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and_o of_o his_o past_a delight_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n those_o thing_n that_o please_v we_o in_o our_o health_n we_o be_v delight_v with_o at_o our_o death_n antiochus_n miserable_o afflict_v the_o jew_n and_o maximinâ—…_n the_o emperor_n have_v design_v the_o utter_a exterpation_n of_o the_o christian_n at_o length_n they_o both_o fall_v into_o a_o most_o lamentable_a disease_n and_o when_o they_o see_v no_o other_o way_n the_o one_o beseech_v the_o jew_n the_o other_o the_o christian_n to_o pray_v to_o their_o god_n for_o their_o recovery_n like_o esop_n crew_n which_o be_v take_v desperate_o sick_a caution_v his_o mother_n as_o she_o sit_v by_o he_o not_o to_o weep_v for_o he_o but_o rather_o pray_v â—…o_o the_o god_n for_o his_o recovery_n to_o who_o she_o reply_v o_o my_o son_n which_o of_o the_o god_n do_v thou_o think_v will_v be_v propitious_a to_o thou_o that_o have_v rob_v the_o altar_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o therefore_o as_o we_o live_v so_o we_o die_v so_o be_v we_o reprieve_v and_o condemed_a so_o destine_v to_o heaven_n or_o to_o hell_n sect._n 17._o a_o good_a death_n to_o be_v desire_v i_o pray_v god_n my_o soul_n may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o that_o my_o last_o end_n may_v be_v like_o he_o cry_v the_o prophet_n balaam_n how_o much_o more_o right_o have_v he_o wish_v let_v my_o soul_n live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o just_a that_o it_o may_v also_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o just._n it_o be_v a_o ridiculous_a thing_n to_o desire_v a_o good_a death_n and_o fly_v a_o good_a life_n it_o be_v a_o labour_n to_o live_v well_o but_o a_o happiness_n to_o die_v well_o he_o that_o refuse_v to_o pass_v the_o red_a sea_n must_v not_o think_v to_o â—…at_a manna_n he_o that_o love_v the_o egyptian_a servitude_n shall_v never_o reach_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n pious_o and_o elegant_o st._n bernard_n oh_o that_o i_o may_v fall_v say_v he_o frequent_o by_o this_o death_n that_o i_o may_v escape_v the_o snare_n of_o 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child_n of_o israel_n though_o they_o slight_v and_o despise_v the_o prophet_n will_v in_o time_n of_o distress_n come_v to_o they_o for_o prayer_n 1_o sam._n 7._o 8_o 9_o and_o 12_o 19_o yea_o pharaoh_n as_o proud_a and_o as_o high_a as_o he_o be_v yet_o when_o the_o plague_n be_v upon_o he_o moses_n he_o must_v be_v send_v for_o and_o be_v entreat_v to_o pray_v for_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o doctrine_n show_v why_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v affect_v with_o and_o weep_v over_o the_o death_n of_o religious_a person_n we_o shall_v
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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 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carry_v always_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n in_o his_o vein_n and_o bowel_n we_o see_v at_o this_o day_n what_o a_o great_a matter_n it_o be_v for_o one_o to_o live_v threescore_o and_o ten_o or_o fourscore_o year_n and_o this_o be_v common_o the_o ordinary_a race_n of_o man_n life_n insomuch_o as_o when_o they_o live_v so_o long_o they_o account_v themselves_o not_o to_o be_v evil_o deal_v withal_o as_o the_o prophet_n signify_v when_o he_o say_v the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v at_o the_o uttermost_a but_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n and_o if_o the_o strong_a do_v reach_v to_o fourscore_o what_o follow_v be_v but_o labour_n and_o grief_n now_o if_o we_o shall_v deduct_v those_o year_n which_o infancy_n and_o childhood_n spend_v if_o also_o we_o shall_v take_v away_o that_o time_n which_o pass_v away_o when_o we_o sleep_v it_o will_v be_v a_o small_a number_n of_o year_n that_o will_v remain_v which_o remnant_n if_o we_o shall_v compare_v with_o the_o life_n to_o come_v it_o will_v 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the_o shortness_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o life_n it_o shall_v teach_v we_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o to_o embrace_v our_o saviour_n counsel_n in_o the_o thirteen_o of_o st._n mark_n be_v gospel_n watch_n because_o you_o know_v not_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o hour_n the_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v more_o plain_o say_v because_o you_o know_v not_o that_o hour_n watch_v every_o hour_n and_o because_o you_o know_v not_o that_o day_n watch_v every_o day_n and_o because_o you_o know_v not_o the_o month_n and_o the_o year_n watch_v therefore_o every_o month_n and_o year_n and_o to_o make_v this_o matter_n more_o plain_a by_o a_o similitude_n if_o thou_o shall_v be_v invite_v to_o a_o feast_n and_o be_v set_v at_o
