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be_v that_o nothing_o terrify_v somuch_o as_o a_o unexpected_a necessity_n of_o die_v behold_v how_o they_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n of_o another_o be_v command_v a_o long_a journey_n pack_v up_o their_o thing_n in_o haste_n solicitous_a and_o sad_a how_o they_o murmur_v because_o they_o have_v no_o long_a warning_n as_o they_o be_v upon_o their_o departure_n they_o often_o look_v back_o pretend_v this_o and_o other_o obstacle_n now_o there_o be_v no_o long_a journey_n than_o to_o die_v no_o way_n more_o crabbed_a more_o dark_a more_o hard_a to_o find_v none_o more_o suspicious_a and_o infest_a with_o robber_n beside_o there_o be_v no_o return_n again_o therefore_o we_o must_v the_o more_o heedful_o take_v care_n that_o we_o leave_v nothing_o behind_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o go_v thither_o fellow_n soldier_n say_v the_o roman_a captain_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o return_v there_o be_v only_o one_o remedy_n to_o answer_v be_v call_v 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mistake_n draw_v a_o thousand_o along_o with_o it_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o death_n one_o error_n cause_v a_o thousand_o mistake_v to_o err_v once_o there_o be_v to_o perish_v eternal_o o_o blind_a mortal_n it_o will_v happen_v to_o you_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o they_o that_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o their_o enemy_n sword_n in_o a_o battle_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o to_o feel_v the_o danger_n which_o they_o see_v not_o you_o shall_v be_v smite_v you_o shall_v die_v you_o shall_v be_v sensible_a and_o feel_v the_o stroke_n but_o whether_o blind_a or_o see_v that_o be_v at_o your_o choice_n you_o refuse_v to_o think_v upon_o death_n which_o you_o must_v short_o think_v upon_o and_o seel_v the_o sufferance_n will_v soon_o follow_v when_o the_o consideration_n precede_v sect._n 9_o they_o fear_v death_n who_o be_v negligent_a of_o life_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o question_n to_o be_v make_v of_o this_o they_o chief_o fear_v to_o die_v who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o live_v who_o believe_v no_o other_o happiness_n but_o that_o of_o the_o body_n who_o only_o know_v how_o to_o eat_v well_o drink_v well_o and_o sleep_v well_o and_o place_n all_o their_o heaven_n in_o pleasure_n person_n certain_o most_o obedient_a but_o to_o their_o belly_n not_o to_o the_o divine_a will._n of_o who_o st._n gregory_n true_o say_v they_o know_v not_o what_o the_o celestial_a soul_n desire_v who_o set_v their_o heart_n upon_o earthly_a delight_n a_o prudent_a christian_a that_o take_v no_o more_o care_n of_o the_o body_n than_o of_o a_o mean_a and_o abject_a slave_n look_v upon_o death_n no_o otherwise_o than_o a_o morning_n departure_n out_o of_o a_o dark_a unpleasant_a and_o incommodious_a inn._n whoever_o thou_o be_v thou_o can_v not_o fear_v thy_o exit_fw-la as_o of_o this_o life_n if_o thou_o hope_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o other_o thy_o fear_n arise_v from_o hence_o for_o though_o there_o be_v many_o cause_n vulgar_o give_v of_o this_o fear_n yet_o they_o all_o vanish_v upon_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o more_o bless_a life_n he_o who_o serious_o aspire_v to_o heaven_n fear_v not_o these_o bauble_n to_o such_o a_o man_n labour_n sadness_n grief_n contempt_n ignominy_n loss_n servitude_n poverty_n old_a age_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o school_n of_o experience_n the_o time_n of_o patience_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o victory_n sect._n 10._o three_o thing_n hardly_o supportable_a in_o sickness_n in_o almost_o all_o sickness_n three_o thing_n be_v hardly_o supportable_a fear_v of_o death_n pain_n of_o the_o body_n discontinuance_n from_o pleasure_n but_o as_o hot_a disease_n be_v cure_a by_o cold_a cold_a by_o hot_a medicine_n so_o be_v they_o cure_a by_o their_o own_o antidote_n therefore_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v to_o be_v cure_a by_o love_n but_o by_o divine_a love_n a_o little_a do_v of_o divine_a love_n will_v dispel_v the_o fume_n of_o vain_a fear_n he_o that_o love_v christ_n will_v the_o less_o love_n life_n and_o shall_v