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his_o preâ—â—nce_n the_o most_o wild_a and_o untrodden_a â—aces_n of_o the_o desert_n the_o solitary_a cave_n â—nd_v recess_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o thick_a â—nd_n more_o than_o cimmerian_a darkness_n of_o â—e_a night_n be_v no_o shelter_n from_o thy_o all-â—eing_a eye_n the_o darkness_n be_v no_o darkness_n â—ith_v thou_o yea_o the_o day_n and_o night_n to_o â—â—ee_v be_v both_o alike_o psalm_n 139.12_o god_n be_v present_a in_o the_o church_n behold_v our_o order_n and_o behaviour_n there_o he_o 〈◊〉_d present_a in_o the_o closet_n when_o the_o door_n 〈◊〉_d close_a shut_v to_o inspect_v our_o seriousness_n and_o devotion_n there_o he_o be_v present_a â—t_a our_o table_n and_o at_o our_o merry_a meeting_n at_o our_o feast_n and_o at_o our_o fast_n â—e_n be_v about_o our_o bed_n and_o about_o our_o â—aths_n he_o take_v particular_a notice_n of_o all_o â—ur_n action_n and_o weigh_v all_o our_o word_n â—n_o a_o balance_n nay_o thought_n secret_a thought_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o he_o but_o he_o â—nows_v they_o long_o before_o we_o do_v or_o can_v our_o flesh_n alas_o be_v too_o pervious_a to_o hinder_v â—im_a from_o enter_v into_o the_o secret_a recesses_n â—f_n our_o heart_n 1._o this_o than_o shall_v teach_v thou_o o_o my_o soul_n to_o revere_a and_o adore_v the_o god_n of_o such_o infinite_a perfection_n and_o firm_o to_o believe_v what_o thou_o can_v not_o comprehend_v we_o know_v a_o humane_a body_n the_o perfection_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n can_v be_v in_o two_o place_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n yet_o bless_a god_n i_o be_o assure_v by_o faith_n and_o by_o the_o constant_a dispensation_n of_o thy_o providence_n in_o all_o place_n that_o thou_o be_v omnipresent_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o creature_n that_o be_v not_o manifest_a in_o thy_o sight_n heb._n 4.13_o but_o all_o thing_n be_v open_a and_o naked_a unto_o the_o eye_n of_o thou_o with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v for_o in_o thou_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v acts._n 7.28_o 2._o thou_o may_v learn_v hence_o o_o my_o soul_n to_o have_v continual_o a_o awful_a sense_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o tremble_v at_o the_o apprehension_n of_o his_o presence_n jereuâ—_n 5.22_o and_o to_o behave_v thyself_o always_o as_o in_o his_o sight_n not_o to_o dare_v to_o commit_v any_o even_o the_o most_o minute_n sin_n in_o secret_a because_o god_n see_v and_o be_v present_a who_o will_v be_v both_o thy_o witness_n and_o thy_o judge_n how_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o wickedness_n say_v joseph_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n genesis_n 39.9_o though_o no_o eye_n see_v he_o yet_o he_o be_v conscious_a that_o god_n be_v a_o spectator_n and_o therefore_o he_o dare_v not_o offend_v in_o his_o presence_n do_v thou_o therefore_o good_a god_n thorough_o convince_v my_o soul_n of_o this_o great_a truth_n that_o i_o can_v never_o abscond_v myself_o from_o thy_o presence_n that_o thy_o eye_n be_v watchful_a over_o all_o my_o action_n that_o thy_o ear_n be_v ever_o open_a to_o hear_v all_o my_o word_n and_o that_o thou_o discerne_v the_o most_o secret_a of_o my_o thought_n that_o so_o look_v upon_o thou_o as_o a_o witness_n of_o my_o whole_a conversation_n i_o may_v always_o keep_v a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o thou_o and_o towards_o all_o men._n 3._o be_v careful_a o_o my_o soul_n because_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o immediate_a presence_n of_o god_n to_o be_v sincere_a towards_o he_o in_o all_o thy_o religious_a duty_n as_o well_o private_a as_o public_a and_o approve_v thyself_o to_o thy_o father_n who_o see_v in_o secret_a matth._n 6.6_o 4._o this_o will_v be_v a_o comfort_n to_o thou_o o_o my_o soul_n in_o all_o the_o affliction_n in_o all_o the_o trouble_v thou_o can_v meet_v withal_o here_o in_o this_o world_n 17.1_o psal_n 91.15_o gen._n 17.1_o god_n be_v present_a with_o
