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can_v never_o do_v so_o 〈◊〉_d a_o mere_a belief_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n 〈◊〉_d not_o govern_v man_n life_n but_o then_o 〈◊〉_d very_a man_n when_o they_o be_v awaken_v 〈◊〉_d a_o dread_a and_o fear_n of_o judgement_n feel_v 〈◊〉_d virtue_n and_o power_n of_o it_o on_o their_o hearâ—_n it_o make_v they_o hate_v their_o sin_n and_o 〈◊〉_d themselves_o for_o they_o it_o make_v they_o 〈◊〉_d devout_a and_o importunate_a in_o their_o pâ—â—â—ers_n very_o sincere_a and_o passionate_a in_o their_o repentance_n very_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v all_o thâ—â—â—_n sin_n and_o to_o live_v a_o new_a life_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v have_v the_o belief_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n make_v we_o good_a man_n 〈◊〉_d must_v not_o only_o believe_v it_o but_o affect_v oâ—â—_n soul_n with_o a_o great_a sense_n of_o it_o which_o iâ—_n true_a of_o all_o the_o other_o argument_n and_o motive_n of_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o of_o a_o future_a judgement_n the_o proper_a enquiry_n then_o here_o be_v how_o we_o shall_v awaken_v and_o preserve_v such_o a_o powerful_a sense_n of_o judgement_n in_o our_o mind_n now_o the_o only_a general_a direction_n thâ—â—_n can_v be_v give_v be_v frequent_o to_o thinâ—_n and_o meditate_v on_o a_o future_a judgement_n foâ—_n nothing_o can_v affect_v our_o mind_n but_o ouâ—_n thought_n which_o make_v the_o object_n present_a and_o give_v we_o a_o near_a view_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v in_o the_o object_n of_o sense_n the_o eye_n affect_v the_o heart_n and_o excite_v and_o moveâ—_n the_o affection_n more_o than_o all_o the_o argument_n in_o the_o world_n if_o we_o look_v steadfast_o upon_o a_o terrible_a and_o frightful_a object_n it_o will_v strike_v terror_n into_o we_o if_o upon_o a_o pleasant_a and_o beautiful_a object_n it_o will_v excite_v love_n and_o delight_n if_o upon_o a_o miserable_a object_n it_o will_v affect_v we_o with_o a_o tender_a compassion_n to_o see_v man_n in_o great_a want_n and_o misery_n will_v melt_v and_o open_v that_o 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