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drown_v go_v to_o the_o next_o and_o so_o high_o and_o high_o and_o more_o and_o more_o diffract_v with_o the_o horror_n of_o death_n and_o when_o at_o the_o uppermost_a story_n yet_o drown_v at_o last_o so_o we_o run_v from_o one_o disease_n and_o another_o overtake_v we_o and_o we_o be_v pursue_v until_o destroy_v at_o last_o by_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n chap._n xlv_o david_n endeavour_v to_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n possible_a to_o secure_v his_o life_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v be_v tell_v by_o samuel_n he_o shall_v live_v to_o wear_v the_o crown_n so_o that_o the_o divine_a determination_n concern_v our_o life_n shall_v not_o lessen_v our_o care_n to_o preserve_v our_o life_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n be_v adam_n sentence_n the_o wicked_a and_o blood_n thirsty_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a his_o day_n as_o the_o partridge_n sit_v on_o egg_n and_o hatch_v they_o not_o so_o he_o that_o get_v riches_n and_o not_o 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sometime_o god_n cut_v off_o child_n for_o the_o sinful_a miscarriage_n of_o parent_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o abijah_n the_o widow_n child_n david_n child_n eli'_v child_n sometime_o subject_n for_o the_o ruâ—ers_n impiety_n as_o david_n subject_n chap._n xlvii_o another_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a towards_o the_o procure_n the_o fluence_n of_o a_o divine_a blessing_n with_o the_o mean_n be_v to_o endeavour_v to_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o distemper_n i_o mean_v the_o supernatural_a cause_n and_o to_o learn_v those_o lesson_n which_o providence_n intend_v to_o teach_v by_o sickness_n the_o prophet_n quaere_fw-la wherefore_o do_v the_o live_a man_n complain_v do_v plain_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o reason_n there_o be_v a_o achan_n oâ—_n babylonish_n garment_n or_o something_o that_o cause_v the_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o this_o must_v be_v remove_v for_o the_o almighty_a do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o the_o rod_n have_v a_o voice_n there_o be_v 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be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n we_o be_v very_o prone_a to_o attribute_v too_o much_o to_o second_o cause_n but_o holy_a job_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n when_o his_o child_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n he_o say_v the_o lord_n take_v they_o away_o sometime_o the_o almighty_a take_v away_o a_o person_n by_o death_n in_o mercy_n to_o the_o person_n as_o abijah_n and_o josiah_n and_o other_o sometime_o he_o remove_v the_o child_n to_o exercise_v the_o parent_n faith_n as_o job_n child_n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o isaac_n one_o reason_n why_o our_o distemper_n be_v no_o soon_o remove_v be_v because_o the_o design_n of_o it_o be_v not_o answer_v chap._n xlix_o there_o be_v many_o happy_a intention_n that_o divine_a providence_n aim_v at_o in_o lay_v sickness_n and_o disease_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o man_n one_o end_n that_o divine_a goodness_n aim_v at_o be_v to_o demonstrate_v his_o own_o glory_n in_o heal_v and_o restore_v so_o say_v our_o bless_a lord_n concern_v lazarus_n this_o sickness_n shall_v not_o be_v unto_o death_n but_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o deliverance_n from_o sickness_n be_v a_o singular_a mercy_n both_o to_o a_o man_n self_n and_o other_o epaphroditus_n be_v sick_a nigh_o unto_o death_n but_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o on_o i_o also_o say_v holy_a paul_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v bless_v the_o lord_n with_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o we_o shall_v praise_v his_o holy_a name_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o account_n because_o he_o heal_v all_o our_o disease_n chap._n l._n this_o consideration_n ellivate_v the_o holy_a soul_n of_o hezekias_n and_o transport_v he_o into_o a_o divine_a doxology_n viz._n the_o live_n the_o live_n they_o shall_v praise_v thou_o as_o i_o do_v this_o day_n when_o man_n be_v miraculous_o deliver_v from_o death_n after_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o sentence_n thereof_o in_o themselves_o it_o be_v give_v to_o this_o end_n that_o thanks_o may_v be_v many_o on_o their_o behalf_n when_o our_o soul_n be_v deliver_v from_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n and_o our_o eye_n be_v enlighten_v that_o we_o sleep_v not_o the_o sleep_n of_o death_n then_o â—hould_v we_o praise_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o great_a congregation_n and_o our_o song_n shall_v be_v unto_o the_o god_n of_o our_o life_n chap._n li._n another_o design_n of_o providence_n in_o sickness_n be_v to_o prepare_v man_n for_o great_a suffering_n it_o prepare_v we_o for_o death_n st._n paul_n who_o bodily_a presence_n be_v weak_a be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n why_o shall_v he_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o that_o kill_v the_o body_n they_o can_v do_v no_o more_o than_o a_o ague_n or_o a_o consumption_n the_o sickbed_n be_v the_o attire_v room_n of_o the_o grave_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v prepare_v