the_o meditation_n of_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n render_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n the_o more_o valuable_a and_o therefore_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o former_a god_n have_v set_v before_o we_o life_n and_o death_n eternal_a reward_n and_o eternal_a punishment_n he_o have_v give_v we_o just_a and_o holy_a law_n to_o observe_v and_o keep_v and_o power_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o to_o the_o keep_n of_o which_o he_o have_v annex_v a_o everlasting_a reward_n by_o a_o irrevocable_a decree_n to_o the_o violation_n of_o which_o he_o have_v by_o the_o same_o decree_n annex_v a_o everlasting_a punishment_n so_o that_o if_o we_o embrace_v the_o former_a we_o shall_v not_o fail_v of_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n but_o if_o we_o persevere_v in_o the_o latter_a we_o treasure_v up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o shall_v be_v sure_a at_o length_n to_o feel_v the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n this_o be_v god_n covenant_n that_o he_o make_v with_o we_o to_o they_o who_o by_o patient_a continuance_n in_o well_o do_v seek_v for_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o immortality_n eternal_a life_n but_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v contentious_a and_o do_v not_o obey_v the_o truth_n but_o obey_v unrighteousness_n indignation_n and_o wrath_n tribulation_n and_o anguish_n rom._n 2.7_o 8_o 9_o now_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o god_n to_o be_v just_a to_o his_o covenant_n the_o lord_n be_v just_a say_v the_o prophet_n zephan_n 3.5_o he_o be_v just_a in_o all_o his_o decree_n and_o just_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o he_o be_v just_a in_o himself_o and_o just_a in_o his_o law_n just_o in_o his_o reward_n just_a in_o his_o punishment_n he_o be_v justice_n in_o the_o abstract_n he_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o all_o and_o shall_v not_o he_o do_v right_a yes_o certain_o he_o shall_v and_o will_n as_o he_o keep_v mercy_n for_o the_o righteous_a so_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a exodus_fw-la 34.7_o let_v no_o wicked_a person_n therefore_o condemn_v in_o this_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n justice_n in_o proceed_v against_o wicked_a wretch_n who_o damnation_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 3.8_o be_v just_a for_o it_o be_v their_o own_o voluntary_a free_a choice_n their_o destruction_n be_v of_o themselves_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n that_o he_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o say_n and_o clear_v when_o he_o be_v judge_v by_o wicked_a and_o unreasonable_a man_n rom._n 3.4_o 5_o 6._o st_o paul_n put_v the_o question_n be_v god_n unrighteous_a who_o take_v vengeance_n and_o answer_v it_o himself_o god_n forbid_v for_o how_o shall_v god_n then_o judge_v the_o world_n for_o if_o god_n be_v a_o judge_n he_o be_v must_v just_a and_o distribute_v punishment_n as_o well_o as_o reward_n the_o lord_n be_v just_a say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o he_o psal_n 92.15_o o_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o flesh_n live_v be_v justify_v o_o lord_n if_o thou_o condemn_v i_o thou_o be_v righteous_a thou_o have_v but_o deal_v with_o i_o after_o my_o sin_n end_v reward_v i_o according_a to_o the_o demerit_n of_o my_o iniquity_n righteous_a be_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n just_a and_o true_a be_v thy_o judgement_n holy_a st._n i_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o whether_o he_o do_v eat_v or_o drink_v sleep_n or_o wake_v or_o whatever_o he_o do_v he_o think_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o last_o trump_n do_v echo_n in_o his_o ear_n and_o hear_v a_o voice_n say_v arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v to_o judgement_n if_o this_o holy_a man_n be_v under_o such_o continual_a apprehension_n and_o have_v such_o fear_n of_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o last_o day_n that_o he_o can_v not_o at_o any_o time_n disband_v they_o from_o his_o thought_n how_o then_o shall_v it_o strike_v horror_n and_o amazement_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o obstinate_a impenitent_a sinner_n to_o think_v of_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o that_o day_n and_o the_o greatness_n and_o perpetuity_n of_o their_o torment_n which_o shall_v then_o commence_v but_o never_o have_v a_o end_n they_o have_v have_v their_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o now_o they_o shall_v have_v hell_n instead_o of_o heaven_n bona_fw-la accepisti_fw-la remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life-time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n none_o remain_v now_o but_o evil_a thing_n now_o thou_o be_v torment_v ezekiel_n role_n be_v sweet_a in_o his_o mouth_n but_o bitter_a in_o his_o belly_n have_v solomon_n simple_a man_n serious_o consider_v what_o shoot_v his_o fatal_a banquet_n will_v have_v cost_v he_o he_o will_v never_o have_v commend_v the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o steal_a water_n and_o pleasantness_n of_o his_o bread_n eat_v in_o secret_a for_o he_o know_v not_o at_o least_o will_v not_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o companion_n with_o the_o dead_a and_o that_o his_o fellow_n guest_n be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n prov._n 9.17_o 18._o where_n be_v once_o come_v he_o can_v