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The day of doom; or A description of the great and last judgment With a short discourse about eternity
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Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705.
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quite_o disgrace_v my_o cheer_n lxxvii_o dare_v you_o draw_v near_o without_o due_a fear_n unto_o my_o holy_a table_n dare_v you_o profane_a and_o render_v vain_a so_o far_o as_o you_o be_v able_a those_o mystery_n which_o whoso_o prize_n and_o careful_o improve_v shall_v save_v be_v undoubted_o and_o nothing_o shall_v they_o move_v lxxviii_o how_o dare_v you_o venture_v bold_a guest_n to_o enter_v in_o such_o a_o sordid_a hiâ—e_n among_o my_o guest_n unto_o those_o feast_n that_o be_v not_o make_v for_o you_o how_o dare_v you_o eat_v for_o spir'tual_a meat_n your_o bane_n and_o drink_v damnation_n whilst_o by_o your_o guile_n you_o render_v vile_a so_o rare_a and_o great_a salvation_n lxxix_o your_o fancy_n feed_v on_o heavenly_a bread_n your_o heart_n feed_v on_o some_o lust_n you_o love_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o th'creator_n your_o soul_n cleave_v to_o the_o dust_n and_o think_v you_o by_o hypocrisy_n and_o cloak_a wickedness_n to_o enter_v in_o lade_v with_o sin_n to_o last_a happiness_n lxxx_o this_o your_o excuse_n show_v your_o abuse_n of_o thing_n ordain_v for_o good_a and_o do_v declare_v you_o guilty_a be_v of_o my_o dear_a flesh_n and_o blood_n wherefore_o those_o seal_n and_o precious_a meal_n you_o put_v so_o much_o upon_o as_o thing_n divine_a they_o seal_v and_o sign_n you_o to_o perdition_n lxxxi_o then_o forth_o issue_v another_o crew_n those_o be_v silence_v who_o draw_v nigh_o to_o the_o most_o high_a adventure_n thus_o to_o plead_v we_o sinner_n be_v say_v they_o it_o be_v clear_a deserve_a condemnation_n but_o do_v not_o we_o rely_v on_o thou_o o_o christ_n for_o whole_a salvation_n lxxxii_o we_o do_v believe_v and_o of_o receive_v thy_o gracious_a promise_n we_o take_v great_a care_n to_o get_v a_o share_n in_o endless_a happiness_n we_o pray_v and_o weep_v we_o fast-day_n keep_v lewd_a way_n we_o do_v eschew_v we_o joyful_a be_v thy_o word_n to_o hâ—ar_v we_o foâ—med_v our_o life_n anew_o lxxxiii_o we_o think_v our_o sin_n have_v 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