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A46736 Heaven won by violence, or, A treatise upon Mat. 11, 12 compendiously containing very nigh the whole body of practical divinity : and shewing vvhat a sacred violence is, and how it must be used and offered in believing, repenting, and all the duties of your high calling : together with a new and living way of dying, upon Heb. 11:1 added thereunto / by Christopher Jelinger ; and published, with the dedications thereof, by some Christian friends. Jelinger, Christopher. 1665 (1665) Wing J543; ESTC R11767 90,682 282

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shall_v so_o require_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v forthwith_o throw_v and_o cast_v into_o that_o formidable_a lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n rev._n 21.8_o lamentable_a be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n when_o sudden_o they_o see_v and_o feel_v both_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n drop_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o their_o body_n but_o infinite_o more_o grievous_a woeful_a and_o deplorable_a will_v be_v your_o condition_n then_o when_o these_o your_o immortal_a soul_n shall_v begin_v to_o feel_v in_o a_o moment_n after_o their_o departure_n that_o ever-during_a fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o fury_n will_v rain_v upon_o they_o in_o that_o infernal_a pit_n for_o as_o the_o 7._o the_o bonavent_n brevis_fw-la cap._n 6._o pag._n 7._o peccant_a spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n subject_n itself_o to_o the_o baseness_n of_o sin_n pervert_v the_o dignity_n of_o its_o noble_a nature_n so_o the_o 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we_o blindfolded_a to_o the_o horror_n of_o hell_n wo_n wo_n for_o ever_o unto_o we_o who_o without_o hope_n be_v cast_v from_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n so_o that_o after_o ten_o thousand_o year_n we_o may_v be_v deliver_v o_o that_o in_o any_o time_n we_o may_v have_v a_o end_n but_o it_o can_v be_v our_o temporal_a pleasure_n have_v eternal_a pain_n our_o mirth_n be_v now_o turn_v into_o mourn_v and_o we_o be_v cast_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n thus_o he_o i_o do_v not_o speak_v this_o to_o drive_v you_o to_o desperation_n but_o to_o persuade_v you_o to_o a_o alteration_n that_o you_o may_v change_v your_o estate_n and_o life_n for_o better_a pray_v god_n all-powerful_a to_o turn_v you_o that_o you_o may_v be_v turn_v from_o your_o sin_n and_o he_o from_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o so_o consequent_o may_v not_o come_v into_o that_o woeful_a woeful_a place_n of_o torment_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o end_n the_o lord_n touch_v your_o heart_n that_o you_o 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