never_o return_v facilis_fw-la descensus_fw-la averni_fw-la sed_fw-la revocare_fw-la gradum_fw-la superasque_fw-la evadere_fw-la ad_fw-la auras_fw-la hic_fw-la labour_n hoc_fw-la opus_fw-la hell_n be_v a_o place_n appoint_v by_o god_n for_o the_o torment_a of_o the_o devil_n wicked_a angel_n and_o sinful_a soul_n to_o all_o eternty_n and_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o it_o be_v a_o place_n downward_o and_o beneath_o we_o prov._n 15.24_o the_o way_n of_o life_n be_v above_o to_o the_o wise_a that_o he_o may_v depart_v from_o hell_n beneath_o and_o so_o ch_n 7.27_o speak_v of_o the_o harlot_n her_o house_n be_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n go_v down_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n beside_o in_o prov._n 9.18_o it_o be_v call_v profundum_fw-la a_o depth_n to_o define_v the_o local_a place_n of_o which_o be_v too_o deep_a for_o i_o god_n grant_v i_o may_v never_o be_v able_a better_o to_o define_v it_o sin_n i_o be_o sure_o lay_v the_o cornerstone_n of_o that_o deep_a and_o dark_a vault_n and_o it_o must_v be_v my_o innocency_n that_o must_v preserve_v i_o from_o be_v a_o inhabitant_n in_o it_o the_o ingenious_a mr._n cowley_n have_v give_v this_o description_n of_o the_o place_n in_o his_o davideis_n beneath_o the_o silent_a chamber_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o the_o sun_n be_v fruitful_a beam_n give_v metal_n birth_n where_o be_v the_o growth_n of_o fatal_a gold_n do_v see_v gold_n which_o above_o more_o influence_n have_v than_o he_o beneath_o the_o den_n where_o unfletch_v tempest_n lie_v and_o infant_n wind_n their_o tender_a voice_n try_v beneath_o the_o mighty_a ocean_n wealthy_a cave_n beneath_o the_o eternal_a fountain_n of_o all_o wave_n where_o their_o vast_a court_n the_o mother_n water_n keep_v and_o undisturbed_a by_o moon_n in_o silence_n sleep_n there_o be_v a_o place_n deep_a wondrous_a deep_a below_o which_o genuine_a night_n and_o horror_n do_v over_o flow_n no_o bound_n control_v the_o unwearied_a space_n but_o hell_n endless_a as_o those_o dire_a pain_n that_o in_o it_o dwell_v here_o no_o dear_a glimpse_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v lovely_a face_n strike_v through_o the_o solid_a darkness_n of_o the_o place_n no_o dawn_a morn_n do_v her_o kind_a red_n display_v one_o slight_a weak_a beam_n will_v here_o be_v think_v the_o day_n no_o gentle_a star_n with_o their_o fair_a gem_n of_o light_n offend_v the_o tyran'ous_a and_o unquestioned_a night_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o place_n as_o t_z h_z torment_n there_o to_o be_v endure_v who_o can_v express_v their_o sharpness_n who_o their_o number_n non_fw-la mihi_fw-la si_fw-la centum_fw-la linguae_fw-la sint_fw-la oraque_fw-la centum_fw-la far_o a_o vox_fw-la omnes_fw-la scelerum_fw-la compr'endere_fw-la formas_fw-la omnia_fw-la poenarum_fw-la percurrere_fw-la nomina_fw-la possim_fw-la no_o heart_n of_o man_n can_v think_v no_o tongue_n can_v tell_v the_o direful_a pain_n ordain_v and_o feel_v in_o hell_n all_o the_o sense_n shall_v be_v render_v more_o exquisite_a than_o ever_o the_o more_o full_o to_o perceive_v their_o torment_n and_o every_o one_o have_v their_o fill_n of_o they_o the_o sight_n shall_v be_v afflict_v with_o a_o more_o than_o egyptian_a darkness_n and_o the_o continual_a behold_v of_o monstrous_a fiend_n and_o devil_n the_o hear_v with_o shriek_n and_o horrible_a cry_n the_o smell_a with_o fume_n of_o brimstone_n and_o noisome_a stenche_n the_o taste_n with_o ravenous_a hunger_n and_o insatiable_a thirst_n the_o feel_v the_o most_o exquisite_a of_o all_o the_o sense_n with_o intolerable_a yet_o unquenchable_a fire_n because_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o lord_n like_o a_o stream_n of_o brimstone_n do_v kindle_v it_o isaiah_n 30.33_o add_v to_o these_o a_o fire_n continual_o flash_v in_o the_o reprobate_n face_n which_o shall_v yield_v no_o more_o light_a than_o with_o a_o glimpse_n to_o show_v
mercy_n upon_o i_o lord_n be_v thou_o my_o helper_n o_o spare_v i_o a_o little_a that_o i_o may_v recover_v my_o strength_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o see_v ii_o i_o have_v sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a for_o i_o have_v rebel_v against_o his_o commandment_n lam._n 1.18_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o thy_o way_n be_v equal_a but_o i_o have_v be_v very_o unequal_a the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n thou_o have_v punish_v i_o less_o than_o my_o iniquity_n have_v deserve_v i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n no_o not_o the_o mean_a of_o all_o thy_o servant_n but_o yet_o o_o do_v not_o thou_o cast_v off_o the_o bowel_n and_o compassion_n of_o a_o father_n but_o as_o a_o father_n pity_v 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