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sweet_a and_o mild_a attribute_n of_o god_n his_o mercy_n the_o only_a refuge_n and_o the_o only_a comfort_n of_o miserable_a mankind_n yet_o even_o this_o turn_n against_o they_o too_o and_o because_o they_o despise_v it_o when_o it_o shine_v forth_o in_o patience_n and_o forbearance_n will_v not_o now_o regard_v they_o when_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o its_o rescue_n and_o deliverance_n so_o that_o all_o that_o be_v in_o god_n arm_n itself_o to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o sinner_n and_o o_o think_v how_o sore_o and_o fearful_a that_o vengeance_n will_v be_v when_o god_n shall_v put_v forth_o all_o that_o be_v in_o himself_o for_o the_o execute_n of_o his_o wrath_n upon_o impenitent_a sinner_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o god_n wrath_n take_v from_o the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v recompense_v it_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n let_v we_o now_o consider_v some_o other_o demonstration_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o wrath._n and_o first_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v exceed_o dreadful_a in_o that_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o to_o we_o in_o scripture_n by_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v most_o terrible_a to_o humane_a nature_n god_n make_v use_v of_o many_o metaphorical_a expression_n of_o thing_n most_o grievous_a to_o our_o sense_n that_o from_o they_o we_o may_v take_v a_o hint_n to_o conceive_v how_o intolerable_a his_o wrath_n be_v in_o itself_o it_o be_v call_v a_o prison_n 3.19_o 1_o pet._n 3.19_o 1_o peter_n 3.19_o where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n that_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o those_o man_n to_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o noah_n go_v and_o preach_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o mortal_a life_n but_o for_o their_o disobedience_n be_v shut_v up_o under_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n in_o hell_n and_o certain_o hell_n be_v a_o prison_n large_a enough_o to_o hold_v all_o 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