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to_o judgement_n we_o have_v learn_v from_o he_o mouth_n of_o god_n first_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n the_o judge_n shalâ—_n be_v namely_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v like_o a_o mighty_a prince_n with_o great_a power_n majesty_n and_o glory_n to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o all_o his_o poor_a member_n &_o to_o the_o great_a terror_n and_o dread_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n second_o we_o have_v see_v who_o shall_v be_v judge_v both_o great_a and_o small_a three_o the_o manner_n how_o judgement_n shall_v proceed_v namely_o by_o the_o write_a record_n of_o man_n conscience_n and_o now_o in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o be_v to_o come_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n upon_o the_o wicked_a reprobate_n and_o ungodly_a in_o these_o two_o last_o verse_n for_o when_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v according_a to_o their_o work_n when_o christ_n jesus_n shall_v say_v unto_o they_o depart_v from_o i_o etc._n etc._n then_o immediate_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o sentence_n shall_v 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good_a conscience_n wash_v and_o purge_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o may_v not_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n any_o one_o sin_n but_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n use_v 2_o second_o we_o see_v here_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a word_n and_o work_n but_o evil_a thought_n likewise_o the_o very_a lust_n of_o the_o heart_n paul_n complain_v of_o this_o 7._o rom._n 7._o and_o peter_n bid_v simon_n magus_n to_o repent_v and_o pray_v 8._o act_n 8._o if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n may_v be_v pardon_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v careful_a over_o their_o very_a thought_n for_o a_o wicked_a carnal_a man_n may_v abstain_v from_o some_o grievous_a sin_n but_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o the_o true_a child_n of_o god_n to_o repent_v of_o his_o evil_a thought_n and_o to_o be_v careful_a over_o they_o three_o see_v every_o man_n use_v 3_o 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saint_n paul_n do_v prove_v this_o with_o many_o reason_n 1_o cor._n 15._o if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o again_o then_o be_v not_o christ_n rise_v and_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v then_o be_v our_o preach_a vain_a etc._n etc._n and_o why_o shall_v we_o think_v it_o impossible_a for_o god_n to_o raise_v our_o body_n out_o of_o the_o dust_n we_o see_v a_o poor_a ignorant_a man_n be_v able_a of_o ash_n to_o make_v a_o very_a beautiful_a glass_n how_o much_o more_o than_o be_v the_o euer-living_a and_o almighty_a god_n able_a to_o raise_v our_o body_n out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o you_o will_v say_v be_v man_n body_n eat_v of_o fish_n man_n eat_v they_o again_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o save_v the_o body_n of_o man_n thus_o consume_v to_o dust_n and_o mingle_v with_o the_o body_n of_o fish_n and_o of_o beast_n i_o answer_v that_o though_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a to_o god_n for_o he_o that_o create_v all_o our_o body_n of_o nothing_o 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