aside_o all_o care_n whatever_o happen_v to_o the_o body_n thou_o be_v safe_a to_o the_o mind_n be_v in_o health_n for_o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o body_n have_v be_v of_o great_a advantage_n in_o many_o to_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o sublime_a person_n raise_v from_o nothing_o from_o the_o water_n below_o elevate_v to_o the_o star_n who_o keep_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n who_o only_a shadow_n expel_v the_o distemper_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o body_n be_v once_o ask_v why_o he_o suffer_v his_o own_o daughter_n to_o lie_v under_o the_o oppression_n of_o a_o violent_a disease_n make_v answer_v it_o be_v convenient_a for_o she_o how_o know_v thou_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o convenient_a for_o thou_o the_o same_o person_n when_o he_o find_v his_o dâ—ughter_n may_v be_v safe_o cure_a recover_v she_o and_o make_v her_o fit_a to_o cure_v other_o do_v thou_o also_o take_v care_n that_o thy_o health_n may_v do_v thou_o good_a and_o perhaps_o thou_o shall_v recover_v last_o take_v care_n of_o thy_o soul_n above_o all_o thing_n and_o offer_v it_o up_o to_o the_o heavenly_a physician_n to_o be_v cure_a and_o as_o to_o what_o remain_v hope_v if_o not_o for_o what_o be_v needful_a for_o yet_o for_o what_o be_v convenient_a fot_o thou_o sickness_n be_v a_o very_a unpleasant_a companion_n but_o a_o faithful_a which_o often_o pull_v you_o by_o the_o sleeve_n and_o admonish_v thou_o of_o thy_o condition_n a_o saithful_a admonisher_n be_v a_o most_o certain_a safeguard_n in_o danger_n if_o the_o sickness_n be_v remediless_a be_v silent_a and_o rejoice_v for_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v the_o soon_o free_v from_o a_o loathsome_a and_o ruinous_a prison_n most_o excellent_a be_v the_o say_n of_o gregory_n nazianzen_n a_o sick_a soul_n be_v near_o to_o god_n sect._n 13._o sickness_n admonish_v we_o of_o eternity_n how_o great_a a_o benefit_n be_v this_o that_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o present_a life_n by_o a_o short_a experience_n shall_v admonish_v we_o of_o eternity_n therefore_o let_v the_o sick_a person_n labour_n to_o avoid_v infinite_a misery_n while_o so_o impatient_o endure_v the_o bitterness_n here_o let_v he_o learn_v by_o pain_n not_o long_o last_v to_o avoid_v pain_n eternal_a which_o neither_o apothecary_n nor_o physician_n no_o drug_n nor_o herb_n not_o death_n itself_o can_v cure_n there_o be_v several_a way_n to_o death_n but_o but_o one_o to_o eternity_n anaxagoras_n die_v in_o a_o foreign_a country_n when_o his_o friend_n ask_v he_o whether_o he_o will_v be_v carry_v back_o into_o his_o country_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n say_v he_o and_o add_v the_o reason_n for_o the_o way_n be_v wide_a enough_o every_o where_o to_o the_o infernal_a shade_n this_o answer_n may_v as_o well_o be_v fit_v those_o who_o be_v travel_v up_o to_o heaven_n o_o happy_a and_o profitable_a flame_n of_o a_o fever_n because_o short_a o_o dreadful_a funeral_n pile_v of_o hell_n because_o eternal_a some_o remedy_n be_v make_v out_o of_o some_o poison_n and_o ofttimes_o a_o small_a and_o present_a pain_n admonish_v we_o to_o prevent_v the_o approach_n of_o excessive_a pain_n that_o threaten_v to_o twinge_v we_o and_o that_o which_o be_v troublesome_a become_v profitable_a thus_o every_o disease_n the_o more_o it_o perplex_v and_o torment_v we_o the_o more_o it_o admonish_v we_o of_o eternity_n either_o in_o perpetual_a joy_n or_o misery_n let_v the_o healthy_a take_v care_n let_v the_o sick_a be_v mindful_a whither_o they_o go_v pleasure_n and_o sorrow_n here_o be_v bound_v within_o very_o narrow_a limit_n all_o the_o felicity_n of_o mortal_n be_v mortal_a and_o within_o the_o same_o bound_n be_v all_o misery_n be_v