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shall_v 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 etc._n etc._n for_o i_o be_v a_o hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o meat_n etc._n etc._n 3._o as_o every_o christian_n work_n be_v not_o alike_o so_o neither_o will_v his_o wage_n be_v 1_o corinthian_n 3.15_o if_o any_o man_n work_n be_v burn_v he_o shall_v suffer_v loss_n but_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v save_v yet_o so_o as_o through_o fire_n he_o that_o build_v upon_o the_o true_a foundation_n shall_v be_v save_v but_o yet_o he_o may_v so_o work_v that_o much_o of_o his_o work_n may_v be_v burn_v and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o he_o shall_v suffer_v loss_n he_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o as_o through_o fire_n it_o have_v be_v a_o question_n among_o divine_n whether_o there_o shall_v be_v degree_n of_o glory_n in_o heaven_n yea_o or_o no_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a there_o shall_v much_o scripture_n look_v that_o way_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o many_o thing_n all_o the_o glorify_a saint_n shall_v be_v equal_a they_o shall_v all_o be_v exempt_v from_o eternal_a punishment_n they_o shall_v all_o see_v god_n they_o all_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o with_o the_o lord_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v all_o sit_v on_o equal_a throne_n and_o have_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o glory_n and_o happiness_n we_o can_v say_v nor_o yet_o will_v describe_v wherein_o the_o difference_n shall_v lie_v what_o further_a degree_n of_o honour_n or_o pleasure_n one_o shall_v have_v more_o than_o another_o this_o we_o know_v that_o every_o spiritual_a weaver_n shall_v â—in_v the_o great_a day_n be_v pay_v according_a to_o the_o kind_a of_o his_o work_n and_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o his_o work_n in_o its_o kind_a be_v it_o good_a or_o evil._n it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n for_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n than_o for_o chorazin_n bethsaida_n and_o capernaum_n those_o that_o abide_v with_o christ_n in_o his_o temptation_n shall_v sit_v upon_o twelve_o throne_n judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n 4._o only_o there_o will_v be_v these_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o the_o spiritual_a weaver_n payment_n 1._o the_o earthly_a weaver_n have_v something_o due_a to_o he_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o work_n as_o well_o as_o from_o his_o master_n promise_n and_o contract_n so_o hatâ—_n not_o the_o spiritual_a weaver_n the_o wage_n of_o siâ—_n iâ—_n death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n a_o man_n may_v earn_v hell_n but_o he_o must_v have_v heaveâ—_n free_o give_v he_o of_o god_n all_o the_o pretence_n of_o debt_n we_o have_v be_v from_o a_o free_a promise_n 2._o again_o the_o earthly_a weaver_n may_v do_v something_o beyond_o his_o
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observation_n hitherto_o i_o have_v only_o help_v our_o weaver_n with_o some_o hint_n for_o spiritual_a meditation_n and_o discourse_n from_o the_o several_a part_n of_o his_o work_n let_v i_o now_o give_v he_o some_o few_o observation_n i_o hâ—ve_v make_v upon_o eight_o and_o twenty_o year_n converse_v with_o many_o of_o this_o occupation_n my_o observation_n will_v some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o general_n relate_v to_o other_o trade_n as_o well_o as_o that_o some_o more_o special_a relate_v to_o that_o employment_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v curious_a in_o distinguish_v they_o each_o from_o other_o but_o take_v they_o as_o my_o thought_n suggest_v