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poor_a member_n matth._n 25._o and_o according_a to_o these_o they_o shall_v receive_v their_o reward_n life_n happiness_n and_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o as_o their_o good_a deed_n be_v many_o and_o great_a so_o shall_v their_o honour_n praise_n and_o glory_n be_v great_a in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v labour_v to_o abound_v in_o good_a work_n in_o faith_n knowledge_n repentance_n love_n zeal_n etc._n etc._n see_v our_o reward_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o our_o work_n but_o as_o for_o the_o unrepentant_a sinner_n that_o live_v in_o sin_n delight_n in_o sin_n as_o they_o do_v not_o repent_v nor_o have_v no_o faith_n nor_o good_a work_n even_o so_o as_o their_o work_n shall_v be_v so_o
shall_v their_o punishment_n be_v ah_o what_o a_o woeful_a harvest_n have_v many_o a_o poor_a soul_n now_o to_o reap_v at_o this_o day_n that_o all_o his_o life_n time_n have_v sell_v himself_o unto_o sin_n that_o never_o have_v any_o care_n nor_o conscience_n to_o live_v a_o godly_a life_n they_o shall_v weep_v they_o shall_v howl_v &_o lament_v when_o they_o shall_v see_v their_o reward_n shall_v be_v according_a to_o their_o work_n o_o how_o shall_v this_o doctirene_n move_v we_o all_o as_o we_o have_v any_o care_n to_o our_o poor_a soul_n to_o look_v to_o ourselves_o to_o watch_v over_o our_o way_n to_o hate_v sin_n as_o the_o very_a bane_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o avoid_v every_o evil_a work_n because_o even_o by_o our_o work_n shall_v we_o be_v judge_v o_o then_o as_o you_o love_v yourselves_o and_o as_o you_o desire_v life_n and_o salvation_n abound_v in_o good_a work_n and_o as_o you_o fear_v the_o wrath_n and_o endless_a vengeance_n of_o god_n and_o as_o you_o fear_v the_o 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to_o judgement_n we_o have_v learn_v from_o he_o mouth_n of_o god_n first_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n the_o judge_n shalâ—_n be_v namely_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v like_o a_o mighty_a prince_n with_o great_a power_n majesty_n and_o glory_n to_o the_o great_a comfort_n of_o all_o his_o poor_a member_n &_o to_o the_o great_a terror_n and_o dread_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n second_o we_o have_v see_v who_o shall_v be_v judge_v both_o great_a and_o small_a three_o the_o manner_n how_o judgement_n shall_v proceed_v namely_o by_o the_o write_a record_n of_o man_n conscience_n and_o now_o in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o be_v to_o come_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n upon_o the_o wicked_a reprobate_n and_o ungodly_a in_o these_o two_o last_o verse_n for_o when_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v according_a to_o their_o work_n when_o christ_n jesus_n shall_v say_v unto_o they_o depart_v from_o i_o etc._n etc._n then_o immediate_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o sentence_n shall_v 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