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imprimatur_fw-la g._n royse_n r._n r._n in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la dom._n dom._n johanni_n archiep._n cantuar._n à _fw-la sacris_fw-la dome_v july_n 28_o 1691._o a_o practical_a discourse_n concern_v a_o future_a judgement_n by_o william_n sherlock_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o st._n paul_n master_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n london_n print_v for_o w._n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n over-against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1692._o to_o the_o queen_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n may_v it_o please_v your_o majesty_n to_o accept_v of_o this_o treatise_n a_o small_a part_n of_o which_o be_v preach_v in_o your_o royal_a chapel_n your_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o excuse_v the_o print_n of_o it_o then_o that_o it_o may_v wait_v for_o the_o publication_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o your_o majesty_n be_v give_v to_o understand_v i_o intend_v which_o i_o now_o humble_o present_a to_o your_o sacred_a majesty_n rejoice_v that_o i_o have_v so_o good_a a_o occasion_n of_o acknowledge_v your_o great_a and_o undeserved_a favour_n to_o i_o and_o of_o profess_v with_o all_o the_o sincerity_n that_o the_o subject_a of_o this_o treatise_n require_v that_o i_o be_o your_o majesty_n most_o humble_a and_o most_o obedient_a subject_n and_o servant_n william_n sherlock_n the_o content_n the_o introduction_n contain_v a_o distribution_n of_o the_o work_n page_n 1_o chap._n i._n the_o proof_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n 3_o sect._n i._o that_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n a_o accountable_a creature_n 5_o sect._n ii_o the_o essential_a difference_n between_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o the_o natural_a notion_n we_o have_v of_o god_n prove_v a_o future_a judgement_n 19_o sect._n iii_o the_o external_n appearance_n of_o providence_n prove_v a_o future_a judgement_n 34_o sect._n iu_o the_o natural_a presage_n of_o conscience_n prove_v a_o future_a judgement_n and_o if_o there_o be_v a_o future_a state_n there_o must_v be_v a_o future_a judgement_n 89_o sect._n v._n the_o scripture_n proof_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n 106_o sect._n vi_o the_o improvement_n of_o this_o doctrine_n in_o some_o particular_a inference_n as_o 1._o to_o live_v as_o it_o become_v those_o who_o shall_v certain_o be_v judge_v 2._o to_o keep_v our_o eye_n upon_o a_o future_a judgement_n for_o the_o government_n of_o our_o life_n 123_o sect._n vii_o three_o inference_n to_o refer_v all_o judgement_n to_o god_n 144_o sect._n viii_o four_o inference_n to_o refer_v all_o difficulty_n to_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 168_o sect._n ix_o five_o inference_n to_o affect_v our_o soul_n with_o a_o strong_a and_o vigorous_a and_o constant_a sense_n of_o judgement_n 189_o chap._n ii_o concern_v the_o time_n of_o judgement_n 208_o sect._n i._n concern_v a_o particular_a judgement_n at_o the_o time_n of_o every_o man_n death_n ibid._n sect._n ii_o that_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v appoint_v 233_o sect._n iii_o the_o day_n god_n have_v appoint_v be_v a_o general_n day_n of_o judgement_n 255_o sect._n iu_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 278_o chap._n iii_o who_o shall_v be_v our_o judge_n viz._n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 300_o chap._n iu_o the_o manner_n and_o circumstance_n of_o christ_n appear_v and_o the_o awful_a solemnity_n of_o judgement_n 336_o chap._n v._o who_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v viz._n the_o world_n or_o all_o mankind_n 360_o chap._n vi_o for_o what_o we_o shall_v be_v judge_v 403_o chap._n vii_o concern_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o future_a judgement_n and_o the_o rule_n whereby_o we_o shall_v be_v judge_v 439_o conclusion_n how_o to_o know_v what_o our_o sentence_n will_v be_v at_o the_o last_o judgement_n with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o reverence_n our_o own_o conscience_n 521_o errata_fw-la page_n 154._o l._n 28._o for_o froward_a r._n forward_o p._n 240._o l._n 18._o r._n that_o this_o be_v p._n 279._o l._n 5._o f._n shall_v r._n shall_v p._n 369._o l._n 26._o f._n peâ—sions_n r._n person_n p._n 496._o l._n 30._o f._n undue_a to_o r._n due_a unto_o a_o practical_a discourse_n concern_v a_o future_a judgement_n xvii_o act_n xxxi_o because_o he_o have_v appoint_v a_o day_n in_o the_o which_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n by_o that_o man_n who_o he_o have_v ordain_v whereof_o he_o have_v give_v assurance_n unto_o all_o man_n in_o that_o he_o have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a the_o introduction_n have_v in_o a_o former_a treatise_n discourse_v large_o concern_v death_n the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v judgement_n for_o so_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o after_o death_n the_o judgement_n 27._o and_o a_o very_a grave_n and_o serious_a thought_n it_o be_v if_o ever_o man_n will_v be_v serious_a for_o nothing_o can_v be_v of_o great_a concernment_n to_o we_o than_o a_o future_a judgement_n which_o will_v determine_v our_o final_a state_n and_o condition_n to_o eternity_n in_o treat_v on_o this_o 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