under_o yew_n or_o cyprus_n all_o the_o preparation_n of_o libitina_n you_o perfect_o hate_v desire_v nothing_o more_o than_o utter_o to_o abolish_v the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n but_o here_o behold_v the_o delirium_fw-la that_o possess_v you_o when_o the_o sacred_a letter_n clear_o admonish_v we_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v than_o of_o feast_v but_o you_o have_v rather_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o than_o pious_o mourn_v and_o remember_v death_n but_o beware_v that_o while_o you_o dread_v a_o short_a mourning_n you_o be_v not_o force_v to_o wait_v eternal_o sect._n 12._o our_o life_n be_v but_o a_o life_n of_o tear_n every_o one_o of_o we_o say_v cyprian_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o receive_v into_o the_o inn_n of_o this_o world_n begin_v his_o journey_n in_o tear_n every_o one_o may_v say_v of_o himself_o as_o i_o begin_v in_o tear_n i_o end_v my_o life_n for_o all_o i_o life_n be_v but_o a_o mourn_a strife_n thus_o all_o begin_v thus_o all_o man_n end_v their_o year_n when_o bear_v they_o weep_v and_o die_v expend_v tear_n thus_o in_o those_o tear_n as_o in_o a_o ship_n â—…rack_v find_v in_o his_o own_o wave_n each_o single_a man_n lie_v drown_v he_o be_v only_o blessed_v that_o so_o do_v paâ—…_n the_o frith_n to_o have_v no_o cause_n of_o weep_v after_o death_n will_v thou_o have_v a_o abstract_n a_o epitome_n of_o all_o humane_a life_n daniel_n the_o archbishop_n and_o elector_n of_o mentz_n in_o germany_n in_o a_o little_a book_n of_o prayer_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n these_o precept_n of_o live_v 1._o life_n short_a 2._o beauty_n deceitful_a 3._o money_n fly_v away_o 4._o empire_n envy_v 5._o war_n pernicious_a 6._o victory_n doubtful_a 7._o friendship_n fallacious_a 8._o old_a age_n miserable_a 9_o death_n happiness_n 10._o wisdom_n fame_n eternal_a that_o heavenly_a wisdom_n that_o bring_v we_o to_o kingdom_n never_o destitute_a never_o to_o be_v invade_v eternal_a sect._n 13._o god_n the_o comfort_n of_o our_o tear_n acknowledge_v the_o voice_n as_o well_o of_o the_o comforter_n as_o of_o the_o promiser_n with_o he_o i_o be_o in_o tribulation_n he_o shall_v deliver_v i_o and_o i_o will_v glorify_v he_o and_o this_o true_o for_o god_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o those_o that_o be_v afflict_v in_o mind_n and_o will_v save_v the_o humble_a in_o heart_n concern_v these_o promise_n st._n austin_n have_v be_v perspicuous_a fear_v not_o say_v he_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o affliction_n lest_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v with_o thou_o god_n be_v present_a with_o those_o that_o be_v afflict_v in_o mind_n he_o assist_v in_o the_o conflict_n consider_v who_o proclaim_v the_o conflict_n god_n do_v not_o so_o behold_v thou_o strive_v for_o the_o race_n as_o the_o people_n look_v upon_o the_o chariot_n driver_n they_o can_v shout_n and_o bawl_v but_o know_v not_o how_o to_o help_v they_o can_v prepare_v the_o crown_n but_o can_v afford_v strength_n for_o man_n be_v but_o man_n and_o no_o god_n and_o perhaps_o while_o he_o look_v on_o he_o labour_v more_o as_o he_o sit_v than_o the_o other_o in_o the_o contest_v god_n when_o he_o behold_v his_o wrestler_n assist_v his_o invoker_n for_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o wrestler_n be_v in_o the_o psalm_n if_o i_o say_v my_o foot_n be_v move_v thy_o mercy_n shall_v assist_v i_o therefore_o when_o thou_o begin_v to_o be_v afflict_v summon_v up_o thy_o faith_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v the_o virtue_n of_o it_o for_o he_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o but_o thou_o therefore_o think_v thyself_o forsake_v because_o he_o do_v not_o deliver_v thou_o just_o when_o thou_o will_v have_v he_o he_o deliver_v the_o child_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n he_o that_o deliver_v the_o three_o child_n do_v he_o desert_n the_o maccabee_n ear_n be_v any_o such_o thought_n he_o deliver_v both_o these_o and_o they_o those_o corporal_o that_o unbeliever_n may_v be_v confound_v these_o spiritual_o that_o the_o faithful_a may_v imitate_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o those_o that_o be_v afflict_v in_o mind_n and_o shall_v deliver_v the_o humble_a in_o spirit_n god_n be_v above_o the_o christian_n beneath_o if_o he_o will_v that_o the_o high_a god_n shall_v be_v near_o he_o let_v he_o be_v humble_a great_a mystery_n my_o brethren_n god_n be_v above_o all_o thing_n do_v thou_o exalt_v thyself_o thou_o do_v not_o move_v he_o do_v thou_o humble_v thyself_o he_o will_v descend_v to_o thou_o therefore_o invoke_v to_o thy_o aid_n this_o most_o faithful_a assistant_n he_o will_v be_v present_a at_o one_o sigh_n so_o it_o be_v serious_a and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n for_o the_o former_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o most_o true_o say_v the_o same_o st._n austin_n with_o how_o much_o sweetness_n do_v he_o be_v wail_v himself_o that_o pray_v more_o delightful_a be_v the_o tear_n of_o those_o that_o pray_v than_o the_o pleasure_n of_o theater_n sect._n 14._o our_o nativity_n our_o death_n not_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n say_v the_o die_a theban_a but_o a_o more_o ample_a and_o better_a beginning_n for_o now_o fellow_n soldier_n your_o epaminondas_n be_v bear_v because_o he_o so_o die_v for_o why_o shall_v we_o indulge_v to_o human_a grief_n or_o envy_v the_o god_n since_o they_o divide_v their_o immortality_n between_o we_o a_o nation_n border_v upon_o the_o thracian_n and_o in_o custom_n agree_v with_o they_o have_v this_o one_o peculiar_a to_o themselves_o that_o when_o a_o infant_n be_v bear_v the_o relation_n sit_v about_o it_o weep_v and_o wail_v enumerate_v the_o misery_n which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o endure_v on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o a_o man_n â—…s_v they_o bury_v he_o with_o joy_n and_o exaltation_n 〈◊〉_d â—…unting_v from_o how_o many_o misery_n he_o be_v deliver_v deserve_o this_o notion_n claim_v to_o itself_o