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he_o will_v esteem_v thy_o reproach_n etc._n etc._n and_o thy_o part_n with_o wealth_n for_o his_o sake_n 2._o better_a riches_n in_o regard_n of_o better_a gain_n by_o they_o the_o gain_n of_o grace_n spiritual_a consolation_n of_o a_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n if_o suffering_n for_o christ_n abound_v consolation_n abound_v more_o 6._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v every_o thing_n we_o need_v this_o be_v the_o gold_n that_o will_v make_v we_o rich_a money_n answer_v all_o thing_n but_o it_o be_v most_o true_a concern_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 15.28_o that_o god_n may_v be_v all_o in_o all_o so_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o and_o by_o love_n he_o be_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o saint_n christ_n love_n be_v grace_n and_o glory_n and_o every_o good_a thing_n jacob_n may_v well_o say_v to_o esau_n i_o have_v all_o gen._n 33.11_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a because_o god_n say_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v 7._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v such_o that_o it_o will_v 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world_n he_o be_v the_o â—un_v of_o righteousness_n he_o be_v full_a of_o righteousness_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v full_a of_o light_n the_o world_n be_v empty_a of_o righteousness_n christ_n be_v full_a of_o it_o and_o this_o sun_n shall_v arise_v psal_n 85.11_o and_o righteousness_n shall_v look_v down_o from_o heaven_n it_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n go_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o almost_o confine_v to_o heaven_n all_o kind_n of_o unrighteousness_n flow_v from_o under_z â—â—e_z throne_n iniquity_n flow_v thence_o like_o water_n and_o unrighteousness_n as_o a_o mighty_a stream_n but_o righteousness_n shall_v have_v a_o time_n to_o look_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o the_o water_n of_o life_n shall_v issue_v from_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o lamb_n and_o from_o thence_o judgement_n shall_v run_v down_o as_o water_n etc._n etc._n and_o now_o what_o abundant_a comfort_n may_v flow_v into_o the_o saint_n from_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o work_n 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king_n that_o give_v up_o their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n etc._n etc._n saint_n under_o so_o long_a a_o trouble_n must_v needs_o have_v faint_v have_v they_o not_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n and_o have_v they_o not_o be_v assure_v that_o by_o the_o witty_a invention_n of_o wisdom_n dwell_v with_o prudence_n babylon_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o fall_v and_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n shall_v come_v down_o and_o sit_v in_o the_o dust_n nay_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n for_o the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o their_o body_n give_v to_o the_o burn_a flame_n 6._o last_o as_o when_o the_o old_a world_n be_v destroy_v by_o water_n god_n have_v a_o witty_a invention_n to_o save_v noah_n and_o his_o family_n so_o when_o the_o world_n that_o now_o be_v shall_v be_v destroy_v with_o fire_n god_n will_v 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