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come_v blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o ever_o etc._n etc._n think_v o_o my_o soul_n that_o in_o one_o of_o these_o two_o contrary_a state_n i_o must_v abide_v for_o ever_o in_o endless_a joy_n or_o sorrow_n bless_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n or_o for_o ever_o banish_v from_o it_o and_o whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o read_v this_o apply_v it_o serious_o to_o thyself_o it_o be_v thou_o own_o case_n yea_o i_o tell_v thou_o from_o god_n that_o holiness_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o former_a and_o that_o without_o it_o thou_o shall_v never_o see_v his_o face_n but_o be_v punish_v with_o everlasting_a destruction_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o glory_n be_v this_o a_o unquestionable_a truth_n o_o let_v i_o consider_v it_o till_o i_o feel_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o so_o important_a a_o principle_n let_v the_o impression_n be_v deep_a and_o last_a let_v it_o pierce_v and_o enter_v into_o my_o very_a soul_n to_o cool_v the_o 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the_o devil_n may_v at_o any_o time_n suggest_v jet_n a_o confirm_a faith_n be_v the_o reality_n of_o what_o be_v thus_o future_a that_o my_o soul_n may_v be_v influence_v by_o they_o as_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v by_o thing_n present_a let_v it_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o and_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n unseen_a and_o as_o yet_o at_o a_o distance_n as_o if_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v already_o come_v and_o there_o be_v no_o intermediate_v time_n to_o pass_v between_o this_o and_o that_o o_o eternity_n eternity_n the_o more_o i_o consider_v it_o the_o more_o unfathomable_a still_o i_o find_v it_o unchangeable_a blessedness_n or_o remediless_a endless_a torment_n a_o eternal_a blissful_a day_n or_o everlasting_a horror_n darkness_n and_o despair_n life_n or_o death_n glory_n or_o destruction_n to_o last_o as_o long_o as_o the_o immutable_a live_v god_n none_o of_o the_o patriarch_n who_o live_v long_a arrive_v to_o the_o period_n of_o a_o thousand_o 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it_o shall_v be_v as_o far_o from_o a_o end_n oh_o that_o the_o thought_n of_o eternity_n may_v be_v powerful_a and_o prevail_v above_o all_o other_o that_o i_o may_v judge_v of_o every_o thing_n by_o its_o relation_n to_o it_o by_o its_o influence_n upon_o it_o choose_v now_o my_o soul_n whether_o everlasting_a joy_n or_o misery_n shall_v be_v thy_o portion_n but_o consider_v well_o that_o thy_o eternity_n be_v concern_v in_o thy_o present_a choice_n and_o that_o this_o choice_n must_v be_v pursue_v with_o steadfastness_n and_o constancy_n as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v and_o what_o be_v a_o few_o year_n to_o prepare_v for_o a_o eternal_a state_n be_v we_o oblige_v to_o spend_v several_a hundred_o year_n in_o serious_a humble_a preparation_n for_o it_o with_o the_o great_a strictness_n and_o severity_n of_o life_n during_o all_o that_o time_n it_o be_v infinite_o less_o than_o to_o spend_v a_o hour_n or_o two_o in_o prepare_v for_o the_o great_a dignity_n and_o employ_v on_o earth_n which_o can_v be_v enjoy_v but_o for_o a_o few_o year_n at_o long_a for_o to_o these_o a_o hour_n have_v some_o proportion_n but_o a_o hundred_o or_o thousand_o year_n have_v hone_o with_o a_o everlasting_a duration_n therefore_o to_o consider_v how_o many_o year_n of_o toil_n and_o pain_n and_o diligence_n many_o bestow_v on_o the_o probable_a prospect_n of_o some_o temporal_a good_a shall_v reprove_v and_o shame_n my_o negligence_n and_o remissness_n in_o provide_v for_o eternity_n sect_n xix_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o damn_a consider_v as_o intolerable_a and_o everlasting_a and_o as_o unquestionable_o certain_a what_o the_o reflection_n upon_o hell-torment_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o teach_v we_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n the_o entrance_n into_o the_o way_n of_o life_n as_o it_o be_v ordinary_o one_o of_o the_o first_o mean_n to_o awaken_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o serious_a concern_v for_o eternity_n let_v i_o therefore_o first_o consider_v the_o endless_a punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o other_o world_n before_o i_o enter_v upon_o the_o ravish_a prospect_n of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o heaven_n promise_v to_o the_o righteous_a and_o with_o what_o serious_a tremble_v shall_v i_o think_v of_o the_o terror_n of_o a_o everlasting_a destruction_n which_o our_o lord_n shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n to_o render_v to_o all_o who_o know_v not_o god_n and_o obey_v not_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o wicked_a shall_v go_v away_o into_o everlasting_a punishment_n as_o the_o righteous_a into_o life_n eternal_a the_o dreadfulness_n of_o that_o punishment_n the_o endless_a duration_n of_o it_o join_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o its_o unquestionable_a certainty_n deserve_v the_o most_o attentive_a thought_n of_o every_o man_n who_o love_v his_o soul_n and_o will_v manifest_v he_o do_v so_o by_o secure_v his_o great_a interest_n the_o description_n of_o that_o misery_n under_o insupportable_a and_o eternal_a torment_n demand_v more_o than_o a_o transient_a view_n because_o no_o word_n can_v sufficient_o express_v the_o horror_n of_o that_o state_n what_o be_v it_o o_o my_o soul_n to_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o bless_a sight_n and_o presence_n of_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o all_o the_o impression_n of_o his_o holy_a image_n and_o likeness_n and_o to_o know_v that_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o my_o own_o choice_n that_o i_o lose_v it_o by_o my_o own_o fault_n and_o folly_n that_o i_o deserve_v to_o lose_v it_o that_o the_o sentence_n be_v as_o just_o as_o it_o be_v irrecoverable_a who_o can_v full_o imagine_v the_o dismal_a despair_n of_o a_o condemn_a sinner_n under_o the_o anguish_n of_o a_o guilty_a self-accusing_a mind_n while_o under_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n almighty_a revenge_a justice_n with_o a_o distinct_a view_n and_o knowledge_n than_o now_o of_o god_n and_o his_o excellency_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o vileness_n and_o malignity_n which_o must_v great_o increase_v his_o rage_n 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