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many_o shall_v be_v actual_o punish_v for_o the_o same_o for_o those_o that_o have_v do_v iniquity_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o a_o furnace_n of_o fire_n mat._n 13._o 41_o 42._o and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a shall_v arise_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n john_n 5._o 29._o yet_o of_o those_o who_o escape_n by_o repentance_n they_o certain_o suffer_v this_o loss_n it_o will_v be_v better_o for_o they_o throughout_o all_o eternity_n if_o they_o have_v never_o commit_v such_o act_n of_o sin_n beside_o that_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o commit_v iniquity_n may_v have_v be_v spend_v in_o well-doing_n and_o so_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o recompense_n they_o may_v have_v have_v for_o that_o though_o a_o sinner_n do_v evil_a a_o hundred_o time_n and_o his_o day_n be_v prolong_v yet_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n that_o fear_v before_o he_o both_o manner_n of_o way_n will_v come_v into_o account_n and_o they_o will_v have_v a_o 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for_o repentance_n and_o make_v a_o way_n for_o his_o own_o reward_n whereas_o all_o his_o former_a day_n be_v consume_v in_o vanity_n and_o trouble_n psal_n 78._o 33_o they_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o good_a account_n neither_o do_v he_o desire_v that_o they_o shall_v come_v into_o judgement_n for_o it_o will_v stand_v in_o no_o stead_n and_o turn_v to_o no_o benefit_n unto_o he_o but_o increase_v the_o anguish_n and_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n that_o he_o do_v not_o in_o those_o day_n serve_v the_o lord_n in_o righteousness_n holiness_n and_o do_v good_a for_o these_o work_n will_v follow_v he_o when_o the_o other_o thing_n be_v absolute_o perish_v and_o he_o wish_n that_o he_o have_v never_o do_v they_o here_o be_v a_o real_a argument_n not_o to_o continue_v in_o sin_n one_o moment_n long_o for_o notwithstanding_o the_o present_a pleasure_n and_o conveniency_n hereby_o he_o miss_v of_o so_o much_o more_o happiness_n and_o advantage_n again_o he_o shall_v not_o a_o minute_n long_o 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