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A01518 The droomme of Doomes day VVherin the frailties and miseries of mans lyfe, are lyuely portrayed, and learnedly set forth. Deuided, as appeareth in the page next following. Translated and collected by George Gascoigne Esquyer. Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.; Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216. De contemptu mundi. English. 1576 (1576) STC 11641; ESTC S102877 200,832 291

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wound_v and_o hurt_v thy_o soul_n and_o displease_v god._n final_o how_o near_o thou_o haste_n approach_v unto_o hell_n this_o be_v do_v yield_v thanks_n and_o glory_n unto_o god_n for_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v well_o do_v and_o for_o all_o that_o thouhast_o do_v amiss_o be_v sorry_a from_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n determine_v a_o amendment_n and_o accomplish_v it_o in_o deed_n consider_v herewith_o that_o sinner_n which_o do_v now_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o worldly_a vanity_n do_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o their_o death_n seek_v one_o hour_n or_o the_o least_o moment_n of_o time_n to_o repent_v the_o which_o they_o have_v then_o rather_o obtain_v than_o a_o massy_a heap_n of_o gold_n as_o great_a as_o the_o whole_a world_n remember_v that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n all_o time_n that_o be_v lend_v thou_o shall_v be_v require_v at_o thy_o hand●…s_n how_o thou_o have_v spend_v it_o yea_o every_o jest_n moment_n or_o twynckle_n of_o a_o eye_n therefore_o let_v thy_o 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the_o life_n to_o come_v principal_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n yea_o we_o ought_v to_o despise_v and_o contemn_v all_o transitory_a delectation_n all_o temporal_a honour_n and_o all_o praise_n of_o man_n for_o the_o hearty_a love_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o celestial_a beatitude_n for_o look_v how_o much_o we_o cease_v from_o the_o affection_n of_o worldly_a vanity_n and_o temporal_a glory_n so_o much_o the_o more_o do_v we_o please_v god_n and_o so_o much_o the_o near_o we_o approach_v unto_o the_o blessedness_n which_o be_v to_o come_v for_o unto_o god_n only_o all_o honour_n a●…d_a glory_n be_v due_a from_o who_o all_o good_a thing_n do_v proceed_v 1._o but_o to_o we_o be_v confusion_n &_o shame_n which_o do_v so_o often_o offend_v dishonour_n and_o neclecte_fw-la god_n wherefore_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v
to_o their_o parent_n disorder●…d_n without_o love_n without_o truth_n and_o without_o mercy_n with_o such_o and_o much_o worse_o this_o world_n be_v replenish_v as_o with_o heretic_n &_o schismatic_n perjure_v tyrant_n symonseller_n hypocrite_n ambitious_a man_n robber_n &_o spoiler_n extortioner_n and_o poller_n usurer_n and_o false_a witness_n wicked_a thief_n and_o church_n robber_n traitor_n liar_n flatterer_n deceiver_n tale_n teller_n waverer_n glutton_n drunkard_n adulterer_n incestuous_a man_n tender_a treader_n and_o vain_a vaunter_n sloven_n sluggard_n and_o loiterer_n prodigal_a spender_n and_o unthrift_n rash_a quareller_n and_o hacker_n unpatient_a and_o unconstant_a man_n poisoner_n and_o witch_n presumptuous_a and_o ●…rogant_a wretch_n devilish_a mind_v and_o desperate_a man_n to_o conclude_v with_o such_o as_o be_v pack_v full_a of_o all_o paltry_a of_o the_o earth_n and_o farce_v with_o all_o kind_n of_o vile_a abomination_n yet_o even_o as_o the_o smoke_n vanish_v away_o so_o shall_v they_o vanish_v and_o as_o 67._o wax_n melt_v before_o the_o fire_n so_o shall_v sinner_n perish_v before_o the_o face_n of_o god._n death_n the_o wicked_a man_n do_v suffer_v four_o principal_a pain_n at_o their_o death_n the_o first_o be_v the_o perpiexitie_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v then_o great_a and_o more_o grievous_a than_o ever_o it_o be_v or_o be_v in_o this_o present_a life_n until_o that_o time_n of_o dissolution_n for_o some_o 42._o think_v that_o even_o without_o motion_n such_o be_v their_o grée●…ous_a pain_n they_o tear_v themselves_o in_o piece_n for_o the_o violence_n of_o death_n be_v strong_a and_o uncomparable_a because_o the_o knyttinge_n and_o natural_a combyninge_n of_o the_o body_n with_o the_o spirit_n ar●…_n then_o break_v insonder_o and_o thereupon_o the_o prophet_n david_n 114._o say_v in_o the_o psalm_n the_o pang_n of_o death_n have_v compass_v i_o there_o be_v no_o member_n nor_o no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o be_v touch_v 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