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A93110 Of the foure last and greatest things: death, iudgement, heaven and hell. The description of the happinesse of heaven, and misery of hell, by way of antithesis. With the way or means to passe through death, and judgement, into heaven, and to avoid hell. / By VVilliam Shepheard, Esquire. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1649 (1649) Wing S3196; Thomason E551_7; ESTC R205687 96,747 120

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13._o 2_o cor._n 5._o ●9_n 1_o p●●_n 100l_n esay_n ●8_o 14._o rom._n 10._o 14._o they_o that_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v 3._o the_o step_n of_o this_o way_n itself_o be_v in_o general_a the_o conformity_n of_o a_o man_n way_n in_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n do_v good_a and_o avoid_v evil_n or_o a_o walk_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v lord_n lord_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n in_o heaven_n matth._n 7._o 2d_o they_o therefore_o for_o who_o this_o place_n i●_n prepare_v and_o that_o shall_v be_v inhabitant_n of_o this_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o righteous_a just_a saint_n etc._n etc._n elay_o ●7_n 1._o righteous_a man_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v mat._n 25_o 46._o the_o righteous_a shall_v go_v into_o everlasting_a life_n mat._n 1._o 43._o then_o 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wicked_a that_o do_v o●tend_v that_o do_v iniquity_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 9_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n mat._n 13._o 41._o they_o shall_v gather_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n all_o thing_n that_o offend_v and_o they_o which_o d●e_a iniquity_n if_o yet_o you_o desire_v to_o see_v it_o further_o set_v forth_o what_o evil_n especial_o they_o be_v that_o bring_v man_n to_o this_o miserable_a condition_n that_o all_o m●n_z must_v avoid_v as_o the_o way_n as_o they_o will_v avoid_v this_o as_o the_o end_n 1._o the_o cherish_n nourish_a and_o spare_v of_o sin_n for_o if_o we_o kill_v not_o sin_n sin_n will_v certain_o kill_v we_o rom_n 8._o 15._o for_o if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n you_o shall_v live_v mat._n 18._o 7_o 8._o 9_o wherefore_o it_o thy_o hand_n or_o thy_o foot_n cause_v thou_o to_o offend_v cut_v it_o 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