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for_o job_n 14.14.5_o three_o thing_n wherein_o here_o be_v oâ—…_n a_o particular_a application_n of_o â—…h_n to_o a_o man_n 1._o in_o matter_n of_o sin_v act_n 5._o 2._o in_o redeem_v of_o the_o time_n of_o life_n 1_o cor._n 10.35_o heb._n 3_o 13._o gal._n 6.10_o 3._o in_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o conversation_n use_v 1_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o death_n of_o other_o 1._o to_o moderate_v our_o mourning_n for_o the_o death_n of_o other_o 2._o to_o improve_v he_o life_n of_o other_o observat_fw-la 3._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o live_n to_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o death_n of_o other_o reas_n 1.1_o god_n be_v glorify_v hy_z it_o psal_n 28.5_o reas_n 2._o ourselves_o be_v benefit_v by_o it_o 1._o thereby_o we_o come_v to_o see_v the_o certainty_n of_o death_n 2._o thereby_o we_o come_v to_o see_v the_o nature_n of_o death_n the_o proper_a work_n of_o death_n 1._o to_o separate_v the_o body_n from_o the_o soul_n 2._o to_o separate_v a_o man_n from_o his_o estate_n 3._o to_o separate_v a_o man_n from_o his_o friend_n gen._n 23._o 2_o sam._n 1._o â—…_n 1_o cor._n 7.19_o 3._o thereby_o we_o come_v tosee_v the_o end_n and_o cause_n of_o death_n 1_o king_n 14.13_o 2_o chro._n 34.18_o isa_n 57.1_o ezek._n 9.4_o 5._o use_v 1_o for_o reproof_n of_o the_o general_a neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n use_v 2._o for_o reproof_n 1._o of_o the_o excess_n of_o sorrow_n for_o dead_a friend_n judg._n 8.24_o gen_n 31.30_o 2._o of_o the_o rash_a censure_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o death_n luke_n 13.4_o eccles_n 9.2_o use_v 3_o for_o instruction_n luke_n 2.29_o observat_fw-la god_n child_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n the_o outward_a cause_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n 1._o god_n