our_o saviour_n have_v say_v heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o my_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o mat._n 24.35_o those_o be_v the_o unbeliever_n which_o shall_v certain_o perish_v who_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o they_o have_v speak_v their_o mind_n full_o and_o plain_o but_o will_v needs_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v be_v better_o than_o their_o word_n 3._o our_o saviour_n to_o take_v away_o from_o man_n such_o vain_a hope_n and_o to_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n have_v tell_v they_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o they_o can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o happiness_n that_o their_o nature_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o next_o world_n unless_o they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n in_o this_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o say_v he_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o 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to_o they_o to_o think_v of_o he_o as_o such_o and_o therefore_o unless_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o make_v so_o here_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o enjoy_v god_n in_o the_o next_o world_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o who_o the_o happiness_n of_o heaven_n do_v consist_v without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 12.14_o and_o they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v pure_a in_o heart_n which_o shall_v see_v god_n mat._n 5.8_o beside_o those_o sinful_a lust_n which_o wicked_a man_n carry_v along_o with_o they_o into_o the_o next_o world_n will_v keep_v they_o from_o be_v happy_a in_o what_o place_n soever_o they_o be_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o those_o carnal_a object_n to_o satisfy_v they_o which_o they_o find_v in_o this_o world_n and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o god_n will_v be_v so_o merciful_a to_o they_o as_o so_o to_o alter_v and_o change_v their_o nature_n when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o other_o world_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v 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according_a to_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o body_n here_o in_o this_o life_n before_o the_o separation_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n by_o death_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o now_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n now_o the_o day_n of_o salvation_n and_o those_o that_o outstand_v this_o it_o will_v be_v say_v unto_o they_o as_o our_o saviour_n do_v in_o rev._n 22.11_o he_o that_o be_v unjust_a let_v he_o be_v unjust_a still_o and_o he_o that_o be_v filthy_a let_v he_o be_v filthy_a still_o by_o all_o these_o revelation_n make_v by_o our_o saviour_n he_o have_v as_o any_o that_o will_v consider_v they_o may_v easy_o see_v put_v man_n upon_o a_o necessity_n of_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n unless_o they_o have_v rather_o choose_v to_o be_v everlasting_o miserable_a and_o in_o this_o with_o the_o forementioned_a motive_n there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a aptitude_n to_o reconciel_n man_n to_o god_n as_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n show_v and_o the_o event_n have_v declare_v and_o thus_o we_o have_v 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obtain_v for_o we_o it_o be_v found_v on_o his_o mediatory_a obedience_n of_o which_o covenant_n i_o be_o now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o speak_v chap._n iii_o how_n and_o in_o what_o respect_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n operate_v to_o our_o justification_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n operate_v to_o our_o justification_n in_o several_a respect_n but_o however_o it_o do_v this_o or_o in_o what_o respect_n soever_o yet_o all_o that_o operation_n be_v owe_v to_o the_o mediatorial_n righteousness_n or_o obedience_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o i_o have_v show_v in_o what_o go_v before_o that_o the_o covenant_n itself_o be_v obtain_v by_o and_o found_v in_o the_o mediatorial_n righteousness_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o obtain_n of_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o office_n and_o work_n of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n and_o as_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o our_o saviour_n death_n it_o be_v call_v a_o testament_n though_o in_o other_o respect_v it_o be_v 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