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otherwise_o then_o as_o a_o fruitful_a seed_n die_v that_o it_o may_v spring_v up_o again_o v._n 36.37_o of_o this_o chapter_n job_n 19.25.26_o 27._o for_o i_o know_v say_v job_n that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o though_o after_o my_o skin_n worm_n '_o destroy_v this_o body_n yet_o in_o my_o flesh_n shall_v i_o see_v god_n who_o i_o shall_v see_v for_o myself_o and_o my_o eye_n shall_v behold_v and_o not_o another_o though_o my_o reins_o be_v consume_v within_o i_o god_n do_v not_o intend_v to_o lose_v what_o he_o leave_v behind_o in_o this_o world_n no_o but_o as_o he_o bring_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n so_o will_v he_o ransom_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_a and_o redeem_v we_o from_o death_n hos_n 13_o 14._o he_o will_v not_o leave_v a_o hair_n nor_o a_o break_a bone_n nor_o a_o dust_n behind_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o joh._n 5.28_o 29._o christ_n show_v a_o type_n of_o it_o at_o his_o own_o resurrection_n mat._n 27.52_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o grave_n be_v open_v and_o many_o body_n of_o saint_n which_o sleep_v arise_v which_o shall_v be_v full_o accomplish_v in_o all_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o general_a resurrection_n the_o grave_n shall_v then_o be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o chamber_n of_o repose_n and_o a_o bed_n of_o rest_n christ_n have_v make_v it_o so_o to_o the_o saint_n and_o as_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n it_o shall_v not_o see_v corruption_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dissolve_v but_o release_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n sin_n here_o make_v its_o motion_n towards_o heaven_n and_o its_o progress_n in_o grace_n flow_v the_o body_n be_v a_o weight_n press_v down_o but_o when_o death_n shall_v rid_v we_o of_o this_o the_o soul_n motion_n and_o pass_v into_o heaven_n shall_v be_v quick_a and_o speedy_a like_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n no_o soon_o 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