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A29923
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The unspotted high-court of justice erected and discovered in three sermons preached in London and other places by Thomas Baker.
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Baker, Thomas, 1624 or 5-1690.
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1657
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Wing B523; ESTC R25262
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earth_n shall_v continue_v for_o a_o thousand_o year_n no_o otherwise_o than_o the_o first_o sabbath_n be_v a_o day_n of_o equal_a length_n with_o any_o other_o of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o now_o be_v it_o proper_a to_o fly_v out_o into_o tropological_a excursion_n how_o present_a and_o easy_a be_v it_o for_o i_o to_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o sign_n not_o so_o much_o immediate_o precede_v as_o actual_o accompany_v this_o day_n advent_a as_o our_o sun_n turn_v into_o blood_n our_o moon_n not_o give_v her_o light_n our_o star_n fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o shut_v up_o in_o black_a abyss_n of_o obscurity_n but_o this_o judge_n himself_o seem_v advise_o to_o labour_n the_o stay_n of_o our_o bold_a adventure_n for_o the_o fathom_n of_o this_o depth_n by_o whatever_o whether_o literal_a or_o metaphorical_a sign_n of_o that_o day_n and_o hour_n know_v no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n nay_o not_o the_o son_n man_n himself_o mark_n 13.32_o non_fw-la 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last_o day_n come_v to_o caution_n we_o to_o expect_v and_o prepare_v for_o its_o come_v every_o day_n and_o the_o contemplation_n of_o this_o day_n so_o near_o and_o uncertain_a approach_n the_o son_n of_o sirach_n before_o we_o enterprise_n any_o thing_n will_v still_o have_v we_o to_o propose_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o mind_n as_o the_o best_a line_n and_o square_a whereby_o to_o regulate_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n whatsoever_o say_v he_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n remember_v thy_o end_n this_o thy_o last_o end_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o do_v amiss_o eccles._n 7.36_o for_o as_o a_o ship_n be_v best_a guide_v by_o the_o stern_a so_o be_v the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n best_o order_v by_o have_v a_o continual_a recourse_n unto_o this_o our_o last_o end_n and_o as_o he_o shoot_v best_o that_o still_o ey_v the_o mark_n so_o that_o man_n in_o semblance_n best_o levell_v the_o shaft_n of_o all_o his_o action_n that_o have_v the_o mark_n of_o this_o his_o last_o 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more_o and_o more_o to_o become_v our_o adversary_n shall_v yet_o come_v to_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o we_o and_o shall_v not_o therefore_o send_v out_o our_o ambassador_n preces_fw-la and_o lachrymas_fw-la cordis_fw-la legatos_fw-la say_v st._n cyprian_n our_o prayer_n and_o our_o tear_n the_o ambassador_n of_o our_o soul_n for_o the_o make_n of_o our_o peace_n and_o atonement_n with_o he_o whilst_o he_o be_v yet_o upon_o the_o way_n and_o may_v still_o be_v at_o some_o distance_n from_o we_o certain_o with_o habakkuk_n in_o the_o 2._o of_o his_o prophecy_n 1._o it_o shall_v stand_v we_o in_o hand_n at_o all_o essay_n to_o stand_v upon_o our_o watchtower_n and_o see_v what_o we_o shall_v answer_v he_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o reprove_v we_o for_o these_o our_o whatever_o enormity_n and_o as_o himself_o speak_v psal._n 50.21_o shall_v set_v in_o order_n sicut_fw-la solet_fw-la in_fw-la
not_o god_n so_o much_o as_o a_o man_n like_o unto_o themselves_o speak_v unto_o they_o in_o judgement_n and_o so_o as_o the_o apostle_n in_o another_o case_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 7._o shall_v have_v the_o heavenly_a treasure_n of_o the_o final_a discharge_n and_o acquittance_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n bring_v unto_o they_o in_o a_o earthen_a though_o now_o glorify_v vessel_n what_o darkness_n and_o blackness_n of_o horror_n think_v we_o shall_v seize_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a when_o they_o shall_v see_v he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 1._o of_o this_o book_n 7._o