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A96346 The academy of true wisdom:, or, The school of vertue. Wherein, one is your master even Christ ... : A work lately compil'd, and brought to its ultimate perfection, / by J.W. Weldon, John.; White, J. 1694 (1694) Wing W1771C; ESTC R212924 222,487 449

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they_o may_v be_v worthy_a precedent_n to_o other_o or_o it_o be_v to_o practice_v their_o virtue_n and_o perfect_a resignation_n to_o his_o holy_a will_n in_o order_n to_o gratify_v they_o with_o a_o more_o eminent_a degree_n of_o glory_n man._n o_o my_o most_o gracious_a lord_n thou_o have_v now_o make_v a_o full_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o all_o my_o complaint_n objection_n and_o query_n but_o notwithstanding_o i_o be_o still_o so_o perplex_v with_o anguish_n and_o so_o trouble_v in_o mind_n that_o i_o do_v not_o know_v what_o to_o make_v of_o myself_o or_o where_o i_o may_v be_v ease_v of_o this_o worm_n that_o gnaw_v my_o guilty_a conscience_n and_o all_o my_o trouble_n proceed_v from_o a_o wellgrounded_n apprehension_n that_o i_o be_v never_o real_o contrite_a for_o my_o sin_n never_o make_v a_o sincere_a &_o sorrowful_a confession_n of_o they_o and_o that_o i_o never_o pray_v to_o my_o god_n as_o i_o ought_v or_o have_v that_o great_a care_n to_o amend_v my_o life_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n saviour_n o_o man_n be_v not_o at_o all_o dismay_v thou_o have_v often_o hear_v that_o virtue_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o middle_n nay_o it_o be_v the_o middle_a of_o too_o vicious_a extreme_n even_o as_o liberality_n be_v a_o medium_n betwixt_o prodigality_n and_o tenacity_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o to_o place_n thyself_o betwixt_o despair_n and_o presumption_n betwixt_o a_o impertinent_a security_n and_o a_o immoderate_a fear_n fix_v a_o firm_a hope_n in_o thy_o god_n of_o who_o mercy_n thou_o can_v not_o despair_v without_o a_o mortal_a offence_n however_o i_o do_v not_o disallow_v thy_o fear_n when_o it_o be_v in_o a_o reasonable_a degree_n for_o the_o wise_a man_n will_v fear_v upon_o all_o occasion_n but_o especial_o where_o the_o matter_n be_v in_o doubt_n whether_o it_o will_v go_v well_o or_o ill_o with_o he_o as_o in_o this_o case_n thou_o do_v not_o know_v for_o certain_a whether_o thou_o be_v worthy_a of_o 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eternity_n of_o that_o day_n which_o never_o will_v admit_v of_o any_o darkness_n but_o let_v the_o wicked_a if_o they_o will_v be_v so_o obstinate_a run_v their_o course_n as_o for_o myself_o i_o shall_v never_o desist_v sigh_v after_o that_o land_n of_o promise_n whilst_o i_o remain_v in_o this_o vail_n of_o misery_n where_o poor_a man_n be_v environ_v with_o so_o many_o affliction_n and_o cross_n taint_v with_o so_o many_o spot_n of_o sin_n pester_v with_o so_o many_o brutal_a passion_n plague_v with_o so_o many_o fear_n and_o care_n disturb_v with_o so_o many_o foolish_a and_o vain_a curiosity_n subject_a to_o so_o many_o change_n and_o error_n consume_v with_o so_o many_o labour_n and_o toil_n liable_a to_o so_o many_o temptation_n &_o snare_n sometime_o sick_a with_o overmuch_o eat_v and_o drink_v &_o sometime_o also_o famish_v with_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n o_o lord_n when_o shall_v i_o see_v a_o end_n put_v to_o all_o these_o evil_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v free_v from_o the_o intolerable_a slavery_n of_o vice_n when_o shall_v i_o have_v thou_o for_o the_o sole_a object_n of_o all_o my_o thought_n when_o shall_v i_o thorough_o rejoice_v in_o thou_o 7.24_o quis_fw-la i_o liberabit_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la morcis_fw-la huius_fw-la rom._n 7.24_o or_o when_o will_v thou_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o this_o mortal_a prison_n to_o enjoy_v the_o liberty_n of_o thy_o belove_a in_o heaven_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v bless_v with_o a_o solid_a peace_n void_a of_o all_o trouble_n as_o well_o of_o mind_n as_o of_o body_n o_o sweet_a jesus_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o see_v thou_o and_o to_o stand_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o deep_a contemplation_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a court_n and_o kingdom_n when_o shall_v thou_o be_v to_o i_o all_o in_o all_o when_o shall_v i_o sit_v at_o that_o magnificent_a table_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v from_o all_o eternity_n for_o thy_o belove_v alas_o