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be_v wise_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o prudent_a in_o their_o own_o sight_n vers_n 21._o hereby_o he_o seem_v to_o meet_v tacit_o with_o a_o fort_n of_o people_n which_o be_v common_a and_o many_o now_o in_o the_o world_n they_o make_v up_o nine_o part_n in_o ten_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n who_o do_v not_o care_v nor_o hearty_o endeavour_v to_o come_v clear_o out_o of_o sin_n nor_o yet_o can_v they_o gainsay_v and_o renounce_v holiness_n quite_o inasmuch_o as_o glorious_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o it_o and_o precious_a promise_n be_v make_v and_o annex_v unto_o it_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v for_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n which_o be_v make_v up_o as_o they_o fashion_n and_o imagine_v to_o themselves_o of_o a_o mix_a medley_n of_o sin_n and_o holiness_n as_o twilight_n be_v make_v up_o of_o darkness_n and_o light_n and_o thâ—y_v think_v that_o this_o will_v serve_v their_o turn_n with_o god_n so_o as_o they_o hope_v for_o his_o acceptance_n of_o they_o although_o they_o be_v 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it_o be_v report_v of_o julius_n caesar_n that_o a_o little_a before_o he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o senate-hoase_n that_o he_o do_v see_v the_o apparition_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n at_o which_o sight_n although_o he_o be_v a_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n he_o be_v strange_o astonish_v and_o strike_v with_o fear_n for_o so_o terrible_a be_v this_o sight_n of_o death_n unto_o he_o that_o he_o do_v exceed_o fear_v and_o quake_v and_o true_o well_o he_o may_v for_o he_o be_v a_o heathen_a and_o infidel_n and_o we_o can_v apprehend_v by_o the_o gospel_n revelation_n what_o will_v become_v of_o such_o after_o death_n but_o our_o good_a old_a simeon_n hy_z have_v see_v the_o lord_n christ_n before_o be_v sufficient_o fore-armed_n and_o fortify_v against_o the_o sight_n of_o death_n the_o reason_n whereof_o stand_v on_o this_o wise_a for_o as_o when_o the_o chick_n see_v the_o kite_n or_o hawk_n that_o will_v devour_v it_o if_o she_o can_v then_o run_v under_o 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blood_n he_o also_o himself_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o deliver_v they_o who_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v all_o their_o life-time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n heb._n 2._o 14_o 15._o simeon_n be_v one_o example_n to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n for_o he_o be_v by_o the_o lord_n christ_n deliver_v from_o the_o fear_n thereof_o be_v not_o so_o astonish_v thereat_o as_o caesar_n be_v or_o as_o other_o natural_a ungodly_a people_n nowadays_o be_v who_o though_o they_o name_n of_o christ_n yet_o
be_v as_o the_o logician_n and_o metaphysician_n say_v but_o only_o a_o dissolution_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o a_o privation_n of_o a_o be_v and_o that_o be_v only_o as_o to_o the_o body_n which_o be_v as_o the_o break_n of_o a_o shell_n towards_o the_o hatch_n or_o bring_v forth_o of_o a_o chick_n or_o as_o a_o woman_n when_o she_o be_v in_o travel_n have_v pain_n and_o anguish_n till_o the_o bring_n forth_o of_o her_o child_n but_o after_o that_o be_v bear_v she_o remember_v no_o more_o the_o pain_n or_o anguish_n for_o joy_n that_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n even_o so_o through_o the_o pain_n and_o languish_v of_o death_n the_o soul_n be_v bear_v and_o come_v forth_o into_o the_o invisible_a world_n and_o she_o remember_v no_o more_o the_o pang_n and_o throw_n and_o anguish_n she_o feel_v by_o the_o body_n drop_v from_o she_o as_o she_o come_v through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n and_o now_o she_o be_v in_o a_o happy_a and_o bless_a state_n but_o this_o be_v only_o the_o favour_n god_n bear_v unto_o his_o own_o people_n and_o the_o heritage_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n no_o weapon_n that_o be_v form_v against_o they_o shall_v prosper_v isa_n 54._o 17._o for_o though_o the_o devil_n think_v to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o they_o and_o destroy_v they_o utter_o by_o sin_n and_o death_n yet_o they_o be_v escape_v whole_a and_o safe_a through_o they_o both_o it_o be_v only_o to_o such_o who_o have_v this_o blessing_n and_o mark_n of_o favour_n from_o god_n as_o to_o see_v the_o lord_n christ_n before_o they_o see_v death_n it_o be_v these_o that_o depart_v in_o peace_n the_o people_n of_o that_o generation_n do_v see_v christ_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n we_o of_o this_o present_a generation_n may_v see_v christ_n in_o his_o grace_n and_o revelation_n which_o be_v full_a of_o mercy_n goodness_n and_o truth_n simeon_n take_v up_o the_o child_n jesus_n in_o his_o arm_n and_o bless_a god_n even_o so_o we_o may_v go_v yet_o near_o and_o 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never_o see_v death_n eternal_a though_o you_o will_v for_o all_o see_v the_o first_o death_n for_o moses_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o prophet_n be_v dead_a yet_o you_o will_v never_o be_v hurt_v by_o the_o second_o death_n sermon_n v._o isaiah_n 38._o 1._o set_a thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thoâ—_n shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v to_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v christ_n before_o we_o see_v death_n be_v to_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o have_v the_o christian_a or_o christ-like_a nature_n form_v and_o fashion_v within_o we_o and_o that_o not_o in_o part_n or_o in_o some_o thing_n only_o bâ—â—_n in_o the_o whole_a and_o throughout_o and_o the_o very_a god_n 〈◊〉_d peace_n sanctify_v you_o whole_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n your_o whole_a spirit_n and_o soul_n be_v preserve_v blameless_a unto_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lorâ—_n jesus_n christ_n this_o word_n whole_o and_o whole_a be_v repeat_v twice_o here_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n do_v show_v that_o thâ—_n holy_a 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