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you_o not_o say_v s._n paul_n that_o you_o shall_v judge_v angel_n and_o tertullian_n speak_v concern_v devil_n and_o accurse_a spirit_n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la say_v he_o sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la quos_fw-la judicaturi_fw-la sumus_fw-la he_o sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o lavacro_fw-la renunciavimus_fw-la those_o angel_n which_o we_o renounce_v in_o baptism_n those_o we_o shall_v judge_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n glory_n in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o recompense_n and_o that_o the_o honour_n may_v be_v yet_o great_a than_o same_o day_n of_o sentence_n that_o condemn_v the_o evil_a angel_n shall_v also_o reward_v the_o good_a and_o increase_v their_o glory_n which_o because_o they_o derive_v from_o their_o lord_n and_o we_o from_o their_o king_n and_o our_o elder_a brother_n the_o king_n of_o glory_n who_o glorious_a hand_n shall_v put_v the_o crown_n upon_o all_o our_o head_n we_o who_o shall_v be_v servant_n of_o that_o judgement_n and_o some_o way_n 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finger_n of_o judgement_n for_o as_o yet_o his_o whole_a hand_n be_v not_o lay_v on_o either_o be_v consign_v to_o eternal_a ruin_n because_o god_n will_v no_o more_o endeavour_v his_o cure_n or_o if_o his_o mercy_n still_o continue_v and_o go_v on_o in_o long-suffering_a it_o shall_v be_v by_o such_o vexatious_a instrument_n such_o caustic_n and_o corrosive_n such_o torment_a and_o desperate_a medicament_n such_o which_o in_o the_o very_a cure_n will_v sound_o punish_v thy_o folly_n and_o ingratitude_n for_o deceive_v not_o yourselves_o god_n mercy_n can_v be_v make_v a_o patron_n for_o any_o man_n impiety_n the_o purpose_n of_o it_o be_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o god_n will_v do_v it_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o mercy_n or_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o judgement_n he_o will_v either_o break_v our_o heart_n into_o a_o thousand_o fragment_n of_o contrition_n or_o break_v our_o bone_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o hell_n and_o since_o god_n rejoice_v in_o his_o mercy_n above_o all_o his_o work_n he_o will_v be_v most_o impatient_a that_o we_o shall_v despise_v that_o in_o which_o he_o most_o delight_n and_o in_o which_o we_o have_v the_o great_a reason_n to_o delight_n the_o riches_n of_o that_o goodness_n which_o be_v essential_a and_o part_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o be_v communicate_v to_o we_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o repentance_n that_o we_o may_v partake_v of_o that_o goodness_n and_o behold_v that_o glory_n sermon_n xiii_o xiii_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o divine_a judgement_n part_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d long-suffering_a in_o this_o one_o word_n be_v contain_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n here_o be_v the_o length_n and_o extension_n of_o his_o mercy_n pertrahit_fw-la spiritum_fw-la super_fw-la nos_fw-la dominus_fw-la so_o the_o syrian_a interpreter_n read_v luk._n 18._o 7._o god_n hold_v his_o breath_n he_o retain_v his_o anger_n within_o he_o lest_o it_o shall_v come_v forth_o and_o blast_v we_o and_o here_o be_v also_o much_o of_o the_o divine_a justice_n for_o although_o god_n suffer_v long_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o let_v we_o alone_o he_o forbear_v to_o destroy_v we_o but_o not_o to_o punish_v we_o and_o in_o both_o he_o by_o many_o accident_n give_v probation_n of_o his_o power_n according_a to_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o thou_o be_v merciful_a towards_o we_o all_o because_o thou_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n and_o thou_o passedst_a by_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v repent_v and_o that_o god_n shall_v support_v our_o spirit_n and_o preserve_v our_o patience_n and_o nourish_v our_o hope_n and_o correct_v our_o stubbornness_n and_o mortify_v our_o pride_n and_o bring_v we_o to_o he_o whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o by_o such_o gracious_a violence_n and_o merciful_a judgement_n which_o he_o use_v towards_o we_o as_o his_o last_o remedy_n be_v not_o only_o the_o demonstration_n of_o a_o mighty_a mercy_n but_o of_o a_o almighty_a power_n so_o hard_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o make_v we_o leave_v our_o folly_n and_o become_v wise_a that_o be_v not_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n a_o effective_a pity_n and_o clothe_v in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o its_o progress_n with_o mightiness_n and_o power_n every_o sinner_n shall_v perish_v irrevocable_o but_o this_o be_v the_o fiery_a trial_n the_o last_o purgatory_n fire_n which_o god_n use_v to_o burn_v the_o thistle_n and_o purify_v the_o dross_n when_o the_o gentle_a influence_n of_o a_o sunbeam_n will_v not_o wither_v they_o nor_o the_o weed_n hook_n of_o a_o short_a affliction_n cut_v they_o out_o then_o god_n come_v with_o fire_n to_o burn_v we_o with_o the_o axe_n lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n but_o then_o observe_v that_o when_o we_o be_v under_o this_o state_n of_o cure_n we_o be_v so_o near_a destruction_n that_o the_o same_o instrument_n that_o god_n use_v for_o remedy_n to_o we_o be_v also_o prepare_v to_o destroy_v we_o the_o fire_n be_v 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