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he_o with_o his_o own_o 4._o he_o be_v the_o great_a benefactor_n of_o all_o the_o world_n that_o give_v all_o good_a to_o every_o creature_n not_o by_o constraint_n nor_o by_o commutation_n but_o as_o free_o as_o the_o sun_n give_v forth_o its_o light_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o trust_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v 5._o he_o be_v my_o father_n and_o special_a benefactor_n and_o have_v take_v i_o into_o his_o family_n as_o his_o child_n and_o shall_v i_o not_o trust_v my_o heavenly_a father_n 6._o he_o have_v give_v i_o his_o son_n as_o the_o great_a pledge_n of_o his_o love_n and_o what_o then_o will_v he_o think_v too_o dear_a for_o i_o will_v he_o not_o with_o he_o give_v i_o all_o thing_n rom._n 8._o 7._o his_o son_n come_v purposely_o to_o reveal_v the_o father_n unspeakable_a love_n and_o purpose_n to_o save_v we_o and_o shall_v i_o not_o trust_v he_o that_o have_v proclaim_v his_o love_n and_o reconciliation_n by_o such_o a_o messenger_n from_o heaven_n 8._o he_o have_v give_v i_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n even_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o be_v the_o sure_a character_n of_o his_o child_n the_o witness_n pledge_v and_o earnest_a of_o heaven_n the_o name_n and_o mark_v of_o god_n upon_o i_o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o shall_v i_o not_o believe_v his_o love_n and_o trust_v he_o 9_o he_o have_v make_v i_o a_o member_n of_o his_o son_n and_o so_o far_o already_o unite_v i_o to_o he_o and_o will_v he_o not_o take_v care_n of_o the_o member_n of_o his_o son_n will_v he_o lose_v those_o that_o be_v give_v he_o be_v not_o christ_n to_o be_v trust_v with_o his_o member_n 10._o i_o be_o his_o interest_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o son_n free_o belove_v dear_o buy_v for_o who_o so_o much_o be_v suffer_v and_o do_v that_o he_o be_v please_v to_o call_v we_o his_o peculiar_a treasure_n and_o may_v i_o not_o trust_v he_o with_o his_o dear_a buy_a treasure_n 11._o he_o have_v state_v i_o in_o a_o relation_n to_o angel_n who_o rejoice_v at_o my_o repentance_n and_o to_o the_o heavenly_a society_n which_o shall_v not_o miss_v the_o small_a part_n angel_n shall_v not_o lose_v their_o joy_n nor_o ministration_n 12._o he_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o i_o even_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n he_o have_v give_v i_o many_o great_a and_o precious_a promise_n and_o shall_v i_o fear_v lest_o he_o will_v break_v his_o word_n or_o covenant_n 13._o my_o saviour_n be_v the_o forerunner_n enter_v into_o the_o holy_a and_o there_o appear_v and_o intercede_v for_o i_o and_o this_o after_o he_o have_v conquer_v death_n and_o rise_v again_o to_o assure_v i_o of_o a_o future_a life_n and_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o
itself_o contain_v the_o evidence_n of_o its_o divinity_n and_o of_o their_o truth_n and_o christ_n then_o and_o to_o this_o day_n have_v own_v it_o by_o the_o sanctify_a efficacy_n of_o the_o same_o spirit_n upon_o million_o of_o soul_n how_o holy_a a_o doctrine_n do_v peter_n himself_o deliver_v as_o confirm_v by_o this_o apparition_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 16_o 17_o 18._o we_o have_v not_o follow_v cunning_o devise_v fable_n when_o we_o make_v know_v to_o you_o the_o power_n and_o come_v of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o his_o majesty_n for_o he_o receive_v from_o god_n the_o father_n honour_n and_o glory_n when_o there_o come_v such_o a_o voice_n to_o he_o from_o the_o excellent_a glory_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v and_o this_o voice_n which_o come_v from_o heaven_n we_o hear_v when_o we_o be_v with_o he_o in_o the_o holy_a mount_n the_o word_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_a be_v only_o here_o and_o in_o 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they_o discourse_v of_o christ_n death_n and_o man_n redemption_n and_o by_o this_o sight_n i_o partly_o conceive_v of_o the_o unseen_a heavenly_a company_n and_o state_n methinks_v i_o see_v the_o cloud_n receive_v they_o when_o peter_n have_v be_v transport_v with_o the_o sight_n and_o i_o almost_o feel_v his_o pleasant_a rapture_n and_o be_o ready_a to_o say_v as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v with_o he_o it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o be_v hear_v methinks_v i_o almost_o hear_v the_o heavenly_a voice_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n hear_v he_o and_o shall_v i_o yet_o doubt_v of_o the_o celestial_a society_n and_o glory_n have_v i_o once_o see_v that_o what_o a_o sense_n will_v it_o have_v leave_v upon_o my_o