here_o i_o be_o leave_v a_o poor_a and_o banish_a creature_n in_o a_o enemy_n land_n where_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v see_v but_o constant_a mutiny_n daily_a war_n and_o great_a miscarriage_n o_o lord_n be_v gracious_o please_v to_o comfort_v i_o in_o my_o banishment_n and_o to_o lessen_v my_o sorrow_n for_o all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n seem_v now_o a_o burden_n to_o i_o and_o not_o any_o satisfaction_n it_o be_v therefore_o that_o i_o long_o to_o be_v intimate_o unite_v with_o thou_o but_o my_o weakness_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o that_o great_a happiness_n i_o will_v willing_o hear_v and_o think_v of_o heavenly_a thing_n but_o my_o worldly_a affair_n will_v not_o allow_v it_o no_o more_o will_v my_o immortified_a inclination_n and_o brutish_a passion_n my_o mind_n will_v fain_o be_v above_o the_o world_n and_o look_v with_o a_o disdain_a eye_n on_o all_o its_o allurement_n but_o my_o flesh_n depress_n my_o spirit_n and_o keep_v all_o my_o sense_n captive_a hasten_v then_o o_o lord_n and_o set_v a_o end_n to_o this_o intestine_a war_n take_v my_o soul_n to_o thou_o her_o creator_n and_o my_o body_n to_o its_o primitive_a nothing_o thus_o do_v i_o unfortunate_a man_n fight_v against_o myself_o both_o night_n and_o day_n the_o spirit_n will_v fain_o have_v a_o absolute_a supremacy_n over_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o flesh_n do_v thwart_v she_o and_o will_v dispute_v the_o matter_n with_o the_o dint_n of_o her_o furious_a and_o headstrong_a passion_n and_o i_o poor_a wretch_n must_v be_v the_o fatal_a field_n where_o these_o two_o mortal_a foe_n do_v fight_v hand_n to_o hand_n but_o alas_o the_o flesh_n always_o remain_v conqueror_n &_o march_v off_o with_o display_v colour_n there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n of_o a_o peace_n without_o thy_o grace_n grant_v therefore_o o_o lord_n that_o these_o two_o adversary_n may_v join_v in_o a_o right_a understanding_n and_o come_v to_o thou_o with_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o their_o long_a and_o obstinate_a rebellion_n with_o a_o sorrowful_a and_o contrite_a heart_n and_o with_o a_o firm_a resolution_n to_o live_v submissive_a to_o thy_o divine_a law_n for_o the_o remainder_n of_o their_o mortal_a life_n saviour_n o_o man_n even_o as_o thou_o be_v oblige_v to_o love_v thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o thou_o will_v soon_o loose_v even_o thy_o life_n and_o suffer_v all_o the_o loss_n and_o affliction_n imaginable_a rather_o than_o to_o offend_v he_o by_o give_v consent_n to_o the_o least_o of_o mortal_a sin_n so_o thou_o be_v bind_v to_o grieve_v more_o for_o the_o commit_n of_o one_o mortal_a sin_n then_o for_o any_o painful_a evil_n or_o earthly_a damage_n though_o it_o be_v the_o total_a destruction_n and_o ruin_n of_o thy_o family_n this_o be_v the_o grief_n which_o i_o call_v contrition_n and_o which_o may_v be_v absolute_o account_v the_o great_a in_o nature_n 4._o conc._n trent_n sess_n 14._o c._n 4._o my_o council_n of_o trent_n give_v thou_o a_o perfect_a idea_n of_o this_o great_a and_o sorrowful_a sacrifice_n when_o it_o define_v it_o to_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o mind_n and_o detestation_n of_o sin_n with_o a_o resolution_n to_o avoid_v it_o for_o the_o future_a it_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o mind_n 50.19_o sacrificium_fw-la deo_fw-la spiritus_fw-la contribulatus_fw-la psal_n 50.19_o that_o be_v a_o great_a regret_n and_o a_o inward_a displeasure_n which_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n for_o have_v offend_v his_o god_n it_o be_v also_o a_o detestation_n which_o be_v hatred_n and_o a_o aversion_n which_o one_o have_v to_o sin_n when_o he_o consider_v it_o to_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a thing_n a_o mortal_a enemy_n to_o god_n and_o destructive_a to_o his_o own_o salvation_n but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o firm_a resolution_n make_v to_o avoid_v sin_n for_o the_o future_a and_o likewise_o the_o occasion_n which_o
