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from_o rev._n 14.13_o blessed_n be_v the_o dead_a that_o dye_n in_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 36_o sect_n vi_o the_o happiness_n of_o just_a man_n soul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n vindicate_v pag._n 39_o sect_n vii_o the_o point_n improve_v for_o confutation_n of_o error_n pag._n 45_o sect_n viii_o for_o trial_n of_o ourselves_o whether_o we_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o just_a one_o that_o may_v just_o expect_v this_o approach_a felicity_n pag._n 48_o a_o appendix_n to_o the_o eight_o section_n be_v a_o character_n of_o that_o just_a person_n who_o soul_n shall_v short_o be_v so_o happy_a pag._n 71_o sect_n ix_o show_v the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o point_n in_o two_o other_o particular_n pag._n 83._o sect_n x._o be_v a_o persuasive_a to_o several_a great_a duty_n pag._n 88_o sect_n xi_o contain_v the_o resolution_n of_o two_o great_a question_n pag._n 95_o sect_n xii_o treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o happiness_n and_o the_o joy_n that_o attend_v it_o pag._n 113_o sect_n xiii_o show_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n all_o enjoy_v after_o death_n pag._n 132_o sect_n fourteen_o discover_v the_o greatness_n of_o christ_n love_n in_o what_o he_o do_v or_o suffer_v for_o sinner_n pag._n 142_o sect_n xv._o be_v other_o brief_a improvement_n of_o the_o point_n page_n 150._o sect_n xvi_o be_v a_o far_a improvement_n of_o the_o doctrine_n aforesaid_a as_o a_o antidote_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n pag._n 157_o a_o postscript_n attempt_v the_o resolution_n of_o a_o weighty_a question_n with_o a_o appendix_n to_o the_o 13_o section_n concern_v christ_n filiation_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o learned_a author_n pag._n 185_o happiness_n at_o hand_n the_o introduction_n with_o some_o presupposition_n relate_v to_o the_o point_n that_o godliness_n be_v great_a gain_n and_o the_o way_n thereof_o peace_n and_o pleasantness_n be_v 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thy_o lord_n be_v better_a than_o life_n and_o will_v be_v better_o to_o thy_o spirit_n than_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o flesh_n and_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o low_a world_n the_o discovery_n of_o which_o i_o be_o not_o present_o to_o attempt_v but_o rather_o to_o premise_v a_o few_o particular_n in_o order_n to_o it_o the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v suppose_v as_o the_o foundation_n of_o what_o follow_v be_v the_o immortality_n of_o man_n soul_n which_o some_o have_v be_v so_o brutish_a as_o to_o call_v in_o question_n imagine_v that_o man_n die_v in_o all_o respect_n as_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v and_o therefore_o live_v as_o if_o body_n and_o soul_n shall_v rot_v together_o who_o folly_n therein_o i_o need_v on_o this_o occasion_n no_o far_o to_o show_v than_o by_o consider_v the_o word_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o faithful_a and_o true_a witness_n and_o know_v we_o better_o than_o we_o do_v ourselves_o viz._n mat._n 10.28_o fear_v not_o they_o that_o can_v kill_v the_o 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