restrain_v for_o bright_a eternity_n no_o limit_n know_v so_o that_o a_o age_n of_o time_n a_o tittle_n show_v sect._n 14._o therefore_o be_v death_n to_o be_v desire_v i_o have_v say_v infirmity_n of_o body_n be_v often_o to_o be_v desire_v to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v be_v the_o soon_o a_o freeman_n and_o a_o victor_n this_o do_v he_o desire_v who_o say_v most_o gladlâ—_n therefore_o will_v i_o glory_v in_o my_o infirmity_n for_o my_o strength_n be_v 10._o make_v perfect_a in_o weakness_n therefore_o have_v i_o delectation_n in_o infirmity_n as_o a_o good_a sword_n may_v be_v often_o in_o a_o bad_a scabbard_n so_o in_o weak_a and_o sickly_a body_n ofttime_n lie_v hide_v a_o stout_a and_o courageous_a mind_n that_o strength_n be_v to_o be_v desire_v which_o neither_o time_n nor_o fortune_n decay_v a_o sick_a person_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o carry_v burden_n or_o for_o dig_v and_o delve_v but_o to_o exercise_v his_o patience_n and_o maintain_v and_o increase_v his_o faith_n so_o a_o shipboard_n the_o strong_a row_n but_o the_o more_o prudent_a stand_n at_o the_o helm_n life_n be_v like_o a_o ship_n â—ossed_v with_o the_o wave_n of_o business_n and_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o world_n it_o have_v its_o oar_n and_o its_o helm_n if_o thou_o can_v not_o perform_v the_o mean_a office_n apply_v thyself_o to_o the_o more_o noble_a the_o true_a and_o generous_a strength_n of_o man_n be_v in_o his_o soul_n the_o body_n the_o soul_n house_n how_o strong_a or_o how_o weak_a it_o be_v be_v nothing_o to_o a_o guest_n of_o a_o few_o day_n if_o the_o house_n fall_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o remove_v somewhere_o else_o and_o be_v hence_o exclude_v that_o necessity_n carry_v we_o unto_o a_o perpetual_a mansion_n strength_n be_v perfect_v in_o weakness_n so_o that_o although_o it_o seem_v so_o bad_a yet_o be_v that_o evil_a so_o much_o the_o rather_o to_o be_v desire_v as_o be_v the_o prevention_n of_o a_o great_a the_o condition_n of_o most_o be_v then_o most_o prosperous_a when_o most_o infirm_a and_o weak_a sect._n 15._o what_o be_v to_o be_v read_v in_o sickness_n zem_n the_o son_n of_o demius_fw-la have_v consult_v the_o oracle_n to_o know_v how_o he_o may_v lead_v the_o best_a life_n have_v this_o answer_n give_v he_o if_o he_o make_v himself_o of_o the_o same_o colour_n with_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v if_o he_o converse_v with_o the_o dead_a or_o as_o suidas_n expound_v it_o if_o he_o read_v the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_n to_o dwell_v among_o book_n be_v to_o live_v among_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o familiarity_n with_o the_o dead_a be_v the_o best_a life_n but_o it_o be_v the_o same_o madness_n to_o lay_v before_o the_o sick_a whole_a library_n and_o huge_a volume_n as_o to_o set_v before_o they_o full_a meal_n of_o flesh_n a_o little_a broth_n or_o a_o small_a salad_n must_v serve_v they_o so_o a_o little_a book_n be_v enough_o for_o they_o for_o several_a month_n however_o still_o something_o be_v to_o be_v read_v to_o the_o sick_a if_o the_o disease_n and_o pain_n will_v give_v leave_n but_o they_o be_v to_o be_v read_v as_o they_o eat_v what_o they_o eat_v they_o do_v not_o present_o swallow_v but_o chew_v first_o so_o what_o they_o read_v they_o must_v not_o careless_o pass_v over_o but_o they_o be_v to_o consider_v and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o weigh_v every_o little_a sentence_n otherwise_o to_o read_v be_v to_o neglect_v but_o let_v the_o sick_a man_n only_a book_n be_v christ_n crucify_a let_v he_o read_v that_o book_n continual_o wherein_o he_o will_v find_v as_o many_o comfort_n as_o word_n and_o wound_n sect._n 16._o in_o sickness_n we_o be_v often_o to_o pray_v so_o i_o say_v