disease_n with_o their_o symptom_n and_o nickname_v distemper_n and_o give_v they_o some_o common_a denomination_n and_o apprehend_v that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o what_o they_o have_v know_v some_o recover_v of_o they_o neglect_v the_o proper_a remedy_n until_o it_o be_v too_o late_a or_o until_o the_o distemper_n be_v complicate_v and_o have_v take_v deep_a root_n it_o cost_v many_o a_o man_n his_o life_n while_o he_o ey_v only_o the_o external_a cause_n of_o distemper_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o discourse_v thus_o i_o have_v leave_v off_o a_o coat_n or_o put_v on_o a_o damp_n shift_n or_o eat_v something_o that_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o my_o stomach_n or_o drink_v cold_a beer_n when_o hot_a or_o over_o walk_v myself_o or_o have_v be_v fright_v or_o grieve_v or_o the_o like_a when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o stomach_n be_v disorder_v by_o a_o load_n of_o corrupt_a humour_n and_o a_o mere_a quagmire_n the_o blood_n inflame_v the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n obstruct_v and_o the_o lung_n perish_v and_o this_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o if_o a_o man_n when_o his_o house_n be_v on_o fire_n shall_v not_o mind_v it_o so_o as_o to_o quench_v it_o but_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o this_o consideration_n that_o it_o come_v only_o by_o a_o boy_n throw_v a_o squib_n etc._n etc._n and_o many_o time_n they_o will_v depend_v upon_o the_o advice_n of_o some_o friend_n or_o apish_a doctor_n until_o cold_a sweat_n affright_v and_o then_o the_o learned_a physician_n be_v send_v for_o when_o the_o time_n for_o purgation_n and_o bleed_a be_v let_v ship_n and_o so_o the_o physician_n share_v with_o the_o patient_n in_o the_o infamy_n of_o miscarriage_n and_o he_o be_v send_v for_o not_o to_o cure_v that_o he_o can_v because_o nature_n be_v spend_v but_o to_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v antedate_v resurrection_n nothing_o destroy_v more_o person_n then_o imprudent_a harken_v to_o the_o advice_n of_o person_n of_o other_o profession_n and_o neglect_v learned_a physician_n until_o it_o be_v too_o late_a chap._n xxxii_o a_o nother_n effectual_a ingredient_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o distemper_n and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o necessary_a be_v the_o concur_v influence_n of_o a_o divine_a blessing_n unto_o god_n the_o lord_n belong_v the_o issue_n from_o death_n and_o therefore_o it_o concern_v we_o so_o to_o behave_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v procure_v a_o divine_a benediction_n the_o best_a way_n to_o procure_v a_o divine_a influence_n to_o cooperate_v with_o the_o mean_n be_v by_o a_o holy_a and_o a_o pious_a life_n so_o say_v god_n almighty_a to_o the_o jew_n if_o you_o obey_v my_o statute_n and_o hearken_v to_o my_o judgement_n i_o will_v bless_v your_o bread_n and_o your_o water_n &_o remove_v sickness_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o solomon_n urge_v the_o consideration_n of_o our_o health_n as_o a_o very_a strong_a argument_n to_o promote_v divine_a fear_n it_o shall_v be_v health_n our_o navel_n and_o marrow_n to_o our_o bone_n wisdom_n be_v a_o tree_n of_o life_n to_o they_o that_o lie_v hold_v upon_o it_z what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o love_v life_n and_o many_o day_n let_v he_o depart_v from_o evil_n and_o do_v good_a godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v as_o well_o as_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v solomon_n ask_v of_o wisdom_n be_v attend_v with_o the_o addition_n of_o long_a life_n if_o the_o obedience_n of_o our_o natural_a parent_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n annex_v to_o it_o much_o more_o the_o service_n of_o our_o spiritual_a parent_n especial_o so_o far_o as_o life_n be_v good_a life_n be_v you_o say_v the_o apostle_n because_o you_o be_v christ_n chap._n xxxiii_o piety_n it_o secure_v man_n from_o the_o power_n of_o evil_a angel_n who_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n in_o the_o procure_n of_o distemper_n by_o a_o divine_a permission_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o excommunicate_v corinthian_a and_o the_o incestuous_a person_n about_o lot_n house_n strike_v blind_a herod_n destroy_v by_o a_o angel_n and_o the_o evil_a angel_n send_v among_o