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hell_n do_v they_o but_o meditate_v on_o that_o fire_n our_o common_a kind_n of_o fire_n be_v but_o paint_a fire_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o and_o yet_o how_o hardly_o can_v we_o endure_v our_o finger_n near_o it_o a_o hour_n how_o much_o less_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o dwell_v eternal_o in_o that_o everlasting_o burn_a lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n the_o wicked_a have_v serve_v the_o devil_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n and_o therefore_o now_o they_o must_v have_v a_o irksome_a habitation_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o portion_n of_o torment_n with_o his_o angel_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o place_n of_o eternal_a torment_n with_o the_o devil_n revel_v 20.10_o and_o indeed_o this_o conclusion_n of_o the_o wicked_a do_v agree_v well_o with_o their_o conversation_n as_o they_o have_v forsake_v god_n and_o follow_v satan_n in_o obey_v his_o sinful_a suggestion_n now_o therefore_o they_o shall_v go_v their_o way_n with_o satan_n as_o companion_n in_o sin_n so_o partaker_n in_o suffering_n the_o body_n shall_v be_v torment_v because_o it_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o soul_n the_o soul_n because_o it_o will_v follow_v the_o rebellious_a body_n both_o soul_n and_o body_n because_o they_o obey_v the_o instigation_n of_o satan_n and_o leave_v the_o direction_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n second_o this_o judge_n be_v so_o upright_o in_o judgement_n that_o in_o give_v of_o sentence_n against_o the_o wicked_a first_o he_o can_v err_v through_o ignorance_n for_o he_o search_v the_o heart_n and_o tri_v the_o reins_n to_o give_v unto_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o way_n and_o according_a to_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o work_n 4.13_o heb._n 4.13_o jerem._n 17.10_o yea_o all_o thing_n be_v naked_a and_o open_a to_o his_o eye_n before_o who_o we_o must_v appear_v he_o that_o know_v john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o see_v nathanael_n under_o the_o figtree_n do_v also_o know_v and_o see_v our_o go_n out_o and_o our_o come_n in_o he_o discern_v esau_n from_o jacob_n and_o know_v fair_a rahel_n from_o blear-eyed_a leah_n he_o know_v the_o thought_n and_o intent_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o word_n of_o our_o mouth_n and_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n psal_n 139.1.2.3.4_o and_o be_v able_a to_o set_v before_o we_o even_o our_o most_o secret_a sin_n second_o he_o can_v be_v over-swayed_n with_o favour_n or_o friendship_n indeed_o in_o earthly_a court_n among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n wickedness_n may_v be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n eccles_n 3._o ver_fw-la 16._o but_o in_o this_o great_a court_n of_o heaven_n the_o judge_n will_v not_o be_v partial_a to_o any_o god_n have_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n rom._n 2._o v._n 21._o but_o every_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o work_v righteousness_n shall_v be_v accept_v at_o that_o day_n nothing_o will_v then_o prevail_v but_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o 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can_v they_o not_o help_v one_o another_o but_o as_o they_o have_v be_v companion_n in_o sin_n so_o shall_v they_o be_v companion_n in_o torment_n and_o such_o torment_n that_o be_v matchless_a far_o beyond_o the_o pain_n of_o woman_n for_o her_o pain_n end_v either_o with_o a_o happy_a birth_n or_o with_o as_o happy_a a_o burial_n for_o better_a be_v the_o day_n of_o death_n than_o the_o day_n wherein_o we_o be_v bear_v but_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v endless_a easeless_a remediless_a and_o as_o they_o have_v conceive_v iniquity_n so_o shall_v they_o receive_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o four_o s._n john_n describe_v the_o miserable_a estate_n &_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n under_o antichrist_n do_v very_o lively_o set_v forth_o the_o desperate_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n they_o shall_v seek_v for_o death_n in_o those_o day_n and_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o they_o shall_v desire_v to_o die_v and_o death_n shall_v fly_v from_o they_o revel_v ethic._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n l._n 3._o ethic._n 9.6_o death_n according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n be_v of_o all_o terrible_v the_o most_o terrible_a and_o unto_o the_o natural_a man_n it_o be_v even_o death_n to_o remember_v death_n yet_o full_a glad_a will_v the_o wicked_a be_v if_o they_o may_v return_v to_o their_o grave_n again_o &_o never_o hear_v and_o feel_v that_o dreadful_a doom_n of_o divine_a justice_n denounce_v and_o inflict_v upon_o they_o at_o that_o last_o everlasting_a judgement_n in_o hell_n moral_a gregor_n moral_a vbi_fw-la erit_fw-la miseris_fw-la mors_fw-la sine_fw-la morte_fw-la finis_fw-la sine_fw-la fine_fw-la defectus_fw-la sine_fw-la defectu_fw-la quia_fw-la mors_fw-la ibi_fw-la semper_fw-la incipit_fw-la &_o deficere_fw-la nescit_fw-la where_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v
