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A61474 The rise, race, and royalty of the kingdom of God in the soul of man opened in several sermons upon Matthew 18.3 : as also the loveliness & love of Christ set forth in several other sermons upon Psal. 45. v. 1, 2. : together with an account of the state of a saint's soul and body in death / by Peter Sterry ... Sterry, Peter, 1613-1672. 1683 (1683) Wing S5482; ESTC R14809 577,885 544

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thy_o person_n into_o a_o rich_a clear_a and_o heavenly_a pearl_n in_o this_o sea_n o_o saint_n swim_v continual_o in_o this_o sea_n of_o pure_a love_n the_o bosom_n of_o your_o glorify_a saviour_n feel_v the_o transcendent_a virtue_n of_o pure_a love_n dissolve_v you_o also_o into_o a_o sea_n of_o pure_a love_n a_o sea_n of_o glass_n and_o fire_n a_o sea_n of_o pure_a crystal_n divine_a beauty_n without_o any_o spot_n of_o flesh_n or_o earth_n darkness_n or_o death_n a_o sea_n of_o pure_a crystal_n shine_v and_o burn_v with_o a_o pure_a flame_n of_o heavenly_a joy_n without_o any_o smoke_n of_o lust_n or_o passion_n obj._n how_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n pure_a in_o christ_n be_v there_o not_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n a_o mixture_n of_o love_n and_o wrath_n he_o say_v of_o himself_o in_o one_o place_n all_o judgement_n be_v give_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man._n he_o adjudge_v to_o hell_n and_o to_o torment_n as_o well_o as_o to_o heaven_n and_o to_o joy_n matt._n 25._o jesus_n christ_n be_v represent_v as_o a_o king_n upon_o the_o throne_n in_o glory_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o last_o day_n five_o 31._o he_o make_v separation_n between_o the_o sheep_n and_o goat_n v._n 32._o he_o set_v the_o sheep_n at_o his_o right_a hand_n in_o the_o place_n of_o power_n honour_n and_o love_n he_o set_v the_o goat_n at_o his_o left_a hand_n on_o his_o wrath-side_n v_o 33._o he_o pass_v the_o sentence_n of_o love_n upon_o one_o invite_v they_o as_o bless_v one_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o love_n prepare_v for_o they_o of_o the_o father_n in_o eternity_n v._n 34._o he_o pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o wrath_n upon_o the_o other_o send_v they_o away_o with_o a_o curse_n into_o the_o hell_n fire_n with_o the_o devil_n v._n 40._o how_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n pour_v forth_o pure_o without_o
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