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forth_o to_o worship_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o go_v forth_o and_o look_v etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o if_o it_o be_v unquestionable_a that_o in_o christ_n speech_n the_o future_a misery_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v thus_o express_v as_o the_o disputer_n himself_o yield_v there_o can_v be_v no_o difficulty_n to_o understand_v the_o word_n so_o in_o isaiah_n also_o if_o therefore_o the_o place_n in_o isaiah_n so_o refer_v to_o the_o future_a torment_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n if_o the_o expression_n of_o future_a punishment_n by_o fire_n and_o worm_n proportionable_a to_o the_o several_a custom_n of_o dispose_v dead_a body_n by_o inter_v and_o burn_v be_v frequent_a among_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o disputer_n grant_v to_o the_o force_n of_o the_o other_o text_n which_o grotius_n quote_v if_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o never_o quench_v fire_n take_v away_o all_o ambiguity_n imaginable_a in_o the_o worm_n and_o incline_v it_o more_o strong_o to_o those_o 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contrary_a to_o the_o disputer_n interest_n next_o then_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judas_n 13._o 2_o pet._n 2.17_o there_o be_v no_o pretence_n that_o it_o shall_v in_o these_o place_n be_v mean_v for_o death_n any_o more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 2_o pet._n 2.4_o it_o signify_v the_o sad_a uncomfortablenesse_n of_o that_o state_n which_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o torment_v express_v by_o fire_n in_o other_o place_n have_v not_o yet_o the_o one_o comfort_n of_o ordinary_a fire_n belong_v to_o it_o viz._n lightsomness_n but_o contrariwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o durable_a as_o the_o flame_n the_o text_n produce_v job_n 10.21_o 22._o 1_o sam._n 2.9_o eccl._n 11.8_o ps_n 88.7_o 11_o 12._o job_n 17.13_o eccl._n 6.14_o be_v pertinent_a to_o prove_v what_o they_o design_v that_o darkness_n denote_v the_o state_n after_o this_o life_n but_o that_o no_o way_n prejudices_fw-la the_o use_n of_o it_o for_o a_o positive_a state_n and_o not_o that_o 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