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look_v oâ—â—…_n this_o cool_a card_n you_o be_v far_o on_o to_o the_o â—…aâ—ing_n of_o this_o sad_a story_n tell_v by_o your_o conscience_n to_o you_o that_o you_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o note_v hereupon_o that_o man_n come_v not_o to_o be_v bind_v with_o this_o cord_n by_o and_o by_o they_o usual_o come_v to_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o sin_n first_o they_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o commit_v the_o same_o sin_n for_o which_o they_o judge_v other_o they_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o god_n goodness_n and_o forbearance_n and_o long_o suffer_v they_o have_v hard_a and_o impenitent_a heart_n in_o a_o word_n they_o sin_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n against_o conscience_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v careless_a and_o fearless_a and_o desperate_o secure_a and_o then_o come_v this_o â—ord_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o whip_n of_o conscience_n judas_n his_o cord_n i_o may_v call_v it_o read_v 1_o thes_n 5.3_o for_o when_o they_o shall_v say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o sudden_a destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o as_o travail_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v such_o fellow_n come_v in_o sometime_o among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o make_v a_o faction_n and_o to_o do_v mischief_n but_o though_o hand_n join_v in_o hand_n the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a prov._n 11.21_o but_o they_o be_v bind_v together_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v bind_v with_o cord_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v break_v it_o be_v story_v of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n that_o after_o all_o his_o wicked_a behaviour_n against_o the_o christian_n he_o be_v strike_v in_o a_o battle_n through_o the_o left_a arm_n into_o the_o short_a rib_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d or_o javelin_n in_o pull_v which_o out_o and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o air_n with_o his_o blood_n he_o utter_v these_o blasphemous_a word_n be_v bind_v with_o this_o cord_n of_o conscience_n i_o be_o now_o speak_v of_o thou_o have_v overcome_v i_o o_o galilean_a zosimus_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 2._o and_o theod._n lib_n 3._o cap._n 25._o the_o second_o particular_a be_v in_o these_o word_n take_v he_o away_o hence_o observe_v doctr._n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a punishment_n to_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n and_o from_o the_o comfortable_a society_n of_o god_n people_n it_o will_v be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o ungodly_a man_n hereafter_o to_o be_v turn_v out_o to_o be_v bid_v to_o depart_v and_o get_v pack_v from_o god_n and_o his_o people_n mat._n 7.23_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o that_o work_n iniquity_n mat._n 13_o ver_fw-la 30_o aâ—d_fw-la 41._o the_o tare_n must_v be_v bind_v in_o bundle_n that_o be_v as_o christ_n himself_o expound_v it_o the_o angel_n shall_v gather_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n all_o thing_n that_o offend_v and_o they_o that_o work_n iniquity_n they_o must_v out_o of_o god_n kingdom_n there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o they_o they_o must_v depart_v and_o so_o ver_fw-la 49._o of_o that_o same_o chap._n the_o angel_n shall_v come_v forth_o and_o sever_v the_o wicked_a from_o among_o the_o justâ—…_n and_o mat._n 25.32_o and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n divide_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n and_o ver_fw-la 41._o he_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o on_o the_o left_a hand_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v etc._n etc._n they_o must_v depart_v upon_o which_o place_n say_v one_o who_o i_o hear_v many_o year_n ago_o methinks_v i_o hear_v these_o castawaye_n plead_v and_o beg_v to_o this_o effect_n o_o lord_n if_o we_o shall_v not_o sit_v down_o with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o thy_o kingdom_n if_o we_o shall_v not_o sit_v on_o throne_n yet_o let_v we_o stand_v in_o thy_o sight_n though_o but_o at_o the_o door_n or_o let_v we_o but_o peep_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o thy_o people_n no_o say_v god_n depart_v you_o shall_v not_o see_v my_o face_n get_v out_o of_o my_o sight_n you_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o righteous_a you_o scorn_v they_o once_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v with_o they_o now_o depart_v yet_o may_v these_o poor_a wretch_n say_v if_o we_o must_v needs_o depart_v thy_o presence_n o_o god_n and_o be_v thrust_v out_o from_o thy_o people_n yet_o remember_v we_o be_v thy_o creature_n o_o lord_n and_o bless_v we_o before_o we_o go_v no_o say_v god_n depart_v you_o curse_v away_o with_o my_o curse_n upon_o your_o back_n why_o yet_o lord_n may_v they_o say_v send_v we_o to_o some_o silent_a corner_n where_o we_o may_v lie_v only_o under_o the_o paena_fw-la damni_fw-la or_o dissolve_v we_o to_o nothing_o out_o of_o which_o we_o be_v take_v no_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v grant_v neither_o depart_v into_o fire_n happy_a shall_v they_o be_v if_o they_o may_v cease_v to_o be_v but_o they_o must_v depart_v into_o hell_n torment_n part_n be_v this_o all_o hear_v one_o imaginary_a petition_n more_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o future_a condition_n of_o ungodly_a man_n lord_n how_o long_o lord_n how_o long_o let_v it_o be_v but_o a_o thousand_o year_n may_v they_o say_v or_o if_o that_o can_v be_v obtain_v yet_o but_o as_o many_o year_n as_o there_o be_v star_n in_o heaven_n drop_n in_o the_o sea_n sand_n on_o the_o shore_n or_o under_o the_o sea_n and_o let_v we_o come_v out_o then_o no_o it_o be_v everlasting_a fire_n o_o rocky_a heart_n tremble_v but_o yet_o once_o more_o must_v we_o depart_v and_o be_v accurse_v and_o be_v in_o fire_n and_o that_o eternal_o yet_o lord_n may_v they_o say_v let_v we_o have_v a_o little_a good_a company_n to_o help_v wear_v along_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v without_o end_n