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36._o that_o then_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v judas_n 15._o and_o every_o secret_a thing_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o light_v rom._n 2._o 16._o and_o that_o the_o judgement_n will_v be_v most_o just_a and_o so_o confess_v by_o all_o rom._n 2._o 5_o 6._o why_o then_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o last_o judgement_n see_v he_o shall_v be_v my_o judge_n who_o be_v my_o brother_n advocate_n and_o redeemer_n he_o that_o be_v willing_o judge_v for_o i_o will_v give_v no_o hard_a sentence_n against_o i_o yea_o he_o have_v already_o absolve_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n and_o give_v i_o the_o earnest_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o i_o have_v judge_v myself_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o i_o do_v believe_v that_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n be_v unspeakable_a and_o incomprehensible_a by_o we_o here_o on_o earth_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o that_o be_v it_o eternal_a matth._n 25._o 45._o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n proceed_v only_o from_o his_o free_a grace_n not_o our_o merit_n luke_n 12._o 32._o his_o free_a gift_n bestow_v only_o upon_o the_o elect_n rev._n 21._o 27._o o_o that_o i_o can_v by_o the_o effectualness_n of_o contemplation_n behold_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o felicity_n which_o be_v provide_v for_o i_o yet_o as_o i_o can_v conceive_v it_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o long_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o hence_o that_o i_o may_v be_v present_a with_o the_o lord_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 8._o who_o be_v admirable_a beauty_n i_o shall_v clear_o see_v and_o know_v as_o i_o be_o know_v and_o that_o with_o a_o perfection_n both_o of_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n such_o holiness_n as_o will_v not_o only_o free_v i_o from_o all_o sin_n but_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o sin_v such_o happiness_n as_o that_o cease_v from_o all_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n i_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o eternal_a sabbath_n and_o shall_v be_v free_a to_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o heaven_n and_o with_o 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