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comfort_n or_o hope_v of_o pardon_n here_o on_o earth_n malefactor_n condemn_v to_o die_v have_v this_o comfort_n though_o wretched_a that_o one_o hour_n common_o terminate_v all_o their_o grief_n in_o this_o life_n but_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o damn_a be_v not_o conclude_v in_o a_o age_n nay_o the_o end_n and_o period_n of_o ten_o thousand_o year_n will_v not_o end_v their_o sorrow_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o add_v more_o to_o their_o suffering_n even_o their_o unhappy_a knowledge_n of_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o they_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o hope_n of_o releasement_n hope_v in_o this_o life_n have_v such_o a_o power_n in_o it_o that_o it_o can_v yield_v some_o comfort_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o trouble_n the_o sick_a man_n while_o his_o soul_n be_v in_o he_o he_o have_v hope_n but_o after_o this_o life_n this_o small_a refreshment_n be_v deny_v the_o damn_a all_o their_o hope_n be_v turn_v into_o desperation_n the_o prophet_n daniel_n cap._n 4.14_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o holy_a one_o cry_v hew_v down_o the_o tree_n and_o cut_v off_o his_o branch_n shake_v of_o his_o leaf_n and_o scatter_v his_o fruit_n nevertheless_o leave_v the_o stump_n of_o his_o root_n in_o the_o earth_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o man_n in_o this_o world_n say_v ambrose_n their_o leaf_n and_o their_o flower_n be_v shake_v their_o delight_n be_v take_v from_o they_o but_o the_o root_n remain_v and_o their_o hope_n be_v not_o abolish_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o hell_n say_v he_o there_o both_o flower_n and_o stump_n nay_o and_o even_o all_o hope_n too_o be_v banish_v away_o from_o they_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n malachy_n shall_v burn_v they_o up_o and_o leave_v they_o neither_o root_n nor_o branch_n the_o very_a hope_n say_v solomon_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v perish_v what_o shall_v this_o teach_v we_o but_o while_o our_o hope_n remain_v to_o improve_v our_o few_o day_n to_o our_o best_a advantage_n to_o make_v straight_a 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excellency_n mount_v up_o to_o the_o heaven_n and_o his_o head_n reach_v unto_o the_o cloud_n yet_o shall_v he_o perish_v for_o ever_o like_o his_o dongue_z but_o the_o righteous_a be_v like_o a_o strong_a mountain_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v have_v in_o everlasting_a remembrance_n wherefore_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n just_a occasion_n may_v here_o be_v take_v for_o deplore_a the_o negligence_n and_o unhappy_a condition_n of_o our_o time_n where_o be_v there_o any_o that_o take_v into_o their_o thought_n the_o due_a consideration_n of_o the_o time_n to_o come_v where_o shall_v we_o find_v any_o true_o provident_a for_o immortality_n sic_fw-la plerique_fw-la vivimus_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la fabula_fw-la esset_fw-la omnis_fw-la aeternitas_fw-la we_o so_o live_v as_o though_o we_o conceive_v of_o eternity_n but_o as_o of_o a_o fable_n or_o a_o dream_n the_o sweet_a allurement_n of_o sin_n do_v so_o strange_o beguile_v many_o that_o by_o gentle_a degree_n they_o obliterate_v and_o extinguish_v in_o they_o all_o love_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o very_a inclination_n themselves_o to_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v true_o term_v good_a but_o let_v we_o no_o long_o delude_v ourselves_o by_o fancy_v a_o perpetuity_n on_o earth_n behold_v the_o judge_n stand_v before_o the_o door_n aeternitas_fw-la momento_n fi_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la tota_fw-la doleat_fw-la aeternitas_fw-la the_o strong_a hold_n in_o the_o world_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o detain_v we_o one_o minute_n when_o god_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o call_v for_o our_o soul_n and_o therefore_o aeternorum_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la prae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la habeamus_fw-la diem_fw-la ultimum_fw-la &_o momentis_fw-la singulis_fw-la supplicia_fw-la timeamus_fw-la dolotum_fw-la aeternorum_fw-la let_v we_o before_o all_o thing_n have_v continual_o in_o our_o sight_n the_o last_o day_n and_o let_v we_o every_o moment_n fear_v the_o punishment_n of_o eternal_a pain_n chap._n iii_o certain_a conclusion_n draw_v from_o the_o serious_a and_o devoute_a consideration_n of_o eternity_n the_o first_o conclusion_n if_o they_o who_o run_v on_o in_o any_o notorious_a sin_n do_v but_o right_o weigh_v how_o fast_o they_o go_v towards_o the_o eternity_n of_o torment_n since_o that_o by_o the_o least_o command_n or_o stroke_n of_o god_n intelligitur_fw-la confecto_fw-la demum_fw-la scelere_fw-la eius_fw-la magnitudo_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la they_o may_v be_v avoidable_o hurl_v to_o death_n and_o destruction_n certain_o they_o will_v not_o for_o all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o europe_n for_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o asia_n nay_o not_o for_o the_o whole_a world_n defer_v their_o repentance_n one_o hour_n much_o less_o will_v they_o go_v so_o confident_o to_o their_o bed_n without_o fear_n or_o horror_n be_v so_o near_o the_o pit_n brink_n and_o lie_v in_o the_o danger_n of_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n for_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o