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29._o in_o these_o word_n the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o i._n e._n the_o son_n of_o god_n voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n that_o which_o put_v the_o distinction_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v our_o saviour_n be_v the_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o judge_a or_o condemn_v those_o who_o have_v do_v evil_a in_o the_o follow_a word_n v._n 30._o i_o can_v of_o my_o own_o self_n do_v nothing_o as_o i_o hear_v i_o judge_v and_o my_o judgement_n be_v just_a because_o i_o seek_v not_o my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n who_o have_v send_v i_o he_o can_v not_o judge_v of_o himself_o he_o have_v but_o a_o delegated_a power_n of_o judge_v from_o the_o father_n who_o will_v he_o obey_v in_o it_o and_o who_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n than_o to_o admit_v any_o unjust_a person_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matt._n vii_o 22_o 23._o speak_v again_o of_o that_o day_n he_o tell_v what_o his_o sentence_n will_v be_v depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n faith_n in_o the_o penitent_a and_o sincere_o obedient_a supply_v the_o defect_n of_o their_o performance_n and_o so_o by_o grace_n they_o be_v make_v just._n but_o we_o may_v observe_v none_o be_v sentence_v or_o punish_v for_o unbelief_n but_o only_o for_o their_o misdeed_n they_o be_v worker_n of_o iniquity_n on_o who_o the_o sentence_n be_v pronounce_v matt._n xiii_o 14._o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o angel_n and_o they_o shall_v gather_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n all_o scandal_n and_o they_o which_o do_v iniquity_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o a_o furnace_n of_o fire_n there_o shall_v be_v wail_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n and_o again_o v_o 49._o the_o angel_n shall_v sever_v the_o wicked_a from_o among_o the_o just_a and_o shall_v cast_v they_o into_o the_o furnace_n of_o fire_n matt._n xvi_o 24._o for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n and_o then_o be_v shall_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n luke_n xiii_o 26._o then_o shall_v you_o begin_v to_o say_v we_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o thy_o presence_n and_o thou_o have_v teach_v in_o our_o street_n but_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o tell_v you_o i_o know_v you_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n matt._n xxv_o 21-26_a when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n he_o shall_v set_v the_o sheep_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a then_o shall_v the_o king_n say_v to_o they_o on_o his_o right_a hand_n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n 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luke_n vii_o and_o mat._n xi_o luke_n viii_o 1._o afterward_o he_o go_v through_o every_o city_n and_o village_n preach_v and_o show_v the_o good_a tiding_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n here_o we_o see_v as_o every_o where_o what_o his_o preach_a be_v and_o consequent_o what_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v soon_o after_o he_o preach_v from_o a_o boat_n to_o the_o people_n on_o the_o shore_n his_o sermon_n at_o large_a we_o may_v read_v mat._n xiii_o mark_v iu._n and_o luke_n viii_o but_o this_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o this_o second_o sermon_n of_o his_o here_o be_v quite_o different_a from_o his_o former_a in_o the_o mount_n for_o that_o be_v all_o so_o plain_a and_o intelligible_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o so_o whereas_o this_o be_v all_o so_o involve_v in_o parable_n that_o even_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o if_o we_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o we_o shall_v possible_o have_v some_o light_n from_o the_o different_a subject_n of_o these_o two_o sermon_n there_o he_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n only_a morality_n clear_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n from_o the_o false_a gloss_n which_o be_v receive_v in_o those_o day_n and_o set_v forth_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a life_n in_o their_o full_a obligation_n and_o extent_n beyond_o what_o the_o judiciary_n law_n of_o the_o israelite_n do_v or_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o any_o country_n can_v prescribe_v or_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o here_o in_o this_o sermon_n by_o the_o seaside_n he_o speak_v of_o nothing_o but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o he_o do_v all_o in_o parable_n one_o reason_n whereof_o st._n matthew_n give_v we_o chap._n xiii_o 35._o that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n say_v i_o will_v open_v my_o mouth_n in_o parable_n i_o will_v utter_v thing_n that_o have_v be_v keep_v secret_a from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n another_o reason_n our_o saviour_n himself_o give_v of_o it_o v_o 11_o 12._o because_o to_o you_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o give_v for_o whosoever_o have_v to_o he_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v more_o abundant_o but_o whosoever_o have_v not_o i._n e._n improve_v not_o the_o talent_n that_o he_o have_v from_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o even_o that_o that_o he_o have_v one_o thing_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n here_o in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o parable_n to_o his_o apostle_n call_v the_o preach_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n simple_o the_o word_n and_o luke_n viii_o 21._o the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o whence_o st._n luke_n in_o the_o act_n often_o mention_n it_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o observe_v to_o which_o i_o shall_v here_o add_v that_o of_o act_n viii_o 4._o therefore_o they_o 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