the_o applause_n of_o wisdom_n who_o celebrate_v the_o birth_n of_o man_n with_o tear_n and_o his_o funeral_n with_o pomp_n and_o gladness_n therefore_o disclaim_v the_o natural_a sweetness_n of_o life_n that_o cause_v man_n to_o act_n and_o suffer_v many_o shameful_a thing_n and_o then_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o life_n will_v be_v far_o more_o happy_a than_o the_o beginning_n wholesome_a be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o second_o pliny_n therefore_o say_v he_o many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o think_v it_o best_a never_o to_o be_v bear_v or_o immediate_o to_o die_v thus_o sitenus_n be_v take_v by_o midas_n and_o ask_v what_o be_v the_o best_a thing_n can_v happen_v to_o man_n for_o a_o while_n stand_v silent_a at_o length_n be_v urge_v to_o speak_v he_o answer_v that_o the_o best_a thing_n be_v never_o to_o be_v bear_v the_o next_o to_o die_v the_o soon_a that_o may_v be_v this_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v very_o wonderful_a unheard_a of_o and_o pleasant_a in_o the_o relation_n lodowic_n cortusius_fw-la a_o lawyer_n of_o milan_n forbid_v to_o his_o relation_n all_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n by_o his_o will_n and_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v have_v harper_n piper_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o music_n at_o his_o funeral_n who_o shall_v partly_o go_v before_o partly_o follow_v the_o corpse_n and_o leave_v to_o every_o one_o a_o small_a sum_n of_o money_n his_o bier_n he_o order_v to_o be_v carry_v by_o twelve_o virgin_n that_o be_v clad_v in_o green_n be_v to_o sing_v all_o the_o way_n such_o song_n as_o mirth_n bring_v to_o their_o remembrance_n leave_v to_o each_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n instead_o of_o a_o dowry_n thus_o be_v he_o bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o st_n sophia_n in_o milan_n accompany_v with_o a_o hundred_o attendant_n together_o with_o all_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o city_n except_v those_o that_o be_v black_a for_o such_o by_o his_o will_n he_o forbid_v his_o funeral_n as_o it_o be_v turn_v his_o funeral_n rite_n into_o a_o marriage_n ceremony_n he_o die_v the_o 17_o of_o july_n 1418._o admirable_a be_v the_o say_n of_o st._n bernard_n let_v they_o bewail_v their_o dead_a who_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n they_o be_v to_o be_v deplore_v who_o after_o death_n be_v bury_v in_o hell_n by_o the_o devil_n not_o they_o who_o be_v place_v in_o heaven_n by_o the_o angel_n precious_a be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o be_v a_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n the_o consummation_n of_o victory_n the_o gate_n of_o life_n and_o the_o entrance_n into_o perfect_a security_n apparent_o say_v the_o wise_a hebrew_n better_a be_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n than_o the_o day_n of_o our_o nativity_n sect._n 15._o death_n every_o where_o several_a miserable_a people_n who_o deem_v it_o more_o convenient_a to_o die_v than_o live_v torment_v themselves_o
by_o what_o mean_v to_o rid_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o world_n whether_o to_o whet_v their_o knife_n temper_v their_o poison_n make_v use_n of_o rope_n or_o precipice_n as_o if_o it_o require_v so_o much_o ceremony_n and_o labour_n to_o dissolve_v and_o untie_v the_o weak_a knot_n that_o hold_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n together_o none_o of_o these_o do_v coma_n the_o brother_n of_o diogenes_n need_n his_o soul_n shut_v close_o up_o in_o his_o own_o breast_n find_v out_o the_o way_n for_o a_o little_a study_n serve_v to_o retain_v that_o good_a the_o frail_a possession_n whereof_o be_v shake_v with_o the_o least_o puff_n of_o violence_n death_n be_v every_o where_o and_o lie_v lurk_v in_o all_o place_n and_o at_o all_o time_n wherever_o thou_o go_v thou_o shall_v find_v he_o prepare_v he_o be_v never_o unprepared_a but_o meet_v thou_o at_o every_o turn_n but_o when_o only_a death_n be_v enough_o for_o one_o man_n to_o desire_v wherefore_o before_o the_o last_o death_n do_v so_o many_o death_n assassinate_n miserable_a man_n so_o that_o the_o question_n may_v not_o be_v ask_v in_o vain_a if_o all_o my_o life_n make_v but_o one_o little_a drop_n why_o then_o so_o many_o death_n be_v my_o course_n to_o stop_v hear_v st._n bernard_n let_v the_o continual_a meditation_n of_o death_n be_v thy_o chief_a philosophy_n and_o therefore_o variety_n of_o death_n disturb_v thou_o whatever_o happen_v to_o other_o say_v st._n bernard_n may_v happen_v to_o thou_o because_o thou_o be_v a_o man._n a_o man_n of_o earth_n day_n out_o of_o clay_n of_o earth_n thou_o be_v by_o the_o earth_n thou_o live_v and_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v thou_o return_v when_o that_o day_n come_v that_o often_o come_v and_o perhaps_o may_v come_v this_o day_n certain_a it_o be_v because_o thou_o shall_v die_v though_o it_o be_v uncertain_a when_o or_o how_o or_o where_o because_o death_n expect_v thou_o every_o where_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a expect_v that_o every_o where_o it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o annaeus_n uncertain_a it_o be_v say_v he_o in_o what_o place_n death_n may_v expect_v thou_o therefore_o do_v thou_o expect_v death_n in_o every_o place_n sect._n 16._o death_n be_v at_o home_n to_o every_o man._n we_o trifle_v and_o at_o distance_n think_v the_o ill_a while_o in_o