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verse_n where_o none_o of_o his_o father_n be_v bury_v and_o so_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v use_v in_o the_o 32._o of_o deuter_n the_o 50._o verse_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o moses_n be_v gather_v to_o his_o father_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v likewise_o in_o the_o 34._o of_o deut._n the_o sepulchre_n be_v not_o know_v therefore_o of_o necessity_n this_o phrase_n must_v only_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n of_o abraham_n that_o that_o be_v gather_v to_o the_o society_n and_o company_n of_o those_o holy_a father_n that_o go_v before_o thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o thy_o father_n for_o there_o be_v a_o company_n and_o society_n of_o saint_n indeed_o when_o man_n be_v take_v out_o of_o company_n here_o on_o earth_n in_o this_o world_n they_o go_v to_o a_o better_a company_n and_o society_n of_o bless_a soul_n and_o spirit_n in_o heaven_n a_o company_n where_o there_o be_v no_o distraction_n or_o division_n no_o ambition_n or_o emulation_n no_o strife_n nor_o contention_n but_o where_o there_o be_v peace_n joy_n and_o pleasure_n for_o evermore_o unto_o this_o company_n and_o society_n of_o bless_a spirit_n do_v the_o spirit_n of_o abraham_n go_v and_o what_o a_o comfort_n be_v it_o belove_v unto_o a_o faithful_a soul_n to_o consider_v what_o company_n and_o society_n it_o be_v go_v unto_o when_o it_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n if_o it_o be_v within_o the_o covenant_n if_o the_o covenant_n have_v pass_v between_o god_n and_o we_o then_o when_o we_o die_v we_o shall_v go_v unto_o this_o place_n when_o we_o go_v to_o our_o father_n to_o the_o society_n and_o fellowship_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v at_o rest_n with_o abraham_n where_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o company_n and_o society_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v depart_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o this_o present_a time_n and_o hereafter_o of_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o same_o place_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n where_o eliah_n shall_v know_v moses_n and_o moses_n eliah_n and_o confer_v together_o as_o on_o mount_n tabour_n although_o they_o do_v live_v in_o several_a age_n of_o the_o world_n peter_n the_o apostle_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n when_o he_o do_v see_v but_o the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o this_o comfort_n when_o he_o see_v but_o two_o of_o the_o saint_n moses_n and_o eliah_n on_o mount_n tabour_n he_o be_v so_o ravish_v with_o joy_n that_o he_o cry_v out_o let_v we_o build_v three_o tabernacle_n and_o it_o be_v indeed_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o two_o chief_a apostle_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n that_o be_v peter_n and_o paul_n god_n do_v afford_v they_o this_o privilege_n that_o they_o have_v both_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n live_v in_o this_o life_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v more_o effectual_o persuade_v man_n to_o lift_v up_o their_o affection_n to_o that_o comfortable_a society_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v paul_n be_v rapt_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n and_o so_o ravish_v with_o joy_n that_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o have_v his_o body_n about_o he_o or_o no_o and_o methinks_v after_o he_o come_v down_o again_o out_o of_o heaven_n he_o write_v and_o esteem_v of_o these_o worldly_a thing_n as_o of_o dung_n such_o a_o contemptible_a respect_n he_o have_v of_o any_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n after_o he_o have_v taste_v once_o of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o paradise_n for_o imagine_v it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v lift_v up_o in_o his_o body_n whither_o paul_n be_v to_o the_o three_o heaven_n that_o he_o may_v be_v admit_v but_o to_o look_v into_o paradise_n to_o the_o bless_a society_n of_o bless_a angel_n and_o saint_n and_o look_v but_o down_o again_o and_o see_v this_o earth_n hang_v like_o a_o clodde_n beneath_o and_o see_v so_o many_o million_o of_o man_n busy_v about_o nothing_o like_o aunt_n in_o a_o molehill_n methinks_v afterward_o he_o shall_v never_o esteem_v of_o this_o world_n be_v ravish_v with_o this_o company_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o beside_o peter_n and_o paul_n except_o it_o be_v only_a jude_n that_o write_v but_o one_o short_a chapter_n i_o think_v there_o be_v not_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n that_o have_v use_v exexhortation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o their_o epistle_n but_o they_o themselves_o of_o purpose_n do_v taste_v some_o part_n of_o this_o glory_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v the_o more_o powerful_o elevate_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n paul_n in_o the_o three_o heaven_n and_o peter_n james_n and_o john_n on_o mount_n tabour_n all_o of_o they_o see_v a_o glimpse_n of_o this_o glory_n go_v unto_o thy_o father_n so_o do_v abraham_n in_o spirit_n he_o go_v unto_o his_o father_n that_o be_v dead_a before_o he_o and_o his_o son_n after_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o then_o the_o manner_n and_o the_o passage_n unto_o this_o place_n be_v express_v in_o the_o text_n thou_o shall_v go_v unto_o thy_o father_n in_o peace_n now_o you_o must_v understand_v whosoever_o die_v in_o peace_n must_v die_v in_o christ_n for_o there_o be_v no_o true_a peace_n without_o christ_n abraham_n die_v many_o hundred_o year_n before_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v of_o abraham_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o john_n the_o 58._o verse_n that_o abraham_n see_v his_o day_n and_o rejoice_v he_o see_v he_o then_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n he_o die_v therefore_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o die_v in_o peace_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o peace_n that_o confer_v true_a peace_n upon_o all_o his_o saint_n he_o be_v the_o olive_n tree_n of_o peace_n whereon_o peace_n grow_v the_o eleven_o to_o the_o roman_n the_o twentie-four_a like_o that_o dove_n with_o the_o olive_n branch_n in_o her_o mouth_n he_o ever_o bring_v peace_n with_o he_o it_o be_v his_o ordinary_a salutation_n when_o he_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n peace_n be_v unto_o you_o it_o be_v his_o legacy_n leave_v with_o his_o church_n when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n my_o peace_n i_o leave_v with_o you_o therefore_o abraham_n die_v in_o the_o peace_n of_o christ_n must_v needs_o die_v in_o peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o as_o in_o peace_n of_o conscience_n so_o likewise_o in_o a_o most_o peaceable_a manner_n in_o the_o 25._o of_o genes_n the_o eight_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v abraham_n do_v yield_v up_o his_o spirit_n his_o spirit_n be_v not_o take_v from_o he_o by_o violence_n but_o he_o do_v most_o willing_o yield_v up_o his_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n oh_o how_o fearful_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n to_o those_o that_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n that_o fearful_a rend_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o sunder_o be_v most_o terrible_a unto_o they_o but_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n it_o be_v like_o that_o sleep_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o before_o this_o verse_n that_o signify_v his_o death_n a_o heavy_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n for_o so_o likewise_o fall_v death_n upon_o he_o even_o as_o if_o nature_n shall_v have_v fall_v a_o sleep_n quiet_o meek_o peaceable_o and_o this_o be_v for_o his_o soul_n then_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n concern_v his_o body_n that_o that_o also_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o good_a age_n even_o for_o to_o be_v bury_v it_o be_v a_o blessing_n and_o a_o blessing_n that_o every_o man_n do_v not_o enjoy_v no_o jehoiakim_n himself_o though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n in_o the_o 22._o of_o jeremy_n the_o 19_o verse_n shall_v be_v bury_v like_o a_o ass_n draw_v and_o cast_v forth_o on_o a_o dunghill_n as_o josephus_n also_o write_v of_o he_o