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be_v not_o in_o the_o way_n as_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n that_o think_v they_o shall_v be_v let_v in_o fear_v not_o the_o contrary_a till_o they_o come_v there_o so_o these_o man_n walk_v in_o their_o way_n all_o their_o life_n and_o yet_o fear_v not_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n till_o they_o receive_v sentence_n to_o the_o contrary_n if_o these_o man_n know_v themselves_o to_o be_v nothing_o they_o will_v seek_v something_o for_o themselves_o but_o now_o they_o be_v nothing_o though_o they_o think_v themselves_o something_o this_o be_v the_o disease_n 2._o the_o remedy_n be_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n let_v he_o proâ—e_v his_o own_o work_n let_v he_o look_v himself_o in_o a_o true_a glass_n and_o that_o be_v the_o point_n we_o shall_v insist_v on_o if_o then_o satan_n shall_v not_o delude_v we_o in_o defer_v and_o put_v off_o our_o repentance_n so_o let_v he_o not_o deceive_v we_o with_o a_o false_a conceit_n of_o our_o way_n and_o estate_n that_o we_o may_v not_o make_v ourselves_o 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answer_v it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o what_o then_o and_o after_o that_o to_o come_v to_o judgement_n heb._n 9.27_o eccles._n 12.7_o the_o body_n return_v unto_o the_o earth_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v take_v but_o the_o spirit_n to_o god_n who_o give_v it_o all_o man_n spirit_n assoon_o as_o their_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v part_v go_v to_o god_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o where_o they_o shall_v keep_v their_o everlasting_a residence_n consider_v when_o thou_o hear_v the_o bell_n ring_v out_o for_o a_o dead_a man_n if_o thou_o have_v but_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n to_o fly_v and_o can_v fly_v after_o he_o and_o appear_v with_o he_o before_o god_n tribunal_n to_o see_v the_o account_n that_o he_o must_v give_v unto_o god_n for_o all_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o when_o no_o account_n can_v be_v give_v what_o a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o horror_n will_v thou_o see_v he_o in_o and_o this_o be_v a_o silent_a kind_n of_o judge_v 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season_n but_o now_o it_o be_v too_o late_o oh_o therefore_o do_v thou_o make_v use_n of_o tear_n a_o little_a may_v do_v it_o now_o hereafter_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o second_o death_n but_o think_v not_o that_o i_o be_o able_a to_o speak_v of_o it_o now_o no_o that_o which_o be_v everlasting_a deserve_v a_o hour_n in_o speak_v and_o a_o age_n in_o think_v of_o it_o therefore_o that_o everlasting_a torment_n horror_n and_o anguish_n which_o god_n have_v reserve_v for_o those_o that_o make_v not_o their_o peace_n with_o he_o which_o be_v easy_o do_v god_n know_v i_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o next_o time_n rev._n 21.8_o buâ—â—he_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_o the_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n the_o last_o day_n i_o enter_v you_o know_v upon_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o a_o unreconciled_a sinâ—er_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o dissolution_n when_o his_o soul_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o be_v present_v naked_a before_o christ_n tribunal_n there_o to_o receive_v according_a to_o the_o work_n which_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o i_o show_v that_o the_o woefulness_n of_o that_o estate_n consist_v in_o two_o act_n do_v upon_o he_o the_o one_o before_o he_o come_v to_o his_o place_n before_o he_o be_v thrust_v away_o from_o god_n presence_n into_o hell_n fire_n which_o i_o
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