our_o bowel_n death_n lie_v lurk_v still_o for_o in_o the_o moment_n of_o our_o birthday_n morn_n that_o moment_n life_n and_o death_n conjoin_v be_v born_n and_o of_o that_o thread_n with_o which_o our_o life_n we_o measure_v our_o thievish_a hour_n still_o make_v a_o rapid_a seizure_n insensible_o we_o die_v so_o lamp_n expire_v when_o want_v oil_n to_o feed_v the_o greedy_a fire_n though_o live_v still_o yet_o death_n be_v then_o so_o nigh_o that_o ofttimes_o as_o we_o speak_v we_o speak_v die_v there_o be_v a_o fish_n in_o the_o northern_a ocean_n near_o muscovy_n which_o be_v call_v mort._n this_o monster_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v very_o great_a tooth_n so_o that_o as_o cardanus_n relate_v the_o handle_v of_o sword_n be_v make_v of_o the_o tooth_n every_o one_o of_o our_o body_n be_v a_o pond_n o_fw-fr mortal_n wherein_o we_o nourish_v this_o fish_n call_v mort_fw-fr and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v seek_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o we_o every_o man_n death_n be_v at_o home_n sect._n 17._o death_n inexorable_a though_o rock_n be_v deaf_a and_o blind_a be_v tiger_n rage_n though_o furious_a war'gainst_a man_n the_o billow_n wage_v morsel_n will_v tiger_n tame_v and_o the_o soft_a gale_n of_o western_a wind_n upon_o the_o wave_n prevail_v but_o fierce_a than_o the_o wave_n or_o tiger_n rage_n death_n unt_n amed_z fury_n no_o prayer_n can_v assuage_v the_o parcae_n to_o who_o distaff_n spindle_n shears_o the_o ancient_n commit_v all_o the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v inexorable_a not_o to_o be_v move_v by_o all_o the_o supplication_n in_o the_o world_n for_o when_o the_o parce_fw-fr in_o their_o order_n come_v beyond_o command_n there_o be_v no_o delay_n no_o put_v off_o the_o appoint_a day_n there_o be_v no_o beseech_v those_o cruel_a spinstress_n so_o precise_o do_v they_o observe_v their_o day_n prefix_v according_a to_o this_o conception_n painter_n and_o other_o artificer_n describe_v the_o triumpher_n over_o all_o human_a kind_n for_o they_o picture_n he_o without_o ear_n as_o not_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o any_o blind_a also_o as_o not_o move_v with_o the_o tear_n of_o any_o he_o be_v paint_v without_o a_o tongue_n or_o lip_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o think_v to_o receive_v the_o least_o word_n of_o comfort_n from_o he_o he_o be_v paint_v without_o flesh_n to_o show_v that_o he_o want_v all_o sense_n of_o humanity_n only_o his_o nerve_n artery_n and_o muscle_n his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n his_o dart_n and_o sting_n remain_v behind_o to_o strike_v poor_a miserable_a mortal_n and_o sure_o then_o if_o ever_o he_o show_v his_o rage_n and_o insult_v over_o the_o world_n when_o he_o assail_v christ_n himself_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o author_n of_o life_n at_o what_o time_n the_o very_a rock_n weep_v the_o earth_n tremble_v the_o star_n bewail_v the_o sun_n grow_v pale_a and_o angel_n mourn_v act_v a_o dismal_a tragedy_n upon_o the_o life_n of_o life_n itself_o whoever_o thou_o be_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n death_n will_v be_v inexorable_a to_o thou_o therefore_o be_v mindful_a of_o death_n the_o hour_n fly_v from_o thence_o my_o admonition_n therefore_o be_v every_o day_n to_o be_v reckon_v as_o thy_o last_o and_o as_o the_o first_o of_o eternity_n sect._n 18._o most_o certain_a death_n be_v most_o uncertain_a what_o more_o certain_a in_o human_a thing_n than_o death_n st._n bernard_n exclaim_v what_o more_o uncertain_a than_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n it_o sit_v at_o the_o door_n of_o old_a man_n and_o lie_v in_o ambush_n for_o the_o young_a therefore_o boast_v not_o of_o to_o morrow_n not_o know_v what_o to_o morrow_n will_v bring_v forth_o this_o the_o venunian_a lyric_a be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o who_o know_v whether_o the_o god_n to_o this_o day_n sum_n will_v add_v to_o morrow_n though_o but_o just_a to_o come_v most_o perspicuous_o say_v st._n james_n the_o apostle_n go_v too_o now_o you_o that_o say_v to_o day_n or_o to_o morrow_n we_o will_v go_v into_o such_o a_o city_n and_o continue_v there_o a_o year_n and_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o get_v gain_v whereas_o you_o know_v not_o what_o shall_v be_v on_o the_o morrow_n for_o what_o be_v your_o life_n it_o be_v even_o a_o vapour_n that_o appear_v for_o a_o little_a time_n and_o then_o vanish_v away_o whereas_o we_o ought_v to_o say_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v we_o shall_v live_v and_o do_v this_o or_o that_o we_o shall_v all_o go_v all_o all_o for_o we_o all_o die_v and_o sink_v into_o the_o earth_n like_o water_n that_o never_o return_v neither_o can_v thou_o be_v ignorant_a that_o thou_o be_v so_o beget_v as_o to_o remember_v that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n set_v at_o the_o same_o time_n by_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o for_o receive_v and_o restore_v thy_o breach_n and_o as_o no_o man_n die_v that_o have_v not_o live_v so_o no_o man_n live_v that_o shall_v not_o die_v though_o when_o he_o shall_v die_v be_v uncertain_a and_o therefore_o christ_n stir_v we_o up_o by_o a_o most_o faithful_a exhortation_n take_v you_o heed_n watch_n and_o pray_v for_o you_o know_v not_o when_o the_o time_n be_v and_o then_o repeat_v the_o same_o again_o watch_v you_o therefore_o say_v he_o for_o you_o know_v not_o