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he_o every_o minute_n of_o this_o life_n there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o dangerous_a enemy_n against_o a_o man_n self_n than_o himself_o by_o his_o folly_n his_o fantasy_n his_o vanity_n his_o surfeit_v and_o excess_n his_o lust_n his_o anger_n his_o fear_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o affection_n whereof_o within_o his_o breast_n he_o foster_v a_o forest_n full_a that_o man_n be_v only_o a_o free_a man_n which_o fear_v not_o death_n and_o contrary_o life_n be_v but_o a_o slavery_n if_o it_o be_v not_o make_v free_a by_o death_n for_o death_n be_v the_o only_a stay_n of_o our_o liberty_n and_o the_o common_a and_o ready_a remedy_n against_o all_o evil_n and_o the_o only_a mean_a to_o all_o good_a it_o be_v then_o a_o misery_n and_o miserable_a be_v all_o that_o do_v it_o to_o trouble_v their_o life_n with_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o their_o death_n with_o the_o desire_n of_o life_n for_o a_o man_n to_o torment_v himself_o with_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v great_a weakness_n 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ourselves_o concern_v death_n to_o fear_n and_o fly_v death_n as_o a_o evil_a be_v a_o thing_n not_o approve_v by_o man_n of_o understanding_n though_o by_o the_o great_a party_n it_o be_v practise_v to_o desire_v death_n argue_v we_o be_v out_o of_o charity_n with_o the_o world_n to_o contemn_v life_n be_v unthankfulness_n to_o nature_n to_o attend_v death_n be_v good_a but_o to_o fly_v and_o fear_v death_n be_v against_o nature_n reason_n justice_n and_o all_o duty_n if_o we_o consider_v death_n as_o in_o it_o self_n then_o natural_o we_o fear_v it_o but_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o mean_a to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n then_o ought_v we_o to_o embrace_v it_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n in_o contemplation_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o the_o issue_n of_o it_o be_v religious_a but_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o for_o itself_o be_v a_o testimony_n of_o great_a weakness_n man_n fear_v death_n as_o child_n fear_v to_o go_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o as_o that_o natural_a fear_n in_o 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