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beatitude_n &_o to_o detest_v curse_n &_o blaspheme_v it_o for_o ever_o nevor_n to_o have_v one_o moment_n of_o ease_n consolation_n or_o rest_n or_o even_o the_o least_o hope_n of_o any_o for_o all_o eternity_n affection_n and_o resol._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o god_n of_o mercy_n now_o turn_v the_o lord_n of_o revenge_n what_o hart_n have_v assurance_n enough_o not_o to_o endure_v but_o even_o to_o behold_v this_o calamitous_a condition_n of_o the_o damn_a overwhelm_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o torment_n remove_v from_o all_o hope_n or_o even_o desire_v of_o comfort_n not_o for_o some_o million_o of_o million_o of_o year_n but_o for_o a_o eternity_n o_o eternity_n eternity_n how_o long_o thou_o be_v no_o number_n of_o year_n be_v able_a to_o express_v thou_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n can_v equalise_v thou_o after_o all_o thou_o still_o remain_v what_o thou_o be_v eternity_n ah_o my_o soul_n let_v we_o use_v a_o timely_a prevention_n &_o not_o make_v ourselves_o away_o to_o eternal_a '_o torment_v for_o light_n &_o short_a delight_n such_o or_o such_o etc._n etc._n nor_o yet_o for_o the_o avoydinge_n of_o such_o or_o such_o small_a cross_n affliction_n or_o temporal_a loss_n let_v we_o courageous_o pluck_v out_o the_o eye_n and_o cut_v of_o the_o hand_n which_o scandalise_n &_o hazard_v our_o eternal_a loss_n &_o conclude_v with_o holy_a s._n augustine_n let_v i_o here_o be_v burn_v let_v i_o here_o be_v cut_n in_o piece_n so_o that_o i_o may_v not_o perish_v eternal_o