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mortal_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v chap._n viii_o the_o seven_o torment_n of_o eternity_n in_o hell_n be_v the_o place_n and_o company_n cato_n censor_n a_o man_n of_o approve_a virtue_n be_v accustom_v to_o give_v this_o admonition_n to_o they_o who_o be_v about_o to_o buy_v land_n that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o provide_v for_o good_a neighbour_n a_o ill_a neighbour_n be_v a_o great_a evil_n whence_o that_o say_n of_o themistocles_n deliver_v by_o plutarch_n be_v well_o know_v for_o have_v a_o farm_n to_o sell_v he_o command_v the_o crier_n who_o give_v notice_n of_o the_o sale_n he_o shall_v likewise_o certify_v that_o it_o have_v good_a neighbour_n a_o ruinous_a and_o inconvenient_a building_n if_o it_o be_v near_o bad_a company_n will_v meet_v with_o few_o buyer_n all_o exile_v from_o heaven_n have_v such_o place_n of_o abode_n that_o our_o sty_n and_o dog-kennel_n compare_v to_o they_o may_v seem_v place_n or_o lodging_n fit_a for_o king_n 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into_o the_o place_n let_v we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o ground_n antientent_o at_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o entrance_n into_o yrimaltions_n house_n not_o far_o from_o the_o porter_n lodge_v be_v paint_v upon_o the_o wall_n a_o mighty_a dog_n in_o a_o chain_n over_o who_o be_v write_v in_o capital_a letter_n take_v heed_n take_v heed_n of_o the_o dog_n many_o such_o dog_n as_o these_o be_v in_o hell_n so_o many_o cerberus_n as_o devil_n which_o be_v far_o more_o ravenous_a than_o all_o cerberus_n here_o both_o by_o writing_n and_o word_n i_o exclaim_v take_v heed_n take_v heed_n of_o these_o dog_n but_o now_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o place_n it_o be_v agree_v upon_o as_o well_o by_o ancient_a father_n as_o divine_n that_o those_o comfortless_a cavern_n of_o hell_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n holy_a write_v likewise_o affirm_v the_o same_o for_o after_o they_o who_o rebel_v against_o moses_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 32_o num._n 16_o five_o 32_o the_o earth_n break_v in_o sunder_o under_o their_o foot_n &_o open_v her_o mouth_n devour_v they_o with_o their_o tabernacle_n and_o all_o their_o substance_n and_o they_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n quick_a cover_v with_o the_o ground_n this_o prison_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v right_o seat_v in_o the_o low_a place_n as_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o bless_a be_v on_o the_o high_a noble_a and_o most_o pleasant_a of_o that_o prison_n we_o may_v frame_v this_o discourse_n in_o case_n the_o damn_a amount_v to_o thirty_o time_n a_o thousand_o million_o of_o man_n or_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o million_o and_o that_o fiery_a prison_n according_a to_o its_o whole_a dimenfion_n of_o height_n breadth_n and_o length_n contain_v one_o german_a mile_n it_o will_v have_v room_n enough_o for_o that_o wonderful_a number_n of_o man_n streitness_v suit_n well_o with_o the_o prison_n it_o be_v proper_a for_o liberty_n to_o enjoy_v a_o ample_a habitation_n but_o the_o crowd_n of_o 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year_n and_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o be_v restore_v again_o to_o his_o liberty_n he_o will_v open_o profess_v his_o suffering_n be_v excessive_a what_o be_v his_o suffering_n i_o pray_v hunger_n thirst_n cold_a want_v of_o sleep_n with_o privation_n of_o all_o comfort_n hitherto_o the_o miscreant_n say_v true_a but_o observe_v i_o beseech_v you_o how_o tolerable_a this_o prison_n be_v how_o plentiful_a his_o diet_n what_o freedom_n he_o seem_v to_o enjoy_v when_o you_o look_v down_o upon_o that_o close_a imprisonment_n in_o hell_n he_o have_v his_o share_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o preserve_v his_o life_n in_o hell_n be_v neither_o one_o drop_n nor_o crumb_n