heart_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o earth_n and_o heaven_n man_n and_o god_n flesh_n and_o spirit_n sin_n and_o duty_n how_o thankful_o shall_v i_o have_v think_v of_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n and_o sanctification_n and_o why_o may_v i_o not_o according_o put_v myself_o 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conceivable_a subject_a matter_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o visible_a thing_n of_o earth_n be_v the_o shadow_n the_o cobweb_n the_o bubble_n the_o show_v mummerry_n and_o masque_n and_o it_o be_v love_v they_o and_o rejoice_v and_o trust_v in_o they_o that_o be_v the_o dream_n and_o dotage_n our_o heavenly_a thought_n and_o hope_n and_o business_n be_v more_o in_o comparison_n of_o these_o than_o the_o sun_n be_v to_o a_o glow-worm_n or_o the_o world_n to_o a_o molehill_n or_o govern_v a_o empire_n to_o the_o motion_n of_o a_o fly_n and_o can_v i_o make_v somewhat_o yea_o too_o much_o of_o these_o almost_o nothing_o and_o yet_o shall_v i_o make_v almost_o nothing_o of_o the_o active_a glorious_a unseen_a world_n and_o doubt_v and_o grope_v in_o my_o meditation_n of_o it_o as_o if_o i_o have_v no_o substance_n to_o apprehend_v if_o invisibility_n to_o mortal_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o doubt_v or_o of_o unaffecting_a unsatisfy_a thought_n god_n himself_o who_o be_v all_o to_o man_n and_o angel_n will_v be_v as_o no_o god_n to_o we_o and_o heaven_n as_o no_o heaven_n and_o christ_n as_o no_o christ_n and_o our_o soul_n which_o be_v ourselves_o will_v seem_v as_o nothing_o to_o themselves_o and_o all_o man_n will_v be_v as_o no_o man_n to_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v converse_v only_o with_o carcase_n and_o clothes_n lord_n shine_v into_o this_o soul_n with_o such_o a_o heavenly_a potent_a quicken_a light_n as_o may_v give_v i_o more_o lively_a and_o powerful_a conception_n of_o that_o which_o be_v all_o my_o hope_n and_o life_n leave_v i_o not_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o art_n alone_o in_o barren_a notion_n but_o make_v it_o as_o natural_a to_o i_o to_o love_v thou_o and_o breath_n after_o thou_o thou_o teach_v the_o young_a one_o both_o of_o man_n and_o bruit_n to_o seek_v to_o the_o dam_n for_o food_n and_o shelter_n and_o though_o grace_n be_v not_o a_o brutish_a principle_n but_o work_n by_o reason_n it_o have_v its_o nature_n and_o incline_v force_n and_o tend_v towards_o its_o original_a as_o its_o end_n let_v not_o my_o soul_n be_v destitute_a of_o that_o holy_a sense_n and_o appetite_n which_o the_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a nature_n do_v contain_v let_v i_o not_o lay_v more_o stress_n and_o trust_n upon_o my_o own_o sight_n and_o sense_n than_o on_o the_o sight_n and_o fidelity_n of_o my_o god_n and_o my_o redeemer_n i_o be_o not_o so_o foolish_a as_o to_o live_v as_o if_o this_o earth_n be_v no_o big_a than_o the_o little_a of_o it_o which_o i_o see_v let_v i_o not_o be_v so_o much_o more_o foolish_a as_o to_o think_v of_o the_o vast_a and_o glorious_a region_n and_o the_o bless_a inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o the_o receptacle_n of_o justify_v soul_n as_o if_o they_o want_v either_o substantiality_n or_o certainty_n to_o exercise_v a_o heavenly_a conversation_n here_o and_o to_o feast_v believe_v soul_n with_o joy_n and_o draw_v forth_o well_o ground_v and_o earnest_a desire_n to_o depart_v and_o be_v with_o christ_n §_o 43._o ii_o hear_v 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psal_n 78._o 5_o 7._o remember_v the_o word_n to_o thy_o servant_n upon_o which_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o hope_v psal_n 119._o 49._o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n o_o lord_n who_o shall_v stand_v but_o there_o be_v forgiveness_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v i_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n do_v wait_v and_o in_o his_o word_n do_v i_o hope_v i_o will_v hope_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o he_o there_o be_v mercy_n and_o plenteous_a redemption_n psal_n 130._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 7._o for_o he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o in_o those_o that_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n psal_n 147._o 11._o though_o flesh_n and_o heart_n fail_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o rock_n of_o my_o heart_n he_o be_v my_o portion_n say_v my_o soul_n therefore_o will_v i_o hope_v in_o he_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o to_o the_o soul_n that_o seek_v he_o it_o be_v good_a that_o i_o shall_v both_o hope_n and_o quiet_o wait_v for_o 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