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and_o therefore_o i_o promise_v to_o myself_o that_o i_o can_v be_v lose_v if_o i_o sincere_o put_v my_o trust_n in_o thou_o for_o than_o thou_o have_v promise_v i_o salvation_n in_o thy_o word_n and_o thou_o have_v bind_v this_o thy_o promise_n with_o a_o oath_n and_o seal_v it_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o son_n and_o that_o before_o the_o best_a witness_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n thy_o holy_a spirit_n bear_v witness_n with_o my_o spirit_n that_o i_o be_o a_o child_n of_o god_n now_o upon_o such_o consideration_n as_o these_o i_o fix_v and_o ground_n my_o faith_n and_o be_o persuade_v that_o after_o
unto_o life_n none_o so_o easy_o raise_v one_o lie_v in_o bed_n dom_n aug._n serm_n 44._o de_fw-fr verb._n dom_n as_o christ_n the_o dead_a out_o of_o the_o grave_n from_o all_o which_o thing_n it_o plain_o appear_v how_o true_o the_o bless_a apostle_n call_v the_o death_n of_o the_o godly_a gain_n 1.21_o phil._n 1.21_o for_o it_o be_v gain_n to_o have_v escape_v the_o increase_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v gain_n to_o have_v pass_v from_o worse_a and_o to_o have_v arrive_v at_o better_a 116.15_o psal_n 116.15_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n and_o it_o be_v good_a to_o they_o because_o of_o rest_n better_o because_o of_o security_n best_o because_o of_o blessedness_n pain_n of_o death_n tempt_v i_o fear_v not_o death_n but_o its_o pain_n for_o i_o have_v often_o see_v the_o eye_n of_o die_a person_n grow_v dim_a their_o ear_n wax_v deaf_a their_o tongue_n falter_v i_o have_v see_v the_o sweat_n and_o anguish_n the_o horror_n and_o nakedness_n of_o die_a person_n i_o have_v often_o hear_v the_o groan_n and_o complaint_n of_o the_o soul_n compel_v to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o body_n comforter_n those_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v preserve_v from_o those_o pain_n of_o death_n or_o at_o least_o their_o pain_n be_v mitigate_v christ_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o what_o be_v most_o bitter_a in_o death_n namely_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n 15.25_o ex._n 15.25_o let_v we_o cast_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o cross_n into_o our_o death_n on_o which_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o and_o it_o shall_v become_v a_o pleasant_a sleep_n very_o 5.51_o joh._n 5.51_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o say_v christ_n if_o any_o man_n keep_v my_o say_n he_o shall_v never_o see_v death_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o not_o see_v everlasting_a death_n but_o neither_o that_o ghastly_a and_o horrible_a shape_n of_o temporal_a death_n and_o if_o a_o very_a little_a taste_n of_o bitterness_n be_v in_o the_o 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be_v no_o birth_n without_o all_o pain_n that_o fit_a will_v last_v but_o a_o moment_n and_o lo_o the_o day_n of_o our_o death_n will_v be_v the_o birthday_n of_o eternal_a life_n straight_o be_v that_o gate_n that_o lead_v we_o unto_o life_n what_o wonder_n if_o we_o feel_v something_o of_o straitness_n in_o its_o passage_n christ_n be_v our_o captain_n and_o breaker_n up_o 2.13_o mic._n 2.13_o he_o open_v the_o way_n before_o we_o we_o must_v cleave_v to_o he_o with_o a_o true_a faith_n that_o we_o may_v pass_v with_o he_o through_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n and_o may_v come_v to_o the_o path_n of_o eternal_a life_n that_o be_v know_v to_o he_o 16.11_o psal_n 16.11_o sin_n yet_o dwell_v in_o our_o flesh_n what_o wonder_n if_o through_o the_o remainder_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v make_v to_o feel_v some_o strait_n of_o death_n 5.1_o rom._n 5.1_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n our_o conscience_n have_v peace_n in_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o true_a peace_n 2.14_o eph._n 2.14_o who_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a bring_v the_o