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God, and to work for souls, as our hope and joy and crown
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of rejoicing than this does.
For the whole teaching of it is, that our conversation
(citizenship) is in heaven; from whence, also, we look for
the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our
vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious
4* It awakens groaning for the adoption, to wit, the
body.
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redemption of our body.
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It gives us a view of the world, as a wrecked vessel,
(43) 1 Thes'. :19. For what shall say, Peace and safety ;
is our hope, or Joy, or crown of then sudden destruction cometn
rejoicing? Are not even ye in upon them, as 1 travail upon a
the presence of our Lord Jesus woman with child ; and they
Christ at his coming? shall not escape.
Dan. 12 :3. And they that be 2 Pet. 2 :3. And through cov-
wise shall shine as the brightness etousness shall they with feigned
of the firmament ; and they that words made merchandise of you :
turn many to righteousness as whose Judgment now of a long
the stars for ever and ever. time lingereth not, and their
(44) Phil. 3 :20. For our con- damnation slumbereth not.
versation is in heaven ; from 4. For if God spared not th*
Whence also we look , for the angels that sinned, but cast them
Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: down to hell, and delivered them
21. Who shall change our vile into chains of darkness, to be
body, that it may be fashioned
reserved unto judgment ;
like unto his glorious body, ac- 5. And not the
cording to the working where- spared old
by he is able even to subdue all world, but saved Noah the eighth
things unto himself. person, a preacher of righteous-
(45) Rom. 8:23. And not ness, bringing in the flood upon
only they, but ourselves also, the world of the ungodly ;
which have the first fruits of 6. And turning the cities of
the Spirit, even we ourselves Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes
condemned them with an over-
groan within ourselves , waiting
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for the adoption, to wit, the re- throw, making them an ensample
unto those that after should live
demption of our body.
Luke 21 :28. And when these ungodly ;
things begin to come to pass, 7. And delivered Just Lot,
then look up, and lift up your vexed with the filthy conversa-
heads ; for your redemption tion of the wicked :
draweth nigh. 8. (For that righteous man
(46) Matt. 7:13: Enter ye in dwelling among them, in see-
at the strait gate : for wide is ing and hearing, vexed his
the gate, and broad is the way, righteous soul from day to day
that leadeth to destruction, and with their unlawful deeds : )
many there be which go in 9. The Lord knoweth how to
deliver the godly
thereat : out of temp-
tation, and
14. Because strait is the gate, to reserve the un-
and narrow is the way, which just unto the day of judgment
leadeth unto life, and few there to be punished :
be that find it. 2 Pet. 5 :5. For this they will-
1 Thes. 5 :3. For when they ingly are ignorant of, that by