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will_v spare_v we_o as_o a_o father_n spare_v his_o son_n chap._n xx._n contain_v the_o epiphonema_n or_o shut_v up_o of_o the_o chapter_n mal._n iii_o 18._o then_o shall_v you_o return_v and_o discern_v between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a between_o he_o that_o serve_v god_n and_o he_o that_o serve_v he_o not_o here_o follow_v the_o close_a of_o the_o chapter_n which_o i_o shall_v little_o more_o than_o paraphrase_n upon_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o wicked_a as_o piscator_fw-la calvin_n grotius_n and_o other_o learned_a expositor_n assert_v for_o though_o the_o godly_a shall_v at_o last_o discern_v what_o a_o difference_n god_n make_v between_o they_o and_o the_o wicked_a how_o indulgent_a he_o be_v to_o the_o one_o and_o how_o severe_a to_o the_o other_o yet_o this_o text_n be_v chief_o speak_v to_o the_o wicked_a vers_fw-la 14._o you_o have_v say_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o serve_v god_n and_o vers_fw-la 15._o now_o we_o call_v the_o proud_a happy_a yea_o they_o 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between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a quest._n when_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o eye_n of_o sinner_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o they_o shall_v see_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a answ._n there_o be_v two_o time_n when_o sinner_n shall_v see_v a_o manifest_a difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a 1._o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 2._o at_o the_o hour_n of_o separation_n 1._o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n that_o will_v be_v a_o day_n of_o discrimination_n grotius_n thing_n will_v then_o appear_v in_o their_o proper_a colour_n the_o difference_n will_v easy_o be_v see_v between_o good_a and_o bad_a the_o one_o being_n absolve_v the_o other_o condemn_v 2._o at_o the_o hour_n of_o separation_n when_o god_n shall_v eternal_o separate_a the_o reprobate_n from_o the_o elect_n as_o a_o fan_n separate_v the_o chaff_n from_o the_o wheat_n then_o shall_v there_o be_v a_o visible_a discern_v between_o the_o 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the_o groan_n and_o shriek_n of_o the_o damn_a they_o will_v tell_v we_o that_o they_o now_o see_v what_o before_o they_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o infinite_a difference_n between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a natant_fw-la in_o hell_n be_v torment_n upon_o torment_n blackness_n of_o darkness_n judas_n 13._o bond_n and_o chain_n 2_o pet._n 2.4_o these_o chain_n be_v god_n decree_v ordain_v and_o his_o power_n bind_v man_n under_o wrath_n and_o that_o which_o do_v accent_n and_o put_v a_o sting_n into_o the_o torment_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v always_o scorch_v in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n of_o god_n wrath_n revel_v 14.11_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n ascend_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o christ_n say_v of_o his_o suffer_v on_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v finish_v but_o sinner_n shall_v never_o say_v of_o their_o suffering_n in_o hell_n they_o be_v finish_v no_o imagine_v so_o many_o thousand_o year_n the_o damn_a have_v lie_v in_o hell_n as_o there_o be_v drop_n in_o the_o sea_n eternity_n be_v yet_o to_o begin_v use_v this_o may_v inform_v all_o wicked_a man_n that_o how_o blind_a soever_o they_o be_v now_o yet_o at_o last_o the_o veil_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o their_o eye_n they_o now_o count_v themselves_o the_o only_a happy_a man_n and_o look_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o god_n with_o derision_n they_o load_v they_o with_o invective_n and_o curse_v they_o with_o their_o excommunication_n well_o the_o time_n be_v not_o far_o off_o when_o the_o wicked_a shall_v clear_o discern_v who_o belong_v to_o christ_n and_o who_o belong_v to_o the_o devil_n as_o moses_n say_v to_o korah_n and_o his_o company_n numb_a 16.5_o to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n will_v show_v who_o be_v he_o so_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o lord_n will_v show_v who_o be_v his_o and_o who_o be_v not_o nay_o soon_o than_o so_o at_o the_o day_n of_o death_n the_o wicked_a shall_v guess_v how_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v with_o they_o to_o 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