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against_o the_o soul_n he_o will_v plead_v prescription_n and_o so_o many_o year_n possession_n which_o be_v eleven_o point_n in_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 3._o it_o be_v more_o fruitful_a we_o shall_v do_v more_o good_a and_o receive_v more_o good_a to_o he_o that_o have_v shall_v be_v give_v we_o shall_v bring_v forth_o much_o penitential_a fruit_n which_o will_v bring_v much_o glory_n to_o god_n and_o in_o glorify_v he_o lie_v our_o glory_n joh._n 15.8_o suppose_v a_o man_n shall_v never_o repent_v till_o he_o be_v old_a and_o ready_a to_o die_v though_o such_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v yet_o his_o grace_n be_v not_o so_o conspicuous_a nor_o can_v he_o do_v that_o good_a nor_o bring_v that_o glory_n to_o god_n as_o a_o young_a man_n that_o begin_v betimes_o to_o serve_v he_o paul_n be_v convert_v betimes_o and_o see_v what_o abundance_n of_o glory_n he_o bring_v to_o god_n what_o good_a he_o do_v in_o the_o church_n and_o what_o abundance_n of_o sin_n he_o prevent_v which_o else_o will_v 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sidon_n shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o corazin_n and_o bethsaida_n sober_a heathen_n and_o just-dealing_a turk_n shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o intemperate_a and_o unrighteous_a christian_n yea_o the_o creature_n as_o origen_n conceive_v that_o have_v serve_v their_o creator_n in_o their_o several_a station_n shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n against_o man_n that_o have_v rebel_v against_o his_o god_n question_v but_o why_o have_v god_n ordain_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o judge_n answer_v because_o he_o be_v every_o way_n qualify_v for_o such_o a_o work_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o knowledge_n isaiah_n 11.2_o he_o know_v all_o the_o thought_n intention_n word_n and_o work_n of_o man_n matthew_n 9.4_o john_n 2.24.25_o and_o 21.17_o 2._o in_o respect_n of_o righteousness_n he_o be_v a_o just_a and_o a_o righteous_a judge_n isaiah_n 11.3_o 45._o see_v more_o on_o verse_n 8._o 3._o in_o respect_n of_o power_n man_n may_v kill_v the_o body_n but_o he_o can_v kill_v the_o 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