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meditation_n continual_o fear_v hell_n have_v least_o need_n to_o fear_n remember_v that_o instruction_n of_o our_o saviour_n pray_v that_o your_o flight_n be_v not_o in_o winter_n or_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n matt._n 24._o that_o be_v say_v s._n chrysostome_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o such_o a_o time_n wherein_o thou_o can_v make_v no_o escape_n in_o the_o winter_n the_o weather_n hinder_v thou_o from_o fly_v and_o on_o the_o sabbath_n the_o commandment_n stay_v thou_o to_o all_o that_o be_v unready_a in_o their_o account_n in_o that_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o shall_v prove_v a_o winter_n a_o tempest_n and_o they_o shall_v find_v a_o severe_a command_n than_o on_o the_o sabbath_n they_o must_v stay_v whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n let_v we_o therefore_o judge_v our_o self_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v judge_v and_o that_o so_o when_o the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v appear_v
speech_n of_o s._n gregory_n in_o natura_fw-la humanitatis_fw-la novit_fw-la christus_fw-la diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la natura_fw-la humanitatis_fw-la he_o know_v it_o be_v man_n not_o as_o he_o be_v man_n but_o this_o day_n be_v a_o secret_a which_o he_o reveal_v not_o to_o his_o disciple_n but_o to_o stay_v their_o curiosity_n tell_v they_o it_o be_v not_o for_o they_o to_o know_v the_o time_n and_o season_n which_o the_o father_n have_v keep_v in_o his_o own_o power_n upon_o which_o word_n say_v s._n austin_n in_o vain_a be_v all_o search_n to_o know_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n since_o truth_n itself_o have_v make_v know_v unto_o we_o thus_o much_o for_o truth_n that_o this_o truth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v know_v dreadful_a also_o be_v this_o judgement_n for_o the_o suddenness_n the_o former_a dreadfullnesse_n which_o be_v from_o the_o secrecy_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o our_o knowledge_n but_o this_o from_o the_o suddenness_n shall_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o preparation_n a_o man_n may_v be_v prepare_v against_o many_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v secret_o but_o this_o shall_v also_o come_v sudden_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o be_v prepare_v in_o such_o a_o hour_n as_o you_o think_v not_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v matt._n 24.44_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n for_o when_o they_o shall_v say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o sadaine_a destruction_n come_v upon_o they_o as_o travail_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v 1_o thess_n 5.2_o 3._o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n and_o of_o lot_n there_o be_v water_n and_o fire_n though_o not_o to_o purify_v but_o confound_v so_o shall_v it_o be_v by_o fire_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n indeed_o when_o he_o come_v what_o shall_v stay_v his_o judgement_n for_o when_o he_o come_v shall_v he_o find_v faith_n on_o the_o earth_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n but_o eight_o righteous_a person_n be_v 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eclipse_n the_o astronomer_n can_v tell_v we_o that_o by_o a_o eclipse_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n can_v both_o at_o once_o be_v darken_v the_o sun_n be_v eclipse_v by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o moon_n between_o his_o light_n and_o our_o eye_n the_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o earth_n between_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n nor_o need_v we_o suppose_v the_o interposition_n of_o some_o cloud_n or_o the_o like_a dark_a body_n in_o that_o day_n to_o hinder_v their_o light_n he_o be_v able_a to_o deprive_v those_o glorious_a body_n of_o their_o light_n nay_o which_o be_v a_o great_a wonder_n he_o be_v able_a leave_v they_o their_o light_n to_o take_v from_o they_o their_o power_n of_o sending-forth_a their_o light_n as_o he_o take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o burn_v from_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n into_o which_o the_o three_o child_n be_v cast_v but_o shall_v we_o define_v the_o way_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o appoint_v he_o his_o counsel_n no_o more_o may_v we_o appoint_v the_o continuance_n of_o this_o darkness_n which_o whether_o it_o shall_v be_v long_o than_o the_o darkness_n in_o egypt_n which_o last_v three_o day_n or_o short_a than_o the_o darkness_n at_o our_o saviour_n passion_n which_o last_v but_o three_o hour_n we_o have_v no_o more_o use_n of_o such_o knowledge_n than_o knowledge_n of_o the_o continuance_n but_o this_o we_o know_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v long_o enough_o to_o prove_v the_o instant_a approach_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v come_v and_o to_o drive_v the_o wicked_a not_o into_o repentance_n but_o into_o desperation_n but_o yet_o there_o must_v be_v more_o preparation_n in_o the_o heaven_n while_o preparation_n in_o the_o star_n for_o the_o star_n shall_v fall_v from_o heaven_n matt._n 24.29_o though_o reason_n and_o the_o astronomer_n will_v undertake_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o a_o star_n be_v of_o that_o bigness_n that_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v not_o able_a to_o entertain_v a_o star_n or_o two_o beside_o that_o the_o heaven_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o the_o star_n fix_v in_o that_o incorruptible_a body_n indeed_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o understand_v this_o literal_o but_o yet_o s._n austin_n think_v it_o not_o improbable_a and_o s._n chrysostome_n not_o only_o think_v it_o probable_a but_o allege_n also_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 34.4_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v roll_v together_o as_o a_o scroll_n and_o all_o their_o host_n shall_v fall_v down_o as_o the_o leaf_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o vine_n and_o as_o a_o fall_a fig_n from_o the_o figtree_n what_o be_v this_o say_v that_o father_n the_o star_n shall_v fall_v from_o heaven_n as_o the_o leaf_n fall_v from_o the_o vine_n while_o the_o vine_n have_v fruit_n so_o long_o it_o require_v the_o use_n of_o leaf_n to_o protect_v it_o but_o afterward_o the_o leaf_n fall_v away_o so_o while_o there_o be_v inhabitant_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o 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a_o labour_a man_n that_o be_v give_v to_o drunkenness_n shall_v not_o be_v rich_a the_o wise_a man_n can_v say_v eccles_n 19.1_o if_o the_o labour_a drunkard_n shall_v be_v poor_a sure_o the_o lazy_a drunkard_n shall_v be_v a_o beggar_n a_o woe_n there_o be_v here_o to_o their_o body_n also_o which_o they_o think_v they_o love_v a_o woe_n to_o their_o mind_n which_o they_o may_v know_v they_o abuse_v who_o have_v woe_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 23.29_o who_o have_v sorrow_n who_o have_v contention_n who_o have_v babble_v who_o have_v wound_n without_o cause_n who_o have_v redness_n of_o eye_n they_o that_o tarry_v long_o at_o the_o wine_n they_o that_o go_v to_o seek_v mixt-wine_n which_o at_o the_o last_o as_o solomon_n say_v bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n v._n 32._o now_o the_o serpent_n as_o jacob_n
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