when_o as_o st._n hierom_n cerve_v manus_fw-la judaee_fw-la quas_fw-la fixeras_fw-la the_o jew_n shall_v see_v the_o head_n he_o have_v wound_v and_o the_o roman_a the_o side_n he_o have_v gore_v nay_o if_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v not_o a_o little_a affright_a and_o afflict_v at_o his_o presence_n when_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v joseph_n who_o they_o have_v sell_v into_o egypt_n gen._n 45._o how_o shall_v even_o the_o best_a of_o we_o sinful_a soul_n appear_v strike_v with_o astonishment_n when_o we_o shall_v hear_v this_o our_o brother_n but_o now_o judge_v semblable_o upbraid_v we_o i_o be_o jesus_n your_o saviour_n who_o from_o time_n to_o time_n you_o have_v sell_v for_o the_o vile_a price_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o upon_o the_o result_n shall_v desire_v the_o murderous_a barabbas_n of_o your_o sinful_a concupiscence_n to_o be_v give_v you_o and_o vote_v his_o delivery_n up_o a_o second_o time_n to_o be_v crucify_v when_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n shall_v in_o a_o awful_a reverence_n hide_v their_o head_n when_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v roll_v up_o like_o a_o scroll_n and_o the_o element_n melt_v with_o heat_n how_o shall_v the_o face_n of_o sinner_n be_v abase_v and_o confound_v the_o dreadful_a sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n that_o shall_v cleave_v the_o rock_n startle_v the_o dead_a out_o of_o their_o grave_n yea_o shake_v the_o very_a power_n of_o heaven_n how_o shall_v it_o thunderstrike_v the_o guilty_a conscience_n o_o angustia_fw-la say_v holy_a anselm_n hic_fw-la erunt_fw-la accusantia_fw-la peccata_fw-la etc._n etc._n o_o the_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n we_o shall_v in_o that_o day_n be_v surprise_v with_o on_o the_o one_o side_n we_o shall_v hear_v our_o sin_n accuse_v we_o on_o the_o other_o justice_n threaten_v we_o under_o hell_n gape_v for_o we_o above_o a_o angry_a judge_n write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o we_o within_o the_o conscience_n gall_v without_o the_o world_n burn_v quando_fw-la late_fw-la erit_fw-la impossibile_fw-la as_o that_o father_n go_v on_o when_o a_o latitat_fw-la shall_v be_v impossible_a and_o yet_o a_o appearance_n intolerable_a our_o god_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v not_o keep_v silence_n say_v the_o royal_a prophet_n there_o shall_v go_v before_o he_o a_o consume_a fire_n and_o a_o mighty_a tempest_n shall_v be_v stir_v up_o round_o about_o he_o psal._n 50.3_o et_fw-la sitalis_fw-la terror_fw-la futurus_fw-la sit_fw-la advenientis_fw-la say_v eusebius_n emissenus_fw-la upon_o the_o word_n and_o if_o to_o the_o eye_n the_o appearance_n of_o his_o person_n shall_v be_v so_o horrid_a how_o hideous_o think_v we_o will_v the_o sound_n of_o his_o sentence_n ring_n in_o the_o ear_n certain_o horror_n ubique_fw-la animos_fw-la and_o plurima_fw-la nostris_fw-la imago_fw-la tribulation_n and_o anguish_n must_v needs_o be_v on_o that_o day_n in_o great_a extremity_n upon_o those_o soul_n that_o shall_v then_o appear_v with_o any_o of_o their_o unrepented_a sin_n about_o they_o when_o we_o shall_v all_o both_o small_a and_o great_a come_v to_o stand_v up_o before_o god_n but_o here_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v as_o some_o with_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o 12._o of_o this_o book_n 10._o cry_v out_o how_o long_a lord_n holy_a and_o true_a do_v thou_o not_o judge_v and_o avenge_v our_o blood_n on_o those_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n so_o other_o as_o those_o in_o st._n peter_n in_o the_o 2._o of_o his_o epistle_n 3.4_o scoff_v where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n for_o all_o thing_n continue_v as_o they_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o creation_n all_o as_o the_o disciple_n matthew_n 24.3_o busy_o inquire_v quando_fw-la ist_fw-la haec_fw-la erunt_fw-la when_o shall_v these_o thing_n be_v learn_v a_o parable_n of_o the_o figtree_n you_o know_v be_v our_o saviour_n just_a answer_n to_o this_o their_o curious_a quare_fw-la verse_n 32._o of_o the_o above-praised_a chapter_n and_o now_o from_o time_n to_o time_n we_o have_v see_v no_o wither_a figtree_n put_v forth_o many_o a_o prognostic_n leaf_n how_o insensible_a shall_v we_o proclaim_v ourselves_o if_o the_o