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therefore_o if_o that_o our_o child_n live_v to_o god_n and_o have_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o their_o death_n then_o thy_o child_n shall_v come_v again_o to_o thy_o hear_n at_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a and_o thou_o shall_v embrace_v they_o with_o comfort_n and_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o unspeakable_a joy_n and_o fullness_n of_o glory_n if_o they_o die_v in_o the_o favour_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n they_o shall_v rise_v to_o glory_n but_o if_o they_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a no_o goodness_n in_o the_o world_n in_o they_o no_o spiritual_a life_n at_o all_o no_o life_n of_o righteousness_n or_o holiness_n which_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o glory_n in_o this_o world_n then_o weep_v for_o these_o child_n and_o those_o friend_n that_o husband_n or_o wife_n or_o brother_n or_o sister_n weep_v for_o every_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o a_o estate_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n they_o be_v as_o so_o many_o dead_a corpse_n you_o may_v sometime_o see_v a_o whole_a housefull_a of_o dead_a creature_n not_o one_o of_o they_o live_v to_o god_n not_o one_o of_o thy_o acquaintance_n not_o one_o of_o all_o thy_o brother_n and_o sister_n weep_v and_o mourn_v bitter_o for_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o wound_v with_o sin_n and_o bleed_v deadly_a and_o gasp_n for_o their_o last_o breath_n and_o it_o may_v be_v shall_v never_o find_v grace_n from_o god_n in_o this_o world_n their_o present_a condition_n be_v fearful_a and_o mourn_v thou_o for_o they_o in_o a_o godly_a manner_n that_o