when_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n come_v at_o evening_n or_o at_o midnighe_o or_o at_o the_o cockcrow_n or_o in_o the_o morning_n lest_o come_v sudden_o he_o find_v you_o and_o what_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o all_o watch._n sect._n 19_o death_n to_o many_o sudden_a to_o all_o unlooked_a for_o who_o will_v not_o stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n against_o the_o effort_n of_o death_n that_o threaten_v we_o every_o hour_n who_o have_v appoint_v no_o time_n when_o he_o intend_v to_o meet_v we_o he_o creep_v fly_n leap_v upon_o we_o with_o a_o tacit_n motion_n a_o steal_a pace_n make_v no_o sign_n before_o hand_n without_o any_o cause_n without_o any_o caution_n in_o sickness_n in_o health_n in_o danger_n in_o security_n so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o sacred_a or_o safe_a from_o his_o clutch_n sound_z and_o merry_a be_v tarquin_n when_o he_o be_v choke_v with_o a_o fish-bone_n healthy_a also_o be_v fabius_n when_o a_o little_a hair_n that_o he_o swallow_v with_o his_o milk_n cut_v the_o thread_n of_o his_o life_n a_o weasel_n bit_n aristides_n and_o in_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n he_o expire_v the_o father_n of_o caesar_n the_o dictator_n rise_v well_o out_o of_o his_o bed_n and_o while_o he_o be_v
another_o turmâ—…iling_a torment_n another_o the_o continual_a throng_n of_o client_n this_o man_n grieve_v that_o he_o have_v child_n another_o that_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o a_o three_o that_o he_o never_o have_v any_o we_o shall_v want_v tear_n before_o the_o occasion_n of_o shed_v they_o do_v thou_o not_o see_v what_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n nature_n have_v promise_v we_o that_o have_v order_v weep_v to_o be_v the_o first_o omen_n that_o attend_v our_o birth_n this_o be_v our_o beginning_n with_o this_o the_o series_n of_o our_o year_n agree_v and_o thus_o we_o spend_v our_o day_n this_o be_v that_o which_o most_o deserve_v our_o tear_n and_o which_o they_o never_o can_v sufficient_o wash_v away_o that_o none_o of_o we_o serious_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o we_o must_v leave_v this_o habitation_n we_o consider_v it_o it_o be_v true_a but_o cursory_o and_o as_o it_o be_v dream_v hence_o we_o live_v as_o if_o we_o be_v always_o to_o live_v our_o frailty_n seldom_o pierce_v deep_a into_o our_o mind_n nor_o do_v we_o observe_v how_o much_o time_n have_v slide_v away_o but_o as_o if_o it_o be_v out_o of_o a_o inexhaustible_a stock_n we_o trifle_v away_o so_o many_o hour_n so_o many_o day_n so_o many_o month_n and_o so_o many_o year_n we_o be_v most_o profuse_a of_o our_o time_n and_o never_o mind_n the_o irreparable_a loss_n of_o it_o in_o which_o only_a thing_n covetousness_n be_v allowable_a thus_o the_o great_a part_n of_o life_n slip_v away_o from_o evil-doer_n the_o great_a part_n from_o those_o that_o do_v nothing_o and_o the_o whole_a from_o those_o that_o be_v active_a in_o another_o way_n who_o be_v he_o that_o set_v a_o value_n upon_o time_n that_o prize_v a_o day_n or_o understand_v that_o he_o die_v daily_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o forget_v what_o be_v past_a neglect_v the_o present_a and_o foresee_v not_o what_o be_v to_o come_v but_o when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o last_o push_n then_o miserable_a as_o we_o be_v too_o late_o we_o shall_v understand_v that_o we_o be_v ill_o employ_v while_o we_o do_v nothing_o let_v we_o do_v this_o therefore_o let_v we_o embrace_v every_o hour_n as_o if_o this_o day_n to_o die_v so_o let_v we_o order_v the_o narration_n of_o our_o life_n as_o if_o present_a we_o be_v to_o make_v our_o epilogue_n while_o life_n be_v delay_v it_o run_v beyond_o we_o sect._n 34._o all_o life_n short_a even_o the_o long_a most_o true_o say_v annaeus_n there_o be_v no_o life_n but_o what_o be_v short_a for_o if_o we_o regard_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n the_o life_n of_o nester_n and_o statilia_n be_v short_a who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v write_v upon_o her_o tomb_n that_o she_o live_v ninty-nine_a year_n behold_v how_o a_o little_a old_a woman_n glory_v in_o her_o age_n what_o will_v she_o have_v do_v have_v she_o complete_v the_o centure_z amaranthus_n in_o the_o fable_n speak_v to_o the_o rose_n oh_o what_o a_o flower_n be_v the_o rose_n how_o fair_a how_o lovely_a deserve_o man_n call_v thou_o happy_a for_o thy_o beauty_n for_o thy_o odour_n for_o thy_o colour_n o_o queen_n of_o flower_n to_o who_o the_o rose_n indeed_o say_v she_o o_o amaranthus_n i_o excel_v in_o beauty_n however_o i_o flourish_v but_o a_o very_a short_a time_n and_o though_o no_o hand_n touch_v nevertheless_o i_o quick_o fade_v but_o thou_o flowre_v continual_o and_o live_v always_o fresh_a and_o gay_a i_o have_v rather_o have_v less_o beauty_n and_o enjoy_v a_o long_a life_n the_o life_n of_o mortal_n be_v like_o that_o of_o the_o rose_n short_a and_o quick_o fade_v and_o though_o no_o outward_a force_n extinguish_v it_o yet_o natural_o and_o insensible_o it_o vanish_v not_o without_o cause_n therefore_o the_o great_a of_o physician_n exclaim_n we_o understand_v not_o how_o our_o life_n pass_v but_o we_o perceive_v it_o be_v steal_v away_o the_o space_n of_o time_n grant_v to_o we_o fly_v with_o such_o a_o swift_a and_o rapid_a motion_n that_o unless_o it_o be_v some_o few_o life_n forsake_v some_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o