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A96143 The judgement set, and the bookes opened. Religion tried whether it be of God or of men. The Lord cometh to visit his own, for the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God. To separate the sheep from the goats. and the precious from the vile. And to discover the blasphemy of those that say, they are apostles, teachers, alive, rich, Jewes, but are found lyars. Deceivers. Dead. Poore, blind, naked. The synagogue of Satan. In severall sermons at Alhallows Lumbard-street, by John Webster, a servant of Christ and his church. Webster, John, 1610-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing W1210; Thomason E805_13; ESTC R207390 257,953 337

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bird_n and_o that_o in_o he_o be_v nothing_o but_o weakness_n 18.2_o rev._n 18.2_o wickedness_n and_o all_o abomination_n and_o let_v i_o ask_v thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n whither_o wente_v thou_o for_o help_v whether_o to_o dumb_a idol_n that_o can_v not_o help_v that_o have_v eye_n and_o see_v not_o and_o ear_n and_o hear_v not_o or_o to_o the_o live_a god_n in_o who_o alone_o be_v help_v and_o deliverance_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v at_o present_a in_o this_o condition_n and_o distress_n 5.4_o joh._n 5.4_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o lie_v wait_v at_o the_o pool_n till_o the_o angel_n stir_v the_o water_n expect_v when_o christ_n will_v put_v thou_o in_o thou_o will_v not_o run_v to_o this_o duty_n and_o that_o form_n to_o ease_v thyself_o and_o to_o allay_v these_o terror_n and_o to_o quench_v these_o flame_n but_o if_o help_n come_v not_o there_o thou_o waist_n and_o there_o thou_o stand_v and_o remain_v in_o this_o condemnation_n and_o go_v up_o and_o down_o sigh_v and_o mourn_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o thou_o see_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o all_o the_o minister_n under_o heaven_n not_o in_o all_o the_o form_n and_o rule_n that_o can_v be_v invent_v but_o only_o in_o the_o tender_a mercy_n and_o good_a will_n of_o jesus_n christ_n all_o other_o way_n thou_o look_v upon_o but_o as_o go_v out_o to_o asher_n 7.11_o hos_fw-la 7.11_o and_o to_o egypt_n and_o to_o seek_v after_o dumb_a idol_n that_o have_v a_o picture_n of_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o hand_n promise_v as_o though_o they_o can_v help_v but_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v nor_o help_v though_o to_o other_o they_o appear_v glorious_a and_o goodly_a thing_n and_o they_o bless_v themselves_o in_o use_v they_o yet_o to_o thou_o they_o be_v dead_a cold_a and_o helpless_a so_o that_o now_o here_o thou_o wait_v and_o sit_v alone_o like_o the_o pelican_n in_o the_o desert_n 102.6_o ps_n 102.6_o and_o there_o thou_o mourn_v and_o bemoane_v thy_o condition_n 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