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our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o have_v do_v and_o suffer_v so_o much_o for_o he_o in_o this_o world._n and_o also_o as_o it_o be_v god_n own_v and_o irrefragable_a testimony_n to_o his_o doctrine_n which_o declare_v the_o future_a judgement_n as_o a_o principal_a part_n of_o it_o quest._n when_o be_v this_o judgement_n to_o be_v answ._n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o day_n of_o labour_n and_o trial_n but_o all_o of_o recompense_n in_o punishment_n or_o reward_n quest._n if_o it_o be_v so_o far_o off_o man_n will_v be_v the_o less_o afraid_a of_o it_o they_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o overlook_v danger_n that_o lie_v remote_a as_o indeed_o when_o any_o thing_n be_v far_o distant_a to_o look_v upon_o great_a one_o as_o little_a and_o little_a one_o as_o none_o at_o all_o and_o will_v none_o be_v judge_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n answ._n yes_o that_o be_v only_o for_o the_o general_n judgement_n of_o all_o man_n but_o every_o 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