the_o israelite_n and_o several_a other_o example_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o the_o demoniac_n in_o the_o gospel_n again_o piety_n it_o usual_o secure_v man_n from_o the_o stroke_n of_o humane_a justice_n as_o it_o guard_v they_o from_o those_o flagitious_a impiety_n which_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o penalty_n of_o humane_a law_n as_o murder_n theft_n and_o rapine_n and_o it_o also_o preserve_v man_n from_o the_o terror_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n which_o make_v man_n many_o time_n wash_v their_o hand_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n as_o judas_n do_v again_o piety_n preserve_v life_n as_o it_o teach_v man_n temperance_n and_o moderation_n in_o the_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n that_o preserve_v life_n we_o find_v in_o sacred_a oracle_n that_o immature_n death_n be_v threaten_v as_o the_o penalty_n of_o disobedience_n and_o that_o the_o penman_n of_o holy_a writ_n do_v often_o inculcate_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o the_o promise_n of_o longaevity_n so_o that_o to_o imagine_v the_o life_n of_o man_n to_o be_v fix_v beyond_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o almighty_n abbreviation_n or_o prolongation_n be_v vain_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o scripture_n and_o reason_n chap._n xxxiv_o the_o turk_n dream_n that_o the_o manner_n and_o moment_n of_o every_o man_n death_n be_v prefix_v by_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o fate_n and_o that_o his_o lot_n be_v write_v in_o invisible_a character_n in_o his_o forehead_n that_o they_o account_v it_o vanity_n and_o cowardice_n to_o arm_v themselves_o against_o the_o blow_n of_o war_n by_o defensive_a weapon_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v that_o christian_n have_v learn_v better_a it_o be_v a_o confess_a verity_n that_o every_o natural_a motion_n have_v its_o beginning_n duration_n and_o period_n dependent_a on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o motive_n now_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o natural_a motion_n our_o nativity_n and_o death_n be_v both_o order_v by_o divine_a providence_n for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v the_o natural_a life_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o a_o requisite_a harmony_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n and_o in_o a_o proportionate_a comixture_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o radical_a moisture_n which_o harmony_n be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o more_o or_o less_o exquisite_a temperament_n of_o body_n assign_v to_o each_o single_a person_n by_o the_o free_a dispensation_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o continuance_n of_o every_o individual_a in_o this_o natural_a life_n depend_v upon_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o holy_a job_n intimate_v when_o he_o say_v our_o day_n be_v determine_v and_o the_o number_n of_o our_o month_n be_v with_o he_o who_o have_v set_v bound_n to_o humane_a nature_n so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v live_v beyond_o the_o durability_n of_o his_o specifical_a temperament_n the_o principle_n of_o his_o vitality_n and_o permission_n of_o providence_n chap._n xxxv_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n have_v compose_v our_o body_n like_o a_o lamp_n of_o heat_n and_o moisture_n have_v give_v appetite_n of_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n to_o feed_v this_o lamp_n and_o so_o supply_v the_o expense_n of_o the_o moisture_n by_o the_o heat_n he_o have_v give_v we_o reason_n and_o understanding_n to_o govern_v our_o appetite_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o will_n to_o guide_v our_o reason_n now_o if_o we_o through_o the_o depravation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o the_o predominancy_n of_o temptation_n do_v suffer_v our_o appetite_n to_o dethrone_v our_o reason_n and_o give_v way_n to_o ebriety_n gluttoners_n salacity_n &_o other_o immorality_n which_o have_v a_o natural_a tendency_n to_o extinguish_v the_o lamp_n of_o life_n we_o may_v just_o expect_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o day_n and_o to_o die_v before_o our_o time_n by_o be_v wicked_a over_o much_o as_o solomon_n express_v it_o whereas_o piety_n and_o obedience_n like_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o paradise_n not_o only_o sacramental_o but_o real_o conduce_v to_o health_n and_o long_a life_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o blessing_n and_o this_o it_o do_v by_o impregnate_v our_o element_n with_o the_o tincture_n of_o a_o divine_a benediction_n by_o meliorate_n our_o temperament_n and_o constitution_n by_o infuse_v salutiferous_a disposition_n in_o the_o air_n &_o propitious_a influence_n in_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n which_o many_o time_n impress_v the_o seminality_n of_o disease_n upon_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n so_o that_o the_o period_n of_o our_o day_n and_o all_o the_o second_o cause_n conduce_v thereunto_o be_v circumscribe_v within_o the_o circle_n of_o a_o divine_a prenotion_n and_o limitation_n chap._n xxxvi_o a_o
