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A godly sermon preached at Paules Crosse the 31. day of October 1591. By VVilliam Fisher, Master and keeper of the hospitall of Ilford in Essex. ... Seene and allowed
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Fisher, William, student of diuinitie.
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yet_o everye_o one_o that_o be_v find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n shall_v be_v delyver_v and_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n it_o be_v that_o this_o book_n be_v ordain_v for_o this_o people_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v their_o passeover_n to_o avoid_v and_o escape_v the_o day_n of_o misery_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v threaten_v to_o bring_v upon_o they_o provide_v that_o the_o door_n post_n of_o your_o conscience_n may_v be_v sprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n or_o that_o your_o repentance_n may_v be_v record_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o you_o be_v sure_a of_o a_o everlasting_a passeover_n to_o escape_v god_n most_o dreadful_a vengeance_n but_o if_o you_o will_v see_v that_o prerogative_n which_o be_v instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la in_o steed_n of_o all_o other_o then_o consider_v again_o and_o again_o of_o that_o which_o be_v write_v in_o 20._o apoc._n ver_fw-la 12._o wherein_o the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n be_v most_o true_o describe_v even_o as_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a for_o it_o be_v say_v and_o i_o see_v the_o dead_a both_o great_a and_o small_a stand_n before_o god_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v &_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n &_o the_o dead_a be_v judge_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n according_a to_o their_o work_n but_o now_o what_o be_v these_o book_n that_o shall_v be_v open_v before_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v open_v doubtless_o these_o three_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n the_o book_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n first_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o lay_v before_o we_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v what_o duty_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v towards_o god_n and_o man_n through_o love_n and_o even_o as_o moses_n command_v the_o levite_n to_o put_v this_o book_n in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o may_v be_v 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