perceive_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n to_o he_o by_o word_n alone_o this_o be_v not_o prove_v love_n marcus_z love_v if_o thou_o will_v be_v belove_v pain_n of_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v assuage_v by_o tranquillity_n of_o conscience_n a_o guiltless_a mind_n be_v a_o wonderful_a consolation_n to_o the_o sick_n and_o indeed_o a_o pure_a conscience_n be_v a_o potent_a remedy_n against_o all_o torment_n that_o also_o assuage_n pain_n as_o st._n gregory_n intimate_v in_o these_o word_n more_o easy_o will_v the_o sick_a person_n endure_v pain_n if_o he_o bear_v but_o this_o in_o his_o mind_n the_o most_o just_a god_n will_v have_v i_o suffer_v this_o but_o discontinuance_n from_o pleasure_n will_v nothing_o at_o all_o afflict_v he_o who_o think_v upon_o eternal_a joy_n those_o which_o leave_n be_v vain_a short_a and_o filthy_a and_o before_o they_o be_v forsake_v frequent_o leave_v their_o admirer_n those_o which_o we_o promise_v ourselves_o immense_a stable_a and_o eternal_a he_o easy_o contemn_v fade_v delight_n who_o sincere_o hope_v for_o eternal_a sect._n 11._o sickness_n the_o sport_n of_o virtue_n thou_o be_v well_o smite_v if_o thy_o conscience_n be_v smite_v sickness_n be_v the_o school_n of_o virtue_n it_o be_v also_o call_v a_o kind_n of_o slaughter-house_n of_o vice_n whoever_o be_v sick_a be_v a_o scholar_n in_o this_o school_n on_o the_o other_o side_n sickness_n be_v the_o slaughter-house_n of_o virtue_n to_o some_o and_o the_o school_n of_o vice_n while_o they_o be_v well_o they_o be_v mad_a while_o they_o be_v well_o they_o have_v a_o hundred_o business_n the_o business_n of_o god_n be_v their_o last_o care_n how_o many_o be_v chaste_a while_o they_o be_v sick_a when_o they_o recover_v they_o return_v to_o their_o former_a filthy_a lust_n such_o people_n will_v do_v better_a sick_a to_o who_o health_n be_v so_o dangerous_a these_o therefore_o god_n tie_v they_o to_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v at_o leisure_n to_o themselves_o and_o may_v mind_v their_o salvation_n forsake_v vanity_n and_o look_n after_o heaven_n sickness_n entangle_v the_o body_n in_o a_o thousand_o misery_n but_o free_v the_o soul_n from_o as_o many_o it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o st._n paul_n though_o our_o outward_a man_n perish_v yet_o the_o inward_a man_n be_v 16._o renew_v day_n by_o day_n hence_o though_o sickness_n seem_v evil_a nay_o the_o worst_a of_o suffering_n it_o than_o become_v the_o best_a when_o it_o render_v the_o sick_a person_n more_o holy_a many_o when_o they_o feel_v the_o pain_n correct_v the_o crime_n a_o sick_a soul_n seldom_o inhabit_v but_o in_o a_o healthy_a body_n sect._n 12._o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o soul_n sickness_n exhort_v to_o parsimony_n dissuade_v from_o lust_n and_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o modesty_n do_v thou_o lay_v
to_o die_v no_o otherwise_o than_o stand_v in_o the_o year_n 1605_o at_o vienna_n the_o night_n before_o christmas_n day_n a_o soldier_n stand_v sentinel_n in_o a_o small_a wooden_a house_n be_v freeze_v to_o death_n in_o the_o morning_n he_o be_v find_v stand_v but_o not_o watch_v for_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o watch_n of_o the_o night_n and_o of_o his_o life_n both_o together_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n die_v another_o who_o be_v freeze_v to_o death_n and_o have_v do_v live_v before_o he_o have_v do_v ride_v for_o the_o horse_n know_v the_o way_n carry_v his_o master_n to_o constance_n into_o his_o public_a quarter_n very_o faithful_o q._n curtius_n testify_v that_o some_o of_o alexander_n soldier_n be_v freeze_v to_o death_n against_o the_o trunk_n of_o tree_n and_o be_v find_v not_o only_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v live_v but_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v talk_v together_o be_v all_o in_o the_o same_o posture_n as_o death_n seize_v they_o we_o read_v that_o leodeganius_n the_o martyr_n have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o raise_v himself_o upright_o and_o stand_v immovable_a for_o above_o a_o hour_n peter_n also_o the_o martyr_n be_v upon_o his_o knee_n yet_o kneel_v upright_o after_o his_o head_n be_v off_o in_o the_o time_n of_o dioclesian_n and_o maximilian_n vrsus_fw-la and_o victor_n the_o martyr_n after_o