we_o must_v always_o pray_v in_o sickness_n neither_o be_v this_o a_o thing_n of_o any_o great_a difficulty_n to_o a_o sick_a person_n for_o either_o with_o his_o tongue_n if_o he_o have_v strength_n enough_o may_v he_o pronounce_v his_o prayer_n to_o god_n or_o if_o his_o tongue_n be_v numb_v or_o that_o his_o voice_n be_v intercept_v by_o weakness_n a_o suppliant_a mind_n be_v to_o be_v lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n while_o the_o body_n lie_v quiet_a but_o only_o for_o some_o ardent_a groan_n that_o distinguish_v these_o private_a colloquy_n with_o god_n in_o sickness_n but_o there_o be_v also_o a_o sort_n of_o sickness_n that_o do_v not_o only_o 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both_o these_o and_o they_o those_o corporal_o that_o unbeliever_n may_v be_v confound_v these_o spiritual_o that_o the_o faithful_a may_v imitate_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o those_o that_o be_v afflict_v in_o mind_n and_o shall_v deliver_v the_o humble_a in_o spirit_n god_n be_v above_o the_o christian_a beneath_o if_o he_o will_v that_o the_o high_a god_n shall_v be_v near_o he_o let_v he_o be_v humble_a great_a mystery_n my_o brethren_n god_n be_v above_o all_o thing_n do_v thou_o exalt_v thyself_o thou_o do_v not_o move_v he_o do_v thou_o humble_v thyself_o he_o will_v descend_v to_o thou_o therefore_o invoke_v to_o thy_o aid_n this_o most_o faithful_a assistant_n he_o will_v be_v present_a at_o one_o sigh_n so_o it_o be_v serious_a and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n for_o the_o former_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o most_o true_o say_v the_o same_o st._n austin_n with_o how_o much_o sweetness_n do_v he_o bewail_v himself_o that_o pray_v more_o delightful_a be_v the_o tear_n of_o those_o that_o pray_v than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o theater_n sect._n 14._o our_o nativity_n our_o death_n not_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n say_v the_o die_a theban_a but_o a_o more_o ample_a and_o better_a beginning_n foâ—_n now_o fellow_n soldier_n your_o epaminondas_n be_v boâ—aâ—_n because_o he_o so_o die_v for_o why_o shall_v we_o indulge_v to_o human_a grief_n or_o envy_v the_o god_n since_o they_o divide_v their_o immortality_n between_o we_o a_o nation_n border_v upon_o the_o thracian_n and_o iâ—_n custom_n agree_v with_o they_o have_v this_o one_o peculiar_a to_o themselves_o that_o when_o a_o infant_n be_v bear_v thâ—_n relation_n sit_v about_o it_o weep_v and_o wail_v enâ—_n merate_v the_o misery_n which_o the_o child_n be_v to_o endure_v on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o a_o man_n die_v they_o bury_v hiâ—_n with_o joy_n and_o exaltation_n recount_v from_o hoâ—_n many_o misery_n he_o be_v deliver_v deserve_o thâ—_n notion_n claim_v to_o itself_o the_o applause_n of_o wisdom_n who_o celebrate_v the_o birth_n of_o man_n with_o tear_n aâ—_n his_o funeral_n with_o pomp_n and_o gladness_n therefore_o disclaim_v the_o natural_a sweetness_n of_o life_n that_o cause_v man_n to_o act_n and_o suffer_v many_o shameful_a thing_n and_o then_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o life_n will_v be_v far_o more_o happy_a than_o the_o beginning_n wholesome_a be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o second_o pliny_n therefore_o say_v he_o many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o think_v it_o best_a never_o to_o be_v bear_v or_o immediate_o to_o die_v thus_o sitenus_n be_v take_v by_o midas_n and_o ask_v what_o be_v the_o best_a thing_n can_v happen_v to_o man_n for_o a_o while_n stand_v silent_a at_o length_n be_v urge_v to_o speak_v he_o answer_v that_o the_o best_a thing_n be_v never_o to_o be_v bear_v the_o next_o to_o die_v the_o soon_a that_o may_v be_v this_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v