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the_o raise_n up_o of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n from_o that_o great_a death_n under_o which_o it_o be_v so_o hopeless_o fall_v this_o have_v still_o be_v a_o darkness_n which_o all_o other_o light_n in_o the_o world_n will_v never_o have_v comprehend_v it_o be_v more_o easy_a without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o have_v say_v that_o sarah_n in_o her_o old_a day_n shall_v give_v suck_v then_o without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o unconceivable_a love_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n to_o have_v say_v that_o man_n be_v once_o fall_v shall_v ever_o have_v recover_v any_o favour_n or_o interest_n in_o god_n more_o and_o therefore_o as_o in_o sarahs_n be_v bring_v back_o again_o from_o the_o unfruitfulnesse_n and_o uncomfortablenesse_n of_o old_a age_n to_o the_o privilege_n and_o solace_n of_o youth_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o dial_n of_o ahaz_n be_v make_v a_o nurse_n the_o invisible_a power_n of_o god_n be_v make_v visible_a so_o in_o this_o interest_n and_o propriety_n which_o now_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n have_v in_o god_n that_o far_o more_o exceed_a abundant_a love_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n be_v bring_v forth_o into_o a_o perfect_a light_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n fill_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o second_o from_o this_o propriety_n of_o the_o church_n in_o god_n we_o may_v likewise_o observe_v by_o way_n of_o instruction_n a_o further_a confirmation_n than_o yet_o happy_o we_o have_v attain_v in_o that_o which_o i_o suppose_v we_o have_v often_o hear_v of_o concern_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o good_a as_o be_v communicative_a or_o dispensive_a of_o itself_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o thing_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v most_o willing_o learn_v from_o those_o subject_n that_o be_v fair_o and_o perfect_a in_o their_o kind_n we_o love_v general_o whether_o it_o be_v our_o prudence_n or_o pride_n to_o be_v teach_v by_o great_a master_n he_o that_o desire_v to_o understand_v the_o property_n 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have_v give_v away_o and_o bestow_v he_o with_o all_o his_o greatness_n majesty_n and_o power_n upon_o his_o poor_a creature_n he_o have_v make_v away_o himself_o from_o himself_o as_o far_o as_o his_o power_n be_v to_o make_v the_o alienation_n he_o can_v indeed_o deny_v himself_o say_v the_o apostle_n 2_o tim._n 2.13_o but_o his_o goodness_n it_o seem_v have_v tempt_v he_o to_o make_v a_o fair_a attempt_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v the_o excellent_a prerogative_n of_o his_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a be_v to_o do_v with_o himself_o what_o he_o will_v what_o he_o can_v to_o the_o uttermost_a to_o give_v bestow_v alienate_v exchange_v himself_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o to_o be_v never_o the_o further_o off_o from_o the_o entire_a and_o full_a possession_n of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o himself_o but_o rather_o to_o enjoy_v himself_o with_o the_o most_o advantage_n at_o the_o great_a distance_n so_o be_v it_o the_o native_a and_o genuine_a property_n of_o create_a goodness_n to_o 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