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shall_v then_o receive_v a_o thousand_o fold_n by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n this_o day_n be_v not_o so_o comfortable_a to_o the_o good_a as_o it_o will_v be_v terrible_a even_o a_o day_n of_o blackness_n and_o confusion_n to_o the_o wicked_a when_o their_o great_a enemy_n shall_v sit_v upon_o his_o great_a enemy_n oh_o how_o shall_v judas_n and_o pilate_n tremble_v and_o be_v confound_v at_o that_o day_n think_v of_o it_o thou_o drunkard_n thou_o blasphemer_n etc._n etc._n he_o who_o thou_o have_v condemn_v shall_v be_v thy_o judge_n how_o dare_v thou_o expect_v pardon_n and_o mercy_n now_o indeed_o be_v the_o time_n of_o mercy_n but_o then_o only_o of_o judgement_n the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n shall_v persuade_v we_o to_o repentance_n use_v 4_o for_o this_o end_n christ_n command_v his_o apostle_n especial_o to_o testify_v this_o to_o all_o man_n 10.42_o act._n 10.42_o that_o he_o be_v ordain_v judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a so_o saint_n paul_n use_v this_o as_o the_o last_o argument_n to_o draw_v man_n from_o their_o sin_n 2._o cor._n 5.11_o and_o true_o who_o can_v have_v any_o desire_n or_o delight_n in_o sin_n when_o he_o shall_v think_v of_o that_o judge_n of_o that_o judgement_n of_o that_o sentence_n of_o that_o never_o die_a worm_n of_o those_o unquenchable_a flame_n magna_fw-la est_fw-la peccati_fw-la poena_fw-la temp._n aug._n ser_n 120._o de_fw-fr temp._n metum_fw-la &_o memoriam_fw-la futuri_fw-la perdidisse_fw-la judicij_fw-la it_o be_v a_o great_a punishment_n of_o sin_n to_o lose_v the_o fear_n and_o remembrance_n of_o the_o judgement_n to_o come_v say_a saint_n augustine_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v remember_v it_o and_o hear_v of_o it_o and_o yet_o not_o fear_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o infinite_a anger_n of_o god_n upon_o thou_o the_o find_v of_o the_o last_o trumpet_n be_v always_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o saint_n hierome_n who_o wheresoever_o he_o be_v think_v he_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v to_o judgement_n 24.25_o act._n 24.25_o yea_o foelix_n himself_o tremble_v to_o hear_v paul_n preach_v of_o the_o judgement_n to_o come_v always_o think_v of_o this_o day_n and_o repel_v the_o temptation_n unto_o sin_n with_o the_o remembrance_n thereof_o consider_v what_o it_o will_v cost_v thou_o now_o the_o drunkard_n the_o unclean_a person_n the_o proud_a the_o covetous_a etc._n etc._n see_v not_o the_o foulness_n of_o their_o fault_n but_o then_o thou_o shall_v see_v and_o wonder_v that_o thou_o be_v so_o mad_a to_o run_v into_o such_o danger_n for_o such_o small_a and_o idle_a satisfaction_n when_o thou_o shall_v appear_v before_o that_o judge_n when_o satan_n and_o thy_o own_o conscience_n shall_v accuse_v thou_o when_o thou_o shall_v behold_v the_o frown_a and_o ireful_a countenance_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o those_o fire_n prepare_v for_o thou_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v whither_o will_v thou_o go_v nor_o friend_n nor_o riches_n 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if_o thy_o brother_n be_v grieve_v with_o thy_o meat_n now_o walk_v thou_o not_o charitable_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n by_o itself_o consider_v we_o have_v two_o part_n a_o supposition_n and_o a_o accusation_n the_o supposition_n if_o thy_o brother_n be_v grieve_v with_o thy_o meat_n the_o accusation_n now_o walk_v thou_o not_o charitable_o grant_v the_o supposition_n and_o the_o accusation_n hold_v take_v away_o the_o supposition_n and_o the_o accusation_n be_v of_o no_o force_n to_o use_v indifferent_a thing_n as_o meat_n apparel_n etc._n etc._n be_v lawful_a if_o charity_n put_v not_o in_o a_o bar_n we_o must_v set_v more_o by_o our_o brother_n grieve_a conscience_n then_o by_o the_o use_n of_o our_o liberty_n in_o such_o thing_n we_o may_v at_o no_o hand_n forgo_v our_o liberty_n in_o such_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o purchase_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o supposition_n we_o have_v the_o thing_n suppose_v 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