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A10914 A discourse of Christian watchfulnesse Preparing how to liue, how to die, and to be discharged at the day of iudgement, and so enioy life eternall. By Iohn Rogers minister to the Church of Chacombe in Northampton-shiere. Rogers, John, of Chacombe. 1620 (1620) STC 21185; ESTC S103184 154,709 397

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the_o violater_n thereof_o 6._o as_o that_o day_n wa●_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o elect_n so_o will_v this_o be_v to_o reason_n enforce_v this_o doctrine_n 1._o because_o the_o judge_n himself_o command_v 1_o we_o so_o to_o do_v luke_n 11._o 28._o 2._o god_n justice_n &_o mercy_n call_v for_o this_o 2._o day_n to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o crown_v the_o godly_a 3._o the_o lord_n sundry_a time_n and_o after_o 3._o diverse_a manner_n forewarn_v we_o hereof_o as_o 1._o by_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n for_o sin_n before_o it_o be_v commit_v gen._n 2._o 17._o 2._o by_o often_o repeat_v the_o same_o sentence_n in_o the_o law_n deutr._n 27._o 26._o 3._o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n summon_v as_o it_o be_v all_o man_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o day_n appoint_v before_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n joh._n 8._o 7._o and_o 1._o john_n 3_o 20._o 21._o rom._n 2._o 15._o 16._o 4._o by_o his_o special_a temporal_a judgement_n that_o 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