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quisquam_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la svo_fw-la exitio_fw-la calv._n in_o loc_n potest_fw-la hoc_fw-la judicium_fw-la intelligi_fw-la justa_fw-la derelictio_fw-la quâ_fw-la propter_fw-la peccata_fw-la praecedentia_fw-la permissi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la pati_fw-la naufragium_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o variis_fw-la errorum_fw-la fluctibus_fw-la abripi_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la fierent_fw-la errorum_fw-la magistri_fw-la tandem_fw-la judicium_fw-la illud_fw-la gravissimum_fw-la aeternae_fw-la damnationis_fw-la subituri_fw-la estius_n in_o loc_fw-la for_o the_o wrath_n vengeance_n damnation_n and_o punishment_n execute_v upon_o man_n for_o wickedness_n as_o rom._n 3.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o damnation_n be_v just_a and_o 1_o cor._n 11.29_o he_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o eat_v and_o drink_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damnation_n to_o himself_o so_o mat._n 23.14_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damnation_n and_o rom._n 13.2_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damnation_n and_o 1_o tim._n 3.6_o lest_o he_o fall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o devil_n so_o 2_o pet._n 2.3_o who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d judgement_n now_o of_o a_o long_a time_n linger_v not_o and_o thus_o i_o take_v it_o in_o this_o place_n the_o apostle_n judas_n here_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o condemnation_n intend_v that_o punishment_n by_o god_n inflict_v upon_o seducer_n in_o this_o life_n for_o their_o abuse_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n whereby_o they_o do_v not_o only_a themselves_o turn_v backsliders_a and_o apostate_n but_o become_v opposer_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o perverter_n of_o other_o hereby_o make_v way_n for_o their_o own_o eternal_a condemnation_n a_o punishment_n make_v up_o of_o many_o poisonful_a ingredient_n and_o that_o have_v in_o it_o a_o complication_n of_o many_o spiritual_a woe_n which_o 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person_n judge_v be_v not_o so_o great_a by_o a_o hundred_o part_n as_o the_o number_n of_o those_o who_o stand_v by_o to_o hear_v the_o trial_n how_o great_a then_o shall_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v wherein_o all_o shall_v be_v try_v and_o judge_v it_o be_v of_o old_a prophesy_v by_o enoch_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v execute_v judgement_n upon_o all_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v mat._n 25.32_o 17.31_o rom._n 14.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 5.10_o act._n 17.31_o and_o 2_o thes_n 2.1_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v call_v the_o time_n of_o our_o gather_v together_o unto_o christ_n we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n that_o every_o one_o may_v receive_v the_o thing_n do_v