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the_o knowledge_n of_o both_o be_v life_n eternal_a john_n 17.3_o and_o for_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v that_o piece_n of_o immortality_n which_o be_v of_o great_a value_n than_o the_o whole_a world_n mat._n 16.26_o it_o be_v that_o which_o god_n challenge_v to_o be_v his_o ezek_n 18.4_o and_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n christ_n account_v not_o his_o precious_a blood_n too_o much_o to_o give_v for_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o 19_o i_o shall_v not_o hold_v thou_o long_o from_o the_o work_n itself_o but_o desire_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n to_o go_v along_o with_o it_o and_o those_o that_o be_v exercise_v in_o it_o r._n w._n the_o content_n of_o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o god._n name_v of_o god_n what_o mean_v by_o it_o p._n 2_o a_o gracious_a heart_n praise_v god_n for_o himself_o p._n 3_o and_o love_v god_n for_o himself_o p._n 4_o which_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o sanctify_v and_o common_a grace_n ib._n god_n be_v a_o most_o excellent_a be_v above_o all_o thing_n p._n 5_o impossible_a it_o be_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n be_v ib._n 1_o god_n be_v and_o there_o be_v none_o else_o beside_o he_o p._n 6_o other_o being_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n to_o god_n be_v ib._n 2_o god_n be_v a_o present_a be_v p._n 7_o this_o be_v of_o god_n be_v in_o all_o place_n god_n be_v in_o all_o place_n p._n 8_o 3_o god_n be_v as_o much_o beyond_o every_o place_n as_o he_o be_v in_o every_o place_n p._n 9_o 4_o god_n be_v a_o be_v that_o be_v all-sufficient_a in_o himself_o 5_o all_o the_o excellency_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v in_o god_n virtual_o and_o eminent_o p._n 10_o 11_o 6_o all_z the_o scatter_a excellency_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v unite_v into_o one_o excellency_n in_o he_o p._n 13_o 7_o all_o possible_a good_a and_o excellency_n be_v in_o god_n p._n 14_o 8_o all_o good_a and_o excellency_n in_o god_n be_v eternal_a in_o he_o p._n 15_o 9_o and_o not_o only_o eternal_o but_o also_o immutable_o ib._n 10_o all_o these_o be_v essential_o in_o god_n p._n 16_o 11_o all_o excellency_n be_v in_o god_n pure_o and_o unmixt_o god_n have_v nothing_o but_o excellency_n in_o he_o 12_o all_o excellency_n be_v in_o god_n original_o p._n 20_o 13_o god_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o excellency_n to_o all_o creature_n ib._n 14_o all_o thing_n depend_v upon_o he_o ib._n 15_o god_n alone_o be_v excellent_a in_o his_o operation_n he_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n p._n 21_o he_o do_v the_o great_a thing_n as_o easy_o as_o he_o do_v the_o least_o ib._n what_o be_v do_v in_o time_n be_v decree_v to_o be_v do_v from_o eternity_n p._n 22_o act_n of_o god_n will_n that_o be_v from_o eternity_n be_v matter_n enough_o to_o work_v by_o ib._n all_o god_n work_v add_v nothing_o to_o god_n p._n 23_o 16_o god_n alone_o be_v excellent_a in_o the_o manner_n of_o communication_n of_o himself_o ib._n god_n can_v let_v out_o as_o much_o of_o himself_o as_o he_o will_v to_o any_o creature_n ib._n god_n have_v never_o the_o 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deprive_v of_o all_o that_o good_a in_o which_o it_o be_v create_v and_o second_o as_o it_o do_v wander_v from_o and_o be_v at_o enmity_n against_o god_n so_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v lose_v eternal_o than_o it_o be_v perfect_o against_o god_n and_o do_v hate_n and_o blaspheme_v god_n for_o ever_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n thou_o will_v sin_v but_o when_o god_n have_v cast_v thou_o away_o from_o he_o eternal_o then_o as_o i_o may_v say_v thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o belly_n full_a of_o sin_n thou_o then_o shall_v be_v full_o
give_v up_o unto_o sin_n rev._n 16.11_o and_o they_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n because_o of_o their_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n now_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o beast_n of_o antichrist_n but_o if_o man_n here_o blaspheme_v god_n because_o of_o pain_n what_o shall_v they_o do_v that_o be_v damn_v in_o hell_n they_o that_o shall_v have_v the_o vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n pour_v out_o upon_o they_o but_o you_o will_v ask_v how_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o for_o the_o wicked_a to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o sin_n be_v such_o a_o evil_a unto_o they_o whereas_o here_o it_o be_v their_o delight_n to_o commit_v sin_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v though_o they_o love_v sin_n and_o though_o sin_n be_v their_o delight_n here_o yet_o hereafter_o when_o they_o be_v cast_v off_o from_o god_n for_o ever_o than_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o delight_n in_o sin_n as_o now_o they_o do_v as_o to_o give_v you_o it_o in_o a_o example_n put_v a_o fish_n into_o a_o pot_n of_o water_n and_o the_o 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its_o misery_n consist_v because_o god_n will_v keep_v all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o lose_a soul_n in_o their_o utmost_a activity_n whereas_o now_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o we_o for_o if_o misery_n and_o pain_n be_v upon_o we_o here_o after_o a_o while_n our_o activity_n and_o sensibleness_n of_o it_o be_v partly_o go_v but_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v such_o soul_n as_o be_v eternal_o lose_v as_o perfect_o sensible_a of_o this_o its_o misery_n every_o moment_n as_o ever_o it_o be_v the_o very_a first_o moment_n that_o it_o go_v into_o that_o misery_n then_o last_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o irrecoverableness_n of_o the_o lostness_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v once_o lose_v the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o body_n and_o once_o lose_v than_o all_o the_o power_n of_o god_n can_v never_o help_v nor_o recover_v it_o but_o then_o the_o stream_n of_o god_n wrath_n shall_v carry_v it_o with_o that_o mighty_a force_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o 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