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faint_v not_o which_o be_v partly_o in_o this_o life_n for_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n â—_o 2._o tim._n 4._o â—_o as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o do_v in_o this_o life_n give_v to_o his_o child_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o his_o spirit_n 8.23_o rom._n 8.23_o so_o he_o do_v give_v they_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n as_o a_o taste_n of_o their_o happiness_n which_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v more_o full_o hereafter_o and_o therefore_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n â—0_n mark_n 10._o â—0_n that_o he_o will_v reward_v those_o that_o be_v his_o a_o hundred_o fold_n in_o this_o life_n but_o this_o due_a time_n be_v mean_v principal_o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v when_o they_o shall_v receive_v their_o reward_n full_o not_o only_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n when_o the_o soul_n enter_v into_o happiness_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o lazarus_n that_o when_o he_o die_v the_o angel_n carry_v his_o soul_n 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his_o head_n at_o the_o prison_n window_n look_v for_o the_o gracious_a pardon_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o if_o we_o can_v thus_o do_v as_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v frustrate_a of_o our_o hope_n 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d 6_o 1â—_n so_o it_o shall_v marvellous_o uphold_v we_o as_o a_o anchor_n fix_v in_o heaven_n and_o not_o in_o earth_n in_o all_o the_o wave_n and_o tempest_n of_o this_o troublesome_a world_n till_o we_o arrive_v happy_o at_o the_o haven_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o joy_n so_o to_o exceed_v all_o the_o misery_n that_o we_o have_v endure_v here_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v grieve_v one_o whit_n that_o we_o be_v come_v to_o such_o a_o place_n of_o rest_n by_o so_o long_a and_o tedious_a a_o journey_n which_o grace_n god_n grant_v unto_o we_o for_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n amen_n finis_fw-la
the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o that_o we_o be_v altogether_o so_o unworthy_a of_o they_o we_o must_v think_v ourselves_o happy_a if_o we_o come_v to_o enjoy_v they_o any_o way_n at_o the_o last_o be_v it_o never_o so_o hard_a yea_o if_o we_o shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o hell_n for_o when_o we_o be_v come_v thither_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v the_o fullness_n of_o joy_n 16.11_o psal_n 16.11_o &_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o so_o far_o to_o exceed_v all_o that_o ever_o we_o hear_v read_v or_o think_v of_o they_o so_o that_o we_o shall_v say_v of_o they_o as_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n say_v of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o honour_n of_o king_n solomon_n when_o she_o see_v it_o it_o be_v a_o true_a word_n 9.5_o 2._o chr._n 9.5_o which_o i_o hear_v in_o my_o own_o land_n of_o thy_o act_n and_o of_o thy_o wisdom_n howbeit_o i_o believe_v not_o their_o report_n until_o i_o come_v and_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v it_o and_o behold_v not_o the_o one_o half_a of_o thy_o great_a wisdom_n be_v tell_v i_o for_o thou_o exceede_v the_o fame_n that_o i_o hear_v happy_a be_v thy_o man_n and_o happy_a be_v these_o thy_o servant_n which_o stand_v before_o thou_o always_o etc._n etc._n so_o we_o shall_v find_v all_o thing_n there_o to_o surpass_v all_o that_o ever_o we_o hear_v &_o so_o shall_v count_v ourselves_o and_o other_o happy_a &_o thrice_o happy_a that_o may_v stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o at_o what_o time_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o happiness_n of_o that_o life_n in_o many_o degree_n to_o surmount_v all_o the_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n that_o we_o have_v suffer_v in_o this_o life_n to_o surmount_v they_o i_o say_v both_o in_o greatness_n and_o in_o continuance_n without_o any_o interruption_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o have_v so_o great_a experience_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o affliction_n that_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o 4.8_o 2._o cor._n 4.8_o we_o 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in_o the_o stock_n &_o he_o be_v lay_v in_o iron_n until_o his_o appoint_a time_n come_v and_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v try_v he_o then_o the_o king_n send_v and_o loose_v he_o even_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n deliver_v he_o he_o make_v he_o lord_n of_o his_o house_n and_o ruler_n of_o all_o his_o substance_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o comfort_n unto_o we_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o that_o by_o walk_v in_o the_o straight_a way_n of_o godliness_n and_o endure_v many_o grievous_a thing_n in_o the_o same_o we_o be_v come_v to_o that_o place_n where_o we_o be_v make_v king_n &_o queen_n to_o reign_v with_o christ_n in_o glory_n world_n without_o end_n and_o as_o jacob_n be_v not_o sorry_a that_o he_o come_v to_o inherit_v his_o father_n blessing_n at_o the_o last_o by_o endure_v a_o long_a exile_n from_o his_o father_n house_n by_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n and_o a_o tedious_a kind_n of_o service_n under_o his_o cruel_a master_n laban_n who_o do_v often_o 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