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day_n and_o the_o lesser_a light_n to_o rule_v the_o night_n he_o make_v the_o star_n also_o here_o r._n moses_n gerundensis_n ask_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o dominion_n it_o be_v that_o dominion_n say_v he_o which_o the_o star_n have_v over_o the_o body_n of_o man_n upon_o which_o they_o impress_v several_a virtue_n according_a to_o their_o favourable_a or_o malevolent_a aspect_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n chap._n 5.20_o they_o fight_v from_o heaven_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n likewise_o in_o isaiah_n 47.13_o thou_o be_v weary_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o counsel_n let_v now_o the_o astrologer_n the_o stargazer_n the_o monthly_a prognosticator_n stand_v up_o and_o save_v thou_o from_o these_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o also_o job_n say_v chap._n 3.3_o let_v the_o day_n perish_v wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v and_o the_o night_n in_o which_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v a_o man_n child_n conceive_v where_o 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these_o follow_a reason_n 1._o because_o god_n promise_v long_a life_n upon_o the_o observation_n of_o some_o of_o his_o commandment_n as_o exod._n 20.12_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o upon_o the_o land_n deut._n 4.40_o and_o 32.47_o now_o if_o our_o day_n be_v decree_v by_o god_n from_o all_o eternity_n this_o promise_n will_v be_v vain_a and_o no_o body_n can_v exceed_v they_o much_o less_o can_v god_n deceive_v we_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o make_v his_o life_n long_o or_o short_a as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o 2._o we_o find_v several_a person_n earnest_o desire_v god_n to_o spare_v their_o life_n so_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.2_o 3._o then_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n remember_v now_o how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n and_o david_n ps_n 61._o cain_n be_v afraid_a of_o death_n say_v gen._n 14.14_o every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v stay_v i_o there_o be_v other_o that_o have_v desire_v to_o die_v as_o eli_n 1_o king_n 19.4_o it_o be_v enough_o now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o i_o be_o not_o better_o than_o my_o father_n and_o jonah_n chap._n 4.8_o he_o faint_v and_o wish_v in_o himself_o to_o die_v and_o say_v it_o be_v better_a for_o i_o to_o die_v than_o to_o live_v now_o if_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v absolute_o predestinate_v the_o prayer_n of_o hezekiah_n cain_n and_o david_n be_v vain_a and_o those_o of_o elias_n and_o jonah_n superfluous_a hence_o the_o talmudist_n in_o guemara_n berachet_n say_v that_o if_o any_o one_o come_v into_o a_o city_n and_o find_v it_o in_o a_o uproar_n he_o may_v lift_v up_o his_o voice_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v avert_v that_o evil_a from_o his_o family_n or_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v desire_v after_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o male_a certain_o such_o petition_n be_v frivolous_a because_o when_o a_o thing_n be_v do_v it_o can_v be_v alter_v this_o we_o may_v apply_v to_o our_o present_a purpose_n for_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v decree_v from_o eternity_n it_o be_v absurd_a to_o be_v solicitous_a or_o careful_a about_o any_o thing_n 3._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v mighty_o confirm_v by_o the_o word_n which_o god_n speak_v to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 3.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o solomon_n may_v ask_v for_o life_n as_o a_o contingent_a thing_n and_o when_o god_n confer_v on_o he_o wisdom_n riches_n and_o honour_n he_o promise_v he_o life_n too_o not_o absolute_o but_o conditional_o if_o thou_o will_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n etc._n etc._n 4._o if_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v unalterable_o settle_v no_o man_n can_v prevent_v death_n and_o yet_o we_o find_v god_n exhort_v man_n to_o beware_v of_o danger_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o misfortune_n deut._n 20.