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shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o taste_v of_o thou_o may_v see_v a_o cherubin_n there_o with_o a_o flame_a sword_n to_o guard_v that_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o keep_v thou_o out_o of_o that_o pleasant_a paradise_n nay_o thou_o may_v behold_v there_o the_o plague_n and_o judgement_n the_o pain_n and_o punishment_n which_o the_o righteous_a god_n threaten_v against_o and_z will_v execute_v upon_o thou_o and_o all_o in_o thy_o condition_n in_o a_o word_n thou_o may_v as_o it_o be_v find_v thy_o very_a self_n mention_v in_o the_o forlorn_a hope_n for_o hell_n 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o rev._n 21.6_o 7._o while_o thou_o live_v thou_o be_v feed_v like_o a_o beast_n by_o a_o common_a providence_n and_o be_v a_o mere_a stranger_n to_o all_o the_o save_a promise_n if_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o finger_v the_o unsearchable_a riches_n in_o christ_n like_o the_o riches_n which_o solomon_n speak_v of_o they_o make_v themselves_o wing_n and_o fly_v away_o from_o thou_o thou_o go_v every_o day_n without_o thy_o guard_n be_v turn_v naked_a into_o the_o wide_a world_n among_o legion_n of_o devil_n and_o soul-damning_a lust_n to_o be_v rend_v and_o tear_v in_o piece_n like_o a_o silly_a hare_n among_o a_o pack_n of_o hound_n and_o none_o to_o shelter_v thou_o or_o call_v thou_o off_o many_o danger_n attend_v thou_o every_o day_n many_o misery_n every_o moment_n when_o thou_o go_v out_o or_o come_v in_o ly_z down_z or_o rise_v up_o still_o be_v those_o frightful_a hellhound_n watch_v for_o thou_o and_o wait_v only_o for_o leave_n from_o god_n o_o that_o his_o long-suffering_a may_v be_v unto_o thou_o salvation_n to_o drag_v thy_o soul_n into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n there_o be_v but_o a_o hair_n breadth_n as_o it_o be_v between_o thou_o and_o hell_n and_o o_o when_o thou_o die_v man_n what_o will_v thou_o then_o do_v as_o soon_o as_o that_o captain_n death_n strike_v the_o first_o stroke_n whole_a army_n of_o woe_n will_v fall_v upon_o thou_o reader_n i_o have_v tell_v thou_o somewhat_o 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i_o confess_v i_o shall_v fail_v much_o more_o than_o before_o for_o no_o pen_n can_v describe_v no_o pencil_n can_v delineate_v though_o both_o do_v it_o in_o blood_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o humane_a wit_n and_o art_n the_o thousand_o thousand_o part_n of_o that_o pain_n which_o thou_o shall_v there_o undergo_v i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o court_n where_o it_o be_v make_v death_n to_o mention_v death_n sure_o the_o word_n death_n must_v needs_o sound_v dreadful_o in_o thy_o ear_n because_o when_o it_o come_v it_o will_v strike_v and_o that_o home_o it_o will_v both_o kill_v thou_o and_o damn_v thou_o it_o will_v part_v thy_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o a_o time_n and_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n to_o eternity_n it_o will_v send_v thy_o body_n to_o the_o grave_n and_o thy_o soul_n to_o hell_n thy_o condition_n now_o be_v lamentable_a and_o dangerous_a but_o then_o o_o then_o it_o will_v be_v irrecoverable_a and_o desperate_a thy_o deaths-day_n will_v be_v thy_o doomsday_n wherein_o the_o guilty_a prisoner_n of_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v fetch_v out_o of_o the_o noisome_a goal_n of_o the_o body_n and_o appear_v before_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o from_o he_o receive_v a_o sentence_n of_o eternal_a death_n and_o then_o be_v hurry_v by_o frightful_a devil_n to_o execution_n it_o be_v story_v of_o charles_n king_n of_o sweden_n a_o great_a enemy_n of_o the_o jesuit_n that_o when_o he_o take_v any_o of_o their_o college_n he_o will_v put_v the_o young_a sort_n of_o they_o into_o his_o mine_n say_v that_o since_o they_o have_v wrought_v hard_o above_o ground_n he_o will_v now_o make_v trial_n how_o well_o they_o can_v work_v under_o ground_n true_o thus_o satan_n will_v serve_v thou_o when_o thou_o have_v wrought_v hard_o for_o he_o on_o earth_n he_o will_v pay_v thou_o thy_o wage_n in_o the_o dark_a vault_n of_o hell_n and_o make_v trial_n how_o well_o thou_o can_v work_v there_o ah_o who_o will_v serve_v such_o a_o master_n look_v