very_o wonderful_a unheard_a of_o and_o pleasant_a in_o the_o relation_n lodowic_n cortusius_fw-la a_o lawyer_n of_o milan_n forbid_v to_o his_o relation_n all_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n by_o his_o will_n and_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v have_v harper_n piper_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o music_n at_o his_o funeral_n who_o shall_v partly_o go_v before_o partly_o follow_v the_o corpse_n and_o leave_v to_o every_o one_o a_o small_a sum_n of_o money_n his_o bier_n he_o order_v to_o be_v carry_v by_o twelve_o virgin_n that_o be_v clad_v in_o green_n be_v to_o sing_v all_o the_o way_n such_o song_n as_o mirth_n bring_v to_o their_o remembrance_n leave_v to_o each_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n instead_o of_o a_o dowry_n thus_o be_v he_o bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n sophia_n in_o milan_n accompany_v with_o a_o hundred_o attendant_n together_o with_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o city_n except_v those_o that_o be_v black_a for_o such_o by_o his_o will_n he_o forbid_v his_o funeral_n as_o it_o be_v turn_v his_o funeral_n rite_n into_o a_o marriage_n ceremony_n he_o die_v the_o 17_o of_o july_n 1418._o admirable_a be_v the_o say_n of_o st._n bernard_n let_v they_o bewail_v their_o dead_a who_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n they_o be_v to_o be_v deplore_v who_o after_o death_n be_v bury_v in_o hell_n by_o the_o devil_n not_o they_o who_o be_v place_v in_o heaven_n by_o the_o angel_n precious_a be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o be_v a_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n the_o consummation_n of_o victory_n the_o gate_n of_o life_n and_o the_o entrance_n into_o perfect_a security_n apparent_o say_v the_o wise_a hebrew_n better_a be_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n than_o the_o day_n of_o our_o nativity_n sect._n 15._o death_n every_o where_o several_a miserable_a people_n who_o deem_v it_o more_o convenient_a to_o die_v than_o live_v torment_v themselves_o by_o what_o mean_v to_o rid_v themselves_o 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what_o matter_n it_o whether_o we_o go_v out_o first_o or_o last_o out_o of_o this_o life_n as_o man_n go_v out_o of_o a_o theatre_n we_o must_v depart_v iâ—_n then_o at_o any_o time_n why_o not_o now_o to_o day_n perhaps_o death_n spare_v we_o that_o be_v nothing_o to_o morrow_n he_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o the_o sword_n will_v seize_v thou_o a_o stone_n wait_v for_o thou_o a_o fever_n lie_v in_o ambush_n thou_o be_v never_o nor_o in_o no_o place_n safe_a there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o go_v if_o then_o to_o morrow_n why_o not_o to_o day_n if_o at_o any_o time_n why_o not_o now_o sect._n 44._o why_o death_n be_v terrible_a death_n be_v the_o same_o to_o all_o man_n but_o the_o wage_n by_o which_o it_o happen_v be_v various_a one_o expire_v while_o he_o be_v feed_v another_o slumber_a fall_n into_o a_o eternal_a sleep_n another_o in_o the_o act_n of_o impiety_n extinguish_v here_o one_o drop_n by_o the_o sword_n another_o drown_v in_o water_n another_o fire_n consume_v some_o by_o the_o sâ—ing_n of_o serpent_n die_v while_o other_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sudden_a fall_n of_o ruin_n other_o by_o the_o contraction_n of_o their_o nerve_n be_v torture_v to_o death_n other_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o their_o youth_n other_o in_o their_o cradle_n sometime_o a_o infant_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o take_v its_o farewell_n of_o life_n the_o exit_fw-la of_o some_o be_v mild_a of_o other_o harsh_a but_o how_o mild_a and_o gentle_a death_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v