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whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a then_o shall_v our_o wickedness_n be_v bring_v to_o light_v which_o now_o lie_v hide_v in_o darkness_n i_o see_v the_o dead_a say_v saint_n john_n revel_v 20.12_o both_o great_a and_o small_a stand_n before_o god_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o dead_a be_v judge_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v witten_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a every_o man_n shall_v give_v up_o his_o account_n every_o soul_n shall_v first_o or_o last_o come_v to_o his_o reckon_n multorum_fw-la vocatio_fw-la paucorum_fw-la electio_fw-la omnium_fw-la retributio_fw-la many_o be_v call_v few_o choose_v but_o all_o reward_v according_a to_o their_o deed_n oh_o then_o let_v we_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o meet_v our_o god_n let_v 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dentium_fw-la of_o that_o infernal_a beast_n who_o will_v give_v to_o my_o eye_n say_v he_o a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n that_o by_o my_o weep_v here_o i_o may_v prevent_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n hereafter_o and_o have_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n thus_o shrink_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o hell_n how_o shall_v then_o the_o loin_n of_o the_o wicked_a quake_n and_o tremble_v come_v now_o thou_o profane_a wretch_n of_o a_o profane_a age_n who_o at_o every_o word_n almost_o that_o drop_n from_o thy_o irreligious_a mouth_n speak_v damnation_n to_o thy_o soul_n bealch_v out_o ever_o and_o anon_o these_o or_o the_o like_a execrable_a speech_n will_v i_o be_v damn_v if_o i_o know_v this_o or_o that_o god_n damn_v i_o body_n and_o soul_n if_o i_o do_v it_o not_o alas_o alas_o seem_v it_o a_o light_a thing_n in_o thy_o eye_n to_o play_v with_o flame_n to_o sport_v thyself_o with_o everlasting_a burn_n tell_v i_o do_v thou_o know_v or_o do_v thou_o ever_o cast_v it_o in_o thy_o thought_n what_o a_o condition_n it_o be_v to_o be_v damn_v hear_v a_o little_a and_o tremble_v thou_o shall_v there_o to_o thy_o great_a horror_n and_o amazement_n see_v much_o joy_n but_o never_o feel_v it_o for_o thou_o shall_v see_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n &_o thou_o thyself_o thrust_v out_o luke_n 6.13.28_o as_o touch_v thy_o company_n though_o here_o on_o earth_n thou_o will_v not_o perchance_o be_v hire_v to_o lodge_v one_o night_n in_o a_o house_n haunt_v with_o spirit_n yet_o there_o thou_o must_v inhabit_v with_o unclean_a devil_n for_o evermore_o matth._n 25.41_o and_o to_o conclude_v in_o this_o thy_o curse_a estate_n thy_o heart_n and_o tongue_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o curse_n and_o blasphemy_n thou_o shall_v blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o thy_o pain_n and_o sore_n thou_o shall_v curse_v those_o that_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o bring_v thou_o thither_o curse_v the_o time_n that_o ever_o thou_o lose_v so_o 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