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A27062 Two treatises tending to awaken secure sinners viz., 1. The terror of the day of judgment, from 2 Cor. 5. 10, 2. The danger of slighting Christ and his Gospel, from Matth. 22. 5 / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Terror of the day of judgment.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. Danger of slighting Christ and his gospel. 1696 (1696) Wing B1443; ESTC R16419 109,733 266

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will_v you_o live_v to_o his_o dishonour_n who_o give_v you_o your_o life_n will_v you_o wrong_v he_o by_o his_o own_o creature_n and_o neglect_v he_o without_o who_o you_o can_v subsist_v 2._o the_o redemption_n of_o man_n by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n will_v be_v a_o evidence_n to_o the_o exceed_a aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n you_o sin_v against_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v you_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o when_o the_o feast_n be_v prepare_v and_o all_o thing_n be_v ready_a you_o make_v light_a of_o it_o and_o find_v excuse_n and_o will_v not_o come_v mat._n 22._o 4_o 5_o 6._o luke_n 14._o 17_o 18._o must_v christ_n redeem_v you_o by_o so_o dear_a a_o price_n from_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o yet_o will_v you_o continue_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o prefer_v your_o slavery_n before_o your_o freedom_n and_o choose_v to_o be_v satan_n drudge_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n the_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n that_o christ_n undergo_v for_o you_o will_v then_o 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for_o mat._n 7._o 22_o 23._o christ_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o will_n say_v to_o i_o in_o that_o day_n lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v cast_v out_o devil_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v ●lone_o many_o wonderful_a work_n and_o then_o will_v i_o profess_v to_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o in_o mat._n 25._o 11._o the_o foolish_a virgin_n cry_v lord_n lord_n open_a to_o we_o and_o ver_fw-la 44._o then_o shall_v they_o also_o answer_v he_o say_v lord_n when_o ●aw_v we_o thou_o a_o hunger_a or_o thirst_n or_o a_o stranger_n or_o naked_a or_o sick_a or_o in_o prison_n and_o do_v not_o minister_v unto_o thou_o and_o vers_fw-la 24_o 25._o they_o fear_v not_o to_o cast_v some_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o neglect_n on_o god_n himself_o than_o he_o which_o have_v receive_v the_o one_o talon_n come_v and_o say_v lord_n i_o know_v thou_o be_v a_o hard_a man_n reap_v where_o 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