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fruit_n of_o his_o hard_a work_n on_o earth_n but_o for_o his_o people_n as_o their_o head_n and_o representative_a all_o the_o church_n the_o body_n be_v now_o in_o heaven_n itself_o because_o its_o head_n be_v there_o eph._n 2.5,6_o christian_n you_o be_v now_o lie_v among_o the_o pot_n and_o defile_v with_o the_o smoke_n and_o sutt_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n you_o be_v sometime_o plunge_v in_o the_o ditch_n till_o your_o own_o clothes_n abhor_v you_o as_o job_n speak_v chap._n 9.31_o you_o cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o sojourn_v in_o mesech_n that_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n psal_n 120.5_o let_v faith_n say_v but_o where_o be_v my_o lord_n and_o head_n be_v he_o not_o in_o heaven_n in_o that_o glory_n that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a now_o to_o bear_v a_o view_n of_o and_o he_o be_v appear_v there_o as_o my_o near_a and_o dear_a friend_n i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o look_v on_o myself_o and_o my_o loathsome_a deformity_n i_o be_o afraid_a that_o so_o foul_a and_o spot_a a_o face_n as_o i_o shall_v be_v see_v in_o heaven_n but_o christ_n be_v there_o and_o my_o christ_n be_v there_o and_o there_o he_o be_v to_o appear_v for_o i_o who_o must_v dread_v my_o personal_a appearance_n there_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o appearance_n of_o my_o head_n for_o i_o 2._o christ_n intercession_n stand_v in_o this_o that_o he_o in_o our_o nature_n and_o in_o our_o name_n present_v continual_o the_o savour_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n heb._n 9.12_o he_o go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n not_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o goat_n and_o calf_n but_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n have_v obtain_v eternal_a redemption_n for_o