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and_o the_o joyful_a union_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n and_o their_o glorify_a body_n they_o be_v in_o some_o state_n of_o imperfection_n their_o appetite_n of_o union_n be_v not_o fulfil_v and_o therefore_o you_o may_v observe_v our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o resurrection_n express_o as_o to_o their_o likeness_n and_o equality_n with_o the_o angel_n and_o conclude_v not_o any_o thing_n before_o they_o which_o shall_v be_v account_v worthy_a to_o obtain_v that_o world_n and_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a neither_o marry_v nor_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n neither_o can_v they_o die_v any_o more_o for_o they_o be_v equal_a unto_o the_o angel_n luk._n 20._o vers_fw-la 35._o 36._o that_o they_o want_v neither_o knowledge_n nor_o affection_n to_o assist_v we_o and_o take_v a_o charge_n of_o we_o although_o we_o shall_v grant_v to_o avoid_v dispute_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o read_v they_o have_v such_o a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o 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word_n unto_o the_o end_n to_o he_o will_v i_o give_v power_n over_o the_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v rule_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n as_o the_o vessel_n of_o a_o potter_n shall_v they_o be_v break_v in_o piece_n again_o rev._n 3._o 12._o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o make_v a_o pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n to_o uphold_v his_o church_n and_o i_o will_v grant_v to_o he_o to_o sit_v with_o i_o on_o my_o throne_n to_o rule_n and_o govern_v with_o christ_n his_o church_n and_o to_o preside_v over_o the_o world_n now_o bellarmine_n proceed_v to_o show_v how_o these_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o the_o saint_n after_o this_o life_n because_o they_o be_v make_v to_o he_o that_o overcome_v all_o the_o temptation_n of_o life_n and_o keep_v christ_n word_n until_o death_n and_o that_o this_o government_n belong_v to_o they_o before_o the_o general_a resurrection_n appear_v from_o that_o expression_n he_o shall_v cule_fw-la they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o 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