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The righteous man's hope at death consider'd and improv'd for the comfort of dying Christians, and the support of surviving relations : to which is added Death-bed reflections, &c. proper for a righteous man in his last sickness / by Samuel Doolittle ; this was the first sermon the author preacht after the death of his mother Mrs. Mary Doolittle, who deceased Decemb. 16. 1692. and is since enlarged.
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Doolittle, Samuel.
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what_o haste_n do_v they_o make_v to_o carry_v the_o happy_a tiding_n of_o it_o to_o heaven_n that_o other_o 〈◊〉_d rejoice_v with_o they_o with_o what_o a_o â—iâ—â—ty_n concern_v do_v they_o drive_v and_o chase_v aâ—ay_o evil_a spirit_n with_o what_o courage_n do_v they_o 〈◊〉_d â—s_a from_o the_o râ—ge_n and_o fury_n 〈…〉_o â—illing_a be_v 〈…〉_o in_o thiâ—_n dangerous_a 〈…〉_o we_o have_v be_v foil_v 〈…〉_o how_o seasonable_o have_v 〈…〉_o what_o 〈◊〉_d have_v they_o make_v to_o espouse_v our_o quarrel_n and_o fight_v out_o the_o remain_a battle_n for_o we_o how_o off_o have_v they_o keep_v we_o from_o be_v hurt_v by_o those_o apostate_n and_o malignant_a spirit_n which_o in_o vast_a number_n rove_v about_o in_o the_o air_n and_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o this_o low_a world_n upon_o no_o other_o errand_n than_o to_o do_v mischief_n and_o prey_n upâ—n_o immortal_a soul_n these_o good_a angel_n be_v further_a beneficial_a to_o holy_a man_n at_o death_n in_o that_o they_o immediate_o 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the_o torment_n of_o the_o damn_a the_o affliction_n of_o time_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o misery_n of_o eternity_n the_o distress_n and_o anguish_n of_o a_o poor_a creature_n stretch_v on_o the_o wheel_n rack_v and_o torture_v in_o every_o limb_n part_n and_o member_n be_v but_o a_o weak_a and_o faint_a resemblance_n of_o the_o horrou_n and_o agony_n of_o despair_a soul_n in_o hell_n the_o pain_n of_o the_o first_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o pang_n of_o the_o second_o and_o eternal_a death_n there_o be_v a_o fire_n kindle_v that_o shall_v never_o go_v out_o flame_n burn_v which_o shall_v never_o be_v quench_v a_o worm_n to_o gnaw_v that_o shall_v never_o die_v and_o devil_n to_o torment_v who_o shall_v never_o be_v weary_a of_o that_o bloody_a and_o hellish_a work_n there_o impenitent_a sinner_n oh_o how_o terrible_a and_o dreadful_a a_o place_n be_v hell_n must_v feel_v the_o stroke_n of_o revenge_a justice_n the_o â—â—â—â—es_n of_o their_o own_o enrage_a conscience_n drink_v of_o 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