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upon_o thy_o body_n otherwise_o soul_n and_o body_n both_o shall_v perish_v the_o house_n shall_v fall_v down_o and_o the_o man_n that_o lodge_v in_o the_o house_n shall_v be_v destroy_v remember_v then_o life_n and_o death_n be_v not_o matter_n to_o be_v scorn_v withal_o they_o be_v not_o word_n nay_o nay_o think_v gravelie_o of_o they_o and_o before_o thy_o soul_n be_v dislodge_v look_v that_o thou_o be_v prepare_v for_o a_o better_a life_n look_v that_o thou_o find_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n christ_n jesus_n by_o his_o spirit_n work_v the_o death_n of_o mortality_n in_o thou_o and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o life_n that_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o spirit_n work_v these_o thing_n in_o your_o heart_n to_o who_o be_v all_o praise_n honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_o the_o second_o sermon_n ii_o cor._n chap._n v._n verse_n 5_o and_o he_o that_o have_v create_v we_o for_o this_o thing_n be_v god_n who_o also_o have_v give_v unto_o we_o 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not_o insist_v i_o shall_v touch_v it_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v none_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o impute_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n unto_o us._n this_o righteousness_n be_v not_o inherent_a in_o we_o but_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v impute_v to_o us._n this_o justification_n in_o effect_n be_v none_o other_o thing_n but_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n when_o god_n forgive_v thou_o thy_o sin_n &_o account_v christ_n righteousness_n to_o be_v thou_o and_o lay_v not_o thy_o sin_n to_o thy_o charge_n all_o be_v one_o thing_n justification_n be_v not_o this_o y_fw-es â—_o man_n dream_v of_o to_o wit_n a_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o ourselves_o but_o it_o be_v another_o man_n justice_n which_o by_o imputation_n be_v make_v we_o compare_v these_o two_o together_o justification_n and_o regeneration_n and_o consider_v the_o natural_a order_n of_o they_o justification_n be_v first_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 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unto_o he_o then_o if_o thou_o take_v no_o care_n of_o the_o purge_n of_o that_o corruption_n which_o he_o have_v contract_v from_o thy_o loin_n that_o same_o pest_n shall_v be_v lay_v to_o thy_o charge_n in_o that_o great_a day_n therefore_o now_o have_v speak_v something_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o generation_n thereof_o let_v we_o now_o speak_v short_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o his_o generation_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o spirit_n this_o spirit_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n this_o spirit_n be_v y_o â—_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n who_o renew_v man_n &_o woman_n &_o of_o old_a and_o sinful_a creature_n make_v they_o new_a and_o holy_a again_o for_o as_o soon_o as_o a_o sinful_a man_n begin_v to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n so_o soon_o find_v he_o power_n and_o grace_v convoy_v by_o his_o spirit_n into_o his_o soul_n to_o renew_v it_o then_o to_o speak_v of_o christ_n because_o this_o spirit_n be_v his_o 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1._o epistle_n chap._n 3._o verse_n 9_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o that_o be_v sin_v not_o as_o the_o worldling_n do_v with_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n sin_n reign_v not_o in_o he_o why_o sin_v he_o not_o because_o say_v he_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n remain_v in_o he_o that_o be_v his_o spirit_n by_o who_o as_o a_o lively_a seed_n we_o be_v beget_v and_o make_v new_a creature_n and_o what_o say_v he_o more_o he_o say_v such_o a_o man_n can_v sin_v that_o be_v he_o can_v sin_v that_o be_v he_o can_v sin_v as_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n sin_v he_o can_v follow_v the_o course_n of_o this_o world_n and_o wallow_v in_o the_o puddle_n of_o sin_n as_o they_o do_v and_o why_o can_v he_o not_o sin_n so_o because_o say_v he_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o marvelous_a force_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v he_o make_v a_o man_n that_o he_o can_v sin_v all_o the_o world_n will_v not_o make_v he_o to_o sin_n the_o natural_a man_n can_v do_v 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thou_o and_o have_v feel_v all_o the_o pleasure_n that_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o thou_o in_o heaven_n but_o think_v that_o there_o be_v great_a joy_n and_o glory_n there_o than_o ever_o thou_o couldi_n hear_v of_o for_o christ_n himself_o never_o utter_v all_o the_o glory_n that_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o the_o saint_n all_o that_o we_o see_v here_o be_v but_o in_o a_o mirror_n all_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v but_o in_o a_o mirror_n liâ—e_z as_o when_o the_o sun_n shine_v in_o the_o mirror_n thou_o look_v not_o to_o the_o sun_n that_o shine_v but_o to_o the_o glance_v thereof_o in_o the_o mirror_n and_o as_o there_o be_v great_a shine_v in_o the_o sun_n than_o in_o the_o glance_a thereof_o which_o thou_o see_v so_o think_v ever_o there_o be_v great_a glory_n in_o heaven_n than_o ever_o thou_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n suppose_v not_o that_o thou_o can_v think_v of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n as_o man_n on_o earth_n think_v on_o earthly_a thing_n who_o 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hear_v brethren_n these_o day_n past_a the_o remedy_n that_o the_o apostle_n set_v down_o against_o this_o temporal_a death_n &_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o body_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v a_o full_a assurance_n and_o persuasion_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a concern_v the_o body_n yet_o we_o shall_v live_v again_o and_o shall_v receive_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n a_o more_o glorious_a body_n than_o ever_o this_o body_n be_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o get_v this_o assurance_n for_o the_o natural_a reason_n of_o man_n can_v nor_o will_v not_o persuade_v he_o that_o he_o once_o be_v dead_a the_o body_n be_v dissolve_v in_o ash_n that_o ever_o that_o body_n shall_v be_v recover_v again_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n bring_v in_o three_o argument_n of_o this_o assurance_n the_o first_o be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n that_o the_o godly_a have_v in_o this_o life_n to_o be_v glorify_v it_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a that_o this_o desire_n can_v be_v in_o 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live_v shall_v we_o in_o the_o heaven_n everlasting_o it_o can_v never_o fail_v peter_n say_v in_o his_o first_o epist_n chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 3._o we_o be_v regenerate_v again_o into_o that_o lively_a hope_n the_o three_o argument_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n whereby_o god_n work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o desire_n and_o regeneration_n have_v once_o give_v we_o that_o spirit_n he_o take_v he_o not_o from_o we_o again_o but_o let_v he_o dwell_v in_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o be_v a_o earnest-pennie_n in_o we_o assure_v we_o he_o shall_v never_o leave_v we_o till_o the_o whole_a promise_n in_o
christ_n be_v fulfil_v to_o us._n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n johan._n 15._o 26._o notwithstanding_o of_o all_o this_o confidence_n and_o assurance_n under-propped_n with_o these_o three_o pillar_n desire_v regeneration_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o apostle_n have_v not_o full_a contentation_n of_o heart_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o he_o see_v not_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v yet_o wander_v as_o a_o pilgrim_n in_o this_o world_n &_o have_v not_o get_v that_o joyful_a countenance_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o which_o countenance_n be_v only_a satiety_n of_o pleasure_n for_o assure_v you_o the_o faithful_a heart_n shall_v never_o have_v contentation_n till_o it_o see_v christ_n therefore_o to_o attain_v to_o this_o thing_n and_o to_o get_v the_o full_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o heart_n he_o make_v choice_n of_o death_n and_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o body_n he_o prefer_v it_o to_o all_o grace_n that_o can_v be_v have_v in_o this_o life_n he_o prefer_v 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