purpose_n but_o what_o other_o end_n or_o purpose_n can_v be_v imagine_v than_o the_o just_a punish_v and_o torment_v of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n shall_v there_o be_v a_o hell_n and_o no_o creature_n in_o it_o beside_o christ_n express_o say_v they_o shall_v go_v into_o eternal_a punishment_n 46._o now_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v no_o long_o a_o punishment_n than_o the_o damn_a be_v torment_v therein_o eternal_o therefore_o they_o be_v torment_v therein_o and_o can_v never_o be_v free_v from_o it_o as_o for_o their_o objection_n take_v from_o god_n mercy_n and_o justice_n they_o may_v easy_o be_v answer_v if_o god_n former_a deal_n with_o the_o damn_a and_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n for_o which_o they_o be_v condemn_v be_v due_o weigh_v §._o 30._o of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o chiliast_n objection_n take_v from_o god_n mercy_n concern_v god_n mercy_n work_n they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n and_o thereupon_o they_o conclude_v that_o the_o damn_a must_v 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damnation_n or_o pardon_n must_v be_v obtain_v or_o the_o punishment_n must_v be_v undergo_v 34._o the_o servant_n who_o debt_n the_o lord_n recall_v and_o will_v not_o forgive_v because_o of_o his_o unmercifulnesse_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o torment_n otherwise_o man_n will_v not_o care_v for_o god_n favour_n in_o pardon_v sin_n reason_n nor_o any_o thing_n esteem_v christ_n sacrifice_n whereby_o pardon_n be_v purchase_v use_v o_o let_v we_o give_v no_o rest_n to_o our_o soul_n till_o we_o have_v assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n a_o man_n attaint_v and_o evict_v of_o treason_n though_o his_o life_n may_v be_v prolong_v and_o sentence_n of_o death_n not_o execute_v yet_o be_v not_o quiet_a till_o he_o have_v his_o pardon_n upon_o fear_n that_o advantage_n may_v sometime_o or_o other_o be_v take_v against_o he_o for_o his_o crime_n and_o yet_o the_o uttermost_a peril_n be_v but_o death_n of_o body_n the_o peril_n of_o sin_n be_v eternal_a damnation_n it_o shall_v 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speech_n imply_v 15._o though_o he_o sâ—lay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o §._o 85._o of_o stir_v against_o despair_n be_v temptation_n to_o despair_n despair_v pierce_v dart_n fiery_a dart_n keep_v they_o off_o as_o much_o as_o possible_o may_v be_v as_o we_o fear_v to_o drink_v poison_n let_v we_o fear_v to_o despair_v it_o will_v be_v a_o fiery_a burn_a poison_n in_o our_o soul_n that_o will_v yield_v we_o no_o rest_n as_o we_o see_v in_o such_o as_o be_v overcome_v thereby_o let_v we_o not_o dare_v to_o yield_v unto_o it_o but_o though_o god_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v so_o angry_a with_o we_o as_o to_o kill_v we_o yet_o with_o job_n to_o trust_v in_o he_o for_o this_o end_n we_o must_v suffer_v faith_n to_o have_v the_o upper_a place_n in_o we_o even_o above_o sense_n and_o reason_n too_o and_o for_o this_o end_n look_v unto_o god_n 5._o and_o due_o weigh_v both_o what_o he_o promise_v and_o why_o he_o make_v such_o gracious_a promise_n to_o we_o and_o look_v not_o to_o 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