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the_o evil_n enjoy_v and_o how_o can_v god_n be_v say_v most_o high_o just_a 30._o some_o one_o will_v say_v that_o reward_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v it_o not_o also_o in_o the_o present_a age_n or_o life_n how_o go_v the_o matter_n it_o be_v answer_v let_v we_o suppose_v those_o that_o receive_v the_o remuneration_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a 31._o altogether_o to_o wait_v even_o till_o after_o death_n on_o that_o very_a account_n man_n will_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o remuneration_n which_o be_v after_o death_n and_o how_o will_v it_o be_v prove_v to_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v above_o the_o heaven_n therefore_o frequent_o those_o who_o violate_v justice_n 32._o fall_v into_o calamity_n danger_n and_o trouble_n that_o they_o may_v amend_v their_o past_a wickedness_n &_o beware_v of_o future_a those_o who_o be_v obedient_a to_o reason_n receive_v a_o blessing_n descend_v upon_o they_o to_o answer_v their_o good_a deed_n pass_v and_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o future_a 33._o 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to_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o enjoy_v all_o felicity_n three_o thing_n be_v altogether_o necessary_a first_o 37._o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v the_o lord_n of_o paradise_n namely_o god_n for_o man_n of_o this_o age_n to_o inhabit_v in_o one_o another_o house_n it_o be_v first_o necessary_a to_o know_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o house_n than_o they_o may_v enter_v and_o stay_v 38._o how_o much_o less_o any_o one_o ignorant_a of_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n can_v he_o ascend_v and_o enter_v into_o the_o place_n of_o universal_a felicity_n second_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o know_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n namely_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 39_o man_n of_o this_o age_n ignorant_a of_o the_o way_n thither_o whither_o they_o be_v a_o go_v by_o that_o very_a mean_n can_v come_v there_o and_o any_o one_o ignorant_a of_o the_o way_n into_o heaven_n how_o can_v he_o possible_o come_v there_o 40._o three_o it_o be_v altogether_o necessary_a to_o go_v on_o through_o the_o way_n which_o 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