nothing_o can_v go_v beyond_o it_o it_o be_v so_o prodigious_a in_o his_o eye_n yet_o when_o he_o bring_v his_o mind_n to_o the_o serious_a contemplation_n of_o another_o of_o thy_o wonder_n his_o former_a amazement_n be_v over_o and_o his_o eye_n be_v total_o fix_v upon_o this_o suis_fw-la et_fw-la sanctus_n in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la operibus_fw-la suis_fw-la even_o to_o the_o annihilation_n of_o his_o sense_n this_o his_o judgement_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v not_o at_o all_o diminish_v the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o glory_n but_o rather_o give_v it_o a_o more_o resplendent_a lustre_n and_o make_v appear_v how_o wonderful_a and_o holy_a thou_o be_v in_o all_o thy_o work_n but_o by_o what_o mean_n o_o lord_n be_v thou_o please_v to_o release_v i_o out_o of_o my_o bondage_n job_n quis_fw-la potest_fw-la facere_fw-la mnndum_fw-la de_fw-la immundo_fw-la semine_fw-la nun_n tu_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la es_fw-la job_n to_o cleanse_v my_o soul_n of_o all_o her_o iniquity_n thou_o may_v indeed_o have_v restore_v i_o several_a way_n to_o a_o perfect_a health_n of_o soul_n even_o by_o a_o word_n of_o thy_o mouth_n without_o any_o further_a labour_n or_o cost_v but_o thy_o liberality_n be_v so_o great_a and_o so_o wonderful_a towards_o i_o that_o to_o give_v i_o a_o perfect_a demonstration_n of_o the_o excess_n of_o thy_o goodness_n and_o love_n thou_o be_v please_v to_o help_v i_o out_o of_o my_o misery_n with_o such_o excessive_a pain_n and_o anguish_v that_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o they_o bring_v a_o bloody_a sweat_n over_o all_o thy_o limb_n and_o thy_o bitter_a passion_n which_o do_v immediate_o follow_v be_v of_o force_n to_o rent_n and_o split_v even_o the_o hard_a rock_n with_o grief_n let_v the_o heaven_n therefore_o praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n extol_v thy_o wonder_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n thou_o can_v live_v of_o thyself_o independent_a of_o man_n who_o be_v at_o his_o best_a but_o a_o handful_n of_o clay_n 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his_o misery_n what_o then_o must_v be_v do_v with_o man_n must_v he_o always_o persevere_v in_o so_o foul_a and_o horrid_a a_o relapse_n aug._n nunquid_fw-la qui_fw-la cadit_fw-la non_fw-la adjiciet_fw-la aliquando_fw-la ut_fw-la resurgat_fw-la aug._n must_v not_o he_o that_o fall_v strive_v to_o rise_v again_o if_o the_o devil_n have_v the_o power_n and_o malice_n to_o debase_v he_o to_o that_o extreme_a misfortune_n have_v not_o jesus_n a_o far_o great_a power_n to_o cancel_v his_o contract_n with_o that_o mortal_a enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o bring_v he_o again_o into_o his_o flock_n etc._n rom._n c._n 5._o v._n 15_o 16_o 17_o etc._n etc._n as_o a_o stray_a sheep_n for_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o powerful_a to_o destroy_v as_o the_o gift_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o repair_v if_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n have_v be_v the_o fatal_a occasion_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o many_o soul_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n
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140._o of_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n in_o what_o it_o consist_v of_o its_o great_a estimate_n and_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o suffer_v for_o the_o everlasting_a purchase_n thereof_o m._n p._n 148._o of_o th'everlasting_a happiness_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o of_o their_o glorious_a prerogative_n m._n p._n 162._o the_o little_a value_n that_o christian_n set_v upon_o virtue_n and_o how_o their_o dissolution_n surpass_v the_o debauchery_n even_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o heathen_n m._n p._n 173._o the_o godly_a feeling_n and_o heroic_a exploit_n of_o heathen_a philosopher_n will_v certain_o confound_v the_o christian_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n m._n p._n 188._o of_o hell_n and_o of_o th'unspeakable_a and_o various_a torment_n which_o the_o damn_a shall_v suffer_v there_o for_o a_o eternity_n m._n p._n 201_o of_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n justice_n the_o rage_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o horrid_a confusion_n of_o the_o damn_a occasion_v by_o the_o 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esse_fw-la filium_fw-la hominis_fw-la mat._n 16.14_o i_o long_o to_o hear_v what_o worldling_n say_v of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o kingdom_n for_o i_o suppose_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o believe_v i_o be_o john_n the_o baptist_n other_o will_v say_v perhaps_o that_o i_o be_o elias_n other_o that_o i_o be_o jeremiah_n or_o some_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n 15._o noli_fw-la i_o tangere_fw-la jo._n 20.17_o vos_fw-fr autem_fw-la quem_fw-la i_o esse_fw-la dicitis_fw-la ibid._n v._n 15._o some_o will_v