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A93110 Of the foure last and greatest things: death, iudgement, heaven and hell. The description of the happinesse of heaven, and misery of hell, by way of antithesis. With the way or means to passe through death, and judgement, into heaven, and to avoid hell. / By VVilliam Shepheard, Esquire. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1649 (1649) Wing S3196; Thomason E551_7; ESTC R205687 96,747 120

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23._o psal_n 10_o 2._o 26._o esay_n 5._o 17._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 12._o 6_o the_o next_o thing_n to_o which_o we_o be_v to_o be_v exhort_v be_v that_o since_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o must_v die_v and_o that_o we_o can_v tell_v how_o soon_o this_o may_v be_v and_o that_o after_o death_n there_o be_v no_o more_o time_n or_o place_n of_o do_v good_a to_o ourselves_o or_o other_o that_o from_o hence_o we_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o be_v active_a and_o industrious_a in_o god_n service_n while_o we_o live_v as_o man_n that_o have_v much_o work_n to_o do_v work_v so_o much_o the_o fast_o by_o how_o much_o the_o near_o they_o see_v the_o night_n approach_n gal._n 6._o 10_o as_o we_o have_v then_o opportunity_n let_v we_o do_v good_a eccles_n 9_o 10._o all_o that_o thy_o hand_n shall_v fin●e_v to_o do_v do●_n it_o with_o all_o thy_o power_n for_o there_o be_v neither_o work_n nor_o invention_n nor_o knowledge_n ●●r_a wisdom_n in_o the_o grave_n whither_o thou_o go_v eccles_n 12._o 1._o remember_v 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31_o 32._o paul_n act_v 20._o 28_o 25._o the_o devil_n also_o and_o wicked_a i_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o short_a they_o do_v perceive_v their_o time_n be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o they_o do_v bestir_v themselves_o to_o improve_v that_o time_n to_o ou●_n work_v the_o child_n of_o light_n in_o a_o quick_a dispatch_n of_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n rev._n 12._o 12._o luke_n 16._o 4_o 5._o mat._n 8._o 29._o and_o thus_o we_o have_v do_v with_o the_o exhortation_n deduce_v from_o this_o point_n as_o it_o have_v reference_n to_o our_o own_o death_n now_o there_o follow_v a_o exhortation_n draw_v from_o this_o point_n as_o it_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o death_n of_o other_o and_o so_o it_o be_v useful_a to_o exhort_v and_o persuade_v we_o to_o these_o thing_n 1._o as_o to_o our_o friend_n 2._o as_o to_o our_o enemy_n as_o to_o our_o friend_n 1._o live_v let_v we_o look_v upon_o and_o make_v use_n of_o they_o as_o mortal_a and_o die_a friend_n and_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v 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