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sermon_n shall_v ever_o do_v they_o good_a he_o rob_v they_o of_o all_o they_o get_v in_o god_n ordinance_n within_o three_o hour_n after_o the_o market_n the_o sermon_n be_v end_v 4._o he_o be_v a_o strong_a enemy_n luk._n 11._o 21._o so_o that_o if_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n be_v able_a to_o keep_v man_n from_o come_v out_o of_o their_o sin_n he_o will_v so_o strong_a a_o enemy_n that_o he_o keep_v man_n from_o so_o much_o as_o sigh_v or_o groan_v under_o their_o burden_n and_o bondage_n luke_n 11._o 21._o when_o the_o strong_a man_n keep_v the_o palace_n his_o good_n be_v in_o peace_n five_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n as_o cruel_a jailer_n put_v their_o prisoner_n into_o the_o worst_a dungeon_n so_o satan_n do_v natural_a man_n 9_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 3_o 4._o they_o see_v no_o god_n no_o christ_n they_o see_v not_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n they_o see_v not_o these_o dreadful_a torment_n that_o shall_v now_o in_o this_o day_n of_o grace_n awaken_v they_o and_o humble_v they_o oh_o those_o by_o path_n which_o thousand_o wander_v from_o god_n in_o they_o have_v no_o lamp_n to_o their_o foot_n to_o show_v they_o where_o they_o err_v thou_o that_o be_v in_o thy_o natural_a estate_n be_v bear_v blind_a and_o the_o devil_n have_v blind_v thy_o eye_n more_o by_o sin_n and_o god_n in_o justice_n have_v blind_v they_o worse_o for_o sin_n so_o that_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o corner_n of_o hell_n because_o thou_o be_v in_o utter_a darkness_n where_o thou_o have_v not_o a_o glimpse_n of_o any_o save_a truth_n six_o they_o be_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n in_o this_o estate_n and_o can_v come_v out_o rom._n 5_o 6._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 14._o for_o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n like_o chain_n have_v bind_v every_o part_n and_o faculty_n of_o man_n so_o that_o he_o be_v sure_a for_o stir_v and_o those_o be_v very_o strong_a in_o he_o they_o be_v as_o dear_a as_o his_o member_n nay_o his_o life_n col._n 3._o 7._o so_o that_o when_o a_o man_n begin_v to_o forsake_v his_o vile_a course_n and_o purpose_v to_o become_v a_o new_a man_n devil_n fetch_v he_o back_o world_n entice_v he_o and_o lock_v he_o up_o and_o flesh_n say_v oh_o it_o be_v too_o strict_a a_o course_n and_o then_o farewell_n merry_a day_n and_o good_a fellowship_n oh_o thou_o may_v wish_v and_o desire_v to_o come_v out_o sometime_o but_o can_v not_o put_v strength_n to_o thy_o desire_n nor_o endure_v to_o do_v it_o thou_o may_v hang_v down_o thy_o head_n like_o a_o bulrush_n for_o sin_n but_o thou_o can_v not_o repent_v of_o sin_n thou_o may_v presume_v but_o thou_o can_v not_o believe_v thou_o may_v come_v half_a way_n and_o forsake_v some_o sin_n not_o all_o sin_n thou_o may_v come_v and_o knock_v at_o heaven_n gate_n as_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n do_v but_o not_o enter_v in_o and_o pass_v through_o the_o gate_n thou_o may_v see_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o take_v much_o pain_n to_o go_v into_o canaan_n and_o thou_o may_v taste_v of_o the_o bunch_n of_o grape_n of_o that_o good_a land_n but_o never_o enter_v into_o canaan_n into_o heaven_n but_o thou_o lie_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n in_o this_o woeful_a estate_n and_o here_o thou_o must_v lie_v &_o rot_v like_o a_o dead_a carcase_n in_o his_o grave_n until_o the_o lord_n come_v and_o roll_v away_o the_o stone_n and_o bid_v thou_o come_v out_o and_o live_v last_o they_o be_v ready_a every_o moment_n to_o drop_v into_o hell_n god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n against_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v but_o one_o paper_n wall_n of_o thy_o body_n between_o thy_o soul_n and_o eternal_a flame_n how_o