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evidence_n their_o right_n to_o heaven_n see_v faith_n do_v give_v a_o right_a unto_o it_o joh._n 3._o 16._o as_o also_o sanctify_a suffering_n through_o god_n blessing_n do_v purge_v away_o sin_n and_o promove_v the_o work_n of_o sanctification_n in_o those_o who_o suffer_v isa._n 27._o 9_o and_o so_o do_v polish_v and_o make_v they_o meet_v for_o heaven_n holiness_n be_v the_o way_n which_o lead_v to_o it_o heb._n 12._o 14._o beside_o the_o lord_n have_v bind_v himself_o by_o promise_n that_o they_o who_o suffer_v with_o he_o shall_v also_o reign_v with_o he_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 12._o and_o so_o their_o suffering_n do_v make_v they_o meet_v for_o heaven_n as_o be_v a_o qualification_n of_o those_o to_o who_o heaven_n be_v promise_v doct._n 1._o it_o be_v the_o lord_n allowance_n unto_o believer_n to_o look_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o general_a judgement_n and_o the_o approach_n of_o it_o with_o cheerfulness_n and_o courage_n and_o so_o as_o to_o draw_v comfort_n under_o all_o their_o 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sufferer_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o their_o godless_a persecutor_n to_o know_v not_o only_o that_o a_o day_n of_o general_a judgement_n shall_v be_v but_o also_o that_o in_o that_o day_n the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v be_v judge_n even_o he_o for_o who_o the_o godly_a suffer_v act._n 5._o 41._o who_o give_v himself_o to_o death_n that_o he_o may_v save_v they_o ephes._n 5._o 25_o 26_o 27._o who_o be_v their_o head_n ephes._n 1._o 22._o their_o husband_n 2_o cor._n 11._o 2._o their_o dear_a friend_n cant._n 5._o 16._o and_o therefore_o he_o can_v choose_v but_o pass_v a_o favourable_a sentence_n on_o they_o and_o it_o be_v he_o who_o wicked_a man_n despise_v isa._n 53._o 3._o who_o gracious_a offer_n they_o reject_v matth._n 23._o 37._o who_o servant_n friend_n and_o follower_n they_o set_v at_o nought_o and_o persecute_v gal._n 4._o 29._o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v none_o who_o terrible_a sentence_n they_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o fear_v than_o his_o for_o in_o order_n to_o 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