sight_n of_o such_o a_o spectacle_n shall_v not_o induce_v we_o without_o the_o least_o hesitation_n to_o conclude_v that_o this_o summer_n this_o scorch_a summer_n be_v very_o near_o at_o hand_n what_o the_o least_o abatement_n even_o among_o our_o new_a self-canonize_a saint_n of_o excess_n of_o wantonness_n of_o pride_n of_o sacrilege_n of_o perjury_n of_o all_o manner_n vanity_n nay_o a_o abominable_a growth_n of_o all_o these_o do_v we_o find_v even_o now_o that_o leves_fw-la undae_fw-la as_o s._n greg._n speak_v those_o lesser_a wave_n of_o our_o long_a continue_a unnatural_a self-wasting_a jar_n still_o toss_v and_o turmoil_a we_o nay_o of_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n still_o lave_v and_o wasle_v away_o all_o the_o religious_a endowment_n of_o our_o holy_a place_n yea_o and_o now_o stand_v with_o as_o great_a confidence_n in_o they_o as_o if_o he_o be_v of_o god_n own_o place_v as_o if_o their_o errand_n be_v express_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o can_v be_v long_o ere_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o dreadful_a tempest_n of_o fire_n as_o in_o noah_n day_n sometime_o of_o water_n arise_v to_o judge_v the_o earth_n of_o which_o sign_v our_o saviour_n himself_o in_o the_o above-praised_a mat._n 24_o what_o palpable_a symbol_n of_o antichrist_n unmask_v do_v our_o daily_a experience_n present_v we_o withal_o in_o the_o well-nigh_o universal_a exaltation_n we_o sad_o see_v against_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n and_o in_o that_o late_a start_n up_o of_o not_o a_o few_o withal_o deceivableness_n of_o unrighteousness_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n 2_o thes._n 2_o what_o swarm_n of_o apostate_n from_o the_o faith_n give_v heed_n to_o the_o seduce_a spirit_n of_o false_a prophet_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n even_o such_o as_o will_v make_v the_o black_a fiend_n of_o hell_n to_o blush_v forbid_v to_o marry_v at_o least_o the_o regular_a way_n by_o the_o priest_n tie_v that_o sacred_a knot_n and_o substitute_v i_o know_v not_o what_o profane_v exotic_a hand_n to_o act_v in_o the_o place_n thereof_o of_o which_o the_o same_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 4_o what_o herd_n and_o troop_n of_o covetous_a proud_a boaster_n blasphemer_n truce-breaker_n false_a accuser_n despiser_n of_o those_o that_o be_v good_a traitor_n heady_a high-minded_a have_v a_o show_n of_o godliness_n but_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o creeper_n into_o house_n lead_v captive_a silly_a woman_n lade_v with_o sin_n and_o lead_v away_o with_o diverse_a lust_n of_o which_o the_o same_o apostle_n 2_o tim._n 3._o what_o mocker_n even_o mocker_n of_o god_n sometime_o by_o mock-fast_n in_o order_n or_o disorder_n rather_o to_o the_o smite_n with_o the_o fist_n of_o wickedness_n and_o set_v naboth_n on_o high_a for_o the_o effusion_n of_o his_o innocent_a blood_n and_o the_o seizure_n of_o his_o poor_a vineyard_n and_o mock_v thanksgiving_n sometime_o for_o deliverance_n from_o poetic_a danger_n which_o god_n in_o his_o good_a time_n may_v in_o justice_n make_v real_a nay_o as_o in_o our_o chronicle_n we_o read_v of_o the_o scotch_a that_o have_v invade_v our_o border_n and_o have_v observe_v a_o great_a mortality_n in_o our_o english_a camp_n and_o upon_o a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n inquire_v of_o our_o country_n man_n the_o reason_n and_o tell_v that_o it_o come_v by_o god_n grace_n they_o daily_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o foul_a disease_n and_o from_o god_n grace_n what_o thanksgiving_n have_v be_v make_v for_o a_o deliverance_n from_o god_n choice_a blessing_n the_o best_a establish_a government_n and_o order_v religion_n the_o world_n ever_o hear_v of_o of_o which_o st._n jude_n the_o 18._o of_o his_o epistle_n what_o storm_n of_o persecution_n against_o the_o true_a professor_n of_o christ_n name_n by_o a_o war_n upon_o they_o and_o a_o victory_n over_o they_o of_o which_o our_o divine_a evangelist_n in_o the_o 11._o of_o this_o book_n and_o 7._o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n i_o meet_v with_o of_o who_o fancy_n i_o shall_v have_v to_o just_a reason_n to_o say_v what_o st._n augustin_n sometime_o of_o the_o schoolmen_n argument_n dum_fw-la lucent_fw-la subtilitate_fw-la franguntur_fw-la vanitate_fw-la that_o while_o