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A23773 The whole duty of divine meditation described in all its various parts and branches : with meditations on several places of scripture / by the author of The whole duty of man. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681. 1694 (1694) Wing A1168A; ESTC R43055 62,234 194

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away_o as_o a_o vapour_n and_o past_a away_o as_o a_o morning-cloud_n vii_o but_o the_o sting_n and_o torment_v perpetual_o endure_v and_o plague_n our_o vital_n with_o everlasting_a anguish_n thus_o shall_v they_o roar_v out_o but_o all_o be_v deaf_a to_o their_o complaint_n thus_o shall_v they_o lament_v but_o no_o compassion_n shall_v relieve_v they_o o_o dismal_a spectacle_n of_o a_o wicked_a life_n o_o terrible_a sequel_n of_o a_o destructive_a death_n perpetual_o to_o wish_v for_o what_o they_o never_o can_v obtain_v perpetual_o to_o undergo_v that_o which_o be_v inevitable_a o_o magnify_a be_v thy_o divine_a omnipotence_n that_o with_o such_o a_o indulgent_a affection_n give_v we_o timely_a notice_n of_o our_o ruin_n save_v we_o o_o bless_a lord_n from_o all_o impiety_n oh_o save_v we_o for_o thy_o own_o dear_a sake_n quicken_v our_o mind_n against_o the_o effect_n of_o sin_n and_o with_o thy_o fatherly_a correction_n chastise_v we_o often_o that_o at_o last_o the_o terror_n of_o hell_n may_v force_v we_o into_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n med_n xxviii_o upon_o heaven_n psal._n