it_o out_o this_o be_v like_o the_o jew_n true_o this_o be_v my_o grief_n and_o i_o must_v bear_v it_o as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v thus_o man_n put_v from_o they_o the_o evil_a day_n and_o talk_v as_o if_o they_o be_v but_o beginning_n to_o live_v when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v and_o boast_v as_o if_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n it_o high_o provoke_v god_n that_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o they_o will_v not_o see_v it_o frowardness_n exasperate_v our_o calamity_n now_o there_o be_v several_a consideration_n that_o may_v move_v christian_n to_o patience_n and_o a_o willing_a submission_n unto_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o sickness_n as_o to_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o we_o by_o a_o love_a and_o wise_a father_n and_o this_o may_v compose_v our_o spirit_n shall_v we_o not_o drink_v the_o cup_n which_o our_o father_n have_v give_v we_o to_o drink_v we_o have_v have_v father_n of_o our_o flesh_n which_o correct_v we_o and_o we_o give_v they_o reverence_n shall_v we_o not_o much_o rather_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o father_n of_o spirit_n and_o live_v they_o chastened_a we_o after_o their_o own_o pleasure_n but_o he_o for_o our_o profit_n chap._n lxxviii_o sickness_n it_o be_v a_o pledge_n of_o our_o adoption_n god_n afflict_v in_o faithfulness_n he_o aim_v at_o our_o good_a thereby_o and_o in_o make_v sore_o he_o bind_v up_o faithful_a be_v the_o wound_n of_o such_o a_o friend_n when_o the_o righteous_a god_n smite_v he_o do_v we_o a_o kindness_n we_o be_v not_o in_o heaviness_n except_o need_v be_v let_v we_o not_o say_v we_o be_v sick_a so_o as_o to_o complain_v if_o sin_n be_v pardon_v again_o consider_v how_o many_o year_n of_o health_n you_o have_v enjoy_v former_o this_o may_v compose_v the_o spirit_n and_o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o not_o evil_a again_o consider_v that_o it_o may_v be_v worse_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n we_o be_v not_o utter_o consume_v that_o we_o be_v out_o of_o hell_n that_o we_o be_v scourge_v with_o rod_n not_o with_o scorpion_n that_o our_o calamity_n be_v a_o natural_a infirmity_n not_o a_o wound_a spirit_n for_o that_o be_v intolerable_a again_o consider_v that_o if_o our_o sickness_n be_v never_o so_o painful_a we_o bring_v it_o upon_o our_o selus_fw-la we_o shall_v therefore_o bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o chap_n lxxix_o a_o gain_n the_o best_a of_o man_n in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o same_o distemper_n of_o body_n lazarus_n who_o christ_n love_v be_v sick_a it_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v common_a to_o man_n and_o we_o may_v take_v the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n for_o our_o example_n in_o suffer_a affliction_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n and_o of_o patience_n last_o look_v beyond_o all_o these_o sorrow_n and_o sickness_n the_o time_n be_v short_a the_o coming_z of_o the_o lord_n draw_v nigh_o heaven_n will_v make_v amends_o for_o all_o take_v a_o prospect_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n where_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o cry_v nor_o pain_n but_o sorrow_n sigh_v and_o sickness_n shall_v fly_v away_o and_o these_o rule_n be_v observe_v in_o sickness_n will_v be_v a_o effectual_a way_n to_o procure_v the_o concurrence_n of_o a_o divine_a blessing_n with_o the_o mean_n that_o be_v use_v towards_o the_o preservation_n of_o natural_a life_n a_o serious_a contemplation_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o future_a state_n where_o these_o vile_a weak_a languish_a body_n shall_v be_v make_v like_o the_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ_n in_o spiritual_a agility_n and_o immortality_n may_v exhilarate_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o christian_a when_o his_o flesh_n upon_o he_o be_v so_o in_o pain_n as_o to_o cause_v his_o soul_n with_o in_o he_o to_o mourn_v spiritual_a peace_n be_v the_o best_a cordial_a to_o cheer_v up_o the_o heart_n against_o bodily_a pain_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o zion_n complain_v not_o of_o sickness_n if_o sin_n be_v but_o pardon_v our_o body_n be_v like_o nebuchadnezzar_n image_n who_o foot_n be_v of_o clay_n our_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o it_o be_v as_o natural_a for_o our_o body_n to_o be_v out_o of_o frame_n as_o for_o a_o watch_n to_o be_v irregular_a in_o its_o motion_n nay_o far_o