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be_v thy_o foot_n which_o will_v not_o frequent_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n jesus_n curse_v be_v thy_o member_n which_o never_o bring_v forth_o the_o work_n of_o repentance_n and_o curse_v be_v all_o thy_o work_n which_o have_v deserve_v so_o cruel_a and_o so_o endless_a torment_n consider_v therefore_o my_o brother_n from_o what_o great_a danger_n and_o fear_n thou_o may_v now_o delyver_v thyself_o if_o so_o now_o through_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n thou_o endevoure_v so_o to_o live_v that_o when_o it_o come_v thou_o may_v say_v with_o david_n into_o thy_o hand_n o_o lord_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n 7._o learn_v now_o to_o die_v to_o the_o world_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v with_o jesus_n christ._n learn_v now_o to_o contemn_v all_o thing_n that_o thou_o may_v free_o
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charity_n there_o shall_v be_v eternal_a society_n constant_a amity_n and_o perpetual_a security_n right_o therefore_o say_v that_o reverend_a doctor_n saint_n augustine_n o_o joy_n above_o all_o joy_n for_o a_o man_n to_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n who_o have_v create_v redeem_v and_o glorify_v he_o certain_o this_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o angel_n &_o of_o the_o saint_n for_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v god_n be_v of_o so_o admirable_a beauty_n that_o the_o angel_n who_o sit_v upon_o the_o sun_n do_v still_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o there_o as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v manuel_n be_v neither_o wicked_a man_n nor_o any_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n there_o be_v no_o adversary_n nor_o any_o to_o resist_v there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o enticement_n unto_o sin_n there_o be_v no_o want_n no_o reproach_v no_o rail_n no_o nickname_n no_o accusation_n no_o dissemble_n no_o fear_n no_o disquietness_n no_o pain_n no_o doubt_v no_o violence_n no_o discord_n but_o there_o dwell_v 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misery_n if_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o yet_o move_v thou_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o excellency_n and_o immensity_n of_o that_o heavenly_a joy_n which_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n do_v for_o ever_o enjoy_v that_o thou_o may_v purchase_v it_o for_o thyself_o both_o by_o repentance_n and_o by_o divine_a grace_n consider_v i_o pray_v thou_o with_o great_a dread_n &_o fear_n the_o most_o miserable_a estate_n the_o intolerable_a pain_n and_o the_o unspeakable_a torment_n of_o hell_n that_o obscure_a and_o diabolical_a city_n that_o by_o the_o horror_n and_o terror_n of_o this_o consideration_n thou_o may_v be_v convert_v with_o all_o thy_o hart_n unto_o the_o lord_n therefore_o we_o must_v first_o know_v diverse_a that_o according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v the_o variety_n of_o punishment_n for_o as_o saint_n gregory_n say_v we_o must_v know_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o fire_n in_o hell_n 27_o but_o all_o sinner_n be_v not_o torment_v in_o it_o after_o 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