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o in_o another_o place_n chap._n 22.8_o when_o thou_o build_v a_o new_a house_n than_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o battlement_n for_o thy_o roof_n that_o thou_o bring_v not_o blood_n upon_o thy_o house_n if_o any_o man_n fall_v from_o thence_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v not_o fix_v by_o a_o absolute_a predestination_n 5._o david_n himself_o say_v 1_o sam._n 27.10_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v he_o or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o battle_n and_o perish_v if_o by_o those_o word_n or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v he_o understand_v the_o day_n that_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o mention_v the_o three_o kind_n of_o death_n for_o which_o soever_o have_v happen_v it_o will_v have_v be_v appoint_v beforehand_o and_o if_o so_o it_o be_v plain_a those_o word_n be_v false_a for_o saul_n may_v have_v be_v smite_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o slay_v in_o the_o battle_n 6._o there_o be_v not_o one_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o affirm_v this_o predestination_n but_o we_o may_v only_o collect_v from_o the_o forecited_a passage_n that_o there_o be_v a_o term_n of_o life_n which_o as_o i_o have_v explain_v it_o depend_v upon_o the_o time_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o constitution_n so_o job_n say_v chap._n 14.5_o thou_o have_v appoint_v his_o bound_n that_o he_o can_v pass_v by_o which_o he_o mean_v that_o all_o man_n must_v die_v and_o david_n ps_n 89.49_o what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o live_v and_o shall_v not_o see_v death_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 1_o chron._n 29.15_o our_o day_n on_o earth_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n and_o there_o be_v none_o abide_v as_o for_o job_n say_v chap._n 14.5_o the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v with_o thou_o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n pre-science_n because_o god_n know_v and_o foresee_v all_o thing_n from_o eternity_n book_n ii_o whether_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a or_o unalterable_a sect_n 1._o have_v in_o the_o former_a book_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o term_n to_o every_o man_n life_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n inquire_v whether_o this_o term_n be_v so_o fix_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o exceed_v or_o prevent_v it_o or_o on_o the_o contrary_a whether_o it_o be_v mutable_a all_o the_o jew_n unanimous_o consent_v that_o this_o term_n be_v alterable_a though_o it_o depend_v upon_o the_o planet_n the_o constitution_n or_o the_o variety_n of_o time_n hereupon_o r._n bahye_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o more_o eminent_a power_n above_o that_o of_o the_o star_n which_o order_n thing_n by_o reward_n and_o punishment_n the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o aben_n ezra_n upon_o exod._n ch._n 23._o where_o assign_v the_o dependence_n of_o life_n upon_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o body_n he_o say_v that_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o moisture_n of_o every_o one_o that_o serve_v god_n be_v augment_v and_o then_o a_o man_n exceed_v the_o term_n of_o life_n therefore_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v alterable_a this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o man_n take_v such_o care_n to_o preserve_v their_o health_n and_o when_o it_o be_v impair_v to_o recover_v it_o this_o make_v they_o so_o often_o change_v the_o air._n this_o make_v they_o drink_v those_o medicinal_a potion_n that_o be_v to_o nauseous_a in_o a_o word_n this_o first_o make_v man_n study_v and_o then_o practise_v physic_n and_o indeed_o as_o it_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a to_o aspire_v to_o that_o preferment_n which_o by_o no_o pain_n or_o industry_n can_v be_v procure_v so_o i_o think_v it_o exceed_v simple_a to_o be_v careful_a about_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o life_n when_o the_o term_n be_v immutable_a and_o it_o can_v be_v prolong_v nay_o it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o forth_o to_o bring_v forth_o plant_n and_o herb_n by_o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n for_o no_o other_o design_n than_o 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experience_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o these_o thing_n depend_v upon_o freewill_n if_o any_o one_o inquire_v how_o we_o must_v understand_v that_o there_o be_v some_o time_n of_o life_n appoint_v rabbi_n solomon_n answer_v the_o time_n of_o our_o formation_n be_v complete_v in_o nine_o month_n but_o that_o of_o death_n alter_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o age._n and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o this_o be_v common_o the_o space_n of_o 70_o year_n this_o be_v premise_v i_o conclude_v that_o the_o space_n of_o 70_o year_n or_o rather_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v uncertain_a and_o mutable_a when_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o month_n or_o the_o time_n of_o pregnancy_n