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death_n he_o judge_v to_o be_v most_o grievous_a â—nd_v such_o as_o require_v the_o penitential_a tear_n â—welue_v year_n to_o blot_v they_o out_o this_o then_o â—he_v true_a commentary_n of_o these_o word_n of_o 〈◊〉_d scripture_n remember_v the_o last_o thing_n to_o wit_n â—th_v judgement_n heaven_n and_o hell_n and_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v never_o sin_n &_o if_o the_o remembrance_n 〈◊〉_d one_o only_a of_o these_o four_o be_v so_o available_a 〈◊〉_d this_o monk_n as_o that_o for_o twelve_o year_n penance_n he_o redeem_v the_o everlasting_a torment_n of_o hellfyre_n and_o gain_v the_o glory_n 〈◊〉_d a_o never_o end_v kingdom_n what_o will_v 〈◊〉_d perpetual_a memory_n of_o all_o four_o work_n in_o 〈◊〉_d in_o case_n we_o will_v exercise_v ourselves_o therein_o i_o will_v to_o god_n man_n will_v but_o know_v 〈◊〉_d try_v this_o short_a and_o compendious_a way_n to_o 〈◊〉_d great_a and_o unspeakable_a a_o gain_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o second_o precept_n of_o die_v well_o wheâ—_n our_o death_n be_v near_o which_o be_v of_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o second_o of_o the_o four_o last_o thing_n iâ—_n judgement_n which_o be_v twofold_a the_o one_o particular_a in_o which_o every_o soul_n in_o particular_a be_v judge_v at_o the_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n the_o other_o general_n which_o shall_v be_v of_o altogether_o in_o the_o late_a day_n both_o be_v most_o horrible_a and_o dreadful_a unto_o the_o wicked_a delightful_a and_o glorious_a unto_o the_o good_a and_o often_o and_o attentive_o to_o think_v of_o tâ—_n one_o and_o other_o be_v most_o profitable_a for_o sâ—â—_n as_o desire_v to_o atteyne_v a_o happy_a death_n no_o 〈◊〉_d can_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o particular_a judgement_n of_o every_o man_n alone_o be_v to_o be_v make_v present_o at_o his_o death_n when_o as_o in_o the_o counâ—ell_n of_o florence_n it_o be_v declare_v against_o the_o heretic_n that_o such_o as_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n in_o â—eadly_a sin_n straight_o way_n to_o descend_v 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moment_n because_o the_o judge_n be_v present_a who_o be_v god_n and_o man_n according_a to_o his_o divine_a nature_n be_v every_o where_o and_o as_o he_o be_v man_n do_v know_v all_o thing_n for_o most_o true_o do_v saint_n peter_n say_v unto_o our_o saviour_n domine_fw-la tu_fw-la omne_fw-la nosti_fw-la 21._o joan._n 21._o o_o lord_n thou_o know_v all_o thing_n the_o accuser_n which_o be_v the_o devil_n call_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n accusator_fw-la fratrum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la the_o accuser_n of_o our_o brethren_n be_v at_o hand_n &_o he_o run_v to_o such_o as_o be_v sick_a and_o ready_a to_o die_v as_o a_o wolf_n lion_n or_o dog_n to_o his_o prey_n the_o witness_n be_v also_o ready_a the_o conscience_n itself_o of_o the_o soul_n which_o now_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n can_v no_o more_o be_v deceive_v by_o ignorance_n or_o oblivion_n but_o thorough_o know_v itself_o and_o incontinent_o see_v whether_o it_o be_v grateful_a or_o hateful_a unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o 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