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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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CLXVI. Then to the Bar all they drew near who died in infancy, ⟨p. 51⟩And never had or good or bad effected personally; But from the womb unto the tomb were straightway carried, (Or at the least, ere they transgressed) who thus began to plead.
CLXVI. Then to the Bar all they drew near who dy'd in infancy, ⟨p. 51⟩And never had or good or bad effected pers'nally; But from the womb unto the tomb were straightway carried, (Or at the least, ere they transgrest) who thus began to plead.
CLXVII. If for our own transgression, or disobedience, We here did stand at thy left hand, j•st were the recompense: But Adam's guilt our souls hath spilt, his fault is charged upon us; And that alone hath overthrown, and utterly undone us.
CLXVII. If for our own transgression, or disobedience, We here did stand at thy left hand, j•st were the recompence: But Adam's guilt our souls hath spilt, his fault is charg'd upon us; And that alone hath overthrown, and utterly undone us.
CLXVIII. Not we, but he, a•e of the Tree, whose fruit was interdicted: Yet on us all of his sad fall the punishment's inflicted. How could we sin who had not bin? or how is his sin our Without consent, which to prevent we never had a power?