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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	good_a	heart_n	work_n	6,984	5	5.3450	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07452	A sermon of repentance. Preached by George Meriton Doctor of Diuinity, and one of his Maiesties chaplaines in ordinary	Meriton, George, d. 1624.	1607 (1607)	STC 17839; ESTC S112669	18,865	40

place of punishment afford that place of confusion of darknesse of chaines of most horrible shapes but euen Math. 22. Ecchoes of woes Well then suppose one to be burning in a lake of fire hauing a Viper at his heart alwayes gnawing and stinging his soule imagine boyling brimstone to bee powred vppon him that with the heat thereof hee is scalded with the smoake thereof hee is stifled and with the noysome sauour continually choaked let him weepe wayle wring his handes and stand gnashing of his teeth let him be euer languishing and pining with want of foode denay him all things which may any waie ease him Conceiue yet further that he is bound handes and feete that he is affrighted and tormented with vgglie Diuells and compassed round about with horrible darkenesse Thinke well of the misery of such a man and know that these are the paynes of an impenitent wretch in hell These the paynes nay my beloued these are not the tenth part of Hels torments CHRIST calleth them Euerlasting paynes As they are extream without decreasing so are they endlesse without all redemption Math. 25. There are sighes with-out pittying cries Verl last without moning lamentation with-out relecuing a flood of black flimes euer flowing ibi dolores torquent animas non extorquent puniunt corpora non finiunt as Prosper speaketh there is a Death which alwayes liueth and a Life which alwayes dyeth there hee that tortoreth fainteth not and hee that suffereth fayleth not There is Euer parching fire for warming loue Euer banishment for reconcilement Euer heauinesse for singing Euer darknesse for shining Euer fetters for crownes Euer gnashing of teeth for clapping of handes Euer miserable immortality and immortall miserve Alasse who is able saith Esay to dwell in euerlasting burnings Esa 33. 14. It were some comfort in the middest of afflictions to thinke that one day they will come vnto an end and the damned spirits in hell had they but a little hope that after the space of manye thousand thousand yeares they should bee released this little sparke in the middest of their flames would in some sort make them ioyfull but Euer to burne Euer to boyle Euer to weepe Euer to wring Euer to bee in chaynes to suffer vnsufferable torments Euerlasting paynes This is that which cutteth heart-strings a sunder Yet is not this all For as they are eternall with-out redemption so are they Generall with-out exception For first all suffer them and iudge you what a dolefull sight it will bee to see infinite millions of males and females continually without any intermission hacking and hewing their teeth together to heare howling and crying Woe woe be vnto vs that euer wee were borne to heare one Diuel one damned Ghost calling vnto another to strike to rend to kill to spoyle to heape on coales to poure on Brimstone like one that is pressing to death who calleth for more waights to bee cast vpon him Secondly as they all suffer in all parts in all the members of their bodies in all the powers of their soules they haue corporall flames with-out and spirituall flames with-in no part no power is free Hast thou offended with thy Head thou shalt haue scalding hast thou offended with thine Eyes thou shalt haue weeping hast thou offended with thy Mouth thou shalt haue howling with thy Tongue thou shalt haue scorching with thine Eares thou shalt haue yelling with thy Nose thou shalt haue stincking with thy Feete thou shalt haue fettering with thy Handes thou shalt haue wringing with thy Heart thou shalt haue gnawing in thy Soule and Body burning and boyling Pro disparibus generibus peccatorum sunt disparia tormenta suppliciorum saith Saint Augustine euery man shall receiue according to his seuerall 1. Pet. 1. workes Coniecture yet further of Hells tortures by things of no accompt Put thy foote into a seething bath and how dost thou grieue what sorrow dost thou conceiue if thou beest vexed with a sharp burning ague how dost thou tosse and tumble and art out of quiet is the scalding of thy foote or a fit of an Ague so grieuous vnto flesh and bloud which are but Flea-bitings no though thou did dest abide them thy whole life long O howe then wilt thou bee able to endure euerlasting burnings Will CHRIST now profit thee who stretched his armes out ●pon the Crosse for sinners No hee will now NOW IESVS CHRIST our Lord and GOD Euen the Father which hath loued vs and giuen vs euerlasting consolation by his spirit and good hope through grace purge our dead consciences and stablish our hearts in euery good word and worke vnto the end that beeing made the seruants of GOD wee may haue our fruit in holinesse and in the end eternall life Amen Laus DEO