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of_o their_o grave_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v a_o type_n and_o figure_n 24.31_o mat._n 24.31_o when_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o a_o shout_n and_o with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o with_o the_o trumpet_n of_o god_n 1._o thes_n 4.16_o saint_n luke_n likewise_o describe_v the_o circumstance_n of_o that_o day_n thus_o there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o the_o moon_n and_o in_o the_o star_n the_o sea_n and_o the_o water_n shall_v roar_v man_n heart_n shall_v fail_v they_o for_o fear_n and_o for_o look_v after_o these_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o the_o world_n luk._n 21._o vers_fw-la 25._o a_o earthquake_n of_o itself_o be_v very_o fearful_a as_o threaten_v the_o ruin_n of_o city_n hazard_v the_o subversion_n of_o many_o stately_a building_n &_o shake_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o king_n palace_n and_o the_o inundation_n of_o water_n have_v be_v very_o terrible_a as_o our_o western_a part_n can_v 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shall_v condemn_v it_o the_o queen_n of_o the_o south_n shall_v rise_v up_o with_o this_o generation_n in_o the_o judgement_n and_o shall_v condemn_v it_o matth._n 12.40.41_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n shall_v witness_v against_o corazin_n and_o bethsaida_n sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n against_o capernaum_n ephraim_n against_o manasses_n manasses_n against_o ephraim_n the_o pharise_n against_o the_o sadducee_n the_o sadducee_n against_o the_o pharisee_n the_o pope_n against_o the_o turk_n the_o turk_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o they_o that_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a ghost_n or_o no_o shall_v witness_v against_o the_o formal_a protestant_n of_o our_o time_n who_o often_o talk_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o yet_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n have_v a_o show_n of_o godliness_n and_o yet_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o yea_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o bird_n of_o a_o feather_n such_o as_o have_v be_v companion_n in_o sin_n and_o have_v have_v fellowship_n in_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n shall_v witness_v one_o against_o another_o the_o egyptian_n against_o the_o egyptian_n the_o swearer_n against_o the_o swearer_n the_o extortioner_n against_o the_o extortioner_n the_o usurer_n against_o the_o usurer_n the_o drunkard_n against_o the_o drunkard_n and_o they_o that_o have_v sleep_v in_o the_o same_o bed_n of_o sin_n the_o adulterer_n against_o the_o adulteress_n one_o wicked_a wretch_n shall_v witness_v against_o another_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o what_o know_v we_o but_o that_o the_o satyr_n of_o virginia_n may_v witness_v against_o many_o seem_a saint_n in_o england_n at_o that_o day_n they_o unto_o who_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v not_o dawn_v as_o yet_o but_o be_v nuzzle_v in_o darkness_n breed_v in_o blindness_n and_o lead_v along_o in_o ignorance_n shall_v doubtless_o witness_v against_o many_o of_o we_o that_o live_v under_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n enjoy_v the_o free_a passage_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o pure_a preach_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n that_o have_v have_v so_o many_o sermon_n of_o repentance_n that_o have_v have_v so_o many_o threat_n of_o god_n judgement_n denounce_v against_o we_o and_o yet_o we_o persevere_v in_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o we_o find_v condemed_a by_o the_o word_n for_o where_o grace_n be_v most_o plentiful_a there_o sin_n be_v most_o sinful_a doubtless_o the_o heathen_n pagan_n and_o infidel_n whore_n and_o harlot_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n before_o such_o as_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n neither_o shall_v the_o wicked_a only_o one_o witness_n against_o another_o but_o they_o shall_v all_o witness_n against_o themselves_o out_o of_o the_o hellish_a horror_n of_o a_o distract_n conscience_n they_o shall_v witness_v against_o themselves_o and_o pronounce_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n for_o when_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n shall_v sit_v down_o upon_o his_o white_a throne_n before_o who_o heaven_n and_o earth_n flee_v away_o then_o shall_v the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o the_o book_n be_v two_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o book_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n the_o law_n will_v plead_v for_o transgression_n of_o her_o precept_n and_o will_v tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v have_v do_v thy_o conscience_n will_v present_v unto_o thy_o view_n the_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o shall_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n with_o so_o shrill_a a_o voice_n that_o thy_o deaf_a ear_n may_v hear_v it_o this_o book_n of_o conscience_n be_v in_o thy_o own_o keep_n lock_v up_o within_o the_o closet_n of_o thy_o own_o bosom_n none_o can_v falsify_v it_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n write_v in_o this_o book_n but_o what_o thy_o own_o hand_n have_v subscribe_v thereunto_o therefore_o thou_o can_v not_o take_v any_o exception_n against_o it_o as_o be_v god_n proceed_v 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idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n of_o the_o babylonian_n and_o that_o the_o cloud_n shall_v rain_v no_o rain_n that_o be_v that_o you_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o comfort_n in_o your_o captivity_n altogether_o pine_v with_o sorrow_n 137_o psalm_n 137_o sit_v down_o by_o the_o water_n of_o babylon_n weep_v and_o hang_v up_o your_o harp_n upon_o the_o willow_n tree_n that_o be_v therein_o so_o shall_v it_o be_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n god_n will_v appeal_v unto_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v frame_v that_o desperate_a conclusion_n of_o everlasting_a condemnation_n against_o themselves_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o fight_n of_o their_o sin_n by_o parable_n as_o juda_n and_o jerusalem_n here_o or_o as_o david_n 1._o sam._n 12._o but_o their_o sin_n shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o their_o conscience_n in_o such_o great_a capital_a letter_n that_o he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v it_o and_o so_o shall_v they_o be_v evident_o convict_v and_o convince_v by_o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n and_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n so_o that_o as_o eliphaz_n say_v false_o of_o job_n thy_o own_o mouth_n and_o not_o i_o condemn_v thou_o shall_v the_o just_a judge_n of_o all_o thing_n at_o that_o day_n speak_v true_o unto_o thou_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n o_o thou_o evil_a servant_n thy_o own_o conscience_n bear_v witness_n against_o thou_o will_v i_o condemn_v thou_o 50._o ascendat_fw-la itaque_fw-la homo_fw-la tribunal_n mentis_fw-la suae_fw-la si_fw-la timet_fw-la illud_fw-la meminerit_fw-la quod_fw-la oportet_fw-la eum_fw-la ante_fw-la tribunal_n christi_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la august_n hom._n 50._o quicquid_fw-la enim_fw-la erubescimus_fw-la confiteri_fw-la ho_o totum_fw-la proprijs_fw-la linguis_fw-la coram_fw-la totomundo_n proclam_fw-la abimus_fw-la et_fw-la apertis_fw-la conscientiarum_fw-la libris_fw-la singulis_fw-la manifestabimus_fw-la
and_o heart_n be_v heavy_a isai_n 1.5_o where_o by_o head_n as_o interpreter_n observe_v be_v mean_v the_o king_n for_o the_o prophet_n speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n as_o if_o they_o be_v one_o body_n and_o when_o the_o prophet_n complain_v of_o this_o sickness_n of_o the_o head_n he_o mean_v ahaz_n who_o then_o be_v head_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o his_o disease_n be_v not_o in_o the_o foot_n as_o asa_n his_o gout_n but_o in_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o life_n he_o do_v nothing_o that_o be_v right_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n 2._o k._n 16.2_o &_o the_o hart_n be_v the_o priest_n that_o if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v may_v very_o well_o resemble_v the_o heart_n that_o as_o the_o heart_n communicate_v vital_a spirit_n unto_o the_o whole_a body_n so_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n shall_v endeavour_n to_o create_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n in_o every_o man_n soul_n but_o if_o like_o the_o heart_n they_o do_v not_o employ_v themselves_o in_o their_o peculiar_a office_n and_o duty_n preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n quicken_a the_o member_n that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o endeavour_v daily_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n by_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o holy_a conversation_n then_o be_v they_o not_o heart_n any_o long_o but_o harm_n and_o in_o god_n due_a time_n they_o shall_v be_v tread_v under_o foot_n like_o clay_n in_o the_o street_n or_o cast_v out_o with_o unsavoury_a salt_n to_o the_o dounghill_n the_o foot_n may_v not_o find_v fault_n with_o head_n or_o heart_n only_o i_o will_v ingeminate_v the_o prophet_n word_n both_o head_n be_v sick_a and_o hart_n be_v heavy_a the_o matter_n which_o i_o have_v in_o hand_n force_v i_o to_o show_v the_o generality_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o consequent_o the_o propinquity_n of_o the_o general_a judgement_n if_o god_n shall_v look_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o in_o this_o our_o 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