very_a cradle_n we_o have_v but_o a_o little_a time_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o we_o trifle_v away_o in_o sloth_n and_o luxury_n o_o improvident_a mortal_n the_o body_n which_o we_o bear_v about_o we_o be_v not_o a_o mansion_n but_o a_o inn_n which_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v when_o thou_o be_v burdensome_a to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n therefore_o o_o christian_n make_v haste_n to_o live_v pious_o and_o believe_v every_o day_n to_o be_v so_o many_o life_n he_o that_o shall_v so_o prepare_v himself_o shall_v secure_o dare_v death_n no_o man_n shall_v die_v ill_a that_o live_v well_o sect._n 35._o not_o the_o long_a but_o the_o honest_a life_n be_v the_o best_a we_o be_v not_o to_o strive_v to_o live_v long_o but_o so_o long_o as_o be_v sufficient_a that_o life_n be_v sufficient_a which_o be_v fulfil_v that_o life_n be_v fulfil_v when_o any_o man_n pass_v from_o his_o own_o into_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o well_o employ_v that_o little_a time_n which_o be_v allot_v he_o what_o do_v fourscore_o year_n avail_v that_o man_n that_o idle_o spend_v they_o he_o do_v not_o live_v but_o be_v dead_a while_o he_o live_v nor_o do_v he_o die_v late_o but_o every_o day_n for_o to_o live_v imprudent_o and_o wicked_o be_v not_o to_o live_v ill_a but_o to_o die_v daily_o but_o thou_o say_v he_o live_v fourscore_o year_n but_o consider_v from_o what_o day_n thou_o reck'n_v his_o death_n another_o be_v snatch_v away_o flourish_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o course_n but_o he_o have_v do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o good_a christian_a though_o his_o age_n be_v imperfect_a his_o life_n be_v perfect_a the_o other_o number_v fourscore_o year_n certain_o he_o do_v not_o live_v so_o long_o but_o he_o be_v in_o be_v unless_o thou_o will_v say_v he_o live_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o tree_n be_v say_v to_o live_v life_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o act_n and_o office_n of_o virtue_n not_o by_o time_n therefore_o let_v we_o praise_v and_o place_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o happy_a who_o well_o employ_v that_o life_n he_o have_v the_o just_a shall_v remain_v in_o eternal_a remembrance_n the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a with_o praise_n for_o he_o see_v the_o true_a light_n he_o be_v one_o of_o many_o and_o he_o live_v and_o now_o live_v in_o heaven_n why_o enquire_v thou_o how_o long_o he_o live_v he_o live_v to_o immortality_n he_o have_v outstrip_v age_n and_o erect_v his_o own_o remembrance_n and_o as_o a_o body_n of_o mean_a stature_n may_v be_v perfect_a so_o in_o a_o lesser_a space_n of_o time_n a_o life_n may_v become_v perfect_a happiness_n be_v not_o fix_v in_o diuturnity_n of_o time_n but_o in_o virtue_n neither_o be_v he_o that_o sing_v often_o to_o the_o harp_n but_o he_o that_o sing_v best_a be_v to_o be_v commend_v while_o thou_o be_v only_o in_o be_v it_o be_v another_o when_o thou_o be_v a_o good_a christian_a it_o be_v thy_o own_o that_o require_v from_o thyself_o that_o thou_o may_v not_o measure_v out_o thy_o time_n ignoble_o in_o vice_n so_o to_o lead_v thy_o life_n that_o thou_o may_v not_o be_v carry_v beyond_o the_o mark_n thou_o demand_v what_o be_v the_o utmost_a space_n of_o life_n to_o live_v to_o true_a wisdom_n to_o confirm_v thy_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v the_o true_a wisdom_n when_o we_o die_v it_o be_v not_o the_o long_a but_o the_o chief_a end_n concern_v we_o death_n walk_v over_o all_o nor_o be_v it_o any_o very_a long_a space_n that_o we_o precede_v one_o another_o he_o that_o kill_v follow_v the_o slay_v it_o be_v the_o least_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o be_v most_o solicitous_a about_o for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o purpose_n how_o long_o thou_o shun_v what_o can_v be_v avoid_v the_o best_a life_n be_v not_o the_o long_a but_o the_o most_o upright_o sect._n 36._o we_o do_v not_o live_v the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o life_n i_o can_v doubt_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o the_o ancient_a poet_n say_v it_o be_v but_o a_o liâ—…e_a term_n of_o life_n that_o we_o be_v say_v to_o live_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o life_n be_v not_o life_n but_o only_a time_n both_o urgent_a business_n encompass_n we_o and_o vice_n importune_v we_o lull_v in_o pleasure_n we_o have_v hardly_o any_o leisure_n to_o return_v to_o ourselves_o we_o be_v hold_v on_o at_o leisure_n for_o ourselves_o but_o for_o other_o no_o man_n be_v his_o own_o man_n so_o that_o we_o spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o life_n in_o not_o live_v at_o least_o we_o do_v not_o live_v to_o heaven_n nor_o to_o god_n how_o much_o time_n do_v