of_o comfort_n beside_o no_o one_o deride_v that_o poor_a man_n in_o the_o pit_n none_o insult_v over_o he_o no_o one_o load_v he_o with_o stripe_n whereas_o in_o hell_n they_o be_v perpetual_o oppress_v with_o all_o these_o calamity_n again_o that_o silly_a wretch_n may_v pass_v over_o the_o day_n in_o quiet_a and_o the_o 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yet_o he_o cherrish_v this_o hope_n in_o his_o bosom_n that_o one_o day_n he_o shall_v enjoy_v himself_o again_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o sun_n face_n meet_v with_o his_o belove_a companion_n and_o return_v afresh_o to_o his_o accustom_a pastime_n and_o delight_n whereas_o god_n wot_v all_o their_o hope_n in_o hell_n be_v change_v into_o despair_n they_o know_v certain_o at_o their_o first_o entrance_n thither_o they_o must_v never_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n any_o more_o they_o must_v never_o meet_v again_o either_o with_o their_o wish_a for_o company_n or_o content_a the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o society_n of_o angel_n together_o with_o all_o celestial_a pleasure_n be_v quite_o take_v from_o they_o eternal_o without_o hope_n of_o recovery_n despair_v life_n in_o hell_n as_o at_o home_n it_o spare_v none_o of_o these_o inhabitant_n lo_o here_o o_o christian_n with_o what_o facility_n we_o may_v gain_v knowledge_n of_o eternity_n sect_n 5._o a_o learned_a man_n of_o st._n dominick_n order_n recount_v this_o passage_n to_o my_o present_a purpose_n junier_n joan_n junier_n a_o jester_n say_v he_o a_o nimble-witted_n buffoon_n in_o a_o assembly_n of_o noble_a man_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o play_v the_o preacher_n who_o he_o have_v hear_v that_o morning_n and_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o draw_v mirth_n out_o of_o serious_a matter_n he_o thus_o begin_v his_o sermon_n you_o know_v my_o master_n how_o much_o my_o company_n conduce_v to_o your_o jovial_a entertainment_n whether_o you_o be_v carouse_v feast_v game_a or_o dance_v i_o be_o still_o as_o the_o fool_n in_o the_o play_n ready_a to_o cheer_v you_o up_o but_o listen_v i_o beseech_v you_o to_o what_o late_o befall_v i_o as_o i_o lie_v upon_o a_o down_o bed_n and_o can_v not_o sleep_v i_o begin_v to_o think_v with_o myself_o if_o thou_o be_v so_o fast_o bind_v here_o for_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n space_n that_o thou_o can_v neither_o stir_v hand_n nor_o foot_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v to_o purchase_v liberty_n how_o if_o thou_o can_v riot_n otherwise_o obtain_v it_o then_o by_o bid_v adieu_n to_o all_o company_n keep_v and_o not_o i_o say_v to_o myself_o nay_o i_o will_v swear_v it_o if_o need_v require_v that_o i_o will_v utter_o forswear_v all_o my_o pot-companion_n all_o jollity_n play_n and_o dance_v rather_o than_o be_v in_o this_o sort_n debar_v of_o my_o freedom_n but_o say_v i_o pray_v thou_o what_o course_n will_v thou_o take_v if_o thou_o be_v in_o pluto_n court_n not_o bury_v in_o feather_n but_o flame_n not_o amid_o rippler_n but_o devil_n where_o all_o chat_n for_o merriment_n be_v whole_o forbid_v where_o one_o small_a drop_n of_o water_n be_v no_o less_o precious_a than_o a_o cellar_n store_v with_o the_o choice_a canary_n whither_o one_o may_v enter_v as_o beast_n do_v to_o the_o sick_a lion_n who_o footstep_n you_o may_v behold_v all_o go_n in_o but_o none_o come_v out_o again_o to_o go_v down_o into_o hell_n be_v a_o easy_a matter_n but_o who_o be_v ever_o see_v to_o have_v 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sentiment_n will_v thou_o be_v of_o if_o sound_n and_o in_o health_n thou_o shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o lodge_v night_n and_o day_n in_o the_o same_o hospital_n with_o sick_a folk_n cover_v over_o with_o ulcer_n sore_n and_o rottenness_n what_o if_o thou_o shall_v see_v their_o limb_n flow_v in_o their_o own_o putrify_a matter_n and_o corruption_n how_o will_v thou_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o stench_n of_o some_o the_o mourning_n and_o lamentation_n of_o other_o the_o sigh_n of_o this_o the_o complaint_n of_o that_o man_n the_o cough_n of_o the_o lung_n in_o one_o and_o in_o another_o wail_n till_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n o_o what_o a_o hell_n say_v thou_o will_v this_o life_n be_v nay_o how_o mere_a a_o nothing_o will_v this_o be_v compare_v to_o hell_n that_o which_o thou_o