think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n for_o mortal_n to_o expect_v admittance_n to_o my_o kingdom_n because_o that_o after_o my_o resurrection_n i_o refuse_v the_o magdalen_n leave_v to_o touch_v i_o or_o to_o lay_v her_o hand_n upon_o any_o part_n of_o my_o garment_n but_o what_o do_v thou_o say_v of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o glorious_a residence_n man._n i_o say_v 1.33_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la christus_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la jo._n 6.70_o et_fw-la regni_fw-la ejus_fw-la 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its_o prison_n of_o ice_n what_o joy_n then_o shall_v a_o bless_a soul_n conceive_v when_o he_o behold_v as_o many_o sun_n as_o there_o be_v saint_n and_o when_o he_o see_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o they_o when_o he_o see_v his_o hand_n his_o foot_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o member_n to_o cast_v forth_o beam_n clear_a than_o even_o the_o sun_n in_o its_o full_a height_n his_o ear_n shall_v be_v replenish_v wiih_o the_o most_o harmonious_a song_n and_o music_n of_o so_o many_o quire_n of_o angel_n of_o so_o many_o million_o of_o saint_n and_o of_o so_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o heavenly_a spirit_n as_o st._n john_n in_o many_o several_a place_n of_o his_o revelation_n make_v mention_v of_o o_o my_o soul_n here_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o stay_v a_o while_n and_o consider_v serious_o what_o a_o great_a satisfaction_n this_o be_v to_o the_o bless_a if_o the_o harp_n of_o david_n be_v so_o delightful_a to_o saul_n and_o have_v so_o great_a a_o power_n as_o to_o assuage_v the_o fury_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o to_o recall_v he_o from_o that_o melancholy_n fit_a of_o which_o the_o devil_n make_v use_v to_o destroy_v his_o soul_n if_o the_o lyre_n of_o orpheus_n be_v able_a to_o operate_v such_o great_a prodigy_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o win_v the_o heart_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o also_o of_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v poet_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o recover_v his_o wife_n out_o of_o their_o clutch_n with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o melodious_a instrument_n if_o st._n francis_n think_v himself_o already_o in_o heaven_n hear_v a_o angel_n play_v on_o his_o instrument_n what_o pleasure_n what_o delight_n will_v a_o bless_a soul_n have_v when_o he_o hear_v the_o sweet_a harmony_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o angel_n together_o tradition_n which_o give_v life_n to_o the_o best_a of_o history_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o sing_n of_o one_o little_a bird_n alone_o ravish_v a_o devout_a monk_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o three_o hundred_o year_n seem_v no_o more_o to_o he_o then_o three_o hour_n what_o a_o sweetness_n will_v it_o be_v to_o hear_v the_o melody_n of_o those_o song_n which_o the_o innumerable_a citizen_n of_o that_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n sing_v in_o praise_n of_o thou_o their_o eternal_a king_n his_o smell_n shall_v be_v recreate_v with_o the_o most_o odoriferous_a scent_n which_o come_v from_o those_o beautiful_a body_n infinite_o more_o sweet_a than_o all_o the_o perfume_n of_o the_o indies_n in_o fine_a the_o whole_a glorify_a body_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o abundance_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o consolation_n the_o eye_n the_o ear_n the_o nose_n the_o mouth_n the_o hand_n the_o throat_n the_o lung_n the_o heart_n the_o stomach_n the_o back_n nay_o the_o very_a entrails_n and_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 35.9_o inebriabuntur_fw-la ab_fw-la
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conqueror_n of_o the_o world_n when_o thou_o shall_v stand_v like_o another_o hercules_n and_o beat_v down_o those_o inbred_a monster_n of_o thy_o old_a man_n with_o as_o much_o courage_n as_o he_o do_v subdue_v the_o hidra_n and_o minotaure_n than_o thou_o will_v arrive_v at_o the_o high_a piteh_n of_o felicity_n be_v not_o surprise_v that_o i_o call_v thy_o passion_n monster_n of_o nature_n for_o they_o be_v not_o only_o monstrous_a in_o themselves_o but_o they_o make_v the_o mind_n that_o be_v harass_v with_o they_o very_o deform_v and_o most_o miserable_a to_o boot_v for_o they_o leave_v no_o place_n either_o for_o council_n or_o friendship_n honesty_n or_o good_a manner_n