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20._o and_o 4._o 10._o &_o 6._o 5._o 6._o 7._o jam._n 5._o 4._o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o satan_n sow_v tâ—res_n mat._n 13._o 27._o the_o accusation_n of_o satan_n reu._n 12._o 10._o and_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o the_o world_n cry_v to_o god_n all_o which_o hasten_v his_o come_n to_o this_o great_a assize_n and_o the_o while_o he_o stay_v and_o delay_v his_o come_n for_o cause_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o as_o the_o compliment_n of_o the_o elect_n etc._n etc._n also_o he_o be_v fain_o by_o strange_a fearful_a and_o extraordinary_a judgement_n to_o punish_v the_o world_n when_o for_o want_v of_o execute_v justice_n man_n hide_v their_o eye_n levit._n 20._o 1._o and_o to_o visit_v country_n and_o people_n with_o strange_a plague_n and_o calamity_n and_o that_o for_o the_o peace_n of_o his_o elect_n else_o the_o world_n will_v grow_v out_o of_o frame_n &_o satan_n and_o his_o kingdom_n become_v over-insolent_a and_o the_o poor_a and_o weak_a be_v tread_v underfoot_o and_o 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not_o come_v to_o judgement_n but_o pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n joh._n 5._o 24._o as_o for_o the_o unbeliever_n tremel_n he_o be_v condemn_v already_o john_n 3._o 18._o and_o needs_o no_o further_a judgement_n and_o therefore_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o judgement_n at_o all_o for_o it_o be_v needless_a i_o answer_v by_o judgement_n be_v mean_v sometime_o absolution_n as_o math._n 25._o 34._o other_o while_n condemnation_n john_n 5._o 24._o now_o god_n will_v judge_v the_o just_a and_o the_o wicked_a eccles._n 3._o 17._o the_o believer_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o condemnation_n yet_o shall_v he_o come_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o absolution_n math._n 25._o 34._o 40._o 41._o they_o reply_v that_o all_o man_n at_o their_o several_a death_n and_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n be_v judge_v and_o what_o need_v the_o general_a i_o answer_v that_o notwithstanding_o this_o particular_a judgement_n grant_v only_o upon_o man_n soul_n there_o must_v and_o 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