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12.46_o as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n when_o they_o shall_v say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o sudden_a destruction_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o as_o travel_v upon_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v 1_o thes_n 5.2_o 2._o it_o be_v wonderful_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o astonish_a glory_n of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n together_o with_o the_o judgement_n itself_o of_o which_o i_o have_v large_o speak_v pag._n 525_o 1_o part_v 1_o to_o 540._o i_o must_v not_o repeat_v observation_n 1._o 1._o obser_n 1._o our_o thought_n only_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v true_o great_a and_o glorious_a shall_v be_v high_a and_o admire_a behold_v say_v enoch_n as_o note_v the_o astonish_a wonderfulness_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n this_o true_o great_a thing_n shall_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o such_o it_o be_v the_o folly_n of_o most_o man_n to_o look_v upon_o small_a thing_n as_o great_a and_o upon_o great_a thing_n as_o small_a humane_a 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not_o be_v one_o stone_n of_o all_o those_o stately_a structure_n leave_v upon_o another_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v throw_v down_o and_o when_o satan_n show_v and_o offer_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n with_o their_o glory_n he_o show_v his_o contempt_n of_o the_o prospect_n and_o promotion_n with_o a_o get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n but_o when_o he_o observe_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o centurion_n he_o wonder_v and_o express_v his_o admiration_n to_o the_o people_n 7.9_o luc._n 7.9_o 2._o 2._o observe_v 2._o great_a be_v our_o natural_a backwardness_n to_o mindâ—_n and_o believe_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n eâ—â—ch_o prefix_v a_o note_n of_o incitement_n to_o his_o pprophecy_n the_o wicked_a take_v occasion_n to_o be_v secure_a and_o to_o cast_v off_o the_o thought_n of_o christ_n come_v from_o the_o procrastination_n and_o delay_v thereof_o man_n scoff_v at_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o come_v of_o christ_n 4_o 2_o pet._n 3_o 4_o because_o say_v 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