more_o natural_a beside_o our_o indisposition_n depend_v upon_o supernatural_a cause_n sometime_o sickness_n and_o divine_a wrath_n be_v concomitant_n as_o solomon_n intimate_v and_o then_o its_o sad_a indeed_o and_o sometime_o it_o come_v to_o good_a purpose_n if_o naaman_n have_v not_o be_v leprous_a he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v the_o prophet_n a_o visit_n detrimenta_fw-la corporis_fw-la incrementa_fw-la virtutis_fw-la be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o o_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o weak_a and_o my_o bone_n be_v sore_o vex_v say_v holy_a david_n when_o god_n chasten_v be_v upon_o he_o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o body_n many_o time_n bring_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n into_o a_o consumption_n and_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v many_o time_n promote_v by_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o body_n when_o jacob_n thought_n be_v in_o heaven_n he_o mind_v not_o his_o thigh_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n sure_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n that_o god_n have_v abridge_v so_o much_o of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n in_o these_o last_o day_n wherein_o so_o much_o of_o heaven_n be_v discover_v that_o it_o will_v put_v a_o saint_n patience_n to_o it_o to_o know_v so_o much_o of_o the_o upper_a world_n glory_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v keep_v so_o long_o from_o it_o as_o the_o father_n in_o the_o first_o age_n be_v such_o be_v the_o saint_n state_n in_o this_o world_n that_o their_o very_a life_n and_o the_o pompous_a entertainment_n of_o it_o be_v but_o their_o cross_n because_o they_o detain_v they_o from_o their_o crown_n chap._n lxxx_o when_o we_o serious_o consider_v and_o reflect_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n in_o this_o state_n of_o mortality_n and_o observe_v the_o wonderful_a composure_n of_o our_o body_n the_o situation_n of_o the_o part_n the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o secret_a meander_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o nerve_n and_o the_o curious_a distribution_n and_o digestion_n of_o our_o aliment_n into_o blood_n and_o flesh_n and_o take_v notice_n how_o small_a a_o obstruction_n in_o any_o part_n will_v discompose_v our_o health_n and_o stop_v the_o current_n of_o our_o ease_n how_o small_a a_o inflammation_n will_v transport_v we_o into_o a_o other_o world_n as_o if_o we_o go_v in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n how_o mean_v a_o putrefaction_n be_v able_a to_o crumble_v we_o into_o our_o first_o original_a these_o thing_n consider_v may_v not_o only_o compose_v our_o spirit_n under_o sickness_n but_o fill_v we_o with_o admiration_n that_o we_o live_v a_o hour_n in_o health_n and_o ease_n do_v we_o but_o consider_v our_o frame_n and_o remember_v we_o be_v but_o dust_n how_o shall_v we_o wonder_v that_o every_o blast_n of_o air_n do_v not_o blow_v we_o into_o our_o sick_a bed_n and_o grave_n we_o be_v as_o natural_o expose_v to_o trouble_v and_o sickness_n as_o the_o spark_n be_v to_o fly_v upward_o why_o then_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v thankful_a that_o pain_n and_o anguish_n be_v not_o our_o constant_a companion_n chap._n lxxxi_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o stand_v upon_o one_o of_o the_o battlement_n of_o heaven_n and_o with_o one_o glance_n of_o his_o eye_n to_o behold_v all_o the_o wound_n and_o disease_n and_o so_o hear_v all_o the_o groan_n and_o complaint_n of_o all_o the_o sick_a person_n in_o the_o world_n how_o will_v the_o blessing_n of_o health_n be_v prize_v by_o such_o a_o one_o how_o uneasy_a a_o place_n be_v a_o sick_a bed_n when_o the_o man_n be_v full_a of_o toss_v to_o and_o fro_o until_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n &_o when_o it_o be_v day_n within_o it_o be_v night_n and_o when_o it_o be_v night_n wish_v for_o day_n employ_v his_o time_n in_o tell_v the_o clock_n and_o entertain_v melancholy_a apprehension_n of_o the_o blackness_n of_o the_o night_n sick_a man_n as_o seneca_n observe_v aegrotantes_fw-la mutationibus_fw-la ut_fw-la remediis_fw-la utuntur_fw-la use_v change_n as_o if_o they_o be_v remedy_n how_o miserable_a in_o outward_a appearance_n be_v that_o man_n case_n who_o flesh_n be_v clothe_v with_o worm_n as_o holy_a job_n be_v some_o critic_n do_v observe_v that_o the_o word_n translate_v flesh_n it_o spring_v from_o a_o root_n which_o signify_v to_o bring_v glad_a tiding_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v express_v by_o it_o evangelium_fw-la and_o they_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o there_o must_v be_v a_o take_n off_o flesh_n viz._n the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n which_o will_v bring_v the_o best_a news_n the_o world_n ever_o hear_v of_o chap._n