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and_o villain_n i_o conclude_v this_o discourse_n with_o st._n peter_n exhortation_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o 15._o the_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a concern_v his_o promise_n as_o some_o man_n count_v slackness_n but_o be_v long-suffering_a to_o us-ward_n not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n but_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n in_o the_o which_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n the_o earth_n also_o and_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o see_v then_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v what_o manner_n of_o person_n ought_v you_o to_o be_v in_o all_o holy_a conversation_n and_o godliness_n look_v for_o and_o hasten_v unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o god_n wherein_o the_o heaven_n be_v on_o fire_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n nevertheless_o we_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n look_v for_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n wherefore_o belove_v see_v that_o you_o look_v for_o such_o thing_n be_v diligent_a that_o you_o may_v be_v find_v of_o he_o in_o peace_n without_o spot_n and_o blameless_a finis_fw-la socrat._v eccl._n hist._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 24._o 25._o plat._n in_o phaed._n psal._n 8._o 6._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 23._o isa._n 1._o 3_o lam._n 1._o 12_o 13_o 14._o chrysost._n hom_o 2._o in_o 2_o thessalon_n rev._n 22._o 15._o zeph._n 1._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o prov._n 5._o 11_o 12._o happy_a asectic_n p._n 425._o &_o seq_n phil._n 4._o 4._o eccles._n 2._o 4_o 8_o 10_o 11._o gen._n 4._o 21._o conc._n eliber_n c._n 79._o conc._n const._n 6._o c._n 50._o es._n 3._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 9_o 10._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 3_o 4._o de_fw-fr serm._n in_o monte_n lib._n 2._o 1_o tim._n 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de_fw-fr gubern_n dei_fw-la lib._n 6._o tertul._n de_fw-fr spect_n c._n 15._o c._n 15._o c._n 15._o c._n 16._o c._n 17._o c._n 23._o c._n 23._o c._n 25._o c._n 25._o c._n 26._o c._n 26._o c._n 27._o c._n 29._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 4_o 5._o pro._n 7._o 14._o with_fw-mi drexel_n tribun_n christi_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 8._o ss_z 5._o in_o epitaph_n paulae_n rom._n rev._n 21._o 20_o 21._o psal._n 37._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 23._o matt._n 11._o 22._o luke_n 6._o 38._o