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the_o several_a sort_n of_o life_n signify_v thereby_o mean_o while_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d life_n belong_v not_o to_o be_v simple_o for_o all_o ent_n have_v not_o life_n or_o to_o miserable_a be_v non_fw-la est_fw-la vivere_fw-la sed_fw-la valere_fw-la vita_fw-la but_o to_o great_a or_o lesser_a degree_n of_o happy_a and_o joyful_a be_v the_o utmost_a of_o which_o be_v so_o natural_o express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o want_v not_o the_o addition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oft_o time_n to_o do_v it_o if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n mat._n xix_o 17._o and_o vii_o 14._o and_o xviii_o 8._o i_o e._n the_o happy_a be_v in_o heaven_n which_o be_v so_o proper_o that_o which_o be_v call_v life_n that_o this_o we_o live_v here_o scarce_o deserve_v the_o appellation_n in_o comparison_n with_o it_o now_o in_o proportion_n to_o these_o acception_n of_o life_n must_v the_o notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n 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have_v a_o mark_n
deprivation_n of_o life_n and_o all_o that_o be_v precious_a here_o and_o very_o much_o more_o of_o bitterness_n after_o it_o and_o this_o be_v further_a enforce_v by_o their_o be_v not_o consume_v but_o torment_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n not_o here_o as_o sodom_n be_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lamb._n i._n e._n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o christ_n with_o his_o assembly_n of_o angel_n in_o judgement_n and_o so_o vers_fw-la 11._o the_o smoke_n not_o simple_o as_o rev._n 19.3_o nor_o of_o their_o burn_a or_o consume_v as_o in_o isaiah_n it_o be_v but_o of_o their_o torment_n ascend_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o they_o have_v no_o rest_n day_n nor_o night_n quite_o contrary_a to_o death_n whereby_o man_n rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o to_o annihilation_n much_o more_o which_o be_v a_o perfect_a cessation_n and_o that_o eternal_a as_o opposite_a as_o be_v possible_a to_o 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branch_n of_o that_o obscure_a prophetic_a write_n and_o not_o more_o nice_o to_o descend_v to_o every_o minute_n expression_n in_o it_o where_o it_o be_v say_v pag._n 12._o l._n 8._o that_o to_o apply_v any_o passage_n in_o the_o revel_n to_o that_o which_o be_v to_o follow_v after_o the_o last_o judgement_n be_v not_o so_o prophetical_a and_o therefore_o not_o so_o probable_a a_o sense_n i_o answer_v that_o all_o that_o be_v future_a as_o sure_o all_o that_o follow_v the_o last_o judgement_n be_v may_v well_o be_v ingredient_n in_o a_o prophecy_n and_o so_o in_o this_o probable_o enough_o if_o either_o speak_n of_o vengeance_n on_o wicked_a man_n this_o be_v add_v over_o and_o above_o their_o visible_a portion_n for_o that_o sure_a be_v very_o fit_a in_o a_o christian_a prophecy_n when_o wicked_a man_n oft_o thrive_v very_o prosperous_o here_o till_o the_o day_n of_o full_a iniquity_n and_o their_o account_n come_v and_o then_o they_o die_v oft_o but_o as_o other_o man_n and_o will_v not_o deter_v any_o man_n from_o follow_v their_o step_n if_o we_o be_v not_o admonish_v that_o after_o death_n they_o must_v meet_v with_o a_o dismal_a portion_n or_o speak_v of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n the_o several_a allotment_n of_o man_n be_v there_o seasonable_o mention_v also_o as_o we_o see_v it_o be_v in_o rev._n 20.12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o as_o for_o the_o last_o reserve_v that_o if_o the_o punishment_n here_o describe_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o that_o which_o follow_v the_o last_o judgement_n yet_o no_o expression_n use_v in_o any_o of_o those_o text_n do_v necessary_o signify_v a_o absolute_a eternity_n of_o positive_a torment_n i_o answer_v that_o undoubted_o some_o do_v i_o instance_n in_o rev._n 20.10_o as_o it_o have_v be_v former_o enlarge_v on_o day_n and_o night_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o express_v a_o absolute_a eternity_n as_o much_o as_o any_o word_n of_o man_n can_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v plain_o denote_v positive_a torment_n and_o refer_v peculiar_o to_o a_o rack_n do_v thereby_o denote_v the_o kind_n of_o positive_a torment_n to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o design_v to_o end_v the_o life_n but_o to_o continue_v it_o in_o great_a pain_n for_o so_o we_o know_v the_o rack_n be_v among_o man_n now_o for_o the_o exception_n to_o rev._n 20.10_o i_o must_v add_v somewhat_o 1._o it_o be_v suggest_v that_o that_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o last_o final_a judgement_n i_o grant_v it_o be_v not_o but_o of_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n whereon_o i_o suppose_v those_o wicked_a man_n soul_n cast_v into_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n and_o never_o rescue_v from_o thence_o till_o body_n and_o soul_n together_o at_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n be_v join_v in_o those_o torment_n they_o be_v shut_v up_o thither_o to_o all_o eternity_n second_o it_o be_v suggest_v that_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o hell_n i._n e._n gehenna_n into_o which_o none_o be_v ever_o cast_v alive_a i._n 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