win_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o loose_v his_o soul_n wherefore_o whoever_o thou_o be_v nulli_fw-la parcas_fw-la ut_fw-la soli_fw-la parcas_fw-la animae_fw-la memento_fw-la omnia_fw-la siperdas_fw-la animam_fw-la seruare_fw-la memento_fw-la what_o ever_o become_v of_o all_o other_o thing_n yet_o have_v a_o special_a care_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o thy_o precious_a soul_n the_o second_o conclusion_n the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n do_v not_o believe_v this_o eternity_n which_o shall_v undoubted_o follow_v either_o in_o heaven_n or_o hell_n to_o all_o for_o be_v they_o assure_v of_o that_o truth_n they_o will_v show_v more_o evident_a proof_n thereof_o in_o the_o reformation_n of_o their_o life_n some_o indeed_o will_v seem_v to_o credit_v it_o in_o their_o word_n but_o deny_v it_o in_o their_o action_n their_o apprehension_n and_o conceit_n may_v perchance_o sometime_o glance_v at_o it_o upon_o some_o check_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v as_o a_o thorn_n in_o their_o side_n and_o a_o mountain_n in_o their_o way_n towards_o their_o earthly_a contentment_n but_o they_o be_v soon_o take_v off_o such_o thought_n have_v no_o root_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o heart_n but_o be_v sudden_o choke_v by_o some_o intervenient_a employment_n they_o be_v common_o nip_v in_o their_o very_a bud_n and_o kill_v in_o their_o birth_n so_o that_o they_o never_o come_v to_o any_o issue_n thus_o many_o there_o be_v who_o exibunt_fw-la caeci_fw-la ad_fw-la aeternitatem_fw-la adeunt_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la nunquam_fw-la exibunt_fw-la run_v headlong_o and_o blindfold_a to_o their_o long_a home_n like_o the_o rich_a glutton_n in_o the_o gospel_n which_o never_o begin_v to_o open_v his_o eye_n and_o look_v upward_o till_o he_o be_v in_o torment_n all_o the_o while_o he_o live_v on_o earth_n his_o eye_n be_v shut_v up_o and_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o namely_o when_o he_o be_v throw_v to_o hell_n then_o begin_v he_o to_o look_v upward_o and_o about_o he_o and_o certain_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n this_o rich_a glutton_n and_o many_o more_o like_o he_o hasten_v thus_o unhappy_o to_o their_o inevitable_a downfall_n for_o they_o go_v on_o in_o a_o please_a and_o easy_a way_n and_o terminus_fw-la in_o via_fw-la nemo_fw-la errat_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o fine_a viae_fw-la via_fw-la pluribus_fw-la placet_fw-la sed_fw-la dispicet_fw-la &_o terret_fw-la viae_fw-la terminus_fw-la they_o be_v never_o sensible_a that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n till_o they_o arrive_v at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o journey_n all_o misery_n lie_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o day_n for_o out_o of_o the_o pit_n be_v no_o redemption_n when_o once_o the_o soul_n be_v split_v upon_o this_o rock_n it_o give_v to_o the_o world_n his_o everlasting_a farewell_n according_a to_o that_o of_o job._n cap._n 7.9_o as_o the_o cloud_n vanish_v and_o go_v away_o so_o he_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n shall_v come_v up_o no_o more_o he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o to_o his_o house_n neither_o shall_v his_o place_n know_v he_o any_o more_o the_o three_o conclusion_n whosoever_o shall_v descend_v into_o himself_o and_o take_v a_o strict_a and_o serious_a view_n of_o this_o eternity_n certain_o the_o meditation_n thereof_o sound_o digest_v can_v but_o terminate_v his_o desire_n to_o a_o moderate_a and_o spare_a fruition_n even_o of_o lawful_a contentment_n this_o will_v embitter_v his_o carnal_a mirth_n take_v off_o the_o edge_n from_o his_o sweet_a delight_n and_o at_o length_n make_v he_o say_v with_o solomon_n i_o say_v of_o laughter_n thou_o be_v mad_a and_o of_o joy_n what_o do_v thou_o it_o be_v record_v of_o lazarus_n that_o after_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a he_o be_v never_o see_v to_o laugh_v the_o stream_n of_o his_o affection_n be_v now_o turn_v into_o another_o channel_n his_o thought_n be_v fix_v in_o heaven_n though_o his_o body_n be_v on_o earth_n and_o therefore_o bern._n aeternis_fw-la inhianti_fw-la in_o fastidio_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la transitoria_fw-la i.e._n bern._n he_o can_v not_o but_o slight_v temporal_a thing_n when_o his_o heart_n be_v bend_v towards_o eternal_a oh_o that_o we_o can_v work_v our_o heart_n &_o soul_n to_o a_o vehement_a thirst_n after_o christ_n the_o true_a eternity_n that_o we_o can_v cleave_v to_o that_o rock_n with_o steadfastness_n and_o with_o unmoveable_a affection_n for_o if_o christ_n be_v our_o end_n our_o joy_n shall_v be_v endless_a nullo_n sine_fw-la regnabis_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la si_fw-la christus_fw-la tibi_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o four_o conclusion_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil_a present_n by_o how_o much_o less_o it_o meditate_v on_o the_o good_a to_o come_v for_o he_o that_o look_v towards_o the_o reward_n will_v vilify_v the_o suffering_n saint_n austin_n run_v on_o sweet_o in_o his_o meditation_n upon_o this_o subject_n eternal_a labour_n say_v he_o be_v but_o a_o equal_a compensation_n for_o a_o eternal_a rest_n but_o if_o thou_o shall_v endure_v this_o eternal_a 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a_o long_a time_n yet_o what_o be_v the_o long_a time_n of_o man_n to_o god_n eternity_n yea_o though_o