however_o it_o bring_v something_o of_o horror_n with_o it_o and_o that_o for_o this_o reason_n because_o it_o seem_v to_o deprive_v we_o of_o many_o happiness_n and_o to_o take_v we_o from_o that_o plenty_n to_o which_o we_o be_v accustom_v this_o love_n of_o ourselves_o and_o desire_v of_o self-preservation_n be_v the_o chain_n that_o clog_v we_o there_o be_v also_o a_o natural_a fear_n of_o darkness_n to_o which_o death_n be_v think_v to_o be_v our_o conductor_n which_o have_v engage_v the_o wit_n of_o many_o 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together_o in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o theatre_n be_v throng_v but_o no_o philomon_n come_v some_o blame_v the_o slowness_n of_o the_o poet_n other_o excuse_v he_o but_o at_o last_o tire_v with_o expectation_n and_o send_v to_o seek_v he_o the_o messenger_n find_v he_o dead_a in_o his_o bed_n his_o book_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o eye_n fix_v upon_o his_o book_n so_o that_o the_o messenger_n stand_v a_o while_n astonish_v at_o so_o sudden_a a_o accident_n and_o the_o miracle_n of_o so_o lovely_a a_o death_n return_v to_o the_o people_n they_o relate_v that_o they_o expect_v philemon_n have_v finish_v his_o last_o act_n at_o home_n leave_v the_o world_n to_o give_v he_o their_o last_o farewell_n and_o plaudite_n to_o his_o friend_n a_o sad_a occasion_n of_o mourn_v and_o lamentation_n for_o that_o now_o a_o noble_a poet_n have_v put_v off_o the_o mask_n of_o life_n his_o bone_n and_o not_o his_o verse_n where_o to_o be_v read_v if_o we_o look_v at_o this_o present_a life_n the_o most_o wish_a for_o death_n be_v to_o die_v not_o fear_v death_n but_o much_o more_o desirable_a be_v it_o to_o die_v in_o action_n and_o to_o be_v busy_a at_o our_o work_n that_o death_n itself_o may_v not_o prove_v idle_a it_o be_v the_o wish_n of_o cyprian_a the_o martyr_n to_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o god_n while_o he_o be_v discourse_v of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o high_a encomium_n for_o any_o man_n that_o not_o only_o the_o devil_n but_o neither_o death_n himself_o shall_v find_v he_o idle_a sect._n 46._o we_o must_v watch_v and_o pray_v because_o you_o know_v not_o at_o what_o hour_n the_o son_n of_o man_n will_v come_v the_o roman_n watch_v in_o their_o arm_n yet_o sometime_o without_o their_o shield_n that_o they_o may_v have_v nothing_o to_o lean_v upon_o to_o invite_v they_o to_o sleep_v it_o be_v thy_o duty_n to_o watch_v o_o man_n and_o to_o watch_v arm_v ardent_a prayer_n to_o god_n be_v the_o true_a arm_n of_o christian_n the_o shield_n that_o encourage_v 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thou_o think_v will_v be_v propitious_a to_o thou_o that_o have_v rob_v the_o altar_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o therefore_o as_o we_o live_v so_o we_o die_v so_o be_v we_o reprieve_v and_o condemed_a so_o destine_v to_o heaven_n or_o to_o hell_n sect._n 17._o a_o good_a death_n to_o be_v desire_v i_o pray_v god_n my_o soul_n may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o that_o my_o last_o end_n may_v be_v like_o he_o cry_v the_o prophet_n balaam_n how_o much_o more_o right_o have_v he_o wish_v let_v my_o soul_n live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o just_a that_o it_o may_v also_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o just_a it_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a thing_n to_o desire_v a_o good_a death_n and_o fly_v a_o good_a life_n it_o be_v a_o labour_n to_o live_v well_o but_o a_o happiness_n to_o die_v well_o he_o that_o refuse_v to_o pass_v the_o red_a sea_n must_v not_o think_v to_o eat_v manna_n he_o that_o love_v the_o egyptian_a servitude_n shall_v never_o reach_v the_o land_n of_o 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