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lame_a and_o sick_a for_o aâ—_n hallow_a thing_n mal._n 1.8_o he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o beast_n that_o have_v no_o eye_n in_o his_o service_n will_v have_v theâ—_n while_o thou_o have_v eye_n to_o serve_v he_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o lame_a be_v no_o good_a offering_n then_o and_o be_v they_o good_a ware_n now_o in_o the_o sick_a and_o lame_a body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v desperate_o put_v off_o his_o turn_n to_o god_n till_o he_o can_v neither_o draw_v wind_n nor_o leg_n moses_n know_v this_o and_o therefore_o bear_v this_o burden_n young_a and_o while_o his_o leg_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v he_o for_o the_o text_n say_v that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o age_n he_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n that_o be_v will_v not_o live_v in_o delicacy_n while_o he_o have_v strength_n to_o live_v unto_o god_n heb._n 11.24.25.26_o joseph_n also_o in_o his_o beauty_n and_o fair_a person_n turn_v his_o back_n to_o his_o tempt_a mistress_n and_o his_o 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of_o pain_n for_o the_o fruition_n of_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_o please_v and_o good_a or_o to_o change_v death_n for_o life_n or_o to_o pass_v from_o a_o weary_a pilgrimage_n to_o their_o desire_a home_n where_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o never_o feel_v misery_n but_o be_v ever_o happy_a and_o bless_a with_o the_o full_a sight_n of_o that_o the_o glimpse_n whereof_o shine_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o transfiguration_n make_v peter_n to_o say_v master_n it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v here_o math._n 17.4_o solomon_n say_v better_a be_v the_o day_n of_o death_n than_o the_o day_n in_o which_o we_o be_v bear_v eccles_n 7.3_o and_o why_o better_a except_o because_o when_o we_o be_v bear_v we_o come_v into_o misery_n &_o when_o we_o die_v we_o go_v out_o our_o death_n be_v change_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v unto_o we_o not_o a_o death_n as_o the_o law_n make_v it_o but_o our_o path_n and_o midway_n between_o this_o life_n and_o the_o other_o which_o be_v eternal_a or_o our_o door_n and_o little_a wicket_n out_o of_o this_o world_n into_o that_o world_n and_o kingdom_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o saint_n inhabit_v of_o the_o angel_n and_o receive_v honour_n from_o god_n who_o be_v the_o light_n and_o temple_n of_o that_o cirie_n last_o death_n have_v lose_v his_o sting_n his_o hell_n his_o victory_n i_o speak_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o which_o remain_v if_o we_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v profitable_a for_o us._n for_o it_o shall_v bring_v a_o end_n of_o all_o our_o labour_n and_o give_v we_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o jesus_n christ_n now_o what_o fear_n be_v in_o all_o this_o let_v they_o fear_v therefore_o who_o have_v give_v unto_o they_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n and_o of_o fear_n in_o which_o they_o tremble_v at_o their_o own_o estate_n and_o which_o make_v they_o to_o carry_v in_o their_o breast_n torment_v fury_n that_o hold_v they_o day_n and_o 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