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too_o little_a to_o matter_n and_o here_o i_o dare_v advance_v a_o maxim_n which_o will_v seem_v a_o very_a great_a paradox_n namely_o that_o although_o according_a to_o the_o confuse_a notion_n we_o have_v of_o these_o thing_n death_n be_v more_o capable_a of_o humble_v we_o than_o life_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o distinct_a notion_n and_o in_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o life_n be_v a_o more_o humble_v and_o debase_v object_n than_o death_n death_n humble_v the_o grand_a signior_n the_o prince_n the_o monarch_n but_o life_n humble_v the_o man_n which_o be_v more_o than_o all_o that_o death_n snatch_v from_o we_o the_o prop_n and_o support_n of_o our_o vanity_n but_o life_n in_o the_o debasement_n to_o which_o it_o pull_v we_o down_o suspend_v in_o we_o most_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o true_a grandeur_n death_n bring_v the_o body_n down_o into_o the_o grave_a but_o life_n as_o it_o be_v call_v down_o our_o soul_n from_o heaven_n death_n put_v a_o period_n to_o 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there_o a_o man_n that_o find_v not_o himself_o in_o this_o condition_n if_o he_o reflect_v but_o never_o so_o little_a upon_o his_o past_a life_n this_o moment_n true_o be_v dreadful_a upon_o which_o we_o conceive_v all_o eternity_n to_o depend_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o even_o in_o this_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n suggest_v to_o itself_o many_o cheat_n and_o illusion_n it_o fancy_v the_o moment_n of_o death_n to_o be_v the_o price_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o consider_v not_o that_o it_o be_v not_o this_o instant_a but_o its_o whole_a life_n which_o god_n require_v that_o this_o moment_n have_v nothing_o more_o please_v to_o god_n than_o any_o other_o and_o that_o its_o whole_a importance_n consist_v simple_o in_o this_o that_o it_o be_v the_o conclude_a moment_n of_o life_n and_o last_o that_o it_o be_v not_o this_o moment_n that_o contract_v and_o covenant_n with_o the_o divine_a justice_n but_o all_o the_o time_n we_o pass_v in_o our_o impenitence_n the_o sentiment_n therefore_o of_o our_o immortality_n our_o perfection_n and_o our_o end_n will_v harmonise_v and_o agree_v together_o admirable_o well_o and_o with_o the_o other_o sentiment_n and_o inclination_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o religion_n which_o god_n have_v give_v we_o for_o our_o consolation_n against_o all_o the_o seem_a frightfulness_n and_o horror_n of_o this_o king_n of_o terror_n chap._n viii_o where_o we_o continue_v to_o show_v what_o effect_v the_o sentiment_n of_o our_o immortality_n can_v work_v upon_o our_o heart_n certain_o the_o idea_n of_o our_o immortality_n can_v never_o be_v too_o present_a to_o our_o mind_n for_o our_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n amid_o this_o eternal_a circle_n of_o those_o sad_a and_o dismal_a object_n which_o compass_v we_o about_o and_o those_o public_a and_o private_a calamity_n which_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n have_v vary_v so_o many_o way_n to_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o sweet_a variety_n of_o his_o deliverance_n and_o consolation_n after_o all_o what_o signify_v it_o that_o we_o be_v infirm_a and_o mortal_a in_o our_o body_n this_o state_n can_v last_v long_o why_o shall_v we_o embarass_n and_o perplex_v ourselves_o with_o care_n and_o solicitude_n for_o the_o short_a futurity_n of_o this_o transient_a life_n have_v we_o not_o another_o futurity_n in_o view_n which_o very_o well_o deserve_v the_o principal_a care_n and_o occupation_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o mind_n what_o need_v we_o value_v the_o menace_n and_o threat_n of_o the_o world_n what_o can_v it_o do_v to_o we_o it_o may_v indeed_o crush_v our_o body_n into_o atom_n but_o can_v destroy_v we_o what_o if_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n perish_v nature_n decline_v and_o shake_v the_o element_n corrupt_a and_o decay_v what_o if_o our_o body_n be_v convert_v into_o dust_n worm_n or_o vapour_n what_o if_o it_o descend_v again_o into_o the_o womb_n of_o its_o mother_n earth_n or_o be_v disperse_v into_o the_o fluid_a air_n the_o ruin_n of_o the_o world_n will_v not_o crush_v and_o destroy_v our_o soul_n nor_o dissolve_v that_o divine_a principle_n which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n uncapable_a of_o a_o dissolution_n we_o think_v the_o body_n which_o clothes_v we_o be_v our-self_n this_o be_v a_o mistake_n this_o clay_n be_v not_o our-self_n nor_o ever_o will_v be_v god_n indeed_o will_v re-establish_a and_o raise_v it_o in_o honour_n to_o serve_v for_o a_o tabernacle_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o be_v its_o original_a guest_n and_o inhabitant_n but_o this_o union_n will_v not_o be_v with_o the_o same_o submission_n and_o dependence_n the_o soul_n will_v not_o then_o follow_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o body_n will_v be_v adjust_v as_o far_o as_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o state_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v once_o debase_v even_o to_o the_o mean_a condition_n of_o the_o body_n so_o as_o to_o fly_v god_n and_o bend_v its_o inclination_n to_o earthly_a thing_n the_o body_n will_v now_o be_v desirous_a to_o elevate_v itself_o to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o as_o to_o decline_v and_o quit_v all_o earthly_a care_n and_o to_o betake_v itself_o to_o a_o joyful_a celebration_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heavenly_a choir_n certain_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o the_o gospel_n administer_v more_o comfort_n to_o we_o i_o will_v not_o say_v than_o humane_a wisdom_n have_v ever_o do_v but_o yet_o much_o more_o than_o the_o law_n as_o divine_a as_o it_o be_v this_o be_v because_o it_o clear_o reveal_v to_o we_o life_n and_o immortality_n which_o be_v the_o only_a object_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o satisfy_v such_o a_o mind_n and_o heart_n as_o we_o and_o so_o have_v divine_a relation_n to_o our_o nature_n but_o as_o this_o object_n afford_v we_o all_o imaginable_a comfort_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o so_o many_o misery_n that_o continual_o surround_v we_o so_o it_o yield_v we_o whatsoever_o may_v elevate_v and_o true_o raise_v we_o the_o sentiment_n of_o our_o immortality_n join_v with_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o glory_n and_o happiness_n which_o religion_n promise_v elevate_v we_o more_o than_o the_o world_n more_o than_o the_o so_o much_o boast_a wisdom_n of_o philosopher_n and_o even_o more_o than_o all_o those_o virtue_n which_o have_v fall_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o humane_a knowledge_n here_o we_o discover_v the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o passion_n the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o mind_n to_o who_o empire_n they_o be_v subject_a and_o the_o grandeur_n of_o virtue_n which_o regulate_v the_o mind_n i_o say_v we_o do_v in_o this_o view_n discover_v the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o no_o man_n need_v be_v offend_v at_o this_o expression_n for_o though_o the_o passion_n be_v in_o some_o sense_n great_a infirmity_n yet_o may_v they_o true_o be_v say_v to_o be_v ingraft_v upon_o the_o natural_a dignity_n and_o excellency_n of_o man._n hatred_n fury_n anger_n which_o be_v such_o criminal_a 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