to_o it_o and_o remember_v that_o thou_o be_v warn_v of_o it_o for_o if_o thou_o die_v natural_o before_o thou_o live_v spiritual_o thou_o die_v eternal_o augustine_n prayer_n be_v hack_v i_o hew_v i_o burn_v i_o here_o but_o spare_v i_o hereafter_o spare_v i_o hereafter_o alas_o what_o will_v thy_o condition_n be_v thou_o be_v in_o hell_n upon_o earth_n for_o thou_o live_v without_o god_n who_o gracious_a presence_n be_v heaven_n and_o in_o hell_n after_o death_n thou_o shall_v never_o be_v spare_v here_o nor_o hereafter_o now_o thou_o be_v a_o curse_a sinner_n and_o then_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o damn_a creature_n thy_o best_a be_v past_a and_o thy_o worst_a to_o come_v though_o thy_o best_a portion_n be_v a_o poor_a pittance_n a_o few_o brutish_a pleasure_n i_o come_v now_o to_o thy_o misery_n in_o the_o other_o world_n eternal_a death_n will_v teach_v thou_o six_o lesson_n though_o now_o neither_o mercy_n nor_o misery_n neither_o fair_a mean_n nor_o foul_a mean_n can_v prevail_v with_o thou_o to_o learn_v they_o first_o it_o will_v teach_v thou_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n thou_o now_o see_v it_o write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n in_o capital_a letter_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n eccles_n â—_o 3_o yet_o thou_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o as_o it_o be_v report_v of_o a_o gentlewoman_n that_o be_v tell_v so_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a solomon_n say_v so_o but_o he_o try_v the_o world_n first_o and_o so_o will_v i_o thou_o will_v try_v the_o world_n also_o before_o thou_o will_v trust_v the_o word_n but_o be_v confident_a in_o the_o other_o world_n thou_o will_v find_v god_n true_a to_o thy_o cost_n when_o thy_o honour_n which_o now_o be_v but_o the_o breath_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n a_o thin_a cabinet_n of_o air_n which_o every_o one_o have_v a_o key_n to_o but_o thyself_o shall_v be_v blow_v away_o when_o thy_o wealth_n which_o have_v great_a eagle_n wing_n to_o fly_v from_o thou_o here_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o small_a sparrow_n wing_n to_o follow_v after_o thou_o there_o and_o when_o all_o thy_o earthly_a comfort_n for_o which_o thou_o selle_v thy_o soul_n and_o thy_o saviour_n shall_v as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v judas_n leave_v thou_o in_o the_o great_a extremity_n and_o bid_v thou_o look_v to_o thyself_o then_o possible_o thou_o will_v say_v as_o cardinal_n wolsey_n when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o favour_n with_o his_o prince_n and_o leave_v by_o he_o to_o the_o rage_n of_o his_o enemy_n if_o i_o have_v serve_v my_o god_n as_o faithful_o as_o i_o have_v serve_v my_o king_n he_o will_v not_o have_v serve_v i_o thus_o so_o thou_o will_v think_v if_o i_o have_v serve_v my_o god_n as_o faithful_o as_o i_o have_v serve_v the_o world_n he_o will_v not_o have_v serve_v i_o thus_o to_o leave_v i_o in_o my_o great_a need_n to_o the_o rage_n of_o scorch_a flame_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o roar_a lion_n and_o torment_a devil_n if_o i_o have_v serve_v my_o saviour_n as_o faithful_o as_o i_o have_v serve_v 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will_v be_v so_o heavy_a so_o now_o thou_o be_v bear_v up_o with_o the_o stream_n of_o worldly_a comfort_n thy_o sin_n be_v easy_a and_o light_a but_o when_o thou_o come_v once_o to_o touch_v at_o land_n at_o thy_o long_a home_n they_o will_v be_v so_o poisonous_a for_o their_o nature_n and_o so_o ponderous_a for_o their_o weight_n that_o thou_o will_v cry_v out_o sad_o and_o despair_o what_o paul_n do_v sorrowful_o yet_o believe_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n rom._n 7.24_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n now_o blind_v thy_o eye_n that_o thou_o neither_o see_v their_o number_n nor_o colour_n but_o in_o that_o long_a long_a night_n of_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n all_o those_o ghost_n will_v walk_v and_o then_o they_o will_v be_v ghastly_a indeed_o those_o arrow_n of_o sin_n which_o now_o thou_o shoot_v out_o of_o sight_n will_v then_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o archer_n 4._o it_o will_v teach_v 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