soon_o may_v god_n stop_v thy_o breath_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o that_o between_o thou_o and_o hell_n if_o that_o be_v go_v then_o farewell_n all_o thou_o be_v condemn_v and_o the_o mufflter_n be_v before_o thy_o eye_n god_n know_v how_o soon_o the_o ladder_n may_v be_v turn_v thou_o hang_v but_o by_o one_o rottenâ—_n twine_v thread_n of_o thy_o life_n over_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n every_o hour_n thus_o much_o of_o man_n present_a misery_n now_o follow_v his_o future_a misery_n misery_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o he_o hereafter_o they_o must_v die_v either_o by_o a_o sudden_a sullen_a or_o desperate_a death_n psal._n 89._o 48._o which_o though_o it_o be_v to_o a_o child_n of_o god_n a_o sweet_a sleep_n yet_o to_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v a_o fearful_a curse_n proceed_v from_o god_n wrath_n whence_o like_o a_o lion_n he_o tear_v body_n and_o soul_n asunder_o death_n come_v hiss_v upon_o they_o like_o a_o fiery_a dragon_n with_o the_o sting_n of_o vengeance_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o it_o put_v a_o period_n to_o all_o their_o worldly_a contentment_n which_o then_o they_o must_v forsake_v and_o carry_v nothing_o away_o with_o they_o but_o a_o rot_a wind_a sheet_n it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o all_o their_o woe_n it_o be_v the_o captain_n that_o first_o strike_v the_o stroke_n and_o then_o army_n of_o endless_a woe_n follow_v after_o revel_v 6._o 2._o oh_o thou_o have_v better_o be_v a_o toad_n or_o a_o dog_n then_o a_o man_n for_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o their_o trouble_n when_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v they_o fall_v now_o as_o man_n from_o a_o sleep_n they_o know_v not_o where_o they_o shall_v go_v now_o repentance_n be_v too_o late_o especial_o if_o thou_o have_v live_v under_o mean_n before_o it_o be_v either_o a_o cold_a repentance_n when_o the_o body_n be_v weak_a and_o the_o heart_n sick_a or_o a_o hypocritical_a repentance_n only_o for_o fear_v of_o hell_n and_o therefore_o thou_o say_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o soul_n nay_o common_o then_o man_n heart_n be_v most_o hard_o and_o therefore_o man_n die_v like_o lamb_n and_o cry_v not_o out_o then_o it_o be_v hard_a pluck_v thy_o soul_n from_o the_o devil_n hand_n to_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v it_o all_o thy_o life_n by_o sin_n and_o if_o thou_o do_v get_v it_o back_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o god_n will_v take_v the_o devil_n leave_n now_o thy_o day_n be_v past_a and_o darkness_n begin_v to_o overspread_v thy_o soul_n now_o flock_n of_o devil_n come_v into_o thy_o chamber_n wait_v for_o thy_o soul_n to_o fly_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o mastive_a dog_n when_o the_o door_n be_v open_v and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o most_o man_n die_v quiet_o that_o live_v wicked_o because_o satan_n then_o have_v they_o as_o his_o own_o prey_n like_o pirate_n that_o let_v a_o ship_n pass_v by_o that_o be_v empty_a of_o good_n they_o shout_v common_o at_o they_o that_o be_v rich_o load_v the_o christian_n in_o some_o part_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n take_v the_o sacrament_n every_o day_n because_o they_o do_v look_v to_o die_v every_o day_n but_o these_o time_n where_o in_o we_o live_v be_v so_o poison_a and_o glut_v with_o their_o ease_n that_o it_o be_v a_o rare_a thing_n to_o see_v the_o man_n that_o look_v death_n steadfast_o in_o the_o face_n one_o hour_n together_o but_o death_n will_v lay_v a_o bitter_a stroke_n on_o these_o one_o day_n ii_o after_o death_n they_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o judgement_n heb._n 9_o 27._o their_o body_n indeed_o rot_v in_o their_o grave_n but_o their_o soul_n return_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o