gift_n of_o peace_n to_o we_o death_n have_v no_v leave_v whereby_o it_o can_v wound_v our_o soul_n it_o fasten_v its_o tooth_n in_o our_o heel_n but_o its_o poison_n be_v take_v from_o it_o by_o christ_n that_o it_o can_v infuse_v it_o into_o we_o when_o it_o fasten_v its_o tooth_n untimely_a death_n tempt_v i_o seem_v to_o be_v call_v out_o of_o this_o life_n too_o soon_o god_n snatch_v i_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n 55.23_o psal_n 55.23_o therefore_o i_o fear_v lest_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o god_n anger_n see_v it_o be_v write_v bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n comforter_n there_o be_v nothing_o untimely_a which_o god_n have_v time_v long_o life_n indeed_o be_v god_n gift_n but_o yet_o short_a life_n be_v not_o always_o a_o sign_n of_o god_n anger_n see_v sometime_o god_n command_v even_o the_o godly_a and_o those_o that_o be_v belove_v by_o he_o to_o pass_v betimes_o out_o of_o the_o 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yet_o god_n do_v otherwise_o the_o godly_a die_v most_o happy_o whether_o he_o die_v in_o a_o good_a old_a age_n 411._o sph._n philos_n c._n 36._o p._n 411._o or_o in_o the_o very_a flower_n of_o his_o youth_n quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aliud_fw-la nisi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nisi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nisi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nisi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v what_o be_v life_n but_o violence_n what_o be_v the_o body_n but_o a_o grave_n what_o but_o a_o chain_n what_o our_o birth_n but_o a_o pass_n to_o the_o grave_n will_v thou_o take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v free_v betimes_o from_o these_o evil_n and_o chain_n the_o early_a the_o heavenly_a emperor_n recall_v thou_o from_o the_o station_n of_o this_o life_n the_o soon_o he_o put_v thou_o in_o a_o place_n of_o rest_n peace_n and_o victory_n the_o service_n further_o owe_v to_o the_o church_n tempt_v i_o may_v in_o my_o place_n hereafter_o further_o profit_v the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o my_o labour_n in_o some_o kind_n to_o this_o end_n therefore_o i_o can_v wish_v a_o space_n of_o long_a life_n be_v grant_v to_o i_o comforter_n all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o god_n disposal_n namely_o how_o long_o god_n will_v have_v thou_o to_o live_v for_o the_o service_n of_o his_o church_n therefore_o say_v with_o that_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o most_o deserve_a bishop_n 27._o ambrose_n die_v word_n record_v by_o posidon_n in_o the_o life_n of_o augustiâ—_n c._n 27._o i_o have_v not_o so_o
15.36_o 37._o that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v first_o and_o that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v thou_o sowe_v not_o that_o body_n that_o shall_v be_v but_o bare_a grain_n 38._o 38._o it_o may_v chance_v of_o wheat_n or_o of_o some_o other_o grain_n but_o god_n give_v it_o a_o body_n as_o it_o have_v pease_v he_o and_o to_o every_o seed_n his_o own_o body_n 34._o body_n aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n serm_n 34._o he_o therefore_o that_o quicken_v grain_n of_o seed_n dead_a and_o rot_a whereby_o thou_o may_v live_v in_o this_o world_n much_o more_o will_v he_o raise_v thyself_o that_o thou_o may_v live_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o 738._o tertul._n in_o apolog._n cap._n 45._o p._n 738._o the_o light_n that_o daily_o at_o evening_n disappear_v in_o the_o morning_n be_v renew_v and_o darkness_n come_v &_o go_v by_o turn_n the_o star_n that_o vanish_v out_o of_o sight_n wax_v bright_a again_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n be_v end_v and_o return_v fruit_n be_v consume_v and_o grow_v again_o at_o least_o the_o seed_n do_v not_o rise_v with_o increase_n unless_o first_o corrupt_v and_o dissolve_v all_o thing_n by_o perish_v be_v preserve_v all_o thing_n be_v reform_v by_o death_n day_n die_v into_o night_n 