their_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o walk_v with_o they_o a_o good_a way_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o do_v not_o only_o die_v stand_v but_o stand_v after_o they_o be_v dead_a thus_o it_o become_v a_o christian_n to_o die_v stand_v and_o a_o die_a christian_n must_v stand_v and_o fight_v he_o stand_v and_o fight_v well_o who_o be_v support_v by_o god_n fear_v not_o to_o die_v sect._n 12._o some_o dead_a before_o death_n '_o it_o be_v a_o wise_a say_n of_o alexandridas_n that_o we_o shall_v die_v before_o we_o be_v compel_v to_o die_v st._n paul_n make_v this_o asseveration_n i_o die_v daily_o gregory_n the_o great_a describe_v his_o own_o condition_n i_o faith_n â—e_n bitterness_n of_o mind_n and_o continual_a trouble_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n so_o violen_o afflict_v that_o my_o body_n be_v as_o it_o be_v like_o a_o dry_a carcase_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n so_o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o rise_v out_o of_o my_o bed_n cosmo_n de_fw-fr medici_n lie_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n and_o be_v ask_v by_o his_o wife_n why_o he_o shut_v his_o eye_n so_o especial_o when_o he_o be_v awake_a make_v answer_v i_o desire_v so_o to_o accustom_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v always_o close_v it_o be_v the_o best_a way_n of_o die_v then_o to_o shut_v the_o eye_n when_o any_o allurement_n of_o pleasure_n assail_v they_o o_o shut_v thy_o eye_n and_o so_o die_v that_o thou_o may_v not_o always_o die_v whoever_o thou_o be_v that_o love_v integrity_n most_o wise_o seneca_n counsel_n lucilicus_n endeavour_v this_o before_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o death_n that_o thy_o vice_n may_v die_v before_o thou_o sect._n 13._o of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v bury_v by_o themselves_o pacuvius_n tiherius_fw-la caesar_n procurator_n in_o syria_n so_o large_o endulge_v himself_o every_o day_n to_o drink_v and_o gluttony_n in_o that_o manner_n that_o he_o be_v carry_v from_o his_o dining-room_n into_o his_o bedchamber_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o applause_n and_o symptom_n of_o his_o domestic_a servant_n that_o all_o the_o way_n sing_v to_o he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o funeral_n dirge_n vixit_fw-la vixit_fw-la he_o have_v live_v he_o have_v live_v what_o be_v this_o but_o every_o day_n to_o cause_n himself_o to_o be_v carry_v forth_o and_o bury_v of_o who_o most_o excellent_o seneca_n what_o â—aith_o he_o this_o man_n do_v out_o of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n let_v we_o perform_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o go_v to_o sleep_v let_v we_o cheerful_o sing_v vixi_fw-la i_o have_v live_v if_o god_n add_v to_o morrow_n to_o our_o life_n let_v we_o glad_o accept_v of_o it_o he_o be_v the_o most_o 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god_n i_o have_v and_o for_o thou_o what_o be_v all_o this_o but_o to_o look_v on_o friend_n â—ather_o as_o god_n than_o man_n as_o if_o all_o sufficiency_n â—ere_z include_v in_o they_o only_o man_n look_v on_o their_o friend_n as_o micah_n do_v upon_o his_o idol_n when_o â—hey_n have_v bereave_v he_o of_o it_o they_o take_v away_o â—ll_a his_o comfort_n and_o quiet_a you_o have_v take_v away_o â—y_a god_n say_v he_o and_o what_o have_v i_o more_o judg._n 8._o â—4_n this_o now_o be_v a_o ill_a take_n to_o heart_n the_o death_n â—f_a friend_n to_o mourn_v as_o man_n without_o hope_n second_o there_o be_v take_v to_o heart_n and_o consider_v of_o the_o death_n of_o man_n but_o it_o be_v a_o unrighteous_a consider_v and_o unrighteous_a judge_v of_o the_o death_n of_o other_o if_o man_n see_v one_o die_v it_o may_v be_v a_o violent_a death_n than_o they_o conclude_v certain_o there_o be_v some_o appearent_a token_n of_o god_n judgement_n on_o such_o a_o one_o if_o they_o see_v another_o die_n with_o some_o extremity_n of_o torment_n and_o vehement_a pain_n certain_o there_o be_v some_o apparent_a evidence_n of_o god_n wrath_n upon_o this_o man_n if_o they_o see_v another_o in_o some_o great_a and_o violent_a tentation_n struggle_v against_o many_o tentation_n they_o conclude_v present_o certain_o such_o be_v in_o a_o worse_a case_n than_o other_o i_o may_v say_v to_o all_o these_o as_o christ_n