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a_o sinner_n fear_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n before_o jesus_n christ_n the_o frequent_a meditation_n of_o a_o judgement_n to_o come_v will_n exceed_o move_v and_o affect_v thou_o and_o cause_v thou_o to_o live_v and_o act_v suitable_o and_o answerable_o to_o thy_o belief_n of_o it_o it_o will_v keep_v thou_o from_o spend_v thy_o time_n and_o talk_n in_o rash_o judge_v other_o 7.1_o other_o mat._n 7.1_o lest_o god_n severe_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o thou_o it_o will_v awaken_v thou_o to_o endeavour_v to_o do_v every_o thing_n as_o one_o that_o be_v 24._o be_v semper_fw-la it_o a_o vivamus_fw-la ut_fw-la rationem_fw-la reddendam_fw-la nobis_fw-la arbitiemur_fw-la tussius_fw-la apud_fw-la lactant._n de_fw-fr veto_fw-la coltu_fw-ge l._n 6._o §._o 24._o accountable_a for_o all_o he_o do_v it_o will_v put_v thou_o upon_o examine_v and_o call_v thyself_o to_o a_o account_n and_o cause_v thou_o to_o get_v all_o thy_o account_n ready_a against_o the_o great_a audit_n it_o 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and_o life_n 12.14_o life_n heb._n 12.14_o without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o glory_n it_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o endeavour_v to_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n of_o christ_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o be_v a_o spectator_n and_o enjoyer_n of_o the_o glorify_a humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v in_o this_o world_n as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o world_n that_o at_o last_o thou_o may_v be_v in_o the_o other_o world_n as_o he_o be_v in_o that_o world_n to_o purify_v thyself_o even_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a if_o thou_o have_v any_o hope_n in_o thou_o to_o see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v at_o his_o appearance_n and_o this_o meditation_n will_v move_v and_o incline_v thou_o to_o labour_n and_o love_n to_o see_v christ_n here_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fit_v to_o have_v the_o honour_n and_o privilege_n to_o see_v he_o hereafter_o to_o delight_v to_o see_v he_o now_o in_o his_o promise_n to_o see_v and_o enjoy_v he_o in_o 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and_o wonder_n of_o divine_a providence_n pose_v and_o nonplus_n thou_o dazzle_v thy_o eye_n and_o be_v too_o high_a and_o sublime_a for_o thou_o yet_o that_o in_o heaven_n thou_o shall_v have_v the_o cause_n of_o natural_a thing_n manifest_v to_o thou_o the_o deep_a and_o profound_a mystery_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o thy_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n reveal_v to_o thou_o the_o intricacy_n and_o riddle_n of_o god_n providence_n unfold_v to_o thou_o the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o his_o dark_a dispensation_n and_o most_o inscrutable_a and_o unsearchable_a action_n clear_v up_o to_o thou_o that_o there_o thou_o shall_v know_v the_o order_n office_n excellency_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o the_o nature_n operation_n and_o original_a of_o thy_o own_o soul_n which_o be_v give_v thou_o rather_o to_o use_v than_o to_o know_v in_o this_o present_a world_n that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o glory_n thy_o understanding_n shall_v be_v extraordinary_o and_o 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in_o dies_fw-la *_o nulla_fw-la tamen_fw-la nos_fw-la unquâ—â—n_fw-la rerum_fw-la â—starum_fw-la satietas_fw-la capiet_fw-la quin_fw-la quotidie_fw-la †_o nova_fw-la quaedaem_fw-la tum_fw-la contemplandi_fw-la &_o cognoscendi_fw-la tum_fw-la loet_n tiam_fw-la ex_fw-la contemâ—â—â—â—one_fw-la percipiendi_fw-la materia_fw-la ex_fw-la rebus_fw-la illis_fw-la manabit_fw-la ac_fw-la esslorâ—scet_fw-la thes_n salmur_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la aeterna_fw-la thes_n 27._o in_o heaven_n thou_o shall_v always_o reckon_v that_o thou_o have_v sufficient_a already_o to_o make_v thou_o thorough_o and_o complete_o happy_a and_o yet_o still_o be_v receive_v new_a addition_n and_o fresh_a accruement_n and_o a_o accumulation_n of_o satisfaction_n that_o every_o participation_n of_o truth_n and_o goodness_n will_v stretch_v and_o distend_v the_o capacity_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o fit_v thou_o for_o further_a and_o further_a reception_n that_o the_o capacity_n of_o thy_o faculty_n shall_v be_v continual_o 