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A43583 Meetness for heaven promoted in some brief meditations upon Colos. 1. 12. discovering the nature and necessity of habitual and actual meetness for heaven here, in all that hope for heaven hereafter. Designed for a funeral legacy. By O.H. an unworthy minister of the Gospel of Christ. Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702. 1679 (1679) Wing H1771; ESTC R216793 64,886 228

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for_o god_n will_v not_o permit_v his_o child_n to_o keep_v company_n or_o familiar_o converse_v with_o such_o on_o earth_n 1_o cor._n 5.11_o and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o be_v associate_v to_o they_o in_o the_o other_o world_n and_o god_n be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o such_o 1._o cor._n 10.5_o 7._o 4._o nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n such_o filthy_a sodomite_n shall_v rather_o have_v fire_n from_o heaven_n then_o be_v admit_v into_o that_o holy_a place_n these_o horrible_a act_n of_o filthiness_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v name_v among_o saint_n and_o sure_o the_o committer_n of_o they_o can_v be_v entertain_v among_o saint_n see_v eph._n 5_o 3_o 4._o they_o be_v give_v up_o rom._n 1.24_o 5._o nor_o thief_n not_o only_o open_a robber_n by_o the_o highway_n or_o breaker_n of_o house_n but_o gamester_n that_o cheat_v other_o or_o purloin_v wasteful_a servant_n deceitful_a 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101.7_o 12._o apostate_n that_o once_o make_v a_o fair_a show_n but_o be_v renegado_n to_o the_o truth_n way_n people_n worship_n of_o god_n they_o bring_v a_o great_a reproach_n on_o religion_n and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n pronounce_v such_o as_o put_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o to_o be_v unfit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n luk._n 9.62_o god_n soul_n will_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o heb._n 10.38_o oh_o the_o dreadful_a end_n of_o these_o that_o turn_v their_o back_n on_o christ_n 2_o pet._n 2.20_o 21._o harken_v you_o sinner_n if_o any_o of_o you_o be_v of_o this_o number_n read_v and_o tremble_v there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o you_o in_o this_o glorious_a city_n above_o you_o must_v be_v shut_v out_o live_v and_o die_v in_o this_o estate_n there_o be_v no_o more_o mercy_n for_o you_o then_o for_o the_o devil_n heaven_n be_v shut_v against_o you_o hell_n be_v open_a for_o you_o how_o can_v you_o escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n mat._n 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