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râ—â—â—er_o we_o will_v die_v then_o willing_o to_o commit_v one_o venial_a sin_n 2._o to_o avoid_v all_o accasion_n business_n and_o conversation_n that_o may_v minister_v matter_n whereby_o we_o may_v sin_v 3._o present_o to_o be_v sorâ—â—_n if_o we_o fail_v into_o venial_a sin_n to_o crave_v pardon_n of_o god_n and_o to_o purpose_v a_o amendment_n 4._o to_o examine_v our_o conscience_n at_o night_n before_o we_o go_v to_o rest_v and_o sometime_o to_o take_v some_o voluntary_a penance_n 5._o often_o to_o commend_v ourselves_o unto_o god_n and_o to_o frequent_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n remedy_n to_o comfort_n those_o which_o be_v afflict_v and_o sorrowful_a for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o friend_n out_o of_o s._n antonynus_n 1._o first_o we_o must_v consider_v that_o it_o please_v god_n to_o have_v it_o so_o and_o then_o why_o shall_v we_o resist_v his_o bless_a will_n why_o do_v we_o say_v daily_a thy_o will_v be_v do_v and_o yet_o not_o conform_v ourselves_o unto_o his_o will_n 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degree_n or_o condition_n soever_o shall_v once_o die_v and_o if_o god_n have_v not_o spare_v his_o only_a dear_a son_n as_o s._n bernard_n note_v why_o shall_v we_o look_v that_o he_o shall_v spare_v other_o for_o which_o cause_n s._n ambrose_n say_v what_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a then_o to_o lament_v for_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n 4._o remember_v that_o death_n do_v free_v we_o from_o many_o misery_n 6._o cap._n 6._o whereupon_o ecclesiastes_n say_v all_o the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v full_a of_o misery_n and_o sorrow_n nether_a by_o night_n find_v he_o rest_v for_o this_o cause_n our_o saviour_n christ_n rejoice_v in_o the_o death_n of_o lazarus_n say_v to_o his_o disciple_n 11._o john_n 11._o lazarus_n our_o friend_n