suitable_a to_o the_o exploit_n but_o alas_o what_o comparison_n betwixt_o this_o praecipe_n from_o a_o high_a mountain_n to_o cast_v one_o self_n headlong_o from_o heaven_n to_o hell_n how_o then_o do_v so_o many_o throw_v themselves_o down_o from_o the_o fruition_n of_o bliss_n to_o thraldom_n among_o devil_n they_o shut_v their_o eye_n ere_o they_o attempt_v to_o do_v so_o they_o consider_v not_o the_o infinite_a malice_n of_o sin_n nor_o the_o inexplicable_a wind_n of_o eternity_n they_o jog_v on_o towards_o hell_n blindfolded_a he_o that_o be_v not_o please_v with_o his_o own_o blindness_n endeavour_n by_o all_o mean_v possible_a to_o escape_v this_o downfall_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o undergo_v what_o ever_o happen_v then_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o that_o abyss_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o redemption_n sect_n 5._o our_o five_o assertion_n be_v who_o ever_o commit_v a_o mortal_a sin_n throw_v himself_o into_o hell_n fire_n for_o ever_o fire_n everlasting_a be_v a_o unexplicable_a punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v there_o no_o other_o mischief_n in_o sin_n this_o assure_o will_v be_v a_o abridgement_n of_o all_o evil_n the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n eternal_a the_o soul_n that_o shall_v sin_n 18._o ezechi_n ch_n 18._o the_o same_o shall_v die_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o just_a shall_v be_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o impiety_n of_o the_o impious_a shall_v be_v upon_o he_o admirable_a be_v st._n 49._o psal_n 49._o augustine_n discourse_n how_o great_a a_o punishment_n be_v it_o only_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n such_o as_o have_v not_o taste_v of_o that_o sweetness_n if_o they_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n let_v they_o at_o least_o be_v afraid_a of_o fire_n those_o who_o be_v not_o invite_v with_o reward_n may_v be_v terrify_v with_o torment_n if_o what_o god_n promise_v seem_v to_o thou_o of_o small_a account_n tremble_v at_o what_o he_o threaten_v the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o presence_n be_v 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trouble_v soever_o the_o devil_n cause_v in_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o sin_n hence_o our_o passion_n rebel_v and_o we_o be_v molest_v with_o fear_n suspicion_n inconstancy_n grief_n anxiety_n despair_n whereby_o man_n soul_n be_v reduce_v by_o sin_n to_o resemble_v hell_n 48._o esay_n 48._o there_o be_v no_o peace_n to_o the_o impious_a say_v our_o lord_n such_o as_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o sin_n be_v load_v with_o so_o many_o chain_n by_o the_o devil_n till_o at_o length_n with_o their_o own_o weight_n they_o sink_v down_o into_o hell_n while_o they_o live_v they_o draw_v near_o to_o hell_n as_o a_o great_a stone_n tumble_v from_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mountain_n tumble_v so_o often_o till_o in_o the_o end_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o bortome_n in_o this_o manner_n while_o a_o notorious_a thief_n go_v up_o the_o ladder_n the_o hangman_n encourage_v he_o say_v you_o have_v but_o one_o step_n further_o to_o go_v and_o so_o he_o turn_v he_o off_o in_o this_o manner_n 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death_n then_o stain_v with_o adultery_n bless_a st._n paul_n be_v sure_a that_o death_n itself_o can_v not_o separate_v he_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n st._n ambrose_n be_v resolve_v to_o undergo_v all_o hardship_n whatever_o