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failed; and good reason for it, for he had not the hell that he dwells in, for hell has him; and much more forr him to attempt to have any kingdoms here. And this place called hell, I believe is where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched. Math. 11: 48. Some people say they can get into purgatory and there to remain for a few days to be purifyed and then to be received into heaven after all their sinning against God here, whilst in a state of probation according to the judgment of the wisemen of the earth can they find scripture to bear them out in such a state as that, for the salvation of souls after a certain period in purgatory, as some call it, and then get to heaven. Such scripture is unknown to me, for I read if the tree falleth towards the south or towards the north, in the place where the tree falleth there it shall be. Eccl. 11. This is a general scope of the human family, that is, if the tree beareth fruit, it is well, and if not, it will be cut down and cast into the five. Now the tree that beareth the fruit is the christian, obedience is the tree, and charity is the fruit that it bears. This is love of God in men, to do as he would like to have done unto him if he were in the same condition, Math 7: 12. "Now I perceive the fruit of the spirit is love, joy and peace, long-suffering and gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law. Isah. 3: 10. "Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruits of their doings;" and now on the left hand here the awful sentence,: "wo unto the wicked, it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him." "Such as do these things, envying, murder, drunkenness, railing and such like, of which I told you, as I have also told you in lime past, that they which doeth such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God;" and whenever time is closed with them here, and here you may read your doom, and death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, and whosever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Rev. 20: 14; do. 1: 18. I close this as follows: "I am he that liveth and was dead; behold! I am alive forevermore, amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
And now a hint to those that may become wise, they may search and if they can find no better scripture to
