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our_o saviour_n have_v say_v heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o my_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o mat._n 24.35_o those_o be_v the_o unbeliever_n which_o shall_v certain_o perish_v who_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o they_o have_v speak_v their_o mind_n full_o and_o plain_o but_o will_v needs_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v be_v better_o than_o their_o word_n 3._o our_o saviour_n to_o take_v away_o from_o man_n such_o vain_a hope_n and_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n have_v tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o they_o can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o happiness_n that_o their_o nature_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o next_o world_n unless_o they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n in_o this_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o say_v he_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o 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to_o they_o to_o think_v of_o he_o as_o such_o and_o therefore_o unless_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o make_v so_o here_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o enjoy_v god_n in_o the_o next_o world_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o who_o the_o happiness_n of_o heaven_n do_v consist_v without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 12.14_o and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v pure_a in_o heart_n which_o shall_v see_v god_n mat._n 5.8_o beside_o those_o sinful_a lust_n which_o wicked_a man_n carry_v along_o with_o they_o into_o the_o next_o world_n will_v keep_v they_o from_o be_v happy_a in_o what_o place_n soever_o they_o be_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o those_o carnal_a object_n to_o satisfy_v they_o which_o they_o find_v in_o this_o world_n and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o god_n will_v be_v so_o merciful_a to_o they_o as_o so_o to_o alter_v and_o change_v their_o nature_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o other_o world_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v 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create_v yet_o will_v not_o for_o all_o that_o have_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o celestial_a glory_n unless_o he_o have_v put_v off_o flesh_n and_o blood_n or_o else_o shall_v have_v have_v his_o body_n transform_v from_o natural_a into_o spiritual_a which_o whosoever_o affirm_v that_o he_o shall_v will_v doubtless_o be_v want_v in_o his_o proof_n it_o be_v far_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o design_n of_o christ_n undertake_v as_o mediator_n be_v to_o advance_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o a_o more_o glorious_a perfection_n and_o happiness_n than_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a to_o he_o in_o pure_a nature_n he_o be_v make_v a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n though_o he_o be_v crown_v with_o glory_n and_o honour_n psal_n 8.5_o but_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v account_v worthy_a to_o that_o other_o world_n and_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a be_v equal_a to_o the_o angel_n which_o can_v be_v mean_v in_o respect_n of_o immortality_n only_o for_o adam_n who_o be_v 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