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and_o by_o jesus_n christ_n my_o only_a lord_n and_o saviour_n amen_n 26._o a_o prayer_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o serious_a meditation_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v reveal_v it_o in_o thy_o holy_a word_n that_o the_o fashion_n and_o figure_n of_o this_o world_n must_v pass_v away_o &_o that_o as_o by_o appointment_n we_o must_v all_o die_v so_o also_o we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o from_o thence_o some_o shall_v go_v into_o everlasting_a pain_n and_o some_o into_o life_n eternal_a this_o the_o atheist_n and_o epicure_n and_o libertine_n of_o the_o world_n do_v think_v to_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a fable_n they_o say_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a but_o yet_o o_o lord_n as_o thou_o have_v deliver_v this_o in_o thy_o word_n of_o which_o one_o jot_n nor_o tittle_n shall_v not_o perish_v so_o thou_o have_v not_o leave_v it_o without_o a_o sufficient_a proof_n in_o 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