no_o place_n either_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n or_o for_o the_o office_n of_o life_n if_o i_o be_v to_o describe_v the_o passion_n of_o anger_n which_o be_v the_o common_a distemper_n of_o all_o mankind_n i_o will_v draw_v a_o tiger_n bathe_v in_o blood_n sharp_a set_v and_o ready_a to_o take_v a_o 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heart_n and_o hand_n and_o the_o murderer_n of_o his_o near_a friend_n the_o small_a matter_n will_v blow_v he_o up_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o he_o be_v altogether_o insociable_a and_o inaccessible_a he_o do_v all_o thing_n by_o violence_n as_o well_o upon_o himself_o as_o other_o it_o may_v be_v then_o very_o well_o call_v the_o master_n of_o all_o passion_n be_v it_o be_v the_o most_o hard_a to_o be_v surmount_v yet_o heathen_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o my_o grace_n or_o knowledge_n of_o my_o glory_n have_v whole_o subdue_v this_o predominate_a passion_n encourage_v thereunto_o only_o by_o a_o popular_a applause_n and_o to_o get_v the_o esteem_n of_o be_v perfect_a philosopher_n plato_n be_v about_o to_o strike_v his_o servant_n and_o while_o his_o hand_n be_v in_o the_o air_n
perpetual_a decree_n that_o it_o can_v pass_v it_o and_o though_o the_o wave_n thereof_o toss_v themselves_o yet_o can_v they_o not_o prevail_v though_o they_o roar_v yet_o can_v they_o not_o pass_v over_o it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v have_v thou_o not_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n to_o dread_v the_o arm_n of_o so_o powerful_a a_o god_n who_o omnipotency_n be_v sufficient_o discover_v by_o this_o prodigious_a work_n and_o if_o he_o be_v so_o great_a in_o all_o his_o work_n thou_o must_v likewise_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v great_a in_o the_o chastisement_n of_o sinner_n the_o same_o prophet_n be_v innocent_a and_o free_a from_o the_o least_o spot_n of_o sin_n be_v sanctify_v in_o his_o mother_n womb_n yet_o he_o tremble_v at_o the_o very_a noise_n of_o my_o severity_n to_o sinner_n and_o say_v there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v great_a and_o thy_o name_n be_v great_a in_o might_n who_o will_v not_o fear_v thou_o o_o king_n of_o nation_n for_o to_o thou_o do_v it_o appertain_v for_o as_o much_o as_o among_o all_o the_o wiseman_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o in_o all_o their_o kingdom_n there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o thou_o my_o heart_n be_v replenish_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o wrath_n and_o therefore_o have_v sequester_v my_o self_n from_o the_o converse_n of_o all_o man_n into_o a_o remote_a wilderness_n to_o prevent_v thy_o fury_n and_o appease_v thy_o anger_n with_o sorrow_n with_o sigh_n and_o with_o a_o continual_a flood_n of_o tear_n 18.8_o respicit_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o facit_fw-la eam_fw-la tremere_fw-la tangit_fw-la montes_fw-la &_o fumigant_fw-la psa_fw-la 105._o stellae_fw-la &_o columnae_n coeli_fw-la pavent_fw-la &_o contremiscuntad_v nutum_fw-la ejus_fw-la job_n 26.11_o ideo_fw-la sn_a uno_fw-la die_fw-la venient_fw-la plagaeejus_fw-la mors_fw-la &_o luctus_fw-la &_o fame_n &_o igne_fw-la comburetur_fw-la quia_fw-la fortis_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la jndicabit_fw-la illam_fw-la ap._n c._n 18.8_o though_o this_o holy_a man_n be_v certain_a that_o my_o indignation_n and_o wrath_n be_v not_o against_o he_o yet_o see_v it_o so_o great_a and_o ready_a to_o fall_v with_o all_o its_o weight_n upon_o the_o criminal_a and_o guilty_a head_n of_o sinner_n he_o have_v no_o less_o than_o cause_n to_o tremble_v be_v that_o even_o my_o look_n put_v the_o earth_n in_o a_o quake_a fit_n and_o make_v the_o mountain_n groan_n nay_o they_o make_v the_o star_n and_o even_o the_o pillar_n of_o heaven_n to_o tremble_v they_o be_v astonish_v at_o my_o reproof_n and_o why_o not_o be_v that_o the_o angel_n and_o archangel_n the_o cherubin_n and_o seraphin_n the_o principality_n and_o power_n of_o heaven_n be_v all_o strike_v into_o a_o amazement_n at_o the_o very_a aspect_n of_o my_o most_o dreadful_a majesty_n and_o angry_a countenance_n not_o that_o they_o fear_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o glory_n but_o because_o the_o greatness_n of_o my_o indignation_n be_v such_o that_o they_o can_v but_o be_v astonish_v at_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o i_o by_o this_o thou_o may_v judge_v in_o what_o a_o deplorable_a condition_n the_o damn_a will_v be_v for_o these_o be_v