54._o id._n lib._n de_fw-fr resurrect_v carn_v pag._n 54._o and_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n bury_v in_o darkness_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n have_v its_o funeral_n every_o substance_n be_v obscure_v all_o thing_n grow_v vile_a be_v whisht_o and_o stand_v amaze_v there_o be_v every_o where_o a_o vacation_n a_o rest_n of_o thing_n so_o light_n be_v lose_v be_v lament_v and_o yet_o it_o revive_v again_o the_o same_o whole_a and_o entire_a to_o all_o the_o world_n with_o its_o ornament_n with_o its_o portion_n with_o the_o sun_n kill_v its_o death_n the_o night_n break_v open_a its_o grave_n darkness_n enjoy_v itself_o till_o the_o night_n also_o return_v again_o with_o its_o attendant_n for_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o star_n also_o be_v 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spend_v and_o injury_n be_v usury_n and_o gain_n be_v loss_n in_o one_o word_n every_o condition_n be_v a_o relapse_n whatever_o thou_o meet_v with_o once_o be_v whatever_o thou_o have_v lose_v all_o be_v again_o all_o thing_n return_v to_o their_o station_n after_o departure_n they_o be_v therefore_o end_v that_o they_o may_v be_v nothing_o perish_v but_o for_o preservation_n therefore_o all_o this_o revoluble_a order_n of_o thing_n be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a for_o god_n teach_v by_o work_n before_o he_o teach_v by_o letter_n he_o preach_v by_o his_o power_n before_o he_o preach_v by_o his_o word_n he_o first_o send_v nature_n to_o thou_o to_o beamistress_n to_o teach_v thou_o and_o afterward_o prophecy_n that_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o nature_n thou_o may_v the_o easy_o believe_v prophecy_n that_o thou_o may_v present_o receive_v when_o thou_o hear_v what_o thou_o have_v already_o see_v every_o where_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o doubt_v that_o god_n will_v be_v a_o raiser_n up_o of_o the_o flesh_n who_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o restorer_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v such_o type_n to_o be_v esteem_v in_o vain_a as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o world_n be_v god_n to_o be_v think_v weak_a than_o nature_n 737._o idem_fw-la in_o apolog._n adv_o gentes_fw-la c._n 45._o p._n 737._o nay_o view_n thyself_o in_o thyself_o discover_v a_o testimony_n of_o the_o resurrection_n recollect_v what_o thou_o be_v before_o thou_o be_v even_o nothing_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v any_o thing_n thou_o will_v have_v remember_v thou_o therefore_o that_o be_v nothing_o before_o thou_o be_v become_v the_o same_o nothing_o when_o thou_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v why_o can_v thou_o not_o again_o be_v of_o nothing_o by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o same_o author_n who_o will_v have_v thou_o to_o be_v from_o nothing_o what_o new_a thing_n shall_v happen_v unto_o thou_o thou_o who_o be_v not_o be_v make_v when_o again_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v thou_o shall_v be_v make_v give_v a_o reason_n if_o thou_o can_v which_o way_n thou_o be_v make_v and_o then_o ask_v which_o way_n thou_o shall_v be_v make_v and_o yet_o sure_o thou_o shall_v be_v make_v more_o easy_o because_o sometime_o thou_o have_v be_v who_o be_v not_o difficult_o make_v when_o thou_o have_v never_o be_v 54._o idem_fw-la de_fw-la resurrect_v carnis_fw-la p._n 54._o if_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o he_o can_v bring_v the_o flesh_n reduce_v into_o nothing_o out_o of_o nothing_o he_o that_o have_v make_v be_v fit_a to_o make_v again_o by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v more_o to_o make_v than_o to_o remake_v to_o have_v give_v a_o beginning_n than_o to_o have_v restore_v by_o so_o much_o believe_v it_o easy_a to_o restore_v flesh_n than_o to_o make_v it_o at_o first_o the_o flame_n of_o purgatory_n tempt_v i_o fear_v the_o avenge_a flame_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n after_o death_n for_o