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your_o righteousness_n exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n you_o shall_v in_o no_o case_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v man_n very_o civil_a 2_o by_o sanctification_n we_o shall_v conform_v to_o the_o holy_a god_n have_v his_o special_a image_n upon_o we_o which_o we_o have_v and_o lose_v in_o adam_n ephes_n 4.24_o 3_o sanctification_n be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o election_n redemption_n and_o vocation_n the_o end_n of_o our_o election_n ephes_n 1.4_o according_a as_o he_o have_v choose_v we_o in_o he_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a the_o end_n of_o our_o redemption_n tit._n 2.14_o who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o shall_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o purify_v unto_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n the_o end_n of_o our_o vocation_n 1_o cor_n 1.2_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v 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6.19_o and_o 1_o cor._n 7.29_o etc._n etc._n mean_n 6._o if_o we_o will_v be_v preprare_v and_o fit_v for_o death_n we_o must_v walk_v sincere_o prov._n 10.9_o 2_o king_n 20.3_o mean_n 7._o if_o we_o will_v be_v prepare_v for_o death_n we_o must_v walk_v fruitful_o eccles_n 9.10_o galatian_n 6.10_o 1_o timothy_n 6.17_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 16.9_o mean_n 8._o last_o such_o as_o have_v family_n and_o outward_a estate_n that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o better_a â—â—â—_o pare_v for_o death_n shall_v set_v they_o in_o order_n isaih_o 38.1_o and_o although_o i_o mention_v this_o the_o last_o to_o do_v this_o before_o sickness_n in_o time_n of_o health_n will_v be_v great_a wisdom_n by_o do_v this_o they_o will_v not_o die_v more_o quick_o but_o more_o quiet_o and_o thus_o now_o we_o have_v do_v with_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o use_n 3._o the_o three_o branch_n of_o this_o use_n be_v to_o exhort_v so_o many_o as_o be_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n prepare_v for_o death_n although_o 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4._o because_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o all_o their_o toil_n and_o labour_n it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o pray_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o particular_a calling_n not_o easy_a but_o see_v revelation_n 14.13_o 5._o because_o then_o immediate_o after_o this_o battle_n fight_v they_o go_v to_o god_n ever_o to_o be_v with_o he_o and_o to_o have_v a_o crown_n of_o glory_n put_v upon_o their_o head_n by_o he_o 1_o thess_n 4.17_o 2_o tim._n 4_o 8._o 6._o and_o last_o because_o divers_a of_o god_n people_n heretofore_o be_v so_o far_o from_o fear_v of_o death_n as_o that_o they_o desire_v it_o gen._n 49.18_o luke_n 2.28_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 7.24_o
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