say_v once_o to_o those_o that_o tell_v he_o of_o the_o eighteen_o man_n upon_o who_o the_o tower_n in_o siloe_n fall_v think_v you_o that_o they_o be_v sinner_n above_o all_o man_n that_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n luke_n 13._o 4._o or_o rather_o as_o solomon_n say_v all_o thing_n come_v alike_o unto_o all_o there_o be_v one_o event_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a eccles_n 9_o 2._o learn_v to_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n to_o judge_v wise_o of_o the_o death_n of_o other_o take_v heed_n of_o condemn_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o just_a but_o rather_o in_o the_o last_o place_n make_v this_o use_n of_o the_o death_n of_o every_o one_o do_v such_o a_o maâ—_n die_v by_o a_o ordinary_a sickness_n have_v his_o understanding_n and_o memory_n continue_v to_o the_o end_n do_v such_o a_o man_n die_v in_o inward_a peace_n anâ—_n comfort_n with_o clear_a and_o evident_a apprehension_n of_o god_n love_n so_o that_o he_o can_v with_o simeon_n say_v lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n luke_n 2._o 29._o what_o use_n shall_v thou_o that_o liveâ—â—_n make_v of_o this_o now_o certain_o let_v the_o sweetneâ—_n of_o their_o death_n make_v thou_o in_o love_n with_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o life_n that_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o a_o
and_o give_v they_o mortal_a wound_n in_o his_o heavy_a wrath_n and_o cruel_a anger_n cry_v out_o most_o bitter_o by_o way_n of_o exclamation_n say_v o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a then_o will_v they_o understand_v this_o and_o consider_v their_o latter_a end_n thus_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o life_n have_v out_o of_o a_o chaos_n or_o nothing_o create_v all_o and_o fashion_a man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n see_v his_o corrupt_a and_o base_a nature_n too_o inclinable_a unto_o all_o sort_n of_o wickedness_n by_o a_o sudden_a metamorphosis_n transform_v he_o into_o what_o he_o be_v again_o just_a like_o the_o cat_n in_o the_o fable_n which_o when_o she_o will_v not_o change_v her_o manner_n have_v all_o her_o member_n make_v after_o the_o form_n of_o a_o woman_n according_a to_o heart_n desire_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o cat_n again_o thus_o far_o concern_v the_o first_o particular_a circumstance_n the_o son_n warn_v even_o almighty_a god_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n wheresore_n now_o to_o breviate_v my_o discourse_n in_o few_o word_n lest_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v too_o prolix_a in_o the_o prosecution_n i_o shall_v proceed_v unto_o the_o second_o thing_n subservient_fw-fr to_o this_o explication_n and_o that_o be_v the_o person_n warn_v or_o here_o to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n which_o be_v none_o other_o but_o even_o hezekiah_n that_o good_a king_n of_o judah_n who_o break_v down_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n 2_o king_n 18._o 4._o who_o do_v receive_v present_n from_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n 2_o king_n 20._o 12._o who_o restore_v all_o thing_n that_o his_o predecessor_n have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o establish_v pure_a religion_n among_o his_o people_n 2._o chron._n 29._o 2._o and_o last_o who_o ordain_v priest_n and_o levite_n to_o serve_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o also_o who_o appoint_v for_o their_o maintenance_n 2_o chron._n 31._o 2._o this_o yea_o even_o than_o be_v he_o unto_o who_o almighty_a god_n who_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o may_v turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o live_v send_v the_o good_a prophet_n isaiah_n say_v set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n for_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v hereupon_o i_o may_v insist_v long_o but_o that_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v unto_o you_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v and_o now_o proceed_v unto_o the_o three_o particular_a circumstance_n regardable_a in_o my_o text_n the_o matter_n of_o this_o exhortation_n and_o that_o be_v to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n which_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o my_o sermon_n and_o the_o