rather_o than_o act_v any_o thing_n misbecome_v his_o profession_n foâ—t_o when_o ruffinus_n put_v theodosius_n the_o emperor_n in_o hope_n the_o holy_a bishop_n will_v change_v his_o resolution_n no_o quoth_v theoâ—dosius_n i_o know_v well_o the_o constancy_n of_o ambâ—rose_n no_o fear_n of_o temporal_a majesty_n can_v make_v he_o forsake_v the_o law_n of_o god_n st._n chrysostome_n with_o equal_a fortitude_n oppose_v himself_o against_o the_o menace_n of_o eudoxia_n the_o empress_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v dismay_v with_o her_o fury_n that_o she_o be_v tell_v in_o these_o express_a word_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o go_v about_o to_o terrify_v the_o man_n he_o fear_v nothing_o but_o sin_n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n be_v yet_o a_o child_n learn_v this_o lesson_n of_o his_o mother_n blanch_n rather_o to_o part_v with_o life_n than_o consent_n to_o a_o mortal_a sin_n st._n anselm_n bishop_n of_o canterbury_n will_v rather_o leap_v into_o hell_n then_o commit_v a_o mortal_a sin_n st._n edmund_n his_o successor_n in_o the_o same_o see_v frequent_o say_v i_o will_v rather_o throw_v myself_o into_o a_o burn_a furnace_n then_o witting_o commit_v any_o sin_n against_o god_n democles_n a_o comely_a youth_n to_o escape_v the_o unnatural_a deal_n of_o king_n demetrius_n leap_v into_o a_o hot_a boil_a cauldron_n such_o a_o death_n suit_v better_a with_o his_o generous_a mind_n than_o a_o unchaste_a life_n so_o papinian_n the_o lawyer_n though_o no_o christian_a resolve_v to_o die_v before_o he_o will_v patronise_v the_o design_n of_o caracalla_n emperor_n against_o his_o brother_n a_o man_n defile_v with_o mortal_a sin_n be_v more_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a than_o a_o dog_n a_o swine_n or_o a_o toad_n for_o these_o owe_v but_o 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the_o mystery_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n the_o miracle_n of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o eternity_n of_o torment_n now_o for_o as_o much_o as_o these_o point_n be_v hard_a to_o believe_v therefore_o divine_a providence_n have_v in_o a_o singular_a manner_n confirm_v they_o by_o scripture_n council_n and_o miracle_n our_o talk_n in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o discourse_v of_o pain_n eternal_a and_o why_o god_n who_o nature_n be_v to_o have_v mercy_n will_v have_v they_o eternal_a divine_n in_o this_o point_n have_v go_v different_a way_n to_o answer_v the_o difficulty_n some_o say_v the_o damn_a always_o sin_n therefore_o they_o be_v always_o punish_v what_o injustice_n therefore_o be_v it_o for_o he_o to_o groan_v under_o pain_n who_o persevere_v in_o do_v injury_n this_o answer_n be_v not_o amiss_o for_o not_o only_o the_o damn_a sin_n perpetual_o in_o hell_n but_o even_o here_o while_o they_o live_v 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a_o do_v the_o bless_a bishop_n answer_v this_o may_v well_o be_v object_v if_o the_o severe_a judge_n weigh_v only_a deed_n and_o not_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n for_o the_o wicked_a therefore_o have_v a_o end_n in_o sin_v because_o they_o have_v a_o end_n in_o live_v since_o they_o be_v resolve_v if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o have_v live_v always_o that_o they_o may_v always_o have_v sin_v it_o be_v apparent_a they_o desire_v to_o live_v perpetual_o in_o sin_n who_o while_o they_o live_v never_o give_v over_o sin_v therefore_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o great_a justice_n of_o the_o judge_n that_o they_o never_o want_v pain_n who_o in_o this_o life_n will_v never_o be_v without_o fault_n here_o i_o will_v by_o all_o mean_n have_v this_o observe_v this_o circumstance_n go_v along_o with_o sin_n not_o only_o to_o have_v sin_v but_o also_o to_o desire_v to_o sin_n yet_o more_o just_o be_v this_o desire_n punish_v with_o hell_n because_o god_n do_v not_o only_o look_v 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