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exceed_o 57_o exceed_o poenitentia_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la infirmo_fw-la petitur_fw-la insirma_fw-la est_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la moriente_fw-la tantùm_fw-la petitur_fw-la timeo_fw-la ne_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la moriatur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr temp._n serm_n 57_o dubious_a and_o very_o dangerous_a and_o thy_o spiritual_a comfort_n extreme_o uncertain_a if_o not_o ordinary_o impossible_a and_o suppose_v thou_o be_v to_o begin_v thy_o repentance_n upon_o a_o deathbed_n i_o shall_v ...._o 2_o occurence_n find_v not_o much_o wonder_n if_o thou_o shall_v almost_o begin_v thy_o hell_n there_o but_o as_o poenitentiam_fw-la as_o vis_fw-fr te_fw-fr de_fw-fr dubio_fw-la liberare_fw-la vis_fw-la quod_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la evadere_fw-la age_n poenitentiam_fw-la dum_fw-la sanus_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la agis_fw-la viram_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la dum_fw-la sanus_fw-la es_fw-la &_o invenerit_fw-la te_fw-la novissimus_fw-la dies_fw-la fecurus_fw-la es_fw-la ergo_fw-la cur_n ut_fw-la reconcilieris_fw-la si_fw-la sic_fw-la agis_fw-la securus_fw-la es_fw-la quare_fw-la securus_fw-la es_fw-la quia_fw-la egisti_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o peccare_fw-la potuisti_fw-la si_fw-mi antem_fw-la vis_fw-la agere_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la tune_n quando_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la peccati_fw-la te_fw-la dimiserunt_fw-la non_fw-la tu_fw-la illa_fw-la aug._n tom._n 10._o de_fw-la verè_fw-la poenitentibus_fw-la hom._n 41_o ex_fw-la 50._o amb._n exhortat_fw-la ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la st._n austin_n discourse_v wise_o and_o judicious_o if_o now_o thou_o for_o sake_v thy_o sin_n and_o turn_v to_o god_n while_o thou_o do_v enjoy_v some_o measure_n of_o health_n and_o strength_n and_o choose_v to_o serve_v god_n when_o yet_o thou_o can_v serve_v sin_n and_o satan_n if_o thou_o can_v here_o be_v some_o room_n and_o place_n for_o strong_a comfort_n such_o as_o may_v quiet_v the_o trouble_a mind_n and_o satisfy_v 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like_o he_o let_v we_o love_v christ_n law_n that_o we_o may_v not_o dread_a but_o love_v his_o appear_v when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o reckon_v and_o call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o our_o observation_n or_o violation_n of_o they_o let_v we_o love_v the_o appear_v and_o manifestation_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o ordinance_n his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n love_v the_o appear_v enlargement_n and_o increase_v of_o his_o spiritual_a kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n love_v his_o appear_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n of_o his_o most_o saithful_a and_o obedient_a people_n love_v his_o appear_v in_o our_o house_n and_o family_n and_o his_o be_v form_v and_o enthrone_v in_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o near_a and_o dear_a friend_n and_o relation_n and_o by_o earnest_n and_o ardent_a desire_n even_o hasten_v the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o god_n long_o for_o the_o second_o come_v of_o the_o lord_n christ_n when_o he_o shall_v appear_v without_o sin_n unto_o 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i_o shall_v tremble_v to_o be_v find_v in_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n represent_v thy_o judge_n as_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o this_o will_v excite_v thou_o to_o watch_v and_o pray_v always_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v 21.36_o be_v luke_n 21.36_o account_v worthy_a to_o escape_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n and_o to_o stand_v before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o pray_v god_n to_o make_v thou_o such_o a_o wise_a virgin_n as_o may_v timely_o take_v care_n to_o trim_v thy_o lamp_n to_o furnish_v thy_o vessel_n with_o the_o oil_n of_o grace_n to_o put_v on_o the_o wedding-garment_n and_o to_o get_v thyself_o array_v with_o that_o fine_a linen_n which_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v glad_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o bridegroom_n and_o when_o other_o be_v unprovided_a and_o miserable_o exclude_v thou_o