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11_o 12_o 13._o 7._o may_v not_o thy_o father_n thy_o mother_n thy_o brother_n thy_o sister_n thy_o friend_n etc._n etc._n appear_v with_o gladness_n against_o thou_o at_o the_o terrible_a day_n say_v oh_o thou_o silly_a wretch_n how_o right_o have_v god_n meet_v with_o thou_o o_o how_o righteous_o do_v his_o sentence_n pass_v upon_o thou_o remember_v thou_o will_v not_o be_v rule_v nor_o persuade_v in_o thy_o life-time_n as_o thou_o do_v not_o care_n for_o we_o and_o our_o admonition_n then_o so_o neither_o do_v we_o care_v for_o thy_o ruin_n terror_n and_o damnation_n now_o no_o but_o we_o will_v stand_v on_o god_n side_n in_o sentence_v of_o thou_o to_o that_o portion_n which_o the_o devil_n must_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v rejoice_v when_o he_o see_v the_o vengeance_n he_o shall_v wash_v his_o foot_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o wicked_a psal._n 58._o 10._o o_o sad_a it_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v mountain_n tremble_v and_o the_o rock_n to_o rend_v in_o 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christ._n the_o lord_n let_v you_o live_v 20_o 30_o 40_o 50_o 60_o year_n all_o which_o time_n you_o instead_o of_o spend_v it_o to_o make_v your_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a job_n 21._o 29_o 30._o do_v spend_v it_o in_o make_v of_o eternal_a damnation_n sure_a to_o thy_o soul_n and_o also_o lazarus_n he_o in_o his_o life-time_n do_v make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o accept_v of_o my_o grace_n and_o salvation_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n when_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o alehouse_n he_o frequent_v the_o word_n preach_v when_o thou_o be_v jeer_v at_o goodness_n he_o be_v sigh_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o time_n eccles._n 9_o 4._o while_o thou_o be_v swear_v he_o be_v pray_v in_o
so_o free_o proffer_v to_o thou_o a_o little_a ground_n a_o few_o ox_n a_o farm_n a_o wife_n a_o two_o penny_n matter_n a_o play_n nay_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o mock_n a_o scoff_n or_o a_o jeer_n be_v of_o great_a weight_n to_o draw_v thou_o back_o than_o the_o salvation_n of_o thy_o soul_n to_o draw_v thou_o forward_o 7._o and_o thou_o have_v hear_v that_o whosoever_o will_v be_v a_o friend_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n jam._n 4._o 4._o but_o thou_o regard_v not_o these_o thing_n but_o contrariwise_o rather_o than_o thou_o will_v be_v out_o of_o the_o friendship_n and_o favour_n of_o this_o world_n thou_o will_v sin_v against_o thy_o own_o conscience_n and_o get_v thyself_o inâ—o_o favour_n by_o fawn_v and_o flatter_v of_o the_o world_n yea_o rather_o than_o thou_o will_v go_v without_o it_o thou_o will_v dissemble_v lie_v backbite_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o a_o hundred_o other_o trick_n thou_o will_v have_v 8._o you_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v near_o in_o which_o you_o and_o i_o all_o of_o we_o must_v appear_v before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o there_o be_v make_v to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a even_o of_o all_o that_o ever_o we_o do_v yea_o of_o all_o our_o sin_n in_o thought_n word_n and_o deed_n and_o shall_v certain_o be_v damn_v for_o they_o too_o if_o we_o close_v not_o in_o with_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o suffer_v for_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o not_o notional_o or_o traditional_o but_o real_o and_o save_o in_o the_o power_n and_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n through_o faith_n eccles._n 11._o 9_o 12._o 14._o heb._n 9_o 27._o act_n 10._o 42_o act_n 17._o 30_o 31._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o rev._n 20._o 12._o and_o i_o see_v the_o dead_a small_a and_o great_a stand_v before_o god_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v 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to_o fly_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v mat._n 3._o 7._o notwithstanding_o the_o scripture_n say_v also_o that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o rather_o than_o one_o jot_n or_o one_o tittle_n of_o the_o word_n shall_v shall_v fail_v till_o all_o be_v fulfil_v they_o be_v so_o certain_a luke_n 21._o 37._o but_o leave_v the_o threaten_n let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o promise_n and_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o they_o and_o you_o may_v see_v how_o light_a man_n make_v of_o they_o and_o how_o little_a they_o set_v by_o they_o notwithstanding_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v they_o as_o first_o turn_v you_o fool_n you_o scorner_n you_o simple_a one_o at_o my_o reproof_n and_o behâ—ld_v i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n unto_o you_o prov._n 1._o 24._o and_o yet_o person_n have_v rather_o be_v in_o their_o foolishness_n and_o scorn_v still_o and_o have_v rather_o embrace_v some_o filthy_a lust_n than_o the_o holy_a undesile_v and_o bless_a spirit_n of_o 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