main_a thing_n set_a thy_o etc._n etc._n now_o by_o this_o word_n house_n you_o may_v understand_v even_o every_o humane_a body_n which_o although_o at_o its_o first_o creation_n be_v a_o most_o solid_a sound_a and_o incorruptible_a substance_n yet_o by_o the_o entrance_n in_o of_o sin_n become_v capable_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o malady_n it_o be_v true_a before_o that_o we_o know_v what_o a_o damnable_a thing_n sin_n be_v we_o have_v strong_a house_n but_o ever_o since_o god_n almighty_n let_v we_o dwell_v in_o paper_n thatch_a cottage_n and_o clay_n wall_n every_o disease_n like_o a_o tempestuous_a storm_n totter_v we_o and_o be_v ever_o and_o anon_o ready_a to_o overwhelm_v we_o now_o this_o ruinous_a house_n and_o all_o decay_a tabernacle_n which_o by_o the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n be_v become_v as_o a_o pest-house_n fetide_fw-la filthy_a and_o unclean_a before_o it_o can_v be_v set_v in_o order_n must_v be_v sweep_v clean_a and_o thorough_o rince_v of_o all_o sin_n infective_a dregs_o first_o it_o must_v be_v thorough_o purge_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o blood_n which_o leave_v such_o a_o stain_n behind_o it_o that_o the_o whole_a land_n can_v not_o be_v cleanse_v but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o shedder_n for_o even_o so_o do_v holy_a david_n who_o although_o he_o be_v a_o renown_a and_o glorious_a king_n and_o holy_a prophet_n of_o god_n a_o man_n justify_v even_o of_o his_o enemy_n thou_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o esteem_v of_o his_o subject_n thou_o be_v worthy_a of_o ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o a_o man_n more_o learned_a than_o his_o teacher_n yea_o a_o man_n even_o after_o god_n own_o heart_n yea_o no_o way_n respect_v the_o name_n or_o applause_n of_o man_n but_o be_v content_a to_o shame_v himself_o for_o evermore_o to_o record_v his_o sin_n to_o his_o own_o shame_n so_o that_o he_o may_v procure_v god_n glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n and_o not_o shroud_v in_o his_o head_n nor_o run_v into_o a_o bush_n as_o adam_n do_v but_o write_v his_o fault_n even_o in_o his_o brow_n and_o point_v at_o it_o even_o with_o his_o finger_n cast_v his_o crown_n down_o at_o the_o lamb_n foot_n with_o the_o 24_o elder_n with_o the_o poor_a publican_n fall_v grovel_v to_o the_o earth_n thump_v his_o breast_n strike_v upon_o his_o thigh_n wring_v his_o hand_n and_o ever_o pour_v out_o his_o poor_a soul_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o thus_o humble_v himself_o unto_o the_o dust_n of_o death_n at_o length_n from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o heart_n with_o grief_n shame_n and_o fear_v cry_v out_o most_o bitter_o and_o betake_v himself_o unto_o a_o psalm_n of_o mercy_n say_v deliver_v i_o from_o bloodguiltiness_n o_o god_n thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o health_n and_o my_o tongue_n shall_v sing_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n make_v my_o house_n clean_o by_o cleanse_v i_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o blood_n and_o then_o shall_v i_o set_v forth_o thy_o praise_n ever_o get_v your_o house_n thorough_o purge_v from_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v a_o high_a offence_n against_o almighty_a god_n who_o have_v give_v it_o in_o command_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v and_o if_o not_o another_o much_o less_o thyself_o for_o thou_o must_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o first_o thyself_o and_o then_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o near_a the_o dear_a i_o kill_v and_o give_v life_n again_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n we_o be_v not_o master_n of_o our_o own_o life_n but_o only_a steward_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o spend_v they_o or_o end_v they_o when_o and_o how_o we_o please_v but_o even_o as_o god_n almighty_a who_o bestow_v they_o lest_o that_o we_o come_v and_o defile_v our_o body_n which_o ought_v ever_o to_o be_v keep_v clean_o and_o set_v in_o order_n as_o murderer_n be_v enemy_n against_o god_n who_o image_n they_o deface_v against_o their_o neighbour_n who_o be_v all_o member_n with_o they_o of_o one_o common_a weal_n and_o politic_a body_n so_o be_v the_o most_o cruel_a enemy_n against_o