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sting_n o_o hell_n where_o be_v thy_o victory_n meditation_n xiii_o upon_o judgement_n i_o tremble_v to_o think_v of_o that_o dreadful_a day_n and_o yet_o know_v not_o how_o to_o avoid_v it_o judged_n i_o must_v be_v and_o who_o will_v answer_v for_o i_o a_o infallible_a witness_n i_o have_v within_o to_o accuse_v i_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o of_o commission_n to_o impeach_v i_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n knowledge_n and_o of_o malice_n to_o convict_v i_o though_o any_o one_o of_o these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o condemn_v i_o ii_o but_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v be_v upon_o the_o enquiry_n to_o know_v for_o what_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o account_n for_o and_o the_o occasion_n of_o thy_o appear_v before_o the_o great_a tribunal_n seat_n of_o judgement_n solomon_n will_v furnish_v thou_o with_o a_o ready_a answer_n and_o inform_v thou_o it_o be_v even_o for_o all_o thy_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n for_o god_n will_v bring_v every_o work_n into_o judgement_n with_o every_o secret_a thing_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v evil_a eccles_n 12.12_o iii_o and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v accountable_a for_o all_o these_o first_o touch_v thy_o thought_n of_o these_o thou_o shall_v be_v judge_v for_o froward_a thought_n separate_v from_o god_n wisd_v 1._o and_o he_o shall_v judge_v the_o secret_n of_o men._n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n the_o mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v one_o another_o rom._n 2.15_o iv_o next_o thou_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o thy_o word_n of_o every_o idle_a word_n that_o man_n shall_v speak_v they_o shall_v give_v account_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n mat._n 12.36_o three_o thou_o shall_v be_v accountable_a for_o all_o thy_o work_n for_o
tremble_a heart_n shall_v i_o poor_a sinner_n stand_v expect_v the_o supreme_a judge_n when_o i_o shall_v be_v banish_v from_o that_o bless_a country_n of_o paradise_n to_o be_v devour_v in_o the_o gape_a bottomless_a pit_n where_o i_o must_v never_o have_v the_o prospect_n of_o a_o glimpse_n of_o light_n nor_o feel_v the_o least_o drop_n of_o refreshment_n but_o be_v torment_v for_o million_o of_o year_n and_o so_o torment_v as_o never_o to_o be_v from_o thence_o deliver_v where_o neither_o the_o tormentor_n become_v weary_v nor_o they_o die_v who_o be_v torment_v the_o prayer_n o_o my_o dear_a lord_n look_v upon_o the_o price_n of_o thy_o own_o blood_n thou_o have_v buy_v i_o with_o a_o great_a price_n o_o deliver_v thy_o darling_n from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o dog_n remember_v i_o in_o mercy_n who_o thou_o have_v buy_v o_o let_v i_o not_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n neither_o let_v the_o deep_a swallow_v i_o up_o ii_o for_o who_o shall_v praise_n thy_o name_n in_o the_o deep_a 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and_o interest_n in_o heaven_n viii_o these_o meditation_n ought_v to_o make_v a_o deep_a impression_n upon_o our_o mind_n for_o to_o acknowledge_v our_o infirmity_n may_v make_v we_o the_o speedy_a look_n for_o a_o remedy_n and_o by_o degree_n find_v a_o happy_a recovery_n join_v then_o all_o thy_o faculty_n and_o offer_v up_o thy_o prayer_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n that_o god_n in_o his_o mercy_n will_v look_v upon_o thou_o the_o prayer_n gracious_a god_n though_o i_o be_o altogether_o unworthy_a to_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n or_o to_o offer_v up_o my_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o much_o less_o to_o be_v hear_v by_o thou_o yet_o for_o his_o merit_n and_o mercy_n sake_n who_o sit_v at_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o make_v intercession_n for_o i_o reserve_v a_o place_n in_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n for_o i_o ii_o dear_a lord_n in_o thy_o house_n be_v many_o mansion_n o_o bring_v i_o thither_o that_o i_o may_v join_v my_o voice_n with_o those_o voice_n of_o the_o 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