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The day of doom
The day of doom; or A description of the great and last judgment With a short discourse about eternity
London: printed by J.G. for P.C., 1666
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CXLIII. God hath no joy to crush or 'stroy, and ruin wretched wights: But to display the glorious ray of Justice he delights. To manifest he doth detest and throughly hate all sin, By plaguing it, as is most fit, this shall him glory win.
CXLIII. God hath no joy to crush or 'stroy, and ruine wretched wights: But to display the glorious ray of Justice he delights. To manifest he doth detest and throughly hate all sin, By plaguing it, as is most fit, this shall him glory win.
CXLIV. Then at the Bar arraigned are an impudenter sort, Who to evade the guilt that's laid upon them, thus retort; How could we cease thus to transgress? how could we Hell avoid, Whom God's Decree shut out from thee, and signed to be destroyed?
CXLIV. Then at the Bar arraigned are an impudenter sort, Who to evade the guilt that's laid upon them, thus retort; How could we cease thus to transgress? how could we Hell avoid, Whom God's Decree shut out from thee, and sign'd to be destroy'd?
CXLV. Whom God ordains to endless pains by Laws unalterable, Repentance true, Obedience new, to save such are unable: Sorrow for sin no good can win to such as are rejected; Ne can they give, not yet believe that never were elected.