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the_o other_o of_o righteousness_n unto_o life_n and_o the_o sentence_n pass_v on_o they_o both_o you_o shall_v find_v very_o punctual_o record_v mat._n 25._o from_o 31._o to_o the_o end_n wherefore_o be_v the_o word_n so_o exact_a in_o all_o these_o but_o to_o assure_v we_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o great_a certainty_n than_o death_n and_o judgement_n o_o what_o shall_v those_o have_v to_o do_v with_o sin_n that_o must_v be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n if_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n in_o their_o sin_n that_o be_v before_o they_o have_v confess_v &_o forsake_v their_o sin_n before_o they_o have_v accuse_v and_o condemn_v themselves_o they_o can_v stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n can_v dust_n stand_v before_o a_o whirlwind_n or_o stubble_n before_o a_o consume_a fire_n solomon_n throw_v this_o judgement_n as_o a_o stumble_a block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o licentious_a youth_n to_o stop_v they_o in_o their_o full_a career_n and_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o teach_v the_o 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not_o kill_v with_o death_n as_o the_o spirit_n direct_v john_n to_o say_v unto_o sardis_n thou_o have_v a_o name_n that_o thou_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a rev._n 3.1_o we_o may_v say_v the_o contrary_a of_o sound_a believer_n they_o have_v but_o a_o name_n to_o die_v and_o be_v alive_a that_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o kill_v the_o soul_n that_o be_v but_o the_o name_n which_o kill_v the_o body_n this_o death_n beyond_o death_n be_v that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o second_o death_n revel_v 21.8_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_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 and_o revel_v 20.6_o bless_a and_o holy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n on_o such_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n o_o what_o shall_v man_n do_v with_o sin_n 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fuâ—â—â—r_v it_o his_o holy_a state_n perkins_n report_v of_o he_o that_o he_o do_v pronounce_v the_o word_n damn_v with_o such_o a_o emphasis_n that_o it_o leave_v a_o echo_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o hearer_n a_o long_a time_n after_o oh_o that_o i_o can_v make_v such_o a_o impression_n of_o this_o doctrine_n upon_o your_o memory_n that_o it_o may_v stick_v like_o a_o barb_a arrow_n in_o your_o conscience_n that_o may_v never_o be_v shake_v out_o until_o you_o break_v off_o your_o sin_n and_o unfeigned_o turn_v to_o god_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v abundant_o and_o to_o give_v liberal_o 4._o heaven_n and_o salvation_n be_v propose_v as_o the_o four_o matter_n of_o meditation_n and_o both_o these_o last_o do_v follow_v judgement_n which_o send_v the_o goat_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n to_o hell_n and_o the_o sheep_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n to_o heaven_n the_o libertine_n of_o the_o age_n will_v persuade_v we_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o hell_n nor_o heaven_n but_o what_o 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