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the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n from_o henceforth_o which_o do_v proper_o signify_v from_o the_o time_n of_o that_o prophecy_n to_o signify_v the_o time_n of_o every_o man_n death_n which_o i_o do_v not_o find_v to_o be_v mention_v or_o intend_v by_o the_o text_n and_o he_o add_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n be_v thus_o open_v he_o seem_v to_o direct_v his_o follow_a discourse_n only_o to_o those_o who_o will_v accept_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o text_n to_o be_v as_o he_o have_v open_v it_o and_o to_o they_o he_o thus_o argue_v if_o the_o dead_a in_o the_o lord_n do_v from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v dead_a commence_v a_o blessedness_n not_o only_o in_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n but_o likewise_o in_o be_v reward_v for_o their_o work_n then_o do_v they_o continue_v to_o live_v in_o some_o part_n of_o they_o which_o be_v their_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o their_o spirit_n die_v not_o with_o their_o body_n but_o be_v immortal_a p._n 120._o mr._n w._n offer_v to_o we_o that_o this_o blessedness_n be_v say_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v give_v from_o the_o time_n of_o man_n death_n this_o he_o collect_v from_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n from_o henceforth_o as_o if_o that_o intend_v from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n whereas_o it_o appear_v in_o this_o text_n to_o intend_v no_o more_o but_o that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o this_o prophecy_n the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v a_o bless_a rest_n and_o their_o work_n do_v follow_v they_o p._n 121._o then_o mr._n w._n pretend_v that_o the_o dead_a saint_n do_v not_o only_o enjoy_v a_o bless_a rest_n but_o that_o they_o also_o enter_v upon_o and_o enjoy_v reward_n for_o their_o work_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v dead_a but_o i_o find_v no_o ground_n for_o this_o opinion_n in_o the_o text_n but_o conceive_v he_o think_v it_o be_v there_o because_o he_o have_v a_o great_a mind_n it_o shall_v be_v there_o as_o a_o thing_n that_o will_v have_v do_v he_o 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at_o my_o tribulation_n philem_n v._o 9_o this_o apostle_n be_v then_o paul_n the_o age_a and_o a_o prisoner_n of_o jesus_n christ._n 2_o tim._n 4.6_o paul_n say_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n ver._n 16._o at_o my_o first_o answer_n no_o man_n stand_v with_o i_o but_o all_o man_n forsake_v i_o but_o god_n stand_v with_o i_o and_o i_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n philip._n 4.14_o the_o philippian_n have_v send_v a_o present_a to_o supply_v st._n paul_n want_n and_o in_o return_n he_o say_v you_o have_v well_o do_v that_o you_o do_v communicate_v with_o my_o affliction_n and_o supply_v my_o want_n and_o pray_v god_n to_o bless_v they_o for_o their_o so_o do_v the_o several_a text_n thus_o collect_v seem_v to_o declare_v to_o we_o the_o state_n of_o st._n paul_n person_n at_o that_o time_n he_o be_v paul_n the_o age_a a_o prisoner_n under_o a_o necessitous_a and_o want_a condition_n ready_a to_o 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the_o lord_n or_o whether_o we_o die_v we_o die_v unto_o the_o lord_n whether_o we_o live_v therefore_o or_o die_v we_o be_v the_o lord_n be_v chap._n 8.35_o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n ver._n 38._o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n '_o our_o lord_n here_o we_o may_v observe_v life_n and_o death_n be_v make_v indifferent_a thing_n to_o believer_n such_o as_o seem_v neither_o to_o hinder_v nor_o further_o the_o state_n or_o condition_n of_o they_o or_o to_o be_v either_o of_o they_o great_o desire_v by_o christian_n in_o this_o world_n but_o rather_o ought_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o will_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n luk._n 20.38_o god_n call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o yet_o the_o text_n say_v he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n for_o all_o live_v unto_o he_o which_o to_o my_o apprehension_n prove_v what_o before_o be_v say_v that_o whether_o we_o live_v or_o die_v we_o be_v the_o lord_n during_o life_n we_o live_v and_o move_v in_o he_o and_o when_o we_o die_v we_o rest_v and_o sleep_v in_o he_o in_o expectation_n to_o be_v raise_v by_o he_o at_o his_o second_o come_v and_o from_o the_o premise_n i_o argue_v that_o all_o mr._n w_n supposition_n and_o surmise_n concern_v the_o soul_n and_o the_o separate_a state_n of_o it_o be_v ill_o ground_v and_o unsound_a we_o read_v of_o many_o person_n who_o condition_n be_v so_o much_o distress_a that_o with_o job_n they_o have_v hearty_o desire_v death_n and_o will_v be_v ready_a with_o he_o to_o dig_v for_o it_o as_o other_o man_n will_v do_v for_o hide_a treasure_n the_o very_a age_a and_o sickly_a one_o of_o which_o i_o be_o will_v easy_o be_v persuade_v to_o think_v death_n a_o gain_n to_o they_o and_o to_o desire_v it_o according_o 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