one_o person_n to_o another_o by_o deed_n or_o any_o proper_a and_o legal_a instrument_n of_o conveyance_n there_o 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the_o utmost_a pitch_n and_o the_o most_o exalt_a desire_n of_o our_o own_o self-love_n 2._o have_v god_n provide_v a_o immortal_a and_o secure_a life_n for_o we_o in_o another_o world_n then_o that_o shall_v engage_v we_o not_o to_o set_v up_o for_o happiness_n in_o this_o for_o though_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v present_a and_o at_o hand_n but_o that_o those_o of_o a_o better_a life_n be_v lodge_v at_o a_o distance_n and_o so_o we_o be_v engage_v in_o our_o pursuit_n after_o the_o first_o by_o our_o sense_n but_o we_o can_v only_o pursue_v the_o last_o by_o our_o faith_n or_o hope_n yet_o because_o our_o experience_n upon_o innumerable_a repetition_n have_v constant_o convince_v we_o that_o our_o sense_n have_v always_o deceive_v we_o for_o our_o high_a and_o most_o exalt_a enjoyment_n here_o do_v always_o determine_v in_o emptiness_n and_o dissatisfaction_n i_o say_v for_o this_o single_a reason_n if_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o other_o we_o 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for_o in_o both_o case_n the_o expect_a happiness_n vanish_v and_o because_o by_o this_o we_o may_v perceive_v that_o we_o can_v be_v make_v happy_a by_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n therefore_o 3._o let_v we_o be_v exhort_v to_o seek_v our_o happiness_n in_o a_o future_a life_n that_o be_v as_o have_v appear_v to_o seek_v it_o there_o where_o it_o may_v be_v have_v for_o if_o happiness_n be_v to_o be_v have_v any_o where_o undoubted_o it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o favour_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n who_o as_o he_o be_v the_o undoubted_a author_n of_o all_o thing_n so_o for_o that_o reason_n alone_o he_o be_v the_o undoubted_a author_n of_o all_o that_o happiness_n which_o we_o can_v possible_o reap_v from_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o any_o good_a whatsoever_o now_o because_o the_o same_o revelation_n which_o have_v discover_v to_o we_o a_o future_a and_o immortal_a life_n have_v also_o acquaint_v we_o that_o that_o life_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o kind_n and_o favourable_a 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