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all_o this_o love_n and_o good_a will_n into_o anger_n displeasure_n and_o jealousy_n his_o come_n now_o signify_v quite_o another_o thing_n his_o appear_v be_v dreadful_a his_o presence_n be_v frightful_a and_o astonish_v for_o he_o come_v on_o another_o business_n not_o to_o bless_v but_o to_o curse_v not_o to_o bestow_v favour_n but_o to_o punish_v and_o execute_v vengeance_n there_o be_v a_o double_a come_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n one_o with_o offer_v and_o tender_v of_o mercy_n the_o other_o with_o a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o chastise_v our_o contempt_n and_o abuse_n of_o the_o mercy_n offer_v they_o that_o will_v not_o receive_v he_o in_o the_o former_a way_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o receive_v he_o in_o the_o latter_a though_o they_o may_v refuse_v and_o reject_v his_o grace_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o heavy_a displeasure_n the_o very_a name_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n if_o you_o observe_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o come_v xi_o matt._n 3._o and_o what_o do_v he_o come_v for_o he_o himself_o tell_v you_o what_o his_o first_o business_n be_v x._o john_n 10._o i_o be_o come_v that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v it_o more_o abundant_o but_o when_o as_o he_o complain_v man_n will_v not_o come_v unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v have_v life_n v._o john_n 40._o when_o he_o come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o i._n john_n 11._o then_o you_o hear_v of_o another_o sad_a come_n of_o his_o i._n revel_v 7._o behold_v he_o come_v with_o cloud_n and_o every_o eye_n shall_v see_v he_o even_o they_o that_o shut_v their_o eye_n before_o and_o in_o their_o blind_a rage_n pierce_v he_o and_o wound_v he_o to_o death_n as_o a_o malefactor_n and_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v wail_v because_o of_o he_o his_o come_n at_o the_o first_o be_v to_o invite_v we_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o xi_o matth._n 28._o 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