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your_o neighbour_n friend_n and_o brother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d f._n gregory_n hambleton_n mar._n 28._o 1677._o to_o the_o doubt_v reader_n reader_n do_v doubt_v whether_o a_o hell_n there_o be_v doubt_v on_o till_o doomsday_n come_v then_o shall_v thou_o see_v what_o now_o will_v not_o believe_v then_o shall_v quick_a sense_n soon_o give_v the_o lie_n to_o doubting-diffidence_n a_o fancy_n now_o hell-fire_n thou_o do_v account_v who_o sharp_a pain_n in_o thy_o esteem_n amount_v unto_o no_o more_o than_o if_o with_o lance_n thou_o cut_v some_o callous_a senseless_a piece_n of_o flesh_n i_o but_o when_o the_o great_a god_n that_o make_v thou_o shall_v thou_o call_v to_o stand_v before_o his_o dreadful_a tribunal_n and_o curse_v thou_o straightway_o to_o a_o real_a hell_n what_o will_v thou_o think_v it_o be_v then_o if_o thou_o can_v tell_v i_o will_v tell_v thou_o what_o in_o short_a if_o so_o i_o may_v fore-speak_a the_o thoughtful_a language_n of_o that_o day_n it_o be_v 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cluvienus_n juv._n sat._n 1._o num._n 15._o quae_fw-la tua_fw-la si_fw-la statuunt_fw-la nomina_fw-la parce_fw-fr mihi_fw-la parca_n quòd_fw-la primùm_fw-la proso_fw-la sermone_fw-la rogatus_n scribere_fw-la causatus_fw-la dans_fw-fr tibi_fw-la signa_fw-la rei_fw-la exìn_o quòd_fw-la lusi_fw-la numeris_fw-la super_fw-la horrifera_fw-la re_fw-mi haud_fw-la benè_fw-la compositis_fw-la nec_fw-la tibi_fw-la digna_fw-la tuli_fw-la sum_n tamen_fw-la proximus_fw-la tibi_fw-la amicus_fw-la &_o amicus_fw-la tuus_fw-la fidelissimus_fw-la s._n n._n the_o table_n the_o epistle_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o author_n be_v write_v chap._n i._o sect_n i._o the_o introduction_n with_o some_o reflection_n upon_o the_o author_n of_o the_o oppose_a pamphlet_n pag._n 1._o chap._n i._o sect_n ii_o a_o endless_a state_n of_o punishment_n for_o the_o wicked_a in_o another_o world_n prove_v and_o those_o proof_n vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n of_o mr._n richardson_n and_o his_o brethren_n the_o 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of_o learned_a man_n about_o the_o place_n where_o hell_n be_v fix_v p._n 34._o chap._n ii_o sect_n v._o his_o admirable_a combat_n with_o mr._n ed._n leigh_n upon_o the_o point_n and_o his_o causeless_a triumph_n over_o he_o be_v a_o vindication_n of_o the_o say_v mr._n l._n his_o argument_n p._n 38._o chap._n iii_o sect_n i._o mr._n r.'s_n attempt_v to_o remove_v as_o he_o call_v the_o main_a pillar_n of_o hell-torment_n p._n 46._o chap._n iii_o sect_n ii_o the_o strong_a man_n arm_v and_o his_o strength_n try_v or_o mr._n richardson_n deep_a consideration_n consider_v p._n 61._o chap._n iii_o sect_n iii_o mr._n richardson_n rich_a learning_n discover_v or_o his_o many_o infallible_a proof_n disprove_v p._n 70._o chap._n iii_o sect_n iv_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o his_o proof_n from_o the_o seven_o to_o the_o last_o be_v the_o 20_o careful_o examine_v p._n 89._o chap._n iv_o sect_n i._o the_o use_v of_o the_o point_n by_o way_n of_o information_n in_o several_a particular_n p._n 113._o chap._n iv_o sect_n ii_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o madness_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o follow_v their_o sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o extreme_a misery_n hereafter_o that_o die_v such_o here_o p._n 116._o chap._n iv_o sect_n iii_o a_o humble_a and_o serious_a exhortation_n to_o the_o gentry_n and_o other_o which_o conclude_v with_o some_o question_n to_o the_o damner_n and_o sinker_n p._n 132._o chap._n iv_o sect_n iii_o a_o continuation_n or_o a_o word_n to_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o gentry_n viz._n the_o religious_a p._n 140._o chap._n iv_o sect_n iv_o particular_a direction_n for_o the_o escape_n of_o hell-torment_n be_v six_o in_o number_n with_o a_o caution_n to_o all_o and_o a_o consolatory_a conclusion_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n p._n 145._o the_o author_n distance_n from_o the_o press_n have_v occasion_v these_o errata_n which_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v page_n 2._o line_n 23._o add_v most_o probable_o p._n 16._o l._n 31._o for_o bond_n read_v land_n p._n 38._o l._n 21._o for_o instance_n r._n sense_n p._n 51._o l._n 7._o for_o innovation_n r._n invention_n p._n 66._o l._n 3._o add_v almost_o p._n 99_o l._n 1._o leave_v out_o for_o p._n 120._o l._n 31._o for_o strange_a r._n strong_a p._n 134._o l._n 31._o for_o self_n r._n soul_n p._n 138._o l._n 7._o leave_v out_o the_o word_n two_n p._n 142._o l._n 32._o for_o furious_a r._n serious_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o everlasting_a fire_n no_o fancy_n chap._n i._n sect_n i._o the_o introduction_n with_o some_o reflection_n upon_o the_o author_n of_o the_o oppose_a pamphlet_n that_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a deceive_v they_o 12.26_o prov._n 12.26_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n of_o that_o god_n who_o can_v lie_v nor_o be_v deceive_v it_o fill_v they_o with_o sorrow_n when_o they_o look_v for_o joy_n and_o be_v as_o the_o gall_n of_o asp_n within_o they_o even_o then_o when_o it_o be_v sweet_a to_o their_o mouth_n and_o please_v to_o their_o corrupt_a affection_n caryl_n job_n 20.14_o mr._n caryl_n see_v the_o late_a expositor_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o place_n but_o o_o how_o bitter_a will_v it_o be_v to_o they_o hereafter_o when_o all_o the_o sweetness_n of_o it_o be_v past_a and_o end_n in_o those_o sorrow_n that_o never_o end_n when_o their_o continue_a rebellion_n against_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n have_v lay_v they_o under_o perpetual_a punishment_n and_o bind_v they_o in_o everlasting_a chain_n of_o darkness_n and_o damnation_n object_n but_o say_v some_o we_o hope_v there_o be_v no_o such_o danger_n for_o that_o doctrine_n have_v be_v suspect_v of_o late_a yea_o mr._n r._n have_v profess_o oppose_v it_o his_o light_n have_v discover_v the_o rot_a foundation_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v build_v and_o have_v prove_v all_o those_o black_a and_o dismal_a imagination_n concern_v it_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o the_o effect_n