themselves_o because_o by_o natural_a instinct_n every_o creature_n labour_v to_o preserve_v itself_o the_o fire_n â—â—â—yeth_v with_o the_o water_n the_o water_n fight_v with_o the_o fire_n the_o most_o silly_a worm_n do_v contend_v with_o the_o most_o strong_a man_n to_o preserve_v itself_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o to_o butcher_v our_o neighbour_n or_o ourselves_o but_o to_o expect_v god_n pleasure_n and_o leisure_n to_o let_v we_o depart_v in_o peace_n see_v that_o we_o must_v all_o die_v and_o not_o live_v that_o bloody_a tyrant_n nero_n have_v his_o hand_n so_o stain_v with_o the_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n that_o when_o god_n see_v that_o he_o will_v not_o repent_v and_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n cause_v he_o to_o die_v both_o a_o sudden_a and_o a_o shameful_a death_n and_o thus_o god_n deal_v with_o many_o more_o who_o i_o shall_v leave_v to_o your_o consideration_n wherefore_o that_o you_o may_v not_o taste_v of_o the_o same_o sauce_n while_o it_o be_v say_v to_o day_n set_v your_o house_n in_o order_n get_v they_o thorough_o cleanse_v from_o all_o guilt_n and_o especial_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o blood_n and_o then_o when_o you_o die_v you_o shall_v receive_v incorruptible_a crown_n you_o shall_v be_v like_a king_n and_o prince_n all_o coheir_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n which_o for_o excellency_n be_v far_o beyond_o thought_n and_o glorious_a beyond_o report_n second_o as_o the_o body_n before_o it_o can_v be_v set_v in_o order_n must_v be_v thorough_o cleanse_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o blood_n so_o must_v it_o likewise_o be_v purge_v throughout_o and_o scour_v well_o of_o all_o the_o pollution_n and_o corruptive_a dregs_o which_o adultery_n leave_v behind_o it_o they_o be_v not_o a_o few_o it_o be_v a_o quotidian_n fever_n to_o the_o corpse_n a_o canker_n to_o the_o mind_n a_o corrosive_n to_o the_o conscience_n and_o a_o mortal_a bone_n to_o all_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o efficient_a cause_n of_o more_o cruel_a malady_n in_o the_o body_n than_o any_o thing_n beside_o first_o it_o set_v the_o body_n on_o fire_n which_o ever_o after_o
sect._n 26._o the_o die_a man_n be_v encourage_v when_o thou_o have_v not_o the_o convenience_n of_o read_v much_o behold_v a_o few_o verse_n not_o a_o little_a useful_a to_o ease_v thy_o trouble_n and_o confirm_v thy_o mind_n consider_v that_o st._n cyprian_n whisper_v these_o word_n into_o thy_o ear_n when_o we_o die_v we_o pass_v to_o immortality_n nor_o can_v we_o attain_v to_o eternal_a life_n unless_o we_o depart_v from_o hence_o neither_o be_v this_o a_o exit_fw-la but_o a_o passage_n and_o a_o flight_n to_o eternity_n after_o the_o short_a conclusion_n of_o a_o temperate_a race_n how_o preposterous_a how_o perverse_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v when_o we_o desire_v that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v do_v when_o he_o call_v we_o forth_o of_o this_o world_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o straight_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o will_n we_o strive_v we_o struggle_v and_o like_o headstrong_a servant_n we_o be_v hale_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n with_o sadness_n and_o sorrow_n force_v rather_o by_o necessity_n than_o win_v by_o the_o tie_n of_o our_o obedience_n and_o be_v it_o reasonable_a we_o shall_v be_v honour_v by_o he_o with_o celestial_a reward_n to_o who_o we_o go_v unwilling_o wherefore_o do_v we_o desire_v and_o pray_v that_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n may_v come_v when_o our_o earthly_a captivity_n so_o much_o delight_v we_o wherefore_o do_v we_o so_o earnest_o wish_v for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n when_o we_o have_v rather_o serve_v the_o devil_n here_o then_o reign_v with_o christ_n there_o then_o shall_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n enjoy_v peace_n and_o a_o calm_a and_o quiet_a rest_n when_o free_v from_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o world_n when_o have_v vanquish_v death_n we_o come_v to_o immortality_n when_o to_o see_v christ_n it_o shall_v be_v our_o joy_n when_o we_o can_v have_v no_o joy_n but_o by_o see_v christ_n what_o blindness_n of_o mind_n