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evil_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n even_o thy_o most_o secret_a and_o unknown_a sin_n to_o thyself_o or_o other_o consider_v o_o my_o soul_n what_o shame_n and_o confusion_n will_v cover_v thou_o at_o that_o day_n do_v thou_o not_o remember_v what_o at_o such_o and_o such_o a_o time_n thou_o do_v in_o secret_a suppose_v all_o those_o sin_n that_o ever_o thou_o commit_v in_o private_a shall_v be_v know_v to_o all_o in_o england_n or_o shall_v be_v write_v on_o thy_o forehead_n that_o all_o that_o see_v thou_o may_v read_v they_o will_v thou_o not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o come_v into_o any_o company_n but_o what_o be_v this_o â—o_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v at_o that_o day_n when_o all_o thy_o secret_a sin_n shall_v be_v publish_v before_o all_o man_n angel_n and_o god_n himself_o these_o be_v not_o invention_n of_o man_n to_o terrify_v thou_o but_o truth_n of_o god_n to_o reform_v thou_o 6._o consider_v how_o full_o and_o â—â—â—rly_o thou_o shall_v be_v convince_v that_o day_n 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the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n wicked_a man_n know_v not_o now_o what_o it_o be_v to_o depart_v from_o god_n but_o than_o they_o shall_v know_v for_o god_n before_o man_n and_o angel_n in_o fury_n pour_v out_o to_o bid_v they_o be_v go_v and_o call_v they_o curse_a wretch_n who_o know_v the_o horror_n oâ—_n it_o if_o the_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o thâ—_n roar_v of_o a_o lion_n what_o will_v thâ—_n wrath_n of_o god_n be_v consider_v further_o that_o word_n be_v everlasting_a fire_n and_o eternity_n how_o dread_v art_n thou_o further_a to_o have_v such_o miserable_a companion_n as_o devil_n the_o devil_n shall_v appear_v to_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v alone_o how_o can_v thou_o bear_v it_o 8._o consider_v the_o sweet_a sentence_n that_o shall_v pass_v from_o the_o gracious_a mouth_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o people_n viz._n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o how_o sweet_a 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to_o call_v we_o bless_v be_v more_o than_o for_o all_o the_o world_n and_o for_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n to_o call_v we_o so_o doubtless_o it_o do_v exceed_o affect_v daniel_n when_o the_o angel_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v great_o belove_v dan._n 9_o 23._o if_o thou_o have_v a_o thousand_o world_n o_o my_o soul_n will_v thou_o not_o give_v all_o for_o this_o that_o god_n will_v say_v so_o to_o thou_o well_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v watchful_a over_o thy_o way_n live_v holy_o love_n and_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o repent_v the_o day_n will_v short_o come_v when_o christ_n shall_v say_v that_o and_o much_o more_o affection_n and_o resolution_n 1._o tremble_v o_o my_o soul_n when_o thou_o think_v of_o these_o thing_n why_o be_v not_o thou_o exceed_o affect_v with_o the_o thought_n of_o they_o have_v thou_o such_o a_o full_a assurance_n or_o be_v thy_o life_n such_o that_o thou_o need_v not_o fear_v be_v not_o moses_n and_o john_n as_o holy_a as_o thou_o be_v not_o john_n the_o belove_a disciple_n and_o moses_n one_o with_o who_o god_n speak_v face_n to_o face_n and_o yet_o they_o tremble_v o_o my_o soul_n it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o it_o be_v ignorance_n and_o infidelity_n not_o a_o gospel-assurance_n that_o make_v thou_o so_o senseless_a nay_o it_o be_v infallible_o certain_a that_o whosoever_o live_v wicked_o and_o tremble_v not_o at_o the_o thought_n of_o judgement_n it_o proceed_v from_o a_o conscience_n fear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n 2._o admire_v and_o be_v astonish_v at_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o all_o those_o that_o live_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n such_o be_v all_o they_o that_o repent_v not_o and_o believe_v not_o the_o gospel_n 3._o examine_v and_o try_v thyself_o o_o my_o soul_n let_v we_o judge_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v not_o judge_v we_o may_v easy_o know_v what_o question_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o we_o that_o day_n we_o must_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n then_o let_v we_o judge_v 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