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The day of doom
The day of doom: or, A poetical description of the Great and Last Judgment. With a short discourse about eternity. / By Michael Wigglesworth, teacher of the church at Maldon, in N.E.
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1701
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(115) Such as profest they did detest, and hate each wicked way:1 Whose seeming grace whilst we did trace, our Souls were led astray. When men of Parts, Learning and Arts, Professing Piety, Did thus and thus, it seemed to us we might take liberty.
(115) Such as profest they did detest, and hate each wicked way:1 Whose seeming grace whilst we did trace, our Souls were led astray. When men of Parts, Learning and Arts, Professing Piety, Did thus and thus, it seem'd to us we might take liberty.
(116) 1The Judge replies, I gave you eyes, and light to see your way, Which had you lo•'d, and well improved you had not gone astray. My Word was pure, the Rule was sure, why did you it forsake, Or thereon trample, and mens example, your Directory make?
(116) 1The Judge replies, I gave you eyes, and light to see your way, Which had you lo•'d, and well improv'd you had not gone astray. My Word was pure, the Rule was sure, why did you it forsake, Or thereon trample, and mens example, your Directory make?
- 1Who are told that Examples are no Rules.