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darkness_n what_o a_o eternal_a prison_n must_v i_o be_v send_v among_o devil_n and_o damn_a spirit_n but_o a_o sincere_a christian_a can_v cheerful_o welcome_v it_o under_o this_o consideration_n also_o he_o know_v it_o be_v but_o a_o messenger_n send_v from_o his_o heavenly_a father_n to_o conduct_v he_o home_o to_o his_o mansion_n place_n and_o to_o bring_v he_o into_o near_a fellowship_n with_o his_o redeemer_n it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o sin_n and_o temptation_n and_o trouble_n of_o every_o sort_n and_o open_v a_o door_n of_o entrance_n into_o unspeakable_a joy_n that_o shall_v never_o end_v o_o sir_n what_o a_o privilege_n be_v this_o to_o be_v able_a to_o triumph_v over_o death_n it_o be_v that_o unto_o which_o we_o be_v subject_a every_o moment_n 24._o moment_n quotidie_fw-la morimur_fw-la quotidie_fw-la enim_fw-la demitur_fw-la aliqua_fw-la pars_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la et_fw-la tunc_fw-la quoque_fw-la cum_fw-la crescimus_fw-la vita_fw-la decrescit_fw-la hunc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quem_fw-la agimus_fw-la diem_fw-la cum_fw-la morte_fw-la dividimus_fw-la sen._n epist_n 24._o and_o what_o be_v that_o which_o will_v sweeten_v the_o passage_n and_o remove_v the_o fear_n which_o be_v usual_o attendant_a upon_o the_o contemplation_n of_o it_o why_o it_o be_v our_o interest_n in_o christ_n and_o union_n with_o he_o he_o drink_v that_o bitter_a cup_n yea_o the_o very_a dregs_o of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v sweeten_v it_o unto_o such_o as_o be_v in_o he_o 1_o cor._n 15.53_o 54_o 55._o o_o death_n where_o iâ—_n thy_o sting_n o_o grave_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n â—f_a sin_n be_v the_o law_n but_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n who_o give_v we_o the_o victory_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n christ_n taste_v a_o accurse_a death_n that_o it_o may_v be_v make_v a_o blessing_n to_o his_o member_n rev._n 14.13_o and_o i_o hear_v a_o voâ—ce_n from_o heaven_n say_v unto_o i_o write_v bless_a be_v the_o 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cor._n 15.22_o 23._o for_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_n so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a but_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o order_n christ_n the_o first_o fruit_n afterward_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n at_o his_o come_n such_o as_o sleep_v in_o jesus_n shall_v awake_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o be_v in_o he_o and_o thereupon_o their_o vile_a body_n shall_v be_v change_v and_o fashion_v like_o to_o his_o glorious_a body_n loc_n body_n rom._n 8.11_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a shall_v also_o quicken_v your_o mortal_a body_n by_o or_o because_o his_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o you_o vivificari_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la sententia_fw-la significat_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la gloriosam_fw-la quae_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la resurrectioni_fw-la &_o propria_fw-la bonis_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la inhabitat_fw-la spiritus_fw-la illud_fw-la autem_fw-la propter_fw-la inhabitantem_fw-la spiritum_fw-la ejus_fw-la add_v christum_fw-la 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