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which_o be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o feel_v the_o wont_a presence_n of_o his_o father_n withdraw_v from_o he_o but_o he_o see_v god_n alienate_v from_o he_o yea_o he_o see_v his_o justice_n arm_v against_o he_o to_o revenge_v upon_o he_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect._n o_o this_o be_v more_o than_o a_o thousand_o death_n learn_v from_o what_o have_v be_v open_v use_v 1_o how_o great_a a_o pain_n the_o pain_n of_o loss_n be_v learn_v how_o great_a a_o misery_n it_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n this_o be_v so_o grievous_a to_o our_o saviour_n that_o he_o can_v not_o contain_v himself_o from_o that_o bitter_a outcry_n we_o hear_v of_o before_o he_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o o_o if_o christ_n can_v not_o bear_v the_o want_n of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o so_o short_a a_o season_n and_o space_n foâ—â—â—_n be_v but_o for_o a_o short_a space_n of_o time_n this_o desertion_n continue_v with_o he_o how_o will_v thou_o bear_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n for_o ever_o mark_v what_o the_o sentence_n be_v that_o will_v be_v pronounce_v upon_o wicked_a man_n at_o the_o great_a day_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n o_o in_o those_o word_n depart_v from_o i_o be_v the_o very_a hell_n of_o hell_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n worse_o in_o hell_n than_o this_o depart_v from_o i_o consider_v also_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o thess_n 1._o who_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o everlasting_a destruction_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o can_v thou_o bear_v the_o thought_n of_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n for_o ever_o i_o often_o think_v of_o the_o expression_n i_o hear_v from_o a_o trouble_a soul_n o_o say_v that_o person_n i_o have_v lose_v god_n and_o must_v be_v separate_v from_o he_o for_o ever_o o_o can_v you_o think_v what_o a_o misery_n it_o be_v to_o sustain_v the_o loss_n of_o god_n and_o be_v separate_v from_o he_o for_o ever_o it_o be_v true_a wicked_a man_n love_v not_o god_n and_o care_v not_o for_o his_o presence_n and_o therefore_o they_o think_v it_o will_v be_v no_o great_a loss_n for_o they_o to_o be_v separate_v from_o he_o who_o they_o do_v not_o love_v but_o when_o wicked_a man_n shall_v come_v to_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v no_o happiness_n but_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o last_o perfection_n that_o their_o be_v be_v capable_a of_o be_v to_o enjoy_v he_o though_o they_o love_v not_o god_n yet_o they_o love_v themselves_o though_o they_o love_v not_o god_n yet_o they_o love_v happiness_n therefore_o though_o they_o think_v it_o a_o little_a thing_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n now_o they_o will_v not_o think_v it_o a_o little_a thing_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o happiness_n at_o last_o with_o thou_o say_v the_o psalmist_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o in_o thy_o light_n we_o shall_v see_v light_a psal_n 36.9_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n they_o be_v separate_v from_o light_n separate_v from_o joy_n separate_v from_o happiness_n separate_v from_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a god_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a make_v every_o thing_n good_a that_o be_v so_o and_o what_o can_v be_v good_a where_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v absent_a therefore_o this_o will_v be_v matter_n of_o eternal_a torment_n to_o lose_a soul_n that_o they_o be_v destitute_a and_o come_v short_a of_o that_o happiness_n which_o their_o being_n be_v capable_a of_o here_o be_v comfort_n to_o desert_a soul_n use_v 2_o christ_n himself_o be_v desert_v therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v desert_v god_n deal_v not_o otherwise_o with_o thou_o than_o he_o do_v with_o christ_n thou_o may_v be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o not_o feel_v it_o christ_n be_v so_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o father_n and_o yet_o have_v no_o present_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o his_o love_n this_o may_v be_v a_o great_a comfort_n and_o support_v to_o holy_a soul_n under_o the_o suspension_n of_o those_o comfort_n and_o manifestation_n which_o sometime_o they_o have_v feel_v christ_n himself_o undergo_v such_o a_o suspension_n therefore_o such_o a_o suspension_n of_o divine_a comfort_n may_v consist_v with_o god_n love_n thou_o may_v conclude_v possible_o i_o be_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v forsake_v i_o this_o be_v the_o complaint_n of_o some_o doubt_a christian_n i_o be_o a_o hypcorite_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v forsake_v i_o but_o thou_o have_v no_o reason_n so_o to_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o failure_n in_o christ_n obedience_n and_o yet_o christ_n be_v forsake_v in_o point_n of_o comfort_n therefore_o desertion_n in_o point_n of_o comfort_n may_v consist_v with_o truth_n of_o grace_n yea_o with_o the_o high_a measure_n of_o grace_n so_o it_o do_v in_o our_o saviour_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v a_o root_n in_o we_o of_o this_o desertion_n some_o sin_n of_o we_o that_o oftentimes_o occasion_n this_o desertion_n it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o christ_n christ_n have_v no_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o for_o which_o he_o be_v desert_v he_o only_o bear_v the_o guilt_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o he_o be_v desert_v for_o a_o time_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v desert_v for_o ever_o but_o though_o there_o be_v that_o in_o we_o that_o may_v occasion_v desertion_n yet_o this_o be_v some_o relief_n to_o we_o that_o christ_n have_v undergo_v desertion_n though_o not_o for_o any_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o as_o we_o do_v and_o the_o great_a relief_n of_o all_o be_v that_o christ_n be_v desert_v that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v desert_v the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v hide_v from_o he_o for_o a_o time_n that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o be_v hide_v from_o we_o for_o ever_o wherefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n if_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o haste_v flee_v for_o refuge_n to_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o if_o thou_o have_v come_v to_o christ_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o in_o truth_n thou_o need_v not_o fear_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v desert_v of_o god_n for_o ever_o because_o christ_n have_v bear_v desertion_n for_o we_o the_o lord_n may_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o thou_o for_o a_o time_n but_o he_o will_v not_o hide_v it_o for_o ever_o because_o christ_n have_v suffer_v this_o part_n of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o we_o he_o have_v bear_v that_o absence_n of_o divine_a comfort_n which_o thou_o deserve_v to_o lie_v under_o for_o ever_o christ_n have_v suffer_v dereliction_n for_o we_o the_o end_n of_o the_o eight_o sermon_n sermon_n ix_o joh._n 15.13_o great_a love_n have_v no_o man_n than_o this_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n have_v show_v already_o how_o our_o saviour_n undergo_v the_o pain_n of_o loss_n in_o his_o spiritual_a dereliction_n or_o desertion_n it_o remain_v that_o i_o shall_v show_v how_o it_o be_v that_o he_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o sense_n in_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o that_o which_o divine_v call_v the_o pain_n of_o sense_n be_v a_o most_o perfect_a sense_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o misery_n that_o do_v attend_v it_o it_o do_v i_o say_v divinae_fw-la in_o vivo_fw-la &_o efficaci_fw-la sensuâ—irae_fw-la divinae_fw-la consist_v in_o a_o quick_a and_o lively_a sense_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n now_o our_o saviour_n in_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o have_v this_o perfect_a sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o feel_v those_o misery_n that_o do_v attend_v it_o as_o we_o shall_v show_v more_o by_o and_o by_o that_o christ_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o express_o in_o that_o know_a text_n gal._n 3.10_o that_o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o sin_n be_v the_o inlet_n of_o the_o curse_n and_o the_o curse_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n when_o adam_n have_v sin_v the_o lord_n say_v to_o he_o curse_v be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n 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