第69节

    【】usttheserpentnoalbruise

    expectortalpain:saywhereandwhen

    theirfight,strokeshallbruisethevictorsheel.

    tothuschael.dreaotoftheirfight,

    asofaduel,orthelocalwounds

    ofheadorheel:notthereforejoinstheson

    nhoodtogodhead,orestrengthtofoil

    thyene;norsoisovere

    satan,heaven,adeadlierbruise,

    disabled,nottogivetheethydeathswound:

    hysaviour,shallrecure,

    notbydestroyingsatan,buthisworks

    inthee,andinthyseed:northisbe,

    butbyfulfillingthathoudidst,

    obediehelaposed

    oyofdeath,andsufferih;

    thepenaltytothytransgressiondue,

    aheirsofthinewillgrow:

    soonlyhighjusticerestappaid.

    thelaheshallfulfil

    bothbyobediendbylove,thoughlove

    paradiselost

    366of374

    alonefulfilthelaent

    heshallendure,byingintheflesh

    toareproachfullife,andcurseddeath;

    proglifetoallwhoshallbelieve

    inhisredetion;andthathisobedience,

    iuted,beestheirsbyfaith;hisrits

    tosavethenottheirohoughlegal,works.

    forthisheshalllivehated,beblasphed,

    seisedonbyforned

    ashafulandaursed,hecross

    byhisoion;slainfinglife:

    buttotheies,

    thelahatisagainstthee,andthesins

    ofallnkind,thereified,

    ohurttheorelytrust

    inthishissatisfa;sohedies,

    butsoonrevives;deathoverhiopower

    shalllongusurp;erethethirdda

    retu,thestarsofshallseehiise

    outofhisgrave,freshastheda,

    thyransoaid,deathredee,

    hisdeathforn,asnyasofferedlife

    neglebrace

    byfaithnotvoidof

    annulsthydoothedeaththoushouldesthavedied,

    insinforeverlostfroife;thisact

    shallbruisetheheadofsatan,crushhisstrength,

    defeatingsinah,histainar;

    andfixfardeeperinhisheadtheirstings

    paradiselost

    367of374

    thanteoraldeathshallbruisethevictorsheel,

    ortheirsheredee;adeath,likesleep,

    ageallife.

    norafterresurreshallhestay

    longeroh,thaaintistoappear

    tohisdisciples,nwhoinhislife

    stillfollo;tothehallleaveincharge

    toteachallnationstheyleaed

    andhissalvation;thehoshallbelieve

    baptizingintheprofluentstreathesign

    offrouiltofsintolife

    pure,andinndprepared,ifsobefall,

    fordeath,likethaterdied.

    allnationstheyshallteathatday,

    notonlytothesonsofabrahaloins

    salvationshallbepreached,buttothesons

    ofabrahafaithhroughtheworld;

    soinhisseedallnationsshallbeblest.

    thentotheheavenofheavensheshallasd

    phingthroughtheair

    overhisfoesandthihereshallsurprise

    theserpent,princeofair,anddragins

    throughallhisrealandtherenfoundedleave;

    theoglory,andresu

    hisseatatghthaedhigh

    aboveallnasinheaven;andthenceshalle,

    hisionshallberipe,

    hgloryandpoojudgebothquiddead;

    tojudgetheunfaithfuldead,buttoreward

    paradiselost

    368of374

    hisfaithful,andreceivethentobliss,

    herinheaveh;fortheh

    shallallbeparadise,farhappierplace

    thanthisofeden,andfarhappierdays.

    sospaketheargelchael;thenpaused,

    asattheperiod;andoursire,

    repletehjoyandhusreplied.

    ogoodnessinfinite,goodnessiense

    thatallthisgoodofevilshallproduce,

    autogood;rewonderful

    thanthationfirstbroughtforth

    lightoutofdarknessfullofdoubtistand,

    enowofsin

    bydone,andoasioned;orrejoice

    uchregoodthereofshallspring;

    tlooden

    frood,andraceshallabound.

    butsay,ifourdelivereruptoheaven

    streasd,idethefew

    hisfaithful,leftangtheunfaithfulherd,

    theeruthhenshallguide

    hispeople,heynotdeal

    heydealt

    besuretheyheaven

    hetohisoforterwillsend,

    theproseofthefather,whoshalldwell

    hisspirit;andthelah,

    hroughlove,upontheirheartsshalle,

    toguidethenalltruth;andalsoarbr>

    paradiselost

    369of374

    our,abletoresist

    satansassaults,andquenchhisfierydarts;

    an,notafraid,

    thoughtothedeath;againstsuruelties

    hinpensed,

    andoftsupportedsoasshallaze

    theirproudestpersecutors:forthespirit,

    pouredfirstonhisapostles,hesends

    toevangelizethenations,thenonall

    baptized,shallthesendue

    tospeakalltongues,anddoallracles,

    asdidtheirlordbeforethethustheywin

    greatnuersofeaationtoreceive

    heaven:atlength

    theirnistryperford,andracewellrun,

    theirdoeaoryte,

    theydie;butintheirrooastheyforewa,

    eachers,grievouswolves,

    ysteriesofheaven

    totheiroagesshalltu

    ofludaition;ah

    hsuperstitionsandtraditionstaint,

    leftonlyinthosetenrerdspure,

    thoughnotbutbythespirituood.

    thenshalltheyseektoavailtheelvesofnas,

    places,andtitles,andhthesetojoin

    secularpohoughfeigningstilltoact

    byspiritual,totheelvesappropriating

    thespiritofgod,prosedalikeandgiven

    paradiselost

    370of374

    toallbelievers;and,frohatpretence,

    spirituallaaalpoe

    oneverynsce;lahnoneshallfind

    leftthenrolled,orthespirithin

    shallontheheartengrave.heythen

    butforcethespiritofgraceitself,andbind

    hisnsortliberty,butunbuild

    hislivingteles,builtbyfaithtostand,

    theiroh,notanothersfor,oh,

    faithandnsbeheard

    infallibleyetnye:

    ionshallarise

    onall,heworshippersevere

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