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we_o shall_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o that_o bonaage_n into_o a_o glorious_a liberty_n and_o be_v admit_v into_o those_o 21_o rom._n 8._o 21_o happy_a mansion_n in_o our_o father_n house_n he_o will_v have_v his_o child_n like_v unto_o 3._o john_n 14._o 2_o 3._o himself_o therefore_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o as_o now_o he_o guide_v we_o with_o his_o counsel_n 25._o psal_n 73._o 25._o so_o he_o will_v afterward_o receive_v we_o into_o glory_n our_o elder_a brother_n who_o be_v go_v before_o and_o have_v by_o his_o ascension_n open_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n and_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o we_o will_v come_v again_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o awake_v we_o 49._o john_n 14._o 3._o psal_n 17._o 15._o mat._n 25._o 21_o 23._o 1_o john_n 3._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 49._o out_o of_o our_o bed_n of_o dâ—st_n and_o receive_v we_o unto_o himself_o that_o we_o may_v enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o our_o lord_n for_o ever_o behold_v his_o face_n see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v be_v 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he_o void_a it_o shall_v not_o fall_v to_o 1â—_n isa_n 55._o 11._o 1_o sam._n â—_o 4._o 1â—_n the_o ground_n quicquid_fw-la condidit_fw-la virtus_fw-la coelum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v the_o poet_n whatsoever_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o virtue_n be_v as_o lasting_a as_o the_o heaven_n but_o that_o which_o we_o do_v at_o the_o command_n of_o our_o master_n in_o the_o name_n and_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v more_o last_a than_o the_o heaven_n heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o my_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o â—â—_o luk._n 21._o â—â—_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v gather_v together_o as_o a_o scroll_n but_o one_o iota_fw-la or_o title_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o god_n word_n that_o word_n which_o we_o contemn_v and_o tread_v under_o our_o foot_n shall_v rise_v up_o again_o and_o rise_v up_o against_o we_o that_o word_n which_o we_o laugh_v at_o be_v still_o in_o be_v and_o shall_v appear_v again_o to_o make_v we_o cry_v and_o howl_v that_o word_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d various_a and_o manifold_a in_o his_o instruction_n teach_v we_o to_o avoid_v those_o evil_n which_o bring_v desolation_n on_o our_o soul_n not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o write_a word_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o example_n of_o other_o man_n so_o visible_a that_o we_o may_v run_v and_o read_v they_o he_o have_v paint_v out_o every_o sin_n with_o the_o very_a blood_n of_o the_o offendor_n he_o have_v beat_v out_o the_o tooth_n of_o oppression_n in_o one_o whip_v idleness_n in_o another_o strike_v pride_n in_o a_o three_o so_o that_o sin_n be_v not_o better_o know_v than_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n nor_o god_n precept_n more_o remarkable_a than_o his_o judgement_n now_o