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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
it_o be_v too_o late_a to_o layter_n here_o we_o strive_v in_o vain_a against_o the_o stream_n nature_n be_v a_o mother_n not_o a_o stepdame_n do_v thou_o accuse_v nature_n o_o tâ—…eophrastus_n as_o if_o less_o favourable_a to_o man_n than_o beast_n certain_o â—…e_v intend_v more_o to_o he_o than_o to_o they_o for_o which_o be_v best_a to_o suffer_v quick_o what_o thou_o be_v no_o more_o to_o fear_n or_o to_o fear_v long_o what_o thou_o be_v slow_o to_o endure_v nature_n give_v a_o long_a torment_n to_o man_n when_o she_o grant_v he_o a_o short_a life_n for_o always_o all_o man_n must_v expect_v their_o day_n perfix_v what_o be_v thou_o then_o afraid_a of_o be_v thy_o life_n take_v from_o thou_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o most_o evil_n of_o life_n this_o be_v the_o general_a choice_n of_o most_o man_n rather_o to_o suffer_v quick_o what_o we_o ought_v than_o to_o continue_v long_o in_o fear_n and_o pain_n there_o be_v little_a difference_n say_v the_o second_o pliny_n between_o suffer_v and_o expect_v misfortune_n only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o measure_n of_o fear_n and_o not_o of_o grief_n for_o thou_o may_v bewail_v and_o grieve_v for_o what_o thou_o know_v have_v happen_v thou_o fear_v what_o may_v happen_v therefore_o come_v death_n i_o be_o thy_o debtor_n i_o will_v pay_v what_o i_o owe_v when_o ever_o god_n require_v i_o therefore_o free_o willing_o will_v i_o the_o number_n of_o my_o day_n complete_a and_o straight_o surrender_v up_o my_o soul_n to_o sate_v hope_v to_o ascend_v from_o the_o dark_a grave_a to_o everlasting_a light_n death_n be_v not_o a_o evil_a but_o punishment_n after_o death_n be_v a_o evil._n sect._n 8._o they_o fear_v death_n who_o foresee_v it_o not_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o nothing_o terrify_v so_o much_o as_o a_o unexpected_a necessity_n of_o die_v behold_v how_o they_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o power_n of_o another_o be_v command_v a_o long_a journey_n pack_v up_o their_o thing_n in_o haste_n solicitous_a and_o sad_a how_o they_o murmur_v because_o they_o have_v no_o long_a warning_n as_o they_o be_v upon_o their_o departure_n they_o often_o look_v back_o pretend_v this_o and_o other_o obstacle_n now_o there_o be_v no_o long_a journey_n than_o to_o die_v no_o way_n more_o crabbed_a more_o dark_a more_o hard_a to_o find_v none_o more_o suspicious_a and_o infest_a with_o robber_n beside_o there_o be_v no_o return_n again_o therefore_o we_o must_v tâ—…e_v more_o heedful_o take_v care_n that_o we_o leave_v nothing_o behind_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o go_v thither_o fellow_n soldier_n say_v the_o roman_a captain_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o return_v there_o be_v only_o one_o remedy_n to_o answer_v be_v call_v and_o to_o obey_v be_v command_v alas_o how_o improvident_a be_v they_o who_o never_o take_v care_n to_o provide_v for_o thy_o journey_n they_o take_v care_n to_o fare_v well_o the_o rest_n they_o commit_v to_o fortune_n smyndiride_n that_o debauch_v young_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o brag_v that_o in_o twenty_o year_n he_o have_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n rise_v or_o set_v be_v continual_o either_o a_o bed_n or_o at_o his_o riot_n i_o fear_v one_o of_o you_o may_v find_v many_o like_o he_o among_o the_o christian_n who_o make_v gluttony_n play_v and_o drink_v their_o great_a business_n to_o these_o will_v happen_v that_o which_o cicero_n in_o his_o epistle_n foretell_v to_o brutus_n believe_v i_o say_v he_o you_o will_v be_v ruin_v unless_o you_o