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A60177 Diverse select sermons upon severall texts of holy scripture preached by that reverend and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, D. James Sibald ... Sibbald, James, 1590?-1650? 1658 (1658) Wing S3718; ESTC R33841 162,247 196

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shall_v make_v all_o man_n to_o tremble_v and_o fear_v to_o offend_v god_n the_o effect_n of_o who_o wrath_n be_v everlasting_a if_o thou_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o eternal_a kingdom_n &_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a loss_n for_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a good_a thou_o shall_v be_v subject_v to_o most_o grievous_a and_o eternal_a pain_n to_o the_o fire_n that_o never_o shall_v be_v quench_v to_o the_o worm_n that_o never_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o prison_n eternal_a and_o in_o darkness_n eternal_a who_o will_v for_o all_o the_o joy_n and_o honour_n and_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n be_v content_a to_o burn_v a_o hundred_o year_n in_o fire_n and_o yet_o take_v a_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o million_o of_o age_n from_o eternity_n and_o it_o be_v as_o fresh_a to_o begin_v as_o it_o be_v before_o o_o dreadful_a eternity_n who_o be_v able_a to_o conceive_v the_o greatness_n of_o it_o what_o strength_n 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