see_v i_o be_o beset_v with_o divers_a infirmity_n of_o sin_n i_o fear_v lest_o god_n therefore_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o i_o 143.3_o psal_n 143.3_o and_o most_o just_o adjudge_v i_o to_o the_o flame_n of_o purgatory_n comforter_n those_o with_o who_o god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n that_o be_v who_o by_o true_a conversion_n in_o this_o life_n be_v not_o yet_o reconcile_v to_o god_n he_o adjudge_v not_o to_o any_o purgatory_n fire_n to_o be_v torment_v for_o a_o certain_a finite_a time_n but_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o a_o infernal_a and_o unquenchable_a fire_n for_o ever_o but_o those_o who_o hearty_o acknowledge_v their_o sin_n and_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n have_v the_o warrant_n of_o their_o saviour_n that_o no_o place_n of_o grief_n or_o torment_n after_o death_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v by_o they_o for_o thus_o he_o say_v very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n but_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n hypogn_n aug._n lib._n 3._o hypogn_n the_o word_n of_o truth_n only_o ow_v two_o sort_n of_o man_n to_o wit_n good_a and_o bad_a penitent_a and_o impenitent_a believer_n and_o unbeliever_n it_o only_o acknowledge_v two_o receptacle_n after_o death_n to_o wit_n of_o consolation_n and_o torment_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n a_o three_o sort_n of_o man_n or_o place_n we_o know_v nothing_o of_o nor_o do_v we_o find_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n 25._o id._n serm_n 8._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n id._n 21._o deciv_n dei_fw-la c._n 25._o there_o be_v two_o habitation_n one_o in_o a_o eternal_a kingdom_n the_o other_o in_o eternal_a fire_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o middle_a place_n for_o any_o where_o a_o man_n may_v not_o be_v in_o punishment_n that_o be_v not_o place_v in_o the_o kingdom_n 28._o id._n 1._o de_fw-la peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n 28._o any_o place_n that_o he_o can_v be_v in_o except_o with_o the_o devil_n that_o be_v not_o with_o christ_n he_o that_o believe_v say_v christ_n and_o be_v baptize_v 16.16_o mark_v 16.16_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v 3.18_o damn_v joh._n 3.18_o he_o that_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o because_o he_o believe_v not_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n 36.5.29_o vers_fw-la 36.5.29_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o the_o son_n have_v everlasting_a life_n but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o in_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o see_v life_n but_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o they_o that_o have_v do_v well_o shall_v go_v forth_o unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n but_o
thou_o that_o christ_n thy_o treasure_n live_v let_v the_o frame_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n perish_v flee_v pass_v away_o thou_o have_v the_o most_o faithful_a promise_n of_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n 3.12_o isai_n 65.17_o 2_o pet._n 3.12_o behold_v i_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n say_v the_o lord_n in_o which_o shall_v dwell_v righteousness_n so_o that_o none_o any_o long_a remember_v the_o former_a 21.1_o rev._n 21.1_o let_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n fall_v the_o mansion_n of_o the_o heavenly_a country_n abide_v ever_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o reason_n thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o accusation_n either_o of_o satan_n or_o the_o law_n or_o thy_o sin_n thy_o sin_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n namely_o into_o the_o abyss_n of_o god_n mercy_n god_n have_v throw_v they_o behind_o his_o back_n 18.24_o mic._n 7.19_o isai_n 38.17_o ezech._n 18.24_o so_o that_o he_o will_v remember_v they_o no_o more_o hereafter_o 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