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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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CLXXXIII. Now what remains, but that to pains and everlasting smart Christ should condemn the sons of men, which is their just desert? Oh rueful plights of sinful wights! Oh wretches all forlorn! That happy been they never had seen the Sun, or not been born.
CLXXXIII. Now what remains, but that to pains and everlasting smart Christ should condemn the sons of men, which is their just desert? Oh ru•ul plights of sinful wights! Oh wretches all forlorn! That happy been they ne'r had seen the Sun, or not been born.
CLXXXIV. Yea, now it would be good they could• themselves annihilate, And cease to be, themselves to free from such a fearful state. Oh happy Dogs, and Swine, and Frogs! yea, Serpents generation! Who do not fear this doom to hear, and sentence of Damnation!
CLXXXIV. Yea, now it would be good they could• themselves annihilate, And cease to be, themselves to free from such a fearful state. Oh happy Dogs, and Swine, and Frogs! yea, Serpents generation! Who do not fear this doom to hear, and sentence of D•mnation!
CLXXXV. This is their state so desperate: their sins are fully known; Their vanities and villainies Before the world are shown. As they are gross and impious, so are their numbers more Then motes i' the' air, or then their hair, or sands upon the shore.