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the_o person_n that_o have_v but_o gain_v this_o good_a and_o the_o first_o can_v not_o have_v be_v without_o this_o the_o eternal_a death_n of_o the_o soul_n consist_v in_o its_o far_a separation_n from_o that_o god_n who_o favour_n be_v far_o better_a than_o life_n this_o be_v the_o low_a round_n in_o that_o ladder_n by_o which_o thou_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n this_o be_v the_o foot_n of_o this_o black_a bloody_a account_n the_o head_n of_o that_o arrow_n which_o pierce_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o damn_a this_o be_v the_o worst_a effect_n and_o fruit_n of_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v privative_a of_o our_o union_n with_o and_o fruition_n of_o god_n 23._o vine_n on_o james_n 4.8_o pag._n 23._o depart_v from_o i_o be_v as_o terrible_a a_o word_n as_o everlasting_a fire_n ah_o whether_o do_v they_o go_v that_o go_v from_o he_o when_o he_o alone_o have_v the_o power_n of_o eternal_a life_n how_o dismal_a how_o dark_a must_v that_o dungeon_n be_v where_o this_o sun_n will_v not_o shine_v in_o the_o least_o degree_n with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n well_o may_v it_o be_v call_v blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o judas_n 15._o the_o hell_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n which_o will_v be_v hot_a of_o all_o be_v set_v out_o by_o this_o job_n 13.16_o the_o hypocrite_n shall_v not_o come_v before_o god_n can_v thou_o have_v all_o the_o mercy_n that_o the_o world_n can_v give_v yet_o in_o this_o want_n of_o god_n thou_o will_v be_v complete_o miserable_a ten_o thousand_o word_n can_v speak_v a_o soul_n more_o unhappy_a than_o those_o two_o word_n without_o god_n ephes_n 2.12_o thou_o may_v be_v without_o riches_n without_o friend_n without_o health_n without_o liberty_n nay_o without_o all_o outward_a blessing_n and_o yet_o bless_v but_o if_o without_o god_n thou_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n when_o god_n will_v couch_v all_o argument_n in_o one_o to_o persuade_v to_o duty_n this_o be_v instead_o of_o all_o obey_v my_o voice_n and_o i_o 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of_o his_o dunghill_n deity_n you_o have_v take_v away_o my_o god_n and_o what_o have_v i_o morâ—e_v and_o what_o be_v this_o that_o you_o say_v unto_o i_o what_o ail_v thou_o judg._n 18.24_o sure_o the_o damn_a as_o they_o will_v have_v infinite_o more_o cause_n so_o they_o will_v with_o more_o horror_n and_o anguish_n bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o true_a god_n though_o all_o the_o tear_n in_o hell_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o this_o heaven_n if_o the_o body_n from_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v part_v be_v such_o a_o deform_a sad_a spectacle_n what_o shall_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o soul_n be_v from_o which_o god_n be_v part_v for_o ever_o how_o unable_a be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o bear_v the_o absence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n though_o it_o be_v but_o in_o part_n and_o for_o a_o short_a time_n take_v heman_n psal_n 88.14_o 15._o lord_n why_o cast_v thou_o off_o my_o soul_n why_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o i_o be_o afflict_v 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