A25250:190
Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things
Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things: or certain meditations on life, death, judgement, hell, right purgatory, and heaven: delivered by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes in Lancashire.
London: printed for J.A., 1650
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
no, but most fiercely assailed with a thousand enemies, her dearest friends (youth, and Physic, and other helps) which soothed her in prosperity do now abandon her, what will she do? the enemy will grant no truce, will make no league, but night and day assails the heart, which now (like a Turret struck with thunder) begins all to shiver? here is the woeful state of a wicked soul, God is her enemy, the Devil her foe, Angels hate her, the earth groans under her, hell gapes for her: the reason of all, sin struck the alarm, and death gives the battle: it is but this night (a minute longer) and then will the raging enemy enter on her. Death is no beggar to entreat, no suitor to woo, no petitioner to ask, no solicitor to crouch and crave a favour: she runs raging, 1ruling, charging, requiring: hark this rich mans arrest, thy soul shall be required] It shall? yes, the word is peremptory; what? be required? yes, it comes with authority. Here's a fatal requiring, when the soul shall be forced by an unwilling necessity, and devils by force hurry her to her endless fury. Adieu poor soul! the Writ is served, the Goal prepared, the judgement past, and Death (the Executioner) will delay no longer; This night thy soul shalt be required of thee.
no, but most fiercely assailed with a thousand enemies, her dearest friends (youth, and Physick, and other helps) which soothed her in prosperity do now abandon her, what will she do? the enemy will grant no truce, will make no league, but night and day assayls the heart, which now (like a Turret struck with thunder) begins all to shiver? here is the wofull state of a wicked soul, God is her enemy, the Devil her foe, Angels hate her, the earth groans under her, hel gapes for her: the reason of all, sin struck the alarm, and death gives the battel: it is but this night (a minute longer) and then will the raging enemie enter on her. Death is no beggar to entreat, no suiter to wo, no petitioner to ask, no soliciter to crouch and crave a favour: she runs raging, 1ruling, charging, requiring: hark this rich mans arrest, thy soul shall be required] It shall? yes, the word is peremptory; what? be required? yes, it comes with authority. Here's a fatall requiring, when the soul shall be forced by an unwilling necessitie, and devils by force hurrie her to her endless furie. Adieu poor soul! the Writ is served, the Goal prepared, the judgement past, and Death (the Executioner) will delay no longer; This night thy soul shalt be required of thee.