the_o unhappy_a wretch_n which_o be_v to_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o my_o wrath_n all_o their_o plague_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o in_o one_o day_n everlasting_a death_n mourning_n and_o famine_n shall_v be_v their_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o they_o shall_v be_v utter_o burn_v with_o fire_n for_o strong_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n who_o judge_v they_o my_o apostle_n have_v a_o sufficient_a trial_n of_o my_o strength_n when_o i_o force_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o iniquity_n 10.31_o horrendum_fw-la est_fw-la incidere_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la dei_fw-la viventis_fw-la heb._n 10.31_o and_o of_o a_o persecutor_n of_o christian_n make_v he_o the_o defender_n and_o powerful_a promoter_n of_o christianity_n therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n not_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n for_o they_o be_v not_o so_o powerful_a but_o criminal_o may_v fly_v from_o their_o violence_n and_o decline_v from_o their_o anger_n moreover_o they_o have_v not_o the_o authority_n to_o cast_v a_o soul_n into_o the_o dungeon_n of_o hell_n it_o be_v therefore_o i_o have_v warn_v my_o disciple_n not_o to_o fear_v they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n 10.28_o mat._n 10.28_o and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o kill_v the_o soul_n but_o rather_o to_o fear_v he_o which_o be_v able_a to_o destroy_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o hell_n and_o these_o be_v the_o hand_n which_o my_o apostle_n call_v dreadful_a they_o be_v they_o also_o that_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v of_o where_o he_o say_v unless_o you_o do_v penance_n and_o give_v that_o slender_a atonement_n of_o tear_n and_o of_o a_o hearty_a grief_n to_o god_n for_o your_o sin_n you_o shall_v undoubted_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n by_o what_o be_v already_o say_v thou_o may_v easy_o conclude_v that_o as_o i_o be_o omnipotent_a and_o great_a in_o my_o power_n in_o my_o majesty_n and_o in_o all_o my_o work_n i_o be_o the_o same_o in_o my_o wrath_n in_o my_o justice_n and_o in_o the_o punishment_n which_o i_o have_v decree_v for_o the_o damn_a if_o thou_o will_v examine_v scripture_n thou_o shall_v find_v there_o such_o dreadful_a effect_n of_o my_o justice_n upon_o the_o wicked_a even_o in_o this_o life_n which_o be_v the_o only_a season_n for_o mercy_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n must_v be_v as_o intolerable_a as_o they_o be_v unspeakable_a and_o that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o the_o dame_a they_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v then_o to_o endure_v they_o for_o a_o eternity_n without_o any_o hope_n of_o redemption_n or_o of_o the_o least_o abatement_n what_o a_o terrible_a punishment_n be_v that_o of_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n and_o of_o all_o their_o complice_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o numerous_a people_n of_o israel_n at_o the_o request_n of_o my_o servant_n moses_n to_o vindicate_v his_o innocency_n and_o punish_v the_o wrong_n which_o be_v intend_v to_o he_o by_o those_o people_n rise_v in_o rebellion_n against_o he_o i_o command_v the_o earth_n to_o open_v its_o bowel_n and_o to_o swallow_v they_o alive_a together_o with_o all_o their_o earthly_a substance_n down_o into_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o hell_n which_o be_v no_o soon_o command_v then_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o punishment_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorah_n if_o well_o consider_v be_v able_a to_o terify_v the_o stout_a bully_n that_o ever_o appear_v on_o the_o stage_n of_o this_o world_n to_o mollify_v his_o obdurate_a heart_n and_o force_v from_o his_o mouth_n lord_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o do_v they_o be_v so_o much_o addict_v to_o that_o brutish_a pleasure_n 9.6_o domine_fw-la quid_fw-la i_o vis_fw-la facere_fw-la act._n 9.6_o and_o sordid_a sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o they_o must_v attempt_v even_o upon_o my_o very_a angel_n and_o strive_v to_o make_v they_o the_o subject_n of_o their_o lust_n this_o be_v a_o general_a corruption_n and_o therefore_o require_v a_o general_a chastisement_n their_o sin_n cry_v for_o vengeance_n 19.24_o gen._n 19.24_o and_o though_o i_o be_v solicit_v by_o my_o servant_n abraham_n to_o spare_v their_o life_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o