judgement_n eccles._n 12._o 7._o the_o general_a judgement_n be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n when_o both_o body_n and_o soul_n appear_v before_o god_n and_o all_o the_o world_n to_o a_o account_n but_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a judgement_n that_o every_o man_n meet_v with_o after_o this_o life_n immediate_o at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n where_o the_o soul_n be_v condemn_v only_o before_o the_o lord_n you_o may_v perceive_v what_o this_o particular_a judgement_n be_v thus_o by_o these_o 4._o conclusion_n 1._o that_o every_o man_n shall_v die_v the_o first_o day_n he_o be_v bear_v be_v clear_a for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n in_o justice_n therefore_o it_o shall_v be_v pay_v a_o sinful_a creature_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v 2._o that_o it_o shall_v be_v thus_o with_o wicked_a man_n but_o that_o christ_n beg_v their_o life_n for_o a_o season_n 1_o tim._n 4._o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n that_o be_v not_o a_o saviour_n of_o eternal_a preservation_n out_o of_o hell_n but_o a_o saviour_n of_o temporal_a reservation_n from_o drop_v into_o hell_n 3._o that_o this_o space_n of_o time_n thus_o beg_v by_o christ_n be_v that_o season_n wherein_o only_o a_o man_n can_v make_v his_o peace_n with_o a_o displease_a god_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 2._o 4._o that_o if_o man_n do_v not_o thus_o within_o this_o cut_n of_o time_n when_o death_n have_v
upon_o these_o duty_n and_o strive_n that_o have_v be_v but_o poor_a physician_n to_o they_o oh_o look_v up_o here_o to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o can_v do_v that_o cure_n for_o thou_o in_o a_o moment_n which_o all_o creature_n can_v do_v in_o many_o year_n what_o bolt_n what_o strong_a fetter_n what_o unruly_a lust_n temptation_n and_o misery_n be_v thou_o lock_v into_o behold_v the_o deliverer_n be_v come_v out_o of_o zion_n have_v satisfy_v justice_n and_o pay_v a_o price_n to_o â—anisome_a poor_a captive_n luc._n 4._o 18._o with_o the_o key_n of_o heaven_n hell_n and_o thy_o unruly_a heart_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o fetch_v thou_o out_o with_o great_a mercy_n and_o strong_a hand_n who_o know_v but_o thou_o poor_a prisoner_n of_o hell_n thou_o poor_a captive_n of_o the_o devil_n thou_o poor_a shackle_a sinner_n may_v be_v one_o who_o he_o be_v come_v forâ—_n oh_o look_v up_o to_o he_o sigh_v to_o heaven_n for_o deliverance_n from_o he_o and_o be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v at_o his_o come_n this_o strike_v terror_n to_o they_o 2._o that_o though_o there_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o deliverance_n yet_o they_o lie_v in_o their_o misery_n never_o groan_n never_o sigh_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o deliverance_n nay_o that_o rejoice_v in_o their_o bondage_n and_o dance_v to_o hell_n in_o their_o bolt_n nay_o that_o be_v weary_a of_o deliverance_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o stock_n when_o they_o be_v at_o prayer_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o church_n when_o the_o tedious_a sermon_n run_v somewhat_o beyond_o the_o houâ—e_n like_a prisoner_n out_o of_o a_o jail_n that_o despise_v the_o lord_n jesus_n when_o he_o offer_v to_o open_v the_o door_n and_o so_o let_v they_o out_o of_o that_o miserable_a estate_n oh_o poor_a creature_n be_v there_o a_o mean_n of_o deliverance_n and_o do_v thou_o neglect_v nay_o despise_v it_o know_v it_o that_o this_o will_v cut_v thy_o heart_n one_o day_n when_o thou_o be_v hang_v in_o thy_o gibbet_n in_o hell_n to_o see_v other_o stand_v at_o god_n right_a hand_n redeem_v by_o christ_n thou_o may_v have_v have_v share_n in_o their_o honour_n for_o there_o be_v a_o deliverer_n come_v to_o save_v thou_o but_o thou_o will_v have_v none_o of_o he_o oh_o thou_o will_v lie_v yell_v in_o