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use_n of_o it_o and_o thou_o will_v find_v that_o he_o be_v sc_n 1._o a_o prince_n that_o have_v magistracy_n and_o ministry_n radical_o resident_a in_o himself_o as_o the_o son_n of_o man._n 2._o though_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o he_o always_o refuse_v to_o act_v as_o a_o magistrate_n except_o it_o be_v in_o this_o one_o particular_a case_n of_o whip_v or_o scourge_v the_o abuser_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o holy_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n quest_n why_o shall_v a_o lawful_a magistrate_n scruple_n to_o follow_v christ_n example_n upon_o such_o open_a derider_n and_o blasphemous_a contemner_n of_o he_o who_o god_n have_v exalt_v to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o our_o only_a saviour_n render_v he_o most_o vile_a sc_fw-la a_o outside_n christ_n no_o saviour_n to_o the_o proud_a and_o ignorant_a the_o material_n of_o this_o synagogue_n yea_o hereby_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o those_o which_o break_v the_o peace_n both_o of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n in_o regard_n of_o godliness_n and_o 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inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n how_o can_v it_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o same_o true_a flesh_n shall_v be_v raise_v to_o enter_v upon_o that_o inheritance_n perhaps_o this_o improvement_n he_o have_v forget_v 2._o these_o inference_n be_v not_o only_o defective_a but_o contrary_a to_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o resurrection_n which_o denote_v a_o take_n up_o of_o that_o which_o be_v lay_v down_o it_o must_v hence_o follow_v sc_n if_o the_o same_o body_n that_o die_v be_v not_o raise_v up_o but_o another_o kind_n of_o body_n it_o can_v be_v a_o resurrection_n as_o above_o moreover_o if_o aâ—_n the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o but_o another_o body_n then_o that_o body_n which_o active_o and_o passive_o honour_a god_n in_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o according_a to_o divine_a promise_n col._n 3._o 4._o be_v glorify_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v but_o another_o body_n shall_v be_v there_o glorify_v which_o never_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n honour_n and_o to_o which_o god_n never_o make_v any_o promise_n yea_o that_o body_n which_o wicked_o sin_v live_v and_o dyedin_fw-mi final_a impenitency_n and_o unbelief_n shall_v not_o according_a to_o divine_a threaten_n matt._n 25._o 41._o be_v for_o ever_o torment_v but_o another_o body_n shall_v which_o never_o sin_v nor_o be_v ever_o threaten_v be_v eternal_o dam_v in_o hell_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n these_o inavoidable_a consequent_n be_v no_o less_o than_o high_a blasphemy_n against_o the_o justice_n truth_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n himself_o especial_o in_o that_o scripture_n of_o sacred_a truth_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 10_o we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n that_o every_o one_o sc_n the_o same_o whole_a man_n may_v receive_v the_o thing_n do_v in_o his_o body_n according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v do_v whether_o good_a or_o bad_a and_o the_o lord_n christ_n assure_v we_o john_n 5._o 28_o 29._o the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o the_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n be_v there_o any_o other_o body_n in_o the_o grave_n than_o the_o same_o body_n which_o be_v put_v into_o they_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n thus_o in_o matt._n 25._o 46._o also_o prove_v 3._o that_o by_o flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o that_o place_n of_o scripture_n above_o be_v not_o mean_v the_o substance_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o part_n of_o a_o man_n body_n as_o now_o it_o be_v but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o sinful_a quality_n of_o man_n nature_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v away_o as_o in_o other_o place_n rom._n 7._o 18_o 24._o chap._n 8._o 1_o 6_o 7._o gal_n 5_o 17_o 19_o 24._o flesh_n do_v signify_v or_o of_o natural_a flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o which_o the_o body_n be_v now_o compose_v and_o 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