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namely_o of_o much_o smarting_n burn_v pain_n and_o sorrow_n if_o that_o sting_n be_v not_o timely_o draw_v out_o by_o the_o grâ—ce_n of_o true_a repentance_n the_o lord_n himself_o pâ—…ed_v that_o sting_a sermon_n unto_o cain_n iâ—_n thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accepâ—…d_v but_o if_o thou_o do_v evil_a than_o sin_n lie_v at_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v like_o a_o mighty_a mastiff-dâ—g_n whâ—ch_n lie_v sleep_v at_o the_o door_n and_o if_o once_o awaken_v he_o be_v there_o ready_a to_o pull_v out_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o soul_n gen._n 4.7_o and_o moses_n tell_v the_o people_n agreeable_a to_o this_o caution_n of_o the_o great_a god_n to_o cain_n and_o sure_o your_o sin_n will_v find_v you_o out_o numb_v 32.23_o that_o be_v the_o gild_n of_o sin_n will_v haâ—…_n you_o at_o your_o heel_n like_o a_o bloodhound_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o will_v ouâ—…ke_v you_o etc._n etc._n yet_o such_o as_o do_v sure_o â—…nd_v â—t_a their_o sin_n by_o a_o unfeigned_a repenâ—…ce_n before_o their_o sin_n thus_o fearful_o find_v 〈◊〉_d â—hem_fw-mi even_o all_o such_o as_o confess_v and_o â—…keth_v their_o sin_n shall_v fiâ—d_v 〈◊〉_d proâ—_n 28.13_o then_o if_o death_n at_o 〈…〉_o â—orth_o â—y_a sting_n at_o we_o '_o tiâ—_n no_o more_o harmful_a than_o a_o enchanâ—…d_n stiâ—gâ—_n like_o those_o serpent_n which_o thâ—_n 〈…〉_o raise_v up_o by_o their_o enâ—…ments_n exod._n â—_o 12_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d real_o serpent_n but_o in_o appearanâ—…_n only_o and_o â—o_o thâ—ir_a sting_n be_v like_o themselves_o more_o phâ—…ms_n which_o can_v not_o 〈◊〉_d sting_v any_o one_o true_a israelite_n and_o as_o 〈◊〉_d mâ—…k-serpents_n be_v swallow_v up_o by_o moses_n his_o real_a one_o even_o so_o christ_n who_o be_v life_n essential_a have_v swallow_v up_o death_n in_o victory_n as_o before_o so_o that_o now_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n though_o death_n may_v buzz_v about_o our_o ear_n like_o a_o drone-bee_n that_o have_v lose_v its_o sting_n yet_o it_o can_v sting_v we_o with_o any_o mortal_a sting_n for_o that_o be_v quite_o lose_v in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n for_o all_o his_o redeem_a as_o christ_n have_v take_v away_o not_o sin_n itself_o but_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n so_o nor_o have_v he_o take_v away_o death_n itself_o but_o the_o sting_n of_o it_o thus_o augustine_n do_v phrase_n this_o double_a purchase_n of_o christ_n for_o we_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o death_n say_v christus_fw-la tollit_fw-la &_o peccatum_fw-la &_o mortem_fw-la nun_n sint_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la obsint_fw-la our_o lord_n indeed_o do_v take_v away_o both_o sin_n and_o death_n from_o we_o yet_o not_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v at_o all_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v hurtful_a to_o those_o for_o who_o he_o die_v and_o it_o be_v for_o this_o glorious_a privilege_n that_o the_o apostle_n paul_n as_o one_o of_o christ_n chief_a herald_n proclaim_v open_o to_o the_o world_n and_o that_o with_o a_o world_n of_o solemnity_n and_o 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this_o upon_o a_o die_a bed_n cannot_v but_o be_v a_o rich_a cordial_n to_o know_v that_o death_n be_v only_a perta_n coeli_fw-la &_o janua_n viâ—…_n the_o postern_n gate_n to_o the_o heavenly_a city_n and_o the_o narrow_a door_n to_o everlasting_a life_n that_o it_o be_v our_o restoration_n into_o a_o better_a paradise_n than_o that_o be_v out_o of_o which_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v banish_v at_o first_o by_o his_o sin_v but_o this_o heavenly_a paradise_n the_o second_o adam_n purchase_v for_o we_o by_o his_o suffering_n that_o death_n do_v now_o by_o the_o purchase_n of_o christ_n bring_v to_o we_o both_o malorum_fw-la omium_fw-la ademptionem_fw-la &_o bonâ—rum_fw-la omnium_fw-la adentionem_fw-la that_o be_v the_o removing_z of_o all_o that_o be_v evil_a and_o the_o receive_n of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a this_o consideration_n bring_v paul_n out_o of_o his_o sâ—râ—it_n when_o he_o have_v be_v muse_v and_o â—…hting_v and_o know_v not_o what_o he_o shall_v choose_v â—…ether_o life_n 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