divine_a love_n nor_o will_v i_o any_o more_o let_v thou_o go_v now_o to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n i_o bid_v adieu_n now_o rejoice_v i_o come_v to_o thou_o o_o god_n nothing_o o_o sweet_a jesus_n nothing_o shall_v separate_v i_o from_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o unite_v with_o thou_o o_o christ_n in_o thou_o will_v i_o live_v in_o thou_o will_v i_o die_v and_o in_o thou_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n will_v i_o remain_v to_o all_o eternity_n no_o more_o do_v i_o live_v now_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o this_o life_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o to_o die_v a_o gainer_n now_o will_v i_o fear_v no_o evil_n walk_v in_o the_o shadow_n of_o life_n because_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v with_o i_o as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o river_n of_o water_n so_o pant_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o soul_n have_v thirst_v after_o god_n the_o fountain_n of_o life_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o the_o face_n of_o my_o god_n bless_v i_o o_o loving_n jesus_n and_o dismiss_v i_o in_o peace_n because_o i_o be_o now_o true_o thou_o and_o to_o all_o eternity_n will_v i_o not_o forsake_v thou_o what_o have_v i_o now_o more_o to_o do_v with_o the_o world_n o_o my_o sweet_a jesus_n into_o thy_o hand_n lord_n jesus_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n receive_v i_o o_o celetial_a love_n that_o i_o may_v be_v happy_a in_o thy_o embrace_n to_o all_o eternity_n and_o may_v for_o ever_o rest_n in_o thou_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n to_o the_o reader_n these_o thing_n i_o have_v therefore_o say_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o healthy_a and_o the_o sick_a that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v altogether_o without_o comfort_n partly_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o vigilancy_n partly_o to_o strengthen_v they_o that_o they_o may_v overcome_v prepare_v against_o all_o assault_n of_o death_n a_o ill_a death_n be_v not_o only_o the_o worst_a but_o the_o most_o indeliable_a and_o inexpiable_a of_o all_o error_n in_o the_o word_n now_o i_o come_v to_o give_v some_o precept_n to_o the_o die_v not_o â—…o_o see_v they_o read_v but_o to_o be_v read_v in_o health_n to_o profit_v they_o in_o that_o dreadful_a hour_n chap._n iii_o the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n be_v represent_v to_o die_a people_n sect._n 1_o the_o art_n of_o die_v well_o be_v brief_o teach_v not_o to_o know_v how_o to_o die_v be_v the_o most_o miserable_a piece_n of_o ignorance_n in_o the_o world_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o learn_v all_o our_o life_n there_o be_v five_o thing_n that_o conduce_v to_o good_a death_n first_o a_o free_a and_o undaunted_a mind_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v of_o chief_a moment_n and_o upon_o which_o the_o rest_n depend_v it_o be_v a_o great_a satisfaction_n for_o our_o offence_n so_o willing_o to_o abandon_v what_o be_v most_o dear_a to_o we_o therefore_o say_v david_n a_o offer_n of_o a_o free-heart-will_a i_o give_v unto_o thou_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n nor_o so_o profitable_a to_o man_n as_o a_o free_a and_o ready_a mind_n and_o a_o generous_a trust_n in_o god_n second_o a_o will_n make_v and_o debt_n discharge_v it_o be_v a_o error_n never_o to_o think_v of_o a_o will_n till_o death_n be_v at_o the_o door_n dispose_v of_o thy_o good_n while_o thou_o be_v well_o in_o thy_o sense_n moreover_o as_o to_o the_o give_v away_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v at_o our_o disposal_n sect._n 2._o nine_o cause_n why_o we_o be_v to_o die_v with_o a_o content_a mind_n before_o all_o thing_n consider_v the_o death_n of_o thy_o saviour_n and_o thou_o will_v fear_v thy_o own_o with_o a_o most_o content_a mind_n compare_v i_o beseech_v thou_o thy_o bed_n to_o his_o cross_n thy_o pillow_n to_o his_o thorny_a diadem_n thy_o food_n with_o his_o gall_n thy_o drink_n with_o his_o vinegar_n thy_o pain_n with_o his_o torment_n thou_o do_v die_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o friend_n and_o comforter_n he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o reviler_n thou_o among_o thy_o helper_n and_o assistant_n he_o expire_v desert_v by_o all_o for_o thy_o health_n so_o many_o medicine_n be_v still_o prepare_v his_o extreme_a thirst_n want_v the_o refreshment_n of_o cold_a water_n yet_o he_o the_o lord_n and_o chief_a of_o all_o thou_o a_o servant_n most_o vile_a and_o mean_v him_n all_o these_o misery_n befall_v both_o innocent_a and_o undeserving_a thou_o for_o thy_o desert_n and_o impiety_n and_o therefore_o thou_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v 2._o the_o chief_a grace_n of_o the_o supreme_a king_n be_v a_o good_a death_n to_o die_v well_o be_v to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n of_o live_v ill_o but_o he_o die_v well_o who_o die_v willing_o who_o do_v not_o ready_o rise_v from_o a_o hard_a bed_n they_o only_o desire_v to_o lie_v long_o who_o cherish_v by_o the_o heat_n be_v loath_a to_o leave_v a_o warm_a nest._n if_o it_o be_v ill_a with_o thou_o in_o this_o life_n wherefore_o shall_v thou_o not_o willing_o pass_v to_o a_o better_a if_o well_o it_o be_v time_n for_o thou_o to_o make_v a_o end_n lest_o prosperity_n cast_v thou_o as_o it_o do_v many_o into_o a_o late_a but_o fatal_a ruin_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o the_o fortunate_a to_o die_v how_o many_o man_n be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a torment_n who_o have_v they_o die_v child_n or_o young_a have_v go_v to_o heaven_n 3._o the_o saint_n and_o all_o our_o dear_a friend_n invite_v we_o to_o they_o but_o say_v thou_o we_o must_v leave_v our_o friend_n and_o companion_n unadvised_o speak_v thou_o be_v go_v to_o they_o where_o be_v thy_o parent_n do_v not_o thou_o hope_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o thou_o shall_v also_o go_v thither_o but_o these_o be_v thing_n uncertain_a and_o only_o hope_v for_o very_o right_o there_o be_v