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shall_v in_o a_o physical_a sense_n suffer_v which_o indeed_o be_v impossible_a yet_o these_o suffering_n do_v so_o affect_v the_o person_n that_o it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o god_n suffer_v and_o by_o his_o blood_n buy_v his_o people_n to_o himself_o for_o albeit_o the_o 23._o act._n 20._o 28._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 18_o 19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 20._o cap._n 7._o 23._o proper_a and_o formal_a subject_n of_o physical_a suffering_n be_v only_o the_o humane_a nature_n yet_o the_o principal_a subject_n of_o suffering_n both_o in_o a_o physical_a and_o moral_a sense_n be_v christ_n person_n god_n and_o man_n from_o the_o dignity_n whereof_o the_o worth_n and_o excellency_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o suffering_n the_o merit_n and_o the_o satisfactory_a sufficiency_n of_o the_o price_n do_v flow_v o_o sir_n you_o must_v serious_o consider_v that_o though_o christ_n as_o god_n in_o his_o godhead_n can_v not_o suffer_v in_o a_o physical_a sense_n yet_o in_o a_o moral_a sense_n he_o may_v 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11._o rev._n 16._o 9_o 11._o hold_v fast_o his_o integrity_n and_o innocency_n despair_n be_v a_o unavoidable_a companion_n attend_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o second_o death_n as_o all_o reprobate_n do_v experience_n desperation_n be_v a_o utter_a hopelesness_n of_o any_o good_a and_o a_o certain_a expectation_n and_o wait_v on_o the_o worst_a that_o can_v befall_v and_o this_o be_v the_o lot_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n the_o wretched_a sinner_n in_o hell_n see_v the_o sentence_n pass_v against_o he_o god_n purpose_v fulfil_v never_o to_o be_v reverse_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n make_v fast_o upon_o he_o and_o a_o great_a gulf_n fix_v 26._o luk._n 16._o 26._o betwixt_o hell_n and_o heaven_n which_o render_v his_o escape_n impossible_a he_o now_o give_v up_o all_o and_o reckon_v on_o nothing_o but_o uttermost_a misery_n now_o mark_v this_o despair_n be_v not_o a_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o second_o death_n but_o only_o a_o consequent_a or_o at_o the_o most_o a_o 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time_n i_o may_v turn_v you_o to_o many_o other_o scripture_n but_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o twenty_o witness_n you_o may_v be_v very_o clear_o and_o full_o satisfy_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o saint_n belove_v 1._o when_o the_o dutch_a martyr_n be_v ask_v whether_o he_o do_v not_o love_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n he_o answer_v be_v all_o the_o world_n a_o lump_n of_o gold_n and_o in_o my_o hand_n to_o dispose_v of_o i_o will_v give_v it_o to_o live_v with_o my_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o a_o prison_n but_o christ_n be_v dear_a to_o i_o than_o all_o 2._o say_v jerom_n if_o my_o father_n shall_v stand_v before_o i_o and_o if_o my_o mother_n shall_v hang_v upon_o i_o and_o my_o brethren_n shall_v press_v about_o i_o i_o will_v break_v through_o my_o brethren_n throw_v down_o my_o mother_n and_o tread_v underfoot_n my_o father_n that_o i_o may_v cleave_v the_o fast_o and_o close_o unto_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o that_o bless_a virgin_n in_o basil_n be_v condemn_v for_o christianity_n to_o the_o fire_n and_o have_v her_o estate_n and_o life_n offer_v she_o if_o she_o will_v worship_v idol_n cry_v out_o let_v money_n perish_v and_o life_n vanish_v christ_n be_v better_a than_o all_o 4._o love_n make_v hierom_n to_o say_v o_o my_o saviour_n do_v thou_o die_v for_o love_n of_o i_o a_o love_n more_o dolorous_a than_o death_n but_o to_o i_o a_o death_n more_o lovely_a than_o love_n itself_o i_o can_v live_v love_v thou_o and_o be_v long_o from_o thou_o 5._o henry_n voes_n say_v if_o i_o have_v ten_o head_n they_o shall_v all_o off_o for_o christ_n 6._o john_n ardley_n martyr_n say_v if_o every_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n be_v a_o man_n they_o shall_v all_o suffer_v for_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 7._o ignatius_n say_v let_v fire_n rack_n pulley_n yea_o &_o all_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n come_v on_o i_o so_o i_o may_v win_v christ_n 8._o george_n carpenter_n be_v ask_v whether_o he_o love_v not_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n when_o they_o all_o weep_v before_o they_o 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