what_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o the_o oppression_n pain_n and_o tear_n of_o this_o world_n and_o not_o rather_o to_o make_v haste_n to_o that_o joy_n which_o can_v never_o be_v take_v from_o we_o death_n be_v therefore_o the_o haven_n of_o all_o mortal_n o_o happy_a shore_n o_o secure_a port_n wherein_o none_o but_o the_o obstinate_a can_v shipwreck_n sect._n 27._o faith_n in_o the_o resurrection_n this_o flesh_n of_o we_o now_o live_v though_o short_o to_o return_v to_o its_o clay_n to_o its_o moulder_a dust_n to_o be_v the_o food_n of_o fish_n locust_n ant_n and_o poisonous_a vermin_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o the_o same_o flesh_n shall_v rise_v and_o the_o butchery_n of_o executioner_n and_o the_o coat_n of_o martyr_n shall_v be_v crown_v neither_o â—â—_o thou_o dream_n of_o any_o flesh_n than_o the_o former_a unless_o thou_o can_v imagine_v god_n unjust_a to_o give_v the_o reward_n to_o any_o other_o than_o that_o which_o have_v win_v the_o prize_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v receive_v another_o to_o his_o heavenly_a rest_n than_o that_o which_o win_v the_o prize_n the_o same_o soul_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o in_o this_o flesh_n fight_v the_o good_a fight_n stand_v steadfast_a learn_v god_n put_v on_o christ_n sow_v the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n the_o same_o shall_v reap_v the_o same_o flesh_n that_o with_o the_o soul_n run_v through_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o life_n endure_v bleed_v with_o the_o same_o soul_n its_o companion_n shall_v reap_v the_o reward_n lazarus_n be_v the_o same_o after_o he_o have_v be_v four_o day_n in_o the_o sepulchre_n as_o before_o the_o same_o the_o son_n after_o the_o mother_n tear_n be_v try_v up_o as_o before_o the_o same_o be_v christ_n after_o his_o be_v entomb_v as_o before_o neither_o do_v any_o aid_n of_o sepulture_n deprive_v god_n of_o his_o omnipotency_n or_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o his_o goodness_n the_o sâ—me_n be_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v feed_v with_o banquet_n and_o that_o which_o be_v scorch_v in_o the_o infernal_a flame_n and_o beg_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o the_o more_o happy_a beggar_n the_o same_o flesh_n shall_v be_v reward_v or_o punish_v according_a to_o its_o merit_n be_v not_o god_n able_a to_o enliv'n_v the_o clay_n with_o the_o same_o breathe_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o former_o he_o that_o form_v the_o muscle_n the_o bone_n the_o nerve_n the_o vein_n the_o marrow_n out_o of_o the_o same_o clay_n can_v he_o not_o form_v the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o same_o again_o be_v there_o a_o necessity_n that_o what_o perish_v once_o shall_v always_o perish_v by_o what_o law_n behold_v that_o i_o may_v not_o stumble_v thou_o with_o any_o high_a philosophy_n behold_v thy_o universal_a return_v order_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o testimony_n and_o argument_n of_o return_v man._n summer_n and_o winter_n revolve_v spring_n and_o autum_n have_v their_o turn_n the_o light_n of_o sun_n and_o star_n return_v with_o the_o morning_n splendour_n or_o the_o natural_a darkness_n have_v obscure_v thou_o will_v think_v the_o 〈…〉_z dead_a and_o the_o branch_n only_o fit_a for_o the_o fiâ—e_n yet_o we_o see_v they_o revive_v again_o and_o thick_a clad_v than_o before_o and_o what_o the_o cold_a kill_v the_o heat_n of_o summer_n restore_v more_o beautiful_a as_o if_o decay_n itself_o pay_v use_v not_o that_o these_o thing_n in_o all_o thing_n prove_v the_o reparation_n of_o human_a life_n but_o lead_v we_o to_o it_o will_v thou_o have_v more_o signal_n argument_n we_o have_v a_o pledge_n in_o christ_n in_o who_o we_o usurp_v heaven_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n will_v thou_o have_v it_o in_o man_n the_o mortify_a and_o putrify_a flesh_n of_o lazarus_n wise_a flesh_n moses_n and_o elias_n make_v know_v to_o the_o apostle_n demonstrate_v that_o the_o same_o habit_n and_o condition_n of_o body_n be_v still_o preserve_v in_o glory_n and_o the_o depart_a soul_n deliver_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o this_o flesh_n and_o return_v to_o their_o own_o pure_a light_n and_o substance_n yet_o 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