and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n judge_v and_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a angel_n for_o their_o disobedience_n reserve_v they_o in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n and_o take_v the_o holy_a and_o obedient_a angel_n into_o participation_n and_o fellowship_n with_o himself_o in_o the_o life_n from_o the_o dead_a by_o he_o obtain_v and_o possess_v as_o the_o lord_n to_o who_o god_n speak_v to_o sit_v down_o at_o his_o right_a hand_n from_o the_o beginning_n until_o he_o make_v his_o foe_n his_o foot_n stool_n through_o who_o as_o through_o a_o propitiatory_a cover_n he_o do_v look_v down_o upon_o all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o be_v at_o rest_n and_o well_o please_v with_o they_o as_o wrought_v in_o the_o mediator_n notwithstanding_o all_o that_o have_v be_v do_v by_o sin_n or_o satan_n to_o effect_v a_o breach_n and_o alineate_v his_o mind_n from_o they_o hence_o job_n 38._o 6_o 7._o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n fasten_v the_o 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and_o while_o it_o be_v on_o this_o side_n the_o state_n of_o be_v make_v perfect_a in_o spirit_n and_o equal_a to_o angel_n luke_n 20._o 36._o by_o lay_v down_o the_o body_n in_o the_o grave_n either_o to_o good_a angel_n when_o they_o become_v the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a or_o to_o evil_a angel_n when_o they_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o wicked_a man_n grow_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o their_o natural_a stature_n in_o spirit_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o perfect_a exercise_n of_o the_o rational_a and_o intellectual_a part_n which_o adam_n have_v in_o the_o body_n he_o have_v a_o capacity_n to_o take_v in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o discern_v of_o thing_n immediate_o from_o the_o inward_a vision_n represent_v to_o he_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n he_o have_v also_o a_o intuitive_a prospect_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o visible_a and_o bodily_a thing_n in_o their_o cause_n without_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o report_n give_v by_o his_o sense_n and_o 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