no_o man_n hope_n for_o what_o he_o see_v or_o be_v certain_a of_o and_o therefore_o god_n afford_v thou_o a_o occasion_n for_o that_o virtue_n he_o command_v thou_o to_o hope_v for_o heaven_n he_o will_v never_o promise_v it_o thou_o certain_o and_o yet_o thou_o be_v carry_v thither_o still_o with_o a_o certain_a hope_n though_o to_o a_o thing_n to_o thou_o uncertain_a a_o creditor_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o mistrust_v a_o faithful_a debtor_n god_n be_v become_v thy_o debtor_n consider_v thou_o to_o who_o thou_o be_v a_o creditor_n do_v not_o st._n paul_n cry_v out_o with_o joy_n i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v believe_v 4._o consider_v o_o man_n of_o little_a soul_n the_o extraordinary_a alacrity_n of_o mind_n and_o the_o ardent_a desire_n to_o die_v of_o many_o martyr_n who_o contemn_v all_o the_o preparation_n of_o death_n and_o suffer_v the_o severe_a torment_n with_o a_o smile_a countenance_n certain_o neither_o death_n nor_o labour_n be_v terrible_a but_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n or_o labour_n therefore_o let_v we_o applaud_v the_o say_n of_o he_o who_o say_v death_n be_v no_o evil_a but_o to_o die_v shameful_o child_n be_v fright_v with_o hobgoblin_n for_o want_n of_o knowledge_n what_o be_v death_n a_o hobgoblin_n turn_v the_o argument_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v it_o so_o yet_o neither_o child_n nor_o infant_n nor_o madman_n fear_v death_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o most_o shameful_a thing_n that_o reason_n shall_v not_o afford_v we_o that_o security_n which_o reason_n produce_v death_n be_v a_o tribute_n and_o a_o duty_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o all_o why_o then_o be_v thou_o trouble_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o pay_v the_o debt_n thou_o owe_v for_o death_n allow_v no_o privilege_n no_o man_n be_v ever_o exempt_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o world_n say_v st._n basil_n be_v mortal_a and_o the_o region_n of_o they_o that_o die_v 5._o what_o be_v a_o long_a fear_n of_o death_n but_o a_o long_a torment_n do_v thou_o live_v long_o thou_o be_v long_o in_o torment_n well_o say_v tertullian_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o free_v we_o from_o all_o fear_n but_o thou_o will_v say_v it_o be_v a_o terrible_a thing_n in_o sickness_n to_o foresee_v death_n creep_v on_o by_o degree_n worm_n of_o a_o man_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v do_v not_o thy_o saviour_n christ_n foresee_v his_o death_n and_o that_o a_o most_o sharp_a one_o for_o thirty_o year_n and_o more_o be_v thou_o better_a than_o he_o but_o because_o thou_o do_v not_o so_o much_o fear_v death_n as_o the_o previous_a inconvenience_n of_o death_n hear_v epictetus_n and_o shall_v not_o thou_o say_v he_o depart_v with_o a_o firm_a and_o constant_a mind_n but_o tremble_v and_o cowardly_a because_o of_o thy_o fine_a clothes_n or_o thy_o gaudy_a silver_n plate_n unhappy_a man_n be_v it_o thus_o that_o hitherto_o
change_v the_o nose_n become_v sharp_a the_o eye_n sink_v and_o hollow_a the_o skin_n of_o the_o forehead_n hard_a and_o wrinkle_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o face_n grow_v pale_a with_o several_a other_o mortal_a symptom_n that_o make_v such_o a_o strange_a and_o dismal_a alteration_n in_o the_o countenance_n that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v quite_o another_o thing_n so_o that_o when_o god_n change_v the_o countenance_n of_o man_n he_o send_v he_o forth_o go_v now_o say_v he_o go_v man_n into_o thy_o house_n of_o eternity_n upon_o so_o small_a a_o point_n of_o death_n depend_v so_o many_o age_n not_o to_o be_v number_v by_o age_n sect._n 11._o of_o die_v in_o a_o stand_a posture_n it_o be_v a_o say_n of_o vespasian_n that_o a_o emperor_n ought_v to_o die_v stand_v i_o also_o say_v that_o it_o become_v a_o christian_n 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 ursus_n 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 he_o 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 say_v 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 happy_a and_o the_o most_o secure_a enjoyer_n of_o himself_o who_o without_o any_o solicitude_n expect_v to_o morrow_n labienus_n who_o furious_o satyrize_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v rabienus_fw-la so_o far_o hate_v that_o all_o his_o book_n be_v burn_v this_o labienus_n can_v not_o brook_v nor_o will_v survive_v the_o funeral_n of_o his_o will_n but_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o monument_n of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o there_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o nor_o do_v he_o only_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o life_n but_o bury_v himself_o alive_a but_o more_o to_o be_v admire_v be_v he_o who_o be_v bury_v alive_a be_v unbury_v when_o dead_a storax_n a_o neopolitan_a a_o man_n some_o few_o year_n since_o of_o great_a wealth_n delicate_a and_o proud_a who_o be_v keeper_n of_o the_o public_a store_n of_o provision_n when_o he_o have_v be_v tardy_a in_o his_o office_n draw_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o samished_a multitude_n upon_o he_o he_o seek_v for_o refuge_n hide_v himself_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o st._n austin_n where_o be_v fonnd_v at_o length_n and_o stone_v to_o death_n he_o be_v prosecute_v with_o that_o rage_n that_o 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