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they_o in_o have_v he_o by_o faith_n in_o his_o name_n as_o joh._n 1._o 12._o ephes_n 3._o 17._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 10-12_a 13._o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n in_o the_o knowledge_n faith_n and_o hope_v of_o it_o in_o he_o and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o our_o saviour_n be_v engage_v for_o the_o make_v they_o partaker_n of_o it_o actual_o in_o themselves_o in_o the_o accomplish_n it_o upon_o they_o together_o in_o his_o time_n for_o which_o they_o be_v all_o waiter_n till_o that_o personal_a appearance_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o glory_n which_o he_o now_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a actual_o possess_v and_o hold_v for_o they_o in_o heaven_n with_o the_o father_n and_o so_o be_v to_o and_o in_o they_o by_o faith_n the_o hope_n of_o it_o which_o hope_v they_o have_v in_o he_o it_o make_v they_o confident_a and_o patient_a in_o wait_v for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o rom._n 8._o 23_o 24_o 25._o 2_o cor._n 4_o 13._o &_o 5._o 1._o 6_o 7._o heb._n 6._o 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which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v the_o second_o death_n they_o call_v the_o three_o in_o which_o render_v the_o natural_a death_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v the_o second_o death_n they_o intimate_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n from_o that_o death_n for_o scripture_n inform_v we_o that_o out_o of_o the_o second_o death_n there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n or_o redemption_n and_o do_v therein_o render_v that_o which_o they_o call_v the_o three_o death_n to_o have_v no_o terror_n torment_n or_o punishment_n in_o it_o to_o be_v feel_v and_o sustain_v by_o the_o body_n for_o that_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o no_o such_o thing_n if_o it_o never_o be_v raise_v but_o at_o most_o by_o the_o spirit_n only_o without_o the_o body_n in_o which_o the_o evil_a deed_n be_v do_v and_o so_o this_o distinction_n render_v that_o which_o scripture_n know_v by_o no_o other_o name_n but_o the_o second_o death_n though_o by_o they_o call_v the_o three_o to_o be_v much_o easy_a than_o the_o 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27._o yea_o the_o commemoration_n of_o that_o as_o break_v for_o we_o and_o the_o infinite_a grace_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o suffering_n sustain_v therein_o be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o his_o discourse_n there_o the_o lord_n body_n in_o a_o secondary_a sense_n be_v his_o mystical_a body_n his_o church_n those_o that_o through_o the_o taste_v of_o his_o graciousness_n be_v build_v upon_o he_o in_o who_o the_o poor_a and_o rich_a bond_n and_o free_a brother_n of_o high_a degree_n and_o of_o low_a do_v meet_v together_o they_o be_v all_o in_o come_v to_o he_o through_o the_o taste_v of_o his_o grace_n and_o so_o in_o be_v baptize_v into_o he_o baptize_v into_o one_o body_n and_o make_v to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n now_o that_o not_o discern_v perceive_v consider_v know_v or_o own_v the_o lord_n body_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n charge_v upon_o man_n as_o their_o sin_n and_o god_n judge_n they_o for_o be_v not_o such_o weakness_n or_o ignorance_n as_o be_v of_o necessity_n 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