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fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n from_o earth_n in_o hell_n or_o three_o discourse_n i._o concern_v the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n former_o ii_o concern_v the_o burn_a of_o aetna_n or_o mount_v gibel_v more_o late_o iii_o concern_v the_o burn_a of_o the_o wicked_a eternal_o with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n by_o thomas_n vincent_n sometime_o minister_n of_o maudlin_n milk-street_n london_n rev._n 21._o 8._o but_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whore-monger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n london_n print_v for_o george_n calvert_n and_o samuel_n sprint_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o golden_a ball_n in_o ducklane_n 1670._o to_o the_o reader_n the_o occasion_n of_o my_o write_v these_o few_o sheet_n concern_v these_o three_o great_a burn_n be_v the_o break_v 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the_o morning_n to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o look_v towards_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o towards_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o plain_a and_o behold_v and_o lo_o the_o â—…ke_n of_o the_o country_n go_v up_o as_o the_o smoke_n of_o a_o â—…urnace_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o god_n destroy_v the_o city_n of_o the_o plain_a that_o god_n remember_v abraham_n and_o send_v lot_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o overthrow_n when_o he_o overthrow_v the_o city_n wherein_o lot_n dwell_v in_o treat_v of_o this_o subject_n concern_v the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n i_o shall_v speak_v first_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o judgement_n second_o of_o the_o judgement_n itself_o three_o of_o person_n on_o who_o it_o be_v inflict_v and_o how_o they_o be_v affâ—…cted_v four_o of_o the_o person_n that_o escape_v five_o of_o the_o spectator_n last_o of_o the_o use_n and_o improvement_n which_o we_o may_v 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overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n admah_n and_o zeboim_n in_o his_o anger_n and_o in_o his_o wrath_n the_o lord_n hear_v the_o cry_n of_o sodom_n sin_n and_o be_v wrath_n a_o fire_n of_o anger_n be_v kindle_v in_o his_o breast_n and_o fury_n come_v up_o into_o his_o face_n therefore_o gird_v himself_o with_o his_o irresistible_a power_n and_o clothing_z himself_o with_o flame_a vengeance_n as_o with_o a_o garment_n he_o come_v do_v to_o plead_v with_o this_o ungodly_a and_o wicked_a people_n for_o their_o sin_n render_v his_o rebuke_n in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o never_o before_o be_v hear_v of_o it_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n recompense_n the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o fierce_a anger_n a_o day_n of_o trouble_n and_o distress_n of_o waste_v and_o desolation_n it_o be_v a_o day_n in_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n in_o flame_a fire_n to_o take_v vengeance_n upon_o the_o sodomite_v who_o he_o punish_v with_o a_o most_o fearful_a destruction_n devour_v 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