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the_o rage_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o violent_a fury_n of_o death_n when_o he_o have_v once_o see_v the_o heaven_n open_v 56._o and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n stand_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n loe_o god_n offer_v the_o same_o bless_a prospect_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o soul_n faith_n be_v the_o key_n that_o can_v open_v the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n fix_v thy_o eye_n upon_o that_o glorious_a and_o save_a object_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o lay_v down_o thy_o body_n in_o peace_n and_o send_v up_o thy_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o buy_v it_o with_o the_o sweet_a and_o cheerful_a recommendation_n of_o lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n comfort_n against_o the_o terror_n of_o judgement_n §._o 1._o aggravation_n of_o the_o fearfulness_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n thou_o apprehend_v it_o aright_o death_n be_v terrible_a but_o judgement_n more_o both_o these_o succeed_v upon_o the_o same_o decree_n it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v 27._o 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god_n etc._n etc._n lo_o the_o holy_a man_n may_v not_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o dread_n but_o from_o the_o slavish_a fear_n of_o the_o great_a judge_n we_o know_v his_o infinite_a justice_n we_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o our_o manifold_a fail_n how_o can_v we_o lay_v these_o two_o together_o and_o not_o fear_v but_o this_o fear_n work_v not_o in_o we_o a_o malignant_a kind_n of_o repine_v at_o the_o severe_a tribunal_n of_o the_o almighty_a as_o common_o who_o we_o fear_v we_o hate_v but_o rather_o a_o careful_a endeavour_n so_o to_o approve_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v be_v acquit_v by_o he_o and_o appear_v blameless_a in_o his_o presence_n how_o just_o may_v we_o tremble_v when_o we_o look_v upon_o our_o own_o action_n our_o own_o desert_n but_o how_o confident_o may_v we_o appear_v at_o that_o bar_n where_o we_o be_v beforehand_o assure_v of_o a_o discharge_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n 1._o â—we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o 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