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Rh we muſt put them aſunder, the ſheep ſhall be put upon the right hand, and the goats on the left And now ſee the parties thus ſummoned, raiſed, gathered, and ſet apart. Is not here a world of men to be judged all in one day: All tongues, all nations and people of the earth ſhall appear in one day: We ſhall then behold each ſon of Adam, and Adam ſhall then ſee all his poſterity. Conſider this, ye that are high and low, rich and poor, one with another, 'for with God there is no reſpect of perſons.' Hark, O begger! petitions are out of date, yet thou needeſt not fear, for thou ſhalt have juſtice done thee this day: All cauſes ſhall be heard, and thou, tho' ever ſo poor, and even deſpiſed in the world, muſt with the reſt receive thy ſentence. Hark, O farmer! now are the lives and leafes together finiſhed, this day is the new harveſt of the Judge, who gathers in his wheat, and burns up his chaff with fire unquenchable: No bribes, prayers nor tears; but as thou haſt done, ſo thou art ſentenced. Hark, O landlord! where is thy purchaſe to thee and thy heirs for ever? This day makes an end of all, and unhappy were thy ſoul, if thou hadſt not better land than a barren rock to cover and ſhelter thee from the preſence of thy Judge. Hark, O Captain! how vain is the hope of man to be ſaved by a multitude of an hoſt. Thou haſt commanded all the armies of the earth and hell, yet canſt thou not reſiſt the power of heaven. Hark, the trumpet ſounds, and the alarm ſummons thee, thou muſt appear: All muſt appear, the