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autarchy_n nay_o those_o immaterial_a disease_n those_o of_o the_o mind_n i_o mean_v that_o be_v not_o so_o conversant_a with_o gross_a matter_n even_o these_o become_v prejudicial_a if_o not_o fatal_a to_o our_o life_n and_o health_n covetousness_n pine_v and_o wither_v the_o body_n envy_n dry_v it_o up_o and_o make_v it_o pale_a and_o pride_n beget_v quarrel_n contention_n and_o war_n that_o send_v thousand_o to_o the_o grave_a together_o i_o need_v not_o instance_n in_o more_o for_o it_o be_v the_o confession_n and_o complaint_n of_o emasculated_a debauchee_n that_o their_o vice_n have_v be_v their_o enemy_n and_o contribute_v to_o their_o destruction_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a reason_n as_o well_o as_o providence_n in_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o wise_a solomon_n evil_n shall_v pursue_v the_o sinner_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o prolong_v his_o day_n prov._n 10._o 27._o &_o 13._o 21._o eccles_n 8._o 13._o it_o be_v autarchy_n alone_o that_o prescribe_v moderation_n 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that_o wise_a man_n die_v as_o soon_o and_o as_o well_o as_o fool_n and_o the_o righteous_a fall_n promiscuous_o with_o the_o wicked_a alas_o death_n make_v no_o difference_n nor_o can_v integrity_n wisdom_n valour_n or_o part_n oppose_v he_o the_o end_n of_o man_n be_v determine_v and_o then_o why_o shall_v the_o mean_n be_v blame_v he_o be_v to_o die_v at_o that_o time_n and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v his_o vice_n be_v accuse_v for_o bring_v he_o thither_o thus_o sin_n be_v ready_a to_o excuse_v itself_o though_o she_o lay_v the_o fault_n at_o god_n door_n and_o on_o his_o everlasting_a decree_n to_o all_o which_o i_o answer_v brief_o first_o waive_v the_o question_n about_o the_o determination_n of_o our_o life_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v find_v occasion_n to_o give_v you_o my_o opinion_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o discourse_n i_o say_v as_o to_o the_o hardship_n fast_n and_o mortification_n of_o restrain_v virtue_n i_o can_v find_v as_o i_o note_v before_o that_o autarchy_n 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