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faith_n that_o thou_o may_v by_o die_v be_v at_o once_o revenge_v on_o thy_o enemy_n i_o shall_v when_o dead_a be_v for_o ever_o free_v from_o that_o warfare_n with_o satan_n sin_n and_o the_o world_n which_o i_o have_v be_v constrain_v to_o wage_v all_o my_o life_n long_o i_o shall_v then_o no_o long_o fight_v for_o my_o strength_n youth_n growth_n credit_n comfort_n and_o conscience_n all_o which_o i_o have_v all_o my_o time_n defend_v with_o much_o difficulty_n and_o great_a danger_n death_n my_o enemy_n shall_v then_o set_v i_o free_a from_o the_o devil_n temptation_n the_o world_n enticement_n the_o outrage_n of_o man_n the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o the_o lusting_n of_o my_o own_o flesh_n all_o
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though_o dark_a quiet_o shut_v your_o door_n about_o you_o the_o wise_a god_n be_v willing_a to_o hide_v you_o for_o a_o little_a moment_n until_o his_o indignation_n be_v past_a my_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v dear_a companion_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a to_o see_v these_o two_o part_v with_o dread_n and_o grief_n and_o yet_o near_a relation_n dear_a friend_n must_v shake_v part_v hand_n each_o with_o other_o in_o this_o world_n brethren_n that_o have_v live_v long_o together_o and_o love_v most_o dear_o must_v leave_v each_o other_o company_n at_o their_o father_n pleasure_n and_o for_o their_o future_a good_a this_o be_v my_o case_n in_o death_n my_o soul_n be_v content_v take_v cheerful_a leave_n of_o thy_o body_n thou_o be_v return_v to_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n my_o body_n consent_n willing_o to_o shake_v hand_n and_o shut_v out_o thy_o soul_n thou_o must_v for_o a_o time_n be_v shut_v up_o by_o god_n from_o fall_v under_o those_o desperate_a danger_n and_o deep_a distress_n 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shall_v not_o be_v sensible_a sect_n xix_o in_o death_n i_o shall_v see_v corruption_n again_o in_o death_n i_o shall_v corrupt_v but_o rise_v again_o my_o body_n will_v corrupt_v be_v cover_v with_o dishonour_n consume_v away_o to_o dust_n moulder_v away_o to_o nothing_o this_o i_o can_v deny_v for_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o holy_a one_o the_o lord_n christ_n and_o to_o he_o only_o to_o die_v and_o not_o to_o see_v corruption_n but_o yet_o i_o do_v believe_v the_o resurrection_n of_o my_o body_n god_n can_v preserve_v my_o dust_n and_o make_v my_o dead_a bone_n to_o live_v my_o body_n be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n death_n can_v destroy_v that_o union_n my_o body_n unite_v to_o christ_n shall_v by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v most_o certain_o raise_v up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n that_o i_o may_v sit_v with_o he_o in_o heavenly_a place_n god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n 22.32_o mat._n 22.32_o and_o jacob_n he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o live_n 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another_o though_o my_o reins_o be_v consume_v within_o i_o my_o present_a life_n do_v witness_v the_o first_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o live_a soul_n my_o resurrection_n from_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n must_v witness_v the_o second_o adam_n to_o be_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n my_o body_n be_v part_n of_o myself_o it_o must_v not_o it_o can_v be_v lose_v its_o separation_n from_o my_o soul_n make_v i_o cease_v to_o be_v this_o separation_n continue_v will_v continue_v i_o a_o nonentity_n for_o ever_o myself_o be_v redeem_v and_o relate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o soul_n or_o my_o body_n be_v relate_v to_o he_o but_o as_o part_n of_o myself_o these_o divide_a must_v be_v reunite_v that_o myself_o
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