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between_o the_o good_a and_o the_o bad_a fish_n which_o be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o net_n 13_o matth._n it_o be_v in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o reckon_v with_o his_o servant_n and_o to_o reward_v those_o who_o have_v labour_v in_o his_o vineyard_n 20_o matth._n for_o when_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n this_o world_n shall_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o this_o present_a visible_a frame_n of_o thing_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v as_o st._n peter_n tell_v we_o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o 11_o 12._o upon_o which_o account_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o come_v in_o flame_a fire_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o and_o if_o god_n will_v judge_v all_o mankind_n together_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n must_v be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o beside_o this_o it_o seem_v very_o reasonable_a and_o congruous_a that_o the_o final_a judgement_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v come_v together_o or_o that_o when_o god_n final_o judge_n all_o 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receive_v into_o heaven_n and_o all_o bad_a man_n condemn_v to_o hell_n this_o world_n have_v last_v as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v make_v for_o and_o must_v now_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o new_a mould_n and_o frame_n for_o so_o indeed_o the_o scripture_n represent_v it_o not_o that_o this_o world_n shall_v be_v destroy_v but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v new_o make_v that_o as_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v make_v subject_n to_o vanity_n by_o adam_n curse_n so_o it_o shall_v be_v redeem_v from_o vanity_n and_o corruption_n too_o when_o man_n be_v it_o shall_v be_v purge_v by_o fire_n and_o a_o new_a incorruptible_a world_n shall_v spring_v out_o of_o its_o ash_n 8_o rom._n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o for_o the_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o must_v signify_v this_o visible_a creation_n wait_v for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o the_o creature_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o vanity_n not_o willing_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o he_o who_o have_v subject_v 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and_o distress_a people_n sloth_n and_o idleness_n and_o other_o vice_n have_v send_v thither_o what_o loud_a clamour_n shall_v we_o have_v against_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n do_v man_n suffer_v half_a so_o much_o by_o piety_n and_o virtue_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o lust_n if_o man_n own_o vice_n be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a punishment_n to_o they_o we_o may_v consider_v in_o the_o next_o place_n how_o bad_a man_n punish_v one_o another_o there_o be_v infinite_a instance_n of_o this_o even_a in_o well-governed_a kingdom_n where_o the_o vice_n of_o man_n be_v restrain_v by_o public_a law_n and_o the_o severe_a execution_n of_o justice_n yet_o how_o many_o outrage_n do_v they_o commit_v rape_n murder_n theft_n oppression_n injustice_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o violence_n what_o work_n do_v pride_n and_o covetuousness_n and_o lust_n make_v especial_o when_o such_o vice_n as_o these_o infect_v great_a man_n and_o be_v arm_v with_o power_n to_o 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