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A00593 Clavis mystica a key opening divers difficult and mysterious texts of Holy Scripture; handled in seventy sermons, preached at solemn and most celebrious assemblies, upon speciall occasions, in England and France. By Daniel Featley, D.D. Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1636 (1636) STC 10730; ESTC S121363 1,100,105 949

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will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n if_o we_o invert_v the_o speech_n it_o will_v be_v as_o true_a o_o that_o man_n will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n and_o then_o they_o will_v be_v wise_a for_o assure_o he_o that_o in_o his_o serious_a contemplation_n begin_v at_o the_o end_n of_o sin_n in_o his_o practice_n will_v end_v at_o the_o beginning_n to_o consider_v the_o end_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o take_v a_o survey_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n incident_a to_o intelligent_a nature_n of_o all_o the_o plague_n that_o light_n upon_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o estate_n of_o impenitent_a sinner_n in_o this_o life_n with_o a_o fearful_a expectation_n of_o hellish_a torment_n then_o a_o violent_a separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n which_o be_v no_o soon_o make_v but_o the_o soul_n be_v present_v before_o the_o dreadful_a judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a arraign_v condemn_v and_o immediate_o upon_o sentence_n hale_v and_o drag_v by_o ugly_a fiend_n to_o the_o dark_a and_o loathsome_a dungeon_n of_o hell_n there_o in_o all_o extremity_n of_o pain_n and_o torture_n without_o any_o ease_n or_o mitigation_n to_o continue_v till_o the_o general_a day_n of_o the_o world_n doom_n when_o meet_v again_o with_o the_o body_n her_o companion_n in_o all_o filthiness_n iniquity_n and_o ungodliness_n they_o be_v both_o summon_v to_o the_o last_o judgement_n where_o all_o their_o open_a and_o secret_a sin_n be_v lay_v open_a to_o the_o view_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n to_o their_o inexpressible_a and_o astonishable_a confusion_n after_o conviction_n the_o sentence_n at_o which_o not_o the_o ear_n only_o shall_v tingle_v the_o tooth_n chatter_v the_o knee_n smite_v one_o the_o other_o but_o the_o heart_n also_o melt_v the_o sentence_n i_o say_v of_o eternal_a damnation_n shall_v be_v pronounce_v in_o their_o hear_n 25.41_o hear_n mat._n 25.41_o go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n a_o 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