be_v ready_a may_v be_v admit_v by_o he_o and_o enter_v with_o he_o into_o the_o marriage-chamber_n the_o three_o of_o the_o four_o last_o thing_n propose_v as_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o meditation_n in_o order_n to_o the_o right_a redemption_n of_o time_n iii_o let_v heaven_n and_o its_o joy_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o thy_o meditation_n and_o here_o 1._o think_v of_o the_o happy_a condition_n of_o a_o pious_a soul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n consider_v serious_o that_o christ_n have_v 1.10_o have_v 2_o tim._n 1.10_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_n through_o the_o gospel_n sen_fw-mi gospel_n hodie_fw-la experiar_fw-la a_o animà _fw-la sit_fw-la immortalis_fw-la say_v paulus_n quintus_n when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o die_v a_o brave_a infallible_a judge_n indeed_o that_o doubt_v of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n nun_n vobis_fw-la videtur_fw-la animus_n be_v qui_fw-la plus_fw-la cernat_fw-la &_o longius_fw-la vidâ—rese_n ad_fw-la meliora_fw-la proficisci_fw-la ille_fw-la autem_fw-la cujus_fw-la obtusior_fw-la sit_fw-la acies_fw-la non_fw-la videre_fw-la cie_n de_fw-mi sen_fw-mi that_o thy_o soul_n will_v subsist_v after_o the_o shipwreck_n of_o this_o body_n and_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n it_o shall_v not_o droop_v in_o a_o unactive_a lethargy_n nor_o be_v numm_n without_o sense_n void_a of_o all_o apprehension_n and_o operation_n and_o in_o a_o drowsy_a sleepy_a joyless_a comfortless_a condition_n till_o the_o resurrection_n a_o erroneous_a opinion_n which_o pope_n john_n the_o 22th_o be_v so_o stiff_a and_o peremptory_a in_o that_o he_o not_o only_o teach_v it_o himself_o but_o procure_v a_o order_n in_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n that_o none_o shall_v take_v his_o degree_n in_o divinity_n unless_o he_o hold_v it_o do_v thou_o believe_v and_o consider_v that_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o faithful_a person_n thy_o soul_n at_o its_o departure_n shall_v change_v its_o state_n for_o the_o better_a and_o have_v a_o delightful_a sense_n and_o joyful_a perception_n of_o its_o good_a condition_n be_v 23.43_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 23.43_o quick_o with_o christ_n in_o paradise_n 5.8_o paradise_n 2_o cor._n 5.8_o immediate_o present_a with_o the_o lord_n and_o 14.13_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 14.13_o forthwith_o bless_v be_v 16.22_o be_v luke_n 16.22_o carry_v by_o a_o convoy_n of_o angel_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n receive_v to_o he_o and_o entertain_v with_o he_o that_o as_o ambassador_n when_o they_o arrive_v at_o foreign_a court_n be_v conduct_v thither_o by_o the_o master_n of_o ceremony_n so_o thy_o holy_a soul_n shall_v be_v translate_v by_o good_a angel_n into_o a_o bless_a mansion_n and_o with_o lazarus_n be_v 25._o be_v verse_n 25._o comfort_v in_o that_o condition_n that_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o just_a person_n thy_o 11.23_o thy_o heb._n 11.23_o spirit_n shall_v then_o be_v make_v perfect_a thy_o understanding_n be_v clear_v from_o ignorance_n and_o error_n enlarge_v and_o illustrate_v at_o thy_o departure_n thy_o will_n be_v endow_v with_o exact_a conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o with_o perfect_a liberty_n from_o all_o servitude_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v trouble_v no_o more_o with_o doubtful_a choice_n but_o full_o embrace_v the_o chief_a good_a thy_o affection_n be_v due_o and_o firm_o place_v thy_o spirit_n be_v 3._o be_v the_o oracle_n tell_v amelius_n inquire_v what_o be_v become_v of_o polinus_n be_v soul_n that_o he_o be_v go_v to_o pythagoras_n and_o socrates_n and_o plato_n it_o be_v a_o comfort_n to_o socrates_n that_o after_o death_n he_o hope_v to_o see_v homer_n hesiod_n o_fw-la praeclarum_fw-la diew_fw-fr cùm_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la animor_fw-la they_o concilium_fw-la 〈…〉_o sear_v &_o cùm_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la taròa_fw-la &_o colluvione_fw-la discedam_fw-la 〈…〉_o seu_fw-la de_fw-fr sâ—n._n socrates_n critoni_fw-la amicos_fw-la inquit_fw-la hinc_fw-la diseedens_fw-la in_o eniam_fw-la vobis_fw-la aut_fw-la simile_n aut_fw-la eâ—â—am_fw-la meliores_fw-la ne_fw-la vestrà _fw-la quid_fw-la m_o 〈◊〉_d diu_fw-la curiturus_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la ros_fw-fr 〈…〉_o estis_fw-la