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they_o which_o be_v good_a may_v be_v well_o do_v for_o i_o know_v that_o in_o thy_o judgement_n thou_o be_v not_o to_o let_v any_o sin_n pass_v without_o punishment_n which_o yet_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o punishment_n of_o when_o due_a penance_n be_v do_v for_o sin_n it_o be_v no_o long_o liable_a to_o any_o punishment_n sin_n which_o forme_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v purge_v and_o discharge_v by_o penance_n chap._n xi_o how_o a_o christian_n be_v to_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o divine_a judgement_n a_o great_a fear_n of_o offend_a god_n that_o so_o he_o may_v fly_v far_o from_o it_o the_o faithful_a christian_a from_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o divine_a judgement_n be_v to_o draw_v a_o very_a real_a &_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n and_o this_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n be_v the_o most_o particular_a and_o proper_a fruit_n which_o from_o that_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v draw_v so_o do_v the_o psalmist_n signify_v when_o he_o speak_v to_o god_n and_o say_v 118._o psalm_n 118._o o_o lord_n i_o have_v fear_v thy_o judgement_n and_o upon_o the_o consideration_n how_o thou_o do_v exercise_v they_o upon_o the_o wicked_a i_o have_v conceive_v a_o excessive_a fear_n and_o solomon_n his_o son_n speak_v to_o god_n in_o the_o prayer_n which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o temple_n declare_v the_o same_o truth_n by_o say_v 6._o 2._o paral._n 6._o give_v o_o lord_n to_o every_o one_o in_o thy_o judgement_n the_o reward_n which_o be_v fit_a for_o their_o work_n &_o according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o their_o heart_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v thou_o and_o may_v walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n and_o the_o angel_n who_o s._n john_n see_v do_v say_v 14._o apoc._n 14._o fear_v our_o lord_n for_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o judgement_n be_v come_v when_o a_o fear_n a_o a_o servile_a fear_n man_n delight_n in_o wickedness_n &_o yet_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o 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