ten_o just_a man_n know_v there_o be_v none_o but_o lot_n who_o be_v already_o secure_v and_o under_o the_o safeguard_n of_o my_o angel_n i_o pour_v down_o wildfire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o they_o and_o cast_v they_o headlong_o into_o hell-fire_n there_o to_o increase_v the_o fatal_a number_n of_o the_o damn_a and_o to_o become_v partaker_n of_o their_o torment_n as_o they_o have_v be_v of_o their_o crime_n on_o earth_n do_v thou_o ever_o hear_v such_o terrible_a menace_n as_o be_v set_v down_o in_o deuteronomy_n etc._n deut._n 28.16_o 17._o etc._n etc._n and_o which_o be_v 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22._o when_o i_o shall_v pay_v they_o home_n according_a to_o their_o particular_a work_n and_o according_a to_o the_o invention_n of_o their_o deprave_a and_o rebellious_a heart_n 61._o psal_n 27._o &_o 61._o when_o i_o shall_v command_v the_o infernal_a spirit_n to_o chastise_v all_o and_o each_o of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o demerit_n 18._o apoc._n 18._o when_o i_o shall_v give_v they_o this_o charge_n of_o babylon_n now_o throw_v down_o into_o the_o lake_n look_v how_o much_o she_o have_v glorify_v herself_o and_o how_o long_o she_o have_v live_v in_o delight_n so_o much_o torment_n and_o affliction_n give_v she_o and_o continue_v she_o the_o same_o entertainment_n for_o ever_o without_o afford_v she_o the_o least_o comfort_n or_o respite_n of_o ease_n the_o holy_a father_n and_o doctor_n of_o my_o church_n ground_v upon_o my_o word_n believe_v a_o variety_n of_o torment_n in_o hell_n for_o the_o damn_a according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v 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god_n shall_v pull_v they_o forth_o of_o his_o belly_n he_o shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o suck_v the_o gall_n of_o cockatrice_n and_o the_o tongue_n of_o adder_n shall_v slay_v he_o he_o shall_v bear_v the_o smart_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o have_v do_v and_o yet_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v consume_v but_o shall_v suffer_v according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o all_o his_o device_n these_o word_n show_v plain_o that_o wicked_a man_n shall_v suffer_v particular_a torment_n for_o their_o particular_a crime_n as_o gluttony_n extortion_n oppression_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o these_o torment_n shall_v be_v far_o beyond_o the_o expression_n of_o any_o mortal_a tongue_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o the_o continuance_n and_o length_n thereof_o which_o be_v another_o circumstance_n no_o less_o terrible_a than_o the_o former_a for_o their_o torment_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o extent_n with_o eternity_n which_o have_v no_o end_n and_o withal_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o possibility_n of_o any_o jot_n of_o help_n ease_n intermission_n relaxation_n respiration_n or_o comfort_n and_o this_o be_v signify_v by_o my_o word_n so_o often_o repeat_v 12._o ligatis_fw-la manibus_fw-la &_o pedibus_fw-la projicite_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o tenebras_fw-la exteriores_fw-la matth._n 12._o the_o damn_a shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n that_o be_v without_o all_o ability_n of_o resistance_n or_o struggle_v against_o their_o torment_n the_o dreadful_a shut_v up_o of_o the_o gate_n which_o i_o foretold_v in_o a_o doleful_a manner_n and_o with_o a_o heavy_a heart_n be_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n of_o it_o clausa_fw-la est_fw-la januae_fw-la the_o gate_n be_v shut_v up_o and_o make_v fast_o for_o ever_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o hell_n the_o gate_n of_o all_o mercy_n 25._o matth._n 25._o of_o all_o pardon_n of_o all_o
ease_n of_o all_o intermission_n of_o all_o comfort_n be_v shut_v up_o for_o ever_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v expect_v from_o heaven_n none_o from_o earth_n none_o from_o the_o creator_n and_o none_o from_o all_o the_o creature_n no_o be_v they_o thy_o dear_a friend_n and_o near_a relation_n there_o be_v no_o consolation_n to_o be_v hope_v for_o but_o extreme_a desolation_n for_o all_o eternity_n 16._o luc._n 16._o thou_o have_v a_o lively_a expression_n hereof_o in_o that_o dreadful_a parable_n of_o the_o rich_a glutton_n in_o hell_n see_v to_o what_o a_o extreme_a necessity_n he_o be_v drive_v to_o desire_v after_o so_o pitiful_a a_o manner_n that_o lazarus_n may_v dip_v the_o top_n only_o of_o his_o finger_n in_o water_n