provide_v well_o thus_o it_o will_v happen_v to_o all_o unwary_a people_n that_o want_v foresight_n foresight_n be_v necessary_a in_o all_o thing_n especial_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v never_o to_o be_v do_v but_o once_o where_o one_o mistake_n draw_v a_o thousand_o along_o with_o it_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o death_n one_o error_n cause_v a_o thousand_o mistake_v to_o err_v once_o there_o be_v to_o perish_v eternal_o o_o blind_a mortal_n it_o will_v happen_v to_o you_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o they_o that_o shut_v their_o eye_n against_o their_o enemy_n sword_n in_o a_o battle_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o to_o feel_v the_o danger_n which_o they_o see_v not_o you_o shall_v be_v smite_v you_o shall_v die_v you_o shall_v be_v sensible_a and_o feel_v the_o stroke_n but_o whether_o blind_a or_o see_v that_o be_v at_o your_o choice_n you_o refuse_v to_o think_v upon_o death_n which_o you_o must_v short_o think_v upon_o and_o feel_v the_o sufferance_n will_v soon_o follow_v when_o the_o consideration_n precede_v sect._n 9_o they_o fear_v death_n who_o be_v negligent_a of_o life_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o question_n to_o be_v make_v of_o this_o they_o chief_o fear_v to_o die_v who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o live_v who_o believe_v no_o other_o happiness_n but_o that_o of_o the_o body_n who_o only_o know_v how_o to_o eat_v well_o drink_v well_o and_o sleep_v well_o and_o place_n all_o their_o heaven_n in_o pleasure_n person_n certain_o most_o obedient_a but_o to_o their_o belly_n not_o to_o the_o divine_a will._n of_o who_o st._n gregory_n true_o say_v they_o know_v not_o what_o the_o celestial_a soul_n desire_v who_o set_v their_o heart_n upon_o earthly_a delight_n a_o prudent_a christian_a that_o take_v no_o more_o care_n of_o the_o body_n than_o of_o a_o mean_a and_o abject_a slave_n look_v upon_o death_n no_o otherwise_o than_o a_o morning_n departure_n out_o of_o a_o dark_a unpleasant_a and_o incommodious_a inn._n whoever_o thou_o be_v thou_o can_v not_o fear_v thy_o exit_fw-la as_o of_o this_o life_n if_o thou_o hope_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o other_o thy_o fear_n arise_v from_o hence_o for_o though_o there_o be_v many_o cause_n vulgar_o give_v of_o this_o fear_n yet_o they_o all_o vanish_v upon_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o more_o bless_a life_n he_o who_o serious_o aspire_v to_o heaven_n fear_v not_o these_o bauble_n to_o such_o a_o man_n labour_n sadness_n grief_n contempt_n ignominy_n loss_n 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 of_o conscience_n a_o guiltless_a mind_n be_v a_o wonderful_a consolation_n to_o the_o sick_n and_o indeed_o a_o pure_a conscience_n be_v a_o potent_a remedy_n against_o all_o torment_n that_o also_o assuage_n pain_n as_o st._n gregory_n intimate_v in_o these_o word_n more_o easy_o will_v the_o sick_a person_n endure_v pain_n if_o he_o bear_v but_o this_o in_o his_o mind_n the_o most_o just_a god_n will_v have_v i_o suffer_v this_o but_o discontinuance_n from_o pleasure_n will_v nothing_o at_o all_o afflict_v he_o who_o think_v upon_o eternal_a joy_n those_o which_o leave_n be_v vain_a short_a and_o filthy_a and_o before_o they_o be_v forsake_v frequent_o leave_v their_o admirer_n those_o which_o we_o promise_v ourselves_o immense_a stable_a and_o eternal_a he_o easy_o contemn_v fade_v delight_n who_o sincere_o hope_v for_o eternal_a sect._n 11._o sickness_n the_o sport_n of_o virtue_n thou_o be_v well_o smite_v if_o they_o conscience_n be_v smite_v sickness_n be_v the_o school_n of_o 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