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majesty_n amen_n the_o hour_n of_o meditation_n be_v end_v recite_v our_o lord_n prayer_n with_o the_o angelical_a salutation_n meditation_n i._o of_o sin_n division_n 1._o consider_v how_o that_o thy_o soul_n be_v make_v by_o god_n most_o noble_a and_o most_o beautiful_a but_o thou_o by_o live_v wicked_o and_o careless_o haste_v most_o dishonourable_o defile_v it_o and_o make_v it_o vile_a sordid_a and_o abominable_a for_o the_o deformity_n of_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o any_o visible_a deformity_n and_o indeed_o so_o great_a be_v the_o enormity_n of_o mortal_a sin_n which_o deserve_v eternal_a damnation_n that_o by_o right_n we_o ought_v to_o depress_v ourselves_o for_o one_o even_o the_o least_o such_o sin_n all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n to_o the_o very_a dust_n even_o under_o the_o brute_n beast_n 2._o thou_o be_v make_v to_o this_o end_n that_o thou_o shall_v exhibit_v observance_n and_o reverence_n to_o thy_o most_o high_a most_o worthy_a and_o most_o bountiful_a creator_n and_o that_o thou_o shall_v love_v and_o praise_v he_o but_o by_o sin_v thou_o have_v avert_v thyself_o from_o he_o and_o convert_v thyself_o to_o the_o love_n of_o vain_a and_o perishable_a creature_n and_o so_o have_v make_v thyself_o unworthy_a of_o his_o favour_n but_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a punishment_n wherefore_o deserve_o thou_o shall_v strive_v to_o bewail_v thyself_o and_o lament_v the_o evil_n by_o which_o thou_o have_v offend_v thy_o lord_n god_n with_o inward_a or_o also_o with_o outward_a tear_n 3._o wherefore_o call_v to_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o thou_o can_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o soul_n all_o thy_o more_o grievous_a sin_n which_o thou_o have_v commit_v from_o thy_o childhood_n to_o this_o very_a moment_n by_o work_n word_n thought_n and_o omission_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v immediate_o to_o make_v a_o exact_a confession_n of_o they_o to_o a_o priest_n yet_o notwithstanding_o thou_o must_v not_o stay_v long_o upon_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o 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will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v and_o live_v ezek._n c._n 18._o &_o 33._o meditation_n iii_o of_o the_o universal_a and_o last_o judgement_n division_n 1._o nothing_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o dreadful_a than_o that_o strict_a and_o terrible_a judgement_n by_o which_o god_n will_v judge_v all_o man_n in_o the_o last_o day_n very_o terrible_a sign_n shall_v go_v before_o this_o universal_a judgement_n to_o wit_n a_o stupendous_a violence_n of_o wind_n tumultuous_a rise_n of_o the_o sea_n unusual_a working_n of_o its_o wave_n vast_a earthquake_n fall_n of_o building_n knock_v together_o of_o mountain_n break_v of_o rock_n clap_v of_o thunder_n obscuration_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n sad_a roar_n and_o bellow_v of_o beast_n miserable_a wither_v of_o man_n for_o fear_n etc._n etc._n the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v now_o at_o hand_n the_o world_n shall_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o divine_a power_n 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fire_n beside_o they_o a_o multitude_n of_o devil_n accuse_v they_o within_o they_o a_o guilty_a and_o gnaw_a conscience_n all_o their_o sin_n and_o all_o the_o secret_n of_o their_o heart_n shall_v be_v manifest_a as_o well_o to_o man_n as_o angel_n the_o wicked_a shall_v seek_v to_o turn_v away_o their_o face_n from_o the_o angry_a countenance_n of_o the_o judge_n but_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a who_o also_o behold_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o just_a shall_v be_v trouble_v with_o a_o horrid_a fear_n and_o sigh_v for_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n shall_v say_v these_o be_v they_o who_o sometime_o we_o have_v in_o derision_n we_o fool_v deem_v their_o life_n a_o madness_n and_o their_o end_n without_o honour_n lo_o how_o they_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o their_o lot_n be_v among_o the_o saint_n wise_v 5._o 3._o christ_n our_o lord_n will_v show_v to_o all_o his_o wound_n shine_v with_o a_o ineffable_a comeliness_n which_o true_o shall_v bring_v to_o the_o just_a a_o 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shall_v have_v say_v to_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v on_o his_o right_a hand_n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v say_v to_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v on_o his_o left_a hand_n go_v you_o curse_v into_o eternal_a fire_n o_o sharp_a word_n o_o word_n full_a of_o all_o horror_n and_o bitterness_n this_o sentence_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n be_v pronounce_v immediate_o the_o earth_n with_o a_o terrible_a crack_n shall_v swallow_v up_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o fire_n with_o which_o the_o world_n shall_v burn_v involve_v they_o with_o darkness_n and_o with_o all_o the_o filth_n and_o stench_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v thirst_n they_o down_o into_o hell_n there_o to_o be_v for_o ever_o torment_v but_o these_o fall_n down_o into_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n the_o elect_n shall_v go_v up_o glorious_o into_o heaven_n the_o same_o reprobate_n behold_v that_o very_a thing_n and_o to_o their_o great_a calamity_n and_o misery_n never_o forget_v it_o o_o 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