to_o cool_v his_o tongue_n therewith_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o scorch_a fire_n wherein_o he_o be_v torment_v and_o yet_o this_o small_a favour_n this_o slender_a request_n will_v not_o be_v grant_v to_o he_o o_o you_o rich_a of_o the_o world_n that_o 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a_o matter_n of_o such_o great_a importance_n for_o you_o do_v not_o know_v what_o will_v become_v of_o you_o to_o morrow_n no_o nor_o what_o you_o may_v be_v a_o hour_n hence_o 94.8_o noli_fw-la te_fw-la obdurate_a corda_fw-la vestra_fw-la etc._n etc._n psal_n 94.8_o do_v not_o harden_v your_o heart_n as_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v in_o the_o provocation_n &_o as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o temptation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n jest_o i_o swear_v in_o my_o wrath_n that_o you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o my_o rest_n if_o pharaoh_n have_v resolve_v a_o amendment_n while_o moses_n be_v with_o he_o how_o fortunate_a a_o creature_n have_v he_o be_v if_o the_o rich_a glutton_n have_v take_v the_o time_n while_o lazarus_n lie_v at_o his_o door_n how_o bless_v a_o man_n have_v he_o make_v himself_o he_o be_v foretell_v his_o misery_n as_o you_o be_v now_o by_o moses_n and_o other_o prophet_n according_a to_o my_o direction_n but_o he_o will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o word_n 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what_o distaster_n have_v happen_v to_o he_o in_o his_o life_n they_o will_v certain_o have_v matter_n enough_o to_o fill_v as_o many_o volume_n as_o they_o have_v hair_n on_o their_o head_n and_o if_o all_o the_o merry_a passage_n &_o sad_a rencounter_n that_o every_o individual_a man_n have_v meet_v with_o in_o his_o day_n be_v put_v in_o a_o balance_n the_o latter_a will_v much_o overweigh_v the_o former_a so_o he_o will_v visible_o see_v that_o for_o one_o hour_n of_o pleasure_n &_o true_a content_n he_o have_v in_o his_o life_n he_o meet_v with_o a_o hundred_o of_o misery_n of_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_v now_o if_o the_o life_n of_o man_n which_o be_v so_o short_a be_v intermix_v with_o fuch_o a_o vast_a deal_n of_o sorrow_n what_o a_o small_a parcel_n thereof_o can_v pretend_v to_o any_o real_a felicity_n if_o
such_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v expect_v in_o this_o world_n but_o all_o those_o calamity_n i_o now_o have_v mention_v be_v common_a as_o well_o to_o the_o good_a as_o to_o the_o bad_a 5._o lassati_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o via_fw-la iniquitatis_fw-la &_o perditionis_fw-la &_o ambulavimus_fw-la vias_fw-la difficiles_fw-la viam_fw-la autem_fw-la domini_fw-la ignoravimus_fw-la sap._n 5._o because_o they_o both_o sail_n in_o the_o same_o sea_n and_o be_v both_o likewise_o expose_v to_o the_o selfsame_a fortune_n yet_o i_o can_v demonstrate_v many_o other_o misery_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o wicked_a alone_o and_o these_o be_v not_o improper_o term_v the_o daughter_n of_o iniquity_n who_o description_n will_v be_v much_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n because_o they_o render_v the_o life_n of_o the_o wicked_a most_o abominable_a and_o their_o body_n and_o mind_n both_o subject_n to_o a_o multitude_n of_o misery_n hear_v what_o they_o themselves_o do_v confess_v of_o they_o alas_o say_v 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a_o most_o just_a judge_n in_o all_o thy_o proceed_n sometime_o thou_o do_v order_v the_o sin_n to_o be_v punish_v as_o soon_o as_o commit_v and_o though_o thou_o do_v usual_o reserve_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o to_o the_o other_o life_n yet_o the_o wicked_a be_v very_o often_o afflict_v even_o in_o this_o life_n for_o the_o same_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o as_o thou_o do_v govern_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o a_o general_a providence_n thou_o do_v also_o moderate_a every_o particular_a therein_o with_o a_o peculiar_a providence_n so_o that_o as_o the_o number_n of_o our_o sin_n do_v increase_v our_o punishment_n shall_v be_v multiply_v to_o the_o same_o degree_n this_o we_o know_v by_o our_o many_o and_o fatal_a experience_n for_o what_o be_v all_o our_o disaster_n hitherto_o as_o so_o many_o revolution_n of_o government_n such_o vast_a alteration_n and_o change_n in_o matter_n of_o state_n and_o religion_n the_o various_a fortune_n of_o so_o many_o king_n and_o prince_n 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