those_o everlasting_a burn_n and_o tear_v thy_o hair_n and_o curse_v thyself_o from_o hence_o may_v i_o have_v be_v deliver_v but_o i_o will_v not_o have_v christ_n deliver_v thou_o from_o hell_n and_o have_v he_o not_o deliver_v thou_o from_o thy_o alehouse_n have_v christ_n deliver_v thou_o from_o satan_n society_n when_o he_o have_v not_o deliver_v thou_o from_o thy_o loose_a company_n yet_o have_v christ_n deliver_v thou_o from_o burn_v when_o thy_o faggot_n thy_o sin_n grow_v in_o thou_o be_v christ_n blood_n thou_o that_o make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o it_o nor_o feel_v no_o more_o virtue_n from_o it_o than_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o chicken_n be_v thou_o redeem_v do_v thou_o hope_v by_o christ_n to_o be_v save_v that_o do_v never_o see_v nor_o feel_v nor_o sigh_v under_o thy_o bondage_n o_o the_o devil_n will_v keep_v holiday_n as_o it_o be_v in_o hell_n in_o respect_n of_o thou_o who_o shall_v mourn_v under_o god_n wrath_n and_o lament_v oh_o there_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o deliver_v we_o out_o of_o it_o but_o thou_o shall_v mourn_v for_o ever_o for_o thy_o misery_n and_o this_o will_v be_v a_o bodkin_n at_o thy_o heart_n one_o day_n to_o think_v there_o be_v a_o deliverer_n but_o i_o wretch_n will_v none_o of_o he_o here_o likewise_o be_v matter_n of_o reproof_n 3_o to_o such_o as_o seek_v to_o come_v out_o of_o this_o misery_n from_o and_o by_o themselves_o if_o they_o be_v ignorant_a they_o hope_v to_o be_v save_v by_o their_o good_a meaning_n and_o prayer_n if_o civil_a by_o pay_v all_o they_o owe_v and_o do_v as_o they_o will_v be_v do_v by_o and_o by_o do_v no_o body_n any_o harm_n if_o they_o be_v trouble_v about_o their_o estate_n than_o they_o lick_v themselves_o whole_a by_o their_o mourning_n repent_v and_o reform_v oh_o poor_a stubble_n can_v thou_o stand_v before_o this_o consume_a fire_n without_o sin_n can_v thou_o make_v thyself_o a_o christ_n for_o thyself_o can_v thou_o bear_v &_o come_v from_o under_o a_o infinite_a wrath_n can_v thou_o bring_v in_o perfect_a righteousness_n into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n this_o christ_n must_v do_v else_o he_o can_v not_o satisfy_v and_o redeem_v and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v thus_o and_o have_v no_o christ_n define_v and_o pray_v that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shake_v till_o thou_o have_v wear_v thy_o tongue_n to_o the_o stump_n endeavour_v as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v and_o other_o commend_v thou_o for_o a_o diligent_a christian_a mourn_v in_o some_o wilderness_n till_o doom_n day_n dig_v thy_o grave_n there_o with_o thy_o nail_n weep_v bucket_n full_a of_o hourly_a tear_n till_o thou_o can_v weep_v no_o more_o fast_o and_o pray_v till_o thy_o skin_n and_o bone_n cleave_v together_o promise_v and_o purpose_n with_o full_a resolution_n to_o be_v better_o nay_o reform_v thy_o head_n heart_n life_n &_o tongue_n &_o some_o nay_o all_o sin_n live_v like_o a_o angel_n shine_v like_o a_o sun_n walk_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n like_o a_o distress_a pilgrim_n go_v to_o another_o country_n so_o that_o all_o christian_n commend_v and_o admire_v thou_o die_v ten_o thousand_o death_n lie_v at_o the_o firebacke_n in_o hell_n so_o many_o million_o of_o year_n as_o there_o be_v pile_n of_o grass_n on_o the_o earth_n or_o sand_n upon_o the_o seashore_n or_o star_n in_o heaven_n or_o mote_n in_o the_o sun_n i_o tell_v thou_o not_o one_o spark_n of_o god_n wrath_n against_o thy_o sin_n shall_v be_v can_v be_v quench_v by_o all_o these_o duty_n nor_o by_o any_o of_o these_o sorrow_n or_o tear_n for_o these_o be_v not_o the_o blood_n of_o christ._n nay_o if_o all_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o these_o can_v deliver_v thou_o for_o they_o be_v not_o the_o blood_n 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