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thereof_o in_o natural_a reason_n can_v it_o be_v think_v likely_a that_o god_n shall_v become_v man_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o patch_v up_o and_o make_v good_a or_o else_o its_o unsufficient_a shall_v finite_a corrupt_a man_n be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o infinite_a work_n perfect_a no_o god_n will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o another_o and_o will_v he_o part_v with_o his_o glory_n in_o this_o great_a work_n which_o propound_v his_o glory_n as_o the_o main_a end_n thereof_o ephes._n the_o 1.6_o and_o 12._o verse_n four_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o enemy_n such_o as_o cast_v not_o themselves_o on_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n cross_n those_o who_o conscience_n be_v never_o convict_v of_o sin_n abundance_n there_o be_v who_o glory_n in_o their_o proud_a presumptuous_a swagger_a course_n show_v that_o they_o be_v either_o blind_a or_o stark_a mad_a they_o wilful_o run_v to_o perdition_n they_o will_v not_o hear_v nor_o be_v 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that_o tell_v they_o of_o their_o unchristian_a course_n sure_o however_o they_o may_v daub_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o their_o outward_a profession_n will_v never_o administer_v sound_a comfort_n to_o they_o but_o they_o shall_v find_v bitterness_n at_o their_o latter_a end_n there_o be_v yet_o another_o sort_n of_o enemy_n namely_o such_o as_o will_v endure_v nothing_o for_o christ_n who_o notwithstanding_o bear_v his_o cross_n and_o bid_v we_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n of_o reproach_n for_o religion_n some_o will_v endure_v any_o pain_n travail_n danger_n and_o watch_n for_o riches_n or_o ambition_n but_o dare_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n or_o appear_v in_o christ_n cause_n be_v not_o these_o enemy_n shall_v christ_n out_o of_o his_o love_n come_v from_o heaven_n to_o the_o base_a
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than_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v and_o also_o more_o happy_a than_o we_o be_v in_o our_o first_o estate_n in_o adam_n which_o we_o lose_v and_o therefore_o our_o heart_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v with_o thanks_n to_o god_n that_o respect_v we_o above_o the_o angel_n who_o he_o have_v leave_v without_o hope_n of_o recovery_n in_o the_o next_o place_n consider_v that_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o bless_a estate_n hereafter_o be_v at_o the_o resurrection_n which_o be_v call_v the_o day_n of_o restore_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o a_o time_n of_o refresh_v act_v 3.19_o it_o be_v a_o day_n when_o all_o good_a shall_v be_v perfect_v and_o all_o evil_a shall_v cease_v all_o grief_n of_o mind_n all_o trouble_n of_o body_n and_o death_n itself_o shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o into_o victory_n but_o why_o be_v we_o not_o happy_a before_o our_o resurrection_n quest._n i_o answer_v answ._n because_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v partaker_n of_o misery_n and_o sin_n here_o and_o therefore_o can_v partake_v 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